Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-07-16
From the South Carolinian.

Young gentlemen acquitted themselves "eh'
Yorkrille Enquirer.
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From the South Carolinau.
EXPLANATORY.
The reporter WHO arranged Judge Buffers
speech for pubca ion has sent US the following.
which we take pleasure in publishing
~ WAsHlSeros, July 7, 1856.
DEAR SIR observed in The Charleston
Mercury," few days siuce, an article retisc'Ing
rather unjustIy on the honorable Senators from
your State. 1t reads thus:
MEssRs. EDITORS: 1t is somewhat strange
that gentlemen holding the position OF McssrS.
Butler and Evans, should betray ignorance OF
The Constitution Of the State that They represent.
The cudgeed Senator from Massachusetts says,
in the speech that led to his just chasllseuient,
that the Constitution of South Carolina requires
that all voters should hold land and negroes Us
qualification for The discharge OF The elective
franchise. Our Senators answer that this is an
error; but in answering, fall into an error lhern-
selves MIR. Butler says thai the o'er IS re-
ouired 10 have paid a tax of seventeen shIllngs
before he cun deliver his ballot. Mr. Evans cor
is three sIiillings In this both are in error, as
,he humb est voter in The State ca inform them."
arranged the speech for publication, and
know tlat the article Of the Constitution rs
quoted in Judge Buffers printed speech was
purely accidental. The reporter, as is cusloma-
ry in such cases, was handed, with numerous
other books, one containing the Constitutions OF
all the Slales-ard copied the suffrage article
from the Constitution Of Suulh Carolina OF
1890, instead of the amended article OF lSl0
Which reads us follows:
Every free white man Of the age Of twenty
one years, paupers and non-commlssoned officers
and private soldiers. of the army OF the United
States excepted, being x citizen OF this State
aud having resided therein two years previous 10
the day Of election, and who hath II freehold of
fifty acres OF land, or Il town lot OF which he
hath been legally seized and possessed at least
six months before such election, or not having
such freehold or town lot, hath been resident
in the election district in which he offers 10 give
his vote six months before the said election.
shall have right to vote for member or men,
Der. to serve in either branch of the Legislature
for the election district in which he holds such
property, or is SO resident"
| did not observe the error Of the reporter un-
ill too late for correction. Yours, very respect
fully, TIioS. T. MOhGAN.
THE DISMISSAL OF CRAMPToN.-The follow.
ing is an extract OF private letter, dated Lon
don, June II. 1856:
We are all in high spirits to-day at the break
down Of Lord Pallnerslon OIL Crampon's dis
missal. 1t was bad thing for him TO do, and
both he and Clarendon were in favor of dlsnlis-
sing Dallas. They became convinced that
large mniury Of The House of Commons would
oppose the measure, and that public opinion, in
cuding that Of the Court, was strongly against
them. There is no doubt that the Queen, I'D.
visrd by Prince Albert and the Duke of Cam
bridge, refused to sustain the di mssa.
was ut the House last evening, and it was
most interesting scene, The House was crowded
by members and the galleries by strangers.
Lord John Russell spoke with great serious
ness, and every body felt that it was n most im-
portant crisis in the career Of the Anglo.Sax"n
race. When Palmerston rose to announce the
determination of the Ministry, the silence was
profound and The anxiety intense. At the all
nounrement that they had determined not 10
suspend relations with the American Minister,
there was a perfect thrill Of emotion and saiis-
faction. So close the Cabinet kept the matter.
that when arrived at Mr.. Dallas's to congratu-
late him, he had not received the slightest init
nation as to his fate, and had the very great
satisfaction of ANNOUNCING it to him and his
family.
THE FRENCH Press ON THE CHAMPION Diff
cuLTY.-The Paris correspondent OF the New
York Commercial Adceriiser, writes on the l9'h
ult The Il, toni~hment in France on The back
out of England WIS very general. The tone of
the Morning Post up to the Very last day had
been SO firm, and even warke that nobody in
France was pr, pared for the speech which Lord
Palmerston made in the House on Monday
night. The two lesitimist Journals of France
tauut the English Ministry, and say that there
was something more than the cotton interest
buhind their decision; they were afraid of the
Americans. The Pays, Government journal,
which has been so severe against the United
Siales in this contest, and which has called upon
the English Ministry almost daily 10 stand firm,
must be thunderstruck, for it has not uttered Il
word on American affairs since the English
Government gave way. All The rest of the
French Journals have confined themselves to the
publication of the facts without comment.
GEN. GADsDEN.-It is now stated that Gen.
Gadsdcn was SLOWED to return to Mexico at his
own urgent request. and for the purpose OF set
Ting his personal affairs. He has been recalled,
and will cnrry out The notice of that fact. No
successor has been or probably will be indicated,
unless an exigency should ocrur, until Gadsden
the Mission, which he has promised
to do as soon as his affairs will alow.-Phila-
aelpbia Inquirer.