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ITflitraster Xfigft. Lancaitervill?, 8. C. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4,1852. To the Hon. J. A. Woodwoid, we tender our thanks for a copy of the Hon. M. P. Gentry's speech. Early Cotton. Mr. H. J. Stevens informs us that on Sunday last, the 1st iast, he observed two open pods of Cotton on his plantation. This is certainly early, and the first we have heard of in this section. The Hail Road Meeting. We have not time to write about the Rail Road Meeting on Monday, and it is only by a squeeze wr can got in this paper the official proceedings. While present at the meeting, we heard two very good speeches from P. T. Hammond, Esq., and Dr. Galluchat. We understand that our worthy and esteemed citizen, M. Clinton, Esq., made some remarks rather prejudicial to the enterprise and introduced a resolution which would have the effect to throw cold water on the whole affair: but on motion, his resolution was laid on the table. The people talk considerably about the Road, and appear to be anxious for it; but wo trust they will be willing to give something more substantial than words. We observe in the last Greenville I Mountaineer that Col. Campbell has disposed of his interest in that paper to Mr. Gosset, one of the former proprietors. The cditoriHl management will be under Maj. S. A. Towns, one of the former editors. The Seventh Anniversary Exercises and Commencement of the Limestone Springs Female High School took place on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 19th and '20th July. The attendance of the parents, guardians and friends of the school was very large and gratifying. At the examination on Wednesday, an exhibition wnu miiil.i nf II ..1 : ?' ' ' . VI I1UUU11U1US, WHICH the pupils had collected chiefly in walks through the neighborhood. A prize was awarded for the best. The Gold and Siivcr Medals for the best two English compositions, were awarded by Governor Johnson to Miss Margaret C. Wallace of Vorkville,and Miss Sarah Massey, of Lancaster. Subjects: " The comparative characters of Dr. Johnson and Frankln," and " The uses and advantages of the study of Mythology." Presidential Election. The Fairfield Herald, of the 29th ult., conbuns an article of some length on the above named subject. We differ in opinion with the Herald. u It is perfectly clear the people tiave a right to take these elections into their own hands,"?then we say let them exercise the right. The Herald complains of " bribery and corruption" used at elections ; and therefore, to judge from the tenor of the article, we are almost inclined to think it is formally opposed to all elections by the peo,.lo m,? *34-*- -r a? > 4 r.? ^110 uuiw vi oouin Carolina has been under a rule of government differring essentially from many of the other States of the Union, and we have prospered,?so have the other States,?therefore we aro not to jump to the conclusion tliat South Carolina is right The Roman government existed in a corrupt state for years and prospered, still it was imperfect Adhering to this policy for so long a time, every movement which bears the impress of a course in opposition \ to this rule, is looked upon as a departure , from the requisitions established by the South Carolina creed of State laws. The incongruity arising from the time of election of electors for President and VicePresident and the assemblage of the Legislature, could in no better way be obviated than by giving the election to the people. It is a right they aro entitled to under a Republican form of government; and if we live under such a form of government we are for carrying it out to the letter. According to the present arrangement we all admit it will not answer. Calling on extra ses?ion merely to Cast the VOte Of the State fnr ? is attended with a great expense to the peo, pie, which we are wholly opposed to. Tis true, to let the election remain to the Legislature, by altering the time of the session to suit the election, may probably obviate this , difficulty ; but we contend that for the Legis ( lature to elect the Electors, cannot be con- ] sidercd as the voice of the people. The Herald goes on to say: "Or give the election of electors to the people, with this ] qualification, that the elections of Sheriff, , Tax Collector, Clerk of the Court, and Or- , dinary, all to be taken from the people and made by the Legislature " This is absolutely absurd. We need only J relate a little circumstance to show the fal- ( lacy of such reasoning. An esteemed friend told us one day in conversation, that when the election of Tax Collector was confined J to the Legislature, should either candidate be a cripple, he would most certainly be elected?he may be worthy, or he may be unworthy. In all sense and reason, is it even probable to suppose, that the Legislature would enquire into the capabilities of the candidate for Sheriff or Tax Collector? And even admitting they do, would the members of Greenville or Pickens District care who was elected Sheriff or Tax Collector in Lancaster ? And who sre bettor able to judge of the qualifications of the candidates than the people of their own District ? The idea advanced by the Hersid is indeed absurd. The Position of Men and Parties?Col Orr?The Presidency. In this State there is a warm feeling mani fested by a portion of the Press, and nls< by a largo portion of political leaders, ii favor of Gon. Pierce for tho Presidency.? We candidly believe that this regard for th< Democratic nominee is engendered merel; and solely from the fact of his being a Dom ocrat. Col. Orr, a Representative in Con gross from this State, was the first to declain in the Halls of Concrress in favor of Pierce It has been said, and we presume the fac has eome to the knowledge of Col. Orr, tha personal emolument, presidential favors, &.c, were the cause which incited him to declari so warmly in favor of Pierce. As we hav< before said, we believe Col. Orr to have bcei incited on by his enthusiasm. We indig nantly repel the attack made on this gentle man by a correspondent of the Fairfield Herald, writing from Anderson. The fol lowing is an extract from the correspond ence: "The purport of the opinions I hav< heard expressed amounts to this.?Thai Mr. Orr has acted in a manner unbecoming a South Carolina representative. Thai it was presumption iu linn, to attempt tc involve his Stato in a matter, wherein slit had declared herself, in a manner not tc be misunderstood, determined to take nc active part. That ho acted unadviscdlj in so doing. That it was undignified foi him to become the biographer of Gen Pierce. That it was reprehensible, for bin to assume the part of a jxttiegyirixl to tin nominee af any party not strictly Southern That Mr. Orr misreprscnted the State ii portions of his speech. That no desire t< promote the interests of South Carolina could have prompted his policy. Tha the sooner he is removed from the corrupt ing influence of Washington life, th better for himself and his State. Th above are but transcripts of what 1 hav heard repeatedly expressed. I am now satisfied that Mr. Orr's pc pularity has been merely pergonal \ am not originating from any admiration of, o confidence in his abilites! His stronj hold is with the the illiterate and the ur intelligent. I have been informed tin his course, in the last Secession and Co operation contest, was that of the tborougl demagogue. There is good ground, w think, to hope that his place in Congres will ere long be better filled." " His strong hold is with the illitcrat and the unintelligent!" We have more stat pride than to make such an nccusnt'o against a Representative from South Carol ina, and especially would we scorn to utte an untruth. Col. Orr represents the sceon Congressional District, and it was our privi lege to be a resident of Iourcns Distric while he was a candidate for Congress.? We became acquainted with Col. Orr, am meeting with the gentleman on several pub lie occasions, our acquaintance became mori intimate. Now, we deny unequivocally tha his stronghold was solely with the illiternb and unintelligent. It is true his strong hoh was with thein in a measure; but it wai also with the opulent and intelligent. Th poor voted for him becnr.se they believed h was a man who would represent them pro perly, the rich were actuated by the sntm feeling. We can testify to this, for we wcr a spectator in the scene. Col. Orr is abl to defend his own cause, therefore this nrti cle is not written as an extenuation, believ ing he cannot, but we dislike and despis the motive which would influence men t< browbeat and deprecate others in the eye of the world from a mistaken cause. Wt are opposed to the election of Gen. Pierce and so are we to the election of Gen. Scott but shall the conduct of Col. Orr be calle< reprehensible merely because believing Gen Pierce fit to occupy the Presieential chair,In advocated the nomination of theBaltimon Convention ? As we observed, a great, portion of the community are in favor of Pierce, and it is thought the State will cast the electoral vote for him. Why, then, should Col. Orr be thus caluminated for supporting the nomination 1 We are opposed to his (Genera! Picj-ce's) election. We assume the broad ground that nc Northern man is in favor of slavery, and fur ther, we do not believe that any Northerr man is in favor of the Fugitive Slave Ijiu We place about as much confidence ir Northern Democrats as we do in Southerr Whigs. Gen. Pierce wo believe is more fil to occupy the presidential chair than Gen Scott?his litterary attainments stand preeminently higher than Scott's?the letter like Gen. Taylor, is a good General, bul wholly unfit for the Cabinet. We give souie extracts of a speech deliv. ered at Concord, N. H., (Gen. Pierce's place of residence,) which the reader can form his own opinion of. The energetic and strenuous efforts made at the North by the Democratic party to elect Pierce, gives us no lavurublu opinion of him as a ruler over thin nation. iHTWe attributed the blamo to the Publishers of the Winnsboro Register, in jonse<pence of not receiving that paper regularly. This is tho Register's reply: The Winnsboro Register comes very irregularly. As wc never receive some numjers, wo apprehend it must be the fault >f the Publishers.?Lancaster Ledger. Not so friend Bailey. The fault does lot attach to this establishment. Our Senior, Mr. Bmttow, discharges the duty A mailing, and he is certain tnat the Register is dailv and nrnmn?U !> the Post Office addreMod "Lancaster Ledjtr, Ac. Until Poet Muter* can be induced to jischarge the duties of their respective offices with fidelity to the public, failures o receive onr papers eithelrby Subscribers >r Exchangee, (resulting from a want of (Mention on the part of Post Masters or heir Clerks) must be anticipated. We embrace this opportunity to say a rord or two respecting the dilligence and ittention of our Poet Master at this place. rrom our own observation, and the knowledge that our letters hare been . always safely received by our cor- j respondents, and also, hearing no complaint from our subscribers concerning the } prompt receipt of the Ledger; we feel in j,a 1 duty bound to say that the Post Office at Lancaster C. II. is conducted in a manner e highly creditablo to our worthy friend, the y Post Master. " "Yet once more, saith the fool, yet once,and i is it not a little one ? Spare me this folly yet an hour, for what ^ is one among so many ? And he blindeth his conscience with lies,and ' stupefieth his heart with doubts T ? Whom shall I harm in this matter, and a 88 b little ill breedeth much good; be 3 My thoughts are they not mine own ? and of they leave no mnrk behind them ; 1 And if (iod"so pardencth crime, how should these petty sins offend him ? w - So ho trangeresseth yet again, and ftdleth by to I little and little mi Till the ground crumble beneath him, and he Binketh into the eulf despairincr." n. ? 01 ? Sc Tupper applies the above lines to the tri^ fler ; and many triflcrs there are in our day aud generation. Foremost, and prcdomin- ra l ent amongst the triflcrs of this day, we find re< ( those, who arc so shamelessly and shamefully mi s deprived of all principles of truth and honesty po > that in every circumstance of life, they are 1,11 > crumbling the good beneath them, not only m( ' in the eyes of their fellow men, but in the r eyes of Him who knoweth all things, on ac count of the abominable and detestable (jfl 1 habit of telling falsehoods. Many, ah, very re< many of our upright citizens?mill lie. Tho jn J habit basso " g--own witli their growth, and dr 5 strengthened with their strength," that to pc ^ utter falsehoods daily is as common to them tei t as drinking water. We have known men - who actually had become so habituated to ]y e the detestable practice, that they would in c conversation, tell some of the most attroci0 ous falsehoods, firmly believing what they said. j A friend relates a little anecdote of a man hi' r he once knew, who was a very " clever fel- en ^ low," but for his telling lies. It appears that th 1- B., the man in question, was telling of the Ihi ,t vast number of deer in his section of coun- w< try, and oi their prodigious size. lie went ^ai I' on to say, that one day while hunting, he J.1 c was partly tripped up, and turned rouhd to 8 see if a root were not the cause, when, to his astonishment, he found n buck's horns fu o near his feet. Upon further examination, th e he discovered that a snake had swallowed a ho n buek, and there were the horns protruding ea I- from his mouth, because they could not go no r down. This is fact ^ Did every man tell such falsehoods, .*. * though it would lower him in the eyes of ^ * the world, and elevate his immoral character Qa in the eyes of the devil, still it would not * serve to injure his fellow man in any way. a|| So far, therefore, there would be no barm eif f done; but when men, and?we dislike to w< ' say it?when women, calling themselves la- ca 4 dies, contaminate their mouths, by retailing m' ' base slanderous falsehoods ngainst others, it ou 8 surpasses every act of contemptuous mean0 ne8s we know of. Wl u God's last, best gift to man"?the prettiest object of God's creation?so far descending from the position God intended her ,n c to occupy ? uttering falsehoods against an other men and Indies of character. gc We have but littio respect for those la- yi? p men ^uiiu mere ure hucd; who win iu*u:n 10 ??' 5 talcs which bear the impress of falsity, but s when they repeat tales, yea, add to them to ,nJ e give them more coloring, we are almost dia- |? posed to exclaim, where is truth !?where is ^ ' honesty ??if not in a woman's heart, where ()U i '8 ,l 1 nu To fill the highest position on this hnbi- aci 3 table globe?guided and directed by good 3 and equitable laws, which God in his wisdom and goodness gave unto man?having . an authority and diction over all things? ^ , man was placed here to fulfil a high destiny. My This shalt thou do, and this will bring thee happiness, not only here, but hereafter; and jQ . this is no hard rule to be guided by. We WJ I all have a sense of right and wrong, al- th< though, sometimes, cur consciences become ab > deadened, and in order to please our fancy, mi . because we amuse others, truth, the bulwark vo i of religious faith, is disregarded, and others r..i^;K..,i iko i ou ill u iniomcuf iv fy I u?iyy vuv iwiion unu ? mil ! fancy of babbling. ^ , We apeak contemptuously of the abomit nable habit, for it it abominable, and al- W( . though sometimes "truth will prevail," yet ^Jj, . we have instance upon instance, where the an , most deleterious effects have resulted solely pr t from this evil. Men who call yourselvea r?u gentlemen, bridle your tongue, and think be. fore you speak. Women who call youri selves ladies? i "Listen often, ere thou think much; and ] look nround thee ere thou judgest. Memory, the duughter of Attention, is the teeming mother of wisdom, And safer is she that storeth knowledge, 1 than she that wonid make it for herself." Tlio Charleston Courier of the * 1 30th ult, says: * Understanding that various rumors are beinir circulated in the interior that the Cholera and Yellow Fever are prevailing KT in this city, wo most cheerfully state, and we do so on the higheet authority, that there it not, nor hot there been, a tingle Pr' cate of either of these diseases in the city this season. In fact, as the weekly state- ^ ment of deaths clearly indicate, Charles- Wl ton at this moment presents as clean a bill of health as any city of the same popula- /? lion in the Union. Our country friends ds therefore need labor under no apprehen- "n sion, but may visit our City with the most perfect impunity n> far as any epidemic is ' concerned, and we assure them that should ** unfortunately any occur, as public Journ- o? a lints, we should feel it to be an impera- mi tive duty we owed to our fellow citizens jjV throughout the Union, as promptly and distinctly to make the Csct known, aa we Ur now contradict the existence of any contagions disease in our midst. EDITOR'S TABLEBlackwood's Madam**, ^roa Jtjlt, e ve received from the Publishers, Measr tonard Scott &. Co., New York. Content Our National Defences. Kate Stewart, American Politics. My Novel, part xxil. Alphonse Karr. NepaoL The Celestials at Homo and Abroad. The General Elections. We have not had sufficient leisure tin yet to peruse all the articles in this nun r. The first article exposes the weaknei England, or in other words, her inabiht >m a lack of necessary material, to combi th other nations, where provision is mad guard in all times against invasion. W ly notice this number more fully. Price of Blackwood's Magazine $3 00ockwood's and the four Reviews $10 01 c advertisement on outside page. Pay your Postaoe.?Of all tlie ou gtout borts that human forbearance piired to contend with, nothing can b r?re aggravating than to have to pa etage on dirty-loolcing, square-toed, ui iportant, contemptible letters on oth< sn's business. Wo have been worrie ough with them, and we now give n< e to all persons concerned, in genera d to "a school teacher away up in Go n county," who has been making us th ripient of some of his senseless doggrt particular, that hereafter all letters n< eased to this office on business must 1 ?t paid, or they will meet with no a ntion.? Cassville Standard. ttW You express our sentiments exac , friend Burke. The Crops. Eduf.kikld, S. C. July 28. Seasonable.?The clouds have be? rasing us with the most plenteous shov * for the last week and as a consequent e corn crop may be safely sakl to be rge one hrom all parts of our distri i hear good tidings on this point. Ot rmers have generally "laid by" ever ing except cotton which will require tie more light plowing and hoeing i rtain grassy sections. It is delightful to anticipate the plent Iness of the approaching Fall. Cril nt have been long unaccustomed I aps of fine large, sound, home ma< rs of corn, may be safely put in onh >w tor tlie reception ot bushel upon bus] load upon load,and barns that have be? Lely occupied by "airy nothing" and fan led rats, may be swept out in prepar >n for being stuffed to overflowing wil ts, fodder, hay, cow-peas Ac. If with the almost certain prospe iead, our farmers will determine to exe le moderate forethought and econom 3 will have corn-bread, hogmeat, ho ke, fine beef, fat horses, sleek inules an any other thipgs that all good furmc ight to have,from this time out?qr i ist until' our people again run cnu ith ?Aavtrtiser. Marion C. H. July 27. From observation and information ay be truly said that the crops of cottc id com in this District are surpasing >od. From the quantity planted, ti eld will probably much exceed that < iy previous year. The rains have be? mndant, and in some localities have dot jury, but generally planters have reaso be thankful for a good crop year. Tl raaurcs of many will be increased by tL [rodaction and use of guano. Some * r enterprising citizens, it is said wi ike 3,000 pounds of seed cotton to th re, on highland fields, by improved til e and the aid of this foreign manure. Star. Abundant Crops in Mississippi.?i ter from Holly Springs, Mias^ says:Ve some weeks since harvested the larg . wheat, rye and oats crop ever grow this section ?f the country. Iloi icat was sown than ever before, an e yield has been much larger. 8 undant is it that wheat is fed to <h lies and hogs. Should the present fi ruble seasjn continue, corn will be a Mt without value, except for use, an r cotton crop equal, if it does not ei ad, any former year." Tub Prick or Cork.?The fine rait s hare lately bad, and fine prospect < a wheat crop, together with an abun< t oats and wheat crop, have reduced tl ice of corn in Greenville from $125 p shel to 76 cents, and it is still falling! Ortenville Patriot. for the ledger. Prolific Grain?one Grain yielding thirty Bushels and a hall Afr. Editor.?In my crop of Wheat i >50, my Overseer, of my placUUou I >rk lhstrict, discovered, as he though new kind of Wheat. On being show head of it. I told him it was BarU w it came tliere we are at a Iom to sa; a takes this bunch, yielding about 40 sins, and drills in my wheat groan lich he manured with Cotton aeed>out one third of it did not yield i oportion to the balance, being planted i Lher wet ground?thin crop waa a littl ort of three pecks, laat fall the aanr a sowed in thin treah land, some in th ill, the balance brood coat, which hi ii?i?i- ?J - t?? JIUCU uurvjr wnw mki nail we aned Barley. Tkw crop exoeeds yot e beet*, turnips, or corn. T. K. CURFTON. P. 8.1 bare no deaire that tbe Commb i who are inspecting the Crops of th ighborho<<d should look at mine. I wi ike my own Bread and Meat I bar objection to gfring them and yoorsel men at fine Haas, Mutton at A Bakewell stock, and of fowl of th ge Bhanger breed. T. K. C. Wax haw Creek, August S, 1842. &W The Editor accepts the InritatioT Kail Road Xwtiaff. A meeting waa held at the Court House ? on the first Motxla? in August, pursuant K to a resolution passed on sale day in July. Hon. Wm. Reed being called to the Chair, the Preamble and Resolutions of last meeting were road. Capt. Gaston submitted the following Report from a meeting of the citizens of Chester District: Rich Hill, Chester Dist., ) July 30, 1852. f 16 At a meeting of citizens of Chester District, favorable to the construction of a Rail Road from Chester to Lancaster, lt held this day at Rich Hill, Dr. Jno. B. Ie Gaston was called to the Chair, and Col. e D. A. Beckham appointed to act as Secretary. J - The object of the meeting being at*ted to be the appointment of delegates to the adjourned meeting to be held at Lancaster on Monday the 2d August next, on roo? lion a committee of three was appointed ^ to nominate suitable persons to attend said j meeting. Upon the report of this coml mittee twenty-six gentlemen were ap5r pointed, of whom the following attended the meeting: Tilmnn Ingram, Daniel O. Stinson, Jas. A. II. Gaston, W. A. White, r- J. B, Magill, Henry Moffatt, and Jesse 10 Clifton, Jr. A committee of twenty-one, consisting ^ of the following gentlemen, Dixon Barnes, * Col. Iluey, Capt. McKenna, Dan'l W. Brown, Joseph Cunningham, Robert McIlwain, W. A. Moore, Jas. P. Crockett, W. E. Johnson, 8. B. Emmons, J. Adams, John Williams, were appointed to prepare business for the meeting. The following resolutions were presented by them, which, !D after some debate, were unanimously r" adopted: a Rtmylucd, That we do most earnestly ct desire, and most heartily approve, of the xr construction of a Rail Road from LancasYm ter Court House to connect, either with ,* the South Carolina Rail Rroad at Camden, or with the Charlotte and South j. Carolina Rail Road at Chesterville, w Ridgeway, or some other suitable point 1? on said Road; and we hereby promise 'e and agree that we will liberally subscribe l. to each one or all of the routes leading >n to the several points herein designated; ii- and whichever route may be selected after B" the charter has been obtained and the ^ stock subscribed, we, the citizens of Lanct caster District, will cordially unite in supr port of it y. JRetoit<fd. That a Committee of five be ^ apjxiintcd by tho Chairman of this meet^ ing to memorialize the next Legislature upon this subject, and to solicit material ty aid from the State in the building of said Road. Rttolvtd, That notice be immediately published in the Lancaster Lodger, for three months, that an application will |y be made to the next Legislature for a le Charter for said Road, of RtmlvrJ, That the members of the next Legislature from Lancaster District are earnestly requested to ask from the ,e next General Assembly, a liberal subte script ion towards the construction of this ^ Road; and the various candidates who | are now competing for a seat in the ? next Legislature, are likewise requested to bring this important enterprise before the people for their consideration. In accordance with the second rcaolu^ tion, the following gentlemen were ap. pointed by the Chairman, viz: John Wiln Hams, II. P. Crawford, J. Gal Inch at, J. H. w Witherspoon, and P. T. Hammond, j On motion of John Stewert, Esq., the 0 meeting then adioumed. ir <VM. REED, Chairman, M. P. CaawroaD, J ? . . J] J. C. Hecbest, J ^^tanes. d [Fob the Ledoeb. c Mr. Editor: Aa voters of Lancaster District, we would take this method of respectM fully calling upon the candidates for the yf Legislature now before the people to give ]. us their respective views on two or three ie subjects, in our opinion, of great importance, er and in which every voter ought to, and certainly does, feel a deep interest. We allude, in the first place, to the Presidential Election ; secondly, the Free Schoel System ; and lastly, the Bank question. We trust our candidates will take the earliest opportunity to give us their views on the above questions, and oblige Mabt Voters. in M m m a Please Circulate.?If one Mr Blooks, L e Printer, formerly of Raleigh, N. C, who n recently worked in th Printing Office at y; Cassvifle, Oa, will address a Tetter to J. Marsh, Cauville, Oa. he will hear of some' thing of importance to himself, ?#*Papers in North and South Carolina d will oblige by giving the aboro a few ? insertions.?Cattvillt Standard. in :n Kino's Moi ntain Rail road.?We . learn from the Yorkville 8. G\ Remtdy that 6 at a meeting of the Directors of this Road * held on the 27th insL,the following officers ie were elected for the term of one year, M with the salaries annexed: w area tsar a _ - a>AA W _ f a I 4. v. runups, Ageni #o'm, ?i/w. jetCory*, Book-keeper, $600; Kobe F ITClure, Ir Conductor, $860. We learn abo that from end after Monday next, the mail will be brought t- from Cheater in the can*, which will then e run at regular house. " A poor fellow waa brought befere police justice, charged with the crime of fr being intoxicated. The iuetice interrogate ed Mm, Wall what did yon get drank and come have in this condition forf "Sea hare," waa the reply, uttered in the hiccup and aooeot of a drunken man, i. 'what do yon give licence forf* 1 ' " U.Jg"! jPront the AiiUigk Star. On. Potato on Positive Slave Law. Important DwcloOcr*! 11 vi j ^ It will be seen from the^UWing that i Gen. Pieroe is charged, at home, with har- < ingsaid, ( $3T He did not regard the fugitive slave law as consistent with common law! < S3T That he "loathed" the fugitive i Slave law! 1 i jpy That he had "a most revolting feeling at the giving up of a slave"!! That "the law is opposed to hu- 1 manity"! j9jrThat "it is opposed to moral right"! ' This is a newspaper statement; the correctness of which, says the Richmond ' Times, "has never yet been questioned."? We publish it, as a journalist, for tho ina . i ? a + 1 i formation ana juagmeni 01 our reauere. ( The Tim on says: The Washington Republic copies the following extraordinary development from 1 the Independant Democrat, a journal pul lished in Concord New Hamshire, the residence of Gen. Pierce. Its correctness has never yet been questioned: I From the Independent Democrat, jmblish- i ed at Concord, New Hampshire. \ At the meeting appointed at New Bos- i ton Centre on Friday afternoon of Ja:i- 1 uary 2d, by Gen. Franklin Tierce, tocJdress tho citizens of that town in rega:a 1 to the difficulties between himself and a 1 portion of tho Democrats of that section, 1 I:c occupied the hour of his in defending his military character. He explained the circumstance of his faintin^s, and declared that "with the exception, of a single occasion he had led his command in the blaze of every battle." After this he commenced speaking upon tho Fugitive Slave law. He said that it differed in no important particular from the law of 1793. A clergyman who was Cscnt said, that as the invitation had n given, he would like to make an inquiry: "Do you regard the features of the Fugitive Slave law as consistent with Common law?" General Pierce immediately replied:? "If I must a newer the question, I say no, I do not. I have been asked if I liked this Fugitive Slave law. I answered no, I loathed it. I have a most revolting feeling at the giving up of a slave, the law is opposed to humanity." Here Mr. Foss inquir.nl, "If it were not opposed to right as well as humanity?"? General Pierce replied: "Yes, it is opposed to moral right." The above i? the subatance of General Pierce'* remark* upon .the Fugitive Slave law. The quotation mark* include the very language u*od by the General, a* taken down at the time it wa* uttered. The above i* corroborate* 1 by the following froin the Manchester (N. 11.) Democrat of January 8th, 1852. That paper speaking of the aame speech of General Pierce, at the meeting on the 2d January, aays: " The speaker now took up the subject of slavery. He said it was the greatest trouble of the country, and teas so retjarded by Washington. As for himself, he "never saw a human being in bondage without feeling his heart revolt at it. Slavery is contrary to the Constitution in some respects?a moral blot upon the character of the tuition. But it can't be heljtetl." lie referred to the great peril in which the Union had been placed. Some, and among them Rliett of South Carolina, openly avowed disunion; and John P. Hale had o far joined in the movement a* to crack hi* joke* with Rliett and other seccaaioni*t?. For himself, he wa* in great di*trc~? when lie heard that the Compromise mea won of ?ucU redrew upon ?uch authority. On the afternoon of lha day attor* (Monday) I entered the Office John William* Fjwjr, (/?>r tk/pnrprm of accompanying him to my hotu*, ha i*mjf under an engagement to Mpend the evening with ma) where I found the yoimg man above ah* haled to, who had pr*t4o<ntj made Ma complaint to Mr. William* upon which complaint the naceaaary legal couraa had been already entered a poo, and ha wna I sure* had failed. He was at Meredith, and told the people he wanted to die if the Union was to be dissolved?and dissolve it must, if the Compromise measures did not aave it. "The (General then ii.Produced Mr. Webster to the attention of his audience, lie had l?een charged with going for Mr. Webster. The fact was he had always been opposed to that inan, and his father at one trine like to have k-st his office of Sheriff by him. In company with otlu i-s he received an invitation to dine with Mr. Webater at Franklin. His father often used to entertain, Whigs at dinner. Much had been written as to what he said on that occasion. "I will tell what I did say," said General P.; "I said to Mr Webster, wo never have agreed before, and we never may again. Wc agree upon the Compromise question, and let us make the most of it." He declared that there had i ed much silly lying about this matter, l/ut omitted to state that the Boston Post r its correspondent, who was present at the dinner, was re*pon?ible for it. He declared that Mr. Webster and Mr. Clay were sincere in their efforts to save tinUnion. Mr. Clay was dving. and if Inhad been aa sincere in crery act of his life as in the part ho had taken in the Compromise measures, he would receive from the great Judge what we all so much desire ?the approval, "Well done, good ard faithful tenant." "After a few more exclamations in rgard to saving the Union, and announcing the fact tliat in the late ware "my own command and the Palmetto regiment stood together on the field of tattle," the General again took up the Compromise measures, saying that the North got the kerneil and the South the shell. lie repented what Mr. Ayer had stated tafore, "thotthe present Fugitive Slave law, about _L!.L I ? ! wiiivii *u iiiucii iioiw 11 mane, war in ho particular different from the late of 1703, under which we had lived nearly sixty years," "Here Mr. Fose said, that without interrupting the speaker, he wished to make an inquiry: "If in no particular different, why was it necessary to pass the present lawf" "General P. replied that the old law could not be executed because its execution depended on the SiaU courts, lie also said something wfc'ch was not fully understood about the law of 1)93, as based partly on tbe common law. j "He was then asked, "Was cither the law of '03, or the present law, (bunded in any degree upon the oo moon law!" Of. Picrcs?"I can't go into a disquisition upon the common law." The inquiry was then made. "Do you regard the features of the Fugitive Blare law as consistent with common lawf > I. 4 1 ? i *Qen. Pierce? Well, if I must answer. Wo, I do not. I have been as/red if I liked Au Fugative Slave law. I answered no. T have a most rovo/ting f^eleng at the jiving up of a elove ; the Fugitive Slave law it opposed to humanity. (Here tome me inquired "it it not opposed to rightr J Yet, it U opposed to moral right. But jur fathers made the compact, and wo ' { must ftilfil it. I say nothing of tho humanity of it, nothing of the right of it. "Gen. P. then grave a vivid description of the scenes that would occur if the law was disregarded. First a body of twenty armed men would cross the Pennlylvainia line to recover the fugitive slaves; twenty would meet theiti to defend the ilaves, Then five hundred would come, to be met by an equal number; and before three months would pass an anny of 500,000 woul bo in the field; and the South would be aa likely to plant their banner at Ph'ldelphia, as the North theirs ^ at Charleston, c / < . . / ^ M ? r CongrtM. In tho U. 8. Sonato, on Thursday, 29th inst, a bill was taken up directing that a rcconnoisanco should bo made of rhe China Sea, Behring's Straita, and the route pursued by vessels engaged in the whaling service. Mr. Seward, of New York, addressed the Senate in support of the bill, and then submitted an amendment. The further consideration of the bill was postpondcd. The Senate took up the bill Iroin the House ofllepresentatives, as reported back with amendments by the Committee on Finance, making appropriation for the current and contingent expense of the Indian Department, lor fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes, for the year ending Juno 30,1853. In the Iionso ofRepresentatives, the bill granting to the State of Michigan a portion I of the public lands nnd the right of way,in ? aid of the construction of the Oakland J\ and Ottaway railroad , was again taken up and laid on the table. A motion to reconsider was then made, but pendjgg the questing on this motion, the morning hour having expired, on motion the rules were sua- ended, and the House then went into a Committee of the Whole on the state of tho Union, and resinned the consideration of the bill making appropriation* for the improvemect of certain harbors and rivers. Much debate ensued, but without coining to a final vote, the committee rose, rej>orted progress, and tho i To the Citizens oi Lancaster District. Fku-ow-Citizens.?I regret exceeding lv flint T fin/1 mx'oolf o ??J~.l 1? ? .j M-n* iiijikh Duuvuuimi uy circumstances, which impose upon Inc tlifc unpleasant doty,.in justice to mjsclf and to those who are dependant upon me, of appearing tafore you in this public manner. 1'rovidouoe having cast my lot in . your midst, the highest point to which my J ambition soars, is, that I may he permit tod humbly ami quietly to posw the remainder of my day* among you, in the , ! enjoyment of that retirement, so soothing to the feeling* and so congenial to the chafed spirit of one, who has experienced his full share of the misfortunes and adversities of life. It, however, appears that this privilege, though small, is to lie denied me, and I am to be dragged "nolens rolens" before you, and immolated upon the altar of public opinion;?because? k forsooth?I do red to aid (by simply granting the use of my name as security) a poor, weak and friend leas youth, in seeking that protection of the laws of his country, which is ^guarantied to theslavo himself, and which glorious peculiarity of d men can institutions, renders these United States emphatically the home cf the stronger, and the asylum of the oppressed of every tuition. For the effectual preparation t\t ill A ? ' * 1 * .ivuui nn wc MLTUKV ^nooiei magnanimous object! 1) the grossest misrepresentations and misstatements bare been freely circulated among yon. Adopt ing, then, tlic language of one of old, I would say, "striko I" but hear. In placing before you a true and concise ^ statement of the facta, so far, and only so far as I am eonoernedt I shall endeavor to be as brief as the nature of the case will admit; and shall, if I know my heart "nothing extenuate, nor set down aughi. in malice." On Sabbath afternoon, Jnly 18th, I was informed, that Dr. Richard E. Wylio had, a few moments before I met tny informant, severely chastised with a tarnhide a young man who has resided for some few months pant in our village, and who, so far as I know or can learn, haa conducted himself with decorum and propriety. Ueing shocked both at the nature of thu punishment, and tbe jdact and day of ita indie lion, I naturally enquired for the offence, which could justify tueh an as Haul! at surh a time. I was told that Ui? Doctor hud ktard that h? had modem** of ooine disrespectful expression in reference to member of Hm household.? Having lenmed, ifAo hi* author was, and in consideration of his (the I octor'a) high and influential position, necessarily resulting from the professional relation he haa so long sustained to thia community, I did then, and have sfoco freely expressed my astonishment at, and my ODdemna