Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-04-02
For The Advertiser.
10 THE Conductors OF THE ADVERTISER

lions over all sorts Of signatures designed unmistak
bly, point beons int.ndoes and indirect thrusis nj
me personally, or one nf the Editors Of the Es.
field Iafcrmer." In accordance with my own convic
,ons of propriety and the suggestion of judrions
friends, determined from the first, to preserve an
unbroken silence uward the crew of Anonymous tra-
ducers, who find place in your Columns. But it
seems that my reserve, only served to nfame their
maIgnity, which could i'll brook the contempt implied
by my refusal nolice, their puny ets ut wit and
vulgar personalities This is especially true Of one of
your corresponding Editors signing himself 'JoHN OF
THE PEOPLE," who has exhibited toward me, in all
his productions, pitiu msanness and an envennmrd
malice that excite my colnpas'inn. What have said
or dune TO arouse nightly the impolent rage of tile
writer in question am wholly at loss to lecture
But as it appears that he will expire in fiji of wrath
if persist in refusing to his oft repeated and
energetic request of "CIiford why don't you spenk
to me" will fur once and very briefly respond to him,
the mure So he has oully aspersed my political
conduct and principles in your issue OF l9h of March,
that am compelled in self defence to vndicate the
ru lh lest my continued silence, be construed into
plea Of guilty. .$... -.
The writer to w!iomI refer as we'll as the whole
coerie Of your secret Scriblers, have assumed AT
nm one of the Editors or4lls "EdgeGeld Hjormer,"
the new paper lately established in this Village Such
is not The fact. am not-have never been and never
expect TO be an Editor, either Of le In former" or
Of any other Newspaper attic gh future circnmstan
res may alter my present determn on in that regald
But while say this, am free 10 remark that the
"Iniormcr" has my whole sympathy for its success,
| ,i,o L,1, ito hoc
tnke in favor of giving The election Of Presidential
Electors The people and in behalf of the movement
to divide the District, that our people may have more
administrative facilities and more power in the Senate
The Advertiser is either opposed to both these pecls
or refuses Indicate any opinion whatever in regard
TO them aud for This reason shall not hesitate now,
or hereafter encourage the lntormer with all ihe
little aid thai can give il. The Editor of the lnfor
mer is my private and political friend, and shall
ioice at any SUI cess which he may attain i'll life. 1t
is amusing 10 note how caousy, my connection, with
News-pap in ElgeGsld is suspected, or alleged.
Previous 10 the advent of the Informcr, it was a>ser
ted in various quarters, of this community that had
mure control over the Advertiser than its talented Ed-
tor bu, since the appearances Of The Newcomer, 1t Is
now declared again and again, that am the manager
Of that also In thus assigning me editorial duties and
rruding the Advertiser with cnvei, attacks upon ME,
my enemies are giving me a prominence IN pullI!cs
which never claimed, nor desired.
"5omN OF TIE PEorLE'' further says, that am
attempting to disturb, in their new made grave, the
ashes of JouN C, CALHOUN, tn: pride and glurY Of
,., s1, s ss x ~ - Sa I;yj%S sas
struggling to the last for his country, died with his
war.luress still reeking on his back" This is sim
ply false ond The author of the charge knnws to
he unuuned defy him and his club nj lradnrers, to
show one single instance, wherein, have attempted
&" to d<:nrh The ashes of Mr. CALHOUN" or :" 10 de-
tract from his clustering aures."
"Jomx OF TIE PEOPLE next proceeds to say that
had - the hardiluud 10 stand mp bsfure audience
of EdgeGed aud denounce Mr.. JEFFERSON, the father
Of American liberty as bad and nnprinriplrd man."
suppose the writer must allude 10 the remarks which
made in The Cour Iluuse on Sale day in March last,
relative the propr-ly Of having Suuth Carolina rep
resented in the Cincinnati, Convention. | never Ut
tered any such remark against Mr. JEFFERsoN in lhe
unqualified terms, stated by yur verarious corespon
dent. endearured to convince the people Of the
great imTbrance and neces y Of producing c"ncert
among The several Stales Of The Union in nom mating
and supporting common candidate tor The Prcsiden-
cy to prevent the corruption which would ensue from
the cIuce uf chief agis,I ate devung upnn the Fede-
raj House Of Representatives and in the course OF The
argument did assert that The most shametul bribery
had attended the election of JEFFERSON and the
younger ADAMS by the House Of Representatives.
that the former although truly great was ye,
very ambitious and 10 graty his ambition that he
Lie Ds.ef
with BURR, by direct and open bribes Does JoHS OF
THE PEOPLE deny This! lie surely cannot unless lie
is wholly ignorant Of his country history. II speak
the trnl, "f Mr.. JEFFERSON, be 10 dcnuunce him US
ga had and unprinciplcd man" readily acknowledge
that have denounced him and shall con,inue to do So
YOUR veracions contributor caps the climax Of his
charges against me ny alleging TINT =" had The un'
blusing face TO rise frnm my place in the Legislature
and nmi, the suppressed filters of that Whole Assem-
bly, (happiIy unpe rc.ivcd by in my ob!iri"us aud
dreamy duanre Of love) to soemnize my marriage
with BENJAMIN T. PEany-,Ee un,lsgussd Cl'ampi-
on 6f Whlsgery AM Federalism IN South Carolina
and the only Of hers that never was her friend in
any dredful exgency." presume lh: writer must
refer to the cnsng part Of the speech that delivered
at ihe last session Of the Legislature in support of MA
JoR PEnRY's Bill to give the Election OF Electors to
the peopl; upon the Federal basis which Bill passed
the House Of Representatives but was defeated in the
Senale, where tho Low Country have the majority
without being entitled TO it except by prescription.
will quote in full that portion of my remarks soemn-
ziug the political marriage with MAJOR PERRY, just
as they were taken down by the official Reporter uf the
House and published in the official organ-"ths Leg
isative Times.'
al can assure the gentleman (MAJoR PERRY that
will not only vote for this Bill but Mill advocate This
aid other reforms before The penple And from Ibis
time forward, he will find In me devoted friend to
Slate reform. Although ride apart as too men
men can be federal politics, get we are near each
other in regard 10 Stale ufirirs and especially
against The Parishes Langhter) have said that all
the powers Of The Stale concentrated in the Legis
latnre-lhat various institutions of The State
ricd 10 The Legislature and that all married 10
the Parishes: | now say 10 my friend that he and
are married together for an eternal warfare against
the Parishes taugher.)" The reader will please mark
the passage in Italics where it is expressly said that
MAJOR PERRY and myself "are wide apart as two
men can be on federal politics. But that "we
near each other in regard to STATE affairs and especial
ly ngains, the Parishes" Yet truth telling JonN
THE PEOPLE," endeavores TO CRATE The impression
lliat have united politically heart and hand with
the undisgnsed Champion Of Whiggrry and consoli-
dalton in South Carolina as he il pleased 10 designate
MAJOR PERRY B,cause Mr.. PERRY and concur
in common wish 10 reduce The puwero the Parishes
and give eqRat Representation every section of The
State, am therefore to he regarded ns cnncuring in