Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-05-14

churches, her fragrant gardens, anu Tue od Iohsaee
down there in theralley, contrasting the mellow roar
of his walers wirllihe shrill railroad whistles that
scream from this quarter and that Throughout the Jay
and night No! its no use writing about Columbia
any longer. But tkiswe will sny: If any Of our rra'
d.rs wish to SEQ this beautiful place in brilliant colors,
lei them make eysIything ready. to go down in The
fall during fair.week; and let none of US forge1o
carry our wives md daughters in duty bound. 1t
will be great time. &
OUR NEW STATE HOUSE.
This great building is now progressing finely Gene
raj JONES, the superintendent, has everything Under
him carried On wiih!ihs precision and regularity OF
cIock.work tits destined to be massive and
.nsndd structure ttat will defy The ravagrs of time
as long perhaps as any ediGce on the Amrricah CON
,in.nt. We say thisfrom what We know Of its pre-
sent director and ofehis determination that the hnild
ing shall continue etugo up with every stone fy join
cd ,oge,her twill icertainly not cost less than a
million of dollars lrmay cnsl million and half.
Neither is il at all probahle that 1t will be completed
in less than four years. it may not he much SHIRT OF
six But uhelherasto time or money the pfupe'o
m. Stale may weliiest satisfied that uner its present
management the mfnimum Of each will he attained
THE LATE CONVENTION. "
mi s.. y; ..L;. 5n.n,o-at;,. cnnv.n,on. recent.
+. III, : Cnun, b;a ras meeting of great interest,
Its success is already known throughout tile State
1ts ma,erieI was sound and solid Whatever certain
editors m " wrteoif in the depth of their clagrln'
,hs body was mosIfsapeclabe aud able one. Nearly
.I Inndrrd and thinF delegates wer. in attendance,
"n''I, ,wsntv.,wo o. three Districts Among then'
,,,.nsn ,f7s.sperience and pnsilinn in their
5ar,s &c s sale. Many young men were there
.u :, oll ,b glow az youthful enthusiasm. If per-
ohanos las is h,1,edD certain qnarers) there whs
-;..;.n somr nj ,hseioss and linsrl of mere names,
,.'.,. ,mnv SsRaced by the spirit, the ener.
ivy ,.l ,o.cJSgsend enliph,eued palriu,ism Of
gy' '"e nl.asp,b some one to speak Of
/ Them us ~" "N "A ,,,,, ,h.n 7, ;s IN.
who 'nl'"eu w, '"z - ~, ,c,ivs ,te bold. The
"neu men --'"s yyss, ,snuhl,r-who fnrm its
aspiring "e~ "ea ,,., ;,s b.s, 9, f. en,rl in
best exponent u, ,''"S1 .,.,;ca, mill.
days "i 'Fnu. .r n.s,.rd,v &C !, ysr- /,
TICS no"' o''' '"o ,or,r,s. the cm,,rou.
W. 10 co''' South Carolina L@ri.Ia.
ing por'ion o. ,:bo uiob, for the time BIZ
tare IL II Ne not '% .a sen msn" Of The State. who
sassea a""s s ,i"b, b i .4n forth now in The field of
I'LL dr,v Tim, invites to labnr Than the "new
.,s ,o.J,v7 And. further than this, who are
'"l' ,i,,, ,b.ss Iisnew men," TO Represent, hon
""e s,..svv What they believe tn be the sensi-
e''' s ,Loss,yS .u;,b whom they a re linked nj
''s" IT,, ,;.. r .i,,) svmoalhy and political af.
o".e y ,,s.i;3ncs sbould counsel and eau.
n"'! - ~ ars needed for action. The
'''', ""' nn;s;,ss i, III. late convention
was one u I've So dn,, and faInus, ,nsul
'"e ~. I,b,r;,c maintain brings
the?l "'''e '" - ,r., ,,r.r =, the contrary
l'''h ''s "0 a:,,r, -. N nr,r. il 10 have b.rr
"o'' t.'.' ,,.6nn u,as basrd upon tn. only
'''e""5 af sou,b Carulina's true position
'o',ee' "rr
"' T. huwever, no need OF volunteering defence
r,h;s bodv's action Jtwas in every respect temper
-. bu, firm conriiasSfy but deriIed. There was nc
III spI;up towards any prun Of our common Cnroli
na bru,herhooI For;lhnse whu differed win 'h'
n,l;cv of going to the General Convennii, mgr res
n.c, wus frl, and expressed From them, sinllla
c.l;un was fully anticipated So fnr as making lh
r,rsr ,b,np Of s,saa at home, it was heartily de
nrrcsr-d Butif the Sue were pressed, the cuues De
r ,bs neonls of S6H SGaroia was not tn be land WI
I I-.---. IL ,,.. Ali l.. d.l.,,.v :, c,ci,,,,
-, ,,rhr ;,f ,.,;,oc. .. ,nv m. Stat. ,o
h,s, Their aim will bs first the u,oJ of their Stat
.,J s.o,iou ,rd b., IN, common y.a of The vh,I
couu,rv. Tauut Them and The Convention whic
apponlrd them as yuu may, tile one docs repre-
sent The voice of The people of South Curou,
Will. the oilers will assuredly maintain her repnla
tiun u,suled.-It appears now lha, for some week
,rs t ,I, m.pt;np uf the C,nyenriun r.ourts n n,
calculations w.rs very industriously. circulated tc
.ho,y that the conven,iuu movement WAS in wurfu
u;ro,;,v ,hroupbou, tbs S,a,e. Delegates were fire.
ousutlv upon their arrival at The Capital, taken quite
abuck by some such broad assever;,liuns as these
,,,uL, t. :; j. ,h,, ,a,,,.. or, ,,,r ,v,v ar. 80
why, "'" ~ '"1' pe'p.. ''.. ''
opposed 10 this business I! We learn here that y"u
,bo, spcb * i. ,I- casr-,bal he heard il from CAPTAIN
'"''' h.a.I i r.,,,,
sucil'A'oNE a''o eaP'alh oVch'"oNh "e"'u II ''oi"
Col. SOMEBODY, DC. &c. Among the rest, We tuo
were startled by n report which had somehow rea chrd
,.I,L: ,h. ,h.rr, n,,;,n ,k,,
e"'u'""'a' 'e''''S 'o''" ''e '.Os
! TWO thirds Of the peupe Of Edgehed Distrct were
hostile to the measure But with all their rpurs and
rum,urs ,b.ir souibs and 1iurs and prophecies of
~,, C--.,:..s -, aoa.;,.,,;; >, ,,.,
iah"fe' 'i'e So" ine" VI 0"o'i" 'a''' NV "'' :" "'
post Of duty with the Confluence ana determination
uf patriots who knew themselves to be in the right.
,r,. ,,,,, -, ,L.;, ,.,rL ,;,b svs,.m and Larmonv.
IVY "'"' y" ''H,' ~" '' 80,
They discharged their task Win dIpa'ch ana aoiy'
rI,y ,l;rprp,d "A nh III. tiudsst f., linus uf citizen.