Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-03-15

as 4 communicnlio". orcr:hc Signature 81
..Edccfcld," which wos published. THIS,
wc believe, was our second sin against
some of our o%ppcH"n's. Tor winch VIC arc
to be prescribed. We feel n,sS:cd 'l'a' no
one G: cur liberal subscribers viii attach
any ccas,:rc 10 u, for ac,iog Us above sta
ed, md lcr frr::essiy supporting the ran.
di:a'c whose maze wc G!;rst Introduced TO
them, as wc have Away, been opposed 10
wire Pal;rS, CT Goal'c acotinS."
Or ,hi:d SIN was. wc presume, tho pub
%!ica,ior q! tic communications Of ''Piney'
Woods" in Or columns, tai,hnnch some
ofour opponent, says Ii, vikings helped
their %cause.l The wsi,rr OF ,;'ose articles
never charged oirAcr Of tho opposing can
dida,es with INV fault, bn, mcreS aJyanc-
ed hi. own opinions, relative TO The fitness
OF The candidate whose cause'h he cspouscd;
we will answer for il, TIA, he never con.
seized any man or set Of men. 10 know
which WY to "rnAt tie uires." We have
a, all times been willing to admit into
our columns, cHmmnnications upon any
subject. political or Otherwise, which lave
not for their object abuse or ridicule. and
FOR this we ore 10 be prescribed. We have
always adhered to tho doctrine of our. be-
loved Declaration Of Independence. whicl,
expressly declares that " all men Grc eguai,"
and sooner then conduct n Press, under The
wh:rs aud capriccs OF a few would be po-
liricians. VIC would asrec to serve q year
in n Turkish Galley.
The last. aud never 10 be forgotten sin.
was. we suppose committed after The die
had been cast; that was, our refusing TO
be dictated 20, by one who had no concern
with our columns. and not allowing him TO
make our, (aficr VIC had The full returns
from tho Managers in type; a return 70
answer parfypurpOses, five may be allow
cd The expression, and thereby, in a niea-
sure, turn into ridicu!c. by means ofoar
own columns, The candidate o -four choice.
no ran. who ha! any sense Of feeling,
a-a'4 haze ask liz rdi,n. o. a paper,
whom &c kacw 10 be opposed TO him, to
publish a return OF the kind, ard an editor
Who could so far forget himself. rs to sub
M; 70 such u demand, even should i, be
The means Of his loosius The uhcie, instead
o freire or sirieen subscribers, twho, by the
by, we care not one "redeent." whether
they evcr core back.) weuld deserve the
contempt, Of all honest, we'll mconing men.
Tais is The last cause assigned for proserib-
ing Us.
That the foregoing is a true statement
Of The reasons for on. prescription, NE feel
confident pone OF those who has utstcd,
that we should be injured by CUT course
viii deny. We therefore ask our ,hiak-
ing friends, Of all sides, as partyin this
contest has been ont Of tho question: to
punt Uur-u Observation-Disclosures of fl1S
Advertiser, that war repusnanrtoih e feel.
inss Of any disin,erosted citizen, and whc,h-
err we ought TO be frowned down and pro.
ssribed, for advocating and supporting tho
man Of our choice, especially when We
have uever. either by word or decd, de-
MED thai RICH, TO others.
We return our thanks to those friends
Of all sides. who have taken the trouble 10
state the course We have pursued during
The late eon,cs, in its proper light.