The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-06-02
SOUTHERN PRESS
WASHINGTON CITY.
MONDAY, JUNE .. 1851.


mise presses anu pOticlduS are oollB all III tneiF
power to put the Southern rights men on par
with the Abolitionists, under the hypocritica and
scsndslous pretext of both being "agtators,"
for common purpose, the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of
of the Union, q press in the interest of the
commercial men of New York, whom self.in-
lerest makes acute, thus plainly states the truth
The following extract from the New York
DRY Good Reporter should teach lesson to such
Southern prints - the New Orleans Bee, Bulletin,
and Co.
The Tribune Of Thursday morning contained
the following article, which we republish, TO
show the temper of that journal.
Abiding to the movement in South Carolina,
it says:
"a convention OF some three hundred persons
is now sitting at Charleston to consider how South
ern rights may best be protected against Northern
aggression, and whether South Carolina shall now
secede, from the United States.
"Ws are glad that this convention ID held, be-
cause it must make an end Of the whole wearisome
stupidity Of disunion. Either the chivalry will
do nothing more than talk, and straightway col
lapse into nsignifcance or else they ,ou attempt
beiiion, and sraghtpay experience the strong arm Of
the national gore, mment. Our own opinion is de-
cidedly that they will stick to gasconade and
eschew action but in either case good will result
from their convention.
alt is time that two things were generally un-
derstood, namely--frst, that South Carolina does
not govern the entire country; and second, that
this Union s something more than legal fiction
which breath make and unmake. The lat
ter fact especially, seems 10 need defnitive de-
monstraton. God forbid that it ,ould be estab-
liahed through anything like riot on scale large
enough to be called rebellion Nor do we fear any
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eft enough with it to diminish II not to counter
balance Its evils"
We pronounce this diabolical article; and
if our readers will look at it carefully, they will
agree with US in that opinion.
Let US examine this article 1t announces
that this convention will snake an end Of the
whole wearisome stupidity Of disunion--thnt
the chivaIry will collapse into insignifcance, or
attempt rebellion, and straightway experience
the strong arm Of the national government"
In the first place, the expressions used in this
article are intended to irritate and give offence
They show neither good taste, good breeding
nor good manners.
The chivalry Of South Carolina have, ut least
In days passed, been behind that of no other
State or country. Her blood was freely shed
in the revolution; her citizens were severe SUI.
ferers from the enemy, when other States scarce
ly knew their footsteps A brave: more gallant,
and nobler race Of patriots never existed than
those of South Carolina. Their territory suf-
fered more than any other State in the Union
and shall the puny pettieoated Abby Folsom and
Rochester knocking assistant editor of the Tri-
bune sheer at chivary like theirs? What is to be
gained by such articles as these of the Tribune
What good do they do under any circumstances
None whatever. On the contrary they onl,
add fuel to fame ready to burst forth into ont
general conAagration.
But what ia the alternative of the future
Why if rebellion is attempted, then the "stron
arm"'of the government is TO be experienced
What is the plain English of these remarks?
il no more or less than that South Carolini
after having been the mark and aim Of abotio
zealots for years-the subject Of their offciou
intermeddling and their miserable sneers-afts
she has been threatened with the entire destruc
ton Of her domestic institutions and The robbie err
of her slaves, she is to be told, while consider
ing peacefully how she may escape the torture
Of these crazy demons-she is told that sht
must be compelled by force to remain in the
Union, to be hunted tortured, and sneered al
forever She is not to be allowed to escape the
misery and insecurity she endurcs, but is to be
chained down and compelled to bear the further
barking of these merciless dogs. he smoke
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her dwellings, the shedding of blood, the des
truction of life, then, are the means invoked by
these lovers of peace-those men who pray to
God for his assistance in needless and muir
derous strfe-who avow themselves the pecu
liar friends of religion, and order, and the higher
lawi
These men who think it wicked to hang muir
derers or to cat meat, have no kind Of conpunc
ton in staying the people of South Carolina be
cause they choose to have their own opinion.
on the subject of slavery, Consistent, ns many
of the abest men in this and every other coun
try hav e deemed them, with the laws Of Goo
and of man, and because they will not give up
their eervants help to labor at the command Of
the Garrisons and Greeleys.
Kill, burn, destroy: These are the watch.
words of these fanatics and the very govern
ment whose Constitution, moral and political
they industriously seeking TO overthrow
the very government they denounce and call OF
Heaven TO destroy-they invoke to carry ont thei
bloody intentions.
We trust the merchants Of this city will TAXI
this matter into consideration. Are they pre-
pared to carry fire and sword into the city o
Charleston to please the New York Tribun
issue and we leave ii to our read ers to decid
to whose call will they reply"
1t is said that the open utterance Of truth Cal
"shame" even "the devi"-would that il coult
shame the Southern Compromisers--at leas
from the suicidal qualification of their course.
From the Republic Of Friday morning, VIZ
take the following account Of the formal presen
tation of his credentials by the new Frencl
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the President
RECEPTION or THE FRENCH MINISTER. M
DE SARTIcrs, accompanied by the Secretary O
the French legation, and other members Of tn
mission, was Yesterday, at l o'clock p. m, pre-
scented to the President, by the Acting Secretar
Of Site, an Envoy Extraordinary and Ministe
Penipotentiary OF the French republic. Upo
delivering his letter Of credence the Ministe
addressed the president as follows:
Ma President: Having been invited by tn
confidence of the President of the republic