The South-west Georgian. (Oglethorpe, Ga.) 1851-18??, June 19, 1851, Image 2
ORDINANCES. *
Patted, affirmed and ordered for the
government of the (men oj Oglethorpe,
by the Commistionert, tn pursuance of
the authority vested by the Act of /,
corporation.
SEC. XXVI.
Kites Prohibited.
No person shall fly a kite in any set
tled pari of the Town, nor within Fifty
ards of ar.y road leading to or through
the Town, within its corporate limits.—
It shall he the duty of the Marshal and
all oflicers under his control to destroy
nil kites in the Tow It used contrary to <
(hi s section.
SEC. XXVI/
Infectious Diseases.
When a hospital lor infected cases
shall be erected, it shall be under the con
trol of the Hospiiial Committee, and
shall be cautiously guarded night and
day, a flag shall be kept flying to desig.
Bate the Hospital, and all unauthorized
person be prohibited access to it.
SEC. XXV/11.
JVo burials except at the burial grounds.
Any person or persons, who shall bu
ry, or cause to be burned, any dead body
or bodies, in any ploce, within the cor
porate limits of the Town, other than the
public cemetery,or other burying ground,
without permission of the Commissioners,
shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding
One hundred dollars for eacli and every
offence.
SEC. XXIX.
Hlaves or free persons of color nat to walk
with sticks, smoke cigars, or assemble in
crowds in the streets.
Slaves or free persons of color, unless
blind or infirm, shall not walk with clubs
or sticks, or smoke cigars in the streets,
alleys or other public place f nor shall
they assemble or loiter about the streets
• in numbers, in the day or night, under a
£iy of not exceeding Thirty lashes,
inflicted by order of any member ol
oard. +
jjfpAfcw RuoawauAktvcs. \
Whenever'any runawaAslayp ordaves
shall be apprehended in the Town or
shall he brought here for safe keeping, it
shall be the duly of the Marshal to con
fine such slave or slaves, in the guard
house of the Town, until due and legal
application shall have been made accord
ing to the laws of the State, for the re
lease of such a slave or slaves, by the
owner, employer, or any authorized agent.
The Marshal or person apprehending
such slave, shall he entitled to Five dol
lars therefor ; and the Marshal shall, al
so, be entitled to the sunt of Fifty Cents
(or confining, and the like sum for re
leosing such slave or slaves, and also, the
sum of Fifty Cents for each day the slave
remains in his custody—all which shall
be paid by the said owner, employer or
agent —and the Marshal is hereby author
ized to detain such slaves in his custody
until all legal costs and fees are paid.—
It shall be his duty to furnish the slave
with such food and bed clothing as may
be necessary, during his or her confine
ment ; and lie shall as soon as he can as
certain tiie owner, give him and her no
tice of the apprehension and confinement,
and also, a correct description of such
slave. When the proper person or per
sons entitled to the custody of such slave
cannot be ascertained, it shall then be the
duty of the Marshal to advertise said
slaves in the public gazettes of this Town,
and any other papers the Board may di
rect.
SEC. XXX.
Substitute of corporal punishment of
Slaves.
In all cases of corporal punishment
provided for offences against slaves or
free persons of color, any three members
of the Board, may accept payment of a
fine in money from the master or slave, or
other person, or in money or in labor on
the streets, or elsewhere, if a free person
of color.
Absence of slaves from home not allowed
after a certain time.
No slave or free person of color, shall
be absent from his or her home twenty
minutes after the bell shall been rung,
without a sufficient pass or permit, under
the penalty of fifteen lashes, to be inflicts
ed by the Marshal or other Officer of the
Town, and be confined in the guard
house room for further examination, if
found under suspicious circumstances.
SEC. XXXI.
Fighting, quarreling, &ic. of slaves.
No slave or free person of color, shall,
in the streets or elsewhere, fight, quarrel,
riot, or otherwise act in a disorderly man
ner, under the penalty of chastisement,
by any Officer of the Town, not exceed
ing twenty-five lashes.
SEC. XXXII.
Slaves not to keep shops.
No slave or free person of color shall
be allowed to keep a shop or shops, for
the sale of beer, cakes, fruit, or soda wa
ter, or any similar articles, on their own
account. Nor shall any slave or slaves,
or free persohs of color, be permitted so
to do for the benefit of, or on account of
any other person whatever. Any slave
or free person of color violating this sec
tion, shall be taken and punished by
whipping, with not more than thirty-nine
lashes for each and every offence, aim
shall be committed tnitil the officer’s fees
are paid.
sec. xxxrii.
Registering free persons of color.
Free negroes and free persons of col •
within lendays/after their arrival, pay
10 ilie Treasurer Twenty Five Dollars.
11l case of'neglecl or refusal 10 pay the
same, every such person shall be commit
ted to the guard, house until the stuiie is
paid, or fie or she be discharged by or
der of die Board, or by due course of
law. Snell persons, rtiay be ordered to
remove without the Town.
SEC. XXXIV.
Retailers of spirits.
No person shall vend any spirituous or
fermented liquors in quantities of one quart
or one gallon, or any intermediate quan
tity, with a license from the Board, which
license shall be designated as No. 2, and
the price shall be Five Dollars.
No person shall retail any spirituous
or fermented liquors in less quantities
than one quart, within the limits of the
Town, without a license from the Board,
to be designated No. 1, and the price of
which shall be Fifty Dollars.
License to retailers.
Every person desirous of obtaining a
license, shall apply in writing to the Clerk
of the Board, stating the number for
which application is made, mentioning
the place where he or she intends carry
ing on such license trade, and the Clerk
shall issue the said license, which shall be
and continue in force for oue year and
and no longer. License may be grant
ed to surh persons as may not have ap
plied at the usual time, upon their paying
proportionally for the balance of the year.
No license shall be granted for a shorter
period than one year, except as aforesaid.
License not transferable.
No retail license shall be transferred
from one person to another, without the
consent of the Commissioners; nor shall
winy person be allowed to retail in more
Mil one place or establishment at the
same tinjeumder oue license. No pew
son shall be pMmiitet^retail spirituous
or fermented fliquors in any part of the
streets of this Town, under any’ pretence
whatever. Wfoto?--
LIBERAL PREMLUMS.
Well done, Atlanta ! The infant Ag
ricultural Association of that place has of
fered a Premium of SIOO, in the shape
of cash, a Medal or Goblet, as maybe
preferred, for the best Steam Engine of
Southern manufacture ! That is the way
to excite the spirits of industrial competi
tion in our State. The other Premiums
are also on a liberal scale. Fair com.
rnences on the 13th day of August.
Two Deullists. —The Chronicle of
Western Literature tells the following
story of a Col. Wheatley. It may be old,
but it is good :
The Col. during a short sojourn in
Vicksburg, met there some hot blooded
Souutherners, with a spirit as firy as his
own. They quarreled—a challenge was
passed and accepted, and the nex - rising
sun was to witness one, if not both, of
their dead bodies, drenched in blood to
wash out wounded honor. During the
fight the Col. said lie heard a boat com
ing down the river, and it struck him as
he heatd the boat puffing and blowing
‘that prudence was the better part of val -
or.’ So lie took bis trunk upon his shoul
der, and stepped, in the dead of the night
very quietly out of the hotel; as he heard
the boat, whom should he see but his an
tagonist at the boat before him, jnsl go
ing aboard.
He returned as be bad gone out; and
was on the ground next morning with
his second, waiting with disappointed
wrath for his antagonist, and published
him as an absconding scoundred.
Exchange paper.
Small Mouth one Husband—Large
Two— Old Gov. L .of Vermont, was
one of the most inveterate jokers of the early
times, in which ho figured; An anecdote
is told of him, which lias never been related
in print, and never can be, perhaps, with
effect: but we will try it: One fall aslie was
returning from the Legislature on horseback,
as usual at that day, be was hailed from a
house by a garrulous old maid who had often
nnoyed him with questions respecting pub
lic affairs
‘Well, Governor,’ she said, comcingout to
words the road, what new laws have you
passed at Montpelier, this time
‘Well, one rather singular law among the
rest, he replied.
‘Dew tell ! now, what is it Cov.?’
asked the excited querist.
‘Why, tlr.it the women in each town,
who has the smallest mouth, shall be war
ranted a husband.’
• Why, what ? said the other, drawing
up her mouth to the smallest compass;,
what a queer curous lor that is.’
‘ Yes, but we have passed another
that beats that—the woman who has the
largest mouth is to have two husbands. 1
Why, what ?, exclaimed the old maid,
instantly relaxing her mouth and stretc h
ing it wider and wider at every syllable :
‘ what a remarkable law, that is—when
(foes it come in force Governor?’
At this the Governor put spurs to his
horse and vanished-
’ THE SOUTiMVESrtRmsF
C. B. YpimGßfoOD, EDITOR
IBPIHORf*R
THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1851.
FORGOVERNOR,
HON. HOWELL COBB,
OP CLARKE COUNTY.
Agents for the South-West Georgian
Spencer Caldwell, Fort Gaines, Ga
Jeter A. Hogue, near Aipericus, do.
J. P. Gaulden, liainbridge, do.
Col. Wm. T. Perkins, Cuthbert, do.
G. Caritiieus, Esq. Cuthbert, do.
Gilbert M. Stokes, Slade, Lee co. do.
Dr. Wm. M. Stokes, Dooly co. do.
M. L. Holman, Rrooksville, Stew'rt do.
A. A. Blakely, Griffin, Pike co. do.
John \V. Griffin, Griffin, do.
J. TANARUS, May, Francisville, do.
A. J. Williams, Agent for Sunitcr to.
• United we stand Divided we fall.’
The presumptuous Editor of the Georgia
Jeffersonian seems to think that the Consti
tutional Union Party • should change their
name to “Free Soil Submissionists.” In
our humble opinion, die Free Soil part of
this appelation would suit the Major’s party
much the best, for it is a well known fact
that the only hope the Freesoilers have, of
ultimately triumphing over the Soutli is
founded in a dissolution of the Uniqn, “If
we can excite the hot-heads of; tho South’ -
say they, “ so as to effect a dissolution of the
Union, then a civil war will spring up in the
Southern Slates and while they are fighting
among themselves, we may easily accom
plish our cherished design of the entire abo
lition of Slavery.” As an evidence that this
is their mode of reasoning we have only to
refer to the proceedings of a number of Dis
union Meetings, held in the Northern States,
by the Abolitionists. Another evidence maj
bo found in the fact that Massachusetts, the
hot-bed of abolitionism, is a secession State.
Then place the term where it really belongs
Major, and see if it would not sound a little
better. As you are somewhat at a loss for a
name, suppose you adopt the nainr; of Frce
namo—suits your party exactly—then coie
out boldly and adopt it—give the child a
name.
But to the latter of the Majors new name.
He brands the Union Party with the term
“ Submissionist.” Now we should like for
the Major to tell us what we have submitted
to? We have no doubt but he will say,
“ the admission of California as a free State.
Well, as the Major and his party profess to
be uncompromisingslateright-men, we should
like to know by what process they deny Cal- :
ifornia the right to frame just such a const!- ,
lotion as she sees fit ar.d to apply for admis- (
sion into the Union with that constitution,
and on the other hand, what right has the |
General Government to refuse her admission
when her Constitution does not conflict with (
that of the United States? Answer these (
questions Major, and then tell us what we ,
have submitted to.
Now we must insist that if the Major does
not adopt for his party, the name above sug
gested, and battle for it witli all bis powers
we shall be compelled to call him a “ sub
missionist.” Well, let us see how that
would suit.—ln the outset the Southern
Rights Party vowed to dissolve the Union
if California ivas admitted as a free State.—
Well she was admitted as such, and did they
dissolve the Union ? No ! So far from it
they arc unwilling to own the name of Dis
unionists. Now who has submitted, or where
does the term, if it can be applied at all, best
fit.
It is really amusing to see how hard the
Southern Rights Freesoil Secession Demo
cratic Party endeavor lo crawfish from their
Disunion platform. But it is no use —they
have the “ mark of the beast upon their fore
heads” and it is likely to remain there —they
may preach a false devotion to the Union,
but the cloven foot will stick out. There is
too much inconsistency in shouting Huzza for
Soutli Carolina, and at tho same time cry
ing “ We are for the Union.”
We have no desire to filch from the other
party theii much loved name of “ Southern
Rights but we do really think that it does
not harmonize well with their secession prin
ciples. for it is a true motto that “United we
stand, Divided we full.” If a dissolution of
the Union is effected then we must fall, by
the band of civil war. There is hope of our
rights in the Union but out of it there is no
hope. Let every true friend of the South
stand up for tlm cause of Union, and if the
opposite party are thwarted in their unholy
design of overthrowing the American Re
public, by seveiing the bands of Union, then
our rights are forever guaranteed to us, by
that glorious instrument which ever held in
check the wild schemes of fanaticism and se
cured to us life liberty, &.c., to wit: the
Constitution nf these Vnitkd States.
HOWELL COBB A DEMOCRAT.
The Free Soil Southern Rights Democrat
ic Secession Party are making desperate ef
foits to stir up old party feelings and there
by draw off the members of the okJ Whig
Patty from the support of the Unionl candi
date fc- Governor. In order to do this, they
are placing before the people false issues,they
say they are for the Union and that there
is no disunion party in Georgia. Well we
are willing to admit that the disunion party
is rather small, hence, Clias. J. McDonald
the great champion of the Nashville Conven
vention, and the Disunion Candidate for
Governor, will stand but a poor showing at
the approaching election.
It matters not what the Hon. Howell
Cobb’s political principles may have been
heretofore, it is enough for us that he is
and ever has been a strong and ardent frietM
to the Union, and as such he will be
supported by the friends of the Uniot^fl
The Marietta Advocate remarks!that it
only “ wonders bow any good WJjfig can in
choosing between two democrats prefer
Howell Cobb to Charles
Why that is no- wondeun all, for it is an
exceedingly hard maty ‘to find a “good
Whig” that is a diJSfonist. But there is
something that is indeed a wonder to us, and
that is, how any-ffiend of tho Union, either
Whigofe Democrat, can, with any other feel
ing than a desire to lend his might to the des
truction of the peace and prosperity of Geor
gia, vote for Charles J. McDonald.
fff“ The Southern Democrat is down on
us again with a harrungue about the present
party issue. He says “ the issue is not one
of Union and Disunion, bin it is a contest be
tween the North and the South.” That is
just what we have been aware of all the lime.
The so called Southern Rights Party, wheth
er ignorantly or knowingly. We dont pre
tend to say, are working directly, into the
hands of the Northern Abolitionists.
Phoebus wltat an Ilonor!
Yes, what an honor! Who would not re
joice to hoist the name of a man who has been
battling (or the Constitution of Itis country,
until he lias beeu entirely abandoned by his
own party. We must confess that were we
in the stead of our neighbor, we could not re
joice much, for the name of Clias. J. Mc.-
Dqnalid is too closely connected, politically
with s DH>ugfan, Secession, and Anarchy to
give joy even to his former political friends
and supporter*. We defat wonder at all, that
our neighbor does not glory in hoisting the
name of his candidate, for Ke has been en
deavoring for a long time past to disown Itis
being a Secessionist, and now that fais party
have nominated an avowed secessionis)
for Governor, they have somewhat frustrat
ed his plans. But, because he cannot crow
much over his nominee, it is no reason he
should pounce upon us, for spite,—we are
not to blame if he was forced to own Itis true
position, or renounce the name and support
of Itis candidate.
So far as “ growing up to strength and
manhood” is concerned, in the support of
the cause we now advocate, it is not neces
sary for our neighbor to trouble himself with
any necessary predictions, for live or die,
we intend to use our every effort for the
Constitution and the Union, however strong
ly he may oppose us.
“ When Greeks meet Greeks,” Ac.
Cobb and McDonald are the cornets of the
two groat parties now existing in Georgia.—
Personally they are unexceptionable men, in
character and moral worth. Both have long
been leaders of the old Democratic party and
shared largely its confidence and honors.—
We shall, of course, then have to decide be
tween those two gentlemen upon other
grounds than that of private worth or person
al virtue. We must view upon them as
standard bearers, merely and to the flag they
carry for an exposition of their political
creeds. One is the flag of the “ stars and
stripes,” of the “ American Eagle” and
” Constitution” —the other, the black flag of
disunion, secession and anarchy. In point
of talents Cobb is the superior of McDonald
who is a very dull and prosy genius. In
point of executive experience, however, the
latter has probably some advantage over the
former, but whether that can be made avail
ablo to him remains to be seen, It may,
on investigation of his administrative powers,
be proved, as “ Toots” says of “ no sort of
consequence.” One thing is certain, at
least, that he never “ set the river on fire”
or distinguished himself, by any equally dif
ficult performance, and never will.
Citizen.
The Book of Mormon is to be exhibi
ted at the World’s Fair, in the English,
French and Danish languages. They
have been translated and printed by Mor
mon Missionaries in those countries. The
Mormons boast of their unparalleled suc
cess in making converts in the different
countries in Europe*
‘As a Union man, he (ex-Gov. McDon
ald,) repudiated nullification as a political
hetesy, unauthorized, as Mr. Madison affir
med, by that platform, while he recognised
secesion when occasion should demand it.
Federal Union.
Asa Union man he repudiated nullifica
tion did he ? Aye, he did more than that.
He sustained Gen. Jackson’s
—that proclamation which denied both tbfl
right of nullification and the right q/’seMNMjH
and which ‘threatened to execute iheJMPW
laws in spite of the nullification
of South Carolina. This is done
as a Union man of that repudiating
nullification he repudiatedjprfLentucky re
solutions, of JeflersonMwliich asserted the
doctrine—those veryflfcsolutions which the
late Southern Convention adopted
as its which the ex-Gov
ernor now stand—he, as a Un
ion rnaiugmudiated, in the days of nullifies
‘He asserted the right of secession.’ We
could successfully defy the Federal Union or
[ any other press to prove that Gov. McDon
ald or any other Union man in the days of
South Carolina nullification, asserted such a
right. They asserted the right of revolution
as the Constitutional Union party now main
tain it. But that the framers of the Consti
tution, contemplated the withdrawal of any
State at its pleasure from the compact, with
out regard to the rights of the other States,
is a doctrine, which, though Gov. McDonald
embraces it now, he, and all other Union
men, in former days, united with Gen.
Jackson, IN REPUDIATING.
The inconsistencies and contradictions of
the. Southern Right’s Convention are re
markable from their absurdities. The se
cession party occupies new ground in the
history of our country and they were afraid to
avow it. They wished to get upon some
thing recognised as orthodox. They evinced
a desire to rest upon some authority, and lo!
they attempted to jump upon the platform of
the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions.—
But the attempt failed. They leaped clean
over that platform and landed upon that of
secession. Any one who has read these re
solutions knows that no such right is asserted
in them, -dud yet after this rentarable leap
the conventionists turned round and affirmed
that they saw it ‘so set down’ in those resolu
tions. This is not all—they went to work
and nominated a candidate, whose former
principles were antagonistic to this very
platform which they had overleaped. Who
sustained Gen. Jackson when he threatened
‘if South Carolina nullified or seceded, to ex
ecute federal laws in that State by force if
necessary.’
All great men should be allowed one
or two radical changes of principle in a
life time. All our statesmen, nearly have
exercised the privilege, and we do not see
any good reason why it should be denied
to Gov McDonald. He at one lime be
lieved that resistance, nullification, seces
sion, were synonyms of treason, and was
prepared to see sentence passed under
the administration of Jackson, as it was
under that of Washington. He now
thinks that resistance, nullification, seces
sion, are synonyms of patriotism, and all
occupy Jackson’s Washington’s
Ma, dison’s—Gov. McDonalds former po
sition, are federalists consolidationists be
cause they say as was said, during the
former attempt of Soutli Carolina to break
up the Government, “the Union must
and shall be preserved.” Verily ‘the
world’s a stage and men and women are
merely players..’ Would it not be well
to pass a law compelling each man to play
out his part. We merely throw out the
suggestion from the conviction that such
a law would avoid much confusion.
Constitutional Union.
The Secession flesolulion. —We have
to reiterate the remark made in our issue
on Saturday : The position of the candi
date fixes the position of the party. Gov.
McDonald has shown by his acts, that lie
is a secessionist and the resolutions of
the Convention, however adroitly drawn
cannot explain that fact away. His
friends may cry with the guilty wife of
Macbeth—‘out damn’d spot’—but it will
not ‘out’ The chief officer of the Nash
ville and Macon Conventions can never
be viewed in any other light than that of
a Secessionist.
The truth is, the ultra wing of the
party were in the majority—and conse
quently they demand the nomination of a
man of their own school. The resolu
tions were a secondary consideration
the candidate was every thing. Those
of the party, therefore, who sighed to get
back on the old democratic platform, had
to succumb. They were forced to take
position with the revolutionists, or suffer
themselves to go by the board. We have
long believed the secessionists were seek
ing to seduce the democratic parly from
its ancient principles to commit it to dis
union.
It will be seen that one of the resolu
tions declares in favor of the right of a
State peaceably to secede from the Un
ion. Why make such declaration unless
the party ,s in favor of exercising that
right at th.s time? Why attempt to make
seresion an issue in the coming canvass?
if they do not intend to dissolve the Un
ion in the event they elect their candi
date and a mojor.ty of the Legislature ?
Twist and turn .t as we may, The action
of the late convention is but the echo of
the Charleston convention. South Car
oltna has taken the lead herself this time
and the secessionist of Georgia have
struck into the same path. The response
which they have sent up will be relieved
with delight by their brethren oVr the
river. There may be no bonfirei atid
illuminations, but the news will send t
thrill oi joy throughout’ the PajuaeUns
State.
The convention failed Ljgrgiquiesct I
either in or the I
i of the Georgia convention. It I
ivoisld not submit to lEfm, ‘humiliating’ I
as they are, as it bad been suggested %
would be done. Cheap as resolution!
are, it would not abate one jot or tittle of
the ‘Southern rights’ doctrines. It claim*
the right of a State to withdraw from the
Union, and affirms that the South hat
been despoiled and dishonored. Should
they get into power, therefore they are
solemnly pledged to seceed if they mean
what they say. If they possess the right
to seceede, and fee) themselves thus ag.
grieved, will they not exercise it? The
people are not be to deceived by such shal
low resolutions. The Carolina party will
find it an up-hill business to drag Geor
gia ofl'inio the pursuit of her wild and re
volutionary abstractions.— Sav. Rep.’
To the Union Party of Macon County,
There will be a meeting of the Party
at Lanier on the First Tuesday in July,
to appoint delegates to the Congressional
Nomination Convention at Amgricus, and
to the Senatorial District''Voitaenttun,
which is to be held at some place then to
be designated. A full attendance of the
Party is desired, as other business of im
portance will be done on that day.
South Carolina.
We have read the address of the re
cent Convention of South Carolina, and
must confess that we are utterly astonish*
ed and deeply mortified at the positions
taken. The entire sum and substance of
the whole address, amounts to noting
more or less than this: Thai because in
certain extreme cases, the State hat a
right to secede, therefore, she will doit
to show that she can, without showing or
pretending to show any justifiable cause
for it. She, a State as little injured as
any Slate in the Union, magnifies the
evils of which she complains at the precise
time when there is more valid reason for
believing the evils will be arrested titan
ever existed before. For a mere manifes
tation of her prowess or folly, chooses to
take a leap in the dark, fur the silly pur
pose we presume, of showing that (Sain
Patch like,) some things can be done a*
well as others. In all soberness and sin
cerity, we ask what will slip secede for *
Is it because in some fifty years a dozen
of her negroes have run away, whilst Vir
ginia and Kentucky, who have lost hun
dreds to her one, are content to believe
that the very best that can be will be done
to arrest the evil ? No man can believe
it! If South Carolina secedes and forms
a commercial alliance with England, a*
it is said she expects to do, it is bacause
she has never intended to be satisfied with
the expectation that through the sympa
thies of other southerners, they w ill be
drawn into her scheme of dissolving this
Union. That having long been her ob
ject, nothing less w ill satisfy Iter. Did
she not put on her modest cap and tell
Georgia and Mississippi, we will follow
your lead, when many feared the Fugi
tive Slave Bill would not be executed?—
And yet she is for moving alone, when
most or all the causes of those fears have
vanished in view of the fixed determinu*
lion of the President to carry out the law.
Does a diminution of the causes of disconv
tent ituzfer which she would have been a
mere foHtawer’ in'YAjg wake of other*,
prompt her now to
Or was her modesty a shameful cloak to
cover her purposes, or the result of prom
ises made by Georgia and Mississippi hot
heads to carry out dissolution at the very
time they falsely avowed it ? Judging
from her conduct, we are now convinced
that she lias been playing at Bragg, un
til she must needs carry out her purpo
ses to sustain her character for indepen
dence and hardihood.
Admit what she claims for secession aa
a rightful remedy for fixed or insupporta
ble oppression, and that she is the right
fiil judge, does that justify her proposition
under present circumstances? No man
can believe it! The address seems to
admit that the causes now existing do not
demand a separation, but intimates that
they will in future increase and demand
it. And because she imagines that some
five hundred years hence certain conse*
quences will result from present causei,
therefore, she must now take the lead in
seceeding from a Government, the belt
on earth. But what is to become of it?
The other States have equal rights
her, and if her course shall appear to en
danger them and hazzard their existence
by breaking up tjus Union into separate
fragments, each going for itself and a
gamst the rest, at last the whole to be
brought under the dominion of Tyrant
and Despot, who with his standiu* Ar
mies at his heels, shall make slaves of a//
alike for his own security, will ,h ey not
have as perfect a right to put down South
Carolina in the spirit of disunion as she
has to put dpwn the Union itself? Os
one thing we tfre certain, that 29 of the
that compose this Union will
never permit Sou,h Carolina to pull them
bv be nose headlong Disunion and
Recession. word forW.