The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-07-28

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Wrlne to COLONEL Davies. oudct
date oi s3i May, issi. he exposes The
actual condition ul the country
~'rl,s sri,nesay heivoeu ths whirs
snd Tories VI ,bis state rruicra their s.i
naiion truly dcpl nMe. 1'rfr n az
dsy nss~es hni there arc mSv of leas wia
fali . saruate 10 the savage Opposition
TIE ~ higt arcia determined 10 vxiripista
iho forios, and thn Tories thd Whirq
Soane thousands hAyc failrp in this vas ia
this quartcr. aud the e,il fagoa wfh uofu
sin.rncc ulsn evrf. u stop cannat Do
soea g-t i1 thesp masacfea, lhe cauulfy
vil bc drropalaicd in tov u,au'hp mor.
neithcf Wing nor Too can 1--we"
10 Lafayette, General Green. und,r
dsie of 2a,h nuccmhcr, 1850, descitos
iho weakness Of hi. troopsj
"r is nov within fee DAYS oftlo tune
you mentioned %, hriur with mc, Wets
you 20 arrive. you would hnA tee raered.
hai.siayca inota 10 ihe wilderness, dfs.
tiHtn of everything nrcesiAfy iff oHbet
ihn ceuiaH 0f convenience VI s3iiff- "s
THE country r siu,i,si lsid waste. and
tho inhabitants plumber onr anuiheg wnA
I hule lcss th9u savage fury. We hta lfnni
hsnA 10 mouth, and h,ye nothing % snh,i.i
ON bat oi,si We collrc, wiih armed psfit,-
[ ln ih,s situation, believe Yen will auusl
with me. ucfp b. no'hng in, ,uav ,hs
/ way, especially when assure yea oay
/ whnlc fir,e Nc far duiy oiat arc property
| clothed aud properly equipped, dues Uet
/ amauut 10 eight hn0dfod mon, Jphasphs
/ LlG of Gran r5i !, pors 3l0.
Writing TO Mr. Narnum memhcrof
Congress be says
"1hcr s greet spirit Il cntcrpuss
| prevailing sntnng thc mlliha of thusu SoH'ii.
crp Slai,s. especially with the volunteers.
Bot their modo ni going to war b. 50 dr4
tucu,o, that 1t is lhogfoatcsi folly go trust
tho liberties Of people ta such pruca
n1us dclousc" iDlnsoR's L,fs II Coosas.
rot !. P7gc ~
Nothing can be more authentic or
complete than this testimony Here al
so is what Is said by David Ramsay. an
e.timable citizen Of South Carolina, IN
hishisiory Of the revolution IN that STATE,
published in 1898, only short time at
ter the scenes which he describes .-
"Wbito the American soldier. Law en-.
canped, lin the low country near Chatlss
toni thoir tatterod fags were 80 compioto
ly worn out, that seven hundred Of thrn
we're oa mixed az they wofo born, except
ing n small strip Of cloth about their waislA,
and they were nearly as destitute Of mrat
~ Of clothing. FOL 2, Pag, 25s.
The military weakness Of this "slnye-
holding community " is too apparent
Learn its occasion and then join with
me in amazoment that senator from
south Carolina should attribute our ia
dependence 70 anything slaycholding."
Tho records Of the country, and various
voices, all disown bis suggestion. Tho
State Of South Carolina, by authentic
history, disowus it, Listen fyou please,
10 peculiar and decisive testimony. un-
der date of March 20, l779. from tho
secret Journal Of tho Continental Con.
gress :---
The committee appointed 10 ,ako into
consideration the cirrpmsiInccs u he
S0ub,c,p H1i,s, and tho ways and means
oi their safety and defense, report thai tho
St1t0 ut South Carolina, tas represented by
the Delegates of the elid State and hy
Alr. Iiugnr, WIN hna como hero ~ ihn ro-
quest Of the Governor Of lho snid State, on
81 purpose to explain the circumstances
thereof - rSAnLr 10 make any chcctaal
ehurLa with militia. by reason ofth great
proportions of cillz"ns Hfcctsgry u remaia
ai homo f9prcrsHi iHs1rsci'on ag,ong he
, nfgr0ss. and 10 prevent the doseriion of
ulorn "a The enemy. That tho state of tho
country, and bie Rrsai mfs,ber Of these pso-
pfs 0mgHg hsm, oAposo tho inhabitants to
great d1ager, from lhe endoAyors Of the ~.
einy 10 excite them 10 revolt or desert" 49,
Iof l, pIge l05.
Here /. South Carolina secretly die.
closing her military weakness and its
ooc..,ion thus drowning, IN ndyancc,
the vaunt Of her Senator, who finds
strength and graluaton ia slavery
rather Than in freedom. II was during
the war that shc thus slfiyed herself.
on her knees, ia the confessional Of the
I Continental Congress but the snmo
imporian, admission vas made IN de-
: bate, on the loor Of Congress, 80ih OF
March, 1880, some time after the war.
by MFR Burke, representative from
South Carolina -
"Thrr0 Is not gentleman on the 1oar
who is a stranger ~ the foeble situation Of
onf State, when se entered into ihe wsrtp
oppose lio BRUSH power. Us trese not
yHiy win0d moHeY, iciNom mig HrHig Sr
fat,farg si0yss bn rf ,osrs fto ~ nnnibsr.
andh4sig 10 be- s'ifqnyied ,cih aHr d9mesfiss.
Ia cass NJ caoHg iarasi,d 49, .Iaaais of
roagtss, l5-J, i5yi, roius,s 2, P1es
ii0t
Similar testimony to the weakness
cngeniered by slavery was al.o borae
by Ar. Madison, ia debate Ia Con-
gresss
Every addition they, fGeofga aHi
South Carilual receive to iheif humber ~
slaves is,ils ~ ifsiisa hsai anil fsafsr
hsp, iess eapalis Of d,frass -.iaatis ef
tyHgr,ss, roi {, ppge 80.
The historian 0i South Carolina, De.
Ramsay contemporary observer Of
lho scry scenes which be describes. ek,
poses lhis weakness
" The forces Ha3er tho rtsamsnd ~ Gen.
Provost marched through The richest sai-
uenients n ths stsie, ~iiefe sfe tas iesest
slfe ii,bsbranis iH proportion o. ne sani-
Der ~ s'sFa. IAs h,igtss .bneaas. 81
itpef edh ~ tops gfls,,foal, fgssoat ns'f
sfaers snd rlnired 10 Rfest naa,ben ~
uso fayal auay. They rndestafed D. nc
omu.eDj hnse'ges r1 dsg ncz naaieIs
by discovering siefs thfu oapen had
e,.aceaiei tleif property snl sere Haaid
iig in ssryiHs q or Usisfy II sgais
facsias, roi, pogs 3i1.
Aad lhe same candid hlsiof'aa. des-