New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-29
ArIHE-E1TER IN EARNE ST.

Ex-Goy. ADAMS Of South Carolina, having been
invited to attend recent Public Dinner TO the
Hon. Jo5p MCQneen, Member of the House from
that State. responded 10 the following spicy eplstle
The hits at Senator Hammond, Speaker Orr' ~c'
will be highly rellshed in Carolina:
LIVE OAK, Nov. IL, lSjS.
"GrxTrvMrs: have received your invitation to
be present n, dinner 10 be given to Gen. MSQueeu
ON the 10Th inst ] regret tha. business which must
be attended To on that day compels me To orego the
pleasure i, would afford 10 be prcent on that inter-
estng occasion. would Ike very much TO Join you
In doing honor to to WHOM honor is due To nlpge
nv congratulations with yours, est to greet with
cordial wtl.dOne 4 statesmen II whom there IL no
syayiabeneis, neither shadow of turning. Whie
many have halted On The vayside, ard some, longing
after the "fshlos,' have strayed oil IN p1rsut oi
false gods n Mccueen oct npies the pIoui and en-
yable position OF aving frJn ir. to last. through
good and through evilrepOrt cor.inued States Rights
'o the straight acct Ills voice IN Gear and un-
equvoca tones Is still heard eounseins MS lountry
men 10 cling to the faith ani usages ol their fathers,
and rather than submit to degradation and ruin, to
take their destiny in thsir owo hands. Would to God
every Southern Member Of COccress were as reacy as
b. is 10 put the South at once upon or destiny The
North would soon realize herwCakness and dependence
upon u.s. and her betrayed peop, would turn upon her
GidiIgses ard her Sewarcs ani dcyour thcm But
fear two powerful motives will for time postpone the
day Of our 'delverance and brty, W., the ioaves
and fishes and the feeling Thch makes rs rather
bear those ills have, that ily to others that W.
'knnw not Of
Both these motives address Ii nnselves to the
qualities Of our nature, and unfortunately
these latter too frequently control the conduct and
affairs Of FIFE. II would be instructive, inst at this
uoTeht, to know how many southern politicians hope
TO be made President of tho Republc-how many are
longing for Cabinet and Ministerial appointnents-
how many speculatiug Gs 70 where they shall be
located under the approaching cen-us-and what their
chances Of beirg returned 20 Washington. Many of
item have realized the comfort OF feeding ont Of TIE
public granary, and it would 60 hard with them 10
have TO draw thcir allowance from their own cribs
Politicians Of this type when screwed up 10 the
sticking place. will prove quite Obvious OF past
wrOngs, and will be found to have grave doubts
whether it would be good policy on the part of the
United States to withdraw from Union whose history
has been Of repeated injure. and usurpations,
and which, under Abolition sway, must inevitably
d1ce the Southern States 70 the level OF degraded
proyinces.
lie is truly sarguine man who finds hope for the
South in the existing signs Of the tines When, in tue
history Of the world, has naicis'n ever paused IN It's
career until it had fulfilled its reckless mission When
did il ever listen 10 reason, stop at consequences
Point the Abotopist to the West Indies, aud ask HIM
if he would precpitate upon The South such doom,
and be will answer, Better that the South become
bowling wilderness than that one made in the image
OF God shoni be held in bondage. Iterpose the Con-
stitution your shield, aud he laughs in your iace
You don't understand IT, Bold up 10 HIN the Bible,
lie Misses et YOU, hnd poliis 10 q lgher law. Mr.
Calhoun in n judgment, was the able,t and most sa-
gacous statesman that country has ever produced.
II will rarely be found safe to depart from his maured
Judgment. I commend to the hopeful the following
"a ,ract from one Of biz latest speeches:
have considered thi, subject Abo aenl arsey-wieyi
think SEE the future. II DO No; stand ~ ought N
lsppy-the Of Indotau rro.perou ad kspPy.hs
condition q JaHaic. Is PROSPEROUS and -Ppy compared win
what must be- that .! The soliserL sat B..
seward has announced on the floor OF the Senate
the la'e elections leave doubt OF il that the battle
has been won aud oi the husngs no proc a!ns To his
Sans Culoties,' Equality and Fraternity and that
this Government must be either wholly Free Soil or
wholly SlayoLOiinc. Seward is said 10 be man
who speaks what he thinks, ,nd means what lie says.
Now what let me ask you Is TO bc the Consequence Of
this victory. What less than the government of the
south rs the Moth "a sectional GOvernraent-i
Government OF mere numbers-without check-yul-
,spicable aLd III only for slaves There are
rnary now 10 the South who would hold Office under
Giddrgs or Seward iron, Cabinet appointment doya
10 toe siter There i. no difficulty Ill finding
Cassius VI. Csys or Francis L. Bsirs, wuo wouli
glory in tie service ard laugh 70 sc0rn Your udgpa
on al their trecchtry. Secltor tr.tenden woad to-
morrow vote for the emancipation Os the slaves OF
k.ntuchy, rather than vote TO with draw that State
from the Union. H. persuaded, in obedience - the
suggest of TOO cautious pocy 10 try how toerc-
be will be your condition undcr such domination
for the first four year. In the mean time, exercise
your ingenuity in ccyisng new pl.t.orms-your hugs,
IN callirg On the Northern Democracy 10 throw up
their swrs,y nigbtcsps' IN your behalf. Assume
defiant attitude, and proclaim - your lncTc1npni i"s
Your imperial resources. Put lour trust in Northern
politicians, wtO keep the wort Ui promise 10 our ear
and break it hope Should sach man a, lancy
of Alabama, whose .scucheun IS H.thou. STAN or
belnsh oIeseeing Your degradation, call on you 70
league together 10 defense of y0ur rights, of with
h bead Beware ai-o q. Maxcy Gregg. He
thinks too much, he j. great observer, and be- looks
quickly through the deeds OF men.' Have about
you men that are fat, snch n seep o nights Yet
little scop little ,umba T, litlc folding o The hands
to sleep ard what, | ask you, wil il A. ent IN
Why at tie close Of the first term Of Black publican
rule We viii ind IN mi lst organized flce->oi
party. backed and upheld oy the oyershadowlne
power and patronage ofiie Fedora Govern nent. Inc
election VIII have been made under ths forms al the
Constitution, and il 20 into i, IL viii Lot DO - say
we " IN not submit, because VIC have been airy out
vot D. Abolition presses under the ial,e preterse 81
giving tie new Administration d Ialr showing, VIII
sjring up amorg us. TIE Fost-Onice viii BE- IN tue
h. nds Of the enemy. lie niss N WI D'conc one OF
roson-ro.son to BE- infused into our system through
thousand secret channels Oar enemy knows too well
liz game f,r an open assault. sappns ami mining
VIII bc tie process Cf cur ruin, and that ruin VIII be
traced ia characters which il Will require No -ooth-
sayer t. interpret Are prepared ior The state of
vas-alige Whih must Speedily oyrrtake ~ Ii We
sr. b. bio. .ni rom ~, be- * g" "ur rene1,hrssre
I'll Ieeoleeuol q: the deeds Of our iahsr, ssd forget