Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-11-26
D. F. FJamison.

The majority of the lowest Convention Can
ddate over the highest Anti. Convention Can
ddate being twenty-five, and the majority of the
highest Convention candidate over the highest
Anti. Convention candidate being forty-four
That this vote may not exactly reflect the
opinion of the Legislature on the Convention
question we are free TO admit. But the vote
does show that the people of the State speaking
through their regularly constituted channels
have not sympathiscd with those who so tlercey
denounce the Convention movement the vote
does show at least, that the gentlemen who
were willing 10 meet the responsibility de"olved
upon them in The Cincinnati Convention have
not lost the confidence of the great body OF the
people how much soevcr they may have inter-
fered with the well arranged plans of few
woud.be leaders and dirlators in both State aud
Federal matters We do not doubt that some
voted for Messrs Manning and Pickens because
they were The nominees Of The Legislature Caucus.
But every sensible man will see that they would
not have been the nominees of that Caucus, un.
Iess they first obtained majority of that b"dy.
And those who voted according TO the reasons
lust mentioned, must acknowledge that the
Caucus contained fair representation OF the
Legislature, else why would they consider them
selves as bouM by the action Of that Caucus
That Messrs. Calhoun and Jamison, were voted
for rs opposition candidates 10 Mcssrs Manning
and Pickens is apparent from the fact that quite
number of those most violently opposed TO
the Convention movement, we are told with
drew from the Caucus as soon as it was ascer-
tained that Messrs. Manning and 4'ickens had a
majority; and also from the fact that those who
voted for Nlessrs Calhoun and Jamson put
themselves TO The trouble to have tickets printed
as we are informed That there was something
at stake more than the mere selection OF Elec-
tors was also evidenced by the anxious crowd
which we learn soon gathered around those
counting the votes.
We are glad that Mr. Bryan's Resolutions
disappearing the representation Of the State ut
Cincinnati were introduced, as their introduc-
ton no doubt induced the friends of the Con-
veniion movement to rally with the greater
determination around the standard of Manning
and Pckens and thereby to vindicate their own
claim 10 respect, as we'll as 10 pay a handsome
and deserved tribute to two of their most dis
,nguished and patriotic fellow citizens,
A GooD ONE.-There is distinguished poll
tcian in Mississippi, remarkable for the reckless
ness of his assertions on the stump, who is not
unfrequently called The We'll Digger" The
other day $50 it is reported) an old man, a Ten
nesseean, was introduced 10 him directly after
one of his speeches in this State, who remarked
to him
"Well, Governor, think you are the man
who is sometimes called The Well Digger"
Yes," said The Governor, i believe they do
sometimes call me that but the truth is never
dug we'll in my life"
81 thought 30" said the old couniryman
They say, Truth lies at the bottom of q
vel" and from your speech to-day, IShouh
Judge you had nsrer been there"
FAST THEATRIcALs-A wager of $1,000 has
been made in New York, by B:ouehnm that he
and his company will perform in both New York
and Philadelphia in the same night, the distance
being nearly one hundred miles apart. The
ARA ngement is to perform on Thursday evening
next, q petite comedy ir New York. finishing
by 8 o'clock. then to take special express trair
and run to Philadelphia by ten, and perform o.
the Circus the extravaganza of Pochahontas. Tht
arrangement will require the locomotive t.
travel about fifty miles an hour; and to preven
any accident, il is designed 10 have man will
a hambeau stationed at every mile along th,
route, ard bonfres every three miles TIL,
performance is to conclude with banquet a
the Girard House TO the New York guests
This is certainly one of the most extraordinar,
\ wagers ever made, and will require very mic,
calculation and exact time to enable the task t.
be accomplished successfully.
CoRpuLENT persons desirous to lessen thei