Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-06-12

it is one mission to save the South from the
doom that impends, and that our first gun
will ralythe slave holding states, under our
banner. l tell you, gentlemen, we can drag
no State into our difficulties. tits spreposter-
GUS to think of it. Would it be manly to do
it, if we could? We must concede to the
other States, what we claim for ourselves, in
teligence to understand their rights. and
courage TO defend them. Yes,we must take
for granted that they also have some self-re-
spect, and that they are not towards and era
vens / am proud Of the valor and heroism
of South Carolina, but am of opinion, that
other people have these qualities, also. And
it is, in my judgment, bad policy, as it is bad
taste, to assume that South Carolina, alone,
has the spirit and the intelligence to defend
and preserve the common rights of all the
Southern States.
81 believe have the means of knowing the
public opinion of the slave holding States,
and / declare, with sincere sorrow, that not
one of them, nor any considerable minority
in. any one of them, is prepared to advise or
justify the secession of South Carolina. AS
to public sentiment in the other States, / take
issue, and demand the proof / know, per-
sonally and well, the gallant and distinguished
and true men, that represent some of them
in Congress, but know no man amongst
them that would not stay us from the mad
ness of secession. Let those who affirm the
contrary, name the man.
No, gentlemen, we have no hope, that we
can coax or coerce any other State into Sc
eession, at the present moment.
think we should deceive ourselves if we
suppose we should excite the gratitude of the
Southern States, or even their admiration, by
secession They will let US understand, it
is not their battles that we shall fight, or their
cause that we shall uphold. They will not
hail US as the champion Of the South. But
if the secession of this State-its political
separation from the other slave-holding states,
could be affected as peaceably and quietly us
some have tried to make us belicve-if it
could be done without the use of musket
or dollar, my conviction is, that it would be
dreadful calamity to ourselves. We should
be the victims of the most extraordinary de-
fusion that ever ruined country, or a peo-
pie. Andin my deliberate judgment all good
men-all patriotic men-should strive, with
out 'reasing, to avert disaster so utter, and
so irreparable .,.. -. zy..,.-...
should have been most happy, if could
have concurred in what seems the unaltera-
bile deterninatio,lo of the States. II know the
consequences of daring to dissent, from those
who have lead US to the brink of the preci-
.pice, and am prepared to meet them ALL
Let them strike, crave not their forbearance
or their forgiveness. 5.rt; -
With great respect, I have the honor to be
your obedent servant. ,,sr.. ~. ~. &
-. -, ARMSTEAD BURT. Z.
The vote was then taken on the preamble
and resolutions, which resulted in their adop-
ton without dissenting voice. :" lf'
Mr.. C. p. Cassin offered the following reso-
luton, which was unanimously adopted.
Rcsolred, That this meeting requests the
people Of South Carolina, who entertain sim
liar opinions, to assemble, in all parts of the
State, and respond 10 our resolutions.
On motion, Messrs. Boyce and Owens, the
gentlemen who addressed the meeting, were
requested to furnish the Secretary of this
meeting with copies of their remarks for pub.
lication. ~
Mr.. VIM. Gregg, Esq. offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Rcsoleed, That tho proceedings of this
meeting be published in the Hamburg Re-
publican, the Charleston daily papers, the
Columbia daily papers and the Edgefeld Ad-
vertiser. 49,
On motion, the thanks of the meeting were
rendered to Messrs. Boyce and Owens for
their kindness and patriotism in attending
and addressing the meeting.
On motion, it was resolved that the names
Of the subscribers to the call for this meeting
be published with the proceedings.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
ANDREW HAMMOND, Pres.
G. w. STYLES, Secretary.
The following is n list of portion of the
names of the persons who subscribed to the
call for the meeting of which the above are
the proceedings;