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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-11

PRosrECrs OF PEAcE.--If we meet with No
great and unexpected disasters, if we do not
relax our exertions, the war must virtually be
ended by the lst of June. All the signs OF
the Democratic par,y.at the North, the par
,ial failure of their draft, and the entire cessa.
ton of volunteering; tue admission by them
that q larg. part OF their army goes ont OF
service in May, and that no new recruits can
lie had to supply their places; the frequent
and numerous assertions FROM their army,
their domestic discussions, their bitterd enun.
citation OF Lincoln, his Cabinet, the ABB lition.
lists and Of all New England; the ImIninence
of national bankruptcy, the ruin Of their ship
ping and commercial interests, and incipi-
ert social anarchy, all prove that they can
keep up the war but a few months longer.
Besides. they knowstha; foreign Intervention,
however delay ell, mnlstcom- at last. No doubt
they desire it, in order to have a pretext for
backing out from the contest. Even Horace
Greeley admits that they must conquer US in
three months, or then make the best peace
they can. Indeed, whether between individu.
ais or nations, q big fight must ever be a short
fight; becau-e the parties, putting out all
their strength at once, soon become exhausted.
The North is exhausted. Every one who
wants 10 have n hand in this glorious war
should enlist at once, Or else an early peace
may deprive them Of the opportunity Of help
ing to win the independence Of the South
Richmond Dispatch.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-11
Columbia Items.

As usual, our Col 1bia letter did not urriYc in
fine Inst week. 1t is of course too stale for pub
LEGATION now; yet We desire to give the two brief
ATTRACTS be!ow,-more On account OF their subject
matter than for any merit of their own:
l. ain company with SEINE ladies, visited the
new Cemetery beyond Arsenal Hill q few days
ago, and saw the u~ewly-made grave Of the lnment-
cd GREGG. He sleeps near the centre OF this elc-
waited enclosure, with his own olue southern rky
shove him and the roar Of his beloved old Conga-
rec coming up like an eternal d;rge from The val
lev below. No monument yet marks the spot
where the hero lies, but tho visitor pauses with
one the less reverence and regard to heave q
sigh of deepest regret over the red mound that
covers all that is left Of this CEerutier Bnyard Of
our Southern cuuse. Sou will have seen the nd
dress delivered by DR.. PALMER on the day Of his
burial, and I hope you will publish it"
9. "The Colleges Hospital. continues to suhserve
an almira hle purpose in relieving our sick and
wounded soldiers. 1t ia m admirable institution,
and the Legislature will continue to apply 1t to its
present uses. pcrhaps during the mar. Th's'may
look ex,ravagnnt. but when it is considered thai
Il is important to keep them at their ports, that
they ore men who are dependent upon their lite:
rary resources fmostly) for an income, and that
tho cost of living Is now SO exorbitanf, it wills |
think, be considered a proper liberality towards
them. The fact is, We must either not retain them
at all, or If no do retain them, VIC must support
ihom. 1 regard It right to retain them snd there
foro to subsist them md tLeir families; ahd their
full salaries will not much more than do this in II
situation where they ore compelled t" buy every
thing, ut the highest rats.."
3.."In this connection, I desire to render my
humble tribute of praise to our former tornsman,
Prof. MAX. LABonE. lie il now, in point of fact,
the head. of the College, and will in all probability
be its President upon o regular resumption of tho
exercises of the Institution. Il need not call the
attention of Carolina readers to his devoted ser
vices to our soldiery since the commencement of
tho more enlarged hostilities Of this war. lie is
still at his post of duty in the management of
tho rapidly. increasing business of the South Caro-
Central Relief association. All praise it duo
him in the discharge Of these duties, and The
country will gay that no man better deserves the
of the State. We, who know So faniil-
iarly his unrarying kindness of hoars and purity
purpose, will gladly render to him the tribute
our thaEks and applause. Long live the. be-
lovod professor, the ripencd scholar anil the true.
gentleman, to gladden. old friends and at
tract new ones by the qualities Of head and heart
which adorn his life of usefulness. Like him,
nearly all tho other professors, while ho' iins
ready to renew their labors amid the
accustomed seats Of Literature and Science, ore
vet doing z~ealously whatever their hands find to
10 in the good cause Of Southern Independence"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-11
80
Florida and South Carolina.

The following report and resolutions were adopt
ed by bath houses of the Legislature, and were in
response to cordial and. glowing expressions OF
everlasting unity from our brothers Of the Land
of Flowers: .fe"',;s . i.sT
REPORT OF THE MILITARY COMMITTEE oH a "REso-
LUTON IN RELATION, TO The PRESENT WAR;
TaAysyIrrED TO The STATE AUTHoHrIEs. OF
SOUTH CAROLINA, BY rHE FLORIDA LEcisLArGRE.
The Committee on the Military. and Pensions,
to whom was referred @"A Resolution in relation
to the present War" transmitted. oy theSFlorda
Legislature to the Governor of. The State OF South
Carolina, and by him presented to the attention
of this General Assembly, beg leave to report,
That they have considered the Florida Resolu-
ton lin respose TO one of ampathy and co-epcra-
ton from the Legislature Of Gnorsia) and recoS-
nize in it the sentiment of an uaconqucrahle poo.
Pile. That while the sympathies Of tho people Of
! South Carolina have been keealy niive 10 the COM
paratively defenceless condition of the State of
Florida, they have not for one momsnthad reason
10 doubt the imulovahle resolve Of that Common
wealth to be free at oil hazards; thst they find in
the Resolution before them new confirmation Of
the abiding belief, that the Sts'e OF Florida,
| while one nf the first " secede from the old
Union" will bc ono of the last TO yisd or COM
promise the contest ON any terms short Of Tue in
dependence Of the South.
The Committee propose the following rceolu-
tons:
R,solred, That in response tn the resolution OF
the Florida Legislature, declaring the detsrmina-
tian Of that State to stand sile. by side tn tho last
extremity with her co.stntes Of .,ho Confederacy
in tho present struggle for independence, this
GENERAL Assembly cordially reciprucstssSshe ex-
rprsssionsyof fdtIity therein containeai Gith
Andiminished 8nlifsnc in thezSyya4 1ur
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-11

THE YASzEEs AT BsroS RouGE.-Tn the
early part of this week a negro regiment ar
rived at Baton Rouge which created quite a
stir among some Of the Federal officers. They
held an Indignation meeting and fifty of them
resigned their commissions in consequence of
the amalgamatioh. Yesterday morning an
order was read placing the Yankee officers on
an equality with the negroes and requiring
all citizens and Federal officers to respect and
obey the black officers. From all we can
hear it seems great dissatisfaction prevails
among the troops, and the officers are unwil-
ling to risk au attack with such rebellious
spirits. They know the character of our
troops here and feel their inability, in their
present disorganized state, to cope with the
thorough disciplined and veteran troops of
Port Hudson. The Essex, a sloop and two
were at Baton Rouge at last nc
counts.-Pointa Coupee LA Echo.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-11
Loss by Fire.

The editor of this paper was so unlueky ~ to
have II negro house burnt on Wednesday night
la.t, and with it n likely little negro boy. Quite
an amount of bedding, bed-cloihea, clothing and
farni,uro was destroyed at the same time. Whole
loss not less than q thousand dollars independent
of the house Itself. I, is impossible to account
for the origin of the fire as there were but a few
coals left iu the fireplace vt bedtime, and tie
shcd-rooin which had no Fireplace was first de.-
troycd. The FIRE occurred about l o'clock at
niyht.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-11
MIR. Hone,s Candidacy.

Hon. j. C.. IIorE, of Lexington, has authorized
and requested US to state that be was not q candi-
date in tho lato election for Congress. lie nm
swored several applications to him On that score
with a positive refusal, md was not aware that be
had ever been announced for Congress until some
friend called his attention to tho fact that such an
announcement had been made. He can but return
his thanks to the individual who persisted in
nominating him, bnt at the same Trims desires bio
position in tho matter to be made known distinct
ly to the 4th Congressional District.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-11
/. The Weather and the War.

".J"m s"is grnnai"is ets.nitis." We heartily
exclaiin with old FL.,ccus, and very much
doubt whether he ever bshcld anything in
the streets OF Rome, much LEES at his Sabine farm
to equal the slosh -boah which has surrounded us
in this latitude for the Inst. week. In Virginia il
is said to b ssworscs than any whore else, and both
armies are supposed to be STUCK in the mud. 1t
will probably be weeks hsfPrS any considerable
movem. nt by lind will be attempted On either
side But by water the attack may come any day.
and Savannah ID tho threatened point-.s0 said.
-r5hTnssrv
and no one knows what is next to turn up.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-11
A New Feature.

1t gives US pleasure to announce that We have
sarsgcl the service. of II highly competent lady
Mrs CLARA V. DAaGAy, to conduct q limited III
erary depa rtinvnt in our paper. She will speai
for hersslf next week. We cannot of course spir'
much room for this purpose, US ours Is necessarily
Il miscellaneous journal, aud we ure compelled tt
cater v%ariously to suit various readers. Still, VI
hope to mike our literary corner attractive to I'll
especially to the lalies. Incurring this addi
tional rem Of expense at . time like the present
will further show to our readers that we IRE IL
earnest about the maintenance and sdvsncemen
of the Edgefeld Alreriistr.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-11

TOW THUMBS MARRIAGE.-The New York
journals have an excitement now over the APP
pro aching marriage of Majo OF Gen. Thomas
Thumb. The World says:
Gen. Tom Thumb (Mr. Charles S. Stratton)
has had an interview with Right Rev. Bishop
Porter, who has consented to perform the
marriage service in his approaching nuptials
with Mss Lavinia Warren. The Bishop will
be assisted by the l:ec,orof 81. Johns Church,
Bridgeport. Conn.,, that being the church
where the General and his family attend wor-
ship. and where his sister was married. The
wedding will take place in Trinity Chapel.
25th street, on Tuesday, February 10. The
General has purchases the wedding diamonds
for his bride at an outlay exceeding $1,000.
They are now on view at Ball & Blacks. The
elegant bridal outfit may be seen at Lord &
Taylur's, on Broadway. The little General is
so overwhelmed with letters and personal ap-
plicut;ons for cards of invitation to the we'd
ding that he has been obliged to refer all par
ties to his Secretary, Mr.. e. B. Brooks, No.
So Chambers street. The President and Mira.
Lincoln, the foreign Ambassadors and their
ladies, the Governors Of the adjacent States,
Gen. Scott, Gen. and Mrs. Wool, Gen. and
Ms. Fremont, Gen. and Mrs. Mcclellan, are
among the invited; but the number of cards
of admission will be strictly limited to the
seating capacity Of the chapel. 1t is estima-
ted that after the distinguished invited guests
and the personal friends are provided for,
there will BIZ still left about three hundred
seats, which will be distributed among the
elite Of this aud other cities. Fairly in March,
the tiny and happy couple sail for England,
to make the tour of Europe in a strictly pri-
vatc Or non-professional capacity.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-11
The Defunct Executive Council.

The Legislature has passed nm Act, in due form,
which declare that the several acts, proceedings,
resolutions and orders Of tho Executive Council,
rs contained in the Book of Records of said
Council, transmitted by them to tho General As
sembly, have not, and shnll not have, thS force
and effect Of Laws; Preceded, that nothing here
in contained shall he SO construed as to abrogoto
or repudiatO any contract or: contracts. made or
entered into With tho said Executive Council.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-11
Tint Proclamation.

The Governors Proclamation of the election o.
Hon. W. D. SIMPSON wa. intended by him to hav,
been published. in the papers of thi" Congressional
District, but by an omission of Mr.. ARTHUR, his
private Secretary, the order uas not thus extend.
cd. Tho polite aud gentlemanly Secretary came
to US in Columbia and stated that the whole fault
was his, not the Governors. Of course we were
entirely satisfied and e1Onerate oil parties from
ali manner Of csnsurc or criticism.
The Proclamation is this week published Off
cially by expires direction. of His Excsllency the
Governor.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-11
From the Southwest.

poRr Hunsos, Ia, Feb. 6.-Deserters are
constantly coming infrom the enemy at Ba-
ton Rouge. For the ~lnst7tSo weeks twp per
day have arrived, All c nerr in Confirming
The reported disaGection in Banks ARMY.
They sta.e that, numerous officers have esign!
ed in consequence of the arrival of negro reg.
i,uents, and that the army is completely de-
moralized. In some cases it has reached a
revolt.
One regiment is confined in the P~eSniten:a.
ry.f,r LAYING downiss arms "a: 81 ssr&a
Reliable, information. states the force atiBa-
ton Rouge. at $4,000: :.
There are at present no indications Of an
advance.
/: The reported movement several Gays since
arose from o change OF. camp 81
Banks is stated to have said, SHY army
has gone to hell. It is useless to deny il!
. A report coming from Baton Rouge repre-
sents the sinking Of the sloopofwar Brook
lyn by the Confederate steamers Florida, Ala
bams and Harriet Lane. The Brooklyn had
been sent in pursuit of the latter.
The Essex made her weekly 7visiso on Sun
day lsst, and was fired upon by our pickets.
One Yankee was reportelkilied. She shslled
our pickets for one hout, Nobody hurt,
e Dese.eers state hat Banks cannot depend
Upon his army hence the delay IN advancing.
The Nashville Union Of the, Both says that
tie Kentucky Legislature, passed an amend
ment to the. Military bill, instructing the
Kentucky troops. not 30 enfotce The Presidents
nrcclarnafihn 'sea -, ;,tcf! a'GrEc 81 H. 9
: So
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-11
For the Adveriire'.
The Cotton Planting Act.

80 CoLrNgIA Peh. 3, 1885.
+ Nm. EpiToR - Act has this day passed
bush bodiessof. the General Assembly Of South
C.folnns, snritlsL n Act to limit the Pr0du'-
tim 81 Cott0n." which I thiuk should generally
bo Enovs Is The planter, of Eds-h-'d District
j. the earliest pos.id'e date. The principal fsa'
lures 81 the bill .re that not over thros acres 10
the heal .hal, b- planted in upland C"tt"n d"-
ring the present y"sr, under a penalty OF hv'
buudred dollars per mere nion al planted over
Tint amount. The hands to he between the. ages
IL and 80 ~ysars.-those between IL sud 10 years
and those over IS years to be counted bali hands.
The Act requires all to give upon onfh to the FAX
Collector the ages Of his hands employed in asri-
culture undera penalty Of q toes aThs Az notseo
be construed to prevent white persons from plant
ing the samsrau,ount to.cacl,sworker of eerrss-1
ponding sges. .o.t Yours, J.H.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-11

for the freedom of thu Union. l see no r.a-
5sonAwhy you shonidsno. mike az gool snI.
diers as airy in the world, and uiet that on
ali OCCASIONS you Will be found willing To do
yolr Whole daty. ] an sure that yOi are all
re,.I. to ii,ht for the liberty Vi yunr wives
and your children. Men wno vii. not fight
2for their Liberty are not worthy to have it,
AMI will always %con:inue enslared. | sLall
a, my utmost 10 look after your comfort, und
1" see that y"n are properly pril, Eel and
clothed. wish yon good day. 4 hope here
-fer tn meet y"u when you, have earned dis
~tinction for yourselves.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-11
For the Advertiser.

Mn. Enron Some two or three months ago
there was considerable stir in this part o" The
world 10 raise funds to clotIe our suffering POL.
diors. The funds were raised, the Golfers of ssye.
ral Of the,Societiss inahe District were filled to
reeplctios,-and We were delighted to thisk that
ere long we would hesr ofselothes being shipped
to our sdldiers by the car load. But what a sad
mistake. OF late some Of the ladies appear to
have lost n large proportion Of that spirit and
ardor which they once manifested in the comfort
and, Welfare of our soldiers In the field Perhaps
sh. severity OF the weather has cooled their en-
~thusiasn .omewha,.. but, Mr.. Editor, / am mot
finding fault-:by no means. r. l. know my own
heart l know the ladies will do thsir duty and
NOR. too. ! am on old woman, a, poor woman,
bav,o three Ts66nii and two sons:inlax in the army,
-ctn,r;buted Il my mite to rraiso tie sfands now on
hand,-and consequently feel mn interest in the
mst,cr;-.speoislly AS I am not able to clOtbe my
own sons as1 they shauld be and keep myself and
family from want. Can you enlishton rhe, Mr..
Editor, as to what disposition is being made Of
tho five or six thousand dollars contributed since
November last to the Ladies' Soldiers Aid Socie-
ties Of EdgcGeli District? MARY.
GranitevilIe, Feb 10, 1853.
rive can not " eniighten" our correspondent.
We oaly know that the ladies Of the Edgefeld
Village Society are doing ashley have hi,her'oli
all they possibly can for the Soldiers.-Ep.-A Dy
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-11
A Good Investment,

The EJgehell Fenale collesiate Institute build
ings are offered for sale. To any Teacher Of COIN
petent requirements here is 8 splendid orportuni-
ty Of engaging in the business with a bright
prospect of n aourishing school, and one that Will
pay handsomely. Read advertisement elsewhere
and enter into negotiations forthwith.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-11
For the Advertiser. ,
To the Iutendant aud Wardens Of Edge
"a! field Village:

To the lntendant aud Wardens OF Ease'
"a field Village:
: GENTLEMEN: In every civilized municipality
there is an Ordinance prohibiting hogs from run
ming at large. The public streets; and private
premises, are invaded by these roofing animals,
to the great annoyance of pedestrians and owners
Of plants and shrubbery. If people cannot .e0rd
to feed their hogs they ought not to % alloVsd
to keep them at the expense and annoyance OF the
citizens. This lawless subsistence may DO very
we'll for a ,emi-barbarOus peoplc, but will not suit
m advanced stnge of civilization. We. suggest
the passage of All ordinance to remedy this nni-
saucs, and that every hog or goat running Mt lsrgs,
be .impounded by the Marshal, and sold if not
reclaimed by the owner within o certaia time,
and a penalty paid for being found without its
owners ipclosure. PROGRESS.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-11

CONDITION OF THE LIVERPOOL Corrov MAR.
xEr.--The Liverpool cotton brokers had made
up their annual return, finding the ,ctock on
hand to be $4,000 bales, over l0O, 900 more
than they had previously anticipated, The
consequence was that the market was very
dull. The stock on hand now is 1872. 900
against 622,0 900 in 1851, and 24s, OO0+inl85s.
AT a consumption of, 10000 bales q week the
present stock in Great Britain, namely, 44O,.
900 bales, would last shout three months.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-11
An Enigma for the Children,

Ny first is a gallant.
All tippy and strait,
Forever prepared
On the ladies TO wait.
Ny second, prefi1ed
To the syllable frtin,
Has tho forco and effect
OF dontdo that again"
MY third keeps R watch
On the bosom Of beauty,
Or else is n bravc
On, some outpost Of duty.
Ny whole lie a warrior
Active and bold
Aud now my enigma
Il almost told.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-11
Meal for the Destitute.

Mrs. R. NJ. FULLER has kindly sent to W. +.
DuRIsoE, Esq, for Soldiers families, ten buahel'
Meal. which will he appropriated as requested by
the generous donor.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-11
Our New Magistrate.

We are pleased to announce TINT Mr.. ANDREW
RAMSAY, our efficient and popular Post Master
has been appointed by the Legislature Magistrate
for this Village. The public will therefore please
take due notice aud govern themselves according
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-11

Gs- See Ca7d Of the Southern States Hotel in
! another column. It will bo observed that the
present proprietors propose to make it n first class
Hotel. We hope they will. Give them q trial
! and satisfy yourselves.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-11
Sixty-uine members voted sgaiust it.

Col. R. NJ. Geno, Of Texas, gives The vicks-
burg Wing the following statistics Of MGR
gan's careers, He has fought So battles, kill.
ed 23O Federals, wounded S72. captured
1898, aud destroyed propsrty to the amount
OF SIS, 100000, all with q force Of 500, and
with very small foss. In his late affair at
Hartsvillc, the. first time he commanded
brigade, he killed 10, wounded IL, captured
1850, took six pieces of. artillery and carried
away ordestroyed SGj, 900 worth of property
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-11

The correspondent Of the Mobile Register.
in an admirable narrative of Gen. Morgln's
expedition into Kentucky, says that the in
treoid soldiers under that gallant leader de.
str,yed eighty miles Of the Louisville. and
Nashville Railroad, sover which supplies for
On array Of 10000 men were transported
that it will take 10000 men three months to
repair the immense damage. and that it will
cost 5000 900 to put it in running order,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-11
CIT A1bsrtlse1.
ARTHUR s1MKINs, EDITo8.
WEDNESDAY,, FEB. ii, 1868, { Z

as~Cnmmunicatious, %.oe'icsl c%ftu'aiors, ohisu-
aries, &c., crowded out this week, will bs attend
ell to soon.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-11

ns- Guano can be lad ut Messrs. Wilcox &
Co., Augusta. Farmers, having more Confederate
Notes than they know how to dispose OF; would
do we'll TO invest literally in these Guanos.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-11
From Port Royal via New York

From the special correspondent of the New
York Times, who writes from Port Royal, S.
c., under date of January "a, we learn that
several iron-clais have arrived at that port.
Below We give some extracts frora the letter:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-11
Interesting Letter from Virginia.

"personne' writes a cheering letter "tf+
Charleston Courisr, in relation ID the cm'i-
ton OF tie ARMY in Virginia, which VIC lay
ef IRE ,ur raiders: