The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-05-21
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Charleston. % ne sSulAssn Rights Aasoxl.
aEaeas q cher SS2lhsrn slsles.
Having met 10 take eoansel together.
End having agreed upon IllaG coarse which
we think IL right and necessary 10 pursue.
we wish Ia lxy brlare yon ihs coasidsra-
nons by wlirh we have bren governed.
wnh thai frsnkness whirh our respect fos
you and our desire 10 Grrll you good opin.
isn. require.
We regard The position of The southern
slalss IN Tins conlrdrracy as degraded and
rninous. The manifest tendency Of Ihass
systematic Suggestions which they have
suffered for many years past. is 10 sub.
ven ibe institution az slavery. Ifthose ari.
si hostile domination. which have been
rendered mare insulting by mockery o.
language. under the term Of Compro.
mise. were final in their nature. and were
moi 10 be followed by any further aggres.
sinns, We should std regard iIaen as oal.
RACES. 10 which sovereign States. posses.
sing The spirit Of freedam. ought never ID
submit. Butuaose measures only firm par
af system. gradually commenced. sleaIi,
~ carried furward gathering strength from
development. and proceeding with fatal
momentum 10 is end. That end is The
abolition of negro slavery in The Southern
States. and The lowering Of the free white
population of The sou,h 10 The same level
with that sgIarian rabble. which, already
strong and dangerous, seems destined. be-
fore very long. 70 be The controlling power
in Nnrlhein states.
We see no remedy and no safety for
The south in The present Union. But we
know that in this we differ from very
many cilizens of ihe other southern states,
spirited and intelligent. having tie same
Interests. and suffering under The same
wrongs. with ourselves. and who cherish
abe hope lhai the rights Of the south may
be yindicaied and secured without dissoly-
ing The existing Coniederacy. In this dif-
ference, il does not become AS 10 assume
10 dictate. and we hope 10 stand free from
Ina, charge. Up 10 This tine, The citizens
af South Carolina. aware that peculiarly
OF political position. Arising from pasl
events. rendered certain reserve on their
part prudent and proper, have slndiously
avoided every thing which might look
like assuming The lead in The defence OF
southern RIga's. They desired 10 acl. be.
cause they beloved that safety aud honor
required action; bur they hoped that they
might end leaders in other states whom
they might follow in defence OF The COM
mon cause. When The ancient common
wealth Of Virginia, The proper leader OF
ihe south, declared her determination 10 re.
slsi, al all The hazards and 10 The last ex-
iremlty, hostile measures then threatened,
South Carolina. with all alacriiv, STOOD
ready 10 support Virginia IN carrying out
her high resolution. When Georgia.
whose former resistance to Federal usur-
patton, under her heroic statesman, Troup.
gave promise OF unhinching firmness in
any contest in which she might engage
proclaimed her determination to make
stand for The rights Of the south, South
Carolina rejoiced al The prospects Of rally.
inc under the banner Of Georgia. And
when her young and gallant sister Mis-
sisslppi, proposed The wise measure &c a
southern Convention, FOR the purpose IL
endsavnrlng 4, unite The southern states
~ maintaining their constitutional rights.
and al The same time preserving. il posi-.
BILE, The existing Union. South Carolina
heartily entered into this measure; and
she has carried out The recommendation of
the Convention so assembled al The in
stance Of Mississippi, by providing Tor lie
election 81 delegates 10 Southern Con-
gress. 10 whose meeting she still looks
with anxious interest.
In all these proceedings. we think that
the citizens Of South Carolina have ewing
Ell all proper anxiety to avoid the appear
ance OF arrogance or diclaiion, 10 art in
concert with the citizens OF the other
saalhern states, and 10 do nothing sepa.
ralely or precipitaiely. And now, strongly
a. We have expressed our belief thai there
i No hope for The south. ia The existing
union, We are pre- pared 10 give trial.
iairly and in good faith. 10 any eifectual
pan which may be proposed by any sis
Ter stale Of The south. for obtaining re lress
Tor The past and security for The future.
wiihnuta dissolution Of lhe existing Union.
y there be possibility Of such consum-
maiion.
But we find ourselves forced 10 consi-
der the ulterior question, what we are IL
do u we find that there is no reasonable
nope Of the co operation OF any o,her
southern State. in any etiectual plan of
relief. and The alternaliye is presented 10
US. OF submitting, or acting by ourselves
Anu reluctan. as We are 10 separate our.
selves from orr natural friends and allies.
we have made up our minds. We canno,
submit. We know iha, South Carolin,
entered this nonfederacy as sovereign ana
Independent Stale. and that, having been
wfonged. she has ihe perfect RICH, 10 with.
draw from II. Her sons mus. exercise
The right and meet the consequences. II
no other Stale will join US in relieving
ourselves from the wrongs already inflici.
ed. we see no hope in waiting for new