The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-03-21

federacy among themselves. II We sub.
mt to the abolition Of slavery in the
States the people OF South Carolina will
lose one hundred and twenty millions of
dollars, anc the country will become n
how,ing wilderness. We will see nearly
four hundred thousand slaves turned
loose free in this State, upon about three
hundred thousand white people to claim
political equality with us. The abolition
lists will neither pay the owners for then
negroes, nor will they send them out of
the State, The effects upon rich and
| poor will be equally awful. The negro
has ne'thertt tie honesty, the sense, nor the
industry voluntarily TO make support
for himself, by work aud when freed he
will lie forced, by stern necessity, to plan.
der the white man Of lis hand earnings
| 'or subsistence while ho wi, claim 10
SIT IN public among white ladies', and
among white men in the jury panel This
will cause war of determination to he
waged by the White people, upon the
| bIac ks, which will not end ill the negroes
are destroyed or driven off to perish -
| Such will be the consequence Of that spu.
rious mercX which the abol'tioaists, now,
madIy cherish. From such friends. the
negroes ought to pray fcrvcntv to the
Fountain Of all Mercy, for Geliverance.-
And trust they will bc delivered, bv that
Providence, whc! will nerve our arms
and inspire our hearts to save them -
while we preserve our dear aud sacred
rights, from reckless misVovernmcut, aud
insane philanthropy. Emancipation would
fall, AS burden especially OF the poor
people Of this and other States, The tax.
es which support the government are now
,evIed for the most part on negro proper
". But let the slaves be set free, aud
then the poor people will he ground into
the duS; by the enormous taxes which
they will be obliged to pay, to keep the
wheels .! government in motion. Il j.
not my purpose 60 cuHm"rA,e al the
wrongs which We are suffering from the
Union. The 5 'utheru people, ala! c,I e.
cialIy South Csrolaiaus. are now chiefly
concerned in devisiug a remedy for their
manifold grievances. Al! parties IN tais
state desire n Southern Cunledcracv 10 be
formed of This and one or more of the
slaveho!dng States. But here The que
ton occurs
Has It Stntc tie right to Srrcde from,
tie Unioni
This question becomes important, not
from any doubt which beciou Is the ri.h.
OF secession; tut from a denial of dis
right, by our enemies a. the NORTH; hv
certain vennI miniUns Of Fedc-ai power III
the Soulh and by u few ~ sguided frcud.
amongst lis, some of whom, fear, seek
To conceal II craven submission To wrung :
- deny ing our title TO this remedy which
opens the ouIv WAY 10 freedom which
Ne may peaccoJiy tread for the maiutcn
amce OF liberty; and without right to
which We would have 10 throw oil our
expressions. bv the sword Of revoiutiOn
under hazard Of the terrible penalties Of
unsuccessful treason. Admit that seces
sion is OIL V revolutionary right, and
then seceder would, 10 law be rebel
aud IL traitor. Allow Il State, on the 9th
cr hand, the right to sccedr, aud the Fed
eral Government would be bound TO nc.
luiese in the exercise Of the right. No
man eau deny the righ, OF secession, with,
out advocating the right Of the Federal
Government TO coerce II seeding State,
back into the Union. Concede The righ:
Of coercion 10 the centrHl power, and the
States would then lie swallowed up in n
ccnsQ> dated government. Their reserved
nights would exist Ouiv ~ name, aud
would be rs uusuHs,an,lal and il!usorv ns
the spirits which GIenlower vanity sup
posed he could cal from the vasty deep
propose, here, briny to state some Of
the reasons and grounds, which support
The right o. ec.ssion. Tie Union is a
o onpact entered into by the States as
SorereiGnS for the purposes provided for
n the Federal Constitution; and is in the
nature Of "a partnership which any Of it's
members may leave at pleasure. There
is no provision in the Constitution Which
makes the Uuion perpetual, or deprivcs
the States OF the legal right, according
TO the codes of all civilized nations Of dis.
solving, ut will, their connection with each
other. This rule Of law applies even to
pas!'.eEsl4irs be.wccn individuals in ioe
Story, in his commentaries on Equity U
vol. page G02) announces this doctrine /:
"ln joint tenancy created by an act or
agreement Of the parties, in a case, capa
bIe Of interest, the pint interest should
continue (exactly us in cases Of partner
shlp) so long as, and no longer than both
parties should consent TO its continuance"
Blackstone cites the civil Law, in confr.
nation Of the common Law that no man
can be compelled agains, his will to re
main in a partnership. Judge Story ap.
proves Of this authority and concludes,
that, "therefore, decree Of partition
might always be insisted on, even when
some Of the part owners did not desire
It," e St. Eq. sec. 64s) The reason OF
the rule is stated by this learned jurist to
be. that it is against good morals, to com.
pei persons TO hold a community Of prop.
erty unwillingly, "sinse il could not fail
to occasion strife and disagreement among
them" refer to Cow on Partnership,
at pages 243, 244 and GAS; also to the