Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-05-19

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and itcontinued on Thursday. The weather
alhen became cool. l9 -
q The Hon. Daniel Webster,-This gentleman
sss;,s received with marked distinction in Char
lesion A dinner was given him by the New
England Society, also, by the gentlemen of the
Bar, and ball by the citizens generally. At
ride dinner pariies,several addresses were made.
and Mr.. w ebster responded in his happiest
,sf,anner. His reception in South Carolina has
tbeen very aa,terins.
~ Gopernor of yalapa, Gen. Twiggs. (says the
N. o. P;cayane,) has been temporarily ap-
3pointed Governor ofJalapa aud charged with
sahe preservation of order and The protection OF
the Inhabitants Of that place. Lieut. Colonel
Chilas has been appointed commandant of the
CITY ~
-. Soatten Quarterly Rsuisw.-The twenty.se-
cond number, dated April lS47. now before US,
contains an Address 70 its patrons, and eight
sartcles. The former excellent editor Mr..
Whitaker. who recently retired. has been sue.
seeded by Mr.; Clapp, late editor othe Char
Esies,on Mercury. OF the superior qualifications
sof Mr. Clapp, 1T is scarcely necessary for US to
speak, as the columns of the Charleston Mer-
q cury which he SO long conducted, IN assoca-
ton with Mr.. J. A. Stuart, and more recently
edited alone, bear ample testimony to his fit.
mess, He, opens the present number of the
Review, with an able and appropriate Address
ss,toihe patrons Of this periodical and the people
rs Of the South. Atthis late day. no arguments
clare neededto prove the advantages Of a South.
ern Journal in asserting and supporting South
sern rights and institutions. A Review like
The one before US, IS peculiarly fitted to treat
upon many subjects Of the greatest..mrortance,
- literary, religious, political, and miscellaneous,
@gsi@hich,in general are barelyt ouched upon in
sfsa newspaper, Admirable as the Southern Re-
9,sviewsisawe believe thatith has never Lad a cir
FccGlation commensurate wilhils neIits.We hope
hsraaftes that oar. people, especially ihai per:
lion - OF IhSm, whose pursuits are literary or
political, will give the Review a much more
IS liberal patronage - !, 4 ,ss
a. We will not at present attempt to give our
49.Yeaders particular notice Of the various arti-
u: :ces in the April number. We will only say,
Sstiiat many Of them are excellent, and that some
A of ,hemshow considerable scholarship. If our
Emits permit, we may make some interesting
extracts from one or Two Of them.
sE ET We have received a number of the
ID Amateur, semi.monthly journal, Of polite
literature, science, and ART" published by
= =. ,Messrs. Hanleiler and Wheeler Madison Geo.
TERMS. one dollar per annum. Upon its list of
81. contributors il numbers several writer's Of dis
8satiuction: Doubtless, it will prove an agreeable
Yg and Instructive Journal especially to the Iises
as3 nry men, and 10 the ladies.
hiBe Famine in the Island Of Madeira.-The Bos-
Is Ton Post contains an extract from letter dated
q Finchal; March 20; stating that neither Wheat.
Indian Corn; Rice, Oats. Barley, or any other
4. gtain to be had. The suferings of the poor
4ss are mentioned as dieadfnl. n portions of the
S Island they are giving wine to infants, having
literally nothing olse. The horses, with hu-
man beings, are being fed on grass. in many
parishes cause of the present scarcity is
sA the diversion Of the customary supplies in Sar-
Se 5dinian and Greek bottoms. from the Mediter
~ s1anean: port, to meet the demands Of France
zand England. Al similar drain on America
Ee withholds the hitherto almost monthly arrivals
sa ofaour and grain from her ports.
s1iss Guerilla Warfare in, M.yico.-The Mexicans
,s ure resolved on war 10 the knife. large
M meeting was held on the 9th ult. in the city OF
Mexico, at which it was resolved to establish
thp guerilla system of. warfare in order 10 resis
the North Americans. The Congress and Go.
yernmsnt Of Mexico approved Of the phn, and
se parties immediately commenced preparing to
start for the mountains.-E0e Ne,os.
Is V;rginia misunderstanding to the last re.
Sthrns5s II Wigs have been elected TO the Sc.
zs nate. andi72 10 the House Of Delegates; the
number of Democrats elected tothe Senate be-
.stsing 81, ,:and to the Houseof Delegates 62 max
" sihg, 30 far, a tie vote. The official scrutiny
fcg gives Mullen (Dem:) one majority over Fulton
for Congress. in Abingdon District, but the To-
test accounts from the 9TH district represent r
80, elected 70 Congress from that district,
ss after scrutiny, BY four majority over Bocock
There has been throughout the Virginia can
f; M yass close voting. 81 sz
I4s Neso Postage System.-The system o
ss fow postage in the United States is operating
with decided success. comparison of the
receipts ats fifty FIVE Of the principle Offices in
The Union, during the corresponding period in