Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-01-24

lilnid irresoulion, or il is prcmedltated effort
of these Southern Wings and Taylor Demo-
crHts, 10 serve their party at the cost of the
rights and liberties Of their section Of country.
For is it possible 10 deny The pressing necessity
Of decisive action n, this time by the Southern
Slates7 Is it moi clear to the minds Of all, not
blinded by party =cal, that fuclious spirit at
the North ia determined unless checked, TO de-
pIve the South of her constitutional rights in
the Territories And are we 10 be told, we
must offer no resistance to this spirit Of usurpa-
lion7 Tha; we must forbear until The ouert
act be committed, when the intention to perpes
trale il is manifest 10 every body's mind p
What! shall we lie supinely on our backs
until our enemies have bonnd us hand aud
foot7" Shall we hot prepare 10 defend our
selves, when The very sword is suspended over
our heads? But il is minated there will be
no danger under the coming administration =
Let us not suffer this deusive phantom Of hopo
10 wlreede us into ease. History teaches, thai
there is such thing as people fancying them
selves secure, when imminent dangcris i'm.
pending over them. Greece soothed herself
with The idea Of security, when the Maccdoni-
ans Lion was ready 10 make her victim to
his ambition So thought Rome when Hanni-
bal was at her gates-and when Caesar was at
the Rnbcon YET how deIndcd Rome was
Il IL, Exct 1u @
iurader was at fault. She failed in the latter,
for the reason she wonld haYe failed in the for
mcr, for want OF efficient preparation. Shall
we he kept q. ease hy similar deuslons =
Shall we be harangued into inactivity, antil the
opposing factions at the North shall have time
to array themselves in all their strength; 10
throw their fire brands Of treason at the Sonth
and 10 consecratc their unIlallowed purposes
by the solemn mockery of Congressional en-
ac!menl7 Let not our readers mock at the idea
of Northern party influence at the Sonlh. The
crown Of empire on the head Of the. Northern
iyran, can and does WELD the rod Of
power with more than the force of u despot.
And we all know, thar Philip had his emissa-
rcs in Greece Caesar, in Rome Bonaparte,
in Germany; and George the 5rd, IN America.
Why may not the many headed monster of
Northern power, lave cmissaries at the Soutll7
Let us not be lued into fatal security.
l, is one Of the plainest dictates OF common
scnse alw ays 10 prepare !or an emergency. A
readiness to meeta crisis, often averts The crisis
ITSELF To await calmly threatening danger,
aud see every thing crushed and ruined, with
out raising tho hand to stay the crash, may be
some evidence OF Sloieism, but il shows, in our
Judgment oeplorable want Of practical wis
dom, and stubborn .ecklessness Of all conse-
quences Men Of plain sense and spirit will
not be dupcd by such shallow devices. They
will mol look on and see their rights wrcsted
from them without some sho,o Of resistance
They will not stand STILL until il be loo late 10
~, mil, ofFoc,--ru--y- wa"
When their liberties urc- endangered, .ley will
he actioc, vigitant, Jrare. BY these qualities
alone can people preserve their indepen-
dence!