The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-02-22
CAoLh H SOUTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY

he felt anxious to have his attention direct.
ed to other subjects.
have read poetry, prose and stories to
him when we were alone, at his reou.st
lor inns special purpose, but frequently it
would be OF no use; his mind would 90
pack to the critical institutions in which
he believed the interests of the South were
PerlIled. l could not begin to remember
the details of his conversation. At tho,
ulne, and in his room, wrote the "Pat-
rick Henry" letters which appeared in the
Herald, and read most of them TO him ho.
lore they were sent. In fact, they ncccs-
saf''y embodied some of his sentiments.
Low could it have been otherwise Bu,
above all details, can remember that
there was one alI pcrvading sentiment As
10 the utter and entire uSc!cssurss ur ron.
promise. lie secuted the very word. He
SAID the South had no compromise to of.
Ter, and that unless the Constitution vos
amended 10y introducing into it new clan.
seS to protect the South against the con-
t'nnal invasion Of the North, there never
could be peace and quiet between the two
sections; that there would be year after
year more and more nuncio ari,atous.
and that it would be better for the States
peaceably to dissolve at once. People
called, and he would talk with them or
listen and when they were gone, he would
snake his head, and in reference to "A sue
ceSStul settlement Of the pending Califor-
ma controversy, would say, ut is all Use
less"
;. look forward with the deepest forebo-
dings to the future. The South-,he men
ol The South don't see their real position.
lhere Is nothing gained by IA temporary
policy. Something must be done to reach
The root OF the evil. see it, and the
South will see it III few years. | have
no hope from the generosity or Justice of
the North. There are some good and
true men there, bat ia a few wears thew
Will be absorbed in the one all peryadn1
sentiment which Is gaining ground rap,
idiy. In ten years the entire North will
be abolition'zed. The love of plunder and
power tor the sake OF office Will absorb all
Justice and night between the sections.
This sanc spirit will grow in the South.
Leaders IN the South will go hand in GLOW g
with the North for office AMI plumber.
Even III my OWN State there vii 6e found
men as ger for spoi!s and ofiirc from the
general government as from any other
State. feel gloomy when look at the
future. My path might have been very
easy one, had 50 chosen, but have pur-
sued the right over II rugged road 1t
may bo but II few years before the South
will he trampled upon, invaded, ensIavcd,
and destroyed 10y umc Institutional exac-
ton and oppression. Then the South will
rise to one man. Then size will fully un-
derSIand me-"
These are sentiments that filed his mind
until he died. Could he have lived only
four years, he would have seen with sor-
row these political leaders i'll his own State
AS great lickspittlcs to the throne Presiden-
tial powers AS in any other. lie would
have seen bis prophecy nearly fulfilled.
he would have seen President in over.
wrapped in free soil robe, one of the
monsters who put atoat the Wimot pro-
viso. lie would have seen abotionrsts
and democrats hand in glove to place such
a man in power. He would have seen in
power as Prime Minister Marcy, man he
once held up TO scorn in the followin Z Ian
guage on the floor Of the Senate:
July 0, 1887.
then undertook to show that il wOuld
increase, vastly increase, the power of the
government if they chose TO exercise this
patronage for political purposes. That
they would so use it we had ample proof
IN the past conduct Of the administration,
and in the principles which had been
avowed by his friends, A former Senator
from New York, high in the confidence OF
tie party, (Gov. Marcy,) and now chief
magistrate OF that State, lad openly avow-
eel in his place on this floor that to the vic
tors belong the spoils, for which he was
reprimanded at the time by the Senator
from Massachusetts, (Mr. Webster,) in a
manner worthy OF hIs distinguished tai
ents.
can fancy the profound grief, as well
as horror, with which Mr.. Calhoun would
see Governor Marcy regulating the affairs
of this government. There was another
man from New York that he regarded
WIN pN''SNt auliOIIeuCcs IL WIS senator
Ssward. lie was at the Senate for shor,
time when Seward spoke, and he would
not listen to word.
But few days before lie died, he re.
ceivsd letter, which We insert. Il made
a profound impression upon him. "What
an unfortunate thing" said Mr.. Calhoun
that Southern men are so blind-but er.
many years they will see them rs / dc
now" "Mr. PauIdiug reads that man
Seward rightly" "Mr. PaulJing ought to
know Northern sentiment. even doubt
myself whether even constitutional
amendment could protect the Sonth agains
the arbitrary will Of Northern maiorit,
when once aboIilionism gets full strength
asit must and will in that section.n
HYDE PARK, Datchoss Co.,
March 10, 1850.
My Dear Sir:--I have received an,
read your speech with the deepest inter
est; II traces the present crisis to Il
source and points out the means Of avoid
ing It's consequence with perfect clear
ness, without deviation and without pas