Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-11-29
SECESSION

one of The open andindependenl advocates Of the
secsssi1u parry Of that Safe. The principe en-
isrtained hr The Editor Of The South Carolnian
have MOI been shan ioned because a majority have
decided by the late elections that secession, BY
Caralina, vas imp,'iic and suicidal. In this, TO
ny rh- I-a-', The So4h Carolinitn eyinee, its
manliness, and Al tbs same time, Il 40 change
has taken place 10 the mind Of the Editor its
ifeedln ffam hypocrisy.
The South c rnIinian believed in the coasti.
iaiioall right ct State to secedr from he Union;
and that sufficient cause now existed, and thai
The State Of South Carolina should secpde.
These being he settled CONVICTIONS Of The Ed-
tor, be mere fact that majority thought other
wise, and so voted, were not regarded as argu-
menls that those convictions were not well
founded The Cafo!mian discourses thus:
The prof..sed Southern rights parties in our
sister States abandoned secession a. remedy ior
pat wrongs they fought on an abstract pfinci-
pie. Here The abstract prncipl- was ackn0wl-
edged by all. aud il WIS FOR lis exercise a. soon
practicable that The secession party commended.
Thai party seems to be IN the minority lusl now,
but there are thousand. who voted against il, who
have no idea Of being tranmogrifed thereby in.
TO Unlonisis or submssonists.
We have quoted The above remarks, not only
to acknowledge our respect for the honesty Of the
South Carolinaa, in speaking its real sentiments,
in preference to playing the par Of those poili
cal hypocrites, who profess to abandon secession:
also 10 show that the State Convention lately as.
sembled at Jackson, announced doctrile g, by ts
4th resolution directly at war with the secession
party.
The secessionisis say that each State has the
fightlo secede from the Union that this right may
be exercised in peace or war, with or without
cause at The pleasure Of any State of the Union.
Against this doctrine the late Convention has On.
Tered It's solemn protest, and we believe they will
be sustained, MOI only by a large mojoriry Of This
State, but BY an overwhelming majority of the
South
Here Is The 4ih resolution of the Convention.
an. hesoired, further, That in the opinion Of
ms Convention, the asserted rights Of secession
from The Union, on the part Of State or States. /,
nlterly unsanciioned by the Federal Constitution,
which was framed to establish" and not 10 de.
slroy the Union Of the States, and that no seces.
sion can IN fact take place. whou, subversion
ol The Union established, and which will not
virtually amount in its effects and consequences
TO civil revolution.
The principles avowed by this resolution are
very ably vindicacd by Gov Cobb Of Georgia
what doctrine does the resolution procIaim'
That The rigyt Of a State 10 sccedc from he I'M
ION IS utterly unsaacfioncd By The Federal Con.
sfauiion' This doctrine canno, be obnoxious 10
any member of the Union party. |, canno, be
obnoxious to any one who has correct views Of
the nature Of our State and federal governments
Those who sus'ana doctrine, an,ag snslicallol this
resolution. are seceSsioasts as understood BY ia
avowed champions in South Carolina. With
such il isa constitutional remedy and may be
fesorled to when majority of State becomes
dissatisfied with the federal Union.
II tins doctrine is sanctioned by the Gpdc,,l
constitution. the State If Louisiana nav with,
draw from the Union whenever il may suit the
interests. or the wishes OF majority of The peo.
pie Of that state, and neither the federal govern.
meni, or the States washed BY the Mississipni
river have any right to complain, or any mode {
relief known 10 the Constitution. /
We 'rus, that the Union party will be true to
itself and the country and sustain the princinl.. +
set forth BY he ilh resolution Of the Convention.
II The balle 10 this State is 10 be fought over
again because the Convention has been tue 10 +
The Union party let it commence. The wings
in the State, with scarcely an exception, will flock
10 the Union standard, and thousands of demo.
Gratis, who have heretofore acted with the St1te
Rights party, will abandon them and Join the
Union democrats, who have so nobly sustained
The cause Of repubIcanism in the late contest
We will resume this subject hereafter.