New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-26

South Carolina was mere burden to the Union.
Rut for the assistance rendered 20 her by her
sister States she would have remained to this
day British colony--a position to when, II one
NAV indge from the reliance which seeins 70 pe
mt upon British aid and comfort in ease OF ais
union, certain part Of her citizens are anxious
to return. II early became necessary, on account
of the numbers and intrigues OF her disanected
population, and the weakness oeoasioued by her
large slave population, to excuse her from 'ur-
nishiuc any quota 10 the main army under WASH
iruton. When at length she was invaded by sir
Henry Clinton, her weakness and lncapacity 10
defend herself became fully apparent Her Leg
islature Rad sent TO Congress representation
Of her inability to operate by militia "Dy rea-
"son Of the great number OF citizens neces-
s,rv 70 remain at home TO prevent msur-
" rection among the negroes and Their de-
" sertion 70 the enemy TO supply this
deficiency, il had been proposed 10 rd''o '"reo
thousand negro troops, the men 10 De Pur-
chased of their owners. ond to be st1huateu ~
FIGHT BY the promise of emancipation when dis
CHARGED from service But this plan though Ia
yored BY Washington, and even by some OF her
own citizens, was very iV-receiged IN South Car
o,;no ubere the idea Of erms in the hands OF
rocroes was far more dreadful than that Of Brit
in conquest. The South Carolina Continental
regiments were always very thin, and the army
with which Gen. Lincoln opposed the INVASION OF
Clinton was chiefly made up OF North Carolina
and Virginia troops. The capture of these troops
at the surrender Of Charleston LETT the State de-
fenseless, and thus, ut the hands of Sir Henry
Clinton. South Carolina enjoyed that separation
| from the Union which Robert Barnwell Rhett
and others of her protested patriots are now 50
anxious to bestow upon her, and rather than
miss of which they are willing again to invoke
| British aid.
II was not BY her own efforts that South Caro-
| lima was again restored to her position as SOW
| ercgn State and member of the Union. In
addition to the troops of North Carolina and
| Virginia, it now became necessary TO detach the
MARYLAND and Delaware leyies to her assist
ance. and it was only by this means that she
was delivered from her British cOnquerors
After the war was ended and when the States
under which the Union now exists, and winch
we trust, South Carolina to the contrary nOtwlti-
standing. Will continue to exist for years to come
fiat State again made its appearance in the
| character of a marplot and disOrganizer The
great BODY OF the States had already become sat
sfed as well of the injustice of negro slavery
az of its incompatiblity with the principles
upon which the war Of the Revolution had been
justified aud the Constitutions of the States had
been founded The African slaye-trade had been
already prohibited by the legislation OF most OF
| the States, and the desire was general to make
that prohibition one of the provisions OF the new
Constitution. But South Carolina again set up
her peculiar IDEAS and imagined interests in OPPOSE
ton to the general wish and tie general good
Her delegates in the Convention declared that
she would never agree to Constitution In which
this prohibition of the slave-trade was contained;
aud agan to pacify her, she was INDUCED IN u
continuance of it for twenty years.
The Constitution which she was thus induced 70
sanction, she has since attempted, under various
pretenses, to deprive Of all its efficiency 1t ls
to her that We owe the invention of the doc
| trine of notification, according to which she has
| the right to set aside, on her own mere author-
| ty such Federal laws as do not agree with her
| narrow construction of the powers Of Congress
| She lbs now got so lag as 70 maintain that she
has a constitutional right TO go out OF the Union
at her own pleasure and that no power or right
| exists anywhere 10 compel her to obey the laws
| of the Union. The promoters of this secession
| policy pretend that they are ready and
| willing to form in n Southern COrfederacy, and
that the formation OF such COnfederacy is the
| ultimate aim Of their policy. But if South Caro-
lima carries with her into the new Confederacy,
which she proposes to form, this doctrine of the
right of State to secede at pleasure, what basis
of stability will it have to stand upon And
| what pretension has State to set up as the
founder of a new COniederacy, while in that to
which she already belongs she has proved herself
so uneasy n member, and such o drag and bur
den upon her associates