Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1878-07-18

CuOW IQe community fWhoi 80
laws are faithfully Yobeyed and exc
cuted, and l will show you a commu
nifty abounding in all that goes t.
make life pleasant and happy anc
desirable. We have known some
thing of lawlessness by persons IL
high places in this shattered old Com
monwealth' of ours, and when we re
member'the great crimes which have
dfsgraced thepasGtweIve years OF oql
country history and cast theirdarl
shadows over the bosom Of our ole
mother, our hearts are troubled with
sorraw and indignation, and we crj
aloudsfor the restoration OF the 'stoler
isoeptre' of .theslaw, and seekLa sheltei
ourselves under its mutilated anc
violated precepts. TO us, tatterel
and outraged, perverted and shorn o
it's prestige, the old Constitutions
Chart has vitality. enough left, enough
of the spiritof liherty,lett, to make i
worth contending for still. We mus
summon again, and renew by trest
resolves, that untlagging faith in tht
triumph of constitutional liberty
which has borne us so successfully
through the terrific ordeal, and gath
ering mp the fragments OF our dis
honored Constitution and laws, re
erect them into a monument in oul
midst, building them higher ant
higher for future generations.
AS some tall cliff that lifts It's awfu
form.
Swells from the vale and midway leave;
= the storm, -.
The, gh round its breast the rolling
clouds ere spread,
Eternal sunshine settles en- its head
In the erection of that monumental
pile, you, young gentlemen, will play
an important part. Prepare thel
your hearts and minds to make it a
structure worthy Of those who laid
its foundation and designed its form.
You will find that Republics never
fall from cteraaI pressure, from out
side forces. The corroding, blasting
withering power of interval corrup
ton, usurping monopolies and incor-
porated insolence, these are the ele.
nents which destroy Republics and
bind and build ny daspotlsms. 1t is
against these you must set your. faces
and grid your loins, and the best
weapons with which to combat and
.lefeat them are the strong arm an
sword of the law; and they are the
more formidable in proportion as we
understand and obey their unerrlne
N ,ndates.
Happily, new era has dawned
npon US. The trying crucible through
which we have passed, the fearful
test towhich our manhood and woman
hood has been subjected, has, | trust
made us a better people. Surely We
are wiser, and God has punished US
for some good purpose, We have
paid the penalty, and now let US
move onward and upward, stepping
oif to the tap oil the enlightened pro
5ress, and keeping step to the hai-
monies of well timed laws and con-
,titutional ininnctions This country
can and VIII be Just what We -ctH00sV
to make it. - Naturo has touched il
with a lavish and gracious hand the
generous soil responds with prompt
ness to the hand Of the husbandman
her hills and valleys embrace within
their folds the elements and sources
OF untold wealth her history team
with the rich and sacred memories O.
her glorious past-her bosom swells
over the ashes Of her departed chill
'lren. No kinder sky or gentler land.
scape, or balmier air, or more fragrant
fora than that which delights the
hearts and gratifes the aesthetic pride
of ber sons and daughters and ye'
I am afraid we do not appreciate the
attractions and blessings Of our coun
try.
Nature has done her best. Let III
ID ours. Let US make it 6 country
Of law, so that the law will stanc
guard over the highest and the low.
est, watching like ministering ange
over the door of The hovel or palace
Of those who render obedience to law
or irowning like an avenglhg Goddess
and furnishing like an impartial mis-
tress, all WHO trample upon her au'
thdrity or defy her power.
You, young gentlemen, who are
ju:c entering upcn the duties OF life
IN lst see to it that the laws Of thu
land ace oaeye& and faithfully exc
ctted. You emerge to-day fror. thl
Curious institution Of learning
clowncd not only with intellectual
lpnors and accomplishments, but i'm
Iued with correct moral principle
md Christian training.
The speaker said, in conclusion
that he had not thought it necessary
10 address himself to the ladies pres
Ant in regard to obeying the law
They always did that, and, moreover
they compelled their husbands
brothers and sve4thearts 10 do SO too
Senator Butler then related the cir
cumstance Of an interview to which
he was subjected by female lawyer
of Washington, in regard to woman
rights, during the narration Of which
he elected frequent outbursts Of mer
rinent.
The address was listened to will
deep interest and attention, and wa
warmly and frequently arplauded'
W. II. NICK.
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Several tickets are before the people q
Abbeviile forthe primary elections. }. c
Maxwell. the present Senator, and Gen
eral S. McGowan are candidates for Stat
Senate.
His Honor, Judge Presley, in charg
ing the jury on Monday IN the case of a
assault and battery in the road in front {
n mans house expounded some law as t