Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-05-19
CIIE RIGHT VICTORIOUS.

come STATE llt HI ail u! tue pfosout arFhnSeohS
under tho Lecompton Constitution untouched &c to its
Sidcery features The Richmond South, admissedly
the foremost journal in the ultra wing Of the Southern
Rights Democracy, couches It's approximation OF tho
measure in such emphatic language as this: at
achieves" says the fiery Sun'h "n Congressional re-
cogntion of the Lecomptun Constitution 1t afirms
the principles for which the South has contended
throughout the struggle It admits Kansas into the
Union AZ slave State and thus consolidates the VIC
tory Of 1854 II practice we'll as principle, 1t il
now established Tint NO Federal prohibition will avail
TO restrict the expansion Of pro-sarory power Such
is the degree Of satisfaction expressed by who has,
in this controversy been the bright particular star
Of southern watchiulncrs, and, whose authority oil
tho other luminnriss of like classification have
pointed to with repeated conmcndation and applnuso
Whers is that eommendaGon, where That applause
now,-now that the victory is Won and the South "
has i;self shouted the "Ty Triumphe" It is obserr
able that the members Of this peculiarly Southern
constellation who hail from Mobile and New 0rleans
do not incline to "clap their hands together with the
"SsutA" star on hs otcssion. They ttill seo mon
ster in disguise, where tho "iSouM" with nearer
and more enlightened view discoyors naught but
comsncss and constitutional proportions. It ia that
old intidiuus monster Compromse, which they fus-
pect the Conference Committee Of pallning Oh upon
our section in new drest. They shrink back sghast
ut the thought swearing that they the cloNen foot
under tho tinsol gurb Of this Conference BILL. When
asked to say wherein it is akin to your Compromise
genus of political monsters, they utter come wild SEN
tences about Southern cuncession Is to the
South "the dirsful spring uf woes unnumbOr'd" DC.
But neither iu ternlt, by inusndo do they give
the country to understand in hut the conccsrion fea
ture Of the present (so-dubbcd) Compromise consissl
Their more reasonable co-laborer Of Richmond sees
no ouch feature, and frsnky acknowledges tie merits
Of the measure whether considered with reference to
the South and Slsvory, or to the good of the whs!e
country. So think the entire Congressional reprcacn
tatiun Of tie South, "in Congress assembled" with
the exception Of Gencrat Quitman and Bonharn, and
three or four Know Nothinsa The gentlemen whose
names wo mention wore doubtless Influenced in their
opposition to the ILL by honos convictions, and no
one is disguised to assail thcm account Of their
votes. Neither are ultra cotemporaries OF the
Southern press to be censured in the matter Thoir
error il of the head not Of the heart and ought to DO
tolerated accordingly. Some sny that the chagrn at
finding their predictions Of Southern defeat thus fall
.i6ed, hos had not little to do with their mistaken
conception of the scope and tendency Of tho Confer
ence Bill but it is unchartabls to judge them thus
If it really be however, the example Of the Charles
ton Mercury iaay profit thuu which, after announcing
that its sasacity in reading the political sky fully
borne out BY tho succcs. Of tho untslarery party
the first kansas vote seems to roceivo the intel
lsence of their defeat with the quiet satisfaction Of
one who has met with an unexpected Goasend. Like
tho Mercury all should vastly prefer the poace of the
country to tho petty triumph Of this that tho other
political prediction.
For much sound sonse and solid argument On the
subject Of the Conference Bill, please road the brief
and excellent spOech Of Mr. Boyee, which may be
found elsewhere i'll Our present iSsue. The happy
conclusion Of the affair s that The councils Of the
country rid VI it for tilne,-probaty forever.
Of course predictions are already rife, to the
effect that the whole gssstion will be brought
up agsin on some slightly varied test. II so,
let come and let the country meet it when it doc.
come. "sut6ciert unto the day is the evil thOreof"
But it occurs TO muny, that the question, fur
Eansus i, concerned is finally disposed of by the
cont action Of Congress. The ruling party Of the
country, and numbers also outside Of it, will agree
with Senator GTn Of Calaforuia who said, on the
night Of the Democratic sercnade, that "if Kansas
accepts" (he condition Of the Conference Admission
Billy "then will she come into the Union with the re-
publican form, commanding all the guarantees that
are given under that admission. If she rejects it be-
cause she is to receive millions Of the public domain
as other States have received when coming into the
Union, and demands il as paramount OF her admis-
sion, then let Kansas s!riek, and let her bleed, [ap
| plauge1 for she shall never come in until sho has
.unhceut population. say the alarmiats, the
very next Cougrcts will DO Of complexion, not only
to invite the kuuyas shriekcrs bnek again. but "
warrant the success of any spplieatiVu they may
make whether it DO sftsr the exploded plan Of the
| Topeka revolutionists or otherwise. A naked aud
uutuuudvd assertion Or wha. ID worse, o miserable
te;tio prineipi. Yv; they 90 farther, and say that
the next President will certainly be Black Republi-
cum And it il with regret that muny quiet citizens
perceive disposition in South Carolina to originate
a new Platform having this prospective possibility for
its grand ultimatun. They regret it, because 1t ID
| ruiSug premature excitement shout nm ovent that
Ly many chances may never happen because the
State is known well enough to he prepared for such
III emergency, come when it will and because it
has already proven unfortunate for South Caro-
lima to tule the lead of her cosacs Of this South in
any matter involving their common interests. The
Stute is st her post and will assuredly be along
side Of the most nretuous Of her sisters in any
tionsl action they may take for tue yindcasn Of our
Southern rights aud interests. Thore is necessity
therefore for her again to proclaim her position, cs
pecisy Oh contingency in the dim distance, and in
advance Of the whole South. Let her rather as.ist
in the triumph Of tho Democracy over Black Repub
licanism as fur as sho may. Let her stand by the
veteran Democratic President Of the Union in his
patriotic endeayors to perpetuato the equal rights OF
the States. The Kan.as cloud has passed away, and
two years Of bright weather are yet before Lis nd
nliu.tration In that space Of time hO may do much
for his country,-much especially for the South. Lot
us hopo for tho beet while stand to our arms and
lot our policy be shalcd accordingly. Then if the
evil day come, shall hIve done our whole duty.
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SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL CONVENTION.
This body assembled Mt Montgomery, Aln., accord
ins to appointment, on tho 10th instant Muro than
three hundred delegates reported to have been in
attendance, mostly from Alabama, Georgia, South
Carolina and Virginia. Col Andrew p. Calhoun, of
South Carolina, chosen President und delivered
stirring address taking his seat. Among tho
prominent mon present, were Hon. K. B. Rbett Hon.
". L. Yancey, Roger A. Pryor (of The Suath) John