The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-07-23
From The Southern Patriot,
Some .na,nrai effects, of secc..


n he secession OF one Sta,e, on acc unt
E uJptrs fece'ved and stGtred, or believed
b result from The actions ot other S ates aprca,
3 very tquivocai remedy for tins evil
We cannot suppose that sny State stul
I resort q II Unless o6'abe il fIences wet
anticipated by sn nc,essed powe-. and mo,
sbso!ute independence or lat her arrange
ment and 'tarqnllity we're 10 be reudere,
more effective by such act Of State sovereign
ty and fahts.
Il appears 10 the writer tha, mistake i
made ~ rot duly exercising ard approaching
the powers each SAFE does nov possess
While others are sough, for which would re
suit very differently from aay view hitherts
ptesented 10 he popular mind by he adyo
Gates, on this sul Iect.
II he fear that "tfeaties with foreign na
tons sou.d prove ltjulous to cur genera
success, as people, ty the seta,ate so,e.
rHghtt ot iexas, situated al a remote extfe.
m'ty Of our Uni n. how much greater would
hecone he ammo, ance If such Stale as
South Caroline, IN the md.t Of Southern
States, should sec de from, these other States.
and s1cceed 10 her proposed disconnected and
distinct policy
The South Csrolinians are well fed. well
clothed, well instructed pe ople. In these com
mon hut important comforts, she pfobsby
occupies as prominent position as aTy Safe
~ thls Uuion. The Sou'h Cafoiinlans are
emteni. soc,al, genie, kindly and splriltd
They ar tlso excltab!e and energsuc. We
nust edd, they hte ambitious, aud have much
I" Safe pdde y
= ttls, hey probably exceed some Others
Ihe waters, the soils, ard the ctlnatts OF
) uh Carolina, Gcm he SET b to the
tnouu'ans, supply her amply With al he nat
u'al btntf : any Safe can etloy. Bul South
CaFotira requnes Iatse lnputtatees OF lor.
elen goods, end she exports valuable products
10 pay for IT, m. She certainly participates
az la'leiy Of sorh benef fis, IN The Union,
Wi'h as httle expense as she could possibly ex.
ect 10 do cut Of III Putting aside tte OBJ.
l-c'len she has good leA.on 10 rake, al the
very Unconstitutional and immoral lo'erer.
ence o. some ianat.eal pftjudlced people al
he Notih, whose esttavagHEces have already
been encouuleted By the ca'm go, d sense
which chatacleHzls he ~ iarfv 1t our coun
tFSmen 10 all secuons OF the land.
As "a foreign" sovereign, dependent
STATE, he expenses &c South Capollua would
sretd3y btcoe,e h9Hhensone, ard far great
et tbau she could bear. Increased tasaaon.
Necessary for TIE ordinary measures OF pro.
teeton, seud bbge all those within her Dor.
dsrs, sho ioved The Uuion, to leave her terri.
Tory, and tfeE souid he tu!oee ed by all eth.
e., bose muds were not Gtctded d Y made %
u h-tt out his in!tpend u, aud : totetrnn 10
sttlon, against her SISTER STA es. on all SIDES.
ne tlEh' at secession IS, 10 palb Eogltsh and
'futh, tke the CHIT ot d person TO rulI of his
coaf ~ expec anon Of an attack, or wlth the
Intention o! m krrg one! TINS Is the prac
ueal ngb', ard We all know that such prep. |
aiaFlen T. usually answered bl slmilar demon.
,tfattons Of the ether party. SpnsIh peopIe 4
"ho have regard Tor both parties, properly .
neiiere al tins point
ho is the other party to South Carolina
n the proposed secession!
ta the chiet pace, We enumefR,e other cot.
IN aud nee gro"ing States, ~lth stnIar pop
liaiion, who otlect 10 JON South Cafollua if
he should secede. Should she do so. these
states, which now have the same interest ste
les, aust necessarily becoue uyas in ,tade
No wlte can leave her hushaud, no child lis
,attni, no brother o. SISTER separate, III anger,
f"h theH '6mtlN, IN consequence OF offence,
" The suspicion Of il, and mantan u friendly
etaltons With those they have deserted III III
,lii,
They weu'd strive to 20 to distance, form
a
hey ecu not forgive, their former friends
nd copnfc,lans.
South Carolina, as foreien," lndepen
lent sovereignty, would eul MAINTAIN her
ertltofial peslltan. +
u is not 10 b. presumed that once separat.
ttotn her sls'ef 5 aies she could ufpr Them
dsansges Of Intercourse greater than they
'"@ possess. On thu contrary, IT IS more
Kelly chat she would propose, or find out,
ome measures 10 make them feel the differ.
nee N Ter polr'reaI posl,lon, aud obliye them
o retalate, p ohaby. 4,
Instead Of peace, prosperity and coutent.
renl, there would en>ue auger jealousy and
ontnlion IN our mldst
However brave aud energetic Sou'h Caro-.
ina Is, in onsnuop with the Southern States.
he could DOT succeed, aud her proposed 10.
e'gn" regulations would Il 81, n, cessarily.
ring her mo speedy co, Il c, and compeu
ION With her lmmedlets ne ghhors 10 the
south. She could not make ii lher interests ,
o permit her TO snussle all the fore 20 mer. |
hand'ze they ~oud require, and she could
lot thsf Them greater con,enlelces OF export
han they now pnssess. She mus b. cut of
lecessatll' from her farmer free communlca
Ton by SEA End land end the seapor's. the
all eoads ard be products OF her Southern I
'eighbois would gam the exclusive advan I
ages which she now enjaSs in common wnh
hem from he Union. II is not "ln human
la'u'e Cor Georgia and North Carol ma, her