Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-06-19

ferS OF wl4irIl :Ir aLn".,..
the author acre real before the committee
Of citizens appointed TO examine him. ln
hc letter 10 ih,. editors of The !Grifni::fe
.l.aari.ua, we find the i;"l!owins paragraph:
Gentlemen, tlc,c arc .lentv OF tniorIsts
South. lut they are afraid even to express III
opinion. having au ',a?.r. and being int!In-
dated by, those who are large sl"vc-owner',
and who. Il :!.e irnil. was !hnown, are literal
Is Stalking in ,|cir .!in, fer Gear t|ifir darling
idol. slavery aud man:mun, sl2u''l tail: az it
undoubtedly viii. s,"rcr Or later, TO protect
this is llc ,rain Object Of these men, and to
extend slavery to the rich lands farther South,
which would Of course pay them better than
the pocr worn.ont lal!'lS here.
While we would nc; ;nlHgn TIE Judgment
Of the lurge committee Of able gentlemen
who had the case under consideration, we
nevertheless think they have dealt very lcni-
emily with the scamp who, after living in a
community six years, and earning! his liveii-
hool amons them, conl,i pen such libel and
slandcr as the above against them.
We take the following from the Journals $
accoun, of the trial:
''Mr pr2ucs, the postmaster: was cxa'h'
ired and the lnt:crS read 10 lie meeting. MIR.
DeYinc was allowed full permission to make
his statement and ANY explanation or teis:;c'
which he might lie able in answer 10 thu
charges preferred against him. He did 50,
and acknowledged tie authorship CT ti;c lri-
ters AMI attempted TO excuse himself bY va
riuus suLlclCugcs, which of course did not
amount TO anything, ar! only satisfied the
committee still more strongly ct his guil,
After all the cYile,cc Lal bren presented
and the defence hcar,l, the committee wa'
addressed by Mc.srs. WA. N. Shannon, Hon
James Chrs,ui, W. II. r. Nerklram, and
Thos i. Warren The Court rocm, whic!
had been c.owtitd by citizens, was cleared
and tie committee With cl5scl doors, pro
ccclcl To consider the cass.
"The committee decided that it was rot g
case requiring capital punishment, and after
due dcl;bera,ion, determined that deportation
i,erond Ike limits of ,Ae Con:e,lcrary shomlI
be inc EenaI,y."
4 CuxslsrHx: tHius 0fric&a.--'ihc fol
lowing Incident described to us by an eye
witacss. speaks for itself. Lieutenant Crlone
-----, an officer who did gallant service It
10 his country in Mexico, but who now com
n.an,'s in n;tc---!cgisncnt, which passe(
through this city on Sunday, was apprcachc'
i'll one Of our principal hotas, and snthusias
,cally addressed 10y gentleman; "Colonc
-, heartily congratulate you upon lhi'
service upon which you have entered" !" May
| inquire what your politics arc?" Responded
, the Colonel. 81 am republican" replied
the other. "Know then, sir confined tut
Colonel ':,hat permit myself TO receive TIT
CONGRATULATIONS of no mc!nber of the inf.
nous party, to whose incendiarsm are attri
hutable the calamitics that ovcrwhclm th'
country, unless lie is himself willing to vol
un,ccr i'll surrres>ing the movements he ha
helped 10 irsligat". Volunteer with me, sir
and, ii there is any lighting TO be done, yo'
shall have chance to grease tho gates OF mel
in short o, r'cr. Yes, sir, and when we hay
nut doyn this atrocious secession hcresy,
am willing to return and aid in cutting from
their pulpits the white craVated scoundrels
who have been disturbing The tranquility
] ,he republic for 30 many yeaEa,"