Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-09-25

atHer excite tnclr jealousy anu inuiSnauoh, Oh
he ground Of our oficious dictation and that
he Southern States would only be induced to
'esist eonjointly, on the preparation Of some
'thcr foul wrong, which, he supposed, would
surely be inflicted. For all these reasons, he
av scd us to pause, and profit by the progress of
events,
Besides what hope the never.end;nc fisht
or future days may bring, what chance, what
change
Worth waiting, since onr present 10, appears
For happy though but i'll, for i'll not worst,
If we procure not to ourselves more woe.''
This, therefore, am sure clearly makes out
the Georgia plat-form,-or 10 call i, by its true,
but more rcproaclful name, the platform ofsub-;
mission to past wrongs, and, for aught know, 9
6fsetcrnal and infamous submission to every de-
gradation and insult that can be hcapcd upon us.;
1t chs the blood in my veins to utter, the term
Submission, and my heart sckcns at the necess-
ty of applying it to any respectable portion of our
gallant population but it is due to their own
honor, that their situation should be fairly dis
closed to them, to cause them to fly from Flag,
which has impcdcd the progress of freedom for
the last hundred years.
appeal to any man Of common honesty, WHO
heard tic speech am reviewing and il; he as
scnts to the views it asserted, know,aot the
system of logic, by which he can defrnd'BimseH
frur, the Charge Of submission.
This is a plain statement Of the positions taken.
Our grievances were acknowledged to their full
est extent, it was warmly urged that the State
should not scccde alone, and it was maintained
that the Southern States would never act, in COLI
cert, against past aggrcssions Docs the conrlu-
sion then, not inevitably follow. that We must
submit to the wrongs already dysinfictedi
The only possible chance of escape frUma I
most awkward dilemma, was presented IN tie
declaration, that some other Tapton outrage
would speedily force upon the Sonib, iht abt6.
lutte necessity Of a union: for self defence, and
that united resistance would then certainly take
place. The same argument has been usedaby
the South for the last quarter OF . century. No
people under the heavens have threatened 'us
much resistance, and performed as little as We.
At every act Of tyranny, we have cried ont like
children, " do that again, if you dare" Tho
act has been repeated, from time to time, and ao
have reiterated the same banter without q blow.
All the Southern States hayespursued the same
weak policy, and tliexshaye reecircd stripe inter
stripe, and blow after blow, nntl their manly
scnsibili,ics are utterly bluntcd and destroyed.
They have belied their promises to resist, untiift
is miserable fatnity to believe or regard them
They remind me. Ito use nm illustration which j:
belieyeis not new) of an urehin at school who
de6cs his antagonist with q chip on his head,
(which when knocked off he replaces sonly re-:
peat The SAME defiance; or of that boy wbo;yal-
iantly makes a mark, ,.and dafes his opponent te;
approach it, from which, when approached, he
only retreats to act over the same contemplate
farce .r5f y =. IN
Tie time has now CONG gfor. .ns 10 adSanceto;
1.-THE mark, and our pproach h should sbe made
good, If need: be the: issucs of battls.:
/ Our condition: can Be mad no asEoFse.t itis,
and there is no rcasirl te Gvent, unless
indeed "therc bein hell sbc worse de-.
Estroyed." - az. - =. - ~
But our faithful Reprc rcsentatye asifS tomani.
fest his sovereign contempt for the feelings Of
con.iituents, and his entire disreg gsrd of their
sentiments Of pride, pushed hissarg rgnmcnt toahe
extent, that the only question involved ID. ;ihe
present controversy was question Of property;
and that the gist ofsthe dispute, which now,
agintcs the land, change It's complexion az wp
6dr siavcS. uv1ror r1rsfSiy
our shame, the great principle for which our
fathers poured ont their blood like water, State
sovereignty, which has been fatty denied by
tyranneal government, crery thing that makes
liberty dear to reasonable beings, was abandon
cd or blurred over, to give prominence to the
minor issue in regard to the value of slave pro-
pcrty. gentleman of tone, and of chivalrous
sentiments, resorts to such an cxpcdicnt to de-
press the proud spirit Of the people he represents!
We dare not seccde alone and yndicatc our
honor, because our slaves will become less yah,-
able, and it will cost us little money! II our
once high-nlindcd and gallant people have sunk
so low as tn brook such unworthy appeals to their
snrdid passions, they are already SO degraded,
that no earthly power can redeem them from
slavery, and they ought to wear their accursed
chains until their very limbs are fcstercd and
gangrcned.
Mr.. Burt concluded. in the real lnock. heroic,
with a flourish about striking down, the first man.
who would raise British flag in South Corolina.
amid the plaudits Of his Cooperating brethren.
Mt one Of the very huen; and finished speak
crs who have been named in this communication,
with all their readiness at dixputation, could
venture. believe, to inform us ,cken we should
seccdc alone, or at what degree of infamy, We
should cease, in their own rhetorical language.
to cajolc," for Cooperation.
The gentlemen associated with Mr.. Bunr, will
pardon me for deyoting my attention exclusively
to him. He occupies some considerable. space
in the eyes Of the country, and his speech, from
its systematic arrangement, and the clearness of
its positions, deserved my notice. 1t could not
be expected, that ! should tighten my euiyer, at
other game, when the mighty lion Of tho forest
is roaming abroad. S.
A reply. moreover, to his arguments; and ;rca-
sons is not only more becoming ones labors, bnt
obviates the necessity of noticing, IN ertenso,
the views Of others Of the same party. ~,
| owe an apology to your readers, Mr. Editor,
for trespassing, at such length. upon Your COL
umns, and for exhibiting SO much warmth in my
remarks. have no revcngcfll feelings to gra-
tify towards the gentleman, upon whose speech,
have so candiIly commented. would be the
last man ~illfully to assa either the motives, tha
private character, or even the mental acquire
n,cnts of another; but in this great controversy,
feel that am pleading the cause of my injured
country, and gentlemen, who differ with me.
can claim no immunity either for their political
speeches. their political meetings or their politi-
cal principles When discover an effort to be
on foot, which to my view, is calculated to break
down the noble spirit of our State, it is natural.
thu, should manifest the solieitudc feel in the
warmcst terms,