Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-04-12

hereafter to avoid the repetition of an error
so unfortunate and mischlcrous.
In every view of the subject. therefore, It
docs appear 10 me, that, although there Ger
,aink is, in the present condition ofthe coun-
Try in relation to il, sufficient to exercise the
snost serious attention, there is nothing IN the
state ofpublic opinion ii, the United States,
to Justify that panic in the public mind which
invariably disqualifes those who partakc OF
ii, from dealing wisely or successfully with
the circumstances by which it is produced.
arom abroad We have, think, some right
10 expect less interference than heretofore.
Nc shall, am confident, for some time at
least, have no foreign agents to enlig'itcn US
more on the subject. Reccnts result here,
and the discussions with which they have
been attended, cannot fail to attract the at
tention of the reading and rejecting portion
of the foreign public. BY these means they
will be made to understand our real condl-
ton in this respect, and they will know that
the Interchangeable law Of that condition 49,
that the slave question must be left to the
control of the slave holding States t'iem-
selves, without molcstation or Interference
from any quarter; that foreign interference
ofevery description, can only be injurious
to the slave, without benefit to any interest,
and will not be endured by any section OF
oufcountry, and that any interference, COM
ing from even the nou-slaye holding portions
of our own territory, is calculated ,e-eadan-
ger the pcrpc.uitv, and ii sanctioned by the
General Government, weuld inevitably &C.
casion the dissolutiou-uf, our happy Union.
Seeing the subject in this, lis true aspect,
and conscious Us they must be, that the
downfall Of this Republic would be the Sc
vcrcst blow that the cause Of liberty and sch-
government could receive, and from which
its recovery would be hopeless, the wise and
the good amongst theni-ihosc who are
really guided by the principles ofjustlcc and
humanity-will pause and acknowledge that
they have Inexperienced the etrue bearings
ofthis question. Instead Of accusing our
countrynlcn, who hold property in slaves.
with disregarding the general principles Of
liberty and the dictates Of a pure religion,
they will recognize, in this class ofour citi-
zens, as sincere friends to the happiness Of
mankind as any others, and will become
sensible that this species ofproperty, the re-
suit of causes over which they had 70 con.
:trol, is as inheritance which they only know
how to dispose of. Instead OF charging
.hs people of the non.slave holding States,
as have often ocen done, With hypocrisy,
in protesting an ardent love of offreedom, they
will find that the free citizeEs Of the North
arc only acting upon the principles of fidell.
ty to the most solemn engagements; that it
they were to attempt the accomplishment OF
what is desired of them by those who re-
gard slavery as inconsistent with the equal
rights or which our institutions arc founded,
they will involve themselves In thc'odlum,
either ofseeking to evade Z compact whlch
was the means and the pledge Of Our nation.
al existence, or of availing themselves OF
their present power and unexamp!ed pros
peritv, to dissolve connection with their
Southern brethren, formed at period OF
mutual adversely, for a cause which was
then not only knownto to exist, but the con-
tinuancc of which was expressly Recognized
in the bond of their Union.
have thus, gentlemen, been compelled
TO extend my. remarks considerably further
than | inteaded, when commenced to
answer your enquiry. As, however, the
subject was delicate and important, | feel
that have not trespassed farther upon your
time in its examination, than was proper
to enable you to comprehend the views
entertain of it, or than was respectful to the
considerations which justified your call ior
those views. AndI feel assured, whatever
may be the difference Of opinion, If any,
which exists between myself and any other
portions Of my fellow citizens, that the issue
of,his matter, as of all preceding questions
which have agitatcd the public mind, and
have been thought TO be pregnant with
danger, viii, in taeir hands, be such as to
s,rengthcB the bonds ofthcir Union, and to
increase those fraternal and patriotic afiec.
tions, which our past national history has
so often and So honorably Illustrated.
am very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
N. VAN BUREN,.
Messrs, Junius Amis, Isaac Hall, John Wall,
C. Yellowby, sam'l B. spiFril!, and
James w. Paizinn.