Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-11-29
POLITICAL.
From ths South carolini..n.

and lis PARTY, tnat we give IDttIl dn hOh-
est, ana hearty support, SO long ns they
are true To the great question at lssur,& the
important, imperishable Republican prIl-
cipies generally, Sc, forth in the adln,rabr
Republican Addressed their members Of
Congress, at The CLOSE Of the last session.
So long as they are true to those princi-
Piles; NC will b" true TO lhen,,-throueh
good report. aud through i'll rcport-prns
pcrity, or radverslty-aEd SD long, only. In
this we have no choicc-no safe ur honor
able alternative. by these principles, we
of The South, must 's,antl, or fall, sink. or
swim. survive. or perish" We have no
other hope Of safety, honor. happiness, or
prosperi,y-no other refuge from tlishonor
aud degradation, oppression, poverty, cX-
termination. To ohers-thc majority
tire Constitution, winch involves these
principles, Is as nothing, except as an i'm
petliment To their will antl rowcr-to us,
every tting--cven cXiSicucri And the
voice ol The South, must he, from, the Po-
ton,ac 10 The Saline, Up with the banner
of these principles. every wherein Con-
grcss, or our Leg iSlainrr>-O our noun
laiis, and in our valirs-at our public
meetings, and our fire sirs:-nail them TO
the mast, To swim, or sink with them
".imd hr who iaters, of mine"
But, il is also dnr To ourselves, that we
guardcdly and drtrrnina,cly retain our
separate aud distinct character, name and
cxistcnce-lree, always, tn ac, for ourselves
in every emergency, Oh every ErnSurr.-
There must be no aniaagamarion-uo
brcakina 0t ranks--uo confusion. All
mnst he Orter and rcgu!aritv: " atchiulncSs,
and reparalion--rvery knal'saclt on,evrry
muskct in order, every sentinel and guide
at his pCS,-ali ready h, wheel nr dcploy
into line Of ba,tlc, on the iuslant-lacc
to the front ar rear, right or left, wherever
danger may present it>cli, or an enemy, of
any kind. shew his front. We must not
forget the lesson learned IN our late sepn-
ration from our old allies the "Whi.s"-
the difficulties Of drawing of from them,
al Il nome Of sudden lauGrr-tlir men,
arms. and munitions left among them, for
want Of order and prrparaIIon-thc temp
tati0ns offered to the tiuid, selfish. aud
slothiul, totakc advantage of such ANAL
gama,on and disorder, t" consul, their in
div;t!ual case. Comiori aggraniiZcncnt,
and fear Of danger This must hc guar
dcd against, for the future. Onr party lneS
and distances must be preserved, diSlinc,
and legibIe; and they who cross them, cx-
ccpt on duty, and linger among or tampcr
with any Others, mus, he looked upon with
doubt and suspicion, and narrow ly watch
cd at every moment OF dagger or alarm
Yet, among those who lost their places
in that sudden call tn arms and have since
consequently become more or less cstrnn-
ged from us, were many who erred uniu-
Observation-Disclosures in the midst of the
confusion unpreparcd, and wanting lime
for reflection; and now hang hack, from
fear of the reception that may be given TO
them by their old associates. To such.
the look should he ever kind, and encour-
-on;nn fl,a hand ever ninrn. the heart ever
may have been rs true in faith aud feeling,
though not SO fortunately ready; and sucI,
men are no, the less firm and determined
i'll their course, because they do not al
ways decide on il SD readily and Instantly.
Their great caution and prudence are as
desirable and valuable. at some times. ,o
restrain the fiery Zeal and inpatcncc they
are designed to check and balance IN soci-
etv. as over tar'iv and embarrassing, at
others. Results. only, determine when
they are riShl or wrong.
As to our course III the next Congress-:
On the great question OF II Comst turinna!
Treasury. we and our allies, combined.
arc in minority. We have taken our
stand upon it, and our principles and oh
ject> nre well known. We must adhere
to them, firmly and decidedly; hut our
true policy is To make no leading move ON
them. The opposition have Il fixed ma
jorilv in The present Congress. and upon
them. dcv"lvcs the responsibility of pnpo-
sing remedy for existing difficulties. Let,
them do so, and shcw their hand, or take
the consequences ofrriccling the remedies
of others. for alleged disorders and cmbar.
rassmcnts, and utterly refusing To afford or
Pro"'>c any on" oi their own On any
positive, substantive measure of their own.
they are divided and wc:ik-ihrir strength
being obvious only in oppnsitnn. Let
them propose il Federal Banh-llc Pct
Bank syslem--nr the Special Dcpnsitc
sys'em-and al once they are in II weak
ana impotcnt MISUNDERSTANDING, that
they are combination nr coalition of dir.
fer'nt small factions, powerful onl y for
mischief, and utterly lnpuicnt ar any
posi- i've good-unilcd, only III the selfish
objects of personal ambition, power. and
ollice--thc hope Of victory. and of sharing
the common spoil>. Bur, Icr them at,cmpl
any measure Of principle. or public
character. and AT once they war against
one another. as bitterly as row acuins, us,
and their true character is exposed TO the
cOuniry--thcir reckless. Elctious, and un-
princIpl"d coaliti0n, to obtain The Govern.
mcnt, power. offices, and llonnr; of the
country; and share the "spoiS " They
have combined to reject our remedy
now, lei Them propose rnr themselves, or
acknowledge their incapncIy. in,brciIirv,
and uselcssness 10 the colniry-tirr ulicr
Imp"tency for any Thing hur ruH Iflhey
cannot now manage efficiently and useful
~ one department of Government, com
binlnS the creative, active guiding. direct
ln2, and prOpellihg puwcrs. whiu cnulL