Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1859-01-12


to the world or let IT'S bury them.
Is it for the reason that We would shock tht
moral sentiment cf other countries 1t is con
! vcnient for the North to cyccratc orr institution
! for she finds her profit in keeping it at discount
1t is convenient Tor England to cxccratc the in
: stitutiou, for she regards it rs q principle O
! strength to the North and rs the prop, therefore
; OF her most impcriuus rival, But it is an crrol
! to suppose that any of these States arc tender
on the score Of human rights. England crushed
India; France, Algeria; Russa, Prussia and
Austria have posted Polanl---al march to up
portuni;y; and if forced 10 look for European
morality in tie history of European States, VIC
the one great principle that strength is virtue,
and weakness only crime. Nor is it true that
European States arc hostile to the spread Of
slavery ut the South. They are hostile to this
! Union, perhaps; they see in tia threatening
| rival in every branch Of art, and they sec that
! rival armed with one Of the most potent produc.
tive agents the world has ever seen. They would
crush India and Algeria to make an equal sup.
ply OF cotton with the North, and failing in this,
they would crush slavery to hiring the North 10 q
footing with them; but to slavery without the
North they have no rrpugnance On the con.
trary it it were to staH'l ont for itself, free from
the control of any ether power and were to offer
to all u fir and open trade in its commodities,
it would not only not be warrcl upon, "but the
South would he sin@ularly favored, crowns would
bead before her; kingdoms and empires you'll
cEtcr the lists tor her approval, and quitting her
free estate, it would be i'll her option to become
the brittle Of the world, rather than remain as
now, the miserable mistress Of the North. The
rcpu5aancc TO Soulhcra slavery therefore, is not
due to its nature, but to the relations only in
which, by the accidents of its history, it has
been placed and if there be measure which
will teach the North that the South is to be 10
longer the passive subject OF oppression which
will teach tho world that the North is not the
Union, md which. therefore, will not only shock
the worlt but will inspire feeling Of respectful
cOnsdcrntion-it will he that which declares
that the South will hcncclorlh be supreme upon
tho Questions which affect her own peculiar in
S.itutiOns.
Is it from an unwillingnc9s in this State to
run again in advance Of public opinion at the
Soulh? know there are those WHO have been
panic stricken nj the fearful intrepidty of some
OF our political movements; hut they may be
relieved Of apprehension OF any evil from it.
South Carolina has been too far advanced for
placcmcn and politicians, il We have such char
actCrs among us. But she has never been too
far advanced for liberty and the respect Of other
Snnthcrn S!ates.- Shn has. nlde rp cali znpon
the oputn TnIr TITS rTUr Dcrr TrtstIrrcu
sion; none That the South, to the best OF her
ability, la: no! ultimately answered.: and If there
ba State in this lGinn distinguished by the
respect ;h!,l confidence OF other States, whose
professions are umiucStonc,!. whnae principles
are regarded rs authority, and whose delegates,
whether to the National Legislature, Or to con.
vcnIiona Of its own political section. are received
with high CONSIDERATION, and who are lun!;cd
upnn as hinnrr,hmarcrs in every llst anil homo.
r;bc cause, that State is South Carolina.
That she is 81 distinguished is for the reason
only that her principles have always bccn pro
nauncnt; that her action has aslys Eren dcci
,!cl that she has always been ready for emar
gencics without considerations OF cxpedicncy: {:
and if we wUlI,l emulate the deeds of those who
have cone bGihrc us AMI would merit and trans
nit their hnnors and their virtues, il is now for
lis 20 follow their example.
iIr. Speaker, it is possible that there never
may be II pcac;iIl solution 10 the questions at
isSuehctwcrn these sections. Within this Union
there are distinct principles Of nationality, and
il is lnssilc that they may nover he torn apart
withuut tie throcs o; rrvulu,un. it is all orii
nance ci nature, wise airl.rlglt us natures or
dinlarcs always are. that the .crnS of animal
liz. tan only come through lcmorrhagc and
rupture 10 existence. And it may be an urli.
nance of nature alsu that the germs OF society
can only como through! hcmorrhagc and rupture
10 development. The realm Of Britain, pregnant
-oI the principle that equality il Tie right of man,
was delivered cniy lirnuj!L The revolution. This
Union, pregnant Of the greater principle, the
equality is the rigat ni el""it onI y, may need
another revelation to dclivrrancr. But il il lc
possible 10 escape that trial il i! L.: Nos:;I.N
i;r the South to coHic, ~ she will cGNr, Il, tho
functions Of her social n;siH., wiiiin#I The >rycr-
ancc of existing ties, without the rupture Of r.
!alons that are still inndly cherished without
inlbruing her hands in tic blood of kindred, it
must !,a in the way thai va rnposc. 1t must
be hy giving Play Ia Inc clcl"caii Of her system,
hy permitting, ol Tie subject race, rEnu4h L"
meet hrr reqlI:sitions by giving her thus path
To political power, and through political power
To the security Of her rights. ;Ui withnrt tliS,
there is no power on earth to save this l'ninn !:
AMI if there were, there wnud l1r no Concrivallr
calamity 50 dreadful as lis prcsrrra!on
If slavery stand and it must sanl-,Eos il ii
too abundant Of blessing aRd too prodigaI of
promise to be given up--it must start from lis
rcposc-il must take the moral strength Of an
aggressive attitude. Though strong, strong rs
q tempest sIumbcrng, with latent energies Ut
inficIiun and endurance TO meet the world in
arms, it is sill unsafe wIhuu; those energies arc
called Ioacion. The passive subject Of Il or,ign
sentiment IL has been Iuu lon. already. Il was
thus That slavery rIl in Domingo and ,Ianair;,.
1t is thus that it, may l;lll in CrlGa ary| ls"rr,
also, for here alrel! The tolls are thruw,l aGounl
il. 1t is prescribed Gnd rcpr.lm:u!-ts on:ig
sources Of support are cmt away from 1.-THE
rrils Of lis government are held hy other hands
than its uwn--its own property is lIse'l io cor
rpL its own people. Men, ,liIlilent oi' its cntlu.
rance, move away from il. lis pIous people are
instructed 10 dcp plorr it. It's women and children
are taught To turn against it, Its friends who
speak Tor its integrity, and who claim the means
to its extension, arc looked upon as agi.niors,
and now, who speak truly what | believe inr
its advancement and the advancement Of hut
manily, in which, un,lcr Heaven, | believe it is
10 br the most potent agent this wurll has ever
scen-am sure that scarce Il woman's heart in
all this land responds TO what say, or that,
from: The pious and pure, whom most would
wish to please, if to please them were consistent
wit, my duty, will rise ole prayer for the meas
sure we propose. These things being so, it is
time that slavery should be reused to Il cunsc
BUSINESS of responsibility for its own prcserva
lion; that il should hrcunn an actor i'll the dra
ma of It's own fate; that it should speak iol
itself upon this great question. 1t nevei. yei has
spoken. The world speaks of slavery, the NORTH
sDeaks of slavery, we speak OF slavery rs thing