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mraitLUems Epg?ONDENCE. CuaLUUSToX. October22td, 1858. Sljwly, and with aseasured steps, the fatal epidernic is lesoving the number of its victims, and the faces of tbp people arn beglainnig to brighten a little at the still distant prospect of release-from Its foul con tagle. We look forward, on each returning'Monday with pnxiety to the Report of the City Register, and at las. are comforted with the hope thatour insidious foe *as accomplished his work, and Is about to spare us farther sutering and calamity. But the time is not yet, when the voice of joy and gladness in our stts ad th shout of thanksgiving is our Churches $hall proeli -the welsome tidings of its naqj depar ture from our eity. We have yet another mouth, at least to run, before the only effectual destroyer of "thu destroyer"-a hard and heavy frost, (perhaps two jr three of them) will probably come to our rea one, and meanwhile, wre must expect to be called upon to record many more sad cases of bereavement in our commimjty. The oflcial Report published on Mon day shows a decrease of Ave deaths from the previous week, making the total number sinco the Commence mont 613. This is only oiar lee tAhan (tA total mor tal,'ty of 1854. when the fever continued until the last Week i November. The same causes which have 1.d to the increase of the epidealein Now Orleans, have boen operating here to some extent. The inux (if leerage puseen gers In our large Ships and Steamers has become an evil of most 4orluus magnitude, and a subjoct of gon eral complaint. Steps are being taken to arrest {t and I trust, may be successful in time to prevent further terrilile ou'nsequeucer. The Howard Association goes on diligently in its good work, among the sick and destitute. The claims of this excellent Association upon public liberality have been so liberally appreciated that they tind it no longer necessary to appeal to the charitable for donations. At a late meeting the following Pre amble and Resolutions offered by Prolesqer F. S. hblmes, of the College of Charsteo, woro unanimous lyfadopted and publiolhed. Whereas, it is the offlie of this Association to act as almoners of the public in di~pensing their contribu tions for the relief of the indigentiick ; and, whereas, the generosity and alacrity with which our calls for peounlary aid have always been uet by the public, impose upon as the duty of giving th6 earliest infor mation when the nioneya In the treasury shall be deemed adequate for the existing emergency; there fore, Resolved, That the season being at hand when the disappearance of the prevailing epidemic may, under the blessing of Divine Providence, bo reasonably an. ticipated, the moneys in the treasury of the Associa. tion adrfeemed ample to meet every probable demand upon odir resources. Resoleed, That the Association eutertain a most grateful sense of the benevolence and generosity of the public, as evinced in the liberal contributions they have received for the relief of the suffering and der. titute, and desire to make this public declaration of * their sentiments of gratitudo. Ilecolved, That notice be given of the sufficiency of our present means to meet the existing emergency. Resolved, That in'the opinion of this Assocation it is yet unsafe for persons unacelimated to return to the city of Charleston. From the Minutes. GEORGE q. PELZER, - ecretary Howard Association. Charleston, October 19th, 1848. Mrs. M. L. Neuffer has taken charge of the Ameri. can Hotel, formerly occupied by Mrs. Kennedy at the corner of King and George Streets. The location is well known to many of your country friends. The new book entitled " Vernon Groce, or Hearts as they are" by Mrs. Caroline 11. Glover, of this City, is win ning very pretty and delicateecompliments from the Press. The authoress is a gifted daughter of the lamented Samuel Gilman, D. D.-and known here as -a poetess and writer of no ordinary merit and taste, As a teacher, she bears also an enviable reputation. Her school, (of whieh I am pleased to see a card in your columns,) Is one of excellent standing and her laborious efforts in the instruction of young ladies both in the City and on Sullivan's Island, thor sum mer residenee,) are highly appreciated. "Vernon Grove" was originally published, as a serial, in the Southern Literary Messenger, and was so well receiv ed, as to Inucne its republioatien in the present form, which makes a volume of 400 page. -. Monday 18tb, was the Anniversary or our Orphan House. In consequence of the prevalenee of the epidemic the usual public exeroises were dispensed with. The number of inmates at the last Anniversa ry was 800.-189 boys and 111 girls. There are now 334 children in the InstitutIon, 2 boys, and 126 girls, being an increase of 33. Ten have been bound out to useful trades, and seven given uf to the care of relatives. The school consists of 287 pupils, under eight Female teachers, three of whom were brought up in the Institution. The Asylum is under the stewardship of Mr. John S. Small, and Mrs. Ann Small still occupies the position of Matron. The most gratifying feature in the history of the Instite tion for the past year, is "that out of the large number of inmates, not a single deatkhAas occurred, and that too amid the raging of a fever to which all children, whether native or stranger, are alike liable. The season of fires has fairly opened, and the mid night incendiary already enters upon his foul work. On Sunday there were two fires, one within and the other beyond the City limit. Two other attempt. were maade en Tuesday night, one of which, in Mar ket street, resulted in the destfuction of a large Grain Warehouse and a Fruit Store. On almost overy eve ning of the week since, there have been alarms, most ly in the upper ward.. Strict mceures are now set on foot by the City authorities which will soon result In the detection and punishment of these villianous Incendiarier. The "Coueier' suggests the names of two distin guished scholars for the unexpired term of the Sena tor-ship in Congress, vacated by the death of Judge Evans. The nominees are Hion. Win. J. Grayson and Win. Gilinore Simm., L. L. D. In this age of degen eracy and'iemagogueIsm, the selection of public men from the reined and cultivated walks of learning and literature would be truly refreshing, and could at least work no injury to the intellectual and moral standing of the State in our National Councils. Either of these gentlemen would surely confer honor upon bet-, in respect to this department of qualifications. One of them, (Mr. Girayvon) has already served in Con gress, adding experience to other requisite'. As a bold and able champion of our Institutions, we have never yet had his superior. His powerful letters, es says and speeches on this subject, have become a por-~ tien of our standard literature, and constitute in them se'ves a complete vindication of the South. Dr. 8jmms' writings and their true Southern character and ingluence, are too wail known to require introduc tion to his fellow citizens. He occupies the proud po sition of the historian and biographer of the South, and has devoted a life-time of laborious study and re search to the development and defence of her charac ter and Institutions. SThe " Courier" has received a specimen of a new kind of melon produced on the farm of Benjamin 0. fleriot, Esq., in Christ Church Parish. It was intro. d'ucod from the Sandwich Island., and is recommended as a pie plant by its good preservation, as it may be kept through the winter. This fruit is called the P,. Jfelon. The Southern CultiveAtr gives a recipe for Its preservation and preparation, which I have ob served copied in the Adrert Jeer. -Sales of Cotten 14,178 bales, 10@12&; Rice, arri vals light, sales 22@3i; Corn 7578 5000 bushels received by Rail Road, all gone into stores, stock very large. The supply of Flouris rapidly lncressing, but there is little or no demand for Flour cr Wheat. The same may bea said of Sugar, Coffee, Molasses and many other articles. Bale Rope and Bagging doll of male, the former 7@8); the latter 15@16; Lard 11& '@12k; Dason, Hams 10@14); Bides 9i@10; Should ers 7&@7*, vary searee and market firm. Salt 85@ - 90. geod demand, market girm. The weather continues very variable and unsettled, as little like the sweet ad balmy month of October, as If that usually attractive season were far distant. Frost las been all a.round and about us, but it will bse sepral weeks yet before that harbinger of returning health shall come with selliaint force to bid our ab sent hlgitives wolcome hack to home and friends. CLA UDE. SWIn the fifth Congressional district of Misna-. i ~ppl, the Hon. John J. McRae (Dei.) was elaeted to Camps wthot opos~ion toIl te Tane o 1 Ely - absYtisre ARTHUR SIMKINS, EDITOR. EDGE YIELD. S. C. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1858. gg That " J. T. B" of ours is a jewel. Ol3 glance at him over there. Another letter for nex week on hand. FINE LOCATION. Mr. ALLux B. ADixo%'s advertisement ought to b< carefully observed. Hiiis place is one of the very be# in this part of the country,-and did you ever, in al your life, see more liberal terms? - Here's a Chane for some smart fellow to jump into a little fortune. DINNER TO SENATOR HAMMOND. The Barnwell dinner to Senator HIAXXoND takei place on Friday the 29th instant. At that time, th Senator will give his views in'full, and, as we leari by the Charleston Eenag N.ew, "the publication c theit will be prepared by himself." The speech %il bi looked for with the highest intereet by the whol State. "LIMECTs." See the in'eresting carrente caloano article of ou old friend " E. L. W," on page first. Ho glances a comnets with a knowing eye, and assigns them thei proper place amnong the spheres. It will be foun that, like a great many " fast" specimens, they are n great things after all. THE STATIC FAIR. This occasion, it will be seen, comes off early i the next mouth. A largo attendance is anticipatei Edigetield will not ie rumiss, we hope. Severail c our citizens are expecting to attend, both ladies an gentlemen. We h->pe the district will exhibit a lurg de'egItion. It is a dolightful time to visit Columbih JOHN COLGAN'S GOOD-R. Mr. Cor..x has a larger stock of clothing on han than he has hail for many years, and we s2k a e3 atmination of his clothing. His goods are of superir quality, purchased with care and circumspection, an we have no doubt he will please every customer, hov ever hard to At. And if you can't be fit with read3 adale clothing, he can take your measuro and et your cloth, and then the thing is dead sure. THE WAYNESBORO NEWS. We have received the first number of this wookl. recently established at Waynesboro, Ga., by Meser GRAY & BLooxr. The 11 New" presents quite a not appearance, and we have no doubt but that the Prc prietors will make it an interesting and valuable pi per. Success to your enterprize, gentlemen. W. I. CRANE. See the alvertisement of this old and well-trio Augusta Morohant in another column. The Augusi Di-aotek, alluding to his store, says: " This gentleman has just returned from the Nort with a large and splendid stock of Fancy Dry Goet and dther articles in his line. He has recently pi up a fine granite front to his store, which enables hii to rbow .ff his goods to great advantage. This stoi has always been a great favorite with the ladies, an they have now, not only an opportunity to satiul their curiosity, but to supply their wants. TO OFFICE SEEKERS. Those seeking office within the gift of the Legish ture can obtain access to the Elgefield Delegatioi through the mail, by addressing them as follows Col. J. P. CARROLL, Sonator, and W. W. ADAM Esq at Edgefield C. H.; Cols. J. H~aiux Bnooxs an Joux QUArtaacu at Dora's Mille ; Maj. A. L. DEAa iso, at Oakland; Msj. A. Joxas at Leesville, am Col. JAuss Tosarrs, at Parke' Store. RI. LEBEISCIIULTZ. Our townsman, LasCRULvs, ever merits a specil notice at oar hands. And, he it known ! our specii notiCes are always voluntary and unbought. We enl say what we think and believe In, making them. Public attention thea is particularly invited to tU ircumstance of our having amongst us one of ti best, most genteel, and most tasteful clothing esa lishments la the southern country.' M. LmnxacueLTa its proprietor, has proven this too clearly to ne demonstration. But if any still doubt it, let them g and give him a trial now. is shelves are filled wit a rich and varied asortmnent, and he Is ready an able to fortify each applicant against the blasts an freezes of the approaching season. Supply yourselv. in time, and save yourselves from the baneful effeel of an early winter cold. Call on Lana. Every hod does so. Not to do so, Is he out of the fashion. pp The obituary notice of Mr. Ronar A TKxIN in this issue, was received last week, but unfortunatel overlooked. BAPTISTS, ATTENTION. The Minutes of the Edgefield Baptist. Associatio will be ready for delivery on Monday next. Men bers present on that day from the various Churcbe throughout the Association waill please call and g< the y ackage for their respective Churches. HAMBURG ADVERTISEMENTS. Reference is respectively called to the various ad vertisements in this issue froma Hamburg. Messrs. Sixos A Cnot'ca, it will he seen, have rc moved with their large stock of Fall and Winter Dr Goods, Ready made Clothing, &c., to the Ronixso Hardware store, whither they invite their old patron and friends. Give thtem a call. Tasos. KEUNAGNAI, S. E. Dowrns and IJ:n SoM~eoN, are all well prepared to furnish our farmeri planters, and citizens generally with Groceries, Li quors, Ao, Ac., of the best quality and at reasonabl prices. And HILL, the Indefatigable dealer In ilardwara Cutlery, Ac, Ac., has a large store crowded to th uttermost, with a capital stock of every thing in hai line of business. Patrouise HILLr, if you wish to ge a good article. And furthermore HILLr is a clever fel low, is satisgied with livintg profits, anad loves to plear his customers. INCREASE OF POPULATION. AN extract from the Charleston Coarier's eorrei pondence will be observed upon our first page. Tha writer says, in the conclusian of a statistical statemen of ou'r late senatorial election, " Old LEdgefleld as be conagruaultd ona her increase of popaulatin." WV would add, that Granteeille is capeelaully to be con gratlated, as the increase was perhaps larger the: than any where else. FINE COTTON PICKING. The overseer of Mr. A. L. Dsttaxo, sends us th following account of fine cotton-picking on the " Caane braise :" Jim.........................450 lbs. Tom.........................447 " PauL........................437" Prince......................335 " Cicere.......................315 " Mingo......................305 " Total..................2289 " This is certainly extraordinary picking for an, country. Many others of the force, says our inform ant, picked from 250 to 300 lbs. CHANGE OF WVEATHIER. The winter daya are coming. The late warm and dry spell has been terminated by clouds and rain drops; And we may soon look for a white frost. Thb woods are in the sese and yellow leaf. Vegetatioi has "done its do." Corn is gathered; cotton is near ly all open and out; the gardens have borne theil last snap-beans and tomatoes. So, Winter, come anm welcome! CHANCELLOR DA ROAN. There is intelligence of the serious illness of this sminent publie officer. It is of a nature which leada as to fear the worst. Yet we trust the intelligence mayrove to have been exaggerated. The loss of thiu pure and ableehancellor would be deeply felt through. mt thef State. There is no man in South Carolins meor beloved and esteemed than Chancellor DAuOA. The Eletions. For fall returns of the Fall elections In South Care. loa see another part of our present issue. We re ret that by an oversight Mr. A. L. DuaAnse's name appears ffh in the list of the Edgefield members, whe he Is really seeond, having received next to Mr. 1. N. Bacots the largest vote for Representative ever ,s....ml.m s~Dakle. METHODIST REViVAL. It is gratifying to learn that numerous additions hav been made to the Methodist congregations of fii the Edgefield circuit during the current year. There di has been an unusual degree of reli-ious interest mani. b] fested among the churches. and the good work still to progresses. The reverend Mr. PixerTr is a powerful ti laborer in his Master's cause and a devoted soldier of t the cross. Edgefield is fortunate in his appointment; pi and we but reiterate a common wish amongst us, when h we express the hope that he will be continued by D Conference in his present post. w is CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION. Returns from the several Congressional districts, tA (says the South Carolinian,) show that Messrs. Box- a BAN, Boyca, Kmrrr, McQUsEN and MILas have been A returned by very complimentary votes. In-Cl.Oan's P district, the following, from a well advised source, is tt the result: J. D. Asumona. T. 0. P. Vensox. g Pickens.............1,492...............532 Anderson...........2,155...............244 5 f Greenville-.......1.011:...............670 ' I Spartanburg. .. ..75?.............2,690 s D Union...04... ............78S 7,205 4,024 Majority for Col. Asu i ...........2,281 r The Rchmond South, 'g speaking of the recent e elections in this State, pays thu following compliment r to our members of Congress: " "Thu Congressional election in South Carolina has a resulted in the return of the old Representativos, with c the exception of Mr. Orr, who declined another term, t and who has boon succeeded by Col. J. D. Ashmore. This tribute of pobular approbation is merited by the recipients. South Carolina Is most honorably represented in the Federal Legislature. Boyce, Keitt, . McQueen, Miles and Bounhamn, exhibit an aggregate of r personal worth, intellectual power and politienl fideli ty which is surpnssed by few, if any, other Statis of larger representation. Col. Ashmore, we doubt not, I e is irorthy of the assuciation." A'CCPTABI.E PaLESENTS. Mr. JAsmvs AitusiauosG will accept. the thanks of our "D. R. D." for a mess of tender.young Corn. Roasting ears on the 20th October were quite a treat. r Thank you, Judge, and may you long be blessed with 1 d health, peace and plenty. Mrs. PUILL'S, that venerable old lady of "good deeds," will also accept our warinest thanks for t' that delightful sugar-cured Ham ,he had the kindness to send us a few days since. Good luck attend good "aunt DELILAn." CARRIAGE FACTORY. s. Once before we have said, and we say it again, that 4 the Cirriage and Buggy Manufactory of Surru & Joaas, at this place, is equal in its appointments, in its arrangemnents, in its style of work, in the excel lenCe of its materials, and the skill and faithfulness of its superintendant and workmen; to any similar d establishment, of equal size, South or Nvrth. In ad a dition to these general merits, this firm enjoys the possession of one or two patents (if remarkable utili. h ty and importance,-we mean the Patent Hub and the s Potenit Coupling. There is no mistake about the su it perior advantages of both these improvements. They n have beeui tried, and have in no instance been found' a wanting. They have not only been tried by a few, y but by numbers ; and all, without exception, testify to their high value. The judgment of experienced men is, that those improvements must eventually su persede entirely the old hub and coupling, at least for buggies and light carringes. P Wo would any then to every one who wishes a com K plete. stylish and durable vehicle, come and try SuIvU A Jo'as of Edge0eld C. H. They are constantly dputting up articles of the newest patterns nnd are Sprepared to execute special orders at short notice. A BRIDLE. We've got a bridle at last. Have not had a decent I one for at least five years. Been using old wagoni Ibridles, and buggy bridles with the blinds cut off. iGot ens now though ; and a good one at that; and not only good but handsome. Thanks, Mr. DUDL.EY; you have bridled us well. We shall ride better in ft. tore. And as we jog along, we shall certainly not for get that you were the first man who complimented us in this department of the trade. Will the public allow us again to oall their atten tion to the fac t, that Mr. DUDLEY'S shop is located on Sthe premises of Mr.'Louis W. YoCNonaooD, on the b Ridge Road;-that he is a most worthy fellow, anda asks of the people a reasonable share of' their pat. ronage. a, TEXAS. ,An intelligent correspondent from the wilds of Texas, furnishes us with many Interesting facts which have come under his immediate observation. We I give the substance of thenm below for the benefit of F our readers. It is as well to see the dark as the bright side of those Western pictures. The State of Texas on its Eastern border commen ra ces at Longitude 941; its extreme Western border, El . Paso, at 1117; its most Southern point runs to latitude a 28 and its most Northern to 38, 30. Its Eastern coun t ties, or a considerable portion of themn, are similar to the States of Louisiana and Arkansas, which form its Easatern boundary. But Westof these is a vaatterri tory differing very much from any country between 'that and Canada. The principal natural features of this region are its boundless praries and cross timbers, 'the formner covered with luxuriant grass, the latter i consisting almost entirely of post oak. These cross " timbers arc confined ahuost entirely to two localities, a the chief one commnencing aboutlatitude 32, longitude 102, and running North East across Red River. This r is about all the timber worth mentioning on up.lands 'iu Western Texas. *11er streanms are very few and generally vecry indif. a forent. Compared with the States East of her, the country is without doubt very badly watered; there ~is not a single stream in the whole State that can be 0 depended on for navigation any distaaco into the interior, and onse nmny ride for days and not get a single drink of good water. -There is a variety of soil, of course, in so extensive ea country, but still there is inure sameness than exists .in any of the other States. The jands are generally rich, frequently very rich for hundreds of miles, and - the landscape beautiful as it is possible to conceive. B A large portion of the State is based on soft or rotten t limestone. The Northern eounties are on hard lime. 'J stone and generally healthy. It would be one of the e 5 most desirable countries on earth if it enjoyed even - tolerable seasons. But after passing longitude 90 you come to a very dry region ; and at longitude 98 it is no farming country at all. There can be no do. r pendene placed on Bummer crops. Somac of the * richest up-lands in the world, in consequence, will t turn off not unfrequently less than fire bushels of t Corn to the acre. The same. lands have this year e prodneed from 20 to 30 bushels of Wheat paer acre. During thes present Summer, there was not a single season of rain, not one indeed from the 25th April to the 8th September. The climate cannot be said to be decidedly bad;: but it is much too variable to be considered good. Nights are always pleasant in Summer; but the days are frequently very hot, Fahrenheit often rising to C 1000; on Friday the 27th of August last, it rose to 1070, andi the very next morning fell to 680. There s was a brisk wind both days from the North. On Fri- la day it was like a Simoon of the Desert; on Saturday San overcoat was comfortable. This though, perhaps, was unusual. At Camp Cooper last year, the mercu ry rose to 1000 the first week in June. But the greatest bane of Texas is want of water and timber, of water especially. Both rain, springs, branches, and rivers, West of longitude 99, are worth less for all purposes of the planter, unless lhe were located on a stream like the beautiful San .Antonio with valley land capable of irrigation. Mr. KENDAL,. of Picayune celebrity, writes very differently, but the facts are at variance with his glowing accouuts. Many persons can doubtless better their condition by coming hero; but those in the elder States who 0 are doing well would make a hasardous change in doing so. The true advice to them is to stay where they are. i The Texians themselves are an inducement to come amongst them. They are tree Southerners and al- Id ways entertain strangers with the greatest kindness nm and generosity. Yet many of them are dissatisfied. Even in Tarrant and the adjoining counties this is fe the cas,-the most beautiful part of Texas. a p' The Lebanon (Thin.) Herald has heard of 1 pc so. saeso.P. .... nn.s tht........ ... es.....p..... or. 0 A WORD ABO OURSELVES. It Is admissable- in a' dltsal journalist, now and en to remind his readei-of the course he has on -avored to pursue ine didiharge of the responsi a duties of his positbe, Yet the present condue rs of the Advertiser have over studiously avoided is seeming egotihs. prefriug to incur misconstrue. an, rather than affect a dplay of antecedents of ight importance to any gauS themselves. There is >wover, at this time, a psyil of political censorious. !ss manifested in certain quarters of our State,-and hieh too has infected a portion of the pres,-that calculated to awakeneen u.the least sensitive, and I make each one turn and examine his past purposes id policy, in self-defeni. To be more explicit, the dvertimer (along with several other papers) has been Ainted at, expressly, ubeifng engaged in an attempt i nationalize South ,Carolina and tie her to the heels of Party." Something like this, is the lan nage in vogue among our self-sufficient censors. We emphatically den# the charge of these wise :res, and defy them to ijoe any thing in our record r eight years iuconsisteitwith the following briefly. ated points: 1. The .Adiertiser,heAtily and.aealously advocated s6 measure of secession inI851 and 1852, bekiving sat it was a constitutional proceedure and that an ae tal issue then existed deossadiig its exercise. 2. Upon the 'failure of'thit movement in South arolina, we immediately took the next highest avail blo position In the State>.whlch was thd ground of D-operation with our sister States of the South for lio preservation of 'Southern Rights in the Union, but that were found hopeless -then for their proserva on at any and every hazard. 3. In the prosecution ofthis line of policy-(which as understood to be the eotablished policy of South arolina)--tho question aine up, "shouild our State ake any part in the deliberations of the Cincinnati :onvention of 1855?" Having the fact before our yes that the State would certainly be represented to ome extent in that convention, and the further fact hat all the other Southern States would be repre. entoil there, the Advertiser promptly advocated the ropriety of sending delegates, basing its advocacy pon two chief reasons: The first of these was the ecessity of having our State represented well if at 11; and the second was,-the wisdom of the step in arrying out our avowed desire of more complete af liation with the States of the South, some of which and by resolution sought our co-operation in the matter. 4. The result of the deliberations of the Cincinnati ,onvention was the election of JAxEs BUCUANAV. Vith the great bulk of Southern men, we were satis ed with this result, and expressed at once the hope nd expectation with which his election had re-inspi o our Southern ranks. 5. His administration of the government has thus ar abundantly justified the confidence reposed in him y the South and by the Democratic party; and we are accorded our hb'mblo approbation and support o hin, with hundreds of thousands of other South rn mes, 6. In regard to the Democratic party, our position as ever been this and no other: We have advocated o-operation with that party for the advancement of outhern rights and interests under the Constitution f the Union. Dut we have been as far as any one rem wishing to tie our State to its chariot-wheels. Lnd to say the truth, we do not exactly understand rhat is meant by that style of expression. 7. The doctrine of States Rights has always been he corner-stone of our political creed; and the Ad 'erR iser has repeatedly argued that the more complete riumph, n'ot only of Southern Rights, hut of Stotes tlyAta also as connected therewith, was one of the trongest inducements to our going with the other iouthern States Into the Convention of the Democrat s party. Meii idea was, to increaue the States Rlights lement of that party until it should become really ,ad truly the party of the Constitution out and out, , it is already by contrast with any other political 'rganization in the Union. 8. In respect to the continued existence of the tmerican Union, our paper bears at its mast-head his striking language of McDUFiE z: " We will cling a the pillars offsegatgmnpf- our liberties, and if it must'fall'*&"ihiipsr~uish'midst its ruins." .That motto was placed there and kept there by better and ,ber men than we; and we have not thought proper a remove or to modify It. Understanding its tenor ad purport to be, that the Union should ho main ained as long as there was a rational hope of its sub arving the great end of human liberty designed by ts founders, we have retained this motto of our prede essors as our own. But should themost gloomy pro. .itions of thme despondent yet be verified, and should tcome to pars that this temuplo must fall, wo are of hoe who hielieve that there will yet he an' opportuni T of. pilitical salvation left us, in the eta'tructio~n of ~Southern Republic. Many are the doubts and un ortainties that hang between us and such a consum-. iation. But there is rooms for faith in its attainment, rprudence and determination shall prevail In Sooth rn counsels. Still It Is a dark prospect. It is a last ire resort. And we are not of those who would urge tS wisdom, except upon a direct, palpable issue, rhich would justify us before the world and before os terity. Such has been the course, such is at present the po ition of the A deertiser, and we ask those who have avilled at our politics, to show where we bare ever xpresd an opinion at variance with this brief state sent. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. g|' Lieutenant Maury lhas been elected a delegate >Congress from the Territory of Arizona, by the otesi of the sailors. 3w Mr. John W. Lewis, of Halifax, Vai., sold in lilton, North Carolina, on the 14th instant, a lot of ellow Icuf Tobacco, (this year's crop,) for $150 per undred weight. gW John Cobb, Jr., convicted of participation in oe murder of Samuel Landrum, near Atlanta, in ~pril last, war on Tuesday, sentenced by Judge Bull >be hung on Friday, December 10th. pe-Some of the Newspapers are trying to draw len. Scott out for another contest for the Presidenr~y. he attemipt seems rather uphill work. Ins the politi al as well as the ilitar, field, a defeat does not help so popularity of the contestant who loses the' battle. pt- A western'editor recently defeated as a candli ate for Congress says: "Editors have no business to in for office. Their business is to work and let others ajoy the fruits of their labor." They make the for snes and the greatness of-other men, but are expec id to find their reward in the proud contemplation I' their works. W Tar water sprinkled over their fodder, and ixod with their grain, will cure cough in horses. pp The Abbeville BaInner says that a recent ecn as of Greenwood, in that district, shows a total pepu-. tion of six hundred and thirty-one. g' The headquarters of the Governor will be at olumbia, until the 1st of November. pB The following aff'eeting poem, the genuine effa on of a person in ailliction in Now England, has telhy been found in manuscript: " Peer Jonathan Snow Away did go All on th~e ragen mane, With other males All for to keteh wales A nere eum back agon. The winds hioo hi, The billers tost, All hands were lost, .And he was one, A spritely lad, Nigh 21." ~"The name " Mary," by a deoree of Pie Nine1 in no longer be given to children, on pain of ox asmunication. lHe reserves it hereafter exclusively r the Virgin of immaculate conception. W We once heard of a rich man, who was badly jurod by being run over. " It isn't the accident," id ho, "that I mind; that Isn't' the thing, but the s of being run over by an infernal swill-cart makes s mad." p0 A piece of petrified weed, with a screw per ily formed in it, was recently found one hundred d fifty feet beneath 'the surface of the earth, near nela, Mississippi. It was embedded in what ap. ared to have been a bloeog of' hiekory weed twelve fitennises squne. A&- A cotemporary says it is just about as sens blo to-undertake to gt married without courting as o do business without advertising. And this opinion is a very correct one. g7 The IHoward associatIon of Charleston give it as their opinion that it il yet " unsafe for persons unaelimated to return to that city." 1W It is said to be the intention of the British government to lay another cable between Ireland and Newfoundland next year, in the event of their being unable to work through the present line. C OMMUNI CATIONS. ,For the Advertiser. IN MEMORY OF LITTLE ELLA. Ella, my child, thou hast flown away, To live in the light of an endless day, Where fowers of Spring shall forever bloom And the saints are all- llest in their finaI doom. Yes, fair one, thou bast left me here to mourn, To stay for a season alono and foalorn; But as thou art now a cherub that flieth, Oft visit thine own dear mother, who lieth Vawlhful at midnight thinking of thee Gone, as thou art, with thy kindred to be, Other three cherubs, my own infant band, Who also have left for the Letter land. For the Advertiser. TO THE MEMORY OF LAURA DO . 13Y aUTH. Bright, beauteous, lovely Laura, They tell me than art dead! That thy gentle slrit, freed from carth, Has to our Savour fled! They tell me thou hast passed away, Dear lovely cherished one; That death has marked thee for its own, Eer life had well begun. Thy joyous face is cold in death, Thy gentle heart is still, And thou bast left a vacancy None other c's can fill. Ai! kow thy parents misethy step, Thy sweet and silvery tone Still they give thee up to Jesus, Their beautiful-their own. S Thy brothers and thy sisters Will miss thee ever more, Though they know full well thou art not dead, But only gone before. That God has placed a diadem Upon thy sinlws brow; Thou wer't a Juvely child on earth, Thou art an Angel now. Then wisper, Angel Laura, To the dear ones who remain, And tell thun thou art happy, That for thee to die was gain. And may they live and die liko.thee, That when this life is oer, They may meet with thee in glory, To be parted never more. EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENCE. DRESDEN, Sept. 1', 1858. Here I am again, my good old Adverriver! Was ever any one so faithful to you before? Whether this great devotion arises from disinterested affection, or is the result of that desire to be heard which we all have more or less, I cannot exactly ay. 'Twere bet ter however, for the sake of an easy conscience, not to look further into tho'matter. May I, without appearing egotistical, tell you of a dream I had the other nighmt? Well then, I was sit ting with several well beloved friends before Mr. Bo*o'sa store, and upon the cellar doors were three or four MAnsH watermelons, already laid open.I was eating out of a half one and was "in Abraham's bosom !" Suddenly I awok~nd found myself in a land where Masn watermelons or any inferior sort, or any sort at all, were never heard of. The beloved friends and the cellar doors were also nowhere to be seen. And an accordeon was playing in the street be. low me. To wake out of such a blissful dream and bear an aceordleon ! The horror of thme thing speaks for itself.-By the way, have you had much fruit and many watermelons this season ? Here, the pears, plums and apples are little short of celestial, and one cent of'Ameriean money will buy enough to last a day. The only species of melon is an inferior cante. lope, raised in forcing houses and alarmingly dear. As to figs and pineapples, one has to pay five dollars for merely looking at thema. Now I am going to ramb~le on without the slightest rhyme or reason. A friend of mine, one well ac quainted with Edlgefield, who has travelled lately inm company with Atexandre Domns, the great French novelist, informs me thmat he is thme express image of the departed Dave Frazier, and is firmly convinced that Dave was his elder brother. Dunmas, as is well known, is a mulatto anmd born in St. Domingo or somne where there. Now, althoungh on intimate termas with Dave while he yet r,,nmed in life, and superintended time forge, still I never climbed his genealogical tree. Who can throw light on the sulbject ? I read that people in our Southern regions are building houses of cotton. What went we do finally? You cant imagine how shockingly slow Gerumans mre ! What is accenm pished in one day in America, and writh ease, de mammas here five days or a week. If you ever lienr tell of German industry, dont credit it in the slightest degree. The miserable women do whamt is donat A dumb brute in America is better off~ than a Germaun pesant woman. And the ye or people arc poor beyond belief. P'eter Hilliard, who requested to be takhen "any where but to tihe T'oor House or the Puttery~ (according to Dr. B3M*) would have been in Saxony a rich mann. What shall Isay furthmer of Germans, as I have fallen upon thme subject ? German young ladies are not per. mitted to take time arm of a young gentleman until she is engaged to hint, andl thecy have becen publicly btrothed, nor emnn sihe walk alone with him wither1 the arm. The damnel gomes to and fro escorted lby thet iouse or chamber maid, utler whose protectipn site is considlered as safo as if she were in the Bastile. At the Theatres and public places, the paassages anal entrances arc alwmays crowded with mmnida' witinmg for their chtarges. The amaid Is invariabaly t'.c prettiest. Young men in Germany are munch amore natural and unsophistiented than in Amecrien; thmey dont seem to think it at all necessary to suppress their thoughts or feelings upon any occasion. Thmey weep anmd betray emotion, and say tender tiings, and brimng about scenes just thme same as the softer sex. German memn, women or chmildrenm never treot or do anything of that kind,-it is qjuite unhemard of. lie thamt treats liberal. y in Germany, saying to hitmself, " withm what mea sure ye mete it shall be mesured to you againm," puts his foot into it, for nothing of the sort will come to pass. German cooking, especially of meats and veg etable, is abominable. Oh the unmentionable messes and ghastly sauces ! Germans too lack in a high de gree the virtue esteemed mnext to godliness. The whole country with its contents of every sort needs the re generating influence of the wash tub! The prevailing style of beauty is the bull dog style-faces that look as if an elephant had-trod upon them In early youth But Germans are exceedingly delighmtful people for all that, so warm hearted, so social, so artistic, so cul tivated. Anal Germany too is a heavenly land to live in. So much pleasure one has here or can have, and such pleasure as ho does'nt reproach himself for shar ing-not even when it comes on Sunday, as the moat of it does! nBefore long I must tell you of the'peculiar manner inwhich they conduct betrothals, marriages, births and deaths. I have no idea of giving you up, Adrer ise-! If you are tired of me, my brave old friend, you'll only get rid of me by a telegraphic deupatch saying, 'a You are one too many." J. T. B. Corr'oN AND CorroN Pira.-A correspon dent of the Albany Patriot writing from Lee county, Ga., says: I have a small field of cotton, measuring thir ty acres, and have gathered 1500 pounds per acere off the present crop, leaving a top crop yet to pick, better as to quality thtan any cotton I have ever seen. I have eight hands who pick over~ three hundred pounds per day, and three bands who pick over 500 pounds each. This rork is done on the plantation of N. Wiley, Esq., 1mile..:.sm.,ve Albnyum- ~ W~ ARBIVAL 07 THE STRAirSIP PACIFIC. Sr. Jonxs, N. 1J., Oct. 21. The Galway and New York steamship Pacific, Capt. Thompson, which left Galway on the 12th of October, has arrived. Liverpool Cotton Ma-kd, Oct. 1:!.-Ry Tele graph to Galway.-The sales of Cotton in Liv erpool for two days were 14,000 bales, 1,000 bales of which were taken by speculators and exporters. Spmne circulars state that the market closed steady, and others report that it closed with an advancing tendeney. In Liverpool on the 12th, breadstuffs were quiet and unchanged, and qnotations were nom inal. Pork and bacon were dull; Sugar, and lard were quiet; Tea and Coffee were firm. A' full correspondence between the Udited States Minister in Nicaragua and the foreign Minister in Nicaragua, touching Monsieur Belly's Conventions, has been published in Paris. The former says that no arrangement will be recog nised or assented to, which is contrary to the rights of American citizens in Nicaragua. The other Minister replies that his government wishes only justice and its rights, and desires to preserve friendly relations with the American States, but declares that the transit treaties are of no value, because the route was not opened at the stipulated period. Monsieur Belly appeals to the provisions of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty for protection. Later news from China, and Jndia had been re ceived in London, but it was comparatively un important. The London Newos seems hopeful that the At lantic cable will yet prove successful, when the combined improvements of Hughes, Thompson and Henley's machines reach Trinity Bay. * The Admiral of the French Gulf fleet has left Paris, with energetic instructions to protect French citizens. The King of Prussia is alarmingly ill. SENATOR DAVIB. The Mississippian, of the 12th instant, pub lishes the speech of Senator Jefferson Davis be fore a Democratic meeting at Portland, Maine, and observes: " The many friends of our distinguished Sena tor will read this able speech with no little sat isfaction. As a rebuke of Black Republicanism, and vindication of the position occupied by the South on the slavery question, it is unanswera ble. The Senator.takes high grounds upon the great issue of the day, and utters no sentiment which would not have received a cordial re sponse from an altra-Southern meeting. "It is worthy of note, that the sentiments so boldly announced, were listened to with satIs faction by the nudience of Northern Dermocrats to whom they were addressed. The paper from which we have eepied the speech, states that when Col. D. was introduced " to the assembly, he was greeted with a perfect storm of ap plause;" that "loud and long were the marks of approval that were bestowed upon his ad dress," and that it went home to the hearts of all present." - This praise is well-bestowed. One extract from the speech alluded to is as follows: " We of the South, on a sectional division, are in a minority; and if legislation is to be directed by geographical tests-if the Constitu tion Is to be trampled in the dust, and the un bridled will of the majority in Congress is to be supreme over the States-we should have the problem which was presented to our fathers when the Colonies declined to be content with a mere representation in Fa'rliament." There are men everywhere in the South who consider Mr. Davis " a traitor," for no reason that we can find, except that he has delivered speeches at the North, and his opinipus have been warmly applauded. That is about the force of the argument. These speeches deliver ed here in Mobile would have provoked ap plause. For our own part, we are glad that this true hearted agd patriotic gentleman is in the North enlightening the people there ; and we should be more pleased if there were a dozen men so true'and stout hearted as he in the same posi tion.-Mobile Tribune. T Roors FOR INDrA.-Notwithstanding thielarge number of troops dispatched from England to India during the present year, amounting to 25, 000 men, Orders have been received by the comn mandant of Chathami Garrison, for another large body of reitforem'ients to be in readiness to embhark for India. These reinforcements will increase the Queen's forces in India to nearly 180,000 men. MoNstER -rO A uarnu.-The Reading Oazette annonnees that Hion. J. Glancey JIones has been appointed Ntinister to Austria. This gentleman was an able, active and ellicient member of the last Congre*ss; but was defeated in the recent election in Pennsylvaniia. ie is beyond doubt well qnalilled for Itbe post to whic~h the Oozette saiys he has been appointed. D)A1iru rnon Yr.ow Fvevn-Jacob Delker, a young' G~ermntu, fronm Port Carbon, near Potts ville, Pennsylvania, who arrived in this City on on Monday night the 11th inst., died yesterday (Tuesday) morning of Yellow Fever. To allay all unnecessary excitement, and'to prevent the circnlation of false and exagerated stories, we deem it proper to state all the facts connected with this ease, upon which the public may rely most implicitly. Mr. Delker left Phiila delphin in the steamer Key S/one Slule, und ar rived in Charkston on Monday the 11th inst., where he remniined till the afternoo~n train left, which he took and arrived in this city nt 11 o'clock Monday niight. About 10 o'clock Friday mnorning, the 1.5th inst., lie was attacked, when a physiciain was p--nmptly called in, who imnedi ately recogntised the sympitoms of a'well marked and virulent ease of Yellow Fever, which termi tnted fatally yesterday moring. These are the facts just as they occurred, and they should excite no alarm or apprehension among those who desire to visit the city, as no danger isi apprehended of the spiread of the dis ease. The city wats never, at anty season of the year, (even mid-winter) more healthy thtan now, as the bills of mortality show, and persons frenm the country should not be deterred from visiting it by any fear of disease. Shoul any thing occur to ehanige this-opinion, the public shall be promptly advised, and warned niot to inicur atny risk.--Augstas Chronicle & ULRICA WINE. Last week, we took occasiotn to visit the vine yard of our friend, Dr. Ulrich, which is situated sevetnteen miles above tis lacme. Thie Doctor has a mtost pleasant locationi, and an excellent vineyard consisting, of somte ten acres, where, becyond a doub~t, is tmanufactutre.lthe best wine in the Untited States. HeI has an experienced Ger man, at the head of somne eighitor ten slaves, who do all the .work about the vineyrd, thus adding a sectional flavor to htis alrea~ popular wines. Hie informs us that the demand is steady.and in creasing, so much so that he could, if the wine were forthcoming, sell twenty thousand gallons per year. ,It seems to us that this, in itself, would be an inducement to go inito the operation. We fully believe that the hills of Tallapoosa, planted with the grape, can' yield more gani to the farmer thani the rich fields of Montgomery, Greene, Marengo and other couties do to the planter of cotton.- Take for instance, the exam ple before us. Dr. Ulrich cultivates about ten acres, the product of which is 3000 gallons sti and sparkting~ wines. Estimating the price of the wine at $4 per gallon (which by the by is cheap) we see the stnug sum of $12,000, less the expenses, made from nine acres of poor htill land. Can this be beat'? We leave thme answer to all. It is the intention of Dr. Ulrich to increase the number of acres in cultivation from year to year. His farm is well fitted up for the p)urposes for which it is adapted. On it, in the side of a very large rock hill, he has blasted a cellar, which re sembles a cave, that anmswers thme purpose of keeping the distilled wines cool. The wine has been estimated " No. 1,", by the New York epi cures, and we, after a lenigthsy and satisfactory trial of it, are willing to give endorsement to their dictum.-Dadevill {(Ala.) Banner-. Another Jeniny Lind furore is raging in New York. At the Academy of Music on the 20th inst., all the seats for Piccolomini's second con cert were-sold in half an hour. Inisome instances twenti.dillars were paid for a single seat. If the same enthusiasm could be excited in New York in favor-of the destitute poor of that city, immense suffering would be prevented and great CoTToN PreWo.ExcrT=E .--Mrda. 0oW. irt handeA us the picking of four hindsouie day ast week, which was witnessed and weighed by isi employer, COL N. W. Collier, andresfted as ollows: Shep 580; George 572; "Den-530 - - knderdon 51 Total 2.12pounds*-ean cotton. iverage 548 poundsto the hand.--AIas7i Time .NYENE AL. MARRID, in this Village, on the 21st Ihat, by-Rev. F. R. Pickett, Mr. J. D. IAMEY and Miss FLOR ENCE A., daughter of F. M. NicuoL-as, Esq, 'sl off his place. OBITUARY. Dien, at his residenco in this District, on ie 28th 3eptember, Mr. ROBERT ATKINS, in the thirty. ourth year of his age. The deceased left an affectionate. wife ad -foui. 'bildren to mourn their los, which is'truly-- gestA"'* me, for he was.kind and affectionate, both as a hus' and and parent. We feel well assured that we utter -the s4tihestf ' M >f all his aeq-uaintances, and espeelally those who 5est know him, when. we say that the community in,,, which he lived and with whichheiiiningl dIn'llife,. s sustained no inconsiderable loss by his deatkr .NOTICE. WE HAVE RECEIVED OUR USUAL STOL.K -o F-. Fall& WinterG6ods 'Emb-acing NEARLY EVERT ARTICLE IUsually kept for the trade. ' Dek rmined to ofier them at such prices'as :annot fail to give satisfaction, we respeefuilly in vite the attation of those who want good bargains. BLAND & BUTLER. Edgefield, Oct 27 tf 42 New Granite Front Store! -0 FALL STOOK, 1858.. WM. H. CRANE, AUGUSTA, GA. HAS JUST RECEIVED. A LARGE SPLNNDID' STOOK 0F DRY Saos8 SUITABLE FOR THE SEASON. His Stock of Will be found large and Complete, embracing all the Newest Styles, selected from THE LATEST IMPORTATIONS IN NEW YORK. He is also prepared to offer unusual inducements this1easonin DOMESTIC GOODS. His Stock in this Department is very Complete, cenmprising <-verything that isysequislite for Family and Plantation use, -,all of which he is prepared to sell at the Very Lowest Prices for Cash I Augusta, Oct 25 8t 42 - COTTON PLsANTATION FOR SALE! T H E Subscriber, expgeting to remove to Texas, Loffers for ,.ale his most VA LUABLE PLAN -TATIUN, s:tuate a),out four miles f-om Edgefleld C. Hr., on florn's Creek, and bounded by lands of - Capt. J. 13. Griffin, B. Bettis, S. Hasrris, John Fair - and others. Thuis Tract contains' 407 Acres, A bout one-half of which is in cultivation-75 acres being choice fresh land. The remainder is wood land, a portion of which is finely timibered. On the premises are a comfortable Dwelling, and all necessary out ilouses, Gin hlouse, &c. The Negro liouses are a: newly built. The Tract throughout is wvell watered, and there is a fine well of water in the yard. The place is in fact very valuable, and can, with energy and industry, Fe made to pay four itself in a few years. Those wushing to purchase good lands; in a most desirable neighborhood, wou d do well to exaidne this Tract,. The Lands are most productive. Cotton grows luxuriantly and yields astonishingly.. And as a. Cottnn plantation, i s superior is not to be found. in the Distr et. It is also well adopted to the eul ture of Corn and small Grain. But it is needless for me' to say more in refer ence to the manny good qualities of this place. All who are acquainted with the Tract will substan tiate what I have said. I respectfully refer. to S. B. Gritlin, Esq., and Mr. Wmn. II. lharrison at Edgetfeld C. II , who have worked the place. 'As I am determined to sell, a bargain may ; be had. gTER1MS-Six year.' credit, w'th legal in terest from dlate. Not a dojkar wanted until the expiration of the six years. A. B. ADDISON. Oct27 . f 42 Last Notice, A LL persor's indebted to me are requested tocal and settle up, as Ilam obliged to have the money. gjfI have a' few Ladies' CLOAKS and WOR STbiD 00ODS which I will sell at greatly reduced pri.B. C. BRYAN. Oct 27 4t '42 LLMoney Wanted. ALL those indebted to me either by Note or .t.Account, are hereby informed that I ams. very much in need of my dues, and I am expect ing them, one and all, to pay up their respective dues, in a very short time. Do, my friends,' don't. disappoint me. . J. F. C. SETT.LE. Oct 27 2t* 42 -State of South Carolina.. EDGEFIELD DISTRICT, IN EQUITY.- - Mary Turner and others, Thos. Atkins and wife and other. D Y Virtue of an order from Chan. Wardlaw, I .1)will proceed to sell on the 18th day of.No vemiber next, at the. late residence of Henry C. Turner, dec'd , the TR.ACT OF L AND on which the deceased lived at the time of his cdeath, on Rocky Crek, containing Four hundred and thir-. ty-six acres, more or less, bounded by lands of the Efstate of Mlark Mathews, de'ceased, B. 8. Cog burn, Thos. Atskins, Win. A. Turner and others. Terms, a credi'. of twelve months from the day af sale, except costs which must be paid -in cash. Purchasers will bd required to give bonid,-with at least two good sureties to secure the purchase noney. trPossession will be given 1st Jan 1859. LV' This plantation is situated eight milcs from Edgefld C. 11., on the Chappel Road. A. SIMKINS, C.U a D. Oct 27 4t .d2 L OST OR MISLAID-Three Notes pays ble to II. C. Turner or bearer,'~one of- tiem uigned by myself for $55,00, given senme-thime last ~larch ; one given by Jacob and JametfHarling for 525.00, given in June last, nndone on Sarah 1.wrF !ur $12 or $15, (the pteciseamnount not recollected sor'the dates ot a.) The twofirat due 1st Jan try next. I forwarn all, persons thm trading foe aid Notes. Taos. ATKINS, Adns'or. Oct. 21, 1858 3t 49 NTOTICS.-All peisona havlag, claims againsh i.the Estate of II. C. Turner, deoa d ill lease render them in properl -att.etea -fr payiint. THlOS. ATKINS, Adm'o. Oct. 27, 1858. . 8 42 - 'RY IT.-Thomsonds Celebrte Washing LCompound and'Trauspaurent Soap-se Also, a fine article offolgat's. 7olto.