The Arkansas advocate., 1833-01-16
NO. II.


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 The Governor having recommended 10 the Legislature the necessity of rc- ceivlng tic services of twelve thousand volunteers for the defence of the State. Tn case any hostile measure shall hc adopted by the Federal Government. the Kichland Volunteer Rifle Compa- ny' of this place, large and highly re- sPee'aDie corps, at a company meeting on me s'Oth nltimo, passed, unanimous l iy,resoiutIons declaring their allegiance due only the State of Sonth.C a rolina. and volunteering their services for Inc defence of the State, if occasion should require them.
 fro" the Charleston Patriot, Dee. 4.
 "Sovereignty" is the word that now excuses and sanctiles sil acts of inins- tice-all degrees and modes of usurpa- ton. -aumes have ever been the in- straments by which public caedulity has been worked upon, and the worst of crimes committed. It is fattering the people to tell them that it is Uei, pozcc, whlch'sexercised, when those by whom they are thus duped have established n dangerous influence over them. Now. thls sovereignty in South Carolina re. sides in fact, in but 1000 indviduals. winch IS the difference between the number of those who are in the opposite ranks of the tsso great parties which di- vide the State. Here, then, is one sarfh of the whole society in whom the entire sovereignty is lodged. setlinr aside all obligations, repeating laws, s.r- nulllng contracts, abolishing rules of po- lltleal equity of universal observance, and trampling under foot maxims of civ- Il liberty which have been held in rever- ence ever since freedom has been ap- Preeiafed Oil earth. The sovereignty of South-Carolina is then wieIdedsby 7Oo0 individuals, and before this small number l7,OOO are 10 bow down and prostrate themselves until not yestiae of the dignity and independence of the freeman remains. So much for soye- relgnty. From the Charlesfon Eye,linE Post, Dec. 4.
 ape:: tie course ;..iatt ;..iatt viii l; bc adopted at this time by the Union Party, may not only depend the success of our mea- sures. but the tranquility and safety of the State. No one can doubt for d mo- ment that the prospect of q peaceful sue, cess of the measures adopted for the rc- dress of our grievances will be greatly increased by letting it be understood abroad that we shall be exposed 10 no risk of divisions at home; whereas, if from the imprudent language or rash conduct oD the part of our own citizens. the tariff party at the north can be in- duced to believe that South Carolina IS on the eve of civil discord. they would be cmboldened to persevcre in course of measures, the issue of which cannot but be most disastrous to our cause. \
 The present crisis of- fers to the Union Party an opportunity 10 cover themselves with immortal hon. or by yielding 10 the dictates of patriot ism and pursuing q high and elevated course But if yielding to jnfuriated passions or evil counscIs, they should re- solve to stand ont against the State. tie consequencesw will be on their own heads. They may induce the tariff party of the north to persevere in their expressions: they may persuade them not to yield ar. inch to the just cIaims of the South. they may induce them to refuse 10 make any modification of the tariff, or to sub- mt the controversy to convention of fhe States; nay! they may even induce them to make war upon South-C Carolina. and thus to bring about dissolution of the Union. They may, if they are re- solved uponit, involve the State in all the horrors of 3 cisilwar, and whilst sealing their own destruction, bring ruin and disgrace upon the country. Ali this the Union party may do, But is there one among them that would not shudder at the bare contemplation of being the willing instruments of bringing such misfortunes upon the country of their birth or adoption9 We cannot bring ourselves even to entertain suspicion, that d course 50 utterly at variance with every principle of patriotism or duty would De adopted by any portion of the Union party: and we feel the strongest assurance. that if any portion of them should he so infat. uated as to manifest disposition so 10 act, they would be instantly abandoned by inc great mass of their associates throughout the State, and stand living monuments of that disgrace which ever attaches 10 the fallen and degraded con. II