Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-04-30
WASHINGTON. March q, 1910.

SIR: Your letter ut tie 9TH instant was duly
received, euciUsing p,uti'lon 10 S"'"reSS'
sIgucu by O.e mundrru aiin Lofty w"ihei' VI 'iie
city anu county oi New YORK. Praying i"r t'ie
atvlI,I,I u slavery and the a:a,e uuue III lie
iJIs.rIcl VI Cu.,nUia, ~ u III tuu5e lerlioli.s
ul t..e ULi,eu States Ml:eic they eHlsl, atu ID
uuuu lao new siu,e Stu Is iI.u t"e CnIUm, re-
Iu.slliiS NE 10 ll. te Saline Deiofe Tue oehhe.
iiave also r. ce,cu your ,eliei "i lie ' llisI'
requesting re ~ n"rnn you Wien "onio
presrnl .Le pelitlun. lia,mIs dec'IIed to pr
sent the prirIol, II Is, perna, $, cue ~ ue ialr
petIlIo.ers, aliu tu y"tt. 'nelr organ, Us vel Us
10 uiyscl. lu s.te souic ut Tie ~ asl.i.s WHICH
diclu.e my cUuls''.
i ir cons,llu lunal righ, OF petition is c"ntain-
ed H. the nrst llcIe U. auieiidniehts, Us ioi ows:
"Cuii. rrss SID. ulane no law respecting all
estabiISuIiieut VI icnglOn, ur pi"iIDi III the
|, ee ae. Llse tln iui; uDrd l. the iieed"ii
ul spr, ca, ur IT tnr p. ess ur lie light VI t"e
peop.e euceLbly to ;,sseulDie, a.d ~ petitIo'.
t.e u.vt iu,i.thiluIa Il redress vi Srle'ai- cs.
Cuugl, ss has never iiaue II law abiiuaing
tbs r,sut, but Tie people assemble III p.eas;ire,
AID pe,itu III pleasure i"rd rSLrrss Vi erie' a''-
ces. Oh cor,ise, lhls part oeft!Ic C"ns.l.u.ion
nas not been rIullle,; I'D ii It did not eSIs',
Con. ress could H. co..Sti utoiay, have pas
-ed such Jaw, Decallse lIn SUCH pwer IS dele
sut d 20 Congress This rlahI. i'se''ed 10 tie
peu3 e, DOES not devOve upon tue presiding
uncer oi tie Senute the ObI9 anon O presenting
pe.Liuus oI every c0.ccn able descrirlIoi.
There are considerations oil a MOI nj and po-
liticu. Us wei. as vi Constitutional AZURE Wlnch
wui not p, rni; me to present petitions oi
Character Z, ldehtiy luSlll' I" TIE Uniun, aid de-
structI,e OF l,. piiIclpes Oh Which II Is iohiiu'
ell. I lie patriots oi tie he, oiIiti"n made great
sacrifices vi b,uuu ana l. e;lsiie to establish aid
CO, firm the ,UcirInes sci forth IN the Declar;.-
,Iun Of lnieI .eIidelce. f.acd State was t"tii
an independent s"verrisnl!i anu To ioim per.
petlal roi,;ruclacJ iUI tn, safety and dbrm il oi
Tue " hole cmbod, H. tie eieat d' cir es oi tht
y, cIarut.UII. cOnipf"iilsc 0f lt r. 81 anu eei
ing WAS nrces,aIy. Il.u. c,mprumise was
mad, and t..e r.ll iple winch uir lair pe'i-
liui ,ls aie how as,tatiEs was sett ed. lie
iish, ul re. II atl uIid aEo islIin% -la,e'y was
reserved % tln Slitts. auu Cos gress have no
uloie rigii % dcs roy .la, ely mVrginia aud l.a.
ryiaud l,al i,ey have 10 establish slavery lnN' W
/ orh ur II. Lnsl;nd. The ris lit of lIeIi,iun for
l.ese obj els Is r. c.lrt ca anu lie ,hiita at on ol
thr p,e Idi OH u 10 present Il reiIiion totiie
ocite ii il xls III itlei Case Is equally strong
| III Loih BuI canliUt rcco2iise tie obligation
| m either case. though acknowledge the right
ui tie people in bu.h. l. difference made be-
tween the District OF Cdlnmla and The States
of Ma, ylaIid and lmslnli,i iron which 1t was
takei1 The question was settled IN relailon
10 lhi- DIstrr, by t.iOse states, by the i"rlila'
non ami adoption "i The Federal CONSTITUTION
when It Was u part oi llluse S.atcsi and >ubSr-
gurnl c, sSIUu I'll lJnrISdIclI"li Gould hot deprive
| tie cl.lzelis nf l.le rgntS already s,cnIed To
f l.tfy ,,,,I Ian
| CoLs.i,l,tiuIis Vi iLeir respective States. The
riglt ut %, grrss Ia rxerrisc exclusive lesisla-
tiUn IN al. cases hatever d., nu. III, an oliulp-
ulent lrs rsIutlun CoiiSreSs have Lo llllte
District l'Cu un,bIa 10 lahe away The right ol
to pass a.. sr post ct0 law, t" atridse lralby J'i-
Tie leedouIui scecn 0f VI ihe plesSi 10 establish
religion 10y Iuw ,uur 10 .eStroy the rights o proper
" ur ile personal lI'rrly I'll t"e c,lZen. These
r. sei,eu II.hls air aS sac,eu III the Disrl oil
Columbia ;is Ia tic stale ol New York They
I'LL, the suuie right t" colSIuer the abolition "l
silv, ry in New lu.ka grievance, uid petitIOn
to Cuu esS u establish tiicIe, us the ctlZeS
of New l urk have to cvlisid. It grievalice III
t..e Dis,ri l. aud petition Coiig.ea toabolsli It.
rh lr iigii III ellier elise I" tlsS, nible peacea-
biy and llla"e lheir pethiOi, l do mol call III
lirSliu tut the "IiiS Sat'0" OIL my Part To pre-.
SSlll Il 10 Tile SocIlilte,
II n number of citizens should consiSer Re
publicu, u Uy ern,iieula SRI. vance, AMI petition
Cunsle.s To establish ihUtLLrcH}; 1t Others
snu,lru culisder T. liz ios tul rutoh srIl Nac
anu petltOn ouStess 10 destroy heresy, NY
abulISliiu. ulI reiI iOlS Sects but tiIeir own,
snou.d hot cOlisIuer II my d"ty TO present their
petitions to The Senate, nOr du c'.lIslder it my
upl, tn present p, tIion t"e celthiu tendehry
of l.icii Is 10 deS.rO iiie Iiar"n ,alid erentn
u,ly tu b. e;k usiIIueI tie bonds uf Ullr Uniun.
In resart! 10 new Suites, the case is, if possl-
BILE, s,l.l ruliger. 1hry llllst be nni ed upon
terms OF equality. Larh state navil resel we'd
the right ui les ulaIns This subjert fr itself, no
une can be 20 stnuliomaliy deprived Of the
right. The State 0i New iork has abolished
slavery but this abolition Is nul the condition on
which she hUids hei pluce III The Co.iederacy.
1t Is her avn po.Ic,; a.d If It shull be hei pea
suie 10 cLaii. il. ongi eSS cnli..ot ,nterlere-
so, if new States are adunlted Into the Union.
when admitted tn y w.ll sland upon an elrlaIi-
" " i,h New YurK. They may establish or u
bolish slavery at tn ir pleasure, aud ,rilher
Con. resS nor any other state, viii have any
uiurr right to I.eririe With the Slb, ,ect thun
9TH the Jaws Of fprlmoseuIlllre in tie British
empire. The 0h. ect ut the pe.itIoli dues not
a1ect tllr abstract q,l Ston ol shrer\; that Is
subject winch the apolIlolllSls oI tile ir e Stu'es
can no uinre all.ct Than tney cuii that oI tile
privileges ui' lr British nobi.ily. The p nin
| question is tlI shall we con lliur 4 united
coniederulr.l Republic, or shall we dissolve the
Uuioni If the payer "i this and similar petI-
! lions should he srallted by II majoriIy OF Com
sieSs. tle inevitable eItecl would be an inme.
llaie destruction OF the Couiedrracy. and. with
it. thss bonds OF affection winch have ilnited
ts u, one great. one harmonious iumiIy II h; S
been my grief TO ob>ervr n recklessness an
the part nf some. whom ] otherwise highly
esteem showing all utler disregard of all the
consequences w"i: must iesl,i, irom the per-
! petual agi alton ofthis sub. ect. Wo have an
interest at stake too dear tobe compromised for
phantom which we can never gaiu.. .hnwaycr
enthusiastically we may pnrsueit Asa free.
powerful. and happy nation. we stand unri.
vailed IN the annals Of the world.
AL IL 81, e.