Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-02-27

quietly uniting all, and saving all conro.
versy, seems unfortunately likely te be
defeated.
The Office of Governor Of South Caro-
lima is eninently honorable and important,
yet ilhas this character, not so much from
The powers vested in the officer, as from lis
connexion with the character and politics
Of the State. The Office is usually be-
slowed (rather than solicited by the incum-
benO as the reward for past services, and
the officer is regarded as The exponent OF
The political opinions of The majnrily.-
Considered in these aspects, cuuld any
individual have been selected who better
deserved the appointment lhan Col. Rich
ardson? None Of the writers against him
has undertaken 10 deny his intellectual
and moral qualifications for the Office
lie is identified with the politics of the
State, upon tho questions of the day, and
differs in this respect from both of The
opposing nominees, neither of whom, one
by reason of his judicial station, and The
other by reason of his youth and absence
from The Country, has been much conver-
SAINT in politics. Col. R. may be safely
trusted will. The maintenance ofrhe rights
OF Ihe State in relation 10 slavery; and he
was one ofthe earliest as he is one Of the
sreadiesl advocates of the Independent
Treasury, which has been justly denomi-
mated the great measure Of lelIvrrance and
liberty! His peculiar position in Congress
preserving at once, friendly relailons with
onr rulers and with his colleagues. eua-
bIed him 10 he III some respects, more use
Iul than most of his colleagues, who then
stood in different relations to The admlnis-
'ration. The two questions, referred to,
above, have heen properly substituted as
the test of political orthodoxy instead Of
Notification. A member of the Union
party party, concurring with US, on these
subjects, is To he preferred for Governor
at the present crisis, for lhs sake of har-
mony at home, and strength abroad, 10 a
member of the other old party.
have too much respect for Chancellor
Johnson as a man aud as Judge, TO can.
vass his political claims in the presentstale
of the country, especially as il is well un
dersrood that, however willing he might
be To take the Office if generally offered 10
him, he will nol he candidate in any con-
tested election for the station. Indeed, while
he holds his present Office, he could not,
with propriely. engage in such a scramble.
In respect to Col. Hammond, also, my
feelings are 100 kind TO enter upon any
"odorous" comparison Of him with Col. r.
Ii is enough 10 state, that Col. R. is to he
preferred as a Union man, an older man,
and us one not inhabiIing the section of
the Stale which has given to us The last
three Governors.
greatly doubt whether eiherof The two
gentlemen above named is to be The uli-
mate candidate against Col. r. Some
who have private Griefs 10 satisfy against
some ot:lile persons who have brought nui
Col. X. are using the name of Col. Ham.
mund to rally all the ulIra-nullifiers, who
are disinclincd To vote for one of The Uuinn
party under any circumstances. Juh &c J $
name is used will, The hope Of dividing The
Union party and committing some of them
against Col. K. under The expectation that
when the Judge shall be ultimately with
drawn, they will 20 for any one else rather
than their ancient ally whom they desert.
ed in The beginning of The Contest. The
calculation NAV be, that all who now take
ground against Col. r. may be Induced ul
linaIeIy, to voIc for some Preston, Bank,
man. il such inlraues exist, they vii!
be unavailing. Unless | greatly mistake