Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-09-23


and comedies, togeth Dr. EdWard Young
authorfof: Night Thoughts Rev Maturin,
Rev. Dr.. Coly, Rev. Fl. Alilman, author, Of the
history Of Christianity, ddison, Dr.. johnson,
Milton, Coleridge Thompson, Goldsmith, Miss
Hannah Moore, Miss Joanna Battle, Miss Nit
ford, with numbers of Others, whom we might
their great gifts.is; KY, /.
As to the character, position and standing Of
actors, erroneous impressions exist; some may
be inclined to think that they stand outside the
pale of society. But this is false. lt.is with
them as with members of every other profess
sion. Those whose ability, conduct and talent
entities them to respect, are always esteemed.
The profession of an actor was highly esteenrN
among the Greeks: Eschylus held command ut
Marathon, under Miltiades. he was an actor
and author. Sophocles held command under
the great Percles Euripides was q distinguish
ed officer. Roscius was the intimate friend OF
Cicero. Laclius was the friend Of Scipio Afri-:
canus In modern times, Mrs. Give, Garrick,
Cibber, Kemble, Kcan, Mathews, Cooke, Quin
and Mrs. Slddons, down to McCready and For
est, of the present day have been theespecial
favorites oH monarchs and high dignitaries; !;
have been received in the highest society and
treated with marked distinction. - S.
Numbers Of lovely and accomplished women
as Julia Dean Hayne, Mrs Mowatt, Mrs. Sid
dons, Anna Cara Ritchie,s have shown by their:
actions by their chastity and purity, that
though belonging to the stage, yet corruption.
is not the inherent or intrinsic consequence oil
strionic lte 80: y s q: 3. (
The stage has been and still is. graced by
numbers who are as pure as honorable as
cfaste as those of any other. They have been.
lfonored time after time: They have been the,
guests OF Kings and Nobles-of Republicans.
1t is true that to many. of the profession, odium
may he attached and.the finger of scorn may
be- held up against \; but this is common to-
members of every denomination, of every pro-
fessioli-in every, community and land--but it
can no more be:held up or shown as a blemish
upon, those who have merited no such. reproach,'
than5the tyranous, cruel and d5unjust ladministra-
tion of one man could s5e. brought up to injure
and darkens tue admins Of his successors
MoGAssEs FROM INDIAN GoRG: Mr. George 81
Kintzi; Of Exeter township, Berks county, Penn,
called st the Office of the Reading Gazette day
or, two ago withtWo samples Of syrup or Glasses,
one made from tho common ndians corn and the
syF7fi~ 49,
othersfrom the Chinese sugar cane The: first, it
isstated, was the colour and consistence Eof
thesbest mo GLASSES, and had d pleasant sweet fla
syor. Mr.: :Kintzi tried but small experimen in
maxim this He took eight corn stalks,
cut off ct the root and at. the ear, crushed them
in cider NH; and pressed Ssthe juice gout with
his hands. Aquart of sap was thus obtained,
which, after boiling thirty inutes, elded one
pint of beautiful syrup. The Chinese sugar cane
was subjected to the same process, and yielded
about the, same quantity Of syrup, but not so
thick nor Of so ;fnesa favor as that made, from
hcFcommon Indian corn. az b
* The MAN WHO BROKE THE .TELEGaApHio Ca
;BLE.-The letter; Of Professor Morse, which;we
published; perfectly clear and understand:
able expIanation Of the cause of the breaking Of
the Atlantic, Ielagraph cable, and fxesth blame
Of the disaster .whereit probably belongs Mr:
/ Bright the: head engineer, who had the laying OF
the cable underhis sole direction; appears to have
been the cul pritt. He had put the blame upon
q mechanica but: rofsssors Morse says thatS6
ordered one of his oplihates to apply the
/ brakes. the g mechanic hesitated Bright
generously gave q certifeate exonerati all
s;persons on board the ship from any blap1ef for
the disaster. Anothe portant fact stated
by Professor Morse, IS that the cable was running
out butgery little faster than the rate at which
.sthe ship was going ss
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