Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-05-11


guest. have seen another Minister whose head
is wltencd with the frost Of mafiy winters who
was compelled during protraeted meeting, TO pull
his fodder in the morning and evening before and
after services, let it dry up, willie any one of
dozen members Of that Church could have sent his
hands and pulled all his fodder in an hour. saw
Minister last Lords day, wh1 was promised ono
hundred dollars by one of the Churches OF this
Association. who told me that he had only received
thirty dollars though compelled TO pay his fare out
of his own pocket last year to go to preach TO them
| have seen many Ministers to whom the Chu ches
and congregations for whom they preached have moi
paid more than one-tlird of the amount annually
subscribed. On these subscription lists may be seen
the names Of men Of property, both III and out o'
the Church, and who would consider themselves
disgraced if they could not pay promptly their ac-
counts with the merchants, their lawyers fec or
Doctors bi and yet never think Of paying their
subscription to the poor Minister. " y shame where
is thy blush"
" Go too now ye rich men, weep and howl Tor
your miserics that shall come upon YOU.
Behold the hire Of the lahOrers who have rcaped
down your fields, which is Of you kept back by
fraud, c.ieth, and the cries Of them which have
reaprd are entered into the ears Of the Lord Of
Sabauth."
No wonder your Ministers are poor, their chill
dren uncdncated, their sermons dry and unntercs-
ing, and the cause Of religion III langushing con-
dition.
No wonder that the blight and mildew and frost
and caterpillar, and the palmer worm and war
should spread tcrrvr through the land.
In my pcrcgrnalions, Mr. EDITOR, may chance
to come this way agan n, and will give You the result
Of my observations. y WAICllNAN.
EUROPEAN AFFARs-CUBA.-Th Washing
ton Star of Saturday has the following in rela-
ton to Cuban affairs and Europe:
Various European embassies in this city, and
we therefore take il for granted our Government
also, this morning received inclllge CT, officially
showing the correctness of the lclegraphIc ;sc-
count received Yesterday concerning the occur
rences with Mr. Soue, Madrid The next arrI-
val from Europe will doubtless bring mos: i'm
porlant particulars. We have only space TO day
in which 10 say that there can be little doubt
that England has compelled Spain to register
the slaves in Cuba with view TO the speedy
abolition of slavery there, and that EngIand's
overt acts against the interests OF the United
States as connected with the future the Island,
are at the bottom of all the trouble which MIR.
Soue is undoubtedly having ut Madrid.
Information that The steamers OF the English
fleet have certainly g"ne up into the Baltic and
Gulf of Fndand has also reached more than one
embassy in tiis city. All the lsu>sians ports on
both are now undoubtedly under rigid blockade.
Some Of The advires received by the foreign
ministers say that the mediation very recently
offered by Prussia bid, fair to succeed in prevent
ing the war from going any further. We can
not believe in the correctness OF this Impres>luil
The occurrences ut Madrid, when they become
known al ST. Petersburg, it strikes us, will hard
is incline the Russian Government TO submit to
the demands of England, BECAUSE they point to
very speedy involvement of England in culbar-
RAISING difficulties with the United States.
THE KENTUCKY TRIAL.-Thc verdict in this
case seems TO have produced great excitement
in the West. Every paper in Louisville, 1t Is
stated, except the Juurnal. condemns in the
sevcrest terms the verdict Of the jury in the ease
of Matt. +. Ward, as burning disgrace to tie
State of Kentucky Throughout The West this
seems to be the prevailing sentiment and the
press is eagerly dsavowng all approval, express
or implied, of The acquitlaI Of Ward.
The excitement at Louisville rose to such a
pitch, that on Saturday evening. as telcgraphic
dispatches inform us, Il meeting was held, at
Which resolutions were passed calling on Hon
John.J. Cri,lenden, one Of the volunteer counsel
of Ward. to resign his seat in the United States
Senate requesting Wolfe, another of the counsel
to resign his place in the State Senate and i'll
vi,ing the Ward family To leave the State; When
this meeting WAS over, mob pr"rrcdrd to the
muricrcr's father, Robert J. Ward, where the
elli.ics of Matt. +. Ward aud his brother were
bur led so close to The front door lis to set hire to
the wood work.
The people are cxaspcratrd beyond all ques.
ton, but we doubt if amy good results can flow
from such ebuiIiions Of feeling. however natuaI'
as those mentioned. The verdict Of the jury
ought to be regarded with some lcni'y, consider
Ing the influences and agencies brought to be 'r
in behalf of the accused. The crime itself, and
the whole trial and its cnncOmantS, show Il
very sad condition of society in that section.
South CarOlinian.