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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-11-04

Captain Make, Gregg. OF the Richland Eo-
lun,cer Rife Corps. was elected on Saturday
The 23rd inst, Colonel Of he 23rd Regiment
South Carolina Militia
The following, from the South Carolina Tenn
perance .idrocaie. proves tha, the good cause OF
Temperance is gaining ground. and the custom
Of candidates keeping open hOuses aud treating
voters, is falling in the back ground.
"RichIand District has reason /" be proud Of
this high-nindcd aud honorable officer. IL has
long been said, that candidate in Richland Dis.
,rc, mus, treat 10 liquor or lose ms election-in
other words must resort 10 bribery OF be defeat
ed. Capt, Gregg. however, with purity OF
principle aud moral irnness. that reflect ten
fold more honor on him ,han the official di>rinc-
lion he has gained, determined 10 run simply on
his own merits as Il gentleman and IN officer
scorning office iihe had To creep in,u il through
the low aud degrading path Of tie a,ins aud
bribery. He did not run n Temperance man,
for he is not member of Temperance Soci.
c,y-he simply announced his determination 10
treat no man Tor his vote. That he scrupuous.
" adhered 10. and old Richlund has shown lha,
she can appreciate and honor the man who has
the virtue and moral courage 10 net the high.
minded gentleman in an Election canvass ms
well rs in the socin circle. We hope the day
is not dis,lnt, when far higher honors shall
eyiuce TO Col. Maxcy Gregg that his talents.
integrity and gentlemanly bearing are fully
approximately tho c,zeas OF Richland district. y
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-11-04
instant.

Twenty four hands average I4a lbs.
Can Cambridge. Horns Creek. or nny other
Cotton region in Edge6eld equal i'll
A PLANTER.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-11-04

u The Ann ual Meeting Of the State Tenn
perance Society, will take place. in Columbia,
on Wednesday the oath Of November next
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-11-04

The augusta Mirror-Thi well edited Lite
,ary Periodical, still appears TO be advancing i'll
its original aud selected articles, 10 as great an
height for talent. as any Of the Southern Period
Gals now published No. % receivedthis week.
contains the commencement; OF Tale, entitled
Z" Fana,i cism, or the Family Of Duiarire-by n
Caiolnian-,hc author Of the Prize Tale
The Tale is taken from work written by Dr..
Hewitt, and published in l779. in London. en-
titled, An Historical accom-, of the Rise and
Progress Of the Colonies Of South Carolina and
Georgia" The Tale will no doubt be interest
ing to Carolnicns as well as GcorgIans, and
from the hasty glance we have taken Of what is
contained in this number, we are induced 10 be-
lieve, That the reader will be pleased with the
Tale. and in fact, handsomely compensated for
the trfe he has TO pay for ayear's subscription.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-11-04
IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENT u THE TRASsron.

IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENT II THE TRiSsFoh'
TATfos OF coTTos BY WATER.
A patent has recently been obtained by
George r. Giifin, Esq. of Alabama. ior an
improvement in The manner ofiransportIns
cotton 10 market BY water, which promi-
ses to he thing Of great Importance to
The producers Of that article, as lis convey
ance is rendered independent Of steam
boats or other vessels, aud can be effected
when the water in our rivers is SO low rs
not 10 admi, of the passing of the llshtes'
craft. The bales Of cotton are made lnIo
RATS. and for this purpose cases oi water
proof canvass are provided for each bale,
which shall cover its bottom and four sides;
and these are 10 be furnished with lid oi
The same material, which in periods oil
heavy RAIN may be made for combining
these bales together so as to form rail OF
any desired dimensions. Ia narrow pas
ses they may be 50 arranged as no. 10 have
more than Two bales in width, md where
the channel admits Of j. the width may be
increased ad ibitum.
A well-packed bale Of two feet in height
will no, draw more than six inches of wa
ter; and should The bales ground they may
readily be noa;ed of without injury
Boards are TO be loosely laid upon the
bales to facilitate the walking upon the
raft The envelopes will last number
of years, and will soon repay their first
cost. In one disastrous year il is said that
halfa a million Of dollars were lost by The de-
struclion Of cotton on our rivers; and every
year the loss is immense. When we add
to this the impossibility OF navigating our
waters at many seasons Of The year, which
tho mode of conveyance in question nP-
pears likely 10 obviate, its actual economy
may become grea, recommendation oft.
At all events, the paIentce, who is well
acquainted with The business. has cvinced
hi, own confidence in the utility Of the
plan by ordering sufficient number Of
the water. proof envelopes, 10 give, AT his
own expense. a practical demonstration Of
its value; and who will moi wish him the
most perfect success!-National Intel.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-11-04

We have this week received, from n. York
number Of well edited, and well printed
Weekly Newspaper, entitled b" The Mechanic
which we take pleasure in placing upon our
exchange list, Upon perusing the contents OF
its columns, we find it to be publication Of
a kind. long wanted, in every section of our
country. and ought TO be in the hands Of all
men Of Science, as il contains accounts Of new
inventions, with plates explanatory Of the m.
Mechanics, by proper care in filing away It's
numbers. will have nj: :hand, textbook, which
will at all times assis, them 10 refresh their me-
morics. in any Mechanical. .Ar they may be stu.
dying; and by this means make themselves
efficient i'll theory. Of what they may not have
had II chance of acquiring by practice. The
Mechanic is published a, the low price of 81 80
per annum, or four copies for S5, in advance.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-07-29
THE Mcleod c,ASE

We had intended giving hrlef abstract of Judge Cow
ans able decision in the Mcleod case, but finding the
folio wing notice in the Philadelphia Times. we adop.
{ inst ad.
eve we're about to give the points Of this learned o.
pinon, but we feel that we could not IN our limited
space give an adequate impression of their conclusive
character The ddee has fairly exhausted the subject:
ard in doing has exhausted every legal authority OF
Tepute upon the law Of nations, every one Of which
singularIy maintains him in his position. He proves
beyond doubt from the most pro found sources, that
Great Britain had no right tn violate our territory; and
that lnatme Of peace no assumption Of hers could
possibly exonsrals ofhersnhacis lrom the cOnsa-
qnences off crime committed upon our soils
The Judge shows that the disturbances on the, fon>
tier could not be construed into war; since even Lord
Cook has declared besidesa hosl Of ohsr revereaced
legal authorities, that fa the subjects Of king werO
to make war without the assent Of their king or anoh-
country in league with it, there would still be
breach Of the league between The two countries" He
ago shows from Vaite, and others, that tis unlawful
attack an ensmyin nsptral country, or to commit
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-07-29
CORRECTION.

The Advocate calls our attention to an in the
list of Receipts and Expenditures, which we published,
1t says and malicionsly insnuaes that done on
purpose to prove Mr.. Overholt def,nIter) that we
make the of Balance in the Treasurer'S hands,
$46S9Ol, when the correct report ofthe Advocate was
$lO39,Ol. We happy to stand corrected but
we insist that neither efthe reports true
A correct report would have read thus.
"Amount in the Trea'urer'u hand, 5000.
Balance someDhere else.--gone enst."
So far from our making Mr.. Ovsrho defaulterto the
amount of sia hundred dollars, we charged him with
being in defaut over THREE THOUSAND DOL>
LARS, and we eier,e 'the CHARGE and chal eugs
him to prove the contrary. Will the Advocate correct
the error he madei
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-07-29
THE CLoVEN FOOT.

ETWhen the Devil tempted Eve, in the Garden oI
Eden, he assumed tho form Of serpent.
When the editor orthe Advocate temptH the people
OF this county he bsc mes his own correspondent ana
writes over the signature Of ia Whig," "a Dsmo''at,
or Ga Farmer" There is this difference, however,
Between The two Lucifers Tho one was ableto con-
coal his cIoven foot The other has not that much Sa'
Eacity, for though he endeavors to cover it up, yet
somes peepna out in every thing ho says. We ceral>
" have some Commisseralon for him, and while we
sxpoxe the fraud he practices upon the publc-whie
we should condemn the mean and dastardly plan he
pursues, off quilting tire people with his own commuui'
cations, over name which he disgraces We must ply
him. and make some allowance. II ia the only resource
left him: the only ambush he can skuk behind to play
the assassin. Any man who has conducted press as
long as he has should have at least the confidence OF
his own party. He should have looked forward, and
paid some regard 10 truth as he passed along. SO that no
eonld in his old age be believed, by his word without
being compelled toay to sumo lurking place. to fight
under ancther name, when grey hairs have como upon
him. Bur how is il' After an editorial life Of twenty
years, (which we will skip over this time) we fad
him not two months since, brought jury ot his
fellow cl,izenD; ten tweIfihs ofwhom were his pol-
cal associates, and convicted and wil slandsr
upon one ofhs fellow oilizsns. And can such a man
iniuie uSi Can he, bY assuming Golitiousnams os-
q his shafts 80 as take efecti Yethow perse-
lstingly, hspkpgss Palsied hand al Y in the dark
b a
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-07-29
DOWN WITH A UNITED STATES BANK.


rejoice in the signs Of the times. The untsrrlhed
Democracy ofthe land are moving. The dOings OF
Henry Clayhis dissemination to force upon the coun-
try National Bank-hus aroused every man, every re-
pubcan-and now, if bank is chartered, it must be
repealed Our Democratic Senators and Congressmen,
have one and all given notice. that soon as this bank
bill passed, they enter their protest against it, Prom>
Using to work at its destruction in every legal way un>
til it shall be destroyed. What says the Republican
Pressl Why from every state, "REPEAL's the
word. Aye, as the Baltimore Republican says
THE FLAG OF REPEAL,
Is waving from Charleston to the Ohio. from Carolina
to Maine Enlightened New HamPhire, the mountain
nymph, has spread 1t broadly to the free winds Of her
unmovng hills, and proclams that she will not admit
Cays bribng machine to be eStablished-attempted as
ii 10 by fasehoOd, fraud, and force. bank so esab-
lished says the Republican must be rushed uPon-ha-
ted-cursed- dsspised-trampled upon. Let the mot
to orevery patriot be- from this day FORTH "Down with
q Bank"
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-07-29
COMMUNICATED.

MEssRs. EDIroRE ln your paper of July S,you used
my name in cnnnGcti0n with th3 County Treasurer
asking him if had not been charged eight dnars zen.
alles aud stating that had demanded receipt &c.
of Mr.. Overholt. In the following week, IN Mr. Over.
hols slore Mr.. Overhot said TO that he had never
charged me any penalty, lie only told me so to make
others pay their taxes. I told him they were not the
words that passed between him and me. He then read
me paper con,radcting what had been said in your
paper and ssked me 10 sign il, refused, stating that
it did not contain the words that passed between him
and me when paid my taxes. Mr. Overho then
made some alterations, hut did not sign II; then
went out with Mr.. Meese, aud met Mr., Patrick Meese
said Patrick would fix il 30 that could understand it.
Mr. Patrick interncd it, and ilwas read over, and they
said ii intimated about the thing the words that
rassed between me and Mr.. -Oyerh0lt. Not being an
English scholar did not understand it so, but took
their words for il, and signed il.
Ater it was published found out that it placed ne
falsely before the public, and now out with
f, statement Of all that passed between me and Mr..
Uverholt.
When called on Mr.. OveRho in Jannary last to
pay my ta>es, which were upwa da of So he told me
that he would chafgs me the penalty; asked him then
how much the penaity wou be. tie said seven dol
lars and some cents. told him as times were hard
he ought not to charge me the penalty, Mr. Cryder
had never done it although had paid my taxes late;
He said that ho wanted to close his books, and from
that day he should charge the penalty on ALL asked
him then If he won'd not take wood for the penalty.
He said that he would. He then told me that If any
body asked me, i'll had paid i, should say that had
| promised to haul the wood, but had other business
and did not although always expected to pay it,
Ill Mr.. Oyerllo asked TO sign The paper which
published in the Advocate when he said he never in.
tended 10 charge me any penalty This is the whole
amount Of it
SIMON BECK.
Jnly 30, 1871.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-07-29

Tho Bay Slate Democrat calls upon tue Democratic
P,ess in the following language:-"Ths people have
mprsthun orce epudiated National Bank. Let them
build up one iftey dare. But let tho opponents Of
Bank openly ana earessy declare, that they vii put
ii DOWN that if the Federass dare violate the Con
siltuon, the Democrat, DARE to defend it, and i,av-
en- giving them power will restore it TO the people, pure
AZ it came from the hands Of i,s trainers. WedO now
soemnly de,lare and would that every Democratic Jour
nal IN tho Union would take the ground, that we
will meyer sanction the erection Of National Bank ;tlu,
should such an Institution be chartered, will do all
chat we can to ouncharter i.
We plant ourselves upon this principle; we unfnrl
our banner to the breeze and nscrbe upon it in letters
plain and emphatic, The tmottn: NO NATIONAL
BANK. NOW AND FOREVER
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-07-29
OHIO MOVING.

A meeting of Republicans at Carthage, Ohio, (say'
an exchange have protested against this unconstluon
al project ofCayss-and resolved. that if adopted by
Congress- it is "nuIl and void"- they pledge ihem>
selves to oppose 1t, 'unt repealed otherwise bloed
from existence. They have resolved to vote for no
man 10 Congress, who will no, pledge himself to the
repeal They deuounce the friends Of national Bank
National Debt aud an arbitrary Distribution of the
Peoples Money hostile to the safety, interest," and
liberties of The country and ns public cnemes.'
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-07-29
SOUTH CAROLINA FOR IT.

Tho Charleston Mercury thus speaks:-"We rejoice
ia thcae signs The people will not allow Their hanos
10 DO tied by trick, As Clay said National Bank u
broad is to he fought by National Bank at hone-so
the people say, that the Notification of,he Unconsttu.
,oua Charter, which is to rise by the VI laon Of the
Charter of American Freedom. The two charters can.
no, coe1isi and what Republican will hesitate mos
ent to rescue Ie cnrIer u Union, by traDplng down
IL, once the charter given by swindins politicians to
swinding fnancers to arrest the distribution set
on foot to State Beggars by Federal robbersl Mammon
icris on the Wings, as it led on the Ministry of tho
.IirA George, to tax the Colonies without their con'
sent:.and Mammon is strong spriHt--a strong man
armed, but stronger than he May be aroused. The
Dollar is potent but not almighty: money, the thirst for
which is the only Wing Princi2lo-s the end and aim
Of every Wing MEASURE is great coTruPte but truth is
Ye, mighty as she fyore-and The same principle,
will rise again. and Mamnon be again covan down.
From the momeut Bank, whether called Fiscal Bank
or Fiscal Agent is thrust upon the country by Con'
gress-let the denda est Cartilage DO the burden of
svery Republican spesch. Let us take our children to
ihs altar to swear immortal enmy against it,"
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-07-29
PHILOSOPHICAL FACTS.

Spynd travels at The rate Of AZ feet per second 10
air 4g6O in water 1890 in cast iron, I70O0 in steel,
$4,000 in glass and from 1886 10 1000 in wood.
MsrcurJ II ezss nt 80 degrees Fahrenheit and hocom.
eS soid mass maleable unGeE the hammer.
Tie greatest height at which The visible Clouds ever
exist does poi exceed ten milea.
Air is about times lighter than water
The pressure Of the atmosphere upon every square
foot ofihs earth amounts to 260 Mound, An ordinary
sized man. supposng his surface To he Ia square feet
sustains the enormous pressure cf3O 24O pounds.
Heat rarifes air to such extent that it may be made
to OCCUPY or 500 times the space il did before.
The rioence the expansion Of WGtcT when ireeI>
ing is sufficient TO ceave globe ofcopper OF such thick
ness as to require force O26OOO pounds to produce the
same effect.
During the conversion of es into water, lao degrees
OF heat are absorbed.
Watcr, when converted into steam increases in bulk
1900 times
One hundred pounds of wafer ofthe Dead Sea con-
taips As pounds fsalt.
The mean annual depth Of Rain that falls at the Equa-
tor is SO inches.
Assuming the temperature Of the interior orthe earth
10 increase uniformly descend at the rate OIL dss
gree in 46 feet atths depth Of 60 miles will amount to
100000 degreesF Fahrenhiet>-a degree heat sufficient
to Gnse all known substance.
The explosive force Of closely confined Gtmpoedsr is
six and half tons 10 the square inch.
HaiLstORes sometimes fall with yelicy Of lib feet
in a second Rain "a feet in a second.
The greatest artificial Cold produced is 81 de-
grees Fahrenheit.
Electricitu moves with greater velocity than light,
which traverses 300 600 miles ofspace in second Of
time
Thunder can he heared at the distance Of thirty miles.
Lightning can bo seen, by reflection, at the distance
of2OO miles.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-07-29

MORE EN0vEL THAN PLEASANT,--The Buffalo "pen,
ny press" Monday last says cast away in sna
oa of the "Thrce Sisters small Islands situated in the
rapids just above tie falls. No human fooisep known
to ave been tie spot before An effort making with
ropes from, the upper end Of Goat Island get n tie outer Sis
Ihe story not hoax, and the editor pledges his word
that il is not the case is truly malenchOly one.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-07-29
SIMON BECK.
--=-sLA------
CUAGRESS,
Correspondence of the N. Y Post.
July 29, la4l.

Wilmington, July 2ls'.
The Senate dnished the bark bill TO-DAY, as far as
their quaisi communities of the whoe is concerned The
amendments are gone through with, and The bill
mended, has been ordered TO be psinied
Several important amendments, all prelicated upon
the supposiinu that the bank 10 90 into operation
were offered by the opposition, ard duly negatved.
The remarks of the democratic senators on this the
last day for aQenIins tho bill we'll worthy Of no.
tcp.
Among the amendments was one by Mr.. Buchanan,
requiring that the bank should have dollar in specie
for every three dollars OF circulation MIR. b. showed
by reference The experience TO the ex perence Of the
bank Of tbs bank ofthe United States, and Of other
banks, that the provision was necessary for The safety OF
the bank, The amendment w2s p,Jected. Mr. Buch-
anan then tried G'ur fur one, thinking that even this
would be something gained, but Mr.. Benton stated his
objections to voting for it after the prsvlous proposition
which he considered important and SO obviously just
had Deen defeated, and MI. Buchanpn Withdrew it.
We are in the dark the faa of lhiss bill in the
Senate. But the wish ofmany ofboh parties is that
Mr. Cay's bill would pass both Houses, and that The
President sonld then have the responsibility ot saying
yes OF no to it, It's suspected that Mr.. Clay will not
be In hurry to call up his bill
In the House, Mr.. Sergeant, from the Committee on
the Currency reported bank bill similar in principle
aad provslhns to Ciay's.
The Currency Committee also repOrteG the Senate
bill To- repeal the Sub Treasury aet.
July 22d.
In tho House Mr. Nisbet, Of Georgia, mads a very
long speech in which he took up the mer;s Of the iar'
III question: During his remarks le made some pointed
allusion to the position of Alr, WISE and nlimsed
something about tho latter being dictator. etc.
Mr.. Wisereplisd in an equally severe munnar, and
uttered defiance to MIR. Nabet in very strong language
Mr. Nsbet rejnined in equally severe manner. Tie
clio Sed by saying that if the momber from Virgnia felt
conscious ofhaving done wrong, and wished to make
reparatiop, he [MI. ny would meet him more than
halfway. II, on the CONTRARY, the member conceived
that he himselfhad beeninursd, be might either ask
for satisfaction or take it in any way he might think
proper.
The greates excitement prevailed, and at the close
Of the remarks of Mr. Nsbet the House immediately ad
joarped.
TIE Senate has been engaged the whole day on the
Bunkruha bill The Fsual Bank bill having atlhsngep,
wish Of MfClsy been laid on the table. ~ q
P.S, I'VE barn BY to day y's mail, that tho Bankrupt
Bill, and tho LoAa bill hayo passed the Ssuales
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-07-29

0The N, Y. Courier, (CIay's orgnn) is out upon
the Cabinet. Itssys: "Mr Webster s publicly given
as the authority that NJ. Tyler will veto the Ban, bull,
ifpresented to him with provision that ,he Institution
may establish bran ches without the consent of The
States; and we now repeat that rvery hour which he
ornny Of his associates known to be inavo ofa Nation
al Bank remained in tho Cabinet after this knowledge,
was comproniae Of principle to place"
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-07-29
THE TRuTH WILL OuT.

By communication in another column, will heseen
specimen of the political raScaliiy attempted 10 be
praoised upon Lol.es man, by sat of corrut pol.
ilcians, in der to themselves from tho eve
crations of an indignant community. Butruth is nigh.
ty and will rre,aa What must be thought Of the man,
aye the public officer, who would audueny get anih-
er mans name to bit ofpaper, BY nisreprrsentng tS
contents him. and then 10 hope bny him up for the
paltry sum of seven darsi Wonder iftherc was ev>
cr any "Pipe aged in Tuscarawas county. BY the same
meansi But more anon.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-07-29

D'The Lateral Canal running Gom the 0hio Canal,
to New Philadelphia, is competsd so rs TO allow
the passage Of boats. On Saturday last, undsrstnd
The first boat passed through, laden with -four manufac
tured at the New Philadelphia Mills. These mills are
now carried on very extensively, more so than any
others in this section Of the Stale. They will doubt
be ogrea interest 10 this place. well the wheat
growers of this and The adjoining Counties For is
we'll known that Mile" can afford to pay mors Than
those whobuy to sail again.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-07-29

McLEoD--The impression having gone abroad that
McLcods counsel would appeal, from the recen, deci
sion of the Supreme Court to the Correction of Err
rors the Utica Observer states that they entertain
such iutenlon but in accordance with the esquesl Of
the nris oner will proceed to trial immediately
"rhe argument Of the Supreme Court, says that
paper ''is deemed to have settled concluSiuey the le
gal points in the controversy: and the hope of obtaining
reversal of Its decision by an appeal to the Court of
errors i moi we beheye INDUCED by any hody. Me-
Ieod is now in charge of the Sheriff Of this comfy
i, whose custody he probably will remain unit, his'r'
al which we learn he is anxious should take plare
as soon as possible, being enry confident, as he as
serts Of his ability to furnish the most conclusive
proof lha, he had no participation in the outrage for
which he stands indicted.
trial has been ch nged from Niagara to Oneida Couny,
and the examination will commence in September next