Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1859-12-14

| perlence anu maturcu Juu8Mens' NeS ''
it is the House rather than the Senate which fay
be looked to as conserving the true dignity Oh
South Carolina in the present exciting Junctafe
of affairs Mr. MENNINcER made to-day power
full speech in favor of the Blue Ridge Rail Roaa
enterprise, but very much fear that the opposing
influences are too rabid to hear reason.
FRIDAY, Dec. 9.
To-day the Special Joint Committee reported
on the census returns. The representation is very
slightly modified. To take the Districts OF your
Congressional District for instance, Edgetleld Is
still entitled to sir Representatives, Abbevlile TO
fre, Newberry to three, Laurens to four and Lex
ington to t,co The parishes of ST. Philips and
St. Michael's are entitled to twenty, small gain
upon the previous npportionment.
In the Senate, o Bill to authorize the President
and Directors of the Bank of tho State Of South
Carolina to establish branch of said Bank in
convenient position Of the western or northwestern
portion of the State, received its second reading
and was ordered to the House by vote Of % to
is. The Senate also considered the subject of the
,e-opening Of the African Slave Trade. Mr.. HANp-
the trade, and the question was postponed until
another day.
In the House, the New Branch Bank Vas also
discussed and no opposition manifested to its es-
tablishment. Mr.. FOSTER reported tho amount
due each census-taker in tho State for the year
1852 Your Edgeaeld man receives S63l. .2l.-And
now, sad to tell may not say, miserable dtcfu,
hare to close my annotatons for tho day with
| tho dsagreeable announcementthatt tho Blue kidge
measure has beou laid upon the table for the pres
ent Bession by vote in the House of G4 - IS.
You have thus lost in Edgof0d, at least fer the
present, your brightest chance for fi''' e ;ros-
perity. But let the friends of this enter = and
their ground. Nerer say die. And this - ar in
the history of South Carolina cannot rei-a.' oag
| unreYersed on her records.
have thus again given you cursory view OF
the salient points in South Carolina legislation
during the woek up to this afternoon.
Of outside facts have but little of interest to
remark upon. The usual amount of addresses,
perhaps more ttau usunl, has filed out some of the
evenings of tho Session. And, by the way, this
reminds mo that have forgotten to mention
noble address by BISHOP ELLIOTT, delivered be-
fore tho College last week. Tako it all in all,
manner and matter, subject and orator, it was one
| of tho most charming discourses ever EeGt''.
Remembered not thou, dear editor, with VIA ~
miration we hung upon the utteranceS .: thls Ian
of God "long, long ago" what time the old y
legc Chapel still stood unhasmed s#vc by he
ruthless pocket knives Of restless students ="
| is still the came in fervid piety, st'Ae sapi ii
afFectonsto ontreaty, still the same IL tho .ei;
flow of bible sloquence. But years have ad''ed
! tho weight of high authority to all be says; lie
is truly father in Israel And no mans counse.s
are now more respected by tho State. than tsaJc
of our revered and beloved old professor Of Sacred
Literature. Can you not 80 back to the old lee
ture room, and hear his lucid analysis and con-
densatiou of Buffers nicely drawn anal"ses? o.
his brilliant comments upon Paley's unanswerablo
Evidences? Yet why recall bright moments thai
can never come agnin? Honored, thrice honorc"
be the name of STgPuES D. ELLIOTT!
You ask me for - legisatorial portrait or tHo"
| But how can I discriminate in body where all
are so intelligent and so faithful to their duties
And yet q few touches in single direction will
not be received amiss even by the most sensitive
1t was said good many years ago, that the South
Carolina Legislature nnd Mr.. C. G. MsNHISGEn
were convertible terms. Of course the expression
was meant as an extreme proposition. Yet 1t was
also meant to be significant of the great aud un-
| firing labors of this most useful mau. think it
may be truthfully said, that no man in South
Carolina he's done more Incorporated Work tor
the State at large, through period Of twenty
years more, than the Hon. c. G. MKaNINoER
of Charleston. Frail in physical strength and
apparently delicate in constitution, he has yet
during that period borne the brunt of labor in our
| Legislature as Chairman of several important
| committees. Especially US Chairman Of Ways
| and Means, has he encountered the burden and
heat Of the day in South Carolina legislation.
Always vigilant ut his accustomed seat, he never
| suffers measure to pass unobserved, or princl-
pic to be recognized without scrutiny. lie is
working day and night throughout the session
At his desk on the floor he is never idle. Aud
yet, continually immersed as he is in papers aud
documents, nothing escapes his attentive ear
have seen him start up suddenly in tn" midst Of
intense employment with his pen, and correct u
passing remark Of some distant member which no
| one imagined he wns hearing. On all yr1at ques-
| tions he is copious and powerful. In hi' paria-
mcntary bearing, he is Il model of prorriety. In
! his whole department, he is the chrisiRr gentle
| man. Cnmored by criticism and unm.ndtul OF
clap-trap influence, he pursuss the even tenor of
his way, seeking only to discharge his duties to
hi. constituency and his State with faithfalness
| and dispatch. South Carolina owes much Of love
| and gratitude to C. G.. MENMlScEn. There are
would-be critics and cavillers in ours, as in every
State who (cur-like) snarl and snap at every man
and every measure that proceeds without due re.
gard to their toes. To such, Mn. MEMMlSGER has
doubtless been IN object for letraction Eut he
is far above the reach Of their puny ca"s. il al
clement of virtue whero they cauuct co'rr. And
when these, his dctractors, sbsll,h have ber rgot-
ton forever, the memory Of this Christian states
man will still flourish in IMMORTAL youii My
praise is exalted but it is meried us s:a e one
| of South Cnrauas best aud nOblc.', most able
aud most exemplary sons.
1t is late and must close AS ever. S"nr',
y. i. Z.
For the Advertiser.
A Gigantic Enterprise.
We refer to the advertisement, of Mcssrs. Wood
Eddy & Co., of Augusta, Georgia and Wilmington
Dell of their magnificent scheme with capital
prize of SlOU, 900. While passing through Au-