Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1837-11-16

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pie, as TO be sufficient to cbhtroal the 81
institutions, and to regulate the cure
and exchanges of the country. To
them, with their avowed ohiecti lin tho
tack, to overthrow those in power, on
ground they occupied against a bank, wol
OF course, not only havc placed tho G
ernment and country in their hands vi
out opposition, but would have commit
us, hey ond the possibility Of cxtrication,
a bank, and absorbed our party in tho rnu
OF the National Republicans. The iii
fruits of the victory, would hayo been 4
ovcrshadowing national bauk, with an id
mcnse capital, not less than from fifty 1
an hundred millions, which would hav
centralized the currency and exchanges, an
with them, the commerce and capital of thJ
country, i'll whatever section the head of tho
institution might be placed. The next
would be tho indissolublc union of the no.
i'tIchi and money power in the hands of our
OIL" political opponents. whose principles
ana policy arc so opposite to ours, and sol
dangerous to our institutions as well as OBJ
prcssive 10 us.
Such clearly would havo been The incv;4
tab!o result, il wo ha'rioined in the assault
o" those !" power. in ,.c sss~ @.ssry
been constrained to occupy; and l@
indeed he bli"d-a!i .5Ra as:fh hot see, that so in
nc lost On ee6Gmrsc would have been fatal I'd
us and ours. The connection between Tie
Government and the bank would, hy nc &c
ccssary consequence in the hands of that
party, have lc! to n renewal of that system
of unequal and oppressive legislation, which
has impoverished the staple States. and from
which VIC have escaped with such peril and
difficulty. The bank, when united will
The Government, is tho natural ally Of hisl
duties and cxtravagant expenditure. TI.d
greater tic revenue and The more p%roiilsd
the dist urse,ncuts, tho greater ~ circuia-
ton aud the more ample It's dcpoSi,cs.-
This tendency on the part Of that institu-
ton. and the known principles and views
Of policy ofthc party, would have co-npc.-
atcd, with Irresistible force, to renew tic
system VIC have pulled down with SO much =
labenr, with az aggrava,ion of its orprcs, 81
sion far beyond any ,l,;;,S VIC have ever vel
experienced, and thus tho fruits Of all GU
cxcrtions and struggles against the system
would have hccn !us,-furcvcr lost.
Ey taking the opposite course, the re
verse Of all this will follow, if our State
Rights party hc but firmly united and true
to !hcir principles. Never was there be
trrc, aud never probably will there he N
gain, so fair an opportunity TO ca
fully our principles ard policy, a.aG
the fruits Of our long and ardunu$ - /
by keeping the banks and The Government
separated, VIC cEcc,u:l!y prevent the ccn,j
iraliZation ofihc currency and ,xrianecs of
the country at any one point. and, o fcoursc.
the ard the capital, lcavin@cach
to Cnioy that portion, which its natural adj
vnntascs, with il; industry and enterprise
may command. l'y refusing to ioin our
late allies in their attack on those IN power.
where they have sheltered themselves, we
prevent the complete a*ccndcncy of the
party and their principles, which must have
followed, am! g;in ;hc only opportunity wei
could have of rali,ing anew the cid States
Rights Party of 1877, ON the ground ,Ecv
then occupied, rs an orpo>in. ,oucr, to
'"'" IA "ho"k their cid or cnemt*, The Nal
'i"nal Republican Party. 1t would also
give us The cilaucc Of clirc.iug, what j. sill
more important 10 us. the union of tho eu-
IRE south. 1 he southern division of tbeT
administration party must rc-occupy tl,d
VI" 9'a.c flights ground. They have no
alternative; and unless We. who have so
long and under so many difficulties adhered
TO 1t, shall now desert our stand, tho Sou,hl
must he united. If once united. we will
rally round The old State Rig his port, ,,ll
III every scctI"n' who are opposed to con-
solIdation, or the ovcraction of the Central
Government and tho political parties viii
again he formed on the old and natural
division ofStatc Rights and National ~ b;c,
divided them ut the commencement or RI, Is
Government, and Which experience has
SH'"" V" INV -irision of party mos, On,
Sch''' 10 our system and n'.a, favorable I'd
It's successful operation.
As obvious us all this must appcar. 7 Eel, =
-. ! assumed Il heavy rcspons;biIjtv ii
'hhiilS tho course l did. Ii was IN, n,s.;h1o
'ii''t H'i Tie circumstances and motives. nm
Ger which | acted, could ut once IN T.,
ally understood, and, of course, The mar,
was compelled to take was liable 70 hc mic 70
conceived aud grossly m;isrcprcscntcd. W.
III" hccn SO long contcndins against ~
abuses HL! cncroacInnents of thc Eyc.u,;
power, as TO forget, that thew ORIGINATOR,
tile prior abuses and enc%roacbmcnt.o r r..