Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-07-02
EageheAa Court Mouse, Sc, July 2, As4o.

e and the hurricane in the West lndies-pe
, haps the insurrection of Rebecca, and Il
war IN Scinde.. You refer the law pr
+. I hiblling the transmition Of Abolition p
litions through the mail as proof of gem
! raj corruption Youcould, not do so, how
ever, without noticing the late delecte
r espionage over the British Post Office b
Administer of State. 1t is;true, as yo
} say, ii "occasioued- a general ouibursi q
} National sleelins"-from the opposition
= and "Parliamen,ary inquiry " as iris!i
tuted"-thati is moved, but treated quiz
cavalieriy. Al all events, though tn
fact was adrditted. Sir James Graham ye
retains the House Department. FoI one
i do not undertake to condemn him. SucI
things are not against the laws and usage
ofyour country. LIDO mol know:fally wha
reasons of State may have influenced him
and justified his conduct. Bur l do no
know that there is vast difference IT
point Of "nalional morality" helween The
discretionary pow wer residing in your Go.
vernmenI 10 open any letter in the public
post Office; and a weIl.defined and limited
law 10 prevent The circulation of certain
specified incendiary writings by means Of
the United States Mail.
Wehave often been tauuted for our SEN
siliveness in regard to :he discussion of
Slavery. Do no! suppose il is because we
have any doubts Of our rights, or scruples,
about asserting them. There was lime
when such doubts and scruples were en-
lertaned. Our ancestors opposed The in
duction Of Slaves iuro This country. and a
feeling averse TO il was handed down from
THEM. The enthusiastic love Of liberty
iostered by oul Revolution strengthened
this feeling. And before the commence
menrof the Abolition agitation here, ii
was The common sentiment, that it was de-
sIrabeIo get rid of Slavery. Many thought
It our duty 10 do so. When that agitation
arose, we were driven to close examina.
lIon ol the subject in all its bearings, and
The result mas been an uaiUersai conuiction
that in holding Slaves we violate no law
Of God,-inflcl no injustice on any Of his
crealures-whllet the terrible consequences
OF emancipation to all parties and the
world at large, clearly revealed to US,
make US sbudder al The bare thought ofil.
The slayoholdeis are therefore indebted to
rscrraec1 arrrrrv-
and unanimous determination in refer
euce 10 this matter. And could their agi
laliou cease now, believe, after all, the
good would predouderate over The. evil Of
il in this country. On the contrary, how
ever, il is urged on with frantic violence,
and the AhoIlionists, reasoning in the ab
slfact, as il il were mere moral or meIa
physical speculation. or minor question
~ politics, profess to be surprised at our
evaporation. In their. ignorance and
reckessness they seem 10 be unable 10
comprehend our feelings or position. The
subverslpn OF our rights, the destruction Of
our property, the disturbance Of our peace,
and The peace Of The world. are matters
WHICH do not appear 10 arrest their con:
sideralion. When Revolutionary France
proclaimed Haired 10 Kings and the uu-
ily 10 The Republic and inscribed OH her
banners France risen against Tyranls,"
she prolessed TO be only worshpping Alb
slracl Rights And il there can be such
thugs, perhaps, she was. YET all Europe
rose ~ pul her sublime theories down.
they declared her au enemy 10 the com.
mon peace thai her doctrines alone vic.
Ialed the Law of ghborhood," and, as
Mr. Burke said, justly rut!lled them 10 an
licipale the "damnun uOndum iaclum"
OF The civil law, Daniop, Barrere and The
sest were apparently astuushed that um-
bragg should be taken. The parallel be-
tween them aud The ADolltunlsls holds
gupd in all respects.
The rise aud progress Of this Fanaticism
is one OF the ptenomina Gf the age 10
winch we live Il do not intend 10 repeat
whatl have already said, or to, trace It's
career more minulely al present. But the
Legislature of GIea Britain will make it
historical, aud doubtless you must feel
some rurioslt, to know how it will figure
on the page Of the AunaIisl. think |
can tell you. Though have accorded
and do accord 10 you and your party great
Influence iu bringing about The Parlianen-
larv action Of your country, you must not
expect to 60 down 10 posteri!y as the only
cause oril. Though youa Trace the, pro-
genitors of Abolition from 1916 through a
long stream with divers brauches down to
The period of its triumph in your coun-
try, il has no, escaped contemporaries, and
will no, escape posterity, that England,
without much effort sustained The Storm ol
irs scoffs and threats until the moment ar
rived when she thought her colonies fully
SUPPLIED with Africans; and declared
against the Slave Trade only when she
deemed il unnecessary to her, and when
her colonies full of Slaves would have
great advantage over Others, not 50 vel
furnished. Nor die she agree lowest In.
dia emancipation until, discovering the
error of ber previous calculation, itbecame
an object 10 have slaves free throug hou
!. the Western world, and, on The ruins o[tht
Sugar aud Cotton growers of America
and the Islands, to build up her grea
State Empire in the East; while her inde
faiigahle exertions, still continued, 10 en-
graft The Right of Search upon the Law
I Of Nations, ON the plea Of putting an ::en'
r ia tbe- Coreuer incrpasinp Slava 'Trade,: ar