Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-02-14

and is fast working itsclfinto outward action.
At this or the next session Of Congress, the
dreadful reality of an actual invasion Of our
rights, may burst with astouiShmeut upon our
minds There is but one way in the world t"
avoid The catastrophe: is to place Ourstl1cs in
q position to;meeti it ,eiM manly resistance
Truly, then, in the language Of the Report,
the "gravest and most solemn question that
ever claimed the attention Of our people. is
presented for their consideration, ''--viz:-
,cat is to be done IN order to meet the criS,s and
to arcrt the dangers that a,0ait us7 This is a
question to elicit the curnest study Of all the
practical and thinking heads in Our midst!
1t is our conviction, that perfect unanimy
among onr Southern Delegates in Congress
would have brought The difficulty TO quiet and
peaceable adjustment; hnt for reasons sntls-
factory, doubtless, to themselves, large mum.
Der Of Southern members have failed To coop
crate In the Southern movement, which, by
weakening the probabilities oil union among
the Southern people themselves, has cnconra
ged the North 10 sustain her aggressive attitude,
without as yet yielding an inch of ground 10
Southern rights. For this moral and political
detection in an hour of so great peril to their
section Of country. we leave these oyer'cau-
tious and temporizing politicians to the slinss
of conscience, and to the just rebukes of an
indignant constituency. We cannot. however,
pass by this par, Of the subject, without. ruising
our feeble pen Of praise and gratitude, in hon
or to those noble senlincls of liberty, who, re.
gardless of party, and in fall view of tho
dreaded power of the North. have cIung faith
fully 10 the pillars Of the Temple of Southern
rights. and given warning TO their constituents
of the approaching danger. May grateful
people reward them for their generous indie.
pendence and patriotism
In The failure, then, of Southern Delegates
in Congress 10 bring the North 10 a pause in
its aggressive cncroachments on Southern rights
and Institutions, the people Of the South must
fall back OIL themselves for means and measures
of defence. The only alternative before them
is Submission or resistance. We will not so
grossly insult their acknowledged bravery and
independence as to suppose for moment they
will submit TO these wanton infringements of
their rights. We cannot believe. that for want
Of energy and spirit, they will allow 10 be
wrested from them without serious struggle.
that Territory, which was acquired in part by
The services and lives Of their o.cn sons. WHO
(" stood among The foremost in the rack of ba,-
tie. and were swept down by The fire of The
enemy" No! The spiri, of the sons lived
we believe, before them in the bosom Of the
fathers; AMI tlra; ardor and zeal, which led
the former to victory and death in foreign
land, will prompt the latter to shed their life
blood, if necessary, in defence of their domestic
altars and their household Gods. OF this, we
have no doubt
Our people, then. we solemny trust, are
readyto act. How can it be otherwise Can
i be thought, they hold peace and quiet in snch
INC N nv F''' P'0'
erty, liberty, and all their political rights7 No.
we are ready 10 respond for them-they ,oiH
hare liberty, or they ,oiH ha1e death
All now wanting is the course Of action to be
pursued We feel our inability 10 Indicate that
course Our feeble indi1iEul powers would
succumb under the greatness of the task. To
meet lIIe crisis with decisive success, requires
all the strength Of wisdom in council. 1t is an
emergency which demands profound thought
prompt aud energetic action. Let the heads
of our Fellow citizens, then, be brought togelh'
er. Let the old in. counsel and tie young in
action harInonize. Let them think aud act
worthy of the OCCASION. Bat ,okatercr they do
lei them do II ,cith all their might, ard lei them
be ready to act al once ,1hcnercr tic occasion calls