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The national Republican., 1861-03-14

seditious tendency against It's good order,
would never have received Capt. Meigs's ap.
proval by reappointment.
Our citizens are awaiting with much interest
to hear OF the District appointments which are
to be made. Every days delay arms the poli,.
ical foes Of the Republican party with means
and weapons to carry on their war against the
Republicans, while, to the same extent, ii dis.
arms and wrakcns their friends, and keeps
them IN q state of weakness and suspense. Let
hot the ranks be chilled into icyncss by the cold
chilly, timid, and craven cry of c1H! dcioy,
imprudent! Such fears as these disarray and
disorganiae all strong masses, AL SC ntrr them
to the winds. No party can be faithfully served
by treacherous friends, nor by smooth faced,
smiling foes. Let them be swept out, and
give place to reliable and trusty men.
AN HoXoRED REGiMESr.-The First Regi.
ment OF United States Artillery can hoast the
following brave and patriotic officers
Major Robert Anderson, who has so Justly
acquired the admiration and fovor of all Union.
loving citizens of the United States, for Lis
gallant retention Of Fort Sumter, notwithstand.
ing the menaces of South Carolina.
Lieut.. A. j. Slemmer, the hero Of Fort Pick.
ems, ut Pensacola, in Florida, who, next to
Major Anderson, has set q brilliant example of
loyalty aud chivalry to all United statesIoflcers.
Capt. Bennett H. Hill, who, in Texas, first
dared to disobey the reasonable order of Gen.
Twiggs, and, refusing to surrender the Govern.
ment property under his control to his couu-
try's enemies, avowed his purpose to defand il,
and called in reinibrcements of the United
States troops to enable him to do so, and also
to recapture other United States property al
ready seized by the Texas authorities. fl.
Capt. J. B. Ricketts,, commanding Fort
Brown, in Texas, who, Initiating the example
of Capt. Hill, also refused to surrender the post
under his charge, likewise belongs to the same
First Regiment United Siates Art,llery,
The national Republican., 1861-03-14

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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-03-20
Morals III hosting.

In remote corner of the Boston N.smld. among
certain proceedings bciurc the Police Court, wo
find the following gem" Su far as "ur means
of ventilation EXTEND il shall moi he allowed TO
"Llush unsccm' We offer ii in evidence in the
ca Sc Of Northern ~. Southern morals:
"Margarrt Burr and Mary Lawrence live in the
same house but that h"usc is divided against IL
SELF or At least it would seem 10. for Margaret
WAS before the Court this morning chnrgcd 10y
Mary with mn assault m her person f"r which the
latter wanted satisfaction. His Homer prnicsScd
his readiness I" hear ui about it, aud an old lady
who was happily present all the time was ublc to
tell the C"u!t The full particulars.
"What did you scc?" said the Court.
Dwell, sir inrlatlc hnul'l Yer whist and Pc jst
ILL the whole story! This WOMAN come down the
stairs, and she spit iu the face of tha: woman ami
struck her in til ye-thnn ,lra; wnlian spit in the
face Of this woman a:ll Sirucl: her "n ,h" rii$-a
iivil's owl, poke yer Honor. That va, the whole
av t-nn more ji>t and divil less :.
The uIL lady rrcitcd this tale with Il r"lubility
that sadly taxed the c"u!t 10 keep pace with il,
and when she got through passed for breath.
Any questions tn aSk Of this wiiaess!' said
the court 10 Margaret.
'I'll bet | nave she replied, and at it she
went.
after she had been in her own room and "a* i'll
me kitchen paccahle. didn't she r~mc l"wn aud
didn't she vail IN, n ';-,l par,t lirh--a, didn't
she say she would hey me gus "ut ur"n III" inrc.
and didn't she say that h#d Il l:s ID buster Of
u Yankee for husband and that shc hsd ate three
eggs ana was match for any lnah--,lilnt she =
Therc-rhcrc said the Court, "h"ll on there,
let's h,vr an answer hr:nrc the question grows
any longer Bur tell me in the first place what
the eggs had to do with the natter
We'll. yer N"'."r. yer knows that eggs =
Well, no matter" said the cour,--"rr"cccd
with ynur questions.
The witness placidly allowed that all this was
done and said, pretty nucll as above related.
An what yc- d"iug al! this while = con-
tinuc'l M"S.arrt.
'.Atcns me breakfast. and seeing yrz fgl to
he shure' replied the witness AZ il the encounter
hri been excellent sauce :rr her morning iish
hail. The court thought there was blame on both
sides and 5" imposed the light fac Of one dollar
and costs.
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Beaurcgard.


What Il name for chcftaiu How it first fills
and then expands the mouth Roll the middle
consonaut Us the French DO, and its cuphony re-
ceivcs sort of military, ratapan-ish beauty. Ii
is tri-syllabic too, like RroSApARTE and WASH
tycroS FREDERICK and WELLINGTON. Trisylla-
bic names have a certain dignity Of tone. and this
one combines melody with dignity. Our compli-
ments to you, .Nonsicw lie General
But Il name at last depends upon him who bears
it. L: is qualification To know that the man j.
in the present instance nlnp;cd to the imposing
dactyle which dc:igna;es him. Now the French
would not call it ,iaeyle; hut Americans will
give the FIRST syllable long, the nthrr two cnIl-
parativvly shurt,-and with due respect to the
French we think the Americans rights. The Cen
cral is sa to be noble fellow, and. by those who
ought to know, as accomplished in military knowl-
ed.c as hr is brave in action. From Charleston
accounts colur, Of the universal satisfaction lac is
giving. and of the confidence his presence inspires
Not that any one wa! at all disriritea. hut his
quick eye prompt decision and martial courtesy
haze animated the soldiers anew Without nean-
ing to ii.para:c any other gallant spirit, We have
no doubt President DAVIS has put the right man
in the right place anl, 5" far as we have heard,
General EEAuHEGAED is every way acceptable to
South Carolina.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-03-20
Activity at the u. S. Military and Ma
val Stations.

RICHMOND, March IA letter received
here from highly responsible citizen of New
York, dated March Il, states that the war
steamers H;rs'G:: Las Crusader end ;N"hG%h
were under orders 10 sail from New ork du'
ring the night Of Wednesday, 18TH inst.
Al Of them are heavily laden with arms,
provisions and men. The Harriet I""c is Il
steam revenue vessel, and visited Charleston
Harbor during the Democratic Convention last
April. She is commanded by Capt. Faunce,
of the Revrune Service. Her armament con.
siss Of one 32.poun'lcr and four 2i-poandcr
howitzrrs. The Crusader and .NeA0rk arc
two Of the farramcd Paraguay feet, known in
the United States Navy Il, :" Mr.. Touccy' S
rinchb,ck mcmoi.war." They arc mere
shells Of vessels. ;,id were formerly used in
the co,nmcrci line between Charleston and
New York Their armament consists Of u
lew light medium a22-ponnjers.
Besides these, the merchant steamers En-
pirc city an,l Star ~ Ms Vest nave already
sailed. The former took one hundred tons o:f
ormy Nv,cS, shipped under the surcrintcn.
dence of an officer. The latter also was
heavily loaded with provisions, AIMS, etc.
The schooner ". p. Hudson sailed from
New York On Tuesday for Fort Johnson, n.
c., with u cargo vi provisions, cannon, etc.
Other schooncrs are rapidly loading ior Forts
Jefferson and Taylor. Key West and other
points. Keep a bright lookout for them along
the Southern coast.
1t is reported from Norfolk that ''ier war
vessels have just sailed from that point.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-03-20
The Constitutions.

As n matter Of supreme political importance,
VIC will publish next week the permanent Consli-
tuition Of the Confederate States, as prepared iy
the Provisional Congress. It only awaits the
sanction OF five Conventions to become the COM
pact of new Union of sovereign Cunlmonweallhs.
There is no thought of serious objection to it in
any of the Seeded States. The Conventions will
all act upon it as promptly as the nature of the
case will warrant, and it may be that but short
time will elapSc before its complete adoption.
The ark of Il new political covenant will then
arise to The view of mankind, surmounted by L
bow of promise that will cheer and rcanimatc the
hopes Of civil liberty the world over. AS truly
as that the hand of Providence has guided this
revolution to success, alike against the impetuosI-
~ Of zeal and the wavcrug of doubt-so truly
will that bow continue to Oyor-arch with its re-
splcndent hucs great, n growing and happy
people. AS whole, this mighty instrument ap-
proachcs perfection more nearly than my scheme
Of government ever moulded by man. If detects
there be in it,-and when was human work ever
absolutely pcrfect?-wc observe them not while
yet the rays of Hopo and Freedom, blend to iliu'
mine our new politica skies.
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HYMENEAI,


MARRIED, ON the Eth inst, ut the residence tf
the brides father Cul p. L. Calhoun, Of this Dis
trict hy the Rev. D. D. Brunson, Mr. ROBERT
II. MIDDLETON and Mss NJ. EUGENIA CAL
lIOUN.
Two of our best names met there. Success and
happiness to the union. Our thanks are due for
the accustomed token that something good has
huppencl -ED.
~ Laurensvillc Her"'d please copy.
MARRIED, at the residence cf jos. J. Kennedy,
on the 10Th inst, l,y Rev. i. l.. Gentry. Mr. AN
DERSON MrLEMURRY and Miss GEORGE
ANA PRICE, both of Beach Island, S. C.
MARRIED, on the l'th inst, by the Rev. John
Trapp, Dir. HENRY W. HOLLOWAY and Mis-
EMMA HOLLOWAY, all of Edgeicll.
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Augusta.

Whether or not Augusta, Ga, be the most suit
allie place for the seat Of government Of the
Southern Confcderacy, il is certainly Southern
city Of no little importance. That it would be
far superior to Montgomery, Ala, Il Capital, is
unuuestionablc. Indeed there are any number Of
places better adapted To that purpose than Mont
comcry A point liable to cholera, fever and
asuc cungcStiyc chillS, and the like, ns We have
always understood Montgomery to bc, il certnin-
ly to be avoided in fixing that location. Angus
Ia, it i: true, has been visited once or twice in
thirty years by violent epiicmics. But these
may never return under the exercise of proper
hyscnic caution. As Il general rule, Augusta is
comparatively free from any disease dependant
upon local causes. Arr We venture the opinion
that there is city in the South in Il fnirer way
to become permanently pleasant and healhful,
having mt the same time such scope for extension
and such facilities of trade and intelligence.
The heat of summer is Of course oppressive at
times in Aususta-almost Us much So perhaps as
in Montgomery. But her spirited citizens have
established, ut cost Of three or four hundred
thousand dollars, IL system Of watering the whole
city when will 90 far towards allcviuting this
discomfort 1t will also without doubt. do much
for the general health of the population. In point
of fact, there is no town mt the South, large or
small, that HIS done any thing comparable in
this line Of work, with the new watering system
of Augusta. It will be in full flow before the
coming summer sets in, and, without attempting
description of its modHs opsrandi, we advise all
to 20 and see for themselves. Suffice it tc say,
that the arrangements arc such As to water all the
streets of The city thoroughly two OR three times
day whoucver necessary. And we really should Mt
WONDER il hereafter Augusta provo one Of the
most comfortable spots of this latitude in very
mid summer In the fall, winter and spring, Il
is now all that can desired
But we ure not exactly advocating Augusta rs
the Southern Capital. In some respects Colum-
Lin and Atlanta are TO be preferred. We only
meant to Indicate its fitness in comparison with
Montgomery, and to pay u just compliment, to an
intelligent energetic, public-spirted and progress
| siyc community.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-03-20
Mistaken PHILOSOPHY.

Parents Of the present day do not read the
philosophy of training youth with that clear CON
mon sense which prevailed in the past. Some, car
rcl away by the rapidly Of improvement in
other branches of progress, raiEly imagine thai
III. human intellect and the human heart arc to
be subjected to the samc high. pressure system
Others have silly notions fife a manners, mss
taking crncss and impu'lcnce for smartncsS AID
independence. 4 few, frc'l with the petty nmbi-
ton to have rhcir children hold ~ high heads MS
other peoples. make snobs Of themselves by
by enc ,uruging their unfortunate progeny in the
fa.. ways of II false gen,ity. Thus, from one
c ,u:r or ano;hc-, thi: evil ia almost epidemic
especially in the case of the poor male offspring
A very strong idea in roin; is con'ained III the
following extract from M article III the "lowar!
College .Nay"sinr" and which addresses itself
particularly to Christian parents:
DOCS not the disappointment of maaya riou$
parents hopes, even though lie thought hiiaSc'i
warranted in expecting The best results. argue
r,dical clicirnry in The training: II III The he
ginning, infant feet were taught tO Tread tho way
in Which they should g,. woul.l the end exhibit ;"
wide divergence from the right path? See that
noisy boy pushing through the crowd, ns. chcerc'l
nn by the undiSrrrming and mailea in sc"rn, he
stands iaruincn,Lie /" ~" r"pr"js 81 og", and tell
me if the Srenc Dies crr, 10 ctr system of erlm-
cation? Perhaps his father is numbered among
the followers of the lrwly Nazarene, who, tho"yh
,Triar, remained il sfc'usion til thirty yearr 81
hi. ifr hnd t''sSrd array, ""a. rh" stepped not
jnrth, n0r began hi. mission, until The dignity a.
manhood hal Hnrnrd upon him"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-03-20
4 hlctanlorphosis.

Never have we seen so sudden n transition from
has: to good, us has occurred in the case of the
Old Stage Road to Augusta within the laS: few
weeks. y month asu we Travelled over i; aud
found it well nigh impa.sih!e. week ago %c
tried it again and found it admirable, with the cx-
cepton of u few m"'icr"teiy rough placcS. The
change was AS delightful it WAS surprising.
AMI in our hearts. :.s Que ofthc public, we thanked
the patrintc citizens along that line wEo had evil
IDENTIFY done their duty in rlrctins ;his lnc,alnor-
pho.is. That may seem Il big worl for it, but it
deserves IL bigger Che. Now ii the Plank Rnnd
Company would rruovatc their part from KEN
HICKS down, what pleasant what Il picturesque,
what varied roal it would lie to the good city of
quick sales and small pr"lts.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-03-20
important from Texas.

GALVESTON, March ll.-Guv. Houston has
refused 20 recognize the State Convention.
lie considers that its functions terminated in
submitting the Secession Ordinance to the
people. He tells the Convention that he and
the Legislature, which meets on the Sth inst,
will attend to publicqncstions. He Glvors the
holding of Convention TO change the State
Constitution, but opposes Texas joining the
Southern Confcderacy. The Convention, in
reply, have passed al. ordinance claiming full
sovereign powers, promising TO cunsummate,
as speedily as possible, the connection OF
Texas with the Confederate States.
The Convention will at once require ali
officers of the Stale - take IN oath Of allcyi-
ance to support the new Government and car
ry ont the Convention ordinances. it is re-.
ported tia, Clark will be put in Gov. llons.
to; S place, il the latter rcl'scS TO take the
oath. 1t is also reported that Governor lInas-
ton is raising troops on his own account. Elf:
teen hundred Texan troops are at and near
Brownsville.
BRAzos, March G.-Arrangcmentsh have bcon
made for tie Federal troops to leave as soon
as means Of transportation shall be provided.
The steamer U,taitk Webster is waiting out
.;,l..
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Miscellaneous Items.

asas- In proof OF Mr. Lincon's Union feeling,
it is said that. when he dined on Saturday with
the Bremen Minister, he told hirty-thrcc stories,
and Nh extra one for Kansas.
GsS- The measures which have been taken ut
Montgomery, promise an early establishment Of q
Navy.
~ The Darlington .Somherner comes to US
clothed in mourning for the death of julius a.
Dargan. Esq, which took place in that village, on
Saturday last. Mr.. Dargan was lcalug mem
Der of the present State Convention.
sy' A white woman name Slopes recently
caused the arrest Of her husband in Pontiac,
Michigan, and then eloped with Il negro name
John Malone.
z,a3- Lawyers arc said to live longer than men
Of most other professions. Perhaps this ia because
they have more to repent Of than others, and are
gass- Bishop Bayl"y, of the Raman Catholic
diocese Of Newark. n. j., insruc,s his people that
Christian burial will be denied to all who sch in
toyicatins drinks to improper persons, or at i'm
proper times.
:E5- Always do US the sun does-look at the
bright side Of everything. For while it i jus, MS
cheap, it is three times as good for digestion.
G:f:-. The ladies' are do'sn ON Lincoln for leav-
ing his wife to a supposed danger, while he fled
from it himself Tie New Orleans Crescent say
one remarked the other day: " IIc wanted TO have
her killed, so he might marry the girl that told
him to wear whSkers."
G.T What wnul this world he without women?
4 perfect b!lnk-likc sheet Of psper, not even
ruled.
g;tt- Wealth DOES not improve u:. y man, as
he gets to be worth more. may b@cUmc WORTHLESS
~. The Peoples Bank Of Charleston has offered
for $2aD, cue of the first loan nf the Confederate
States. AMI the Bank of Chester for SluU,0nn.
as-. The lights a, Mobile p"irt and Sand Island
have been rxtnguishcd by Of,lcr Of the commander
of Fort Morgan.
LIS An English lhy>iran recommends an
ahurd rdant use Of horse ra!i.Ii as Il cure Ter early
,iysrcpSy.
E.S'" An esteemed tnwa$ma1 Gays the Cla-lcs-
ton Cnnricr of the l%ih) sent W on Monday u
beautiful mess of Green Peas from his garden in
the West cnl nf the City. and informs us that he
has been gathering that delicious food from the
cinging vine for three weeks.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-03-20
Another Earon Munchauscn.

a good German member of the Elgeield III
nc,nen," speaking of their late removal from Sui
lvan's Island, says:
ave arrived at Morris Island about shutdown
where We were landed and had to stay all night
next to the shore. I spread my blanket ahou,
twenty yards from the water (perfeclly contented
as l was) to take nights rest. The night was y,
very cold and the wind scattered the sand in all
dircc,inps. soon found out that 1 wasn't COM
Portable enough to so to sleep, wheroupon got
up and stole two more double blankets from some
Of our poor fellow soldiers. and went to sleep i'm
mcdi,tsIy. did not wake up until o'clock
next morning, and it was very fortunate mat
dint, for the tide had cLbed and flowed while
>lent, consequently mus; have been about two
e.ri und,r water, und when attempted to-rlse l
found il difficult without assistance, as ad bcei
buried in the sand I dnn't know nw deep, my
head down and my feet up, and n"tnins INK my
feet were visible.
Tha, will lo, for this time. When you catch
one of Andcr.";rs balls on ;he point Of your bay
onct, let Us hear from you again, Baron.
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Dickson's Sweeps and Redmond's
Snurfnm.

The sweeps used by this cminently successful
Georgia planter may perhaps be objects OF curl
osity to some of our planting friends III this VI
cinity. To such we extend an invitation to drop
in Mt our Office and look for themselves We
have two just from CrLrER's shop. CULVER
and DICKSON hire smith between them. These
therefore are tho genuine DICKSON sweep, rightly
set And truly they look rs though they could
clear the grass out Of a common cotton 70" at one
fell swoop. But call and examine for yourselves
Happening to visit the Southern Cnlfirafor ollce
the other day, to take peep at friend REpNoSp'
we found him on the floor Of his sanctum,-not
drunk however, for he never drinks any thing
stronger than whiskcy,-but busy asserting lot OF
these plows II was nearly twilight, and we stop
ped II moment to reconnoitrc. Says REDMOND to
himself, "wcll these arc the Simon Pare, and now
T can accommodate ian interjectional whistle and
/" thut's bcauty') my planting friends with
{" here's another the real right model of {" this
beats ally the Dickson sweep" lie then sat back
on his heels and, gazing the lot in ccstacy, pro-
cccdcd "This now likc,-itis is some satisfaction
can scrapc like these ;"-(lIc reflects u moment
in silence.) "But that cusscd seed scrape have
got into"-Hcre We jumped in upon him, fearing
we might lear too much,-and claimed the first
pick of the plows. This was quickly granted
and after enjoying the cosy and dpamphlet-crammcd
sanctum of the Cultirator for while, we bade its
wholc-soulcd editor good evening. From few
hints dropped by his devil at the bottom OF the
stairs (for VIC pumped that young gentleman hard
on the subject Of the seed scrape") it appears
that our yicimizcd friend is about 81 lotters be-
hind in answering applications for seed and spe.
cial urittcn directions hercwiih." Is it not hnr-
rowing thought? But if any one Gun catch up in
such race, REDMOND is the man. That accom-
plishcd, We advise him, despite tie present FASH
condolences Of the thing, to scccdc (see secd) no
more in such cause. If the Southern Cu'tirator
he not worth its subscription price without extra
induccmcnt, no paper or periodical in America is.
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Verses by 8. Charlie Wildwood,

The verses which follow, are taken from the
Poets Corner Of the Charleston Courier. The
author wrote his fist poetcal composition for the
.idrerti,rr There are indications throughout
his presen! ,Iurt, of growing poetical ability. we
wish him continued Improvement, but advise that
he would do better to paint more cheerful fancies'
Our young poetic aspir0nts affect the gloomy and
terrific far too much. They seem to see this world
from pit, after the manner Of the gloomy preach
or who said: Life is lurid melodrama, all
aslarc with pcrliiiun." Young birds at least
uugh to slug chccriiy. Yet thereare some striking
thoughts in the lines we copy:
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PrrRip SORE TIiroA7-CrEE = lady, says
the New Yurk Tribune. who has experienced the
hcncl, of the following simple remedy. is very
anxious that others should he laadc acquainted
with il and il. vniuc
Mix one gill OF strong apple vinegar. one table
spoonful of common salt, one tablespoonful of
drained honey. and II halt l'''! of red pepper for
hall ea-spoo,ful of sr"und pericr,) boil them
l"scih,r to proper consistency, then pour it into
haIr-a.pint Of Strong sage tea. In severe eases
half .srn"uiu every hour for Il child one tea
<pooniu tor an udn.t. As The cankcr decreases,
decrease the frequency of the doses.
We have no doubt this is good recipe. It is akin
10 Il very simple one given to us years ago by u
clever country physician, anl which We have often
used in ordinary threat, AZ also for swelling
Of the tons:ls, with goud effect. II was ill;S: a
tcasl"on- full Of salt and one Of cayenne pepper
stirred in tunblcr nj water: garslc often, and
occasionally swallow Il little of the preparation.