The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-02-03

enuth Carolina


TIE National Istslligsncsr Of the 25th jan
uary contained an article over five columns long,
entitled g the Past No. g." and on the LIST inst
another Of about the same length entitled 1.-The
Fstars," both ssssiling the State of South
Carroll 4.
Wshaye thoroughly exposed the IntsAigencer's
violations Of history in the previous article, en-
titled 1The Past" Ievelled also against South
Carolina. We shall now examine tae two latter
The second article Of the Inieliigencer as
sames that notification was not peaceful rem
edy, as Mr.. CALHoUS asserted, and states that
II could not have been 80 considered by the
trainers Of the South Carolina ordinance of null
kasation, because they provided for forcibIe
yes:stanee Of the Federal Government, il regard
lsss Of that ordinance, it undertook to enforce
the tariff act In South Carolina.
II this argument is valid, It proves also that
no Law passed by Congress is a peaceful mea-
sure. Tor Congress provides that in ease Of re-
distance, force shall be employed by the Federal
authorities.
Nobody ever denied that South Carolina sus-
pested that the Federal Government would ut
tempt by force to execute the tariff law, and
therefore provided for resisting that force by
force. So did Virginia and Kentucky in 1903.
They armed.
It unfortunately happens in this perverted
world of ours, that all rights, even the most I'M
Questionable, are liable to be assailed with force,
and the custom IL almost universal Of resisting
such assaults with force. And it is quite COM
mon for those to claim to be peaceful who con.
tent themselves with asserting their own rights,
without encroaching on those Of others, but yet
Of repelling by force the assaults Of force.
The Iaclligencer says that South Carolina
did not then complain Of the anti-slavery policy
Of the Federal Government. No, because in
1892, the abolition movement had but just be-
gun, and was not strong enough to command
the cooperation Of political parties, and was
therefore not conntenanced by Government.
When il began, abolition petitions were rejected
by Congress. The h'efigencer thinks this was
wrong--tllat it was also wrong at that time for
tho United Suites Telegraph to denounce aboli-
ton petitions, and call on the South to unite
against the coming danger--for il increased agi-
tatfon, aud thus the evil ahad lis dangerous
origin in The South az scei as the North :" This
is worthy Of the Intelligencer. Iftae South had
made no opposition to abolition, there would
have been no agitation-and of course slavery
could have been abolished without agitation.
The Intelligencer truly represents class OF
the most faithless imbecile and infatuated in the
South, They were warned in time--they secuted
the warning--said there was no danger-some of
them were seeking Office by Northern votes, and
wanted to appear liberal, conservative and ra-
tional---sonie of them were too stupid to under
stand the signs Of the times. The event, as pre-
dicted. happened. And now, instead of clothing
themselves in sack-cloth and ashes, instead OF
confessiag their folly and weakness, instead OF
uniting, before 1t Is yet too late, with those who
understood and would have ayerted this evil,
they have the stolid assurance at the very hour
of their exposure, to attempt to cast the odiuu
and the responsibility of Northern aggression
on those who were the first to foresee, the fore
most and the most steadfast to resist it.
The yInteligencer tells us that to this SQUIRE,
Of apitation-the Abolition movement was
added the annexation Of Texas and the Mexican
war, both of which measures originated in the
South and were prosecuted against the will and
circumstances of the North" This would seem
to swell the Southern share Of responsibility fol
the existing agitation, to an extent far beyond
the Northern, and according to that exquisite
organ of impartality, the Inteligencer, the South
thus becomes the great cuiprit in the pcrpetra-
ton of the Ell il of the day.
Let us look a moment at these specifications
These articles Of the MeHigencer are devoted
chiefly to the Reproduction of South aroina and
Mr.. CALHOUN For the annexation Of Texas,
they were willing to assume their full share OF
responsibility. ] he time that was done, was CO.
incident with the extension of our Government
over Oregon, and was an equivalent obtained
by the South, for the acquisition Of that terrific
nv for the North. In the annexation Of Texas,
however, Gen. JACKSON, and many other South
ern men and States, took an active part, as well
~ Mr. CALHOUN and South Carolina-and Gen.
JACKSON is now a canonized saint Of the lnteih-
gencer, for his opposition to notification and
q the evil of the day"
But as to the Mexican war--let us consider
that. The Iutelhgencer tries in this very article
N in the last, to prove that Mr.. CALHous's
Presidential ambition was the principal cause of
the evil Of the day--tells us his friends were act
i've In preparing for his election, after General
JAcxsox's second tcrm-that after that pros
pcct faded away, before the ascendency Of the
. ar Of Mr. VAN buren,, the disappointment and
the irritation of the adherents Of Mr. CALHOUN,
If kept within bounds, were but i'll concealed
Though dismayed, still not disheartened, the
same party took courage, and again, in 1897, as
though in defiance of fate, ran up its standard
in favor Of MIR. CALHouN's election to the Presi-
1..vcv rr,np tho 81 prstiou of Mr. VAN BUREN's