Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-03-07
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EX-GOT. SEWARD'S SPEECH.

EA-GOY. SE w AltD - Ok CbSii'
We publish in our columns to-day.
the famous Southern manifesto prepared
BY Mr.. Calhoun, OF So,hh CaIoi:na. [ lie
sepcrate paper of Mr.. Derricn is almost
idenlical,) and issued under the arpro-
nation of large portion Of The South
ern members of the present Congress,
sitting at Washington. We also publish,
in The same connection, ard as fl &C.
compartment. Il very culi0us aud re-
markabIc speccI, delivered by cx- Gov
crnor Seward. Of lliis State, at C!cTc>
land, in Ohio, in tic month cf October
last. -
Mr.. Calhoun's manifesto a l,e ay>
grcssons made by the North OH South
crn institutions, and Mr.. Stewards speech
and declarations, declaring the purposes
and principles of The party with which
lie is connected nj the North, will thus
be seen to lie part and parcel Of tho same
movement. the same agitation, and the
same disturbing controversy, which, for
the first time since the revolution, now
seriously menaces the permanence OF
This confcderacy. We desire our read.
ers peruse both with care and attention.
This manifesto, written by Mr.. CAL
houn, has been very much commented
upon by the newspaper press. Since
tlrc Southern members held their first
meeting in Washington, for the purpose
Of maturing such paper and issuing it
10 the Southern States. Mr.. Calhoun
placed himself at once in the front
rank, as champion OF Southern insti-
tu,ions. This would OF course excite
the Jealousy Of many Of his colleagues,
who would on that account naturally en-
deavor to misrepresent and misslate the
positions assumed by the.wrteh and HE
principles which he declares, before their
coming 10 light. Northern newspapers,
it appears, have been full..o such mis-
statements, and Mr.. Calhoun and his as
,sociates have been accused ofentertam-.
Ling, deliberately. the purposes5of dissoly>..
ling the Union, without any justi6ab!e;;
Ecaase-beirg merely urged 10 such a
80, - !: .-- sof
Northern movements. Ii is now evident,
lshowcvcr, from the facts as they appear
Fin boil, of The documents Which we now
publisll-tlat Of Mr.. Calhoun, and that
Of ex. Governor Seward-lllat The ale>
galioon made by MIR. Calhoun, in his
manifesto against The aggressions Of the
Nurlh, are correctin every particular
Read carefully the speech delivered by
Mr.. Seward, at Cleveland, in the month
Ct October last, and there will be found
Il calm and deliberate purpose announ.
ced, under the pretence of humanity, 10
interfere with those Southern interests
which have been guaranteed solemnly by
the constitution, and which have been
protected under i, for the last half CEN
tury. The allegations made by Mr..
Calhoun, that Northern legislation has
violated the federal compact, is complete
ly made ou. by the declarations and
uvowcd purposes of Ex-Governor Sew
ard. In the city Of Cleveland, in Ohio,
Mr.. Seward made those declarations and
uvowed those purposes Which, if carried
out TO the extent so broadly marked,
would at once violate, still further, the
constitution of the United States, and
above all things, bring about an carly
and dsuddcn disruption between the North
and the South. The advice Which he
gives to the local legislature Of Clio,
relative 10 fugitive slavcs, Would clearly
and cn'phaIicalIy be, if carried out, an
infraction of the constitution rs il now
exists, between The Nol,hand tie South.
The general avowal also made, Of cleva-
ting The colorcd race to 4 perfect equal
iry with the whites, over The whole of
this conlcdcracy, is the particular lca.
larc which distinguishes this remarkable
speech Of Mr.. Seward.
Nos, with these remarkable and s.ri-
king documents before us, i, is perfectly
clear, .tlat Air. Calhoun and Inc o!icr
Southern members Of Congress WHO
have issued the Southern manifesto, are
perfectly justified under the constitution,
in making the declarations which they
have made, and in pointing out the agg-
gressions which have been attempted by
Northern fanatics on Southern rights, in
violation of the constitution. We do
not WISH 10 enter into any discussion on
the abstract question Of slavery, as APP
piled 10 The African lace. As long as
the Union Of these States remains in
tact under tho present constitution, such
a question in relation 10 the colorcd pop
ulalion Of the South is not open for pub
lie discussion. The Northern States, in
becoming members Of the conIederacy,
and parties 10 that instrument, pledged
their faith ard their honor 10 certain con.
ditions in reference 10 a particular class
of The population Of The Southern States.
As long as that constitution exists, those
pledges must be adhered 10 by all public