Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Hmm I CAMLHA. | PAL1ETTW lEBPIEfIT. It tht* oiiiiiion of noarly every l»o- ^ Jnnpboro Rnii.itrr says: H c , siihmi8M<u,i»U incliulcd that, South h»ve been reqne»Ud to rtate by one of Carolina will t*eee<lo, cut heririf loo^ from the general government, and rely, if need be, u|n>ii the God of battles for the preservation of her lights, and the maintenance of her own independence. The wisdom of this decision of that gal lant little State, it is not our intention at this time to discuss, hut take it as a ‘•fixed fact,” that such will be her course: ami it becomes a matter of ths deo|>e#t and most vital interest to know what will be the action of the general government in such an event. 'Hie right of u State to secede, is a doctrine held to he clear, not only by the ablest statesmen of the jiresent day, hut one w hich was held and promulgated by the fathers of republicanism—by states men, the wisest and purest of which this or any other country can boast. It was the doctrine of Jefferson and Madison, as laid down in the ever me morable Virginia and Kentucky reso lutions of ’MS. From the “lights” before us, we are lad to the belief that the present freesoil executive and his cabinet maintain a different view, and should South Caro- ' liua attempt the course upon which her ! people seem bent, it is more than pro- Imhlc the general government w ill take steps to coerce her into subjection.— Mr. Webster, in a letter to a recent yankec ‘ union ’ meeting, has thrown out such on intimation. If these hints are intended merely to frighten South < arolina, it is all folly, and if the gov ernment means to carry them out, it would ho worse than folly, |>erfeot mad ness. “ Coorrc ” a sovereign State into submission to federal aggressions, in flicted by the fanatical hands of aholi- 1 tionists! What southern man is there who can rest easy under such a thought, and whose brow is not mantled with the frown of indignation, at the promul- gation of n doctrine so inonstrons ? j the gallant Fidmettoes, who served through the Mexican Campaign, that it is the desire of many of the officers and privates that a meeting of the remnant of tliat noble band shall be held in Co lumbia on the 20th August next which will be the anniversary day of the battle of Churubusco. We learn that it is the intention of many who desire that the meeting shall take place to provide means for doing that which an unmindful if not ungrate ful Legislature has failed to accom plish the rearing a monument to the memories of those gallant spirits, But ler and Dtekinson who fell sustaining the honor of the Palmetto Regiment and the State of South Carolina at large. Sucess to the movement Darlington flag. DARLINGTON, S. C. J.H.]trOItHOOD,^dUor. WEMESDAT 101*1*6, .4P1IL IS, 18*1. ~ Unite, and you shall form one of the MOST SPLENDID EMPIRES ON WHICH THE SUN EVER SHONE, OF THE MOST HOMOGENEOUS ! POPULATION, ALL OF THE SAMF. BLOOD AND : LINEAGE, A SOIL THE MOST FRUITFUL, AND A CLIMATE THE MOST LOVELY. But SUB MIT,—submit! The very sound curdles ] THE BLOOD IN MY VEINS. But, O! GREAT God, unite us, and a tale of submission shall never be told!—Cherts. which the above mentioned skulFwas ob tained. rlyerything bears the evidei ce ( rant having been th^ work of some tribe of In dians kma since passed away. : ODD FELLOWS’TaMY finiPAMOV Our friend, W. R. Hunter, has laid on our table a very neat weekly paper bear ing the above title, and otherwise called the Gazette and Rule. It is devoted to the intereete of Odd Fellowship, but con tains a great variety of miscellaneous reading, w hich being well selected makes it an excellent family journal. It is pub lished in New York, by Crampton & Clarke, at $2 per annum in advance. Persons wishing to subscribe can do so by calling on Mr. Hunter, who will take pleasure in forwarding their names. AGENTS FOR THE DARLINGTON FLAG. S. D. Hallfohd, - Camden, S. C. Charles DeLorme, Sumten ille, S. C. COTTON. BRADFORD SPRINGS FEMALE INSTITI TE. We take pleasure in calling the atten tion of our readers to the notice of this Institution, to be found in another place. Although in its infancy, it already gives promise of becoming one of the most flourishing and popular schools of. jte character in the whole South. It posses- ( ses advantages enjoyed by few other institutions of the kind, being far removed from the gaieties and temptations to ex travagance which belong to the large 1 town and the city, while at tl>e same time it is in the midst of a community noted | for its refinement. It is situated on the High Hills of Santee, at Bradford Springs, in Sumter District; a place celebrated for its salubrious atmosphere, pure water, j and beautiful scenery. This, together with the reputation of the Principal, the I Rev. Edwin Cater, well and favorably ; known for his high intellectual and moral i endowments, is sufficient to recommend 121 cents. The sales of cotton in Charleston up to J j! and P a ‘ r0n8 ^ of ,h * the .5th inst., are quoted at from 9Mo 1 1 ^ . , g-!gr“ We are happy to learn that the difficulty between J.no. M. Daniel, editor of the Richmond Examiner, and Mr. Scorr, a Representative in the Legisla ture from Powhatan county, which was likely to result ia a duel, has been settled amicably. W tiere would the government get her 1 ,-a,- rv • . • i .. troops to do Mu tins work—from the * . ° _ , , ■ , South! Never! That Southern man prm,f ‘ rs ,n our 0<r,ce ’ ' VPare a K am bth,nH would 1r‘ woisc than a traitor—more j 111 our P a I H ‘ r out * " e ^ avt ’ P ro - than that, worse than an abolitionist, j c,,re d additional assistance, and will uu- who wold dare raise his hand against doubtedly be more punctua heroafieri. hia brethren struggling in such a eause. | «« wTn. *" , c .i If Messrs. Fillmore and Webster then, * ' T '. ' <,r 1 Tn rMMtFmmnfUTV > intend to drive South Carolina, or any ' TO CORRESPONDLNTS. other Southern State into subjection, j ^riy Retieic, SchooifelloK and Black River , One ol the first duties of a correspon- they must call upon their Northern M u/c/u/nm, is now in Darlington, where he ' jent t s to pay the postage on his commu- ti lends, their abolition allies to do the will remain some weeks. Mr. B. is an-, nication. We frequently receive letters work, for they wi.l certainly get no help from the South. And would it not be n grand Quixotic sight to see Presi dent Fillmore or Geu. Scott at the head of a regiment of abolitionists, coming down to force the chivalric spirit of South Carolina into suhmistnan to their damnable heresies? Ft would be the same regiment, we suppose, which in- gluriously fled the Mexican battle-field, and left the brave Palmettos amid the thickest of the fight, and the most fear ful carnage, to stand alone and drive back, unaided, the conquering hosts of the Mexican general. But it may lie, the President only wants to try the Kjiunk of South Carolina—if so, let him “go it.”—Hayneville [Ala.) Chronicle. GEN MNII EEN. The Georgetown Republican, in no ticing Gen. Me Queen’s speech on Monday before the Association of that district, says: “General McQueen cited the recent excitements in New York, Boston and elsew here in illustration of his positton and to prove that the fugitive slave law was inoperative and inefficacious—that through this gfeat compromise upon which rest the false and delusive hopes of many the South has gained only w hat the North has lost—and that was nothing', literally nothing. He has wanted the people of their danger as a faithful sentinel should do—as one who has vigilantly watched the right and honor of his State and who is willing to occupy any place in the picture which may %c assigned him in her de fence. That resistance first by co-ope ration w ith onr sister States, and if not then alone, hut that rcristance is the one and indefeasible tiling. Short of it ruin and degradation is inevitable with it under the most unfavorable conclu sions, and our position cannot be more deplorable. But it is the hope and the only ho|>e, of the State and of the South. For South Carolina to fold her arms and to await the further aggressive movemeats of our enemies, to bring a- hout co-operation, would only termin ate in her total anuinilation and dis grace. “That tlie watchword of the North is aggression! aggression! there is every proof Iter legislatures and her elections prove tliis—and as long as slavery is tolerated, their ends w ill only be subser ved when the black man has gotten the mastery the two races placed on an equality, or the pne or the other be come toUlly exterminated, and the sun- ad fertife South become a desola a waste. This is the end-aod which the people are railed to de cide* whether to resist or to aubmiL For our part we have no fears-*-we ar#Y wilting to rely upon the intelfeence j and the patriotism of the people. Our 1 forvfntlidfo resisted oppression of less * and under more unfavorable aui uid that proud and indomita- degenerated. I righteous one and trust PlC.jybhcAA” thorized to act as agent for the Darlington Flag. m STAR. In answer to the inquiry of our friend of the Marion Star, as to whether we can beat his article headed “Prolific,” which w as copied m our last paper, we say we cannot just now, but would turn him over ! to our friend of the Abbeville Banner* 1 who gives an account of “ three children j born at one birth, and weighing together | twenty-one pounds.” SAM HOrsTIlN’TPICT! RE. The Edgefield Advertiser and Pendle ton Messenger will doubtless be highly gratified at the reception of th® Southern Patriot of the 11th inst. The picture gallery is embellished w ith the veritable phiz of old Sam, for which Mr. Simkixs, of the Advertiser, has called. The edilon* politely inquire, “ Whose likeness next ?” Gentlemen of the goose quill, don’t all speak at once. frequently i from persons on their own business, tax- I ing us with the postage. You may think | it a small matter to make a noise about the paltry sum of five cents, but when 1 you consider the numlier of letters we re ceive you will at once see the propriety ! of paying the postage. We must insist on this being attended to; no communi cation for the future will receive any at tention on which the postage is not paid. We have several communications on hand which will appear soon. We must say ! say further to correspondents, that as we are held responsible before the tribunal of public opinion for what appears in our columns, we are compelled to reject some communications which we think improp er to be admitted. In exercising this du ty, we do it with no intention to wound feelings; whenever it is done the author will not be exposed, nor the sacred seal of secrecy removed. ANOTHER FRESHET IN FEE DEE. Another freshet in this river has oc curred* almost equal to the one in last month. Most of the plantations have been overflowed, but the waters have fallen, and we are happy to learn from a river planter that he thinks they w ill still make good crops. “ LEANING THE* SINKING SHIP.” As a set off to one of the gentlemen w lto, as the Southern Patriot euye, intends leaving the State if slie secedes, w e would mention that we conversed with a planter of our District to-day, who speaks of emi grating to the West, (and he is the only one, by the by, we know of at present who does intend it.) He informed us that he intended to go if the State does not secede, but if she does he is deter mined to stay and see it out. Lt! wpm wh CFRIOFS RE LUTES. A friend has placed in our posseseion quite an antiquted specimen of the hu man skull. Its form is peculiar, being very low in front and running up straight liehind to the height of six or eight inches* forming quite s mound in the coronal re gion of the head ; the width between the ears is immense, and it extends upward in a sloping direction towards the crown. We have also seen broken pieces of eartfo en jars, pipes, heads, &c., Ate., all of which are said to have been washed up from the earth quite near the Pee Dee rivafc'by the late freshet We learn from a gentleman who saw the pUce where they were discovered, that It was in a Held on the bank of the river, which has been cultivated many years. The water burst over s dsm which had been con structed to keep the water from the field, and washed a channel in which was found six large earthen jars, containing a num ber of curious articles, among wludi was In one jar waWo OIK POSITION. Inasmuch as we have never defined our position accurately on the question of the separate action of South Carolina in the present crisis, and as our opinions, present and past, are becoming a subject of debate, we think it due to ourselves and our readers to let them know exactly where we stand. The momentous ques tion now presented for consideration is one entirely new to the people of South Carolina; for years past she has in com mon with her Southern sisters protested against the crusade which Northern fa naticism has incessantly waged upon her institutions; site has threatened, she has held out to her companions in persecu tion the assurance of co-operation in any attempt to resist the encroachments of the North, hut she has never, in onr hum ble opinion, pledged herself to secede from the Union alone. As to what she is pledged to do is not now, however, the question; her chief legislative authority has thought proper to call a Convention of the people, which will decide whether we remain in the Union or not The question is iow presented, “Will South C arolina secede alone 1” for it is almost certain that we are not to have the co- operation of any State in her sovereign capacity. Our own opinion in reference a stone hatchet. ound to the w isdom or policy of such a step is what we wish to set forth in this article. In order to show what our opinions ever have been so for as expressed, and that they, consist with our present position, we will make somo exuacts from the few political speeches we have turn the honor of making before the people of Darling** ton District. In the summer of 1&44, in the first public speech we ever made, we used the following language: -I look fiMfoard with little lees than certainty to the dimo- lution of this Union. Like the orator of the Old Dominion,' 1 way of judging the future past, and judging hy the. almtftt a xAfttf/fr*- huefm AMbthn, frwn 1 aek what has ttero Itbo I H. >.^n .1— OSH anion * ‘!HFf*sa^ —— duct of onr Northern brethren to wnr- a ditf. rent conclusion. The-ucent division of two of tye most extensive dt - nominations of Christians, is, I think, the i inevitable prelude to that event. Thro’ the dim'vista of the future I see the gath ering storm. Already I hear the liollow niutterings of the distant and see the lightnings play upon the distant cloud.” Again, in the summer of 1849, we had the honor of delivering an oration on the the anniversary of American indepen dence, to a large concourse of our assem bled fellow-citizens. On that occasion we spoke thus on the great question of the day: “Shall Southerners, and especially South Carolinians, who bore their full share in the toils and contributed their full share of the Hood and treasure which purchased these territories, submit to have their constitutional rights trampled ujMm and the sacred Charter of Liberty thus openly violated by the will of a major ity ? fio, fellow-citizens, before we are ready to submit to be plundered of our share of the territory in disputa, we should cease to celebrate thic glorious anniversa ry. we should tear from the pages of his tory the names of our heroic ancestors* and obliterate from our memories every vestige of their gallant exploits. “ Be not affrighted from the path of duty by the cowardly epithets of Treason! Traitor! Rebel!—they have been applied to the devoted disciples of Freedom ever since the world began: they were applied to our fathers in the Revolution. “The cry of'the Union! the Union!’ was as common in the quarrel between England and America, which preceded the Declaratton of Independence, as it is now in reference to the great question of North and South. “ Far be it from me, fellow-citizens, to encourage or desire a separation of the two great sections which form this Union* connected together as they are by the ties of kindred and interest, and by the recollections of common danger, com mon suffering, and common glory. But I do not desire to worship a shadow when the substance has fled. The Union as it exists is not the Union as it came from the hands of our fathers; it is not the Union which the i.nmortal Washing ton denominated the ‘ Ark of Safety,’ for that was a Union under the Constitution —a Union of equal burdens and equal benefits. The men who now wage a ho ly crusade against our dearest rights, are not the men * who fought and bled in free dom’s cause;’ they are not the men who aided in forming our glorious Constitution, and in administering the government for the first quarter of a century after its for mation. If the Union is to be preserved by the sacrifice of principle, or the de struction of the organization of society as it exists in the South, I for one would say, let the * last link be broken’ which binds these two sections together.’ We think we have a right to conclude that our political sentiments at the time we took charge of the Flag, were not shrouded in mystery to the people of the District. In our prospectus we distinctly announced that in politics our paper was to be devoted to the rights of the South. In our introductory address we stated that we fully recognized the right of secession, and thought its exercise a question of time and expediency. It is true that we have heretofore Jooked for the co-operation of other States; we nail ed to our mast, as a short embodiment of our own sentiments, the concluding por tion of the speech of that pure and incor ruptiHe patriot and statesman, Lam. don Cheves. which he made at Nashville.— During the pendency of the election of delegates to the Convention, we were op posed to exacting from them pledges of immediate secession, believing that we ought to elect wise and good men and leave them to be guided by circumstances at the time the Convention should meet. We announced in conversation that our views were moderate but firm—and such is the position we still occupy. But all hope of co-operation by the States as States^ gone, and the question of sepa rate action is presented. We have read and pondered the subject with all the pow ers of intellect which God has given us, and our reason compels us to choose sep arate State action in preference to ulti mate submission. We can compare pre sent submission to nothing but the song of the Syren, which lures but to destroy; we will he getting weaker while our ene mies will be growing stronger every day; like the huge boa constrictor, they will be winding their folds about their slumbering victim, until, Vas! it will be too late to escape to “the city of refuge." If we have been in earnest in our complaints and remonstrances—if all that we have said and written has not been like “A tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fary, Signifying nothing”— then it is time to nerve ourselves and bold ly strike for our “homes and firesides, God and «MV native land.” Such is a brief statement of our views; they have not been rashly formed, and wit) not be suddenly abandoned. We take this oc casion to say that our paper was estab- Iwhwl » Dtefritf pojpr; it was Wartt^ by individual enterprise, and is under ‘he control of no party clique or faction. Our opinioARj whatever they may be, v. i.l le boldly and fearlessly maintained, but at the same tiino we invite those who ditler with us to contribute to our columns, and pledge ourselves to make no editoria strictures on any communication with the sentimants of which we may differ. Af ter having said thus much we will cease for the present, thinking it sufficiently ev ident that if we have taken any step from the position formerly occupied by us, it has not been a “step backwards.” The following gentlemen have been elected officers of Effingham Division No. 85, of the Sons ofTemperance for the ensuing quarter. Dr. S. H. Miller, W. P. J. J. Steele, VV. A. J. E. Piggot, R. S. T. S. Russell, A. R. S. H. Smith, T. C. C. Laurence, F. S. John J. Cox, C. John Lawhon, A. C. P. S. Hughs, I. S. John Rogers, O. S. J. W. Ward, P. W. P. [For the Darlington Flag.] THE BENEFITS BELONGING TO SEASONS OF Pl’BLir EXCITEMENT. Before commencing this subject, I have merely to premise that I shall say nothing which is not in my own view equally ap. plicable to each of the two parties into which this Union is at present divided. Though I have, as every citizen ought to have, an opinion of my own, on a subject of such universal importance, I do all the justice to believe those who differ from me in opinion, are sincere in the opinions they hold. Taking opposite views, we have all arrived at the same conclusion, to wit: that there are dangers threatening the permanency of our Republican Insti tutions. Although the parties look for these dangers from very different sources, the intense excitement which the antici pation produces, is shared by all. Is there any benefits to be derived from such ex citements? To a certain extent such ex eitements are favorable. It is in times of such thrilling interest that great charac ters are formed—great actions done— powers of intellect, whose existence would otherwise have passed unnoticed, shine forth on such occasions to light up the wild and stormy, but splendid scene. Vir tue, which had hitherto offered its great sacrifices in the recesses of the heart, now meets the sight and receives the ho mage of the world. Many an individual might have passed to his grave unknown, had not stormy public excitement called forth his hidden powers and raised him to eminence, and prepared for him a name in the hearts of millions. And there are those tliat such excitement has been the means of rescuing from impending moral ruin, to whom it has come as they were wasting their energies in ^orse than idle ness—becoming bankrupts in fame and fortune—and git ing them an object of interest and energy, breathing into their hearts new and better feelings, and sending them forward to be successful ad venturers on the path of honor and of duty. There are some fields, especially in the wide region of the human heart, where the beneficent tendency of such high excitement is felt; of these, the most prominent is that valuable endowment, commonly known by the name of decis- ion of character; it is useless to dwell on the advantages which the possession of this quality affords; it is not only the se curity foe temporal success, but it affords an invaluable safeguard against tei tion. Good intentions alone may be insufficient to carry a man safely through the trials of life, but when united to the possession of the determining pow ers, in its strength there is a security pos sessed, the strongest which can be enjoy ed; this firmness in deciding is apt to languish in one w ho is placed in circum stances of perfect ease, but strong ex citement calMt forth, and accustoms the timid and the hesitating tffTorm settled opinions on questions of importance. The effeminate and boyish acquire a manli ness of chaarcter, a power of indepen dent thought and action which they would not otherwise possess. In an or dinary state of affairs there is too much reason to believe that political life is the arena ot at least as much selfishness as any other field of human exertion, and more offensively, because while each one is seeking for his own advancement, there is a universal profession of the most disinterested patriotism. But a time like the present, where the whole community, forgetful of previous distinctions or pre ferences for particular leaders, rally round those principles which they respectfully regard as vitally important, then does the field of politics become one of high, dis interested, patriotic sentiment. At such times wealth is surrendered without a sigh, and many of the lees enthusiastic would die contented if their death would save their country the evils they antici pate. A high class of feelings originate “rrrpta- k Rr.FiHRD Ti*TK—A wenlfry' Cro- ole lady, of Royal street, New Or leans, who keeps her carriage, and, p.-rbapa, liverv servants, hut who, not- witnsahdiug tlioee externals, must not bu over-burdened w ith brains, nor very incriminating, despatched her servant with a note to Jenny Lind, a few days since, requesting Jenny to call and sec her—that she desired to look on her— to examine Uie lady, we presume, as she would an animal she contemplated purchasing. Miss Lind, without ap pearing to feel annoyed by the uncour- teous request, placed a very diminu tive lap dog on a large salver, and told the servant she might Lake it to her mistress, as it was handsomer than sho (Jenny) was, an^better worth looking The above “St; have from a relia- Mamrmmi or Prof. Wamret’s Dauohtm*.—■'Miss Harriet W., (daugh ter ot the late Prof Webster,) was married at Cambridge, Mass, on the 2d inst. to Mr S. W Dabney, of Fayal the brother of her elder sister’s husband. When her father was convicted of the murder of Dr. Parkman, this young lady who had for some time been be trothed to Mr. D.,absolved him from his engagement, which however, with a manliness that did him honor, he would not accept. They with Mrs Webster art about making a visit to Fayal. Mr. Calhoun's Work.—We have been gratified in having with us once more, our friend R. K. Cralle Esq to whose editorial supervision the manu script wmrk of Mr. Calhom was appro priately confided and we learn with pleasure that the work will be put to press immediately hy A. S. Johnston, Esq., who ofcourse cannot do anything hut good printing and in a style worthy of such a work. The binding will Ire executed by Walker & James, of Char leston.—Columbia Telegraph. Importance of a Single Vote.— One single vote sent Oliver Cromwell to the Long Parliament, Charles Stuert to the scaffold and revolutionzed Eng land. Four votes, in the city of N. Y. made Thomas Jefferson President of the United States. One vote gave ns the tariff of 1842. and one vote made the tariff of 184ft. One vote gave us Texas made war with Mexico, slew thousands of our people, and purchased California: turned thither the tide of emigration, aud will change the destiny of the world.—Dety Book. Mr. Greyer, the newly elected Sena tor from Missouri, is a German by birth. His native place was Frankfort-on-the- Maine, His parents removed to this country when lie w-as three years old His mothet* resides with him, cannot speak English^ The Indiana Ufltrci tion lias passed every voter of good character to prac- tire law. tional Conven tion authorizing Col. Jefferson Davis.—The Vicks burg SenjineJ, in announcing that this distinguished statesman, would visit every part of the State this year says: Col. Davis could no more remain silent at a period like this, when his native State is surrounded on all sides by dan ger, than he could turn a deaf car to the call of Mississippi a few few years ago to lead her sons to victory on foreign fields. He is enlisted in the cause of Mississippi, and now as then he will stake himself upon the cast. In such hands, her banner will ne**r trail.” The Union Solo.—Mrs Partington on being told that Me, Ritchie had sold. “The Union,” exclaimed: Alas alas! I feared he would do something awful when I heard that Congress had dejec ted the bill to edentify him ! I wonder if he sold the people with it, and if I have got to become a nigger slave? If so, I shall emulate to the South, where they know how to treat the poor crit ters.” And Mrs. Partington sighed deeply apd said no more. ‘,An! Eloquence thou wast u*. done !”—During the pendency of the bill, in the South Carolina Legislature providing for dgc call of a Convention to consider the subject of cutting loose from the Confederacy a member from Lanrcns arose, and taking a theatrical attitude proceeded substantially as fol lows: “Mr. Speaker, I have hut a few words* and won’t detain you not five seconds. Ft is not principle I go for nor dollars, nor cents, nor newspapers. I go for my family, wife Nancy anoTny children and for charitable words. I give you my word my soul and my bo dy, and I vote for the bill. , ‘ We cut the above paragraph some time ago from a Tennese# paper, but liave not yet learned who “I" was If any one will help us to his name we will use our best endeavors to have him titled L. L. D.—Erskine Miscellany RECEIPTS. The following persons have paid for the Flag, for one year: - - it, 1 *; 0 Wood ’ S- Law.O. D. Lee, W. in such circumstances, which in ordinary “• C^kfidd, Dr. F. E. Wilson, M. San- times would be received with a smile, as w^ 8 '{lA ^ too romantic for a common place, world. Powers', Jain£°Parrmt,' T.T’ p^roft'. *’ HARYfr, Win I>. flifck, U. G nMI*