Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-05-17

ton of territory from which the south is excluded
Nerthera manufacturing interests are appealing for
protection ~the south is threatened with the nvid-
ious determinations of specifics home valuations,
and direct bounties for home manufactures and
in nothing is the suction upon the south to be mod
flied, with any prospect of advantage to southern
Industrious Interpreters, or local institutions.
But the south has acquiesced--all the SOUTH
except South Carolina, has acquiesced, submitted
''caved in Mississippi Georgia, and even old Flr-
ginia have all confessed, and have received abso-
luton. That awful big black cloud, black as thun-
der, which Jerry Clemens thought portended a
considerable thundeE-gzst mas vanished-the pan
ic of Gen. Foote has cooled down into the songs
of eonsolatiea; and the spasmodic warnings Of
Colonel Downs have subsided into peace, and har
mony, and concord, and I'll that.
r "W then shall we three meet again!
In thunder lightning or in rain
In the midst of all the fun,
Or when the battle s lost and won -
| But what can South Carolina do alone ? What
does she count upon? How is she to help herself
out of the Union and what is she to gain by it :?
| Listen, oh incredulous citizens of the rural
districts of the Mohawk and the Cenesee We
will state the case. Northern aggressions and pro-
vocations will continue, or we will suppose so,-
a very rational Supposition. Congress meets-the
war negro slavery Is renewed-the abolition
system of resistance to the fugitive Slave law con-
tinues, prospect of improvement in northern
feeling, South Carolina convention meets pledged
to secession by 147 to 81. They secede, declare
the State out of the Union. The genersl govern
ment attempts to coerce the State to submission.
There is Sympathisers come in from Georgia,
North Carolina DC, until the whole of the cotton
section is involved. Or the federal government
blockades the coast, collision inevitably follows
at sea, or in the harbor. And what is to be the
shape of the contest, if, on the declaration of in
dependence by South Carolina, Great Britain
and the despotisms of Europe, jealous of our re-
publican system to the last degree, acknowledge
South Carolinas nationality, and proceed to trade
with her accordingly upon five or ten cent. ad
yalorem tariff.
! There is but one conclusion, if South Carolina
secedes: the charm is broken-the Union is gone.
/ And what sort of barrier will the Mississippi be
to separate southern contederacy, if founded up
on free trade The mouth of the river will be
Open and there viii be no necessity for Illinois to
come down with General Douglas, and General
Shields, and Colonel BisseIl and Colonel Richard
son. to open it. And how easy it is TO believe that
once set up, this Southern Confederaey will go on
extending to Panama (incudng Cuba if the north
will drive them to it., } and carrying with them the
culture Of cotton, sugar tobacco, rice Spices coch
meal and tropical fruits, and good market for
grocs all the way down!
Such a republic, with Charleston as the great
importing city, and New Orleans as the exporting
city of the Atlantic section and with the control
Of the passes of Panama, Nicaragua, and Tehu-
antcpec, would be rather formidable establish
ment to the Down casters. And God only knows
what may happen. Without going so far, there
is danger enough. There is quite enough to eX-
cite apprehensions in the fatuity of northern phi
lanthropists, and red republicans, communists,
Jewellers, agrarians and traitors of all stripes, from
the incendiary parson down to the crazy infdel.
The approach of the Presidential election does not
mend the matter. Let the patriotic, Union loving
men of the north ponder this terrible state OF
things. South Carolina accords them, probably,
not more than ten months grace. In February
next, the state convention meets upon secession
1t NAV meet earlier. The grand mass meeting in
May of all the southern rights associations in the
State will probably do something indicative of the
policy be adopted, whether to secede separately,
or wait till one more of the other cotton States
are ready to unite in the movement
4 There are two plans of secession on foot
1.-The first is, that South Carolina do seccde
alone and trust to consequences to bring up the
other cotton States into the alignment
2-The second plan is not so pointed but far
more comprehensive and alarming. 1t is to hold
off until Alabama, or Georgia, or Mississippi is
ready until one or more of them shall have
agreed with South Carolina upon some basis of ac-
following plan :
i 1.-Guarsntees are to be demanded of the north
for future security, and new compromise is to be
asked of Congress.
i .2-The guarantees of security to comprise
an admission of the right of State to secede
pledges of non-interference with slavery where il
now exists and of further securities for the return
of fugitive slaves
| 3-The line of thrty-six thirty, as the dividing
line of the State of California, with the liberty ad
mitted to the south to introduce their slaves into
the gold country south of the aforesaid line. Fur
thermore the question of division with the
proposed as indemnity to that State for the sacr
flee of the territory south of thirtysx thirty-or
the plan of the ten million Texas indemnity bill.
These guarantees and this compromise being
agreed to, the trouble is over; the south will ge
a share of the gold region and the Pacific coast
and, with the right admitted to every State to Sc
cede at its own option, It's exemption from future
G prosecutions aggressions will be secured.
: But if these propositions refused. then th'
States making such oyertures Of reconciliation, t.
: secede from the Union.
!, Disunon may be madness but Tith such meth
e cd in it, the subject becomes hazardous under th
existing state of the northern incredulity and ex
i tending fanaticism.
c As to the right of State to secede it is certain
# " tremendous question. 1t was one OF the a
: mendments Mr.. Calhoun had in view to add to tn
= constitution of the United States, in the form of
e direct admission of the right OF State secede
al and nrt.Scrihintr the mode of Ii is