Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-04-21
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Important sign In South Carolina.

The Bsrnwell Southern Rights Associ-
alton have appointed delegates to tn Char
lesion Convention in May. One of the
orators, R. A. CANT, declared hatthcre
was no alternative for the State but sepa-
rate State action. or suhmission---and he
illustrated the position Of South Csrolins
and the feelings Of her people, by quoting
the language OF Dioniede, who On opposi-
lion to the disheartcned and wavcring A.
gemcmnon, counselling the abandonment
ola glorious enierprise) exclaimed;
Go thou, inslorinua, from the esnbariei plain:
; Ships thou has siore and naarcs; TO the min;
noble care the Grceisns shall employ,
To combat, conquer and exfirpafc Troy
Here Greece shall stand. or fall Greece retire,
Myself shall stand Ill Troy or expire
Myself will stand withou; r-proach OF fesr
God BIDS rs s,rikc, aad Godis nh is aorei
Another speaker, J. G. W. Duncan,was
decidedly and unequivocally in favor Of
separate State action by the Convention
called by the las, Legislature. He trust
ed, that If (as has been said) Barnwcll
District was the first to raise the standard
Of separate State action, so she would be
the last to desert it. He had no fears but
that the crop Of 1852 would be gathered
and exported by the people Of South Caro-
lima Republic, free, sovereign and indie
pendent
The remarks Of Mr.. CANT and Mr.
Duncan, were heartily responded to.
All this is wha; we had RICH, TO OK
pect from so highly excited portion Of
the state. But in another district of South
Carolina (Edgefeld) an incident has oc-
CURED, which seems to have ruilled the
disunionists not little. Some time since,
Senator A. P. Butler stated in a letter that
he would, on the 7ih Instant address the
Association at EdgeGeld, on which occa-
sion he would give them "ty4e advice"
The meeting came of, delegates to the
Charleston Convention were appointed,
and Senator Butler addressed the meet
ing. The official report says, "He spoke
for an hour and half with a force and
cloquence which surpassed any Of his pre-
vious efforts" The character Of this
speech may be gathered from the following
editorial notice Of it, published in the
Edgefeld Advertiser, a rank disu,1ion or
gan. We ask attention TO few passages
which we have marked in Italics:
JrpGr BcTLrH's SprEcu.-It will be perceived
that we have not attempted an outline Of this
speech, Copious notes were taken with the intan-
ton Of giving il IN fill 10 readers in this week.
issue Of paper; but finding that the time bcforc
Us, Independent of other eHeacerents viii not sui.
flee for preparing it properly, nd DESTROYS Of cub
ccting report tothe revision oftAc speaker him
self we have thought proper t. postpone ta appear
Believing however, tl,at the views OF our %.
fcemed Senator upon the exciting moasures ofSoutb
Carolina legislation viii be looked for with much
anxiety by tho people Of the State take the lib
erty of giving. In advance what to US as be-
ing the and substance OF thcrr.
Iicis then, clearly 81 tho opinion tisi the Telc-
raj GovernfaeHt Is but another name for the dcspot-
ism Of the majori,y-that, under ii. tho Southern
States hive been plundorcd and insu'ted. until il
has become their duty and only road Of escape to
Dissolve their conBoxinn with it. We viii say, IN
passing. that the Judge was eloquent indeed sha1
dwelling upon this point. Heis, withou, shadow
of doubt tho advocate. under existing cirru.natan-
ees, of a dissolution o. the Union
In reference % tho action Of South G foaa. H.
Is convinced that secession viii not bs opppsrl NJ
yact ofwar on tic part ofthe Cover imsntat WASH
incton lie has como 20 tac conclusion Tint thr state
viii he permitted 70 scoede peaccaJly. Tldthecnn
sdcrs by far the most formidable danger tint iio. IL
path We're war a con5equencc oi oar action
he woall not irsgi he sep me. 10 e, dos. Bu'
h iooss ui,h alarm 20 he i7icz j5as ria 7,. broom
rig Tdr{fft, tiaf We Will ne ffrWltfel To depart
without Indication. lls Appreciation ofcsil from
this OF mas,ery inactivity ha cd uppn the
Discussions which. he fears. viii spring IN hu1ag
our people, from the gtr1IE opposition oftGe com
mnrcial interests ia midst. aad from tie annoy
ances which federal gold may iribe tho surrounding
States 10 nflict upoa he fears his aap rcr2er
actcn t,ti'nfe Bat he firmly believes that II
South Carolnn were united. sho could safely and
ecrtainy dissolve tho Union once.
lie expresses his discrimination to ~ in,o the
Convention Cor the sole purpose &c sustaining that
which shall lien appear to him ldvantn-
gcous to the State. lie dclarcg his resolve TO 70
with the state, whether tina; Convention may choose
TO adopt his advicc or not. Such arc his views and
feelings, according to understanding of thctn
Ifthcrc be nothing very definite in this brief de-
linsafion tho fault il not We perceived that
tho Judge scas it5o,ing under somc 8cgrccof yqiq
,posei By has present coRaccioa nth DE Foicaf Gcr.
rrRaeHt. BIT Jor dis. his views mig have suited
a majority of his hearers much better We are free
to declare. faithful journalists. that honorable
Senator indicates tempori-iHg p1llcg, as the ono
towards which caas. We Of f. gcfrd sincerely
respect his opinions; but nany-vcry many OF US
were utterly unable reconcile his brilliant elo-
quoncc, while depicting wrongs aud powerful
demonstration while arguing the futity of hoping
for any good from the Government, with the singular
conclusion he deduccd thcrcfrom
We may safely land we hope without thought
of dsrespect TO the distinguished Senator) assert
that ne left the audience almost precisely where he
found them Those who had mulo m their upin-
ions saw sufficient reason modify them. Those
who had not, nothing sufficiently expressive or
definite to induce them to take either side
There two facts that educc from the ccca-
sion. One is that the speech of Judge Butler was
In tho main the best c;iog; have ever hoard from
him. The other is that the secession party OF dge-
field are more Determined than ever.
Tho Charleston Mercury docs not seem
at all to like the position Of Senator But
Ter, and distinctly ranges itself by the side
ex-senator Rhe,t. According to the Mcr-
curry, both these Senators precisely agree
IN the position that there will be no attempt
to coerce South Carolina; that the act Of
secession "does not involve the danger Of
civil war" and they also agree in the far
ther point, that an attempt, on the part of
the General Government to maintain its
auth rity over South Carolina bv force.
would certainly and inevitably result in a
Southern coniederacy." At this point,
however, (says the Mercury the two Sen
ators.
Seem TO divide. For rho very reason tia,
South Carolina would be suffered to 60 pcaceabiy
out of the Union, Judge Butler serir,el4t sltrEs
font lie supPcscs that it would DO the policy
OF the federal Government to draw "a broad lines
asrossihle between and our noighbor States, and
by every means to fix upon the character Of
foreign nation Mr.. Rhett admits TINT the FEEDER
al Government would have no good viii for Us. hut
maintain thai they would have but limited power
rotations with our sister States aad b.
looks with tho utmost confidence 10 tho ability of
South Carolina to support her sovereignty with
honor, and her industrial pursuits IN prosperity
He willing trust South Carolina slonc to main.
tain, on her own resources, the character Of an
independent State. For eKr par &C egres riti M
Ekett.
Again, the Columbia South Carolinian