Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-11-26
From the Charleston Standard.
THE CRISIS OF 1856.
NO. VII.

TILE CRlSlS UF le30.
NO. WI.
mTo do that" THAT is, 10 resist the anti.slarery ag
eressir of fixed majority of non.saveholding staes
& concert of action must be necessary-not 10 save
the Union for it would be then too laIe-but 10 save
ourselves Thus, is my view, concert is the ono 'nis
needful."-J. C. Calhoun. ee.
The design of the present numbers has been
nearly completed. My object has been to show
that intolerance, prescription, violence and de.
nunciation are, among ourselves at the South,
peculiarly inappropriate, at this time; that such
course is uncalled for by the past history OF
parties and productive of unmixed mischief 1t
nv own reading, observation and experience mao
not. in so many melancholy instances taught
that passion and disappointed purpose, in intense
pursuit of cherished object, are suihclent 10
account for any blindness, would be led to
doubt the earnestncss and sincerity OF those
who attempt to drive when they should per-
suade, who denounce when they should conclii,
ale. who perpetuate and aggravate dIscord' ana
spread broadcast the seeds of new dlssenslon,
when concert is The one thing needful." "hoPe|
is q device of the shield of our State. And even
as to these mal-a.propos hotspurs, am not
without hope. :.,
have reviewed the position of Secesslonlsts,
Co-operationists, and Unionists. None, as |
contend. are unworthy the effort at concillatlon.
As to the Wing party-not only that IN SCUM
Carolina which, for want of numbers, was new
er formidable, but the great Wing party OF the
Union is scattered to the winds. Choate' Gay
ton, Pratt Pearce, Jones, and Toombs, ana ole'
vens long ago, Jenkins and very many others'
North and South, have proclaimed its dissolution.
The fragments diyecta maem6ra-where'er
party prejudice and animosity was predominant
have been absorbed into the more recent organi-
cation known MS the" American Party or ofaef
of Know No,hngs. Some of the professions :
of this party, construed by the unniliated, would
seem to present an obstacle TO their concurrence
in Disunion, under any circumstances. line
nrinciplo that "the Union is the paramount po'
| jtical GOOD" and The " Oath Of the Sd degree:
are EXPRESSED in terms broad and unqualified, II
il true, but those in the South whom they were
intended to bind, consider them not incomp1li
HE with the highest devotion to their section, o.
with perfect allegiance to their State. Ana Ina
party. too, we are told, is disbanded, and thei
principles and pledges no longer operate lnSoult
F.! Carolina. :,
The classes have designated, comprise. al
our citizens. Why need we then despair MA.
we not hope that the prediction of Coz UT II II
his speech before the Convention OF Souther
Rights Associations, in May, 1851, will be re
allied?
"When the proper time arrives Tor Us
throw off successfully the thraldom OF q re
ga tsat aSs afttAs
no mountain chieftain ever rallied his clan wit
more celebrity or aacrity than will the people G
South Carolina rally under Southern banne
for Southern Rights, at the first bidding OF ou
Southern Allies.
Before concluding my desultory remarks,
will supply with more accuracy than appears
the preceding numbers, some of the dates
events referred to in the history of the divlsio
of the Southern Rights Party of the State.
Mr.. Grayson's pamphlet was published III
l1th October, 1850; Mr. Magrath's reply imme
diaely after; Nlr. Pressley's not rDany week
subsequently: the Memorial from the Comm
tee of Safety, recommending measures Of PREF
ara,ion for Southern Independence, was pr
pared in November The Legislature adopte
these, in part, in December following, togethe
with the call Of tile Convention, in the uncertai
terms have given, Which Legislature, wi
now add, ordered for publication and distribute
4 very large edition of the speech of Judg
Cheyes, delivered before the Nashville ConyeI
ton on the 18th November, 1850.
cannot do better in taking leave of the rel
der, if any there be, who has accompanied m
thus far, than by presenting an extract from tn
able, earnest aud eloquent appeal, of this true
hearted patriot and great man. Alas! the liV
ing Cheres will never advise us more Ma
the burning words of patriotism and wisdom,
this, his last great effort for Southern Equulit
or Independence sink deep into the hearts {
those to whom addressed.
"But let us bring to this great issue brav
hearts and well strung nerves, and there will
nothing to fear. If four or five adjoining State
shall unite do not think that cur enemy wi
venture to attack u.s."
"In conclusion, pray God, in his mercifl
providence, to release the faculties of souther
men from the awful torpor which so utterly b.
numbs them, to disperse their dclusions, to il
spre them with some love of country, TO endr
them with some scf.respect, with some sense
honor some fear of shame and degradation.
he shall, in his goodness and mercy, so do, "
shall not much longer deliberate, but act wit
The spirit of men. of free-men, as band
brothers, of men who know their rights ar
dare maintain them. The South can hard
overrate its strength when it shall be united.
is no boast to say you are equal to your enem
in arms and you have TO give or Withhold
what will secure you alliance in war, or peac
when you shall desire either. Unite, and va
will scatter your enemies rs the autumn wint
do fallen leaves. Unite, and your slave proper
. shall be protected 10 the very border of Masc
and Dixon's line Unite and The freesoilers sha
at their peril, be your police to prevent the
, cape of your slaves; California shall be slu'
State; the dismembered territory of Tex
shall be restored, and you shall enjoy full pa
ticpation in all the territory which was CO
quered by your blood and treasure. Unite, ar
YOU shall form one homogeneous populatio
all of the same blood and lineage, a soil Il
most fruitful, and climate the most lovel
l. But submit,- submit! The very sound curdl
!, the blood in my veins. But o, great Go
,eke us. and tale of submission shall nev
betold!" A SOUTHERN MAN.
e MELANCHOLY FATALITY-A young Frenc