The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-05-13
From the " ashingioa RepsbI,.

rum He 'ueHtnSto1 Republic
MR. RHETT AND THE CONSTITUTION
There are some oalhs which have n,.,
into a proverbal disrePuie. Custom. bo" .u
oaihs are Of this nature. AT lovers
juries, they say, Jove laughs" So there ' !,
mich merely ceremonIous swearing ss,.t
lished BY law. The constable is sworn
Office. The attorney sweafs, aud the
sel-esch after his fashion; and TO all ~
swearing the idea attaches Of greater o, H..
sanctl'y, according 10 the character NJ -
man who takes the oath upon his lips. Tb'
jurok oath has been regar ded as one Of h,"' e
import, though we have lately heard of e
vice given from the pulpit assuming ina, !,
would be virtue to violate il. Pu, ibe,s =
rne oath required by the Constitution Of H.
United States which has hitherto been co..
dered of the most solemn nature and the mo-,
stringent obligation. Every Senator on ~
ing his seat Is required 10 bind himself, by
oath or affirmation, to supper, the Cons,rn,
ton.
Not many weeks since Mr.. Rhett, of Sou,b
Carolina, IN the presence Of the Senate and
oil his country, bound himself by solem,
oath to support The Constitution. lie ,ooL
this oath voluntarily; il was not NECESSARY
Tor him TO become a Senator. What did i
mean Was II mere ceremonious iargouf
Was II smuggler's oath to a false invoice
Or was II solemn pledge. in the face Of hta.
ven and the world, that he would sustain mn.
hold, support the Constitution Of his connie
against all foreign and domestic enemesp
How has he redeemed his oath
lie has redeemed il by indus,riously cool
ing to overthrow the Constitution be- Ia
sworn 10 support. He has redeemed il hv
seeking 10 SIR up revolt aud tebeiliaa sga,n.,
the Union, which rests upon thai Cons,,u.
ton He has redeemed It by the mos, oo,,
and higran. violation Of 1t. Worse ian
ths-he has confessed that al the very lime
he took that oath upon his lips, aud for 6ss
and twenty Yeas before lhs, time, he has been
nursing hi. Internal schemes Tor the ds,olu
lion OF the Union. By his own boast, he i.
traitor Of five and twenty Years slsndirc.-
And are We TO Gull dainl, and holiday phrases
to cover up such bold avowals OF perjury and
treason When the paikefs, and Garfi.ons
and Phi'ipses utter their insane denunca.
tons Of the Union, We call hem By the name
they seem TO co,ei, and 10Y oke Tor them ne
fate they deserve. We kuo. of notAiry
that should induce US to treat more iendsrly
the bold and undlsguised treason OF The hon.
orsble Senator from South Carolina.
10 The storm now raging 10 the Palmetto
Stale day Of calm will succeed. fte "a
tfio''c attachments OF her wise and good c
lzrns will triumph ever the councils oi he
bold, bad men, who seek the dlsme abe neul
OF their country. This is not the first tine
that politicians and public journals have Dc.
claimed after the fashion Of Mr.. Rhe,l.-
There have been as loud and as III founded
QUERIES Of grievance and calls for sepsrSuoa
aud secession IN other States than South Car.
DINA and IN earlier times than these.
We did not suppose that the fame or tie
fate Of The men who had been concerned IA
them had been such as TO give large encou.
RgemeHt for The repetition OF the experiment
Nor are We now npptehcn.se as to the re
suit. Tho day OF peaceful reckoning vii
surely come, when the Rheits ard the Sea.
brock. 20 the way of oil who like them, have
sought distinction IN the paths Of sediuoa and
treason.