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

possibly arise from uni,iny the Tre;.sures
there. The Treasurer ss,null also be re-
quirc'l to ress!. in Columbia, ard 30: de-
pend upon deputy to discharge the duties,
"f the uitire. The practice HOW ia. to- elect
n Treasurer with a salary sufficient To ennhlss
him TO em mrl"v :, co'nrrt"nt deputy, and
.ri!l save n"nev fur i,u:sri!. The r-sp.n-'
";lle duties ni Me ntli1. are not performed
by the on. rho-rn by the Legislature ON
arc"nnt o! his fitness and qualifications, Int
bv man chasen hy the TREASURER. and ~
pr'>hle TO dim alone au.l although the
Treasurer IL l:in,s+!f responsible to the Le-
ois'#tnrc for tie faithful performance Of the
duties Of his o!!ire, We. the mischief done
by the deputy may be i,re,ne,Iiable, the
State suffer. an.l The officer Lr ruined.
The law prohibiting masters from per
! hitting slaves to hire their own time, aui
ntkc contrac,s, sll, uld he 50 amended, and
such penalties attached to it's rio!a:ion. that
no on" would tli,re:ar,l il. Wihnut suc-
.:"s'i"g the !sr',u!ar prn"Ity, would re-
commend lhm. both the owncr Of the slave
a,:d the party ,h#, hires him or her, shuuld
he rani-hed hy fac and i'nprlsoament. &C
cordinG to the mitigating or aggravat.ng
circumstances that attend the case. Some
Inconvenience will no duuh, arise from
,uch AN .u,r;mtht. aud may he necessary
10 make some exceptional cas"s; Cor it,
.ta1ce, tho pxpl sss "r Implied contract with
\ llack porter TO carry yonr irnnl or carpet
lag. or s,.s All rrran,l kut this NAV lie duue.
aud vet much good result from tue u.nei al
law on the suljec,.
|. not unfrcquru.!y Happens that slave
mechanics hire whit. men tn work under
,he.r direction. an,l for their t.rnefi,, and
HAS Instead nf exercising control over
That class of population, s"me are place.!
under obliun!isns 10 them. This stale of
things should not tie permitted ; there must
be- 81 distinction between the races, lis mark
A ae their different col"rs, it mus, te dis
tiuc;ly and uuIversall ' understood that the
"hite is the governing race. without an en-
c~l"i"n, and without regard to disparity of
intellect, m.,it or requirements.
| The general recognition hy the ci,izans
Of South Carolina of their allegiance t. the
STATE and that obedience to the Fedora!
! T,reruinent ceases us soon as the State
withdraws from the Union aud ASSERTS her
s,vcr:.',.m y, satisfies mo that she - III have
no traitors in her Iirrrrs; but wise PIE
canton can r-snl: in 70 ham, aud NAV be
the means Of advertising our people chat
# any Of them should be SO fnrraiful Of
their duty I" their sovereign, and SO ,eck-
less of her pleasure as I" ,li-r-gsrd her Or
dinances. or obey any other commands than
those Of the constituted aurhuri,irs Of the
State, they will BE- dealt with as TRAITORS
Hnd Euri"llr'l accordingly. In view. there
tMe, of snch contingency, SOME Legislation
may he Eecessar, in more particularly de-
tlnng treason tn the State, AMI affixiny the
proper punishment for the otfrmce. South
| Carolina must insist upon ,hn implicit OBJ
.lience of all her ci.iz.ns, bntlr native am!
na:uraiiz"d, aud no one can be permitted
TO put his individual construction upon the
relation he bear, to tie State OF lis binl,
or adoption. Tie obligation of th. ci!i-
zcns "t Ss'nLh Carolina-to ohe. the laws nI
il,e Federal Government was created l.y
the Srt Of the State entering the Uniu,,
under the compact entered into by the Ell
vrrei gn parlie, to it, and it follows tina,
upon the withdrawal IF the State. the oh
legation is 10 longer binding. The seres--
sion Of II Stale cannot, in tie proper use o
the term. be called revolutionary movtA
ment. Ii is true there will to some atepI
he a change of gov" nu,en,. such rs dssolv.
ing c"mpart between sover-igns in which
IL WIS stipulated that the citizens of eacl
Stale ar nation should perform certain du-
t:es, ";.i.!,, before the agreement Of the
Iigh contracting parties, they were not re-
9uired 10 perform, or abstain from certain
rights. which they baye previously enjoy ed
hut't this dissolution of compact docs np,
!, innly rebellion, which. If successful, is rev
oluti"n, and which. if unsuccessful, sui jert.
the citizeEs to luni. bment for committing
tr-asun. Why are we al this moment cit
!zcns of the United States? Because Som!
= Carolina in her sovereign capacity made
u>.s".hy 81 compact entered into with th'
other States. which. when unitel. were cal
when the power that ordered us TO obey th,
Government Of the United S,ates, AK
p which alone had the right to create tha
relationship. releases from that obIigatio,
. hy Withdrawing from the league, our ODE
1 deuce s no longer due to that Government
and our allegiance 10 the State as our law
: luI sovereign is un4nrstionAble, ard updivi-
1 dcd. ~
l., Tho. Introduction Of slaves from othe
f States, Which may not nccomc members .
TIE Southern Cuu'ed.rary. aud par,icu!a'-
i " the borsler States, SHOULD he pr"lihife,
! i'Y Legislative euacI,nent. and by this mean
I, they. will be brought to ser that Iiere safe.
" depends upon their withdrawal from
= their enemies, aud All union with their nh.
. tsral.Al'ies. II they sbsuld continue thei
;, union With The Notwithstanding States, Ie
! them keep their slave property inAheir ow'
borders, and the only altcrnaIive,icft then
, wiil be emancipation hy their own sci. O
" hy the ac,ion 6f their confe,lerates. w
cannot consent to relieve Them from Iliei
a e,nbarra assing situation, by permitting thsu
. to realize the mooey yniuefor their siaye'
!. By selling them tous. aud lhusPrepare their
!. witheu. any loss of property to acco'n,ne
date th.g,s"'ges 70 the Northern free 60
n idea. But should tlrey unite their destiT
With US, and, hsconls sla,s in tlle4S1uther