Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-08-16
E.BY REouHsT'
From tho Columbia Times and .Ga,el

CnL. PnEsruN SrEEcH,-There; arc q |
few poinrs in this speech worthy of ssffious
consideration: and in reveriiilg tothe4n, l |
trus, it will he plainly seen thai Lido so;sim-
ply in sclf-defencc, and Justice tn as nyAelf,S
my principles, and the respected! !fY5ands |
with WHOM act. Towar,iil,e distinguish
ed and respected orator himself, 4 ssiter.
lain no nnkind personal (ccliug,s and, am
ready to m.tn ~, 10 him. .Stlle tnllsmehsare
of cou iliarnry kindness, E'rbearaneesantl
good will, that they shall mcte OUT. 10 1le
and minc. The hallnwc;i feelings Fafe the
past are moi dead within U.S.. "A Snrd. "a
hook could arouse them. in all their Syartii,
coufi.ling regard. l,hank God thattlHscnn-
test. so far as personal feelings are jasbfped
wns nn, commenced bv us, and fcelasshred
that all are nS ready rs myself IN tay3libw,i.
on any fitting occasion, the weapons Gfselr-
defence, which we have been forced to
take up. We fccl that we are NOW, as
ever, with our beloved and dazzling Stiire.--
She is n s"nsitivelv jealous mnther. how
ever kind. confling, and alicctionate: and
II the trial must come, however paitiful il
may he. we cannot hesitate, to choose be-
tween her. aud 0ny ofour hrc,hren.
In cnnnon with those who concnr with
me in the present controversy. 1went to
III" late Barhacmc. with feelings of thsidfep
"-t interest, in the anticipated spsech OF
Col. Preston; and thor" was nothiDslooked ell
i,: in it with moro soliciiulc. than n devc-
l"r"mcn. "f the public measure or measures
preferred hS him tn ours. as a rrmrdSfnr the
present cmharrlsmcnlS and difficulties Of
lhc country, ~ admitted on nl hands. aud
strongly depicted hy himself. Wassit no,
natural, ,hn' W" -hnuld expect this from him.
and that bath he and his friends should feel
~, =,
p"c'. that they VIII" oppose so visslen,y
! and rmcnirrrninisrglN our grea, measure.
Should lror0S' -nnr one of their o,0n, thar
ihrN deem better. rs Il suhsltuie!s And
WIS thi- natural, raiinnnl rxp"c,aton. real-
z"'!! l"d"'d nn'--nnt in the Ieas,,. The
whole ro"crs "i lie grca, ora,or-ail that
his vii and sarcasm. ri'licula aud coutempt,
al least. il MOI argument. could avail--wrre.
!nInrrd out against the Divorce, or Sub
Treasury. and lis advocates. Well. well,
said each of as, whi'' this ''pcl,ng. pi,iless
storm WAS inliins ihrt and heavy on our
devoted hc..dS. we shall presently have
yo"r measure on til" carpet, and be pre-
pared To Judge fairly between the two
We did not 20 there, like the Duich mapis.
| tratc. prepared "a hear ono side Of the u,,cS-
| ton alone, AID srIsitivcly afraid of having
| the comNictinus ii had made upon us. u.,-
| >c'Il'd b> the other. We hope our oppo-
ncnls did mt. Eu, whv did not Col Pres
| ;nn give them N least some possible chance
of Judging between him and us! Ha, he
"othin.r 10 propose! If nc has not, here
Is the patriotism of l.r statesman. who la
h"rs only to depict and demounce the iniu-
ricS and 'li>trcs>cS Of his country, and Thinks
m"'. feels not, the dat, the generous, artlcnr,
anxious interest. Of relieving or removing
| them! | fhr has, wi here isIEc senrr0us,frank. .
open. hold, and ronIiding spirit Of oftheGaYoli
MAN. that hcsitaies to avow il, 81 thrnw il,
q himself upon The honest juhsmenl6f the
Stale and people lhai have so greatly con
lldGi 10 him so, generously, layisISa hon
no fhy-ician ttcTrs?" II orr r'-liil -lrieiml,,ly he
wrong. Is there no right. no prnpar one7-
and must we all play the same non com
initial part, or lc denounced, snccred n,
ri'l'nlrd. and ,'on'en,nrd, if we will rot7-
II" orator tells rs le has mot changed
lie was sent 10 v :Shinoion TO oppose Mar
tin Van Hnrcn, and he is opposed to him
Sii'l: Yet. s'rnn"" - il NAV seem. on one
""ini, at least, he and Mr.. Van Buron seem
I" hhv" EXCHANGED positions, yea. char ,c
ter ior while r!.r latter is now all comm,tt,,y
('nh IL our tiv"r) he is all acn cnmmit,ui'
In whose favor we are vcr 10 see.
! he able orator did moi hesitate boldly to
'ikrn himself even to the Roman Curtius'
lie would save his behaved State. evan
from hrrsrl!:" and 10 do this, he WAS no,
:n"rr'Y WtWaS to plunge into tie awfnl
:ulpii--hc hnd plunged in! and was ruIIv
satisfied! lhh, il should tuse over him. for
ever II me dreaded ruin would thereby he
nV"ricd rom 'liar State. a uol,ln SENTIMENT.
'hi~--a generous profession, But, .,las. for
p""r hnni:in nature She "stri.inS M n pua,,
and swallows n camel ,"--,urus. sI,;vo,;,r
hnu aiirmcd. from The t,mb.liug rivuIel Of
comminHl. and rlnu""S hra,i!nno inn Tho
,nwn'ng. horrible sulph Of self,lcslrnclion
lIr one, al itself. might hc nj! very we'll.
hn il is rather hi.licnl, tn reconcile The ,wn.
and IL" 'thcr proves that if he he mn, n
.'i'iint' Gniie," he is at least ,lc,ern,incJ ~
be no Gnidr n all Standing. as he does. re-.
~"utolS >!ill, amid the surrorpdipo d,rt
ness. and impending ruin: and, as ,Ionph
l!oryin% in the general mischief rerus;nn
10 move himself. in -carch of saCn,v an, do
n"uncing all who dn--cauiiou>l, hdinn his
"wn light. If hc iIavc one, and d.sucro,nlv
slrng::llno 10 rXIinguiS!, that of others,
y" here j. the noble, daring. generous. t'ur-
'Iu>-ike, seli-hcvoliou of ti;s! And If they
who Enke The opposite course have no, oc-
man! riVh!!cd the heroic SELF devotion or,he
k"man. or hon>irl Of tiIa. virtue, they have
ni least Sirivcn 10 relieve The acknovledocd
evils and disirrSscs of the country. acco,d
ing 10 their honest and besI iudomo,,-
brought forth their remedy. openly and ,,nld.
is, i'ch@ing every thing dcsr 10 Them IN ;,s
behalf. and stalking their political life for
tine ard sacred honor. nnnn The ;s,,n
scornina all selfish, uncertain. and de,,s;ve
Sr"nn'IS--;'ii c'Iang"abIr positions and Ioo,.
holes at retreat and determining 10 "s,ond