Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-05-26
VOL. xxIII...NO 40.

DIRECT TRADE.-The New Orleans Crescent
speaking of the subjects prominently before the
Convention in session at Montgomery, laughs at
the Dudley Mann project and proceeds to remark:
"But if the Montgomery Convention wishes
to inaugurate anything useful on the subject Of
direct trade, let the members thereof recommend
the construction of lines of moderately sized
propellers, to the Southern people, to sail from
the more important Southern ports to proper
European ports, and enlist the sympathies and
pecuniary aid of our citizens in behalf Of the
enterprise, and great end will be accomplished.
Charleston could easily support a line. So could
Savannah. So could Mobile; and New Orleans
could easily support three lines, if matters were
arranged in practical, business like manner;
and more lines would be demanded by the wants
of commerce as soon Us the lines referred 10 had
demonstrated their usefulness and permanence
by their success" ,s..,:.t
The TEXAS FREE NEGRO LAw.-The last Leg
slature of Texas having passed an act allowing
free persons of color in that State, of their own
free will, to select masters and become slaves,
some Of the free blacks are availing themselves
of its benefcent provisions. A Bastrop CORES.
pondent of the New Orleans Delta reports the
case of civilian, free man of African Descent"
who filed his petition, and was, an the 1th inst,
allowed to choose his master. The applicant
was an intelligent man, who had been North and
seen the true condition of the free negroes of
that region; his age is about thirty years, aud
he has good character for honesty and industry.
The presiding Judge was careful to institute
searching examination to ascertain whether any
undue influence had been used to induce the Pc
titioner to make his application, and finding that
it was his voluntary and deliberate net, bound
him over for life to good master. In the Ian
guage of the Delta's correspondent, William
"preferred Southern gentleman for 5 master
to Northern Abolitionist for companion"
"THE Cay Is STILL THEY COVE !"-S65, 900
DRAwS.-But q few days since we mentioned
the large prizes sold in s. Swan Zoos Lottery,
to persons in Charleston and Savannah. We
now have to chronicle another of Sixty-6ve Thou
sand Dollars, sold by them on whole ticket,
Nos 4, 20, &c. in their Three Number Lottery,
Class 393 drawn Saturday, April oath. The for
tunate holder is wealthy merchant of Philadel.
phia, and though we are not at liberty to men.
ton his name, we know who he is, and his place
of business. For ricf schemes, honorably deal.
ing, and prompt payment Of prizes, Swan Co.'s
Georgia Lottery takes the lead in this country;
and their immense business is the result of close
application and upright conduct in the manage
ment of fit.-Auglstd (Ga) Conaitutionalist.
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How IT WAS DoNE.-Mr Garnet and others
who voted for the Conference Report on the
Kansas Bill, did not do SO until they had assn.
rance that the Bill would be SUPPORTED which
made o general law for: the Territories !: that
they should not be entitled to ask for admission
until, after census taken, it was shown that
they had Prerequisite population: s.
Mn. BoYCE-Our Representative d. compli.
mented in the following manner by Washing.
ton correspondent of the Sumter Wateaaaan.
Mr.. Boyce is sound thinker and not the least
of his efforts is that which we published the 9th.
er day, in defence Of the Conference bill:
"Our immediate Representative, Col. Boyce,
occupies high and enviable position here, re-
ilccting honor on his State, aud ably represen.
ting a constituency which 80 warmly supports
and zealously cherishes him. He is regarded
as one of the most practical and sound men in
the House, and his project of direct taxation,
vital principle of Southern politics, will gain for
him widespread reputation if it passes, and
none are more able to carry it through than Col.
Boyce. Old Sumpter should, as she ever has,
warmly endorse him."