The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1851-01-16
tFoR TIE HERALD.l
separate State Action OH the
part OF South essreIinn.
Nc. IslijasvnuJ

NO. lpoiIn9vnuJ
Mr.. Editor :--FoYHIse fisssi lime IN,
. question is now debatetbiin Rui, field
I. whether tho State ofeSoagh6 Car olip,
shall srccdc from the UNibif on N, coun
, OF the expressions of lie General Gov
ernncnr. Until now, had thought
'ha' there was bul one opinion amongs,
our PGblIc men upon this question, ui
rallishpthnt there was no such ones,,or
jssfnotl9saips. If we look back at IN.
ihcsslandresoyes 0flail,our public meet.
lagss ~ this -Dlsicick.lWo shall find bu,
one iHsenIios aiatusiing them all, (even
The SdSsl,lIiDDt hl8tked by men who now
d'preda,sfsbiinruid aclion) and lha, in.
'cn'ioniw was q settled determination thu,
Ic, others do us they would, South Car.
ollnn should resist Northern aggression
Has any thing occurred 10 induce us to
change this determination Nothing
out what was forcscen ut the very time
such resolutions were pust. II is true
lha. for SOME time past the crv has been
'a'scd 'hnt The other Southern Suites
were Jealous Of South Carolina, and that
Some OF them aif cled TO consider her
arrogant, and that therefore we should
DC cautious not to aegrava;e that jea.
lousy W prcciPitale action. We huve
done 50 and what has been the result =,
why, THAI with tho exception of Missis
siPpi. South Carolina is still left 10 work
out her regeneration alone. For my
own part | have always doubted the
rropriety of this Ioggurd policy. South
Car"l'nn, from her curly history, from
hnr general intelligence, and from her
| general reputation is entitled TO tuke a
place IN the foremost rank of political
reform. She may bo regarded as the
mother country Of tho South western
section Of this C,nfedcracy, TO whom
they nigh. look for advice, rather than
ina HAN fs ;s. lilae tilhr.h .Ahdtcver portion of light
They now have on The subject Of the
aagrcs,i ,iuLs of the General Govern.
menl upon State Rights, has been de.
rived from the discussions which have
laken place in South Carolina. II is
then the manifest duty Of South Carolina
not To fall INTO the rear, but to malnt ain
ner position and 10 advance. She is
the Schuo.mustcr who Inns been abroad,
and we disparage ourselves when we
retire into the insignifcancu which Is
now recommended tu US by some Of our
Politicians.
Hav.ng profrssed t, bs ns fully en-.
lighlrncd u,.ou the subject Of our
wrongs, ~ any Of our fellows, whit
right have we Ia call upon them 10 take
the lead in working out u remedy. live
rcIr"gradc, what right huve we to ex.
pect them to advance if we abandon
tho post Of honor, und OF d niger (lf
there be dangcr) Why should we cxprc,
them To be more ambitious Of honor, or
more during in meeting danger than
we arc.
My purpose is TO review the responses
which have been given by those gentle.
"cn who have been noniLa,ed for scuis
IN the State Convention, and as for the
mojoriiy of them. they may bo dispatch.
ed ~ shor, way by saying that under
the circumstances in which The Lcsislas
ture has pinced ,ha, body by its action
on the subject, their answers ure entire.
iy satisfactory. They took TO separate
State action. at as early day us it can
DO practicable. But if the action OF
this State is 10 be regulated by tic prin.
cipies avowcd in Mr.. B,yce's answer,
and if our rights arc TO be maintained
only BY the rules laid down Tor his &C
t:oa, we may as we'll abandon all iden oi
resistance al once, AID submit with what
."racc we may, TO our hard condition.
Hc It's ou:: With depicting the ad.
yau,ages which we would derive :'om
Southern Conloderacy. Nov ,n's pic.
ture is mere lruism which nobndy will
deny. A Southern Conlederacy would
be more powerful and wealthy than tho
single State Of South Carolina, but upor
Mr.. BIS. own premises and argument, Il
IL proved TINT we cannot obtain one
!io says ia express terms tha, ave
mus, remember Two facts" 1s,. Thu
tho other Sourhorn Sla,es have "mad,
; up their opinions on the past issues
aud resolved not 10 secede." IL woul,
seem from the nero statement of thi
proposition that there 10 an end to al
: prospect Of Southern Confederacy
The case could moi be stated in fewer an'
palmer terms than II is slated by Mt
; Boyce. "they haze resoloed not I
secede."
Mr.. Boyce, however,, thinks tha
!, Northcrn nggfessions will IN time pro
duce different feeling 10 the Southor
States, and ,ha, they will hereafter re
. solve 10 secede. Common experie nc
y shows thai continuous suffering {
wrongs. famiiurises mento suffering an
makes them patient under IL. and IN
!. inference is directly the reverse ffo'
. that Of Mr.. b., the longer the Soui
!. suffers undor Northern aggression u
U more submissive they win become.
u Is necessary That something decisi,
X should take placs to inei,e the who
> South to action, and noono can sec az
i measure likely to produce that reso
except the separate action OF son
Southern State. No State has The RIG