Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-06-11
From the Camden Journal.

Mr.. EDITok;-In the Charleston Cor
rier of the 2Is, May is to be seen COM
municalion over the signature of "A Uni
on man." who, it seems. is very much
nettled with the late meeting here, reconl-
mending Col. J. P. Richardson for Cover
nor. He speaks of Col. R. as having been
palmed off on The Union Party as their
candidate. and upon The Nulli6ers as their
ward aafd protege. If such is The case, j,
is nor attributable 10 his friends Of both
parties lately convened at this place for
the s,arpose Of recommending him to the
State as suitable person for its suffragcs,
combiuing as he does. a high moral char
acter. with what we believe to be the Po-
lilical doctrine of the State a, thi. time.
Ii is an old saying, that what is every bo-
dy's business is no one's-and consequent
", i, could not be expected, that at this
lime, particularly when old party di%-
sions are extinct, that the UHisa Party,
like Lazarus, should he resuscftated for
the mere purpose Of acknowledging Col.
Richardson as their candidate. TfEs has
always been The act of the personal and
political frieuds Of the Individual himself,
but in ,hss particslar iasas@ce, Col. Rich
ardson has been pecuifsray favored in be-
ing brought out by gentlemen Of The oppo-
site parry, who are now united with a ma
iorily Of the old Union party under the
name Of the Administration and Sub
Treasury party, of which he is firm and
interchangeable supporter. So far, no ohjec-
ton has heen raised by either Of the old
parties to this recommendation, except by
a few Bank and would-be great men, alias
lawyers, who are more than politically
anxious in bclialfof Chancellor D. john
son. "a Union Man" says, if the Union
Party had had choice,ii would have been
very strange in them to overlook The above
named gentleman for one whO is neither an
or older better soldier. Iwuuid be the last
to attempt in any way to derogaie from
The high character Of Chancellor Johnson,
but on the contrary, am now, and I trus,
will always be ready to sustain. when me-
cessary, his acknowledged moral worth
aud public services, both Of which have
beea overlooked, not by his former politi.
cal associates, but by his professional
fiiends,--u e,O aspiring lu,cyers. who are
anxious aud ready TO deprive the State of
his usefulness, for their own advancement
They are The nverlookers and The lockers
"utroo. II isno, The Union Party or the
Modification Party that are To be sadtIletl
with that sin.- All who know Judge John
son hest, and appreciate him most. are
very far from wishing to dispense with his
present usefulness, by throwing him, ,hro'
ihe Governorship. from the Bench. They
are not all The Judges true friends who
have dragged him hefore the people. IL
is a 'small ciique-very respectable, good
mcn-but still a small set"-of iauyers,
who are by no means ignorant Of the va
cancies likely to accrue from his election.
I'll admit that 'ssome leaders OF the Union
party prefer Judge Johnson" not because
he was of their paety, bm on account of his
present political opinions and the reason
above stated, soms Of whom have been
OH the look OCT for some time, and have
acted no inconsiderable par, at the late
Log Cabin mee!iug in ,ha, city.
"A Uhiuh Man" asks show do the
Camden people undertake to proclaim Mr..
r. rs the candidate of the Union Parry1"
They have moi proclaimed hin, such. but
have simply recommended him, and that
loo. in spiri, OF compromise, believing
that it might be ihe h,eans. of uniting us
more closely in an en,!eavor 10 uphold the
present administration against all WIN
can oppose Northern man with Souih-
ern feelings. KERSHAW.