Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-03-21

&c.-Ou the summit that commands tiiis
enchanting view, tho mansion was built
by Jefferson when he had wealth 10 lavish,
on, his cultivated Taste. The house one
hundred feet long. and Of peculiar form
aud proportion. You enter q wide and
lofty hall, that was once adorned with
works of art which he had selected with q
masters skill, in the high places Of the
earth; then you pass GU 10 the spccious
dining room, with polished inland floor,
then to his library, and study, and parlor::
Ascend this flight OF stairs. not more than
wide enough for more than one 70 walk
up at time, and you. find the chamber
where he died on the l,h Of July 1926.
Tie bed was in recess. the end of which
contained two cross pieces. and on this
were thrown The E1attasses on which he
laid himself to die. It was the gloomiest
place-,he dead room-lhat | was ever
in; there was the strongest gatherings of
thoughts, crowded upon each other, and
each claiming 10 be the true emotion of
the hour and spot. ! though. Of liberty
aud rcvolulou-of philosophy, and of re-
ligion and in6delily, aud death hereafter,
of the soul Of mighty man struggling
with the fetters and rushing, away with
them into the darkness ofunried future,
10 the presence Of The Infinite, in whom =.
The wisdom of man and angels. is but q
drop that falls into The ocean-before
whom The soul Of the uaholy shrink a.
way, apd finds The rage Of human glory
and the 6g.leaves Of philosophy to.be an
covering when the eye of the Holy One
searches the spirit. Such thoughts as
these pressed Upon me Stood in. the cham
Der whence, the soul uf Jefferson had fled
10 judgment. :. :. :, -. :.
The mansion, now owned by Capt.
Levy, is falling into decay; it was sold,
and all his furnilure, Jefferson having died
insolyeut, and almost the. only relic left
Of man whose name is identified with his
country's history as devoted patriot aud
distinguished President, is a bust of Vol
laire, which stands here lutelor divinity
of this deserted, dilapidated house,
As you ascend the. mountain, you pass.
an enclosure, without a gste, this contains
the grave Of Jefferson; and more neglect-
ed, wrelched bnrial.place, you will seek
in vain. ;, -.
lIECamphell's last men had been buried
>, he could not havebeen less cared
he wife ofJe1erson, torn from him by
>'tbs len years after their early marriage,
ln nAlnaJy-----,II1t~.s-.--
as, butswilhout name Of epi,aph, is
Ibues the mouumen, of Jefferson. 1t
8 here placed by his executors, and the
incl on. which was 10 be inscribed the
epitaph he wrote for himself, has never
been inserted in the. stones, was told it
was lying, with the iron gates destined for Y,
he enclosure: on ,sse 5ddGs ..0t tue ffVsr
where landed, aud that no man has troublS :
ed himself 10 see that they reached their y
destination. Y. Observer. -
From the Charleston Mercury, 9M. inst,
We wero highly gratifed on learning
yesterday, from member of one Of
our most extensive mercantile. houses.
that ,he amount Of business doing in the
city is unusually. large, ,.and up. tothis
time exceeds by fully fifty per cent, that
for similar period last season., The
stores of East Bay, Hayne. Meeting
and King streets, are thronged, with
customers from the interior. .many..of
whom are laying in their stocks in our
| market Tor the FIRST time, and express
themselves as highly pleased with their
purchases. Indeed the advantages held
out to dealers. BY our mel chants if
more widely and generally known, could
not fail 10 draw a large additional busi7
ness 10 our city; and if the salutary !.
practice Of advertising was more liber7.
ally INDUCED in, there is no telling to
what extent it would reach:
As general rule, it is supposed that
those who advertise have the freshest,
choicest, and greatest variety Of goods,
and are most anxious 10 sell, and, this
supposition is commonly BORNE oal.by
the i results. To this, in a, great degree,
may be attributed 10 ihe increasing
,ransac actions on East Bay, which is raps
idly becoming one. OF the most business
streets in the city; and this principally
from the fact that large proportion Of
the new customers who visit US, and
who very generally and very properly
consult tine newspapers TO il,e quar-
Ter where they can lay out their. money
most advan'ageously, first make their
appearance, and are very aptto carry
THEFT friends with them the succeeding
visit. A word 10 the wise is sufficient.
!, PLANK RoAD.-The North Carolinian
: Of the 1th inst. has the following, con-
! cerning the Fayetteville and Western
= Plank Road :. :,
! "The Books for subscription TO the
. Plank Road were opoued on Wednes-
day last, and every thing. indicates a de-
termination on the part Of our citizens
. to build The Road, as an evidence Of
: which, one Of our monied men (hin,sels
i able to take the whole s,ocky has detlss..
:" ed it shall not fail."