Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-04-19
POLITICAL.
From, he Spectator.

tHte Jor hotGtTS Ne nc
Richmond Enquirer asks Of the Charles
too Mercury. "lf il should find that the
majority Of rhs Democratic party are in
favor Of an earlier day, (tian May. lSii.)
will South Carolina still insist .up9a its
own elected day. and says: The Wash
ingson Spectator flies at its mas, head pre-
ciscly tho same formuIa-auj we there.
fore ask the Mercury and the Spectator
directly, whether vs. ure 10 understand
they will abide by M Convention, unless
il assemblies 10 May. 1874?
WI answer, directly, tina. VIC will abide
by the decision Of the majority Of the De-
m"c.arc par,y. in this as 10 all other mat:
tiers Of party organization and action. IL
might not be amiss 10 say. however, that
there is a great difference between Sir
Oracles, and self-constitu,od political man
ayers. aud the party. The srent object Is,
or ought 10 be. 10 ascertain the will OF the
majority ; TO give them time and oPpor-
unity to express il; to proven, lis being
suppressed by interested political leaders,
and surrepliiious substitution OF their own
vii! ir its stead. BY many, Virginia it
supposed Il furnish a case in pniu,. As
all the primary meetings to appoint dele
gales to the State Convention. that passed
under our notice. in which The time for
holding tho National Convention was al
luded to, May. 1874 was recommended.
And we have no doubt, had the question
been generally made at these primary
meetings ofihe party.tbat the strong mind
ed common sense of three -fourihs ofihem
would have decided in favor Of the later
day.
Blu, when the question was transferred
to Richmond, it has been said, and. we
fear. with too much truth, that the plain
straightforward uusoph;slicated penple,
were nn matches in The game Of skill with
the old stagers aud trained p%a!iiicai man.
ayers, and hence The different result. And
il is ever thus. With every successive
filtration Of The peoples will. a portion Of
iis original strength aud flavor is absorbed
by the medium through which il passes,
until i. is . sR!!zsly aap bSsa and perverted
As to arguments in favor or holding the
Convention 10 November next. we have
not seen q selnblarce Of oae that. did no,
resolve itself INTO a seeming louo, Of q
competency of the people to come to a
proper decision Of the question. but a real
fear Of their ..sobcr second thought"
which we have high authority for saying,
lis always correct, & generally efficient"
But we will postp ,ne the discussion ofihis
subject for the present, as the Enquirer
truly says he has "oihcr fish To fFy." We
,o see the ability and energy with
which he 10 devo,ing himself 10 his work.
As 10 the wishes Of the majority. as at
present advised. we think We can safely
challenge q comparison with the Euqiuror.
The Democratic members Of tho Leeisia-
ture Of Tennessee led Of nearly a year
since, III favor Of the fourth Monday in No.
vcmher. Subsequently the States Of sa-
Michigan, Kentucky. Louisiana.
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Alaba-
ma, and Mississippi, have ell declared
'heir preferences for u latter day, and mos,
oe them for My, 1894. Not a single
Sale responded TO the recommendation Of
until the convention met a,
Richmond. Virginia, is. therefore, 80
litary and ~alcne," in Der. endorsement Of
the early, day. We are glad 70 learn, how
ever, l,ut the Enquirer will yield its pre-
TO The will of the majority; aud
we tave a firm faith, from the good sense
and sound patriotism Of irsEaIIan; old Ed
i,nr, that ere lons, no viii be found fight
ing side by side with US IN urging a late
day for the convention. and advocating
The claims Of the Distinguished S0uthcrn
statesmen, joins C. CALHous.