The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-05-21
its turn, by his mex, anuuucia,ion of ca,ss

noo'i'oh, he AYERS. was 10 be met and On
; oo~n al orce; or !, would be too late. Tn,
p" llmoi proviso is bad and insulting The .c,
o' fsnnsy 'ania aud others. worse ; but III,
establishment OF bollion societies and pres.
es' IN lhe North is worst Of all. There's sno
'bef elimas od crisis, you see. He dread
ali these but still he has a create, dread !,
reserve beh'nd-rameIy, eoupromise itself
he~rver, VIII not have assumed lts las, f,,a
shrpe, until u shall have been proposed b,
Notwithstanding him aud his friends. O
c"u'sf, among ITS authors that we're to be
Apparently he forssaw. by propheihic vision
tIs own proposed Comprom,se Report in
congress, in ls49 the SJulhern Address
&c ihese-i"r he Was u prophei-mus
pave been what he 'ofesaw; Tor Otherwise he
io'esa~ What never happened. Hence a di.
'emma that which lie had So much dreaded
was that which he himself did bu, happ,ly
What he wished was tDo doub, greatly To the
"lIei OF his fesrs) defeated and 50 we go, Of
safe. Wonderful man
he Abolition Societies and presses we're,
no doubt, things ~h,ch the Northern States
ought to have pm down by law twas so ca.
sy and so legal to do it A, least Mr.. Cal.
houn seems To think SO. We wish he had
disclosed The legislative means. 'Twould
yet be valuable discovery, and would. be.
sides, have added one more TO the man, use.
fol 'hngs ~h ch he had performed for the
Union, during the last half Of his public life
What lhen," he ssks, ais 10 be done Z,
tie is man seldom at loss SO he answers
al once Estsb bllsh a newspaper 1t Wash.
ng'on and set up affiliated Calhoun A.,ocis.
lions all through the South"
Now. these look like very insignificant, de.
wees: and 50 they are. The proposed South.
err Press hao been set up in Washington :;
and IS generally considered about as conte mp,
ib'e as il is disIoy and the Associations
have created no very profound impression Of
their wisdom. But of how i, is now intended
TO use them, We hint in another passage Of
the Mercury's article referred to
" There is another matter which approach.
es still more nearly TO the original obiec, Of
tho Southern Rights Associations i've mean
systematic organizsiion, that shall put Us
q communication with our friends through h.
out the South. " hen we speak Of co. opera
ton, We mast not be understood 10 indulge
or Geek t. saaourage expectations Of The sup.
port Of South Carolina by other States as
States. | is indeed possible, bu, these is no
reason 10 rest upon II as an element OF calcu.
ialon. But we have powerful bodies of true
friends 10 aIl the South, who only await The
action of South Carolina 10 exhibit life and
hal ~ H.
- and representatives, Of the popular sent.
men,. These have every claim to The aiten
tion Of he Convention. They are encsped
IN he same cause Nth us; they have The
same interest. At sake; they have the same
ard the same determination To
defend to the last extremity The rights, n,li
'u'ions and well being Of The slavehold,np
States. We cannot separate from them,
and hsve every motive 10 draw close the
bonds If sympathy and intelligence between
them and ourselves. For this purpose, no
agency could he more effective than that Of
he Southern Rights Associations, so impro
we'd as TO give it the utmost sctv,v and eff
cheney Of which il is capable. To perfect
this machinery, is one Of The mos, mporian,
nblecis which the attention Of this Consen
lion can be directed, and we trust il will be |
EARLY put into such train as to ensure a full
consideration oi all the means necessary To
Is accomplishment. While we RELY on South
Carolina tnr the defence os her own cause,
,nd maintain hat whether with man, friends,
,r with few, or whether with none but her
- n sons, her cause must be onward, and the
ssue with the Federal Government be deci.
'i,ely made and seiiltd-we vet feel that no
'ropef Efforts should be spared to place our
'iaIe IN perfect communication with the true
tiends OF the S"u'h every where, and To give
hem the opportunity of dong for us, what,
II the IKE cucumsianr ga, we should desire to
o for them"
Tho original design Of the Associations
'as, then, to prepare, throughout The South. !
rn States, n net work Of societies, affiliated
D those within South Carolina and governed
hence. These, by the advantages Of com. ,,
ina,lon over its absence, OF unity Of design
nd aclon over distracted or confused coun
els, Of secrecy OF plans over publicity, were y
} be an imperilm IN imperio Of each STATE
nd make II unconsciuusy dependency and y
rtvnce Of South Carolina, itself for years,
governed by Mr.. Calhoun. For !.
ar some Southern State, ieft 10 her own do. j
lesic couuses or native loyalty, should re.
ct the Calhoun plans and refuse to let tha, o
se person do all her public thinking for her,
no aas allowed TO do that OF South Caro-.
ma, an unseen control was TO be set over II
lem oil, and each Stale made, through the p
uiluence of the Calhoun lodges, u :.
perform politically and legsIa,vely. what. " !,
yer had been devised for il 10 Charleston or !.
oumbia, or rather at the pr,mum mobile, p"
'e solar centre Of light, heat and motion,
ori Hill.
The machine, however, which was nicely
J jusied in the inventors miUd often fails to o.
ork, when il comes TO be set in action. nj