Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-12-20

/ s".y i"uiCatu Il settled purpose Tic parL U
the Northern States to assail and degrade, o.
ruin the Southern States. How or when tht
South shall meet to redress the pers of hel
condition, will not venture 10 anticipate. Tim,
will demonstrate whether our institutions tend
to lit us up AS Il people, promptly to protect ou
rights and perpetuate our liberties, or whether
they will sink Us down to the level of degraded
and ruined provinces.
And now with trrvent prayer that Providence
may guide your deliberations and bless your ef
forts for the common good, | am ready TO take
the oath prescribed by the constitution.
J. H. ADAMS.
The Mirror expiaies on "the Famine Pan.
ic." We quote:-
"Fears Of n general lack of food are entirely
gruundless. There is corn in Egypt where
there is famine in Palestine. In all our West
ern and Southern States the harvests are more
abundant this year than ever before In Ohio
and Illinois there will be surplus of wheat
sufficient to supply the deficiency in all the
other States; in comparison with the broad
fields Of the West, New England is but "pea
patch" True, there will be less grain to en-
port, which should be offset by lighter impor-
tation of luxuries, and more restricted con.
sumption of whiskey. If the poor laborer finds
il difficult to earn money enough to pay for his
bread let him abandon the use Of that which
makes bread dear. It is'wiser 10 send the corn
to the mill, than to the distiIlery; and it is bet
ter to send children to the bakers with basket,
than 10 the rum hole with a jug. Considering
the base and wicked abuse of the bounties Df
Nature, lhe conversion of grain into rum-the
casting of children's bread to the dogs" the
only wonder is that, instead of short crops"
Nature does not become so disguised with the
human race as to give us no crop at all.
MAcNANIMous REVENGE. 1.-The London Morn
ing Advertiser, in speaking of the expected visit
of Louis Napoleon to the court Of Great Britain,
and his installation as knight of the Garter,
says:
"The insignia Of the Emperor of Russia as
knight companion of this most noble and ancient
order, consisting of the banner sword mantle,
and helmet, retains its position over one of the
stalls in the Chapel Royal of st. George, but it
will no doubt be removed before the Emperor
of the French is installed knight companion
of this order. Whether Sir Charles Young, as
Garter-Kng- will quietly remove the
disloyal knights insignia, or whether, according
to ancient custom, rs described by Ashmole,
they will be|thrown into the aisle, and swept
from the chapel by the choristers beyond the
precincts Of the castle, is not yet decided; but
we believe it has been determined to remove the
insignia of the recreant knight to make way for
those of her lNgestys iHustrious ally the En-
peror Napoleon ILL.,"
If the British cannot pull down tho flag of
Nicholas at Scbastopol, and humble his pride at
Cronstadt, they can at least sweep away the
insignia of distinction which they urged him to
accept while their guests, and which he is not
there to protect. Truly sneaking retaliation!
We wonder which will enjoy most heartily the
sweets Of reveuge-the English court, in thus
furnishing "recreant knight" who accepted
their baubles at their urgent entreaty, or Louis
Napoleon, who compels them to beslow the
same upon him ut the cost of deep humiliation
to themselves Buffalo Democracy.
New LIFE OF CoLUMBus.-The only living
descendant of the great world-Gndrr is Catho-
lie priest, who has just published at Rome a
new life OF his distinguished ancestor, which is
said to throw much light on the disputed ques.
ton OF lis birth place. 1t also contains por.
trait, which is said to be of undoubted authen-
ITCHY, and differs considerably from the received
prints. Such work will, of course, be imms-
diately translated, and offered to American rea.
der,