, 1860-12-22
WORDS OF wISDO1I,
fEeorn tho N L It1antnn Dat

lFfom Inc =. Evening Post.i
An nssemblago il now in session ut Chasles-
ton, having bven driven from Columbia by 4
fear of the small pox, which purposes to wrest
from tue Uulted States part Ut their domain.
Tint South Carolina IL such part nc proceed
to prove
Alter the surrender of Charleston to the
British, the people Of South Carolina, who lad
sworn fidelity to Congress aud the Union,
turned round and took the oath of allegiance
to the crown, by thousands, enlisted to take up
asms against the county, !dld sotsht in every
way to pfotc their fidelity 10 G2rat Britui,i.
The legislature; disheatsnsd and demo1alized,
passed an net placing all the powers Of the
government In the hands Of Governor Rutlcdge,
who hiuIsclf soon found It necessary to with,
draw frum the etate, which Eas thus SO coul-
rlctcly controlled by British authority as
canada. Georgia was also entirely in the pos
session OF the British, aud 1t was grnrely pro-
on the principle Of usi po.sidetis, leaving South
Carolina and Georgia to the British provinces,
as they were by the general acquiesccnce Of
the people.
But "thc United States Of America" had no
such intention. They regarded South Carolina
and Geory il rs part Of That beloved country
to which they had consecrtcd their lives,
4 "ircc, sovereign and independent nation
They also considered the condition Of large
numbers OF true patriots, eome In exile, aud
many living in fear from bloody Tar1ctou and
the Tory assassins. Accordingly they srut
uo"n III aF1nS lFom Inc NOftA under INT
utase oenesa4 Hleehe, u hhodc itlahd, VINO,
u tu.neuse saeflhces, "fcsted ooth provinces
~ s, o. Iae nan45 ol dfeat britain: and Drought
tnen :a': into LUG Union am Amid Tue general
!oy at the result, aud ut the peace which speed.
ily followed, those pcrjurcd traitoss who had
;n ,.;a' t,,'[, 1o!n"ns ~ ~cle eonaGnca, Whom
.s. a.sas, sn.oua tne liaefhal splfa1 then every
"nSie r;,e ltG, ~, ann
a-a.s5 80. soa, anu every loot OF II, Is mus con-
~ ~: ~ vs. as aA 1ntesfal raf1 anu paiccl VI
.l1" .aat nlea VIZ Msc rs onr Country, by int
o.uou aau tlGslsuIe WHICH II cost IN Inc fecos
VIA n rrma,n ae o. .ne ,3 honSiSG aea
..! no !e.na,"ea la!nlu! among the lall nlese,
ti,,t ~, ~ .nc lllais u 'he fesoIutlon. since
t1tAt uatt tho1sanus upon thousahus Of tnt
ts"r's VI lue Noi1n Lave, from time 70 tiihe
St.'eu ~ .hess states' as business or lncl.na
ston .i p!oi,np,ca, Wnn thc same 1eellitSs thai
'ncs "ouia nave had n removing to another
i'aa. " tnetl nailtG otue; that II vas ~ ~
.n.as .s..; - LUZ WITH "4ncn nas not haa soMt.
s"mnesl,oI9 ,,'i t tnele; ana lhosc VINO ha'c alcu
49,. !e.e ~ surviving lflenas 1hc eonso
.not tual .nclf ZONES u, rest III tne sui o
a. n:.,,' na,I country. 1aoee graves t71n nescs
~ Ht.e..teu. t1..'a
<.rs ,,ht. 1,arl s1, ~ 3aos5 t4ofs, anu oth
10 1871 "no na.e !noloea 1netr sfnfi1, arc a;'aln
!.samg h , 10 rcna iron. tltc Unlted States fhos.
s.;..., i*ae s "G.en were l'a1i III tne newborn
ni'.Jn .;a, .,' "nen = assumed lnaepenueact', ana
~. "eS at;. n'.a aceoh4ueFea from the l1GacA
~, &C s, Iul1o't4a4s anu l!e power u hne
W., Nv on"ieetsnleu anu lli,id men al tiie
.."% 80 ~. ale asa;n eounsllns so"ard'y
. ,.,. e4utces..ee !" ~ u1~l4enl''G1
"nt sn,ranIor ~ s.'J "n.ci oeF ia'aess M1n!
@ Mos su'!Snucr ~: = slnele foou OF 10 wofla III
% -,n,i ~. ansse ~ no lo"ef on eattn tnat ca'
i.Su y :; ,na. tcIsno5 !fom iue county o. "hict
;. ,..s. - ~ ~ "taa @ 2at. Us, ana Q! r'Ent oasul
'u. =" ~" 1"u !nust a1sescl continue 10 oe' IN ~
~. 49,. y. oul M Jn , anu constu1on, an,i III
s;'s ~; u, AZ na'ions Wlnln the boahts o!