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|. - DErtmottatic $o1tr"a1, Webtet to S,,O uthern Eight,, Nr, s, uolit s, "Wo will cling to the Pillars of the Temple of our'Zaibe Witmust 614 we will Perish amidst the Ru W. F. DURISOE, Propricter. EDGEFIELD, S. o. EMBER 4, 1851. m FOR TnE ADVERTISER. EXAGGERATIONS OF YOUTH, -y I. K. M. Is youth, why do we overrate What seekis in after-years so small ? Why then does everything dilate In size, so great so deep or tall ? Tiine crawled with such a snail-like pace, A year was like the life of man: A mile was then so long a space, My infint mind could hardly span. When young on novelty we dwell, And wonder greatly magnifies; Then rilhl to mighty rivers swell, And hills to lofty mountains rise. Tne has at length my fancy cooled, And.rivers back to rills have shrunk; Experience has my judgment schooled, And mountains back to hills have sunk. When time the glare has worn away, - That dazzled once tha eye of youth,. The bright illusions then decay, -And fancy yields her power to truth. Advice to the Ladies. Young ladies, you caged birds of beauti ful plumage, but'sickly looks, you pale pets of the parlor, vegetating in an unhealthy shade, with a greenish white complexion, like that of a potatwe sprout in a dark cellar -why don't you go out in the open air and warm sunshine, and add lustre to your eyes, bloom to your cheeks, elasticity to your steps, and vigor to your frames? Take early morning exercise-let loose your cor set strins, and run up hill for a wager a'nd down again for fun. Roam in the fields, climb the2 fenceq, leap the ditches wade the brook; nd go home with an excellent appe tite. Liberty, thut exercised and enjoyed, will render you ealthy, hearty blooming and beautiful-is lovely as the Graces and . everra. 'The buxom, bright-eyed, full breasted, bouncing lass-who can darn a I stocking utend trousers, make her own ;roM fit of ptsand.,ket. 2 for me, or nny'worthy young man to marry; but von, ye pining, moping, rolling, screwd up, wasp-waisted, doll-dressed, putty-faced, consumption-mortgaged, novel-re uling, mu- f sic-murdering datigiters of fashion and idleness-you are no more fit for matrinmony than a pullet is to look after a family of four teen chickens. The truth is, my dear girls, you want, generally speaking, more liberty and less I fashionable restraint-more kiteken and less I parlor-more leg-exercise and less sofa more pudding and less piano-more frank ness and less mock-modesty--more corned beef and less corsets-more breakfast and less bishop. Loosen yourselves a little; en joy more liberty and less restraint by fash ion. Breathe the pure atmosphere of free dom, and become something nearly as lovely and beautiful as the God of Nature designed. -Dow, Jr. IHow TO PIAEVENT A FAL.-A man who had climbed up a tree, accidently missed his hold of one the branches, and fell to the ground with such violence as to break one of is ribs. A neighbor coming to his atssistanfce, remarked to him rather drily had he followed his rule in such cases, he would avoidecd this accident. "Whmat rule do you mean ?" asked the wounded man.. "It is this," repmlied the philosopher: " Nev'er to go down a place faster than you,1 go up." --. To MAKE money plenty and cheap. has been the study of Statesmen for the last ten een-1 turies: and yet wh'len a counterfeter steps in and shows thenm how it's done, he is bundled off to the State's prison, for a dozen years or more. What an ungrateful world.-Dutch mamn. THE aman who had to lower his shirt col ar to pass under the Wheelinig Bridge, ar rived in Cincinnati last week. Hie was labor ing under aslight attack of the collar-y, mor - bus. A r.Amr sent to the Philadelphia Sun, a man to borrow a newspaper containing sonme thing pretty and interestinig. The fellow wrapped himself up in thme paper and toddled off to see her. ThERE is a fellow in, Calhifornia so extrav aennt that he kindles the tire with bank notes, anid skates on icc cream. THEr v. is a hotel in Cincinnati so leaky, that in rainy weather the boarders are com pelled to take umbrellas. " WELLr, now I've got the hang of this hnmsiness," as the culprit said when hc found himself at last Ott the gallows. " WuAr blessings children are!" as the parish clerk said when he took fees for chris teninig thenm. BATTLE OF CHURUBUSCO. 20th August, 1847 IN pursuance of previous arrangements, the anniversary of the victory of Churugs co was celebrated in Columbia on Wednes day by the remnant (if that gallant band whose bravery shone forth so conspienously on that day. The booming of the cannon from Arsenal Hill ushered in the day. At 10 o'clock a procession was formed under the command of Col. Anderson, Lieut. Col. Wal lace, and L. S. Blanding, esq., marshalls of [he day. The two military companies of our town turned out'in full force to escort the Palinettoes to the grave of Col. Butler. After the volunteer companies had fired the salute by the tomb of Butler, the Pal netto Regiment m:irched round the- grave incovered and i- silence. The procession hen returned to the Town Hall, where Col. Win. Maybin, Chairman of the Committee of Arrangements, introdneed the regiment to ,he members of the Town Council in the rollowing feeling and appropriate manner: GENTLEWFEN WARDENS: You see here the renant of the " Palmetto Regiment." They inve convened in your town to perform a pi us dutv, and, to celebrate a victory won mainly by their gallantry. Years of rest have mt removed from their hearts their affection Ind reverence for the memory of the noble Butler. I am sure that these years have not removed from the hearts of your citizens heir gratitude to these brave men. Your >eople, gentlemen, desire to make manifest; md I as their organ, commend to you, their -epresentatives. these cherished sons of Caro ina, knowing, that you will, in all honor, ful il the wishes of your townsmen. A. S. Johnston. esq., on the part of the Wardens, then addressed the Palmetto Regi nent as follows: GENTLEMEN: The people of Columbia are imppy to receive in their town the Palmetto tegiment, and to have the opportunity of nanmtifesting the admiration and gratitude wilh vhich they regard the bhli' men who have lone so much for the honor of the State. since the heroic times of '76, the brightue iage in South Carolina's history is that whieb egords the deeds of the Palmetto Regime t. tit acknowledged your conduct to 'e een pre-eminent in an army wt'ehm in a sm lo campaign, congaered a territory 'ide as n E.uropeanempire. :It is. -true that from a. at'vr -wee*warmirs eepon, now dig from its bosom the golden realth which your valor won. But no fraud an deprive you of the glory of having borne coispicuous part in as daring and success ul an enterprise as ever tried the genius of lie getneral and thi courage of the soldier, i eit her :inient or modern tjmes. We deeply sympathies with your pious urpose of erecting a suitable monument to our dead commander. It is a reproach to lie State that the spot has remazined so long minirked where lit-s his heroic dust. No ands can he so fitting to raise a soldier's omb as those of his comrndes in h:rdhip. n danger.nid in victory. They who, midst. lie storm (if bittle, enught him as lie fell, mid bore his body from the field of glory to iis native land, are the proper persois to rear narble and phl:it laurel above his grave. The cannon that we have to-day heard re ounds in honor (if Churibuseo to vonr nemories speak of the dangers and triumph, if a hard-fought tie*ld. To us they suggest ;omethiing inore-in the proud assurance that L peOple who fight .so well in a foreigi war, 'or glory alone, will carry valor und patriot .m to their sublimest lengths. should they !ver be required to defend their domestic iltars. weeiliih d uwlcm Gentlemen, w odal i o ecm :n our town. anid beg you to ntecepit such hios iltalities as it is in our power to oil'er. To which Cot. Gatddeni replied as follows: Sim: Permit me to thantk you, and~ through youi those whom you represenit, for thle hios uitaility extended to the Patlmetto Regiment mthis occasion. nnid for thme thigh eulogiumn ro.u hive been pleased to bestow on their >oior services while engauged in tthe Mexican v'ar. If our conduct nmet the ipprobation of our fellow-citizens, we are satisfied. It is~ rue, sir, that we are excluded from thme terrn ory won by Southerni treasure and Southern >ood-it is trute thatt we have becen robbed of hiat soil by those tinder whose bantner we 'oight-it is true, sir, that that territory has~ >~en appropiriate'd by iin u njust and tyranni atatimajority, to themiiselves, for the p)urpose if inecrenisinig that majority so as to enable hem wvith mtore certainty to carry out their iellish purpo'se of destroyinig our institut ins md oppressing our 'already outraged anid >ver-taxed minority. If for this South Carolina should resolve to qjuit Ithis rotten :ind loaithsome Uniiot, atnd if the General Goverinent should attemtpt to coerce her-I feel that I amu speaking the ientiments of ill wvi'hin the sound of my voice-thle remnant of the Palmetto Regi ment will be mnore rendy to aid in subuduiniw them'i thin they were in'aiding to subdue the SIexienns. We feel grateful for the deep sympathy expressed for our purpose of erecting a nmon umnent to our beloved Colonel. I again thanik you, anid in the name of the regiment, for the hearty welcome you ha~ve tendered us. .After Col. Gladden had concluded, a most tounhiing anid imnpressive scene fotltowed. At the request of the Town Council, Cot. J. S. Preston, one of the Committee of Arrange. menits, led upon the pilatform, in front of the regiutenit, Wmt. Loudon Butler, the son of Col. Butler-a fine looking youth of about sev'entceen, in person very like his fathier. WVe have never seeni an incident that produced more effect on an audiencec. After the aip plause wvhiich greeted the in troductioti of this noble youth, Col. IPreston addressed the regimient ini the followving eloquent and feel itig remarks SOLPIER.S OF TIlE PALDIETTo REGDIENT: I present you here the son of your dead chief. Ie inherits the sword won by his father's gallantry in leading you to victory. Should his counitry call, this arm' of his will ield that weapon with the spirit and the strength which mnrked his noble sire. Did-the blood of the Butler need to be warmed in his coun try's e:use, this scene alone would rouse this boy to emulate his father's deeds. But he needs nothing more to bind him to Carolina. The son of the Butler needs no oath to bind him to his country. lie is born to its honot, and by blood baptised into its glory. I pre sent you the "child of the Palmetto Regi ment." Licut. Abney, of Edgefield, on -the part of -young Butler, replied as follows: SOLDJERS OF THE PALmETfo. REGIMENT: I am requested by my young friend to return to you his warmest acknowledgments for the kind manner in whic-h you have thought pro per-to regard his introduction to von, and to express to his father's friend, Mr. Preston, and to the committee, of which he is the graceful and distinguished organ, his grate f'ul thanks for the unmerited distinction they have conferred upon him, and for the very fl:ittering terms in which they have allude'd to the character and services of his deceased parent. ' lie is nware thnt nothing he could have done, at his inimature age, could have con manded such favorable consideration from meir so renowned for their good conduct, ind their valor in the field : but he appreciates the compliment as sincerely, and feels the same emotions of pride at its bestowment, as if it were mennt for him alone. The flime of his father is the best heritage that hns de scended to him, and wlhatever enchances that, improves the ('nly estate he valnes. I am1 authorized to sn' that he is already so deeply sensible of the debt of gratitude lie is under to South Carolina, for honoring so highly his father and family, that, he would need no other incentive to arim in her cause. And if, in the progress of the innuspicious events which are now darkening the prospect! before us, South Carolina.or- the South should be constrained to vindicate, with the sword, fr' down-trodden rights, his arm, thinuhrl feeble. shall be raised in the fight. Then he will endenvor to prove, ly deeds of his own, whether he is a true and'dutiful "child of the inble Palmetto Regimnt," nnd orthy. to preserveJife rich legaey derived m his honored fatthers. eded The R"giment then proceeded to busines. ol den in the ehai nd nlptritj.D. )ur request the secretary has furnished us vithi an abstr:ct of what was done. No or ler was passed to publish the official proceed ungs. Col. Gndden on taking the chnir addressed the reiment in a very nppropriate manner, remarking that the oveasion brought to his miiid the scenes through which they had pass d, from the mustering to the disbanding of the regiment-the toilsome marelies, the em laarknt ion nt. Molil, the hnding at. Lobos, the landing at. Vera Cruz, the firing of the first gun :nd the intense excitement burning in all thiirbosoms. He- feelingly illuded to the fall of their lamenled Colonel and their brave aseciates. le then addressed them on the subject more immediately before them-on taking steps to erect a suitable monument in memory of their late commander and the dead of the Palmetto Regiment. He then stated that the meeting was ready for busi ness. The.following is the correct list of the remnaint of~ the Palmetto Regiment who w~ere present on the occasion: Colonel-A. II. GIladden. Major-K. S. Molfatt. ient. W. LB. Stanlhey, Quartermagter. ('apt. 3. D. Blandinig, A. C. S. 0. T1. Gibbes, Sergeant MnIjor. C'ompny A.-Capt. F. Sumter, Lieut. S. Sumter, Lient. M. Boyvkin. Pergeant E. Jones: P'rivates A. F. Allen. JT. Ernmnbv, 1. Camgh m:mi, T. McGee, Rt. S. Mellett, II. Moody, WV. S. 'Wilder. Company B.-C:pt. W. B. L~illy, Lient. J. T. Walker, Lient. G. W. Curtis, Sergeants Pagan, H ood, gnhill, Postell, Dunovant, Cor poral Gill; Privates N. R. Eaves, S. I. Evans, W. N. Nicholson, TP. Miller. Comnpany C.-Lient. K. G. Billings, Ser gea:nt S. J. Young ; Privates L. Bradley, F. Hallard. C. T. Darby, Blenj. Baj~kins, Joseph Denn, W. F. H-uter. Company D.-Capt. p. S. Brooks. Lieut. Josep)h Ahny, Sergeant Charles Kenney; P'rivates JTohn Addison, John Arnold, Win. Burrell, G. WV. Durst, A. Delorea, W. Ilol senb~ake, Rt. Kenney, Jnmes Maroiny, Wiley M:dorne, A. McKetizie, J. Whitaker. Company E.-Ca pt. J. F. Marshall, Ser geant Hodges. Private N. Q. White. Company F.--Cn pt. W. Blanding, Lieut. A. M1. Manigault, Lient. L. F. Robertson, Sergeants Rivers. Thayer, and McColhim; Privaites 0. Blanding, Camupson, Darev.- 11cr nandez., E. M. Gilbert, H enderson,' Levy-, infekey, Mnxcy, Parsons, P'inckney, Pender grast, M. Verdier, Wright. Compang G.-Capt. J. A. Kennedy,. Lieut. Jais. Shede, Lieut. Saniuel Rowe: 'rivates Barber, J. Brittinghamn, Jf. Craig, Wmn. Clax ton, S. Camnek, A. Duakes, J. UI. Due, Elims Earle, Quarterniaster's depart ment, Rt. J. Gladnecy, Jas. Me Neil, Comn.Serg. WV. B1. Me Creighit, Sergeant T. J. Myers, H-. J. Moore, S. P. Newman, H-. Robinson. E. A. Rabb, S. Smuart M1. B. Stanley, M1. Stuber, HI. Scott, WV. Tidwell, UI. J. \Vilson, T'. Young. Conmpainy I.-Cpt. W. D. DeSaussure, Lient. T. N. Moye, Lieut. M Rt. Clark, Ser geants Henry heard, S. L. Percival, T. Beggs, H. E. Scot t, J. M1. jliller., Corporals HI. Miller. E. G. Rnndolph, W. F. Purse; Privates T. Beard, W. Barkuloo, M1. Brown, J. Campibell, T. Cross, P. Cantwell, II. J. Caughman, J. B. Glass, J. Glaze, J. E. Hodges, 13. Hulchison, U. S. Johnston, Rt. S. Morrison, W. Mooney, C. Manor, E. Price, 3. Polock, H. Shiever m.11U Company J.--Lient. J' nsart, Lieut. A. J. Secrest, Sergeanut Sergeant L Horton; Privates J.F. e Philips. Company K Capt. N. Iker, Lieut. A. B. O'Bannon, Lieut. C 'IKirkland; Private H. W . BnrLtrg. .' 11. Company L.CnS J i ians, Lient. H. C. Higgins, Corporal V A Pope; Privates F. Barte., John B..-'WOo Chapman, A. Fet-gle, V.- R. .Garey, ittle, Wn. Sheppard, Jacob Warner. Captain Marshall: submt d the following plan for an Association the Regiment. which was adopted:: The Constitutionof the P etto Association. We, members of the P etto Regiment. being desirous of keeping. ye the brotherly feeling which was generat and cemented by nearlytivo years campJ unite ourselve intoaui assocition, to e 'lied the "P - me&Aciaion?' -/ 4 -1st. Each niomber.of I giment hall be an honorary member o e Assoe' tion, and shall become a regula ember b sub scribing this qonstitution,a .ying nnual ly the sum of ($3.00) thre rs. 2d. The Association sha eet annually on the 1st Saturday after t fourth Mondny in November, in the town ;columbia. At which time-the senior offie. present being a regular nimber, shall pre4 . 3d. It shall be-the duty f the presiding officer to appoint a Treasu r, and a commit tee of arningements for ti ensuing year. 4th. It shall be the du of the commit tee of arrangements, to p I4'do..1 dinner, as soon after the the regul neeting as prae. tienble. which each regular ember shall be notified to attend. Resolred. Unanimous ytfit William Lou. don Butler. the son of:ofr lIto lamented Col. P. M. Butler, be, andii.hereby, declared an honorary member .of the Palmetto Asso ciation. Capt. Mirshall brough 3o the notice of the meeting an allegatigpmade by the Rev. Dr. Curtis, an in the Southern .iPbyterid*Re , effect that a ma. jority of -those members ~olhe regiment who .rturned to South-Cao could not write their names; and mrov at a committee, consisting of one meim f each company. be appointed to inqu ei 'eport upon the matter. The comiitte' red, and in a few moments reporteA tiat, otal number of the mndiiers who' rtu 'j)as 375; that the total numIber oldnot write their names wast to publish this statement to correct the error made public on its pages by Dr. Curtis. Lieut. Abney submitted the following plan for the erection of a monument to the me. mory of Col. P. M. Butler and the dead of the regiment, which was unanimously adopt ed: The Committee of Officers appointed to offer propositions to this meeting relative to the buihling of a monument, bAeg leave to submit the followintg roport: At the earnest solicitation of many of the friends of' the State, and of some o' its high est fnietionarics, the remains of Col. Pierce M. Butler have been permitted to lie in this city, that some suitable memorial might be erected over them. The request was made in the year 1847, and notwithstanding the promise thus given, no stone has yet been raised to mark the grave of the leader of the Palmetto Regitnent-of him who was called the father of his regiment"-nud who. hv his brillant conduct on the field, has recorded his name in history among the proudest he roes of South Carolina. The PImetto Regiment, when it left the State to enter upon the campaign in Mexico, numbered about eleven hundred men. On the v'arous marches it performed in the bait tIe of Chmurnbuseo, and in thle sitecedinlg "battles of the v'allev," it stustained v'ery'. heavy losses. In a word, from siekness and fromn battle. about two-thmirds of the Palmetto Regimnt died in thme military service of their country. Yet. though the living have been rewarded by their State and by their friends with medals, swords, arnd other to'kens of respect and nipprobation, the dead have re eeived no tribute, and their friends and relni tiv'es have not been permitted to share fully in the general rejoicitng, and in the rewvards of valor. 1. Resnired, Titat a monument to the me mory of Col. Pierce M. Butler and those of the Palmetto Regiment who died in service be placed ove his remnains. on some appro priate-spot in the town of' Columbia. 2. Resoltred, That a committee of three from ench company be constituted a c'omnmit tee to raise funds in their own aind the ad joining dist ricts. 3. Resolced, That a commit tee of one from each company, with the field officers, Colonel Gladden chairman, he appointed to receive motney and reports from the rmtb.comnmittees ilready raised, and from other sources. ma king iull :iequittances for the samie. That it shall be the special duty of this committee to project the plan for the cnntemplated mon unment, to employ an architect, and to do all thinigs necessary to its completion. JOSEPH ABNEY, Chairman. Capt. J. D. Bluinding moved that the senior officer present of each company hand in the names of'all the members of his company wvho have died since the regiment was dis charged. The motion was adopted. Lieutenant Manigault offered the following resolution, which wvas unaaimously and with great applause adopted: Resolired, That we, the surviving members of' the Palmetto Regiment, do hereby pledge ourselves to sustain the action of South Carolina in whatever positIon she may be placed by ther constituted authorities. 1 here being no further business, the meet ing adjourned. At four o'clock the firing of one hundred guns commenced from the Armory of Messrs. Glaze & Boatwright, and the Palmetto Reg ;me.ta.nd their guests rproceeded there to, dinner. We have never seen a more suimp. tuous entertainment. We would be doing in justice to the Committee arrangenents. and more especially to the gentleman who super intended and prepared it, Mr. John McKen zie, were we not to give a most cordial and hearty commendation of the feast and of the excellent order and arrangement of everything relating to it. Col. Wm. Maybin presided a.tsisted by the other members of the Com mittee of Arrangements. Between two and three hundred sat down to tables loaded with the good things of life, to which they did ungjo justice. Letter from Chancellor Dargan. TiE following is Chan. DARGAN'S letter to the recent secession meeting in Yorkville: DARLISGTON, S. C, July 25, 1851. GFNT.E1MEN: You have done me the favor to invite me to be present at and to address a meeting of the citizens of York, on the first Monday in August next, which meeting has been called for the purpose of sustaining the policy of secession by South Carolina from rron the Union. I can in truth say that there is no political question which has ever engaged with such intensity my thoughts mnd my feelings, and there is no public policy vlich [ so anxiously desire to see promoted is that for which you say your meeting has been e:lled. If I could persuade myself that my presence would but in a slight degree be nstrumental in promoting the great cause of Southern liberty and independence, now so learfully put in jeopardy, I should, despite he distance, the short notice, the great heat )f the weather, and other engagements, do nyself the honor to comply with your flat-r ng invitation, and take part in your deliber Ltions. Though not permitted, by the cir mmstances adverted to, to mingle my voice vith yours upon the occasion, courtesy re luires that I should respond to your invita ion; and, in doing so, justice to myself de nands thiI shall n'ot seem to evade. the onq upon the all-isor bing topic which will mgnge your attention. In a crisis like this, very man, from the highest to the lowest, nust form and express an opinion; and he day is coining, and not far distant, when to will lie required to act upon his opinion. %nd I pity tho man who has, or shall florm. mn opinion, and utter a voice unfavorable to lie honor and peace, the liberty and inde sendence, of his native State. What South Carolina most needs in her >resent trials is the union of her sons. rhere are three parties in the State. The irst. embrnees thioqe who declare themselves n favor of immediate secession, with or wilhI )t co-operation. To this division. with the xplanations hereinafter expressed. I profess ;o belong. I trust, nd, from all the infor nation I possess, I believe, it is largely iii .he ascendancy. The. second division is 'qually hostile to the continuance of the LInion. They ardently desire its dissolution. rhey maintain the right of secession, and ielieve in the necessity of an ultimate resort o this remedy for the salvation of Southern nstitutin. They' L'elieve, an wve do, that 'he Federal Government is a failure: that the Southiern States can promise themselves no protection, security, justice, or equality from ,t or in it: and tha.tthe sooner our connexion withi such a Government is dissolved the Letter. The third party in the State (if ind Iced, it is vorthy to be dignified wihm the name of a party) is contemptible for its anmbers, and etmbraces those who are for unqualified submission. They profess not to believe that the-Southm has sustaine'd, or is likely to sustain, nnmy wrongs at the hands of raf the North. They glorify the greatness :mnd powver of the Federal Government, and magnify its excellence and its purity. They are even singing hoIsannas to the glorious Union, and lift up their hands with holy hor ror at the profane and damring. traitor who suggests the necessity of its d'ssolution. You may point them to thme insults, thme the wvrongs and injuries which the South has sustained. Their answer to the most logical statement of facts is simply " the Union un dler which wve live is a glorious Union !" You mnay demonstrate the dangers, the in vitable calamities, that attend submission. The answer is still, in yet more sentorian tones," the glorious Union! the glorious Union !" 1 impeach not the motives of these men, and must accord to them the credit oft sincerity in their opinions. I amn, however, at this moment, reminded of the story oif Demetrius and his associate, who, wvhen their idols wiere attacked by the preaching of P'aul and his fellow-labori r.4, said nothing in their defence in the wvay of argument, but all, for the space of two hours, criod, "Great is Di ana of the Ephenina!" I think I may say to these persons, and wihout any preten-. sions to being a great prophet, that the mnag nifleent temple at Ephesums, with its gorgeous decorations and splendid worship, has not more certainly passed away and loft only its mtory behind timn, that their own great po. litical idol at Washington is destined soon to < totter and fall from its proud pedestal. I This party, though noisy, and attracting s much attention abroad from the tnemies of a South Carolina and the South, is feeble In m point of numbers, and will not be felt in the I coming struggle. The two divisions first de- d scribed embrace nine-tenths of the people of e South Carolina. The two combined would constitute as near an approach to unanimity as could be reasonably expected on any great political question or revolutionary movement whatever. Their opinions on all the abstract doctrines involved in the controversy, their views as to the -nggressive policy of the North -V 0 a the advancing power of the spirit that ani- 1 mates it, the irreparable wrongs and injuries i it has already inflicted, and tihe overwhelming ; calamities which it threatens-the opinions of f these two classes, I say, on all these sub jects, are identical. They are separated by a j very narrow isthmus. They differ only as to time. Both are patriotic, and have the honor and safety of the State deeply at heart; and the hist as well as the first would ti be incpable of raising an arm against their mo:lier hind. I believe, and I unhesitatingly express my conviction, that those (I speak of ti them as a class) who cll themselves co-ope- 1 rationists, would, with the most patriotic de votion, sustain the State in any attitude she ti night assume. It is unrortunate, it is deplorable, that in i great crisis like the present, where every hing cherished and dear to us as a free and n iovereign State is in peril, and on the eve of i t great revolution, there should be divisions imong ourselves even though such divi iions should te upon subordinate points. 1 ri'ey paralyze our movements, destroy the noral force of our position, and impair the .v ,onfidence of those who synpathise with us uI n the other Southern States, and look to. ur example and our lead, which they are iereafter to follow. SrA' I!,rnlina is A orlorn hope of he Soudi - lie first blow, and co-op vill come. It is her pr. lhe van. She must et. ained.only -y moralinflu-p : . - vill rally around her. -He cnlly theirs. Would they ;ni'ly of the suicidal polie) *. mubjugation of their gallant ..., ., ither cause than her zeal in defending their il !nmmon rights, and to no other end than to i Tive strength to the arm by which they in heir turn, would be immolated ? in the 0 itnure of things this cannot be. There are tdver:se circunmstancs that will prevent the rc :o-operntion of the Sonthern States until af er South Carolina shall have seceded. There d ire no indications to the contrary of this. )n the other hand, every indication favors the rrectness of these views. We are assured >f thb truth of them by our warmest friends n those States. Yet there are patriotic 0 nen in South Carolinn, who still cling to this lelusive hope, who yet would be opposed to illimate submission, even thougb they were isured-that co-operation and assistance nev ,r would come. t The secessionists and the co-operationists, ti is they are ealled, are one party. They mustii aruonize. The seceessionits arc not op- fr losed to co-operation,but desire it, above allb :hings if it can be obtained. But they are mnwilling to let the secession of the State rest upon that condition. The co-operation- , sts desire, before the State shall secede,that ane or more of the Southern States should ;mter into some comapnet or pledge of co-ope ration and assistance. But then patriotic I :itizens would be offended, and justly, to be C ichiided in the category of the subnmission ists. They do not hold that, if all hope of I Southern co-operation is lost, South Caroli na must, or ought to, settle down in quieta sbject submission, 'and strike not one blow four her lost rimzhts, and for the maintenannee of the few that renmain.. These are not their a opinions and feelings; (I speak of them as r a class.) on the contrary, in that event, they " go for resistance, and resistance to the last C extremity. What hi it, I repeat, that sepa-0 rates these two classes of our citizens, and i p~revenits them from fraternizing? \Vhy is ita that they snarl at each other, and 'utte~r mu tual reproaches through the dress and other- f wise ? Let such ill-omuened and mischievous a contentions ense between brothers and pa triots. Let our People forbear to give aid c and comfort to the enemy, by divisionsI among themselves. Let ihem turn their in- Y vective, and their arms against the common d oppression. These ehises of our citizens are separa- sr ted, as I have showvn, bmy no irreconcilamble n principles. They only differ on the question e of expediency. Let a high and fervid patri- u otismn fuse and amalgamate them into one. d it seems to ine that neither of these par ties have very well defined their " phtform." 'I WVhile the "scessionists," have not declared with precision wvhat tihey' mean by immediate secession, the "co-operationists" have not explicitly said howv long they arc disposed to e wait for Southern co-operation, before they s wetilrd be willing for South Carolina to so- a c..d1 ane. I have as I have said, nao hope >f previous Southern co-operation. I, there 'ore, as an individual acting "for my single elf," should be in favor of immediate seces - ion, at least as soon as the State should be ble to complete the necessary preparations. lut for the sake of harmony, I should be lisposed to make some concession to the o-operation party as to time. When I say that I am for immediae State etion, I mean this, that I would desire South "arolina to secede from the Union for exist irg causes, with or without co-operation ; the nal act of secession to be consummated 'ithln the period prescribed for the continu nce of the State Convention by the Legis. itive act which called it. Within this time P , and for the sake of harmonizing all opin., ns, I should be disposed to wait as long as iose who still cherish the hope of Southern n-operation might desire. To this end, let the oegislature at its next session call the con ention -together on the first Monday il Lpril, May, or June, 1852. The convention ould then sit, and adjourn from time to me until the first Monday in April, May, of une, 1853. as the case might be. This lould be almost two years from the present me. In the interval, Congress will hard vice met and adjourned. I would not coun., l this delay with the expectation or hope iat any'vatisfactory adjustment of the great sues would be made with the North through ie intervention of Congress. I believe that ) just compromise would be tendered. And it were, I should have no confidence in thd mod faith of the North in observing thd impact. But I think that if Southern co., ieration is not effected by the spring of 53, then no man in South Carolina could iy longer hug to his bosom that illusive hope hich is now a stumbling block to thd ifuttered movements of the State. MTi ight then show an unbroken front to thd memy. the ITegislature the right of re-establishing tem. Let her make ineligible thereafter, Inse who hold Federal offices, to any offie' rhonor,,profit, or trust in South Carolina; id withhold from them the elective franchiso" ithin the State. Let her enact such polied gulations, and levy such taxes upon North -n goods sold within the State, as may be Wed expedient, or conducive to the great id in view. I only glance at the character the preliminary measures that should be lopted, without any positive expression of iion, as to any particular one suggested. no paramount object of course would be to ece the State in a state of preparation for' s new phase of political existence. And imaly the convention should before its dis ilution by its own limitation consummatd labors by the crowning act of a declara Dn in behalf of the people of South Caro 1ia of their independence of, and see-ession om the United States of North America. If' 3fore the final act in the groat drama, wve stnin the co-operation of our sister South. -n States, it will only be by pursuing some ich course, as [ have above crudely and riperfectly suggested and defined. If South Carolina falters or recoils all is ist. The right of secession will be consid. red as abandoned. The colossal poster at Vashington will be fearfully increased. Tlie. coplo of this State will be disheartened. 'heir spirit will be broken. 'Thlef, as weli our enemies, will never again have faith ini ie pledges of the State, to resist thewrongs hich she has suffered, and to a'vert the evils rid the dangers that are threatened. The impant spirit of abolitionism and freesoflismi -ill exultantly hurry us to achieve the fina[ itastrophe. But I pause, I forbear to fil[ at the gloomy picture. I would even hide I could, from my aching sight, the horrible aid appalling vision. I feel, gentlemen, that I hie iety impera etly presented my views upon the greatest d most important topic of the times. Tho' regoing remarks hav~e been ivritten fhurried, damno currenle. I have apprehensions that iey may not now reach you ini time foi ur meeting. If they do not, I am purstad ad notmuch will b9 lost. In conclusion, gentlemen, snflier- ind to ty, in the language of that stern and ren6wv ed old Roman, who is said thus to hate eon tided all his spechfes ini the Atoman Senato pon wvhatever subject, " Carthago. dclcnda clenda est ? Carlihago delenda est !" Gxo. W DATRG Al. 'o Messrs. Ti E.bratton, J1. M. Lowry, and others, Committee. gr'I'E more feople do, the more they nu do. Ho that does nothing renders him eli incapable of doing anything. While we re executing one work, weo are prepaning nrelve to undertake another.