The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-08-20
msuNIoN REASONING.

DIsUNIoN REASONING.
A writer in the Charleston Courier.
speaking Of The denuncistion bestowed by
The Secessianisis upon those who oppose
saeir doctrines. admirably illustrates The
process Of reasoning by which Secession
Is proven 10 be The cure for all State evils.
He says:
.Thesc denunciaiions are so conlinu-
cd thai ihe English language is unable 10
furnish epilhels. and The seceders are o.
bliged 10 coin new words 10 express their
contempt. One Of these. the term SUBJ
missionisi. is Ina constant use, and must
therefore express something particularly
shocking. The opponents Of secession
submit TO The laws. and do not submit 10
the dicislion Of politicians. whose schemes
arc Trading tn revolution and anarchy.
This is the most heinous Of all offences
in South Carolina. and is therefore brand
ed with illis terrible polysyllable. intend
ed 10 express something worse Than base.
corrupt iraiiorous. foolish. ignorant and
degenerate.
.There Is something soadmirably con.
else. easy and conclusive in this mode Of
reasoning-ihis laying down an exirava.
CANT or absurd proposition, and slamning
all opposed 10 it-ihal il has been "a.
soriie kind Of logic. in sll times. with al
persons troubled with an arrogant or chol.
eric temper. II reminds us irresislibly
OF the similar plain Argument used by
Lord Peter, in the .Tale OF Tub."
His I.ordship is striving TO impose upon
his recusant brethren q certain brown laaf,
which he insists is mutton, Of the first
quality. from I.eadenhall market. Jack
and Manln are incredulous. They ven
turc 10 suggest, with great Difference, that,
TO their eyes, nose and taste, il scenes
nothing more than an ordinary loaf of
brown bread. On this, Peter falls into
terrible passion. and swears horribly.
Look you." he says. "io convince you
what blind, ignorant, obstinate. conceded
puppies you are. will use bat one plain
argunenf-by Joyc il is cxcelIen, NUT
ton, and may you be consigned 10 ever.
lasting torrents il you do not believe H."
lit is just SO with the seceders. You
must believe that secession will moi pro.
duce civil war-ihat il viii compel other
States. against their will, 10 secede also
that we shall be able 10 support an N
dependent may and army without money
or credil-ibal il is good morals and pol.
ley 10 rest our financial system on SUE
cessful snuggling-ihat Savannah and
Wilmington viii be oharmsd with die
proiec, by which our free trade is 10 mo
nopoIize their irade,--you must believe
all these things. and many more as ic,rii
Gus and monsirous, or the scceders resort
10 Lord Peters plain argument. and de.
nounce and anatliamatize you as dasiards,
snbmissionisis, idiots, knavcs, or traitors.
and devote you to confscaiion and Danish.
meni. the yard-arm and The la,hern- posi-.
I'll is in vain that you represent to
these very tolerant and liberal gentlemen,
that their denuncia,ions apply to The
Southern States as well as to their fellow.
citizens Of this Siaie-that no one of
these States is. willing 10 secedc-h,a
they are as wise and as brave as we are
that The coarse epiiheis bestowed BY
The South Carolina patriots. on all OPP
posed 10 them, is producing feeling Of
hostility 10 the State in the hearts d
Southern men. at what they consider IN
solence and arrogance on our part. It's
vii in vain. There is the brown loaf of
ugly. sour, indigestible secession bread,
and you mus, believe II 10 be glorious
lisil that the seceder affirms il TO be--a
divine food. like that Of the I.olophagi.
producing an oblivion Of all social civil
and political evils-or yon are analhema.
marena,ha. and ihr bull Of condemnation.
sp"ling and heirhing and Missing fire. Is
Illuminated against you."