Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-05-26
Tie Old and Young Politicians of Sopth Caro-
lima and the Sub-Rosa Disatai6fpas of

Inc Otd ana Young Fo3ncaGnS o. SolAh Caro-
lima and the Sub-Rosa Disups61usts of
Virginia.
The Miiledgevle Recorder remarkng upon
the apparent determination of South Carolina to
secede from the Union, says:
1t said and we fully believe it that the rens have
been completely taken of the hands othe older and
ssger politicians and entirely in the control OF the
younger, the inexperienced, and Of consequence
the rash aud reckless portion OF the people. And
the consequence Is that all The remonstrances OF the
former leaders even when they only demonstrate against
separate State action, quietly thrown aside put
under the table aud the OF the people, under their
Younger and thoughess but ardent and energetic
leaders, tranple with contempt upon all the moderate
eeunsels of their former favortes, in their
ward movements to dissolve their federal relations.
And really we do not see how it could be otherwise.
As between the older and the younger leaders
decidedly think the latter stand upon altogether the best
and most honorable position. What could be expect
ed but Just what is taking place in South Carollna
How could the older pohtlclans, who really see and
appreciate the ruin upon which their State is rushing,
anticipate different result, than that whchis pres
sing seupon them from the manner in which they have
enforced their counse.s They say do not rush into
State action but at the same moment they de-
clare that the wrongs inflicted fully justify, nay, demand
secession and under the alternative OF disgrace and
degradation. But yet say they, don't act as single
State, disgrace disgrace, but wait tor other States
to Join you throwing oil the degradation under winch
you overwhelmed. Who could expect from
the Younger and more ardent OF that State, any other
response than that they are now giving, I'VE Will not
wait tor other States in relieving ourselves from the
degradation, which yon yourselves announce, but as
State we will throw it off, or perish And we certainly
think that the younger party have the best hit Had the
elder politicians dealt fairly by the compromise oil Con-
gress had they plainly and distinctly impressed upon
the people of South Carolina, that although il was not
every hing they could have desired yet compromise
IN the spirit OF the OF The constitution aud the
founders OF our government they could honoraby
abide by it, and furthermore that with such proffered
compromise OF the vexed questions which had so much
agtaed the public feeling, il would be suicidal 10 tole-
the idea of disunon-we venture to say that such
candor and plain dealing would have been rewarded
as il had been elsewhere, with ready acquescence
on he part Of the people OF that State.
We go farther. Had Mr.. Calhoun been spared 10
his State and tie country we believe that such would
not have been the result in Carolina But there is no
name now lett IN that State, potent enough to quiet the
restless elements now at work there. Especially s
there none left efficient tor this purpose while those
opposed to separate State action, palter with the sub
jeci they do dissuadng from secession the one
hanf, and announcing utter Disgrace and degradation
on their aequescence in the compromise on the other
Win such views candidy think the Younger par.
ty stands altogether the higher ground OF patriotism
and se respect.
These remarks must commend themselves to
most men, as being perfectly just. The censure
they cast upon the sold politicians" ofSouth Caro-.
lima. who are now striving to check movement
which their own counsels originated, has still
stronger application to those of our Virginia NAL
contents, who after preaching up the degradation
of the Compromise, do not venture, like Judge
Butler and Mr.. Cheves, to declare that they are
for dissolving the Union whenever the coopera-
lion of the Southern States is secured. The SEN
timent of Disunion, ultimate or immediate, has
never been openly ayowed, so far we are in
formed, by any Senator or Representative from
Virginia. The reason was innocenty disclosed
by Judge Butler, in his Charleston speech. We
had some public men in the last Congress who
were quietly cooperating in the organization of
Disunion party but the South Carolina Legisla-
ture broke ground before these gentlemen had got
their constituents prepared for the "utuatun." of
secession. and, Judge Butler tells US. they were
reluctantly constrained to crawfsh Let the full
force of this revelation be recognised. Uniforms
the world that while the last Congress was In
session considerable number of its members
were covertly working togethert to form ga South
ern party for the separation of the Northern and
Southern States. and that their project was only
abaxaoned because of the precipitate haste of s.
Carolina. We may now understand the mean
ing of Senator Mason's accompanying the intro
duction of the Fugitive slave law with predic-
ton of its failure, and his hasty assertion at the
short session that it was already proved to be
dead letter. We may now appreciate the objects
of his unfortunate tour into the lower Valley, and
account for the embarrassment of his answers to
Col Baldwin's hard questions at Harrisonburg.-
The excursion or ncursion was doubtless inten-
ded to sound the people of the Valley, and see
whether they were prepared" to sanction what
the Senator had been planning at Washington. 1t
was no precipitancy of South Cardinals that made
it unsafe to intimate Disunionism to them. No
system Of Southern agitation in Washington
would ever have persuaded them to make war up
on the Union because ofthe compromise measures.
Mr.. Mason was, from the beginning, reckoning
without his host, and now he well knows that, but
for the assurances given by bis supporters that he
was for maintaining the Union with the compro-
promise, he would never have been reelected to
the Senate. There now remains but one hope to
the headless, trunkless, limbIess and invisible
Disunion party Of Virginia. They trust that South
Carolina, by seeding, will drag Virginia into her
support. Bat we have too wise stat esman at
the head of the Federal government, for that re-
suit to take place. If South Carolina mady 90
on, in her threatened career of folly, she will be
placed so clearly in the wrong, that she will excite
resentment rather than sympathy in the Southern
States that do not choose to be led blindfoded by
her
Improvement of James Rirer.