Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-11-03

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person m spetg Of the mother Of Wash
ington, {tfaher Of his countfy,) en-
auired ghee She was the grandmother
Of the c5nf
A cmdss's Cdmpatga.-We com.
| mand tho Eowing to the consideration
Of soma oiIrcandidates who have had
experie5bcs campaigning" uot doubts
ing thatth2memory will readily furnish
them WsthIsimilar diary!
.Fsosvse C ConstitatiOnalist'
Monday|gh!.-To ON B. called rather
late-saa lived long ways off, but
right a1di my best friends--run we'll
there, foEIwas using all his Influence
for me4bahriding hard all day without
eating, HutEould'nt trouble us-wife
look'd vsraour about getting his sup
per-hops.s didn't observe it.
Tuesdasl4A young lady called al
the stores Ill inquired if was the man
what's asalida,e- yes. says I-'well,' ;
says she,a got some homespun |
wan, 10 sga for some of your lplunder
| Il woulHmind takining some sugar
and coffee orit-mother told me to
| come hers j trade, for as how, being
can,lidate you'd give mighty good
bargains, give are all g~ine to vote tor
you. (Mel women and children,
suppose. praised her homespun'
told herfsb deserved good husband,
and no douH would get one-gave heI
some prsse|ts tor the wee BARNS al
home.
WednssdIy.-Found out my lady
voter wasInd 50 green 'gal'as though
she lives d another District.
Wednesday night-Old B. cmae II
-glad Iswss a candidate--had twenty
votes al lis Heck, and he'd see the!
,rack'd s|fsjgbt when the election CANT
rround-ssM lie was unwell--afraid o
the night iair knew he wanted to pu
np with ale4-took him home-not six
ty-fiye yess but he was at the battles Q
Bunker Hill, Brandywine, B &c..-'slrip
his sleeyssa show'd his scars'--mus
have. bs@e9 @ sas job in his dsy:-57:wante
wfF8f5 phs n me sbdi1arh h5ta
10 convinc9 gher OF his 'hair breadl
scapes'-she declined afraid I'D lose hi
votes-and ifhe votes the whig ticke
them old scarswill make, him ad favaifa
BILE candidate for Governor next cleo
ton.
Saturday.-Went to a MUSTER
wouldn't ;try another speeeh-lealr
something from Jimmy about ldclion
eering-took the voters into the con mel
Of the fence, and gave them privat
chats-s-I pinn'd some Of ,l1em=:lnad
them promise to vote for nie--toward
night they get pretty full of the Cor
Juice, and some of 'em shouted 'hurr
for Gin'ral Scot.'-=then came a dreadft
time for civil man like myself, 70
! they all seem'd as familiar as if W
had been cronies all our lives--ever
drunkafd among them leusll'd himseI
up to me, or / had levslPd myself dow
to them--which was it7 Some pate
me on the back, and swore | was tn
best fellow in this Government--som
eurs'd me (ina friendly way) becaus
| v ould mi take another drink of my ow
liplor-others put their arms around m
neck. very lovingly, and talk'd with $
mnch vehemence. that / was pretty vel
pepper'd with amber juice, and then th
breath of such walking whiskey bar
relIs--who could stand II Z Well, it,
all right at last-if candidates will G.
round drenching the people with liquo
Just for theirvoles, they ought TO suffe
II reckon this campaign viii cure m
of all aspirations for high Offices.
That night l.fell into very profoun
cogitation abon, the voting system, AM
finally concluded Els ali wrong, an
when get To- the legislature I'll hav
the constitution mendcd the first thing
| There shall he certain gradations O
characters asnumber ohe,- two and three
Number three shall include all the har
drinkers, fromthose who get deep dow
in the gallies AMI bitches, and get thei
faces black'd by mischievous boys, u
tothose who get just gentlemanly tigh'
and Il think Il will have it debated in
COMMITTEE of.lhe whole whether can
didates who treat shall not be but in tn
same class-I'Rs.ee what it will bear o
myelection next year, } aud all rogues
and loafers, &C., / will put down 70
number three. and allow 'sm one vote
The next class shall include all lawyer
who; think truth dfnt consistent wit
theirfprofession--merchant with rathe
short yardsticks-dociors' who charg
up (in'allisorts 4sof hieroglyphics) but a
highs as the patient will lsbear-ministel
who would rather make a proselyte
.theirpecnliar doctrine, ,stban make me
wiser and better-all politicians an
editors whoathink, the END justify tn
means--mecha and farmers who al
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