Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-04-21

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LETTER OF GEN. TAYLOR TO
tsfssf# mr.. CLAY. aia
if,The following letter from Gen. Taylor
Ito Mr.. Clay, after the death Of his gallant
son al The battle of Buena Vista; will be
read with emotion. q ;;--2i's,as- - = ~ 8.
Ij,.sHEAD QUARTERS ARMY OF OCCUPATION, !
Aqua Nueya,s Marchl, 1917. I
:f My Dear Sir:-'You will no doubt have
lreceiyed, before this reach you, The
deeply distressing intelligence Of the death
Of your son in The battle Of Buena Vista
ltis with no wish of inlruding upon The
sanctuary Of parental sorrow, and with nc
hope ofadministering any consolation te
7your5wounded heart, that ] have taker
The liberty addressing you these few lines
but l. have felt'il duty TO the distinguish
led dead, tolpay a willing tribute TO hi'
Enlany excellent qualities, and while M
feelings are still fresh. 10 express The des
olation which his untimeIy loss and 'tha
or:kindred spiriis has occasioned
y. had but a casual acquaintance with
yDur son, until he became for time q
member Of my military family, and car
truly say, that no one ever won more rap.
idly upon my regard, or established amore
lasting claim to my respect and esteem.-
Many and honorable iu every impulse
with no feeling but for the honor Of the
service ani oflhe country, he gave every
assurance that in The hour Of need could
lean with confidence upon his soppor.
Nor was disappointed. Under the guild
lance Of himself and the amented Mckee,
l'gallanlly did the sons Of Kentucky in the
thickes. oftIIe strife, uphold The honor o
State aud ofthe country.
A grateful people will do justice to the
memory Of those who fell on that evoitfu
day. But.l may be permitted to expires:
the bereavement which feel in the los!
of valued friends. To your son fell
bound by the strongest Ties Of private re-
gard, and when | miss his familiar fact
end those of Mckee and Hardin, ! car
1say with much truth. that ! feel no exul'
ltation ia our success. sssa S]asf
With The expression of my deepest ant
most heartfelt sympathies for your irrepar
,rablc loIs, l-remaip, my dear sir, mos
faithfully and sincerely, 1a-.s
Your friend, yla' q. TAYLOR.
+ Hon. HEnRY CLAY. N. Orleans, La.
q iT Blythe arrival Of the packet ship Wash
ington Irving. which arrived at Boston on hi
morning the 10Th, from Liverpool, the N. Y
papers have received Liverpool dates Of th'
Dist ult. We extract the following from thu
Herald. ,i... -. .-5.. -
"All kinds Of cotton had declined, Id
per h. but at this reduction purchases IL
Upland which are placed at 6, l.Sd. pc
lIb., cannot be made.to any extent. The
total sales OF. The week. including 2,60(
for, expectation, have only been l6,4 ,45(
Ibales. ,.agsd lER' .7 g5!u iG6 Ia g.,vof
li5a"The London corn trade was very 6rn
on Wednesday, March ll7lh, for wheal
English and foreign, Of which the supplies
have been only small and much below the
great demand -whichsexisls for immediate
use. byite matters. and Incorporation stc
France, allhopg b higher prices have no
I.been freely paid. asThe business has beer
ISatrullys,Iieipricess Of Monday and sales
|:hayes been generally refused unless q al
EhigIi = as.
II iddian corn, of which The arrivals have
been larger since the. change of vino, is e
be obtained at, lower, rates, there being
EniuiInerous'buyers at hand for this grain,
where the prices show any tendency Z 70
decline. li,ste7g sgs..s s,5aaG; aa. /,
gNtEhe reports Of the extensive arrivals
of -four and Indian corn al the port ol
RLiyerpool, had not produced any influence
hin The London market, where the supplies
were far below The present demand to'
every article for the home and foreign
trade. 0na
.,On Tuesday and Wednesday, March
10th and 18th, several parcels Of Ameri'
can -four were purchased at Liverpool fol
shipment 10 France and coastwise. L.
"The demand was finely met by holders
and the prices Of Tuesday were without
change. At our market on the morning
oflhe 18th there was very fair attendance
of buyers, and lolerably good husines:
was transacted in wheat aud flour al The
full prices Of Tuesday.
"Western Canal Flour realized &c
shillings per bbl., and the extent Of sales
since Tuesday is estimated at 10000 bar
rels sn
'Indian coro was one shillings 10 two
shilliugs pc. quarter lower.
LETTER FROM MR.. CALHOUN.
IA gentleman in Dansville, Monroe
county, N. Y, addressed letter to Mr.
Calhoun in relation to his views on the
subject Of what in his late speech he wal
pleased TO call "Dorrism," and received
one in reply, dated March 2lst. The fol
lowing is the correspondence, published II
the Rochester Advertiser {:
sn To the Hon. John G. Calhoun.
~ DANsyrLLE, March Isl, 1917.
g Dear Sir-The credit given TO you fo
sincerity in public life, and the inleres