Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-06-02

6oHhe oioou' III InelE 1enail! Ou Sa
you are better than IT, exclaimed roug
old hero: "Prore it." This will be III
answer of every American to this Sout
3 Carolina exallalon. You speak of battle
/. OF the Cowpens, Euta~, and Camden, as
f all the glory belonged 10 South Carolina
, She deserved we'll. But did not the skill
and bravery of Virginians, and Maryland
ers, and cilIzens of other States, shine a
brightly there as her ownl Did no, lhei
blood flow as freely! And when Soulf
Carolina crushed and qyarrpn by lhe inso
lent foe, was struggling in his grasp, die
not the brave men OF the eother States rusl
TO her rescue, and nerve the hearts ane
strengthen the arms Of her own chiyalrous
sons to redeem her from the vassalnge o.
the Rawdons and the Tarletons of British
tyranny? While you invoke justice for
South Carolina, you should render i, in re-
turn. There IS one significant fact, which
should be stated in speaking Of South Car.
olina, that throws flooo Of light OH her
political character and institutions. Her
constitution is obviously fashioned upon on
aristocratic model. The people. as such,
have very little control of affairs. No
man can vote who does not own fifty acres
Of land or the equivalent, or pay high
tax. No man can be q member Of the
legislature whose freehold is not worth one
hundred and fifty pounds sterling CIGAR of
debt. The elections are oil Confined to
members Of the legislature. That body
elects or appoints all officers Of any grade,
from the governor down 10 the sherffs and
parish judges. The legislature elects the
Senators Of the United States, electors for
President and Vice President Of the United
States, and can change or amend the con-
stitutioa when it sees fit. The government
is complete oligarchy-even more so
than Rhode Island under its royal charter.
One Of two facts must be evident: the peo.
pie have no genuine spirit Of freedom, or
they would not have submitted SO long to
this oppressive dominion ofmere vealth.-
In no other State would it haye been lolera-
teG so tamely. In Rhode Island they have
turned when trodden upon, but in South
Carolina thay scanned 10 wear their chains
without murmur. And yet these self
constituted leaders of her councils have the
cool impqdence to designate others as
"submissionists." Theses descendants of
the Huguenots and Cavaliers haye peculiar
notions of fteedom-precisely the notions
that would fit them for snug little monar-
chy, if they could nullJy the laws and
constitution of the federal government, Or
secede from the cqnlederacy. This state
of things clearly proves that Of all MEN in
the world, the good people of the Palmetto
State are the best adapted to faction and
discord. The legislative body is omnipo-
tent. 1t cdn do very much as it pleases,
and hence where so few ore to be tonsu!t-
ed, actiot1 is speedy and united. mun
who enjoys their zcepfdepce and ~hh pos
sesses ability, ambition, and energy, can
sway and direct them with as absol Ate cer'
tainty as the Emperor Nicholas can hts
ministers. SHch man is in fact dicta-
tor to all 4intents and purposes, and can soy
as the French monarch did, II ant the
Stats.s dp ppt know that any such
man now lives in Soulh Carollna. There
may be many aspirants for the honor, but
there is no arm left that can 'swield the
sword Of Richard.h The hope of the ma
ton is, that these candidates for the dicta
torship will prove q check upon each other,
and use in mutual broils the daggers TINT
we're ready to aim at the heart of the fed
eral Union.
You venture to assert that no dissatisfac-
ton has been manifested against the recent
nullify ling net of Vermont in that State.-
do you not know that a democratic State
convention has been held which condemned
it in the most emphatic terms, and many
respectable wings have united TO this con.
demnalions You say, too, that am bad
prophet, when expressed the belief that
such q case Us that of Crafts and his wife
will never occur again in Boston. And
pray, what are the factsI The Gratis
case passed by with scarcely an effect on
the public mind. The late case has a,
ropsed the deepest indignation. called forth
an appropriate proclamation OF the Presl>
dent, and led the city authorities ef Boston
to resolve That such optrages shall pot be
hereafter githout being arrest
ed or ayerted by her ovh officers. Is not
this gaining most maHllest advantage!
1t insures the faithful execution Of the lug-
live slave lay in Boston. On this found
alton am willing to rest nay claims to be
regarded as true prophet in my pred;c'
lions in this instance.
There is one point upon which am
happy 10 ag-ec with you in opinion cor>
daily, and in all respects; and that is in
your estimate of the abolition qgitators.-
| cannot conceive a more base and atroc-
ious spirit than the one that actuates these
wicked incendaries. They are reaay 10
plunge the South into all the hopeless
horrors Of ruin and bankruptcy, rend
asunaer the bonds Of the Union, and in.
volve the yhols country in the terrific
train of eyils that would result from bloody
civil war; and all this for the purpose OF
righting lancied wrongs of the negroes,
who are quite as we'll situated as most Of
Such wretches are beyond
the pale of common humanity. and should
be judged by the laws that regulate the
case of pirates-the common enemies oil
the human race.
agree with you likewise thu! The Union
cannot be preserved by singing h9sannas
IN the tTnion. If the DrincipeS of the con.