Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-08-27

President.
Hon. JOHN BELTON oNEAL.
Vice Presidents.
A. WALLACE, Esq, of Richland.
Hon. ]. N WHITNER, of Anderson.
Rev. Dr.. ]. BAcHMAN, of Charleston.
Col. WEsT CAUGHMAN. of Lexington.
Col. w. C. BEATTY, of York.
Rev Dr.. E. E. PREssLY, of Abbeve.
S1MrsoN BoGo, Esq, Of Spartanburg.
Maj. B. D. TOWNSEND, of Marlboro.
Col. B. H BRowN, Of Barnwel.
Secretary
Maj. HENRY SUMNER, of Newberry.
Corresponding Secretary.
SIMEON CoRLEY, Esq, Of Lexington.
Treasurer.
ROBERT BRYCE, of Columbia.
The Rev. E. E. Pressly, D. D., on behalf o.
| the Committee appointed to prepare business fol
the Convention and Society, presented the fol-
lowing report which was unanimously adopted
The Committee appointed to prepare business
for the meeting, would beg leave to report:
! l. That this meeting consider the proprlety
of urging the friends of temperance throughout
the State to re.organize the old temperance so.
cieties on the basis Of total abstinence; to hold
meetings in their respective neighburhoods fol
the purpose of discussing the great question oi
| temperance in all its bearings, and that strenu.
GUS and perscverng efforts be made TO give the
State Temperance Society, the prominence and
efficiency whi:Fi it formerly enjoyed.
Q. We would suggest to the meeting the pro-
prie,y of calling together the friends Of temper
ance in the Stale Temperance Society in the city
of Columbia, on the Tuesday after The 4ll
Monday in November next.
g. That prohibition be held up before The
public mind, us alfurdiug The only sure hope ol
final success in the glorious cause.
4. We recommend that this meeting consider
the propriety of appointing an individual 10 pre-.
pare an address presenting the claims OF temper.
ance, earnestly and urgently upon The citizens oi
our beloved State.
S. That We consider the propriety of estab.
fishing IL temperance paper in the city of CoIum.
bia as The organ of this Society, and that com.
miltee, consisting Of Rev. j. |. Bonner, w. P.
Price, ESQ.,, and G. e. EIford, prepare Il pros.
pectus Of said paper, and to distribute them
throughout The State, that the friends of the
cause may procure subscribers rs early as may
BIZ practicable
7. We recommend the meeting to consider
the propriety ofappointing one man in each Dis
cause, and that he report to The President of the
Society all the information he may be able TO
procure respecting it's progress in his District
g. That committee be appointed to solicit
The services of Gen. Cary, pressing him 10 visi:
the Stale as early as the middle of October
and remain until the close Of the year.
h, f>tl, ,k, tnl
T. L. PREssLy, Chairman.
The following are the persons nominated un-
der The seventh resolution:
Charrston-Rev w. 3. Yates,
Bcauturt-R. w. Barnwell, Esq.
CulIefon-D'niel J. Henderson, Esq.
Barnwell-Col. B. II. Brown
EdgeIield-Dr. Richard y. Minis
AbbervIe-Rev Thomson II. Sloan.
Andcrson-A. 3. Towers, Esq.
pickel,s-J oseph G. Norton Esq.
GrecnviIr-Dr w. l.. N. Austin.
Sparianburg-Simpson Bobo, Esq.
Unon-Dr. Joseph H. Dugan.
Laurens-Dr. John w. Simpson
Newberry-Maj. Henry Sumner
Fairield-Dr H. Neal
Cheslrr-Dr Jno A Walker.
York Rev. Z. A. Ross.
Iancaster-Rey. ID. p. Robinson.
kcrsllaw-W. ThurIow CASTOR, Esq
SumIer-Rer. VIM Lewis.
WilIiamsburg-Dr. John Williams
& Grurgeluwn-Rev. William L. Capcrs
llurry-John Bea,lic, Esq.
Marion-JoIin NJ. Mccall, Esq.
Marlboro-Rev. P. Z. Bishop
heserfeld-Geurge w. hlclver, Esq.
D1rlinglon-Dr John B. Zimmerman.
RithIand-Maj. ). S. NIcCuly
Orangeburg-Dr. J. A. Elliott.
Lexington -Josrph Wingard, Esq.
His honor john Belon O'Neall was appointed
by The Convention 10 prepare the address under
the ioulh resolution.
Rev. Ebenczer T. Pressy, D. D., Rev. VIM.
Marlin and Henry Summer, Esq, were appoint
ed under the asI resolution, Il committee 10 cor
respond with Gen. Cary, OF Ohio.
AT the recent Dentists Convention, Dr. Har-
ris, OF Baltimore, exhibited an instrument, invent
cd by DR.. Putnam, for producing anaslhesia,
very useful for extracting teeth without pain.
DIR. Putnam stated that lie had extracted
three or four thousand teeth with The aid of This
instrument. The agent used was ice and salt.
and the instrument was so contrived that the
ton Of any external part Of the body. | was Il
singular fact he remarked, that when applied to
the gums it produced no pain, rs it did to the
outer snrtace of the body. The guns were fro
zen by the application, and the teeth extracted
without the slightest pain, and with no bud con.
sequences. 1t required but two minutes TO cf-
feet the purpose-at most three or four"
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pnILosorny.-First class in Oriental Phi!oso-
ply will stand up Tibbles, what is life?
Life consists of money, 2:l0 horse, and Il
fashionable wife.
Good Next-whal is death?
paymastcr who settles ererybody's debts,
and gives them tombstone lis receipts in full
Of all demands
What is poverty?
The raward OF merit genius generally receives
from discriminating public.
What is religion?
Doing unto Others just as you please, without
allowing them u return of the compliment.
What is fame?
a six line puff in 4 newspaper while living,
and your fortune to your enemies when dead.
Next and last. Which is the quickest and
easiest method for you to reach heaven?