Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-10-04
THE MEETING ON SATURDAY.
NIGHT.

The melting on Saturday evening af
forded line tnost sigual pruufof the deep
interest which had been excited in lhe
miuds of our citizens by Mr.. Rhelt's speech
on Tuesday night. The Hiberpian Hall
was lhrouged at an early hour 10 the even
ins, aud the reception of the orator was
marked with strong feeling and enlhus-
asm. Cheers and long continued ap-
plause greeted his appearance ON the stand.
Ii is certain that this excitement losI no.
thing of its life in tho progress Of the
speech, but went on. gathering force and
ferTor, ..=.-jJs7st:oocInSs'0n. KID II
was no, merely and audience Of friends
and admirers, delishling to dohonor TO
the speaker, bul one ofearnesi and eager
listeners whose minds were intent upon
the perfect comprehension Of the high arr
gument which formed his theme.
1t is proper 10 stale here, that Mr.. Rhetts
visit 10 Charleston was al the earnest So
licia,iun of the Executive Committee of
the Democratic Party. 1t was known
that he regarded the support OF the Whis
nominee as utterly inconsistent with the
principles Of South Carolina, and it was
ihougb that, it mere justice to themselves,
the Democratic party Of this city were
bound to claim The benefit Of the lights
and experience which brought his mind
10 this conclusion. His long public career
qualified him TO speak Of man aud par
ties from his own knowledge, while his
strong and unquesioned devoted 10 The
South, raised him for above all suspicion
of yielding TO party what belonged only
10 his country. The result has amply fol-
filled their hopes. His speeches have
given now lite and strength to The De-
mocralic cause, and thrown flood OF
light over all The great questions involved
in the Presidential election. So strong
was the effect upon those who d,d hear
him. that we venture to say that if all The
Taylori,es had been among his auditors,
there would have been by this time no
such thing 10 Charleston as a Taylor De
moratic Pany.-Char. Mercury, 25h ult
4 Curious lncident-It is well known
TO most Of our citizsns that Mr.. Russell
keeps 10 his public garden, in addition TO
his Yare planIs and flowers, several Eagles,
and he realed L: us yesterday curious
fact.in relation 10 one of these birds, which,
in ancient times. would have been regar-
ded as an omen, but which now will be
deemed only "a curious iucident. I'm.
media,ely facing The front of the entrance,
are placed on pedestals of The same height
The buss Of several distinguished public
men, among which in cast from Mills's
bust of Mr.. Calhoun. For week past
Mr.. K. informs US, his largest Eagle has
jaily selected that burst as his resting
place, and will perch for hours on thai
head, while all efforts to drive him away
lave proved Intellectual, gazing, with eyes
as un~inkiug as those Of the great States.
man upon the bright orb towards which
the interests Of Others prevents his soaring
The Eagle, our National emblem, coulc
not find more fitting resting place thar
that which he has so strangely chosen ir
preference TO The others presenting ar
equally tempting place on which to fur
his broad wings and he al rest. The coin
cidenre struck US as SO curious, when men
timed, that we could not refrain from ihi
brief reference 10 oit.-Culumbia Telegraph
Virginia aud South Carolina Counter
teits.-The Norfolk Herald says that
gang of counlerieiters are on their wa,
from Shelby county, Kentucky, 10 Xir
ginia, with large amount of counterfeit
bank notes, some of which are said 10 b
at the denomination of $I00, Of The Elk
change Bank of Virginia. The Cincinua,
Times The other day described these a
being dated June J., ls45,, the impression
on the back Of the note being smaller ,ha
the genuine.
lu The list of new counterfeit note
given iu Thompson's Reporter, we fin
enumerated los and Is on The Bank Q