The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-07-02

l am prepared to subsianiiate every part Of
this narrative by The record. Whai, then,
have we here? The doctrine of Secession
invoked TO deprive The South Of her rights
and IN the same breath, appealed to as the
only remedy for her wrongs Here is dis
played 'he deformny of obtra1 Secession in
lis nakedness-i The obligation of all law rem.
det'd matter Of meis ~hIm Davis is al
least honest though deluded. Has any body
had their ear close enough to Cap,sin Cald.
wells bosom TO hear the whsperiugs Of his
heart OF this poin. Of ooercing Msssach chusetts1
"Of course he'll vote TO whip her in." CRY
The Souher Secessonsis. How do you
kno~' Why, he says so IN his speeches.
Be It SO. Then he must prove false either
to his principles or his uord and the peo
pie have learned to es,in ate al its true value
the mere rOrd Of candidate for popular ia
vor when that mere uord siands in bold con-
irast To prine'pfes repeatedly advocated and
repeatedly voted for. Besides, the man v no
would vote all manner of means" 10 coerce
Massachusetts and, in q similar case, vote no
manner OF means to coerce South Carolina, is
unfit I" be The Representative Of law abiding
ifernen. venture the prediction that #
Capt. Caldwell should BY chance get into the
next Congress, he will be found side by side
with hi, Ike fellows, Davi, aud Rheu, Sew
ard aud Hale. refusing TO our National Wing
President any means TO execute the law an,
where. niust say word or Two more TO
our deod wing brother, who has so lately re
sustlaied In the form of a living, moving,
breathing Sece.sioni-,. He thinks II would
be no crime, but rashne" merely for South
Carolina In pursue her ~iid career TO It's vio.
leni AID ondy eud What delif,um is this
thou hast fallen into, good spiutl Thy new
i"ud lear me, doth not sii well on thy slo.
mach hoo interest such strange savings
10 shoot mad, from the sphere 10 ~hich
she deliberately placed herself, Ma, 90 1888
when she fsli6d he Constitution Of the u
nned States ~ih all Il. sol. mn sanciions and !
ITS high obligations; 10 jar and perhaps, over.
Turn the clemens OF socIriy 20 drive her
own children, who have looked to her for
support, from her borders by thousands, or
nppres- ~i'h 'nt"l~tabc ,sxst,on those Who !
may renal" behind to break IN on the set
tied rarmon, Of the Country and force her
SISTER States. ~ self defence, to drrnch, II
ms, bs, her soil and theirs IN Kindred blood
aud this too at period Of profound peace,
~hrh III" Republic ~ ENJOYING a prosperity
hitherto UNIV I'orssed; this, all this, is no crime
bu mere r0shne,si Angels and ministers
oi peace defend us" fr IN such fashness
| thought one Wing WAS dead n his Wing
gerry only verify believe now he is dead
also IN 'resspssses and IN SINS" Death sure 7
ly don't sharpen the mnral vision, as Is gen
erally imposed; or, perhaps, they don't stu
d, Political Ethics IN Secessiondom. BE-
this as II may and however /, may be, pro
pose to my ghosts friend method oi dec
dung this question between Us, which he will
admit rs lar on NY psrt: Take The frs, boy
you meet wiih, say Of Twelve years or up
watds-bu stop one condition, lf you
please he must never have been within The
walls of South Carolina University or known
10 have KEPT company with any late. born son
Of that Alma Mater now go on and take,
thus conditioned, the first boy you meet with
YOU had perhaps better doff'he habll,mens
Of The tomb they might fngh'en hnl-bu,
this is only suggesi'on- take boy any
where YOU find IN the sfore mentioned condi.
non. b"ing Twelve years OF age, stale the
question fart, TO him-namely whether an
act, committed without susicienI cause, which
ma, and viii produce Whole al murder, Is a
crime or rashness merely You MAINTAIN II
IS tashUess boy, 1t crime he wIll be
certain to do that # he has ever heard of the
commandments. Now If you are not pu,
hors de COMBAT ~ that de bate, will fall down
aud worship this new light, which you have
given the world
believe you will report we'll and truly.
ABIDE the result. o. p. q.