Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-10-01
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ago, yielded tOtne ardent wishes Oi some ul
my dear friends, 10 suffer my name To be used
MS candidate for Colonel, then but little did
expect The necessity would be- inflicted upon
me, of coming out in this communication to
disavow reports bich are as false as helliiself
| say, but little did expect this, but most sadly
have been mistaken. Now, Tor tho first time
has il been proved to me. that man is deceitful
and desperately wicked. Now. | believe. that
in the gallant Stale oil South Carolina. IN Edge
field Dstrict-aye. even IN the Ninth Regi.
mrnt, there are nell whose ruffian principles
would suffer thrm 10 stretch upon bloody
rock rndianl Angel, clnthed in the majesty of
| things divine. should one percl,ance stray from
the peaceful abodes oil heaven. That unjust
measures have been taken against myself to
bolstcruplh The hopeless cause oil n certain can.
didale, lei honest facts be produced. shall
take up each report which. has been used
against me. in The order in which they have &c.
cured, and will give to eacn such comments
as ley may. need.
First of a-lond coming from the brazen
mouth OfliIe all-wlse Major Of Tie range, were
heard mnilerinss concerning tile removal The
n glmenlal mu ,ter ground, from where 1t now
is to The Red Hill These mntterings nf the
Minors were promptly mel, and believe their
echoes are now among the things that were. ii
however, there lives man in either Battalion,
vino wahes TO know the straight Of this, the
| first hobby OF Settles friend, the over Jealous
Major, he can have il by calling on me. My
words have been, and shall be, The same to
friends and Toes. Alter the affair of the muster
ground was met and died uway, there was
quiet for awhile This qnietus, however,
was permitted 10 enjoy only Ior seasOn. Old
Ned, il seems, must have killed his bull Tor his
son has suddenly grown very large-so large
indeed, that Perrin and myself have thought
tile ony way thatwe Could contend aguinst this
growing giant, was 10 unite Ou:: ior0rn hopes
IN The following manner, VIZ: we were both tu
continue cabdidates ill near the election, and
III The nIeantline. we were 10 find out which Oi
us would probably get the niust vo,es-ll he
c0nlu get The most was to withdraw and
lhr"w my weight into his scales, and vice versa.
Who firsl lea me into the Light oi this dernler
| resort Ut the two used up Candidates, do mol
now recoect However, 1 resolved To ask
settles himself concerning the origin ol lllls
mude Iree 10 use. II. Accordingly asked linn
concerning II al Cap.. Blocker. parade ground.
lie replied that lie had hearu such report,
but thai lie did nOl believe lt-he thought II
mere surlIlse. Old Abner White perhaps
had SAID 10 some persun that Perrin aud my
sell were little too thick ut Grlifin's during
lhe day OIL which Capt. BrunsUn paraded there
In lns affair, lnIuk, Air. Settles acted d part
| Which should have been beneath the dignity Oi
| any man, anu more especially oil any one whu
would dare otter himself as I'll subject tu com
maud lie Nlnlh Regiment. lie condescended
l"SIVe n0torlely Ia Il report. which he acknowl
edged Ia me, lie dld not believe whIch lie saiu
was ILelGly the surrplse Oi ADner NhlIe. AS
regards THIS surlnlse, can say that 1t was 10.
Tally niiluuIded al least ST. lar as nth ls con
cerlHd. have known Perrin tor years.
have always been friendly with hlm. hope
always 90 10 be. l met hn at Griiin as
Irlcnu. 30 did | Settle. conversed " Ili
nm as ,rIend. Su did | with Settle. But
ior nlar 80 zeal9us as Abner White, tins was
not. enough. According 10 his conceptions,
duty required me eiUspItI ri Perrin IaCe and 10
Dellu my kre 10 Settle.
al Tile sel!.saie Time with the above report,
there was anolfer halclIed against >me Ii is
Known 10 the Inust Oi the people who are nc.
quaILicd with me, That belong TO q TEMPER.
ance ouelety, and that il is not my practice,
! Wien ever take dn electI0ieerilIg tour, To-
place, myself 1T liquor board, us is tiIG custom
ol SOME, and cry out c0nIe good men, cone
all, aud let us take social glass. Such Was
mol my custom before become Il Candidate
SUCH IL has MOI DeelI since, and was my election
to hang upon this hook aIuue, such It should
| liut De. AL WHO have seen me since became
u Candidate, have Stcu the same Individual
whom they were accustomed to see before
wasa candldate My hahlilmenls are tile same
-lUy conduct Is tile same. 1 uni entirely am
unchanged man. There is nolIllng in IN.
pledge vi The Society 10 which | beiuug, lC
debar re from treating. have pledged my
sell to urInk no lIqnoi. so fur have Kept ,hl.
pIeuSe faithfully. The members OF the So
ciety ~ which belonged, all Of us are in the
habit vi having IIquUr at our work licIics.-
" here ir elids TO visit me at my house, witt
thought that dram was necessary Tor thei
welI-peIns, should certainly furnish then
with II, we're II III my my power. A tempe
dnce man must not make his conduct slai
dal d by which all must be dnected Nor mus
ne denounce others, because they do not Sc,
precisely as he> docs. BY so doing he will gaiI
lie Ill-wllI oil his neIghburs, aud create prtiu
dn es asalnsI lis canse-prejudies, which tim,
llsell can scarcely ever eiiace. lie must VOL
by mid anu gentle neans-by The small Sill
voice OF spolless example.
here are circumstances under which
would treat. were | not candidate. Ther,
are circumstances under which have treated
since became candidate. For Instance
wnen nj Mr.. Giltfiu's on the same DAY OF whicl
have previously spoken, two OF my friends
called on me to treat, aud al the same time
said. # would not DO it they would. knew
that both ol these men, who called on me, wer,
dependent OIL their own exerlions for support
l thought hadus much money TO spend in m,
own behalf as tney bad to spend for me. So
treated to quarl-ior which Mr. Griffin wei
knows. lie received from my hands 371 cts.
though he has never mentioned it to any per
son, because he knew it would give the lie f
the report which hined at above. Now 70
the report. MIR Rnmour says That would no
treat myself at Griffin's. but 1 gave Wm. Hil
money 20 treat Tor me. What | have SAT-
above, Is enough 10 contradict this report How
ever il amy person will call on Mr.. Hit b.
will say that gave him no money 10 treat To-
Inc at Grltfin's. lie will likewise say huy,
never asked linn to treat Tor me. II there
in my churucter solitary trait OF Which hav
cause 10 be proud, that traI,i is my independence
have ever pursued an Independent, coui Sc