Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-08-04

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II was supposed that Mr. Wei bslerr 'ail6dsS &
to private information exclusively pos 6
sessed by Mr.. Calhoun ~ H g could = mt ssss
have referred 10 Nj agency in the sass'
matter, for that had already been lie SIS S
subject Of unsatisfactory discussion. What I
there may be Still behind, if any Thing Of
importance time " i'll disclose. - ssss.
3. The non:recepiiun or Mr.. SIiJell was
placed by The Mexican Government On The {,
ground that he was an Envoy aud Plens sis9 f.
ipoiienary, instead Of having been sentas 81 y:
a Commissioner, as the Mexican; GovSssal
ernment had proposed, through s3ss
Black. This error, on the part OF our
Executive, it has been lately attempted ~
to retrieve, by sending a CommIssioner MIS-
The person of Mr.. 'Trisl. Mr. Buchanali
Intended, by this movement 10 meet any,
objection lha, Mexico might have 10 sresss
ceive Minister. But, in fhe meanstimei;S
the, Mexican Government has becom ssto0s. /:
much disorganised 10 make peace, ,ihoughss
it is equally incapable Of carrying onsthes-
war. , -g:ss g ssss.zsss :sz:ssss
Whoever may be the democratic canriys
didale for the Presidency. there IS nossss
doubt that the great democratic issue is to.s:
be The policy Of commencing and prose
culing the Mexican war;. The oppositeisfs
policy may, perhaps, be TO adopt line lofs#zs
defensive operations. sasssS 5sss
The Merican Negoliation.-lt appearss5s
to be the general impression tha'lthe pres, i,
sent failure of the attempt TO negotiate will
Mexico is Attributable to the insuffciency
of the forces under Gen. Scott. Perhaps
This is the fruit of that temporising policyss
which looks to peace in the absence ofs.Ss
preparations to vigorous war. While weSa
have been defeating Mexican army aftsrss
army, we have been suing for peace, notss
like victor but the vanquisbed. This woulsi..,:
all have been very well, if the means Of
striking The final blow, the conquest Of the g
capital, had been placed in the hands os;sg. ;ss,
the commander Of our armies-if diplomas
cy ihad become The adjunct, and dnotl lhesas
forerunner of this conquest. All The sounds
rules of war have been departed from byfgs
this inversion Of ordinary practice: NO F;s
power on earth ever negotiate withSsuc. :.et
cess u1less its military force were display
ed on scale commensurate with its pre-
tensions. We have, in consequences, lost
and irreparabIy lost, much precious tlme:saS
A peace could and would have beer: n:con-f5
ouered three months since, the reinfolce.is
mens promised 10 Scott and ylor had
reached them. 80. :sss.s
We we're not disposed 10 blame the goiss;
vernment for this tardiness, in its whole ex.sSss
tent The imperleclion Of the machinery
for recruiling-the unavoidable slownessSs
of The drill-the distance ofihe seat ofswar:sls
were all crcumstan ces beyo yond thesconsss
troll of the War Department; while sthess
shorlness of the lime Of service for the vo-liaSs =
luneer force, has largely contributed 10 tfsTs,
incompleteness of our military. arraoge-ssf
ments. Still, in the perhaps. uuayoidablssS
absence of the appliances of military sac7
cess, the repeated profers tosnegotllie
were no less mistakes in diplomacy thans
the slowness with which succors have
reached Scott and Taylor was q serious +
error ,iu wat '.S.s sis
Railroads in the 5.Soulh ziLnlois lETouiso
-. Abolition 'ennSy tpanid: sss s3;ss
q" ltis nova seuled point hat; The Ball.
tinore sand. Ohio Railroad IS 10 find It's s.
terminus at Wheeling, and that all cons
tneclion directly or indirectly with Pi!tsburgg
or even Pennsylvania IS 10 be stunned ts5
Evenlhe friends. s.of the Pittsbufg connec-g
lion have recently cooled off lathe advo-sss
cacy of their fayorile routes, and sit quetsssi
ly aud calmly under the new order ofthings:s
This change in feeling and purpose had its
origin in the recent disgraceful riot at Car
syl, otfn artIp tu
lance aud bloodshed TO arrest from The icus.s
tody of their masters three runaway slayes:sSs
The attempt TO enforce this new Law OFF,!
Pennsylvania, aud the new law itself, has S.
1ebarred all connection of Pennsylvania s
with this great Maryland work. Underssis
this new law, if the road passed through s.
Pennsylvania, not only our own citizens, ,iis.
but the whole South, would be depriyedssB
ofils use il accompanied by tl:er seryants.asst
and that is prosperity would have been
greatly affected from this cause. there cans
not be the slightest doubt. Indeed. SO
great is the feeling throughout the whole g:
South, that Pennsylvania will be Stunned
in future by Southern dealer Of all kinds, = q
as they wl.make sacrifices, if necessary
rather than insist in enriching State thatsss
has declared its inlenlions. and carriedSa
them into effect by The murder of slaye-ss:
holder, TO rob them of their property: g
We take the above extract from the let
ter of The regular correspondent OF glhe W.
Y. Herald. il is dated Baltimore, July 2 .sas .s!s
We nole i, as a significant indication ofssa
what is the necessary legitimate rcsultss
from The course oflhe Northern movements !sss I
on the slavery question. Can We eyexPectSfsi
that we will uuile ourselves more intimate
ly with them, when every cord is used byss
Them 10 bind US more helplessly 20 the
stake-whe their Wilmo,s and Hannba ls
Hamlins are organizing The destruction olss. s..
our institutions? We can as safely trust "a
fire in magazine as such spirits in The s''
intimate communion that an active cem-Ss