Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-01-26

| had no love for each other and hence
could not live long together in har-
mony.
Religious Liberty.
It Is true that the first set of laws
drawn up by the proprietors granted
in religion. In these Fundamental
Constitutions there Is no denomina-
tionalism. It is evident that some
peculiar and only temporary circum-
stance induced the proprietors to be
so liberal. This liberality was due to
Ashley Cooper and John Locke
mainly, however, to the latter. None
Of the proprietors were men eminent
for piety; and although Ashley Coop
er was nominally a Dissenter, he was
too much engaged in other schemes
to devote much attention to the cul-
tivation Of his own heart. He was
man Of talent. and we should respect
his memory. He Is the author Of
what is known in England and Amer
lea as the Habeas Corpus Act. John
Locke was a great man, and 1t would
appear a good Christian. He seems
to have imbibed the spirit of his d.
vine Master. He had less prejudice
in his mind than was common among
the men of hrs age. He said: "At
the day Of judgment I will not be
asked whether I was a Lutheran or
Calvinist, but had I embraced the
truth in the love of It,"
In the first set of Fundamental
Constitutions, signed by the propri-
etors on the first day of March, 1869,
three sections have special reference
to religion. They are sections 100,
101 and 102. Other sections have
reference to religion, but not so
special as those referred to. We quote
them accurately:
c. In the terms Of communion of
every church or profession, these fol-
lowing shall be then, without which
no agreement or assembly Of men,
under pretence of religion, shall be
accounted a church or profession
within these rules.
l. There Is God
2. That God is publicly to be wor-
shipped.
8. That it Is lawful, and the duty
of every man, being thereunto called
by those that govern, to bear witness
to truth; and that every church or
profession shall, in their terms of
communion, set down the external
way whereby they witness truth as In
the presence Of God, whether 1t be by
laying hands on or kissing the Bible.
as in the Church of England, or by
holding up the hand or In other SEN
sible way.
C.-1. No person above seventeen
years of age shall have any beneht
or protection Of the law or be capa-
BILE of any place Of profit or honor,
who Is not a member Of some church
or profession, having his name re-
corded IN some one, and but one rell-
gious record at once.
CO. No person Of any other
church or profession shall disturb or
modest any religious assembly.
Provision was also made that any
individual might leave one church or
denomination and join another; and
also that slaves be permitted to con-
meet themselves with any church they
might see fit. All this. was liberal
Christian, we might say-but IT Is
clear, from the future conduct OF
the proprietors, that they did not
mean all they said.
These Fundamental Constitutions
were to remain the sacred and unai-
terable form and rule Of government
of Carolina forever" but the propri-
etors did themselves, on the first or
March, 1870, change these Funda-
mental Constitutions. One OF the
changes introduced is in these words:
AS the country becomes to be suf-
ficiently planted and distributed into
fit divisions, it shall belong to the
Parliament to take care OF the build
ing of the churches and the public
maintenance of divines, to be en-
ployed in the exercise Of religion ac-
cording to the Church Of England;
which being the only true and or
thodox, and the national religion OF
all the kings dominion, Is so also
Of Carolina; and therefore II alone
shall be allowed to receive a public
maintenance by grant OF Parliament.
In 1872 the proprietors drew up
and signed what they styled the
"argrarian laws" The evident ten
dency Of these "agrarian laws" was
to give the proprietors and colonial
aristocracy the permanent control Of
the colony In February. 1873, whilst
West was temporary governor, the
Fundamental Constitutions were pro-
posed to the people for adoption, but
by them rejected. Everything was
calculated to stir up old and bitter
feuds. Yeamans had bought up, at
a mere nominal price, the produce OF
the inhabitants and sent 1t to Barba-
does, and the immigrants were too
dependent on the proprietors. No
doubt the large number Of them were
not disposed to do much for them
selves. Some Of them were gentle
men of ruined fortunes They were
not accustomed to labor. Others.
no doubt, were idle and prodigal.
The adherents of the Church Of Eng
land were jealous Of the Puritans;
and the Puritans on the other hand,
had not much good feeling for the
Cavaliers. Public sentiment In the
little colony was in a state of general
ferment. At such times a leader Is
rarely wanting. At this time he ap-
peared in the person Of John Culpep-
per-a name afterward prominently
connected with an insurrection In
North Carolina, which under his d.
rection was successful in deposing all
the officers in the Clarendon colony
! Troubles With the Spaniards.
Florence O'Sullivan had been
placed on an island, (Which in honor
of him, is called Sullivan's Island) in
charge of a big gun" He was
charged to fire this gun on the ap-
proach of any "topsail" as a warn
ing to the inhabitants Of the town.
OSullivan, during the confusion of
the colony. had been forgotten, and
was reduced to a point bordering on
starvation. Incensed at such treat
ment, he quilted his post and Joined
the discontents of the town. This
was not all: for at this time. the
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