Arkansas democratic banner., 1851-06-17
soath CareIina.. ,rederate..,.

The Hon. Amistead Burt, meInhec of the last Congress from South Carolina, who IS also re elec te, tG geXt, has written letter on tae subject 0t the position and dUtles oi the State. He sides wl,h suIler, Cheyes, Barnweii, HayHe, Orr and other eIalueut citizens ln opposing the present temper oi the Staie as rash and the policy 0f m mediate secession as proceedIng fr0m '' blind and needless coUnseis'' He draws strong picture of the disasters and losses winch wlll inevitably follow from proceeding to secede from the Union alone. He expresses the farther opinion, very dc cldedy, that the act of separate secessloH by South Carolina will not be sustained by the aei UT the publIe oPnlon of any other State.
 Mir. Burt however, Is no UaIon man. He does not dlssuade hls fellow cltizeBs from dsanson from any desire that the Union shoa.d be presered.- He holds, on the contrary. that Inc Southern States cannot remaia m the CRton without degradation. and, ultimately, the abolition of slavery; that slavery s of greater value to the South than the Unlon, and that secession s the oaly rsfna nirg alternative. But he believes that t should only be resosted to the of esta htShlng South- eEn conlesieEacy, in canjaeiIon w.'h other States lie IS for dsuulon n form winch wIll mak ke t powerful. and under circumstances which wall snake t surely successful An attempt now. by South Carolina, would n his opinlon b. inexpedl eRt a8d unwiSe. and seriously aindef and endan- ger the great object of secession.
 In enforcing lhls view, Mf. Burt takes the strong ground thaI secession alone would denrive south 7 Satttkfsa VI tue EATst ptttceioH WHICH AHF HOW possesses se her slave property. and would expose < to new and fatal dangers. The prospect gf rc- covering fugitISes Wcusl De totally lost Now they are reciasTned wthoat diffcutx from st least 5tfeea of the States. Secession would renquiSh these rights. As foreign State. Soath Carolina would have TO ugHt of reclamation, except bv treaty with the United States, which they would never make. Every adjoining State would be an asyi Im for runav#ys, wi.BOtt the lega.-GlEht t1 deEnani tbc rc rcdeliVery, TT t0 grant f, any n5ys than eSIsis iH Canasi5. Slavery la SoHt D Caroiina would be circlmscribttl and WI hGut oaf let. The slave population increases faster q an the whlte, and thefe would be power 70 dIguse them over new terrstoTy- fn'sodgctlon gato tk.s Cated States would he ai. D crime by law. in. vosying the forfeiture 0f evefy sssss There $ n9 pogl 10 which slaves c9uiH icrHt+r tv- eafFt,-s- - They must remain within tbe S s, and thus To callzed. slavery must inevitably lsHguish i'd die" Thus reasons AT. Bart. and pisnosiHcss t insanity lor the State, afler beiag excluded from the territories of Inc United States by act of Congress, t0 take revenge by excluding atrseli from the rest of the wosld
 Mr. Bur reasons that he SogtAcrn States must and will sooa act together, that they have made conditions with tas NoftA winch ~i.l not be fBl- flied, and that soon, very s00a.' theit fnal nope will be Hat lespair.' TAsa. as thinks. wlil be The tune Tor secRsSoa n eaToest--dlsnni0n by concord Of the whole South.
 These are the views of one 9f those Eho ate described ss the moderate politicians of South Caroas--tl,e stronge'T adyeTsaSles of seCcS . slVE." We give hls opinions mDfe d lsngth, ilai our reaiers may what "a South Carolina p HseaGi by appoatioa 10 dLsuhs0n nov