Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-09-13


nut "ur esptcted friends of the past. will agan
become ossociates ut some euriy period The
inture and earnestly striving ID guard NJ ui,lst
tiiose disS usting and degcnc rating personal con.
s.s's "na Parues, irom the deep disgrace and
curse (which. this tate has hcreto,ore becn so
peculiarly. happily. md honorubly exempt.
tuiy concurring and operating " it'll the
Carolina people. heretofore in the noble diruifi-
ed' aud seIt-respectul aversion they have mani.
,es'c" ward engaging in an, pultzan contest
ni me Presidency, the editor will spare n,
I,alms to incul' ute the propriety of pursuing u
similar cnnsre nere after .,utv to his ur,nci,,les
however, VIII lc"nsraiif him to Il. ter,ina, civ ~
''i'eohlromisinsiy iy oppose the pretei,sors Of one
o. the present candIdates, how ever he NAV be
"'sposed TO AVOID all advocacy Of the other. lie
'annot hut look upon Mr.. CLAY. both in his
ri"cip;es and practice, now, aud ever since his
andonnen of the Rcyuhlran parry in Ioio
us The most deadly, dangerous, and successful
enemy OF the South, ana the true interests uf the
whoie concdciacy, that either have ever known
the rcad of the old Federal pnr y-an op, !,
and avowcd Bankitc, Tuliflite, Cofoniyationis,
and advocate of the Proclamation aud Fmce
Diii-and now 100 plainly associated with tIc
| ,iamous orlniohs ard IN inciIlrs of the Abn-
| ih'ouistS-iils elevation as a slavc.ho:tIcr and
from slave State, TO the Executive chair OF the
C"nicdcracy, would he one of tie most deadly
| ana destructive blows to the South, and ,h
s:'bIiitI of the Unio,. tha, cou, rossibly be in
iiicte'i upon them, from any quarter Between
| '," ana his present opponent or almost any
"'hrr. me CARoLlNIAN could not hesitate to
'hooSe ior moment; and if the later and his
p"r'E snail fn''hfuiiy and honestly adhere to the
srent Republican and State Ri. his principles
and measure 10 which they are OPENLY and
thr"ghly pledged, in the late cSty;,ordunT, and
! adinirabc Address of their Copur,ssio, ~,
Representatives. it will he very far from d, sir
n2 that he should have any othcropponcrt even
II III" present. on" were TO withdraw BE i,
trcn'cmhercd. re however. that all this is quail
ica by an Important ..J;" and the only true
ana only trne course ofthe Southern States and
Peoph-ilo lnhtcr who may he n cun,iidae-is
10 deal with all men according To their measures
| NceP ue control OF their own interests prirr.
pcs Il, dcs;lliies Ill their own hunds-s,an
'''o' rom ai personal contests, or crtarslina
',atices- ana b' come 'i'e rartlZalls OF no man,
/" Other respc' is, II will Zcalously and uue
I"'o'altJ advocate, the doctrines uf the Rcrub
cail ana .'la'e Rights school, us SIT forth in Tho
| virginia ~ Kentucky Rrsolutions--tienerai E,Iu
I,''ioh' pun lc order, virtue. and morality, the
""oh VI t''e o';'tcs, IN estab ished by the Con-
''''"ooH. lor Tie strengthening aud scr,,r,no , M
slr"yii. or weakening, of the institution: liI,
ci"cs' re MS. interests, ahd independence of the
GNci'' S'atcs-;ii,d orr Iesiimablc dome .tic i, :
S'r"l"iis' ,s decidedly Il blessing, both 10 the
master ana the slave, and forming. in con, OK ON
WIN our p"iitlcal ohes,a Il combination the wiscS,
| ma ".st Tor the promotion of public liberty. or
+, virtue. and morality, that the wo.ld huscvcr
ma afcstcd. ''''' " -
1t Will deierm'nately oppose all intrigue, de-
ccpilon or ndirecti"n in politics, and advocntc
| hu encourage rigid honesty. as ALWAYS the h. st
p"'icy-"iil irarlrssly uphold the right. even
| tough III opponents. or enemies and onposc the
'rrong' though i'll political or personal friends
WI be- governed by 'principics, not mcn''-
| prli cip'"s belns always the object and men the
| mcnns-amd zcalnl,sy advocate and support nil
VINO support itsprinriples. and oppose all who
oppose them, II" matter who-will desire and
encourage the friendly nduicc ofuH, but submi, IN
the dtctafi0n Of m"Mc, aud hold its columns ALWAYS
open tee y and corsiiully to those who differ
rom it-nId. re. wing on n lust apDreciation of
~" n'o'r~er "II,f iIIrcrIrir,, furessIy ara u
hes't'''insly declare tsh st opinions. how ever
Unpopular, ON all proper subjects Of discussions
and fairly lny before it's readers the arguments
urged against thcm-lioiding no preference q,
regard io' IT'S own opinions, beyond the honest
"victiot That they correct. and hcing ALWAYS
ea'iy I" submit them To the fullest scrutiny, and
'hnndon and oppose them freely as those of
oti",r- wien proved t" be ols, In shor,
| II will he, ii shaH e, n Free Press. thoroughly
and nncqulvoc'ily. but YET nationally and lem
pcraey; and (in all that an earnest and 81 ccro
"-irc and eli0r may be allow cd 10 :riumrh oycr
| human wcakness) as tar removed from iicen
| 'o"s"cSS. on the one hand. as IL id or selfish
ine serving gsub,crviency on the other
u this be- promising much. il is not withou, ,
Il hcratc and CONSCIENTIOUS determination to
perform i, come what may; nor is il more than
hers tou.r pcrti m d. he feels assured his for
| o. adcrs will admit and as he has had every
reason to be satisfied with thu results oC such y
| cous sc. heretofore, lie will scarcrl, be likely 10
| 'c'iate from II hereafter Fully conscious of
IS humble capacity. and making no prccnsio,,S
" tairnts", literary requirements. hc will spare
| no efforts. h, reaticr, as hereioi,ue to make H.
| mcndS, as far us possible. in his owl. plin blunt
| way. hy nn'irm% industry, aprliratior. zeaI aud
p rance, and uuii.tcrn" faith in God and
good cause, for t!,' wait of abilities more en-
Iargcd ind weiiul and talents o, :: higher and
order. His undivided attrniion W III he DEVOTED
| 10 the pape'. and o;hing will be- waning .ha,
| h utmost capacity. mental, physical or pccu-
| nary. may effect. 10 make il all ,ha, he may
| humhy hope tlom it himself or that may reason.
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