Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-08-09
For the Advertiser.

For the Advertiser.
Mr.. EnIToR your paper short
lime since, wriIer under the signature
Of "OId SaIuda," published an arIcle
replete with trits vuI garisms and stupid
personalities. He dared moi attempt
refuta,ion of the Message Of Ex-Gov
Hammond-hut Ironically styles him
deni. God. There is just as much sense
and justice in this remark, as there would
be in my calling "Od Saluda" dsmi
Devil and no more. 1t is more toerab.e
to listen to a lcentious and wonlnn essay,
in which there is vii or reasons. justice or
common sense-,han TO listen 10 the "vnx
ct prelerea nihiI' of one. which has no
redeeming or paIIialing merit whatever.
Iu lieu Of reel argument s.Old Saluda"
would impose mere wrangle upon the
community.
He is personal altogether. | conceive
his main purpose 10 he-to fnrestall public
opinion against The rejoinder Of Anti
Debt" TO the series of articles now being
published in behalf the Bank.
Hence he makes the charge that this
writer end Others whom he mentioned are
sIock holders in the private Banks. This
charge is entirely gratuitnus. For the
sake Of argument. as well as TO declare
what believe 10 he true-l deny the
charge. Let him prove The affirmative
let him even attempt it with any show of
reason, and he will find the task imposs
ble-because The charge is untrue. Were
t,n oh fo tha
vsrsus The Bank would remain untouched
aud unanswered.
Meet "Auti Debl" by some effnr, al
substantial argument. and ;hen The COM
munily may believe that he has other
resources than those which enable him
merely to impeach the motives of this
writer--and to warn the public againsl.
trusting his statements.
] do NOT say that any argumen, which
"Aui Debt" has mnde or will make
against the Bank is irrefragable and de-
serving absolute reliance on the part OF
The people, In fact the controversy is
jus, ripenipg. Fair Play .Mields -an.able,
pen and proves. himself worthy to hr.
heard and studied. The same must br
said of "Au,i Debt who justly avoiding
all iuvidious charges against the moiives
Of his antagonists. argues the question Of
The Bank exclusively upon grounds Of
public policy.
He contends that such Institutions in
power and influence become superior 10
anI cou,ro The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
being indirectly forced TO subserve their
ends and proposes-'hal they nften llude.
by sprcious exhibitions of their capacity
the Legislature to vote large appropria
tions of the public funds with III accom-
plishine any public g"od-aud that our
Bank has never paid dollar of the debts
Of ,he State by It's profits. That there has
neuer been dollar of the State debt bona
fde paid at all save The small alnounr of
bonds purchased up by the Comptroller
General with the surplus Of the taxes"
Blu, do not pretend at this time to Judge
between these parties. 1t would be pre-
mature. do however protest aeains,
the illheraI and unjust attempt of " Old
Saluda" and Of other writers of the same
calihre--lo prejudice the public mind aud
thus as far as hey are able disqualily it,
dispassionalely to consider what has been,
and may hereafter he, written against The
policy of public hank. This very
effort of sod Saluda" and his petty
coadjutors is anticipated by "Anti-Debt"
where he says II (be) am inclined to
think that the friends of the Bank rely
more upon the expectation that these ths)
numbers will never be read by The sturdy
and honest farmers Of The State, or If
read. will moi be fully understood. Ii is
to be hoped that they will be disappointed
in bo,h these respects" "Old Saluda"
seeing no chance TO prevent The reading
of these numbers-sdopts new subter
fuge to save the Bank-by tolliug the
community that their author is a stock
holder in The private banks and wrote
merely TO increase the value of his stock,
This sir, is the spiri, of designing dema-
sogue, that would suppress free inquiry
upon matters Of general and vital concern.
JUSTICE.
For The Advertiser.
H,eeINs FERRY, Angus, Cd, 1913.