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

or falrness OF argument and llberality of senti-
ments An ordinary disputant may maintain
imselftriumphanlly,i ifhebe allowed The advan-
tage Of mista,ing at will, the propositions he
seeks to vanquish. Our correspondent has bella
bored most l,,siiIy, some men of straw Of his
own making. Where is the proof that The all
vocates of Col. Richardson, clamorously, ior
some weeks, announced him aslLe chosen and
favored candidate Of Mr. Calhoun? Those who
justly appreciate the iar-seeing sagaciiy and
great comprehensiveness Of Mr.. C.'s views,
have occasion TO regret that too often in other
Stdies ard sometimes in his own, he seems 10
be regarded merely as the leader of party,
which. however sound in its tcneis. and pure
in its purposes, is feebein number ont Of South
Carolina. Any thing calcnlated TO remove
this pre.u'lice, and place Mr.. e. in the true as
rccl-as an enlightened statesman, looking to
the interests of the whole country, may be irly
addressed 10 Ihe people Of his native State, who
cherish his renown with proper pride, without
conveying any aspersion upon them rs ser
vile or timid. The friends of Col. R. have ar
gued that The interests and usefulness of MIR. C.
might be promoted by selecting one Of his
friends as candidate for Governor, who was
not OF the particular party, within The limits Of
wlcn,it has been supposed that the patriotism,
and the popularity of Mr. C. were confined;
bnl that Mr. c. had chosen Col. r. as the can.
ddale, Or had in;erered in lhe contest as par
tizan, is Turnbus own windmill, and he NAV
dcmoIish il TO his hearts content. If Mr. C..
has expressed any preference of Col. r., we
presume this was dune in private convcrsa
lion, and proprely would require lis TO sup
press any evidence we might have OIL the snb-
ject We should be pleased, however, 10 be
informed how it has been asceriaincd that Mr..
c. "cntcrrains no preference for that gentle
man." and when, and where " he has declared
decided disapprobation," (wl.at pretty ater.
atlOnD '"ftlle sratutons use which has been
made Of his great name in hoIStering mp Col
R. II this he deduced as it seems to he, to-
get'ier with flonrish about ''precipilaieam ut.
Ter abandonment Of ground," from the cnnjec-
lnre Of The editor Of the South Caroinia,l, that
Mr. c. had taken, and would take, 10 part III
the canvass, it is surely IA most lame and inl-
potent cnucillSiun.'
Another windmill that Turnbn!l has bombar-
d"'l with very heavy artillery. is. that the src-
cess Of Col. K. WIS important To increase the
majority in this State. "up"n the question of
ah Independent Federal Treasury" He has
made prodgious parade Of the resolutions
and vo'"s "t The Legislature. 10 "exIbit the
relative strength o.. parties i'll this State. upon
this particular measure. To confirm and
Strengthen party. is Il very different matter,
from Increasing is majority upon any one
question The friends Of Col r. have urged
that it was important for the harmony Of the
St at home. and for her strength abroad.
that all Of oar citizen, who agreed in fiivorins
The Independent Treasury. forgetting obi party
distinctions. should make this measure the bnnd
%! Il new party-more numerous and effective,
than ever before existed in the State-fnr gen.
oral purposes, aud Interior measures: but they
di$rlaim all attempt to exaggerale the impor-
tance Of Obtaining fewmo votes in the L..
gisatnre. (wherc the majority is already so
overwhelming. as 10 embrace many who g ne
ther know much, nor care much about the
question: upon any resolution expressing
merely public opinion, ard not intended rs the
foundation of Legislative action. 1.-THE friends
of Col r. had been looking only at one qucs-
ton. or even one State, it is strange that he
should have been announced. Is Turnbull in
forms lis that lie was. rs "the Democratic. Sub
Treasury candidaic:' for this word Democrat
ic, by lis own force, distinguishes him us sup
porIer, generally, aud upon other questions, Of
the existing AdminiStl alton of the Federal
facility with which Turnbnll jumps to his con
illusions, that he slipposes the ground we have
been considering, as abandoned by the friends
of Col. r, because the editor of the Mercury
remarked, in substance, that the result of the
election OF Governor would create no serious
division of The Snb-Trcasnry party in this
State meaning only to imply thereby, rs we
interpret the remarH. that the ad!erents of oti-
er candidates besides Col r were iuo few.
even il they all fell off, seriously to impair the
integrity of the Sub-Trcasury party.
In connexion with this topic, il is alleged by
Turnbull. that Col Hammond is as stannch as
Col. R. npnn The question of the Sub-Treas-
MY It may be so, yet there is nj least, this dic
ference between them: Col. r. is openly enlist
cd during the war, and conltssedIy has done SER
vice OIL the question:; Col. II. is not committed,
we believe, by any speech, report or formal
declaration whatsoever, rOr any otherwise than
by statements to his friends, in private conver-
satiou.
Tnrnbull talks about gross exaggeration of
Col RS merits, and ungenerous disparage-