The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-04-09
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Words Of Wisdom.

10 place the following paragraphs, which v
take from the Souihera Prssbytsrisn Rsviev .
The earnest utierance, the massive die,iou
and the rigid argument, csnaot fell 10 bs sp
pr.e'a'ed by every scholar. II is proper {,
say that tho article Of which this is par,
from the pen Of DR.. Thornweli. whose mo
tives canno, BE- questioned. and whose devo
lion to the Sisie has been repeatedly exhibi
ted in h. able defsnces Of her favo,i,e ios,i
tuition. Er'ki"e. IS. C.) Mi.eeliany.
"Fnr Ourselves 10 confess ,bs, va e.noo
calmly contemplate the probability of such
an event as the dissolution Of this sres, con
fsder"cy. That It can bs hrokon Up wi'hou,
sfung convusion.. wi,hou, dangers and die
asefs on all s,dss, We do no, believe 10 Ls
possible. The contentious Of brothers are
like The bars Of castle whsa once the eIe
menis begin to dissolve. M human calculation
Gao deiermias whore thu process shall s,op.
There 10 no natural reason Why there should
be only two confsde siions-a northern and
.ouihern-sny more ihao three or q DOZEN.
Lei tho South draw of-why no, The West
,l."-~hy mol the Ststss in he valley of the
al'siss'ppi form . separate eonfsdefsey, and
C,ifornls sni' sno,herl II may be essv in
our clese's tospeculate upon the policy which h
the interests Involved wsuId dictate. bu, when
masses are set IN motion and Innovations are
begun, all experience shows ths, passion and
not reason rules the day. Tho destruction
Of a settled order. of old ssd tried institutions
= Ike the uphesving Of an earthquake. The
iHces at work are tremendous, but no ono
can predict their course or results, until their
Jury has subs'dsd. We have slwsys sssoci.
s'ed the d~s Of high and glorious vocation
with the planting ef this Republic. We have
hoogh' that We could trace the finger Of God
IN every .tsge Of its history. We have look.
ed upon u - des,iaed Ia be a blessing 10 msn.
t'ad. Placed between Europe and Asia, 10
me very centre Of tho earth. with the tso
Vea, oceans of tho globe acknowledging ito
dam'"'o". entering upon its career 81 tho We.
y period OF tbs history Of the world mos,
sm'nrnty adapted I" sccelsrsts its progress
,aa to d'6sss ,:s influence. /, sesms to ~ 70
be commissioned srn'" the skies, a. the Apns.
tie Of civilization, liberty and Christianity 10
Al the race Of man. We canno, rsl,nqn,sh
The idea Of this lofty m,ss,on WE HAVE BEEN
called TO it; and Il in our folly and wicked
sess ~e refuse to walk worih,iy Of II, ~ may
nshteousl, expect, IN addition Ia the ord,na.
~ disasters OF revolution. tho extraordinary
rstr,bu',ons Of God. Outs w,ll be 10 com.
mon punishment, as II " i'll be no com mon SIN,
#, instead Of obeyiog The command which 70.
qp,trs US to bs blessing to the world. We ex.
hsusi ourselves 'n1devour,ng each other. W.
e'oao, .ymp-'hze with the Ugh, and A 'ppant
tone 10 which tho question of the value of the
Union u too often approached. - ,f il we're
mere q,rs'ion of ofd,osty politics. To our
mlad II Is the most serious, solemn aud mo.
menious that can he asked IN connection with
the earthly interest of man. To dissolve the
.o'on Is To jsnpard all that osr fathers gain.
ed, aud TO co.er in midn,ght darkness the
prospects aud destiny Of our o~a pos,sri
~ We tremble at the thought; and if it
must perish. We freely confess that our ,esrs
'h'iI hedew ,ts grave; aud our hopes for Ito
ef'S and man be buried with II.
but the Union 10 The creature Of Tho Con.
''i'ui,on. The ds>iructon Of one 10 and mus,
be s"ooef OF later the destruction Of tho 9th.
e' The guit Of dissolviua 1t mus, rest up.
on hose Who ,rsmple the Constitution in the
du,.
We have but q single word further TO
sdd, and tha, Is pro,e., sgsinst the policy
ahlch our own beloved State seems intent up
on pursuing. Single banded src~ssion, winch
10 understood to bs the aim Of ihs measures
nov ~ progress. however it might bs jus'i
he'd IN a crss IN " hich the Federal Govern.
meni hsd become openly pledged to the ex.
Ilnciion Of slavery, under the presest circum.
asneas Of "us country, 10 rvcowm-uded by
hot single consideration that We are sble to
discover, Of wisdom, patriotism or hoaor. -
M master mind among those who are dfiv.
ing ms tn the issue, has yet arisen TO throw .
PARTICLE Of Iigh, upon the thick darkness which
shrouds the fu urs, and covers rhs csnsequen.
ees Of this Tremendous step. They all tell
Us hoS We may secede. but no, ono has told
Us, not one can tell W, where We shall next
hod ourselves. No one has yet explained to
"how the institution Of slavery will be more
ethc'en,ly projected, by making ~ and our
cmldfen aliens upon this broad continent, than
MS by tho flag of the Republic. Shall We
De more sxemp, from Nnrthern fsna,,cism,
when every check is removed from ito ma.
en'aa''ons aud coo,r,vsnces--from British IN.
shefence. ~hsn ws hsve no'h,og to lean On
ou' our own srml Will slavery bs safer
"aen B 'uth Carolina eau throw no shield buI
sef own around the institution, than when the
Constitution protects usl We confess tha,
:, 70 Cannot see how va shall gain IN secur,,,
rom the p'os,ra,ioa OF the Un,oa. 4 s,ngl,
o'a,e' l'k" South Carolina, standing on, alone
)" :. me midst Of a mighty nation, caa only ex
!" ev suffstsnce.
~. but Il 10 said that she will not bs alone