The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-11
South Carolina southern Rights Convention
hARLLs TON coHREsr0NDENCE.

ouE CHARLES TON CORRESPONDENCE.
CuARLrsros. S. c., May :. ISL
Rrl,,r Of Tie First and Second Day s,or
Predominant, ard Dsu,.io1, Iatsrsins- Gioo,ay f,,,p~
AgrceabIy to appointment, the General Convention a
all the Southern Rights Associations of the state u sou,
CaroliI a, assembled in the Military Hall, today Al
O'Clock, PM
Tho aSsemblage was organized with remarkably. deco
rum. and spirit Of fraternity and unnniuty prevailed
igni6cant Of harmon ious sentiment in Opposition {,
This federal Union and in favor Of going Of
expedent, at all hazards aud to the Las, extremity
-Four hundred and thirty delegates. highly re-
spectacle ard Intelligent body of al quarters
the State, enrolled upon the journal FIX Govern
r. Richardson was unapin usly elected President anJ
the organization was completed in the appoin. ment o
VioePresidents and six Secretaries aud the acp
ton Of the rules reported for the eu II the
Conrrutiou.
Governor RIcL,RpsoS, taking the chair dniis, -cI
powerful appeal In behalf of this rebvious sttad II
South Carolina TO the government Of tac Unite states
and the peace and safety of th- Union. 80 Hothcrn
man y, the North or out Il South CaTviia, afT
ciate the spirit of secession aud of uaiian fan n,
genital government which Lcrv prevails II tn ,,ul.
y,rsai ,sntiment. We venture to say thd ne, ono
man OF this Convention u Ia favor ~; ga3inu con.
tnuing in this Union II mot To strauger in
this place the asscmblage ia this Gothic hs - tns
moral and political atmt-p phev around L ~ tonyeu.
ticn In some foreign country Accustomed IL I'll ieli-
bsraye assemblies ht rcoforc, IN our trrience oven
II In oppc ition to acts Of Conxrrs- er ~ tl. acc.
ion g. hear tomethig of sttschmentsnd stntrasca t
ptvSsed for ths Union the glory a. which l0ratc. ~
Earth; and accIstoacd "a hear Oiy ai.uuion ~ hc
ast dradful trsort la the last insupp estu nifty
wct,i ~ thi convucnt,on ~ scedr p' ssas Y wc hrd
passs b, yund the limits the untsd Fta, hl v,fr
~ state already cut on, ana in to- chr aN, = spa
rate nationaLiy--a tpfeisn stac. sftte IL y0nd Che
jurdiction of corgrcns beyond hc 'rasrn, relation.
oi the constitution ~ state w'.hin nTt Jt wihc,a
the ccnffderscy, lacking Orly the rms - Z selautD
not tee ntisl "a "a. feet.
The opening speech Of PRECEDENT l,,hsrds.a IN ~ r.,
aliWion to stccsson va applaud -th much euthu-
satm ~ speech 81 Henry Cisy, tsusr 81 the an
would be received In front ~ ~ After 'iotar Hr.
hchaEdson admitted the doubt 10 gloom, taC tb.c
ing dnhgcrs gathering thLs "a brcp. ep
ihe Uhion-hw that undertake {, ride uppo the wbir
wind car direct the storm but The 'ucrca.ug 1grs
OF S'grts AID the incrtasing danssr whlCh ne
W ifcu the North, ndfnnnih tb~t df er A. tp
ktuc pr -cnted, II rosktAnrt tuaas loA !. h. scout
ece in cur humiliation (Applause TLs snl} Questions
i"r us u determine tho gace, tnD time $40
ntsns of the ,nd WI have In yse--hoe What " ttfs
and when are W. 70 act' (krps1- IL appeaid n le
larritccs of south Carona tic nou frair fe' ~0u
ie toChuruhusco ana Chspulterte, but h0ttsts rcci
ing tie ida - di-soiyng councctu .-tar
states may have been ten yrrrs nro however 81 at
hazardous new n hss a. ~ or 4is a.
thpIiause ~ hath been sad wher II BATH ic.ua
tot,ther let no man Iui asudsr !" brt te
equally applicable, /" hon Gpd snd h.iu,c isth pa
htui der let bo man attenIt 60 gofu together fNt"i
applause The lfvSiJrnt thea rrucceics 10 6eacria
The ncoigruOus c mcnia. FRA. n.I All tfut
have attempted 10 .rssamstr sri INA nire under
the federal con,pscts confcletaey under which the
south has Lcn hnposerihel ~ vurleLug the N,Fth and
d'erad.d 10 the lat .uppUrta.D tegyc 81 huif'stHn
Our FEDERAL Tag i the nfugV n the tset snd The go
pressed o. cv,ry land except the south 4 20 ris
helier no refuge no rrotscti1n - In fact he rinu
!. air,sdy n ~ spirit snd mt NJ 80 solved Thediiou
North aud south in the oNufttVs a i 1ivid,n uadtr
which of iteth the Union c-nn0t survive N, cyt.-
wb,inhna religious sentmeni y tho Nrfsb tgtn-t cur
Institutions h such that 20 rc1an a. ihu Un'on,
main 20 be destroyed. (Applsuse -e have Gi.n but
70 perform our duty ami leave tire islu - God
Let deliberate upon II in rprit vor,hv ~ or arcr
fegt lup hat haxU ttN Nut0u