The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-11-20
Sou.h Car.l,na 1sa2.

The dcughfaccs are just now in the enjoy
ment Of be fun glory Of the 81 told you SO"
line Of prophets. They Ars delighted with
the attitude Of South Carolina because they
predicted that she would erceds in the event
OF Lipcon's election. And, moreover, they
are di.posed to apologize for, il not to justi-
~, her treason on the ground Of Lincoin's
election.
slight reference to the history Of that
disunion movement will show that she took
more decided steps toward secession thirty
years ago than she has taken thus far in the
preecnt emergency. II it is Lncoln's cleo
tion that drives her to secession now, it was
JaeksoD's Administration that incited her to
disunion in 1882. II the people are blamea-
BILE now for supporting Lincoln, they were
no less so then in supporting Jackson. If
the South Carolina dlsunio nists spout treason
and abuse Lincoln, it is no. likely that they
can excel their oxn performances in that
line sgains. Jackson and the Union 10 1882
Here 10 specimen OF the tone and spirit
Of South Carolirians on the reception OF
Jackson's proclamation:
From the Charleston Mercury, Dec. II, 1891
The declaration OF war made by Andrew
Jackson sgAinst the State OF South Carolina.
occupies to-day the larger portion Of our
coIumDs. II will be read with the feclines
which 20 extraordinary document IL caicu
lated to exotic. This unhappy old man has
been suffered by his advisers TO errogate the
power 70 sosrcs . State Of tho Gonfederacy.
He has issued the cdiot Of . dicsstor-ar
edict which time will prove whether be dares
or oan enforce. lie has attempted in this
proclsmation TO intinidate the why's OF
South CafOlins by threats, and to encourage
and foment insurreotion and violence on the
part OF the internal enemies Of tbs State
This document Was received hero yesterday,
and greeted with tho indignation and con.
tempt which it merits. In every freeman
worthy Of the name it has excited no Other
feelings bot those Of defiance and soorn.-
Recresnts will hail il as : brave blow 30 tbs
cause Of treason.
From the Charleston Mercury Dec. 10, 1882
the crisis for which every in,elligen ane
resolute Carolinian wb,g hss long been pre-
pared 10 come. The efficacy Of our remedy
has been demonstrated. We were told i
would be inefficient; il has proved 90 potent
that an Infatuated administration has beer
CONF elled, 10 despair OF otherwise beating
W, 10 resort to brute force. We have Away,
said that our remedy was Of right peaceful
We never said that it would necessarily b,
peaceful il IL always in the power OF a bst
man ID outrage right BY violence, II unre
strained BY principle or fear Of consequen
Gee personal to himself. Gsnerat JsokAor
has not furnished the Grst example. Their,
nss been . , cesar, . Cromwell an: Bona
parte-men OF towering 1enius--who hav,
stopped to play the usurper Why NAV no
an inferior spirit without ~ much heart .,
either, and with none Of their genius, aspr,
TO initiate them 10 those actions Of their lives
WHICH he alone can initiate, because tbey ar,
erimiDal2
Ia lie Legislature. Mr.. Picksns declared
sshe believed the contest wnuld end ia blood
The document III the President was none les
than tbe fu,ct 81 ,yrant; and il they ~er
Tor ~ar, b. ~as resdv. and il beboeyed al
the e'tiIenA Of the Stare to meet the storn
with ercpmtnc m arirners. lie, for one, new
Or ~cull suhmit-if driven from the sea
boaru, ie @as f0f cYrrging 90 Ia war In hi,
interiof-if brivrn from the inferior NJ wa
Tor u guerrilla Warfare in the ~ auutains, ant
II II last compelled to yield, be would d,,
oDntending 70 The last drop Of blood hs had
80 sustain the ordinance and the autborit,
thereof.