The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-13
The south Carolina FARCE,

that Nasselas was not worthy OF perusal, because
its author was tory.
The South Caroline Farce.
The Convention of the States Rights Clubs-not
of the people-has sent forth an address, of which
we give condensed abstract. These gentlemen
vow they will not stay in the Union any longer
But as the Convention of the People does not meet
for several MONTHS we think the action of the pres
ent Convention matter of no consequence. But
the trouble u.s. that under no circumstances are the
people of that State represented in any of these
assemblages. Such is the basis of representation
in that State that thirty forty men in parish
have as much weight as 5000 voters in another.
We quote from the Greenville Patriot:
The basis of representation is radically wrong in
South Carolina. II is neither founded on properly
or population in the Senate. Thirty forty voters,
in one of the parishes, have as much influence as
four or five thousand voters in PendetOn District
IL this just! is it equality in the State! is it repub
ican and, we may ask, is it not the cause of
constant political excitement! 1t is well known
that the parishes have always been foremost and
hottest in all of our aquabbles with the General
Government. Our revolutionary fathers fought for
equality and liberty, and fair and just and repub.
lican representation in making laws and levying
taxes. They did not dream Of thirty or forty men
living in the swamps of the lower country, having
as much power and influence, in making laws and
levyng taxes, in one branch Of the Legislature, as
four or five thousand men living in the mountains
When this basis of representation was agreed on,
the parishes were thickly settled, and the districts
of the upper country sparsely L may have been
equal then, but it il not now. The upper country
has grown in wealth and population, and the pa
rishes have fallen off until they are now but little
better than the rotten borough system of England.
Shall this system be continued 1t is neither just
to Charleston, which has grown in commercial
wealth and population, nor to the upper Districts.
Charleston has but two Senators and ST. Peters
one. The wealth and taxation of Charleston and
her population eDtitle her to eighteen representa-
lives. The wealth and taxation and population of
St Peters give that parish but one representative,
and yet in the Senate it has half the influence and
power Of Charleston!
Here is the true reason OF all the clamor which
has been raised. The great masses of the people
have not been heard. Under the present constitu-
ton and basis of representation they have no voice.
The present agitation, however, bids fair to
shake this aristocracy. The people will not longer
consent this most slavish supremacy. The social
abuses will be corrected. The Greenvile Patriot
is in the hands Of bold and talented man, and he
is determined to carry on the until his native
State is redeemed from this intolerable oppression
Of the seaboard aristocracy, who have no sympa-
thies with the people of the State. But we return
to the address:
The address regards the position of the Southern
States degraded, and says that the manifest ten
dency of continued aggressions upon them has been
to subvert slavery. Even if the mockery styled a
compromise, were to end them the South could not
submit. But the Compromise is only part Of a
scheme to abolish slavery, and lower the whites of
the South to level with the agrarian rabble, soon
likely to rule the North There is no safety for the
South in the present Union.
South Carolina, owing to popularity of political
position for a1ong time has stood aloof from taking
the lead in the Southern movement. They desired
to act, but also to follow other States. At one time
they looked fondy to Virginia; at another time to
Georgia, and latterly to Mississippi, to whose call
for Southern Convention they have responded, by
appointing delegates South Carolina is willing to
give fair trial to any plan of any sister State of
the South, for obtaining redress without going ont
of the Union. But if no plan is proposed, what is
to be done? South Carolina cannot submit and
contends for the right to secede. The sooner the
better. New outrages sure to come. The
South will not rise in spirit with the extent of the
on the contrary, it now tamely bears
what it would not for moment have submitted to,
ten years ago.
The denial Of the right of secession adds to the
necessity for a withdrawal from the Union.
The consequences of the failure of the seeding
State, will vastly increase the power of the Gene
raj Government and hasten a consolidated central
despotism. This effect will be felt by all Southern
States. The sovereignty of one Southern State
cannot be destroyed without its loss by all the
others. Nothing but solemn conviction, therefore,
would induce South Carolina to take course so
seriously involving other States.
South Carolina has the right to secede peaceably,
at her own time. Other States have the same
right. If violence occurs, it will spring from usur-
patton Of Federal Government. So many infrac-
tons Of the rights Of Southern States have been
committed, that an attempt by Government to force
South Carolina to remain in the Union, is looked
forward to- The attempt will be made If the South
ern States permit it.
Other States must not complain if South Caro-
lima forces them into position, where they must
either interfere to prevent her subugaon, or aban-
don their own sovereignty. She will be acting on
sacred right, as if the other Southern States were
not in existence, In seeding alone, South Caro-
lima will place restraint on her sister States.
Sovereigns are equals. She hopes that the neces-
s'y Tor separate State action, may be averted. 1t
hoped that there may be an assembling of a
Soa.nern Congress, to devise measures of relief
out 1t the fate Of South Carolina, to be left alone
IN the struggle, alone she will vindicate her liberty
by secession.
HE PHILADELPHIA UNITED STATES MINT
Inc total amount of bullion deposited for coinage
during the month of April, was s., $3.50 500. Silver
bullion deposited during the same period SIS 600
Gross coinage for the month-gold, silver and con.
L 3,lsl ,794, as follows 1l7744 Double r,
, giles; ,l7s Eagles IS 9O3 Quarter Eagles as7
. lis Gold Dollars; $4,000 Dimes and ,3ss 81,
cents. Total number of pieces, ,972,625.
The coinage of three cent pieces has reached f,
about sic, 900, and is progressing rapidly Bvir