Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-08-10

Is the Snail cOuUiy st" WI "iiI VI
the small counties which have been carved uu ct tie
quondQm State Of Buncombe.' Ii pleasantly sitn-
aled on a high ridge and seems 10 be growing rapidly
enough. Most Of our readers kndw that Buncomhc
was an immense county Within It's former linn
its there are now sir or seucn new counties besides tie
little that is left of old Buncomhe. We say 3" little"
perhaps incorrectly, the Buncombetes still vote
about 1900 strong. The new counties are Haywood,
Henderson, Cherokee, Macon, Yancey, Madison and
another This breaking up of spacious old Buncrmbe
brings 10 mind an Ethiopian strain in which the
I" "colored individual declares that
In eighteen hundred and tIIiry.nine
He hing his jaw.bone on dc vine
Dat jaw-bone fell down on tie ground,
And little ones come up all around.
We suppose a number of our fellow-ci!Izens would
like 10 similar revolution in EdgeGcd Bn' there
is no room for comparison between The condition OF
Buncombc before the division and thai of EdgclielI
rs she now stands. Ours has vastly the advantage.
At this particular time the old North State is con-
siderably excited about The Governors elccan. To.
day The die is 10 be cast, and the "unerriicd' are
expected 10 rally around the polls with their usual
success. BRAGG is their candidate, while DocKERY
stands forth as the bob.tail nag Of whlggrry. IN
fortunately for the atiers prospects, The majort!
throughout the State seem disposed tutakc up The tune
and cry I'll bet my money on Col. BRAGG" instead
of the bob.tail nag" We suppose the C"lnnc's
success IS sufficiently certain. an We are hea riy glad
Of II. This DoCKERY it will be remembered. is tic
man who said, shat If South Carolina seeded from
The Union he would vote both and money 10 crush
her into submission. Give il TO him: BRAGG! Whip
ia, l,,sS rI,I
earned We are all glad of it, While on the cleo.
lions, We may as we'll give idea Of the manner in
winch gubernatorial canvass is conducted IN This
Stale, or AT Least in This part of it. The Two candI-
dates travel The Stale from Courthouse - Court
lonse. Public days are selected for these visits.
Sometimes They meet in public discussion lorc gen.
orally however an cleclonecring system aicr he !Ul-
lowing fashion is preferred: Each aspiraUI takes q
hotel. in it, he has what may be called eVceroom.
Some halfdo2en active clniasaIies are employed 10
bring in all The prominent men of the county and in:ro.
dnce them 10 their wuuIdbc governor The candidate
squeezcs cac extended hand, invites his fr1Id Mr..
SSooDLE 10 take seat talks To him about the crap,
&C., lit :" wla and then to some other GUS
TONER. This thing is KEPT up from mornin; ill night,
each candidate III his hotel, with his own agents
al work, and his OWN PARTY locbins irou! his ban
ner. IN this way the! canvass Tic Stale. From wial
can learn, the whole is accomplished with little or
buying up Of votes by treating, agrsses, loans Of
money otherwise. Perhaps certain communities III
South Carolina would do well t" study lie example
here SET. The present bitter Struggle for the Senate
in Rchland District is giving rise 10 rnm"rs nj bribery
and corruplinn which we hear handled from mouth In
aAiir is Il stain upon The Carolina character. Long,
long may be. .'er c uefarious and 'ehaSiug nrlr.
lice pr lampcr.nr thus wiil the Independence of free
voters silIl extend 10 The rest Of our beloved State!
We rcsnrnc The course of our narrative. From
tIrnier<onviIIc 10 DEAvERs Springs. The dIaacc is
lv;cny isIli miles. The road being very good and
our start being IN unusually early ore, reached The
Springs little before the dinner hour. EgI: ur nine
miles Of plank road on the Ashve end facilitated
, orr drive This is the beginning Of a Plank Road
which was originally intended to cxtc,d to Green
VILE G.. H.; hur from canse operations have bccn
entirely suspended. Yet The proec' is moi lcfnnct.
The information receysis Thai il w be cuntinrl-
ed Probably liulc all 9tbm The State is waited.
Ii occurs 10 us hal plank roads in Edgci'lJ arc
dec ded1 superior 10 this North Carolina specimen.
The width here is foot less Than ourailc grading
is much sieeper-Ihe nmhcr is inferior, h.ng mainly
of oakland c road altogether is consdcrIly oughcr.
Al D.avcrs w. found nt least one hunlra; $iiors.
AlI we have in sas about the place is Int n.
ale very rrmmon, ll. fare barely lUlcrab'c. r char
.cs high and tie means Of rjoymrn very imicd
Snne Iiuh the wafer e:cr!!ent, " lille Others pro-
nOunce worthless fnr any good. That it smells o.
sulphur and 'astcs very like The farewell If lnTl
bolIcd eggs is very certain; Int several ~ us com.
pa-c nors as its effects and agreed in stating ia
after days fair trial resnIi>caa way or lie "h.r
were p~rceplibIc Perhaps Ibis was not n s'ilriml
lest. One young gentleman from Elgef"'l. who
came her very much out rf health some weeks agn
tells thai lie is now nearly as we'll rs ever, and h.
ailrihu:s lis recovery Ia The wafer. Th"r may ht
r!cr eases Which wuuId spraL equally we'll fer these
Springs We have no dispD>iii"n /" !"cry hcEh. Sn
evui waller or bad, We do say Ili H. place unIr's
rllrr kept, !.s, 10 he avoided ny tho travelling
pnbIir Mr.. HENRY. WIN now has charge here
seems 80 h. 4 very nbging and rf i'ersor'; aul he
has pn ilrn fU- ,hr business We heard him say Thai
il was utterly ,lislasriuI To him; arl, his hcrs the
case "f course il MUS D. expected thai his Innagc-
mcn -irunId be suvrnIS and Inefficient. Much dis
appointment has been fell and expressed by his isnrs
his season; and, without great improvement, the
Buncomhr Sulphur Springs will run out. We advise
Mr. HENRY either to buckle down 10 his Turh
with might and main, sparng ne her labor nor rI-
pcnse or else pul the house in The hands "F some
natural born landlord l, is his ahomInahlc malag-
meni Of S"ulern watering places thai drives oir
people off tn the North for health end pleasure.
good many whn have been g"ers IN Saratoga, New
port, &c. heretofore, making trial this sras"n OF
our own home resources. But in surh place rs
beavers there is nothing to encourage them IN lhcII
patriotic effort. One lady, wh" was congratulated by
a gentleman on her change Of "trip Chiefly upon The
ground that she neh here escape ch"irra) asserted
in reply that "sl4 would rather 60 North and have
he cholera than abide These quarters. 1t is really
ply han Southern enterprise is so narrow as NJ" 10
see the advantage Of imparng comfort il not elegance
10 the few wat:ring places wc have.
Two days a, lhe Sulphur Springs quite s"ilccd our
party So packed np aai rolled over here 20 the
preily little town of AshviIle We wrIIe now IN 4
pleasant, airy room in The old Asviile Hotel. long
owned by the PATToNs and now kept by DR.. BOYD,
formerly of Charleston His house deserves ~ he
spoken of Terms of praise J. is quiet and orderly
although generally full 10 ovcrllowins. The cham
bers decent enough. Tic table Is IN some respects
The best we have yel-we mean IN the article ~
breads This department of tho calSne is presided
over by first rate baker, who turns "l day af'eT day
quantities Of fine rolls rusks, biscuit, crackers. &c.
To back these admirable rcferions our landlord Keeps
fine supply of mnunlain butter. as fellow rs I' .'es'
Goslcn and as sweet as the freshly risen cream i''r
To those little scaopcd golden pyramids as they