Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-06-25
From the Charleston Mureury, June IL.

presented a new feature, To wit, war
upon their candidate for Governor, The
Hon. ]. P. Richardson. "Up Country
in Mondays Courier. and "a Sub-Treas-
ury Nullifer" in Wednesdays, have espe-
cialIy beset themselves to write him down.
Wbyl They are both opposed to the ad-
ministratlJn-borh to The State Rights
Democratic Party, and they therefore strike
at him whom they know to be sound 10
the core. and The man Of all Others whose
election will give in this state triumph and
power 10 the principles on which the South
now rests, in the hardest and most hazard
ous battle she has ever had 10 fight for her
property, life and liberty. up Country"
WHO can hardly bc'uther than Uniou man,
iusinuates evasively (byt the she is said")
an exceedingly offensive charge, that "he
raised Company TO sustain The Procla-
nation against South Carolina" 1t is
sufficient 10 say to osuch charge, that ore
more unfounded could not we'll have been
devised. While Col. Richardson main
lained his opinions with manly 'irmness,
it is notorious that he was ever found on the
side of conciialon. His counsels and in
huence contributed as much as those Of
any other member Of his party in soothing
'angry feelings and aIlaying excitements.
"a Sub. Treasury Nullfier" comes to the
aid Of his ally, and makes his onslaught
upon the Camden proceedings and Col.
Richardson, upon another ground entirely.
While he gives color to lhe charge Of up
Country" noticed above, by pu! ring down
Cof. Richardson as tie personal friend of
Gen. Jackson, whom he had never seen in
1884, and of Mr.. Van Buren, who was e.
qually stranger until two years after
wards, he cavils at the Camden Address
because as he admits. although it states
what is true, that since the reconciliation
ofrhe NulIifers and Union Parry in 1884.
to The present day, mo high office of emol-
ument or honor has been Conferred by the
Legislature on any member of the former
Union Party" yel il is equally true that
The General Government, of which the u
Dion Party was the supporter, appointed
no Nullifers TO office, but gave all TO its
own friends. There is either great forget
fulness or want Of candor in this. for while
it is true, il is not all The truth. What Null
1ifer has forgotten the high ground taken by
his party when Gen. Jackson was elected,
and adhered 10 g. acted from that dayto this
-neiiher to solicit nor accept office while
the Tariff was unatJusted. Who has for
gotten tha, Hamilton might have been Sec
retary of War-or Hayne Secretary Of the
Navy? Who is there that WI moi re,
member how we honored aud applauded
ihe generous patriotism Of these great men
who. disdainins distinctions which Would
have drawn them from The service of The
State, devoted themselves to her almost
hopeless cause! Had any Secretaryship
in The Cabinet been opeh; had the whole
Supreme bench been. n.vacaht, with District
Judge aud District Attorney to boht, there
would not have heen found in the State
Rights ranks one 10 ask for or take one of
these appointments. Was not one of them
at least resigned by Nulifor? Has she
memorable example Of Mr.. Frost been for
solten? The State Rights party volunra-
rily excluded themselves from tho federal
Offices.
But suppose they HAD not excluded
themselves, and while in opposition to the
Government had solicited office, when has
it been the practice of any Administration
to appoint its enemies to Office! From
Gen. Washington 10 the present day, has
not every Administration done as the
State Rights Party did, select its own
friends "a Sub-Treasury Nullifier" all
mits we did thaI--nay we did more, we
made all Of the opposite side who got into
Office swear to hold true to the State while
we governed. But a new order Of things
has grown up--old differences, by the
blessing Of Providence, have been healed,
ard instead of cutting each others throats,
we are now united, Union men and Multi
fiers, iu high and holy contest for the
rights and safety OF our common country
Democrats and Stale Rights men are
synoninolis terms, and we have within
the ample folds Of this new and great party
flag, rallied most ofoI of both the Two late
parties, who still prefer principles 10 men,
and who have nol been lod estray or Sc
duced.
"A Sub-Treasury Nullifer" disclaims
being one Of us-he protests in his own
language, against smuggling the State
Rights Party into The great rahble of
Democracy" What does he mean by
1.-THE great rabbe Of Democracy" The
Administration Party Of course. He is
against US, yet writes to persuade US to
take Judge Johnson instead of Col. Rich
ardstthAwe prefer to take advice from our
friends-il is easy to see that nc friend
counseIs so great an error-he is an enemy,
who knows he and his friends will profit
5y it. No gentleman is more esteemed,
honored, nay loved by many of us than
Judge johnson. bu, Col. Richardson suits
The Stale Rights Democratic Party, he
cause he is with them heartily and entirely
on all ihe points of our faith, and so known
to be both at home and through the union,
But after all what is "a Sub-rreasury
NulIifer" at. when after writing for Judge