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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-01-10
THE FIELD AFTER THE BATTLE OF INKERMAN.

A correspondent of the London Times gives
the following heart-sickening account OF some
! of the after-scenes of the battle of Inkcrman:
sin every bush-on every yard,of blood-sain.
ed ground-ay dead or dying Russian. The
! weII.known bearskins of our guards, the red
coats of our Infantry and tha bright blue Of The
! French Chasseurs, revealing each silent horror
! in the glades, and marking the spot where stark
and stiff corpse lay contortcd on the grass,
pointed out the scenes of the bloodiest contests.
The dead were happy-lhe dull, cold eye--the
tranquil brow-the gently-openng lips, which
had given escape 10 the parting spirit as II fled
from its bleeding shell, showed how peacefully
man may die in BATTLE pierced by the rifle ball.
The British and the French, many of whom had
been murdered by the Russians as they lay
wounded wore terrible frowns on their faces,
with which the agonies of death had clad them.
! S me in their last lhroes had torn up the earth
in their hands, and held the grass between their
fingers up towards heaven. All the men who
exhibited such signs of pain had been baynnelcd.
The dead men who lay with an eternal smile on
their lips hid been shot. But the wounded. For
two days they had lain where the hand and the
ball had felled them, Theirs were very few, it
is true, but all our searching had not discovered
the secrets of that blood-stancd hill side, and it
was towards noon to-day ere the lastaof our
soldiers had been found in his lair and carried TO
the hospital. But the Russians, groaning and
palpitaling as they lay around, were far more
numerous. Some ofthese were placed together
in heaps, that they might be more readily re-
moved. Others gared on you from the bushes
with The ferocity of wild beasts as they hugged
their wounds. Some implored in mn unknown
tongue, but in accents not to be mistaken, water
or succor holding out ther, muiIated or shat
tered limbs, or pointing TO the track of The
laccratug ball. The sullen, angry scowl of
some of these men WAS fearful Fana,cism and
immortal hate spake through their angry eye
balls, and lie who gazed upon them in pity and
compassion, could AT least (unwifiingly) under
stand why these men, in their savage passion,
kill the wounded and fire on the conqueror who,
in his generous humanity had aided them rs he
PASSED 1t was relief to see that thei: arms
were broken-that their cartridges were lying
open in heaps on the ground. LitIerbearers,
French and English, clothed the hill side, now
toiling painfully up with a heavy burden for the
grave, or with some subject for the doctors
care; now hunting through the bushes for the
dead or dying. Our men have acquired shock-
ing facility in their diagnosis. A body is before
you; there is 4 shout. Come here boys; | sec
a Russianp (or "a Frenchman,' or 'one of our
fcllows.) One of the party comes forward, raises
the eyelid if it be closed, peers into the eye,
shrugs his shoulders. saws nnielv. Hes dead.
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nli5cflla11eons.
THELIFE OF A DRUNKARD.

If YOU would mark the misery, which drunk
enness infuscs into the cup OF domestic happl-
ness 90 with me to one OF those nurseries OF
crime, a common tippling shop, and there behold
collected till midnight, the IA hers the hns-
bands, the sons, and the brothers of neigh
borhood. Bear witness to the stencil, and the
flthiness around them.-Hearken to the oaths,
the obscenity, and the ferocity of their CONVEX
sa,ion. Observe their idiot laugh; record the
vulgar lest, with which they are delighted and
tell me, what potent sorcery has so transformed
these men, that, for this leathsome den, they
should forega all the delights of IN innocent,
and lovely freSde.
But let us foi bw some home, from the scene
of their debauchS There is a young man, whose
accent, and gait, Snd dress, bes6eak the COM
.munion. which he 6sce has held, .&ith something
better than all this. He has al only son. On
him. the hopes of pafSrts, and of sisters have
centered Every nerveNQf that family has been
strained, to give to that Intellect, of which they
all were proud, every meais Of choicest culiva-
ton. They have denied thsinseves, that MOTH
inq should be wanting, to ehgbe him to enter
his profession, under everyf advantage. They
oloried in his talents, they exueed in the first
buildings of his youthful promise, and they
were looking forward to The time when every
labor should he repaid, and every self-denia
rewarded, by tho joys Of that hour, when he
should stand forth in all The blaze of well-earn
cd, and indispuabe professional prc-eminence
Alas, these visions are less bright than once
they were!
Enter that family circle. Behold those agee
parents, surroundsd by children, lovely ane
beloved. Within Mat circle reign peaEe, virtue
intelligence and refinement The evening hal
;;been spent, IN animated DISCUSSION, in innocen
pleasantly, in the sweet interchange of aftec
;tionate endearment. sThere is one, who used t'
share III this, who was the cent& of this circle
;,;Nhy is he not here! l.Do professional engage
ments, of late so estraAge higf from home? Th'
hour of devotion has arriyd. They kneel be
fore their Father and ths @God. A voice, tina
used to mingle in jrPraises, is absent. Al
hour rolls away. Where low has all that cheer
fullness fled WRy doesSvery effort to rail- ,
sink them deeper in desPendency? Why d.
those parents look so wistfuay around, and VIII
do they start at the sound Of every footstep
Another hour has gone. That. heightened pea
is too much for mothers endurance. She cal
conceal the well known cause no longer. Th
unanswered question is wrung from her lips
where, oh where, is my son?
The step of that son and brother is heard
The door is opened He staggers in befor
them, and is stretched out at their feet, in al
the loaihsomneSs of beastly intorication.
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VOL. XIX.---NO. Sc

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The SLAVERY QUEsTroS-NoRTH CAROLINA
) Tho subjoined resolutions on the slavery
question were introduced into the House aoi
Commons of North Carolina a few days since
Resolved, That the Act passed at the last
session of Congress, providing territorial gov.
ernments for Nebraska and Kansas, embraces
the true principle in relation 10 the power of the
Federal Government on the subject of slavery
! in the Territories. = s.
."2. Resolved, That the principles assertedin
said Act on the question of slavery is subject
OF vital Importance, upon which all southern
men ought to unite. $50
"3. Resolved, that the attempt on the part of
some of the States of the North to interfere
with slavery in the South, is a fragrant violation
of the constition of the United States, and
fraught with ncalcuable mischiefto the people
of this State. . = ;,
"4. Resolved, That the preservation Of The.
rights of this State in the peaceful enjoyment of.
the domestic institution of slavery is a -para-,
mount duty -. ~. :,
"5 Resolved, That much praise is due to The
patriotic men who have boldly maintained the
compromises of the constitution in the midst of,
the infuriated fanaticism of the North. 49,.
sc. Resolved, That this State is determined
to resist any further encroachments upon her
constitutional rights. ,44.,,,gJy
-. Resolved, That in the event The federal,
government repeal or impair the efficiency of,
the provisions of the fugitive slave law, or refuse
to enforce its execution in good faith, it will.
become the duty of this State to take, such.
measures as may be required for our safety and,
security. g-i'.-:,..ss
"s Resolved, That, if either of the cotingen-
cies contemplated in the foregoing resolution;
should arise during the recess of the General
Assembly, the governor be reQuestcdto convene
that body, 10 the end that the right of the State
may be maintained. =, sl., ..s.5e
ATTACK ON LIQUOR SHOPS BY WoMEN-Thc
Kalamazoo (Mich) Telegraph furnishes the par.
ticuars of descent made ON the groggeries of
Otsego, by the women of that place, il. conse.
quence of an insult offered by a dealer to q :
female whose drunken husband visited his house,.
The Telegraph says: u.s..s -. ,!,E
The women Of the village, 10 The number
of thirty-eight armed with axes and hatchets,
formed a procession and marched upon the,des &
troyers of their domestic peace Proceeding to-.
the hotel they commenced general demoli-
tion of decanters, jugs, tumblers, and barrels,
when the proprietor, besecching them to desist,
came to terms, and gave bonds not TO sell any.
more liquor for six months, after which they
quietly withdrew. They then proceeded to
several groceries where liquor was sold. One
of the keepers, after portion of his stock had
herEi 3est.-, I'D, SiZnei ne TggUire2 l0ni ar
other refused. viz :hHg poured otI his soal,
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,culai opu,s you see Il party OF men "uay a.
work. Groups of them arc digging away al
along the hillside, at the distance of forty or
fifty yards apart. Go over and you find them
around yawning trench, thirty feet in length
by twenty feet in breadth and six feet in depth
at the bottom of which, in every coucelraole al
titude, lie packed together with exceeding art
some thirty or forty corpses. The grave-dlggcrs
stand chatting on the mounds by the sldes wait
inr for the arrival of some bearers 10 complete
the number of the dead. They speculate on the
appearance of the body which is being borne to-
wards them "lt's Corporal -, Of the --th, |
think" says one. "No its my rear rank man, |
can see his red hair plain enough" and so ON.
They discuss the merits or demcrits of dead SER
rean!s or comrades "N"ll, he WAS hard man !;
many's the time was drilled through him, but
it's all over now - or "PGor Nick he had hi-
teen years service-a better fellow never step
ped.' This scene is going on all about the hill
side. Frenclmen with ttcrs, are also busy
looking out for their dead and wounded, and IN
sharing the sad labors of the day. At last the
number in the trench is completed. The bodies
lie as closely rs they can be packed. Some OF
them have upraised arms, in the attitude OF tax.
ing aim; their legs stick up through the mould
rs it is thrown upon them; others are bent ana
twisted into shapes like fantoccini. Inch after
inch the earth rises upon them, and they are left
salone in their glory" No, not alone, for the
hopes, and fears, and affections Of hundreds OF
human hearts liz buried with them.
One O'CLOCK, p. M-For shout one mile and
harin length by half mile in depth, the hill.
side offers such sights as these Upwards of
two thousand Russians have been buried by
these men; few remain above ground now
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From the Valley Pioneer.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE
SAVANNAH VALLEY RAILROAD

Met at IL a. m, at the Bank of Hamburg.
On motion, John Bruwnlee, ESQ. was called
the chair, and Mr.. Fl. A. Kenrick appointed set
retary, and the minutes of the 21st April wer
read
H. Hutchson, President, submitted verbs
report Of the affairs of the company.
Joseph Abney, Esq. submitted series 0
resolutions which at his request were laid on tn
table until tomorrow.
On motion of John Specr, Esq, a committee
Council of Augusta Messrs, Rodgers, Brown
lee, Hutchison and Sibey, committee.
A committee of three was appointed to veri
fy proxies. Messrs. N. Meriwether, Gyles ant
Backwood, committee.
On motion of John Speer, Esq, an election
for President and Directors were ordered at
a. m. tomorrow.
On motion of Joseph Abney, Esq, adjourned
to n. m. tomorrow.
H. A. KENDRICK. Secretary.
Hamburg, Dec. 2lst, 1854.
Met at the Bank of Hamburg, at 10 n. m. Mr.
Brownlee in the chair
Mr.. Speer, chairman of committee appointed
to confer with the City Council of Augusta
reported that the City Council of Augusta had
appointed committee who would be in atten-
dance this morning
Committee on proxies reported 336 votes rep
resented by proxy.
Leave was granted Mr.. Speer to withdraw
resolutions ordering election this day.
H. Hu:chison, President, stated that he was
unable to give the time and attention to the bu-
siness of the Company, which would be ncces-
sary when operations were commenced, but was
willing to attend to the duties of President, free
of compensation until his successor should be
elected.
His Hon. A. P Robertson, and Messrs. Phini-
zy and G. A. Platt, committee in behalf of the
city Of Augusta, were introduced, and invited
to seats in the convention. The chairman sta
ted the meeting was ready to receive any propo-
silion from the city Of Augusta.
Mayor Robertson stated that he was not au-
thorized to make any proposition on The part of
the city, but if the convention had any proposals
to make, he would convene the citizens of Au-
gusta at any day the convention desired, and lay
the matter before them.
Josiah Sibley, Esq, submitted The following,
which was unanimously adopted:
The Stockholders of the Savannah River VAL
ley Rail Road, in view of the important interests
which are involved in the construction Of their
Road, are anxious to procure the cooperation of
The city of Augusta, without whose aid this rrNe.
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: PROBABLE EFFECTS OF THE WAR on AGRr
CULTURE. correspondent Of the Richmond
Enquirer writing from Liverpool, on the wal
says: the spirittof the English is united in favor
of the war, md that men and money will be
/ voted for itsasontinuance, by Parliament He
adds 5E4
"Yet when drained of her men, when 30 many
thousands noNaengaged in peaceful pursuits arc
taken away, aud the labor of the country thus
manifestly lesssned, who, pray, arc to furnish
meat and bread for these vast armies, and the
population, that yet remains at home There
! is not q mouth less to feed, and many less left
to produce The necessary food for all, at home
or abroad. Russia will send nothing from the
Baltic, and thesgreat wheat growing country on
the Danube, and that which is watercd bv the
many rivers entering the Black Sea, i, rayarcd
by desolatiug war, and all that the people of that
vast and rich country has for years sent abroad
and TO Englard especially, will find for us dimin-
ished production consumers ut home. Already
are these considerations pressing on the English
wheat and fonemarket, and keep up the price.
even after a gold crop, which has been secured
in most admirable condition Wheat sells now
at rather higher prices than it did one year ago,
and our own country can now but insuficirnlly
people make les tobacco and less cotton the
next year after, and tell you, yoar millions of
wealth will beGdrawn, hence to us, if tor these
now staple articles, articles of wheat, corn, and
provisions be Substituted. Clear up our lands,
and put the utmost breadth of them in every
thing necessary fior the food of man; and every
particle that is produced will find IN admirable
market the nexsSear. True, our wheat crop is
already in the5ground, and its quantity cannot
now be increased-But our corn crop may-and
that is an article which will pay much better
next,year lhaneither tobacco or cotton.
AMpUTATIoSAT THE HIP JoNT.-Thc New
Brunswick Daily News gives the particulars of
a remarkable surgical operation upon the person
of German employed at the Snuff Mill on
Lawrence's!broqk, who in adjusting belt over
assdrum was caught by the strap winding round
lhe leg bet@een7lhe knee and ankle; his body
was carried oveslhe chaft aud coming in con-
tact with the beiins above the limb was torn
from the body ut the hip-leaving the limb fas-
tened by the belt above TO the shaft, and the
body fell on the floor, some ten feet distant.
The case presented such an uncompromising
aspect that the Surgeon shrunk from attempt |
ing 10 do anything. But considering it 10 BIZ |
the only chance4hc poor fellow had-Mr. Nor
rogh. assisted bYDrs Taylor and Leighton, per-
formed the operation. The thigh bone was
broken. off abouttwo inches below its insertion
into the sockett-The head fof this bone was
(dis.Gticuaicd.l and clean surface |
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Select .poetry,
NOW Is THE TIME,


Now is the timc-a precious pearl,
1t resteth just within your grasp,
a moment, IT'S forever lost,
And only vain regrets You clasp.
IN each mans lif. tho there's tide,
Yet neither time nor tide will wait,
Then do not idly let them glide,
And like fool your luck bcrate.
No,p is the time, employ it well,
Strike whilst the irons hot and red,
Strickland be sure with steady nerve,
To hit the nail upon its head.
Procrastinaton is a thief,''
And if you stop with him, you'll lose
LIES golden sands. and swiftcr feet,
Will step ahead in your own shoes.
Nou is the timc-don't let it slip
In soft bcguiling reveries,
From such light chaff and worthless seed,
You'll only reap an empty bliss.
One rock at 4 foundation's worth,
A thousand castles in the air,
And men Of words. aud not of deeds,
Are vain and false, however fair.
Noso is the timc-wilh folded hands,
Would YOU still ask little sleep
What folly O'cr its grievous sin,
Would devils laugh, and angels weep!
Yes, devils laugh, for guilty souls
Thus wall in agony their fate
Our no,c is evcrmore too late,
No,c is the timc-the accepted time;
"Work while it yet is call'd to-day"
Tomorrow will it ever come
1t may, when you have pass'd away.
Then strive that you may leave on earth,
Some good impress-some work OF love !;
And strive to gain that noblcr Przc-
The victor's crown Of life above.
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THAT BIG LUMP OF GOLD.

The following description OF the mountain
lump of gold, is taken from the San Joaquin
Republican,: 80. o :,
wciohed one hundred and sixty-onc pounds, or
twenty-five hundred and sevcnty-six ounces
ayoirdupois. Calculating that it contains TWEEN.
ty pounds of quartz rock, (Which is large esti,
mate, in the opinion of those who examined the
lump) its value, at SIT % per ounce. is $50, ,92O
"'rhc length of this immense mass Is about
fifteen inches, and its width from five and one
half 10 six inches. As one side is extremely
IRREGULAR and uncven in its formation 1t Is dlh'
cult to arrive at the thickness, but 1t Will proba
bIv average four inches. The other sideJs al.
most fiat, and presents solid mass OF pure gold
the only quartz perceirablc Is on the upper OF
ragged side, and some pieces are so loosely I'M
bedded in the precious metal that with the ale
of Il pointed instrument they might be easily re-
moved. The whole mass, at some period, has
apparently been in 4 fused state.
mir. Perkins, one of the company to whom
il belongs, informed US yesterday lhat it was
taken out in Calaveras county, on "Wednesday
evening. November %, just rs the company
were quitting work for the day ne would no
give any particulars in regard to where the clam
IS located, except that it is in the county above
named The company consists of four Ameri
cans and one Swiss. Mr.. Perkins belongs tt
Lexington, Kentucky, and for the past two year
aIthoush he has abored hard, was rna3 very unsue sue
cessfuI never having more than $500 at an.
one time during that period. -
SThe specimen was securely :tOwed away ,''!1| i il
strong box yesterday afternoon, and nd will b b
dispatched to New York by Adams d Co. o.
the lst instant MIR. Perkins and one OF nj
partners also go home on the steamer anu iei
Stockton last evening on the Urllda. q,
This discovery is another proof that tn
mines of California are ''gving out" but In
manner that suits the miners. Calaveras an
the Southern mines against the world.
MEp1Ar1oN.-The Washington correspondent
of the Pennsylvania says that, III view OF III
probability of Mr.. Cngmans mediation re rese sc
lutions passing the House, the names ,,.' OF thfe
ex.Presidents ivan Buren,, Tyler and Fillmore
are seriously mentioned in Washington IN col
ncction with tho proposed peace commission
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GEMS OF THOUGHT.

Study to do faithfully whatsoever things IN
YOUR actual situation you find expressly or tacl-
iy laid down to your charge-that is, your post
stand TO i, like true soldier Silently devour
the many chagrins of it-all situations have
many-and see you aim not to quit H. Without
doing all tnat is your duty
Every smallest moment of mans lie contains
i'm it q series of consequences extending 10 e'ct-
nity, for each moment is Il new beginning OF
subsequent ones, and this is the case WIN AL
and singular the moments of his !ie' ooth III
regard 10 understanding and will.
Know that if you have friend, you ough' 10
visit him often. The road is grown over WIN
grass, the bushes quickly spread over IL II II oe
not constantly travelled.
a generous mind does not feel as belonging
to itself alone, but 10 the whole human race.
We are born TO serve our fellow creatures
The parent who would train up Il child in the
way he should 90, must go the way he would
train up his child in.
A man that hoards riches and enjoys them not
is like IN ass that carries gold and casts tlslIes
Some sort of charity will swallow the egg
and give away the shell.
Men often blush 10 hear of what they were
not ashamed to act.
If folly were pain there would be groaning
in every house.
Opinions grounded upon prejudice are always
| maintained with the greatest violence.
True eloquence consists in saying all that
necessary, and nothing more. :.
If thou art master, be sometimes blind: II
servant, be sometimes deaf.
He VINO says all he likes, shall often hear
what he does not like.
Where the bee sucks honey the spider sucks
| poison
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Hamburg, December 22d, 1854.

AMERICANS AT TABLE.-Robert Chambers,
in his recent volume on "Ihlngs in America,
remarks that person accustomed to visit among
the middle classes in Great Britain is astonished
at the profusion at the table in all quarters Oh
America. "There is" he says, "no stintlng as
to food" He adds: "It was often pressed 10
my notice in the United States that the hired
laborers in the field are provided with better
fare than falls to the lot of thousands OF the
genteer classes in England"
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RrsHop OEpERDoyK OF New YoRK.-A New
York correspondent of the Boston Journal
writes: :,
Having heard that the newly consccrated
Bishop of New York was to hold m ordination
on Sabbath last, thought would visit the
Church of the Annunciation, in which it was
held. AS this was the first appearance of the
new Bishoo. the church was crowded. Bishop
Potter is tall, spare man, with hair quite grey,
and in countenance not unlike his brother, the
RI Rev. Bishop of Pennsylvania. At the Church
Of The Annuncialion, Rt. Rev. Bishop Ondcrdonk
attends. He is, de tacto, the Bishop Of New York,
He is suspended, but not deposcd; and did the
question rest with his diocese. he would be re-
stored at once lie lives in the Episcopal resi-:
d.nce. and has salary of $4,000 year, paid
BY this diocese. 1t ~as quite touching sight,
rs the Communion was administered by the
Provisional Bishop, to see Bishop Potter admin
lister the elemcnls to tho Bishop alone, before
lbe nricsts and congregation were served. Upon
the death of Bishop Wainwright strong at
tempt was made to restore Bishop o. But it
was not successful. IT is now nearly ten years
since the Bishop was suspended. Bishop 0. re-
uardcd til, sentence rs unj lust, and growing out
of personal feelings; but be bowed to it sub
missivelv. He has abstaincd from all company
since. and has never walked down Broadway
since that time. He visits the Church of the
Annuncialon each morning at daily service, and
attend, on the Sabbath Besides this, he keeps
himself closely within his house. His friends
saw that, even under the worst aspect Of the
cose he has suffered enough, and manifested a
submissive spirit. such as should entisle him to
4 restoration.