Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-06-20
ENGLAND'S DANGER.

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The London Times is furious against the
apathy, eoupld with duplicity, which BFitisb
Ministers are manifesting in the present tcyi.'
sis.in England's history. With great truth
it says that neither Louis Napoleon nor
British Ministers can afford to ,withdraw
their forces from the crimea short Of VIC,
tory. -
"England cannot afford this dow6fall,.
nor can the Emperor Of the French. His
throne rests on opinion. HeEepresents hiss
people. He is of their election; he is their
idol, their voice; and, SO long as he pros;
pers, their pride. Should his legionsseturn
with nothing to show for their campaignss
but an enormous bill of costs and: list of
killed and wounded, he wilFhave to flight
harder battle at homo than bis generals have
been doing in the Crimea
"But there is not even safety for nation.
such as ours when she once begins to recede
for when.our tide no longer flows itiwill:be-,.
gin to ebb. The battle we are now: :fghii6g;
at Sebastopol we shall, before long, have To-
fight nearer home, and even: at heme, five
confess our incapacity for war, One place
is much the same as another ia these days,
and to be beaten in the Crimea is sthe SAME,
thing as to be beanten all oyer thetwerid-
There is no such thing as geographical
reputation, and a man may as well sexpact
to enjoy acharacter for probity in.oneplace,j
which he does notin another, as to- havea
military reputation restricted:to certain iongi.
tudes. We have to secure not enly the fear
of an. enemy that is distant. but the respect
of an ally that isvery near, and Of: neighbors
that are also within reach..s Even ,noR,t
when i've press Austria to take the side Of,
honor and advantage, she tadnts US with The
suiallness of our, contributions TO the war,
and tells us that we are not ia a. condition
to ask the aid of others while wesdo soIittlef
ourselves. This, at least, shows. the;spiSit
we have to deal with, and it isasspirit lhaf@
will beready enough'to assume the aggtesa
siye should the occasion ever occur = Wes
have to teach not only Russia; buftbe whole
Of Europe. and The whole &alla IT, 5esnast ass
we can bring into the field, but for .oure evi.
dent determination to- fight: out, at every
hazard and cost, the cause. we have once
embraced" - - =. X
FATAL Acc1DENr.-On Saturday lass
near Dr.. Downey's, on Armuchee creek,.s
Mr.. Hodges was suddenly killed by the ac-
cidental discharge Of rock while engaged
in loading it for blast. The tamping IRON
passed through his head, going 10 neal. cue
eye and coming out on the hackside. tearing
off one side Of his head and mutiiating i IN
a most shocking manner. He was engaged
in sinking shaft in search for copper and
was then sd feet below the surface. Anoth.
er man with him in the shaft had his hand
torn to pieces, and his arms broken above
the elbow.-Rome Courier.
Destructive FIRE IN FLoR1DA.-We
regret to learn from the Pensacola Demo.
crat the entire destruction, by fire, OF. the
"Arcadia Cotton Factory" in the vicinity
of Milton, St. Rosa county, of Messrs.
Forsyth, SIMPSON & Hyer.l The fire was
discovered at halfpast 2 o'clock Saturday
afternoon last, and in less than one hour the
building was totally burned to the ground.
The loss sestimated at $50, ,000-only par.
TALLY insured. -. :.
SLAVE Exc1TEmENr-F AILURE-On the
2sth Of May, Frenchman passedthrough
Columbus, Ohio, en- rd,ae for France-hay-.
ing obtained passports forhimself and slaves,
three in number. The virtuous abolitioHists
of Columbus Immediately had the slaves
siezed and taken before Judge Swan, of the
Supreme Court, to get their liberty. When
there, they declined taking their liberty, aud
insisted upon going with their master, much
to the discontinue of their disihterested
friends, who retired under the impression
! that those negroes could not appreciate free.
dom, if they had it.
Tom THUMB NOT MARRIED.-The New
York Evening Post has been authorised to
say that there is no truth in the story Of
TOMS marriage The lady to whom.it has
been alleged be was married. is merely. EN-.
ployed to attend to the wardrobe of the
General" who is now on professional
tour. in New York State, with Howe's me
nagerie and circus.
/ SAD Acc1pENT.-The, Journal learns tha,
a beautiful little girl, fourteen monthso old
daughter Of Hoa. Albert Alden Of East
cambridge, Ifofmerly. .of. Barre, an Office,
in the Customs, came to her death on FIJI,
day of las, week under. distressing circum:
stances. She had been put to bed for her
usual afternoon nap, and at the end Of al
hour, when her mother went iutosthe room
the little one was, found suspended behine
the bed, with the back; sof her headSagains
the wall and her chin resting. upon theStnat
tress., She was Immediately taken up, bu
life was e1tinct-Boston Courier. -. -.
-. A: FEELING kspIY.-Milton was ;aske,
) by a friend, whether he would instruct ii
daughters in the different languages; /
: which hefeplied: .;;sss.s ;;S5s Z. /.
aNo, sir; one tongue is .saficieht.for
J: woman" .-ss 81
81. 05-rIr is delicious to have pretty gi
,j,opeH the front door and mistake you for b,
!, cousin; but still more delicious, to have b,
II rep,sin dscaiyed fiji she has k;sscd uon t,p;n