Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-09-27
OCCURRENCES IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

ces and consequences Of the late criminal enter
prise, chiefly prepared within the cities Of New
Orleans and New York, against the Government
and people of Cuba, has taken off very much the
attention of the Public from what is going on in
South Carolina in the way Of preparation for war
by that State against the Government and People
of the United States. The Revoutonists in South
Carolina have, in the mean time, slackened none
of their zeal nor relaxed any of their preparations
for the conflict or of their efforts to dragoon, where
they cannot cajole, the rightminded and indepen-
dent portion of the People into their schemes II
looks now, however, as if conflict Of opinion at
least, if Of no more serious character is to be decid-
ed ,Dithin the State, before the State itself, as
State, arrays itself against the rest of the Union.
Some evidence of the approach of such an internal
conflict will be perceived by discerning readers in
the article from one of the Southern journals which
we are about TO present to them.
More than six months ago, the reader may recol-
ect, we directed his attention TO the portents, even
then visible, of crushing despotism or sangui-
nary internal war in South Carolina as almost GER
tain to be the consequence of the isolation OF the
State from the Union. Wequote single sentence
from the National Integencer of the 5th of Feb
uary last to refresh the memory on this head:
what reader does not see, that, in the State,
released from the restraints upon injustice and
Il cruelty imposed by the Federal Government, de-
nunciaton, prescription, vengeful death in its most
unceremonious forms, confscatons Of property,
and even attander of blood, might more than pos
sibly become the order Of the day!''
Every intelligent man will Judge for himself, al.
ter reading the annexed article, whether the hor-
rors which we foresaw and deplored as the proba.
BILE consequences of Secession, are not in fair way
the act Of withdrawal Of the State from the Union.
FROM "THE SOUTHERN PATRIor' OF ssPTEMsER is.
Messrs. EDroRs You will see, in this mornings Caro-
Enian, mesger account Of the Southern Rights meeting
held here Tat Coumbia] the 5th instant The meeting
continued from hapast ten to half past four yet Mr. John
Editor Of the Caroinan] condenses the whole proceed
ngs into about column and half Of his paper He dared
not insult the people of South Carolina by telling them all
that passed. He shrunk back from faithful report Of the
insults and repoaches heaped upon Mr. Preston, and Of the
triumphant in which every Of these met and
hurled back upon the scahed and discounted foe and with
all bis hadhood in bad cause be yet had prudence enough
suppress the threat Of COL Maxcy Gregg against the c
Of Geenvile, that their course cas hatous one,
and that they naered the fate Of traitors Embodsned by
such declaration this from the Chairman Of the Central
Committee, Tray, Blanche, and Sweetheart in full
yep this morning. was told few ago by
spectacle citizen, who known co-opeaionis that he
was rudey accoed in the street few hours before by of
the reeaers and told that every who did not 60 with
the State ought to be compelled leave and that such he
hoped would be the course adopted towards them
When such declaration the above is made before the
world by the Chairman of the Central Committee,
fully justified in leaving broad margin for the mpious and
unhoy deeds medaed and acted upon in the council
over which Mr.. Gregg presdes
confess sorry for this threat For being thus
forewarned will, trust, be orearmed. Let the reemen
of South Carolina take warning from this of preparation
the part of the enemies of eedom and organize
themselves into district associations the defenders Of
Southern rights against Southern tyranny Let this organ
zaion be perfected and perpeuaed other similar
Let the that render necessary be spread before the
world and If country is be deuged with blood and
beloved Carolina become Wilderness let those who
cord the massace the MURDERS the rapes and the conaa
graons of the dreadful hour be enabled say "The
mencement Of the terrible catastrophe threat the
part Of acobn club nfct the death Of traitors upon the
freemen of Greenvie" Freemen Of Greenvle One who
loves you well would most respectfully suggest that from this
day forward your motto shall be LIBERTY OR DEATH!
COLUMBIA, SEPTEMBER, 1851.