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SU."TERVILLE, Jan. 15th, 1851.
To L. L. FRASRn, Orderly Sargent,
Sumter Riflemem.
Dear Sir : At a special meeting of
the Sumter Riflemen, held in the after.
noon of the 8th inst.. (their Anniver.
sary,) it was resolved unanimously,
that a cormittee be appointed to re
quest from you, a copy of the Address
you delivered before them on the occa
sion, for publication ; and we the com.
mittee, under Paid Resolution, beg that
you will not refuse to gratify the wishes
of your company,'and Ft-he commun i.
ty.
Very Respectfully,
W. S. HuDsoN,
J. T. Cu aztrums,
;" .; '_ ;J.W"De~ AtpT Commt~ittee.
oftI Sumter Rinen is hefere me.
Fearing that their partiality has led
them to overate an humble and hasty
effort, to give expression to their seni.
ments it is with hesitution that I comn
ply with their request for publicatior.
But relying upon your indulgence, and
that of the public, to overlook the many
imperfections of an address not intenl.
ed for publication, I herewith place a
copy at your disposal.
With great respect, Your Obt.s er't.
L. L. FRASER, JR.
To
W. S. HUDSON,
J. T. CuMIamNs,
J. W. DARAN, . Committee.
J. B. WEnB,
G. W. BRADFORD, )
ADDRESS,
Delitcred before the Sumter Ripilemen, on
thr "th of January, 151, bein, the oc
casion of third A universary.
BY L. L. FRASER, JR.
It is with no ordinary feelings. Fiel.
low Soldiers, that I stand here to-dav,
at your requrest, as your humble repre.
.nttiv e, for the purpos~e of giving ex.
pr~ionl(i to some of those sunt imtenms
which animate our bosoms upon tht,
<(e. a if lie celebration of ou'.r third
\mn.ivmrsury. -Considerations of no
slight anid trivial chai-aoter could ever
ha~ve induced moe to accept. theohonorahble
andl responisible position vyiu have this
dayv assigned mae. But under a strong
scnsoe fduty, asa member of your body,
.& in view ofthe fearful position wvhich
we, in common wvith the greet mass of
Southern patriots, now occupy, with re,
flerence to the momentous subject I pro.
pose to discuss, I heve been induced
to attempt a faithful end honest dhis.
chrgeo of the functions of that office
which your kind paurtielity has confer.
red iiupon mie.
The custom of celebrating the annual
.retu rn of the formatiion of any society,
whrether instituted for purposes useful
or pleaisinrg, in their natulre, is almost
co evali with time, it fmnds its niatural
anid effectivo causae in some of the
proudelst aittri buite of hiuman charactor.
Jts diecisive tenieicy for good hacs re
ceivedl, botht lirectly arnd indirectly, the
s actionu of D)iv inet A uithiority and all
ages---nation5- k iindred-cou ntries and
riben htavo b'rno unitedl testimony to
its soluteary effects. Tlho birth of arty
atssociat iont whether formed for moratl
.-w',cmnl or political purposes is a highly
inte rest ing andl importatnt period in the
history of atty orgaiztionm. It is ant
era in thleir ex xiece, a fresh starting
.poitnt, front which they gather renewed
ener'2y, to prosecute -the objects for
w'htivh they wvere originally united andi
tiomedt~t the shano of a Body Politic.
the occasion for-tae summoning of~ all
their strength, to press forward towards
tho accomplishment of their objects,
and of' preparing to run with vi.
gor "t ho race that is set before them."
And] in obedience to the dictates of rca
son and feeling, and thei im nmem'orial
usages of all times past--we, as i .l il
itary Corps, have not inappropriately
set apart this day. the Annaiversairy of
the Battle of New Orlea ns, to designate
that interesting period of time in the
history of our existence as a miltary
body.
This day morn than twenty years
ago, the' tlunler of cannon around the
rampa-ts of New Orleans clearly de.
mionstrated th ie unappeasatble nature of
B ritish vengeance, aill proclaimed to
tlle world the startling faet that 1le Iron
houni tvranlny of tle. old Diinion was
making a last naml more powerful ellet
to fastet its shackles iarouraI the ne'k
of the youthful g int (if the west. I at
fortunately for fIree'domi lil the rights
of man, it was i lust siinismodi elatrt.
Right ani justice pre'vaild over ini.
qptity anl opprssion, mill the 1:agla
pl umated her wings to t;alk at lollia'r oand
hiler flight ilito tha ine x(plor'l regions
of hunlmt liberty.
A tier tihe long a11n1 arltiunts toil of tih'
Revoltutin of '7( whieb give lilaeriy
to the vast emipire which was nurture!
amid the gignaalilo for'ests of the western
world,. aill which had humlb.,"d the prtide
of that natian, whose insiill'irahle ar.
rogance ial led it to indlnge the 'isis.
ary idea of a siubajuaittnion aaf the toti.
versal worl, to Biritish A s:baity} and
domtinio~n hv the power (of its A rmytt :011
Navy. Alter tilw aciiwhalgmeant ai
A mericatn Independl~ece ini th.- most iml.
posilii arid solem'ill itter, hIaaown to
the usages of Natiols. hiriti.h .1lia
lence, andl perver-Al Ioi'n of the sw.
rel.ntyv of it. : til.hmu-i! over her colo .
jai pu. - -: , if the al.
eat h- to a v ! on It
obligation. I.
nope :s
ad ; I~* ,"aldot
r; -trn. piawna a .. n ,Ii '
I I t ier U: Naat,.a. w ' t
ad i wonldierfl d Iiveraiiaa- a :.a the,
a.iganled prile of graa'.t !!ritaina iimi
el('led liar to a se ria's of acts of in.
justie unparella'd in hiIs aorya. O:t
aggression fih!lowtal another until the
A llerieun !'lag w'as iinsuilted upirt the
high sels, by the impreias'in-t uof h'r
Snamlenlgi. 1'his 'a ii pfali la v'it:.it
of ta liberyi l the subj t, an n
der the refusal to ",rantt sai-fc Ion '
the ou'rage war, was i:n-vi.!.h T " I
nat io roase ill i:s straing II to ib I wl
her honloi r anal ilattegritv. 'a aal th1" si" ro
morn:arch quailed bIa .- th inaa'
maj.'sty af an -iigrV p T -.
fiet w'as short ;al .I I
perc:hel upon the stsi - . .
The proea l j r Ilaain I awd is hi I
blieathI the w"ilngs al' te A m1a. a
gle, atnil the Hui aaf J aiu ary
staad lart h aln a'a ar im i a b.
A1 na'rie an I li: ar ', a' il a
I: 1 cli in thie :aail11 a Id fiat l ,.
''he stuly of' hi::, ryaal' ' a a
ph1ic .ey'1", i tat all th . a p . , a
ilatrauctiv' adutva. T! ta l' a ('ahni
adispaassaaina sulr'a'er, aat I ith~ -
evets wich'f baiva' b a'd t th.- a
tiaon unda iipraariing aoft eaver n
pa's is a ibifhi':iit i
knioa '''g . . luh-. '
t*h 2 iv' .ch all-- l t~ia e6 a.tlsv
of E mir ias, c'iianat fal t tanal [ rt us"
bhinduiii thie sin.ia, tiol ral a to aoaur
gi'4e.i tliia iunihiniagil i.. aal u!i -a'na -. 'a b h a
hlandl that rules t ha' liti'n a fl , a ma'i
stlaijl a n 1, tiil'.'nag iali'aessa tij' all !t.' aii
t"'rya soi-rs tha griat maass ta h ' an a
anal paarishi withiuat ('vin a Iiga
tica. It fimtS baain fa'i'n-r p- ah.a' ala t to
skletchi thet liva's aaf' mnii atgnu n
dlrawa an imperfecl>~t aoutlina oft thaio
proin nit eaven s wh ljib ea'ia Il i's ca'
noat aablji'rata. lalk' .hia gaablai afo!
gaeenof thea aaaa'ilrn Suni, as it lI --
upg thae scanliary. aof tha Poaat landa~, asit
harthie' wi'th a ti l'oa.l oft aalb'i.. ih, t
Ioer in t'Ahon Smuunt, tha al t shno.a af b'I '
w,'ar'ringa el'f'nwa'ats that hli ini f'ari a"
tairm'oil at its baasa'--'whilae thea ta >unl'
beautties4 that aadorn the piila'Ifil anda
aroitaid thae haaiiats af at'aim ari'a st ui'a.rd
to glowu by thai dim Iili:h of ai dia'anit
Then gieat vo'~hia( (at istory, oplns
toi otur viewaa ia tharilling latnd st~ Iarg
fact . It br'iig' tao latr miwals tha iin.
vaarnished'a truth those.aa awfl'.Ii coinvul.l,an
of' k iigdlom', tamid a pai leet wirlawiwia
of piiain iandl turmoiiail thu! thair or aigain
in tfia dlegaener'ata nturl of man,~it iad
arn aittely biayoril tha' p awar l'atI iuan
coattol. TIl'y'i '~i'a ia liiena||1 i'sh 'ln a
arroathie or noI h I' ar I , Ir a .l-. l... bu t -
silent operations of hidden causes al
vancing in a progressive ratio, though
ages and centuries. They are not like
the meteor's flash which blazes for a
moment, amid then dies away, amid the
darkness 0' night; but the internal fires
ol'the human heart gather in intensity
and power, until the impotent bonds
whieb encircle society, are unable to
control the fiery mass, aiii it bursts forth
with volcanic fitry. The sinall rivulet
tihat lulls tie infant to sleep, as it glides
over its bebbly bed increases in breadth
anl depth, and strength until it rolls its
iighty volime of' water into the bosom
of' the boundlessocean. But a few ex
1:niples for the sake of' illustration. The
uniairalleled displhy of' heroism at the
straits of' Thernpyih Was but a saeri
fice odi:red to tim: ianes of those who
who had expired in the fight for liberty
rring the centuries, which were agitat
ed by terrible coiflicts in defence of its
hol y and sacred principles. The con
flict of' classes which for hundrids of
.vears troubled tie Roman Eimpire, was
at first an insignilicant schmne, for per.
s-iial aggr. nnlii.en' nt; but it fin lly
<iltebluiredc the ni:gnificence of theseve'm
hil imtf city. in a sea of blood. \\'hen
kiid by the h:nni of' superstitious power
1 n Ii; 'uneral pI y'-' iJohn IlIiss.
with a piroipho:t's eye saw anid predicted
that a swan woui rise, like the faibled
bird ol' antii y frent its ushes..-w hib
c.othici cointroi the lfculties of man, and
i'f'y tic' pow 'ers of' dlarkness. While
stailing uJ) n the confines of the eter
nil world, I' glneed throui the vista
()l' nyt's andl was bomrcyel upin the final
htrul e' by the undimued spieronlor
whici, lie .maw eneircling the cause lie
adtvocettil auicl ited to perpetuate. Ilis
ntativrdorn was but an evidence of' the
exi.stence o!' thse causes which 4 d to
tiht resurrection of' religious liberty and
its final establishment~, on a basis us
firmr anl erih hiring t' the pillars of' ter.
nity iit-eIf. , But let us attempt an appli
catiohn of the subject.
Sip te ahrn tit)tlaflent of the old con
et ration, inuemrdiatefy after our Rovolu
ti1, and tho distinct organization on the
l g onstitution, or in fact
r~~ the fni iortalit chah o
;rt varnnr, aor
- 'te initiat a, none hut
- eeof ot uiit once can scan. The fir it
iexp'ronenti rr the hisctory of the world, of
i I, - by tie people had
-thir eyes of uiiolis c'e
t:lr!Ut'df It, .:"''1 t ril worIldl r hi t f :trigil
ti a ret t i1 l, : It"' t- i
tI 4. ' A l ' it! I tt ~pit l . ll ' l ttI ge
1- i . :i' fl ; It~ pros~perhty' Ir~r
totir ti e
.1t!": I tv'' It :,...n elcrie r'rear i; :ril
It . -- . t ti fct' e('l tim' twot
gs. _'h ;l iit retiolLt!. iier
Iii.' Ait 1. ,t t'' I'-, $AICe':tllcjc'r outr
b ctuc',iti1n lie'lreto
'! ,.:t ..,. ; "' t,: (!('t'l :1 ii it tt '.
,,g' it' tt ere lij lrt'cttlire
ii ti ltti,-! :Int rititil c
I I c l t!' a: i* eot"' it
-l h ' l', tered,"' rea trtg itad
1 I~r' 1)":.I:,:,I Ii'i i'i : I d~ it Itr
b htw' n'i tih r!.tarIr.to
thf.. rtj: bb . .l' 'r
...,Ir , 'cc't' i , ' or
r - 11.1i n11' e, 1a-4 th 1. t W
th ihnucallrovr
ud the idr A ! pt ar-i
, r t ' .'I . iwa .' e of''
1 hi_ Iri ' t e eIt .
r p i cd tu~i tr -- 11cc hu
\ u c c ~ aI er
i r b b cei 'r lo
h li: r ' ch ih-i
r \ at i b -- i n.::l
I i ' th ' rs' ii'
--ne of a i i .
ni r. T . r.d.-~
n I T I- t acrT, nh.-Ah hii
ii n edito the' wvAni. Thei
tre i. ci---Itor I CnI stan t -
(la~eit-r' I..Ja i, r sh d tr lycs frii: ihe
eu r 'w. A' r '-'rATTI a t to 11li th rul wht'irI cf
u . rei ti ' I - cccc.i ITit rTnid i.-( ioniral
ih c turb.c I war At.' l l r~ m l itt hiorl ri led
ibm c . A sh. h rc' TrAl At- uiiee. t Irnt tor
oppo i t h :: '{ An ti ch- rr anrchiv. Thir
ut an' :r Aohn, Mc i n t he.1 dii ti-inc es antd
pinpc tI- ( th.- chr.tiinl rl'c'i~ic--:h.
reit .'::'l ac.AAV chirt-~', olfrri.rr i: t'L t~cl.n
But a new Era (Iwned u nh the world and
the last sheet anchor of human hopes was
swept from its eternal astenings by two,
master spirits, who attempted to ride in the
whirld wind, and direct the storm. Rosseau
and Voltaire gave a new and fearful impulse
to the humnan mind and they stand account
able for the promulgation oldoctrines which
have rolled high and fierce the sea of human
passion. lre-eminently gifted with the
power of drawing the absurdest conclusions
from the soundest pronise--thmey pro.
nounccd the Bible a forgery and religion a
cheat, and established in its stead a system
of universal lienevolence, which extended
in its reach to the remortest corners of the
earth. France caught at the idea with
avidty. The bright gleam of universal
entancipatiii, that occassoionally shot
athwart, their vision lead them on through
seais of blood, in the hope of finally con.
sLmmating their brightesidesire--which at
best was a cunningly :devised table-a
transitory illusion. 'their doomn may be
read in the history of the reign of terror.
Under the prevaihng influences, Europe cut
loose from its ancient fastenings, an I dr4fted
wildly over a sea of uncertainty, whose
tr:ning billows had been lashed into fury
by the stormis of doubt, arjd terror without
a chart to direct or a compass to steer her
course. Old usages and Laws gave way
beore the niew spirit which had sprung up
ai digznitiel itself with the name of ben.
evolence. I low many outrages upon the
great fundamental doctrines of social ordn.-,
lve been cormmitted under the name o
lienevuience! lBut what is this 3enevo.
lene-which claims for itself such exalted
irerogatives! It is that specious garb in
which Rosseau and Voltaire clothed the
worst of all their infidel doctrines-that
equality in positinn-equality in dignity
rights and property was not only a funda.
mental law of nature; bt the foundation of
I all true systems of goverhmet. Why dis.
gtuise it for political puiposes under the
name of conmumiism or*socialisni Why
attempiii. to conceal the true nature of the
attack, by such liny 'pretences- The
oiject was too loatrii.b,:'and corrupt to
stand forth before the treridian blaze of
truth. It was a hand to :faid fight between
infidelity, and the tr'rmbs of:Revel htion-it
was a stern conflict, litd e " hodegenerate
passions of man, anth Ii itor of duty.
T'me battle be ggWtIt iof Prance.
Fierzos.pirits ca i rcer fight.
Th t Ooc t ugintr
estsk' fi~ -q fiter
bar t
ibtronAit uit) t" t
; . r d uipta ted in e
Ianias of ti' .
- A Republic was reared upon its ruins,
which to all appeir.. ii '" ,vas a permanent
national arrangeenint ma1 de by the people
themselves. There was ani appearance of
health in tie body I'olic-but the hectic
lnli carried to the experienced mind the
surest evidence of the deep and fearlul
cbaracter of the disease. The attractive
dlowtrnes of universal equality spread
throughout Europe, and moon followed out.
break upon outbreak, and explosion alter
explosion, until the oldest kingdoms quaked
to their centre and monarchs bowed their
kiees im terror.
A und these reaseless agitations and wild
v Scii tions of mitnd, the ^2iZe of oan was
:milidenly arretel ly a Lllorious orb which
marose in the W1'e tern Ilorizon and shot a
bright r;ay if j.v ;ull hlopii. to the remotest
corner, of the eartht. The sun of Americani
ih rte r-i , ith a spln'idor mauliiied by
1 le deati li iimp, of tyrain v. elir lulepen.
d1,m-ue hail been'; dla.red :and ac knoweI dgred
Iv tihe' w ,r , :nd she atotiol a bright ex
en:ilibr-a liitern oi %irtue and heroies.
.\ i'o "r a his io:i l.oked , uon as the last
ani o Iy rup, try' t huiin liberty, and it
wa.i. tiro en h ji--I that the knelt of Lim
a ' ,''o;il ldie her eternal totnidation.
li it w.s iii I" ;.ri'll'iie;it i 'ovt'rim eit
d .h 1: te.-.r.y ' .bid. T rhuntim tn.
poIr :n~e ri!" 'le' ii th iiott I io much
b . r.d :2 t*ii. i or, i.,r r ial iii~y crum lnnert
du,: .un rim 1I ' b r.h '.mt hope are li'm red
: dtie-p .:i uri. T i'cuse ofi thae t ldure
rits titiuI iniber's the ol aves
iir'mtuai lii :ii, '. i i 'lutieti li. erty. aim ; tier.
I .2 . i ' irin ' t li r ii tui'p'c l ed i'as v h iiOry,
lo-y~ ify~ le a :ie.. i thinedimit of t eittd
Ir.ute asx t n- menerge ahitonh advnce.y
niit, imi' ,n the crd of hunnhet anpon
x was for mort tin eveni~ ty y earm , --weu hiw
weta pcit~n mou~sriini mxto bsieol
l' Ir by th'ie ' t s irof Itom o x ancliieiiry
.inil dild b1114'uind byi ithuors coummonih
dIi liuth~ii'- . and 'dingers, strng o io el, the
st mlru w..riit se'ntli hut wailrem i fcountr are
tluii pie uy',i arraye lin , e tit h suhty'---she
tii i ,x l iiy r.l t-but iniliylthe i'nlach,
wtiliaihe' e ts tr' e iiii i. 1 [ ii .....\\' hg ias
prohiicl ti, e''csl...hi'tyhngThe ca ur
a-ri.6 i o l t ittilertire. xx idiigt i.
a i' I: w iera iiet ri e.imil' I t a iu t
I )nx'iti me'riirth d i; into te l)echniate
'olrinamo lanit illa thane acuhd
mi thtttt oi-r a mel satdogmahav'allt iinu"re
hii.OiselI by tyhe bimtetoryi oi manqfrm
4pread of such disorganisingdoctrines, that
they have decltted the chrigtiatn religion
inadequate to the Wants of humanity, and
established for themselves a "higher law,"
upon the principles of universal lanthro.
py. The advocates of this systemn ofunbound
ed sympathy have repeatedly declared that
when the constitution-the "muagnit charts"
of American liberty-comes in contact with
their creed, it is the high and sacred duty
of man to disregard the intutielons of the'
latter. The safeguards which were thrown
around that sacred instrument-ordained
for the common safety-for its defence and
protection-have gone down sreucessively
before the advancing tide of Iniquity and
oppression, until there only remains the
disrobed skeleton of that once beautiful
'orm, through which the shrill winds of
abolition are whiathng their fearful orgies.
Under the operation of causes beyond the
scan of man, we are rapidly approaching a
great and important crisis in our history.
The shadow of the sun has gone back upon
the dial of American liberty, acrd we are
rapidly hastening towards the troubled sea
of Revolution. A dissolution of the Union
is our inevitable destiny, and it is idle for
man to raise his puny arm to stem the tide
of events. The skilful mariner, when lie
foresees the gale, trims his bark to meet it
in its coning. The redening clouds which
have slumbered for years upon our political
horizon, was a sign of events pregnant with
great results, yet we regarded it as a thing
of doubt and uncertainty. The lightning's
lurid flash las followed, and under press of
sail we essayed to outride the storm, and
compromised our political existence. But
now the muttering thunder proclaims the
near approach of the hurricane, and shall
we not reef our sails to meet the advancing
storms? Why do we stand with our arms
folded? calmly awaiting our doom, while
there is a chance of salvation? The fleet
is widely scattered, and still held under the
away of seine power iethargy. But, thank
God-the crew of one ship are on the alert,
and at her mast head float the Palmetto
standard. The old, true, stern, unflinching,
eagle-eyed Helmsman who has steered her
course for forty years. has gone down at
the post of duty. Another with dauntless
brow, in quick succession bowed his head
beneath the fury of the blast, yet there is a
throng of fearless souls to claim the position
of danger. The storm may burst in all its
terror and sublimity, but that jallaL bark
whlch has never yet quailed fefore the
toni .q ed
-tinaIbeit li at ript a er
ence to particular acts that the constitution
has been abused and grossly violated. "If
there is a man with the least particle of
Southern blood coursing in his veins, who
has not perceived from the course of
events that it is the palpable purpose of
Northern insolence never to pause in their
lawless aggressions until we occupy the
position of vassals in the Union, let him
depart from among us, and claim fellow
ship with those whose perverted notions of
justice and right accord with his, for he is no
friend of ours. Southern men may differ in
the mode, measure, ahd time of applying the
remedy, but all are agreed as to the dan.
gerous nature of the disease.
'That instrument for which we nnce had
such deep and holy veneration, has be.
come a by-w*td-a reproach to the Ameri
can people, and is made the instrument
or the most unnatural oppression. The last
harrier of that Constitution whose peculiar
boast it was that it was founded upon the
immutable principles of justice and truth,
has been swept away by the surging tide of
abolitiun lanaticism, and we are now float
iog at the mercy of the waves. We are
drifting madly within the circle of the
dreaded whirlpool, and yet we refuse to ex.
ert the power God has given us, for our sal.
vation. if we perish thus, and our name
is blotted from the rolt of nations. our fate
is merited, and our doom is just. Act after
act of aggression lhas followed each other
ini such rap d succession, that it is enough
tol eni the eyes of the blind and imake the
miartyred patrioits wiho sluimber uporn every
bat tle-fild of liberty, rise from the dead
ndl Irown indignantly upon those who
.i eve so shaimefully disgraced that for
which they wenit ihrough the toil of the
Itevnl utlin, and tinally died to perpetuate.
We have protested, anid our protestations
have been in vain. We have warned, arid
our warnings have fallen upon idle ears.
We have claimied our righti, and our
clims have been answered by adding in
suit to, injury. What more can we do t
There are but two alternatives-to main.
tacn our rights at all and every hazard, or
ecouch beneath the oppressor's real. Shall
we cling' to the Union for the paltry pur.
pose of a iiaiioiial name I Shall we cry
.Umion' for the fear of perilling our person.
al satety im i cotest with power 3 Our
onmly reiiedy is in secession fromn the Union,
-i-metant, iunmediate secession. if we sub
mit nowv, the tate that awaits Us in ihie f(u.
ture is too dlegraditg to be told. Withont
piresenit, resolute, determnined action, our
udoomi is sealed. Secession is ouro lv hope
of salvation, andl too that with or w'ithiout
the co-uperatiou oif our sister 8tates of the
South. But the first sted taken, and they
will unite with us heart and hand. The
rmined of all are prepared for the emergen.
cy. The weak and the strong ire alike
coiivinced of the danger, l.et but one
Southern State fling to the breese the flag
of 1)isunion, acid her sister States would
soon asseimble arcound her in that majesty
wuhich insulted humanity alone can assume,
and present a tront that will awe the Unii.
verse. We have nothing to fear. Let us
d eno prepare for action; and if the battle-cry
should rimg over our land, a hundred thou
sand souls would crnwd to death as to a
tesi ival. TIhere is, no retreat but in dishon
or ancd shiamie. The sons of Carolina are
prepared for action-if necessary, separate,
(distinict, independent action. They are
w illing to peril all in defence of their hon
or and integrity. If it is meet that their
livos should IGo oGted 'up a .sacrinice unn
the altar of libertys the victim is bound and
ready for the knife. They would cheerlui.
ly lay their bones by the side of their an
cestors, beneath tite groen bopghs of The
Palmetto tree, and await the trump thaft
shall sound the knell of time An. any event;
let us be prepared to stand by the cause oi.
God and ttuth. Let us be realy 'pre-.
to preserve, untarnished by the least'
stain of dishonor, the- motto written p en
the standard of our State, "Animis .p."
busque Paratit"
The custom on occasionsa like this, as
well as mny own' feelings, fellow-aildersij,'
will not allow me to puss this ' opportlrity
without it few general remarks addressed
specially to you. And we hail with pleas
ure the presence of our invited guests, the
members of the Claremont Troop, who have
honored us with their presence on this. oc
casion as a bright omen of the future. We,
"fellow-soldier.,', are engaged in.the same
struggle for equality and independence.
With but a slight shade of difTerence, we
belong to the saine noble profession which
has ever been the Keystone to the Arch of
Liberty. Based upon the noblest traits of
character-those which impel us to repel
an ii.sult and redress an injury-the mili
tary professions at all times stands pre-emii.
nently high. The citizen soilder is the
proudest character in the world-dignified
and calm in times of repose, yet terrible in
the hour of battle. The base hireling of
Europe slaughters his fellow men for a pal
try recompence but the citizen soldier bares
his blade only in defence of honor and prin.
ciple. The one fights for money, the other
for liberty which Is dearer than life itself.
Friends scorn the motives of the one, while
angels applaud those of the other. True
courage Is the proudest wreath nature hsts
woven around the soldier's brow. -That
firm resolution and unflinching determina
tion of purpose which enables a man to
stand unmoved amid the "wreck of matter
and the crash ofworlds," is not alone the
soldier's boon; but the brightest jewel
which adorns his character. 'here is a"
reckless daring commonly called : courage
which may impel the most timid soul to a
wondrousdeed;:like those phosphoric lights.
which perform fantastic feat amid the
quagmires of earth, it vanishes ere it bursts
upon the visdun. But genuine courage,
like the diamond, glows amid the s profun.1
dity of darkness, and glittertwithh nc
ad brilliancy as the stimo h w
their d 9eL~.T ~ V a
apod the world. t me a thb-i e
drapery which decorates your legislauvo
halls in the habiliments of mourning? ft
tells of sorrows past and troubles to come.
The brightest star has been struck from
the constellation. The noble, the gifted,
the beloved Calhoun, who loved his native
State with the fondness of a woman' love,
is no more; and Carolina mourns. Yet his
warning finger still points to the path of
honor and duty, and his immortal name in
spires us with tenfold courage to resist
that spirit which laid him, the pride of Car
olina's heart, low in the tomb. Every 'thing
is tending to a convulsion that will make
nations weep tears of ngony. It may be ; a
bloodless conflict-war may not ensue; but.
the lowering aspect of political affairs be
tokens a clash of arns Are you prepared.
for the event! Have you that stern. rigs
training and discipline which would enable
you to stand calm and collect amid the
shock of armies. Gird well your armlr,
and prepare for the worst. Come in what
firm it may, war is at all times terrible.
It involves an awful destraction of human
life-but to die on the battle-field of liberty
is a glorious death.
"Oh, if there is upon this earthly sphere
An, a boon offring that (leaven holds dear-,
'Tis the last libation that liberty draws
From the heart that break,, and bleeds in, her
cause."
Why talk of submission wlai hedishonoir
is starimg us in the facet The old revolu
tminary soldier, as he totters over ihe grave,
faitly pronounces the word resistanmce.
Submissin/ "Fellow soldiers." thm'-ro as ni
such word in Carolhna pohuecs! Iie.r mtout
lit regaird to such outrageous assumppions
of power on the part of the General Gov.
ernmnt has always been "resistance."
Will any one tell us to told our armes in
cuiness and peace whmile the uplifted knife
glares above our heads, ready to deal the
fatal blowv, wvhen we have the power to (Ie.
fend ourselvesi H~ave we aity thing to fear
in a conitest with the Gene:al Government!
Unroll the scroll of Faimte and read the
brillhant achievemett of the Palmttto
llegitnent on the ensanguined plainis of
Mexico. It we submit now, we woul be
traitors to ourselves and our posterit y.
But if I kitow the spirit which burns in
your hear s at this mioment, you arc read'y
mo peril all that you hold near and dear in
the conttest, and not only for yourselves,
but to assemble your chtildretn around you,
anid swear thtem upon the altar of liberty,
'Never to live as traitor slaves,
While heaven has highitor earth has
graves."
Somebody's Father.
BY MRs. 5TOwE
The omnibus wvas slowly pirstuing its
way up one of the long himlle thtat lea -s to the
nut-skirts of Cincinnati when the attention
of its inmates was directed to a man lymng
on the roadside, with flashed and swollen,
face and tremblinig lhmbs, who vainily strove
to raise himself from the earth, muttering
brokeni antd incoherent sentences, aind ever
and anon faillin g into the dust which hiad al
readly plentifully biegrimned htis lace andl
clothes. Some of the passengers gaaed tip.
on hiim with a contemptuous smnile of pity%
some with an expressinn of loathing and
disgust, whde a few of a coarser sort on the
top, burst forth into an expression of vul
gar derimion.
"Go it, old chap," said one. 'Try it a.
pin." shouted amaiser as be iadoi a fr.t'
less attemtpt taioi~~ltf~~a
1 gue. ;"sai'J-a; ihirdji .h 5A; %s'j"1i'k
4 .littlo~bo y abut~v g, t r
ltrptchuing lesq ik'W 4e% ss t,
josrsedhe JtttigJ akot
"uh ithr oWoman by lii aide1 "dti.e' '4ti ~ n
ina man tsme, pc auutp
poseep.oh
"116 boy s'e to, oc
of ihi pp ,trho. ooked f w t(Wtatnlsh.
mnt rind sorriP, v ,, os rte;
tttd dves{ . that paegi
uif the gentle lpa
ture they were leaving bdnl??4moudtf
ChriatianAdcprr e, ;,3~l ?
On' the I65}h 1nR aQav rfl1 Z.s
oe:ved by the vote Tv#&s 6L
wnn, the Legialtntxrle' 'ic h ect
ing a U: S. Sea tci ~i 'of. Mr.
Yulee, wh~enStephen ft Mary, osq.
of Key Wret tn- elloed
Ltnder oilier ci 'iisI nq6#should
have hnited M r. Mulbry'b ek'on with
plea~ure; bin we at 'scarcely fe! grta
fied 6t' a result rtidciheed .a* we bey
jove, by the intriituer.=eAd 'anhnagement
If one or two fl~bbfltil ofle-e Legislsa
pure, impelled principgl 1ffIt 'wholly,
by personal hostllty'tiMr V'dle"
Although it is well'fnr,*+ re s~t1ost of
had desired tor.-etirdfrbm di' iu*t life'
at the enid of the pr t-- e~i, yet
it was ;deemedi' ale bte-' jn Vi.W of
he, promncnt stahri tia 'ilt M t~, " iw
iy side .withi: Builers;~ 'jJo e
tiiuuoh supporierrbt2u~t~en~ 'ifghhts
thsta re~elceantign o~ilddj'judene th.i
approval, by~i h~f' 'inktiffftjl. d the
course pursedr by - tril f '.
'! hart .tbiesvW .~er. ROe5tvto ate
3leuon andn adoai' dAj1hD nv,
~ratio usage,:. 'Msr Yv~Ve the r,
mucuts nominatidn b a k-iihtre'vote,
mod but for thepe onstai itjban
ofea~sd. Demnoers t. .FIqiG i,
-etl t-,'j.1 ti {
M r. jYuIee, . 4 b w hv
hitherto 'preierJed ,poppose -M~~z
lee's action on-ine ihistio u iaecst
their voles frr Mr:. Rs~llryi, We leave
hese 'gentlemen to aet ie. heir :own
position,. gratait;ie hoev.gtI I sUpoW
that: some ;new, light lbqi Jt$4.hem
the trup position-to. bacgQqgpjd bi al
Spmteru zIteiht.
" 1 $ p~ the
S3uthloin qutitin h'as~ setled so
Tully an'; sa islaitoff ot
seqt( tinned'thzattheiuie-~ gz. ro to
Mr. Yulco were a direct endormcoient
a!' his pnsiir'on 'awvhl tho' tifabimity
with which the Wi VhAparty gave .their
votes for A!r. M~ullory, .. I. e'. Iitions
Land. vi, w4a ire the satme a..-..Yulee'a,
,Tives also thei r endlorsiojnenty s hpWiia
in entire unusuuenay, in both.par;ies it
hesupto rt of Mr:,O YIlya p'aR4ourse.
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