Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-06-26
PUBLIC NOTICES,

THERE are too notices of public meetings al
the head of our editorial columns to-day, which
will, doubtless, appear 10 many of onr readers as
clashng. One is call upon the District for the
purpose of n free &c interchange of opinion" upon
political matters-tkc other is q call upon n par
tcular portion of the District for the special pur
poses of hearing anti-secession speeches. The
former general invitation appeared ifst--tle
latter (imite4 one has close nPa,t ito heels
We arc at loss to know precisely what is in
tended by this mancuvre. Are our friends of the
anl-scccssion party determined upon holding an
erczusipc meeting. in opposition to the libcra! one
previously advertised! Are they determined to
make the effort to place old Edgcfcld in their
leading strings! Do they really intend forthwith
haltering all they catch. hitching them in ira
ces at once and cracking the whip 10 the tune of
"BAcKwARD MARCH,"
But perhaps we misconstrue them in surprising
for q moment that this is their object Perhaps
their intention is to bring up their party in close
column for an cn"ctual charge npon the District
meeting. Although they will be, by such step,
unfurng the black flag Of division-aitlorgh they
will be cour!ng distraction and the consequent ruin
Of the Carolina cause, yet their purpose will be
somewhat redeemed by the fac; TIN. they hcroically
challenge all the rest Of their f.llow-cilizcns to
open combat Our first s;prozion then may be
incorrcc;-our latter enc, right. Instead Of par
ty conclavc, they may design, prompted by a spirit
OF emulation. 10 meet their opponents before the
people of EageGeld. in passage at arms and, if
aa1 bo to IL orb ,,,to L,
We had not. of late, anticipated Til; cons,lm-
nation as thing in anywise probable. We do
not know, mow. whether this proceeding cmana tes
from respectable combination OF men or from q
discontcn;cd and capious few. We have Int one
responsible name fer it. There may be many
others aware of tie circumstance.
We have no idea OF the speakers expected. or
whether they arc ,mpor'cd or homc-bret We
have heard it suggested that Mr. BURT is to be
called i'm! Our exclamation points must be un-
dcrstood rs dcnoting the surprise with which we
frs: received this hint. hrd yet it may he so.
We certainly know Of TO other speaker in the
Congressional District, who is likely 10 respond to
special, onesidcd call. this unqres;ionably is.
Judge Butler 9u-ely will not. Who then! The
first Monday in July will decide.
Tho original object of the meeting first advcr.
tsc was to liarmonizc End ccnciliatc tho people
OF Edsefch!-;o quci dsScnsion by calm remcn.
strances and plain explanations The ill-timed
defiance, implied in The other notice. is we'll cal.
cu!atcd TO change the entire character of thai
meeting When an enemy is seen marshalling his
men for the onset, the truce is at an end, and
swords and bucklcrs arc in demand. Let the
charge he madc.-and even though Mr.. BURT
himself should consent TO be tic siandar;lbcarer
we feel convinced that the shock of arms will be
met with 4 prnmptitn;lc and boldncss, worthy Of
our gallant old District.