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ARTHUR SIMKINS, EDITOR. EDGEJIELDs 8. C. WEDNESDAY, DECEIBER 17, 1856. OUR AGENT. T. J. WUrrTTa il our authorised Agent to re eive subscriptions and collect all monies due this office. A gentleman who was present at the recent Commercial Convention in Savannah has kindly farnished us a very interesting letter over the signa tore of " HILaGO," giing an account of the pro eeedings, &a.; but we are very reluctantly compell ed to defer its publication until next week. Look out for something good. E Particular attention is directed to the adver tisement of Mr. Dosmas. He and his Ferrets have been playing sad havoc with the Rats since his ar rival In our Village. Give him a trial. Our Outside. See JuDaz BuTLER'S late speech in the Senate, called forth by a debate suddenly gotten up In connection with the President'A Message. Public Documents. Our thanks are due to Hon. P. S. BRooxs for interesting public papers; Also to Messrs AUnAM Joase, M. C. M. IAsrnon and Z.W. CARWILF for various pamphlets and reports frim Columbia. Our. New Governor. His Excellency, Gov. ALLSTON, upon donning his new robes of office, meets greetings and con gratulations from all parts of the State. A gentle man in tone and bearing, a patriot in politics, and a Christian in sentiment, he cannot fail to make an acceptable exponent of the Commonwealth and a faithful curator of herbest interests. We shall ex pect his administrationto leave indelible traces of its -%upervision, in the improvement of our home pros perity; Nor do we doubt Its meeting, boldly and efficiently, any questions from without that may demand Executive action. Our respectful congrat ulations are tendered, with the rest, to our newCom mandur-in-chlef. May histermbe a happy one, to bimself and to the State I - w Old Santa Claus at Hand. The old man Is coming with more bags and bigger bags than ever before. He has inado Mr. G. L. Psam's store his Grand Depot for the season. Turn to his advertisement on that other -column, and you may form some notion of what he is going to bless the good children with. Christmas - presents too for older people will be supplied at the same well-known stand. We caution every one to apply in time, as Mr. Psax's Christmas goods are going to go off this week and the next * like certain "hot cakes" that we read of. . Mr. Wm. Gregg. This very able member of our Legislative dele gation has delivered a long and forcible. speech upon the Blue Ridge Railroad. It will afford us pleasure to publish it as soon as is practicable. We fear this will not be until after tie Holidays. Will the author be good enough to furnish us, in the mean time, with a corrected report of his re marks. As published 'in the Carolinian, several passages appear to have been rendered obscure by the printer. Mr. G's statements and arguments present this important matter in lights we had not hitherto seen cast upon it ; But as Judge Faos'r and others are to elaborate alteram partem, we shall delay all further expression of opinion till the discussion reaches its full height and latitude. Address, by-.W. B. Jo~hnstonl, of the -Examiner. This chaste and appropriate address, by our firiend and cotemporary, is onu fle for publication. It was delivered before the South Carolina Press Association, on Tuesday evening, December 9th. A principal cause of our regret at not being able to go to old Columbia during the present session. ii' the fact of debarring ourself the pleasure of uniting with our esteemed brethren of the Press on this occasion. But other duties have compelled us to deny ourself this great treat. May it not be so again ! Mr. JossToa's address shall be laid before our readers at an early day. Oranges, From Orange Mills. Such a treat we have not had in years, ats came to hand the other day in the shape of five or six hundred oranges from Florida. It was not an edi torial present, but one fromn a most valued lady friend who taikis this most acceptable way of ,'lhow iag us that we are still rem.-mbered in her kind heart. It is perhaps unusual, the fact that thai nearly-a-cargo of oranges has come al! the way from Orange Mill. on the St. John's River without spoiling or even becoming speeked in the least Every one of the five hundr.-d was as suundl as a dollar, and at the same time de~liciously sweet and juicy. All whlo have trieud thema pronounce them superior to any thing of the sort they have tasted for many a dlay. Mrs. MAas must excuse us for thanking heran this public way. We l:ope to see that beautiful urainge grove of hers again befo.re we~ die. We hope to stand once more in the D~octor'sc broad piazza iand1 garze upon the glorions St..John's. as it stretches down that magnificent vista till thet waters and the skies seenm to meet. We hope to stroll from one house to the other in that embellish ed home-cluster, and again enjoy thte delightful in tercourse its society affords. Often are our thoughts wafted back to the brief bat charmaing visit of last Spring, and we trust it may nut he long before we shall be permitted to repeat it. Till then, dear friends, nidieu! WHAT A TURNIP 'Oze biggest turnip of this season, or any past season, has fallen into our clutches thro' the kind ness of Mr. W, N. Moons, of Phenix, who raised it. It weighs nine pounds, and a half, and a little ener. Who dares to show against us'1 Grand Lodge of Ancient Free Masons. At the annual communication of the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free Masons of South Carolina on Tuesday evening, 2d inst., the following Grand Officers were elected to serve from St. John's Day, - the 27th December: at. w Brother AL.FRED Pates, Grand Master. R. W Brother A. CAMPBELLI, Deputy Grand Master. Y. W. Brother HENRy BLrst, Sr. Grand Warden. V. W. Brother A. RAMsAY, Junior- Grand Warden. N. R. Brother E. B. Hoar, Grand Chaplain. *W. Brother J. H. Honova, Grand Treasurer. W7. Brother A. U. M~AcKzr, M. P., E. Secretary. ERRATUM. It was incorrectly printed, in a late obituary notice of Mr. Coan, that he died at the residence . of Mr. Daeid. It should have been " at the resi dence of Mr. Born." We make the correction at tthe request of the father of the deceased, who is Aeeply grateful for the kind attention Mr. Dons and his farnily showed his son during his last . pRINTERS'.REGISTER. .igssesadmirable publication, not only valua 4le.to-pcIgtleu hgt worthy the attention of readers genertly. 3t'is well printed of couree, and spicily edited into the bargaisa. JJ) is one of those papers uuliieh, aring read once, .yoparp nolC apt to rest edotestd4ill you read again. -Tthe gegister is a ~M4fthlyfat 50centsper annum payable in advenes. -"-d. CaoPvT dr BiGEa~ow." Philadelphia. FINE SALE OF NEGROES. K lot of 19 Degrees were sold in this District on Urriday last at an average of 1656. There were onmly two men in the lot, and a large part of the gi* wsbCli6dh READ THIS---IT'S NO DUN. A North Western Editor appeals to his subscri bers in a vigoro* statement of his troubles and idds: " If you Want to die happy, come forward J ind settle your dues"-which is as much as to say hat his situation must be relieved or the impre :ations of a ruined printer will fall inveterately , apon his delinquents. Poor fe low! what a nest Af barbarianis you must have pitched your tent nmongst! Come down South among gentlemen; where it is esteemed the most pitiful of things to thhold the price of one's newspaper. When we ican your earnest statement of wrongs, and then look over our host of honorable subscribers, we e -row happy by the contrast: True, there are some e >wing us five,~ ten, fifteyn, yes, twenty dollars on he old score. But see! here comes our efficient :ollector this moment with the arrearages of a ozen or more of this class. They are all paying I ip, paying up, paying up, like men who can dis inguish between right and wrong. Admitted, hat a goodly number are yet to be heard from. Rever fear. We know the tinmes. They are good nd true. They are before us now. We place our inger upon them at random. It covers three. I hey are old acquaintances, esteemed friends. I rell us tley wont do the thing that's right! Stuf. t Every soul of them wonld scorn the imputation. Brother of the Northwest! there is a sentiment 1 among our people, that to defraud the printer of his dues is too small a meanness to find room in a gentleman's heart. Cultivate that sentiment among your people, and ycur woes will have an end. LYRIC POETRY. The lyric, if not the most dillicult deserption of poetry, certainly requires as great pains-taking as any other to make it complete and- effective. In an Epic, or in lengthened didactive pieces, heavy and even pointless lines may be tolerated now and then. But in a genuine Lyric, not only every line but every word should ' tell.' Hence the necessity, in this class of composition more than any other, repe-rertere stylurn. And here lies the great difficulty with young poets. A piece is written, say of ten verses. It is read and re-read until the composer's ear becomes familiarized even with its defects. " That will do," says he-" I'll send It to the publisher." Should any one happen to glance over it and suggest that this word or that, this line or that, this verse or that, ought to be modided or changed or perhaps entirely omitted-" No, No, No," he impatiently interposes; "What Is writ, is writ. Let It go as It is. You'll see how it will read in print." And from just such lazy confidence (not to say conceit) results the complete failure of ninety-nine out of every hundred of such pieces. We find, occasionally, some real poetry in-our newspapers and magazines; bt t in the great ma jarity of cases, it is absolute trash. Yet even in the midst of its blurs and blotches, a good thought, a capital expression, an admirable verse here and there, sometimes (it may be) a half-dozen verses, ight be selected that would be worth p eserving if it were not for the bad company they have been' made to keep. No writer need expect to succeed in lyrical composition, we repeat, who does notstu diously cull, and erase, and amend, until his verses are accepltable- as s. whole. It is far better to print three finished stanzas than thirty imperfect ones. n poetry, more than any thing else we now call to ind, it is the quality not the quantity that recom mends the article. Our advice to all, whlo would essay to please in this beautiful art, is this: Look over your pieces as if they we e the productions of another person, and were subjected to your most rigid criticism, If any one or more of thy verses offend thy deliberate taste in the least, cut them off and thiow thenm from thee. If a line in any one verse be found to mar its beauty or force, east out the whole verse as evil unless you can succeed in remedying the defect. Aye more; if aword, or even a syllable be found to injure a stanza, cut it off and throw it from thee. For it is better that a very small portion of your effort should redound to your praise, than that the whole of it should be pronounced stupid and have a place assigned it nnongst the trash of oblivion. PROVISIONS. Market tight. All the store articles high. Hogs On a7 ets. Beef as usual. Turkeys *1,50) a pair. (Porter's Spirit quotes them at 10 cents a pound in New York, which isiio higher than is asked at Edgefield C. H.) Corn, $1 per bushe'. Oats, 0 cents. Potatoes, as at formuer quotations. Partridges, 50 cents a dozen. Pinders dull and badly parched. Eggs, none at all. And this last, item leads us to a remark or two: Why is it that our people refuse, here, 20 cents a dozen (cash) for eggs, and go on to Augusta to get 25 cents, in trade ? Do they not perceive that, by bartering, they may have the price of their eggs reducedl, really, to 15 cents a dozen l We could prove that it is so by actual demonstration, if we had the time. For instance, we could take a 'seven-pence' on Bridge Ro'w, Augusta, and get near about as uch in value received for it as any of you can for your dozen eggs. Think over it, good peop~le,I and do sell us at least enough to settle our coffee with. But the p~rice is too high anyhow. The first thing you know, we'll all get into the way of using the new-Ifashioned 'Condensed-Egg~ Poto ers;' and then your henms may cackle and be darned. ESTIMATE OF APPROPRIATIONS. The Secretary of the Treasury has transmitted to Congress estimates of appropriations proposed to be made for the fiscal year ending Junse 30, 185. The sum-total is sesenty-one millions. Twelve millions of this are required for the army stablishment, nearly four millions for Fortifica tinL, Ordnnce &c., and over eleven millions for the Navy. Two millions and a half will be re uirhed, it is calculated. to supply deficiencies in the revenues of the General Post Otlice. Accom panyig the Secretary',s Estimates, are schedules showing the exact items of expense in all the depart ments and branches of departments. Port Royal Harbor. The Committee on Federal Relations (in the House) reported favorably upon the expediency of fprtifying Port Royal Harbor, and of establishing a Naval Depot in the town of Beaufort ; and the following is the last of several recommendatory1 resolutions submitted for the Legislature's adop.. ion: 3. Rolired, That Ills Excelreney the Governor he requested to transmit a copy of this report anid these resolutions to each of the Senators and Rep esentatives from this State in the Congress of the United States, to be by them brought to the atten ion of Congress, and also to transmit copies of the same to the Secretary of War and Secretary of the In lieu of this resolution, the two following were ffered by the Senate and accepted by the House: Reolved, That our Senators in Congress be in structed, and our Representatives be requested, to press on all proper occasions, and by all suita ble means, the consideration of this subject on the Houses to which they respectively belong ; and to urge at the same time the prominent advantages afforded by those waters for the-ob'jects herein in Resoed, That His Excellency the Governor be requested to transmit as early as possible a copy of the foregoing report and resolutions to each of ur Senators and Representatives in Congress. NOT BAD. An American poet says that hand-organs " Are crusaders sent From some infernal clime, ' To pluck the eyes of sentiment,r And dock the tail of rhyme. 'fo crack the voice of melody, 4nd orpl the legs of time. But liaik! ' l~i)g again is still, '"The nidisic 11l Is gtru'sd, And silence, like a poultice, comes To heal the blows of sound. It can not bc-it lMit ts-' C - AA Mi sidhrs2"1 LEV. ARTHUR WISFALL ON DUELLING. We have just arisen from the perusal of an elo t uent sermon against Duelling, delivered by Rev. L-T-nUR WIFALL in the Holy Trinity Church at rahamville, So.,Ca. It is a striking production, nd should be dissenminated among Christians every 'here. He takes high ground and forcibly main ins his leading position, that the Church must rise in her strength and crush out this crying evil. An associatioh has been formed in Grahamville Dr the suppression of duelling. We subjoin the min Articles of their Constitution: ARTICLE iv.-" It shall be the duty of thePresi ent, or in case of his absence. of the Vice Presi- a ent, or in his absense of the Secretary. ot-should 11 three be absent,'of any individual member, to rhom information may come, of the intention of ny citizen. or citizens of this Parish, or of any ther Parish, District or State, coming within its imits, for the purpose of engaging in a duel, or .ny hostile encounter 'likely to endanger life, im nediately to call together the members of this As-, ociation, nearest at: hand. to consult upon the iroper measures to be taken to preserve the peace. Lnd in case the officer or member to whom suchi nformation may come shall be able to procure no d or assistance from other membeA by reason of heir absence, or other cause, it shall be his duty iromptly to apply to the constituted legal authori y for the arrest of the suspected parties." ARTICLE .-"-It shall be the-dufy of this Asso ation, whenever it shall be possible. to cause arties leaving this Parish to engage in a duel, o be arrested wherever they may be found." ARTICLE V.-" It. shall be the duty of this As lociation to cause legal proceedings to be institu ed against any citizen of this Parish who shall cill anot.her in a duel, as a murderer-and also tgainst the secon-s as accessories thereto. ARTICLE x.-" Each person subscribing his ame to this Constitution shall be considered as iaving most solemnly pledged himself, not under my circumstances. to engage in a duel himself, or to aid, nor abet, any other in doing so; ad ider all circumstances to the extent of his ability, a sustain and act under this Constitution accor ing to the true intent and meaning thereof." BIBLICAL. In reading the Scriptures, one finds a great many [talicized words. Of course, as every Intelligent eader knows, this is not Intended to add empha als to those words, but merely to show that they iave no exact counterpart in the original and are mpplied by the translator to fill out the meaning. o our view, these Interpolations frequently mar he force, and sometimes alter the meaning of a passage. We will give an Instanee of each: At the 89th verse of the xxi Chap. Acts,we And ,uis language, thus rendered: " But PA.L iid, I am a man, chich am a Jew >f Tarsus, a city in Cillicia, a citizen of no mean ity." Why not have omitted the awkward "which sin " and the unnecessary " a city," and have giv ,n it concisely as in the text: " But PAUL said, I n a man, a Jew of Tarsus in Cillicia, a citizen of ino mean city." Is it not more simple and more for ible, while it at the same time avoids the uncalled for tautology of the twice-repeated " city." . An instance of altered meaning may be found at he 4th verse of xi Chap. Romans: "But what ith the answer of God unto him I I have reserv .d to myself seven thousand mqn who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal." Leaving ,t of the question the weakening efect of the Language here interpolated, is it-not true that PAUL ver had " the image of Baal" in his mind when he pemned this verse ? And why should theo trans lator have Dut the language there ? Where is his authority for iL ?I Was Baal wvosshipped among the Babylonians or ehewhere through the instru nentality of images ? Even if lhe was, PAUL iere certainly looked beyonsd them to the god him elf. lie is Inditing language as spoken by the rue and Living Deity, and intended to say with simle dignity-" But what saith the answer of od unto him1 I have reserved to myself seven housand men whlo hate not .bowed the knee to Baa." i'his is both more correct and more efiec ive. Are we not right.? -60 HOW MUCH SHE SHOULD EAT. A correspondent of the C'ounatry Gentleman is responsible for thme following 'wrinkle:' " Our trials have confirmied the~ view that cows, o give the greatest possible quantity of milk, nust daily receive and consume onse-thirtleth of heir live weight in hay, or an equivalent therefor. [ more food be given it goes to the formation of lesh and fat, without occasioning a corresponding increase in the yield of nmilk ; but if, on thme con rary, leass food be furnished, the amount and vlue of the milk will be greatly diminished." So that a nuilch cow, weighing 400 Ibs, ought lot to eat more or less than about 13 lbs of hay uer dies. Try it, uncle Sam; and let us hear rrom you. A GOOD WAY TO SAVE HAMS. A we are in the midst of the hogkilling season, t will not be amisis to subnmit a nsost excellent modle )f savinig and curing hams. There is sno better say (eveni in We:4tphmalia) than the one we give mad vouch for fronm expmeriencee: Trinm the ham nicely, and let. it lie for one night prinkledl with salt. Th'len take it in hand and rub into it, faithfully, salt highaly-colored with Cayenne 'epper. Ajipply furthmermmore to its entire surface not forgetting the joints) a :iood teaspoon-full of Mi pete.. Then plahm.tcer it over with molasses, and igain put onm salt and pelper. Pack away care rally in a lbox or tubh. (We think it well to have tams packedl separate from the othier parts of the sog. But in this camee every crevice in the box or .ub must lie filed with clean salt and the top hickly covered also.) After your hams have been down from four to ix weeks, take themn up, hang and smoke them. [his process should not lie continued longer than he last of February. The smoking need not bet onmstat, baut ndcver fail to attend to it in damp eatler. China-berries are said to have a capit:.1 !feet, burned with oak chaips, in keeping out dies. Always try to arrange it so that your hams can , taken downs before the first of March. Thenm cald them, examisne themi well, anmd bag them. good method is to put them in well-sowed home un bags and then dip bag, and all in a thick hitewash agains and againi until completely coat d. Hang up again ; and you may bid defiance to eather, flies amnd bugs. We derive fronm Maj. ADRnAx Jox'ks the following lan of biagging hiams: Havethme bags made large. urrond the hsams well withs clean, dry hmay. Pull le bags over hiy and all, and tic securely. If his is done so that the hay shall be from 3 to 6 nehes thick over every part of the ham, this good esult will follow: Should the fly deposit its seed brough somec aperture accidentally left in the bag, hey will perish (for want of vivifying influences n lhe hay) and of courso nsever reach the ham. 3ut tme white-wash method is very good and (well lon) perfectly secure. Some use a sort of ashes aaste which also answeirs very well. Try our plan, and you will not regret It.. Medical College of Georgia. Mr. D. B. BoeuCmuLr~s will accept our thanks for Svery eat copy of Dr. Fonw's Introductory Ad iress to tihe Class for the winter of 18560-'7. It s a well-conceived and earnestly-expressed com osition. This College, we learn, is in a most lourishing condition, having now perhaps the lar iest class that ha's ever attended. All the chairs .rc ably filled. Bdgefleld is well represented, and ather districts in our State send a respectable nsum aer of students. CHARCOAL FOR TURKEYS. Seoe one has asseverated (anid it's going the mnds) that charcoal, with turkey-food, assists ronderfully in fattening thsat delightful Christmas iped. Try it; you have eight or tea days yet to o upons before the big gobler has to fall.-But, 1r': Does the charcoal fatten by giving actual 'irishet, or does it not rather produce that ffect assisiir'th operations of theo crawl SOUTHERN AGRICULTURIST. The last number of this Journal is termed by he Carolinian a 'plethoric' one. It certainly is, o far as the matter of fulness is regarded. Mr. IuxMER intimates thatlbe will give up the editor hip in March next. If -it should unluckily so turn ut, we would suggest that his place be filled by Broomsedge " and some man of really scientific ttainments. Two things are required to make a ood Agricultural JournalL viz: Scielce and 'Ea rit.' And, generally speaking, these two things lont happen (in perfection) in the same man. fence the necessity, in Agricultural Papers espe ially, of a twq-man editorship. The Stote Asso iation ought to apily at least $2500 per annum to rards securing this end. COMMUNICATIONS. For the A avertiser. " TiE STRANGEE." Ma. EDIroR :-lay I trespass upon your columns r six or ieven lines, to make a special request or he Thespian Corps ? lt is, that they play " Tn TANGES " again at Christmas. I have heard the pinion expressed by a great many, that it was de ldedly the most taking and effective play which isn yet been given; and the Ladies, particularly, dulge the hope of seeing it rendered again at that ime. MAL kPROP. For the Advertiser. SONNET TO A CHILD. 3ome, gladsome child, and let me sing of thee hou little Sliarihaha of our heart., For in thy bright star-eyes and face, I see Wore warmth and truth. and light, than love imparts Unto its wildest night dream. See her now, With cherub mouth and hair so soft ard golden hat it doth seem a halo round her brow Which, from the fairest thing of heaven, has stolen [ti svmbianee. Ay, 'tis beautiful tn watch thee, rhou wee, wee nngel of my heart's great love; [ulfilment, most complete art thou to me )f God's own ideal of Love and Beauty, rhen nearer draw and let my heart o'er flow With love unutterable.. CORNEILLE. Foi the Advertiser. TIIT, HOl AND L0V. To Induce a little brother to sleep, the writer of the following lines was In the habit of showing him a star, visible from his bed. One evening It was hid den by a dark cloud,, when he exulaimeld, "my lit tle amar is a-'eep now !". 'Twas a merry, careless pratler, Yet his words with hope were fraught, And he raised within ay drooping soul A long, sweet train of thought. When death has fixed his dreaded fangs In forms to us most denre And resignation's balm has fled, And swiftly flows the tear; We then-although our bitter grief May forceour eyes to weep Should murmur, like this little one, " Our Star of Trust doth sleep !" When sorrow with her saddened train Ias drenched our hearts in wpa, Isas paled our..eheek and dimmed our eye,. And quenched our mirth's sweet flow ; We then-although our crushing grieft Mlay force our eyes to weep Should murmur, like the little one, " Our Star of Hope doth sleep '" When hearts we love are turned away, When friegahip's voice is stillPJ, And eyes are drf thait oft before - Vith'tiars for'es *ere fill'd We still-although the poignant pang May force our eyes to weep, Should murmur like that little one, " Our Star of Love doth sleep !" A ugustayGa., ARENE. Fur the Advertiser. OLD AGE. Perhaps sweet reader, you, will imagine I am shout to make some apology for my age, or at least o deck it out in nil the fresh loveliness of youth's bright day. But none know better thtan 1, how vain it is " in winter time to mtoek the songs of spring," when each note recalls the withered leaves oif flow ers that bloomed in the " light of other days." I'm not nt-all ashamned of my ago either; don't think tis any thing to be ashamed of, as some " ladies of acertain agre"' seem to suspect. If any one comes to me and nays " how old are you, MYRTts I" I ell them without any htemmsmg anud hawing, simply ma plainly ; thinking at the sanme time tihough, that as it cannot immediately concern them, their bump .f inqisitiveneas (if there is such a bumop in this latter, day of phrenological improvements.) is most astonishingly developoed. Old age is very beautiful at times; when sorrow has not dria'n its plough-share too deeply into the heart, and uprooted all the bright blossoms of its pring ; when Time has only brought to their full perfection and not blighted the fliowers of youth. Wrinkled, furrowed brows are no index to the heart, mud oft times besr no more resemblance, than the snow-crowed sunmmlith, of the mighty old Alps to the beautiful valleys smiling at their feet. Who would think, while gaxing on their frozen heights, uf the summer reigning below ? S. may the form be old, and bent ; to may old Time have scattered snow upon the heal that all life's sunshine will fail to melt away ; yet the heart still revel in all the wild rreshess of its spuingtimno, when life seemed some Iream of beauty, and pleasure's flower-wreathed up was raised all brimming to expectant lips. What if it did turn so bitter in the lees! No thought if that erossed our young hearts then, to dash the smile of j.'y with sadness. W1htat if the Ife-song aver echoing through the spirit then, did~hlange to a requiem e'er its :lose ! That did nut cheek its glad out-pourinig. What if we do find that lore and trust are but dreans, never realized ; borne on the summer winda~ of firtune, and with them idly float ng away ! That dies not keep us from loving on, rusting on e'en till life's close-No, no! And the beart that keeps uwullied, and true, a faith in ha nan nature, and a love for God's creatures that raves all cheeks, il disaipontnients, will bloom sa thro' the wintri night of declining years. like owers under the srow, heedless of-the frosts Time sas scattered aboveit. And yet, there are times Mhen even MCa-rdis strung, loving heart grows veary, and, yearnng for the love-light of "auld aug syn," with Ie Irish bard still sighs: 'Give me back, gise me back the wild freshness of morning; ; ts louds, and its aniles are worth evening's best light I" MYRTLE. For thu Advertiser. G7JZEEANE. Behold ! he kneels apon the cold, cold ground ! The Saviour praysifor those who love him not ! Disciples, friends, ,omnpanions, none are found In sleep their Savior God they have forgot. They care not howin agony his sweat, In drops of blood, runs down his cold pale brow ; What know they othe heavy anguish yet, That fills his sorroving spirit even now !* n silence deep, thos weary chosen friends, Who could not wath with hun one brief sad hour, Sleep on, uneonueidls how the conflict ends, Their canopy the haven's own blue cover. The mountaIn air pays in their dew-damp hair While mystic nighther sable mantle throws ; Mount Ol'vst heas the Saviour's heart-wrung prayers. And edron sigh. i gently on she flows. Slowly arising, see he passes on, As if to seek for hennn sympathy With totterhagetep, eUr Father's5saiy Son, B&asdl. a,,ddDAae mentsar,! Oh! rocks and hills and caves cry out aloud! Ye amountains Ping the bleeding Saviour's name! Oh! Calvary, uplift your cross crown'd head, Anid'bid the nations all behold- the lanib of God. 4 ABBE LEE. Special Columbia Correspondence. CoLUMuI, December 12 1856. The I1slature is working very smoothly and with great regularity, but with a vast anfount of work before it. The Senate has sent two .lessages to the House proposing to adjourn on the 18th inst., but the latter branch bas very cooly put them on the ca'endnr where there is little danger of their being reached very soon. It will be remembered that the Senate last year treated the House rather contemptuously in Its repeated applications, to post pone the day of adjournmet ; ang the latter having it in its power now is determined not to adjourn until there is sr.me better prospect of getting through with lme inost important of the business before it. I understand a resolutm'on has been passed to-day in the Senate to have an extma session in May, but do not know how it uill eventuate. The truth is he coming mnore evident every Session that the Session is too short and that in conseqjuence much buasiness which should be attended to is neglected. If the Legislature would take at recess of a week at Christ mas and return, it would better subserve the pub lie interest. Mr. MCALILEY, to day, introduced a resolution to reduce the salaries of the Architect, and As sistant Architect of the Nw State Capitol, the former from $8000 to $4000 and the latter from $2,500 to $1,500. Th:s proposition will find but little favor. The Architect is probably one of the most thorough and accomplished men in his pro fession in the country, and when lie took charge of this structure was really receiving a much larger income than his present salary. Ile could not be replaced. IIis assistant, Mr. KAY, is acknowl edged to be a most accomplished Architect and thorough business man. The walls are now above ground and will rest on a foundation equal to any public building in the country. When finished it will surpass. so we are credibly informed, any State House in the Union. The people of South Carolina will have reason to be proud of this mag nificent structure. A Bill to restrict the State elections to one day las passed the House by more than the Constitu tional majority and I suppose will pass the Senate. The resolutions providing a return to the old system of requiring a bonus from the banks, in stead of the present system of taxation, have been lost in the House. Mr. McAliley has introduced in the Senate tlhe following resolution, which was agreed to in that body : Resolved, That the Trudees of the South Caro lina College shall have the right to remit the tuition fees of all,.tudents who my be received into said College, whmo are dependent upon thiir own exer tioins, or the charities of the benevolent, for the meanus to defray the expenses of their education. A proposition to elect a Chaplain for the House was lost. In the Senate, Mr. Marshall, from the Committee on the Military, submitted a report on a. resolution by Mr. P'reston, for the purchase of the cast-iron Palmetto tree, to be placed in front of the new State Capitol. The report recommends the adop tion of the resolutionm, under the contingemcy that tie owner thereof shall so add to and embellish the same, by suitable panels, on which shmall be inserib ed the names of the dead of time Palnmetto Regi ment, so that when complete.1 it may be a suitable moument t., thmeir memory and services. The bill to rep~eat thme laws on usury lhas been lost in the Senate. A Bill to aid in the coinstruetion of the Charles ton and Savanmath Railroad has passed thme Senate. Mr. Gregg lasa made an elabo:ate speech in favor of the Bill to anmend the Acet giving aid to thme Blue Ridge Railroal. The secession or State Rights resolutions offered in thu Senate have been tabled. At this tinme we have no necessity for mere abstract declarations and I think tige introduction of them unwise. The pro, osition of Governor A DAS (ama to the Slave Trade) is ini the same category. We want nothing at this timne to distract our own people. On Monday in the Ihouse, Mr. A. M. Smith, of the A bbeville delegationa, to whom, as a special comnmittee, had been teferred matters connected with time estate of Dr. De ia Howe, reported, representing the school founded, under time bequest of Dr. De la Ihowe, as in a thriv ing contditioni, time efficiency of time teachers, success ful manumgemnent of the superiutendent, amnd progress of time schmolatre, fully justifyimng time munificence andl widomm of thme tounder. The amount to whmich thmis bequest has now reac'ted, is stated to be $46,768 12b. The Co~nmittee rge-ommend that time Treus tes be anthmorized to purchtase four negroes-two mn atnd two womemn-provided that thme price do mot exceed $4 ,000. The Special Committee appuinted to take into consideratiotn that portion of thme Governor's Mes sage rela'.ve to time Slave Trade lavce reported in both Houses and have obtained leave to set during the recess of thme Legis'ature. This is time last we hope to hear of it. Thme inauguration of Gov. A t..srox passed oft' as previous similar ceremonies. hits lrandsome vote (88) on the first ballott wan highaly comnplememntary. There is very little out-door ebmat or gossip to commumiate to you. We wvere disappuinted in niot hearing Miss Bassan on Wednesday evening last, the Concert having bcemm postponed on accounat of the weather. From Washington we liave as yet nothinmg of imortanc, ammd will not have, I suppose, until after the hoiidays. By thme way, is it true tha~t a distin guished citizent ot Colnnmbia, formerly in Conmgress, tas been tendered am place in Presidenat IIL'cuIANaN's Cabinet ? Ilate you hmeardi atny thinmg about it up your way ? You will see the procedinmgs of tihe press Asso cinitiomn in the daily papers. They took no actioa in relation to the Taber monument. BREVIT AS. NASHVILLE, Dee. 10. TE INssuRRacTzoN IN TENNEISEE.-The an ticipated out break about which any amount of speculation hmas been indulged in upon the re ports of M!adam Rumor has subsided. Every thng is quiet at present and there is very little anxiety apparenmt. The accounts from Louts ulle stats that the people of Lafayetto were much more frightened thman hurt, concerning time looked for outbreak. NEGROES ARREsTED.-We learn that a plot forming among discontented ntegroes, for a novememnt against their masters, was discover ed durinag the first of this weekt, in the vicinity Wilimmsburg, Vs. Five of the ringleaders have been arrested, amnd an end put to the attempt at revolt. A similar occurrence we hear took place in Montgomery county.--Richmond Dis RESIGNATION OF GEN Wool-Impotmnt de spatches were received by the last steamer from the Pacific region,econtaining among other things, srequest from General Wool to be reliemad from his present command. INrIAN MissicazrN TExas.-The Indians :ontinue murders and depredations upon the mettlers. Onm 'the 9th ult., six persons were tilled and scalped In Keer county, about forty niles north of San Antonio. The Texian says: "a It seems that seven persona had encamped r th night, and the Indians came upon thmemn chile adIeep, killed and scalped four, and left wo mortally wounded ; one only can survive of he seven. 'Two of time men killed were named Williams and Gross. A youth named McAdams was one killed at Siaterdale, and scalped, be. sides other de ions, such as killIng and eaimmg hkmeL CHRISTMAS IS COMING! SND G. L. PENN i ever anxios to gratify the *ants of his customers,iartienlarly Young America, will receive in a few days, at his Old .tand, in the Brick Stor,'i 'LARGE and WE LL SELE(TED variety of Suitnble for old and youn-g, rich and. poor, bond, and free, and every one in.act, that wants to be happy once more or make other feel so. - His Stock for Chrstnas times will consist In part JUVENILE TOYS AND'Book8, Beautiful Illustrated Annuals for'57, With a general variety of FRUITS AND CONFECTI'NA I Of every descriptionl FIRE WORKS IN ABUNDAN E! And in short EVERY THING requisite to ake the Christmas TIolidays pass joyfully away. Call soon andi make early selections from'Ithe hundreds of GOOD THING, that are now off'er'd. G. L. PENN, Agent. Dee 17 2t 49 Edgefield Male Academy. T HE Exercises of the Edgefield Male. Acade my will commence on Monday, January 12th, 1857. MR. McCASLAN, still has charge of this School, and from his past success in preparing bo for College we hope he will be liberally patrtnized. Tuition of Primaty Classes. for the Scholastic up. 828; of Intermediate $32; of the Classics . Students will be charged from time of entering until the end of the session. A SIMKINS, Chairman Bggrd of Trustees. -4 Dec. 17 4t . - 4d9 Kill the Rats! S.A YOU1C14.3 CwirR ALX T ZT' W J. OBBINS, with his FERRETS and. e well-trained DOGS, is now in Town, and jespectfully informs the citizens of Edgefield Dis Irict, especially the planting fraternity, that he is ready to clear any gentlentan's premises of ] ATS for Five' Dollars. Any one whose plantation is infested with these annoying depredators would do well to give Mr. D's - FERRETS and DOGS a trial, as he warrants a thorough destruction of the Rat tribe. 17 He may be found, w'en not engaged, at Mrs. Golding's, adjoining the Advertiser cee. Dec16 it 49 Sheriffs Sale. BY Virtue of sundry writs of Fieri Facias to me ditected, I will proceed to sell at Edgefield Court House, on the first Monday in January next.,1 the following property, in the following eses, to wit: George Bush and others, severally, vs-E. L Whatley and Thomas W. Whatley, A tract of land ..in'Beach Island, containing one hundred and fifty acres, more or less, adjoining lands of Mrs. Maria Atkinson, Mrs. E. R. Whatley and others-tbe property of the Defendant Thomas W. Whatley. - William Shnamon, Assignee, vs. balichi Cogburn, Stedman & Mims and others, vs. The same. The tract of land where the Defendint lives, containing two hundred acres, more or less, adjoining lands of Derick Holsonbake, John Moyers and others. James A. Talbert and others,vs. Thomas i. Col- A lier, A tract of land containing three hundred acres, more or less, adjoining lands of Char!es Freeman, ", James Blackwell and others. Benjamin Etheredge, Adm'r. and others, *. G. L. Butler, A tract of land containing eighty-six acres, more or less, bounded by lands of A. L. Dearing, William Etheredge and others. WV. L..& P. J. Coleman and others, vs. Lewis W. Holmes, A tract of land containing twelve hundred acres, more or less,'adjoining lands of Derick Hol sonbake. J. A.-Lott and others. S. Broadwater and others, vs. William Cuichazier, ~ a traet~of land .containing six. hundred aces, more7 or less, adjointitig lands of Dong'as Robertson, Mlrs. ' Nnney Talle and others. Elbert 'iundy vs. B. F. Thurmond, A tract of land containing three hnrdce,-n-eor less, adjinig lndsofMrs. Susan Biunson and others. Gilford Wailer vs. William G. White, A tract of - ind containing twenty aeres, more or leiss. najoin ing !ands of P. S. Brooks, T. S. Daniel and others. rThe Bank or Hamburg, S. C., vs. William H. Hiove.,, a llouse and Lot in the Town of Hamburg, S. C., on the corner of Merrcer and Levensworth Streets. bonundedi by Levenswerthi Street on thi W'est Mercer Street on the North, and No. 15 on the East, andi South by Market Street, as will ap pear by the plat or plan of the said Torn of 11am burg. samiuel Brooks and others, vs. J. HI. Christian and uthers,. one House and Lot in the Village of Edgefield, cosntainling one acre, more or less, ad jointing lands of John M. Witt and H. Bloulware. Also. oane other lot of land in the Villnge of.Edge field, known as the Brick Yard Lot, contaiining live aeres, mote or less, adjeining latnds of'John Colgan, .John i$101oy, 11. T. Wright and others. This last menttisned lot will be sold itn two lots, one lot con tainitng two acres, more or less, and known as the Goode lot, the oilier lot containitng three acres, more or~ le~ss. A description of the dividing line will be designated on the sday of sale. Leried upon as the proiperty of the Defendant, J. HI. Chruisinn. . Terms Cat-h. JAS. EIDSON, s.E-D. Dec. 10, 1856, Ste 49 Public Sale. BY contsenlt of parties we will prceeed to sell at EdNsgeield Court Ihouse on the first Monday in Jhanuary~ next. Four Likely Negroes, Beloning to thec Estate of John V. Tilhnan Terms masde known ron Jay of stale. All persons in atnywisc indebted to the said Estate are re~queste~d to pay tip forthwith and all having .lvttanids against sad Estate will render them in by' the first Monday. .B. P.TILLMAN, A. A. GLOVER,. J. F.-ADA MS. Dee. 17 3t 49 Trustees' Sale. B Y an order from Chancelor War aw, I will sell at Edgefield C. H on sale day In Janua ry next, the folloking NEG 10 SLAVES, to wit : Lonon, Angella, Sophia and her child Ned. Terms nmade known on any of sale. ELDRED M. SWEARINGEN, Trustee of S. B. Ryan. Dec .177- 3t 49 Ad iitao' Sale. B Y an order from W. F. Durisoe, Ordinary, I will sell at Liberty Hill on the 27th instant, FOUR NEGROES, Belonging to the Estate of Mary A. Quarles, dee'd. gr Terms made known on day of sale. W. Y. QUARLES, Adm'r. Dec 10 1f-56 2t 49 A Situation Wanted. TE HIE REV. h. DUNTON, is desirous of. ob Etaining a situation as Teacher of an English School, in somo healthy. neighborhood in South Carolina. In addition to teaching all the Branclhes usally trnught in onr common Schools, Maisic on 'lie Pioo will be taught to sueh girls as aredei rous of obtaining this accomplishment, having as inoeiated with'-ima a competent female assistant. Sood Referencescant be obtained. AddressRev. HT. Dunton, Meritt's Brlage S. C. Dee. 17, 3t 49 . Wanted Immnediately, AGOOD OVERSEER to take charge of a - a.Plantation in Mississippi. None but a man. wrho can bring the highest recommendations need ipply. An unmarried man preferred.' .THOMAS J. DAVIS. Beech Island, S. C., Dec. 16 1858, It 49 State of South Carolina, EDGEFIELD DISTRICT, IN ORDINA RY. BY W. F. DURISOE, Esquire, Ordinary of Edge. Direst ueri c usa hath apped to sne for Letters of Admninistretio'n, on all ad sinentlar. the goods and ebattles, rights and creditaof 2xamix IATcRa Sen. late of the District aforesaiddecessed. These are, therefore, to cite and admoihall and ingua, the kindred and creditors of the said decess d, to be and aa befireme, at our next Ordin isy . Jourt for the siDistrict, to be holden at Edgefl - - 3. H., on the 27th day of December inst. to she muse, If any, why the said admInIstration shtfd nt Gvn uder my-hand and seal; this 12d'yof )eeember, in the year of our 1.rd ene thousaudih -ude a --a~u, and In the-81st yeareo ssi and m. W.. DVIOBcN a . Ipremlier,1T I,- -~ - .. . "sy U THE SUGAR Cor.-A letter to the New York Herald from Cienfuegos. under date or Novem ber 22d. states that the prevailing weather was delightful, und that the growing augar cane looked remarkably well and promised an abun dant yield. ANOTHER TRIUMPH OF CoL. WALKER.-More battles had been fought between the Nicaragua and Costa Rica forees, in which Gen. Walker had achieved signal victories. Several hundred of the iroops of the Costa Ricans had been kill. - ed, wounded and taken prisoners. Gen. Walker destroyed the town of Granada by fire, and removed the capital to Rivas. In naval engagements the vessels of the Costa Riians were blown up, and Walker's op ponents were defeated at every point. A PROFITABLE INVESTMENT.-If you would save twenty dollars in physicians' fees, and tu ice that amount in time, buy a dollar bott'e of Perry Dzivis' Pain Killer for' f.mily use; you will never rheret it. ".The first theatre ever established in Ameri ca was at William,arg, Va.. September 5,1752. The Merchant of Venice, and Garrick's farce of Lethe were performed." As the above item has had a good circulation, we may as well remark that a theatre was es. tablished in Charleston, S. C., 1736, the location in Queen-street, then known as Dock-street. (Courier. HYMENIAL. MAItaII:D on the 3rd inst., by the Rev John Trapp, Mr. ERvas CLEcO and Mrs. MARTHA MILES, all of this District. O% the 4th Dec. 1856, by the same, Mr. JolNm SHAFFE and Mrs. MAIIALA OUzTs, all of this D:s trict. MARRIED, On the 9th inst, by J. Talbert, Esq., Mr. GEoRGE CRAWFORD and Miss MARY WALUs, all of Edgefield District. MARRIED, on Thursday the 4th inst., by S. Broad waler, Esq., Mr. HEZEKIAII WoOD and Miss SARAn EwsAxxs all of this District. -------- -e PUBLIUHED EVERY WZDNKDAF MORNING, A1 SIMINS, D. 1, 0RISOE & IliA IEE8E, PROPRIETIOR&. TERES OF SUESCRIPTION. Two DOLLARS per year, if paid in advance-Two DoLLARs and FIFTY CxN-rs if not paid within siz months-and THRE DOLLARS if not paid before the expiration of the year. All subscriptions not distinct ly limited at the time of subscribing, will be con tinued until all arrearages are paid, or at the option of the Publisher. Subscriptions out of the District and from other States must invariably be paid for in advance. TO CLUBS. To Clubs of Ten the Adwrtiser will be furnished one year, for Fifteen Dollars-one person becoming responsible and paying for the Club in advance. RATES OF ADVERTISING. All advertisements will be correctly and conspicu ously inserted at Seventy-five Cents per Square (12 Brevier lines or less) for the first insertion, arid Fifty Cents for each subsequent insertion. When only pub. lished Monthly or Quarterly $1 per squarewill be charged. Each and every Transient Advertisement, to secure publicity through our columns, must invariably be paid in advance. All Advertisements not having the desired number of insertions marked oa the margip, will be continued until forbid and charged accordingly. Those desiring to advertise by the year can do so on the most liberal terms-it being distinctly under stood ithat contracts for yearly advertismng are con fined to the immediate, legitimate business or the firmn or individuial contracting. All communications of a personal character will be charged as advertisements. o Obituary Notices exceeding one square in length will be charged for the overplus, at regular rates. Announcing a Candidate (not inserted until paid for,) Fire Dollars. For Advertising Estrays Tolled, Two Dollars, to be paid by the Magistrate advertising. J. WV. BIGGS' W ILL taike place on Tuesday evenitng the 22d inst., at Masonie & Odd Felluws' I tall. Doors open at 6 o'clock.- Dancing to commenee at 7 o'el.'k. Dec 17 185 6 It 46 HolloWay's -Pills. LIFE BOATS are not miore necessary at sea thant this Life Medicitne. The exemption fronm scurvy, ad other seorbutie atrections of the late e.xplot ing expditions, is attributable to the antiseptic action of IIollowaty's Pills. Sold1 at the manufactories, No. 80 Maidein Lane, New York, and No. 2.14 Strand, Lotndon; and1 by II edruggi~ts, at 25 ea, 626e., and $I per b.'x. Davis' Paina Iiller. 31v DEtAR Sta,-I desire to state a few instances of ood reruhting from the use of the Pain Killer. Tihe first case thaet I shall mention in which I pe.rformed a cure was that of a servant b.oy who lhad his ri~het hand severely scalded by thme falling of boiling oil on it, was ini a few days perfectly cured by the~ aplpliication of a mnixture of Cream and Pain, Killer, as directed in such cases. Then my girt was cured of a~n .ibstitnate Cough. Lastly, I shalf refer to myself-I. took the medicine-not from arny confidence Ilhad ii at; on the contrary, I took it t ith a great deal of fear-however, I must own that it several times relieved me of cold in the chest-and it cured me of a Fever-of pain in the knee-and atn ulcer in the mouth. In addition to the above a ease of cholera was brought to my notice; a coachman was attacked with this disease, and me dirines kept for this complaint were given to the man without any effect, and, as the last resort, when he was cold and speechless, the Pain KIller was adminis tered, which threw a warmth into the system and re vived his sinking enercy-In short the man was res tored. *RI. W. ChIL L, Catcutta, India. Notice. - TlEl tTNDERSGNEDI being about to retire; froit the Dry Good B~usiness, will dispose of his stock of Faitey anud Staple Dry Gouds-otie of the largest in the city-at New York cost, for cash. His friends antd the public are respectfully informed that the lowest possible price will be atsked, and from which there will be no, deviation. Coutntry and City Merchants, and Dry Goods D~ealers in general, are invitd to call and examine the Goods. -THOMAS BRENNAN, 'Successor of Cosgrove & Brennan. Augusta, Nov. 25th. 1856, St 46 g1Yli-ciuutat and Planters wish lg to have baigains in D~ry Goodls, would do well to exanine JA MES IIEN EY'S large and well as sorted stock. ie has received some more of those solid colored WORSTEDS, nit l2j cents per yard See advertisement. tf 45. M asaon ic No tice.e A EUA R Communication of 00 LODA ,DGE, No. 50, A. F. M., will be held at their Hall, on Saturday evening, Dec. 20th, at0 7 o'clok. By order of the W. M. 'Dec. 3, 3t 47 flogs a Plenty ! L. PENN, AGETr, requests us to state that .N he has just received a large lot of SA LT the best kind for packing up pork, which will be sold low. Dec. 17 1856 tf 49 English Dairy Cheese. JUST received by E.PEN N, Agent, a lot of very .superfime English Dairy Cheese. Shoes and Boots. T UST opened by E. PENN, Agent, a large EF Stack of Boots and Shoes of every utyle.and ....,:a.. .-Lch ....M sbe bald em mannenamadelems6