Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-10-08

!" aPPeai :" 'iiS soiiie heSlnent, IN common
with the world for hearing OIL my part, aud |
therefore hope you will DO ME the honor 10 pub.
lisll in your next paper the following commu.
nicalion.
Most Resp'ctly, youi ob'dt seryt,
j. +. c. SETTLE.
ITO The Voters of The 9th
Regiment, anal TO .Ese
People of the BV'orI0s.
Assaulted Us | AIN by an aspilanl 10 popular
favor-a iuv"r TO which honoraby aspire
myself-wth having used and sanctioned un
lair means to obtain that avor, appear before
you fellow ciliZens. for Tie first time in nv life
in the capacity Of a scribber in the public
prlnlsi and hope. i'll the preseut communi.
cation, TO be governed by that cool and dispas.
slonate consideration That should characterize
every individual wien brought into array
against each other probably through The chi
canery of some a,rant and fawning parasite
shall take up .mr. Holmes insinualons as
liey come, and comment upon them as NAV
seem proper, using no doubtful or ambiguous
terms or epilhetsi such as the " Wise Major OF
the range" The wet Tipped baptist" Sc,
but will boldly and iearlessly to The task, call
Ing upon any name that may be necessary
whether he is u Holmes Perrin or Settle man,
us used III contradistinctIon Of parties, no oping
ut the salne time that those whose names arc
called will rightly appreciate my motives in
bringing them before the public; and let Inc
here say that because a man is not going to
vote Tor ne, do not by any means look upon
that man Us an enemy; we all know that there
has to be choice, and know of some who
viii vUle against me who are particularly friend.
lytowards me. The first thing that [ Shall no.
Ice, Is MI. Holmes assertion, "Now for the
tirsl time has it beeu proved 10 me, that man Is
deceltuI and desperately wicked" This is
wise discovery Of Mr. Holmes, and should be
for lielr suttrages. AS TO old Neds killing his
bull, hlr. Sage. you are somewhat mistaken !;
he only intended to kill u CALI AS to the sub
Jeci ol u coalition between Perrin and Holmes,
fellow citizens, now give you u plain state
nienI oi the iacts as stated to me. On Wed.
nesday OF the encampment, james Robertson,
well known 10 most Of you took me aside
aud told me that he had heard some friend
surilise that some influential person
mad persuaded Mr.. Perrin 10 come forward
as candidate tor Colonel aud as soon as he
succeeded IN getting MIR. Penins consent to
run, he then posts off to see Mr.. Holmes Tor
whom suppose, he hau lUure good feeling
than Tor Mr. Perrin. He MIR. r. then re
marked that it was done Ior the express pur.
p"se oi debating myselI-lhe young giant.
aud further remarked, | think, that Capt.
w rcn had told hn this. bein@ in hurry
leit MIR. Robertson Us soon as lie had told me
lhe above, and have never had any cOnVeisa-
lon with hhsInceaDoultn the report. AShort time
after this, Tell III company with MIR. A. Lowe,
In gong to Antioch church; he remarked 10
me that he understood that there was a proba-
billy OF one Ol the candidates Withdrawing.
asked him lur hIs anlhor, he replied that Mr.
Abner White told him 50, or that lie had heard
some one say that they had heard Mr.. W. say
so; and further remarked that he did not say
positively that such was the fact but that prob
ably ii was u surmisc After this time heard
the report time after Time, and thought that it
was over the ente Regiment, and as such
spoke oil it my, elf occasionally, in The presence
oil no matter who, and with no intention To
injure either OF my opponents II, in speak
ing about report that already had general no.
toriety, cundrscended 10 something beneath
the dignity oi any man, conceive it to be
still lower degree of degradation for another
man to spout forth his venom against Inc for
speaking about that that was already current,
and one too, tIlt heretofore looked upon as
friend. Think that it would have been show
ing me that courtesy that IS due from Que
gentleman to another, for MIR. Holmes to haye
come 10 me for the truth Of the report. But |
am not 10 be the arbitcr OF this dispute, to
you, fellow citizens Of all parties submit the
the controversy. IT. however party strife and
current report got up for no other purpose
but to injure me in my election, are 10. be the
criterion by which | am be tried, can pro-
nouuce my own sentence OF condemnation,
aud soy at once GU him down!
The next appeal 10 myself is concerning the
remark ahout Mr.. Sharpton. MIR. Holmes
tells the story us understood It. feel well
satisfied that he made use of 10 vu gar Ian.
guage al the time he spoke to me about it. As
to my explaining it to the satisfaction of Mr..
SIlarpton and any of his connexiou or inhu-
ence, have nothing TO do with, as it would
be the height of presumption and folly in me
to pretend to say what feeling elected the re-
MIR. Sharptnn did not support him
AS to transporting my friends down among
MIR. Holmes neigIbors to circulate his thirst
for The votes of rich men or any other report,
there is something so palpable TO the mind oi
every unpreludiced individual when fully ex
planned that cannot pass il by unnoticed.-
The time to which Mr. Holmes alludes, was
the 10Th ut.. the time that the funeral obsequles
of Messrs. Mcdaniel and Busy were per.
formed. | wish it distinctly understood thai
this is the only time that have been at the
Red Hill since became candidate, save
passing by there short time before, OH my
way TO and from the ,edoak Grove. At Mr.
M. CIark's | fell in company with MIR
Samuel Dagnal. who, according to MIR
Holmes doctrine. constituted my band Of mer
cenares on this duy-my immortal band!-