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this city. I, was grown from seed i'm
ported directly from Cuba. by Messrs.
Llama g. Barrie. and will compare admi-
rably as % strength, color and texture. with
any article of The kind which we have
ever seen. We are informed that the
yield is equal 10 about 800 lb. per acre,
and the result of the experiment dispels
all doubt as to the pracIicability Of pro.
ducing The article in this climate, and of
The best quality.
Major B has, during the past sea.
son cultivated another specimen of the
plant known as the lo,0 pea' tree,
which in size of leaf and quality. prom
ises very fairly. The seed of This was OBJ
rained through The kindness Of Judge Ber.
rien. at the Patent Office in Washington.
II is regarded as very superior article.
and appears 10 be less infested with The
worm than the plants grown from the Gu
ba seed.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
THs TwENTY.NINTH CoNGREss.


The New York Journal of Commerce
gives a lsl OF the 29th Congress, from
which we have prepared the#followiDg
analysis:
There will be (incIudiog Florida) fifty
four members of the Senate, of whom
four have yet 10 be appointed. of the
fifty actual members at this day, twenty
four are Wings and twenty six are Dem
ocrats. The four TO be appointed-yiz:
Que each from Virginia, Mississippi, Indi-
ana and Tennessee-will most probably
be Democrats, making the Senate, when
full, to consis, Of twenty four Wings and
thirty Democrats.
The term of service If twelve Whigs
aad five Democrats expires 10 zlS47: of
four Wings and thirteen Democrats in
l549; of eight Wings aud six Democrats
in 1851.
Three Of the four to be electedwiIi hold
office until 1851; the fourth, from Missip-
pi (ln place Of Mr.. Waiker,) until lS47.
The Senators from Florida have not yet
been classed.
The House OF Representatiyesshave all
been elected with The exception of six
members from Mary land and thefour from
Mississlppi-and tour vacancies, one each
from Flurida, Massachusetts, Maine. and
New Hampshire. There are atsotwo va
cancies irom death-one in NsW. Jersey
and one nLnuisianna---Wca astt;-1a--.a aiAiA-
ment of the political character of The
House so far as elected. and COMPARISON
in the same point of view with The former
Congress. The states are arranged IN
the order in which the elections took
place:-
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force, whep assembled, was to be under
the command of Gen. Bustamenie.-
They say the Uniied States are sending
troops into Texas. aud that they, the
Mexicans. will march through Texas on
their way to Washington, without de,
claring war.
1t was reported at Vera Cruz that the
Mexican Congress had passed the bill au
thorising a loan of Sl5.0OO.09e. This
however, must be a mistake, as Vera
Cruz letters Of the 4th and 9th speak ol
the bill as being still uuder discussion
and city Of Mexico papers OF lhe SUN n't'
are of The same effect. But even II the
bill should pass (Which is not improbable
. il will hardly avail any thing, being ham
pered With conditions which we should
suppose would render it impossible to OBJ
tain the money,-if indeed it could be
obtained under any circumstances. The
hope was, that it could be obtained 10
England.
II was the opinion Of all prominent
men at Vera Cruz, that Gen. Almonte
avouId be elected President. in which case
they supposed that war woulh be newt
able.
The Anna Louisa brings Sl9,795 in
specie. ). T. Marschalk. Esq. came
passenger in her, as bearer Of desparehes.
Mercury, I'd inst. /.
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tackled to defend themselves"-adds the

tackled to defend themselves"-adds the
following comment:
Should Mexico carry out this scheme,
we ask whether there be man with an
American heart in his bosom, who would
mol put forth an arm 10 arrest The invader.
The National 1nteiligencer may hesitate
to defend our rights and oufShonor; but
fortunately for those rights and that honor
that paper is considered rather in,he light
of the organ Of foreign influence than OF
American feeling. Let the day come
when it may, that the Mexican banner
dares to pass the Rio Grande. we are sat
is6ed that the great body of The whig par
" will come manfully forward TO lhe na-
tional honor"
IF this language is intended as an ap-
peal, and TO arouse popular feeling, i. is
quite unnecessary. Never did this coun-
try exhibit such al appetite Tor war, and
a thousand Ndtionat 3nteLligencers, with
all their lumber, could uoi chec4 This tor
rent, once the gate oden. Philadelphia
has sent TO Washington 10 offer 5000 v"l-
unteers--Col. Johnson writes to say that
he is ready with 10000 Ken:uckiaus--
and we hear the same thing from ST. Lou
is. And that the feeling which prompts
these oilers. is genuine and not boastfui,
may 0e fairly inferred from The alacrily
and emulous eqthusiasm with which the
Militia of Louisiana answered the recent
call to actual service. The people are
quIe ready enough for brush with Mex
leo, and i, would be as easy 10 rase so,
900 as 5000 volunteers for the Rio Bravo.
We trust there will be no need Of them.
We do not believe there is any thing Sc
rously true in the above statement about
the movement of Mexican troops.
Mercury, 5th inst.
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The Revolutionary Army.-1t is pleas
ami TO revive associations connected with
the revolution, and whatever has relation
10 that memorable event becomes of in
terest. A friend who has been searching
among some old family records, CHANGED
upon The following statement Of the force
of The United States. and as matter both
of record and of interest, we subjoin it:
State Of the United States army in l77S.
June, 177S.
FIT FOR Duty.
IL, $3.50 rank and file.
1881 Artillery,
SOC Cavalry.
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philadelphia U. S. Ga..

Post OGre Statisiics.--We have OBJ
tanned from The General Post Office, the
following list of the receipts rhich have
hecn made under The former and present
post office laws. These facts may assis,
in showing the present operation Of the
new system. The receipts of these post
offices are here variously staied-some the
average per week, and the others for the
month Of July, In every case. they fall
short of the receipts Of the former law,
but in various proportions, as will strike
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.lu-a-,rL a-.C-AIazriA-LLL->-~
have often pondered over the legal enact
menis, for the protection of the rights of
married women, aud have invariably ar
rived al The humiliating conclusion, thar
with all the boasted salIaniry Of our lesis-
lalors. they have always been too sordid
10 their provisions on this subject. The
DAYS of feudal barbarisn. and the law OF
primogenilure we had imagined passed
from our society. und our Statute Books
al once, but we find we were sadly mis-
taken, for still the marriage tie binds the
property derived from the wife, and ihe
earnings aud gifts Of love. and paernaI
affection, are often snatched from her, TO
pay in dollars and cents, derived from
their sale, the speculative and indscreel
debts of The husband Alabama and Mis-
sisippi have stepped forward in imitation
of that glorious principle of The civil law,
which guarantees to women. whatever
she has in her own right prior 10 mari.
age, to be hers in defiance of the improv
idence of her husband, and why should
South Carolina linger in the chains of
barbarism, aud still permit tho oJious and
hearlscathing relic To deiace the fair pa
ges of her written law Are our ladies
less liable to want. or are their husbands
more prnvidenI and careful of married
wealth than they are in other Stales?
We imagine they are no!, and lamentabIe
instances come under our eyes daily, ur
ging the necessity of immediate action by
our Legislature on this subject. There
is perhaps no better evidence of The ad
vance of our civilization in The land, han
to see movements of the above character
warmly advocated by the intelligent. who
are charged with the formation of public
character, by means Of public laws-and
in The enlargement Of the privileges of
woman--lhose who are 10 be the wives
and mothers Of The sons who are to step
into our places, and fill the spaces Of our
shadows, when we depart, in The eman-
cipalion of the ciuit eristence Of The wife
from that OF The husband--and of banish.
inc forever the term fsnae Covert from pro.
ceedings in the Courts of This Statc-in
effectins all these desired reformations, we
see honor and distinction ahead fnr him
who will be bold enough 10 advocate a
general law for the relief Of married wo-
men, and thereby making perfectly secure
their comfort forever. II is true The Court
of Equity can relieve The married women
of the Stale. by provisions within its
jurisdiction, but it is ungleasant for a
young and bIushing bride to step oul of
the honey moon, into Solicitors office,
and tell him he must file bill of settle
men,, for she fears her husband may spend
her property, which he had moi as yet re-
duced to bis possession: and we fancy it
would be rather unpleasant for her to see
the proper prciminaries before entering
into the "silken tie." For all these con.
sderations-lor the eifeclua breaking up
of that worst plague of humanity, s. for.
tune hunting"-le' some one make a move
on this subject.-Carolinian.
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New ORLEANS. August 26.

From Merico BY ,oay Of 81. Louis
The company Of traders recently arrived
a, ST. Louis from Mexico, Durango, Chi
huahna, and Santa Fe. brings better ac-
count of the country than we have read
for many years. They represent trade as
being active and increasing. 10 Mexico
,hey are increasing their mauefacteries,
both for Gotten and woollen goods, and
are cultivaling sugar with great success,
producing large yields ofa foe quality.
They also cultivate largely mscal, which
they use in place of hemp, for bags, ropes,
SC. of its roots, they make fermented
liquor, known as pulque, and also dis'fll
whiskey.
There are many citizens Of the United
States disseminated over Mexico, carrying
on large portion Of the commerce and
manufactures of the country these n usl
suffer in the event of a war. Report met
the companies Of McGafin, DR.. Jeffers,
and others, with about fifty wagons, within
days journey of the Arkansas; two days
behind, me, the company of Mr.. Houck,
with. eighteen wagons, met Two smaller
companies, one with two aud the other
with three wagons; met company go
ing TO the State line, TO trade and trap
At Council Grove, me, Mr.. Algeue, with
27 wagons.
The Simerone river was dry. and the
company had 10 dig to get waler-many
watering places that never failed before,
were found dry.
When the company left Santa Fe. it was
known that Garcia Conde had been ap-
pointed Governor Of tina, province, and he
was expected soon to arrive.
Just before the company left Chiluhua.
the people rose aud compelled those in
the administration of Government to re-
sign, new funclionaries were appointed,
and all became quie,.-Jefsrsonion Pep.
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From Mersco.-By the arrival of The
barque Ann Louisa, from Vera Cruz, we
learn that the Mexican Government were
making great preparations for war; they
had taken all the guns aud munitions of
war out of The Castle, fearing, as was
alleged, in the even, Of an attack they
would fall into The hands OF The Aueri-
cans.
A large number Of troops had marched
for The for the frontier Of Texas, the whole
force when assembled TO be under The
command of Gen. Buslamente. The
Mexicans say tha, the u States are send
ing troops into Texas, and ,ha, they tthe
Mexicans) will mach through Texas on
their road TO the capitol al Washington
wi,hou, declaring war.
Congress has passed the bill granting
to the Government the loan Of fifteen mil.
lions to carry on the ,0Gr. and this amount
they confidently expect 10 raise in Eng
land. The American squadron had moi
yet arrived at Vera Cruz, but were hour
~ yexpec,ed. 1t is The opinion of promi-
nent men at Vera Cruz that Almonte
would be elected President, in the event
of which they say war will be inevitable.
The Ann Louisa brings only Sl9f79S in
specie.-Cour. g. Eng.
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Starch .factories.-There are no less
than twenty potato starch factories in pro-
cess of building it the county of Franklin,
Maine. Lat year single factory OH
Pennington River turned out Fifty tons OF
starch daily.
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Correspondence between the Hon. F.
w. Pickens and the Post Master General.
on the subject of the Mails.
EpsEEIELD C. H., Aug. 90. la45.
Dear ir:-I see that you propose to
run the Mail bur once week from Au-
gusla, (Ga.j through Hamburg, up to this
place, and by Abbeville 10 Greenville. &c.
| do hope you will reconsider this propo-
sition.
This route is through The most populous
and wealthy portion of this State for 145
miIes-and population Of LAC, 1000 IN the
Districts of Edge6eld, AbbevilEe, ,-Ander-
son, Pckens aud Greenville, will be more
or less affected by it. We at one time
had the great New Orleans Mail daily
through this place, but that was moved
through Aiken, and The roule now estab-
lished is three times week by this line,
which you propose TO reduce to weekly.
In The Southern States oui population is
sparse. aud but one halt are allowed the
benefits. Itis with US especially polit.
ical Institution, independent its CONNER.
cial advantages. ln farming and plant.
ing country, the ordinary benefits ofthe
Government are principally seen and felt,
through the distribution of its Mails; and
the political information they disburse,
produce sympathies and ties calculated to
bind The Union together. In my opinion,
if the Government denies to the agricuItu-
raj sections, the benefits Of frequent Mails,
il will do more to loosen the ties of the
Union gradually and silently, land there
fore The more dangerously than Gy almost
any other operation.
The Postage ought never to have been
reduced. If The populous and commercial
cities fell its burihens they had also its ben.
e6ts, and reimbursed themselves jim the
extension Of their trade and commerce, by
the extension Of their correspondence -
Besides their correspondence was finally
charged upon their customers. think
the political benefits n political informa-
ton extended TO a country population as
important as commercial benefits are TO
the cities. The fact is, that il is through
the Mails that our people are 10 be edu-
Gated, and trained up to political informa-
-.:-...-.sA.--li-l l.a,hA;I-.;oh..---tIi In AZ = 49,
eries, We arc juggled and cheated
enough by the truding politicians and, as.
sociated iceaLth Of our great cities, as il is
now, but take away our Mails and il will
concentrate all power in the hands of q
}eao located al great central points.
hope you will pause long before You
introduce system of re form such al. this,
the consequence of which may be fatal to
Republican equality. Better to rely upon
Congress 10 alter the law Of last session,
by exposing some of its great errors, than
to execute it by reducing the benefits Of
The Mail as now extended to agricultural
Districts, even thongh they should not ex-
ac,lv reimburse the Government, for the
expenses incurred.
Very truly aud sincerely.
(Sisned) F. w. PICKENS.
To Hon. CAVE JOHNSON, P. NJ. GeueraI.
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Georgia I'obacco.-The Savannah Re-
publican of Thursday says:-We have
received from Major VIM. P. Bowen,
some specimens of Laf Tobocco, raised
on his place, known as Fair Lawn, near
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The amount Of Treasury. Notes out
saudine on The lst instant, i, is officially
stated, was S742,0I4 Is.
Courier, 9Th inst.
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The Union referring TO a s,atementin a
letter from Vera Cruz. "that orders had
been issued and approved by the war
Committee. TO the Mexican troops on the
frontier, to take their position ten leagues
in advance of tho Rio Bravo, and If al.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-09-10

Mayor and Aldermen Of Charleston the
lst instant, the following gentlemen were eiec.
ted Mayor and Aldermen Of the city Of Charles.
ton. for one year.
John Schnierle, Mayor.
Wdrdsns.-C. NJ. Furman. A. ]. White, w.
Riley, J. English, B. D. Roper. Jr, M. T..
Mendenhall. C. Patrick, G.. w. Ingraham,
J. Hunter G. c. Geddes, A. Mcdonald. and
R. w Seymour Esqrs.
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MILITARY ELEcTlos.-On Ffilay the 5th
instant. Capt. Giles D. Minis was elected
Colonel of the 7,h Regiment s. C. Militia
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The Massive call attention to the cores
pondence between the Post Mast General and
the Hon. F. w. Pickens, on tie subject of the
mails. By reference to it, the reader will see
that there will be no change in the iransporta-
ton of the mails from Augusta, via Hamburg,
Edgefeld e. H., Abbevile c. H, Anderson
C. Fl. &c, TO Greenville C. H. The nail will
be carried as a, present, in four horse coaches
and at the same intervals of time. 1t seems
that there was some 'nisapprehension about the
matter, but there can no longer be any, as the
reply Of the Postmaster General to Col. Pick
ems. will plainly show.
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Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT., }
lst September, l545.

Sir:-I have 10 acknowledge the receipt
of your communication of23d ultimo, aud
to furnish you, in reply, with the following
statement of facts in the case referred to
therein. There is noso, and has been for
wears past, route iu operation between
Augusta. Ga, and Greenviile, S. c., three
times week in four horse coaches. Sew
eral applications were made to the De-
partmen, to change that part Of it which
lies between Greenville G.. II. and Ander-
son C. H., to run. ria Due West Corner
and Craytonsvilie, instead Of Temple Of
Health, Cenireville and Varennes, which
were declined. To effect the object, the
members Of Congress from that section
had, al the last session, a route established
from Augusta TO Greenville, running over
the same ground with the route now in
operation as above stated, except between
Abbeylle C.. II. aud Anderson G. House,
which the Act directs TO be run. ria Due
West Corner and Craytonsville. but con-.
tains no clause disseminating any portion
Of the old route.
The new route was advertised merely
because it was established by Congress.'
aud, as is customary with all new routes,
for once week service only. /, is not
probable that it will be let, as it is compe-.
tent for the Department to change the
present service to embrace Due West Cor
ner and Craytonsville. If it shall deem il
expedient at the lettings 10 do so, which
will accomplish the purposes the appli.
cants had in view.
You probably mistook the special ad.
vertisemen, recently issued for the regular
annual advertisement !; and, consequently,
concluded that the Department, desired to
reduce the present ,ri-weekly four horse
coach service to weekly horse mail.
am, respectfully, your obi. serg':.
C JOHNSON, p. M. General.
Hon. F. w. PicKENs, Edg. Z. H., S. C.
Snakes.-The Fort Gaines GAY Wh,g
of the Odd ul,. says:-A couple Of rattle.
snakes, measuring between six and seven
feet in length, were killed recently in this
vicinity. One was taken, by a negro boy,
with forked stick, OIL Thursday last,
ropcd, and brought into town alive. +
measured 2 fee, in length, and ia inches
in circumference. 8;
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Either Of onr present subscribers will be taken
as one Of the above Clubs.
We hope our friends will exert themselves
in our behalf, and Try 10 get rs few more sab
scrbers, as we are at this time very much in
want OF the needful.
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Showing Whig gain of FIVE. and a
Democratic loss OF Twelve. OF the
members who voled for Mr.. McKay's bill
for the alteration of the Tariff at the last
session OF Congress, and were candidates
for reelection, thirteen have been super
seded. of whom twelve have been sue
ceeded BY Wings aud Natives. OF those
who voted against ii, and were candidates
for reelection, sixteen are supeeceded ol
whom uine have been succeeded by Wing
and Natiyes.-NationdL inteLLagencer.
Anti MatrimoniaL.-The lovers in Flor
ida hav, been driven into annexation III
the most hurried manner. The laws for
bid under severe penalties, the marrying
of persons without license Obtained from
the Clerk Of the County where the mar
riase is TO take place, aud during tie ses-
sion of the Legislature, which has just
closed, a law was passed to aoolisn all
these Courts, after the first oI OCTOBER
without appointing another officer to grant
marriage licenses. The consequence VIII
be, that all single persons must walt for
the action of future Legislature, before
they can marry. Such AL oversight par
,icularIy in a youthful State, is unPardeI-
able. The girls should call mass meet
ing. and compel the Governor TO call an
extra session.
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DAoUERREoTYPE PIcruREs.-We have seen
number Of Daguereotype pictures eIecu.
ted by Mr.. s. w. HALsEE, an Artist, who has
for some time past been operating in our Vii.
lage. Webu, concur with the general opinion,
in pronouncing the pictures of MIR H. most
excellent. Several of them are of the gentler
sex, true 10 the life, and of course beautiful.
The pictures are generally colored and have
high finish about them. On several ofthem
in the back ground, the Arts, gives views OF
beautiful scenery, such as mountains and trees
in full foliage. He frequently throws in pic.
tures Of other objects to please himself or tile
person who sits for the likeness. The Daguer
reotypes are all gilded, and doubtless will be per
manent. Mr.. Halsee takes lkenesses at q
very reasonable rate. and evinces great anxie,,
to please We commend this gentleman tc
the liberal patronage OF the public, and hope
that he will receive numerous and substantial
tokens of their high regard.
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THE EnGEFIELD MECHANICS WASH
inglonian Society, will meet on Monda,
evening hext.
Dr. NJ Lahore is expected to deiive,
an Address, ou the occasion.
The public generally are invited 10 at
lend.
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CoTToN.-By the arrival oftl g Steam
ship Caledonia. a, Boston on the 3rd inst.
we learn tina, the Liverpool Cotton mar
Ike, was 6rp on the 18th ul,. and had ad-
vanced l I'D per pound.
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, l845.
+" We soiH cling to tho Pillars Of the Temple Of
Our Liberties and if it must fall, zee loill per-
isk amidst the RuinS.'
HARD TIM ES.

As money is vsry SARGE. and the drought has
cut off the prospect nfthe Planter and Farmer,
we have come 10 the conclusion, TO reduce our
terms TO suit the times. In future. we will put
the Advertiser to Clubs at the following low
rates !:
For S copies for one year, $40 in advance
10 II SO q
is "a 90
90 80 90 "
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rExuactI AUSTIN. Aug. 9.
We hope to adjourn in about len days.
Much of the Constitution has already
been engrossed, and therefore mol subject
10 be, amended but upon motion 10 recon-
slider. II think we shall give in in such
#snaps as will please our friends in the