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pAWSBROkERS SALE-JAMES AGAR,
~ New ltorcry, will sell this dsy, st l0s O'Clock,
coo lots wonen's fine wearing apparel, silk, calico
and other dfcss.s, remnants elk, muslin. calico, &C,
shhs 90 tnd variety q other gJocs. by order OF
JOHN LYNCH, = Grand It 1856
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-04-15
Cotton Planting In Msriboro.

The Columbia Guardian Of Thuraday contains
the following proceeding. OF n public meeting Of
tho planters of Marlboro District:
In pursuance Of o call maio upon tho planters
Of Marlboro district, 10 meet together st the
Cuurt House, on sale day in April. a meeting was
bold, st which Col. John w. Harrington was
called to preside, and r. n. Esner, Esq. was ap-
pointed Secretary. Tho following preamble and
resolutions wern submitted and sdop.d:
Whereas, our attention has been called BY thr
proclanst ion Of bis EIcellencyr Gov. Bonbsm, to
the eIpsdicnsy Of restricting tho ensuing cotton
crop to tho smallest possible quantity, consistent
~ with the many important ~interssis involved in
cur present struggles for ustionnlity, . subject n"
less prominent in our own minds than in that Of
his E1eclloncy.. We, tho planters Of Marlboro
~iistrict, after 5 full consideration Of the subject,
do hereby resolve for ourselves, and recommend
to all others:
Relieved, Thst tho best intsrcsts Of the country
will DO subsorred BY adopting the suggestions Of
Shs Governors proclamation.
Re.elved, And for the purpose Of carrying OH;
the same. NC hereby resolve to plant in cotton
but one holt acre to the hand for the present year
JOHN W. HARRINGTON,
Chairman.
N NJ H.. c.-. BIZ
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For thetAdrer.i,or,

Tho letter published below was received by Mrs.
LrwIs Joxks, Pre,idsnt Southern Sisters Aid
Society. accompanying afcheck. on tho. Augusta
Bank for ore thousand dollars. We eincertly
shank MIR GRrua for. bis. liberal duuatioh, aud
hors that others, actuated by liko motives OF
charity, senero'enes and patrioti.m, will initiate
his example, in assisting those Wh"'s eEurt it is
to relieve the necessities and distress Of lie poor
in our community. Mrs. IsABELLA BLOCKER
again remembers uur Society in = contribution OF
ave dollars, for which We a.s grateful.
Mrs. LEWIS JONES, Pros.
Mrs. JOSEPH Assnf. 500. & Treas.
'GRAxrrkv1tLr,' April I, 1853.
Ny DEAR AuSr:~I told you the last time
uas at your house tina. I would give your H"eieiy
s.nethiug. Enclosed 1 send you i eh.ok oh Bank
State Of Georgia for Que thousand dollars, which
please hand over 10 your Sooiety-ihe one 10 help
Sslaiess' Fo"i.is,. l mean.
1t is oar duty to hep by all means in our pouer
the WINS and families of those who are battling
for our rights, and / am very sorry to learn thai
many in our District, who are abba, will do very
little il anything for that purpose.
Hoping you are all vol, &c.
1 an yours, Truly,
WILLIAM GREGG, JG.
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item, from the Courier Of Saturday:

From Ednon-Ths steamers Ella and inni.,
Captsin James Cariin, run the blockade success.
fully through. tho snamy'a Acat of ihia port, and
has reached this city. She brings dates from Na-
sau to the 4;h instant. nut We soc nothing Af much
importance in the Iap,r RI. Tho British steamers
Gertrude and Eng!e. schooner Jos. X. Prt"0fr,
sloops Errpre.s and Richard, al from this pitro'
atsnmor Charleston. from Savannah, and schooner
Cnnros y, from Wilmington, n. C., had all arrived
Ut Nassau.
Nine Of tie Reb.l Troop Coptdre1.-We le'rn
that nine Of tho :. Rebel Troop" nr Stonn' >hour
waro sur prisrd Friday morning. by a party OF thr
enemy, 1t tho PSint Of Pines. North Ehito, and
takon prisoners. Tbs information was breagsthy
two negro servants attnehodto tho " Rebel Troop
Who were out with The party when taken prison
er., but managed to make their escape.
The Steamer Pearl Relea,ed.-0ur Nassau Cor
respondent, Sumter" in o note datcd tho III
instant SAYS: "The rtcamrr Peal is expected
here from Key West clio Havana. She has beer
given up by the Yankoes.".
The stesnsr. SfonsuaH Juckson and Pet arc re-
ported. rosdy to lcav,; steamers Eagle, Gertrude
Sc. John's, Fiorn, Charleston. Victory Miriam
and Hinna, arc reported loading.
The Cotton Questipn.-At . meeting composed
OF the major portion of the leading planters /"
Lancaster District, hold at the Court House, oil
Monday last, i, was unanimously rcsolyed to pist.
no more than ono acre Of Cotton to the Fold ham
the present year. &.
James G. Gibbs, Esq, Of Columbia, has arrire'
from abroad, bringing with him machinery 10
making Cards and other purposes. We arc in
| debted 10 him for late foreign papers.
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CHINESE SUGAR CAsE,-Ia view Of tho

CHINESE SUGAR CAsE.-Ia vie" Of tho
act that syrre has roae Up to eight de''sr,
.er gallon, together With the ecaitltY an%
.ira pic. Of meat, it. sears 70 Us ti.at ih1
cultivation o, Chimes Sugar CT-ac Soiid be
a ,aving brsi,,esS. To co'verti it inIo mo.
asses is u cheap sind simple pr''ccss. nd
here is rot :he !enst dangtr that profit Will
,ut he the resuiI.y II the enemy is whipped
Il VirA barg. he W II still rsiain most ot the
np.r pi.ntatio"s ON thu mississippi. Ard
ven should he leave t',t STATE, tie {. %s'la:io:.
&c aill lr:v. bsbisd will put it gu; Of the
power OF Louisiana to furnish Us with Sugar
Now, what are we to do for thes. articles O!
prime necessity 2 No practical mai, WHO
mas taken All intelligent survey o! our situa-
ion st the present conjprcture can donb,
hat tn, salvation of the South depehdd main
5, il NOT wholly. u!on the cour"' pursued hi
.,ur planters. LIT them thea reject np"n
he matter. and periodically resolve TO T1a',
hat which is needed most by our troops and
thvir families. If pcrscn pas q spot OF
ground en- which he can raise a sugar cane
crop, let him raise it. He will not only bene'
dit himself thereby, but prove himselfto be
ouhlic benefactor.-Chronicle Il Sentinel. /.
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For thu Advertiser.

STARR HOTEL, HAMBURG, April 10, 1858.
Mr.. EDITOR: You will permit me to inform your
readers, that, in justice to myself, I wish to cor
rect a fslsa impression that y complimentary card
from tho 18th 5. c. ", ha, produced in tho minds
of those who do not comprehend. When collect
ing last fall and promised to send tho list of name:
of the Subscribers to different Regiments, / sent
a list TO the 18th Regiment 10 Lieut. Col. SHAW
asd nanod articles and things sent to different
plaees-and those sent by Lamar Aid Association
woro not returned to tho proper parties. 1t should
have been H.mt Z, not Beech Island. Capt.
Tuoa. c. -=y wrote q letter " Mrs. R. G. LAXAR
thaukin, ~ and the Society through her for the
same said he did not know the mistake till ip-
formed by Miss d. I do not know how the mis-
take occurred in the last card thanking me instead
of the Society. It il true I collected the large
lot of blankets sent, but tho members Of the
Society made up tho carpet blankets aud the cloth
which WAS collected also. I do not wish to rob
any one Of honory or merit due them.
Tho ladies here deserve much praise for tho
ouis. way they have accomplished SO much. Since
tho absence of our estimsblo Secretary, Mrs. X.
e.. LAxAR l have been Secretary Of the Society
appointed by her and tho President, Mrs. A.
j. RAxso. In my article on tho hrst of April
your readers will sec that I gave tho Society
and Hamburg ladies tho honor Of sendins tho
clothing 10 BnAoo's Army as the 10Th Regiment
wa, changed to another. It matters not Thothcr
our good deeds are recorded on earth they will
live .ftor US. would be very unkind to try to
borrow thanks or honor due others.
N. A. BUIE.
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From Tennessee.

TuLIAnoNl,, April lS.-Relisble information
has bseu received to-day, stating that Wheeler
had captured two trAinn, one between Lou'svihe
and Nashville, and the ether between Nashville
aud. Murfrce,boro', with = large number OF men
and omcsrs, aud destroying tho train. All qu!et
elsewhere.
CHATTANOOGA, April 13.-Atths fight at Frank
Lin Van Dorm attacked the enemy with 1000 cay
airy. and Preenan's battery Fsdsrals 'streated,
but advanced again with largo endorsements
and bloody fight enrusd. Frssmsn's battery
captured and Freeman killed. Our loss heavy.
We r..rsa.ed from tho place after six hours hard
fighting. Later accounts represent the recapture
of our artillery. After tho fall Of Ffsomau' VIC
took ne prisoners.
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P. n. HAnan, Secretary.
For the Advertiser.
Straw Nats and Eonnets.

straw MATS ana SonnetSs
The abovs-named articles are indispensable.
Our supply has been purchased from the Yankees,
and our trade in that line has employed thoua-
ands of Now England boys and girls. Thousands
Of families support themselves by making ,traw
braid which is purchased ut every country store,
and sent to these who manufacture hats and bon
meta from, tho straw. Rut this hat and bonnet
making cannot e en- withou. the raw material,
aud We propose to address ourselves to the farm
or, in hopes Of inducing every owncr OF q Rye
Fi-Id to select r small portion Of the finest and
largest and cut it fer hrsiding straw.
Directions for Cutting and Preparing Stra'e.-
The rye must bs cut while in bloom, cut as care
fully a. possible to prevent breaking, cut carly in
the morning and bundle it Immediately, baforo
The aun has much power On it. I. must then he
taken to X kottle of boiling water and each bundle
stepped three minutes, then open tbs bundles ard
spread ou: to dry and, blnaeh;ia clear sun being
slmost Indispensable toff6ne color. After it be-
esaes ~praperiy .iriea4S1 a ihte+ y buudiv aI.in'to
10 KEEP. In a dry place whore the Gus: cannot soil
L.
Palmetto Matchmaking i, quito a fsvorite Occupa-
ton about Aiken and Grsniteville. If ryo-strau
could be kad, thousands would engage in atraT
braiding and hni- bonnet making. A young lady
can learn 10 braid in 2 few hours and each one
who lcarrs Gun teach fifty or u hund 'ed others.
Let US have the straw and NO will not want for
hats and b~ounets. The straw is split by a very
simple instrument which We willhereafte. describe,
and will be always ready tn aid in promoting
DOMESTIC INDUSTRY.
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From wentern Virginia.

Lrscusvnu, April 13.-A special dispatch to the
Republican, dated Salem 10 says: Gen'ra!
jenkins, with . small portion Of his 0 ham and IN
Western Virginia, has been completely 'uc's''-
full.
The ~elestionu and spring courts OF the bogus
Government in all the counties west Of the ka-
uauha river wore broken up. driving the enemy
with heavy les, into his fortihcations ut Hurricane
Bridge, and proceeded thence to the kara"b'
river, and four milos below Winfield riddssd tns
Government steamboats, which were passing, En-
barksd at night in fat bosts and hoatsd low
the KanaShs, attacking and capturing Poin
Pleasant. Next morning they killed and cap
tured y number Of the enemy, took ono HUNDRED
and city horses, and destroyed q large amount o
storo1. Tho enemy mador'n,ost desperate effort
to cut of hia retreat from the Ohio rirer, but the.
wore eluded, and the command e1trieated itaolf Il
safety.
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From Mississippi.

JACKSON, April 11th.-Dispatches from Green'
wood state that Gen. Lee reported that the enemy
at Black Bayou is retrs.ting towards tho river
laying waste the whole country.
GRENADA, Miss. April 1.-The river patrol
reports that two gunboats, conveying hvs csralry
transports, passed up the Mississippi on the 7'h
also nineteen transports, with infantry, and forty
freight boats, loaded down.
Tho enemy is reinforcing all tho depots on the
Mississippi Central railroad. A wagon train, with
tents, wont oast from Memphis.
Grants army had reached Memphis.
A 'pOcial Dispatch to the Appeal, dated Senate.
bia, aays that thirty boats and twelve ~gunbcat,
hare como up TO Mempbi. to operate on tho Cum
b0rlxud.
Heavy shipments have been mado on the Mi
sissippi Central railroad.
TIE corinth merchants are shipping North and
suffers selling wagons.
Great strategic movements arc atoot.
Mobile. April l1.-An officer from > British
ship-of-war, of the bar last night, reports tie
capture ct the city of Mexico by the French.
A special dispatch to the Appeal, dated Senate
bia, Mississippi, says a Governor Todd. of Ohio,
has boon arrested, and held to bail for kidnapping
Dr.. 0lds last Summer.
Papers from Nashville acknowledge tho sinking
OF transports and disabling Of tho yunbosts by
our artillery.
Farragut is again tiockading Red river.
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LATEST, NEWS.
From Charleston:

CHARLESTON. April !: -Dusins 'Jsissrdsy all
uas quiet, but this morning tho on:ire iron.clad
Acct Departed, three going North and four South.
The Ironsides WAS towed over tho bar. The i'm
preston generally prevails, however, that they
will return soon to renew the attack.
Last:nisht The steamer stonewall Jaek'nn, for
nerly The Leopard, uhilo attempting to'rsn into
this h"rbor, was hotly chased ty half n dozen
blocksders aud fred at. The Stons~all receive
several shots through Fer hull, Capt. Black, and-
ing it impus.ibls to escape. ran tho stsaner on the
braeh and burned her. Tho crow and passengers
to.k to the boats and have reached here. Very
littlo WAS ssvod. excepting tho mail, and tho pas
songoru' effects. Tho steamer burned TO the wa
..er's edge in sight Of the Yankee aeot. Hor car
20 consisted Of several pieces of field artillery
two hundtsd barrels s~.ltpetre, and forty thou'an'
army shoes, snd . large assortment Of norenan
disc.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-04-15
For the Advertiser.
Gov. Brown and Our Public Deb

Gov. Brown and Our Public Debt.
Mr.. EDI7on There is an error Of considerable
magnitude in Gov. BROWNS Message, or that por-
tion Of it quoted by you in your paper Of a late
i.,ue. Allusion is made several times TO our debt
ms q .5ilion" of dollars. Our debt can never
reach that sum, though the war should continue
ffty years. Ten thousand million is not q billion
as Gov. q. would scom to indicate, but 1t takes
one hundred thousand millions to mako one bill
lios. There is perhaps not so much money in all
the world. On enumerating, We say millions
tens Of millions, hundreds of millions. Now it is
not billions as many supposo, hut its thousands
millions, tens thousands millions, hundreds thou
s.uds millions. Our public debt is large enough
in al conscience. Let u, not unnecessarily exagcr-
,,s the amount. COLBOURN.
If a mnn were to lvio one hundred years and
count fro millions every day, ho would not reach
hSlf that sum.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-04-15

FUND YoUR NoTss.-On the 22nd instant,
all tue Confederate Treasury notes, dated Iri-
or TO December 2l 1862, will cease to,be
fundable in eight per cent. bonds, hut wiii
he fundsble until the lat of August in seven
per ceut. bonds. TO facilitate the funding Of
these notes, the Secretary of the Treasur,
has established depositaries in the principal
cities and towns OF. each State in the Conted-
cracy. The Richmond Wig says: The in
ducement to fund in eight per cent. bonds be
fore the 2ado of this month, when the privl-
lsge ceases, is that. the holder Of Confederate
bonds will be exempt from taxation to the
amount of the bonds 80 held. A bond which
yields eight per cent. interest il, of course.
better than one which yields only seven per
cent, aud those who now invest in eight per
cents will, doubtless, have an opportunity,
ere long, Of selling their bonds at q premium.
Eight per cent. bonds Of the hundred million
loan, long dates, are already selling at a pre-
MUM OF five per cent, and when this premi-
um advances to eight or ten per cent, the
bonds now issued, bearing eight per cent.
will also command a premium in the new cur
rerCY. .El-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-04-15

NARY A PRAyER.-Therc is 4 rule at Ober-
lin College that no student shall board at
any house where prayers are not regularly
mado each day. A certain man fitted up a
boarding house, and filled it with bourders,
but forgot until the eleventh hour the prayer
proviso. Not being q praying man himself,
he looked around for one who was. At length
be found one, a meek young man from T'ruu-
bull county, who agreed to pay his board in
praying. For a while all went ON smooth, but
the boarding master furnished his table SO
poorly thst the boarders began to grunble
and to leave, and the other morning the pray.
ing boarder actually "struck." Something
like the following dialogue occurred at the
table:
Landlord" Will you pray Mr.. Mild ?"
Mild-"No, sir, l will not"
Landlord" Why not, Mr.. Mild 2"
Mild-"It don't pay, sir. can't pray on
such %victuals as these, and unless you bind
yourself in writing to set a better table than
you have done for the last three weeks, nary
another prayer do you get out of me!'
And that's the way matters stood at last
adyices.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-04-15
From the North.

RIcnuosp, April 1.-THE Richmsnd Wing has
Northern dates to the l1th. A large meeting Of
tho Democracy of New York Was held on the 9Th
inst, at Cooper Institute, and adopted platform
expressing opposition to the policy Of she Ad-
minis,ration us hostile to q. restoration of tho
Unisn, subrcrsivs of tho Constitution, and op-
~pressiyc to the people; asnouncing tho meaaure'
OF the last Congress us repugnant to erery rrin-
siple of justice, calculated to strengthen the
Southern States and permanently cstabiish n so
called Confsderacy, declaring that war, rs cor
Quoted by tho Administration, has boon a failure.
loud spplause) and that immense resources Of
mon and money, freely given by the people, have
been dissipatod without favorable results.
4th. Realized, That under these circumstances
VIC declare fcI peace, (grsnt cheering;) this Ad-
ministraiion cannot conquer the South. if they
would, and would not. if they could; thus war,
proving unsuccessful, VIC favor peace and eoncili-
alton, AZ tho only mode loft to restore tho Union,
90.
Fernando Wood was the first speaker. He said
if no was asked what the Democratic SUCCESSOR Of
Lincoln .eould do, ho would answer, cosss hostili-
ties and obtain = conference, officially or unofa-
eially.
John S. Carlisle, of Va, said tho South can
never DO conquered that war can only end in
TIE thorough exhaustion of both siiss.
The municipal elections in Mnir,o and Colum-
bus, Oslo, went in favor of tho Republicans.
Tho COME dor..es have reached the Ohio river
from tho Knnawha district, and it is feared seve-
raj steam rs have been captured up the Ksnavha
Ono boat en- tho Ohio riror WAS f,od into, and
~aevcral killed and wounded
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A Bad Fashion.

Man is prc.emlnently an initiative creature.
Perhaps it is we'll that he is so, or else. there
might be no progress of improvement among
the masses. But somehow human nature is
such that ne are more prone to initiate what
is bad or Indifferent, than that which is e1-
c%ellent. 1t would b. curious, if not instruc-
tive, 10 recount the many bad habits and fool.
ish and pcrnicious fashions which our people
have taken, by incubation as it were, iron,
former association with the Yankees. And
it is o little strange, too, that, notwithstand-
ing the war has made US all nate and despi,e
the Yankee nation, we have still held ON tc
many OF the vile things for which we were
indebted to them. How easy it is for mon
who ure but children of a larger growth-to
fall away into bad practices, but how difficult
TO r1rounce them.
We shall rot enunerate the many bad hao-
ia We have derived from the Yankees, but
only mention ono, which never came much ii
vogue which We hoped had entirely died out
but which seems just now springing into new
use-and that is the custom Of publicly ad'
vertising for a husband or s. wife. We know
not where or how the fashion originated, bu'
it must have been Vet BY the iree-lors Yam
KEGS it was certainly very common among
them, or is still. Confederate newspaper
are beginning to show such advertisements
in anticipation Of the close Of. The war; snt
we regret that they COME generally t,ope thu
soldiers, the very last persons who should fol
low Yankee fashions, and particularly such
deteslable one as this. 1t is iacumprehensl
Bile what sort Of an idea & person Call have .
marriage, who hawks himself or hsraelf abou
i'll this public msunsr, seeking a market
There may be- exceptions, but generally sucl
an advertisement Tor husband OF wife, as i
the advertiser wanted something of the nm
ture Of a ,horse, or a dog. or a slave, shout!
bs held as pr,mu .tacie evidence that the ad
~ser,.ser Ia, no conception OF what cnnsti
tules husband or wife, and is totally unfit 70
either relation. We hope the vile practice
may he nirpcd in the bud, that the thought
less will give it attention enough to see how
-iuattsome it is, and that the reckless, who re
spect not themselves, may COM TO respec
common decsncY, aid leave such abomhla
t,op. where they properly belong, with tn
YankocS.-Augusta Constitutionaliat.
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Tllp Press.

Nothing can be more absurd and disgust.
ing than the loldly contempt occasionally 81
lccted by some politicians for the newspaper
press. The Press is i power in every State
"a power scarcely second in constitutional
Governments to that Of the throne itselt.
The London Times wields an influence in
Chris,endom such as no single statesman OF
this age cxerts. The Press of the South haS
been the life aud breath Of this Revolution.
IL may have committed errors in the 6egin-
| ming Of tho war, but those are attributable to
the novelty OF q state of things which led 9TH
ers into errors besides the Press. With these
exceptions, il ia III. possible 10 over-estima.o
the impetus which tic Southern movement
has derived from the Press. 1t has aroused
the patriotism, encouraged the hopes, nerved
the hearts, and strengthened the arms Of the
people Of the South throughout this contest.
1t has pointed out dangers to be avoided,
| called attention to tho necessity Of economy
and retreuchment, stimulated the agricultural
interests. ard denounced abuses iii the ad-
ministrsIion of affairs with unsparing fidelity
and boldness. Ten thousand .uch politi-
clans as UNI ertake to denounce this power
full organ Of public sentiment could not &C
complish as much for the pubic interest az .
single press. The Press has no motive to be
otherwise than just and honest. The public
interests are its interests. But the Interests
of politicians do not always harmonize with
those of the people. Their personal eleya-
walton, not the public good, is the object Of
their lives, and if necessary, the public will
have to give way to self. What harm have
not politicians done to human ,%ocietyl They
have corrupted the people, sacrificed prinsl-
Pile and Lonor, aud Lighted the fame vi war
itself for the purpo:' Of advancing their m
bilious projects. ley will ruin our own
country, if they are permitted to attain as
cendancy in her council, which lheJ can new
er do till they have muzzled the Prcss.-
Richmond Dispatch.