Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-10-25
MISCELLANEOUS.
From The Macon Telegraph.
THE GOOD DEliUCkAT

tll!u, iHe puic IdiiiH. Il S'S"t '"'us H'
sumo The name al Democrat. that have M
n,ure right or title 10 il lhan many Clay
i,e, nave 10 that of Wing .hcy may
Vote the Democratic lickcI. Thy accIdcm
or as 4 speculation. perhaps, but they ar
not Democrats iur all thai.
Inr good Democrat Is attached 10 Ia.
pnriy, because ne finds ninre purity
more patriotism, more self devotion VA II
than ~ The other. Aso. a g'eatrr rrcart
Tor equal uSnis-more re9pcct Ia The m'tt
ii tI,r n,aJnrry-and mur. regard 10 The
rights OF inc minority.
A go,d Democrat is The same as good
Rspu6iican--ihe names are synoninuus.
Democr.t MAS FIRST applied To The Rrpub
lican parry by their enemies. a lcrn oi
repruach--iiic same AS Leu Focn !, nov
Until u ha, hec'':nc u"r pi"u!"si I!.>,':ic
1--we aFpe!l.uon. Shaving that Is The
parly lhul houofs Tic name, and not the
nu,ne the ph;'y.
1, asa" enough Fnr Il good Democrat to
vote with hi pany-he inusl vote under
.lautinsIy.-He pm, his faith 10 no mans
sleeve. nut judges Tor himself. lie takes
nothing, utiecI'ne The grea, interests Of the
country, ar the scarcely less interests Of
the candidates, on bare ascertain ar mere
hearsay, bat denanl- lue proof. He con-
suits The documents Tor himself-he judi
res for himse!i-and without The recurds
lie will believe nul'iiug. At the same
lime. he IS open 10 conviction. aud vii!
not blindiy persist in an error, merly oc.
cause he mas committed il.
lie Is no Disoi. no iauaric. any more
than IN religion. lie is willing every Que
snould euj"y his own opIrion-and that
all " ho are pursuing The same end, The
greatest good OF lho greatest uuuber,"
should takc lie path thai scemelh 10 them
| tue ,nriolnesI aud sirLighlcst. whether il
DC The Same hc lakes or not.
lie viii use nj! huiiurab;e means. within
the sphere ol hl, Iullucnce. to adyaurc The
cause 10 which he IS attached; but III
uuIne 50, hc will moi tramp!c upon Ihe
| rights nor The feelings oi others.
The sud Denucrat does not believe
III the ud,ou. durrrinc. that the eu! suncti-
lies the means. Though lie knows that evil
:s ovcrrulrd Tor good, whenever i, suits
the purposes oi DivnIr Providence SO To
Will ,l-ycI hr doe, not believe The d0er j,
auy The more justified. when The SOUS nl
Jucul, sold their brnIhcr TO The ishinncliir-,
Iluuch II WAS The meaLs for bringing
| about u great good Ia them. The elii in
ieniioA ui IneIr hearts was never justified.
Nvr caG he hold To the doctrine, that 4
dishonest poIiIcian eau be an honest lnau
aud vice versa. He believes that Il
man who would wIlully deceive or lie in
politics. would liz or deceive in any thin.
elsr-w hen II suited his Interests, or his
lrr,in-s $, OF his prejuhccS-und that he
who would steal Il roir wnu'd steal any
llnur else lie considered of equal inp'r.
lance, whrn ever he could do So without
Iuc risk al inidmy.
Should hc hc cntru-icd with important
uu,t,, wlrther of Individuals OF the pub
Lc, he will watch 'hcm with the mes, viz
liant aud scrupulnu, care.
fhr good Democrat i never an Oilicc
seeker. for The sake of Office.
When he RECEIVES u nomination frIm
his party, il consistent with other md
higher duties, he chee'fuly ucqnicsccs.
and uses all lnir and honorable :I!eans In
he eecled. But he will moi soup Ia any
thing mem. or dishonorube. lie will
nm halIrr. nor deceive. nor promise what
he never intends 10 perform. He will not
hold lur,h on. sci Of principles in one
crowd, aud counter set in another. Tic
does The clean thing 10 all men, in all pla'
. ccs. aud at all times
II elected. hr spares no pains To qualify
himself for the station. And he enter
upon It's duties. with full sense of Ih,
responsibility that has devolved upon him
j aud discharges ihcui Conscieuliously aut
(earlesSy.
If defeated. he bears the discnmiitur
r without unr,!irari0i or rcgrei--inlly sen
,ibIc ,ha: the houors Of y public sra'i",
ARE hui n poor compensation Tor lis cares
anxielirs. and responsible iiic>--io say nn
: rhIng Of The deiraciinn Of en"n,'cs. As h
j. never e!aird by success, so he is ucvc
ca dn~ by deira:.
The good Democrat uses no bribery. Il
obtain votes lur hirns,lf or friends. II
visits The sick and needy, II is rue-nu
he cires largely of his abundance. 10 IN
poor and The distressed. lie does this
/. no, because hr is candidate. bat becnus
st he IL mua-amd he feels as ma
" should feel. towards u brother nlorta
This he does at ali ,mes-after an clec
tium. as we'll us before.
!. Ills motto ~, Principles aud Men.
believes. tia, with u, principles men nr
h nothius-and without good men TO carr
+ rhr.:. nur. prinriples.are nothing. lie there
!. f"e goes for both
:. lie never swaps votes with his oppo
nen,s. He never voes single shots-un
never splits his ticket. Though he ma
= .eel preference for one candidate owe
apurhcr, nu hi, own side and may hav
!. .uung p.rsonnl friendship for par'icu
- lar caniidale IN the 0lhrr-yet he cons