Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, September 25, 1851, Image 3
EDGEFIELD, S. C.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1851.
FOR SOUTHERN CONGRESS.
Hon. F. W. PICKE NS,
DRAYTON NANCE, Esq.
gF TH e communication of " TRUTH," in re
ply to certain strictures of the Hamburg Republi
can, was received only a few hours before going
to press and cannot, therefore, appear until next
week.
gtV WE call the attention of all to the notice
of a Barbecue, to be given at Mountain Creek
Church. We do this, because this public notice
will receive but two insertions, as the meeting
comes off on Saturday week.
g7 WE are. requested by " CoN.MoN REASoN"
to say that his piece was mainly prepared for last
week's paper. Although crowded out then, he
thinks it not unsuitable to publish it still, as the
main object of it is to notice what he conceived to
be the positions taken by Ion. A. BuRT.
We take this occasiin to ray once more that our
columns are open (as they have heretofore been)
to gentlemen of the Co-opcratiun party who may
desire to argue the question or to correct miscon.
ceptions. We regard it as the best way to elicit a
proper understanding of each party's position.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
WE refer the reader to our advertising columns
for several which he has not seen before. You
will find one from MATH ENY & BEWLEY, of Ham
burg, another from SNOWDEN & SKEAR, of Au.
gusta, and a third from J. M . NEwaY & Co., of
*the same place.
FURTHER WITHDRAWALS.
WE are requested by W. Tozy and JAcKsoN
HOLMEs, to say that their nameswere used at the
Ridge Co-operation meeting without their consent
or knowledge. They desire us to say for themI
that; although they desire Co-operation-yet the
are distinctly in favor of Separate Secession when
that prospect fails.
CO-OPERATION MEETING AT DORN'S.
Wz expected to have received an account of
this meeting for this week's paper, but it has no
come to hand. As it may be a matter of interes
to some, we v-ill merely state tha,- from sali ac
counts, it passed off in pleasant style. The ghrie
impression of all present seems to be that Mr. A. P.
ALDIXICu, of Barnwell, made an exeelentspeech.
We know him to be fully capable of it.
We have heard the number present 'variously
istimated at from three to six hundred. The last
is the estimate made by-many of the Co-operation
ists, although some of them take ahigher figure.
Siencowriting the above, we have received the
theeeting-and various documents con
n a will publishasuimuch of t
&week.
ed us and,as usu is full
-f refined literature.
e ive by "a glance at "Arthu s
'f the 20th inst., that this celebra
t tK position, with an in
IRREGULARITY,
WE are requested by several gentlemen to ask,
from any one who can give it, an explanation of
the fact that the Charleston Milercury fails to reach
our office in due time, while the other Charleston
papers do not. It1 is exceedingly annoying to be
ao often disappointed in the -reception of a paper,
whic4. we all look to with such eager interest.
th~e Mercury do anything towards rectifying
tlu .at of thins~
adff~*~ Jit&~t-te Editor of this.
i comin
-, aLl6 ~~ g ex rtaedin
contissues. edaee~oevrtsii
io proper example and, although feeling egn
scious of being the really agrieved party, we
wrote a reply which was.' ed to leiat to con
- ciliation, 0 . e a naso unkindly
frejec .. ed t regard .our
cote suspicions as ging fom "the
,all of ba ess"-W. e leave that paper, haepjeg
forward, to'the fe and-- inlimitedI.exerclhgof'i
splenetic powerp, hoping fer'it-a bfttde- toneand
smpri e do this-,the. 26a og
tma hsical descrip
eween himself and the
2~~'~~fard that we are warring with a sort of
..~~W4w-an ethereal sublimation-a spiritual rep
i~~itive .of the State's honor. We might be
wounding " angels unawares."
"ON, STANLEY, ON I" WERE THE LAST
WORDS OF MARMlION.
,AMONG the thrilling incidents of the day, is the
finexpected and saddening end of the Old Pendle
ton Messenger's career. For a long series of years
it has stood forward as one of the most gallant
and untiring champions of State Rights. It was
reserved for the year '51, (when the inst great
struggle for Southern Pights and Southern honor
was progressing), to witness the extinction of its
ancient lustre. What means this sign ? Is it
prophetic of the paling of our dear old Carolina's
glory ? Heaven, in mercy, forbid ! We will not,
for a moment, indulge the reflection. Althouigh
the mountain districts have been represented as
sending forth the blended cry of Union and Sub
mission-although they have refused to sustain
this pioneer of the South Carolina press-this
staunch supporter of otur revered political doctrines
-yet we would fain attribute it to inability,
thoughtlessness, anything, in preference to a re
nunciation of the doctrines of the great CALInOUN.
No, no-this cannot be ! We are happy to learn
from F. Bun-r, Esq., the last able conductor of
the Messenger, that it is neither loss of "confi
dencein the good cause" nor " despair of success"
which has caused the termination of its existence
--.but the stern law of necessity. Let no one be
dampened by the apparently unlucky omen. The
"great Carolinian" himself fell in the heat of
action-but under the guidance of his noble spirit,
his beloved State is now on the march to indepen
dence. The "patriot hero" of Churubusco was
stricken down in the last gallant charge of the
Palmettoes-but his nien caught up his fire and
dashedl on to victory. And thtus let the Actionists
of Carolina cherish the enthusiasm and heed- the
last words that came from the press of the old
Fort-hill District, and the Palmetto will inevitably
float in triumph over our victorious ranks. " Fight
'.n-fl;;ht on." Let the noble exhortation pass
from man to man-and the last words of the Mes
aenger will not have died upon our ears, before the
glorious shout ,'halleascend-" Carolina is free from
the control of her wicked opnresso,.."
TO THE VOTERS OF EI)G1FIELD.
WE place to-dayat thelheadpf 6ur.columns, the
names of two gentlemen, who are now the gene
rally recognised candidates of the Action party of
this Congressional District, for the Soithern Con
gress. Well known as our political principles are,
it is unnecessary to explain to our kind patrons of
Edegfield, the reasons for having done so. We
know that every one of them approves a strait
forward, frank and open course, and in accordance
with this belief, we have not thought it improper
to indicate in this (the usual manner) our political
preferences in this contest. Nor would even this
have been done, had not another and an opposite
nomination been recently announced to the people
of the District, with the design of testing the rela
tfc strength of the two parties, into which our
tinfortunate State is now to some extent divided.
We regret this, inasmuch an it may tend to widen
the breach, already made, between those who
should now (if ever) act together with the concert
and cordiality of brothers. But being done, we
trust that kindness and forbearance shall conduct
the brief canvass. For one, we unaffectedly ex
press our personal regard for both the opposing
candidates, and we hope that nothing we may say
in relation to this matter will be construed by
them as designed to disparage their merits.
Of the other ticket we would say a few words
and, in all probability, it will be the only public
expression upon this subject we shall give between
this and the second Monday in October.
This nomination was made some seven or eight
months ago, by one of our most aged, intelligent
and patriotic fellow-citizens-a gentleman who
has not, up to this moment, mingled in the party
strife which has arisen in South Carolina. It was
withdrawn, at his suggestion, for a few weeks in
the summer, because he regardedit farsical to keep
candidates before the peoplefor a body wthich tcould
never assemble. Soon after this, the worthy gen
tleman left the District for the upper country, and
about same time the hopes of Mississippi co-oper
ation began to dawn upon us. They soon grew
bright, and a Southern Congress again became a
probable event. Many gentlemen suggested to us
the re-insertioa of the same nomination, regarding
it as being quite as satisfactory to the great mass
of the Congressional District as any that could be
made. We did so, and it has stood in our columns
ever since. For a long time, no one had the
slightest idea of arraying opposition to this ticket.
A sn but for the desire to make a direct
party, nothing of the kind
c. Be zremembered -iha
party ot c
se - - ivision.
ali& ations and
p."ary, we deem it necessar
.1.-W. PICKENS is so well
known of Egefield ;(whom he dili
gently sertivgd in Congress and elsewhere for the
spac ten years,) that we might well refrain
from. - g anything of him in this connexion.
red that the generous people of Edge
ever, resent nmt *' Y-whoW,
consistenc stainds
t now beforefthe
he is as f
ration1 ei nt within
oukkao anyihing consistent
s zdw;oaf * onouto obtain it.
e ville Cony "
fullyt t he h. con
$while it on I ble grounW
--own plain publ - eclatai1ns abunda
is utter abhorrence o lternativ
De gdedrepudiate her ancient lessonsi The
ballot-box in October will'tell.
DIaYT-OX NANcE, Esq., of Newberry, is the
name of the other candidate of the Secession
party. Of this gentleman we will only say that
we know him to be one of the truest diSCiples of
the old State Righats school. That he advocates,
not only the right, but the practicability of separ
ate action, is perfectly true. That he would grasp
.(nnt- rejet) any chance of Southern co-operation,
he will himself at any time avow. That he re
gards acquiescence la the shocking and insulting
measures of Northern majorities as being egrl
akin to aberersubmissioij,is eqtdhfy~ertain. And
it Mississipni should, ~ any chanceimeet ns in
Southern'Congrees, hfe will firmlyopphe any or
on the part of hergelegatesato dra\^v Carolina down
from her present nobl .~uition.
As Mir.Na*cn isi y unknown to many
of onr'Edgefield voters ' ly offer them
the following brief state may be relied
on.. He is a plante'r a metwliat advanced in
years-but one who has ne rbeet a siseker after
the honors of pdbliclife. Of tle:-igh estfimation
p-which he is-heldbir the pieopleof his immediate
district, as a christian and r. patriiot, there cannot
prohgably-be -found a dissenting voice. From his
u. 'b ' 'wa1s called, a year- or two
a ..ist inrsf lii.t~zs Congressional
District in the Nashi ilContentipi, ~egdini'
it the high call of duty, hetoby ;Tn;j
colleague, so of liim may it be truly said, ta
man from South Carolina more fully commanded
the esteem and confidence of our brethren from
other States, there assembled.
Thus much we have felt it proper to write. This
little we would not have said, but for the disad
vantage under which these gentlemen may labor,
from the fact of their being absent from the State,
necessarily, at this time. When they left home, it
was not anticipated that there would be scram
bling for the post now contended for, in any part
of the State. Opposition, in our Congressional
District at least, has been the birth of the last few
weeks. And as we understand that a concerted
scheme is on foot to defeat our long-standing and
very acceptable nomination, we respectfully ask~
our fellow-citizens to weigh well the reasons of:
this opposition. Above all, we call upon them~to
weigh well the character and position of the SE
CESSION CANDIDATES. We have no fears
for the result.
In conclusion we would say, " FREEMEN O
EDGEFIELD! TO TIIE POLLS! TO T
POLLS! AND INDICATE YOUR' 1
w HIATEYER TtIAT MAY Ba!
-- .0
POOR FELLOW!
Trrr child of the Standard goes so far as to envy
us a nice cake recently presented to us by a lady,
upon which lie makes certain very brilliant com
ments, concluding with an extract from "Mother
Goose's Melodies." Who could have supt~osed
that our "dear buddy" woud have been so ex
ressively put out by this afkair! In the language
f Ihis favorite author, we say to him
" Hush, little baby, don't yon cry,
Your little slice may come by and by."
Pity you didn't attend the Ridge Co-operation
sinner. You aight have picked up a few of the
:rumbs that fell from the " cakes with handlsome
hevices," which were presented to some of your
[eaders at that time.
Hut you must putE a check upon your passions.
Remember what your nursery-book teaches--tat,
dithough it is certain that "goodies" will be
'airly distributed among all the " pretty chIldren,"
ret it is as~ alsterably fixed, a. the law: of the
tledes anid Persians, that
" There's nothing for theo little boy
Whol e-rie. in the lane "
ABBEVILLE.
WF learn from various sources that our gallant I
friend NOBLE, of Abbeville District, is battling t
powerfully against the accumulated foroes which M
have been brought tobearupon him of late. CAL- t
nou , CUNNINGHAX - and' JoNEs, have kindly d
come to the rescue upon one or two occasions, and h
have helped him to ward off the thick and fast- T
coming blows of one United States Senator, and 0l
two members of Congress, besides his immediate m
opponent. Fair play, gentlemen, is ajewel! One
at a time upon our spirited and talented young
standard-bearer, and he will yet wave the Pal.
metto in triumph over his adversaries! " Magna
est icritas cf prealebit."
THE PALMETTO FLAG,
THAT we have not before noticed the appear.
ance of this new sheet is no indication of any dis
trust of the ability with which it would be con
ducted. We wished to see a few numbers that C
we might speak for it knowingly. These have t(
been received and carefully read; and we take P
great pleasure in recommending it to the'baronage
of all who desire to read fair,spirlted and sensible e
political articles. Those of our readers.who de- o
sire a pleasant variety of-good secession reading, p
would .do 'well to try it. Subscriptions will be
received. at this office, and the Flag shall be
prorptly foi--mning.
Terms of subscription, (in advane e
copy, ; Three copies, $5; Eight
The 'Pabiteo Flag is blished t ear
times a month. It is' As we und
several talentei Char
1OHNSON'S T . -
WE are requested to s
to this work (of this Distrie n
at the store of Mr. W. P. T r
An additional supply has bee , y t
should desire to purchas ric e
Dollars. It is quite a ' , ccurately a
and beautifully printed, and neat ound-from (
the establishment of Messrs. WALKa & J.uBSs,
of Charleston.
We have no room fo criticising the merits of
this volume. to make it leable
here, to say uiiilny inter- . ci- I
den Nolutionas *itsoy of
the e Gn erable I
numbe- rena Dis- I
RGAIEE-Is,
er eCSotta s in
Ntomthis aricrli, 0l .
Georgia held, eighttn') irt e5princi
pIes in reference to the" s .secession" and
"its peaceable natur 9Clae now advocated
by them in common with us. -is1he qsiof
strong and eloquent ai$cal to sik, pitr-o
our esteemed r~w
Day dawns upn 0 o ern
Rights party will t Re
publican Georgia w ."
God grant that the -
ttion cht,
str Athougi the
p_ W-3.M hem from
!fup zraloigsiide od i :3te a -
success will be, none the .less,
CJ. roinwitha- ai dlight.1
S hvn homsio dcare
rr~n , - permit curse i ca th'1sd~fr
fur a moment to the suggestions of a Cotta or a
STEvENs?! Could Carolina then commune with
Georgiai Not unless she would he willing to tread
the pathway of subrmission and reach the goal of
degradation. For what would Georgia then be ?
We extract from the article above alluded to, the
language of one of her own true sdns and give it
as the answer to our question. Let every sincere
Co-operationist mark it and think of it:
" If the:sun shall set, the 5th of October next,
on the defeat of the principles of the Southern
Rights party of Georgia, our noble State will be
come the aeorn of tyrants and, we fear, ours will
be the fate of slaves." -
POLITICAL IHYDROPAlTIY,
MOST persons will admit that, in tine respect, the
political adv-ice of the Co-operationists is rernark '9
ably different from any we have ever before heard
in South Carolina. We allude to its manifest ten-i
dency to chill the ardor and dampen the enthusi-i
asqm which have hitherto marked the character of
our people. We do not say that our opponents
desiga any thing of the sort. Their intention may
be to kindle a kind of Vestal flame in some inner
temple, which, although occasionally flick".ing,
shall be kept just sufficiently alive by its watchful
guardians to be worthy of the name of fire-or it
'may be designed to smother all arde-nt feelings for I
awhile, that in some comning day they may burst
pn-thqchworld with volcanic power. A hydro- I
r of treatmen't is said to be frequentlyt
cfofr$.,g renewed vigor to the physical
-An o prescriptioen seem tobe thought
advisable, by soitiefftir thfe- political manu. Ice is
beginning to be geneiig~ administered in eases of
a febrile nature. We supposes' our Co-operation
friends think that the S>e is now in the most
alarming crisis of a polittical fever, requiring some
similar application. We suspect that the develop- J
ments of the future. will convict these political
doctors of something 'likermal-practise, and that t
Ilhey will themselves rejoice that the good people e
of South Carolina rejected their-cold water reme
'ies.
Ourobjeetions to their treatment may be briefly
given. Perhape they may serve to convince some
one of these practitioners of his error. .
Imprimis, we think they diagnose the State's 4!
cas very. -incorrectly. It is regarded by. them as g
an bIghly ilamatory one-the patient is supposed (5
'To~ h6.flushed with a general suffusion of caloric r
ditdidaving wildly in delirium-and they forthwith g
o A~d* hiis throat their icy'preparations, and
EeojEhinm In ves'banes."
r lisin vifw the c&ia'in ery differ
t and, to our view, a mueli joie rational light. l
They maintaitlfat thd-patieht~airtuntil recent-.'
ly, as heryo: ttsr ilwthre was any' sl
need for-but' they 'i"~prsiensive bat,-rom s<
useless tamporing,;heis seomahrsatened with' an -t
attack which, if~not warded off auay, prove a se
rious one. The evidence of thisgthpy.ddli the
chilliness of his extremities (to-~wit,' Grednville,6
Ilorry and the city of Charleston). Theybeli've
that the judicious use of certain Infali le.todes
will set him right again, and enable hl~ni b cin'
his journey with all his wonted alacrity inl.ehjsr: I
gy. Those tonics are variously labelled "Resis- at
tanco to tyranny," "The memory of the jest," at
&c.. all having very much the sname eflibet .'e is
rejoice to know that they are being freely a..min- e
istered at thin time and, in the main, with the best
posusible eflibet. A few strong pepper and mustard
catasplasmos (such as "distunion," "ianti-submis
sin,"&cdi.,) applied to stu aforesaid extremities, t
will completely stay thes disease. This done, ancl
we hatvo no doubt of soon having the pleasure to h
anntounce that the patient is not only ontsof danger, pa
buit reatdy and prepared to prove his sound condi- th
.4V
It may be said that this Tage of improve- a
eant- atiftdvanceia'iit, *that these secession
nies ai now little better n exploded nostrums.
r have only to say in re'ly that they proved e
emselves in '76i:nd- * '32, and we arenot
sposed to give up good well-tried old house
ild medicines for new fi Od panaceas which
my kill instead of cure. C4dopbthe.shower-ta th
'stem, and you run the.r of a collapse. Re
ember Virginia, and bwre.- 0
_ttl
To the a
I propose to ubmi
)u to the two
te State, which
incile differe
Ii layexedtemei b
rominent- do
I q
:arriving
ressed with the
ue policy betw -
I earnestly s. n o Q4
ts and the C
1- the State have
mnds of thepeopn
object is not he -for
r3lT40fed prem nll e-Coa
8tio add erfet hi le
~some,%vhoanayhave
ted temperate rimarks. and
is y td mit gIng, nd by a t6dseneii
ve honor. - -
But the . n is ealled--the Delegates
re elected, ing to the views of the
'o-Operation ien have been chosen,
ithet througi ent or artifice, by less than a
iajori' , to decide an the fate of S. Carolina.
Now, what is to ined by bewailing an op
'ortunity of ,which we have suff'ered
a pass unimpro r by deploring a necessity
rhich cann ed. Thi people all should
ave voted in -ebruary elections, and it is
heir fault, f a' y) by.the exercise of great
r zeal itselfiprodominant power.
'he ele'eted , through their
S ese, has the constitutional
11mhsm by its acts. Let us seek
. ep eventing its recurrence
TeSee 0so it, that they do not wish
9 State to secedb the very last day of the
k existence o e Convention. The Dele
Siba cad to meet in. next
May, an tt1ijt willbe twelve months,
e must, of ne.sity, pass., tieir fnal
se ,ion or . 'ission. There. is not.a
Di Pari but iT have,
vithin that period, teiimplest, means of aceer
aining~isbientimt. This two 'parties can-.
not which has the majority; end
he -de rmined, no'inbn can doubt
tbo a path of hi uty.
If the Secession have the aseendeney,
f arthoo t of one year, the Co.
pA . to the exigency, and
iequiesce in th essty that will force upon
ofSuhCarolina.
eniit -' ,
dhe Co-Operationlet'a well as others, must re
seem their oil;-reputed pledges, to rally to the
standard of the State, to fight under it, and, if
necessary, to perish'm. bearing it aloft. I have
,o tears, that they aliI not aecomplish their vows,
or many of themi are animated with the highest
sense of their duty,.iith the purest patriotism,
he loftiest courage, anid the moat spotless virtue.
Furthermiore, this party has uniformly cor.
ended, that all thiejseek or desire is, that they
hall have a true expiression of public feeling, anid
hast then, they are r'endy to abide the extremesat
eotion of the $tate 'The most of them have
oiinnly plighte their-hoqjor to stand or fall with
ith' Ciirolina,~ ini4ny' entingenly. If they
hnow thei opinions~iifiiheiuajority, it is unques
ionably their-duty to sustain-those opinions, and
f the majority unequivocally express its wish
brough the Convention, then they are bound by
heir al1giance, to earry. out that wish, in its
lainest intent. If. thcy decline to do it, under
uch circumstances, connected with others that
nay well be imagined, they will deserve the death
nd the evergdious memory of the accursed par
ieide. A man who will not risk' his all in obe
ienc to the call of his State, is dead to every
~enerois imipulse, and is an enemy to all her
itizens.
The Secession-Delegates themselves, do not
esire to 2ikl i~reent the public sentiment of
heir Districts, but'when the opinions of a Die
riet are discovered,-'without doubt, its members
, the Convention will feel fully instructed, and
pill be bound, imperatively, to represent the ma
rity of their constittients in Columbia.
Now the obligatiljh'of a Delegate to express
Lie wishes of his ,ekstitutents, at the time he
sts his vote, can bb defended on the soundest
rineiplee of reasonand. policy.
A Convention isiupposed to' be the people
iemselves hssemble, on momentous occasions,
consult for thie w vare of the State, and to
itricatejt ftm imniinent peril. If the Dele
ate, knlowing' the instructions of jthe people, re
wes to obey them' in such emergencies, he is noi
~presentative at ~the Convention is inmper
et, and the beautzfi idea in w~hich it originated
not bourn out in iadeliberations.
Again,'when thie lation of the State is hiang.
g upon'the'dceci1d of the hour, and when the
magers of 'eisire'so -alarming as to call
e0 peopleto exei-eisi their first great 'right of,
vreignty, If ther' ill is not fully represente,.
eyardiit unde heavy obligations toobeye
id the-aq6d -of. thd-harctoit'
.bness,4 - iii:J-One of-thoreal
jecsfelltion ls, Ibat in mo~
entf extreme gwna appreeiioiwi
~is wiljnig-totake the. awfulgieaato re
onsjbjility of. guidngthe vesselggogh the
m the passengeis themiselves,swhose I~es *
4 fortunes are enmbarked, may dictate the t
easures of bringing her safe into port, and may
ch share an accountability, which is too op.
essivo for duie to hecar alone. In this last great f
clergeney, thie passengers arc only aecountablo d
themselves and to their God. A Convention o
dlesigned to make the whole people responsi,
for their own nets, and to make themi prinei
Is ini a transaction too grave and important for t
i unskillful hands of mereo:Agents anid Attor- tl
'sn. henc e, te ..ir nec-si and dutv. of C
Delegate's looking solely to the wish
e personates.
In effecting a change in our rela*
rnment, when the powers adverse
iighty and overwhelming, it'wou- worse t
tan weakness, it would. truth, suicidal,
)r the Convention to att . to secede withou
ie concurrence andtl sympathy of a majority
f the State.
.My Co-Opera ads may be assureil, that
ie Secessio uth Carolina will never a
pidity of severing our
tates, when they are I
State. And if they
beyond question, a
n-d them to this 'q
-E"ill. be the duty
in-his- breast, to s,
p
- -
Seglobe.
no more
e meajlt
% ould manltto
it certainly will, li
1iiPcred1&!nb s ein* and see all thu i
on-e'th yeadby the blighting euri
lvii war, thei1an i the infamous bij
of inferiority, nd in:eai0 submission, bow do
nea n m ateful tyrants may see*
it to impos..I
But fellow-citizenF. in order to ascertain the
ishieafof our people, we must, pursue our in
iuirie iilp'IrltMor great frankness and candor.
[ hheeaedvith-astonishment, a letter purport
ng to havee natedfrom a distinguished Jurist
a thIs State, Julgjrusas, in which the 11th
irticle of our. Constitution of 1790 is referred
to as indicating he'inode by which we should
proceed to iicill of a State Convention. This
intimation adrofijlbtitinj'udiciously thrown out,
has been seized upop, by the admirers of that
gentleman every whee andI have recently
heard in our own distriet, something called an
Exposition, whichwhiil abounding in various,
ornate and grncend expressions of discontent re
commends to tieeo.o4eratio- party, that A
the observance of a certain plnof u 11W,
sustain the action of the State,- in se't
tion is taken by two-thirds of the citizens.theroLf
Now the very beginning.of this 11th' artilet
adverted to by the learned Judge, preseri ;to.e
manner of calling a Convention of tli.peoipt i
these words-"-No Convention of t0iipoPll
shall be called, unless by the coneuireicef two
thirds of both branches of the wiole represen
tation." That manner was strictly observed
the Legislature in calling your Conventioneilcet,
and no conscientious man can deny the fact. :~.
You will see that the same formula is not re
quired for the call of a Convention, whiek is re
quisite to amend the Constitution, for the very
obvious reason, thmt the action in relation to the
latter is final and conclusive, while in relation to
the former, it is only initiatory. When -we ask
the people to assemble together, we are only
paying the highest deference to their judgment,
possible, and convoking them to the reseue- of
the State,when the wiad. of the- Legislature
feels inadequate to th, task.
A simp16 majority of the Convention onth
theory of our povernment, which is based upon
the supposition that the majority shall rule. The
only pur pose of weritten Constitutions is to cor
rect the extravagance of majorities, by imposing
limitations and restraints upon the exercise of
their power.
Iyx the whole framework of our government,
we have adherred so closely to the principle, that
the majority shall rule, that it is possible for the
majority to do anything, which in consonance
with our polity, it is competent for the whole
people to do. A simple steady majority in only
about two-thirds of the Districts, can cicarly
amend the Constitution. Fot whe~n a question
is made ia majority fronm each District, can elect
the whole of the delegates fronm such a District,
and it might thus, by a bare majority in ech of
the Districts constituting the two-thirds, elect to
the Legislature, the two-thirds necessary to
amiend the Constitution, or to perfect any mea
sure of which a deliberative body can take cog
nmzance.
I can easily conceive how a single mian of in
telligence, in the wild vagaries of. a diseased
fancy, may assume the grounmd, that the act of
Secession tmust be performed by two-thirds of
the whole people of the State, but 'i~is incom-f
prehensible to me, how~ a respectable porthil' of
the co-operation party could so easilylfe dceludcef
into such a belief.- But such and wos is,'i ever
theless the case. 1 have lately listened, with
amazement, to an open vindication of the Com
promise, and to an eardest exhortation to ac
quiesence in ps ftgressions. It will not be
long beforeo sote the same party will shout
hosannas tot glorious Union."
It must. bei~fo cre to provido, that such mis
guided, orsachtpiritless sons shall find no sym
pathy in th'e'Ismin of Etheir kind mother, whom
they would thus shiamelessly degrade, and whose
rights and iintereats they would aid to trample in
the dust. COMMON RE.ASON.
FoI THE- ADVTER sER
hin. EDrroa .-Prmnit~me to ask forQ' jiui
ie ation in y'ot'r 'paper' of the subjoin'dcmilted1
tad just comnpliment from the- Caei~ndn -
T'elegrapSl: -kSusaii~s$
"Tt SnaDO.iL Anvanas ?Al li -
nanyuwl-bddifeed j'o'urnils fthd. t4l
mae mntioned~sbovitands in tMeftbk
.ondretdnithimarked a !ty,-it h s~ung
he v5~or nb $onu mninfe-sted to
ij; battin' manfalfoithe-cause in which wO h
re-all e d, bat nehvsevoluntarily uttering C
njfy si -apae.inader the conduct of
ol2 Biinkins it has been~iihdel journal, and t
43g':aified to notice' a simple incident, at si
hoe recent large meeting in Edgefield distriet, n
ebhich beats testimony to the estimiation in which i
tiselviees are held by those who know himi
roll. It was an offerring from the ladies of the a
istrict, presented through IAliss llitein, who el
iid truly that to the A dvertiser is Edgefield dis- oc
riet miuch indebted for the lofty position she
ow occupies."
TilE ItaiwEt.L. MVRtDE.--Ve perceive
romi the Savannah Morningr News or vester
ay, that William G. Tobin, atcnsed with
thers, of the murder of John McDaiel inl hi
lariwvelj District, wast arrested on Sunday - h
fternoon in that city. A rewar'd of two
undhred and fifty dollars has been offered by r
je Governor of this State for his delivery to *l
ie jailor of Barnwell District..-Chiarleston to
'nnrier. 2'3d ingt- we
tates, whose interests are identical,
Mtl4-ite- their jealousy and n
nd of our officious dictation sU!
i Sctithern States would only be~ in i M.'
~siut~enjointly, on the perpetration tOf O
thi: fool wrong, which, he suppos
irely be inflicted. For all these reason1
v ised as to pause, and profit by the prog -
vents,
Besidcs *hat hope he never-endng flight
Of future days may bring, what ehance,*wat
change-o.
Worth waiting, Pince our preenit lot ippears
For.happy though but ill, for ill not wop,
If we procure not to~purselves more woe.
This, therefore, I Aatsure, clearly' makeordu
he Georgia plat-fbrm,-.ei to call it' y
at more reproachfulgeme, the plat-forim om -OP
'' on to past wrongs, and, -for aughst Ioui
Shirnal and infamous submission to .everyde.;
;radation and insult that can be'h-ntdngoina
t chills the blood fn my veins-twJ:
abmission,.and my heart skeng
y of applying it to any respectable po
ant population ;'but Witis due to.lheir own
torfor, that their situation'should - be hirlyidi
losed-to them, to cause them to By from a Flag,
vhich has impeded the progressiofreeoifor, -
he last hundred years..
I appeal to any man of comnion):onsty I
leard the speech I am reviewingean 25
sents to the views it asserted, I kn the
Pfstem of logic, by whieh he can dere" it
rrin the ciare of submission.
This is a plain statemnent of the positioik ,
Dur grievances were acknowledged, to theirfll
akextent, it was warmly urged that the State
jjjid not seede alonk, and it was maintained
PAt the Souther'stan W - erati eon
t aganst past. L. .
Ron then:Ot, me
mosa
debl
that inlned
pace.Tei'e
the South for'tea~j
people-nder-thebivensr'
much resistunee ,
At ovr-p.
act has beato
have rite rate- i
All the Soui:ii
weak pol
ii b
resnt o
beis& i ovh'sri*%y
t -
fathers':poied outth fhikt -~1
liberty lear t i-iia lb'eiuk was lu~
eel or blui-red over; to givE 'promianee -~?~I
mimor issue in regard to the value of savepo.
perty. A gentleman of tonerand 'of chilpu ' '
sentinments, resorts to such, an expedient
press tIme proud spirit ofthpolh~qei.
We dare not seeede lone asal'idgt~. -
honor, because ouridivdiwill cinc 'a~.
able and itrilios . li e
sordid pasisions, tJy are alre4s 4ed
that-no earthly power canreemt '
slavery,-and they-oaghgt 6~ eibt~
chains until their very1Ahi3n - fe'1-4
gangrene-d.
31r. BUI-r concluded in the eeal inm~J2 '<
with a flourish about striking dei
who would raise a British-.hBa 8outhCia -
amid the plaudits of 'his -ep -~h~
No.t one of thie very Bluenland lshe
ers w ho have been named in thiscohinu -a$
w ith all their- readines'zat
Venture. I believe, 'osfornnu s eAes we
seede alone r'atA 1itdree ofinfamg~~,
shoulfdes in'thief own rhiiVlnue
bnieasspe. wih:NF'
thim. i eJ"
in the eyes ofithteo ~u'ntry,
its systematie-sfrangainent, ad ~
its positions, -
be expeta -~~talh~hpi
other gie. . g e v1Id'Ml
is roemgabroad. -
.Arephy. moreve, teis
sons its not only more'becominas
obviates the necesityf rito -,.
the views of others of tbe same
I owe an apolbgy to your readers;
for trespassing, at such length, upon, your col
uimns, and for exhibiting so muc warmtli'in my
remarks. I have no revengeful feelings 'to gra
tify towards the gentleman, upon whose speech,,
[ hare so candidly commented. I would be ther
lat man willfully to assail either the motives,tia,
private character, or even the mental-aequhe~
nents of another; bat in this greatecontroefsy
l[feel that I am jldng the cause of my injre
:ountry, and gentlemen, who dife~r with me
:neinchin. no immunity either'for their" ia
pecehes, their poliricelmeetingsgerther-p.liff,
tal principles... When I discover an efortto be
mn foot, which to my view, is caldulated to break
town the noblo spirit of -our Sttit is 'natukiil,
hat I should smanifest the soiiueI feel in the
armnest terms., :
"'Tis soumething, in the detarth of fasme
Though lInli' among-a fetter'd race,
To feel, at least, apatriot's shame,
Evenias Ipe , s
Idge, Sept 15, 1851. +- z
FoR THE A3v~T3 an. E -
he Superintendant's 1Menthy
Report, for August,
F TsnE SUNDAY. Soneots ar cornNxeT oN writ
Tarxrrt (Paor. Era.) Cnuacit, la vts Vaj,
LAoE.
R av. AKD Da Sraa--Being br'ought by the
eod providence of God to the eloset oge~ther
outh, I desire to lay before you the pgsment
ate of our Schools.
We ave not oheered this afternoon,-as we were
month ago, by the presence o( that 'venerable
ristian lady, (Mrs. Ma Ceanot.,) who de
hted every good work i our Pariish. Shels
t here because God bath -taken her.-Insed
worahluppigas woado, inanearthly sWd,
a distance, she is now .eloso to te hpp
ced and the Lamb, and siivh li th
eavenly Temple together with-thstreeatawti
de, whose Toiees .%, the.;sound of my
.tidge Co- n m on NeetgA- f
. Bir..Bu andotfea's. V
Ia. Enrroa:-In fulfillment of the anno'unee- ti
ent made in the public Journiilthis Gand s
a blazed awhile on WednesdayleiiSrd -o
and had its day. To the uninitiated, it ,
o doubt, a "picturesque" and gorgeous d
From-.a comfortable place in the centre, e
Id , e happiness to review every objcet that
for ' te, or lived on the canvass.
Tspeakers were Hon. A . BUr,
[.1 q., and Capt. P. S. BRoors.
The tur, Mr. BuRT, occupied the stage,
a 24becasion, for about two hours.
o. nnguage of his transported admirer,
heipoured- fortlr, in silver tones of eloquence"
ntinients frozen with submission, and made
erhaps,~for its artistic skill, theyiost respecti
pecch that was delivered.
When our graceful and accomplished fellow
itizen was announced from'the stand and rose,
e was dozen o tw -
hurled up their,
ces eried, God save ich
the vantage of thos
n, afriend- le;
a
onorable SpK to ae
ehat his h Ter ap,touched
iytutp Intan f the feelings
ents-to
and par
olil t =idWatieD tri reply
osone exceptions made to is i -
raious anonytnous writers, and to
>ress his icivs in relation to the 'mom
risis now at hand.
I will do 1m the justice to granf, tJIe
lid not avoid the questions, but selected his poinfs
boldly, and moved directly up to them; and when
[ shall have sufficiently exposed those'points, if
my countrymen do not agree with me, that every
Due of them was taken straight on the road to
submission, then I will admit. that I either lack
i4. astutenesi to see clearly the bearing of ai
argament, or, that my mental yMon lha been
totay bscured by the fogs and mists of :prju.
diee orparty.
'hiffirst.position bir..BURiT assumed was,that
tgiu-poplf ta~State-had no premonition of the
-iias ni* mdtEsto feeot by the prsn
. ure d' thu that e, ethe dca
StA& cnvtion, in the departuro-im' fin
s-er nutho zs, and wer ets of as
tM m
,ale chief boW.V.' i~~vpthcm
Ind repreinsible, i -bletrermtes forbit
pplethemaele'd to .be called togelthtl eki
counsel for theirown safdty i -
Some allusion also ifnistakri
to tbe opinio'sof-ouensmberst~onA ep,
of other distinguisied Southein gen e .
timations had been thrdwtn outbefoire, of I
rangement between ourRepresentatiein'C
gress, how Carolina should be bridledi, ifri
and controlled by those, whom, we, po ous
had vainly imagined to b our deputicsau aie
-rants. I had received slight hints rd isi0!
anid had dasaly hiragepess oisofe
that some of the morsoereurial ind.it
ness, on their returnf from the pure re~on
Washington, to the infections atmosphere of the
noisy little Palmetto State, to violate their solemn
covenant.
A ccording to my hunible understn-ling of the
relations subsisting between a number of dele
gates and their constituents, particularly in this
Republic of ours, it is the hatter, that are designed
to rule, and not the former. We, the simple
minded people, in view of our sovereign right.,
had always foolishly supposed, that it was our
province to direct our mninistera, ad we were
disposed to be increduh,us, when we irr in
formed, that it was theirs to direct us. -Fronm late
devclopements though, it seems, that we lhave
been wofully mistaken, and that our destiny has
all along been decided upon, in form, by some
eight or ten men, weo aficeet to call our Represen
tatives andI Senators, who, assembled in some
dark Committee room at Washington, consider
and determine upon the manner of ruling us, as
a matter of right, without deigning to allow us
even a word in our own behalf.
The vexation of our rulers then, ean easily be
accounted for, when, we, the people, in the ma~~
jesty of justice, have resolved- to-reuist alA mis
rulcand all assumption of poi~er : het1;erfi
proceed from'a number of men we have chosen
as delegates,or fron, distinguished Southern'gen
glemen, or from the heartless-and selfish fanades.
of the North. The -moat' beautiful, the most
striking, and the sublimest feature in' the present
resistance of South Carolina,'i the spectacle of a
noble people, " with the intelligene to compre-.
hend their rights, and spirit to maintain them,"
marching steadily to the redress of grievances,
contrary to the advice and dictation of all their
temporising leaders, however able and ginted they
may be. Such a movement will force the respect
and admiration of mankind.. It is the sublime
nuience of patriotism, courage and virtue. .
::The next ground occupied by our immediate
Representative was, that, at this time, the hope
if obtahling the co-operation of the other South
irn States, without some fresh act of aggression,
vaslatterly futile.
The eloquent speaker began with the most
forthern of the slavehiolding States, and sepa
ately wveighed the chances of each one's enter
ig into the proposed Confederacy, for the re
[ress of their wrongs, proving to my entire satls
iction, that, in that aspect of the case, our "final
ope was flat despair," and that our brave sisters
ad all, either partially or fully acquiesced in the
ompromiise. He presente.d, with great force,
ils strongest argument in flavor of separate seces
on, but unhappily, brought it to the lamest and
iost impotent conclusion. Instead of exhorting I
is fellow-citisens, to rouse themselves up, and
rike for their redemption from slavery, ho ex, O
aimed, like another great Prince on an august
reasaon :
"I should be much for open war, 0 Peers!
As not behind in hate, if what was urged ' g
Main reason to persuade inmmediate war,
Did not dissuade me most, and seem to east sta
(Ominous conjeoturo on the whole success."
lie then distinctly and unequivocally ranged a
mnself'en the Georgia plat-form. In1 other words,li
avowed, that there-would be no confederated in
sistance to past aggressions-that it was the of
troeme of foihy and miadness. for South Carolina at
secede alonew--that hier separate secession 1
mi alt os h 5pahc fteohrat