Speech of Hon. F. W. Pickens
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Excerpt from Speech of Hon. F. W. Pickens: Delivered Before a Public Meeting of the People of the District, Held at Edgefield C. H., S. C., July 7, 1851 Mr. Chairman! Fellow Citizens: I return you my sincere thanks for the kind manner in which you are pleased to receive me - It is far more than I had a right to expect. It is with the utmost reluctance that I am induced to trespass upon you at the present time. I assure you in great sincerity, that upon no previous occasion of my life have I risen to speak more reluctantly or under feelings of deeper embarrassment and anxiety for the future. I thank God! that I have been able, for the last few years, to withdraw myself entirely from all the bitter conflicts of party feeling. It was my lot, when very young, to have been thrown into many angry contests in the excited party warfare of the day. I know that I have said many things, which perhaps in cooler moments I might have wished unsaid. But removed, as I have been, for years, from all active struggles in politics, I can truly say that whatever harshness may have been generated by collision, I, at present, feel not a lingering sentiment of unkindness towards any party or any men, with whom it has ever been my lot to come in conflict through the past scenes of life. I never wish again to mingle in the bitter, and, for the most part, heartless struggles of politics. I have enough, in the endearments of home, to give contentment to the heart of any man. But, gentlemen, we are on the eve of mighty events. And the emergency of the country rises superior to all parties or all party contests. Entitled to an inheritance, transmitted through treason and revolution, I would be untrue to those from whom I claim my origin, and prove myself but a bastard, if I could hesitate to risk that inheritance and life itself, if necessary, in defence of the ancient liberties and independence of South Carolina. If we expect to go through the present controversy successfully, the very first thing to be done, is to produce union, concert of action, cordial and kind feelings at home, in every citizen of the State and between all classes and all parties. We must forgive and forget the past - we must come together as brethren of one family - we must bury all feelings in a consecrated and holy devotion to the State, and nothing but her true honor and interests. Division at home will be fatal to South Carolina - and through her to Southern Independence. All know that to divide South Carolina is to paralyze her arm, and to make her imbecile is to destroy all hopes of Southern co-operation or Southern resistance. Our strength has heretofore consisted in our union, and this has made us a fit basis to commence Southern resistance. We are a small State, and have been isolated by detraction and abuse. The minions of Federal power and the tools of Northern aggression have singled us out for their constant denunciation, because they well knew we stood in their way and were their main difficulty in perpetrating schemes of plunder and usurpation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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