Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-02-22

tanuiina was aliachrd % the ggrefnment Oi
oral lsiit,siu. As she Was pfeviuus 70 he revo-
iuiiunary war. than 10 remain member Of ibis
iuiea! NueA aa eSprrs sian n~iiher becomes an
AmeTiraH nor a GsrulinAn, and must have been
ulirrrd IN the heat a argnDeGt and declaration
with do Consideration D,es the gentleman re.
member lhe conduct of Greai Biiisin lOwa'ds all
Of her passessiensl Has he forgotten her mag
Bi6erta eehrme of plumber, robbery. murder, and
Argasiaiion n indal Are oil the airocions
gFurgs m wholesale murders in iceland. by
british sHhoriiy. wiped Oul al The honorable
m~Iober's remembrance Has he Iergstten the
Eee-es aggression and iron Izle Of Eng LAND in
The Caaadasl Surely he remembers the eSfsn-
eipalioa sfthe slaves In che West India colonies
Of Treat Britain by act u Parliament, ia which
hOdy The oNners vese not at all representeR
And this is the government. the kingly crown.
10 which he prefers seeing South Carolina bow
down In subsection, rather than remain member
ofihis great and glorious conledeIacy Of States
Hon can any one utter such sentiment with
the revolutionary history Of South Carolina fresh
in his readlngl The capture Of that proud city
which the geHtleman In Pan representative plum
dering Of her gallant citizens, their rt1el imPrls-
anmeni. their foul murder and hatchery, should
rise up 10 judgment against so mPa;ridic sent
ment. The suhleciion Of South Carolna 10 the
military despolism ola ruthless sOldiery ravaged
aud desolated lrem The seabOard to the m uniain,
dishonored, and her soil dren he'd with the best
blood other patriot sons, should rebuke such
feeling uttered in the capitol Of the State. So
entire was the subiugaliOn Of South Carolina
during the revolution, and so hopeless all prospect
Of regaining her liberty, that il was proposed in
Congress, by Mr.. Madison, 10 treat with Great
Britain, and leave under her subjection the
colonies Of South Carolina and Georgia. This
fact was mentioned &c me many years since by
Governor Middleton, who found amongst bis
ialhef's manuscripts the notes Of Mr.. Madison's
speech on bis resolution. have since seen the
tact stated, think, in the Madison papers. But
there came.a northern man, northern general,
who reconquered South Carolina, and restored
her 10 the confedetacy Of States But now, a
native / orr Carolinian desires to restore her to
the British crown, and thereby abolish her re.
publican system Of government
II Is said, Mr.. Chairman, that our situation in
the Union is precisely similar, ia principle, to
that Of our ancestors as colony ofGreat Britain.
But, sir there is, in truth, no analogy whatever.
The colonies were without representation in the
British Parliament, and their governors and
Judges were appointed by the crown. The right
10 tar them was claimed also. The people OF
South Carolina are represented in Congress, and
their negroes also represented. They elect
their own rulers and judges, and levy their own
taxes. 1hree>iourths Of the time since the for.
nation Of the Union they have belonged to that
majority which has controlled and governed the
whole republic; aud now il has been decreed TO
be their time to be In a minority. But the wheel
ofIor,une, which Is constantly revolving, will in
Oh probability In due time place them again in
the ascendency.
In glowing language, the honorable member
from Charleston has compared the northern States
and England; and with PROUD. scorn at the cons
parison, he tells US that England is the land Of
Fox and Pin, Burke and Chatham, Shakespeare
and Milton. But in the northern States, say the
gentleman, where Is their Chaihaml They have
Seward and Hale, and Giddings, says the
honorable member, but no Fox, Burk, or Pitt.
The northern States, siE, are in their infancy
compared to Great Britain. But they have pro.
duced statesmen and orators, poets, heroes and
philosophers, who would not disgrace the proud
face Of England herself. Where is there name
more illuslrous in wisdom, usefulness, and rhil-
osophy than that of franklin Where did eve'
exist an intellect more able, more powerful, thar
that Of Alexander Hamiltonl In English history
there IL not q more gallant patro, than Warren
John tiampjen was not more devoted to liberty
than Hancock and Adams. Everett, and Stor,
and Kent will compare with the best Of En-
glands honofed name. Bancroft and Prescott
are not surpassed us historians. In intellect an,
ability the proud Earl oil Chatham was not supe
rior 10 Daniel Webster.
| think, Mr.. Chairman, that we do South Car
olins great injustice when we attempt to drv'
from the constitution her right to secede from tn
Union. Il is, sir, higher, nobler, and NOR
sacred right than any TO DO derived from paper
II Is the right Of revolution which belongs I
every oppressed people. When she arrays heI
self In hattie again at the federal government, an
her right to do 50 is demanded, should blush
see her refer to the constitution for the right ia
better would II be for her to answer as the En-
glish nobeman did when ordered by bis soyerig
10 produce the title to his land Instead OF refer
ing to his papers, he drew his sword, aud sale
I" this is ny title" The absurdity Of secessio
as constitutional right may be shown by on
illustration. Louisiana was purchased Of France
and paid for by the United States. The pc.
session Of that Territory, lying at the mouth
the Mississippi, was absolutely necessary to tn
trade and commerce ofthe western States Blu
by the right Of secession, the State oil Louisian
could 60 out Of the Union tho next day after sh
had been purchased for the express benefit ofth
Union. She couldestablish an independent 90
erment, and tax all the produce OF the lutte
States passing down the Mississippi river. II
federal government would have for their twel,
million Of dollars the consolation Of knowing til
hey had revolntonzed and set her free.
have thus spoken, Mr.. Chairman, the trut
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