Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-10-04

have fosborne frnm requiring addi-
tionai powers for The couu'eraction of de-
signs hostile TO The concord and welfare
of nv dominions. as well from my unw'l'
iinsness TO dis.rus, the efficacy OF the or
diaary law rs from my reliance Oh the
soad aud patriotism Of my people, and on
tho solemn declaration Of parliament 10
support Of the legislative union.
feel assured that those OF my faithful
subjects who have influence and authority
ia ireland. will discourage to the utmost
Of their power. a system Of. peruicous usi
a,ion which disiurhs the industry and re-
rarIs tho Improvement OF the country.
,and exciles feelings Of mutual >is,rnsi and
and anmosiIy between different classes oi
my people.
The following is an extract Of letter
from India. communicated TO the Nat
ches Free Trader. I, is from one OF the
gentlemen who ven, from Mississippi to
iudia to cultivate Cotton.
EXTRACT
"Messrs. Simpson aud Morris, who
came on, with me, have sent in their res
iguation. conditionaiIy, aud If the compa-
ny except, il, they will leave India about
the frs, OF January next; aud iflhe com
pany will poy my expenses home. l will
accc mpany them 10 the United States.
You may be sure ! am quite tried out
with ,hess English aud Indians. and with
the country aiso. You can have no idea
how disasreeahle the country is 10 live in.
We have had no rain TOR eight months
and portion Of the time the hot winds
have prevailed, blowing very strong aud
scorching hot-rhe thermometer ranging
from 100 10 ll2 degrees in the coolest
shades. The earth seems to be pufveri-
zed TO powder. and when asitated by the
wind. the dust rises in clouds, which
darkens the air, so that to be able to die.
Germ all object yard ahead Of you at
noouday. is seeing well.
I'VE have done nothing towards i'm
proving the cotton here. and We have no
prospect Of ever doing SO; aud the sooner
the government sends US home the better,
as we are doing little or uolhing here. !
have cinned some four hundred bales Of
c,tlon at this place, after which | gave
The gins il,o the charge Of on engineer.
These people despair Of ginning the In
dia cotton on our gins, 40 The stable ls CD
short snd coarse. ! expec, TO hear from
England, soon. whether the cotton ] have
shipped is approved or mol. The compa
nv has sent ou, TO ldler. Of Philadelphia.
for some more Of iis gius-ihey have al.
ready a grea, many here. sen, from Eng
land, all Of which are Of no use without
great alterations being made in them. if
thew are then. lam to plant two or three
hundred acres Of land with the native or
indigenous cotton. this season. as the Mex.
icau has entirely failed in every part Of
Icdia where the experimen, has been tried
yet.
II am living near village Of forty
thousand Inhabitants Of people. ofa great
many dit!eren, CASTS, colors and religions
the ruost Of them Mahomedaus and
Hindoos. who are quite dark. The Sc
Jees or Africans, you know, are black;
but the black here is double or triple re
fined. The Parsees are copper colored
people; they are principally traders and
richest people in this counlry-some Of
them being worth millions Of dollars; but
for every one OF this kind there are 'hous
apds ~ no are uot worth one 'pice'-,he
smalles, coin known in the country.
"Thcre are ouly niue Europeans 30
manage all the negroes in The village; they
have under them regiment Of straight
haired negroes. to keep the einkey heads
in awe--so tina, you can easily Imagine
the pusiliauiniiiy oftke inhabitants OF the
country.
England derives an immense revenue
in india. in this small district, some
thirty or forty miles square, they exrort
annually tar Of milIi"n end halt Of
dollars. The faei is, the English take all
the poor negroes can make from them, in
The shape OF taxes. except just enough to
keep them from actual starvation. and
sometimes even starvation o,eriake them
after complying With the grinding exac-
,ion. of the government. ge' bu, little
news from home. exeep, through the
English papers, which are generally filled
with misreprcsentat and abuse oil our
couu,ry-so much so. that | sci down
every thing they say as false.
"Ope Dir. McMirtree has lately come
here from Na,chcz. I suppose,) to make
his fortune by cotton planting aud ginning.
He will very som find ouI mistake. These
negroes here ars not the woolly headed
fellows he has been used TO working in
Mississippi; these work when il suits them
and let alone when they can keep from
s,arya,ioe. have six TO do the work
which one will do with you. I have that
number Of very fine ones hired o, present.