Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1837-03-09
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OF this revival or a Review. Of tile Sou,l,,. Tie
purpose is, to give once mere to olir regioa. nov
Giniiiently needing 'IItl an Interpreter and.a IeIeo..
dor; tlic common Representative of uir ios,it;l
'lolls- and .oI tho Mind itseIfnmohg us. SuclL,in.
that steut CoIHtressr3f Opinion, wietd the .G,ies
OF ci,yilMcd !: athoirss, are NOW so. largely %setleii;.
~ Wv poNEN' ttiid we tViNe'tiIeduy Sntpred
much for it, II is time to make! ourselves 4ifE.
dcrstbod aud respected there. The Journal which
shall do tlhs, inDst combine the general strength
of all who, Throughout the 'Soutb.Iove the coSn.
try. and are clpnhle of doihg il Intellectual service.
Il must, iaen. be, not the, champion or the propa-
gandst ct local npinlpIs. bun the friend. OF alb dat
pursue the-public good. Into the vulgar. methods
Of Politics. 'debased by. Partizan mncour, or cor,
r1tited by the Interest. or owerboTn'by. the popular
passion Of. tile hour, it mist not fall. Fromit. the
pride.Of tile Nullitier must receive no diminution.
fine fidelity Of tic. Enienist no rcproacll. II must.
be no va''tage-ground to either party; nor serve
bilt as uIr equal field, whereiIiey will only contend.
which, shall MOST advance The cause of tile Smith.
aud ot'tllat. older doctrine of il irers0nian. State
Rights, avowed by bod, parties alike, and now
the only hope. of rallyihg and of rescuing, the
country -: 80:
To vindicate, tIen, our peculiar institutions; to
rcprl with argument. lest presently we be.rorced
Ia fepei with arms. 'i external interference with
orr domestic condition; against the wild rule Of
mere Chance and Corruption. to up.ioli ii ~.tc,,l!,-
l;c;,n and tcderativc, Us distinguished from "A ,ian,.
Gcra.ic and C0nsni;t.aiiu" administration of ill.,.
.Nasionll. ali airs: from the ,li'rrylers NH, Central
Govcrnmen;-whc!r tc!a.n i, boncIr;.; and eve,
Useless. III rou hay" "ivra yourselves. s;rou.a,
* WISER local : stems to d root tie public view to-
"a:'';" hor'" r3'cy:ft nc ,toacs. capa5i.. t!lro;i:,
sell. io co;:!cr np0n us ,l,c BLESSINGS oi' vel ordered
Liberty. expected IN yn;i from ,uc ~:'clerll Power:
from the decisions of Parry i'o.i, ;cs abroad to call
Rome TIE attention OF or peopi" To those ATS. hy
Wii:rlI- the Wise and brave have often rn;snH pr;:-
States INTO noble y prosperous t:omnn.iwea!,h;:
10 atlic:i mei. II pos.ihIe. 10 t:ioir bir::.-,,.lca,,u,rl
convert them. from Numbering K selfish. aiveninr.
crs. INTO ~c!t!HanS, he LAYERS Of civilization, 10 re-
;in:l'ii'c public Sp'li!. ANA give il purpose. rs well
us ehnrH; Ia l:0!d. over parties aid priiticiuns,
The tribunal of Il public opinion far different from
ii:at ld!e ana corrupt o:c. of WHICH the NcwSpa-
per press IL the voice; FOR these purposes. To
diiiitie ;hran.h tie land sound and well consider
ed pnh!:c doctrines, with Knowledge and taste,
their natural allies such viii! be tfi. general ain,
or that literary league, among the hest talents o..
the cnu' Try, which las been set OIL foot in the pres-
cnt undertaking.
vi ITS critical purposes. II is not necessary la
speak so infinitely. In general, il will. of rni,rsc
strive to .ni;!c Tie popular tas,o towards the hest
sources, III Knowledge. and iir fr,"st mndcia in
Elegant Letters. It's judgements will, however.
loind themselves upon d.nt ofhis Temporary re-
nown. nor that OF his bvth on this or the other side
oitlic Atlantic Towards the few goul writers.
that want Ut. cultivation has vet permitted us IN
have, i'll :tMerici. it will know how to be respectful
Bnt IN literature rs lately iii Trade, we shall in.
slSt that no mans bad commodity ba' forced ripon
us. under. patriotic pretenres:t. Upon nil fLnit
school of writer's; whose works. for want OF every
other merit, attelnpt.to mike themselves one. out
OF tsietrery fact that They are not English, an UNI,
spIarIilg war will he wnged, nor less npon. that
other great division of the invading army. of Dni-
ne;s-the endless compilers Of bud and "illitera,e .
School b"oks-aasort tliht drive OH every thing
hninanc amongst us. by, poisoning its very Goun-
they pass. Over these and what
ever else of pernicioui the Northern Press pours
on upon us, n strict supervision must, for our very
safety, be maintained.
uponthe Literature ofmerc Amnsement-N6v-
els, Verses. the Travels OF: ignorant and ;mperti-
nelit people, or the like: upo, Anniversary Ora.
tons, Inaugural Disconrses. and those volumes of.
Indigestion which pass for Public Speeches . upon
lnc biographies OF Presidential Candidates. and
of all illilstrioils and heroical persons in general.
that are still alive: upon Charity or Missionary or
Ieinpcrancc or .Antinnsnnic Snrmaus or Hcnnrls.