The Democratic Whig., 1843-01-26

the sort Of absuFdiiy which must DO su-
mums n he brain Of every Nnlliher
before be can pretend 10 be 40 esoie-
&c disciplc of that school. Whatever
exusordinaly contingencies they may
say must precede The application Of
their s'rightful remedy" i Is clear that,
under their views, every State being
The sole Judge Of The exigencies Of the
case, no State would be 50 deficient
10 ingenuity as ever 10 fail IL con-
strung whatever was unpleasant into q
violation Of the Constitution and
hence laws would be adopted BY somes
and rejected By others. To talk Of
union and notification as coexisient
conditions, Is precisely as absurd as Il
lie 70 talk Of The cohesion OF the parli.
cles Of oil and water. Of the exquisite
effect on natural scenery produced BY
blending together equal portions Of
sunlight and midnight, and Of the bar
mony OF the seventh commandment
and Joe Smiths amours. The truth
is, South Carolina is q hot-bed ia
which beresies Of all kinds take root
and grow most laxuriantly. Ey-
cry form Of political mania finds home
within her borders. She is the Bed
lam Of the Union, and more discordant
sounds, visionary doctrines, and laugh
able aud groIesqus action, are 10 be
met with under the shadow OF her pal
meuoes than in all the world beside.
The textbook Of her patriotism is
Weem's Lie Of Marion. Il was an
unfortunate period FOR her sanity in
which that great work was given to
the world. Ever since that eccentric
and consistent old parson gave them
that Herculean labor Of his genius, the
orators OF South Carolina have been
pronOuncing 'triPpingly on lbe tongue
the sacred names Of her Marion and
Sumpter, her Moultrie and Sergeant
Jasper. Now, If these orators would
happen TO rec0llect, that, at the same
moment in which these lranscendant
heroes were enaeling their immortal
deeds, there were censin other men in
Carolina whose histories have no. yet
been written by the pen Of Parson
Weems, we suspect their patriotism
would fall a degree or more below the
boiling point. Ii is a fact, that while
the Wing armies ofthe American Rey-
olution were whipping their foreign en-
emies in The North, il was rather more
than glorious South Carolina could
achieve, although she tried her best,
TO fog her own tories and refugees. Il
is a melancholy and bitter truth TO Car
olinians, that Of her citizens, the ma
jority, during the war Of independence,
were, hearts and hands, to be found
rallied under the royal standard. That
some Of her sons were glorious cannot
be denied. Her Captains who led he's
forces on to battle were valiant anG
skiliul commanders, but they accom-
/ plished but small part Of American
Independence. They we're almost
exclusively employed in fighting South
Carolinians, and all the victories they
gained were over The routed hosts Of
their old Heigbbors and fiends. Hence
this is o ticklish subject for Carol'nl
patriotism 10 pride itself on, and we
wonder that, when some Of her fiothy
declaiiners in Congress have dwelt on
the achievements Of Marion, Sumpter,
and Horny, as an infatuated lover
speaks Of he incompatible splendOrs Of
his mistress, some cool aud sarcastic
Yankee has mol risen and pronounced
other names far less musical in the ears
Of Southern chvalry, by the way Of
per contra TO the account Of Carolini-
an bravery and patriotism. Such an
ill-timed intrusion Of uncomfortable
names would certainly cause an extra
ordinary rushing Of patriotic blood 10
the sunbUrnt cheeks Of the chivaly,
and would, in all probability, be con
sidered an unconstitutional invasion o!
South Carolina rights, worthy OF nul-
LITIGATION perhaps, but most unques-
Iionably salutary as it would teach those
braggarts that il her Whiggery was
glorious her Toryism was dsmnable.
lf Mr.. Hall, Of Vermont, should look
into this subject, be could 6nd enough
facts to encase him in mail, and then
he would be an overnatch for all The
chivalry that ever Aourished in the
vicinity Of rice plantation, or spec
ulated on the profits and politics Of
cotton Geld.
South Carolina rendered about as
much service to the cause Of the reVo-
luton as she has since done on the be-
half Of the Government which resulted
from that contest. The doctrines she
has preached with reference to moral
as well as political truths have been
most aagrantly pernicious. She teach
es Us that slavery is a most religious
I institntion smiled IN nv the Divinity