Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-06-26

/ VuIIe, irviu luv Str9i,i..I v,iU ~, sissIpp
river. If we had had a bare majority ir
South Carolina, why do You hesitate? De
lays are dangerous-hesitation is ruin.-I
you will not resist now, you will not wher
they abolish slavery in the District of Co.
lumbia, in the forts, dock-yards, arsenals, and
on the high seas. A strong Union party
will soon spring up in South Carolina-youl
strong men will be bought up-your Con.
gressmen are already under bad influence
and if you do not act now, and that prompt
ly, the Southern Rights party will ere long
get in the minority in South Carolina as well
as everywhere else. And we may then give
up the ship-for slavery will be doomed and
the South degraded. God may have a hand
in all this matter; for it is said whenever
He wishes or designs to destroy people,
he first dement's them. And the great ma
jority of the Southern people do seem to me
to have lost their foresight their penetration,
their senses"
Now, we ask in all sincerity and earnest
ness, how does the above view of the qucs-
ton eomport with the action and efforts of
some of our own people! South Carolina
is regarded rs the last hope of Southern in
dcpendcnce-as the only capable leader Of
the Southern hosts at this time. The patri
otic and true Of all our sister States are
looking to South Carolina to make an issue.
direct and strong enough, to insure the per-
manence and safety Of our institutions-to
save our common country, our homes and our
children frens intolerable oppression and
misfortune--while some of our own people,
in whose veins flows Carolina blood, Would
have us now, in advance of knowing what
duty and patriotism may require at our
hands, as freenien of Spartanburg, to give
what is equivalent to acritten pledge to op-
pose the action Of The State is the only mode
in which the State can ever act so as to re-
deem her honor and save the country.
Let the honest citizens of the country be-
ware how they are thas entrapped into what
will turn out to be nothing less than tame
submission to the insults and tyranny of our
oppressors. Are you not competent to de-
eide for yourselves when the time comes,
what is best to be done? Does any one
dare to doubt your truth, your honor, your
courage, or your patriotism? Why, then.
will they tic your hands and blind you to any
one course, in matter where everything will
depend upon circumstances, and a matter in
volving your destinics as freemen by writ
ten promise, years before hand. People of
Spartanburg, hold your destines in your own
hands; be not mislead by any man; you are
ftecmcn, and capable Of Judging for your
selves. Will you thus bind yourselves by a
promise to do or not to do a particular thing,
when your liberties are at stake, and your
insulted country may call upon you her sons,
to rally to her rescue! No! never! Let lis
be free to act as the good of our country
may require. Suspend your decision till the
whole matter is properly presented to you.-
Suppose M incendiary designs to apply q
torch to my dwelling. Shall 60 before
hand and make written promise to use no
means to prevent the destruction Of my
household but argument and remonstrance !!
Or that will not resist it alone, unless my
ncighbors join me in resistance? I'll give no
such promise. l will resist BY all the means
that God and mature have placed nmy hands,
and thut, too, if fight alone.
Now, we'are brethren suffering common
injury threatened alike with subjugation; !;
with the loss Of all we hold dear as frecmen.
Shall wo diridc among ourselves upon the