Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-09-27
COMMUNICATIONS.

rure Off. II. Nixon, in answer to one of the
18th. This communication is so pointed
and personal. as to leave me no alternative
but TO appear over my proper Siana,urc.-
But before ] proceed To notice his innnna-
tory cbulition, which am inclined TO think
has proceeded from the ''artlour of convic
ton." feel it due 10 myself to state posi-
lively the motive which induced ne to
make the communication over the sigma
'urc of "Aiany Voters" With large ma
:Iority.of tho intelligent and Independent, vo-
1crs Of This District | was much orpcscd
to n National Bank, and having received
information from Il source that c0uld 40,
douh, that Mr.. II. IL. Nixon had EXPRESSED
himself previous TO the rnrctili" of c,,izcnS
in August last, 10 hc in favor OF tha; ius,i.
tuition, ana seeing the dark and ambiguous
manner in which lie gave his answer to tho.
request Of that A!cc,in. WAS induced from
political considerations alone to a,.ac. Iii,
exposition an;l draw hin. out. Eu, uu.
hcs'atinSly deny having had any unhind
feelings towards INN, or private mioiivcs or
malice to CRAFTY; but on the contrary, treat
cd him in said communication viii, nucI,
personal rcspcc,-itlicn ut Il rnrmcr period
hc was before the people for their S,,iiragr~
! was among his wnrmos. supporters a:.!
have seen nothing bu: llis present ro-i,iun
To alter my course. hold it Is an incnm,",-
vcr,ihlr truth thai whatcyc cr is scn, tor;l, to
the puhlc. is pahic properly, AMI Ina; any
and every free u,an. has natural. mora,
ANA legal ,irht ~ Give. hi; or ,h,;r v;n,,s rc
spcctin: it, without any iuJ cou.r Of Of
fcncc: provided alwavs that i, l., ,!onc. with
dcccncy aud becoming: temper. did moi
imrnmu hs m,,,vcS-,l,cy arc with Lin
and his God. Neither did | say nor in
sinuatc that he intended to "play" ci
thcr OH the one side or the u,lcr ,.ul Ina;
Ills exposition allowed him t!.a, course.
His cxpnsi.on is i'm the hand. of iurc,E
gent readers and no rccrn,ina,inr acr,,>u.
ton on his part can alter il. and | see ,ha,
on reflection he I,;nsrlf is not wiIl;rr 10 ri>,
his election on it. br, in his las, commune
cation has come on, nluiniy and comurr-
hcnsiby.
1t would be y nlcosrrc ~ r,c ;rv;,h ,b,
foregoing rcn,urks. cou,L in ;p.,;,o f.,
myself close this communication r,, Il.
his ignorance of the writer over the sin
nature of "NIany No,ers'' shall nm, ,v.,;,
him in his low and nitiC,l :,ttcm,,s >, ,.,.
umnia,c him. lie remarks ..,Yl,a, he so>.
of my ohjecting 10 one Of The details If The
Sub Treasury schemc,I consider unuecesarp
nowio notice; moi knasHing who ;ssAi amy Vos
ters' is-whethcr nc bca citizen OF the Dis
trict,or some transient. or migratory wich,
For aUght | Know, he may be one Of those.
who in Il late ncmurai,lc rcri.nus crisis il;
The history of our affairs, Iril Sou,l. Caro-
lima. fnr.wh ha; lie regarded. Il more couacliaI
cline Now : il; these cnni,np,iir i'm
sinualions were lnr me, rromumnrc them
inia nous. and can prove them a!sc |
was in south Carolina ON the cvcuiu; of
the lst Of February l1.::s. the very la, o..
which the Ordinance of Eu'Ihr;s;iom vae To
take effect. and reached my residence On,
the End day. and was ai the tnurt House |
on the 4sh in presence OF many hundreds |
OF the worthy and int'cpond"n! ci;i.: ~ cr
my much esteemed District. an,' remained
boldly and vieihlN in said Dis,rici u:lil Nc |
Calhoun. the able defender nf Southern |
rights had accepted the prinripc Of !ir |
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