The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1860-09-13

ispfice and the spoiis ofI pfice--yictory aud
ldestruction. In other words IL Is politi.
cal game which they are Iiaying, without
ifai, efitS IL auv riyieipis q hnteS er
AfNow'i repeat ENad, ,Irs-sdopt. every isenti. |
Rsnt. exp eSP9rsssI9e s. aud word j? my sesolglt
scorf' and Contempt Tor the Infamous ShyporI
critisnl sympathy exi,rcsscdb by a, portion of II
the Northern people for the ATTEMPTED in
sprrection a. liarpcr's Ferry, and that the |
general adoption of such feelings and senti.'
nicnts, alike fcvolting u christianity and
civilization, by tilte Northern States. will
mike it ,dishonoralde, and ,dishonoring for
South. .Garplna, and the other slaveholding
States, to continue united in the same Hgor9
eriitnert with people whose social and
moral tone would eharacteri1e. than as IA
nation Of pirates. assassins and traitors.
Whenever there is Sufficient evidence be-
fore, the country to induce, tho Southern
States to believe that the non s1nv.hol,iing
States have Ss',crdlty adapted the fieadisS
doctrines set forth in the addresses and res.
alutiops at the John, Brown svmpathisinu
PUBLIC meetings, nm for disc0nn.ctinC at
once, and forever, all poltical ties which
unite rs. ms one people with the! Northern
Ssutes.TE But feel and know-that sucl, SEN
timepts are now utterly repndiated by the
whole Democratic party North, as wei as
by the entire Union or Bill and Everett
party. md n nrge 10, tion of the Black Re
publican party. comprising perhaps nine
teRtls 81, the Northern people. Believing
h.is, as most sincerely do I am Union
man till the contrary Oilers. or until I sec
an overt action oftfeason against the Con
sstitution and the,SoWh- -hy those who, con
tro, the Federal. G Government. Lam unwil
| ling to break up the Union on an uncer-
| tainty. ! will take no counsel from base
fenr'o coward y arrrche ensions. ?: so. .
yrA "'Secessi"nist'' in the Mercury says |
talk very much like the Tories did H. the
Revolution, and that he who advises again>t
Withdrawing from the Federal Union now,
would fheif have opposed separation from
Great Britain Let us see five have the
same cause for revolution that our ancestors
had. The following are some Of the griev
ances which irnpellcd the patriots and sagcs
Of the revolution tn seperate from the moth.
er country. as set forth IN their Declaration
of Inderendence.
Laws the most wholesome and necessary
for The public good were refused. Cover
nors were forbidden to pass laws of immedi-
ate and pressing Importance. People were
required to. rrlinquish the right of rcprcsn.
tauon in the Legislature legislative bodies
were called together atplaces unusual, un-
comfortable and dist ant from their public
hreends, Representative, houses were dis
,solyed .tor opposing an invasion Of the rights
OF the people. Tie population Gf the Tc,,lo.
MES was pres dnted g 1.-The administration Of
justice was obstructed.' aAmultittde of new
Offices were created. and successors of Off
cevs sent to harrnss The people, and eat out
! their substance, Standingarmies were kept;
up in time OF peace without the consent of
the Legislatures The military WAS made
sindependrnt Of and superior 10 the ci,il'
l.. Il
dictions foreign to their constitutions and
laws. Large bodies of armed troops were
quartcred' on them. sa Morderers of the in
haiitnnts.of the colunies We're a,roteeted, hy
imock ,trials, from punishment. Trade with
all parts Of the world was cut off Taxes
were imposed wit hdnt the consent of the
people. The tridf by jnrya was denied =
The citizens were stransl ,ortej beyond the
seas. to Tbe tried for pretended offences.
Charters were taken away, most valuable
laws abolished, and forms Of government,
altered Legislatures suspended. War was
waged against the people. Our sens were
plundrred, consts ravagcd. towns burnt, and
the lives Of our. people destroyed. Large
FrmfesS Of Emerecparies were ytransp"rted
hither to complete the work of dcs1!a,ion
and tyranny. Citizens made to hear arms
against, their country. - lnsurrcciions were
excited, aud The mtrciiess Indian savspe
called 10 to fhurdef ain ages and &c xessls,y
Z SHave'we my such causes at, present for
breaking mp the Government and dissolying
the Union. Since the formation Of our Gov.
ernment nine slave States have beer, added
to the Confetseraey Wig: rKentI OK Y. Tei,nes-.
see, Louisiana, Missouri, a alat,aIna, Mississip
ri. Florida: Arkan ,as'and Texas No slave
State has, ever been excluded from the Fed
eral Union. The Pedtrnl Gov ernn, ent has
recently declared fint the people of every
new State, shall decide for themselves
whether they will have. or prohibit slavery
The odious Mis- ,ouri restriction, sanctioned
by a Soui hern President, with Mr.. Calhoun
in his Cabinet, has been repealed. md ia
favor of slavery. The Federal overnnent,
with a Northern- President at. its head. has
passed fugitive, slave law within few
years pnst This lnw has been enforced bv
all the powers Of the Federal Government
Through their Judiciary the Government,
has declared that the citizens Of the slave
holding States have the same right to move
18th their slaves into Territory that the
citizens Of the non slaveholding States have
to Ihuve there with their property. :. The
Federal Government has declared that Con
gress has no right to pass any Inv prohibits.
Ing slavery in the Territories. and that the
Territorial Governments haye,no st,el, POW
'erssyWhat more do we want2 Where is
the analogy betw ecu, our present grievances
aud those of our forefathprs, who ternratefl
from the British Throne. and established
tile American Republic .a-ag .ssgT
era Where. Jet me ASK" A ASecessionist,s., in the
name of God and AL thai IS sacred on earth,
where are those violations of the EFederal
Constitution, aud those e.actnaisxisting priev
ances Of the South whieh.sin his. own Ian.
guags. would brand ,WAsuIsGToS .as a rRSI.
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