Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-01-15

in u torrent Of sublime pulpit, !eloquenct
which elevated -.ls. all above the dread @
death. Ny honorable friend from Riichlanc
;(Ni1 PyestonO inyet. deeper tones of iideyou
patriotism, besonght sus g 10: pnt our IFS
in order. not to die, but to live. '" And "a for
nfer member from Pendleton, (Mr: Ready
use his; ownimpressive language, 'came rs,
voice from the mountains; !" orr. more appro
Pridtely he should have said, 81 am the voic
ofone crying in hewildcrness, make straigh
the way of the Lord, as said the prophc
Esdias."
In the simplicity of my understanding,
verify believed that all this had meaning. ant
| truly expected a stormy act, after sucl
laundering in the prologue. This convic
tion was strengthened in my mind, whel
these same honorable gentlemen, not onl,
gave in their adherence to the convention
bill, but when some of them suppnrted it, ii
much more eloquent terms than could en-
ploy; and TO give greater force to its provi
sions, proposed, as stated an increase o
taxes, and the most .stupendous preparations
for war.
Would these high minded gentlemen, ant
the whole cooperation party, not justly sub
jert themselves to the charge Of inconsis
tency. if they should now decide to vote fo
the repeal of an act, of which they were
last year, such earnest and able advocates
What sufficient apology could they make fol
so sudden change of sentiment, and for So
weak and childish = display of indecision
would it not look like want of wisdom, OF
like trepidation! Are the causes for rcsis.
tancc not rs gteat-nay. more pressing and
aggravated now, than they were then !$yls
the right Of State to spcede not denied us
and have we not been threatened recently
with the guns and soldiers of the United
States army! Have the Congress and the
non-slaveliolding States made any conces-
sions III the subject of slavery! Have they
modified the tariff! Have they altered the
unequal principle of taxation, by which the
South has been reduced to dependence and
pcuury? Have they atoned for their uncon-
sliiutional admission of California! Have
they given MS any adequate compensation
for all the territory from which we have been
unrightcously excluded, by an unfeeling,
domincering majori;y-and for all the rights
and privileges of which we have been dis
franchi>ed BY parental government, which,
under the plea of affording us protection,
is taking the bread from the mouths of our
childrcn, and rivcting fcttcrs Of iron upon
our own limbs! No mo! our expressions
are all unmodi6sdw=1-tLe acts f,ly5apuy tn
our m grivv6us wounds are yet fostering to the
death and our honor. pride, and shame, and
all our noble rccolcclions, demand us to
stand firm in this awful crisis Of our ruin.
But the honorable gentleman from Spar
tanburg, (Mr. Tuckcr) assures the House.
that the people have decided to do nothing,
and have rcpudiatcd secession without CO.
prration and he contends also. that it is now
apparent, that the Southern States will not
cooperate with us: aud that as the sole OBJ
jcct for The call Of the convention was to
sccede separately, the people have pronounc-
cd their vcrdic. against that likewise. The
member arrives at his conclusion, after the
fashion Of the old story of "tlIis is tho
house that Jack built" The truth is, the
issue was never fairly presented Of submis-
sion or ultimate separate state action. No
respectable man of the corporation party
had the hardhood, during the canvass of this
year, to take ground in favor of base and
tiual submission. lie would have been
frowned down by an indignant community.
1t is only the success of the October clcc.
tons which has cmboldcncd politicians to in
struct South Carolina to acquicsce in the
compromise, and has encouraged them 10
persuade the people that men of honor arc
cxcusaLlc. on account of their weakness, fot
living in infamy aud yassalagr.
admit that the State has given decisive
indications of diSfavor towards immediate
solitary secession, but l deny that she has
expressed any aversion from separate State
action in the last resort: or from the call o1
the convention of her people. Co-opcra
tionists have all along proclaimed TO tho
citizens, that they were the true resistance
men-prrhaps the only effective rcsistanc,
men ia the State. They earnestly profcsscc
during the summer to be in possession Of ;
noble plan of action, which they were pre-
pared to evolve at the proper juncturc-a
the meeting Of the very convention to which
gentlemen are now urging such strenuous
opposition. They disagreed with the Sc
crssionsts, ut the May convention, express
ly because that party was charged with pro
posing to instruct the legally constituted
convention in advance Of the time for it.
meeting. Their avowcd object was to leave
the delegates untrammrllcd; and that wa
the whole drift of Col. Orr's resolution, Il
which our friends might possibly have givcr
their assent The dominant party, until re
Gently, have never once objected to th'
meeting of the convention, and no such al
issue has either been decided, or presented
to the people and any assertions contrary It
what have stated, are unauthorized by tn
facts, and are pervcrsious Of the truth. Ou
distinguished Senator, (Judge Butler) has OF
ten admitted that the Legislature WAS com
PEELED to pass the convention act of the las
session; and his able conductors and co-ope
ration friends in this House, (Mr. Presto
and COL Chesnut) have indicated during th
whole of this contest, by their votes and b.
their conversation, that they feel in homo
bound to oppose this bill, under discussion
and to render their judgment for the assem-
bling of the convention. When these mer
acknowledged to be, rs they are, the tru
and capable, and jealous cxponents of III
party in the ascendant, are thus casting thei
votes, no man has the right to say that tn
people have decided against the call of tn
convention, by the late elections, or by an
demonstration whatever Of their will
Mr.. Speaker, will proceed to state bric
ly the other reasons which have convince
Al n al.