Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-04-10
noton that when the Star Of the West crossed


if the Federal Govcrnneni-Naticnal Gov
ern,nent had better call it-'locs not remove
them, YOU will do it for them. Whether
Mai5r Anderson shall be shelled out or
s,ormed out. is question simply OF espcdi-
cncy. The honor of South Carolina was vim
jicatel shen tue Untcd States ilag was tired
at, and it has remained vindicated, because
they never rescnte, tie insult offered to that
dag. And it is matter OF qualification to
me-, as have lived under that flag, Al d as
y, have lived under it, and as have fought
untl.r it, and As doubtless you have lougft un.
der the "stars and stripes"-it is matter Of
qualification to me that that hag never was
tired at with i,Spnnity, until it covered a
c:ew Of Black Republicans. Laughter and
lrpiau,e.
eessily f the ratification of tie new Constr
tuticn l.y South Carolina, remarking that 1t
wa, seldom liberty was gained except at great
sacrifice. At Fort Moultrie said he) the
tree Of liberty vas planted, and it grew its
growth before the Declaration of lndrpcn-
lcncc WAS made by tue thirteen cc!orles.-
South Carolina became a nation South Car
Dina became people, and was free and lndc-
pendent Lclure the 4th day of July, lIIU.
But it was only accomplished after seven
years cr suffering and of SLelding nt blood:
aud if You suppose this is going TO be mere
holi,ay party, believe you will be ml'ta-
ken and believe, also. You will bc ready 10
meet the emergency. There is now III the
Quilted States an administration that has no
;alicv under the heavens. 1t is utterly inc-
,s>itle fer any lnan 10 predict what they
will do, Eecausc they arc themselves Ill utter
ignorance uf any course oil policy. They
nave ignored, in selecting President, utterly
ignored brains and brralcloth. laughter
lhey have elected a man whose proudesI
tol>t is, that lie once split rail: tor 4 living.
and that he has becn captaia OF tlat.boat.
Renewed laughter and applause. Such i
the Chief Executive officer Of the Union you
nave left. That man has no policy, and the
,ueli about him are devoid If craftsmanship
Mr.. Wgfall tl;cn quoted from Samuel Prpl>
IN relation to Charles the Second, his ignor-
ancc oil the Brilisi! Constitution, saying $50
the people of the United States have inagu.
rated govern acnt, and put at the head OF
it luan who never had any experience III
The management of thi, or an; other gov
rrnment, and before God believe iacompe-
tent ever to learn by experience" Laughter
and applause.
On the contrary, you have shown wisdom
in the selection Of our President man |
know well and love truly-s man who in the
$elixte of the United States, and upon the
field Of battle, has shown himself always to
be a man-Jctltrsnn Davis, who went from
he Congress of the United States to take
command Of Mississippi regiment, and be-
fore he returned to his home lie had given
tue name to one CT tue arms in the service
the Mississippi rifle. He combines all the
great, striking and remarkable qualities Of
your own Calhoun, and of the scarcely less
distinguished, though not less loved, Andrew
Jackson-two South Caroliuians, both re-
markable in their day and generation, but rc-
markable for very different qualities. JclTer-
son Davis has the wisdom and sagacity of the
Statesman-has also an accurate knowledge,
OF the government you have now inaugurateh
has also the courage and discretion of the
soldier, and | : now no man so competent TO
inaugurate government, at such time, as
Jesfferson Davis.
There are those who tell you we will have
peace, but believe it not. Fort Sumter may
or may not be evacuated; Fort Pickcns may
or may not be evacuated; but take my word
for it, the fort st Tortugas a'.d the fort at Key
West will not be evacuated. Take my word
for it, the jurisdiction Of the United States
Government never will be wi hlrawn from
New Mexico and Arizona. Take my word for
it, your Commissioners and Ministers never
will be recos sEized or r. ceiycd al Washington.
Take my word for it, that the Government Of
the United States will never attempt to re-
strain the citizens OF the border States from
warning upon YOU OH their own ind vidual
responsibility. Mr.. Abraham Lincoln will
neither cultivate pcacc nor declare war. and
will not restrain the citizens OF thst Govern
nent from warning upon us, and raids and
robberies will, believe, he Of frequent oc.
currence. | believe, therefore, whilst the
Government Of the United States will neth-
er cultivate peace nor declare war, it will
place US in 4 cond ton, before long, where
We VII be forced, in sclfrespect, to declare
war against them. Then it is matter of the
last consequence that We should prepare for
it, and the most material matter is that OF
natural recognition.
Mr. Wigtall then placed the necessity cf
promptly securing recognition by the Govern
ncnts Of Europe in strong and convincing
light, sta ing at the same tlule that E'Ic land
Il ID France were ready to recognize tle.Con-
lc;ieratc States as soon as t'.ey were convinced
there would be no reconstruction. In conclu-
sion, be ssiI:
And il we only keep our powder dry, and
plant enough corn, and organize an army, /
trust wien the frost is out Of the ground next
spring again to visit that Northern climate,
and when | 60 hope 10 60 in the saldl /.
ll.aug.,er and applause.
"Twice have sought Clan Alpnc's glen
In peace; but when | come again,
come with banner, brand and bow,
AS leader seeks his mortal fos.'
IAppiause.I
Therefore, in organizing this Government,
let lis 20 into it with :. hearty good will. YOU
have declared in the compact between the
States that saves art property and entitled to
protection. You have declared taxation here
alter shall not be for protection but for rev.
enue You have declared that there shall be
no disbursements for internal improvements
These were tue great subjects OF difference
bctvcen Us. These are the gre questions
which dissolved the old connection with the
other States. We have found that the old
Constitution was impracticable, because it was
union of States hostile to each other. We
have now formed 4 union etween States
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