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* -0- . . . . -. V R 1 .r a' DEVOTED TO SOUTHERN RIGHTS. DEMOCRACY, NEW$, tITERATURE, . AGRICULUE CEC ADTl RS . ..: ..:n-.W . J. FRANCIS, P ROPIIIET. c O -af our XkatW te Lilflb. T R S$ 1 A vA cE VOL. VIII. SIMTERVILLE, S. C., FEBRUARY 22, 1S64. .N.i THE SUMTER BANNER, IS PUC.iSIIED Every WV'edssesday iIoruiug BY W. J. FRANCIS. T E RMYIS, TWo DOLLARS in advance, Two Dollars and Fifty Cents at tihe expiration of six months or Three Dollar at the end of the year. No paper discontinued until nil arrearages are ran, unless at the option of the Proprietor. e Wr Advertisements inserted at SEVENTY FIVE Cents per sptiare, (1"2 lines or less,) for the first, and half that sum for each stbseqt.mtt insertion, (Oflieial advertisements tlie sne each time). 27 The number of insertions to be marked on all Atvertisements or they will be publi.<heI until ordered to be discontinued, and charged accordingly. l"VF ONE DOLLAR per square for n single insertion. Quatrterly and Monthly Adlvertise meats will be charged the same as a single in sertion, and semi-nonthly the same as new ones For the Hanner. SUMTER AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIA TION.. SeTaftvILLI., Jan 25, 1852. At a meeting of the Stimtervillte As sociation held this day, Col. V. Net. ties was called to the Chair, the Presi dent and Vice.President being absent. This being the regular time for the election ofOllicers, a. Conmnittee was appointed to tominatte Ofieers for the ensuing year. The comntittee having consulted, r< ported the fololowing names : For President . J. M. PITT. For Vice Presidents Wn. Nettles, J. J. Knox, J. M. Nelson, T. M. Briggs, G. W. Coopper, I,'. L. Ileriot. For Secretary J. I). Uilanding. SI.r Treasurer G. V. Bradford. - The report of the Cotaimittce was unairnously adopted. Dr., Pitts toic the Chair, and re tunred his thanks for the coatpliment pair' ai, and announeed the Associ ation ready for business. .J. 1). Blanding, as Chairmian of the Committe t4, revise Constitution and a premiun list, rep rted that the Comt nittee had agreed upon the t allowing Constitution and Preniuni list, which were considered, discussed, and adopt. ed by the Association - 'PREAMIILE. Regarding Agriculture as the prime interest of the State, and aware that as a science is is best cultivated by a free interchange of views, and that mental activity and practical energy are stianu lated by friendly intercourse and coin petition, we the undersigned do here by form ourselves into an Association for the purpose above specified, and adopt the following Laws and Regula tions for our government : CONSTIT UTION. ARTICLE I. *This Society shall be called the "Sumter Agricultural Association." AaiTICLE II. All persons, by signing the Consti tution, pay ing the initiation fee, and the- annual contribution hereinafter specilied, shall become members, and be entitled to all the privileges of this Association. AaITICLE itI. The Officers of this A ssociation shall consist of a President, six Vice Presi dents, and a secretary anid Treasurter, who shall be elected (by ballot) annu. ally, r~t the regular fall meeting. ARTJCLE. Iv. It shall he the dutty of the President to take the Chair at tall meeting of this A~ssacintion; to preserve or dor ; to en fotiee sutel parliamentary rules and regulations as govern delive-rative bodies; to call extra meetings, w hen necessnry, and to appoint all Con mittees. A'.TICL.R VI. It shall lbe the dit-y of the Vice President, highe (st on the list, to as snine, and dischbarge all the duties of the Preside'nt, in his absence. -ARITICLa VI. It shall he the dutty (if the Secre ' airy to etaroll the namuies tof members, tisake a correct minute of all pro. eee.ling<;, tt file amld preserve all pa pers; to futrn~ish a list of all artile~s on exhaibititnn to the umpi..e. or Judges and to performn all other duties tpper. taining to his oflice. AwRieLE VlI. It shall be the d ity of tlxe Treasurer to reivc e all contributions to the So. eiety ; to collect al l nonies due, and t~ expend the same as directed, by the Society, and to make an annual return of same, at the annual (meeting of this Association. AiTICLR I. Each"ll member shall pay into the Treasury annually the sum of two dul lars, said paynient to be made at timne of application fur membership. or by the first day of June, in each year; and upoii his refusing to do so, his name shall be strickei from the roll. AltTICE.: II. At each antnal ineeting, the Asso. ciationx shall elect, or choose, Some in dividual, to deliver an appropriate . Jdress, at their next anuxial nietinxg. AILtTICLE: III At each :uinal mecting, the Associ ation - hall, thrungl their president: appoint. Cx ilmmittees of three, of its menibers, upon the fiilo wing products of our soil, to wit: Cottojn, Corn, small grain, (includling Whleat, liye, ( ats, and lice,) 'utatues and Iout crops, vegetables, fruits mani gra'ses. T he duties of said Committees shall be to repor t, inl writing, to this Assuociation, at its next annual meeting; the xnoxt Approved varieties of seeds, time and tianer oI planting, quality and qxuain lity of manure best .cxdapted to their growth, most Ceconromlical meithotd of application of ianures, most improved mut hod or system of cultivation of each class. tge rber with other infor Imation which they, (tay deem of in terest or profit to the ineibers of this Assuciat ion. At each annual r:.eetinxg the Asso eiationx shall, through their poesideit, appoint a Coxmittee of five, of its members, whose duty it hall be, (as soon afler as poSsilie,) to claify all stock aid Pr zduce, and to offer I're mimin s for the diflferent classes, and grades in each dejartmnext, that should receive premuiiins or awards at the next annual mueeting. The said (2om. uitite shall, also be cmpowvred to ap point comxnmittes of three, to act :t judges or umpires, (in all s'tock or t.xi: Stock or Produce put on exhi bition. At each anniual meetinxxg, the Asso. eiatiot shaII, thxx,.roh their 'resider appiniit a Coninuittee, wth~ shall m xaxe suitable arrangemxents for holding our next annual.teetin, and shall provide a snitable building fhr the reception and safu keeping of articles on exlhihi. lion and shall have erected suitable and convenient stalls or enelosure, fihr all sto'ck &c., aind sall keep order on the day ofexhibitioxn. Aitiic.E. VJ. In no case thtall the awxard or prcmi eum exeed in valueit ten dol lar-s. There shiall lee no secondl class premiums of: fered by this Asso ciatiun, anid in no instance shall axn awanrd he extended to speciimenis of Stock or Prod uce in t he same class or grade which have taken a prize at a previoius exxibitionx. Alt~ieLiE VtI. All Stock or Produrce, 'in exibi tioni for a premiumin, shall hbe the lono fide property of miembel~rs of' this Associa-. tioni. Memiber's comipeting' for premius on the gr~eatest, yield per acre, of the various producitions of our soil, nr'e re qulired to fuirnishx the Secretary, teni days previouis to the aniual meieting, a cartificate of same, stating fully, kind of secd, when and how plantad, uluanti ty and kind ofi mniuj o used, how amid whxen applied, how, when and how of'ten wxuked, conidition of' ground he fore pilaniting, how long ini previoius pultivationx, &n'. ARtTICt.E IX. M~emrbers comipetinig for premiums on stock, arec required to furnish the Secretary, teni days previous to the ani. inuaxl meeting, a certificate of the sanae stating fully as possible, their pedi gree, aige, wheii putL on good keeping, and articles of food nrinninntly uned. ARTICLE X. Members intend ng to exhibit. any article at the annual meeting, are re quired to register the same with the Secretary ten days previous to day of exhibition. ARTICLE It. In awarding premiums, the product of swamp or river lands shall not he comupared with the product of pine or bluf' lands, but comparison shall be made of the product ofeach class of lands respectively. ARTICLE XII. The President, Vice President, or Secretary shall call an extra mte' ting nyan the written application of any 1 five members o'f this Association. ARTICEbl XIII. 'T'his Assoc iation shall hold its annu. I al meeting at or near Sutterville, on Tuesday and \W'ednesday after the .ith MAonday in Octo)ber. AR-TILE XV. The above Con-titution - and By Laws shall not be altered or amended but by a vote of two-thirds of'the members Present. The following n:umed gentlemen have been appointed, as conuittees, to eport, to the Agriyultural A ssocia. tion at its next, alnnual meeting, Oil the various proJuets assigned each Commnitte, as specified in A rticle 3d, of t he Constitution : Committee on Cotton.-II D. Green, J. E. Reinbert, F. L. Kennedy. C(.nenmittee onr Cori.--'. A. iul. drow: G. W. Cooper, J. E. Wither spoon. Con mfit!ce on Snall Grain, includinq W:;heat, R1ye Riee andi Oatse.-D r. If.. Abbot,J. J1. Knox, 11. Spain. C ueitee on ROt Crop, includinq Ptutoes, TiU1'fl;pS, &C. -M. 'M. lemi bow, T. D. Briggs, J. C. Blackwell. Conmittee on Fruit and their Cul lure.--J. S. Richardson Seur., 1.. B. Cain, Samn'l M~ayrantrI Connittee on Veeta!>les and their Cultrere.-lv . .Me.Qeen, L. Fra zier,'J . S. G. I icharlson. Coinunittee mn Gzrass, Naitive anid Fo;.;eil~ n(rts, aiead1retyn.-WV. 0. Mills, J. u. Durant. J. S. Bradley. The follo wing gentlemen have been apio inted to nct as umpires of judges, 'n :l artilies on exhibhitioni, at the re g ular annual in. tings of tht Associa-I tion, aniid repart their decision, to the I Secaretary, during the exhilition. Cnto, tltee oil //irseOs (ae/ ill torts. 1)r. J. E. Dennis, lHenry Colelough, an1d W. II. Burgess.. Connmic onr Co'wvs, Shee p and Ioys. -Sy dney McFadden, F. M. Mellett and E. Pringle. Conmnmittee on Poultry, Prodtcts qf I Dairy, Kitchen J-c.-P. II. Nelson, D). 1 A. F'oxworth and J. W. lRenmbeit 1 (O~nnitt on products of Loo~, ee. dle c.- l. I. ell, J 11 .. _ I anid We~sley~ Stumc.acy. Ceoum itteeC onl Lplemecnts~ of hlus 1 anderuy inc.-W. S. Ilutd.oni, II. Brun som aiid W. J1. Crosswvell.1 Conun'ii.e' on .e~ldu of Co/on, P'ota toes, Root (.rop) ce.-li. L. NleLeod. and Alaj. A. IBrailibrd. .( 0nunitte/ onI I'ie'lds <4/ Corn, Whet,i Rice liye, (Outs andi Hay.-l .. I. M ul C'onu neitee oni .Sperinnens of' Sall grainJ d'c.--W. E,. Richardson, J. M.. Jenninhgs; aiid Wt. J1. Singleton. (mnunittee' on Fru'its, VegetablesC and F'/owers d'c.-A . C. Spain, D)r. M. S. Aloore and14 Dr J . J . hingi'am. The Executive Coimmtitte to consist o1 I le following genmtlemnen,-Capt. G. Wt. Lee, 1,. P. Loinig, .1. 11. 1)ingle, TI. D). Friierson, A. .J. Moses, Noahi CJrane anid 0. P'. Nie~oy. PreICisassa~u Lisit. The following is thie list of pretmiumims to be awa rded at the next anniual exibition of' lie Stiiiter Agricultural Assoc iationi, whieb is to tike placee ina or near Sumter ville, on the Tluesday anti Wednesday af tcr thme fourth blonday in October next: Greatest yield of Cotton per acre, tin swatmp land, (cup,) 810( 00 Greatest yield of ..otton per acre, pine land, (cup,) 10 001 Greatcst yield of Cornt per acre, Owamip land, (cuyu) 10 0t) Greatest yield of Corn per acre, pine land, (cup,) 10 0() Greatest. yiehtl of' Wheat per acre, a wamn lamt 5 0n Greatest yield of Wheat per acre, pine landl, , ti 00 Greatest yield Rice per acre, swamp land, 5 00 Greatest yield of Rice per acre, pine land, 5 00 G[eatest yield of Rye per acre, 5 00 G reatest yield of-Oats per acre, 5 00 Largest amount of Iay from 1-2 acre ground, native grass, 5 00 Largest atnont of Iay from 1-2 acre of ground pea vine. 5 00 Largest and besat ,ollection of garden Vegetables, by one individual, 3 00 Largest and bes'. collection of rlowets by one ilividual, 3 00 Iest specimens of Cotton in the bolls on the stalk, 1 00 ljest specim:en of Sweet Potatoes, 1 00 jest specimen Seed Corn, two bush els, in ears, white variety, 1 00 3est specimen Seed Cortn, two bush els, in ears, yellow,A, 1 00 lest specimen Seed Wheat, one himsh el, 1 00 lest specimen Seed Rice, ono bushel, 1 00 lest specimen Seed Rye, one bushel, 1 00 lest specimen Seed Oats, one bushel, 1 00 lest specimens Seed Peas, 50 cents for each ha:f bushel exhibited, 1 00 lest brooal Mare with snek ing cult by her side, (cup.) 1t) 00 lest Cotlt ne! year oll, 6 00 lest Cult two years old, 5 00 lest brood Mare with sucking mule colt by her side, (cup.) 10 00 lest one year old mule Colt, 5 00 lest two year oll sinle Colt, 5 00 lest milch Cow, with sucking calf by her side, full blood, 8 00 lost mzilch Cow with suckling calf by her side. common or mixed breed, 6 00 lest one year o!d heifer Calf, 4 00 lest one year ohal bul Calf, 4 00 lest two year old heifer Culf, 5 O lest two year old bull Calf, 5 00 lest Rain of any breed, 3 00 lest E we of any breed, 3 00 lest pair of I.ambs, - 3 0c list Sutlk sow with litter of pigs, not ,.s; than live, 3 (10 lest comnon brood Sow, with litter of pigs, nut less than five, 1 00 lost pair Sailblk pigs, 3 00 le-t llo:ar niler two years of age, 3 0t o rgest and latest Ilag upnu exhibi tion raisad in the )istrici, 3 00 3. "t p tr fill blood Shanghai Fawls, 1 00 lest pair of full blood Cochin China Fowls, 1 (0 lest sair full! liood Dorkinags, 1 00 lest pair lamtaoms, lest pair full blood Game Fowls, 1 00 lest pair Turkeys, 1 00 lest pair Muscavy Iucks, 1 (O fe.st lot lutter 5 Ilbs, I (H) lkst Ihatne acl' Soap, 1 00 tat half g.lion jar of 'reserves, 1 0(O lest half gallan jar of jelly, 1 00 1.ant half gallon Jtar of Ja:n, 1 00 lest haligallon Jar Braly l'eches, 1 00 jest h:alf gallon jar Pickles, 1 00 lest woullen Couniterpatse, 2 00 lest Cotton Counterpane, 2 00 la',t ntch-work Quilt, 2 00 lest Contfirt, 2 00 lest woallen pai Carpet, 2 Ott lest hearth liug, 2 00 lest twenty yards Negro Cloth, 2 00 lest wrought Ironi turn Plough, 2 00 l..-t wroughat irn Subl-soil Plough, *2 (JO lest wraought iron Cotton scraper, 2 (00 last wrouaghit iron Sweep, a 2 00 lost wvrought iron tbotheda IlIarrow,- 2 Ot0 *lest Whaeelbairrow, 1 0tt l'st phlinatin Cart, 3 (4) lest sinagle borse Buggy, 5 0 lest Caoton Gin, 5 00 1. 31ensoriaI iii favor o f thie Sabbaths.. The following memorial from "a The .onvenltioni of the Protestant ,Epispo. :al Churcih in, South Carolitda" was >resented to the late meetitig of the Stock hldea~rs of the " South Carolitia 'auil I iacad Comp~any " by the Chair unntt of the Conuaitittee appointed for .hat, purpouse, and read by him., We assta:ommed it to all the IRailrads in the State: To Ihec Ojficers, Directors and Stock. lm~ of the South Curolinaa Rail , aioud E~ompany : TJhe mnem 'riaI of the undersigned -especthully shoaweth, That at the an mtah maeitg of the Conve.ntion of thle hoetn Episcopal Chnreh in thie Iliaocese oh Saoath. Cairoliina, thld in l ay last, thley were apapointedi ai Com naittee to (&e. &e., quaoting the reselu ions tunder wh'ich we act.) The Commlttittee, enter upon this dut Ly, con vitnced of the palatin and adegnate abligationi to dIo th~e Will oft God, xher-ever it is clearly made knowtn: Joediene to the divIne law, la not on. y anm obvious duty, but no mnore saie mud cettaiy rule than its obsteraneG;, an be arrived at, for advancing the in .orests and hanninneso sie.ty,. No human mind is competent to devise laws so certain of advancing the welfare of mankind as those enacted by him by whom the earth was made, and under whose Providence all systems have sprung into existence. Discard ing all speculative philosophy, we see in clear and unequivocal testimony, the revealed will of God for the govern ment of his cretturess 1lis teachings and his example have made known the clear expression of his authority, that one day in seven is to be set apart from all secular labors and toil, for rest to the minds and bodies of men, that both n uiv be devoted to his ser. vice. This nty is recognised by all who live under the Gospel. The only difference among any such people is in regard to the day to be set apart. The first of the week is recognised as that day in the faith and practice of the great body of the. American people. The exercise of private, judgment, and the practice of religious fhith, are guaran tied by the 'Constitution. But the public tribunals have in more than one instance, recognised us as a christian people. I fence laws have been enact ed which look to the observance of Sunday as a day of rest, with penal ties att ached to their violation. While this recognition remtins thus sanctioned by law, and approved by public opinintt the commi ttce mnily be spared a firuitlees discussion uon con. ceded and adhnitted poin s. They look Simply to the fiiets as they find them, and deduce the conclusions, which, in their judgm ient, necessarily flow from them. One of thes', and perhaps it is suflicient for the vrescnt purpose, is that no man can be held blameless for pursuing buziness on the Sabbath day, (unless demanded by necessity or nrey.) The exercise ot that day of a calling by any mhan or body f tmet, which is nOt embraced under on c or the other of thesei excep tions, fiu rntishes to all others of the body politic just cause for objection ald comll:aitit. There is a iaximnaf the. law which maintains that you are not to use your own, so as to injure all o1her, Spic ut're tuo ut non alienusm ledf." Surely such a'rule may be ap. plied with mu I h iore th rce to, the feelings and conscience than to mere 1rp11ty. There is no suffl iVet rea son known to your mniemiorialists, why the shop-keepaer in towns and cities iay nt exlise his wares on Sunday, whtile Rail load Companies should he excepted fil similar prohibition. The evils is infinitely greater in the at ter case. Violations of law, either humuatn or divine, ire productive of evil consequences of greater br less extent, actutding to their relative in finences. 'Tihus it is held in moral philosophy ' that public offuces are r..orc peinicious than those enacted in secret. The ring:.nii of trains of curs it Sunday is ulnoxio'us to the evils of exampijles increased in pernicious in fluene: by the elevation in society of those at the head of afliairs. It is the experience of imnkind that the habitu. al practice of even a'n admitted evil, beguni), though it may have .been in ne eessity, lemoves by familiarit.y the repugnance with which it i at first en countered. liail load operations on Sunday are fully liable to this objection. The evils are not only positivc but relative. There is a sin) in the thiig done, aid there is much evil in the breaking up ofgoo~d habits (if thought anid actio'n, and the it roducetion of the conitrat y. T1he operative or the travellecr, sane tionied bythe e-xamnple of those who he supposes are more wise than lie is, abatidons htimself to a destiny, lhe imna . tines to he overruling, andi whiebh is in truth, too powerful to bec if ten resisted. TIhe pursuits of any secnlar busineLss on Sundaty, mllust, have an especially pernlieiouis elleet on those whose opin-. ion and character are uibfartmed. Ratil Road ofperatioins are peculiarly lianle to thts objection. .The trainis traverse great distane-s, pass through many 1n. cahities, attraelcinig great atteti out and exciting cur-iosity wherever they go. 'Thus the evils are not conifined either to oper~ativ-es or - avellers; they ex tend to the eye-witnesses and observ ers, to the idlerts who are attra eted to the stationis, aind to others whp. e aitten tion, whether voluntarily or otherwise, is disturbed and distracted by the noise5 anid bustle and business, proper ly belonging onuly to the working Ja~ys of the week. Ilot thes evil~ is more'dir-ect and im metdiate, ii extends with cer-taini influi. tec.-to the3 oflicers, agents and em plc'yees of tihe Company. The institu. tion of one daty in .sev-en for rest anld e-xemtpt~in from011 toil, is not only the divine commitand, anid therefore enititled to implichit ohedience, but, as a utilit a r-ian meiasure, nothingr known to muan cani hbe mo)4re necessary and1 important. We mtay wvell profit, lby the experienice of Fhrancee in the reign of tetrror, when r-eligion wvas det hroned and reason was procla med- .ITheo exper-iment of uone Sabbiath ini tenl dIays, speedily piroved to that unlhtappy peop.le, 6ho hilly of 9 mal's attempts to change the order which providence had ordained for his guidance, and the nation who vainly .imagined 'themselves wise, speedily acknowledged their folly and returned to the system they had vainly en deavored to explode. We may -we:] pause to enquire whether the French people with one Sabbath in ten days, Were less wise or less sinful than that portion of us who inl practice postpone it indefinitely. The banselul effets of Sunday breaking could not be estima ted, if it pervaded all classes of society. It would not be hazarding too much to say that the tendency would be a relapse into a condition of imperfect civilization. If such a state of souiety can be pictured in imagination, the evils of it could not be even conjectur ed. It will not be questinned that there is wisdom as well as benevolence in that beautiful organization of mnath into the arrangement, of the family. It might well be argued on a proper oc casion, that that Society would ap. proxinate the nearest towards per fectioi as it resembled this beautiful ectloiny of our system. Perhaps nothing can be imagined which is bet ter calculated to preserve it in its puri ty tln the observanc e of the Sabbath. The Coinunitte, if time permitted, might, well ill ustrat e the beneficial in iluensce of this day, in restoring the wasted powers, soothing and calming passions agitated by contact with imen and business. And just in prop'rtioni to the exae:ions of secular dute-, w it I the warring conflicts to which they give rise, is the happy influence of the day which restores the lost equalibri um ill the minds of those compelled to daily toil. Can any influence he more palpable for evil than that which fur bids the return of the laboring mnan on Sunday to the home of his atihmily, his pleasure and his enjoymelnts. The practice of rail road travellilg strikes at the very root of all such benefits, .dtsdetiats a wise and bensevoleni in stitution. It injmttes the headh ofthe fiunilv by depriving himrtito th.at repose which is needed for the mind 1and for the soul. It deprives these commit ted to the care ti his society, his coun. sel and his xarupsle, and it injures all who see hims violating the Sahbath himself by reconciling them to simsilan de parture. .. The corni'nittee desirous of not tres passing on your patience have put forth but one or two of the leading thonits in tine consideration of this ipl.ortant question: They asurne that they ad dress men aclknowledging the laws and goverasrnent of the Great and All wise Ruler of the universe. Their ar guments are predicted on the obliga tion acknowledged by all, however inpert.etly they may be carried out, to obey Him who has the right to con antud the service of his creatures. But they are aware that many who admit these promises, avoid their conclusions on othor grounds. The argument is that trains could not be stopped on Sunday without the grsatest derange ment to the profits of the road, the transportation of the mails and the commerce of the country. - ifthis view was incontrovertible, which the (.'om. mittee by no means admit-no sufli cient reason would be furnished for the violation comlplained of. The obiiga. tioni for the observansce of Sunday be ing admisitted, there e~um p)osibly bebu the two grounsds already noticed, on one or the other of which it can alone be excused. TIhese are either erratnds of inecey or works of nlecessity. The formeir hats nso ai~picad~on to the Rlail roads except in such extreme cases thait they searcely~ be miemiiione-d. The latter is of occurrence much msore rare dhan the appoligists for Rasmocad or any other usu'daiy work are usually willing to a imit. if we look arounid us to ag'ricul tore-to comm ueree-to all the busy pusuits of mien, we meet with no such plea of' necessitv.- as is maede ihr Rlailroads. Th~e phaiter or the farmer no mnatter- how great the pre ssure of seasons anid his eroups, suspenids his labor ansd rest, fromt his toil. Com.a meorce is st ill more1 engrossing-days fbllow rapidly and contr-acts ajpproaeh mnaturity. Failure to mteet engage msests esntails certain bleinsh ('5 tihe reputation of the mecrebuast, ansd the day and the hour, is often of coutss value to him. Aund yet wvhat wvould be thought of the planter, who -would sow his seed or harvest his crop--of the imerchsant who would msake the vaisi efibrt to colk e6 his fluids hogether, or even the banik whsch~ recei vo pay mnent of its ntotes ''n the Sabbst h. Meni ins other pur suits aind unuder other inistitutions, miader- equals pressurte of business, yidd their pressin~g demiantds to the obligations of the moral law and thew cu)rrespondlingi iniktenice of the public senltimilent. Ar-e RlthIroads to conist huIto the alImost, soli tlry excep 'The Commiliittee have seen elsinwhee ia sattidfatory sol ut iosn of the experi mnent; they' have seen in Bosto.n, with its fifty or more rail roads and numier ms othit- public Cniaiinces, an en tire suatension of all labor on the Sabbath day. The Comminitto know that not a public conveya.co of any description enters or depai ts from that city on that day. It' the business of the South was as active as that i f New England, w hie h is m ell known ot to be, the climate of our region affirds the advantages of continuous labut thioughout the year denied to the ek tremie North. The Coit11ittee arc well colwt inced that an experiment here would prove equally successful. The Comnmittee deem their dutf perivrmed by presenting to the Comr pany the general and lending view. which they have set firth, They are satisfied the body they represent have ,o desire to enter into details, or imake suggestions which might be reglirde as uterference in what does not coiltrft ,hem. The Convention of the Epis, opal Church, who have delegated this uorrmnittee, represent a large body of hristimn people, many of whom are 3hoodholders of this Com pany, and ma= iy of whom aro citizens of' the State, wvhose welfare and. prosperity have :eeii vastly promoted by the South .roina Railroad. The Comitte :onfideently believe that if the able mre who have so successfully inanuged the aillairs of this 1oad will devote them.elves to the aih'titement of the v il of Sunday labor, they will not fail o meet under the blessings of God with a success quite commensurate with that, which in other departients as heretofore at tended their labors. T. 3. C.AKso , ) W. E. MAuiOrT, 'r Committee. Mm11. Cracicz. 5 After this stering appeal in behalf if" Gods own own sacred day" Gen. I. II. Adams moved the following -esolutions, whiah were adopted. ['hey are very good as tihr as they go, ad our only objection to them is, that hey are not. strong enongh. We think the meeting would have acted wiser to lavt met the issue at once and we fear the postponement of decisive action will but turn ont to be "a put off" of he question altogether, We can see, or, no possible reason why there liould be an "exceptio.n" in favor of transnitting the. mails." Gen. J. 11. Adams moved the follows ig reso!ut ons, which were adopted c R'solvcd, That this Meeting is pl& ed to learn that the Board of Dircc ors of this Company have discontiiu -d the ordinary work of loading and ml oading, and forwarding merchuri liss at the various termini and Depots mn the South Carolina Railroad on Sunday. Resoled, That it likewise aftords, pleasure to the Company to know that he 13yard of directors have in conteir' plation an early discontinuance of the starting out of freight trains on the road on Sunday, such being the wish & f the (unpany, as expressed in the resolutions adopted at the last annual fneeting. Resolved, That this Company con. fide in the Board of Dtrcetors to ef leet as early as potsible the discontinu. mnCe of all Sunday work on the Road, ixcept so much as is oniiected with the tranemiission if the malts, Ne* York is called the Empire State ; connecticut, the Freestoene 8tate mid somietimnes the Land of WVoodlen Nutmnegs ; Massacbusetts. the Bay St ate ;. Vei mont, the Green Mountain State ; Nete Ilamnpshi re, the gri uite Slat ; Pennsylvaniia, the Key- tone State ; Virginia, the Old Dominion - Deleware, the Diamond State ; Nortl Carolina, th.- Old North State ; South Carolina, the Palmetto State ; Louiisi: ianna,'the Creole State ; Texas, the Lone Star State; Missi sdippi, tfeelBa. you State ; California, the El D~orado State. The iiihabitant of Ohio are enlle-d the Bumekeyes; if lowe., the" hawkeyes ;, of Illinois, suckers ; of In. dianna, floosiers ; of Michigaan, Wol verimes; of W isconsin, Badg~ers. S RASoumDL -Uw-rs-T--CUaterpilira' Er/ts--AnOrmuc~ (of preventien ia.s hietter than a pornid of emei," anid i( y~on apply it in the casoe of these pesta of the fruit tree. look carefullv, and you, will hind the eggs of the eliteryiil, lar mi goo~d size'd p~atebes upon the simaller limbs. Surape them olf. and, anrel at. one blow yo'u destroy hundrgds of future depredators. On small trees t his5 can easily be done.-Rur'alNewv Norker Tus D)oc-fois W Et.Coat.-Down Ea~51, tbere resides a cer tatin M. Dds Onme ver'y en'ld night he was arouasef. from his slumb~er by a lond rapiping at . his dodr. After sonie hesitation he went to the window and asked "WVho's th~e?" "Friend ?" was .the alvswer. "WV at do you want !" "WVant toj stay here all nighst." "Stay there then was the benevolent reply.