Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-06-19
FOR the ADvERTisEB. 49,
EFFECTS OF SEPARATE STATE SECESSION
upon THE OTHER SOUTHERN SriTEs.

EFFECTS OF SEPARATE STATE SECESSION
UPON TIE OTHER SOUTHERN STATES.
It is often urged that separate government
in sonth Carolina would estrangc the other
Southern States, and exasperate them agsins.
us. We are at a loss to see how this win hap-
pen. VIII South Carolina, after she may with
draw from the Union, assume hostile attitude
towards any of these States7 Win she not on
the contrary, be inclined to peaceful policy ir
all her rclations7 Far from imposing restric-
tions upon the commerce and intercourse Of the
Southern States, she viii freely sdmit both,
and will be always ready to supply these States
so far as her means will allow. and the govern
mcnt under which they live win permit, with an
the facilities Of cheap and prosperous trade.
Charleston, opened as she is now Is to all their
trade and intercourse, while affordiug them, by
means Of our nearer approach to free trade, an
excellent port for the sale and transhipment Of
their exports, will, at the same time, be abietc
supply them more chcaply than any Of the Uni
ted States sea port towns, with all the conmodi-
ties they may wish for consumption. Should
the Federal Government hinder their fall enjoy
mont of these great commercial benefits, !.
would be no fault of ours, and it could with rea-
son excite no prejudice against us. Nothing
but petty Jealousy, from which We must con-
slider our neighbors exempt, could, on thisac-
count, create any unkind feeling. But would
not their generous impulses sooner direct the
resentment of these States against the real su-
thor Of the Inconvenience and would not now
restrictions upon their trade and intercourse
serve to open their eyes more fully TO the
wrongs they are at present made TO beari Such
seems to be tho most natural course Of things.
1t is also difficult to conceive how the separate
nationality of South Carolina win create disR.
fection by opposing obstacles to the growth and
prosperity of any Of the Southern States. Can
it. in any way, force them to produce less, TO sen
their produce cheaper, or buy their commodities at
higher rate than they now do? Certainly not
And where will be the inconveniences to which
they will be snbjected7 True, unless postal ar
rangcments be made between our State and the
General Government the Western mail, now pas
sing through Charleston, would be conveyed i'm
mcdiatcly to Savannah: but would Georgia, :he
state most likely to be affected by such an arrange
mcnt, deem this an inconvenience since it would
give moro importance to Savannah, while, afford
ing that State all the mail facilities she now enjoysi
So Augusta might be deprived Of several hun
dred thousand dollars of South Carolina trade,
but she might get treble that amount from Geor-
gia which now goes to Charleston and New
York, to say nothing of the large increase Of
trade to Savannah. It is easily to beseen that.
no important interest as now existing in any Of
the other Southern States is at al likeiyto be
thwarted by the separate action Of South Caro-
iina On the contrary, according to the:opinion
Of those opposed to separate secession, the inter
ests Of our neighboring States, by ibonmesand
special legislative charities from thei General
Government, are to be 30 rapidly promoted
excite our envy, and ;cdnsei us, within ashoft:
period, TO seek asesanion.w other States.
fancnT be- 7hs % dentiS expect
cd, where wiltshire be any cause II disuffec-
ton towards .ourstate1 Whit tho secession
Of South Carolina serve grsatly to increa,e ihe-
prosperity Of these States, and yet render them
hostile against usi Who can explain tti. para
sdox7 3" ~ -
But It is said, the other Southern Stateawill
be aroused against us for presuming to lead in
this great contest for Southern liberty, and for
involving them in struggle with the General
Government without cause.' To suppose our
sister States ac:uatcd by motives so trivial and
selfish is to cast stigma upon their escutchcon.
Their generous nature, forbid the suspicion Of
passions SO grovclling. Such paltry considera-.
tons might infame the language of the coffee
house politician or the stump orator and leadIim
to abuse our purpose, to promote his own sinis-
ter designs: they could never swerve from its
dgni6ed and honorable career, q high-minded,
sovereign State. The people of the Southern
States inccnsed against South Carolina for abold
defence Of the rights and liberties of the South
No, never, never. We apply to this the Ian
guagc of the great Athcnian orator on similar
subject "No, my countrymcn, it can never bo
to your reproach that you have braved dangers
and death for the liberty and safety of al Greece.
No, I swear it, by those generous souls of an
cicnt times, who were exposed at Marathon by
those who encountered the Persian feet at Sala-
mis-, who fought at Artemisum! by oil those Il
lustrious sons at Athens, whose remains lie de-
posted in the public monuments w
We swear, in like manner, by our common
fathers, by our sacred rights and interests, and
by all the haowed associations that link together
our destinies, the brave and generous people OF
the South can never reproach ns for boldly en-
countering danger for Southern liberty. No!
impossible Let us begin with vigour on our
part then call on the other States conciliate,
and exhort them. This is due to our dignity a
q Sovereign Statet.
But how could the Southern States regard
the struggle between South Caroliss and tho
General Government, as arising without q
cause9" Have not they themselves solemnly
declared and reiterated, that the South has been.