Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-06-28


lawless and'atruricus.
Roselred, Thar we urge upon all, citizons the
great importance. at this jnncture in our affairs,
MOTTO he uumindu Of their trneohl'gations, both
to the cause of humanity and 10 he future well
fare Of ,our'country. ~
Resoioed, That we pledge ourselves to aid all
proper tribunals bringing to justice the perPe-
traitors of allsrchlawless acts in this vicinity.
On motion, it was also
Resoired, ThatsHe eEdgefeld Adrertaer bo re-
quested to- publish these proceedings, nnd that
the Sees etary Of this meeting be to fur
nish c"py, thereof to the nearest military au-
thorities.
II. g.:waIahT, scc'ry.
Si --ll-%->-~-
&s-A Mobile clergyman (says Northern fa-
per- went to General Granger and asked him if
he proposed To compel the Southern clergyDicn to
pray Tor Andrew Juhnsou. "compel you," was
the Generals rcpl5, "why if y>ur prayers don't
DO the.prcsident of tho United States an5 more
good tliau they have Jefferson Dagi',. its OF no
sort of consequence about your prayers an!f way.
5zs5-The National Intelligencer says tho most
sagacious merchants anticipate, in consequences
of tho great increase in the growth Of cotton lin
India and Egypt, a reduction in the price 10 ten
cents pound in another twelve months. Should
this anticipation prove correct, it will effectually
close The cotton trade of India. inasmuch rs the
inland transportation there is 90 expensive ps to
exclude its export at go low figure. Then will
come the turn for American once more.
~ Senator Foster, nov acting Vice e-presidest
Of the United States, WAS recently Seen near Nor:
wich, Conn, working attbe plow 10 field on his
farm.
-Gon: Gamble threatened TO hurn dowu>the
houses within two miles of Bull Run on hearing
the report that the monument there had been
destroyed. The report turned out to be false.
We lonrn that four Companies Of the 25th
Ohio Regiment have been sent from Columbia 10
Camden and Winnsboro'.
Tho Savannah Herald snys that or Tues
day last wagon truin loaded with goods lolt that
city for Augusta and interior mnrkets. The train
was te return in eight days loaded with domea-
tics, &c.
@-An address from Gen. E. Kirby Smith,
dated Houston, Texas announces to his soldiers
that he had refused to surrender, and had hoped
to con inue the contest but the armies heretofore
under his command had disbanded, and he was
left commander without an army.
@u-But $50 prisoners remain at Camp Morton,
Ind. They have refused to take the oath Of alle-
glance, and are to be transported to Camp Chase
aad. Johnson. Island.
y Ex- Governor Magoflu, of kentucky, has
come out decidedly. in favor of the adoption Of
the constitutional amendment by that State. So
learns the Louisville Journal, which says further
3" We understand that Gov. Magofin is so fully
impressed -rith tho importance of immediate ne
ton on this great question. that he intenda to
take the stump'in behalf of tho amendment"
ayr Two magnificent horses were recently
shipped on board the steamship Europa, for Havte,
consigned 10 Franco, to John Sliaell. Tho Gov
ernr,ent officinls did not know of the fact until
after the steamer had sailed. They are said to
have been presentedto him by some Of his admi-
rers of the August belmont and Ben Wood stamps.
~ A large party is growing in Pari, 10 favor
of changing the military protection of Maximiian
to purely financial one. Furnish linn, this par
ty says, with the money to carry on his govern
mcnt, and if he cannot DO this it will be proof
that he i; not the choice Of tho people whom he
processes to govern. The Constitutional OF q
late date, in double-leaded, Scmi-oficia looking
article, asscrts however, thnt Franco;will net
merely keep him under her inanciul care.
y The TriBunes special says that President
johnson has expressed his regret that the con-
spirators were nottricd before a civil court.
aN,A "A. II. Stephens enters at length Into q
parley of -viudication for himself. Among other
reasons for his course, he cites the fact that the
Tribune advertised the rights Of the Southern
. people to Independence, and hO-gas hd to believe
it would &c accorded thcm without lighting.
rw. The friends of Gov. Brown will be pleased,
toelearn that ho wa: in Sarannah:oa tue 18th
instant, and,tha he willin ashorttlms rejoin his
family. ~- - -.
~ The Empress Eugene has wfitten q letter
to all the princcsses of Europe, prspoting sub
scriptions from all branches of christendom for
rebuilding tie Church oflthe Holy scpulchre at
Jernsalcll in splendid stylo, with rights Of wor-
ship.!hero i0r ALL. .,-s:.. * -.
rs. The English Journals, Hhiehsarothe most
friendly to the North continue to comment upon
iae proposed trrainsnt q the Southern leaders
as ,r:fto1s, and rroncuneo il IN 1iinrolitic, up,
generous, snd unjustjaahis cohrse. 1
Her It's Suspected in Washington that the
cOnhagration Mt Chattanooga was resort.of dis
honest oficials to cover up defective accounts.
@ss- The Rebel prisoners at Point Lookout nre
being released as ruri.ny as possible. Many Of
thcm have teaehed Washington sick and in a
destitute condition,
es' Numerous applications Tor pardon have
been fled in the Attorney Generals ellee. The
attending to thcmsis necessarily slew, as the pa
nars in eoch c,,se hnvc I'm bn cn-nfuly cromined