The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-03-21

will make South Carolina noble eXamp.
lar for oppressed natious ali over The
world-it will cause all manly hearts TO
pusae with throbs of generous emu!a.
tion, and animate them to deeds OF ee-
waited patriotism.
/ We lind IN It, a worthy example for
imitation III our present difficulties with
/ the North. As "" have the right, peace
! ably 20 Withdraw from the Unun, aud as
the Federal Government has 10 r.ght to
| prevent it, either hy hostile ar', or hy
cunning c'rcUmvrniou, the w"v tor ro-
fugc is uncts'ructcd before us-thu Rcd
Sea opens Wild is ~a,e,s-'No Dry sands
invite MS TO tread them, and f Pharaoh
and his army dare TO pursue US, dreadful
viii be their doom, wneu inceusud Jus.
uce, guarding our Exodns, shall close
over them the bIlows Of reIrbutiou. Let
us even encounter the troubles OF the
wilderness. rather than remain under
task-mastcrs aud tyrauts. 4 jus, cause
must be our "pi.iar Of cloud 10y day aud
pitier of fire by night" to inspire us with
faith that our dctivcranCe will be achieved
IN triumph and may our glorious pros.
poets not b" blasted hv the curse ut fac
ton or wrhered hy Iimid cuunsejs, which
would persuade us that our enemies arc
! OF mvluclble strength aud numbers, to
whom We are AS grass hoppers aud .ep
tjIS-aud that We must inevitably bow
down our uccks in hopeless, dead sub
/ mission.
| Such WAS not the spirit an sentiments
OF l77G. With a full knowledge Of their
weakness, in comparison with their op-
rreSsors, the peopic Of tie colonies,
through the congress. announced to the
! British government that ther had "coun.
eel the cost OF the contest, and were with
one mind, resolved to die freemen, rather
! than live slaves"
Those who advise that this State
! ought TO submit on account Of her weak
mesa, underv"ne our strength and reiec;
/ tie lessons afforded by the history Of our
I Revoiutien. They find no encouragement
IN the examples Of Switzerland or Mod
ern Greece, and seem to suppose that the
/ oppressed should never resist the arm OF
= more powerful foe. Such men are al
ready slaves in spirit, and they are pre-
pared Tor the yoke. | am happy to know
that there is no such party in Sonth Car
DINA.
II the Union must perish in consc.
. qnenCe OF LWit0tic Crusade against sla.
very, in the South then say, let Con.
rCnGon Of ME Southern !Stuses be assem-.
bted n Southern Contedndcy formed b,
achich an army may Be or9snjzed TO tax.
Me capitol at Uo&hington. the IrenSurs
Of tie UHitcd Suites, the arms, arsenal
and Macy, and wiM ihe Batteriay Ram
Of orr Pot0cr strike tie NorM out Of TIL,
ConttdcracH to enjoy the rights 81 III,
1"Toru Borcaiis, on freeze in the breath
of her rude Boreas.
| would write much more but will de
Ter il, in order to speak to you in public
! y little more, aud vii! be done at
! present. Let Us strive TO conciliate the
! Southern States, SO as - form So0tke, u
Union, and the North will either make
a.! ;he concessions TO US, which we desire
or take divorce and cave Us, in the en-
IJpyment OF superior power and nGe
| p"ndrucc.
Commercial non intercourse with the
North, while we are in the Union. and
Free Trade when ont, seem in my iulg
ment likely to bring about repeulanc,
among our enemies. This mav cause
saie state in the Union by inducing Al
alteration OF the Federal Constitution, re
quiring two thirds in Congress to pass a
law.
Respectfully and truly,
&. w. MILLER