The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1851-01-16
FOR THE HERALD.


Register of the Sh insl., ! find on in.
qriry directed to Mpssrs. BUCHANAN
Sehulur aud RoyERTsoN, CLARKE and
myself, Representatives,, MS to "whul ob.
jctts the Legislature had in view wheIi
! II ,dSte5minsd 10 call Il Convention Il
.n'n INC NePreseniauvr 10 ~ ~L'i"p
oou"o' "hen properly ..IIaJ rs much
gsVe an nccoun, OF his wafuasfrh. al
iSthe Candidate TO define his position,
before, al election, shall proceed TO
answer with rs much breviry rs tho case
VI y ndmifiof. AS have had no oppor.
tmi!yso.conicr with my colleagues, |
1n spesk only for myseIC--of my own
convictions, formed however from con.
aanHnndih muny cases confidential in.
IafSotseelwilh The member. .ftta
FROM these convictions | say unhesi
liaiiills }, lhat the objocs had in view by
W. Erglslatnrc. in calling State Con.
lseatioii.iNeye in the first place, to ralily
lSiihieyersacts The Southern Congress
hit8ht'ad6pt looking TO secession, and the
ipfniAti6h, of Southern Conicdcracv ::
hhG fnslhsssecond place, in the event of
.tl,& failure OF such Congress to assemble,
er sissemb'ing aud failing to do any
slslnl lprAhe safety Of The South, then in
Ssts4E 70 words of tho 5,h section Of The
IIaeesss g ssptoOide for the appointment of
szaeS TO Il Southern Congress &c.. "lo
ke care that the Commonwealth Of S.
i sollpa shall suffer no detrimcn,."--
I asif, as accession was looked upon
|. evcrysone aho contemplated re>is.
lEse b,as The sole anu only rcmet..;y
3. 81 |iff fsaeihis language is as unamG!i.
3lss apqy that could possibly be used,
= tilQaiiS HTescrIbng in positive terms the
/ sH',tifH iihe Convention, which The
sglElEsWe had no light to do. Ifhow.
gaiigFnnds dcfinilion of the use Of
fts llngS favor in South Carolina, tho
ssaion last quoted may mean, that
ne, eosIlifi1nweullh Of South Carolina
HalI g. ~ no idet'iment by .re,tealing.
kigg q1tt from her position, and thus
dag Munger upon the principal laid
'f9sfp 10 liieeld couplet, which have
plfgiftig Hgefpolaled for tho occasion.
ha iishts not, but Juns away,
'|tf, 'B"s e'NftitSt
4 4 81 tshWrver. was moi The c0nslruc.
atN patriotic and nble mover of
*nsiad bill--nor was il the pur.
q ~ feaplitury member who voted for
V'is T'The example os Georgia,
;'sslgenllon had just given gronter
sosi5s sA'so her disgrace, by spIemly
ff ssisefs should submit 10 the fede.
ls'is' 200 fresh incur minds and
~ .ct disgust 10 invite to it's
the withdrawal of the
~ Altitude OF resistance az.
hress nnd The peop.e. hmd
s. ticould hive been done
). fAhe adoption Of sim.
bat cffrcl. Again if
s7er o contingency con.
'ss p5i'o convention, why did
Were considered non. re-.
go for il. The answer
s asy did not believe it, and.
H99ld mot and dio no, vote
- 'pfopralion of three hundred
! 30 Jars for arming The Stale.
q pnlemplated separate State
SEsS lle necessity OF preparing in
pelend ourselves if co. ercion
Exempted, for no one Of ordi
hence spretends TO assert, that
so Confedi racy was at once
lhe joint action of two or
that the Federal Govern
tase resort TO such an ex
''''| Pre-. For myself | certainly |
is and nothing else, in voting |
'i'sl meltcr.y eccrccIy hiuk I !