Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-08-19
From the South Carolinian.
OUR NEXT UNITED STATES SENATOR..-WH0
VIII, HE RE1

MesSrs. Editors: If we are to judge from the
number of persons put in nomination for this
distinguished position, it would seem there is no
dearth of eminent men in our State but there
are few, in my humble opinion, who have any
claims or pretensons to the office | think it
adds but little to the dignity of the place to put
men in nomination, who cannot possibly be con-
sidered candidates by any except few warm
personal admirers, and feel sure that had those
gentlemen themselves been consulted, they
would decline being placed in position so un-
suited to their merits or expectations.
But one alone, believe, of all the young men
nominated has had the modesty to decline; when
he could, with more propriety than dozen
Others, have consented to run; but true genius,
it is said, is ever modest and we are glad to SEQ
one prominent man at least unwilling to enter
into scramble for an Office which should neith-
er be sought or declined; so much intellectwith
so much good sense combined in one person is
rare indeed in these fast tines but it will not
nestly. Now, several estimable gentlemen have
been nominated, who arc hardly known beyond
the limits OF their own districts Some havo
been taken up and nominated before their time
we know nothing Of them they are too young
W udNC CApCllCISCj aiiu hdFS NV pSSh io'iS-
enough in public life for us to judge what they
will make or even what they are. Some again
have been nominated, who, if they have any
antecedents either good or bad, or have ever
distinguished themselves in the =" court or camp"
it has never yet been known. By urging the
claims of such gentlemen, at such a time as
this, will tend not ,-onIy to raise ambitious e3-
pectations which can never be gratifed, but
will also cstrange friends and embitter those
who are almost enemies already. 1t appears to
be the object of some persons to bring forward
men whose prosont occupation sr1 p..a,.;A- --~-
totally at variance with Senatorial lfe-asort
of non-committal man, who has no enemies, be-
cause never having done any thing either good
or bad, no one ever heard of. Such men are
good for nothing, for all great men have enc
mics. Such men only should be nominated for
this office who are known not only in our own
State, but whose reputation extends throughout
the South. We should not send men there to
build up reputation for themselves, but to
sustain the reputation Of our Stale. The pre-
cedent established by the Baltimore Convention,
of throwing overheard the best and truest men
of the country and taking up second rate men,
is no one for lis to follow; it was that which
kept Messrs. CLAW, Webster and Calhoun out of
the Presidential Chair. But happily for the
country the last National Convention cschcwcd
the principle and took the man whose promi-
ncnce could not be smothered; and we should
do likewise and discard all minor considerations,
and take the man whose position and talents
will do honor to our State. PROPIaETi.
LIFE AND DEATH IN CALIFORNIA;" Bury me
twenty feet north of my cabin, and don't make
no id fitss aJom it neither!" were the last
words of poor fellow whose California lile was
anything but romantic. Ensign Church, Of Cars
field, Ohio, killed himself by taking two ounces
and q half of laudanum at Selby Flat, Nevada
county, June 10Th. He was once an editor and
left some "copy'' in the shape Of manuscript, of
which the following only was legible. His po-
litencss at the close is touching.
Henrv-God don't lie. told you if he did
would be back bofore the sun went down. For
the last four years have known the day of my
disease, but my God, never thought it would
come this way.
have not been down to see about that d.
dog, for knew when he bit ME was goner.
have been to see the spread eagle, and you
are right about it.
think have some fifteen or sixteen dollars.
Bury me about twenty feet north of my cabin
out there, and don't make no ID fuss about it
neither.
All of YOU boys have seen how have lived
wish vou could see how / dic-without fear,
without hope
Yours with the utmost respect
uENRY CHTTRC1T