Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-01-09


State, that arc always united--- neYer; jyidsd:+
4 country support. Tho hitler ditfsie iheK teqtia
in legisation, as dley meter viii Dernit sks, Jaw
to be- passed ;excepl:h Snii1 tBejN IL sSefy
ticnlar. Hence our confused e i'f =
4 our adherence 10 lWs aeds forms tang siaeE
assgiAa iissgla laiaslss1a Hap<g
the fhtrtY ysars :strnggs o disiac Pend len,
Tie greater difhrSIly dill IF $S@ disdiss ; Easslsa I
and BarnWali, al,fEhai thcS cai1 iitse esGfbe
reasons for b3tS judicial sid pblkfSGf diyis1fi7.
than Pendieton. H9ice fHe peffssi{tafit' refuEA
of Soith Caroliha;fo givct tiectiuni bf ,rtesil
of the Legislature can crst the Toielofilie Stair,
and the parishes. as bhave showB o. cam always
CONTROL. .theelegislature 1And"1,enrc; nlao fthr
refusal ofithe State 10, take any Lin Presi
dental elections, alllongh she renaips in the
Union andparticipaisa nj the }tgi.la,iuu 6i Con.
gress, and continuis 10 submit thccnuaeS IF her.
citizens to the adjudication at the fsdenif e0drtS.
BY refusing to give the clcefint' 10 the ps0plt,
she refuses to 60 intothe natipnal' cohventisa6,
because the people need take no. Interest 10 .ths
matter, as they can have no .uliD,atca coatrol
over the vote of the Stale, on account, Of ilae
ballot here, making this M uuruntrpl4bir, body,
and because further; the pe.ple in Santb Caro-
lima are wholly unarquaincd, The convcntion
or caucus system rs it is snccrinsly c,ffed by
some. By the State refusing To 90 irto the iGa.
tional convention, she lakes no part whatever in
the election Of that mighty and AT Important
officcer-the Federal Executive, The NATIONAL
nomination isvir'ualIy THE election; il is really
the election, because tie Subsequent State'eie
A. y kn
of the two previous national 'nominsticTa, So
that for the last twenty years wctiayn Sosed far
no President exseRt .prrtlhp.s Mr Poll. At..-
The parishes aFe.a nDit. They always act in
concert. | have watched their. member, here
and they have watched tnc; !; (langh.rr) have
listened to their conversation, and I;.surposc
they have listened to mine. have attended.tlc
sessions Of this legislature for four or five years,
and am satisfied from what have seen and
heard, that there never In the history Of the
world, in ancient or mnlcrn times. any got Of
men banded together in y closer embrace. than
your parish representatives They do rule tho
up-country by bribery. They may even now
keep their seats, as champions from the districts
will maintain their ra,lse of conservatism iu
everything. 1t has brcnmr fa~hinnablc, how
ever, for leading men Of the up.ronn,ry, to DE-
clare war against th" parishes su5. modo, but
they only do it to get their prize, to gc, votes,
to get office They go to the parish member.
ana say, select mr To Il high officr, wIiirh will
give me commanding influence in the up-country,
and will use that Influence in your bchalfamong
my people. viii! take up the cry Of c"nscrrn-
tism-will represent the interests Of the Who'll.
State, and make as lnnc, ado as any man can."
Treason TO his conscience, Lis God aud hi, Sec.
tion, has been the prize Of many M Office be-
slowed BY this legislature upon up.ronntry gen.
temen. Yes, sir. the parishes throttle u. with
the hands Of our avn leading men, who fire into
the camp Of their friend, like Arnold, rs they 90
over to the foe. While they are receiving the
reward of their treason, and after IIle price has
been paid down, il is The occupation Of their |ivcs
to prate of the rights of the parishes and say
nothing of the wrong. Of the districts. 80
Peace! peace! peace! is The ciprna! theme of
our oligarchy. "fnu will disturb" say they,
i" the compromises Of the constitution. let
alone The landmarks which our fathers have left
us~ | have thought tl,at fall words South
Carolina processes TO hate that of "comproni-c"
the most. But it is right l:snppose in The State
government, although wrong in the frder1l.-
Strange Inconsistency. The nlhrr States haze
altered their constitutions and have called con.
rcntions for that purpose. Virginia, for instance
las done it frequently, and | do not think she
las been injured by il; hut to cIungr. alter,
amend, or modify anything in South Carlina,
he parishes say, w"nId bring d--olalou and
uin upon US. NO par,ies," is their cry, and
'et out of thirty or forty factions, will not call
hem parties, the parishes rule them ALL Parties
re blessing No free country was ever with.
ut them. When was England witl,out, two or
hree great national parties! They watch. de-
ect and expose each others overdoinss or short
omings. ''f' q. -"
do not object so much to the number nrof.
GERS elected by this Legislature US the mode
f that election. The balI,,! The ballotl is
that raise my voice against. In this connect.
IN remember an incident which occurred at
le last session of this Legislature which paincd
,e very much, and of which desire the country
, be informed. We al! remember it bat, too
'e or at least do. On the first ballot for
directors of the Bank of the State, only eleven
ere chosen. On the second ballot for twelfth
rector there was still no election, b~cause Of
Tree candidates being rur, and on the third bal.
It, too mora votes were cast than the number
members who had voted. Yes, a poor but
'orthy young man Of Charleston was thus, dc.
rived of his election, and want it to 90 abroad
} the people, that two members Of this i,seor-
tptible body, two members who had swornto
reserve, protect and defend the constitution of
lis State and of the United States, who had
cen elected perhaps BY n high minded, intelli.
ent and virtuons constituency, went up to the
lttot box and deposited two votes each in an
ecion for Director ofthc Bank Of the State.
repeat it again, and every member knows tho
ct, although it dors not npIHar upon tho print.
journals Of tho IIonsc. 49,
Nearly all the States have, given all rltciions
the people except that Of Judges and us.
enators, and some Of them have given the eSc.
on of even Judges TO the people, which cam
It approve. In addition 10 this, .cresy> Stale
institution in The Union Cor nearly all Of them)
Is a provision of this SORT: e That 10 nh tirc-
,ns by the people, the vote shall ibe by 1baIlet,
1t in all elections by The Legislature, the,ve'c
all be uira roce" Fonr .qf the, States, how
er, vote uira rocc, cycn in primary elections.
.. CONCLUDED or THE FurErHIrisE:s
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