Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-08-02
Fnr LIE ALrerLiser.
TUT INE LUCeTI!StT.
TO THE PEOPLE OF EDGEFlELD
DISTRICT.


TO THE PEOPLE OF EDGEFlELD
DISTRICT.
False and unfuunded impressions exist
ing in reference TO my course as your
Senator have induced me 10 ask your
attention 10 this article. ain no dema-
eogue. and shall neither attelnp, to tlalter,
nor deceive YOU. have nothing 10 dis
suise. and no sinister purposes 10 effect.
| ON always ready to render an account
Of my stewardship TO you. and abide your
impartial judgment. | am NOT unmlndiul
of what becomes me, as Senator and
gentleman, and whilst shall endeav,r 10
maintain an independence lha! will not
truckIe 10 popular prejudice, | think 1
may safely say, that my notions OF cour-
tesy, will prevent me from assailing COL
league behind his back
The impression has been made, 10 some
extent, tina, have, in the Senate, been
The advocate OF extravasant approprla-
tions. aud of increasing the :axes ol the
people. On these subjects the people are
properly walchlul, aud the art of the
temagosue is, shewn in selecting such
topics for 1atterins their prejudice:. The
journals of the Seaa,e printed with the
Acls, will show The falsehood Of these
charges; there il will he seen, that 1voted
against measures requiring large appropri-
ations of money and the effect Of some Of
which would have required.a considerable
increase Of the public debl. The follow
inc are the measures alluded TO.
A Bill to provide for the subscription on
the part Of The State To The Stock vi cer-
tain Rail Road Companies.
A Bill to create State Improvement
Fund.
An appropriation for the Charleston
College aud of years salary TO Chancei-
Ior Harper's family
i The Burnley Appropriation.
The 6rst two measures deemed objec-
,ionable as incutriug all increase OF The
public debt and as slill further involving
the Stale in policy, from which she has
already much 10 fear. 1.-The hrst three
The Burnley appropriation Is The only
one. OF Ihe others, requiring any remark.
| have beer generally requested to ex-
plain this measure and proceed now 20 DO
so.
The following are The facts furnished by
The papers on which the claim was based.
copies Of which have procured from the
Governor. The Suffers Of the Palmetto
Regiment SmIlh & HiLdesrous of oh ainx
ing goods TO commence business, applied
to the house of A. L. Burnley, Johnson g.
Co. of New Orleans to aid them. Alter
some negotiation, this house agreed 10 fur
uiSh the funds TO the Suffers Oh their
adopting this plan for payment. The
Suffers were to draw an order on 1.-The
Council of Administration for The Regi.
mont composed Of the Field Officers, in
favor of Burnley, Johnson g. CO.. for the
funds advanced. which order The Council
of Administrator, would acknowledge in
this way. They would direct the Pay.
master Of the Regiment TO retaia in his
hands, and appropriate towards the pay
ment Of this order, The money which
the Regiment might owe TO the Suffers;
Tor goods bought, aud no, suffer it to 20
into the Suffers hands AT first S6,S64.55
were advanced aud afterwards lie further
sums Of SS,706 "a. Interest to the
amount Of SGO3 80 was charged in tho
account, which made the total amount of
Sl6.l7475. 1t appeared from the &C.
count aud statement of The claimants, that
S5OO. were paid TO an ageut of the house,
who, Oh The death of Mr.. Smith the Sut.
Ter, was sen, 10 Mexico 10 look after the
remaining stock OF g0orIs, and thar rhose
goods were sold to one Chase for S2,OO4.97
"n credit; the account Of Burnley,
johnson d Co., showed that they had re-
ceived from The PaynnsIer, SS,35s.9I.
But IN footing up their account, they de-
Quoted the $500, paid their agent from The
credit OF $3.50 81, giving the Suffers
credit Tor the balance F.: they gave no credit
Tor the S2OO4 y! the amount of Chase's
Note and their account showed balance
against the Suffers Of S7.940.33. There
was NO preencc that the Paymaster had
not paid over every dollar that came 10 his
hands under The arran sehient adopted Ct
irsl. The Legislature appropriated
$500, 10 pay the balance Of this account.
have no doubt that the Legislature acted
rom generous aud noble feeling. They
supposed that the honor of The Stale was
involved IN some way, oni under the inl-
,use Of The moment, voted the appropria-
ion. When The matter was before the
Senate, l carefully examined the papers
with the claim and perceiving
i once, that there was no obligation on The
regiment, It's officers, or the. State, 10 psy
ne demand, spoke and voted against il.
'o measure affecting The good faith or
onor Of the State, or necessary 10 pre-
e:Ve untarnlshed the fame of our noble
iesment would have encountered oppo-
'lion from me: but could not permit
mat believed an unjust claim 10 pass
'ilhout attempting 10 defeat it.
10 show that this was the debt of the
u'lers, | s i've here, which is all that Is
ecessary after the sIalementsabove, the
eadin5 OF the account, by which il will
at once seen' that | put the proper
obstruction upon it.