Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-12-14
From, orr Correspondent.
COLUMBIA, Dec. lO.

COLUMBIA, Dec. ~. loi>.
Dear Sir should hive written you
before now, but my health has no, been
very good, and therefore ! h"po you VIII
excuse me. The present. session so lar naS
gone OH with great smoothness, and no ic-
eislaliyc measures have created any very
grca, interest; the principal topics OF cx-
cilemen, have been The elections; you Will
TO doubt before this have received the ac-
coun, of the Governors election. II may
surprise you that Hammond should have
been opposed so unexpectedly, anu yon
may justly enquire The cause; The pr'nc,-
pal reasons which | have heard ailedsod'
were his holding himself alooi from all as
ISOLATION with the members, his apparent
isolation fron all community ofin'eresl IN
The common affairs Of the country; ] sup.
pose there was scarcely ono out "a hive oil
the members of the House tina, knew him;
under such circumstances II might well DC
expected lha, he would have been opposed.
II was first proposed thar Melville should
be run as the opponent. bu, he would not
consent to H.; K. W. +. Aston was then
proposed, and Notwithstanding his open
d]isavuwal and eu,reaty not 10 he consider
ed Il candidate. he Was voted iur 10y Il large
portion Of The House; Hammond recciv-
cd S3 votes and Aston 1G. ! have rarely
seen snch Il manifest anxiety Us was c1ti-
bilrd hy llamHond's friends.
There is much in.crcs, now felt relative
To the vacancy occaS,oned by The resisnn-
tim of the Hon. John G.. Calhoun, and
although there arc many aspirants TO TINS
Office, yet the feelings OF The House are in
Il very unsettled condition, aud no con &C.
ture with auy probable certainty eau he
made. ho will beil!Ic succcs,fulc andidate.
The candidates now known are Plckens,
b. Rhetr. Davir. lluser. and others. Ii
is uncertain when this election will trans
pire. Mr.. b. +. Hunt introduced Il rcso.
luton yesterday to 20 into this election on
Monday. this was passed by a large major
i,y in The House. bul The resolusion was
laid on the table in the Senate; so that
there is TO certainly when this election
Will take place many arc disposed TO
postpone it until mex, November There
will he very little legislation during This
session. and il s!iould De esteemed Il, more
advantageous 10 tie interest Of community
10 err on This side than the opposite, for orr
rights are nov sn much involved IN the
multiplicity Of our laws, that none but n
LAWYER can certainly know what they nre;
The business Of the Legislature should be
directed to simplify aud purge our Jaw sys-
tenn, so that the great class Of the people
may understand clearly the operation Of
This system upon their property and per-
Sous. The present Legislature will be
characterized by retrenchment aud rigid
economv; no measure which has for its
object money, can pass without uncom'
promising scrutiny.
The Inauguration Of the Governor elect
took place to-day ut 10 O'Clock. Our ex'
governor made n few remarks, expressing
with grateful and affecting sensibiliry his
gratitude for the support and cooperation
which he had received during his admin
istra,ion, and after a few complimentary
remarks on his successor took his seat.
Our Governor then addressed The Assem-
bly, in a short and appropriate address.
The Gallery and Representative Hall was
very much crowded. and the utmost order
and silence prevailed willis, the Governor
spoha. Since writing tho above. | have
understood tina, Pickens will receive Il We
nv strong support in the House. mud will
stand an excellent chance 10 hc elected in
the place nfCalhonn. The contest will be
between Rhe,,. lickcns mud lluecr. |
suppose YOU have heard tina, Professor
lieurv has ;iccn elected President Of tho
College, AM! DR.. l.aborde is elected TO I'll!
DR.. I%lcnry's place US Professor. Edge
field has now Il luil delegation. and we
shalt do all we Can to cnrrect grievances.
end enact good laws Tor the advancement
ofthe interest o. the country.