Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-11-12

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tutions, property, aud industrial pursuits
and the existence Of African Slavery in thu
Southern :States, at the formation Of thu
Federal Union, WAS not only recognized ir
The Constitution, but guaranteed aud made
the basis, in pant, of the representation il
the Congress Of li,e United States. X
Resolved, That this domestic institution
Of The South is not only moral aud correct
in the opinion OF this Convention, but
great blessing to the African race, and alb
soluely necessary for The combined peace
and prosperity Of the slaveholding States
aud as such will he forever defended and
maintained hy themiat amy and all hazards
and to the last extremity Of their existence
as Il people. a's' y,
Resolved, That South Carolina, through
her sovereign Convention, now pledges her.
self to her sister. Southern States, 10 resist
in company with them,. or alone, if need be,
by allmeans which nature and e orl have given
her, any and every attempt on the part OF
Congress to interfere with slave y IN tho
Suites, or the slave trade between the States,
or to abolish slavery in the District Of Co.
llmha without the CONSENT Of the owners,
or to exclude slavery from the Southern
Territories Of the United States, or the forts,
navy yards, and otheE public places in the
slaveholding States belonging to tho Federal
Government, or to refuse tho admission al
State into the Union on account Of slave.
ry. or refuse to enforce aud carry out the
existing constitutional provisions on the sub
ject of rendition OF fugitive slayos, or alter
or change the Federal Constitution in any
respect touching slavery"
MIR. Perry has not shown himself prone
to modify his sentiments in federal matters
in Difference to prevailing opinion. And if
true in adherence 10 the spirit Of these reso-
lutions, even when acting on his individual
Judgment, he cannot be accounted false to
the South in the emergency we now apprc'
hend.
With moderation, forbearance, and the
spirit of conciliaton, united with irmness,
energy and perseverance, we believe that
South Carolina may become more than ever
:, unit, and be thus fitted to act her part
efficiently in promoting concert OF action
in the South. j.
As sign Of the times | shall conclude
with an extract from late speech of the
Hon. John Sldell, United States Senator
from Louisiana-a man Of known National
and Union loving proclivities, and, it is said,
an instinct for ma jnri,ies-but certainly oi
wide experience. great knowledge Of affairs,
and anques,ioned sagaeity Gat while thSs
coTiIlfdaiinii iIltfd III our ralise, says MI. Sldel
meaning the election of Buchanan. land, by
the way, Mr.. S. considers that his election
would afford hut q temporary respite, not to
he relied on,) eve should not shrink from
contemplating the possible contingency Of
the eleclionof Fremont, aud should prepare
OURSELVES for such result. No one can
value more highly than do, the iunumera.
ble advantages and blessings Of the Union.
But it must be union under the Constitution,
the Union of States, equally sovereign, with
equal participation in every right and privl'
lrre. 1t is hut within the last two years,
that | have permitted myself to think Of
the possibility of its dissolution, and until
the nomination Of Fremont, | have only
looked at it in the distant future. Now, it
presents itself as II question which we may
lie called upon to decide in a i its dread re.
ali,y in few short months. Should Ere.
mont be elected, | shall be satisfied that
majority OF the people of the free States
entertain towards us feeling that render the
idea of living with them Oh terms Of equality
hopeless. The issues presented by his nomi,.
nation, the antecedents Of those who brought
him forward, the opinions and purposes
avowed hy every speaker at every meeting
Of his party, are such that no Southern man
would dare to incur the infamy and odium
of accepting office under him. -.
"lhe Whole machinery Of government in
the Southern States must he stopped, unless
Northern men can be. found bold enough to
come among us and undertake the collection
of the revenue and The execution Of Ihe laws
Of Government from which we shall be
practically excluded.
ZACH new aggression on our rights, il
submitted to, will lead 10 other and more
aggravated attacks, aud we SHALL, after a
protracted struggle, at last beaobiiged to
choose between the allernatiyes OF unfuail.
fed vassalage OF separation.
"But, in such a struggle, not only will
the proud spirit that now ariinlates us have
bccn impaired. but we will have lost allies
that an earlier open resistance would have
rallied 10 our support.
al do not hesitate to declare that, if Ere.
mout be elected, the Union cannot and
ought not be preserved. 80, a, i. .; !.
What particular course should he pSSr- SsSr
sued, Lam not now 2regarea 10 say. Ia so
fearful a Contingency, should be unwilling
to act without some definite manifestation Of
the will OF my7Stale. This can only be
given through the Legislature, or il time
allowed, by ii Convention Of the people
called by the Legislature. Whatever may
be tire mandate Of Louisiana, I sbaA us pre-
pared to car;Y i du! in leiipF and 10 spirit"
80 ~ A SoUruERN. MAN.
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