Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1850-08-14


ss1ween "Grace" and AFFINITY, 3" ST.
saasls" and g st. Johns " are perhaps the
gsSsts signal and the most shocking ex-'
ssnplification 5of this g struggle OUT city
Iafds. -Plit City Items
ANOTHER LINK BRokEs.-Tlo correspeI-s.
.depcs ;shieh has heretofore existed, by On il-s
,terrltasge Of Delegates, between the Cen
cr::l Association of massachusetts (Consre-
gational and the Old School General Assem-.
bly, of5tlies Presbyterian Chtrel,, has tesn
broken. of, in consequence Of the iaterffer-
cnce Of The former body with the latter, on
The subject Of slavery. The 'ssembly after
passing resolution to the, al.
interference was offensive, ard =
must lesd to an interruption Of
poaderce between tie two bodies,
Rev. DIR. Baker Of Texas as tllci, u,
Tie Association but he declined. and
:ast Hyss th"" ] :f 4 s1e s.si5.z.
aoei4lion at thcir !Hee,.rg siarc i:c!'
a resolution that although desir
tinue the correspondence. yet being.
whe;hcTihe General Assembly, by their ~
cent action. did not intend to discourage
such a continuance, they would omit appoint
ing delegate until t!lc vicss of the Assem-
bly,, should be more distinctly developed. The
Presbyterian, the organ Of The General AS
..'"o'b!r: after giving 4 sketch of the proceed
lngs oi INC Ase", L..:>,n er"aks of The sus-
pension of tie correspondence rs a-,-.-...;..,s
laci." and expresses b2ii"fiilat it "wil never
be renewed, unless tl'c Association rc.rsct."
II i'not at Ill probable that The Association
with rciract. They are not in mood fcrso
doing. We moy therefore consider the cor
resrondcnce IS broken oa: result more to
be regretted il II political than in an escla.
sils:ic~l point Of view. TIE Meihodistand
Eapii$t ciliirehes have already been srindefed
by Ibis question of slavery; the Presbyterian
church Was divided partly on this ground;
ard row occurs a new rupture of relations
from the salac cause. Every such incident
i, The breaking of Il strand in thc cable which
binds North and Sou.h in Unity. Whena
ce:t;ia H;l;:.ber Of strands shall be broken,
the res: will give way rs matter Of course,
unless some Of the broken ores shall in the
meanii':!c be restored, or others substituted in
their pl:ce The poiiGieal strands are appar-
emily rs niutI shattered as the ecClasils- !,
iic"l. !; il tMa for men who lnrc the Union,S:
TO rally il is icitGcc.-N. Y. Journal Of
Ccmiucrcc.
1'ig FEEsc.i REPUBLIC j FALcRE.-M.
'Taie:s, in his recent speech on the bill to in
crease the salary of the President, pronounced
TIC Republic a failure. lie sail:
"Itis 5ig! time to rome to . conclusion,
either by Ill accord or Il disscrord. Some
thing may be s"i:I Oh Ike basiseof the qucs-
tom a Republic has been established in
tie laws. but ihe attempt 10 establish it in !hc
m~nmcr$ and customs Of The country has prov
csl 81 i.'ir". Tie palace Of the ElYsec does
TO. in &ny WY re, cmhle the residence Of the
president. of Tic Cni:cl Sta.cs. Is the coun-
try Indignant at iha!! Hv 10 means. In
r!:cc II coEd"niing what is passing 1T the
El;sce. il s;l!iir:, y.iih pity at those wo havo
c':!ie.worcd to found a Republic in u nation
profoundly mon@rclical. 1t is perfectly we'll
;.N'::re i!la! il Is crisis, work!nrn, aud old
soldiers, Who prof.; hy the libcrliies Of the
i.'y'"c. mach more than those persons who
ircqncn; tic drawing room Of tie President.
Il Is. M"; for Il; 10 hc ;;aioai-hrd at n matter
which, after I'll. only firm contradiction
@iErn h;' tiIe yer! Y Of or habits 20 the false
!to";! q. oGf laws. Let lis leave such iHdig,-
li!;inn 10 lie .ionnt:il. General Caraigmic,
when lead ut' tie executive power. dill no:
resemble Il President of the United States.
| should he sorry 70 do aTyihing TO ccmrro-
m:@t lie ii,:;rc Gcsiiiea of the country, but
:m n"i one oi those who %rc Indignant or
rs;oHis!lrd ia Fr:.rcc. irc.wi isf;.rdinr ;hat
;hc Republic has been prcrl.imcd here, re-
n1.n' i'll reilly 4 monarchy, by tastes. habit.
#rd E;asseS. My voc, consequently. will MOI,
ros! ne anything Us 10 the principle OF
the matter: arii is to Ike for.r. We nave
sought ihat which "pre redmost shitablc''
- Faryyu LITERARY pRIzE.-Thc
Frenrl Acadtniy lately offered Il prize Of
1000 t*arc; for the hest dramatic work. in
ci:!cIin:: principles cf rec:i!ulc and riorality
ii has been Given to Er,iIc hu,.irr .uthnr of