Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-11-27
Secession "a South caroiina-A Rsminiscenee.

50 the tasty iigtle Safe Of South Caro-
lima threatens 10 sever her connection.
with the Uuion. and set up business on
/ her own hook, How she would man
/ age 10 get along IN i stale o. single bless
eduesS-how she would s473or. herseIl
I ny her oWn una3ed ettort-where she
would look Tor Tie wherewith 10 af?easg
her huuger, aId cioyhe her nakedness-
now s1e would manage 10 keep her my
gers III suhjecu0n ani her poor whites
4 from striking fer their rghts;-are dautt-
less 90 SGOus >ae ha> uoi Vet very clear
/ iy Seu.rd III her own mind Perhaps.
indeed, Sae mea@s 10 sue Tor Separate
uiaiulenln,e''--to demand an adequate
allmoay Tor her support. from The party
She deserts. or to resolve herself INTO 4
model rvPubic- 10 pui herself or
the raaahg ot oae o. the Great Powers
ot the Old WnrId-or to annex herself
10 a-E:ca CUBA or Nicaragua.
IliS Is noi the first ume sac has play
ed The termagaN- ThIs IS not the first
time she has packed up her duds aud
threatened 10 Isave the old homestead. -
Inns IS not the irst tlme she has found
her suffering intoieraUIe," ami threat
ened 10 reud shr Unon 90 fragnen,s.-
Mos OF our readers will rrmeln5 a
''Iamily par IA which she PLAYED the
part Of sATrw; AoH she doubled uc her
fist aud shook IL IN Tie face o. ..O.o
Hickory" how she ra ed and ran.ed. anH
took OF Ike oIe possessed; how slit
made hvfsri. ridiculous and covered her
self al once with Coulempt anu Inlauy;
how, coercsd INTO good behavior. She
SUNK back, sCiteu and abashed, Iu.u her
old nooi by the Union freslde. aud be-
came Tor time The meekest Of her SIS
,ers.
II may be interesting at Ihis time 10
recall The leading incidents of that ia
mous family Iracas IN winch South Caro-
Ina figured Il dis,urbrr of tue peace. -
Il tariff bill had been passed by Con-
gross witch She interpreted INTO an as.
stuit upon her vested rights" She an
uouneed her determination 10 resist. She
aeid public meetings; she denounced the
fresldent. she denounced the Union. size
drnouucad the world at large From
reasonable words she proceed "a to lrea-
Sonahie deeds. She resolved upon null
bhcation, snd placed herself in an a,ri-
4
legislature Was convened on the 2g.h Of
oc'ooer, l>}2, for the purpose OF au-
'horIztng convention to consider the
"c!iafacter and extent OF the usurpatioa
81 the General Government An act
"as passed for a convention 10 be hpIi
on the third Monday OF November :oI-
lowing. TINS convention assembled O.,
the l9,h Of November, and on the 2llh
So rrted m o~"lnance declaring the tar
fl act null aud vola making 3. a..i-,'s-
tui for the authorities OF either the {. .f.-
eral OF Slalr Government to enforce the
payment OF duties-and enioinlnr the
Legislature 10 pass lass giving eiF.ct to
n ordinance. No sanction was to be
gwen 20 any appeal to The Supreme Court
ot the United States from he decision If
the State Courts, involving tie authority
0t the ordinance. All public oui ers
were required 10 take an oath to obey
and execute the ordinance. aud the acts
passed - pursuance thereof. ANY acgs
Congress should pass 10 authorize the
~mPloymeft Ot force agalns South Caro-
hAa was declared 10 b. null and void,
aud would n0t be- submitted 10; and from
the UNI of as passage. I've q1J.e from
lhe dWer1can .>t41eSnlan.l he STATE
would consider herself "absoiyei from
further Obligations 10 the Union, aua pro-
cerd 10 organic separate Govern
meu,."
Bu, sae recz7aed without her host
She lorgo, who II was that held The reius
of poNer-of what hardy slutT tie old
man VINO sat "a the CaaIr OF State was
mad. Ga The ilIh OF DecemJer-II,ar
less than three weeks from 1ae times ol
the messing OF the REASONABLE couvel-
uon- "Oid Hickory" ISSUED his famous
proclamation. Il combaued tae uua.i-
cauon doctrine Of the convention tAat
there IS no appeal from The decision of a
STATE. and declared ina, lAe Constitution
and the treaties and laws made under u.
were the supreme law of the land, aud
That The judges ia every Stale were bound
thereby, anything IN The constitution or
OF any State TO the contrary uotHI,hs,au-
ding. No federaiIvs government"
SAID The President, could exist withou,
similar provision. The discovery Of tie
right o. a State 10 srcede," SAID The no.
BIZ old man, was reserved for the pres
cnt day. To the statesmen Of Souh
Carolina belongs the Invention. and upon
the cItZeus OF That State vii. unfortunate
y fall the evil Of reducing 1t 10 practice.
The President argued the question Of
ihe rIgal Of secession at ieuglh-coften-
ded lilat the States, severaHy, IN be-
comIng paris Of nation, not memters Of
league, have surrendered many parts
Of their sovereignty; TIA; ''the allegiance
u their citizens was transferred IN lhe
hrst instance. 10 The Government of the
United States, adm0u!shed the Carroll
mans not to incur the penalty OF the
avs, and toId them they had been delu-
ded ty men who were either deceived
themselves. or wished to deceive others
rad led the people to the brink OF Insur-
rectIop aud treason. and concluded with
these Impressive words:
The threat Of uuhsi!ovej disuaion,
The names OF those once respected. by
whom u Is uttered. the arry Of military
force 10 support il, deB0;e ne aYr-oa.--.
OF crisis to our afairs. or wuscu the
continuance OF our unexamFIed prosperI-
- our political existence, and perhaps
that CT ali free governments may
depend. The conjecture demand free,
a iuil, and explicit enHlciallou. not oalv
OF my intentions, out Of nay principles Of
action, and as the claim was ass-rte. Ct 4
right by 4 State 10 annui the laws Of The
Union and even 10 secete from d az Pleas
urr frank Exr1-ttYo- oF ru-- o+,t,,-,-.- g..