Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-07-31
4 Startling Proposition.

There Grr irm things rnt III rrn; At tbs ;:mt
In, command the least art,r;inn i,on III lcnc'::
reader. ou;. r the current "t wax news and wa
.nlrulai,I :. l'r! arc ;br:r n;l'r matters orcu
.,a!ir lroachci, ihut .hul.,l receive ti,e scrr;-
~ Di Tie i,4hlir, is aiir"T.! or c"ncmha,ina,
"thou; delay "r hcsitnmry. q! :''is character i
an :.tic!. in lie last h@ilber ni the .~n'hrrn Lit
era.y .H.,ttng,:, entitled ''TIc TrGe ,:aes,rn, .
in which IL author attempts 10 shn'iuw frtl a.:
strong Guvc:a,ien,' ss an .nai.pei.snl lc requisite
tu :he successful l,,'ure Of the South. in making
rui that dc$dcraln:n Ito sE;>h nnne perhaps " ii.
ui:ref. pr",i'ss't i. proceed ul"a co:re,; rrine-
pl.E i,:i ;lr write! reserting Ia the startling
prai.o.iton, that ia Htarc, separate Sat. sr-
r,.ri"n n;us be isforrl.' We cop: aparusTarh
OF two, italirizing the word rhet hear more d.
rectly upon this point:
" The late much agii::ed question of separate
State SECESSION, however rh tnnnhir ia m"as
sp.c'-, vet rp be irraIed ,rih mnra i.n Hry, u
having hccn, il mt the only a least the most d.
rrct nethui Of iunuGnratiug the new reg:.ie thai
is to he,-yct tur the !MtIie time, il mast Sc iy
! nnrrd. /; was duuhies$ na uurrrugni2"d nstmt
of goul in the pn,,. still tno,r u tn be 'cr
nnrfi"r iriHch, i" The scis"c. of g"rrrmmc"', and
hostile tn a ira "F i.rmnmcmry, uIr If tie First
objects in rvery pntIral system. by fnrre Of cir
culnslanccS. il wurSel much gond, aS il was the
adopted method ut cutting ourselves loose fru,n II
prnl PIE with whom sc differed in all high esscli-
tials Of character, and from Il government tha;
had hrcop,e not only thoroughly inefficient, hat
thoroughly currIpt, ani likely 10 nave become
quite as oppressive 10 the South Ind it noi hsei
destroyed.
But such considerations hold good no longer
We are now an isolated int homogeneous peel le
in the main, with high duties before uS. 10 me
up 10 the requirements Of which. linrrsi, but
strong yoccrnmcnf ,cW he necessary, ~dercia aH
s"rh fin,sy positions ere f"ts aeo"ted.'
Such is the language ni consp cuou< article in
orc of our most prominent Snurheru pcripn rnls: !:
anl as II Caro;nian, we object 10 it in f"to rr'o.
II is heterodpxira and dangerous, for il directs
blow at that main cornerstone Of Southern
policy, .Hn;c .Sorerc:yniy. II is ll-timcd and Tn
gracious, for it disowms and ahiureS tn. very
principle which gave form and complexion 10 the
present Southern movement. Make as strong
government as the cxigcncics Of the South may
rsnre. dive il, under limitation Of contingent.
cirs. all the power If military 'iirator-shir il
need be. Give it tho parse and the Sw"rd Of the
States for the time being O; our ncrilaH struggle,
il nothing less will snf:;yc In secure our common
cause. Gut ;ell IT, nn: Of parting w;;h one j"t OR
one title Of Sta:s Sovereignty. Never. no, never.
It i the rery essence Of our present as it must he
nf oar iuture strength. Its the slc7el palladium
OF nur liberties. And he isa vain dreamer, OF
something worse, who wonll essay the almost
sacriegious task Of reasoning it vat OF orr ro-
liical system.