The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-12-21
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SUNDAY MORNING, DEC o. 1851.

the act calling convention and southern Congress
fssy SPEAK the views ,.S sol q The II es.IaluSe
The entitled "An act 10 provide Tor the appoint
Of deputies 10 southern congress, and TO call
convention OF the people OF this Stale and mere lis
preamble
Whereas The convention Of the slavehodipg States
lately assembled Nashville have recommended :" 'he
such time place Srate desiring be represent
ed, may designate, be composed oil double the huoe
oftheir and in the Congress Of the
United States iuuusied full power and authority 10
deliberate with the view and intention OF arresng nfhe
aggressons. and II possible OF restoring the consn,aona
rights Of the South, and ii not, 10 recommend due pro-
vision for their future safety aud independence
And what is the declared object of this convention
By the terms OF the itself il IS assembled .tor The
purpose The first place, OF taking into consideration
The proceedings and recommendations OF congress OIL
the slaveholding States il the shall meet and Dc
held and for the further purpose OF taking into consld
Grafton the general weliare of this State in view OF her
relations to the laws and government oil the Uhled ales
and. lbereupon. 10 take that The Commonwealth oil
South Carolina shall sufer detriment"
Is il in the power OF human ingenuity, with these pro-
ceedpgs open before you persuade you now that South
Carolina is pledged 10 secession Nay, is 1t not most
clear that she is pledged exactly 10 the reversible con-
cert and union with her sister States
Ii there any doubt remaining, It would be DIS
PEELED by the fact that when the legislature elected al
The last session the delegates who were to represent me
State at large ID his southern congress- they elecied IL
W. Barnwel. Langdon Cheyes, Wade Hampton, aud
John p. Richardson, all Of whom at the time were sup.
posed TO be opposed TO separate secession aud three OF
whom still maintain the same opinions.
While we have before us these same records oil the &C.
lion and pledges OF State let US examine another OF
the statements by which the secession party have msled
the people Those who oppose secession are contlnu-
ally aduced as nsncere in their professions OF resist
The people told everywhere that the co. ope-
ration party mere tiine-seryefs, disguised subms-
sonsls and that seceesionss alone the real active
OF resistance Let test the professions OF both
parties by their practice, and we shall arrive at more just
conclusions. AT the last session OF the Legislature three
practical measures brought forward, which were
deemed necessary 10 resistance in any FORM The first OF
these the raising OF money by increase OF the taxes
the second the formation OF board for ludiclously ex-
pending the money and the third, the building OF steam
packets for creating direct trade with Europe and pro-
vidng the State with armed steamers 10 assist in defend
ing her coast.
You are of course prepared TO expect that these
introduced and urged by the secession leaders
What will be your surprise to learn that they were all
introduced by operation men, and two OF them were
actually opposed by several OF the most prominent Sc
cession men and this opposition had been successful
the third would have failed because itdepended upon one
of the others.
The increase of taxes proposed by myself and in
and oat Of the house it urged incumbent South
Carolina where alone the resistance party had
OF the government TO provide arms and munitions OF
only for herself but Tor the confedeaies which we
expected 10 have from the South IL had been urged
by the Union party several OF sister States that in
of conflict with the general government there was
not powder enough IN the whole South TO supply single
engagement. Nay, some of you may remember that
even in South Carolina the governor had replied to a
company at Marlborough that he unable TO supply
them with To meet these exigences, to encour-
age friends 10 the South, and 10 exhibit to
mics at The North spirit OF determination which could
not be put down. urged an OF the Let
the record speak what followed have copied the fol-
ing from the journal, page 22i
"Mr Harrison moved TO reduce the lands from SO
to 25 cents. Mr.. Memminger moved lay The amend
the table-yeas "a nays 80 Among The nays are
the following names Messrs Abney, Enisy. Esins, Iar
rison, Hutson, Ingram, Lyies Moonnan," &c.
| Those acquainted with The names will recognise
among the nays the active legislative leaders OF the Sc
cesson party.
Al f,tI tbaua h,,
ing the legislative action upon another practical measure
| of the last session. This the bill for aiding IN
tablishng direct trade by steam packets with Europe
which clause giving the and OF the State to this
enterprise, condition that the steamers should be SO
built 10 be available 10 the State for purposes and
should be sold 10 the State they required This
measure introduced by Col. Chestnut, OF Camden
who is the operation candidate for the southern
congress from the third congres district IL was
ported by the committee OF which have the honor b.
chairman and when il came before the house the follow
ing proceedings took place, thouse Journal p. los ,
b + Perry moved TO strike out the nineteenth clause
ana ,no,e oJwus, nn'sn - ,ae a.o o. tne ate
ava ot war PnTPoe' Yeas A. nag 60 ATaone
Moonnan, sullivan" ne
Now, when it is considered that these were the prac
tical which clearly exhibited all the world
determination to provide for defence, and that The
establishment OF direct trade with Europe by steamer
in every aspect effective measure OF resistance,
lie not surprising that Mr. Perry, OF Greenvills, should
have opposed 1t but 10 lind the secession leaders joining
the first beginnings of practical resistance, will doubles.
| surprise you as much as IT did us
have thus laid befoIe you, fellow citizens the high
est evidence possible and II any shall again speak
10 you OF the pledges Of the State OF the submissive
temper OF the cooperation men, you reply that State
is, indeed, pledged but that the pledge is TO co operation
and against separate action; and as to the comparison
between the active zeal OF the two parties you can
safely appeal 10 the oil those who represent your
views the record will speak for them, and will relieve
you itom the necessity of being herads OF your own
achievements
While engaged in this task Of clearing away cobwebs
allow me To ask your attention for a moment to a matter
personal 10 myself am sorry TO detan you upon so
humble subject while maders OF so much more moment
await our consideration but as the opposite party have
TO set u right. observe that the secession party
have done the honor 10 publish my speech delivered
al Pendleon last fall Of their tracts and thereby
inerentally 10 clam my sanction 10 their measures.
presume this honor TO have been procured by the last
short paragraph OF the Speech in which il declared that
II all the South shall refuse 10 unite with u.s. and we be
lett TO choose between submission and resistance for
one would prefer to secede from the Union Let IL be
borne IN mind that speaking OF The action OF States
In whose history years but days indi viduas-
that the whole dr OF the speech is TO commend resist
ance. and TO show that southern confederacy is the
true, practicable and desirable mode The example
OF tue revolution is then held up for imitation in which
be II remembered. that more than years were con.
sumed IN procuring concert OF action and then IL is de
clared that such concert cannot be had. would pre-.
fer maryrdom TO self.destructon. By what reasonable
Interpretation could this justify abandonment of the
when the secessonists have themselves prevented the
steps necessary to procure il
You yourselves know, fellow. citizens, that in speech
delivered before you upon hearing OF the death OF Mr.
Calhoun urged you TO accept the legacy which he had
left OF resistance according 10 his views and
rge ynu he ala nd A