Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-02-27
THE NULL1FlCATIoN PARTY.
AIn. CDirnl,-

TIE MULTIPLICATION PARTY.
Mr.. EDlron-
lresrct to perceive that some Of your cor.
respondents are eudcav0rins TO distract
public opinion concerning The next election
of Governor. The nomination of Col.
Richardson for the office, made some weeks
ago in the Charleston Mercury, received
such prump and cordial appreciation from
all parties, liiat one might well conclude
there would be no contest or dispute a.
bout the matter. Nevertheless, some grrm-
bling voices seem now To be raised in ohjer-
lion as well 10 The mode Of nomination as
to the Individual nominated.
First, il is said that The Mercury did not
speak according to book in alleging rhal
the ciams of Col. Richardson had been al.
lowed by members Of the legislature Of all
parties III the lale session. II can hardly
i: supposed by any one, that the Mercury
designed 10 slate that Col. Richardson had
Eccn nominated by joint resolution of both
branches Of the general acknowledgement a
ncueralcancus Of The Alcmhers-or even
that all the rank and file nf the legislature
had been pnlled in private conversation
aud asccraincd 10 prefer Col II. 1t is
The substauce ui The statement that the
friends Of Col. Richardson, so far as they
cuuvcrscd with members on the sub rci.
lourd them well inclined to his eIeclon.
That the statement was true 10 this extent,
lhe musl peeripe aud busIIinS busy-body
could not safely deny. This is, at least. a
small matter. The opinion of The men,
hers al the last session. on the subject, could
Iiayc no olher authority than us he opinions
uf so many respectable gentlemen, for il
did not bclun. 10 them to Gil The appoint
ment. ltmay be well doubted, ,whelherany
influence favorable 10 the success of Col.
Richardson was added TO The Nomination
in the Mercury by the announcement al the
facl that the Members Of the Legislature
had given their previous concurrence
Editors Of Newspapers, as leading organs
of public sentiment, have prescrptvc
right to propose all SORTS Of measures; but
oher public funclionaries are watched
with jealousy when they originate any mat
ter without the sphere OF their powers
Again, ii seems to be objected as de-
roa alory to the Stale RighIs party to pro-
pose Union man Tor office in a leading
Notification Journal. This suggestion
is sumewha, ungracious in one who is en-
gagged in doing exactly the same thing.
only changing the person proposed. 1t
NAV be remarked, too, that the friends of
Col. Hammond are esloppcd from This oh
lection, for he, Nullifer, was first prnpos-
e, for this otiice,in the Charleston Courier,
The most biller Union paper in the State.
But The true answer 10 The objection is,
that il became The Nulll6ers who consti-
tuled the minority in the Stale, and cou-
lruled It's movements, 10 be The actors in
the matter, ard Of course through their
recognised organs. The Union party
could not with propriery make The first
movement, inasmuch us they could only
succeed by the concession Of their lale aG-
versaries. The differences ofnpiniun That
prevailed in the Stale eight or len years
ago, have yielded to other differences upon
questions of more pressing interest. The
questions that divided us in 1884, were
happily adjusted by ii compromise which
should I've faithfully executed by both par
ties. The Uuion party gave the first proof
of their sacrifice Of party aninlosity by
cooperating in he election Of Governor
McDullie, ,and on repeated occasions since,
in Districts where they had the aScenden-
cy, have Joined in elevarins Nulifers 10
Office. II is time for the NmlIiIicrs 10
show thai they, too, were in earnest when
the treaty of amily was made. No inn
por,ant office has been conferred, hitherto,
by the Legislature upon Union man, and
now they have an appropriate occasion to
heal ancient lends, and rralernizo with old
adversarirs. II is worthy Of nne, that the
same number of the Charleston Courier
which contained The first article of hear
inc opposed to The effort TO harmunize the
State, also contained an article assaiing
Gov. McDutfie.
Again, it is objected that The nomina-
lion was TOO long in advance, and was
premature while the names Of other een-
llemeu were mentioned for The Ollice -
But the present. nomination was not so
long in advance as The previous nomina-
ton of Gov. Nublc, and little. if any long
Ell than tho previous nomination Of Gov.
Butler. lfi bad been postponed until the
friends of other gentlemen ceased to men
lion their names for the Office, it would
never have been made, or would have
been 'wastclul excess The use Of such
nomination is to concentrate opinions, be-
fore divided. One purpose that was prob,
ably contemplated in the case in hand, ol