The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1860-12-06

required oil him.
[ There to be no longer any reason
Why tho State'should have two TREASURES
1t requires two sets of officers to do what
| one could readily and easily perform; and
| Columbia is now so accessible from all
parts of the State, no Inconvenience could
possibly arise from uniting the Treasures
| there, The Treasurer should also he re-
9uired to reside in Columbia; and not de-
pend upon deputy to discharge the duties
of tho Office The practice now is, to elect
la Treasurer with salary sufficient to cna-,
bic him to employ competent deputy and
still save money for himself The rcspon-
siblc duties of the Office are not performed
by the one chosen by the Legislature on
account Of his fitness and qualifications, but
| by man chosen by the Treasurer, and
responsible to him alone; and although the
Treasurer himself Is responsible to the Leg
islaturc for the faithful performance OF the
duties of his Office, yet the mischief done
| by the deputy may be rrcmcdiablc, the
State suffer, and the officer be ruined
The law prohibiting masters from per-
hitting negroes to ~. ihc:r own time, and
make contacts, should be 50 amended and
such penalties attached 10 its violation, that
no one wouldvcnturc todisrcc,rl it, With
out suggesting the Particular penalty,
would recommend that both the owner of
the slave and the party that hires him or
her, should bc punished by fine or i,nprIs-
onm mt; according 10 the mitigating o: n
| gravating circumstances that attend the
case. Some Inconvenience viii no doubt
arise from such an enactment, and it may
be necessary to make some exceptional
cases; for instance, the exprc g oil implied
contract with black porter To carry your
trunk or carpet bag, or 20 on an crraul
but this may be done aud yet much good
result from the general law on the subject
Ii not uuireluently happen, the. me slave
mechanics hire white men to work under
their direction, and for their benefit, ani
thus instead Of exercising control over
that class of population, some are placed
under obligations to them. This state Of
things should not be permitted; there must
be Il distinction bc ween the races, as mark cd
as their different colors, it must be distin t.
ly and universally understood that the white
Is the governing race, without an cxccp-
ton, and without regar t. disparity Of
intellect, merit or acqul, mcnts.
The general recognition by the citizens
Of South Carolina of their allegiance to the
State, and that obedience To the Federal
Government ceases rs soon rs the State
withdraws from the Union and asserts her
sovereignty, satisfies me that she will have
no traitor in her limits; but wise prccau-
ton can result in no harm, an may BE- the
means of advertising orr people, that if any
of them should be so forgcttul of their duty
! ~ lni, al I.
displeasurc us to disregard her ordinances.
or obey any other commands than those of
the constituted authorities ofthe State they
will be dealt with rs traitors and punished
accordingly. In view, therefore, of such
a contingency, some legislation may be ne
cess Try IN more particularly defining trea-
son to the State, and aifixing the proper
punishment for the offence. South Caro-
lima must insist upon the implicit obedience
of all her citizens, both native and natural
lied, and no one can be permitted to put
his Individual construction upon the rc,l-
: tion he bears to the State OF his birth or
adoption. The obli-ation of the citizens
of South Carolina to obey the laws OF the
Federal Government was created by the act
of the State entering the Union under the
compact entered into by the sovereign par
ties to it, and itfollows that upon the with
drawal OF the State, the obligation is no
longer binding The secession of n State
cannot, in the proper use of the term, be
called Il revolutionary movement 1t j.
true there will to some extent be a change
of government, such rs disSolying n com
pact between sovercigns Ia which it Wa,
stipulated that the citizens or subjects o.
each State or nation should perform certain
duties, which before the agreement OF the
high contracting parties, they were not re-
: quired to perform, or abstain from the cx-
crcise of certain right, which they have
previously enjoyed; but this dissolution OF
a compact does not imply rebellion which,
il successful, is revolution, aud which il
unsuccessful, subjects the citizcns to pun
lshlncnt Tor committing treason. Why are
we ut tins moment tiZeuS Of the United
States? Because South Carolina in her soy
crcgn capacity made us so, by II compact
entered into with the other States. which,
whom united, were called the nilcd States,
and 1t follows ;hat when the power tha;
ordered us to obey the Government of the
United States and which alone had the
right to create that relationship. rclc,scs
Us from that obligation by Withdrawing
from the league, Our obedience is no long
er due t. that t'oycrnlnrnt, and our all, Il
anyE to the State as oar lawful sovereign is
unqucstionablc ana undivided
The introduction OF slaves from other
States which may not become member, oi
+ the Southern ContGdcracy, and particular
iy the border States, should be prohibited
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