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sistance-be not ridiculed into rash commitment of
yourselves to an uncertain future Know ye not
that ye are called - slow coach, old fogy,
"Trip Van Winkle," &C., and that this is designed
for effect to make you cut loose from your secure
mornings? Know ye not that you can afford to dis
regard these tauntsf that such are always thrown
up to tho moderate by the too fast representative
men of too fast age that as slow you are your
Regulators were the first by ten years. to make
armed resistance to British misrule on this CONT
nent that you made the first rational Republican
Declaration of Independence the world ever saw?
that the abest of British commanders of that day call
ed . part of your State the hornets nest" of the
Revolution? that Burke virtually acknowledged in
the British Parliament that British power on this
continent was cloven down on one OF your battle
fields that your character and credit are now rs
good u.s. if not better than, any at the North that
you are fondly called "the Old North STATE" the
honest old State" 1.-THE good old North State for
every' :.
Now look on this picture, and then on the follow
ing: Are you sufficiently like and identified with,
your interesting and gallant little sister Of South.
Carolina, Ito whom God send safe deliverance) to
cast<in your lot nop with her? Know you not that
her older sisters have frequently had to hold her
back that she has often forgot that dscretioni
the better part Of vaor" to say nothing Of her null
LITIGATION ordinance thirty years ago that when the
Mexican War was proclaimed and volunteers called
for her brave sons responded in such numbers that
many had to be refused that in their first oppor-
tunty of battle they rushed to the 'front.' seemed de-
sirons of taking the whole fight upon their own
shoulders, lost their first and second in command.
and were almost annihi!ated? Did not the presi-
dent of her seeding convention conclude his ad.
dress Of acknowledgment with the slaug hter-breath
ing words of that Titan of Revolutionary fame, Dan
ton, " Dare, again dare, always dare - Know you
not that many of the leading men Of South Carolina
are descendants of Frenchmen? that France is the
game-cock Of the world? that France worships
glory, and that South Carolina is or rather was the
France of the Thirty Three
Oh! my countrymen, whittier are you drifting?
whittier are you being driven? Let one who never
was party man. never filled and never sought to
fill any office by popular election. who from the
oopholes of his retreat looks out with philanthropy
and patriotism upon the dark surging waters, coun
sci MODERATION. In times like the present, when
mpetuous feeling, which should be subordinate, is
dominant when men are forsaking the line of safe
precedents, when they are leaving the old landmarks
and reading the political sign-boards backwards.
moderation, forbearance, delay, may save not only
those who exercise them, but their friends also
When a company of Indians travel one always keeps
SOBER to watch over the safety of those who indulge
in the frewater. The time may come when me-
dator, moderator, in other words, an adviser and
friend, may be needed in balancing, compromising
and conciliating between the border and cotton
States. North Carolina occupying a sort Of mid.
die, and, therefore temperate ground between them,
may be we'll qualified for this Office for frequently
in physics as morals truth and safety to be
sought for in the centre of two extremes. The des.
tiny of these two parties Of the South may be sus
pended her. and there is generally least motion,
excitement and danger at the point of suspension.
Be this it may let North Carolina bde her time
take fair advantage Of the current of events. Let
her be independent for she has many Of the elements
ofindependence and even of nationality. East West
North and South seem to be epitomzed in her. for
she can make most Of their products. Even her
people seem to be a cross Of their blood, and com-
bine many Of the best characteristics of EACH Why
should such people be in hurry to commit their
destiny to the decision of an hour All states
men who have apprehcnded this our day Of trial.
have forecast gloomy future and had dark visions
not only of severed South and North, hut even Of
altered State boundaries. Who can tell now what
these alterations may be? War is an ignis ratuus.
The sword often reverses the wishes and arrange
ments of cabinets and councils. There may he sew
eral Southern Confederacies, or number Of States
calling themselves nations as in ancient Greece and
modern Germany. Should North Carolina no,o or
choose Sides 1t might hereafter appear that her
choice worked counter to her ainites, her interests
and her honor. Suppose, for instance that she
should lash her Ship Of State to that of South Caro-.
Ina, which has just started upon a voyage over a
newly discovered and UNEMPLOYED ocean, after hav.
ing thrown her old crew, chart and compass over.
board and the latter, though gallant bark, should
waves and breakers, what could keep the two from
going down together? Even granting South Caro-
lima prosperous voyage, suppose there should be
confederacy north of us, woong and attracting us
to it. don't you perceive that we should be pulled
two different ways at the same time, and conse
quenty in danger of being pulled in two, or at leas
made motionless and powerless for the attraction o
two equal and opposite forces must produce bsec
ton or stagnation-in either case, death.
Now, what we would infer from these premises is
l. That though South Carolina may be yer,
! good follower she must be very poor leader ant
| counsellor.
2. That North-Carolina can afford to bide he
| time. Never did she appear so dear and worthy +
us at present; calm collected slowly and surel,
mastering her resources of mind, of morals, age ant
of manhood too to be the arbitress of her sisters
fate But it is ever thus with modest merit it take
the fiery ordeal of adversely to bring it out. A
Gen. Scott wisely said of his policy, at period
the Mexican war, "a mastery inactivity" an arne
neutrality should be the wisdom Of North. Carolins
Let the murky heavens clear q little; let us NJ
strike in the dark Those who raise the whirlwin
cannot direct the storm. Revolution always d.
yours her own children. Those who begin revolt
tons seldom end them. All violent excitements a
ways burn up or burn out those who are governe
by them. The direction of revolutions, after tn
acting of the first and second acts of ncipient fur,
falls into the management of such people as tn
J North Carolinans, i. e.. the moderate. Twas S
in England, twas in France, it has been
8. That it is better for us to contend for right
in the Union than out of it.
4. That we need to have and request the advice
men Of acknowledgement approved craftsmanship
and tried fdelity-of such men as Swain, Ruff
Badger Graham, land We hope that they will recei,
this inti.naton as the first of many calls which
hope will be made, to address through the pres
either collectively severaly their fellow either
on this momentous subject) The first named h,
numerous graduated pupils all through the Sout
/ and West who would regard his warning voice
that Of revered father and political sage The S
cond has Judgment, legal acumen, an integrit
that would impart to his opinions the weight of
public teacher. The third severe logic and an ell
quence that have commanded the admiration of IL
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