Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-01-30

/ "a gentleman long we'll known in this
city, " hose name and charter we believe
to be a sufficient guarantee Of his truth and
sincerity, called upon US on Thursday last
and divulsed to US secret "l which nc
was possessed, and of which he had before
heard some iutimaliuns, which will place
The coalition in poin, of view more shock
lug than any that has yet struck The pub
lie eve. The secret alluded to relates to
The terms of bargain consulnmaled, As IS
said. between Blair and Rives, the can'l'-
yates of the Van Bureuites, aud General
Daft Green. The candidate of the Calhoun
Nulliiers. in respect 10 The printing OF The
House Of Representatives.
i he substance of the matter commu-,
nicated to us, is this; that General DUH
Green has said in this city in !ie presence
ufa witness, that if Gales X Sea,on would
give him s per cent on the bills for The
printing Of The House, he could secure
Them the conlract-thal lie hod been ol1er-
ed $4,000, gross sum to be- paid in cash,
by another firm, (incan;mg Blair s. Rives.
aud that unless Gales g. Scatou, whom he
preferred. closed with him pctdily. his
friends having the balance of power in The
House of Representatives, he should give
tit to Blair.& Rives, or words 10 that Ell
feet.
"AIessrs. Gales & Sea'on, says our in
formaut, wllould not 'bear TO iie propo-
SAL aud he iufers, from tie previous asser-
valiou nole of large amount having been
unexpectedly paid al the bank, aud Ger
tain bail released. that the bargain with
Blair s. Rives was Immediately closed,
aud The money. or larser part thereof,
paid ovcr,ln. cash.
'.Fur ourseIf, we affirm nothing, except,
he substance of The communication made
to US. OF the truth of that communlca-
lion, we are authorized 10 state il before
tribunal ofjustice 7"
Mr.. P. said he would moi detain the
House by reading the balance Of this para
graph, for upon the matters there suggest
ed. he did not preierd to be informed lie
lid uol know what Gen. Green had said
10 anyn,rmber of lItisiIouse; butlhc charge
to whicI, he called The public attention
was, that Gen. Green was tho Candidate
Of Ire Calhoun NulliGrrs. | appeal, sa d
Mr.. p. 30 those gentlemen with whom !
ac,--au they are but Iew--and, lu their
name-tit be intended by this arllal SLAM
dercr to assert. that he has ever received
counsel or assistance, directly or Indirect
Is, from me or from them say it is an
infamous I,lsebood. do moi mean 10 say
rha, have any knowledge Of what Gen,
Green did or did not say to any perSun
whatever w hen repudiate the idea that
he ever was. in the slightest degree, ouI
candidate. On the first day that | came
here, received q note stating that he would
he a candidate, and could beelecred-but,
Mr. Speaker. YOU know how ] treated
that notr. lnever gave him the sligl lrtcs'
ccunIenance. have risen merely III re-
pl, 20 The vile charge 10 which | have
called the attention of the House, and |
throw it back upon The author with thu
scorn and contempt it deserves. l have
nothin. more to say on this subject. The
momenl the IIarlishursh Convention made
It's uomnalinn, my mind was made up iI,i
whom I should vote. think, said MIR. p.
that this circumstance furnishes an addi
tiona reason why we should settle these
low contentious growing out Of the eler-
ZION of Printer, by going into thai election
at once, and then passing the resolutions
of the gentleman from Kentucky, Mr.,
Anderson, iu relation 10 The inal settle
ment of The matter, and separating the
public printing from The political press
hereafter: Mr.. p. returned hi, thanks 10
the Honse for their kiud indulgence, and
toni; his sent