Carolina Watchman

              .). 1 bruner editor and proprietor terms i i'..ii . i | , 11 ssi li i 1 ' i : am kep , s nl lit m.i.l : rials g.mi a ii',inl i i . .... , , , ' - , , . ii i ul ll ...'-., .... i ii i inl i i..niii-ir.ii..ii da a ll.i.t.nl.j " -. ■ ,| ti.|....l s • i i ill-uiy ' • n|ll.l,l.|.,l_a t i ' carolina uolatcbmait - i lis nun )\ \. c i : i day bv1 startling nk.ns 7v lwislatur i ii ' l ' iii.hi il tion a ■ i bly adjoui tu !'.'• ' we 1 an,i we mv u i i lield i . i ' - ;•-•>'. li 1 ■ i to red ... ■ i'..ni.i.i people arc their v ■ - . .. except to la '. ■ i . mli u of the p . 1 tin ■ ■ : . . by * two i . .' ■ and , pretet.1 all im calmly nnd then let 1 i .. i then imiv ',-. e all ' dei i eral who i gard to tl - hotvlin ' try an.i i upon the ■ a vontion is simply 1 ion we will asli are you « box on tl i .. : i which i has alvi professed a . i niil ive a as an enemy to i iv i the liui we clip iph : a ... i .'. ni.lly re ■ security mum in.in ■ !• n,nv have .-. . lie an ab : i better titan an i '■' iii'iiimil we i other no if we aro i i liavn a nm 11 lei it i.e inn le up ,\ ' ii . i i th /,,■?,?,,, oi ■ ii uni , i iple waul i an i the let ah ! j m..ui . iiiun i mi i ind • • | cd world 1 i.mi and eieelli ■ ol governineul thu old niouan iiii 1 ;•■• have been l._v tho bear os u nee of i . width made to qua ll i ii 11 and j . ; vi.i linim lei-ls is ilu rule l is uotvi r n i . carolina toatrbman vol xvm ' vlishury \. ('., jam l 22 1861 numheii 36 dfdiitfu to politic m agrintltiirf jnternal jspmrmti taiiurrr the arts an science jhoralit a it !!;■• niiiitii ziffle . -..»_,._*..-,.., i in ii moment ■ i ' ' ' ' bill of the i i,,,,ii ' such | urposi :.- lliiil || i i iii the uot declare thai . i i ■ - , ■ .. i tu the ; h ii.l you pi ice n . . i ... break i in ii head when m : , 1 ihis ' ed i il '■'•;, !■ : that i . ". ol • lie | ■ up • in in ■ m n il ilionan mi asm i nd i ava i ■ ' ii this ma - ..... . i it d ni r and r:-k they run off tlm well triad and j.i.i ng hi it m steam upon this rt i mat be break to - ld car i • fore she with ■ mana i ' lie ; k of ■_■• ttingil n t h i s re t men see the inini . ur run ning lhe car of state ol rm-k i ■ ■ . lunger ol \ ■ i ■ about ih ■ i ig ii n ii rong f law and in nm such i -, i , ll i con i di sired and i imenu oui or foi ant ol ei leg tiinate ni.i .-■ ■ . well a -•: ■ nn , . . foi the ii pose ul putting us oul ■ il friends ol tl ■■ me ia re di i to b i ii im to 1 with it espe irc that i ■ i it i i stitution . i thi i niti d sl lies di • is amendment for any purpose then u the < ame of all we hold ilmii iii fn .■ constil them consult tbe fifth art i tution and pr ic ■• ■■! sa thi rein ! reel tho dangerous and we lep of i convention as urged by il e di isls 1 iusl il ia loo | i -. that lo ■ i,in.ii for the pui i e avowed by i '• ■ m in i im v ia i revolui na ) me i ur wholly unauthorizc i i uion men should remember tl ■ ii i in sit still ; in other word constitutes our strength si lklil'1 i.l . ♦ . umax ■ f of l im voters of disti t no 2 a ny others of the adjoinin districts mi i scho •' house . 12th to give an • rn the prosent d • ol our country when on i marcus reese took tbe i ■ i - im lei 11 i louglas ii . . "-> • the chairman reqm ti i w \. ii uck i tin iln object of tin m which a motion was made lhal chair a i inn ti , i jve to ii i il lion of the meeting when lluel m n'oely ll \; i e l.ui ion s.h llait,andj 1 lunn were appoint i lumittoo i luring the tine tbe committee wi ul j v \ riouck addri - i th i -| cl if much force ai i tee then n porti 1 throu i j iv ' irahain the following ' reamble and h whebk ■ , we i port n of i .'. in uni i mil ■ in ,,: our - 1 ; i and we do noi believe thai ai m i ' i i .. wit 2d i li il '■■ i , ..,. unity in in sl it lhe prcai nl diffli . suulh in i with i .-,..., b : i ■ , ,- pi , • m bl i nm , ,,|' ,|„, south will north i will i - . . •' 1 1 lo th . lhe m ,. in or di e | ' i take no tn un ■ .,(' it ' ,. linn iiu i - ,'.-. ith that tve are fin statea a i - . u ■ ■■• i . it nn then in - rs 1 ■ i mak i - uk1__.sk ' s ii d il ui .-. sec i • . . nil watchman si mei hing i hi llll 1 imi - 1 edit i \- ii ■ ■:.-. n of iho old n ll state and our oui i . i i ive a mi thing i . l it is mt " nt on i u ill i . /. », | i 80 1 for \ 1 i that brought .. . 1 i m - i i i r 1 be red tl ■ _■ ■ whai h i -- m and ■ . \\ hi d wl m of i.ur ' mm j . i hostility o it home .- well i abroa i al l ■ . on.liicl of •. is south at tl lefiitnl of the judging and s aking we say—no i ■ , ' b ii i u-k it ilu enemy coming i and what if so " / 0 \:. 1 ,: '. ui . hei i . , rr let us know that tli . irth will iln right an i il ii be fi n i ■.-. u lei us isavi . god h g if i bid that we -!. . . ■ - ii , tional , heathen and learn from th i . .';'.'. : dr . ee - ■ grandeur ifterneai f the sta to i l • movi ; rayi r be ■ in n supports his motion a : mm ing i : in ntesl ii i'ii ' in u i and win ii i re sensible of dangi r we had iiiiil prayers in ibis room for divine protection rgotten lhal j i or do ii im i v r deed ! i inn lived ir ii long time nml tlm long't i in of iln iiiuii ■:. .• '. 1 governs in - of in ii as ii prof i pn . . u . nun id lake t ua laai confusiot i i i-n of ■ ir f ■ gi tf i m -- ol '. id ii ] arlicularly manifested b iness ol our legislators and rulers whom we have pro moted if wa truly humble and repent ' •..,! mil inn mercy un us it uol i nyeance while mi im.ii.i should ever i " ivusl in i i boys mi.i keep 11 ur powder !■ \."' wi counsel ni ll , iving ni:.l ■ ni,.iv i pi ri i ..: ilm i .-; wi profess i the i rtua mbered in cabinet and cotigi bi p it is not iii that th ought to ask i i be protected in her i-i^lits \. ! we can bul think tha sl ites are ailed on to i - i i ' .. ,,- tt th free sl il i fail io to 1 then inu li thus il ; contend on tin , of the ' i sin must aud will ■ < i -,., il i ii in..ii nli ihis lute . .\ |. . '| \| \ \ . judge ii 1 m 11 i •■. i lb ' i.n .! ii cepl mr gi ' ii".i hi ' in llm ill . ' iii iii na ; hu then oi . . ' i i ..., ng i the house i i ' ' ', i . ' .; . ... ii ii i i in wore n o in i he was vert ■ jaituui i '.'. i r.i 1 mil ». *. at a regular eoi ii m of i nml .\ mason's of i ullon i - i 1 in v ' '., ii i of j 111 _, i '. 1801 lhe foil iwing - hi era wore elect ! fur the ig yi n : w in fi m vlli.l.s w m willi m ml l i nn ii s \\. i i - i j w 1 i lmm mi i i kuai.k i ' i.i li ll ii smith 1 d is turn ... . i i ... - iii t appears forts hat i .■■ i li bt citizens of this state iul i ty •.:' tho general gov i in \\ liningl in ■■' • trnal of thurs lys i pul hi re wi re startled yesterday af n by l.ui ii.i , citizens of smith lhe 1 is at tl mouth i iim i in hit i i u •, i rl • johnson i uul i'ii-',i ,!. fort l swell ■ ii ' ik island fori l nson is simply a garri son or barracks al - neither ol ibi se i irks bave bad any tn pa in ihem foi years ,' msequuutlj there » .- no res stance i _■ . n q : .. of i ... i any harm done to lie propi rty we ai ii the pari ns ol itruns-1 . jh we lim . . . spate li cl that i revenue 1 irward was on hei » n with 1 .. ■ ' u . ii ii far • " i more than ive oni lay no joubl tbe i im.i fi in ii reliable - un but all boui ... apl in he mis lead ih msi ives nnd i i ... tilers i .. in tl se times i i.i :- ' . ..-. in ii ii li mr i'm ii sa'ul in the i liu f i inim . mm he i life if nm ui i lhe j m.i to ral eigh and from raleigh all iver lha state to ex ths ] pie are a pari if l lie lisuuiuu pro ■ .... • let the pei i'i have a voice win does not rem mber mr benja min's lain..iis speech bu recently circula ti d broadcast us a cai ipa gn document in which be sifted the recor i of line.iln and prouounced him more conservative than douglas and less objectionable t the south ! and yet this same mr ben j hi 11 in sinee then said in tl o senate thai ■ . s luthern states w il i be ruined and . . lil lection \\ :,..' sublime patriotism ; w at charming con . ' ' arly mr i itijamiu . hat e insist upon a i srii 1 iiiim if 11 tglas fi - . ■ n ■ " . i al though in his opinion secession cannot in peaceful but mea 3 civil war amei iean freemen ! has it .- wie to this that i'auiv i.i ami:-caii y uj th peopu into the horrors of civil at ervile war when ever their own aspirations or plans are defeated ! nn iimiii contributed more to the elec ts f lincoln than senator benjamin forjudge douglas was the real coinpetl tor of i i aud « il could be more encouraging to the a iol tiouists than . speech from a louisiaua senator inform ing the northern pc iplo that lincoln was in the . -' m of the south more con servutive than douglas the most for inidable foo of the faiiatics of the north ia douglas—the umo devoted pan who is now laboring for i . while mr benjamin continue his efforts t ad vocating precipitate secession 1 ' : that the pe pie of the north and the s nh ' ind the wesl would rally around iim timer of iritti r.i 11 mglns au . ' store peace prosperi foty and iiii lo our m mntry .. foil va herald s i lun 1 an 11 — by ord i general winfield scott a detachment of united state tr ■ ba«b taken possea mi nl the sill i i i-ui'v ! ost-l > ill cm and custom ll.uis in ins city no cause is i f .!■ till - : markablc mo i t ii a ■ i it d i it'"ii a i'm . iau a introduced a new hind of con centrated food \ piece about t ol a i ind as thin win bolvcd in hot i ipital soup . nine feel uino | tare '. i • ! . ■ i i , mmm per.iod ire ry and erwln we understand llmi , \\ i i soli of n in ll • ill li i l.llm iii tllc ll i in l 01 ' iiiiiuu8 nn wi .', i,,,i ir mr i'ei iot i 11 ]■ i i iiim . wi ol m ■ i remarks mi wi dncsd iy i in re i w c . • i ni ... ini . mi ; omission in .. i the iwo i ■ pro ision i i calling tlie i ' unintentional we heard nothing from hi or any one else aboul iiii indii opinions on the subjeel nor did wo liciir anything about his wil ngnea i to i t-coin mend thai tl •■ action of the • lout ei n should be submitted lo the people for i approval or rejection we looked to ilm bill introduce i in the uonsi b hm gentleman and in the 8 nate by mi avery ; and na thai contains no prot - ion for submitting the action ol the ion vention to the people we fell warranted in saying that mr person ii f those who rocomi i an i urge thai tho ac tion of the < i i until n shall be iiiuii so uls.i as to the two thirds pi it - iuti we were struck with tho difference be in ii-ii the in and the substitute in re spect of the majority and the two thirds principles and having made somi i \ ii the subject we were informed mr pern ii had just said that thu omis m of the ivi thirds provisi in in i ginal bill mis an oversight or aninteu ml in relation to hose points there lore our offence hath this extenl no re with what was said or done in committee or with the understand between mr person and mr avery and titers we had nothing to do wo -. | resumed to know what was said or done in < lommittee < lur bnsine - was the l.ui and the substitute ■; liongh certa i!v a we i ad heard all mr per son's remarks or if we had known what he had said in explanation of his views ii the above points we should have re p n led bim accordingly we did hear i nm ■!', borne week or two since thai mr person bad given the e , m1 l'..iniiiiiii .■ agu : bt submitting tlie action of the i lonvention to tho people bul this is tin first allusion we have made to this rumor if tiie rumor be true mr person can confirm it if he chooses in place in the t loramons ; if it be un founded be can bo blate if he ch iosi - to do bo so far i secession is concerned we uu dersl i mr iv-rs.iu distinctly lo declare that if a convention should be called h would counsel that body at on to with dr i i tlu state of nm tli-c ta from in union he certainly said that we also understood mr person to btate in - ebrief remarks made by hiinon 1 , day in reply in mr grumpier that while lie was willing to n comm nd lo the i vention that its action should be submit ted to the people i'.i their approval or re jection till this recommendation noi do ing binding might be disregarded by the lonvention it in its isdom i should deem thai the crisis upon the country at the time it udjoni tied demanded immedi ate in:.i final action is ol that bo i and if so might not tbe gentleman's recom mendation result in a certain contingen cy in a refusal to give the people au op portunity to pass finally on tbe action uf tho convention '■ wo tell mr person once for all that it ■ aro just as incapable of intei misrepresentation as he is we i furtbci more that we are just aa di t to north-carolina as he is and inst aa j.i nl ll i i mrm ... i - \\ . _. , ft | and - ii that if it be trui - despairi il i preserving the i i appeal t the people of the states,—and if it in ii in that in a c rtain coin he would make the act and tnonty tin n final in couveni without allowing the people to pass upon i their doings then we are a bettor demo crat than he is ; for while wo have no ob jection to a convention in this sta the people desire it and while we would trust the people of the slaveholding states in convention and the people of states in lonvention in the full in that the liupublic can yet be saved we would never conseut to vote lor anv bill to call a convention which did n a pi that ...' jh j'1 the a mrce of all ; nw er should have an opportunity of rati or rejecting whai mighl be ■. i lonvention hiii is 1 letuocracy ol purest ji tt'ei iou in stump and in tli i cl it mav 1 i tut we have i tage linn gentlcin in were at t to allude to party al al iu d questions bo fai a v ■■ pai ty ; hut we kii.'-.v ii p ii ty when the i - ui ike or when the b uor or tlio rij i state are invol ed we are i less ci impelled to maki • self-duli nee as a systematic etforl is in made in certain quarters aud ; with the concurrence and sancti i of mr i erson bimselt to inju this journal aa one il i ' nsl .' ional i ni m men ing its fidelity to its party | - and party aa so far as mr avert is concerned wo certainly understood him t admit •■ the idea . . a couveni ion by a i maj irity had been aba ere - two-thirds pi n in serted in the substitute wo d d not had abandon enough for u ahown by the substitute if tin i views i m r p id mr a are in con hi point we ai u uul i'onsilile for it uml can i . nor i m_.nm ' tl ■ ■ . impoi taut or ii i-n mr at . \ availed ii in iiialmii a pet il explanati m on i'.i nv i i , , iinportance shed ■ ■ . i '.' ii mi bui i pub . least in i ■ i 1 • '■' . li noi dwell on i ■ i'i luppoaed t.i have prompte nark nor on tl o at i i gain ■■ and super ibe senator from burke can i i upon -" hun ii as ourself bnt we take leave ten quid i to tell the i'ii il « ■ in hit equal in every ipe in winch he mm prescni ■ olf md thai it are aa little dispos ' d .' in ,- : ' look up tu anv one or to assail anv one with tha expectation of borrowing consequence or importance from the reputation of the individual a sailed such an idea as tli il attributed to ii by mi am ■ \ never entered our i we have freely and frequently heretofore coinmontod on the public coii duel of gentlemen quite aa c in picuoua and influential aa thu senator from burke wiih.mi incurring such an imputation mr ami v n - . dd con temptuously ae ue thought that it was not ins habit to allude in ins place to i">i paper paragraphs now the gon liiiiiiiii owes much uf wliatuvoi repiitn tion he has to the newspapers the stan ' ,/,/,;! included ; and it dm - in i ug ihat it he ii,ii-i d u hal wrn belt iiii d hy such men as calhoun and webstei allude i tbe newspapers f the da he it do i iu a more respoctful and • querulous tone ihan that evinced by him on thursday last but whether the in is d p ied to do as justice or i we will not do him iiijii8tice,if we know it it u us uot and it ia nut our purpose t misrepresent him i'ho cause of present inion which he advocati s is weak mil ul itself and theim i i , reason iherefore why we should misrepresent him even 1 wq w ihe tlllth is we jiic nine ll8 hinted l us by ii friend—that the following lan guage used bv us in the sl m l'i of thursday was the real reason why messrs person and avery oxhibited bucii feeling in their remarks about us the secos ai m h aders bave been c impelled by pub lic opinion to come to tr position thai a bare majority of the legislature cunnol call a convention ; ami we now notify ■ in in that they will hava tu fall a peg by providing thai the actii i uf ihe proposed . hall ii,it be filial until rati tied ur rejected hy the people we n i eal and stand tu this language mi ki win i buncombe al referred in his place in senate mi thursday tu our brief notice of his remarks mid c i plained that we ha 1 lonu inm injnstici in stating ui in leaving the inference tu i.e drawn from our statement iim one of re isoua for dosiring . t invention was tu make changes iii . and ihe st uus ..: the free negro wo i let hear all of mr iv v n's remnrl ; hill he dwelt at some length upon i'n fact thut an unlimite 1 co veutiou c ill . u|i ami dispose ui these iiestions and he concludi tl hy saying -.. .- h - views • well kuown still we knew mr i.i\i in main object in voting ■ i ( invention wa l . consider of md | mine mi federal uff.iira ; nnd -... h it i on t - iv | • lie would be dis ed to k tu ihe lonvention i make i changes referred t certainly we did le sign t represent iiim • i the i iew of effoctang f its prim • . imt only as ii | , ;" 1 • iding purpo . : i i '■ , ii iv iiml wetake pi . un ti setting mr 1 entirely right in our columns especially as his manner and language in referring to the matter wen kind and respectful ai d devoid ul that bitti mesa ami harshni s which characteriz id the tone and lan guage of mr avery we can differ a differ radically witbsuch a man a lm win maintain wiih him pica-ant per -"" '> i i ii im ; : ■!■. us he i a i i p i triotic and au ho leal man himself so he id-1 iii ii ,,. qnalitii ' • hi own character - ii i that 1 • to " i ith such di ai i . mil person i t . . men mr b_i .. 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' and conti .. them ' ■ i ., " ' : ' '-•:■ ii vi.i i 1 ui 1 ,. | -.,'.. ■ | i . i n ' mi i . ■ li you un . to sav and . i to raak ' in ' ■ , m i . , inn ' llll i horn mahci s i.liu l message prom llll president lent lit ill ll _•' . . : 14 tu ihe con ' 1 h iv ' lie pi pei there ito he laws ut the ■ f relief vi wonld have quilifing tin country ami i the i tils 111 which it has h,.eii v and uiifiiitnately placed ilia i 1:11 llll i .'■ rlglll and duly to u-c tlio . ■ rn al forci iho : i'tnui'lit are 1 iputable but the proa ■ ■ tirely beyond ex we are in tbe midst of ' . nil lie ri'i-iuuiiii'iids ' • • "■ 7 f to iiie.'t the present imi nicy to i uncross alone is dele 1 the p".i iai'e war and to romove grievances which might lend to war 10 peace to tbe country — < ii ii 1 ■ -:- naibility after eulogizing the blessings confer red by the i iiiun ho savs that should it ■ imity iill be ai severe in • iithern .. northern states 1 li . ■ lun feeling ia chiefly founded on an apprehension as iu iho sentiment of a inj rity of the northern states let i be tiansferred from n politi cal assembly to tbe ballot imx und tho people will redress their grievances in this imr heavies calamity let a trial bo made bi fore we plunge into the assume ii ui thai there is nu alternative let us have reflection would that south car ' li id reflected lie appeals to congressmen tu say in their 11 _',-. thai tin union shall and be preserved and recommends them to devote themselves to strong action with a view to peace a division on the 36 deg 30 min is suggested as calculated lo prodnoe au adjustment it 1 au imputation uu members to say that they will hesitate al such a move ment the danger is i.n us in several s:ates lulls and arsenals have been seized by aggressii e ai hi lati as reasons why be refused to end troops tu charleston harbor that would have furnished a pretext if id provocation for aggression un tho pari i south carolina referring to major anderson he.savs that officer could . before he left pert moultrie liavo held the place more than forty-eight or sixty i.mils il tlin president hud warned tho country of its danger and felt that bis dutv h.d been faithfully though imper fectly performed lie was conscious that he in,-.mt well i'm his cmmti-y • ♦. wrong names.—we constantly hear tin terms federal confederacy,confedera tion federation compact league as if were the exclusive appropriate de signations of our form ot government < ine ui mn contemporaries pertinently asks are those whu use theso terms aware that only one of thorn i-i tu he f.iiiiiil in tne constitution and that by way of con iradist riction liie single iustaaee in nn one t these phrases occurs rn in the brat clause ui the sixtb article as follows ail debts contracted and engage men intend into before the adoption • i thi constitution shall bo as valid against the united states under this cott on as under the confederation i'n necessary inference from this • thai the constitution is not a mere league or confederation in the \:- cles of confederation it is declared tha art iii the said states hereby sev erally enter into a firm league of friend 1 ach ther fur the common de a . ac binding themselves to assist each min . force offered to or • a tbem c lu striking contrast with this article of the old t ii.i"lei atiuii wo lind the ii words of the constitution asserting . •• wi lin j-hi uf the l'uited states in im 1 to : mm a inure perfect union a .. . ordain ami establish this consti t i m / it rsfrom t i.i : uon we are iu ipt of two letters from gentlemen in charleston one uf which intended by the writer for publication cannot bave a ■ ibscrver if fur no other . hat the writer says :— 1 ' i thai old ninth caroli na will su'.u cry aloud and ask protection under the palmi tl 1 i!.i aid n ith carolina ever sink to that depth of degradation we will en .!'• rent to her furthor • is fl mi a valued friend itended for publication hut to cor n cl tw ■ i-i i-i - as tu s ath carolina n have been copied into andeement the i ibserver first that a tax of 10 bad lien laid mi every negro aud it au agent h id keen in wall tiate tae state fay • • • need of no co . i'i v ,• in . io proa ir monarchy where aw • i sine and reverence em iet general evasions of ttever pretext arc but tho nd pen and bold defiance if it anarchy oon } ' lid never i ho 11 id men's minds in ■ .. 1 v lence in patriotic men ■• n 1 an.l del d tu 1 r btraiul i i 3 i pii*q