The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, January 21, 1851, Image 2
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Correspondence of tbe CJatrlettan IVl-.-rcury. (
T3isrty-iTirsS t?xJi;ves?"2ij<l sc-sio a.
W.wmnc.TOV, J.in. 11.
In t!.e Senate, among -the petitions present i
ed, were severui hy .vir. Cooper from citizens
nf Pennsylvania, asking the lepeal of ti e Fugitive
Slave l.i .v. A iter some observations on
the v Ac ts, so c tiled,uf last ->j r-sion,
!.e said tiie pi ayer of the petitioners was not to
- l?e taken as an indication of the opinion of
the mass of the people of lVnns^lvani.i on the
su'ject; for lie knew that the people of that
, State, as frbody*meant to abide by the Fugitive
Slave law io its spirit. The memorials
were then, without debate, referred to the Judiri
:ry Committee.* He then presented two
petitions against the extension of slavery, and
for its abolition in T e Distiict of Columbia,
both of which were immediately laid on the
table, there being no disposition to debate them.
Tliig, so far as it goes, is well, for it shows
that there is no disposition to create any more
fanatical capital at tiie present session.
Mr. Underwood moved to take up the joint
resolution of the Mouse making the laud war
rants under tiie Act of September 23, ItoO, as
signal)!?.
Mr. Walker opposed the motion, and argued
against the making of these warruntsassi'jnahlr.
lie contended that ia such a case
the benefit of the act would go to brokers and
japecufnm.s instead of to. too soldiers.
After some discussion, the motion of Mr.
Underwood was lost by a vote of ayes, 17,
noes Co.
The Senate tlien took up the !)ill to ecdo to
the several otntes she public lands lying therein
respectively, on condition that lite said
Slates shall severally grant the said lauds to
actual'occupants only, in limited quantities.
Mr. I deli took the floor and spoke until the
adjournment, in opposition to the bill.
The next bill in order is the French Spoliation
bill, which. Mr Smith says he is determined
to push through at the eailicst possible moment.
In tire House? a resolution was adopted by
a hfrire niajoiitv, giving Mr. Asa Whitney the
use of trio Hall for the purpose of ox; laim >g in <
* of it railway to the Paciiic. It is esV._
tabiishiug a bud precedent, for hereafter the
House cannot consistently refuse other applicants.
Tire resolution of Mr. Chandler directing i
the Coiiiinittee on Commerce to report on the
expediency b("reducing the value of our silver
v-crtins so as to prevent their exportation, was
taken up and adopted.
Mr. Lanaluim moved a suspension of the
rules to eutible him to introduce a resolution
t declaring it'to be inexpedient and improper to
repeal lire fugitive Slave Law.
After a good deal ofdisorder and confusion,
the question on sQspendiug the rules wa< nut
and decided iu the negative?Yeas 1*23, Nays
' 84, not Kvo thirds.
"I^ie bill to reduce the rates of postage was
next coneiiWed, and Mr. Potter, the Chairman
of the Committee which reported it made
the closing speech. The House then, without
further action on t'.ie bill, adjourned.
. . jFrum a statement made this morning by tinCo
omissioner of Pensions, it appears that
- ? I I..
over 40,000 claims tyr bounty l..n<i aiv anvauv
on band, and that mom are arriving at- the
Qtte'of^ibuut a thousand per day.
Mr. Butterfield, the Couiiiiis.-ioi;er ol" tint
Land Office, is not to be removed, the nuaievfous
reports to the contrary notwithstanding.
General Uer?m and son, of Chili, and Cou.ide
Lasterie, of France, are among the distiut
goished ."trangers in the city.
Tho French Midister was surprised to find
his early departure announced in nearly all the
papers. He says he has heard nothing IVo.n
Frjnfie on the subject of his recall. Thus Error
flies round the earth while Truth is putting
on her sandals.
By an olfij d letter t!iis morning, it appe ir?
the Lawrence will be in readiness to sail
for tlie World's Fair on the first of next m > it.i.
Sprigg, the.fre,'ncg.o who reoe itly i.i opeu
day attacked with a knife and robbed a respec
table citizen, was yesterday tried, and found
guilty of an assault with intent to murder.?
He will go to the Penitentiary lor at least ten
years.
f- Reported for the Baltimore Sun.
Wasiiijcgtov, Jan. 15, 1S51.
Skvatk ?Mr. Clay presented three petition*
from inti'ens of Indiana, praying (doagres>i mial
aid i t tho colonization off. ee negroes.
He also presented a memorial, numerously
and most respectably signed by citizens of
Rhode Island, praying the establishment of a
line of steamers or of sailing-packets between
the'-Uaited Elites and t ie cosst of Africa.
f13 ill i led to t ie si ive trade, a i 1 1i?: f..i! ire
to suppress it ciLcUally bj nie i is of the joint
squaJron.s ol'.Creat Britain, France and l.'i
United .States.npn the coast of Afiiea. lie
pointed nut the^tmniense extent of the slave
trad" carried on in Brazil, mid t> the fact that
the trade was carried on \.ii:ily in Am -.iran
vessel?. The vessels were sol i iii Brazil to he
delivered on the coast of Africa, and by these
means the slavers*succeeded in getting to Africa
under the American Hag. Sailors were
then either obliged to navigate slavers home, or
pe.i h on the const of Afr ca. For this he recommended
as a remedy that no sea letter or
auth.i ity h given to any ves-il to trade between
s'aea ourts and tile coast o. \f. ica.
lie argued the Mpiudrjin oa tae coast o|' Afric
i, .vas a great expense, and tic lives and
health m'seamen were expofed, a id very little
good, resulted. He contended the true and only
etJectii.il reinediv for tiie suppression of the
slave trade was to coin aize the whole coast of
Africa, and thas cut tiie trade off at its threshold.
He depicted the depraved condition i
\v a.sit free negroes would ever experience i i
tiiir eouatry, and pointed to the shores of Africa
us the n ily place where they could ever <
expect to njoy n contented or happy existence, i
The petitions were tiieo referred to the com- j
mittee on commerce. <
Mr. Uale presented a petition from Mont- <
gmnery county, Pennsylvania, praying the im- j
mediate rope d of the fugitive Slave Law. lie
gaid t.iat, after tae example of others, lie would |
comment on the petition. He pronounced the s
F'jgkiva Slave Law a reproach to tbo age of I
T ?T T -T,-.-? ? L-,
civilization, aud a perfect parody on the Con-J
dilution.
Mr. Foote called to order. It was not in J
nuler thus to speak of the legislation cf Con- !
gITSS.
Mr. Rusk said, if speeches were allowed on
petitions, nothing could be done in the morning
hour.
The Chair decided that the Senator from
New Hampshire was in order,
.Mr. Foute ashed if the Chair decided that the
Jc.tutor was out of order.
'1 he Chair repliedJu dJie Negative.
.Mr. Foote said thjjjfteoator then was at liberty
to denounce ti^'rogjsLitiou of Congress
a= long as he pleased.*
Nir. liale s;dd he would r.ot, go half as far as
the Senator from Mississippi diJ at last, session
upon .he legislation of Congress in regard to
the public printer. He then proceeded to re
* / I -
ply to some remarks01 mr. v^uy, whim iuagain
called to order, and the Chair su^taiucil
toe point of order.
Mr. Whitco.nb moved to lay the petition on
the table.
The yeas and nays were taken? before the
vote was announced, Air. Foote called attention
of the Chair to the laet that several Senators
were present who had not voted.
Mr. Vulee said he had not voted, and had a
reason for not doing so.
Mr. Foute insisted on the bill being engrosseiL
-Mr. Yul?n\ after much confusion, &c., obtained
leave to state as his reason for not voting,
that tlieie were resolutions pending before
the Legislature of l lorida, instructing their
Senators not to vote on any cpteslion relating to
the Fugitive Slave Law.
Mr. J note still insisted on the bill.
Mr. Yulec ashed to be excused from voting.
Mr. Manguni asked for yeas and nays on excusing
Mr. \ ulee.
Mr. Hale asked to be excused from voting on
the motion to excuse the Senator from Florida.
The present law was that all should vote,
and lie did not know whether to vote for tiie
enforcement of the law or wait for the " higher
law" from Flo.ida.
Air. So waul said lie would vote for any one
who did not desire to vote.
Air. Foote was surprised at the harmony between
Senators from Flo.ida, and New York
on the general doctrine of higher law.
Mr. Berrien said the reason was not satislac
tory.
After further debate,
The Chair decided that it was not iu order at
the time to ask to be excused. Every one
should vote, lie directed die Secretary to call
the Senator from llorida. The Secretary call*l
?VI.. \ hul lli:if <ri>nt|(>in.ui
cu luc name ui .Hi. a u4vv | ./M. D
did not respond.
.Mr. Wintlirop said that in Uic House the
paactice had been to call a member, and if he
refused to vote it was a case for censure, to be
acted on after the vote was over.
.Mr Butler said he was in the same position
as the Senator IYoui Florida, he had not voted
nor di.i lie intend to vote.
The vote was then announced, as follows:
Wms ? .Messrs. Atchison, Hell, Uerrien, Borland,
Bradbury, Cass, Clay, Clemens, D ivis, of
"diss., Dawson, Dickenson, Dodge, of Iowa,
Douglas, DoWiis, 1'elcii, Foute, Ciwi.j, Houston,
iluiiier, Jones, King, Mangnni, Mason, Moiton,
Norris, I'earce, Fiulps, Kliett, Rtis';, Shields,
Soule, Spruance, Underwood, Wales, Whitcomb?iio.
Nays?.Messrs. Baldwin, Benton, Chase,
Cooper, Davis, of .Mass., Davton, Dodge, of
vl:, iImiill.i * Miller. Seward.
it ii., > < ) t I
Smith, Upham, Walker, \\ inthrop?10.
So the petition was l.tiJ on the table.
Air. I'eniee presented the uieinoii.il of .Mr.
Blackstone and others, tnaniheis of the Constitation.il
Convention of Al.inland, praying
t.iat a coat/act may be entered i. to by ill.; uiuvernment
wil.i Wai. it. t_la.ko lor t ic transportation
of toe mail f u n Liaitim j.o a .J Noitoiii
by steamers to some port in ihiglaud.
After tne petitions ami reports, tile Senate
took up tile bill to c de t ie public lands to the
States in vv.iic.i tney lie, on certain condition*,
itc.
Air. Walker concluded iiii remarks i.i support
ui toe bill, a.lor wbicii toe mil vims p > tpooeJ,
a i i l.ie Senate the i went into exeestiv .session
and shoilly inter a Ijonnied.
tioUsK ok lti;iMK-K.\ i'.v riv-ks. ? i'ne amendment
proposed yesterday, just prior to t ie committee
rising, la.it tac po .l.ige 0.1 all jvi-i lelleis
iessl.i.in naif an unnce,s.i.dl oe three cents; and
0.1 alt unpaid letters, ol less l.ian half an ounce,
ii?e cents; and taat 110 mail route or compeii
a..tieu to postmasters he discontinued in con*
se jueuce of ttie passing of tae act, again came
up, ami was decided in t.'ie negative.
.'dr. U.ow.i, ll-ooi Jmi 111:1, moved that the
noataire on a I lett us carried a distance leas
i tan 3'JO mill's be three cents, and on all letters
ueyond taat distance, in hula cases weigiii ig
Jess ta ut Itali an ounce, live cents, and lite same
for every additional half ouitce : on all droji letterg
Iavo cents; which was negatived, 73 to 5'd.
it Was then (irojiosed as ? ainendment that
the poit.ige tinder 300 mi es shonld he three
eeiits ?" t'^er 503 miles and less tliat 1,000, live
cents, and over 1001), ten cents; which was
negatived, there appealing only thirty-eight in
laVitr.
Several other amendments were proposed,
eitiier the same or similar to those which were
voted upon yesterday, and were lost; among
which was one lor establishing an uniform rate
d'live cunts, there being 00 for and 70agaiast
li.
.Mr Putter, of Ohio, moved as an amend nent
tiiat the postage on a letter weighing less than
half ail ounce, and soon in proportion, he three
cents; and that no post route be discontinued
in consequence of the passing of the act; which
was carried, 01 to 70.
The postage on newspapers was the next
subject of consideration, and various amendments
to the second section of the bil, were
proposed and negatived ; among which was
j?e authorising the circulation of papers of 950
square inches, throughout tho United States,
ipou pre-payment of half the usual postage.
Phe object was to promote 'the circulation of
tapers published by religious and benevolent
iocieties, but in favor of which only 41 raetnicre
voted.
*
All amendment pending, that paper*,, when
circulated in tho county where published, or
within thirty miles of the place of publication,
be transmitted free of postage, waa carried by
a vote of 70 to 40.
It was agreed that fifty per cent, of the postage
on magazines and other periodicals b i remitted
when postage shall have been pre-paid.
The committee then rose and Ihe House adjourned.
LAW COURT OF APPE\LS.
This Court was engaged, on Thursday last,
and part of yesterday, fn hearing an appeal in
a murder case of considerable interest. It was
! the case of the Srtnte vs. Abr.un llabon and his
i two sons Ali mm t id iJuke Ration, indicted for
feme . . :!;i '.labun, nephew of Abrain
| - , : "I , i: - irrv Dist;irt, on the 4th
: . . . is tried before his honor
: ' T..,....
; iti.VJ, ...i.l iVujltjJ ii the conviction o Fair the
defendants. The case was elaborately argued
| lor the appi.il-nits, by W. \V. llarllee and llobt.
M mm. Inquires, and for the State, by the
: Hon. \V. J. liaiina, Statu Solicitor. The lather
and his two sons were present in Court dui
ring the argument. The decision of the Court
will probably be given 0:1 Monday next ?
Chits. Courier, 1 S:h ins/.
U. S. DISTRICT COURT.
On Wednesday last, in t!ie District Court of
the United States lor this District, His Honor,
1 Judge Gilchrist, presiding.
Morgan Aslicr..ft, otherwise called Drown
Morgan Ashcraft, was brought into Court un.
der two indictments. Under the first, he was
I cba'ged that, as Carrier of the United States
! Mail, on the route from Camden to the vill rgu
; of York, in the State of South-Carolina, be abstracted
therefrom and embezzled a letter containing
no article of value. The b-tter was
written by one Jesse Briimfield, and was deposite
I in the Post-OtHee, at Ebenezer, on the Uth
day of June, 1S49, to be carried to the distributing
Post-Otiiee at Yorkville.
Under the second indictment he was charged
1 -i?I. 1 : ...1 ... 1... 1 \i.,;i
Willi ll.iviil^ amii'ii lii/iu me uiiiuvi vuuwo .umi,
| on the same route, a letter containing articles
' of value, deposited in the Post-Ottice at Coat's
i Tavern by one P. M. McFadden, on 23rd day of
June 1849 The prisoner pleaded not guilty
to the indictments. For the United States,
Jas. L. Petigru, District Attorney and Daniel
IVtigru, Esq. For the prisoner, Benj. C.
I Presley and L. \V. Sjiratt, Esq*,
i Under the first indictment, the counsel for
1 the defence offered iio evidence, but moved the
Court to instruct the Jury, "that as it appeared
from the evidence offered by the prosecution,
that the person at Ebeueezer, who made up
the Mail and gave it to the carrier was not the
Post Master or his deputy, and that he had taken
no oath of t!u; office connected with the
transportation of the Mail, and that as it appeared
also that the prisoner was not the regular
carrier, and that he a'so was actios, with
out taking any oath, the person so committing
j the letter to hid custody had no authority to
1 confer upon him tiie trust of carrying the let!
tor, so as to charge him with the responsibilities
| of one employed in any department of the i'ost
i Ollice establishment, and therefore whatever
I otiier oli'ence the prisoner may have committed,
it was not the offence specified in the act tini
der which he was indicted. They relied also
| before the Jury upon the want of sutlicient ev!
idenee to show that the letter in ipiestion ever
had been abstracted from the .Mail, or if s i,
that the prisoner was the person guilty of the
oli'ence. For the prosecution it was contended
that acting as carrier the prisoner was
chargeable in that character; and that having
been shown, the onus was upon the prisoner to
; show what had become of it. These positions
were sustained by the Court, but the Jury
I having retired, returned in a lew minutes with
' a veruiet of "Not guilty."
j On the following day, the prisoner was aI
gain* brought into Court, and arraigned under
I t ic second indictment, "Not guilty." Evidence
j Wis oiTcrcd on hot i si.ies, and at its close, the
I j.i y i-.o-d . render a verdict ot
. 'Wotguil
't it : . i'or ii: nit;:.?We have alluded
i; n.\; i i !.ic ...p .sc oi tiie recent slave
c i i .New l.i U. ?in; Ii. l estimate ol course
| >v..s a mere conjecture, founded on tlie general
! as. -ct of t H* struggle between tiie Common
' Law ;i:id the "Higher Law," or, in other words
I between the l.nv of ciiuens atul tlie law of
I thieves. A "correspondent undertook to set us
iig.it and we gave place to his corrections. We
have now an authentic statement. Or. 1'nrker
I of Richmond, who acted as the agent for the
I owner in pursuing his claim, iit a card published
i i the Lmjuirer, foots up the hill tints:
" The course taken by the Union Safety
, Committee, was eminently praiseworthy. The
' expenses home by the committee exceeded
S3 jO, while the costs incurred by the claimant
I amounted to about 300, which sum, would also
! perhaps have been p lid by the committee, had
1 it been deemed proper by the claimant to have
| made il known."
The cost then, of recovering a slave in the
city of New York, the owner living in Richmond,
with an amount of favorable circumstances
not likely often to concur, proves to be
over eight hundred dollars !
In the meantime the legislature of New York
according to the Intes indications, are preparing
to add to the difficulties by a legislative denunciation
of the fugitive law, and not improbably
by direct enactments to obstruct its execution.
Mercury,
Virginia.?The Virginia papers state that,
the whole population of Eastern Virginia will
amount to 400,000, and of Western Virginia,
4O.YO00. The entire population of the State
will, it is said, bo 1,100,000. Virginia will
lose three members of Congress by the now
apportionment.
Grniux nf Wa-thiiigf-on. ?Chief Justice Marshall,
is said to have romarkcd of Washington
that he was a man ot decided genius; but he
was such a personification of wisdofti, that he
never pnt anything forward which tho occasion
did no* absolutely require.
THE CAMDEN JOURNAL."
THO. J. WARREN A C. A. PRICE, Editors.
TUESDAY EVENING, J ANUARY 21, 1851.
AFAL3E REPORT^
: We understand that it is reported in the upj
country, that the small pox is prevailing in Vam!
den. This report is untrue, and without the leas'
shadow of foundation. Camden was never more
exempt from disease of any kind. The proper
authorities have adopted efficient measures to
prevenet tli approach of small pox to our town,
and if there is a case nearrr to us than the iuf cted
Districts in North Carolina, we are not awaie
of it
Of one thing onr country friends may rest assured;
if we shoulfj ever have the disease amongst
us, we snail consider it our imperative uuiy ,u
make it known through our columns, as soon as
the fact comes to our knowledge.
D Gen. James II. Adams has again been elected
Senatoi lor Richland District, beating (/apt.
Black 37 voles. Capt. Black has given notice ol
protest.
?9??*\Ve were led into an error last week by
| telegraphic despatches from Washington, in stating
that Hon. Thomas 11. Benton had been te:
elected Senator from Missouri. Despatches l'rom
St. Louis, on the 13:h inst. state tl)3t there had
been 1G ballots without any choice?Benton running
second best.
?3?*We regret to see that the Hon. D. II. Yules j
: has been defeated in his election as U. S. Senator
I from Florida. He is succeeded by Mr. Mallory, a
| sound Democrat andSoutheru Rights man.
The State Convention.
Gentlemen oJ' the highest character and talents
have been nominated to represent the interests
and rights of the people of our District in this important
Convention, which we regard as the one
to determine the question with the Federal Goveminent,
so far as South Carolina is concerned in
I the issue of State action "villi or without co;
operation.*' In a short time the sovereign peopie
! will he called upon to discharge a solemn and
imperative duty, elect Delegates to this Convention.
Is there a man willing to close his eves
against the responsibility of cur present position?
Jt is a precarious one, and the utmost caution is
necessary to he observed in every step which is
taken. This Convention must he held, and its
action must result in something, towards a vindication
of our rights, o titer wise it were better to
care in at once, and leave the result tube determined
by time and chance ; the people are therelore
to discharge this duty fir themselves, and
elect men delegates to this Convention, who
will ask nothing hut what is right, and submit to
nothing that is wrong. Men firm, triid and true,
are needed. Experience, energy, talent, courage,
I ami inflexibility are necessary, under these r\i
gencies; into the hands of such men as the gnurI
J! ..i- ...... lil,.,rt;,.u nr-> we willililT to
! UUII1> VI OUI itrii.v uiiu ^ --0
i rest cur catt.-e, ai d to noun others. According
: to the provisions mailt1 at the lato session cl our
General Assembly, the trnlh day of l'ebruary
i next,and the day following, must decide this inatj
tor. The crisis is upon ua. and we must look the
| danger in the face, no time now to dwell on abj
struct questions. One of two things we must do.
| Resistance or .Submission are the alternatives;
in the language then,of our brother ot the iitmlh
Carolinian: " In the name of the people we call
upon the nominees lor the convention to answer:
' Whether, as members of that body, they will
. vote for its final adjournment, until ties honor of
| their Statu is fully vindicated, and tbu rights ef
I their fellow-citizens acknowledged and secured?
"Do the aggressions of the past not only justify,
j but demand, the secession cf Carolina from the i
J Union, with or without co-operation V
Gov. Quitman and the Government.
Tlie Washington correspondent of the Baltimore
Sun says: ' The .Marshal of Mississippi,
Mr. Davis, has the writ fir Gov. Quitman, and
will serve it. Me is prepared with an adequate
force, in case of resistance. It was Gov. Quitman's
intention, as declared by him some weeks
ago, to resist by force, bnt it is not believed that
he will do it."
Later from Europe.
The steamer .Asia arrived at New York on Friday
last, bringing Liverpool dates to the 4th insL J
The demand for cotton was steady, and prices re-J
maincd the same as per steamers Franklin and Niagara.
The political news is represented as fa- j
vorable.
D"Thc Mouse of Representatives have passed j
the "Cheap Postage Bill"by a vote of 170 to 75. ;
Three cents is the uniform rate of hall-an-ouiic"'
letters. Newspapers are to go free of postage
within 30 miles of their place of publication, and
delivered in the State, beyond thirty miles at half
a cent. Three cent coins and stamps are to be
ssued.
Cotton Item.
We learn from a table giving a statement of the
Cotton Trade of the United States for the last
thirty years, that the number of pounds exported
in 1850, was 635,381,604, and the value 971,984*?1
A*<iAA/)in?? ??? nrnrtAiie ct'noo 1 1 m
VIV) CAWCCUIU^ oil J I'lWiivuo J v?? -H?vw #w~., ?m
value $699,691?next in the statement, in value
stands the year 1836?the total being 71,284,925.
AT We don't think that man competent to determine,
who is prolific in his prejudgments of
others and observes an invariable rule ot finding
fault with every one else but himself; it is com- (
monly the case, that the man who requires tho j
most attention abroad, receives the least at home. |
South Carolina Enterprise.
It is gratifying to see that the spirit of enterprize
is not altogether extinct in our little State,
so called by some of our larger neighbors; in
Charleeton, wo aeo that a Factory has been te- t
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M_ I I ? g? TOW?
tabiichcd, and is now in successful operation for
the inanuiafcture of Castor Oil; the Courier in noticing
the fact, says: "The cultivation cf the A
Castor Oil Plent is attracting the attention of our
Agriculturists,several of whom have been investigating
the probability of its becoming an important
staple product in this .State. The enterprise
of one of our citizens has opened a new field of
labor in the manufacturing of the seed inter Oil crt'
very superior quality, and in affording facilities to
growers for obtaining their supplies in abundance,
and on the most accommodating terms. Air. <\
Alts, of this city, has ihe honor of having founded
the first Castor Oil Factory in Charleston, and
thus directing enquiry into the question of its profitable
culture.
* * * * * * * * * j
TVrn frnllnnc nf Oil arP PYfraWpl f?v?m * Kii*-Kol 1
good good, (which must average 45 lbs. to the
bushel.) Gjod seed is worih about .$2 per bushel.
Mr. Alts has on hand for the accommodation at
planters, a good supply of the best seed, which, in
order to induce an increase of production, in the
neighborhood of the city, he offers to furnish, in
advance, net to be paid for until the crop has Lf eh
made.
Tlie Oil manufactured by Mr. Alfs,is beautifully
clear, cold pressed, and immeasurably superior to
any imported into our market.
For tli* Cam Ian Journal.
We should prepare for the crisis ; we should ^
prepare in mind and materials. 1 will first ?g
state what some of us have done which we
should not have done, and then what we should '
do. Some of us have been in the habit of ex
pressing despondency; we say to each other,
j the State has caved in ; she has let down ; she *
i will do nothing; she has submitted?and we
| sometimes tell this as a secret, and it pervades
the masses. Now this should not be done.
Let us imagine a talking picture of every man
in the State, with a down.cast countenance and
shrugged shoulders, instead of heads up, soldier
like,?saying, the State mill do nothing ;
I she has submitted ; she has caved in ; it is all
j mind. How would it appear, for a people con1
tending for their dearest rights! What should
j you think of an army, that wonlddo so on tlio
evo of battle ??and what of a general that
would talk thus to his soldmrs ? Wo should
bear in mind, that submission is contagious; \
and we should bear in luiud, that we may re!
peat a falsehood so often, until we believe it at
i last to be truth. The State has not submitted;
she has nol cared in ; bat she has appropriated '
means to go to wo>-k for her rights; she baa
done all that, iti wisdom, she could do at this
time. Now, we should speak hopefully?
courageously?hope, begets hope?courage, l>eI
gets courage?it breeds soldiers; we should
| lay aside despondency; the outer man reflects
I upon the inner man; we should give cortti|
deuce to the distrustful?the waveiiug, by dis,
playing it ourselves ; we should persuade those,
that are not quite with us?that are still fear|
fid?confidence is the strength of the soldier's
; arm, hope is a light to him in utter darkness.
! Let us say, then, to each other, the State can
i act and conquer ; the State teill act and conquer j
i the State must act and conquer. The gune ij
! in her own hand, the Federal (Jorermnent must j
I f>n/>i>i 11 in / /?/> /on' ? "?>/? fr% ,s Vii^r/nrtn Klttfit - I
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m inding hrr rig/if *. '1 he Btate tri// act,?necessity,
which makes even the timid, if honorable,
brave, is at her back. It is so, Carolinians
; for what greater necessity could there
be, to those taught lo be free, than th if, by inaction,
they shall be slaves--the poorest an<l
meanest of slaves? Tiio State must act, for
the enemy will, in a short time, assail ns in our
household. Carolinian*! not long since'under
the voice of our great champion, we were
: b >id?yes! we were all very bold?th claratory
of high resolves, is the lion now willing to become
a lamb! Behold what pictures our enemies
may form of us. Not long si.,ce Carolinians
! you brow we were, like, lions, ram*
j pant?all rampant,and should we Become, like
sheep, sul missive?our Governor might bo 1
drawn with a blazing thunderbolt in each red
hand (with one more than Jove himself is drawn) i
riding in a whirlwind, and, like the ehhucera of
old, breathing forth Haines of tire, and the State,
one great army of winged lions, each colossal,
and each, w ith a batallion of Yankees in his
clenched claws, aud roaring aloud for more?
" semper pttra'us^ waving over half the baleful
heavens, fraught with the dire elements of war1?
and beneath, a tall Palmetto waving its verdant
brandies wide extending?ana our great dead
gigantic spectators, in ecstasy of the sublime
parade. "But behold the scene changes! we ^
behold another sight! A hyperbolical farce
follows this hyperbolical tragedy. Our great
G iverr.or now appears a Lilliputian ..-.ounted on
a small dorr exhorting his dimmished soldiers
mtiiiihd on gentle lambs tcrovchan>, bleating
forth, we can submit! wc will submit fine must
submit!?and "sic semper erinus" waving
over them, canopied with a mellow, clear sky ;
and behold a Yankee with a stentorian voice,
harsh as the sound of a coffee mill, describing
with a long pole! This, ladies and gentlemen!
is the African lion, Me king of beasts! aifd this
is the harmless lamb, his submissive victim 1?
and by way of episode, for mere salt, he might
throw in a few hyenas.?Are we, Carolinians 1 (
" Grecian women, no longer Grecian men ?"
Rather let each man make a battle-field, and
"bite the earth," than justlj' "cut a fgure" in
such a picture ! that, in after times, the admiring
traveller may exclaim, this icjs a land of
heroes! Here lived a people to'io died lobe
free!
Letus, then, prepare for the crisis; let us
prepare with materials?with all the means
within our power. Let every man, who is able,
furnish himself with plenty of weapons of war
and ammunition ?let his bouse be au arsenal
and a fortress. Let us make more provisions "^1
and less cotton?we may be required to furnish
our allies; let us prepare our State as au
Egypt, lbr a time; let ub go to work and bocome
an independent people?raise our oyvn
pork and beef and other necessary provisions ;
let us patronize our own mechanics?they arts**
necessary in war aud useful in peacc~-iu brifft
they are the great practical powers of a coun-7
try; the practical mind of a State. Behold
:heqneen of the ocean! Mechanism has made
lerso. Behold the oommerce she bears around
he whole globe! Mecba-.leti hw made :.t, ar.d
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