Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-04-12
From the Baltimore American.

| trouble brewing in South Carolina. The
rest ofthe Union does not seem to be aware
of it-but there is no doubt Of the fact.
The genial warmth Of the Spring, instead
of animating her more kindly sympathies,
seems only 10 fcrment the sap Of her as
perity. Her patriotism and her palmettoes
become green together. The temperature
Of her heroic ardor rises with The mercu-
ry, and by the time of the dog-days she
will be equally ready for the hydrophobia
or fight.
| The newspapers Of South Carolina are
talking Of Committees Of Safety andCor-
respondence, non-interccurse, confsca-
ton, and such revolutionary things. All
this is very alarming yet such is the APP
athy of the public mind, that we observe
no signs of a wholesome terror anywhere.
The little State is quite in earnest; yet
the public will not believe it-and if they
| did believe it, so much is herosm at dis
count, that we seriously fear nobody would
care about it. But, for our own part, such
is the admiration we cherish for chivalry,
that it is always sure Of our applause even
though It appears mounted only on the
stump, or figures nowhere but upon pa
per. 1t may be a perversity of taste, but
we must confess that our idea of hero is
the greater in proportion as his stature is
less; we prefer Gen. Thumb to the Bel
giant giant; and cannot imagine perfect
champion except in high-heeled boots, and
of such attitude only, that he would have
to stand on tiptoe to pull an adversary's
nose.
South Carolina is remarkable for per-
severance in wrath. She varies only in
the aspects of it. She will not be in good
humor on any terms. Her nose, like her
musket, is always cooked. She would
consider it an abandonment Of dignity TO
put on an affable look, and State rights
would be in danger If she should once re-
lax into smile. The price of liberty is
eternal vigilance-and she watches hers
so closely that she has no liberty to do
anything else. The latest pron,,nciamien-
10 from the land of lofty doings is to be
found in the South Corolinion Of the 10Th
inst. 1t is to the following effect:
"The people of tins State may, after
due deliberation and reflection, adopt astrict
non-intercourse in trade and commerce, as
regards the Northern States. This, if
adopted, would doubtless have the same
effect, but to make it thoroughly effective
il must receive the full consent OF the mass
of our people. II must be adopted only
after calm and mature deliberation. We
want see no storm raised within our own
confines; we would deprecate any meas
ure tina: would array one portion Of the
people of this State against the other, Ell
Their in sentiment or in action. Whatever
course is deemed desirable, to be OF any
avail, it must be adopted with the great
est unanimity.
"When ''agi:ation" was necessary to
arouse the people, it was our duty to be
diligent in the matter. Now that the peo-
pie have taken the initiative in their dis
trict meetings, our duty, and the duty of
the press throughout the State, We believe
to be the securing of perfect harmony Of
unanimity of opinion in their further acts
and deliberations. To this task the South
Carolinian will apply itself, and will en-
deavor to avoid the agitation OF any scheme
which might carry within itself the ele-
ments Of its own destruction, and conse-
quently defeat our purposes. "Confsca-
lion" of the property Of the people Of the
North has been limited at and suggested
We believe such proposition wholly
indefensiblc at this time. Its an extreme
measure, and should only be adopted as
the last extremity. And is there any man
OF common sense who does not know that
such procedure would at once involve
us in civil war j? Better, far better, would
it be for the whole South calmly to avow
their determination to withdraw from the
conlederacy and define the limits of new
Republic.
"Ihe course to be pursued-the mode
of action TO be adopted-is now, we con-
slider, entirely in the hands of the Com
mittees of Safety and Correspondence.
They must get to work. The people did
not appoint them under any other expec-
tation but that they uould cork. We feel
confident they will not abuse the solemn
trust committed to their charge, and that
we will hear from them at an early day.
sour time or limits will not permit us
to consider the non-intercourse PROPOSE
ton to day we will do so probably here
after. We believe the suggestion to be a
good one and that no better means could
be used to bring the people Of the North
to their senses. But it must be the vol
untary sacrifice of the whole people, and
must be the policy oftwo or more States
to render it successful to any great ex-
TENT
1t is lamentable that with heart so set
upon treason this unfortunate common
wealth should never find her way to it.
The TASrALus of States, she pines with
in sight of what she longs for yet cannot
reach. She is always baffled when she
plots rebellion, and cannot by any accident
stumble upon it. The disclosure is given
forth, however, that it '.must be the policy
OF two or more States to render it Success
full to any great extent" t5
There is the drawback. She would
willingly break into the citadel Of the
Union and despoil it of its treasures, but
she cannot venture without an accomplce;
she must have "a centre-bit and boy"
But thus far she sits alone in the realms
of non-content. The Augusta ga
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