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

EJepfeld. the reasons for having done so. We
know that every one of them approves strait
forward, frank and open course, and in accordance
with this belief, we have not thought it improper
TO indicate in this hc usual manner) political
preferences in this contest Nor would even this
have been done, had not another and an opposite
nomination been recently announced to the people
of the District, uih The design Of testing the rela
tue 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 made, between those who
should now If euer) act together with the concert
and cordiali,y of brothers But being done, we
trust that kindness and forbearance shall conduct
the brief canvass. For one, we unaticctcdly ex-
press our personal regard for both the opposing
candidates, and we hope that nothing we may say
in relation to this matter will be construed by
them as designed to disparage their merits.
OF the other ticket we would say 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.citizens-a gentleman who
has not, up to this moment, mingled in the party
strife which has arisen in South Carolina. 1t was
withdrawn, ut his suggestion, for few weeks in
the summer, because he regardcdi tarsical TO keep
candidates before MepcopIc for body phich rrould
neuer assemble. Soon after this, the worthy gen.
tleman 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 becume q
probable event. Many gentlemen suggested to us
the re-insertion of the same nomination, regarding
it as being quite satisfactory to the great mass
OF the Congressional District as any that could be
] made. We did SO, and it has stood in our columns
ever since. For long time, no one had the
slightest idea Of arraying opposition to this ticket.
Andwe supHse,, bu. for the desire to make direct
hsssssa91btaazi6n party, nothing of the kind
EVoaI aIfshas beeSsd0nc Be il remembered that,
Action party j. not the
s 1aGse 6f this f1fthefaice Of division. ;
33' seferenc The qualifications and ifpess Of
ttec dasesos this party, we deem i, necessary
tto snY bat httles Scol.sF. W. PIcKENs is so we'll
known to The people of Edgefeld, twhom he dill
gently served in Congress and elsewhere for the
space 0fGfteen yeurs,) that we might well refrain
from ssying anything Of him in this connection.
Me4aslz assured that the generous people of Edge
feldfNilsaa ahssc,,o onessxhese chiefeeeae it; has
ever BEEN to- represent them. thuiiy--whose
consistency stands unimpe =,
now before2 tie
he is as ardsn,ly de-
Esitaus operation asany man within
tsoagbofd lie woulldo anything consistent
his Views ofshisS honor 10 obtain it.
81 has most pefsesesegTIy
!. oslhs The Nashville Convention
win fchcerfuily testff IAat he will con.iauelifo
sdoso, while it canbe done oni7easUnable groundf,
Y hissown plain public abundansg
sRoWsssHis utter adherence ofthe esalterna,iveHl
subMfsstoai In any shape or JorEfh not apre:
z tend g6se. So ne
80.
Does Edgeheld repudia,c her ancient lessons, The
ballot-boz in October will;tell.
{ DRAYToN NANCE, Esq, of Newbcrry, is the
name of the other candidate Of the Secession
party. OF this gentleman we will only say tha,
we know him to be one of the trucst disciples o
not only the right, but the prac,icabity of separ-
ate action, is perfectly true. That he would grasp
5 mot rejecp any chance Of Southern cooperation
he will himself at any time avow. That he re.
CARDS acquicscence in the shocking and insulting
measures Of Northern majorities as being pearly
akin to a9jectsubmission, 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 delegatesto draw Carolina down
from her present noble, position.
As Mt;:NANcE is asFsopally unknown to many
of our EdgefeId voters, 8erssspeetgnly offer them
the following brief statements may be relied
on. He is planter, noNdssinewlat advanced in
years-but one who has nevet. been seeker after
the honors of publie'life. Of2the high estimate
ipwhich he is held BY the people of his immediate
district, as christian and patriot, there cannot
probably be found o dissenting voice. From his
funassliaiag position, hewas called, year or two
agost6 assist in representing this Congressional
District in the Nashville Convention, Regarding
it the high call of duty, he obeyed; and as ofhi,
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 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 scram-
bling for the post now contended for, in any part
of the State Opposition, in our Congressional
District least has been the birth of the last few
weeks. And Us we understand that concerted
scheme is on foot to defeat our long.standing and
very acceptable nomination, We respectfully ask
our fellow-citizens to weigh we'll 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 THE POLLS! TO. THE
POLLS! AND INDICATE YOUR WILL.
| WHATEVER THAT MAY Be! e43
POOR FELLOW!
TIE child of the Standard goes so far as to envy