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Those desiring to advertise by the year can t'o sc on liberal terms-it being distinctly understood that contracts for yearly.advertising'are confined to the iinmediate, legitimate business of the firm or individu. al contractin-. Transient Advertisements must be apaid for in avance. For announcing a Candidate, Three Dollars, in advance. For Advertising Estrays Tolled, Two Dollars, to be paid by the Magistrate advertising. VISIT OF TIE SEINOLE DELEGATION TO THE PREsIDENT.-The Seminole lndians now in Washington on Friday viited the President, and *ere introduced by.Mr. Lea, the Indian Com missioner. A number of gentlemen were pre sent during the interview among. whom were 1lhe Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy. After they had been introduced Billy Eow. fr-gs, their chief, made a short address to the - President, in which he spoke of a treaty his tribe had made with Gem. Worth, by which they understood they were to be permitted to :yemain in Florida on condition of remaining within certain limits, and of good behavior. The President, after the chief had concluded, addressed the delegation at somme length ex Plaining tar them in a kind and fainilliar minner (be relations that existed between their .tribe and the U. S. Government, and the course that .would have to be pursued in regard in their removal fror Florida, He told them that what they called the treaty niade b Gen. Worth was but a mere temporary arrangement, or a truce, 'such as was often nade by commanders in time of war, and that it eoula not prevent the nfo-emnent of the tteaty by which they had 'g'reeld to go West, This tre&aty, the President inforned them, ruust be perfotmed, that there was no way, to avoid it, and that it would be for their benefit to observe it peaceably and quietly. lie advised them at once to prepare for a removal as the only way of saving the temnants of their tribe, and astrred' themt in thet event of their comlilkince of the protection and favor of the Government. At the conclu sion of the address the Indians took their leave.-Baltimore American. FATE OF COLONEL FREANER.-Tl? brave ind talented Col. Freaner, whose letters under the signature of " Mustang," were sojustly ad ' nired during the Mexieatnl War, has fallen a tictim to savamge barbarity, near the Southern boundary of Oregon. He started for the Shasta country in cenpany wkh' i1otY or five others, some five weeks a'cv, fof the utrpose of attending the Denoratic State Convention, dince which time the p irty lris not been heard front, although the animal he rode has strayed into one of the settlements. An Indian squaw, wvho hats fallen into the ha~nds- of Amnericanis, reports that a party of men beatring the des-. eription of Freanier's were mittrdered' by the Pi:t River Inidiains, and the report is i all pro bability correct. Freatner, Trobini, Yeoples three men who gained litorary distinction in the Mexie~m War-all tind an early grave in Cali. fornini. THlE Ftn~ar SETTLEMENT.-The National Intelhigeneer in referring to the various specu lations of thme Eastern press, in relation-to the -.repo~rted settlement of the fishery dispute, says, n-p iiiiiithere liis be.en no new ar-1 Ot mgement entered into, even if any has been on i~hr sdethought of or proposed. All t'mat was meant, as we beliere, by the late ae cenunts from Englatnd, was thatt the British 3Ninistry hats disclaiumed the adoptiona of any policy or the enforcemtent or any more stringent tegulations respecting th~e Fisheries than had been observed prior to the late groundless flatre-up in. this country; in short, that the British afinistry h-td no thought of adopting any new line of conduec;. ina the premises, but nica.'nt to leave thte subj-ect, both in principle and praec:iee, jus~t wvhere the Treaty of 1818 placed it, and where it has remtainted ever since." AUtERICAN NEWSPAPEns PROHIBITED IN CURA. -All papers ini the United States, with the ex eeption of La Crontic:a, El Pelayo, the New York E.xpress, the Watshington Itntelligeneer, and the True Delta of New Orleans, are pro. hibited to be circulated at Havanat, and are stopped in the post offiee. The French Consul is allowed a single .numnber of the Courier des Etat Unmis. T'hcCaptain'General has notified to the agents of the American steamers, that should Mr. Thrasher, on his way to New Or. leans, or Mr. Snmith, pursuer of the Crescent City, comec passentger itn any of the steamers which touch at Havana, that steamer will not be allowed to atnchor. MlYSTER;oUs.-A writer front Pearisburgh, Giles cotunty, Va., satys: "At a distance of some three zmiles from this place, where some workmen were blasting rock, having made an excavation of ten or twelve feet, the earth gave way, rand~ all were plunged into a latrge room, apparently dug out. At the further extremity - of the room, a htuman skeleton .was found int a leam.ing posture, reclining, as it seems, against the sides of the cavern ;and seated upon some. thing resenmbling a chest. No clue as yet is known to get at the history of the htuman relic." POSrERITrY OF TIlE CoLcNTa.-The New 'York Journal of Comtmterce says the merchants front the interior who have arrived thtus far, all *present the country as in a prosperous condi tien, and prepared for an active trade. This statement is confiruted by the ebaracter of tho goods which are most in demand, particularhy in fabrics adapted for dresse,', the most active trade beittg aliogether in better qualities. Those miost familiar wvith the business htere, mtust have notired thatt in "hard times," under a stringent money market, the lower grades of goods, both for wtomen's and inen's weamr, are soutght after to the comparative negleet of choicer fabrics. At present it is very difficult to stull' the cheaper grades of dress goods, and this is suflicientl'y characteristic of the state of feeling throughout the country. ANmtREar C~sE.-Judge Harris bas-rrecently tendered ant ihdportant decision, hm the Rensse Iaer circuit of New Yorke, itt the ease of thte People vs. Willianm Van Rensselaer; noticing which the New York Courter and Enquirer says: " From a cursory examination of the decision it appears to be adverse to thte tenants, (atnti renters;) the defects which the Judge claims to have fomund in the chaini of title during the first seventy-fivo years after the grant of thte patenit having been heatlcd, either by forty years' ac quiescence on the part of those holding the leases, or by act of the Legislature. JYidge Harris eonsiders that there wats good reason for -questioning tihe tithe until the year .806; whent the late Stephen Van Renssalaer availed- hit.. self of thte proviaionms of a law commuting quitrents, whic-h, with tihe previous recognition of thme title by time constitution of the State, left no ground for contesting it." * tusIt WdDER.-E, lM Aikmqnftfr, of .3fferson eonty, Va., has it htit-pe'sss.isnca .stnging mouse. The Charleston Spirit msaysits mites are clear- and- distinet, imitattmg: time pa. tr18ge, actriken,anary'birdh,6&c. IATfis AT HAVANA.-Dulringf the month of Augttst there were 813 deaths in Havana, being about double time usual number; 397 were white, and 416 colored. Thte numbet" of' soll diers died is not included, 'and- amorng them Ibeuro was great mortality. . EDGEFIED) *. C. WEDN ESDAY, SEPT EMBER 29, 1862. STOCKHOLDERS, ATTENTION I Tn attention of each and etery one of the mer.n bers of the Edgefield Hall buIlding Company is di. rected to the notice of the hoard of said Comipsny, published on another column in this week's paper. Your punctual attendartee is earnestly desired. DECUNES 16113d lifAJon StRUiift, wadm *e substituted last week upon the tIcket for Commissioner of the Poor in the place of Mr. RfcttraRMoi, has written to us ex pressing the desire that his name also be withdrawn. The Major conceiver (and justly we. think) thtat he has served to a very fair extent in offices of this kind. Will not some one suggest another name I REVIVAL OF RELIGION. A MEETING has been carried on at Horn's Creek Church, five miles below this place, for more than a week, with unusual success. Many have been aroused to a sense of the great importance of renew ing their ways, and not a few have gone forward for membership. Reverends BtooKs, GETsoN and BaussoN have conducted the meeting. The excite ment still continues unabated. TOWN COUNCIL. Tu following gentlemen compose the Council elect of our village for the ensuing year. R. T. 3ist, Intendant. Wardens. Lo HIrLL, I C. L. REro, A. G. TrAGUE, S -. F. GOODE. This ticket has been elected principally upon the ground of refusing licences for the retail of ardent spirits within the corporate limits. In other words it i is the "Dry" ticket. We perceive that this; question has been made in several other villages of our State and decided as it has been here. Whether this be real progress or not remains to be decided. We trust it may prove to be so. AN ACCESSION. Ma. ALnCtn, of the " Young Ladies Boarding kand Day School," has procured for his Seminary the services of an assistant in the department of Modern Languages, who comes recommended as possessing t excellent abilities. Mr. GoaEN, late of Charles- I (on, is the gentleman to whom we allude. It is a source of satisfaction to see that the educational facili-ies of our town are thus continuing still to improve. We may already say with safety that, in this respect we are behind no village in the State. Mr. G. intends forming a singing class, into which all, who desire to draw forth their musical capabili ties, can procure admittance. AN INTERESTING WORK. Ma. RA.%TtoND, of the " Edgefield Collegiate In stitute for Young Ladies," is now engaged, and has been for some time past, in the interesting and ugefal business of establishing a Museum for the beiefit of pupils in Natural History. le proposes to procure specimens from as many sources as possible, but especially from every part of our own' District. Are there not many of our citizens who feil di-15oed to aid thb undertaking by sending in ang Birds, Rep tiles or other animals which they may deem worthy of preservation ! We hope they will do so. AIr. J. TRUSsEI., an Engli-h gentleman, who for the last fifteen months has been fitting up the Mu. seum of the Charleston College, is tnow in Mr. R's. employment for a similar purpose. lie is very skilful and was awarded a diploma at the Fair of the S. C. Institute a year er two agn. REV. T. S. ARtTIIL'R Tutrs worthy Divine has felt himself impelled to administer to its sonmething of a castigation. It is for our mis-conduct in expressing an opinion about certain religious sparrings which we under~tood. from several sources, were being exchanged among the dif'erent. denominations at Greenville village. IPerhaps, as we& i vealhead'ysutdde-had done betftr not to have touched upon the subject at all. But, 1 having done so, we confess a disposition to defendi ourselves at least against any charge of impiety or irreligious meddling in the matter. Our friend,t whose name is at the head of this paragraph, lasa hit. upon the very " qualification" we mentally connected with the few remarks penned by us in regardl to this " Religious Controversy." So obvious did we consider this " qualification," that we are inclined to esteem that liberality as being rather inconsiderable tw hich would njot take it for granted. And this too, withoutC bringing into the estimate that principle of Christian piety which obliges its advocates to place the best constructiott uponi the doings of others. in this in-. stance especially, we had not espected the animad-a version we have incurred. It is with pleestre that we number ourselves among Mr. AaTuca's friends and admirers. True, we used the term " Puseyite,"t but only as a quotation from the " Southern Bap-. tist's" remarks. Those remarks we conwidered so 4' severe" as to form one of the circumstances which led us into the error of using the word "' bitter." l And the application of the epithet, '~ Puseyite," to Mr. A., was one of the principal items which pre sented the " Bapitist's" language to us in the light of - uncalled for "severity." Last week, a Baptist cor- lI respondent from Greenville corrected us, atnd we expressed our pleasure at being placed "rectus in cathedra." This wveek, one of a diffiet denomina tion doecs the same thing, with a fraction more of rebuking; and we renew thea expression, with the assurance that we appreciate the motives which have prompted our reprimanders in both cases. Mr. Aa-rutca's argument upon Christian disputa-. tion has both edified and satisfied us; hut this i snot what we meant by "wtrangling." - REGIalENTAL PARlADE, ON Thursday of last week wc attended the Regi mntal Muster at the " Old Wells. Early in the morning of that day a great number of our acquaint ances were seen hurrying to the field, for the parade ground of the " Bloody Seventh" apparently possesses for our people unusual attraction. Besides being the I central parade field between Edgefield, flamburg atnd Graniteville, it possesses various local advantages ' too numerous to mnentioni.t On our way we were much gratified to see that t the Plank Road hans been built and traveled over for r thne distance of two miles from the-Pine HI ouse. There is then an interval of about three miles not as yet r in order, hut in process of preparation, and to all appearances indicating a speedy progress. Upon reaching the field of action we w ere saluted b (unintentionally however) by the roar of cannon, which nevertheless had its accustomed effect, and aused us to think of as well as smell the " villainous I I satpetre." The ground occupied by the Regiment : was peculiarly adapted for display. Indeed it was a i splendid sight to see the Brigadier General and his f finely mounted, richly caparisoned and beautifully i tniformed stafF charge forth at the sound of the Cannon. They were-recel'ved by the Regiment with the nasaf salute. " Meantime sonorous blowing martial soundls," which together with the'd'eep hooming of the- cannon, the continuial gleati'rof tmsketry and the " far flash b of thne red artillery," formed one of the richest scenes n we have ever enjoyed the pleasure of witnessing. o~ Never have we seen aught more beautiful--around " The rushing crowd, e 'Ihe d'corated'fieldi tIle long array, The clashing music, and' the tienderinlg . Of far artillery The standards, the plumes, the coursen',- u The liahners, thle nobles and the knights," ki mhgled withs the rushing of the mltitude, presented idd si'nl6st iluposihg anid gdgeouir spectacle. al The evolutions of the day were' not performed (if we mary be allowed~to express our opinion, for it is oh hut an opinion, as we are not well versed in the I ilitary art) as well and w ith that readiness, which fr rom the appearance of the compatnies and the well ti inown quallfications of- their several and respective hi fficers, we had anticipated.- We ieiite this opportu-' a ity, however, to notice the great interest manifest'ed t11 b4 Capt. LYeaaNsu for'the prompt performance of hiso Crnpany. Capt.-L. certainly deserves credit for his pparent endeavors; anid his Ciompany none the les, forhaa'ingcaughst'the altand-spirit of thileit Captain. I Titer Butler Artillbry' under rue command of' our r werihy fellow townsman, Capt. W. C. MowAoraa, hi idtly complimen"t the Artifery d inie 0Cern Un heir gfeat and iattesd '.einons~ ianifested both a the foinifti Of their ee*, and thiWr continued iregress and apparent traproternent. Brigadier General, J6o.k IL WEICI, addressed flu *Regiment in a. high-tooed and spirited speeciL uis remarks upod the oppr-ession of the South wer'r all of fire, and evidently showed that his "0 voice was still for war." The lau eleet Cooliel IiahnsoN and Majdt LovE .Ess With theif respective staff officers appeared for he first time upon the field. It would be stkogether uperfluous to state that they reflected eredit npott hemselves and their. electors. We cannot close our description Withotit returning nit thanks to Mr. DaY for thE delightful - barbeese >repared for his guests on that day. Ile is ttly a cal "Jolly Host," as is evidently proved by the nanner in which his dinners are prepared and con, lucted as %ell as the gusto with which his vlands ere despatched ' C O ,M U N I C A TI O N S. FOR TiE ADVR'rIER. Massas. EirOras:-My attention has been just -lled to an editorial in your issue of the 8th inst., n which I am personally alluded to, and presented o the public in an unfavorable light. I beg therefore, rou will give me the privilege of speaking in my Itfence. It is the first dictate of justice, -10 give an iccused person a fair hearing before judgement is assed on him. I think iin your hasty editorial you uavo misapplied the doctrine of charity as taught y St. Paul. It Is the nature of charity indeed, as xpounded by that Apostle, not to'be hatty to im uto evil motives to actions of a doubtful nature; tat to take pleasure in finding out the f#,ults of athers, and to be ready to forgive offences when ominitted against ourselves: but to carry it beyond his, and to let it degenerate into a complacency rhich is afraid to rebuke, or oppose, or condemn .rror, lest we should offend the transgressor, or iolate the law of courtesy,-in to violate at once he law both of the first and the second table-it is u forget every obligation which we are laid under, >oth to love God and our neighbor. The most per eet charity towords men, then, is that which, in tvad of looking with complacency on their errors, varns them of their danger, and admonishes them o escape. . It is of no consequence that they think hey are in the right. This only makes their case the tore alarming; and to act towards then as if we hought their mistaken views of no consequence, is aly to confirm their delusion, and to aid their de -ruction. Christian charity cannot then, mean ndif'erence to religious error, nor connivance at in; it cannot be a confounding of the distinctions etween truth and error, a depreciating of the ex ellence of the former, and at the same time a di :nishiing of the evil of the latter. Indeed it is a race which we are to exercise towards the persons f men, not their opinions. Whilst it requires love Dwards the persons of our fellowmen, it demands, ur that very reason, that we oppose their errors. teligiuus eontrov ray therefore, is the imperative uty of those who are teachers among- the people. it. Jude says: " Earnestly contend for the faith ane lelivered to the Saints." St. Paul commands 'iothy: "To hold fast the form of sound words; 1 d to give himself to doctrine." And St. John aches: " Whosoever transgresseth and abideth iot in the doctrine of Christ, hahil not God. le hat abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both he Father and the Son. If there conme any unte ou, and bring not this doctrine, receive hitn not in our house, neither bid him God-speed ; for he hat biddeth him G',d-speed. is partaker of his evil eds." Now, pernmit me to ssk, how shall men rho are sent to preach thmis " dootrine of Christ," arnestly contend for it, but by vindicating it, when. ssauhted? Aud what is thils but contro:er'y I ad how shall they abide ini the doctrinte of Christ ad-refuse to bidebose God-speed who teach error, ut:1biy expcsing their errors and opposing them 'th the Truthi What is this but religious co'n roversy ? It is manifest, therefore, according to Io Bible, that where error is: pronmulgated for ruth, we are in duty bound to oppose it-and hence frten are necessarily led into religious controversy. f, however, you still feel disposed to controvert this sition, with sonme specious train of reasoning, let ae cite the practice of tho Apostles as the best ',mentary on the didactic pcortio'n of Scripture. Beginning with the XV Chtapter of Acts, you ,i I find where "eertain men" taught the brethren I~e necessity of circumeision to salvation. " Paul nd larnabus lad no small dissenuion and dispute in with them ;" and neither party being con inced they referred the maatter to a convention of 1 A postles and Elders held at Jertusalem. Even nong them also, there was a dif'erenace of opirnion, or was it settlcd until " there had been much die uting.~ In the XVII Chapter you find St. Paul at A thens, rhere he " disputed in the Synagogue with the ews, .imd with the devout peisons. and in the mar et daily with them that met with him." And in be XIX Chapter lie is at Ephesus in the Syna ogue, "and spoke boldly for the space of three ionthms, disputing and persuading the things con erning the Kingdom (the Church) of God." And ter this he disputed " daily in the school of one 'yrannus," for " the space of tawo years ;" and by hi nmeans, they that dwelt in Asia heard the word f the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks." I rather think therefore, that you were hasty in tyling this ksin! of controversy, such " wrangling nd discord" as exists among the worshippers of anun on." A public defence of the truth of God hen assaulted by the errintg, should not be con >nded with the " biekerings" and famnily feuds yo often found, as you bitterly lament, in congre ations. Indeed, the onaly means by which the lost unity the Church can be restored, is by a firm yr t mperate, a decided yet decent defence of divine uth antd fearless exposure of error; that is by ligious controversy. I am willing to believe that you.referred in your eamarks to the abuses of religious controversy too rten inadulged in by Sectariatns. And I anm ready >admit that thus qualified your strictures would e just. But you failed to put in this saving clause. 'ou unqualifiedly condemned the controversy now regressing in Greenville, on the subject of Infant taptism. You say you "judge it to be a bitter antroversay and that it arose in consequence of a resbyterian lady havinag been immtersed by a Bap it Clergyman." Allow me to state that upon both these material uints you arc maisinformned by the editor of the ut hern Baptist. T his controversy did ntot grow t of the Immersion of "a Presbyterian lady/tr at directly in consequence of a violent attack ade on Infat Baptism, by the Mlinister in charge 'th Baptist congregation, before this Lady eas uersed. In defence of the fuandamenmtal, deetrine Infant Baptism, I delivered two sermnonsr in hih there was not the most distant personal allu in. The defence then " of the principles of spirit tI religion," according to the facts which are well own in this community, camne from mec and the Ie clergymen whto acted with me, having been saulted by .the Baptist minister. We felt the >ligation of applying thte emphatic language of c I!eased Apostle:- "'But tho' we or an angel em heaven, preaeh any other Gospel nto you, an that which we have preached unto you, let m be accursed. As we said before so say I now ;ain, if any prejeh any other Gospel unto you an that ye have received, Let him be accursed.'t al. E 8, 9. Te next nistake into which your liaee been led in regard ta the spirit of the controversy. @n y part, there has beern no raneourous felig, nt~ Lteess of speech, but a eaudi4 diseassion of thme Jr If yout Informa t e isight:In liis represen tation of the matter, tli unchristian feelings were confined to his own bosoi..; Allow me one moeremark, in regard to the f1Astic of caling one b odious names, especially when opposed hn contegrersy.. It is a sure indiea tion of iSdearth of artaint and sound reasons, awd sin unfair attempt 4o' ring into discredit -the truth by applyliito itian uhdeined epithet, which ebfeya to thie tiind .thbe masses horrible errors and-every evil thin5- TIam ialled a Puseyite by those who know me to Ie n. Episcopal minister. In calling me by a. niam e hich Is unauthorized by my professions, my-aineorisj and honesty are im peached and myasefuluescattempted. to. be impair ed. Until thereforeilegation is proved, you will of course give ,ne !e..bqnefit of my denial and speak of me hereafte y iny proper title. The odium therefore, whieh-yoni' Informant attempted to bring upon me, by calling me names and by representing me as engogel in.& bitter controversy on Infant Baptism, conjiiry to facts, should justly recoil upon his own head. Verg truly, 'T.OS. 8. ARTHUR. Greenville, S. C., Sept. 21st, 1852. FOR T199 ab5IRTI5ER. LICE I W. RIZPU VILA03. Maes.o. Enrrons:-4TheVillage of Edgefield has just passed through na excting municipal election upon-tho Iusue or ".ilan.Mor "No License," to re tail spirituous liquor. The "No iUeense" party have elected-their- Caididates, who- will no doubt, obey the authoritative wishes of the. thirty-five oe reigns who. voted for them and reftue the License which has heretofore een gntod in Edgefield from tue immemoral. Indeed, unless the late feetion was a mere farce, the New Councili aitrefise license after the 1st of January next,.when thepresent permit to retail ex pires. No one imagines for a moment, that the re cent election for Intendant and Wardens, was a pet ty struggle in the disgoise of xo license for the con temptible honor of membeiship to Council. But on the contrary, it must be presumed, to have been a fair trial of strength between two parties diametrical ly opposed to each other, in regard to the principal and policy of retail* and each predetermined to carry out its own vi if siucessful in the election. The test, in -the' 6ae election then, must mean something, especially when we consider, that it has long been a. cherished object of some of our Village Reformers, who honestly believe in the perfectability of human nature,-to p'revent retailing within the cor porate limits of the Village. These Reformers, who are mistaken, as I conceive, in the doctrines they hold upon this matter, but the purity of whose motives, I would be the last man to assail, have frequently and zealously made the ques tion of License or No Lcense in our nuniei'pal elve tions before, but never successfully till this year. Hence, I-take-it, thsthey will-hardly allow the pres ent opportunity tocidspe, fbr trying the practical oper ation of their fatvodb theory and that the New, or "Dry" Council as.it-is called will refuse License. Now Wissas. Eiroxsi; I do not claim to be the Censor General of Edgefield, nor am I the chamnpion of drunkards or drunkenness, but as the unalterable advocate of temperance and sobrietyj I beg leave to ofler a few words of reumstrance, against the im policy and impropriedj oferefusing License. In the first placejall mankind feel the necesity of using a stinmlus of some sort, occasionally, or haibitu ally. The system 6f -every human being on earth, wl*ther sick or welfroldlor~ young, male or fenmle, of the White, Black, Indian, Malay, or Mongolian race, for (man is the lue1very where, has the same form, the mne passions, and the same five senses,) be comes at timnes, s4leudand depressed, that noth ing busamntikind,ecan urge the body to action, or wan-gomndepoe taste, will.-ue a smokn,' chewing er snuf fing. AMathe ih- ar~ his body, mind and mor ala. lay 'eating Qriuie'. A third will take ie Brandy, " Bitlers," of' some other sin:beverage with a modest name. A fourth will console himself with a frequent strong and hot cup of Tea or Coffee, while a fifth, more frfathe constituational necessity of stimulus, than from a love of gain, for all lose instead of making nmoney liygt resorts to gambling, which is the most inteanse, wild and intoxicating excitement of which the hauman-system is capable. But why need I multiply applications of the principle. The boy resorts to marbles, bell, or other play, froma this necessity of his natarei Aiad we all know the tricks, cheats, deceptions and hypoericies, such as " Extract of Ginger" and other Yankee substitutes for liquor, that I might name, whteh are daily practised, to evade the Maine Liquor L~w and the Temperance Society laws. I am ready to allow that all stir'nulats, when em ployed in exeia'they are todi Apt to'be, even hy the most prudent meal, are very lanfriendly andl destructive in their eff'ects. :I amiequafly trifling 'to admit, that lignor by producing intpxication is perhaps the most injurious and disgusting stimulusm that a man can ema ploy-, especially in his social relations, or in different' language, that it canses more injury to others, as families, friends and neighbor.. But I utterly deny that liquor is more injurious to man as an individlual, than other stimuli. -Who can count the unnumbered victims of Opium in China, or of Tobacco in Ameri ca ; or who will deny the 'pornicious influences of the Theatre, the Turf, the Cock-pit,' the Brothel, and the thousand" Ihells" which " Aro open night and day, Smooth the descent and easy i. the way," in our towns and villiaes, of which thank God, we have but few in the Soiuth. I could wish that all liquor were displaced by Tea and Coffee, those admirable beverages which afford the advantage of stimulous without producing intoxiesinm, or any of its evil consequences. In deed the introduction of these charming drinks, into civilized Europe, about two centuries ago, have already wrought the most wvondorful change that ever, took place in the. diet of- modern nations-a change highly important both in a moral and pshysi cal point of view. Great lovers of Tea anid Coffee are, in fact, rarely drinker., hence the use of these beverages has improved manners, as well as health and morals. Raynal well remarks that the use of Tea has contributed mor~e to maake the Chinese the amost sober and temperate. people in the world, than could the severest lames, the' most eloquent di, courses, or the best treaties on morality. Tea and Opium are the substitutes for spirits ini the Celestial Empire, and they together with Cnfree and Tobac en are gradually expelling liquor from this country, which many soon be done in a great mecasure, if our Legislators will only let things take their natural course anid not attempt So retard their progress by using coercion. It should be remembered that Tea, Coffee, Tobac co and Opium, have efi been brought into general use very recentfy'-say within the last century. Yet what have been their untold blessings even in so short timec, in diminishing the supply and use of the fiery liquid. Any intelligent merchant will tell you, that the consumption of Tea, Coffee and To-* baceo, has increased throughouit the eivilIzed world, beyond that of any otfterarticle of commerce, en eept Cotton. The thi-ee branches of Agriculture now engaged in the prodOotto. of these stimnli are almost inestimable In feln,-sinmply because thme common sense of' mankind gladly seize upon any ubstitute for liquor and itstIntoxication. Temperance, or abstinence from the use of spirits, as been: pa cached frome time ininnmmrial, yet what~ progress did it make, tlin "onmsoation" could be fond in thme substitutes abore named, and I ven ture to say that bat for*lsem; we would never have heard of Father Marumzw'ad. Judge O'NeaL as Apostles of Tenipirance,4o of Washingtonian., perance. Distilleries would be as numberless now, as they were three centuries ago and their Nectar would still be as universally quaffed and still be re garded as , " The feast of reason and the flow of soul." Therefore, I hope the enthusiasts for total absti menee will pardon me, when I suspect them of being slaves to Gambling, Tobaceo, Tea, Coffee or Opium And I contend, that a proper feeling of philanthropy should make them look with some charity upon men of a different age, station, taste or temperamnt ut with themselves, whose constitutional misfortune it may be, to love liquor. better than any other stimu las and to indulge in it to excess. It were perhaps better fur mankind, if even Cinnamon, Clovis, Pep per or other Barks and Spices could take tie plsei of liquor, but as men's tastes are as various as their faces, it is no use to dispute about them, or for one man, or a act of men to say, what stimulus another shall use or how he shall use it, whether in a grog shop or in his private parlor. Despotic Europe has never submitted to it, and of course it is idle folly to expect that ever Repub lican America will bow her neck to the many head ed monster of a bare majority of reformed sinners turned persecuting saints. Tyranny is tyranny, whether practised by one man or five hundred, as some one wrote upon the British House of Con mono at night, when the body who sat there by day. wero plundering the British subjects of their rights. And especially will the people of the South resist and even resent such an encroachment upon their private and social rights, as prescribing to them what they'sliall drink, or inhere they shall drnk it. Here at the South, the language of dictatio: -even, can rarely be used with impunity, much less the act. Our people are too proud, free and brave, and have too much individuality to allow any such intermneding and prescription. The language of the true Southerner generally is "Let me alone, touch me not, keep away with your Socialism, Agra rianism, Mormonism, G rahamnism, Spiritualism, Main iain and the thousand other isms suited to North era and French climes. I wih to control my own fate here in ny own way and then to shape amy destiny to the upper or lower world, just as I clhoose and as long as I do not disturb you, you have no right to complain. I te!l you again, let mne alo.ie, or you will wake "The slumbering venom of the foded snake." It is a trite remark that man is a social animal, un able to brook solitude, who when lie meets h:s fellow and particularly his friend, is anx:ous to welcome him cordially and warmly in& somie stimubating pledge -henee the offer of a cigar, or the inv-tation to drink, which are the two social vices of every peo pie that can get the means of enjoying then, for they are enjoyments unless abused, and necesciry evi!s even then. I hold that the keeping of a grog shop is not only a legalised traffic, but a necessary one, especially in oumr village, where thousands nssembe and want a dram but not a bottle. It ill-becomes this lit:e Capi tol to tell the people of the District, that they shall drink.no liquor here in grog sholip, where they can select from a variety of beverages, and] have an at tendant with glasses, sugar and other flavors or sea sonings. Such language might do for Granitevlle, an exc!usively nanufacturing town and j.r:vate pro perty. Or it might conic, with an awkward excuse fro:n I aburg, an exclusive!y comun ecal town, or farther still, it nmight well be uttered by Greenwood or Cokesbury, which are educamtionaml villages, but E~dgefield, or any country seat in an'-agreu'tural country and especially in as h: rze a district as our.'. plays but fantastie tricks, whmen it rcttempts'suh an exercise of power. Whmo has not heard of the Calumnel, or pipe of peace and friendship among thme Indiins, and you may samile if you choose, but the pipe of the whmite man, is the pipe of wine, always at hdund and ready to be found in the Bamr Roonm wher, he calls the world to wvitness his independence in the indulgence of the vice, ins'tead of being guilty ot smuggling adulteration, anarchy amid hypocracy, the legitimate oflyprinmg of thmis special amnd local Maine liquor law. proposed by thirty-five voters of Edgefield Village to the remaining two thousand nine hudred and sixty-five of Edlgefield District. Mlesers. Editors, I will use no harsh epithets, nor tell the people of Edgefield tha~t they dare not re fuse License, but I will tell thmem that thme- Mainaism. or Liquor Law, never will he tolerated at the South and that it is destined to a short lived existence at the North, unless all history lies, as I will abundant!y prove in nmy next communication. TEMiPERANCE BUT LICENSE. FOR TnKE AtlvEavista. MiEss.. FEmvoas :-The number of men who have signalized themaselvre, as bemeactors of man kind, and who have been found to disregard their own interest for the good of nmankind g-nerally, has been very anmall. But occasionally we see one, whoi like time immmortal Fabricius, soars ab- #c the conmmon pursuits of men, and labors exclusively for time good of hmis country. Such men are indeed amo(ngst imen as lighmt houses on sea coasts to mnari ners, directinig the traveller thirough storms, amid hurricanes, and nmidnight darknmess to a port of safety amnd repose. But M1sssas. Enavoas, we trust that there are, even at Edgefmeld Court House, some such genme rousa sommls, as nmay be moved by a noble sympathy to aidl their brethren in distress. It would certimnhy confer a benefit on all time citizens of this District, excepting a few personms at time village amid in its vicinity, to have the District divided. It would diminish the great pressure of business transaeted ini our Courts and give greater facilities to all those who are desirous of having their business attended to with speed, and hemnce, if it did not bring the Court Hlouse nearer to all,.it certinmly would benefit all in this way. Instead of two weeks Court and a call Court as wo now are compelled to have, thc busimness would be doine in a much shorter time. Can ay one believe that our District, I resemting as it now does, an area of muore thatn sevenateen hmundredl squate miles and containming a popualationa of nearly forty thmousand, will continue long withm out being dividedi But it is said that it will din turb the conmprotmise in our Legislativo arrange mnents ; yet every person who is acegnainted with that arrangement knows very well that a Judicial Dis trict will not affect it int the least possible mamaner. Our State has' conferred the same bemnefit that we are nowv asking, on Districts a little larger than ours, and we believe shme will nmot be partial in thmis nmatter, counld we be fairly represented. But w hcn our own memnbers oppose it how camn we expect success ? If they will give us a steady, fim and vigorous pull at the wheel and we fail, thmen, and not umatil then, wve shlall believe that the meambers from the low country are sternly opposed to our project. Fellow-citizcns, let us be united ini our efforts to accomamodate oar District, but shoul we fail, it will omnly be a failure of thmat kinmi, which has char acterized mamny great and good men-namely, eon tendimng for thme rights of man. SA LUD A. P. S. What hmas beconme of our friend "' EDGE FIELD 1" We would like to hear fronm him again. A SIA in Cimncinnati, bmy the niamne of George Wright, though without atm., ha< embraced he professioni of a tailor, and does all his sewing with his toes. Tns Ftmo Sun.-Mr. Rufus Porter, of 9Jew York-, the proprietor of the proposed flyimng ship, piroposes, shortly, to test the pr.ietica bility >t navigating the air, "should nao unaforseena nisfortuneo prevent." Ilis ship wrill austinm 'orty personis, and yet is omnly twventy-five ounds weight. The engine amid boiler anre so trranged as to be at any timne ins~kanmly discon aeted from tihe wheels, and detmched from the mloon,alhould occasion sq'teqjuire, for thie pur FOIR TRE ADVERTISER. ro THE CITIZElfs oF EDRIELD DIsTRICT: WE are compelled thus publicly to notice the many reports, so industriously circulated about Tne YoUNo LADIES BOARDINo AND DAY ScuoL. There are occasions when " Forbearance is no loi ger a virtue." In the discharge of our dutka as instructors of youth. we have striven to pursue the "even tenor" of our way, holping by our assiduity and upright deportment, to disprore all that the tongue of slander might invent against us, but when we are clandestinely assailed by those who have not the moral courage to stand up to their assertions our onty redress is an appeal to an enlightened pub. lie. These secret enemies, not satisfied with de eiying and maligning our School whenever and wherever they could do so with impunity, have made a crowning effort to crush us by reporting far and near during the vacation just ended that our School had so dwindled into insignificance as to render it doubtful whether we would open this Ses sion. We know not the sources from whence this and the almost numberlee other reports in circulation have emanated, nor will we trouble ourselves to trace them out,-it were a bootless task unworthy of our self-respect. Neither hare we the means of a icertnining how far our interests have suffered by these slanders, but it aflords us no little gratification to be able to say that we not only closed last Session with a full School, but have also opened the present one with sixty Scholars, and that we are daily re - ceiving accessions to our number. So encouraging is the prospect, we have engaged an additional Prufessor in the French and Italian languages, and are also preparing to have speedily erected a more commodious building for the accommodation of out Scholars. We desire to make our School in every respect wor thy the patronage of the citizens of the District.. IT doing this we shall seek for no extraneous props nor extravagant encomiums of our capability for instructing-nor any unwarranted means, our course shall be a straight-forward and honest one. Our hope for success will rest upon the proficiency of the schol are in their various departments of study. To our Patrons and friends generally we tender our heartfelt aeknowledgements for their liberal encour ageient and support. N. ALDRICh, PtINCIPAL OF Young Ladies Boarding and Day School. COMMERCIAL. Correspondence of the Advertiser. HAMBURG, Szrr. 27. Co-rroN-At the close of our report of last week we were then just in receipt of accounts from Liv erpool, and contrary to our expectation, they have produced qu:te- an efiect on our Market. Sales have been made in the lwut few days., at from J to J decline on the prices of the previous week. We do not think the decline is altogether attributable to the character 01 the recent advices fron abroad, but to a want of con filence on the part of both buyer and seller. Under these circunstancep, our Market is at present in some. ihat of an unsettled state. We therefore give our extremes at 8 to 10e4ts. . BACON this article is still in demand, at 1I tr 12jets. Supplies good. LARo-Scarce, and in demand at 14 to 14 eta. CoR-Seoree, and prices nominal. G aocentr.s--All nrticles. in tis line are abundant atnd selling at low price.r. I). H Y MENIA L. M.sammaN, onl Tuesday evening, the 21st instant at the residence of Mir. Austin larrngtonl, by the Rev. Iverson La. Brooks, Mr. EI.DREn N. Foy andl Miss JL'r.JA A. BaasNuvO o, all of Edgefield District. Subscription Receipts. ---4.r - Tutu fullowing persona have paid up to the time affixedl to their naes: A P King, to 17th June, '53. II B Gallhnan, to 7th August, '52. Elias Lake, to 8th February, '53. N T Mims, to 8th .July, '52. D~r Thomas Lake, to 20th May, '53. M~illidlge B Lipseotmb, to 20th June, '52. Dabnecy Jonies, to 4tht January, '53. Charles .Jemes, to 13th Mareb, '53. Samuel-Jones, to, 8th July, '53. William, L Stevens, to 1st October, '52. Jamtes lloyd, to 29th A pril, '53. D~r J1 M Galphin, to 1st A pril, '53. W 13 Galphin, to 1st A pril, '53. J M Clark, to 1st A prdl, '53. T WV Whatfey, to ist April, '53. D Z Wright, to 1st A pril, '53. David Westbroeok, to. lst A pril, '53. John1 Er rit, to lst A pril, '53. Joseph Way, to 1st April, '53. Coleman & Rlamage, to 7th January, '58. S V Johnson, to 30th June, '53. John V Tu'man, to 24th A pri, '53. D II Jones, to 1st July, '51. R D Blryan, to 22d May, '53. Dr Stevents, toi 17th A pril, '5'. Jatmes Parkm~an, to 21st July, '53. R A McCasland, 28th January, '53. Alex. Gregory, to 28th January, '51. Chesley Werlls, to 28th January, '53. (Capt John Lipiscomib, to 11th A prnil, '53. T J Lipsecomb, to 18th March, '53. J A Chapman, to 5th February, '53. G WV Nixotn, to 21st July, '53. William II Nixon, to 4th A ugust, '53. 'RW II T Bartley, 5th March, '53. W C lharden, to -Ith A pril, '53. A G Gaskin, to let January, '53. West Cork-y, to 13m1h March.'53. Nathaniel Corley, 13th March, '53. Burditt Cork-~y. to 13th March, '53. Hillery Ilardy, to 13th March, '53. Philip Jennings, to 13th. March, '53. D S Adams, to 13th August, '52. Dr E Atndrews, to 8th February, '53. Dr W T W Baker, to 20th May, '53. J F Bunch, to 11th August, '53. G W Foster, to 1st April, '53. . Dr William Andrews, to 11Ith March, '53. Important to Dyspeptics ! Da. J. S. loun-rox's PatrsIN, the Truo Diges tive Fluid, or Gastric Juice, prepared from RENNE-r or the Focatu Svossacn 0oF rTE Ox, after directionis of Baron LIERIo, the great 2 siological Chemist by J. S. Houghton., M. D., Philadelphia. See no ice among the A dvertisements. MEasonic Notice. AN EXTRA Commnunication of No. 50, A. F M., will be held at Stheir 11all on Monday evening, the -4th Oct., at 74 o'clock P. M. By order of the WV. M. IR. II. SULLIVAN, SEC'aY. Sept 27 tf 34 Butler Lodge, No, 17, L 0, 0. F A Ilegular Meetitng of this Lodge .will be held on Monday evening next 7 o'clock. All these in arrears arc earnestly requested to ttend on or before next Sale-day night, as the Rule f the Lodge will certainly boeonforced against them. LEWIS JONES, Secrctary. Sept 9 It 33 Notice. TI!l ERE will be a Meeting of the Stockholders of the Odd Fellows and Masonic Building As oeition, on Tuesiny, the 5th of October next, at 10 ''ok A. M., in the'Od~d Fellows UIal at F~e.1lieldI 3. H. . By ordor of the Presidetit anwd Directors. JAS. A. WILLIAMS, See'rv & pt2on t ' 3'i N, L I EBE8EUL:5Z, DEALER IN - READY-NADE CLOThaOi TRUNKS, CARPET BAG6,*,c. H AVING just returned fm New Y$Ik, res. HJ pedll, i.forms the publec efter61ai.d es. pee' those who rhe heretofore so liberally pet ron' him, that he has now on hand tia and most fashionable assortment of READY-MADE .0LO.TIlNG ever olired in Edgefield. His Stock beingpurebmd from the best blanutfacture.and made up inthelatet Parisian and New York, Styles, lhe pledgeshinelf that all who may favor him with -th ptrnageo wi be highly pleased with their purchais. Ile has also on hand a splendid Sek of BOYS AND YOUTH'S CLOT1NG, to which he solicits the attention of' pdrmats and others. At he is dotermined to sell atSMAT P$OFITS, persons in want of any article in his line, *il do well to call and examine hisGoods before buying iswhere. Sept 29 tf 27 New Goods. New ,Gdn T HE Subs-riber is now receivingalaigeand fun Hupply of 1 FALL AND WINTER DRY GOODS, A mong which may be found LatestStyles Colored SLKS, Superior Black and figured SILKS, CASInIERES of beautiful patterns, English, French and American MERINOS, a2 Colors. Persian and American DE LAINES, Cuburgs, some high Cottons for Children's:wer. Black and Colored ALLAPACAS-allqualities. Canton Clotlis and Boubazines, American, French and Scotch GINGHAMS, "4 " "English PRINTS, cheap. Brown and Bleached Table.arrant ed all Lnen. - B.'own and Bleach TAble Coths in. Paiterns, "Towelsand Towelling soame very fine. Brown and Bf!eached Napkins. Bird Etye, Scotch and Americm Diapers. Real Irish Linens, ubleaebed. Figured Furniture Dimity,.a beaut'ful article. Co!ored " for Spreads and Car Furniture Fringe, a great variety.. Flannels, all qualitiesand co'ors. Bleached and Brown Sheetings, all widths and prices. 40 inch Pillow Case-Cotton. " " " " Linens. 94, 10, 1 14 and 12* Wh tney B!ankete: - Ribbon bound Blankets, a splendid article. Wh:te and Grey Negro Blanketo, some extra heavy. Inper:al Ingrain and three p'y Carpetn Casimners, Satt:nets, Tweeds, Wojlinets and all the late styles of Woolens for Gent's and Youths wear. Ladies' and Gents' Merino under vests. " " " Silk " . Hosery and Gloves, a full assortment. Chemlisettes, French Alarked Collars and under sleeves. Slk Ilead Dresses.-Bufklo and Shell Combs. air and Tooth Bllruthes, Coogns, Exteia, fuancy Carpet Bags, Port Monis, Purses, &e. Good a-mortinent of L:adies, Misses, Youths and Ch Idren's Shoes. Georgia P:ain.i and Str:pes, at Factory- prices. Neither time or expense has been spared to make this Stock as rI'l] and con-plete as any in Augusta. With long experience in this LwAincss, and facilities kfr buyng not surpassed by any, and with a deter Inination to be undersold by none, I respectfully in vite all th.se trading to this market to-call and look, before going to another State. HI. B.'J4CKSON. Jlamburg, Sept. 24th, 1952. . Sept. 29 3am 39. Bead-Quarters,. 7-ru REGlIENT, S. C. M. No. 3, S.:pt. 23, 165). ORDE R, NO A CO)URT .MARTIA L will convene at the-Old Well, on FridLay th 224. 0ctober mgit,.fr the trial of all JDefantit'er for the jrcet year. The Court will consists of the ifowling Qffiers. ' Lieut. Col. SnIAW, Presiden. Capti. CUSHINoarAM; A DDwso,, RoukrEz, LAN Daen, Mlo. toNE, PoeSY, .BaowN, Lleuts.- LtNvsRv, Gar.ooav, StiAw, Wt5E, P'EIRaY LaN, Member. JonN C. MiCDONAtL, Juilge Advocate. By order of Col. hARRISON. ELSERT Bw.AD, Act. Adj'nt.. Sept 27 41 37 Excti' Sale ! MTILL be sold at public outery to the highest bid. t Vder, ou MON D)AY, the 20th. October next, b--tween the usual hoturs of salo, onthe premises, all that Plantation or Tract of Land -behnging to the Estate of John B. Ge.rardeau, 4ted.,9ind known as the Mnatthew Ardils place. The aIsme place is in two seperate Tracts, which, although not adjoining are quite near each other, and together contain about Three hlundred and Ten acres. One of the Tracts (136 acres) is woodland entirely ; the other is mostly clearol and has upon it a two Story Dwelling-Ilouse, with six Rooms and a Piazza running the full length or the house in front. The are also out-buildings and a Spring of good wat--r upon the plae. Terms made known on the day of Nale. .MA RY F". (iER ARDEA U, Ex'ix. Beech Island. Sept 27 3t 37 Stoleni 'PO03rthe Subscriber's house a SILVER LEVER WATC, rather smailler than the common size, No 11t.207-.J. .Johnson, Liverpool, Maker. WThen t 3ken th iding chain was broken. It was missed othe 3dinst. It had a spring in the handle toopen the c~we. The glass hadl a scratch near the centre resembling a crack. Silversmnithas will please takenotice of this, as the Watch amust pass through their hands before it will keep time. I will atisfy any one who will put me in the way of getting it. Address me at Longnmire's Store, Edgefield D~istriet, S. C. E. LAGROONE. Sept 29 tf . 37 5heriff~s Sale. B Y Virtue of a writs of Fieri Faciais, to me directed, 1 shall proceed to sell at Edgefieldl Co urt flonse, on the first Monday and Tuesdaty in Nov. next, lhmo following property, in the following ease, viz: A. Linadsey and Stewrart Harrison vs Win. H. Harrison, a tract of Land containing two hun dred (200) acres, more or less, boumnded by lands of Benj. Betti', Mrs. F. A. Hlarrison, Benjamin Tillman and others... LEWIS. JONES, S. E. .D. Sept 27 55, 37 Georgia Scriven County LAND FOR SALE ! T lIE Subscriber wishing to make a change in his business, oti-ers for saje about Twenty-Five Hundred Acres Of Oak, Ilickory and Pine Land, as productive as any in this part of the State. If desired it eould be converted into two settlements, as Horse Creek runs through it-one on each aide of the Creek. Persons wishing to purchase are invited to come and view the present crop. E. H1. SCARBOROUGH. Scarboro, Ga., Sept. 22 6t. 36 Notice. A LL Prsonsindebted to the Estate of C. J. Glover, dee'd., are requested to make imme diate payment, and those having demands against said estate, will present them properly attested. JOHN RAINSFORD, Adni'r. Sept 22 if- 36 Notice. A LL1 Persons having demands against the estate of Wesley Harris, dee'd., will present' them properly atttetd by the 1st day of December nett, and those indebted tosaid estate will make yen by the above time. py a DAVID FARMER, Ed' Sept 22 . 3t '36 Notice . I IS H EREBY given that application willibe snide Lto the Legimlature of South Carolina at its.ndst Session, to Charter thre Road now -leading frian Martin MclCarty's, on the Ridge Road, to Jackson Ilolmes, thence toi intersect the Road leadirig to Hanmburg, Graniteville and Aiken. The' above mentioned Road was oponed by order of the Cons mnissioners some three years sinee, and .hbaa been kept 'up by them to the present time.