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Notbibg I could say could be worth one fac
which has forced itself upon my mind In refer
cuce TO the sentiments which prevail among ths
gentlemen Of this State Ibave been among
them for several days. have visited theiI
plantations, I have conversed with them freely
and fully, and have enjoyed that frank, cour-
'teous, and graceful intercourse which consti-
tutes On irresistible charm Of their society
From all quarters has come to my ears the ech.
oes OF the same voicei ito may be feigned, but
there sno discord in the note, aud it sounds In
wonderful strength and monotony all over the
country Shades Of George III Of North, OF
johnson, of all who conended sgainst the great
rebellion which tore these colonies from Eng
land, can you hear the chorus which ripRs
through the State Of Marion, Sumter aud
Pinckney, and not clap your ghostly hands 10
triumph That voice says, o"Tf we could only
get one Of the Royalrace of England TO rule
over us, We should be content" Let there be
no misconceptlon on this point That senti-
ment varied In hundred ways, has been re-
peated to me over and over again. There is a
general admission thatthe means to such an end
are wanting, and that the desire cannot be
gratifed. But the admiration for monsrchical
Institutions on the English model, for privileged
Glasses, and for a lapded aristocracy add gentry,
10 undisguised and apparently genuine. With
the pride of having achieved their Independence
Is mingled In the South Caroliuians' hearts a
strange regret at the result aud consequences,
and many are they who "would 20 back to-
morrow II we could" An intense affection for
the British connection, love OF British habits
and customs, respect for British sentiment,
law, authority, order, civilization, and lItera1
ture, pre- eminently distinguish the inhabit.
ants Of this State, Who glorying Id her descsnt
from ancient families on the three islands,
whose fortunes they still follow, with whose
members they maintain not unfrequently "a
millar relations. regard with an Aversion of
which 1t Is impossible to give an idea to one
who has not seen Its m Manifestations, the people
Of New Eogland and the populations of the
Northern States, whom they regard as tainted
beyond cure by the venom Of "Puritani.m {"
Whatever may be the cause, this is the fact and
the effect, 1.-THE State Of South Carolipa
was" am told, "fouDded by eentlemen." IL
was not established by witch-burniDg Paritsus,
by cruel prosecuting fanatics, who implanted 10
the north the standard of Torquemada, and
UoetuOu INV tuO uOStfllb VI tuclE ucWIy-DOfD
colonies all the ferocity, bloodrhirstine-s, 8, and
cabid intolerance OF the IUqu.si,ion. IL is ab!
sOlu'ely astounding to stranger who aims ct
The preservation OF o decent neutrality to mark
The violence OF these opinions. "If that oou-
founded chip had sunk with those = Pilstim
Fathers on board" says one, eve never should
have been driven 70 these extrsmitisslrf 1--WE
could have got on With these fanatics, If they
had been either Christians or, gent emen, I" say
another, "for In the FIRST case they would have
acted With common charity, and In the second
hey would have fought when they ipsulted us;
out there are neither Christians nor gentlemen
among themp' "Anything on the eartb!" ex
'laims O. third, "apy form of government, any
tyranny or dcspotism you will; but''---and here
10 an appeal more terrible than the atiuration
Of all the gods-'rotbipg on earth shall ever
Induce TO submit to any union with the bru-
tals bigotted blaokguards of the New Eoglsnd
States, who neither comprehend nor regard the
feelings Of gentlemen! Man, woman and child,
ven die FIRST" Imagine these and an infinite
variety of similar sentiments uttered by oourtly
yell educated men, who set great store on
lice observance Of the usages of society, and
Vho are only moved to extreme bitterness and
niger when they speak Of the North, and you
vll fail to conceive the intensity Of the dali ke
4 the South Carolnisns for the Free States.
rere are national antipathies on our side of the
Atlantic which are tolerably strong, and have
zen unfortunately pertinacious and long lived |
The hatred of the Italian for the Tedesco, of
he Greek for the Turk, of the Turk tor the
luss, Is warm and fierce enough to satisfy the
'rince of Darkness, not to; speak of few little
ct aversions among allied Powers and the
toms Of composite Empires; but they are all
nere indifference and neutrality of feeling com
arsd TO the animosity evlnced by the "eentry"
I South Carolina for the "rabble Of the North"
The contests of Cavalier aud Rouodhead, of
|endean and Republican, even of orsngeman
nd Croppy, have been elegant joustings, rsgu-
ated by the finest rules OF ohivalry, compared
'ith those which North and South will carry on,
their deeds support their words. a"Immor-
Il hate, the study of revenge" will actuste
very blow, and never in the history of the
'orld, perhaps, will 60 forth such dreadful %
ietis as that which may be heard before the
ght has begun. There is nothing 10 the dark
aves Of human passion so cruel and deadly as
10 hatred the South Carolinians profess for the
'ankees. That hatred has been, swelling for
ears, till it lie the very lfe-blood, of the State
has set South Carolina to work steadily to
rganize her resources for the struggle, which I
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