Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-05-29

of which our State is a constituent member
desire, not only to reply to the views O
INDEPENDENCE" which present nothing sc
very difficult to answer, but, if possible, tt
make my labors more beneficial to the pub
lie. by cnlarging upon such other points a:
may not be properly understood.
There never was = more limsy notion put
forth for the credence of he unthnking, thar
the supposi:ion, that the United States would
permit foreign government TO interfere
with the internal polity of this State, even
should she become i'm independent nation
Though the Federal Government herself
might strive to rule us with an iron rod, she
would yet make every plain within our Dor,
ders battlefield, before she would consent
to our reduction by a monarchy of the Ola
World. The statesman who could seriously
utter such groundlcss fiction-such intolera-
bic nonsense would be fit subject for an
inquisition of Iunacy. Such is the jealousy
of ;Ee people Of this country towards the
monarciic;l governments of Europe, that even
France and England dare not interEledd!c
win The very weakest power on his conf
nent. The genuine Yanhee has as much
pride to hold The preponderating influence on
this hemisphere as he has to make New York
the grandcst city in the New World. Let
Great Britain bat touch the government OF
one of the least American States, and the
icy nature of the Northern is 1T once melted
by consuming iame. Think of the excite
ment created in regard to that contemplate
Musq;to Kingdom.
If Soulh Carolina should fortunately sue
coed in establishing her independence, no
thing on earth could give England so great
an advantage over the United States as 10
form perfect alliance with us: and nothing
could he SO detrimental to the interests Of
that Kingdom: as to attempt TO reduce this
State into subjection 10 her will or law. The
United States, unless she were infatuated,
would resist such al encroachmcnt. until the
last round of ammunition in the Union was
fred. Because, if England could get firm
foothold in South Carolina, she would be
placed upon pivot, from which, her opera.
tions might be extended to the ruin and utter
destruction of this Confederacy, government
and all. would not give fig for the tender
mercies of any government. but the min is
dull OF perception, who is blind to the jeal-
ousy, that ore powerful rival nation enter
tairs for another. A course Of watchfnness
on their part, is Indispensable to prevent one
from destroying the other. 1t is This mutual
distrust amongst mighty nations, that gives
protection to those, which are weak, and
which want the ability to protect themselves.
From the extent of their commerce, the con-
hict Of their interests, and the greatness aud
variety of their resources, if Two rva! pow
ers ever existed on earth, Great Britain and
the United States are such pcwers. One
therefore, will necessarily become a check
upon the other, and they will be compelled,
in self defence, to prevent one another from
urjus;ly augmenting their power.
Iprotest against The manner, in which the
debate on OFT afairs has been conducted. |
am ready to take issue, even with dis.in-
guished Senator. to whom | am bound by he
ties Of friendship. whose character and virtues
reverence, and for whose wisdom and abi!i-
ty, cherish the profoundest respect, if he
intimates, that under any imaginable circum-
stances, vessel of Liberia might insult the
Commonwealth of South Carolina, with i'm
punity. INDEPENDENCE" adduces Ireland,
Poland, and Hungary, aphose screlched dissen-
s!Ons drought their o'cn do'onfcN, to frighten
US from the maintenance OF our sovereign
equality-sneers at the idea Of soverci ignty
without numerical strength" and at the
moral power of Fright, Justice, and glorious
Chivalry:"
1t passes my comprehension, how your
correspondent can claim to be 4 separate Sc
cessionist, under any degree Of oppression,
when he is constrained to the belief, that Sc
cession by South Carolina alone (crcn, if
she were unmolcstcd by the Fedora! Govern
ment,) would result in our being nominaly
an Independent Sovereignty, but in reality
little Commonwealth rich nough to en,ice
the cupidity of the world, and too feeble to
defend her honor or protect her rights OF
when ne could deliberately write down, that
we could not exist as an independent nation,
according to his belief, with the history of the
Republic of Texas before him. Despair is
no sufficient reason for so anomalous posi-
ton as he has taken. gentleman Of such
approved gallantry as | take your correspon-
dent to be, should do no act from despera-
tion--the word should be erased from his
vocabulary. "a Marshal of France never
surrendcrs," was the language of n hero
Dunn spiro, spero spcs," is the lofty motto
of our State. and INDEPENDENCE" if he is
the person friendly Journal represents him
to be, will recognize the sentiment engraved
in unfadins characters, on the medal he wear:
the honorable reward of his valor.
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