The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1860-11-22
The True Issue.

In times of political excitement, when grave
ouest;ons a,e to be decided upon by the masses it
is essentially important that correct 1nformatloh
be disseminated and that the true state OF facts De
presented At this moment the people Oh oou'n
Carolina have before them an issue, distinct anu
easy of comprehension, which is to be determined
in few weeks ut the ballot box. Tho naked
proposition is, will they submit to be governed oy
Black Republicans? Every intelligent reader is
advised what are the tendencies, aims and objects
of that dominant sectional party and there cannot
exist even the shadow of doubt in regard to the
answer they will make to the interrogatory. Win
one united voice Carolinians declare they will not
,con;ssce in a. fanatica sectional and unconstitu
sional government. What, then, is the mode OF
resistance, and how will the calamities and DIS
grace of submission be averted? Why, by seces-
sion from this Union-by resuming the powers del
epated by the State to the Federal Government
and setting up an entirely new government. The
States Rights creed, long recognized in this o'ase
as the essence and substance of republican princi
ples distinctly declares the right of State to with
draw from the Union, whenever she determines
for herself that the grievances and expressions
CONSEQUENT upon that Union are no longer endura-
b,e This is to be accomplished and perfected by
n convention Of the sovereignty Of that people SO
oppressed. The Convention, called together oy
act of the Assembly, is empowered to pass any
Ordinance that, in their wisdom, may be prudent
and proper to assert the rights or remedy the evils
70 delihprnfe
For the third timo since the Federal Constitu-
ton ha, been framed, when South Carolina acceded
rs party to the compact in common with the oid
Thirteen, the sovereignty of this State has been
convened to deliberate upon the evils growing out
of this General Government. The last issue, prior
to the one now agitating the South was not con-
sidered of sufficiently grave Importance BY the
other slavehoding States to ucite with South Car
olina in setting up On independent Government.
She, therefore, when her Convention was assem-
bled in 1852, in Difference to the judgment and
policy of the States having institutions and inter-
ests i'll common with her, simply ordained that the
cause was sufficient, but that she would wait for
the cooperation of others before she would secede
from this Union. We now come to consider the
facts and evifeascs whiclr are manifest, that she
will have this cooperation sought by her in 81.
Since July last, the most distinguished and able
Southern statesmen have been fully convinced that
the candidate of q sectional party would be trium-
phar:t in the late Presidential election. They have
EXPRESSED this conviction publicly, and in other
States few warning voices have been raised, urg'
ing resistance to this covert act" of aggression
The popular mind, instructed only upon the poll
cies and principles of the Democratic and Opposi
tior parties in the South and accustomed for ST.
ries of years to the triumph of the once powerful
Democracy was not prepared 10 receive the intel
ligonce that the negro-worshipping and negro
afiating CO dates had been elected to the high
est Offices in the gf. Of the people of these United
States. The truth startled them, and instantane-
ouu came the expression from men of oil parties
we will never submit to such rule. The Legisia-
ture of this State then in session, and on the
swift wings of the telegraphic wire came encour-
aging omens from oil quarters of the South he
se.ching that body to inaugurato the move for ne
cession, that the cause might be strengthened and
upheld elsewhere. With IN unparalleled unanim-
ity. and after solemn dcliberation, the General
Assembly passed an Act calling Convention to
meet on the 18th proximo. The tendency of that
move is to sustain the glorious cause in other
States, and every mail brings fresh indications
that the spirit Of freedom and resistance to tyran-
nical majorities is the ascendant. Each State
will act for itself, and yfue will certainly sccede
The true ISSUE then, to be presented to the people,
is, rhether they cM resist submit 10 Black Repub-
lican rule. The question of separate secession or
cooperation cannot rightfully be introduced, and
he who lurs it into the contest travels behind the
record to create division of sentiment.