The southern press., 1850-10-31

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Christian p1dpis ID humble otysslv3 before AL
4 mighty aods and with Asuegs and prayer to lej
before him the awful circumstances In which w
standi and 70 implore his guidance and direction
fear much we have too little in view the King o
Kings and Lord of Lords, who hath told US tina
not even a sparrow falleth to the ground wlthou
His hand, much less will he abandon Nation o
Christian, praying people. Let us, then, like
good King Hezekah OF old, spread before thl
Lord the letters which our Assyrian invaders
have sent to destroy us; and without question our
prayer-h hearing God will give us gracious answer
4 rejoice, therefore, that among the resolutions
70 be offered at this meetings is one requesting The
\ Governor to appoint such season of Fasting
Humiliation and PRAYER, and do earnestly hope
that you will cordially adopt it, and that his Ex-
cellency may accede to the request. would ex-
press the still further hope that our whole State
may be found PROSTATE before the Throne oi
4 Grace, mourning over the caamites which threat.
en- our Israel, and that our people may rise,
strengthened by the God Of battles, to bear up
manfully her banner before every adversary that
may assail her. -ga
/ Next, we must remember that the Almighty
even In the Christian race, requires that each lndi
yldual shall put forth every effort in his power,
and must strife as wrestler for the prize. We
must, therefore, proceed 10 the human means
i which must be resortd to. .t,F... Il. 5,5a
It. is said Of lawyers, that they are over fond OF
precedents. trust you will not be surprised that
should point you to one great precedent, which,
in my opinion, supplies us with analcges most
valuable in our present circumstances. fasss.
Some eighty years ago, our country was part
1 OF another Union-a union with Great Britain.
There was then a General Government in Eng
land, consisting of the King and Parliament, over
the whole, and local government In South Caro-
lima and the other Colonies, consisting of its Gov
ernor and Legislature.
I. The General Government, at London, thought
Lxould be quite expedient to compel the Colonies
to pay some of the heavy taxes required at home,
and laid a small Stamp Tax on paper. The tax
was very small, and the General Government
thought that no one would think Of opposing them
in SO small matter, but our wise forefathers saw
that an admission Of right to tax one shilling,
carried with it the right to tax absolutely, and,
| inasmuch as the Parliament of England although
it was their General Govern,ment,) was elected by
| voters, over whom they had no control, they sa W
at once that submission to agovernment, thus con-
stuted, was n state Of despotism. They accord
| ingly summoned a convention Of delegates from
all the Colonies aggrieved This convention met,
and took such decided action that the Parliament
abandoned its Stamp IAct-it was repealed, but
/ the design was not abandoned. IL was renewed
some years afterwards in the form ofa tax OH tea.
Our forefathers again saw the principle involved,
and determined to resist They gave to their Gen
eral Government, (the Parliament of England, }
the option Of abandoning their claim, or OF pro-
ducing accession bf the Colonies from that
union. England pressted in her wrongs the
Colonies called Congress- from amongst them.
selves, which determined upon secession from that
union. A dissolution followed, and the Colonies
became to the Genetal Government " enemies in
| war, lii peace friend 81
| The analogy baween the two cases will be
found upon examination to be close, if not perfect.
A sectional majority is now in possession Of the
General Government Of this Union. 1T is not only
not responsible I'd the people Of the South, but is
absolutely hostile to them. 1t has assumed ju-
rsdiction over the subject Of slavery-an institu-
ton in which they have no common int rest, and
! in regard to whEh that government is more for
eign to the South, than was the government OF
England to thu Colonies. They undertake to
govern us in a matter in which they have no con-
cern, and by rulers who are responsible to for
eign, nay hostile people. They precisely
in the position assumed by the Parliament Of Eng
land, and we arr in the position ofour revolution
ary ancestors. | propose to follow the example
Of our revolutionary ancestors. Let the Nashville
Convention recommend Congress of the States
aggrieved, a Southern Congress 10 assemble i'm
medately. Let each State, by its duly constituted
authorities, elect delegates to such II Congress,
and let It meet forthwith as did the Congress OF
1776.. Let this body, representing such Of the
States us will make common cause, demand of our
4 General Government redress of grievances and
guarantees for the future. II will then rest upon
our aggressors TO show the value they attach
TO a union with Us. If they accede TO our JUS
demands, our Congress can see them executed; i
i they refuse let the tea be thrown overheard, ant
let us follow the exampleof the revolution by Sc
ceding from <his Union We can only be salts
fled with " Equality or Independence.
Does any man exclaim against this advice, tha
| 1t will bring down upon us the forces of the Union
Notwithstanding MIR. CIay's insolent threats,
do not believe word of them. | am sure that he
has done gross injustice to his Kei tuckians, and
that not a man of them would buckle on his har
ness against their best friends and customers.
| The Kentuckians know full well that they will
step into the place of the Northern manufacturers
and will be to us as another North, supplying oui
interior with vast amount of commodities which
now come from the present North. And if it mus
| come-if invaders Of South arolina will venture
upon her soil, see by the glowing countenances
around me, that ifthe attempt be made by Rabun ,:
Gap or C9sar's Head, it will be no play of chill
| dren. Neither do doubt that tie rocks Of ole
Buncombe wi ring with many volley before ar
invading"fo will find his way through the passes
| Of her mountains. But there are those who may
object to this advice, that the South cannot stand
by herself These men have not considered tha
the South contains perhaps as many elements o.
i strength as any country in the world. The Mex
ican war bears bloody testimony to the valor o
h:r sons. She holds in her hands three of tn,
great staples Of commerce, one of which, cotton
at present controls the commerce and manufac
lures Of the world. The upper and lower coun
Try Oi lnt SOUTHERN otateS are duHlTdoiy auapet
to each others wants.. The lower country fur
nishes the plantation s;aples-the upper countr,
gr in, iron, and manufacturing fac tiles. Frery
mountain slope would be converted into pastur
ground for grazing every valley into granary
and every waterfall into manufacturing power
and then our whole people would be united to
gether by common sympathies and common in
stitutions, amongst which slavery would be fount
the great leading bond.
On the other hand what would be the condition
Of the North when deprived of the commerce ant
conservative influence Of the South. Her manu-
acturers having lost their best customers would b.
inclined to follow them and transfer their capita
, 10 our own country. Their rotous and unrul,
population, running wild with all the ultraisms o
the age, would give ample employment to theiI
governing propensties, while the political jeal
ousies and commercial rvalres OF those wh
have no bond Of union but hatred to the South
would be let loose on each other, and wou'
probably split them into as many confederacies Il
there are conflicting interests. Under such cir
cumstsnces what has the South to fear? Let he
go forward, following the safe precedent of tn
American revolution. The same contest is nov
renewed which existed then; the same despotisn