Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-03-29
EDGEFIELD, S. c.. MARCH 20, 1854.

restricting lmpOrtatlonS) snOulu De reJ'cteu.
Mr.. Baldwin, of Georgia, had conceived
national objects alone to be before the con
vention not such as like the present, which
were of local nature. Georgia. was de-
cided on this point"
Well, sir, with these points of difference
so fully expressed, so strongly urged on the
one side, and sternl y resisted on the other,
what was the result!
A few other extracts expressive OF the pol
icy of the country, will explain:
Mr. Sherman said cit is better to let the
Southern States import slaves than to part
with them, If they made that a sine qua non.
Mr.. Gouverneur Morris said," these things
form bargain among the northern and
southern States
Mr.. Ellsworth said =" If we do not agree
OIL this middle and moderate ground, he was
afraid we should lose two states, with such
others as may be disposed to stand aloof
should fly into n variety OF shapes and d.
rectious, and, most probably, considerations
and not without b.oodshed."
Now, sir, We begin to see somewhat more
Of the "poicy Of the country" and the ex-
planation of the whole matter is simply
this The northern States having found slaves
unproftable to them, Judged they would be
so with US at the South. Under this mistake
they yielded to the obs,inacy (if you please)
of the Caroliuas and Georgia, and the i'm
pnrtation of slaves was authorized by law
until 1908, period OF twenty years.
Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, were
then Indifferent on the subject; for they, too,
had found them Improbable, and knew that
they could sell off 10 the States further south,
upon better terms, il the importation from
Africa was prohibited.
About this time Mr.. Jefferson said Of to.
bacco
at is culture productive of infinite
wretcledness; those employed in it are in a
continued state of exhaustion, beyond the
powers of nature to support Little food OF
any kind is raised by them, tobacco grow
ers) so that men and animals on these farms
are badly fed, and the earth is rapidly i'm
poverished."
Nor was the right to import slaves all that
the pro. slavery States retained and secured
by the compact; for, though they were in
minority in the convention, yet so confident
was ~. s",," I 'a.,;,,.;nrs @ ,ho nrn sl,verr
.. saws .i I"" ~ i,'a, "",an M ,La T,;"n
os".sS a,,, " ",,,ar @ tar,ms ,ban ,bose which now
v" " " :, % ,,,a .on,n,.t ,h,t ,bsv on,r,nt;ed
appI" III ~ -. ., sn,, -, .;,,b,s / ,6s mill,
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"'..o"'., ~: ., e,'H"y s,s,;o;or, sourd IN ,b,t
e',' ''..e .:, " '.L;L ; ;'"a WV" ..o" snm,horn
worn "o''o"".' " 's,' ""'" ..;u, ,Ln d,o,r;nos !,
cars, anu ""e'' o'ul,." WIZ" wv aI 'r I;,, ,h, -
i"cu'ca.es' o'1".s "."I'' as:. '"J s s.,,a',sI,os @
low wh's''e OF ''e o'''u,'' '"' "u'''.''s"e',
honest men 10 LOOK "e'' ~ '"e se'u''J "
their estates. =.
IL Is worse '''''. a's"'' ~ Nu0.e ."I ~, " ~
v'dual opinions oi any ma" "S"'"st '"e III,
slIlu''on OF slavery ""Ich were eAp'esseu
oe'o'e '"oso S'", ''"p'I' =, ;, 9 ~,
grown so aoundat''y Il" 'ne 0ou,'' '"u o'u'''
west' entered as c"h''o''''' e,e"e"'s ''.o a
the commerce o' Tue "o'."' :" e'e'y 40.
pect wh'ch you may Vie" H. '"e apPea'a"e.
Is different ne destruction oy ,'e "''' VI
the little commerce we Possesseu' 'oee'ie'
with the absence oil that great Staple wn'c"
has since gwen employment 10 mi'ohs' mac
well nigh renGereo property III slaves not only
valueless, but an absolute Incumbrance. lht
times were propIIous both to schemes o.
emancipation, and 10 The entertainment o.
sentiments OF pseudo. philanthropy. Lanus
were abundant, labor cheap the COTTON g"
unknown, sugar uncuit'vated ny u.s. Inc 10
bacco market overstocked, ana the prohtaDi'
culture OF rice thouShtt" ne co"bneo 10 tloe
water swamps; anu' us coro''ary 10 '"es'
postuiates' The negro almost 100 expensive al
article Tor poor man to keep. ne moral ane q.
'".e''ec!ua' c"'ta''e' .. '"' u. 'o'"'s p..u''a
adaptation 10 'he culture .', ~ ou' p''".'l'''
staples The staples ol themselves III measure
and the great ana '"'.eu USES ~ WHICH 'le '1
nave since oee'' aPp"eu' "e'o '''" ""o'''
unKno"". .1n' o.,on.;o, or orr ,o,,,rv
ne 'e.'''p'''' eAl''''''o', - p'' us .ou:e'
us nu'nelc',' strength, '.'." ou ~,
commerce. Law never 'ee" ''''In"1,.1 M 'n., ~
Tue mos, !e''.u ''''" ''"'''"' =" ="
e'ght oa'eS OF IN, Go''on were were: e:p"'1ea @ mo'
America III ''i, yam .''eisa' .: n'y yva, va..
out 'orty'seVe" o"ies ,Heo .e "''e",'o" =. NV
ney came 'n.o use tn 'sS' 90 IL ""o m ou; 1,es 'ese"
production IS 1 up"a'"s tnrJ,ed u, % iI,on" S or dol