The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-06-04
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The Richmond Enquirer remarks seven
should South Carolina, In defaree Of the known
wishes and atfuctionate appeals Of her sister
States Of the South, persist in the mad policy
Of secession, to syenge wrongs, whose brunt
Virginia and other Southern States must first
bear, we shall not even then despair Of seeing
the rest Of The Union more on tremendously and
,Oithom The shedding Of blood"
Nor need any one else despair OF the same
thing, provided we can be saved from the mad
ness or folly, or wickedness, or all combined of
the federal party now in power at Washington.
Let South Carolina 60 out Of the Union Of her
own flee will and accord, as she came into it !;
that need not affect the confederacy as regards
the other States. In 1887, there were thirteen
States, but the Union then formed, which elected
the first President, consisted of only eleven,
North Carolina and Rhode Island were not then
members Of it; and if they had remained until
this day, entirely isolated that would not have
prevented the continued existence of the Anne
rican republic, under the Constitution Of 1887
If then, when there were in all but thirteen
States, eleven were quite enough to form the
government and project it forward in its distin-
thirty States now move on in harmonious action,
in confederated government without any con-
nection with any one State which may choose to
separate from them. Surely, if eleven Cor
thirteen) States could maintain our government
then, thirty can now The secession of South
Carolina. come when it may, need not produce
any other disruption of the cOnfederacy than
what grows out of the withdrawal Of single
State.
True, If the North acting through our North
ern anti.savery President chooses. she can
have the result very different. Nothing will be
easier for Mr. Fillmore, provided Congress con-
sents9 than, by attempting to coerce South
Car ina, to bring about civil war and the sub
version Of the Union. He may too, possibly,
bring on results, at the contemplation Of which
the mind shrinks back appalled, with horror. If
80, however, his, and his counsellors and his
confederates, will be the wickedness and re-
sponsibility of such consequences. No blame
can attach to South Carolina therefor. For, in
seeding, she only exercises an absolute and I'M
conditional right; for she has the same right to
90 ont Of, that she had to come into the Union
The guilt and blame for any evil consequences
sprnging from an attempt to subdue her, will
fall alone upon those making the attempt
In some way, indeed, without any blame to the
administration. the secession of South Carolina
may result in the separation of the other South
ern States and the dissolution of the Union. Re-
lassed, as she will be, from the expressions of
the general government-saved from the enor-
nous duty under the burtheus Of which the plant
ing States have, for years and years struggled,
and been impoverished, for the benefit of fav-
ored sc ction it is not unlikely that South Caro-
lima, after secession, will, in few years, attain
1oo.oo of ,uooIfh u,hich will mako hcr nm
exceedingly dangerous example to her neighbor-
ing sisters still remaining in the land Of bond
age. Geor gia, South Carolina, Virginia, Alaba-
ma, and other Southern States, will, it is quite
probable, he led by her growing greatness, 70
follow in her footsteps, and thus the present
Union will be broken. up, and Southern con-
federaay, with perfect harmony of interests
among its members, spring into being. This it is,
we believe, that the North fears; and this she
would probably prevent, even at the hazard of a
civil war. Break up the Union, and her gains
from the existing protective tariff system are
gone. Grass. according to her own statesmen,
will grow in the streets of New York And the
wealth which makes her merchants princes, will
he transferred to Norfolk, and Charleston. and
Savannah The North then may b. UNSUITABLE
in making great sacrifice and in mourning great
danger, to keep South Carolina where she is
But to the Southern States, we think her move
ments matter of less importance, and her seces-
sion step of less hazard They will watch her
with conce I'm truly but her action is not likely
seriously to affect them If she should be great
ly benefited by the change, they can then con-
slider whether they will follow her example if
on the other hand, she should suffer from her
rashness, not being able to maintain an indie
pendent government, her sister States have only
to remain where thew are, rejoicing in the bene-
fits of our glorious Union
We remark that it has not escaped the OBJ
servation of the South Caronians, that those
most bitterly hostile to that State are the same
men who are most opposed to her secession, and
prophecy most confidently her ruin, as the con-
sequences thereof. 1t is therefore not believed
that these prophets are sincere in their predc-
tons. For such is the magnity of their hate
towards that State, and such the fendish delight
with which they would probably contemplate
her misfortunes. that did they really think that
secession would work her ruin, instead of de-
precating, they would it is believed, ardentIy
desire it. Many of them dread her prosperity
in case she throws off the federal yoke Others.
like Seward feel that to accomplish any thing
for the overthrnw of slavery, the Union must
be preserved; they therefore look with painful
emotions on the prospect of their victims pac-
ing themselves without the range Of abolition
Vaccinations; knowing that by becoming an
independent nation, South Carolina, with her
slavery, will be rs little under their control as is
Cuba and the same institution in that Island
NOMINATION OF Mr.. AsHE-The Journal of
this place and the North Carolinian of Favette
vile, have hoisted the name the Hon. William
s. Ashc as a candidate for reelection to Con-
gress in this district. This is n n ovement some.
what ont of order, as no Caucus has, MS vet,
"told' those editors who should be the nom.
inee We are glad to see this it looks as if the
press was shaking off the trammels of dictation
by clubs and cliques, and claiming TO understand
public sentiment as well rs oflice-seekers.
We have not heard that the Wings intend to
raise any opposition to Mr.. Asbe. He has faith
fully attended to the interests Of this section.
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