Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-02-09

little consequence. But in the South it has the
sanction of great names, and, we are sorry to say,
Of respectable presses. To give an idea to what
lengths this spirit carries those who are under Its
influence, we subjoin a few extracts from the num-
ber Of such as are daily passing under our eye in
the newspapers.
As entitled to the first in point Of consideration,
we begin with an extract from Letter of the Hon.
GEO. M. TRoUP, of Georgia; citizen venerable
in years, and distinguished by long and arduous pub
lie service, beginning more than forty years ago, in
both Houses of Congress, and subsequently, as Chief
Magistrate of his State. From such man, we
have, publicly uttered, such language as this:
General Lafayette would have been deferred by the
fear Of death from carrying into practice his ansavery no.
tons but most will and is only the dread OF death
that in the United States will stay the blood stop the ma
chnaon Of the fanatic. That dread you must present to
him in visible papable form. They know you have cour-
age, but where the flying artillery the most formidable
arm in modern wararewhere the munitions the arms the
discipline and where the science to serve them IN the held
II united and ready for the last recourse the Union might
yet be saved by the very knowledge of adversary that
NctQ-HiOFc
Tamer1e- be addedthe loss the Uaon and the
loss Of the very object they seek accomplish Victory
not always to the srong and Alexander conquered The
worM with little than thirty thousand men. TO be
sure the abotions seek dsunon, they may have dis
union BY peaceful means-nothng would be more easy,
and q peacsal easy, becauss want better Consti
tuition for our Government than that which the
aboonisss and ourselves but If the Union s to bo dis
solved by orcshat say, the abolonss resolve to
force emancipation, force dishonor the Southern
States by act of Congress- then is my decided opn-
ion that with the military preparation here indicated, con-
Joined good volunteer instead Of militia system, the
States should march upon Washington and dissolve the
Government, and just such overt act of treason
shall have been committed by Congress"
The following, from different Southern news
papers, need no particular introduction:
FROM "rHE SPARTAN" (soUrH cARoLISA) OF JAM "a.
sCan any political moral condition of sovereign States
be degrading and unous than that to which the South
destined if she longer brook the insults and yield to the
execrable demands Of her adversaes Will quiet submis
sion humble emonsrance, empty menace, vndcate her
honor defend her rights restore harmony distracted and
cruinblng Union No the experience Of twenty years
answers no Continued indulgence cowardce and yet
forbea eachery to the South home, and country
and our freedom Let reluctantly choose between the
hand, or disunion on the other Give the latter the
sooner the better"
FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA TELESCOPE, Com DArE.)
"a continuance in the Union as it is will US, polit-
cay and pecunariy, and corrupt morally. We cannot
remain intimately connected with any people without par
taking their vices Or in other words, we cannot touch
filth without being deed' In the Of secession the
South profng by the experience Of the past with common
interest binding them together with hooks Of STEEL with free
trade with all the world and her peculiar institutions undis
turbed may unite in Southern Confederacy without
vuson pursue her manifest destiny her onward march
to greatness and glory the admiration the envy of the
world"
FROM WILMINGTON (N. c.) AURORA.
is the manifest interest of the South to dissooe the
Unon She has suffered, and is suffering more injuries
from the North than the Colonies suffered from Great Britain.
and second declaration would rehease expressions than
with the burdens levied the agriculture and
commerce Of the South so il i not for Nor.hen hostility
to slavery but on account Of tie Tariff that this paper would
dissolve the Union.
"We hope the Southern Convention will say the North
as Abram said to Lot:
Let there be strife pray thee, between and thee,
and between herdmen and thy hermen be brethren
Is the whole land before thee Separate byse pray
thee from if thou wilt take the left hand then will 20
to the right thou depart to the right hand, then will
60 to the left !"
FROM WILMINGTON (N c.) CHRONICLE, JANUARY 80.
"We have strong for the apprehension that there
will be many in the proposed Convention who will make
efforts to bring about Dissolution UNION. One
Of these derive from communication which ap-
pears in the Charleston Courier of last Saturdays date.
General A. H. Brisbane, Of Charleston, sends to the Courier
for publication letter received by him from Judge Heyden-
felt of Alabama in reply to addressed to the Judge by
the General In remarks predatory to the letter, Gen.
B. says: my propositions to him (the Judge) were
simple among Others Can these States exist any longer
under contemplate system Of Compromise Government? p
You will how fairly be meets the general proposition,
and then how apy he applies it to the most fatal of all
compromises (he Unon But it is to the position which
be in relation to the approaching Convention that
would draw your particular attention. It is THERE that
return to heinegry Of old Constitutional Gov
eminent, or TO form longer to listen
to compromise, in any shape FORM Judge Heydenfels
letter is long After denouncng every thing like
compromise and averng that if the Convention is to meet
but unite the voice of the South and threaten united
on if the North persists in aggresson he is opposed to its
meeting, he proceeds Every consideration conduces the
belief that will be the for the South ACT, and if
she does boldly and promptly, she will certainly
herself, and may the Union by restoring it the
purity in which it created The people Of the South
g prepared for this action and the feeling which in
spires the multitude is fer ahead Of that which
their politicians. Let us then, meet in Convention
with purpose worthy Of people who understand that
{" they fit for seEgovemment. Let first and only
duty be to tor Constitution tie Uaiied States
"0 North America and which, while will leave the door
open for ALL will afford equal justice and protection ALL
and prompt and efficient remedies for is nfractions If
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