Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1860-12-07

few reasons now why the South should quit
the Union, and n few answers 10 the arguments
against it, aud have done.
secession of the Southern States will insure
10 them domestic pence and security.
This is q consideration Of infinitely more i'm.
portance than it ID generally tuken to be- Let
t be remembered that disquet has made its way
into our families, and has been increasing for
some time past, while we are in the Union, and
where it will end, if We remain in it, Gold only
knows. With every recurring Presidential Elec-
tion il is to be renewed If we fake any part in
the contest. 1t is the everlasting stump speak
ing in behalf of rival candidates for Congress
and the Presidency. the ndiscreet tabe-tulk
which it naturally suggests, the inlammatory
extracts rom northern speeches and editorials
| constantly paraded i'll the southern press, which
bring unasiness into our families-not the things
| said and done by the fanatics afar off.
Now. all this ends where the separation be.
| gins. The force of this argument will be tes-
ted at the next meeting Of Congress. Mark,
| if you please, the change and tone of manner
which the rankst and most defiant Republicans
will assume in that body. If one anti.slavery
measure is proposed by any. OF them-if one
threat, or taunt, or dare is thrown out by the
rudest and most rampant of them ALL in con.
tempt of the peculiar institution"-call me no
prophet. Our Congress Hall will no more re-
sound with this topic. Here is dangerous
leak stopped. But have a better argument
than oil this. 1t ID universally understood
among all classes here, that South Carolina
will sccede from the Union; and the effect up.
on the slaves in this section of the State, Il
know not how it is below,) is just. as I said it
would be year ago; and just ms it has been
in all ages, (see Prof. Reynolds admirable
article in the last DeBoto } and just as it ever
will be, If we treat our servants as Gods
Word requires uss to treat them. Seeing cock
ades mounted everywhere, and continual para.
des, they think that war is coming certainly
and numbers of them are inquiring whether
4 they-will not be permitted TO fight with their
masters If not, they propose to accompany
their masters as waiting men, cooks, dc.
suppose theFts9ek Black Republicans are
negroes (no greatssMstake, seeing ,uey love
each other desrersteiy.) and thezsidea of q
parcel Of negroes coming here to fight "white
people" is against all their notions Of delicacy,
and common sense and, having internal evi.
diase that they are certain to be whipped, they
desffe to take this honor off their mnstsr's
hands. Be this as it may, all is quite here.
The coral hymn of several of them hes Just
died upon mine ear, and would have no more
fear of intrusting my-wife and daughters to
their care thantJ would lave in committing
them to a brothers care. Get us away from
Republican influences. apdfwe shall dwell to.
gether inPeaee on earth, and mingle. hymns in
heaven. 1s there any thing on this earth, not
to say in this Unisp. which could 1cornpcnsate
me for one &esk's alarms ofthe tender ones
of my bohsebsiaf And Yet il hiss besnSthe
undisguised aim % tho Abolitionists to stis
them fn every dsHi,y id tha South shot for q
4 week. or a ysSt .fbit iihterminsbly ! "Agitatei'
"Agi,ate ~ ~1ssaheir cry in the beginning,
i, and jtzhas besn hepf up TO the end For what
purposef For ais purpose Openly aVo~ed by
them) VIII cii'is just begihing TO be aesoinPlish-
4 ed. ) e. n. IL II
One would suppose TINT this aide the infer
nal regions there could not be, found a5E4ing
1 O. pablo. sf such q pjnn-=a plan which srisbs
viii tie Ss6fest & aiifiations thssmost ipnocs6t
y1t lthey could NOT only eoncoct such plain,
Ebat shuchls oser. .jtS most tsrrifc exacuttona,
4 Harpefs Ferry, and draw #ittieism from iton
Yirginian. courage. Again, they had the plea.
surs of seeing II carried ont most exsensively =
in Texas. nBut Virgins and Texas ara both
J you complaint I,complaiu ef'psithes. 1 ac,