The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-08

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earnings; that property is made sacred; that
wealth is effectually guarded against public
and private assault. Let the invioIability Of
the person and the sanctty Of human life re-
celve the most impressive sanction of our
courts; t4 Jet the public peace be maintained
W. Wsh the truncheon nc of the policeman, and not
penditures be directed to the ends of good
government, and no. to the nourishment of
party.
Long before these things are all accom-.
plished, before oven we shall oil be of the same
mind as to their merit, the tide Of i,nmigra-
ton Will be upon US. Our soil is too accessible
and heaithful to be passed by for the distant
and inhospitable regions, which alone now
offer public lands to the Immigrant.
Agriculture in the South presents now great
or inducements to the farmer than to the plant
or: Science and mechanical invention are more
effective than muscular force. Varied produc-
ton is more lucrative than the culture Of a
single staple. The immigrant will find his in
tellisgence appreciated, his skill available, his
liked, tx living will be cheaper, manufactures
grow, our cities will be multiplied and will be-
come. come more nor populous. Occupation and oppor--
industry will find freer scope and larger re-
ward than ever before, while new. comers will
no longer be feared as rivals, but will be well
The dense populations Of the Eastern and
Middle States can spare us q large number Of
Immigrants; i1s; ant whose education, enterprise and
prosperity. The inducements the South holds
| out to this class are sufficient to bring them
without other invitation, but the people OF the
| South owe it to themselves to meet the first
comers in manly spirit. It would be un-
| worthy OF us to take q mercenarv view of such
q question, and hence say nothing Of expe-
dienccy; but it is becoming ia Us, because it is
| oIu 6cvAv,
welcome 70 those who are personally worthy of
it, whether they were with us or against us in
the past.
After the Revolution, tho iratricidal passions
which had arrayed Whig against Tory was
banished from the heroic breasts of victors
| and vanquished alike; and we who have SO con-
spicuousis initiated tho courage of our ances-
tors, need not be ashamed of emulating their
generosity.
The advent Of strangers, however welcome
they may be, cannot fail to have the effect Of
| drawing closer together all the classes Of our
native and old adopted population. There is
| something in old associations which cannot be
entirely expelled from the human breast, and
| we shall all stand more firmly together when
| in the presence OF those who do not share in
| the memories OF the past. With ranks recruit
| ed, energies refreshed, hopes elated we of t
South may move forward to the occupation of
our future with the assurance which reason
gives to those who are provided with the means
| to command success.
In that future the South will find destiny
| the burdens Of the march. Intrepid in spirit
| as the South is, resolute in endeavor and bold
| in achievement as we have proved ourselves
| TO be, the obstacles which still lie before us
| will not be overcome without great effort and
| great sacrifice; the sacrifice must be indi-
| vidual, but the effort must be in common He
who is conscious Of being worthy of leading
must be content to take q place in the ranks;
he who is ambitious Of being first to scale the
wall must abide by the wagons If need be:
he who loves solitude must be ready to rush
sonal sacrifice minister to public advantage,
| and the common good will grow by common
effort. Let us array ourselves in panoply of
enthusiasm, proof against the petty darts Of
prejudice and affectation, aud shoulder to
| shoulder bear down the barriers of ignorance
and obstruction; we need no leaders, but we
will find representative men: we need no crown
ed anSsfhsCFdfy eas we viii seaRsae ruler Of the
world, the arbiter OF the destipies Of nations.
age, receiving tribute from all mankind, allow
| ing empire or conducting revolution, anoint-
cd OF God, the King OF Peace. Within the
uncondemned, no lie can remain unrebuked,
| but trutl. however homely, is made honor
able-r.ghts, however humble, are exalted to
power.
| usage nor obsolete tradition fetters hum IN
| speech. for public opinion can only live in the
atmosphere Of liberty it is the spirit OF truth,
populi, uo1, del. When thought and speech are
not free from prejudice and fashion, the domi-
nation OF party or the dictation Of caucus, that
for If the mind be not free, truth is imprisoned
4 in her own citadel, and her standard still float
1 ing above the outer wall, becomes the en-
blem of successful falsehood.
the right, 1t is only necessary that every
man should assert absolute Independence
of thought and speech. and accord the same
task; it deyoives especially upon the young
and the bravo, the honest-hearted and
the undetermined, for liberty does not come
Of courage; not Of experience. but Of aspiration.
Upon all sides there is work to be done, err r
to be exposed, truth to be illustrated. In our
courthouses and workshops, upon the marts Of
ever men are called to labor with the hand or
the brain, we need clear heads, strong hearts,
steady hands-not to dictate, but to persuade;
not to lead, but to encourge; not to control, but
whole population advance in harmony and
With unity Of purpose. people 80 moved and
eing IN unison with the gre 1t prevailing prin-
the direction OF greatness which is Irresistible.
The greatness Of people is not measured in
modern times by the altitude Of one class above
whole. Raise high your highest, but leave not
the lowly low; let merit be exalted, let intelli-
gence soar among the clouds, but leave no hui
man being TO stsnggle nloae with the degrade
contumely on the head OF the humblest aspi.
rant gor honor and position. Thus will all
unite in building up glorious future, where
will our pubic greatness be perpetual II
Deuns, for there is Q grand harmony In the
mlnglrng emotions OF o free community. The
solemn groundtone Of earnest masses, the vast
: swell Of pervadlng enthusiasm, the whole dia
pason Of human aspirations, pour their united
torrent upward and fill the ear OF Heaven with
mans great laoorare esq orare. while high above
like the treble of silver bugle, the dominating
idea Of the epoch.
EASTER CHURCH ELECTIONS.
ST. JoHN's CHURCH, RIcHIANp.
Wardens-Dx. w. Weston, Mr.. Robt. Adams