Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-05-07

that may be otherwise freed, but the purchus
OF the freedom oiotiers. BY jealous prose
cution OF 4 plan formed upon that basis, W
might look forward to day, not very distant
when North American sun would not loo
down upon slave. To those who have re
fjected tie plun of fcolo1mzation. ould ask
they have well weighed the consequences o
emancipation withoutitl How long would tn,
emancipated negroes remain satisfied with that
Would any OF the Southern Stules then (iht
negroes armed aud organized) he able to resis
their claims TO participation IN all their pulili
cal rights! Wo..ld it even stop there7 Woulc
they not claim admttauce to all The social right.
and privileges uf community in which, III
some instances, they would compose the ma
jorityi Let lhoseIw tuke pleasure in the coI..
temptation OF such scenes Us must inevitably
follow, finish oul the picture.
IF lam correct in lhe principles here advanced
Irepcat My assertion, a.4t the aiscass,oa 0n The
subject of emancipation in the non-SturehOtdiHg
States is equally Injurious to the stares ana Metr
masters and hldt II has no sanction to the princi-
pies Of the Constitution. l must not be under.
stood to say, thai there is any thing i'll that III
slr,ilnent wIcn prohibits such discussion. 1
know there is not. But The man who believes
that lie claims which his telIUw.cItIZeilS hive
upon him are satisfied ny udherlug 10 The letter
| Ut tie political cUlnpact tnat cuiIlIects them,
nlst hure very Imperfect knowiedgr vi t.e
principles upon whlcn our glorious Union wu>
f"rnled, alid by winch alone it can be maIu-
tanned
The following extract ofa letter from an ill.,
innate friend OF Gen. HarrIsun, places his con.
duct OH that OCCASION in Il striking point OF
view:
"6ut his speech at Cheviot affords stronger
proof OH this point. II was delivered: you will
recollect, OH the 4th OF July: II was deiyeIeu,
tou, before lne very men wno had opposed hlin
because Of lis slu, cry views Surely tllem, lie
would not now touch THIS dangerous topic
The occasiuI did hotrequIre ii, the Uc.aslon,.
indeed, would hardly Justly it. Besides, tnls
was tue iirat opportunity which the Geueral
had eDjuyeA SAGE Io&< vi addressing the prO.
plei andAOw easy, now natnral It would lave
been, 10 Improve It t"r his eudsi to seek, BY
lalku oil U.u tuies, OF his leats nl arms. aut ol
the glorious " est, to iii.de alresh those lrIei d.
ly feelings when once burned 50 strongly III
Ills iuvuri why uUt 50 eluDrace il; Why Ut
any ate discu. Il subject which was iu.l vi
excitement wi.Icl mi Int rouse against Inn pas
wnlcn had before, and Oil that very spot, MAI
rcd Ills pulI.lcal proapectsi lie uld II, 1t is ey
dent because iuuI spirit was about uim.
when, II aiuwed 10 splead, would peril dIl mat
was uuble III TIE ulIi,; add lie iv.sUt uimSeIi,
and tiuslit oniy Vi his coun'ry, III the ehOItt 10
destroy ,lal sp.rlt"
Ait rwurus al speech at Vincennes in le35,
he ustu tie lU.0wlns ians uase upon this sub
iecE
more IL say OH unolIer subj RI, and which
Is, IN my upiuion. Oi nIure, npoltlnce tiIau
any other liat Is now IN tue course 0i dis
cussion III any part oi u.e Union. alludr
tu Ine s0cIeles when have hern iorned. and
the movements Vi cer!a.n Individuals, III
some Ut the states, III relation To portion
Ui tue population III others. The conduct
uithrse PERSONS Is the more dangerous, Decluse
tei OBJECT Is IlinsKed ulljer the Sarb Vi disltl-
telesteuness und beneroencci niid their cuurse
rndicated by algumen1s and propositions
Which III tie abS.ld.t no one can deny. But
nUweSer, iascina,i"g may be the dress with
w.Ich tnelr sclielUes are presented IL tieir fel-
iuw-cIt Zeus, with whatever purity ot Intention
IN may nuve been iu nled aud Sustained, they
will be found 10 curry III their train mischief to
The whole UniOI,, and horrors ~ Il large porlioh
VI 1t, wnIcn, 1t Is proDable, suue oi tue pro,ec-
.os and nilliy Oi tilrIr suppOI ers, lave never
thought 0l the iaIter. the irsl III the series oi
evils when are to spring from tueir source, are
suth Us Uu have read oi, to nave been perpe-
raled Oh lie tar pains uI Italy and uaul ny tne
ocS lhIan hUries Uf AtlIlu and Alarlci anu such
us must oi you appreiendei, upon that memo
lilbIc light wneu,ue tUuElnuwhs and war Cubs
VI tie followers Oi. fecuIsen were raitlnig III
your suburbs L lresard not the dlSavowals 81
an, such Intention upon the part ol lie authors
vi these schemes, since, upon tile examination
ui the publications which nave been made, they
will he iound' TO coutain the very argument,
which would nave been sued, # such would
would have been their object. l am certain
thai ticle Is not, III this assembly, one oil these
deIuded men, aud that there are few within the
bounds nl the State lftliere are uiiy, would
Ell. iies,ly entrcat them 10 iOrbenr; 10 pause In
tuel career, uli:i Deliberately consider hc con-
sequences oI tIisir cuuductl ~ the whole Union
anu to those Tor whose beach. they profess to
act. IhatMe latter ,ciA be the uiet.ms Of The ,rtak
,ajadiclous, prrsumptuoas, and unconstitutional
ct.r to ssr1c them, a thorough examination 81 the
sau,cet must eonpints aicn. The struggle (and
s,ru- . lie there mus, be) may commence with
horrors such as have descIibcd, but 1t Will end
with more firmly riveiiny the chains, or III the
utter cxlirpuuon, ofthose whose cause they ad-
| vucate.
..dm 7 ,crong. jello,c.citi=cns, IN applying the
terms ,ceak, presRmpt,o1,s, and unconstitutional.
To the measures oi Tue elnuncipaturs! A slight
examination will, think, show that am not.
IN II viutlcalun OF the OBJ ,ecls oil Convention
| which was la.ely lleid III one ut IN: towns oil
Ohio, which saw in Il newspaper, it was SAID
nothing more was nten'ed than to produce
state OF pubic feeling which would lead to an
samendnell. o, the e Institution, authorizing the
abolition OIL slavery in The United states. Now
cau ali amendment of tie Constitution be ei-
lected without the consent OF the Southern
Statcsl What. then, is tie proposition TO be
submitted 10 thcml 1t is this: The present
provisions ofthe Constitution secure to you the
rigI, Ia ris hit which you held before it was
made, which you have never given up.) to
manage yonr domestic concerns in your OWL
way; Jut rs we are Convinced that You do IL"
u.allagehem properly, we wuutyou to pu: in
al.