Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-06-04

| sure OF adoption. IL may WCfK Uauiy IN sonic
Instances. but should never be sacrificed. South
| Carolina eau thru cast votes for her choice.
bu, under tie two-ihrds rule, it will require l6
votes 10 neuuaize her votes cast against any
Objectionable nIan. Ought not this power To hc
exercised! We are certain. AZ | have showed.
to vote for the nominee of the Cincinnati Con.
venlion, and why should we mul be there To take
part in his selection. The prominent candidates
are, lst Gen. Pierce, who has proved true to the
South and the Cun>ii!uiun. Il is onr duty tu
sustain him us our first choice. Next 10 him is
Svnior Douglas. Mr. Buchanan is the Third
most prominent candidate, bm; cannot be rrgar-
drd BY l!Ir South rs so acceptable, for he beLrs
President Pierce and Senator Douglas are coy
cred AL over with scars-hnnurabie sc#r> intlir-
ted in their battles with Northern fanalirsm. |
believe Mr.. BucIallan, however. To be II true
uian. believe he will carry ou; The prirri plr>
of the kaiisas Nebraska Liil. He stuod out
with the Suu;h in 1919. in favor of the eXtcn
sion of tho Missouri IiIe TO the Pacific, and
zca'nusly Sustained The Compromise measures
Of 1850. tic ought TO Le satisfactory, buL the
great Issues before The country is the Kan. n
and Nebraska issue, aud ae>>rS. Pierce anu
Douglas are The best expuncu Of Tie principles
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II:rse last ranlul receive The vGlys Of those
cmdrr-tnoicd Democrats wro ncline To know.
mniii'.i,ll an,i ;.b"ii,ion>.n. Ii lcy desire /"
rrlurm ~ The party Ihcy uIa>i d" 81 br ;.rccGi"g
To our lerHs. Policy therefore, dci;it d, lil.;.
We should br rri,rc>, ntrd a incnna!, as will
lis evcfy consideration OF ncrr,t and gratitude.
We uu>l >u>iIi: iirse whu have fouanl aud
suffered for Us. Il lhust not be sad ;Iiut We
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wht; their services were uU longer nrcdrd kick.
cd hru oil
1t is said by many Of those vino oppose tIis
Convention that they are aGcmL Pierce mel,
.iai hey wdut him nominated by Slate Com
vrnian aHd Sustained tv lie Sac, whether
tie Cincinnati Conve'.liui nominate, him or 40.
/, His "i,e.ur >cn>u;e! Are There no other
trac men III the North h"siivS Gen Fierce
SurPn>r The Ci:ciuI'ai Co"i iruii"! nu:.ii'.:r
o"luc o,er Individual as ,iI.hui al ,'irrcc
"h"!i lie ss'l';I "iiI support. vii s5"a'h '.a.u.
ina vote for p.errr wl!ru She caniut clr,t him.
and her .c.Uu uiay insure the SUCCESS Of line
Ei.ch Rrrub!icau candidate? Would rstrelIi
hat l!i.li Us u friend " h. would liuzZa fer lir
aid yet refuse Ia 90 10 tue 20 Is 40 ,u!r for lnr
u cause iqu # Was Sold there in opposition /"
is tempcr,tcc vl.w>? II We ate lrnIy trici.dr,
Pierce 'ct Us g TO Cincinnati. Where We cat,
FENDER him essential srrvicr."% There we can
contribute more 20 L, SUCCESS liian by casing
lne voir of The Slalr for him under Tie circul!l.
s;arce, referred 10. VINO can LAY ;lai the ,o;r
"f South CaruIlua may not secure his uu,nIn:i.
ton! Wnu then are Ills best friends, those who
,ic,rc 10 aid hin when their aid can be rtrcluaI
or lnu-e VINO wish the State 10 vote inr him iii
! November, " slr;r: mumi:!i.e,! n Cincinnati ur
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Alr. Chairman. l I'm gra'fvl 20 know tlia!
Sru'ii Carolina will BE- rp.e>en'rd in tn. Cili.
cinna!i CuiWrn;iur and iIlas her vuirr will be
nrard ;I"ugs;dc vi Alabama, Mississippi Grur.
git, aid o:irr Snulcru S;;alcs. There has bees
great talk ul Violating our inIr-ho;"rrl policy.
III lic tir, place let Us gn back 80 1913. ~irI,
a,nl ~hrl, Tie Legislature vi every Nurthrrll
So,te, except Iowa, had declared fnr the WLnu;
1 i',o,is". When went iir>, 10 Congress, il.
lS49 found The North array,d in 50 ID PHI
LAX in favor of The Wimut provsu, aud MT
Juli;r in iiic House in favor ot HE measure
lIu> Wis Il lriyniul issue prrcipliated. Tux
South offered lis Il compromise To extend The
,llss"ur I.imc 10 The Paci!ic bn, this Was rrjrc.
ed Fer u.'!.iy. however. 'f"r The country, .ne
Compromise EIe">ure al 1850, embracing The
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.cr, rn,lun ht Cungtcss in .he territories, Were
w"p:cd, il!;! lie question II >!tvrry in Tie Ter.
Ii,uriss ir.;i.>!cfv:i from tu#.!va& 10 tie people
| inS w.s :. great a:iii.., vi:irn;, amd l:.uugh
i not approve of ..ii j!i"-c lnr.i>utce, .iicl
i we'd he wHy for tI!e ka;,>:.> and NeLr:.>k;
Bill wi:lch his restored The Snuti,rrn s;,n'rs III
their original equality III the Uuiun. lnoug
ihc slnrEi of lan:iirl,iu has sI!irc then swept
Ia
favor. he President is Determined IN rXrru
HE laws OF hinSaS, projecting slave property III
any and 1t all hazards.
What have NC now 10 complain Of. and what
more can We ask of our Northern ircrls The
South occupies Il better ,siiion now than ri
any time since The :,iup.i ion Of The C"nsilu:nn
| The repeal OF Tie Missouri Line has rcstorv; H.
tu our original equally in The Uniun aud far
that We are Indrb. cd to The Northern Deu!ucri.
cy, who assisted u> la!uliv in this matter
though carryim their political c"irs upon their
backs But for tie Northern Democracy, Kan.
,;ls would be this day closed against tie South
|, il lust: ncn, that We snoud withheld our i'll
!u.nrr aud sympathy from cur Northern f'ieEtls
vino ere now struggling against Black Rrrub-
Iicani>in in our briaiI? Snail we basrly ,ur.,
our bucks upon tll">e who are battling for us
against such fearful odds? Every consideration
every nducenlrnl ;l,al can influence geuprnu,
minds, impel IL, to meet our brethren III Crin.
uali We need have no fear, Mr.. Chairman. OF
The platform that will there Le laid down
have carefully scanned The resolutions of the
Northern Democratic Cunyrn'nn. and hesitate
not 10 say that llIe great majority Of them ar.
cmincntIy satisfactory. will 90 further, and
say lhat believe, ii. the making of Il platform
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