Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-02-28

: Is 80 ...s Il not ueeu steadily extending
for the last twenty years? As we said the
other day, anti.slavery is far more social
sentiment than Il political or religious
prinrip lie; and it is made up of repulsion to
the slaves, as race, aud envi"us dislike Of
the shareholders as class. And this is the
reason why it is so indestructihle, and so
easily propagated Feeding thus upon sen.
timents and passions that it darrs not openly
appeal to, it necessarily lives in public upon
pretexts. Everything that can, by any pos.
she distortion, be made an apulogy for ex.
element, is greedily seized hold Of. False.
hood is even better than truth, because it
admits of more variations. Every straw up.
on the tnrbid stream is laid hold of for sup.
port; every bubble is hoalded for its store of
windy agitation; even its crazy movements
are charged to the malignant influence Of
slavery; and the very peace and comfort
that southern communities enjoy, while north
ern labor is wandering about hupelessly cry
ing for bread and shelter is made an ele-
ment of the war against our institutions.
But the point to which we wish to direct
especial attention is the declaration Of the
New York Courier, that the Northern peo-
pie have soemnly decided that there shall
never again be Slave State admitted into 9"
the Union. And this declaration is made,
not with reference to any foreiga territory
to be acquired, but protessedly with refer.
cnce to the admission OF Kansas. 1t seems
now to be agreed that this Territory is in
the hands of those who are favorable to the
establishment of slavery, and that it will con-
tinue so. The prospect is, then. that
Kansas will apply for admission into the
Union at no distant day with a c"ns;
tuition recognising slavery. The declared
position of the North is, that it shall be re.
fused admission that its people shall not
determine for themselves, but leave it to the
Massachusetts and other Aholitionst to de-
eide for them, what shall he the laws and
institutions under which they shall commence
existence as sovereign and independent
State.
The Southern people have now not only
great fact but 4 great principle to settle.
Will they submit to he thus degraded and
trampIed on? Will they, once and for all,
bow their neeks 10 the yoke of their enemies.
and have themselves cnlared and branded
rs the born thrall of Northern Abolitinns
They cannot escape this issue. Sleeping or
waking, it will come upon them; and how
ever they decide it, they will fix their dest'
nv, noble or ignomininus, independent OF
subjected, for after generations.-CharIeston
Mercury.
RUSSIAN RULE IN THE CRINEA.--A late
decree which the Emperor Nicholas has issu
ed IN relation to the Tartars of the Crimea
is as follows:
Art. l. Every Tartar guilty Of had ihten-
tons, or of hostile designs, shall be pu' in
prison until he has given evidence that he
repents. :,
Art. 2. Every Tartar having committed a
robbery, shall have leg or an, arm cnt off.
Art. g. IL Tartar commits murder ~ith-
out stealing, he shall he hung.
Art 4. Ii any Tartar kills and steals, no
shall have an arm or leg cut off, and alter
shall be hung. -
HALIoo, driver, your wheels turning
round," sang out little urcbin toga cart
driver, was driving furiously through Water
street the other day. Carly pulled up and
looked anxiously, first on one side and then
ON % the other 3You needn't look-now it's
stopt." coolly said the little rogue.