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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-04-13

Fr'rafc Sponges.--The big Bankruptcy
sponge OF the WhiCs in Washington has
brought no real relief after all. IT'S great
defect is that it does not allow men to wine
out their debts and at the same time TO hold
their propcrty--a shameful omission-le,
the Clay party take care that it be remc-
died IN their next Presidential promises.
In Virginia there have been public meet
inss and heroic resolutions adopted by
which shrrilis who undertake TO perpetu-
ate the enormous oppression Of selling pro-
perry under execution. are 10 be considered
as wild beasts, and hunted down in the
specifies, way. la Georgia something Of
the same kind seems brewing. If we NAV
believe the following cxrrac, Of letter
which we find in the last Chronicle & Sen.
I'VE seriously aPprehend eeacral sus-
pension OF The Law in the Wes,ern part Of
Georgia. Tie SherilTslopcd and prevent
cd court in Murray; in GiImerl The Sheriff
failed to raise money and went of to avoid
Il rule. We doubt whelher there will be
court in Walker or Floyd. There isa
large majority of suspension men in the
Cherokee country. aud they will elec,
Sheriff who will pcGurc himself for tho
purpose ol disappointing the Courts"
We are very glad to find ia ,h. Consn-
tutioaafisi letter from Gov. Mcdonald in
which he considers and decides assins, the
reasons thai have been strongly urged in
different paris Of The Siaic in favor Of IN
Extra Session ofthe Legislature. In this.
The Governor has, in our opinion. taken
the part ola pruden. and wise officer. and
however, 1t may gricve some al present.,
the Stale willthunk him for i, in due time.
II harLesion Me.cury.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-04-13

Intendant-Wm. N. Myers.
Rardeas.-Bernard Reilly. Dr.. 4. S. Clifton
Wm B. Stanley, f. J. Arthur, Thomas II
Wade, J V. Lyes.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-04-13
From Me Nee Orleans Be.. aIst ~.

nOh cAf2.
The steam packet New Yora arrived al
2 O'Clock yesterday, bringing Galveston
dates 10 The 18th inst. The u1Ds, impor-
'ant intelligence received by this arrival IS
The annexed proclamation Of President
Houston, declaring The ports Of Mexico TO
he in state Of blockade:
By the President o + the Republic Of TerGs.
A PROCLAMATION OF Blockade
To all to whom these prcaeais shall
come; Know ye. that /, Sam Houston.
President Of The Republic of Texas, aud
Commander-in. Chief OF the Army aud
Navy-By virtue of my aathaFi.y, and
The power vesIed in me By Law, aud for
the purpose Of more elIectualiy prosecuting
The warm which Texas il na3 engaged
with Mexico-do hereby order, decree and
proclaim that all the pons ofthe. Repub
lic Of Mexico, on IFS Eastern coast, from
Tobasco. IN the State Of Tobaseo, to Mat
amoros, IN the State Of Tantappalis, in
cludins those ports. aud comprising the
month OF Rio Grande del Norie aud the
Brazos Santiago, and also all the inleis,
csiuarics and passes nn the said eastern
coast of Mexico-and from after tho date
Of this proclamatiou. in state .of actual
aud absolute blockade by the Rrp.ed vcs-
sells Of this nation.
And inrthe purpose of carrying this or
der, decree, and proclamation iu,o com.
Plete elect, an armed naval force now is,
and will be continued 10 he kept at or near
the sa,d ports. nieis and passcsof the cas-.
tern coas, of Mexico, entirely safficien, to
cnforce this decree.
For any 5rcarh or efFor, a, breach Of this
blockade, the offending vessel and cargo
will be liable to conlisca,ion. and the Off.
GERS and marines of such vessel will be
subject 10 the penallics attached TO n
brearii Of blockade.
This decree shall take effect as 10 yes
sells sailing from New Orleans. within
three days afteris publication 10 that city.
and within FIVE days as 10 eny neutral port
within tho Gulf OF Mcxico--wiiiin twenty
days as To my port in The United States,
north Of the Gulf of Mexico. aud in forty
FIVE days as TO vessels from any ports in
Europe.
In witness whereof. ! have hereunto
affixed my hand aud the great seal
Of this Republic, al The city OF
Houston, this lwesty-sixlh day Of
IL, S. March, in The year Of our Lord.
one thousand eight hundred and
forty two. and Of the independence
Of The Republic th- seventh.
SAM. HOUSTON.
BY the President.
ASsos JoSxs, Secretary Of State.
The Mexican forces retrcaIe sitter sack
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-04-13

The Charge d AiIaircs from the Govcrnmcn,
ofTcxas, TO Great Britain aud France. the
Hon. Aslhel Smith. ard Mr. George K. Tcu-
lon. Secretary ALLEGATION. have arrived in the
city OF Washington.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-04-13

Temperance Couse.-A wonderful work
has been achieved in this town in the cause
of Temperance 10 very short period OF
lime, through the labors Of Mr. Carey,
delegate from the Washington Society OF
Baltimore, uitied by tho DhilanrhropIc ci'
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-04-13
Eeon he Ttn,pereuee Adroca,e.

Ia.em pc, arcr leads 10 Crime.-Nn one
who listened TO the trial Gf Gibson. dur'ug
the last Court in this place. for the Murder
Of Tines, could licn have doubted that
crime is the natural result of ilnicn,pcrancc.
Here was man. who. il seems from the
evidence. was no; liable TO sudden and
violen, outbreaks of passion. hut who new
erihelcss stands before the world with his
hands s,ecped in blood-wilh the blood Of
a friend. There had been no previous
quarrel sufficiently bitter Of itself, TO in-
aamo the passions no ranking cnmiiy 10
urge on 10 revenge. II was simply a
carousal among boon companions. and as
is ALWAYS The case in such carousals. rea-
sou was driven from her scat, conscience
drowned in strong drink. and The corrup-
lion Of the human heart was left, unchcck-
cd by reason or by conscience, to revci III
wickcdness-in crime.
The Murderer ras Moderate Drinktr!'
There is something startling in The very
announcement, Of this simple truth; and IL
should lend every moderate irinker TO pom
der over the history Of this miserable man,
aud to observe how the first step in vice.
led naturally To the seco,rI and OH 10 the
las, fatal one. rha, died his soul with blood
houesi hon and pc acciml irn:ic. Inc pursuit ot
WHICH would have chabled him To live
respectfully and ,niay up competency
for his old asr. had nc hcen industrious
and sober. lie had TOO. wife and per
haps children, for whom he was bound IN
honor 10 labor, Gu:ae ,ras moderate dfink'
er. He did not however continue so-mod-
crate drinking led on naturally 10 drunken.
observation-disclosures led on naturally TO
idlcncss-iilencss led on naturally TO low
aud debauchcd company-and III such
company the fatal act was committed.
He left his own wife, and lived with a
lcwd and drunken woman, keeping mis-
cradle little drinking shop, TO confirm hin
own ruin. aud lead others 10 similar late.
Mr.. Tines. The victim OF this dchauch,
was an honest. praceab!c aud industrious
man when snher; bu, unfortunately he TOO
was IN occasinu.l drinher. To indulge
this habit, lie called Il, night, at Gibson's
shop. who was then drunk; in little time,
Tipcs anil The freud who went with him
and the paramour Of Gibson. were all
drunk: A quarrel cnsucd: aad Gibson
levellcd sun bu' few fee, from Tines
body, aud hurried him without moments
warning, from the mi'ls, of drunken de.
bauch. To the Bar of God. Reader, il you
are a moderate drinker. pause and ak
yourself The qncs'iun-may not 100 be
led into drunken curousai by my love OF
drink. and iu some fatal hour when reason
shall he deli,roned and passion inilamcd
by strong drink, may not 100 prove a
murderer like Gibson, or fall like Tines,
before The drunken rusc of snme "i my
companiors! Moderate Drinkcr. reason
and conscience both tell YOU tina, such is
the natural tendency Of drinking. and That
such Il fate may be yours.
"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-04-13

.s:. coss;rsI Eais d nephew Of iise acniIs-
mn. X s,e .se name Yesiding in the civ oe
Ns os he action Of lI,e Senaie in Pow.
Ell st lsaa fics issns;rircd. but it Is ruuiored
iaii sesoiu.son waa passed requesting Tho
pfeasdess:tD f=yeke tic commission. Iiishut
due ID, ti,a II, stS,e fi,nt ,yle,, i,e tvos
informed az s,s ey IA ,b;s i,,div;,inl he
M ;,',; ~ 49,
,nfr ,s:.s -
aIy fh8a,s s.ls
+, I'm !.
the s,.Elees. - e ~. s
Ia ilie Honse "a n. n I, :.
Resolutions al lie Ieg;sS.szs sss. s.
Maine. co,,isn,n;u- ~ ,, "a
the policy of G
sales of Tie public lands MA n ",
Senator's and reo,,cs,;n, 49,.
to Use their inilue rc t - err ss n
Act Of las; session - 80 'sssss x * "
1.-THE Legisla.nre b,, ~, y. :. !.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1842-12-16
Der III o mt a1tofmfr.
MONDAY, DECEMBER ~, ls42.
A NATIONAL CONVENTION.

The time is approaching when the Wings should
organize for the Presidential contest in 1874. Some
of the Wing papers have thought it unnecessary to
call Convention for the purpose of nominating
candidates for President and Vice President think
ing that far the first was concerned, the people
again, who have already inscribed upon their ban
ners the name Of that noble son of the West, HEsRY
CLAY, prefer TO have the candidate decided upon by
National Convention, that we may 90 into the
field with that unanimity of feeling which con-
vention would probably effect and which is so es-
seniialy necessary for the of the Wing
didates. Several distinguished individuals have
been named candidates for the office of Vice Pre-
sident, but one il is believed, stand sufficiently
prominent before the people to obviatc the necessity
of calling a convention.
We 90 for a convention. Let our best men be
placed upon the tickct-let us be united. United
we stand, divided we fall - therefore we should
take every means TO ensure harmony of action
We have what the Wings can do when they
go TO work in the right way, and with the RICH,
spirit. May we not see the same devotion TO the
great interests Of the country again Are not the
Wings ready TO make every sacrifice for the success
of their principles' We believe they are-we be-
lieve the now betrayed and vanquished troops
will rally under the banner of those that shall
ceye the nomination for the Offices of President
and Vice President, and onward march 10 victory.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1842-12-16

embe, b;ennollv. thereafter, shall set up notifca
,;ons n, ,be us1sl places of warning freemen' 8
mee,;ngs notifying Inc freemen TO meet on said
first Tnesdav OF September, at the time and place
dcs;onated bv law for holding irccmen's meetings
in aid towns respectively for the purpose Of elect
In, s,cb rsnresen,ntive.
sSrc' q Section forty one Of said chapter one Is
90 amended as 10 read as follows: certificate Of
the nnrnber of votes for each candidate taken at
erv meeting hereafter 10 be holden as prescribed by
section forty of said chspter one signed recorded
scaIsd nm and superscrbed ns now provided by law
shall bv The uresdino officer of such meeting be de
lyered to The clerks Of the respective counties in
such district within one week ext after such meet
;ng
Sro. a. Section for,v.two of said CHAPTER one /.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1842-12-16

HARD TINES IN MIssoURI.-lt may be recolect.
ed that ExPresident Van Buren, wrote letter some
two years since, TO some one in the State Of Mis-
souri,, in which he described that state as enjoying
all the blessings which had endeav ored to i'm.
pose upon the whole Union, such gold flowing
up the Mississippi" &c. But we find that the views
OF the Ex-President were altogether maginary--the
good people of Missouri, Loco Focos and all, find
the times exceedingly hard They have watched
for the appearance of the gold, until they are tired
OF looking. l.. w. Boces, late Governor Of the
State, is out with letter upon the times in con.
sequence of "the great distress pervading the CON-
munity throughout the State" lie says he has be.
come convinced that "no measure of relief will be
of any benefit to the people unless they can be sup
piled with sufficient circulating medium. The
want of the one thing needful, the money, is the
cause of all the hard times We verify believe the
Governor has hit the nail on the head this time
The want of money" is doubtless the trouble.
But TO the remedy proposed. The Governor has
found clause in the charter of the Bank of Mis-
souri, which serves his purpose. The Bank is au.
thorized to receive fire millions Of dollars on deposi
and issue notes on it. This being his plan of ii.
nance, he proceeds
VI oottoWiiiB tine Sdlu sum OF hve
millions of dollars proposed in the bank charter
propose that the state shall lend her credit to our
state Bank, by issuing say five millions of her bonds
without interest, each bond to be one hundred thou.
sand dollars TO be deposited with the Bank; and up
on this deposit the Bank is to issue the same amour,
IN trust fund notes, of the denomination of los
2Os, SOS and 100 dollars each"
This, then, is the plan of finance these hard mon.
ey Loco Focos would adopt. Five millions of state
bonds without interest, is hard money foundation
indeed! This financier triumphs over all Difficult.
ties In case plaintiffs refuse to take the notes from
their Debtors they lose their and the notes
are to be taken for everything due the state No
Broker is to be permitted to exercise the business o
broker, without paying tax of one hundred dol.
lars per day; and any person, body polite or cor.
porate, who shall attempt to purchase the trust fund
notes short OF their par value shall be subject to all
the penalties he would impose upon brokers-pay
.he one hundred dollar tax, and be subject to heavy
nhe' The Governor is elected Senator in the
s'ate Legislature, and will, we presume, endeayor
TO carry out this financial scheme.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1842-12-16

The English papers are beginning the discussion
with regard to the disputed boundary in the Oregon
country. 1t is to be hoped that this question may
be speedily settled and satisfactorily as the other
boundary question which has been recently dspos.
ed of. Considerable portion of the territory, which
is believed to belong to most clearly, is now &C.
cupied by the British.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1842-12-16

AEBY KELLY, the well known Anti.Slavery lee
turer, has written letter accommodating the
whole Quaker Church. She alone constitutes the
regular Quaker Church from the date of her letter
The reason is-they don't come up to her views on
the subject Of Abolition.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1842-12-16

oHIPwREcK AND Loss OF LIvEs.-The De.
trolt Advertiser publishes The following, dated
at Aegan, Nov. 49,
The ship Milwaukee came ashore yesserdsI,
morning about two O'Clock, two miles north Of
the Kalamazoo. There were of officers add
crew fifteen persons on board, of whom butsa
are saved. Among the lost are all the Officers
The cook and two boys. have not learned he
names OF any except the captain, (Wetmore(
Her freight was mostly -four, of which she h,a
nearly full load. Report says she took @
barrels at st. Joseph.
Inc second mate and seven sailors let me
ship and swan for the shore-in the attenF
one OF the sailors was drowned. The six r.
naming sailors made their way to house Two
miles distant. On their return to the beach ~
second mate was pershng, and died ina es
minutes. They left the ship about o'clOd
in the morning.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1842-12-16

Inc Prize Fighters Senteneed-James Sullivan.
Two years State Prison John McC Chester. EIGHT
months County Jail, $500 fine and George Ken.
sctt, four months County Jail, 5000 fine.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1842-12-16

PARDON OF Col. WEBB.-The New ion
papers OF Tuesday announce the release Of 60.
We6o from imprisonment, under pardon lf0n
tne Governor. II is stated that the GoveTnns
gives his reasons at length, with some ioreee'
aamonltions to the party released as to his W
ture conduct.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1842-12-16

No. 3-4a .4ct 10 doide the State into Congressional
Districts.
II is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of
the State of Vermont as follows:
Sac. |. The State of Vermont is hereby divided
into four Congressional Districts.
SIC. 2. The first District shall be composed of
the counties of Windham Bennington and Rutland
SIC. B. The second District shall be composed
of the counties of Windsor and Orange
SIC. 4. The third District shall be composed of
The counties of Addison Chittenden, Franklin and
Grand Isle.
SIC. 5. The fourth District shall be composed
OF the counties Of Washington, Caledonia Essex,
Orleans and Lamoille.
SEC. 6. This act shall take effect from and after
its passage.
Approved Nov. 2, 1912.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1842-12-16

No An Act relating to The Election Of Rspresen-
tatiues 10 Congress,
1t is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of
the State Of Vermont, as follows:
SEC. /. Each Congressional District in this
State shall be entitled TO elect representative to
represent this State in the Congress of the United
States, who shall be an inhabtant OF the same Dis
trict.
SEC. 2 Section thrty-one Of chapter one of the
Revised Statutes is amended as to read as fol-
lows: The first constable and in case of his neglect.
the town clerk, and in of the neglect OF both,
the select men or either of them, in each town in
this State, at least twelve days before the first
Tuesday of September in the year ls43 and 1874,
and twelve days before the first Tuesday Of Sep.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-08-24
LEGISLATURE DISSOLVED.

Twenty eight members of the House of Rep
thereby defeating the formation of quorum for
the transaction of the business for which they
had been convened, viz: the districting of the
State, in compliance with the act of Congress.
The resgning members are all wings, and took
this step, as they alledge, to prevent the demo-
Gratis, from so gerrymandering" the State in
the arrangement of the districts and apportion-
ment Of representation, as to deprive, the wing
party from clectng member to the next Con-
grcss; but the Globe says, and shows pretty con-
clusively, that this conspiracy on the part OF the
resigning members is connected with a5deeper
design than the mere Illustration of the alledged
object of the democrats. That paper remarks:
"The public now know that the mandamns act
of Congress, ordering the State Legislatures to
arrange single districts for the election Of mem
bers of Congress-a work which the SConstltu-
ton devolves on Congress, whenever it resolves
that it shall be effected-was intended5to deprive
those Democratic States of their congressional
representation, who should refuse. obedience to
this unauthorized command. This is rendered
evident by the fact that the Federal party have
passed bill in the House of Representatives
which has been already pressed in the Senate
prohibiting the Clerk ofthe House to enter on
the list of members any one presenting himself
without certificate Of his election in single
district. We have shown that the Democratic
States of Missouri, Georgia, and New Hamp-
shire, must inevitably be disfranchlsed under
this act. This scheme Of excluding the Repre-
sentatives of Democratic States from the next
Congress, is followed up by this new outrage OF
Federalism in the Ohio Legislature, which, if
successful, must preclude that great State from
having member on the floor at the opening OF
the next Congress- The desperation of the dis
appointed party (Which triumphed by such disre-
putable means in 1S4O now tempts it 10 throw
everything into anarchy, to work out its aims;
and as the first step towards continuing the SUI
premacy in the next Congress, which it holds in
this, its unscrupulous partsans in Congress and
the State Legislatures arc contriving to distran-
chse whole States which they apprehend will
return Democratic members to Congress"
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-08-24

bearer of 4 communication from Thomas w.
Dorr an open eneHIy Of the State, to CERTAIN per
sons, intended TO excite rebellion. lie s"'u nc
came here from New Hampshire, ana was tne
Lo,rar ola letter from Thomas W. Dorf to w IL
liam S;mons, editor OF the Herald, and anolner
from Welcome s. Sayles to his brother. re
said he had no other business here than the de-
livery olthesc letters. His baggage was brought
I'M he said that the trunk and coat were MS, Dut
declined to say whether the carpet bag was OF
was not. lie declined to answer any other ques-
t;ons. until he had advised with counsel zen.
Carpenier was sent for, and appeared Tor the
nr;snncr. MIR. Simmons sent for the letter he
had received from Durr, and read 1t TO the NAILS
tra,e in another room. 1t is quI'e long docu'
.net Il states his determination TO pcfseVere III
his attempts TO establish his constitution; nut
tina, he should rely upon Democratic Congress
to aid him.
For the coming election to choose delegates
10 State Convention, the following olllclal an
nounccment has appeared OF those who had a
rimht 10 vote:
".AIl those who are qualified to vote for gener-
al officers by existing laws, and all llllIVc Ma'e
citizens of the United States (cXccpt NaFragan-
set Indians, convcts, paupcrs, persons uider
general guardianship and non comPos hicii'is)
who are Of the age ol II years and upwards ana
who shall have had their permanent residence or
ln.ac within the State for the period OF three
wears next proceeding their voting, and in the
town or c,tv wherein they offer to vote Tor the
pcriodof one year, next proceeding such voting
Those Nho are not ireeIiolders must have their
names registered with the town or city clerks by
the 2Oih ol August, ten days previous to the day
! OF voting"
David Parmenter has been admitted to bail in
the sum of $1,000. lie was arrested on Charge
of acting as moderator at pretended town meet,
inc. Ii has been supposed that hc was arrested
under martial law; such was not the case
n. Y. Herald