Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-11-17
pWc cheerfuIIy publish The communica.

w. G. COLEMAN.
T We cheerfully publish the communicu-
lion of I" Hard Labor" and regret that it was
received loo late for our last number. We
think that the people Of this district. and espe.
ciaIly the Stockholders in our Rail Road Com.
pany, have cause for serious complaint, that
the people Of Abbeville and Anderson have set
1t down as certain, that we do not desire a Rail
Road from this place to the mountains, notwith-
standing the solemn assurances Of our Compa-
ny, given in resolutions adopted and published
some time ago.
Tie people Of this place and of this district, do
desire that the Road should be extended on the
west of the SaIuda t the mountains. 1t isin-
sisted that they must evince their sincerity by
taking stock in the Greenville and Columbia
Company, and go into the Convention at New
berry next week. and control the location oftlie
road on this side ofhe river, or suspend tilltle
charter can be amended, If its provisions are in
the way. By the charter the road must pass
Nc,oGcry VuLagc,-passing that point, can tbe
contended that Edge6eld would be materially
concerned. AS to subscribing sto cL, with the
view of suspending the location and amending
the charter as to the lower terminus, it is new
suggestion, and comes too late to be acted up
on. We learn that our Company propose TO
send delegates to Newherry, and we doubt
not but that they will be able TO place Edgefeld
in her true position.
TA private letter from an officer at Me1i-
CO. 10 member Of his family in our village.
mentions the following items Of Intelligence:
Whitfield B. Brooks, ofour village, lately
appointed Lieutenant in the 18th Regiment,
has died Of the wound ne received at Churu.
busco. He was young gentleman Of much
intelligence, Of gallant spirit and Of courteous
manner, and greatly regardedby many 2fTieaas,
His diesa. fs..ip4 by ashnna- he lgna 8
ly beloved, feels this blow the more severely
from having cherished the hope Of his recovery.
William 3. Blocker, Lewellyn Goode, TOR
ner Crooker, and - LyIes. of the EdgeEeld
Company, were all killed by the same ball, on
the 18th ult
Major GLADDEN. is recovering from his
wounds.
Colonel Bonham, with his command, was
left in charge of the provisions and munitions
of war, and in defence of the town of Mexcooe,
and equenty did moi participate in the bat
Ties before the city Of Mexico.
Warm Wcather.-We have never known
warmer spell of weather, for the season. than
we experienced during the early part Of No
vember. On the Sth which was bright clear
day, the thermometer, in the shade, stoodat
"a degrees. On the 9th, which was somewhat
obscured by clouds, and in the morning was
rainy, the thermometer stood in the shade, a.
76.
The Legislature OF South Carolina.-This bo-
dy will assemble OIL the fourth Monday in No.
vember.
General 1ayIor.-This gallant officer has
been permitted to leave Mexico for six months,
in order TO attend to his private affairs. He
wishes 10 reach New Orleans by the 1st of De-
cen,ber. A hearty welcome awaits him in the
United States.
Major Polk.-This gentleman is the brother
OF President Polk, and is now serving as avo-
lnnteer in Mexico. He is represented as a
worthy man. A short time since, he was on
the point Of setting out from Vera Cruz for the
city Of Mexico. or for the interior.
George r. Gliddon.-This gentleman, who
was formerly United States Consul at Cairo, in
Egypt, is now delivering course Of Lectures
on Egyptian Archaeology i'll Charleston. Mr..
Gliddon's former Lectures on Egyptian Anti
quites, have attracted thousands in all the larg.
er cities IN the Northern States. His lectures
are Of the most interesting and instructive char.
acter, thriving light upon the history of tho
most ancient Egyptian Kings.
General Gushing Of Massaekusets.-An OFF,
Ger of the South Carolina Regiment, in letter
which we have seen, speaks highly Of this gem
tleman. He certainly deserves great praise.
His own State was violently opposed to the
war against Mexico, but General Gushing, at
the iisk Of his popularity, equipped a regiment
in a great degree at his own expense, giy'
ing up the pursuits Of literature, in which he
took much delight, and all the manifold comfort
oil his home, and went as a colonel 10. the war
in Mexico. General Cushing was. not long
since, Minister to China. For sometime he
was conspicuous member oe Congress, ana
he has long been known to the literary world.
We do not believe, that any man has made
greater sacrifices than HIMSELF in volunteering
for the present war.