Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-12-17

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had the control of this Confederacy, they
never entered into combination TO disfran-
chise the North, when they could have done it,
They had no such idea When we entered into
this Confcderacy, it was formed by practical
men. who understood that they were to observe
the Constitution in good faith; and that when
the Constitution was dsregarded, numerical
strength could not give Us i Government. Ac.
rording to the Senator'S argument, the moment
you deprive US of an operative Constitution,
which can bc controlled within its legitimate
sphere, you make this the Government of a
mere majority, Government of discretion, and
discretion is the law of the tyrant. ! would not
say to any section that it ought to be under the
temptation to exercise such Government
Yet here is the fact before you, u most pal pa
Bile and momentous fact, ihat-for the first time
in the history Of the Government believe
both candidates have been nominated by party,
and sustained by Il party, from one section.
,, do not intend to make this ihe occasion of q
stump speech upon The Presidency. have a
higher purpose than that
Mr.. HALE. The Senator will allow me TO
ask lin single question rs he groes along, be-
cause know he does not intend to lnisstaie
history How was it when Andrew Jackson
and John e. Calhoun were elected?
Mr.. BUTLER. McCaltoun was elected Vice
President vhen John Quincy Adams was elect
ed President, and neither the North nor the
South thought it proper 10 turn him out when
General Jackson was elected. He was accepta-
BILE TO both He was not elected on a sectional
ground. With that qualification, the Senator is
right. Mr.. Calhoun went into Office under an
oriqiual>nomination for Wee President with Mr..
John Quincy Adams, and Vas continued in office,
believe, without opposition North or South,
Eas. or West. There was no sectional question
then. The issue then Sas not of sectional
character.
Mr.. WADE. 1t is notso, on our part, now.
Mr.. BUTLER. 1t is not sectional on his part,
when the gentleman says he would have both
candidates from his section
Mr.. WADE. have sid nothing about The
locality of the President and Vice President
not word that am awlre of.
Dir. BUTLER. Perhaps you are not fully
aware Of what you did say. do not know
that you said it, but you acted it.
Mr.. WADE. know did not say it. am
aware of what say.
Mr.. BUTLER. The Senator thinks that acls
do not count as muclr aswords.
Mr.. WADE. ] did moi say u syllable aboutit.
Mr.. BUTLER. Well, where were your can
didates from!
Mr. WADE. The United States sir
Mr. BUTLER I will not be tempted to 20
into; that. Tile United States? One of them,
as said on another OCCASION, resided in one
place, lived in another, aid was born in another;
butt will not go into qus'ions of that kind.
This is The first tim in the history of the
country when such an issue has been made. It
is the first time that The Union of these States
has been nut in leopard by suuh an ISSUE The
President of the United States, standing as he
does as trustee for all puts of this Confederacy,
has in his message Attempted to rebuke this
geographical array Of sections; and he has used
The language of warning as he was bound 10
do. He is not only q tusee for all, but he is
q sentinel to maintain he Constitution of the
country. If he though that the Constitution,
or the free institutions Of America-yes, sir,
the beacon lights that were lighted up by cur
fathers, were 10 be extheulshed in this mad mr.
ray of sectional power, he would have been q
traitor to his trust if HI had not told the people
of the United States tht their institutions were
in danger If he thou,ht they were in danger
it was his duty to say 80. He did think they
were in danger from tlsse sources. think so
The President has sad that abolition associa
tions have been formed for the purpose of max
, ing war upon the institutions of the South
| am told that that is dnied; and the question