Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-12-05
Editorial Correspondence,
COLUMBIA. DEC.


The two honscs to day went into elections for
Treasurer Of the Lower Division. Commits
sioner af Equity for Richlahd: District, ahd
Adjutaht and Inspector General, w. Laval,
was'cected to the Grsl Office; Porcher. to the
second and Gen. 'Cantey, To the third. l, would
be ncedIessro say, there was much excitement
Message No. ,: lru,n the Governor has been
read and subn'led--a copy Of which | send
you You will SIZE und:r the head of I" Pal.
meno Regiment" tie Goyerno.,, says, thas;the
swords designedfor Col. Gladden., and for the
eldest SON Of ;sle late Col. p. Nj. Butler. and
the medals for the commissioned and non-coni.
missioued officers and privares Of The Re.i-
ment are ready, or soon will be ready 10 be de-.
livered. The Governor recommends the erec'
ton Of Il monument ut the Capital, to The mem.
ory of the deceased members of the Palmetto
Regiment. All the matters contained in the
message have beenreferred To- the appropriate
committees.
Nothing of much interest, has as yet been
brought befure either House. The committee
appointed 10 look into The condition Of the
Bank, have made their report. They repre-
sent the Bank as highly uasound, and greatly
mismanaged, and recommend that it be put in
commission forll%ith:so as'lnlly 10 close its OPP
era,ions within four years. THIS report, how
ever, isuot likely 10 elicit debate, as, that por-
ton of the Governors Message, tonciling the
Bank, has been referred TO special jUint COM
mittce from both Houses, which is expected 10
report'willrin a few days, when the whole SUBJ
ject, doubtless, will undergo warmand full dis
Cusson.
The advocates and, opponents Of The Bank
are preparing themselves; il is thought for
hard conless-aiI equally sanguine Of snccess.
The Bank men, lis said. are ralIying in great
strength, and already sec in prospective gIo-
rious victory awaiting their ciirrls. We are
unable to sayyetwho will be the respective
champions for the coming struggle; but judy,
ing from thoughtful brows and abstrac,ed coun-
tenances'of numbers around us, many young
Hero is girding on his arntor Of words and
sharpening his sword Of thought for the event.
ful crisis Many hard blow will Le, doubts
less dcak against the Bank. and many maniul
lhrusts nude in its defence; but if we may be
allowed our conjecture, the days Of the Bank
IRE numbered. The Auli- Bank party have
the po,1er 70 crush it-and it is reasonable TO
suppose they Will scarcely fail to use that power.
The Bank men fancy they have strong
weapon Of defence in "protcst," obtained
from the State Creditors in Europe, against
winding mp the Bank. But the Ami>Bank
men reply, what need onr European Creditors
care about the Banh' provided they get their
pay? And may they not be assured that they
,oiH be pad! Has the State ever rcyudiated
her debts And is she moi as competent 10 pay
as the Bank The Bank, any way, is only
collateral security, and would only be resorled
to in case of failure by The State TO pay: And
when has the Stale ever refused to pay her
just debts Bssides the assets of the Bank
may be taken 10 pay these very debts. In n
word they say the collateral pledge of The
Bank 10 the State creditors-in Europe, is all
moonSh.nc!! But more Of this anon.
A Bill was introduced al the las, Session
to restrict, within The limits of the Stale,
the issue Of any hills, or paper money, of
Jess denomination than twenty dollars. A
committee was appointed to report upon