Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-10-21
From the Greenyille Patriot & Mountaineer.
THE NEXT SENATOR-COL. PICKENS.

From the GreenviIle Patriot & Mountaineer.
Tile NEXT SENATOR-C0L. PlCkENS.
We have already expressed our preference Of
Col. Pickens as the successor OF Judge Butler
in the Senate of the United States. We know
of no one in the State more fit for the position,
under existing circumstances. Col. Pickens has
been long in the service of his State, and was
for many years distinguished as debater in the
House of Representatives of the United States.
He has shown his idisinterestedness and patriot
ism by refusing all the high federal honors which
have been rendered him. He is ready deba-
ter, and that is what the State needs in the Sen
ate at this time, to repel the assaults made on
her, and vindicate her policy and the policy OF
the country. Col. Pickens is gentleman OF
great information, and ripe scholar. No one
has more thoroughly studied the true principles
of our Government and the policy of the State.
He has always been o State Rights man of the
strctest school, and yet o liberal statesman,
with enlarged views Of public policy. He is the
owner of large fortune invested in South Caro-
lima in lands and negroes. If any son OF the
State is worthy of being trusted by her, we think
Col. Pickens is, from his interest in the State,
his honor and integrity and disinterestedness as
politician his talents and ability, his ancestral
inheritance, and every feeling of pride and duty
which can operate on the human mind.
Col. Pickens is Democrat in feeling and
principle. He believes in the Intelligence and
patriotism of the people. He recognizes the
people as the source of all power, and thinks
they should exercise directly as much political
power as is consistent with their feelings and
wishes. He is for maintaining the rights of the
South by acting with the Southern people, who
have common interest and o common cause
with us in South Carolina In thus maintaining
and defending our constitutional rights, he will
gladly accept the aid of the Democrats, North.
East and West, who will fight with us and stand
on our platform. Whilst we can maintain our
equality in the Union, he will gladly preserve
the Union, and no longer.
At present we have the Executive, majority
of the Senate, q majority of the House of Rep
resentatives, and the Federal judiciary with u.s.
and he is not disposed to despair of the Repub-
lie. The South is united, and portion of the
North, sufficiently strong to give US the power
Of the Government, is acting with US. In other
words the South is at the head of the Govern
ment, and with party at the North, has the
control of it. This is the very condition we re-
member to have heard Mr.. Calhoun express his
ardent desire to see the country in. In regard
to the present administration, Col. Pickens IS
disposed to sustain it, 80 long as it sustans the
Constitution and the rights of the States.
DARING BALLOON ASCENSION AT ALBANY
Narrow Escape.-Professor Marion made bal
loon ascension from Albany on the lst inst at
the first attempt the balloon struck against
tree and was badly torn. The Journal, however,
says; ysr, .. .,...o :. =, :. ..rn ~ and con.
siderably excited, the professor determined. to
try again. He cut loose the basket, tied the
suspension ropes in knot together, and seating
himself on the knot, clinging with his hands to
the ropes away, in his critical position, ne went,
leaving ballast, grapnels and everything else be-
hind, and rose with considerable rapldlty, haTlne
for his support only the cords pendent from the
balloon. 1t was really fearful sight to see him
elinging to the little network OF cords which
vas alone interposed between him and certain
destruction. When about two hundred feet up,
n attempting to change his position, he appear
ed to lose his hold, and pitched head downward,
as though about dashing to the earth, which
caused thrill of horror to the spectators. 1t
was at this time he lost his cap. He, however,
recovered himself, and the ascension to quite
distance was grand, when the balloon took
southerly direction, and the last seen of it was
at the hills back of Greenbush. He landed in
swamp FIVE miles beyond Sand Lake, having
travelled fifteen miles. He was almost persisted
with cold and was taken to a farmers house,
where he was kindly cared for.
HALLS STUMP MAcHlNE.-The Maine papers
comment very favorably on this new machine.
They say it can be easily worked by three men.
It consists merely of two upright wooden posts
about two feet apart, standing on feet and sup.
porting three inch iron shaft having small
rachel wheel at each end. A chain is passed
under one of the main roots Of the stump, and
attached to the shaft-and then with capstan
bars of eight feet in length, an immense power
is brought to bear on the shaft, and the stump
raised SO far that the roots are detached from
their hold upon the ground. The stump is then
propped up on one side three feet high, and the
earth on the stump soon dries and can be ratified
back into the hole, leaving the ground smooth.
They saw the stump of q tree three feet IN d.
ameter, raised in about fifteen minutes. With
three men the machine, it is said, will remove
sixty or more ordinary stumps per day.
SOME of the papers are lccturing women upon
extravaganza in dress, and advising them to re-
trench, especially during the present financial
difficulty. Doubtless there are many cases OF
an understandable extravaganza in this way; but
do people ever consider that two or three glas-
scs of brandy and half dozen regalias indulgg.
ed in daily by man, to say nothing of live and
ten dollar dinners, amount to more in year
than would be required to dress woman up to
the full requirements of fashion!
A PHYSICIAN PuTTING TOO MUCH CONFIDENCE
IN HIS OWN MEplCINE.-A German doctor at ur-
bana, ILL.,, the manufacturer of snake bite medi-
cine. caught rattlesnake on the prairie, and
took it home and offered to let the snake bite
him every time any person bought box OF his
medicine for one dollar. On Sunday OF last
week, while fooling with his pet, it bit him in
his hand He applied his medicine without
effect. On Monday he sent for doctor, but
too late-he died the same dar.-Chicago Jour-
nal.
TR1rLEs.-A lady residing near the Augusta
Springs, in this county, presented her husband
with three fine boys, on the night of the 9th
ultimo. The weight of the smallest was 81
pounds and the aggregate weight of the whole
amount to III pounds. The little fellows and
their mother were doing we'll when last heard
FROM This has been great crop year.-Staun'
ton Vindicator.
Our OF EMpLoYMEST.-Undcr this caption, tho
editor of the Raleigh Register indites the follow
ing very pertinent interrogatories:
II 10 estimated that 100000 operatives at the