The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1861-01-31

domestic sercituofe, ,oith the right UNCHANGED
Jy man, to go and root itself ,rhorever
Providence and nature may curry Il. This
trust we will disch rye in the face of the
worst pos ible peril. Though war be the
aggregation of all evils, yet, should tho
madness Of the hour appeal to the arbitra-
tion OF the sword, we will not shrink even
from the baptism of fire. If modern cru.
saders stand in serrcd ranks upon some
plain of Esdraelon, there shall we be in
defence Of our trust. Not till the last man
has fallen behind the last rampant, shall it
drop from our hands; aud then only in sur
render to the God who gave it.
! Hr X
The Union is henceforth to be on condi.
tion OF vcssalagc say it with solemnity
and pain, this Union of our forcf,thcrs is
already gone. 1t existed but in mutual
confidence, the bonds of which were rup.
tured in the late election. Thought its form
should be preserved, it is, in fact. destroy,
ed We may possibly entertain the project
OF recons'rueting il; but it will be anot er
union, resting upon other than past guar
antics, "ln that We say new covenant
we have made the Grst old, and that which
dccayeth and waxcth Old is ready to vanish
away n vesturc it is folded up" For
myself | say that under the rule which
threatens us, | throw of the yoke of his
! Union as readily us did cur ancestors the
yoke OF King George III, and for causes
immcasurably stronger than those pleaded
in their celebrated dccLrati L.
1t is softly whispered, too, that the suc-
ccssiul competitor for the throne protests
.'nd ayers his purpose 20 administer the
| government IN conservative and national
prit. Allowing hiH all credit for personal
integrity 10 these protostdtians, he is, in this
matter, nearly as impe,cnt for good as he
r competent for evil. H. i nothing NOR
than figure upon The political chts, board
w ctiier pawn or Lhight or king will
hereafter appear; but still a silent figure
uI ON the chcckcrci squares, moved 10y the
"ands oi an unseen player. That player
Is the party to which he owes his elevation;
party that has signailzcd its history hy
he most unb!ushing pcrjurics What faith
can lc placed in the rroty>tations Of mcn
who openly avow thlt ticir consc. cnccS
too subiimatcd to be restrained by the
| 'bl- cation OF covenants or 10y the Sauciity
oths No; we have seen the trail OF
che serpent five aud twenty Yeas in our
Hdcn; twined now in the branches of the
forbidden tree we feel the pangs OF death
sirraiy begun as its hot breath is upon our
heck, h'ssn5 out t or!.inyl ialschood,
le shall not surely @ie.'
Hitherto the differences have been
through irresponsible m,n. or associations
OF men. But now tie voice comes from
the throne; already, before clad with Tie
| ,amctlticS OF oil; @, ere the Amounting oil
Is poured upon the mouarch's head, the de
cree has gone forth that the institution of
southern slavery shall he constrained with
in assigned limits. lhou.h nature aud
Providence should send forth its branches
| like the Banyan tree, To take 100; in con-
genial soil, here is power superior to
both, that says it shall wi;hcr ANA die with
IN its own charmed circle.
What say you to this, TO whom this great
Providental trust of cun,crvirg y slavery is
assigned? "ShaIl the throne of iniuuity
have fellowship with thee, which framcth
mischief by law?" 1t is this that makes
the crisis. Whether we will or hot this
is the historic moment when the fate of
TINS institution hangs suspended in the bal
ance Decide either way, it Il tie uomen,
OF our destiny-the only thing affect d by
the decision is the cumr.cxion of that dcs-
tiny. If the South bows before this throne.
size accepts the decree of restriction and
ultimate extinction, Which is made the con
The position 81 sogA iAt this mo
ment sublime. lrA4r.s graeasevcn her
to know her hour'sh4 S4ll s%tc hor7,,lf.. the
country, and the. wstId~ y will involve,
indeed, temporary s-sKat'Sh and7aistre-s:
the dykes Of Holland must be Gu; TO save
her from the troo fs frhilip. But warn
my countrymen the histo ic moment once
passed, nevc returns. Ii she will arise in
her majesty, and speak now as with the
voice ol one man, she viii roll back Tor all
time, the curse that is upon her ii she
succunbS now, she transmits that curse as
an heirloom To postcrity.
We may, fora generation, enjoy com
paratlve case, gather up our feet iu our
| beds, and die in peace; but our children
will 80 forth beggarcd from the homes of
Their fathers. Fishermen will east their
nets whore your proud commercial liavy
now rides at anchor, and dry them upon
the shore now covered with your badSSi
merchandise. Slapped, circumvsnied, un-
dermlned, the institutions of youiAol I'LL
be oycrthrown; and, within five and twenty
years the history of ST Domingo will be
the record Of Louisiana. Il dead mems
bones can trcmblc, ours viii move under
the muttercd curses of sons AUD d;Ils shtcrs,
dcnouncing the blindness an love of ease
which have left them an inIerlApce Of
woe.
OPPOSED TO toERCIoN-Thc New
York World contains "a letter. iron, Hon.
Henry w billiard, of Alabama, frOm
which the following is an extract:
"Now that some OF the StatGs have dis.
solved their connection with TIC tuion,
force Is not TO be employed agaNst thcu
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