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IS 1t not mocKery to call s1ch sum

As 1t not mockery to call such sum-
as one halfpcnny per week for labor in
harvest, wages. 1t is the wages of death,
and the curse of country whero one
class own the whole of the soil without
being under any obligation by law, or
selfinterest, to feed and clothc those who
perform the labor of tilling and making it
hing froth fruit and human food in abun.
dance-food, too, which, like Tantalus,
they arc daily doomed to SEQ without
daring to taste. No doubt the plaintiff in
this case is doomed in future to forego
the luxury of little corn meal cruel and
the wages Of a half.penny week, for he
is now a marked mamie is one who has
dared to rebel against the exterminating
institution of free labor in Ireland, and he
will be cut aft from the scanty pittance
that has hitherto sustained life, and he will
soon be numbered among the thousands
of poor starvelings," as tho defendant
unfcelingly calls him, who have already
suffered the cruel punishment of death for
the crime OF poverty.
Will it be said there is no similar state
of things in America, and therefore no
need of narrowing up the feelings of those
who have heart to sympathise with Of.
Fiction, by the recital Of such tales oi
misery. True. But how long would it
take to produce just such results, if the
three millions Of human beings, who are
now fed and clothed better than any other
three million of laborers in any country
on earth, were turned loose like the poor
Irish, without foot of land to cultivate
or a roof to shelter them, and without any
provision whatever for food and raiment
am often asked at the North, where
was born, and have always resided, ex
cept in my sojournings' in the South
where have no interest whatever in /:
pecuniary point OF view, how can advo
cate the institution of slavery, as it is vel
known | have done by my writings ant
public addresses for some ten years past
Do | need to give any other answer thai
the above extract from the London Times
| advocate it because | desire that ma,
never live to see the wages of labor il
America reduced to that point of inferna
wickedness which now prevails among
people who are constantly denouncinE
those who own slaves, as "inhuman mon
sters," while there own flesh and blood
perishing for want, or sustaining life upo
the very garbage Of tho earth, that tn
"poor slave" would spurn from him wit
MS much disdain as full fed London Al
derman, after creating an appetite at n
Abolition lecture and satisfying it upo
roast beef or turtle soup.
/ advocate it, because after years 9
careful observation throughout the eutir
South, have never seen as much luma
misery among the hundreds Of thousand
of slaves that I have seen in all condition
of their life, as have seen among tn
negro population in the course OF thirt
minutes walk from the very centre 9
wealth and luxury in the City of N. Yorl
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-01-02
From the Charleston Evening News.

Not few in the free soil States sup.
pose that Slavery is admitted by us to be,
in the abstract, indefensible. Nothing can
be more erroneous. We admit no sueh
thing. On the contrary, we believe that
Providence has established the institution
for wise purposes; and that we are the
guardians Of it. 1t canuot be doubted
that the condition of the colorcd man is
far better in state of slavery, as it exists
with us, than it is either in the free States,
or in Africa. From the horrible barba-
rism of the last, or the dcmoralizing ten.
denotes of the first, this people are alto.
gcthcr exempt with us. Tho most preju-
diced of those who treat of their condi-
ton in the emancipated colonies, confess
that they have not advanced in colonial
ton. Coercion seems absolutely neces-
sary to induce tho cxcrtion capable of
furnishing daily bread. With no class
above them to excite the ambition of the
moro worthy, or prompt by fears of the
moro degraded; with no condition below
them, through which to draw comparisons
with their own; thcy arc without one great
means Of civilization. In the state in which
they exist with us, it is different. Here
the family relation prevails. Examples
of the rewards of faithfulness constantly
excite the ambition, and stimulate the OK.
ertion of each. If they do not become
less slaves in the relation, they do, in
moral condition. Tho slave constantly
progresses. As his owners fortunes i'm
proves, his state is rendered moro comfor-
table. His protection is increased; his
.oos.l - ---s--- -
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EDGEF1ELD, s.|C., JANUARY 2, 1851.

ioy stole over his heart as he reflected
that "the dead tell no tales"-that his
danger was past. A few days moro, and
Mabel DeIafield was laid In tho cold
grave. The secret of her sudden death
was enve1opcd in darkness .until AL Sc
crets arc brought to light, for "then is
nothing hid that shall not be revealed"
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You may as we'll ask the infant, who be-
gins to creep, to walk. You may just as
well demand of the leopard to change his
spots. Considering ourselves, therefore,
as the guardians of this relation, it is
our purpose to defend it to the last. 1t is
not mere matter of interest: it is one
of duty.
THE MosT ROMANTIC YET.-A romantic
scene WAS enacted near Alton, Illinois, n
few days ago, in which Mr.. Henry Wheeler,
of Green county, and Miss Minerva Stcely, Of
Nlacoupin county, played conspicuous part.
1t appears that the aforesaid couple, having
asccrtaincd that they loved each other almost
to distraction, and there being probably some
objection made to the union by parties inter-
cstcd at home, concluded to elopc, and have
the siken knot tied at Alton. Upon arriving
there, however, after drive Of forty.frc miles,
they learned that the marriage ceremony
could not be performed without first procur-
ing license from the County Clerk of Ed
wardsrillc; to obviate which, the party con.
sisting of the intended couple, and the Rev
VIM. MITCHELL of Alton, jumped into skii
and were rowed to a small bar in the river
directly opposite the city, where shortly after
sunrise, surrounded by water, entirely isolated
from the world and the "rest of mankind,'
but in sight of the whole city, they solcmnly
plighted their troth. They returned i'll 4 few
minutes to the shore, where they were wei
coined with three cheers by the assembled
people.
OPINION OF THE ORIESTALs As TIC
W1SE.-When Noah planted the frs
vine, and retired, Satan approached, ant
said,--
81 will nourish you charming plant!'
He quickly brought three animals, a
lamb, lion, and hog, and killed then
one after an other near the vine.
The virtue OF the blood Of these animals
penetrated it, and is still manifested in it
growth.
When a man drinks one goblet of wind
he is then agreeable, gentle and friendly
that is tho nature of the lamb.
When he drinks two, he is lion, ant
says:
"Who is like me-" he then talks o
stupendous things.
When he drinks more, his senses for
sake him, and at length he wallows in tn
miro.
Need it be said that he then resemble
the hog9
ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL GRAB.-On Wed
nesday afternoon, at Boston, bold villai
broke pane of glass in the front window {
the brokers' Office of Merrill and Sargen
thrust his hands inside, and succeeded in oil
tanning 1896 in bank bills, and making goo
his escape. This is the second suceessft
robbery of money displayed in brokers' VIII
dows within ten days past
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The LATEST CURros1T1Es.-A small
quantity of tar, supposed to have been
left where the Israelites pitched their
tents.
A fence made of tho railing Of a scold.
ing wife
A plate Of butter made from the cream
Of a joke.
Theismall coin in the "change Of the
MOON"
The original brush used in painting tho
"signs of the times"
The very latest contracts with the
"Trade Winds" s-2
The chair in which the sun sets. i:
A garment for the nakedeye.
The hammer which broke up thaSnsese
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VOLUME XIV.
Number so.

l advocate it, because + hope I anraspbi-
lanthropist, and willing to: advocate amy
system. l care not by what namo il may;
be designated, that produces tho greatest
amount of human happiness to the greatest
humber of the human family.
| remain, most respectfully yomsa &c:
S0LON ROBINSON. e
Charleston, Dec. 81, 1850.
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z tESS lns5 hos ntts2 aASu
itself IN my heart" ~
.ssHaye1done with this nonsense, Mabel
i cannot endure R-you have given
me the vapours already" and Mr.. Della.
field left his seat, and walked with impa-
tient steps backward and forward, mutter-
ing to himself about the folly and super.
stit;on of women.
Mrs. Dclafeld remained silent. She
knew her husbands temper too we'll to
attempt to disturb him, but her thoughts
were sad and bitter. She thought Of her
apparently happy marriage.scason five
years before-of how ardently her hus-
hand seemed to love her then how careful
he was to note her every want, and re-
gard her slightest wish. But he was
changed-his manner was cold and re-.
scrved-he had closed the sanctuary Of
his heart against her. When she spoke
of it he listened unwillingly, and gave as
excuses his many cares and anxieties.
She knew that much of this was true, for
the riches that were theirs at their union
had taken "to themselves wings and
flown away; but she also knew, rs only
4 woman can know, that she desired to be
loved. Then hope whispered gently that
the future was not all dark, that when this
burthen of care, of which he complaiHed
so much, should have been lifted from his
heart, all would again be well.
Delafeld was leaning listlcssl ly against
the mantel-piece-his eyes fixed on the
decaying fre-whcn his wife rose softly
and laid her hand on his arm. "Forgive
me, Harry, if have been dull and unin-
teresting You know I would do any.
thing to make you happy"
An unusual softncss stole over the
features of Mr.. Delafield rs he returned
his wife's caress, and he said, kindly
Brighter days may come to US yet
Mabel. Cheer up, and let US hope 10,
the best"
Those few kind words were like thu
sunlight streaming through prisoner
bars, carrying glimpscs Of freedom ant
hope to his ycarning soul. Dreams o
future happiness stole over the heart 0
Mabel as she retired to rest that night
and she slept sweetly, even though sh
knew that the coming morrow woul'
part her from the one she loved so fcryent
ly. In her dreams she ovcrleaped tn
months which were to separate them, ant
in the reunion forgot the past, with all it
doubts and dreamy fears. What seem
would this fair and beautiful world exhibi
if hope were fxcd-if the melody of he
voice wero no longer heard, and tn
cleaning of her wings were banishcd for
ever!
The morrow came, and with it tn
dreaded parting-the sad and silent fare
well. With high and ardent hopes Della
field started for the West-therc he ex
pected to regain tho fortune hc had lost
to fulfill his dreams of worldly ambition
and be satisfied.
Some weeks passed away, and the,
came cold and careless letter to Ma
bel Delafeld, telling Of anticipated sue
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-01-02

81 GERMANS IN CIScrNSATI--As m evi-
dencc of the German population Of Cincinnati,
it is stated that forty thousands letters arc
received annually at the Post Office in that
city, from Germany, and the amount ofpost-
age collected on them is Sl4,0O3.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-01-02

The RI. NJ Of State to secede from tho
Union has been asserted by almost all the
original parties to The compact 6rst by Fir-
ginia and Kentucky; then by massachusetts,,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire.
and Vermont, and lastly by South Caroliua,
Georgia and other Southern States. u !;
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Charleston, Dec. 81, 1850.

The BRITISH NN7 does IN immense bus-
ness. The amount of gold coined in isa-
reached $4O0,OeO,0O0; tho silycr coined was
only $l1, 100000, and the copper coined was
a little ever $3,OOo,000. 5il
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AN IRISH paper has tho following {:
" Yesterday Mr.. Kelly, returning totowh,
fell down and broke his neck, but happi-
ly received no further damage"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-01-02

"PApA, have guns got legs9"
"Why, no James"
"How do they kick, thenG"
"They kick with their breeches, my
son."
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PAP fi13Hn should give him honorable satistacS
turedly refused to tIgffaf3, itIsfa3 sE sxeEy good ma.
threatened to gazette" him as a coward.
"Well go ahcad-I would rather fill
twenty newspapers than one coffin" was
the hearty response Of the old gentleman.
"FATnER did you ever have another
wife beside mother9"
"No, my boy; what possessed you to
ask me such question:"
because I saw in the old family
Bible where you married Anna Doniny
in 1885, and that isn't mother, for her
name was Sally Smith,"
Go1Ne rT.-A chap went into confec-
toner's shop the other day with his fivo
daughters, and called for one ice cream
and sir spoons. After the cream was duly
devoured, the old fellow asked his daugh.
ters-"well girls, amt you glad you
Gomez" sgs;
DARK DEvELopMENTs.-"S See .heafi.
Gumbo, why am you like blackguardr'
"Neber guess dat in dc world, coz I
amt you brack fool"
"You is, honey, coz you watches massa
Jim's store and you's not berry white
guard
"Now, Pete, dat am berry surprisiu,"s
and conblustifcating to calculate--but,
niggar, why is you like gentlemahs
Dab dat stump him"
"Bress my soul, Gumbo, I neberti tinked
OBJ dat-gibs her up"
"Yah, yah?-so does I, sensible as I
is-been tinkin Oft tree days, and fudder
off now dan was at de start"
A WAC entered a store in London years
ago, which has for its sign, "Tho Two
Baboons," and addressing himself to tho
proprietor, said.
"I wish to sec your partner"
"I have no partner, sir."
"I beg your pardon, sir, and hope you
will excuse the mistake"
"Oh, there's no harm done; but what
made you think that there were two
ofus?"
"Your sign-Thc Two Balloons"
An IR1sHMAN who had just arrived
from the Emerald Isle, hearing a gun
fired at the closing Of the day, asked what
the noise meant. Being told that it was
the 'sundown gum he exclaimed, "Does
the sun mako such divil of noise going
down in this country2"
"PApA, have guns got lcgs9"
"Why, no James"
"How do they kick, then9"
"1hey kick with their breeches, my
son."
AN IRISH paper has tho following {:
Yesterday Mr.. Kelly, returning to town,
fell down and broke his neck, but happi-
,. ly received no further damage"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-01-02

When sorrow is asleep, wake it not,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-01-02

An IR1sHMAN who had just arrived
from the Emerald Isle, hearing gun
fred at the closing Of the day, asked what
the noise meant. Being told that it was
the ssundown gum he exclaimed, "Does
the sun mako such divil of noise going
down in this countryF
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-01-02

Go1Nc rT.-A chap went into confec-
TONER'S shop the other day with his fivo
daughters, and called for one ice cream
and sir spoons. After the cream was duly
devoured, the old fellow asked his daugh.
ters-"w we'll girls, amt you glad you
Gomez" ssa5ssss ssss
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From the London Family Herald.
M ABEL DHLAFIHGD

"WnY are you so-sad, dear Mabel?
"I feel as if this were the last evening
we should ever spend together, Harry a
lonr -4ir,4----.----.--i-.-- -i-f-s-"v
meet again.
3sPs6awr said Mr.. Dclafield; "you
are 50 responding, tits enough to discour-
asefme, Mabel wife should always
encourage her husband by cheerful sspiEit. T.. :
ME should likeAto-do so, dear Harry" "
and she laid one arnn- ttiimidly around his
neck and looked earnestly yinhis face g lat
indeed I cannot be cheerful to.niggl
heart will have It's wa cannot c6ptroi
it. "a sad aands fearful PIE senimen tells
INC. Me.shalt tpart te 4 s
ia s=
maybe folly, but ff 1 loyed YOU
eless the prssenMne htwosld not sars fixed
= - , sfgA.
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PAP fG8aHp should give him honorable satistaes
turedly refused to tIgsdEat3, Isda3 sE szeEy good ma.
threatened to "gazette" him as a coward.
"Well 60 ahcad-I would rather fill
twenty newspapers than one coffin" was
the hearty response Of the old gentleman.
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tn. Kno< Insurance Company.
rlnr MARlNE AND lIEE INSURANCE.,

Ihc NNO\
FIRE, MARINE AND LIFE INSURANCE..
capita, Stock -S.OO,OOt!
r1-Oftice an Nate, ,trcet,near Markct,in WisC'>
Brick Row. NINcENNEs. INDIANA.
4 HIS Company having been duly organized AMI
ten per cent, paid in on the capital stock sub
scribeh, aud the balance secured hy mortgage Oh
Real Estate aud by guarantee, arc now pre-
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age by FIRE. on Buildings. Merchandise. Machine.
ry, Mills, Manufactures. and all descriptions al
property, also Merchandise and Produce IN the
course Of inland transportation, the risks of the
Seas, ETC., etc, also. the Hus of Steamboats, and
other vessels; and upon the lives Of individuals go
ing to California. The rates Of premium will be rs
low as those Of any REspoHsiBLE Company.
AlllossrsI, literally adjusted and PROMPTLY paid.
The stock Of this Company is held entirely IN the
West, and controlled hy western men, aud in II"
way connected with New York.
-DIRECTORs-
RN Carnan, vncenne.,Ia TRenbridse, i.atay ee Ia
W. j. H"h-sd, " w Early Terra haut' -
Ino W Ma,iiox.~ n d Allis. Evansville. -
Jacob Pea. $ no'torn.Jeffei sonviir -
Samuel wise. I" &C Nv Hughes, {.
PIP. Bailey. Fl Wayne" l.. Sparks. :" 6
James keigwin. jeff rsonville.
Hon. r. N. CARNAN. President.
SIMON B"TToRfr. Vice President.
c. NJ. ALLEN. Secretary. W.. HEBERD, Treasurer
rs-Shnri Iif. and California risks taken at this
agency at extra rates. JOHN G. FOOTE, Agent.
may 10, lS5o-dec - '4O-f Burlington. Iowa
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ia 1siat1 Rolling Will.

ALLEGHENY CRY. OPPOSITE PITTSBURGH, Pa,
SENPLE. BISSELL 4 CO..
AL ANUFACrURERS Of Iuniata Iron Nails and
S"ikes; spring, blister AMI plough steel. Of all
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Aso, No. II Levee, 81 Louis, Mo.
The great ear" exercised in the manufacur Of
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~ our firm. insnres an invariably uniform A. d SUI
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or extra guilty.
At our 81 Louis house, we will, furnis h Iron and
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also keep On hind. of our own Importation large
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We resn"ctfnliv request a call from those desir-
ing to purchase gro IS in orr line.
SEMPLE, DISSELL CO.,
Feb 20. 1851 st Louis, Mo.
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SLIGO IRON STORE.

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Scott 4 Brother.

COMMISSION AMI Forwarding Merchants. No.
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NEW FIR ~.

Ss&NllQ ARMSTRONG; co. have
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Back and Belly Bands. &c. SC, 10 which they re.
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