Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-02-03
NUMBER 10.
A voice from South Carolina,


Our readers viii remeuber thstwe published a
few days ago, an extrsct from speech OF Wade
lIamptoa Of South Caroline, lha, b7caihod sentii
men;s OF CONSERVATIVE, national and Union-lovinQ
character We now present something Of the samo
sort from another member OF the South Carolina
Leeislaturs Agor B. r. Perry, spoken Of as bhe
of the ab'est aud most influential members of tho
South Carolina Legislature being nbOu, TO rcslrc
ffou that body into privatee has addressed farez
we'll letter 70 his constituents He has speft, As
says, thisy wears III ribie aud political life sup
ported bya most confding constituency, but rstres
with the conviction that political excitenont ia little
more than "!9y and bitterness.P OF the feFisIaE
ture he says that il win probably take recess t,Ii
May, though its business is Ear behing that there
are ahott FIVE hundred matters important 10 the
State, yet undsposed of and the financial affairs of
the State stand sadylin need of regnlation Tbs
time of the Legislature has been wasted upon fool.
ish diatribes against the Union, and Quirotc nr.
Engagements with other States with respect TO Ira
establishment Of a Southern Confederacy. He COM
tinues--R Richmond Wkig.
"In all candor ana franlsness, must sAs bossx<
er thatl do not believe anything serious win grow
out of our present excitement neither dlsufon civ.
war; nor danger to slavery. Ihave confidence ih
The good sense of the American people, and bad and
infamous as has been the conduct Of the non-slayc
holding States, do not believe they arc so lost ID
their interest as TO desire separation of the Union
or attempt the destruction of our Southern iisttu.
tons If however, the horrible sentiments pronaul-
gated by the fanatics oE the North become the set
tied public opinion Of that section it would be dis
honorable ana dishonoring to continue our political
connection with them, aid We should be pfepaied to
meet every issue that may come. The slave-holdihg
States should meet in convention and take united
action the sooner the better. But South Carolina
ought not to think of ttking the lead Twice al
ready has she attempted it and no other State foif
lowed ~ f o. f1tr 'Flila3 ~ = flt'
My opinion ever has been that the sole object Of
the North in their crusadea against slavery is 10 unite
the non-slaveholding States and take the Federal
Gorefnment out of the hands of the South, aud en-
JOY its powers, spoils and Offices Beyond this they
have no other purpose. Ever since the election 6f
Mr. Jefferson, the Southern States have had the ad.
mlnlstration Of the goyernment If the uon-slaves
holding States can be united in their electiofs
transfer Of the federal government must follow,
with all its power and patronage. And. / DO not
believe that II Republican were elected President
OF the United States with majority In both Hous<
es OF Congress, that the federal government would
be administered, in any material mannAr, otherwise
than it has boen for the last sixty years The bocy
OF such an Administration would be, in all human
PROBABILITY, that of extreme caution toward the
South ads - H4st 8Ee6 ifa.N aifl1aa1 ~ ,s'-s
The Legislature has passed resolutions IN th6
House to send commissioner to Virgins to express
our sympathy, and advise with her. think such
q mission rather in bad taste and Quixotic, The
Virginia Legislature is in session and will defend
her honor and interests without the advice of South
Carolina, said to the House, on the passage ofthe
resolutions, that it was like ncighbor going 10 n
gentleman and telling him his honor was wounded,
and he must reseut it and 6ght, Very likely this
oficious neighbor might 6nd himself kicked ont Of
the house. The commission sent By Virginia 10
South Carolina in our nulli6eation contest was to
keep South Carolina from fighting and tell her that
her wounded honor did not require such cou,se,