Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-06-26

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Our Positions The electioDeering campaign
having commenced,. with some warmth, in
this District we deem.it expedient 70 laybefore
our patrons the course Weintend to: pursue, in
oder that we may not be censured hereafter,
for errors committed by tile friends ofany.the
candidates for public favor, unjustly. ,Asthe
contest will be for men. and not for measures,
we shall ourself, take no partin it, pro or con ;
being well convinced that all announced as
candidates, as yet, are gentlemen, who profess
to belong to the Democratic party, and entitled
to the support oflheir fellow citizens, for allw
know, as much as any who have eheretofore Ibid
their claims 10 public favor. We have defer
mined TO avoid having, ourself, any controyer.
sy for or against any individual orindiyidnals.
whatever, who is now, or hereafter may be
candidates at the coming elections. unless
brought cut for the purpose of opposing, in the
situation to which him or they aspire, the priu-
cipes Of true Democracy. Our columns shall
be open TO the friends of all the candidates. so
long as their communications have no savor of
personality or ridicule; and.we shall all times,
as we are not and never intend to be, under the
control Of any person, party, or set OF indiVl-
dnals use our own judgement ofwhat shallap.
pear in our columns, and shall at no time con-
slider that the author Of any communication.
refused, has any right 20 demand our reason for
such refusal.
We have nailed the flag to the mast, under
which we intend to do battle, for The General
Government, but, under present circumstances.
we shall leave the friends of the candidates for
Stale Offices to "carry on the war;" for men,
as they deem best, reserving 10 ourself the
right of expressing ourhumble opinion through
the medium Of the ballot box.
All communications must be handed in by
10 o'clock on Monday morning, otherwise it
will be uncertain whether they will appear on
the next "Wednesday.
pWe call the attention Of the Sheriff
Ordinary, Clerk of Court, Commissioner in Equi:
ty Coroner, Ssc..of Edge6eld District" to an
advertisement in this days. paper, addressed to
them, by the Editor of the Hamburg Journal,
callingupon Them opatronize his establishment
with the advertisements which accrue from
the business OF their respective offires-ofiering
TO publish them all at one,haLfthe regular rates,
which they have been in the habit Of paying.
Whether the editor, good soul, has made 50 much
money at his rates that his Golfers are overflow
ing, or his conscience has checked him for do
ing that (which he oush, not 10 have done"
we are at a loss to conjeclure; but we are fully
satisfied that he is acting with litcrality not
generally practised by poor practical mechanics
in their sane minds, towards the needy, ard
especially towards those engaged in tue plea
SAINT business Of the laic.
By the way Of variety, we also wish the
SHERIFF, ORDINARY, CLERK OF Court, Con-"
MISSIONER IN EquIrY, CORONER LAWYERS, Ma
eIsrRrEs, MERCHANTS, MECHANICS. Planters
and in fact all, great or small, to carefully ex-
anime the advertisement of our humble sell,
directly under that Of the editor of The Journal,
and call at our establishment. and Judge for
themselves, whether our prices is not liberal,
and low enough for any honest man to make
living at. We have served 4 regular time TO
our business. and have long known what it was
10 earn our bread by the sweat Of our brow,
and hope that no individual has ever gone from
our office dissatisfied with the charges made
against him, for services rendered, our motto
abe iust and fear not" being always kept in
view.
To those who have been our steady suppor-
ters, as subscribers and advertisers we appeal,
to know, whether we, who have obeycd all
orders punctually and faithfully, and at liberal
honest living prices are 10 be thrown aside for
as faithfully sticking to those prices: our con-
science does not tell US, that we have done
,crong, therefore, we shall never finch, from
our stated rates, let what will be the conse-
quence, rescrving TO ourself at all times The
right of making contracts with Merchants or
other persons, as we may deem best. The ad-
vertisements are now before liberal and en-
l;rhter,ed public thew have their choice, and as
practical mechanic we do not fear their deci-
siup.
We ever shall be-, as heretofore, thankful TOR
all favors in our line, large or small, and all or
ders will be promptly attended TO. even should
they come from the editor of the Hamburg
Journal, but not at half price. In all cases
where our patrons advertise largely we will
make ve,y liberal discount. All Religious No.