The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-07-21

! Il would appear, says the Charlottesville IVA
-AdUocats, that the immediate secessioniss are no
longer to have every thing their own way in this
gallant but misguided State. Those who are op-
posed TO the mad folly OF separate State action are
| beginning to speak out their sentiments, and we
should not be at all surprised find that they CON
stitute majority Of the people, II il notorious,
and subject OF great complaint in South Carolina,
that the city of Charleston does not sympathize
with the movement. Her merchants and capital
sts know well that secession would be equivalent
ruin, and it 10 not wonderful that they oppose it.
But we have not had, heretofore, any conclusive
evidence that large portion of the citizens of the
interior were not prepared "to face the music
The rejecting, conservative portion of the people,
have remained quietly at home, and allowed the
hre-eaters to manufacture a false state of public
opinion which has not only deceived persons
abroad, but, we doubt not, many at home. We
have evidence, however, that this state of thngs 10
passing away, and those who oppose separate secs
sion are taking measures to place themselves in
their true position before the world
The most cheering indication of popular senti-
ment we have had from that quarter for a long
time are the proceedings OF meeting of the anti
secessionists held at Greenville on the 4th utimo
-Four thousand persons were present among them
General Waddy Thompson and other distinguished
gentlemen-and the greatest enthusiasm pre-
vailed. Letters approving the object of the meet
ing, and repudiating the policy of secession, were
received from MIR. William C. Preston, MIR. Poin-
sett and others, of both political parties. The
speeches and toasts all breathed the same spirit of
opposition TO separate State action. and the large
number Of persons present seemed TO sympathize
entirely in the sentiments uttered. The Green
vile Patriot speaks Of the meeting and its results
in the following terms:
"The ball is in motion, and will roll on till IL
passes through the length and breadth of the State.
Spartanburg will give it thousand ticks on sale
day in August; York and Chester will follow suit.
The death knell of secession has been rung; the
people of South Carolina have recovered from the
panic which passed over them last winter. In less
than two years accession will be laughed at in this
State. The people will talk of it drunken man
They will wonder how they ever could have been
deluded."
The following resolutions, among others, were
unanimously adopted
.'Resolued, That look upon separate State Sc
cession as calculated to weaken and destroy the
institution of slavery, as it exists in South
Carolina. and we believe that it will involve the
country in civil war and ruinous taxation and re-
suit in di5honor and disgrace to the State.
"Resolutd, That we will oppose, as love the
honor and prosperity of South Carolina, the adop-
ton of measure which must entail such unmiti-
gated misforunes State, without the posi-
biity OF being remedy for the evils apprehended,
and for the protection of our rights we look to the
aid and cooperation of the other slaveholding
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