Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-08-02
s.What will South Carolina do p,

Why, she will secede of course, as she ought
to do as she has the right to do. Who will pre-
vent her from it? Massachusetts, might try to do
it. or Maine, or Connecticut-and why? If South
Carolina chooses to dissolve her connection with
them, or with the other States what business is it
of theirs? Can't they get along without South
Carolina? Can't they go on and manufacture cot
ton goods, and shoes, and wooden nutmegs, and
eat Goldfish and Irish potatoes just well as ever
Is it South Carolina or themselves they expect to
benefit by keeping her in the Union? But will
Georgia try? or Alabama? or Mississippi? or
Tennessee? or Kentucky? No. not one of them,
There is not man in all of these States who would
buckle on his armor and go to help Spain to keep
Cuba in subsection, nor to keep ireland in the
Union with England; they would not go to help
cut the Threats of these people, with whom they
have no affinity, in order to compel them to sub
NIT to tyranny and oppression Where is the son
of the South, then, who would ever shoulder his
musket to go and compel his brethren and friends
in South Carolina to submit to Northern aggres-
sion? Let US see how he would go about it.
What reason would he give for it? Let us hear.
"These Northern people have been vilifying and
abusing US year after year; they have been all the
time using the power of the government to do us
injury and injustice; all admit that they have
done the whole South wrong and injustice-South
Carolina refuses to submit to it. | have rather
made UP my mind to submit to it myself rather
than have difficulty: but shall | go and help tC
compel South Carolina to submit to this wrong,
which we have suffered together at the hands o
these people? Oh, no l won't doit l comics:
it CALLED me to submit myself [ brought mysel
to it only to avoid difficulty but if the difficulty
must come, my blood runs for the South; if hgh
[ must, fight for the friends of the South, and no
for her enemies
But, if this should not be sufficient, and ht
should still make up his mind to join the North
he could never get there; there would be too many
barriers in the way. His mother would stand il
the way, and when he came to ask her to buckl,
on his knapsack and give him her blessing sh,
would say to him, |'My son, why are you going
to fight South Carolina? Are you going to fgha
as your forefathers did the battles of liberty ami
Justice and right? Are you going, as they did, t.
fight against wrong, injustice and oppression
What wrong has South Carolina ever done tn
North? Has she ever invaded their rights? Ha
she ever asked of them more than she is entitle
to have? Has she attempted to lay upon ther
any tax? Has she attempted to despoil them {
their property? She has done none of these things
and why are you going to fight her? Is it beeaus
she has been wronged, as you yourself admit, an
that she will no longer submit to wrong? And
shall of mine be found in the ranks OF tn
oppressor, taking part against the oppressed an
injured! Never my son-no, never; and remem
Der, if you go, can bless you, but cannot bles
your cause; will pray for your safety, but neye
for your success.
No! if the time should ever come, when tn
Northern States presuming upon having the offic
of the government in their hands, should dare T.
attempt to use the power of the States agains
South Carolina for refusing any longer to remain
in the Union with them, there will not be singh
Southern man found in the ranks of the oppressor
but thousands upon thousands of the gallant son