The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-10-15
From he Richmond Wig.
az SOUTH CAROLINA CANNON.


or the sufficisncy Of Mr.. Cssk,e's answer
TO Mr.. Bolts. in the pending dlscussion' The
public has mad some specimens, in Mr.. BIS
own rslonders; mol, however, in this matter
Of the South Carolina artillery for, on that,
Mr.. B. had no opportunity to rfjoia.
Mr.. Bolts stated at Powbatan, and repeated
here on Friday night, lha; he was informed
that the Tredegar Works were row eIeeu.
Ting for the State Of South Carolina an order
for number Of "a FOUNDER cannon.
To this Mr.. Caskie replied tina; MIR. H.
had stated the same alarming fact al Pow
ha,an. That he himself since his return,
had enqulted Of the matter from The super
lntenden That Mr.. Anderso had Informed
him tina, he was executing such an order;
but, that he had executed. aud was execu
ting orders for cannon, for the State of Nir.
g,nls, to a much larger exient. Aud then
Mr.. Caskle referred To our Atmoty, where,
fellow ollzens," said be, YOU know we
have made many arms"
Now, tins Is a speclous reply. Bat exa.
nine It a litile,
The State of Virginia has had cannon made,
as well as South Carolina. Aye: but for
what sor, Of service Whist sort Of guns
, The service is Tor her Militia regiments,
10 each OF which is generally attached al
artillery company The Federal Govern.
ment supplies small arms for the militia /;
but MOI cannon. The State, then, supplies
herself with these. Bot as they ara only
for ordinary reglmenlal exercise not for
siege service nuf Qualifications they are,
Of course. only what are called "feld pieces,
nat Is, four and six Founders. .! such, she
asnis many more Than South Carolina can
want because she has probably near four
times as many regiments. We do mol know
that all this IL so: We have not time now
TO ascertain 1t: but 1t can hardly be other
wise.
But the cannon for South Carollna i, Of
totally different class: Il is 81. Founders. II
IS not therefore, for militia service. Ii is
ballefing cannon meant, necessarily, TO be
used other against walls, OF from them
Now, vii Judge Cs,kie tell US whs, So.
Carolina wants OF sudden, with these big
guns
The answer will at once present itself TO
every body 5 Imagination. Either such guns
must be Tor The Two armed steamers which
she has TAXED OF building; or they must
be designated FIR baueuog the U. 5. forts
at Charleston, Forts Pinckney ard Nuultfle,
Nhi.h the Secessionisls nave again AID sgsln
+ threatened 10 take.
But, besides, /. Judge Caskis. OF is any
body gnoraul tha, South Carolina has been
and is openly and avowedy srm,pg herself
for her declared purpose Of Secession =
Who does not know that her Legislature,
at IT'S la.i session, Appropriated $500 900 'or
eqlrping the State for that coales, agatost
The Union TO which hst fiery Governor had.
in hs Message, exhoued her. by passages
Ike the following
10 fhiS IaiOa, VIII iyrants and plundsr.
ers We owe NJ allegiance Tor It. sc have
30 love under 81, we Will not i've unies'
We are recreant 10 al We bavs hefetalo =
he'd dear or sacred, to our honor. our IN
lefesl, the example Of gatiaui ancestry,
aye, TO the bugh, and glorious destiny
which awaits US
Although feel impatient, al delay, YET,
as We have gone into consultation sih our
sister Sta,ea Of the South. good faith dc
tnlods lha, We should var the result d the
measures suggested by the Nashville Con.
seGli.n. We should meet them IN the pro.
posed Congress. But. 4 all our honest ek.
eruuns 10 unite the South should fail, aud
South Carolina should stand alone, then so.
lary and alone let her lhfos her banner
to The breeze, and leave the eonst quencss
to God"
Every effort has bscn made to ISOLATE
or State and prejudice her 10 he eyes d
tho other southern States, by Idiug out
the dea that she wishes 10 lead them. Blu
am sure | speak her universal sentiment
when | say, thai she - wiling TO ioIow
any one ot her gallant sisters that will lead
of upon the path cf honor or duty A
We ask IS, that N the day and hour oil her
danger, We may assign a pace IN The PIC.
'ufe near The flashing Of tha guns.
"Tbe flashing Of The guns, hey1 VIVA
guns Those, We take T. For h. appfo
praIlon for arming was, as well as We recol.
lecr, 10 be expended under th- direction Of
rh,s gun powder Gnyof1nf.