Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1878-11-07

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For the condition of your wretche(
laborers, you, and every Briton wh'
is not one of them, are responsible
, before God and man. II you arr
really humane, philanthropic ahe
charitable, here are objects for you
relieve them, emancipate them, raise
them from the condition Of brutes, tt
the level of human beings Ameri
can slaves, at least Mr.. Clarksor
had said that "he burned to try hi.
hand on another little essay, If only
the subject could be found, and il
is proposed to him to answer this
question put by ,y Mr.. Jollivet to Eng
land: POurq0i, sa pAilanthropie n q
pas daig ,e, jusqu,, q present, dOu6lc'
la cap de BOnne-E$praace2" A
question to which the subsequent
terrible revolt Of the Sepoys, and the
recent destructive famines in ln,lia.
add significance. Abiding to the
conservative nature Of slavery, and
its influence in giving security and
stability to Government, Mr.. Ham
moud quotes and endorses the cele,
brated remark of McDuf1ie that
slavery is the cornerstone Of Re
publican Institutions" and continues,
"you cannot be ignorant that, ex-
cepting the United States, there is no
country in the world whose existing
Government would not be overturned
in a month but for its standing
armies, maintained at an enormous
and destructive cost to those whom
they are destined to overawe-so
rampant and conoative is the spirit
of discomfort wherever nominal free
labor prevails, with its ostensive
privileges and dismal Fcrvitu1c.
Nor eOiU It he long before Tic Free
States" Of this Union 'viH bc COM
pelled to introduce tic same cnpcn&trc
machinery to prcsesvc order among
their free md equal citizens
During the aext four years,
although absorbed in extensive agri-
cultural improvements OF novel
character, which taxed his energies
to the utmost and gave little cause
for anxiety, Mr.. Hammond, beides
minor contributions to the press, pub
lished series Of articles again t the
Railroad system and Bank Of the stlte
an elaborate review Of Elwood Fish
er's +" North and South An Grafton
before the Mechanics InstitlIc Of
Charleston on the manufacturing iu-
aterests of the State, and another de-
livered at Columbia in 1919, before
the two societies Of the South Caro-
lima College. These comp sitions are
all marked BY careful, accurate and
original thought, clothed in The faciie
and graceful style ofthe accomplished
writer. The college Grafton is espe-
cially remarkable for its novel and
instructive view of thought and
speculation, and finished elegance of
language.
In 1850, Mr.. Hammond attended
thesession Of the Southern States Con-
vention held in June, at Nashville,
Tenn, and took Il prominent part in
the debates. For personal reasons
he did not raturn TO the second meet
ing, but went to Charleston, in No
ven her, and delivered an grafton. at
the invitation of the city council, on
the "life, character and services ol
John Caldwell Calhoun. )" By many
this is considered the best effort Of his
life. AS giving interesting facts IN
the history of the country and career
of Mr.. Calhoun, and as showing The
style and power Of the writer, | hope
1 do not trespass upon the patience
of the reader in making as liberal
extracts as my space will permit
Following the early life Of Mr.. Cal
hour to the moment, when in ISL, lie
first took his seat in Congress, he tells
the services he rendered to the coun-
trv in that session in these eloquent
words: Mr.. Calhoun, placed second
on the Committee on Foreign Rela!
tiops, soon became its head by tic
retirement Of the Chairman, and, be.
fore the close of his flst session, he
reported and carried through the
House q bill declaring War upOn
Great Britain; and, throughout the
momentous conflict, undaunted III
courage aud infinite ia resources, he
stood forward the leading champion
of every measure for its vigorous
prosecution. Young as he was he
shrunk from no opponent in thai
Congress, never before or since
equalled for its assemblage Of talent
He surrendered nothing and shunnc
no .elponsibility. In the darkes
and most pcrilous hour of the war
when Napoleon had fallen and Ems
land was free to turn the whole OF he.
armament upon us when the East
ern States, not content with dcnounc
ing the war through their presses
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