Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-09-10
COM NICATI0N 8.
For the Advertiser.

COM ID o MI g 4 ITO s.
For the Advertiser.
Mr. EDITOR: send, for Republication, taken
from the files Of your paper, q Resolution adopted
by the friends of division at meeting held by them
in the saIuda Regiment, on the 2lst September,
1855.
Resolp.d, That in a future elections for the
Legislature or Congress, for Offices Of honor or
profit. or for Offers civil or military, will nva-
riaby vote for that man or set of men most fayora.
Bile TO the division Of the districts OF Edgeeld and
Barnwell.
It will be seen by the resolution referred to- that
those people have thrown down the gauntlet and
boldly proclaim war Of prescription against all
candidates for EVERY oFFIcE who do not favor their
hvorite scheme AS voter am willing TO accept
the issue thus defanlly and unnecessarily rendered
and will meet them ut the ballot box upon the broad
and bald issue of Division. This contest it will b.
borne in mind, by the voters Of the District, has
not been of our seeking, nor are the opponents Of
Division responsible for the wranglng and jOweT-
ing which have grown out Of and characterize lis
discussion. II has been thrust upon them by those
who boldly and prena,urely occupied the heId with
their candidates and announced their deterninatl"n
months in adpance tn vote for none others Their
caniidatca are now bcfr the penpc pledged 10 ad'
vocatc Division, twhat sort Of Division, it is TRUE,
does not appear very clearly from their commun'-
c;,tions) and are canvassng the District upon this
issue. Under these circumstances, when the issue
is thus pertnaceously thrust upon them, and their
opponents are taunting and inviting them to the
coun ct, does il become those who are opposed. upon
principle, to any curtlilmrnt of the ancient ani
me honored boundaries of Our beloved District, to
fold their arms in quiet, and allow it 10 be represent
ed, aud lis Offices Of profit monopulzcd, by those
who would rob her Of her fair proportions, and re-
duce her IN point Of territory and influence to n
level with The miserable and cont mptib!e counties
Of our ncghbnring State. Georgia. which are scarce
l. ten miles square, Would it be treating with
Justice and fairness those uf our candidates who, in
obedience To our solicitations, have paced them
selves before the people upon the platform oI or-
position to division, AMI are pledged, If elected, to
oppose any scheme having for its Object the dis
mcmbernrcnt OF EdgcfrId District, and the erection
of petty counties in its stead? Let not the oppo-
ncn.s Of division commit gross an act Of inlustc"
to those candidates. Better far that they should b.
allowed 10 withdraw from The CANVASS ut once, ar
leave the field in uninterrupted possession of ,,,;.
opponents. | nm sure they would pr"'er ,,,;s .,.,
native. Have those men entered ,,,, aa,,.,., i,
sacrifice Of tine and attention to h,.;,o., ~,
countcrcd labor and cxpenss' ,bo h,liro ,r o, p.
to be thus thrust aside bv n sr;, n1s and .,
be told bv ,hrs. win. ."'' y" " ~ nus ''a -
~ WV y '"' " =" .e views they represent, that
"'''' gu ''' 4"e' ION Of Division is not practical
0"' '''u W." they intend to divide their y"les
'"''"s !" -'r opponcnts2 appeal 10 the Anti Di-
''s''~ It's, men possessed Of nagnanimity and ii
"''d srIse Of justice, lis am sure they ale. an
s"tr this question BY ral!ying as one man upun
thcir own candidates. Be not dccrircd. DirisiOn
isrea!ly the only issue in This canvass! tits true
that some of the Division candidates tell YOU that
is an impraceaie question At this time, aud should
be Kept out Of the canvass-one Of them, If ! mi-.
take not. go g SO far rs To admit that he has been
IN unsuccessful advocate OF the measure for thirty
y6re gears But again ask you not to be deceiv
ed. They who tell ION these things are either
prompted bya desire to t1Do stools for their seGt
not in earnest in their advocacy Of the measure, and
have only mounted it as Hobby, or stullify
themselves by advocating that which they know TO
be impracticablc.
For one, Mr.. Editor, regard this question Of
Division rs ono of vital and practical importance.
would not, for any reasonable consideration, that
our District should be shorn of her ancient proper
tions. They are rich in historic associations. Ira
diton too has lent the charm Of its recital to deeds
which occurred within her present limits, the mem-
ory of which will never perish. GOLD EDGERIELp"
is not to me an unmeaning soubriquet. 1t bringu
10 the memory associations would not obliterate
for the world. Her present boundaries arc sacred
Il would not have them disturbed. Itis TO these
chiefly, that she has been indebted for her present
influence and Importance in the State. The En-
pirc District" is the title by which she has long
been famiiarly known; the uumber OF her repre-
senttyes consequent upon her large population
and ample territory, las long enabled her to wiefd
an influence in our Legislature, second only in
strength and Importance to that Of Charleston her
self. For one, l would not that she should yield
these advantages at the bidding Of ew whose only
ambition f it may be so teimcd) appears 10 be OPP
position to her present Sen, Of Justice; and whose
chief desire seems to be To achieve the tancied ad-
vantage Of living near village.
II thought it worth while, 4 might pursue the