Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-06-17
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The Charleston Evening Gees speakes Of the ming
led ubilations Of Northern Democratic and of Black
Republican sheets over the prospect of Gov. WAL
xER's making Kansas Free State, and then proceeds
to these interrogational deductions:
"was it for this that South Carolina was for the
first time whecded into National Convention, and
aid in the work of restoring tho Democratic party
to popular majority in the Union by inviting and
tempting Northern abolition factions into its ranks !?
State Rights Democrats, shall we submit to such jug
glery and imposition
As one identified with the South Carolina Demo-
cratic Convention of 1856, deny that the
)" whcedled" into National Convention. The move
ment was open, direct and manly one and was in
stigated by motives of tho highest patriotism Tho
main argument used by many advocates of that move
ment was, that it would place South Carolina in o
moro palpablc and efficient attitude. Of cooperation
with the States Of the South. 1t this view of the
matter that mado our Democratic State Convention
the strong and influential body it is admitted to have
becn The object was to defeat Black Republicanism
and to advance the banner of State Rights and State
Equality by the best means within our reach under
the then existing condition of things; And to suggest
now that was "to aid in the work of restoring the
Democratic party to popular majority in tho Union
by inriting aud tempting Northern abolition factions
into its ranks" is inuendo the part Of our
teemed cotemporary which We sincerely regret both
because it is uncaed for md because 1t is in manifest
disregard Of the record of the Convention in question
But furthermore in immediate connection with this
insinuaton follows the exclamation, somewhat in the
nature of party ralying cry: Estate Rights Demo-
erats shall re submit to such jugslery and mposi-
ton ~-We cannot believe that the Editor of the
Neus means here to impcate his fellow citizens, who
participated in the strong md controlling Convention
movement of last year, in this double charge Of "ug
gery and imposition" 1t is too far-etched and too
unkind for his good sense and generosity Of heart
we therefore pass by the language without comment
But there is something about his especial call to
&c. State Rights Democrats" which may admit of the
inference that lin his estmation the participants in
the Convention of 1856 'rcre not State Rights Demo-
Gratis. This again deny, if construc the Ee,os
correctly. TIE South Carolina Convcntionists were
as much State Rights Democrats as were any faction
or wing of those who declined to act with them They
sought but to do their duty to their State, their Sec
ton and tbeir Country. In doing this, they repudia
ted none of the long cherished principles Of South
Carolina Their policy founded in considerations
Of prudence and in desire to help those who were
helping US; But they neither contemplated yielding
nor hayD they yielded, ot ofthe ancient principles
of their State fit be the desire of any amongst
array party of so-called State Rights Democrats"
against that portion of people Who accorded their
,yp,notbv md sanction TO the Convention moyemenf
we imagine the contest (hough not desired) will yet
not be feared by the latter. But they will assuredy
protest against any assumption by their opponents of
superior zeal in the maintenance Of Southern Rights
or of superior devotion to the honor and interests of
South Caroline. They are ready to scrutinizo and
condemn whatever of wrong Gov. WALkER may do in
Kansas, or President BUCHANAN may do in Washing
ton, they to approve and uphold tho Admins
trstion and Its agents when right