Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-10-31
For the Advertiser
Letter from the. Molntainsst
WALHArLA. Sc. oct. 40. 1870.

u For the Advertiser,
Letter from the. Mouhtaillsst !
wALHAr1A, & G., oet.4a, 1872.
Mr.. EDITOR: We are all very much
disappointed this morning Receiving
tno mail from below in conse9Eence oi
the burning of a bridge on thafailroad
somewhere between this poin4and An
derson. am quite apxiousto tolearh how
the election has gone in otlerparts Of the
State, and was in hopes I would be able
to get some informationf from tho colum-
hia papers, but no late ones hate reached
US We miss the stauneh old 1duertiser
teo,-always a welcome and punctual
visitor,-as this, issthe day offhe week
it usually arrives. hope 4tl5aigh, the
damage to the road, which 7 Isnpp9se is
inoonsiderable, will soon 1orepaired,
and We shall get our mails regularly.
I have good news 70 tell yollin regard
to the election in this county, Young
oconee is "right side up with care,''
having come out Of the political hotch-
pottil much better plight thar / expect
ed, when last wrote. With HE excepp-
tiop Of one of the representatNes tot6e
House, who does not Seem te eXtand very cry,
fair with the better portierf Of the white
population, the members to the Legisla-
tufe are unexceptionable, and tie county
officers, frond Judge of Probate down, I
am told, are excellent men, being in eve:
ry respect all that the people could de-
sire. Col. Keith, of tie 6ourir. has been
/ elected Senator by 9 large majority, hay
ing received several hundred moro %otes
than both of his competitors, Bieman aud
Bryce. Ex GOV. Perry's majority IN
this County for Congress issseme six
hundred, and am IN great hopes he has
been elected.
From the discord and hubbub that hate
disturbed the republican ranks, and the
split i, the party, and the hninesities
that have resulted tberefrom, we tnay
reasonably conclude that the next Legis-
lature wilibe better concern than tho
last one was. There win. be. no more
money 10 steai-it hes been, al stolen.
The successful party haye made 80 many
promises and pledges of retrenchment
and reform to the people, that they viii
have TO- redeem some. Of them. They
will be forced to this to maintain their
ascendency III thensxteepetal assembly, ;,
for in spite Of all their efortsa consider
able plumber Of the boilers Or opposition
will find their way Into that pody:; The
two wings or factions in the. fep1b bliean
camp will doubtless watchseaeh other
with jealous and vigilant eyes, ana after
all tie exposures that hpyesbeen made,
and the dissentions that have arisen
amongthe scoundreis and rogues OF the
party, it would be strange indeed If We
did not have better condition of sffairs.
From the results of the recent elections
in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana, the
chances of honest old Horace Greeley for
the next Presidency would seem TO be
but slim, though. i have not yet lost all
hope. But even if Grant is reelected,
the fruits of the great movement of which
Greeley is. the representative will not be
lost. The great reform movement inau-
gurated at Cincinnati By TiissLiberal Re-
publicans will not succumb to one defeat,
but it is destined to 60 on III its grand
and beneticent work until It has restored
the country to peace, harmony, and PROS
perity, and the government to something
like its former purity and vigor.
Having learned something fro1; expe-
rience, and being the incumbent of the
office for the last term, Gen. Grant will
no donbt be better President for the
next four years than he has been during
the four. that are nearly passed. There
will be better Congress also at his back,
for in eli probability that body will be
we'll leavened with liberal republicans.
But have said more about politics than
intended. Let us all do our duty and
hope for the best. There is a better day
ahead.
After some pretty white frosts, we'are
now in the enjoyment OF some delightful
weather. To-day is a beautiful specimen
OF the Indian summer. The leaves upon
the trees are Of as many hues' and tints
US the various colors OF the prism or the
rainbow; the skies are clear and bright i;
the sun shines with rich and mellow
lustre, and there is softpess and pleas
antness about the atmosphere which is
truly charming, and can be better felt
than described.
Newborry College continues to prosper,
increasing in numbers and usefulness
every week-Edgefeld has several fine
representatives in the walls of,this In
stitution. Cannot the noble old county
sends us SOME more of the same sort9 Al
reuoir. MOLTKE.