Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-07-12

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Your pr6fec'ion-w where nrc you now7 Yot,
appealed then to. our fears and we wertA|
heaf, think you've will listen now when you
appeal to'"rr purses! You are deflcient.ii,
judgement. Strange as i, may seen,.to you,
there are men, who are not utterly selfish:
there are men, who do noi consider all ,Iiing,
no"sht IN comparison with filthy lucre.t
| there are men, who worship at tho shrine
Of patriotism and how not thc knee to man
mon! Avaricc is unfricndly to liberty
The miserable miscr would hear oppression:
rather than risk his ili-gotttn gains onsihe
troubled ocean of Revolution! Did theft
Ot having your property comfsrated incline
you to submission in thirty two! Or were
you bul acring out your natural ,lisposii,op
and is hatred for Carolina innate!
Ion arc one of those men, Col, whose
patriotism can he thrown imtn cohvulsiens
by the loss of a though ynu can
look with perfect composue upon mangled
constitutions and violated rights. Though
! blu h in doing so, vet will acknowledge
Ut II will be. any consolation to youY iha,
you are not a sui gcncris. There is cliaue
of T'gcr.tail Chief, with their two and n.
halt followers who wage us mcrciless. a war
upon all civilization and enlightened lpgis-
larion in this District as their iilustfious
nanc-sakc does upon dcfencress women
and children in Florida. These arc your
! woud-bc- politicians who for tile prIrpose
OF being fawncd on by the Candidates pre-
tend to NOR" influence than they have-ob-
ject !" all wise Legislation to prove that they
think for ,hcmsclvcs-rcal' The Advertiser
aud talk about the Constitution "
But my business is with you. Why did
you publish Your Resolutions 7. We very
we'll know your >cn,im,. .nts. with regard to
any measur" which inisht hcucfil Sou1h
Carolina. But. YOU may he AMBITIOUS and
may be looking forward to political pre-.
fe'cm'nt. Suppose now that you could
excite the People upon this quesrion-thar
they could forget aud forgive your past
oileuccs- that tho ticket winch Won propose
could not be made up Without yourseh.-Do
you suppose, sir that they would send you
to lsgislute for them, Who have just made 50
signal and ridicuousa Il display of your igno-
rance! BE advisrd-w riting resolutions.
is not your fort. AS a private citizen you.
may be respected. as a politician ysu can
no'. When you set. yourself up ;,s a Cen
sor in The community yuu must expec, to
have all the changes rung on your isnor-
ancr--your arrogance, and past political
pcccadiIos. Take my advice & draw your
self again iuo your Shc!l-you must be con
!ent'ro creep: Nature has given yau no
wings aud if you attempt 10 ,sl,r;s you
must expect the efaieuf Icurus. | ,;n,, g. STf,
plainly because l really wish you " ell and
dislike tn hear yon laughed a, Were vour
enemy would remain silent s. per,nn you
to continue wrilinS-I hope you viii appre-
ciaIe my motives and take INV advice. You
set yourself up for Il grca, man * notlouh,
honestly elieve it. If you wish any one TO
agree with yon however, you mus, leave
OIL writing Resolutions. l. will 1cII vou
, canIid!y, that until 4 saw il wilh u,N own
c!eS ! Gou'u Hot oclleVc mat Col. ~ ydH
Holmes who had ucen one of the leaders of
party in Edgciicih and who is row an er.
FOUNDER ofhc La'o wasrcally ignorant that
the Governor had the Constitutional right
to convene The. Legislature. So Won see
:, you have injured your reputation already
| UnobtruSIyc ignorance should be pitied
Butcan you who have denounced our Gov
ernor as IA usurper, AM, our Legislators as
knavcs, nrse This plea with any scmbancc of
justice! Your case, Col, does MOI deserve
comparisons; hut as | am speaking to you
"mOrc in sorrow than in anger" will even
IN The "n'nlst of drSerrcd wrath remember
mercy" But'w hat reason have yoh Tor
ohjrcllns to The proceedings oi the Lcsisla-
ture! Do you not know that e cry :axIayei.
is il stock holder in the bank or,hc State, &
that consequently every one is beneiiltcd by
an increase of the capital of thai bank
Do you not know that No APPROPRIATIONS
has been made and that Charleston h;,,
been rebuilt WITHOUT EXPENSE. TO THE
PEOPLE. About what then arc YOU
raring am as much opposed to use
less expenditures aud appropriations AS you
are. but there has been no Appropriations
It, Is useless to reason with ',uu who
are Ignorant Of what it is TO which you
are "yfctins. There has been no
"CharIes,on ana Rail Road Bilr' passed
by the Legislature. Will you Tell me nom
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