The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-02-05
LET Us aAVG pBAoEl
A PATRIOTIC APPEAL FROM a
YOUNG NAN.

ANU opDItNStOh'..
TO the EditorofThe News and Cou
rier:
Brothers, embittered and ostranged,
with high Indignation that scoins re-
conciliation, meet at the sick bed OF
their mother, Inipgle their tears and
prayers, and are friends forever more.
No explanation, no adjustment OF past
differences only a solemn recognition
in the private sanctuary of each soul,
on the nothipgness OF u petty pride
and resentment when compared with
the immutable bonds fixed, by Nature
the awful responsibilities OF living.
In voting for the Constitutional Con
vontion 1 cherished the hope that the
solemn duty OF ConsCitution-makin9
would prove the meauS of reuniting
ouI. distracted people, rs & foreign war
calls all Frcpchmcn to but one love
and but one duty Are South Carroll
mans less loyal? Blood il thicker
than water, and though in this con-
mcrical age, w-citizcuship has
ceased to mean blOod-rclationship and
the sentiment OF patriotism is growing
weak, yet no other people have moro
national" character and spirit than
South Caroliniars, for none haze n
more pronounced agreement OF minds
and Of interest, which is the condition
that is the efficient cause and ratioEai
basis of harmony and patriotism.
Hence South Carolina has always
stood as II unit, guarding zonIousiy her
interest against the rest Of the world.
Though OF late her citizens have
been arrayed in Two hostile fHctlons.
yet whlc their passions were inllhned
aud their understandings convinced aS
they cannot be again iGiinmcd and
convinced against each other. all at
tcmpts to bring thom to open party dj-
vision hayo nevertheless failed. Tho
verdict is sunmfstalIeabse. Ia their an.
griest moments the great body Of oar
people have clung TO the eemblanca Of
unity. They would not cross the ku-
bicOn. And whylshould they? Could
we know where lies the path to the
highest welfare Of our State VINO
would follow another path! II We go
diilcrcut ways we are lugning in the
race. All our honest differences arc
due TO want OF Information aud to cr-
rors Of Judgment. As rational men
our one duty is search diligently, 10
reason togetheiy and thus liudiug,
shoulder to shoulder pursue the true
path To tlrc welfare Of us all.
With indignation exhausted and
passions nov cooled. with understand
~
nationally with the. causes OF tho dis
Wessing conditions that are now upon
uS, with :, wider range oC view nov
than whem GyO-milo posts below in orr
ascent of this century. We iOrmuiat-
cd opinions aud went 10 b0ltie upon
them, there is among u growing con'
seriousness ol tSe SronhdlesSneSS HI
continued formal division and a yeaim
ing for unity To this desired result
the near approach OF the ConStltnton-
~ convention hascohtrlDuteu no ilttic'
ana tho- rene,sea- tratethth'eEN OF our
people sDou'a hha lts oonsnoh'N"1lon
on inc Gteceton Oh ociesates 10 thle
NonVehCton autSin Ihe eHphohcI Oh theso
on MS looli "hefe many rourNesy'cah
be shown py chlVaiflc sehtleilIch'
How sha1lethese delegates he selcct-
(cd is the absorbing probIom. PsvSvi-
otic promoters oil unity have suggested
X plan, but the task Is more delicate.
Ithe iuncture In our affairs Is more
kritcal than seems to he fully appre-
plated. There is Il merhod which will
cave nature to take its course, whcre-
Spon the wound will neal on FIRST m
tntions. and there Is Il method which
night mistakenly lnte.foRI with ma
lHc' 5 Wo%e ,--'Sse t-th" wound afInninS
sore ana posstp!y lld"S " 10 ~ lH5"''Er
ScdI. - olu''N' 'S'S IVY - ~ q
/. crime. l5c sure we are right ana
then go ahead.
The plan Of prorating delegates he
tween the Conservatives and the re
formers was naturally the first To he
IthounAlt Of aud, therefore, is hut u
Istep towards tho discovery OF one less
Icrude. Sue, discussion aud approved
las it has received have done mucr 10
Icutivate and further disseminate jhuI
)spilit Of unity which has been slowly
igrowing among us. But let us not be-
iguiie ourselves INTO Deieylng thAt
county should aelccI lts "clegat2S Us
tonserVatiVeS ana hei"fpNcfs; Let
not inns convention 60 dOw'' IN history
as one IN whlcII 0tiG&a"S avJrd as
llllmahitca ana ANU ! i,'h"nltcs. Lev
pSnot push an "itiuci&' aug ptrS"ual
pPlsion 10 result ." neiit1'lhE 10 me
ptate. l'et tpcrc not nc PARTIES ana
FanscqucnC caucuscs ana Gr"Nc-Ilke
Young Leu ehch melnoer nc if"e 10
Fpeak To the reason ana cohsclc"cc o'
the othcrs with expectation oi winning.
Rlth no recognized lhlPaeNanIc gun
petwcen 10 lnrklhg prcVa'Iin& sUs-
plci0il Una! cFsry Pr"P"S!Eun Is ;T f-L"-
- fh morse. III the Constitution DE thc
Froduct ot such u Convention 1t viii
can enduring ihonllmcnt ot shame To
nr state. Let men stund not ON past
ut on living Issues, not on personal or
nGI,on"i' nn0 "n ',rIi,t r"C,oni "ergi,',onTi
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