Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-06-21
THE MARCH OF EVENTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
IN CONTINUATION

Our Introductory arncle under this nead-ln
which, among other things, desired our readers
to bear in mind that the object of the Southern
Rights Convention" lately held at Charleston was
to force earlier issue than that already authorized
by the Legislative authority of the State between
the Disunionists Supposed to be in majority in
the State) and the General Government--has pro-
cured for US the compliment of volley of vulgar
abuse from the !" Southern Press" the central or
gan Of the Malcontents of the South, in which the
only thing fit to be noticed is the denial that the
object of the late "Southern Rights Convention
was as stated above. This denial is couched in the
following terms:
g The Hateligencer presumes so far on popular
ignorance of the movements in South Carolina as
unbushingly make assertion which the call for
that Convention, its whole proceedings, and final
action, well the speeches of its members, all
stamp with falsehood. Such was not the object
of the Convention of Delegates No such inte,,-
fion Vas ever entertained or expressed, either in
the call or in the subsequent action, but in express
terms disavowed," &c.
To this it might be sufficient reply, that the
Convention in question, being one composed of per-
sons who were already all of one way of thinking
in regard TO what is in the South generally termed
!" resistance" to the aggressive measures" of the
General Government, the purpose for which ii ~~as
assembled could have been no other than to pre-
cipitate action by the State, and especially by
its separate " secession from the Union, instead
of t0aitiag for the concurrent action of the States
of the South which the Legislature had in its act
invoked, and on its part provided for. Either this
was the ''object'' of the Convention, or it could
have none that was not merely absurd. Four
hundred Individuals the prime of the chivalry and
arlstocracy of the State, were surely not called
together only 10 reterate their oahs, or reissue
and stamp anew their proclamations, of hate and
hostility to the Union! No real friend of the Dis
unionists themselves would do them the unkindness
to throw out such suggestion. We have before
US, indeed, in an article from the " South Caro-
linian," leading and reliable organ of the Anti.
Unionists, published week or two before the time
setfor the meeting of the Convention, fully confirm
ing this view Of the subject:
j" IT, said the South Carolinian the proposed
meeting is simply to be convened for the purpose
of passing uapid and declamatory resolutions,
full Of sound and meaning nothing, it will be
considered humbug by every body, and the up
country delegates will return from the city dis
spirited and discouraged. If, as it has been sug-
gested, its object be to adopt some means whereby
the State can gracefully retire from her present
attitude Of resistance, there will be precious
slim attendance Of country delegates. If in short,
1t Is to do nothing, it had better be indefinitely
postponed. But we have much mistaken the OBJ
jects of the original movers Of this meeting
the people OF Orangeburg-to suppose for mo.
ment that they intended any such exhibition OF
bayo al a ~
These remarks by the " South Carolnian' ar.
preliminary to its answer to questions of it
own, upon the precise point upon which tn
"southern Fress has, with itsusuaI i'll fortune at
tempted to make an issue with this paper. Thes
questions head an editorial column as follows:
"Ihe May Observation-Disclosures ARE ITS OBJECTS
and what good does 1t propose to efsct2 These
are questions we hear asked every day, and i
would be well for the matter to be taken into Sc
rious consideration"
The " South Carolinian' considers them accord
ingly, and fairly meets them, thus:
The approaching Convention of Delegate
from almost every district in the State we regar,
{ as the first important meeting held in the Stat
connected with the present issue before our PEG
pie. That issue is now narrowed down to sepa
rate State action, or very indefinite waiting fo
cooperation. 1t is not only indefinite ,0aitin!
that is the alternative left in the event of non
action, but il is the virtual adoption Of the Georg
platform-the awaiting new issues, the looking
9 for new aggressions from the North or Congress
Now we expect the several hundred delegates VIII
6 meet in Charleston in few weeks to say some
thing touching these matters; we expect them /
give formal expression, as far as is in their power
& and in manner consistent with their position a
a mere voluntary assemblage of voluntarily-orga
nized associations, to the true sentiments of tn
people of South Carolina, in reference to the pro
posed mediation Of sister State and also as to til
tpropriety of adoising AN EXTRA SESSION OF TIL
& LEGISLATURE AT AN EARLY DAY, WITH A VIEW T.
I THE CALLING TOGETHER THE STATE CONVENTION
and, if such an expression be what an overwhem
( ing majority of our people expect it to be, W
shall know where we stand. If, on the contrary
they leave us as ignorant of the general opinion
of the people in the various sections of the Stat
as before they met; if the consultations and de
hberstons of such meeting result in nothin.
looking TO ACTION, then evil and not good vii
be the consequence Of its converting"
Abundance of this sort of evidence might hav
been adduced, had we taken the trouble to preserv
the papers containing it. The character Of tn
journal from which we quote the preceding is sue
as 10 make it conclusive as to the object of tn
charleston Convention. If the result of thu
Convention fell short &c a.. "a. -