Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, July 05, 1848, Image 2
i1R. CALLIOUN'S SPEECH IN THE
SENAT E.
On the 27th uit. Mr. Calhoun addre9sed
the Senate on the-Oregon Territorid Bill.
The follot%ing is a mere abstract of his
remarks.:
- After a few remarks from Mr. Berrien.
explanatory of his view in renewing the
motion to strike out' the 12th section,
Mr. Calhoun addressed the Senate.
The South desired the enactment of no
laws to give them any peculiar advanta
ries. They simply desire that the territo
ges shall bq left open to all, while they
remaitr territories, and then they come
into the Union that they shall be left to
make their own laws, with no farther res
trictions imposed upon them than are pro
vided by the Constitution.
On the great question whether the non
slaveholding States have the power to
prohibit slavery in the territories, he should
claim for the South nothing to which they
were not clearly entitled, and yield no
right guarantied to theta by the constitu
tion.
lie stood here unconnected with party
considerations. and should examine the
question solely with a view to what he
considered the true interests of the coun
try.
lie contended that the constitution never
intended that there should be any discrtn i.
nation, in regard to the rights of property,
between one section of the United States
and another. And yet they were told,
without a particle of proof to establish it.
that Congress has the absolute control over
the territories.
Where was the power to be found, he
asked, by which this absolute control is
- conferred? The clause of the constitution
to which' the Senator from New York
(Mr. Dix) had referred, giving to Congress
the power to "make all the needful rules
and regulations respecting the territory
and other property of the United States,'
referred solely to the public lands. and in
it- isnot to be found the semblance of
governmental powers in reference to the
people of the territories.
Was it to be supposed 'that if the fra
mers of tho.Constitution intended to give
governmental powers to Congress, they
would have made another provision
by which legislation was given to the
people ofthe territories?
lii reference to the District of Columbia,
he said that though Maryland had ceded
certain powers to the government of the
United States, within the District, the
sovereignty still continues to Maryland,
and it was under this view that Alexandria
had been retroceded to Virginia.
In regard to the Ordinance of 1787, he
proceeded to show that it was enacted
undc:different circumstances, and with
oir any iniertion to establ:sh it as a pre.
cedent for future government on this sub.
ject:. It was a conpromise, to terminate
a loug.continued controversey between
two Statest. it, reference to the delivering
vp of fugitive slaves-a compromise which
the South! have ever since faithfully ob
servedgbut ,yet. this very faithfulness on
thii poiot .is now- quoted. against them.
And he:referredt o orgat zed associations
i tSitte for":enttc slaviro.
tip t tssourt'jnto. thUnido, and'
theadoptign of what is termed the Missou
ri deig~omis-an'arrangemuent which he
saidl,ha~d never received the sanction of
the S6uih;"'though they had strictly ob
ser%~d 'dfliiequirements.
EHe quoted a retier of Mr. Jeierson to
the late Hon. John Holmes of M aine, in
which he. disapproves of the. Alissouri
compromise, as unfortunate fur the pence
and happiness of the country, and calcu
kated to lead .to' most unh;eppy local dis,
cussions. And yet he had been here
.qnuoted as the originator of tho Ordinance
of' 1787.
Frbtm what he had shown, he contended
the Ordidance of 17S7 and ithe Missouri
Compromise, both fell to the ground, and
were of' no effect.
In regard to the acquisition of territory,
lhe admitted that the United States had
the right to acquire; but whatever the
origin of the power, he insisted that it did
not exist as an atbsnlnte power,hit: subject
-to limitations, which he pointed out.
Congress are the mere represetntativ'es to
dispose-of those territories for the objects
contemtplated. They are muere trustees
fur the betnefit of the United States, with
out the authority or right to make a dis
crimination, in reference to that trust,
betwee-n the citizens of the slave holding
States. - -
Neither ha"e thr~ territories thuat power.
All the arguments which lie had usud in
reference to the ptowe'rs of Congress, hte
contetnded, applied with equal force to the
territories. Neither Congress tnor the
tentitoribs have the power to exclude
alatverv.
Not' is there any power in the laws ex
.isting in the territories, when so acquired,
.exclude it.- No power, in any form s;r
shape, exists,- by which it can he excluded.
T*i slatveh'lditg States, he said, are
common partners with thte rest, having
cotntributed their.shiare in money atnd lives
to its ac<1uisit ion, andI could not be exclu
ded fr,m atn equal parttcipationi itn thle
bendfits-? They have been full contribu
tors, under,every aspect of the case, and
- v who could stand up, and in a transaction,
utnder similar circumstances, itn private
* life, say that they were not entitled to he
f'ull particidants 1 Nothing but deep-abi
ding prejudicc could insist on the contrary.
If the non-slaveholdling States were dis
posed to do right, let thetm votte~ttr the
amendment of his, friend, (alr. Jeflerson
Davis.) -And to the slaveholditg States
he wouhtl say, if' they -were.prepared to
conucede this right they had greatly degen
c.aThisdi a time,he said, n h,en the coun
'try feels that great movemenits are in agi
tati)fl which tmay- burst asunder the ties
of the Union-dand-l t'hat this is the time for
a settlemenut. In the latiguage of Mr.
Jefferson. lie was in favor of leaving the
question:to the constituttion,.
And if- left,to the ermstitutiomn, it wvonhl
be settled very itearly by tihe line of 30 30
--the .existeeo of slavery would vary
ver'y little'roa ihtUt; lite, It was nearly
*itdipossible that it sllihuld he otherwise.
lIe then proceeded, in 'an -ingenious ar
gu,ment to noen that all me,n nre not btrnn
"free and equal".-tbat there is iot one
word oti juth hi tadeclaratiop "AAi
men are boro,.'it isdeclared ; qt ,men
are nohorn. -Noir.are.iaunts- born -free.
and 'qnat." Thiy,are not free until they
arrive at a certain age. Nor are all men
created "equal"-fur only two were
created, one man and one- irnmari. 'All'
men, in a state of nature, may be said to
be equal, but even here, he shewed :hat
the term is a misnomer.
The only state in which man can oxist
as a race, and develop his great moral and
physical energies, is the political state.
The first cannot be considered a.natural
state, because repugnant to our feelings
and yet the only state in which we can
nxist. The second is only one that is
termed artificial. That which is necessary.
1o the preservation of the humal race, is a.
much higher state than.tbat which is only
necessary to preserve the iniividual.
Instead of one uniform rule, that all
men shall enjoy an equal amount of- lib
erty. the distributi:m of liberty among in
Ilividuals is the unequal.thing in the world.
And this doctrine, that "a'll tmen are born
free and equal," as understood,. is. power,
ful to the pulling down of liberty and if
not restrained will produce anarchy, not
only throughou( Europe, but tbroughout
the civilized world.
From the Anderson Gazette.
MR. CALIIOLUN'S RAIL ROAD
LETTER.
Our readers will find below a very
intetesting letter from the Hon. J. C.
Calhoun, addressed to nor enterprising and
and public spirited townsman,'J. P. Reed,
Esq , on the subject of the Greenville and
Columbia Rail Road. The great confi-.
dence he expresses in. the success of the
project will exercise a mnst salutary inf'u
ence on the few, who yet belieye the enfer
prise cannot be consummated. HJe can be'
set down as a warm -friend to the Road,
inasmuch as he has given the highest evi
dence of his confidence, in addition to his
opinion, of the success:ol the undertaking,
my making a liberal subscription himself.
We cornttetd it to the public generally,
and the Greenville Mountaineer, in par.
ticular, and hope to see the letter copied
in that paper. We regret that AIr. Reed
preserved 'no copy of his letter to Mr.
Calhoun, as we should have been pleased
to give it a place in our columns.
Washington, June 1, 1848.
Dear Sir :-- have read with interest
your letter of the 2.5th May, on the sub
ject of the Rail Road now in progress from
Columbia to Anderson.
You do not err in supposing, I take
much interest in its success. My predi
lection was, originally, in favor of the
route from Greenviile to llamburg or
Aiken, by Edgefield. I think, still, that
route has great advantages, but 'am decid
edly of the.opinion, that, if there can be
any one that can be fairly compa:ed with
it, it is the one adopted, and that it is
beyond comparison, if not equally, the
next best. I am, also of the opinion,
decidedly, that the choice between them is
no longer an open question, and that the'
alternative now, is .. , all, o~r'the
completion of t
it will coufer su anet.
advantabts, will iav i 0-eiof haying
atnot'1r. With it, ii wnn dte' one of the
most flourishing portions of! the State and.
the South ; but withot;'one of the meEt
depressed. With this impressin, I trust-,
no one w ill think 'of obandoning it. There
are ample mneans for its completion.
Sluch of the work, the grading, the bridg
ing, the getting of the timber, mtay be done
by the Stckholders; anitd at no time more
advantageously than at present, whetn
prices are -so low, and money so scarce.
A resolute spirit and strict econotmy in the
expenditures, will carry the womk through
triumphentlly.
1 have not the time, or data to estitnate
the mtatny great advantatgcs of thie route,
or what profit the Stock would pruobably
yield. liut I reel assttred, you have not
in your letter over estimauted the former.,
TIhe rotute is well laid out to command
the trade and travel of the large, populous
and fertilo portion of the State through
which it passes, and the crontiguous por
tions or Georgia, Tentnessee, an~d North
Caroilina. It has also gr.eat adlvantages
for extetndinig itself by prolongation and
branches, uvith the growth of the exten
sive region, lying West and Nortb of it, in
ppolattion and wealth.
If these views be correct, and if the
Road cain be cotmpleted within the sum
estimatcd, and, if it shouldl be economi
cally managed, of which there cannot be
muchl donbt, cotnsideritng wvho are the
Stockholders, it wvill, after it gets fairly
under way, in all probability, yield rea
sonable profits; wvith the prospect or very
hantdsome, with the growth and increased
pirosperity or the country, and ultimately,
large, when the Road has attained.its fuill
extension.
But it would be takinig a very narrow
view, to look only to the profits ori the
Stock, in estimating the gain of' the region
it would accomamodate. The rise in the
value of property; in the price of the
various articles it produces ; the enlarge
mient of thte numnber of such articles, by
cheapetning transportation and enlarging
its market; the greater uniformity of price
with the etilargemnent of the market; the
growth of the manufactureq, for which the
abundant water po'wer, the health of the
clitiane andi cheapness oif living afTord so
many advantages, and finally, the popn
lation and travelling, that v,on,ld be attract
ed by the romautic and fine mountain
region an:1 the elevaued plains that extend
outt fromt their eastern basis, m,ust all lie
taken into accoutut, in summing 01) its
gain. Theas are so great, that thte difl'er
ence between what the regiotn would be
with the Road and without the R-mad, is
that of a flourishing and prosperouis countiR
try, and of a. depressetl, and at best, a
stationary one'-of one that retains its
popJulation' anud receives. emnigri;ais, and
one that sends lorth emigrants, .with9ut
receiving them.
WVith great respect, f am &e: &c.
J.~ C. CALilOUN.
3. P. REED, Esq.
iIe dies like - a beast who has done no
good while lhe lived,
From the .Suuth.
.JNEE.OF E .
Whate Niayhav'e
ent and conflicting opinionspt ined
respecting the poiltical fai rid doc
"iises of'G ri Z1icliry . iii niiv
made clear as a sunbeam that he isa
Whig.of theritost'. exce ' .ble 4cha
ecter. Ever since the pa ication of
'his "Allisooeer;"_iti~ nihe
South, particularly, hfe 'h -made to
doubt his. acceptability and qualifica
tions for the "ele -afed jist f h_ief M1u
gistrate of the I17 n.
Gen. Taylor in accepti .the nomi
nation of the Whig G ion at Phila
delphia, has :furnished o the country
and the worid, the strongesv idence of
his ajtachnient and devotidn for Whig
tule and Whig doctrines ;
since he has ben forced o'sune the
posidion of a'party leadpr, nOtjtistand
ing all his repeated decdagaiipns -to run
as an "independent -candidate and-the
people's. candidate." :Th6-question
very nAturally pressnts. itself;''can i'nv
good Democratv, consistently wih' his
avowed lirincipit, iustain iiit in'his
election, and cast his' vorefoi a"pa'rty,
to all intents and purpeses: )posed to
the -best interest of the countr!.
We profess no more.thanan ordinary
share of knowledge in suchtmatters, yet
we shall be much deceived ithe people
suffer themselves io ; be do d :by the
splendor of his brilli3nt'militaty achieve
men ts, so'fa- as-to lose sighltof the t rie
merits of 'the question. v,ey,wre
taught a lesson in 1844, 'hcl ill
not soon forget. The men* .3 .y
session of Congress;called togatheey the,
executive authority of PresideiniHarri
son, s:ill lives.. in 'their memory The
utter recklessness of the Whigs wrhen in
power, tauight them, who were the true
friends of the country, and now that the
same elements are at work again--that
a General who has stimped_itpon his
character the impress of. his great mili
:ary genia's-furnished the proof.of-his
signal success, as. one of the greatest
Captains of the.age, should again s veep
them in'o power, and-place them in high
places, is a flattering unction which they
will never expeiience in. tleir' hrts.
This good sense and inteilligenceof the
people will-prevail. lIaving' been once
gulled, they have learned to distiust their
smilling friends. The laugttage of Lao
coon, may be will applie Timeo
Danaos et dona .f?rentts:Tbi'iIesiion
has been asked: will the Stat or South
Carolina, sustain the electiti>fdfGen.
Taylor to the Presidency. The'ansver
is easly given. Whatever; .rigiht;,aye
been the policy of the State, in ref'r
once to Gen. Taylor's posit'on as an
independent candidate, it is asy to see
that South Carolina can n surstain
Taas to eoata
be gtvng upf toe, chrtslie esncp
for which she lag_. been battling for the
last quarter of -a century She..ould be
a traitur to herself,. the-countt ,and the
world. The brand of.Cair would be
written upon har brow',and1criVd'd
inscribed i~pon her dofrVot.15Iflver
cana-shte never will be guiltypfNtch po.
litical treachery. -Let the vice of phtr
secution-of ridicule, and df. violence,
murmur on-let the wavesi of opposi
tion dash aigainst her-there he stands,
and there she will stan.i, se~ are' in 'the
confidence of her oivn 'Inkgrity and
purity. The Whigs in selekting Gen.
Taylor as their standard, be~ ror, have
thtowvn their flag to the wvin -, with its
bruoad fold beating the ins ription-ai
liberal amnd latitudinarian cpnstruction
of the Constitution-the ass~ mption by
the General Government 01 the pay
ment of State debts, and al the other
hideous Whtig measutes of lie day
such as Bank. High Taui 'Internal
Improvmint, the distribution 'C the pro
ceeds of the sales 'of Pu Ie Lanids
among the several States, c, &c.
Hlow then can any native b rn Caro,
inian, inhaling the~ air of the toud Pal
metto State, imtbibing the me spirit
which ner'ved his fathers in ithe dark
hours of the- Revolutioni,' find it. in his
heartt to "aid and comfort" foe, wh'lo
would glory in his downfull, anid exL.lt
in the death struggle of those ghts be
queathed him by a gush of' an'crstra I
blood. -"Oh! publish it not in Gath.
Tell it not in the streets 'of skelon."
The day of trickery and fool h mum
meries, has passed away. ight and
knowledge shine forth ftoth e ry quar
ter, and the hard yeominr of 'the
country h.avo only to rise .up in their
might, and the monstei WhFi ery, will
be sent back howling to his r*n, an
shorn of his strength and depri ad of his
honors. It is said, that' -Ge N'aylor
is the only man who~ can 'be tr led upon
the all absorbing' 'question .o Slavery.
This, at first sight carries' w ' it some
degree of 1>Iausibility, but, w n looked
into closely loses its-force' an ower.
Let tus ask ourselves, the s ioas and
sober question, who constitut he party
with which the old- hero'has' entified
himself? Who are the true tiends" of
the South] 'The Northerg Whiigs ?
Surely nto man ii his senses, 41 aunder
take to answerthis gju'esrion iI the af
firmative. - To whom shall- wvlook fbr
the faithfilgbservance of the' aranies
of the Const'itution? To the higs of
the Nor th? Alas! The hist of the
course pursued; by them, ini -a 'dntrf
Congress, for-thie:last few'idin ,"teach.
es as what we.inay expect,' s Id' thay
be elevatird foupower-.' 1The e.d'tr'ii
is simply this-the Whftg'it ie6f9o
itionists' of'the 'North, nref fteMind
the same nfirte,"in' feling@i iielrlsr,
and.in their fatrtticar'desigfs; an.dalese
are the men wiho . have pae forth Gen.
Taylor, as.their'ca ididare for t:'esuf
'is of the i caki eoplarnd
shild lie be sucessful in' his election,
(which wfs do not believe,) he will go in
rto the, Presidentiul-:Chair, despite-of all
his declarations. the nominee of a party,
who, by their past history:-and, actions,
have read us a lesson of solemn warning
and admonition. - Carrying with, him,
as he will, the 'sentiments and feelings
of his party, what may we hope or ex
pect, from him- in the agitation of tile
-subject of Slavery, unless he falls back
upon the only alternative left him by the
Constitution-the exercise of the Veto
Power? . Upon this point read his cela
brated Allison letter, and we shall find
the-old General at fault. We .make a
quotation:-"The personal opinions of
the. individual who may happen to.oc=
cupy the Executive Chair, oug(tt. not to
control the action of Congress upon the
question of: domestic policy,-nor ought
his objections. to be interposed where
questions of Constitional power' have
bee'n settled by tih various depaitinents
o Guverment, and' acquiesced in by
the people." That is to say, whatever
niay be Gen. Taylor'i constitional view
upon the subject of Slavery. if Congress
should choose to legislate upon the sub
ject, and pass a law prohibiting the iu
treduction "of-Slaves into the ned States
or Terri ories; his' own personal opin
ionr ought not to interpose to control
its action. This is the inevitable rea
soning of his letter. We_ have made
the quotation to show, how lie is fetter
ed and bound by his own reasoning,.and
still more closely hampered ^ by the
party who are endeavoring to place him
in power.
Upon all the other great Salvehold.
ing pdes:ions of th Iay, he has furnish,
ed us 'sith-:evidence sufficient of his
Whig notions, that, independent of his
present position, we never could con.
sistently, with our own feelings, give him
our support.
What we have said, are our own pri
vare and personal. opinions. Yet;"we
think we can say without presumption,
ti j are just the opinions and sentiments
which the peopld'will take in Novem
ber next. For our own part, we piefer
Gen. Cass, with the pled;es of the great
Democratic party, given us in the plat
form of the campaign-adopted by the
Biltimore Convention: to all the flatter.
ing promises which the Whigs inry hold
out, by presenting' us a candidate, al
though from the South, yet associated
by a strict party. vote, with one of the
most rampant Abolitionists of the day
Fillmore of New York -
R.tMBLER.
From the Camden Jurnal
T E O :0TE...OF SOiT&LCt Olj
:. tystat y. so
letter writers, that the South. reline.
members are divided as t. the Presidenti
al nomination. and thai it' is supposed the
State will throwv away her vote. These
letter writers are 'gtressing wide' of the
mark ;n both instances, if we are'not great
ly mistaken. Wiibh-regard the Legislatute
being called together to an- extra session,
for the purpose of merely throwing away
the nine 'votes of the State the idea is pre
posterous, an-" though our electors have
been guilt y of such a freak, in~ times patst,
a repetition at the ensuing election, would
be miserably folly. The prinuciples and
policy of South Carolina are too well
koon'u, -'for any political joggling to
change thtenm even i appearance,-thiey
a're purely democratic, and mn.st remain
so, wvhoever may he olfer--d to her, as the
Presidential candidate. As a tntural cots
seqnence, her vo'.e will be given to the man
who she htelieves will biest carry out this
policy and adhere to these prinicipiles. WVe
catnnot ihitik that we are miisioken here,
the poople or South Caroltna will nevecr
aid in the election of any man in the Presi
dency, who may lay them liable to Whlig
mis ride-a highs tariff, niid extravagant
expecscditure of the people's money uponi
internal improvements. rThis tuuch for
general polities, the canididate wvho recei
yes our su pport must he sousnd 'on the main
question, of the rights of the Southern peo
ple; and ifwo are so unfortunate not to
have one presentcd to us. we will certain
ly taken op the one, whosu avows his op
position to aniy interference ot Congress in
our domestic aff'airs, in preference to one
who. avows to be the mere mouthpiece of
a.majority of Congress.. 'A few weeks
will bring to light some devclopements,
which m'ay decide, the 'vote" of this and
oilier Sotuthern States. One important
fact we wish to impress t-uon our Whig
friends, that South Carolina is Democratimc
to the- care; though she may have good
cause for estrangement fromn the northern
posrtion of that party,-she can. never do
sert'higliiiosiad well tried principles.
Our Volunteers.-;We stated some time
since, thai Governor yohnson. hail, uipon
application to the Secretary of WVar, ob
tained an order frein him that our Voluni
leers should be transmitted from '3 et-a
Cruz :to Charlestons direct. ThIe order oh
Gen littler, however, making Mobile
their poinst of destination, took effe'ct priutr
to the reception of this oider from the De
partment in Mexico; and'our Volunteers
were ott their wvay' home' before the wishes
of the Departinent were made knownu.
The following is ado extract of a'letter
from Mir. Secreiary Marey, dated' War
Depart ment, Feh. 11, 1848, in answer- to.
a letter addressed to him by Governor
Johtiion.
"Wihenever the 'Regiment.' of' S9uili
CaroliiiaVdoluniteers shall he ord.dred to be
disbiturged frota service, the .Department
will fake great "pleastire in causing the
necessary arrangemnts to be mitde i
their transporiation' from .Ver~a Cip to
Cuarlested, 'a utigested by y r
lency.",: Af fe til th -
ment cduld 'hf'avi"Ihin carried out as
it- wou,il havfsnsa "mnef 'fatigule Ond
,elay, fo our gallant fellow-diu/,en, niow
dctiiied'aM'ct but. ita'fusuratiIn
aitose from 'sidaoldale circunistencett, for
which no blateendatatah ;to.a'y., one.
,'-Ithey do I:ome;'we. tust male up
for the delay which no--oitbt is a greater
annoyance to them than to us.
[.vaunbia Telig ph.
EDGEFIELD C. 11.
WEDNESDAY. JULY 5, 1848.
FOUTH OF JULY.
Another year.has past away, and the
Anniversary of American Independence
has dawned upon us. Since the4thofJuly,
1847, what mighty events have taken
place. Revolution after .revolution . has
broke out in.Europe. and the time-hon
ored monarchies. of that section of the
globe- seem to be tottering to their fall.
In truth, at leas', one mighty mon
archy has disappeared, and a Repub
lic has taken its place. Let it be the
earnest prayer of us all, that it may'be
permanent. Ot this consecrated.day,' let
us all solemnly ask the great ~Ruler of
nations, to speed the time, when all,king
doms and people, shall enjoy the hlessliag
of free government and liberty of con.
science. In our own country, events of
most momentous importance have trans
pired during the present year.
A tedious and most disastrous war has
been happily ended, and the territori;il limits
of odr country have been greatlyetifarj'd'
New States have been added to our glori
ous Union, and in a little time others will
also he added, and when the wbole.numhIer
shall be complete, none now can conjec
tare. .
The future greatness of our country, is
a delightful theme. upon -which .to dwell.
But whilst our statsmen:are 'extending'
nor botundaries, let it be the endeaviit'if"
the true patriot to advance in a corresp6nd.
ing ratio, the intelligence. and the virtue
of the people. Uutless these move pari
passu, viih the 6xtensibo 'of dur limiits an
nation, must entively be destroyed.
That our present,,happy, Governm,nt
may long continue to diffuse its bless4
itgs among all nations, should be the sin.
cere prayer- of u# all.
A irtl Candidate or thksp,cadcencey.
the Barnburers, the-disappointed.poriiton
of the Democralic party ii New York,
for the Presidency. A convention-of this
party, lately assembled it Utica atid voted
fur Mr. VAN Buas as. President, and
Mr. H. T..DonoGtof Wiscpnain. .fhr Vice
Prosidet. Mr. VAN BunaN hamanot ac
cepted the onination. . .It is said that Gov.
DoDog will not accept the nomination, as
he app)roves the nomination oif Cass and
BOTLF.a. We ca'nnot speak with certainty
about it.
Ratn.-After suflering somewhat from
dry whether, we were favored on Friday
last, and several evenings since, 'with
copious shtowers of rain, w~hich grea:ly
revived the crops.
WVe have received from the Hion. A. WV.'
VENABLE of N. C., a copy of his speech
upon the power of Congress to legislate
upont the'subhject of slavery in the Territo
ries, dlelivercd in the liouse off Representa
tives, June 1st, 1848. Bnth these speeches
possess considerable ability, and advocate
in a most manly tone, the perfect equality
and right of the South, to our newly ac
quired Territory.
We are indebted to the Hon. A. 0.
IBatowrn of Mlississippi. for a copy of his
speech on the goverCtnent of the Terrto..
ries, delivered in the hlouse of.Represen
t atives, Juno 2d, 1848..
Newe Pap'r.-Ve have received two
numbers of t,beaMountain Banner, pub
lished a t ftutherford, N. C., by Mr. Tuos.
A. I-AYDEN. nud Edited by 'F. A. HAY
DEN & F..J. WVtLsoN. The principles of
the paper are Whig. This is a neat little
paper, and we welcome it to our ex-.
changes.'Fr -
'PUFLrCthe A dov&riser.
PULCMiEETING.
"On Monday the 3rd of July, a meeaing
of the citizens of Edgefield District, was
held in the Court H[ouse, to take measures
concerning the reception of-the '96 BOYS.
.On motion, Col. irtfTF.ILLD IIRooR9,
was called to the Ohair, ntnd (Ox;abx A.
ADDIsON and G..D.M~ lLMAN, were re
quested to act;as Secretaries. re * :
The Chairman then exp)lainled-the:object.
of the M1ee;ing..in p few brief and pernigent,
raiiirks;- after. whkich. Col,. F. W. Ptia
ns nffered the ftollo'wing Resoluiotis,
whieh were unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That the Field Oflcers-of the
three Regirments of I.niantry, tngether
with the Field Otlicers of Oa-valry,and the
Capttainis ofGibhe -dilferent" Com panies "of
Cavalry. in htis' Distjit, be app.inteil-e
as tF69 4Idest in:command, will be Chair
man,) i. agiee an~Jdecide, tjpon that
mnnenr-in whtich the Volnters ri the
"Gompaiy, of old '96 Boys. shall (to re=
ceived. ad that they te authorized, to
direct al proceedings neces ary and ap..
raprorite on the occasi""n, and tht they
invite them to the quarters, that may, bo
perparetl for them.
Resolved, ''hat a Commiitee, consif.
ing of Cul. Al: F?azier, A._Blinil,rA B'.
Addtion, Jacob Smith. W ashington Wise,
Gen. James Jones, B. R. Tillman, James
Richardsu"-. Richard Ward. James Shepw
pard. Juhu.Smyley,. Col.lerEu nd
Col. James Tompkins, Wiley Ilarrisbo,
George Boswell, James Creswell, Robert
Mcr~rwether, Col. 0 Touwlsi Benj. Perry,
Tillman Watson,-Abraham .Jones,uRich.
ard Coleman. N. Moore, James Brooks,
James Dorn. Darling Walker. .ulius..ay,.-.
William Smyley, Chas. Harrmond, f.
L. Jeffersi,G. % Uormany4 Gyt Wajk,
and G. Sirmpkias, be appoiutedto l*in
subscriptiotw, for a general, Bo pif
lie given as a cordial w,elcome 6 the,
gallant survivors of our noble band of
Heroes,'' who have chvered'tie sfe1dft
with glory in a foreign.land; "'
Resolved, that the aboveCogm Mte
he authorised to make ail arcapget
ih,tt they think proper oo,;t;eor IIo J
extend all invitations they:*a,y; thqs
The l1eeting was addtressed;inaa,jited
manner by Cttl. F. W.: PlcxENs,anaad,jir.
B.C. YscEr. -g
It '-as moved, that the- pi6eedintiif
of this Meeting, be published id th Edge.
fitld Adv "ser, the Hamburg rtr _
and Repub can._',
The Meeting Ihen;Iljytind...
W. BROOKS;,Chair.,7
GEORGE A. ADDIsoN,
G. D. TILLMAN. S .r.n
After tne meeting adjourned, the Comty
mittee- of thirty-two, Rppointed-vide
Col. Pickens' second Resolu'tiin; 'afeg.;
and on Iition. it ixsTveih' Th 1P
Commiitee, do assemble at Edgeteld O.
If. on Monday 17th. oJuly, and that -eac;=
member of' the Coinittee,.'eport-'thtt'
amount of his subscriptions, iap toI6i
day. - _" :. ''.). -
Resolved also, That the Barbacg
given on Thursday !7th jtpi pi:.ienti
Spring , four miles north of: Eng
C. H.,
On motion, it was Resolvd,. that. CtL...
ARTaa SisiaNs, he appointed'to' felivdr
an' address on the occasion., . .i
Resolved 'farlher, 'that hdE'whoO "Pal
mett.o, pgjtnon Iteinyjlcd to attgt4. T
MIzae D .=''You Ile IfX?n f ai
the:Advertiser, the. foillwing'p
as.suitpbl..pers.o.ns. for..Cojpnisstgpirs..L
Poot.at tbe.esuio9PleCti.oa. ,. . i .
- JA zs.JoQr.s,
JOHN CoetaRt,;SENi.,ot
RoBERT J EN NINGS, -,,.l.
AVERT BLAND,
JACOB Pou.
ForMe:AaoetliirL
TO FAIR PLA Y.
To ongtof our cojiputipinws w.e~S
and'stil ~ayy''iiat the. ad,tfo 1824,.which
amended the efi.arm r of ih6j '; va
jecting to inspection the accotnlVo
viduals,-indicated a -willingness.i.l e.
gislaturg,' to; dhrtiish: Thb l.e;n
' 2L,q~ ,,
t eir a - et "tiietseo r -
sition-to ti eoitrary of this in thed l
tre, as indicae~dby a,t dfi~'la e
the Act of 1827. As, pro.of th4 y
quoted a part of a proviso as. f,lown ,iz:. -
Sprovided.- nevertheless. i-hat there' shall
beo-no'ox amitiationoor gcrutinmy ofindiit&l
acconars." Thbe remaining- parp.df tbis
proviso is as followvs, vis: "saving an6xz
cepting -the accounts ofr.$lcers'df the stame.'':
In this "prd.viso" you must petcetver-that
the individual accounts ar Tvrgtf
contradistinguished from theccoMnts4g
tolicers. Short as is this 'privio it ne.eri
theless embraces two distinct lawos in3usta
position; the one especially precents-th.e
other especially aut/wri-r,s'no exa'tiation;
that refers to individual &:counts4this"to
accounts of officers. These tu'd' laci.'
not only disimet-but they refer toa trwodas
tinct classes of individuals. Those who
are o./Jcers and those who may udt bd stit(,
--but whmo may be relatives-borrowers of
the public funds. The conmment which we'
made at tho time, explains tho'object of
the quotation. Immediately after gnofolitg
that part of the 'proviso' which' embraced.
individual accounts, we said this regulain'
was -one that would conceal the n'ames ot
a favored few, into whose hands the rdiree
tore iiht lend or'gie the ~publia m-onoy"
The comment then made shows the obj.ct
of the quotttism and the' effect of.it as a
law--wile on thme other'hand. tbie quf{
tion itself justifies' the comnment.' -
You, certainly have extrauirdioary ,s
es, if yotu can, see any departure from then
established rules, of ratiocination 'in, any
thling we have said; and wre sie tiow free
to confess that we are igatorant.of airy -
thority' among either' logicions or philolo
gisia, or of any rule in common sedse.
which condemns a quotation of a part of'a
clause. (senience if you please.) what tk
rem-iining part does not alter-m3Odify,Et.
in any .way afect that which isu;unted.-''
Does ot your charge therefore. aga'inst is;
of a'suppressio yeri amount to mere.ribald
ry; wvhich either..results from. an acrni3o
ueous dispoiiion,.or. theThgpe..to"ucceed
by denunciation .when argumnent'.fatief
Ytmu whto charge us with being ",blind
leaders of the blind, and give lectures dt
mforadt3e assert intdirectly, not merely,that
you' haye' super-ior -itnfurnationi as (esgeetu
the subjecc-matter of argumnent--ofJ yot!
virtually promise mto deal only i.n courteous
argument-for whih'your'a ifrmhtion ci
pniittes, and-yd'ur moralit' lispses311
Anm espeers 'mhe 'Act.of iSzt,we are'qmJ -~
willitig to be:hel.d to what we h~ayya) m
Almbough this Act' wasj he,rgsuh,.t.o(hones
ty of p)ur'pose, it has not answered itaulti
mate. object of.irs'enatment!. ' WS''pi%
sumo that the plntioF' A'V-oterl' utid"P
ihose canididates who concur witti hiinir
predicated upon'ihis'faict.'
-The i-sse:hetween us respects thejjt
tica- "force-and virtue o h csh
The"'Legislat'ure,was ac,tuaited, byle
mnotive[ih'frdii,h it-but to,' im.,a,vey
strange and~ mpueaoatble4ugrration
app,ears to.he,given.Aio.i;,. Thia.act; was
designed wogive our Legislature fuoi power'
to apoint artiually a-Committee'o$fltge
tion nuder- an -uinunnction s' to'exA m:tne 5
nzutely into thme afuamir tiaitti"o. 'Te
principal -Baik and is rayke, .and to
.v-port to the Legislature ' of.t1eir unext
Sessinn. thio result thereof, andparticular