North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-04-19
SOUTH cARoI.INA
We copy .the following .important artiole. e..

w 9 copy me following important articles from A.
Charleston Mercury OF the 18th instant: "e
Stare AcTloN-O uR Senator'S. We riyein.,
er column brief account from the Edpe6eld a1oth-
User, of Senator Buffers speech on MondsH AoVer
win be that as the result of his best o Is. 1t
ton in Washington, he is convinced there ;3I
nc attempt to South Carolina that the vi De
secession does not involve the danger of civil Of
the day in Charleston, very clearly and on
ly sustained the same conclusion. Our Senators ais
fully agree in another very important conclusion h
an attempt on the part of the General Governmer,
maintain its authority over South Carolina bv fo."U
would certainly and inevitably result in Sonthe'
Confederacy. 'a
At this point they seem to divide. For the ,o..
that South Carolina would be suffered to 90 ne"
bly, out OF the Union, Judge Butler somewhat sbrDI.
from it. He supposes that it would be the poIio 40
the Federal Government to draw as broad Iinos :"
possible between and neighbor States and as
every means to fix upon the character of a for;y
natlon Mr.. Rhett admits that the Federal Cows
ment would have no good will to u.s. but maiD,e;tn
that they would have but very limited power ovs,
our relations with our sister States, and he looks I
the utmost confidence to the ability of South CaroE'
ma to support her sovereignty with honor and bar
dustral pursuits in prosperity. He is willing n ,na
South Carolina alone, to maintain, on her own
sources, the character of an Independent State
For our part we agree with Mr.. Rhett We Ln,-
well that in contest of force, South Carolina cnUs
be borne down by the other States united Bnt thnS
never can be united for such purpose. Anv so!
rious attempt to combine their power for the ohan.
of subjugatng one, will speedily end in sunde1iO"
the Confederacy. And what the direct attemnt von
effect speedily, the indirect attempt, whether bv bIo
ade, by collecting duties off harbors or bv s"
system of harassing hostility on our borders. won!
effect in no long time. The Federal Government uT
have greater interest in keeping the peace and oh
serving scupulously all the laws of good neiobho,
hood, with US, than with them.
Within ourselves. then. have we anv reasor.e
the results of an independent Government We ~
swer, decidedly not, South Carolina is laruer IN
all those Grecan States combined, which 6lied ,h"
and all after times with the glory of their acb""
ments in war and peace. South Carolina is nearly
third larger than the entire Swiss Confedeaton1
which for more than four centuries has maintained T.,
Republican institutions and sturdy independence
against the assaults of the powerful military Govern
n,ents that hem it in on every side South Carolina
is larger than Belgium and Holland united-two
kingdoms that maintain respectable place in the
politics of Europe.
We do not fear the consequences of Independence
South Carolina has foreign commerce greater in
proportion to her population than any people in ina
world, and in the condition of her industry and the
variety of her productions, has substantial founda.
ton for independence. Let it come, then. We do
not fear the result of the trial. Mercurv
JUDGE BUTLER's SPEECH It. will be perceived
that we have not attempted an outline of this
of giving it in full readers in this weeks issue
of our papers but finding that the time before u.s. in
dependent of other engagements will not suffice for
preparing it properly, and DESTROYS of subecng our
report to the revision of the speaker HIMSELF we have
thought proper to postpone its appearance. Beliey
ing, however, that the views of our esteemed Senator
upon the exciting of South Carolina legis-
lation will be looked for with much anxiety by the
people OF the State we take the liberty of giving in
advance, what occurs to us as being the sum and
substance of them.
He is, then, clearly of the opinion that the FEEDER
al Government is but another name for the despotsm
of majority-that, under it, the Southern States
have been plundered and nsulted until has become
their duty and only road of escape dissolve their
connection with it. We will saw in passing, that the
Judge was eloquent indeed, when dwelling upon
this point. He is, without shadow of doubt, the
advocate, under existing circumstances, of dissolu
ton of the Union.
In reference to the action of South Carolina, he il
convinced that secession will not be opposed by any
act OF war on the part of the Government at Wash
ington. He has to the conclusion that the Stat
will be permitted to secede peaceably. This he
sders by far the most formidable danger that lies il
our path. were war consequence of our action
he would not dread the step much as he does. Blu
he looks with alarm to the Indications which are be
coming palpabe, that we will be permitted to depar
without molestation. His approximations of evil iron
this course of mastery inactivity are based upon thu
dssensions which, he fears will spring up among
our people from the strong opposition of the CONNER
cial interests in midst and from the annoyance
which Federal gold may bride the surrounding State.
to in1ict upon He fears this may render our &C
ton failure. But he firmly believes that if South
Carolina united she could safely and certainly
dissolve the Union at once.
He expresses his determination to go into the Con
vention for the sole purpose ofsusaining that
which shall then appear to him most advantageous
TO the State. He declares his resolve to 90 with the
State, whether that Convention may choose to adopt
his advice or not. Such are his views and feelings
according TO our understanding of them.
If there be nothing very definite in this brief dein.
cation, the fault is no: We perceived that the
Judge was laboriDg under some degree of restraint
imposed by his present connection with the Federal
Government But for this, his views might have
suited majority of his hearers much better We are
free of declare, faithful journalists that honor
able Senator indicates tempoTising policy as the
one towards which he leans. We of Edgefeld sim
cerey respect his opinions but many, very many of
US were utterly unable to reconcile his brilliant elo-
luence, while depicting our wrongs and powerful
demonstration while arguinga the futlity of hoping
Tor any good from the Government, with the singular
conclusion he deduced therefrom.
We may safely, and we hope without thought of
ilsrespect to the distinguished Senator, assert that
left the audience almost precisely where he found
hem. Those who had made up their opinions saw
10 sufficient reason to modify them. Those who had
lot, saw nothing sufficiently express or definite TO-
induce them to take either side.
Thereare two facts that we adduce from the occas-
on. One is that the speech of Judge Butler was in
he main the best effort have ever heard from
lin. The other is, that the secession party of Edge
leld are more determined than ever.
EdgsfeM .aduertisr.
The New CUBA EXPEDITION. We gave state
nent on Monday, says the Baltimore Sun, of the de-
arturo of 100 men from Atalanta, Geo., last week,
hove