Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-05-31


separate se from her natural friends Whilst she is pre-
pared 70 IKE measures separate herself from her nonslave
holding oresos, let her do any thing separate her
self from he friends and neghbors. And let not her friends
and look on and her sacrificed Tor maintaining
oWhch they themselves stand pledged, and which
they Will have TO mainan. It is vain to disguise the fact
that hs form Government be preserved
Is pervons are gross its operations partial There
must b radical reiorm there must be organizations
Thoss o attempt prop up with crumblng compromises
and ng constructions only making the crisis Of its
dissoIuQon the more disastrous The South united could
make op4 Of the best Governments earha Government
that could be guided by statesmen and supported with gallant
couraoha would adoihe annals and history Of any people,
The yopg men OF the South, throwing of the ties Of trained
pol1ne should look to their destiny They need look
TO no &ral perfermens that worthy OF their ambition
Third d fourth places they might attain when they would
be ep4 70 the FIRST if they In their rght position.
Let % rs quit all participation in Presidential canvasses.
Let ~ contests be left those whose temper and training
have them accommodating facility. may be askel,
(aud 0gh not 10 object any question which my
op11rdes may enable snswer,) what will the Co.
g Washington do 10 case South Carolina should
M sspsssts sscssson What have said, and
whatf can say, conjecturai do not think that military
force will be directly resored South Carolina
Such an employment Of power would dissolve the
Conederacy The Federal Government cannot, by acts of
coercion, compel member Of the Confederacy to remain
In the Union against its consent such should be the form
of the contest between the Federal Government and South
Carolina, have difficulty predicting the result There
would be division then in the State. One drop Of blood
shed by the federal army would only call every citizen to
determination to avenge it. but thousands Of Carolnans who
have left the State would return and stand by the mother Of
their BIRTH such should be the complexion of the contes
would not look beyond this assembly for the inepdy of
Lannes carry the coors the bridge Of Lodi or
the chvay of Juber who would leave his beautiful and
youthful bride with declaration that he would her
with aures his head find grave the field of battle
believe there those who seeing this gallant heos fate
would encounter it, Such, however, do believe will be
the form Of the contest.
It will be of dollars and cents; Of custom
houses and enbargoes or of blockade nav be that the
latter will in the first instance be resorted TO that is the
Federal Government may take such divert and
drive the from Charleston, either by blockade
by its influence exerted foreign nations induce them
to prefer the ports the Conederacy to those Of Charleston
And ultimately South Carolina might be left her separate
condition under policy calculated to prescribe and reduce
her TERMS The Government would to the agency
and influence Of Macedonian policy South Carolina would
be driven rely European support and connexions
sustain her. To the extent of her exports she might form
direct commercial intercourse This could not be done,
however, unless her neghbors stood aoof and her
feed. Would they do SO is the question. This age
Of utaran sagaciy than romantic honor My opinion
is that, with all confidence in Great Britain, should
her protection than those Of
family Of neghboring States But MrPresdent and gem
emen, will notspecuate any longer what may be. Let
what may come, with South Carolina in all her hazards
In my situation, must endure the modification of being
corded counsellor whilst pledge myelfto
all the hazards Of friends who in opposition my
sels may make final issue for the State. wish State
divisions and ultimately there may be have
for the brave and in the threatened contest
They have my regard, and shall not find those that
influence against them. have political aspirations
beyond South Carolina. Called upon of her counsel
ors to give my opinion, have done with freedom and
sincerity. a
When II shall be thought proper to take the initiative Of
State scon ask that may be the first recalled from
the Federal councils to take any part that may be assigned
Let us adopt exhortalion Of Cesar at the battle Of
Phasalis sPursue the Foreigners, but spare the Romans