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Those desiring to advertise by the year ean do so on tiberal term.-it being distinctly under stood that contracts for yearly advertising are con fined to the immediate, legitimate business of the -Ar or individual contracting. Transient Adver tisements must be paid for in advance. For ancor.acing -a Candidate', Three Dollars, in. advance. For Advertising Estrays Tolled, Two Dollars, to be paid by the Magistrate advertising. FDGEFIELD, S. C. THURSDAY, JUNE 12,1851. 'm3TRZGT KZSTZNG, The citizens of the District are invited to attend a PUBLIC MEETING at the Court House, on the first Monday in July, for the purpose of interchanging opinions upon the political questions which now so deeply agi tate the State. Sevei'l speeches may b t~c ted from prominent and experienced gentlemen. 7 Tn communeation of" IAcoN"in reply to the letters of the Hon. A. Bui-T has been re ceived, but we are compelled to defer its publi cation on account of the press of matter in advance of it. uw AADv-rsEnWwrrs.-Publio attention is invitedt6the advertisements of Messrs. LEIGn 'TgC 'g Mr. A. B. MULLGAN of Graniteville, Mr. WiLLum H. Caan and GaYv Bao-rnas, of Augusta. rE Look at all of them. 97 Mr. J. H. CanR.Ev, Instructor in Book keeping.and Penmanship, desiresus to inform the oitisens of Edgefield that he proposes to form a Class at this.place. His specimens are good. le may be found at the Sr"NN HoTE.L. TO CAPT. P. S. BROOKS. Wa reciprocate your cordial expressions of personal kindness; and, therefore, have been unpleasantly affected by the character- of your communication. Entire want of room precludes us from a reply this week. OUR CORRESPONDENTS. TanT all, of whatever complexion in politics, may be satisfied, we exclude our-selves almost entirely to-day, that their communications may not be delayed. As webhavesthe.payier continually atour- com muand, we think it but -right to give a'1most all our spiae teothes o'eauio all We b teid dot. -zotheair~me~tv bdp1~se viti ya ask a-careful perusal of all our communi eations; and espeeially. otthat from the pen of our faihful and able representative, Hon. N. L. Garm:na -.- -DANCING LESSONS, Mr. Br.at who has already had several class es in our village, commenced another series of les sons in the gracefaiaeoomnplishment of dancing, on Thursday last;'at 4 o'clockRP M. His'sceol is opened in Bz.Aa's' Assem bly Room, ever the stores of Messrs. BUTrLsa and TEAwUE. This lafge hall is now suffiieently finished for the purpose. Wo take the liberty here, of suggesting to the public-spirited owner of this building, that the speedy and entire completion of this room, while it would be no loss to him, would be of much advantage to our community generally. It would aflord us (what we have not now,) a large and pleasant apartment for Concerts, Lectures, Balls, Dinners et cetera. THE UNIONVILLE JOURNAL.' knew paper with this name has been started at UinCutHouse, under the auspices of Mr. McKZIGnT.- It will advocate the policy of separ ate State aetfon, as the best means of preserving our rights unimpaired for the~future. The Journa' will d'oubtless prove to be another thorn in the Patriot's aide. We wish for Mr. McKsnonrr abundant success. His paper presents a very neat appearance, and is published at $2 per annum. TE PENDLETON MESSENGER AND MR, ORR. Wa congratulate our brother of'the Mesecnger upon the admirable style in which he is ' doing up' Mr. Osa., and others upon the great ques tion of the day. We feeT that the cause is as sare in his hands,assin that of any other man in South Carolina. Because toe know he under stands his rights, and dares to maintain thoem against whatever odds muay be opposed to 1im. WVe know him to possess the true spirit of the' Whigs of' '76 and of the nullifiers of '32. And we arc certain that he can battle triumphantly against Ona, PERRY, TuoMrsoN and the Patriot. If his district fail to sustain him, we shalt blush for that community, which grew up under the immediate teachings of the great champion of State's Rights, JoHNt C. CAI~nOUN. Sueces to the Meseger in its adv-ocacy of theoequality or independence of South Carolina ! May its influence be felt, as it truly deserves to be ! If it be, we dread not the mountain cohort which it has confronted with such manliness and ability. In our next, we will, if possible, give our rea ders a specimen of his manner of conducting the discussion. PERIODICAL .LITERATURE. Tu: Bulletin of the American Art-Union has 'been received and is appreciated. It is one of the most- interesting and instructive monthly publications, we have yet seen. The object of its founders and friends, is the advancement and refinement of the Arts. Its attention is confined principally to the arts of engraving, painting mud statuary. Amateurs in these departments of tae,1 uld deriv eantisavtion and niew:. ur -from a monthly view of this well-conducted and hands6m1y intedJoMnak. Ti thiiative talent of ouryoung .tists.enerallf such a pe riOdical wisbf- founcteminndy saL. To all, we'recommend it asta most usef enterprise, andworihy of encouragemzent. It is under the control of " a committee of management" com posed of persons thoroughly eonversant with their-duties. We intend giving our'readers occasional speci mens of the style and ability of its articles. The Southern and Western Masonic Miscella ny for May, is also upon our table, and presents its usual comely, entertaining and instructive appearance. We perceive, from it, that the Earl of Zetlanad has been unanimously re-electeed Grand Master of England-that the Supreme Council of the 33rd degree for England and Wales, is under the control and direction of Dr. LEESON, the sovereign Grand Commander-and that a convocation has been held in London, at which the 32nd degree, or Sublime Prinee of the Royal Secret was conferred on several illus trious and distinguished men. Wonder if the English Masons have not gone several degrees beyond our American friends of that Order! THE TRANSCRIPT. WE are sorry that we have to.recur to this paper ; but justice to ourselves compels us to do so. It uses the following language in a late number-" We will take all such refuse from the Edgefield Advertiser, and hope it may re ject more of the same sort." This is said in allusion to an article signed "LIBERTY" which the Transcript of the same date contains. Now it is absolutely untrue that this piece was refused or rejected by the Advertiser. It is equally untrue that we, in the least, objected to publishing it in our columns. But it is true, that it was whithdrawn from our office without excuse made or pretence given, after we had fairly, fully and in good humor, accepted it for publication. Whether the Transcript or its con tributor is to be blamed for this piece of petty injustice, we know not and care not. Our re marks are intended for either or both of them, as the case may be. We have all along been studiously careful to give our opponents a conspicuous place in our paper, whenever they requested it, and not un frequently, have done so entirely of our own accord. Can the Transeriptsay as much? Will it be generous enough now to publish the above, that the correction may go where the mis-state ment has gone ? THE HAMBURG PROCEEDINGS, AND SENA TOR BUTLER. WE publish, on our first page, an account of the Hamburg meeting held on SnuLrz's hill on the 31st ult. It will be seen that a regular pre amble and resolutions were presented and that they were advocated, at somelength,.by Messrs. OwENs and Boyc, in lieu of Messrs. BuLEz and BUnT. The two latter gentlemen, however, responded by letters, in which, according to our understanding of them, their support of - the meeting and its'objects is indicated. The main object of the meeting was to counteract the ae tion of the'Southern Rights Convention, recently held in Charleston-. - It pains us totrlnkc, that our honorable and re speeted Senst; rniow out in-open oppoitIohlo the action of' Southifrolina. We do~not'say, that Judge -BiriLE lif hostileto; Iteis'on party of the State ;-but we cannot aiokfd'the ap prehension that lhe has, in effect, fostered and encouraged the declared opponents of that poli cy. If we judge hinm incorreetly, we shall be delighted to know it. Being forced reluctantly to embrace this belief, we cannot see the propri ety gf smothering. an honest acknowledgement of the fact. We mean not for a single moment, to doubt the honesty of Judge BUTr.En, or to question the propriety of his course. What we desire to arrive at, is some certainty upon a matter of such general interest. Some think as we do-others think differently. All respect him, and all desire his approbation. Whether we are wrong or not, the impression is certainly very general, that our~ Senator has thrown his weight into the scales, in opposition to action. The effect of that impression is now telling with power through out the district. If the people have formed a wrong impression, we respectfully call upon our Senator to correct it publicly. We write thus frankly, that the truth upon this point may be fully understood by all. It does not enter into our thoughts, that Judge BTrER will suffer this influence to go on, producing its effect, if he be really misunderstood. WVe have made no allusion to Mr. BURT's course in this connection, because his publications have not been characterised by that courtesy and generosity, which have distinctly marked those of the Judge. The denunciatory and unsympa thizing tone, which the former uses, places an interdict upon our viewing the two gentlemnenia the same light. Since writing the above, we have received a communication, in which the assurance is given, that Judge BUr.ER approves the action of the Luegislature in calling a Convention. This we gladly recognize-and will still hope that all our apprehensions in reference to him are groundless. HOW SPED THE BALL? WAs the Hamburg meeting as great in reality as it looks upon paper ? It was called, we perceive, by FouR nUNRED persons. This call from roUn nUNDRED brought together nearly vwo nUNDRED, all told. One half of. the callers met. Yet it was a fine day. And it was advertised in both the papers ct the District. And runners had been out to procure signers. And it was confidently believed by many, that Judge BUrTER and other distinguish ed men would speak. And every exertion was made to get up a large meeting. Still the call from FOUR nIUNDRED, resulted in a congregation of only about half that number. Talk about " calling spirits from the vasty deep I" Not a circumstance to this. A word or two in reference to the signatures. We perceive among them the names of many worthy men. But this purports to be an Edge field meeting. Are all these signers citizens of the District ? It purports also to be strictly an anti-secession meeting.. Did all, whose names arc appended to the call, knote that they were approving anti-secession principles ? We have reasons to think not. From what we can learn, the matter stands precisely thus :-active agents succeeded in procuring ~a goodly number of signatures, many of which* wero given under Judge BuTLRE for a speech, without implying a commital upon any question of principle. Sieh, at least, was their lukewarmness-suah theit in difference to the real object of the meeting, even when it was understood, that many, who signed the call, did not go near the ground. Until then we shall be better informed, we distinctly demur to this affair being taken as any thing like a correet exponent of even that neighborhool in which it occurred. There are many men in Hamburg,. who eondemned the object of this meeting, and refused to sign the resolutions. "Ra vHn ADVETISEn. To Cor.. A-riuia Sixarxe, My Dear Sir .-In your notice of the "meet ing in Hamburg" on Saturday ast, I observed that my motive for not attending, is stated to rest " on the ground of opposition to any thing that might lead to a diisfaion at horae." I would certainly deprecate the violence of party dissensions upon a question involving no difference of principle, but I am very far from desiring no division of opinion upon a measure, which I can neither advocate or approve. Al though I am satisfied that my mutive is both understood and appreciated by yourself, yet it will be more clearly conveyed to the minds of others, by my declaration that it was the efect abroad of an acknowledgment of dissensions at home, which influenced my decision. The success of our friends of the State Rights Parties in Alabama and Mississippi, who are actively la boring to secure in those States, the adoption of the Carolina platform, depends as they tell us, in a great degree, upon the unanimity and firm ness of this State, and it was my honest desire to avoid the slightest impediment, which by possibility might occur to retard the co-operation of those States. For my own part, I do not be lieve that either of those States, or that any other Southern State will be prepared to act with South Carolina, before her prospective Con vention shall have been barred by the Statute of limitations, and while I feel it a duty to present to the world, an unbroken front, I feel it also a duty to impress upon our own people the entire futility of Separate State Secession, as a remedy for the evils we already endure, or as a proteo tion against others of Immeasurably greater magnitude. Could my wish accomplish it, I would have South Carolina encircled by a double Chinese wall, until the question of co-operation was de finitely settled by those States to which many areanxiously looking: and I would do it with the triple object of giving to co-operation the fairest play, by withholding the fact of our di vision-of keeping family differences exclusively within the family, until harmony is restored by the impossibility of co-operation becoming mani fest-and of sparing the State the deep mortifi cation of being taunted by her enemies, for re ceeding from a precipice to which the patriotic, but (as Ithink, with-due deference) unwise zeal of the secession party have led her, and from which abyss she can be preserved but by gentle, yet firm remonstrances.. *ThatSouth Carolina will secede, for causes which at present exist, and .without the co-ope tion of other States ia now a prop'oitissivut if the pale.of'reason. A bae majority would net dare it,'nor would it be justifledy bth-e expressed wishe's of three-onarths of allthe people. ~Evn if we were unanimous and guarantied against insult or injury by every Nation on earth, tho propriety and expediency of separate State se cession, would be to me altogether problematical. What is to be gained by secession? Will it avenge the insult or injustice which we all admithas been done us? Do we recover by it one foot of the- territory of which the South has been deprivedi Will we not by the act of secession, voluntarily divest every owner of slaves, of the right of removing his property to the fertile lands of Mississippi, Louisiana, Ar kansas and Texas, which are worth more to him than every acre west of the Rocky Miountains ? The denial of the right to the Southern master, to remove his slave property toeany territory held in common by the States of the Union, is what is called the " most odious fetue of the Com promise Bill, and in order to resist it, we are invited to adopt a measure of redress whlicha en tails and bringa to our own doors, and in our own day and gene.zation, all and more besides,of the very evils which now threaten, but at a distance. Have we not circumscribed slavery enough, that we should still curtail its limits and abandon our interest in the extensive forests of the West, by the act of secession ? I am incapable of perceiv ing in the plan proposed, any philosophy but that contained in the injunction-" If any man sue thee at the law and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also." Rest assured that these uestions will force themselves upon the minds of the people. They have not yet been fully aroused to the condition to which their own su piness has brought them. They will neither enquire or care, whether the election of Dele gates to the Convention was precipitated by the secessionists or the opposition. They will frank ly acknowledge that the Legislature was sincere -that the Delegates to the Convention were andid, and that their own indifference to State affairs has permitted their being carried asleep, to a dangerous frontier where they have just awaked .- breathless-pale--amaedl, All gaze-all wonder." They are beginning to realize, that " every hange is not an improvement," and they will at accordingly-mark it. And I here enter myi solemn protest against the attempt which I know I will be made, to east the odium of the " recoil" pon those who never joined in the charge, and who by their prudence and foresight arrested many a beloved and valued friend upon the brink1 f a precipice where they had been borne by the elirium of separate State secession. Let those who sowed the whirlwind, reap its ruits. I can but express my regret that our pa litical relations, do not partake of that cordiality which has characterized our personal intercourse ma which I trust will be preserved in the sin erity in which it is now cherished by your I friend and obcd't servant, P. S. Bacoxa. GEoRGIA.-We learn that Gov. MceDonald was nominated the Southern Rights candidate or Governor, by acclamation, at the conven tion assembled at Mlilledgeville, on Wednes ay last. Fifity-four counties were repre sented. As better selection could not have been ma4in T FO 'HE T D v R. rBEEFFifS OF SEP RLfSTATE SE0ES. SI0 ON THE0IMEi i AND PROS. PER1TY'O -SfATE, lvis easilyto be seen, we that the Com meree and prosperity of tatwilI be incres ed and not.diminished by State seces sion.- Charleston;has now an po.ting trade of $16,000,000, and an impo em of only $10,000,000, since she is thoroughfare for at least one-half the that enter her harbor. Under a separate goye ihl the im ports upon whieh sht deifHee mercantlle profits, would at once rise from$1W0,000to $15,000, 000 (the just imports upon iexports proper of the State) the exports fko'japroducts. of other States would, probably,'notbemueh diminished; for Charlaston, tnder our isiue of free trade, would frnish the best oxpag market .for Southern and Western. and although the government might im vy restrictions upon imports from Carolinifithe other States, it could Impose none uponhexports of ether States into Carolina. Cha:Teston would still be a fine mart for the produ 'f the neighboring States, and though prohlb' Zdom selling them merchandise, she could diree her ships laden with commodities derived T this produce, to any port in the Union, r;,tqany part of the world, and compete ina 'ith the Mier. chants of other countries, But let is estimate thd efits Charleston would derive from the naural'incresse of the population and productivo stry othe State. Taking the increase of ourpopulatd6, every de cade, to be 20 per cent., In in years from this time, unless 66nRio m 6re. causes, there will be added to our present nijie about 130,000 souls. Now itii a self-evident proposition, that, In every community, each inember is a conan mer; and all who do not -by charity, contri bute somehow, to produe y their 'industry, their capital, or their Jand -This is so univer. sally true, that, inf.olticalonomy, ii Is be. come a maxim-."eery jgpers is an ac cumulated capil -~ The productive industrj1.1i ,of pur'State, gradually increasing eve Yar, would, at the end of ten years, yield an increase in our exports of more than $3, 00; for this would be about the productive 'v of 130,000 inhabi tants after deducting diesatie consumption. Take, for example, the thi e Dstricts of Abbe ville, Edgefield and Ne In 1840 they had an aggregate populatio 0553,white and black. Their aggregate ction in Cotton was 19,244,714 lbs.t 10ets would make the exporting value of ih inhabitant $24. Supposing the 130,000 in -of our population to have the same producti ity, they would furnish, as already stted ual -exports more in value than $3,000,000. *'hese would. yield, in a profitable foreign ur=4pnearly $4,000,000 of imports. Hence 11, in the next ten years would have, from ee, an increase of her present merea on 03,000,000 of exports, and nearly ,000.of imports In all, S7,000,000. This *on might be extended through am ~i daeades, show ing the largeinerease ilce and trade, till, from-ever. population, &other causes,.the presntratiobetween pr8 uctlou and opulation be destroyed. But the productive indusiir'jpf the State would be increased in anothr &4.ht present, a capi tal of something like $5,000,000, by being trans ferred to the North, is annuallywithdrawnfrom the productive agencyof the State. In introdu eing improved methodh in our various branches of industry and in fdcilitating our inter-commu nication, this sum might add considerably to the exporting capacity of the State. An annual sav ing of $5,000,000 would give, at the end of 10 years, exclusive of interest, a fixed capital of 50,000,000. Allow $1,00000 of this to be unproductively consumed by~the State govern ment, there would still remain $49,000,000-for productive agency. The re-productiva power of this sum, invested in the usual occupations in our tate, would furnish exporting products to the ralne of $2,000,000. Thus Edgefield District, which by the recent Census,i his an aggregate wealth of about f$16,000,000, yields exports in Cotton alone to the value of $800,000. In addition to this, there rould be, under a separate governumeut, several hundred thousand lollars of commodities for public consumption, which would go to swellthe Imports of the State. From these data It will be reasonable to esti nate theo exports proper of South Carolina, at he end of ten years, should the State be allowed enjoy the fruits of a peaceful inidependence, t about $18,000,000, and her imports at more haon $20,000,000. This will add to the present muiness of Charleston mercantile profits on $10, )00,000 of imports, which now merely pass brough her strects, adding a mere trifle-to the wealth of the city, while her export. will be qual if not larger than they are at present. And his increase will gradually go on for centuries ecording to population and prodnction. From her facilities, moreover, in combining kill and capital, Charleston would becomesa con idorable manufacturing Town, not merely of ~otton, but of various and usefttl commodities, specially of implements and maschinery for me hanical, agricultural and manufacturing purpo e. With her genius and capital properly di -etcd to this branch of industry, she might add mmnsely to her wealth and-prosperity. Only Sfew Towns and Cities, whose natural advanta ges for Commerce pour the wealth of nations nto their harbors, boeome very prosperous and velthy withoutmanufactures. Charlestonsho)uld ook to this as a mource of-great prosperity. What now are thejpro~spects of the Statenat arge ? The increase of its -population and pro luetive industrty, the saving of the honest gains f its citizens from the-plunder of the NTorth, and he low rates at which-the commodities of other atious would enter our ports, would largely aug nent the wealth of the State,: and add infinitely o the comforts, improvements, and refinements f civilized life. To this prodgressive advance nent, we can see nojlimit within many centuries. *Sy Pol. Economy. t dgfield with a popiulation of 32,852 produced !,613,12 lbs Cotton. Abbevlle-with a population of 29,352 produced 1,526,4821lbs. - Newberry ituha population of 18,350 produced I, 105, 107 lbs. Agregt 842cotton I9,244,714 lbs. $Ed je.1ed A derte. I Our lands are susceptible of high cultivation, and our products are of the moit-valuablecharscter. Our labor, also, whatever the deluded entfusiasts of Europe and the North may interpose, is the cheapest and most productive of any on the globe. In what section of the world, can a pea santry be found that prodnee equal to our slaves ? Is it not a known fact, that the white agricultu ral laborers of most countries, are usually an in dolent race ? They labor little more than half their time-contenting themselves with moderate means of subsistence, and often directing their labor without capital or skill. And what is wor thy of note, while the slave labor of the South, under the control of intelligent planters, is more productive, it is, also, highly useful and profita ble. It is directed almost exclusively to the ere ation of utility. All our products are actually necessaries in -every quarter of the civilized globe-not furnishing luxuries for the consump tion of the rich alone, but comforts and conveni ences, likewise, for the middling and poorer clas seg, among whom the great bulk of consumption takes place. Hence, there is with us little dan ger of over-produotion. We may reckon upon almost a perpetuity of our commere.and trade, while our power of production, will be limited, centuries to come, only by the extent of our Ter ritory, after every acre of land shall have been highly cultivated and improved. What is to hinder us from rivalling EMAs.ao inher prodigi. ous accumulation of capital? While we remain in the Union, bearing the burdens which, for the last twenty-five years, have been imposed on us, we must content our selves with a very moderate advancement In wealth and prosperity. Charleston will improve slowly; and a heavy draw-back will be felt by the State on account of the inimense drains from her industry, *Made by the government and the North. No bright visions of future greatness and magnificence will oceurto the minds of her citizens ; but, in the gloomy vista of the future, they will behold only the toils and dangers that beset their career. They will b: dooned to wage perpetual warfare with the wild elements of fanaticism and oppression, while the fruits of their labor will be seized from before their eyes by the rude-bands of an arbitrary government, to feed and fattei the greedy monopolists of the North. RUTLEDGE. FOR. TlE ADVZaTISEa. To the People of Edgefield District. It is the privilege of the Representative at all times to hold.communication with his con stituents. - As your Senator in the State Legislature, I address you this communica tion. It shall contain nothing but truth, and be characterized by. that frankness which is due to the occasion. My object now, is to show you what is the actual position of the State. It is a source of profound regret that that position should be so entirely miscon ceived. A brief recurrence to a few promin ent events will enable-you to see this matter in its true light. . The immense territory wvhich we acquired in the war with Alexico, precipitated upon the South, the great ques tion, whether theslaveholding States,>Thould occupy in this union, a position oegt rd&d infeirity, oprof independent e0~z$i4. Nortji. ern fanatinism~openly announced in Congress, that the South .should never occupy oire foot of that vast territory. This was the result of the anti-slavery war against tihe South, which .had signally marked the past fifteen years. This annunciation, in connexion with measures about that time introduced into Congress, aroused the South, and it met a response from almost every Southern State. You remember the deep agitation existing in South Carolina, when it was threatened, that she should not share in common, a territory, for the acquisition of which, she had contri buted her treasure and much of her best blood. The Southern members of Congress in a body addressed their constituents, urg ing them to meet this threatened aggression, injury and insult. Other measures wore adopt ed. It was thought that the favorable time had then come to redeem Southern politi cians from the trammels of party, and to effect a union of the South for the sake of the South. At this juneture, It was believed that South Carolina was then ready for tho strug gle, but our public men, Senators and. Re presentatives in Congress, as wecll as others advised, that inasmuch we might somewhat prejudice the great cause by taking too prominent a position, the State should be calm and- allow some other State to lead. Adopting the advice, the State at once, took the position assigned her. The discus sions proceeded in Congress, and in a short time the Nashville Convention was proposed by Missimuippi. South Carolina agreed and sent her delegates. Georgia adopted strong resolutions; passed an Act of her Legisla ture calling a Convention of her people, in the event that the California bill should be passed by Congress: and Virginia in refer ence to that or any kindred measure, or the abolition of the slave trade in the District of Columbia, resolved with, I think only two or three dissenting votes in her Legislature, that she would resist these measnres, "at all hazards and to the last extremity." Afler these indications from the two most power ful States in the South, South Carolina responded, expressed by the unanimous vonie of every member of both branches of her Legislature, her high -gratification at these emonstrations, and pledged herself to follow the lead of any of her sister Southern States in the great issues wvhich seemed soon to be made up. This was the actual state of things in these States in December, 1850, when the Legislature of South Carolina as sembled. California had been admitted; Texas despoiled by the Free-seilers, an abo ition and free-soil majority in Congross in possession of the Government, the proposi tion boldly announced that slavery should be restricted within Its present limits, by exclud ing the South forever from the common ter.. ritories. Our people having been addressed during the past autumn by our leading men, and urged to resistance, and at least one of them pledging himself to drink all the blood, that would be shed in the contest;-undier these circumstane our EntrialntumQ miet. Ii the same month the gallant Qurxx as Goveitor of Mississipp -called JlUla ture together. Thenhow stood matteri:Vir gina was in position; her resolutions ;then, unregealed. Georgia was then'In Conven'. tion, and whilst our Legislature was in sea. sion; -the Legislature of Mississippi passed an Act calling a Convention of her people to meet in Noiember, -1851. - Now what. was South Carolina to do -in such a juncture? Was she to repudiate her pledges; was she, having intited some other State to lead, no1 to follow? No true son of her's will get his consent to utter such an opinion, when he has all the facts before him. What was then done ? Why simply this. The Legislature passed an act calling a Convention of the people, to meet when ? before the Convention in Mississippi? not at all. That Convention meets in November, 1851, and ours is to meet at such time as the Legislature in December, 1851, may determire-so-it is now seen, that South Carolina in her "insanity" and under the influence of "blind and reckless counsels" is now in truth and fact behind Mississippi, in her political position, in reference to this great question. And may God grant, that when her noble and gallant people. aasen.ble in that Convention, in November next, she may strike some bold measure of relief In which South Carolina can consistently with her honor, still continue to follow her. A word now as to the attempt which some are making to produce the impression, that the State has been rash and precipitatec. The brief narrative which I have given, shovs clearly, that there was no foundation for ihe charge in.Deaember-1850;. But it.is objected now, that it is manifest from the proceedings of the recent Charleston Convention, that the State is to secede at a very early day, How can this be so?. By the terms of. the Convention Act passed at the last session, the Convention cannot meet before 1852 and then it may be adjourned -for twelve months. Let -us see how this machinery may be made to.work. If events aall occur between this and the meeting of the Legisla. ture, which indicate that our friends in the other Southern States are likely in any rea sonable time,to obtain the aseendency in those States, then, our Legislature may fix. a more remote day for the meeting of our Conven tion, and in this way, allow as much time as circumstances may justify. And further, there is nothing either in the act calling our Con. vention, or in the proceedings of the Charles ton Convention, which throws any obstacle in the way .of the Statp'Convention avidlirig itself of the advantage, by still further deay, of any reasonable prospect of rco.aperation. This then is the p6sition of the State. Itviit position which ought to be maintainaI I has been the. pride and I may well ai the source of her power heretofore,!that South Carolina bas been united the calling of.the'.Conventin- yr.the last delorehdth ta tractdby7gtydivisons. rfcdmegfeat peasure 'to know that our distinguiished Senator, residing .amongst us, uWill not le'nd his deservedly great influence to any measures calculated to-prolfuce such a result. .Let the State to which we arie all so much d voted, assemble in. Convention; lot our delegates to that Convention determine the most ef fetual manner, of exerting the Sovereign power of the State-in defence of. its rights, and. let us all be ready to maintain theaction of the State no matter to what results it may lead. Let this remark elose this communication. The State waill gointo Convention",and if we keep party strife from our bordera, we shall meet in the spirit of brothers, and .shall then be the better enabled to shape the true policy of the State. June 20, 1851- N. L. GRIFFIN. FOR THE ADVERTISER. *The Scheme of Action for the State, Attributed to Gen. Zammond. Mfr. Editor:-Enelosed, is the plan of State action, generally attributed to the pen of GenI. HAUIUOND, which you are requested to publish. In view of the Convention de termining against the immediate secession of the State,. this is' submitted by its friends as the alternative. Itis believ'ed to embody the position of many of the anti secessionists, and upon which efforts are being made to rally them all. By laying it before the peo ple, the lines of difference between the op. posing parties, may be distinctly seen. The one has avowed in the proceedings of the Char leston meeting of delegates, and ably illustra ted in your paper, takes the high ground of severing at a single stroke, the ties which bind us to the confederacy; resuming at once the powers delegated by our State to the Fede ral Government, and asserting her political in epenee of all States and Nations; prepared to co-operate with other slaveholding States, [ the early action of the next session of Con gress shall be such as to stimulate them to esistance-but without such action, to move separately and alone. Yet entertaining the onviction, that the ultimate ugion of the South, is unavoidable. The other, as represented by the within aper, assumes the attitude of sullen dissatis action ; armed, but offering no active liostili ty; admitting our inability, either to main tain wvar for our rights, single handed, or to exist as a distinct and independent body poli tic; surrendering as far as possible, without ollision our Federal relations; and while re eting all benefits from the Federal Treasu ry, submitting, quietly, to its wonted exao tions; earnestly favoring Disunion, but await ing the event of farther abolition aggression, to wheel other States into the amne line of ondut; and believing it inevitable, and the period not remote, when a slavehoiding onfederacy will be erected, competent of it self to face a world in arms, and susgeptible of .dAcg-ea of nrnanarity-...nicrationn n grandeur to which under other auspjces we i5'u1d$ever attain. It is contended, al*d, that the !State is not pledged to an extremecoirs' lthqggh the morale of her position afnd char ae!#jerly forbids a submission like tha&of Virginia and Georgia-thav A medium is sug gested, which if adopted, virtually plicr at once out of the Union witheat'Ay o'n fiict;sea~o a Southern League, or at all evente, as she cannot secederto separate independence by her own exertions, when the means of strength ~an ot~j r-.. sources shall be acquired. These-are essentially-the grames. It is not proposed at this time to.. discuss then;. .|evera.element.,oen in them, it will be perceived, are coinnnon.1 Both advocate disnboth-opposWIqant escence to pas;. outrage*,.and n both, a ioutLheru Confederacyisaforonu ns. sion: In one case tg boeormsdby interest and sympatiy,-arging tothe a of sister struggling a commp"n tuse in- the other, by the outward for# 9ff fatiraggrs. sion. While the points-at variance, may for all practical purposs, -be reallyre6i!d, inio the simple question of-ime! That odpar ty with eager impatiente arrie a*ay by commendable sensibility to insult a$jejryg would promptly strike.the oppressor-would early in.the. comiug yei,.dissolvOeth'ef. verted and despoie Uniou-"tho othr, wh caution, and what- they .tern! politie delay, would only give the blow, ihenis~jfosed to be fatal'teyvid reeovery,'and intailitseitects would prove miost effectual and most wise. If these are, truly,the two platfomsi~outh" Carolina, or ere long to:bbconte so ho tled' is the vital differenci betwedn- thema'WAnd on this issue of timej dith such aaitake in controversy camparatively-insignificantthere are indicationsthat our'poople- are about to, contend. Judge -Bmrn' ifia iis H uibnra letter alludes to otlineiings he inay-be called on to' addi'ers "U' Bmi speiks of the "madness" otdring-tli6'Stte into separate secession. Ameetig.a 0 hleall-. ed at Grcenfille to' be f6olldifialLpro bability, by others elsewere. .he mmontg are organizig. i a i they are stretching theiegrires througlithe, State. The majority mustsoonte-goudedewo tion. What will besthe.resultl From the aent eharateir'of oiirjep SfIssenions may ensure-bitfpe a snatyi engehdd- ~ rri dW E be widened intajl t irne1td r tests of the epo h f eation newed;---the. fanatli~m J~gg induce evenwa.denial.qPetrighbofssePit9T at allI-a possible, reaction -fay.. vewAelm both#latforms;-and erect uporthei~nion.1 Monsterof ilmhpWi ouovdyif:-a sons,' the State' begOI ded tdirltea16 iiifan od I &b ' ?alite T iitIb.' ~ bi sein and icaear sures to bingiahrt s's f The Convention wg~L weighth all, . and will be:udd y trs aim stances that exis~t when they assemible,..nd th at' may arrise during theiiise'ssion.- The precise moment chosen--foraction may proii a compromise of the contr'oersy. That boldy may perceivb'the- propriety .'of' abstaining from -isht secbasiouf bywa Corigressidadnt manifestatiori of t im atarrogancee Yankee power, andby 'the consequent htope of Southern co-opieraition. It maiy adjqurn, to meet again. It may form a:"long..parl'g.: mont," and decide at. length, under a concur renee of the -mosi, avorable auspices. . Letiit do so :untramelled. Harmony and -union among us, will spring from such a cours'e, if in their wisdom it be adopted. And:-ther State .with one voice, and aiunited front,- vill exert a moral. influence, which,: backed,1by other resources, wvill eniable her to abidesap curely, all tteconsequentees ,f. any meuasurej she .may beopeased -to prescribe. Ja the mean time let there be peace withinour llor ders; fnd let there be a general depreeatidW of all wranglings, calculated to impfj~ur courage, our flrmnes, and our uniozn~i impeiiding crisis.., At a future period, with your leave, I may compare, in a coni-iliatory spirit,.the .pon bilities. which I conceive govern bolk~parties., Having presested, briefly,.the..aims~oficaeh; I deem it due ta candor to say, inconclusion, that with present light, I prefer, the direct, manly, and bold enactment, of an out and out. - SEcEssroI. Plan of State. Action. MESSs. EDrroiSS:-The , enelosad A9ci. ment was drawn' up by a distinguis'ed hitize~n of'South Carolina, no Ione gle e dins 4b.. lie affairs, for the use of a 'meubresetof the State Conventin calle at te ast'See sion of the Legislaturp. ,p bje~4A . furnish a plan of.:action . p ef aetna'. cession, yet decidedly.da aduainee ofsapy ep taken by tis or any other State in our.con. troversy with the lNederal Goyemetyor rather with.the people of~the,.North. l t not expected, that it would be brout5r ward until the Conven ton was assembled and the various p rojects tv hich it will pro:. bably gvebirthlhad been presented' Iit as the member in whose -hands-it'was plaeeds, foels at liberty to make any use otithe deems proper he fbrwards it to. yen for publication, believing that it may hae a salufarys eet te draw the public wind to its suges nsta n early period. .It. was thrown into the rough for o~ su rdinance meri for perspicuity. April 29, 1851. A The~ people of South Carolina in. i6 i tion assembled, declare thht:' I. The perpetual and .ndlbud W3' slaves of the Negro Race isindl Nal& the fihIdu pme...., hchicamanutna%B