The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1851-01-16

their hopes of c">"pcrati"n by mdefnite
delay. Mr.. Boyce, aud he protests to
DC an advocate Of co-oprra'iun. Informs
us. that 'rhc other Southern States have
made up their opinions Oh the past is
sues and rt solved not 10 sccedc,"--in
other words. they have sanctioned tho
compromise measures of the last Con.
gre>s. BY delay Then We are TO uuJcr.
stand farther aggreSsions. Have wruny
assurance lunt there vii, be such uG.
grcssi"ns--nnd if .hcrc be, is ii by any
means II fced fact that The other States
will in hulrvGu act with Us. To deter.
mine this We hive but to refer To the SO
called c"mpronIsc measures To which
they have acccdcd. In tho admission of
California they have rermtl, d G ngress
not merely Ia admit but To crcuie II
State in whose constitution is practically
embodied The WiImot provi,lpn. They
hav" permitted Congress 10 shut Us out
of Utah and New Mcxico, by II terrific.
rial organization, which subj cts slavery
to The supervision Of II Congressional
ma luritv. 5
hey have PERMITTED Congress to
dismcmbcr Texas, to make free soil Of
portion of hor tcrriloryi und compel
the S"ulh by lhc operation of tho tariff
laws. actually Ia pny Il, xns for lhe ter.
'ilory 81 taken. We are Mred to payJor
The loss Of our Hberi,eS. Ehry ;diaye
acknowledged that for all these spoIia-
lions the fugitive slave bill is un tp,plc
compensation. II Till which the cons,,gu.
liVn rqlircd Congress 10 rnss. &ec Hnt
/" take as Il special favor what ,;@e tnfty
claim under the Constitution us rigilt.
Thee occupations these enormous cxior.
nous may have received Tho sanction Of
Georgia aud other States, but they never
shall that "i South Gu, oIiun.
Even il there we've father aggres>
sions urc VIC satisfied that. the South
would them. From " liai premises;
| could we dcduce such u cvnclusion,-s
surely not om the past. D.d nol ;yttJ,a-
j,riry OF the shrcholiing Slncs lhtapslI
their Legislatures most aolcmnlyfHe-
clurc ,h"i If Congress exercised jdriss
'lic!nn over TIC subject Of slavery in tl,e
District Of Cnlunbia, that il would juef@
llfy dissolution of the UnIpn! Hueoit
nul brru dUnr. llns the Uninn been dc
solved. They haze NOT resisted pasinQs
gresSionS, Tiny scarcely mil fuiurGtif
they viii not contend ior the substance
"f the CONSTITUTION the, will n"t for Hs
mere forms. BIZ viii The North conlip}fV
il, ugs,css,ons. Tnis is most iuip,ob obable4
rhc = eat fee soil pnrry was fnrmelhlpr
II particular purpose, 10 cX ;Igde, ihlf
South from lhu NJ, XIcun acqnlsili0nS,,s
has accomplished i : rEd aud nay,Rns9
resolve itself int" us origi, al clenspias,
!, has no grand measure now te.,
il. The nb 'Il .unists may have snWe iplt.tt
less nins, bm they will not procure 44e
support Of either IF Tho parties. 1s
.'''"S", vatiye clns% composed OF Nt4
wealth. ana itllcci Of the North, vii
""' permanently link itself 10 The rorcigu
scum which has d'iiled nc, oss tho ocean
aud arlll, q upon their shores. The az.
gress vo class composed Of ia awlessa adis.
organising spirits must yield ioihosa
who have property and great ipioTesia.
to secure. When the North has bet1rls
like France. ConsiiluiionSI As'aS .slf.
laen, and not bcf,ir, labor mHysEt,.'li. s{I
successfully against capital. fpn nss
The political condition sSSf iy us lsl.s
aud Of ;hu North, presents ssIIirl Eof
philosophical speculation. tFdWfsfs s5i IS
drn,ly approaching new sociafff efa illl,e
old structure which has been s,aodin..
Tor cen'n'ieS is being convulscd TO i'm
very 'DundAlion by the rrvolulioaarv
temper %! the masses. The grcafe A2of
political p'oGcms, TIC capacity 0f sshhn
Tor sell government musl soon be snIvlt d
Human pcrfec,ibilry is lfe ain OF 5hS)
masses. Universal suffrage In ir nsed0
ny which they propose carving GU
Prac'lcaliy inc most cMravagant
crplionS which will, il unarrGsted.
u tolal blow To the rights Of propc ~ 81
slriRc at !hc great fundamental baSi3
all law and gosernmcn,. Such is 4ists
Pol'Iical aspect which tho North now
presents. Our country is one of yasf
boundaries and conflicting interests, and
The question now is, cun the Uuun ia.
any I"ngcr preserved. Mr.. Culhuus 63D.
trnd' d that it could NOT BE- witlIo.ss bti
organic constitutional amendment. n
Clay procIaim' .an, i, may and sball
| bcprcscfvcd by cons ,lijalion. Upon fhi,
resI!!! Of t.is great issue dcpcnds 8ha
comparative estimation in which stsdsa
two Statesmen will be ned by pos.ssllys
MIR. Calhoun was Of tho opinion ltNl '5la
s'a'lIi'y OF our political ins,i,ulicfS 9a.
pended very much upon our peculfav'
dom slic institutions. He thought, lhas
so long os the political equilibrium bs.
tween the two sections was preserytd.
that tho South would supply a copsor,
vative self.sustaning element in tIlo'
Constitution 10 preserve and perpc,uu,a
The Government, without is operu,;nt,
"PpreSaseiy upon either Of tile ureut
sections. tie desired our Iedoral balances
10 DO co.idrnlicnI with our local. Upon.
this his saguciiyas II statesman rests. Mrs
CIay's grand scheme is to nationaHzs The
government. lfho lives, fear his policy,
may bn cOnsuInInntOd. In such u coss.
summation we would not recognise ,l,ss
mutual security oflhe two grenl sections.
The South would be destroyed for th,
perpeluolion "f the government. W,ak
are the prospects Of The success, of 49,
scheme. lndica'i 'ions"t present are oynisss
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