Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1859-10-05
Our Senator's.


Since the appearance of Senator CHgssur's
speech, the minds of many South Carolinians have
doubtless been led to look back to the spoken SEN
tments of Senator HAMMOND, for the purpose of
comparing the views of the two, and of ascertain.
ing the difference, if any, between them. Those
who have done so, will be surprised perhaps to
find, that, as to any definite line of political nc
don, Senator HAMMOND went quite as far year
ago as Senator CHEsSUr did last week. Indeed,
the only difference of any consequence between
them, is to be found in this: that while the one
looks confidently to the success Of the South in
the Union, the other sees cherries prospect and
dreary future. Both are equally loyal to the
best g"od of their section. Both urge the union
of the South as essential to her success in or out
OF the Union. Both are alike sound on every prn.
ciple connected with her rights. Both counsel
caution, forbenranee and moderation, n. tho true
groundwork of her policy in the future. While
neither one Of them looks to any immediate issue
involving disupion; neither of them advises action
of any sort on any existaut wrong; neither of
them is disuniouist per se neither Of them ia
rors the Slave Trade agitation, or any other fire.
brand Of dissension neither Of them gives my
counsel likely to interfere with the integrity of
the Democratic party in 1880; And neither of
them sees any near necessity of Southern Con-
federacy.
Upon the two topics which fill out nearly the
whole of Senator CHEssur's speech-his history
of the South and his argument on popular sov-
reignty,-Senator HAMMOND did not express him
self at Bnrnwsll. But he did in his speech in the
Senate; and all remember his condensed and pow
erful presentation of those points.
Even in the difference between them which we
have indicated, they both couple their convictions
with the same declaration of undivided allegiance
to tho South. Senator HAMMOND said, even in the
midst of his hopeful confidence: "But if the
South determine and wheueyer'she determines,
to throw of her Northern friends and dissolve this
Union, need hardly say that shall, without
hesitation, 60 with her fully and faithfully"
Even undor his strong belief that the great bulk
Of the Southern People did not seek disunion, he
still announced tho opinion that they would
promptly accept it as an alternative rather than
submit to unconstitutional abridgementS Of their
rights" And did ho not further say that a tho
dissolution Of the Union is an alternative that no
have always ut command, and for which we should
be ever ready" But, moro than this, is it not
true that even upon the matter of Black Repub-
lcan Presidency, no is fully as definite and as
determined in opinion as his junior colleague?
Read the Senator's emphatic language in his Barn
well speech:
But if I am all lwrong-if my facts and reasoning
are false, and my hopes deusiyo-if, in 1861 they
beat us-whnt then? These aro questions that
may well be asked. And the answer is obvious.
We must be prepared; and the very efforts We
must take TO prevent such results will better pre-
pare US than any course We can pursue that can
see. We must be prepared, I say, to take care Of
Ourselves, whatever may come. 1t is cloar that
tho slaveloding States of this confedcracy, what
ever hazards they may choose to incur by remain
ing in alliance with majority Of non shareholders
now infa,ncd against them, must ever and at /
all times hold their dcstinies III their own hands /
They can never permit any foreign power To-.
cSiSlatc in reference to their peculiar industrial (
system. whether to abolish or to modify or impose
undue burdens on it. Such legislation must bo |
resisted with all our means, and without regard to
my consequences. II IL SNeulu SO nappon tQat
he free States of this Uni"n, being now. and a.
ways to be, in majority, do establish political
iue between tho two sections and the two syrtems
If labor, legislatc upon it and maintain it, thon
hey will form power as foreign to us as IN,
nation in the world, and We cannot submit to it, l.
We respectfully challenge those of our contem-
'orarics who have condemned the views of Senator
HAMMOND, but are now cxtoling those of Senator
'HEsSrr, to take the speeches of both and mako u
.Xrn i they 10 not arise from the task convinced
hat they have done grievous wrong to one of
ho purcst patriots, most unbiased rcasoners, and
gsost counsellCrs of our day and generation.
Sover have We been SO thoroughly impressed with
his conviction, Us in reviewing our Senator's po-
itical teachings in contrast with tho late speech
# Senator CHEsNCr We mean no discredit to
he latter, when We express the opinion that
Senator IANYoyp has drawn the true chart for
ho future guidance of South Carolina and the
south. Mother has his colleague venturcd to tako
rom or add to that chart, however big with owl
he prospects Of the South loom up to his imagina
ion.