Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-05-09
fsomMs Columbia Telegraph.
THE FEELING AT THE NORTH,
AND AT THE SOUTH.

business trip to the Northern and Eastern
Sta,es-(a most Intelligent merchant of
this place)--has given US some interesting
and valuable fnformatitM II as 10 tile impres.
sions made OH his mind by observation
and intercourse with "the natives he met,
or had dealings with.
He states the fact wiihou, hesitation,
that there seems to be but one sentiment
pervadins the whole mass Of the Northern
people in relation to the Free Soil ques.
ton land that while The more influential
portion Of them deprecaIe any interference
with Slavery ns il stands in the old States,
all refuse to allow any but free lwhite)
labor TO be introduced into our new Terri
tories.
He says there is little excitement. bu,
a cold calm determination 10 exclude the
South from The Territories undetaalI cir
cumslances-even should the people of
California consent that Slavery should be
introduced there, when it il ready TO come
III as Siaie.
The AboIirionisrs are but fragment Of
the Free Suii parry, which now absorbs all
other parties. who. differing OH other points
all agree on this. This condition Of feeling
he observed no exceptions io-and more
dangerous stale of things for the future
Equality of the Soutf,, and the mainie-
nance OF her just rights, it is difficult 10
conceive Of. Against noisy faua,icism
we could easily make 6gh! with The wea-
poDs Of reason, rdicule and common sense.
AgainsI open assadll, and "Ober acts," Of
aggression. we could rally the South 10
the rescue; for, 10 man her sons would
march into The ''immincpt deadly brcach"
could they but gee their enemy! Such is
no, tho policy of our assailants. Tho
Northern peeple are calculating and eau.
tious (il would be base libel 10 call lheru
cowardly, for Ibe soil Of America, and our
free institutions nurture none such,l and
they slowly sap our strength; profit by obf
divisions; concentrate their own public
sentiment into one point, while seekibg BY
ridcdle and mockery 10 paralyze and
illustrate our efforts at concerted and CONS
bined action; work upon our sensbiliies
by appealing to the blessings Of the Union
which they ars converting into cursesi that
the South, like a blind Sampson, may be
made their rnenial through generous coli.
fdence. And lhsy will effect their put:
pose. unless Southern men will shake off
The fatal apathy, and yet moro fatal devo-
,ion 10 partizan prejudices. which paralyze
all combination and concert for the cum>
mon safely. and subject those who "agi.
late" 10 the derison Of their exulting enc.
mics, who hate because they Jsdt the very
idea Of a A Great SOUTHERN LEAGUE
demanding Equality Of rights ,Oilh tie
North. Ii 10 claim this as our risft-'o
resist all infraclions Of pliehtsd ifailh. and
"agitare" for ACTION upon foul wrongs,
insults and injuries hourly perpetfated upon
tho citizens Of tho Souih=be '.rebelion''
and "lreason'. tas eveu Southern presses.
have sligmaized il:l then we rejoice to
tried msns' souls" our fathers bore, aud Tor
and wrongs less grisvous TAT;
for they came not frotn those who called
US "brethren" but "children;" and who
sought not to rob us Of heritage bought
with the blood of our best sud bfavest.
A solemn crisis of our National History
is hear at hand. lie must be blinded by
terror, or BY reasonable instincts, who can.
not or will no, look |, in the faGc-and il Is
the part Of prudence as well as Of patriot.
ism TO prepare to meet it like men.
Let those then who shiver over The very
W -"SecessiUn''-iake- heed lest t6eIr
ouercauiion does not call down upon theT
heads hereafter the dread imprecaIion int
voked by the Poet on voluntary traitor,
for their lmidity j, treason 10 their own
hearths and homes. as well as 10 the cndu-
ring permanence Of the Union.
"Oh Tor tongue 10 curse the slave.
Whose treason. like deadly blight,
Cones DER the counsels ofihe brave,
And blasts them IN their hour Of might
The true friends Of the Constitution and
the Uniou are lhose who stand prepared
10 protect and defend both in their original
purify, who court no craven compromises
with fanaticism. with fraud or with folly
~ho ask for nothing bur wha, is right, and
will submit to nothing that is wrong. The
enemies o both arc tho Frse-soilers Of the
North, and those who give them ''aid and
comfort" at the South.
These now nre the Two great parties in
this country. and every man must take his
side. On ours, all who are not for are
against us-,he neutrals are allies Of the
,nemy.
IMPORTANT FROM MExIco.-The CO..
|umbia Telegraph Of the 4ih inst. saysi-
We are indebted to friend for the follow.
ing extract from a letter received; by him
yesterday, dated
MArAMonAsr April 20, 1s49.
uPatedes n kicking nm The devil M pros.