Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-05-07
Erom tie South Caroliaian.

. ! In your paper of the 10th ass., we published
the following:
sCuxssRL,yp RoaD.-The Washington Cor
respon lrnt of the Augusta ColstltlIo:ial's.t
says: "One of the most extraordinary amend.
mentS proposed. to the Treasury Nole B!ll
was that sr,bmi ted by Mr.. Profit. appropriat-
iuy Sl50.00) of these notes to Yards ,ne coiii'
pleiiun of the Cmnb Rand Roidi Oi tins;
the vote wa4 taken by Tellers. nn'i understand
three Southern mein''cri-MesSrs. Dll!et, "i
A,aba,na, Stanly. OF N. c.. and Thompson, OF
=. C.,yoted in its favor! How this cAme about
kios nut. and sincerely hope it is u mistake
though am assured OF it BY one of their col
leagues
3 Can it he that Representative Of this State,
is III favor of avishing more OF the pnhl!c mon
ey onthat most cxtravagallt. partial: and nnl.ls,
measured We trust moi; an s.iall be grained
to learn that lit is Il mistake"
We now hive this grlth.ation, through Inc
following letter from Gen. ThonHs'ai; wl'ich
we publish with great pleasure, thai nnr read.
ers iltay share it with ns. II lowever wetnay
differ fro n Gen. rhnni. 'Son III soins respects
it will always b. gratifying III ito agree witt
him, u,fi 10 act with him, whenever circiiii-
Stances will permit: aud we are gralIfed that
the above notice his rived to call his attention
10 the ntappreiisnsioa alluded to. anl set INN
right before his constituents, OH subject so
important.
In returning or sincere thanks for the gen.
erous ceuidea.e and coart"sy manifested IN
the closing paragraph OF llii letter. we won:d
suggest to him, in no nnkin'i spirit. that II Is
scare ly fair to speak Of onr "favorite candidate
for the Presidency" ti.l we have made the Sc
lrctiO OF such Il one. or mt least some ONE
VIII N we decide, fully AMI finally. to support
Mr.. Van Buren, for the Presidency. we shall
not hesitate to say 40. But wc wut.d remark.
in she 4 Justice to him an ourselves, that we
d. not nJw reco:ct any ciic'l Instance justify
lug the declaration. that "he il in favor of that
un, institutional measure" ,"-the Cumberland
Roai
1t may BIZ proper to suggest. that the CORES.
pondsnt of the Conslitu onaiSt did not say (as
will be seen in the above extract) that he de-
rived his inform .tiun from on. of Gen. Thomp-
s,n's Gu leagu IS hut from lone of their co.,!
leagues"-thst tIiree gentlemen name:l each from
ditfere.:t Stale.
The ,nStitutioaaliSt. w'ich we presume
circula,es freely d:n)ig tien Thompson im'me-
dat. constituents. we feel assured, will take
pleasure i'll this act o: Justice.
W,.lixGr1S. April j., 1910.
Ds,R SIa:-lu yo ,r last paper yoa express
sur hiss thit should hive voted for the Cum
berlaud Rnad. Yon nigh: well he surprised
tina, {. who hive nevsr failed hotl to speak and
write against that measure. IA mt o..ly lmpnlI.
tic, but ii.Icoititu iuilal. should have voted for
il; I'M the mnre So rs do mt pro-. 81 The fiI-
clity Of chang in. of som, others ievrr since
I CINE into pahlic li'. having changed an
o2ihihi OIL ANY CT l.tiutio ,al question nor do
bslieve ofu any me lSur. Us public Importance
gave I, SIC vots; but have. daring the pres.
ent session. vote OF three nr toui occasions.
VILE the ,l,lestlnn came mp. againstit. and what
il m,re, have male It. IN published speech.
grot d OF o>nn<ItlOn to yonr Elvorite candl.
d., Tor the Pr 81 Ieucv, that he is in favor Of
tint uncJ IStitutinlll N. iSire. | suppose that
IL. mis,pprernsoi has arisen from H. - t e.
living cucmnItnrcP'.,. -. " .'.S
Tr.aSi,.y Note ,}ip ARa, II, p'"Po'e': '' u"
nr;, in, L, .i,as r'ri !. ne CnsSllon was taR"n
6y tell-rs. wlic ca Is d"ie ny two miinbers stand
in 20 ar each other III lr 'nt ut the Speaker;
an | t ioIe in Favor of II proposition fiIst pass
thro iIh IL are cDnnted, an tlen these pass
wio are o'pnse 10 it. 1t waS at la.e h"ul
wh II the vn:e VIA taken, an ! understanding
frum ,n.'nher that ii was tliffe ent amend
m.nt, plsIs through. But Fl I'd ng NV ms
take, i'm n.Iilte corrected it, and was count
ed Oh tn. other SIDE.
rhe writer otth | liter slyS he received tn
iaemm uio fro i one Of my co'lelgnes. d.
MT believe tia, any cnleagn ofmin". dill sa,
Ih,i voted inr the Cu nhe;la1i Ro,l; for each
o,r mIA have known that such was not the
fact.
I an sars TINT you d, not intenl to ulisrcprc-
sent m.. an | only express srrpriSe which
you might II have felt n, such.a vote.
Respectfully yolro,'t servt.
w. TIL )IPSON, Jr.