Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-03-26

In this perceive no extraordinary merit.
Col. R. has done well; but is This service
so high and exalted. as to challenge Tie
rare anh pre-ernineut hnpnr, which his
friends in his name, are modesily hespeak-
ing, of having The highest office knuwn to
the Constitution of The State, rendered
him hy The Modification party? Is his
worth so illlsrriuus, aus 10 demand Or de-
serve an ovation Why should lie BIZ
preferred 10 Col. Hammond, who is as
slaunch as himself, upon the question nl
| The Sub Treasury, WIN is no new recruit,
only Yesterday enlisted, hui who has hcrn
faithful, true, and unlaltering follower
of the fortunes of The old State Rights
and Notification party, through all their
vicissitudrs
It's said thai macnanimilv requires that
Col. Richardson should hr chosen. 1t is
generous. doubtless. To spare Il fallen Zoe
Under certain circumstances, il may be
magnauimous 10 cherish autl advance him,
ii rccnnried and rrpeuIanr. Bul If these
acts BIZ nla.naninuus. it is sill more mag
naiIlnuus (accnrtlims la the view of YOUR
self aud your r0uirderatcs.) in n contest
between that foe, AMI a Tried and umwa-
vrrine friend of superior worth, TO side
with rhe former, and to assaiI, and strike
down the latter. This, imagine. Is IA
sp perimen of that noble virtue. in the sI-
prrlaiive degree. Ii is an extravaganza
of magmanlniiy. which towers far above
my simple rn'mprphehsior, though doubt
less palpahe cn,ugh 10 great minds"
IL is assigning tn baflled enmity, n merit,
that neither reason or feeling, can ever SALT
Iiun. If perceived Alright, there hrearhrs
from it an "dor nf pcrlidv, that call the
perfumes of Arabia cannot swerren."
The appeal which has been made TO
mere s'clInnAI Jealousy, is any thing else
han argument. 1t WAS doubtless not de-
signed for llnue consumption. hut to be
used aI.rnad. Whatever may he its use
i'uInrss there, it will hardly serve your pur-
pose here. The people of Etlgefrld, AT
least, will scarce upon thai account, take
pre- cjudirr In Col. Hammond. wh,se flm-
ly sprung C"m rs true Wing stock. us ever
SlluuIdercd muSkpt in the war of the rev.
nlnIion, has heen identified with The Dis.
trict, for three generations. lfoihrrs have
ccHsrd to re:nrrmhrr, they. trust. have
not forgotten his course aud hearing. in
the NulllIicalnn struggle. AT r!laI me.
'unrablc crisis. Col. Hammond was Il
Free Trade and Stale Rights man: u
NullIlirr, good and true. Though ton
young. IN nave acted as a leader in that
contest. he was any thing else than Solh-
fnl. "r an inaclive partisan. As the con.
lncinr nr ON, of the nrnst able. aud iunn-
rniial presses nf the parry, THE South
rrn Tinrs," hr rendered eonI and effect
i've service To The cause. asserting his pn
li'ic;Il princi pies. with energy and intrr.
piity. an'! not shrinking from even per-
s"nal peril, in their maintenance. The
rar,' merit uf having hrrn Uniun nlnn.
seems nrw 20 he the only ground rrnrain-
ina, upon which Col. Richardson's friends
can claim I;pr Irm Il preference ahnvc Col.
mIiinih. -f,trr UrCHffHr qualification
constitutes. in my view, m in>uprrablc
objection 10 his elevation 10 the office of
Gnvcrnor. 1t is the very last position in
which ii man uf sucI pnlilicaI principles
should b" placed. During the lwo ncv'
wears, the Tariff question must again
com" up. Are we wisely providing for
il successful issue, by going inIu The con-
lest with Union Governor III our head
As The Chief Executive Magistrate of the
State, under the Constitution, rIlat officer
is charged with he enforcement of the
law, aud il he re, lnIiaIr> The principle Of
Modification, the State. in respect 10 its
nj, Far Ia, Ill
is pnwcrIcs<, during his administration.
Are We prepared 10 disarm The State for
two years Why shoult! she be hiSarmcd
for TWO minutes II is no answer. to re-
ply, that il is nIrerIy y Improbable that we
shall have occasion 10 re>uri 10 the en-
irene remedy Of Stale intrrpnsitinn. with.
in lilat periHl. The precedent is mis-.
chinvous. And where the slIrrv-lhr lib-
cries of Il people are involved. even pos
SihlltirS are not 10 he cOurcmned. 1t is
fiji for Ihnst who. like yourself, aud your
correspondents. have pronounced the ri CHI
nf Nnllificaion Il political tenet. now "nl
no practical uiIiiv,' to rehnke NIL refer.
rucc to the contest Of 1882. But they
who shared in that noble triumph. can
m-ver consent to lis oblivion. lis rcmcm.
I'ramce comes IN them, iiaugl! with swell.
ing emotions of prirlr, and exuIlation. il
Is the brightest page in the annals Of The
Stale. In The struggle between the great
parties of Consolidation aud State Rights.
which have been arrived against each
other from the foundation of The Federal
Gnvrrnurni. Il lnno succession uf defeats
aud d-a rrr-. sustained by the latter. had
qnencIird its hope. aud hrnkrn lis spirit.
l;u an intrepid. anil pui>~;Inr defender or
The s""i cause, sprIln. up IN the form of
our own State. When The old Republic
eau banner h al zone duwn in Tie last
battle. hers was the arm HAT mpIficd The
brave llas, WAS the sword thai re-
PEELED tn" invader. The free principles
of 'lI't crisis, and The men hn ,s,ained
them. will ever lie cherished by the Null
GraIInn irlrIy ur Suuih Carulinn whilst