By Mr A J Shaw.?John C. Calhoun
ftnd George McDvjjU: The brightest
stars in the galaxy of American Statesmen
; may they live long, and when
dead, may a halo of glory rest upon
their tombs. _
By Mr M Strauss.?Benjamin Franktin:
He robbed the Heaven of its lighthing
and America of its tyrants.
By D F Jones, 2d Sergeant ?Gen.
- Z. Taylor: May his name be remembered
with gratitude by posterity, even
after monuments have crumbled into
dust.
By J F Moorer.?The sun never
slione upon such a day as this. Twenty
millions of freemen hail it as the returning
harbinger of their freedom.
By Mr Jas W Clinkscalcs.? Wo.
man: The pride of every freeman; ,
the bliss of peace, and the volunteer's
.L . ? t * * " * -
cueer ana soiace in tne Hour ot his i
^country's peril.
By Mr. Jos H Stokes.?The Cokesbuvy.
Fcntiblts: An honor to the school;
a credit to their leader. The eye and
the \ving of Cokesbury village; may
they ever be on the alert.
By W H Wallace, lftt Lieut.?
George McDuffie: The political *3ham- ,
pion of the Palmetto State; his name
will be venerated by the 6ons of South
Carolina as long as they lore liberty, or
admire patriotism.
By T C Veal, 2d Sergearit.?-As the
Rrihsh T,inn hash?pn moHp ?n i?rnn/?k o?
the feet of the American Eagle, so also
may the motto of the Mexican flag.
By Mr H R W Flenn?May the
ftiemoryof the gallant Capt. Walker; .
hand in hand with that of Washington,
live in our free and happy land, until (
"yon sun shall cease.
By Mr J S Richardson.?T/ie Volunteers:
South Carolina has shown by j
them that she still breathes the spirit of ,
'76, and that the little Palmetto State j
can never be backward in honor and ^
patriotism. (
By Mr D P Hines.?May the bright <
little village of Cokesbury preserve her ,
hioraf and religious name both at home 1
and abroad; may her conduct serve as ]
ah example worthy to be imitated by
every Southern hamlet; may her citi- ,
iens enjoy & long and prosperous and '
a happy life. j
By Mr & P Amaker?Citizens of {
Cokesbury r Health, happiness and pros- (
perity be yoijrs \ may you never be remiss
in celebtatihg the rettorn of the
birth day of American Independence.
By Mr S M Gary, of S C College ?
The liberal arid patridtib Spirit evinced
by the Students, in thus ceiebtaUttg the
pirthdayof our Independence; Should
lie characterized as a distinguished
fcpochjn the history of the Cokesbury
School. .. ...
By Mr. D W McCants?May the
war which exists between the two N.
American Republics be brought to a
speedy and happy close.
By Mr B G Connor.-? The day toe
Celebrate: The day that give birth to
our nation's liberty, may it be reniem
bered as long as patriotism swells the
.breasts of American freemen...
By Mr A R Watson.?^Thai I'dlh
?lag% [pointing to the company's flag;]
may its bearer be ever mindful of its
fair doners, and let it fall but with his
life.
The day closed, as it begun, attlid the
heartfelt and whole souled rejdicihgS of
the company.
Dane Pbofeusorship.?We learn
with great pleasure that the
"Dane Professorship of HarVard
University," recently filled with
such distinguished ability by the
late Mr. Justice Story, has been
tendered to Judge Kent, (Junior,)
oi i\e\v York. Judge K. is now
travelling in Europe, and will
brobably accept immediately on
his return to this country. We
know of no one on whom the mantle
of St>ry could fall with a better
grace.?N. Y. Mirror.
Mr. Marcy is the last man in
the world who should blame Gen.
Scott for wishing to " protect his
rear/' The Secretary cannot have
forgotteh that be did the snme for
himself, once, at the Cost of fifty
eents to the State of New York.
Montgomery {Ala.} Journal.
Tee l*EB8it>'ENCY.?A pamphlet
lias been lately issued at Washington,
nominating the Hon.- Judge
McLean of the Supreme Court
for the Presidency, Mr. Mangum
of the Senate has been nominated
for the Vice Presidency.
_McNultv, the late defaulting
Clerk of the House of Representatives*
has published a letter irt the
Cincinnati Atlas in which he
maKes tne Government his debtor I
to the amount of 81500. I
From, the N. O. Pickayune, 6th inst.
LATER FROM THE ARMY.
The steamship Alabama, Capt. Wiridle,
arrived this morning from Brazos
Santiago, having sailed thence on 3d
inst. We may say at twice that she
brings no news of interest fron^the Army.
The Mexican forcos Are supposed
to be concentrated in the vicinity of
Montery uhder the iirimedislte command
of Paredes. The American army
appear to be on the point of taking up
their march to penetrate as far as Montery.
POINT ISABEL, July 3d,
Gentlemen,?I left Matamoros last
evening, and started from Gen. Smith's
camp, on this side of the Rio Grande, at
9 o'clock, with a volunteer officer, to
ride across the praire. I saw " Old
Kough and Ready" just before leaving.
He was riding out hunting for newspapers.
The old gentleman hardly ever
is seen attended by any of his officers or
men in his rides, but goes " poking
about,"as I heard a volunteer remark the
oth.?r day, "just like other folks;" Gen.
Smith was to begin to remove his camp
to-day, some twelve or fifteen miles up
the river on the Mexican side. The
Genfetal looks remarkably well and is
in fine spirits.
The musquitoes showed themselves
in numbers lor the first time at head
quarters last evening. The volunteer
camp was perfectly shrouded by smoke,
raised by the men to keep off intruders.
A rumor obtains in camp that a portion
of the Louisiana volunteers are soon to
bedisbandedj and, though they have
been assured that such will not probably
be the case, they are quite uneasy about
it; a few beCadse they Wanted td go
home and fear the rumor is nnt w#>ll
founded, but most of them because they
desire to stay and " see the thing out."
11 When can we move 1 Can we ever
get a fight out of them ?" are the questions
constantly put to persons coming
from Gen. Taylor's quarters."
That a large portion of the army will
300n move towards Monterey, can no
longer be doubted, as boats enough of
light draught have arrived to warrant
Gen. Taylor in taking possession of the
country between the mouth of the river
and that place.
The road we came over last night?
I mean the wagon road between Point
Isabel and Matamoros; is still impassable
for loaded wagons, and it is a wonder
to me how a light wagon can be
dragged over it. From the riv?r tn
the Palo Alto, some nine miles,
there is not, altogether, half a mile of
head road. The mud is generally a
foot deep?ana in some places two or
three feet deep, and there is at least four
miles of water, in many places hardly
fordable for horses.
The getltlettlah tvhd atitiompanied me
down captured a gar-fish on " six mile
prairie," between the battle fields the
other day, nearly three feet long. I
passed over the same place four or five
times when it was perfectly dry with no
appearance of having ever been overflowed.
At the Resaca de la Palma
whefe; aS you will observe on the map,
a road passes between the ponds, there
is now but one pond, and that is deep
pnoutrh nmr mhem ?? ??1 -
D ? ..UU1U IU1 a iC9|ICi;i>(Ult!
sized steamboat to pass through it. The
Palo Alto battle field is two-thirds cotefed
with Water.
A Mexican prisoner of war, Lt. Ruix,
whbSe arrest I mentioned some time ago,
will go out to New Orleans in the Alabama.
You will recollefct that he was
caught in Matamoras, in the act of trying
to gather recruits from aniong the
citizens and the convalescent of the
wounded soldiery. A Mexican also
go?s out accused of being one of the murderers
of the Rogers family
I am not lawyer ertough yet t6 know
how he will be tried, of b'efore what
tribiihal, but he has an tfgly phiz to
bring before a jury. Mrs. Page, wife
of Capt Page who behaved so gallantly
in. the rectent battles and was so
dreadfully wounded,- will go ou!t iri the
Alabama. She came to this place io
meet her husband, baft found, on her afrival,
that the captain had sailed for N.
Orleans, expecting to meet her there.
Ge?? Taylor on the March.?
We have authority for stating,
says the St. Louis Republican, of
the 26th ult., that tfrders have
been issaed at Washington to
Gen. Taylor, to take up the line of
march, and proceed further into
the interior of Mexico. Of his
point of destination, or the route
which he is to pursue, we are not
informed.- He. however, is dir?r?.
ted in his intercourse with the
Mexicans, to treat thenfi with' leniency,
and in all his purchases
from them to pay them in cash.
Officers and agents of Government
J *1? 1
wiuicuiru wan tne army, wliose i
duty it may be to make purchases,
are to be supplied with the means
of making cash pay merits.
It will be remembered, that Gen.
Taylor stated, in a letter _to the
Governor ol Louisiana, that he
would not leave Matamoras until
he received orders from Washington.
Upon the reception of the
orders to which we have alluded, j
he must immediately resume ope- I
rations* and we may expect shortly
to hear of further engagements, if
he can find the enemy.
No HoAX.~We have been favored
with the following extract of
a ieir.er, received in this city, from
an officer oil board the U. S. Sloopof-War
St: Marys, from the tentir
of which it appears that the Norfolk
account of the action ofTTampico
was no hoax :?
Off Tampico, June 17, 1640".
On the 8th of this month we
stood in as near the Bar as we
could, and commenced firing on
the Gunboats and Fort. They
immediately returned it, but lortunately
for us, none of their shot
told, all of them going just beyond
us, or falling just short oi us. We
hit one of the Gunboats, but without
doing her ah}' great injury. I
On the Fort we knocked the guns I
out of the soldier's hands and broke
the breach.
On the night bf thfc 14th we
again Stood in, at about thirty
minutes alter eleven, and sent in
our boats for the purpose of cutting
the Gunboats out,?but fortunately
they missed the way, and got
on the beach twice. They were
discovered; A prfetty sharp fire
Was kept Upon the part of the
Mexicans for a short time. They
did no harm, as 1 think they were
too much frightened, or they might
have cut the boats and every one
that was in them all to pieces
Every one returned on board, but
as a matter of cdurse Without success.
The next rhohiiing (which
was the 15th) we commenced firing
on them again, but I think
most of our shot fell short* Some
of theirs, however, went far beyond
us?some of them fell so
noor nc hnfthp lirnfop i?roo cnl ocU_
HI - M VI v?*v ff LMbl'l t* 1*0 OJ/ I UOI1"
ed upon the men. You must recollect
that this was at long shots,
or a good many of us would have
lost the members of our mess.
Charleston Evening News.
It is said says the Boston Journal,
that the first time the Declaratioh
of Independence was publicly
read in Massachusetts, was
in the town of Worcester. The
express, on his way to Boston, furnished
Isaiah Thomas, Esq., with
a copy for publication in the Massachusetts
Spy, of which he Was
at that time the publisher. The
news of its reception soon spread
throughout the town, and a large
concourse of people collected, all
anxious to see or hear so extraor
dinary a document. To gratify
their curiosity, Mr. Thomas ascended
the poTtico of the South
meeting-house, (then the only one
in town,) and read it to those who
were assembled. After more t hkn
half a century had passed away,
and the coantry had increased in
wealth, population and power, beyond
all precedent. Mr. Thomasj
joined in the declaration of inde-|
pendence,. in th? same edifice!
frorrt vehich he read the Deciara-\
. : ti , S_: 1 ??/? I
nun iu illo r
A Work by the l/h-e Judge ^Tory.?We
learn from an exchange
paper that the loftg talked of manuscript
eft the latfc Judge Story, on
the Poets and Poetry of America,
is about being published. This
MS. it is said, was purchased for
85500, is now in the hands of Mr.
Manning, of New York, and will
be out in a week or two. It is
said to be a scorching review of
some of our poets.?^Bos on Trans.
Laying a Corner Stone.?The
cornfer stone of the new Capital'of
Alabama was laid on the 4th inst.,
at Montgomery; by the Masonic
Fraternity of that city?with the
asnal impressive ceremonies of
that order.
Lessons for Chris
dren not unfrequent'
short,but very sjgrtip
Hero arc Wo of t
41 Ma," said a*r
girl. " will rich
I i ira
.t?v/ wsciucr v
Heaven V*
"Yes my.dea
alike there."
"Then, ma, w v
poor hristians associa.
here ?"
The mother did not answer.
Cherubim and SkrapiiiM.?"Father,**
said a little boy, what is the
meaning of the words cherubim
and ffcraphim that we meet with
so often in the Bible ?"
." Cherubim," replied the father,
** is a Hebrew word which means
knowledge ; and seraphim is another
that signifies a flame. Hence
it has been suDDosed that.
bims are angels who excel in ioveing
God;'*
" I hope ttien," said the boy, that
when I die I shall be a seraph ; for
1 would rather Jove God than to
know all things:"
t tuar
DIED, ai Calhoun's Mills, on Thursday
11th ult., MA.RY ETTA, daughter
of M. O. arid Frarices Talmari. aged
i year, y months, and 2 days. She was
soon called to follow her little brother,
who died aboiit 12 mohths ago. Happy
spirits! the earth was not your abiding
place, and you have gone home to heaven.
And film II our bleeding hearts arraigii
That God, whose ways are love?
Or vainly cherish anxious pain
For those who rest above !"
The Annual Meeting bf the Edgefield
and Abbeville Union Bible Sttclety
will be held at Siloam, meetinp house on
Saturday before the third Lord's day in
July next, and continue until Monday.
The Anniversary Address will be delllivered
on Saturday at 12 o'clock.
The members of the Executive Committee
will meet on Fridav at 1(1 ri rlnclr
It is desirable that the members of the
Cbmfoittee be piipctual in attending?.
,W. S. HARRIS. Secretary.
July 13 20 2t
J. H. BLANKENSHIP, DentiTt,
{From Virginia,,)
Will be fit Abbeville C. H. on MONDAY
20TH JULY, and remain for a short
time. Dr. B. is a member of the Virginia
Dental Soqiety, (the first incorporated body
iri tfle United States,) whose object ie
to enable every Dental Practititibner to
acquire information on a subject, confess
scdiy of no trifling interest / "The preservation
of the Teeth, and the restoring to
health dispased Dental organs."
(?7- Room at Mrs. Allen's Hotel ,
July 15 20 tf
CANDIDATES.
We are authorized to announce Dr
S. V. CAIN, as a candidate for Clerk ol
tllfi C.nnrt nt tllO novt ononin/.
- v wv., . ?.? .(.V /?!? ? Iiouill" CiCl/VlUK*
We ar?? authorized to announce THOS
P SPIERIN as a candidate for Clerk oi
Court of Abbeville District at the ensuing
election.
ICf3* We are authorized to announce
Mr. J. R. TARRANT, as a candidate foi
Sheriff at the ensuing election.
We are authorized to announce T
P. MQSE1LY as a candidate tor Slierif
of Abbeville Dis. at the ensuing election.
We are authorized to announce W
A. COBB as a candidate for the office o
Sheriff of Abbeville District at the ensu
ing- election.
We are authorised io announce iAS
S. WILSON as. a candidate for Clerk o
Court for Abbeville District at the ensuing
Election. t
The frieftds Of A C HAWTHORN an
nounce him as a candidate for Sheriff, fo:
Abbeville District at the ensuing electioi
/ NOTICE " '
' Is hereby given to those concerned; thai
the citizens of Due West Comer, will nn.
ply for an Act of Incorporation at th<
ndxt gedsion of the Legislature.
1 ^May 15, 1840 II 29y
BIBLE SOCIETY.
The Auxiliary Bible Society of AbbfevilU
District, will celebrate its Anniversary on
Wednesday the 29t.b of July, (inst^ntj]
Rev. W. R. Hemphill is expected to deliver
the Anniversary Sermon.
Every Bible Society in the District auxiliary
to this, is at liberty to send as man)
delegates to this meeting a6 to them shal
be desirable. And each delegate so appear*
ing, is entitled to all the pi ivileges of t
nn'mbpr of the Society.
July 1 P. BRANCH, Rec. Sec
AUllUJKi.
The Commissioners of Public Buildingc
will let out to the lowest competent bid*
rfer at public outcry before the Courl
House, on Wednesday the ?15tb day ol
July, the Separating, Arranging and Classifying
the old4106" papers in the Clerk'c
office, in lcr.or(Unr.n to it h #H*? ""Jo. u:.
Honor Judge Frost at lust October term.
By order of the Commissioners:
Ju/ne24 17 4t I. BRANCH, Sec.
4
lor Sale.
? The subscriber offers for sale hia PLANj
TATION, five miles east of Cokeebury on
> Saluda river; containing Four Hundred
I Acres, one hundred of which is river bot|
torn. There are two surveys of it, both
I joining one tract, one containing 272, the
, 138 acres. I will sell altogether or sepa??
j rate, as rfray suit purchaser. Any person
I wishing to buy would do well to call and
J examine for themselves. It is well water|
ed, and very healthy; a tolerably good
| Dwelling House; the out buildings ordi?
nary. I will give one, two, and three
j years for the payment, in equal install,
ments, and the price shall be full below the
value of the lands, as I am determined to
move to the west the ensuing fall.
July 15 mtfiN ISHAM GORREE.
Abbeville Sheriff Sales.
AUGUST.
JBy virtue ol sundry Writs.of* Fieri Facias
to me directed, will be sola, it Abbeville
Court Houses on the first Monday in
i August next, the following property;?
I 80 Acres of Land, more or less, levied
on at* the property of W W Aridetenn ads
Wm Addison bearer;
G Negroes, Matilda and fi VP. rliil/lron
levied on as the property of Jos fa Vandiver
ads D L Adams and others.
Terms Cosh. J. RAMEY,
July 14t 1840 Sheriff.
Bacon for Sale !
Three thousand pounds of prime BAbON
, for sale hy TP MOSELEY.
July 8 I*) tf
, Lost,
i Between this place and Harmon Stephen*
eon's, or this place apd Temple of Health,
. a pair of SPECTACLES. Tjjey are
double.eyeri, the glasses bn the sides of a
gfreenish ccildr. \Vhen lost; they were in
a etefcl ctlse, Any jJersori finding the
? same and leaving the satna Ut this office,
will be liberally rewarded;
July 8 19 2t*
For Sale.
The subftfcrlber, desirous of feiribving, of>
tens for sale a small FARM, about one
mile above Loundesville. The. location is
a healthy one, and within & miles of Sa?.
? vannah river. Any person wishing to
t purchase, can see tlie land and buildings
by calling on rrle at hiy Residence, or obi
tain i>&rtictllar& by addrrssinsr me at
? Lonndrsville. J AS. DANNBLLY.
July 8 19 tf
| A List of Letters,
Remaining in the Post Office at Abbeville
Court House, S. C., on 1st July, 1846.
Atkins, Robert Kirkpatrick, W H2
. Anderson, Jacob N KelUr, D C 2
Abruliap), John W Kennedy, A E
Allen, LW . Kennedy Wm E
. Alexander, R II Kennedy, NancyMrs
Adams, Wm Lee, Augustus W 2
Branson, Levi Mmin, J G 2
!. Rrnmri H P M!o? AT? ? **
I ? iuoin:?*( ivir
Bestian, Edward S Mastirs, Jesse
: Bradford, Jumps M Her, PH
t Brooke, Daniel Mathis, Ibhy
Beaufort, James Mathews, Lemuel L
r Caldwell, D K. Norwood, John
Cannon, H Parker, Dr E
Christopher, N Mrs P? rinell, Wm
1 Carr; ErnestineMiesPaul, Amanda Miss
Crawford. James Pool, Miss
Calhoun, F Col Reid, J S
Charles, John Redding, Samuel
Crowder, E A Mrs Richey,John
Cowan, Nancy Mrs Reid, Lemuel
. Calhoun, M Miss Smith, Wm
? Carwile, James Stnart. J G
|' Dickson, Joseph ColStiuson, Mr
Dunn, William Saxon, Hugh M
- Duffy, George Scott, Sarah
r Dai's, Mafy Mrs Scott, Archer
i Edwards, Thus D Scott, W C
r Fenyille, S S Scott, Joseph D
\1 Foster. J R 5 S?l?
^ -W Willi
A Fife,5 Sarah J Miss2 Shaw, Willey Mies
Gilmer, Nancy Mrs Treasurer of the Die.
s Griffin, W B Taggart, Wro H
Graves, Geo Major Turner, H D Mrtr
' Gray; Andrew Turner,- D Mc Rev
Gaines, Richard Tcague, Ad^ieon
Hembree, James Wilson, S A Mrs
) Hughey, James Walker, tVfa Retf
Holt, Israel Wiseman, Elijah
) Harris, WmH Wilson,- J K and j G
Haskell, Charles T Wajker, HA 2
Hat din, David Williams, Maria J
> Hunter, Alexander Williams, John
' Hill, Henry H Wilson, J H
1 Holliday, E!i Wataon. A W
Haggan, Thos Wilks, Thus 8,
i Hintoiuj Wilson, J R
Jones, HA 2 Mcllwain, Samuel
Junkin, Robert 2 McComb, Catharine
' Johnson, Harvy M McCullough, Jno F2
Jones, E A McKee, James A
i Jenkins, John McCombs* Robert
> Jones, Elizabeth MrsMcLees, J Rev
; Jester, Thos Mcllwain, Jan* Miss
f Jones, Nancy Mrs McGee, Fealtn
vr
jveicnum, K. U McIIwain,M*ry Miss
y If the above letters are not taken out of
i this Office priqr to the first day of October,
they will be returned to the General
Poet Office as dead letters.
July 8 JOHN McLAREN, P. M<