Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-08-30
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.


The National Intelligencer is honored with regu-
lar perusal by no small number OF gentlemen Of
Democratic politics. For their grati6cation-for
our columns the following cogent article from the
Central Democratic organ in this city.
Faox wAsHIssTos "usIos OF YEsrERDAr.
THE DIsUNIONIsTs OF THE SOUTH
Many conscientious members Of the Democratic party
in the habit treating those of their party the South who
perceive difference between the secession doctrines Of the
Nashville Convention and dsunion, aarmss not orho-
doI, the subject Of State rights. understood and defined
by jefferson and Madison Such men say that he is not
disunionst who insists the conditions contained in the
Constitution by which the powers of the Federal Government
limited and all the powers that not delegated are re-
served the people the States respectively and inasmuch
secession il only claimed right when the Constitution
has been clearly violated the secessons is not disunons
This the logic many Georgia and Mississippi who
quiesce in the Compromise, but still think their duty up
hold those who denounce that measure because the abstract
right Of secession is they know how connected with their
position Let those who thus about TO be msed by the
arces of the disciples Of Messrs Rhe and Cheves the
article which subon from the Southern Sentinel, publish
ed at Columbus Georgia. dated August 81 This paper
the jealous advocate of Governor Mcdonald who Pres
dent of the Nashville Convention and gave his endorsement
the principle that State, with without cause, has
right secede at her pleasure from the Unon and that her
ooaes bound protect that right if there should be
any attempt nterposs against its exercise the constitutional
authority Of the General Government. That something more
intended by resolution of the above import than the abb
srac right of secession founded Of ntoeabe OPP
preson like that described in the Virginia and Kentucky
solutions Of 1898 and $780, and admitted BY General
when he asking Congress for authority to the
obstruction threatened by South Carolina in 1882 well
known to the country and constituted urgent reason for
the adoption Of the Compromise. The secessonss had de-
cided when that principle adopted BY the Nashville Con-
vsnoD that there should be acquiescence the Compro
rnise that that must be treated such infracon
Of the Constitution justify revolution, and that the Gen.
eral Government should be obliged retrace its steps, and
give satisfactory indemnity the South for the wrongs
inflicted, and security, provided by the Cons
tuon for the future In other words the project Of South
Confederacy then existed and the mode of accomplishing
it foster the spirit Of discomfort South Carolina de-
eevng her people with the idea that they the victims
paIpabe and ntoerabe oppression from which they could
only escape by such act Of secession that which
szed by fathers when they acquired independence The
great point establish the abstract right Of secession
but to make experiment secession, and rely upon the
sympathy which The Southern people feel for each other
parayre the just powers of the Federal Government and
throw forever the system Of Union which had been comened
by the blood of our fathers.
That such is not Misrepresentation of the leading object
Of that party in the South which united with Mr. CHKvEs in
his declaration that the Constitution dead carcass and
that there hope but in Southern Conedeacy becomes
every day and apparent and scarcely be
con,radced by any who has had the ordinary
sources of public information Hence hereis effort mask
the object and accordingly all such organs
asthe Southern Sentinel speaking South
Carolina who postponng secession until cooperating
party be formed of the State says They profess
s. desire for Southern Conederacy, but they ,uish acat
until other STATES ready to form With them. Sup
"posc other States ,cu oue ,clshe continue to submit
We hope not" But it is useless analyze any Of the
particular expressions in the article which subon. There
paragraph in it which does show that
the decree has gone forth against the preservation the
situton and the Union. There is a sentiment in it
which does authorize the assertion that South Carolina
Secession separation from the Unionnant pract-
cal secesson and that her citizens encouraged take
-sp under such expectations Lopez cherish
cd when he attempted to revoluonze Cuba "Let the
people of Cuba begin and they scH hare plenty Of help
$50 say noc Of South Carolina: let her begin, and she
"wiH soon hare plenty of help
Can any Democrat in the South North read these de-
eaaons and feel blush his cheek that they made
by who seek render them paatabe by declaring that
they consistent with State rights, pracised and under
stood by Jefferson and Jackson Can any intelligent cit
zen whatever may be the party to which be belongs believe
that these declarations the result Of any wish to maintain
the abstract right of State withdraw from the Union when
the oppression Of the Federal Government is ntolerabe
We think and hence expose them the offspring
alone of the party which undetermined to break this Unon
and which will claim for the authors Of the first practical
toward that object the merit that will be
accorded the revouionss Cuba if they succeed in
throwing the Spanish authority in that island. We sympa
thze with the Cubans because acknowledge the right oil
all people conquer their freedom but revolted at
the deusion WHICH WOULD OVERTHROW FREEDOM AFTER
1T HAS BEEN FIXED A CONSTITUTIONAL BASIS
AS OURS Is.
FROM SOUTHERN sESrIIEL.
The COOPERATION PARTY SOUTH CARoLISA.-lt aP-
pears that those who propose wait for cooperation
are pursuing strangely fatal and suicidal policy if they
10 their professions Of desire to act at all Put
your shoulders the Wheel and then call Hercules is
old adage, and full Of meaning and sense They pro-
fes desire for Southern Confedeacy, but they wish to wait
until other States ready form it with Them Suppose
other State will move, will she continue 10 submit We
hope not.
The only way in which there can be cooperation is for
somebody begin. We received in revolutionary struggle
aid from France until had put shoulders to the
Wheel Suppose Massachusetts, had postponed her resistance
until she could have got other colonies to declare their
independence, should have been dependencies Of the
British Government perhaps this day. When Lopez some
months since, attempted revoluonze Cuba, every body
said il was great piece Of folly Lei the people of Cuba,
said they "begu themselves and they will have plenty Of
help 80 say we Of South Carolina let her begin,