Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1859-02-23
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FACTS FOR THE PEopLE.-If slavery is good
for the shareholders, it is equally good for the
non-slaveholders of the South.
Ifit is right for the few to have slaves to wait
on them, and perform menial service, it is equal
ly right that the laboring white man should
tsnjoy the same privilege.
It the laws of Congress against the Slave
Trade are fight, then slaveryis wrong, for these
laws are based upon the assumption that slave
trading, slave-hoding, and slave labor deserve
alike the execration Of mankind.
If the Captains of the Echo and Wanderer
are pirates, then our fathers were pirates. Ifit
is crime to bring slaves now from Africa it
was so at the beginning, and the sooner we
give up tile institution the better
II, under the doctrine of Free Trade, th,
citizen should be allowed to buy where he can
buy cheapest, and sell where he can sell the
dearest right has the Federal Goyerr-
mcnt to forbid my going to Africa to buy cheap
slaves?
Is it right that the few who own slaves sl.ou,d
object to the importation gilmore, upon the sell
fish fear that the price of their own slaves may
be lowered? Will not the poor man who Owls
slave, feel deeper interest in the institution,
than the poor man without one 7
Is it not remarkable that the main opposition
to the re-opcnns Of the Trade comes from those
who are our largest slave owners?
Does it come with good grace from the de-
scendants of those whose fathers formerly made
money out Of tho Trade, to croak over the pre-
position to reopen it. NAKED TRUTH.
AloRE TRUE BILLs.-We clip the following
from the Savannah Republican, Of the 18th ill.,
staut. 1t will be seen that they are determined
to discha'g &C their duty:
Tn addition 10 the bills found Saturday, the
Grand Jury also reported true bill agair,st
Reuben r. Ransom, Of Irwin county, for trans
mitting false papers to the Office Of the Com
missioner Of Pensions.
Tile Grand Jury in this Court seem deter
mines! 10 do thier part towards tho punishment
of infractons Of the law against the slave trade.
In addition to the Wanderer cases. they yestcr-
day returned true bills against Charles Mares
& Joachim Selvas, commercial firm of this
city, and j. Jeranmo Cassaneras, charging tEem
with fitting out the Spanish bark Angelita as
SLAYER.
Dr. Il. G.. MAcKEY-A TEsrrmoNIAL.-The
Annual Convention of the Grand r.. a.. Chap
ter of South Carolina furnished suitable occa-
sion for 4 Masonic presentation Of an interest
Ing nature, and token of continued and long
tried esteem and affection toward distinguished
and active officer, from those who have enjoyed
tho fullest opportunities of testing his Yorth and
services. The presentation was made to Dr..
Albert G. Mackey, whose Masonic services and.
credentials need no additions or titles from his
brethren and official associates of the Chapter
rhetnkeu Mas n massive silver pitcher lelegautIY
~ ~, .l ' Fill dccoated with leaves aDJf tloRers
"To A6sft T. asEs; faEss NJ b; G5Hslie Of
a ae ,ireem'sonry. From the Grand Roy
The pitcher IS significantly naTSe1 %t6 7af
Jus devices, insignia and symbols, of its design
md purpose, but these cannot be described
without view.
The presentation was made for the associated
lonors, BY 6. G. Rev. B. johnson, Grand Chap
in of the Chapter, in an appropriate and elegant
ddrcss. The recipient replied with expressive
Itterances of feeling and heartfelt emotion. 1t
vas felt by all that the testimonial was merited,
veil bestowed and worthily received.-Char-
aston Courier.