Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-06-26

! compensation u must consist IN prisons
slocks--lhumb screws--gags----marsinI
knives branding irons--bloody whips
iron yokes-gall chains-and all other tor
lures ofbody and mind, for time and eter
uily."'
9.s'.Let the North say with an ernpha
sis that cannot be misunderstood, tina
slavery must be abolished, or the Unon be
dissolved. Il is against this usurper (sla.
very) we would lend her panopied in the
principles of'76 combating unio death, for
the right aud the true spirit of liberty"
10. "SlaVe holders are Thieves--Rob-
bers-Pirates, and are deserving of d Pi-
rates dealh."
Thus, sir, have I arrived at the dcvel-
opment of your plans, beginning with your
deep hypocrisy or affected pity for The
slave, and proceeding step by step 10 the
nfiiction Of every possible variety of "lor-
lures Of body and mind" on The slave hol-
der. And not satisfied with what your
malignity could inAicl on him within the
circumscribed limits of life's duration, sou
would follow him If you could, into the
regions O. tho damned 10 inflict on him
aggravated 'torlures' in hell. To reconcile
your par'izans 10 such horrid scenes. OF
cruelty and bulchery and to induce them
TO cooperate with you TO carry out your
purposes, you have dressed up the slave
holderin a fancy rc5e upoil which you
have painted "Slocks--lhumb screws.
gags-bloody NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
marking knives 1brunding irons" &C.,
and over all havo, inscribed in capital let
lers, .WoRsE THaH, THE DEVIL" You
have endeavored to press the mild and
gentle religion Of the Saviour Of men
iuto your service, by preaching up" "SAsc.
LITIGATION" for such horrid purpose.
You have scattered "fire brands, arrows
and death" inlo churches, representing
those churches as loo impure for the purity
Of your party. You have avowed au OPP
position TO The Constitution and Laws:of
The Uniled States and rejected the decis.
ions of her highest Judicial tribunal with
disdan. You have expressed delermi.
nation to disregard the arighis Of others, if
those rights come. in conflict with your
views. You aim al the dismemberInenl of
the Union, and have hoisted the bloody
flag as the signal of attack. And to give
your views and principles The greater cur
rency. with the ignorart and unsuspecling.
you call yourself and your party "THE
TRUE WEsLETANs." o what a misno.
mer-what crime!! But you will say,
perhaps, tina, | misrepresent you. iii do
SO, you have the means aud the ability 10
correct my mistakes. Disavow the prem.
the conclusions if ycu can.
There is no need for me surely 10 court the
10 lend her aid, when you
have expressed your object as plainly as
language can express it. Great God and
is this The man who affects 10 be moved
with pity to one class of his fellow men,
whilst he is meditaliag the utter destruc-
lion of another? >.Is this the man who as
sumes the character of the minister of the
Prince Of Peace whilst he carries the
incendiary's. torchiu one hand and the as
sassin's knife in the other, Rather nigh,
| not say, you seem tc have studied the
character ofthe leader of the instruction
in ST. Domingo, aad to be determined 10
make every trait in his character your
own. Nat Turner, the wholesale murder.
er of Virginia professed to have received
from God. and to have had
those instructions confirmed by miracle,
to massacre the inhabitants of Soulhanp.
ton, but Nat Turner never said .sfaue hold
ers are ,corse than The Devil" he knew
them too well and had TOO much good
sense to make such declaration. ~ ou sir,
have the honor of making this discovery,
and this declaration. Acting, however,
under the same blind and fanatic zeal lliaI
Nat Turner acted under, you give US rea-
son 10 conclude that you think if you were
10 initiate his Conduct you would be doing
God and his cause service. M need, then,
of any flights Of fancy 10 represent houses
laid in ashes by The torch Of the incendia-
rg-to describe tho flight Of the young and
beautiful female from,he pursuit other de-
tell oElhe indiscriminate mas
sacre of all classes and Of all ages, from
the hoary matron 10 The sucking infant
all these things and thousand more which
cannot be told have beentransacted in ST.
Domingo, and in Southampton within the
period ofmy own recollection, and all these
things are to be acted: over again if you
and your party can only succeed in your
plans. So; : :.
When Benz shadad king Of Syria was
sick, he sent, Hazael an officer in his army
10 Elisha The prophet, to-. enquire il he
should recover. When Hazasl came, the
prophe, looked steadfaslly in his face
wept. Hazael said "why
weepe,h my lord :" The prophet answer:
ed "becauseI know 9he evilthou wilt do
unto the children Of Israel, their strong
holds wilt thou set on 6re--and their
young men wilt thou Shy with the sword
land wilt dash their chi.dren-and rip up.
their women with child" And Hazael
said, "But what! is thy servant a dog that,
he should do this great thing 2" To which;
the prophet mildly replied-"thc+ Lord
hath sheweI mo that thou wilt be king