Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-11-15
REASONS.

Why Mr. van BuTen ought not again
to be a candidate for the Presidency.-The
strongest objection we entertain for run
ming Mr.. Van Buren in 1874, tnol ex.
cepliug his want of availability, in our
opinion) is the bearing it would have upon
the subject of oegro slavery and the move
mcnls Of The aboltionists. That question
(the institution of slavery is no longer TO
be viewed as local or sectional question,
in which the people of The South alone
have an interest: IL has become national,
involving the very existence Of our confet
eracy. 1t is the only point al which the
enemies Of free government at home, and
in the old world can, with any prospect
of success, assai US. 1t is useless to at.
tempt to conceal the fact--it is our only
safety 10 kow and prepare to resist its con
sequences-lhat The whole world is COM
bined against US, 10 exterminate black sla.
very, or to deluge our land with blood
and probably both. Our mother country,
but deadly enemy, England, has declared
ly for the exterminalion Of black slavery.
wherever it exists, although she at home
keeps 10 slavery's chains millions Of star
ving uhite men. She has her hired, secre,
emissaries within our borders, preaching
up their siren songs Of deIiverance and
liberty 10 the blacks, when her real design
is 10 foment discord among the sovereign
States of the Union, if possible 10 dis
member them, and thus destroy the only
example Of free government on earth,
which stands out as guide and an asylum
for the oppressed in every land, to direct
them in the path to civil and religious free
dom, and grant them protection and the
rights of freemen, when they fee from
intoleraale oppression. These enemies
abroad, we are grieved to say. have moi
wanled for sympalhisers and abetters in
our country. While most Of the South
ern people feel deep interest, and no lit
lie alarm at the movements of the Nor
thern abolilionists, not one in five hundred
are fully aware of their real danger
Did our oaveholders possess full knowl-
edge Of The extensive organization of the
abolilionists, their numbers and influence
and particularly their influence over
the public press. and in the christian
churches-they would shudder for their
safety, and arouse 10 vigorous measures
of counteraction. We recently had
conversation with one of the most in,ell-
gent shareholders in the Scuba calm,
close observer, who had just returned
from a tour through the ,Northern and
New England Stales. He is no alarmis,;
but he said he had no idea Of the real iu-
ndence and numbers Of the abolitionists,
until be visited the Northern people and
mixed with them-lhat their organization
is most extensive and complete, and their
influence ousrpopering!-that their meet
iugs and conversations are frequent and
crowded. aud that The public press ef
both parties, with some few exceptions Oh
the democratic side, are actually afraid TO
oppose them, or even to report in full
their proceedings!
This is the real condition ofthis question,
aud this feint description oflhe real dan
ger of the Southern STAKEHOLDER. Slave
~ is recognized in, and protected by the
Constiiulion;--but reckless majority 10
Congress, such as the non-slaveholding
States, have the power to send TO WASH
ipgtop, may pass law to wrest our rights