Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-06-06

in their hands, in obedience to requsition put
upon them through the Federal Executive, plant
ed them in support of the laws Of the land
Laws which, in their enactment, recognized the
legal right of the Shareholder, and by their pro-
visions secured to him the continuance Of these
rights, when the slave had fled across the border
of his State. Laws which, because they did 80,
although enacted in pursuance Of The manifest
intent and plain etterof the Constitution, fur
nished an occasion for the exercise of revolu-
tionary and lawless spirit infinitely more akin to
some of the days of the French Revolution,
than any thing before then presented in our
country. Where now are these men? Are
they honored? Are they rewarded? The Gov
ernor of Massachusetts, the Governor elected
by the Order, disbands these companes The
men on whom the integrity of the country for
the time rested-the men who fearlessIy dis
charged the highest duties of citizenship-the
men who proved that they best understood what
Freedom meant, when they supported the laws
enacted for lis protection-these men, in obed-
ence to a law of the Order, are degraded from
their rights of citizenship, and held to be un.
worthy of bearing arms iu its defence. Phillips,
Garrison, Sumner, and Seward, fit expositors of
what is right and proper for the citizens Of
Slaveholding States, pronounce such men dan
gerous to the Republic; and we, forsooth are
asked to cry amen, to this patriotic ordinance.
But it is said, the foreigner cannot feel the
same attachment to the country Of his adoption
as he does, who here drew his breath; and that
he should not be equally entitled to its advan.
tages 1t depends altogether on the determna-
ton of the question: how much one loves his
country, to decide that the love of stranger is
inferior. We can readily imagine many cases,
in which it should be i'm possible for any one to
love this land more than the foreigner. If to
him, as it has been to so many, it has proved
sanctuary: if it were that beneath our flag he
might repose from the hot pursuit of those who
sought his life, because of al abortive attempt
to improve the land which gave him birth; if
though not the place which gave him birth-it
is the place which gives him life and liberty;
why is it, that his love for it should not be ms
great as any one can entertain for any land!
The love of country is cherished as sentiment,
and fitly too. But it is not always so consider
cd Gi6bon considers it no more than selfish
principle, resulting from the Identification of
our interest with a particular soil. If he is
right, then love of country is delusion; and
its existence altogether unsafe, as the basis OF
private or public action. For if its spring and
end are selfish, then may you as well expect
fiSedness in tracings on the sands of the sea-
shore, as in declaration of organic laws franz
ed from the ever-shifting guides Of what is
selfish in it's nature. But it is not so. Deprav-
ed is he, who does not feel towards the place of
his birth the reverence and affection, which nev-
er die with him, towards the parent who gave
him life.
Assuming, then, that the place Of ones birth
does give him degree of affection towards it,
th, f,1t h,, ybo -, bor
elsewhere, let US examine how far this is intelli-
order In these United States, what do you
United States? II you say the Stale, the men,
Der of the Order in Ncw-York, or in uny place
North of Mason g. Dixon's line, will tell you
that you are yerging towards treason and in that
he does little to affirm your love of country
If you say that it is the United States, then let
me ask if there are any foreigners, whom you
believe to have so little love of country, as the
crowd of Abolitonsts, whose reckless orgies
are presided over by Seward and his party? In
this, and in every other land, devoted to Free
dom-there is no thorough understanding of
what is cllled country. A Free People are
more devoted to principle, than place.
But throwing aside all these considerations,
and conceding, us admit of right there should
be, superior affection in the citizen born on the
sS hig who adopts it as hs fse 4saHetaHrgss
which our Institutions afford, is not, and cannot
be supported What with US is (or should be)
the test of fitness for office? Do We refer to
the qualities of the applicant, or 10 the place of
his bir:h, or The color Of his hair! What with
US is office? Is it not ublic trust? Who is
its proper administrator! Is not the answer
instructive, he who is best qualified! Will you
saw that this test is now obsolete! II so, VINO
made it so but yourselves? And If it IS not so
now, ought it not to be So now, and forever
If any wish to institute reform, commence 1t IN
this: but for this reform, multtudes will come
to you from the high ways and bye-ways. In
this, there would be no OCCASION to operate by
night. or invoke secrecy as Il means essential to
SUCCESS.
We are conceding loo much, however, when
we discuss the CLAIM of right 10 olcc, as being
held superior on The part OF the native. In The
organization of the Order, there is no degree OF
compromise at all admitted. He who is not born
here, is distranchised by the fact of his birth,
and the Order is sworn to support the decree
No matter how we'll qualiied-Eow devoted to
our land-how encompassed with the respect,
admiration, and affection Of all who know him
no matter how necessary his services to the
public veal how unfortunate the loss OF his
services-no matter how strong private virtue
and public honor-a regard to truth and justice,
public as we'll as private--duty TO the man our
selves, and our counlry-our own undenlaoie
conviction of the right OF the one course, ana
wrong of the other-may plead in his behalf,
and against the rule of the Order-stil, because
he was not born here-though he came to us
before manhood, or even ut time to which
memory will not lead him, he becomes tho VIC
tim of sentence, which in its operation de-
grades, because it disqualiies him.
Terrible HAIL SToRM.-The severest hall
storm that ever visited this section OF country,
passed down the east side Of Keowee river, IN
the afternoon of Friday the 18th inst. 1t eX-
tended about two miles in width, and ragged with
great fury, killing hogs, fish, birds, fowls, and
insects; manning and bruising the CATTLE. and
stripping vegetation of every vestige above
ground. The growing crops, with the excep-
ton of corn, is completely ruined. Il. Stewart,
ESD, informs us that on the third day after its
fall, the hail was from one to two feet deep,
and, in many places, six feet. Ibe average
depth on level, after the storm, was four inches.
We are informed by several persons that the
LARGEST hail stones measured ten inches in cir
conference, and others four inches in length.
# fell with such force that the boards on several
houses were split to pieces, and that now the
stencil arising from the decaying vegetable mat
ter is very offensive.
We are indebted TO the kindness of w. ].
Parsons, ESQ.,, for small carpet bag full OF
the hail gathered up on yesterday (the eighth day
ufter its fall) Some of the stones were as large