Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-09-18
En.raet Of lettsr % .hs Editor, dated q

Extract of lettsr tothe Editor, dated .:ls,t z.
z&g-l2'a "ELTos Septic, ls44. ~
"The following are the particulars ofthe re-
cent calamity which Dr. J. q. Nicholson, (liv-
ing within 6 miles Of ftdgefeld Court Honse,)
suffered. in the carrying away of his NJ i'll, and
the melancholy death Of valuable millwrght,
belonging to Captain Robert Cunningham. of
Laurens. From the rains ofMonday night and
Tuesday. the 9th and 10th, the Creeks were
swollen to considerable height, and at fye :.
O'clock P. NJ, on Tuesday, such an amount and (
force Of water had collected that ii commenced
bouying up the house. which was d three story
building, and SO imperceptably was thias done,
that FIVE black men who wer. atwork in the
house did not perceive their danger, until by a
sudden crush they were admouished of their
perilous situation. Three of them Immediate ,
ly rushed To the door and leapedf for the bridge,
which, on the instant, parted from the house,,
ard precipitated them in the current below,
which, was running. with great rapidiiy. The !
Millwright, Mike. was one Of the three; andit
is probable, from a severe wound on hrs fore (
head. he was so stunned rs to cause his drown.
ing. The other two who jumped utth same:
time, escaped after great effort and danger.-
The two that remained in the house, seeing no
chance 10, escape by the bridge, ,clung To- the up
per panof the honse, which was going to pieces
oil around them, and indeed, it cannot but ex-
cite the greatest astonishment, that they should
have escaped amid SO much danger both from,
The rapidly Of the stream and The falling Of the
timber One of them was considerably wound :;
ed. and got out about half a mile below; the
other cot out, unhurt. 200 yards below. =
The cause Of this disaster. is attributable to
the want Of sufficient weight in the house, the
mill stones having been removed to repair a
defect in the piling. which may have assisted in
blowing upof the house. The Mill was nearly
completed, and the loss is estimated at over two
thousand dollars Captain Cunninghan's loss
cannot be well estimated, as few can be found
possessing such fine principles as Mike; he
combined. with the highest order of construc-.
tiyeitnIen,s. a.remarkable integrity aud fidelity
Of character and in the loss of such servant.
his master. whom he dearly loved, has been de-;
priYed ofa trusty and devoted friend.' i'iES1 I,
In number ten Of "Littlc's Living Age,n we
find copied from the spectntor, very able pa
per pnhished in England, an articl le on "Sugar
a d Slavery" Soon after we read il, we de-
signed transferring tito our columns, butwere
prevented from want of room. We have how. /!
ever, laid il before our renders to-day. This
article gives the views Of a large and very re.
spectacle portion Of the British nation on the!
subject of slavery as il existed in The British
colonies in the WestIndies. Il shows conclI>
Faively. that nothing but evil has grown but os
the nnrighteons and .high-nanded Course whieh
.tae Parliament thought, proper to pursua tpsi
wards the owners; of slaves ia The West India
colonies. So far from slavery diminishing;in
other and neishbo7ing countries, in i2conse.
quence ofthe!iIferierence Of. the British Par.
Lament. with il. in its dominic nit has greatly
increased. The apprenticeship system estab-.
iishsd in the. West Indies. has by ho means,
rnelorated The condition Of the black popula.s
toa Doubtless, they are II, a far worse sitla-.
lion now, than they were before. They are
only nominaly free. They enjoy few or none!
ofthe blessings. and privileges of freemen.-
The prosperity Of the country: has declined
sineethe enactment Of Parliament proclaiuing:
emancipation. & This fact hasbeen established
beyond all doubt. iai;fsi.3! y
sTheabolilon party in England have not only. j,
ruined the British West India colonies but have
wrought serious ..ischief in the mother rcoun,:
try Enelandhas no worse enemies, tha6these
pseudo Philanthropists who baye preached such
cruside against slavery in her American pos-x
sessians.g This is ndmIHed. BY some of. the
English themselves StsThis article from ,,hee
Spectator which has drawn from qs these com. ;
ments. touches also upon slavery 10 the United
States.o We wlilssay noimore about it, butwill:
commend our readers to its careful perusai p