Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-08-26
For the Advertiser.

PLATrsBURG, July SO, 1851.
DEAR SIR Il have just received yours Of the
7th inst informing he that you have in hand SUBJ
Col. BAKERS eloquent appeals, to be applied to
the cause of Kansas" and in which you say far
ther collections would have been made but for my
letter of June 18th, to the Mayor Of Columbia.
That letter was hastily written and without ref
ercnce to its publication As kept no copy of it,
doubt not but that it was published as written.
If (as am told it contains suggestion, that no
more money be raised in South Carolina, it was
not intended thereby to repudatc Col BAKERS
authority or to revoke his commission, much less
to dcprecate his services the fidelity and abili-
ty with which lie is known to have discharged his
trust; nor would the inference be true, that funds
were not needed and could not yet be advanta-
geousy used in our cause in Kansas. On the con-
trary, our party at the present moment, feels the
most urgent need Of pccuniary aid, among other
things to support our papers and to have the terri
tory thoroughly canvassed as it is intended to dc,
in reference to the pending Congressional canvass,
and vote upon the Constitution, in the possible
event Of its submission; indeed our friends here
who have already almost exhausted themselves in
the cause, arc now contributing funds for these OBJ
icc,s, and one whom I saw to-day and who has
spent over ten thousand dollars in the cause, on
Yesterday contributed twenty-five dollars for the
objects above mentioned.
No! We have not dispaircd nor ceased our cxer
tions, and although we have been disappointed and
mortified that our friends in the South have sus-
taincd us no better, in contest that indeed more
concerns them than ourselves, yet we arc not un-
grateful to the few who have sympathised with
and aided us and whatever they may yet contrib
ute ckeerfully, and not with the idea that they are
doing charity, but that they serving themselves
and the common cause We will thankfully accept
and faithfully apply. In my letter 10 the Hon. Mr..
rRADEwELL, did not mean to say that South
Carolina had done more than her duty, but only in
reference to what others have done, she has done
far more than her part, besides the need of funds
as above alluded to, the events of last summer in
luced such expenditures BY sundry of our trucst
and most devoted partizans as have left them in
very straitcncd circumstances, and these advances
were made under what then seemed q well founded
expectation of reimbursement by subsequent
contributions, but which in point of fact have not
been realized, and sound policy as well as justice
and gratitude require that such obligations be dis
charged if possible.
The party reorganization Of last winter in the
territory, seems to have given offence to some of
our friends as we'll as to have afforded pretc1t
for cavil by partizan Editors who are but too
ready to sacrifice their section to their party. 1t
is needless to make all expose of motives to those
who will not be convinced while it ought to DO
sufficient for real friends (who are too remote to
see and appreciate all the circumstances to know
that this policy was after full consultation concur
red in alike by Wings, Democrats, and Native
Americans, all of which political shades were full
ly and ably represented in the convention at least
such considerations reconciled me, to the one by
my friends Of my name to the address, although
l was not in the convention. In conclusion have
to regret that the publication of my letter has been
the source Of embarrassment to our agent and
friend Col BAKER, in whose fidelity and ability
every member of our committee has unlimited
confidence, based not only on previous personal
of his character but sustained by nu-
merous letters from meetings addressed by him
all tcstifyng to the extraordinary zeal and ability
with which he was discharging his duties, and
must take this occasion,l personally to express my
very high appreciation, not only of his services
our agent but his character as man.
Your ob't servt
D. r. ATCHIS0N.
GRN. W. G. MoRAoNR.