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FItEDCBicx Rusin, is a travelling - AMerit for this paipr, and is authorized to jacoive subscriptions and receipt for the the, xP le of the .stgr'Con - gressioin i bn rtet.. Fello.Citizenr: flaving b"en in. I.r f d thei there is some uncertainly existig..Ps-.to the opinions I entertain ,o.nbe question of the right ofa SUtc to .e.rdefrom the Union, it becomes me, t one of the nominees of the Co.opera. *tion party, to place before the put.lic in it tangible shape, an exposition of my intiments on that subject. In June " '.aat, I*jmad the bortor to place before my .onlsituents in.Mnrlborough, a circular, -in-which that doctrine was not only re. cognized, but was '!mi is pre'vail. ing all through the Southern countrv. The denial oi'skch a right, at once obs every State of its sovereignty, and tements them almont indissolubly to a grand consolidated government, the ty ranny of which, could only be resisted by a revolution. The Union, is one of sovereign States, reserving all powers otexpressly granted away, or neces. iarily in those that were g anrcd--=and, of course, reserving the. right to with. draw whenever circumstontes, in the jutigrient of any. one State render that measure expedient. This, I imagine, will be explicit eiough on that point. I do not under. stand that there is any considerable diflf '-trenco of opinion amongst us, as to the right to secede, but the main difference arises as to its exercise under existing dirduntte nds. I am amongst those wvho believe that such a step would in. jtre no one immediately..but ourselves, auit'erly riuin a cause that is common e al. the Southern States,. and in the t.co of Which they ought to be con. hoso he~ld the 'pro. ~ $~o Southern in. ~ ual -approaches we ~'ry aui db4 pnipty to destroy t1r dexistencee An lftitution that is rpesIvy'sanctioned by the Creator - liiinself; and whlich has proved a comn. mon blessing to the bond and the free, 'has awvakened an uncommon interest * inthe tender conpciences of those, who can 'see ro profit to themnselves in thme * corppeti~tion of free and slave labor. . As a consequence of this holy feeling, 'we are denounced as dealers in iniqluity * ~ by. those who are subsisting upon the money received by their pious parents, from the sale of that very properiy; that eonly became sinrul after they~ were fullr paid for it. Actuated by this D~jue.serntiment, they have re fusied to ,assign a portion of the Mexican ter. ritory for our exclusive occupation, and have abolished the slave trade * i9 the District of Columbia -to sa y nthing of the fraudulenit adnmission of' 1S'lifornia as a free State, in order to t.ive m->re weighit and inufluence to them in the national councils. F1or these encroachments, there s but - onie feelg in the State of South. *C.rolina,'that je, o~f resiswance, in any - manner than cani be efJecta/a. But 'a listle time since, tis feeling wvas not * necuuar toSouth-Carolina, but p~erv'a. had he woleSooterncoumntry', und * .Xi62node of resistance con'etn'plated, * ~ wita thenformation of a confederacy of' Saehaving all the elements of Ir r'iperity; in times of pac~LO, andl 'dthle means of defence, in time of'war. -& 4 )ne -ailer another~ of the Southern St..tes have allowed their apprehensioni ?uture danger to bo quieted, and * l...v6 colisented to' forgive the past. Somnh-Citrolina is left alono, unchanged 'i' tolier anntiojpations of whait is vet be. ria'usandivvah a burning desire to 4slieve tegelf, from the insults she has Alti-ely en'du red. linthis position of things, her' gallant M JNs are divided in opinion as to the enutrsoishe onight to pursue. Oine por . ia or them;, reck less nf all.c(onisO T ~ nes, 'are for asserting her sover-. itmg, and, relying upon the just ice oi h ause, to sustaim them. Another n, regardl suchl a course as utterly dIht'rrictive of the ni)(d in view, an'd caniiteiding that physical pow'er is a nreoary elenment in national Ureatness, iinfisItg pt Sotfh-Carolina should not yet .Ij sn or sister States of'the South, but rem in w iith them, keeping a Southern (i#juC eyho constoantly in view, nntil it ie ei, or until fiunalcism, becoming uart~ inlolerable in its future course, will ipline us to any action, however deiaeIt may be. - Ii Oit 'after class, my judgment tegei to beo found th 11 rue policy .4 Sot %j1a under existing cir 4-"imtqQafl68 "N reasons for this conI dumson ore briefytheame: - iLa . I'd Socessindp 'South Carolina wml mov3e.theo adqilsalop of Calbfornia ia fl' h :1o ito UnIon, nor fix the niM1Mf'3 30 s Northern boundary of tajve'-St ts, nor restore the intog'rity i~ tof rojt the-act of jittahb:ling to the; proceedings Qfi the Nashville Con vention is bound mi horor not to desert her associates; 'paiing taken counsel with them, she is p ledged by that act to remain arid share with them a conion fate, as long as the-erievances they met to redress con tinue unchanged in their character and ex tent. 25th. Submission Is not the alternative of secession, although frequently used as such fur a decoy to the unwary. In tihe choice of remedies for an existing evil, mat alone is endowed vitis reason, and lie is thus enabled to determine what is ap. propriate and what is not. If he be deter mine to remove the evil, by applying the only appropriate remedy, none but seces sionists will call tha't submtission--the world will dignify the act by its proper name-it has none, fit for a remedy that. is inctileulbbly worse than the disease. Finally.-Tho ponderous materials of which this Union is now composed, to gether with the reckless spirit with which is'7,9ver.ntlent is administered, leave no rooan t,.' t that a disruption of its parts at no d .,, is inevitable. We are focod o contelmplate such an event as near at hand, and in suspending the axer cise of the right of secession for the present, we do so, not only in the expectation of co. operation to be excited by the further move ments of fanaticism, but to arise from a con dition of things entirely independent of that cause, and from which a Southern con. federacy must result. Very respectfully, C. W. I)UDLEY. llennetsville, 10th Sept. 1851. TilE JMTEI MINNER. Sumterville, So. Ca. JOHN 'T'. GREEN, Enirot. TUESIAY,~ OTOBER 7, 1851. giY" 3essrs. A. V 1TE & Co., are Agents for the Banner in Sumterville. Our PriaI&Iscs. There is one poiint on rhich there can be no dirsiaty of opinion in the South among those who are true to her. or ua-lo hare made uop their umindfs not to be starrs ; that is if we should be forced to choose between resistance and sulmission we should take resihtasace at all ha:ards." CA t.IoUN. " To do that, concert of action must be necessa ry, not to sure the Union, for at would then be too late, but to sare ourselves. Thus in my rcrw, concert ,s the one thing neel ful.. "-C A 1110 N. What is thr remedr? I answer secession, united secessin of the 4larrholding States, or a learjge number lf them. Nothing elise trail be wise nothing else uwill be prarticable."-Cuxvis. CO-OPERATION TICKET. 1011 TILE SOUTHERN CONGRESS. COL. JOHN S. PIEST)ON, of Richland. COL. JA'S. CIESNUT, Jr., of Kershaw Time Market. - Corros.-'T'he transactions in Charleston on Sattrday list were limi'ed to the sale of about 5(X) hales at extremes ranging trin 7 1.4 to 9 1-8c. The market continues in a very and languid and depressed state. Love Purit d idafty I T.. - =-41 Z i ei w Hall OfS or Munemranco-No,1JkrWill take ptcel na, Frlday ni the 10ti inat., at. 8 'ctoc steree.. Darliuton, Ta 11U neigh. boring D~iviasions, and the pu l . icceiosa for 1Iajqr. .,tatement of the election held on the 4th inst., to supply the vacancy occasioned by the resignation- of Maj. E. M. A nenisoN of the Upper Battalion 4.1th Regiment. lle.nt .o. 1 $tatehurg, 5l 3 " "2 Sunmaervile. UCa 2'J "3 Plobwdea.31 htt 74 21i " "4 P'rhateer, 67 34 liifle L'ompjnny, 19 1 .iajority for is.AsNa)~, 23 -W : Mij. IIAvswo':rrn gives his reason foar withdrawing has Response and publishing it first ina the Columns of the Watc'hmun, to1 he hisi desire "that it .shounld be laid before then pubtlic previouisly to the large meaetinsgs," held on Mondayv last--.-andl as t hat purpose hias been, f'ully answered and as wa are very muttch crowdwed--we hav ie thought t hat no inajustice would be dlonelaa hi byiot re'puhhs~inig in tihe Than. n-r, at any~ rate of to-dayv. Shaoubal it heo though~ht othaerwise by hsima, we will publish it ms our next. Tlo "Un j. Ihtianuss Ilayssiwortis, li wt wiere ant perfectly unconsciouas aot havainag lad aany ina~tenin eat impeachsing yousr haosty aand sinaceraty ini the qutestions' addressed to yout, as P'residenat of thec South. erni liht .'Asociation, we shlas d not reada. ly pardona ousrselves for the pain which thaey haave givena you, andl whlich so deeply tngeu. y oar reply, now laida before lae paublici. - Thae tenidency of excitedpltclonet taieaeL'eehagsa of gooad will ;aad frend sip, *aad to, generate distrust and susepicion as uo thec honest y and pat y of .purpose of the oappoising parties,"' is oneC of those~ "painfutal ianc dents,' ' wiuh we tanite with vou s in deplotring. lIn the hurry and bustle of actiave hfePa, timei does not always admatt of thea op'rration of this triautful and saluata. ry refl'ct iaon upjon the language used tom conuvey idems, which a sese of duty mtay impef iss to give expresson Iio. EvenCi in the exercise oaf oaly a S proper zeal ian advo cat ong a cdase, tihe convits of our judg' meants may lead us to espouse, we rare not unrafresplinaly deied~a the oppoxrtunisty of paying that regasrd to our phlrasceology, whiebI s; riet coaurt esy usny denanda an zad which th ma aost scrupauluos sensso of duaty anever forbids. Iland thaese conasideratoans beent prese'nt with uns in their ilia force, wvhaen yous, sir, were addressedI as the l'ress deant of thle Souathern Righsts Associaitions. we assturo aaureves that every expression woubla lhave been avoided, wich lad evesn the appearanceo of subjecting you to the Iorlure, of anj t.rlraordinary " intquisitionl." Of addressin'g " a series of (ross qutestionas Mitch as aro resorted ta, to extort the truth from a reluictant or suitEceld wvitness." to the slay9 truie in.tho Distriot of Colombia, or more. of ectually enforce the law for the stoltUiin of fuitive slaves. The influ euc of the tiashvillo Convertion, having failedt'.b actomplish the great objects the Sotuth h d in view. it is but reasonable to suppose, 'iat- a singlg outhetn State, would be fU'y ne ineolicitnt towards the same end. 2nd. The *aosed renedy, will impose upon the peoples .n intolerable burden in the way of takes. 3rd. By Yvithi-awinhouretves from th et SouthdVn Stlnd kMvihg a common caue, we ie&irectly charge them. with waft of rioEni.oF want of intelligence, l dties ftirdith -thetn with a reason, to withhold f(NO us thor sympathy. 4th. lThe position that've take, however ,1'n to outselves, is.dnielto us by the F eA1 authorities, the assupion of it, therefore, places the State in imnediate e-bilision with those authorities, who cannot be expected to shrink, even in invading u right--robbers are not governed by a code of norals. 5th. A blockade of our ports may he the first step resorted to, to maintain the integ rity of the..Uuion--as a consequence of tilts, the trade that. is diverted from i& ac customed channels, will seek a -vent in other markets, and pour is rich treasures beyond out own born!. 6th. The exivence of a blockade, intol erable in itrqI,.antl tinjustifiable under that constriction of the Constitution which we entend for, will be resieJ by such means as can be coinnanded. however inadequate they may prove--and we will be transfer. red from an intolerable peaee into an equal war. 7th. The justice of our cause furnishes no encouraige'ment that it will prevail against t: e immense numinerical force with which we shall have to contend. Poland and Hlungary are melancholy instances, in conirtnation of this position. The battles of the Revolution were lint fought by the Colonies alone-nearly the whole of Eu rope, were at war with England, at the manic tiitie. 8th. The institution that is peculiar to the South, has no friends out of the South. It is imprudent, and unstatesnanlike, to desert our allie', at the very momnent an is'ne is r:,iwel arisinir out of that institut ion, which isuee will have to be decided by physical force. 8th. The history of the American Revo lution admotnishies us to teiek for concert of action, in imnitation of the example of our ancestors, who commenced a Co-operation in 1751, that they consummated in 1771: 10th. Secession will restrict our area of slavery to the limits of this State. If they louble in number every twenty-five years, in.that space of time there will be 700,(MK) monngst is: a nunber too considerable to e profitably emlo hyed, or even endured. 1Ith. The formation of i new govern neint, under a State of separate secession, wvuhl lie dangerous to the public peace; (lthictioig imterests would still he found do. nanding to be provided fur, and public order mee distuirbed by secession, might ini the. id, requiu to be restored by the horrors >f civil war. u2th. Fugitives that are now restored iider the foroes of law, would then only be srrendered at the point of the tinonet, and his, by, forlidatble invasion of the country o which they many hive fled. 13th. We should not be able to d'ictate erms of a treaty upon that or any other eubjact, withrout sin imnmpense ariny and na vy. 'We 'f neither, nert -----Nvun :tidi ,xlausting our, reocrees. m~sw thmwt woutd be grate'd'frorn a senre af justice ortly, by nebple "whom we bhargve with being destitute qf such a sense ivouj'd not be worth the having. 1-th. If by possibihity there shiouldl be imprinci pled rneni in t heir neigh boringj Statem', a r:1est temlptolg 0opportuanity would ie allierdu d them to profit by or calamities, mnd entice our property to pointls witin hecir borders beyoned thle piossibility of re laimmig it. loth. From causes like this, deadly ani. nosities would arise betweeni citizens of edjo ining States, anld alierd abuiidanit op. piortunmities for the emiploymnent of .our~ peopile ill a ctant~t state of warfa re. 10th. Withi a sea-'oast unplhrotected hv esscels of war, ablih im ro ght mnakte partieCs (if pileasuire on anl ebony line, and ryoff tie slaves byv ship loaeds, out oif the reach oif anyv appeals, except to their sensr ref justicec 17thI. T1he only seeniirily that a1 natioen can have aga intl aggre'ssions frm aebroead, is to bie foulnd inl thet miouthls o hier calennon; ill the ab'senc' eof these, leer flaig wdel be iln. suiteed in every toreign poert, and even in her men. 19th. Ilorrowedl strenigthI is only the silk 1upo0n the fetters, reserved leer csurslves theose whlo pirotect mus tromn (thlers, ha~ve thle pow~er tee vct imeize us themuselves, land ucca. seOs will not lie wanetinig to furnish aii ex euse for its exerciese. 10th. The tear eel a geneirat war will edeer any foreign poee~r fromi protectinig a commnwree, wheich, ihoueigh dammu~ed u p in or clreil, is siire teo burst over, anid be .semnt to thle wor ld ini aniotheir. 20th. Sepa~erate Scessioni, ini its reOnse. quiences, wilt d is' urb the whocle Unin, unc. setleI its foundal~t ionmi. andee pmut ilnJ' 1 retr y lie existenice of a meightyel repuli c. Me~ Stato in the lion, maye feel itself intered ted toI prevent thIe sleep bemy~i s' cttled, "pjeaeceabh-~ it they cani, torc Iv. if the v lonist."' Wh'at. Seoulbiri States' ha~ve re' soltvedl not' to die, or eithle sa ke ofl tie Unieion, Ithey miay aitttempt to prevent others fromei doeing, for th hi:lke reaesoni. 21st. 1('o-toperatione ism toe be woed', not1 ext ractedt by force. Wie canneiol involve olther States in ane issue Itmhat they he i ex piressly decl i ned lto rai ie. W'e are at Ihbler y to rawse it foir e unrseles, limt it doee notl fotltow hat' eethlers aire itherebye comeletled tol hiazard thiir all upin any amci eve'ry imiid exe. ~ritnent we miay' choose to ma ke. It is teogh tier theem to Suisttunl i~Snes, whtenm t hey raiie theme. 22nid. Searate secessionm is di-counite teanced by every d ist inmgueished phl t iianiii, (with a singlt' exceptionm.) wit hiin the State, tand by eve'ry (oe out eel it, wethoueti an eix. ceptin. To tis tmay be addled thle authlori my of theo iinemiurtal CA: .itotUN. who teas wvarnied us, theat, "'conW#c/erto action is t he otne theinmg needful."' 23rd. Ouer sister States of the' South, leave atlread y coneceded very ich, for lhe sako of thme (Iniion-theov leave nlow declaired t hat they wilt coinee not hingI, tarthter. The rest less spirit oef fanaticism, wdll son requmire farther concessionsi, and hen l, aut least. thme whmolo of the Co'tten Stoltes oft the Sut will be togetheur as onme mane, perceperedl ill peace or- wvar to sustalin thieumselvesi agaiuist all thme world. Feor this, I feel 'onstrained In weeit. I the interesat or heonor ofl. South Ca1 'erotn hei s inevolvled, so are thei greatoer iinterests eel otheer Sout hern States, ems wvelt as their un-e sullied tinor. It is abesurd to nrregeat e tee oturseltvs a refinnent that we deny~ to) alt tothers, andt claimi toe semuilfihshioneor in a bireeze that wvafts iiu, such tordors to anye bhtt ourelvtes. '.Mth. TJhin State. having becomee a narty 9nu whom oe honestly believe to .o actua- es red in all tflngs by the highest sense of at duty, and who with a constant eye to this, is accustomed to speak the truth on all oc- at casions, "sitnply and honestly." We again ta say, that for you personally, N we entertain th no sentiment but that of respect and m esteem." p, Having said thus much in justice to each fr of us, we will now proceed to the discharge :.: of a duty, we owe to the public as well' as tn to ourselves. In one respect *e are alike fu -we both stand before the public in offi- w cial capacities--you as the President of,an de Association, "of which nearly every man a in the Country is a member," and we as the qi Editor of a Newspaper.. This is well ril calculated-to increase the solicitude we be should natursdly feel, as to the truth and ne wisdoia of the measures we recommend; of and which'as it fully justifies the course, th you have taken in vindicating yourself be. mn fore the public, will likewise furnish our 0 apology, for what we now Propose saying. ab A rapid review of some of the rc acts and dloings of the Separate Secession tie party, during the sitting of the Charleston cy May Convention, and since its adjournment, ga will place our conduct in its proper light; w and while it will leave you unimpeached in ed your integrity.'will furnish our ~vindichtiion la for the questions addressed to you, as the w President of the Sout.ern Rights Asso. pi ciation.. In your own language, "the 'Southern fa Right's, Ascaini~an organiz.ation R intended for the defence of Southern Rights." nr This is a very concise and at the same fr time a very comprehensive definition of the fe objects of the Association. And had not gc this very worthy object been departed from, in neither of us would have felt ourselves . under the necessity of appearing as we do al to-day, in the columns of a newspaper. At in whose door lies the fault, we will now 0 proceed to show. The proposition for a meeting o u Delegates'' from the various Southern C Rights, Associations throughout the State, a originated witir 'he Southern Rights Asso ciation of St. Phillip's and St. Michael's ir Parishes, Charleston, at its reeting Jan'y sp 17, 1557. The. objects for which this di meeting was to be held, are set forth in the a P'reamnble and Resolutions then adopted and di sent to all the different Associations of the ri State. They are in these words: cc " Whereas, It is deemed highidf irnpor- * tant by the Committee of Safety of the in Soutlen Rights Association of St. Philip's vi and SL Michael's Parishes, that the various it kindred Associations in this State should.be ol fully informed of each others. views and fr opinions as to our werongs ~and the mode w and measures of redress, and that a more It perfect organzation and closer union should ac be fornied n them in view of their ta own effciency and the future action' of. the el State." re- n .f a "Thlerefore Resolved, That- the Southern S Rights Associations throughout the S:aie q' ' vited thrdugh the Chairman and Sec- fr ~'tConnittee, to send Delegates "' to a Gen WCunvention of these Associa. jc tions, to be held at Charleston on) the first a Monday in Mdy next." -'c There is no necossity for usi to. pass a through anty ihgical p-ocess, to colleet froum p ti Preaenble and Resolution. thme purpose 0 of the movers. *They wanted information 'u as to the "opiniotas and r'iews " of various b persons on a subject of common interect- u this end cotrdd only be attained by bringing P those persons together, and by having free Ii and unrestrainied conference-this, it was b very naturally expected, would lead to a more perfect organizration, and closer union y for the sake of greater efficiency in their o< respective spheres of action, and which I agnain was expected to affect favorabtv i; whiatever might be "!the futuere act ion of ti the Stte"-and these severael objects were p bieyond all c ontroversy to be subordinate toj the great purpose-" our wrrongs and the a modiee and mneasurnes of redress." A refer ece to your definition of the obhject of the Sint hern Rights Association, gives us the true initerpiretation of the phrase, " Ouri wrongs and the miode atid measures of re. < redress"--wheich being ' the defrenc e of Nouthrrn ltights"--by substituting ' South ern,"' for "ocur " and we have the full Ipurpose of the St. Phlillip's and St. M iccia. el's Asenociat ion to be, full, free asndfriend-. lyi interch age <of the vieres ancd opinions of perisouns one a mealler of (ommnon inlcret th'at is of Neouthern acrongs anud the modee and' me-ssures ofl redress. I laving asccetined the object for which the Ch-itrlestonc Contventio'n was called and cecnve'ned, we nIow prps entering it, and shecwing in how short a time that object wis dep~arted fro ni, and who are justly blameiable for it. At acn early stage in the prisoeigs of the Cocnvention, the letter ot Judge Ceue:vrs was presented anid read. ibs was the triendly voice, which hc:ud ris en in power aind maje-sty above abnosiet eve. | ry other, in detenace of Soutihern Reights ; and it n as~ due not only to his poition and acrvices, but to the credit of the Convention oif which he was a component part, that his voice should be listened to. And yet whait was the recept ion of his letter ? We have nolt languatge to express ihe coldiiess ot the go-by gi ven to it. We were not prceen (luring thle siltting oif the Conivention, but we havie it fromc those whlo were, that the iiostidetermiined spirit was evinced by the majority in their unwillbngness to hear thle iniorit--liat they were re-stive, tiery and doimineering. Tlhe reception givein to Judge (.Ji:vss' letter snews this-the fal teriing tonies of the lion-heated J~JLFurta shews it--the beseeching and abncost sub diued voice of the pure llARMsWELL and the chivalrons 0itn, shew it. These speak in snmnistakeable language and indicate a condit cin oh uiniud, which will be best con. Iceived of by reference to their printed neneches,. nmd whiwh uvill furnisth the clnne In the eyes of the Committee) 'all proper The ciranlar, ;9sii 'e1p r chinum qlcationsind whleb you r ttOgobes pab. lished, may convey to u4 son4 iea of what is meant by the phrase "proper means," as well us by the term, "siound documents." This circular you say is dated 20th May (1851) and although not addressed to you, was shown to you, " by a gentleman now acting with the Co-operation party," and whom it is to be presumed was supposed then, to be a separate Secessionist; and that since a call has been made upon you, a gentleman has given you a similar doe ument with authority to publish it-of course that gentleman does not consider it dihonorable to publish, even though it be marked private and confidential. You also disavow acting, as President of the Asso ciation, in pursuance of any saggestions contained iq thpt circular. We have no doubt that it has been just as you say. We desire to notice it without any personal ref- 1 erence to you. Among other things, which claim our at. tention, the circular states, that there was in the Charleston May Convention " some diversity of opinion as to the question what mode of resistance will be most efl ctual." Upon your authority we say, that there was-not some, but-a very wide diversity of opinion on the subject. For speaking of the objects of the true-hearted of both par. ties in this, as in the other Southern States you remark-" Unfortunately we differ as to the expediency of a certain important measure openly proposed"-meaning of course Separate Secession-" the one par ty believing it would result in the salvation of the country, the other believing it would not only " fail of effecting the object in. tended. but on the contrary would result in the ruin of the State.". Wide diflerence.thist is not? To plain men, there would seem to be a considerable ditTerence I etween the "salration" and " ruin " of any o'ject t The Committee appeared to think differently. Now what ever may have been its real opinion, in its thus attempting to underrate the vitally "ire portant " point of difference between the two partier, it has given abundant warrant for concluding, that the object of the seces. sion party, whose agent it was, was not to enlighten, but to " &rmboozle " the people. Having thus, as it supposed, by a hind of sleight of hand, broken down " the middle wall of partit ion "between the two parties, and succeeded In making the insignfftcant minority and the poor simple-hearted peo. ple believe all they wanted', 'aid 'havirg them all saddled and bridled, with reins in hand, it made realty for thedrive. Ihear the "cluck " of the coachman ! It . couragingI The Committee 'speaks!i .Th'r. is no difference between "ialva tiod" ann. .- nau,a let**simple-hearted I people say as they pkrase. about It-and therefore The Comnette hopes, "that the sons of the South Carolina will move for. trard " (the Committee says " in defence of their rights, but that's " a mere blind' Ifur many of the sn of South Carolina .aad Ipreviously declared it to be their opinion that the C mmnittee's' way led down) to their ruin-then they were thus-not enly to a move forward " to what they believed to Ibe their cettain ruin, but they ivere obedi Iently to do iso, "with an unbroken front and unexvampled unanimity !" TFhat plain, honest and prudent men were likely to rush blindly to what they believed to be their certain'de'struction, strikes one at first view' as rather an Un. Icredible thingi but the Commnwittee thought differently, and we suppose we had better not daspute at. The Separate Secession of Soth Carolina which many believed would be her ruin, was the object, towards which, in the Corimmittees viewv, all her "Sons " were to move, and thaat " with an unbro ken front and unaexampled unanimity." " To effect. thais great object," says the Committee, ' the utmost resp'ct " (condes cending, thaw !) should be shaewn, and the most conciliatory " ( just to have the smiles of the G reat Cuommittee upon one !) " con duct adopted on the port of the majority towards the minority 1" How kind to pat one on the shaoulder wvhile leading him blhndfolded to hais ruin ! Have we not Icomilplained that the North haas been serving Ius after this fashion 2 It was a mioft un warramntable conclusaun of the Committee to suppose thaat mecn of sense and consci ence could submit thus to be dealt wvith. But, poor fools ! that we the supposed mi nority were, the Committee presumed that we would not only snbmit thaus to be potted downm and quited, but that we would hold oturselresi in perfect readiness to sustain any course of action cordially and frmly," '- however decided in its character," and "however prema'urc or hazardous," the Comamittee being thte leader. flow wildly man talk. at tinmes ! WVhat a libel he somietimaes is 'upon the proud prerogative, that hao is an~ animtal "htaving discourse of reason !" In the questions addressed to you, as President of the Sotuthern Rights Associa tion, because you believed reflections were cast upona your personal independence, honesty and integrity, hmow promptly did you maet thte charge ! and you wvere right in doing so. You are a jmust man, and you will hot denty to us the priviledge of doing the same, when our personal independence is inmpeachied, even although it be done by the Camnmittee. The Central Cotmmittee seemsa to have doted upon its object, for still furtherto so cure it, listen I it "bega leave respeetfully to suggest to you (the Southern' Righte Associations) the propVhemy and policy of an entire abutinaence (uncommon paines h) on thae part of those who approveof the pro aceedings (why so ?) of the late meetI'ng (the same in which Judge OtBVas'-lotler was read) from any, act, whtch by the mest Eoon y.to disa~i District., tl15 itil, spectfully s agitate the subject," (whau i ) fpr al Free Discssion ti~w t0 re several Southern Right.er rhe psro of expressn$ ir approval.of the late proce ge ton." For the secession partyf rreo discussion after this I Pause, here If you please-s .4nM ..V back over the way. we bas i$ i us, where and in what the s j has manifested a spirit rrie dl;#iii Discussion? Where and ina k eg: hiad it acting "Amply and accr t he maxima of every day. Where. and In what has It b ion "to make the people te" it to nake a right discussion" upon a., n your view, "of incalculAbldi ai~er' When and where did it offer to subinit to the udgment of the people, "arguments ou both rides?" So far from any of these beingtieer isn't the very reverse the truth? A can you point out but one condition, O Goleb neetings een for the approval of ally mportant action of - the .mac Convention were to called? .A fat - was the calling of "opposition meetings." Could you have done oaherirsi thr.r view with distrust a propositionr !Fns Discussion," coming from a conduct, when every motiv actuate good men called f been marked by souniform a an hostility #tohit, now that a matter of grace with t allow it? Now that the be urity were cetenmined to ha >f the pains of the Centra Could you help regarding position as "a new born Ideal t not have somewhat the A a spectre, destined to vanish s rose the light? To so et prposition, from such a source, at suc time, would you not impose cond, i.. ione, that were sornen hat extr 1iWr ry tool You would do en to prejent being made a jest of. We now propose showing in the fewest words the connex'on between the. scliC portion of the Claremont Assecdtion and ihe Separate Secessionprtyand its aunthr. ised aent, the Centsa) Cb) ms 2ia . close connexion appears from the hfsts -that all the Delegates sent by -.the Claremont Assoesation were supposed to be Separate Secession men, and tey proved Ow tm'elves so, with- but one exception that we know of-that with this one exception they voted with the majority in every meD. ure adopted by that mi cny gt f -I --tbey voted fur the stnesf adopted and they voted' fe et. creating the Centlral Commit fining its duties and power. .'that a circular "msarke confrnntial has been recejba by others suppose.'ibb 8epar~ inonists, and pu'tporting to come Central Comuittee, is now place, all doubt-th'at the Claremonit Assocae t has been acting very much in conformhitf to the au ionscontained in this circufiiV, howeve uintentional on your part anid oif this we hare no doubt sine,. you say/e, and your :word to us is verity.:'itself....Is plain. This will appear as followsr Does this Circular contain a suggesiona "that It 'is unnecessary to agitate the subject of the &dtion of thle Charleston May Convention, or to call together the -setral (Soutbern Rightts,) Asaociatiop fortheyur-. pose of approving that action" The circular is dated May 20th, "aad since the regular meeting in May1 hes sociation has not met. Here are the tW~o facts!t You have given as a reason for Ahlaftiw rear of a rupture Into violent parties anc'tlur converting the Association into apsy enguire b'y the stronger of thetn.'.,e have no doubt that this was your real mo tive and a commendable one it was." Bat you must allow, that those of the Aso~... ciation, who opposed the Separite Secesskous of South Carolina, and to which msesure thme acting portion of the Aesociation weI'i regarded as pledged, could not know this, --they could not know the motives of theb Secession party or any of its principles ok action. 2nd. D~oes it asuges, that the mest "y.. spectful and concilatory conduct abniid be adopted by the (supposed) majorty terik the minority, and does it enjoin an- entish~ abstinence from the doing any acts whicih i" the mostjealouas constructioti ma 'be rgarded as provoking the a)~gty contest on the action .of the hae6 Convention ?" - a! Up to the happening ot the 'eantin. provided for, this has eurinently mdek - a boaring of Secessionisti heoabouts.'l~ hase given the brosde.t int rvahito the maxims ef Mr.- J~rzisps; m d-aas were u-awilling, that 'that t "error"-that is, saspat doctrine-shloul itave~wl regarded as i'rtty and thus to gve the 14I d ~o. bar." They r edret a ~ucfron tau~ any act to,/prooke a ~o~(o1ppsl Free Dise ensiii wiRt bear tli osf~~ne tihe Coo mitte's Rule, The9bebaj ea'en w' ling,.hat it should be tlt~ granitlth they WertI (lareyRA majordty," 3i4J. Ibys it sgrest "thetta m 5 public myitingsa shobeld (supposed majority, umntl S wee called by thu*~W ViaiSh ecession paty 4tir voke ta a contest con the sujc oilher errds when did itbpyt Diassion 1" Not unth' th6 the Commifte.'a OdsItlNi b oppI'itioit> meetinagD-Ihen inded of Froe Discussion tade - rieg. Are thtese (Ats not cummon sense. You make same commens a T~ we sakW abot-be vre a , and Wtrttus being the ay named as beisig Invlwd"iu address their (! h a~in have been~eatI eonme, adtt have beer WV tevidence of the fearfully trinjdclrcum mnes, which surrounded them. That grat interest ahoald be felt and ainfested, upon the discussion of import it subjects in the Convention, and that is should be productive of some excite. ant was to be expected. But in a body ofessing for its purpose full. free, and endly interchange of views and opinions a subject or common interest and among an, whose aim and desire ostensibly was, UL iaformation on that subject-that the se, the bravo and the virtuous should be barred the priviledge of speech, if not by written or printed rule, yet by a necessity ite as inexorable-and where any did e above the thraldom. that they should forced to utter their speech in fearful se and trembling, and to use the language very supplication, this is the marvel I But e spirit of the majority still more plainly anifested itself in the action taken on Mr. na's substitute, (for he was one who rose eve his circumstances) the Resolution ported by the minority. It is substan ily as follows: 'T'hat the Convention has tire confidence in the constitutional or ns of the State Government and in the isdom and fidelity of the Conventlin elect under the Act passed at the last legis Lure, and submitting the subject of rongs and remedies to it, expressed a rfect willingness to abide its final action. To any body of men under the sun, not tally bent on a preconcerted course, a esolution, like the one offered by the mi irity Committee, expressing so fully and inkly and fairly- the only proper object r which such a body could be called to :ther, and defining the duties of its various embers and expressing its willingness in nre thereto in terms so unexception. ,vould have been hailed with accla ations of joy. And yet what is the fact ? pen-mouthed uproar greeted its loss. Does not all this clearly mark a depart e from the spirit of the object of the anvention ? If not, we should like to hear departure defined. The majority, having thus succeeded departing from, and beating down the irit of the true object ofthe Convention d not stop there, but went forward en asse the consummation of their pre-or ineed, butt hitherta silent purpose. They solved that it was not a Convention for nferring in a free andfriendly way, bout Southern wrongs and the mode and ,iucas es of redress'' but begging the question et armie-. they declared the true object he, the separate secession of SouthCar.. ina-and neither speech nor language am mortal man, however good or great, as to be listened to in opposition to it. is plain from the address and Resolutions opted, but still more frnm the interpre. Lion put upon thema by ".- Krospineni ,:... uucn dgen and IflC, they had m hope of Co-operation -with tb other ,uthern States, and as a necessary conso icnce, if they were honest, they were for reing the State to do battle vlone. This as the true concerted purpose of the ma. rity. Who can deny it? Judge CIIEYEs, iticipating by some sneans or other the urse intended to be pursued. advised !oinst it (this was the unkind cut, and) redicted the cona-luencs-the division the State. It has ao happ~ened. And ho would hsave expected any thing clae, uit a proud anid domninant majority, fiushedl ith their success, and inifatuated with the rofoundest sentiunents of their own infal bility or of the midnight stupidity of every ruly else! During all this time, if we mistake not, nu were here at home. It is not unknown >you how greatly surprised, a large intel. gent and respectable portion of the cit eons of this District were, at the action of te Conventiont. If they lhad been pre ared for the course adopted by the ma >rity, there could have been no such thing s surprise. Just here, matters stand thus-the So arate secession party adopted in their Con. ention a certauin measure of alnost infinite nuporta nc-thle merits anid cotnsequencee f that tmeasure had never been brourght omne to the people, whom they were in. enided to affect ; tnumbers were surprised t it. Now, air, we appeal to your knowr andor, and to the candor of every reflect. ng tmind, if there was not one, and but nei obvious, natural and proper course fom hat. party to purstne-it was to go to theia tomes, and among their friends and neigh 'ors, and both in p)rirate and public to see) o p'our lig ht upon the',. Tlhey should havi uroclaimed uponi every house top, that thea iad utterly despaired of securing the Co uperat ioni of the other Southern States in de ence of Southern Rights, (as they all pro essed to believe) and that the only practi ,ale and wise and etyectual remedy tom S'uithern wrongs, wvas the Separate Na ionahty of South Carolina-that comtc vhat miighmt, flungary or no I iungary, this vas the only measuire left. Tlhis was the >roper conduct. WVas it. not I Now what are the facts! T'he entire nanagemeont of the party was entrmisted tc lie (Cenra C'ommittee, (upon wvhom wa >ropose bestowitig some pains before wec ire donie,) whose dutty was defined ini'thec tes,,hutions cr'anting it to he, by corres ,ondence, by publishing and circulating outnd documentsc, (Secessioni docuiments o ~ourse) and by all proper mueans, to pro note-what; the Southern Rights! Oh hey hail previously resolved, the Separat artioinality cauiso. Now the Central Conm niittee hasw unquestionably discharged its lofinied duties with remarkable fidelity. 'rom that quarter, none other than 'sound :Separate Nationality) documents have ev 'r been known to emnatet-in that way >erfect fleod of light (twilight rather) hal teen poured upon the surprised people