Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-02-14
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lha,"he lime has come when the Union
ahould be dissoIved,p but cappeG the cli-.
max by the following compliment 10 Dir.
Calhoun: sst<
"Resoivsd. Tha, in openly and uneuui-
vocaIy advocating slavery az a just. bene-
liccpl and democratic institution, John C.
Calhoun of South Carolina is To be com.
mended for his frankness and directness;
That for his earnestness. consistency, in
trcpidily and self-sacrifice, in defending
and seeking 10 extend and pefpe,uale what
he thus processes 10 regard ssnperlatively
excellent, be is equally y 10 be commended"
Feminine Occupation.-The town clerks
of Massachusetts in making outthe census,
find great difficulty in ascerlaining the oc-
cupaIon of unmarried girls and boys, as
required by law, and one of them writes
10 the Secretary thus:
IDLY vocabulary is not extensive enough
to express in single word the occupation
of unmarried young ladies. Can't do bet--
ter than sci it down-prsparation for
Matrimony"
Gen. Kallace.-We understand that
Gen. Wallace, the Representative in Con-
gress from the Pinckney District, in COZ
iorrlty with determination expressed
come Time since. recently forwarded to bis
Excelleucy The Governor, his resignation
IS Major General Of the Fifth Military
District. Gov. Seabrook, however, for
reasons connected with The efficiency of
our Militia System, declined the accep-
tancc Of the resignation, and Gen. w. we
are happy TO learn, has very properly ac>
quicsce,l 10 me Governors wishes, and has
Withdrawn it.-Mercury.
CHAGREs AND PANAMA.-Ch in Chag.
res, says The Baltimore Sun, should be
pronounced as in champion the ar as in
rag; and The res. as 10 trees, only shorter.
Attach the 6 TO The frs, syllable. Chag-
res.
Panama should be accented on'the last
syllable, which is pronounced exactly like
liia, waen used az substitute for mother.
Attach the Il 10 the first syllable. Pan
is pronounced like the English word pan.
Pan.a- NAH. So says (and correctly tho
N. 7. True Sun.
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Gov. CRITTEN DEN AND THE CABINET:
The Ncw.York Tribune,, of Saturday,
says: .aa.a,.- .,,:a 80
Private adyices from Kentucky con-
cur in the opinioh that .sIr. .Criltsnden will
feel constrained by The sroog 5,appeal
G a:n n "ou .,na;,;on @ ,i.;,n nas.Iu l. hi.
~" 81" u" 1oan p 80. ,ar,n un.xn;rsd and ocs
cept position, in General Tayior's CABS
met. .Ir is understood that he,;prefets-
The lowest place in rankIo the 'highest.'
e., III. or..;ssoa,; .;;ns,o,raj
,1sssaas @ I dsn;ss ,hs Trisbt "of. tba q, G,oerai
.Gnver1ynen, .,o e,clude slaverv;;ffom lhs
,.r,;,or;so b,, az ;Ii onass
ab;de NJ ,be iriissoi,ri. s,oir tironisas
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The nomination OF Jared Sparks LII.
C. to the Presidency of Harvard College.
was unanimously confirmed on Thursday
bJ the Board Of Oyefseers. President
I. n'e's'' was o'ee'ee me'noe'io' 1.u,, ..'s
Om;,on -,a,ms ''"s r'"-o :.
Governor Drew oi Arkansas has for
ecu,iye vii be DISCHARGED bv ,be Hon r
c. nyJ Prt,,!cnt of ,he Sena,e mil
,h neopls can choose Governor
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breast a, Cerro Gurdo; and reported .mor-
,allv wounded" vet recovered, aud now
lakes The place of Judge Breese in The
Uuired States Senate. This hos given rise
10 tie following good thing by a Sucker
was;
Some men have "lost their heads'' and lived;
But stranger far 'han these.
The she, tha, passed through Shields breast
Instead CT him. Killed Breesc.
The Courier of The ST insi. saws: sThe
Richmond Wh,g came 10 US yesterday,
clad in The hah;limenls Of mourning. in
,,, ,9ken o. 'G'peI, @ ZONE memory" ns"ja"sia
" a,"'"s ne.S', i:.l'' VIZ I1pleu az ".s
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