Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-08-06
For the Advertiser.
tn "RICHARD.u

tempt to palliate nor deny but shall merely state,
that sometime during the year '52, through the So
liciations of some of best citizens and in accor-
dance with my own feelings did agitate the ques-
ton Of Division, thing which have never re-
gretted having done since; and to-day, sir, did /
really believe occupied that position in my District,
and especially among my division friends, in which
you ironically place me, should be proud of it,
But, sir, treat your irony with that degree of pity
and contempt which it deserves. Yes, sir. sim
ccrey pity the man who can Aatter or be flattered
and pity him still more if bis chief incentive to
action in this world is, TO give degree Of that
mushroom popularity which is often gained without
merit and lost without crime. The man whose
little soul can be changed cgain and again to suit
surrounding circumstances like the lizard, to give
his fendish point, deserves only to be ranked with
Judas or an Arnold. But, sir, Twill reciProcate:
"keep cool, my friend, must talk to you little.'
It is magnanimous in you to censure my friends in
YOUR address to me Of being deceptive withoutpro-
ducing any evidence Of the fact Are you so un-
acquainted with real friendship not to know that
had much rather you had spoken against me than
my friends, who have stood arm to arm, and shou-
der TO shoulder with me, in the conflict to obtain
our rights7 You are certainly q stranger in these
parts, just from Ireland where the affections are
said to be cold as we'll as the weather. The Diyi-
sion party is the most friendly party have ever SEEN
The Methodist the Baptist, the Mn ons, and all
other orders and sccts seem to be swallowed up in
this one party. And it is getting to be strong
party too, and we think, ere long, it will predomi-
nale over Edge6cld District. The very men Of the
Division party, whom you would censure, arc the
men who think, speak, and act for the people, and
who will not crawla the feet Of the aristocracy of the
District or of the State, and the people will sustain
them But, "RIcuARD," am afraid you are one
Of those men that want to make capital OF the ruins
Of others, or, it may be, that you are candidate.
or intend to be candidate, and are sensible OF
your defects, and that you are without any real
merit of your own; and that Your only chance to
raise Yourself, will be to ruin others that arc far
ahead Of YOU. f,his is really the case, and you
are Young man, let me adnonsh you, as father,
TO do rs Demnsthencs did " shave the hair off Of
one half Of your head at east, and 60 into retirement
and study hard and think much, )" until you may be
in condition to rise to public notice OIL your own
real merits No man ever has, or ever will sustain
an elevated position in society long at q time, who
has been raised without real worth, and whose only
char ce for promotion is to misrepresent others and
traduce their characters. There is no character
81, # tho hp
thief VIII, steals your property is not to be dreaded
rs the vile sanderer who ISLANDERS ycur character.
But RICHARD" | feel that am accountable
for my conduct, well as you, and, next 10 God,
hold myself amcnablc to The people Of this District
for the part have taken in the Division project
The man who could wantony disturb the peace Of
society, without any real cause or prospect OF bet
erng the condition of the people, deserves to be
excluded from that society, rather than be placed in
that high position in Which you ironically place me-
Now, most excellent "RIcrARD," | feel myself
happy, because ! shall answer before you this day.
to the people Of the District for all the things where
of am accused Of the anti.dvisonist In the first
place, verify thought, and still think, that Edsefeld
is too large for any one District, and too large t"
suit the absolute necessities of the people, many Of
them having TO travel distance Of from thirty to
forty miles 10 the Court House, and opay the mos
extrayagant bills whist there for boarding. BESIDES
the fatigue, this is severe tax on the people, and
very burthensomc. especially on the poor, many ol
whom are compelled to serve as witnesses, for the
State, two weeks at a time, Court after Court, and
then call Court, without any pay; aud al the
same time they are hardly able to keep bread for
their children at home to eat. Hundreds and thou
sands OF dollars are paid out annually by the people
of this District that might be saved, was the Dis
trict not more than half 50 large US it is-enough
perhaps 10 build Court House in one year. But,
sir the people can have but little enjoyment at their
Courts, and, consequently, lose all the information
that is TO be gained at them. 1t would be useless
for me to argue The point in this reply every one
knows very well, that Edgefeld ought to be divided
am Divsionist, because justice, necessity, and
benerolcncc al unite in the project, and there can
be 10 reasonable objection TO it. am Dlvslonlst,
because our rights, neither in a judicial nor po-
cal point, are appreciated as in other Districts
am Divsionist, because other Districts have been
accommodated in this matter, and We have as good
right as they have our District being The largest,
rxcep, one, in the State. am Divisonist if we
never get division, b. cause it is our right, and the
man who can suffer his tights taken away from him
or ,rampled upon with mpuni,y, without an effort
! to secure them, is slave fully concur with the
| poet, who says:
- II naueht but purpose in thy power is,
Thy purpose firm, is equal to the decd"
have thus given my reasons for being Diris-
ionist, in a brief manner. am before the people,
but not candidate for any Office within the gift Of
the people, am with the Division party heart and
SOUL but feel myself inferior to many in that party
in point Of physical, intellectual and scientific abili-
ties Ifit were not for my bal health Edgefeld
District would be tou small for me would attend
our Legislature and nportune, beg, and entreat for
our rights The very name Of Big saluda brings
along with it something grand and imposing, and
inspires us with hopes that it is destined to be great
place. We are now building Church near the
spot where the immortal BUTLER rcposes, who has
been neglected by the District and the State; and
ere long, We expect to build Court House that
shall bear the name of our hero, who won for him
self and his State immortal honor, and who, though
wounded and immaciated with disease, fell before
b;o mon lending them TO the CHARGE at tho battle OF