Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-05-09

Verify, the honorable gentleman pres
sumed much upon the ignorance Of: his
constituents, as he thought it necessary To !
inform them that Congress usually held
its sessions but once gear. We think it
probable that they were apprized Of this
fact, t,before the appearance Of the Circular.
They were not SO ignoran, as their learned
Representative supposed they were. But
MIR. Graham is Wing, aud like many of
his brethren, he thinks that the people are
exceedingly isnoraut of Government af-
fairs, and need much instruction from their
intelligent Wing teachers. The Sub
Treasury is his abomination: He eni-
ploys the following powerful arguments
against it.
"The President in his sub-treaaury
scheme, proposes 10 furnish relief 10 tho
Government, but none to the people. Now
think this partial, unequal, and unjust.
The banks have all, or nearly all, agaia
resumed specie payments; aud their notes
are current, and constitute the chief cir
culation of the business transactions of the
country. The expenditures Of the Gov
ernment have recently been between thir-
ty and forty millions of dollars year,
Now, suppose forty millions of dollars in
gold aud silver be distracted from the
banks and the people, to pay and support
the expenses of The Government, there is
one half the coin in the country suddenly
withdrawn from the trade and commerce
of the people. This would be killing the
goose that laid the golden eggs. 1t would
inaict fatal blow on credit and conf
deuce, which constitute the very spirit
and soul Of trade and commerce. Anoth-
er suspension of specie payments would
follow, prices would quickly fall; and tho
States and people would suffer great en-
barrassment and distress. The sub-trea-
sury proposes two kinds Of curency-the
better sort for the Government; and the
baser sort for the people; gold and silver
for the President and Office holders; bank
bills and deprecated paper for the people
and tax payers. Now, I see no sort Of
equality in this proposition; but rank iu-
justice. What! shall a party of individuals
who happen to he members of Congress,
and dressed with little brief authority,
vote to feed themselves out of the public
treasury with siirer spoons out Of golden
dishes; while their constituents are shyfled
off and fed with horn spoons out of wooden
trenchers? Surely, surely there can be no
equal rights in this :"
In his circular he speaks about defalcay:
lions, public lands, the expenditures and
appropriations Of the Government, aboli-
tion, and other public matters. We make
The following '.elesant extract" upon abo.
lition.
"Thc subject of abolition frequently ex-
cites strong and angry feelings in Congress.
1t is a very delicate and dangerous ques-
ton. and it requires much prudence and
vigilance to guard off the assaults and as
sassinatiuns which those deluded fanatics
and misguided philanthopists would III
fict upon the Union and the rights Of
Southern institutions"
Mark the classical beauty Of tho ex-,
! preston, ''the assaults and assassinations
which fanatics would infiet upon the
Union!" The style of the circular is
unique. II comes under no particular
kind, of which writers on rhetoric have
given an account. We would character
ize it as the Homespun style. 1t is just
such style as suits the backwoods of N.
Carolina.