Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1853-02-02
The Hamburg Meeting.

Ii the proceedings Of this meeting, It Is alleget
tho, the effort has been made to 9riuc Capt. BROOKS
from the field. We know of no such effort. No OBJ
lection has been made ss GaR1 Ss This va
nothing than suggestion Of the propriety ant
eIpediency OF Capt. Books Withdrawing in favo
Of Cu PIcKrSs. With that note the parties whc
solicited and demanded the nomination OF Col
PrckEss had nothing 10 do. In respect to the meet
iags at LOFTS and Mt Willing. suppose they were
prompted by desire to have Col. PIcKESs' services
as Representative in Congress, together witt, con.
Slcon that such men needed there at this time
Where is the improperly of their nomination, We
imagine every one will be at loss to discover it.
They form portion of those three thousand sane
freemen" and had quite as clear right to express
their preference for Col. PIcxESs, as had another
uaoiety Of these "tlree thousand sahe freemen' 10
express their, for Capt Books. No one will main.
tain that because they haze thus sgned their choice
it therefore the choice OF the District Neither will
10 Be inferred that because meeting in Hamburg has
Indicated preference for Capt. BROOKS, he is
therefore the choice Of Edgefeld The latter meeting
doubtless claims to be Of independent men. So
do the others Where is the harrn-where is the wrong
10 all this II has been the accustomed mode of
proceeding in all such political elections, and will
continue to be long as the freedom of opinion
survives.
But the resolutions 60 on to assume that there is
dictaon" in this matter Is it in the letter of "ten
citizens 20 We see nothing of it. Is it in the pro-
seedlings of either Of the meetings which were held
70 nominate Col. PIcKENs! We can find therein
nothing of the kind. Is it in any article which has
appeared in our paper We are perfectly unconscious
Of any such motive, and are willing that our pieces
shonld be thoroughly dssected and examined. While
urging in one or TWO short articles the pre- eminent
elnims Of Col. PlcKEHs, we have studiousy avoided
q depreciation of others.
Where then is this dictaton %
Theirs is an incongruity between Capt DRooKs'
communication of last week and the Hamburg meet.
ing's Preamble, which is perhaps accidental. For,
whereas the communication states that n certain re-
ported conversation between Col PIcXESs and
Capt. BROOKS was held in March 1852, the Preamble
gives for it the date Of October in that year.
As to the alusou in the resolutions TO the fact tina.
Col PICKEEs ha. been brought ont at the eleventh
hour" we would merely ask, have not the people
right to The decision OF their vote until the
eleventh hour If 80, where is the improperly Of
new candidate being offered to them at that hour
OF course there is none whatever.
But we have no more room for comment or crhicisaa
OF the harahness and al-ieeling displayed by the
meeting towards the various friends and supporters Of
Col. PIcxESs, we only say that regret to see
il in gentlemen Of such sensibliy and generosity as
are those whose names arr given in connection
with the proceedings. And weask them, in kindness,
10 read with care the high-toned letter Of Col.
PIcKEss in our present number.