, 1861-06-13
mR, RUssEl,s LAST LErTER.


ference to the sentiments which prevail among
the gentlemen Of this State. / have been
among them for seyerI days. hayo visited
THAR plantations, have conversed with them
courteous, and graceful intercourse which
constitutes IN Irresistible charm Of their 60
ciety. From all quarters has como to my ears
tie echoes Of the same voice; 1t. maybe
fcIgned, but there is no diacord in the note,
and It sounds In wonderful strength and mo-
Shades Of George III, of North, OF John
SOD, Of al1 who commended against the great
rebellion which tore these colonies from Eng
land, can you hear the chorus which rings
through the state Of Marion, Sumter and
Pinckney, ard not clap your ghostly hands In
triumphs That voice says, "1t Te could on
y get one Of the royal race Of England to rule
over ue, ne should ho content" Let there ba
no misconeeption on this point. That senti;
ment, varied In hundred wayz, has been re-
peated to me over aud over aga!n-> There Ia a
general admission that the means to such IN
end are wanting, aud that the desire cannot be
grati1ed. But the admiration Of monarchlal
institutions on the English model, for priyi-
legged claseee, aad for landed aristocracy
aud gentry, is undlEguised and apparently
genuine. =.
With the pride Of having achieved their in-
dependence is mingled n the South Caro-
linlan's hearts q strange regret at the result
and consequences, and many Ere they who
"Tculd 60 back tomorrow II We could" An
intense affection for the British connection, q
love Of British hnbits and customs, a respect
for British sentiment, lay, authority, order,
civilization, and literature, pre- eminently dis
tinguish the inhabitants Of this State, who,
gloryiug in their descent from ancient faml-
lies On the three fHl3nds, Whose fortunes they
still follow, and with whose members they
maintain not unfrequentlyI familiar relations,
regard with N a7eTsion Of which It is impoa.
sible to give an idea to one who hns not seen
its manifestations the people OF New England
and the populations Of the Northern States,
whom they regard as tainted beyond cure By
the venom Of Puritanism." Wh3ssvsr may
be the cause, this Is the fact and til. effect.
DISLIKE or TIE Honru
1.-THE State Of South Carolina was" ap,
told founded by gentlemen: 1t WAS not
established By: itch.huruiug :Puritanss, By
cruel, pe1secuting fanatics, who implanted In
the North the standard Of Torqucmaia, and
breathed into the nostrils Of their newly born
colonies all the ferocity, blood thirstiness, and
rabid intole1ance Of the Inquialuon. It Is
absolutely astonfshing to q stranger who aims
mark the violence Of these opinions. If
that coafounded ship had sunk with those
Pilgrim Fathers on board" says one, "we
never should have been driven to these ex-
tremitiesm "We could have got on With the
fanatics II they had been either Christians or
gentlemen" says another: "tor in the first
place they would hare acted with common
charity, and In the second they would hare
fought when they insulted us; but there are
neither Christians nor gentlemen among
them!'
"Anythipg On earth," e1c1atms third,
"any form OF government any tyranny or des-
potiam you will; but n-and here Is an appeal
~ o11 I'm
Gods" nothing On earth shall ever induce ID
to submit to any union with the brutal, big.
oted blackguards Of the New England States,
who neither comprehend nor regard the feel.
ings Of gent1ement Man, woman, and child
we'll die frat" Imagine these, and an inf
cou1tly, we'll educated men. who set great
store On nice observance Of the usases Of 40.
ciety, and who are only moved to extreme
bitterness and anger when they speak Of the
North, and you will fail to conceive the inten.
sity Of the dislike Of the South Carolinfans for
Tbs contests Of Cavalier and Roundhead,
Of Vendean and Republican, even OF Orange.
men and Croppy, hsve been elegant joustings,
regulated by the finest rules Of ctiYalry, CON:
pared with those which the North and South
will carry On If their deeds support theil
words. "ImmortM hate, the study Of re
yerge" will aetuate every blow, and never IN
such dreadful ms viesis as that which may be
heard before the fight has begun. There l.
nothing in all the dark caves Of human pas
sion 80 cruel and deadly "a the hatred the
South Carolinians profess for the Yankees
That hatred has been swelling for Jears till Il
y the Vsry life blood Of the State. It has gel
ecuih Carolina to work steAdly to organize
her resources for the struggle which she In
tended TO provoke II it did not coma in ths
course Of time.
Incompatibiltty Of temper" would hav.
been sufficient ground for the divorce, and
am satisfied that there has been deep rooted
design, conceived In some mems minds thirty
| year to others, to brsak away from the Unio1
ct the very first opportunity. The North Ia tt
South Carolina q corrupt and evil thing, K
which for long years she has been bound b.,
burning chains, While monopo1ista aud manu-
facture1s fed on her tender limbs. New En-
| political wickedneas and social corruption. I
I ia the source Of everything which South Caro-
lima hates, and Of the torrents of free though
| and taxed manufactures, Of abolitionlsm Ant
| Of fl]ibusteriug, which have flooded the land
/ APartsnn nf tha latter dated at Savannah
May LIST, ia devoted to . description Of For
Pulaski and visit to the fort With x.Cox,
modore Tatnall or this person Mr. Russel
Thus speaks:
It vas strange to look at such . 1nan - til
Commodore, who for forty-nine long year
had served under the Stars and Stripes, quietl
| preparing to meet his old comrades and friends
/ II needs be, In the battle feld-his a1lsxfa1c
to his country and to his flag renounced, hi
long service flung away, his old ties and COZ
nectons severed-and al this In defeuca Of th
sacred rights Of rebellion on the part Of hi
etate." He Is not now, nor has he bean :fo
years, aslaFeoWner all his family and fanlilfa
associations connect him with the Nortt
There nre no naval stations on the Souther
coast except one st Pensacola, and he know
almost no ono in the South. He has no fol
river or coasti1g steamers, without gum, An
as he said, In talking over the resources Of th
South, Ny bones viii be bleaehed many
long year before the Confederate 8tAtes ca
hope to hare navy"
TIE ARMAMENT or TORT PULASKI
The means of completing the a1mamen
have been furnished by the stores OF Norfol
navy. yard, where between seven hundred AZ
eight hundred guns have fallen into tho hand
Of the Confederate5; and, If there are n
columbiads among them, the Merzimac an
and other shlps. which have been ca, raissd, =
NC hear, With guns unlpjured, vii yield
their Dah1grens to tu1n their muzzles againi
their old masters.
| A CHANGE N sErrrAENr.
| Under date Of May ID, Mr.. Russell Writea
There Is q suddeauess Of admiration fc
Pacific tendencies which can With difficulty
accounted for, unless the news from the Mort
these last few days has something to do Wit
it. Not word COW about an instant marc
on Washingtont No more threats to seize 0
Faneuil Hail ! The Georgtans are by No NEAR
60 keen as the Carolinians On their border
nay, they arc not 80 beliigerent to-day - the
were week ago. Mr. Jefferson Da1is's me-
ssge Ia praised for It's moderation, and ft
other qualities which were by no means /
such favor while the Sumter fever Was at IL
height. Men look graye and talk about th
intsrfe renee of England and Franc9, whic
Mcabrnt ailoT this Thing to ~ ON Rut fh