Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-10-20
lime threatened serious interruption 10
our American relations with Brazil.
For The Advertiser.
LICENSE OR NO LICENSE.

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or withhold licenses for retailing spiriluous
liquors, have (wisely as conceive) re.
fcrred the subject 10 the consideration and
decision of the people. They have accord
ingly appointed Saturday next, for all duly
qualified voters within The corporate limits,
TO assemble and express their opinion by
voting for or against The license system.
Belore giving my vote however, ldesire
Information on the subject, and ask il Of
any one uninlucnced by considerations of
profits, arising from The sale Of liquors. II
it can be shown, tha, neither public or
private morals, neither public schools. nor
the pupils thereof, have suffered from
dramshops, located in the neighbourhood,
or if The community do not suffer more
injury, than the compensation, received
from the sale of licences. will vote for
the license system, or rather Tor selling
without license, as license seems 10 imply
tax for damages done to the public. But
il some heartbroken parent, mourning the
loss, yea, worse than loss of a sou, caused
by templa ions TOO iusiduous TO detect, loo
strong to resist, should impore me 10 help
10 rescue his child By voting against the
license 10 destroy him; or if in despair,
this afflicted parent is ready 10 compound
wi th The destroyer of his son, by indemni'
fyng him for tho loss sustained C refusing
a icense, then in common with all good
men caunot mistake my duty or course.
Is it true that our Male Academy is res
pectab!y endowed, so much so, that with
moderate rales Of tuition, it should com
mand talented teachers to ensure lis pros
periIy, bot that for twenty years, no teach
er however capable, has been able for any
length Of lime to succeed against the bane.
full influences of licensed dramshops! For,
wha, parent would select school exposed
to these licensed resorts Of dissipation?
Who would not prefer an inferior institu-
ton exempt from such dangers to his
child's morals The past affords painful
recoIlec,ons the present, gloomy prospects
of the morals Of The rising generation. But,
my respectable fellow citizens, trust, will
act on this occasion as they think most
conducive 10 The morals, The peace and
character of our Village, and will, like my
self give their votes accordingly.
No Member Of The Temperance Society.
GJ7Just as We were going to Press,
through The politiness Of gentleman Of
this Town, we were put in possession of
an Extra of the Augusta Chronicle and
Sentinel, issued yeslerday,-from which
we have extracted the following Army
Intelligence.
From the ". o. Pieayunc. 14th inst.
LATEST FROM MEXICO,
The steamer Fashion, Capt Ivy, ar
rived last evening from Vera Cruz via
| Tampico, having left the former city on
The 7t. and the latter on the 9th. From
the Sd to The 7lh outward bound vessels
were detained at Vera Cruz by heavy
nnrher, and little communication was had
wirll The shore, The Fashion has expe-
trienced very rough weather.
By this arrival we have our correspon.
1.aence from Mr.. Kendall aud others up to
llie 2Sth Of September from The city of
Mexico. The news is glorious, ever glo.
rious for The American arms, at The same
time our lusseS are severe, and the details
Of The killed and wounded heart.stricken-
ing. Thank God none Of our generals
have been killed, but Maj. Gen. Pillow
aud Brig. Gen. Shields were both wound
ed severely. hut were doing well at last
accounts. We are not about To repeat the
list of killed here it will be found in Ken.
dall's letters. We may mention, however,
that Col Mcintosh and Col Ransom. Lieut.
Col Martin Sco,I, Lieut. Col Graham. Of
The | Ith Infantry, Lieut. Col Baxter, of
the New York regiment, Lieut. Col Dick.
inson, of The South Carolina regiment.
are dead. For the rest of The deplorable
list we refer to Mr.. Kendall's letters.
In the battle Of The Kings Mill on the
SIh, Gen. WORMS division lost about 600
men in the battle of the l3lli-the s'orming
Of CEapultcpcc and the attack on the cila-
deI-Qulman's division lost 300. Twi ges' :
26S. Pillows lI2. and WORMS l3S-S4S
in all. Worth had scarcely a thousand
men in his action. Our entire loss since
leaving Puebla 10 killed, worn,led and
missing Mr.. Kendall sells down at 5000 !;
another authority given below makes it
1000. And yet Gen. Scott entered the
valley OF Mexico with an army only a little
exceeding 10000 men. What wonders
have not these "len thousand" achieved !!
The Mexican accounts representing that
we were at any time seriously repulsed
are moi true. The Mexican loss is no.,
delinitel y ascerlained, but was enormous.
Lieut. Burbank, who was rnortally woun-
ded at Ell Molino, died yesterday, and
Capt. L, Kirby Smith this afternoon of
wounds received at the same time. Lieut..
Col. Dickinson, shot badly in the ankle al
Churubusco, is also dead, All were gal
liant officers, and their loss is much regret.
ted.
Gen, Bravo was not killed, bul was
taken prisoner. We Go not sec that Gen.
Santa Anna was wounded. II is true that
he has resigned The Presidency.
Gen. Quitman, who gluriously distin-
guished himself on the l3Ik, is Governor
of the city.
Gporgiu Rail Road Diuidcnd.-The Au-
unsta CbrnpinIa r. Sap,;,al of tho 1dth