The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-12-03
PUBLIC SENTIMENT ~ SOUTH
CAROLINA


We look to all the evidences of pub
lie sentiment in South Carolina, with !
strong interest at the present time. Her
papers and public men have quit talk
ing SO much OF. Resistance. = ..srcrse;ca !
and.~ dismion," but this, it is thought, |
is the ominous calm that portends the !
storm Recently, however d public |
dinner has been given TO Messrs. Barn |
well and Colcock, at Beaufort. aud
number Of letters from gentlemen I'M
able to attend, have been made public,
which contain significant expressions
Of opinion A few of these we quote.
Governor Seabrook says:
Having recently completed a tour
through large portion Of the State,
am enabled 20 announce to YOU the in
spiriting intelligence that South Caro-
lima, with entire unanimity. is prepared
to cooperate with her sister States in
adopting efficient measures for arrest.
ing the progress of a government under
whose hostile Legislation we have too
long ingloriously suffered
General d. +. Jamison writes as fol.
lows:
by ytherecent Legislation of Congress
the South has lost evcrything--even
her honor, for she has been degraded
from herposition Of equality in the con.
Ifederacy and il seems to me that every
Southern man is impelled by every sem
Itiment of duty and patriotism, to recov-
er the lost condition of the South,n the
| confederacy, or Independence out Of it.
| The first, ] believe, is now unattainable
land no course seems to be left us but
the second. Wehave no choice IN this
! matter, for even submission will not
, bring US temporary repose, but new ex-
actions, greater oppression, and al
llength utter degradation and ruin.
Fortunately for US, the South has a
remedy--each State has d remedy, by
the interposition Of its sovereignty, to
!, withdraw at once from this confedera-
T cy. believe this State will take that
! course, and without reference to the
} action Of any other State --that there
i are other Southern States which will
J. probably do the same: but it would be
i liar better for South Carolina to enter
upon this contest single handed, and in
2 cur all the hazards ofutter subiugatior
! than tamely submit to the hopeless des
! i tiny that the North is preparing fol
= her.
II Gov. Hammond says:
i "There is among the people Of oul
\ whole State an unanimity of sentiment
h and feeling, such as history cannot par.
J. allel Seeing this, have not doubt
Il Of fear for the future. Events may
J not go forward as rapidly as some o.
n us might wish, nor perhaps altogether
$ smoothly, but the result is sure. We
have but to keep little patient, with
: out losing any firmness or omitting any
: prepafation"
BarnwelI Rhett, whose views arc
= we'll known, uses the following Ian
! guage;
!. "The times are dark and threatning
7 treachery and cowardice distract tot
& much the counsels Of the South; and Il
" becomes every people alive to their in
n terests and their honor,yto appreciate
d the faithful services of their represen
r tatiyes, and by publicly manifestihI
{ that appreciation to reanimate afit
IS cheer the firm and true in every quar-
9 ter. You have my entire sympathy.
81 AK INVITATION TO DIsSER.--It wa
= observed that certain rich man nevr
Z er invited any one TO dine with him
,fl..l'Il bet wager said 4 wag, Il get al
! invitation from him. The wager be
Il ing accepted, he goes the next day {,
II the rich mans house about the time b
was TO dine, and tells the servant b
IT must speak with his master immediate
o. Ii, for he could save him a thousanl
h pounds "Sir," said the servant to hi
master, "here is a man III a great hur
rs, who gays he eau save you thou
lg sand pounds Gu came the master
be What is that, sir, you can save me
q pounds?" "Yes, sif, can but Sc
" you are at dinner. | will 90 mysel
ne and dine, and call again 20 pra,
y = sir, come and take dinner with me.
rs +, u shall be troublesome" @No, not q
= ALL" The invitation was accepted
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