Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-03-06
"A, HDN RsDAY, MARCH o, as72.

course OF safety fer the ship Of gtate.
How anxionsly diai ths atold thirteen 81
emerging from q hspitiis tiism tn Of blood, regard s,1s
that deliberativehody, and WITH What hat ac- a,,..
cord, and oneness ef sentiment, did they
constitution which il, language
Il almost e irreyerent .rsas too good for man,
and only fitted for angels Lexington
and Eataw, Moultrie and Trenton, had
cemshted . bfothsfhoed Of feeling that
knew no North, no South. -,l.. ID
Scarcely had the victorious thunders
of Yorktown died away, ere party spirit,
with speclQ7as s7i plea lgao'ught t9 amend the
compact, which, with amendment sue
'ceeding amendment. is to-day n patch
,SlS work of caprice, and m@eaaingless scroll.
|,,1 Six Of the States thatgave their all to
|the ealgsse 9f lliibertysase to-day tributafy
dePenNdsesnccies sNss I'll iaespotis,ni that gives
licensef t. igpsFanas to 1ihsllt,and goad,
while e,1hhe the protests dpfi hers children are
scoitfed dn, and md UNDECIDED. Liherty--says
;Monttesqpieepp-"is pieepp is q word that admits Of
more varied lsigniacations thanany other. !"
With some ,'fan.Pit. it exists only inimonarchy,
with others ips ps wearing q long beard. With
some y Unless the governments iS7vested
solely in thf those of the manor born, liberty
is lost; and with otbers it applies 1only
when peculiar national tastes, or inciina-
tions are gratifed; This being lso, the
word is anamolous. The noblest aim of
good government is)to ;eahanee,the pros
perity and happiness of the governed.
Then. IN the fruitiop Of a,lproud nation,
ality, its people acknowledge true liber-
rty,1 But whom one portion efga people,
renresantinga tho psSp Spesty, ths intelii,n
genee. and honor, arc disfranchised, and
pidndcrcd, to enrich partisans, whose
affinity is with ignorance and corruption,
then is government system of oppres.
sive fraud, and the governed victims Of
tyranny .2ll9 - "'a '''r'''
7 How glowing the contrast of then and
now; then, the public veal was the aim
of rulers, now law Is subyerted, to selfish
ends; then the "well done" of a constit.
uency was the acclaim coveted, now, the
Kisses of an outraged people, fall on ears
long used to contempt, and amid the
glisten ofbayonets that prop a falling,
state, is seen tho tooth Of decay. steadily,
wearing the crumbling arch, amid the
pomp and splendor. that. gilds an i'm
perial court, is seen the handwriting of
destiny measured, and an end fulfilled.
1t ia conceded that in small States,
there exists Q purer glory, and higher
patriotism, than where a denser popula-
tion, hloated in its civilization subyerts
the nobler aspirations Of its people, to
sordid ambition. Hencethe picture of a
giant horde, Conscious of It's might, and
greedy for conquest, employing every
means, ofskill Of force e, snAo t-esc cherry, to
overthrow people, whose pride was
their devotion to principe, and whose
genius gave wisdom to tie councils of
the nation. There existed on the part
the South a distinctive and prominent
individuality that excited the envy and
hatred of the North. Tenacious Of her
rights, she repelled any invasion ofthem,
not with braggart hapghtiress, but with
appeals to the Constitution. Sensitive of
her honor, she disdained % share the
Sdiyiisionrof unlawful spoil. Proud of her
traditions, 70 she clngtocthe oiuss Of truth
and justice, and daringi to, dfsnal thefn,2
81 she le' barred herebreast to the s,ock ofwar,
until usn hundred plains 0dank, in her
childlErefnrl's ldlEffnrl blood, and falling she found
-n0 filter sepnltpse than amidthe ruins of
hsr, ancestral homestead. Today, she