Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-11-17
into general use.-New York Journal Of
Fromsth Charleston Evening Me,cs.
tMR. WILMOT HIMSELF.

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On9he 9th September last, The Hon.
| D. WilmoI delivered a speech in Welsbo-
ro, Pa.sin.the course Of which he defined
the Ptoyiso thus:
What is the Proviso 2 What is its
effect and object! Although plain in its
language, and clear in its design. This in.
quiry becomes necessary, from the covert
mannerin which it is constantly assaied.
The whole southern press and government
organs of the north, represent il, as some
thing that affects or irtorGeres with slavery
in the States where slavery exists. Even
great men. when writing or speaking upon
the subject, persist in talking about the
ABOLITION of slavery, aud the rights
of the States; as if the Proviso proposed
the one;kor in any respect interIered with
The other. II does not propose, either 10
abolish, 5restricr, or in any manner to in
terfere with slavery, 10 any Of the STATES.
Of this Union. Its sole object is, To secure
from the kelualawfuL aggressions Of slavery
that territory Which is no,u free
Mr.. Wlmot complains of the manner in
which the Proviso is assailed-he sees The
mote but;cannol see the beam. What does
he mccarthy the "unawful aggressions Of
slaveryW Is there anything "unIawful"
in the institution of slavery under the 60
vernment o: The United States On The
coutrarysis itnot recognized and projected
by The Constitution! Is there any thing in
the fundamental law, by which Pennsyl.
vania and South Carolina are both govern
ed, which says, that this domestic nsitu
lion shall NOT be introduced inlo new ter.
ritory Of the Union. To assume ,ha, there
is aay Thing unlawful in slavery under our
government as il now exists, is moi only to
beg the question, but TO pervcrt and lalsily
the law aud the fact.
But Mr.. Wilmot cannot sec that the
Proviso in any way in,erferes with the
rights o. he States. The Constitution eu-
titles lhe!ctizens OF each Stale to all the
privileges Rnd immunitie' Of citizens in
the severabStaies. If the citizen ofPsnn-
sylvania smay migrate and settle in new
territory With his properly and institutions,
is i, in the spirit of according to the let
tor Of this constitutional equality to with
hold tho same privilege and immunity
from citizen of South Carolina? Are
there to;Betwo cases Of American citizen
ship witha broad and odious line of dis
tnction between them? II this were mere
matter Of sentiment, it would he gross
outrage upon the feelings Of The people Of
the South; but it is matter Of principle.
of duty aud OF right. With the institution
of domestic slavery, not ouly lbo>interesl,
but the very existence Of our people is
identified. Every blow struck al it is a
blow al the;yial part of their organization,
Property,Epeace, life-all are bound up in
lis securiiytrom the aggression Of others.
We'll maytbe people Of the South say 10
MIR. Wilmot:in the words of the great poet.
"Yon take my house when you do t1ke the
prop
Tia, doth support my house you take my lie
When you do take the means whereby live"
Misergand Dsstiiulion in PHILADELPHIA.
The c6tored population Of Philadelphia
-fugiliye;slaves aud misguided followers
or aboIililasisis- -nrc in terrible condition.
The Board of Health on Friday, made
visit to that section oflhe city which they
inhabil, and lbe Philadelphia Sun says:
Tie visits Of the officials have furnished
them suIficienthasis OH which to operate.
and some astounding disclosures may be
expected in few days. II is said that
some OF the scenes of wretchedness were
shocking to contemplate, particularly
among lhe, colorod population.
The inmates were found to he laborinS
under some malignant spotted fever, which,
if not checked, would be calculated 10
spread TO a calamiious extent among the
degraded beings who are crowded into tho
wretched novels in that street. Here
were found men aud women of every COM
plexion and age, bent down with loa;h.
some disease, with their bodies scantily
clothed in rags, which were lily calculated
10 protect their emaciaIed forms from The
winters blasl. In one room which WAS
SO constructed as to admit oil no heaIt!iiul
ventilation, there lay man and woman.
One of the committee inquired of The latter
what was The matter. She replied, live
got the fever" He pointed 10 the man,
and asked, "lVho is he 2" She replied.
at is my husband" alias he the fever 7"
With no n manifestation of feeling, she sim
ply remarked, "He's dead"
We were informed that, within the last
TWO or three weeks the spread OF the con-
tagion has been Of the most alarming CHAR
ac,er among Tho wretched floating popula-
lion who nightly Grequenled their hauns in
the street, aud whose vicious habit predis.
posed them 10 disease. Numbers OF them
have already died from neglect and expo
sure.-The atmosphere of some oil The
rooms is represented to be so foul as TO be
destructive Of animal life.
1t is with much satisfaction that wo can
state that the Board Of Health are deter
mined 10 remove the causes Of the fever
without delay, and with that Wow yester-
day convened. The Board resolved that
the whole of Bakers, below Seventh, be
immed lately vacated. and the houses emp
tied Of their occupants.
The farmers of Poland have not barns
enough wherein to store their Iich harvest.
They are erecting large rcks in the fields ;
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