Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-09-13
= PROPOSALS
For publishing, inthe 1oicn Of Columbia, (S. C. ia
nc,o Semi IFeekty and Hcekty Nc,espapcr,
SOUTH CAROLHNFAN,
BY a. II. Pc Nj EKION.

II
BY A. ii. PEMl EKION.
N NCOURAGED and stimulated by the kind
AA und iluttering sOiicitaliUhs OF po,itcui
friends and an all-abSorbns inter, st the reat
question OF the day. the Undersigned (,orn,erly
editor oil the augusta ChrSnictc,) proposes 10
publish new papcr. in Columbia, aud res pcct.
fully submits 10 the consideration OF tho pubic,
the principles and opinions by which i, viii be
governed Firmly cow inccd that the future
liberty, happiness, Independence and prosi r.iy
OF the Southern States, and indeed oil the whole
Contederacy, are viiaIly involvedin the mumen-
tons question now pending between n gigantic
National Bank, and the constitutional currency
Of the county, the main object of the CAnoL,sIAN
will be to dis, ussthar question freely * hu,onsh
ly; throw all its lights fairy and fully benc tie
people; and s!lew tiicrctOrm, llll u National
Bank il utterly uncOnstit,ion and inexpetiient
anh violent y ininiicat to free trade and lnt,,str
the liberties OF til" country, and especially the
trade, commerce. and prosperity Oi the Southern
States1tliat tliclr direct import and export trade
once so tlouriShins, and conducive to their gen
eral wealth niid prosperity, WAS destroyed by the
overwhelming power aud influence of its cnpi
tai, aid d by the immense credit and reSou ces Of
the Government, and Il Kindred system ui par
sial and unconstitutional lcgsIa,ioli-tIiat ;n en-
Ploymcnt Of the State Banks, as fiscal agents Of
The government, i'll any shape, must he even
moro dangerous and rorruptlns tana National
one, and necessarily productive of The sanc et.
fpcts on our Southern commerce. since the 81 eat
credit and resources Of The government wnu ID
necessarily be absorbed and monopolizcd b, the
Northern Eani.s. u..,. dc:i I'll! chance cf iair
competition OH the part of the Southern Ones O,
Southern merchants and :har tlic only ctlec,r,al
anu permanent remedy ior these evils and the
commercial cmba' raSiicnlS and diS,rcSScs OF [ -
country. an cnfire iIIvnHCE 0fhc GovERxMENr
from all BANKS, State or f'dcr4i & return ,othc
true constitutional currency 4 system now 'rr-
III Ir.,,s
designed by the irlncrs Of the Cous,itu, OIL and
nrst III operation after its adoption. till the COM
bincd power of he Federal party and bank
wealth and ariStocracy of the connry, ,ri,mphcd
over the WIS" and salmtary provisions of that al
cred instrument, and the great rights and inter
cSts Oh the prop'c 1t was framed To protcct-ilat
this system is not an experiment" but an old and
sale method successfully pr tctiscd Tor centuries
ny the most n i.htrncd and civilized nations o.
tue earth. till The rapidly growing power of the
DanHs, (then an "cXprrimeut " enabled hem
10 ariw within their control, and wir!d to their
own individual profits, the Immense credit and
IMAM 'es "f Cove rnnlent-tllat. so far from i-
credS,ng the power aud patronage of the Prcsi-
dent, II cannot under any rational or Drnbnb q
organization oft,c details but decrease them. ,o u
very great extent; and while the ii,,n,e interest
nnd character ot its advocates in Congress are
deeply ir"iVed III rendering those details us pcr.
iect rs practlcabr and The whole system as safe.
efficient, and sautary as human wisdom and
foresight can devise the continual and cu.ire
power over 1t OH the part "f Congress- and the
people ESQ wholly nnIke an arbitrarily indcncn
dent National Band) would always afford he
opPo; '"nity OF rertiiyIns whatever might he
found erroneous and improving upon all that
should be bcnetica!-yea even, of aboIi, hing the
Whole II Ii should diSappont the expectations OF
the country; thus happily and properly kcepinu
the greut mo,ey- over of the Government i'm inc
hands "l ue people md their representatives
,,,St at, Ill 4
II II, tt1c dnus o1 lew Irresponsible private M:
tlividunis, t" be directed, wholly beyond all ,op-
ular or legislative control. according tD their own
selfish none y-lnukug and powcr-S.ekin. inter
scSis-tiiat instead OF dcranglnn the currency, il
Will OF nj things render II settled ard stable and
secure iiom future ''exp"rimrnt-,' since it will
separate II and Its commercial elairoiS from roll
tics and deprive future Presidents uali powcr of
interference with it, whli,', from Tia; deep y-rout-
ed hostility to Il National Bank. which is co ex-
tenslve with the Re blcan party of the Co
fcderacy AMI, cOlmcnrI z with the existence OF
the present Government, must continue in al
probability to its end there can lie 10 h"pe OF a,y
organization oi the currency by such Il Bank
D',t what mist be gtcatly drran"cd and broken
up, Us ut present whenever the period o its dis
solution arrives: to say 0tiiing of its being ai,ray>
necessarily dependrnt he ioriu es AMI .pccn
lati"ns oiprvatc il Observation-Disclosures Sub-Trca,
Gry system does MT aim III the establishing of .au
exclusive metallic currency" but one of o, Is
about ten millions of gold and silver TO about
0HThnndred mill OF Bank paper since The
receipts and disbursements of the Government,
will require only about the former sum while tic
Bank paper III clrcultio amounts fully to the
latter, and probably near onetuurth more-,I,,t
1t will eiiecualv restrain the alarming and ruin,
Ous tendency ofthc Bank to az or issue: co,str,in
them to keep their paper mp to the STANDARD valnc
oi the specie currency; i.lSle their Immense. i'm
itlence every where. ia behalf oflnw Tariff duties
inuiied revenue. and economy in the expense.
OF the siovcrnmcnt: and thereby completely settle
inc lirl!f an other dSiractiny sectional u,, -
TONS and promote The harmony and pcrpciuity
OF the Unlon-tat the principles of this system
nave formed an essential p0r ion of those OF the
Republican or State Rights party from the adop-
tion OF the Constitution. to tn" present timc--nnd
that the present Mo,thcrn '.Hhig' partv which
Is now laborins for the establishment of u sigan.
TIC ana overshad0wing National Bank is nothing
more than the old FcderM paitv. under a new
lame; thai party which has always struggled
against the rights, welfare. ard principles of the
South and is now plain aud 0dious combila-
ton OF Bankes, Fariilit"s. National Int, nal I'm.
provemeut men, COns"lida ionisi-. CulnniZution-
lists, and Ab"litionlSts-cvery thing mos, obnoyi.
Gus to the feelings, interests, and safety of Lc
Southern people.
Considering thus measure of an InicpcndenI
treasury. or Divorce of Eark and State as d
cidedly test question:, the CARoLlvIAS will cor.
daily act, III ITS support. wih all who aly ocac it,
and oppose all who oppose t-whoIIy forsetinI
OF all past dlficrenc : on settled questions and
ready to extend the warm right hard of fellow
ship TO all who accord with it-c0,scic, tiouslv
believing this great measure of dc iyr,ance and
liberty in all its immensely wide and vilally
important political md social rc,tons TO he the
commencement OF one OF The great, and nnhcst
nnu cll'.lateIy most Triumphant. peaceful strug-
giles Tor tic great principles OF human liberty nn
hnppincss that the Y nrld llus nxnr L.......,