The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-09-07
South Carolina and the Aba
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Extremes meet. The uilrnist CT South
Caroline, and the ulIraist Of Massachusetts,
are holding on, their hands to each other,
not in menace as OF old, but in Friendship.
They stand on the came platform, and at
ter full and free communion, have come
10 the conclusion, tina. if their rights are
not the same, that at least their wrongs ad
NIT Of the same remedy, THIS grea. rem.
edy, is the dsunion Of the States OF the A.
merlcan Conlederacy. Dsunon will aboi
ish the institution Of slavery on our cont.
nent, Ihinksl be Aboliioaissi -disunion will
pr --'s the institution OF slavery south
u "aso'' aue --'s llpe, ,binks the re
preventative Of the wlsoon. : an,,h O..
line. Now, one Of tho ptopo0fiohs, - :.
metricaly opposite, must be false. Iha
both ere held, there can be no question.
/ Mr.. Ceihoun-wbo go completely per
sonifes South Caroline, that he is az much
South Carolina, as ever Louis XIV was
Ffance-it is true, throws slight veil over
his sentiments. But The veil is Of the thin.
nest gauge, and Is intended more TO height.
ca charms than 10 conceal them-subserv
ing far better the purposes Of aluremenf,
than of nodesty. His followers aud his
friends, however, do not think It worth their
while to wear even this veil Of gossamer,
and they stand confessed, naked advocates
Of dsuaIon. They are bold end manly, il
il true, IN thus giving 10 The country their
purposes and Intentions bat are they equal
y bold aud manly. in giving Us the reasons
for these purposes sud intentions : The
Wllmol Proviso is the great grievance CON-
planned of; bui the ennl'y Of South Caro-
ina 10 the Union, is older than the Wllmot
Pfoviso. This reason is kindly offered for
the benefit of Virginia and other loyal
States Of the South. The ProyIso might
be erased from the statute book Of the coln.
try, slavery nigh, be freely allowed from
the Atlantic 10 the Plcilic-aIl that the
Abolltonis,s have done and Isat Mr.. Polk
has failed 10 do, might be cured by the
unanimous action of Congress, and yet Mr.,
Calhoun, and his followers, would still find
some admirable reason for disunion.
The cause ofihis enmiiy to our glorious
Union, il is hardly worth while to inquire
into. Il may be the jealousy Of weakness
the discomfort Of poverty, operating on
States, like it does on individuals Of Il.reg
ulated minds, causing them TO hate what
they despair Of reaching by bold effort or
honest emulation--or il may be dlsapPoint-
ed ambition in the race OF party-or the
most charitable, but the least probable rea
son--it may spring from 40 homes, patriot
ism unaided by a prudent Judgment, and
sound reason. Passing by the cause, the /
fact is notorious that, South Carolina is
disloya to the Union. Her Press, her !
her public meetings, her pee
pie at Church aud q. market, the cross
roads snd the bar.room, all testify, with
rcsily marvellous, II the fact be not
rue, that the name, and The wisdom, and
he couuses Of Washington, are not hal
owed in the hear! Of South Carolina. II
his State were as other States Of the Union,
10 danger would sprng from this unnatur'
II condition of her political affections, and
he dtsorgauiZing Tendencies Of her polIIl-
al doctrines. Ii each citizen would for
himself, undertake TO calculate the value OF
he Union, the Union would be safe. But
he politicians of the State rule the State.
The people are consulted by them, like the
I'D Psfiamenis of France were consulted :
" The klng, merely to comply With the .
orms of the Constitution. In most of-the :
I,a,es of our confederacy, the constituent
his representative but IN South
'arohna. the representative instructs the =
onstluenr. Thus unnatural ollsarchy, un !
er the forms OF Repu5llcansD, renders
ur present condition SO alarming. t
That the leaders of South Carolina are |
pe for dangerous action, there is no doubt, c
nd the only hope Of escape, fam. one i,
true, is, tina, the people for once, will re. !