Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1850-03-20
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Having now, Senutors. explained what
il is that endansers The Union. aud traced
il loils cause. aud explained its nature aad
character, The question again recurs: How
can the Union be saved! TO this an-
swer, there is but one way 10y which il can
he, and that is, by adopting such measures
as will satisfy the Srales belonging 10 The
Southern section that they can remain in
the Union consistently with their hOnor
aud their safety. There is, again. only
one way by which That can be effected,
and that is by removing the causes by
which This belief has been produced. d"
that, aud discUnient will cease, harmony
ami kind feelings between the sections be
restored, and every apprehension Of dan-
ger to the Union, be eremoVed. The ques-
tim, then, is: by what eau this be done I!
But, before undertake to answer this ques-
tion. | propose 10 show by what the Un.
ion cannot be saved.
1t cannot, then. be saved by euloeics on
the Union. however splendid or numer-
GUS. The cry of "Uuion. Union.
glorious Union 7" can no more prevent
disunion, than the cry Of "HealIh. health
glorious health ~ on the part OF ply
sician. can save patient lying danger.
ously i'll. So long as the Union, instead
Of being regarded as protector. is regard :
ed in the Opposite character, by mol much
less than majority Of The States. II will
he in vain TO concilate them by pronouu-
cling eulosies on it.
Besides, this cry of Union comes com.
monty from those whom we cannot be-
ieve 10 be sincere. 1t usually comes
from our assalants. But we cannot be-
the Union, they would necessarily be de-
voted to The Constitution. it made the
Union. land 10 destroy the Constitution
would he 10 destroy the Union. Bat the
only reliable and certain evidence of devo-
ton TO the Conslilulion, is, to abstain, on
The one hand, from violating it, and 10 re-.
pei, on the other. all attempts 10 vi"lae
il. II is only by faithfully performing
these tuiies that the Constitution can be
preserved. and with it the Union.
But how stands the profession Of devo-
,ion to the Union by our assailants, when
brought 10 the lesI ! Have they ahstained
from violating the Constitution Let the
many acts passed by the N rlhern Slacs
n set aside and aunul he clause Of the
Constitution providing for the delivering
up of oflusIive slaves, answer. cite this;
out ,ha, it is the only instance, (nr there
are many others.) but because the viola.
tim. in this particular, Of the Constitution
is loo notorious aud palpable to be denied.
Again: have they stood forth faithfully to
repel The violations oflhe Constitution !
Let ,hei: course in reference TO the agiIa-
,ion Of the slavery question. which was
commenced aud carried on for ffteen years,
avowedly for the purpose Of abolishiDs
slavery in the Sales-a ohject all allow
10 be observation-disclosures LIE, them
show single instance, during this long
period, in which they have denounced the
asitators or their attempts to effect what.
is admitted 10 be unconstitutional, or q
single measure which 'hoy have brought
forward for that purpose. How can we.
with all these facts before us, believe that
they arc sincere in their profession OF de.
volion 10 The Union. or avoid believing
their profession is but in'endcd 10 increase
the vigor Of their assaults, aud to weaken
the force of our resistance!
Nor can we regard tho profession of de.
vo,ion 10 The Union, on the part Of these
who are not our assailaals, as sincere,
when they pronounce eulogies upon the
Union, evidently with The intent of chars.
ing us with disunion. without uttering one
word Of ofdenuncialon against our assailants.
If frieuds Of the Union, their course. should
be to unite with US in repelliDs these as.
saults, aud drnouncins The authors as ene-
mics of ,he Uuion. Why they avoid This,
and pursue the course they do, it is (1r
them 10 explain.
Nor can the Union be saved by invoking
the name Of the ilIuslrious Suulherner
whose mortal remains repose on the west
crn bank Of the Potomac. lie was one Of
us-a stakeholder and planter. We
have studied his history, aud find nothing
in il to Justify submission 10 wrong. On
the contrary. his great fame rests on The
solid foundation, that, while he was care
ful 10 avoid doing wrong to others, he was
prompt and decided in rcpellins wrong.
l trust, that, in this respec'. we have pro.
flied by his example. Nar can we find
anything in his history TO deter us from
seeding from the Union, should il fail 10
fulfil tho objects for which j, was insliu-
ted, by being permanently and hopclessly
converted into the means Of expressing
Instead Of protecting US. On The contrary.
we find much in his example TO cncour-
age US, should we lie forced uthc-rx-
trcmily of deciding between submission
aud disuniou. There existed then, as vel!
as now, union-lhal between The par
ent country and her then colonies. 1t was
a union that had much TO endear il 10 The
people ofthe colonies. Under its protects
ing and experimenting care, the colonies
were planted and grew up aud prospered.
through long course Of years. until they
became populous and wealthy. lis bene-
frs were mol limited 10 them. Their ex.
rensive agricultural and other PRODUCTIONS,
gave birth to lourishing commerce.
which richly rewarded the paren, country
for the trouble and expense of establishing
aud protecting them. Washington was
born and grew up to manhood under that
union. lie acquired his early distinction
iu its service, and there is every reason 10
believe that he was devoedIy attached to
il. But his devotion was rational ono.
lie was attached, not as M end. but as a