Washington telegraph., 1851-05-28

A SourH CAROLINA View OF SECEs.
.,oN.-The following sketch of Senator
Buffers speech before the South Carolina
Convention is of interest:
The Hon. A. P. Butler'next addressed
,bs Convention. He expressed his es,i-
n,ationof the great responsibilities attend
mo the deliberations of that body, which
.y,honoh it had not the sanctiOnand
authority of law, carried such authority
,s patriotism and energy could impart.
He alluded to the address of the commit
tee and stated that it contained recital
Of important truths, and felt assured that
the author of it would carry out the prin-
cinIes which it expressed. The question
before the Convention was whether the
State should enter narrow and unex-
nlored path, or obtain the cooperation OF
all and the resources of the whole coun-
trv. He, however, would make any po-
lii;cal sacrifices for South Carolina, and
whatever she does by her authorities, he
will sustain with all he can offer. IN al
most every State of the Union there en-
lists a Macedonian party, which, has not
been seduced by the gold of Philip, but
by Federal influence, which accounts for
the apathy of the Southern States in not
resisting the accumulated injuries they
have received. Abiding to the PROPOSE
ton for separate secession as soon as pos
sible, he said, that true 20 the opinions
he had always held, he did not believe
that any public man, seeing the conse-
ouenoes as he ioresaw them, would take
the responsibility of advising the State
20 invest herself with the attributes of a
nation, and nothing beyond. He did not
believe it would bring about a military
contest, but one of dollars and cents. Gus
tom houses and embargoes. He is not
now more prepared to submit than he
was before to the inj juries inflicted by the
Federal Government, but breads failure
in attempting to obtain redress. Clay, at
The head o: one branch of the consollda-
ton party. deaylng the right OF secession,
would, had he his wild, march into South
Carolina with the Federal forces. But
this event lac does not dread, as the hrst
drop o: blood split would call gallant men
from the Southern States, and not Car
Gilman would be absent. This, however.
was the age of dollars and cents, aud
this policy weuld not be adopted. An
other branch of the party would abolish
forts, aud cause commercial collision,
and, divert the commerce Of Charleston
TO Savannah or Wilmington, aud may
be harrass the State into submission; as il
would have free trade, which would be
met by high duties and embargoes coast
wise, aud thus our commerce would be
restricted TO foreign trade alone, aad the
Federal Government would have the
power TO make Georgia or Savannah
rival or an ally. South Carolina would
be driven out of the family of States, in
fact de-Americauized. Where is her
Flag! Roberts, the President OF Liberia,
would insult it, alfd where is your re-
dress!
The disrin gnished gentleman then re-
viewed the chances of cooperation, ard
considered that eventually it could be OBJ
tanned, and Deprecated the idea Of seces-
sion, as long as We may have division on
the borders of our own State, as with
our commerce cut off, it might as we'll be
expected that patient could live depriv-
ed OF all sustenance. Whatever, how
ever, the S ate may do, she will fad him
with her. lie would rather incur all the
hazards outside South Carolina, than differ
with single friend i'll it.