Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-10-16
SOItTH CAROLINA.

We have, as we write, no tidings from the
elections that took place in South Carolina on
Monday and Tuesday, of delegates to represent
that State in the Southern Congress. The fol-
lowing remarks of the Augusta Constitutionast
one of the warmest anti-Compromse papers in
Georgia, serve to show the Importance that is at
tached to these elections, and also the wholesome
influence which defeat exerts upon the Secession
lists. The Constituencies, it will be seen, fair
| ly proc lams itself a .SubnuSSionist Ifall the
Dlsunlon men and presses would adopt the same
course, the rights of the South would enjoy far
more security than the violence of such advo-
Gates has permitted for a long time past. The
friends of the Union and the Constitution will
| agree that they do submit to the Compromise
measures which, in the main, they approve but
as to being submssonists without qualification.
they must leave that delectable position to their
discounted opponents:
From the Constituencies.
The contest, nominay between secession and co.
operation but in fact between secession and svb,njs
SION, Is to be decided in South Carolina next MONDAY
iul set OF secession candidates for the Southern Con
gress, on the one side, and Of cooperation candidates
on the other, are in the field, and the result will
be eonsdt red in that State as test of public senti-
ment.
Ii the secession candidates are elected bv an aoore
gate majority OF the of the State the Conyen
ton Will look upon the result the voice OF the State
IN favor OF separate secession of South Carolina from
me unon' and 1t is presumed, will act accordingly
Ii 'ne corporation cand dates elected, it will be
considered and rightly too the will of the State in
favor OF co operation--allas submission As there
Is no other Southern State 10 operate with in seces
SION, or any other mode of resistance to the Comnro
mise measures all OF them having decided in favor of
submission, the term cooperation is misnomer. II
corporation triumphs, then submission triumphs for
VIII be the decision OF South Carolina that she too
VIII submit 10 the past asgressons oil The Federal Gov
eminent
his is plain statement of the case We have
uniformly been in favor OF the eo-operaonists and
now mat the question OF resistance submission has
Deen dehnlIey settled every where else, would if
10 south Caroina-advocae submission.
1t would be mpoltc-ruinous and suicidal for South
Cafona 10 secede alone, and try the costly and peril
Gus experiment OF separate nationality Even il gra-
ciousy allowed TO ede peaceaby which is not pro-
oanle She would be the victim of the hostile legislation
OF the L edera Government, and be overwhelmed by
the embafrassments it would entail upon her. That
yer people are sagacious and wise enough to see and
Know this, we have never doubted and have several
times expressed ourselves to that effect We have rot
undertaken to argue the question with view TO nfiu-
ence public opinion in that State There has been no
need OF foreign counsel among the people of that State
to aid them in that conclusion.
This matter being settled it doubtless will be next
week, against secession, il will become the people of
oouh Carolina to prepare to fight the demon OF abo |
ton aggression IN THE UNION, instead OF of it, and
Tor tins purpose co operation with her sister Southern
States Will be legitimate subject for consideration
mat aggressons are to be made step by step, surely
and steadily, there can be doubt The question for
the South will be, how shall they be met or shall they
pc submitted TO under the euphoneous title of another
Compromise
The next time the question comes up it is TO be hoped
Inc South Will present herself in the dignified and re-
spectacle attitude OF united resistance In the contest
that is now virtually past and gone he has, by her dis
fractions, rendered herself object for the derson of
her opponents and has encouraged their hopes that she
Will come OFT no better in the sectional struggle