Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-09-06

I'VE have shown, then, what have al
WAYS been the views Of Gen. Cass ontlie
much vexed question of slavery. Alnast
his last bci, presinus 10 resigung from he
Senate Of The Uui,sh Staes, was in slrie;
accordance with his expressed views
Upon the proposition 10 Incorporate The
WiImol Proviso in The Mexican lTreefally,
he voted against itc measure, :, : : - ;,
THE NdRTH5AND. TIE SOUTH.
The New York Heraif closes some com
men,s upon Mf,' Websters recenI speech
in The ste upon iSse Oregon bill with
me toiloweHs remarks: ~ .,..-, --.
mlu Iegardlo Mr., WebscT's position,
that is, also a very important pomt. lie
takes The position assumed by the Buffalo
ConveniiOn-lIe same position which Mr..
Van Buren, now occupies beinEe the coun-
ry. This, will show Mr., Calhoun and,tne
Southern. statesmen Thai The North IS wa
king up 10 new ideaS and .pulesS there is
harmony, good feeling and moderation in
The COUNCILS nf The SpuriI, there is great
danger of crisis, at no distant day, that
NAV be more disaslerous than any that
has vet taken piece. All parties in this
region of The c0unlry are gradnally assum,
ing the same ground that Mr.: Webster has
taken, and lha, Mr.. Van Buren, occupies
and. that which The, Wings of New York
have endeaTored TO hold for several years
past. The Democrats of Ibis region will
be gradually, driven into the same course.
Ifgihsreiore, all parties al the North unite
III such sentiment, The. result VIII be a oi'
rect collision between, the, North and the
iSouth; and in suca collision, the North,
possessing, as it does, all the commerce
all the manufactures, and all the, foreign
trade OF Ihe country. will have manifest
advantage overthe,South, with It's Isola-
led productions. aud peculiar institutions.
No,ifisg but, good sense and moderation
among the lending spirits Of the present
day, can sane the country fr9ip, ri,sSIadual
verging;lo, a sdisasterousy CT: - -lSs11lsz,
loryis' S il2a ; Eig5p.. ae.s.,.rs SIS.
we think The Herald's opinion as 10
the state ef.publie feeling a, the North Is
correct. nor;siBour opinion. does II eXag-
cerate the. dangeEfof collision. Nay, u
the policy developed at the recent session,
ofexcluding the Sourb from, the Terrific
ries of the Union, be persisted in we 90
moi see how collision is TO be avoided bni
we,lhirk the. II Herald's estimate OF The re-
laiive advantages oclhe North and, South
have, not been made With the reflection
which usually 4charactetizes the specuIa-
,iuns of that The s,rensth OF the
North consists in her possessing "all. The
commerce, all The manufactures, al! the
foreign trade of the cuuplry," but the Her
aid fofge,s that all these, are based upon
tbe5siapIes tof the South Without our
Cotton; our Rice, ,our.3 Tobacco, our Naval
stores, they would be y 1'1.aE <ss...
-s'Mettad into air. into thin air.
And Ike the baseless fabric Of vision, ..
" Leave not q, wreck behind. a...ygrs5a.
-It3is.in the power oil lltheapeopIe .ofsdhe
Svttiirsat any inomeutf (and ifIhe agsress1
i've poIicyaof the North is continued, The
pfapriesy Of exercising that power will
soon be a matter of consideration by as
dopiing such measures as will practically
amount 10 hOnsinterc0nrse- Yiththe NORTH
-Asii,,. a, .,4.ss4e--.,,-.4rrns ), There is no.
hing we now receiyeI from shrrTIGar
cannotpfodace curselves,7orprocuresfrom
oiher ad arIe.s on sleaSt as favorable
terms. The mineral and manufactpaing
resources Of Alabama, Georgia, NJ Car:
o!ina, Virginia, and our own State require
bui little Stimulus 10 9idemonshatclhelr ca
pabiliiy Of supplying our wants; and RI
walls would soon spring mp in our mdstin
the Lowels aada MancheSters of'the las
tern, States: While, therefore, the SoGth
will not quote collision with the North,
she sin not sIiun il, nor does -he dread il.
FeS FcaE s.~ Charleston Mercury.