The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-11-23

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The white population of South Carolina was
274, 1868.
At this moment the white population of the for
mer States is probably not less than five millions
while that of the latter scarcely exceeds three hun
dred thousand.
Now, is it not little arrogant for South Caro-
lima, with white population of less than third of
million, to tell the five millions of white men in
seven other States that she intends to drag them
into rebellion and revolution whether they will
or no?
Ought they not in unmistakable terms, to tell her
that they do not mean to be led by her their own
destruction, and that if she does not pause in her
mad career, she will, so far as they are concerned,
be left to encounter alone the tremendous response
bilityP Washington Star.
ITEMS FROM THE CHARLESTON JOURNALS.
MORE BANNERS.
r. Adger Co., on Saturday, displayed ban
worthy of their majestic building and the CHI ar
acter of the house. That banner is twenty feet
square. In the centre stands a Palmetto tree
above which, little to the right, is sun, richly
gilt emblematc of the future prosperity of the
State, as a member of the glorious Southern Con
federcy. ship in full sail is seen on the left of
the tree, underneath which the words Free
Trade" Above the two cotton bales, on the
right, is inscribed "NOvember T. 1902 the date of
the passage of the Convention bill and above
them "Southern Rights"
beautiful banner of marked merit in execution
was exhibited on Monday evening, from the De-
p0sitory store of w. n Hughes 81 Meeting. near
the foot an open Bible, and around it five stars
Above is the motto, "South Carolina dares to re-
sist oppression" and beneath the Bible the text
"ln the name of our God we set up our banners
The painting executed by the well-knnwn ar
| fist A. Grinevad.
BANKS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
We trust that no distant holders of South Carroll
ma bills will submit to any discount demanded by
| those who seek to make large profits on rumors
which are industriOusly prOpagated BY interested
| or timid persons. Our Banks are in safe condi-
| ton, and will be kept so.
OPINION OF GEN. LANE.
! In a letter expressing his views on the present
crisis in our national affairs, Gen. Lane uses the
following language:
No one, in my opinion who is at all informed as
| to the frame work of our Government can con-
| clude that the Federal Government has the cOnsti-
tutional power to force against State for re-
| suming the powers which it delegated to the Cen
| eral Government, when its rights have been in
fringed or equality refused; or, if the Government
| had the power that it would be wise or prudent to
use it. The Union not formed by force, nor
| can it be maintained by force 1t was voluntary
union of sovereign States, and whenever the rights
| OF any of them shall be infringed, equality re-
fused and they find it necessary and shall desire to
part, there is power that can keep them togeth-
| er, or that should attempt it.
| From the Philadelphia Ledger Nou. 22l
| REPEAL THEM.
The Northern States owe it as an obligation of
| Constitutional duty to repeal every law which in
| terferes with the execution of the Fugitive Slave
| Law. The Constitution and the acts of Congress
are the supreme law of the land, and any enactment
| which comes in collision with these, must neces-
sarily be illegal and multiplying in its character 1t
is no excuse for such legislation to say that thew
are laws against kidnapping. The general laws Of
the state are sufficient to prevent this offence, and
while habeas corpus exists person can be easily
Illegally spirited away, certainly not without the
parties guilty of it being responsible to the genera
laws for the protection of personal rights and per
| liberty. Whatever m haVa no
intention in enacting these State Personal Liberty
laws, they are now used only to obstruct an act o
Congress declared by the highest interpreting pow
er in the country to be the supreme law. They
create, therefore, not only heartburnngs and re
taliatory enactments, but they also produce wide
spread disregard to legal authority and to the obi
cations of duty the citizens of a common country
owe each other.
These weaken the hands of government as wei
as the bonds of union, and add to the difficulty
OF maintaining government professedly deriving
Its authority from constitutional compact, which
is practically, continually and openly violated BIZ
those who have bound themselves in honor and il
law to observe it faithfully. little less polica
passion, and little more honor and duty tn,
part of the people, would enable our government
to fulfil the object for which it was established
and command as much respect at home as it ha
influence abroad. The duty of Pennsylvania is a
its very first meeting in January, to repeal any en-
actment hostile to the fugitive slave law. move
ment to this effect should be Immediately made b.
our citizens. The time for sentimental nonsense
gone by. Practical duty is now demanded, sucl
: as clear-minded men usually perform when the
wish to satisfy the world that they in earnest
and certainly if anything can produce earnestnes
in intelligent minds, it is the danger which threat
ems the country from a disregard of the public oh
legations between the citizens of the respectiv
States.
CALEB CUSHING ON THE STATE OF THE COUNTRY.
General Gushing is to address the people of New
burypOrt and vicinity Saturday and Monda
evenings, upon the state of the Union. He has &C
dressed letter to Hon. Albert Currier, announcin
: this intention. In this letter he speaks of tn
imminent peril of a dissolution of the America
Union, to avert which, so far as Massachusetts,
concerned, the first thing necessary, in his opir
ion. is the immediate repeal of the Personal Libel
ty law, and having done this, eve shall then bav
the right, happen what may, to stand erect, t
hold up our head in the Union, to look our siste
States in the face, and if need be, to address fra
ternal exhortation to the State of South Carolina.
THE CABINET RUMoRs IN WASHINGTON.
r The Washington Star of yesterday evening say
rumor was rife in the Treasury Departmer