Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-09-11
The South Carolina Fighters.

DINA from what the orators Of secession
say, he would be preciptated head or tail
foremost, as the case might be, into The
conviction that South Carolina is not only
the most dogmatical but also the most pug
naciOus State, nation, empire, or confeder-
acy, OF ancient or Of modern times Ac-
cording to such irresistible authorities as
Rhett, Seabrook, Means, and the like, eve
~ dear little baby that Is born in Carolina
has a bump Of combatyeness thanking each
side OF ITS darling head as big as a hens
egg. These bumps, or something ia them.
lead 10 the most interesting results The
first thing nulliher in embryo does, on
getting his eyes open in this world, Is to
seize the dark huzzy that is TO nurse him
by the flat end Of the nose, and give 1t a
tweak which assures her that she holds
genuine hero in her arms At the age Of
four weeks the htle son Of thunder has so
matured his fighting qualities that he thinks
1t rich pasime To knock his nurse across
the room by well-drected aud weii-appled
blow from his miniature fist. As he grows
older, and gets into breaches, he amuses
himself 10y upsettng all the darkies that
happen 10 come in his way lie goes to
school, aud then he periecJs his education
by becoming remarkably expert in that most
important and manly of all sciences, name
ly the science of puglIsn Nothing is
more common than to see couple of young
men, not yet escaped from the bondage of
roundabouts, strip themselves IN the road,
and just for fun, make a few passes at each
other On these beautiful occasions, It al
ways happens that both of the charming
youths whack away at each other until the
claret streams delightfully."- from each no.
strll and then, covered with dust and blood.
they declare that as blood has been drawn
II Is drawn battle, aud adjourn to resume
the sport next day or next week.
The last finishing stroke having been
given to his education, the youthful seces-
sionIst is ready for a suit of broadcloth and
a beard to suit. Having achieved SO much
he aspres to the propretorship Of pair OF
pistols, with which lie practices at confus-
ed outlines Of men 1rawn in chalk on barn
doors. lie then, with pistols all ready,
mounts his horse, and, with his heels garn-
lshed with slirrups, proceeds to STIR up the
neighborhuod by an eXertion OF his bray
gng propenslues, He soon encounters a
chap of like intentions and a fight Is soon
arranged. If he is SO fortunate as to have
leg or an arm perforated, his fortune is
made, and by way OF honor, he is dubbed
MAJOR by majority OF his neighbors, or
admitted 10 the TILE of General by general
consent.
He is now ready for the rostrum, and adj
dresses his fellow citizens at all the cross
roads in the county. If he has the cousil-
tuuonal qualifications of member of the
Legislature. that Is to say, is twenty-one
years old, owns plantation of few hun
bred acres and at least ten negroes, believes
South Carolina to be a whole continent,
and her people equal 10 all the rest OF man
kind. he is pretty sure to be developed into
candidate for the Legislature, with pref
~ good chance OF an election. Having
served a term IN the State House al Column
bla, he Is regarded as one of the great liv-
ing orators of the State, and holds himself
ready for any contingency. He IS put IN
command of the militia. aud reads the lives
of julius Cesar, Hannibal, Alexander, aud
Scipio Airlcanus, aud feels as martial as a
thunder-Cloud. His hair brlstles up like
clustering bayonets his heart beats like a
drum, the snap of his thumb and finger Is
like the crack of a rifle, he sneczes like a
swivel, and when lac purges his nose, there
is d succession of such sounds as come from
trumpet slightly afflicted with asthma.
lie Is full OF fight He longs for field
and foe. His only chance is To get up a
fight with the United States, and lie turns
his attention TO the grand subject of aglta'
ton. He becomes as indignant as ter
rapin with a coal OF ire upon ms back
whenever he talks of the wrongs which al
the world Is continually striving To pile ui
on South Carolina lie takes hiss gToun,
firmly, aud AYERS himself Tor dsuDion nov
and forever.
All the newspapers speak OF him as sor
of union of Denoslhenes and Hannibal
as an Incompatible orator, aud solde
with abilities superior to any OF the world
desolators. He reads the hle of Marion
aud learns from Horry aud Weems all a
bout the herculean achievements of hr
State during the revolution Heuceforti
his speeches take historical turn, and h
descants both luXurlously aud luxurlantl
on the incalculable services rendered b.
South Carolina TO the cause OF lndepend
ence.
1t is excessively true that during the rev
olutlon poor South Carahua was full o
fight. For a long while The light was des
perale between her own sons, her why
and tories. Al length the nde of forum
turned against The wings. and loryism nj
umphed. The imperial bird Of Joye los
lis jovialIly aud flew IA dismal fight iron
the coiony-Patriots were declared guilty &
treason, and we're hung on uees-and III
colony was cowed by John Bull, aud sue
cumbed.
While things were in this lnterestn
pass, II happened that sab-slded Y ankle
from Rhode Island, Quaker general, nan
ed Greene, marched into South Carolina
; the head Of few Yankee regiments o
foot. He drove the British away, highleI
ed the tories into submission, aud enable
South Carolina to rise up from her pr
sira,e condition. This is the bItterest =
; mlnIscence in her history. Her heroic sol
, never recur 10 II. They talk rapturous
0 of Marion, and Moultrie, aud Sumter, al
. the rest OF the good fighting men, but NAL
y II APPOINT OF conscience never 10 reler 10 {