Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1851-04-19
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lhe rev York DRY Goods Re.
porter, the organ of that body of
tradesment has recently put forth
two editorial articles, which show
the panic produced in that CITY by
the determined attitude of South
Carolina.
Wegive the last Of these the pre-.
cedence in republication, in conse.
vuence Ola very curious suggestion
which it contains. The adm ssions
made by this'prlnt, the perspicacity
of@hichis Shafpened by self-interesi,
showsthe fiippant folly of the taunts,
and threats SO freely indulged in, re-
latigeto the neditated act on the part
OF he sovereign State OF South Car.
olina:--iSOuthe1n Press. @ t..
n Crisis at Hand, Our remarks
inthe Reporter of Saturday last, on
the danger likely TO grow out of our
relations with South Carolina, in the
attitude she has assumed, have been
somuch approvedrbyt'our readers,
that we think we maylgventure to
suggest as fitting conclusion to
them, one method by which the in,
tegrity ofthe Union may be pre-
served, and one whicknwe have no
where as yet seer! brought forward.
Our readers will remember that
our Argument was 10 this effect, that
lfSouth Carolina ever seeded peace
fully, 1t would be destructive 10 the
moral power ofthe Union, and the
commerce ofthose States, which vet
chung together Under the existing
constitution and laws. Since with
low GgSties, and an active commerce
wltflotiler countries, she might riu
for q fine, the business Of the other
States. IS i'5
Who would import goods into
New York where 80 ancs, 10 per cent
are charged as duties, when they
could land them at Charleston, at S
per cent and smuggIe them thence
into all the other State9 =" ''s
On the other hand, if South Care.
lima was reduced by force and kept
by force in The Union, our league
would be one, offorce, and our Union
only an iron and a Bloody band.
Those short-sighted persons there
fore, who. say, 1T is a small affair,
South Carolina dare not secede, if
she does we will whip her soundIy,'
are very far from understanding the
real dangers of the case. No victo-
ry over our brethren in South Caro-
lima could be any other than the
'bloodieSt picture in our book of
time NCSAt3b< 1at if
We have come therefore to this
conclusion, that the merchants Of tn
city should assemble together as ear
ly as convenient, and choose from
their body, a strong committee, com
posed OF able, earnest and patriotic,
men, DISCONNECTED as much as posi-
bic With. alf present political move
rnenIs, whose business it should be
to proceed 10 Charleston forthwith,
and there use all their influence to
s5ten down existing asperi;ies. -
'Fhey might pledge this city at least,
to the fulfilment ofall constitutional
and legal engagements-they might
assure the Carolnians that we ab.
hor the treason which threaten to
overthrow the laws, and that howev-
er we may differ in opinion, on some
points of only local application, we
are disposed 10 maintain at all haz-
ards, the rights Of, our, sister States,
We believe a visit of this sort
would be highly useful at this mo-
ment, and that the consequences
which would flow from ii would be
ofthe most signal advantage to the
country. ,s-sr "a
We hope the idea may be consid-
cred by those who have SO much at
etake. ''