Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-08-25

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forever neutral, aud that its communications
shall be held sacred in passing to the places
''''' - '-'' ' JA,.ES BUCHANAN.
Washington City, Aug. IL, 1858.
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From, the Maeon Telegraph, Aug. u.
FRANCIS P BLAIR BEATEN-THE TRAITORS
DooM-THE CATHOLIC IRISH TIE Exc
CUTIoNERS
1t is with sincere pleasure that we announce
to our readers, this week, the detcas OF Francis
2. Blair, the Republican Gaudidate tor Congress
in St. Louis.
Mr.. Blair is man Of large fortune, Of great
personal popularity, and without doubt the ab!es'
champion Of the Republican cause in the Mls.
sissippi valley and it is we'll to note some OF the
causes which have brought about his defeat.
Blair is u southerner by birth, and not many
years since was recognised as all ultra pro.slare-
~ man, but the divisions of the Democratic
party in Missouri, between Mr.. Benton and his
opponents, forced Blair to take sides.
He became the main stay and support OF MIR.
Benton in all the exciting controversies and Is.
sues of the rival factions, but was overpowered.
The Benton party lost control OF the State
and dwindled into All insignificant clique who
were occasionally used by the Know Nothings
to effect the defeat and overthrow OF the Demo.
cratic party. Blair is not q man for minorities,
aud we find him, four years since, elected to the
Missouri legislature from St. Louis, as i;emo-
crat, but on taking his seat he becomes the
prominent exponent of the views OF the Wimot
proviso men and Emancipationists. From this
point the descent was short and easy into the
dirty pool OF modern Republicausm. The CAM
paisn of sc finds him candidate for Congress
against the regular nominee Of the Democratic
party, and By playing mum on the great issues
then before the people, he WAS elected During
the last session OF Congress he was the recog.
missed lrader Of the opposition no member ot
the House of Representatives was more violent
or hostile to the interests Of the South than
Erancis Prestop Bk.ir-but he has met his DOOM
q righteous retIibution has orertaken him. The
indignant vengeance OF y betrayed constituency
was thoroughly aroused, and he has been de-
feated.
Mr.. Blair may console himself in his retire
ment by the hope which the New York Tribune
holds out to him, that his present defeat is but
an incident in what promises to be long and
bright career But, fortunately for the Union,
for the South, aud for Mr.. Blair's constituency
Horace Greeley is no prophet nor the son OF
prophet
3 In chroniciRg the result OF tie election, we
should not omit to mention how Blair WAS bea-
ten. The Abolition correspondent of the New
York Tribune from Missouri, attempts to parry
the force and effect of this deadly blow to the
prospects of Republicanism in the great W est,
by saying that the Irish in q body voted against
Blair and for Barrett, the pro-slavery candidate.
We have no doubt that the Tirbnne's man IS
right, and that the Irish did "execute" Blair
The Irish, ~ body, are emnently sound on
the slavery question, and in all the severe con-
tests at the North and West, are found fighting
shoulder to shoulder with the friends of the
Union. the Constitution and the South.
All honor then, to the Irish of St. Louis, for
their gallant and manly aid to the pro.slarery
candidate in his hour of trial. 1t may be well
to mention, Just here, fact which seems to
have escaped the observation of our neighbor
of the Journal d: Messenger. Mr.. Breckenridge,
the Know Nothing candidate against Barret,
was also anti.Lecompton, and the Ifi6une's cor
respondent says, the distinctive free State or
emancipation vote may be accurately arrived at
by adding to the total result of Mr.. Blair two
tairds of the Breckenridge or American vote,
and that it is admitted that twothirds of the
American vote is in favor of a free State What
uOeS Ouf UtlnuUSE Luluh VI Illdb piStukS AHS
Irish vote, sound on the slavery question, and
two.thirds of the American vote in favor OF
free State This is the way our neghbor desires
to cultivate an "intense American sentiment"
We must confess in this instance we prefer the
intense Irish sentiment.
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TIRED OF EMlGRArIoS.-A man reached Shell
byville, Tenn, from Kansas, on the 7th inst,
drawing little wagon, containing his wife and
several children together with such clothing and
provisions Il; were necessary to enable them to
20 on their way. They were returning from
Kansas to East Tennessee. The man had drawn
the wagon from some point on the Tennessee
river, in Mississippi. Some Of the citizens there
made up about S35 for him, placed him and
family ON the cars, and sent them on their way
rejoicing.
CArAwBA GRApEs!-D II. r. Cooke, Of
Beech Island, S. G., IA gentleman very iavora.
bly, known for his taste and enterprise in rural
affairs) has favored US (says the Augusta Ctroni.
Gle q; Se,tinsl) with some samples of Catawba
Grapes, from a young vineyard just coming
into bearing. These Grapes were of extraordi-
nary size many OF the punches weighing near
ly or quite pound caeh-and Of superior flavor /;
and We most heartily wish the Doctor success
commensurate with SO favorable beginning.
There is no doubt whatever, that we have the
finest climate in the world for Grape growing
and wine.making, and VIC hope to see the cul.
ture of the Vine greatly extended.
CoTToN PRoSpEcrs CuANGED.-For some time
past we had INDUCED the belief that the cotton
crop of this year would be large. The prospects
as generally reported in tho cotton region, justi
fed the belief, Notwithstanding the damage
caused by the overflow of the Mississippi. But
within the last week we hear Of q moss uniavo-
rablc change in the prospect for a COTTON crop.
For example, one of our best planters some ten
miles west of the city, put the damage to his
crop within thelast week at twenty-five per cent
Another, in q different direction, some six miles
southeast of the city, makes similar estimate
of damage to his crops. Rust and woFlns are do.
iag the greatest part of the mischief. From
L5wndcs, Barbour, and other counties, we hear
of like injury to the crop. Az August and Sep
telnl or ure regarded as the most critical period
of the cotton season, aud as the damage k4s be.
$50 early in August and as the disasters to cot
ton seem to increase II! the country grows older,
WE fear thst all our cal, ulations of good crop
S,ili b.. disappointed. Some few will doubtless
make good crops-for that is always the case
But speaking generail;. things begin to look bad
ly for good crop. LA tie planters may as
Sell begin to make their caieaistt;ons to make
up in price what thoy lack in qaantity.~Aa1f-
2ome,y Nail: