Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-10-20
cH.RLrsros CORRESPONDENCE.

CulRLRsroN. October 18th, 1888.
Th. great contest for Legislative honors CAME On
ON Monday snd Tuesday last, and tho votes were
oo,ptoa and declared ON Wednesday evening The
vote pollsd was not very large one the attention o.
onr ui,izsus generally being more absorbed in the
earss and sympsthies of the social circle, than IN Tue
tarmos Of the political arena Still there were tui
xsisut numbers interested in various ways IN the re-
suit, to impart to it all those srosser features oi
.nirtsa election canvas with which, unhappy for u.s.
our usually quiet city is becoming too familiar III
the true spirit of modern red Republican simplicity
and equality, which the bles,ed ~ boon Of universal
,usraes has impressed into our election franchise
went up Monday to my own poll TO aepos'' qu'e',
" and composedly in the ballot book thnt great anu
nesnablo trcasure Of free nan, my cote ana iouhu
myself side by side in almst afectonate proximity
with FREQ aud independent citizen In his snir'
sleeves, who with peru.t dropped in prob
ably for the eighth time, (as We have Just that num-
Der Of election Wards) his third tickets which were
.ucrss,iyey put into his hands by another rowdy be-
hind him. the poor devil Leng utterly une"nsciout toi
whom he WAS voting, mud doubtless unable TO rena th,
names Of the candidates vsted for. 1t made me te.
very sad to think that this low b!ackgusr nutonaton
fp.rhaps Just from E"tt Street or rome similar dis
rusng hiding place Of dchsuchery and vileness sn'
only resident .f the City J"r je,s A""r') should
s1ercse sight time. tho influence ut this election, thu
could representing property. family and local IN
forests ut stake Several Of these libels ON "tr.'
aud independent citixens were arrested and lodgs,
In Jail on the first day Of the cleetion to answer io
ths,s outrageous trcspntss on the purity OF the oai
lot box. Every decent member of the coinmun't,
must feel per,uuay dsgrncsd by the frequent repeti
ton OF such scenes at our October elections, ant
ready to unite in auy lawful movement for thor sup
prsssun Ii ths foul stigma be not nj once ateinpt.'
to b. cast from u.s. there is realizing to what com
plexion Of rowdyism and corruption, our whole sys
tom of choosing rulers aud representatives will com
ct last.
IN the election fur member Of Congress there Wa
no real opposition to Mr.. Miles, Gen. Gadsdcn, ~h
had been nominated having publicly declined run
ming. The Senator ulvrt, Mr.. Lcsesno is unirorsnl
esteemed NJ gentleman Of puro aud heightened CHAR
acsr far above the reach Of Intrigue aud corruption
and will confer honor upon the oco to which he hs
been elevated. Several changes have b0en made j
the Delegation, old and tried members left at home
and now and inexperienced young aspirants put |
their places.
The Health Report Of Monday last an oinced
deaths from Yellow Fever, being decline OF q froi
the previous week. 1t has been gradually sbatini
but should not be surprised if the Scsnes of elacto
week do not have some bearing upon tho csaracte
tof the next Bill of Mortality. For the informato
Of your readers, give you comparative statemen
for which am indebted to the industry Of the ger
tlsmen connected with the Courier"