Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-04-09

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coming ofipurerf prinei Pies aat1d inssitu.
lions eHgoperment'sBett lsidapted To
|hhe,nature!and wantsafi Imam. TIE past
it is,true,5 sful lFof Dear nienibries, wt can
treasureithem; the present tfs pregnant
with fearful antieipasibhs,iiif itlieEg c5lle
1--we musbendurei them; ,ths fftires Though
doubtful isialls that, sdB5pe tSpthe
heart; letsusg tiiefeIoret ddresso Yourselves
to tisoslyleti nTosk Of the times,
|tthat7of ofimaintainings ngsthose. land I'M af HI rof
bcharadtert Whichtifdtles slsl sltla distinctive
FPdoPie. ahe psceiess1repd pdtati6n,a beatsa-
thed ils,byiouruWnil fathefs oand tisfen-
dediby our. fallen ieorlia ,lis rendered
douhiy deariuntoius pand ihdsBjbe p.essr-s
lEqedIFtds riali legacy and tie hspessIit
enspires are asinnposiblea astlid gaeffy of
tlrair fame1qa lvarhsas neseriebs abiettfo
!inerease itsliustfe, oluts silaRs srsAa es1iit
that noaet Of ours Rhalb iihhtiihislf
dn thepakt ii aaslahs REPUTATION And
land character fiotfrE Easliiifg lSiilTs,id
Madison9of olit Galllouna nd LlayttIiat
formed the warp andmobftof American
history. In the future ait}awiiiaibelithe
frephtatioh and ichnracterof burdead Zee
sand jackson, Of Dur living; Johnson and
iYHampton thatishall lend additional dig
nlifyio the,record of tiisIdoutlhehtiil 3!
Perhaps stheres IS no 4tfa.ifff Of character
that distinguishes us as citizens Of Il State
more them that Of 1osie for our native esIand.
I'VE may and do feel proud iof the Bfoad
l'appelation,Ilah AmefIctaa louder still
bfths glorious stitle,gas SoiitIlerfisrab abnt
EtKelpfoiidestl ieihotiSns ntoueh the heart
when we can claim ltoa Be ;a'!56ath Carroll
|'fiian!ay She is ouf sim5thef;s hefe ne first
Fbreashed the breath Of, Observation-Disclosures
raised iaJ tb nlahllodd;; The asliess Of Dur
Efathers and the t6niBsa iobf' our comrades
Iastetheass -sa+'iN i ondi,lef dist minglesMifh
her soil''; thgRmosg ighcfedg Relations sdf
lfihiaG life cluster oend itlias see tile
compailionakips of childhobd athe ffiesntl
|fships ofiyonthM tlIe 4 Stessafid the stern
realities of niaiihoo Ia al | are Bohas that
ljiIid usstosS South G,hr5ltha aiid liaks Etssrs
our home our native land. : And now
|in'this hour ofdlistfess and bitter trou-
bis letsno Garolinian abandon Ills mo-
thcr' 1dftherewas one thing chat Belong
ed to and peculiarly nafkedi Us ias
citizens of a common country, the South
in the past, it Vas d figll Sense of honor,
| including in its composition Justice to
all men, a polite sociability with others,
and y loSe sof Virtue, This gave, 1.v q. ppUlish
to Southern manhers that made a,i,sa dis
tinctive people dnd attracted the admira-
tion of the world. Ihd corruption, politi-
cal, social and religious, incident to the
varied and often conflicting elements
which entered into theicomposition of
other sections Of our. nwnlcountry ond Of
other nationalitics, was unknownnrat the
south; hence our " character as y ,neople
was iplhueBBeas4sd BBeas4sdl ipiits foImatian hY,a sim
gle element ellee and that siyas AS unity Of
interest. Essentially q peculiar people
from our institutions and with n single
interest We hid time, to practice virtue
and 'meashredour dealing, with Others
by'a high Standard Of honor. Bot the
spirit of selfishness inftisad into our COM
mon Itchy thulloss ofourlcause land the
importationof corrupt elements from the
North, has sewHd the seeds Of pestilence
that have demoralised the country and
well, night destroyssd1, I'd, -9prr, distinguishing
features: iILlills Like q, subtle spirit it has
u1n!!daeyynalqqed md yaf thef foundation Dat sef South
ern Ya character c3Pi eb and tbs. grand building,
that has been the admiration of tho
world, is about tstopple to the. ground.
Selfishness socially, hiateriaiisfi and
prostitution politically, are rampanta iii
the laid. Tllese tdangsfi5tass element,
have entered Sint5l tie common II life and
are controlling the,daily transactions of
our people.i ,SeltiahDess is so influencing