The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-06-13
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From hs Albany Journal.
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"Mr. Sumner, have read your speech
twice. II is libel on South Carolina, and
on Mr.. Butler, who is relative of mine"
Charles Sumner did not libel South Caro-
lima. Representing Massachusetts, which
furnished to the Revolutionary war. sS'os2
Continental troops and Militia, against 6,-
sos (D from South Carolina, 1t was suitable
that in repelling the stale assumptions in
behalf of the latter State and her sister
Slaye-labor communities, that Republican
liberty was won by the arms and treasure,
by the patriotism and good faith of the
South, he should tell the truth as IL is in
the keeping of History. The record of the
revolutionary struggle shows that South
Cardinals Slavery, weakened South Caro-
lima, so that she was drag upon the fight
not only, but perpetual point of danger to
the common cause,-a constantly open gate
way for vasion and general disaster. Then
as now she held foe in her bosom, which
crippled her capacity for offensive war. and
weakened her powers of defensive action
foe dangerous to the Union, in its exceed
ing dangerousness to an assailable member
Of the Union.
Mr.. Sumner two years ago gave the Sem
ate proof of the imbecihty Of the Slave
States, in that in l77s the six South Caro-
lima regiments, composing with the Georgia
regiment, the regular force Of the Southern
Department did not muster ADORE eight hun.
dred men. 1t was wholly impossible to fli
their ranks. In 1889, the Governor Of the
State which now grows Buffers and produc-
es Brookeses and Keitts, offered to stipulate
TO the British commander the neutrality OF
Carolina !-and leave II to the issue Of the
contest to settle whether she should belong
to the King Of Great Britain or to the Amer
leans. After the fatal day at Camden, there
was not single battalion in the Southern
States. The exaggeration Of the resources
of the Slave States-their destitution-the
savage animosities existing among their peo-
ple-their social disorder and confusion
the want of patriotic feeling among them,
constituted the themes Of General Greene's
bitter and almost dsspairing letters to mem-
bers of Congress, 10 Northern Governors
and to Lafayette. Abundant testimony up
on tho incapacity and the backwardness Of
the Southerners in the Revolutionary con-
flict could be adduced from the North. Par
tial il will be called. But no question will
be made Of the veracity Of Slave State wit
nesscs called to the stand on this point
Here they are:
"There is not gentleman on the aoor
who is stranger to the feeble situation ol
our State when we entered into the war TO
oppose the British Power. We were moi
only wiihoa money, ,riihow an army ornuI-
itary store, but re rere fev in number, and
likely TO BE- enianglsd ,riih our domesties IN
case the enemy inraded w."-[Speeeh cj
Burke Of S. C.-Annals Of Cong. l7Is,
Vol. 2. p. l4Si.
"The committee appointed to take int
consideration tie eiraamstanoes Of the South.
en States and the ways and means for fhei'
Afety and defence, report that the Shte 0
South Carolina las represented by the Dele
rates of the said State and by Mr.. Hugcr
who has oome here at the request Of th'
Governor Of the aid State, on purpose te
explain the circumstances thereby Is UNA
BILE to make any efsctual effort with Mill
tin, by reason Of the great proportion cf al
i.ens NECESSARY TO 0REMAIN AT HOMl
TO prerent insurreefion a'nong he Negroes
and to prevent the dcsertion Of them to th
enemy That the state of the country an
the great nrp.Ser Of thex people among them
expose the inhabitants to great dar9r ffou
the sndesvon Of the enemy 70 sseiis 1ssm 4