Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-09-18

ion of the government has been severe upon the
Southern producing States; and when the sys-
tenn of internal improvements, pensions and for
tifcations was added, the disbursement Of the
taxes became as unequal as the collection, and
constant drain from the South was established.
In rapid progress, discriminating duties on i'm
ports were imposed, by which the constitution
was perverted, and the labor Of the South made
tributary to the manufacturing industry of the
North. With audacity increased by past success,
our Northern confederatcs now boldly avow, and
systematically pursue, the purpose of destroying
our labor itself. At the adoption of the Consti-
tution slavery prevailed in nearly all the States,
and was solcmnly guaranteed by that instrument.
It las been gradually limited to less than one
half of the States, who justly cherish it rs the
most moral and most efficient organization of
human labor; while their partners in the Union
regard the sin of masters in holding slaves, to be
10 hcnious ms to taint a who are il, any political
connection with shareholders. This ant-slaYc
party, already predominant and rapidly growing,
has excluded the people of the Southern States
from common participation in the territory Of the
Union, in the acquisition Of which they contri-
buted even an undue proportion Of treasure and
blood. The purpose is now boldly avowed By
this party never to admit into the Union another
State in which slavery is tolerated and the de-
sign is Indicated not obscurely, to abolish as soon
as practicable this institution in all the States.
The adjustment of this controversy by Congress,
impudcntly called compromise, aggravatcs the
wrongs and ndgnitics otherwise done to the
South. All the measures constituting the COM
promise were undsguised concessions to the
fanaticsm and injustice Of the North. except one,
and that was barren recognition Of consttu-
tional right The remedy practically afforded by
the fugitive slave law, s to enable a Southern
master to rccapure occasionally 4 slave at the
North, corrupted into an agent Of abolition, at an
expense in money cqualto the value Of the slave
when he fed, at the risk of violence and imrri-
comment to the captors. We frecmcn of the
South should not submit to tyranny 20 injuriou:
and so degrading. II should be our unhinchine
determination tn rcss, at MI hazards. Remed,
within the Union is hopeless. Wemay part will
regret from a confcdcracy which has done goot
service in the great work Of civilization and frc
government, but it has achieved its end, and, lk
other works of man. may yield to the force o
o,on+, Tho >f tho ponn1o nc thic TInio,
have become 40 conflicting in the various sec
tons. and their feelings towards each other 8
much cxaccrbatcd; that peace as well as cxpedi
cncy recommend disunion.
Indemnity for the past, 20 often mentioned j
jinglirg connection with security for the future
can scarcely be expected by the MOTT sanguint
Our great busincss is 10 establish, proper guard
for our future security. Without dispute we ma
effect this object by the establishment of South
!; crn confedcracy and without dispute seccs.io
is proper means to this end but the qucatio
, which has divided the resistance party Of Sout
: States, having the same interests and the pam
: wrongs, will jnin in the movement. An ar
u willing to separate from the North, but some ar
no: yet ready for disunion from all our Southcr
, sisters. This division Of opinion among those
who with equal spirit and equal patriotism. scel
the same end b. diGsrcn: means, i, to be greatl,
regretted, and all Of us should 6r willing to max
sacrifices of opinion, to restore harmony in on,
ranks. ~
The names Of the two scctions for res;st,nc,
arc not very distinctive, rs both look to scccs.
sion for remedy and both ,profess desire for co.
operation; still the names have obtained IN an.
pIIca'lon sufficiently definite for nsc. The diver.
SIts between the parties as to abstract doctrines
II not considerable, but the disagreement is uorc
serious rs 10 movements and measures Tho
secession party got forth as their ultimatum. that
the State shall scccdc absolutely before the cxis-
tence of the present convention be Terminated
which, as they propose the convention he Assem-.
oIe' next spring, will be about April or Nav.
1858, The corporation party decline to fix now
certain period for the duration of the Union
or to be more definite in the point of time. than
that the State should scccde within a reasonable
time. Is it "isc to put in jeopardy the rreat
measure of Southern confedcracy, by dispu.ins
rs to few months or even years?
The scccasionsts have some ADVANTAGE IN
popular debate from the fact that their appeal TO
the enterprise and lore of country of the people.
is more emphatic and direct. It is quite capti-
vatIrg to those whose feelings outrun their iudr.
mcnts, to be harangucd to take at once a decided
step, without dalying with danger, or porinr into
consequences. This is more grandiloquent than
moral or rational. Ethical writer's instruct us
that the probability of success is a necessary
element in the justification .f a Revolutionary
measure. The evangelist advises him that con-
templates the building of tower, first to count
the cost, lest after laying the foundation he be
not able to finish it. and thus provoke the mock
OF beholders; and considcrs1it it plain, that king
going to war and finding his force inadequate.
Should send an c'nbassagc and desire conditions
OF peace. am not ashamed to confess, that wc
may properly take counsel of our interest and
our resources, while choice is left, before we
commit ourselves to an important and uncertain !
enterprise. Courage does not consist in inscnsi.
bility to danger but in the rcsolu.e DISCHARGE oe