Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-03-26

Kansas; adventurous young men who vii hght
ANYBODY Sir, let lne caution you, do not hold
out to Inc youth of this country temptation 10
90 into scenes of b'ood. If you do thtsyou
will commit the gravest of all controversies on
earth, and the most important concernsfok 40.
ciety; to the youth Of the country, for they VIII
20. there: and the cause of republic may be
decided by the judgment Of youthful Impulse.
Will gentlemen tell Inc that the President was
not to interposc and save them from such u
contest? Sir, he would be guilty of.a criminal
dereliction Of duty if he were not 10 inlerPose ;
for, by interposing, he cnn save them from the
consequences of this issue. l do not advise him
to fire the Federal gun, of which the Senator
from New Hampshire spoke. God knows, ~
have said, ono drop of blood shed in civil strife
in this country may not only dissolve tlIi" Onlon'
but may do .worse.-- Sir, 1 have such conhdsnce
in the good xrnce Of tie county that believe
Republican institutions might survive the pres
ent Union. Really it is broken already; for the
spirit which cherished II has, been ex1inguiahed,
and the very nltars upon which we; ought 70
worship have been profaned by false fires. +
have been accustomed only to look at this Union
10 bo preserved by observing the obligations OF
the Federal Constitution, and the honor OF COM
pac,s, and as to be lnaintained by the good faith
Of that old Puritan school which formed the
Constitution, and did. not have quite as much
sen,imenta!ity as some Of their successors.
do not say what kind Of successors they are.
Sir the men of those day. had a hardy morality,
which dealt with events a. they were. They
had wisdom which knew how to accommodate
itself to circumstances, and did not TIT them
selves 30 high that: they saw more than others
md sought ETHEREAL regions because the earth
was the. gusd for them. Sir, it is not the pures:
bird which always seeks the highest regions of
ar. The yuture, it is said, lives in the regions
of eternal snow, and yet it can descend from It's
etheral height to hive on garbage below.
The President of the United States IL under
the highest and most solemn obligations to III
terpose; and, If were TO indicate the manner
in which he should interpese in Kansas, l woaid
point out the old common Law process. would
servo warrant on Sharps rifles; nnd It SharPs
rifles did not answer the SUMMONS, and come
into court on day certain, or If they resisted
the sheriff. would summon the posse com,tatus,
and would have Colonel Summers regiment
TO be part of Tint posse comitdtus. The mcn IN
Kansas may be deluded. Theirs mny be good
men among them. do not wish for. al out
break. think there nrc many men among Them
who on reflection will give over their delu"lpns.
am not among those who hate any man because
he differs from me |; but do despise th1se who
are willing to commit others to conicstl
which they themselves will escape the consc-
quences. :. :.
Mr.. President, shall not pursue this subject
further. i haye reviewed what has been said
so far as l ,hought. proper to allude to it, and
now | conrlude With this remark: that if we
are 10 be drifting in this wy into dissolution
of the Union, would that it should b. dissolved
Tomorrow wish my words mcnsured-in
preference 10 living in Union without The pro-
lection of Constitution which gives ME IN
equality. should tell my people so tomorrow.
Yes, sir, the moment you say this Union is not
under the control, and the influence, and the
operative influence OF the Constitution of the
country, say to South Carolina, go out of
the Union, and make arrangements with others
to form such government as she can live in
with honor and dignity" 49,.