Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-09-11
COLUMBIA, August 2Sth, 1851.

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Gcntlcmen:-I regret that it is out Of my
power to attend the barbecue given by the people
Of Edgetield, near Bethel Church. on the Cd
September, to which you have so politely invited
me. A previous engagement to attend meet
ing in another District on the day previous to
the day selected by you, alone prevents ME from
availing myself Of the opportunity of taking
counsel with You ION the all absorbing question
of the day" am, Gentlemen, truly sorry to
learn that the anti-seccssionists are trying to
form party in your portion Of the District
There should in my opinion be but one party in
South Carolina, ut the present trying crisis in our
atfairs-that party should rally to Il man around
the Palmetto Banner, in defence of the property,
liberty and honor OF the State, being, God knows,
few enough, when all acting together, to save
ourselves and our institutions from the foul grasp
Of our Federal tyrants 1t does seem to me, that
when it is known and acknowledged by all,
that five remain in the Union. ruin, degradation
and infamy must and will inevitably ovcrwlcm
us-when it is known and felt by every Carolina
gentleman, that to submit to past aeeressions.
after all which we have said and done, would BE-
cowardly and degrading to the last degree, it
cannot be possible that any mere difference of
opinion, rs to the best mode of resistance, will
long divide the truc-hearted and brave people of
our gallant State.
Let us, therefore, in all kindness one to an
other, take counsel together, happily we may
lind that we are more nearly united than we
(undcr the heat of CONTROVERSY had supposed.
do not intend to be understood, gentlemen, as
alludlng TO the few subniissonists amongst us-
to them have nothing to say-for them have
no sympathy, and certainly have no terms of
Cancellation to offer then,.-For to that man who
can submit to the wrongs and insults so wan.on-
ly heaped upon us by base, selfish and hvpo-
critical majority at the North and West-to
that man who can tamely and cowardly acqu-
escc in his own degradation, have nothing to
say, but that he deserves the fate of q slave,
which inevitably awaits him.
We can never agree with Carolina submis.
slonIst; but believe that many of our co-opera-
ton friends are true resistance men, and that
when they find that we cannot have cooperation
before we sccede, will join us in that measure,
either to bring that much desired consumation
about, or nobly to risquc all to preserve our c.
quality, independence and honor at all and evcry
hazard of life and fortune. We of the Seccs-
sion Party are anxious to bring about a Southern
Coniedcracy. Wo are, and have been ever
since the Convention in Charleston in May last,
engaged in trying to bring it about by every
means within our power Our corporation
friends profess to have in view the same object.
We, however, II mean the Secessionists, propose
to resort to separate State Action when all rea-
sona6te hope of procuring cooperation fails
Will our true resistance friends, who now choose
to call themselves by different name from us,
venture to ask us to wait after all reasonable
hope Of Southern Confcderacy has left us
Surely not, for, in that case, the question will he