Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-05-15
WEpE EsDAY. MAY Is, 1874.

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I'VE wiu cling to the Pillars ofthe Temple ct
our Liberties ,and.f ftmuslta fall, ,sc ,oiil Perish
amidst the Ruins"
p TheSccond Quarterly Meeting of the
Methodist Church of The Edge6eld Circuit, will
be held at EdgefeId C. H., commencing on
Thursday the 10th inst.
The request of the Editor Of the Hamburg
Journal shall be attended to in our next.
For the last fortnight the weather has been
extremely warm and dry. We have had no
rain in this neighborhood since the 2Sth ult
and our gardens are literally burning up
Wheat, Oats and all other small grim are suf
fering severely from the dousht, and unless we
get few refreshing showers shortly, we may
expect short crops. Corn and Cotton, altho
not suffering to the same extent, would be the
better by seasonable rain.
On Friday last the unfortunate Daniel Deas,
alias Graham, who was tried, found guilty and
condemned at the last Marcl, Court, for the
murder Of William Barefoot was executed
He was guarded TO the place Of execution by
Capt. c. A, Meigs' Company, and attended
by the Rev. Messrs. A. -McC Cain and j. Moore
who had previously waited on him whilst in
Prison. AT the scaffold Deas addressed the
crowd, which was large, in very low voice
he being weak and depressed. In his address
he confessed that he and Abraham Hurt, his
| (Deas's) father.in.law, murdered Barefoot
he also ACKNOWLEDGED the business ofhis sentence
Atabout four minutes before two o'clock, the
drop fell, and thus was launched into eternity
one who had assisted in depriving of life fel'
low being, whom he should have defended
from harm; he having brought him up from in.
fancy, as his step.father. Having been favored
with some sketches of Deas' life, and promised
others, from gentlemen of veracily, we intend
| to publish them shortly in pamphlet form.
I ANNEXATION Meeting The citizens Orange
burg District, held meeting on the 9th inst, to
take into consideration the present relations Of
! the United States to Texas, and The position
assumed by the several candidates for The Presi,
dency on the subject. atwhch the following
resolutions we're adopted.
IL. That in the opinion Of this meeting,
the annexation of Texas 10 this Union is
measure Of the greatest magnitude, invol-
wing the welfare OF our whole country, and
of vital importance 10 the Southern States.
"2. That our first choice for the Presi.
dency is our distinguished countryman
JOHN C. CALHOUN: but of the three
arowed candidates for that Office, now be fore
the American people john Tyler is best
entitled 10 our confidence and support"
DC The Washington Correspondent Of the
Charleston Mercury, under data Of 4th inst.
says: "The discussion oftthe Senate on the
annexation Treaty is to be deferred for some
weeks, in compliance with the Presidents wish.
The President, and Mr.. Calhoun also. it is said,
have hopes that intelligence will soon be re.
ceived from Mexico expressing her assent to
the Treaty. That idea is, however, ridcnlcd
by many"
The Charleston Mercury Of the 11lh inst,
says: ave have nothing from Washington yes
terday to change the aspect of affairs. The
Globe, in less bold, butnot less mischievous
tone, still pnrsues its course-determined ap-
perenily 10 wreak the defeat Of Van Buren on
the party. The question Of annexation is daily
growing in importance, there as well as here"
lcoMMUNICATIoNs.
Todc Editor Of The Hamburg Journal:
sIR:-We regret extremely that you should
think us wanting in courtesy" to you. We
that in our last piece we had
sufficiently explained our reasons for not fur
nishing you with our name. Unless you in.
tend to deal in personalities, we cannot con.
ceive what possible use our name can be to
You. Will you explain why you wish it If
You will, and your reason is sufficient, it shall