Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-07-18
Ngr. ClayloHh's Eettcr.

Mr.. Secretary CLAYTON addressed q lcltcrio
his FelIow.cilizens in Delaware Oh the occasion,
of Il urge Wing celebration Of our national In.
dependence, inWiicli the cabiuct officer makes
some most untiglilcous assertions against his
.counlrymcn-lIle Democrats. Ills letter may
he seen in another column Of our paper. The
Secretary of State says, that tho present admIli-
i~sira,ion was brought into pow or by n party.
!" which has virtually been prescribed for t%ciI'
,y years" In another place he remarks, Mut
party has hecn "oirtuauy diE(ranehiscd," as 10
Offices of honor or trust. Prescribed! di:jran'
chiscd! Ey whom? or course by tl'c opposite
or Democratic party. The Secretary VIII say
then, tina, the Wing party has for the last twell'
" years been prescribed i. C. doomed to de-
Observation-Disclosures off from all Chance
Of Office by the Democratic party. we rcgar'
Ibis rs 4 base %slanler OIL our national character
The charge is not true. The history Of the
successive administi atoms Of the Government
proves lis fuIsIly. 1t is true, u Democratic
President may have formed his cabinet from
those holding the same political principles with
himself. This was perhaps necessary Tor that
harmony of action required for proper ad>
minis,rmion of Government. But as To the
vast number Of Officers under Govcrncn'
ncludin. foreign ministers &c. we believe !
can be established as mailer Of history, that the
opposite party to That in power, has, II moi
equally, III least largely participated in the eli
~joyrnen' OF them.
We regard the language used by the SGcrc-
,ary, not only as untrue in point OF Fact, but
highly objectionable Oh the scurc OF indcticacy.
Coming from Il p~arlizan politician, working his
way to oilice by intrigue and by every unscr'''
pulous means, it might not have excited SUR
prise hut used by orc of the lIsllcs, ministers
of State, whose station should teach him to
regard himself as an officer of the WhOlc nation
and moi of d party. such ~lansuasci Is highly III
discreet, improper, and injurious in Ilseileets.
The whole letter Of the Secretary OF State
exhibits we must confess, u strange medley OF
personal and party feeling. There Is nothing
national or slalcsrnaulikc in it. There is moth
Ing in ii, applicable 10 the great OCCASION '"r
which, it " us written. lie was invited 10 assist
in celebrating the grea, birth day of our nalion-
al Independence, 50 suggestive Of great piimci-
pies and cvcnls-and the Secretary respundS
to the Invitation by n trifing exhibition Of lis
party and personal annoyances. Beside there
is u vein Of pulling cgotism running through
every sentence Of his letter which cannot but
disgust. His vcxaIions-his lroubIes-hiS labCrs
his difficulties meet the eye i'll every phrase.
The Secretary seems TO think it worthy OF
record that he is "%claiucd down TO Il spot from
II 10 Is hours L day and laboring all the time"
We cannot but suspect there is Il little hi, Of
cxasgcraliun in lllis sentence; but suppose not
arc there no, i'updsedsof delicate females in
onr country, froma Pc to Texas, wI'o, If they
chose TO make known their tolls and Ilardsliips
10 the public, could say the same thing7 Re-
ally the Secretary seems to have been hard rIn
for matter from which to write Il letter to his
Fcllow.citizcns on the birth day Of American
Independence!