, 1860-11-17

Measures" Of the preceding year., Another
party deprecated what they believed the mad
ness Of such 4 course, and 1t was before pub
lie meeting held By the adhercnts Of the Inter
In the city of Charleston, on the e23d Of Sep
tcmber, 1851, TINT the Hon. G. G, McmmiDgcr
delivered IN address from which VIC quote the
subjofncd extracts:
Let us enter upon the examination Of this
separate nationality Of South Carolina.
"The declarations of the officers OF the Gov
crnmcnt, together with the activity now nanl-
tested ut the forts, assure us that secession Wll
not be 1,caccablc remedy. They intend to
hold these forts If they can, and they intend to
consider us as in the Union, Notwithstanding
our secession The experience Of the past
shows that Congress will confirm these views,
and will confer On the Government all the
power necessary to carry them out.
IA disturbance Of tho trade Of Charleston,
and removal Of Its active capital, will be the
bc the first visible result The city Of Sarnn-
nah will complete, In few months, its con-
nection by railroad with Augusta, and it is nj
ready in full communication with the interior
by Afacon. The bulk OF our business At Char
lestou is with Georgia, Alabama, and Tcnncs-
that South Carolina contributes small proper
tion, comparatively, to the import trade Of
Charleston. The merchant, therefore, will
meet his customers, und supply their wants,
with just As much facility at Savannah as at
Charleston. The distance to the interior is tho
sa1nc, the facilities equal, and the advantage 10
Charleston now Is that the capital d"eiis nero.
a blockade, however, OF Lhafleston. II II PC
merely on paper, with the port OF Savannah
wide open, would at once tsansfer the whole
OF this trade. Commerce is always timid, and
at Savannah no dlfhculty would cSlst; atChaf-
lesion the Ingenuity OF our advcrsar1cs "onld
create many; aud the hrst act ~Mch congress
would pass would I'LL Tie Savannah flFcr viii
our trade ..,.
What, then. would bc the con1ltion OF our
railroads and other public enterprises: In the
outset, the transportion Of the trade transfer
red to Savannah would be lost: ant "t1at6o-
ever should 70 by railroad to Augusta must
stop at the frontier, and be entered at some
custom house OIL the other side, as from for
cign port, and passengers and goods must oe-
come subject to all the Ecxat1on lnclaent 10
such visitation
-. The next cficct visible Wonid DC uPon
all the trades and business which depend upon
commerce Inc occupations ol many mnst
absolutely cease within the citS, ana me oasl,
ness of all must be greatly diminished. anu
in regard to the country, the extent OF M1urv
gone must depend upon those oser E9oih We
have no control II congress enoniu CHOOSE
to take away from Charleston inc prl'iieses o.
port of entry, or even WITHOUT DONG this
should make other ports more advantageous,
the rice and cotton Of tue planter would nave
to bear these burdens, or find their way 10 "a
vannah or Wilmington. The disturbance WHICH
would thus be produced between BANKS and
factors, between debtors and cfeohofs, Honio
he of 4 character which ! cannot pretend 10
foresee- a general result, however ol INJURY
and ruin must follow.
"3. An Immense emigration would take
place Of all those who would prefer 10 remove
their slaves into the extensive terrltofy o.
other States before the final consummation Of
the secession scheme should prevent them;
md afterwards corresponding depreciation
OF slave property from the lnapilty 70 remove
drcc- The foreign demand. even now, is con-
sidcrcl by the brokers As increasing the pr1cc
nearly hundred dollars head Inc destrue-
tion Of that dcmnnd Is 4 aproportionnte destruc-
ti0n Of value to the whole State; for alter &C.
cession Is consummated. no negro can &c re-
moved from South Carollua to the otherStates
Of the Union.
s'All thcse difficulties, great MS they are, and
many more, might be cheertully encountered
were they compensated BY the promotion Of
public welfare. But when II shall appear that
the state Of things from which they arise must
involve the country in still deeper distress,
they become wholly intolerahlc.
~ The next evil which VIC Will bring to
view, Is incident to secession, is one Of the
greatest and most fatal. We shall have lett
the Union because Of slavery. We shall, there
fore, stand out before the world as the great
exponent OF that institution. at present, rs
VIC too well see, the public opinion Of the
world is hostile to it, and nations arc almost
banded together for its destruction, By seccs-
sion We Isolate ourselves from those having
the same interests; We divide and weaEea tha
South, and VIC stand out alone before that hos
tile opinion, exposed by our position, anddc
fcpccies5 from our size
"Suppose the philanthropists Of Europe
should undertake to school Us by that same
scllool-mastcr who taught the Chinese that
opium-eatins was 10 lad tnlng, provided tie
taaglt Kossuth and Lis companions. to learn
the principles Of government from Russian
book, what Wonld be our condition. The
great object Of nil government is protection,
mud where tho government is protection. and
where the government itself Is too feeble to
protect from wrong 1t falls into contempt; ;
and to US, who hare hitherto enjoyed the
crnmcnt could command our own respect
which could not command the respect Of other
nations.
"5 And II TO Secure our extensive cons1
from invasion. or our commerce rom lnsuit,
or our slases from capture, Tc nndefIook 10
keep up m army or navy, thls Wonsq involve
US IN still more serious ollncnltles; am ;', una
pc to say %nas amount oi esPenoa1nse "omaa
BE- required 1or us u:saer such elIcumstamces.
But, Judging ~ otEer countries, ioaf lnil!sons
annually ~3nla pfonahiv oe lequlreo. MheIe
could even lalt that amount M oh p1oe4!ea: At
present our taxes are ssoo'NUu. me r.
maindcr is to be made up ny olFecl t3Ses' %e
could :t once sec Wherc lnat "oulo leaa. II
could not be mada RI W commerce, ~hllc me
EAt3aF fynrrfnTfnf
to seccde; As ti'is staie oi 1hihSs Ncnia Gel
tafnly last f9r several years nencc, curing tnat
time, would tue ineans pe ae!l'ea lor caa'5lng
on the government o. SoA1A :Jafonna; &C
cording TO the plans ol tne eeccssiohlsts, vc
should nave iots o. solnntesIs asosa oInes 1e
States to assist them. As guests tnese must 10
supported, ana aa' w., wv ~ te,,ns ELL ~ AZ
:agc Of NY per FEET 10 s9pport the estaonsh-
ment; and at this r1tc o.evo Q. these Enests
would cost us tue moaefate sum oi l"o NIL
lions ss2T, WITHOUT any ano"ance o. INC
proper doucenrs and :eEarcs "hicA susn de,
fc.4cra might reason1tiG eSptct1 Q: !9isnt leci
entitled to Aelp stlclnStlves TO- Ana sn9uia
We succeed ~ mastering lne RoTes o. aa .ne I'M
whence would be derived the reven2cA ncces.
sary 70 maintain the independent nation Of
South Caroitn:y The Scees.ionists answer,
By duties on our imports. Then, Of coursc,
they do not propose that South Carolina sinai.
be the fourishing emporium Of free trade
which others Of tic Seccssionlsts picture to
the people. If duties are levied on goods i'm
ported into South Carolina. only such goods
will be Imported as will be consumed in South
Carolina: for if goods thus imported should
attr1nnt TO cross fle line Into lie 1thcf 6tates
he iaYs Of the United States wonld stop them
md e1nct The. inty which Is reoufrcI there
Hence FOODS imported into Georgia or NORTH
Cnro1;na. throueh South Carolina, would nay a