Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-12-27
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" PTineipiis obsta: sero mrdirina par9tur,
Gum mata per tomgas coaroiucrc moras." s."-Ov,D
Stop il in the beginning: alter the disease
has gained strength by delay, medicine
can do no good.
Mr.. r.Editor,-That efforts, ARE now being
made I" amalsamate The .. Ca'oiIna Sun
treasury, and the Democratic Jacksuu
Van hurcn party, Is fact, which must
nave arrested Tie attention 0t even the
most cursory observer, ot the political C.
vents ot the day.
The Mercury has some time SINCE! -
ell The Van Buren, nag. The same paper
Is now the apoloSisr, and the w ushine Ton
chronicle, the open advocate OF Gcn.
Jackson's Administrator. The South
Caroiinan is also wearing round. aud brlr,s
'nS batteries TO bear upon the umiounded,
''preJudcies OF the people, against the
present excellent Administration ~
" neither j. is that our Politicians, iron,
their vIsiiant waichlnss and long Hastings,
now begin - look win nut ketuer uppe-
tites upon The lOavcs aud fishes; or wiicrh-
er 1t is (as they once told us) that he Of
hind.rhook IS bona filc u Magician, [
anl unable to determine. 1t is certain,
bands, they will, ere lons, nav. Suu,h
Carolina politically united 10 NJ VauBureu.
4 sincere Dciei, hat the Treasury uues
ton IS to he made il gap. through which
Van Burcnsm, is to b. lct INTO our Slate,
hope that when have given the alarm.
you, or sUinc one else. " hu is capable of
couuselllng us, will point out The pa,i, %!
honor und oi safety, us well lis the c;lmrst
ssf Irf s,f fI,..,, 4,
the sentence. winch have selected for INV
motto, has determined me, Inosi reluctant
ly, to Obtrude my opinions upon the public.
Let us examine Tor an instant, the rea-
sons. which are assigned for this unnatu
raj aud unholy union.
We should support him, we arc told. be-
cause, upon his election, depends tho lat.
Ot our favorlre measure, the Con>ti,,riuual
Treasury How * this Bill to he passed!
By the vote of our Senators and Re prcscn-
tativcs at Washing,on How is the Pre-.
sident elected BY the vote of our Elec-
tors AT Columbia. How then does the fate
of The Treasury Bill depend upon our vote
for President!
But he is a "Northcrn President with
Southern principles" No doubt ofi:-
Did Martin Van Buren, not vote ior the
Bill and Gen. Jackson's Proclaim on .
Did he mol introduce into the i York
Legislature. Rcsolutio..s, insructing thci,
Senators to oppose the admission ot an,
Slave holding Territory into This Union J
Excellent Southern principles these!
But this is Crisis" aud our ONLY hope
of safety is in this '.Northcrn President with
Southern principles" Can you recolIecr,
Il t,.,l -,
There was great one. | remember, when
Gen Jackson was nominated for the Presi-
dcncv. We then set up hickory posts,
walked with hickory sticks, cat our barbe-
cues on hickory leaves. and elected odd
Hickory" "to serre The Comntry" No,p.
to show how crtenS'rtty ice approved of his
mode of ctfcctin. the cure, we are called
on Ia eject this Mixer of his Mcdrincs
who has pledged himself 10 "i0Iow in the
footsteps of his lllnstriou> Predecessor"
But, say his friends, there is no danger
of his keeping this plcdge-he never in
tended I" keep tit was merely an elrc-
tioneerng trick-grantcd. What reliance
can we put in such man! Can South
Carolina, from whose soil chivalry and
honor spontaneously spring, even for II
moment, entertain the idea of supportin.
this man, whose only claim rests, upon
his beng able to prove. that he has con,
miticd moral perjury!
But he has pledged (picdged , himself
to veto any Bill for Abolition, " hich NAV
pass dnrinS his term Of office. P-r-o-d.i-
g-i-o-u-s!! When every Idiot knows.,har
such pledge would (as il la, done) in.
crrnsc his popularity, do you suppose that
Martin Pn Buren, had not sa.aci,y enough
To perceive i:' Who dreams that such y
Bill can pass during his Administrations
Had the majority been on the other side,
you may resi- assured, that, he would have
had too tender a reg0rd Ior his popuiarity,
ever to have made such ii pledge.
1t is Inc viiest iargon-,l,e most mscra-
bic mockcrv-thr grosscst insuIr To our
common se.isc. to point 0nr this man, as
II protector against Abolition, who wonld
to-morrow, if in Congress, vote agains,
The admission Of Texas in the Union er-
prcssiy on the ground Of staptry!
What drugs, what charms, "Wha
cnniurations and what mighty magic
will! he used, by this arch schnccr 10 brine
s. Carolina inlo his arms, is more than
can divine. Powerful will be tho pon,ion:
but | sincerely hope thar il will prove in
sufficient to effect his purpose. ! cannot
believe that she, who, bui Yesterday, with
the bnshfulncss Of youthful beauty, blush
ing nj his slightest hint Of admiration
who with virgin puri!v.s saw wrong in even
his most dclicate attentions. will, now,
Danish from hor bosom. not only all mai. /.
den modest} hut even wOnanIy pride >.
unsought, seek his foul embrace!
EDGEFIELD.