The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-06-04

South Caronaa CosvsatisA> aae s.4ra +
| We copy below letter addressed by w. w. Boyce.
esq, member OF the late Charleston conve niion 10 the
president OF that body Separate secession treated Of
and the writer opposes such action in the strongest
false movement. barren Of good results. and product
i've only OF the most lamentable consequences:
a From the Norfolk Herald.
/ take this medium of addressing you lew observa-
tons the subject OF secesson-ideas which pouid
haze been glad 10 advanee the convention had BEEN
| A DELIBERATIvE BODY. .H+
am no, willing suen By my sknee, to sanction the ac-
ton Of the convention Approaching, however, highly
the patriotism oil many who urge secession, desire to
Without further preface, object to the secession Of
South Carolina for the following reasons which shall
most briefly indicate and not elaborate:
The great purpose before to give future security to
thing il not we accomplish nothing; for The present Of
slavery is not endangered--its future is.
that the future OF slavery only be secured
by the union OF the South. In union our hope
in dsunion is our despair. 1t follows, then,
sary that all policy should tend TO produce this union
and to avoid this disunion OF the South.
The question, then, comes up How can this union Of
the South be brought about
pre- OF external danger, and in other way Thus
all unions have been brought about The Achan
leaguethe union OF the southern States of Greece-an
iustrious and suggestive precedentwas caused by the
pressure OF the Macedonian power the confederacy OF
the Swiss canons was caused by the pressure from the
German Emperor Albert the league OF the Netherlands
from the pressure Of Philip II present conederacy,
from the pressure from without Examine all history,
and you will that all unions have been formed by the
pressure from wthout and that this is necessary law
of union, is evident from obvious principles The same
cause.-The pressure from whout-which has caused all
unions, will cause a union OF the South, especially when
consider the momentous interest the southern people
have in the institution OF slavery their intelligence and
| spirit. ss7a
This pressure from the northern power must il any
thing can unite the South.
One thing is certain that South Carolina canno, pro-
duce this southern unon for it's ndspen sable
is eonce,on Of ats necessity on the minds OF the south
ern people; and this conpion can arse in no possible
,ray srespt from The march of nat,e,sm If The North
continue to infringe upon u.s. the conviction will he
forced upon the southern people that they not safe in
the present Unlon-tha their safety requires them to
unite They haze not that connection yet and hence we
have southern union; for this moral revolution
must precede the political one and, in view Of the
existence of this moral revolution at the South, have
hesitation in saying that il you could by political
CONFUSION now break up the present Union, and have
the form OF southern union. you would have barren
scepre in your grippe" Your southern troaid be
,cAoiiv inefficient work the great and aruous mis-
sion before il because. the spirit springing from
vcton Of It's necessity being absent the Union would be
inert mass, without vitality unmoved by any passions
those Of internal hatred and dseord. And the
taIniy that the southern people not yet qualified by
their opinions for southern nnlon should admonsh
no, to Try to coercs them prema'urey into such union
Secession them whether attended with peace or war,
causing union OF the South Is not IN fuherance Of
our great policy OF bringing about southern unon and
therefore should not he adopted
As to the second purpose Of secession that II Is good
me ASSURE in telf-ihe nationality Of South Caroi,naI
hardly know what to say seems be Numerically
| an,agonsic to every principle OF our policy.
The frat fundamental, unanswerabe objection 10 il is,
that il is the d.sun,on of The Sou-words Of such fear
iu impor, that will not weaken them by elaboration
| Soath Carolina CANNOT BECOME NATION. God
makes naions-not man. You cannot extemporze ma
ION out OF South Carolina, IL Is SIMPLY impossible !;
we have not the resources We could exist by tolerance
aud wha, that tolerance would be. when we consider
the present hostile ap Of the age to the institution OF
slavery of which we would be looked upon the pc
culiaf exponent all may readily imagine trust may
never have to look upon the painful and huniliaing
| spectacle.
| 3 From The weakness OF our national government, a
feeling of insecurity would arise capital would take the
alarm and leave But il may be said let capital go
To this reply that capital is the Likelihood OF mod