Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-03-20

give pcaue
seven States have withdrawn from TIC = mon,
entered into compact, and established
government. Though the facts not ofiici-
ally announced the whole country knew that
the Rrprc< entatives Of the Southern Confel-
GRAFTON are now here, prepared to be received
at this Court. Waving all questions OF res
ulari,y as to the existence of their govern
uent, they are here to enter into treaty
wi!h the Federal Government, and the mat
;ers in controversy must BIZ settled either by
treaty or by the sword. 1t is easy to talk
about enforcing the laws and holding and oc
cupying and possessing the forts. When you
come to this, bayonets and not words must
settle the question, and he would here say
that Forts Pickens and Sumter cannot he
held much longer. The present Administers
ton will soon be forced to construe the inaug.
ural. Forts Mvutrie and Johnson and Cas-
tie Pinckucy sre III the possession of the Con
federate States, but the Confederate States
will not leave Fort Sumter i'll the possession
of the Federal Government. In reply to Mr..
Douglas, he [Wisfal] denied that the Union
as it was formerly, now exists legally and
constititionally. The evil is upon US; the
disease is seated. A blue pill at night aud a
cup Of colfce next ,uornins may relieve the
liver, but when the disease is on you, blister
ing and bloudlcttins is sometimes necessary ;
and when the patient dies it is necessary to
have coffin, very deep, u funeral service,
and things of that sort As hu said the other
night, the only question is, whether there
shall bo decent, quiet funeral, after the
Protestant fashion, or an Irish wake. The
Union is dead, and has to be buried. Ifyou
want Protestant funeral You can have it 4;
if not, you can have an Irish wake. Mr..
Wigfall proceeded to speak Of the difficulty
of enforcing the revenue laws, adding that
"troubes as to this will environ you oil
around" lIsd you not better deal with this
QUESTION practically? Unfortunately Mr.. Lin.
coin will have but bricfperiod during which
to decide tue question. If he supposes the
reinforcement Of Fort Sumter will lend to
peace, he can make the experiment, and SO
rs to recnpturing Fort Moultrie. If lie should
not remove the troops from Fort Sumter, they
will be removed for him. The adoption of
the Cri,tenden compromise proposition might
have adjusted the difficulties OF the country,
but it only received nineteen votes in the
Senate. The Senator from Illinois lDouSlas]
hnu said that awar cannot preserve the
Union" The Union, however, is dissolved.
Seven Southern States have formed Con-
federation, and to tell, as the President has
done, that their acts of secession are no more
than pieces Of blank paper, is all insult. lie
repeated, there is no Union left. The sece-
ded States will never, surely, come back
They will not now come back under any cir
cumstances. They will not live under this
Administration. Withdraw your troops then,
make no attempt to collect tribute, and enter
into treaty with those States. DO this and
You will have peace. Send your flag of thirty.
four stars thither and it will be fired into and
war will ensue. Will you divide the public
property aud make fair assessment Of the
public debt, or will you sit stupidly and idly
doing nothing until there shall be conflict
Of arms, "because you ca2not compromise
with traitors 2" Let the remaining States re-
form their Government, and if it is accepta-
bic the Southern Confederacy will enter into
a treaty Of peace and amity with them. If