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

danger was distant, but as it drew near, he
retired to the rear like IpENsTEIN when sent with
Ills posse, to arrest GABoR.
March yassals Pm your leader-and will bring
The rear UP; q wise general never should
Expose his precious lfe-on which all rests.
. ] like that article Of war"
The Captain Gays with th.t becoming modcsty
so natural TO him, Let the friends ,lt lave be
but vigilant and am confident Of my election, even
though Col PIcKeSs is in the field" THUS it seems
heis confident of his election even such men
us Mcssrs MARSHAL and SULLIVAN, as well as Col.
PIcKEss. What are his superior claims to seat in
Congress- that Capt. Brooks should urge them with
such indecent vehrmcncc and with such ovcrwean-
ing con6dcnccl will not voter rather nsk whether
Capt Brooks is fit to be candidate at ALL or not,
instead Of whether he has been laborous election
cerer, I" nine months" or even twclvc7 Mr.. Books
certainly performed no fcats Of incredible valor in
Mexico. His Legislative lnburs not known to
fume except the unofficial act Of his having been a
member Of the committee to invite Mr.. lloAR, the
crazy Aboonist to leave Charleston. His profess
sona SUCCESS at the Bar has assurcty not been Of
character to warrant this community in supposng
that their Constitutional rights, would be safe in
his keeping All Of these claims then, Military,
Legislative and Professional even when combined
with white and spotlcss moral character, are in
sufficient to induce thi, people to vote for Mr.
BRooks instead of Col l'IcEESS, who has more pop
ularity and influence out of South Carolina than
any Statesman within her borders. Both of our
United States Senators were elected from the Bench
and il matters not whether the undue influence o.
our Judiciary, or whether the Bank, or Secession
or his difference with Mr.. CALHOUN, or his high
souled independence in refusing to ,lcctionccr de-
fratcd COL PIcKESs for Governor and the United
States Senate, his old Congressional District, tn,
country around Ninety Six, the home Of his father
and the Of his grand fathers exploits, still ha
unbouudcd confidence in his ability and integrity
its inhabsnts call upon him again to serve them
lie responds to that call but not by rcct:onccrinf
Or treating, or travelling with Circuscs lie prefer
to say Of scat in Congress what the lmorta
LowSDEs said Of the Presidency. It is m Office
neither to be solicited nor declined" lie is willing
to do battle for the South during the .Adninstratr
of Gen. PIERCE, with whom he is known to be
favorite and an influential friend But he is no
willing to 60 to Washington at the request, or by
the suffrage Of any man, whose vote can bc bough
with IN nsinccre shake of the hand, or drink y
adueratcd rum, and such in my opinion the sen
timents Of majority of voters in the District q
Ninety Six. Capt. BnooKs is fear, over "confi
dcnt' Of having the heels, bottom and track of hi
competitors, who though they may have been out Q
sight aud out Of hearing in the race, will bear dow
upon him now with fearful rap;dily since he In
crippled himself with his own letter, which thrust
daggers into his popularity that ] forbcar in mere
to push deeper. 1t truly unfortunate that his cte
was ever written or published, for many reasons nc
given here. lie seems afflicted with an unhapr
propensity to write himself down and suggest Il
a text for his thoughts the next time he writes 70
the papers, a coupct which learned when boy
"Ambion oft its fondcst hopes will kill
BY needless scratching with gray goose quill"
Itsmpral would be Of service to him, and is kindl
commended to his most serious consideration by
CASSlUS.