Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-12-04


;territory Of three. hundred ihonsand squire
miles. embracing The most. fertile soil on Tho
;elobe, and peopled,by her OWL, children, cam
not be otherwise regarded than rs absolutely
Quixoiic. Europe, while rejoicing at such an
unexpected event, is so utterly incapable ofap-
preciaiing these snbImated notions of national
faith, as moi to hesitate to ascribe il sole TO
The influence of party spirit, and .note III az d
fresh evidence of the instability of our instltu-
lions. That parry spirit may have hnd some
influence in the rejection of this treaty is pro.
bable. But The main, and most powerful .rea-lt
son. undoubtedly was the deadly amnesty of
aportion Of this Union to our domestic slavery,
and the fear OF. of.extending and perpetuating IL.
This reason has been openly ayowed by near
Nv the whole press Of the noil.slaycfolding
Sr,tes; by their pnbliclectures, by their most
distinguished orators, and by the Legislatures
of several States-partlculary that of Massa.
chusettS-whose resuutionsI transmit yon, IN :
which is strongly intmated the expediensy of
dissolving the Union of these States, on this
very ground. if Texas is annexed. {
Scarcely any circumstance ,conld have fur
nished SO striking a proof of the deep.seated
hostility of every portion. and almost every in
dividual, of the North, 10 our system of Slaye.S
ry and llleir fixed determination to eradicate 1T
If possible, as the rcjechon ofihis treaty, and
the arguments by which they justify it. In eve
nv point of view, save one, the acquisition OF
Texas was of more consequence TO the North
than 10 the sortl. To theurit gave n.increase
of commerce fresh market to their manu-
factures: another vent for population; new
subjects on whom 10 levy tribute. To.us, see
curity, only; and security az immense sacrifice
in the value Of our lands and OF our staples - -
butihe pride Of increased dominioDr thirst OF
wealth; ambition, and ayarice-long supposed
10 be tho two strongest passions Of our nature:
have sunk before their fannticafzenl To uprooe
an Institution with which is linked f6FEvesSs
inseparably. the welfare. and almost the exis-
tence, of FIVE millions of their fellow citizens.
Nor Is the refusal TO ralfy this treaty, so vi
tally important TO the South, the only e1traor-
dinary pioof which the past year has furnish
ed. of the exhuberant and raucorous hostility of
the North to our domestic slavery. AT q Meet
ing in May Inst, Of the General Conference OF
The Methodist denomination, whose ecclesiasti-
cal constitution and government bear, in some
respects, striking resemblance to the political
Constitution aud Government of this Confed-
eracy.l a Ipiots Bishop, of the South was yirtu-
ally deposed from his sacred Office, because he
was slave holder. II was openly and dis
tinctly stated, that the Methodist congregations
in the non-slaveholdlng States, embracing
much larger proportion of The masses than any
others. would no longer tolerate stakeholder
in their pulpits;a fact which has been since
exempIifed. With becoming spirit.the patri-
otic Me,hodists Of the South dissolved 'all con-
nexion with their brethren of the North. And
for this thew are entitled to lasting honor and
gratitude from us. Other instances might be .
cited. not 90 striking. but equally decisive Of
the fact that the abolition phrenzy is no longer
confined to a few restless and daring spirits, but
has seIzed the whole body of the people in the
non slaveholding States, and is rapidly super
seding all other excitements. and traupling on
all otherinteresis. IT has even been thought
that the organized Abolition vote might decide
the pending Presidential election; aud both
parties at the North have been charged with en-
deavoring to conciliate it for their candidate.-
While England, encouraged by these move
mcnts and exasperated BY our Taiiff laws, is
making avowed war on us. that she may strike
blow at those who are more our enemies than
Though all these efforts may fail to coerce
Congress 10 pass an Act Of Emancipation, and
can hardly succeed in organizing an extensive
insurrection among our slaves it cannot be dis:
snlsed that they are doing mischief here, and
may soon effeciirreparable injury They must
be arrested Ills indispensably necessary thar
they should be arrested in the shortes, possible
period of time. The question is: How is this
to be done7 Argument and remonstrance are
clearly useless. All appeals TO sympathy, to
interest and to the guarantees Of The Bond of
Union, have failed, as yet. and will II have no
donbt, continue 70 fail. Seeing, as we,of the
South do. the naked lmpossibility of emancipa-
ton. without the determination of one race or
the other, through crimes and horrors too
shocking 10 be MISUNDERSTANDING deyastcd
land covered with ashes tears, and blood-I
cannot doubt, that yomwill be justified by God
and future generations. IN adopting any mea-
sures. however Startling they may appear,that
will place your rights aud properly exclusively.
under yonr own control. and enable you to re-
pei allinterference with them. whatever shape
it may assume. And as you incur danger of
no ordinary character-one so subtle and insi.
dinus in its approaches that there is no ascer-
tanning how soon it may be too late TO resis, it
II believe you will be equally justified in TAX
ing the measures as early and decisiyely as in
your JUDGMENT yon may deem proper.
The Stateof South. Carolina has been char.
ged, and sometimes from high quarters. with
uSSlft w utSSUiVe llte aOf1lOU OIL
these States; aud the expression of a sentiment
looking that way. by any of her citizens, is
widely denounced as reasonable, if not BIAS,
phemous. There is no State which has given,
IN lis times of trial, d more ardent or effective
support to the Unionthan our own, There is
no State which has less to ga n by anarchy and
revolution, or that is less disposed to plunge
INTO tllem wantonly. Neither her fundamen-
al institutions, nor her legislation, belray love
of change. Her people are steady in their
principles, and loyal TO their customs, laws,
ind constitutions. But their devotion is not
blind. They are not to be defrauded Of their
rights under prostituted forms, by howeversa-
cred iu theii origin. nor deferred, either by OBJ
oquy OF. danger, from maintaining them; They
ire by no mems iusensibls of the advantages
IF the Union. They are wanting 10 those
sentiments which teach them 10 venerate the
Institutions founded lin part, by then ownWise
md heroic ancestors; nor in that pride which
yoi,Id lead Them In apnreciafp the glory of con.