Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-12-01

hard change amongst you 10 answer all
your neishhoriiood purposes. Then you
will NOT be compelled 10 handle shin plas'
ters, that indicate BY iReirappearauce that.
they had 6eenslheough the hands of lal-
low .chsndlef, and wore Oh their way to
the soap. boilers keltle.-H Hamburg Rep.
We learn ibat several gentlemen of
distinction i'd their respective countries
have lately arrived 10 Washington, as
members Foreign Legations here. Among
them. we uadefstand, are tho Prince de
I}auffremont and III. AIphose de Bour.
buon. altaclietito the legation of France,
and Don Juan de Silva Teller Giron,
(bro,her Of the Marquis Of Santa CRUZ
attached tothe legation Of her Catholic
Majesty.
The Faro Industrial, published Mt Ha.
wanna, Claims the hnnnr Of the discovery
of the Electric Telegraph for a Spauiarh,
DON Francisco Sdbia, who is said to have
read a paper oil The sunject before llie
Academy ofScie1ccs at B Barcelona, abnu,
the end of the last century. and that his
idea was; experimented upon successfully
in presence ofthe Prince of Peace, on The
s9h Of November. l776. The political
troubles which lave reisned ever since in
Spain are assigned as tho reason Of tho n-
venlion having fallen TO the ground. Z
Charleston Mercuy,.sss:
Advantages of Manufacturing go Nor.
long ago, saw a statemsntSthas fhe'
Cotton crop OF Georgia, in I345s5was
S5,755 l2S lbs. This at Sc:,syieIaed The
The Stale SI4,860.65O.24. Manufactured
into yarn, twas worth that year, l5cs.
per h., and would therefore have yielded
the State S27.S63.7l9.20, or nearly double
what it did iin'its raw slate. As saba
pense of spinning numbers ranging rom
5 TO la is about 2cls. per lb., ,.gih5 east for
giving this increased vaIGes zlei
S3,7l5. 1926, which woulds6a slfitsnted
amongst class OF our popidIuen slnabl led
to obtain alivelhood by any ottser means
as easily, to wit: women and7children.
and especially female children. Thus
would the other interests be not only re-
ieved of 80 much competition, or so much
charity, but would actually be supplied
with ready. numerous and profitable con-,
sumers. Nearly all Of the last above
usmed sum. would go into thessE Farmers;
pockelsifar Grain, Pork, ouIIry,.
Butter, EsgS&c. The above q simply
the result Of the frs! step 7ofsmanufac-
turing"
The above extract. from private eltor
10 the E'liter, is we'll worthy the consi'l-
GRAFTON Of the Legislature, and indeed the
whole people Of Georgia. The writer.
phianrhropisl of enlarged and liberal
views has bestowed much attention on the
subject, and as his sources OF Information
are ample, his reflections shonld- -nut pass
unheeded By people whose sdciathand
pecuuiary condition he so earnestiysdeslress
10 improve. &;stss
The estimate OF the Cotton cropsof
Georgia, on which the above calculation
is based, we think too large, but that d6es'
not in The slightest degree affect the force
Of the argulnent--For whatever may be
the extent OF the crop. OF the portion man.
ulac,ured, the benefits resulting to our
people from its manufacture within our
own limits, will he in a corresponding
ratio.-Augusfa Chronicle & Sentinel,
FLAG Stonc.-Our attention was called
by friend day or two since, TO spe
clement of flag stone, which has been
lately discovered by the Mcssrs. Boat
wright about six miles above Columbia.
1t is found in inexhanstib'e quantities, and
lies within half.a-mie Of fine river nav-
CATION.
From somewhat careful examination
of it, we have no doubt at all but that it
is well adapted for many purposes in huild-
ing, such as mantels. hearths, pavements,
elc. Ii may be had from the quarry in
large plaes, say from three to four feet in
length, and two-and half feetin width.
lis texture is smooth and very strong.
easily worked. aud susceptible OF fine
polish and The Messrs. 3oatwrish, inform
US, thai, from rough calculation, il may
he laid down in Columbia. dressed and
ready for use. at IL l-2 cents per square
foot.
From all these facts, were entertain no
doubt but that il will DC extensively used,
and superce.le all other materials employ
ed For similar purposes.
We should be doing injustice to our own
feelings. if we did not express our sense
Of the public spirit aud skill Of the Messrs.
Boatwright. Such men constitute The
true wealth of the State. Eminently
successful in the branch of business to
which they have more particularly dcvot-
ed themselves, they have nevertheless
always been ready TO take hold Of and
bring forward, any improvement likely to
be Of value to their fellow citizens with
out reference 10 their own pecnniary profits.
To them, beIong the credit of varinus i'm
provemonts in the saw gin, The corn shelter,
straw cutter, corn and cob mills, pIuws,
and almost every other implement Of
husbandry IN general use.
When will our own people lean TO ap-
preciae native worth? And when will
our much loved State be persuaded, that
she has in her own bosom. The men and