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From the Hunt settle Democrat.
Extract from an L'ii|?ub!w!tod ^-'lunie.
RV JAMR* ?T. CLIIVKJ.AND.
Below we give another extract from Mr.
Cleveland's forthcoming volume. The work
is to consist of s!io:t biographical sketci?es of i
sill t!;e Governors or the several States, since j
their transition from Territorial or colonial governments
to tiie present time. We learn that
the wek is. ie. an advanced state of preparation, \
ami when complete will ho published i:i a vol- i
uine and ollered ?o the public. Its details of!
lives, acts and d.lilies of the Chief Lxoeutive.
ollirers of each State and the part each t -ok
in the proiiiinennt events of the day, must be, j
in the nature of things, to some extent, also a !
history oi'tiie times and of each State. Of the ;
style in which it is executed, nothing need b?* j
said, as the extracts speak for themselves. The
value of such a work none can question, who j
remembers, that it will not only contain neat !
and concisely written biographies of many of
the distinguished men of our nation, of all sec- j
tions, creed and patties, hut in its items of his- j
tory and details of the political events ol the j
times, supply an important political desideratum
; and as it wiil be entirely national in its
character, It may be read with equal interest
by those of all sections and of every party. i
GOV. SEABROOK, OF S. CAROLINA, j
Wh'itemarsh 15. Sea brook was born on ivlis- I
- to Island, Parish of St. John's Colleton South
Carolina, on the 30th of June, 1703. In Octo- j
bar, 13PJ, he graduated with distinction, at i
Princeton College, New Jersey. On his re-;
turn home, he prosecuted, lor two years, the j
study of the Law, solely fur the acquisition of j
useful knowledge. In about four mouths after
he had attained the age of twenty-one years, he |
was elected a member of the Legislature. In j
the House of Representatives lie served for
twelve consecutive years, and in the Senate for j
eight years. Except at the first election, he i
never had opposition. From itnpared health, :
he retired from the post which a generous con- J
stituency had so long committed to his charge, J
, after the December session of 1833. The com- \
mittee appointed at a public meeting of tlys
"r&Hidv called in the following year to nominate ;
suitable persons to represent them in the Lej^ j
islature, after alluding to the dangers wfiic\j
impended over the State, concluded their letter
to him in the following terms: ' To whom,!
then, can we look, save to those who by their !
zeal and talertts have justly won the confidence ;
of the people, and by long experience are able j
to direct with safety the counsels of the State."
During the controversy between the General
Government and South Carolina, Mr. Seabrook
was Chairman of the Committee on Federal
Relations in the Senate. Among many impor- (
taut papers which emanated from his pen, might
be named a bill for the call of a State Convention,
reported in 1830, and an able report on
the assumption of the power by the central au- '
thority to use force against :i member of the ]
Union.
Mr. Seabrook has been twice an Elector of ;
President and Vice President of the United
States, and, in December, 1831, without his j
consent or knowledge, he was elected by the |
t ?* u i?- I f Lii'nrM/ie /if I !w* Slnlo. I
legislature jjicuiciKiiii w* ?.- v.. ...w ~ ,
From the commencement of his political ca- ;
reer, he has been a warm and consistent mem- j
ber of the Jeffersonian school. Kasly i:i 1S"27,
seeing with alarm the tendency, as he thought, ;
of the Federal Government to consolidation, he {
penned the first resolutions, at a meeting of his j
fellow-parishioners, adopted in the .Slate, which i
proclaimed the necessity of prompt and ener-!
getic measures to arrest the course of Cougres- j
sional usurpation.
His withdraw al for about thirteen years from !
the arena of political contests, was not. how'
ever, a retirement into private life. On the eon- .
trary, his public services continued unabated,
though employed in another and less conspicuous
vocation. From his ceaseless ellhrts to
ascertain and develope her agricultural resources,
the most valuable results have already ac
crued to South Carolina. For the four years .
of its existence, Mr. Sea brook was President
of tiie lirst State Agricultural Society. On the
formation of the second organized on a <liti"?-rent
basis, he succeeded Gov. Noble as presi- j
ding officer, and in that capacity he i> now
offit-iifling. j
The lo Hi ninl faithful services rendered the I
home of his birth, in the field of agriculture,
, by Gov. Seabrook, are lullv appreciated by the
people of the State. Indeed, it may wit'i trutli
be affirmed, that, as a writer on agriculture, his
reputation is co-extensive with the I niou. I
Among his publications, the memoir on the cot i
ton plant may be cited as an illustration of his ,
learning, capacity for research and style of <
composition.
In December, lb-18, lie was elected Gover- '
nor of the State. Perhaps no man, in the discharge
of a public trust, ever exhibited more j
assiduity and faithfulness. So great were his '
activity and vigilance that, in a few months after
he had been in office, lie received ami sustained
throughout his administration, the snuln i-piet of
the "working Governor." Within the sphere j
of his acknowledged obligations, ami even in j
reference to matters not strictly pertaining to
his depirtment, he displayed much discretion
1 ,1,? r?>,ii!irl.-:ilili< ai.titude for
JUKI jJI UUl'lil l- ?*n\* u . -,4
business./ Educational ami agricultural progress
and reform were, in his judgment, the
paramount subjects of domestic consideration.
(?ov. Seabrook's term of olliee was one of
uncommon delicacy and responsibility. In reference
to the successors of the distinguished
Calhoun and Elmore; both of whom died within
less than two months of each other, while in I
the discharge of their duties, as I nitod Slates
Senators, the State with rare unanimity sanctioned
his appointments.
At his own suggestion, he had been requested
by the Legislature to convene that body on the
passage of the Wihnot Proviso, or any kindred
measure. Although the contingency did hap- |
pen, yet for reasons which he communicated to
the public, he refused to obey what he had good 1
irriiiinds for thinking was at the time the voice
b' ?
of the people. Conscious of the integrity of
liis purpose, lie felt an abiding assurance that
the public would eventually sustain his resolution.
The result proved that it was one of the I
<t popular acts of his political life. I
iMniii imimwiBiiii MkaMnaapaaBaaiMMaMM
From the high moral position of South Carolina
at that juncture, his message to the Legislature
in November, l^i>0, was looked for with
intense interest. Asa State paper, it was calm
and dignilied, yet very decided in its tone in reference
to Federal affairs. Asa business document,
it was a faithful portraiture of the character
and habits of the man. While his mes!
sage met with universal approval in the State
! from its freedom f?oin asperity and denunciation,
it afforded no ground for declamation and
rebuke on the part of her rcvilers beyond her
limits.
Gov. Seabrook retired from office more popular
than when he entered on the performance of
a.
US UUlKVs
Iii all the relations of life Gov. Sonkrook sus- I
tains an unblemished reputation. By antiiuacv
alone can his wholc.charaeter he fully appreciated.
He is about six feet in stature, rather
spare, but well formed. With a southern complexion,
he has a large head?hair originally
dark but now nearly gray?eyes (from shortsightedness
aided by spectacles) dark gray and
penetrating. The entire countenance of the
man is at once stern and decided, llis manners
are nevertheless mild, conciliatory and unassuming
; and in conversation, but especially
in his speeches, you are impressed with a conviction
of his honesty and sincerity.
From the Southern Republic. ;
Fourth in Camden.
The first news we heard of the 4th, was the |
loud long peal of the cannon, accompanied by I
the waking music of the military band. Far i
down .Main-street on the Market steeple, our j
eye was delighted in catching the view of the j
--I -I...... -I I l>..I.-.,n.immr \vln'/>Ii nnr niltri. !
i;i(M IUII9 Ulll A tlliiiviiv ^kiiuvi ?f ?mvm r .
otic .Marshal had hung out, near it also floated j
the old "stars and stripes"?torn and tattered,
a fit emblem of the constitutional Union.
At nine o'clock the citizens assembled at the
Council Hall, hut clcctrd no Orator for unothp.r
Fourth. At ten the procession was formed by
Lt. Col. Joseph II. Kershaw, .Marshal of the Day,
and marched round to the Presbyterian Church,
where there was a large audience assembled.
'The Declaration was read by \V. II. R. Workman,
Esq., in a distinct and clear style. Next
came Thomas J. Warren, the Orator. His
oration was just such as befitted the last fourth
that Carolinians expect to celebrate, bold and ;
Smorgetic in style, the sentiment was teeming i
wWi patriotism?secession, the text?what we j
bad done before to gain onr libei lies, the pre- j
lude.?what we should dare da again, the ex- '
hortation. It was altogether the speech for I
the times. Before and after the reading of the i
Declaration, and the Oration, an amateur choir |
enlivened the intervals with excellent music, for!
which we are sure the audience felt obliged. |
But as it should have been, all the proceed
ings at the Church were consecrated by a I'er- 1
vent, eloquent and patriotic prayer, by the
Rev. Mr. Hay. The community assembled
again in the grove at two o'clock, where a fine
dinner had been prepared by Mr. Heauford, and i
every tiling in taste, to the honor of the Com- I
miltec of Arrangements. W. M. Shannon, j
Esq. presided, and the following regular toasts :
were given:
KKGl'LAK TO \STS.
Tub I'.mom am) run Constitution:?
Once identical, they have become antagonist!- ,
cal terms, we will seek the guarantees of eon- !
Stitutional l'ree;l.an, out of the Union.
Grorcia:?Patriotic, wise ami powerful.? !
The arts of Demagogues ami subtle wiles of the
Federal .Serpent, can never ten. >t her to dishonor.
Tub Tyraxxy ok tiik Tuooit?:?Its motto,?The
King can do no wrong, "Federal Tyranny,"
Ihn majority can do no icrong.
Tub .Mkmory of tub U\tov.
Alabama:?The Key Stone of the South-;
ern arch?our Southern Rights friends will place
her in position. (
Soutiiern Rights Association.? ok tin:
Statr :? The smaller wheels \\ iiicii turn the
larger one, which shall raise the li.tg staff of
Liberty .high 0:1 the ruins of Federal oopres* I
Hon.
Tub Constitutional Coxvr.xriox:?May ;
it have a Hancock for its President, and for its
motto, ".-ink or swim, live or die, I give toy ,
heart and hand to this measure."
Mississippi :?The land of Quitman, Davis'
n I..*., .,1 ,
ail(l .tic >> lllH', aruuuu iicj iiiv iiki t,iv.mi iii i *piling
hope gathers?may she tear the Federal j
parchment to atoms, and link her fortunes with
Carolina.
(Jkn. Jno. A. Qtitmax:?Ten more like
him and the South had been saved ere this. j
Cot.. Jr:rr Davis, the unflinching Patriot, ho
will always be lound wlien duty calls.
'I'm: constitution of tiik U.mtkii St \ tks, '
expiring under the tortures of an unprincipled
mujurili/ of the He public.
Tiik .Mkmokv ok Tin: Uuavk Palm ottos,
who perished in the battles of Mexico, should
admonish us never to submit.
Toasts by the Committee of Ar*
.......ri,,,,,,,!. I
1 ?|llynVlI4VH?0?
Tub Oiiator ok tiik Daw? Ho lias to-day
eloquently depicted our wrongs ami suggested .
the remedy. Another Bunker-Hill, will show i
another Warren.
.Mr. Warren acknowledged the compliment
in a few remarks, and gave the following sentiment
:
Tin: D\y wk Cklkriiatk?Let the recollections
of its past glorious history teach us.
that as tree, sovereign and imlepen 'out, we
must preserve our liberties,cost what they may.
I Tiik Rkapkr ok tiik Dun ahvtion?lie
illustrates in his character, the elevated principles
of '7t?.
Capt. Workman replied to this sentiment in I
a handsome manner, and in conclusion gave ?
Sot'tii Carolina ? from the elevated position
in intellectual and moral worth which
SlIC occupies ? on cuiim iimii wiuuiy Mil- ran
proudly look down with supreme contempt upon
all who, despairing to imitate her exulted
virtues, basely seek to drag h??r down to the
ignoble level with themselves. From the basely
slanderous attacks and reviling* of all sijeh,
let her tako shelter under the reflection that
"The censure of fooh is flic highest meed of
Grn'l J a jirs Hamilton and Gen'l Waddv'
Thompson: ? South Carolina can spare
both at this time (without any inconvenience.)
Secession:?'i'iie only sure remedy for the
present diseased state nt the body politic; the
sooner it is applied, the better.
Tub Co-oi'i:rationists:?They prove their
title to the term,.by assisting us when we need
their eo-operation.
Trie (Tiiani.kston Mkkcury:"?The trusty
Sentinel 011 the w'tch tower of Southern j
R ights.
Our Citizkn Soldikry:?Ever ready at j
their country's call; our victories in Mexico attest
their valor.
Stkpiirns, Toombs and Cobb, worth}* compeers
of Benedict Arnold.
Mill aim) Fillmore:?Tlie President of the
Abolitionists and Northern fanatics; may they
soon have him entirely to themselves.
Ilr.xitY Clay: ?May he soon retire to the 1
shades of private life; his country's good re- {
quires it.
South Carolina:?The beacon light of
Liberty, by which every son of freedom may
steer his course.
Gf.n John II. Means:?The pride of his native
State; Carolina may count him among her
jewel;.
Secession, the only, and the right remedy, 1
--"The sooner the better."
The following toasts and remarks came indiscriminately,
many we are afraid will be left i
out, but if they should, it will only be because j
it was unavoidable.
Voliintppr I'nnsfs.
By A. G. Baskiu?Maxcy Gregg?A brave
and noble man; if South Carolina had enough
of such gallant spirits, none could dread the
danger of seperate State action.
B v J. B. Kershaw?Col. James Chrsnut Jr,
?Identified with everything that is honorable;
South Carolina has no more devoted son.
By B. J. Kuykendal?The Submissionisls?
The man who takes not fire at what he reads
of base Northern wrongs, and vile northern j
deeds, "Is unworthy the Blessings of the brace,'' '
is base in kind and born to be a shirr.
By J. Mc Donald? Mason and Dixon's Line
?Nothing North, All South of it.
By Cnpt S. J. Young?A Southern Confederacy?lis
elements to he made out of separate
State action. -?
By B. W. Chambers?Submission ists?
He who can submit to Northern aggression,
While suH'ering so from their osprcssion,
Has not a spark of pure patriotism;
But hugs to his breast their vile fanaticism.
By a Guest ?South Carolina College?The !
matron who trains our Heroes and Statesmen.
By Eugene McC'aa, a Student?Alabama?
She will never hesitate to follow where South
Carolina leads.
By a Volunteer?Major John Cantry, the
President of the Southern Rights Association? .
He inherits the principles of his revolutionary
ancestors.
Responded by the condensation in a few re- j
marks of a world of noble sentiment, and closed j
by offering the following:
The Submission ynrty of the South, who are !
fur tamely submitting to the wrongs and ag- j
gressions of the abolition Government, at Wash- i
ingtun, are of the same stampof the Tory party :
at the commencement of tiie revolution.
By a Gnest ? The Southern Republic?Its
Banner has been unfurled in our midst. It is i
inscribed with genuine principles of Liberty,?
we give it, a hearty welcome.
Remarks by .Mr Price, concluded by the fol- i
lowing toast;
Secession? W i;b company if possible, if.not
alone. j
By J. B. Kershaw?State Sorrrrignty?But I
a shade of the inigh'y bulwark it once was, j
it remains the only barrier between Federal '
power and the liberty of the people?"It must ;
be preserved."
The President of the Day, W . M. Shannon,!
Esq., on being toasted, aro?o and acknowledged
the sentiment in a ftw cloqncm and forcible i
remarks, and gave the following:
The Co-oprralors and Secessionists?Impell- '
ed by the same motive, seeking the same end,
the preservation of our rights and institutions
ami the overthrow of a corrupt despotism?all I
Carolinians?lot litem soceede from dissciition
ami co-operate Willi oacli other, lest bv division
thev fall easy victims to the common enemy.
lly a (Jucst?Foote, Stephens, Toombs, ft
idomne genus, "Hit by the tarantula of opposition,
they have been cured by the music of the !
Court.
Hy Lieut. Thomas Harris?Our Represen* ;
tative, James Cantev, true ;o the principles of j
South Carolina chivalry, lie will never cast a
shade over the ylory which he won at Chum- j
buseo.
iu- 7 j di-ir :w.. .'Vim ('ftmil/'n Jnlirnnl... !
Its principles are too well known among us to j
need any comment
Hy C. A. Price?Tilings of the same namo i
should be the same in principle?Col J II Ker- !
shair? We know his principles to be such as we j
would have the principles of Kershaw District.!
Hy Henj. \V. (iibbons? His Excellency Gov- !
ernor Means--We know our man.
Hy John .Mclvain?Submission is the Delilah
that has shorn the locks of strength from !
the brow of the Sampson of the South, let the |
friends every where in the South unite as a
Sampson in putting away the "Delilah."
Hy John .McDonald ? The South and the
whole. South ? Common interests, common dangers
and a common remedy.
Hy W. T Johnson ? Major K. S. Moffat--Endeared
to the Soldier and respected by the ci- |
ti/.eus.
Hy Robert II. Finch?Maj. A*. S. Moffat?I
The citi/.en soldier; the staunch friend of South-|
ern Riglits?may he bo the first one to plant
tin* lone I'nltiK-tlo I'lajj on the time honored ,
walls of I ,ii\ Moultrie.
j
Hy Jnlm I). Johnson?Inevitable Secession?t
I'lie liriiifr cd'iho first cannon against Carolina, I
will hriu<r every one of her youth hy her side.
Hy Samuel Heusou?The Orator of the Day j
?I adopt his sentiments. %
Hy Itnlierl II. Cinch?May the Sun on the |
lilt ?if July, IN.VJ, rise and shine on a Southern i
By Z. J. DeH.iv?The Day ice Celebrate.? i
May its next anniversary find us enjoying our '
rights in the Union, or our State occupying her |
proper position nut of if.
By W. T. Johnson?South Carolina?Hap- !
py proud Carolina, the temptations of the North
cannot seduce her patriotism.
By W. T Perry?Secession of South Carolina J
?The only hope of a Southern Confederacy. !
THE CAMDEN JOURNAL. !
THO. J. WARREN, Editor.
TUESDAY EVENINO, JULY 8, 1831. |
!
Our Weekly Subscribers will receive the j
Semi-Weekly instead of the Weekly this week, j
tif"Tlie proceedings of ihe 4ili., maybe found ;
in tj-days paper, we copy from the Southern Re- i
public, and publish for the information of those
who may not have seen them.
To Correspondents.
J. M. 1). W. is respectfully declined.
Some Thoughts For. the People, shall be pub- i
lished at an early day, and we would be highly 1
pleased with a few more of the same sort.
Warm Weather.
The Thermometer in the shade on yesterday !
at 4 o'clock P. M., stood at 96.
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Temperance Lecture.
On Torrtorrow night, the 9th inst., Yr. S. M. j
LI ...I c. rr .... ..I aT flnnrtrin !
no\> IUII, oiiue i cmpe-i liimu urkiuigi ui v., ,
will deliver a Lecture upon the subject of Tern- J
perance, at Temperance Hall (above A. M. &. R. j
Kennedys Store) to which the public are respectfully
invited. Lecture to commence at 8 o'clock.
Fourth of July.
For our part, we cannot see wher^W the cele- i
bration of this g'orious day, at the present time is !
inappropriate, provided there is spirit enough left
in the bosoms of our people to do so in a fit and
becoming manner. We aie frank to admit,it were
better not to attempt it, than to make abotch of
it. as lias been too frequently the case of late
years. There is many important practical lessons,
taught in the history of this day. They should
teach us our duty to ourselves and to those who
are to come after us. True many are found in these
da\s?careless and unconcerned for the future,
the present is all they live for, and the momentary
gratifications of this life absorbs all thought or :
care. We dont intend to assume the unthankful I
and undesirable o/ficc of censor, for if in a general |
way there are characters which we can despise j
heartily, it is those who never get any thing to
suit them, are always harping about the imperfections
and short-comings of others. Yet, we say
without being thought dictalorially disposed, that
the celebration of the Fourth day of July, is, in
our liumbie judgement asappropriate for us now,
as it ever was in the past history of our country.
Yes; the reading of the Declaration of American
Independence tells lis how our fathei's lathers,
resisted tyranny and oppression. It tells us that
wrongs were inflicted, and that those wrongs were
redressed, by those whose duty it was to redress
them. The performance of this duty was not left
for us: the sacrifices necessary to gain their lib- |
erlies and ours were made without hesitation, j
and yet we arc afraid to maintain and defend that
which has been given to us. It is useless to at-j
tempt to conceal liie.s truths, Uiey areas plain as '
the sun in the heavens at mid-Jay. Uy our iv- i
fusing to join in the eeiebrati >n of this eonsecra- j
ted day, is a sort of acknowledgement ilia, we arc j
not entitled to do so. Southern men and Smith- j
ern women had as much to do in gaining the I
glory of this day as Northern men and Northern ;
women. A refusal on the part of the former to
observe it now, is a curious idea to us, and cue
which we heartily repudiate. Do we want co
" - ? 1 1 !.. ,,c
operation, ana i,:u?n among uurscm-o.- in u-.
meet together as did the patriots of the past, an 1
talk of our wrongs and devise means for their redress.
We hope the ne.\t Fourth of July will he
celebrate ! in a becoming manner by Carolinians,
and by Southern men, under the broad banner oi ;
a Southern Confederacy. Suppose we do secede, .
is that any reason why wo should not celebrate
our Natal day? A refusal on our part would indicate
an acknowledgement that the Northern
mad-caps are r ght in claiming the glory of the
"Stars," and giving the South the "Stripes." To
such an arrangement we cannot give our assent.
The Southern Standard.
This new and handsome sheet, published ir.
Charleston, S. C., edited by L5. C. l'resslev Esq.,
and Messrs. \V. C. Richards andT. C. Shrine, Advocates
co-operation principles, and is opposed i
to Separate State Action.
The Standard we are sure, will never be lowered
Iroin its present elevation, and has no affinity
for the Southern Patriot, or of any such calibre,
the appearance of the paper is very neat and j
handsome.
"lill* VAN WINKLE."
A Communication over the signature ofj
"Onkoktiib Pkoplk," in the Darlington Fluff, j
of the 18th ult., will show that North Carolina j
is not the only State 111 the Union, that can |
claim exclusively, old "Rip:" for the writer j
dilating upon the dangers and horrors of Seccs- ,
sion, has not, in his article of nearly two columns,
adduced a single new argument in favor 1
of submission, or against separate State action,
hut has gone over the same old catechism, ,,
?i.:..i. I..,* i?too trite for even a passing ;
\Y(IICII lino .
notice. We will only give an extract or two ! i
to prove that lie has been taking a long nap, j I
and unconscious of the movements around hint. ! '
11
lie says: jl
" It will not do to say that the people of S. j
Carolina have acquiesced in the doctrines of se- j
cession. It is true that most of the public press, ,
and the State Rights Associations have appro j
ved them, and have created a sort of spurious j ]
public sentiment, by pretending to act for and I (
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iu t he name of the people. It is notorious that Hp
at the late meetings of those Associations, for
appointing delegate.- to the late Convention in
Charleston, were in many places but thinly attended,
and in an adjoining District containing IB
near two thousand voters, I was informed by
an eye-witness there were not more than twen- ,
ty-five present in the meeting, notwithstanding - i
it was a public day and several hundred people
were in the street." - 3
It is customary in articles like the above,
when referring to such a movement, to locate c- .1
the meeting, that is, to say, where it was
held, for if he had not said the small number
of twenty-five, met in an adjoining District (to
Charleston) most people would (hive thought
he alluued to (hut Hamburg Meetftg: the language
of the above quotation needs no comment.
By some novel process of Alchemy, he has ^
made the astounding discovery that Gen. Hamilton
said that, Mr. Calhoun" rfith all his Southern
principles and his antipathy to Northern
aggression, never contemplated separate Stato
action, but was only for the united action and j
harmony of the whole South." Mr. Calhoun
died in March?before the Bills for the ndmii- ' r
sion of California, the dismemberment of Texas,
and the Abolition of the Slave Trade in the
District of Columbia were passed. What thinks >
" one of the People," would have been Mr.
Calhoun's opinions had lie lived till then, jpt
even now? Let his conduct in 1832 aud '33
answer. In conclusion the writer says: 1
" Heavy taxationwdnld inevitably ensue, and
prostration of trade with our neighboring States.
Our foreiim trade would be but a cipher.?
Chnileston, the emnorium of the Southern At- <
lantic coast, would go at once to ruin; the
trade now transacted there, being diverted to
other cities, except our own internal trade, for i
North Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee would
not trade here when they could obtain better <
bargains in other States, and when the goods i
purchased in South Carolina would be subject
to the revenue laws of the General Government.
South Carolina would he isolated, for her cot- \
ton and rice are inconsiderable in the commerce (
of the world, and no government would trouble
itself with a burdensome and empty alliance
with the little nation of Sou'k Carolina. Our
mercantile interests destroyed, the peopleground
down by heavy taxes, would, with their capital, '
seek an asylum under the "'stripes and stars,"
leaving the homestead endeared by a thousand
ties, seek repose and prosperity in the west and
southwest. Agriculture would be paralyzed
and forsaken, for the farmer being disheartened
would fly to a more congenial clime ; the grass
would grow where now annually wave the
golden rice, and wild beasts would rove where
corn and cotton now plentifully reward the labors
of the planter. Desolation would overspread
our now prosperous and happy State,
and she would be forced by necessity to seek
admittance into that I'niou from which she
shall have so rashly withdrawn herself >40
"These things should be considered well by
the whole people, who should hesitate long before
they arc drawn into the support of measures
of such mo aentous interest as that of secession.
<-l feel confident that I speak the sentiments
of a majority of the whole people, as future
events will soon conclusively prove/'
This is a frightful picture indeed; hut 1 fancy
it looks more hideous on paper, over the
signature of those vim, either do not know
their rights, <?r knowing, Irtve not the moral
courage to defend them, than secession itself is
likely '<< draw when the time for action comes.
The subject of State Rights and ?>tate Secessiijn
is one not easily exhausted, and it ;s time
for us to hear something new if any new argument
in furor of submission can be adduced.
Yours, <S:c. X. D. X.
TELEGRAPHIC llNTELLIGE.VCE.
from the South Carolinian.
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New York, July 5, 1851.
The Baltic arrived to-day with dates from
Liverpool to the 25th ult.
Cotton was dull, at 1-8 decline. Sales of the
day 5,000; since Africa's accounts 'JO,000, exporters
taking 4,000. Fair Orleans 6 3-S:
middling 5 1-4.
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. rc Co-Operation.?Ac a meeting of the
Southern Fights party of Jasper county, Ga.,
June 28th, it was unanimously
licsolred, That if South Carolina should secede
from the I'nion of the North, and the
federalists or abolitionists of the North, or those
of the same party in the South, should try to I
intimidate her from her just right to do so, we,
i 1?~ .......txicinir tliis moi.f inrr do nlodiro
me meiHWin o> ? r Oourselves,
in the face of the world, to support
her cause, if necessary, with our muskets and
daggers unto death.
The sense of the meeting was then taken on
the candidates for Governor, and resulted as
follows: '
McDonald received .... 346
Cobb received 000 j
316
We announce with regret, the decease of
an aged and venerable matron Mrs. Sarah
Taylor, whose remains were committed to i
their final rest yesterday afternoon, with appro- {
priate religious, ceremonies, conducted by Rev.
B. M. Palmer. Mrs. Taylor had not only been
long a resident in this community, to whom ^
she was endeared by the practice and cultivation
of all the quiet, unobstrusivo and unosten
< - -L ? -I. J! _ , ?
tatious virtues wnicn utgnity woman anu neatttit'v
the homo circle, but she was intimately
connected by name and alliance with the Pa- j
triarch and founder of our Town, so that her ?
lemoval from our midst, strikes away another :
link front the chain that connects us with the j
oast. She was the daughter of the lata Col. j
John Chesnct of Kershaw, and relict of tie
late Gov. John Tayloii of this place.? Cohpr M
bin Telegraph. June 30'A.