Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-04-04

| IlStllCtlOn uutli lDe controversy IS duJuS-
led by the two Governments. Now. if
the orders to Sir John Harvey from his
Government were peremplory, q admit
led of no discretion, Mr.. Fox must have
been acquainted with them, aud either
Mr.. Fox himself had discretion over the
subject, or Sir John was mistaken in his
const ruc,iou; for how could the British
Minister direct what he has in violation oc
orders from his Government! Either
there is discretion, or The British Governor
! has mistaken The construction OF his orders,
or MIR. Fox must he acting the diplomatic.
hypocriIe in recommending what he has.
| am induced to believe that Sir John Har
vey must be mistaken, or Mr.. Fox would
not have recommended what he has.
have no idea but tha, the whole matter can
be amicably adjusted between he TWO
countries without The slightest difficulty.
But if the reverse should he the case, then
we have other poiuts Of controversy of
deep importance which we can bring into
the account. | have alluded more fully,
a few days since, in another debate, TO the
correspondence of Lord Pamerston with
our Government, recently published, in
which the British Government solemnly
announce us that they will not hereafter
recognise any indemnity as due US from
destruction Of our property in slaves, no
matter under what circumstances they
may fall under British dominion. This
decision of that Government, has been
made in relation 10 three vessels driven bv
stress of weather on the Bahamas, bound
from Alexandria tn New Orleans with
slaves belonging to our citizens. They
make distinction between the cases oc
curing previous to The British act of E.
Emancipation. passed for their West India
islands. aud those occurring since that act.
They thus recognise indemnity as due in
the one case, under the law of nations. and
refuse in The other. because, lorsooth, their
municipal regulation, rs embodied in their
act OF emancipation has upon that point
abrogared the law of nations. Their own
'ivil authorities, upon he Island, imlnedi-
ately after the vessel was driven in by the
''act of Cod" seized upon he slaves. and
forced them to accept their liberation, and
refused possession to their owners; and yel
the British Government solemnly refuse
to US indemnity, and peremptorily an
nounce TO US that they will NOT hereafter
recognise, under any circumstances, the
riehl of property in persons. 1t is impos:
Sible 10 conceive Of u more direct blow al
our independence. |, assumes the right
in the British Government to declare to us
in whatour property shall MOI consist, aud,
by consequence in what il shall consist
The whole correspondence shows the in
iluence ofO'Connell upon weak cabinet.
But forbear TO press this matter, and
will only say, that rather than submit to
this arrogant assumption ofpower byGreal
Britain, carried into full effect, would
prefer to see that noble country stretching
itself from The Pa,apsco to The Sabine,
bowling wilderness, or wrapt in conllasra
tion.
There are other points of controversy
on our Northwestern borders also, bul it
things at present. hope there is no dan
ger of war. ! beIve every thing will be
amicabv adjusted between US. The great
capitalists ofithe two countries, our inti-
mate commercial relations. and above all,
the good sense aud good feeling that gen.
orally prevail on both sides, will preserve
peace.But i'll should be disappointed in his
calculation, and the last sad appeal should
he made, then, sir, let the ">lar. spanged
aanner" be waved alofi, and The rally cal
led, and, my life upon it. you will see the
beacon fires of an indignant People kin
died over thousand hills, not only in the
North, but in the South, too; and the
swords ofa hundred thousand freemen will
flash on high to avenge our wrongs and
vindicate our rights.
Yes, sir. this is question in which North
ern rights are peculiarly !nvolved; and al
though we have heen treated cruelty and
unkindly by portion Of that section ofille
Union; although they have agitated a
uatut question, and made war upon our
dearest rights and upon our domestic peace,
yeti am willing. for the moment, to Jury
all that in oblivion, and 10 look alone 10 the
rights and the honor of a common country.
Our blood and treasure have been offered
up before in a war waSed peculiarly for
Northern rig ights, and we will be prepared
again TO do our duty, if needs be, without
calculation as 10 cost.
In times that have recently passed, the
State which have the honor, in part, 10
represent, has been traduced and SANDER
ed byrhose who ought 10 have felt for us
the common sympathy ofbrolhers. There
are those who have courted popularity by
singing us out for denunciation, by way
-ufilustraring therow peculiar p,lriotism.
Yes, sir. South Carolina has been unkind-
ly treated, but her star still wrinkles above
the horizon; her banner is in The breeze;
and, thank God, there never has yet been
stain uponit; and now lei the first Tap of
the war drum be heard OH the remote con-