Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-05-29

tibutable to the arbitrary pleasure Of the present.
delectable Wing administration. OF coure no.
reason has been assigned, nor indeed could be-
Mr. CLEMSON has proved himself capable and
efficient officer, and has reflected credit upon the
Government he represented abroad. And for this,
he hus had to bear the harsh treatment Of this
generous Hllmorean Cabinet Thus goes Justice :
by the board. ~. g.
OUTSIDE PRESSURE.
Mr.. w. w. BorcE, of Fairfield, college class.
mate and an almost.chum of ours, il ont II, IN
anti-secession argument, tho merit Of which we
will perhaps perceive more fully thnn we now do,
after he claborates his several points. Especially
do We await to see that underlined "pressure from
without" made more comprehensive. 1t may
prove to be very statesman.like view, after Il is
elucidnted Eals.
We were reading this ar'icle of our friend, an
evening or two ago, to plain old gentleman of
our acquaintance, and just as we had gotten thro'
the high.pressure par;--" En-! what's that !" er. ,
claimed our old hearer, Pressure from vi hput
necessary to unite the South! And have we nos
been feeling that pressure these many years Say
to your friend, sir, for me- that he il inculcatinga
dangerous doctrine, when he teaches that safety
is to come from continuation and an increase Of
this pressure. A homely illustration may ahowmy
meaning. Place our beautiful staple beneath The
powerful cotton -press-let the screw down uponi it
one fourth the depth Of the bnx. and If the pressure
be removed. its elasticity will cause tito expand
and rise again. perhaps to its original fnlness and
beauty. Let the screw be run down again 70 half
the depth of the box, and although the expansion
will he much ess rapid than before, yet tho cotton
may again rise considerablv. But let the screw
continue to come down with its gradual power
until the loOest point Of pressure has heen reached
the cords fastened. and the elasticity Of tho
cotton. Its capability of reaction is gone forever.
May it not be thus with us as people! 1.-Two
burst free at once from the powerful politicafen-
gine, that bear down upon us with steadily M.
creasng force. the spirit of our country may yer
rise with the buosancy. and vigor of :he proud
eagle of the mountain. But if we wait until that
engine under tie control Of our eaeniei, h brought
to bear again and again, we.run an imminent risk
Of becoming the helpless victims oft power. ns
" Bit perhaps, sir," !" suggested We 3 %. goycf,
may have reference to other pressuss than thntgf
our enemies in this Government"
-" Perhaps SO. Tell him, nt any ratej TO be .
little moro explicit the next time" -
And thus ended our colloquy. a's. -
THE NEsBlr IRON WoRKs.-We learn fnam
y gentleman who has lately visited this estab-.
lisImrnt, now conducted BY" the Swedish
Iron Mannfnc uring Company" TINT the bnsi!.
ness is g n on most energeiically and pros
pernuSly under the able management of Mr.;
Hammcr,kold. Iron working is carried on
in great variety Of fnrms, and the company
find ready demand for their manufactures,
which give much satisfaction whenever tes-.
ted. The Charlotte and S. c. Railroad com-
pany, for some time, have been using for
laying their trick, iron chairs from these
works, with mnch sa isf cIion and success.
W. heartily congratulate the new company
on their very successful beginning, and hope
that some friend will favor US with an accurnte
and minute statement Of their progress and
prospects-Columbia Telegraph.
A HERo-The young Cuban. Monies de
Oca, found guilty for bribing pilot to assist
Lopez, in his attempted invasion nf Cuba,
and recently executed in Havana, IL reported
to have died like hero. A letter to the,
Savannah Re. ublican, says: Previous to
his execution, the Captain General, Concha,
gave him nine days to denounce all the pa
triots on the Island. and promised his liberty.
and large sum of money-buI he nobly
replied that he would sooner die thousand
deaths than denounce his friends; for, said
he. Cuba will be free, and after generations
will shed a tear to the memory of one who
fell in behalf Of his country, and our frenda
in the Unired States will now know that Cuba
h,s thousands who will perish by the Garote
rathan live in bondage"
CULTURE CT SUeAR.-A hundred years
ago the JeSuits brought few bundles Of
cane from Hisp.niola and planted them in
wlmt is now the second municipality Of New
Orleans. In 1859 the first sugar mill was
erected. In ls4o the number of sl,ve- en-
plnyed in The sugar culture was 148,890 and
the product WAS 1887 hogsheads Of 1000
pounds each, and 100000 gallons Of molas.
ses. In 1850 and 1851 the crop viii exceed
100000 hogsheads. worth ten pIl%Ds OF
dollars The capital now employed Is seven
,y millions of dollars.
AN OMIsovs SmAs1.-On Tuesday last
some of the new friends Of Con. Faote. in
view Of the ardnnus duties involved in can
vass for thr~. offices, purchased and presen-
ted to him. with some flourish. fine horse
md boggy. The next evening. whilst taking
m airing. the horse proved refractory. but
fortunately on the first manifestation Of are-
sistance" on the part Of the quadrcped. the
Senator Quickly illustrated the practical doc
'rinc ofe pes.eable secession" thereby sayiae
his bones, bnt we nre sorry to add, sacrificing
his buggy.-Mississippian.
Sw1SDLERs AND BEssARs-There hare
lately arrived in New-York nearly hun,
ir.d Halina beggors, armed and equipped
with documents made out with care, ,purpor-
Iirg TO prove them "poliiirnl exiles," ahip-:
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