Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-07-31

day last, said, elf we are cordially united ut
home, ,rc can SAGE ourselrcs a7one!" We select
these opinions ont of many others, because they
fell from men, long known and long trusted by the
greater part of cur readers.
STANDARD LOGIC.
THE Southern Standard gives us rather queer
specimen of reasoning in Of its recent articles,
the oddiiy of which we desire, briefly and in part
only, 10 point out The question is asked. evil
the other States follow u.s." He says not. This
may be true enough-but time alone can show.
Our design is not here TO controvert the conclu-
sion-but to notice the manner in which the
Standard arrives at it. We confnc ourselves to
what he says about Georgia, rs this is the only
part which has the appearance o. plansibility.
The only argument advanced, to prove that Geor-
gia will never follow our lead is derived from her
Conventions decision not TO act on the score of
past wrongs, and from that obsiinacv of opinion
common to frail humanity. To give the demon
stration point, South Carolina is placed in Geor-
gia's shoes and an "argumenium ad eiriiaicm" is
thrust at her, after this fashion: Would you, un-
der similar circumstances, follow Georgia Would
You not rather stand by in an overlooking "huf,"
simply because Georgia had, after waiting in vain
for you to take the lead, pursued the dictates of
duty to herself, by stepping forward on her own
responsibility! Would you not stand by, grinding
your teeth like n very Achilles, and suffer her to
be cocrced back into the Union by Federal
power! "Assuredy yon would, says the Stand
ard-and how dare you hope that Georgia will
not do So unto thee 2" We are astonishel-we
arc mortified that South Carolina Journalist
should have entertained, for an instant, thought
so unsuitcd to the character of our people. We
will not say it is dishonoring the name of South
Carolina for this might have the appearance Of
harslncss, and we now write "more in sorrow
than in anger Tell us, that South Carolina is
sunk so low, as to he capable of standing hy with
Indifference should her sister Georgia be borne
down. for any cause, by the arm Of a government
hostile TO the South and her Institutions Tell us
that her SOILS would not rather rush to the rescue
at the first signal of alarm
The man, who utters the thought, knows noll-
ing Of the people he thus grossly, but perhaps un
Willingly, sanders We would be perfectly will
ling to ri.k our whole cause upon the reply Of our
fellow-citizcns to the question, t'Would you not,
in quarrel like OURS sustain Georgia to the last,
with men and with money!'' Could the voices Of
the frecmen of South Carolina be collected into
one sound, it would almost reach Heaven with the
response, "We would-wc would
We must say to the Standard that more un-
nave 5e-n Of hif argument fapa a0t a
suraum," which tells with effect, precisely against
the position designed to be maintained.
VIII the Standard excuse us for asking an ex-
planation of his singular of the word :'coer-
cion,'' in the article under consideration. If we
comprehend him at MI he intimates that secession
By single State would be, towards all adjoining
sister State, rs fragrant act Of coercion. rs the
intcrpos;ion Of Federal power, would be toward
the seeding Sa;e-in other words, that South
Carolina's coercion Of Georgia would be as pal
pahle and as outrageous as FILLMoRE's coercion
of South Carolina. For, says the Standard, "i'
,DouM only be The coercion ofa sovereign State, in
either caSc" ~! This is a parallel, with VEN
geancc. Poor Sonth Carolina! Threatened by
her enemies with Federal coercion, and accused
BY her children Of mcdtaing toward others SIN
g!c- !Sfcie co.erci0n But surely such nuioNs are
written down more in jest than in earnest. At
least it cannot be expected that grown-up men,
who fully realize the equality and sovereignty Of
the different States, will be ct all influenced by
them.
No such thing as the coercion Of Georgia by
South Carolina las ever been dreamed of for
moment. The net of South Carolina when she
scccdcs, will he her own, independent, Legitimate
and sovereign net. How can my one find in it
the coercion Of Georgia. Because gentlemen
think proper to speculate upon the probabilities Of
sister States joining her destiny with ours, are
they TO be accused Of designing the coercion Of
that Stale If the result Of that secession be peace,
can Georgia suffer in any dsgrce from our act If
it be war, our net would then indeed have caused
4 development, which would shake tho Union in
to fragments. But would Georgia have the slight
est cause of murmuring against South Carolina,
even in that event! Would she charge us with a
result, brought about by Federal despotsm! Let
others think as they will, we can but believe that
our gallant sister would then be thankful to the
State, by whose instrumentality the rotten condi-
lion of the Federal Government had been thus
suddenly and completely exposed. She would
bless the means which had discovered to her the
mine, before il was fully laid for her destruction
Least OF ALL would she then complain of coercion
by South Carolina!! No. the idea is a humbug,
and our sensible brethren Of Georgia will be the
first to laugh at its fuiility.
Whatever course then our ncighbor may pursue
in reference to tkc secession Of South Carolina,
land we do not pretend to divine what it will bc)
one thing is very clear-it will be shaped by high
er or Mt least stronger considerations than those
suggested By the Standard.
cY" TIE August number of the Farmer and
Plun,er. published at Old Pendeton has reached us,
and contains its usual variety Of interesting and
useful information.
We agree with "Straws' in the main, about
Oats 1t is, in nine cases out Of ten, the close
pasturing and hard trampling which do the dam
age. We have tried it.
Broomsclge'' is clever Reviewer and makes
many good hits. We wish lie would extend his
comments little As a specimen of his sensible
way Of talking we clip the following.
"CLovER vs.. TuRNIPs.''-Thc " turnip q bene-
fit to land all CANNON: theatrical planting,
this, truly Common sense come to our aid-did
ever any body grow turnip ps on poor land il this
cannot be done, we take it. that it must he the
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