The Yazoo Democrat., 1851-12-17

60 secode at once. The following pas
sages willsgive some idea of the spirit
of the article:
"But in what attitude shall she stand!
Can she forbear, even for time, to
act .out her avowed purpose, without
giving back! Is there any medium
between advance and retreat? This is
the question of questions. If there
can be no such middle ground, there is
then nothing left to South Carolina but
to choose between the different modes
of inevitable destruction. Will she
perish now. sword in hand, or preserve
la dishonored existence for season, to
die by the hangman's hands, or to rest
I In chains and rot in dungeon! These
are. questions to be decided, not by
reason, but by impulse and taste.
Whether to leap overheard, or per-
ism i'm the burning ship, is but choice
between fire and water. Few men
know how they themselves would
choose in such an extremity, and none
have right to advise others. One
brave man may cling to the last plank,
while another equally bold, leaps into
the waves, crying, "Hell is empty, and
| all the devils are here" When we
think Of the Clays, the Stewards, and
Hales, and GiddingseS, and the Web,
sters. and Scots, the Foote's, and
Toombses, and Stephenses, we ourselves
should feel inclined to follow him
but by no means advising. others to
follow us"
osThe measure Of secession, let il be
adopted when it may, will be only one
of many things that South Carolina
will have to do, and most of which
must be lirst done. 1t is fortunate
that many of these are Of such a ma
ture that they may be done without
producing, directly or indirectly, any
collision with the central power at
Washington. They are such as viii
prepare and dispose the minds OF her
own people for the last decisive step.
They a:e such as will open the eyes OF
other States to their own true position
and true interests. They are such as
will awaken the slumbering attention
Of European statesmen, TO what is
passing here, and provoke them to
study and understand the true charac-
ter Of our institutions"
at is but the other day that South
Carolina poured cut like water, the
rich blood Of her nobled sons TO con
quer an FL Dorado for these Northern
harpies. viii she ever do SO again!
Let her see TO it now, that she never
shall, by assuming an attitude which
shall fanliliarize her people with the
great truths necessary to their saliva
tion. BE it lightning or earthquake
that throws down the walls OF their
prisons. let them be prepared to hall
it as a friend and deliycrer."
'.Wc can only promise South Carroll
ma one blessin in which all others are
comprehended, and, should size ftil Of
that, She, at least, shall have no cause
to rcproach III, for the fulfilment of
the promise will depend on her. We
promise that she shall be true 10 her
self. Let her but go to her work with
full.purpose Of aceomplishins;it, soon
er or r later, and she viii hazard moth
ing forEwam of prudence, and lose no.
thing for want Of boldness, and Surren-
der nothing for want of fortitude. Is
she not the land of Marion. Let his
spirit animate her. Let his example
instructgher. Patient, vislant. indefa-
tisable, enduring, never ashamed to
run. never afraid to strike, let her
snow, in her own luarrei, the same
qualities she Displayed in fighting the
battles of ungrateful Massachusetts,,
and she cannot tail"
X "The device of South Carolina is
n-Palmnttn standing by q fallen Oak.