Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-08-15

The " hIs, oG lhe 5'I instant has headed
Il lengthy article, with sumo quotations
from The Telegraph, III whIcn il is SAID, in
relation 10 Tie National Republicans,
.ficssrs. Clay, Webster, &C., hat the
Stale Rights Party will, under no cir
cunislanrrs go Tor either The Wing
pruclaInns I'm sentiment &" The very es-
sence and quInles>eure, aud acme Of STU
pldny." Let us examine tins mailer.
What interest can the Stale Rights
Party have III any eUrnt, III supporting
Clay. Webster, or any other National Re-
publican! We are not engaged in mi
seraDie contesI for power and utlice. We
profess To 80 Tor Tue vIudlcaliOn of great
principles, winch, we believe 10 5e cssen-
tIal to HE liberties Of tlIls couulry. We
nlahe war, nul apOn the lncumDenls of
nlc". nut upon lnc despite aud proiligare
principles oI currupt aud oppressive go
vcrnment. WaI Is The difference in
principle between the National Republic
cans, aud those VINO Il W occupy The seals
Of power! The lormer. Will Clay and
webster as their leaders, have gone Us far
aS the farllIcsI in usurpaIion, upon the
rights ol this COnlcdcrac,. hey put The
IaIIu and tue corrupt system Ol Internal
improvements upon lie country. They
were the advocates oi the principles OF tine
Proclamation. and they we're Ine Lille aud
sou oI the "Foicc Bill" Where is their
return 10 strict CONSTRUCTION, spoken OF by
the " his = Wnerc Is one solitary prin-
clplr Uf theirs Unidentified with Tie rights
Ut The STATES We kuUw nUl what uldy
be The loca! policy OF Virginia State
Rl.nIs HieL, Uur Dase anu abandoned, dnh
pruhsale Indeed, must De The Slate Rights
Paliy here, If ever II could be brought 10
light under The standard O the leaders Of
me Force Blll.'' Tney must forget
every principle iiIat has ever animated and
warmed them III Their perilUus struggle
Tor The lnerIes OI lneIr country. Again
no policy can be weaker Or more suicidal,
Iilhu or us 10 engage unuer any carcum-
stances III placing IN power any man or seb
ol men, with dyOwcd principles. directly
opposed ~ us upon every point of mo-
mrnlOus couceru. If We act with such
men, our party, and principles, must III
eutaLLy I've db$orned.
We will be in lhe weak and contempti-
rle position vi having aided III placing men
IN power, upon whom we Will be compel
led To make war, clothed with The advan-
raScs which We ourselves have given them,
Or be, perhaps, reduced to the stll nure
miserable and neiplcss condition Of lying
W.T.. our mouth, III lie dust aud ashes, and
crying aloud, " ISdre US, save Us from our
own SINS" They may come to us, bus
we cau never 90 To them, unless We con.
sent 10 sell our prllciple' Tor, perhaps, a
poor "Inrss OF putlase."
No. our Irue position Is To take no evil.
We ~'H Tght UNDER No mans Gunner.
W T. WILL MAINTAIN uUR PRINCIPLES, AND.
NOTHING BUT OUR PhISCIPLEs. we will
tc lett Tree and unSnackled, 10 make war
upon corruption and usurpatOn, Come
from whatever quarter Ihey may.
We dre III numerical mino-
rIty in ms Cnnfcderacv, aud must ever
remain SD. ,nu nothing bu inns principle
eau save Us from Delu2 ruled AMI over
~helned by .dsI consolidated majority.
The WnIs must know lhdl We do uul look
w VIC SlSut '.OiioFSipJ iiot 10 hSh huS
Ing III the country as about to end, when
lnUse who are III POWER shall be turned
Dul, aud others placed there. This IS The
mere surface Of tnlngs. We look to solne-
thing deeper in Inc system Than this. Poor
and coulelnptlDle indeed must be our fate,
IT it Is u be decided IN Presidential can
vass for power. This has ever beeu the
great mistake Of the North IN relation to
us. they have never yet conceived how
II is possible lur u, 10 go INTO a-conlest for
Tie principles Of Constitutional liberty Sc
perat.d rum Presidential canvass. This
may he ny the Wing called in Us, "lhe
acme Of stupidity" But lei that talented
Editor know, thai although this may, ac-
coriins 10 his notions Of party tactics re-
duce Us TO settled minority, Yet noe at
leas,, who are by name Nullifers, have
nsuer, III aay eueat, despalred OF our liber-
ties. We lee, and knuw, that it the lass
sad alternative be presented 10 us, (Which
may Col in his mercy avert,) we eau, with
arms IN our bands, Yindicae our rights
aud our institutions, or perish in The at
tempt, and leave To poslerity country,
rcr III the deeds Of gallant and brave
people.
The Wing asks, F." does the Editor Of
the Telegraph not know that the National
Republicans, with tIa great leader him
sell, Mr. Clay, are gradually but certainly
returning TO the State Rights principles,
which he, (M,. Clay,) first brought into
public life J" How long has il been
since he ruse in his place in the Senate and
proclaimed III substance, that he was OPP
posed TO the repeal Of the Force Bill"
least it might he construed iato IA triumph
OF NuillIi' alion, &C.! Poor declaration
for IL State Rights man. 4 miserable and
pltIlul reason to be given by an American =
Senator! Where is the man identified
with The great struggle for Southern Lii
berty, whose heart fell as II ought 10 do,
tina! did NOT feel disgust and indignation at