Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-09-28
ONE OF TIE PEOPLE.
FOR TIE ADVERTISER.

Foh IlE hDf 6RI'SER.
Mn. EDITOR I am under the necessity Of solicit
ing place in your paper, on account OF Il scurrous
attempt, by 4 writer over the signature of I" FAIR
Play" to traduce my character and standing Us n
citizen of this State. Mr.. FAIR PIAY'' must BE-
destitute Of that manlncss his assumed name i'm
plies. lie makes an assertion about my nco-rgible
laziness and nctiiccncy, my beng expelled out Of
iht weaving department, &c. But he turks behind
the conditional If" to screen himself from the
gross ms-statcmcnt his assumption implies. Why
not say " he pa,,n &C. But it must be "J,'' 4
sort Of rampant for :" FAIR PLAY" To shoot his poi
soned arrow frum We are proud to say that We
were Of those who helped, by our labor as over
seer in the wearing room, to make Grantcville Fac
tory paying one. We laborcd for the Company five
years, and we have the written approval of its Su-
perintrndant and cn,crprizing President, tcstiying
that resigned Of our own accord TO 90 into bus-
ness for uursrlf, and that We have their best wishes
for our prosperity. We think this sufficient to prove
tie talsity Of Mr.. FAIR pLAYs' argument.
The writer further int;macs that am hostile to
the GranitrviIlc Company. That assumption unc-
quiyora!y deny, for | do wish them unrcmilting
prosperity as Manufacturers. At the same time !
do advocate the ten hour system, better for oil
concerned with Factories We would like to know
where Mr. FAIR PLAY" got his information, that
We are not entitled to vote--hat we are but three
months in the District, &c. 1t is truc We were out
Of this State from the 7lh of February TO 20h Of
April, (hut our home and family were in this Statc)
and that is all the time we have been out Of tie
State in five years notwithstanding Mr.. FAIR PLAY
assumes that our residence is but three months. lie
also asserts that my remarks Oh the Clonss Speech
/" is l tissue Of prrYcrsion throughout" But the
language Of The Colonel WAS too plain to be perver-
ted, and we were very exact in making our extracts
from his speech doubt whether "FAIE PLAY"
ever heard the speech he is trying to vindicatc.
Mr. Editor, ] am not desiruus Of paper warfare,
even il had tho ability to conduct it. Nor would
have noticed Fan PLAYS" remark, but for the
unwarrantaJc and malignant manner in which he
assailrd my character.
will notice one more paragraph Of "FAIR PLAr's"
writing, aud pass his deraming attacks with con-
tcmpluouS silence:
:" The statements made by This reracious reporter,
as to he remarks Of Capt. Morsgne, are, il posi-
Bile, more unwarranable. lie represents tia; ccn-
t!cnlan as saying he agreed with Col. Carroll in
pretty much all he said in relation tu the Bridge
AMI the ten hour law. This is utterly incorrect"
Now, all we have To say in relation to this b"ld
assertion Of '' FAIR Plays" is ha, it will MT be Il
difficult task to prove tha. Capt, AoHAGxE did make
such an assertion. Myrenarks, IN the transactions
Of the evening in question, were made honestly and
frankly, without traducng the character Of amy one.
But this writer comes out with assumptions unfair
and unfounded. | now bid Mr.. "FAIH Play Il
final adicu. JAMES CALLlSON.