" LIBERTY AM) MY NATIVE SOIL."
VOLUME IV. - - ------ NUMBER 27.
ABBEVILLE C. II., S. C., SEPT. 1, J847. v.
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(i t: O L () G V. N U. 8 .
As intimately eonnertrd with the subject !
upon which wo have been writing lor tin: j
I ist 15;w werks, we will make a remark or !
two, in regard to springs, mineral waters.
&i\ Iron i? a metal, so generally difl'tsel
thoughout the mineral kingdom, thai perII
!l It's \Vl> miirllt lr? !>?? mrit-n ciiriM-isml I?i. i
' --O*" ?? v,.,r,otu m..n uij
ahscence, than at it pretence, in the ordina- J
ry waters of this country. iS .'l that water i
possesses the property of combining with
pure iron-, for llos is not the. case, jnoch of
the Iron found in this country exists in the
form of the sa'jj'r/ret, which has a yell .w,
i=! 1 ir?i11 IT iu .'N?lic app^arati -e, and is often
nii.<taUi-u hy the; common people for something
v.ila.ihl '. 'l'in; sulphnret of Iron, i<
easily decomposed hy the action of atmosphere
air. heat, or mois'.nre, and when thus :
decomposed, and in some instances reconihined,
in the form of Alkalies, (lorbonates, i
. ' 1
&c., it is hr! I iti solution l>y watn\ and is |
an excellent touie. It poss-'sso.s this prop- j
oily in proportion to the quantity of Lion
contained in it. 44 Sulphur water," drrives
its pi-fuliaritv. <roneraily, from the sulphur
existing in the sulpuivt of Iron. Water impregnated
with sulphur is valuable in some
diseases, sis for instance, in diseases of the
slnn,and in tho.-ij diseases where laxatives
are necessary. VVe know of no "Lime
stone water" in Abbeville, and at the same
lime we believe il is here, for the Granular
Lime Slonc is a primitive rock, and this is
a primitive country. We are willing lo
hazzard I he opinion thai Lime sl?nc water"
will yel be found in Abbeville.
We suppose thai Iron, Sulphur, Lime,
Magnesia, and Alum, will probably constitute
the basis of all the valuable mineral
waters that will ever be found in Abbeville.
Some of the gusses, as Hydrogen, Sulphuretted
hydrogen, and Phosphurelted hydrocre-n
;iro. nrnrtsjinnnlltr (iumfl in
binution with water about swamps,
marshes, &.c. The presence of the two
former, may bo testud in tile following man*
ner. On walking about such places bubbles
will rise to the surface very numerously,
and if a lighted candle, or torch, be applied
to them, they will instantly inflame.?
The latter will burn spontaneously, the moment
it rises to the surface without the ap_r
a /~v __ 1 - -i " I
piikuuuu ui mc. wiiu woru ns 10 me srioi,
or Warm spring?, spoken of in the books,
and which are occasionally to be found in
this country. In our opinion the water of
these springs, is heated by the interior,
" pent up:' fires referred to in our first article.
We confess we should regard a country
where these springs are found, as rather
unsafe in consequence of its liability to volcanic
action, Earth quakes, and the like,
and at the same time centuries, upon centuries,
might elapse, without the develope,
a: '
Ilium ui any U1 iue Kind.
, SciENTIA. Timothy
Dwight. one of the first who advocated
the Declaration of Independence,
and who was President of the Yale Colege
at the time, said like a true prophet, in an
?/. address before the College in 1775: The
moment our interest demands it, speaking
of Mexico ; these extensive regions will
fe bo OUTS! Thfe nrPSRnt M/?n rtfitillokUonfe
-r -r J | J.- ??? w v* luimi/icumo
I will either be^kterminated or revive to the
native human dignity by the generous and
; beneficient influence ofjust laws and rational
freedom."
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j (wuiTrii.N i-o:i Tin; miiikvii.m: u.wxkii.)
| Til 1*1 MAILS.
Mr. J'JJilor-?1 had thought that this was j
an age of Improvement. Hut when 1 am j
brought to take a view of the present ar- j
rangeincnt of the mails in this Section of j
our stale: I am constrained to believe that
our interests arc intentionally neglected or
that 111030 who have the management of tile
mails at present must ho rather green.
1 low stands the case with ail that section of
country from Smithvillo in Abbeville District
for miles on either side of the Line to j
Waterloo in Laurens District. Are our
mail Communications received as early
as they should be? They certainly]
are not: Do we receiveour communications !
i: i ?i - ? 1 -
.13 hi- iiiiuur ouii'r ivtinnnisirntions
This question may he solved l?y a
iv lb re n cc to the LYsi Olilce Hooks on the
Line from Smithvillc to Waterloo. The
account of mails at those Ollices I presu
mi*, will show tint previous to the
appointment of Llis Honor Cavk Joiivsmx,
that communications were received ai the
above named C >:ii *??s from Charleston early
on the third day. And this too was done
principally by Horse power. The mails
are now transported from CharlesUn to
Columbia and llunburg in one day, which
b;ing our mails within Seventy-five miles
of us and then strange, to say Three days
(iuu ii iraeuon u* eon^u mod m reaching j
the Oilices in the section above alluded to.
making the time say four ami a half days,
when it should not be more than two and
a half da^\ s.The
miils shoal.1 leave Columbia at 2
a. in.. ;u,(' vc at Lauren? C. II. on the
same day by 8 p. 111. The cross mail would
receive thorn next morning at G a. in., and
supply the offices between Laurens C. II.
a:id Abbeville (J. 11. on the same day.?
Tims making the time, from Charleston in
two days an I a half, And this is allowing
ample time. .Mr. Iv.liter our situation '_ ;>!!<
for a chanire and if a clismom !><? nnt mml<* I
-? # r> ?;
b.jfore the meeting of Uio next Congress it
is hoped tint our immediate Representatives
Messrs. IJtruT and Simpson will not
lail to give our ease that attention which its
importance may require.
August 21, 1847. Saluda.
Dkxtekitv of Indian Tiiiijvks.?Once
during the pursuit of the Pindarries, a considerable
amount of money was sent to our
camp to pay a large division of the army.
Our tents were pitched in a wild, hilly and
jungly country, and as it was Known that
the treasure was coveted by several of the
plundering gangs, a havildar's or .sergeant's
guard was posted to watch the four tumbrils
in which the money was placed. Suddenly
in the middle of the night, a gang of
these robbers, who seemed to have risen
out of the earth, attacked the sepoys sword
in hand, while others attempted to break
open me tumbrils. The sepoys made a
desperate rcsitance at the point of the bayonet,
and successfully protected their charge
until the arrival of reinforcements compelled
the plunderers to make a hasty retreat.
Several of the robbers Were killed, but not
before some of the sepoys had received many
sevf re sabre wounds. It would be impossible
to give an adequate notion of the
craft and persevererance displayed by these
robbers in ascertaining the amount and the
exact position of any property they may covet,and
thealmost incredible deceptions they
I practised on the possessors. Precautions
! are almost useless for the contrivances
employed.
Horses ever so securely picketed and
guarded have been stolon from tho midst of
the camp; the whole property in a room or
tent has been swept away without awaking
the sleeping owner; nav, the very matrass
has been removed by a thief, without disturbing
the slumbers of the officer by whom
it was occupied. I witnessed the performn
n?n nf 1 ? ??-~-1 ^ * ?1 * ' 1
|> uw ui lino last iiumeu ICUI, wiion in IUC
camp at Trichsnopoly, by one of the colliries,
a class of persons noted for their expertness
and adroitness as thieves. It was then performed
for a wager, to convince an incredulous
officer of the surprising dexterity of
Indian thieves. When the officer's breathing
gave proof of his being in a sound sleep,
the Colliry entered the room stealthily as a
cat, taking with him a small chafing dish,
on which he burned some intoxicating
herbs, especially the seeds of the bag or
hemp plant, which is nearly as powerful a
sophoric as opium, He allowed the officer to
inh?.lp. srtmf* r\f ik. :? c. 1
vi v?io i?bii|jiiytug imiicB) una
then gently tickled him with a feather; as
he mechanically shrunk from the tickling,
the thief adroitly pulled away the matrass,,
until he succcaded in removing it altogether,
when ho went out of the room without being
detected.
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FROM EUROPE.
Arrival of IJje 4'aint>ria.
I'i'O/h the l$ i/liimti - Sun.
B jstoxj A11if. I S, 7 o'clock, |> in.
Tho Cambria tho dock at I "? minutes
prist f> o'clock, with 1 .ivorpool dates to '
the 4th inst.
rjiVHitroor<, Aug. 1, I 1 o'clock a. m.
Parliament has been dissolved, and the i
now elections arc proceeding vigorously.?
So far as the returns "have been m.ulc, they
show a complete triumph for the five trade
principle. Lord John llussell, who will
form the new Cabinet, has been re-elected
lor the city of London.
The prospects ol the harvests continue unexeeptionably
encouraging, a nd everywhere
promise a. in ?st abundant yield, ll has already
commenced in several southern counties.
The crops of wheat, oats, and barley
are unusually healthy, and the potato crop j
notwithstanding all that has been said about !
the rc-appearance of the. rot, is a fleeted to a ,
very insignificant extent. Reports from j
Ireland are equally glowing.
Famine and and tlisea.se are rapidly va- j
nishing from Ireland. The accessions of j
I lie prelacy |?rie.-sS iio;*?! gentry olthe country
of Old Lieiand party are large, an 1 tlie
woekl) contributions steadily increase. It
is expected that a largo proportion of Repealers
will l>e returned to the Imperial Parliament
at this election.
The remains of I lr. O'Connell were embarked
at liirkcnhead li>r Dublin, on .Sunday
la.-t, where tliey arrived the following
day.
Several heavy failures have occurred in
the corn trade, and many others of a serious 1
character are apprehended.
A distinguished literary amateur performance
for tin: benefit ofthat child of gcniu.s |
Leigh Hunt, was given in Liverpool on j
Wednesday last. The principle eharack r.s ;
were borne by Charles Dickens, Douglass
Jcrrold, Mark Lemnion, Cruickshank, Fosler
and Leech.
A formidable conspiracy, of the most diabolieal
character, has been discovered at j
Rome. Tho object of the conspirators, who j
amounted to several hundreds in number,!
was to massacre the citizens and remove j
Pope to Naples by force. Five Cardinals,
of exalted civil ami military officers, have
been discovered to have been abettors.
Popular feeling has become more t.ian(juil
in Franco. The King was well received
by the people on the celebration of
the glorious three days.
The Chamber of Deputies is about to be
dissolved.
Several sanguinary battles have been
fought between the Russians and Circassians?the
former having been defeated with
considerable loss.
Switzerland is threatened with revolution.
The Souder, a band or Cytholie league,
have armed themselves, but are likely to be
suppressed.
Mr. Walfnr. lhr> PP 11 ] ?IV? toil nmr.i'i.ih.M /-?f I
-- .... y xv ?V VI UVVU |'l KlU/t Ul
the London Times. died lust wcelc.
The Wesleyan Conference commenced
their sittings at Leverpool on Wednesday
last. The Rev. Samuel Jackson was elected
President.
Chain' of Bkixg.s*?Woman, as all
know, are like the link upward between us
and angels, and a writer gives us the links
downward thus:
'Bitumen and sulphur is ihe link between
earth and metals?vitrols unite metals with
salts?crystal isms councct salt with stones?
the amainthus and lytophitcs form a kind
of the between stones and planls?the polypus
unites plants to insects?the tube worm
seems to lead to shells and reptiles?the water-serpent
and the eel form a passage from
reptiles to lisli?the arise nigra are a medium
between fishes and birds?the bat and
flying-squirrel linic birds to quadrupeds?
and the monkey equally gives the hand to
rnan.?>
Sir Humphrey Davy goes still further:
There may be beings, near or sorrcunding
us, which we cannot imagine. We
know very little, but in rny opinion, we I
l,r?~..r I C- - - -- ?*- -? 1
iv.?w*? iu tor munouumy, me
individual immortality, of the better part of
man. The caterpillar, on being converted
into an inert scaly mass, does not appear to
be fitting itself for an inhabitant of the air,
and can have no consciousness of the brilliancy
of its future being. We are masters
of the e&rth^bttt perhaps we are the slaves of
some great and unknown beings. The fly
that we crush with our finger,, or feed with
otit&yjands, has no knowledge of man, and
no^onsciousness of his superiority. We
sutigjbse that we arc acquainted with matter
anawi its elements, yet we catj&not even
guess-sit the cause ot electricity, or explain
the la\^oLthe formation of stones that
fall from
A British Outrage on American Soil.
?Pierre Chouteau, jr. & Co., the successors
of the American Fur Company, have a
trading establishment in the Sioux country,'
r twr? m^fiiii3tCT?a?i n ingp??g??rwwnwwsnf a?n? ?
on the head waters of the Red lliver of the '
North, several miles within the American
territory and from the line dividing us from
ilie Uritish colonies. For some time past
in fact, ever since the apprehended difficulties
between the two countries concerning
the Oregon boundary?the British Government
have kept stationed in the vicinity of
Selkerk settlement, a body of regular troops,
who. it is now well understood, were inten
dud if hostilities had occurred, to take Fort
Suelling and other posts and properly on
the Upper Mississippi. A short time since. I
some of these troops, as is alleged, deserted j
and came across into the American territory,
and, we believe, some of them entered
into the employ of the American traders,?
Subsequently, a British nlfieer, with a force
of regular soldiers, came over to the American
trading station, aiul arrested these men,
asserting that they were deserters.
Against tliis act of invading our soil, and
insult !(i our national authority, the agent
at the stntion remonstrated. He had neither
tlie authority, nor the means of resistance:
nor was lie disposed to protect the
men against lawful seizure, but lie earnestly
protested against ihe British government
exercising this high prerogative upon our
sun. ;i net mis. too, \vii lioiit in ventilation or
(lis' shadow of authority from the United
States. I lis retnonstrancc arid protests
were unheeded; the men were seized,
bound, and carried back into the British
possessions. The fate of the parties arresim.I
is not known.
It is unnecessary lo dwell upon the illegality
of this act, or the insult it gives to
the jurisdiction of the government ol the
United Stales. All we now add is, that,
lor the truth <>f the facts, the testimony of
men of the highest respectability may be
had, if the government thinks proper to
Iiiii/. " v*/ r i> -
iwwii .iivw n,?ui. ?juuis i\.rporter.
Maixk am) 'run Wilnot Treason.
At a celebration :il Rumgord Falls, on the
5th of July, the following to.ist was sent by
the lion. V. D. Parris:
Maine and XVilmol Proviso:?Misrepresented
(or a time by presses which they
have sustained and by the functionaries
whom they have elevated to places of distinction,
the republicans of Maine will spurn
their treasonable design and abandon both,
before they will yield their attachment to
the Constitution of their country, and to the
great principles of fraternal compromise upon
which that Constitution was based ?
They have never sanctioned a policy which ]
would clog grants of men and money for a i
just and existing war with Proviso's in re- |
union 10 territories, Uic acquisition of which j
was merely possible. To territories which
is to be won by our victorious arms, they desire
the application of no principles inconsistent
with the spirit of American institutions,
and the just claims of all portions of the
American confederation. Jealous of their
own rights, they will respect the rights of
others; and venerating the most important
maxim of wisdom bequeathed among the legacies
of the Father of his Country, they
will frown indignantly upon the first dawn
of any attempt to alienate any portion of our
country from another."
51 ?
^ivu iuu s:iys a vigorous writer, %:the
money lhal has been spent in war, and I
will purchase every foot of land upon ihe
globe. I will clothe every man, woman,
and child in an attire that kings would be
proud of. I will build a school house upon
every hill side and in every valley over the
whole habitable earth ; I will supply that
school house with a competent teacher; I
will build an academy -in every town, and
endow it; a college in every State, and fill
it with able professors ; I will crown every
hill with a church consecrated to the promulgation
of the cosnel of nonce : I will sun
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port in its pulpit an able teacher of righteousness,
so that 011 every Sabbath morning
chimeon one hill should answer lo the chime
on another, around die earths circumference,
and the voice of prayer and the song of
praise should ascend like a universal holocaust
to Heaven."
Wiio cannot bb Rich.?A Polish woman,
who has a stall in the Franklin Mar
Kei, lound herself about five years ago, a
widow with four young children, and an
estate of just one dollar and fifty cents in
money. She did not, however, turn her
steps towards the Alms House, nor spend
her time in begging from door to door.?
Though embarrassed by a very poor knowledge
of our language, she immediately invested
her capital in some articles which
j she could sell and commence operations,
1 1J r?_ 1
via?|/?vj tug viiw U3 OUC CUU1U 1U1 HUT USsistence.
For a year or two past, she has
had the market stall. A few months ago
sho learned that the owner r)f a good farm
of seventy-five acres in one of the central
counties of the State, was very desirous to
sell his farm for money. She exanfincd the
farm, found a good house, barn, &c., and
fifty acres under cultivation. Her twelve
^ .1, SS'A
| shillings had grown to twelve hundred dollars,
ail safe in the Savings Bank, and she
ollered it for the farm, and it was accepted,
for it was all in cash. The Polish widow
now has her country estate, where she has
been spending some months; though, unwilling
to retire as yet, she has returned
and resumed her stall. What a fine provision
for herself and family has she secured
by five years of determined effort! What
proof h;?s she made, that this is the land
where all may be rich who have health,
and where they only who have it not are
proper objects of charity.?N. Y. Jour. Com.
Tun Bmi.i:.?How comes it. that this little
volume, composed by humble men in a
rude age, when art and sciencc were but in
their childhood, has exerted more influence
on the social system, than all other books
| put together ? Whence comes it that this
[ book has achieved such marvellous changes
' in the opinions of mankind?has banished
idol-worship?has abolished infanticide?
has put down polygamy and divorce?exalted
the condition of women?raised the standard
of public morality?created for families
that blessed thing a Christian home?and
caused its other trumph by causing benevolent
institutions, open and expansive,
to spring up as with the wand of enchantment
? What sort of a book is this, that even
the wind and waves ol human passion obey
it? What other engine of social improvement
has operated so long, and yet lost none
of its virtue? Since it appeared, many
boasted pi m? of amelioration have been
tried and failed; many codes of jurisprudence
have arisen, and .run their course,
and expired. Empire after empire has been
launched 011 the tide of time, snd gone down
leaving no tracc on the waters. L5ut this
book is still going about doing good?leavening
society with its holy principles?
cheering the sorrowful with its consolations
?strengthening the tempted?encouraging
the penitent?calming the troubled spirit?
and smoothing the pillow of death. Can
such a book be the offspring of human genius
? Does not the vastness of its effects
demonstrate the excellency of the power to
be of God ??Dr MCullough.
Bueaic tii 12 Cku.st.?Every observant
farmer must have noticed the crust which
forms on the surface of newly stirred soils,
lying a few days to the action of the dews
A much heavier crust is formed by each
shower of rain which f:i lis. (^nnrl find ?nr>.
cessful cultivation requires that this newly
formed crust he often and repeatedly brokken
by the hoe, harrow, or other instruments.
A striking instance in proof of the importance
of this practice lias just been stated by
an extensive farmer. He planted a field of
brooin corn, and by way of banter, told the
man who assisted him. that each should
choose a row as nearly alike as possible, and
each should hoe his roe, and the measured
amount of crop on each should be the proof
which was hoed best. Our informont stated
the result in substance as follows: c< Determined
not be beaten, I hoed my row well
once a week, through. I had not seen my
.. : ? i t.:_ .... 11 i . i i ?
assistant nuu ins ui an j uui naa ODserveu
that for a long time ho was up in the morning
before me. At length I found him before
sunrise hoeing his broom corn, and I
asked him how often fie hoed it; he answered,
onec a day, regularly. The result of
this experiment was liis vow beat mine by
nearly double the amount.
Albany Cultivator.
Thus is Lifk.?If we die" to-day, the sun
will shine as brirrhtlv. a?ul tho hir/l? oinnr
o ?j i ; TVi7w
us sweetly to-morrow. Business will not bo
suspended for a moment, and the great mass
will not bestow a thought to our memories.
u Is he deadV1 will be the solemn inquiry
of a few, as they pass to their pleasure or >their
work. But no one will miss us, except
our immediate connections ; and even
in a short time they will forget us, and
laugh as merrily ?.s when we sat beside
them.
Thus shall we all, now active in life,
r*nco An- * 1 1
!<uoa umuv. vui uiniurcn crowu close oehind
us, and they will soon be gone. In a
few years not a living being can say,(t I remember
him." We lived in another age,
and did business with those who have long
since slumbered in the tomb. This is life#How
rapidly it passes! Oh, blessed are
they who are held in everlasting remembrance!
The Sugar. Croi\?A gentleman who *
has j tfst arrived from a journey through the
a a*.
Auanapas country, iniorms us that the cane
there never looked so fine as it does now.
Last year's crop was considered a good, one,
but so promising is the appearance of tho
cane this year, that many of the planters
anticipate a crop a third larger. From
every part of the sugar country,papers
bring accounts equallv>graifyiflgfe
N. O. Picayune, \tyh.