Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-10-30

was The most stupendously advantageous
compact our Government ever made. The
public lands of Texas, under or land
laws, and settled by our people, would be
worth more than one hundred millions oi
dollars, at the Government price; as lhe
amoun, not covered by grants exceeds a
hundred millions Of Acres. X has been
said, that all the good lands have been
granted. But, ills not taken into account
that the conditions of The grants in at
least Two thirds Of the cases have not been
complied with. and would BIO annulled by
the Supreme Court of the United States,
and consequently revert TO the Govern
ment. And all this Empire with lis ad-
vantages direct and collateral could have
been purchased for the comparatively pal
try sum of ten millions of dollars. TO be
paid for too out Of the proceedso the safes
Of these very lands hemsetves!!!
But. after all, Mr.. Webster, what 10 the
vast advent of ages, is The privilege worth
10 our Government, Of planting lis Custom
House in Texas, and hosting on lis flag
staff The close fist of our American system
and excluding Great Britain from all COM
petition? When you have squared the
circle. you can answer this question. but
not before. Yet you pledge your friend
Clay to go against this acquisition to your
own section of the country, and ask your
people and posterity TO pay. in the long run
FIVE hundred millions Of dollars as the price
Of his elevation TO the purple, and that
probably like the mantle Of Elisha, in
your own hope it may afterwards grace
fully fall on your own shoulder. This is
indeed laying a large sum upon your
friends! Let me ask you what has the
Annexation Of Louisiana 10 the Union
done for your constituents? Why, more
than it has done for the Creoles Of that
country. Yet your federal politicians
were as much opposed to that measure
then as they are 10 the Annexation of
Texas ao1o. To the South the Annexa-
tion IN pecuniary point of view is not
worth groat. but. as in The war OF lSl2,
she is influenced by none other than those
national considerations. which affect the
interests the security, honor and indepen-
dence of the whole country.
Tbe London Times. you know The most
enlightened and powerful public jourualm
the world, in speaking of the faluily Of
our Senate in rejecting such boon from
the influence Of sheer faction, very justly
remarks, that it only proves what rope
OF sand our whole system is. that howev.
er much they may lops the Treason which
the Senate cou1mitled against the best in
lerests. Of their own country, they never
theless cordially deSpiSe the Traitors.
That a statesman like yourself who ex-
presses SO cordial love for the Union,
should play The small game of thrustins
the slave question into the balance against
the interests of every part of that Union,
is altogether unworthy of you. You
ought TO have left this to your remarkable
friend Mr.. John Quincy Adams, whom, by
mos, felicitous so5riquet, Mr.. Cheves
calls The Knacbaries Clootz Of America.
Yes! let his baptisnu1 name be anacflar-
sis CIootz heucefortfi' aud forever, as much
so as if he had been dipped in the waters
of Jordan. But for you, who are constant
ly dwelling on your love for the Union,
the whole Union, and uolhins but the
Uuion." il is "lhe unkindest cut of all, T"
that this thrust should come from such a
worshipper at it's shrine. = gs'
I Your Magnns Apollo, Mr.. Clay, has
told US that,the slave question, has moth.
ing 10; do WITH the great national consider
alions, which enter into this subject. Vel
you declare that he is opposed with, your
self to the further extension of slavery
over that vast Territory west OF the Sa'
bine. Whom are we to believe? the wor-
shipper or bis idolf
Are you making UP a slave question for
the next Presidential election Let me
Tell you'll there is sense enough in Bos:
ton 10 know what a Pistareen is, (Which +
rather guess there is) the Laurences aud
the Appletons viii no, allow YOU TO tender
such an issue; for If your object is Disun-
ion if This even, occurs, they have fore
cast enough TO see that grass must grow
in Boston in less than half century, on
CorDhill, and in front of Old South; and
that it woullbe as well to keep the Glove
patches verdant and productive at Lowell,
CbeIersford Touton and Dover. w. ln
gersoll afforded you a view of this sub
iect, whichis characterised by the lnlelli,
gent spiri, ola Statesman. If slavery is
10 be gradually abolished in our country,
ii may be-, as he more than plausibly con-
ieclured, by its passover through Texas.
There he thinks j; mus, linser for time,
but a, last,itwonld be lost in The immense
Pampas Of Mexico, by an amalgamation
with race;lhere, whoregard a sable Ebo
with the same gusto that you orI would
"a living model Of The Venus de Medci.
! Have done. my good sir, with this silly
mischievous game Of disunion TO your
section Of the confederacy, and with those
narrow, bigoted, and Sectional views they
are unworthy OF you-and try TO briug
yourself npon this question 10 The standard
Of the craftsmanship ofByour counIryman,
Mr.. Alexander Everett. who, in a,recenl
i ,,,;olo boc savh n,.cfad fba oyouynenr and