Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-03-31
degrading to the South, and would lay the sure

Il ReS0LUeG, lnat Tue Souh uds uo ouie e'o
; abiding place in this Uuon, except upon the
terms Of the original compact. That all legs
latiYe compromises, made by the weak with
!, the Strong, are illusory and dangerous, capa,
Bile ofbeing repealed at any moment, by an
irresponsible majority, and tendrto undermine
J the rights AMI the just equality with the other
States. guaranteed 10 ms by the constitution,
Resolutd, That in the solemn duty OF the
Southern Stats, merging all political difteren'
ces, in. this great question of national exis'
tence; to unite in one determined and common
effort, for the preservation of their institutions,
and their constitutional rights.
4 Judge .Builer was requested TO address
the meeting, and the following is brief
summary of his eloquent remarks.
Judge,Buller touched briefly upon tho
importance Of the great political topics OF
/ the times Immediately preceding his ente-
ring the United States Senate.-Said that
the Administration of MIR. Polk was full
of srea, aud eventful measures, amongst
which was ,he settlement Of the Oregon
c Controversy. 1T was portenlous and threa-
tening in its consequences,-and he be.
lisved, ,:thatrhe country was more indebted
for the satisfactory adjustment of it t, Mr.
Calhoun than 10 any other Statesman
either in Europe or The United States.
Said thai by the &C, ofl846 the doctrine
OF Free Trade had no, only been recos-
nized. but in great measure, established,
and that the experience under it wen, far
To refute all arguments in favour Of selfish
restrictions, aud that the progressive lin:
provements aud the spirit Of the age was
against them, that he fe, confident under
no administration hereafter could such
doctrines oh ain. lie made some remarks
upon tho U. s. Bank, going TO show that
the currency and commercial intercourse
Of the country could be better regulated
Without it. !:
What influence these two measures had
exer.ed on the Southern States was now
beyond conjecture:
Amongst the other great measures more
intimately connected with the topics under
consideration--,hree States had been ad-
lnitted into the Union, one ofwhich was
Sovereign Republic annexed, by treaty.
Taat measure, was destined 10 be a source
of impressive consequences. and whether
for veal or WOE, time mus, determine, aud
uae er all the circumstances. our Goyern.
menf Wa5 uuuer COZ neeesstttt-
annex Texas 10 the Union--as.a cotertnIs (;
irldt mus republic she occupied an,imParlanl
p,silibn to us aad as such she woulJ always
have influenced the ,ppliry of foreign na-
.ii5ns. and especially Of Great Bri,ai!;wlth
the Uuiteu States, lie, pouItrayet allthe
Consequences of The different rela,ious she
might occupy To The United States: aud
,thoush that the war had grown out OF
|.ihal aunexatiun., Said he had gone TO-.
Washington under strnngi,nplication to
support the Administrator in all; the
srea, measures holh past and perspective
as far. as he untlerslooIuhem. and he hld
Inne SO with QUE excep'ion-he could moi
Give the President leave 10 appoint a,
Lieu,enan, General in The person ct Thos.;
II. Benton; as such was hei measure
called for by the. President. anu 1t would
have had. dangerous influence on the
country. and would have been unlhst 10
the army,-i, would have been Legs
|lalve censure upon Taylor and Worth
who had been engaged in the active ope-
rations of the War. Whilst awarding
swords aud medals, he was unwilling that
the brush OF censure should obscure the.
disk of ,her reputation. From the hour.
that vote was given, he an,i those with
whom he hal acted, denomnated :!he
balance of power party" had been denonn'
ced with biuerness. In connection with
these circumstances, he spoke OF The eSc!n
sion of the Editor of >,he Union from the
tlotr ofthe Senate. Spoke Of the pros
crip,ion of public meeting in Georgia
that by these he, with others hal been ex.
,conmdn ca,e,i from what is termed the
Democratic party. This would change
his course. Democracy was term Of
doubtful and fallaciousimporr, he preserved
the name Of Republican-there were some
securitie S in The guarantees ofanorsanlzen
Repu,Jlic-uonc in au irress ssonsible Demo
cracy-.and spoke at length, tracing with
clea, ness the distinctions between q con-
stitutional Republic and the turbulent ac'
ton Of irresponsible masses.
1.-THE South relied upon the latter rs
developed by the New York school ol
Dem ocracy, she depended upon broken
reed, that would wound the hand that
rested upon it,, Said that the. WImo'
Proyiso was but an indication ofthat, aud
here spoke its origin. and of the resolu-
,ious passed by nine non-slavehold!ns
States, which had been introduced during
its discussion in C6igress. Thought that
The different sections Of the country enter
tanned different no,ions concerning this
measure, as he believed many of the ;mem-
bers of the New England States were
averse TO the acquisition Of territory at
present, for The purpose Of avoiding 'any
agitation which would affect the Union,
but ,ha, they would ultimately be control
led by misguided and ambitious eons'I'
,uency. Many of the North Western
| members at the present, had no very dn-
friendly feelings io.he South, but as states.
men. dare ot,think or act against the dc
,a,ion of an ambitious, turbulent and war
like constituency. They have a lust for
territory, and will risk any consequences