Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-01-07
Fr0m ME Charleston MGrcary.
POSITION OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

The mos, important proceeding of orr
Legislature, al the late session, was the
adoption of the Resolutions of Col. Hunt
aud of Mr.. Rherr, defining very decidedly
and unequivocally the position which, with
the cordial co operation of both the old
parties of Modification and Union, our
sFai FcfdIi6iis;:: ''''''-''.-''--f1-
We copy the proceedings on the Ecso-
lulious in full from the report Of the South
Carolnian, with the IiycS aud Noes. The
able Report, accompanying them, being
long, we are forced to postpone 10 another
day.
We call upon our readers 10 mark par
licularIy The Ayes aud Noes on The sever
al Rcsoluions-to see by what an over
whcmins majority the people of our
State have sustained The policy of The Ad
nliuistralion, since it has pruve,I itself trur
to The principles which the resi- of the
South have prcjessed, aud which Ala
hama, Virginia and South Carolina have
maintained.
We advert with especial qualification to
the vote on the first of Mr.. Rhctl's two
additional resolulions--on the restoration
Of friendship aud conccrI; and the oblilcra-
tIon Of old party lines between lnion mcn
and Nulifiers-and the fralernal ralying
of all under The banner of The State Rights
10 resist federal aggression at the very
hreshhoid. in case of another invasion of
our constitutional rights. Ii will be seen
that on, of the whole House, but nineteen
gentlemen could he nu tered in oppOsi-
to Il consumalon so much desired by the
people, and al which every patriot son of
the State ought TO rejoice. II is moi our
wish noi our business to inquire into The
motives of these few dissentients. VIZ
leave them to reconcile their course with
their own couscienccs-and TO give their
constituents the satisfactory reasons which
prompted Ihcm-whc.her they were op
posed TO the restoration Of harmony-or
opposed TO the united resolution of buIb the
old parties, 10 present determined front
against federal whether
they wished to keep The State divided
with
The curse of growing factions and divisions
Still vcxing Lcr Counscls-
or whether I.'ey wished the principle of
party reconciliation, ~ he one of Submis-
sion, and not of resistance to Federal ag-
gressiop. That is now their rconcern-but
"A matter of very little importance to the
Stale, The Legislature and people of which
have marched on in their strength, and
left these non contents behind with abun-
lant leisure To justify their rccusancy to
whomsocver may have the curiosity 10
call them TO account.
The State has thus sanctioned in the
most cheering manner, The just sentiments
and sound doctrines of Governor Richard
sons Inaugural Speech, aud the voice Of
the Legislature expressed in their Rcsolu.
,ions, and also in The triumphanlIy over
wheImins maturity by which that gentle
man was almost by acrlamation called to
the Office Of Governor shew us that we
know how TO appreciate the good feeling
and good sense of ourcountrymen, as when
in announcing the gnbernalurial nonina.
ton last sprins-confienr ofthe strength
of The principle upon which it was made.
we anticipated the signal triumph it has
now achieved.
1t is then with proud exulta'ion That we
now declare 10 Virginia and Alabama,
and TO The Republican host everywhere,
which defeat can never conquer, that they
may depend more surely than ever upon
the Palmetto State, which never was more
united than now, nor united on sounder
and purer principles.