Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-10-14

mestic news. besides items on various subjects.
It affords US great pleasure to recommend this
publication to the patronage Of otr friends and {
readers. .s.....sS..,,~ .,,..;s 80, !.
Our elections are just over, and we: venture
to say, there scarcely ever wasa Legislature TO
asselnbleiu South ca! olina, Of moreiu,ei iesting
importance 10 the State ,han tle one now eleet:
ed. ~
The country is inyolgedinsa warsgiths Msxss.
ico. which has grownout of tile anrexaiion Of.
Texas and Mr. Calhoun's powerful ietterssttoo;
MIR. King, developing the true objects Of: the
British government. in opposing that anhexa:
ton and the deep interestwe IiatIiin il, made
j, "a vital question TO every Southern man. 81
is emphaticalya a war which will so sdjustthe, !
balance fpowerin theeonfederaey toeiyso
the Southern States that controle,in lie future; /;
so essential to protectthelrlights and domestic;
interests. 2. =
True, our arms nre victorious. but much IS
yet to be done. We viii have to eTiicontitsrr; e.
heavy expenses, and ,nar,ya hard fought ba,ile::
field, before permanent pence eap be lptocHr.:.
ed, giving US full indemnity for The past audset,
curily in tho future. Every blow struck in tlInts
quarter, and every dollar SPENT is hut extend.
lns the area Of Sunthern entefpriizs and South.
cru power; and surely in, such war South
Carolina will be expected to lake Lead, US
shs has heretofore done wa,s, and mi 10
exhibit that spiri, and tone due 10 ier ancient
character and patriotism. .,s: -
Again, the Legislature abou. assemble
will shew whether South Carolina will 90 4arfs f
turn; aside fromtlle principles which size, has.
acted on for twenty years past, as 70 give fietr
Sancton 10 new doctrines. and TO e1iravasant
schemes of building up the iiarbprs, and eeaf: ut:.
ing out the bouadlcss rivers ofihe far;wes,, bys
heavy expenditures from ,6e FeJeral .Treasls,
y. If these appropriations ,be sanctioned as,
constitutional on the Mississippiwaiers, ,theh,
IN the future extension ofiIisS Republic, there
will be the COlumbia-,he Rio Grande, and The
Colorado Of the Pacific, all Of Which will run
through far more thtn ttree. States, and viii
consequently come info demand Their propor:
ton of Constitutional appropriations loo. IYe
would like to know it the peopis Of Souti,
Carolina are bouad.by! q: compact, sliiats.bcir1
fore:athers entered into, under whichweiare7to !
be taxed, for;thebenefr of;,he 'alIuyiai syali9s,
and unknown resioPs Of ihe mighty B
it $50 dominated in the bond rs so. Than i,i:
deed are we forever doomed to be :ahe@efs fr
Yood, and draweis OF fwuter, s -, 3. -
We have Just dbalished Tie high nconsiiii.
uoa al amt sl lsi and Ye tl9gg
about m .t, " levy rtrsaas ss
hayc Tor the lasti thirty years. n,ile lncorrsiiIn.
iionli appropriations aroiitoiirtiYcrs nl5s:
build mp Ilarborsiirtl,e No-ihan North tEasi..
and NOW that The pepptsU tIl0se sections liayss,
been gorssd, wet.te-to drive ttcmuff and sall
IN a new ssHarnl Of The hungry and yoracioas.
from the pra'rles ofille west, feed upon and
devonr our substance. The govern.neni, I'VE
had iondly h"pe'l,was ah,all ,otake new tack
ann ewcre about 10 realize the blessings ;of'.
low duties and simple constitutional exspeifdi.
lures. But suddenly new doctrines have beS,,
proclaimed, and, we suppose we win lie
called on to follow. We mr. er lie oi,j is,,j
marks OF the Republican State Rights party 10
any nc" nnser'ooards; We adhere- -,o. lie. old
'a.'', o' s''c' construction, aud if new tand.
s"y w,s poNef. IN -oe great and growing
80 % 'r'"g'"S up'0 fu'o liils eoafederacy
=, O'u'.' u"''oels a'one' lei 1t De done oy tiie 2
,"Oo a. o".o' 'a'nei 'aan % clalm the rtsit 10
~ % onuei ''e guarantees OF tne Constitution