Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-11-15
Sec Report of Committee ofIIouse of Rep
rcscniatlves, lot'2 pages 2D5 to :.!IS.
From Tic south LQyoiip;au.

i'S">om1 AMI lnG
pressing daneeroi the Administration. and
The SOntii, at this time, is to be found i'm
the fiscal aclionoB Tie Government. The
f'FV"uc Is decreasing under The 0i;crai ious
oi the Compromise Act, and rapidly com
ms dowu t" the constitutional and ncces-
sary wants Of the Government; while no
corresponding efforts have been made by
the Administration, TO reduce the eXpcu-
'ii'u' cs; AMI The opp"stinn,a apparently fore
seeing Its weak point, has lahorcd to the
utmost 10 bring the matter TO Il crisis, by
v"tIn9 large appropriations, and al the
Same time struggling to withhold the means
"l m"cll,g them. Its principles and poll
cy' too, are III favor Ot Il protective Tariff
Mr. " cb>'rr. and several of the Icadin.
)" in" presses !iavc indicated d.trriuin-
at'on 10 violate The Cornprounise Act. and
advocate rcncwhl u! thu protective du-
/ t'es; and, hy pressing expenditures. and
|Ssssththoding supplies, they hope I" cln.,nr
sfass. disgrace. aud break down the id
,nini,trati"n, and II The same line crca,.
necessity Tor higher duties, or il Federal
d"h'. The ,cnniiuuaiIy incrcasin. di.na
u'y between The receipts and Disbursements
weighs greatly in thrr favor. A ,I,ork
must ensnc. unless ,n!lncdin,c and ciGic,enr
Akrn tot. i...rStmi t-i Il, M; MI;
c"ur%r h"n", to late, 1T is surprising that
the Administrator does noI see lis danger
on 'ii' p"l;ll an'' guard against il, for tins
assurcd!y. Is its weak poimt-ihe toint of
greatest danger. They who have read
The Speeches of Mr.. Calhoun. canIor tail
to remember, that he ha, repeatedly. with
III the last TWO years, given warning To the
Administrations. aud the coun;.., OF the
Impending danger, i'll this mater, tut an
parrntly all III vain. II cannot be me-. .lcct
cd much longer. lf t'ic expenditures be
moi reduced nearly orc hall, Il new pubIic
debt must he created. "r the Tariff tu1ics
must he renew cI-rilhcr of which results.
would inevitably be fatal To tllnsei in power.
ne lcadinS incas,irc, then, of The ncxI
session, must he provision for u ri.id and
cii*rnt measure ol retrcuchmeni, ccouo-
my, aud accountability; and all who op
pose II must be set down as decidedly on
posed to us. our principles. interests, and
VIEWS. On this measure, the snccri,y of
The Administration will he tested, on the
one hand, and that Of our State Rights
and Wing opponents of the South, on
the other TO The latter, it will hr one of
The greatest political trials Of their lives:
for, woe. woe bc unto him of the s;ou,l,.
Whose tcmporiZing party policy may bring
upon his constituents another oppressive
Iar!!l, or large public debt. "M liosocver
shall stumble upon this stone, shall assu-
rrd!y be broken: huI upon whomsocver
this stone shall fall ii shall grind him t.,
powder"
Without such Il system. based on the great
fundamental principle, that no more mon.
ey onS Int I" br taken from the People, Than
Is absolutely ncccs>nr, for The iusi and &c
"noriical want, ni the Government, il is
VAN to think of preserving our free lnsti-
t"'ionS' or breaking The oppressive and de
nnsine political and commercial yoke
&hrh haSTso long been OH he lie1:ss Z. -,
South. Its adoption would at once onnb
the road furry and clearly tnrihe introd,,c-
,ion Of il Constitutional Treasury, AT The
next succeeding session, and render its
operation plain aud simple safe aud casy:
and without II, the difficulties OF that :.srcat
measure Of delivcrancc and libcrty's would
often he great, il not almost insurmounta
bic. Indeed the measure itself will have
little chance Of success, if this natural nj
onrer of i, be defeated, for its final and r-
rctricvable defeat, would ensure the down
fall Of the Administration.
On This measure then. there mus, he mn
temPorlHing-no sacrliirc of principles 10
expcdicncy. Tous, of the South, ii is one
OF life or death; for, if the Tariff duties
should be renewed, or Il public deb, crra-
ied-(and indeed, in case Of the latter. the
former would follow of course. as bcfore\
-" farewell, a l0n2 farewell TO al our
greatnrss'-;,!lo our hopes, efforts aud gen
cr"us. patriotic imasinnSs Of future de-
liNerhncc, liberty, and peace. "Tbev
who are not for u.s." then, ,'arc against u.s."
the end OF their warfare is ruin. dcgrada-
ton, annihilation; and with all such, we
have hope butin unco'npronisins hostility.
These remarks are not the results of ,Lc
moment, bu' of long and deep reflection,
resulting i'll the strongest conviction; and
we earnestly trust that they will be con.