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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-01-02
An Act to Prohibit Rotting on Eloctions.

Be it cnacted BY the Senate and House of
Representatives, now met and sitting in Cen
cral Assembly, and by the authority OF the
same, That any person who shall, hereafter,
make any bet or wager of money, or wager
of any other thing of value, or shall hereafter
have any share or part in any bet, or wager
of money, or wager of any other thing, OF 81
value upon any election in this State, shall
be deemed guilty of misdcmcanor, and up
ON conviction in any Court of Session in this
State, shall be fined III Il sum not exceeding
five hundred dollars, and be imprisoned not
exceeding ono month; one half of The fine
to 90 to the informcr, and the other half to
the use of the State.
Ratified Dec. Goth 1850.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-01-02
Consolidation or Disunion.

Our choice must be between the two. The
tendency of all power is to run from the hands
of the many to the few-and for Representa-
tive forms of government to gradually change
into the consolidated. This is most forcibly
evidenced in our own government. Every
session of Congress furnishes new assunsp-
ton OF power, and that power the power ofl
majority. The heconstitution--in spirit forgot
tcn-and in letter strained to serve sectional
purposes, and laying down of principles,
upon which hereafter to build system Of OPP
wcssivc measures. The North, with an over
whelming vote, is already able to direct legis-
ktion, and with her vast masses of political
,demagogues and half socialist population
her foreign emigration and crowds of paupcrs
she would gladly hang on to the Union, IL.
order to dSaw sustcDanee from the South.
But it has ever been the policy of the South
to oppose anything like consolidation-this
would express preference for small govern
ments, and then comes up the quere, which is
better for the people, large or small govern
ments? Large governments it must berecol-
lected have rs their natural tendency, consoli-
dation. Small ones the reverse. In large
governments individual excellence and private
enterprise are lost in the mass, and all eyes
arc turned to the success of grand government
tai schemes, forgetting that no mountain, how
ever large, but what is composed of particles
no ocean but what is made up OF drops,
and no grand scheme but owes its success to
the correctness of the primary causes. In
small governments the reverse is the case
Individual effort gains observation; emula-
ton improves particulars. Each man feels he
has an influence, he is not lost in government
tai consolidation of effort, but he feels himself
an active constituent part ofsociety, who must
assist in the move, and not himself be borno
along by the mass. Thus it was while the
Persian Empire was crumbling beneath its
own weight-the smallest and active States
of Sparta and Athens were settling in the cor
onet of History the names of Homer, 1.yccn-
gus, Solon, Miltiades, Leonidas. Aristotle and
Plato And throwing in never fading colors
upon the canvass of the past Thcrmopylrc
and Marathon. Our government is too large
lessen it by disunion. Let the North with
her mobracracy and isms be the Persia of the
West. and let us profit by the past while we
may. that the South may give to the western
world an Athens and Sparta.-Cam. Jour-
nal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-01-02

FuGlTrvE SLAVE CASE IN NEw YosK.-4
We have had brave promises from, the Union
-lpyinespeople and presses of New'Y Yoskt Of
the fidelity with which heY,would execute
the fugitive lawSsbodldi q case arise there
One lis now insPr6g 6gress, and the test, every
thing eonsidered, lis q severe one, and awakens
lnoss painful solicitnde in certain quarters for,
the result The e;;rclms stances are these
ofs Richmond, as agent
for zoe Russell scolnt saS1i3i
fasEe Sffesfs ssr.st I,acfr7e3 3IesssS
York, atwaitcr named HenEY.
chare6 being fagit was
fully identified, ana the sclala estab ished BeS
yond cavi." sESss;sssaJ Ntt>>.,5 t>>;5
The defence, seeing Il, 81 JsSpe for the slave
before the commissioning Procured aWrit of
habeas corpus from the Supreme Court Of
New York, and thus took the case out'of Sfffc
hands of the United States commissioner
The writ had not been returned at last ac-
counts.
There was great excitement (but no vio-
lcncc attcmpted) among the citizens, and it
was found necessary for two hundred police
men to accompany the fugitiycto the Toombs.
South Carolinian.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-01-02

New Posi- OFFIcEs-Thc following new
most offices have been established i'll this
State:
aWillow Creek" Marion District, Thomas
w. Lane Postmaster. -,
Fricndfeld," Marion District, Moses W.
Brown Postmaster.
"Zeno," York District, A. A. Mckenzie
Postmaster.
"Clay Hill," York District, John Watson
Postmaster.
aNatural Grove" Williamsburg District
VIM. II. Cockfield Postmaster.
sW- IT is stated that the Cunard Company
intend building three new steamers OF s9oo
tons and 1850 horse power caeIl-the Asia,
the crack ship at present, being 24oo tons and
800 horse power
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-01-02

THE FIRST FUGITIVE SLAVE LAw.--The
Boston Post has the following bit Of political
history:
"Thc Fugitive Slave Bill Of 1899 was
drafted by George Cabot, of Massachusetts,
in November, and it was passed by the SEN
ato on the 18th of January unanimously,
fourteen from free and thirteen from slave
States voting for it. The House committee,
Theodore sedgwick and Shecrjashub Bourne,
of Massachusetts, and Alexander White, of
Virginia, reported that bill to the body, by
which it was passed on tho 5th of February,
without discussion. Eight Free States were
represented by thirty-one votes, six slave
State by twenty-four votes; free State ma
jority, seven. The bill received forty-eisht
yeas to seven nays. Massachusetts gave six
yeas to one nay This record shows that the
free States passed the first Fugitive BILL"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-01-02
Conference of the M.lE. Church.

TnE South Carolina Anltlal Conference
of the Methodist Episcopal; Church, South,
Bishop PAINE presiding, clo9d very harmo'
NOUS and pleasant session al Wadesboro, on
Monday evening last. Thekollowing are the
appointments of the Preaeh5Es for the ensuing
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-01-02

NORTH CARoLIsA.-The majority Of the
special committee on slavery in the North
Carolina Legislature, Of which Romulus NJ.
Saunders was chairman, has made report on
stthI sub iect aca apiescigg in the compromise
future asgressions the oon-
orth Cafoliirs slroGld act.
S4Iiihonity ofahessam COMMITTEES rhas made
,asounter Tep5n very Southern and strong in
ts,hngunge ,saia aappende dto which .iare the
EdSll6wipg resolution & {;
aRssol olssds Tint she sopsti @ !ef i the Uni
z5rs:ssss.ss. s..s: tweea sovereign
snia; indlepIaannd 81
.sssseSItssi ~ essI among the attfba cs 81
soyerGgnty retained; d;by the several fSAtcs, is
that of watchidg oyer theI operations Of the
General Government, and protecting her citi-
zcns from unconstitutional abuse OIL the one
hand, and securing to them, onsthe other, a
strict fuflment Of the obligationsTimposcd by
the constitution upon the General Govern
mcnt.
Resolred, That the people Of North Carroll
III, rs IN organized political community, have
the right 10 secede or withdraw from the
Union, whenever . majority Of the people, III
Convention assembled, shall decide a with
drawal necessary to protect their property or
persons from unconstitutional and oppressive
legislation by the General Government, or
whenever, by the failure of the General Gov
ernment to fulfil her constitutional obliga-
tions, the people Of the State may deem such
4 step necessary, in order to secure the enjoy.
mcnt of rights, privileges and protection
guaranteed to them by the constitution Of the
United States; and in such an emergency a
majority of the people of North Carolina,
acting through the organized authorities of
the State, would be entitled to the sole and
undivided allegiance of all her citizens.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-01-02

~" We call the attention of our readers
to the notice. of the CoKEsDURY FEMALE IN
srlruTE, to be found in another column.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-01-02
Ed. G. PALEER, President.

In addition TO the above, l deem it my duty
to state, that the cars were examined this
morning, before leaving the depot, und all
were in good order. The engine was in
charge of IN experienced and careful person,
and was going very slowly at the time-was
stopped as soon as it was discovered that the
wheels were off the track; but too late to
avoid the accident.
Icannot allow the occasion to pass without
expressing my thanks to Messrs. Toland and
Gibbes, for their promptness in repairing to
the place rs soon as sent for, and for their ef-
ficient aid to the suffers also, to Mr.. and Mrs.
sElkins who chcerfuly rendered every aid in
their power.
w. N. STOCKTON, Chief Engineer.
Columbia, Dec. oath, 1850.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-01-02

A man in Boston has been fined five dol
lars and discharged for brutally whipping his
wife so as to d. her serious injury.
Then. Y. Day Book thinks the conscience
Of the South oug ght not to be satisfied with
this administration of the social justice Of Bos-
ton. Had it been South Carolina master
furnishing his negro Boston philanthropy
would have been in q fury Of excitement, and
meetings would have been held at Faneuil
Hall to dcnouncc the preparation ofsuch in
humanity, and demand that New England
should be cleared of the sin of fconfedcrating
with States where such things are permitted.
Why, then, not establish a society in the
South to protest against the Boston practice
of whipping white wives at five dollars piece,
and to declare that the Southern States can
not in conscience permit this disgrace to fall
upon them rs members of the confederacy!
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-01-02

THE CoycERT.-Miss Jenny Lind was wei
coined last night by an array of beauty and
fashion. such as has seldom been seen within
the walls of our theatre. In addition to our
own citizens, some of the fairest forms and
brightest intellects of our neighbor 1--WE
should like to call her sister, State Of Geor-
gia, graced with their presence the occasion.
She was greeted on her appearance with less
enthusiasm than she has been, perhaps, ac-
customed to, and the chilliness of the audi
encc seems in some degree to be impaired to
the singer; but this was of brief duration,
and as the feelings of her hearers melted under
her thrilling tones, and the artless witchery
of her manner, and found vent in irrepressi-
bic bursts of enthusiasm, genial smile ill''-
mined her features, and gush after gush os
delicious melody was poured forth with Il
ioyousness and abandon that thrilled and cn-
chanted tho udicncc.-Mcrcury.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-01-02

!! GRAy1rEv1LLE CLoTH.-NVc had the plea
sure of inspecting some specimens Of twillcd
and plain wove cloth, from tho Granitcvillc
Factory, which will compare fuvorably, if not
excel, any thing Of the kind that has come
under our observation. This Factory is now
completely under way, and in a full tide Of
successful operation; and is, we learn, capa-
bic of turning out twelve thousand yards of
cloth per day. These goods can be sent to 4
Northern market, and compete successfully
with Northern goods in their own market
Specimens intended for the Worlds Fair in
London can be seen at the store of Messrs.
Howland &, Taft, where we would advise the
friends of Southern industry and enterprise
to call and satisfy themselves rs to the grow
ing resources and capabilities Of the South
Evening News.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-01-02
From the Augusta Constitutionalist.
aaStop my Paper.

->S.l;cs out of nine hundred, the lat
I Ter conclusion is generally correct, and al
though the good patron, Mr.. Sloppee, does
not receive the papcrat his residence, wherever
he pokcs his nose the next morning it starcs
him in the face. The paper is not dead, de-
filnct. or suspended by the Withdrawal of his
palronagc-but it ought to be. or should be.
if similar characters had control of the press.
The expense is too great for them, however,
so to do,-tcrciorc the press remains, and
should remain un:rammeled. We have quite
L number Of subscribers to our paper, and
feel thankful to each one for his patronage,
but so far rs subscription is concerned, it is
but IN item in the business line, that does not
pay much more than cost, and if we depended
on subscriptions for 4 living, we wonld have
to furnish means at The end Of the years for
carrying on our business.
The above remarks arc called forth by the
following article, which we find in the New
Orleans Crescent Of the Goth inst. We would
respectfully call the attention of our readers
to it. 1t is written in u pleasant wien, and
there is more truth than poetry in the re-
marks, so far rs editors are concerned.
STop Ny PAPER.-This is 4 very disagree
able use of tho imperative tense; and editors
often lose their temper and good manners, as
well rs Il subscriber Now we think Il man
has 4 right to receive or refuse Il paper, just
- his taste, caprice orjudgement, may de-
lcrminc. We think an editor has no right TO
complain-certainIy not bring his grievance
before his remaining readers. Editors too
often forUpt that their subscribers can have no
possible interest in these matters. We al
ways feel pity for the family which loses
| our weekly visit We know the young ladies'
will miss the stories we tcll-and the old
maids will sigh for the sentimental poetry
and the old man himself, will begin, after 4
while, TO value our crop articles. They lose
Il great deal more than we do. But We never
think of abusing the good man for spending
his money just as he pleases. The other day
we received letter from one of our pet sub
scribers in Mobile. 1t quotes from recent
article of the Crescent. "You ASK" say they,
'wbat does the South want?" awe can only
answer for ourselves-wc want our paper
stoppcdw And so, with jest on their lips,
our commercial friends cut our acquaintance
We regret to part with such funny fellows
more especially as they always paid in ad-
body we should be delighted. Can't Dr..
Gilbert cure the loss of subscribers, or make
new ones come in place of the old. When-
ever one drops off we feel all the glories Of
martyrdom; we catch The South Carolina fe-
vcr, and are all overish with patriotism.
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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-01-02
p 0--~- 80

yuo find the following paragraph in the
Baltimore Sun;
1t is stated that the Odd Fellows in New
York contemplate giving public cxpressjapl
of sentiment in relation to the disorgasizing,
movements now OIL foot A meetjHg6H Hson1gs
os the lodges has been held, and 5a:corrssp
,:.,.o is 10 be opened witt Southern.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-01-02
From the Columbia Telegraph, Dec. 25.
Accident on the Charlotte and South
Carolina Rail Road,

It is due to the public that brief account
of the accident which happened on this road
to-day, should be given, in order that theva-
rious rumors which have been set aloat in
regard to it may be corrected, and for that
purpose the following facts are briefly sub
mitted: Our passenger-train left Columbia
depot at the usual hour, with some twenty
passengers, among whom was myself, and
and proceeded about ten miles without any
appearance of arrangement. The engine and
baggage-car had entered few PAGES on the
the trestlc of Elkins' mill, and the passenger
car was just about to enter, when it was dis
covered, from the constant humping Of the
wheels on the crossties, that they had gotten
off the track. The train proceeded distance
of about $50 feet, and the engine had just
come to q halt, when two of the ends of the
crossties gave way, and precipitated the pas
senger-car alone from an elevation Of ninety
feet into the pool.
The car fell bottom upwards and slantwise,
thus enabling the passengers to get out
through the windows. All the passengers
were more or less bruised, and Gen. Owens
sustained dislocation of his arm and toler-
able severe cut on his forehead-medical aid
was promptly afforded by Drs. Toland and
Gibbes, and all of the passengers who escaped
from the car were pronounced altogether out
of danger. Upon examination it was. ascer-
tained that Mr.. Nicholas Gibson, Depot agent
at Winnsboro', IAN infant of Mr.. and Mrs. Pow
ell, and servant girl Of Mr.. Lylcs were killed
by The accident, and were supposed to have
come to their deaths, the two former by vio-
lent contusions and the latter by drowning.
Upon an investigation of the cause which
led to the accident, it was ascertained that the
track had been detached, from some unknown
cause, and lodged in front of the wheel on the
iron rail, and was the cause Of the car being
thrown from the track. These are the facts
as noticed during the progress of the accident,
and subsequent to it. The trestle received no
injury whatever, and two trains passed imme-
diatcly over it,.
tn n D,rrr1 pror;5opt
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-01-02

pIlSNs
Wadcsboro-C Walker, w E Boon.
Automatically S Haltom.
VVaceamaw Mission-J a Minick, A P
Martin.
Sampit-F Carson.
Society Hill Mission--J A Mood.
LIScoLS7oy DISTRICT.
IIH Durant, Presiding Elder.
Charlottc--A G Stacy.
Charlotte Circlc-D Simmons, ] "
Falkncr.
Pleasant Grove-W C Patterson.
Concord-S d Laney.
Lincolnton-J II Zimmerman.
Spantcnburg Station-J II Wheeler
Spartanburg Circut-M Puclictt.
Rutherford-P + Kistlcr.
Catawba-L Scarborough.
Shclby-OA a Chrictzbcrg.
Morganton-J l. Shuford.
McDowcll-R p Franks.
Lrnoir-D Mcdonald.
Yorkyillc-L NJ Little.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-04-04

SoUsDISGs OBTAINED AT SEA-Professor
Bache writes to the National InteIIigencer as fol-
lows:
The following interesting information is from
etter addressen to me by Lieut. j. R. Gold
sborough, U. s. Navy formerly assistant in the
Coast Survey. It's dated ~. s. ship Sarato-
ga cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, December
&c, 1902 =
During our passage from Rio de Janeiro to
oaldanha Bay, Cape of Good Hope, being in lat
Itnde % deg. 81 min. s., and longitude 80 deg.
IL mln W., We sounded and obtained bottom at
the depth OF 3,l00 fathoms, or three and half
miles. Our sounding apparatus was thir!v-two
pound shot, slung with wire and attached TO
small line 5000 ia;homs long, and sufficiently
strong to bear weight OF sixty pounds.
The soundings were as good and fair a. any
| have ever seen obtained-Ihe line up and down
and a. taut as it could be, and when attempting
10 haul il on board, after procuring soandings,
II parted about fifty fa,homs from The snrface-
The time occupied in sounding was one hour and
nine minutes
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-04-04

kENOSiIA COUNTY,
CITY or kENUsHA. -
IN JUSTICES COURT
To ELIJAH NoCNT: You are hereby notified that writ
OF Attachment has been issued against you and your prop
erty attached satisfy demand Edcrt l. Tyme,on
and Abram VI. Tymeson- amounting nney ine dollars
and twenty cents Now unless you shall appear be-
fore H. Tute Justice OF the Peace in and for said county,
at his Office in said city, the l5.h day of April A. D.
l15l at O'Clock IN the afternoon judgment will be
deed against you and your property sold pay the debt
ELDERT ]. TIMESON,
3-42 ADRIAN NJ TYMESON,
Dated this 2lst day Of March A. A.. 1851. Plaintiffs.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-04-04

STATE aF WISCONSIN,,
RACINE CoUNTY,
In the matter Of the Estate HENRY MILLER, deceased
~ reading and fling the petition the Administrators
W Of the Estate of Henry Miller, deceased praying for
leave 10 make final settlement of said Estate: Ordered hHt
said administrators present their final for allowance
and settlement To the County Court and the County
81 Racine aforesaid al the Court House in the city of Ra
cine in said county, the first Monday in Nav
o'clock A. NJ. OF said day. Aud is further Ordered that
copy of this Order be published for three weeks
slF prior said time, in the kenu-ha Telegraph. week
b newspaper published in the county Kendsha, in ihe
State aforesaid. ". f.. WORDING.
County Judge Of Racine County.
March - ISL. 3-i3
"a by W. b. St.OCt VI.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-04-04

Sc2Ars OF HI>roRY.-Tn 1856, the first stage
was started 10 run between New York and Phil
adelphia. The time through vas three days
In the same year the first British mail Packet
Boats, commenced running between New York
and Falmouth England The postage on each
letter was four Pennyweighis Of silver,
In l776. the stage Flying machine was ad-
veriised 10 60 from New \. TO Phlladel phia in
two days. The falc was three cents per mile.
twenty sh.lings through. This vas then
thought 10 b great advance in the facilities and
cheapness Of travel.
Previous to the year 1858, newspapers were
carried free of postage. In consequence oflherr
increase in number and circulation, it was then
ordered THAI they should pay ninepence year
for fifty miles, and elghIeenpence for one hun
bred miles.
The first FIRE engines ever introduced into y.
Y. were brought from London, in 1913. An
order was sent over in that year Tor two engines
also, for hooks and ladders TO accompany
them.
There is now no doubt that the Free Soil
and Atwood party will hold the balance OF pow
er in New Hampshire. ana that their rePresen-
tatIves with the representatives, vii! have ma
Jority Of over 70 IN the Legislature.
The kentucky Legislature has fixed the Gov
e-nors Salary al $4,000
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-04-04

HATs.--The Home Journal says that 'Beede,
the broadway halter, will introduce at the
worlds Far, next sumnar, g fashion of hats
with no right angles. Their crown is to be
rounded off like the end ola pumpkin, and Io-
garth's line of beauty preserved trou ylout
This style, is thought is destined to surpant the
prevailing order of hass-which he calls the
'segnet Of stove pipe.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-04-04

Mysterious Disappearance at D4IdpipsriHs.- -
We understand BY a gentleman from BaIdwins-
Vile, in thj, county, that there exists consider
able excitement among the people of that village
on arco0ut OF the mysterious disappearance Of a
co1pl' Of boys. They were seen some two or
three weeks since to 60 out into the woods with
their father; he returned without them, and
they have no; been hearI Of since. In answer
to inquiries in regard to their whereabouts, the
father replied that they were lost" or chad run
away" For several days, the excitement had
b'-n ra-a1 70 q hjah ojfrh AMI searches wore
made Thursday anu Friday in the immediate Vi
cluty o! the village. TIE father of tn, bov-,
wanon NAM nur informant did NOT reolIcct, has
not Of late borne very good character, and fonI
play is suspected by Syracusd .Jourag!