Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-12-27
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" Principiis obsia sero mrdicina paretur,
Cum matd per iongas cOurofucrc m0ras. .'-OvIp
Stop il III the beginning: alter The disease
has gained strength by delay, medicine
can do no good.
Mr.. .Editor,-That efforts, ARE now being
made to amulgamate The .. Carolina Sun
Treasury, and the Democratic Jucksun
Van burcn party, is fact, which must
nave arrested The attention 0i even the
most cursory observer, OF the political g.
vents "t the day.
The Mercury has some time sincc,a ;,
ed Tie Van Buren, flag. The same paper
IS now tho apoluSist, and the w ashinet Ton
Chronicle, the open advocate Of Gcn.
Jackson's Administrator. The South
Carolinan is also wearing roun,l.a bring
ms batteries To bear upon the unioumdcC.
''preJudicies OF the people against the
present excellent Administration ~
VI neither l. is that our Pol,licians, irou,
! their vieilhni walchiuss and long fastinss,
now begin t., look win nut ketner appe-
tites upon The lOavcs aud fishes; or wicth-
er 1t Is (as they once told us) that he Of
undertook IS bona iitlc u Magician. |
ani unable To determine. 1t is certain,
however, that unless The People forbid the
bands, they will, ere long, nave Suuh
Carolna politically nnlted 10 Nj VauBureu.
n sincere bcliei, that the Treasury ques
tlnn Is to be made Il gap, through winch
Van Burcnisn, is to b: let into our Slate,
hope that when have given the alarm.
yOu, or some one else. - ho is capable of
counselllng us, will point Out The path o.
honor aud Of safety, rs well as the calu,rsr
conviction, Of the profound philosophy OF
the sentence. winch have selected ior INV
motto, has determined me, most reluctant
ly, To obtrude my opinions upon the public.
Let us examine iot an instant, the reu-
sons. which are assigned for this unnalu
raj aud unhoIy union.
We should support him, we arc told, be-
cause, upon his election, depends tho fat.
Ot our favorire measure, the ConSt,ruranaI
Treasury How Is this Bill to he passed!
i}y the vote of our Srnaiurs and Reurcsen-
tatives at Washington. How is the Pre-
sidcnt elected BY The vote of our Elec-
tors II, Columbia. How then does the fate
of The Treasury Bill depend upon our vote
for President!
But he is "Nurthern President with
Did Martin Van Buren, not vote Tor the
Bill and Gen. Jackson's Proclamation -
Did he moi introduce iulo the New York
Legislature. Rcsolutio.s inslructing their
Senators to oppose the admission 0f any
| Slave-lmltling Territory into This Union |!
Excellent Southern principles these!
Blu, this is Crisis" and our only hope
| Southern princi plcs.' Can you recollect,
E,i;, 1, ~,
! There was great one. | remember, when
| Gen Jackson was nominated for the Presi-
dcncy. We then sc, up hickory pust.,
walked with hickory sticks, cat our barbe-
cues on hickory leaves. and elected "Ol
lli;' kory'' 'to serre The Country" No,o,
to show how extensively 're approced of his
mode ot ctfcctIng the cure, we are called
on I" elect this Mixer Of his Medicines,
who has pledged himself 10 "iollow in the
footsteps of his illustriou> Predecessor"
! But, say his friends. there is no danger
of his keeping this pledSe-he never in
tended To keep tit was merely an elrc-
tioneerins trick-granted. What reliance
can we put in such man! Can South
Carolina, from whose soil chivalry and
honor spontaneously spring, even for a
moment, entertain the idea of supporting
this man, whose only claim rests, upon
his hc:ng able to prove. that he has com
, mitled moral perjury!
! Bur he has pledged (picdged y himself
f! to veto any Bill for Abolition, " hich NAV
pass during his term of office. P-r-o-d-i- !
g-i-o-u-s!! When every Idiot knowsrhar
such pledge would (as il had done) in :
crease his popularity, do you suppose Thar
Martin Fan Buren had moi snsaci,y enough
to perceive il, Who dreams that such a
Bill can pass during his administration!
Had the minority been on the other side,
you may rest assured, that, he would have.
had too tender a regnrd Tor his popularity,
ever to have made such ii pledge.
! 1t is tho vilest jargon-lhe most miscra-
BILE mockcrv-ihe grossest insult To our
common se.Isc. to point on, this man, AS
protector against Abolition, who would
| Tomorrow, ifin Congress, vote agains,
The admission of Texas in the Union er-
pressiy on Tie ground Of siarery!!
What drugs, what charms, "Wha
coniurations and what mighty magic
will be used. by this arch schmccr.to bring
| S. Carolina nIo his arms, is more than I
can divine. Powerful will be the poa,ion:
but sincerely hope that i, will prove in
sufficient to effect his purpose. cannot
I believe that she, who, bur Yesterday, with
the bashfulncss of youthful beauty, blush
ing at his slightest hint Of Animation
who with virgin puri!v,saw wrong in even
his most delicate attentions. will, now,
Danish from hor bosom, not ouly all mai i.
den inodesty. but even womanIy pride
unsought, seek his foul embrace!
EDGEFIELD.