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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-03-26
SPEECH OF HON. A. p. BUTLER.
OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

In the Senate, March s, 1856, on the Presidents
Message of February 8, 1856, relative TO affairs
in Kansas Territory.
In reply TO suggestion made by his friend
Mr.. Hunter to adjourn the debate TO accomo-
date Dir. Butler
Mr.. BUTLER said, Mr.. President, prefer to
90 on now. When obtained the floor the
other day upon this question, it was with Il view
to make very few remarks in order to relieve
the Senate from any impression which might be
made on 1t by the statements made here on the
responsibility of Senators, or by newspaper
communications, in relation to the part which
my friend, General Atchison, has acted in Kan
sas affairs. | intended no more and shall
endeavor to discharge that duty before conclude
the remarks which propose now to submit.
The debate on this subject, Mr.. President, has
brought many things within its scope, and has,
in my opinion, been made the occasion OF fear
ful indications for the future. What the de-
velopments of the future may disclose know
not; but this much will say before approach
The main subject on which intend to deliver
my views, that we are reduced, by the issue
which has been made in Kansas TO The altcrna-
tive either Of suffering the President, under the
message which he has sent to US and the pro-
clanation which he has issued. to exercise his
high Office to preserve the peace which is threat
ened TO be disturbed in Kansas, or subject our
selves to the usurpation of squatter sovereignty
and the discretion of IN uncaculating fanalicism;
raising whirlwind on which it may not be
able to RIDE This is the issue which is prescn-
tied to US. For if the President does not inter-
pose his authority TO preserve peace, have no
! reason TO conclude but that the conflict between
the two parties in Kansas may result in the she'd
ding of blood and, sir, my word for it, one drop
Of blood shed in civil strife in this country, in
which parties have been distinctly arrayed, so
far as they can be arrayed by their advocates,
will have more effect on civilization and on so.
ciety than all the blood shed in the battles of
antiquity, or in the struggle ut Borodno and the
battles which followed it. Sir, am entirely
persuaded that. if we are to approach what has
been thrcatened-a ruptare OF this Unon-or if
we are TO preserve the Union, it is the duty of
every man, AZ far as he can, to throw his intlu-
ence into the pnblic opinion which will justify
the course of the President, so as TO be free
from the consequences which may otherwise
grow out of this fearful issue. Yes. sir g
South is forced to .:;kr :. .-jry ,r lrs
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-03-26

SEksIBLE.-The physicians of Atlanta, Ga,
have determined that their bills "are DUG as SO on
us their services are rendered"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-03-26

FOUND AT LAsT.-A man who never declines
Office on account of circumstances over which
he has no control"
A merchant who has never said that his busi-
ness was only tolerably good, and money hard
to get these times"
A man who mover took tho beam out of his
own eye without poking it into somebody elss.
A creditor who is never very much in need of
money.
A politician who never invited "particular at.
tention to his public acts" or challenged select
investigation without party prejudice to his Gu
reer while representing his constituents On q
former occasion.
A statesman who is governed solely by de-
sire to benefit the public.
A thinking man who is not disIl;ed by fools.
Numerous prayers which haye been answered
before they had been forgotten by the authors
there were prayers madesAy the earth for rain !
A host of men who keefthe commandment
glove thy neighbor as hysef; but, they are
women!
A tombstone at beggar's grave.
A topper who never had the dropsy.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-03-26
From the Spartanburs Express.

Mr. EDIRoR: Thinking that it might crafty
the anxiety and curiosity of some, for ule tdgive
brief description of the Land of Flowers com.
monty called the State of Florida, have thought
proper, 40 far as my observation goes, 10 do so
having just returned from there. In the first
place | would advise no one to think Of moving
there without first going and looking for him.
,aIf
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-03-26
ADDITIONAL REMARKS.

believe in short time it will he one Of the
first countries in the United States. When
their railroads are completed it will certainly add
very much to the country. | think there is no
doubt, if person is not extravagant or untor-
tunate, but that he can gather property very
fast yet as said at the commencement, don't
depend on what you hear, 60 and look for your.
self. w.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-03-26
HEALTH OF THE COUNTRY.

believe it to he as health as any country on
earth. Intermittent fevers and cnis and fevers
prevail, but they readily yield to medicine
Typhoid fever and pneumonia are scarcely
known here. | believe many persons afflicted
with bronchitis, incipent consumption, liver CON-
plaint indigestion, and many olher diseases
might be permanently cured or greatly benefit
ted by u residence in Florida.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-03-26
PRODUCTIONS OF THE COUNTRY.
EVILS CT THE COUNTRY.

If may be allowed the expression, craving
and Unsuitable appetite of both man and beast,
The weeyi is one of the greatest evils to en-
counter, but if you will use the necessary pre-
caution they will not injure your corn much
before you can find a use for it. The wet sea-
son generally commences about fodder gathering
time, consequently good fodder is rarely 10 be
met with
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-03-26
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTRY.

mock, Prairie aud Pine; the Hammock, and
Prairie are generally rich sandy soils; the pine
lands are generally poor; yet there are some
very rich pine lands. The growth on the Ham
mock is exceedingly rich and heavy. Almost
every kind of timber you could wish grows here
in profusiou-hichory, white oak, water oak,
live oak, sweetgum, ash. magnolia, palmetto,
orange, grape, and muscadne, briars, &C. The
praries furnish fine pasture for stock. The
whole surface Of the earth on the pine lands is
covered with kind of grass called the wire
grass which gives 10 the woods q beautiful ever
green appearance. 1t is sandy country with
slight elevations in places, dispersed with lakes,
ponds, some few rivers creeks and branches.
Springs are scarce, yet there is very good water
i'm Dlaces
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-22
IyuIMag yBFE SAVED!

Do osAGIAC, Mich. March III, 1890.
j. A. RHODES, Esq., Dear sil:--As took your medi-
rire 10 sell on consignment, mo cure no pay, take
asure in stating its objects reported TO me by three
brothers who live ia this place, aud their testimony
mir spcCinlen of all have received: d,
4 CoSKLIS told mel had taken uine bottles Of
Chri,tics Ague Balsa aud continually run down while
using until my lungs and liver were coNdksNp TO that
do.roe that blood discharged from my mouth aud bow
~ so that all thought ii imPOsSi6is fer me to lice
tArOHgh aaother eAtH; The doctors too dld all they
any good until G6t RHODES FEVER AND A6UE CURE,
Nlchat once relieved of the distress aud nausea at
nv stomach aud pain III my head and bowels, aadproduc
et.a permanent cure in short time
NJ. II. CoNKIIN says ~ had been taking medicine Of
as good doctor have in our county, and taken
any quantity Of quiane aud SPECIFICS without any good
from a5th August to Eth December. But seeing how
nicely il operated my brother, got bottle OF
Rhoes' Fever aud Age Oure, which effected peIlna-
uout cure by using two-thirds OF q bottle.
saw his case was the H. Ms, sold the medicine
10 both tho same day. and the cure was rs speedy from
the small ,h auant'y aud might nGsSSaroN
The above speaks for itself. Good proof is, 1t is
ono better than the vast number Of like esrti-
Cnes have already published, and the still greater num-
ber that is continually pouring ia to me.
ethiug more. Last year had occasion to caution
tbs pubi iu these words:
II R0ties one arm pho Aapet taken cue of my general
circulars substituted the Of their Rostra for
my medicine, aai thsa rita brateR impmdsnes end
tor Of aay other medicine say much VAs darss,'
Now take pleasurein ssyiug that the caution refer
red to the 'Dr. Chrstie's Agus Baisam mention
toned in the above certificate.
IThere are several other industrious people who are
applying 10 their poisonous all that publish abou,
my Fever and Agne Cure, Andote 20 Malaria creep
fhs Certificates of Garss aud the esrte"te oil ~ eel-
ebrated chemist DIR james H. Chilton a For oi KS
ctiy harmless character which attached 10 so
tie These will always to distinguish my medicine
Providence, r. I.
Wholesale Ageuts--H. Blaksley ST. Louis; Bsrcla,
Bros Chicago; T. Webb, Davenport aud for sale b!
| nrnySists xrnsralIy. July s'56dw3m
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-22
THE DAILY GAZETTE.
A GAMBLER.

Among the innumerable anecdotes
related of the ruin Of persons at play,
there is one worth relating, which re
fers to Mr.. Porter, a gentleman, who
in the reign of Queen Anne, possess
ed one of the best estates in the county
Of Northumberland, the whole OF
which he lost in twelve months.
According to the story told of this
mailman, for we call him nothing else
when he had Just completed the loss
Of his last acre at a gambling house in
London, and was proceeding down the
stairs to throw himself into carriage
to convey him home to his house III
town, he resolved upon having one
throw m ore, to try to retrieve his loss
es, and Immediately returned to the
room where the play was going on.--
Neryed for the worst that might hap
pen, he insisted that the person he had
been playing with should give him
one chance more Of recovery or fight
with him. His proposition was this;
that his carriage and horses, the trim
ket8 and loose money in his pockets,
his town house, plate and furniture, i'll
short, all he had left III the world
should be valued iii a lump at GER
tain sum, and be thrown in single
cast. No persuasions could prevail
on him TO depart from his purpose.
lie threw and lost, then conducting
the winner to the door, lie told the
eoachman there was his master, and
marched forth into the dark and dis
nal streets without house or home, or
any one creditable means.
Thus beggare1, he retired to an OBJ
scure lodging in cheap part OF the
town, subsisting partly on charity,
sometimes acting as marker at a bill
lard table, and occasionally as help
CT in livery stable. In this miserable
condition, with nakedness and famine
staring him in the face, exposed to the
taunts and insults Of those whom he
had once supported, she was recog
nized by an old friend, who gave him
ten guineas to purchase necessaries.
lie expended five in producing decent
apparel; with the remaining five he
repaired to a common gaming house,
and increased them to fifty; he then
adjourned to one Of higher order Of
houses, sat down with former assoc
ates, and won twenty Thousand ponnds.
Returning the next night lie lost it all,
and was once more penniless, and al
ter subsisting many years in atJcct
penury, died a ragged beggar at St.
Giles.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-22

A CoLp CouNrRY.--A letter of July 4,
from Egset, in Norway, in Augsburg Ga
ze,te, says: "The temperature is extra
ordinary cold for the season. Last night
the thermometer was so low that in some
localities the potatoes were frozen in the
ground. Two days ago it showed part Of
the day, On the heights of the Thele-
marke the cold has been SO severe that
cows and sheep have perished. The snow
was foot deep there. On the first OF J.u-
ly the Axet steamer was prevented from
| leaving X Karsted by snow storm"
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-22

4 : ENTLEIEs anl LADIES cam ha fHrusIfH at H
u hours via, ehDipo FImts r1ui, etiausry ara c5
Creams at ay pleasant r15ns @ street, east af ms uy
J-rtu Church, NrF IL dt
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-22

An cold head" resident OF this State,
who does not fancy 40 many" land sharks
prowling over the country, says that reug-
ION in Iowa is confined TO forties, eighties
and one hundred and sixties, and OCCASION
alIy a very jealous man will embrace a
whole section, or six hundred and forty
acres.--N. Charles Intel
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-22
GnelI Goal.

8WHEY THOMAS d, co. are nov receiving, a.
1 5rbrir Yard near the rail road depot, 40 TONS
IF UAL DAILY. For Fuel ana steam lthas no sa-
ger.eg IN This Market ,...-. -.
living TO a combination Of the miners TO raise the
..-.c,. rf Goal--wAich We would not sabmit to-We
"r. Pnt having gucueeded IN breal.ig up this com
igattoH 10 which the community has no small inter
ss) We are nov prepared % deliver 10 TINS cry or
davenport, IN quantity 10 SUI FuTehGsets az u"
E,rfneF pnces nii application 81 lhe iard.
kuCE Island Jan 5 -utI
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-22
UlotDing,
1856. Spring and summer 1856
ARRANGEMENT,
At THE
GREAT NORTH WESTERN
Clothing and hi anufa cturiB 2
H IN II d ss a u esR
4. alAApEfaL a 10.

a. GASTEEa G 60,
rE1AK L This opportunity to inform the public Tia
4 taay nave received ct their Store, the larses'
Stock Of
Broad Cloths, Csssimeres, Vestings,
| which has ever boon rought 70 this market. In
Goods which oer TO the Inspection of the citizen
ofthls toan surpass in design and finish, anything
that can be offered them this Side Of New York, being
seeete1 With The grei,tsst ele aud from the nosteN
telsine houses Ia the Eastern markets. and wllh
view to satisfy Iuc tastes Of all oar customers.
We have also a full and complete assortment 81
the iaiest and most approved styles of
GENTS. FURNISHING GOODS,
which are beyond doubt the most desirable TO ee
found In this city. Among which ar Cents Shirts'
Undershirto, siocGs, CraYats, Gloves, suspenders,
Hose, &c.
PartculIr attention win be pald, ~ heretofore 10
making up Of garments In style unsurpassed b!
any similar establishment.
Fun aits made o. shortest notice, and warranted
70 salt.
Tbantfui FOR the beslgwal gfp@st liberal faFofs o
Ghe public, take pleasure in pledging renewed
ldgty aud solicit 5Aste Of tbg public patronage
ApI % d-tl 4 CASIEkL q CO
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-22
BUY YOUR STOVES

yNTHERE Will always be found eue Uf the bestas
w sortments OF stoves, TIN Plate, Sheet Iron,
Wire, Japanned Ware, Fin, Sheet Iron and Copper
Ware in this city Among his assortment ut
= T . Y t. =
are the eel ,Gtaled tlimaS and Charter OAK Cook
Stove s. coal or wousE aIso full. and complete US
sortme nj Parlor, Box and Heating Stcyes, Elevate
oven Stoves, and many other patterns too numer-
Gus to mention. Oar motto Il, Quick Sales snp
Small Profits Good work. all warranted or no sale;
One dollar save is a dollar med; aud by cali ng
at Ibis Stove Store yon ill save Il and get just as
good AN article as at my otAer house.
Particular atte ntion paid to House Roofing, Spout
ing and Job Work ia general out of good I'm and
stock, hoping 10 receive share Of the public pat
foHage by this motto: tQpiek Sales and Small
proaIsn {scpGD u. l.. HORNE.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-22
Howe improved Patent
TRUSS BRIDGES.

H'HE undersigned are proprictors OF the above
patent for the state OF Iowa, and are prepared 10
Faitract for the erection hallway or Highway
Bridges any length of span from 90 feet 10 Uo eel
In any part Of the state. As the above Bridges have
been q doptedaa most oithe Railroads in the United
States We deem comment ss 10 their strength, dura-
bi lily and CheapEess unnecessary. All eommunicar
ions upon the subject will receive prompt attennon-
Address, STONE, BooMhh y boAlNuioNr
feb Is-dwtr Davenport, Iowa.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-22
3. I. SHOUP IL CO.,
Iate drIn of Renwick * Son.
WA pnrNTIs 4, COMMISSION MERCHANTS

fUhW AhUINN . OV d 011cc1VKS HR1stsOAk<4 AS 4 u
Bazar Buildings, East cor. Front and prady.
Davenport, Iowa.
the principal Ste eamboats in the upper
Mississpptrado, and connecting with lower MissiS-
sIpp boats We also have the Agency for the sale OF
salt, and keep constantly on hand, fresh and pure
Cement, hre brick, &c.
Liberal Gdyaneements made upon all eoRslgnmenis.
. ISS2.a.N WITT
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-22
Fire and Burglar Proof Safes

"AVING obtained the agency 70 the sale of Lii
III lies Pateu. Fire and Burglar Proof Safes, Bank
Locks, Bank Vault Doors and Francs, we are Prepar-
ed to furnish manufacturers prices any OF these
articles on short notice,
these safes are all fastened with iillies Locks Civ
ing undoubted security against thieves, perfectly
free from danpaess and better fre proofs than any
other safe made. The burning Of them in any bull
ding cannot materially iajure them and they may DC
exchanged for one at any agency by paying for
repaniing The vault doors and frame reliable,
economical, ,crnamentsand generally usedwherc they
are best known.
The Bank Locks have always foited the burglar and
all Bank Lock seeking competitors.
The various tests applied 10 these articles BY
at mechanical aud agricultural fairs where they have
always obtained the first premiums establishes The
certainty OF their superiority. Purchasers are invited
TO call and examine the articles, references, certA-
Gates, &c, before purchasing.
The undersigned are the only agents IN Rock Is
land (Ill.) and Davenport 1owal for the Worlds
Sa % Company, ofTroy, n. Y. Orders addressed TO
either place viii receive prompt attention.
CHILD & BAKER,
Illinois st. Rock Island.
Eeh4 Ge1g-ly, Secondst. Davenport
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-22

MORMON LIFE IN UTAH.-We have
seen letter from merchant in Cali
fornia, says the Salem Register, who
writes that he had an interview with
highly respectable gentleman, whose
duties compelled him to.dwellin Utah
for more than two years. He writes
that his description of Mormon life
and customs is revolving to decency,
and shows sect to be a disgrace to
the age. He estimates the number OF
tanatics-tor they cannot be called
aught else-at 10000, and says a
stranger is watched and his words
noted, from the time he enters till he
leaves the place. A tenth OF all you
have is taken also, even ifyou be but
traveller. Brigham Young's hold
upon them is through fear. He is a
revolving character, and his talent
lies in blasphemy and obscenity OF
language, united TO keen perceptive
faculties that enable him to pick good
tools out of crowd of persons, and
to detect those that will prove trouble
some. The latter he gives ten days
to settle up their effects, and sends
them on a mission of five years to
Australia, England or elsewhere.-
If they do not go, they are secretly
murdered, and he says he knows OF
thirty who have been killed for this
offence, but done so secretly that the
murderers cannot be detected. Though
q strong minded man himself, he isso
intensely disgusted with the vile
doings of the people, that he has left
the country.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-22

BATHING N BRoIH.-An English
lady, while travelling in Italy, gives
description Of her visit to the palace Of
her acquaintance, the Marchioness
Mariana, ia the city Of Marcerata,
from which VIC extract: THE mea
gerness of the bathing arrangements,
which | very soon aseertained, sulpriS
ed me; and | made interest with the
good humored, girl who speedily came
to offer her services, to bring me tub
which for the period ofmy stay should
be considered exclusively as mine
She was much puzzled at first at this
request. Is the signoriRa ill2 has
she taken cold, that she wishes to
have foot-bath!' No, | am not i'll :
| said laughing; but it is the custom
"of the English tobe very fond ofwash-
ing .Madonnamia! signorinia! Be
careful. Toomuch may disagree with
you. Shall | bring you little white
wine to mix with the water? The
Marchesa Silvia lways does SO when
the children require to be washed
The babyis sometimes bathedin broth. ;
was so amused | could scarcely de
cline with becoming gravity. AT
least for your face, signorina; with
that fine complexion n-remember,
reader, her mission as waiting maid
was TO fatter-'you surely do not
risk spelling it with water. A little
5rodo hinge (weak broth) Of lean veal,
every particle Of tat carefully skinned
off--that is what many ladies in Mar
cerata use; it soitens, yet nourishes
the skin. Others have a custom OF
spreading a handkerchief out at night
to imbibe the early dew, and then
gently rub their faces with it, soaked
as it is with the cooling moisture; but
that can only be done in summer.-
Then there is milk Just warm from the
cow-some prefer it to anything else.
Would the signorina at least try that"
But as | was deaf to all her persua-
sions, the Abigail at least left me TO
procure me the desired tub.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-22
Pennsylvania RAILROAD.
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I Ag aN4A 4h%AAf-NANNN-1s
]. 81
Ibe great Ceatr3l Route, connecting the Atlaute
....s with tue WG5tgru, Northwestern, ana South.
"a cslsrp Stztgs, by continuous hAii# ay difec Iii
road Al 80 connects at rtabufgA Win dairy lihe OF
s.afarrs L. ala gsrls Lu5 Northwestern Lakes; ma
~ it nssst ,i4rect ch6agl5l ead aslzbas ra4ts by
.uich Freight can DO forwarded to .aha from 1he
Great West. -.s,
EsisAa lass .--Bogi, ,ahocs5 Dry.' ne. =, 1aa a.
Goods .!u boXetl Furs, Feather Sc.' '''' ''' %
second StGsss-"Ly1'' .E'Ni-i
rry Dry Goods On b4i,t. ..-s. au1 lan,. gsIagH
Medicines, hardware, s---p-4, "Ooi
gShtrd Ulass.--anyi.s, BaggiDg)
Bseou. Pork {tu Ouk Cas- oteel,2 See Q 100 y
s0le Leather (fu aaadiysj Ochre, d<e.S
E'ourtA CLASS sat gtiee, Fish .Eal
con q Pora (pacAed) LGraN Lard Oll,{ 4Oc : 100 b
heup. iron, lnia, ,nGiis, s0da ash, tse.S
rL0UR-FI per barrel GHtil IuttAeruUtca.
GRAlN--5g eE5. Perl11 bs until further notice.
COITUN-a2 per bale, no! exceeding $50 lJs,
IIF7In shipping Goods from any point cast Of Phi-
fg.phiH 5s particular TO mark packages '.oig FeRH
s sgUaaiQ Railroad" a! goods C niEned to the a
gsuls Tor h3 Road az Phiiade phia Pitlsburg VIII
e.. forwarded without detention.
FseiaHr AgESrs- Harris, Tosmly q Co, Mem.
.,uis Tenn. r. t. sass " Co., st. Louis,J. $ Mitch
III AZ son Evansville, Ind; DgmgsHil, Bell y Bur
dork aud Carter 81 JowCtt, Louisville ,Ky:R G Mi
Frrrn Madison, iud; Sprgman {. Brown, and irwin
& Co.. Cincinnati; \. " Gruham s Co., zanosyille
o. Leech &. Co, "a bii5y 81, Soston: Leech & 20.
} AAor House, n. YorG; William st. and batter
Place New ork; 4. J. 5needer, PhiladeIphia; hIa
gggw & BgoEs Baltimore; Goo. @. Fronciscus, PAS
~ a. HOUSTON. tFoasral Frsig6t qysaf, P&iia
H.J.LOMBAERT, Sag IT. .4It'ena, F=.
peuasyIvnn5a E22ilroua.
Three pally Through iratas between PHiigiaphig
l..yrs Pnlladelphia foT ihGErg Eya Y 4. NJ, and
Fitsbursh Ger Philadelphia at7 J ~. IAe fast line
iagvrs I'll Hiadcipala.at p n. and pss burg for Phl-
F.i,,hfo .tI 2 M. p'IE NlGRC TX PRESS tr.in