Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-09
NATIONAL lNTELLIGENCER.
THE BOILING OF THE CALDRoN IN SOUTH
CAROLINA. at@

CAROLINA.
The great Meeting, announced some days age
of the friends Of Southern Rights and South
ern Cooperation was held at Hibernian Hal
in the city Of Charleston, on Tuesday night last
JOHN RUTLEDGE presided, assisted by roll o
sixty Of the most respectable gentlemen Of the cit,
as Vice Presidents, and six Secretaries; and the pro
ceedings were such as, might be expected from
avowed Dsunionists, who are bent upon the estab
lishment Of a Southern Confederation, as the mos
feasible plan for effectng their object. In those
proceedings, which are subjoned, the reader can
not fail to discover evidences Of blind faulty
which not only disables these gentlemen from see
ing themselves as others see them, but prevents
them realizing the perdton, the absolute ruin, to
which they, as well as the separate State Seces-
sonists are attempting to drag the State of South
Carolina, and themselves along with it.
We publish also certain proceedings of the Sc
parate Stale Secessionists held on Monday evening"
(.he evening preceding the Cooperation" meet
ing that our readers may be informed Of the exact
position Of the antagonist parties into which the
Disunionists Of South Carolina are divided.
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PUBLIC MEETING AT CHARLESTON ON TUES
DAY LAST.
This meeting was held in pursuance Of a call,
which had been very numerously signed, OF those
g who are in favor Of Cooperation and opposed to
Separate State Action, for the purpose Of resist
ance under existing circumstances" Notwith-
standing the storm and heavy rain, which occurred
at the hour for assembling, the meeting was very
large, filling the Hail. and many who came failed 70
gain admittance. s
AT the appointed hour, NELSON MITCHELL, Esq.
moved the organization of the meeting and the ap-
pointment Of the officers.
The following letters were then read by A. G.
MAGRATH, Esq, having been received in reply to
the invitations which had been addressed to those
gentlemen to be present at the meeting:
Letter Of Langdon Cheves.
SAVANNAH, JULY 26, 1851.
GEsrLExrs have had the honor receive your note
of the 22d instant am both faered and obliged by the
invitation which contains well BY the manner Of
and regret very much that Is altogether Of my power
% attend the meeting concur entely in the ubec Of the
meeting have several times within the last twenty years
entered publicly my protest against separate State action OF
the right State secede from the Union have had
shadow Of doubt That right il the right Of sovereign
Ste-a right Of which sovereign Sdte cannot be dvesed
and the only real question Is Are the States Of the Union
sovereign States of which, suppose Southern
Will venture TO express doubt hui tnnk separate seces
son though an undoubted legal and public right is scarce
B moral and social the part Of Southern State
in reference her sister States Of the South Their ela-
tons Of unity many, homogeneous and suong
to amount to destiny. God and nature have combined
them by such social sdheson such homogeneones Of in
terest by sach great and benign mpahies of blood of
character, and historical action o % make their separation
depoabe dangerous and unwse And what reason is there
70 despair Of their union The precise question under de-
liberation is not year old. think. indeed, this is more
than time enough make certain Of inures-hey are
great ssd obvousand TO satisfy that we cannot exist
under the present Government Of the United States without
being degraded and oppressed people, But should think
il nevertheless short time within which for people to be
required 70 decide question momentous great re-
volutionsry change Of Government for SUCH undoubtedly
secession must be considered For myself think we ought
to secede but not alone and have ardent hope and
sangune belief that the Southern States will resist by
united effort, though not on the instant Wehave few,per-
haps examples Of such speed in the movement Of nations
and we have any, believe the results will not be found to
have been always happy pray God to inspire your de-
Eberaions with his wisdom, his truth, and bis power
am gentlemen, with great respect your obedent servant
LANGDON CHEVES.
Messrs. A. G. MasRATH and others, COMMITTEES, &c.