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Those desiring to advertise by the year can d so oan liberal terms.-it being distinctly undet stood that contracts for yearly advertising are con fined to the immediate, legitimate business of th firm or individual contracung. Transient Advez tisements ruust be paid for in advance. For anrr.m.cing a Candidate, Three Dollar in advance. For Advertising Estrays Tolled, Two Dollar to be paid by the Magistrate advertising. Uxtraet from the Address to the Peopli of Alabama, By THE SoUTHERN RIGHTS ASSoCIATIoN CO VENTIOX, HELD AT MONTGOMERY, FEBRUA RY 10, 1851. Fellow-citizens! The Abolitionists re commend to you to submit! The federalist say it is your duty ! The North desires yo to interpose no obstacle to the success of it designs! In what consists the difference be tween such advice from some of your owi brethren ? Simply in this-the advice of th, first is dictated by a selfish desire to be un molested in their operations against you that of the. latter is dictated from a selfis desire on the part of the leaders to preservi unimpaired that old party organization whiel tends to elevate them to power and place ii this government, and on the part of the mass es who follow them by that feeling of timi dity and love of ease, which in ages past, ha permitted many a tyrant to rule millions e his fellow men. Tories we found in the day of the revolution to denounce our fathers a agitators," and to preach up "acquiescence in the action of the parent government, an to portray the horrors of war to the excite imaginations of the weak. Men are foun now to do the same thing. " Acquieseence" is the policy which th -wisest Free-soiler may well advocate. " masterly inactivity" now, will accomplish a his aims. Time, acting as the friend of thei schemes, will ripen their measures into a pre per fruition. Free-soil State after free-soi State will come into our Union. The freE soil-majority now in the Senate will increas with each accession. The free-soil majorit in the House will continue to enlarge its gantio proportions. The Executive will but the reflex of a dominant free-soil po0 in the government, while the South, with n hope of corresponding territorial expansioi will be struggling with the very plethora < slavery, and our public men seduced from th thorny, elf-denying Path of duty, will b found stru " ling for place in the affeetion of some Northern- President. And whe time shall have ruthlessly produced these ej .feets~ and the sunny Southt has become th ~Iad of ,the Jnuion, the. spiritof:"acqu ,essence".may cega thy elaimothem.to b met m thi'fe rings of our land ma ~~e~ttemptitserescue, and whose lloo AWquenchli - feeble lfi~f' striotijsz -which his eloquence' may( i?.e to kinlei the bosoms' of his abject, ":acquissing countrymen. We' have said'that-there is no intermediat -step between submission, under the gilde garb of "acequiescence," and secession. W know that many a good patriot has counse led "resistance" by encouraging Souther manufactories, and taxing Northern produc But, we ay it in all deference, such men tak counsel of their fears. From such a elas eer yet has sprung a Washington, uock or a Patrick Henry. Such a .~ased upon the supposition that. . onst tJution of the 'United States has proved luein the hands of this government-thi its administration is no protection'to th South. The assumption is true ; anid iftrue it follows that the government is administel ed by our enemies, knowing no chart but thu of their discretion and their fears! Th policy indicated is an address to their selfisl ncss and fears! And are our people prepare to livo longer under'a: government which ha thrown aside the chart- of the Constitutior and thus leave their liberties to the mercy a Northern majority, having no safe-guard but their fears! If so, how long will it b before appreciating our abjectness, they ili ease to fear, and in despising, shall trampi us beneath their feet ? Shall we longer cul tivate relations of amity with men whose pas history is replete with wrongs done us, ani who only abstain from further aggressior not out of respect, but from fear of us ?I that the government which we are invited ti sustain and support ? But if it is not true that the Constitutio1 is a failure, and that its administration is na protection to us, then all such schemes c annoying the North are petty and unworth: of the South. If we remain in the Union,i is our duty to cultivate relations of amit with all the States of the Union. If thei conduct is such that this cannot be, then th< great objects for which that Union was form ed are no longer met by its continuance. Again: as far as the policy under conside ration is designed to cultivate State pride an< State resources, then it is not an aggressiv< policy, but one that it is the duty of every good citizen to pursue, without reference t< any wvrongs done us by the North. No, fellow-citizens ! If the North, having the power, refuses longer to abide by the con tract contained in the Constitution, let us no continue a Union where safety depends oi the power to annoy, but like our gallant ar eestors, like .Washington and his brave comr peers, let us seek " new safe guards" for ou liberties. Let us refer totinat noble chart the immortal evidence of their thoughts an. plans of resistance under similar difficulties -the chart that can never fail to advise u: in language and sentiments of glory, and o honor, and of wisdom. Referrmg to tha sentiment of acquiescence, which toryisr also preached up in those days, they si: "Prudence indeed dictates that government: long established should not be changed fo light and transct causes; and accordingl all experience hath shown that mankind ari moi-e disposed to suffer wvhile evils are suffer able, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. Bu when a long train of ab uses and usurpationi pursuring invariably the same object, evinee a design to reduce them under absolute des potism, it is their right, it is their duty ti throw off sageh governmer.t and to providi new safe-uards for their future safety." And we add, in tho.. opinion . of the late Nelithern Righits coni~ention1 that "such hai li~S'the- pattint sufferanie" of the Souther: constrains them" to advise, th n a . .we imitate the Cxamploiof .ur gallanti virtuous ancestry, and that we-at once t' steps t6 "provide new safe-guards for f-ura seetrity." The historical statements submitted y ou, fellow-citizens, pmve that for a se i of ears the general government.has refu! to be guided by that chart which the comp between the States demand should be I only guide-that this refusal is in order - more effectually to destroy your politi B power in the confederacy, with a view to a extermination of African slavery in y midst. That the South "has been dispo t to suffer while evils were sufferable"-t your section alone has exhibited forbeara and long sufferance for the sake of Un and in the hope that these aggressions wo cease. History maintains us in the assertion t a we have used every means to right oursel in the Union, without success. While " I history of the present government is a his ry of repeated injuries and usurpations, having in direct object the establishment i an absolute tyranny over these States"' is equally true that "in every stage of th proceedings, we have petitioned for redr in the most respectful terms-our repea petitions have been answered only by rep ead injury." To continue the paraphrase of the Dei - ration of Independence, so completely sui to the expression of that similarity of wr< and general condition which exists betw the position of the colonies in 1775 and I S of the Southern States in 1851-" nor h; we been wanting in attentions to our Noi ern brethren-we have warned them fr - time to time, of attempts by their legislat I to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction o e us. We have reminded them of the eiret stances of the revolution and the comp - made between us. We have appealed 2 their native justice and magnanimity, and have conjured them by the ties of our c< mon kindred, to cease those usurpations wll would inevitably interrupt our connexi and correspondence." We have appealed to the ballot-box ti our usual party organization, but to find I ,f every successive election has served to crease the power of our foes. And at I 8 despairing of a full and complete recognit of our clearly defined constitutional rig d we have proposed, in order to preserve a Union, to yield to and abide, as a final d justment of this much vexed question, y a faith that has never been sullied by a sii act of perfidy, a division of the territo: k by the line of the Missouri compromise 1 line rendered unobjectionable to them by r northern inception and its past succes contributing to the power of that section, i addressing itself to its interests by its cur mnent of no privilege of its citizens, whil e excludes the South from all territory n( of it. But vain have been these atteml Like-the British government, in the dayi e our fathers, " they have been deaf to the vi ,r of justice and magnanimity." They o scorned to compromise what, our own di ions and dissensions showed, they had If power to enforce. e Like our fathers, then, we are driver e seek, not for-a remedy for the past-tha s hopeless,-but for security for the Tfutt n That is to be obtained, not by a reliance .a faith that has proved worse than "Punie e not by a reliance on written guaranties w j. havejproved wvorthiess to restrain a de e mine and ruthless free-soil majority yadherence to the forms of governim to rob us of our rights and to bind us further sacrifice, but by a brave and fait imitation of men who in former times, a a reviewv of all the wrongs doine them by tl mother country, thus declared to the wc their course, in that last line of the~ deel t- ion with wvhich they close the statemen dYere must therefore acquiese e th n i ich demands our-separat .and hold the s we hold the balanel n mankind-enemies in war, in peace frieni Secession in Alabama. The Mobile Southern Rights Club, -onsidering the action of the Southern Rig SConvention held in Montgomery, am other resolvyes has adopted the following: a That while wve fully recognise the ri tof-a State to interpose for the protection e its citizens against federal usurpation by cediiig from'the Union, we do not hesitat, Z declare itunwise in any single State to si Srate herself from States with whose desi e she is, and should be, indi-solubly connec in resistance to a common wrong. Such tion would seriously jeopard the great in eets at issue, and hazard theo cbances of d sion, where union would insure us safety. ." That desiring to see the Southern Str assembled together in convention for the i e pose of deciding upon their true course 1action, we yet hold it essential that the di gates from this State to such convent .should be appointed or elected under the t thority of a convention in which resides sovereignty of' the people of Alabama. " That the Southern rights party of / bama bases itself upon the protection southern interests. For this purpose it se the union of southern men and of south States as an essential to any wvell devil system of resistance. If, however, any et SSouthern States, in the exerc'ise of its mitted right of judgement, should think t per, for the causes which now exist, to seec from the Union, it would, in the opinior r this association, become the duty of I State, as of all the other States, to opp any attempt upon the part of the Fede Government to coerce suceh seceding Stai THE JUDGEs.-The Pendletion Messen says: "We are informed by Col. Hayne his late =pronunciamento' to the Southern] triot, that seven of the Judges of the St arc opposed to separate State action. TI is not at all unexpected to us, and by [ means surprising. We have great resp - for these gentlemen, and much confidence t their opinions in their legitimate sphere action, but they are the last men that - would select to head a revolution: they - too much accustomed to rely on preceder r and look too much to " the authorities:' to , proper leaders on such an occasion. TI I mindls are used to construe existing Ia a and not to orginate bold measures for a deliverance of an oppressed people. A be f of Judges never would have advised t throwing of the tea overboard in Bost 2 which commenced the revolution that ga - liberty to our country; nor will the Judi a now approve of any bold measure, wh r strikes for the constitution and our rights. W"E' Con,. JEFFERSON DAvs.-We informed, that this distinguished Hero, I Statesman, will visit every part of Mississi t previous, to the meeting of Cong.ress, 4w December next, and address his fellowe a zens on the dangers, that surround the Sot - A cordial welcome waits him every wvhi He is one of the Jewels of Mississippi, I she delights to cherish and honor. He her sons to glory, and fame that never d on the blood fields -of Monterey, and But Vista. He is a Soldier, and a Statesir that any State, or Nation maiy wvell be pr< tLe >ur EDGEFIELD, S. C. to THURSDAY, APRIL 3,1851. ies ied TO THE PEOPLE OF EDGEFIELD. act WE are gratified to announee that the it Hon. A. P. BUTLER, will address his fellow 1he cal citizens on Monday next, the seventh of April, the in the Court House at this place. He pro ur poses to give his views fully and freely at that time. It will be an occasion of great Ice interest to us all. We trust our people will ion flock together from every quarter to hear the aild counsels of our distinguished Senator, who 0 hat (to use his own language) "has but one feel ves ing, at present, to influence him-and that is he a desire to give the true advice to South to- Carolina." ao He will begin his address between the -it hours of 11 and 12" ese MASONIC NOTICE. ess ted WE are requested to state that ALBERT G. at- MACKEY, Grand Secretary and Grand Lectu rer of the Grand Lodge of South Carolina, will visit Concordia Lodge on Monday eve. teg ning next. en hat CENSUS ITEMS. ive WE refer those desirous of learning some th- interesting particulars of our District's ad 1 vancement, to the imunication of Maj ver Jonx C. ALLEN, Assistant Marshal for Edge. im- field. act to AUGUSTA ADVERTISEMENTS. we WE publish to-day some very inviting ad. In' ic. vertisements from several of the very besi )ns houses in Augusta. The people of Edge , field, whenever they trado in this good old *at city, should by all means call upon these in- firms. We are sure they will be pleased; ast, for we have seen and heard enough to know ion that our recommendation of these establish. Its, ments is really merited. the ad- NEGRO TRIAL. ge THE negro man Wash who was sometime ries since arrested on the charge of being acees -a sory to the murder of Mr. JoHN A. BUTLER1 1ts an estimable young man of this District Sina was tried recently before Esquire ADAMS ail- and convicted. He will be hung on Friday e it the 18th instant. The counsel for the pri. rtli soner made every effort in his behalf-but ts I toj the evidence was conclusive of his guilt an >iee the jury returned their verdict accordingly ave The trial occupied two entire days. Indeed 's the case was not decided until a late hour at th night on the second day. to '" t is THE MAILS AGAIN ire. WE fear we will be obliged to write out v on severe stricture upon the irregularity of the . mails and have it stereotyped at once; se tea frequently are we obliged to recur to thi not matter. ent, Wejare reojestc& by. several getleimei of our town, to state that tI rti afl Mercury, has failed -to arrive at the prope ter time, .in 25 instances since the first of Janua eir ry. It has beenywhispered that the fault is ii rd, the Augusta P. 0. We wilrnotundertake tc of sanction this suspicion ; but we again protes e in against this faithless management, wherevel ion, it exists. ~of s." SOUTHERN PATRIOT. Ia recent number of this paper we notIce in an article headed " State Convention," wvhich ~hts as usual, abounds in surmises and assump ng tions. Gentlemen, you struggle in vain, i ght you can make no better showing than an ar ofray of mere suppositions. We only notict s- that part which alludes to Edgefield. Col, to PxceKEss is not an anti-secessionist, and, pa- " without knowing positively " (as your d, phrase is) we wvill undertate to make the a- same assertion of Chan. WAnnLAwV. If he er- is in the category in which you place himt mv- you know more of him than the people who tes elected him. of "iT HE D ECISION O F 18360." ile- WE take pleasure in achnow-ledging the on receipt of this brief but spirited communica uj- tion, and in laying it before our people at once. It is from a gentleman who has never a- before contributed to the columns of our pa. of :per. but who is ready and able to meet any ek antagonis womycoose to join issue with med him. her Those, who would have us tamely submil ad- to past grievances, are invited to show the 'ro- " why and wherefore" of their course. Our ofcolumns arIpn Iofl and fair discussion. his It has been said by some few, that our paper se is hot-headed and one-sided. To the latter rm,1, charge we plead guilty-wev never could, as e' some do, occupy twvo sides at once, and we per hope we never will arrive at that degree of ,i duplicity. As to the charge of rashness, we (-will only say that many prudent and mild his men think as we do. Among this number, no is the writer who signs himself " The decision et . of 1850." If there are any opponents of re Ssistance, or to speak plainly, submissionists, wve vho desire to advocate their cause before the are public, we again repeat, our paper is at your ts, service. We further promise that your om b*r munications shall not be subjected to any edi. VS torial strictures, feeling every confidence in the the ability of our new correspondent to re ich deem the glove which he has thrown dowvn. the "Hear ye, hear ye "--make now your de ofence, " or forever after, hold your peace." Ich WANTED. AN individual signing himself " TrvBUS" wishes to know if lie can procure from any one ire in this towvn, a button from off the Breachses pi of Trust. He makes this application, believ. in ing that this article will be easily obtained iti- from certain persons, hereabouts, who are not t:. searce of such Rags. The letter of enquiry bicomles from Hamburg. led We w~ill venture to say that the desired ie, button might possibly be obtained here, but ma it does occur to us that to carry it to Ham und burg would be very like "carrying coal to New Cstle. THE ACTIO sIBGINIA, sti WE are throw o of the courseAf- th& n regular articlas'wie penning upon the w] position and #Mo of South Carblina, fre by th~overwhelliun 'cation with which e the intelligence of 0 Yirginia's recreancy g has sickened and op ed our inmost soul. er: Her Legislature has ost unanimously ae- se quieseed in CLA' ent measures, has an peremptorily refused send delegates to a U Southern Congress, kdeprecated all fur. ch ther agitation among. e people of the slave. m holding States, and'has specially condemned mi the movement of Soi{arolina, or any oth.. er er movement that lo , ..to a dismemberment ha of "the glorious Uni' " It has been sug- ta gested to us that it'woudd be better, for the to interests of our caus6-home, not to publish T1 orto notice this action We think differently. se We have indeed stud)d ithe character of our people to but little pfrp.se, if a knowledge of this circumstanc~$s to "frighten them from their proprietyIto make them stand aghast at the measures they have coolly de- th termined upon, or to deter them, for a mo ment, from the proseition of the high and honorable purpose dcontinued and deter- PC mined iesistance &tfisisit and aggression. While Virginia retained-aught of Iher former pride and sensibilitygwe hearkened to her counsels with the aprofound respect.- ti< But when she stoopsto :kiss the oppressor's at rod, we can but turifrom her with disgust th and pity. Yes, the Qld Doniinion, the land so of our fathers, the blith-place of JEFFERSON, w has struck her colors,'has announced that she ol is ready to pass undt' the yoke of Northern vs Tyranny, and bidQ'*eekly follow!! Sad bi commentary upon -t, tendency of man to oi degeneracy and decayl A. bright vision, d< which, from ehildhod.a's hour, we had been c< taught to cherish asiopresenting all that was T elevated of humanjorth, has been blasted and blackened, and io its place, stands the gloomy wreck of a once noble State. Hal lowed memories of te past crowd thick upon us, while we contemp ethe mournful spee- g tacle, and "manhood'- eye a tear-drop fills,*' when we think how 4ie mig]y are fallen. The language of EE, w bewailing his 1 down-trodden and i ptrited country, is well P nigh applicable i e.ancient land of the Ti Cavaliers di "Gone is the liglt of other days, And Glory's thr is.o'er And hearts, that 6ic6beat high for praise, C Now feilthat p oreni.~' e But grief is una 'g to reseue back to t1 life that spirit of endence and gallantry, a which made the gin a character, one of si the most brilliant. e sodes of Anierican His- it tory. Its death- Mr _as been. sounded by those who should-h e gloried-in transmiting it, pure and perfe as it came to them. Be it so. We brush~ ythe tear, (sorrow's t unaffected tribute, d address ourselves to the task of extra I -essorn of firmness and of increased4ftermination' from this ~meianihol n f otendelin queny Well may we at tlib moment ask ourselves, e "where unor is therhope of .the South?"-'o And the answerarides simultaneously from t< many quarters-" Onr'trust is in South Caro- si lina." r Virginia,o9neg rianner State, is gone oser hi to thze enemy.. Shejias declared that the pre- g servation of the Union is, with her, the great t( and paramount. consideration, before which" the interests-of the :sections' and the rights u of the States sink into comparative insignifi- ea cance. She has taken the initiative towards it repudiating State interference under any cir- o cumstances. With the facts of the last i twenty years staring her full in the face, she it malk es the blessings we have derived from the te Union, her main ground of appeal in support of its perpetuity. Singular infatuation I To e. what we are to attribute this wilful blindness' ti: it is rot our pur ose to enquire. But the t1: fact is one -of senious import, being deeply gi significant of the rapidly increasing prevs- bi lence of those political notions which regard ft the central government' as the all-important te and indispensal~e'sunof our system, to de- ol part from which'will necessarily plunge us n< into chaotic confusion and certain destrue- ar tion. To propagate, and to fasten upon our mr people this deceptive belief, is the insidious ct plan of the most formidable foes of Southern th prosperity. The desertion of Virginia is ag startling evidence that our breast-works arc 51 being rapidly undermined by these serpent like advances. Our danger becomes daily more imminent. The instanee alluded to, af fords fresh evidence of this truth. And shall. South Carolina NO Njiuik from a position, the firm maintenance of which is more pow erfully urged upon her than ever? Shall g she delay final action until the main body of her allies shall have either yielded to the plausible appeals of hypocrisy, or to the tie-a ductive temptationsof direct bribery ? Shall she tarry until the timid and the covetous, aided and abetted 'by the. suggestions of i Northern eunning,: shall have crippled her en ergies and distracted her counsels? In the name of 'God and our country, let not the f guilt and infamy of such fatal inactivity be h laid at our doors! 'Not only would it result h in our disgrace-bit in the eternal destrue tion of our influene as an independent mem ber of the confede~jy. "This infiuence is w now unquestionabtyjoi-erful throughout the Union. It is felt ud, proudly acknowledgedt by our friends in the South. It is felt too, aind feared by oureanies at the north. The former are looking to: us at this time withF trembling hope,' and; are awaiting our actionF with the deepest anxiety. The latter are ea gerly watching foei the slightest indications of declension-theylar'e already gloating over the intelligence they hiave :received of the m slight division of sentieii 'which exists i among usithey zLi and aver againb as a delicioaar ngrof our fin'al, uncondi tional surrener. When the day shall come, in which South C rol~i shall sound the re treat and h:iaely ajrak her forces from the sh uggle, the exulting mockery of her ene es and the'dspairin'g curses of her friends 11 be her only rewards. Heed not then, temen of South Carolina, the unworthy ample of Virginia-fallen, degenerate Vir iia. Resolutely stop your ears against ev r syren song, come whence it may, that ,ks to quell your justly-aroused feelings of ger and of enmity, with lullabies of the iion. "Hearken not to the voice of the armer, charm he never so wisely!" Re -mber that we have proclaimed uncompro sing hostility to the nets of the last Fed il Congress? Turn neither to the right nd nor to the left, until we shall have at ned " equality or independence." " Stand your arms and march in good order." ius alone can we preserve our honor and mure our rights. CHERAW GAZETTE, Tins paper comes to us this week in a w dress. We will not be so invidious as is the Southern Baptist, when speaking of e so-called Southern Patriot, and say that is " a decided improvement" upon the pa rs of the interior; but we will say that it esents an exceedingly handsome appear ice. f WE call attention to the able exposi mn of the Southern Rights Convention of Al ima, a long extract from which we publish is week. It is worthy of the careful peru 1, of every man who has a heart to feel our ronga andthe nerve to maintain them. Those Pour people who intend skulking with their 3lables as soon as the storm, which is -ewing, shall burst, (we have heard of one - two such seamps) need not read it. We mn't wish our paper to be instrumental in mnverting to the truth such renegades. hey would never stick. GEORGIA. THE Southern Rights-men of this State are lilying their forces for another struggle to ,in the ascendancy. The occasion is the gu rnatorial canvass. The venerable WrLsox uhipnm is suggested by several prominent ipers as the strongest man upon whom the irty can concentrate. Success attend their forts! We are gratified to learn that their imbers are decidedly on the increase. The fference between the Southern Rights men r Georgia, and the resistance men of South arolina, is not so great, but that the force of reumstances may, in a very short time, bring em shoulder to shoulder. We are but the vanced guard-the column is already in ght, and our friends in Georgia form one of a foremost and staunchest battallions. PUFFING THE OPERA. THE editor of the Columbus Times lets rery body into a secret, which fully explains ie many long and learned editorials upon le Operatie Stars and-their distinguishing ex ~llences, columns of wvhich we see, from me to time, in our metropolitan exchanges. nowing a little of the-"_Divined~rt" our ~we have often wondeth n anlante ease, with .which ciertain editors talk r the varions jeradations of tonefro~n 'Altoe 'contralto,' and the various shades of mu cal composition from 'allegro' to 'pense >so.' We say that we have often wondered aw this could be, having, in several cases, Dod and sufficient reason to doubt the wri r's ability to whiistle the three first bars of Hail Columbia" wvith accuracy. How it 'as that the Italian Opera could be so crili lly dissected and thorougly appreciated by tese gentlemen, we never could make out to LIr entire satisfa.ction. To account for it atal, e were obliged to stretch our notion of the tuition of genius to its utmost degree of nsion. We are glad to be saved all such strained cereises of our credulity for the future, by ec information which has come to light, that lese polished and scientific critiques are in mneral not only paid for by second persons, at prepared by them. We would respect Llly suggest that this is one of those cus >ms, " more honored .in the breach than the >servance." A few natural, easy and origi ii remarks, (in lieu of these stiff; studied id borrorced essays,) would certainly reflect ore credit upon-the chair editorial, be more insonant -with the boasted independence of e American press, and, last, but not least, ye greater satisfaction to the main bulk of bscrbers. FOR THlE ADI'ERTIsER. Poor touse of Edgefield District. Mr. Editor :-Will you give this a corner your next i It has gone abroad that the paupers do not it here a sufficient supply of provisions, and at this Is the fault of myself and my wife. as agent, pronounce this a bare-faced lie, d to sustain myself, I refer to those per ns who have been here and examined for emselves. I could name a hundred of the st people in our district who can and wilj necessary prove this statement to be utter false. I only ask every tax-payer, wvho ls any interest in the matter, to come and oik for himself before he believes a lie. Let in ak the paupers themselves before my ie and behind my back, whether they get tough to cat, and if they dont say, they do, en I am a liar. I know they are satisfied th my management, and will testify that ere is nothing lacking on my part towards e poor. I am sorry that there are people I earth who have so little of the truth in em, as to circulate this infamous falsehood. r what reason it is done, I cannot imagine. conclusion I say, come all and see with lur own eyes. You shall take every key, d look through and through the establish mnt. Without fear. I invite this examina mn. It will result in proving what I say to the truth and in convicting my enemies of ful lying. W. C. PRATER. " COm here, my dear, I want to ask you all out your sister. Now tell me true, hias e got a beau I" "No, its the measles-the nior snas. an ,FOR THE ADVERTISER.. Mr. Editar -I desire abrief space in your paper to propound a few plain questions for the consideration of the people of Edgefield, Have we any reason to expect aught bud con inued encroachments upon our rights by the men of the North? Did the American colonies endure as much at the hands of the mother country, before they rebelled, as we have borne from the government at Washington, previous to ta king the first step to determined resistance ? Was the stamp .ct more oppressive, or, in principle, more destructive of our rights, than the measures of the so-called Compromise billq? Did we not at our public meetings through the District last Summer, induce those, who have since become our representatives in the Legislature, to believe that we desired some immediate act of resistance to Federal ty ranny? Have they done more than carrying out the clearly-implied wishes of a large majority of each and every section of our District? Will it be right or honorable to shrink from the high position of determined resist ance, which we virtually instructed them to assume ? Shall we this year advise our members of the Convention to undo, what we last year stimulated our members of tho Legislature to do? Shall we forget, or disclaim the ap plause with which we invariably greeted every sentiment that indicated speedy and efficient measures of redress? Shall we call these demonstrations the mere pastime of thoughtless and insensate crowds? There are some who,by their daily conduct and conversation, answer these ques tions in the affirmative. Will they give us their reasons for so doing in "black and white?" For one,Iam determined to abide by THE DicISIoK oF 1850. FoR THE ADVERTISEa. FRuiT HILL, March 26th, 1851. Mr. Editor:-Will you be kiud enough to publish a statistical sketch a little further, in relation to the Census matters of Edge. field District. First, we have over two thousand farma each of which, produces to the annual valui of one hundred dollars and upwards; many of them amounting to very large sums--and very many more of small farms, owned b3 merchants, mechanics and poor persons, and beginners, all of which were excluded b3 the act providing for taking the 7th census. Then, we have one- hundred and ninety eight establishments of productive industry all of which produce to the annual - value oi five hundred dollars and upwards-many of them having large amounts of capital, and pay. inghandsome profits upon the capital' an laher 'esinployesd. We a hage( ra maniy, small estasblishmnents, wojlked .bymei whoseintereits and timeaaredivided betweel teir farming andomeehamec1 pursuits, viz 'hey, .or rmay -of-them, eesi smallg .fera, and when they lay by theii- crojs, they-repais waggons, carts, buggiesr c. Somsoen small farm, and do two orthreehundredole lars worth of blacksmith's work for theil neighbors. Others have small turning es tablishments for making spinning-wheels and chairs; the same may be said of shoe-makers tanners, tub-mills, &c., all of which are sex eluded, because they do not raise annually by such pursuits, to the value of five hun, dred dollars. -There is a fact in relation to the produc tion of our lands, wvhich, though it may. seen strange, yet, is nevertheless true. They ars cut down and apparently exhausted, presenit ing a quite unpromising and worn-out cidi tion, yet the crops upon the same'- farms are larger, and the yield greater to the hand,g they were ten years ago, when I took the Census. And further, it was exceedingly gratiying to find the citizens generally so well and so permanently settled, not only having fine farms rendering an abundani yield, but their finely improved and richly furnished dwellings. Above all, I was not only pleased, but really surprised to find so little disposition in our people, to remove to the far-famed West. They seemed to have a native attachment to their homes, for when the question was asked, " What is the esti mated value of your lands 'I" the answer was almost invariably the same, "I do not know. I have not thought over the subject, as I did not desire or intend to sell." It was more troublesome to get an answer to that than most other questions. The diversified interess that have sprung up amongst us in relation to new modes of agriulture, and in the various mechanical pursuits, not only gives additional employ ment to our people, but it seems to me has aroused, and given a lively energy to their movements. There is an exceedingly large amount of Mercantile interest in this District, viz: in Hamburg, Edgefield, Granitoville, Vaucluse and Literty Hill, and also, large and hand somely furnished establishments almost in every section of the District. There are about twelve hundred and fifty children receiving instruction at literary in stitutions. About four thousand seven hun dred dollars of the expenses are paid by ap propriations, donations and various funds; the balance of about fourteen thousand dol lars is from private sources. We have in this District, thirty-one Baptist Churches, nearly all of wvhich have large con gregations, the general deportment of 'which, is altogether praiseworthy and such as be comes a christiaa people. We have twenty-three Methodist Chur hes, and though their congregations are not at all times very large, yet it is exceedingly pleasant to any one to see the' happy greet. ings and the good feeling thatprevail amongst them. . . We have four Lutheran Churches, and though their number is small yet s aceon and uprightness; ford i teii& en flinching confidence upon'the 'mercy and goodess of God. 'W6 have but two Episcopal Chuher In thisDistrict, with respectable eongregations. Their meeting are impressive-dIeiintnd good order prevails during service;. - Respectfully, ASsISTANT . C. D latal Affray in-this M . -The Augusta Republic, of the 2ah'ult., give the following notice of a melaitWoly affair, that happened in the lowfrprt9jths District, on the 25thalt.' "We learn the following particulars: of a horrid shooting afiir which oedfuired ite field District on the 25th inst. The es en aed in it were Elbert Hudn T=& way, William Wilsos and Stepheir Wilson. It appears that the diffieulty arose between the Wilsons and the'6ider two per sons mentioned, in regard to the lina-fence between their plantations. The WVilsons proceeded to move the fenee further in on their own land, when Mrs. Hardin diseiveed itand forbade them, threatening-stb seme time to eut off the hands of the.negroes'whe were moving the rails. The Wilsoni order ed the negroes to proceed, whiel theydid4 - Mrs. Hardin 'then sent- -off for Hardi and Treadaway. On their arrival, in seems that they resisted the moving of the fenp ' r din attacking the Wilsons with a' TalwM. Wilson and Treadaway being- arm&with guns. The two latter -exctangidshots, Wilson's taking effect upon.Treadawsywho soon fell, mortally wounded. Treadaway's shot took no effect. -Hardli thenostmnned Wilson by striking him ihesat lked the gun of Treadaway -and fired.ita#iWm. Wilson, without effect. Wilson.thes.Aed at him, the shot taking effect in.one eyetyd also in his face, breast, and arm. ; r Since the above was written,: irarshae heard that Troadaway did not diwa his gun, but that it was fired afteriis Bir. din at Wilson, as stated above. ";T= y has since died from the woundslintd1; Hardin is not yet dead, but the wounds are represented to be very severe. We give the above par'eulars .AiWhave heard them from good sourcesi. " -are doubtless mainly correct. We .un4"-taad that Win. Wilson delivered himsel p Hamburg yesterday, and was adipittd to bail. The above being in the main co6iirent with the account we have receivdfrqpulpri. vate sources, we endorse itwithoneexeep. tion. It seems to be the -mostgebalulim pressions that TEEADAWAT did'fireh ' at young Wmsoir, at the-inminV shot, him. Ciuarm to YiD~uN mr'Sf 'of the 214stiaf' WiIg 6 e more Bin o le2s forfeiture of the bail-of this nt ist by his non-appearane.for.i tion comes, up,.is this maife r char with a crinmal be rele foinpn kifeiture of a bodI appearance toanswer trait answers that ofeourse e s-fir "Tihe bail wit :.for p.isebA freelimfroin trial.: T~h fore, now a' fbivo from gien udrtnr enltcdaaereferred'obyu - dfteskill and sce neeoffu? physicians, was operated on by r~, .in the presence of sev~ral resptle tdemen.' The patient is a gert enfnI je name of Hollis, from Monroe count r gia. The cene' originated tiiff and' has been growing with: 'gret' and virulence for the it two yeafvti( 1 had' covered one-half -~ the' !ace Bif'tle riglit ide. Mr. Hollis came here to oojnslt ~'-DrgOilbert, accompanied :by., hid rogular dhsiian. Yesterday the cancer was remoyjd by Dr. Gilbert without any cutti'g, aiiabex Shibited to the persons assembld:'Itewi-f frightful size. The operation lsaedll'out two minutes, and gave the patient-no jlin. Several-of our leading citizens witnessed-lt, and expressed themselves surprised itthe results.-N. 0. Delta, March 24. - MILITARY ORGANIZAT1O~s.-We'h'ope' It .will not be taken at the North'as aiy indiehi tion of asympathy for their neighbors on this side of the Savannah river, that the 'eitiiens of Augusta have just organized tweinewrifle companies in that city. Savannah, teor~we noticed some weeks ago was alive wish the military spirit. We believe this organization of volunteer companies not only sahitary but of the highest importance. Theirtegh and elliciency, must be vastly superior o'te ordinary militia companies, who drill and muster simply to 'avoid paying a fine. -- Columbia, for her size and~population, has a finer battalion of volunteer companies.Lhan any towen we know of, and it is with unm'g led satisfaction that at tbeirrepetifesrindcs we observe every indication of thehirse to keep alive the military sp'rt ~Cirlnian. ARE~sTED.-The Charleston..Courier- of the 26th ult., says :--A fellow calling hiumself Edward Cole, was arrested-inourecitygyester. day, by Moses Levy, Chief of Police.. Cole, it appears was indicted in Philadelphia, forma alleged criminal offence, and-gave bilt in the sum of five hundred dollars, to- pedrad answer to the charges, which he faild-ido. He absconded and arrived in this city a short time since. As he was knowvn -to e anold offender, this offieer kept a strict surveillance over him, and arrested him under the authori ty of his bail Cole was tried and convicted about two years since for passing counterfeit money in tis city, for which offenet he'saf fered the penalty of the law. InnIDIs nt Noa~u CAnou.IKL-The recent census shows -that there are '710 Indians,.35'Z males and 353 females, residing in Haywoo.d county, North Carolina, who own'120 farus, on which there are 1,440 acres impro'ved,;12 acres to'each farmi, leaving 133 acres'to each farm, or in all 15,960 acres, unimproved. The farms are valued at $72 'each, making E total, of 88,640. The live stock is valuedsat- 6,-. 153, about $50 to each farm. They produced last year 15,576 bushels to, ealh farmT% ,j the year past there wete'aeds~pthe est aged 1 month, the oldest, Quac i 140 years. . 4e IW"TEE following is tko.~a~~' the toothache we havs seegi piece of twvine to tlie too q drawn, mnd attachith'et - to a-brik. Theiti jaw,' stand olu'is i .j suddenly dua*he stand" ner JTha ik d4i' n N 1