Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-09-15

seen by our readers, that some sanguInary bait
ties have recently been fought ia Mexicos aud ssS
that our arms have again and again been crown
ed with victory. In these conflicts the 81 Car rs
0ina Regiment participated fand sside.b szsf:
with the New York Regiment; bore the sysfY
brunt ofthe battle. Many Of our army All
of the Mexicans were killed and woandsd a.
The loss of the enemy is beleYed to keE much
more severe than ours. Inkilled aud wounded sS
we lost about 100. az "a. .sSz Is q
Many thousand prisoners laid down5t6eir s.
arms The proportion Of killedsand wound edI
In the South Carolina and New York regiment
is large. Among our own volunteers many ny
have fallen, and among thsee, some Of i6s
bravest and BEST The loss Of Col. Butler, com:
manding the Palmetto Regiment is melancho
y in the extreme. The whole army, hiss own ssa
regiment, especially, his numerous friends and S
his bereaved family, most deeply depioreS hisss
death. His career as public man and a prf.:
vale citizen is known to the people Of South
Carolina. lie leaves to his family, thesricts sinsa
heritance Of his name. and to his fellow citizels
his bright and glorious example. Z:
We must not here omit to mention the death ss
of Lieutenant David Adams, an officer Of tho
South Carolina regiment. He was well known
in this place. and in Hamburg the pla cesoE hs
residence. To graceful and pleasing exterior,
he added many estimabe qualities which en-as5ssa
deared him to his friends, aud compatriors
in arms. He has been cut off in the bloom of
youth, aud has sealed with his blood his deyo:
tion to his country Others Of our gallant yo.
Innteers have fallen, but their names arc not
IN toe "a - - =,
Temperance Meeting we were recently
present al a meeting of tie Mechanics Wasi-
ingtonian Temperance Society Of this place
A considerable number ofIadiesand genilemrn. {.
were in attendance. The meeting was addTes.
sedibyl the: President; and deaso by he
Alexander M &C Gaines 5wboihad besnsapp pointed
slega.saodhsa asiasss9
ion 1seil ass Ia y = =
District several weeks since As Gins
resides some distance from this place, he had
not until meeting above referred to, enjoyed
an opportunity ofgiving account of the part
which he took in the Convention, to the Edge-t
field Society. He spoke atsome length upon
the subject Of Temperance generally, upon the
Aiken resolutions. to which he gave his hearty
appTONdlJ VI
Conventions. His address was interesting, and =
was well delivered. The venerable and dighi.
fed appearance Of the speaker, united with his
intellectual gifts, commanded the deep attention
of his audience. He sounded a solemn snotes IS
Of warning 10 the poor inebriate, and addressed
himself most feeingly to the young men wbossss.is
has just commenced to take the social glassst2estf
Would 10 heaven, that his words were heard by =, e
all the yonh of our land, and that like himself
they would swearupon the altar Temperance,
eternal hostility to the great enemy Alcohol
is now sweeping over our country with The
besom of destruction. sT,,;S.5e
Letter ofHe Hon. James Burhdnan.-We call
the attention OF our readers to the letter OF
Hon. MIR. Buchanan, of Pennsylvania, which,
we have published to day. 1t IS written onta
subject of the utmost importance to5thes whole
union, and especially to the South. Mi.
gives his opinion clearly, and withoutthe least
disguise, on the subject of slavery, the Missouri
Compromise, and the course which the Aboli:
ton party, including the advocates Of the
mot Proviso, have thought proper to pursue;
twill be seen, that herebukes them in a mani
and fearless spirit and utterly disapproyes& L
their mad and dangerous schemes which If carr
red out, must rend The union, the last hope
freemen throughout the world, into fragments:
Coming as he does from Abolition States ,tss
Mr.. B. deserves the warmest thanks of the
mocratc party ofwhich La is so bright orna
ment, and in truth Of the whole country
his efforts to stop the torrent Of fanaticsnl, and
to preserve this glorious confederacy: 4 III!
1Hinois.-The Convention TO amend the sss
Constitution Of the Stales has adjourned
after giving the election o TIE Judges to
people, An attempt was made a few.
before the adjournmenlt to submit the ques:
lion to the people he,her the Legislature
should or should not possess the power
incorporate banks of circulation, which Sgs.
failed by vote Of yeas 6s nays So:
Convention at Knormlte.-The Ehatta1
nooga Gazette, Of the dinst., says The
Knoxville papers loudly call upon East
Tennessee, Georgia, and South Garolina
TO meet in Convention at that city, on the 3
9Th instant, for the purpose Of coming
some understanding as TO the best plan
promote objects oftntornal SInpros semeiitt ~
in Eas: Tennessee, so as to have concerted
action in our next sislatlre.
Important Decision. II The Banker
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