Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-05-20

The Agricullurist.-We have received
the four 6rst numbers of the second volume
of this periodical, published in Nashville
Tenn, at SO per annum, payable in ad-
vance !; and take pleasure in recommend
ing il to the patronage OF Agricul,urists and
the public generally, as it contains a varIe-
" Of useful matter on numerous subjects,
as we'll as that of Agriculture; and is Pc
riodical that deserves 10 find place in the
library Of all who seek knowledge.
Tsnt;loquism.-The citizens of our viii
lase were much sra,i6ed by an exhibition
given by Mr.. D. E. DUDLEY, of his won
derful powers OF ofVENrkLoeulsm. and pro-
fciency in the Art of Legerdemain, and
the tricks done by him, were both amusing
and instructive; we therefore recommend
him to the public as worthy of patronage.
The Appeal of the Journeymen Tailors'
in Augusta. which appears in our columns
to-day ought to receive the notice OF all
Glasses of mechanics in the country, and
such steps, taken to stop in future. all such
aris,ocra,ic proceedings, either by holding
upto public scorn the employer who would
place the white journeyman upon level
with the negro, in all the cities ofthe Un'on'
through the medium of The independent
presses, or handbill his or their names in
every city, hamlet or village in our vast
extent of country; and we hope there are
no presses in the country but would assist
them, 10 the maintenance Of their mechan-
ical rights. The case of the journeymen
Tailors we conceive to be hard; more es-
pecially, as the employers have not, we
are informed, reduced their prices, one
iota, to the consumer, but are now putting
work, made by negroes. who are known to
be inferior workmen, upon the public, at
the same rates, as that made heretofore by
white workmen OF the first class. We have
always been, and still remain, advocates
for fair prices, to journeymen mechanics,
and have always considered that employ
-ers, in all cases of reduction, should COM
mence the work themselves towards their
customers, thereby showing an example,
which the iourneymen will, without muir
mer generally follow; but we 6nd, in all
cases of reduction Of wages, the consumer
is never once thought Of as party, and the
poor journeyman, who has to do all the la
Dor, is the only sufferer. Some employers
are apt to cry out "hard times" when
they find they have made bad speculations,
in Bank, Rail Road, Canal, or other vision
ary stocks, Others dabble too much in po-
litical stock, with the hope its, at least,
raising them, above par, by their appoint
ament to some good office, and when:such
employers are disappointed. which some
must be, they almost invariably fly to the
reduction of the prices given to tho jour.
-neyman mechanic, or other hirelings under
their control, to make up, sometimes, the
losses sustained. We do not think we
would hazard contradiction, in saying that
We have no regular bred mechanic in our
village, or district who would offer white
man, who had served regular time at
any business, the same price they would a
negro.
We would recommend to the notice Of
our citizens who trade in Augusta, Mr..
JAMES MANAHAN, No. 222 Broad.slreet,
as gentleman, who has acted the part of
an honest mechanic, by employing white
journeymen, instead Of negroes, and feel
confident they will find him worthy of
their support.
The NJ, Ero ofateo thot daniel Weh-