Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-08

stltntion, and will vote for the secession of South
Carolina from the Union if Congress fails to amend
it to his liking
The Columbia Telegraph of the Sd nstant--the
latest number we have of that paper-brings
US long, vehement, and objurgatory Letter, under
the proper name of the writer, vindicating the
ground taken by him as candidate for the
State Convention, viz that, if elected, he would,
without any reservation whatever, vote for seces-
sion at all risks and at all hazards" The Letter
full of hopeful signs that this avowed purpose is
dsrelished by many of the respectable citizens OF
the State, and among them by some of the leaders
In the Modification era, whose detection at this time
is bitterly complained of. The late Governor Of
the Siate-notwithstandin his War Message to the
Legislatures censured as having assumed very
grave responsibility of non-acion, in the teeth of
Resolution of the last Legislature, in not having
called Convention before the meeting of the Le-
gslature, by which pause and delay the spirit Of
the People is said to have been lowered, &c. We
extract from this letter the following admissions
that neither the People nor their Representatives
of the State " are all mad -
III papsbe that the Non Conveniionsts n the House
Of Representatives Il those that branch Of the Gene
raj Assembly who voted against the Convention bill Of the
senats) submission porty and that they daily
ceasg numbers and influence. Besides the delay on
the part Of South Carolina to act many other have
conduced this and amongst the chief the miserable dsfec
ton Of the people Of Georgia." &c. 81 a
M ask the attention Of my ielow-cizens for moment to
the evidence outside Of the Of the House of Representa-
ives in December last the Convention bill Of the Senate
that there is submission party in South Carolina that
increasing IN numbers and influence and that Richand
district furnishes her quota Of that party Look athe anony
communications through the medium of the Press,
different portions Of the State and in espe
cay not only Of submission tendency, but openly apo,ong
submission doctrines and painting the consequences Of resist
in coors Of blood whilst the other hand we have
the promise Of happiness peace prosperity and glory, if
wait and watch which means il zoe submit"
! The conclusions of this writer are concisely
stated in the following extract, being the only addi-
tional one we find room for, though it has other
very remarkable passages:
!" That South Carolina must take the initiative is neva-
BILE; nothing is clearer to my mind If the South, a
tion, fire battery in defence Of Southern rights the
signal gun must be fred by South Carolina And, battery
follow battery in the glorious until the whole
South be wrapped in blaze Of war; and victory shall be
or defeat be met leaving name, and nothing moe ado
the historic page be admired and honored by posery in
my opinion, the match be first touched in South Caro-
lima, and she lead off in the great and patriotic
enterprise"
But the most resolute of all these Reformers,
Revolutionists, Tor call them what you will,) is
/" John Hampden' of the Columbia Telegraph,
who, if South Carolina finally fails to take up arms
against the Government of the United States, is
/ tbo oc
don his native home, and, with his friends, seek
I" place of rest" in some other nook of the world.
We do not know where, on this worlds surface,
he will find place hot enough for his temperament,
if he finds South Carolina too cool for him :
'.WE, who address you says he have this consultations
in with all and honorable citizens who are in
fuenced in their conduct by either the fear Of shame or the
love of glory, by just estimate of the value of liberty if
in the approaching trial. South Carolina shall in chsrac-
ter with herself though mite for her treasury incon
Siderable have both body and soul for her service but if
she fail to assert her dignity and protect the ches inter-
esls Of her people, though she be deare than the apple
Of eye, absoved from allegiance her by
own wrong.
sThe world is all before us, where to choose
!, Our place Of rest, and Providence our guide
i We can find perhaps, in generous cline, that
freedom denied US in the land of our fathers.
I" JoHS HAMpDES"
There are, however, tokens of better spirit and
a wiser sense, in some of the responses of candi-
dates to their would-be constituents. Take for an
example the following extract of Letter to the
People of Abbeville District, from gentleman who
is ready for almost any thing, yet is not quite SO far
gone as to leap at naked hook:
elf the Southern Congress- proposed by the Nashville Con-
venon, in which South Carolina to be represented should
and propose Southern Confederacy two or more Of
the Southern States would be willing for the State Of
Conederacy.
81 therefore, for carrying out the recommendation Of
the Nashville Convention Bot am sorry to have to saw
that, from appearances that if South Carolina Sc
cedes she will have to 60 alone.
Ono other State believe, not even Mississippi will 20
with her, Standing alone how could she redress wrongs
past give security for the future Could she by separate
secession, restore lost rights in the admission of Caor
MIA, or in the regulation to the Territories the egsa
ion as to the District Of Columbia think not it is not
remedy for the complaint II have diseased foot
shall he apply medicine to his hand il he has the head
ache, should he cut off his arm The remedy should be APP
piled to the disease and should be sufficiently powerful
reach the seat of it. It does strike my mind that separate
State secession would do so.
1 believe from the of the Federal Compact that
State has the right peaceaby withdraw from the Union
but when State determines to exercise this right she must
be prepared any that the Federal Government
may choose make. Power does always acknowledge
right This position should be taken with caution and pru
dence And ia nots to stand alone