The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-12-28
From a. Charlolte az CT True sO,tlron.


SoUrH CARoLsA.-The State Of South Carolina
occupies proud position among her sister States
and before the world. The vikings of submission
sheets, both North and South, assail her IN vain
with their harmless shafts of caumny and abuse.
She stands like brave and resolute man, who
has coolly and dispa ssonately fixed upon his
course in the hour Of danger and difficulty. She
is calm, not from despair or apathy, but from a
consciousness of right and an iRyincible determ,
nation to maintain her position an equal in the
Union or to secede. The hour which her states
men long ago foretold, has come, AMI found her
not vascillating or unprepared, bat ready and
determined. The history of South Carolina Is
the history OF long war against aggression and
oppression The voice of her Calhoun's, CheVes'
Hamton's, HAYNES, and other eminent sons,
has been often and eloquently raised IN warning
tone, and their warnings have not passed idly
away, but sunk into the hearts of her people, and
they are now ready to present an unbroken
phalanx, to stand tremendously together, side by
side and form an irresistible and insurmountable
barrier to the wild waves OF fanaticlsm, that are
looming SO darkly at the North, threatening to
rush down and bury the sunny South beneath
their dark waters.
Many able and eloquent speeches have recently
been delivered in her Legislature, relative to the
great question of the day. They breathe lofty
spirit Of patriotism, and are astonlshlngly calm
and dispassonate, considering the enormtty of the
evils OF which they complain, and the fiery and
chivaIrous character of the speakers. They, too,
in opinion, point out the true course for that
noble State to pursue in the present condition of
things. That is, not to secede now, but wait and
exhaust every argument and entreaty, that can
appeal to the honor, interest and patriotism OF the
States Of the South. In the meantime, to set them
n noble example, by preparing in every possible
manner, to meet danger in whatever shape Of OPP
preston it may come. This calm and prudent
policy, may, and doubtless will, be charged
against her, as manifesting a cowardly desire to
finch from the maintenance of the high ground
she has assumed.
Let not the North be deceived, nor the South
either, South Carolina will not fail to perform
what she has decreed. She is not now speaking,
nor did she ever speak, in spirit Of bravado, and
although she has been tainted with contumeous
epithets, often and again, by those who could not
appreciate her brave and generous spirit, her pres
ent position, her camness, and grand conception
Of Southern coEfederacy, show that their With
cisms and jess have totally failed 10 turn her from
her high and noble purposes.
The opinion of many of her ablest men is, that
separation, at some time, is inevitable between
the North and South. Because Of the difference
Of the interests, institutions and people of the two
sections, and that it is the clear and papabe poll
cy Of every Southern State to be prepared for
such an event Will the other Southern States,
join this noble State, in her efforts against the ad
vance OF the darkest tyranny-the tyranny OF ia
naticsm Or must she struggle and secede alone
That she will, is beyond doubt, yes, every true
son Of South Carolina will lay his bones beneath
the sh de of his beloved Palmetto, beside the ash
es Of his immortal fathers, ere the degrading feet
of fanaticsm and insolence shall press the turf OF
her free bright sunny soil. -