Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-10-09
Extract of letter from highly respectable and
intelligent gentleman in Laurens District, to
@ afriend in this Village, dated

Extract Of a letter from ahighly respectable ant
intelligent gentleman in Laurens District, tc
a.friend in this Village, dated
September 26, 1874.
You ask "wbat course should South Caro-
lima take if Polk be MOI elected as il seems
probable 7" Is it possible you think that Clay
will be elected My good fellow. you mus
live in the dark corner. feel just ms well sat
i,fed Of Folks elec,ion.as any man cau be.
count sure Louisiana, Mississippi Alabama
South Carolina, Virginia, New York New
Jersey, New Hampshire, Maine, Pennsylva.
mia, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Missouri
Arkansas and Tennessee. Of them the only
two doubtful are Ohio and Tennessee. And
if the Democratic gain shall be as great all
ever The Union as It has been in The States who
already have elected their Legislature. Such
beating as little Jimmy will give Hall has
not been seen for many a.day.. Your question
will, however. be relieved of difficulties. For
Idont see how the election of any man to the
Presidency isto affect the Abolitionist aud in
teres,ed manufacturer, so far as to prevent the
hog from turning 10 his wallow. 4....
We will have then two parties, and all they
can make subservient to their interest to com.
ba. with Under any imaginable change of cir
cumstanccs
am satisfied the all important question now
with US in the South, is the slavery question:
aud intimately connected with that the Texas
question. Notification nor Secession will
either answer for that evil AS 10 The South
the only efIectual power to operate on Con.
gress will be united effort of several f5ths
Southern States, taking almost any means if it
but be united effort, and complete success
will be sure 10 crown their efforts, and give us
relief and safety. :. Z
South Carolina would have been completely
successful before if the renegade South had
given her efforts, or even their countenance. A
united action now ofthree or four States, hay.
ing the same interest, can put a stop to Aboli.
lion interference and Tariff encroachments.
For cancellation in the South. aud a spread Of
our doctrines, is in my oplnion,,he suTest way
to rescue fully and make the snccess perma-
nent. ~ .ei +. y2s
This would be worth spending years at, for
it would bring the Political bark ito the proper
tack, with prospect holding that course.
II however, after having The advantage Of
Polk for President and two years trial at con-
ciliation withthe Southern STATES, and the evil
still uncured, then sir, am ready for any thing
I am perfectly satisfied that our present op.
pressons, if to be continued would be insu.
perable. And one more step CT the Aboli.
tionists must drive off The SlayeholdiDg States
as they haye the Methodists.
The magnitude of'snch apoli.icul change,
and the dangers incident 10 il, shonld make
thinking men scan all the ground, and let rea-
son and not passion direct every step we take.
feel satisfied that South Carolina should NOT
be the first to move We are looked upon
even by our Southern sisters, with too jealous
and eye to take any steps without drawing
down on US the vilest abuse and grossest mis-.
representation, which TO say The least ofit all
thinking men must acknowledg Sc would greatly
ra,ard fual success. If this be correcs it would
be then bad policy to take ground at all. until
other States take theirs. Much3Will have to
be (, given up 10 Cancellation, And we must
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