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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-03-08
FoR TIIE ADVERTISER.
A MUSICAL FEAST.
To come.

Mr. EDIroR,-Allow me n short space IN your
columns to express my own satisfaction, and that OF
good many others with the festivities and plea
surcs Of an occasion which recently CHANGED tn us.
Il was Mt the house of our fellow citizen, Capt CLS-
TON WARD, and the occasion was the assembling o1
luurshns Brass Band, under the tuition OF Capt
Jouy a. BOILER, of the Augusta Brass BaRd.-
This Band is composed of number of highly re-
spcc,abo young gentlemen Of the 7th Regiment,
and their object is to furnish military music at the
different paradcs of&aid Regiment. Capt. c. NAnD
had kindly invited them 10 practise at his residence
So, upon the appointed evening, the Band were III
attendance, headed by their INSTRUCTOR and accom-
panied by several persons of the ne'ghonrhood'
Soon, the martial strains of their inspiring music
filled the whole company with the most lively salts
faction From one piece they went on to another,
until long list Of 6nelmdrchcs, quck-steps, &c.,
had been performed. In the course Of the evening
first rate supper was spread by the hosptable lady
Of the mansion, and a partook with gusto which
will long be remembered. The evening passed oif
merrily, while every thing was at the same time
conducted with the mos. satisfactory order and pro-
pricty. Long life to Capt. WARD and his ostimable
lady, and the highest success to our excellent young
Brass Band
We cannot close this short notice without advert
ing to that admirable instructor, Capt. JOHN A.
BonLER- Few men are more successful than lie in
impurtng knowledge Of music rapidly and pleas
antly. Besides being an excellent teacher, he is in
these parts, as elsewhere, esteemed perfect gen.
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The Raco is begun.

ROUSE up, gentlemen of the Ridge! Shake off all
apathy, ye solid men of Edgefeld And grid up your
lons for one effort in the of progress BE it
known that hot contest is right upon you. Less
than months developments may decide whether the
Railroad from Columbia TO Augusta is to runupon the
Ridge of Natures shaping, or ever the barren Sand
hills which characterize the head waters OF the Eds-
tos. Be up and DONG, we entfeat. you! meeting
has been held at place styled Mt Ebal, (where upon
earth is it y and tile Sand.Rers have declared war
against the Ridge route. Gen. QuATTLEBAuM, the
rousicator OF the occasion, intimated mnch when
he vehementy asserted that they (the Sand-hillersl
would never go for your roundabout project" nerer
no oncuer-ncrcr-and when he further declared that
they would much sooner 60 for the Wilmington and
Manchester continuation ltis evident then gentlemen
of the fertile plains, that you must take care of your
selves or General QUATTLEBAUM and his party will
have yon surrounded with vengcnce. There's 20
time for dallyng, The opposition at work already
and doubt not their working on with zeal and en-.
ergy. They have hnd barbecue, and the ladies were
there! This looks squulIy But fear nothing. Call
meeting in accordance with the suggestion of GA
CITIzEN," Ito whose communication on another COL
umn we ask your earnest attrnion). Have as much to
eat as need be- Get the Edgeed Brass Band to attend
And If You choose have all the ladies present. As our
friend of the Carolina Times very nrudeny remarks,
''let few speeche, be made-a very few-by men we'll
informed upon the subject of railroads" q" plain
statement of facts" he adds, "by practical men-men
of sound, mature judgment and wise forecast is all
that is needed to cause the dimes and dollars to fairly
leap from the obese pockets Of our capitalists" Do
what ycu intend to do with rush. Come mp to The
scratch ut once. Let every interested do his
hest, And our word for it, the Sund-hillcrs will bo
no ,uherc' in the race.
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,e two modes of transportation is

tive cheapness Of the two modes Of transportation is
easily and accurately estimated. In transporting
60 bags per Plank Road, we give the farmer bet
ter wagon than most of them possess, and load him
with Is bags weighing 400 lbs. or 5000 lbs. of
Cotton, besides provender, &c. Thirty miles per
day is all humbug! Twenty miles a day, inclu-
ding time to feed and for the proper attention TO
team, and half day spent in unloading and re-
,adipg with groceries, &C.. is as much labor rs any
practical farmer can expect desire his driver and
team, 10 accomplish Hence there will be four trips
TO market Of FIVE days each, making 20 days, fer
which "CAnoBlyA" allows $500 per day, making
the sum Of $4,000. Which Charge for reasons al
rradv specified, we here cancel AS the farmer must
90 TO sell his Cotton, We place him OH horse back
rrrh trip and for the purpose Of saving expense per
Plank Road we allow him TO camp ont with n"
wagon until he gets TO market.
We now make our figures thts .
BY RAIL ROAD. + By PLANK ROAD.
Frri, 60 bags at so cts. prFo wagon and team down
bav 5000 and up, Si,Oo
'"Ir',s Jnmn p% p%'uns' nn 300 dswn and up, roo
Hotel wi,hout horse, $50 Hotel bill, $50
Frei,. on 1000 lbs. gro. .7 so
ceri-s, l.50tEach TRIP. S''V,
- Multiply by fssr
Actually paar ont $4,000
Cost by Rail Road $1,000
'' Plank Road 3n,00
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Man of South Carolina.

WE call attention to the Prospectus of New hlaT
of our State which we publish this week. This Map
seems to have drawn forth general commendaIion
Several gentlemen of our acquaintance have exam
ined it carefully and express themselves much pleased
We have looked over it several times oursef and have
been so well pleased as to subscribe for two copies
one for home and the other for office. There may
be slight error here and there upon its face but FOL
as full map as this, these errors very rare 1t
certainly no Monk hum-bng, having been gotten uF
very carefully. The plates were in Columbia, during
several sessions of the Legislature, for inspection amt
correction. We have reason to think it as thorough
ly perfected as the nature Of the case would admit
And we therefore recommend j, to our readers. Eve
ry citizen, who afford it, should have good mar
of his own State. The prospectus above alluded to
is unavoidably crowded out this week. but will appear
in our next. Rev. w. RICHARDS, the agent for Edge
field, is now in village, and will satisfy every one
in this respect.
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perceived that Edgefield contains 1896 square

perceived that Edgefeld contains 1896 square
miles of tax paving territory, or in other words,
that she pays taxes for more than three tltaes as
much land as either Lancaster or Marlborough !;
for more than tpice as much as each or fourteen
Districts in the State, which are Anderson, Ches-
ter, Chesterfield, Laurens, Marlboro, Newberry,
Richland, Union and York, and for but n square
miles less than twice as much rs Darlington.
Hence it may be said, that Edgefeld has terri
tory enongh to make two Districts, either one
of which would be larger than each of half the
present Districts in the State. This is all un-
deniable proposition, and the same may be
predicated of Barnwell, which pays Taxes for
SO square miles more territory than even Edge
geld.
| hope to show, before close, that Many of
the Districts in South Carolina are much larger
than either the political or judicial subdivisions
of free State should be, but notwithstanding
this, if we divide 302i3 square miles, the area
of the whole State, BY 90, the number of Judi
cial. Districts in it, the quolient will be only
l,o4l square miles, or 652 less than the area of
Edgefeld. Thus, the average extent of our
spacious Districts, including those that are po-
ically sub.dividcd, is smaller than Edgeficid or
Barnwell, by a quantity Of territory equal, or
nearly equal, 10 that of each OF eight or ten
other Districts in the State. and much larger
than the average size of the Counties in thirteen
States of this Union, as the sequel will show.
So much for the argument as regards terri
tory, in reference to judicial division of Edge
field and Barnwel The subject of territory
in its conuexion with The proposed political divi-
sion of our Mammoth Districts, and in its bear
ing upon the basis of Representation in South
Carolina, will be considered hereafter.
AS we shall have frequent occasion in the
progress Of these papers to return 10 the pre-
cecding Table, it is advisable that every reader
who is interested in the discussion, should file
this number. The calculations herein given are
offered with some confidence in their accuracy,
rs they have been carefully revised by malhe.
matica friend. HARlEK.
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Court Week.

Our Court of Common Pleas is now in Session,
this being the first week Of the term. Judge MuSRo
presid.s. We believe this is his first week On the
Circuit, although one would scarcely suppose so upon
observing the easy and unembarrassed manner with
which he takes up the routine Of his Iabors-Thr bh.
siness of the Court has been thrown into some corfu
sion by the illness Of Gen. BoynAn, the Solicitor.
We glad to inform the Generals many friends that
he is rapidly convaescen. although still utterly una
ble to assume the duties Of his post. His attack has
been severe one.
Our Clerk too (Nlnj. T. G. BAcoH) is confined 10
his bed The lack of his efficient services is another
serious clog to the wheels of business.-THos. g. kEr
Esq., is representing the Solicitor, and Mr. JACKSON
CorAR, the Clerk.
The gentlemen Of our Bar are a. their respective
places, in asYiduo,,s discharge Of their duties 10 clients
On looking around the circle yesterday we observed
but Two who had passedthe middle age of forty The
rest are all below the prime Of life. What race,
sweepstakes we might say, lies before them! Whc
shall wear the civic wreath, remains TO be tried.
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FOR THE ADVERTISER.
Division of Edgefield,-Mo. / l..

The State Of South Carolina is ut present
subdivided into Twenty-nine Judicial, and Forty
four Electoral Districts. The area Of the whole
State is in round numbers 29,000square miles
or at least this is the estimate generally adopted
BY both State and Federal authorities; but Mills
though deemed pioneer, in his "Statislcs oi
South Carolina" is an author notrlightly 10 be
disFegaraed, and he says that, Z" from the closest
computation made, South Carolina includes 3d..
21a square miles" Without entering into 4
useless discussion, Us to which of these two es-
Inmates is the most correct, prefer to apply m
unerring test for ascertainiug the proximate ex-
tent at least, of the State at large, as well as
the relative area of each District and Parsh,-l
mean the Returns of Tax Collectors, which are
the highest authority as far rs know, that can
possibly be given on the subject. In passing,
would state, that these Returns are accessible to
any one who may care to examine them, rs they
are in the possession of every Magistrate III the
country. So that if nm wrong in any OF the
calculations which am about TO present, the
means of revising my figures and detecting nlis-
takes are close at hand.
Previous TO 1850, The indulgence of our Leg
i.ature permitted Taxes to be paid in one Dis
trct or Parish, for land situated in another, and
Is lQe privilege Nto oibCu uSSNs ~ "ou'o w W.
safe to 90 further back than that year to get the
precise number of acres, for which Taxes were
paid in each collection District Moreover, as Il
lax ga,herer might wilfully, or ignorantly, be at
fault, and as many other causes might operate
10 prevent m accurate Return in every District
and Parish for the same year, it would perhaps
be better to strike an acreage Of the R,turns
FOR she three years 1850, 81 and '52, which
have done in the following Table, where the
number of acres in each District and Parish is
rendered in square miles also. The third col
umn of the Table contains an estimate in square
miles of the real, or supposed extent of each
District and Parish, upon the joint basis of the
Tax Collectors Returns and the estimate of
Mills for the State at large, as will be more
fully explained hereafter. At present, invite
the readers paEicular attention to. the first and
second columns of the Table.
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A Bargain to be had |!

THE Undersigned having determined to remove
Il to Columbia, offers for sale his RESIDENCE
in the Village Of EdCrfeld. The house is one OF
the most beautiful and conveniently arranged Prr-
haps in the up-counlry. built according to modern
Architecture. The entire interior is of ,hrer-coao
p!astcring, hard finish. In front is Lawn Of fur
acres. interspersrd with Shrubbrry and R,pes Of The
most BEAUTIFUL and rarrst kind, with about 100 hum
drc,l acres of back grounds. Of which about 20
seventy acres are in woodland. all Of which is ell
cInscd. and in the highest state Of Improvement.
The Terms will BE- accommodating, and ponses-
sion given Immediately
W. A. HARRIS
p S.-On the premises there i, superior Well
II water, and walled with flint.
Mar II 9
u The Carolinian will please copy three times
and forward account to w. A II.
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Disasters hvthe late Erreshet.

WE regret to learn fpm various sources, that the
late high waters have dine very considerable damage
TO our several railroads. Nearly all Of rem have suf-
fered, more or less. We trust the enterprising and
energetic managers andsuperntendents of these roads
may soon have every thing in sfatu quO 1t is matter
of real regret to u.s. thaph Rail Rouds should thus be
again and again subject TO these most unpleasant
and entirely unproducH casualties. Doubtless, this
Is in great measure Attributable to the hot haste with
which they were carriedou by;tl,er projectors. But
we are far from seizing upon an occasion Of misfortune
like the present. fore purpose of eproaching or con.
demnng the spirited leaders in these we'll intended
undertakings. On The contrary, our sincere sympa.
thes are with them; and, whether they deserve better
neS or not, We cordially wish it for them in the future.
May their damages be speedily recovered in the way
of increased travel and trade Among the chief snf
ferers, are the Greenve ruad, The Columbia and
BranchvFlle roa&i and the Camden road. They are,
each of theIrY several tliouHa nds out OF pocket.
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Education.

AT time when the subject of popular education Is
attracting much attention in our State, is very
naturally curious to know what opinions the great
literary and scientific minds among us entertain upon
the subject We are led in conclude as matter o
cuurse, that they think well oft" in the abstract
and are earnest advocates Of progress in this regard
But downright schemes set forth in plain English ire
hard to draw forth. Why is it Are the wise ones
really OF loss hat say! Or does undue tinidi
iy preven, their venturing beyond the boundary o
gcreralizations We commend 10 them the example
of The late DR.. THOMAS CoorER, formcr President o
the South Carolina College, and one who held high
rank. rs n Philosopher in his "Polilical Manual, "
published BY DUFF GREEN twentyyears ago, he strikes
ut the .nbjcct of popnhr education in the following
bold and candid remarks: (Read the Extract and
profit Try ito manner If not its natter.)
awe talk ualkers as we are) without end ahon'
public ednralio; andnolhing is yet efficiently pro-
yidrt That State will lead The UpNn, that furnishes
the best and the most cnmplele education to her citi
zens il IL done nowhere yet; not even m England,
aTihnngh she il far ahead of u.s.
Every Slate ought td.have atthe public expense
even If il should cost half million OF nIo OF t'n'
urR an nnrcrsy, with ample provision oi professors
astronomical, mathematical, mechanical, chemirnl
botanical apparatus and good library ni a least ~
600 volumes Add to the university al east two col.
lrgiafc institutions where elementary kiiowlcdSe o,
these branches of science should be taught, furnished
with adequate apparatus.
Grammar Schools win nlso he necessary at every
conrt house, md in every parish or township III the
State, with able teachers.
"The pay of,he chef instructors, ought to he the
average n, least of what they could earn as ayers Of
physicians. There is no saving in the employment OF
inferior at inferior salaries; such are like cheap
goods the dearest in tho end.
"Evrry one of The institutions shnnh he AT the State
expense, and every human heng shonld he ut liberty
10 use them gratis. Noelec,or should be permitted
TO vote. who did not write his own ticket. Such are
my opinions, after seeing much. and thinking much
BIZ, look for converts to them for two generations
To come ~
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The Fine Young Jack Molto;.

WILL stand the rresen, Spring Season, at the
w Subscribers residence only, and will be let
to Mares at 90 to insure Mare to be in Foal.
No responsibility to rest upon the Subscriber that
may happen, but every care will he taken to avoid
such Any person putting Mare, and changing
the right. before the fact is known, will he held
responsible for the insurance money. twenty-five
cents to be paid to the groom, in advance, in every
instance.
PEprcasE.-AloLro is fous years old, and of the
Noltrse Stock. lie is thirteen hands high, and
heavy made. lie is as well formed rs any Jack in
the State. DANIEL uoLLAND.
March 8 st o
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MIR. Boyce's Speech.

To the exclusion Of other and less useful matter, We
nearly fill our first page this week with Mr. BoYcE
admirable speech upon the riffquesion The peo'
ple of South Carolina need occasionally renewed
exposition of the hideous features of Protection For
although sound enough upon that branch politics, it
is We'll that they should and then be Reconstructed
therein. The speech we present this week accom-
plishes this end in all unusually clear and succinc'
manner We ask every reader to examined It's merits
thoroughly.
/, was our intention to accompany the publication
of this speech with sundry comments but The space
not allowed US this week and, in truth, 1t is "t se
80 lucid and satisfactory argument us to need nc
eLioriol intrrpretalion
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Fon TIE ADvERTIsER.
REPLY tn 4" Carolina"


Ma. EpITou:-In the Adrcrtiscr Of the Sth
inst 4" CAROLINA" tells us What Plank Roads 90
for the Farmer.
We read his able article with much plea.urc: :
asmuch us we are in favor of Plank Roads, when
we cannot get a Rail Road-in fact, we 60 ut strong
for any kind Of good road, but we abominatc mud
holes.
With all due Difference to /" CARoLISA's" ability
M writer, we beg leave to differ with hlm IN
figures II is but just and proper, that we state our
objections to his figures, before making our own,
and then leave the practical farmer 10 decide upon
their respective merits. There seems to us an un-
fairness in bringing in so many items OF heavy ex-
pcnse in the transportation Of 60 bags of Cotton
by Rail Road, unless they are allowed as incidental
expenses to Plank Road transportation also. Such
expenses as Drayage, Storage, Insurance and Com
missions are not indispensable to Rail Road trans
portation. They may be avoided.
In the mex. place, we deem it unfair to allow the
Plank Road farmer three dollars per day for his
driver, wagon and team, unless we are allowed TO
nl,cc the same amount to the credit of the Rail
Road farmer. For, if the driver, team, &C., are
worth sixty dollars (as will be seen in the sequeD in
the Plank Road transportation, they are worth the
same on the farm to the Rail Road farmer. II then
the charge is admissible the one side, the credit
is Justly due to the other.
We now propose to take 60 bags Of Cotton to the
Ncwberry market so miles on the Greenville and
Columbia Rail Road, at which market none Of the
incidental expenses aforesaid need be incurred, and
show the figures against the Plank Road for the
same distance by this means, the two Roads are
paced upon exactly the same footing and the rela-
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March {
Slpcrif,s Sale.

DY Virtue of writs of Fieri Facias to nae
ID directed, | shall proceed to sell at Edge
field Court House, on the first Monday 10
April next, the following property in the fol.
lowing cases, viz: -, 80.
E. ]. Buckmaster, bearer, vs. Geo. w. Mathia
and Stephen Mays, Survivors; other Plaintiffs
vs.. Geo. w. Mathis, One Tract of Land known
as the Tan Yard Tract, containing Twenty-four
acres, more or less, situated on the Stage Road
leading from Edgefeld C. H. to Hamburg, adj
Joining lands of F. O'Conner and Mrs. Harriet
Lundy. Also, one Horse, Buggy and Harness.
Terms Cash.
LEWIS JONES, S. E. D.
Mar 4t q
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HY III E N Ia L.

MARRIED, on the 2sh Feb by Rev. II. I. Bart
y, Mr.. JOEL P. RlDoELL and Miss HELEN Pore,
oil Of this District
MARRIED, at Aiken 8. c., on the 2lst Feb, BY
Rev. j. r. Cornish, MIR. .JonN II. QuINN, Of North
Carolina, and Miss A. L. BURKirAL1E ER, Of Barnwell
District.
MARRIED, on the 18th nit, by Rev. D. Bodie,
Mr.. MARION JOHNSON and Miss c. A. DAGNELL, oil
of this District.
On the 23d ut., by the same, Mr.. NJ. S. TALBERT
and Miss NJ. A. HAYS, of Abbeville District.
On the 26,h ult, by the same, Mr.. R. A. BAND
and Miss A. J. PALMER, Of Abbevllc District.
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The Carolina Times.

VIZ are in receipt of the first three numbers of this
new Daily To those OF our readers who not aware
of the facts, we would say tina, it is published in CO.
lunbia by Messrs. GRENEKER, LAMorTE d. Co., and
edited by Mr. GILES formerly proprietor of the New
berry Sentinel.
The Carolina Times has most heart felt wishes
for its success is already Observable that its mana
gers are determined place high the list of South
Carolina journals. We welcome Mr.. GILES back
into the ranks which he had only left amino reccrten
di, and hope he may find smooth and delightful
pathway TO fortune.
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A Card for the Public Eye.
EDeEfjELG MALE ACADEMY.

Oun Teacher, Mr.. I.ElrSEn, has at length bren
supplied with an efficient Assistant, and there il
now room in our Academy fpr some thirty more
Students. We have in attendance near sixty. The
SciooE was scarcrly ever SO well appointed or 10
thoroughly cared for. Mr.. CrooKEE, the A,sistansr
has been educated chiefly at the Citadel Academy
in Charleston, and is already Proring himself q
dilligent sad skiafal Instructor. 7ke Spring ~
opening fsirty and We hrrve bow every thing abGg'
our ns,i,s,ios IN admirable order. Let parents NO,
neglect the srpcrios fsriFtes we Offer them.
Join ILPSCOMB, I
R. r. MINIS,
A. SIMkINS,
G. A. ADDISON, z
LEWIS JONES,
March !, If
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March, s
A Beautiful Residence for Sale.

He Subscriber, drsirous OF the account Of his
hralth 10 remove, offers for sale his
HIGHLY IMPROVED RESIDENCE
at Edseiirll c. III. The house is commodious,
having ten Rooms, besides an attic Story, capable ef
being divided into two large apartments.
The grounds are beautifully laid ont. Upon tho
Lot, containing about ten acres. varieties "f
choice Fruit, suc, as Peaches, Pea$s, Figs, APPLES,
&c.
To gentleman Of taste this is very desirable.
property, sin,e years would be required for the
growth Of such Sbubbcry and Trees as are now in
full vigour and beauty upon it, The entire premises
are in cood order.
sY- For Further particular. and terms apply to-
C. BRUCE WALKER.
March If