Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-01-23
Then when thou hnst q good fight fought
And laid thine armor down,
Thou shalt receive eternal life
And I'm immortal crown.
RUsKIN.
Interesting to the People.

Our kind and considcrate member, Col. QrAT-
rLEHAuM, hvors Us with nm interesting letter
which We would be glad to publish in full /: but
from the very late hour of its reception We are
compelled to be contentcd With extracts from it.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Goth Jun. 81.
Col. A. SIsxIXs,-Dear .yir: Times have been
very exciting here indeed: but the present stuu-
,ion Of things has produced quite change. Con-
sequently, matters are somewhat quetcd, yetevesy
thing is on the lookout
The excitement has caused Legislative business
to progress rather slowly. The past week has
been Chiefly spent in discussing the Appropriation
and Tax Bill upon their second reading. hero
give you the assessment on few important items:
On Slaves, Sl,60; Lnnd So, cd valorem; sales Of
Goods % els, transient sl,OO; Town Lots ss cts.;
Professions 81; Salaries, feep, labor, &c., exceed
ing $4,000, 81 per hund; Carriages, $3.50; Bug
gica, SIPS; Gold Watches 81 Silver do. 50 cts.;
Stations and Jacks, $5; Distilleries, SIS, and
other things in proportion. Reduced Tux Collee-
tors commissions to Is per cent. on former per
eentage-
The troops are generally we'll, in high spirits,
and are nov faring very we'll and many of them
are anxiuus 10 take Fort Sumter.
Col. HAlNE, who carried tho dispatch from the
Governor to the President, has returned, but has
not made known any facts relative to his progress
It is also stated that Lieut. HALL has returned to
Fl. Sumter, but of course we know nothing Of the
message he brought from the President.
A Bill is now in progress, authorizing theGov-
diers, and two more Companies of Artillery Of
Enlisted Troops, and to unite the four Artillery
Companies, and form Battalion of Artillery to
be commanded by Major If this, project pre-
walls, no doubt but that ut least some of the Vol
unteers will be discharged.
Our Speaker (CoL JAS. sINNoSs) was taken i'll
Friday morning so much so, that he declined his
seat. Mr.. r. B. BoYLsroS was elected Speaker
temporarily. have not heard from Col. SlSoss
this morning. We learned by Se!egrapa Jester
day evening TINT Georgia passed the Ordinance of
Secession at hnlf-paat two p. nj. yesterday, by
majority of l19: think now, with al possible
speed. Convention should be organized by the
seeding States. with o view to the immediate
formation Of a Southern Republic; If things can
remain quiet until this can be effected, think we
arc safe, without much probability Of bloodshed.
Troops arc pouring in almost every day, from tho
different sections of the State. While all the exis
ting circumstances present rather favorable as
pect yet, we are, md should be, preparing for tho
worst.
It is now 12 o'clock ", have this moment
returned from the wharf, where the Boat O:iris
left for SulIiYan's Island. saw Judge Durisoe,
who is going over, to return tomorrow.
Rumor says this morning, that Maj. ANDERSON
has sent n message to our Governor, saying he
wished to go North to his wife, and that be
desired that no hostilites should be exercised du
ring his absence; what the reply of tho Governor
will be, or whether or not this is true, cannot
say; In fact, doubt it, as many reports are cir
culatcd that are entirely erroneous.
Yesterday Resolution came to the House from
the Senate, setting apart Thursday the 24th inst.
as the day of adjournment, in which the House
coucurred. Therefore, if nothing of nm e1traor-
binary nature occurs, we will return to our good
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