Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-07-21
rHI IEacuaY AND STANDARD CONSOLIDATED.

THE MERCURY AND STANDARD CONSOLIDATED.
The Mercury, of the fifth instant, announces
that its proprietor has purchased the Charles.
tom Standard, with its subscription lists and good
will, and proposes to merge the two papers into
one, and to send the Mercury to each Of the
Standard"
l.. W. Spratt Co, remark in regard to the
sale, that, "iu doing so, they assured they
have acted not against the wishes Of the substrl-
hers and advertisin. patrons of the Standard,
for they regard the Mercury MS now upholdins
the principles and general line of policy for the
promotion of which the Standard was first es.
tablished." This is certainly news to us, as well
as a great many il our section. We have al-
ways thought that the principles 81 for the pro-
motion OF which the Standard was first estab.
lished," were rs widely different from those OF
the Mercury as any leading principles in the
South ever have been from each other--that
they were Numerically opposed-and we hope,
even now that the Mercury does not place q
broad construction upon the above.
The rotice of l.. W. Sprstt T. Co., farther
states that the Mercury is with the Democratic
party and sustains the Administration. This
is also to US news Of import! We thought that
against the tendencies and some of the leading
acts and principles of this party, at least, that
the Mercury had ever waged manful warfare.
Nationalism and consoldationism, such as prop
agated by the Democratic party, under existing
circumstances, We thought wer" regarded by the
Mercury as the shoals and quicksands of the
political sea against which the South should
carefully steer, as involving her wreck and ulti-
mate suhjugation and ruin.
We are at loss to conceive what new phase
of nationalism has been recently presented by
the Democratic party, which could successfully
recommend it to the favor and support of the
Mercury.
We think the Mercury should enlighten its
readers in this section upon these points. If an
actual construction be placed upon them, the
only reasonable conclusion is, that it has changed
its course, and now stands side by side with the
Carolinian, Edg field Advertiser. &c.-Sumtc
Watchman.
We cannot but express surprise at the above
Watchman, calling in question the position Of
the Mercury. We can see nothing v whatevcr in
the language We have used to give rise to any
notice the matter briefly.
In regard to "upholding the principles and
general line Of policy for the promotion of which
Tue OluuuaCu HdS uISl cSt6UlISLlUu, ~ 10 pCIii-
nent to inquire what these were. In 1850, all
parties in South Carolina claimed to be State
Rights Democrats, believing in the right of se'
cesson, and the propriety OF exercising it on the
occasion of the California swindlc. These were
the principles. But portion of the people,
headed by Cheves, Barnwell, and Butler. opposed
the policy of the separate action Of South Caro-
lima, after other had failed. They preferred to
wait for cooperate action Of at least several
States. This was the policy, and the State. in
convention, decided to adopt it. The Mercury
has long abandoned the separate action of the
State, and seeks bona tide the union Of the South
for action Oh any proper occasion.
In reference to the Mercury being "with the
Democratic party, and supporting the Admins
tration," We should really like to know with what
party it should be, or whom it should support.
The principles of the Democratic party are cor
rect, and the Administration is sustaining them.
We are not aware Of any issue now before the
country which would compel US to be against
the party for deviation from its principles, or
to attack the Administration. A definition oil
our Democracy may readily be found in the fol-
lowing language of August last
We are no National Democrat-that is, o tariff
Democrat or an Internal Improvement Demo.
crat, or Consolidation Democrat. We deem
oil these terms the expediencies of the most
miserable political hypocrisies to disguise the
betrayal of Democratic principles on the various
points OF policy they designate-old Federalsms
gross abuses of the onstitution-invention
of the worst enemies Of the Democratic party,
because poluting its integrity, bclying its pril.
ciples and degrading its moral power to the foul
uses Of Consolidation. We are Democrats
simple Democrats, according to- the creed of the
great and illustrious founders of the Democratic
party, as laid down in '9S aud '99 in their i'm.
mortal productions and as contradistinguished
from National Democrats. We are State Rights
Democrats. Between Democrat and State
Rights Democrat, there can indeed be no differ.
ence, for the one is necessarily the other; and
we assume the latter, because there is no differ
ence in the meaning of the terms.
For the Administration, since the dismissal of
Walker it has been as true to the South as the
most sanguine had any reason to expect. 1t has
stood by the South, and quarr0led with Douglas,
the great leader of the party. 1t has suffered
accordingly, and has gone through the trying
ordeal to the satisfaction of our best Southern
men in Congress. We see no reason for with
holding our support-a support accorded by the
State and her members Of Congress, and there.
fore give it cheerfully and cordially. -lMuruyy.
CANADA AND ARABIA AT HALIFAX.
HALIFAX, July l6.-The steamship Canada,
previously telegraphed from Cape Race, and the
steamship Arabia, which left Boston on the l4,h.
both reached this point to-day.
In addition TO the news brought by the Cana.
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