New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-28

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ends only Of The capitalist
SOUTH CARoLlNA.-The "retG-ns are all in,''
and it is found that one District (Horry) needed
not the command Of His Excelency, Gen. Means,
and refused to hold an election at all for Dele
gates to the State Convention to consider the
"Pence Measures" and for Slavery agitation
generally, and the next Presidential election in
particular. 1t will be recolleeted that the Con
vention Bill as passed was a sort Of an Omnibus
affair, providing for the election of Delegates to a
Southern Congress and appointment Of Missiona-
ries to visit the neighbofng Slaveholding States
for assistance ii it was found the " Immediate"
Secessionists were successful But the election
has turned out quite differently than was expect
ed A majority of Unionsts or Indefinite Seces-
sionists are chosen. Quattlebum and Gen.
Commander even himself who was all potent at
the last Baltimore National Loco Convention
have both failed to be returned. Excluding Horny,
(which is one of the few Districts in the State
which is composed of majority Of freemen,) the
Convention if it ever meets, will consist Of 167
members, equal to both branches Of the LegisG.
ture.
Among the Delegates are some Of the most sub.
Gtantial citizens Of South Carolina-F. w. Pick
ems, Gov. Means, B. e. Perry, Langdon Cheves,
X. w Barnwen, d. z. Huger, Isaac w. Hayne,
and at least one Land Reformer, ex.Gov White
marsh B. SeRbrook of St. Johns Coleton, one Of
the Charleston Parishes. LangdOn Cheves ap.
pears to be the most prominent Immediate
Secessionist" that is chosen.
Every attempt was made to popularize this
movement and electric frothy DiAunionists whose
insane utterings are much noticed of late in the
anti-agitating prints but it was no go. But few
ofthe old QERttlebum stamp chosen. and al
though the Convention was called TO resolve
South Carolina out of the Union, it is now admitted
by the candid and unprejudiced Nulli6ers there is
no hope for such result lsiG time, owing to the
"disorganised" condition OF the South Carolina
democracy"
Seeing this to be the condition Of affairs, the
Quattebums have come to the sage conclusion
that they have been grossly swindled, and have
called another Convention without the sanction
of the Governor or State Legslature) Of she real
Secession Southern Rights" stripe, and are de-
termined to lay down platform" which will
"clearly prove" that South Carolina has been out
of the Union ever since the first Southern Mash
ville) Convention Of Foote; but as yet the differ
ent Committees OF Safety talshough they have ap-
pointed number OF Delegates to this Convention
have not agreed upon the place or month in which
to hold their Convention, and it is most likely two
meetings will be held, one at Charleston and
another at Columbia, the Safety Committees
being equally divided as to the location of this,
the latest gathering of the NuliGers of the Fright
stamp"
1t was supposed all along that the Indefinite
Disunionists were defeated, but now the matter
is settled beyond doubt and loud are the wall
irgs of the Immediate secessionists. Says the
Chester Standard;
"Such a COW enton might effect much in fixing
and determining the true course Of action for the
State. 1t really seems TO US that We are very
much At sea, without rHdder or compass. Public
opinion is unsettled. Men seem not 10 know
what position to take what policy to advocate.
We know but little Of the opinions OF cur neigh
bors; what is worse, We can scarcely be said to
know our own. And while we thus pause, a
leiharey is creeping over the public mind, from
which even the promptings Of sefprefervAEion
may be inadequate to arouse them.
" Ii is but too evident that the popular feeling
Of the State has suffered violence il has been as
it were wrested from its determined course aud
the violence has Wellnigh resulted in its entire
this disastrous result has been brought about by
the attempt to force it into channel toward
which il was not Immediately tending. The end
desired might possibly have been attained by
more cautious and gradual steps
Our first duty is TO endeavor to reunite our
people, gather together our scattered forces to re-
inttate public sentiment in its former course.
Although discrepancies appear on the surface,
and the violence Of apparently opposite factions
engender discOrds, there is, we confidently be-
lieve, 4 commences OF sentiment and feeling az
the bottom, and il this be 50, there is a commoa
ground upon which all may harmonic. 10 tee
effort TO regain our lost position, we look upon
the projected Convention rs An agency Shich
may effect much good"
The State Armament too, is progressing re.
markably slow, and a writer in the Charleston
kelrS all at once discovers the remarkable efficacy
Of gunpowder The Aforesaid writer fears an ex-
plosion Of the Powder Magazine now erecting at
Charlesto and forewarus bis fellow Nullifers Of
the awful effects of having depot for powder in
the heart Of the city. Among ether questions. the
writer puts the following:
aft 6-pounder fired az a distance Of 200 wards
from q house viii, by the conclusion Of the air
sbatter into pieces its windows, what would be
the fleet upon orr city II an explosion of say but
30 tuns Of powder should take place in the Citadel
square ?"
This is poser, and 10 mistake; and General
Quattlebum, andCommanderbave given no answer
to this query. This writer has at any rate woke up
to the danger Of the impending crisis, and makes
further suppOsitoD, as follows:
We row present another feature Of objection
20 the contemplated Magazine. We believe that
the plsn upon which it is TO be built is one best
calculated TO produce The most awfai effects in case
Of accident. II the walls are bailt 90 solid as
20 resist the force OF an explosion. aGd thus con
ceHtrate the power rPrGrt only upon the atmos-