Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-04-17
south Carolina Secession.

1t is well that peppery brethren in the ''hlng-
dom'' of 5. Carolina, have few men among them
who understand figures, and who DO not con lder ii
waste of time to cipher out the problem Of seces-
sioh for the benefit Of the Hotspurs who preach SO
yaliantly of the ability of South Carolina to take
care of herself
We copy the following very sensible remarks IRON
the leading article in the last number OF the SOUTH
ern Patriot, published at Greenyille, IN the Palmetto
State and commend it TO the respectful attention OF
our Hunker friends, who have such fear that the
Union win be dissolved unless every man in the free
States is willing to act the part Of a bloodhound
and hunt fugitives from labor.
g Can, then, South Carolina stand up, and single
handed fight her way out OF the Union mat she
yiI have to use force in revoutlonsing her Govern
ent is admitted expected and declared, both by the
State and the Federal Government. So says the Sec
retarv of State, and so the President has minated
The Legislature Of South Carolina have made their
calculations accordingly. in armng and eqmppng the
State Sc The Military Committee have lntlmated
that our army should be thousand Let US see
what this army will the State. Every soldier In
the United States regular army costs the Government
Including officers and all expenses, thousand dollars
per arnum. Ii is is said militia and volunteer corps
cost still MORE This army OF ten thousand men, rah-
or small one too, contend against the whole United
States, will cost the State ten million OF dollars. we
must have navy and to build this, humble as it would
necessarily be- the State must expend, at very mod
crate calculation, including It's annual support, I'VE mill
ions more The necessary defence oil our sea coast
which the Legislature have in contemplation, would
cost five millions or perhaps ten millions more Here
we have already the enormous sum OF S2OOOo0oO, to
be paid and raised annually by the State of South Car
china, Tor perhaps FIVE years to come The whole prop
erty of the State, real and personal, may be worth
4s,np fh iAsl
vile was worth about five millons and Laufens Dis
trict seven millions The latter may be tar average
district, which would make for the whole State, two
hundred millions. Then in years South Carolina,
By this revolution, viii have consumed her lands and
negroes in supporting her army and navy.
But, in the time, her citizens will have lied
with their property from this intoerabe burden of tax
alton. We have already heard a number oil her wealth,
men say, that they would remove their property th'
moment the State seeded, and that they consdere
themselves justi6able in doing so, as they would
in removing from house on fire, when there was n
hope of extinguishing its flames. South Carohn
would become in five years bloody wilderness; tn
prudent and tmid gone the brave and patriotic deat
madly sacrificed on the field of battle not rose lie
to mark where the garden once stood
Lei US suppose that secession is peaceable, and tn
the Federal Government did not attempt coerce Il
State, what then would be her condition Has 81
strength and resources enough to MAINTAIN her lndepen
ence Does any sane man. with ordinary inormat
as TO the expense and dangers OF an independent go
eminent, believe it I There are an army, navy-f(
eign ministers to support, President and Cabin
and thousand civil officers to maintan-our sea Goa
to tortfy, commerce to protect, military stations
be guarded, and wars TO be apprehended. Texas tri
this state OF independence and became bankrupt
sprey to the depredatinns Of Indians ard .l es~-.
Bolted Hard.
On Tuesday Mr.. Webster's retainers made a stro
effort to induce the Mayor and Aldermen to reconsd
the vote whereby they had refused the use of Fame
Hall to the Secretary of State, but without avail t
Aldermen inexorable, and Notwithstanding t
high s'respectability of the parties petitioning for
consideration the Hall was not granted. Mr.. Hay
the Super ntendent of the fremont Temple, has, no
ever rendered the of that building for the purpo
in the following laconic note:-