Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-29
From the South Carolinian.
THE QUESTION BEFORE us.

M1essrs. Editors: The next point to which
would call the attention your readers, as indi
eating 'thc signs of the times" is the present
state Of Northern literature Nothing marks
more certainly the opinions of q people than
their literary publications. 1t is the business Of
publisher to eater for the public taste, and q
Yankee book maker knows his interest and pur.
sues lis thrift with the unerrng certainty that a
beagle does his game. What, then, do we learn
from the fact that the two leading magazines in
New York, Harper's and Putnam's have, during
the past summer, run up the abolition flag
Does any one suppose that these publishers do
not understand their interest, or ever pursue
anything else! This fact, then, shows conclu-
sively i decided change in Northern opinion
within the last few months. So it is. Church.
men and dissenters, bishops and ballot box, pull.
pit and press, have all taken the field against US
and when have united press and pulpit ever
failed to move society 10 its foundation and dic-
tate public opinion!
Having given some reasons for believing that
our enemies will not stop short of the point OF
abolishing slavery in these States, proceed now
to point out the manner in which this thing is to
be done.
So long rs slavery is protected by the express
letter of the constitution, and so long as the
musket- bearing men of the South hold some
! proportion to those of the North, Qhe latter be-
| ing the more important argumentO we might
sleep OH; ; our strength might still be in quiet
ness and confidence. But it is impossible for
US lo maintain this balance Of power much Ion
ger. Wcarc decreasing, but they are increasing.
The councils OF the abolition party are no lon
ger directed by free negroes, renegades and
"landless resOlutes." 1t has gone into the hands
OF the most astute, designing, far-Seeing poltl-
cians of the North and West. In such hands,
and with the material which they have before
them, the work must 90 on. Heretofore, these
fanatics have acted without system or method
in their madness" They have now profound
and welI-considered scheme laid for our ruin,
consisting of two branches. First, TO make new
States; secondly, 10 buy up old ones. 1t is
now the kno,Cn purpose OF the abolition party
10 alter that clause Of The constitution ,chich cd-
nlitS Of S!arcry under Ibis gorernmeni. OF this
speak adyi>cdly and with knowledge, and
beseech shareholders to consider the import Of
this fact Why is it that The South will close its
eyes to this danger! Why is it thought, so i'll
credible that the constitution should be altered
upon I.is subject, that no amount OF human tes-
timony can prove it! Would it require any
uIiraclous power to effect il? 1t is only neces
sary, SO far as can see, that our enemies should
have the wiA and the poUer 1t will not be
necessary presume, 10 prove that they are
tc;Ning 10 alter the constitution. The only
question, then, is, have they tue power! Upon
lns point wish to call lhe attention of your
readers 10 Il few plain facts. The obvious mode
by whicl they may acquire this power is the
adding few more freesoi! States to this Union
in, pf Sfrt | St.n mi
the matter, only two things are required-terr-
tory aid population Oi the former, freesoil,
the abuIi,onist HIS only to the Mississippi,
to find more than he has use for. Of the latter
population, the continent Of Europe is yearly
answering his demands, not so fast perhaps as
his morbid appetite desires, but quite LOO fast
for our security The New York papers set
down the enigrants TO this country for 1853 at
5OO,O0O-hQy million. OF these ninely-nine out
Of hundred find their way to our frrcso terri
tories west Of the Mississippi There is Il rcgu-
Isr organization anorg the abolilionists which
provides amp funds for sending these emigrants
directly to trccsoil territory. What stronger
evidence could you have than this fact, that the
a5oIilioriss are creating new States for the pur-
pose of altering the constitution The fact
That these funds are provided for this purpose is
hUOhu W SNSB O''S WIN Iva OShSl ppoS
can you suppose t!:at these rien are eSpending
such immvllse sums Of money! Territory and
population, then, seem, By SID fatality, to be
cast directly into the hands OF our enemies Is
any one Su innocent rs to suppose that they VIII
not use lIlis instrument 10 our ruin! A bound
Ic,s territory, and half million Of frresoil"
population annually supplied from pauper Eu-
rope! Here sure is matter for reflection. With
this data, and Il very small quantity Of arithmetic.
you might soon iihd the years that are allotted TO
you Us Il nation and the present state OF Europe
indicates even L Fastening of this calamity.
Should the present hostiies continue another
year, it seem, inevitable that all Europe will be
engaged in war. That must bring great want
and suffering upon her peasan.ry, and conse-
qucntIy Increase the amount of emigration to
America. Buta few years, more or less, in The
are of i nation is Of little moment The thing
here chiefly TO BIZ considered is the fact that q
scheme is noU actually al wcrk in MiS gorern-
mcnt ,chich in lime wi! inssilaJly end in our de-
S!ruciiOa. Unless the South will adopt some
liurIy and clIcclua' remedy, it is not more GER
tain that The hand Of lime will 60 forward upon
the dial, than that we shall fall under this i'm
pei;Iiny; blow. FALKLAND.
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