Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-10-20

correspondents, for not publishing their layorsS lS
rs soon as we would wish. ~"
Election for Represertatiue.--On Monday and.
Tuesday the llth and 12ti, inst, Abram Jones,;;
Esq. was elected Representative to The Le.
sslature, to fill the vacancy In our district Del
egation. s::5Esrss
Death Of Chancellor Harper.--ln another CO.
unn will be found the proceedings ofthe gen.
tiemen OF the bar at this place, on account Of
the death of ihe Hon. Chancellor VIM. .Har-
per. The resolutions passed pay well merit
ed tribute to the memory of his excellent man
and distinguished Iurist. In his death, South
Carolina has indeed sustained an irrepa rables
Joss. In his profession the Chancellor fiadsno
superior. His opinions are now, and wilbe:
hereafter regarded bylmembers of thelegai.pro,..!
fession as the highest authority. He ehadIoag
suffered from bodily affiiclion, but his mind
still retained its vigor and his colleagues enters
taned for him the highest respect as ajjurisr.,
Hehas now departed from the scene of his Ia;
bors, and the measure of his fame is fall. ggses
W On Saturday last the citizens of sthis:.
place, ssemGLed aL the polls, and by lalIott re-.
commended 10 the gisIathre, Messrs. Al. B.
Addison, and VIM. HI. Atkinson, .as spitabfc
persons for ,bs hIasislracy in this town.
% We have received copy OF pamphel,
entiiicd, Annual Catalogue of the Instructors
and Pupils in tire Limestone Springs Female
High School, Spartanburg, S. CO. The Pm.
c'pals Of this Institution, are the Rev. T. Cur.
ts, D. D., and the Rev. w. Curtis. There
arc several Professors of different departments
in this School, The course ofinstruc,ion is yery
full and thorough Every facility is afforded TO
the pupils to obtain complete education. The
reputation of several of the Professors, especi.
ally ofthe Rev. DR.. Curtis. is very high. This
last named gentleman is distinguish ed sclrolar,
and from what we have read and heard OF linn.
is doubtless fully competent TO train up Young
females. We refer our readers 10 an advertise.
ment respecting this institution which we pub.
lish. T:.y,f-'
accidental DcaM.--On Friday night last,
Mr.. Uriah Coon, of this District, on his return,
home from this place, was thrown out Of wa
gon, the horses or oxen attached to which, had
taken fright. and he was 80 seriously injured
as to die III short time. Mr. Coon had lust
beon discharged from the Petit Jury, on which
ne had served iahhulIy during the past week.
Election for Gorernor in Marylaud.-Mr.
Thomas, Democrat, has been elected Governor
Of Maryland. g..
Public Meetings in South Carolina.-ImG Green.
yiIle Barnweli, and some other Districts, pub
lie meetings have recently been held. Strong
resolutions. expressing the feeling and the OPT
nion Of the people on the Wilmot Ptoyiso, have
been passed. 1t is manifest that South Caroli-
ma is most violently opposed to this measure of
the abolilionists and certain Northern politicians
and is prepared to cooperate with her Sister
states in resisting il.
Meeting ofae Mechanics Washingtonian So.
eicty.-On Monday evening the llth inst, a
meeting Of the Society was held at this place.
The Hon. J. B. O'Neal was again present, and
by request addressed the assembly. His speech
was replete with matter of an exceedingly in.
terestng character. He considered at some
length, aud completely refuted the popular OBJ
jec.ions 10 temperance associations. He show.
ed that they take away no right Of the citizen.
and that they really did not deprive him OF the.
enjoyment of the largest liberty consistent with,
good order. He showed that Temperance
Society was the great ally, and the very handt
maid Of religion, Instead Of being antagonistIc
to it, as some very worthy persons, and even,
respectable cergymsn suppose. He dWelt
upon the progress Of temperance, and in Char
lesion, particularly among the sailors, and stated
that tho society among them, numbered more.
,han three thousand persons. He spoke oEthe.
great revival of temperance in Fairfield, where
previously ilhad been dead and buried. Hesaid
that there was not now a agrog shop in that dis: