Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-01-16

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held together, by any other tie than mutual sypa-
tines ana common interest. The unhallowed attempt
70 cement the Union with the blood of citizens
(WHICH II successfully would reduce the free and sove-
reign states Of this confedcracy to mere dependent
provnces,) south Carolina has solelnnly declared,
would be regarded by her as absolving her from ali
'urther obligation to maintain preserve her polti-
cal connection with the people Of the other States'
nc spirit OF our Tree institutions, the very temper Of
me age, would seem to forbid the thought Of ap-
Peai 10 force, for the settlement OF constitutional
controversy. IT. however, we should be deceived in
TINS reasonable expectation-Sputh Carolina so far
as ncr means EXTEND stands prepared to meet danger
anu Iepci INVASION, come from what quarter it may.
ohe has warned her brethren Of the inevitable con-
sequences Of an appeal to arms and If she should be
drlven IN defence Of her dearest rights, to resist
let 1t be remembered that Che innocent blood
which may be shedin such CONTEST will in the great
gay oil account be required OF those who shall per-
severe in the unhalowcd attempt to exercise sun
"afrahtanie jurisdiction oycrus,"
sucn, ieIioW-citizens shold be our lot, if the
cred soil OF Carolina should BE- polluted by the foot
steps OF an INVADER or be stained with the blood OF
ner citzens, shed IN her deienceI trust in Almighty
God that no son OF hers, native adopted, who has
oeeh nourshcd ut her bosom or been cherished by her
bounty, VIII be found raising paricdal arm against
our common mother And even should she stand a.
lone IN this great struggle for constitutional liberty,
~ net cieinies tiiut tneIe Will not DC
lonnd IN the wide limits of theStae, recreant son,
VINO VIII not ny to the rescue, and be ready to lay
ooWn MS lie IN her defence.
South Carolina cannot be drawn down from the
proud cminence on which she has placed herself
except by the hands of her own children. Give her
but fair 6eld and she asks more. Shout she sue
ceed hers will be glory enough to have led the way
in the noble work Of Reform. And if after making
those efforts due to her honor, and the greatness
Of the cause, she is destined utterly to fail the bitter
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entire South, nay to the whole Union, will attesthe
virtue The speedy establishment on the ruins Of the
rights OF the States, and the liberties of the People, Of
great Consolidated Government, riding and ruling
over the plundered pioughman and beggared yeoman-
ry'' of our once happy land-our glorious confede-
racyibroken into scattered and dshonore1 fagments
the light Of liberty extnguished never, perhaps TO
be re-iliumed--these-thtse will be the melancholy
memorials, of that wisdom, which saw the danger
while yet at distance, and of that patriotism which
struggled goronsy to averti; memorials, which
repentant, though unavang, tears, will assuredy be
she'd by those who discover when too late, that they
have suffered the last occasion to pass away, when
the liberties Of the country might haze been redeemed
and the Union established upon Accumulation en-
during as the everlasting rocks.
We may not live TO witness these things. To some
Of us it may not be allotted to survive the Republic.
But il we are only true to duty, bur example WILL
in that dark hour, be rich legacy p our children
and which OF us would desire highe reward, than to
have 1t inscribed upon his tomb-here lies the man
who sacrificed himselfin noble ehdt to rescue The
Constitution from violation, aud to rrstore the liber-
ties Of his country.' & 2
this is our own our native land -
Is tne soiioi carolina, which has been enriched by
tne precious blood OF our ancestors shed in defence
o. those rights and liberties, which we are bound by
to our posterity 1t is here that we have been cher
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