Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1859-11-23
EdgefieId Specialities.

Edgefield Specialities.
Below wo copy complimentary nsticc Of
Edgefeld by Prof. srugcSRArH, of De Bows Re-
VIEW. "Present company excepted" it is all just
as il should be, and we thank the PROFESSOR for
kindly adyerting to old Edgefcld. There now,
Observation-Disclosures of Newborry,-resd whnt
sensible people say of u.s. Don't let base enri pre-
vent you from acknowledging its force. Draw
buck into your don, and ponder the mutter in So
lomu conclave. OLD EDeEPIELD in Dc Bows Re-
view Perhaps you will adopt indignatory resOlu-
tons, in view of NEwBERRY's smallness in the
comparison. If you have any spleen to vent on
the occasion, take it out at once; and if the debt
is not too large, we will liquidate it at that possura
Supper, that is to be. Read and tremble:
ToJ D. B. De Bow, ESQ., :-Edgefeld District
was settled principally and, indeed almost alto
gether, by emigrauts from Virginia and North
Carolina, while most of the upper Districts OF
South Carolina was first colonized by foreigners.
This fact may have something to do with the
lending characteristic Of the people, which is rect
lcss bravery. Tho popular historian Weems wroe
much of Edgefeld, and styled it the "fghtiHg"
District of South Carolina.
.evon brothers and two sisters, who figured SO
uobly in the revolutionary warfare of South Caro-
lima, were natives of this District. Many of their
descendants still reside here.
The female part Of this Martin family eYinccd
tho Sumo heroic feeling of attachment to their
country and courage in its defence, as daring,
patriotic brothers and husbands. An evidence Of
it is as follows:
Understanding that important dispatches we're
.:lI.z h,,th tha
William and Mira. BARLEY Martin determined to
waylay the courier, and take possession of the
ruclr nuypands cI6tbo..h they dressed Themselves n
posted themselves neat took their muskesxprIss
would pass. Soon after the courier appeared.
guarded hy two British officers, when the ladies
presented their muskets received the surrender Of
the guard, and puroled them on tho spot. The
ladies then sent their captured dispatches to Gen
crnl Green and returned home through the woods,
where they found the paroled officers, asking hos
pitalities for the night which was granted them.
They departed next morning for Charleston, with
out being aware that these two women had sur
prsed them.
But it would be 4 very long list, TO specify the
revolutionary WORTHLESS Of this "Jrare oP District
Tho Hnmmonds, Towlsss, Harvcys NfiddIeton<,
Buffers, Hatchcrs, Watsons, Ryans, Galphins. Pur-
vises Simkinscs and otbors fought like the Greeks
Of old in tho partisan warfnre of the Revolution.
Many Of their descendants appeared on the bat
tie fields of Florida during the Indsn wars there
bore themselves gallantly in the campaigns of
Mexico, and proved themselves worthy OF their
sircs.
Colonel Pierce NJ. Butler, Of tho Palmetto rcsi-
ment, was native of Edgefclj.
Captain p. S. Brooks, n native Of EdseGcld, was
also vi that regiment, thrashed Abolition Summer,
and acted only as nine men out of ten in Ehgefcld
would have dune, hud they been in his stead nj
the federal capital.
Yet courage" is not the only admirable trait
of this people. They are hospitallc, industrious,
and enterprising good farmers, occupying tasteful
residences, and the southern portion Of it is OK
tcnsivey engaging in manufactures.
Horse Creek and its tributaries have two large
cotton factories Granitcriilc and Eaacinse in full
operation.
Mr.. Wm. Gregg, ms you arc well aware, is the
founder Of Granitcvic, and the president of that
1uurishing company, which was the pioneer in
successful cotton manufacturing ut the South. lie
is also the suc owner of Vaucluse, having lately
purchased it, renovated its old machinery and
greatly enlarged its operations. 1t cannot bo
doubted, but that, Ivy his herculean energy, prac-
tiscd skill, ripe experience, and hard, common
sense Vuuciusu is destined 10 long career of
brilliant and uninterrupted prosperity.
Granitcville is indeed model manufacturing
town, in which New Englanlcrsc Old EuglGndcrs
might learn profitable lessons i'll the art of working
up our king staple, especially if they have any
regard for the physical, mental, moral, aud social
welfare Of their operatives.
A few miles bciuw Grauitcvillc is Bah (.il,lsted
Oh the South Carolina Railroad another flourish.
ing village Of Edgcicld District, far famed Us the
best paper mandatory in the Southern States.
1t is owned by II company, whose stockholders
reside principally in Charleston
About six miles from Bath, in tho direction of
Augusta, Gcorgia, is Kaolin, the fourth mnnufac-
turing village Of this District 1t is u new place,
founded about three years ago, but is growing
ono, und turns out fine crockery us well us porce-
lain, equal to nny imported from China. It is
owned by Augustans, Charlestonians, and enter
prisiug Northernrrs. DR.. H. R. Cook, resident
of the neighborhoud, entitled to the merit of
having first discovered the unsurpassed porcelain
qualities of the kaoliu>earth. The town takes its
name as well from the place in China, where the
finest tea ware is made, as from the earth
itself, which is called by the same maine, above
mentioned. Hamburg, on the Savannah river, is
opposite Augusta Georgia, the hest interior cotton
market at the South or is ut least so held by all
South Curolininns. One cause of this is perhaps
the close competition with Augusta; another, the
plucky character Of the people "not TO be oudone,
but doubtless the main reason is, the cheapncss OF
freight and tile facilities Of transportion to the
sea.bourd Ivy means of the Savannah river, South
Curolina, and the Augusta and Savannah Rail-
roads Tho merchants arc willing. to work for
small profits. There urc some daring cotton specu-
lutors in tho town, many of whom have rcnlized
largo fortunes, while others hive lost Probably
there is no tpwn of equal size in America, whore
more or larger commrrrial yicissitudes and sue
cesses occur.
"Thc Bank Of Hamburg" Is n fino fourishing
institution like all the other banks OF South Caro-.
linn, which command the "entire" confidence Of
the Carolina people rs well ms Of those abroad.
Tho Grecnville and Columbia Railroad has
diverted much trade which formerly centred in
Hamburg, but efforts urc now making to tap that
road by one from Hamburg. So as to restore the
former prosperity Of Augusta's rival.
This has been M unpropitious season here for
both corn and cotton. Must of the farmers will
have to buy some corn, and they are not making
more than two thirds of an average crop of cotton
Which in years part has amounted to about 40, 600
bales
But Edcefic!d is not alone in deficient cotton
crop.
have lately travelled in Tennessee Northern
Alabumn aud Georgia, and from all my ohscrva-
tion., together with much inquiry, venture to
predict that the cotton n-crop Of lS59-'GO will be
short one in comparison with expectations.
To return to the spocialities of Edgeield, the
county scat is beautifully situated on high and
healthy ride, twenty -three miles from Augusta,
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