Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-01-16

stood forth and dehed the preIuolces OF inc
surrounding country, and met the danger
like Il man as lie is, aud has given to his
country an example of heroic philanthropy
mud noble charity. am told it hsS produced
its effects, and the villages and town are now
doing likewise The people who have re.
Gently chosen him as their chief magistrate,
have every reason to be proud Of such man.
Who rs it that can contemplate these
things without feeling every emotion OF phi.
lanihropy gush warm from bis heart! Here,
in these cites where all the evidences of
active life have passed away-where want
and despair hold their mingled sway-here
where, in the darkness Of night, nothing is
to be seen save the midnight lamp hiekerng
and flashing in its socket, in the lonely cham.
Der amid the dead and the dying, with none
to administer the last sad officers Of humani-
ty-here--herc is something which calls for
all our Christian feelings and sympathy. The
appeal comes with great force to all, III every
pIacc--bul it comes with double force TO US,
situated as we arc here. Here we are, with
sky as bright, and under an air as buoyant
as ever loatrd on the surface of this earth.
Here wcare, surrounded by all the appliances
of lusty Iife--wth hope and joy flushed on
every cheek and beeming from every eye.
Here we are, at this bright fountain of spark.
ling waters--in this sweet vale of Avoca--
And shall re forget the suffering Of our fellow
beings? If we are indifferent to them If
we turn a deaf ear TO the cries of misery,
and wo, and despair, that come up to us
from the city of the dead--rem ember that
the day may come when the destroying angel
shall visit each and every one Of US, and it
may be he will no sign, no stain, upon the
lintcls and door posts, by which to avert his
avenging power us he passes over the land in
Gcsolaion and wrath.
Let no one suppose it is not worth while
! 10 give, because he can give SO little. All
cannot give hundred dollars, nor can all
give twenty dollars, nor even five. Let no
one tLnk that lis mite is too small-even
tho it BIZ but dollar, it may in the shape OF
some comfort-some cooling comfort, reach
the parched tongue of some dying mortal
whose last breath may bear upon it a prayer
of thanks for the charity; and that prayer
may reach the throne of God, and in some
day OF future aff1iction hereafter, may come
back bearing fragrance and balmy consola-
. ''s" to the heart l.!a-a.s Of tn. donor .:.y
INDIAN ATROCITIES IN OREGON. :. . =. -
. Tie Oregon papers. received by the. ssst
" SiLhsi sartrendering, aces ants of..the
! Indian atrocitic; committed in that territory.
/ \ letter from Capt lIvwctt, published in
! the Pioneer aud Democrat, gives the follow
ing account of a massacre BY Indians on
White River:
After two days hard work, reached the
house of Mr. Cox, which we found robbed;
confirming our suspicious that greater mis-
chief had been done to the settlement further
up the river. We then proceeded to Mr..
Jones place, where we found our worst
! fears more than realized Tho house was
burned 10 ashes, and Mr. Jones who was at
the time sck) was burned in it. Mrs. Jones
was found ylng about thirty yards from the
house, shot through the lower part Of the
lungs, face and jaws, horrible broken and
mulila,ed, apparently with the head OF an
axe The bones OF Mr.. Jones we found, the
roasted flesh having been eaten oil by the
hogs We found Mr.. Cooper (who was liv.
! ing with Mr. Jones at the time) about one
hundred and fifty yards from the house, shot
through the lungs, the ball entering the left
breast we buried the bodies and proceeded
to the house of w. II. Brown, a mile distant.
! Mrs. Brown AMI child we found in the well,
her head downwards; the mother was stab
bed to the heart, the knife entering the left
! breast, and also in the back and back part Of
the head.
She had apparently started to run with her
; child IAN infant about ten months old) in her
arms was overtaken and pitched into the
well. The child was below her and had no
marks Of violence on it. 1t was not dressed,
showing that the mother had taken it from
tho bed and attempted to flee. Mr.. Brown
was found in the house, cut to pieces. The
left hand had two cuts, as though he had
graspcd knife, and had it pulled out, cut.
ting the hand to the bone. There were
also two stabs in tho pain, Of the same hand,
us though lie had attempted to ward Of the
fatal weapon. His arms and legs were bad
" cut and should think there were rs
many us ten or fifteen stabs in his back,
mostly little below the left shoulder Eve
rything seemed to show that he had fought
desperately, and think he must have killed
some of the devils, from the fact that the
fence where they went ont from the house
had the appearance of having had something
dragged over it; and the rails below all
smenred with blood
After burying them as well rs circumstances
would permit, we proceeded to the house Of
MIR. King, or rather where his house was,
Which we found burned to ashes, and where
the most horrible spectacle Of all awaited US.
Mr.. King and the two little children were
burnt in the house, and the body Of MIR.
King. after being roasted, was eaten almost
entirely up by the hogs. Mrs. King was
lying about thirty yards from the ruins, al
most in state of nudity: She was shot
apparently thr gh the heart--the ball enter.
ing the left side the left breast was entirely
cut of--she was cut open from the pit OF the
stomach to about the centre Of the abdomen,
and the intestines pulled ont OH either side.
We performed the last sad rites and proceed,
cd back to our encampment, and the next
morning started for Seattle.
NEGRO AMBASSADOR AT LoNDoN.--One of
the latest curosities come to London is the
appartion of the sable envoy and plenipoten-
tiary of his sooty Majesty Of all the IIaytis,
Baron Pompey. lie has been officially re-