Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-03-26
From the Same.
TO THE STATE RIGHTS MEN OF
cIRDIINI


sense, good feeling, and Southern princi-
pie !
We have shown in Mondays paper,
that The old banner of Modification cannot
be carried into The petty contest for the
office OF Governor, in spirit of inInlcraucc
and cxcIuSivcncSS, without dishonur 10 the
standard and treason to the cause of Stale
Rights. We fear not, hul that the sug-
geslon VIC then offered, will make their
way 10 the hearts aud understanding 0l
such liberal NulliIirrs us exercise dcScr-
we'd influence in our State: and we call
upon them in the name Of Carolina and
her principles. uoi To yield mere passive
assent To the truth, but TO come forth and
actively vin,licare their principles against
the designs of those who would Use the
name Of Notification TO destroy and break
up ouT party by misleading the unrellcc-
ling.
III ll,c contests and changes of party,
the maxim that '.exircmes meet" is demon
slralc,l hv repeated illustrated. The stub
hurnucsS of the rancornuS, the prrI'Ihreh'
the isinrau aud tic selfish, from opposing
sides, opcra'cs To defeat ar cmhhrrasS re-
cancellation between The worIhier portions
of rhcir Respective parties. Ion. after the
irIsr causes urhosrililv have hrcn removed.
The earnest aud enlightened aud lIW'rHl
leaders, are The first 10 perceive wllen The
principles they contend for. can he Pro-
flied by co operating with Their late OPP
punenl>, aud forgetting names iur The SAX"
Of things. The very Iasl To perceive this
are those who. having taken UP opinions
without lle trouble nt'lImusht or drIihcra-
ton, have made up by violence lnr The al.
seucc of calm conviriiGn; have been ireitcd
10 ferurilv bv their vain rnleavnr 10 C; NJ.
prehcnrl their own adopted crcch, aI'l
sought hy inlcrpcra,c hu>icr, To c"Ilrca'
their inability 10 give reason Tor the laIliI
they prolesscd: while there arc others VIII"
perceive, yet will not acknowledge, who
''know the right and yet the wrong pursue
and cuninueto appeal 10 party prejudice
and Use party waIcllworr's, III serve lllrlr
own selfish ends. These never were SIN
ccre, but as they began Interested, selfish
and mcrccnary. continued so throughput
the contest. Ofihe>e men on our >thc.
many were, no donhl. eleventh hour Null
lilcrs. yet wore their cnrkadcs larger ana
for longer time. than those who guarded
the cradle of Stale Ri.hls. and fought our
cause iuo II majority. Willie on tho Union
sie, they lavc their counrcrparts III liiuSc
whose object waS federal patronage, and
" no sricvc over the reconciliation "i par
tics which lrprivrd rhcn Of their exclusive
clrim To federal ollicr, rs over The loss at
aprivaic estate or corporate charter. l'rsr
are rllc men na both sides who would keep
up the bitterness Of The pas, strife, Il
though seemingly wiihlhc mos, opposite
feelings, are equally playing into the hands
of The worst enemies "f The South, The
Nationals.
These arc the people WHO that
the great baIlI" has heen fought between
the two parties which divided our state,
now thai the cause of war is removed, and
sncmlHed between the chicliains; and
the goud ucn anil true of hniI, <l'les have
;nincl ranks and turned their weapons
against the common foe. the consolidating
invader-arc for remaining ON III" deserted
ba,lIc field: 10 scramble amid ;he camp
kettles with The suffers aud hnckSIcrs. Tor
rlIe spoil>; AID who in the restoration OF
ha.Eiulv within our own borders, Lament
that Glhello'>, or rather Datgctty,s ocru'
pa,nns gone. They and the Ignorant
whom they tupc will be beard swearing,
u,l one side, "nevcr 10 vote for Il Nnl!Ilier,
on the olhar "ncvcr TO vnlc Tor Union
man Ei,hcrn nr them would make COM
mou cause with the Wings, t" come Into
power and have the coalrGl OF fedora and
state patronage. The mcrccnarcS who
wear our colours. grew and adhered as bar
naclcs, TO the planks Of our "uodlv State
Rights vessel during the Modification
crui,c-aud they would keep the ship in
port dismasrc,l, diSmanllcd aud roltlng al
anchor, until she became useless hulk lor
the sake uf the barnacleS, until The parasite
ercrusraron grew to tic size "i oysters
We arc lor equipping and naunng the
brave barquc, and going forth in her again
to dare The hattie and The hrcezc; aud
launch ucessant tl.undcrs against The pira
,ical TariIliles, and the long low black
schooner Of Aholiliun; if needs he, let her
bc carecmrd, and the insurgcnt barnacics
scraped of and consigned to the mud.
The Hiimingion and Wetdon RailRo0d.
-BuiIt by Walter Gwynn. Esq. Chief
Engineer, is The l2ng"s' road in The world:
II has fewer embellishments, lever cuts, and
fewer curves.
Only 2l - miles $50 feet of this road
are curved leaving the unparalleled a.
mount of l3S I-2 miles of straight road, in
a total length TO l9l miles. One of these
straight lines is ~ miles long; others are
3.4G-7-S aud l5 miles in length. The
shortes, rnIius of curvature used is 57:3O
feet and mos, of radii are II 20 and 3D.
QUO feet radius Of one curve is 67.
llO feet in eng'h-which curve is consul
cred equal to straight line-The s'eepest
grade on The road is 30 feet per mile
these occur only in approaching the few