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Those desiring to aJvertise by the year can !o I on liberal terms-it being distinctly understood th contracts for yearly advertising are confined to it immediate, legitimate businessof the farm or individ arcontracting. Transient Advertisements must I paid for in advance. For announcing a Candidate, Three Dollars, advance. For Advertising Estrays Tolled, Two Dollars, to 1 paid by the Magistrate advertising. IDGEPIELrD, B. @, WEDNESD'AY, OCTOBER 13, 1852. 3:"' TtE third number of "TEMPERANCE. D LiCENSE," has been received. We regret being con pelled by the rules of our Office (which somntwht resemble the Miller's) to exclude it until next week. LOOK, AND BE PNOFITER. VE cll' the especitti aU'ention or'all our Edgefiel people, anti of any others who may feel interested i the matter, to- the advertisements of Col'. FRAZIE anid Mr. WILLrAM P. BUTLEt. They have Goo< that cannot be surpassed in any market, and it doe us especial good to add that their prices indicate a con sidmrable reduction from last year's rates. There is Jonx P. SETZE'S very attractive enumert tion of excellent and cheap articles also, which th reader will find this week in the conspicuous plac wihfh it deserves. SETZE has as choice a selectia as any Southern merchant we know of. Call art see him wheuver you cross the Savannah. 0-0 PUBLIC DINNER TO JUDGE BUTLER. IT has been- determined apoa by ekiens of ti District from various sections to give our distinguisl ad Senator, the Honorable A. P. BUTLER, a con phimentary dinner at this place on the first Monday i November. It will be- a subscription diner, ti suliscription price being tidrec dollars. All who desire to participate on this occasion at fequested to drop a line in t his Post Office, (enclosir the money) to Col. J. P. CARROLL, at least fiV days before. This is rendered necessary that it mn be k'nown with accuracy wht degre- of preparatic it will be proper to make.. There will be little or n opportunity of obtainkig a seat at the table e Ire de of the dinner, as the individnal-, eontraeting to fu nish it, will scarcely be able tc sepply additiont plates to any extent at so late an hour. We have n doubt it will prove a delightful and an interestir occasion. The Judge has indicated that hse wi speak his opinions freely and fully. TO "A TRAVELLER" OF LAST WEEK. WE are requested by one of' the Comnrissioners the Roads, for the lower battalion of the Saluda Re: iment, to stare that the errors trpon the Sign-Boart in that battalion, to whlih you allude, do exist present. Bitt itere is t his to he said absout it: TI Commissioners are as far from receiving any such j< as any oilier Board in the District. They have n received the work and do not intend to do so. C th~e contrary, as we understand the matter, they ha' already rejected it and have required the eontracto nl oare bound ia an ample Bond, to-perfect the ii asi should ba done.**'We have no doabt, from wh we know of the estinmable Board in question, thati job will be received by them which is not worth eve cent of the public money expended. 1. 0. 0. F, TurE following gentlemetn have been elected at -installed as the Officers of Butler Lodge, No. 17, 1.4 0. F., for the present term: J. A. WILI.IA3IS, N. G. A. U. TEAGUE, V. U. S. F. GOODE, T. LEWIS JONES, IR. S. H. T. WRtIGHT'I, P. 8. SONS OF TEMlPEllANCE. ON Thursday evening last the following gentleme were installed as Officers of Wasintgtonm Divisio No. 7, Sons of Temperance, for the present Quarte commencing the 1st of October: WV. WV. ADPA31, WV. P. B. C. BRY AN, A. WV. P. R. T. MLDIS, IR. S. E. J. MIMS, A. IR. S. D). Rt. DUISOE, F. S. C. L. REF'O, T. E.. .J. YOUGBLOOD, C. JOHN WITT, A. C. S. COVA R, I. S. WV. COVAlR, 0. S. JOSEPHI ABNE's, P. W. P. DIORE allNERALS. EDGEErcrD is continUing to develope her miner resources. The wonderful lamp of Aladdin coul scarcely bring thetan more rapidly to light. In add tion to Doay's (now celebrated) vein, other localitie are beginning to be worked, which promise finel: We learn that Messrs. TALBER T & Co. (who leased part of DORN's land) are already doing well, ani that Major Huanrs, seven miles above our village, also working successfully. Several other digginl are contemplated. On Dr. ABNEY's place in this vicinity, a miner paint has sceendy been discovered whmich judges. pr< nounce Very valuable. We believe it is in conside able abundance. FACTS AND REFLECTIONS. 87 Cot. GLanD.Y, formerly of the Palmeti Regiment, has left South Carolina for a home in tI West. lie has formed a business connection in Ne' Orleans. We have lost in him a first rate soldier at: citizen. Good luck attend his path! 77 lotnN WrsE, the'Eonant,i preparing to tal a ballooti trip from New Orleans to New York thinks he cart accotmplish the journey in tweli linure--intendls afterwards: essaying a flight acsoss England. Beware, bold JonssNY, of the fate ltatres. 927 TUE Naw ORLEANS- CREscENT says that olaim is now before the City Coanci4 of the Cresce eity ftbr $9)50,000;. A quarter of a aentury aj (twenty-five years) it was only *1,50. But, says tI Crescent, the calculation of Compound intere brings it now to the above enormous sum. This Crescent story with a vengeance, How do y< mnke it our, man of New Orleans ? 17 A voicE is now and then raised, in diffe~re parts of ottr State, against South Carolina's castir her vote for PlRucE and KING. Bat the eCho extremely faint. We opine there 'wi43 be no seriol move towards dropping the ticket. gg' GENEaAL. WINFIELD SCOTT- is now, and hi been for some weeks, on an electioneering trampoo i::m the West. Hie accepts~ receptions and mak, speeches ont his route. Trhe latter abound in adul tory artd denmagogueteal expressions, but are entire biarren of any thing tautching upon political principle gg GENERaAr. FEANstrN PIERCE is, we su; -pose, keeping stationary somewhere, but at the aan -ime rising in tho world more rapidly than his " ha ty" competitor. One wvho keeps stationary has gre facdities for airculating docurinents. The Demneera had better: be-busy, inasmuch as the Whigs are mal ing a tremendous effort and are meeting with son suecess. 'w,' TitE MIscztIEF, a British Schooner, wvi recently detected in an attempt to smuggle her cart of wvine arid fruit into the Port of New Yorkst. portion of her smuggled goods has fallen into ill possession of the custom house officers. gp A WEsTEaN EXCHANGE tells the followin whopner: Soni hands have picked in this sectio recently, as high as 670 lbs of cotton each per day. In the same field, this season, four hands have picked 2512 lbs without laboring after sun down. 5T ARTHUR WELLESLTY, Duke of Wellington, is dead. He was the coniquerer of Napoleon, and, greater still, the conquerer of himself. le was the 0 grandest.relic of a past age. He- was not only the mnost illustrious man of his time for deeds and tiles, . but was one of the riehest subjects in Europe. le y was called the " Iron Duke," from the au'sterity of his habits and the righi integrity of his life. His f reputation was entirely military, his warmest admir. st ers having never claimed for him any marked civim e aiity. le died of apoplexy, at the age of 84. d g Tuz CHURLESTON STANDARD holds that t Yellow Fever is not so fatal as Billious Fever, if - commenced with in time itnd attended -to with care. e The Editor refers to the experience of his own family, ts relatives and friends as evidence in. favor of his d opinion. We once heard an intelligent resident in New Orleans advance almost the same idea. le, tt however, went further and asserted that he would e rather endure an attack of Yellow Fever than of I- severe Cold, provided physicians accustomed ta its K: treatment were at hand. In accordance with these a opinions, we find a report from the St. Mary's Relief Ifospital of Charleston which represents that of 64 Yellow Fever patients received there this season, on 9 thefrst day of attack, only one has died, and that case was a singularly virulent one. g' O.E BULL, the renowned Violinist, has se cured a large scope of land in one of the mountain counties of Pennsylvania and is now busily engaged in planting there a Norwegian colony. The place is to be culled Olcona. Verily, ours is the land where all the nations of the earth are to meet together. The amalgam must produce something extraordinary for good or for evil. It is hard to say which. -, SY Tim SouTuHaN BAPTIST offers valuable a religious books to any persons who will procure for it new subscribers and remit names and csi by the first of January next. The Board, in whose charge d the paper has been for some years, speak in the ) highest terms of the present editor, the Rev. E. T. & WINKCLER. s trr THE RESIDENTS on Sullivan's Island are, in 8 respect to the real estate they occupy there, tenants at will of the State of South Carolina, at the rent of a penny per annum. The title to the land is entirely in the State. No individual upon the Island has a e free-hold thereon. It was bequeathed to the State by a a man named SULLtVAN. The Governor, for the time being, has the power of breaking the citizen's tenure. We suppose this however would only be justified where the necessity was urgent and extreme. - The right of " eminent doasain" rests in the State in regard to all real estate : by which is neatnt " that it e may be taken at a fair equivalent for any purpose deened by the LegislaLure suflicient to justify so ex. treme an invasion of private right. Ience, in case 3 of Railroads. commissioners are appointed to assess e value &c." This is the ssm and substance of an interesting communication we find in a late number e of the Charleston Mercury. S 7 FAIRFIELD DisTtcT nitust be doint: finely e in the cause of Temperance. We gather, from no y tices in the last " Herald," that there ar.! three divi. n sions in the District belonging to the Order of Sons. o rv%' 1Io. GEoRGE M. TRoUP of (eorgia, who y has accepted the nomination of the Southern MLiglhts Conventirn for the- Presidency. was, at the- last ne LI counts,soseriously sick that little hope was entertained o of his recovery. S TlE BLASPIEMlY OF THlE AGE. TuIE day in whi'ch we live may be a day of great things, but it is far from being a lay of good things. While Railroads, Telegraphs and the like, indicate fprogress in the material world, there are manay un .equivocal symptoms of deelensiotn in the moral. We a propose no such thing now as an excurrs into the t wide field of argument upon thsis topic. Our only e object as to write down a thoughst or two in reference b to a single one of the mnany evidences of that tnoral >t declension of which we arc speaking : and this evi' a dence is thse outbreaking blasphemy of epression e wich has become so common to all grades of society. afrom the grog-shop to the Senate-chamsber. We emean not to sermonize, but to state a few truths and 'leave each reader to draw his owns inferebces there o from. .y "By God," "I'll be God damned,"" God damn my sotsl" and other such phrases of speech have be. come ?)>the the most conmmn esplesives ins American contersation. is one confident of any appruachtng d result ? Ihis language in seven eases out of ten is. )"I'll bet by God it will he so and so as certain as Hell." Is another determined not to submit to any particular act of injustice ! ie may possibly be heard to exclaim fifty times in a single day, " Ill be God damned if I stand it." Does a thsirsh meet with any sudden reversc of his usnal g-,od f,rtune ? i~e too ss 'ml more than probably resort to an oath and say, " God dann my soul, that's always nmy luck." These expressions will be admitted by every' accu n rate observer to be almost as common, now-a-d'ays, as the very " ifs" and -buts" of our nmothser tongue. ~Nor do they occur only in extreme cases of exeite ment, itidignation, disappoitntment or angor. 'rhey are applied with almost equal vehemence itn the most orditnary matter. ande to the most trivial circuim stances. Thsey seem to be regarded as a kind of con versational spice, necessary to he thrown in on all adtissable occasions, to give force to speech and vividlnets to ideass. We have sometimes wondered what loafers. jokers, Bmbas..r-Fueriosos and ignora. muses generally would do, if debsarred the tuse of these elegant and finished modes of conveying their extberant fancies or uttering forth thseir burising enotielns In their cases, however, one may fitnd some explaniation for this prostitutiotn of our language. The paucity of their ideas and their insdifTerent knowledge of the English vocabulary, together with a total lack of cultivated taste, render it natural enough in them to have recourse to these abominable hotgh very convenient helps. But why it is that -educated gentlemen should fall below the level of 'their intelligence and refinement in this particular we cannot well imagine. We are aware that this is an s almost universal custom among men of the world of whatever position, of whatever culitivation. lBut we can but regard it as a custom far more " honored in Ithe breach than the observance." So wvould they think, could they see some specimens of their daily -converse faithfully reported, pnnted and set before them for correction. Let us imnagitne the meeting together of several of thsese emphatic talkers, upons some election day for instance. We will designate them as D). and F. And thes following very gentle interchange of greetings and opinions takes place: D. ( As F. approaches,) H ow are you, F? ! Shaking hands,) God damn it all, old fellow-dev ilish glad to esee you. What's the news!? F. I am wvell enough, thatnk you, hut the news is eGod damned bad. I believe .J. is going to lose his oelection. D . " The Hell yotu say !" F. ni l be damned i f I dont. T hat God damned ason of a bitek B. has put out a parcel of damned lies itabout hinm, and its hurting him like thc D/eeil. That damned scoundrel, H[. will be elected." D. ( Rather slotoly and aoith an air of mortiecation,) "Well, I'll be damned ! (A pautre.) ll stwear, if a they do elect II. this time, after trying him so often Gin vain, I would'mt give a dried apple damn for the whole God datmned district." But we forbear. It is almost shocking even to gwrite duwn such Iangurmge by way of representing it isas a matter of reprobatiuti. It wHi dloubtless seem more so to our readers when it appears to their vision in fair and open print. Yet we are bust htolding up the " mirror to natture." Who does not catch up thme e old Latin ejaculation, "0O! tempora ! 0! mores !" .,Wehave said above that the habit of filling out . conversation with oaths and curses wvas freqtuently y contracted because of its adaptedness to supply 3. elypses which, would otherwise, by reason of the . ignorance or stupidity of the speaker, remain void. e Let us illustrate this with an incident, related to us .as having occuiried at a place not a hundred miles Sdistant fronm our town, and we will then leave the sebject... .Two individuals, (who shall -of cturse be name e less,) walked into a certain establishment,, the ma chinery of which was moved by steam power. One a of these two worthies expressed to his comapanion hs o utter inability to comprehend the modus ssperandi ef a the-" consara.," as he termed is. e " What !" said his would-be-sagacious frend, " Not wnderstand ihit ! Why, its as plain as the i moon and stars. You see that God damned thing thre ... Ye...) W..l, y-ou ee it works into that other God damned thing, and that turns -that there great hig God damned thing, and then,* you see, (a4 course!) that makes the whole God'danned arrange ment go on like blie blazes."-LamentaMe stupidity that, helped alrng by outrageous blasphemy.-at we dismiss the topic.'. - COMMUNICATIONS. FOR 'FE ADVERTISER. THE WASHINGTON GUARD FLAG PRESENTA TION. On Saturday, 10th inst., at Captain LIBRAND's Muster Ground, we witnesed one of the most bean t:ful ceremonies %f the kind we ever saw in the country. Between eleven and twelve o'clock, Capt. Lisawr formed his men in line, and after a few evolutions, well performed, drew his fine company up in single line. - A large concourse of spectators being prcsent, they were formed on the right and left flank of the Guard, and at right angles, thus form'ng three sides of a hollow square. The whole faced inwards, when Miss EMELINE WARD, support ed on each side by Capts. E. WARD and J., WARD, her brothers, e:une dashing up into the square on horseback, with the beautiful flag streaming and glistening in the sun most splendidly. The three halted suddenly and the young lady advanced a few paces, when the Company saluted her by presenting arms, the music beating down the front of the Com pany and back to the right. They again shouldered arms (offcers in front) and Miss WARD then de livered in a clear and distinct voice the following address: "GENTLEMEN OF TnE WAsInNoTON4 GUARD: Since the early days of our struggles for in dependence, the women of this, our happy country, have ever held in high regard those protectors of their lives and honors, the eoldiers of America. From themi have we received protection under diffi culties, and happiness and comfort in time of peace. To you, gentlemen, is given the noble trust inherit ed from our fathers. That you will ever protect, sae- ed and inviolate, the rights of your homes and country, i-s beyond a doubt. As Americans, as Carol:nians, all other ideas would be nerely ridict lous. Wonan's sniles and praises-the reward ol your gallant deeds-ever will attend the hionorable d:scharge of duty; and as there is nothing more truly gratfying to the brave and virtuous, than the smnes and esteem of beauty and innocence, I feel that you will ever deserve, as we will e happy to betow, our rEchest rewards. This flag, which is the emblem of the high regard felt for you, as gentle men and soldier., I trust you will bear through any fu:urc scene of trial and conflict, into which you mny be call.d. as free from aught of sta'n or reproach as it now is; and as the storm of each struggle shall pass away, when the war-dogs bark is o'er, may its defentlers meet beneath its folds with the proudi eonSe'1u-11ess of high ach'evement! The sp:rit, and not the matter of the gill, is what is most to claim your attention, and I feel astured that the nemben. of the Guard will ever prove that the high hopes, centered on them, vere correctly plainted. This flag must only proudly wave, Above the noble and the brave Th. gallant " Guard of Washington" Must show how nobly they have won Peace for their land, joy for their sires And sm:ling faces 'round their fires And, aided by the thoeaghts caused by thi ffag in freedom's struggl'u never, riever lag.'' As soon as the address tras conclude&,. tire whoh Company again. presented arnms and the music agairi sent forth its cheering strains. The colors were secured by Capt. ErnaAa who held them in th< centre of tha. square, supported by Lieuss. S*NDERI and Ruaooes, while Lieut. Katrs delivveedy in the most eloquent and feeltng manner, the feitwing ex eullent and very, appropriate address "Miss Waia In behalf of the company, which? I ive the honor to represent on this occasion, I aeeept the beautiful banner you have so generously presenited With no small de'gree-of pride 'will my comrades. its arms raue this banner aloft in their ranks; and should ther country call them to arms in her de fence, they, I know, will bear it promptly to the seen< 'of actiont, and w1l1 render it conspicuous amiong th< ematblems of war. To preserve it pure and spotles will b ' the prde of thecir lives. To rally tinder il for tha. protetonm of v~rtue, justice and female hon o:-, wv:ll b., the aima of their conast~int eflforts. Whal nm re noble incntive toa heroic action, than to defend the lives, honor and virtue of the lovely fair ? What more precious researd to the sold:er, aftei his toils and dangers, than the sweet smtks and cheering praise of that sex, whont all are proud ti l,,ve anad admire ? To merit those smaIles and thai pr.mise, is the first object of the soldier's amnbtioni an I if they arc to be secured by a promtpt disehargt of nmiitary duty, 1-elieve us, we will leave no eflbri untrit d to fulfil wholly thme important duties of the citizena a,!ldier. If to achieve zmlitary glory in thte can e of liberty and just'ee, is to recure the esteefl and apparobaiona of you'r lovrely sex, we shall crer pray for a virtuous field of action to enlist our ener gios, anad itn which tmay be achieved a "aoldier'i k->r or soldier's grace !"? Accept our sincere tl anks for the beautiful present you have so hand so:naely conferred upon us." At thueconcelusion of Lieut. KnEP's address, thC o'lie :rs facd " right about." The Guard saluted their splonaid flag, thec Band again passed up and down tho line, anad then thme Color Guard passed inte line atnd the Flag was at dome. It wvas mnuch ad at ired by all presenat. It is double silk, of a rich dcep hlue, with the Palmtetto on ono side atnd the wordm " Wrsh'ngton Guard" ont the reverse ; four beauti. 'u' gilt stars ita cluster adorn the upper corner next thli fag staTE represenating thec States of South Caro 'inat Georga, Alabama and Mississippi, as the four cost mt growintg S:ates producing the most valuable stap'e .(except bread) cow known; the whonle bor dered by rich gold fritnge, stafi' moutnted with a plain neat gilt spear heva-i. After thte ceremony Mist WARD rode tip and presenatid thec flag with a hand somae scarlet silk cord and tassel which tshe tied on the staff. The formation then broke up and Briga. dier-Genaerah W~vRR took command of the Conm patmy. A ftcr a fewv spirited mtaneuvres, whieh wetre performeud with great precisiona, the comapany wva disti.-ssed. All deelared themnselves delighted with the phensures of the day. The cretnony was alto gether unique and imposing. The flag was the de sign of Capt. R. WaRD andm the ceremaony gotten up under his direction. AN EX-OFFICER. . . FOR TInE A DvEttTIuER. M Essas. EntTons5:--I seat myself this morning to write youm a eery, interesting letter. In the first place it affords tme great pteasure to announce the interesting fact that I have procured for the Edge field Advertiser onte more subscriber. Whay cant cash of your subserbers do as much? i t sents to be a very trifling matter to get a friend to take a paper-atnd yet if all your subscribers will each get one new subscriber, the sumt total is not a very tri fling mtatter to you. The subscription list is doubled at once. lIt thec next place it becomnes my duty to annountce the fact (uninteresting as it may be to you) that the Advertiser las tnyt beena mailed to our ofico for two weeks back. Of course you know the reason-we don't. To say the least of it we were greatly disappointed in these parts. Yours truly, . . RIDGE WOOD. -(We assure our exceilent friend that the fnult is not ours.]-ED-YA D. i-NEW OtI.EAWS, Oct..7. The Postma'ster of New Orleans has senat the mails, which te Crescent City should have left at Havana. to Mobile, for transmission by thc seamnship Blacek Warrior to that port. Much exeitement prevails in New Orleans r.lative to the conduct of the Havana authori ties in refusing admission into their port of the Crescent City. A largo indignation tmeting is being held tihis, Thursday, evetnitng. at Banks' AAd. o of thAdvertiser, N, Oct. 9th, 1852. The weathdr for thelat. week has been inces santly.hotand.uaP)eua' The dust and musquitoes, two of the greatest. "c of City life, have been upon us thick and 4 oi8, the dust to fill the fe andbinad tie ' nusquitoes to buaz and bite; But summcr, w afllits disagreeable accom paniments, will soo g.ge,-ind the sombri hues of autumn, with. chillilrWgijis and biting frosts, is pressing clone upon its helsji I like the autumn-it has charms for mi wbiiejairother season of the year 113.. But I pb t -ej i . better in the country, where I could.itse.te Bower, and falling leaf, and witness all siblinie beauty of the changing hues ohet i i Sh'ave nothiugfatelieVroijlotf the prevail ing epidemic. It .ej.q.g.,hge abated-vIry little since my lastO. 4 ad about twenty-two deaths front Yellow iefo'r *-the last four days. The average is rom five tinine per day. The Hlos p:tal is full, and y ''ery is. still they come." Even the city. of Savanneli, with all her boasted health, has reported three cases ; and one letter says fifteen. The Doctor., Undertakers and Sextona are making fortunes, but every other branch of busi ness is almost at a perfect stand. The side walks on Kig street are almost impawsi ble, from the piles oftbriek, mortar and rubbish, caused by the pullig down- of old buildings to be displaced by new ones. It appears that 'our mer chants and shop-keepers are disposed to take advar tage of the recess of business,.to repair and build anew generally. Iron fronts for stores are now al: the rage, and they are-as mes and handsome as du rable. There has been some noise recently about Ferry Boot racing, and the autharities have threatened to blow them up if they do not stop it. I think they will more likely blow the authorlties up, and bury them and their credentialsin the dock. But every thing has its bitters and sweets, and there is one comfort in taking a comilory aerial excursion from the deck of a steamer, and that is, you are certain never to have Tellow Fever afterwards, or any other disease that flesh is hgr to, unless you live to get back, and then you areae to get a ducking, if no thing worse. Just as I had: settled myself last night for a com fortable nap, after a hard day's work, extending to eleven at night, I wasiawakened by the siring of a watchman's rattle,and-an awful eatter in the streets. accompanied by the cr'y of fire, which broke upon my quiet dreams like Bedlam broken leise. I dete: - mined not to be ousted for nothing, so I awaited the confirmation of the report by St. Miehael's belts, but no ominioms sounds pealed forth their startling soands, so I maintained my horizontal po sition. and coniequently missed the fun. This muorning I read in the papers, that a German Gro cery had been badly schorched on Church street, near Cumberland. King street "is not now that which il him heen, and the glow which in:its .pirit dwelt, is fluttering faint and low." This time last year it was the crowded and bustling mart of business, beauty and fashion, Paris fahiomreiuld be seen at every cor ner, sad silhs and satins,-." fus and feathers," were rustling and nodding past in a perfect tempest, "and all went merry M a narriage bell." But now it is not so--ah, what a fall was there my cauntrynmen ! And the Battery toetirat modern Eden-Ma hmomet's hleaven 'n eareth, where living llour's glide and float likea-itrclouds upon the even:ng air!' That toir i stay deserted, aud the foot prints of beauity save t -ostfaded fronm its gavel walks. 'he flowers da load with perfumae the light winds oritim oriaindfadle, and wither. irnpratbfl by the 11 f beauty, unapproprinted. to ci-legii EeARC t~sR. Masss. Earroas t. .riend has called my atten tention te~a communication from the Rev. Mr. A a -Pnua, in a recent numiber of your paper, in which he alludes to myself. 'Mr. A. is explaining the ori gin of a eOntro)versy 4eed tir exist in Greenville, and-holds the follo4,ig langunge: "This contro versy did not grow out of the immiersion of 'n Presbyterian lady,' but directly in consequence of a violent attack made on Infant Blaptisma by thme minmis ter in charge of the Baptist congregation before this lady teas immersed. .-'In defence of the- fundamental doctrine of Infant Baptism, I del:vered twvo sermons in which there was not the most distant peasonal allusion. The defence .then of ' the principles of spiritual religion,' according to the facts which are well known in this community, came from nie and the able clergymen who acted with me, having been assaulted by the Baptist minister. We felt the ob ligation of applying 1he emphatic language of the btessed A postle: 'But though ire or an angel from heaven preach any othet Go'spel unto you, tbaa that which we have prenehed unto you, let him be ac cursed. As we sa!& before, so say I again, rf any preach any other Gospel unto you than that wvhichi we have preached let Jim be accursed.' " I waive remarks upon several points wvh:chm this paragraph presents, and particularly upon the am bignity of the last sentence but one, as ar:aeing from its immperfect construetion, and not from the design of the writer: and proceed so say, that Mr. Awaru has failed himself to exercise the charity which he has inculcated upon yoau,.and yet amore, that he has done injatstice to me in the statement which lie has given to thme world. The simple facts in' the ease are theso. On the the first occasion of administering the ordinance-of Baptism, after my connection wit the Baptist Church in Greenville, I delivered from may oren pud pit, before my aon people, and quite in the ordinary way, a discourse on the subject. It behoved me to show from the word bf God what the act of Bap tism is, and who are the proper subjects of it. With am solemn conviction that belieers only are the sub jects of this sacred rite, I taught accordingly, etin scientiously eschewing mere assertion, and ,un-tain ing my positions, as I sincerely believe, by the word o~f God, fairly quoted, and soundly interpreted. This is the sum of my offending. On the next Lord's Day I preached another sermon on the great moral considerations which enforce upon believers a compliance with this eoiunmand of the Divine ite deemer. On these occasrions I mneant to speak, and I be lieve I did speak with unaffi-eted respect and kindness towards -those from whom I dillred. I made a personal alUnsion to a worthy .P'edo-Blaptist minister, with whom Yone~ had a long conversation on this controverted.ibjeet,-and I am sure I refer red to hinm in terms, &aihit -the sentiments, of sin cere brotherly hind i'aIf any opprobrious epithets escaped my lips, jf any ajus or even unchtaritab'e charges fell from Dm, 1: stand ready to be judged according to the evidence. The witnesses are nu merous, though Mr. Aavumua is not one of them, for he was not present.. With this bare statement I dismiss the matter. I would not hive said even this much, were it not that among your readers are many persons to whom I sustain a relation-which renders it important that my conduct should not be misapprehended by them. They, I am sure, like mnysecjf, will not be agitated by any uninspired curio.' - ith anathemas bav~e been. too long the lot of Baptists-to allow thutn to disturb their peace. Still mordputil evidenge tomhe con trary is furnished, I shmall plese' myself *ith the thought that all the Pedo-Baptiat clergymen in Greenville are not prepared for this solemn fulmina tioij : that it is moti MrilAxrmua's own'than he hams allowed himsaelf to Ihink:. Yes, I will. go further, lio hpe that Mr. A himself will, upon '.:sober asgeond thought," prefer to tegard this heavy amale' diction as a rhetorical bourisk, rather than this~t ii.r.~.r of theflings] hfi. heart. Let me not be misunderstood. I do not seek to make 6dtt against my clerical friend a charge of in teItional misrepresentation and injustice. He no doubt believes that I did make the " violent assault" &c. which he charges upon mei otherwise he would not have made the charge.. I am quite willing to beteve that all which he says and teaches appears very clear to his own mind; ntny more, that -ho has ifirm persuasion that-he is doing'God service. Dif rerent minds have different ways of reaching their conclusions. I regret, gentlemen, to burden your columns with his matter, but your own sense of propriety will ave me the necessity of making any apology. Respectfully yours, - - JAMES C. FURMAN. Greenville, S.-C. FOR THE ADVERTIER. MEsssS. Earroas:-I want every man in South Carolina made usernl to his country, and if our next representatives will pass the fo!lowing laws it will save me the troub!ui of going down next time my sell. Make every man of twenty-one years and over pay a poll tax of one dollar a year for a school fund, and let that tax be set apart to pay for the education of all classes, so far as ain English elus tion. And add the thirty-nine thousand dollars al ready appropriated, and stop the twenty thousand the legislature appropriated to the South Carolina College and add that to the fund, and it will make a fund sufficient to school every chi!d in the State, and if it should lack any, tax the people higher and make them pay it. It will make the people feel more on an equality, and it will certainly be a great benefit to the rising generation. If the South Caro lina College can't support itsalf,.down with it. Also, I want the retail license put down to twenty-fivo dollars, and enjoin it on those who take out license on oath to indict all others who sell without license. That will put a stop to this jug business. and the license money will pay for building every bridge in the State. My opinion is that we shoulgl raise our own meat, and horses and mules, make our own clothes, wear home-made hats and shoes. We have Iron in most all the Southern States. I hope they will co-operate with us in so doing. It is they who buy the goods that pay the tariff. Now instead of paying it, let them wear their own goods and pay their own tarifi. Down with aristocracy. Let us all set our hands to the plow.and be more indepon dent, and that will kill the abolitionists. Let us ship all our free negrues to New York or Liberia: for all we want of a raqeal is his money. If our sitter States will net co-operate with us, let us set the exanple our.<elves. My motto is, we trouble nobody and will let nobody troub!e us-we will be true Carolinians and act on the defeusive. Mrssas. EIToRs, mv li"ht is dull and I now close by subscribing myself SNAKE CIlEEK. Co DIM ER CIA L. Correspondence of the Advcrtisor. IA MBIUm, OU-r. 9. Corrox-On Monday last our Mlarktt opened at i to I decline (on prices of last week. We have done quite a heavy business throughout this week, -pretty imuch all was sold before going in Store planters being satisfied to take the going rates. We quote to-day extremes S to 10) ets.-princip'al sales 9.j to 93. We have no change to note in our Glrecery mar ket. Our micehants are still daily adding to their Sto-,ks. The town continues htealthvi. D. H Y DE NIA L. MIARRIED, onl Thursday evening, 30th Sept., by Rlev. W. G. Connor, Mr. W. T. TJaxxxAxx and Mrs. M. A. Dorzv, btofEdgefield District. MAan:ED, on the 5th inst., by J. Quattlebum; Esq., Mr. Joun DonN and Mliss 31Any Arxx E. TI.WxERMAN, all of this District. MIt:ED, on the 7th inst., by J. Quattlebum, Esq., Mr. GsoRGEa M. OU7.Ts anad Miss JsA K'E~mr, all of this District. Religious Notice. TnE UTN~oN MEE'T:No in the 4th JDivision inf the E~dgefield Baptist Asesociation, will meet with ir. rest.ICAN Cnuacat, on Friday before the 5th Lords day ini October. Rev. D. D. Bancxsos, wilt preach the introductory Sermon at 11 o'clocek. A. M. Trhe subject of discussion, 4 What is a risible Church of Christ and its puirpose.'' By order of the Meeting. S. P. GETZEN, MoDEATroR. G. W. NixoN, Clerk pro temn. Butler Lodge, No,.17, LO0, 0, F A Regular Meetinig of this Lodge --will be held on Monday evening next i uclock. LEWIS JIONES, Secretary. Oct 13 I t 39 Notice to the Daughters of Rebekah. BULT1.Elt LODGE, No. 17. 1. 0. 0. F. r' HlE SPECIA L MEETINGS of this Lodge, for LtheDughsters of Reb~ecca, has beeni eba~nged from the First to the Third Saturday of the month. By order of the Lodge. LE WIS JONFS, Sccretatry. Oct. 13 It 39 Masonic Notice, ~ A RLEG U LAR Conmmuniention of No. 50, A. F M., will be held at their hiall on Saturday evening, the 16th inst., at i4 o'clock P. M. B3y order of the W. M.SC . R. II. SULLIVAN,SE . Oct. 13 tf 39 Edgefield Artillery ATTENTION I YUare hereby commanded to be andl appear Iat your parade grounid, at Edgafieldl C. 11I., on Saturday, the I ith inst., for Drill and Iustruction. By order of Capt. WM. C. MOR.\GNE. V. M. WutrE, Clerk. Oct. 13 it 3 N. B.-The members of the Company will ap pear int Blue Pants. Guano and Farmers Plaster ! H AVINGn made arrangsements for a supply of L.PERUVIAN GUANO andt PLASTER of genuin'e and warranted quality, all who may wish to obtain either of them through us will please send their orders early, so that we nmny order the quantity wanted by the 1st January or in timte for Planting.. A supp'y will be kept always on htand, and any) information given by applying to RIl'T & ROBS.'ON, No 112, Atlantic Wharf,. Charleston, Oct 11 4t 39 Hardware, &c. TI HE Subscriber htas noaw on hand a large Stoek .Lof Birmingham and Shieffield llIA RDWA RE, which he ofi'ers very low for Cabh, or on time to punctual dealers. Also, a quantity of heavy'Goods, damaged by the late Freshet, which he will sell at very reduced prices. GEO. ROBINSON. Hanmburg, Ocet.13, jv~m 39. itill Irons anid Gudgeons. A ELasre TCfor sale LOW. -100 Tonsa of Iron, assorted, 0ral, Hoop, hand, Plow.Mouldis, &c. GEO. RIOlINSON. IHamburg, Oct 13 - -. - : jv2m 39 Blue Stone. .A S the timno for sowing -Wheat is near at hand ?.w we.would.-say toAho, Farnmeris that we have arge guayatity of the above article in Store. ...:'.IIOLLINGSWORTHI & NICliOLAS. MMEEMA --M NOTICE. BY STEAMERS AND SOUTH CAROLINA RAIL ROAD in rec P eTtL Is in receipt of an Extensive, Handsome and Splendid Stock of FALL AND WINTER COODS! G The Community and Public Generally are respectfuly requested to call and examine them at No. 1, PARK Row. Edgefield C. H., Oct. 13, tf - 9 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE POOR OF EDGEFIELD DISTRICT..'. - To His Honor the Presiding Judge of the Court of Common Pleas: TiE Co.mDilssiosrns OF THE PooR FOR EDGEFIELD DISTRICT, Repoert, That there was renaining in the hands of the Treasurer, at the last report, October ist, 1851, a balance ofe one thousand and thirty-t wo dollars and t wo cents, ($1,032 02.) Asuning tle mnunt of thi Gene. ral 'Tax of 1851, (it beitig $21.220 '72j,) as the ba.,is of their estinaile, the Board on thi first Mondity in January 1852, amsessed a tax of ten per cent on the above stated amount, for the sup. port of the Poor, from which they expeted to realize.ufter deducting the Conmissions, of the -I'... r...in,. ,0.. nat Qim ,,f twintv.nna hundred and nine dollars ( n 2.lf(i 00i Th,. Tnr Ptn lector,I s prepared and furnished a statement to the Board. by which it appears that the General Tax of the District, c6llected in 1852 was not so much as 1851, it being only fourteen thousand two hundred and eighty-nine dollars and eighty-four cents ($13.289 84.) The assesment of ten per cent upon which :ainounted to fourteen hundred and tweity-eight dollars and ninety-eight cents, ($1,428 98,) froin which he deducted his Commissions, seventy-one dollars and :fody-five cents, ($71 45) and paid over b:dance, thirteen hundred and lify-seven dollars, fifty-three cents, ($1,357 53) to the Treasurer of this Board. The Treasurer also received from the Sheriff the addi:ional sum of twenty dollars in a case of bastardy against Lafayet Wever; for sale of Shucks eight dollars (8 00) and also six dollars five cents taxes collected by the Sherill, making the whole funld, together with the balance on hand at the last report, applicable to the support the Pour of the Di.,triet, for the year which expired on'the 30th of Sept. last, tw-nty-four hundr and twenty-three dollar,, sixty eents (2,423 60.) During the year, the Board has expended: Fa r Provi:ions................................... $966 34 ' Clothing. Furniture, &e.. .........................102 27 " Salarv of Steward of Poor House........................366 00 Medi-i.s and .edical attendance........................ 58 69 Negro Hire ...................................210 00 "6 H1aulitg.............................................. 14 00 Bastardy......................................20 90 Adverti.ing Report..................................... It 6:1 Support of Patipers in Lunatic Asylum....................20000 Shaving Panptr-..................................... . 0 " mFiith's work anld Sundries.............................% 23 04 Cows, Calves and Sundries..............................48 25 Coniuds.alons of Treasurer............................ 85 43 Amounting in the wvhole to the stin of ................... $2.111 .6I and leavinig a balaimee in the hands of the Treasurer, of tharee hundred atnd elevetn du hlarp, nintety. ix cents, (.931iJ 96); a wnore innie :and detailed ;wcoumit of which, accompanied by-tlw vokhou 1for each ienm. is ha-rewill subinitied 11-or examittmtie' by the Court. At thu last report there were thirty-two (32) Patupers charpgeable upon the District,.two of wili, Were :it te state Lunatic Asylum at Citumlja andl thirty at the Poor House. 'Tim Bearul ham ine mdiditled twent 'y-t wo (22) .to thme Poor House, viz : Mrs. Lovey Wen .ver and 6' :ee Uchl dren, to wit, Domon, Mlargaret, Jackson, Geo~rgian, Hemnry, Emelitte and Caroliie WVeavert1411 ont 2d Dec.. 1851 ; Seabormi Conner, ott the I1Ith Feb., 1852;P Netty Day, 11th Feb., 1852,;'404y My 11ith Fecb., 1852; Sally Dealt. 22d1 Feb., 1852; James Gotr; 3&.April.1852:.; Polly; WAoind her tw&ThildremtUAlieti and-Mary Wilsin, f April,'1852 ;- SalINa i.i d I A I 1852; Lydia'Orattder, 3d Junte 1832; George Nix, 501 Jne; 2 12*flantuAk A 1852; :ftid~illy Day, born at the Iloortfluse, on the 28th inn.*,'1852, mAhk.,inl 40t V.iPau. pers, who Itaicbeetiat thecharge of tme District in timelst ye.r. Sixteent hal'o left the i'oqr4bve, of tiheir ownm accord, viz: Frances Mays4, onl the 6ilh Jatnuary 1852; Mary Reynolds attd- heifive children, Mahaly, Lticindy, WVilliam, L tiayetsand Sarah Reynold-4, on th. 8th -of October 4851 ; John Weaver, 27th of March 18.52, a:nd M.argaret WVeaver, at the %same time; Lovey Weavor and hier four childirvn, viz: Georgeami, Henry, Emniie and Carolcc WVeave'r, 26th June 1852;. Dprson WVealer, Slt January 1852; Seabmrn Conner, 16th March 1852; atid ona the Silt Jamnuary 1852,the Boaird sent Catharine WVoolsey alti Marthy Coafer to thie D'owte Institute in Beachm Isad. The, Board also bound otit Jamnes iGlt oil the 4tth April 1852, mnaking- at dimimiftion of nineteen at the I harg'e of the Di~triet, ata ain Iwo lit th:e L~unatic AsVIlum antd thirty-five at the Puoz House. a lisi of whose namiesa:re Itercuinto annexed. In the [.urmtie Asvlun at (.olninlhin, Mrs S. Fostvr and Mrs. A. Morgan, 2 J'lIttory, 72 years old, Mind ...........................1I Teinpevra lice Story, 51 infirmi..r.......................... 1. Ilildah Story,, 9 Children of.Johin Story........... 2 L dSory, 6 . NacV Wwe, 51 9" iditi4 00.........................I Nntttcy I'd vs, 49 " " infirin........................... i Elizabeth Iliven 92 " " ifirm.. .......... (,'ramce Woolse'y, 7~ " 16 rhn........... Ma;ry WVsukev, 6 6 6 Daniel Evans, 52 66" cripple..........................1I Sally Plynumil, 31 deformed .......................I Antmu 13Jadiiey, 68 1 14 intirm .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .....I Vicey Lee 53 " deformed idia't..................Z. .I J-111 Ml It, -to derataged ........................1I Peter Varin 61 " iiirm. .......... 04.............. . llezekiials Gentry 55 " idiotic................ ...... ....1I John White 22 T idiotic........................... 4 Mary Plyntiail, 46 t tim it ...........................1I anravn a balarei t h n of t r r re e a y.... Middle~ton Gitter, ..8 ................ Elijah Mmrpiey fo r e i b t u. - Elletider Day 61; . ' 4.................. 1 Mary Day 21 " " '..................1 Dely Day tne month old thirt-t w( aprhreb........... I Maleehi Wilson A syum at Cumi am . t.hi . . . .u.s. h Bo. a M1ary WVilson 28 " ' . . . . . . . Marv Anti Wilson 4 '4 " .................... I Sar.;h Neel 41 ..".in ..r.......................I Absealy E. Neal 2 Fb 8 Jm G... d-Ai.. 52-;.P...y.... d Lydia Orander 77 George.N 5th J ............ n - i.. ,l George Nix 14 .4 a......... .............................................1 S8 rah Pollatta 45 Pa blind t....................... Catharine Rhtden, 61 o h infirm .a . xte.h... f.. e. or..1 Ha~ncotck MoS.Aley 77 " " " . . . . . . selia beaul 45 " " iitc............ Total ............................................... .....37* JAS. G. 0. WILKINSON, CnAmx' Poor House, Sept. 30th, 1852. Fresh Supplims. STA OF SOUTH CAtOLINA, 20 ~ ~ "n7 1~l ChieCUT0FOR EDGEFIELD DISTRICT, 1Johnl Weale,timore ay 185 an gre erra Nh sameieARvy, Wae n 1hier u phlrn iza eog.n eny EmiCi.e Bn Caroli WRavHr, shrJun Or852;- Bp to We1 er 5ot January 85N CESern, onr,1t M drch 15cd o th 5th: aur 5,h IBsad sent Cahre MACEL W atyCfrt heres D Jwnesue in Taehs alids The 6Boeaso bundot ale OP, mete t pri L85,tmktr of dmintion o ieen a ahe 6hr ofes PEA.rit SARCd levn soiteLnaicAryhumgoods thirtyehat tePhts Houce, 2a Cst oFrhs SAmONaehrntoanxd Vaiou t~es fo teAyu tCouba sS FihifStkows&c uostd deraed r. A ogn 1 o m ACAON, andyearullr,btn................. crdtr of th TuearGemp anl Blck STEAy, sa" " nid,........................... beoemea u B xS ltina id h s,. libl tou" t juit hioldren ato f hn o r... ..... on te2 2 reeio nd ory 6ha by ofOtbri". osowcuei n, h Nan'y Lys 49NN "GN " ai infraiom................ be g antd Oct ce 13lsey 7 "vnude yhn at el ti h 3-r Woo-ey - - -"yo coeiiteya forLr D - D nie tivans t5uadegh ude adffy"wadi anPl netedrt hann 6ih 1 onnt"roe contha ezeisno onry 55iitu bu"ey ei rou atrthy ae ad, com fowr" i ~ n N os maesetoiddltn Gcinter,- Cas ifp" ilTS eevdabeuiu upyo h ~1 Dosblaelthy mDay nhine mornh s. A LRydia aurereve a77 fo"aeb ct1 f ~ Car H EESE!tt 45S( " E1E Sx~a ~ul Cathariac Reid u eri , artcl ofCES"'.Oag lwria~ Ufrsleanbyc - 1" SieleyrRo??$ae" 1!OLl~GWORhl &NlC1OT"S. justrecive aidfarsutc b Oct13If39 Oha s....... ... .. .. .... A'tt