Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-08-08
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of their ,enyenomed bile. Doubtless,
| they feel better after such a traitorous
4 demonstration. We should think that
even the ultra abolitionists Of the North
/ would hide their heads in shame after
such an outpouriug from the fanatics of
the South. We place before our read
ers afew extracts. as specimens of the
way they do up iiiings ia HE ..Palmetto
State:'s5s
Col. Cunningham said:
I'VE live under government, under
the operations of whose system OF nav
igaiion, the commerce of Charleston had
diminished so per cent, while that of
New York had increased 40 per cent.
I--under government which paid our
Northern brethren pension of two doll
lars per head, while il taxes them only
one dollar aud ninety cents per head; un-
der a government whose system OF tax
alton was grand speculation to concern
trate the wealth of The whole country at
the North. and to make colonies Of the
| South. =
The Colonel, in view Of the facts, saw
no refuge for the South in a Union so
accursed as this is. He looked upon
speedy State action as the only safe and
early road to Independence. He wound
Eup his invectiveb by "conjuring his coun-
trymen TO strike,'' Drawing The perils of
chance. the disdain of enemies, the
snares and trcachery of seeming and ex-
o,ic friends, and persevefe over the. un-
tried ocean until this land of liberty.
HE Southern United Staies---or the Free
State of South Carolina, burst upon
! their view.7
.Lieul." Cotsrell, of the State Militia
ry Academy, was impatient for secession
his hand was already on his sword
and his sword was ready to fly from the
scabbord. The chivalroIs Lieut. wan
ted the action to commence---,o COM
mence Immediately; and he believed
that the sons Of South Carolina would
unite aud fall, if they must fall.
with back to earth, and face to Heaven,
Their unclosed eyes S i'll lowering on the
enemy.
"Capt." Taber next edited the patri-
otto herd with some bitter execra.ions OF
the so-called .sdbmissionists, and par
tcnlarly those who said South Carolina
would be a loser by secession. The
gallant .Capt." did not take dollars and
cents into the estimate at alb. There
was too much OF the mercenary snivel-
ling Yankee about that, for him. "rhis
should not be held out, as reason, why
she should pause in the path of resist
ance. Thank God. he exclaimed the
cause of South Carolina was not in keep.
ING of such hands, and she proudly spur
ned the sympathy or aid of a pa,riot-
ism SO mean as theirs!"
Mr.. keitt, one of the most notable
orators OF the day, rendered the burden
of his speech sacrilegious defamation
against the stars and stripes. He char
| acterized il as the "EMBLEM OF AN INFA-
NOUS AND DEGRADER TrRANNY! Hear
him! .SOUTH CAROLINA SHALL
CASTIT UNDER HER FEET, AND
LIKE SAUL, SLAY THE FEDER7
Al GOVERNMENT ~
General Martin denounced the Union,
the Government, the Compromise meas
ures.-in fac, every body and everything
-Norlh, South, East and West--ihat
don't 60 for an immediate dissolution OF
the Union,--winding up with this senti-
ment:
"JoHN A. QUrTMAN--The FIRST Presi-
dent Of The Southern Republic: In all
the illus,rions line to follow him. there
never will be found clearer head, nor a
braver heart.
This was received with 'pumultuonst
demonstration OF honest en,husiasm."]
Then came speeches in like spirit,
from ..Col." Gadsden. S. w. Spratt.
Esq. '.Capt. Bryan" and Isaac W..
Hayne, Esq, in,erspersed with toasts,
from which we select the following:
BY H. B. Mazyck-The glorious
Union of Yankee blood and Carolina
steel E
By F. J.. Shaffer-The Palmetto Reg
iment-'rhongh more than half of their
number found foreign graves in winning
for the Union the Free Soil Territory of
California, there are enough still left to
illustrate other battle fields than those Of
Mexico.
BY r. w. Perry, one Of the Marshals
Port Moultrie- in 70; ours a.
/ gain in 80. ~
By HI. Pickney- The presentrorrupt
Governmental il prove Gordian
knot and cannot be united. we will cui
il with our swords. .sfs
BY +. P..eLockwood- President Fill.
inore-May he be the next mayor Of
Boston.
BY "A. e. Hertz, one Of the commit
tee-The submissionists Of 81, like the
Tories of 10, must be driven from
amongst US.
BY VIM. Blamyer-This cay, seven
ty-fve years ago. our fathers did their
duty inside that fort: let.us emulate their
good work. and d.. our duty on the out
side.
BY a Guest May the Carolina blood
shed upon the soil of Mexico, to gain
| gold for the North, be redeemed, gallon
for pilt. to enrich the section impoyerish-