Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-10-14
"NAr1oNAL DEMOCRACY"

South Carolina, by the action OF many VI hoi Nios'
devoted sons was represented in the Cincinnati Con-
venon, upon purely Southern grounds, she is there
fore gone to natonalism. because some of our most
distinguished and honorable fcllow-ctizens united
there u Jatriots from crery "iher part Of the SOUTH
in controlling the occasion for the complete as
cenlaney Of Southern Rights; they wantonly sro-
ken of as men who have lost the spirit of their faith
crs Because these same gentlemen, with host OF
sympathizors throughout the State, are still OF opln-
ion that our only present available measure for for
harding Southern concerted strength is to be found in
the instrumentality of the Democratic party OF the
country they must forsooth be secuted at rs poit-
clans who esteem the interests and rights of their Sec
ton of less importance than tho dominance of mere
political organization. Because the people Of South
Carolina are understood to approve and sustain the
wisdom of this policy, being the true policy g e.
tcctual Southern cooperation, we are ALL save tue lew
dcvotecs Of naction, to bo considered lrrecainapy
ensulphed in the whirlpool of Capitalization. BE-
causc our prominent statesmen entertain strong hopes
Of advantage to tho South and to tho whole country
from the administration in power and arc disposed to
uphold and assist the present able Chief Magistrate
in fulfilling the high Constitutional line OF duty no
has marked out for himself it is ungenerously anu
untruthfully suggested that share in government
spos is the real attraction which influences their ad-
herence and support.
Il is surely time that these unnecessary and un-
grounded Aings of Carolininns against Caroiin'dns
should cease Most of those who east them do so, VIC
believe, without properly considering tile enormty Of
the accusations they prefer against brethren OF their
own household It s as much to say, that they are
traitors to their homes, and rccreans 10 honor and
truth Thus to speak of ones fellow citizens in any
the most lcentous community, would be rough even
while true. But to indulge propensity for such
TRADE in commonwealth of patriots, such is our be-
loved South Carolina, is grievous error. Its ten
deney is to break up the ties of fellowship and cord
aty which have hitherto operated to bind us together
as one family even amidst considerable divisions o.
sentiment. The acting political cxponcnts OF thai
famy, however differing in opinion rs to certain mat
tcrs of policy and expedicncy, feel and acknowledge
each others intelligence integrity and patriotism.
has ever Lecn thus with 1t is still in the main
How much to be censured thon is the citizen who car
wfuy disturb this excellent condition Of things, by
uttering coarse aspersons upon the political honesty
of hs BROTHER because has CHANGED that this broth
er differs with him to the proper method OF secu
ring the permanent triumph of interests identical will
his own AZ wc have observed, VIC believe there are
very few in South Carolina who would deliberatel.
perpetrato this wrong. OF course thcre arc mon II
all societies to whom the indulgence Of spite as nat
ural rs venom is to the viper. But such miserable
specimens of humanity are seldom found under tn
genial sun of the Palmetto State. Yet, from thought
essncss us VIC believe there havo lattery occurred
South Carolina, printod passages Of hish-aown cen
sure versing towards that illiberul and unjAst cx
cess of abuse upon which we have animndverted; ant
they have had reference TO citizens who nude use
the Democratic Convention, and arc now desirous o
availingthemseves of Democratic strength, with th
patriotic purpose Of advancing The great comdi"e'
| cause of tie Constitution anil Southern Flights.
We mention this injustice to protest against it ms nj
evil and not to dcprecate the blow it aims at the South
ern Rights Democrats of our State. Such blows hav
no effect upon honest meu before an honest public
The Democrats of South Carolina are in the strait
forward discharge of their duty to thcr State, tci
| Section, and their Country. Constitutional Union
the Union of their fathers, is the only Union that hn
any place in their affections South Carolina is thei
Grs love- and to hor they owe their highest allegiance
Harmony Of action in tho South is the chief means
power they look to, whether to preserve tho cxisin
Concdcracy on constitutional grounds, or to form al
independent Southern Confcderacy should that COZ
summation be forced upon the people of our section
In the mean time they recognize the constitutions
men of the North as brethren worthy of the name
and they orc hopeful that the power of Truth will ell
able the latter to prevail against their enemies an
oura, the dark cohorts of Black Rupubcanslr
Their struggle and ours are against the same ioe au
for the same end anil that end is the preservation
the great blessing Of civil liberty as bcqueathed to
by the immortal trainers of our political system.
If there lie any higher platform of political actio
amongst us, what il it? II there bc any more pract
cable way helping ourselves, let it he named. II on
duty to the South lies in any other course, let it
exhibited Until tlen, the gracclcss taunt Of nation
asm, the false impuiaton of corrupt motives, IN
the grossly erroneous charge of cslrangcmcnt froI
the long cherished political doctrines OF South Carroll
M, fall harmless at the feet Of that staunch maj"it
Of our people who claim to be neither less nor NOR
than Constitutional Southern Rights Democrats.