Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1859-12-21

=. uervu,u tne to say auyht that would
/ pe unpl asaut lu him even il hc were i'll hi,
seat but he is absent. shall, therefore,
simply read what he has said, and draw my
conclusions from il. quo'e from speech
of Mr. Seward, the Senator from New York,
and suppose that distinguished gentleman
may be considered as 4 leader who elnbodlrs
the sentiment and feeling, and surely it is not
to his disparagelneut tu say no little of the
valor, of that powerful party. In speech
delivered ly him in the Sen;t: Chamber, OH
the Sd Of March, 1853, tLis languase was
held:
Free labor has at last apprehe,ic'l its rights.
its interests, its power and its destiny. ana Is "r-
gnnizing itself To- assume the government ot III:
Republic. 1t will hrncrtrrth lnecI y"u h,.ltlr AMI
rcsolutcy here; il will NEE, yuu rverym here. III
| the Territories ur ont ui them, whurryrr y"u may
90 to extend slavery. 1t has driven yuu back III
California and in Kansas; twill invade y"n so" -
Mark the language: "it will invade you
soon."
In Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Missouri
and Texas. 1t will meet you in Arizona, i'll Cen.
tral America and even in Cuba. The invasion
will be not merely harmless, but benecen., il you
yield seasonubly TO lis just AMI moderated de-
mands"
What q wonderful similarity of sentiment
and purpose with something that We have re.
Gently heard disclosed! Now, gentlemen,
wish not to be misunderstood. know that
the Senator here has in his minl-his language
is susceptible of that Interpretation, properly
no doubt-the idea of moral invasion, the
influence OF moral sentiment, an Intellect a
contest it may be but mark the language aud
see the result of the teaching. Hegoes on;
at proved so In Now York, New jersey, Pom.
sylvania, aud the other slave Statr., which huYo
already yielded in that way to it's advances, You
may, indeed, got n start undur or near the tropics,
and seem safe for time, but it will be only shprt
time Even there you will fnund Sta 9. only fur
free nbor to mniutuin nnd urcupy. The interest
of tho white Faces dcinands the ultimate emunci-
patton of all lnen. Whether taat consummation
shall be allowed to take effect, with needful aud
wise precautions against sudden change and disas-
ter, Or be hurried on by violence is NIL that re-
mains for you to decide.
Yes, gentlemen of the South, yon lave an
institution obnoxious to the philosophical,
sentimental hunanitaranism Of the day you
must give it up; if you do so at our request,
all will he we'll and easy with you; but such
is the urgency of these motives upon US, that
if you do not give up your property, yield
your power, surrender your independence,
permit yourselves to he lwarfed in the Con-
federacy by the destruction Of all that makes
you people, we will do it by violence! Most
inagnanlnous, gracious and nlerclul master,
we thank you for the privilege OF choice.
There is the conflict foreshadowcd in March,
lS5S-more than eighteen months ago-close
proximity OF time with the exhibitions OF Ger
tuin recent mnnies,us-anguag aud purpose
mistaken by the crude minds Of those who
employ physical force instead of intellectual
power. You see, gentlemen, the tendency.
You asked for an Indication of principles in
your creed, in what you have said aud done.
/ have presumed to show it. There it stands.
If you value the Union as YOU say You do, it
is for you 10 preserve it. The South cannot
preserve the Union. 1t does not behoove her,
in her down trodden and feeble condition !;
but she cannot if she would. 1t is Tor you
it becomes your interest, your concern, your
power in the future. If the Union be so dear
to you, it is for you to preserve it, and not for
the South. Ion have the power; she has not:
She stands still, and cndeavors to defend
herself.
The honorable Senator who last spoke,
asked what meant these recent ebnlli,ions.
Sir, they neau this: They mean that the heart