Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-04-15

amount to three millions seven hundred and
fifteen thousand nine hundred and furtv-slS
dollars.
In the barley crop OF the State thus prin-
cipally appropriated to brewing, and for
which there is no probability of Il demand
for any other mode os consumption almost
every county in the State is interested. there
being but three counties in which it is not
produced. The thirteen counties, Albany,
Cayura, Gencsec, Hcrkimer, Jefferson, LIv-
ingston. Madison, Montgomery, Onondaga.
Ontario, Otsego, Schenectady and Schoharc,
annually produce l,S74,447 bushels, worth
one million four hundred and forty.!onr
thousand five hundred and sevcnty-nine dol
lars, independently of the value of their rye
and hops used in the process of brewing
and distiation.
The whole barley crop of the State of
Maine is much less than that OF our single
county Of Onondaga indeed, the united value
of the barley and rye consumed in this State
for those purposes exclusively, amounts 10
considerable more than onc-half Of the united
value of the whole crop Of these two des-
criptions of grain raised throughout tic
State. .,
But there are various interests besides
these affected. The coopers and other me-
clanics would be seriously injured. lnde-
nendent of the charges for freight or trans
hitting by railroad and canal, grain, molas-
ses, foreign and domestic wines and liquors,
the mere items of manual labor carriage
amount to several hundred dollars. In the
various cities and counties of the State up
wards of SlO,OO0,OOO is permanently invest
cd in distilcries and brcwcries, giving en-
ploymcnt to thousands. From the nature of
the buildings and apparatus, the passage OF
this law would involve sacrifice OF $1,000
900. The amount Of investment in hotels:
tavcrns and groceries, including stocks OF
wines, ales and liquors, may be safely calcu-
lated at S5S,OOO,O ,O0O-thc largest portion OF
which is invested in the city of New York.
This property would be reduced 90 per cent
at one fell swoop.
Sucl, is summary of the principal facts
arguments, and statistics produced IN this
,hlc document; and it is no wonder that the
oroan of the Holy Alliance should feel the
intoxicating effects on its brain, and reel, ard
foam. and curse, and rcrile worse than the
most QpGraQeu OTulhdlu iou'u '' '''S '"">
haunts and purlieus of vice. But overwhelm'
inc Ing as is this report, there is one point which
il has oycrlookcd-it is the Internal stool pi.
neon system which such q law would entail
Upon upon the country. In 4 case recently brought
before Judge Fitch, at Portland, against a
citizen, for violating the statue, it came out
on the trial that the author of the law, Neal
Dow, the fanatic Mayor of Portland en-
ployed common informer as a stool pigeon
to t convict him, and that the wretch received
twenty dollars as the reward of his infamy.
This Neal Dow is the "honoraGio man 10 10
whom was lately presented gold medal !, IN in
this city by the hands of the hero of San
Jacinto. If the Maine law slrould be adopt
ed in this State, what Il crop of spies, inform
ers, stool pigeons and double dyed villains i!
will spring up like rank weeds, 1I. under .I tne
ance, to swear away, for hire, the property
the liberty, and the character Of the citizens
of New York