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Fmi the BJfciin A learoalj a wiIm of Ommh passes to I which the public ear is not abused with t violence of some M&in om or other of the houses of OmmH imo&ar Ibunwibm elsewhere. Senator 6umner; immediately >IUr Iho adjournment of both Houses to- 1 terdsy, ?u attacked and knocked down t with a eane by Mr. Brooks, a member of * the House of Representatives from South 1 Carolina. ? J* The cause of this outrage both upon the * Senator und upon the sanctity of the Senate j hail was it appears, ? words spoken in debate" by Mr. Sumner in a very elaborate, * and evidently well studied speech, which * ha delivered en MondAy and Tuesday last, 1 on thn Kunisi ami ilivsr* miMmI. *iiH in ' which he indulged, directly, iu such character of personal aliustoua and conipariron* M to cell forth from Mr. Cum immediately ' thereafter the declaration that "lie regarded it ae the moot un-American and unpatriotic speech that he had ever heard upon ( that floor, and be hoped he might never 1 hear each another there or elsewhere.*1 It * also elicited denunciatory rejoinder* from ' Messrs. Douglas, of III., and Mason, of Va., ae shown in the sketch of the debate given in the Sun the following day. Mr. Sum- 1 er bad spoken of the Kansas measure as 1 the crime of crimes, and treated its friends as ' the blackest of criminals, and as showing J In part the alleged provocation for the K. present assault we make the annexed ex- ! tract from the more full report: Before entering upon the argument, 1 , must say something of a general character, r particularly in response to what has fallen h from Senators who have raised themselves , to eminence on this floor in championship of t human wrongs: I mean the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. ltuiier) and the Sena- c tor from Illinois (Mr. Douglas), who Q though unlike as Don Quixote attd Suncho l'anza, yet, like this couple, sally forth ' together in the same cause. Tho Senator c from South Carolina has read many books e of chivalry, and believes himself a chival- c rous knight, will) sentiments of honor ami u eourage. Of course he has chosen a mis- ( tress to whom he has made his vows, and who, though ugly to others, is always love t It to him; though polluted in the sight of J( the world, is chaste in his sight?I mean c the harlot, Slavery. For her his tongue is r always profuse in words. Let her be itnpreached in character, or any proposition t made to shut her out from the extension c of her wantonness, and no extravagance of manner or hardihood or assertion ia then n too great for this Senator. The frensj of r Don Quixotte in behalf of hia wench Dulci nea del Toltoao ia nil surpassed. The aa- 0 aerted rightaof slavery, which shock equati- ^ ty of all kinds, are cloaked by a fantastic ( claim of equality. If the Slave Stale* can- j not enjoy what, in mockery of the great father* of the Republic, he misnames equali- Q ty under the Constitution?in others words, u the full power in the National Territories (| to compel fellow-men to unpaid toil, to H aeparate husband and wife, and to sell lit- y tie children at the auction block?then, n air, the cliivalrie Senator will conduct the a State of South Carolina out of the Union! Heroic knight! Exalted Senator! A secood Hoses come for a second Exodus! The speech further proceeds to portray [' Mr. Butler aa a "sectionalist," on the ( ground of slavery being aectional, and next ^ aa a "fanatic'*?reversing thus the charges g, applied to Northern ami slavery men. When Mr. Sumner had concluded, Mr. ? Cab said that he had listened to his speech with equal regret and surprise. lie regard d it as the most un?American and unpalri c otic speech that he had erer heard upon ^ ) this floor, and ho hoped he might never hear such another, here or elsewhere. He did not rise, however, to make anjr extended comments on that speech, open as it c was to censure and disapprobation, but to u say that the Senator from Massachusetts ti had totally misunderstood and misapplied the case of Michigan, which he bad cited * in justification of the action of the Topeka convention. He briefly proceeded to show that there was no analogy between the proceedings iu Michigan and those in Kan ^ ? J, Mr. Douglas replied to the personalities t(l in Mr. Suinuer's speech; he would not re ply to the argument, for it was a rcha-.li of G the same to which he had replied twice hefore. He compared it to a patchwork bed 3uilt, made up from all the old calico n? resses in the house, and he said that most Hi of his c!a??u*nl allusions were taken from ,r thoee perilous of the classics which were c suppressed in decent and respectable colle i? get. The speech was written and commit U tod to memory, and was practiced he 01 fore the glass, with a negro boy to hold the ^ candle and watch the ges urcs. It was re ^ hearted to hit friend*, and they repeated in M the saloons of the city what ho was aliout to say. Those libcis and insults, gross and bl tdgarr -as the were, had been conoid and ^ written with oool, deliberate malignity, and m' repoated night after night till they were r thoroughly learned, so that lie might have the Appropriate grace to spit them at tlio?e w men who differed from him. What right had lie to arraign three-fourths of the Senate ur for dereliction of dutyl Did the means by j'^ which h-e got hi* neat give him any supo riorrtyf Ho had taken an oath to support ? ? the constitution, which ho violated by refu- ^ sing to obey the fugitive slave law; and at ,w the tame time he ha<i arraigned him (Mr. ^ Dong!?.?) as a conspirator and traitor. pr He alluded to Mr. Sumner's attack on 11" Senator Duller, who was now absent, and said that he knew what would happen. On th hie return the Senator from Massachusetts would whisper a secret apology in bis ear, J and want him to accept that in return for a.a public atiacV. Mr. D. knew how that N was done. [Laughter.] Ho then defend- ur edOen. Atchison from the charge of act- "c ing the part of Catiline. m Mr. Mason said that the necessities of <-n the political relations of Southern Senators, t>r in obedience to the forms of government, pr brought them into associations in this ^ chamber which would be dishonorable esle- Wl where. They bear it in obediouco to the *? Constitution, the trust of which they have undertaken to perforin. He was particu- ; $ larly severe on Mr. Sumner, and accused him of falsification regarding Southern (>U institutions. ^ llr. Sumner replied to Messrs. Cass, pr Mason ami Douglas, and was especially so <*r vere towards the latter, likening liiin to a certain nameless animal which emitted a or noisome odor, lie wanted Mr. Douglas w] * to mark this. Mr. Douglas said he should not follow Wi Mr. Sumner's example in that respect. cr Mr. Mason said he thought Mr. Sunnier w: '" as aoa compos mentis. fuis remark produced laughter. I?? km iRcuintunnranniMmiiMt-" The President on Tbefaday transmitted o both Houseeof Congress a special DAAgo on Nicaragua affair*, which conclude* . nth the following: When. therefore, sometime si no*, a now Minister from the Republic of Nicaragua >rocooUrd liimsolf, bearing the coramissinii if President Rives, lie must and would have * >een received a* such, unlet* lie was found ? m inquiry subject to peraonal exception, t< ?ut for the absence of *nti*factory inform*- i ion upon llio quealion whether President iiviis was in fact the head of an establishid Government of the Rpuldio of Nicaragua, doubt a* to which arose not only from il he circumstance of hi* nvowed association u vith armed emigrants recently from the p Jnited States, but the proposed Minister t, limself was of that class of persons, and tot otherwise or previously a citizen of Nicaragua. Another Minister from the Republic of Ni- ? saragua has now presented himself,and lias teeti received as such, satisfactory evidence * ippenring that he represents the Govern- * neut dc facto, and so fHr as such exists the p Government de jure, of that Republic. ti That reception, while in accordance with .he established policy of the United Stntes, >vas likewise called for by the most iuipera* Ire special exigencies, which require that f< .his Government shall enter at once into ii liploinatic relations with that of Nicaragua. n In the first place, a difference has occuried >etween the Government of President Rivas md the Nicaragua Transit Company, rnicu involves tlta necessity or inquiry into >< igiila of citizens or the United States, who p illege that they have been aggrieved by he acts of the former, anil claim protecion and redress nl the hands of their Gov rnnient. In the aecond place, the inter- t aeanic cominunicalion by the way of Ni j aragua is effectually interrupted, and the j >er*ons and property of unoffending pri- fi ate citizens of the United Slates in that > ountry require the attention of their Govirnment. Neither of theso objects can re* ^ eive due consideration without resumption if diplomatic intercourse with the Govern* 0 nent of Nicaragua. Further than this, the documents com- fi nunicated show that, while the iuteroce- n nic transit by the way of Nicaragua is ut off, disturbances at Panama have occur- h ed to obstruct, temporarily at least, (hat ir >y the way of New Grenada involving tl he sacrifice of the lives and property ol ?' ilizens of the United States. A special s oiuinissioner has been despatched to Pa el aina to investigate the facts of this occur- ft ence, with a view particularly to the re i| iress of parties aggrieved. But measure* r< f another class will be demanded for the mure security of interoceanic communicn- a, ion by this ns by the other routes of the l(J sthmiiB. n! It would be difficult to suggest a tingle A bject of interest, external or internal, more o) u|H)rtsnt to the United States than the ^ ininienance of the communication, by land nd sea, between the Atlantic and Pacific tales and Territories of tho Union. It is a laterial element of the national integrity nd sovereignty. **" I have adopted such precautionary mens- * res and have taken such action for the ti( 'iirpose of affording security to the several c' innsit routes of Central America, and to C lie persons and property of citizens of the T , vw? ..VV^VM wt?f| Wl ?? ) II ?? I lie U nm?, ns nro within nty constitutional pow- ui r jiml existing cirenin-tancc* have seemed 5 demand. Should these meant ies prove c? l.ndeqiialo to tlio object, lliat fuel will be < ninuiuiiicated to Congress, with such re- at ammendaiiont as the exigency or the case |;, tay indicate. FRANKLIN PIERCE. ]-? Wasiunoiow, Mhv 15, 1856. Vl tn Hon. James L. Orr.?Mr. Editor: In ihr /? 'arolina Ti?/i ol the 16 it inst. I ate somo <di>ri*l statement* in rrfer?no? to Col. Orr. wh;uh I link aliouM l*e corrected. Tlie editor state* that i 1840 Col. Orr was a Whig, nn<i that ho had n mtethiiig to do in the management of a paper died the Highland Sentinel, published under the aspires ol Col. J. P. ltcid. Now, in this short article there nro several mis- m ikea. In the first plnce, Col. Orr never was n p 1'hig, nor did lie ever luive anything to do with ^ le management of the Highland Sentinel, but ftered iu sentiment from it and its editor in >to. In November, 1843, the Sentinel ceased > exist. On its ruins was started the Andereon 'axette, a thorough Democratic |wtpcr, mid Col. lrr was for a year or so iu editor.? Carolinian F Srsi.s, Nicaragua, and Mexico.?If there be tj, ly truth iu iho following telegraphic pa-agraph, >e gem of the Antilles will be held by ao iuseeurs nure by her Catholic Majesty: New York, May 22.?The steamer Quaker G ity arrived hero at midnight hist night. She |t| incs dates to the 18?h There wers rumors at avana that the Siennsh G?vr. ...nent was to til lr' it inimoiliutely at that poll an expedition to pro- as til to Costa (lien to operate ngninst Walker in th icaragun, and that a distinguished Spanish officer ^ , id already been deapu'ohed to the scene of future , it ion. Kurlhrr rnmora state that Vers Crux was to be ut tx-kadvd and bombarded by the Spanish forces in Ca d? r to eniorce the |>ayment of ccrtsiu elaitns due yn ?m Mexico to the Spaiu.li government. This ovetnent. it is ssid. is to prmvfd immediately. nt nusuul activity was prevailing among the Span- th h. men of war at Havana in eetlimr reads for n J "I n? lii* h would aecm to give credence to the rumor. ^ Puacruac or Mourn- Vuhsou.?Mr. Everett U j by tin*. Wise, through Mrs R*teli e, to i|>e.ir before Congrcea and auk for $120,000 f*-r t* aaaociation to purchuae Ml. Veinnn, and then or co to each State in tire Union, and demand of ?ri oh, through ita legialature, it* proportion of $180,10, according to ita ledrral numb?ra. "If you ill do I lib"," tnya Mr. Wiee to Mra. Ritchie, md Mr. Everett will undertaka the b mac*I miahi, you will have the whole amount, and y*> >r th iviite wbvrintiuM over a?d nh*,?e, it* leva than royenra. You are allowed five under tho law." rr de American Travil to EutiorR.?It ia believed al tho travel to Europe front tha United Suttee II be unuetutlly large tins year. The New York "? at aaya that the atcnmer? for June and July have in itroely a vacant tterth, for many who have been -j-j customed to act tho laahioiia at Saratoga and j purport li.ive eoiirlodd they can get more plena- ''n ? and Innltli, with the same expenae, hy a trip ; <h row the ocean, than by h campaign among our I ihivmhl*- watering-( lacce. Profeeaional gt-nlle- | m ru, siu ivhii aim j<ujiio ol miKUTSle m aim, witli ilightemd lastea. ar?i very gt-n< r illy planning "e i?ff lori-ign expedition*, which arc now made quite er aotionble at a moderate o*|? n?r. 8o A Caution.?We aaw the other day at the nc unk of Char otic a $5 bill changed to $50. We mid p'rt the public on their guard. It enn be ry easily detected if prraotia will only bc:ir in ** ind the difference between the genuine $5 and ju iO bill*. Tlie rignrtte of the$5'a ia a steam car, 0., id that of the $.'?0'a ia aercral mounted hnntera irauing their game.-- Charloiit (JV. C.) Whig Judge McLean, in a note to Gen. Can, giet-a hit na nl?n that Concrete ennnot inttitnle, but may jn, <>1 ubit tlavery in the Territories. Aa the latter , ciaion ia a very late ide.i, while the farmer wna ! tertaim-d in 1847, the conclusion ia that the I onable gt-nilemiin is bid ing for the Preatdenoy. aa; The New York Su? publisher a atnternent ep liieh, whether tru or not. |Miw?ai a no little in- in, reat. It rtalea that "inaterinl aid" ia being for- || irded from New York to the Coala (Wan Gov nment, to enable >t to prorecnle with figor Ute *" it .igainat Walker. co Col Jatnea G*lad<?, tr.lnlatrr *o Mexico,,a rev ' P<t A vi?it hoti e i be fkj.? (tfye Spartan. sg ? THURSDAY, MAY St, 185#. intti uriu. W? Mr* requested to say that a meeting of tl bore company wiU be belt] on 8atarday avenin I lit* Law Offico ot Mr. Dong tea*. A full i rodent* ia rcqaeota I, aa tha uaifurm and t,w ution will be reported. RUTLBD6B. We eateem tha Ibvoe of Railedge, bat regr hat a praas of mauer compel* aa to lay it over f rxt week. Wo tlinnk oar eorraapondent for li romiae, and ahull always be glad to bear fro iim. ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Oar thanks arc due to Senator Evans and ollt nembcrs ot Congr. aa for voloabla publ o document Also, to llou. C. Mnaon, Commiaaioner of P? nta, for a package of Garden and Flower seed fhich we have distributed aa advantageously oeaible, with a view to cultivation and diasemin ion. ERUITT COURT. On Monday next the term of tha Equity Cou ir Spartanburg District will commence. We b eve it ie not yet known which Chancellor w tteud. WITHDRAWAL. J. H. Citca, esq , late co-editor and proprietor be Carolina T mea, has withdrawn from that p er. It ia now oonducted by B. II. Brittoo. ODD FELLOWS' CELEBRATION. As announced last week, Morgan Lodge, N 9, I. O. O. F., celebrated its 7tli anniversary < Vidny Inst by a parade and oration. J. M. Klfoi clivcrcd the address, and, in a beautiful and faitl il portraiture of the beneficence of Old Fellowslr itisfiod n la ge and pleased auditory that the ord rna worthy of suppm t nnd encouragement. Posi ly the addrcav may be given to print, and with tl xpectntion of again reverting to the subject, v esist from an atempt at condensation. The pe nuance rncitca tne warmest applause from ll udlence. 3 After the exercises in the Bnpt'st Church, tl .iternitv anil audience were invited to participa i a sumptuous pic nie, cm ten up by the pupils ic Odd Fellows' School, tn eomphmf nt to the Or. ?r and Lodge. The bibles were laid under tl rending oiks in rear of the buildinir, nnd tl Itcer so munificently tendered met full justii urn the lnrge number present. The pnpils desert te thanks of their guvsts for an ciitertaiiinieiit i rehe*che. The day wns closed with a delightful social par I Palmetto llall, where beauty, youth, and it( uud enjoyment to n late hour in vocal and instn icntnl muaic, conversation, nnd the prumennd II passed off in liarmonto ta hilarity, crowned wii ite oi those admirable suppers for which Mr. Kit v is getting quite diminfuit-hed. THR LOWER BATTALION. On Saturday last (thanks to our friend J. B. To son. esq , woo gave us a seat in Ilia carriage) ? ere enabled to attend the muster of the Lower Ra I on of the 36th Regiment, Major A. II.Kirb unmnndiiig. The troops were reviewed in line t *d.S. M. Sn slily, who was present with hi? stn he ranks of the several Companies w -re fu 1. ai ?e battalion man? ivres were creditably execute id gnve general satisfaction. The Artillery, Capt. Vandyke, is worthy of sp al mention. Though tho membership is wide 'parated, they meet regularly for parade and n ruction every sixty day*, when no*, required I w to do ?t, and exhibit, in tlis manner of hnttil lg their cannon, nt well as in movement, the or image of regular drill. Capt. Vandyke coin nnds as fine a set of men, in personal nppearam aid doubtless they arc also so in conduct, thoue w nre known by us) as we have seen iuiywhen James Karrow, esq., of tho Coloml's Staff, mad speech to tho battalion, but creature comforts d< rived us of the pleasure td hearing it. The day wns n fine oue, but tv? did tiut see i iany present as spectators as wo had expeotn lough we had the privilege of meeting many ul ieuda mi J mak ng ? .me new onm. WAR IN KINSA5. If we ere to believe llic telegraph the war hi gun in earnest in the fated Territory of Kanaa ollnwing the dnstnrdly firing upon Sher tT Joni r..u_'li bis tont, at n>ght, by whieii he was wnum I and his life jeopardised, w.ru other outiagi illing for the interposition of federal troops b or. Shnnnon, to enforce the due eiecntiun of tli ws. Robinson and other Topeka conrcntio nitora liave been arrested, (but Reeler, cowar well as traitor, at first shielding himself undi privileges of a member of Congress, an icked by the two freesoil members of the Knusa vestignting Committee, finding that refuge a ntafe relianou for criminals,) has disappeared, an n nowhere be found. On the 24th a report | rc filed at Weetport that a battle had been fongli Lawrence, abolition headquarters, resulting i e destruction of the town. Thu 15th is indicate. the date of the battle. A reward has t>ecn <>l red for the arrest of Gen. Pomeroy, a free s?> sder. Although these accounts sre pretty highly c>l pH Vft tfi.'v tnsi / !> ?r?- ? . T- ^ J " " WfJ iIS be most anxiously looked tor. THE KNLISTMEMT tUESTIOX. The despatch of Lord Clarendon, In answer t e eery full note of Mr. Marcy, has at lengt ached the State Department. Against the evi nee of Strobe) and Herts, as to the culpability c ratnpton and the consuls, Lord Clarendon put the poeitiru denial of these functionaries as t inngemeni of the American laws in enliatmenti lie paper is good-tempered, and even deprecating ding with the expression of the etrnest hop ot the friendly relations of the two countries ma fTer no intcrruptii n. We have rar?ly read ilder State paper from the British Cabinet. If i >< ? not contain the apology sought by our gov nmvnl in an many worde, certainly it approachc nearly (lint point ae to rendur a peaceful bolulio: i longer doubtful. Mr. Crnmptun may be ditmieecd or ha may nol the contradietory rumora t. third no Hide* fu Igin.-nt! We inolino, however, to the latte inioQ. Senator Kvaks.?On the authority of a Sevan ih paper we Rtnted la?t week that Senator Kvan tended making a perch opp.wed to the viowe ?i c udniinietratKin on the neutrality lawa. Senate rum, in a letter to Dr. Gibbee, of the Carolinian yb that this ie not only nol ao, but that he cord 1a II; P'ovcd of the oourae of Preaident Pierce in enforo K tinwe lawa, and haa noaympnthy with violator* e alao aanetiona the rcfua.il to receive Mr. Frencl Nicaraguan envoy, and double the wiedom of re gniaing Padre Vijil. Aa that, however, ie at iecnt:vefnnetion,heie wiU>ng teawai* inform viol 'o-e a, udemnir.g the not BKOOKS M IDIHIL Oo Teeodsy of bl wevk Mr. 8?wior, of Mo ? oMtiaortu, delivered a speech is (ho Hnate < Kansas matters, characterised by the oorroopoi dent of the CharUotoo Newoaa preoeotinga scei of "debate whiwli for aarv.tam, invective, vwlgarit ridicule and abuse exoeeded every thing that h ever been acted before in that way ia that body It also embraced libels upon Judge Under, wl ? was absent, and South Carolina of the most mei 'I* dacioaa character, calling forth rebukes from Sea ^ tors Beans, Cass; Douglas, and Mason?Gen. Ca prononacing K the most on- American and unpo riotic speech he had seer heard on the floor of tt Senate, snd tlie latter charitably concluding th. its author was aea compot mentis. As Senator Butler was abocDt from Wail tie ni litgtOn when thtts Wantonly assailed in twofold di grec, Hon. P. S. Brooks, from the Edgefield Dii trlct, took redress into his hands. On Thursds; th< refore, he sought an interview witlt the infamot er libeller and acoendrel, and what took place may t ta. learned by the following from tho Waahingtc it* Star of Friday: la, "Yesterday, after lie liad sought M as Sumner elsewhere without finding liitt u* Mr. Brooks went to the Senate Chamlierthe Senate having adjourned; and Mr. ? being there, Mi. Brooks sat near Mr. Burr ner until a few ladies, who wero on th irt floor, hnd retired, lie then went up t e- Mr. S., who was at his desk writing, an III said: 'I have read your speech carefully, an with as much disposition to do you justic as 1 could command; and I have delibei of alely come to the conclusion that you wcr a* guilty of a gross libel upon my State, an of a wanton insult to my absent and grej haired relation. Judge Butler, and 1 fe? myself under obligations to inflict on yo 0 a punishment for this libel and insult.' 1D "Mr. Suinner 'hereupon essayed to ris r(j from his seat, as though to resist what Mi ^ Brooks had said, when he (Mr. Brook* struck Mr. S. with rapid and repeals P' blows about the head with a gutta perch cane, and continued his blows, in spite t u Mr. Sumner's effotts to ward them off an< ir seize the cane, until Mr. S. fell. As Mi l# Brooks was suspending his blows--whicl *" he did the instant Mr. Sumner fell ? Mi ' Crittenden came up and interposed, saying 'Don't kill,' &c. Mr. Brook* there.ipo ,e left the sjrot, and remained with his fiiend w in the Senate Chamber until Mr. Sumner' o friends, several of whom were presenl?Mi ;? Morgan, of New York, and Mr Foster, < ie Connecticut, among them?lifting him uj <e hore him into ono of the ante-rooms of tk w Senate." r? The same a'joount substantially is repented ia t>i u Baltimore Sun, but with the charge tlu?t Co ltro<>ks continued the blows while Sumner w; ty down, and that the Utter called for help williot attracting aaaialance until hia assalutU had desislc ii. from flagellation. e. A aeeond d.-spotch in the Son aaya: ih "Some ?ye-witne*scs say Mr. Hrool ?- struck Senator Sumner as many as tweut times over his head. Senntor Sumner ws sitting in an arm chair when the aawit was made upon him. lie had no oppoi j. lunity to defend himself. There are vari oiis opinions on the tuhject. and quite cor . iradivtory. Many were applauding tit ^ act, whilst others were denouncing it as ' cowardly attempt to heat down freedom ? speech. The affair will, undoubted!} ^ cause great debate in the Senate toiuoi ' row. 1 "Mr. l)ro<?ks was arrested shortly afls the affair, a comphiint haviug la-en mad against liitn on oath of William Y. Lendu ' v and vai brought beh>re Justice I lolling) ' head, am] held to bail ia $&00 to amove "Mr. Sumner ha* two severe but not dar gerotts wound* on the head. Brook*'can I was shattered in many piece*. dcmonstr; ' ting the violence of the assault. ?\VI ten the attack whi made there wer ;h probably fifteen or twenty person* presen f. including Messrs. ('rittetiden, Fostei e Toombs, Fitzpatrick, Murray. Morgan an f other members of Congiess, Governor Goi man, together with several officers of tli mi Senate and stranger*. The attack wa* si 1, sudden and unex|>cctod that Mr. Sumne U had no opportunity to place himself in defensive attitude. "The first blow stunned him, and th stick, which wn* of gnlta percha. was brc ken into many piece* l<v the time the a) u sault was terminated. Messrs. Crittenden * Toomlrs, Murray and others, interfered a " soon as they could, and probably prevent '* ed further damage. Great excitemen * exist* here to-night io conseqtionco of th 7 affair. ' "Sumner sank unconscious to the flom n where he lay till raised by hi* ftiends. Hi d head was bathed in blood, and his physi r cians say he has the severest fle.-dt wound d they ever saw on a man's head, and dem * his friends admission to hirn to night." n Sutisrqncnt dan* tiring the improbable Stateme' d that Col. Brooks had been committed to jail. Thi must be a mistake. Sunnier is improving, *n ll was expected to take his seat in the Senate in a lei n days. As the offence (none in our qunriei) i 'I bnlable, we are sure the above account cam.of h true. Committees in the Smaie and House hav been appointed to investigate the question of privi lege involved, wlcls indign ition meetings hav " been held in New York and Ronton hy the IrienJ * of Sumner and abolitionism, with a view to makinj party capital. We are opposed to bullyism, in or out of Con (rm - wt nrr penccsine men; but Con^ri'M ma ? thank it?elf lor acene* of violence and bloodshed h Repeal the duelling law that disgrace* the Statut i* Hook of the land, and make member* of Congrrf d m i that persona! account bility will follow r bald license of the tongue, and *cene* of brawl w, " erase. We are no advocate cf tho duello, an I condemn the bloody exa? tion* of the code of honn t? in ordinary intercourse, where law can right, if n? e satisfy, prirate wrong*. Idut in the Congress ? the Union, where, under the shield of the Const, tut ion *nd laws, the foul tongue of the slanderc * and braggart is unhinged to vituperate and defarni t we would erect personal accountability into a Inpli . er law. Few in South Carolina will withhold ap ? clause from Col. Hroiks for hi* castigntion of man who to a (oof tongue a?lds the crime ot j?er II jury lie ha* our *ynipathy and approval, hum hie a* it is. And of thi* inuidrqt in tlic politic* < t the day shall hasten the solution of the great que* r tion of Southern rights, we had it with joyful caul tation and welcome tlie tt*uc it brings. Moss Agitation.?Agitations on slavery in th . higher church judicatories of the Methodist an a Presbyterian denominations continue to he kept u( ,f In the general conference of the Methodist Kpisoc r pal Church North, now in session at Indinnapolii ia Indiana, thr subject was brought forward, but with jr out definite action. The Old and New School Assemblies of th i. Presbyterian Churoh have not been me.re fortunat 1 in eecapii.g this agitating question. They are ati . 'u sessioni and although the conservative pottioni i of oauh body are oppoeed to any interference w it h th I question, we do not think es"npo possible from com . mlt'el one or other P1IICBICAU, 4C. s- IIsurca'a Mtutwi.-Tbit, the bo?i popular of in all nugwliin, with Um J on* No. begin* |U kta cath year of its existence and tha 13th volume, w In the prapcftm itw proprietors announce ita dry, culatioo al 160,000 copies, and this fai t is sufficient as endorsement of its merits, bach a circulation is ,M without parallel in magoxine literature. l!ut the m> troth is, "Harper" is an unparalleled publicut ou. a- Southern Quarterly Rcv:tw. E. II. Brit. ton & Co., Columbia, S. C. New Series: Vol. 1?No. I., April, 1856. Pp. 218. This welcome visituiit cstm to hand 6 led with literary gems of the highest value, as wc had anticipated. Ws have been anxiously awaiting its art ival, knowing, as we do, the pre-eminent fitness ?f ita editor to enrich it with the treasures of the intellectual kingdom. Of the peculiar qualifieslions of Dr. J. H. Thoratrell to edit ? Review no ' one can have a doubt who has rend any of the pro^ due tons of his pen, or listened to the evocations of " his philosophic and aiiulyticnl mind. A logi* oian in its most rigid?a philuspher in its m<?t ? general?a critic in the highest sense, he invest* very subject that he touehea with a farcinution r* that none can resist. This Revirw, then, wc may ' confidently anticipate, will be excelsior in its gene, mi inn* of 'literature, eicvnied in its philosophy, chaste in its motols, and just in its criticisms. At no time shall we ove it biurrcd with the acrimouy o of prejudice, or prostituted in its g? nerul pur|>os?s j and objects. Well may wc felicitate its publishers 111 the cull and acceptance of one whose- reputation j is so genetul and well-merited as one of the moet ^ cu|terior men that ever South Carolina produced in r. intellectual greatness in the walks of literature. So Q much for the editor. J Of ths merits of the articles with which it is r. crowded, nnd with which we I nve made only a >| cursory acquaintance, we cannot just now give an U elaborate opinion. Each nrlicle seems to be writ ten with signal ability. That on American Colicft ges is appropriate al this juncture with us. As r. the subject is commanding the attention of gentle') men earnestly engaged jn its discussion, so far as tl our Slate College is concerned, wc f t bear making ft extended extracts. There are two classes, accord'' ing to its author, from whom attacks on the College may be expected; "First, from real friends of learning, who are II np|x?eil,?n principle, to the superintendence of r. education by the State; and next, (loin the pretetidr cd friends of thr people, who,in their >?nl lor popu^ Isr instruction, will in t scruple to denounce the college us a fraud ii|h u the pt>or, for the e.elusive s benefit of the rich." s In answer to this anticipated opposition he rub r" mils the following qoestiona and comments, which we give for the benefit of our reader*: "The policy ol a Slate College turns upon thice 0 questions: Is it it puhhc bell, fi ? I? the good de ?. .... ? II IV IIIC I'llll'V u. w the Stale t<> prov.de foi ? And ta it, hi divrti1, nn adequate cotupi iiMit on lor the menus (?p. tided? The tir*t qucniioii i* answered >t> the ncgntivr, by ta thoec hhiimsl t<> rcprcat lit the college .<a r.ti call m' liahmcnl for the rieh, or n pr vi cgcd claat, to i the ?xclu-ion ot tlie p-?'r. The u-rouil, by tlmae who think tliiil education i? ;i private or eeclcaiiiatienl function; tnnl the third, hy thiiar who think money the i Incf good of a commonwealth. That * they elmuM If nuaWcrcd in the affirmative, we think iu?ri plihle ol the clean at proof; hut our tint it* at prevent will p? rnnt ua only to touch upon the I ls ft rat, ami tint ehiefty in a angle ;uq>ect?the n fl. x It influeuee of the eiilcge u|?n popular not u tu?n. r V e are | reparcd to rcvciae the bria-nrd, the eol i. ''-ge ta lor tlie 'cm; iiii.I maintain the ih??-?. that it | eiiats pre-em ntnilv for the pei pie. It waa mlliM " into Ikmic lot iIm'ii iMhal, and u>, in the high at | O aenae, a puhiio benefit. Tie a- * I.out it cdneatea, a it educate* uot lor tht im-? lv?a. hut f<-r the Slate, | ,f ; tin ir country, and th-irfion To whun r ? xt< nl ! enlightened men i re n blearing to any eotuniunity. | ' to ihe aamc extent the coll. ge pr? mope the wel- j fare ot the w lntic commonwealth .11 itiry rucitast'>n o' rcholara that it actnl* out. The nat.onul | >r character ia r.l nil; the pine of m iil'titeiit and ^ thought made Iahhtni; and the thousand cord* of ayin|>atliy which hirnl the nietub* is ot socaty 1 r? together, ate like m> innt'V w-irea which trntn>nnt 1 *' Its? rlwlrio influence of litflil and kimwlnlisr In I r. e?cry nook and <i>rm r of the UnH. The cfTict m I it silt-lit proof** of education, u liitli, in awakening ^ thought, *?ion itrati* it dcnimi 1 for instruction, iiof the demon 1 i* iwvi r salaried uutii * general " aysti-iii of coin i.tni ? l?*>ls )* put nt op latum. The higher education, its a ctuitf rt In nsive sctu mo, pre<? crali* 11 if lower. 'J lie folltgc git . ? Iik' to tin I common n-li ol, anil not the co-ninon *. -lionl to tin* | college. Til tut . tlicri tore, wild ate ait mpling to ," clippie or destroy ilie ool?c?* out of pr? teiu?e ol I ' f zcjii for t!;r inrtruciinu ?> tin- ja....!., ?? t. king lilt? most effectual measures to defeat their own (> end*. I ft all high* r education t?o t'Xt tivu llt'il. and barbarism would amti nuittfd. Tlie a huols tvlt flt arc iiotv scattered through the Stntf, their r ' li gh character ami genera! etRcieney, tin* clnnior I* winch * every where raised, ami justlv rai?.il, lor universal instruction, have all Imvii suinuLii* <1 In e the intluroce ol the Colic"!*. I la I it li?t lx*t li ( tslahl .sited, or hail (lot those whom it trained have r?-ct?iv.*d a similar Inching in other linll*. South '* (Carolina Wiilild have pnutelilc ! the *.11111* pfctacli i, to-day which sho pritiiilol lift \ v car* iiiio." s The other sul.j.cls of the No. aio* Theory of the Ihnuliful; Ti c S * 1 '*v* of Creation ; La t lliudc's Introduction to Physiology; Slavery mid 0 Freedom; The N<bular llypothcxi*; Works ? ( Wm. I'alrj; Physical Geoginpby of the Sea; Memoir of l)r Henry; Critical Notice*. s The whole form verily nn nrgosy ??f good thing*. With auch a Rrview net-d onr patron* loeik to the hyperborean region* for intellectual pabulum? ^ Need tliey transfer their patronve, with ?u<-h a work hi their midst, to tlmac who lack point* of |o' cal ttit-ntity with u* tthieh those feel and have un * der whose itn-pu t * th * work i* bring r?l t< d and ^ pubhshrd? To our citizens we appeal in behalf ol *' thi*vtork. Your mite contribute to its support, n* 18 it* quarterly visit* will bring yon the bigbc&t prr * crnlum in thought on y< at iuvi stment. i- Punaitru or Ac*trmn lintot.enzxcr ?The r foil*.wing extract from a recent foreign letter ra I* veal* the strait* to which Austria i* rcductd to g retain Pupal faror for the control of bcr Italian territory : i- '"The Emperor ol Ar-stri* is an autocrat II * word is law. ,>ow, he lias allow d the Riahnps to send r mid a circular, in whu h Christian tun ml ? refused to nil Piote*tinl? in the Austrian empire. * Kttllowing hi* example, the Grand I)uk?* of Tu* kg cany is uouig to sutn a *iinilar concordat with I Rome. Italy will :i very PicitdlMdI(. piedmont is looked up to as the nucleus round which. sooner or Inter, all true Italian patriots must rally. Meet<1 ini/s arc being held throughout Iinly to present nn r address n! thanks to M. Crivour, the Sard in an >( Plenipotentiary at the Pans Congress, h?r having brought the Italian question forward j. The following articles, proposed hy the K'ttg as the r basis for the reformation of the Sardinian Church, arc in lavoriinie contrast w.th lit* above pandering | of Austria to the flVto despotism of (tune This m deela ution will Ik- brought forward at (lie next Parliament of Turin: i- I. Tlic Roman Cntliolio Church of Sardinia de if clares its independence of Home, i 2. Tho Knig oi Sardinia i? the Sovereign Pro|. Uvtor of the Church ot Ins kingdom. 3 The Priesthood to he paid hy the State. 4. The canon law and lliediwwioiuof theCount, oil of Trent to be abrogated. 5 Tradition as u source of dogmas to be dedal j " ed of no force ? 6. The reading of the Holy Scriptures to be nli. lowed, and their explanation left to tho coDMienee ( of each Christian. 7. The Ixwd's Supper to be received under both '* forms 8 The eehbaoy of the Church to be no longer e compulsory. e 9 The Ivitin language to he noirore naed in the Church service; and the number of the Cliurob fes" tivals to bo d mouthed. i, e A venerable citizen ot Asheville, N. C., named T.uticb M. Smith, died there no the 18th instant. | Ha was the first n>nk child born wetl of the R'tre i 1 R.dgs ft TELLY B1CI. On thu 5th of May C*4. IV Wt., ?f Abbeville, on hii way to LimwaM Bprini*, wbor* bo bad a daughter at school, waa handed a letter directed to Mr. Walker, Principal of ib? lustliotion fur Doaf and Dumb, located at Cadar Springs, by which place thu Colonel miut needs pose. On Hearing the main building he aarr a gentle 1 man attending to sonic busmcea in the yard, and i made a sgn t?> him to aims 'hat way. This pro* i red to br none other than Mr. Wwlio, being I well versed in the sign language, readily understand the Colonel's sign, mid started to meet him. ' Passing through the yard, he met ooe of the po- i pita, with whom he had some conversation in sigas, i which the Colonel sow, ami at once concluded < thnt they we c both deaf and duinb. This prepar- i ed hint In meet Mr. W. as a mute. Leaving the I pupil, Mr. ty. 'urmd quickly and walked en to i meet lite visitor at the gate. They mutually bowed; and the Colonel at once presented the letter to the tnute, ns lie supposed, and made n sign to h'm to taku it in the house. Mr. W. understood h s | sign, though sontewh.it irregular, and r? plied by signs he would do so. No word or utlemnce of sound had yet passed. The sign from the Colonel fixed the impression on i Mr. W's mind thnt he was in the presence of a mute stmuger, and by sign ho asked the Colonel if he wus deaf and dumb. This question involved a complication of signs rather too hard for the Colonel; nevertheless, whether he understood it or not, he attempted a reply. In this effort, by some slight sound, or oilier mentis, Mr. \V. discovered the mistake, and looking intently at the Col-inel observed: "Sir, I took you to be a deaf and dumb man, and I |*recive you alike in stouk me; but it proves to be "neither of us." At this point of the interview it may be imagined a hearty laugh ensued. The Colonel remarked that for the first time in his life lie hod been taken to be deaf and dumb?that the great error of his life, and perhaps the principal charge against h'm in hrn own country was, that lie talked ton mud . Some cipl in.-ition and apology wcie then intro i duccd for the mistake, though little could lie ndIrnittcd, as it was agreed to be the result of a combination of circumstances After n lull intercb-nge j of pleasantness, tho Colonel drove on his way, and : Mr. W. turned to in vt ihe ri-sult of the occasi<>u I with the mutes, several of uhotn had witnrsmd the scene, nnd eou'd not await the gentleman's *b i sencc for relief by continued shi.uls. I fOMIXC TO. I The Caniiina Tunc#, Inm Ihf rdaeiaiwe every 1 ?licre exhibited lo it? Mars Convention ii'Krin<'. | ami the inulil ty of the body when na emhhd, #ni tort.iins "no idea that thu people can Is* induced t? ' take pint in any scheme lo-kins to a fuitl er tX> J pre*sion of opinion.*' It ustrrxu, kowrft-r; tk. t i "after the Cincinnati Contention sh: II I tare <! ?| charged the duties assigned lo it. th> u, if the ptoj pie arc *> disposed, With the lights then l>efori* | them, they may give kprcst'oa to their views, nnd , ; iit the Mine time lu^nt the proper cuurso to be ' pursued tiy the Lcjjini.itore." | in other vrnriln, if the tuMiiinat'on ?*. sound one. > the Ist-gislulurc will be ndv nd to support it by the electoral vote of the Slate; but not otherwise. We bog to suggest lo the Ti lies llist, to be con- ( s stent iii opposition Io rivrwhl and conventions. , it should not attempt to rontrol the neiinh of n ! Const tat ..mil ;imm nibly?tbc I.e(??sliitore?by tin- , dictum of a body unknown to tbe Con titutioi! T"?, we hel-eve, Ims la-en its argument, though j now apparently (? r?i?*tt n. Tbe Mine views o' the nomination are put forth by the Mercury ; , 4 It may be that the Cincinnati Convention will | ofTcr us a ei.rch'late in all ritpcts ww hy of the >U| purl " the Slate. Ill such ??t??e there ve il leI no <1 .flcrence .f up iii.-n nv to the p"hc\ o tin ^ Sts'e. And we make tit s r- iuaik thv niore p-iut1 cltx. bst the self l?pp itiloil dclegatm, who Will a?j mime to rcpeisi nt t' e St:ite at Cinehinati, may nWi : assume such aee? ptanee by the Slate of the nonio I in-*- ot lln Conv? ntiou tii tic an i nrl-asr rm-ot of their iippenranee at Chic Itaali. I'mt if that Convent on calculating upon the hi <jui? scent e ol t 'i ? Stitr, prison ? to os anv olio r iLan an ara-eptable i-mh<Ii I dale?< in' siiiiiH on th-ec vital |io'nts ot Const'tuI t onal right wh eh it i? equally tiie pi Me ami |?olicv J I of the Si lie to nph*>)d ?We ti lot that HOW . it* for ! Uteriv, there will be inwlntn and spil t enough to | assert her ane-oltt itli,cJMlililue. If she estitiol I lutvc a man true til her. s^e at hO*t Itecd not in*. ! ei-pt one that ? 'nUe. I she ennitol ?rvr a fi end. ^ i mi 'v die may he stmr.il the hum dial on ot mili-s | t> rn g 'o the triumph til i foe." Wf arc glad la see anything reasonable coming from the late op|>onrtvts of tho Convention movptm-nt in our St.ilo, rt? n ikoueh nmaitr liu b?-oii the nf-roilig . Tin- Course pursued by the con vcntum >ts hs? at li wi hndt 10 qu recent upfxirl nl I tlir State, nud w ill linnmr. even il not slrendy, M' 1 i popular a* to overhear opposition Tin- knowledge , ami tlio (not 1 lint no candidate not pefftrtly molnl 1 mill cordially ntMUlinj; 'o a wound coin, tnutioiiut 1 platform. can liopo for support ov? Il among thiwo 1 moat strenuous lor sending delegate* to Cincinnati- I has boon sci/rd upon to cori-r retreat front n posi- i tion both unti ntiliU-and unpopular. Of coutsc n I alnnv of reason must bo exhibited; and hence we Iiaio the solemn warning to the G'nriiition, thai < if they ?lo not pren n! a reliable, or 'acceptable candidate,' South Carolina will not support him. Thia is coming exactly to our posit on, and wo j therefore call it ''coming to." P*lmktto Riri.ra.? A company, bearing the 1 above designation, It.is been formed by the South j i Carolina emigrants in Kanaaa. The Charleston 1 Standard, from a private letter received in that J city, gives the following parlk-u nrs of ita organza' tion: i "Ry a private letter to a resident of thia city, da- 1 teil Ah h aoti, K. T , April 30th, w? learn that the company was formed under the name of the Pal- I niello Ihtlir, and that it intended to start the next ' day. May l?t, lar I.econipton, a town about twelve 1 miles Irom Lawrence. Tly following are the ' names ot tlie nlKoim, commissioned and non-com- 1 | missioned, of the company: K G. l'slwer, Ad- ' jutant; Captain, R. DeTrrviilc; 1st Iacute ant, 1 U. I>. White; 2d L eu eiiant, Albert M<>*;itl; 3.1 ! Lieutenant, K L Palmer; Orderly Sergeant, -J. II Swill- 0,1 SJ.--..MOO vv < u--?..... I I tt?- I grant, H, II Cruo; 4th Sergeant, L. Toinliison; I 1st Corporal, IV |t s nitons; 2d Corporal, J. C. ( Caniptn-ll; 3d C-.rj?or.il, 1J. M. I<ebhy; 4lli Cor|?o- 1 ml, J. M. Ilice." 1 Land Warrants.?The laud warrants are fall- 1 ' in? in cons<qu< no. ol the largo donations of land | , by Congr< *.? lothe new Struts for railroad pur|?wts. Tlie laud bills, now in contemplation, call for | | ri x millions of acres. It tends to narrow die fit-Id ) ol selection ol lauds; those who have bought land . warrants lor entry and settlement, and gone to , | Iowa, for instance, tint! that the pubic hinds there , are taken tip by railroad grunts. As regards spec- ! ulators, who can wait, tlwir interest in land warrants will not lie affected. | The following are the quotations in Washington ' j on the 22d instant : 16(1, $1 00 a $1 01; 80, $1.0(1 1 s $1.01} 120,95 a 97; 6!?. 95 n 97; 40,1.10 a I It* J Maj. Wm h. Keith, Clerk of the Court of Pick- , ens District, died in that village on the 20th insf. I For twenty eight years, by re-r lection, he field the 1 same office. Previously he was Commissioner in Kquiiy. lie was in his sixty-first year. ( R. S. Iiaitry, esq , editor and proprietor of the Lancaster Ledger, has disposed of his establishment j to Mr. W W Connors, whoss snlutatery appears in 'lie 'is: numbsr of ?' I>edgi r ; ^ . .? 1 _iwmrn+mm Til CILLSft, CITIIM, ill ttl tlftttL Mmu Kmtmi i That d nlift Ugl pUb*. thrupwt 0*b. Covey, la wo* of bis hapjffitot ifao, J recently mo4? in our fominwrty, HmtM iM no miihII iU*?tr*lin furor, that "vfwB tWi gee polecat* there will iwereewnly toluud prlifclttana ** On turning tu n file of the "li(iw" we M hi a No of that paper of Into data mm arttaU awt lb iitniuurt of "Our of lb* PcopW." Here mm mmIrfbilrd the parrot cat, finally trapped andehlfinedbf Mr. Viator, and in your last inane wa dneovet tb debut of thr kitten, assuming to himself, (be ehv? aetrr of "Citizen." Though *,trikingly alike, than ia one Important distinction between psreui ami child?tlnr Utter bring end rally more Indiana eat, nwd pntMMing aomewliat more of yowtbfal rigor than thr former. However, the reeomMartu la fie strong as to render a classification of both animals under the tame bead hy no means difficult. Softly* friend Ctt xen; you labor under soma little mistake, when you suppose that hy tha offinaire odor of your peculiar nnturc y on will at la nee the deep* mouthed haying of "Rqanl Justice.* Perbape if ?ut on one of those good old-foah'ooed eight ha at a, in which, in our more youthful daya, and long before oar head pre#* nted its prevent appearance, W* >omewhat delighted, we were to "Jwy" y?* prototype, a remote idea of taking the "baeli track" (aa it used to be called) might aucgasl kiclf; but for the present, let us say st rioor'y, that we have aecn nothing in your article, which, under my circumstances, could turn us aside from the even tenor of our way." You hare railed, at (stasias /In mlioM tlsw.se /mntkei words o( truth and wadom, *\ here yon should htr* reasoned as one desiring to carry C'-nviciioa boaU" to the understanding of his readers. The "kind tnd affable" High Priest "Common Sense," ?or w hom you were polite enough to rilcr us, Mid iv hum we have consulted, we ore pniiicd to say I.?cs not approve the spirit of yonr artk-la, and eg presses a rery faint hope thai you may yet become noredieoreet. And tlie name wise monitor has put t into the mouth of one of his most faithful follow* rrs. Judge O'Ncull, to utter, for the benefit of your?elf, and of all others 1 k>> you, tho following well* timed and sage piece of connsel. You will find it recorded, among other good things well said, in lh? art i?*ue of the Patriot and Mountaineer, litre t is, read and dgcel well: "Pee Die and his aids, the mem of the ilfrrrwy, are continually clamoring against me. Tttey sup* pose thev are injuring me, but the recoil ia upon them and the CoLrge. It has come to a pretty i whs that no one?not ev< n mi old graduate, and lie who has stts?d hy the College ill all its trial#1 is >o l?e |?-rtiMtied to speak the truth. without being intended hy very pit jut which malice, snd, perhaps, "a love of tarry ing l? ng at the wine," may -uggart llot be it m. I nin willing to bide my lime. Recollect. hotcrxer, youngsters, you ere placing in the hande of ikote who do mot love your Almi Miter the lexer to tumble it to tho gtomud." Now, Mr, Ci inn, amy we not promise yvmr favorite High Priest, good faithful "Common Sense," that yu will at least consider this earaest it Imomiioii of our who is a worthy sod undoubtad follower. Hut, s<r, with you for the present we hare dooa_ no! will henceforth notice i.othing that proceeds roai your petl,rxor| t upon the following condhiau: I-I. We inu-l b>- assured that you are nita son ef the C? Ihgc, tiixl that you are therefore capable ot trilling :?t bnpnrtnl iiiihIskmm; or 3d, Tletyoer futuri product tins shstl contain tome, if it ia eaty our giaiti of good stlsr. Now, M- ssrs I'slitmii, t word or twotuthaMKajnw;'' for suicly a word or Itvti w i|| suffice. "Si v l.ovt plain u tale shall put you down." The Kd tor ill lli.it |m|m r deigns to la-slow epos us the following polite notice, which, be may Vcl i-oiiitoltably a-?urtd,ts duly appreciated : "li jo.il Justice" l.ikts the troublv tosuy that he igrets tuh; w ith Mr. Tucker, wh.ch was entirely tin necessary. An) body who rend Mr. TseltrV rt cks ami his mini 1 rnhsy *s articlr wt-uld be very ap In tie strut k Willi the remarkable degree is ivilu 1% lis.* f?ti? n r l??a ......t.oJ-. ?. - ? I- : - . ... .....nmiv mn 111-jr in "pnnm init ulx> ill iir^uiiH ii: a.ul Ml It*. Equal Justice iniilt** no poiiit hi I'in article drserviuj; notice cl< >-|>t tin- j;r<M inn-stall Hu nt about Kjiuru?l>b?rj{ I >i?tr.c: liaciiitf ji iiil $'8,000 tor t!i?- support ?t die "VHjlii Carolina Liiltrj!C. it is all n mistak*.. >l?nri-tiil?iiig dues Hot pay our rent to the South Carolina oilt ire. $311 is about the pr<q?.rtiaa iih* nB'iiri m* uiii |->j it it paid its |>ri>|iuriiiiMlt uliurr ut tlir iXpells-s ol llir Stale p'?na ircltl. lint bo u< fi.ni. Jo iitf tin* Spartanburg |>istrici Imh not r?i-n pity hrr i? n ri|icwrs?un the contrary, ib an ah mo. i iniu tiriar) ! tin* State. $parl.mt.urs 1> strict p-.y? into the S;nn* Tr. asury about ^C.immi ai>.{ iiru*n out Iiimii the State Tiswiiry ..triii J D.tMiy in iy y? nr So that man end ol thia I loir vt li. ii c tutol $371 (or thr College, it m nully i>oi taxed at at tor that pui piwc, bat on ths whir li.ii.it diow? brlwiili $3,000 and $4,000 l \ 1-ry year ..u' of tlie State Treasury, which w? inended tomeut4>ti in our hut article, but accidentally . Limited." H i! I.a! tin! How beautiful nre thro* ilium Joes f the "E\]iros?!M I low little lie knows ?ekom b? it culling "Mr. Tinker's ninn Fiid.vy!" Bat ia sH sober uriuiMtrw It t it be said, tlust sach a shaft all* harmless, because it was evidently aimed at trwlirr uii'iinrr oiis and unoflt ading licod. Bat kt us now to the argument.' tie argument?ay, we repeat, tl.at the word may hare all force, tie irgumeot Tiir sum of tw. nty-fire thousand dollars bring idded to tin* annual Slate expenditure adds nothut; to lite lax. s?does not tnrrraee the taxation on llie property ??l the p?c?ple of Spartanburg! Sock is the argument id our (riiiid of tlie ''Express.'1* I.et this be grunted. It would lol'.ow iiceeesar ly,. ihat twenty live hundred thousand dollars, raised by i axn< :<>n, tr?m the tax-payers of the State, would not it all increase our taxes! The proptwitioB hi itselfi > so atiMu d. thai wr cannot b. lit ve for one moment; the editor w as M-rious in making it. There are six thousand slaves and twelrc has*, ilred thousand seres of land within our district? to say nothing of other tillable nrt.cles?thrt are the Mlbjivti of taxat'on rvnv y?ar. and pay un precisely hkr all other slaves and nil other lands nf the same (-Uv-sifiar';ou throughout the State. If there were more slat.a and a larger quantity of land, there would Ik more money ra>a*d bv taxa mm, iiui no property-noWi r would |>ay any AifAer. lax than he n<?w unlew m.i '< li "her in con., equence of nppropr: itimt* made by our LepoUlure. K. liirn, the mho of tut- tv-five thonaand doilarwho added to llic pi bl e r?pT.?iiluir? for our College, thou cwiry tax p.ijrr . u- i -.eg Dwrict would pay into tbe Treasury oi ?Ii<* Se?te nvae of bio Miming*. Nor can the amount rceeirtd therefrom, Tor the contingent account and other ?-xp< i.rr* ot ihr Diairict, affect tli ? ?>w of the taxation. If twrr.:y-Hve tli <h>'' .rs f?r Wuut-J oom. iiu.'h exp nditure, then every i?? v > m .1 rn rt aero of land will be uhjcclcd to a anMicf III Tint to n? ch nr, that it i* little *ew than an itwiit to "Com^. mon S, nee" to writi t, and I moot ?ait e?t!y cram the pardon of my (run I "CitixcnV* great "iiigW Pr?e*t'' for tint* ire* parang njam Am domain. liul to the point: What "Spa tanhurg D Jinct," pa>? aw it* "tinea" wo do not know, neither do W# mnaider it important t?? inquire; and, eren yet mora ignorant, we did not know that t' e dittrwt wa* a tabject of taxation at ad. Hut "Eqoa. Juattee" sertninly >? remindrd annually, bv 1?>? g<?d <44 Irtend t.*?d and a certain email alip of paper lie huys from h>m, what In- pay a for hia poaaeam.iii nt c 1 tain tn*n )?>ta, Innda and n^groea, and la iimatta ned ?)? to admit?hot thia of oowraa ia laf m?a?th itheh.M heard vague rumora concerning I hat aanir ffrntk-man'a "interference with the pnrate njfhi?" of cerU<n profeeaioual gentry, end owner* and rendem of mrrchandiae; and how that thi-v al- arr, by the nforraaid eery race I lent agemt >f the State, troubled U* th?*r "araal! obange" hn* rntM.< our College ntut be aoatainrd. Bat am 'S|tort'inbur*h< ra" do not pay into tha Irmarral ihr State aa much a* w* draw out, (aa per Mr. >re?? 1 erga, we maef be growing re her. Well, (to retarp to onr termer trarhy.) thia tho hmt ir stance on record?ao Car aa we knew -'where any diatrict of the State waa held np and rjpnaod to 'ha worM at an objict of ?jpretna fW