Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-07-18
IMPORTANT MOVEMENT.

H6 0TeeHVllIe w. VI TdtTlOL contains 4 fuil
report of the interesting proceedings of great "an
ti-secession celebration, 4th JULY 900 persons
present" Thousands came to Greenville from
all parts of the District and the surrounding
Dstrictsand, as the Patriot says, uttered "a voice
from the mountains" Vardry McBee, ESQ.
the landgrave of the District, who was sold
enough and near enough to hear and re-
member the guns of the battle of Cowpens,'
acted as chairman. After prayer by Rev. VIM
| Capers, son of Bishop Capers the reading of the
Farewell Address of Washington, the adoption
of the Report and Resolutions, and patriotic
ode to the "mountain men" from the Rev. Thomas
Frean, an address of two hours was delivered by
General Waddy Thompson, which, the Patriot
says, was warmly received by the large audience
The same paper adds:
"The ball is in motion, and will roll on till it passes
through the length ard breadth of the State Spartan
burg will give it thousand ticks on sale day in August
York and Chester will follow suit The death kneli
of secession has been ung. The people of South Ca
rona have recovered from the panic which passed
them last winter. In less than two years secession will
| be laughed at in this State"
We have to-day only room for the resolutions
adopted by the meeting, and the sterling and SEN
sible letter of Mr.. Poinset. We hope to find space
for the admirable letters OF w. ]. Grayson, Samu-
ell Henry Dickson, William C. Preston and
VIM. w. Boyce, Esqs., and Judge John Bolton
ONeale
The report argues with conclusive force that
the people of Georgia and Virginia, Alabama and
North Carolina, have much intelligence, patriot
ism and frmness in the defence of their rights as
the people of South Carolina-that if the institu-
ton of slavery be endangered in South Carolina, it
is equally so in the other Southern States--and
that hence the absolute necessity of concert of
| action and cooperation amongst all the slavehol-
ding States, who have right to object to South
Cardinals separate action, on the ground that it
will endanger the common interest. A few pas
sages will show the spirit and temper of the re-
port.
"Under these circumstances and with full know
ledge that no other Southern State will cooperate with
her it proposed by the secessonsts OF South Carolina
that his State shall only separate herself from the Fe
dera Union hut from all the other saveholdng States
This proposition comes, too, at time when we have
reasons 10 believe that better and more Just feeling is
springng up at the North in favor OF me South The
Fugitive Slave Law has been enforced by public opin.
ion and the Federal authorities, in the cities OF New
York, Boston and Philadelphia. The people oil Inc
Northern STATES have assembled by thousands and
of houssnds and declared their purpose stand by the
Constitution and defend the rights oil the South. These
sentiments have been warmly advocated by the dstn
guished and the distinguished statesmen OF
he North Webster of Massachusetts,; Dickinson
of New York; Cass, of Michigan; Woodbury., of
New Hampshire; Buchanan, OF Pennsylvania; Dou-
glas ofIlinos lave ALL in words of burning eloquence
and patriotism, expressed those feelings
"But neither the going oil OF the South, nor the COM
ing to of the North, will stay the uplied hand ofse
cession in South Carolina A State Convention has
been called and members elected at most unreasona
| BILE time in order TO prevent d scusson and division
before the people A majority OF the members, elect
ed BY less than fourth OF the voters OF South Caro-
lima are pledged to separate State cesson. 1t is be-
ieved however, that majority OF the people of this
State are opposed separate secession, and majority
OF her leading have expressed themselves There
is danger them of South Carolina going out of The I'm
ion at the bidding OF onefourth OF her population and
against the advice and counsel OF her Cheves and Barn
we'll and her Butler, and his former associates amongst
the Judiciary of the State.
alt behooves the people, then, to look to this matter
and see if there be no OF defeating it and saving
The State That secession will involve South Carolina
in bloody civil wal and fuiuous taxation, weaken and
Ultimately destroy the institution OF slavery and end 10
The degradation Of the State, committee have not
the slightest shadow Of doubt That is any RENEE
DIV at ali for the evils of which the secessionss
plain is TO the minds of your committee, preposterous
and absurd II will not restore Calliornla, or open
any wider The admission OF slavery into an and New
Mexico 1t cannot the area OF slavery or pre-
vent legislation on the part OF Congress III relation 10
| slavery"
"Bu will if successful, most efiectualy cir
cumscrte the OF slavery, and utterly ruin u IN D..
CA DINA. AS soon as The State goes out OF the Union,
every slave in IT, and all ,e descendants, in all time 10
come will be nix ures 10 our sol If one should chance
be carried over the Savannah river, his owner will tor
felt under The laws oil the United States ten thousand
dollars and incur years Imprisonment and stand
committed until the fine lie paid White persons may
leave the State, but slaves cannot. Their labor may