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I Q3cnrrnl llcios. Front the Buitimore Clipper. I Cnitod States aud Austria. Tin' c?>rivsp<?::de!:ce between theChevnlicr B Ifuhsetmnn, (jliaryc'd Affairs of 11 is Mnji-sty . the Emperor of Austiia, ami W. L. Ma rev, be, cfetary of Stnto of the Unite.] States, has already been published in all amplitude in many pf the newspaycrs of the day. We propose to impart to the thousands of readers who may never persue this correspondence in exlense a correct understanding of its spirit and import. The Union, to which it was communicated from the Department of Stale, justifies its publication upon tire ground that Austria, prior to = nddre-sing the United State government, had made an cxparte representation of the subject I of complaint to the powers of Europe before whom it arraigned this government, invoking a 1 premature judgment against us, and that the .. circular letter in which this was done was ap; pirently intentionally published in the leading journals of Europe. Respecting the verdict of the governments addressed, the Union says that Rnssin and Prussia becomes voluntary parI ties in the controversy by instructing their rcp| resentatives in Washington to intimate to the President their general concurrence in the view taken by Austria of the proceedings in the case : of Koszla. But it is understood that the cabi not of'Pai is has made known to that of Vienna I its disapprobation of the proceedings of the ' Anstrian functionaries in regard to Ko.?zta at I" Smyrna, even upon the Austrian statement of L those proceedings; while the government of ~ Great Britain has given no intimation that it regards the course of Amerrcan functionaries as ' open to censure. Mr. Hulseinanu's note commences by reci; ting the incidents of the Smyrna conflict assuming that the Austrian Consul General, "exercising the right of Jurisdiction which is guarantied by treaties," subjecting Austrian subjects in Turkey to consulor, jurisdiction, had * caused the arrest; thatKoszta had left Hungary [ with Kossotb, pledging himself in writing not to return ; that Mr. Brown, oar charge ad interim at Constantinople, claiming that Koszta had taken some step toward being naturalized in the.United States, submitted a certificate thereof without signature or seal; Unit if this certificate were-admitted, it would prove nothing more than he had expressed his intention to become a citizen. It is then affirmed that Koszta has ever ceased to be an Austrian subject; that the laws of.Austria do not admit his right to expatriate himself; that K<>?zta declared him self to be still a Nu garian; and that the United States themselves refuse passports tc persons standing in his relation. But the mode - adopted by our agents to settle the matter is the most legitimate ground of complaint. The act of violence committed by Captain Ingraham is declared to be "a real act of war, committed in full peace, in a neutral poit." This is proved from Vaflels' Law of Nations. It is then argued with reference to our own acknowledged authorities, that Captain Ingraham assumed to do what ouly Congress has a right to do. This act was committed in a port friendly to both nations, acknowledged to be absolutely inviolable. This assumption is ably argued by allusions to'American and other auI tbors. And thus terminates the commuuicaI AS* tl I lion ot Mr. Musieinaun. Mr. Marcy replies by "more fully and clearly "stating the facts, the points added and points of difference being that Koszta did not leave Turkey with Kossuth; tiiat it is doubted that he pledged himself not to return; that lie was banished from Turkey, in form by Turkey, but in fact by Austria ; that he on 31st of July, 1852, t declared his intention of becoming a citizen of this republic; that private and temporary business led him back to Synirna, where he held a ' lezkereh?' a kind of passports or letter of safe conduct, usually given by foreign consult in Turkey to persons to whom they extend protect*!' ?n, as by Turkish laws they have a right to do;" that no exception to his conduct was taken, and Austria did net charge him with a political offence during his stay there; that he was awaiting an opportunity to return to the Untied States when seized by a body of lawless men who did not even pretend to have any color of authority, and received from them by the t Austrian naval officers; that is now avowed the f ' A tstrian Consul-General instiguated them; that b is also admitted thai the Turkish authority for this act had been refused; that an imperfect copy ouly of Koszta's certificate was produced; that opportunely, the Ameiican sloop of war arrived; that its commander, to prevent Ko>z ta's clandestine removal into Austrian territory pending the inquiry lie was m.iking into the ease procured an arrangement for his detention by intimating that he would compel it by force. Mr. Marcy then replies to his Imperial Majesty's demands that the government of the United States shall direct Koszta to be deliver ed to him, disavow the conduct of the American agents in this affair, call thein to a severe account, and tender satisfaction proportionate to the outrage, by proceeding to define Koszta's political relation to Austria and to the United States. He states the existing notions of allegiance to be, first, that it is an indestruetructibie tie, second, that it is a civil contract, d s soluble by mutual consent; ana, third, the " sounder and more prevalent doctrine, which Mr Marcy assumes, that the citizen or subject may at any time release himself from the obligation and go where he listeth.?These laws are municipal and limited in their action to the territory for which they were enacted. The laws of Turkey alone must therefore determine the ca*e in view. And what are they ? That was determined when Turkey gave refuge to the Hungarian refuges is 18 9, in defiance of both Russia and Austria, and was sus tained by her own laws ami the concurrent opinions of the civilized world.?The Sultan, then, weak as he was, imperilled his safety, by an adhcrance to the laws of his empire, and Kossuth and his companions were saved." Mr. M-irr-v comments at leueth unon this cam*, ami quotes in his support the views of Sir Stratford Canning, the British Amhassidor at Coiistiuople, concurred in by the French Minister, and approved by the English and French governmeutft. Aware of this, Austria refers to treaties for her authority to seize Koszta; but these treaties are neither quoted from nor pointed to and no one appears to he acquainted with thetn. They were not produced in 1849, and it is not claimed that they have since been made; nod their existance is denied by the Turkish Minisl?r of Foreign AHairs and other high functionaries. lint more than this. " The government of the Porte has pronounc *d a judgement in relation to the seizure of Koszta. which Austria herself is bound to respect. It hasp.otes'-d against. the con in t of " ^ ?M?aMpgaMPBseGaBOBM?r 1 the Austiian agents in that affair as unlawful, t and a violation of its sovereignty; but not one ' f word of com plaint, not a murmur of di>satis- t 1 faet'on, from Turkey against the conduct of j f the fniii'lionnries of the l.nited States at Smyr- ( na has vet reached this government. Thi* is t ; certainly an anomalous case: Austria arraigns : I ! the conduct of the United States for violating ; | : the rights of Turkey in the Koszta affair, Tur- , t ; key, the offended party, exhonorates the United | i ' States, and protests against Austria, our aceu* j1 ser for the same offence." J [ But if Austria has such authority by treaties t ; as she claims, it extends only to "Austrian sub- s jects," and Koszta cannot be such, after having J [ been banished from Turkey, Austria being a J i party to the banishment; and also, since by a ;j decree of the Emperor of Austria of the 24th of ! i t March 1S32, Austrian subjects leaving the do- ( minions of the Emperor without permission of j t j the magistrate and a release of Austrian citi- , c I * <ir.il An'SofrtniSan nni'fl ? \ i\ I'/ifllt'lt I r <UIU will! Cl 11 IllltllllUII UVIVI ivtuii., 1 I become " unlawful emigrants ," ami lose all 1 r ' their civil and political lights at home. This 1 j forfeiture is held to dissolve all connexion. That Koszta declared himself a Hungarian ( ' on board the Austrian vessel, though stated by i Mr. Brown who was not present, is denied by t j Captain Ingraham, who was. k is therefore at t j least doubtful if he said so. Mr. Marcy con- i | eludes that those who acted on the part of t Austria had no right whatever to seize and irn- j { prison Koszta ; and he proceeds to say that the t Turkish authority being dormant, Austria without authority making the capture by Greek t ruffians in a violent inanuor, and the American i officers being prevented (even if they had no f authority from the Government)?all were with s out the pale of civil or international law?all 1 were in the same condition in respect to rights r and duties as they would have been in an unap- j propriated region beyond the confines of civili- [ ! iizition?liege subjects of the law of nature, < I moral agents, who should simply do unto others i ' as they would others should do unto them, and t ; hence to protect the weak from the tyranny of r j the strong. ! But, to place the justification of the Ameri- j j can agents still further beyond controversy, t Koszta had "the national character of an Amc- t rican, and the Government of the United States c i had the right to extend its protection over him." j t i The certificate he bore and exhibited to his per- | i 1 secutors was genuine; and it clothed him with J American nationality. A nation can give this j t protection to others than native born or adop- t ted citizens. The doctrine of international law j i admits this. It gives the national character, of 11 a country to all residents who have a domioil I c therein, whether they will or not. "If a person f goes from this country abroad, with the na- t tionality of the United States, this law enjoins ji upon other nations to respect him, in regard to j f protection, as an American citizen. It con. ' ( cedes to every country the right to protect j any and all who may be clothed with its na- ! t tionality." Mr. Marcy sustains these positions j t by the facts in Koszta's case, and the citation ! c of numerous approved authorities. He also : I maintains in the same manner fhat his domicil ! had not been forfeited by his temporary ab 1 sence. The right to protect any one thus en- \ titled to our protection is avowed, and the ob- ! t ligation is denied of explaining such conduct to ' c any foreign power. In obedience to law, pay- j1 ment of taxes, submission to various vicissi- ! tudes, to the disasters of war, &c., the mere re- s sident participates in many of the duties of the 11 citizen, and the protection of the mark of na- c tionality is his right. < Respecting the supposition that protection J may thus be claimed by mere agitators who ' may come to this country to obtain a claim to i 1 it, and then retire to their chosen scenes of ex- 11 citement, Mr. Marcy says that "such a devel ' opement would effectually disprove the fact j < ' that they acquired a domicil and title to nation- , allity (the intention being inferred from facts f as wcil as declarations.) Protection over adventurers as seditious propagandists is disclaimed. Again: By the laws 'of Turkey, perons who I are not of that country and its religion, are re- !| ceived under the protection of the resident Con- j suls of ??fother Powers, irrespective ofthe country of their birth or their allegiance, and inter- * i national law recognizes and sanctions the rights r Acquired by this connection ; and Koszta was t hence invested with the nationality of the United States, even if he had not been before. Now, in regard to the expected "mode" of Captain Ingraham's co-operation wilh our Con- . it. <r _ ?1 | SlU. i>O Uliciice was given 1U u?c nusuiiin I . J Government through its Consul, whose agency ' was concealed and clandestine. The interpo- j sition of Captain Ingrnham was requested by t Mr. Brown, our Churge/?ro ton. Captain In- | trsliain tried other meatis to effect Koszta's re- i lease, and failing, menaced forcible means in resistance of force and illegality. The first j aggressive act was the seizure of Koszta ; the j first Improper use of a national ship, the im- i ( prison men t of Koszta therein. If Austria up- j holds the conduct of the commander, she is the first aggressor. This act of the commander of the Huzzar led to the series of other acts which j constitute the ground of complaint against the j United States. No one who would question y Captain Ingraham's right to arrest tin* procee- ( dings of Kidnappers in the streets, and rescue ( Koszta from their hands. If lie could have ^ properly interfered in the first stage, he might ^ j do so in the last. The actors were all wrong- r I doers; and if they char.ced to have the pos- I j ( session of a national ship, and converted it in- j to a prison, that ship was not entitled to the t privileges of a sanctuary. I It was the understanding of the parties that % Koszta should be retained at Smyrna while the question of his nationality was pending. Cap- ^ tain lngraham#received satisfactory evidence of a design on the part of the Austrian function- [ aries at Smyrna and Constantinople, to dis-egard this arrangement and remove him clanj destinely to Trieste. Ho was placed in the > perplexing alternative of surrendering the cap- j tive without further etTorts, and in case of re- I fusa! to enforce it. The government of the United States regrets that he was reduced to jc j this painful alternative; but it cannot find any j n I good reason for disapproving the course he , i pursued. The antecedent events qualify and j legalize thut act. If the conclusions heretofore ;11 i arrived at are correct, the. Austrian Agents had no more right to take Koszta from the Turkish dominions than from the United States, and ( i Captain Jugraham bad the same right to de- a i inarid and enforce Irs release as he would ; i ' have luid if Koszta had been taken from Amer- I , iean soil, the place of the transaction is imiiia- c 1 I... i ..ntui.iM mitiiioinol In vvc nv. ' j in ihi, ujtj ."luauimi nmmvj'iu ??%>.? v.* . . ! tend over it. h" j Mr. Mar;y does not dissent from Mr. Ilulse- t 'I man's views of the law-making power, but j ; sees no application for them in this connection. i{. , riiO ! ".it hi-- * n i: i N>d'.or :'gni tr fibrotl t o respect the rights of all nations. The ap. >cal of Austria to other governments implies hat our government is acting upon some new rinciple. but Mr Marcy is confident that.aftei lue consideration of the views here taken ol he affair at Smyrna, those powers which have )t?en so prompt to censure will bo equally jroinpt to correct any precipitate judgment hey may have formed in regard to it. They ,vili be abundantly satisfied that the agents o: his government in that transaction have res jeeted international law, and in no particulai runsgressed the restrictions it imposes. In ioine instances they have carried this light o irotcction to limits which this government ivoiild not venture, because it would not fee! uslified, to approach ; nor have any of these uitioiis been disposed to abandon the exorcist >1*this light from a timid apprehension that it night possibly bring them into an occasional ollision with other powers. The United States isk no more than has been conceded to others pui will not be contented with less. Mr. Marcy's conclusion is as follows: Before closing this communication, the un icrsigned will briefly notice the complaint o \ustria against Captain Ingraham for violating he neutral soil of the Ottoman empire. The ight of Austria to call the United Slates tc m account for the acts of their agents affecting ,he sovereign territorial rights of Turkey is not lerceived, and they do not acknowledge hei ight to require any explanation. If anything was done at Smyrna in deroga ion of the sovereignty of Turkey, this govern lieut will give satisfactory explanation to the Sultan when he shall demand it, and it has in structed its minister resident to make this iimwn to him. lie is the jud^e, and the onlj ightful judge in this affair, and the injurec jarty, too. lie h .s investigated its merits ironounced judgment against Austria, and ac quitted the United States; yet, strange as ii s, Austria has called the United States to ai: iccount for violating the sovereign territoria ights of the Emperor of Turkey. The conclusions at which the President lias irrived, after a full examination of the transac ion at Smyrna, and respectful consideration >f tlie views of the Austiian government there m, as presented in Mr. llulsctnanu's note, art hat Koszta, when siezed and imprisoned, wa> nvested with the nationality of the United States, and they had, therefore, the right, i I _1 1 - *... ! L ...i ] aL uey cuuse 10 exercise 11, iu exieuu meir pru ection to him; that from international lawhe only law which can be rightfully appealec o for rules of action in this case. Austrir :ou!d derive no authority to obstruct or inter ere with the United States in the exercise o his right, in effecting the liberation of Koszta md that Captain Ingraham's interposition fui or his release, was, under the peculiar cir :umstanccs of the case, right and proper. These conclusions indicate to Mr. Hulsemanr he answer which the undersigned is instruced by the President to make to the Emperoi >f Austaia to the demands presented in Mr, dulseman note. The President does not see sufficient caust or disavowing the acts of the American agents vhich are complained of by Austria. Het :laim for satisfaction on that account has been :arefully considered, and is respectfully dedined. Being convinced that the seizure and impri lonment of Koszta were illegal and utijustifia>le, The President also declines to give lib :onseiit.to his delivery to the Consul-General >f Austria at Smyrna; but after a full exami lation of the case, as herein presented, he ha* nstruclcd the undersigned to communicate to dr. Ilulsemann his confident expectation thai he Emperor of Austria will taJte the proper neasures to cause Martin Koszta to he restor>d to the same condition ho was in before he vas siezed in the streets of Smyrna, on the 21st if June last. ? Plauk Road Superiority. XV e see a sensible letter, from C. YV. Styles, Isq., published 111 the Hamburg lie publican, Hr. S. writes from Fayetteville, N. C., where ie has had an opportuniiy of looking into the >lauk Road business extensively, ns^five roads low radiate from that place. We call atten ion to the following observations. " I have recently had an opportunity of in'cstigating the theory of Plank Roads, their itllity and effect upon farming interests, and he inducement tlvey offer to capitalists for irofitable investment; and the result of my ob ervations is the conviction that their system s far preferable to Railroads where short disances are to be overcome,and where particuar communities are to be accommodated, Railroads should never be built, except where t is desirable to shorten jrreat distances, and jring remote sections in closa communication, n such cases they should be constructed by lie shortest and most direct lines, leaving the iccomodation of communities and villnges to dank Road enterprises; and wherever a track >r Rail Road fs located adjacent communities vould place themselves upon the line by plankng their roads. This system would cost less md benefit a larger portion of our citizens than lio v\rj-tnrt lnrvitmn *if ]fniIitiikIq which ling - - - characterized some of our most prominent enerpri>es; and, while it would furnish all the utilities necessary to the planter for the transwrtation of his produce to market, and the reurn of his necessaries, it would afford him, at ill times, a good road at his door, for plantation and neighborhood purposes. Railroads iflbrd none of those private and domestic adant ages." Mr. Styles goes on to say that the Fayette ille Roads have cost an average of $1,400 ?er mile?that they are all paying 10 per cenl ?and that the cheapness of their construction nay he attributed to the fact that they were In cited by the skill of efficient Encjineers.?Edgeield Advertiser. One Day Later from Rio.?The brig Nnny, at Bultimore on Tuesday, from Rio de Jaleiro brings advices one day later than our pre ions dates. The following is an extract from . letter dated "Rio dk Janeiro, Aug. 18,1853. Wc have no change to note in quotations of >ofTec. The stock to-day is about fliesainc is it was in 1352, and the receipts from the nterior. as compared with 1852, show a faling ofF of 117,238 bags since 1st of April, as outpaced with the same period of last year.? The receipts average about 3500 bags daily inee 1st July. The lowland crop is almost a otal failure, as there are not 10,000 bags ol lew in market, whereas we have shipped ear;oes of new as e.trlv as the 1st of April in for n;?r years. 0 ; ?l)f (taint HJffkli) Jonrnnl. Tuesday, October 11, 1?53. THO. J. WARREN, Editor. NOTICE. P I hereby constitute and appoint Mr. Thomas IV. PegL'es ray agent, for the transaction of any business " in which I am interested or concerned in Camden. All iwnnnq indebted to me will please settle with hitu at !? once. THOMAS J. WARREX. A Sort of Valedictory. , In a day or two wo expect to vacate our seat in the s present "old arm chair" which usually stands in the . nook of our sanctorum, whero we have often sat in pur- j | suing the pleasant duties of our vocation : here our ; - mind has often been busy revolving various matters, ! j and not unfrequently illustrating the idea of the groat i poet?slightly changed? A sober thought is capable of years, And crowds a long life into one hour. f Here we have had many pleasant moments of real , enjoyment?a feast of reason, all to ourselves, in con? ning over the pages of many welcome visitors in the , shape of numerous exchanges ; to disci imiuate would r be invidious, we cannot do it; but from each we have > extracted many pleasant and valuable thoughts, which r have often served to beguile many a weary hour, and added interest to that, which, without their valuable - aid, would otherwise have been very meagre and un. int<*resjing. In view of the associations which stand intimately connected with some of tho pleasantest hours of our life, we cannot but regret, to some extent 3 at least, that duty calls us elsewhere, and wo feel it ' right to go. I Our connection by this move is not severed with the , Journal. We will still maintain its editor and owner ship, and will continue for some time, perhaps the t next year; only a change of location, which will ena1 ble us, wo have no doubt, to keep our Journal hotter ' posted up with the passing events of the day, and will still Advocate, to tho bestofour abilities, what wecon' ceive to bo right and proper. Tho conduct and general superintendence of the 1 "Journal" and "Temperance Advo.vue" will continue in the hands of the former proprietor of the Journal, ' who will take great pleasure in giving receipts to any | of our friends who desire to settle up. We Want DeBow's Commercial Review, for August, 18-47, aL | so, for May, August, September and December, 1851. i Persons having odd numbers in their possession, for . which they have no particular use, will oblige us very f greatly by rending all or any one of the above nuni; bers, and wo will cheerfully pay their value in money, r or furnish in exchange for all the numbers wanted, a complete volume of the work for 1848. We hope some of our friends can oblige us, and will do so by sending the same to this office. The College Again. We ask pardon of onr readers for again obtruding our remarks upon this subject; but as we lave been called up again by the Carolina Sjmrtcris correspondent,'"Fair Play," we reply as follows: 1st. "That Camden, where the editor would have the proposed College, is a sickly place," Wo answer by an emphatic contradiction of the proposition. It is not so. Again, why do you insist upon it that Camdon is the spot where we want the College located. This is a wilful unfair misrepresentation ofourposilion. I Kirkwood is the place ; and a beautiful lot of thirty acres of land, and as healthy as your "burg" or any other place. Stick to the facts, and fair play will suit better for your motto. ? > 2nd. "That in consequence of the sickness, all wlto , can get away, arc absentees during the months oi Julj-, 1 August, September, and when frost keeps off', the ' ! mnnlh of October."' Another emphatic demurrer is entered against tin's assertion. It is not correct that uaU who can gel away'' go. The whole paragraph is founded in ignorance, and botrays an unwarrantable recklessness which we do not care to consume time in answering at greater lengtlu . ' 3rd. "That owing to its situation near the river i swamp, Cumdcn has an abundant stock of musquitoes ! and gallinippers, who rarely disappear, ex-en during 1 the winter months. I might have added that the I ; boasted Kirkwood is equally well-stocked with sandflics, of a peculiar and most villainous kind, of which you in the upper country can lorra no idea. This is only another instance of the extent to which ; the human imagination may bo carried. That wo ' | have "musquitoes" we do not deny, but the "gall-i-nipI per" part wo must leave for tho fertile and imagina ' j tive correspondent of tho Spartan to And ; and those | "sand ties" of such "a peculiar and most villuinous 1 , kind," wc will also loax'C to his sagacious inx-estigntions. ! If tho citizens of "boasted Kirkwood" have not been ' j annoyed with these 'villainous insects,' wo are sure ' j they ought not to complain in tho "upper country." | I I i 4th. That tho expense of living in Camden, xvhen j compared, or I should rather say contrasted, with the ! same in Spartanburg, is as 16 to 8, or as 2 to 1.? Good boarding, washing and lodging can bo obtained ! in Spartanburg for ?96 per annum. The same will ( cost in Camden ?192." Suppose board at the hotels in Camden is 12 or 15 i dollars per month, does it follow as a matter of course I j that it would be the same at the College. By the j sumo process of reasoning, Barbaravillc ought not to I ' be patronized becauso tho hotels in Columbia charge I 25 or 30 dollars a month for board,?bright idea, that j Is tho eating part the great lirst idea why the College 1 should be located at Spartanburg. Camden has just as much right to the Collego as Spartanburg has, and if thoro is any chauce to got it, it will be done?the ofj fort will at least be made ; and "Fair Play" must go j up to Conference "pretty well charged with explosive 1 j matorials" before ho will be able to fix things exactly ' to his liking. The writer of "Fair Play," afior various conclusions, consoles himself with the delusive idea that he has us 1 I cornered, or in his own beautiful conception "no won' der the editor nodges behind a corner at tho dis1 chargo,"?of what ? "oxplosivo materials"?which ' sends him, "Fair Play," sky-high into thin air. I thank ' you for tho idoa. Here it is : "Thus, Messrs. editors, you will perceivo that my "squib" was pretty_ well charged with explosive materials?explosivo of tho insane scheme, I hope to locnto so important an institution ut or near Cumdon. No wonder tho oditor nodges behind a corner at tho discharge thereof. I would advise him to keep there. Boys aro sometimes hurt by "squibs.'' 1 Amusing thought, "Boys aro sometimes hurt by 'squibs.' " Wo will ask our venerable censor n question?how ' | hiijhdo "boys" get to bo in tho 'upper country?' Wo . I I.-.--/* Wo n (renoralioii of "early risers," and when you j talk about 'boys' wo don't understand you. | | TJio conclusion of this matter, or rather the eonclu(j Bion of "Fair Play's" article is as lot lows : '! ' liy-tbe-hye, Messrs. l\d iters, is not tlio Temperance j Ad vocal o diverted from its legitimate purpose, when I itscoluiniis aro made tlio medium through wliieh the r. editor expresses bis individual preferences on the sub-' j joot ? That paper was established and lias been sup I ported for a single purpose?tlio promotion of temper J ,nnee. As such it is patronized by the tiiends of the I i < ms-* tlir m^ho'sl III" St i'*,1 anion:* whom a:*" tnativ | who favor your village .13 the site for tho new College. I Certainly they did not subscribe lor tho Temperance ' Advocate to bo made the .vehicle or instrument of con-1 1 travelling their views and defeating their interests on 1 I this point. I would like the editor to tell us bj what ) 1 authority ho is thus using a paper entrusted to him for a far different purpose. I believe it is the first time since its existence that the paper has beeu diverted , I from the end for which it was established. I. there- J j fore hope that the editor will not onty satisfy the pub- ! lie on this point, but that lie will adduce his mighty 1 arguments and "numerous instances," for which I I called in my last." 1 We answor tho above, something after this fashion: ' I Tho first article upon this subject was written origin. | ally for the Camden Journal, but was copied into the , Tempcranco Advocate, not, however, to divert that 1 paper "from its legitimate purpose," which, it seems, 'Fair Play" is the only one who lias had the wisdom, or penetration of making tho discovery. If an editor is not allowed to "express his individual preferences s 'on" any subject, he had better quit. Such is, at least ? our notion ; and when the constituted authorities or j those who patronize the paper, are dissatisfied with our expressions of "individual preferences," we arc willing to play quits. "Fair Play" is selfish in addition to his unfairness. He ought to recollect that thert; are two sides to this question, and other "friends of the cause throughout the State" who subscribe for the Temper ance Advocate," and are as earnestly engaged iu the "promotion of temperance'' as he is, or auy^ of his friends, who arc also interested in the location of this i College?but not at Spartanburg. To our temperance friends throughout the State, as well as those at Spartanburg, we beg leave to say, that we do not desire, nor have wo desired, to make the Temperance Advo" i cate a "vehicle or instrument" for "contravening" any body's "views," or "defeating" any one's "interests."? It is not our m >de of doing businoss, and we have no need of the Advocate as a "vehicle or instrument" for | our individual uses, or expressions of individual pre* 1 dileclions. "We have a paper of our own, and hereafter will conduct our controversies with "Fair Play" upon this subject, in that paper entirely.- "We are asked, with all the dignity and solemnity which could possibly attach to a momentous question, " by what authority are we using a paper entrusted to us for a far different purpose?" In other words, what business have wo to express an opinion upon any other subject than that of Temperance. We answer our interrogator that wo do it on our own " individual," per. sonal "authority." We deny "that the paper has been diverted from the end for which it was established,' and even if it had been, we do not acknowledge an unknown newspaper scribbler as the one to whom we are responsible. Neither do we recognize the demands of " (he. public on this point" for satisfaction, as worthy 1 of reply, when the demand is made by some great Cn- , known, in the shape of an anonymous writer through j another paper. We have this to say?that if "Fair 1 Play," or any one else is dissatisfied with pur coarse, they can withdraw their patronage at any moment. It ( is a matter of supreme indifference to us how or when i it is done. Talk' about patronage! We don't want. I nor do we need any man's patronage, who gives it reluctantly. Keep your two dollars at home. J Mr. Marcy's Reply. Isjust what it ought to be ; and the Austrian gov* eanment will learn one of these days that all the world j is not a Hungary to be oppressed and tyranized over. ? Their presumption is appropriately and well reproved | in the able and dignified answer or Secretary Marcy to ( the letter of Chevaliex llulsemann, the representative of the Austrian Court Hon. A. W. Venable's Speech, Before the Literary Societies of Wake Forest College, North Carolina, is a beautiful effort. We have read it ^ with much pleasure, and, we hope, with profit. There | are every day truths contained in his remarks of practical utility and iinporfancc, bearing upon the duties and details of life. We would rather hear or read I such a speech, than be compelled to endure the bcst trophied effort that ever emanated from the pretties^ speaker in the laud. It, however, takes a variety to make up a world, and what is one man's choice would , not bo another's. We thank our young friend, S. J I C D., for his kindness in forwarding this copy, and ' whenever Jie can send us another just such a speech, consider us ready to receive it. ( The Charleston Standard. < Wo welcome our much esteemed contemporary, ' which makes its appearance under new and flattering auspices. Tlio old title is doffed, and a new and bet- < tor one, for convenience has been adopted. Koto the s Standard is located by its name, tlio former part of ' which admitted of extensive limits, for there is so much Southern this and that, in name, now-a-days, that one is not much impressed with the term. The) , Standard is a capital paper, and bears very evident ] marks of improvement. Messrs. Spratt A Brittox will make the paper equal in all respects with the very beat, wo have reason to believe, and hope. To Mr j Bmttox, late of the Fairfield Herald and Winnsboro < Tftnisfrr we cotdiallv extend the usual crreetinirs. ( " * J O o The Cotton Trade ok Europe,?The Baltimore Cotton Planter says that a responsible house lias been established at New Orleans, possessed of all the necessary facilities to carry out practically and successfully the desirable object of direct shipment of Cotton to the Con- J tinent of 1*2urope. It is said that the object of ' the movement is to lay the foundation of a new system of trade, which, while it will end, if successful, in the individual benefit of the plan ter, will increase the consumption of cotton? relieve Liverpool of her surplus, and by crca- ' ting a Continental Depot, give a regular and ' just value to the great staple. Fugitive Slave Law Question.?The De- I partmeiit of the Interior is said to have receiv- r ed a letter from Col. NVyilkoop, U. S. JVInrshail ?' of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, notify * ing the Secretary that three of his deputies !./. nnil.t />!' knmir nrrocfnrl on n Sfilte ?t'IU Ull II1VJ J/Wlilb UI !/va?>? WM warrant for seeking to execute a warrant from Judge Greer, of tlie Sn rente Court commanding liim to arrest William Thomas, claimed by Isltman Keith, of Fauquier county, Virginia, as his runaway slave, who was said to he in Wilkesbarre. Secretary McClelland promptly an- J swered him to consult tip U. S. District Attor- t ney and to take measures to defend the case ' f and uphold the law under which thoy acted. ^ OBITUARY. d Died, at bis residence near Hillsborough, N. C., on Sundny tho 25th ult,, in the 08d )'ear of his age, tho o Rev. Joint Witiikksi'oo.v, ]). D., for many years 1'aator a of the Presbyterian Church in this place. b It is ever a painful duty to announce the death of J a minister of God ; to say that a great and a good man has fallen; but when, in the inscrutible providence of God, we are called upon to pay the last tribute of respect and affection to a beloved minister, to whose voice we have for years listened, under whose r instruction we have lived, who has shored in our joys and sympathized with us in sorrow, inexpressibly ft painful is tho duty, and the heart shrinks from the trial which respect and affection demand. Dr. With- erspoon was born at Pembroke, tl e country seat and ' residence of his father, near Newborn, N. C. He was I I ho ."on of Mr. .'olm Witliorspoon, nnd grandeon of i j thi! Rev. l>r. John Withcrapoon, n oclel.rated writer I t< ami divine in the 1'reihytorian church, and one of the | d diijneiH of lli<* IK'chirntioit of Independence. IV. 1 VVitherspoon received his college education nt the Uiiivei-sity of Chapel Hill, which having completed., lie chose the law ns hie profession, obtained a license to practice :n the courts of his native state, end was for two years a successful practitioner at the bar, with eveiy prospect of attaining to eminence and wealth in iiis profession. Subsequent to this period Ids mind was awakened to the importance of the sub* ject of religion ; and called by the grace of God to become a follower of the Saviour he dedicated himjelf to the service of God, and resolved to devote" himself to the ministry of Jesus Christ He commenced the study of divinity, and pnrsued his theological course in Elizabethtownr Kew Jersey, under [lie ltev. John McDowell, and was licensed to preach by the Elizabethtown Presbytery. In a brief obituary notice, it is impossible to enter into all the particulars of his usefulness in the church with wliich he was connected; but this is hardly necessary; the Presbyterian Church in which lie was long an emi- > n?nt. minister. is well acauainted with the tiih>nf> piety, and influence Ire exerted in her General Assembly, her Synods, and her Presbyteries in these judicatories of the church his voice was Jong heard and his influence felt. In Hillsborough he commenced his ministry. ** ?'* Dr. Witfierspoon continued pastor of the church in Hillsborough until 1832, when he removed to Camden 3. C., where he was called to the pastoral charge of a church. Though beloved by his congregation, bis heart turned with longing desire to ilillsborough, the scene and spot of his early labors, and to the near relatives residing here; and bis health failing, be was induced again to return and dwell amongst us, and at the time of his death he was laboring and preachirg, alternately with the Rev. Robert Bur well, in the same beloved church which he had planted, which lie had watered with his tears, and nourished by his prayers. Though his be:.1th for more than a year bad been rapidly declining, he would not relax his labors, but continued in the constant and faithful discharge of Iiis ministerial duties until a fortnight before hie death. The last sermon which the writer had tlie' privilege of hearing from him, and the last sermon which he preached, was from the text, " Unto you, therefore which believe, he is precious." Though iw great pain and suffering, he exhibited the fullness of Balvalion, and the preciousness of that Savior, whose' lovo and faithfulness he had so fully experienced, and in whom he had so long trusted. Though bis life wasin many respects a life of sorrow and affliction, he bore all his trials with meekness, submission and re-' signation. Possessing in an eminent degree the spirit of his divine Master, he was gentle, forbearing and . forgiving, and ever ready to cast the mantle rf chart-" ty over the faults of others. As long as hp was able to speak, his mind and heart seemed to be full of those holy truths which bad occupied his thought* through his life; and almost the last words he waa heard to utter, though insensible to all around, him, were. "Sanctification is the work of God." While able to speak, lie expressed to those aronnd him full confidence in the Redeemer, and hope of e blessed immorality. Thus departed our beloved minister, who was honored and loved by all classes in this comma- . nity. the high aod the low, the rich and the poor, the . bond and the free, for all have shared in his Kindness- . and sympathy, and for all he labored and lived. * On the hofv Sabbath he departed, on the 87tli anniversary of hie installation as Pastor of the church in Hillsborough, and from the Sabbath below, ascended above to enter on and enjoy that eternal Sabbath of rest and blessedness at God's right hand. While we mingle our tears and our sj mpath'y with the beloved and bereaved relatives v e rejoice that they do sot sorrow as those without hope, but look forward to a blissful reunion with the loved ones who have gone before, in that wor'd of rest and blessedness where separation and sorrow are known no more.?IliUsborough Recorder. .. ' . Flowers will Grow where the waters Ban. If the cuticle of tho scalp is kept healthy, and the ;erms of the hair invigorated by stimulants which op-' irate at their roots, through the inner skin ot derrnii of :hc head, a strong and vigorous head of liaif canno "ail to be the result. The operation of Lyon's Katlm i on is founded entirely upon this most reasonable law if the Natural World. It is prepared of such ingredients only, as will produce this efTect. Hence the most ncredulous have tried and been benefitted by its use? md the secret of its immense sale. The appearance jiven to tlic hair is truly beautifbl and pleasing. Spld. jy all dealers, everywhere, at 25 cents, in large bottles D. S. Barnes, Proprietor, 161 Broadway, N. Y. Sold by every Druggist in Camden. Haviland, [Iarrall 4 Co., wholesale Agents, Charleston. Sept. 13 37 tf POISOXIXG. Thousands of parents who use Vermifoges composed )f Castor Oil, Calomel, Ac., are not aware, that while :liey appear to benefit the patient, they are actually aying the foundations for a series of diseases, such as salivation, loss of sight, weakness of limbs, kc. In another column will be found the advertisement )f Ilobensack's Medicines, to which, we ask the atten :ion of all interested in their own as well as their cliilIrcn's health. In Liver Complaints and all disorders irising from those of a bilious type, Should make use jf the only genuine Medicine, Hohensack's Liver Pifls. or 'Be not deceived,"but ask for Ilobensack's TVoria 3yrup and Liver Pills, and observe that each lias the signature of the Proprietor, J. N. IIOBE^SACK, as aone else arc genuine. i????? ?T i CAMDEN PRICES CORRENT._ BAGGING, p# yard 12} to 13 BALE ItOPE, per pound 9 to .. BUTTER..! " 18 to 25 BEEF, " 5 to 7 BACON " 11 to 12i 30FFEE, " 10 to 12 CHEESE " ....12i to 18 COTTON,... 9 to 10 30 RN, per bushel. 75 to 37 FLOUR,.. .pef barrel, 6^ to 6| FODDER,... .per cwt. 7.5 to $1 LARD per pound, 12 J to 14 11OLASSES,.pergallon 30 to 42 3 ATS par bushel, 37 to 45 PEAS " 75 to 87 SUGAR... .per pound 6 to 12 5ALT per sack 1 to 1 South Carolina?Kershaw District. BV JOHN B. JOT, JBQOIBK, OBOINARV. V\7~ HERE AS, Tha J. Warren has applied to me t T for Letters of Administration on all and singuar the Goods and Chatties, Rights and Credits of ilizabeth Warren, late of the Di^fict aforesaid, deleased : . These are, therefore, to cite and admonish nil and ingulnr the kindred and creditors of the said deceas d to be and appear before me at our next Ordinal's Court for the said District, to be holden at Cam* len Court House on the 21st day of Ootober inst., o show cause, if any, why said administration should tot be granted. Given under my hand and seal this Cth day of October, 1853, and in the 78th'year of American Independence. JOHN R. JOT, 0. K. D. IMPORTANT DISCOVERT. relief in tex minutes. BRYAN'S PULMONIC WAFERS, are unfailing iu the cure of Couous, Colds, Asthma, Bronchiis, Sore Throat, Hoarseness, Difficult Breathing, ncipient Consumption, and Diseases of the Lungs. 'hey have no taste of medicine, and any ghild will ' skc tliem. Thousands liave been restored to health lint had before despaired. Testimony given in hunreds of cases. A single dose relieves in ten minutes. Ask for Bryan's Puhnohic Wafers?tlie original and nly genuino is stamped " Bryan." Spurious kinds, re offered for sale. Twenty-nvc cents a box. Sold) y dealers generally. J. BRYAN A CO., Rochester,, 1. Y., Proprietors. Wholesale by P. M. COHEN & CO., Charleston,. Oct 11, 41 3m., Pitcher* Wanted. 1^11#subscriber will pay $12 per month for from 1? 1 to 20 ablo bodied Ditchers. Negroes wijl be pro-, irred. Apply iinmodiately. B. BOYKIN Oct 4, 40 31. .. Situation Wanted, 4S an Overseer, by one who understands the cut tivniinn of Corn and Co*ton. Por?n?? rioi.:.._ 3 employ will please addrcsss JA. ft.. W.41jox S5, Canu en. , (Vt 4. 40- tf, >