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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-02-21

Mr.. Clay and his Bear.-The Bee an
nounces the return of MIR. Clay to this
city, after an excursion into the interior,
where he has been laboring in the voca-
ton of political missionary-tho 6rsl in
stance, and for the honor of the United
Slales, we hope the last, of a candidate for
The Presidency, travelling over Ihe country
soliciting voles. II we spoke in the inter.
est of our party, we should beseech Mr.,
Clay to visit every town and hamlet in
every State in The Union for there is moth
ing in his manners, address, or couversa-
ton that can make amends for the gross.
ness and coarseness Of canvassing in be-
half Of himself for such an office as that
ofChief Magistrate Of this great nation.
five desired still further to promote the
interests Of the Democracy by The labors OF
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New YoRK, Feb. IL.

The Plague.-We made an extract
from Massachusetts paper, stating thar
in SaxonviIe six persons had died of an
unknown disease, in picking some wool
which came from Smyrna. The doctors
considered the disease as mere inhaln-
mallory fever, caused by the dust from the
wool We should be apprehensive thai
it was the plague brought from Turkey in
the wool. Ifso, il should all be destroyed,
and the greatest precaution used iu having
intercourse with persons laborins under
the disease. Plague is contagious, mt an
epidemic; consequently. it pervails in all
seasons Of the year. More or less ii is
always 10 be found in the East, as the
Musselmen use no precaution. A very
short quarantine is imposed on all vessels
from Turkish or Egyptian ports arriving
in Italy, France or Spain, The grea,
plague in Marseilles, 200 years ago, whicf
nearly devastated that city, was iulrot,ucet
from Turkey, as also the terrible plapne il
London, in the 10th century. In 1871 i
prevailed to great extent az Malta, intro
duced in leather from Alexandria. Il ba
been introduced into pllcas by a uieeoI
flying on shore from The quarantine YES
sells, with some diseased wool in its beak
1t may be mere fever that prevails a
The factory, hut physicians should b,
sharply on the look out.-.Sun.
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Foreign Intelligence.
From The N. Y. Herald, Feb. 6.

fT0m We ". 4. I1eFQtH, REQ. D.
By special and extraordinary express
from Boston, which arrived yesterday al:
rernoon, five days laler intelligence from
Europe has been received al the Office of
the New York Herald:
The News reached Boston on Tuesday
evening by the Republic, New York ship
Capt. Luce, which left Liverpool ON the
1l!h ult.
We have papers TO that date inclusive.
The Stale Trials were 10 begin in four
days OH the 18th nit.
There had been further improvement
in the wheat market.
Money continued abundant.
Cotton was again in the ascendancy
Market closed firmly at the last accounts.
There have been few revolutionary in
dicarions in France. A thousand students
had called upon Lafilte; they wer ripe for
an emeute and cried 'uiue Moliere," &c.
a good prospect for very fine spring
trade was held out.
Every thing was prosperous in Great
Britain.
Fresh disturbances had broken ont in
Athens.
The Court has not removed 10 Clare
mount as was expected, in consequence of
the providence of an epidemic, in the
house. Her Majesty and his royal High
ness Prince Albert remain at Windsor, and
have taken their usual outdoor airings du-
ring the week.
The Clyde brings home 1926, 400, S322
900 of which are from Tampico, and $40.
600 from Vera Cruz, 10 pay the Mexican
dividend The rest are for merchants ac-
counts. She brings 4,66l ounces gold
dust, 1924 ounces of silver. and l52 of
plalina Gl ,463 in British coin, 1876 serons
ofcochineal, &c.
Since the proclamation of June, 1912 a
number. ofthe light sovereigns, exceeding
in amount fl00,n00 sterling, has been
Withdrawn from circulation. Calculating
the loss on each sovereign at the 81, The To-
tai loss sustained by the public would
amount TO about s125,O00.
The weather in England had been re-
markably mild, apple trees in bud aud
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Yours very resp ectfully.
EDWIN CHAPLIN.

An Aboliionist B,tten-We fluid the
following in the last number of the Gin
cinuali Enquirer:
"a few months siuce, an Abolilionisr Of
this city, like many of bis brethren, an
ardent friend Of the poor slave when lib
erty eau be made source Of profit. enti-
ced young negro man from his master
in Kentucky, living few miles back of
Covinglon, aud induced him to enler his
service in the city as an apple pedIar.--
The slave was entrusted with a.wagon and
TWO horses. and in The lime was suffered 10
hawk his fruit about unatIeudrd by his
new master. ill becoming tired of service
quite as aborions as that under the chain
of Kentucky servitu,e, and through the
parsmony Of the employer, equally as
scant in compensation, he took it inlo his
head one day lately 10 return to mis- old
home; so, determined to go as other gen.
tlemen sometimes do, he went in borrowed
state-,aking wagon aud horses with him,
and the change in his pocket which he
had obtained on bis last apple tour. When
he arrived al home he told his old master
where he had been, and what he had been
doing; aud The master being willing to
receive him back again, and considering
that the wagon and horses would be very
good reconpense for the service done the
apple merchant by bis slave. he determin-
ed TO settle accounts in regular business
way, by keeping the property and passing
them to the humane genlleman's account.
OF course the latter is in quondary how
to regain his property, and we care little if
he don't succeed"
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Me,c .4nt,septic.-It is stated from Vien-
ma that the Able Baldaconni, Of the Muse
um of Natural History of That city. has
composed a solution ofsalammonia and
corrosive subIimale, which has the effect of
giving TO articles immersed in it the hard
ness of stone. without injury to their na,u-
raj colour. Even the flesh of animals thus
treated acquires this hardness, and gives
out. when struck metallic sound.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-02-21

The Temperance Cause in Sarannah..
The. E,Iilor returned from Savannafi
yesterday morning, just before our paper
went 10 press. On Wednesday evening.
Mr.. Hawkins, the Temperance Lecturer
delivered an address in The Methodist
Church 10 full house, and the result was
that about l20 individuals signed the io:al
abstinence pledge, among whom was q
lumber who have long INDUCED To-
great excess.in The use Of alcoholic drinks.
This was his second address; the first in.
the Presbyterian Church, Brouebton- ST.,
was delivered on Monday night to crow.
ded house, and was spoken ofby many
friends Of the cause with great satisfaction.
Arrangements are made for The future
Lectures in that city. In conversation
with him. he remarked that lie had mo-
where seen as much interest awakened az
in Sayannall.- l.-Charleston Observer.
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T,oo fools Satisfed.-A duel took place
on the 9Th ult. in New Orleans, between
two "gent|emenr(?) y in which one was shot
through The calf of the leg. and the other
through both thighs, inflictiug a dangerous
wound in the arteria profunda. The man
who shot Of the artery and got shot iu the
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-02-21
T,yo Larre spots on the Sun ar

Tico Large spots on the Sun are said to
be visible now with small glass. The
largest is said. by an astronomer in the
Philadelphia Ledger, to be 1850 miles
in diameter !-contaiuin an area of $50
millions of square miles They will be
visible but day or two longer, as The Sun,
turning on its axis, will carry them out Of
view. The conjecture of Herschel was,
that these spots are portions of the dark
body of the Sun seen through openings in
The luminous clouds which are supposed to
surround it.
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The Black Tongue.-Tho ST. Louis
organ sla:es that this dreadful disease is
prevalent. in the neighborlood of that city,
and that some cases have occurred in the
city. The first symptoms are sudden
inflammation ofthe face, throat, and breast,
and the progress of the inflammation aud
fever, if unchecked, is rapid aud fatal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-02-21

Dick Radcliffe, half breed, was hung
in the Cherokee nalion IN the early part Of
last month for the murder of his wife. He
was wealthy, and had previously enjoyed
respectable reputation, and had been
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-02-21

On Monday Iasl a 81 bill on The Bank
of The State Of Georgia. payable in Sa-
vannah, and raised to $40, was passed OF,
gentleman in this place, by stranger,
who Immediately lief. for parts unknowu:r
The figures, xx's, and the words .'lwenry
dollars" judging from appearances, were
cul from blank bill Of what is usually
denomnated FLORIDA money!" and were.
very ingeuiously plasiered on such portions:
of the bill as was requisite TO makeir ap-,
pear like genuine $50 note by Thin
glulinous substance. Should any such be-
in circulation, they eau easily be detected
by holding them up 10 the light, face out
wards. when the original figures, letters.
and words can be distinctly seen.-For-
syth Georgian, 9Th inst.
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A young man by the name Of McWriehf.
was committed 10 Jail on yesterday, for
stealing negroes from Mr.. Tx. Pools
plantation. lie was pursued by Mr.. Pool
aud his sons, and taken in Columbus, Ca;
He is not more than 10 years old, and saws. saws.
that party of individuals employed him
for fifty dollars month, to steal negroes
and sell them, or 10 sell those that were
stolen Tor that purpose. The poor fellow
is lalherless, bur says his mother and two.
brothers are living in aneighboring Stale.
Mr.. Pool thinks he has clue to the whole
transaction, and We hope all concerned.
will be exposed. Marion Herald. 5.i.
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Petitions from the South.-As Massa-
chusetts, in contenpt Of the compromises
Of the Constitution, has proposed that the
South be deprived of its slave representa-
tion in Congress, it would be well for the
South 10 couuteract this movement, by
insisting on the representation in Congress
of its entire slave population. Let peti-
lions be extensively circulated and signed
in the Southern States, calling on Con-
grcss SO 10 amend the Constitution as, To-
permit the whole of their population 10
the benefits of representation, and no,
three .ty1hs of minority of that popula-
ton.
On their own principles the Abolition
isis in the Legislature of Massachusetts
aud elsewhere cannot deny the justice and
propriety of this proposal, They refuse,
TO view slaves as properly. They consider
them endowed with The qualities that enti-
tie them TO lhe privileges of other classes
of society. This is the abslrac, theory of
right. The conclusion from this doctrine
is inevitable. fslaves are persons, in oil
that constitutes personality, they should be
represented, not by moiety but entirely.
We would, therefore suggest that tho South
meet the movement OF Massachusetts, by
extensively petitionins Congress for such
an alteration of the Constitution as. will
enitle il TO the beuefts Of full rcpresen-
talion Of numbers Of Congress-, o-wit, the
whole fits population, slave and free.
Charleston Patriot.
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sheriff Of one oftlr districts. The source
of his crime was intcmperance.
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Terian Prisoners in Merito.-The un-
fortunate Texans, confined in the cold,
dreary and unhealthy Castle of Perole,
arc rapidly being released from all earthly.
troubles-death is liberaling them from a
confinement the most cruel. We have
been permitted TO copy the following ex-.
tract Of letter from Que Of the prisoners,
dated .af5
PERoTE, Jan. 13, 1914.
Leonidas Saunders, Of Montgomery
county, Texas, died last night of the pre-
vailins epidemic. Mr.. 5. was Chief Jus.
tice Of that county when he left it, and I
will venture 10 say that no Que, can Il bel
found in his. district more worthy to fill
the office-in short, he was we'll inform
ed. amiable gentleman. There are many
others yet sick in the hospital, many OF
them dangerously. .aai,5 e.
Yours, sc.
Is there no way--can nothing be done
for these unfortunate men! The Mexican
Government may have the right 10 retain,
at least portion Of them, prisoners Of
war; hut il is contrary 10 the usages Of
civilized nations to incarceraie. ihose,
whom the fortunes Of war may have
thrown into their hands, i'm place where
the climate, combined with scanliness Of
raimcGt, must soon bring premature dis
ease and dea,h.-N o. Bee.
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PROPOSAL.

H AS the order Of the day is 10 make
proposals in matters other than marriage,
have thought proper 10 make one respecting
the circulation Of this paper. l will there's
fore say 10 all who desire The extension CT
matter contained in the Voice of Freedom,
that any one who will forward the money
free of expense TO me for ten or more copies,
l will forward the paper TO them at forty
cents each copy for twenty numbers, direct
ed to any one place of deposite, in any
town in the State, and pay the iransporIa'
lion Of the papers. Is that cheap enough ?
If so, hand over the cash and let all the
lreemen know the why's and wherelore's Of
this effort 10 turn the political as well as
moral world, upside down. / would like
the names of those who take, that a part at
least may be secured as subscribers when
the 90 Nos. shall have been furnished.
J. HoLCoMB.
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' o l.. VI. NO. 3.

10. Resolved, That every deleeats
flom Southern conferences who voted
with the majority 10 the Harding case
or who otherwise lent his influence to
the preparation of the outrages upon
southern rights, committed by the Cen
eral Conference, meets with our unquaI.
flied censure, and deserves the scorn
and rebuke OF he whole South.
IL. Resolved, That the crisis has
arrived when the cause of Southern
Methodism, requires a suppression Of all
op'~sons that eOntalct a0itA Tie genius Of
our ctVlI institutions, and we therefore
deem 1t INExPEDIENT for any individual
who voted with the majority or aOAo
oountemameed their notions, to oficIate in
any capacity in the Southern Church.
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FOURTH OF JULY ACCIDENT,

A shocking accident occurred in this wills
lage on the fourth Of July, by the firing of a
cannon. A young man in the employ of
@. w. ConaDl, by the name OF Edward
Briggs, was loading cannon Immediately
after it had been discharged and before il
had been swabbed out, and while pouring
in the powder the charge went off, carrying
away the whole of his right hand and wrist
and dangerously woundlng him in the left
breast, it being perforated in Two places 10
the left lobe of The lungs, through which The
air passed freely a, every expiration OF the
breath One seldom sees a more shocking
sight than this young man presented when
carried into house near by. The bleeding
remnants Of his hand and fingers hung only
by shreds aud his face was terribly mangled
and covered with powder. What change
had a few moments wrought ia the condi-
ton of The sufferer! His arm was soon af-
ter ampulated and hopes are entertained of
his recovery.
The thought can but suggest itself TO ev>
cry beholder ofsuch scenes that these wesp-
ons OF slaughter should be laid aside. The
events Of the past year, especially, show
that such weapons are costly things; that
they demand too great an Offering Of blood
upon their affairs; that suffering and misery
enough have been caused BY these barbarian
implements.
In addition to the foregoing we learn that
two men in Caslleton were severely injur-
ed on the 4lh by the discharge o! cannon.
Also that small piece filed with dry sand
from the powder to the mouth, was dis
charged in Middlebury, which caused it TO
burst, sending some Of the fragments sever
al rods. AS we learned, several lads had
assembled around this gun, and some of
them thought 10 'have noise and for that
purpose put in the sand so as 10 make the
Thing speak loud 1t did speak, and for The
last time, which should prove warning to
young and old against such dangerous ex-
periments. Although the gun was sur
rounded by large company of boys, no one
was injured as report saith
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Southern MethOdiSm,

The Southern portion of the Methodist church
seem by no means satisfied with the action Of the
General Conference
The following resolutions, passed recently at a
large meeting in Virginia, will show not only the
state of feeling at the South but also the blIghtng
influence Of all that adorns the christian character
as manifested in the spirit here exhibited.
/. Resolved, That this meeting ex-
press its unqualified Gisapprobation of
the reckless and unleeIing course pursu-
ed by the majority Of the General Con-
ference, and charges them with needless
ly casting firebrands and dscord, in our
long cherished Methodist Union.
. 9 Resolved, That slavery is opposed
to no law of Methodist discipline, nor to
the law Of God; neither is it "morat
evii,", but is an institution fastened upon
us by Northern GRADERS in blood, (which
has been abolished at the north las far
as concerns negroes, by interest, I'M
der the garb of philanthropy.
8. Resolved, That abolition is an in
satiate Moloch, upon whose unholy al
tars its high priests would sacrifice all
that is dear to the South, "a "ioul spirit
of the pitt" whose mildew breath has
arisen TO blast the Church SC God; and
we hereby pledge oursclveS to unf1rl
the banner ofuncompromisipg opposition
to its further progress,
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ion of dollars in six years war to wrest soil from
the rghtfu owners over which to clank the chain
During this time, the world has been waking, ma.
ton by nation, to the injustice Of slavery and
breaking the letters. Almost every year has wit
messed the triumph of humanity over barbarily The
year of American independence is memorable in
Prussia, as the year of freedom to the bondman
In 1894, France proclaimed liberty to six hundred
| thousand bondmen in the islands Of st Domingo
Cayenne, Gaudeloupe and Martinique. In 1911
the slaves in Java were emancipaed. In 1916
those in Ceylon In 1916, those in Buenos Ayres
and St Helena. In 1921, the Congress Of Colum'
/ bla emancipaled all slaves who had borne arms in
favor of the Republic and provided for the eInan.
| cipatlon, in eighteen years, Of the whole slave
population amounting, as estimated, to 000, 900.
In 1929, thirty thousand Hottentots in Cape Col.
ony were set free from their long and cruel bond
age. In 1926, freedom was given to the bond
men in the southern provinces of Burmah, and
in the same year to those in Bolivia. But 1884
stands pre-eminent foI the breaking of letters and
the shouts of freemen This year Great Britain
published proclamation of freedom 10 all the
slaves of her seventeen colonies in the West In
dies and to all those in the three colonies in the
East Indies. In 1888, after the miserable appren.
ticeship system, to prepare the slaves for free.
dom, had gone by, three fourths OF a million of
human beings were restored to natures brthright.
Thus the spirit of freedom has trumphed in her
angel visits over the world. She has come not
yet to proud christian America. Here, iron pens
write names upon the human face, and cut pleas-
ant posies in the shrinking flesh | Here, men
'whimper' over tales of Indian torures, while
manged and broken limbs and bleeding hearts are
talked of with iendish laughter at the midnight
carnival Let bells be muffled. let bonfires be
quenched and banners fured while the triumph
hour of slavery shall last. Not always will men
worship at her bloody altar and lay their costest
gifts upon It, Not always win they selec. its
firmest supporters into whose hands to pour their
gold and honors.
There will be another anniversary erelong in
which not only Americans but Africans will join.
Then more joyous songs will go up from truer
hearts, and no discordant sounds shall mingle with
the gladstone melody.
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Charles I. TOrrey in Prison,

| This well known phIldnthroplst, formerly edi
tor Of the Albany Patriot is now in prison at Bal.
| tmo'e, on charge of Stealing slaves from Bush
rod Taylor OF Virginia. To deliver the poor out
OF the hands of the spoiler' Maryland and Virginia
declares to be felony and State Prison offence
The Baltimore Patriot of June 25, contains the
following:
ARREST OLA FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE,
Officers Hays, ZeI 81 Co. succeeded las.
night IN arreStmg a colored man named
Charles L. TOney, charged upon oath of
Bushrod Taylor of Winchester, Va, with
being togItve from justice in that State.
The crime alleged against him was steal
ing negroes. He was committed 10 Jail
by w. Gray, Esq. and re-examined This
morning, when Mr. Heckrotte, of this city
together with several Witnesses, appeared
and upon oath testified that they believed
he had an agency IN decoyng away three
slaves from Mr. tleckrolte on The Alb inst
1t was shown that he had hired a hack
and horses from Nj Woodward, OF North
street, a day or two after the negroes had
disappeared, A hack with person driv.
ing and three colored persons, answering
the description OF those mentioned, were
seen on the 9TH or Gig hth of June, in the
nelghborhood OF Deer Creek, Hartford co.
leaving little doubt that the hack, horses,
aud party mentioned, were those here no.
ticed.
He is supposed 10 have been successful
ly engaged IN the abducIing of slaves for
more than year; is the same person ar-
rested In Annapolis some tine ago as an
lncendiary; having in his poees>ion large
quantities. OF abolition papers. After hear.
lug the evidence, Justice Gray committed
him 10 Jail this morning, to await requi.
sluon from the governor of Virginia.
1t is stated that Mr. Torrey has just commenced
promising business in Baltimore in the manu-.
facture of starch but has not the means of max.
ing his defence. He believes he has a good and
valid defence even under the laws OF slavery. A
subscription for the sum of $500, has been opened
for him at the Office of the Boston Emancipater.
The following isa note from the prisoner TO the
editor of the Emantipaor.
% address you, as The readiest way Of
letting Il my personal friends know " ha,
has occurred to me, and 10 assure them Of
my deep, abiding conviction, that, come
what may, it is their solemn duty to go on
ward with all their tfor's 10 deliver the
poor out of The hands of The spoIer' All
their various forms OF effort produce some
good effect; and, while this is so, let their
t efforts be reloubed, and God will send
by whom he will send for the rescue of
the objects of their toll.
IL am your friend and brother in
bonds CHARLES T. ToReEy.
Baltimore Jail, June 20, 1874"
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let some poor leather futter in the breeze ;
replace the streets and squares by wig
vans and though the death-song of a
hundred naughty warriors. fill the air, it
will be music to the shrek of one unhap-
Ply slave.
On one theme, which is commonly be-
fore our eyes, and 10 respect of which our
national character is changing FAST let the
plain Truth be spoken, and let US not, like
dastards, beat about the bush by hinting
at the Spaniard and the fierce ltalian.-'
When knives are drawn by Englishmen
in conflict, let ii be SAID and known: we
owe this change to Republican Slavery.
These are the weapons of Freedom
With sharp points and edges such as these
Liberty in America doth hew and hack
her slaves; or, failing in that pursuit, her
sons devote them to better use, and turn
them on each other.