Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-02-21
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 81, 1874.
eyVe ,oiH cling to the Pillars ofthc Temple o.
orr Liberties, ,aad # It mustta '1e 'oth Perish
amidst the Rains"
T We publish with pleasure, the commu.

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T We publish with pleasure, the commu-
nica,lon of" Many Planters upon the subject
of the Governors election, having some time
since declared our columns open to the friends
of all the candidates; and at the time oil max
ing sucI. declaration, being fully convinced,
that the people had little TO do with that eIec-
,iou, after having manti ioned who was the can
didate Of our o,cn choice, we had determined
to drop the subject, and as regarded our seJ,
To uallow each and every candidate, through their
friends, by the aid Of cur columns, TO have
far heurins; knowing what little influence we
had could avail nough,, we had come 10 the
same conclusion with our friend of the Hum
hnro Journal "that there l.; but little to he
made in putting and JlO~iRg for men who cares
nothing for us, and know us not from side OF
sole leather" and, who just before they are
elevated to Office will bow and scrape to every
one they meet; but, after they are snngly seat
ed, carry their heads so high, that they know
not "poor dcsp' of an editor, unless he be
one of those cun,ing, hypocritical moriaIs, who
has been raised from the dust for their use and
is ever at their heels for orders-lhat Is, TO
know what is the will Of the incumbent, or who
is to be denounced, through the columns oil his
press to please his master. Solong as we have
been at the head of press, we have used eve
nv means in our power to stear clear oil all
party Ciigucs and in making our present choice
we never consulted any man or set OF men, but
from motives, which we are confident is pure.
have selected Mr. SeaLrook. as the most fitting
ofthe candidates now before the people, to ill
the Gubernatorial Chair. lie having heen for a
number Of years, and still remains, the leader
in. all great Agricultural movements in our
State, and practical, as well as :. BOok,'
Agricnlturist. That there has been CiiqueS IN
our State, at all Gubernatorial elections, we
presume, no one will deny, but, at this time &c
are not acquainted with the secret proceedings
ofihe friends ofe either Of tho nominees, there
fore are unable 10 say which is the no Inince ot
the strongest and most po,cerful Clique. We
are satisfied, that under the present State Of at
fairs, it would puzzle wiser head than ours to
tell who was the /" peoples Candidete, as the
"dear people," have so little 10 say. as regards
who shall be the Governor Of our beloved State,
TINT at least one-eiehlh oflhe population al the
presen, time, can hardly inform you who is the
Governor, or how he is elected; their repre-
opI hat ic
enough for them to know, as they are elected
to attend to that, in connexion with other bus-
ness, they think, as is generally the case, that
what their representatives do is right. There
fore, the idea of any one of the candidates now
before the people, being the 'pcopLe's candidate
IS filllacious, as neither has been nominated by
any body Of the people, but by what may be
termed in every sense Of the word clique, the
people, or at least the grea,body of them never
having been consulted upon the subject. We
have long since stated, and still adhere to the
principle, that The election of Governor belongs,
efigh. to The people, and until our Consiitu-
ton is SO amended as 10 put into the peoples
hands the glorious privilege Of voting per cap
ita, for their Governor, they never can expect
to have a Peoples candidatc,'' but must sub,
init to the rule Of Ctiqucs.
Having been requested to notice oar friend
"Many Planters" we have been forced TO take
this mode of doing so, to cleay our skirts of the
charge thrown out towards us Of being under
the rule Of a Clique.