Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-12-13

Inc fretext Tor Disunion,
There can be no doubt that large portions of the
people OF South Carolina Alabama and other cotton
States delighted with the election Of Lincoln be-
cause it afforded them pretcxt or occasion for sece-
ding from the Union Hence, the hurrahs in Char
lesion as soon the result of the Presidential cleo
ton was known, and the mounting of disunon Cock
AIDES in Southern cities Nr. Yancey had done the
cork, and the dsunionists rejoced. Gen. MCGOWAN,
leading member Of the Legislature of South Caro-
lima said in the course of debate few days since:
1--WE have long been satisfied as to the causes of
dissolution. We avail ourselves of the election Of
Lincoln, but it is not with us the only cause of CON-
plant We have remained in the Union for the
purpose OF obtaining the cooperation Of our South
ern sisters-to arrange the time when and the man.
ner how, and for nothing else"
The Charleston Mercury of recent date said:
But what does Virginia propose that we should
do? Why that the Southern States should make
another begging appeal to the Northern States, ITO
preserre the guarantees of the Constitution" Sup
pose one man should deliberately violate compact
with another man, every year, for thirty years, and
then should give him notice that he intended to kill
him-what would be thought of the manhood or the
wisdom of the poor oppressed devil should he go to
his oppressor, and beg him 'oncc more" to observe
1.-THE guarantees of the Constitution" Nth him
Would not any unbiased observer, believe him to be
idiot"
We ask the attention Of our readers to the SINH
lariy between the above language and that used by
Mr. Venable, the President of the Electoral College
of this State, in adjourning the College. 1--WE may
we'll doubt" says Mr.. Venabe, "the value of furth-
err guarantees upon the fugtive-save law from those
who persist in disregarding the present guarantees
of the Constitution. A bond for debtor who re-
fuses to pay it will be but slightly secured by anoth
er bond by the same debtor, which he never means
to pay" In other words the Mercury despairs of
and hates the Union-and so does Mr.. Venabe. If
this fact had been known during the canvass Mr..
Yenable would not have received twenty Thousand
votes as Elector. Deception has been practiced on
the Democratic party of this State, and Mr.. Yenabe
had hand in it But speaking of the personal lib
erty bills the Mercury says:
$50 far as the Cotton States are concerned, these
laws, excepting in the insult they convey to the
| South and the faithessness they indicate in the
North, are not of the slightest consequence Few
or none of our slaves lost by being carried away
and protected from recapture in the Northern States.
Nor to the frontier States are they of much conse
| quence. Their slaves are stolen and carried off
| not by the agency of these Personal Liberty Laws
but by the combination Of individuals in the North
| ern States. What these acts indications oil
the hostility and fathlessnesS of the Northern peo
pie towards the South land they nothing more,
when compared with the mighty sectional despotism
they have set up over the South, in the election o
| MessrS. Lincoln and Hamlin to the Presidency and
| Vice Presidency of the United States? The real
of dissatisfaction in the South with the North
| are in the unjust taxation and expenditure of the
taxes by the Government of the United States, and
IN the revolution the North has effected in this gov
ernment from confederated republic, to a national
sectional despotism."
So South-Carolina rdnted to go out. Let her
then, go out and stay out in the weather until she
| gets ready to come back. We have an abiding con
idenee that the great body of her people will rise al
last on their ambitious leaders, and compel them tc
retrace their steps As as these leaders attempt
to establish strong governments government
based on the subsection of the many to the will o
the few-and as soon as the people begin to suffer
as they piH suffer- under oppressive taxes destroy
ed trade forced sales of property for specie and un
brided military rule they will turn on the men who
have misled Them and, taking their own cause int
their own hands, re-unite their destines with thu
Union At this time, however, the very considera
bic minority in South Carolina who opposed t,
disunon are afraid to speak out. There is no free
dom of speech in that State. Such condition o
things is unnatural, and cannot long continue. TIT
reyulsiou will come and it will be felt when doe
! come.