Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-11-01

tashroe glorious days OF july" has been
Dr. oueht about. in Greece. I, commenced
az two O'Clock in the night of the l4tb, and
vas accomplished within twelve hours ar
,erwards, and without the cost Of one hu.
man life.
The council of slate, the army, and The
citizens of Athens. united in forcing from
Hing Ohio lhe=dismissal ofhis ministers,
and the calling ofa national assembly 10
draw I'D defiuilive constitution for Greece
and when il is recollected that they have
had TO endure the Illustration Of their flrst
revolution, it is not to be wondered at that
,be Greeks resolved on wringing from the
fears of their sovereign that constitution
they could no longer hope for from bis
justice.
1t is not thought that the projecting
powers" will Interfere to prevent the sitting
of the national assembly, though the set.
Element of.the constitution to be proposed
by that body will no doubt bejealonsly
watched.
/. is said that the King yielded with bad
grace, when he found that all resistance on
bis part would be unavailing. ltwas eleven
O'Clock m. before his sobslinaney was sub
dued.
France and Hayti.-A pamphlet has
been recently published by a French writer
with view TO demonstrate The necessity
of European intervention in the affairs oil
Hayti, to supply the assumed incapaclty
of the inhabitants for self government, and
their inability TO constitute uaiioni in
dependent, responsible for its acts, posses
sing stable institutions and power to CON-
mand respect. In the space ofhalf a cen
tury, according TO this authors statements,
Hayti has essayed every form OF ofgovermenl
monarchy, dictatorship, empire. republic
a Presidency for years and for life-and
has utterly failed in establishing social
order, aud in affordiug protection to those
individual rights and privileges with socie.
" is Instituted to secure,
When French writer speaks ofthe re-
cessity. of European intervention he Sener.
ally means French in,erposition-anG
such is the meaning in this case. Montet,
the writer in question, maintains the right
of France to resume the government OF the
Ievolted colony once under French control.
The relapse oflhe Haylians towards bar
barism for years past is an undeniable
fact. Civilization has retrograded in that
island-industry has diminished there
has been falling of year after year in
the products Of The country--every.hing
has been going backwards, and il seems as
though the original wilderness OF nature
threatened 10 prevail over. ali lnat ciyiliza.
,ion had there achieved. Whether This
tendency of things downwards is suff.
eient cause to justify the interposilion Of a
stronger power--whethcr il may warrant
the resumption of an authority the throw
ing off of which was followed by this de.
cline--are questions which will be deter
mined more by circumstances, events, op-
portunities and contingent considerations
than by any inherent rules Of right aud;jus-
tice.
We alluded to this subject however, TO
connect it with the supposed design o
Great Britain to get possession of Cuba.
France would no doubt be suffered TO re-
assert her right Of dominion over Hayti
without the interference of England 10
preven, it, provided the British occupation
ofCuba were allowed to pass without OPP
position or demonstrate on the part Of
France. AS these are The two chief COM
nercial nations of Europe, such an ar
Tangement between them, affecting TWO
distant islands only might be regarded. as
an affair of trade, and as not worthy Of The
special notice of the interior Continenta
powers. 1t might be well enough, how
ever, for our Government to be somewhat
more watchful in this regard, since we are
very particularly concerned in the affairs
Of our West India neighbors.-Baltrmore
american. 90 d
Cotton Manu- factues in Canada
Since England is unable to compete with
the United States in the sale Of coarse
eo,tons, the Canadians are about to try