The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1861-02-07
War Prepations at the North,

Times. headed "Supplying Arms to Trai
tors" 1t comes from paper that mad,
itself the organ of the italian revolutionst
When that gallant people, by vote ofthe
populations, resolved to assert their indie
pendence and govern themselves, that jour
nal regarded their cause as holy. Now
when it becomes patty to as despicablc a
tyranny as that of Austria over Italy-wheu
it feels itself part of the usurping power
1t assumes tone that even Francis Joseph
could scarcely have got up to. For those
who are resolved to resist a sectional party
tyranny-a tyranny which over-rides their
rights and disrega-ds their interest more
than any single one man despotism ever
dld-'it finds no higher epithet than tina,
OF "traitors." This paper is in State
that, more emphatically than any other,
reserved to herself the right to resume the
powers delegated to the Federal Govern.
ment. 1t belongs to the great State of
New York, who in her ordinance ratifyinu
the Constitution, declared that the powers
delegated TO the Federal Government
should be resumed whenever the peace
and happiness Of her people required it.
Our State made propositions to come to u
peaceful ad uStmcnt; but her commission ers
wcr trc%t.d with scorr and insult. She
then took the position that she could not
and would not permit the forts and arscnals
to be held by a Government which was
holding them to us against her people
If the forts were the property of the Fed
eral Government, SUuthcrc taxation helped
to pay for them, as well as for those that
remain with the Northern Confcdcracy
1t seems, though that as soon rs We move
10 assert sc,t-t,ovcrnmcnt. these model
rIWbicnns call this fundamental ripht
in rcpuhlicanSm. treason New York stops
arms destined for the traitors, Connecticut
sets TO work To rc-organizc her military,
and other Northern States sound the martial
note. Wen, let it be called trcason-that
is the name that has characterized every
effort toasscrt scli-Govcrnmcnt. Turn the
pages of history, and some of the nohlcst
characters that adorn them commenced their
career as - traitors and never were emo
hled as patriots until they made good their
title to natures standard OF nobility By the
might of the sword. The Northern Re.
publicans imagine that our social fabric is
in highly inhamma;ory condition, and
that it need, but the application of a spark
TO produce an explosion. This is their
conception. Next, their lively and hope
iul Imagination pictures the people of the
South after this explosion, coming 70
them on trembling knees, and begging for
protection. There never was Il war that
was not wngcd on false idea; and thi, i
the dcluSvc one that now beckons on the
Republicans to what they think IN easy
victory. The idea has taken firm posses
sion of item; and as there never was a
people who would not make conquest, il
they thought it was in their power, 50
these Republicans will hazard one cam
pai.;n before they will lc convinced that
Southern conquest is an impoSsibilty
Let them raise and equip one army, and
have It going back upon them defeated AMI
'liscomdttcd Let them then have to meet
the vast expenditures which war will en-.
entail upon thcm-taxcs increased, com
NOR int r.W,tcd, the arts and mauuiac
turcs stagnant and credit gonc-thcn the
South will be permitted 20 90 in peace
and treltcs of amity and exchange will
then be entered into. Then the people o!
the South will bc recognized as equals
and " treason and " traitors no LONGER b,
the standing caption tir Republican news
paper lcadcrs,-.So"M Coroh'nim.