Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-08-02
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Arriraf of the Caledonia.
ii DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
From Himer and SmiM's Times. Jniy 4.


DOMESTIC 81 VI MARY.
!, The intelligence which tni, packet car
res oui possesses no striking feature. Th,
. riots in Wales. whict have been suppress
sri. and the agitation which sill. prevails
in Ireland. are amongst the mos, striking
events of domestic interest. The rate:
cxsc,ed lnr tolls, aud The uunber Of The
toll ,srcs, combined with thorough ha-
tired Of tire nrw Poor Law. ana the absence
OF ssori., produced rs tie depressed con-
Gitlor "f The iron tIair. are the causcs
which have mainly contributed to the re-
cent disturbances III South Wales.
Dir. O'Connell continues his irinmphan,
course Of agitation in ,he sister kingdom,
in which he Is powerfully assisted by the
prirsts. The rcn; CONES pouring III by
thonsa2ds weekly. an! I've IS almost daily
engaged in addressing hundred, rf thou
sands O! III. counuymeu la various parts
OF Tho kingdom. Bu; the mnvcmrn'-
owing. probably, to the people OF this side
the Irish Channel hecomincamorc familiar
with it-oXciles less attention. OF rather,
| less alarm, aud i, forms Il less prominent
| topic than hitherto in the journals Al
teuion is now chiefly directed To tracing
The complicated social naiadics under
which the couury iabn.s. and "arious are
the remedies proposed. The GnverG.uent.
it is clear. propose to dn nothing. either Ia
the way of coercion or amelinra,ion. All
they seem 10 have veproVi'!ed for, is the sup.
preston. should it occur-of which there
seems at present little probability. Of
revolt. Mr.. O'Couneil still breaches peace
and suLjecion 10 he laws, coupled with
the assurance that If The constitution is
stretched TO crush The agitation. he will
oppose it by force. The condition of Ire
land is Kept te!orc ne public by The night,
~ discussions in The House of Commons
on The iriss, Arms BiIl-a measure which
is denounced in emphatic terms by The
Irish msmhers as heinS unjust and tvrnn
uical. and which, because Of its greater
slrinccncy than was their own when in
power, is opposed by The Wigs. The
Bill. in consequence, makes little progress
in committee, discussions being raised hy
lis opponents in every sIasc, in order to
kill time aud wear ont the session. MS
irish aSIaITon i tie most Formidable bar
rier against which the existing Govern
menl has run lis head Sir Robert Peel
is placed between cross fires. exposed 10
tic sncer, Of The opposition for the want
Of moral courage 10 do u hat he believes
to be just 10 the country end strongly
censurcd by his adherenrs for refusing to
put down the clamor by force. Some at-
tentiou has been bestowed upon the Re-
peal meetings recently held in various
parts Of The Union, the accounts Of which
came to hand by the Acadiu Wedncs-
day. O'COunell will tell The parties who
have stirred in this movement on the other
side of the Atlantic. that The best Gervicc
they can render him is the transmission of
their dollars. The Republican party in
France hold The same language on the
| subject Of Ireland to which expression has
been given in tho United States The
| Government i, is clear, will have 10 buy
OF The aciiainnsby reducing lha! unseen
ly anomaly. the Irish Church, within its
legitimate dimensions, by quarlcring upon
the ExcheGuer. or otherwise clcvatins The
social position Of the Catholic priesthood,
and by the Introduction Of practical mea-
sures for The benefit Of the laily The Irish
ask as n condition for being quiet. high
price. which thoy know will never be
siven-Ihe Repeal Of the Union: but il is
more than probable they will get half of
wha, they want in the concession Of such
measures as those olluied to-whiah al
things considered would be a fair compro-
mise.
An even, occurred at Oxford. last week.
which can hardly fail To raukie in the
minds OF the ci,iZcus Of the United States.
Their able and popular representative at
! Inc cour. Of 81. James, Mr.. Everett. was
sud- ,rtcd ly IL number OF undergraduates
and other small fTy in the theatre Of that
University. 10 u sTnss insult. when the
heaus OF The college We're anDrr. TO confer
upon him ,de degree OF D0c,o. of Laws
The hOo,ing, aud pprnar had their origin
in no higher motive ,naH ,his-ihat MIR.
Everett was Uailarian and had been a
preacher cf that persuaton. The English
Universities are the very hn'be'ls Of hiso
ry, tha, Of Oxford especially; but un one
imagined that its inmates would have gone
the length Of insulting an. .amiable and
accomplished gentleman. aud n stranger,
tho representative, too. of country, with
which our own, by blood, language. and
commerce, is so Immediately associated.
because he thought and acted for himself
on mere speculative points Of doctrine.
Democrstic America will not he surprised
TO hearthai. Of all species of blacksuard-
ism, arisiocratic biackguardlsm is the most
degraded and recalcs'. The heads Of the
college have made all the reparntinn in
their power TO the insulicd feelings Of The
American Minister. by the presentation oi
an address. expressive Of hcir regret nj
such an unt,ward event, coupled with the
assurance ofiheir high respoci for his char
ac'ef as a man and u dipiomatist. The
Insult is the more unpardonahlc. when II
r is renenbered ,ha' ;hc honorary degree:
!, OF The university have frequently nern be-
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