Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-02-06

should be called tOSelner DS slillpie ll'JoTi-
ty OF tho Legislature, who should also desig-
nate the day urits meeting. They knew the
proncness of men TO taltcr and rcccdc, on
the approach Of Il dreadful cxigency, and they
were aware how difficult it YVES: even for stout
hearted soldiers to Z" face the music" on the
eve Of q desperate conflict.
The efforts likewise, that would be made,
during the course of the present year, by the
timid, and by interested and supcrnnuated
politicians to tampcr with the legislature, and
10 cngcndrr discord and disseminate strife in
its counsrl<, met with due consideration and
some Of the provisions of the bill, especially
those relating TO time, were adopted with an
eve steadily directed to such influence. 10
speak frankly, it was thought best that the
State should not only be committed to scpa-
rate action, but that the work should actually
be begun, in order TO cherish and keep alive
the spirit of resistance, and to prevent the
bad effect on the minds Of the people Of those
spccious arguments by which the worse is
made 10 appear the better reason" and which
have often miSlcd the truest and brlvest men
in all governments and i'll all ayes of the
world.
Should the Congress of the United States
become so infatuated by the victory it has al
ready achieved over the Soutl--so confident
of mower, and so forretful of rirht and the
constitution, as to perpctrate some foul ag-
grcs> ion calculated 10 rouse the sleeping spirit
of the sIave-holding States, and to galvanizc
their dead sensibiliiics into life and motion,
by clecting your delegates i'll February next,
you will put it in the power Of the Governor
to call together a convention, authorized TO
cooperate heartily and cliectuallY with our
Rip Van Wrinkle sisters.
If your delegates be wise men, it will be
IN advantage both TO themselves and to their
country, TO have Them chosen some months
antecedent to the time of their convcning.-
Being alive to the vast responsibility. they
will incur by their acts, they will address
themselves diligently to their duties, and be-
come better instructed in them. Nor will it
alter the case. if i new issue, in the mean-
time, should arise. The delcratcs are to re-
nresen; The will of the peoplc at the time
,hcy .s.nmhla and ;f tLor ha oood mud hnn-
oraI,I" (~ mem thcv will nnones!;6n,blv svmna.
thiZc with Their cons,itncn;s rs mnc6, nnd
render Themselves ,s true rynoncnts Of their
wi,I,ns mndor tho rrcsont ~, .rmnr of cIoc,;nn
~. r. ,ho, rnro n Ln oIcrtnd an ,bo Gov of
IL M h,;r s,ats 10y
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.un,," G,,oa,;an ,o ,o..au o' 81 ~" o"i.I,tMrn
~ o' sntbdr;zo % bv twortI,;r,ls w # ;ts Lody ma'
;or;,, nf ,bo emo ~ t;x :, J.v for tbo moot
;nn of ,n Assemble y.i,;ry, h,, oIroaJv bcnn
"rea,tad e hr H. snnr.n,o viii viii IN M onc 5oubts
that tho (ovcrnnr n,.v be invested with surh
,n,boritv @ Y md if co i ;s an,,,rcnt thar tho
m.or;tv nf bnd, ,rro,,or ih,n Ln nav lilo
w;so bc so endowed Ro.id,.s nc,rIy tho
Who'll. T ~;.l.tmr. rntod fnoIly far ,Lo oon
rnn,;un ] Iii md Il wnuIl tntn ,bn mnst gI,r.
;n,r ;noon.;s,,.n.,. opJ tho v;I..t d,.foc,iou
he, oor n",,rrlJ j., tIo lac; .I,,iyo .n,,oIs ~
any, rnnn,rv n ,tlrct thc nl,imo,r ar,;on Of
that hodv in c,llinG thn dcIng,tes tnga.Ler
| and in cnrnlctinr rho Investigations 6rrnn,
for put,iup th. State in a defensive posifion'
We have thus aitcmp,ed 10 answer tbe
ro:n:s of execution, to The chief acts of the
las legislature, that the minds of Alucrnon
! Sydney" and all others may be satisfied as to
the propricty and dignity of its conduct, and
as to the loftiness and purity of its motives.
"Algcrnon Sydney" is Il name famous for
courage, and dear to liberty, and terrible to
dcspoi>m and without any impeachment Of
motives, VIC trust it will never be prostitutcd
10 SOW the seeds OF discussion. and to incul-
Cate submission TO tyranny.
Sir: 1t will appear, from the foregoing
statement, that We are in truth, in ,hc midst
of great cycnts"-on the very verge of 4 dis
solution Of Il Union, halowed by great sacri-
fees. and ilustrious examples of hcroisIn.-
Your legislature has dccrrcd it. Tho inic-
rests, The honor, and the fair fame of our
State have required it. The friends of civil
liberty through ut the whole South have de-
manded and expected it of us, as the habiual
advocates of free government, and The wor-
thy descendants Of Il bold race of warriors.
We have now no room TO retreat, If we were
mean enough TO seek it. Ii we sink down
into submission, we will deserve TO be trod-
uell upon " inc beasts OF Inc ield. anu even
to be erawled over by loathsomc reptiles and
lhelr sunny orooo. Let us ra''ieF ADVANCE
learicssi 70 INC tlsh assigned US ana Ike
men ana lfeclnel, ilazard all III drlcholhs Tie
If South Caroliniaus arc not prepared to
sacrifice their wealth. and even to pour out
their blood if npcdrul TO insure success. they
are not prepared for this emergency YES
sir, our conceptions of duty must be elevated
above dollars and cents, ant! even the peril Of
our lives. or we arc irretrievaby degraded
and ruined.
We who address YOU have this consolation,
in common with all true and honorable riti-