Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-07-09

the United States. and deprived them Of the
righI Of private judgement upon their political
obi,s cations: in short, that The oath, however
harmless upon their own construction, wouid
dis!Tanclse the mc!nbers of the Union party
u!'on the Interpretation given 10 it by the Null
liGers. In 1854 when Col. K was first cleo
tel to the Senate (not in lS3O as alleged in the
supplemental mtirlc) he presented one of
these memorials and uadc speech against
the proposed amendment. These memorials
were referred IT, the Committees of. Federal Re-
lnlions in the two Houses and Gen. Hamilton as
Chairman Of the Committee IN the Senate made
ar"por. substantially yielding TO tl,eviews ofthe
Union party, for the right Of private judg dgment
in the matter was cuncededto lhcm,ahd the cor-
siruction which, they supposed 10 be placed OH
the oath by thr adverse party was disavowed.
The adoption Of this report constituted the
compromise between the two parties, and for
this report Mr. Brooks voted And yet It is
for supporting this measure, fur which Mr..
Brooks voted, that Col. r is now denounced
as "a foe 10 his counuy.''
The Union Party have never since made
any objection to the oath. MIR Brooks
himself voted agaims! the same oath in 1885,
when incorporated in the Military Act before
the amendment of the Constitution was adopt
ed; and this oath in the Military Act was pro.
nrunced to be against the constitution of the u.
Stliesby Judges johnson and O'Neall. Now,
If the part which any Uniun man bore in this
"by gone dispute" Is to disqualily him forever
from office, on one side large portion of our
citizens will be isfranchiscd. and on the other,
the faint of bad faith will hang upon the skirts
of the majority. But, do not understand Mr..
Brooks to dsavow his former opinion 'tha the
elevation of gentleman from the ranks Of the
Union party would be wise magnanimnus' &c.
whatever stuff may be uttered in the supple
tai article about "elevatiug him to command,
who was but Yesterday thy country's foe "
Mr.. Brooks informs lis that ''he now prefers
Mr.. Van Buren upon every ground whether OF
principle or Of policy, which has been brought
into the discussion" of the Presidential election.
He has discovered the strong side in the State,
ard he may stick toit. Butupop any other prin-
riplc, five may judge from his frequent chan
yes upon analogous matters, lie may be for and
~ aainSt Harrison dozen times before the elcc-
lion. Mr. B. alleges, that he has seen "abun-
dant reason since The extra session of 1887, l." To
coniirm his support Of MIR. Van Buren,. If So
he must, we presume have seen these grounds
Of confirmation in matters independent Of the
Independent Treasury, for he will scarcely
have the hardihond to deny thut for months at.
ter the extra session of 1897" lie was greatly
staggered" as to lis Course abouttil measure.
Even now this measure is belittrd in the supple
mentary ariice, by untrlIy representing il as
"a measure of the old Jackson party" What
ever may be Mir. BIS advocacy of the Admiuis-
tration he has not ventured to deny that he has
been made the means oi circulating in this Dis
tric, the abuse Of the Harrison Wings upon that
party, Mr.. Calhoun. and our own Rcpresen-
iative. But | must corclude-to attempt to
answer your correspondents minufely. would,
like their own sentences. he labor without end.
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