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kkowki: co?; hier Friday, ?cfolict* 11, 1850. "Willi ii view of accommodating our Su cribcru who live at n distance, the following Kontlcincn nre authorized find requested to ncttragcnti in receiving nnd forwarding Sub criptom to the Keowek Coviixr, vir: M\J. W. S. Grimiiam, nt West Union. Kdw.vrd Hu< iiK.s.Kaq., " llorso Shoo. 1?. 1*. VKasKii, K-jq., " ftnchulor'v Retrofit M. F. Mitchell, Lsq.. " 1'iekeiiBville. J. K. If.iaoan, " T\vcl?-o Mile. 1 'p f... a-.-l . u. i. 11 r.jo, iui ixuuvrBfin i^isinct. Secession*.?There are two parlies in the South, Secessionists and Suhtnissionists?a party composed of men in whose loyal hearts the love of liberty is a stronger and warmer feel ing than love for their Northern brethren, and w ho arc therefore do termined to defend and maintain the best of those rights which God was good enough to give to their fathers; and a party who esteem more highly M lint "1 ' <111(11 IIIUJT Iliu jJIl'HSt'li lO dill "II1C recollecticns of the past" than (hey do the indepcdcnce of the present, or the hopes of the future, and who are therefore prepared meekly to submit to any burthens which t'Jteii "Northern brethren,'" in the fulness wisdom and in the plcntitudc of now <>r, may see fit to iinnose> To the i first of these ; .rties belong the great I mass of our Southern people, to tlu* latter a small minority, but, small as is this party, it has its divisions, being sub-divided into two parts, one of -.. histK nu;?i.r r. 1.1.. ii iiiuu j/miiny mill llcllllviy iK'KHOWledges itself ready for submission, ami the other, while it has grown hoarse hi denouncing Northern aggression, denounces at the same time ^ |. _ a I- - I * i* iiiu very inoupiu 01 disunion, Imvmg found, it would seem, other means of redress. These men complain bjtterly when they are called submissionists, indeed they denounce (lie sul)missionists in more tmnuiiirnf#?r1 iprmc ? | 1lian do theseccdcrs or disuniomsts themselves, and having given to their lit lie squad the more uphonous sub.: riquel of nConservativea name for which, by the by, we never had any ' particular liking, since it was the fa-; vorite of British tories, claim, poor : infatuated creatures, to lie the living and broathing embodiment of ali and singular the moderation and wisdom and patriotism of the South. These men we call and believe to be at heart submissionists, and subniissionibis ioo of the very worst and most dangerous class, because they may impose upon week but well meaning people; we believe them to j l>e at heart submissionists because j the schemes of redress which they urge are absolutely so absurd and so utterly impracticable that no ?ane .??? ?..1-1 1L.1- _ 1 . .. ...<in uuum uussiuiy auvocaie iheni' earnestly and without a disposition to deceivc. The first and most prominent measure of redress these patriots advocate (we have heard others niiste-1 onsly spoken of but not definitely,) is what they call "non-intcrcourse.'" mni'n Onnrvivl.^/- * ^ 4 1 ,>.Viv) inwnuiii^ iu uicsii urearr ers of dreams more strangely chim-1 orical than any which ever floated through the brain of the wandering master of Rosenante, is there to be j any intercourse oilher for profit or pleasure between the South and the North. Our fashionable mothers are to parade their daughters no more on the ^orthfirn mrirtd ?v??f..i.v?#wi?1. _ - tiiuv&iiiiwiimi) lii\: belles of the South are to (lance and simper away the season at Saratoga no more, and no more are their charms to turn the head or pierce j the heart of any Yankee exquisite, and even the good women who love ' their husbands and stay at home ore to adorn their comely persons in Northern calico no more, for no more are our merchants to he-cecn in Philadelphia or New York or Boston i bat tering for Northern inF.nufnctures.i All social intercourse between the two sections is forever to be cut off. The loomes of 1-nwcll and Patterson arc to stop because our Southern planters are not going to sell their cotton to Yankees any more. The wheat and potatoe-fields of Illinois and Indiana arc to become waste ]>laccs in the earth, and there is to be -a very hog jubilee in Ohio because w? aro not going to dine off their potatoes and flower and bacon any more. Could anything possibly be ,more absurd or more perfectly impracticable than IIu?? Certainly not! *Np scheme of $on-intc'rcourse suffimia >H . i* \ ciently extrusive to eftbot the North seriously can be put into successful operation without securing the polit: ical tie which unites the two sections unless every man, woman, and child South of Mason &. Dixon's line is willing to sacrifice present interest to political independence, unless patri otism is made to lie what it never has J j been, the strongest feeling in man's j i nature, and even then it would be ; impracticable. Tennessee and Kenlucky cannot under present circum| stances supply the South in bacon . and corn and how are we to prevent ( our cotton from falling into the hands > of Northern manufacturers unless; ' wc could command the winds and waves. When a ship puts out from , Charleston or New Orleans laden j Willi Imrrvi of r^nffnn. Iinw nro wp <? > I ?"* ' . , i ! prevent her from dischaijrinpr her > cargo at New York or Boston ? and j until we ean do this how are we to ! effect the manufacturing interest at | the North I And besides suppose , this scheme to be practicable, after j ceasing all intercourse?after sever- i ing every social why retain the polit- i ical tie? N\ hy remain attached to a people with whom we would have no j dealings! \\ hv suiter those to assist in making our laws who had become | strangers and aliens unto us? YVhy ' was this canfedcracy entered ;:ilo by ' the South? was it that she was incapable of governing herself and might , thereby obtain the benefit of North-1 ern wisdom and sagacity, or was it not rather that we might by a closer intercourse than could exist and a warmer exchange of friendly offices than could take place between foreign I States, mutually strengthen and sup-' port each other m the days of our common infancy. Then when the j substance has been lost why retain | the shadow ( If the South was not, i in a seperate confederacy, able to de-! fend herself against all comers then there might be some reason for preserving merely a political union with 1 the North, but no human being nonius our capacity to maintain our independence against the world. Is any school girl so illy informed in repaid to the feelings of the men '70 as to think that, if lie South had been as rich and powerful then as she is today, this confederacy would ever have been formed ? Why scruple then to dissolve it when it has not ~.>i.. ?.1 i.? 1...1 i Willy IXIinfU HJ llf IH'CL'i.jUiy I III I IlilS | absolu elv grown dangerous. All ; political institutions arc called into existence by the necessity of the people and the times, and so tongas that j necessity continues they remain elTi-; cient and vigorous, hut whenever i that necessity upon which they arose 1 i- -i I utio ?. cuovii iu U.\ISl 11 lU'l't'SSliy III once arises for their abolition. No po-, litical febric can remain a mere mill;-' t}r, it must be a good or an evil. For many years this confederacy to which we have been so much attached was a great good in our western world,, for by uniting it gave strength to the , weak, but now when the feeble have grown strong and able stand alone, and when under cover of its authority the strong have begun to prev ur on each other it has accomplished its; end, and as urgent a necessity has i arisen for its destruction as ever existed for its creation. It is idle to talk of severing the social and of still retaining the political ( tie which binds to gether (lie various I C il- TT..: --il I acuuuiisui uic iiionv?nouiing can possibiy be more impracticable, and i?,practicable, nothing could possibly be less to be desired. The North and the South cannot live together on terms of equality, the one must bow to the other, .and it is plainly to be seen that we are to be the under-j lings. But what is to us most incomprehensible is, to hear men talking at llllid Info rlci\r r\f I I .u>v Ui vviivsailljj UlU.lflVCS) ! and of procuring an 'honorable ad- i justment,1 when the fairest portion of the territories, exclusion from which is one of the chief grounds of our discontent, has passed forever l>eyond i ; the power of Congress. California j , has hccomc a sovercigr State, and ; ' n i ? wongrcss naa no more power now i to reinstate us in our lights to her fertile Vallies and golden mountains, i than it has to open to our emigration a part of New York. How are we j to be righted, then? Could we adopt I soiiiK means of impoverishing the North, is any body so simple and unsophisticated as for one moment to dream that California would consent to dismember her territory, and to extend the line of 36 30 to the Pacific, simply because \v having cxtin j guished the fires in the forges of Pennsylvania, and hushed the roar of Now i ? ^ England factories, demanded a portion of her territories as the price at which we would conscnt to sell renewed prosperity to the North? ! But we are told by these wise con-1 servatives, that redress for past greiv ' ances is not all which we arc to de-; mo nd and obtrin by following the course they proscribe; we are to ac-; <|uiru sirunger anu sn.n guaranties for the future. Now gentlemen, tell ! us what stronger guaranties can you give us? Can you cause the guaranties of the constitution to become plainer or more binding? C'nn you increase the obligation of an oath?! By what magic, hitherto Unknown, ca?i you give strength to paper guaranties against men who have the | power, and who have sworn to disregard them? Does not the North and West acknowledge a higher law than the con stitution, and can you give us a guar nnl\; ci rnnrvftv <)? * Ints. 1 ! uiti y ow iiiuil Uiui JU?V j Until you can do this, tell us not 1 of sure guaranties. Mississippi.?Gov. Quitman has issued his proclamation convening the Legislature of Mississippi. Three cheers for Mississippi, who is so gallantly rallying to the cfill, and nine times nine for her noble Governor! | FiiosTi-^Thorc waH a light frost seen on the bunks of the l iver at this place on Monday morning last; We learn that on Stamp creok, in this District, frost had been seen a week earlier. Godey's Lady's Hook.?The No vember number is emphatically 'the book of beauty and taste.1 'The Evening Star' is so very exquisite an engraving that for some lime we were in doubt which to prefer, it with its light and clouds nnd dimly discernible spirits, or the illustration of the Lord's prayer on the next pnge, we are in doubt 110. longer, however, for beautiful as is the former, the spirit and design of the latter engraving is ol such matchless purity, that wc want words by which to express our admiration. We are indebted fo the TTon. J. 1 j- Orr for valuable Congressional documents. Agitation for independence ccmmcnccd in Aitfitrafia.?Julie arrivals fr?m Australia bring'.Intelligence of the commencement of ai> open\wf\d determined agitation of the question of the severance of the Australian colonies from t ho mother country.? Thd agitation has been commenced 111' 1 )r. 1 .ll'niT. n Pw eliv^Jinnn rvi3??io- i j - - . - >JW ?-?. > i v UMJ iVI Mtll llfllliotor, and an old colonist. He is delivering loetnres, full of respect for the Queen, and pood will towards England, otit strongly advocating separation and independence. lie recommends the immediate formation of an Australian lengne, to consist of the five colonic^ of New South Wales, Van Dieman's LhhH,J$6u,Ui Australia, I'ort flnlippe and (Jook's Land. IIo insists agajyist the admission of any more convicts into these colonics. He recommcnds W\e encouragement of emigration from the British Islands, and the incorporation of the colonies under the style and title of the United Provinces of \ Australia. Tfteir independence to) he achieved by moral lheans, and1 virilli ilin full n ? -- ? > ? wiv inn (iji|uui;niiuii U|l(l I'Ull" | currefice of Great Britain. The I form of government to be .rcpubli-i can. Although this may Ik; the po-1 sition which those colonics may a$ : sume before very long, we do not i think that the time has yet arrived for its adoption, nor, from all we can learn, is Dr. Laing exactly tlie man to carry out ,fjuch a design, oven ad- > rnittinir that all other thinsrs worn i ripe for making the experiment.? ( We do not learn that tjhji affair c?c- j cites in any way whatever the attcp-1 (ion of the British Government . r It wait an Irish J}rithhiri#.?1 tapIjpars 'hat the brewers, ppr iters, coal loavers, &c., who administered the recent castigation to Haynau, the Austrian batcher, w|iityw?f a V!S" to Londoh* were all Imh.toA map. John Bull has too much .rgN&tft for j Ansloracy to do such a thin#;,m ! [Carolinian. , T. flutter King RctrarJcd. Tt is stated *hat this ?ent|f?mfin has been ] apnoinle'1 coHcctor at Sai> VVaoci/?co, California, in placc of ) It- Smn ' vis, who declines..-, ^ *. rm w* H?1 I I .my . = Mm #ri 9a^t o o in & ?,? Corresifondence of the Courier. Spartanburg C. H., S. (J. \ Saturday, Oct. 5th, 1850. y Mr. Editor: Supposing that your readers would he pleased to have j some items of the proceedings of Presbytery, now in session at this j i a i i ? t< place, 1 uiko pleasure in sending you this communication* to be used as you may think proper. The South Carolina Presbytery convened in the Presbyterian church, in this village, on Wednesday evening last, and organized by electing D T 1 i --J ncv. o. i?. jji'wers iiiuuermor ana Rev. E. F- Hyde clerk. The memWrs generally were prompt in attendance, and business was despatched with such order and seriousness of deliberation as should characterize ecclesiastic bodies. The most prominent matter claiming the attention of Presbytery was the discussion of the importance of establishing the pastoral relation in and over as many churches as possible, and withdrawing the ministry from secular occupations. Much time was consumed in the serious consideration of this and t.-iiwlmrl nnrl r>ftr?r mmn; in. ? -J ? ." 1 teresting and feeling speeches had been made on the question, the whole matter was referred to a committee, whose report will bo published with the minutes. Upon the application of five churches, two pastors were ordci cd to be installed. An adjourned meeting of the Presbytery will take place at Anderson G. H?, on the Friday evening before the second Sunday in November, for (he purpose of ordaining and installing Rev. 11. II. Reed. Tho Spring session of this Presbytery v. ill be held at Laurens C. H.. We have preaching in the church thre?5 times each day, which is attended by a numerous orderly a nd respectable audience from the village and vicinity. And so far as my information and acquaintance enables me lo speak, 1 have seldom met with a more hospitable and intel ligont community. The ladies (especially the unmarried ones) have in an eminent dogree, all those charms that endear them to the other sex; to kindness, so<Sability, accomplishment and beauty, many have added the unfading virtues ol religion, which never fails to enhance loveliness jn woman. There are tlree churches in the place, Presbyterian, Baptist, and ir it it * r % ? " meuiocusi, 01 wrncu tlie latte" are the most numerous. There are several large brick buildings going up near the public square, in which store rooms, printing and law offices are to be fitted up. To d;iy at 10 o'cloc, Mr. Walker, the principal of a school for the deaf and dumb at Cedar Springs, presented a class of five mutes before the Pl'rtshvlorv fni' ovliiliilinn ?n/l _ j j .v.. va.iimiuvii uuu ^Aanir nation. The class consisted of two young ladies, two boys nearly grown and a boy about 10 years of age, all of whom have been under his charge about 18 months and they now read and write with great facility and correctness, The exhibition was commenced with prayer by the principal I in signs and motions, of course, under-1 stood only by the mutes; after which they gave other evidence of rapid progress in learning, by writing on the black-board their names, and various other ideas suggested by the principal and spectators. ~-The smallest boy manifested a degree of intellect very rarely found in boys of his j age, and which if kept in proper traing may attain to excellence. Persons present were evidently delighted with the performance, and when the exhibition closed, it was manifest that feelings of involuntary ffiatitude to Mr. W. for bis benevoGiit efforts on bahalf of these unfortunate individuals, were going up from each sympathi/ff bosom?and invoking the blessing 01 Heaven on him ami them. t ?,f; l am informed that Mr. W, is a Carolinian by Lhirth and a native of ibis District?that having some near relative:^ \ybb were mutes, he was induceq jo ; undertake their instrucfion, in which he succeeded so well, hat he was encouraged to devote he whole ,6f h|s atye'ntion And talents to thp in?f rilflliVh rtf limine d He hue tSc assistance of a mule icacngK a native of Georgia, wbo hay ing received much of bis education at Ilartl'ord, Conn., is now an This mute i.- 1 isjocated wiOiin Stllte : " f ??asa should therefore withdraw her patronage from Northern mute schools and concentratc it upon Mr. vPvs school. Yours, &c., N. P. ?S.?Monday, Oc tober 7. I have just returned from a political meeting held here, 011 the subject of our Federal relations, and to hear o 1 report from the deiearatcs to the : Nashville convention. I The meeting was attended by a | largo number of citizens, and was or ganized by calling II. Dodd to the chair and Dr. Campbell to act as secretary. ? Dr. Otterson made a brief statement of t lie doings of the convention;?seems to entertain very little faith in that body doing anyI <K: r~.. ii? tiling iui iiiu ouuin. Dr. Wallace presented several resolutions expressive of the sense of the meeting, among which was one requesting the delegates to return to the Nashville conventior. Upon the resolutions Messrs Tucker, Leitner and Dean made warm, nnfrintin. mid ni'irnmnnlnlivn nrlilmt,. ! scs, which were received by loud ' plaudits of "approval.' rI he resolutions were adopted unanimously, and I am sure the right kind of spirit prevails among the people of Spartanburg. I liave been informed by an intelli gent gentleman from North Carolina that a much better Southern feeling prevails there, among the more respectable and influential class of citizens and politicians than we are wont to believe?that North Carolina will battle for her rights in common with the other Southern States ?that the newspapers and politicians who advocate submission, circulate amongst the most ignorant and lowest classes of the population of that State. And 1 do sincerely hope, my fI'lnnA -? ' ' - II iv.iiu iiioj nui w Ufll'iVUU ill UIC feelings and sentiments'"entertained by the people of the old North State. Yours,&c., N. [com m171v rc a te i). ] EXAMINATION OF O. II. P. PANT'S SCHOOL. Mr. Editor:?I had the pleasure, on the 27th ult., of being at an examination and exhibition near Town 11 *1 f ? ? ' vine, on me line neuveen Anderson and Pickens DistrictsBetween 8 and 9 o'clock, Mr. Fant, the Teacher, invited the visiting teachers to a seat near him and brought forward a class of small children and turned to quite a difficult tU*. T/M_-?. " ? |jixi i 111 inu jLLiiciuuiiiaiy spoiling OOOK and they misspelt but very few words, spelling ofif the book. He next called forward a larger class and gave them propel names to the amount of a page or two, and with but very few exceptions, every name was spelled 011 first trial. A class of about 15 in dumber iKfiil rorwl n rihnrvl or 1*1 llwi New Testament, and it was plainly seen that clue attention had been paid to pauses, emphasis and cadence A clans of 10 or was then examined in Arithmatic by questions being 1 written on tlio black-board by Mr. Fant; all of which were wrought out in a short period of time and the work exliil ited to the visiting teachers. Mr. Fant next questioned a large class extensively on Geography and English ?rammar, very few ques ?i - i * - ? ? nulla giuuu U. ECI'.UIIU ll'lill. DClllt'll* ces to be parsed were written on the black-board by Mr. Fant, and other teachers who were present; the parsing met their general approbation. Compositions, on different subjects, were then read by Mr. Fant, after which Mr. Iletekiah Vandiver delivered an address of considerable length and eloquence on the great j importance of education. By this I 4: : 1- L- i ? I nine iiic jwupie nan generally collected, and we all partook of a sumptuous dinner prepared for the occasion. , f. j Tlie exhibition commented between 1 and 2 o'clock, speeches and dialogues Were the order of the day. Poetry was recited by the femall girls, and a most noble ,song by the same which was almost enough to charm all who hold listening cars to thn sound of music. We also had good instrumental music at intervals. 'I There were two clowns with face and hands black and rainments suited to the occasion, who performed their part to a fraction, causing great laughter throughout the crowd. At, the close, which was about 4 o'clock, Mr ? R- Doyle delivered a short but able address on the importance of exhibitions. There were about 500 persons present, and from the attention paid, f ^ 1 1,1 tainoc<< i think, Mr. Editor,' that more iriL * * teresl ought to be taken in these public examinations and exhibitions in country schools than aas been heretofore. EDUCATION. The BoyNTY Land Bill.?Mr. Gallaher, the Third auditor, says that so many applications have been made to that oHice in relation to tho bounty land "bill, which passed at the late session of Congress, that he deems it advisable to say that copies of the army rolls cannot be furnished frdni his office. lie adds that all applications for bounty lands "must, pass through the tension Office, (unI der the direct.on of the Secretary of ! the Interior,) and regular certificates ] of service will be furnished to tho ! /"I r r\ v.oniuussioner 01 rensions, by ilio Third Auditor, as is now the practice in regard to all claims for pension or bounty land."?Augusta Constitutionalist. The New York corresbondent of the Philadelphia Enquirer snys: "The bountv lann bill lm?s ftrnnfwl a great sensation of joy among some of the speculators in this city. The failure of the engrossing clerk to put in the provision that "the party to whom the warrant is issued shall enter the land himself,11 and which was I i ! 1! - I I 'll * i cuiuuiiieu : i uie nm passed, renders ; tho whole nugatory. The consei quenco is, that those who hold old ! warrants will have a belter opportuI nity to dispose of them, as the defecj tivo bili cannot be remedied until the next session of Congress." It is a fact worth noting that tho Fugitive cilave Bill obtained butthir| ty one northern Voles, 28 of which ; were east by democrats and 3 by i whigs? Tho names of those Avhiga i are Ell o' of HostoiY, Tavlor of Ohio. and McGcvighey of Indiana. f An nr. Constitutionalist. From h us/ungton.?T))0 President hi s withdrawn liis objection to the Boun y Land l.ill, and it is now a law. Thompson of Indiana deplines i the a| p liniment of Kccorder in the Land OlTice. Nathan h'ar^ent lias been rc-appolnted?? Carolinian From the Pendleton Messenger. i I- ../"JI- /.-?? . ? - i j v 11iv i cvjhv v/ ino Election uistrict of Pendleton. ! A communication appeared in the j Messenger ofthe&3dof August, over j the signature of 'Seneca River,' in which the writer gave his views relative to the policy of introducing tl e Bank question into thd present canvass for members of the Legislature, and propounded certain questions to the Candi l&tes for t!:e Senate and House ofRcnrcsentntiv.^r 1 agree with 'Seneca ItivteiV in most of his viows, and deeming tho duty of candidates to notice any proper call on them, for an expression of their opinions relative to any question of public interest, will proceed to answer the questions; which an; as follows: . "1st. Will you, if elected, vote against any act, or resolution of the : Legislature, the effect of which will be to place the Hank in liquidation^or to compel it to wind up its affairs at the expiration of the charter, or at a subsequent period during the term for which you are elected?" I will, if elected, vote against any act, or resolution of the Legislature, to put the Bank in liquidation previous to the expiration of it chftrtci, and after that time would be willing to allow a reasonable period (say six or ten years,) to bring to a close the business of the Bank, without oppression to the debtors, and injury to ilia I It is known to yon, that I was in favor of the bill introduced by Mr. Memminger, at the Jast session of the Legislature, (to put the Bank in a gradual process of liquidation,) and voted against its indefinite postponement. In deforence to the opinions of a large portion of the party opposed towie connection ot Hank and State, atul being Unwilling to contribute to any unnecessary excitement, on a question of State policy at this eventful crisis of our national a flairs: I am now in favor of permitting the Bank to run its chartered term, with some legislative action, requiring the officers of the institutipn to collect $1 debt8 of long standing, an<\ to shape their business operation* with an nyc to the termination of the charter * ' 71 n | . "2d.| WiHo you, if elected, Vote ! against any aot'(ifsuch should he proposed,) rechartering the Hank, during the term for which you are elected?''< ? v . , - "y 1 answer this question affirmatively. Jn reply to the quest ions of 'Saluda,' I will briefly state, that J am in lavor of the t>ri?ci|^'aa'- ptabli.^lieci by the Nashvilfe^)onvention. I believe tho Southern States are bound to sustain Texas in her elaim'tbtlfb bottvMwriesi M defined by her Congress in 1836i unless the difficult v ;? satisfactorily arranged. I will, by my vote, (if called on,) pledge the State of Bouth Gftolinii to a joint supoovt of other Southern States, in vtrnkwtinc their eoiiMUatiOnal fights as political equals nnder the Federal ' compact, "at all hflBaretoi and to Ihfc lant rxtreipity!M * T? J- PjCKENf,