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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-04-21
COMM UNICAT MS.
For the Edsefeld Advertiser.
BANKS" SALUDA."

A man gets into corn speculation,-
credit at Bank,-his securities are by the
Bank doubted Bank makes excuse fol-
stopping edit,-doeS not wish to assail the
credit Of the parties,-does not rail out, " want
of confidence he forthwith, if on grand
jury, tries to indict the Bank as nuisance, OF
rails out Down with the Banks" A man
buys much property, himself with
luxury,-wants money to pay, or purchase more
Bank will not be able to accommodate, and lie
shouts out "Down with the Banks"
do not know whether "SALUDA" is in any
of these categories neither is it matter of
concern with me. I know that the above, is
the general rule. Will it be wise in the rest
of mankind, or even with them, to say "Down
with the Banks?"
ORIGIN OF MoNEY-Gold and silver were
adopted, as the measure Of valne, i'll exchanges
because they were precious, and thereby porta-
ble And because they were furnished, from
the bowels Of the earth, in uniform quantities,
and us a measure oj ralue, would not be as corn,
cattle, slaves, &C., which would change their
measure, as they became scarce or plentiful.
Usury or interest for the use OF money, was
forbidden by antiquity, because money was not
property, but the measure of the value Of Prop
erty. See Exodus, and see IIerodatus
The NATURE OF MONEY HAS CHaNGED-The
interningng of the Christian nations, by the
vans of the Crusades, started the modern COM
merce which has developed ITSELF in system
of exchanges for goods, Mffch may be called
e Commercial Credit" covering the whole COM
mercial World. Bills of exchange, due bills,
notes, mortgages, &C., &C., &c. This is using
paper "promises" instead OF cash. And SO long
as they are convertible into cash, on their ma
turity, or demand, they serve the purpose of
cash. By properly adjusting the maturity of
bills, and the position of "promise to pay on
demand" so that they may not come all at
once, the merchant may keep mp an immense
business, with great profit. But by the intro.
duction of "promises" on paper, the original
idea (Which was essential to money! as to uni
forlnity of quantity is concerned, was oblitera-
ted, and all the currency with gold and silver
too became merchandise; so that, gold, silver,
stocks, bonds, broad-cloth, and beef, are all
alike articles of commerce.
ORIGIN OF BASKs-When the Credit system
became fully inaugurated, then its great organic
Symbols (Banksl were l,nr" "s '''' "'''''' "'
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From the Washington Union, April II.
DEATH OF MR.. BENTON.

Mr.. Benton died at his residence in this city
yesterday morning, after an illness OF several
days. The event was not unexpected by bus
family, and the country has been long prepared
for the announcement. Up to within single
day of his demise, he continued to labor at the
great work he had undertaken-the Condensed
Congressional Debates, which, We believe lie
had nearly brought to seventy-fve. AS his
life has been full of honors, the award OF his
tcllow-men, so did he die full of years, the boon
of Providence.
His disease was cancer in the bowels. He
Lad endured severe surgical treatment few
months before his death, and obtained tempo
rary relief His ailliction returned upon him,
however in more aggravated form, and result
ted in lingering and painful death. His intel
lect remained unimpaired to the end, and he
made every arrangement and preparation for
his demise with Roman fortitude.
The President hearing of the extreme i'll
ness of his ancient compeer, called upon him on
afterwards his exceeding qualification at the
visit. The interview is said to have been pro-
tracted. Mr.. Benton is said to have expressed
his extreme solicitude for the condition of pub
lie affairs, and painful sense of the imminent
dangers which threaten the country. lie is
said to have exhorted the President to rely
upon Divine support and guidance, and not upon
that of men, who would deceive him.
Mr.. Benton was a native of North Carolina,
where he was reared. His ancestors were
among the leaders of the revolution. The fam-
ly of Harts, from which he descended on the
maternal side, were among the early emigrants
from North Carolina who settled in Kentucky,
under the name of the Transylyania colony,
and who were supporters Of Daniel Boone. 1t
was through this circumstance that Col. Benton
was led to choose the West for his home when
lie had grown to manhood and left the army.
lie established himself at Nashville, rather than
in Kentucky, where he Immediately rose to dis
tinction at the bar. About the year 1915, he
emigrated again, still westward, to St. Louis,
Missouri. His senatorial life, which lasted for
the unprecedented period Of thirty years, COM
menced in 1920, when he was elected by the
legislature of Missouri, anterior to the. formal
admission of that State into the Union. His
history since that event has been intimately
interviewer with that Of the country and for
twenty-five years constituted some of the most
thrilling and illustrious pages Of the history of
the Dann,n-''i"
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The curse will be upon your Fathers head-no
on yours, my Ida! You shall not stay here
another minute" And he commenced taking
the rope from around her neck, when Mathew
interfered, telling him that every thing must
remain as it was, until the Coroner arrived
But Charles Conover showed him away as though
he had been child, crying "Peace-old mar
away. Ida Lathrop is mine, and mine only
No power on earth can take her from me now.
They denied her to Inc, in life; and the curse
be upon their heads, for they have killed her
Oh, Ida Ida my best beloved! speak to me,
one word, only one word to tell me that you
are mine in death, Us you were to have been
this night in life. Why did [ not come in time
to prevent this 2"
By this time he had taken her down, and
was bearing her toward the house in his arms.
We all followed, almost without knowing that
we did so. When be had got as far as the steps
he appeared to hesitate. Mrs. Staunton re-
quested him to wait until Mathew came, in
order that he might assist in carrying Ida to
her room. He made no reply, but sat down on
the steps, and appeared to be much EXHAUSTED.
When Mathew came Charles would not allow
him to help, telling him to 60 on with the Ian
tern and shew the way. So Charles Conover
carried the lifeless form and laid it gently on
that bed where I had sat with Ida so short a
time before, and witnessed the struggle between
lore and duty understood it all now; those
burning tears, that violent grief, the sclf-up-
braiding, and the prayer for death.
Poor Ida Poor misguided girl! How still,
how fair, how beautiful! Still as marble stat
ue; fair as waxen image, superhumanly, beau
tirul even in death. There she lay, like a
crushed lilly, or frozen hyacnth. Not mark
or spot disfgurcd the face; tile expression was
calm, aud even pleasant; the eyes were closed,
the lips little tinted, and slightly parted, dis
closing the upper teeth.
As soon as Mr.. Conover had placed her upon
the bed, he knelt down at the pillow, and
bending his manly brow above that brow so
white and cold, imprinted onc kiss, and rising,
hurredly left the room.
Mrs Staunton wcpt bitter tears, and appeared
very much overcome, and scarcely able to sit
up. One young lady, a teacher in the school,
tainted entirely away, and remained unconcious
so long that We became very much alarmed, and
were about to send for Physician when she
commenced reyiving, though her mind appeared
to wander, and her nerves were good deal al
fectcd. Some of tie girls assisted her in get
ting to her room and helped her to bed. by
this time the Coroner had arrived and brought
with him quite number Of men; there We're
I think two physicians among them; they went
down to the swing tree first. and th"r ""--' =