Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-09-02
FEDERAL uECENCY.

FEDERAL DECENCY.
II is with modification AMI regret in this
enlightened age, in the Capital ul' the L. 3,
we are called upon 10 declare that since The
rctoin. Of the Bank Bill series al pretty
and contemplate insults have bceu offer
c,l 10 our Chief Magistrate and his family.
because, lorsOotlI. Tie President dared to
respect his oath Of office, and save the
Constitution ofthc United States from de-
struc'ion. Many Of the lower order. Of So
ccty, instignlel, no doubt. by rogues IN
ruifes, assemble; in The front OF the Presi'
den's House, broke open The iron gates
to The grounds, sang obscene and bacchan-
allan songs under his windows, sroaned
like true WhisJ in distress at the corners
ofhis dwelling, and would have burnt him
in ciigy but for the polite request Of the
Mayor Of Washington to omH hQi interest
ing ceremony on the occasion. The scf
uords of the Mayor prevailed. aud the lin
kettle band confined themselves 10 Acom
Lus,ibie insults, aud music Of leather, brass,
o'clock, a. NJ. was taken up, and The whole
city were disturbed by sounds which could
only have proceeded from the lungs OF i
dying monster under the shadows Of night.
We are informed tha, the Presidents
fnmly was much alarmed Il, iirst; that his
daughter threw herself upon her fathers
neck, in tears. crying out. They will
murder you! they will murder you." This
is but n sequel TO the strange scenes that
have been enacted in the White House by
the mYrmidons of the bank party during
The lime The President had the Bank Bill
puder consideration. Threats, tcars- cur
sas, and lrnwns were rained down in one
sofnnon shower upon the head OF the
Giaer of the American People; and if vio-
essee ttuot personall could have prevented
feaientfrom setoing The bill, il would
llshave been the law OF the land.
but one commentto make upon
sas II isdlsgFacelul to the City of
ID i, aEti Insulting 10 The rnajesty
the + lsle iean pcopSe--disgraceful TO
lie rit ealise he police should have
ase gsried and insrlg ing is slie aisEican
People, because il was 81 q net OF violence
perpetratoti upun The personof The Chief
Magistrate forhayins dared 10 Keep insio-
AiercHdria n. CD Iader. ---
ssptsl lzs 3 c0py
ifpin die ea extra of Saa-
Ils z Hit. liio lo.Ipwins account Of
an aisiiciing occurrence.
from n Sloar, formerly
ibis city, n: following puricu-
Il a os fle most affecting occurreu-
has deaf beeu our lot to record.
"a sbogl 49o'cock on Friday night,
se ssFuIso out in n carpenters shoP on the
yFssi side OF the Oswcgo Canal, Il, dis
iaBce of perhaps 100 yards from its juno
siis,t, with The Erie Canal
From The cumbusliblc nature Of the
materials, the fire extended rapidly, aud
attracted as well large concourse Of cit
zcns aud strangers, is The members Of The
fire department, who were promptly on
the spot and proceeded with their usual
aacrity and daring to cxtineuish it. a
barrel Of gunpowdcr which, unknown TO
anv. unlcs, il were The proprietor, had
been recently stored upon The premises,
isni,cd and exploited with terrible effect.
Not less than thirty persons were iu
srnn,ly killed, aud from forty to fifty wouu
tcd, many Of them 50 badly as 10 leave no
hope Tor their recovery. The extent OF
the calamity is by no means yet known,
as some persons were known to have been
thrown iuin The Canal, aud numbers were
missing. When The cars left Syracuse on
Saturday morning. at eight o'clock, the
ci,ixeus were engaged in letting the water
out of the Oswc.o canal, in order 10 recov-
or the bodies Those who had been thrown
into il.
\ railroad car was despatched to Au-
burn for medical ai,l. as it WAS impossible
for the physicians AT Syracuse or in the
nci.hburIuod 10 attend 10 all The sufferers,