The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-09-28

hic Obluauy against Ctuzens al Unitsd States
The Iteiigsnesr OF Friday, quoting from The Southern
Patriot article in relation 10 'soa'hern-rghs meet
ing lately held Columbia. in South Carolina, and the
strong language which used by those who took part
lis proceedings has the following most extraordinary
remarks upon the subject The Intsiligeaeer says;
Ell looks now, however, as If Conflict OF opinion at
east 81 Of character is TO be decided othn
the State before The State ITSELF State, arrays seii
against the Of the Union Some evidence oil he aP
proach OF such internal conflict viii be perceived by us
corning readers in the article from one OF the southern Jour
nails which about present to hem
"Moe than six months ago the reader may recolect we
directed his attention the poens even thea visible
crashing despotsn or sdngniSdry Internal oar ." Soh
Carolina almost be the consequence OF the $50
aton OF the from the Union We quote single sen
from the National ln,egencer OF the l6h OF Febrn
AIRY last to refresh the memory this head
90 What reader does that, in the State released
the restraints upon injustice and cruelty imposed by
the federal denuncation, prescription, vngM
siy and eua atande of blood, might than possibly
become the order Of the day|
every intelligent man will judge for himself, after read
ing annexed article whether the horrors which we
and deploed the probable of
son fair way be realized the prelude in
stead Of the sequel the of withdrawal of the State from
the Unon"
The inmaon is here given with great dslinctness il
not in the shape OF positive charge, by the Inege.eer
tnat tnOSe CiuZebs OF VINO DcODB 10 the
secession dsunion party in that State organizing
beforehand all the atrocities OF the reign OF terror in
order to their fellow citizens in the Sta,e who
of different politics, into the disunion ranks Our
readers well know how little sympathy we have with the
purposes of the dsunion of South Carolina, and
how unspangly have exposed and denounced the
fatal into which they have fallen But We cannot
suffer to pass unrebuked such libel the wing organ
OF this administration here puts forth against any portion
Of the citizens OF the United States however misguided
for the time they may seem TO be.
We protest against the administration in thus sending
to the world through its chief organs such views of
the ncapeciy the unwiIngness OF the people OF
South Carolina preserve social order. Such
ment is scandal upon republican institutions II
rueif even plausible- would prove that the people of
South Carolina utterly unable to participate in the
blessings OF free government. The triumph of dsu-
nionsm in South Carolina will be bad enough in itself
when it shall take place. 1t will be memorable pas
sage in the history OF popular blindness and inatuaon
against the declaration that it will involve imply the
return OF "regn of terror" with ''confscaton." "pro-
scnp,ons," "vengesul and summary DEATH" and ''at-
ainder Of blood in its train These the nightmare
dreams of that bgotry of federal vatsm which
Hamilton's day called for monarchy here. and which
has ever dsusted and denied the intelligence and
virtue OF the people, and which, in their turn, the
popular virtue and intelligence Iighfully dstrust and
DENY.