Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-07-25
has happily terminated before the crops have

has happily terminated before the crops have
suffered any material injury. q
Rev. Dr.. Grier, President Of Erskine COL
lege, preached a very excellent sermon on
Yesterday at the Associate Reformed Church,
from the text, "He that cometh after me, let
him take up his cross and follow me-" The
duty of selfdenial was earnestly urgel upon
Christians. Not "upon fowery beds of ease, y
but only through much tribulation could
they enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
Rev. DR.. Grier filled the Presbyterian pulpit
Last evening. He is profound scholar, and
an able, fervent preacher.
Rev. Mr.. Rodgers preached last evening
at the Methodist Church. His remarks were
based upon the analogy between the sohs-in'
law of Lot refusing to flee and make their
escape from Sodom, and sinners refusing to
escape from the penalty of sin, and take ref
uge in Christ.
Rev. Mr.. Pugh preached in the morning at
the Baptis, Church. Though still student
at Furman University, he gives promise OF
making fine preacher -,
The meeting of the survivors of the old
Sixth Regiment will not be held until the
10Th of August. QuI'
SENATOR BUTLER'S EDGEFIELD SPEECH.
Senator NJ. C. Butler delivered political
speech at Stonelands, in Edge6eld county, on
Tuesday of last week. Itwas his first public
appearance before the people Of Edgehed
since his election to the United States Senate,
and this fact alone was sufficient to command
the presence of large crowd. Stonelands,
the scene of the picnic celebration, was the
former residence of his uncle, Senator A, +.
Butler, about four miles from Edge6eld
Court House. The meeting was presided
over by Hon. John G. Sheppard, who pre-
sented Senator Butler 70 the audience IN q
happy manner. We quote from the report
msde to the Neaus and Courier:
Senator Butler came forward, and, after q
few pleasant remarks by way of introduction,
he said: If there is anything which could
inspire me to speak in terms of sober mirth
and give utterance to the impulses OF my
heart, it is this place and this occasion. In
almost every countenance before me, and in
the very futterings of these forest leaves, the
associations of my boyhood come back to clus
ter and gather thickly around me. 1t IS
something, my friends, to excite the pride and
qualification of my heart that. after lapse of
more than twenty years, | should return here
to scenes once knew 80 familiarly as boy,
to speak to many of the old associates of my
childhood. This pleasure, however, is not
unmixed with melancholy reflection and feel
ings many of those who lived here then are
now no more, and no more forever. They
were men who loved their country tor their
country's sake, and who were devoted to her
best interests Duty impelled them to dis
charge their duty to their country, and they
loved that duty more than life itself. And
what race of people they were :! Can It De
expected that I, who learned to love the con-
stitution of my country under the shadow
of this same forest, by the side of this same
stream and under the rays of the same sun,
that should return here without feelings OF
profoundest gratitude and pleasure Upon,
the hill in our rear lived Squire" Daniel
Holland, as he was familiarly called; upon
that one lived Bland, and upon these others
lived Geo. A. Addison, Senator A. T. Butler
and Governor Pickens. What an array OF
honest and honorable men and true patriots
they we're! Here are the scenes which knew
them familiarly and long. I knew them as
boy. Many Of their descendants are now
within the sound of my voice. Some Of their
contem mporaries are still alive with the frost of
many winters upon their heads. What
would we not have given in the dark days
through which we have just come for one
hours counsel of those men? But they have
passed away They were good and honest and
True men in their day, but they have passed
away forever.
Let me tell you, my friends, what has not
passed away. The very same issues that con-
fronted them are now confronting us, and
the question for the future is, will we be wor'
thy Of sons Of such worthy sires and maintain
the constitution Of this country pure and civil
That is the question and that is the issue OF
to-day. 1t is very convenient, and l regret
to say it is too commonplace remark In
this country, that the only issue now before
US is one of honesty and one of race against
race. That is not true. 1t is belittling the
question to say that it is only one of race
against race The issue is just as great now
as seventy-6ve years ago between constitution
al liberty and republican institutions on the
one hand, and centralized despotism on the
other. 1t makes but little difference who
votes at primaries or who have representation.
The great issue is above and superior to all
that; il is one of the rights of States, and
through the States of the people-of constitu-
tional liberty-as opposed to centralized des-
potism.
There are two great forces at work in the
country to-day, and they are moving on paral.
ell lines. The one is represented by Radical
ism, and is moving, as surely as the needle
turns to the pole, towards the establishment
of centralized despotism. The party which
is committed to this work is the same that has
been successfully known as the Federal, Free.
soil, Abolition, Know-Nothing and Republi-
can parties, and is now known as the Radical
party. Confronting it, on the other line, is
the old Democratic party, which seventy.6ve
years ago. had the same fight to make which
we are making to-day.
I know how common it is for people to say
there is very little difference between the Rad
ical and Democratic parties. But tell you
that, if I have learned anything during my
stay as Senator in Washington. it is that
there is the greatest difference. and that the
Radical factions have administered this gov
ernment with about as much regard to the
rights, feelings and interests of the people of
America, as for the people of the Sandwich
Islands. They have not cared or thought
about the people. The whole government has
been conducted in the interest of rings and
monopolies, and could prove it if l had the
time. What is the resulti What do We
catch from every breeze that now comes from
the North? Rumors of communism, riots,