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address of the Free School Convention"
and to that document we refer all gainsay-
ora Ed.
TIL. Fourth Of July In south Carolina.

The Fourth Of July In South Carolina.
DAuEN, GEORGIA, Monday. Julys 1850.
To the Editor Of the Tr'brne'
Ihaye been a resident OF the South for several
wears, and long ago observed that the people elt
les, pride in celebrating the Adversary OF our Re
public than the people OF the North. This is Gu
rious fact. and one whereby hangs an inference Of
GREAT politica moment. !, individually, never saw
the dsy celebrated here until the present year.
Hsnpeuipe to be 10 Savannah, Georgia, saw a
turning out of the Military Companies to the mum.
Der Of FIVE. Beside to this procession there were
two steamboat excursions down the bay-and thus
passed the Fourth Of July on the soil made rich
with the blood Of Pulaski.
In Beaufort South Carolina, they celebrated
"the day in manner becoming South Carroll.
Mans have lived in this country, as said be.
fore, for several years l have been held up in
some of the papers as a " Yankee propag sndist,'
Missionary OF Northern houses" etc, and abus.
cd in every shape; all Of which have borne pref
ty patiently, because the abuse came from politi.
cal opponents. But the toasts that were drunk at
the Beaufort Carnival outraged every feeling in
my breast, because they were directed az ainst my
own New England home and people. [ never
heard such splenatic outbursis Of peure sectional.
Don't let people talk about Northern fanaticism
after this To show the feelings Of a majority Of
the people OF South Carolina will give you 50
many Of these delicate "Carolna gems as will
serve that purpose:
The UniOn-A splendid failu OF the frat modern at.
teptby people OF different Institutions to live under the
ne Government
TIE Ame'oa1 EaOle-ln the event Of the disunon the
South claims her portion the heart Of the Noble Bird
the Yankees We leave the fesll ers and carcass
The Free SoIer and the Negro morally and socially deai
The old Oak Of ne S0uh-Msy Il Away, produce az
abundance Of bark to tan the hides ofthe Yankees.
The Un'on-Onees Holy Alllsoce now an accarst Bond.
The AboiitroH's-The Blu1on Boy has said his voice
10 his The Beaufort Boy says bis Is three
words Round, Canister and Grape
Let Yankee Boys grub for gold In the held, where they
shrunk yellow Mex1csns The Southrons cJnteni
to leave Ii eir lsure els nursed 10 their blood
soil, will give them what Paddy gave the drum.
Thus Itinerary, glorious 10 making South Carolina
ereen AID Independent herald. We uus Of hs yeG
glorious Anniversary Of DisuHioH
Up, old souh land Fof the only American gentleman
down with The foul aud greedy Yankee The buzzsrd Of hu
man orthodoxy
The above are specimen Of political toasts
and / ssk you to contrast them with those of like
nature given in Portsmouth and Boston. cannot
comment further on the above Hold them up
when you hear people talk about Northern fanat
cism. The memory OF Calhoun was toasted some
balfa dozen times-everything deprecated that
was not Southern. They even went so far as to
mt the old North state
North CdrO'ind-A State notorious kr giving hghtto
others, whisI she remains in Iftctv darkness herself
DR.. Morcock, who lately got married, unwilling.
ly bit the South in sore place. Only think Of
Southern" concubnage and amalgamaton being
hit in this sty le by one Of her own sons:
Lone, CouTtshp and MarYiage-The best safeguard for
posteTily.
In the Charleston "doings7 notice the same
spirit, only soitened by the influence of commercial
intercourse with the North and the presence Of
some Yankee residents
The impression seems to have got abroad am Jag
the common people here that the Yankees are
to come upon them by force of arms and extin.
guish the institution Of Slavery. What foly This
is attributable to designing demagogues. You ask
aman here what he thinks about the Souths rn
question, and he replies almost invariably, "Oh if
matters come to a crisis, | am fighting man.
No submssoRist l :" This was an answer lately
given me. "Who are you to fight p asked l..
The Yankees are not coming here to get a drub-
bipg, depend upon it; and don't think, even In
case OF dissolution Of the Union, you will have
nything to do more than 10 watch your nggers"
You know South Carolina in the days of the Revo.
luton, when called upon to furnish her quota Of
men, replied that she could only take care of her
slaves, and things haven't mended in that matter
since. And many here look at the matter in this
light. once heard Of an insane man who ina
gined that if he did not look constantly up to the
sun it would fall upon him. The STAKEHOLDER has 10
watch less imaginary evil, with as keen sense |
OF danger. He has emba rked on a moral sea with |
milestone about bis neck. Yours.