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The Columbus, (7a. Times devotes the followingmanly article to the Democratic organat Washington. It contains much with which

n- *. i . .i. «i...we cordially agree, ana us wnv i» num ^ imperilof the times calls lor on the part of allwho represent the South.

THE " WASHINGTON UNION."The.editor of this paper is a man, venerable

in years, under whose lead Virginia Democracyfor forty years, has teen let! to victory. Thestandard to which he has teen enabled to rallythis triumphant army for so long a period in thehistory of the Government, was the standardofState Rights. In hoc signn vinces. Whiletrue to the Virginia principles, laid down as

i-.A *ln> " earlier" statesmen of thelauu 11mm no uj v..v ..

** Old^ Dominion," his power wjis irresistible,am)Ms triumphs signal. At no time in the publicKstory of the country, has there been strongerneed for strict adherence to Virginia doctrines,than the present Never were the rightsof the States in greater jeopardy of being overslaughedbv assumptions of Federal power, andtheir very footprints ofbeing obliterated by theadvancing tide of personal aspirations, and incongruousparty combinations; all looking to

the Presidency, and over looking true, Southernprinciples trampled down in their progress.In sneaking of the Washington Union, we are

compelled to do justice to the difficulties of itsposition. Its location makes it the organ of a

National Democratic [tarty. It has friends andsupporters North and South of the Potomac.It has the task to perform of reconciling impossibleprejudices between adverse sections, andof maintaining unity where schism results, fromthe irresistaWe force of circumstances. Thereis but one platform on which Northern andSouthern Democracy- can securely and harmottiouslystand together; it is the old Virginiaplatform of State Rights. The Constitution

. . i II Jma oe nciu sacrcu uy cuuuuuu (/UIIOIIII, luv

Southern States must be let alone to managetheir own domestic affairs, and common interestsin common territories must be scrupulouslyrespected; or there is an end to the NationalDemocracy. Now the44 Union" has either toshow that the Northern section is ready for thisholocaust of its local prejudices on the altar ofa common patriotism, or it has to choose underwhich king it will serre. It cannot at the

« same time, serve the god of principle and thenuunmou of prejudice. It caunot^loss over antagonismson vital points of constitutional andnatural right, and blend in one triumphant party,an organization having these seeds of rottenness ana aiscomem wuuui u. »? c give uiv

warning now, and in time, that there are men

of the Democratic party at the South, who willbe privy to no such sepulchre^whitening processwith a view to future Presidential and VicePresidential arrangements. These men haveconsulted expedients and temporized, until itsfollowinghas brought their feet to "stumble uponthe dark mountaius" of ^Southern wrongs. Theyhave so adhered to their Northern brethren because they believed tliat all of fidelity to a just

/ cause that could be found at the North, nestledin the bosom of her Democracy. NorthernWbiggen* had >jng since gone oyer horse andfoot to the Free Soil enemy, and there was no

hope there. But the time has come, whenSouthern men must bejust to the South, whenthey must place claims of her sons, her daughtersand their childreu to their protection, farabove the gratification of mere party 'triumph,Though (ien. Cass should never be Presidentand Messrs. Foote or Cobb should never preside,rirtule officii, over the American Senate,these men aae determined to surrender not a

"jot or tittle" of Southern rights. The " Union"deludes itself and deceives the North, if it proposesto convince either, by publications fromSouthern newspapers under the imposing headof" Public Sentiment," that the Democracy ofthe South will ever consent to stana on nationalplatform that is not securely based as theConstitution and the just rights of the South.There is po compromise that iliey will listen tobut one.the Missouri compromise of 1819and 1820. In that they have yielded theirlast inch. If the South and North cannot

enjoy territory in common, the only just andequitable alternative is to divide it by a determinateline. That line was drawn thirty yearsago. To listen to otncr compromises, is but to ]debate a proposition to surrender some new

constitutional right, not yet given up. TheSouth has no occasion for compromises. SheftfAf" nothing from the North but what is clearlyher own. The Federal Constitution is itself a

--- -a If tliut i>nnnnt work nil nr.compromise-, aim ..

count of the conscience of the North, it is notthe fault of the <3outh, anil upon that conscienceinust rest the responsibility of making the Federal(Government an impracticable machine.We say then to the Washington Union, that

the Democratic party of (Georgia, and, a largeand influential jHirtvm of the Whigs have reacheda point, in their history of concessions andsurrenders for the sake of peace, beyond whichthey are determined not to go. They havefound t' at yielding does not purchase peace;that their generens sacrifices are ouly met withthe horse-leeeh demands of "give." They be1: tl.of ;tt iwiliticul Dos-er. Northern doni-IfC*U Hia. r J. r

inutioii, Southern abasement, and universal emaneipation,tiiat tiie iNortli is steadily pursuingunder tlie smoke of agitation, and the hypocriticalcries of prounion patriotism. Ami believingthis, they have determined to make a

stand of resistance, to sever themselves from

/ill party ties; to unite for the South and to holdIt! men and parties, " its friends in peace, in

vat it* enemies/'

Let not the "Union" be deceived by thecalm that pervades the popular mind here. Ithas been produced by a generous and magnanimousreliance on the justice of the Northernpeople, which they thought they saw awakenedtwo months ago. Recent events have shakenthis belief, and the conviction is forced uponthe minds that these demonstrations are butfaint and feeble efforts to arrest the tide of hostileaggression that runs with resistless vehemenceand volume, over every considerationofjustice, fraternity and constitutional obliga-fion. Above all, let not the " Union" rely uponthe Democracy of Georgia for support inany political arrangements, in which the rightsof the South are to be blinked, and her demandsfor justice put aside, in the erection of a partyplatform, founded on tlie principles of expediencyand a hollow truce.

SENTIMENTS IN CONGRESS REGARDINGTHE SETTLEMENT OF THESLAVE QUESTION.

We take the following important extract frona letter directed to the Mobile Register by a

member of Congress. The opinion expressedrelative to the effect of Mr. Webster's si>eechoti the South, is the same that we have longsince entertained. The prospect of adjustmentdoes not seein very flattering, but we are rejoicedto hear that the South is united in Congress."Stand up to the rack," gentlemen.you need entertaiu no fears Ironi " the fire inthe rear.""Housk of Rkprkskntatives, April 27..I

read the proceedings of your meeting with interest.1 have been anxious for some time to

express my views in regard to the SouthernConvention and the Southern cause. But thedifficulty in obtaining the floor in our House isvery great, and 1 have not persevered amidstthe crowd of competitors. After all, the speechof Mr. Webster did the Southern cause more

real damage than anything that has occurredthis winter. He induced the oeonle of theSouth to suppose the danger had passed, andconsequently they let down. NVehster has a

great intellect, but still he is not a great man.because he wants die nerve and firmness to acta great part on a great occasion. Clay hasnot Webster's mind, but he has the nerve andcourage to act out his convictions. Clay tookthe wrong chule at the beginning of the session,lie now sees the error, and he has the indepeudenceto correct himself, iienton leads theAbolitionists and deserves the gallows; corrupt,ambitious and bold, he leads where the mostviolent lunatic would not dare to tread. Themovements of Uio South, the apparent unitedand decided feeling 'manifested in our severalLegislatures, brought about a spirit of conciliationin die North and forced them to abandon.apparently, the Wilmot Proviso. But 011 thenew tactics they have adopted, under the leadof the Administration, there is apparent divisionin the South. Every day they of the Northare becoming more emboldened, and 1 still believenothing can receive the sanction of Congress,in the nature of territorial governments,without the YYilmot Proviso attached.The compromise committee will attempt a

irnnural tuOtlumpiit ? ltdmiriinir ( 'alifhrilia. iriv-6^"v'"" ' O ' o

ing territorial government to New Mexicoand Utah without the Proviso, and adjustingthe Texas boundary. It will probably pass theSenate. In tliis sha|>e, in my opinion, it willnot pass the House. What can be effected bya conference committee no man can tell. Putthis 1 well know, that nothing will pass withoutSouthern votes. Should an arrangement beattempted aud fail, California cannot be admittedwithout a resistance which will shake the pillarsof the capitol. Defeat it we will. EightySouthernmen, good and true, will stand andpersist in their opposition to every measure

which supports Government, till exhausted naturewill cry hold! enough! On this subjectyou may rest satisfied.

1 want the Southern Convention to meet Ifthere are only twenty delegates, meet, and adjournto meet again. Conventions can be heldto devise the plans and means of attack on

Southern institutions, aud the country regards- JII 1. !»..» .1...1.1 .1

it as all ngni ana wen enuuyu. mui buuuiu wc

South sjieak of union, concert and Convention,to inuet and rejiel their attacks, the wholecountry is startled. Even Southern men, or

ruther, Southern recreants, shrink buck as

crouching slaves at the frown of a master.

ARRIVAL OF THE HIBERNIA.Baltixorr, May 10..The steamship Hiherniaarrived at Halifax on Wednesday afternoon.At Liverpool, cotton had further advanced1-8 a 1-4.; Fair Orleans, 7 3-8. The

sales of the week amount to 00,000 bales, ofwhich speculators took 38,000 bales.

Flour has advanced Is. Corn advanced 6d.Coflee is dull at Liverpool and has declined 3s.per cwt at London.The news from the Manufacturing Districts

continues favorable.The Queen was safely delivered of a prince

on the 1st of May.The Parliamentary proceedings are without

interest, though the Ministry had again beeni .ftICll 111 tt IlllllUJ IVJ .

All was quiet on the continent Eugene Suehad heen elected a member of the Assemblyfrom Paris, huving received full one half thevotes of the army.The Greek question is not yet settled, nor is

it likely to be soon.The overland mail had arrived from India,

bringing dates from Bombay of April 3, Calcutta,March 23, and China, iMurcli 27.At Bombay the import market was extremelydull, and prices were lower. Little business

was doing in exj>orts, and activity had subsided,as the merchants were waiting further advices.mi _i ,.r . f1 neru Wll» iiu uiuui^u 1/1 uauc ab woiibvu*

The market for manufactured goods was lower,but re-action was expected. Little businesswas doing.

DYING EXPRESSIONS.Don't give up the ship..Lawrence.Don't let that awkward squad fire over my

grave..Burns.I'oh, nonsense, don't talk to me of Christ.

Paine.See how calmly a Christian can die..Addison.

TTHE JJ )HJ3EHAILoCAMDEN. S. C.

FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 21, 1850.

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.Ucjwrteil lor the Journal.Charleston, May 20, 9$ p. m.

The market is dull, and former prices are

easier. Sales six hundred and seventy bales at

11$ to 12 J. w.

fr-jyOur young friends must excuse our wantof miscellaneous matter in the way of light readingin this issue. Our columns to-day are exclusivelydevoted to political matters, as the signs of {lietimes and the necessity of the case demands our

entire attention to the absorbing topics of the day.We will try and satisfy them soon, by giving toeach department its portion in due. season.

Our RiverHas been out of its banks, overflowing the low

grounds. The back water in the creek below thetown, was so high a few days since, as to render itimpassible at the bridge over the creek. Thisoverflow succeeding the backwardness ol the season,will, we li-ar, prove very disastrous to our

river planters, cutting off the coming crop veryconsiderably.

Destructive Fire in Charleston.We learn by the Mercury that a large fire occurredin the city on the morning of the 17th,

commencing in a cotton shed on the south side ofAdger's south wharf. In a short time the buildingson both sides of the wharf were in flames. A

large amount of valuable property was destroyed,including the handsome range of offices on Vanderhorst'swharf. The Mercury says:The amount of cotton destroyed is about six

thousand bales, and the total loss including buildingsmay be estimated at from four to five hundredthousand dollars, a large portion of which is insured.A young gentleman who was sleeping in one o

the stores, was severely burnt in the face andhands in attempting to escape.

Congress.Since the presentation of Mr. Clay's " noble report,"as the Washington Union terms this subterfugeto quiet Southern men, nothing has been

done in our National Legislature of note or interest.In another column will be found our Wash*ington correspondence, which will give us a run

siing account of the running business they are doingat the capital.Death of Mrs. Whilden.

This excellent lady, wife of the Rev. B. W.Whilden, formerly pastor of the Baptist Church inthis place, now Missionary to China, it will be seen

Irom the following notice., winch we turn in the

Charleston Mercury, has departed this life. Shehas gone from the field of Missionary labor to roamthe Elysian fields of glory. "Yea, saith the Spirit,write. Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord,for from hoiiceiforth they rest from their labors andtheir works do follow them."Death of Mas. Whilpen..Under date of Feb

ruary 23, 18.50, the Rev. George Loomis. chaplainto Seamen, writes to the office of the AmericanSeamen's Friend Society:"The wife of the Rev. Mr. Whilden, of the

ooumern napusi ooaro, was ourieu at vviwmpnaon Thursday. It becomes my duty to preach the,funeral discourse 011 the occasion, to-morrow, sn

Canton." J XDeath from the Bite of a SnaW:

We regret to learn that Mr. Uriah Williams was

bitten by a rattlesnake a few days since, two or

three miles above this place. Having been to

market and returning home, he stopped to camp,and in attempting to remove a log of wood fromthe ground, was bitten on one of his fingers, whichcaused his death after reaching his home in LancasterDistrict Mr. Williams is said to have beenan excellent man, beloved by his neighbors and respectedby all his acquaintances. He was anM honest man, the noblest work of God."

The Edgefield AdvertiserConies to us neatly dressed in a new tuif. We

wish our neighbor a great deal of success, andtrust a liberal patronage and increased subscriptionto his excellent Southern journal, may rewardhim foi his trouble and expense.

The Sumter BannerIs now edited by J. S. G. Richardson, Esq., underwhose able editorial management we hope it

may continue to advance.

The Deaf Mate.This is a semi-monthly paper published at the

North Carolina Institution for the Education oftheDeaf and Dumb, located at Raleigh. We havereceived the 18th number, from which we supposeit to be a useful and interesting sheet The subscriptionprice is $1 per year.

The Carolina WatchmanIs also included with the Charlotte Journal

among the number who are afraid to meet the

issue. They have taken occasion to "mark" us

as " disunionists." and in " hot haste," &c. Wehave no time just now to reply, but we will do so

infuturo. We console ourselves that "Salisbury"is not " North Carolina" exactly, nor is theWatchman the only paper in that good old State,nor are the editors of the said Watchman the only" real friends ot constitutional liberty." What sayour Whig neighbors to the compromise report ofFather Clay 1 All right of course. The Watchmanis " marked" and laid by for after considora-tion, and if lit; should bo fortunate enough to escapea more severe " marking" than we shall givehim, lie may regard himself as lucky.

JdF" We observe an item in the Baltimore Sunstating that the General Conference of St. Louis,has elected Dr. Bascom a Bishop of the M. £.PKiirpli. Struith

fd£f An idlo man's brain is the devil's workshop.

Editorial CorretpOMUfiM «f Mm JonrnaL

Washington City, May 13, 1850.Again am I in the city of"magnificent distances,"

.of gayety and political strife. This has been a

great day. At ao early hour we went to the capitol.and after one more, we squeezed a few feetwithin the Senate chamber.just fat enough to geta glimpse of the old Kentucky orator, who to-daymade one of nts speeches. After the morningbusiness was over, a motion was made to revisethe judiciary of this District, which had lately goneso far as to expel Afr. Afay, one of the most tal-ented members of this liar. It was laid over to bethe esperial order of the (lay for to-morrow. Mr.

Clay then rose and made a motion that the com-

mittee bill be taken into consideration, which was

agreed to. This speech was a great one.great in ,

many ways. It was interesting to see the old Sena-tor of 74 with his long and venerably white locks '

floating over his shoulders, but his form slill erect iand proud as in the days when the blood of youth-tul vigor coursed his veins. It was an effort wor-

thy of a better cause.but as is too often the case

in these latter days, our politicians know too. well ]the meaning of the word policy. His exordiumwas pointed and plain.merely an introduction tothe bill.which he took occasion to say he hoped .

would be passed. He first spoke of the population jof California; saying that it was large enough to ;

constitute a state.that it made no difference ;

whether they were permanent settlers or not: they Iwere settlers now, and in all probability would still <

continue to be so. 2d. The boundaries. He urged '

the necessity of admitting California with her Jpresent boundaries; said that some members ofthe committee were for a line to the Pacific along Jthe line of latitude 35° 40' north, to be free southof that to recognize slavery, but it was lost; still, ,

said Mr. Clay, the South should yield to it, for \Congress should not legislate at all on slavery. <

neither recognize nor prohibit. Because in this Icase the prohibiting is already done the recogni- {tion must not be done also. 3d. Union ofthe bills.Ilere he gave Mr. Benton some killing thrusts. He '

said the President had recommended the admis-sion of California as a separate measure. He came

here intending to coincide with the Executive as

far as possible, but he came with a determinationto decide for himself also He thought that if thePresident would give them instructions now, itwould be something consistent with the commit-tec bill. The Senator from Wisconsin had used *

the term " tacking," There was no such a wordin American constitutional law. It could be foundin English law. It was there a restriction uponthe Aristocracy. But lie would inform the Sena-tor we had no " tacking" here. Would the Senatorfrom Missouri send him Hansel, vols. 2 and 3.He would show him lie was right 4th. Slaverydid not exist in California. This was all indirect

opposition, as Mr. Clay must have known, to thetruth. That there are many slaves there now, no

one can deny. The provisions of the fugitiveslave bill, under the report, were that the ownershould gel an afCdavit proving the slavery of the

negro. He should then be given up, and carriedback by the owner; and if lit sustained his case

at home, the negro was in his master's possession. mi...~I«. nvtui.ili.il nmi* tlifl

Uglillit x lie £U\e.1 Iiiueuir) 11/ uc v.%roiiutu vtvi »uv

Territories should have nothing to do with slave-

ry. He closed very prettily on the "gloriousUnionbut I could have wished Mr. Clay to gainglory by some other method than bringing theSouth still firmer to degradation. Whether the

.bill of' the committee will pass or not, is yet unknown,even by those who

#know most of* the

matter. I heard a Northern Senator say that Mr.Webster would support it.that Mason, Hunter,Soule, Downs, Davis, Clemens, Butler and Klmorewould oppose it. How it will be, cannot jet betold. There is too much to fear, however. Many-r "l.o tJmitliurn Sonatnps will votp fur it. and theWJ UiC UVUUIUIH MVMWVW.V n ... .- » --7 .

South, already weak, will bo in this?, "the test question,"weaker still. Just having arrived here last

evening, I can give^voul»ut a laarejetto£-liereaf-ter I promise you better. P.

Washington, May 15, 1850.Yesterday almost nothing was done in both

Houses; all seemed waiting for time to digestthe speech of Mr. Clay. Some appropriationbills wero up in the Senate. A resolution, offeredin the House to limit the delate on the Cal-ifornia question to the 2d of June.amendedto the 14th hut not passed.finally passed toutno debate thereon on the second Tuesday in

1' «

June.You have heard, perhaps, of the teacher, in

jEsop, who brought his bundle of sticks to hispupils, and requested them to break thein all.They gathered round, and taking op the bundlein ioto, utterly failed. The old " Wiser" thentook the bundle, separated a stick at a time, andthus broke thein all with ease. Thus do theNorth act toward the South; stick at a timeshe breaks in upon our rights, making no definitcissue, enough to rouse the lulled South,but Still enecung tier purpose mure suii-m. it

is vain for the South to expect anything like a

retrocession on the part of the North. And itis not a little surprising that the Southern peopleshould look so much at speeches, and so

little at effect What was there in the speechof Mr. Webster for the South? What!.if hehad taken still further Southern ground.willspeeches save us? 1 repeat again, it is not thespeech, but the effect produced; and what was

the effect of Mr. Webster's speech? Not one

vote was changed.not one; and the entireMassachusetts Delegation is even now inoro

determined than ever.

I have just heard, not an hour ago, a mem.

her of Congress say, that it is the extreme offolly, madness, to expect anything from theGovernment; that it is in the hands of theV.u-tli whn nrn. und will w'eld it as an instru-meat tor our political degradation.

I will just here mention a fact relative to thespeech of Mr. Wobster, which is not extensivelyknown.half private.yet it should be known.Before making that speech, a Southern Senatorsought an interview with Mr. Webster, and furnishedhim the data upon which he made hisspeech.the object of which speech was toform a great Eastern Political Party. Theoriginal thirteen States, it is evident, have gainedtheir summit. The Southern States have

mmmmmmrnutmssmbeen represented as the natural allies of theold Northern and Eastern States. The infgWytide of population flowing into tlie Westernand North'Western States, will souu plaee thebalance of political power into the hands ofthese people; the devotees of radicalism of everykind, which would result in utterly breakine down the nower of the old States; and, as

Mr( Douglass remarked (he other da)', not onlydictate laws for the old States, but enforce them.With a view to this, Mr. Webster made a MM'

terly effort to consolidate the powers of the oldStates, which has proved u splendid failure.the reason of which failure is the determinationsof the North, the entire North, to destroy our"

political rights.The fate of the Confpwmiise Bill I believe

(and with a great deal of pleasure, too) is seal'ed. 1 do not believe it will ever get out of theSenate, and certainly will never pass the House.The administration party under their gallnalleader, l ruiiiau omitn, win oppose it, aw nowill every Southern Senator.mind, I meat*Southern infeeling, not location; and that vote[ feel sure will defeat it The evidences on the*part of Southern meinliers to establish here a

Southern press, has had a wonderful etflectTheRepublic, the redoubtable organ of thelulministratiou, has bursted.at least BufUtfcmd Sargent have quarrelled and both quftiKitchieand Burke have dissolcetl their unionind now the " old man of Virginia" *\vill tVigiet re-entrance into the Southern ranks, in ordofto throw cold water on the movement foreshiklS^liiitr*n iiMioa Wlmf vl/ttl thnmiuiiciiiii^ a i^vuuiviii jii wgo* *» ua» »»u» hiv

South do ? Has she calmly made up her miud:o yield to a degradation unheard of before 1Surely it is not the chivulric South, the land ofstout hearts and noble deeds, that will, thus inthe zenith of her glory and while she yet haspower to cotnjuer, strike her flag and baselyfield. Would to God that every Southern manjould stand in these halls, if only for a singlelay, and hear and see what.he does not now

iK'Iieve, the determination of the North to degradethe South, and not one would ever ciyDutagain "the glorious Union." rlhis humbugof the South not being able to dissolve theUnion, and lieeome vastly benefitted thereby,is a droam which she lias but ty- awake fromto laugh at her own folly.

In the House nothing was done to-day. Inthe Senate Mr. Douglass said he wished to start3ome test question, and therefore moved to hiythe entire Compromise Hill on tiietable. Lostby a vote of 24 for, 28 agaiust. Mr., Websterroted iu the affirmative, jUso Mr. Yulee, of FloridaMr. Yulee afterwards explained bis reasons:that there was nothing for the South to.compromise, and he was not in'favorof diecommittee, for which be received what .Wr»Fuole no doubt considered a severe castigattoufrom Mr. Foote. He (Mr. Foote) is now openlydenounced by Southern members. I have neverbeard better freesoil speeches than those ofMessrs. Ulayana route, una jiu.lgiog jrum iHr.

dale's manner lie was well pleased. Mr. JefllDavis then ottered an anieiidinent to the bill*providing for tJie protection of the profits arisingfrom slave labor in tlie territoiies. This liesaid was to unmask Senators.those -who professto be Southern men, and yet hold that dieadmission of California is no grievance to theSouth. JefTerson Davis is a master spirit, andnever was man more devoted to the South, lieis the man upon whom th£ mantle of Calhouushould fall.May 16..After the morning.business was

over, the amendment of Mr. Davis was tokentip. Mr. Foote as usual, got the floor and occupiedthe entire space of an hoar nnd a quarterwith a strange mixture of eulogistic matter ou

Mr. Calhoun, frce-soilism ami his controversywith Yulec, of yesterday. After he was calleddown by the Vice President (Mr. King of Ala.who is Vice President pro teni. during Mr. FH-.inore's absence,) Mr. Clemens obtained thefloor tor the purpose ot making a speecn. nomade the assertion at once, tiiat Mr. Footo.occupieddifferent grounds now, from what he didsome time sinee.which assertion he fully sustainedHe submitted to a motiou to go iutoexecutive session, and will finish his speech on

Monday next Would all the South were astrue as Mr. Clemens is; we would have little tofear froin Northern aggression. There are

here from tlio Sonth 55 men.Senators andRepresentatives.from the elevated position ofClay to the degraded level of Stanley, who are

untrue to the South.and of this number, notone hut what has been spoken of for some go-vernmentai omce, except a lew paurY qotu&who follow in tlio wake of the largoris a dreadful state of affairs. Let tho ory of' the glorious Union,'* as some of tho submissionists ol tho South use the term, be successful, amiin two years from to-day, the Sooth will scarcelyhave a corporal's guard here. Agaiu I sayto the South, there is no chance of safety thro*the General Government.they have the pou\er.they will maintain and enforce it, utterlyregardless of the most sacred rights of thuSouth.nor oan the people of the South btscome sensible of this fact, as they should be,unless they were here. They laugh at thoSouthern Convention and say- yes, the Northsay.and not in isolated instances either, "thatit is useless for the South to talk of resistingNorthern aggression; she is divided within her«»n/1oon rlrt nnfliiitir ^ \ nrl )iaw f flairDViIj UliU V/UIJ hvvhikqI "v» »» * mui» »mw

South, in the face of alt this, what are they goingto do ? Will you yield ? Will you baselyyield? A member of high repute from theSouth, tho other day, asked, " if in case therest of the Southern States, as States, take no

no ground of resistance to the high-handedineasuros of the North, will South Carolina*assured that she will be seconded by a large,portion of the people of the other States, (andhe pledged himself for the entire support of his.District,) openly, manfully and determinedlyraise the standurd of resistance?" South Cardliuians, what will he the answer? I imagineI already hear it; "we will, to a man." Virginiahas said, and still says, that no body ofarmed Northerners will evor pass her confines;the people of the other States will no doubt actlikewise.for wo must recollect that the reasonfor the non-action of the States now, is thowant ofan issue, a rallvintr noint and their cm.. V %W f, '» ."T O" '

vernment by politicals wire-pqHera, who makethe facilities for allien the grand object.Jthogood of the States the seooudary. In couclu*sion, let me sav, it is consummate folly for theSouth to talk about hor constitutional rights..

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