The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1851-01-16
W1NNsBoRo, IS c) THURSDAY NOR INC JANUARY e 1851

10 claim precedence of South Caroline
IN the movement. If the General Gov
ernmen' attempts 10 coerce South Caro-.
una into submission, and the other
Southern States look calmly on, wi,hou,
makinga common cause, why our rights
our constitutional Liberties are gone, aud
.he lew years federation by the GnneraI
Government of the possession Of our
property which will ensuc upon non re l.,
sis'ance. is not worth taking iuto Nh.
account Of the long futuriry which will
belong TO our Poste'ity. If they do no;
join S1uth Carolina in resistance thew
have Indeed resolved not to secede, and
NOT hereafter to set up my claim to u
political existence. What aggregation
ni wrongs on the part uf the General
Government, what series Of irHic,ion.
could more cf:clualy arouse spiri, of
resistance than The overwhelming rs.
sumption, that sovereign S;ate had no
right to provide for I,er future security,
and the profession 6f'hefScilizens? Thai,
in fact sheiHadth thb oefiizcnship, no exis.
'cncc -lMh'thc ancien, commonwealth
Of Virginia, the States of Georgia, Ala.
bamn, North Carolina, Mississippi, aud
all OF Us, we're but provinces belonging
TO u consoidnted elective onnrchv.--
That the General Government was the
enormous NAV, and the Suites but limbs
10 work for its sustanencc.
But must hasten to a close. The
dangers o! separate action, which are
so strongly painted in Mr. Boycc's com.
municalion, one would suppose had been
though, and reflected upon by our pco.
pie before this time. They ccr,uinly
have acquired no new strength, thai
that they should now b. arraycd Ike
goblins to fright us from our purpose
They excited no apprehension or alarm
IN our minds when they we're all con.t
Jensed nad enforced by Henry Clay, inS
that c"ntemplibIe lhren! "a.
doom. !" JWh.t"iAh9 Inconsistency sof.
Mr.. Boyce is found towards the concle
sion Of his communication, when lie,
suy< that tho idea of making South Ca.
rolina II separate nnt:on. is 81 prepos.
ferrous that he hardly knows what 10 say
in regard 10 it," Vet afterwards he
embraces this piepos,crous idea To It's
fullest extent, by sa! ing that he is not ~
favor of immediate secession, but when
he has txnau,ted every olhu resource
and he is hopeless Of Southern co.operu.
ton, then, AMI moi liil then, will he "be
IN favor Of this desperate remeuy."-
Now, here is the wide difference bclm cen
US. He is in favor OF secession when
co operation is hIpeless.-! um III iuvor
OF IL whie co."pcrn,ion may be hoped
for. He regards i, as desperate r. TN.
edy,-l regard any ,mng desperate as
no remedy al al, unless u be "thal To
submit, Is. 10 conquer our fhtr." sny.
ing which contains much more of poetry
than of good sense. In conclusinn, !
would say, that The time has cone When
every man should make up his mind
fully. and express il fairly and hon SLY
AMI boldly. lf we intend To resist, le
the South know il aud delesmiue upon
,hcir Course. If we intend 10 submit
there is hurdIy my necessity f,r Con.
yenlion. We can stay at home anL
|aspbmit without making allowing horn
||SsS i!, as The Georgia Majors have done.
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