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

10 shed the blood Of five handred:$mil-
lions fhis fellow citizens, and The ,blopd;
loosof many fihose Kho helped. but Ia
few years since, TO- elevate him to the
highest sea, in the councils his nalion;55
and sof many who peTited their lives and
shedthcirbl siosecure The civil and re-:
ligious privileges w whieh he, in common.
with others, epjays in oura ahapp land, -
Who was foremost 10 breast The. wave of
tyranny! and who contributed most sto,
roll back. to;its native shores, he purple
deInse of ruin that threatened 10 cover.
,whelm our country a sidueaoid der H.
Who was ever fo1ud foremost I'D the 6etd:
ofbatle and firstin the scouDcilsO Of State?
A Shareholder Who seem most mani.
feslly to enjoy 10 the days Of our reyolu.,
tiunary struggle, The smilesof Heaven and:
the support Of au Almighty arm "A
.siaveholder! Is slaverya a sin of such a
magnitude that an infinitely holy God
3caunot but frown upon i'll How hap.
=pened it then that Shareholder was selec.
ted, in the providence of that holy God, 10
be The champion of his country's liberties! !!
How happened it.thatga sin avenging God
;didsnot9inshis wrath against slavery, de-;
liver him up be aprey 10 bis: enemies |?
Wili God honor and exalt the man who
ltramples his laws under. his feet? llnol,
and if slavery be such a manifest viola:
.tionofthe laws of God as some would
represent it 10 be, how came to pass that
he gave to,a STAKEHOLDER name above all
OF .er names ofmprtals, and caused him 10
be honored above all tho kingsan prin-,
ces Of earth 2 What name is as exten.
.sively known, or as universally respected,
as lhatof the Sldpehot tder---G GEORGE. WASH
INeToN {? Butithes hearts blood even Of
lhatmau, NJ ere he living, Mr.SAdams, and
his w-abolitionists, would rejoice TO
see shed, if thereby the shddoi0of liberty
might be secured TO the slaves Of The
South! And this some Of our NorlhsmeD
would call philanthrophy! Strip off lis
mask and You will 6nd ito be the foul
Spirit murder. lfMr.A. be not mur-
derer in heart, we know no, " no is. But
We forbear. Weoniy took our rpento:in-.
,troduce the following short item to the no..
tice Of our readers. (, -. .5.ss5s
!. "A recent scene occurred Of a very
painful nature. Mr.. Dillet, in making.
some remarks on this subject, quoted an
observation made by Mr.. Adams in favor
of abolishiug slavery, concluding with "a.
prayer, that "in Gods good time it would
come, aud let il Gomez Mr.. d. asked
Mr.. Adamsifhe understood him. MA.
nodded assent, and said, with. greal ear.
nestness "let 1t come" Mr.. D. proceeded
to detail the consequences 10 the country
-division--war-inle comrnotion-
endangering theEliyes of five millions Of.
people in the South. MIR. Adams said,in
his seat, five hundred niillions-yes,:l+l
it come !" The remark produced great
sensation" -. Z. ,5555s 80
The following judicious and sensible
remarks were made by The editor of The
N. Y. Weekly San,in referencetio the in
cidcnt reported above. Some Of ourreii-
gious editors would do well 10 commit
them to memory.
"a humane project which, 10 being car
ried into effect, endangers the Union Of the
States, violates The national compacf, and
threatens domestic calamity and intestine
commolion, is destitute ofpatrioiism, jus a
tice, and humanity, land all should sci their
faces against the project and its prjec-
tors 1t is fanaticism, not equal rights; i,
is revolution, not reformation.