14 May 1845
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Newspaper
Edgefield Advertiser
Location
Edgefield, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1845
Page
1
W F Durisoe announces new terms for the Edgefield Advertiser. Annual rate two dollars fifty cents if prepaid, three dollars if unpaid within six months, and four dollars after year end. Perks include a gratis paper for five subscribers and ad rates of seventy five cents per square for first insertions. Communications postpaid will be promptly attended to.
The Charleston notice lists regiments and cavalry parades across multiple towns from May to August 1845. It sets dates and locations for the 44th through 46th Regiments, the 6th through 9th Cavalry, and brigade assemblies led by officers, with encampment days and preparatory drill sessions for readiness under J. W. Cantey.
The Edgefield Advertiser publishes extended selections from Rev Dr Johnson s address on liberty. It notes Irish literacy deficits, Harvard changes, and Ritchie s move to the Washington Union. It reprints a Democratic Virginia speech urging a revenue tariff, annexation of Texas, and continued opposition to protectionist policies.
The document, dated March 22, 1845, features Thos. Ritchie as chairman urging organization of vigilance committees in every precinct. It calls for uniting under right and justice, discouraging distractors, and seeking popular support to ensure the triumph of a deserving cause.
News from Vera Cruz and Mexico City covers the Mexican Congress debate over Texas annexation, a warning that the United States threatens Mexican independence, and four articles proposing defense measures. The item also notes a powerful earthquake on the 7th and 10th, with widespread damage and fear, plus letters from Houston predicting annexation with strong public support.
A Southern Carolinian calling for an economic shift to support home manufacture and reduced imports. The piece urges planters to favor domestic clothing and local production, grow more food, raise hogs and corn, and improve farming through new methods and manures. It argues these changes would keep capital at home, boost agriculture, and reduce dependence on Northern goods, ending with a caution against drinking.
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