Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-07-24

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| was not removed would the Governmen
cause the planter to force sale for the sub
: scribed portion of his crop, at prices far be
low its value2
Mr.. BarnWell did not know positively. Sait
it was for the benefit of the government a
we'll as the planter to realise good price fo
the cotton or other produce. He presumed
that when Congress met on the Goth Of July
they would make some provision for this enC
but thought Of course the government hac
the power Still.
Mr. Barnwel said that the Government
would act according to the exigences Of the
case. II the price of cotton was too low
then the Government might take it, and is
sue bills upon it--but there was now no pro.
vision for such lneasure-it was only pre-
sumption.
Mr.. Edmund Rhet. wished to know what
Mr.. R. thought would be the policy of the
Government if the blockade was not removed
by March.
MIR. Barnwell said that if the blockade is 81
efficient that cotton cannot be exported at all,
the Government must take it into warehouses
and bank upon il. He said the Government
will take from the planter his crop at fair
price, and give him Tor i; Treasury note,
which will be current all over the country,
and will be upon sounder foundation than
any bank bills are issued uPon--a certain
amount of specie in vault which cannot by
any means equal the amount of circulation,
:ut that Treasury note would be based
upon 80 much cotton in storehouse, and
would, therefore, be better security than
bank bill. This, he said, was but his opinion.
EIe did not know what the Government
would do he was not able to predict their
probable action but it was the design of the
Government now to get the people intimately
connected with the Government-to make
them feel that their interests wero one.
Mr. Colcock wished to know if they would
not amend the bill at the next meeting Of
Congress. so as to make it have this effect.
Mr. Barnwel did not know, but thought
they would do 80.
Mr.. Colcocl, came mp to the stanl, and
said
lAr. Chairman: desire to say few words
to my felloH-c citizens. We have Just heard
tue statement Of OUR honored representative
in Congress, calling upon us to subscribe Of
our substance to support the government He
said it was the first call that our government
-,iT-
the appeal was to us for our self-preseFTation,
as we'll as for our liberalty, and that, there
fore, we ought the more literally to respond.
H. had always believed that this govern
ment could not be dismembered without war.
That he had often expressed this belief in
private as well as in public, and that he
thought that it was wisc and best that it
should be so. lie thought Peaceable SCI a
ration would have engendcrrd thousand dill.
Iicul,ies, and instead Of our establishing
great government, it might end in confusion
and shame and that instead OF building OF
great government, we would be the rldicul:
of the world.
|, is said that by war We accomplish our
liberty and independence-that the infancy
Of our Government has been baptized III
blood, and that our liberties, by being strug-
gled for, will become dearrr and more cherish
ed. lie said WAT tries people and proves
what they are. 1t has its blessings az vel!
az its sall:uings That peace causes us to
lnxurate aud become etirmina;e while war
hardens and cnervates the people. He here
graphically li:turcd tic blessings derived
from the war of '76, and called npon the pee
pie AS descendants Of the patriots II t'i:
",ilnes that tried mems souls" to make the
sacrifices which he said the country dcinaH-
ded. lie said that we could not believe the
suferings Of our foretsthers that they were
80 far removed from US that we could not ieel
for them; but that the time was coming when
VIC would probably have to endure tile Same
thought VIC may have TO do Ms did Mariou's
men; and that now when the government
calls upon us TO subscribe, to keep our soldiers
in the field that we must do it. He said that
it YVES expected that each man would give at
least ohe-half Of :!is crop to buy bonds-pay
debts With them and il a men refused to take
them, why let him sue We must encourage
our representatives, and when he went back
to Congress, let him at least say that my Dis
trict have done their duty. Mr.. c. worked
so uron the sympathies Of the Chairman, that
he got up and sald-rut down half my crop
anyhow, and you may have the whole Of it if
you will but support my family.
COFFEE SrcuRgp.-We received letter,
some days ago, from, the vicinity Of Norfolk,
giving an account of the departure Of an e1.
pedi,ion to secure cargo of coffee in wreck
cd vessel on the North Carolina coast, which
the Lincolnites we're said to be watching. We
deemed it prudent to suppress the in:orma-
ton; but now learn that the cargo consist
ing, Of some 4,40O bags, was secured without
difficulty. A portion of it will be brought to
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