The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1862-01-30
From the Richmond Enquirer
The people whom we are Fight
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avowing that their purpose is to restore the
Union which formerly existed between
them and Us. The attempt thus t. cocrce
our political relations is rcbuked bv the
charter of government In the name of
which it 10 made. The Constitution of the
United States contained no power permit
ting the employment of force against a
State. The trainers of that instrument
= did not put 1t there; nay. they expressly
declined. 1t was asked, but .rfi,>cd 1t
is, therefore, unequivocally forbidden
buchanan admits tLis Black dcmun>tra-
ted it.
IT, therefore, it be concciel that the ac-
ton OF the Confederate States has been
outside ct the t'vrstt1tion ard revolution
AIRY, the action 6f the Northern States j.
revolutionary ALSO. 1t is the putting down
uf II rcSokltlD'' hv revolution. With
this difference: Il ~ Confederate States ex
ercsed power which /. not Regularity
provide TOR, was not relinquisl,cd, aud
therefore remained. and was implnIlv re
cnynizcd hy the refusal to restrain it. The
Northcrn Government assert \ p-crcyatlve
which WAS expressly refused, and is there
fore clearly WSNrp,ri Aud with this fur
ther difference: The Confederate St, e.
have fallen back upon their Rights of SOW.
cregnty solely for the promotion OF the
safety aud happiness of til. ir pcpr'lrsa-
cred objects OF every sovcrnno They
SIMPLY tired from an unirJpit Gus part
nership. They committed no aggression
on the remaining partness, ,'and design none
They dcS red peace they wished t. leave
peace bchNpi, '.siV ~ carry peace with
uhcm. fec Northern Stats. howe er. are
not asserting their separate rights, and the
inli enjoyment Of their OWN resources tur
happiness and prosperity are not ss
sailed; but they arc tighting for the advan
tagcs which they have derived from CON
.ncction with us q iur moii,e'is iibrrty---
theirs is ,rapacity. They, therefore assert
dominion over US. Their own indc,e d.nc,
acknowledged, the ass,l ours. The In
ion which their Injustice destroyed their
avarlce and their lust OF power would re-
place by the sword of conquest
1t appears therefore, that il we are pos
Sibiy liable to the charge Of revolution tn,
North ceitoia!y is; that ouT revolution was
an aggression upon NJ one, and had IN view
good purpose aud sacred duty while
ftsftu - the North conaiSte is, Ne usufpa
ton ot power for INrposcs dt aggression
AND With design to add to their own re
sources by taxing ours .Tlre-spirit nf our
revolution was patriot;w,, .s4,d the banner
was peace; the spirit&f theirs is tyranny
rft robbery, ,ra.d tco.r banner the pirates
Hag.
II ). aas that we stand before tho
world
If our revolution succeed, a new Con.
irderacy takes ts stand among the nations
of the earth, prosperous and happy, aud
contributing to the prosperity of others
The Corona Australis will shine f.nong
the Constclla ions. The North will be
left to test in peace the efficacy of those
ideas OF which she Is cnumorcd. But if
the Rcvolution Of thc North succeed. the
world will have gone back more degrees
than we're remarked on the dial of Aha2
America will witness the novel sight of
one people ruling aud expressing and plum
'der.nS srctt, err and calling 1t Republican.
usm and Liberty The heresy viii be cs
Iablished that the American States are u
consolidated unit ~ ,scrly in. possible of dis
integfatIoh for dHy cfuse The COpstitu-
ton VIII have been replaced by d,'spo-
tism, Of which nWmbcrs vii he king al VI
tue Northern mob the Interpreter. In that
d.snot!sm the s9g!hern people would be
,r5osctibeJ sehjects -tyrann'sed over by
guigar' Loveyoys ard lntGir, s.t,'t ->irIrrers,
and taxed and .hurdeped as the lsraebE
were in the days of Pharaoh.
Against such a regolution, the most .dIs-
astrous that the mind can conceive against
such despotism, the most intolerable that
the ingenuity Of fGanecould devise; against
such rulers, the most otliOus aud disgusting
that ever put foot on the neck s. the un-
fortunate; South has appealed to llea-
yen, and is standing on her delivcrance.
Where is the man, woman or child, in
all onr bounds, who has not said. and does
not say, in all the energy of resolve, and
s-em the utmost depths of the soul-Nail
the Flag to the Mast, and let Us WIN the
tight or 20 oown fighting Who is he
that does not spuyn the very idea of yield-
ing the struggle, aan rocoil from the imta-
my that woubl follow a. from tho body OF
death
Aud how have ,,ieee our eG emies prose
Gutcd the war, wsgeG against u. without
authority aud With evil designs? They
claim that we are tkeir f,llew oiti2Sns
but they deny us the rights Of citizens
They hold uS to the hardships Of behiger
ent4, but they deny the rights of kellser-
cuts They view us IN both characters
for purposes OF aggression and cruelty, bu;
~ neither aS respects their duties towards
us Holding us as encmies thoy blockade
our ports. tbcv pili7gs Farms, seize privaia