Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-03-27

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The Pacific ocean. Against the despotisn
Of their majorities in Congress, the execu
tive with his influence. and bis veto, is the
only constitutional protection the: slave:
states have TO rely on. and il will be a fear.
fuI mislortunei If they lessen lhsiiF own con.
slitulienal power aud weigh tin his cleo
tion. and consequently the influence they
ought to preserve over his administration
Of lhe Government. .DE
But the Committee abstain from pre-
senling these and many other equally i'm,
portant views upon this subject. They
are unanswerably y set forth il: the address
5ofour May ConvenlIon, in that OF Mr.. Cal.
houG TO his friends and supporters, and
in that Of his friends in the last Virginia
Convention 10 The Republican Democratic
Party Of Virginia, 10 which we inyile
your special attention., l.; sls 2. .ts,sss.
Entertaining these views Of the danger-,
Gus principles on which the Convention al
Baltimore is to be organized, and conduc-.
Ted, and believing that the opinions Of the
people oflhis Slate remain as strongly op
posed tothem as. they were in May last.
the Committee are clearly ofopinion Thai
it would mol be proper TO send Delegates.
TO il from this State. five send DELI
gals, it would be eiihersto mingfe IN; the
deliberations, and participate in the action
Of the Convention, or to take exception To-
IT'S organization, mode of action, and pro-
ceedings. five participated in its busi-
ness, we should thereby sanctioni it and be
bound in honor aud good faith TO vote for
its nominee, aud TO assistin carrying out
ITS decisions. as such, be they what they
may; aud we would thereby admit that
all the objections we have urged TO its
mode Reorganization and manner of action
were erroneous aud unfounded,
1t would be surrender of.the rights of
the people to a full and direct representa-
fion in the Convention, aud Of the Sratzts
to their just rights and weight under The
compromises ,ofihe constitutional would.
be recantntion Of the positions advanced
bylhis State in the May Convention, and
a direct censure Of the course. adopted BY;
Mr.. Calhoun, in perfect accordance. with
the wishes of The State in wilhhofdiug his
name from The Baltimore Conyention; be-
cause its mode of organization and action.
were subversive Of rights aud principles
which the Convention unanimously pro-.
nounced so vital, that sin comparison
with them" the Presidency sinks into liz.
significance, and no ;compromises Of them
can be barlered even; for that higb dignity.
And in lhe pext place if f:@e, were 10 send
our Delegates only to protest against its
proceedings, or to oppose or, interrupt the
current Of action, it would be uncallea for!
and seem obtrusiye, apd would give Just
grounds Of offence. IF. We connot agree
with our brethren, we are under no o5liga-,
lions to force ourselves intotheir consuita-.
tiors, aud thrust our censures upon their
assemblies. ~,
Ii surely eau be no just cause of offence,
nor any ground for i'll feelings. that tive do
not participate in what we have .uncea.:
sinsly proclaimed our inability to support
upon considerations of the. highest duty.
From the fiFst,ye made knpwn our princi::;
plies, and when differences were indicated
we made every possible effortlo barmop,,
ize and unite the party on a ;plan Of such:
equal. fair and just representation in that
Convention; and Ills, mode of aciion, had.
the party in every District ,of. The Union
would have. had their; Tree voice ia select
ing their candidate, no righ, of any State.
could have been compromised OF epdan-.
gered, and all woIid have. been contentssd
with the nomination aud warmly united TO
secure its triumph. And ia. This connexion;
we will refer as further proofs Of our con-.
'tinued sincere desire te harmonize ouridif-.
ferences, that when. the Stale, OF Indiana
through its authorized Central Committee,
proposedto settle the time al which The;
Colyention should assemble, then also iu
dispute Between The several States, by the
votes ola majority or lhei States, voting iii:s
as States, South Carolina acquiesced
cheerfuliy and the time was decided by:
the mode proposed infayor of NJ ay instead
of November. Aud that South Carolina
then proposed TO settle in idenrically The
same way, the only remaining disp1t ed
points of the organization OF the Conven-
ton and JUS mode Of yoting. but. that her
proposition was rejected. Every appeal
that she made and every argument she.
advanced was disregarded. IF distraction
aud want of harmony had been created,
there has been nothing omitted on her
part TO avoid it. And now in the fnal,
consultation Of tile .membees of the Party.
which is about to fake place, she win best
consult her own dignity aad principles
and the harmony of The party, BY leaving.
allthe responsibilities of their conduct on
those who have placed the party 10 its
present position, without adding to their
embarrassmentsb by sending her Delegates,
,uho cannot represent her without coming,
in conflict acith the Convention.
Itdoes moi follow by any means thatif
we decline any participation in the pro-.
ceedines Of the Baltimore Convention. we
shall therefore oppose its nomination. A $
The nomination of the Convention, We can
considerit in no other light than as entis
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