The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1851-05-21

crushing opposition, and rendered, by lri-
umphant force, what cur Northern enemies
lhave long been endeRvoring to make il BY
Iiauduleat useTpation--Ihe supreme Govern.
lment of a eBnsUldaled nation. Tho sovef-
eighty Of Southern States cannot be desioy>
ed without the loss Of their sovereignty By
ell the oIhels. We are aware Of the Iespon.
sibilily Of doing al act which may hasten
the consequences. We feel the respect
which we owe 10 States lnVing a common
Interest, thIeslened 5y common danger,
but not equally persuaded with ourselves Of
|. llhe necessity Of sclion. And nothing would
ineuce Us 10 take without their concurrence,
; la course which is 10 involve them in It's con
sequences, but n thorough conviction Of the
necessity which urges US, and Of our right
10 do SO.
/ Addressing citizens Of Southern States.
ASSOCIATED to maintain the rights of the South
we cannot imagine il 10 be necessary 10 ar"
que about The right Of secession. We hold
liz TO be the great State right, without which
all Others are nugaioty, incapable of being
enforced; aud your position assures us thd
your faith cannot be different from ouIs.
Not can we regard it as nece ssary amy far
thet to discuss the wrongs which have been
inflicted on Southern States. They may be
ldenied by those who shut their eyes To them
but you do not belong 10 that class. South
err aud State Rights men may differ as TO the
necessity ofexercsing The right of secession
/ at particular time, on account Of those
wrongs. But as certain as the right exists,
!, each State must possess the right OF Judging
: fur herself, MS 10 occasion and time for its
: exercise. II South Carolina decides that hon.
or and safety require her to secede, she has
/, the right to leave the ConTederacy peacea-
! bly and without molesatiOn.
/ lf the net of Of the secession is not per-
miled to be peaceabIc, i will be from, usur-
/, patton of power by The Federal Government,
not from the nature Of The aet performed by
, South Carolina. Accustomed rs we have
D been to violations OF the Constitution, and OF
} the right Of the Southern States by#he Fed.
7 eral Government, we have 10 look forward
, 10 the probability oi another outrage by that
: Government in the attempt 10 lOrce the
s State 10 remain in the Union. We suppose
= the attempt will be made, il the other South.
9 ern States permit il. Those States musl
! decide for themselves whether they will per-
4 nit il, South Carolina must decide for her-
/ self whether il is necessary to Eecede. Her
sister States Of the South will have no right
TO complain that she forces them into posi-
r tion where they must either nterpose 10
!, prevent her suhJectiOn, or, by consenting 10
! il, abandon their own sovereignty, and lay
themselves at the mercy Of despotc pow-
er.
}, In seeding, South Carolina will simply
do an act which all Southern men who be-
!, lieVe in the existence OF Stale rights at all
must admit that she has perfect right TO do
! and which she regards as absolutely neces-
, sary. She will be aciIrg on her sacred
1 rights. She will be acting, rs she w@lld
r hare to act, il none of the Southern States
were in existence, and she we're the only OBJ
, lect OF aggression by the Northern States
f. and the Federal Government. She is not
I answerabte for the usu'pations and injustice
! which may be committed against her. Aud
for her sister States Of the Sonlh To ask her
to refrnin fran on exercise of right which
she regards ns Indispensable for se!t-preser-
l valion, would be an interference with her
free action OF far different character from
A any with which she can be charged towards
9 them. Soveregns ate equals. In seeding
alone, South Carolina would be placing hei
, sister States under no CONSTANT. II Ihey
should find themselves in position of con-
straint, it would come from the action Of The
q Federal Government, not OF South Carolina
D But il they should insist upon her retaining
4 from the exercise of her tight, and submit.
Ting 10 a condition which she regards as in
tolerable, they would make themselves par
ties with The Federal Government, in placing
an nniustifable coDsirant upon sovereign
: and an equal.
! We wish that the necessity for separate
action by South Carolina, which we have
contemplated, may be averted We confide
in the gallant spirits whom we address -
There may be some hope Of the assembling
! Of a Southern Congress, to devise measures
of redress and relief,upon which some Of the
injured States may unite. We have hereto
fore been willing TO sacrifice much for South
ern Union. We still are. We do moi de-
sire TO lead, bul TO follow. Propose any ef.
fectttaI measures for vipdicating our common
rights, and providing ior our common safety,
and we will heartily unite With yau in caifys
ing them out. We should regret most deep
ly TO incur the ccnsufe Of friends, with whom
we have the strongest desire 10 act in con-
ccr. But we feel deep conviction thai
we have not acted heretofore with any pre-
cipitaiion, and that we are in The right in
the determination which we have furmed
The selisabasemeut Qf submission, appears
to US unworthy Of men still pretending 10 lie
free. The gloomy prospect of Inevitable
rnin,to follow submission, appears 10 us more
formidable than any dangers to be encoun
tered in conlending alone, against whatever
odds, for rights. We have come TO the de-
liberate conclusion tItat if il be our fate Ia he
left alone in The struggle, alone we must
vindicate our liberty by secession.
! MIR. Gregg. from The select committee of
2l submitted The following resolutions, which
were adopted
i. That in the opinion Of this meeting the
Stale Of South Carolinl caapo, submii 10 the
wrongs and nggressions which have been
perpetrated by the Federal Government and
the Nor'hern Sts:cs without disIlonor and
ruin; and that is necessary to relieve herself
! :aaSsefrom, whether with OF without the co.
operation of other Southern States.
2. That concert Of action with one or
more af our sister States Of The South ,wheih.
!, er through the proposed Southern Congress,
or in any other maRner, il an obiec, worth
many sacrifices, but not the sucriGce invol-
we'd IN submission
o. That we hold the right Of secession 10
4 be essential TO the sovereignty and freadom