Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-01-07

RESERVATIONS which Sbel lsnade iSio op5effat,
against them and the IgorfaJic pirly.
| haze said that sitiSWhirh fa6Iiat,
has been sagaciously sSssailedf by each of atht
other parties, which, in SSsi iEe6 peild onagains
the Democracy, parSat&isalIy " lusIafes stlle
affinity Of hatred NUtsayes ;silipi~ fafts beer
altogether unsuccessfH; said IScals upon .9bs
Fbyna Gdc Democrats ofSSSlrSWllole country il
staully to close up ttsss;l sstand; el66wie
elbow, and furiify the ;of Weakns switlisa
double column, or weMS 6s ire tfiyablY YdiSilIed
and ranquised. ST IS
Heretofore, and Sclsess "A shnEeS declared
that was not mlleh onal Democrat
Nor am l; yet have aiifdte the Demo-
cratic party, aud sdGr$ $prssepe Govern
mcni continues sfa Peraie
with tie party,Sby WbshssssaI Sna1ei it ilfty ebe
caien, which rspft pflnli lsss:
connectiuMlEitIi it Is, NJ so Intimate
may take believe that most Of its principles
are The true principles of the Constitution, and
| lave The fullest confidence in the wisdom.
patriotism, and orthodoxy Of many of the patty
lenders at the North, and in the free States,
Yet in the party, as such, l.hayc neither The
fullest reliance nor confidence, and | will give
nv reasons. When first entered this Hall, !
was an unqualified disnnion;st. had been
made so by Tie action of The General Govern
ment in reference to the tariff, 10 the territory
acquired lrom Mexico. aud Nts Whole legislation
il regard TO slaves. Shortly after The meeting
Of the Thir,y-Third Congress. Il bill was passed
rcpcang The Missouri restriction line, whereby
the States uf The South had been excluded, us
interiors. from The comnion domain. A change
If sentiment immediately occurred within ne.
and my heart expanded with love for our whole
country. | rhded myself for having done in
Justice 10 hs Democratic party, which, By re.
peaIirr an odions restriction, had relieved my
people from an insult .which lad burned thrm
Tor many long year. | approached myself for
dis.rusiing the virtue o; i people who, by an
unprecedented majority. placed General Pierce
in power over the greatest living military cap
tain, with al The prestige OF uiilary glory fresh
upou him. fell tin,t / had @Tomgrd, in my
appreciation ofiirn the Democratic mcmhtra
ui Congress aho had aobig redeemed their
pledge OF non-interrrntion inadc 1T Baltimore.
and on tAe first occasion which pre;irnlcd Itself.
had applied iie principle Of nonsintsrsrni"n ty
removing the obstacle they encountered IN k,aH-
Sis ana Nubraska--tnc ina of intervention.
Theyhad been elected, is had the President
uvon the Baltimore plalfnrm, the cardinal !ea-
ture of which was non-in!ervenlion by Congress
with the subject Of slavery a The District oi
Columbia and The Territories. This was the
distinc, issue before noilhern and southern
Democracy, and the people of both sections
elected Democrats to Congress! Yet, sir, fol
faithfully doing that which they were commits.
stoned 70 do, what was the consequence Com.
plaints:of trrarhcry and broken faith flied tic
air. A contract had been broken, with the
terms of which one OF TIC contracting parties
had never complied; Il comploa statute had
Jsea rcpea!c Which, forsooih, was irrepcalable
and c!.risteEed compGtt between sections, whcI
| il was notorious tnai representatives from tn,
different sections had indiscriminatc!y voted
}some for and some: against, a sepulchral how
WAS waited iram Maine to iowa, and our north.
} cru friends chased down with hue and cry
The act which repealed The Missouri restric.
ton also provided territorial governments fo
Kansas and Nebraska and further provided 70
their admission as States upon the terms ant
conditions heretofore stated. When the Thirty
Fourth Congress assembled, and | inspected
the new material sent 10 succeed the Nebrask;
! Democrats uf: the Nurli-when learned NOR,
of ,icif principles and observed their efforts L
Ee!xsnd them, my Faith in-norlhcrn Democracy
IIbcgan to use some Of It's saving grace. hat
Observed The deluding inhagpces ofea secTe
political association, which mysleriously mad
! dark lanterns of The thinking heads of men, ant
4 e: deavorcd 10 cajde mysclt.:intoahe belief tha
norlhcrn Deuocfaey had beeii temporarily es
aslrayi by its bewi,dermehts; .butthat aided b.
Tho liuht of the Constitution: they would ulti
! mateiy recurcr .ihe true faith. Il l.ghoped FOR
lre.action, and felt botnd in honor. and in grail
4 tudc 10 !. tand BY such Of our northern friend
4 as had remaihed,laiihfuI aud who had stood I
sus in Che. hour OF their adversely. Influence
by these and other like considerations, m
i friend of tbe mounting sdistrictin South Carroll
\ na [Mr. orr,] and myself alone Sof our delegG
s tion. advocated the representation OF our STAT
! in The Democratic Convention at Cincinnati
aud The people Of our, State, not because of ou
influence, but:of their own; free will and geue
Gus nature, which never fails, to respond to acl
of Justice or, or niagnu,5mtys met our Democrat
! friends in comnlon council for The common grot
1--WE we're there 10 organize fora great politics
contest-lIle musl.mpmcntQns that this countT
, eyeryet lus. witnessed. Our old leaders Jay
been gallant, vsant, successful. Tley wei
entitled By every right 10 the glories Of The yi
/ Eiory Which had been won, since npon. Them re
iited The responsibilities of tho measures passc
|. ',ahd whatever OF oinin might 10 them altac
sl!.Nor,hern prejudice -and northern hatred b:
lbren specially directed towards tho Preside
! wh6 had approved, apd towards. the illusirio1
Senator who bad mstured, the Kansas Ht y Nebrasl
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