Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-09-04
POLITICAL.
From tile Madisonian.

Tom FRIENDS THkOUG H0uT THE UNICN
+ The reasons which Influenced me in dc
cepling The nomination for the Presidency
made by a Convention of my friends il
May last, at Baltimore, have lost much o
their original fnrce. l had been not only
most violently assailed by the UIfruists o
J both parties, but had been threatened will
impeachment for having negotiated {
Treaty proposing the annexation Of TeXa:
TO the Union, as portion of its Tertiary
aud for having adopted precautionary mea.
sures. clearly falling within the range 4
! Executive discretion, 10 ward of any blow
which might have been seriously aimed al
! the peace and safety Of The country in the
event of The ratification of the Tfeaiy by
The Senate. The opinion of person,
once ranked amongst The distinguished ju
ris!s oftbe country, found its way into The
newspapers, apparently as The precursor
Of such a proceeding.
= A report had also been made, al pre-
tious session Of Congress, by committee
Of the House Of Representatives, which
proceeds from lIie pen of {; man who filled
no Limited space in The eye ofthe world,
in which-because of The exercise of the
Veto puwer in arrest oflhe unconstitutional
and perniciGas measures OF a United States
Bank. and a tlbnafon to the States of so
much of the public revenue as was derived
! from the public lands. al moment Of great
embarrassment ia he Treasury, and when
loans were necessary 10 sustain The Gov
erumeni-1 was charged with The commits.
sion Of grave offences in the above partic-
ulara, and with deserving all the pains and
disgrace flowing from the high power Of
| impeachment, a measure, as it was in'i-
mated. only not resor;ed to By The House
because of a doubt entertained whether
the proceeding would be sustained by pub
lie sentiment. had, it is true, protested
against that report as originating i'll wrong;
and dictated by party fancor and maleVo.
lence; bui my Protest was refused place
on The Journals of the House, and thus. III
future times, my maine might have been
rarnished by the fact of a solemn declara
Iinn, highly duplicating my character, re-
mainiug unconlradictcd and unreversed
on the public journals.
The parry majority which had sanction
I'd proceeding so unjust. had. i, is true,
heen swept out Of existence by The elec.
lions which shortly afterwards followed; {;
but. al The time Of my acceptance of the
nomination, although large and over
whrlmine majorily of the opposite party
had been brought into power by the peo-
pie, as if moi The express purpose Of sus-
lainIug me 10 what had done, vel that
very party had made no public movement
indicative of a friendly feeling, and por-
rnn of its members. who seemed 10 con,
troll the rest, exhibited the bii,eresl hostility,
and the most unrelentng spirit of opposi
lion. Under these circumstances, there
vas bur one course left to- me consistent
with honor. which was TO maintain my
position unmoved by threats, and untimi.
dated by denunciation. Those of my
rounlrynen who had come to my. support,
had done so in a selI.sacriicing spirit.
without The indulgence of any other ex.
pectatou than that my character should
be vlndicated. and that the policy of my
adr inistraion should be sustained /; aud
felt that it would better become me Ito
abide the most signal defeat han, 10 incur
The disgrace Of deprecating the action of a
party. the chief object of whose, leaders
seemed 10 be To- fasieh; upon me disgrace.
had also an indistiacl .h"pe tl,al.lhe great
/ question Of ihe annexation Of Texas might.
in some degree, be controlled by the posi-.
tinn occupied.
| These motives induced my acceptance
"f the nomination nade by my friends.
Before the close Of lhe session Of Congress,
however, deyelopements were so clearly
and distinctly made. as TO the threatened
Impeachment, that no trace of such mea-
sure was left. Mr.. J. O. Adams report,
duplicating my motives aud conduct 10 my
Vetoes Of the Bank and other bills, was
deprived Of all It's force and furtive effect,
by a Report made by a committee. OF
which Mr. Ellis, Of New York, was Chair,
man, accompanied by resolutions which
| passed The House Of Representatives some
few days before HE close uflh session by
lalarge aud commanding majority, nt,r ONLY
rescuins my motives from alliinp6lalion
hui ji,stiiying and uph"lding my policy
The voice Of The People in the elections o
1912 was Illus directly responded toby
that of their Representatives, and but little
remained for me personally, either to ex
pect or DESIRE.
Since The adjournment, of Congress, the
language Of many Of the leading presses
of the country, and resolutions adopted ny
large assemblages o! The people in their
primary meetings, have still further en-,
dorscd,the proceedings Of the House III
appreciation Of The acts of the adminis,ra.
,ion. could not, however, look exclu.
sively 10 my own wishes, which would
have led me Immediately 10 retire from a
contest which seemed no longer to be pos,
sessed of an object worthy of much further
attention. Bur t Vas not at liberty to dc
SO without first consulting with such of my
z mos, prominent and sieadfast friends as
could readily coufer with; men who hat
bared " nh mi In IniIch Of the ahnse whir