Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-02-25
To The Editor orMe Charleston Mercuny

To The Editor Of Ae Charleston Mercugy !:
Sir: In your paper Of 7iie 10Th inst,
you reier. IN becoming terms, To para-
graph which has recently appeared in
several papers, alledgins Thar, as The Co
vernon Of Alabama had vetoed bill "lor
the relief of the Hon. w. L. Yancey.
"ihis member of Congress would now be
liable TO imprisonment in the peuitentia-
ry." That paragraph is most false aud
malicious. IL does nor state for wha, OF.
fence, Mr.. Yancey would thus be liable.
but leaves it 10 be Inferred that he had
been guilty of some felony. You, are
right, however, in conirrrurins 1hat tire:
fers 10 The due! with Mr.. CIing,nan. Al BIZ,
there is no law in Alabama br which Mr.:
Ioncey could he punished "by imprison.
ment in The pcnitrr'iary" fnr thar affair.
such punishment is confined hy her "Pe:
nal Code" (chap. 9 SILLY 10 offences com.
mi'ted 'eithin The State. There is a pro-
vision. however, tibdS l2) by which
parties 10 duel, either IN or out ofihe
State, are rendered Ineligible to any, or:
flee npder her Constitution. |, was TO
exempt Mr. Yancey from Ibis disability:
that an act passed The last Legislature OF
Alabama. The Governor veioed,it, it's
true, but it was imnediateIy.re passed by
the constitutional rnajorities. aud is now
a law. These are The fac:s of the case,
and they will show how nalicions The
paragraph in quesIioi is. Besides, it ID
well known that the duel with Mr.. Cling
man. took place early in lS45. Since
that time, Mr.. Yaneey has resided save.
ral months in Alabama, and has been:
reelected 10 Congress. Had he heen
,amenable 10 the "Penal Code" would hs
not have been apprehend long ago, and
consigned TO the penilentisry. which is il
the very town in Whith he resides? His
reelection 10 Congress wihout opposilion
fran one of the mtsl Intelligent and resi-
.pectable Districts in ibe Stale, shows 1f,au
estimate IN which; his condilcs wi, 3; gpy-
sded bgsbis cpastit,le itoIp 4, Z. mofsi
and law abiding people atliey saw. nothing
.ln!tlie peculiar circumstances OF iSat duel,
10 cersure, n9ch Jess, 10 consisn him TO
igno,ninious ihcarceration. Tie fact il.
Mr.. Yancey schiyalrous and eenllemanly
department in Tho wlole affair; e,ldesalTI,eed
him to his constituents. who regarded
him as defending the. rights ofIhe Sonth:
m !"'he tiel.i." as he had before ,nost.elo-
quently done on'lhe floor of Congress-
Al home be is universally esteemed, MO,
only as one of the most intelligent and
accomplished citizehs of The Slate, an
honor and an ornament her character.
but as a gentleman Of the most upblem---
isbed integrity. to whose name a shadow
of dishoDor has never attached. -
The reasons of the Governor for the
veto were certain constitutional scruples.
but they need not be examined. az ,hey
had no reference 10 the alleged offence,
and the Legislature at once passed the
lay restoring Mr.. Yancey to all his po.
l',ical PRIVILEGES, and rendering him eligi-
BILE to any Office in The Stale. .i5SI:
is hoped that The papers which has
given circulation TO this miserable slander
upon pure aud hig minded gentleman.
will be equally prompt to correct the er.
roneous impressions which.il has made.
fep' Is, 1876. ALABAMA.
The Corn Crop o. last year, weIsuspect;
will turn out much shorter, In our middle
and lower country, than we had !nny rea-
son TO anticipate: We are Told, that far-.I
mers, who never failed to make ample
supplies before, are already (now in JAM
uary. buying corn. This is almost nm.
expected. The exceeding Glamour, ant;
tremendous deficiency in the m oui1taip.
country, completely slifed complain, i'm
The lower districts, Sur the deficiency there
was very great, and greatly felt; never:
theless. We are now beginning to sees
lhe results. Cornis now selling eommon-.
" at dollar a busheI in many of the.
middle Districts, and this at a period.
when, in ordinary seasons. it cannot we'll
command halfthat sum. The cotton crops
proporlionaiely short in The same regions, ;,
w'il make the burden nf supporting the
homestead unlil the new crop is realized.
a matter Of extreme trial aud difficulty -
Chas. Patriot.
W. see IL Stuleh lllht On3 OF our hmcrl~
lcan2captalns has discovered commuai.
cation between the Atlantic and Pacific,
by the river Amazon, thereby supercedins
the necessity of a canal or rail road across
the lsthma Of Panana. ,-@;.s,, ,..,ttl
Seren Day Bapitsts.-The Seventh Day
Baptlsls have been peliIioDing the Lee
gislalure of New J-tsey 10 grant them
equal privileges with The Christians VIII,
observe the irsl dey of ,heiweek. auf
bill has been reported in accordance
with their wishes. What the spurporto Of
this billis we are no, informed, ,hough we
presume il is To grant llte,n the privilege
of working on tbe FIRST day. "a. 5.;E.ssassa.
| an arkansas i.eszsioried Hdasr.l,
is said thai in Arkansas, IA thres story
! house means a piessY.on the floor. sieas
in The bed, aud "a r6w Of fowls f5osiinna1 81 81
tustick above. s5sss; ~. se''s.