The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-09-04

John Ru'ledge.
This is distinctly South Carolina move. All
the signers to the Circular are natives of that
State. And il is evident. as well from what il
contained in the Circular, as from what is going
on in the lar South, that the Perpetualsts mean
to push this pro-slavery agitation with EXTREMIST
vigor. Nor are they without advantages.
l. South Carolina is not. in the popular
sense, governed by the people. They do moth
ing directly, except elect their home representa-
rives. The Legislature chooses Presidential cleo
tors, Governor, &c, and the apportionment OF
the State is SO arranged, that Parish, with one
hundred ana fifty or siTfy rotes, has the same
weight in the Senate as Sparlanburg or Green
vile with four or free thousand! This ar
rangernent gives TO intelligent politicians, when
agreed, all power over the State, and enables
them TO carry it in any direction, or for any end
they may wish. Hence the energy and influ-
ence Of her great men. They know all are uni
ted at home; indeed, no difference Of opinion, is
tolerated on certain political questions there
and having the State with them, they act effec
lively and promptly. While others are arming
they are in the field; while their opponents are
wondering what is meant, they are upon them
The CLEAN Of the sword, and its clash an
nounce their presence and resolve.
.. Just now they speak, OF will speak, to
believing ears. The far South is credulous on
the subject of slavery. Not that the intelligent
among them fear any direct action of Gov
eminent, or dream Of any illegal interference
from any quarter. The moment any fear is felt
we shall see its eject in the reduced value Of
negro property. But the conviction is growing
and deepening among ultra Southern men. that
slavery, that if territory he added to the Union.
and that territory ,hould be free the institution
must fall, and that the result will be, to weaken
them physically, snd break up forever their poll
teal and social sway. The appeal, therefore, Of
the Carolinians win be responded to, and we shall
have new struggle, and fierce conflict. ere
the country knows what IL TO be- the result,
even though that result, in time, is as certain
as any thing can be.
But with all these advantages Of position and
Of union the perpetualists, will fail-musf fail.
They are without support in six Of the slave
States-we mean low that kind of support put.
ting aside the strong opposition they will meet
with at home) Which will help on their design.
These States arr, Maryland, Virginia, North
Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri
Whatever the farSeuth may resolve on--South.
ern Convention or Secesson-these six Com
monwealths willoppose all ultra principles, and
ultra action. Any test question, touching the
Union, will demonstrate this with effective
promptness. Judge NICHOLAS, of our city, a
strong thinker, and one of our ablcst men, re.
ferriDg TO the unity Of interest and character of
Missouri, Kentucky, and Tennessee, in his in
teresing pamphlet on Texas, land the day viii
be when tho public will regret that his advice
was not heeded,) remarks:
''These three States, also, though having an
immediate interest in the slave question, are but
moderately affected with the antipathies grow.
ing out Of il, do not wish to make IL themselves,
nor suffer 1t TO be made by others, either the
subject object in political or sectional scram-
bio for power They do not favor at present,
nor mean to favor at any distant day, either
slave holding W non.slave holding alliance
among the States. They are for the Union as
It Is, and mean to keep it as it is, in despite the
lealousies and animosities of the extremes
They know that no line of demarkation for
separating the States can ever be drawn without
their assent, and they never mean to assent to anv
such line. They view negro slavery a. curse
upon their own white population, and are by
no means content to look upon IL a. q rcmedi.
.ble evil, which they are bound to entail upon
heir Postsrity. They stand In the same posi-.