Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-01-16

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Legislators and not Of electors; or in fe' words,
ifthey would have any reform whatever, should ad.
wise them to eec, but few lawyers 10 the Legislature,
without exacling pledges from them, not TO accept any
office in the gift Of The Legislature, at least until after
the necessary reforms shall have been effected.
concur with " JUNIOR in Ills remark as 10 tho
propricy of putting Lawyers into all the high offices
of the Government and for a very obvious reason.
Every office is but part of the Government and every
Government is but practical application Of law to
The wants of the particular community. Therefore,
as a general rule, the more law a man knows, the
better he ia prepared to discharge the duties any
office in civil society. All Americans concede this
and hence the rite observation that law is the only
road 10 distinction in any free country II our State
Government were not organized 30 as TO corrupt the
Representative by its ordinary operation, should DO
the last man to say ought against elecnC Attorneys
to The Legislature, pcrfccling and applying 10" Is
their constant study and daily labor. Bu, cannot
shut my eyes to the fact that the Lawyers nest in
our Legislature il foul' one, an anxious to have
it clenscd. "JUNIoR's" quotation from ca dis,in-
ruisl,ed Chancellor" therefore, has no reproach for
me- am quite ns proud Of the profession as JUNI-
but canno, defend it in the wrong, as well as in the
right 1t may be sad that desire 10 rank myself as
the only honest Lawyer at Edgefeld Court House;
bu, such is TO, the case Professionally there are
several members the Bar here, who are my equals
in character and my superiou in ability and acquire
ments bu. politically do claim to speak and act
with at least, rs much Independence as any Of them
may be wrong in some of my views, and who is not
Blu, if am the error should he nscribed TO The head
not The heart know that shall be denounced for
the position that have taken in this matter, as we'll
as for the bitter truths which dared to proclaim on
recent occasion in the Legislature Ianlicipate that
nothing will be left undone, 10 brenk me down, but
have told the truth and shall have clear concience
whether be sustained o. not. All that ! ask Of my
enemies is to answer my arguments, not .raduce my
character
INN in favor Of division, md sha never cease to
advocate it, either citizen or as Representative
believe that people ought to 60 for it unanimous.
ly not only on account Of the merits Of the measure
itself, but TO more power in the Senate. 1t
would be jus, reasonable to permit one Of the six
Ba,taolIs of Militia in Edgefed to rule the other
fyc MS it is now, 10 let the Parishes rule The State
Suppose tile Lower Battalion Of the 7th Regiment had
a negative on the proceedings Of all the other Batal-
ions in the District; that man, because he chnnced
TO reside in that Battalion should have say twenty
times as much political power as any voter in either
of the other battaIions would our people submit to it!
think not, and yet they now acquiesing in pre-.
cisely as unjust thing in respect to the Parishes
Is the air purer, or the water better in The Parishes
than it is in the Districts! Arc the people wiser or
more lit to govern there than they are here! Arc
they all Philosophers, all Cesers, all Dougasses IN
the Parishes, or are we all plebsns all ignoramuses
in The Districts! Do saints only nhabit the frog.
ponds Of the Parishes, or do evil genii only inhabit
the Districts, have an invincble faith that when
the people of Edgcfeld and Barnwe shall have heard
the whole argument in behalf Of division, that they
will 70 for it, Us Pendleton did, to man,'e1csp. the
three following classes Of persons:
l. The Lawyers, their friends and relations.
!. The inhabitants at, or near the Court Houses.
g. The incumbents, candidates and asplranl for tho
District offices Of profit, their friends and relations
20 G. d. TILLMAN.