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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-10-29
FIRST Fau1rs OF AenlcASlzlSc oulo.-

FIRST FaUlTs OF t.GRlcANlzING OHlo.-
I'VE find the followiagf9c recent namber of
the Marietta (0iio) Republican:
Several farmers OF the Abolition persuasion
in Athens couny-we might mention Tedro
and Simpson-have negroes employed at this
time to fill all the places heretofore occupied
by the whites. What a consratulation to the
heart of the brave soldier, who returns TO his
home. and finds his former place Of labor &C.
cupied by negroes, and lis old settlement
filled with tile black trash White men re-
moving 10 give way to the Eegro in the
fields and the houses of our small country
farms, What prosperity! What 4 cheering
spectacle for the coming generation.
Last week wr saw in this city two negroes
who were brought by Federal authority from
kentucky to Culumbus: Ohio, where they
were set free The co'lnty is cursed with the
emigration every week, as Is all Southern
Ohio. Are tie people willing that this lay
scam Of creation shall constitute oac-sXth of
the State. This is the great political State
QUESTION Of the day. Shall white labor be
degcaie,l, wages re'luced, and society broken
up by the thicYing, indolent race, or will our
farmers take the matter in hand and defend
themselves from degradation, and the country
fcom anarchy and ruin.
Already this ncrcaa3 os regro population
i felt all over lie State. The country is fill
iaa VI. win ii. and - cities arc ALREADY fill
e! 10 ove:ll9w:rg. Will the people not Go
sonlc;i:ins 10 change this dangerous tide that
50 surely threatens tho morals Of ali good
society and the peace Of every neishh9r&ood !?
Can the people not ii'rEct the prejudice
against the Democracy created by reading
the malignant r.lsehnods Of lis cnamieS and
Join together in one party until 'ais srcst
danger bc rciau"e,I. and until t;e twin chl
dlru Of treasoa, AbpIili)n ahl Secession, arc
cut down.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-10-29

YANEEg OuTRAGEs IN MissorNt.-A friend
in Memphis encloscs the editors Of the Appeal.
nublislied al Grenada, Mississippi, letter
FROM gentleman of veraciy in ST. Louis,
exposing the oa!ruscs coHmiited by he Fed
erals in Missouri. They are bearing down
upon ,Iir c,izcns with much tighter rein,
taki:.. trAn hclil their firms, dwellings and
daily avocalions at pleasure, and or the slight
est cause. When the letter was written there
were seven hundred and fifteen c:tizans Con-
fined in the military prisons, McDowei's Co..
r:r, and Line tcrths ut these were arrested
onncre suspicion. Tie letter alluded 10 says:
"in short, our citizens are being murdered
by hunire,:s, imprisoned By thousands, and
robbed and .!undered of their property by the
hundreds of thousands, and this you may re-
port as truth, and nothing but the truth, to
tie Confederate authorities
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-10-29
The WILL AND TIRE WAY.-l learned gram

The WILL AND THE WAI.-l learned Sram-
mar wien was private sol1ier on the p"y
of a >ixprnce a day. The edge Of my berth,
or that Of my guard a-bed, was my seat to stu
dy in my kmapack WAS ny bookcase, anu a
b;, of bcarl lyias in my lap was NY writing
table. lad no money TO purchase ca"dI's
or oil in winter, it was rarely that could
get any light but that of the fire, ard only
my turn even Of that. obuy pen or piece
of parcr was compelled 10 foreso some por-
tiou Of food, though in a state of half.starva-
,;oD ] bad not a moment of time that l
could call my own; and had to read and
write amid the talking, laughing, singing,
whtSlling, and baylng, of at least half a score
OF the most thoughtlcss of men--and that,
too, . in tho hours of their freedom from all
control. And say, if !, under these circum.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-10-29
The Yankee War Debt.

The New York Ch.ii%'idm .i"rocai2 COM
mcllts on the cnor:n"ns tica. which this war
is creating for The North ;.s l;ilows:
'ih,y tel us u( an expense uf nc:'.y seven
hundred millions Of dollars i'll Il yca". Can
we appreciate suc|, = sum? llaw little 10
we know OF the distance to The saa? Nine.
ty.iiye millions Of miles! Start a r"lroa'l
train for such journey. Let it stop at III
planet for wood and water, or passengers.
pi,,vo un ie I;i;lc n, ,I:l.t.-! !:e :%!:...t l.'
pumes IL man, and reaches tie allotted a@c
Of men; hut the sun is nnt reached. Let an
..:l.rr take his place, and live his li!rcc Scare
Years an,i ten another ant! anolhcr-and still
wi!l. 1o pause FOR repairs, or TO .ul its burn
ing axlcs, and yet tic journeys end is net
attained. The fifth MATS dying cycs ere
!orlin. forward millions Of miles io- the jour
;,ey's c.ml But We ar, here talking Of seven
hundred millons-liut of nirnty-tire.
For q hundred years and more churches
have been gathering NJ property III tie Cn-
It'd States Subscriptions lave Lcen molly
decided dying men have left their accumn-
lations to their loved churches; ail III all this
time tic cvangc!ics! churches have e. ,o-ei!.-
er about fifty millions ofprop2r'y-.n"te encush
to pay the price Of victory for one month.
We have 4 missionary society. 1t gathers
e.c year from nearly IL million II people. II,
t!iruws lis imllnence into t2arlJ ever part Of
the world Bat lis whole yearly revenue
worlG endure tic draft Of the Ci!ited States
Treasury bat a single hour.
Syvc,! hundred thousand men are dsaan
from The pursuits of industry. II is far mere
imrovcri,Lns than il half a million Of PAU
perS were thrown Oh us 10 srrprrt for thcn
the lahorcrs anu producers would remain al
work. Now they are far worse than lille.
Their weapons arc costly equipments; but
harvcs.s perish, and cities arc rn;llcd by lheir
presence.
Ecsl;lnd is contribution fearful amounts Of
want and starvation 10 swell the price Of vic,
tory France l,,Srs the sale oflwenly-tivc mil
lions OF lis wares aid interior Earnre and
parts of Asia are paying portions Of this stu'
pcnGuus cost of victory.
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How THE DEVIL. Losr.-The Devil bar
gained for The soul of young man. Tho
Devil was 10 furnish all the money Young
Amrrica could spend; and if be dd not spend
i, as fast as it CAME his soul was the forfeit.
For several years Young America kept ahcal
Of the Devil by the SI5Dfwomen, vile, horses,
etc.. bat the fcnd maie a large deposit with
him, which it seemed impossible to get rid
Of Young America, as a last resort, started
a newspaper. The Devil growled at the bill
at the end Of quarter, was savage at six
months, sad at nine, and owned up dead
broke" at the end Of q year. The newspaper
went down, but soul was saved.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-10-29

"WiIl There be Foreign Intervention?''
On this subject the Herald says:
By the news received by the Hihern:a we
learn that it is stated by the Paris correspon-
dent o. The London Times that 1t is rrprr.
ted in political circles that the British Gov
ernmcat is no longer so entirely averse TO the
recognition of the Southern CoE!edcracy rs
it mas Hitherto been. 1t is understood that
there is probability of the question bccom-
ing shortly the subject Of deliberations in mil-
isterial circles We have little faith in this
intelligence. 1t is merely feather thrown
up by Napoleon to ascertain which way the
wind blows. There is not the slightest prob.
ability Of Intervention in our domcs tic omar
rel, eithor On the part of England or France
England c"uli rot allord to 90 To- war with
us. and France will have enough to DO in
Mexico and Italy, without burning her fin
gers in our business. Besides, these pow.
crs know Very well that the probable effect
Of their interference would be To bring about
a sudden peace ard ths union Of the North
and South against the common fne in$olent
and offensive to every section of the country.
European powers have treated both sections
badly. proving that they cared for neither.
hut desired the ruin and degradation Dt both
by the perpetuaticn OF disunion. They lave
lun.. hated, feared AID enyird Tie United
States as asleat naval and c3mmeicia! rival
;.:,il nothing can give ilhsm SO much pleasure
a. 10 see the country cmh:oiled in ciri war
Nothing would grieve them mor'. than TO sec
The Union restored, and they will be very
careful to du n"liing that is calculated t.
lead to that result They vii! not mcadc
with the c,r,nry till they sec it completely
exhausted hy a long war. lfihoy ln'er!erre'i
now when there are a million of Americans
in arms. they would be likely to Come ont .;
the scraln With llpody noses, OF as STRANGERS
generally Go who iinpartincntly medlic III
i.lniiy puarrcls.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-10-29

Whcu The iate Gabriel RalSoI;, Ct Ricil-
,.qa], Va, hal become wealthy, poor wo
man, wrc:chediy clad, witsa ci'il ia her arms
came tlrugh viulent :tnrm OF slcct and rain
ON a cold day in December, 70 his counting
.uor,, 10 beg Among Others prese"t, was a
scclara,,, much priced in his day for god'i-
ness MIR. Ital,;cl tii lmt wait fJr The va
man 10 ahncuncr her errand, hut divilring it
from her chilled aud hasgar:l appearance,
steppsd to his desk a:,d handed her ten
dollar note. lie was reprovel Al soon as the
woman was gnhc, By. tho sectarian friend
WHO asked him Ii he knew whether TIE wO-
man was worthy. Worthy" exclaimed
Mr.. lsel<lon. "ort!:y! Good God sit, didn't
yo,, sec l.uw ;iiin;y cad sEl: was, and that
she WAS ,;rcrcLc,i with The rain.
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Regulating the Conjugal Regulations
Of Samho.

Regulating the ConJugal ReSuIotiohs
Of Sambo.
The following police order has been issued
by General Saxton, Federal Military Cover.
nor of South Carolina:
HEADQUARTERS, BEAUFORT, S. c., Aug. %.
1. In the hope of correcting widespread
and deplorable evil, the following regulations
are announced:
ist Any negro claiming to have or charged
With having more than one wife is required
to con6ne himself to, and if need be, support
that one TO whom he has been lawfully mar
ried. If no such marriage has ever been Gel
ebrated, be will select that one of his social.
ed wives who is the mother of his children,
if auy ne have; and, after marriage service
duly performed by some minister Of the Cos.
pei, take Ter 70 himself as his own sole law
ful wife.
I'd. Hereafter, any of the colored people
wishing to be united in holy wedock wllap-
ply to Rev. Dir. French, chaplain United
States army, or other minister, who will keep
a register of marriages and furnish the par
ties with marriage certificate duly authenti-
Gated.
Sd. All negroes, male or female, hereafter
living in a state Of concubinage, Or found un-
faithful to their marriage vows, will be liable
TO arrest and Imprisonment.
II. There being on the plantations more or
less persons unable to support themselves,
and having no near relative to whom the duty
can be assigned of providing for their wants,
charitable fund will be established on each
plantation, by deducting from the amount due
for labor thereon such per centage rs may be
found upon trial, sufficient for the purpose
The fund thus created will be placed in the
hands of the superintendent, to be expended
by him for the benefit Of the helpless and
friendless, in providing them with suitable
food and clothing, either according to the d.
rections of the surgeons in attendance, or in
obedience to the suggestions Of his own com.
mon sense and experience. A proper account
of the expenditures under this head will lie
furni.ted monthly TO lie assistant quarter
master at these headquarters.
III. This order will be read by the super.
intendeuts to the negroes On tn. limitations,
and care taken to esplaia its provisions Sc
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-10-29

pnFsEXr FROM 5EarRrGAED TO SroSEwALL
,IAcxsuN.-Gcn. Bsaurcgard has presented to
Gen. jackson splendid silver mounted pis'
,ol. OF Il new pattern, made in Paris express
L. for jackson. 1t is o revolver, navy size,
constructed to throw balls as cannon throws
,.r,ne,hnt. With this formidable weapon
an officer hard pressed in action might tie
s,r,y half dozen enemies at Il single dis
charge. An appropriate inscription is en-
rrayed on the silaer plating. g.-llichmond
Dispatch, Oct, ~,
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that they may be fully understood rs design
ed to secure and regulate the performance OF
duties which are enjoined by The plainest die
tates of a mere worldly experience as we'll as
By the sublilncr teachings Of living chris
tianity. BY order of
Brig. Gen. SAXTON, Commanding.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-10-29

ABRAHAM IN /" MLss."-Ir seems that
"honest Abraham is still much ANNOYED by
imporiunate cfsice seekers. A lar NORTH
crn paper gives the following account of an
interview between Lincoln and one Of bis
suppor'crs:'
"a suppcant for ofIice, of more than ordi.
nary pre'eusions, called upon Linn lately, and
presuming on the activity he had shown on
Mr. Lincnln's behalf during the election that
raised him to the chief magistracy, asserted,
AS reason why the Office he desired should
be given 10 him, that he made him President.
." You made Inc President did you 7" said
Mr. Lincoln, with twinkle Of his eye. -
think I did, said the applicant. "Then =
precious mess you've got me into, that's all"
replied Mr.. Lincoln, ard closcd the discus
sion.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-10-29

A DRAFTED MAJOR GEsERAL.-The Mans.
field (Ohio) IIeral | tells of leading citizen
Of Gallon, former miitia major general, who
was drafted on "Wednesday last, suppo,ing
thai, Of course, he conli not be drawn for
anythin. but the ppsition he held in the mi.
litia, he donued his najoreenersl's uniform,
cooked nat, sword and spurs, went to Colum.
bus and reported himself as ready for q COM
mand. lie was considerably surprised when
he vas toldsthct they were not drafting gen.
erals, only prirate,. The maliciousn man
caulo home With aea in bis ear.
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Tie Nrw York Huull has The allowing

The New York HcraI! has The following
skctcI! "f Gen. Stuart:
Gen. j. +. B. Stuart is inc son Of the late
.irchilald Stuart. for several years mcnbel
or Tie House Ct Representatives oi' The ni'ed
Ss:.les from The district which then embraced
lie county of Patrick, in Vireinia. whore, ~e
lriicrc. he was born. His fatler died len or
twelve wears; ago. His nciEr: We; lives.
James &. b. Stuart entered the Mii'ar!
.,radcmy of West Point in the 1',' l&5p
.,ronr lis inme,;iac classmates were C"ls
.Iolin p,graa, George W. Gusts I."" ""!
.Gul.n p. yl!er;%rc. now we'll known in r''r
rcG,c! service. aad NI;.;. ;irc,he, Of the ni"'
Artillery. wi.a was killed in lie first battle ol
thu warat Great Bethel. IL the lMlon ar,
r,y, the Highest rank at!:i"c'l by Stuart was
that If Eir-t Lieutenant in the First Cava'r!,,
regiment nulcl for lis officers, Of which
Gen. suracr was colonel, ARA M%j. Gca.
jus. + Johnston. of IL" rebel army: l.iru'cn,
a,..cvo,cI. Col. Sum.cr encountered a
f,rcc Of three hundred braves OF The Cheyenne
tribe. stroas!t;, pasted 'rp"n so?o'nons Fork
Of The Kansas Rir;r, and alter sharp srug-
rlc pu! them 10 flight in great disorder. In
dis combat, Licat. Stuart WINS severely
w2Hnlcd.
At tic outbreak OF the present war. Lieu
,.nan, Stuart resigned his commission, and
uMcred his sword to the cause Of the South
It is unnecessary to refer to his exploits since
,1., time. They have hcea laid before the
pub'ic. With his rapid rise from Co'onc'cy
20 Tie command of brigade, and soon after
TO the rank OF Il Maior-General of Cavalry,
our rsa.lcrs are familiar. Perhaps the most
strisir.. and successful IF I'll his expeditions
were the Pamunkcy raid through McClel-
ls:.'s lines, in whch the rebel Captain l.aia!''"
was lost, and the recent descent upon Cat.
l,t's Station, where he gathered up lie Gilt
cjal correspondence and fall '!r' s.; nni!orin
c,a, Of General Pope As Il caval:y officer
General Stuart canhines with bis REGULAR
West Point training nnci. Of Li.e ch't Of JOAN
Morgan am, Turner Asl,by, anti his r.; yes
tcr,ay in.o Pennsylvania STEMS IL have sur
v::s;..,I his p.ryioils acts cE ai!,!acity.
In Tic oil army Stuart vas H''i"ers*l J
known un.lcr the mick.namc "BcanIy Sta
art, as rejecting upon his personal ari'r''i :
anc,., The loser part Of lis face is ever
Gowal by q torrent Of rctlliis:l-brewn beard ;
bu;, according to rebel authority, his eye is
bright and mobile, his address is pleasing,
his port lofty, and his craftsmanship rH'lect'
General Stuart married Il daughter of Phil
ip St. George Cooke. Col"rei of the Second
Dragons in the United States army.
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VOLUME XXvu.---Ee. 4s

From the London Herald (DcrJy Organ) Sept. 10.
How the North Violated the Compact.
We should think ill of the Confederatcs if
on any terms whatever they consented to &C.
cept as fellow countrymen the. .merce nary
hordes Of ruffians BY whom their country hss
bceu dcsolated.
Aad the acceptance Of Northern submis-
sion would be as contrary to sound policy as
to right feeling and patriotic instincts. The
Union can only be reconstructed by giving
certain powers, however limited, to the Fed
eral Government, and binding over the North.
ern States to observe certain conditions Of the
Federal compact. They cannot be excluded
from all share in the Federal power; sooner
Or later-probably within ten years-they
must recover by fUrce Of wealth and numbers
their ascendency at Washington and then
tue work Of tie two last years would have
to be done over again. If any papers Con
stitutions, if any guarantees, if any oIhers,
could bind the Northern Stat, s 10 the obser.
vance of their federal duties sad preclude
them from interfering In the internal Affairs
Of their ncighbors, the old constitution vosld
have su(fced. That constitution they ,ioh-
ted hsbiiualS and Systematically. Their
preachers incnlcated the duty of perjury
their lawyers defended treason their ssates-
men formed political parties to override the
law ; their cilize.s assembled 10 resist it bv
-aT,n-d lJrna -maI--arnad- d-uaurdarAlx-fr.,rn tha-
Nnrh invaded Virginia, assassinated sleeping
citizens in their beds, aud, when hanged for
the crimes. We're hchoured as MARTYRS in
England. What guarantee can be given By
such I, pcoll which would lie worth more
than the paper on which it was q rittru 2
What worse fully coull there be than to
throw away the fruits of eighteen mcnths Of
endurance, Of bloudslltd, cf glorious, achieve
nc:,s. ly re-un:;ins with race by which
no obligation, however solemn, has ever been
respected duy after it had the r'wer aud
the temptation 10 yi,.at,. il? OF such mad
Hess NC cunnot believe that the sbe ttates.
men who guide the destinies Of the Confede-
Fate States will ever be guilty.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-10-29

SALT-ASuIHER KrsovgcH-Tle Jackson
Misss>irpian is informed that certain ar-
langemen,s have b,en Effected hetsetn our
government and certain parties of tie French
government To supply THIS government aid
vi! people with salt in return fer cotton. TIE
Fr.rc!l palt,s havilg $, cured 'he permission
# tie FED, raj auth, rites ut New Orleans to
;an'; lie SILT y, Alaiclue. N"particulars ave
stated, txc,lt tl,at eight sucks Of ssl are 10
hc exchanged for che bale Of GOTTEN. 1hs
Missi.sillian eArr,ss's the opinion ,l.at the
arral gtment will IL highly beneficial to oLr
IruIlr, aid hopes thai the lrarrsi, Of tie Get
ten. VI eli il is forwarded for this purpose,
will nit I've interrupted. il also tbiLks Il as
it does lot clonye us in our prest nj reces-
sites, toirquire tno nicely into the Isrt which
l"rkee officials play in tie matter, or What
direction ,lr cotton itktS after il is deliver
ed, one main object heirg to secure sufii-
Cent quantity .af salt to guard agoiust future
cnler ge1!c;rs.
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stances, could encounter and overcome the
task, is thcre-can there be, in the whole
world, youth who can find an excuse for
the non performance ?-William Cobbett.
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NcutraiS.

rs our government has seen proper to tot
era!e al!e: enemies; from the North, and re,
coyuise consular projections, at least i'll this
State, we would call attention 10 the follow
lug paragraph Of Butler in reply to the re-
mnns.rancn cf a resident Of New Orleans
who oilers to make fall return OF lis prop
erty, resorrny only $4,000 IN gold, for an
emergency:
SIR: have your note Of the 2Gih 81
Ssptcnber. In mi Judgment there cat; be
no such thing a. neutrality by citizen o! he
United States, in this contest inr the ti'c Q!
the Government As an officer, ] ccrtaE!:
car,,n: recognize such neutrality. lie that
il not lor us is against Us.
He considers such position, a. that q g
neutral rs more dangerous 10 tie United
ssales, tLan il, as a youngcr man, y"u had
sLoui1ercd your l:.uskct, AMI marched io the
hcld il. tie army OF The rebellion" How Is
i; in our STATE? Why we are crowded with
foreigners. Amcrica!i and European, "ho are
trailing among US: With all tar privileges OF
citizens, with none Of their responsibilities,
and rcat!y at moment TO Claim their inoi-
ics,ivcucss. We need not talk Of or threat
cn retaliation, if such state Of things are
allowed among US. All within oar lines
should be made to take the oath Of allegiance
To, and lisii, for, tl'c Con!cderAcy, if ~illa
the conSc,ip,ion age, (ul,less lawfully excmlt
as other citizs!ls Or surrender their PROPERTY
and leave us, fer, as Butler conten@<. 50
should VIC, ''Ilc ,bat is Tot irr lis is against
Ii.
H!,s;;L!.s. :. l.: tia c!.,s: thai; 20 lnest h"ay
in lLose Little tricks o! trade, thu! al snc!I 4
1ma are calculated 10 inpwrrsh he c,.n'
nun;ty liz proportion as it rricncs ltc'n.
VI really fear that td& i~"rie viii i::'ve Ia
take measures that property belong to c%"'-
mon lar..-Yofkviilc Enquirer.
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