Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-09-29

thirty men, SOME priyates Of tie Virginia
regiment; and subsequently 5stoaes were
,hrown atihis lent. A number Of men al
so assembled 10 front of his Lieut., Colo
uel's tent, who was sick and vomiting,
and INDUCED in brutal laughIeEats his d.
uess. These crowds were dispersed and
TWO men ordered 10 be taken ntosthe p.o-
vosl guard. The men of one company y
ordered to perform the duty refused, but
were compelled TO obedience ythsSG Golo-
mel. One of them, however. refused 10
take his arms until The Colonel field his
sword over him aud threatened dtoept him
down if he refused. That company having
evinced determination not 10 obey, were
ordered 10 the rear of thecolonelrsI1ent and
obeyed contrary to his expectation, and
were dismissed after answering their
names. Subsequently, quite late:in The
evening, another posse assembledi in front
of the colonel's tent, but as heeame in
sigh they began 10 disperse ins different
directions. He ordered them ioshalt, but
they refused. The Colonel then cried out
that he would fire i(they did not halt, aud
ordered them again, and upon Them re-
fusing, discharged his pistol into the
crowd, bringing down two menswoun-
ding one of them morlally. Thisprompl
and decisive step quelIed the mItiny, and
the Colonel reported to Gen. Cus6sBg. and
Gen. Wool. who approved of hisaconducl.
They both repaired tothe camp, bpr, every
thing was quiet. roget to say Sthat the
Colouel did not receive any very sunani-
NOUS support from his officers onSihe oc-'
casion. The man who was so badly shot
died last night, have no oIime to write
more, for the mail is on the points clo-
sing. J.E. u.
Col. Wilson. ofNorth Carolinas-We.
Learn that, by his will, the late Col. Louis
D. Wilson, Of the twelfth nfanlry, be.
queathed to the "Chairman of thescounlry
court of Edgecomb, in North Carolina,
and 10 his successors in Office, forty thou
sand dolars,.to be applied 10 the support
of the poor of said country" Tbs act Of
charity is touchingly beautiful Col.
Wilson had for years represented the
country of Edgecomb 10 the SenateSof his
native State. When il appeared proba:
BILE that The requisition for volunteers
made by The President on the Governor
of North Carolina would not bemet, he
resigned hiss in the Senate, volunteered,
and was elected a captain, the eshighesl
post 10 which the voice ofths men! could
elevate him; and in that humble Crank
marched to Mexico. Before marching he
made his will. aud evinced his gratitude
10 the constituency which had so long
houored him with their confidence, and
his charitable regard for his poor neighbors,
by this munifcent bequest. There has
not fallen in tho service Of his country a
braver or better man. Wdshingtoa Un-
ion ID
Col. Curlis.-The cilizens of9Wtlyne
country, Ohio, lately offered a pubGcsdin-
ner to Col. Curtis and the volunteers Of the
3D. Ohio Regiment, in Woostelg The
Colonel, who, by the way, isa whig,
made the speech in the evening. SHe sus-
tained the war-sustained its prosecution
charged its commencement on b1ekiao
denied that this is a war To- extsnd sla-
;veryl5u, said ssia very -1TUuidiT frsfn "a
-tural causes, be circnmvente1 bylii--that
The mass of the Mexicans were in! little
better condition than the slaves Of the
Soulh, if as good. He denied that we
could make peace by withdrawing our
army; il must be done by teaching the
enemy 10 respect our rights. Opposition
here, among our people, to a3vigorous
prosecution Of the war, would only lead
the Mexicans to suppose that they could
obtain peace on better terms, etc.
The speculationa in regard 10 the chan
ces of a Treaty the approaching Session
of Congress, &C., are from the pen oflhe
Washington correspondent Of the Phila-
delpbia Lea ger.
The only difficulty that | apprehend is
from the Wilmot Proviso men in the SEN
ate. and for This purpose the President
will assuredly convene the Senate immedi.
a.ely after the ratification OF the treaty by
the Mexican Congress, in order that they
may act solely in their Executive capacity,
without being influenced Jy the political
movements oflhe day. The opinion is,
that the required thirds Of allthe vo-
ters will be obtained for the treaty inspile
of the proviso, and this The more so, as The
three millions will, in all probability, be
paid to Mexico Immediately after tile rati-
tication of The treaty by their Congress.
Our Senate will scarcely go so far in
enforcing mere negatives, which can never
be of any practical application in a coun-
try, physically and morally unfit for the
trial of the proposition, as TO sacrifice mon
ey, territory, national honor, and the lives
Of our citizens to mere abstraction.
Such course would be suicidal to them
and to the country, and involve both in
disgrace and ridicue.
The Georgia Mounted BattaliOn.-We
learn from The Columbus Enquirer that The
six Companies composing this Battalion,
look up the line Of march to the seat Of
War on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurs
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