Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-11-15
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Ec"HoMY AND RErnENrnMEyr.-
i'c>S'hS aan@rroi III: Administration. and
nc south, at Tins linIc, J., To he found in
me fiscal action OF the Governments. Tbr
'cNchhc Is decreasing under the 0urra,lvrs
oi INC Compromise Act, and rapi,iiy com
ing down To the constitutional and ucc.s.
sary wants OF the Government; while mn
corresponding Efforts have hccn made hy
INC Administration, TO reduce the cNucn-
GNU cs; ami The opposition, apparent lore
seeing It's weak pUInl, na, lahurcd TO ,n,.
utmost To BRING lhc matter 10 a crisis. hv
'"l'h" large appropriations, aud at the
same time struggling To withhold the means
oi mcetinS them. It's principles and uoI,
cy, too, are i'll favor Of Il protective Inrii].
.'lr. W cbSrr, aud several of tic lradn :,
w Ing presses. have indicated Il t,tcrnin.
alton To violate the COMPROMISE Acr. and
advocate renewal o! die protective din.
t'cs; and, hy pressing expenditures, ana
Withholding supplies, they hope Ia cmhur
raSS. disgrace, and break down the Al
inInlstraIion, and 1T the same lime c,ro,c
necessity Tor higher duties, ora Federal
debt. The continually increasing dis.,n
riy between Tic receipts and Disbursements
weighs greatly in their favor. 4 shork
must cnsue, unless immediate and c,,;c;sn,
measures OF frelrcnchmemt and economy are
taken to prevent it-if indeed even ,ba,
course he not t'oiate. itissurprisnu ma,
The ADMINISTRATION does no, see lis dancer
on this point. and guard against il; for hi,
aSsuwdiy, Is It's weak pnimt-iEie uoiui of
greatest danger. They who have read
the Speeches of Mr.. Calhoun, canno, fail
to remember, thai he has repeatedly. with
IN the last two Years, given warning tn rI,e
Administration, aud the country, of ,h.
impending danger, in this matter. but an.
pnrcnily all III vain. II cnunol be nr.lrr,-
cd much longer. II the cxrcudirurcs bc
no reduced! nearly one hall, "a nryy uuh,i,.
debt must bcacrcaicd, or the Tariff duties
must be rcncwcd-ciihcr OF " llich rcSul,,
would inevitably he !a,a! tn il,nscin power.
he lcaiin:, measure, thea, of The ncxt
scSsinn, must he Il provision !ur :, riniI and
clhricni measure o! rcirtnrhmcnr. c,oun.
my, and accountability: and all who on.
pos II mus, be set down a, decidedly on
posed to Us. OR principles. interests, and
views. tn TN, measure, the sincerity uf
The Administration will br tested. ON ,l,.
one hand, and ihar Of our Srare RIGHTS
ana "N li.' opponents Of the South, ON
The other. TO rhc latter. il will .r one of
HE greatest political trials Of their lives:
Tor, woe. VOC he nnlo him of lhr Son,h.
"h"Sr 'cmp"rIZing party policy may brln.
upon his constituents another opprcsSivi.
larlti, or large public debt. ~ li,,Sorv,r
shall stumble upon hi, stone, shall a,>u
really he broken: hu, upon whom,ocv,r
'i'ls stone shall fall, il shall .liud him f.,
powder"
IIhoGt such asvsicm. based un the grca,
i"iiiaiilchihl principle, that no more mon
cy onSit I" br taken from the r,np!.. li,au
Is ""soi"i''y necessary Tor inc JUS: ;,.,i &C.
ohoh'Ichl wants %! the Government, i, is
VAN l" 'hink OF preserving "nr t,cc ,n,,,
,"'io'iS' or httahirIgihr oppressive nnu de
oaSin" P"litIca! and commercial yul,.
Whici ha, SO long been on The neck of the
Soulh. Its adoption would at once omen
'iie r"ad iaIrIy AMI cicnrly iorthc inlroduc
'l"n oi II Constitutional Treasury, a, the
next succeeding scSsipm, and render its
opcr''inl PLAIN aud simple safe and easy:
ana without II, the di!iiculiic, oi thai ..r.;t
measure oil dclIvcraIcr and liberty" wu,ii
olteil be great. II not almost ln,nrluuun,,
n'c. lAiccd HE measure itself will buy.
'i'tle ci;hcc oi success, if This natural nj.
ohrcr ni 1t he defeated, for lis final and IT.
rctricvablc defeat, would ensure the down
fall ofthc Administration.
On Tins ncas,'rc ihcn, there musr he n,
icmpuriZing-no sacrifice Of prinrip,,s =,
cSpcdlcncy. I0us, Oilhc South, il i, o,,
nt life or death; for, if the Tariff dn,cs
should be renewed, On Il public ,thf crcu
hd-tnnd indeed, in case OF the latter. the
iormcr would follow Of course. lis bclorr)
-: tdrcWc ell, n Iona farewell In al ,,.
greatness s'-all "nr hopes, efforts aud gen
cI"us, patriotic ina@inimSs Of future de-
lIverhhcc, liberty. and peace. "Thcy
who are noi inr us" lhcn,"arc nc;llrs, u.s."
The cnd OF their warfare is ruin. drsra,ia-
ii"l, annliiluiion; aud with ali such, we
nave hope bul in unconpronrI,ing hostility.
These remarks arc not The results of lile
moment, but of long and deep reflection,
resulting III The strongest c0nviclion; aud
we earnestly trust that they will be con-