Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-09-22

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i thlsias.if,Ein talk atleast, in;ireIaltpd 10 a
rail road To- gcdneeet themfawilhs Georgia,
and there ydn mays lose all that trade
I which now glpotlfs into iaSoutl Carolina
4 from that partiEo tennessee. L made a
! shorl slagaals GreenYille IN e.. Tennessee,
4 Sui uficienllyiIougs To- place ame under
\ lasting obligations s1tnsilsici,izens for kind.
ness and attentionSsto ime. The village
contains several neat bricks buildings; and
/ there are.two schools: here one 10 very
l dourishins condition; and ata short dis:
/. lance is ;tsitualsd its College. at which
(thefe are abollt seventy or eighty stu.
dentssundesttieI instruction of competent
j Teachers, 6flsSlsfi.s 1T ennessee, however.
very fayorably Impressed bothein relation
to The hospilalilysof the people aud tho
prosperous cundttionofsthe country. So
/ [.turnedsagainf towards N. Carolina, and
as approached The French Broad, I wit.
messed "a scene most exquisite and impres.
siye. which l ljmtIsrdescribeto you.
l. Itiwas. Saturday and late in the after
noon. Theskys;oyer head was clear and
|;serene,gia sentle breeze played upon its
Notwithstanding, awhile below a peace.
ful lovely yacalm prevailed. The sun was
Slowly gliding down theweslern slopes,
while esallth heeastern hills were !burnished
with, richest .sold.nsin the distant horizon,
gracefully touching the mounlain.lops,
lay many a.lhousand folds, now embra-
;c;ng, now Withdrawing from each other,
while the playful sun beams peep through
and throw,a newisIuslre ON sallils scenes
around, Invited ;byso many a whispering
charms, Il ascended Paint Mountain, and
lhrewmy eyessupon ihe whole surrounding
scene, which was iiudiscribably beautiful.
Here lrealizeG with my owu senses, what
hitherto had only seen in poetry and
song.-The towering hIl-the meandering
stream--lhe merry hymn ofIhe sylvan
choristers, all al once poured their United
charms uppn me. While from the little
cottage, situate in the green valley below,
The smokerose IN thousand gentle folds.
and in many a fantastic wreath threw it.
self about my lead,tth1 giving me ali af.
fectionae welcome to the happy mountain
valley, Nnrwas alone in this scene of
happiness, for in the cheerful valley beneath
me. The ever'thriIing song of liberty was
chaunted, ndin'choral harmony The youth
and maidens joined their sonorious voices,
and thus this enfearing token Of freedom
was reverberaled from hill 10 hill.
- 1sstl2 Y our friend,
THE THE MOUNTAINS.
Glenn SpriPgs, Seplr. l4th, 1917.
Columbia and = Charlotte: Rail Road -
Mr.. John Caldwell. who returned yesterday
has kindiyhanded us the unanimous nom
ination ofthe Convention for officers, which
is as follows: Is
E.G.sPalmer, President
aDirsctors.--F. ii. Gilmore, b. F. Tay.
lor, james Martin, Jno. Buchanan, S.
McA lilev,,J a Bradley, Edward Averey,
w. W.sElns,pJ NV. Osborne, A. b. Da
vidson.ffl w .'''s'
! The slock subscribed, independent Of
the subscription of York Dislricr, is up
wards of S9UO, DOC. The subscription of
York amountsfo Sf50,000, which may
be yetsaddednlotltie aboye.-South CaroH
niaa. e :ss]. M ! r.: 80
da Intintqtiaa from Great Britain
jTne WaJhIngIou Wing mention "a report
that Mr.. 3Cranptobs..the British Minister
pro, ient., has suhmftiea, byorJer. Of his
government. lo.Mr. Buchanan, an intina.
tidn that, in he event Of an absorption OF
the territory of Mexico by The U. States,
Great Is Britain; will look 10 The Uuiled
Slates for file re imbnrsrment Of the debt
due by The present Mexican government
toi!te subjects Of ihe United Kingdom.
And also. that The iu imarion goes even
furher--thar, if the war with MeAico shall
end in any serious dismemherment Of
Mexican territory, this government will be
called upon.by Great Briainto make good
the English Mexican debt in proportion TO
the value of the territory dismembered.
We give the above as all item of current
news, but we do nul believe than any such
animation has beelf given.
anticipated Action Of Congress.-We
clip The following paragraphs from the Ma
,ional lntellisencer, as Indicative of The
action of The majority ofthe next Congress.
They are in answer. TO the question
"What 'ciH Congress do z" ,e-g.r..,z.
"We cannot answer fnr Congress; nor
indeed for thai portion Of the lwn Houses
with whom we most generally accord.
| We have said, as we believe. however,
fhatthey will not stop the supplies 10 order
TO stop the war. lf a majority Of both
Houses areuf opinion that i, is time To-
put an end to the war;, we do no, doubt
that way will be found, in which the
Presiden, himself will be glad u co:ope.
rate. TO accomplish thai objecl: It a ma
jori'y shall De Of different way of think
ing. then Of course they would not stop
the supplies in order 10 STOP the war. BY
supplies il is perhaps proper TO explain.
ION account Of a different construction We
have seen put upon The phrase as used by
ns,I we mean such provision Of ways and
rneans as is necessary TO execute existing