Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-03-16

not much less than q majority of the
States, 1t viii be In vain to ATTEMPT to con.
: slliate them BY prOnoancing eulogies on
Besides. this cry Of Union Comes com.
monty from those whom we cannot be-
lleve to be sincere. It usually comes
from on ahsailants. But we cannot be-
lieve them to be sincere; for, if thew
loved the Union, they would NECESSARILY
be devoted to the Constitution. It made
the Union. and to destroy the Constitu.
tion would be to destroy the Union. But
the only reliable and certain evidence of
devotion to the Constitution, is, to alb
stain, OH the one hand, from violating il,
and to repel, on the other, all attempts 10
violat' it, 1t is only by faithfully per-
forming these high duties :. ! the Consti.
tuition can be preserved, and with it the
Union. s 80 ~
But how stands the profession of dc.
votion to the Union by our assailants,
when brought to the test? Have they
aostained from violating the Constitution?
Let the many acs passed by the North
ern States to set aside and annul the
clause of the Constitution providing for
the delivering up of fugitive Ahves, an
fswer. cite this, not that it is the only
Instance, for there are many others, but
Because the violation, in this particular.
OF the Constitution is too notorious and
palpable to be denied. Again: have thoy
stood fortis faithfully to apei violations
OF the Constituiion?' Let their course in
reference TO the agitation, of the slavery
question, which was commenced and car
ned ON for fifteen wears, avowedly for
the purpose of abolishing slavery in the
. Ssttfa,tfs-an stf, object all sII6s WA, uneone-
stitutionaI9mswer Let them show a
single instance. during This long period,
in which they have denounced the ag-
itatcrs or their attempts 10 effect what is
admitted to be unconstitutional, or sim
gle measure which they have brought for
ward for that purpose. How can we,
with all these facts bef ,re us. believe that
they are sincere in their profession of de-
votion to the Union, or avoid believing
! their professor is but intended to in
crease the vigor of their assaults, and to
weaken the force of our resistance9
Nor can we regard the profession OF
devotion to the Union, ap part of those
who are not our assaAiante, as sincere
when they pronouaee euiogies upon the
Union. evidently with the intent of charg-
ing US witA disunion, without uttcrine
one word of denunciation against our as
sailants. If friends of the Union, theil
course should be to unite with us in re.
pellng these assaults, and denoun.ine
the authors as enemies to the I'm on
Why they avoid this, and pursue the
course they do, it is for them to explain
Nor can the Union he saved byinvo
king the name of the illusttioas Souther-
ner whose mortal remains repese on the
western bank of the Potomac. 4Ge waG
one of s1s---a Shareholder and a planter
We have studied his history, and 6nt
nothing in it to justify submission tc
wrong. On the contrary, his great fame
rests on the solid foundation, that, while
he was careful to avoid doing wrong to
others, he was prompt and decided in re
pelAng wrong. ttr&st that, ip ,his res
Rect. we have profted by. his example
Eorean we find anything in his history
TO deter 1s from seeding from the Union
should it fail to fulfil the objects for whicl
it was instituted, by being permanently
and hopelessly converted auto the means
OF expressing instead of protecting as
On the contrary, we find much in his ez
.--.-..s ..i.-..al. \,
forced to the extremity Of deciding be
tween Submission ard disunion. Then
existed then, as wellas now, a union
that between the parent country and he
then colonies. 1t was a union that hat
much to endear tito the people of the co
onies. Under its protecting anil super
intending care, the colonies were planted
and grew up and prospered through a
long seises Of years, until they became
/ pepuloas and wealthy Its benefits were
not limited to them. Their extensive 40.
ricultural and other productions, gave
birth to ffouiish commerce, which iich.
ly rewarded dlbe parent country for the
trouble and expense of establishing and
protecting them. Wasl.Agton was berr
and grew up % nanhoed ander that
union Tie Acgstresi his early sIistinc-
lion 10 its seryice. and there is every rea.
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