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

most active presses of the Stale enlist, Il in
the Support of Col. R.) in which The obvi-
ous mpropriety is confessed, of unneces-
sarily Introducing the name of Mr.. G.. into
Ihis canvass. (which (ren,arks the Erli-
tur.) can nol but he a painful nne to him.
and in which we feel assured that he has
not taken and tciN not take any part."-
Such is The language held hy The paper
alluded to. In nlhe name aud for the sake
Vt lreelnn IN elections. let our enrs Il,rn.
no Lhngrr he vexcd by The snnn'lIess and
olE;rn,iYe declaration, that Col. X. is The
favored and preferred candidate of Mr..
Calhoun.
OF the "tirep gentlemen of great dis
tinctinll," contributors 10 your paper ut the
27ih ull.. your correspondent who writes
IlinseIr" The NulliicatInn Party" has
prrsrn,r, the musl plausible. bul al The
same time. mu.l inconclu>ivc argument IN
support ur the claims of Col. Richardson.
AMI in defence of The mode in whirh he
has been brought forward, aut! the course
pursued hy his friends in their cnnva<s.-
According to your correspondents view
conjecture them" (hi> facts. be it o1'srrv-
! ell. are mere >uriuses.) some half dozen
/ individuals assemble in Columbia, AMI op
pressed with sei,S,. nl The imminent peril
and overthrow, Which menaced The Sub
Treasury party they take counsel tnerlh
er and travail in spirit for lis 'lclirerance.
The offspring of This mountain ahur-Ihe
fruit oI This pinu< consultation. was the
nomination nf Col. john Peter Richard.
sou as the Successor of Governor Noble
Bv the rlectmn of this gentleman all Iii
visions and dS>rnsiunS were Ia he com.
posed aud healed, and The Sub Treasury
party "couGrrncd and strengthened. The
propricly of this movement, us explained
by your correspondent, is nanilesly in
proportion To The probability Of the nrcur-
reuc-' of those evils which it wa> designed
tn avert. reference to certain prurertl.
ings hal in our LrgiSlature, within the last
! Two years. will hest serve Ia exhibit the
relative strength Of parties in Ibis State,
upon thc question Of an Independent Fed
eraI Treasury.
On the I2rh of Drccmhrr 1897. the C,i
lowing Resolutions (,n,nng urIlcrs) were
considered in the lIuusc Of Representa-
rvcS:
"RcsoIrrd, That in The opi' ion of This
Legislature. il is rvpr,lirnt that the Re-
vrnar of The F,.,lrrl Government he 81
collected. as Ultimately tn sever ih, Gov
rrumcmt from all connection with the
! Banks.
"Resolud. That in rhe opinion Of this
Legislature. it is rXp"hi"nt thai &h" Re-.
vrnnp ul lhr Federal Governments ShonH
r,. :, deposited, k"rt al di>hnrsrd Il, nnl
Ia he connected with. or used in banking
operations"
On 'Im, first Rr>nmIiun Tho vnfr Slond
thus. Yra> ~. Nays2. On the 2 Rr-n.
luton the Yeas were 81. the Nays To-
Oue wear afterwards. Ia hr very dar. The
uIrnti"a K SnIrtinIs were again consider
,.rl N rhr. same br.ncl' of the l.e.i~laiu e.
Glnan ,vi,il, nu -icr.i'"r "f Brrre>rria-
lives had uccurrc') and III" vote ihrn WIS
IS follows: upon HE III Resolution Yeas
laS. Nays Z: upon lhr2 Resolution Yeas
i!3. n, vs 2 The overwhelming aud
cr,rs in. m.inrirv of 1887. II will he re-
markrl. WAS sill further increased by The
intervening election in S:}3 AMI the i'm
potent minority we're shurn of one half Of
their hrlurr scircrIv visible vn'es. And
vel il was in confirm and strengthen
this parrv, ra,Iinnt with conquest. aud
hnasino ma jnrily ten fold The number of
its advr->arirs. that the gentlemen of the
Columbia "CnnSullalinn' have put forth
Col. Richardson as IL candidate. II is FIR
this thai The public presses of the Safe
and their confrdrraleS. have in mass al
tenrp'rd 10 crush all opposirinn, hv an
nnunring Cnl. Richardson as ''lhc Demo
crarir. Snh-rrrasury candidate" and thus
claiming for his nomination The authority
nf the pnrty-hy declaring thai the vast
| nlalnrilv of The people desire his elevation,
when he is utIrrI v nhknnwn To uue-IeulhS
"f lhcni-ls anonymously di>parasins the
claims of annthrr gentleman greatly 10 he
prelrrr d-nnd by affirming (StrangcSr of
ally Nh I gml faith demands his support.
nv The State hts aud NulIiirarinn party.
IL rhe gentlemen of thr "Cnl,.ulrariou."
The Ilieh guardians. and rnn>rrvaInrS of The
SUI Treasury cause. he still hurd..npr and
heavily laden with tn. weight of their
palri,lic apprrhrn|iuns they will doubtless
lr relieved 10 learn, what has been Iuu.
81 CO known in every one else. that the
Sub Treasury party in this Stale. stands
in M peril nf overthrow, IIlat it re-
qnircS M nil from such measures anh
mrrIml> rs hive ,""n e:npI ,y,d AID thru
il would sill crnrinu. dnrIinant aud vic-
,nrinus. even though Col. Rich rlNn. the
"Cnn>ulialinn' squad, and your "lhrrr
gentlemen of great Distinction" Ia hn"t.
should, in one body. Withdraw from its
ranks. The frivolous prrtexi of sustain
ing thai parry, therefore. will no Innger
avail the friends nf Col. r. It must he
ahanInact. and has in cil"ri been already
abandoned. since even The Charleston
Mercury has III last. though "rrcrnIly hern
we'll assured that there will be no serious