Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-05-16

importance. They all express surprls
that the. Soul b had not thought 6f il before
instead ofsfanding like q patient sheep II
he shorn of her golden ncece-thal lhey
should rejoice al competition which is It
cut Of the profits they so long have mo
n6polized. is giving Them credit for more
self,sacriico that we ieel disguised TO ac
cord them.
We join issue then with our friend o
the Banner, on this matter, and think he
has suffered the old Carolina prejudice fol
Cotton to carry him too far: We too be-
ieve that The "manfest destiny" OF the
South is Agricultural in a great measure
but we are also convinced that 10 con.
fine labor to that alone, would make her a
desert wilderness, instead Of garden, in
the course of fifty years more.
For Factories and Factory labor, (whelh-
er Of Cotton, axe-handIes or wooden no.
tions.) we have but: litlle (ondness COM
pared with the invigora,ing and healthy
culture Of The cartI,-bul the stern necessity
Of not over supplying the market with one
article and buying all Others abroad at
rdinous expense, forces upon US The con:
vicliun that The more our products arc
diversified the better it is for US.
A very wise man once said that ''he who
made TWO blades Of grass grow where only
one grew before, was a beuefac;or 10 his
species," so we say that he VITO can devise
and perfect new and profitable modes Of
employing labor, and cheapening The ne
cessaries Of life. is an equal benefaclor aud
should be equally encouraged.
PUBLIC OFFICES AND PUBLIC FUNDS.
There is a, laxity in the discharge Of
public duties by the men appointed by The
Stale 10 fill her Offices Of trust, which
should he as promptly remedied as posi-
ble. Bad debts 10 The State accumulate
rapidly without having tina, attention paid
to Them which they require, aud the very
obvious results, that the taxes of rhe pen-
pie must be increased in proportion to the
increase of the t'bad or doubtful" list. The
Bank Of the Stale has los, something 10
the people in this way, and that is one ele-
ment in her composition which should aid
The people in pronouncing upon her fate.
Our attention has been called TO this
incxcusabe Indifference 10 the faithful
discharge Of public duties by an exhibit or
OF ''otd debts of long standing, considered
bad or.doubllul" in The last annual report
10 l66f up TFe large sum d nearly MY
thousand dollars considered lost or at
least doubtful in the Stale. The mos, Of
this is from shc-ifIs. lax collectors. &c.
whose term of Office is short, and who
give to the State ample security against
loss. 1t is evident, therefore. that large
portion of these bad debts might have been
saved TO The people Of the State. had
promplness been used for their collection.
This large amount, Of course, has been
accumula,ing for years aud we only no.
tce it as an evidence Of The facls, that in
Offices under our government this system
oflenkage, from neglect tends 10 increase
taxation. We do not Know whose busi-
ness i, is to apply the remedy or 10 make
collections; but we are Of opinion that
much might be annually. saved 10 the State
by diligence in her public officers.
With regard 10 State Offices we fear
that il is becoming 100 common 10 elect
men, who. however good in other res
poets, are moi qualified, or do moi discharge
The duties they assume. Too ma! oil
, these officers. well paid, like certain IRISH
bishops, scarcely ever visit their "charge"
more than ouce year, employing o'her
10 do The aoork. This practice is obtain
ing among us, and I'VE suggest 10 The Leg
islature the propriety Of remedying the
growing evil. requiring a strict attendance
to, and faithful discharge of. the public
duties entrusted 10 the officers they ap-
point.
Our remarks are general, and apply
to no particular State office. We depIe-
cate the whole system Of making public Of
fiersa mere sinecure soughl only fori'semo-
luments, aud retarded in its legitimate func-
tions by the over weening desire OF the
incumbent, 10 become popular, that in The
event Of some dlher vacancy he may oh.
tain influence and voles to secnre his ele-
ton. This is an evil. and those who have
the Stale office in their gift should check
its growth as carly as possible.-South
Caroiinidn.
MEDAL TO GENERAL ScoTT.-The
Legislature Of Virginia having voted :,
medal to General Scott, the Richmond
Enquirer says that device has been pre-"
pared, on one side, Of which is the vo'Ive
inscription; on the other. Doric col olumn,
crowned with an eagle, and en,wiued with
laurel leaves, each bearing The name o
one of. Scotts great victories. Bnt the
-happiest design ,ofall we think is he in.
scrsplion on this side. "Fecil guod cogi
tauit"-"He executed what he couceiv,
ed" No greater compliment could. be
written in as few words.
The Washington correspondent of. iht
Baltimore Sue, under date of April %
gives the following speculations. The
} Republic rs to oe new and Tho real organ
The Census printing will be given b!
The House to The Republic, and by tht
| Senate 10 The Union. The ordinary prin
ting of The next Congress wil.give Il cleve
. profit of hundred and twenty ,honsans
: .dolIars-morc or less. The last Censn
} job was worth, in clear profit, hundred
thousand dollars 10 Blair and Rives of TIT