Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-02-21
Facts sno aittfSf,1ts.

sentiment al inc N0rtU, Hilulu d .snOfk
time, as 10 The expedieney Of passing the.
Wilmot proyiso. Several papers, which.
before were silent, or advocated The pfoYi-..
go, have come oui decidedly in favor of
referring the whole case TO The people of.
the Territories, agreebly 10 Mr.. DougIas''
bill, now before the Senate; or, in folhet
words. auIhorising them To proceedrat
once, TO The adoption Of State conslilu.
tinns. with sucn provisions in regard 10
slavery as they may deem proper. -Cou.:
The Prize Fighters.-Hyer. arrested
and in Pri,on-Atlorney General Reed.
al the request of Attorney General Rich.
ardson, of Maryland. communicated by
'telegraPhic despach. yesterday morning
had Hyer. the victor in The late disgracfuf
prize fight, who was in this city, arrested
on bench warrant. issued by Judge Par.'
aon of the Court Of Quarter Sessions.
Ilyer had hearing before Judge Psrsons.
yesterday afternoon, and was committed
10 The Moyamensing Prison 10 awai, tho
requsilon of the Governor of Maryland.
Sullivan, the vanquished party 10 the fight;
was here yesterday morning, bnt eluded
The police, and it is said left for New. Y ork. ;
Canada amnesty BiA.-The bill grant.
ing full and unqualified amnesty 10 all
persons who took part in he civil dissen-.s
sions which disturbed Canada III or IL
years since, is entitled IAN Act for tho
Queens most Gracious. General aud Free.
Pardon" and has already passed both
Houses by a unanimous vote. Mackeozie.
who was excluded from the benefits Of all
previous measures Of this kind, will now be-
at liberty 10 return.
Public Dinner By Gen. Cass.-On tho
22d Of January, Gen. Cass gave a public
entertainment at the Benton House, TO The
members Of the Legislature, heads of De-;
partments, and The citizens Of Lansing
generally. About two hundred persons
attended. Gov. .Rausom presided, assisted
by seven Vice Presidents. Sundry. toaIls
were given and responded ,o-some of
them rather Free Soilish. Il
Battle in Yucatan.-AteIeerap report
in the Baltimore Sun from New Orleans,
dated Jan. Is. says batIIe was fought by
the Americans and Jndians-ihe former;
numbering 500 and Tie latter 10000. Tho
Indians were driven back. with grear'
slaughter, and their own: of Tela captured
and burnt. The Americans, al last ac..s
counts, were marching towards Bas.eIas, !:
where decisive aud despars.e battle Was5s.
anticipated. 81:
Donkey,.-Amid a procession in New
York, there was man on pony which
stubbornly refused 10 60: He whipped. at:
which the crowd huzzaed loudly :-ss.dou,t
said he, don'I good FOLKS, doa't make .surll;
a noise The criiIer will think he's -gut
among lot Of doukeys, aud aleller feel
ling willinduce.him 10 stay Here in spii,le oE
ALL can do" The crowd allowed him To-
pass. s,g 3:
Emancipation in KsnlucAy.-- !. !. pro.i
! posed thai the. Legislature fofS SsKe KenIncky,
shall direc, the Sheriffsto open q .poll sat.
each preciui, nexi Au9nsI.sahd lei the pro. :.
pie vote directly on the questinu-.ShalI
slavery he perpelualed in Kenturky.5 or
not Z" This vnte 10 he the Instructions Of
The people to the Convention. 2
M. Clay.-=We learn that The return nsuf
this gentleman TO the Senate of the United
States will NOT interfere Will, his purpose,
Of passing the winter in New Orieaus. II
il his present intention. we are informed, !,
10 repair 10 Washington for the short ox.i
ecuIive session in March. When The vene-
rated statesman shall return 10 The North,
we trust thai it may be with his health
perfectly re.es'ablished.-P,cayune. g
Biography Of Geo. p. Barker.-The
Buffalo papers contain prospectus for
publishing biography of Gen. George P.
Barker. by Mr.. g. j.. Bryan, assisted by
Dr. Lord and Other gentlemen conyersant
with The lif6 Of The deceased.
Greenough's Statue of Washington.
which stands in front or the capitol of tho
United States, seems 10 be doomed 10 a
speedy decay. The action of the weather,
and the imperfect character Of the marble.
have been the cause of serious mu,ifaioDs.
which n"w disfsure this choice piece Of
sculpture.
Trees and vines which are kept tho
cleanest oear Inc pest. Like Inc human
body; the pores Of their skin will become
cloeged with dir. and retain gases which
should escape. Tees, the bark Of which
has been scraped and scrubbed, become
more thriving and vigorous.
lie, The presence of God be the bright
ness Of every landscape, tie zest OF every
pleasure, lhe energy tor every undertaking,
the refuge from every danger. the soacs
in every sorrow, the asylum of your hid
den life, aud the constant Sabbath Of your
soul.
Found Guilty Of Murder.-The cor
respondent of The Boston Chronotype. writ
ing from Plymouth, N. H.. says that. tho
trial Of Rev. Ezra Dudley, for the murder
of his wife. has resulted in bis conviction,
The murder was committed on tue 5,h Oh
March last.
Saws "A wag of our acquaintance:
saving with saw that was mol the sharp
es, saw in the world, after vainly ttyias
to saw with it broke ont as follows :-"OE
all The saws that Fever saw saw, never
saw saw saw Hike that saw saws"
/ n1...:..:, -; ~ nor pr0oooea Car TohN