Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-09-18
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IN E. VIEWS OEsA SOJlTHRON!

3 Extracts Of ale,ler fromsa an able 3andin.
teilieen, 500 ,hern gentleman now; in w ash
ington CITY. daled : -.stsst = ss:<s. 81
- WAsHINGToN, Aug. 90. 1884,
sincerely rejoice to see that the noble
and patriotic people of yours Stale are:like...
ly 10 be one in opinion and action, as they
are one in interest, iu the present noinen-
Ious crisis. We are upon the eve,of fnigh,
ty events. If Mr.. Clay and The Abolition
ISIS ((or The connexion is plaiu) come in
to power, the true principles ofrhe Union,
and with them the public liberty, are ir-
re,rievably losr You know the combined
ciiqucs welI-and you: know the lends
then aim at." Heaven and Earth will be
moved TO bringthem into power. Not on
ly their own resources. enormous as they
are, bur foreign counsel and foreign. g Id,
will he put in requisilion to advance their
purposes. II you will look TO the London
Times Of the Bird inst. you will see how
their agents here feel,in regard TO The issue:
Our very issue is at stake; and il is no
lime for division among ourselves We
nusl 90 as one man to lhe battle, aud live
or die by the Constitution. Justly ap
precaIe the patriotism Of those who advise
| immediate aud separate action on the part
of South Carolina. lido moi in the least,
doubt their motives. The noble letter Of
Mr.. Colcock, in the Mercury. tells Of W hat
kind Of men they are composed. Howev-
er erroneous may be The course they AL
wise, their motives. their patriotism, stand
out high above doubl. Idiler withrhem,
but love and respect them still. Such
know 10 he the feelings Of him whom, ii is
supposed by some, they desire To wound.
| read TO him portion Of the proceedings,
as we'll as the teller Of MIR. Colcock. and
passages from various papers in different
parts nf the State tonight. never saw
hir more deeply affected. The very idea
of bstraying the confidence Of such peo-
pie was more terrible than death ITSELF
III ,Uouid infinitely rather cut my throat"
was his stern and deep reply, while his eye
flashed, aud every feature Of his pale face
seemed fixed as iron. told him if the
people of his State knew the days and
nights Of labor and anxiety which he was
nov devoling TO secure their dearest rights
aud privileges, il would fix him sill deep.
er in their affections. lie replied = Yes
but that they cannot hnoa0. I am not at
| liberty TO speak. Time alone can shep.''
The proceedings a, Charleslon-lhe
high toned letter Of that glorious man,
Hamilton, have given The highest gratifi-
cation TO all who have read them !; and
YOU may rest assured that if we keep uni
Ted. we shall certaiuly overthrow the com
bincd powers Of Whisgery and Abolition
ism in nearly every State in The Union.-
The name OF Wing in the Southern States
is destined 10 brand an indeIble stigma on
its possessor. They are ,he men no are
s:abhing the, South to The very heart, and
the day Of their judgment will speedily
come. They have betrayed us-surren,
dered our rights. sacrificed our labor, bar
tered away our honor, and offered up all
that we hold dear as people, TO the am
bition Of Mr.. Clay and The promise Of his
favor. Thy rejected the Treaty Of An
nrxatiun, and have thereby exposed our
Southern frontier to The insiduous machin
alions Of our deadlicst enemies. They
have proclaimed to The world and register,
ed The edicl Of the AboIi'ionisvs, that we
shall have no more territory in the South
while we o,rn slaceSi Their denuncia
tons are daggers indeed. They have re-
jecled the Treaty with the German Pow
ers, by which all the products of Southern
labor would have heen so greatly enhan-
ced in value. They have suppressed all
the Documents accompanying that Treaty
bid them from the people, until O. fier The
election. and published in thei- slead the
miserable glosses and falsiications of a
manufacturer, named Choate. They have
refused to publish for he information "f the
people The hecret Circular Of the British
Government in regard 10 our Slaves
These are the sacrifices they have made
| to their Wing and Ambition allies of the
North. The People will YET find them out;
aud scorn and execraton will follow them
10 their graves. They have moi received
their reward and If the People be true TO
themselves, they will NEE, with a very
different one than that contracted f,r. To
this end lei all true Republicans be united
aud act as one man. Dismiss, for the
present. all disturbing questions, all causes
Of coldness, and heart burning, and let ev.
cry friend Of his country, in South Carroll
ma and oul Of it, rally ~ the rescue of the
Constitution aud the Union, The-lale L
lections, and advices from every quarter.
assures rs of a glorious victory. We shalt
carry both Pennsylvania and New York,
! and Ohio and old Virginia will give the
final blow to the hold, pr"fiigate and pre-
eumpunus Dictator" and his handed
forces, money dealers, monopollsls, and
| fanatics. Gas..
From the Georgia GOnstitmionalia.
Ef in our own State enthusiasm prevails,
and confidence is entertained that the dem