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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-08-05
Tbe a1nerttser.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST S. 1916
Mechanics Washingtonian Soeiay.-Tbe Me

Mechanics Washingtonian Soeiety.-Tbe Me-
chanics Washingtonian Society. will hold its
regular Meeting, on Monday evening. next.
A Speaker has been procured for the occasion,
and an interesting Address may be expected
The public are respectfully invited to attend.
And as it is expected that the Band will play
some of,he favoritc tunes. it is hoped the Lu'
dies will not forget to turn out.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-08-05

We have received from MIR. SrASaoRE
WATSON, of tllis District, a handsome sample
of new Cotton. It is the FIRST which we lave
seen.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-08-05

Cotton.-Our Hamburg correspondent un.
der date of the lst inst. says:- 80.
During the week past, we have had good
demand for this article, in fact, the market was,
on Wednesday and Thursday whatwe consi-
der brisk, yesterday and to-day tits less ANNA
ted, yet prices are not in the least drooping.
we there fore give as extremes 6 TO- II. general
sales 81 10 II cents. We have had a good
many loads Of Cotton 10 within tie past few
days, the shipments have also been large both
by rail road and river. grs q, s;.-rs..
Provisions. Flour there Ilas been u large
receipt by wagons, most Of which has been
sold at rates ranging from 50 so to 81 So
Corn is scarce, and brings 20 to IS cents.
Bacon has become scarce, and brings 9 cents,
from stores, good ARTICLE would bring 8 to 81
cents from wagons, hog round, Lard is also
scarce at 9 to 10 cents. We have had .,fna
rains Of late. and our river is in good steamboat
order.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-08-05

House struck bs Lightning g.-on Tuesday
evening The 2Sth ult., there fell at this place,a
heavy shower, accompanied by thunder and
lightning. The store house occupied by Mr..
CoHs was struck by lightning. but very little
dan,age was done. The elder Mr. Cohn was
standing very near the place where tho electric;
fluid discharged itself, but providentially. .es'
capped uninlnrcd. % ,.se -
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-08-05

vote upon i, should be taken before The
adjournment, even if it were midnight.
Mr.. Webster having the: floor, spoke for
about four hours ii opposition tothe bill,
aud intimated at The conciasionsof his re-
marks. he would move tospostpone The
bill till next session
Al FIVE clock, being much fatigued, /,
Mr.. w. gave up the floor to sMr. Mr.. K.
Johuson, who, as an act Of courtesy 10 the
former, moved al adjournment so that
the speech might be concluded on Monday.
The yeas and nays were demanded,
and the result was as follows: Yeas, u !,
Nays, 26
Mr.. Haywood, Of North Carolina. re.
signed his seat in the Senate. ghile Mr..
Webster was speaking. Yopiwill' ll'recollec'
that hinted as much more Fbanteu days
ago. You may be assuredsthat as soon as
i, was known the greatest conslernasIol
prevailed. "a
His resignation has, it IS thought, k'llee
the bill, as by Monday evening we sbaI
have Wing Senator appointed by TIT
Governor of North Carolina, who vii
vote asains, it, thus making an actual dill.
ference of two votes. There can be nc
doubt but that the intended motion OF hr
Webster, 10 postpone the bill ill next ses
sion, will prevail.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-08-05
gin will vote for this motion. We shall

pagin will vote for this motion. We shall
soon sec.
The House was engaged on private bills.
Most of the members were in The Senate
Chamber. Mr. Webster spoke for about
four bours against the tariff bill. Alter
some lenglhened introductory remarks
he proceeded to examine the bill firstly,
as measure levying all duties ad valo-
rem.
Secondly. in lis effects on certain inter
ests heretofore supposed 10 be projected by
former laws
Thirdly, in lis effects upon the naviga-
ton aud commercial interests OF The coun'
try.
And fourlhly, in its effects on The gen
sral industry, employment and labor ol
! the country.
| Mr.. W. occupied the greater part OF the
time, during which he addressed the Sen
ate TO day. in discussing The second branch
/ Of his subject. He dwell at great length
on the effects Of the bill! on the iron and
coal trade, and strenuousiy commended that
the measure would be entirely dcstruc-
tive Of these interests.
AtGour o'clock, without concluding. MIR
Webster gave wayro motion, ny Mr' IL
Johuson. mat the Senate adjourn.
Mr.. Lewis demanded tine yeas anc nays
upon the motion. which were ordered,
aud being taken, resulted, yeas q, nays
26.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-08-05

Correction I'm our last. giving a.fist Of the
new British Ministry, the starshould have been
put attIie name Of Lord John Russell, the Prime
Minister.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-08-05

Uticy's Patent StrarO Cyner.--We have seen
very high recommendations OF the above Straw
Gutter, from distinguished agricultural gentle
men, Of several States, among whom might be
mentioned Gov. Swain, of North Carolina,
J. VI Dessausure and Gen Cantey, of SoutS
Carolina; Dr.. Fort, and Gen. Sanford. Of
Georgia; and Judges Gold,lwait, and Martin,
of Alabama, Many ofonr most practical far
mers Of This place unite in pronouncing it the
most perfect instrument OF tile kind, that they
have seen and from the simplicity of lis con-
s,rnclion, no doubt il is well adapted for the
rough hands Of our plantation negroes. The.
righ, for making and vending this Machine,
has been purchased by some enterprising gen
tlemen of our village. and we take pleasure il,
the Machines which they have.
sold, are now in successful operation.
The scarcity Of provendcr, should not fail to
teach us economy in feeding stock;-an to
practice this lesson with ease and pleasure, we
must resort to cut food, after the manner ofour
more experienced ighbors-the 1ennesseans
aud kentuckians.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-08-05

Passage Of tho 1arif.-Our. readers wiz
perceive, tina, the Tariff Bill hds finally passed
both Houses o: Congress, and it is probably
now the law Of the land.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-08-05

z, Reary Rain during the past weekcopious
showers Of rain iellil,yarious portions of the,
District. On Friday evening last tasery heavy
rain fell at this place, and in The neisLbor-
hood The Corn crop was much benefited by
by it. ~:
On Monday there was also considerable
fall Of rain at this place. s-ss, ~.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-09-24
independent Newspapers.

We find the following sensible remarks in tie Phil
adelphia Ledger The concluding sentences we con-
ceive to be especially appropriate and just:
"A Boston PAPER says that citizen Of Massachusetts,
discontinued the Wahngt Union, because supports doc
nes TO which the stopper The Boston
mentions this something important and commeDdable and
New York journal Tidcules il instance Of
folly We regard this single instance Of stoppage title,
which cannot seriously affect The Union any other unr
malls but regard the principle involved mpo tant
though far from beng commendabe IL the views of
stopper should be extensively reduced 10 practice, every
journal must become each mans orgn By turns, having
little of body opinion and
set Of subscribers TO j1uTnal must have only Of
opinions 10 which all Of them must invariably conform
Hence Journal be every thing by and nothing
long, shut its all and remain fixed
position spite Of all discovery conviction Such
journals would be admirably independent admirably III
structive
The miserable tyranny that would exercise
The press by crying stop my paper" whenever journal
contains thing to which they do assent flows from
the spirit that established the Inquisiton burned
veius, hanged the Quakets and drove Roger Wilkins into
Rhode Island II is the split OF opposition to freedom If
thought which but the ignorant and nariow-minded
entertain and which be exercised without produce
ing mischief Of kind Would The who stopped
the Union have newspaper exclusively for his opinions
As all his neighboIs equal right this if they
should happen 10 agree upon nothing, each would he
PEELED to establish newspaper for his use dispense
with that American necessary Of life. To procure good
newspapers wise leave them their free actisns
wisely concluding that those whose thoughts the least
feteIed Think the most correctly. Hence, when they do
agree with their newspaper they send their opinions
for consideration remain contents saying themselves,
agree other things, and better luck
time ~ Fools only who have taken journal because they
satisfied with its general course stop paper
because II differs with them on a particular point.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-09-24
+" Mademoiselle!"
4" Take the other one"

COL ScHouLER, the editor of the Lowell Courier,
is visiting the places Of interest in England Scotland
and Ireland. He writes home familiar letters, which
appear in his Courier He says:
''In of the churches in Scotland, except the
Episcopal and Catholic is there any musical insru-
ment used TO aid the singing. Each church has what
is called Presenter, whose seat is in front of the
minister. He wears gown and band. When the
hymn Is given out lie selects the tune, and he has
small signs with the names of the tunes painted on
them. When he has selected tie tune, he fixes the
sign containing the name Of the selected tune on
lit lie pedestal, that tie congregation eau see IT.,
and then they ell rise and he leads of, and the whole
congregation Join with him. There is something
about this mode Of singing which prefer TO any
other. 1t is less mechanical and more hearty than
the singing of chors. Ministers here all wear black
gowns when in their pulpits and their sermons are
delivered exiemporaneously, for the Scotch have a
great horror of written sermons"
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-09-24

OUSHr THE WOMEN TO VorE THE " T. Til
bune is in favor Of voting rather it would
be, il says, # il did not fear that most Of the women
would vote on the Democratic side Of the question
1t very sensiby observes;
I'VE know, and every man in society knows,
many intellectual, clcar-sightea, firm and patriotic
women, with whom this high privilege would be safer
and better exercised than with thousands who now
possess H."
But alas for the gaantry Of Mr.. Greedy, il adds
q" But we think we know also that in the present
state of society. aud public opinion these would not
be the women who would vote; and that those who
did would only swell the insurmountable maiorities
which Locofocoism and bad Whisky annually pile up
for the Tammany Hall candidates"
Only think of the in whose judgment women
and whisky can be so intimately associated. Friend
Tribune, we are ashamed Of ycu.-lMilsnaHsis Coo
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-09-24

IRON MANUFAcTURE.-The Journal Of Commerce.
have doubt with good reason, says, that Iron
can be made cheaply in the United States as any
where the globe They say that the price of labor
is much dearer here than elsewhere So it is for the
moment; for the enormous profits of the business
have forced new establishments into existence so
rapidly, that they have bid upon each other, until the
wages Of good men have risen to four, ive and even
seven dollars day. Pig iron has been made to cost
SIT ton to the maker, that he has only doubled
his money by the sales at S34 But it can be made
at Sl2, and less; all these distracted men well
understand The profits Of the iron makers under the
Tariff of 1872, have been altogether frightful. In
they have cleared the cost of their estab
lishments in one year. A great proportion of the
manufacturers satisfied with the bill. 1t is
largely protecti,e; much many of them de-
sired in 1912 But then, expecting to get half what
they asked for they asked for twice what they wanted
and got the whole. Now they have a good bill,-a
bill which if they act wisely, will Delay the
Of free trade for years. though farther reductions
are sure TO be made eventually
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-09-24

'What right has Democratic Secretary to have
the gouti Gout is an aristocratic disease, got from
high living. Let the Democracy" look to it. Such
man is no friend of hard workers. Cincinnati
Chronicle.
O5-The Chronicle is as lame in its pathology as it
is in its politics. Gou is not exclusively aristo
cratic diseases is high living always necessary TO
beget it. Sedentary habits though accompanied by
extreme abstemiousness, sometimes engender govt
We know this by our own experience; for while a
Woodworking apprentice, Of not hundred
pounds gross weight, zoe had the govt Nobody ever
suspected of Is aristocracy" "high living" at
that time, whatever they may have done since.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-09-24

The Steamboat Excelsior, plying the Hudson,
lately burst her boiler, just after leaving the wharf
the North river. She had large number of passen-
gers on board and but few of them escaped except by
leaping overheard into the stream, as the boat was
almost Immediately envelopcd in flames. 1t is not
known how many lives have been lost but it is feared
that the number is not less than from twentyfOur to
thirty. All that jumped overheard were saved.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-09-24

O6FThe sensible Brussels correspondent of the
Philadelphia Ledger remarks that the rulers of Eng
land doubtessly inclined to make their peace with
the American Democracy, but they do it despOndingly
knowing that in time of peace Democracy makes
more fearful nroads on their institutions than during
actual war. A for instance might have saved
the corn law; but the peace of thirty years brought
it down. A war excites tumultuous passions, which
overpower reason prevent judgment from being
exercised; peace develops the arts Of peace, and al
lows the mind to investigate the sources of right
Europe in three hundred years did not make as much
progress in political science, during the last thirty
years of peace. Never before-not even during the
French revolution-was Europe much troubled by
American ideas.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-09-24

DEATH OF MEMBER OF CoNGREss.-lIon. FELIX
GRUNDY MCCONNELL, Member of Congress from
Alabama, committed suicide at the ST. Charles Hotel,
Washington City, on the morning of the 10Th inst.
1t appears that the deceased terminated his
istace by deliberately cutting Tie jugular veins
each side of his throat and by nhicting deep wounds
in his sides, with a knife. Two of the stabs were
nearly perpendicular. Tie others glanced off from
the bones, and made frightful gasbes. His friends
say that for about week past he had relinquished
drinking, owing indsposition and that the absence
of his usual stimulus caused great dependency
He was in fact suffering the horrors Of deirium
tremens. short time before he committed the deed,
he called for pen and ink for the purpose, it IS sup
posed of writing to his wife.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-09-24

GIRARD CoLLEGE.-Afer some sixteen years Of
shameful delay, and quite many of swindling, the
Girard College at Philadelphia has been completed,
by the placing of the central browning stone in the
cornice of the pediment of the northern porco of the
central building. As long one stone of these gor
geous buildings remains upon another, they will
stand as monument of the fathessness of Philadel-
phia 10 the sacred Of trusts. No other city in this
Union could have acted so basely, because other
ctys honor and morals were ever so deeply corrupt
cd by the United States Bank.
The statue of Stephen Girard, designed to be placed
in the college at Philadelphia, and executed by Mr..
Gvelo at Paris has arrived. 1t is the size of life
done in solid marble with the representation of the
coat, the vest, pantaloons and boots which
he when in the discharge Of bis duty mariner,
merchant and banker.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-09-24

Ot5-The Logansport Telegraph denies that the
Wings ever admired the pet bank SYSTEM but on the
contrary arms that they were always hostile to it.
They took a queer way Of showing their hostility,
for, from the time it was demonstrated to be mprac
ticable, the Wing party sustained the system, and
were the means of its perpetuation for years, not
withstandng the original denunciaons Of their lead
ers against it. During the very last session of Con-
gress the Wings voted TO continue the pet bank sys
tenn to a man. The Telegraph is green.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-09-24

GEORGE BANCROFT, of Massachusetts,, to se envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipotentinry of the
United States for the United Kingdom Of Great
Britain and Ireland, vice Louis MLane, recalled at
his own request.
JOHN Y. Mason, Of Virginia to be Secretary of
the Navy of the United States vice Hon. George
Bancroft resigned
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-09-24

SUIcIDE.-Levi Hoover, q respectable citizen OF
Henry county, committed suicide few days SINCE
by cutting his throat with razor. The Cambridge
Reviee says he apparently rational, and previ-
Gus TO his death gave reason for the fatal act,
except that he tired Of life and had wish TO
live
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-09-24

GETTING A SEcRET.-The Daily Sentinel says the
French droll people-so their newspapers con-
tain the queerest reports. Here is the latest:
A Mile de A. became indisposed so her father
called in the family doctor and left them together.
The doctor was curious and suspicious TO the
of the young lady's sickness. lie drew Ian
Get from his pocket TO bleed her, but at the moment
he pressed the vein, be exclaimed:
''Ah, mon Dieu!"
"What is the matter, Monsieur"
''Me, had nearly killed you.''
"Kllled mel"
"Listen" (here he drew lancet from his pocket
"here are two lnncets; the first is for wives, the
second for maids. You how necessary it is to be
careful in the use Of surgical instruments. You are
q maiden of course! "
Certainly, Monsieur"
"Well, if bleed you with the wives lancet, |
should kill you-and rice rerSa. Now, Mile, hold
out your arm-this is the right lancet +"
"Ducior!"
Mademoiselle!"
"Take the other one"
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-09-24

PoL1T1cAL VmLANY.-The Washington Union ex-
poses system of organized vlany the part Of the
Wing leaders, as follows:
s.It is stated that the wing members of Congress,
before the late session adjourned, appointed standing
committee whose duty 1t should be to frank and crcu-
late documents throughout the country, and especially
in those debatable States whose elections are coming
on during the present autumn. We are informed
that they have rented room on Pennsylvania avenue
nearly opposite Jackson Hall. They have raised
comnon-perhaps not Observation-Disclosures for print
inc off several thousands Of documenis-the estimate
is said to be from 10000 TO 100000. Among these
is the tariff speech of Mr.. Andrew Stewart, of Penn
svlyana, with the imprint Of "revlsed edition."
and Mr. Daniel Webster's speech on the tariff The
tariff is be the principal topic by which the wings
expect to reyolutonize the people, and the speeches
delivered before Congress are the principal weapons
to be employed. The documents, when printed,
sent to the folding of the House of Representa-
tves, &C.. where they are regularly enyeloped by the
folders appointed by the House, and with wrapping
paper prepared and paid for by Congress thence they
are carried to the room Of the committee, where they
are ranked by one of lis members. This organiza-
ton is similar TO the wing scheme of lS44. Some one
member of the committee comes to Washington 10
ply his ranking privilege upon large SCALE and TO
flood the country wilh party documents. When an
election is coming in particular State the Bate
ry is most probably actively directed TO that point.
Pennsylvania is the great battle ground, and we
presume no exerons are to be spared operate upon
her people, The tariff arguments TO be poured in
upon her, and, of consequence, she is to be inundated
with the speeches Of its champions. We understand
that Mr.. Ramsey, member of the House of Repre-
sentatves from Pennsylvania, is now at his post,
irankIng away in high style and firing his canister
shot in all directions"
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-09-24

OrrThe Newcastle CoursE still is talking about
the ssrenaorar ofthe old supreme judges, &C. Perhaps,
like the Rockville American, the Courier will by and
by learn that so far from being removed the judges
in question served out their full terms, and had no
claims to re-appointment than hundreds Of other
citizens equally well qualified in law knowledge and
a great deal more industrious.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-09-24

FIRST AMERICAN S1ANDARD-The following OK
tract is from the London Morning Chronicle of July
%, l776 The analoges Of the first American ensign
are iDgeniously set forth; yet as our preudices
against tie snake are deeply rooted, and as old as
original sin itself, few of countrymen will regret
that the device was changed The extract, however,
is curiosity and will be quite new TO nine-tenths of
the present generation:
"The coors of the American flag have n snake
with thirteen rattes the fourteenth budding described
IN the attitude of going to strike with the motto
Don't tread on me ! IL is a rule in heraldry. that
the worthy properties Of the ANIMAL in the borne
shall be considered and tie base cannot be intend
ed The ancients accounted snake or serpent an
emblem of wisdom, and in certain attitudes, of end
less duration. The rattesnake is properly emblem
of America, this animal is found in other part
OF the world. The eye of this creature excels in
brightness most of any other animal. She has no
eyelids, and is therefore emblem of vigilance. She
never begins attack, surrenders; she is
therefore an emblem of magnanimlty and true cOur-
age. When injured, in danger of being injured,
she wounds until she has given notice to her
enemies of their danger. No other of her kind shows
such generosity. When undisturbed and in peace.
she docs not appear to be furnished with weapons Of
any kind. They are latent in the roof of her mouth,
and even VIXEN extended for her defence appear to
those who are not acquainted with her to be weak
and contemplate, yet her wounds, however small.
are decisive and fatal. She is solitary, and asso-
ciates with her kind only when it is necessary for
their preservation. Her poison is once the neces-
sary of dgesng her food, and certain destruc-
ton to her enemies. The power Of fascination arib-
uted TO her, by a generous construction, resembles
America. Those who look steadily her, are de-
lighted, and involuniarily advance towards her. and
having once approached never leave her. She is
frequently found with thirteen rattes and they increase
yearly. She is beautiful in youth and her beauty
increases with her age her tongue is blue and forked
as lightning