The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-06-05
secession Of south Carolina.

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To, Us, who live out OF the whirlpool cs
nafionai politics, here we hear but little
and see less, Of tie raving fanaticism Of the
sbolitionists ON the one hand, or of the
Quuixotic madness Or the slavery psopsgand.
isis on the other, il seems incredible, that
one oft!se S,siss Of the Federal confedera-
cy under the protection Of which, our ma
.ion, from small beginning, has become a
vast empire, almost within the memory Of
the living generation, extending its domin-
ion, from ocean 10 ocean, augmenting in
wealth., increasing in population, until il
contains more Of tbs elements Of rational
power, than amy other dominion upon which
the can ever shone-ito us it seems iacredi-
bic, thar one of these States, is perhaps this
very day, tearing Itself n,adly away from
the Unioa-to experience fate, TO which
il must be humiiiatipg for State to submit,
or 70 draw after it train Of civil wars, too
terrible to contemplate. South Carolina.
with degree Of fatally and folly which Il
seems incredible, should aoyer-unaster the
intelligence and good sense and sound jldg-
ment of whole State, is determined, mad
ly, to wander away from her orbit--to fall
like Lucifsr, from the constellation Of the
States. Ii remains then TO. lie seen, wheih-
er oussis a seif-susrainng government or
not-wbether the Federal Government can
maintain its own integrity--whether we
have any government, or not-whether
there is such a thing as treason-whe,her
there isa Federal constitution to be sup
ported aud Federal laws to be maintained,
at any and at Nil hazards. We are not of
the number Of those who l,elieve, that there
can be a peaceabie secession Of State.
from the Union. Secession, necessarily in
wolves conflict with the existing laws of
the Federal Governmen,--a conflict with
the officers charged with the execution of
those laws--a conflict with the, Army and
Nays whose duty il will be to aid in en-
forcing the execution Of those laws. such
conflict and such resistance from whatever
quarter it may come, and whether endorsed
by the sanction of State or not, will be
treason, according 10 the express definition
OF the Constitution; and it will be The duty
Of the National Executive, to cause all such
traitorsto be-arrestet, if need be, by the
united force ofihe Army and the Navy, or
by making requisition upon the several
States, for quotas Of militia. The revenue
laws pfihe United States will be enforced.
Not a pound-not yard-noihiDg. contra
band, can or will, euers the por, of Charles
ton, or any other port OF South Carolina, or
escape The payment of'sueh duties, at the
Custom House, TO the Federal government,
as are exacted by the laws o. Congress, and
which the Constitutions Of the United States
expressly requires TO be equal, at all ports
within the limits of the onion. They are
grossly mistaken, WHO suppose that South
Caro6na, can turn sniuggler, with impuni-
~, and rob the Federal government Of its
rssenses. They Are'efuaiIy in error. who
suppose that our national government will
be at the trouble and expense of erecting
snd maintaining Gordon Of Custom
Houses around the State of South Carolina,
to stop her from smuggling foreign goods,
duty free. into the adjoining Suites In our
joagmeats if South Carofinta attempts to
break out Of the Union, the business viii he
brought to d crisis, fight speedily. y77'ii
it-,nay be, that South Carolina is depend
Ing Tor aid, upon British alliance, Il is al
iqest'absurd to suppose that the people OF
that State can be s!emented enough to ex-
pectthc triumph Of Ihuir treason, without
sosse. asi from without the Union. But il
shesioeks tor sid to England, we believe she
winbe iisnppeinted, and wiIIreceive no all
from England; or it she receives any aid, il
will ia the end. prove worse than none.-
We cannot as wen express our opinion up
on this part Of the snlject, rs n the follow
ing language which we copy from a leader
in thAs able democratic journal, the Boston
Times: III ~ Dnc sagg o77pi ~ 3Hs .
"If England were so unwise as to aid
any Southern State 10 seces!s from this
Urson, che would work in the most secret
manner possibIs.a She would suspect tina,
her interierence in the matter would lead TO
the rousisg Of that feeling Of which she had
some knswledgs in previous wars. What
would he the effect OF civil discussions on
this country If we were leftio ourselves, j,
isdi5cnit TO sly; Ia. We are confident that
shs sIo,neut> EagIahii should interfere N
theni9 thersj would he amend 10 ALI sdomes-
tic quarreDsing. 'fhs sssanirnosity To- that
pawrT, which has loug been on the decline,
wo1iJ be revived, and, out of South Caro-
lima there would pot lie a corporai's gdar,l
" British parriza::s TO every ten thousand
people. England know#that if third wal
asere to break out between The s@o co0n.
trirs, il would end only with the loss of all
her territory on this continent, from the At.
Iantic to the Pacific; and the moral effect oil
such loss would be greas indeed. For at
English statesman 10 encourages rebellion in
this country would be something monstrous
considered in the light of mere Interest. ii
wVOsst be TO invite bankruptcy in ekis own
rosinisy. and the loss Of great markets, buy
ing and selling in which are the main sources
Of E<6llaud,s urosuerifv In wnulh he n