Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-01-03
MR.. cALHoUN'ss 6, {: sHEEe eH.

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MR.. CALHoEN's SsHEEg gH.
At,hs Meeting o S ouihefae issabers on
The Slavery QuSsio /
+ In my letter Of yesierdays1 slIad ed -sery
briefly to the remarks Of: Ha @ alhoun, at
The meeting Southern mealb,rs of fiheitwo
Houses on Friday evening. TD,lay am
enabled TO give you q more sIabofats re.
port. which may; be relied 3Spon as sub
stanlially correct. He said:
+ The resulutinns4feihe gshlemsn, from
Virginia (Mr. Bayley} are god isapd con.
sidcring the length Of iilne,ghich be has
had I" prepareslflem, do lliufgreal credit.
bu' they are not perfect. They are de
fecrivey'n several parliculars1-i am. there
fore, less unwilling 10 agreebslhe motion
ofIhe g'ntlrmau fromsG Georgia Mr. Sle-
kphens.( Another consideration strongly
impressed wilhihe necessitySof ,harmnni.
Gus and united ac,ion, bah,s on Sour part
Of The SomhcIA. community.
| am opposed. howerer.to stoo grea,
delay, and consequently would prefetstba at
the committee shuuId reporl5to q me cling
20 be held:un The 5I0th instead sofs3he. 18th,
'oiJanuary. sThe Legislatuigs Of several
ofIhe Son,hern Siates,areslb @siS ii ssion,
and 1t would he wall slhat, address
should reacbthem mime tos ssbesacted on
by Them before their adjourna,ent. ~
|a. consider. lbe ndiIrrss Indispensable.
Whatever action lis taken mus proceed
from tic slaveboldiiigs sSlates. HHahe Co Cons
slitutinn be violated, and Their ightss spa
crnached upon, il is fnr,thetnI5f aetelni1e
the mode and redress. We can onl y sug:s
ges and advise. We are oigihe;fheatre.o OF
aclion-the. Witnesses of theh hlarming ,rsns
croachnents: which have bsans soipg 90.
upon Ihe:fishls Of rhe:slayshdll ding flsof
The Union <andiaf The Cgned M
seeNhem plsialy. I'VE eSafeet aespEys
they areiGaPi and alarming 4 b3 hes
.lieyesihai: pro opasilions wliir syes hin
saifews days Pass, eomnlande support
Of a najaIisy the Lowerssss Of ;ans
gress;s would even them vsafsi ago
have hsea 8 Tolerated e g !, by sspse'abdls sds
~ We. aseinfh he mid af sacafGely
Tpss r1IpTrt lIIdl tll3scs1I
ary era. The qnesiioSfs 10 hold
our position inrhis confedcfaeY upon The
ground col equals, or are;MS to.cohrenl
ourselves with the couditiaas Of colonial
dependence. 85;S EST: s z - - .
Sirsil will be worse thanse4l 4lpniaf 'depen-
dencc; Tor rl:@ho would n9t ffefer 10 be
taxed and governed. withoa prstence OF,
representations. iban, undsFthe firms o.
representation, TO be grevioasly oppressed
by measures over which weshave no con,
troll, and against which ouE rsinonslrances
are unuvailing. IL s,undeIiable that the
encroachmenIs upon our risb,ss have been
rapid and alarming. Tteysmust be met.
conceive that no, Southern man. can
entertain, for one momenls 1he idea Of
tame submission. The action Of the
South should be united. temperate, but
dccided-our positions must be taken de
liberatell, hui held al every hazard. We
wage no war Of aggression. lNe ask only
Gnr the constitution and uuiontand govern
ncnt Of our fa'hers:: We!asaof our Nor.
thern brethren to leate e US those rights and
privileges which cur fathers held, and,
without securing Which for their children,
all known they would nothaye entered
into t''s Union. These wan,ast martain.
Ii appears to me prnperlhai we. who
arc her. on tlIe theatre hf+sacIion, should
address our constituents the slaveholding
States, briefly and accurately portray the
progress Of usurpation and aggression,
vividlv exhibit the dangerswhichthreaten,
and leove il in their hands 10 mark outlhe
proper line Of action. What thar should
lie it is needless here 10 discuss. Whatever
il is. ii should be temperate, mild aud
decided.
Having expressed those views. have
10 say that make no infection 10 the mo.
tion oflhe gentleman from Georgia Nj.
SIephens) 10 relerIhe whole mater to a
select committee. to consider. r.maturely aud
repor To future meeting. but ! would
rather prefer an earlier, day for thatSmeet.
ing than the 18th OF January. am, above
all. for unioa, harmony aud decision on
The pari Of the South. ',.;,;s..; 80. =. 2
Mr.. Pendleion's remarks la bich> were
made sometime previously TO Mr.: Cal
houn's) are also understood 10 shave been
very sensible and effective. He ex pressed
his general ,acqtiescence, ,in hr:resou'ions
of hi colleague tMr: Baylry) : Heidi not
so well, however, like the expression 10
them, "measure or redress Tnat seemed
10 contemplated that lheS South should
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