Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-09-15

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to look upon as a Union of death, rather thai
life, to our honor and prosperity. 1t is easy
know, for those who look on, to find fault, ant
censure those who are obliged 10 act, often un
der the most painful apprehenSions and diff
cult circumstances. But it is for the pa
triot to give to the subject involving the hon
or and safety of his country the most compre
hensve and faithful consideration that he can
and upon his judgment cast his vote regardles
Of consequences to any individual and when
allow myself to contemplate the South, divided
and torn to pieces upon any issue with the
North on the subject Of Slavery, and especially
SO thin an issue as the rejection of the Senate
Bill, which would have resulted in nothing bu
the admission of another free State with Lane
and Robertson in the Senate before we got home
and failure to resist, with imbittered feeling:
remaining, that would utterly forbid the posi-
bility Of harmony until it might be forever toe
late, whilst q common enemy We're advancing
with re-doubled confidence and energy to oul
entire destruction, can hear the taunts ofthose
who have 50 little regard for propriety, as tc
charge whole Delegation from the South,
with the single exception aya1 Of your honest
and distinguished Representative with having
ignominiously betrayed the confidence of their
constituents, and their own beloved South bet
ter far better, to have consciousness OF having
performed your duty'honestly, than attempt to
follow those who readily find fault, but do not
effect anything useful. The truth is, that it
| seems to Inc the Southern Representatives in
Congress, althoug II take nocredit for it to my
SELF, effected great deal in removing from our
Statute books the great error Of our Ancestors,
so long acknowledging our inequality in the
Union, and opening the Territory 50 long closed
against Us, and that too, at :. time when the
puwer Of ahuliliun WAS never greater IN the
land, and well may they appeal to those WHO
now denounce them, 10 know whether they
have done their duty why did they not secure
the advantage thus afforded them? Did they
employ means, perfectly in their power, to set
tie up the country with men who would sustain
the institution Of Slavcry} How much money,
anil how many mon did those who now sweep
ilgly denounec whole Delegation, send to the
Territory ? Did they not know that the North
were sending their hundreds, with money and
arms to crush out Slavery? Was the Territory
not more convenient to them Were they not
allowed ample time while their Representatives
were upholding and maintaining the Law in
their favour, to have thus shown their superior
patriotism in practical way? And did they not
fail to do it while every one knew, that that
course alone could save the Territory to the
South But they have let the time pass, and
when there is majority Of thousands III the
Territory opposed to Slavery, they denounce
their Representatives because they have pre-
vented them from coming into the Union until
they have population fully twice as large az
was ever required. Nor will it do to re;ly that,
that prohibition will amount to = nullity, be-
cause the North will not regari il, ard will
bring the S5sta in with less the Representa-
tives can but make the laws, and it is for the
people to sec that they are executed, and it
does seem to inc that upon the violation of this
law, the South will have q much better issue
before the country and one which ought to unite
them in resistance, much more unanimously
than the rejection of tue miserable Senate Bill,
when all those who now condemn thc last Riii,
may haze fill opportunity OF proving to thu
South their fidelity and patriotism, and when
for one, if n single Southern State outside Of
South Carolina, will agree to act, will be found
among the fDremaSr, taking any consequences
that may follow. l have no faith now, nor
have had for some time, III any party in the
Union for the safety Of the South and the be-
lief that | had that the North would violate the
late Kansas act, and give us better issue than
We had, was one of the reasons which made me
vote for the Bill and if my Judgement could be
carried out, the day that witnessed the violation
Of that law, should witness likewise, dissou
tion of the Union, never again to be united,
without the most ample guarantees. not only
for the protection Of Slavery, but for the pro:
lection of the South, against Fn5baFy and plum:
H. ;,l, ,s sc,I1n fnIf f,,pyn
years. No National party arc going 10 vind~
cate our honor and our rights in this Union
there are men at the North who would aid lis
in sustaining our rights, hut they are falling in
every conflict, and we need not expect from ia
naticism, either reason or justice. The sooner
the South make up their minds that they must
protect themselves, the sooner will end our tur-
mol and strife. There are now in fact but two
parties in the Union, the Democratic and Black
Republican; if the Kansas Bill is violated it
must be over the heads of PROSTATE Demo-
cratic party, and although the subject of Kansas
itself, may not have III it, lntrnSically, enough
to make the great issue upon, coupled with all
that tue abolitionists have done, both in Europe
and in this country, together with the almost
certain prospect that Black Republican Pres
ident will be elected in 1860, when we will be
required TO surrender up the purse and the
sword to their unprincipled cohorts, it seems to
me- the time will have come, when if we ever
do any thing we should set about it, or if Kan
sas be admitted in violation Of the present law,
and the South should not be ready to act with
that unanimity which might be desired, then it
can but act as an incentive too powerful not to
have effect; and an organization formed under
its influence, can but be ready to strike, and
strike at once, SO soon as Black Republican,
or any one under Black Republican power, is
elected to preside over the destinies Of the
present contederacy Let that time slip, and i'll
my judgement we arc slaves ourselves forever,
and that too, slaves to the worst men who ever
obtained dominion in Christian country.
In the mean time, while we should not con-
slider ourselves of, or in the National Democrat
ic party, we ut all times, can but support such
measures of the party, as are in accordance with
tho Constitution and the principles WHICH We
maintain, as the only party with whom We can
, at all cooperate. If they are sustained by the
party, then the difficulties we apprchend may
be postponed for season, or possibly avoided,
until reason may assume the throne once more.
But although in the old world, there are some
indications of it on the subject of Slavery, | am
sure there arc none in this, and it would seem
to me to be wisdom in US, to prepare for the
worst. There is no cause for disunion among
ourselves and trust in this State We shall
have none; no good can come from it, much harm
NAV. am not one of those who has despaired
of resistance by the South to the arrogance Of
I the North. 1t seems to me that although the
power of fanaticism is increasing, yet the feel,
Ing of resistance at The South is keeping good
pace. Ten years ago to talk of dissolution o.
the Union was almost treason in the opinion o.
! p;na tanths of the naople outside Of South