Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-08-06
For the Advertiser.
Mount Vernon, August lst, 1856.


But, sir, treat your irony with that degree of pity
and contempt which it deserves. Yes, sir: sim
cerely pity the man who can hatter or be fattered |;
and pity him still more if his chief incentive to
action in this world is, to give q degree of that
mushroom popularity which IS often gained without
merit and lost without crime. The man whose
little soul can be changed again and again to suit
surrounding circumstances like the lizard, to give
his fcndish point, deserves only to be ranked with
Judas or an Arnold. But, sir, will reciprocate: :
keep cocl, my friend l must talk to you little"
It is magnanmous in you to censure my friends in
your address to me Of being deceptive without pro-
ducine any evidence Of the fact. Are you so un-
acquainted with real friendship as not to know that
had much rather you had spoken against me than
my friends, who have stood arm to arm, and shoul-
der to shoulder with me, in the conflict to obtain
our rights? You are certainly stranger in these
parts, Just from Ireland, where the affections are
said to be cold US we'll as the weather. The Dlvi-
sion party is the most friendly party have ever seen.
The Methodist, the Baptist, the Ma ons, and all
other orders and sects 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 predom-
male over Edgeheld 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 crawat the feet Of the arstocracy Of the
District or of the State, and the people will sustain
them. But, "RIcuARp" 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, aud that you are without any real
merit of your own; and that Your only chance to
raise yourself, will be to ruin others that are far
ahead Of YOU II this is really the case, and you
| are Young man, let me adnonisl you, as father,
to do rs Demns,hencs did shave the hair off oI
one half uf Your head at east and 60 uto retirement
and study hard and think nuch," until you may be
in condition to rise to public notice oil your own
real merits No man ever has, ever will, sustain
an elevated position in society long at time, who
has been raised without real worth, and whose only
cha ce for promotion is to misrepresen others and
traduce their characters. There is no character
more demoniacal than that Of the slanderer.--The
thief VIII, steals your property is not to be dreaded
rs the vile slanderer who sEinders your character
But, RICHARD" feel that am accountable
| for my conduct, as well as you, and, next 10 God,
hold myself amenabc to the people Of this District
for the part have taken in the Division project
The man who cnud wantonly disturb the peace o
society, without any real cause or prospect of bet
tering the condition Of the people, deserves to b.
excluded from that society, rather than be placed in
that high position in which you ironically place me
Now, most excellent /" "RIcnAED," 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 antdivsionist. In the first
place, verify thought, and still Think tha, Edgeele
is too large for any one District, and too large Ia
suit the absolute necessities Of the people, many Of
them having to travel a distance Of from thirty to
forty miles 10 the Court House, and opay the most
extrayaeant bills whist there for boarding. Besides
the fatigue, this is severe tax on the people, and
very Lurtlensome, especially on the poor, many o'
whom are compelled to serve as witnesses, for the
State, two weeks at time, Court after Court, and
then call Court, without any Pay and at the
sane time they are hardly able to keep bread for
their children at hume 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 to build Court House in one year. But,
sir, tile 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 Edgeleld ought to be divided
am D;vsionist, because justice, necessity, and
benevolencr al unite in the project and there can
be 10 reasonable objection 10 it. am DivlslonlSt,
because our rights, neither in judicial nor polili-
cal point. are appreciated as in other Districts.
am Divisionist because other Districts have been
| accommodated in this matter, and We have as good
Il right as they have our District being the largest,
except one. in the Stale. | am Dv;sonist, if we
never get division, b. cause it is our right, and the
man who can suffer his lights taken away from him
or lrampled upon with impunily, without an effort
10 secure them, is slave. fully concur with the
poet, who says:
- If naught but purpose in thy power is,
Thy purpose firm, is equal to the decd"
have thus given my reasons for being nivis-
onist, in 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. iii were not for my bal health, Eagefcld
District would be too small for me would attend
our Legislature and inportune, 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 REFUSES, 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
his men, leading them to the charge at the battle Of
Churubusco. Saludians will be at their post in all
cases of emergency. Our standard is raised, our
banner unfurled, a few more rounds and Jerco will
fall, JOSEPH GRIFFITH.
Col. BRouKs' ELEcTIoN.-We observe in the
Washington Star statement that Col. Brooks