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From tin? Tri'e S t!:ron. southern rights meeting. ( r. \ft.iiTTK, n. C., Oct. 29. A of ilie iri-mis of Southern Ri^hti w;i* hehl i;i t ie Jo.i:t ilonse tliis al'te. iioo-i, and "'o - ftwrwiil fOtl ItV flip flection of S. A. Davis, Esq., .as President, and W. M. Matthews. Secretary. Mr. L. 3ndger beirg called upon explained very briefly the objects of the meeting. Upon motion made and seconded, it was Resolved. That a committee of five be ap pointed by the Chair to prepare a Preamble j and Resolutions expressive o! the views of ihe i citizens of Mecklenburg upon the laws recently I passed by Congress respecting slavery. Whereupon the Chair appointed Messrs. Jno. j Walker, S. H. Elliott, J. M. Potts, Dr. C. J. j l ux arid L. th- committee, who retired. Wlrle the committee were out, R. P. Waring, esq,, who was called upon, rose and made an animated Southern Address. The committee returning reported the pream 1 1 *! ' ?* '"Itiwli K/*inrr l hie ana resolutions which mnuw, , rend, were unanimously adopted. <,.erea3 theabolition fanatics of* t!ie Noitli liaw from a very early period of our history I made and continued to make aggressions upon the institution of slavery in the South, and not- : v i...standing repeated concessions on the pait! cf ?!t Sootii nave persisted in tlieir warfare up- { on rant institution, and being emboldened by tip i.- {icq! e 'f successes and our many humble ; and j acific concessions, have not only invaded | Oiit* domestic relations tlnough these attacks, " 1 '* - * - J?.... An. iiAnaftfil. ! but iiave gone so.iar as u? ucuy uui whsmw ( ;il ij its ; nod whet ens, we bed've the admis.; 'i :'i of Califnrni i as n State, (dictated as it was ( by their spirit ot' aggression and rapacity, and ' their (iis|tnsitiuii to deny us our just afnd itial- ; ir",;|jle right:;) to lie unconstitutional, and pass* i d i.v utter disregard of the epual claim ol the ; Si.utli to a portion of tiiat territory : and believ- 1 iag the offer made hy them to purchase a por- 1 tii>h of Texas is hut another coveit attack upon ' our domestic institutions, a bribe and an insult. '} i ercfore he it R"*o!rt?i% 1st. That we, the citizens of Old Mecklenlimit, in convention assembled, do in the hrst j Ir.cc and in t!.e most emphatic manner, enter! our most solemn protest against the law admit- ' ti-.g- t diiorni-, as a .State into the 'Union:' that1 - | u I :!; upon such admissii n as impolitic, unjii: t. :.s i!i graceli.l to the n njority that passed ? it. rd as a viol, tion of the constitution. Cd. 'that we have hereto.ore legarded and*! re? acted the line of-'Jl) 30 as a settlement line b i\ vt*;j the .North and the South upon this de1: ;:d agitatingquestion of slavery, that we ! : e sii.it of ti e ' omnroinise establish.. ; i ii a- ?:n.? been violated. and South of it, f.i \ ti. il.> e.\piv?s meaning, invaded hv . ; ifMsii laws p:t sod ia < ongivss and coin- i , 111 .1! in the compromise or omnibus bill; that c view their parage ;;s eminently disturbing harmony ami tending to a rupture of the i .:i?ui, if they have not already sounded its , Ivell. a.id tliat against those l.iws, all and sin tie. we do earnestly and seriouslv enter our I 1?. :iC-C. _ | Hit 'I hat we believe the U rion o| the South fo? itMt tutke uud safety of tin* South to he a Just and tigiitemw (jiilift, and i\e pledge ourselves to co-operate with other Soiitueni States tiiat ti e using means to strengthen Miis I. nioti and ' rcsi t the violations of hie I onstititlion. I'ii. Tfcit we view the action of the North si* r .i - time, wh re every effort is being made | to ueie -t the operation of the Fug'tire Si .ire L > -. as furtiie ..ggressive upon the South, :md . a = deserving t to j st co .demialion ol tlie yoiu.ieru people. ?'! ?* foilo*.\ is:g we: oiier-'d it\ Win. 11. .My-| o as additional resolutions. and uiiaiih > iiio adopted: t hat the St ite . ro.npo.-ing t ie 'etle.al I. ii.ni are free a.id iiidependimt sovereignties; Hi it they may and of ri .'lit should exe ei>e all the rights of separate, distinct and in lependi nt commonwealths, whenever the protection of the i 'ederul (ioverumcul is withdrawn, or in the wisdom the jteoplu wronged, it^ deL-^ iu'.' |>.m?ers nre wrested tod j>erve ted *-.t the iajarv o ' that |iC*o;ile, i ii" in<?i i" u;.i?n tV-ir reserved . i^hts or invading 11> i. institutions: granting to t:n? -eit,?MI ttitvj ii-ii-r.it ?,neh i towers otilv ...? . - 0 - - , n.i may be {'or tue mutual protection and prebe -vation of trie a bole. l?. i'iiat tie ot itc of North Carolina, in common with Ik*, -i tor St.it > i toe South, ' should adopt such, u.'fiirdatio-s nine a- iiw.i tib uvty ..seentjn ?>t tii t ; o t g to restriction and nor i it leiej e u). .\o:th. that tlie di>ot^':i i * - ei* t',::! *, ti?m. mav se<* : ti.O HO till'.' "tltd V'-i f ill: C'-.' O tit !r .!? j ill*: out o! t.u i < -vious upon ami oHlcio i I termed-J I i ; i;: t ii t i* ::t i n: 01 I,.*. '.t .. i iiat I t oii?.?.... .11 h? tney li.4, we here pledge "out livis, mi. hi time, and our most sii'.vd Sumo." to .o:iiu'..>i i southern Kigot.-. and hoior. , lV.'i-ioUM M the parage of t ie Resolutions 11*1 *: 5 eie :11141 < Liillieut ? iceelie in t.ieir mm.'-lf wi re delivered l?y John Walker, Esq., and the li(Ni.'( . VV. Caldwell. Mr. Myers made some very appropriate and spirited remarks upon (lie resnlutio is lie offerel. *t ?\ xk fir t ier inaiifniouslv V- 7, i or ?' present:ttivr8 elect In ?'f 1. ; i I H i' TiM' on, warm t.ia.iks ii?rtne : '{' ! Iii-* ; litev recently took up<>, ' '.. ?' ' r/...,..... . !. i l< (. i I V this ' . :n > ' V I . . I I III- ?'! I II* . . i.jh s Ii - ' O ?r -li iii-'ii wi re j lie . i' *?' s i ;i:nl >V. it. 3ly- . 1 i'i .'.i' Sisi. ami r.iai lirii*: j u.stCfc' if. iii'itiin> t a j :.at these ornrciMi- j > in :! ? ,-i iii' nets' Ni-sl," ami j 1! a *.'l .i ! |iupt'i> iii tins State ami Suiitti lane , una i-.'ii'Jly to the c.i'i-c he p mupsi ! to c?|iy. ! <), motion tlic iiu-i iinjr adjourned, sul?jt*ct j ?u O.iii Ul Ult* 1'iVsi.IiMlt. S. A. DA * IS. Cli'ni'u. ' V. M Mathkws, Sic'y ; it.v Patrick IIknrv.?The tlistinU'i'-ii'il \ iron in orator, Patrick JJewry, hail hve .njin's Jauti jleiedith, Ai.ne Christian, I Lucy Wood, Susan Madison and Betsey Russell. The last mentioned lady was the grandmother, of the Hon.vW. C Preston, President of the South Carolina College. William Henry was his only full brother. Patrick Henry's mother was Sarah Winston. His father was John Henry of Aberdeen, ScotIrthn f-J on er'a mntliae time Tana Rnh. I ertson, sister to Dr. William Robertson, the Historian. THE SIGNS OK THE TIMES. By a careful examination of the various presses of the Union, we find the following to be the present state of public opinion. In New York, it is admitted that, the only chance of success for the Whig party, is to rally on the Free Soil doctrines of Seward. With the exception of the merchants of New York, who are becoming alarmed at the manifestations as to Southern trado independence, the voice of the people, in denouncing the South, , and in the resolution to assist the Fugitive Slave 1 Hill, is all one way. The Syracuse Journal, j whose editor is a candidate for Congress, pro- j poses organizations of the people to rebel, against the law, whose execution would be in- : suiting to God and man. He pledges himself lor a lepeal of the law, and the abolitio:i of sla- ' vfiv iii flu> District of Columbia, and of the slave trade between the States. The negroes have been called on to ami and defend themselves; and urged to strike dead the man who first offers to put the law in force. In Ohio, meetings are held favorable to re- i listing the Fugitive Slave Bill At a meeting at Cleaveland it was declared to be the latest boon of despotism and tyranny. In Pennsylvania, the opposition to the law is becoming every day more palpable. In Pittsburg, at a meeting of a Presbyterian Synod, the ministers who professed to extend the reign of the law abiding Saviour, recommended any extremity of resistance; arming if necessary.? The Southern people were menaced in most unchristian and ungentlenianly terms; terms bet- i ter suited to a set of gambling, grog-shop cow- J ai ds, and gastonuders, than clergymen who wear gowns, in the effort to arrest thirteen fugitives at Wi .ebarre, lately, the people rose in iniv* mill dr .vi t-,.. liins-i-s ill' tile law. I>V ... .. ??J t ......J - ? , ? force iVtuu the town. Tiie pence ollieers refused to interior . a- It .? fugitives uv.'v asM-ted on to Canad t. in Texas, th c i'i-i.' of tin- ."Snsitli is gaining ground. It ise iiv.nelv probable that tiie pe? - . pie will rise in die strength of their patriotism,' and reject the partition of the State-a partition wuich the ey. s of posterity will regard as we do the par i i of 1\>| ind. In Mississi. ,i, governor Quitman's resolution in calling Hie Legislature together is high ly approbated. Let our friends never fear for tne people < f unit uoole young sister. She is sound to the centre of the heart. Following our example, she is resorting to all manner of non-iutercou sc. Refusing to bu v from, or sell to, obnoxious persons: to employ teachers from tne North, or to patronize any trade conducted by men, at all questionable. In Alaba.ua, the friends of the South are striking heavy blows A few party leaders, blind and deluded, are still like the blind man in scrip? ' .L . J__I_ i ?,.i?a r,. lure, groping 1.1 ine uaru, unu crying aiuuu km tnoir Ki <ls; D it every attempt to rally the penpie against to* .South, is n miserable failure.? J lie p> o,.le k iow llie leaders?they know what they were in old rimes. In (Jcorgia, Alabama, Mieaissippi, t iey are dead men?those who tie themselves t > t!iem;an<l follow their lead against tlie aoutn, will be dragging putrifying corpses all their lives. Come out faithful patriots!? t?fi ? _ i :\ i ca. u> pieces your *?ing ;in<i isciuoui.imi badges; tr? ;i !i- flio r-tr'r h'tuvhr of office under yn.ii* feet: mi in tin* glory of a conscience, unsoil -d even hv :i thought of listening to ;i proposition of bribery; stand resolutely by your country.?Ct ir. birr. .V-aw. SPIRIT OP SOUTHERN WOMEN. We have received the following spirited and pnt;iolic e<?m iiuiiieatioii troin " A Daughter of Lane .Me ." When Indies use such liigiige il is no1 sur-rising that South Carolina de-ires so earnestly SECESSION. " there a chief whom Ajaxnnghl to dread, Ajax, in all the toil* of battle bred ! The acts of the last session of Congress determined the course which the South must puro i- - ? wishes to maintain Iter rights and p-o < !! wo '\v of her noble ancestors. : ! ir:n i t.ie Constitution ceases to answer the ' . w..;.-:. it w is formed ; on the cotit ft. rv. ' i " ! i 1 g ' edv North in Iter uowarran n.I i..?-nd "it aggressions. Now is (lie time (.11* Sunt . to separate forever from a (I in-! wment which denies her equal rightsfro o a government t.'iat ii t robbed ter of in :nv millions of dollars and still intend to rob her of more, and eventually reduce her to the most awful ruin. The So.ith has nothing t > lose by united and immediate action, but e erytliiug to g in. The North would be the sufferer. Men of the South, it is your in erest?it is your duty to yourselves?to your gallant ancestors?to the cause of humanity, to strike alto gether, against the common enemy?to have l? it one end mid that t(? bent for Southern (lights. | . owmhI-.! ivuieiitbor biat you Imv mothers i r it.us! rem .t ?-it vou are about to i . ?i. . ;ih against you motherland?to ' lit : f ,e jtower ?.l ?<od ifavi- vou li?'- noble j- ;..>>os, in tii! i>!';? rut'der.-; (in that t'isv; '" is to ti;i* lair mother.*; tod daiighteis of <ii *o111111*v, i-i'.ii;i|is voiii own kindred to the no t mocking cruellies, and t" reduce i!u* | .iliodcs .?J' uiiji|ii ie>s and weaitii to tim.-e of > .iii>ei v a ui liesoj-i'ioii. K-iiiomber your rank^ is tuat ol th.* lowest and \ilest ,,l mankind : even 11 a-I- l'?vi* their homes. i.ct tlie whole South be nrgn;u/.od into pom* j panics and well supplied with arms, suitable to | defend Iter rights and secure Southern Independence. I liat we may be tlic strongest in this, let none l?e backward ; dial we may all lie ready at a moment's warning, let our Iroary beaded sires enlist with alacrity under the "Southern Runner." and by their readiness each to occupy, according to its strength, posts of danger and usefulness, lire our youth with double seal to prepare lor deedfl oi noble daring. Let our District, heretofore so prompt to her country's call, now come forward with all her patriotic spirit to defend her freedom and her > <4 1Ua an*/l in aAaw tiirtA iii cbiuco, aim icv iw uui uc ouiu, in aiw muiv, that wen one in*? traitor was found, in Lancaster when Southern Rights was at stake. Be not depressed? waste not a moment in grieving over past wrongs, but rather look forward to the time when, by your gallant deeds, you shall have avenged them; having struck down, forever, the flag of Federal oppression, and raised that of Southern Independence to wave triumphantly over your sunnv fields. A DAUGHTER OF LANCASTER. Stale Rights Republican. TPH3E JJ0U3BPTAIL CAMDEN. S. C. TUESDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 5, 1850. Our Rail Road. Mr. Petsch, the Superintendent, says that Passengers will be conveyed over the Camden Branch R. Road on and after Monday, the 11th inst. This we learn from a gentleman who has recently visitted the break down. Fall Court. , The Fall Term of the Court for this District, commenced yesterday morning, his Honor Judge Evans presiding. Thn dockets are not large, and it is probable. Court will not be in session longer than Thursday. No cases of interest have been returned to this term. The Weather. VVe are having delightful weather, but would be quiie willing to have a little rain to quiet the dust, which is getting quite troublesome. No. 2. "Free Trade, with greater prosperity to all the various interests, agricultural, in-chenicrl. commercial and Manufacturing?cotton never e.-s than J<? cents per pound?oftener Ju. ' This is the second bie.viug that I ropliet srys w ould arise Irom Disunion?and wo unhesitatingly hold that in this lie i> nlrnr Prophet. Disunion would bring as its natural result, "Free Trade." Ail systems that have been started in opposition to "free. Trade," ha i been for the benelil cf the North. The Tariff on Iron, is to build up the Pennsylvania Iron interests?not to benefit the southern Planter. In a late case the Railroad from t.'hattanooga to Nashville?the President o! that Road went to England, bought the amou it c f ? i .u ?..J iron necessary ana returneu m one inouui?auu sought the iron at $36?the same iron in Pennsylvania, he would have to have paid $63 for. Now deduct the amount that the tariff on iron rai.-es the English iron, and see the vast difference.? Union makes us pay $63 for iron Disunion gives ti6 "Free Trade,"and consequently iron at ah. i t $25. And the vast amount of iron that we shall need, in the completion of our internal improvements, Would make that a considerable item. Our giods would be likewise lowered. Instead of bringing them round by way of N. York, paying a duty, paying a per centage, and other items, all ot j which must at last come out of the southern pur! rhaser, we could get them under the influence of free trade at a very reduced price. likewise, there would be greater prosperity to all the various interests, agricultural, mechanical, commercial and manufacturing. Our agricultu! ml interi sts would prosper from the fact that l>r night into direct intercourse with Europe, w mid find a never failing market for our produce ?and the fact of all odious duties bei ig removed, the European market would yearlv enlarge and there could and would be no competition in our agricultural market. Our mechanical interests would rise as if by magic. "Thornton" would see his Buggies rivalled all over the Sleuth, and "Blautlitiir and Avery" would have to make their teeth .i|'"b.-nuleous ivory pearly white" to secure the prize. Oir commercial interests, now so depending would rival the ancient flotillas of Tar.sish.? "~C) No country on earth possesses so many means ot commerce as the South. Cotton, Rice, and Tobacco, the staple commodities of the earth are hers. At her voice the world of Manufactories in the North and Europe, either move on or stop. The vast multitude of the working masses of this and other countries can only live by southern cotton. With our Rice we feed starving millions?and the luxury of tobacco?is our peculiar product. Slave labor in cotton has sent more missionaries to the dying heathen, in one year, than the whole ofabolitioniMn since it first reared its Gorgon visage beneath the stroke of Wilberforce's wand of fanaticism. The commerce of the South; no Ei Dorado imaginative have evet fancied its- wealth. Its sails would whiten the waters of every sea?and in every harbor of every nation her ships would be found. Our manufacturing interests would experience an equal prosperity. So long as we found it more profitable to engage in agricultural pursuits we would do so, but so soon as we found ourselves in possession ot 3 latent capital, that capital would find vpnt in manufactures. And from what source would we fear competition. Producing the raw material ourselves, owning our operatives. and the prod int.- free from tariff, there could be no sutussful competition. Nature, it set iii>, intended to aid u.?end our natural advantages aie unrivalled. Cotton would never he s than 10 cents, and oftener 'J!), for various n ns-jris. The firm balance which we would he able find f:r our capita! would prevent our planting ton largely. The amount we would consume at hritue wouid les.-en the exports, and the facility lor 'hose exports would always cause it to command a high price. We have only touched on subjects each of which would afford matter for volumes?if we can only call attention however to these points, we will have succeeded in proving that one of the many blessings of Disunion would be "Free trade, with greater prosperity to all the various interests, agricultural, mechanical, commercial and manufacturing. Cotton never less than 10 cents per pound, oflonor 20." 1_ Submission Paper. * There ie to be started at Greenville, on the first of January, next, a submission paper, to be edited by B. F. Perry and C. J. Elford. Blast it in the bud. Lei every paper in the Stale refute to exchange toith it, and hold up its editors and institutors to the scorn and contumely of all true Southrons. Whi taker's Magazine?" The Rights of the South." ' We have received the September No. of this ' excellent Magazine, which has been unavoidably delayed in its issue till now. It contains many excellent articles. "Heaven?A Dream," is a beautiful production. "Dialogue between Clay and Webster," tells the truth concerning the aims of those gentlemen. "The Prospect before us," is well worth perusing. There are many other excellent papers in the number before us. We hope this .Magazine will meet with a liberal support. pB^The October number of the School Fellow ! is on our table. Walker &. Richards will be very I popular with the boy's and girls, so long as they ' ; continue to send them such an excellent little pe-'1 riodical. f Direct Trade. The Charleston Etening News says: "The ball 1 put in motion continues to roll on. Some of our merchants have this year imported directly; and | they inform us, that they are astonished at the re- ( suit. Th*y obtain a large profit, and can afford ] to sell goods at a surprisingly low price. Tomer- , chants and consumers, we say, now is the mo- ! meat to show your patriotism. Encourage a direct trade, and the South will be strengthened j against all her foes?rendered impregnable. This | measure does not depend on political or associated ' action. It rests on the individual resolve of each ' person. Let each man feel that it is in his ability ( to do the State extraordinary service, by buying and selling nothing from the Abolitionists. The | South possesses, with this resolution, all elements of prosperity." We respond aye, heartily, to the above sugges" . ? -I K1 ?J I tion oi our oreinren oi me i>ews, aim iwvr me (Jeasure of knowing tliat the sentiment is unanimous in this community, while we believe it to b( the prevailing feeling throughout the country.? All that is necessary is for the importations to equal the demand, ami to be known J/A?arelhe importers and where they are to be found. For the Journal. SOUTHERN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION. A meeting of the Southern Rights Association of Kershaw, was held in the Court House | on .Monday last. 1 ('apt. John Boykin stated that every man at j Boy kin's Depot had consented, ami signed the Constitution of the Association. The President read a letter from Hon. J. A. Woodward, making known, his inability, to meet and address the people of Kershaw, at the time appointed hy the Association, and exj pressing his willingness, to do so at any other time, tliey might appoint. Capt John Boy kin submitted the following Re leution, which was unanimously adopted: Resolved, That the Chairman of the several committees of safety, constitute a committee to circulate memo, ials ot th.'L'gislature of this .State to provide the means lor removing from her borders, all free persons of color. C. A. Price, Esq. submitted the following ( Resolutions, which were unanimously adopted: i Resolved, That this Association do publish l and circulate pamphlets bearing immediately i upon the questions winch so vitally concern us, I throughout the District Resolved, That a Special Committee of i Three be appointed to select a proper pam- < phlet out of the number bearing upon those i questions, or to write a circular in place. < The President appointed Messrs. C. A. Price, 1 j Wm. M. Shannon and Col. J. B. Kershaw. Capt. L. W. R. Blair presented the follow , ing Preamble and Resolutions, which were i unanimously, adopted: ' Whereas, on nil past occasions, when as at present, in the Southern States of this confederacy, the most sacred rights and vital inter- 1 ests of the people have been invaded and threatened with subversion by a power foreign to 1 themselves, all classes and denominations have 1 made common cause for the common safety; ' And whereas, it is difficult and even unnatural for a newspaper published in our midst and 1 fostered by our patronage to remain neutral at j a crisis so important?its very silence and indifference being liable to be construed to our 1 disadvantage : Be it therefore, Resolved, That we are constrained to regard as opposed to us, an newspapers, wneuier religious or political, which do not take part, openly and decidedly, for the South in the present crisis, and as patriots, we feel it our sacred duty, unrestrained by the prejudices of ( sect or denomination, to use to the utmost, all | lawful means for their suppression or discour- j agement. < Resolved, That a copy of the above Pream- , hie and Resolution be forwarded to the other j Southern Rights Associations of the State of < South Carolina, and the Editor of each news- t paper published within her limits. I On motion, , Resolved, That the Hon. J. A. Woodward , be invited to iddress the people of Kershaw , either on the 14th or 25th iust. at his option. . The Association then adjourned. JOHN CANTEY, President , a' {J*"*"' { Secretaries. K. S. Moffat, $ j i For the Journal. "There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted; all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries. ' On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves, I Or lose our ventures." 1 Shaksfttre. , Messrs. Editors: The above extract from i I he "Bard of Avon,'' are the words of Brntufr o Cassius, after thfl murder of Julias Ctesar, ind on the eve of the brittle between tl?e armies inder them on the ooe aide, and Mark Antony, 3ctavius and- others on the other; the words, hough few in number, are big with meaning,, ind as such, might wcfi be adopted by the peo)le of the Sooth at th? janctare, while deli heritinrr on the rnnran t/r lw> nrrran<vt at?v hu iggressive spirit of the North; 'tis trne we oe:upy a different position from that of the Ronan Conspirator, but that only renders our' jaose more righteous in the sight of Heaven ind the Nations of the Earth. It is now more han twenty years since fanaticism began its ivork, had it been nipjred in the bud, we might i iow.be enjoying peaceably the benefits of onr' institutions, and our rights under tire Constitution ; but it has been suffered to go on wirhont :lieck, until it has become a monster, whose 4 jvcrthrnw tan only be accomplished by s dissolution of the Union, there is now no alternative; a -.- must awnke, and arise, the tide in our afI .? !>. flnnJ ...? -* ?. 1 .1. ? ..ii : is r?t *n? iiwuu, no iiiubv muucr inuiiuu uur mull upon it, omit this opportunity and we* 'lose our venturethe command must be entrusted to men possessing wisdom and firmness;" men who prefer disunion to dishonor; whose love for their rights, their institutions, and their white brethren is paramount to their morbid unci fanatical zeal for the negro. Georgia has spoken out, Mississippi has answered the call, North and South Carolina are^ ready and wailing; can we doubt for a moment that Virginia, Maryland, Florida, Alabama. Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Arkansas, . and even Kentucky will fall into line when the '4 hour comes ? Honor forbids such a doubt f The Sage of Ashland, whose wisdom and; genius were given him for high and noble purposes, but who has done more to dividaand distract this onct "Glorious Union" tbaO'iny other man now alive, may exert his hefefor fnflneucc against us, and thereby turn his State over to onr enemies of the North; his influence for good or lor evil is still powerful; how great must he his res|>onsibHity; how great the acrn.im lie must render to posterity, for doing *vi' instead of good, for having sacrificed his n.uive sei-iion on toe attar oi nis recKiess amnifioo; liow lost indeed, mnst he be to every feeling of consanguinity, when in his mad seal he forgets the Son who fought, and bled, and died in one of the battles that secured the territory he is now so anxious to wrest from the South and give up to Northern Freesoilism; he was opposed to the annexation of Texas in 1844, thai opposition went greatly against him in the R esidential (lection and bis mind soared by disappointment, he will use every means in his power to revenge himself. The annexation ofTexasled to the war with Mexico; that portion now claimed by the great "embodiment" as New Mexico, mnst have belonged to Texas when she applied for admission and was received into the Union, or then the war was a most unjust and iniquitous one ' on the part of the United States Government, lint that I am disposed to doubt. A few more words for the great "Compromiser" and I hav? i limits until l.tm frsn fVisa niin mil il IF Pflfpr to the appetites of the fanntical^wjfcilers and abolitionists of the North; he m^topiolate the land of his nativity on the altar of hi$,embition; he may at last, even seat himself In the Preside. iti.-il Chair, but then his "high blown pride will break under him, and leave him weary and old with service,to the mercy of a rnde stream, that will forever hide him;" then will cntue the hour of retribution ; now I will leave him and return to the object I bad in view ig the outset. The spirit of the Southern people is now, or ought to be fully aroused; the aggressions up on our rights and our institutions have reached that point beyond which we should not suffer them to go; the time for argument is past, we mast begin to act; "now's the day and now's tiie hour;" delay is dangerous. One may suggest non-intercoorse, another resistance; neither will do so effectually as , SECESSION ?that is the rightful remedy?let it be applied and that right soon, or State pride * - - * flu fitid State rights and honor are gone, i no 'hade of the immortal Washington rising from the tomb of Mount Vernon, will urge Virgi lia on if her Sons hesitate for a moment; the bones of Andrew Jackson, not yet turned to dust, will rise up before the people of Tennessee and Louiaaua and point them to " where glory awaits f! em," and they dare not disregard the admonition ; the spirit of old Meoldenborg is not yet extinct; Marion and Sumter are not yet forgotten; the other States will consider their interests and their honor, and defend both, or remaining passive Bink to the condition of serfs ;nd slaves. "The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong." He who made the Earth and ill that moves upon it, will order all for the hpst: let us not lose surht of our dependence upon Him, let us trust in Heaven and do our Inty like men. "Then triumph we must, if our cause it is just, And this be our motto, in God is our treat" More anon. X. D. X. < For the Journal. , Mossre. Editors: On the 25th inst, the Sanly Run and Smyrna Temperance Society met , pursuant to Adjournment, at Walding Spring Level, and was called to order by the President, Oapt. D. Hugh Montgomery. An invocation ivas offered by Dr. Carlisle, and the proceed- ' tigs of the prior meeting and a letter from Dapt M. P. Belcher, satisfactorily excusing his ibsence by delicacy of health, as expected ora;or of the day. were read by the Secretary?bu liness matters were then submitted in form of subjects, resolutions, die. which yon wilt observe in their due turn. A committee of three gentlemen, consisting of Dr. W. L. Picket, Dr. IV. Carlisle and James Team, was, on motion,, appointed by the chair to take into consideration our oonnexion with, the State Temperance Society and report upon the following subjects, iris: 1 1st. Shall we send delegates to the annual meeting next month. 2d. The principles on which this Society was founded and to which we still adhere. Report The committee to whom was referred the subieot of onr oonnexion with the State Temperanae Society, and other kindred matters, beg lfeave to report, that when this Society attached itself to the State T. Society the