Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-03-25

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were iorexlre,no 81 easutes had been forced =
neutrality-suspicious. without due reflection.
ifaini ipr colnWohl.c and asaiust war.
llia4e no unlnaaiy fears upon the ques- :
ton, aud may appeal With confluence Z
TO my past history lhal am governed by
M sach lea. s nuM. uM.,..,-....--,,,,.-.-
L Oush wars are necessary, regard Z
peace as positive guod and war as a
posiilvc evil. As u good ! defend peace,
and will oppose war as lubS as long asit
would bc honorable. Ii we went to5war
iur iuc whole of Oregon, or all or
nune. Inc cnJ might be that we should
come out with none.
II we went Tor Oregon il would be q
contest lor empire, aud Oregon would be .
lost sight oi. No good would come OF
war 10 The people oil Oregon or any body
else. Should we loose The territory the
people Of Oregon would suffer beyond
calculation. II VIC compromised upon
AZ, NJ, one OF our people would iuuse
their property. rs y -
Bu as national measure he was for
COMPROMISE. Though war should give US
Canaua and all oi Oregon, sull he should
uc opposed 10 war. The work aol war
would accomplish mighty social ani 20.
itical change. There Was no power
which could do US 50 much good in peace
and So much harm in war as England,
and the Soud aud evil were every way re-
ciproca.. .s;:1s
lie believed thai war would plunge
us deeply IN dcbI, Seven Iuudred aud
Esty millions would be lis cost az least, Z
aud ali 10 meet The co,l OF Ibis useless war.
We shUnld be uvcrw iie!mad IS ith debt as
VIC were IN lie RyvOluliun.
A war wUuih Ue The death of Stale
rignls, ard forever establish a military
desp'i.sUn. l-usses OF property and losses
uf l!lr would come aisu irun war,-but
these were nothing, l:r lime could renie-
dy all This. AS the ir,rud Of humanily,
CIVILIZATION aud PrUgrrss, he was sor
peace. dow then could men, who were
Demorrals par eIc"iieace De in favor OF il,
when hanhs aud paper money were its
smaIirs' Consequences. asl
SicanI and Electricity were the modern
Inventions MOI before applied to war
The Unt States aud Eusland were
now, through their mighty commerce.
Llilus!!ne blessings over the world. The
void as well IA, we were to lie sufferers
from war. Lei peace continue and the
tine would come predicted By poets aud
philosophers when there should be war
10 more.
Peace was pre-cminenly out policy !;
other natiUns may resurl 10 " ar ~ obtain
srca,arss, but NC were ereal already-a
nation covering twenty three degrees of
lA.ud. Our great mission was 10 occupy
luls vide doInain with a ylnuous popu-
uIa, i1n--lo spread .owns aud cities over
lne mnGle surface. War was 5u, an i'm.
pcdin'cul in this great work. Establish
Peace, aad time under the guidance Of Il
wise and cautious puiicy would, effect all.
a wise anh mastery inactivity" would
prove profound wis,iom with us. limo
would effect every thing. We had a
sroains population ul 6O9, 900 year, aud
il wuuli be million suon Before some
Of the y u"s Sra,urs were as grey as he
Was. nr snou!d have population of 45,-
UU0'UUU. 'rofe HnHtHer scllcrgrf0a we
sno"ld nave eighty millions exlrudins from
cean 10 ccan.
Mr. Calhoun closed with some remarks
p.rs"nnl 10 himself aLu,r Texas. He
cnicd that Texas WAS npt Southern
Question in any respect. Bul if he had
prisued il lo!.cy different in The one case
al The oIl!er, he had acted with view
"i secn'In. 'he greatest good ol both. In
bon cases be desired TO avoid war. Time
w""ld have lost Texas 10 us, wLile il
"oud have given Il, Oregon.