Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-04-04


Rice, Tobacco, Sugar and Cotton. Or.
Cartwright, in his able and unanswera-
Bile essay upon The subject Of Slavery,
informs us, that both in the Revolution
and War of 1912, the British govern
mens under the impression that the
South, from her peculiar Institutions,
constituted the weaker portion of this
Confederacy, directed its attacks par>
licuarly to this quarter. But being most
signally foied and unable 10 understand
tie why and wherefore thereof. they in
s,tued inquiries through their Consuls
and secret agents, the SUM and substance
of which was embodied in a,pamPhlet a
for the special benefit Of the English
aristocracy. While in London, copy
of this pamphlet accidentally fell into the
learned genlIeman's hands, and the re.
suit of this enquiry seems TO have led
our transatlantic neighbors to the follow
ing very satisfactory conclusions thai
the slave has an instinct attaching him
to his master, so very strong as not 10 be
broken by the hope of freedom Itself
that such is his affection, SO docile and
obedisnt in his disposition in his present
relation, that during hostile invasions Of
of the country, he can be safely entrust-
ed with the protection of the wife and
children, and 10 some extent the cult
vation of the soil, during the masters
absence in the field of active service.-
Consequently that enervation, resulting
from the proslralion Of the Agricultural
operations of countries engaged in war,
does not result to The same extent where
slaves are the labolers. as in those where
every one is liable TO be called into SER
vice at any moment.
The necessary result thereof, Of this
state of things is, that the sincps Of var
are neucr exhausted IN countries like
ours, consequently the war can be in
definitely pro,racted, until the. invaders
themselves are heartily sick Of the fruit
less job. So plain is this made by the
examples cited by the learned author
referred TO, That a l0OI oNTy can doubt
Their truth.
Ii will be wise for The people OF the
North to ponder long and we'll upon this
view of the subject, before they resort
to coercion to keep the South in an
Union rendered odious by their oppres'
sions.
To dissolve this Union is possible
but to drive the South back when once
she has seeded, or subdue her even, is
whoHy impossible. The North has moi
the men, nor have they the money. Her
prosperity, as well as the prosperity oi
tho whole world, is mainly based upon
the staples of the planting States. Lei
the usual supply be cut off even for a
single year, and she will have enoug h &c
do 10 control her own turbulent popuIa'
ton of Agrarians, Communists and dis
charged factory operatives, without al
tempting 10 subdue distant, mnct
wronged but chivalrous people. Blu
let this supply be wholly and entirely
cut of, and their beautiful and thriving
villages, built up with the leg1lzcd plum
der Of the South, will soon put on the
laucred garments of decay, and he
cities new so full of the busy hum o
;; commerce, will ere long become only
,, "dens Of thieves" The South ll:en ha
, nothing 10 fear from the North in th'
event Of separation: She cannot be co
creed by uII the powers Of cliristcndom
; if arrayed against her. If attempted
however, single campaign will sa'isf.
the valiant invaders OF her soil. Sue
men as f;:Ilered at Cerro Gordo AM
ChepuItcpcc would never gain laurels il
: such contest, | am well assured. Thei
: march would be like that of the King Q
Spain, when with
> "Full len ,liouseGd men
He marched Them up hill and then march
ed down again"
Or, perhaps, like that Of Paddy fror
i the "pralic pa,cIl," back again in dou
u ble quick time. Ircpeat, we have moth
j ing to fear fiom Northern valor,; br
+, have much 10 gain besides our rights, /
r IA pccuniary point, from separation.-
y Le, us then, like the old ReVolulionar
. fathers, cease to look upon DisuniO
with fear and trembling, but rather as
# redemption from bondage. L.
Electric LlGuT-A curious an
r melancholy fact connected with the ele'
trio light has just been communicated
us. a gentleman, near Wallham Able
experimenting with the electric light
7, few days ago, having an inciscd wonr
l. or his left hand, touched he conducter,
= copper wire. and shortly afterwards e!
j. pericnced an irritation, which immediat
% ly spread in Inflammation 10 The arm. II
v arm became immensely swollen, and lar;
"a tumors appeared all over The body al
- lmbs. Some oflho tumors were opene
. and every means resoned 10 for the pu
u pose of checking the poison. but witho
l. avail. We learn that the unlortuna
S, patient lies without the least hope olrecov
in ry.-London Mining.