Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-10-14

| fully resisted for four long years, the mighty
power which was brought against us.
Men of the Northl You, ought to be viii.
ling to have peace and areconcil iliation, because
you conquered. Men Of the South There is
no good reason why you should not also be sat.
Virginia was never broken in battle. No
crowning victories, like that Of Liepsic or Wa.
terloo or Yorktown, gid the banners of your
adversary. Cold and hunger and exposure in
the trenches, filled the hospitals. Wasted
away by constantly fighting superior numbers,
scarce 5000 men surrendered at Appon1attox
to the strongest and best equipped army ever
arrayed on this continent.
Let us, therefore, bury enmity, for our honor
has been preserved. We have suffered most
let us, therefore, be the: first to forgive. When
the wars of the Roses were over, the men of
Lancaster glorified the gallant deeds of York,
and the men of York testified to the heroism
of Lancaster: and to-day the honors of each
are combined to add to the glory of England.
We have in America common object around
which our affections may cluster In the
North it is called the Union ;sin the South the
Constitution. But tits one and the same; for
! the Union is the Cons sftution and the Consti-
tuition is the Union. The Union and the Con-
stitution! When hear these words my mind
goes forth to Virginia-the mother of States
and of Statesmen ; and as gaze, l see noble
river-on it's banks tomb Oh its surface, a
steamer; and as she passes, once, twice, thrice
tolls her bell in honor of George Washington,
the Father of the Union. And again gaze,
and in the dim distance / see mountain, and
as approach it, upon the green slopes of Mont
pelier, see another tomb and OH it is inscribed,
James Madison, the father of the Constitution.
God grant that this Union, under this Con-
stituton, may last until time shall be no more
My count1ymen, there is one incident in Holy
Writ, which has always strongly impressed
me. After Paul, the Apostle, had gone up
from Cesarea to Jerusalem, bound in chains,
from the stairs of the Temple, he addressed the
mob which sought his life, and in their rage,
they took off their clothes and threw dust into
the air, and the chief captain had Paul carried
into the castle to be examined by scourglng.
And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said
to Centurion standing by, "Is it lawful to
scOurge a man who is a Roman and uncon-
demned ?" And the chief captain came and
said to him, care you a Roman % and Paul
answered, eyes, I was born free" And when
he had thus spoken, as if a magic wand had
drawn circle around him, across which they
dared not pass, they departed and left him un-
bound. 1t was the mighty power of Rome
which thus protected him, her imprisoned and
prosecuted son. My countrymen, Oh my
countrymen, if the Constitution of the United
States is enforced in accordance with the spirit
of liberty which gave it birth, in the near fu-
ture, wherever one entitled to it's protection
may wander, if tyrant or despot shall threaten,
to find security he will only have to unfold
above him the flag of our country and to say,
II am an American citizen" Unity alone can
render our country thus great. Let us, there
| fore, be united. Already, by the hands OF their
faithful children these Southern States have
been raised from the dust into which they were
trampled, and placed once more upon their
thrones, where they sit queens amid their Sis
ter queens, whilst over them is floating the Ma
tional standard-no longer the symbol of con-
quest, but the emblem of that peace and recon-
ciliation which has followed the re-establish-
ment of Constitutional government.
And if departed heroes take any interest in
what transpires here below, Williams and
Campbell and Sewer and Mcdowell and Cleve-
land and Shelby, will rejoice that the fires OF
patriotism have been rekindled and are blazing
afresh throughout theE native land. Anima-
ted with this hope, to this battle field, where
victory was won by Southern soldiers upon
Southern soil, in behalf of the whole country,
North Carolina bids you welcome!
TENNEssEE's REPRESENTATIVE.
| Governor Jeter. then introduced the venera-
BILE Judge Van Dyke, of Tennessee, who said
| that the present occasion was one Of as great
satisfaction to him as any of his long life. He
was peculiarly impressed, because he was a
collateral descendant of one of the patriots
who fought in this battle; but he felt embar-
rassed because the gentleman who had been
appointed to represent his State on this inter
esting occasion could not be present. He then
briefly reviewed the rapid strides and progress
of this country during the past century. One
hundred and four years ago-a short period IN
the history of nations-when our forefathers
said they would be free, there were only thir-
teen colonies, with population of three mil
lions. Now we have a population OF 49, 0OO,
600, covering an area from sea to sea, which
proves that oui ancestors were right when they
said they were capable Of self-government
He appeared as representative Of Tennes-
see, and for his State he would claim due
share of the honor due to the noble patriots
who gained the victory at this place 1t was
in what was then the Western part of North
Carolina, but what is now the Eastern part OF
Tennessee, that many Of the patriots of that
battle were enlisted to meet CORVALLIS. He
then traced the movements Of the men under
Campbell, Shelby and Sewer, the campaign OF
Ferguson, and the events which led to the
important battle which proved the turning
point in the struggle of our forefathers for
freedom and independence.
GEORGIA'S REPRESENTATIVE.
Rev. D. E. Butler, of Georgia, was next in
troduced as representative of that State. In
stentorian voice he said, Men and Women !
Citizens of the United States of America
Georgia, the Empire State of the South, and
during the Revolutionary struggle the most
southern of that noble family of thirteen Sis
ters, greets you to-day with joyous welcome
and hearty acclaim. At this hour the eyes
of Georga'S people are turned to this sacred
spot, consecrated and sanctifed by the blood OF
patriots one hundred years ago to-day. And
while her eyes are turned to Kings Mountain,
she extends her hand rendering the greetings
and "reminiscences of one hundred years. And
while with pride looking here upon the ban
ners representing the thirteen original States,
it is with no less pride that she recognizes that
other banner, the National flag, as an emblem
attic representative Of a Union in which,
from this time hence, peace shall prevail with
in her borders, and good will to all mankind.
He then spoke of the rights of freemen as
citizens. The shedding of blood in behalf of
the rights of man, and the establishment of
the principles enunciated in the constitution
of the States and the constitution of the Uni
ted States, form the analysis of the rights OF
man. State sovereignty is represented in your
convocation here to-day. The great American
principle, which the victory at Kings Noun
tain, one hundred years ago, helped to secure,
is the right of the citizen before the law. That
victory was the beginning of series which
set Kng-craft at naught, establishing the
rights of freemen in it's place, and the teach
ings of the century which has since elapsed,
exemplify truth previously unknown in the
history Of men, that free people are capable
of self-government. In these States the rights
of the citizens are secured beyond cavil. Pre-
vious to the establishment of our government,
Kings claimed to rule by divine right; but