Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-07-06
Are we Children, OF Are we Men I

Gus seed, no God-like faith, to sustain
us in the hour of misfortune, or com
fort us in the hour Of. sorrow bu
blind, and spiritless, and hopeless
the majority Of the world woulc
grope its way through this vale O
tears, the slave of slaves, the hire
lings of the lordly and the usurpers
of the earth.
But thanks to God those early
martyrs gave US a lesson of heavenly
wisdom lesson which we should
profit by and practice it, as they
practiced it, even amidst fire and
blood Time servers and political
tricksters may tell us to keep silent
may tell us to yield up Principle
for P Policy--to speak with bated breath
or to accept the situation" with all
its sacrifices Of self-respect, of honor
of manhood. But this heavenly les
son Of the past tells us to stand by
true principles at all hazards-to ad-
NIT nothing that is false-to support
nothing that is wrong. 1t tells us,
as Mr.. Jefferson Davis has told us,
that money cannot always triumph
that Providence will protect the right
and make it victorious in time. This
is a truism which the history of the
Past has stamped indelibly upon the
tablets of Time, and nor persecution,
nor compromise, nor cowardice can
blot it out or make it false.
Governments which have compro-
missed principles, have perished. Par
ties which have compromised princi-
Piles have been defeated-and so it
will be until time shall be no more.
If we wish to see liberty destroyed,
let us accept the situation" If we
wish to see boasted Republicanism
triumph let us g accept the situation. ?"
If we wish to become the subjects of
tyranny, let us accept the situation. "
Let us keep our mouths shut and our
pens dry, lest we may offend "the
powers that be" or lose a +" flesh pot
for which our souls have hankered
and hankered; in vain. Let rs be
children, and whisper to each other
when "the master" comes to keep
our eyes upon our lessons. and put
away the fooliah pictures which we
have been drawing, Or the marbles
and tops with which we have been
playing, instead Of studying the les
sons of loyalty and submission which
have been set for us; or, let US be
men, who "know our rights, and
knowing, dare maintain them" Let
us speak our sentiments when "the
spirit moves us. Let us hearken to
Mr.. Davia, and cherish in our hearts
the memories Of q cause which was
grand because it was good-good, be-
cause it was the cause Of principle
Of right, of JUSTICE. Let us vote tor
men for otIico who arc true to princi-
Pile and not afraid 10 defend it. Let
us go with that party who will give
us true principles and tue men. Let
us give our aid and support to those
who will pledge themselves to undo
all that Radical deviltry has dome
and restore the Constitution to what
it was when our fathers made ito
what it was before vandal hands des-
troyed it or prostituted it to base and
unIallowed purposes. If we cannot
find such q party, let US keep alooi
from all. Let us be faithful to prin-
ciple-faithful to constitutional liber-
ty-faithful'to the gallant men who
fought beneath the folds of the glori-
ous but conquered banner" not tc
destroy a government, ppt to sustain
and perpetuate political freedom and
the right of self-governmcnt. Let
us do this, and in the end we shall
triumph, and unborn generations will
will rise up to bless the men who
sacrificed everything but self-respect
honor, and true manhood, to save
them from the evils of tyranny and
oppression.
If the Democratic Party Of the
North accepts the situation let
them accept it, alone. Let us send
no delegates from the South to theil
National Convention to mar the re:
pose of the happy family" which
can so readily adapt itself to circnm'
stances as to adopt the platform O
the Radical party, and help thai
power to perpetuate its power and its
vile theories and practices. We car
have no part and fellowship with
them. If their candidates suit.us, we
can vote for them. if not, we car
let them fight the personal squabble
out between themselves.
Such is our advice to our readers
They may take it or not; but We give
it in good faith, because we believe i
is right and proper-lbecause we be
lieve honesty is the best policy
because we believe that triumphant
wrong is no desirable substitute fol
defeated right" and because We
believe that the same earnestness o
E.;th n1 d,vo1;on n nr;no;nlo which
has triumphed in the past vii! trl
umph ip the fpture-and tllumphlng
will secure these blessings not only
to this generation, but to those which
are to come, and even to the people
of other lands, who suffer the evils
of tyranny and the woes of oppres
sion.-Banner Of the South and Plan
ter's Journal. ..a.:..,
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