Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-09-22

by selling them back to our merchants with
the mystical Northern stamps upon them.
Goods imported from Europe, Asia, Africa,
South America or the West Indies, cannot be
sold unless they come through Northern
hands. If we ever expectto place ourselves
upon IN equality with the Northern States
in procuring goods at low prices. and in ma.
king sale OF our own productions at fair pri-
ces, we must place the manufacturer and the
agriculturist side by side, as they are in the
Northern States. TO effect this object we
must restore our foreign trade, support our
own manufacturers, and diminish the pur-
chases of Northern goods as rapidly rs pos.
sible.
"By this course we shall strengthen our
own State and people, and waken those Of
the North. The time has now come when
the security of the Southern States must be
estimated in proportion to their physical and
moral power. When the constitution and
laws ol' the United States are no longer
available for our protection, what can we
look tol Is it not clear that we must look
to the physical power Of our own people Z
And what is that power worth when we have
voluntarily given up our trade with foreign
nations, manufacture almost nothing at home,
and have thrown ourselves, soul and body,
masters and slaves, into the hands of a fanati-
cal league, and depend upon them for cloth.
ing of our own families, and of the very ne.
groes they stcall In this miserable depen-
dent condition, without unity, energy or sa.
gacity to right ourselves, what hopes lies
before US! The State divided in politics all
over, torn in sectional fcuds on local ques-
tions, without unity upon any great system
of policy for our common protection, it is
enough to sicken every heart at the prospect
aeforc US? The safety Of our people and
property has been sunk into the insignificant
of an idle dream Of the last moon; aud
gentlemen heretofore bearing the impress Of
OF statesmen, have assumed the attitude OF
drill sergcants to petty factions, seeking 10.
cal advantages for the purpose Of embtter-
ing still moro, the dirty pool Of strife, and Of
poisoning the remaining ligaments of social
strength which are not already gangrenous.
Where, then, is our moral influence"
METHODIST CHURCH SoUTn-From the
Seventh Annual report of this Society i,
appears that the Methodist Church, South,
has p-ominet mission, supported at con
siderable expense. They have also ten
missions among the Germans, seven mis-
! sionarics, 332 members and 1876 Sabbath
School scholars. In their Indian work they
have 81 missions, 81 missionaries, 444l
members, 1861 scholars in schools, and 4Ss
Sabbath School scholars. There are twenty
missions in California, thus forming con
ference. The following is tho annual con
tributons from ls4G to the year 1852, in
elusive: 1916, s5s.529; lS47, S73,697
1913, S62,6l3; lS49, SG5, ,495; 1850, Ss5,
973; 1851, Sll3,S0l; 1852, Sl2O,O0O
From the foregoing it will be seen that tin
contributions, in the space OF seven years
have nearly doubled In the destitute por
lions of the regular work, there are l3'
missions; LOG missionaries, 22,57S whit
members; 1922 colorcd members; az
3OS0 Sunday School scholars.
Mr.. G. was most invcterate punstc
Lying very i'll Of the cholera, his nurse pro
posed 10 prepare young tonder CHECKER
Hadn't you better have an old hen9" sal
G., in low whisper, (hc was too i'll I
speak louder E" for she would be more ar
to lay OIL my stomach !!