Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-08-23

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ma oppose our own measures and princi.
pies, b"cauSc others agree with them! |
i'ni II To every honorable man who hears
'"r. -linw could wc have done o,hrr,vis,:
nan support this hili! Snppose that i, did
'hroA us, as the gentleman from Mississippi
SAYS. III alliance with IL corrupt Admins
'r,ion,. ."---whai then! d., our principles
'rucnd on the corruption nf n!hrrs! Have
lc nn! his aSSoria'cS ever esteemed 81
NV, rs ~ suppose. that we would oppose
nv imini~I,atinn %. this Government.
'hslrr lis measures were good or hrd.
without anr r.gnud to The welfare Of tho
r"oplr or the primcpl, of The ,ons,i.u,nn7
| Auh what ,lo'S he mean hv "a corrupt
Administrations" Docs hc mean the use.
| '"sSand cXtravagnnt s"rrionnl araro,,rin
| ii ns M 'd" on this fin n! Why. hi, north
| "rn allies are always The chief Instruments
| III NIL such legislation. Does II ncmm anv
| thing more u ~ a party distribution "f m"
| 'iccs "fl::" Gnvcr,ln"nt--,he -pnis! And
| iS IL for So poor and cui,tcnpihIe u pur-
| poSr, to divert IN" spniI~ into anulIl"r (if
YOU nlra>c, better, ci,lnncl, or TO "nin>
| ihrm. thai anv man WORTHY uf the conf
| d"ncr of the rcopc, would h. justified in
the pcraar pnSilio in wn;rh'l the Snn,h i
lacr'l, in pnlIcring with his principles. or
| III ab nnhnnnn hers! Since. the gentleman
! rrhuS"> Us far our '.GiirS." he will surely
| rn''lon the inquiry wllUarr hi! 4 STATE
hiGhS, southern u,in himself. he cnoprr:,,"s
with 1hnc who are murtallN urunSrti To
| every political or constitutional principle,
hich the South deems necessary to her
| in'rrrSiS a:,d safety. 'Ehrre ST ,nd l hi>
sI'c all the c"n,nIid;'i"ni-ts and FrdrrliSts
! from The Whole uIhn,-th bank, the tarii1.
| INTERNAL inipr"v, nrni, high taxes. pvnln,r
| expenditure. surplus revenue. nivncnirs:
nndr!">r t" his shoulder, r!lr Spartan, r,n-
| lnuN Gf the Wirgs-rhc frairrna South
| i"rng SIXTY four. who iaiut;,in the new
'in;trinr ol The ri.it nt petition. hv which
luri-c!i"m over oar domestic in, t'u,in,is i.
i't"mrlrd L" hr u-urprd, and the sill innr.
;'H'"'!"nn;" t;.ntN.- WHO hu, dav Def ~"
vest 'rday, vrrd that the Speaker had un
! rI.hI :" call the gentleman from Nassarhu
SETS tAlr. Adams Ia "rilrr iur mi:,iufnininr
i'"l hr"uIn" on tins tiuor, that Congress had
$, rg', To ortcrIvr nn;i lc, upon petitions from
our own slaves against th,'ir masters. Sir
1t "nS tn chuns,' NV allies, without auX
rc"nr' To pol'i'cai pr'ncipIr>. | tell HE gen
i"mnn tr" 1" Mississippi should hc sorry
Io iinn my self in his ins,ion. huuw ,ha,
h' Is no nhoiirIoniSt-; aud that a large pur-
II"n of 'hc " hic parry are no abn!irioni>,s
''' '''N' S'N'i 81 NO.ltlSI IhiIl,
""n''! hc Il GREAT w.nno in ,hr.;,. an! Il S,iII
%rratrr To my Scii; hut he abnlitnnists are.
unIur>'i"natly his allies. a- is shown no,
Only Nv 'hr votes nn "nnr ionrnal> To " hirl,
have ilvc"ic1. hut hv The l::r lcsisl ,iv..
proceedings of Massachusetts. New York.
Pennsylvania. and Connecticut, in relation
To slavery. The Nhig> voted rn muSsc f,r
IN" resolutions r;,ssrd nn that subject. ~
The legislatures of these States, anI The
supporters of the Administration, 10 :, man.
] understand. voted against them. Il may
he. that hut liile Is to obiaucd for the SOUL,
srHm this Administrations. as tho gentlemen
from Mississippi strongly prophecies, - bur
JrJJ<srtJtv srvrir,srnIi tIt.
S5cn'!cInIn's niles! And wiien he Shall
hHvc succeeded in bringing them INTO power.
with all their principles aud policy. Il,
which The Jurisdiction and powers of TN.
invcrnmru' shall hr enlarged, md All thus,.
barriers of The constitution, upon " vhirii ,i,.
South -r!irs !nr pre- lection, Shnr, of rrvniu-
tion, shall hr I!irnwn hown. ON him. ,,,
The ohcr southern gentlemen who shall
aih 1t. the ;.rhr>cInrn'. will rr>, the rcs,un
Sibiiity OF evil tn tn" Sontil. prefer. sir.
my poSnion.-co-0priaiin on tile er,oI
i"n>urr before ,nn, with those " !in ru,,nII
~" A!"Inisirn'inn. n'nune,i whom :,!u..r I
ind any co""rn'al'' with my pni!,i,al prin-
ciphs. Th" 70 r!rnan from Ai,s+nrI,u
-c't, Mr. tlams lcrccivrs this; n,i.l t'rrc-
fore Il few hayS since. denounced lh.. pr.>;
dent "fIhr United States. Us Il northern
nian with southern prinripi.s.t For his
reason he op;,nSs = he dc,cs,, the \t.n;u-
i>iGatInr. j II for the same rrn>nu. ,h.,,
>nnII"rn gentlemen cooperate with him f,.
is c''hrnw! The .clil,.lnnu frnm Ma.
s.rh,l,ci,~ surely thinks sn and b,.rc, III.
endless iuv"r,i>c+ every mnrniir nyni,s,
l. XaS and >!av,r', for H.. special r,a III
caiion d r,'"nrag,Inr;t "f lis southern
as" i'lcS. Sir. | prefer NV position.
I""ntiiicd with neither the nhig nor the
Administration parry, bat pr pared to ac,
Ir ;lonSly wifh either, whenever HEY sun
port those nra and principles. u,,on
winch believe ih, pr",p"r!', ni i.c South.
nd Tie peace al he ninn dcp"n,iS.
Mr.. Chairman. the gentleman from Mis-
>!s,ippi commenced his argument ON tbc
bill. hy dr:imng what was money. III,
maintained that bank notes are rs murl,
money, according To tie constitution. ,s
l1"li and silver coin; that The constitution
did moi determine: " hal was money bu,
unv designed 10 fix standard nl n,nnr,
like the y"rd-,t!ck or pound vrirhi. il,
weights aud measures: and thai bank potrs
being qua, Ia the SianiIrd, vcrc ,,,uc,
Its hrdu"!inn, thai The. clUrr, the Govern
m"ni ha'' 10 rI1hi tn refuse 70 rccciv, h,nl
nocS III prr ncni of its dues, is crrioiuI>.
90 ~. ii MS premises are cnrrrci Has ,h,
constitution failed 10 provide wIlaI shnulJ
alone hc innn"y! In the 9Th section i,s,ys.
'Conrrrs' shall hav. power tn cuin NANCY
rrgu'"ir tn value thereof md of ,nr,io,
com aud fS The Silndnrd of wc.l,. and
measures. Now. if standard of money
" sail tia; VAS '!o ign"d bv thus cl,u.c., I,v