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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-08-02

WIN '"v .a'',U"-o ~ L." uuu the de
velopInent of the high faculties. mental
and moral. with which he is endowed Nv
his Creator.
Nor Is tho social state Of itself his ma.
'u'ri state; lnr Snci-,y can M more exist
w''l''ts~governmenr, i,,~.a G,rm or anu.
Ihrr. than ran without society...,.. il the
political, them ~hich includes The soclar,
which his Creator formed iIrt---iu,o which
he is i,npelIed irresisIihly, and rn~-.hich
only his race can exist aud all his faculties
he fnIIy developed.
Such being the case, ii follows that any,
The worst fDrm of government. Is better
than anarchy: and THAI individual liberty
or freedom, must he subordinate 10 what
ever puwer NAV be necessary 10 pr"tect
society against anarchy within or desric.
,iou from without; for The snIrty AMI we'll
being of suciely are as paramount I" indI-
vidnal liberty, as The safety and weIl.beIns
of the race is 10 that Of individuals; aud
in the same protection the power necessa-
ry for the safety o. society is p'rimnnnt
to individual liberty. On The contrary,
government has un right In control indl
viduaI liberty beyond what is necessary to
the safety anh well being OF society.
Such is The boundary which separates the
power of government AMI The liberty oi
the citizen or subject in the political state,
which, as have shown, ia The natural
state of. man-lIie only one in which his
race can exisr. and the one in which he Is
horn, lives, and dies.
Il follows from all this that the quantunl
of power on the part Of the government,
Of liberty on that of individuals, instead
of being equal in all cnses, must necessa-
riIy be very unequal Among different peo'
pie, according To their dileren, conditions.
For lust ia proportion as ii people are ~
noraut, stupid. debased, corrupt, exposed
To violence. within anu danger from with
our, the power necessary for government to
possess in order TO preserve society against
anarchy and destruction, becomes greater
aud greater, and individual Liberty less
and less, until the lowest condition is
reached, when absolute and despnIlc power
become necessary on !he parl ol the gov
ernment, and individual liberty extinct
So on the cuulrary.jus as people r'so IN
tie scale of intelligence. virtue, and pa
lriprism, and The mure perfectly they be
come acquainted with the nature OF gov
: erument, The ends for winch 1t was ofler'
, ed, and how it ought to he administered
, and the less The tendency 10 violence AM
! disorder wlhim. aud danger from abroad
the puwer necessary for government be
comes less and less. aud individual liberl
> greater aud greater. Instead then oil a
men having the same right to liberty an
equality, as is claimed by those who mol
that they are all born free and equal l,nel
ty is the noble and highest reward be
:. slowed ec mental and moral development
combined with favorable circumstances
= Instead then of liberty and eqnu!''y BEN
). born with man instead Of oil men all
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rating from The parent country. and de
clarlns ourselves independent. Breach %
our chartered privileges, and lawlss,
encroachneni on our acknowledged anc
well esiahiished risIrs by The parent cnun
try. were lIIe real causes, and of themselves
sufficient, without rcsrrlug 10 any other,
to Justify the step Nor had il any weight
~ constructing The govern,n cnts which
wele substituted in the place of The u,Io,
NAL. They were formed Of the old mate
rails and on practical and well established
principles, borrowed for The most part from
our own experience and that of lhe couu-
Try from which we sprang.
II the propositiun he traced sill farther
back. it will he fDuhd to have been adop-
tel from certain writers on government
who had attained much celebrity in the
early settlement of these States. and with
whose writings all The prominent actors in
our revolution were familiar. Amous
Ihese Locke aR'I Sidney were prominent.
b" they expressed il very differently.
According To their expression, "aIl men
IN The stale of nature were free anil equal"
From his he Others were derived and il |
was This to which referred when called
II hypo'heIical Iruism. To understand
why will require some expIana,iou.
Man. for Ihe pnrpuse Of reasoning. may
he regarded in three different states: in a
state of individuality; that is, living by
himself apart from the rest of his species.
|" the social; that is. living in society. as.
sncIated with ohcrs Of his enemies. Aud
IN the political; tha, is, living uuler sov-
ernmrIit. We may reason AS In what
would he his rights anI duties in either,
witlnuI taking iulD consideration whether
he could exist in it or not. II is certain.
that IN the tir', the very supposiron that
he lived apart and separated from all
n'rrs would make him free and equal.
M one in such stale could have The |
'l.ht to c0nmnand or control another. {
Every man would be his own masler, and
nighr do just as he pleased. Bat il is ,
equally clear, that man caunot exist in !
such state: that lie is by nature social. |
and that society is necessary, M, only to I
he proper development OF all his facuI. /
les. moral aud intall..n.-..i i.-.-.s. ----,. :
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NO. 9S.

. !. all classes and dc criplons being equally
entitled 10 hem, they. are high prizes to
10 won, and are iniheir most perfect stale.
NOT only the highesr reward that can be
bestowed Oh our rare, buI the most diff
cut to be won, and when won, The most
dlti1cult Io be preserved.
They have been made vastly more 60,
ny The dangerous error have attempted
10 expose; that all men are horn free and
equal, as if those high qualities belonged
To man without effort 10 acquire them. and
to all equally aliks, regardless of their
intellectual aud moral condition. The
attempt to carry into practice this, The
most dangerous Of all political error, and
10 bestow on all. without regard to ttoir
h'ness' either 10 acquire or maintain lis.
eity-that unbounded and Individual lib
eny supposed 10 belong 10 man in the.hy-
pothetlcal aud misnamed state Of nature.
mas done more 10 retard the cause of
1t efy and civilization, and is doius more
al present than all other causes combined.
"hIle 1t is powerful 10 pull down govern
ments' It is still more powerful TO Treyent
.he,r construction on proper psiuciples. 1t
IS 'he leading cause among those which
nave PLACED Europe in its present anarcbi-
cal condition, and which mainly stands in
the way of reconsructing good govern
nents in the place of those which have
been over!hrowr, threatening thereby The
quarter of the globe most advanced i'm
progress aud civilization, with hopeless
anarchy. 10 be followed bymilitary despo-
tism. Nor are we exempt from its disor.
eanlzIns effects. We now begin 10 expe-
rlence The danger of admitting so great an
error to have place in the declaration of
nur independence. For Ioug time itiay
dormant; but on The process of time it
'egan TO ger:niua:e, and produce its pois.
'nous fruits. II had strong hold on the
mind Of Mr. Jefferson, the author of thar
document, which caused him 10 take AN
Utterly false view Of the subordinate rela-
ION OF the black 10 the while race in the
south and To hold, in consequence. that
he i"rmer' though utterly unqualified to
POSSESS liberty. were as fully entitled to
'otn liberty aud equality as the former;
10; !'7it ;i ''r,v- 5e.a nf :. :, as :-757Iz,
'ls prHu;.st.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-08-02

The friends Of Col. K. b. BoUkr-GHr.
annorlnce him as Candidate for seat It,
the House of Representatives, at the ensu.
ing election,
G5 We are authorized TO announce w. A.
HARRIS, Esqr. as candidate for seat in
the House Of Representatives, at the next elecs
tOn
lebruary0 If" 3
The friends Of Maj. JOHN TOMKINS an.
nouncc him as candidate for scat in the
House of Representatives at The ensuing cleo
tinu. May 3
The friends Of DR.. JOHN LAKE, announce
him as Candidate loi seat in The House uf
Representatives, at the ensuing election.
March IA u8
U=1'he friends Of Maj ABRAHAM JONES
announce him as candidate for reelection to
the Leg islature.
" The friends of PETER QUATTLE
! BUM, Esql.. announce him us candidate for
! the Offire of Clerk of The Court Of Common
Pleas. of this District, at the ensuing election
| january II ~
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3DeR!e.gy251aayDa S. G. AUGUST Q, 9aA9>

police il. when il was won by The joint
expense aud jniut eil1rIs of all Is The
great law To he reversrd-lhar which is
won by all should be equally enjoyed by
all! These are questions which address
themselves mure 10 the heart Than The
head. Feeble must be the intellect which
does MOI see wha, is right and just. and
oad must he the heart. unless unconscious
~ under the control Of deep aud abiding
: prejudice. which hesitates in pronounrns
on which side they are 10 be found Now
put the question TO the Senators from
'h'' North, what are you prepared TO do!
Are ynn prepared To PROSTATE The barriers
0f The constitution. and in open iefunce of
The dictate cI equality and justice. to ex-
clnde the South from the territories aud
monoPoIIZe them for the North! IF so.
vote against the amendment offered by
lIIo Senatur from Mississippi. Mr.. Davis
and if that should fail. vote against strik
ing out the Eth section. We shall then
know what to expect. If not, place us
on some ground where we eau stand as
equals in rights and dignity, and where
we shall not be excluded from what has |
been acquired al The common expense,
and Won by common skill and galIantrr.
All we drmaud is to saud on tie same
level with yourselves. and to participate
equally in what belongs TO all. Less we
cauno, take.
turn now TO my friends of the South.
aud ask, villa. are you prepared to dv? If
neither The barriers nf lne constitution nor
the high secse of right aud justice should
prove suIiicen, I" protect you are you
to sink down in u state of ac-
knowledged inIeriori,y; to be stripped of
your dignity OF equals among equals. and
be deprived Of your equality of rights in ,
this federal partnership Of Stacs If so,
you are wofu!ly deaeneralcd from your
'ires, aud will deserve To change condition
with your slaves; but if not. prepare 10 I
meet The issue. The time is at hand. if
he question should not he speedily settled. /,
when the South must rise u p, and braveIy
lefend herself, or sink down into base and =.
acknowledged iuferiurity; aud i. is he. /,
,ause clearly perceive that this perind is
avorabe for settling IT, if it is ever TO be /,
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your eye: 49, .,",u, a"u "'a'h w"at Is
going on there; reflect on the tendency of
events for the last three years IN reference
To this the most vital OF all questions.
aud YOU must see that no time should be
lost.
am thus brought, 10 question, How eau
the question I've settled! 1t can, in my
opinion, he finally aud permanently ad-
usled hot one way. aud that is ON the
principles Of justice aud the constitution.
Fear not TO leave it 10 them. The less
YOU do The better. Ii the North and South
canuul stand together % their broad and
solid foundations, there is none other on
which they can. If the obligations OF
jus,ice and the constitution be TOO feeble
10 command the respect uf the North. how
! can the South expect that she will regard
The far more feeble obligations OF an act "f
Congress! Nor should lne Nurh lear,
that, by leaving il where justice aud The
constitution leave it, she would he eXclnd
cd from her full share Of The territories.
Il my op:uiun, it il be left there, climate,
soil, ant. Other circumstances would lx the
line, between the savehodius aud non
savehndiug States in about SO ;'O. Ii
may zisza2 little, 10 accoulnlodae itself
To CIrcumstances-iUmei passing Ia
the Nuuh aud at others passing lu The
South of IL; but that would muuer liIlr,
and would be more satisfactory 10 all, and
leEd less To alienation between the two
great sections than ii rigid. straight, art'ti.
| t.I.,l lbpfi an al ,uu IL
I. sress.
And here let me say 10 the Senators
from The Nonh, you make great mistake
in surprising that the portion which might
fall 10 the South uE whatever liue nigh
be drawn, if left 10 suil and climate, anu
circumstances TO determine, would liz
closed to the white labor of lhe North
because il could not hinSle with slave
labor without degradation. The fact is no
:. so. There is no par, of the world whurt
;. agricultural, mccha"icai, and olher tie
;, scriptious Of labor are more respected THAI
in the South, with the exception Of twt
y descriptions Of emnluymeut-lha Of re G.
i, NAL and body seryanls. No Southern
=. mau-nut he puoreS, OF The lowest-will
/ under any circumstance. submit to perform
. either Of Them. He has too much prld
;. tor that, AMI rejnic- that he has. The
> are unsuiIed To The spirit of a freeman
:, Bul the man vino would spurn them feel
=. not The least degradation 10 work in tn
same field will, his slave, or To be employ
- ed TO work with them in the same fielt
n or in amy mechanical operation; an'
:. when SO employed, they claim The rslI
"a and are admitted in the country porto
VI of the South, of sitting al the table
nr their employers. Can as much, on Il
"a 70 score Of eqauii,y. he said for the North
he With us lile two great divisions oi socIe
be- are not the rich and poor, bul white al
nj black; aud all The former, The poor as we
bc as the rich, belong To the upper class, al
-. are respected and treated as equals
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-08-02
Notice..

YHVHE Estate of Marshal K. Smith, deceased.
IL being without administration. and there.
fore derect, all persnns having papers pertain.
ing to the estute, are requested to hand them
over to me by the earliest practicable time, and
ali those Indebted to The estate to make pay
men,, and those having demands to presens
them properly attes,ed.
JOHN HILL, o. r. D.
june ii 6m II
- Hamburg Journal will please copy.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-08-02

% The friends of HENRY II. WRIGHT.
E,sor. announce him as q candidate for the Of
flee of Ordiuary Of this District, al the ensuing
election. may "a q Is
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-08-02

n57Tlr friends ofWESLEY BODIE, Esqr..
announce him rs candidate for the Office Of
Sheriff Of this District, at the ensuing election
January ia II 81
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Basket and Cooper Ware.

NJEW style French Key, Work and Travel.
~ ling Baskets, l8a els. tn$l,75.
Market Baskets, 81 els. 10 IS cts.
Clnthes Baskets, 81 90 10 81 rs each.
Cedar Pals and Tuhs, 25 cts. up to $500.
Wood Churns nt 81 so cis. each.
Barrel Churns, a nc,o article, at $500.
For sale by Z. S. ROBERTS.
July &c It "
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nFWe are authorised 10 announce 3.
&. -YANCEY. Esgr.. as a candidate Cor a
Sea' i'',-ha- House of Representatives, at
the ensuing c.-.,;oo.
March % 10
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- > -. 81" ensuIns election.
C% Col JOHN QUATTLEBUM,
GEORGE J. SHEPrhp0
EDMUND MORRIS.
SAMPSON B, MAYS,
Maj S. C. SCOTT,
LEVI r. WILSON,

n7WEar authorised 10 announce DAM
JET. HOLLAND. Esq. rs candidate for re-
electIor->o :. sea, in the House of Delegates.
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L1GBTI-LIGHT!!

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]. 1t is and simple common canuiesuck' cOhse
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The wick is dry and smooth TINS vibration or flicker
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59. ItCannOt get out of order.
TO- In proof of their superiority utility and neatneSs, Jhe
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With small capital active business man can make a
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STORAGE! sToRAGB!! sToRAGEm!

WYE the undersigned, having been long engaged A\NM
w in the Storage Business, beg to inform our VI
riends and the public that we have for the comIng
season. SIX WAREHOUSES;, not surpassed by any in
this city All of them fire proof located in the Second mu
Dcipalty within very short distance OF the steamship and
fatboats' landing, they situated as follows:
UNION-TchoupitOuIa street, of NOtre Dame and
Commerce streets.
WESTERN-Corner of Julia and Foueher streets.
PELICAN-On Commerce, ST., corner OF GlrOd and Nore
Dame streets o.,
CRESCENT-On New Levee street, between Gaennle
and Suzette streets.
PHENfX-On Tchoupitoulas street, between St. Joseph
and Julia streets.
BRANCH-On NOtre Dame street. between TchOupitouas
and Magazine streets
We are now prepared receive all descriptions OF Mel
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ments are so arranged that each description OF goods Is Kept
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any similar establishment in this city. ~, o. ,,c,
r.Ls On IhS Tnhnnntnnas street.
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MEDICAL. OFFICE


No: SO CUSTO.HHO USE STREET NJ o.
| HEALUABLE DISCOVERING PAY REQUIRE
UNTIL A CURE Is EFFECTED.-Pryate Diseases culsl
III rev Gays by regular ply siCian without mercury
Siei poisonous medicines at No. 90 CStORL0USg Str6h
New Orleans, Louisiana
d. MULLEN calls the attention Of those afflicted with
any OF the forms OF certain Disease his general adj
uSanent IN another column The treatment adopted hyHm
haL winch has the approval Of the most dstn gushed
geons OF rams, London and New York and lis unyasS
success mas proved beyond doubt that permanent cur E
ule' enlargement OF the PROSTATE glands easss ucda
ny certain solitary practice, etc etc can now he obi a
10 mora ce'ainty 1t application be made 10 those wb
EeIce, skill ana experience be relied on Sin e N
ieI opened IN this city, all the man, cases az have C0
, is are nave been cured without siuHa exception
0e OF Ihese were OF years standing One remarkable use
Vi 81 years old has been cured TO the surprise Of B
ne gentleman (whOse respectabty Is kuLwnW
i Vi new Orleanrl is at hand and (Gy his Lahb
SION can De referred to. DR.. NJ treatment Of ,trC'uss
Iot Ahowh south OF New York His Treatment of ~Olos
ht anu geet Is the most perfect discovered SUI
nI' safest and suTes The patient takes 70 avg
tt turpentne, or other nIuseus doses but Il 0t
thIe IN one or two days without pain inConve'enc5
the time named.
lhPOTEECY-H Oung nler or Others no by sexual 9ycS
Pountion may have brought themselves any o. IN
pen u consequences resulting from unresrined lnd
Snce OF tne passions, such premature impOtenCy m
ItdIy ehina emissions, general debility cOnsttul h@
arrangement, may consult Dr. Mullen with hOuOabsyoE
IeGe ne oflers them perfect The stnciests ecu
DT Mullen can DO consulted daily at his Office No w
''IF5sS g R sslses BENJAMIN 81 MULLEN n
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SOUTHERN MEDICAL, oE,F1C I

L u n u
No. 10 C.4RONDELEJ 81 . ..
ITO THE PUBLlC-Nne years permanently located IN
Il this city, combined with the unEaUe success our pee y
liar system Of treatment for Syphc, NiecunaI ana a
Chronic complaints has with duTns lhat Time, Las lU
and SOundly established our reputation
The Southern MdicaI Office" No Is CdrORdelCt street,
established in lS4O for the OF all Chronic affections Isl
with few exceptions known to all the only object OF tbs
card TO inform those who know not It's location, that az
ced with any of those private diseases winch untOu
nateY prevalent they can consult Us with certainly an
guarantee of cure.
To those especially, who, from mmoderae use Of Met
curry NAL practice Secondary Syphilis causing Nodes
the bones, nocturnal rheumatism, itching the ches,
bOtChes the skin, ulcers IN the throat general debility
have ruined their constitution We recommend to call upon
lief they will derive trCm the active eJCs OF treatment
will at once convince them Of Capabty fulfilling what
uTOiGSS.
We not boast of making rapid and nasty cures bu orr
satisfaction IS 70 perform thorough and radical in rs
short aspace oftme as possibly be done with adyan'
tage and safety to the patient.
we Wl not here. through newspaper medium, IN
any elaborate remarks regarding affections. il
disease that unfortunately pr5ygdes all ia n Of society lr
ana Poor, maa az, and single 7gf ID observe si
class his peculiar case with ,I wedescrDe ls
Geatlse) by calling at OiiiG NV give HIM Tree Vt
all charges, what explanation q y he ma. desire.
II often happens that ImeG nse of shame or draau
OF discovery De patient from applying those who. from
education and respeCtabily, Deend him, delaying
treatment till all the constitutional symptoms OF his HON
disease make their appearance
10 SUCH the doctor pledges himself TO preserve the most
nV0a6le secrecy and from his extensive practice ana eAp
ence ne can confidently recommend safe and speedy gue
or ~ L. g. THOMSON. f
Office No Is Cargndelet street between Canal and Cons
mon, sign OF the Marble AScuapan Statue Private
trance first door to the right of No - in Caoudeet street
FHVate egTess DothlnCOmmOn and CaOndeetss myl6 m