The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-03-09
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estns anu spicy lie tt Nom General famlt0n OF sout
Carolina, addressed 10 General Houston of Texas and
reply from the latter gentleman equaly and interest
ing, They are well worth reading
| Many OF the members OF the Senate will have an
opportunity OF seeing both sides before they adjourn
Should Il be the wish OF our excellent aud ac.
complished friend General Hamilton to continue the
correspondence, columns freely and cheer.
| fully offered 10 his use. There is feature about
this war of wits which strikes with peculiar force
II ia not only the talent, but the courtesy aud even
chivalry of demeanor which distinguish the conead
ing parties 1t reminds OF the ancient spirit of The
feudal tournaments,
Letter Of General HamtHon addressed 10 Gen Illusion
! BoSroS, February %, 1851
| SIR have just in the New York Herald Of the
ih instant an article in which you have honored me and
the State OF my birth and allegiance with notice GER
tanly somewhat distinguished proceeding, il does
from gentleman who occupies the position you do be-
| fore the country,
| | lake no exception 10 the nofensiye reference
which you make to myself have as lin lie desire as YOU
express TO enter into any personal controversy with you
Whatever may have been former relations they are
now respectful and kind By tacil, and, hope mutual
consent, we have buried the Ratchet. which is saDced
IN It's ntermen by those charities which belong to the
best feelings OF the human heart Therefore, if you had
confined your animadyersons either to the mischief or
nuullty OF my invocation to the State of Virginia lin my
recent letter TO Mr. Cheve) nerpose her cousels and
mediation in this crisis in the affairs Of the South, full
OF peril and anxiety should have been silent and have
allowed the letter which you addressed to your relative
have psssed Tor exactly much it was WORTH without
any attempt on my part TO depreciae ITS value But you
have thought proper TO assa the people of South Caro-
na whom Is Tar to abuse than to OF
dishonor or OF want OF enlightened and courageous
loyalty TO the constitution OF their country
In reply 10 your censoral structures, will do better
than affirm: will prove that South Carolina has done
as much towards the formation, stability, and Of
thus Union as any one OF the States in the whole
ederacy. THIS perhaps, is scarcely according TO her
the measure oil justice to which she Is entitled You
may regard these words not lightly said | will
absh them before finish this discussion desire
to indulge III no unmeanng generalIlIes You will per
mi me now, In a summary as compendions as | can
make It, to give You brief recital OF what South Caro-
lima was, of what she is, and recurring that phios
ophy which teaches by experience, what she win be, if
the courage, devotion. and intelligence of her al
ford any assurances for the future. fear, reentve
as your memory s known TO be, that you have forgotten
something OF her history, and your ervid and gushing
iusensble 10 some OF thelessuns that history teaches
With these preliminary remarks, permit me 10 recur
for few moments TO what may best vindcae her from
your censures PLATA narrative OF facts will show
what have been her services and sacrifices 10 this Union
General Houston, you grew up in horse raising coun-
try, and | presume that you have some confidence in
blood The people OF South Caroua spran. principally
IRON the Huguenots OF France and the Cavaliers OF Eng
land They have, from that day TO this, lost
feature OF their cherished lineage Ia the simplicity in
the beauty, and heroism OF his character gallant
Marion was but the counterpart OF that glorious Hugue-
not chief Piessis de Normal whom the setting stars
found upon his horse. aud The rising santed on the
battle held II the English portion OF the early coousts
OF South Carolina reianed the chivay OF the stock from
which they spang they exchanged the politics OF the
fathers under the teachings OF Milton, Hampden, and
Sidney The greatest and most gifted OF her sons the
American revolution found fashioned IN the best schools
Of Eng and 10 the performance OF The high duties which
that eventful crisis had imposed the country To the
first Congress which assembled at Annapolis. after the
passage OF the stamp act, colony sent higher
,ingent OF public virtue aud talent than South Carolina
Although she had been handled in the arms Of the
mother counry as the most favored and peed OF all the
colonies she was among the first 10 strike heroically o
liberty and independence.
When the OLD colony OF Massachu seits Bay and Sag
adahock medtaied revolution, where did she send hs
youthful, her chlvarous, and her gifted missionary
JOSIAH Quincy, stripping OF twenty:lwot 10 Soati
Carolina Yes, old Massachusetts sent her favored sor
TO South Carolina, 10 know if she would back her il
stern and resolved resistance TO British tyranny. Ii ~
perhaps, remarkable fact that on Mr. Quncys arrival II
Charleston, where he received with open arms the
most Influential men in the then colony met HIM al lht
house OF Miles Button who was the largest merchan
IN South Carolina, engaged IN the African slave trade
that whom more sterling patriot the American reyolu
| ton produced. Here, in the bospable abode o
this gentleman held the first ederative conclave
rebellion. Here South Carolina wthou, one lnteres,
her own touched By the mother country, one oppres
sion TO complain of. through her Chiefs threw down ID,
gage OF battle and told young Quincy to go back and tel
John Hancock, Samuel Adams, John Adams, and the
whole retnue OF patriots OF Massachusetts that Soutt
Carolina would stand by her in the peril aud the desola
ton oil the coming storm. Let me pause for an Insan
10 ask, what has become OF the descendants Of these men
They surely cannot be among those who seek now 10 m
the temple OF concord in this oace happy Union.
This, General Houston, is the first item to the credit o
South Carolina IN the history Of this confedency.
Il. Let Us now proceed. Where did she stand in th,
war OF the revolution What her battles, her
rihces, and her suherIngs
The hrst victory OF that revolution announces
/ from her own cannon-ior Bunkefs Hill, although
/ glorious struggle, was victory.
/ On the 2Sth OF June, 1916, our gallant Moare re
pulsed of the appointed British fleets that
visited After this even, South Carolina re
sisted the whole Establishments o British diplomacy ~
the endeavoT 10 her iro her alliance with The ohe
colonies The only reply she made 10 these solicitations
| were made at Camden, the Cowpens, Euaw, and h'
/ Hanging Rock
This is the second item General Houston, her cred
in the history OF this conederacy She fought for indie
pendence and Tor D0iop- .... u...a.a.#.U
After the termination OF this war, to the success o
which she so powerfully contributed, what next he
conduct! She went into the convention which iormed
the Constitution OF these United States thoroughly
devoted to the formation OF national constitution than
any one of the States There were stars the hrma-
ment of thai great assembly which sbone with greaier
brightness than those she sent IL fact beyond all
dispute that her delegation most zeiousy sustained every
provision in the constitution calculated TO strengthen The
| national government
This, General Houston, is the third item 10 the credit
OF South Carolina in The history Of tins coniederacy
| Although her public were Intimately associated
with the Father Of our County" IN the war OF the revo
luton, and shared hts confidence and esteem to an
bounded extent yet when the dangers and beresles OF
federalism became manifest the great body OF people de-
erted their ancient leaders and declared Their adhesion
to the principles which Virginia had announced M heI
by the victories which Thomas Jefferson and James Mad
son won in the civil history OF our country. BE IT re
beed too that when she voted for Thomas Jefferson
she could have made OF the most beloved and gifted