Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-22

and Spiin will send combined fleet to project
Cuba.
Mr. SoULE.-it the news we have hs the
Atlantic concrrnins this diplomat be true, We
are likely to have Il pretty littlr misunderstanding
with the Nephew of my Uncle. Ii iwouId appear
also that John Bull takes sides with the Enpr-
ror bat it woul.l scarcely hc wise Or poIii ic on
the part of England !" extend her alliance with
France to Offensive opcr.t:in;,S in this quarter.
We have very little f:i;!, in Mr.. SnnIc'S dis
crc,ip,, but we hive Scc.i nothing III his career
rs representative of the American government
tn warrant The indigniry offered linn b. lie
FRENCH goycrnnIent. icesrap"ic dispatches
from Washington, we perceive, state that Mr,
Alasn;S rc!nuns r:l,crs 10 lite French govern
sneat were rudc!y rtpul>cd. Perhaps tic allies
arc bscu,uiug tired nt takug care of the sick
uian and desire Ia ex'curi Their practice.
The ground taken 5y the l.on'i"n Times, that
this insult ar iadignuy WAS simply designed /"
he personal towards VT Suu;e, cannot be Sis
t;.i.cd Waited, Il standard authority il relation
to this point of International comfy, SAYS:
.If an innocc:,t passage, aud crcn perfect
security, are d. TO y private Individual, much
more are they dar 10 tile minister "i S"vcr-
eiru, wno is going To execute his masters or
dcr,, and who travels on tie i!t.,irs of mal!un.
| say au ianoccn. passage" fur The minister's
Journey is Justly suspected, ii Il sovereign has
rra.on to apprr!icmd dat he will make an i'm.
proper use Of The Iihrr;y granted nim OF rn.er-
ing his territories Gy plotting against his later
cstS while in li"ir country, ar lh.t he Is goilT
to convey intelligence to his cncin:cs, Or 10 stir
up Others against n. We have already said
(6i) that he may, in sur: case, refuse hl'n i
pas>lgr but he is not to nia;reat Him. nor sui
i,r any vioic.cc to be offered 10 his pcrs"n.'
In The ;6l (rrtrrred 10 in the prrcrdingl ii
is stated "SU!acincS even 4 paSSage Is rctUs.
ed to suspected ministers in critical or dubious
;unc,urcs although. there du mol exist an open
war But this is i delicate proceeding, whicr,
il not justified by that are perfectly sat
isiacicry. produces an acriin"ny that easily de-
generates into an open rapture"
Ii the French Government does not see prop
er !" make explanation or apology, lcrc can be
M ipuJl thai The Administration viii su>pcnd
diplomatic intercourse with it. This once done.
it Is easy 20 20 step further.
MR. SoULE-Our Minister to Spain appears
to keep the ncws market in =: State oi excite
mcml. We notice in the brief abstract OF The
Allaulic's news that The London Times ju>lliic>
the Freuci govrrIui-hts refusal 10 allow Mr..
Suur 10 pass through that counlrY Oil his return
nan aud Mr. Mason regard lhc Insult 10 ilr
Sou'e lis !, national matter.
1t is runJrri t!Iil Mr.. Mason haS demanded
an apology: which the lines says will not DC
conceded.
The affair hes given rise 10 much newspaper
discussions, aud the belief Is generally entertain
cd that ii will cause Il scriou, difficulty between
iae American all. treuch guvcrnncml,.
i Iii,tr
FORK Evening Posi-, states that NJ. Sonic eX-
poets 10 visit tue United Stalrs witi:ia tito next
two monl>: and that OH his rrIuru to Madrid
IN o:iiri,l apology Tor The Black Warrior Oul.
rage will bc demanded of The Spanish Govern
lucnl. In lhr event of refusal i;c will demand
hi. passp"riS III once.
We suppose we will have the truth III rea-
ton to these reports in The COURSE Of events.
UntiI then we 90 not give llrm nuch crcduncr
South Carolinian.
THE FURMAS UyIvERsITY.-Wc have Just
received the Catalogue OF Officers and oludcnls
of this University. There were during lhe
past year, TWO hundred aud six Students III The
Fur,lan Uuiver> y Few colleges in the South
ern States can boast of an equal nu!Mbcr We
have glanced over tie course ot studies pursued
in the Furlnau University, and tind II an exsell-
SlNe OHe iIS "''Nt N'''> P''''N ~ y
good The Professors, t:c all able aad learned
men in their respective departments. During
lhe past Year this institution lIas been cminentIy
successful. We hope 10 have i'll successful "p-
Grafton, during The neXt year, Il Baptist Female
Culirge IN the town uf Grecnvillc. The ENAuIl-
nation vi the various CLASSES in The University =,
took place last week, and wc sincerely regret
that we were no. auc lU attend, us uac Of lie
Board of Vi>tors-Souicrn Patriot.
CoUnT-Our court has now been III session
ten days, and ,ec Eo prospect OF its adj our,i-
nl=nt before Friday, na.nber OF important Cases
remaining TO be tried. The two aus brought
against the South CaroiiHl K,ilroad Company,
for damages sustained by persons VINO were iil-
iured IL, the time Nlr. Singleton and his grandson
were killed, have both been decided against lile
Railroad, the damages assessed Severaiy at $ l.,
OUO and S25nJ.-Sumler Banner.
MINISTER DEAo.-We learn from the New
berry Sentinel tnat the Rev. Joshua Boyd, Il
Methodist minister, who had long laburcd III 'hc
ministry, died OH Friday morning, al the adyan-
ced age Of 6O years.
TIE remains of Il huge monster have been
found by some miners ON Canal Guch, hear
Yrcka, Cal about twenty feet below the surface
of the ground. One Of the teeth measured
abo.!s ~ elc inci,e; in circumference. The He
raid expresses i:s decided conviction that ii.u
;,njua! was Tie size Vi IIa ,taFiainvd elephant
= 80, tS n.ris