The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-05-28
FROM THE CHARLESTON COURIER.
Is Sec'ss'o" practical remedy for the erals
under rh,ch IRE Itre?

under rh,ch IRE Iire?
Erery Kingdom dipidtd oga'na ii@lf
is brought TO desoiation." II history has II
Illustrated one axiom Of Divine wisdom, ii has
the above striking and sweeping declaration
Of our Saviour, aud becomeih those who are
now urging on the mad schetaes Of Stale Sc.
cession against the convictions, of many Of
her friends, and the opposition of srtry 9th.
r Stare Stnfe, than South Carolina, to en-.
quire whether il is likely the daom pronoun
eed by this High Au'hori,v." and which
has always followed when Kingdoms have
he-n divided against themselves. viii be ab.
Inga,ed ss it regards the slave States Of he
Sopth.-~- State secession as sanctioned and ur
ged by ihr late ConvrD,ion, is = posl,ive dr
v'sl"n II the siare interest agoina umT II
cannol he urged that his argunrn, " ii appl,
10 the plan Of a SOUTHERN REPUBLIC, be-
Cause thai Republic If formed. will he upon
the very basis OF slavery itself, and viii sim.
ply draw a iine between two principles nGtu
r"Hy ~ mar, thus producing peace. Bu! the
Divine declaration and the records OF history
tell with fearful force when applied To
Kingdom warning agans, itself, aud any Of
IS Fundamental principles. Slavery is a fun.
dnmental principle IN The slave States, and
,hough some States originally slare have be
come FREE that change has been in every case
nnfurut one. Not in a single Instance IN
this country has the change been forced };
and hen in other countries it has, as IN the
Epsllsh Western Isles, then il has caused
RUN. Against this natural change no human
power can ttTsr the slghtea successful rests
unce, and if we continue nnited in projecting
our own NATURAL rights, we shall never be in.
jured by any change thesa onward movements
Of nan may produce. Slavery has alway.
spread uself with more rapid,,v over new sec
lions, and So It will continue Ia do: p'",,drd
We do not. b, any sulcida' &C ,'rr"y he
s'ure Safes oedinn each uthe Il
takes ace, ,h~ .frsi fotol h'ow wit b. s,tu,k
ct the very roots OF the in-tiut,nn Com
blnpd, uuted, the slave States can resist all
the assaults OF designing demagngues, up.
start politicians, mistaken philanthropy, or
masklsh sympathy bu' divided against
themselves on this question, ard whatever
may occur to other interests, that element
will be introduced amcng ourselves, which
all history has taught, proves fatal. And
now We are prepared to examine the great
question suggested by the preceding remarks:
WiH secession BY South Cdrolina Great. dis
union 10 the slave States or in other words
# our State forces the issue. will the other
States come 10 the rescue? lf we believe
that The sentiments Of the people Of Georgia,
Mississippi, North Carolina ard Virginia are
expressed BY the loud tones oi paper or two,
scattered here and there, and whose shrill
blasts on South Carolina pni,cs and meve.
men,s, are the only evidence of their where
shou's. and their vitality, we indulge the hope
that in the hour of danger those States won d
rush To our assistance. But If we lake as
our men,or. the people themselves; il we will
be guided by their views, as we gather them
from their own lips; If we will regard as a
warning, the ominlous calm among them, as
Their neiehbor is preparing to sound the toe
sin of war, we must be convinced that if the
issue Is now made, no assistance will come
from any one Of those States. What wher
South Carolina, under the pressure Of evil,
which bear on all these States alike, is pre-
pairing to 60 out Of the Union; when her peo
pie ore unanimously, almost, announcing
through a Convention Their unalterable deter
mination; when money has been voted, take
Imposed and funds raised TO NEE, the emer
geucy when warlke implements and mum
) lions are being purchased when every thing
on our part, denotes earnestness 10 the caus
) -and not another State mopes .fnger-no
a dollar 10 voted or raised, not q gun pnr
chased, not a pound Of ammunition procured
&c are ,o believe that these States pifl com
TO our help next winter. II this is not tn