Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-06-11
w. F. DUREsoE & SON, Proprietors

loH, WHICH p6OnlOltcQ ttem from QeSlgnatlD
. who was for President, and who for Vice Pres
y dent, actually rallied on Burr for President il
{ order to defeat Mr.. Jefferson, who was th
# most odious Of all men to them The balotin
:, continued by States in the House for lengt
|. of time, until the Government approached wei
: near 10 4 bitter rupture; so much so, that JET
, ferson himself said, if continued, Virginia woul
. arm. BY member or two from South Caro-
lima, who were voting for Burr, at last declining
to vote at all, the election was made in favor o
;. Jefferson, amid intense excitement, and grea
i danger to the permanence of the Government
/ itself. The feeling of danger was so wide
spread that the Constitution was Immediately
amended, so as TO make it the duty of the elec
toral college to designate on their ballots whom
they intended as President, and as Vice-Presi
dent. The country also saw the great danger
Of corruption, and rupture of the Government
by the election falling into the House of Rep
resentalives; and to prevent its recurrence, and
looking with abhorrencc upon the disgracefu
attempt in the Federal party to force Burr upon
the country, the Republican party resored to
future. Hence the Congressional caucuses oil
the Republican party 10 concentrate, by nomi.
nation, the whole strength Of the party, ard to
| PlChCHI hiIlSIi CICCLUllI COlIS,C
might fail to elect, and throw it again into the
House Of Representatives. So at the end of
Mr.. Jeilersons second term, Madison was nomi.
mated over Monroe and so at the end of Madi-
sons second term, Monroe was nominated over
Crawford, and others. Then during Mr.. Mon
roes administration, after the war, The Federal
lists, with the odium of opposing the war, and
| the odium of their intrigues under Burr, became
utterly rowerlcss. Mr.. J. Q. Adams, the son
| OF the great leader of that party, had betrayed
| them and made merit Of disclosing their Sc
crels to Mr. Jefferson, and lie had accepted office
under him and Mr.. Madison. He now was
made Secretary Of State under Mr. Monroe,
which consummatcd his reward Under his in
trigues we fully, for the first time, realized what
Mr. Jefferson had dcclared-that VIC were all
Fcdera!iSts-all Republicans Mr.. Monroes
administration was consolidating in lis tendency,
and seemed to be imbued with the great maxim
Of Hamilton, which was 10 make up by con-
struction what was wanting in specific grants Of
power. What was called The Republican party
became divided between Mr. Crawford, Mr.
Adams, Mr.. Clay, Air. Calhoun and Gen. Jack
son. The Federa!sls, as Il party, not putting
forth any candilatc,7 there WAS no plausible pre-
text or necessity for 4 congressional caucus, as
either if elected would sill be Republican. But,
notwithstanding this, towards the close Of Mr..
Monroe's term, Mr.. Crawford received the nomi-
nation Of 4 Congressional caucus, and of course
all the others denounced it. The election TOOK
place, and Of course j! fell into the House of
Representatives in lS24-Mr. Adams, Mr.. Cfaw-
ford and Gen. Jackson,- heina i.:.-t' !EV=
co1dIiig 70 tGe genius and spirit OF our inStliu-
lions, following the popular will, he ought to
have been elected, but by combination he was
defeated There WAS IN adjourned caSe'ot. We,
raci!v between Mr. Clay and Mr.. Adams, ana
Notwithstanding this and their previous decided
difference on many points, yet he voted for ana,
Lv lis influence in the House, elected MIR. Ad-
ans. and Immediately accepted the chief oihcc
under linn declaring that it had been usual 10
elect the Secretary of State Chief Magistrate,
and that he thought it Il safe precedent 1t pro-
duccd burst of Indignation and Il universal cry
of bargain, intrigue and corruption. The dan
ger of the election falling into the House OF
Representatives. and It's dreadful and pro.
niga;e effects upon all the fountains ot
power were deeply felt by all classes The
| sceIes that then occurred and the danger 10
the Repu5lic were painted in glowing colors by
one of our mo& beloved and distinguished
s,atcsmen-;l statesman, the purity OF whose
motives in public, were only equalled by the
transccndanL aud gorgeous bursts OF his pas
sioualc cloqrcncc. can mean no other 'han
George McDufie, for in fiery eloquence he stands
wilhou. rival in South Carolina. lie was
member of Congress at the time, and IN depict
inc the dangers, exclaimed, if this election Is TO
(all into the House Of Representatives, and 10
be repeated, "you corrupt liberty in this the
seat of her vitality" And in this Mr.. CALHOUN
concurrcd, for although elected Vire-Presidcnt
by the college, having been voted for oy 1olh
the friends Of Adams and Jackson, yet he threw
the whole weight of his nfaence IN favor OF
Jackson afterwards, upon the open grounds OF
defeating precedent fatal to liberty and the
existence Of the Government, il repeated.
It was his friends-McDutfie, llayne, Hamli-
ION and oticrs--who fought the battle in favor
Of Gen. Jackson, on these grounds: and in 1928
carried the election Gy acclamation, and MIR.
Calhoun was elected again Eice-Prcsdent on
Jacksou's ticket. No State in this Union took
more interest in ihe election than South caro-
lima. or went into it with more zeal. The
outrage had been 50 great by the House OF
REPRESENTATIVES, in cecling Mr. Adams, that
there was no need of Congressional caucus
or nominating Convention TO concentrate public
nnnion, for there was no division, and Jackson
was elected by acclamation 10 wipe out she
outrage. In the previous contest lne lrlenus VI
General Jackson, as we'll as Mr.. Calhoun h"o
, taken decided ground against Congresslona!
caucusses, because Mr.. Crawford had been noml
mated in one, and the others had run against .h'
nomination. Therefore, they could never allie
i fall back 10 that course but when real Glvls'oi
, sprang up again. they rcsorted TO Nationa
/ Conventions as 4 substitute. ! his was 'h'
i. case in 1882, as 10 the Eice-President; an'
\ Jackson was the unanimous choice as 10 IN
!; President, although he had said he would no
: run i second tiric The only division was Il
1 TO the President, ard Alr. Van !!uren WA
Il nominated, while Jackson was re.nomlhate
D without division In the meantime, during IN
n administration of Mr.. Adams, his friends forme
4 what was called The National Republican party
c and claimed to be Il subdivision OF the W
Republican party, but they in reality drew =, IL
h TO Il great extent, the remnant OF the va teo
Y cral party and by their doctrines soon made
G pIatEorm so national, that any Fedcra!ist coul
d Stand upon it, The first great issue that ~
c Adams and Clay made was on the Panama m!' li
J. sion and the principles assumed made inc d
J. tnclivc division Of parties. The States h'gGh'
O and Radical school, lis they were then cai'G'
IS fell into opposition in tha! great debate IN u u
ID Senate. The next great issue made oy u
III National Republicans, under Adams and Cla
j. was Il tariff for distinct protection. per SC, col
Sc nectcd with an enlarged system Of lnleri'
ly improvements. The State Rights Republican
IS, took ground in opposition, and hence arose III,
IT, grca, debate on Forts resolutions, wien a u
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