Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-10-09
iIr. Isonn,s Arraiynmcnt


PENS, in which ho very Incorrectly places us in
the position of nrraigniuy him baforo tho public,
is best answered by portion Of hlc paragraph
which gave offence Speaking Of the course Of
one (only onc) Of our merchants, we said:
"To these original profits (ho nore he has ad-
hcrel in every particular, whatever msy have been
the advance upon them elsewhere. Others
said to have acted upon the principle Of rising
with the demand, and nf tkcsc tce venture srin-
ion. They may be wrong, they may not be zee
?o not knor. But this We do know, clcurly ard
unques'lonably that Mr.. DRrAN's course has been
that Of II trne Chri,tiun patriot, and that he de-
scr"cs the thanks and the good wishes Of this
community and District for the downright hun-
eSty with which he has adhered to what he con-
ceirrd TO be the line Of recttudo i'll this matter.
"Wc arc happy to learn that Mr.. JoMS COLGAS
has pursued the same line in regard to Il lot of
cloth and clothing he has had on hnnd. Thc like
commendnbie course may htrc been taken BY Oiher.
Of Ohom tre are not intormed."
II the reader will please consider our language
and give proper weight to the italicized passages,
he will conclude at once that Mr.. P's manner Of
receiving it is most extraordinary And we de-
sire to make no reply, except 10 say that We have
made no untrue record Of Mr.. Penn, as he very
harshy intmatcs; because, we have mado no
recover his usual good temper and consider, he
will remember that We haze, again and again, put
him upon the record in the most favorable light
our judgment could .uygcst, both rs merchant
and as putrut.
For tho rest, VIC ure glad 10 hear that Mr.. PENN
besides his large purchases in May, has continued
to receive goods from time to tmo. We arc gind
to hear that he also has adhered, like Mr.. BRYLy,
to as "mOderate prohts" thcreupon ns he ever
made on goods; wc don't question it for moment;
his statement is a: good with us us an oath. We
really think he ought to feel obliged to US for
afTurliug him, however unintontionnlly, the op-
portlui:y of vindcatiuS himself against those
"many pcrsons..in the world who know more about;
other peoples business than their own" Right
here however We must say thu. such cbarac-
tsrs ever told us any thing at all about Mr.. P, o.
his store.
But really tho cusc is occupying too much Of
the Courts time. In di.missng it, we must tell R
good ono on oursclf: Yesterday the whim seized
Us To count over, FOR private satisfaction, the
Der of cur cwn Ei.h and kin actually in thc Con-
iecrate service. II is needless to give the aggre
gate; but we find upon reference, among the very
fr,s, sir VS.. Judge oc cur surprise in observing
that Mr. PESS proposes in some rOuni-a-hout way
10 attach them to the representation Of his dry
goods Store. Uf course We resist tue claim aud
will enter an appearance ut the next term.
One word nu,rr ;-and it is to repeat Nha; we
have said before in reference to aN who raise
their profits above their original and r""So:.ab!y
rcmunc.ative prices They may hc wrops,-
they may not be we do not knuw." Dut We TO
know that an GGit'rHcc 10 original fair profits is
tuc patriotism at !. time like this, when the sll il
al! Of every ono Of us nay be swept into non en-
,ty by the blast Of the increasing storm.
or Mr. ps array of good works wc have Moth
ing to say We have always Believed him to hc
!. .on! man aad u pu-s patriot. Gut wc a:;an
insist That he shall not draw apon other families
than his owii to increase the representation of his
dry goods store il the army.
Seeing that money is 70 very acarce, and that;
We hnvc expended (of what i;.lc wc COULD ralel
about as much with one village store rs with An
other, we think it rather unkind in our old friend
to expose tho mc.srcuess of our transactions with
HIS --c.pecialy ia the button business.