Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-09-04
Communications.
For the Advertiser.
GLEsN's SPRINGS. Aug. 81, 1874.

Inc present very az oEno'o ohN o"is'u~
host. 1t could NOT have fallen into better
hands, so far as the comforI and ndaccommo:,
dations Of the mineral water seeking aud
pleasure travelling community are interes-
red. He is a sensible, p2lite aud accom-.
modating gentleman in his character OF
host. and spreads before YOU an good and
well furnished table in all the essentials
nf good eating. as any you will find 10 The
State in such establishments. halter
myself that this watering place is destined
to be the most valuable. and Elnsi treqnen
ted of any in the State. It. is the most
efficacious SALINE wafer that have ever
used, and l have visited Saratoga, Ihe diff
fercnl Springs in Virginia, from. the Hot
to the Grey Sulphur, aud many of those in
Sourh Carolina. For many of the disea-:
ses incident to a Southern climate. l:regard
them as sovereign remedy There.are
now in The public house aud in the cahbins
not less han from 400 10 500 persons. as.as-
certained bv aclualcnmpuIaion.
have heen ar this place Ior 10 or IL
days. have enjpved opportunities of
conversng with gentlemen from various
quarters of the Slate upon The interest
ing and in some places exciting topics,
which are now being agilated beinreihe
people. To the oft repeated question.
what is The proper course for South Caro-.
lima to pursue in her present situation, |
have heard hui one responses: There is in
fac, in this region Of The State but Que
opinion, i. e. that he State should Enrbear
all agitaiion Of The questions with which
she is at issue with the General Govern
ment, and especially that she should sus.
pend all State action until after The Presi-
Denial election. This has seemed To me
as The wises and better course. nul only on
the ground of prudence bul proprieiy.-
The State consented To 60 into Conven-
tion with the Democratic party Of the
Union, which was proposed 10 be held al
Baltimore. fnr The purpose "f selecting
cqnddatrs for the Office Of President and V.
President. She was represented informally
il sirue at that Convention. and gave thro'
the State Delegates her sanction In the
nomination of Nlcssrs. Polk and Dallas al
the meeting held in May last. Up"n the re-
turn Of those delegates tn the State. & upon
the dissemination of the news nf the nom
inalion of these gentlemen for the respec-
tive offices, the Democratic party through
our the Length and breadth Of her horders
ratified with unanirnity. and in many in
stances with enthusiasm these nominations
AT the very Time of the ratification Of
hese nominations. resolutions " ere passed
pledging The party from the sea buard 10
the mountains. tn the use Of all honorable
means 10 promote the election of rhe Sc
Iecied candidates. Is mol the party there.
fire in honor and good iant bound 10 re
deem its of repeated pledges? mol.
what has released theparfy fromlhe. moral
obligation which it then Voluntarily as.
sumcd Mr. Rhett and Mr.. Stewart
will answer thai Mr.. Polk has deserted
his principles of free trade-that he has
played traitor tn the Democratic phriy,
aud gone over TO The doctrine of the
tariff party. as indicated by his ler.er to
Mr.. Game of Philadelphia. do nol so
understand him. AT all events, am NO,
disposed 10 weigh somewhat doubtful
paragraph ngains the whole lennr of his
public life. with his public professions and
recorded vnres in favor of all measures for
free trade, aud against all measures "f re-
sIricton. will not he guilty of the folly
of weighing The substance with The shadow.
and in my unreasonable alarm allow The
shadow 10 scare me from my proprielv.
was pleased with the editorials in vour
paper of Tho l4lh instant. They counsel
moderatinr, aud hearty GO operation of
the party in promoting the election of the
Democratic candidates believe il 10 he
The ,un pulley of the S ate, the only .nne
in cnnsonance with our pligbteh honor
and good faith. The general feeling of
three fcurIh- of rhe Stale is in favor nf This
course. Each individual with whom |
have conversed is in favor of a a quiet po
stionufthe State until after The Presiden.
tial election, and for s.,spending Of all ac.
ton ai least until we shall have received
the first message of The President elect,
and H.. measures which shall be adopted
at The first session. Lei us give fair
trial fnr one session to the coming admin
israti0n. and see whar il will do, is the
common remark on Ihe suffice, from every
quarter except from, the beIligerent Parish
OF ST Luke's. But il may he asked, whal
is he State 10 do in the event thai no re-
lief is extended to us. My reply is. suffii
cieut for the day is the evil thereof l.
will be time enough to decide this question
when all reliance un The General Govern
ment shall have failed. When ourpatris
olic hopes of a returning sense Of Justice
on the part of our exactors shall have
proved ilusnry. Ofoue tact Lam perfectly
persuaded in myown mind, thatif any ac
ton shall be resored 10 in opposi,ion5to
the tariff, the State will be forced t0Sact
alone. She can never procure a co sope-
ration of the Southern States in any mea-
sure of resistance through the agency of a
Convention. Before Convpnfion could
be assembled alter The nexr Congress many
Of the Southern States will he3ift are
not already in favor of the tariff policy
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