The republic., 1851-06-09


the Constitution requires this and every conside-
nation of the public good demands this. If the
Administration cannot stand upon the principles
ofthe MESA ge it does not expect to stand at all
rDAsrEL WEBsrER's Letter to the Union Meeting
at JPsstciester.
OFFICIAL.
Appointment by the President.
LEWIS SUTTON, of Baltimore, Appraiser at Large,
vice Hugh w. Evans, declined
Anti-sccession Movement In South Carolina.
We find in the Charleston Courier report
Of the proceedings of public meeting held In
the town of Hamburgh, South Carolina, on the
:}lst of last month, in pursuance OF a call OF
over four hundred citizens Of the Edgefeld dis
trict, to take into consideration the alarming
position which the State has been made to oc-
cupy by the recent convention, and TO adopt
such measures as might be deemed best calcu-
lated To relieve her from the evils OF separate
secession. The meeting was organized by
calling Captain ANDREW j. HAMMOND to the
chair, and by the appointment of c. W. STYLES,
esq.,, as secretary. The objects Of the meeting
having been in an impressive and appropriate
manner stated by the chair, the following gen
tlemen were appointed committee to report
business for their consideration:
Willis g. Harris, Levi Hill,
d. j. Walker, W. Roundtree,
Samuel Clark c. Mcdonald,
Samuel Glover, II. L. Jeffers,
M. O'Kecffe, James Purvis,
G. C. Cunningham, J. X. Cook,
CP. Cassin, w. J. Wightman,
W. Delph, J. w. Stokes,
c. Williams, Charles Hammond,
Joseph Heightower, DR.. A. j. Creighton,
NJ. w. Coleman, VIM. Lanham,
VIC Brewley, Joseph Morris,
f. Galaher, A. Burnside,
ii. A. Kendrick, M. Radio,
E. j. Buckmaster, Robert Anderson.
The committee having retired, the Hon. w.
A. Owens addressed the meeting for upwards
of an hour, in strain of patriotic eloquence,
in opposition to the policy of separate secession
on the part Of South Carolina, and the action
of the Convention of the Southern Rights As
sociations held in Charleston in April last.
The remarks of Colonel OWENS" says the
reporter Of the Courier, "were responded to In
such manner as to indicate very clearly that
8 the people are not disposed TO risk the dan
gerous consequences of separate State seces-
sion under existing circumstances. We deem
8 it unnecessary to comment further on this
mastery effort of Col. Owens, as we expect
: a copy for publication; suffice it to say that
in all respects he echoed the sentiments of
the people"
The Committee of Thirty, through Mr. C.
p. CAssIN, reported the following preamble and
resolutions for the consideration of the meeting
PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS.
"a crisis has arrived in affairs in which it
behooves every citizen of the State, without con-
cealmcnt to discover his political sentiments. The
action of the last Legislature convoking constitu
tiona convention OF the people, the election of del
egates to that body, whose province it will be to
decide finally on the action which the State must
take in removing, palliatng, or redressing the
grievances imposed the South by the legislation
of Congress in the passage of the so-calied Com
promise measures, and the contemplated assem-
bling Of that body early in the next year, presents
Issues Of the gravest import for the contemplation
of every citizen. We had hoped that no proceed
ings would be taken in our State TO forcs'al or
control the final determination of the constitutional
convention and that the delegates elect would be left
entirely Tree ana W uCSoiodESt
with the prospects and circumstances surrounding
them when assembled. Butthe late convention ofthc
Southern Rights Associations in Charleston. also
tine tone Of the public press, to indicate extra
ordinary and une xampled unanimity throughout the
State in favor of tho separate and carly secession
of South Carolina, either with or without opera
ton; and well satisfied that there ia
serious division among the people upon this sub
ject, we conceive it to be sacred duty to
ourselves, our country, and our poserity, TO place
our opinions upon record. and if by counses or
example VIC can aid in saving the State from en-
tering upon the dangerous hazards Of separate ac-
tiun, without any prospect OF cooperation or sym
pathy from our southern sisters, shall feel that
I'VE have discharged eolemn duty and done the
State some service. And we are the more solic-
tous that moderate and prudent counsels should
prevail because it is inevitable that the southern
States arc destined, at an early period, to become
one grand confedcracy Of independent States
without the necessity of forcing an issue upon them
which they regard ne premature and unwise at this
particular juncture, and calculated TO defeat the
great measure seek to carry out.
We are not the supporters or apologis.s Of the
compromises. We think that the South has beer
deeply wronged by the adoption Of these odious
measures. We are not for acquiescing in them,
nor do we oppose separate secession for any such
end We are for resisting them by any and every
practical mode which has been may be devised;
but we believe that no efficient redres be OBJ
tanned without the operation Of other slave
Slater, whose interests are now, and whose dcstiny
in every respect must ultimately be- the same as
ours. We expect most confidently to obtain coop
eration not only in consequence Of the aggressions
of the past, but from the emboldencd spirit Of
fanaticism all over the North in the daily per
petration Of new oulragss. We have confidence
in the patriotism Of our brethren Of the other