Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-07-01

the States being represented in the General Demo-
quietly and without concerted effort yet It prevailed
wherever tested, with two or three exceptions. If it
be objected that the primary meetings were meagre
and in some cases they certainly were,-we suggest
per contra that there almost meetings at all
in opposition to tho measure although it was urged
several prominent quarters to hold such meetings and
although it was advised to assemble an opposition
Convention at Columbia. Even the proposition to
meet in Convention at Columbia and simply cast our
vote for the States favorite, FRANKLIN PIERCE, met
with reception far as it was intended to defeat
the representation of the State at Cincinnati. And
whyf Because the bulk of the people Of the State ap
proved the propriety and expedioncy of our joining
with the South in the General Convention then pend
ing. That their approval was not lessened by the
course of those who represented rs there, may be
confidently inferred from certain test vote during
the ensuing session of Legislature in the election
of electors-a voto cast by men directly from the
people and who knew the mind of their constituents
So mustconcude, as at proRent advised, that when
our brother of the Neps hints at somebody's being
taken down button hole," he at once depreciates
the unpreending strength of that body of men which
he attacks, and overgoes the mark of probable ex
pectation in contemplating their reduction by the
needle-andthread process which he so clearly fore.
sees for them in the book of Fate.
Thirdly, we think our cotemporary in error whore
he writes: "The essential spirit of party power is
prescription, and the rod hanging orer those oho
doubted the faith of national partyism." The Con-
ventonists will everywhere repel the accusation con-
tanned in tho last clause Of this sentence. They
gard the people of South Carolina as one family. II
thore was difference Of opinion among them upon
tho matter under consideration there is little or none
in respect to the political principles that havo so long
guided them, a cloud by day and pillar of fire by
night In our common reverence for those principles
we are still unit. If there arc to be two parties in
South Carolina tho limo is yet to be drawn and the
odium must attach to those who point to it as no.
cessity. Tho spirit Of party strife imputed to por
ton of the people of South Carolina, in tho language
of the Neus which wo have italicized, does not 1--WE
hope) exist in the bosoms of any Of our politicians
The appearance of it has been distinctly forcshad
owed in the Ne,rs in any other quarter; and yet
wc do not imagine that its structures intended 9TH
erwse than ns the healthy and friendly criticism Of
brother among brothers. It is this tolerant and gen.
orous spirit that makes South Carolina the beloved
home Of her children. If we mistake not, tho News
has experienced its benefits in than one political
alteration, and will doubtless unite cordially with us
in saying Esto Perpetual.
Since tho first article of the Neus and tho forego-
ing comments thereon in type, its second article
has reached US and make for it this wock to
the exclusion of other matter.
The Neps is wrong in saying that there is any par
ty in South Carolina which is bone of Ste bone and
esh Of i flesh" with the National Democratic Party.
There is party that is ready to unite with the Ma
tions Democracy for good; nor does that party con-
fne its aims and wishes to the good of our section
only but extends them also to the constitutional pre-
servation of the Republic Of our fathers. And this
party is made up of tho whole people Of South Cnro-
linn. Even tho extreme Union men of tho State arc
no such party as the Neps describes; and to show
this wo point to the s,rong Southern resolutions Of
fered by Maj. B. F. PERRY in the Carolina Convcn-
tion,-resolutions which specified tho absolute re-
quirements of the South fully and boldly as any
tho most extreme Of e1istant Southern platforms.
How then can tho Ners intimate that there arc any
in South Carolina, who do not hold tho question of
Slavery at loas above all party committals or party
obligations7
We have neither room nor timo for further criti
cism Of the second article Of our esteemed cotempo
rary Our only additional remark is, that he seems
employed in making out difference whore mono
really exists.
Poet Scrip.um.-Upon making up our papor ne find
that through the nadvertcncy Of q compositor, the
wrong article was taken from the Ne1s. Being on
parallel column, and under somewh9t similar cap
ton, Tho Youth and the Democracy" was set up
instead of "Nstional Democracy" &c. We will pub
lish the latter next week. Meantime, some very good
phosophizng may be found in tho article copied by
mistake.