Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-07-26

nomination from a National sConVentiou,.
should such he held for lhsprssidency, !
from the :lphigs or Democ5.ss Or from
both, Without being pledged. even con-
slderiug myself 50, 10 .adyocae The opin-
ions of either."- lYritlsn sgSasas5er Of
The Dem. Conu. in Keniaeky.a ~
On Apri! Goth, in The leltet hihe Rich.
mond Republican,. he dislinctlE sand sepa-
ratey re-atIirms each. THIS sier is So
we'll known, that.it need NOT B Bere$quo-
ted. X 50. Z,
Letus now see the ipracss aysswhich
he deserts ''pusililion No. or siisswhich
he had established himself s:iR;ilg,ably."
The recan,at;ou of April 62 is both a.
pologelic and reproachful insss tone.-
II seems to have been wri,saE pysa man
who. while t'going it blina,s8 Sprding to
what he supposed 10 be; tlles ,eciions Of
his f,iends, has been suddenly {pprized Of
his proximity TO a precipice. Hs states to.
his friends that he thought hessSs Follow
ing their directions, and islsieetly Will
ling to change. 49,.
II have ctnsented TO The use: afrny name
as a candidate for the Presidsesy q have
frankly avowed my own distf@n fmy fit--
ness for that high station ;:bS Having, at
the solicitation ofnany of ny Tylnlrymen
taken my position as a candid1esl do not
feel at liberty tn surreniersh hts. position
until my friends manifest q afish that !
should retire from it. witltheu most
gladly do so.-Capt. J. S:;A som =
Who these friends are. y ,asein"our
article endeavored to show, "a well as the
conditions on which he we'd before the,
Whig Convention. s,. 4
And now with regard to, tBat ofien as
serted, and powerfully suppated position
against pledees-asserted at1a l6sst--.cpn-
slantly repeated. aud held eysns alier the
surrender Of Position No. 1.s ss;,' .-.',.
|, is useless to bring forward auo,atiohs
10 shew what was for so long a time the
burden of his letIers.s Ills POSITION was
strongly asserted. however, i'll Two Of The
extracts already given to- serysga different
purpose. Refer above i0sthelsller 10 Mr..
Delony. June 9th 1547g aud that to the
Democratic Conventions EoI sEsbruary 9Th,
1913 Ia the Dclony 1etteEhe refnses a
PLEDGE in any particular
We willingly concede Ihatslfe has not
given sufficient and Indicioas pledges
hut he has given none?
Has he moi declared himself, Whie!
With regard 10 new subject tmatter. this
declaration may NOT bind him But upon
all points, on the WhiS credits settled,
what more could be asked efhinl? r
In the Allison letter. ebe-is9pledged upon
the exercise of tho veioepo& ef,Snpti merely
us far as the Wliiss-bifss assteps further
than would be acceplatle to- Southern
Whiss-as far as the Wilnots Pro visois!s
could wish. Also sseySs i3tg q
Upon the subject ofaheitarif; the cur
rcncy, The improvements Of ouf,g great high.
wavs, rivers. lakes and5harbpfs si'teitg 81
What more cou.dabefasss9so obimg-
The President ahassnos sposiiil le apower in
law making. nd Geu.ssn naylaE will net,siil
elected, will lnot intefpeseahs only power
at his command. sii5a s,s:ttse eiig ~
|. ThussstaiidsstIleUNPIE9G psso3PARTT
ishiffes amos ihtcTsdrU1s cnas;ses 0rpust=
ton sbefJfe our eyes, he endorses tho mo.
desl request of Louisiana. TIE also wishes
to he distinctly understood that be has not
changed bis, position ,s 81,