Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-07-02

csfrenre Of which, would in fact make the
coinllsummation ofthe plan acceptable aad
expedient 10 the South instead: Of odious
and dangerous. tThs hnco6stitutionality
of such an appropriation of the public
treasure, which could only accumulate 10
surplus through unequal and oppressive
taxation. we keep out of view for the
p'f Ne@ ihs ,a,'b truth is ,ha, Harrison's plan is
much more dangerous than above pre-
sumed.
The condition he proposes which is to
authorize the action Of the General Gov
ernmeur, is not the previous consent Of all
slaveholding States; but the consent OF
any one Stale. This IS the legitimate in
depreciation. Such plah Ii Taught WIN
danger. II is only next to that Of the ul-
ira abolitioDists who advocate compulsory
abolition without any remuneration 10 the
master for his property. Remember that
the consent of one or more Safes is not so
highly improbable. Remember that Vir-
gnia once Of her own molioa coitempla-
ted Abolition. Remember that the Bor-
der States Of the South are some Of them
from viewso Of interest less tenacious OF
their hold Of the institution or Slavery
than the States farther South; aud that
they are also exposed 10 the incubation OF
the sentiments of their neighbors the border
Northern States, and that thus Ohio and
Pennsylvania are continually acting upon
Kentucky, Virginia and Maryland. Nov
"Obsta printipiis' should be our mixin1--
for lei one Stare consent and the process oil
Harrispnian abolition commence, what
must be the condition Of things IN all the
other Southern States, and particularly
of the States next to the scense Of opera
lions, while all the malcontent slaves in
the South, and all the Abolitionists in the
Union are aware Of what is going on aud
ofthe advantages held out to those enter,
tanning the worst purposes? We need
not cnumerate The ruiuous consequences
they readily suggest themselves;-it would
| he in effect robbery and war upon all the
States who rejected the interference, bring
ing them against their will under the con-
sequential operation Of the law, rendering
civil and servile war almostcertaln ana 50
utterly subverIing their institu ton OF slave
I > aud destroying The value Of their prop.
erty as utterly 10 nullify to them the pro-
lection Of their own sovereignty, and the
pledges OF the Federal Constitution.
Besides if tie consent of one State be
given (taking now into view the un-
constitutional character ofthe plan.) it is
SO much strength taken from the South
and thrown ihto the scale OF the Northern
Abolitionisls and Federalists and we
know we'll enough the disposition ofthe
Federal States-to set aside the constitu-
lion whenever expediency or self interest
finds it check or an obstacle. Let the
South in whole. Or part begin to assist
them in their war against the charter, and
the bond Of our Confederate nnion is cum
celIed and the ptogreso Of consolidation
rapid and certain: To save themselves,
and their sovereignty, to save their prop
erly and the safety oftheir lives-to save
the constitution Of The Confederacy, the
Souther States must reject and resent
every such approach, and set their faces
as flint against every such measure and
against every man who even leans in his
principles TO either Federalism or Aboli.
iion-for the nature of The TWO is congeni-
al. the spirit of the two is accordant-the
Interests of the two are interwoven-the
hopes oflhc two concentrate to the same
aims-when either succeeds, the other
gains victory.
EsIsroJ MvrJor M n,y;. nro