Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-09-25
IN THE VOTERS OF EpGEFIELD.

nomination been recently announced to the people
of the District, ,ri The design Of testing the rela.
the strength OF the two parties, into which our
unfortunate State is now to some extent divided.
We regret this, inasmuch as it may tend TO widen
the breach, already male, between those who
should now IF erer) act together with the concert
and cordiai,y of brothers. But being done, we
trust that kindness and forbcarance shall conduct
the brief canvass. For one, we unaNcctedly cx-
press our personal regard for botn the opposing
candidates, and we hope that nothing we may say
in relation to this matter will be construed by
them as designed 10 disparage their merits.
OF the other ticket we would say a few words
and, in all probability. it will be the only public
expression upon this subject we shall give between
this and the second Monday in October.
This nomination was made some seven or eight
months ago, by one Of our most aged, intelligent
and patriotic fellow .ciiiZens-a gentleman who
has not, up to this moment, mingled in the party
strife which has arisen in South Carolina. 1t was
withdrawn, at his suggestion, for few weeks in
the summer because he rcgardcdit tarsical 10 keep
candidates before Mepcoplc for body uhich rontd
ncrer assemble. Soon after this. the worthy gen.
eman left the District for the upper country. and
about same time the hopes of Mississippi cooper
alton began to dawn upon us. They soon grew
bright, and Southern Congress again became
probable event. Many gentlemen suggested to us
the rc.inserton of the same nomination, regarding
it as being quite as satisfactory TO the grea. mass
of the Congressional District as any that could be
made. We did so, and it has stood in our columns
ever since. For lcng time, no one had the
slightest idea of arraying opposition to Ibis ticket.
AndSwc suppose, bu. for the desire to make direct
Fsssns Essrtf6n party, nothing Of the kind
l;Tona ahaEe beeAdonc. Be it remembered that,
ieast tie Action party j. not the
ldaGse 6f ibisf1rtherance of division. ~
+ reference TO The qualifications and fitness Of
theendidnses7of this party, we deem it necessary
TO sny but little. Col. T. w. PIcKESs is so we'll
known to the people of Edgefeld, (whom he dill
gently served in Congress and elsewhere for the
space Fifteen yeurs,) that we might we'll refrain
from saying anything of him in this connexion
Welasl assured that the generous people Of Edge
Wlladhsrc TO onesmhosc chief pfise it has
ever Been Tor osreprescnt them iaithfuliy--whosc
consistency stands unlmpeached,
ksaass,ion now before tie
||sfstatg he is as ardsn,ly de-
ssitous Of SeulAers;c Operation asany man within
our Sborae lie would do anything consistent
With his views of.his States, honor 10 obtain it.
1hatshe has striven ssr tits most pcrseNesIsgly,
al In the Nashville Convention
win chcerfully testiffs he will continue TO
do SO, while it canbe dune unreasonable grounds,
his own plain public declarations abundantT
His utter adherence ofsthes saltcrra,ive:of Of
submfssion in any Shape or .tornEha6ess not pre-
tend t6 Disguise II Il 81 hs TIA
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Does Edgefeld repudia,c her ancient lessons The
ba!lot-bo1 in October will tell.
DRAYToN NANCE, Esq, of Newberrv. is the
name of the other candidate of the Secession
party. OF this gentleman we will only say that
we know him to be one Of the trucs. disciples OF
the old State Rights school. That he advocates,
not only the right, but the prac.cubility of separ-
ate action, is perfectly true. That he would grasp
(not reject) any chance Of Southern cooperation,
he will himself at any time avow. That he re.
CARDS acquicscence il the shocking and insulting
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akin to abect submission, is equally certain. And
if Mississippi should by any chance, meet us in
Southern Congress, he will firmly oppose any effort
on the part of her delegateslo draw Carolina down
from her present noble, position.
AS Mr. NANCE is ReTsepaily unknown to many
of our EdgefeId voters, respecthlly offer them
the following brief statementssslasf may be relied
on. He is planter, nosasSmewliat advanced in
years-but one who has never been q seeker after
the honors Of publiclife. OF the high estimation
ip which he is held by the people of his immediate
district, as christian and patriot, there cannot
probably be found a dissenting voice. From his
+ unassnmiRg position, hewas called, year or two
agof 10 assist in representing. this Congressional
District in the Nashville Convention, Regarding
it the high call of duty, he obeyed and, as ofhis
colleague, so of him may it be truly said, thatnb
man from South Carolina more fully commanded
the esteem and confidence Of our brethren from
other States, there assembled.
Thus much we have felt it proper to write. This
little we would not have said, but for the disad-
vantage under which these gentlemen may labor,
from the fact of their being absent from the State,
necessarily, at this time. When they left home, it
was not anticipated that there would be scraml-
bling for the post now contended for, IN any part
Of the State. Opposition, in our Congressional
District at least, has been the birth of the last few
weeks. And as we understand that q concerted
scheme is on foot to defeat our long-standing and
very acceptable nomination, we respectfully ask
cur fellow-cilizens to weigh well the reasons Of
this opposition. Above all, we call upon them to
weigh we'll the character and position Of the Sc.
CESSION CANDIDATES. We have no fears
for the result
In conclusion we would say, FREEMEN OF
EDGEFIELD TO TIE POLLS! TO THE
POLLS! AND INDICATE YOUR WILL,
WHATEVER THAT MAY De!
POOR FELL0W
TIE child of the Standard goes so far as to envy
us nice cake recently presented to us by lady,
upon which he makes certain very brilliant COM
ments, concluding with an extract from Mother
Goosc's Melodies" Who could have supposed
that our dear buddy" would have been so cx-
cessively put out by this affair! In the language
Of his favorits author, we say to him
"IIush, little baby, don't you cry,
Your little slice may come by and by
Pity you didn't attend the Ridge Cooperation
dinner. You might have picked up a few of The