The southern press., 1851-04-09
sauttmapt In south Carolina.

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The Blackrivss Watchmaa makes the follow.
ing comments ON recent letter Of Mr.. Polr-
sErr, which we did not repubish. because Il
was merely rehash Of tho old arguments, OF
the Anti States Rights Submissionists:
This letter contains very fair specimen OF
submission argument Mr.. Poinsett denies that
the South has received any wrong from the fed
eraI government, and denies the right OF soces-
sion by any single State, and of course by any
number of States and what is very strange, he
processes to find for this last position some sup
port from the fact that the Legislature of this
State thought fit at its last session to provide
the means of enforcing that right us if party
in power would always yield to clear and undis-
puted right Mr. Poinsett has, AS usual, attempt
cd to give weight to this argument upon ques-
tions Of right, by All appeal to the pockets and
the fears Of the people of this State. His esti-
mate of the costs of collision with the gen.
era government, or the preparation for collision,
presents an array of figures which is truly form
liable to all who are prepared for submission at
all hazards, but Of little consequence to free
men, who know their rights, and knowing, dare
maintain them. He has taken some pains to
dispel, what he supposed to be an illusion, from
the minds of the people of this State, and had
scarcely succeeced, when 10! to his imagination
"a grim monster presents itself, in the form of
British aud French abolitionism, which, in his
fancy is preparing to scatter arrows fire brands
and death" over our devoted land, and exclnims
/" ought zoe not 10 pause before zoe ,oahdraw our
selres from The projecting arm, ,chch no,o shelters
US I" The protecting arm of the general gov
ernment! The yulture protects the lamb, but
protects it to devour it.
I.ft s. e,;-
sion doctrines and they may be stated briefly
thus:
/. A denial Of all State rights.
9. A beliefin the infalblity of Congress, and
complete satisfaction with its conduct, past, pre-
sent and future.
3. A little love of money, and little fear Of
danger
On the opposite side stand in bold and strong
array those who believe,
lst In the right of secession by one, or any
number of States.
3D. That the South has been wronged, deep
Iy, wilfuly, and unconstitutionally.
3d. That the future is full of danger, instead
Of projection from the federal government
T. Th.t the only remedy is secession.
With regard to this last article of political
faith, there is only slight difference as to time
and mode; but difference which can and will
be easily reconciled. Secession by the Southern
States for the formation of new confederacy is
the object to be attained, and if South Carolina
| remains in the Ur n, it is for the purpose Of
procuring cooperation; and if she secedes
alone, il is because circumstances render it ne
ccssary for her to lead off as forlorn hope,
soon to be followed by others into the thickest
of the contest
The Georgetown IS. c. Observer thus briefly
refers to the Virginia resolutions
The late action of the Virginia legislature,
approving of the nciples Of the so-called
compromise, and g.. ig good advice to the poor
benighted State of South Carolina, has doubt
less been the occasion of gr t rejoicing with
the subniissonsts, alias d'rt-ed,ers of the South.
But when it is borne in mind, that in occupying
the position that she now does, South Carolina
has only maintained her consistency in endorsing
the resolutions of Virginia Of an earlier date,
and more manly and patriotic character, the ad-
vice, it does seem, comes with very ill-grace,
and is only entitled to scorn and rejection
spends to some Of q the surmises and assump-
tons" of the Greenvie PatrioL which have
been so greedily snapped up by the " NATIONAL
organs here ard elsewhere. Those papers will
please correct;
| SOUTHERN PATRIoT.-ln a recent number of
this paper, we notice an article headed State
Convention" which, as usual, abounds in sur
misses and assumptions. Gentlemen, you strug-
gle in vain, if you can make no better showing
than an array of mere suppositions. We only
notice that part which nludes. to Edgefeld.
Col. Pickens is NOT an anti-secessionist, and,
without knowing positively" Gas your phrase
is) we will undertake to make the same asser-
ton of Chan. Wardlaw. If he is in the cate
CORY in which you place him, you know more
! of him than the people who elected him.