The New York herald., 1850-12-27

peace with all the world. Its power and inhusnc
every sea- yet with ali these external signs Of pssd0
ans property within there Is diseord, dissatisfaction
Two great parties are srrsyed In deadly hostilit
against each other And what s the Of this hos.
tility 1t results, on the part OF the South from
knowledge OF the foul injustice which has been prac-
tited sgsinst itfrom the insults aud injuries whch
have been hesped upon it by gov-rnm-nt which was
Instituted for ITS protection the support OF whca
IL has contr outed than its just proportion
from the n aignation which .very hern heart
must feel that esllsd upon TO scare in all the
dangers. expenses and priystions o. is coDQu-sts,
and are permitted to enjoy nene oi tnetr
benefits. The rehabilitation snd diseeatsat OF
our people with their government are just and M
tural One OF tho principal ends OF the mt
Is the security OF ptop-rty yet our property in
danger nom DO other power upon the face OF the
lection doubt II there ever was government
purely constitutional In it's character which had sd-
such rapid strides in breaking down every constitu
tiona barrier and in the OF the rights and
liberties OF its citizens To prove the truth OF this
need but point you to the acts OF Congress-
for the last few years. He must be wfully blind who
does not in them settled determination on the
part OF Congress to break down the institution OF
slsy,Ty-an institution the protection OF which i'
indelibly stamped upon the constitHtioE-an insti
tuition which sll feelings, all interests nay
all our hopes completely blended that It's des
truction must carry with it, In its dreadful crash
the ruin and downfall Of our believed country The
dete rmiI alton s shown in the manifest OF
the rights OF Shareholders under the constitution is
shown in the acts which deprive him OF psrtcipa
tion in the territories upon battle fields where
every sod 10 sprinkled by Southern blood and whore
every silent mound with bur ming eoquencs tells that
1t contains the corps Southern hero still green and
ring with the wounds oeived while fighting the
battles Of our common country aud in winning that
very sol-t sbswn in the indecent haste with which
States admitted, that the equilibrium OF the
sections may be destroyed and power given TO carry
open OF abolitionists whose wild
tioiem has inspired them with boldness to tell the
ru,hin the conduct Of that class Of poiiio.ns who
In direct violation of their solemn eaths protect and
defend the constitution are swept along before the
current OF public opinion OF their sections like chat
before the whirlwnd-it is shown In the undivided
public sentiment Of the North, . public sentiment
whose mighty waves for the last ten years have been
moving higher and higher, dsshing their foaming
crests against very capitol bat heretofore break
Ing at its fset. These stormy waves warmed by no
genial beam OF humanity are fast becoming frozen
into solid mass and soon must come, like mighty
avalanche torn by the storm from its Alpine hills to
crush and bury us beneath their weight;
Who contemplate without shudder the conse-
Qusnces OF the abolition Of slavery In the States Thei
trrors not alone to be in the misery caused
bought aud honestly paid for by life OF odustrynot
in the starvation and ruin OF the merchant and mo
chanc by the prostrstion Of those who buy his mer-
chapdise pay him for his labor-not In deserted
fields and decaying towns and villages but In the still
more airsiui consequences resulting from tne com
mngliDg together of two entirely distinct in
their genus and character, upon terms Of political
equality One or the other of them must be annihilst
ed and that too amid of terror Of anarchy and
blood greater than any which history records upon
her darkest and bloodisst page.
But even laying aside this great question, we have
government. The whole tenor and complexion OF its
chew that the constitution far the rights sf
the eoutb concerned affords not the slightest pro-
lection The will Of the majority irrespective OF its
checks and balances 10 the law Of the land
Our liberties our property our characters are TO be
submitted to the tender meIcies Of majority whtse
every thought feeling and emotion In
burning focus Of hatred against and insttu
for what are We TO expect! Through the dim vista
of he dark and gloomy future before we can no
cheering ray OF hope that our condition will be better
ed but, the contrary, sad vision Of the gradual
ruin and decay of our State until are reduced to
condition of colonial vsssalage tar worse than that
frsm which fathers rescued them. Bad experience
has proved that the safeguards placed the rights
Of country In the form OF are but parch
At last-thst the only efectua buwsrk which can
be thrown around them, Is bulwark of men, who
know their rights and have the courage to7maintsn
them.
b.sau.o Il has utterly failed in psiiipg the
ends tor which IL was created. The harm oay and
good feeling" IL was designed to promote between the
States the the the rtinenoe
Of the North, has entirely destroyed. The general
building up section upon the ruin Of the otoer
The domestic peace and utility IL was intsnded
to have never known for under s protection
those are actually supported and encouraged who are
setting measures foot amongst the fatal terminus
ton Of which alone be amid all the tsrrors OF
blood and burnings. And yet even called upon
to venerats such . government Q government which
would stamp the brand OF inferorty and dogrs datsn
upon US which like fell malaria, Us scsttering Its
bnghting and witheripg influence all around which.
by the matien OF its measures, would light up
dark future before by the blaze OF happy
homes. We called upon to shout hozannas TO
union which has been entirely perverted Its oris
nal purposes into engine of fraud corruption and
oppression Incur the odium Of reckless
who, for ambition or wicked purposes would pull down
glorious fabric csmented by the blood Of fathers
The history Of our State, from the 6rst dawning OF
revolution 70 the present time, brands the foul
PERSON false. Whenever and wherever the star
panged banner has been her patriot have
be- opg the first 10 rally to It's support and the
bloody tracks which they have trod testify that
Ahv years back, when II first became manifest that
corruption had erept into that ths powers
OF the fsoeIsl government about to be used TO
opIrss aud plunder It's cizens that the constitution
apger South Carolina prom mptsd by her ardent
love Of the Union threw hsrseif solitary and alone,
into the breach by the Interpolation of her State
sovereignty, TO rave both the constitution and the
Union Y.s Ter this generous this sesacri6cins s,t
all the poser patronage ana influence OF the federal
used to brand the actors io that
scene. dsunionists and cover thsr with all
.ntionists Hut how different are the circumstances
under Witch they acted how different their motives
The Hartford oopventionsts attacked the government
when a. WAS weak when it was engaged In war With
a foreign power and when generous patriotism cal
upon them forget their private grefs and rush to
tn. standard Of their common country. south Caro-
ina tsArced the lion IN hk d.ni'-the" Douglas. in
his hail. We would have estsblisbed upon |. nrm
and lasting basis the principles Of liberty aud squ.i
eur They like traitors, would have given a.sistsnce
to the ,nsmss OF their country In the hour OF its
dangefs
In future day, the partial historian uniu unusnced
BY the Tsffions ana TisJuGices which surround us,
aud posfefstsg the advantages Of the deve0pe
vhtcE time its progress s make a. 70 this effect
OF that event trcord this hated and deri3ed act
OF nutcan the hrst step tovsrds the resto alton
OF dowu.tfodden liberty; and the Bants of Cal.
houn. tf hsfpsr OF nayne Of TurnbulL aud OF hhlsr
with all tbsir talents their patriotism and their
virtusr, wil have no halo 81 glory eDcircling them
naote brillant tbsn that which eBthrines thsir
memories Ia the hearts Of postsgtty. as the able
defenders of contttutional liberty and the fearless
advocates of the tnly remedy by which the Union
could have bs.n saved No; we never have been
false 20 the luton fathers. Just give us back
that glorious Juien under when just aud equal laws
threw their bread wgis over contented, conhding,
and ahappy people. aid will cling TO II With all tbs
devoted fo6dasse Of q child 10 it's mothers bosom
But ths Uoion with tyrsnts and plunderers owe
no allegiance; for IL we have no love- under " We viii
not tive unlsss recresDt 60 all We have hereto
tore held sacred to honor interest the
bright example Of gallant ancestrysyeto to the bright
anu glorious destiny which awaits us. IL we could
have ta,sd the Union would have done 50. II the
kOuth united ~ their common dangers plead
run pet tongusd they should be- II could bring back
the Union 60 lite original purity aud dictate the terms
futgTe sscufity But ~ long ss these unhappy d-