Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-10-24

of meeting Mr.: RICE :DuEua, whom fknew IN
Columbia, when boy. He is still engaged In.
cotton speculatipns.. -. se%s..
At 10 minutes after. nine o'clock We ast ont
on the South Western Railway for London, two
hundred miles distant. Thecars are much bet
ter than ours and the road was admirable OF,
we dashed at the rate Of thirty miles per hour.
The country was beautiful and in the highest
state of cultivation. The land is laid out. ID
small farms and every acre is cultivated like a.
garden spot with US. Wepass numerous little.
towns first on the right, then on the left; many
of them are manufacturing towns. As far as HE
eye can see, the country is dotted oYeE with
pretty little farm houses; every footsis. cut-.
tigated. BY and by Stafford Castle rises up be-
fore us; it crowns the summit of a towering :
hill and frowns down upon the town of Stafford
and the surrounding,country. Here we stop fox
few minutes At half past three we reach
London, where they have the fines, depot 10 tha.
world. We take cab and set out for jMosley'sS
hotel, Trafalgar square. We pass through a.
dense mass of human beings which extends a."
far as the eye can see. We wind throughtu.
rous streets, and 60 and go, and still long rows
of buildings rise up; truly this city IS asworld
within itself At length, we reach MoleYs,s
which is an excellent house and well knoYn TO-.
Americans. You can board there for fourteen:
or,ffteen shiiugs per day, Whirheis ss.6ss. 's
Permit me to add few more words and 7 will
close this rather long communication. -, :.
We rejoiced to hear Of the defeat Of the
Know Nothings in Alabama. Alabama is true
to herself and true tothe South The Southern.
States have nothing to do with this Order; it
took its rise at the North among the Abolition.
lists and Frecsoilers, and there. let it stay. No
organization mas ever done us so much injury JIM,
the eyes Of Europe as this Order. The liberasky'
minds all over this. continent. were accustomed
to point to the United States US the .souly free
government, where social and religious liberty
were carefully guarded. They looked upon =
them as their future abode in case they $eTe.
borne down by oppression at home. Every
liberal spirit in Europe has heretofore taken,a.
deep interest in our welfare and rejoiced at our :.
prosperity. This of itself has added much TO-
our growth and made US strong abroad: What
has been the effect of ourfree' institutions upon
The civilization Of these countries, towards soft.
ening the rgors of their governments? The.
benefits have been incalculable. have eon-a
versed with SMITH O'BREs, the distinguished
Irish exile: He has been denied the humble:
privilege of returning quietly to his ma.
tive land. He said he thought Of going to:
America, but the doctrines of the Know Nothing
Order had caused him to alter his mind at pre-.
sent he knew not where he should 60. There.
had been change feeling in Ireland towards
America. Australia had been looking up To us.
but this move would affect them unfavorably..
Such are the views Of mn enlightened and liberaii
man, whose history is known to the world ;and'
such are the views of those Germans with whom,
| have convcrsed. This crusade against foreign.
ers is madness. Iflhey misbehave at the ballot
box or otherwise abuse the ir privileges, enforce.
the law and punish them. The Know Nothings,
say they do not ain at such foreigners as arc.
gentlemen and know how to dcmean themselves.
but only at the blackguards. Now their doc.:
trines will have precisely the opposite effect of
what they intend. They. will not keep the.
blaekgqayds from our country; far they haze.
little or no property, aud the privilege Of voting,
will be minor consideration. But to the gentle;.
men foreigners, who have pride and expecttos
rise to distinction, and to those who have pro-
perty, tho privilege of voting and being, voted
for will be of the first and greatest importance:
Property and the right Of taxing it must always
90 together He that hath not.ths. right Of tax.
ing his property is a slave. No one will go.toa
country to accumulate property which is to be .
taxed by those who are inimical to him much
less where thee is no chance political distinci
ton. Foreigners have done much in bringing
about: our present greatness. In our struggle.
for independence they fought for US manfullY
and watered every field with their blood: This
Know Nothing movement has had wonderful
effect in this country. trust defeat awaits the
party everywhere in the South. This may re-.
store the despondent here.
Respectfully, yours, &c. E: