Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-12-18
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GOVERNOR HAMMoNp's MESSAGE AND COL.
PlcKgHs's RESOLUTIONS,

Mr.. Editor:-As citizen Of South Caro-
lima, Interested in every thing apperaining TO
the honor aud safety o. the Slae, l have lead
in The Charleston Mercury certain srictnres
upon the Senate Resolutions, or rather upon
The mover of them, which | regretted to see in
that ish,loned, republican print. Que would
suppose, OH reading these structures, thai the
resolutions were cravenly and submissive i'll
their tone, and humble in their anguage-thar
the author had lost all his reverence for the
doctrine of State Rights. which he so manlully
sustained in 1892 and '33-in one word. that
the resolutions had abandoned the whole
ground of State sovereignty. and the consequent
right OF Stale interference. should it!become
necessary, TO save the people of the Sonth from
The blighlsing influence Unconstitutional leg.
islalion by the General Government. But how
stands the facts? The message upon the SUBJ
ject Of our Federal Relations is. in my hum.
ble Judgment il sound and able document II
puts the questions at issue in the strongest pos
sible light; but recommends immediate State
action To redress orr wrongs, without waiting
10 see what may ho the effect of the recent
great triumph of the Republican party. I
cnniess have not the weakness Ia believe that
tic new administration will he onnipotenl; nor
gress rs ome Of our friends seem 10 entertain;
yet II would be worse than treason to the cause
of the South, not to indulge these hopes, until
we have evidence, either that they are al,Y.
gether laUacioris, or not soon 10 be realized Il
is the policy of ihe hole ofihe Planting States
to move in solid phalanx upon the two absorb.
ing questions of the Tariff and Abolition.-
United, they pre- sent all irresistible front of
Indignant lreemen. rescuing from the com.
brcda,lacks of nvurice and fanaticisn, their
properly. their coIsecraed altafS, and their
fresides endeared 10 them by Ill the charms
of wife. children and friends. Divided, they
will give confidence 10 The subtle mac!Iirl.
tons. and strength 10 ihe arms oil their enemies
and rerScculOrs. What Southern MAJ, there.
fore, can be willing and anxious to hazard all
the hopes Of our experiment in Tree, represen.
tative government, by a resort To- the only mea.
sure noi0 which would most certainly distract
aud divide our lederai councils and afford in
dubitable rvidence Of fdisrust OF our Democratic
rulers, and Il want oil reliunce in the collseryn
live powers Of our institutions II is n viola.
ton of pliShied faith, 10 urge South Carolina
10 scperatc State action, at q time when most
ofihe sIuveholding States stand pledged by the
result Of the recent Presidential election, to 90
hand in hand with her, in the erenI of oul iusl
expectations being again disappointed.
The Resolutions OF Col. Pcken's are clear
and strong, aud go pari paSsn with the mes.
sage, except as to The iule. They propuse 10
wait events which may be expected. in the
course of The next twelve or eighteen months,
to be developed by the action OF the General
Government. Iflhey contemplate longer for.
bearanee than this, such an inference is not 10
be drawn from their literal construction Ill.
they contemplated less, verify believe that
they would msrepresent the feelings of nine
teen twcnt!elhs of The people of South Carolina.
JEFFERSON.