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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-01-16

LINEN AND CorroS.-We referred /
some days ago to and invention said to
have been successfully tested in England
for converting fax by cheap and sum-
mary process into the form of what is
styled fax cotton, which may be woven
by the same machinery now used in cot
ton factories. 1t is said that samples of
this fabric will he exhibited at the Worlds
Fair. Z
Some of the Kentucky papers are show
ing an earnest desire that the account Of
this invention may be correct. The price
of hemp being some four and a half cents,
while that of raw cotton is nearly threo
times as much, the successful introduction
Of cheap and expeditions mode of man
ufacturing the former material would in
deed form an era in the culture of hemp
in the U. States.-The invention Of the
cotton-gin had great deal to do with the
rapid increase Of the cotton crop from
year to year in the Southern States; and:
similar result might be expected withre-
gard to hemp and fax, particularly the
former, if science and machinery could
be made equally available preparing it
for manufacture: The superiority of lin
EN- over cotton fabrics-to say nothing of
the difference of price in the raw materi.
al-would give to linen goods superior
demand if the expenses of manufacturing
in both cases could be equalized. -Bald-
more American:
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V3I;IladE KY
Nlauabsr 52.
VIC ,a,.u heiole isos,,..

| Tie Washing gfon sa & cof fTsspo6 sl lent of the
New Z YorkgJ Jonrn Commerce truly
::interprets the pf fesent aliiE
fairs, St. in the who
dare to think f:S; agree
with him thatis isa6 isSsa isIl Sbut holI
truce, the nsiihfcefiislSy 81 6 d III
proved ty the attenpt ssge ofS ttlhe
Northern Unonists +, al did
the Constitution to s 81
the interval 10 faste anott lieT
plunder upon sthe sSsoath AS
theprnciiptes of t ,I1 a
late robbefy Is q s. Ilis 81
Mr.. ClaySas llagora "a OH isii aIi
Mr.. Clay did not assert s
real and would continue &
o hope that it may. a
the administration and S.
and Mr.. Seward Isl Z &
White House The IS
their offices In New Engi Z2
.York, and are quietly maxim
rangsmentsS 10 control the WI & l4sss; is:;
sYorkand il il. the country gene s B.
friends Of sthe. late anti.c III S. s
ministration show good dea3
but most of their strength
comes from the Seward d :
lido not know whef d + S rs
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Iraltfp, asa,psrar.ee, agr Iture, SO.

iIay tie foundation: for the prospeit and
perpetuity Of eur. institute in the sedu;;
cation and training Of the rising genera.
stionn-then mar eWpe W to- see them 4snl
worthy Of then neb bles heritage In every
branch Of eddcaftIon Wes are abundantiy
blessed at this day ins the South i IS IS
only necessary ii order to render these
insfitntions superior 10 those at the North,
that they should be patronized. We hope
tie Claims Of allmay be regarded
primary schools for the preparation OF
!students for College are abundant and
worthy, the claims then Of Southern EduIs
cation we earnestly hope, may not be be
disrega
PREacnINe TO THE NEeRoEs.-TheE
neasnrer,of the South Carolina Confer;::
encel Missionary Society, of the M. j.. 3.
Church South, reports the sum Of fsseren:
teer, t7so,rsand seren hundred dollars, as
The amount collected during the past year,
within the bounds of the Conference, for
the 8 support Of Missions. Wherf it is
known that the most Of this is expended
in the support Of the preachers to the
slaves on our plantations, it will be seen.
that the people of our Stateehave Debly
their duty in this respect and
such liberal contribution for this purs
pose affords practical illustratioh.of the
only true philanthrophy ever extended TO
the African race. Do Massachusetts,
Vermont, New York expendaas mucllin
twenty years for the morahsculture and
social elevation of the .deluded beings
they entice from their masters and farni-
lies,2 No; instead of such teachings,
they incuIcate violence by precept,, and
robbery and theft by example.
4 The past year has Hitnessedmuch ex.
element on political matters in our State
institution Indispensable to- our So
Sials saEd poI cafsReltare has been again
asailsa IN thes@dfsts. form of attack, COW:
eftlS and insidiousl y-the State has de: !
taHnined TO resist these aggre resslQnss and.
de5 5mosts sample psoy visions for this
resist sesssiistanee 10 an extent :of an in: .
zsslss cent, in her daxatlon;
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WEBsTER's WoRks.-The Hon. Daniel
Webster is about to publish new and elc-
CANT edition of his works, in six or seven
volumes. twill embrace his icaispeeches,
literary addresses, legal arguments, and di-
plomatic papers. se,.
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3; 81 all our readers that
is9med at Milledgeyilled
.If the State Coryen4|
Z. above. e.high-soundingga
g Of its5tornlation wasa
; 6ser and more perfect
Ned the Nortt--in1
s.n a amore Intimate
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-01-16

WAR-Late advices from Nicaragua an-
nounce declaration of war between Nicara-
qua and Costa Rica. So says telegraphic
despatch from New York.
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Jons ADAMs.-In the Seth year of his
age, John Adams made the following en-
try in his Diary: He was then practising
law in Boston, though living in Braintree:
"It has been my fate to be acquainted
in the way Of business with number of
very rich men-Gardiuer, Bowdoin, Pitts,
Hancock, Rowe, Lee, Sargent, Hooper,
Doane: Hooper, Gardiner, Rowe, Lee,
and Doane, have all acquired their wealth
by their own industry Bowdoin and Han.
cock received theirs by succession, de-
scent or devise; Pitts by marriage. But
there is not one of all these who derives
more pleasure from his property than l
do from mine; my little farm and stock
and cash afford me as much satisfaction
as all their immense tracts, extensive navi-
CATION, sumptuous buildings, their vast
sums at interest and stocks in trade yield
to them. The pleasures Of property arise
from acquisition more than possession,
from what is to come rather than what is;
The rich are seldom remarkable for mod;
rsty, ingenuity or humanity: Their wealth
has rather tendency to make them pen
urious and selfsh:"
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REVENGE, however sweet, always costs
moro than it is worth.
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,'~ -, --..J "i'"S ithc ueltiSs
fitted for social happiness or comfort.
Such facts as the above show who are the
true friends of the slave, and the South
Carolina Conference, by such a showing,
unequaued, if we are not mistaken, by
any conference in the country, has made
a manifestation of devotion to the true in
terests of both master and slave which
must be appreciated. 1t is proper to state
that the ministers themselves, out of their
slender incomes, subscribe literally to the
missionary fund. Preachers and people
can claim commentator for their lihc-
rality and perseverance in the good work.
South Carolinian.
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CUT Cuurt, .--..- -. : 'fe ~: ..'sc'!
er Henry Long is slave or free man. On
Tuesday Mr.. Parker, the agent for the claim
ant, gave mis- testimony. which was substanti-
ally the same as that offered before the com.
missioner. Various arguments were offered
by counsel, and the court adjourned till Wed
nesday, at 10 o'clock. An .appeal to tho
friends Of freedom" appears in the N. York
Tribune, calling for subscription off, seye-
r,l thousand dollars" to defend Long in tho
courts, New York, and, if need be, in the
Supreme Court Of the United States" money
to be sent to Horace Greeley, esq.
This case is beautiful illustration of tho
fine manner in which the new law works
The slave at the first examination before the
commission was stated to have been fully
identified by competent witnesses.-Souttl
Carolinian.
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by (ouI
., : ~. a ,.Gwoods
IN habitation
..nderers, was as
.,Ja . view of the holy
.Og IS of old. Joyfully did
.eap; ..e Indians proffered hospi-
me fish and venison prepared
~. rude iuartistic skill, never tasted
more delicious than now. All their trou-
bles vanished in moment, and after sat-
isfying the craving of their inordinate ap-
petites, the head surveyor of the party,
Iwhom we will now introduce to our rea-
ders as Mr.. Shomberg, nowise extraor-
binary in his appearance, save a peculiar
and at the same time disagreeable cast of
;countenance, which somehow conveyed
to the beholder an impression that was
unfavorable to the wearer his character,
however, belied his face; he was much
esteemed and respected by all who knew
him,) questioned the Indians as to their
present position, and where they ought
to have been. Strange as it may appear.
they were within few miles
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public; and thereby
of the Government
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Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-04-14

We take the following curious state
menf from the Albany Argus. 1t viii be
news TO most people that the Patton Saint
Of Ireland was Scoichman:
"WAs Sr. PATRICK AN FRESHMAN -
This question, which you proposed to me
on st Patrick's day." is thus answered
by the best historical authority extant:
Cnestine, the bishop OF Rome, first sent
Palladius into Ireland. to spread Christi
anify among the barbarans Of that island,
whose labors were not crowned with much
success. After his death, in the year 1872,
CGlcstine sent Succathus, Scotchman
whose name he changed TO Patiious, pat.
rick,) man ofyigor, and, as appears from
the event, not unfit for such an underta-
ling.
Hence, St. Patrick, although there
were some Christians in Ireland before
this day, has been Justly called the apps
tie of Ireland" Nosheim's Ecd. Hist.
rol. |, P. SIC, Mrdoch'srraaslatioa
In an article on this subject, the Penn
sylvania Inquirer Of a recent date says:-
st. Patrick was not native Of Ireland
nor was he born in Scotland, as many sup
pose; but, according to Morris History OF
Ireland, he first saw light in the neighbor-
hood of Boulogne, in the ancient amoric
Britain. during the year 3S7." 1t will be
'ccn that historians disngree.-Eds. Ar
rus
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-04-14

There are 1cw readers of American poe
try to whom the night Of the above name
viii not recall the ringing melody Of Poe's
popular lines to her memory. The follow
ing article from the Daily Free Democrat,
Of Milwaukee, was suggested BY the ob'tu-
airy notice prefxed to it, and is an interest
ing commentary upon the poem.
DEp-On Monday evening Feb. "a, OF
| inflammation Of the brain after an illness OF
SO hours, Avv.BEL LEE, only daughter OF
Mary J. and I. c. Leland, aged 9 months
| and 2 weeks.
Connected with the above announcement
is q piece of beautiful history. This An
mabel Lee Leland was the daughter OF
parents who had always cherished the
warmest affection for the late gifted and
unfortunate Edgar A. Poe. Their house
had been refuge for him when all Others
were shut against him, and in the bitterest
hours oftrial and suffering he had found in
them warm and steady friends. Often had
they taken him, in a state of inebriation,
from the streets in winter, when he must
have persisted from the cold, and provided
him shelter, comfort, and sympathy. So
in their company was spent some of the
most calm and cheerful hours Of the latter
part of his life.
This attachment between them was the
result Of a sincere affection he had cherish
ed for the Mary Leland mentioned in the
announcement, in her youth. He had
known her whc.i she was but twelve years
old, f;lr-haired; bright eyed, light-heart-
ed girl-and he was a romanfic-inspired
boy Of seventeen. But whenhe left school,
they were separated for many years; he
heard she was dangerously sick and after
wards supposed she was dead. But the
bright dreams inspired by her, remained
with him, and he told us, that her angel
fora often rose up before him in his degra-
dafion and darkness and ruin. 1t was like
a beam oflight that gilded the gloom Of his
existence and shed its rays through the
thick clouds that rolled abou; his head. In
one of those moments, when, frenzied by
intoxica,ion, the lovelight of his early days
appeared before him, he thought how it
was untimcly qucnched and left him in the
darkness alone, iiiendless, helpless and
hopeless, ne SClLCu anu WFotc tHoSs WIG
sweet strains of "Annabol Lee"-and 'the
cloud that came out by night
CHILLING and killing my Annabel Lee"
Shortly afterwards, chance threw him in
the way of her hehad supposed to be dead.
She was the wife of I. c. Leland, men
toned above But she cherished sym
patty for the miserable child Of genius; her
husband bcfricnded, and afterwards loved
him for his talents, his warm heart, and the
dazzling attractions of his conversations
The only child. born shortly before his
death, of these friends of the poet, out Of ten
der respect and admiration Of him, was
named after the verses referred to. And
here we see that this child is dead. The
cold sod too, is above thefor Of him whose
life was clouded by suffering and whose
sun went out in darkness. Lightly may it
rest on his bosom, is the prayer of those
who loved him, and lasting will be their re-
nembrancc Of the proud and gifted one.
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S777-7--77-77---79
The Late Elections.

Attic late elections in Rhode Island,
Allen (Dcm.) was elected Governor over
Chaplin, (Whig,) and Harris Free Soiler
In the Eastern District, King (W.l was
elected to Congress, and in the Western
Thurston 3D. 1t is said the election OF
Allen lisa substantial triumph Of the ad
ministration, as he is compromise Dem
ocrat, whilst Chaplin is tainted with Free
Soilism. The Providence Journal SAYS
there is feud in the Wing ranks which,
until it be healed, will always insure de-
feat to its party, each faction hating the
other worse than it does the Democrats
In subsequent number i openly charges
that votes Were bought, for some Of which
as high as $50 was paid. II supposes
the election probably cost the Democrats
as much as $4,000. In our Judgment
this is saying but little for either party, the
buyer or the bought.
CoNNEcrIcUr.--In Connecticut, Gov.
crnor, members Of Congress. and Of the
State Legislature have been elected. The
candidates for Governor were. Seymour
(D), Foster, w, and Boyd IF. s.. Sey-
mouris reelected by a plurality of 1ooC
votes over Foster. In the first and fourth
Congressional DISTRICTS Wings are elected
being gain Of one Chapman in the first
and Butler in the fourth; in the second
district, Ingersoll (Democrat) beats Free
Soil Wing glad oft for Ingcrsollis true
Union man and in the third District Clevc-
land Free Soil Democrat, is elected.
The Wings have carried both branches
Of the Legislature, and have thus secured
the election ola United States Senator and
all the State officers.
MAssAcnUsETrs.-A the election IN
Massachusetts only one member of Con
gress has been chosen, the notorious, Free
Soiler, Allen, and the defamer Of Ma Web
stcr. Inthc other Districts there Gas no
choice.
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Opposition to the Fugitive Slave
Law.

BosToS. ApiiS 1851.
Tho following is sketch Of the remarks of Mr..
Mann at the meeting held in the fremont Temple
Of the opposers Of the Fugitive Slave Law
Mr.. Mann. after taking the chair addressed the
meeting He said he had come here to mingc his
voice in the torrent Of execraton poured against
the Fugitive Slave Law; md when he looked back
twelve years. be was astonished at the change. Al
that time there was not one person in the State
National councils. or in private life who was not
utterly opposed to the extension of slavery. But
what had then taken placel On tina. nccursed 9TH
of March, when that Senator who had so long been
the pride of Massachusetts, gathered together all
the sentiments and noble thoughts he had ever cx-
pressed against slavery and tranpled them under
foot not only did he wish to extend slavery over q
vast portion of territory; but be would have
given two hundred thousand dollars worth Of public
property build uptheir interests. and TO foriiy
.he position and tGen he held out his eutccmcnis,
and in that speech, called the Revere Speech, he
broached topic, that Of interest. in the Of
citizens, to induce them To give their support
slavery
flour pecuHiary interests could have been cnhanc-
ed by the surrender of freedom. il an inhnnan
and wicked project. and retiring further
from the trrie interest Of Massachusetts with every
step we took towards compromise. We have lost.
rather by this act. Ii may aid in making a north
ern President. but are dctraciing from the
products and business of the North. How has this
been donel By making Of President and by cot
ton. Whatever doubts may have in reference TO
animal magnetism. am a firm believer in cotton
magnetism.
1t has been said the Press is the fourth estate 81
the realm But Ideny it, Cotton is the fourth es-
Of the realm. because it rules the Press. There
Is strange power impregnaied in ii still worse
1t is when the vcvct-covered cushion Of the pulpit
is stuffed with this cotton The minister grows de-
lirious in his ministations, he foryets his Mastcrs
precepts. The doctrines Of the New Testament and
Heaven forbid that Judicial seats sha be filed
with this magnetic cotton. And what does this cot
ton accomplish in the editorial chair' Let the his
| tory Of The last twelve months tel.
| Geniemen-I hope this cotton influence is coming
To an end-that more fertile substance may b
dis-ov,red. or rather that is cultivation may be
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-04-14

The Moral INFLUENCE OF ONroNs.-A
Paris correspondent ofthe Journal of Com
mercc suggests that the low condition of
morals among the French is attributed to
the National fondncss for, and use of on
ions. This vegetable containing more than
any other an amount of sulphur and phos-
phorous. The writer contends that peo-
pie moving in an atmosphere in which the
great father Of evil is supposed to be most
at home, cannot be as susceptible to moral
impressions as others. Just think of the
morals ofthe community rising and falling
with the price Of onions, and the mildcr
and higher graces of humanity growing
out of a short crop ofthose Internal bulbs!
Imagine the mistake Of steak with onions!
Think Of slipping sin with soupl Think Of
these things Cape Codises and Whethers-
field onions.
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Merchants Bank Of Lyncnburg.

We have already expressed our views
on the merits Oft the Free Banking system,
on which plan it is proposed to establish a
new bank in Lynchburg. the charter for
which may be found in the advertising
columns of this paper 1t will be seen
that an effort will be made to put it in oper-
alton; and although there may be some
Objectionable features in the charter, to per-
sons who are unaccustomcd to look at
such things cautiously and properly to
weigh them, yet we think they are not
such as ought to deter capitalists from
making investments in the Stock of the
Bank. We alludc here chiefly to that
clause of the charter making each stock
holder responsible for the transactions Of
the bank, to the extent Of lis stock. We
arc not prepared to say that in ordinary
cases, this is not wholesome provision,
for 1t tends to insure vigilance on the part
ofthe stockholders, and consequent fideli-
ty on the part of the officers and directory;
but il the case before US the require
ment was altogether wanton and unneces-
sary. The responsibility of the Bank, for
the redemption of its nc ties, is already for
titled by the best possible security, tie obzi-
gatio's ef'Me State herseJ'; and the only
legitimate effect the provision could have,
would be the impression which the State
herself would seem anxious to create thar,
her own credit was doub.ful and required
the endorsement cf the Stockholders i
We have no doubt capitalists have more
confidence in her solvency and integrity
than her Legislature manifests IF the
State fails, why then the capital of the
Bank,or large portion Of t,might be lost !;
and so ifthe sky falls, we shall probably
catch larks. But there is no real danger
Of either.
But suppose the Bank should make bad
debts and be compelled to meet its oblica
lions by resorting to the sale of the trus,
fund, stlll the Stockholders could hardly
becallcd on to advanccany thing from then
private capital, for the Bank could hardly
break without some assetsand these, it ma,
be sifely assumed, would be sufficient to
cover any deficiency between the actual
proceeds Of the State Stocks and their par
value.
When this seemingly Objectionable fea-
ture, therefore, is properly examined it a.
mounts practically to nothing. The stocl-
holder is as far removed from dang, as ii
the clause had not been inserted. He risks
his stock, it is true, and this he would have
10 do in any event.
There are perhaps some other rather
stringent features which we have not time
now to notice, but on the whole they a.
mount to but little, after all. The charter
is perhaps as liberal one as that of any Of
the Banks; certainly as free from objections
as any which may beexpcctcd in these days
Of radicalism. 1t is amply sufficient to
protect a well managed Bank and no other
deserves to be put in operation.
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THE VIRGINIAN.
A. w. c. TERRY, EDITOR.
LYNCHBURG, APRIL II. 1851
sThis DiStr;ct- Again.

The proceedings of the Wings of Char
lotte who held meeting at the last Court.
viii be found IN another column of this
newspaper. 1t will be seen that they pre-
fer the nomination of a candidate to be
made BY Convention, to the plan here
tofore suggested Of making it by the Coun-
ties, and they have accordingly appointed
delegates to such Convention which they
propose shall assemble in Farmville on
on goth May. For one, we can say that,
we are quite indifferent as to the manner
Of making the nomination, so it be fairly
and judiciously made and reflect the viii
the Wings ofthe District We have "a
voured the plan of making it by counties,
for the simple reason that two Conventions
have already been held, and we saw no
necessity Of subjecting delegates to the adj
dinonal trouble of attending the third, es-
pecially. when the public voice. so far as
we had been able to ascertain, had already
proclaimed its preference. OF course, if
there is any difference of opinion on the
subject, the fairest way of reconcilng it.
is to call in the aid Of Convention and
as this has been done, we doubt not all the
Counties ofthe District will cordially unite
IN the proposition.
The object Of the Campbell Wings, in
nominating Mr.. Thornton, we presume is
alreldy understood; and yeti may not be
improper to add that they were influenced
by simple desire to have their candidate
in the field early enough to canvass the Dis
trict before the time then fixed for the cleo
ton and as Mr. I. was their choice thew
did not hesitate to recommend him to the
other counties. The pressing necessity
however, of an immediate nomination no
longer exists and we undertake to say
for Campbell that, whilst she has her pre-
ference, she is welded to no particular
man and to no particular mode of selecting
him, and we doubt not will checrfully unite
III the proposed Convention. And so of
Cumberland, we presume, as well indeed,
as o(all the counties. We hope therefore
they viii all take action on the subject at
their April and May Courts.