Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-05-14
Miscellaneous.
From the augusta Constitutionalist.

we puDllSn III tHlS udy P"Pei t"e l,'"
ceediuss of meeting held OIL Saturday
evening last. by tn, friends Of the re.elec-
lion of Mr.. Van Buren,. in opposition TO
General William Henry Harrison. The
meeting was the largest held in The city.
combining much of the yamanary OF The
county, aud the industrious substance OF
the citv. tits will, pleasure we have 10
record, that the meeting was visited by
few af our citizens friendly to the election
of General Harrison. Wesay with plea
sure. because they will bear witness WIN
US. of-ti;e harn,uuy and denthnslns'h' .wflicn
nreyailed among those which constituted
this large asSenblase of citizens. ara "t
the absence of angry feeling towards those
of mir fellow citizens who unfortunately
differ fion, us OH the principal topics oflhe
day. and on the chnicc ot n Chief Inagls'
,raie of the union. From the organization
10 Tho adjournment nf the meeting. nothing
occurred to mar The pleasure which every
one present felt. a:,he harmony that was
exhibited, and mt the resolutions every one
seemed 10 entertain, ,n carry out the ohJeei
of the meeting Indeed il was pleasure
to us to find associated together on the "c-
CASTOR, men who. firm aud unwaveri g re-
publicaus, were e>transed by former dlvl-
sious. hui now entirely lnrcnron. Al 'h's
meeting for all former nppnsi'i"n were nnt
permil,ed to enter the sitting hall, and all
present s,rnve. with palrin,lc zeal. 10 give
tn the proceedings that importance which
caunu, fail tn he attached III IL. ny nur tel
low citizens Of other councils. for The mum
her, the rrspecIahlitv and the known de.
vo,lnu 10 snuitern interests and institutions,
Of ,rnse wl,n called and were present. at
the meeting.
Genera! Glascnck's address VAS eloquent
and impas>innr,l: he placed before his hear.
ers in strung language, the great oIgecls I"
bo attained hr the reelection of MIR. Van
Bnrpn; The evil consequences tn the south.
should General IIarrisna I've elected; AMI
the danger in which he union wonld hr
placed by raising To power party which
never telr any regard fnr the south. and
which would strive To paraiyze snnihern
industry. destroy southern institutions, aud
reduce every southern slate 10 colonial
vcssalase.
Mr.. WisEall. of South Carolina. present
at the meeting. was called ul'nn I" address
his fcIlow.ciiizens Of The Georgia side .oi
the Savannah. lie accepted the invita-
tim, and with much elnqurnce. gave EiS
views a, l;irse upon the great topics OF the
day. We heard this gentleman with great
Measure, and the more so. because at one
lime we were arctins with "a party wlnrll
opposed! the docrrine of thai party To which
we believed could mt he sanctioned by
the principles nf tho great republican par
" To whicl, he rs we'll as nnrselvs claimed
to belong. Mr.. W. allule,i to thn>r differ
en- .es, in Il cnnciia,ns and fnrcihle man i
ner: he eloquently portrayed the "hlects
the party he then belonged TO wished to
attain; an,l in nasterly conclusions, tie
exhibited the necessity ut oblivion "f all
pasr divisions, in crdcr 10 crra'c Il close
union between all the members al the re-
publican family, which ranuni fail I" save
the country aud prevent the high desIirrs
of the South from falling into the hands "i
,hn<e who would sacrifice all. nj the shrine
of power. official distinction and en"!"-
,nent. The address of Mr.. Wisfhil must
have Il happy effect. 1t must slow I" the
slate rielhs men Of our own state. The ne
ces<ily of ra!lying the members of The re-
p;nlicau l,arlv. (nr the pnrIn'se ol forming
Lu, one solid phaIaEx. Indeed patriotism
must he aroused; all former divisions mast
he obli,eraletl; and the republican party "t
the south must, with its concentrated
strength, present to the people OF the
whole union, the principles and The policy
they must present themselves with the
fedora, constitution in one hand, and the
doctriues of I79S and '99 in the nth"r. and
declare tha, these are their guide. and thai
TO no other will they submit; aud they
must alsu declare, that they canno, give
their supper, for the pu'lic offices of the
country, ta no other citizens but these who
are pledged 10 lake as their guide the fed
eral constitution and the pulilical doctrines
of 1913 aud 80. The question of rc.erc-
ting MIR. Van Buren,. besides the great in.
,eres,s nf,he cunniry which will he pronu,-
led thereby, has effected an object of last
,uy benefit 10 The south. Ii has re.untr,i
the democratic party, anl lca all Ihnr have
claiuS To he members of it, To actmeethrr
for tho common eoml; and Mr.. Wig!all
NAV rest assured ,ha, The republicans of
Georgia will nm E'rget his patrinlism. and
the motives which led him to urge with
such eloquenrc aud fnrce The necessity Of
uniun among us, in order to accomplish,
bv a common cause. the great objects (ur
which the south is con,euding.
Mr.. George Schley addressed The mcel.
ing also in few remarks. with much
f,rce and elect, which evinred deter
miua,ion tn act in such manner as tho cri.
sis required.
A resolution was adopted at the meet
ing. rnr general celebration of the 4,h uI
july a, MilIsdsevillc. We approve great
ly This plan. At'hIS eelehrat'"", where
cirizeus from every section nf the STATE,
will he con.rega'ed. our congressional 'ict-
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