The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1851-01-16
TO the People of Fairfield
IbiStriCf

CifiSc8s:-That we have received great
grievances from the North no ono will deny.
That wo should redress those grievances
will equally be admitted.
Now TO redress them is the question, and
in determining this question, wo should act
from tue dictates of wisdom. not from passion.
Now what is tho wiscst way TO redress our
grievances Whatever is tho wscsl way ought
to be pursued, and those oho pursue This ,1uy,
are the true resistance men.
To determine the wscst inodo TO redress
grievances, wc must first consider what these
rnur VIC nave uCcn ueIrvcd OF
our share Of the common territory Of the Union.
Slavery has b,cn prevented from entering
tile Territory acquired from Mexico. That the
area OF the slave States 10 restricted while The
area Of tho FREQ States is enlarged. From
whence in the future. we arc threatened with
an alarming increase of the power Of the free
States. This 10 the grievance and the dan.
ger we ns Statesmen should l,iard against
Now it is obvious that tho only cffIctual
remedy for this grievance and danger. arises
from the Union Of the Southern Stults. BY
this Union they can either within tho present
Confedcracy or without il, either by peace, or
by war, possess themselves of their fair share
of this territory. And tits equally obvious
that without this Union. they cannot obtain
their share in this territory. Tho Southern
States united can either get that share Of the
iierriiory in tho Union. or by breaking up the
Union, they Gan get IL out Of il.
~ But tho action Of no single Southern State
Qep accomplish this result.
n Supposc any ono State 10 do every thing in
lSf power, yet II 10 evident, by such isolated
.nefon, she cannot wrcst t,c territory fr m u.
Naph. Suppose South Carolina secetles can
sthen force slavery into The territories
fsRtig, certainly not Nothing that slic can
p0sslpiy do alone, can produce this result
= II is evident then that no isolated action Of
Isyssstlt Carolina, whether il take The form Of
See ession, or any other form con in itself re.
{ ease the wrong of which VIC complain. our
SSeing deprived Of the common territory Of the
H}iiOn. ltwonld Fccm then that secession by
single Siatfitannot be recommended as an
.sticGuato Iciaeat'a fer our grievances; unless
tliat scccsss' IS stcntled will, consequences
sSkisic'sa hbout Union Of the South
4 ec sHtsid bring about this Then
klrnl ~ ehbHid be adopted, if not. then il
,Ynnid ass tt aEnftcd. Because II is apparent
sse.!s what has nlrcady been said, as well aa
f6sn the slightest reflection. that the only
complete and .ffcciual remedy against tho
grievances We complain of in bcipa sA4ortsd
acccss tof the unecttlcd tcrriioI4 III wills Qilr
slsscs, 10 in tho Union of tho SGSsS n q s,
,SI NH the secession Of Ei0l{ s.
kzIsa Spulh, II il will wc eh& i
shanldnoi -
.st Il secession. II is 81 stk
ssks late from the band Of So 81 r. & 81 stsSlg'
lS25hy with the other Sontiaatn Nd seH. .it is
Is ale Rohg TO herself, determining no lon.
fSf tos nct In cooperation with co.agerioscd
&sates, II is difference Of opinion with tlleso
Iisaegrevcd Sfates, made manifest by action.
lsssa athc disruption Of political tics with tho
n il is dccliDiOg longer 10 act in conccrt
faly e,lh ft,.,,, 4 Ia
.sflab implied conpure nnon tiicir course, in
zngs L 10 isolation. Isolation Is the very anti.
: ~, Union. Secession Of itself, and in itself
{ S IN scfy opposite Of Union, and go far from
i 4, ..3sk,lig Unun of tho Sonlb, II would seem
II VI as II isa dsnnion OF The South.
81 3Eis apparent then, that stccsnion itscf ia
ff measure Of eonthcrn Union, bus OF
ksseYn disunIon.
sI Sac II is said It's consequences will lead to
i & pFa Of tho South.
+ Nv let us examine this point. Secession
! ksi III eyentualc in ono or two weys.
la. Il will be peacsnbIe, the Federal Gov
i s s,Dcul will mako no opposition, and Son,h
: jpa will become seperatS nation. The
= slc of South Carolina. "a
$50 Il will bc attended with war from The
.s an of tho Fedefsi kiogerDmessss
!, ,e fret event, peaceful and scpcraie
Sslty, SEQ nothing 10 unite the South.
i iIs iscpublic OF South Carolina would be
etywesk and impoient power, something
Psya or Bolivia, exlating by Tho tolerance
b great powers. Unable 20 afford Pfoiec,
!. nfsinsi Foieige sggIeesioDs. With 30
In her name. no terror Ia her flag, no
!, 6 her future.
would bspothing allssing in tblspic.
.ng TO intiace tho souihesa States 70
e,y theAiass and stfipcs, and ft|ie
ST r. tke gFsa,i Republic, associated with
';;sz sliss Of the Revolution, and identified
! Aary i,sslE, 20 Ehngc themselves under
,ei. and ss they would eensider y b.
s, "a our systesii, especially too Thef
5tasf, that tbe eonihcfn States have
s 4 ,eeesc on ihelpesi Issues. that tho;
az lssehed to the preaent Union, ahs
a efS djstfasii,ii Ard jtsldus' ef'ih'
ae dIstssieu % sepih CaEelinEp