Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-04-15
LYNCHBURG, APHiL Ii. 1888.
FROM soUTHcAROLINA.


Gen. Hamilton and Gov. Hayne, of five hundred
volunteers, who were enrolled and organized by
tina, State for the purpose of enforcing lis es OF
Modification. They are determined, it seems, to
have raree-show, il they aye disappointed in n
Gsh,-a disappointment, by the way, which We
suspect is by no mea,s unpaa,atle 10 tho purity,
with the exception Of those of them who, from the
STAT, went for Disunion, and who are chngrinei
that compromise has been effected which arrests
their oIous design.
A Flag was presented to the troops, by Gov.
IIaync, ia the name Of the State. Gen. Hamil-
ton was the osan of the troops on the occasion
and as might be expected, there was much mutual
tickling between these high dieniarlss on the oc-
cason. We pity Gen. Hamilton sincerely. The
idea Of laying asid, his cooked hat and rnplcr with
out ever showing them on the field o. battle, must
be s,rcly inortifynyto gentleman Of his remark
able i" cllvafy.'-But to the flag. We are glad
TO learn, from the description of it, tha il bore the
inscription f"Thc Union < "The Constitution,
sheltered (wc hope no, cbsemred) By the branrhe
.. die Palmetto. Thus vanish cs Mobilization, in
the sn,oke ola peaceable Military Review
A letter from Charleston, published il the Port
land Advertiser, contains the following rcma hs
which confirm our own previously formed impress
sons of the truc state Of parties in that State
81 have been in South Carolina but a little
while butt have been here long CROUCH 10 see
that til re three partics, for have conyersed
freely with each and all There is not small
party here adverse to the Union in any form
and bent upon its destruction Tariff or No Ia
! ill., they are eager for dissolution Of the concde
racy. They pant for an opportunity 10 put in mo-
lion the wheels Of n revolution that shall upset ev
cry thing. This pnr,y is principally composed
of men who have nothing To lose ard much 10
gain. Young men of ruined fortune and dissolu,c
habits morse Incefs gamblers card players, are con-
T'cuous among the number-Thcy enboly the
very materials that Cicero described as under the
orders OF Catalina. There is another party among
| The nulliiicrs much strong, composed Of men
honestly 4 nrdcn,y attached 10 the Unnn.w no will
peril their lives and fortunes in support Of it, bat
who ,csouct, opposed to the protecting
system, alri who honestly believe that nuIliica-
lion isa prnceable remedy, and that ii has now cf
icc.d ito purposes that of compelling the general
go.erun N, u rec.de from its position. The
thlri pany IS the Union party, stronger than Ell
thcr OF The two first disuuited, but weaker when
they ar> united The character OF this party is
81 well known that | need no. describe it. In
Charleston ii ID composed OF the principal men OF
| business"
| w. are aware ,h;d some rery charitable persons
are disposed to regarl ms exceedingly ill,bera
an opinion which impu,cs to any considerable por
ton o, the Nullifyers wish Intention 10 dis
solve the Union of,hese States. But the opinior
IS believed 10y us to be just, not only because Iii
expressed by gentlemen who have narrowly oh
served the indications of public sentiment in thai
State, bit also because it is boldly avowcdb by som'
OF the Nullifycrs themselves. Look, for instance
at the opci ayownl of this design contained il
The subio ned earact from the speech of Rober
B.rnwcll Smith, Ed delivered in the South
Carolina Convention. and recently published NJ
the Charleston Mercury and let i, be recdlee'ed
that Mr.. Smith, is not an obscure cnd uninAuenia.
man, but thai be is Attorney General Of the Sar,
iofoommanding talents, ola high order ofeloquenee,
md exercising all the influence which these nat
ura and adventurous circumstances, added to a
good private character, necessarily give him
s." Mr.. President, have onr more objection to
urs. acainS, The Com nittecs Report. 1t IS not
error in principle, iu, in procession In the first
| column find the following words :-'ArdenHp al.
iaehed Ia Tie tnjoanf these safes, The people Of
South Carolina were still more devoted TO the ishts
OF the States Sir, is this profession plainly and
simply true Ii it is, let il stand Since your at
tachmcn, sht be suspect ed, accumulate cpthets
to your professions. | ask the gentlemen upon
theis hearts, and say, that they are " ardenty at
rached to the Cuion OF these States" Why, have
We not for the last seven years, been declaiming a.
gain, this Uuor, MS nAic,ing upon US oppression,
and poverty, and desolation And have We not
,rumphan.ly proved it, and through oui the wide
South, made common tie high complaint, that
| these States Of this Confederscy, by policy as
obstructive as it was unprincipled, were practical
| ly colonized to the other sections OF the Union
Arden,y attached TO the union of these States "
| Where then Is your talk about your Constitution
and the rights it guarantees You have more
than once declared that the Constitution was an
initiated and annihlated under the Union ofthese
States. Is it now nothing-and the Union every
thing without il 7 A consolidated despotisn, by
virtue of this Union, is erected upon the runs OF
the Constitution over Carolina, yet we are ar
IDENTIFY attached to the Union of these States % Cir,
e'o'heFs think asthcy may, ana act hs'hcy may
pretend not tojudge Of their feelings or opinions !
but canno, palrer with conscience or play the
hypocri,c. Nor can Carolina, consistently with
her honor her truth, dssemhle to her true SIT
unlion. boldly declare it, (and believe that |
express the feelings Of the frcemen rcpresent)
under the Government as administered, ] have no
ardent attachment TO the Union Of these States.
"Ardcnty attached to the Union of these
States Sir, if a confederacy ofthe Southern
States could now be obtained shodd we not dem II
| happy termination. hanpy beyond expectation Of