Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-08-26
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THE Course Of Senator Daris.-Wc do
not remember 10 have seen Que single paper
| in the whole Of our immense exchange list,
That has undertaken TO defend the course
Of Senasror Davis on the last day Of the
session, in speaking against time for The
purpose Of defeating action upon The Pre-.
sident's message. This message it will
be remembered referred to The prospect Of
peace with Mexico, aud suggested an
appropriation ofS2 OOO,0 900 for the discrc
tionary use of the President in the negoti-
alton Of treaty. Several Of the papers
have passed the mailer over as good joke,
or an ingenious piece Of rickery but they
have failed to look upon it as a solemn
mockery of the high and responsible duties
OF The Senatorial Office, and as precedeu,
which bad men may follow under !circum,
stances when The effect may be really
pernicious. Every act OF This Kind Is an
added facility towards the evil purposes of
legislation under party influence, and tends
to ihe degradation of Office especially
so. whenxit is lightly done by men. who
deservedly enjoy an eminent position in
the esteem Of their constituency, for tho
general integrity Of their career: Such IS
i tho case with regard 10 Mi. Davis; and
in reIlecliGg upon this subject we cannot
resist the impression but he will arrive at
The conclusions that il had better not have
been done! EIl!Gut reference whatever
TO The subjec, matter cs Il;c message. we
look to The act Of Mr.. Davis, per SC; he was
REQUESTED over aud over again loyield the
floor for a: moment, That a motion might
. afew hours. This motion itself, might
lave been lost. But the object Of the mo-
ton was the consideration of a message
from the President of The United States
|sln view oflhis fact, he act Of the Senator
was all offence 10 The nation: Or with but
party view Of Me matter twas an insult
10 ,ha, party by which ihePSesen incum.
bent was elevated to the Presidency. And
in this view Of The fact il can he no less
offensive to men of either party ; for il is
clear that had Mr.. Clay been The present
occupant Of that high office, according 10
the sentiments Of NJ r. Davis, similar
insult might have been offered othe nation
through him, by any creature of the oppo-
site party capable Of such an act, with a
like sense Of impunity. We exclaim
against such precedens, come from whom
they may, they are The vices of our land
the stepping stones from liberty 10 llcenti
ousness.--B Baltimore Sun.
Correspondence Of the Sacannah Republican.
GLYNN Co, Aug. 6, 1916.
Gentlemen-Those your readers who
are interested in fossil geology, will he
pleased to learn that some very valuable
organic remains have been discovered in
this neighborhood by Mr. |. G. Plant, of
Macon, while on a visit TO some of his
friends. They belong to the mammoth
(ElephuS rimigenius,i all extinct species
Of elephant. The remains of this huge
auimal were found on Turtle river, about
three miles from Bethel, on Mr.. Myers
plantation. The bones were embedded in
hard, compacl, blueish clay, from six To
nine feet below the surface, nearly on u
level with the low water mark. A large
portion Of the skeleton appears 10 have
been washed away by The Tide. the remain
ing parts being firmly embedded in the
hard clay. Mr.. Plant procured three or
four of the vertebra of The neck, measuring
from four TO five inches in diameter also
one of The upper dorsal vertebrn. from
seven TO eight inches in diameter and
from two 10 two and a half uChesin thick
ness. He found, likewise, large jaw
tooth, the greater portion Of one Of The
tusks, and several bones belonging to the
legs. Those bones which were nearest
the surface, are considerably decomposed,
by The action of The atmosphere. About
tDo-thirds Of the large grinders was pre-
served. The weight Of which is fourteen
and half pounds The task was nearly
uninjured, ,sxcepl at the point where it
prolruded through the compact clay
This measured eleven and hall inches in
diameter nearlhe part which was inserted
in the jaw The immense size Of these
organs is sufficient to show The gigantic
srale or which this extinct animal was
constructed.
1t is well known that the remains of
mammoths have been found in The newer
tertiary deposits in England, the CONT
nents Of Europe, Asia, and in different
localities in the Unised States. The cell
ebraled Siberian elephant belonged to this
genus of animals The entire animal was
discovered, with the soft parts preserved
in the frozen soil of the banke of river.
The discovery was made by Tungusian,
named Schumarhoff, in 1899. AT lhis.pe-
Rod only a portion of'h was dsensaged