The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1860-11-29
who are the secedersf
From the Philadel ph.a Record, we take

FROM the Phiiadelph:a Recorti, We take
the following: - ,fe5s -
1t is perhaps but useless task to show
where the present state of feeling took its
rise, and to whom the difficulties now
surrounding the country are justly attribu-
table. 1t is, however; but an act Of sheer
justice to the south to institute this inqui-
ry, and to show the patience which that
section OF our country has exhibited uuder
the wanton and unprovoked outragcs of the
North In 1850 the State of Vermont, by
Its Legislation deliberately fed tie laws
OF the Union and the Constitution which
bound the Stntes together That State
deliberately determined that the law of
Congress directing the returnSof fugitive
slaves should nat he e.ceucfei within its do
m'nions. This outrage upon the Constitu-
ton and disregard of Southern rights was
followed by nearly every Northern State
adopting similar laws. In Massachusetts
the troops were actuly called out to resist
the United States officers, and one of them
murdered for attempting to execute the
law he had sworn to support At this
time there are dozen States in the Union
which have nullifed the Constitution and
the laws ot the General Government, and
positively refuse to protec. the rights and
property of southern citizens All this
has the south borne, AZ did our foreiu hers
the oppression of England, aud met each
new outrage only with the petitions and
protests.
In no single instance has the South at.
tempted TO interfere with the Northern
rights in no case has the South violuted
the constitutional compact in no case has
she asked Tor anything no. guaranteed tc
her BY that instrument, which all had
sworn to honor aud obey Patiently. for &
long series of years, has the South submit
ted the taunts insults and gross injus
ice fl IN the North and now, with one
third oi the States in open opposition t,
her rights, aud with hostile legislatior
standing upon the rccord-with the Ex
ccutlye power of the Union in danger o.
being transferred to hostile hands-th,
South, feeling that her r ghts and her in
tercsts have no longer any guarantee o
protection-that the compact under whicl
she entered the Union has been deliberate
iy and persi,teutly vinl-;ed by the Nortl
the South is considering Whether th
the has not come for her to leave co-part
nership where she is no longer respected
and where her rights and interests are n,
longer safe. This seems to us the tru
state of the question and if the Co part
ners who ucither regard the rights nor inter
csts OF the South attempt her longer con
tnuance in the firm, every principle o
justice, every sen iment of honor, will b,
rcvoted at the injustice and tyranny of tn,
act. If it is desirable to maintain the Tn
ion, tt tie North repeat her hostile 6eyisltl
ton against tie South, let the North re
solve honestly and faithfully to carry on
the constitution and the laws of the Unio
to refrain from insults and outrages ur
on Southern feelings and Southern rights
/ and then the Union will stand forever.
The South is tr, e and loyal. The Soutl
has never made any agg5 ession upon Nor h
ern rights, and she never wall, uni, IS driver
to 1t in defence of her own. If then dis
solution of the Union should be brouch
upon us, 'he great evil will be most iust
chargeable to the ianatcism of the North
and to its open violation of the Constitu
+ tion which bound it together. 1t the Nortl
is permitted to nullify tie laws OF Congress
to trampIc upon the Constitution of tn
Union and the rights of the South, can
be expected the South will continue to sut
NIT until robbed other property as she ha
already been of her rights