Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1850-08-14
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Abolition; Outrage. /
VAsHIYeT Tox, ANGUS

~ S - yasHSGT ToN, August; g p
=. = LAYS ago four NEGROES, the properly
of Hon. Mr. T roUrslis as.sf. Ion. "A. H.Steyens,
Of Georgia, were concealed here ~ sfons
lists, until last night; when an $SlSIa
made to runthem offs The :pol;Es
and overlook the carriage q 3 3neSS.,
negroes, in which was alsoas {SaS
toursmies fromss gingt of; s AZ Il
the vehicle fired the aofifaeS S4s
turned shot foFS Bad adly injuffig 81
The whole pars Die excsptio
of Mr. T'oolnb ssians was cap
prisoned. ,sss
Caucus OF SoTTnEpSsA eau. e !.
cusofFSauthern Members Of tIie Ho1se was !.
Washington, on Ffiday GIT fesss 9
gardfng Slavery and the Territories, aiids;d M
pointed the following Commit,eeI 30
T0ombs, Chairman. Burt, Hiliard, EN3BslSss
sson of Miss. Cabrll, Howard, Jotiiso] rs fs
Arkansas sMorsr Green, Clil1gmans sCl
Hga son and BoEie:e - l|
So AN nc &!--Fhe latest 5Janiaica papers dres
as they usual filed with complaints
81 and pro gressive decay They dis
cuss the dst mcgnslof restoring the pfospcr-M -
ity of the Island, but there seems to be much 2
discrepancy of opinion, and of course no set
tied plan The scheme of Mr.. Hume, TO res
tore the African slave trade, and in tis man
nersuppIy the Jamaica planters wild, labor
sufficient to enable shemto compete with the
sugar and coffee growers of Cuba and Bra
I'll, is treated with great severity by sthe
Morning Journal. That paneE rather fayors
the proposition of DIR. King, in q work enti- y
tied The State and Prospects Of Jamaica
His plan is to encourage the immigration into #
the island Of the free colored population Of d:
the United States. He says there are class &
much superior to their brethren in sJamaica;
they speak English better, have received more z
education, are more religious, and more in 50
dustrious. He thinks that in preference to
thc SHOWS of Canada, or voluntary exile in
Liberia, they would willingly gato the British 4
West India Island, where faEa little labor
thejcould procure an abundance the neces:
sarics of life-South Carolinian
AccIDE3T-on last Tuesday afternoon,
as Mr.. Austin Cannaday, of Charleston. was
about going out of our Village, in,his Sui
key his horse took fright, ,aud becoming entire
ly unmana gcable, dashed off down Man-street
When opposite the residence of Mr.. Cleye-
Land, Mr.. Cann.day fearing the dcscentt to the
river, endearored 10 turn him in against the
fence, SO as to stop him, but his strength
beingcomple:elys exhausted, he was unable
to effect this, and the horse running in be-
tween the trees onsthc side walk and the
fence, struck against both, broke the axle-trcc
of the sulky, and threw Mr.. G. violently out,
injuring him severely, butnot dangerously.
No bones were broken, and Mr. C's. friends
will be gratitied to learn that he is already
able to leave his room.
ANorHER.-We understand that the cl-
dcst sonof Mrs. B. II. Speers, boy of nine
or ten years of age: was thrown from his
horse, on Wednesday last, ,:andvcry seriously
hurt. Fears were entertained as to his re-
covery, but we are happy to learn, that en-
yesterday he was considered bcttcr-Grecn-
vile Mcuntainccr, OH inst.