Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-12-06
Correspondent at Columbia.
COLUMBIA. Dec. I'd, 1343.

COLUMBIA. Dec. I'd, 1343.
Mr.. Ed;tor:-I arrived here safe, and found
as usua,, lots of candidates for the different Of
fees. Were you ever in Columbia, at the
commencement Of the Session? If so, You can
imagi ne nv feelings, when the whole class oil
office seekers were staring yon IN the lace,
ready to ask you for your vote-hnt by some
hooF or by crook they soon found OUT mat
was not a member. and did not manifest that
anxiety they seem TO feel for my welfare aud
comfort but little while | met with all our
members, except Hon. w. Harrison. who has
since arrived and found them polite IN hlten-
lion, and in good health Except the Grppe)
and ready for business. There are great
many people here from all parts OF The Stale:
more Conventions of one sort or other than we
ever heard of before ] tell YOU what. sir.
don't know what will become Of us common
people, the big folks are meetngin Conventions
for some cause or other. and IL takes just such
men like me 10 watch them, and | assure you.
/ will do it to punclilio, and in my next will
lie! YOU know if any thing goes wrong. What
would you think, if Itell you Of the different
pIoiects? Why sir, there is the Agricultural
Society," Bible Society, Temperance Society,
and the Sunday Travelling Society, and the
Lord knows how many others. | can't think of
The State House is fitleL up IN quite haud-
some sye; went IN the fall of the House of
Representatives, iay or two ago, and | was
struck with astonislmenl; there is the prettiesl
thing hanging up thers. (caving the gals ont
Of the questou) ever saw, stuck chock 'ull
of candles: as soon rs got az oprortunit.
a1cd one of our members what sort of creier
it was. YOU know would ut expose myself by
axine every budy. aud what do you think he
called it,-a Shandicyior, know amt sPrlt il
strait but it is a ting hold caldies-l tell
yon it makes everv thing shin that touches
it, they have SONS other s"rt oil fixins here for
warming The house, hut to tell how IL Is fixed
10 make vou understand il. know it cant be
done-and the finest lamps you ever did see.-
No wonder our Candidu,es ride down some
two or three horses In gel here If you think
1 can be elected. | have almost gotm my own con-
sent to be a candidate myself; want tn sci in
cussion chair once in my life. the old split bot
tom am tired of. aud besides, it would be my
greatest pleasure to write to my constituents
by the lights Of that big thing thar holds the
candles
Our father Mathew, DR.. Fl Burt. of Edge
field. is TO make Temperance peech onight.
he excites good deal ofatten'ion with long
beard and whiskrrS; tell won what. since his
arrival he has thrown utter confusion in the
ranks of the minor bearded gentlemen of the
Town. like to forgot to tell Won ofthe race
for commissioner in Fqnity. f'r Edgefed,
Terry aud Tnmpkins botl, solirited me to
help them. but refused ipllinc them. Gentls-
men, yon must paddle voue own canoes, and
shure enough they dill. and the wav they
went it was sight aud when tho election
came of Tompkins got s2 votes. Terry g.
Tompkins maioritv 90 roics; the members
tell me that yonng Tompkins is wheel horse
at the business. and 7 think his friends mnst
be uheel horses and good leaders too to inrn
out one who has heen Commissioner an long
time understand that the curnmttee on In
cornorations have passed f,vorablv on the ne
tition 10 incorporate vonr Palmetto Fire Engine
Company. Dr. Griffin presented nettions to-
day for dividing the District. and has taken
strong grounds and will bring il fairly before
the Honsc; the Committee will report hv bill
I do not think il can pass ne the Senate viii
certainly kill it. although il has more friends
than expected faxnerfnH 10 leave here this
week bur "a the election for Judges will he one
of deep interest. conclded tn stay n week
longer. All the LAWYERS I heeve, are can.
didates. bnt the most prominent nre, Caldwell,
Whitner. Frost and Darcan. how thev will
make tits another question: onr members nre
quite attentive. and working fellows. Onr
Governor has written an able Message sup
pose, from what our memhers tell me. but
think from whlt can gather of frc-sde con
yersation there is good deal of.opposiinn
TO his notions ahou. the Bank of the State and
the Free School System,
Esee from your paper that "Piny Woods"