Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-01-11

in which, however, after Mr.. CALHoUN's late Speech
there is absolutely nothing new, except the great
additional damage which, it appears, the Southern
States have sustained by the " Peace Measures" OF
the last session of Congress; those measures which
were not only passed by Southern votes but in every
instance proposed and moulded into form by South
ern Members, TO meet Southern uiews. At the
close OF this Manifesto the Governor points out
in the following passages the remedy for all these
grierances:
"The startling truth length stands openly revealed that
the last hope OF aesing the Of infatuated rulers is
gone forever The final act drama is orer and VIXEN
the curtain which the future from the eye Of the pa
trot shall be lifted, it may be that the Palmetto banner will
be seen, among other Standards waving over triumphant
people, united in institutions and in determination to main
tain with fidelity their neD reapns with their co-soveregns
and the cations of the world But, should please the ALI
wise Dsposer OF events in His nscutabIe Providence to
assign US the condition Of the British islands the West and
to ryet the chains with which manaced the people Of
South Carolina will at least be conrted with the assurance
that while ignorant Of their destiny, they not unmind
ul Of the duty they owed themselves their descendants
and their country.
The time has arrived the exercise Of the powers
Of seproecton which, in the hour Of unsuspectng conf
dence we surrendered to foreign hands. We re-oga-
nize political system some surer and safer basis
There IS no po,cer, moral physical that prevent it,
The event is ndssoluby linked with its cause and fixed as
destiny In the admonitoy language Of lamented states
man, the worst calamity that could befa us woui be
lose independence and sink down into state Of &C
knowedged nfoy, depending for security upon forbear-
ance, and not capacity and disposition defend
sslses.' ass
Tx,r y
souH epose her oreregny in order protect her cii
zens and that 6y cooperation oih her aggreued sister
Sa she may be enabled aid ayerng the doom which
mpends the civil institutions of the South is fit and
proper that Commonwealth, should at an early day.
to be designated by you mpoe the God of our fathers for
the pardon ofour manifold transgressions," &c. &C.
Our object, in quoting this Message, being sole
ly to preserve the connexion of the chain of Incl
dents in the recent action of the State of South
Carolina, we resist the temptation of the opportu-
nifty which this Message offers to expose the
mistakes of fact, the misconception of the rela-
tions of cause and effect the subsection of every
point of law of morals, or philosophy, to the one
selfish and anti-socia purpose of Withdrawing that
State (even if failing to seduce others into the
conspiracy from the bond of union to which she
was one of the first signers.
In what manner the Legislature of the State re-
sponded to this Message, the country has seen, by
the act for calling Southern Congress, &c. which
we have already published. Of the Debates in the
Legislature upon this topic, though we took no care
to preserve them, are able to offer to the reader
who is curious in such matters few brief notes,
which comprise fair sample of the general spirit
of the whole.
In the House Of Representatives, las reported
for the Charleston Courier)-
Mr.. LEIrSER proceeded to address the Committee He
said that the Southern States in state of absolute
dependence have lost all power the Government and
if not released from present condition. we are
slaves. We must secede from Union perverted from its
original purpose, and which has become an engine of
oppression to the South He thought proper course was
for this Legislature to proceed directly the election Of dele
gates to Southern Congress He thought should not
await the action Of all the Southern States bat prudent
for us to await the action Of such States Alabama Geor-
ga Mississippi aud Florida because these States have re-
snssed Us to wait. If get but ONE State TO unite
acfh then must act. Once being Independent ce
,coud hare strong ally England. But we must pre.
pare for secession He thought that $780, would be su
cent to place the State complete condition of defence
W. s. LrLEs said be would not ecapituae the series Of
wrongs Inflicted upon us and the only question which be
WOuld consiuer was tne Tee0y Inc remedy Is the
Of the South and the formation Of Southern Conederacy
The friends of the Southern the other States
look to the action Of South Carolina and he would make
the issue in reasonable time, and the only way do so is
by There would be among the South
States until bDD struck And if we are sincere in
determination resist, must give the South some
guaranty that in He could concur with
the gentleman from Greenve (Mr. b. F. PERnr) in his
expressions Of attachment the Union He hated and de-
testedthe Union, and in favor of cutting the connexion
He auo,oed himself DIsUNIosIsr-a per se
If he had the po,cer, he WOULD THIS UNIoS To-
MORROW. ~.
Mr. SULLIVAN proceeded to discuss the sovereignty of
the States and the right of secession, and denied the
right the power of the General Government to coerce
the State in case Of secession This State is sovereign
and independent she proper that
ereigny. And when be stronger than sre now
II intend wait until become superior the Federal
Government in numerical strength will wait forever
In the of attempt her. sacrifices might
he made but willing and ready make those sacri
fees But he did believe gun would be fred in this
contest South Carolina would achieve boodless victory
Bot should there be war; all the nations of Europe ,ooud
be desiros of preserving their commercial intercourse ;
the Southern as and would make the effort to do So He
thought there would be union Of the South until this
State strikes The bbW and makes the ISSUE
Mr. F. D. RICHARDSON would recaptulate the evils
which had been peperaed upon the South Great they
have been they comparatively unmportant when COM
pared with the evils to which they would inevitably lead
We not consider what hare borne but what must
bear hereafter There is remedy for these evils in the
Government we have no alternative left US, them but to
come out of the Government.
Mr. PREsros said that the question for the Legislature to
decide is whether those delegates could be chosen by the
gsatu whether they could only be elected by Conven
of the people He advocated the proposition that the
Legislature had the power under the Constitution do So