Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-05-02

us present uoOu, VIII cuD from luelf sHoEcs,
never to return again.
I. BY c. Edmondsion, Esq.-North
CarOiina-She was up and doing when
The battle was fought for independence
from abroad. she is not found wanting when
we strive for independence at home.
Edward j. Hale, ESQ.,, of North Caro-
lima, made the response for our near neigh
Dor, and in the course of his remarks he
alluded to tile circumstance that the dis
tingui,hed Senator present from South
Caroliua had spoken Of several of the
Southern STATES, as having been asleep,
until of late, and had once spoken Of n.
Carolina as having been in pnlractcd
sleep. lie was very glad to announce,
that his native Stale, whatever she may
nave been, was no longer asleep, she had
risen like strong man from her slumber,
and was up and doing in the race oienter-
prize and improvement. She was rapidly
developing all her resources, multiplying
her facilities of internal aud external inter
course, and was making such progress in
manufactures, that ere long she would be
found importing cotton from her Southern
neigIbors, and exporting her fabrics in re-
turn. He gave
The City Of Charleston: May she con-
tinue TO fight The great battle of Southern
Commerce, until her sun shall have reach
ed its meridian-and then may it be conf
manded to stand still forever.
The remarks of Mr. Hale brought out
Mr.. Preston, who humorously conceded
that he had on one occasion, at meeting
of his constituents, half in jest and halt in
earnest, called North Carolina, "lhe Rip
Van Wlnkle of the South" but if he had
imagined it would have been offence. or
that it would have travelled beyond the
walls Of the building, where it was spo-
ken, he would never have uttered it,. He
was free TO confess. however, that it may
have done North Carolina some service
aud he has freely mingled since with her
generous people, and believed in lis heart
they had forgiven him for ii. He admit
ted that she was now ,cide di0ake, and a
worthy compeer of her sisters in The race
Of enlerprize and glory.
8. BY Gen. HamiIton-1He City of Au-
guSta-She first opened The book, long
sealed 10 the Southern States, in which
was traced The course that their wealth and
patriotism required them 10 pursue.
Mr.. A. J. Miller, Of Augusta, made a
happy response to this toast, and offered
the following:
The Hon. Hugh S. Legare-A worthy
son of South Carolina-We have heard
of him in Georgia, and desire 10 remem-
Der him.
The loud plaudits, with which this Toast
was received, and the deafening calls for
Mr.. Legare, brought forth from that gen.
tlenan one of those thrilling bursts of TN
premcditated eloquence, which alike ell
rapture the audience and mark the genius
Of the speaker. Few men possess the
rare gift Of speech, instinct with rich and
profound thought, which characterizes the
discourse Of this accomplished orator, and
invests him with spell OF wizard potcn-
cy. His alusion TO the Steam Engine,
rendering commerce no longer the sport of
the winds and waves, and destined TO
equalize the ports of the earth in the COM
petition for the trade of the world, was
most striking and felicitous. The effect
of the excIamalion-"Thc Merchant is
a5road-a greater than the School master
--civilzing, humaniziDg and blessing
mankind"-was electric. We attempt no
sketch, but content ourselves with saving
that the effort was as brilliant and mas
tcrly as the united power Of reason and
engucnce could make it. Mr.. l.. con-
cuded with the following beautiful senti-
mcnl.
Commcrce---The hest hand-naid of
Chrlstianity-The true (osler-morher of
civiIization-llcr spirit is"eood will among
men,"--her smile is "peace on earth"
9. BY the Hon. Alfred Iluger-Ihe Re-
public Of Teras--The blood of her people
is Of the Saxon die, and liberty is their
instinct. Her warriors sprane from the
South and the West, and their spirits are
invincble. Her exhaustless resources, so
recently made manifest by Que of our
most distinguished citizens, give new evil
dence that her course is onward and her
triumph certain.
Gen. Hamilton, who had just returned
from visit TO this young and kindred re-
pubIi" of the South, responded for her, in
an eloquent speech, painting the beauty
of her natural scenery, and describing The
cxhausIess fertility of her soil and the
cheering abundance of her resources. He
ended with the following sentiment:
The Republic of Ieras-Our first child
IA thrifty han,lng-having most extra
ordinary family likeness.
IL. BY james Robertson, Esq.-Great
Britain--Our falherland, from which our
principles of liberty must receive nurture
aud support.
This sentiment was received with loud
and lung continued plauhirs. After the
noise subsided, Her Britannia Majesty's
Consul m this Civ. VIM. OpiIby. ESn.