Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1851-05-17

the chord that has been strung by the
recent movements in Sou,h Carolina,
III the following eloquent strain. No
true South Caroinian will read it
without a quickcning Of the pulse
and n proud cXultation of the heart.
Il Mercury.
South Carolina.
"We find in the Richmond (Va.)
Examiner, an address to the Poop"
Of South Carolina under the sigma
ture of"Citizen of Virginia" Would
TO God, Virginia had more such citl-
zens. He views the case as we do,
that Il liberties Of the South are
suspended on the action of the Peo-
pie of South Carolina Toeir hero
ism is the last plank to which they
can cling for salvation. If they quail
now, in the language of the London
Times, the constitutions of the South
are doomed"
Shame on the other southern States,
that one gallant sister should be left,
undefendcd, unsupported, and with
out sympathy III the deadly breach,
barring her breast to the assaults of
their COMMON enemies Shame that
in Georgia, and Virginia and Alaba-
ma should be found public men and
presses, joining in the abolition howl
that transmutes her self,sacri6cing de-
votion TO their common liberties, into
rebellious treason There stands
South Carolina alone like lion at
bay, heroically confronting her world
OF enemies and preparing to execute
those resolves which Virginia and
Georgia have made but TO abandon.
The eyes of the world are on that
State. Her enemies are straining to
catch nj every symptom ofreiax otion
III the energy of her high purposes,
and her friends in the South, with
burning hopes that she may prove
eqnal 10 the emprisc, courageous in
the crisis, and bravcly throw down
the wager of battle which is to de-
eide whether the South is TO be the
home of a free or an en>laved people.
Carolina must make the issue-the
practical issue, and draw the line bold
ly and distinctly between the enemies
and the friends Estate Rights, Sovc-
reign,y and Equality. That line will
be terror to the politicians by whose g
acts the people have been lulle1 into
a false security, and terrified only by
lIbelIous pOrtrayals of the principles
and purposes of their true Southern
Rights defenders.
We believe this day, that the hearts
of the people Of the old Dominion
robe! against the trucking course OF
the Legislature of Virginia. We be,
llevc that Georgia, despite the 10000
majority for submission in November
last, is sound at heart and true TO her
principles and her deslinies, if that
heart could be reached through the
thick vat Of deception and falsehood
with which the trained bands of par
ty politicians have conSpired to over
lay i. There are thousands even in
the Union party, who arc reStive un-
der their wrongs, and whose consci-
ences upbraid Them as disloyaI 10
their instincts of patriotism. Let
Carolina unlurl her banner of res,si-
ance; not in words to be caten---noi
IN resolnt ,ons to be rntracied-hnt in
deeds, and then, and then only will
the direct appeal he made to the peo-
Pile OF the South 10 take sides in the
great sectional battle, whose forces
have been mastering, and whose an
tagon!sms have been coming TO a
head for twenty years past. Let the
signal be givcn--let the battle begin.
II were better to be conquered in a
manly struggle for freedom, and lie
free, than live the minions of power
and the slaves Of despotisnI, con
solIdated of fanaticism and cupidily.
We have strivon hard to repress these
sentiments, when speaking of South
Carolina. AS Georgian, we have
blushed for the degrading position in
winch her politicians have placed our
State, whenever we have thought of
counselling our brave friends beyond
the Savannah. But in the name of
the People of Georgian the name
at least of a large, able, true-hearted,
arde4l and patriotic minority, we an
peal from the decision of party poIiii-
clans garbeb in the voices of Ihe peo-
pie through The November Conven-
tIon' to the People themselves; and
IN lheIr name we say TO Carolina,
lead ns on to freedom Blaze the
path, and the people will follow it