Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-10-11

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be The successor of our pfesent venerable
Chief Magistrate. is-9pfoper that 'he
State should give it's earnest attention 10
this subject. The next two years will be
period in the history oE; South Carolina,
marked, perhaps, by events OF much more
than ordinary character. Our rights have
been openly threatened, and will be as
sailed. The Stale may be called upon 10
repel, in such way as shesmsy. deem best,
The attempts of her .confederales in this
Union 10 degrade and insulther, and she
ought to look 10 the issue, and be prepared
to meet it,. iu such a. period, no one can
fail TO see that much depends upon The in-
telligence, frmness, and ds.palrioism Of her
Chief Magistrate,
| / propose. in this article, 10 present the
name of a gentleman for This office whose
position and qualifications would. a, Ihls
time. render his election eminently proper.
! allude TO the Hon. F w. Piekens. Mr..
Pickens is native of The State; and. fol
lowing the lessons taughtihim by an illus
lrous ancestry, has ever. been signally
devoted to The Interests andhonor of South
Carolina. When The S!are was calrd upon
to resist The asgressions Of Federal power
in 1882, no young man within her limits
brought TO her support more prompt aud
efficient aid. Shortly afterwards he sue
ceeded MIR. McDuffie in the. Congress Of
The Uniied States; and, although at The
time youthful Representative, he at once
assumed position for ,alen, and influence
rarely equaled in one Of: his age. After
serving in Congress many years, he vol
UNFAIRLY retired. strongIy:entrenched iE The
affections of The people whose rights had
been fearessly and ably maintained by
him, and from whom henever encountered
opposition. Since fis retirement he has
declined one of the hghes: appointments
in the gift of our Federal Executive, for
the reason that whilst the grave questions
which have for years agilated The country,
and in which the Sonth has such vital in
lerest, remain unsettled, his services and
allegiance are first due to Souih Carolina.
Mr.. Pickens is general. known through
out the Union as a prominent statesman OF
The Democratic party, and it Is believed
that few men in the State are in position
cow to exercise more favorable influence
throughout the Southern STATES, in bring
ing about that union and concert Of action
which are so necessary 10 The preservation
of Southern Institutions. If elevated to
this high office, of one lhingthe State tnay
be certain, that in his hands, her honor
will he unlarnished, and her rights pre-
served and vindicated, SO far as devoted
patriotism and eminent! ability can render
Them secure. This communication ex-
presses the feelings andsopinions Of many
intelligen, and patriotie ciiizens in large
portion of the State. NoreAecrion is de-
signedto be made upon any olher gentle
man who may have Reen announced for
this office. The object Of Ibis communi.
cation is the public goodsof The State, and
nothing more. s{a
AsCITlzEM .SfHTH. CARoLINA.
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Huzza for her gsatdnt Democracy.
Returns from all our COUNTIES have mol
ye,Ibeen received, but t.enqngh is ascertained
10 assure US that GEORGIA will on the
seventh of November, go-fr the Old Wesl-
ern Pioneer and eminent Statesman,
LEWIS CAss. Of Michigan, aud the gallant
BurLER. Of Kentucky.
We have elected FOUR members to
Congress, thus maintaining our position
in lha, hody, while our popular majority
will be about 1900. NThi, majority will
be increased in November.
Let then the peal Of cannon respond to
the shouts of united Freemen for the tri-
umph at The ballot box Of the Democracy
of Georgia.
Cobb, HARRISON, Hackeu aud Wellborn
are elected to Congress.
The Wings have elected King, Ste
phens. Toumbs and Owen.-Sauannah
Georgian.
MURDER OF MAJ. ADAM S. CAMP.
Alrocious Murder!-We are called up.
on to chronicle one of the most heart-ren-
ding and soul sickenng occurrences that
falls TO lhe lot of US frail morals. Major
Adam S. Camp Of our village, was killed
on Thursday evening last. by man called
Joseph Gleuu, aud under The following cir
cumsances, so far as We can obtain them.
Glenn had been, and was al The lime Of
the murder, in the employ Of Major Camp,
as Overseer on his farm, some seven miles
south Of Spartanburs, Court House. near
the Gleen Springs road. Major Camp
with his wife aud liule daughter had been
spending some time at The Springs, and
were on their way home 10 company with
several ladies of our village, and his brolh-
er Mr.. VIM. Camp, and family. When
The company arrived nearlba farm. Major
Camp requested Them to wait, as he desl-
red 10 ride over to his place 10 give some
directions 10 his negroes, which he did ny
getting on his wife's horse and side saddle
When he arrived al or near the house OF
his Overseer he slopt, and whilst giving
some directions 10 bis old negro man, at
The same lime sitting on the horse, was shot
in The upper part of The breast, with two
balls from rifle in The hands OF said Jo-
seph Glenn, who had concealed himself In
a crib some thirty yards distant, for the dla'
bolica purpose. Major Camp fell dead in
moment, and as The old negro man star.
led TO inform the company hard by ol
what was done, Glenn fired musket with