The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-09-29
sou,h C.roIiua.-Ihe Curse Of slavery

ed herself very RIDICULOUS Dy the atutuoe she
has assumed ia relation 10 the question OF sla-
very. Not content with guarding her own
frontiers by the establishment OF sanitary cor
dons to keep out the infection Of abolitionism,
she has become extremely benevolent and seeks
TO protect all the people of all the Southern
States from the mischief which anti-slavery
men would like TO bring upon them. She has
assumed TO speak for the eatre South. That
is to say Mr.. Calhoun has, and Mr.. Calhoun
aud South Carolina are convertible terms
What he says she says.
The position of South Carolina is not more |
peculiar than absurd. One would think that |
her sons and daughters have nothing to do but
10 keep up very hard thinking ana talking |
about the blessings of the negro system. In
thus giving all their time TO one subject the
Carolinians have grown to be very peculiar
people. They assume to speak for all the South,
and yet there is scarcely man, woman or
child outside Of South Carolina that does not
instinctiyely turn up his or her nose whenever
the idea of the lofty presumption of that State
crosses his or her mind. Anxious to speak for
the entire South-to do all the thinking aud
rhetoric for all Southern people-every other
Southern State tells her distinctly that she
might as well mind her own business and per-
init honest people to get along according TO
their own convictions of duty and propriety.
South Carolina in thus pressing her rejected
addresses" on the people Of the South, acts very
much as prosecuting suitor acts who seems
TO fancy that the more his inamorata frowns
on and spurns him the greater his chance of
reaching the Paradise of her smiles becomes.
And South Carolina is the most constant of all
condemned suitors. For twenty years she has
been Offering her sweet and precious services 10
the rest Of the Southern States, and they have
regularly and constantly spurned her proffered
kindness.
II man were to act as South Carolina acts
there is not jury in the land that would not
conslgn him TO a Lunatic Asylum. She has
but one idea ia her head and on that she has
been expatiating so long and so incohcren'ly
that all the world is tired Of her eloquence and
refuses to listen longer. Then too she fancies
that il is her peculiar mission 10 rectify the pub
lic opinion of the world on the subject Of sla-
very. To this end she breaches continually 10
the most "beggarly account Of empty boxes
ever preached TO in Christendom. Nobody lis
tens, and yet she fancies the whole world are
intent on her lips. Now We hold it to be inds-
puiable that il any man were 10 act as South
Carolina acts, he would be pronounced incur
ably insane. Let any one think of nothing but
the blessings of slavery for years, let him strive
to be propaganda, and though he finds i'm
passabIe barriers to his logic on all sides Of him
still let him persist in convincing the world Of
his notions-Iet him pursue such a course aud
his consignment 10 Retreat for the Insane
il inevitable.
We are sorry for South Carolina. Her men
of the revolutionary PeriOd-those Z. them we
mean who were not throat-cutting tories-were
avery fine race of people. They were gener-
Gus, chivaric, and given to hospitality. Visit
ors were delighted, not less with the fare they
met with, than with the style in which it was
proffered to them. The welcome with which
every mOuthful was swallowed sweetened it as
1t descended the esOphsgus, and caused it to sit
very lightly on the stomach. The women Of
South Carolina too in that ''gOod old time" were
fine creatures. They were superb and queenly
in their demeanor, with hearts that melted I'M
der psthos-with lips that We'll knew how TO
point a sarcasm or 10 give grace TO a story
with eyes Of dazzling lustre that added strength
to each word of seriousness or that softened
each expression of tenderness-these women Of
South Cardinals golden age, were, We say, go-
rious creatures, who won universal homage by
displaying all those noble and winning qualities
that we love in woman. To think Of such
South Carolinians as those which gave 10 her
society grace and dignity, beauty and love,
kindness and eloquence, during the last century,
aud then TO think of their descendants, the pres
ent men Of that State, causes one almost TO
doubt whether the evil genius Of the story did
not visit the cradle Of each son of Carolina and
dash with bitterness every gift of every good
fairy.
Look at her present position! Before us is
the Charleston Mercury Of recent date, in
vhich'we find an account of two meetings held
in that State, the proceedings Of which are al
most enough TO cause the bones of Marion,
Moultrie, Sampler, Hayne, and others to rise
from their graves and leave the State with
shame. Both Of these meetings were held in
Saint Peters Parish. One Of them was held on
the 9Th Of February, 1S45, and was called to
consider the case Of w. II. Brisbane, who was
then on visit 10 some of his relatives in that
parish. The charge against Mr.. Brisbane is
that he, "in one OF our pulpits,'' insulted us
with the prayer that universal liberty might
soon PREVAIL" For offering such henous
prayer TO the throne OF grace, he was denounc-
ed as ga traitor to the South" aud committee
Of three was appointed ''to wait on the Rev.
VIM. Brisbane, NJ. D., instanter, and warn him
TO leave the State in forty-eight hours, or abide
the consequences from a hitherto patient but
now indignant community" The other meeting |
was held at the same place on the 10Th Of last
month, 10 consider what should be done with a |
person who had had the audacity TO write an
article headed "The Indignation Melting" in |
which the proceedings of the meeting to consid- |
or Doctor Brisbsne's case were seasonably ridi-
eulsd. When the meeting was organized, the
author Of the offensive article, DR.. L. ID. Mat
thews, came forward and pleaded guilty to hsv-
ing furnished part of the article. In extenu-
alton Of the enormity, he stated that he was no
abolitionist, that he despised that wretched Sect
that he would stand by South Carolina and her
peculiar institutions to the last gasp. He more
al. L. .l Il T.