Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-10-15

sni canals Tor them, would auhoriss the Federal Go.
T"rnmen TO erect the peaceful standard Of servis
Vot by establishing cooniz ion Off in State, 10
give their bounes for here aud trsnspor-
on TO ihoeria aterw ards This last question follows
oar giving up the battle on the other two, inevitably
as hgh' nows from the But say Of our
uymeu who are con',auy suH,rins under severe fits
"i moderation and uncomuion leans OF illumination
len this arises, then indeed prepared for re-
ss"uce-pven to disunion-wi'hcut rscoliec ting that
OF all questions, this is the lat which the South
ocght to desire to make battle. that however we mig ht
be united at home, should have few confederate.
abroad whereas on the SUI cts Of free tajo aud con
-tutona rights, should have allies throughout the
civilized world. For disunon atm not either prepared
or Willing.
| To conclude, gentlemen, sheuld be DISPOSED for one
To conhie in the wisdom and pitro ism of Conve no.
The interests OF my family, my lie, property and
honor-l believe II would r~sul in Peace and Unor.
believe no measure would be adopted by il OH which
our own people were no, united by nearly an unann,y
OF senumehI-Ho measure ought to be hszarded with
our tnis near approach TO unanimity. s. Carolina can
only De efficient and respsctabls by cordial harmony
among her sons No step should DO taken from which
"'esune eo'"noton can possibly arise Let no. the
party III favor OF The sovereign rights Of the States, be
aRy longer divided upon questions OF remedy, let
TIC nniv line OF division be b-twern those who are for
u".ondiio submission, and those who fer firm
"nu peiseveting resistance There may BE- many good
men among The TURNER as there were ny conscien.
hous Torres during the war, bu il is quite sufficient
khrw that they nrs 'not Of us"
My own belief 10, thlt steady and firm action o.
Sou Carolina through Convention, will put the points
at issue between her and the -nerai ivernInent on
such oasis that our difficulties met he compromised
and that will be the gloriou destiny al that hero who
saved our county by the valur OF biz arms again to
preserve IT. by tbs medatofiai uterposon If his VIII
dom. mode ration aud virtue La great hast. o save IA
maiI have the h mr. 10 remain with great ese,n
very respectfully your Obedien' servant.
;, JAMES HAMILTON, yR
John Taylor, Wdds Hanpion, .Jr u NJ Butler
John g. Bro'cn, Nm H.rper, Esqs.
Charleston, 18th, SEPT. 1880.
GENTLEMEN: regret that it will not be in my
power TO attend the public meeting be held in Coum-
n The III, inst IL
more thorough understanding OF the important political
topics which engage the attention of the people of this
State"
have so fully, and on so many occasions EXPRESSED
my opinions these topics, that it is unnecessary for
me TO repeat them here. / cannot refrain however
from declaring my thorough conviction that the shan
uonhent ny South Carolina al this time the grounds
heretofore assumed by the Legislature must have the
mos, unhappy effect the great OF State Rights
VIII open the door TO other and still more ia tai assump
uons oil power on the part OF the Federal Government,
ana viii leave US, in the end, alternative but sub
mission TO Government without limitation of powers
neherinS, as sincerely DO, that the Union of the
States is of ncs;imahe value, but believing at the
same time, that this Union onlv be preserved ICON
sistcntly with public Iberty) by a firm soadfast and
ana uncomprosng opposition 10 all usurpation of pow
or on The part OF the Federal Government cannot but
hope, that the patriotic efforts YOU are now making 70
cnlghten the public mind these topics will be attend
cd by complete success l am perfectly satisfied, that
UNION among ourselves, l. alone wanting secure usa
happy issue out Of all difficulties trust therefore
that the free interchange ofopnons which will take place
on the 10Th inst at Columbia may result in establishing
lat harmony oil feeling AMI pis, ,cf sentiment among
the true friends of State Rights in all parts of the
country which cannot fail to be productive of the hap
piest consequences 81"
With my best wishes for the success NJ vour cvor
TONS believe me TO be, Gentlemen with great respect
your most obedicnt servant
ROBERT Y. HAYNE
To The Hon. J"hn Taylor, ~. Hanpton Jr.
j. G. Bro,cn, II. M Butler, and Nm Hdrper
Charleston, Sept. II, 1850.
, HENrLEMEN; regret exceedingly that an unwi-
ngness 10 leave my family al this sickly season. com
pes me TO decline the honor OF your invitation be pre-
sent ut yoir meeting and dinner the Goth inst I'm.
der any ohcr circumstances should have felt il my tu-
~ TO attend; not because would be necessary for me
TO give my views OF the usurpaons of Congress on the
reserved rights Of the States and Of the remedy which
our honor and safety prcscrbes (or my opinions on
these subjects have been loag before the pubic) but
rather for the opportunity that would be afforded me-
use the little influence possess in removing some Of
the objections which citizens urge against conven.
ton OF tho peopls in their original character of So
vercgnty.
It is deeply to he Iamented, that the merits of the
question oil convention convention should he so
imperlecly understood in many of our parishes The
great difficulty with the friends OF State RIGHTS is not
that the people are incapable of comprehcnding Gucs-
ton in itself so simple, for their known intelligence
iorbns any such idea; but that efforts increasingly
made by the consolidation party represent the views
OF all who favorable 10 conventions as connected
with incorporate resistance, 'cvil war, blood and re-
vouon IL is so much easier to appeal 10 the fears
than TO the sober judgments OF the great body of
the citizens, that all attempts to such appeals
are axe the abOrs oil SiSyphus. But when they are
urged by intelligent men, under the cOycyt professions
Of being The moderGe friends of State Rights these ap
peas become irresistible II is this description of per-
who have always retarded the progress of eycrv
revolution, which has taken place i'm ,nnenf
or in public opinion. The history of our own revou-
ton abundanty atess this fact; and the cause il obvious
Moderation is the eGrb which the enemy ALWAYS assumes
TO paraiyZe your efforts, when he cannot succeed by
the means of open hostility. We have had an ustr-
example Of this in our late CITY election When the
people had become too enlightened listen any longer
a. nfa nl,tn Il.
a-Clay and onJackson party, the friends of conqo
daton resored TO the new eXpedent of calling them
selves States Rights men,, and with all the self.com
placency Imaginable, dcDounce the 1dlTds, and
styled themselves the mOderGfeS of the State RIGHT
party. There is not now in this city, a consolidation
man in any visible shape. We all S. Rights patriots
Under these circumstances when men high in of
hce, or of known high character and influence in this
garb of moderation go into families, and talk of war;
blood and con'agraon. predicting the calami.ies
II the original States Rights party be defeated Is
matter OF wonder that convention should be regard
ed, as il really has been by people, an unchan
ed monster which Is ready 10 cry havoc and let slip
the dogs OF war;. The surprise rather is that under
such unworthy conceptions Of what belongs 10 the dis
erection, and the duty of primary assembly the
pie, there should be any who desire convention The
consolidation men have made the question of conven-
ton or no convention, question directly Of peace and
tOdr and in this they have brought the idea of con-
vontion into dsrepnte. Now, in my humble view I
think IL just possible that convention should err on
the side OF submission, that OF ressfnncehat IL
may do too lille by doing nothing, as that il NAV do
TOO much by doing eray thing But the most rational
conjecture under present appearances, is that con-
venton will probably steer between extremes and
take middle course. That it will neither incucae
permanent submission, nor immediate resistance; but