Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-10-02


people, Texas not included, that Republic =. =.
And ,if he were, as an independent sovereign
member Of the confederation, shewas no longer
bound than the duration Of her will and plea.
sure 4 Ais0vereign state can be longer bound
by any compact power. He may, indeed, make
war upon her, and so may any tyrant upon any
free State, but on no other ground ofnational
law than he could on The United States or any
other sovereign Stale.
We have talked of purchasing his right 10
Texas, but he has no right of which he can dis
pose We might have bought his unlounded
pretensions, to make the acquisition peuceable,
but no more. How idle then has been all the
palhos of our parisaical brethren about the in
vuslon of The rights of Mexico by the Treaty of
Annexation. But ask again. shall these brave
and generous men perish under The hands of
the mongrel breed of Mexico Two.thirds Of
them are the children of tl,eg great West. The
benignant sun of our own dear South shone on
the birth Of the other; and will the people of
these regions stand by, fold their arms, and
with cold blood, behold the massacre for sucl,
it wouldbe, if they be vanqnished7 Forbid it
humanity. forbid il honor let the holy ties OF
kindred blood forbid it But it may be asked,
what can be done? The Union has abandoned
them. humbIy suggest that the power is in.
dubiable. The will only is wanting. 1t is
very plain what can he done and what oughl to
be done. There is nothing in the Constitution
of the Uninn 10 forbid the States loaning them
money They want nothing else. Aid them
literally in this way and volunteers enough will
be found to unite with them, to furnish other
fields of San Jacinto, on which 'the lone star"
shall again shine in triumph.
lfihis suggestion shall be thought worthy OF
adoption and cannot doubt that it is, there is
no lime to be lost Let active and ablemen, of
the South and West, who feel interested in the
cause, communicate the each other as; soon as
possible, particularly on the mode of approach.
ing the Legislative bodies Of the States, and in
arranging details. Can il be doubted, that If
propeily brought before the people, Il mean
through the Legislative bodles,) they will res
pond like men and brethren 10 this sacred call?
II is an occasion OH which they should stretch
point and be liberal. 1t is an occasion of life
and death 10 fellow beings and kindred blood.
II is an occasion Of the utmost national interest,
independent of the claims ofhumanity. There
is no depending interest of the United States of
h.lf US much importance as the prevention Of
the subjugation Of Texas. Itis country abso
luely essential 10 our security and interest, and
tmust sooner or later become part of onr
union at whatever cost By this aid you will
bind the people of Texas 10 you foI ever. Let
the threatened invasion be repelled by your aid.
and you need afterwards entertain no fears OF
foreign intrigue. The union with Texas will
be consulnmated in the very act of this brother
Iy assistance. You will run no risk, if the in
vasion be thus repelled, OF the reimbursement
of your pecunary advances. Let her indie.
pendcnce and peace be thus secured, and your
claims will speedily be converted into stock Of
the United States. If it shall be said, and it
will probably be So said, TO defeat this henevc-
lent measure, that this invasion is only an i'm
potent threat--all will rejoice if it be true but
The rule of war is to deem every thing that IS
possible, 10 be probable, and here the event
deprecated is moi only possible, but much more
than probable. Be therefore not deferred, by
any such suggestion from the good work. Let
the aid be afforded under regulations of pru.
dence which shall make il applicable only on
the contingency of It's being necessary, and
which shall secure its due application. The
money need not be drawn from your treasures,
which may noi'be supplied, but may be ruised
OIL stocks authorized by the respective States.
Men of the South and West, if there be polit
cal differences between you, lay them down for
moment, at the shrine ofpatriotsm and human.
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your country, and attlie sulne time prevent this
awful sacrifice Of your own kindred (which.
should it happen, your hearts will bleed to be.
hold, and which your consclences will ever al.
,erwards reproach you for having suffered.
1t has not been without some hesitation and
reluctance, that have at all entered into this
! discussion. considered my day Of activity as
bv.gune, and was reposing in the most absolute
! retirement, in which desired to remain for the
! rest of my life, when the incident mentioned
| in the beginning OF this paper drew from me,
as an act Of civilily, short expression of my
opinions; aud should have said no more, but
for the misconcepiion of my views on Il point
on which am must axious not TO be misun.
derstood But being about to correct this error,
aud feeling as strongly and Indignantly as any
can do the oppression disgrace and danger
which my country suffers, although no one is
more sensible of the little importance Of my
opinions and connsel' than am have felt
| tito be the duty Of citizen, on my part, to
throw then, into the mass Of deberation on the
subject of the great crisis which hangs so aw.
fully over U.s. Besides have always had an
utter abIlorrence to oppression, by whatever
hands il may be inflicted. 1t is now third of
century since, when in the prime OF life, with
some share of popular favor, and ambitious of
more. did not hesitate then 10 hazard NIL that
possessed and all that hoped lol in defend
ing the rights and Interests of that people who
ARE now thu oppressnrs of my own immediate
country and who threaten daily not only its
prosperity but its social peace. held up,
with lew noble associates, the flag of their
4allant but then unpopular little navy; yindi
Gated their glorious commercial enterprise; an
enterprise. which while it enriched them made
no one poor; and defended (not without sue
cess) their peculiar rights against, what | con-
sidered, the hand ofrapacity and unjust power,
though il was the hand of the political men
with whom, was associated. 1t would i'll
become me then, L thought, to close my life by
declining to offer my counsel, for what Is was
worth. and to raise my voice in the assertion Of
the rights and reprobation of The wrongs Of
''my own, my native land:'
LANGDON CHEVES.
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