Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-01-20

fields and desert wastes,-the sea anc
dry land all are reduced to the torture
: of ince>sant travail, and but a single
remedy, and that not available in this
present state. The earth itself yields its
increase as it we're grudgingly, and de-
mands an exorbi!ant fee, beforehand in
toll and sweat, from the hnsbandmen
and even then it does not always keep
its promise. Often the laborer goes to
great pains to prepare his ground and
sows boun,ifully, but reaps sparingly
takes much seed into the field and brings
little ou'. Or, If it keeps its promise,
and yields large increase, the clements
and insects destroy it; or incessant
Storm and gales, or other causes, blast
suddenly the labor Of the busbandman.
So pcrfe:lly subjected are we. that you
cannptllink of an accessible position in
the whole world, where there would be
an exemption from this travail. Try
it. Make youlselfmaster Of all science
and the politics and laws of all nations !;
secure the suffrage of a whole country !;
succeed to the highest pinnacle of pow
er and fame. and receive the homage of
the whole world, and wlIat have yon !!
But barren rock, TOO narrow tor
friendship, and 100 slippery for public
repose." The envious eye Of The ambi,
tious will be upon you, watching for
your llating; The inqnisitivc meddling
of the faslidious will tease and perplex
you, and will make yon responsible for
almost every local accident and mishap
that occurs. and even their own perso-.
nal failures. And there are those always
ready to dispIace you as soon as they
can, ard make yon, with disgrace, take
the 'lowest seat" The same liability
to disappointment attends other calings
and professions. Tile merchant the
mechanic, and the professional man.
are alleqnally liable not 10 succeed - -
and il they do, they are the subjects OF
envy aud SANDER, and can rarely main
their position OF wealth, and power.or.
inilnencf--so unccriain are human af-.
fairs.-Basidcs all this, THEN success is
lolien ascribel Io;a stpdiosIs address aaad
3 ~
Faad poor, while they grow rich and
honorable; and what is worse than oil,
If they not been selfish, they could not.
have risen so far above their fellows:
Give them SUCCESS in trade and ample
fortune, social friends, splendid man
sions and beautiful grounds, and all tile
acquisitions Of Solomon, land they must
come to S1lomon's conclusion ; | with
held not my heart from any Joy, for
my heart rejoiced in all my labor; and
this was my portion Then | look upon
all the works that my hands had wrongt
and on thu labor that had labored 10
do ; and behold all was vanity and ve&-
alton of spirit, and there was no profit
under the sun. Eco. ii. 10, 1I:) Any
success tha, may be secured cannot be q
bar TO disappointment, revc'scs and
dcath.-Scicntifs Amcr.
Mr.. Burton has la,ely published a
life Of David Hume, which Speaking of
free trade) concludes thus Is
"In no long ,ime, a hundred years
will have elapsed from tile day when
Hume told the world what ito leeisla.
,ure Of this country England; is now
declaring, that national, exclusiveness in
trade was as foolisIlas it was wicked !;
that no nation. could profit by. stopping
the natural flood Of commerce. between
Itself and the rest OF The world tha,
commercial restrictions deprive the ma
tions of the earth Of that free communi.
cation and exchange, which the author
of the world has intended, by giving
| them soils, climates, and geniuses so diff
ferent from each other; aud that, like
The healthy circulation of the blood ir
living bodies, free trade is the vital prin'
.cipfe by which The nations of the eartt
are to become united into one harmoni
Gus, divine whole"
CT Mrs. Chase, the heroine of Tam
pico, in honor Of whom battery ha
been named For, Ann, the Philadelphia
Spirit of tho Times has the following
notice:
5 Our readers will be pleased to learI
, that this patriotic woman once resided
: in this city. She is of Irish origin; he
maiden name was Ann McCarnon, ant
she kept dry goods store in Second
below Pine street. She was a womal
Of great business habits and energy
r character, ,and make considerable money
3 Doubtless many Of her old neighbor
f will recognize her name, and rejoic
With us, that she has proved herself wor
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