Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-09-18
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written and n well.tempered article. The schoi-
arshp and prudence Of its author need no praise
Of ours.
We propose to make few running commcnta-
RIGS upon this production, and shall do so in the
game good temper which il exhibits.
The first portion of the honorable Chanccllors
views commcnds itself, with much force, to
the admiration and approval of both parties
The reader will perceive that this portion contains
clear clucdaton of the perfect right of State
10 scccde from the Confedcration--aso, on an
nouncemcnt of the true Carolina doctrine in ref
ercnce to the nature and powers Of Conventions
generally. and of the present Convention particu-
larly. The last point one of Constitutional Law,
upon which all will admit the authority of the
Chancclor's opinion To this part, we invite the
particular attention of the Standard and the Pa
trot l: scatters aomc OF their cherished notions
to the four winds at one fell blast.
As to tho rest of this dignifcd communication.
VIC arc at variance with several Of its opinions
and sentiments, and shall now proceed to lay be-
fore our readers certain criticisms and objections
which occurred to us upon hasty pcz'lsal Of tie
manuscript.
In the conclusion of the Cllancelor's ninth par
agraph, the following question may be found
Is it wise to put in jeopardy the great measure
of Southern Confederacy, by disru'ng as to
few months or even years!" Apostle to this
intcrrogatory and grounded upon reasons quite rs
satisfactory, we offer the following: {" Is it wise
to put in jeopardy the great measure Cf Southern
independence, by delaying decd which must re-
suit in Southern Union-by tarrying until we
| arc bound hand and foot!'' Let each reader
weigh the two questions and decide for himself
which is the more pointed.
The Chancellor next admits that the secession
lists have certain advantages in popular debate"
The first is this Their appeal to the enterprise
and love of country of the people is more emphatic
and direct" That is q glorious admission and we
thank his Honor for the word. But VIC arc sur
prised to see him intimate that such appeals affect
only those, "whosc feelings cut rim their judg-
ments." Does the Chancellor 30 read the Gem.
phatic and direct appeals " Of such men rs Join
ADAMS and PATRICK Henry, in tile dark and
can Revolution! Did the "feelihgs" of those
who hcarkencd to their call :: out run their judg-
mcnts 81 II so, God send that s feelings may
ever lead the way! And wherein arc the seces-
sionists of this day more reckless Of judgments
incy e1iiorted to revolutionary measure, -
which it was we'll known would bring upon them
n bloody war We urge tic descendants of those
heroes to the exercise of clearly-,lefned right.
which should be and probably will be peacefully
carried out.
But we are told thai the Evangelist " adlriscs !"
about " the cost Of building towers" and {" con-
sidcrs it plain that king going to war end find
ing his force inadequate, should send an cmbas-
sage and desire conditions of pcace.'' The error
in this illustration is two.fold-first this was not
the teaching of the Evangelist, butof our Saviour
himsclf-secondly, tho god-like lessen, intended to
be taught, is totally misunderstood Every stu
dent Of the Bible will bring 10 mind the fact that
Christ was here inculcating the necessity Of dis
interested, sclfsncrcing devotion, to those desi-
rons of reaching his kingdom. The instances of
the towcr-builder and of the warfaring king were,
evidently, designed to show the wisdom of for,i.
Tying the soul with strong resolution to brave great
difficulties in pursuit of that " "GREArEsr Coop"
Else, why the application which the Saviour him.
self makes Of them in the vcr1c Immediately fol.
lowing: so hkcrise, whosoevcr he be of ycu
that fcFsakcth not all that he hail. he canno: be
my disciple" If this Scriptural reference then
teaches us any thing politically, it s that for so
nigh an object as Freedom, we should hold our.
selves ready to risk all consequences. Our un-
oerstanding of the noble lesson conveyed by these
saerei passages may be more fully exhibited BY an
incident from profanc history. Sir WALTER RA.
LEIGH, when youth, wrote upon n pane of glass
(under the eye of Queen ELIZABETH the follow.
ing line.
=" Fain would climb, but that fear to fall.
After he had left the spot, the queen approached
and, having read his scrawl; finished it thus:
=" If your heart fail you. do not climb at ALL"
Indeed no lesson is-taight more clearly, both by
sacred and profane history, than that no real good
heavenly or temporal, is to be attained without
continued sacrifices. We think the Chancellor
himself will admit this, at least in the abstract-
But to proceed
Our learned and experienced friends definition
Of courage is an admirable one, and exactly
adapted to the rational and feasible purposes of
ihe seccssionists. OF the several following scn.
Ienccs, we are at loss to perceive the application.
Surely our mild and cautious fcllow-cilizcn does
not mean TO say that his action friends deserve
: impeachment Of their understandings and of
heir principles! He would not maintain that
hey are "ostcntatiously provoking persecution! =,
This cannot bc-and VIC dismiss the thought
nstanter.
Next comes the rather stale allusion to the I
equal interest and equal spirit Of other States"
No one is disposed to dispute ths-bu docs il fol-
ow that each State is not TO take care of herself,
This would be incompatible with 4 correct idea !;
If Statc-sovereignty. Would the Chancellor be
Wiling to sacrifice this last to Sectional Consolida
ion! If not, we warn him that he is running
lpon the breakers and We beg him TO pause and u
consider.
The other advantage conceded to the Secession. o
Sts IL, that they propose adisnct measure with II
definite time" We suppose tile converse is n
NC ground OF the co-oferatinnsls. They propose q
~ "dislinct measure within nm indefinite time
'nt tho Chancellor tocs not ntatc our position with
Int entire fnirncsH which usually charactcrizcs VI
i'm. We pr0poHn n "drlinct measure within = n
ciini'r time on Mc happening of gircn con. p