Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-09-01

From the Palmetto State Banner.
THE BALL CONTINUES I'm MOTION.
The Democratic papers North are fall
ling in, one after another, in support Of
the proposition to unite the broken ranks
of the party, by abandoning Wilmot's
Proviso, and Van Buren's schismatic no.
tions on the subject of Frec-soil Speak
ing ofthe proposition, the Albany Argus
uses the following language:
"Union is certainly attainab'e, if no
more isdcmanded than that al stand upon
the principles, o. 'platform,' ifyau pleasc,
of Thomas Jefferson This has been re-
garded a* broad enough and large enough
for democrats to stand upon, since 9s.-
The friends the democratic party, oI'aH
sections, can gathcr upon it, In eemaord
and united effort, against the present pros
criptive whig administration and rallv un
der their old and triumphant banner.
Such, we hope, may be the issue of the
prevalent desire of harmony"
We judge, from these signs, that the
people of the North are beginning to see
the fruit of the suicidal workings of Abo-
litionism, against the Constitutional rights
of the South, and their inevitable tenden-
cy to disunion; and hence we may look
for radical change in public sentiment
on this subject ofvital Interest to the Un-
ion
1t will be a glorious day for the Re-
public when the people of the States de-
termine to unite upon, and permanently
maintain the true principles of the Gov
ernment-when the local interests Of the
States shall be held sacred and inviolate,
TO- be controlled by the people, whose
sovereign privilege and duty it is to pro-
tect and defend them-when the Con
stitution shall be regarded as the bond of
union, and its plain instructions on the
subject of rights delcga ed, and those
held in reservation, obeyed and respected
by the people of each State, to the letter,
and in accordance with its true spirit
when it shall be deemed sufficient that
the Congress shall exercise the power be-
slowed upon it, ''to dispose of and make
needful rules and regulations respecting
the territories, or other property belong
ing to the United States" without preiu-
dice to the claims of any particular State.
We say, it will be a glorious day for the
States of this Union, when this determin-
alton Shall be permanently resolved upon
by the people of all its confederatcd parts.
for then may each American, boast that
liberty is established upon basis never
to be shaken ;and point with pride 10 the
genius of his fathers, whose gigantic pow
ersof intellect were sufficient to conceive,
ard whose proud sons are able and
magnanimous enough to maintain, the
sacred charter that binds as one so large
number of States, with intere sts diver
si6ed, separate and distinct. s.
For q long period the South has been
subjecte ! to insult, by the wanton at
tempts of the people Of the free States TO
interfere with her local interests in the
matter ofslayary, in violation Of the 1rti-
cles of confederation, The second Sec
ton Of the fourth Article of the Gnnstitu-
tion provides that "no person he'd to SER
vice or labor in one State, under the laws
thereof, escaping into another, shall, in
consequences of any law or regulation
therein, be discharged from such service
or labor, but shall be delivered up on
claim Of the party 30 whom such service
or labor may he due" Yet, this provision
has been totally disregarded, and our
slaves, escaping from seryiee,. have found
protection under laws enacted by State
Legislatscs. The parties claiming have
de handed that The refugees be delivered
up, and for their paius they have been in
suited and even murdered by Abolition.
lists, in utter violation of thelay establish
cd by the people Of tho States for heir
defence and protection. Can This atate of
aff,ir continue to exist without prejudice
to the Union2 Long has,tho South borne
these insults and violations, and it is time
that some amendment should be mndc