The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-12-27
For the Cniclon'sr.
WILL YOU SUBMIT, CARoLINIANs


Ore or the greatest curiosities, aud 70 most
Of We noTftcrnGTs, novelties, that has for
long tune come to my notice, is the Edgeiield
Is c. Advertiser. it is paper vooiierous
for seccssion-fu Of means for the late defeat
of its party, and severe inits denunciation OF
the opposite camp. That the readers Of tho
Caledonian may know how the "irc eaters"
Of South Carolina talk, I wil introduce a few
ofthe best specimens Of its contents into this
communication. And first, here is short
article, which appears under the above writ
ten caption
Glad ono stood upou battlefield before
the unconquercd lcgions OF Rome and, point
ing 10 the apparently overwhelming host ar
raycd against them. had he asked the ques-
ton, twill you hy Romans Pit could not have
been more startling to the pride of Cnsar's
veterans than the above written caption ought
20 bo 20 that ofthe frecmen Of South CARROLL
ma. But the sad murmuring OF Responding
patriots, growing continually more general
and more distinct, forces upon us tho melan-
choly conviction that the day has come when
the quesiion should DO put IN its most naked
and shocking form. And now. for the first
time, VIC AJAX it with rs much Of despair as OF
hope.
We despair when we observe the fearful
indications Of apathy among the leaders of
the party which now claims TO be the State.
We hope, when we call to mind the spirit of
resistance which still animates n largo por-
ton Of the real substance qf that party. We
despair, when we look to the rapid progress
OF Unionism, in our very midst, and recall tho
mahy causes Calculated TO advance its strides.
We hope whom We think that its premature
boldncss may yet draw forth from both the
leading parties,a torrent Of indignation, which
shall sweep IL back into its former insignif-
canoe. We despair, when we think OF the .
Indifference manifested by some who should
feel otherwise, to the dear bought brightness
of Carolina's fame. We hope, when we ra- -.
member that thousands Of hearts stin glow,
with undiminished devotion TO her honor and ,
with undying determination to struggle, while
yet there is n ray Of promise, 10 make her flu
turo worthy Of her past"
"As much of despair as Of hope"l What
strange ingredients the hope OF secessionists
is composed of We ought to pity those who
arc laboring under the mental hallucination,
that the people ofSouth Carolina will ever
from the Confederacy, or that they
can maintain Independence il they do
In the paper before me, is Gov. Mea IS proc
lamation Far n day of Thanksgiving, from .
which document the annexed sentence is
clipt x
"And in view OF the dangers which threat
en- our Institutions, fervently TO pray that our
rulcrs, may be inspired by wisdom from on
high, 40 that their counsels may be- directed
in that course which will rebound TO HiSgto-
rg and the good of our beloved State
This speaks for iIsoif Hero is one other
extract which is, perhaps, tho most reeaArkA-
BILE efIusion OF the three, and Will throw some
light upon HON abs editors party esteem the
admipistraiivo departments at Washington
"If however, we adopt q diflerrnt policy
Il party lipf'-aye psiatAined and pSr'y strife