Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-04-09

mon party, from respect TO the sanclily o
the occasion, and the memory Of the de-
ceased, curbed their indignant ieelings,ant
remained sien, spectators of the scene
most, if not all of them declining 10 vote
al all when the question was taken. Aftel
the adjournment Of the meeting, the editor
OF the Mercury (who is now about 10 take
up-the gauntlet for Mr.. Pinckney against
our 4ngenerous warfare) came up TO par.
ty oil gentlemen with whom we were con-
versing, and volunteered the statement 10
US personally that he was shocked" (the
very word he used) at Mr.. Pinckney's
course, and declared tha! he himselfwould
interfere and get the preamble modified
pledge which he redeemed, we believe,
as far as he could. We, too, in,erfered
and had warm interview with one of MIR.
tlnckney's warm friends who had posses
sion of the manuscript, and we urged in all
irIendliness TO Mr.. P, and with view To
his interests, as well as 10 satisfy The Uni
on party. the suppression of certain passa-
Ses as essentia! 10 the desired object. Our
suggestions, notwithstanding our most
earnest remonstrances, were only partially
acceded lo-the most Objectionable passage
was expunged, but others were retained,
which we deemed highly exceptionable,
and we declared to Them that we were not
satisfied and that The partial modification
OF the preamble would not satisfy the u
mon party. We proceed now to cite some
ol The most Objectionable features which
dr. Pinckney would not consent 10 ex-
punse, or, at all events, did not erpunee.
lu his speech as published. lie speaks of
Zen. Hayne as being in the van of The
great army Of State Rights and ''leading
on thousands 10 assert the cause of Caro-
lna' and the true principles ofthe Federal
Constitution" Il. e. nullification. In
The preamble as published, Gen. HAYNES
speech IN the debate, on Foote'S resolu-
lions in the Senate of the Union, is justly
extolled for eloquence and ability, and
Gen. Hayne is represented approvingly as
having then" ,"for,he frs, time, taken ground
Tor lbe South, against the expressions of
The Federal Government, on The broad prin-
capie q State sovreignty." (i. e. nulIi6-
cation.) Again. in alluding to Gen. HIS
eloquent counter-procamation 10 Gen.
Jackson's The preamble, as published
says:
ITO this Gen. H. responded BY cnun-
approximation, in which he ably eyhib-
lied The wrongs and asserted the rights of
the South and vindicated the principles Of
The party Il. e. nulli6ca,ion to which he
,cas attached"
Now, we Insist that these expressions,
unmodihed, we're improper TO be inserted
i'll preamble. presented by one, acting
as The organ of Union Council, and pre-
sented for the acceptance of a mixed as
sembly Of Union men and Nulli6ers, and
Mr.Plnckney's refusal or omission 10 modi-
ty them cancelled all obligation offorbear.
ance towards him. As, however, he had
expuneed portion and the most obnox-
'ous portion Of The preamble, measure
which we urged for his own sake, no, ours,
we did forhear, and would sill have for
borne 10 comment on The subject, ir Gen.
n'Duifie had not, under very similar cir
cums'ances, given like cause Of exception,
although, we candidly admit, to less Of
iensive extent. We are willing 10 sacri-
lice much for the preservation of peace in
our political family, but when our rights
or our feelings are lrampled on or invaded,
we will never hesitate 10 give fearless
expression of our sentiments. We would
have been content 10 have said norhing
more about Mr.. Pincknev, had not the
Mercury forewarned US that it was about
10 employ those cudgels in favor of Mr..
Pinckney, with which il was wont to be-
labor him, without mercy and without,
compunction.
We observe that another print, whose
editor admits that he did not hear the Eu-
Iosy, and that i, has given rise TO serious
division Of opinion in the community, puts
forth homily on the blessings of peace
and concord,and deprecates the rekindliug
of The fires of former strife. We know not
what may be the intended application Of
these remarks: and we therefore content
ourselves with saying that if ary intention
or desire (which we have again and again
disavowed) shall be ascribed 10 us, from
any quarter, to disinter The buried animos-
tiles of the pastand make them the ground
Of renewed party warfare, we are prepared
10 brand The inputation with the epilhet
1t deserves. In conclusion we add thai
the Mercury may well put in caueat a.
gainst our reference to Gen. M'Dutfie's
Zone Of the People," in which he de-
nounced and ridiculed State gh's con amore
and carried ultra consolidation doctrines
10 the very ultima thule of extavagance-
in which he dogmotized then as 6ercely
against State Rights as he does no,o in ia
vor of notification. Whenever Gen. NJ
Dufie circulates his new political poison,
we shall feel 1t our duty to furnish the an
tidote from his own medicine chest.
Death of Columbus.-With all the fer
YOUR of his imagination. its fondest dreams
fell short of the reality. He died in ignor
ance of the rrand discovery. Until his