Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1832-12-27
THE FREE PRESS.
THURSDAY, DEcEMBER "a.

movements. sod that their grievances we're more
imssissry than real. but late events prove to us,
that, whether real or supposed injuries have urged
them to their present periloos position, they can
not, and will no, rrtrseL They have passed the
Itubieoa," and, como What may. must ..s,..d the
hazard Of The de-" They con never be whipped
in" to be e6ekenf and ,s1Hi.y citizens Of the Re
public. Force may o'ervhelm them; but the day
u its employment sgsinsf whole Ssase, will be
The date of our dovafali - free nation. Our
Union iss moral ~ well ~ political fabric. which
has its foundations In the sdeetioes Of the peo-
pic. Tie moment the " din OF arms" 10 heard in
Carolina-vheiher right OF vrong-ali the DOR
mant symPathies and passions Of the human heart
will be aroused in the entire Southern country;
and the little blaze kinded in Charleston will be-
come an engnlphing end devastating harue, only
to DC quenehcd, II qucnehcd 1t all, BY the blood
OF thousands.
We have already eIpr-sscd our regret Q, the
appearance VI the Presidents proclamation, al
though il brcathes . spirit Of devotion to the
Union, worthy Of all praise. We considered is
PRONUNCIATION st 20 early period, when Congress
vas in session, ~ unfortunaie,-to say the least
OF i,-b~e,u,. ,h., hoax u;.h, =. ,.I
stem, In re,nov. ,h. .s..o,,,.,, IL, .;,.
50 great nm extent in the South. Even the tariff
| men themselves would rather see q reI.xsti.p of
the system, than behold the horrors Of civil COM
motion; and they Nigh, have gone far in the way
OF concession, for the sake Of peace. We know
some will accuse N, nj /. ,r--d;.,o.;,;o,, ., Ga
| fault with The nre.-o, F,.s,,;,.. h,,,
recolleet ths, We can have no possible motive for
fault -fuding no,v, other than p.triotio ou. thew
mus, sequi, us Of tina, charge Our oompi.iu,,
caunot change the rulers Of the land-but the .d-
mouitions Of m opponent msy sometimes be N
disinterested Is the advice Of friend
II the present had been the only instance Of re-
sstsnce to the laws OF the Union, 6ya STATE, then
might public indignation be very naturally arou,-
ed. Bot is il forgotten that, during the darkes,
period Of the late war, when foreign ene,ny Was
on our shores, Massachusetts, Vermont, and per-
hsps some other State, refused obedience to the
laws Of Congress-, and to the requisi,ioo. of the
President' They refused to let their troops pass
! the State boundaries. Was force resorted 20,
then, for the purpose Of compelling obedience
Or has the integrity Of our glorious Union been
deemed less perfect. in consequence Of these e,-
hibitions Of temporary Dissatisfaction,
We must not be considered As defending the
course Of South Csrolina-though we would make
many allowances for her rashness But we would
ask ii her conduct is 90 much more reprrhenai-
bic than that Of the States alluded to, that we
must, upon the first ebullition Of anger, draw the
sword, and make her atone for her folly with her
best blood, Shall use violence, before ~e
exhaust the last effort Of friendly sdmontion and
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Is we'll known that we have been the friend
OF the Tariff system. aud that We have eOntribu-
ted Our humble mite to the support Of the distin-