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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-09-04

SLAVERY AND PoLYoAAY.-A California
correspondent of the New York Journal OF
Commerce calls attention to the practice of
polygamy and slavery on the Pacific coast,
within tho States and Territories. Both these
institutions, he says, prevail among the China
settlements and native American races, with
out hindrance or denuncia,ion, The higher
classes of the Chinese in California arc said
to import slares direct from China, and great
numbers are kept in the State, both male and
female, who daily deliver up TO their masters
all their earnings. and never sue for or expect
their freedom. The Indians enslaye all of
their captivcs, have as many wives as they
choose, and separate from them when they
please. The same polygamic custom prevails
among The native Me1icans Of California.
The correspondent thinks it would be appro-
pirate and wise if philanihrop:sts who devote
50 much time to the e1-sluveholdcrs of the
South would give their attention to slavery
and polygamy as practiccd by thn Asiatio
races, Indians and Mexicans in California.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-09-04
ANOTHER TERRIBLE EXPLOSION OF Sue,,

ANOTHER TERRIBLE EXPLOSION OF SHELLS.
Yesterday, as two white men named Mr.
Wm. Palmer and Mr.. Wise were engaged
on Morris Island drilling old shells for the
purpose Of drawing tie loads and bringing
them TO the city to sell for old iron, one Of
the shells exploded, mortally wounding the
former, and filling the face of the latter with
powder, &c. Mr.. Palmer's abdomen was
badly cut, his right arm below the elbow
frigbtfully mangled, and his left arm dread
fully acerated. He was brought to tho city
and carried 10 the City Hospital, where he
was attended by DR.. S. G. Brown and DR..
Horsey.. 1t was believed about eight o'clock
last evening, tbat the unfortunate man could
not survive over two hours. NJ. Palmer was
an old seaman ED rigger, and well known in
this city-Cbarleston Consier; 3Ist, I..fe
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-09-04

NEGRO JURoRs.-The North Carolina pa.
pers say that the experiment Of making ju-
rors Of negroes has not proved a success. The
Newbern Journal Of Commerce gives the fol
lowing verdict found by negro jury:
ave, dc undersigned, being a koroner't
juray to set on de body of de niggur Sambo
now ded an gone afore US, had been setlin
on de said niggur aforesaid, and he did on d.
night OF de fusteenth of July come to def by
fall!n' of a boat, what was lyin' in de luet
Into de SAID inlet whar VIC inl be was sub
sequcntly drowned, aud afterwards WASHED
on de rocks whar We 'spose he was lroze tt
def
That regro must have had as many live;
as John Minor Bots Says the Democratic
party has.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-09-04
Are Thcse Thincs Being Done

L
In General Orders, No. 65, containing Regula-
,ions for Registration, ne find the following re-
quircments. Are they being complied with BY
our Boards of Registration?
XYIII. The registration, conducted as provided
in Paragraph XvII, shall be made in trip!ica:s
lists, t,co Of ,chich ,haH, after The eoHcl"'on %
he first ses,ion, be erpo,ed for public inspection a.
coarenient plucet, for fire days; and tho third
shall be retained in possession of the Board till
after the completion of registration at the meet,
ing provided for in paragraph XX, when the
three having been compared and verified, shall
he certified in tho form prescribed and printed al
the end Of the blank registration list
MI. On the day aud at the hour designated in
the notice, for commencing registration, the BOARD
shall, at tho place announced, convene and entei
upon its duties, aad shall then and there a'Ao pos
notices OF the tne Of final sessions proeidedJor II
Daraqraph SI-i.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-09-04
The new Commander of the Depart
ment of the Carolinas.

Our people nre naturally solicitous to learn
something with regard to the nntecedents of the
officer, (;ays the Charleston Courier,} WHOM the
President has honorcd with the high and rcspon'
siblc trusts Involved in the command Of the Sec
end Military District.
We arc glad to announce that although les.
known to the people Of this portion of the South
than other Generals of the United Stale: Irmy
of equal rank his record is such to justify the
belief, that his administration hero, will be alike
creditable to himself and useful to the country.
General E. R. S. CAHlY iaa Southerner by
birth. He is n native of the State Of Kentucky
although he received his appointment to We'
Point from Indiana. lie graduated at the Mill
tary Academy in 1899, and was assigned to the
infantry branch of tho service as Second Lieu
tenant. Jo was in tho Mexican war, and per
formed his duty, if not with great distinction q
least with credit.
He served ns Major of Infantry, under the
command Of Joe Johnston, in the expedition t.
Utah. Iu 1851 lie |ss sent to New MOI!co, where
the Indians had proved threatening and hostile
and by the ability with which ho conducted tn
campaign won for himself a reputation for daci
ded military talent
Perhaps his most noticeable participation II
tho active struggle Of the late war was his de
fence of New Mexico in tho campaign of lS6
against the Confederate forces under General Il
II. SIBLEY.
General Candy was shortly after, on account 0
the conGdcnco felt in bis administrative ability
ordcrol to Washington, and assigned to duty q
Assistant Secretary Of War.
At one period no commanded the Department
of Louisiana He is, therefore, IN old army officer
He i. not. SO fur IS is known, .ndidato for tn
Presidency. JTA il not, it I' ,.derstood, either
politician or weu1. .le interests Of any mer
pirty organization.
He has no other option than to enforce the Re
construction Acts. 1t is believed, however, tha
ho will administer these in spirit Of justice an
liberality, without prejudice or passion, and wit
a desire only for the general welfare, and for
| harm onious restoration.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-09-04
Gnano. Guano. Guano.

WILCOX, GIBBs & Co., No. "a, Broad Street Au-
rusta, Ga. To the Advertisement: of this eIcellOnt
firm in Augusta, we call especial attention. They
are said by their business friends-and they have
many, as well hcraabOuts as in Augusta--to be
obliging honest and reliable; good merchants and
clever gentlemen. They offer everything in their
line of business at reasonable ratos and on terms
favorable to our farmers and planters. We COM
mend them cordially to our people.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-09-04
conservative Meeting at columbus

CoLvMBus, Au.ust 81, p. ma large Con.
servative meeting took place here to-day,
which was attended bY large number OF
whites aud blacks. The meeting was address.
ed by Joseph Williams and BEN amin Holmes
(both colored) Of Tennessee. Great enthusi.
asm was manifested. Resolutions were pass
ed demanding the enfrsnchisement of all
whites and DECLARING the right of negroes to
hold office. Good order prevailed, but dur
ing the speech of the Hon. A. r. Lamar an
interruption was caused by q soldier of the
garrison who was promptly arrested and
placed in the Guard House. A demonstration
was made by Radical negroes last night to
mob Joe Williams and Holmes.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-09-04
We Must Wait for Light OIL the Subject.

We Must Wait for Light OIL the Subj ject'
We have been unable to ascertain the number
of voters registered in Edgefeld District thus far.
Not even have We been ablc to learn the number
registered here in our own town. Upon making
an esort to Gain this information Wa oere courte-
ously told by the Chairman of the Board that he
had orders from superior authority to give no re-
ports of registration. W. surmise borrower, cS-
pecially as regards our own precinct, that thres
negroes have registered to one white man. We
will not say that this cvinces gross neglect OF duty
on tho par. of our citizens; on tho contrary, we
take it for granted they waiting until the on
thusiastc negroes shall have left the coast come
whs: clearer-and less fragrant.
The Boards Of Registrars arc required to spend
two more days days at each election precinct, for
the purpose of revising the lists, and OF giving
all M opportunity to register who have failed to
do so; and we earnestly advise our citizens, when
they shall have found out the timos and places Of
this last opportunity, to come forward promptly
and oualify themselves as voters. Remember II
the books close finally without your name upon
the same, you are virtually disiranchisad; equal
y as much so as if specified in the Military Bills.
P S.-Sncc writing the above, through the
kindness of Mr.. J. II. MckESst, Chairman Of
the Board Of Registration for the 9Th Regiment
We have received tho following report 1t gve'
the result, not in the whole Regiment, but at five
precirc,. cnly Golfers Red Hill, White House
I;bartv It'll and SLatterfeld:
REGISTRARS 0rFIc-.
Chcatham's Store, Sept. I'd, lS6I.
Nr. Editor: The number of name, Registered
to date in the 9Th Regiment are
White ............'.'..... 90
Ccorod Observation-Disclosures. 80
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-09-04
A Plan Proposed for the Settlement of
the Negro Question.

A convention of the Union party" Of Or
ange county, Indiana, SHIELD the other day,
at which some very significant resolutions
were adopted. Two Of them are as follows
Resolved, That while We rejoice at the
downfall Of slavery and the establishment of
universal liberty throughout the Republic,
we do not believe it possible or desirable to
establish social or poli:ssl equality between
the black and the white races. AS citizens
oil loyal State in the Union, we claim the
right to establish such laws in regard to suf.
rage as to us shall seem best calculated to
secure the harmony and prosperity of our
people.
Resolved, That all attempts to establish Ell
ther social or political equality BY legislation
tends to disturb the peace Of society and cor
rupt the ballot box. Therefore we are for
the separation Of the two races by colonizing
the negroes of the United States in some To-
cality congenial to their well being, as the
means of final settlement of this vexed
question in American politics.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-09-04

THINGS ARE WosK1Nc.-The New York
TtiJyue. of Monday. has an article on the do
ipgs at Washington. We extract:
I'VE need only add, that no one has ever
yet called Hancock, Candy and Gordon
GRANGER radicals and no one pretcnds that
Sheridan, Sickles aud Pope have otterdcd
otherwise than in giring an active, hearty
s9ppo-t to the reconstruction policy OF con
rress. What. then. do these acts portendY
o We can understand them no otherwise than
.s the opening of new and desperate strug.
ole I to arrest the reconstruction policy dscreed
Iy I Congress, and, if possible, defeat and sub,
~, ~ ~ 70 this end, we infer that it is deemed
necessary to burl from Office every radical
wbom The President or his Cabinet can reach,
bnt especially those welding military power
over @ the South. We judge that this final
@ s,ru ugsIs is 10 be fav more bitter more violent,
m pSsI ,rs Iproscrip.ive, than that of 1866.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-09-04

NUNS THE Neutrality-suspicious. has just
been completed in Floyd county, and tie
Rome Courier, Of the 22d, says: "We called
on the registrars on Tuesday evening to obtain
the number registered in this county, white
and colored, but were informed by them that
they had been ordered by Gen. Pope to give
no reparts Of registration, nor allow any to
be taken from the books for publica' ion.
From another source We learn that the total
number registered in the county is 1884, and
that the whites have e large majority. With
this we must rest satisfied, until our district
commander sees fit to eplightcn us further on
the subject.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-09-04
Our Community a Gaincr.

With particular pleasure we point tho attention
of our readers to the Card of Msssrs BUTLER d
YouNAxs. LHRor F. YoUNASs, Esq, tho able,
accomplished and popular Solicitor of the Southern
Circuit, has, together with his amiablo family,
become u resident Of our town. We feel assured
that ell who know Mr.. Y. will unite NTH us most
cordially in Tclcoming him and his to our midst.
As will bs secn by the card above referred to, Mr.
Y. become, co-partner with Gen. n. c. BuTLsn
n the practice Of Law.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-09-04

Ar DlscoUSr.-The New York Tribune
dcnouuces Wendell Phillips for firing the
blacks with the hope of impossible d'siinc.
tions." 1t says;
The blacks have been made citizens before
they are fit for the responsibilities Of electors.
1t is the very deviltry OF demagogcism to fiat
ter them with the chi!nera that they are tit to
take part in governing others"
Tlc Tribune has helped bring about his
"deyiltry of demagoguism," and complains
too late The negro,s will be electors, fit or
mol fiji. The Radical party has made its bed
and must lie on nit.-Consttutionalist
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-09-04
yellow Fever at New Orleans.

New ORLEANS, August 81, p. m.-Twenty
five intermcnts from yellow fever yesterday
Total for the week one hundred and twenty
six.
New ORLEANS, August 81, p. NAT Gal.
weston two hundred and forty one deaths from
fever for the week, and one Hundred deaths
at Corpus Christi up to the 10th inst. One,
half of the citizens are sick or dead and much
distress prevails. Helps needed and donations
for the Corpus Christi sufferers can be for
warded through Messrs.. Spoford, Tilcston &
Co.. New York.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-09-04
Senator slerman's Views on Recon-
structiun.

Senator Sherman, OF Oaio, spoke a! Can
ton. Ohio, on Tuesday last. We make the
following extracts from his speech on qaes-
tions of national! import:
At the last session of Congress | took m
part in new prop stions for reconstruction un-
Ill near the close OF the session. Even now,
II the Sou:h, with the spirit that actua!es
General LoagSt.e=t and others, would adopt
the amendments, and eject loyal Senators and
members under it, their admission to repre-
semtation would be easy. kaow what | say
to you is true when declare that a majority
Of the Republican Senators and me'nbers
would have admitted any rebel Stale apon lis
adopting the amendment ard complying Will
its terms. Bat during the session it was said
by maay S juthern men that the Southern
people would gl,diy accept The amendment
bu. the machinery Of Johason's Loyal legs Il
lures was III ,iisloyal hands.
They said they had no promise from Coz
greSs, il 80 many words, thati: they accepted
the amendment they would be admitted. II
was to meet their difficulties. and settle dc!l-
nitely the status Of the rebel State govern
incuts aud Of the colured people that The IL.
construction Act of The last regular session
WAS passed.
You will remember, fs!!uw. citizens, that
this Act inclu.ies all that was passed n re-
construction at that session. A great many
thing; were proposed. Some members Were
in favor of lmi;ed conGscs;iou CT land; some
in favor of military governments; some III
r,vor of treating the amendment as already
adopted By tbree-l -lourths Of the loyal States
but neither of these measures met The assent
of Congress. As to CO: ii:cati1n, it wo1!d lie
proper and just measure OF punishment in
sem. cases 10 take .Lc land cf leading rebels,
but general system Of contiscat;on as
mode of punishment Is so unusual & measure
in our country, and its evil effects on the IN
no1cnt as we'll as the guilty have been so last
ing and disastrous in Ireland and France, thai
should hesitate long before | agree to it.
Military governments ought TO be only
temporary scatfodiug for civil governments
They are SO regarded. and their continuance
should not be an hour longer than to enforce
that object.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-09-04

A LUMINOUS IDEA.-One of the ccrrespon
dents of the Cincinnati Commercial is filled
with an original idea 50 brilliant that the
el litor makes haste to make room for the com
muaca,ion in whicl lie embodies his discov-
e.y, as follows:
oplN, (ILLISoIs.) August IA, 1867.
10 tie Editors Of tic Commercial Here
with enclose you u plan whereby Edwin
NJ. Stanton may become President Of the
United States. Such bit of poetic justice
would thrill the heart Of every loyal man
throughout the land Let Cameron resign !;
let the Governor of Pennsylvania appoint,
Stanton TO fill the vacancy. Wade can re-
sign bis position in the Senate. Elect Stan,
ton presiding officer. The House esn pre-
sent impeachment papers against johnson.
Let the Senate GUST him-Stanton becomes
President, Cameron can be re-appoined.
and Wade reelected as presiding officer OF
the Senate Justice is satisGed-the nation
triumphant
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-09-04
OBITUARY.

AscExDED to Heaven on the 23d August,
WILLIAM GLOVER, son of Dr. G. and SUSAN
E. HoRD, aged one year, six months, and two
days. Little WILLIE was fondly beloved by all
who ircw him. To his bereaved parents, great
and unspeakable is the loss; but to little WILLIE
great is the gain He has gone to join his little
cherub sister FANNIE, (who died when only eleven
days older than himself,) where neither pain, nor
parting, nor death, can befall him moro. Forever
will little WILLIE live in our heart of hearts.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-09-04

ACoLoaED RICHMOND" IN THE FIELD
TIE Macon Telegraph of the 18th says: 1t
will be seen from his card that Mr.. E!lick
Mahaiy, Of Crawford county, colored citizen:
presents himself to the voters Of this CongleS
sioual District as a candidate for Congress.
Mr. Mahaly gives his history and Platform,
aud if Georgia should be reconstructed under
the Military Bills, he viii, doubtless, prove
az acceptable representative of a InajoritN
of hcr people in tie Congress Of tho United
States.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-09-04

5aas: 2iuns Herald, Northern publication, ad
veriises two coiorcd preachers, "of superior
parts" who want white congregations. II says:
- Now, brethren, let us practice MS we preach"
Ssr Reports from the sea islands, below Char
lesion, grow more unfavorablo daily. Tho cater
pillar is creating sad hovoc.
~ An Irish paper, reporting tho loss Of q
steamer, says: the captain SWAN ashore, SO did
the StOWardsss. she Eas insured for 65,0Do and
loaded uith Fisa
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-09-04

A LIVERY STABLE FOR ORNAMENTAL OFF
crA1s.-.The Washington Express says" Some
time ago an officer of the Governmant re-
ported to the Secretary of War that Certain
stable in this city, which ia now co'tng the
Government three thousand dollars month,
ought to be abolished. That report has been
pigeon.holed,' and no action was had upon
it, the fact being that civil officers Of the Gov
ernment have their horses fed and kept in
that same stable at the expense OF the Gov
crplnent--a thing to which they are no more
entitled than they are to have theii clothes
washed, at Government laundry"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-09-04

ErEAD.-Flour keeps letting down, dollar
by dollar, and there is prospect of its com
inc within the reach Of those who earn the
lowest wages. There is no danger of our
hearing of twenty dollars or more for single
barrel OF flour, during the coming winter at
ary rate. Every body knows these are square
and actual facts, and more honest Hour might
be PVT into 4 loaf for the same money than
has found its way there a',y time for these
four years past. A correspondent wishes to
know: aWhat papers bakers read, if any,
that they have not heard of the great reduc-
ton in prices? Their loaves are as measre
a, tbey have been at their smallest"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-09-04
sneakina ofaneg supremacy.n the 7til.

Speaking of negro supremacy" the 7fiJ-
uac, Horace Greeley's paper, says: There
are $4,000, 600 Of people in the South, where
uf at least S,OOO,O0O are whites. There is
ample room there Tor 50,0OOOO0 more, and
crowds are dockipg in-all of them whites.
Europe is sending us full thousand per day,
and the South pFeffers them cheap land, a
genial cline, and employment for every Sort
Of Industrial capacity. Now. that a good har-
vest has delivered the South from famine, aud
her reconstruction is in rapid progress, there
is no region on earth that should attract SO
many immigrants. Twenty years hence she
will have rs 600 to 10000 900 Of peop'r,
whereof the blacks will probably number
5 100000 or 100000. Uuless all the laws
which have hitherto governed the increase OF
population are subverted, the whites of the
South must increase faster han the blacks by
at least four to one. Not that the blacks will
fail to increase also, but they are nowise re-
cruited by immigration. and cannot be. AT
RIGA sends forth no voluntary emigrants; the
slave trade is OIL its last legs, aud no negroes
are coming to this country from any quarter
How, then, is it possible that the 1000, ,OOO
OF blacks iu this country should overbear the
5000, 900 of whites in the South, with the
millions on the poin: O. focking thither 2"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-09-04
Gen. Hampton Gives His Views and
Advice.

This sterling patriot-so far above mistrust or
srspicion-las written and published letter
giving his views and his advice as regards our
present political situation and our future political
action. This letter we will lay bc!ore our read
crs next week. The grand su.n-toal of it, il
Register, but vote against q Convention"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-09-04
J. Sibley & Sons.

The public will please refer to tho advertise
m.nt Of these eminent Warehouse and Commits
sion Merchants of Augusta, Ga. They are always
active, always cautious, always reliable. They
are too vcll known and appreciated for US to say
one word mere.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-09-04

HEARr.RENDERING AccIDENT.-The Mobile
papers contain accounts of a heartrending
casualty which occrrred on Friday night in
that city, by which venerable lady lost her
life at the hands of her own son. The occur
renee took place in the family of Dr.. Jesse
Carter. 1t appears that young Carter had
been unwell for some days. and that his
mother had placed led for him in cham
Der adjoining her own. The physician attend
ing the young man had on Friday evening ad
ministercl a preparation containing opium
During the night Mrs. Carter was alarmed BY
some noise down stairs, and went into hei
sons room to awaken him. Starting from bis
lethargy, half stupefcd by the opium, the son
drew pistol from under his pillow, and fired
twice at his mother, uIder the belief that she
was burglar. One of the balls divided the
carotid artery, and the unfortunate lady soor
bled to death. She exclaimed: F" Son, SON
you did not mean it. God bless you" Crazed
BY the deed, the unhappy son rushed out q
the house, and has not since been seen.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-09-04
TAX NOTICE.

DEPUTY COLLECTORS OFFICE, U. S. 1. R.
EDcErIELD c. H., S. c., Sept 2, 1867.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to NIL persons
~ who have been Assessed by Messrs JOHN
sroN and BoLEs for Disillipg Spirits, for Leg
acies and Distributire Share, and also those on
tho Annual List for July, that am now ready
to receive their Taxes uptil the 18th September.
After which time the penalty will be enforced.
R. w. CANNON,
Dep. Col. y. S. Int Revenue,
5th, 9th and 7th Div, Edgefeld Dist.
sept3 ct &c