Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-04-02

has always lead the FEDERAL, Consolidation, or wing
party it has BEEN indareny called, while sirgI'
MIA and Kenlucky first took command of the State
rights party but yielded it South Carolina who has
been as ultra State rights for thirty years past rs she
had previously been ultra consolidation in her views
The leader Of any party generally in advance Off
and the reasonable presumption is that S"uh Caro
na holds as extreme doctrines Of Stale rights on some
nrints as Massachusetts does of consolidation.
dunn is therefore perhaps the guen rule In this case,
as is said 10 be in all uilers At least large
jory nf the States in This Union have always thought
so. yield to no in just devotion to State rights,
and acknowledge the constitutional power of State
10 secede. have never rdicnled Secession and
Notification as Criminal nborfions," except so far rs
10 declare it rs my belief that they were both Parish
qnarres." said on Sale Day in March, that from
the structure of our State Government, which gives
the Parishes an excessively nrgsr snre of Represen-
tation than they claim upon any principle OF JUS
re, that the people of The Stale las nearly -four tffhs
of Them reside in the Districts proper) were never con.
suited in The enactment Of laws, as 10 reflect pub
lie opinion-ilat consequence every time an ap-
pe had hsen aken from the Legislature to the people,
the latter invariably decided against the former. Dues
"JoHN of THE PEOPLE" deny this Does lie ''eny
that EdgefeIi has as much whiIe population fifteen
of the Pursle. ur that our District has but one Sena-
,ur while those Parishes have fifteen Senator'S which
OIL the basis of population, gives Parish uoter as
much political power asany thirty voters IN EigeGeld
Dnes he deny That E,lgefied has many slaves as
eight of the Parishes That District has hut one
senator, while thnse Parishes have eight Senator's,
which on the basis Of Slaves gives Parish voter
as much power rs any sixteen voters in Edgehed
Dues he deny that EdgeGrl pays as much in taxation
as nine of the Parishes, which have each Senator,
or that she has as much land eight senatorial Par.
shes! Dues he deny but that Charleston has several
REPRESENTATIVES, in the lower Huuse Of the Legislature
for taxes paid by the consumer in the interior! Dnes
he deny hut that the lower Country have many more
REPRESENTATIVES than they ought account of the
higher taxes which they pay upon their land Dues
he deny hut that the Parishes get representation tor
free school fund which they tn not need and which
goes to educate the rich of the low country! Does he
sny but that at least five Parishes have Represen-
ta,ye in the popular branch of The Legislature solely
upon the principle That each election District shall
have at least one Representative! Or does he deny
but that the Districts gel representation of Inc large
Dolice tax which they are forced to pay, while the
Parishes nav little or no such aud therefore ought
no, 10 have any representation for it. IL he do not
deny these things and he should be careful tn examine
befure he ventures gainsay them he must admit the
rn,h Of my proposition that our Legislature is moi Or
ranzrd SO as 10 reflect public opinion and that there
fre whenever an appeal is taken from the Legislature
TO the people the latter have always decided against
the fnrrner.
had heen taught, from my youth, to regard Major
PERRY rs Consojationst-as Whig-or, in other
words rs ncIinlng loo much toward The Government
nj Washington, and, remembering my early prejn-
dice, was cautious 10 inform him, That " We were
wide npari, as two men cunld he federal p"lltica"
even charged him with being Wing in The debate
OIL the EngrlieId Rail Road Bill To which he re-
pried in these wnrls: I" | never was suspected of
Whiggery by any one in my life, who knew me, but
from my youth to this time have always been re-
garded rs thorough Democrni AMI free Trade man,"
Having per'Isrd many of he discussions IN Secession,
Nullicaion, and kindred subjects, in which Major
PERRY parlicpaied IGo not hesitate 10 express my
belief that he spoke The Whole truth in the words
above quoted, when he declared himself ga Demo.
cra am! n free trade man." lie has oftenimes stated
that lie differed with Secessimiss and Nuliiers only
in The necessity or expeliency of The remedy which
they proposed. II lie wrong in opposing Null.
Gealoa "a, l.nsi Gonr iihs Of The people in all the 0llef
Siates-or the Union thong dii,
the wrong position against Secession very large
maturity even of South Carolininns coincded with
him. No une can dnnht Major PERRY's honesty of
purpose in opposing Secession md Notification. But
or vicN fT lutu h.
have thrown himself forward against lh6se measures,
and YET continue 10 reside in South Carolina where
there is so mach bitter AMI blind prejudice aginsi
him. on account Of the bullncss, ability and success
with which lie has sustained himself. believe that
he Iuves his native Stale as intensely as JohN OF
THE PEOPLE," Or any one else, and that he wunld
shed lle last drop Of his hund her defence for
righteous cause rs quickly any man within her
hurslrrs M one should claim monOpoly of patro,-
ism for himself or his party and therefore, il smacks
much Of presumption for "JonN OF TIE PEOPLE,"
or any other man in South Carolina, to assert, that
Malrr PEnaY is "ihe only son Of hers, that never
was her friend in my dreadful exigency" Prejudice
and nnthiug but prejudice has caused the name of
PERRY to be 80 ftrcey aSsae,l in the middle and
lower Districts of Suulh Carolina. But The day is
nj hand when justice will be done him. The pri.
raic citizen who wants office, always and on all
occasions CUES for the good Of his country only lie
may he deceived lur time by Interested pnltclans,
but i'm the end he aluDe is ready 10 deal fairly
by public m.n. Our State is beginning 10 slide into
her trne pnsili midway between the extreme of
State. Rights the liand and consolidation on
the other. She will go into the National Democratic
oir thu ,iuntpn
Of Electors to the people. The Parishes see i'--feel
il-knUw it, and hence the desperation with which
they are appealing 10 " Conservatism" and popular
prejudice against Major PERRY.
am nur the only man in the State who is ready TO
give Major PEaRY qualified endorsement. There
are thus. high in the confidence Of South Carolina,
who are "prrlsclly willing To trust the honor of the
State in his keeping" Judge BUTLER in lis late
letter on the Clncinnai Convention after proposing
the names Of several distinguished gentlemen as snsa
Le Delegates represent the State proceeds as lo
lows But there are many others, thal might name
and there is one gentleman, whose name, on this
uccasun, ought nui to omit, for while he las some
notions in which cannot agree yet he is gentleman
for whom | have always entertained an unftgned
respect-I aIlude Col. PERRY, who has been pruml-
nent in the Convention movement / would be per.
fectly willing to trust the honur Of the Stale In his
Keeping Judge BUTLER will also perhaps receive
a lecture from JonY OF THE PEOPLE" for this lmi.
led compliment TO Mr.. PERRY But The Judge is
right the people are with him whatever few NAL
cunenls may say to the contrary. Souih Carolina is
in state Of transition aud in my judgment The next
canvass for The Legislature will raise storm of e1.
cilsmrnt throughout the I'D country in favor Of State