The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-03-29
noM1AsTEs AND HIS pooTs.

fypatNes seems only 10 Eeflent tiie sap oil her as
pariiy. Her patriotism and her pamettoes become
green together. The temperature Of her heroic ar
dor rises with the mercury, and by the time oil the
dog days she win be equally ready for the hydropho
ba or a fight.
The newspapers Of South Carolina are talking Of
Committees Of Safety and Correspondence, non-in'
Isrconrsa conhscalion, and such Revolutionary
things. All this Is very alarming yet snch is liit
apathy OF the public mind that we observe no signs
OF wholesome terror anywhere. The little STATE
10 guile In earnest; yet the public WIN mol DeheVeil
and II they did not believe IT, so much IS hefoism ~
discount that we seriously fear no body WIN care
about II. Hut for our own part such y lhe aaihiia
ZION we cherish for chiylry that II Is always sure OF
our applause although II appears mounted on tht
stump, or figures nowhere but npon paper. II mny
be perveTeity of taste, but We must confess maj
our idea of hero lie the greater In proportion as his
stature Is Iess prefer Gen THusD TO the Belgian
gianr and cannot imagine psrfect champion ek-
cept in hgh-heeled boots and OF such altitude only
that he would have 10 stand on tiptoe 10 pull adj
vefsnry's nose.
South Carolina Is remarkable for perseverance in
wrath. She varies only in the aspects Of II. She
will not be in good humor on any terms, Her
nose, hike her musket, Ia always cooked. She would
consider II an abandonment OF dignifyto put on an
aifable look and State rights would be in danger u
she should once relax into smile. The price Of
liberty IL eternal yiginnce-and she watches hers so
closely that rhe has liberty to do any thing else.
The latest pronineiamen to from the land of lofty
doings IL 10 be found in the South Carohnian Of the
10th inst. II Is 10 the following effect
The people of this State may, after due delibera-
ton and reflection, sdopta strict nonniercourse in
trade and commerce. asregards the Northern States.
This, II adopted, would doubtless have the same ei-
feet but 10 make il thoroughly effective II must re-
csye the full consent of the Dsss OF our people. IL
mfst be adopted only after mature and calm deiiber
alton. We want 10 see no storm raised within our
own confines we wonli deprecate any Measure that
would array one portion of the people Of this Stale
against the other. either 10 sentiment or action.
Whatever course Is deemed desirable, 10 be OF any
avail, II must be adopted wiih The greatest una
pimiiy.
When agitation was necessary 10 aronse the
people, Il was orr duty be diligen In the matter.
Now that the people have taken the initiative in their
district meetings our duty and The duty OF the press
throughout the State believe 10 be the securing al
perfect harmony and unanimiiy Of opinion In their
mrther acts and deliberations. To this Task the
South Carolnan will apply iIsclf, and viii endeavor
10 avoid the agitation Of any scheme which might
carry within itself the elements OF lts own destrnc
lion, and consequently defeat our purposes. Soon.
fscptionp Of the property of the people Of The North
has been limited nj and suggested We believe snch
proposition wholly ndeirnsbe nj this time, 1t t.
an extreme measure, and should only be adopted at
the last extremity. And Is there any man OF COM
mon sense who does not know that such proce-
dure would al once involve us in civil warl Better,
far better would II be for the whole South calmly
TO ayow their determination 10 withdraw from
the confederacy and define the limits Of new Re
public.
The course TO be pursned--,he mode Of action 10
be hdopied-is now, We consider, entirely In the
hands OF the Committees os Safety and correspon-
dence. They must get 10 work. The people did
not appoint them under any other expectation but
that they roaid irork We feel confident that they
viii not abuse the solemn trust committed TO their
charge, and that We win hear from them at an early
day
Our time or limits will not permit us 10 consider
The non-interconrse proposition to-day; we will 10
no probably hereafter. We believe the suggestion to
be good one; and that no better means could be
nsed TO bring the people of the North their senses
But i must be the voluntary sacrifice of the whole
nd utitaf ha pnlir of
TO render II successful to any great extent.
II Is hmentabe that with heart SO set upon
treason this unfortunate commonwealth should
never find her way to il. The TASTALus OF States
she pines within sight Of what she longs for vet
cannot reach. She Is always bafed when she plots
rebellion, and csnnot by any accident stumble on IT,
The disclosure - given FORTH however that IL must
be the policy Of two States to render Ii sue
cersful 10 any great extent"
There is drawback. She would willingly break
into the citadel OF the Union and despoi II o It's re-
fnres, but she cannot venture without an accom-.
phce she must have "centre-bit and boy" But
thus far she sits alone in the realms of noncontent
The Augusta (Ga) Chronicle, Of the best papers
OF the South, gives some wholesome advice 10 the
little ermigant Stale, which the latter Of course
will not follow. The Chronicle intimaies that the
best way to establish a proper degree of non inter
course with the North IL for the people of South
Carolina To manufacture for every article
now made for them in New England; that anti
abolition resolutions will not prevent the State from
losing representative under the ratio Of the next
census; and II has the femeriiy TO add that cart
load OF good manure is worth more to the Common
wealth than thousand such resolutions. The idea ,
State rights and guano, liberty and lime--that il
should come 10 this Disdainful chivalry expands
his offended nostrils
But IL Is farther added that the trade and COM
merce OF small aggregate of deserted, desolaed
cotton plantations" meaning thereby the magnan-
imous State Of South Carolina-"jwiil be of little
consequence TO the rest Of The Union y and that in
stead OF exporting 50 many emigrants and their
property for which return whatever Ia left be-
hind South Carolina should take measures 10 invite
Immigrants with their capital, their industry and
within her limits But, we have said this advice
will not be followed-ai least not yet South Caro-.
lima will stick 10 her two staples politics and cotton
more largely. She win manufacture nothing bnl
resolutions. In proportion she loses her repre-
sentatives in Congress- those that remain like the
Sybilline books will increase In Importance PAS the
number grows less; If but should be left the
whole State will scarcely be large enough TO hold
him; II all should disappear, she would be repre-.
scented in the lower House, as she Is in the Senate
by gigantic shadow baltimore Amsrican.
VERY LATEST FROM EUROPE,
The New York Courier contains the very latest
news brought by the steamer Canada, communicated
by electric telegraph TO Liverpool under date of
London, March 10, ii, 4. NJ.
Tn CosTr;EgT.-Ls Presse announces officially
that the Austrian government will for the present
march any troops into the donations of the Grand
Duke Of Tuscany. Orders were given 10 Marshal
Rsde7ky not 20 make any offensive movement
spainst the King Of Sardinia, tui in case the Pied.
montese should attack the Marshal, he Is to march
to Turin.
The Pesse hns satisfactory communication on
the Italian question, which shows that while Austria
does not contemplate al This moment armed inter.
vention In Italy the medirsring powers agreed in
preventing Charles Albert from making any further
attempt al revylng the war In Italy
The Chronicle and Daily News understand that
dispatches from Turn, dated 18th inst were received
yesterday al the Foreign Office announcing that The
resumption o. hosiiMies between Piedmont and
Austria irds insrtfahe. Travellers lust arrived rc
port that both parties appear firmly sei on war; that
the Austrian forces had been Increased 10 nearly
100 600 men; and that the road from ilessandris
10 Tnrn they fell in with large bodies Of ,roopa ar
frontier The Duke de Dino, eommandanr Of Aes
randria, made no s,cret Of the immediate opening OF
the campaign. People of all sorts have made I'M
their minds for the impending struggle. 4 Roman
paper of Feb 21ih states that the advanced guard Of
the Neapolifan army had appeared on the Roman
frontiers, and that q slight collision between their
outposts and those Of the Roman army took l,lace
and that some Of the Neapolitan troops had passed
the Roman frontier.