Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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L * .. - ' *, ' -T" , ' AJ, v *1 ' . Jjf ai^AaiPA|ijBgi^&'. _ TiURSBJ?Y^8JW?^IBEK 10, 'ST. thim TO OEM CIST. I ]%* proprietor of tli? Palmetto House, with that fiWmlHy *hteh oftaractcrhea htm, gave a very brilliant ball, on Tpveday evening, tn compliment to v RrigadttrWrntrai Stntva R.TJIst, which ww gruced by many fair Ud?e* and brave inen in brilliant nnJ IUsM*? auKbrma. The Oencrnl himself wmtd . to Mqoy tbf occasion hugely, mid cliiued the merry hooft twh ttying'(bet, with no rude alarums of war Ia ilialurti thk fttsoliutliiKr amua?ni?ut n.< urns tli<< na>i> which Brmtewiok's luted chieftain | pnaai J to his saMei's grave*. At n convenient h >ur ikt^kHt* retired to the supper room, tin J with a ' rifbt|food wilt discussed the delicacies ??r tlic am- | y)y-*t*rud table*?where every thing desirable was *- gwtteii spinastyle both tempting mid elegant. The revel waUceaewod after thmref.-etion, hut only enlist ed that not numerous clasa which had rather dunce tWa oat. Kveryfiing was conducted with order i and propriety, and at n seasonable hour the lial' ' " was departed for the couch of repose, where, doub:- i Ivsi, plnuaot dreams prolonged the halcyon employJttCUU. " " _ MUSTER OR TJTMTH REG1MKNT. Ttie military exactions of the State required us to devote two days of this week to their (ulfilnv-nt, and hence we liavo not bestowed our usual i ttru tion upon oar columns. lV# do not complain of ;th? system, Wit remembered, but only stat? the (act aa ?n excuse for apparent short ecmiiigs. mTSiSiiSf .. in all their grot esq acm-M of dress and uncouth mess of mirth suddenly burst into our streets on Tuesday afternoon, without announcement or mrwise. They were certainly ludicrous enough to satisfy the getters-op of tbia specie* of display, and provoked much laughter among our citizens They emerged so suddenly from Jail street and disappeared *o rapidly in thes.ime avenue, that we had almost suspected Mr. Carver, but tliat wc know liim a careful officer, of having emptied the jail of its ocrunnnlt In n(S.r/l fl>? nl..rt ilnm..ni Cavalry Muster. t>il. Harlan, k will lxs m?i by the advertisementtins ordered a parade of the North Squadron at thin place on the 10th of October, and has extended an invitation to the Morgan Ride* to join thou as mounted riflemen. We have not learned that the company will accept. The compliment in n delicate otto, and should be appreciated. Postponement. We ar? requested by the Sccietary t<> give notice I that, for good and sufficient reason*, the annual meeting of the Spartanburg Agricultural Society haa been p-otponod until Wednesday, the Tilt day o' October next. Krtscorat. Visitation.?lSiwhcp Davis, of the Episcopal Church,officiated in this village on Sab bath last, administering the rite of confirmation to five persona. SCNA-roa Kvans.?lion. Joaiuh J. Evans, our Senator in Congress, was in town on Sunday, but laft on MonJay morning, lie was iu good health we learn. Political Rcruacu.?Rev. Henry Wcndt, of Galveston, (but a native of Ruaaian I'oland,! lately returned to his own country under an American pvrtport, where he was arrested for a n.iliiienl offence committed Un yeiri ngo. We suppose n great Iaaa will be made over this arnul, but there ' will be no reason Tor it. Men who expatriate themselves, ami become eitixens under our laws, will bo protected in all their rights as long- as they stay herej but If they return to their former homes, eron temporarily, nnd are arrested for civil or political oflenoes, previously committed, our government consul interfere in their behalf. Ghanoe or Tactics.?Formerly, when banks took*, creditors pocketed the losses, and said no tnoro about the matter. Now, however, a healthier practice ia growing up, and an attempt is being made to hold suoh swindling bank officers to legal accountability. One half of the banks of our country are notorious swindling shops, kept up to fleece the people, and it is high (into that some of their managers should go to haruing trades in penitentiaries. Acquittal or Robi.vson.?The naked fact of the acquittal of Robinson, lately tried in Kansas, wis announced in our last issue, without specifying the crime with which ho was charged, lie was put on trial for setting himself up as Governor in deflance'Cf thp laws o! Congress and the Territory; but the proof failel to establish that ho had done mere than take an oath of office. This, in the ah si-nee of proof of exercising some function of office, was uot sufficient for conviction; and .Fudge Onto charged the jury that if ever Mr. liobinaou had asmimed at any time to act in the capacity of Governor he was guilty of usurpa^m, and tho verdict uiuat bo against him. The punishment for the offence is fine uud imprisonment. There was only ous witness, who could swear to no overt act, and therefore the jury rendered .a verdict of acqu'-llal. ? m ms The Souther* Liairr.?This is the title of n A/.U. 1 r* i i ? L-.t r J' .jrv-. jU9i ouiriri III U * 11 HI J* UJ' iMCStTS. BpmghtoO ft Waltli. We congratulate these genIkm.'n on hiving discarded tlie name fi: st selected, an J the selection of one lh.it so appropriately foreshadows the purjxwes and principles of the enterprise. Tin* Southern Light is n neat daily, and, although its conductors are Vet deficient in the fitvili- i tic* necessary to develop their taet and talent to i make i spicy and attractive sheet, we already detect j their capacity for this end. We hope they may j succeed fully in the undertaking, and heartily welcome the rays of lha Light. Frice, daily, $4 per j aununi; lii weekly $2. IIkvirw or tiik 16ttt IIkoimknt.?This review owne ufl'iin the 8lh, in pvewenoe of Gen. S. It. Gist and a brilliant staff. The coinp uiies of the regi- | rrtftit were unusually full, and we never raw on I to- j ' mar's field n largvr attendance of ladies and gentkmen. Indeed- even the wi-mfn-r l.u.>??.l .t... i?iscs of ttio day, nr.d lent its auxiliary md to make the . adtnrs and spectators comfortable for display and 1 sftghf-awi'ng. Col. Vandikc, attended by n mime- 1 rhus stall', wrut through the card with singular ml- , drum, and his orders, given with precision and clear- < IICm, were promptly executed by the regiment. ' There wore no m'uninderstandinuS?no m;d nianfn- ' uvr<-?; but every thing was done as desired, and to , the satisfaction of those whose busines* it was to t superintend the evolutions. G?u. (Jist paid n ' Igiudaoine rumplinn ut to the regiment, and expressed his high gratification that the 3Cth had so well ( sustained its historio reputation. u Aa far as we know, nothing occurred to mar the r enjoyments of lite day. and all retired fioin it satis- , tied w ith its iiiciilouis of ph asum and duty. ITtaii KxrxorrjoM Atuxnoxr.u.?"A Wa-hing- I ?' tAn correspondent of the New York Tribune tele- J grafjhs that tho War Department recoguiais the j virlm.1 ribandotimct.t of the Utah expedition, ana 1 has relieved (Jen. Hartley el that command " d Tliir repoit will be eoBtrndlctad in o week "on ( ?%thr?fitj-.*' j tl 4k * K '2 * * ' ' ?j .! . _J_I II P^ II vmmm CITHET MUSTEK AT UltfUTm. Ob Saturday last it was our good f?rtu*u to wit' nw? tbe parade of the 9th Regiment ef 8. O. Car airy at the above place. The Tronpvra were a) well uniformed, and presented quito un cnpoeui| appearance. The evolutions were varied, taateful and well-selected for n grand review and display The Cavalry ia an effective arm of publio aervioe but to ua so unwieldy, in appearance, that vre wen natoiiiidied to aee the promptness wltb wbicli tin ordrre wire executed and tho commnnda obeyed. Alter the military programme waa accomplished we drew up near the square formed to receive thi congratulations of the "Brigadier General, or hia fri? ndly corree'ione, as th?r merits or errors fnaj have prrpondcratc<l in hie estimation. L'ke us, he saw nothing but what was entirely creditable to tho officer. Col. llarlnn, who wai in immediate command, and to his Regiment. Ilii praisi s were bestowed with dircriinlnntioit, am with n pr< per reft rence to the performances?off! eial r.nd private. From h't speech, we learned no only that each om? per'ormcd wall signal precis'toi It s respective duties, but that tlieir perfect organi zatiun and thorough d seipl.tie were guarantees tba when their set vices w. re called for, their training nnd gallantry w<>u'd insure them a position in th< piett re nmr the tlashing of the guns. After the Briiiudier had awaided them the ful measure of praise they were entitled to, the troop crs, anxious to slmw curtesy to the prominent olH eer of the In'ootry. Itrigadirr Gen. Gist, wlio wn prese nt, loudly ca led upon him (or a speech Promptly he appeared, and told them that he hni witnessed with si net re pleasure their evolution! and was proud to know thnt while lie belonged t another department of the military force,heand th infantry had an ally in them whose co-operatlv. power must be felt if an o cns:on should arise II touch* d nnrst graphically upon the political eveut that wore fust conducing to nn issue, in which th Ninth ami South wouli) ho arrayed in terrible nn tagnnism. Apply na we may the flattering uiutioi to our souls, that pi-nee utiitrers.il extends (ror North to South, from East to West, in conscqiicnc of our supposed political triumphs, ho could no conceive of any ground upon which to predicate I opc that ull is well. On the contrary, that the sign of the times arc significant of coming events, arc ex pro>sive of a re: u t which, when occuriing, will be s^'r the South, nud cull into requisition her stroni arms of defence. For his own part, he cou'd ne come to the conclusion that Black RepublicnnUr was a fungus growth, but would wax.stronger tin stronger, until ultimately it would tind a lo.igimet: in the Executive chair. Mr. M'lton, lute of Yorkvillo Enquirer, next fol lowed, and made a very felicitous ofTort. lie did nc soo in tlie state of political affairs much danger, no did he regard the impending clouds that overhui | our horizon as very threatening. In the main refer enccs to the condition of our country from the spren of Ulnck Republicanism ho concurred with Gen Gist. It was milder, calmer, less bold, and less cx citing. Next came Mr. MeKissick, in obedience to i most vociferous invocation. He underwrote th political utterances of hia predi-ccssor, and said when the fcurful issue which was predicted wonh be made, as it certainly would, he could sec in th splendid carriages which extended along the margii of the old field those whose radiant smiles nn< beaming faces could put an nrtny in confusion, ntu ten thousand to flight. Nothing, with such warn hearts in alliance with our cause and their pur hearts engaged in fervent prayer, need we fear. Si or dimming in effect wero his laudulious of the pur and gentle creatures behind him, that we ophi that (lie days of hi? celibacy are numbered. ] their natures are half as prdent and half us sym pathetic as his allusions were suggestive, surel; h s speech, like a swiftly-flying arrow, must liav< carried info the temple of some warm and glowini heart impressions indilibio as the trrnnitu of th mountains. Tho iuni total of all the exercises was verily in tercstiug. russklltmtgazine. The September No. ol Russell may bo found n the Bookstore, to which wo nro indebted for ou copy. This number looks a good one, though w have had lime to rend but the initial article, on th Nature and the claims of paradox?from whicli though we rcallj aro at some loss to tell how i found a place in tho discussion, we cannot rcfraii from extracting the following hit at two and thro scrmons in one day : "With the restoration a tendenev to return t< the old order of things Appeared, hut the influenc of puritan z>-nl was too great to permit it absolutely Sermons become more common, and in one ofth charges of Bishop Atw-rbury to his clergy, he find l.inm-lf compelled to protest Against the practic then becoming prevalent of the clergy prrachiuj in the afternoon. But in spite of the great auihorit of that learned prelate, the practice continues, nn< whenever ii is practicable, the gi 5 Christian is ex peeted to hear two sermons every Sunday. "Now, with all rtspect for tlic opinnai of th age, we cannot but think (ho Bishop of Kochcste right. Is tlie object ol preaching to furnish an in tel'ectual entertainment to the hearers, or to inak a lavorable and salutary impression on their hearts If the former, the ease must lie decided against n and the Bishop, but if the latter, we are not alraii to ndhero to our opjpion. A sermon is jntendci to convey to the niitid instruction, and furnisl matter tor reflection on some topic deemed im ixirtnnl by the preacher. II it is important, it i surely unwise, utter the lapse of a vety fev iiuurp, io present to tne nearer witli the sam solemnity another *et of reflections tin unotlie tt>|>io 111'fore the min i tins had time lo diges the first, it itt calf <1 oft to attetnl to the second Besides tlii*, from frequent custom, we .icqoirc at ind.ftVrcnt habit of listening, and the preacher i permitted to go thmuuh hi* course of nrcu'inent ?> reflection, without making tiny hut a transient im preasion upon the hearer's mind. If lie is an or itinnry m m, no decided evil is Hone; wo listen will decency and revet ence; but if lite preacher ho en dued with eloquence, the fervor <>l devotional feel in a is exchanged for tho enjoyment cf an intol Icctual treat." GkEKI.EY AND TIIC TRACT SOCIETY. TIlC OCtiot of the Baptist Association of South Carolina ha given Horace the oppoi tunny of volunteering *om< advice to the Tract Society. A* thcsnmc denonii nation in Georgia lias followed up this action, \vi su|>|misc this cage moralist will reiterate hi* counselits the North?"Baal"?"is tho best paymaster.' 1ie says: 4-Now, we think it is very clear that the llotirt uiil its Secretaries can no longer halt between tw< pin'ons If they are for Cod or for IPtnl, they iiiuh lay so unequivocally. The such ty must either hum tile itself and make satisfaction to the slave-drivon i< xt May. or (five up whatever comfort they car ind in their society, and whatever help they car haw trotn their pmsts. The danger attending the irst alternative will he the withdrawal ot Northern ,'onfidenec and Contributions. As to the latter half, Jio Hoard ran only say for itself how much it minis the Christian fellowship ot the slavediivire; >ut we would nn?t affectionately suggest that the ? ady moii?y docs n>t conic from that quarter oflhe irinamrnt. We would remind litem ot the fact in eligioiis statistics, that last year two Presbyterian Churches of this city Contributed more than twice m much |o the cause of missions as llio two entire iynods of Virginia and North Carolina! We vi nure to say that the proportions of contributions to ho Tract Society is nbout the stnne us in thin case. \s men of business, we should advise them to slick [V the North, as the best paymaster. But it is for hem to choisie between the two horns of their own IdemiM.'' Commodore Cousin, of tlio United Slates Navy, lied lately at (Jeorgetown, II Lieut. Wni. II. ;hccvcr, same service, died at Rio do Janeiro, on lie 13th July Inst. I II I I I I I J1 Kimi s Wa-ars rwttjr asbamad to writ* ths word Ki im from fsar that tbo rvod r wiH rote tbe ssbj I on unmitigated nuisance, and ore jrt afraid to p f over transpiring incidents connected with it, l??t , shall be charged with otter indifference to its etai . in tho Union. Having but two Itprsa betw? , which to choose, wo a hall take the shortest, sn<l i go our bold no quickly as may be. ? Much intcreef is frit?in tbe newspapers?as ths defeat or triumph ike pro-slavery cause. 1 , Charleston Mercury, whosn correspondents ore liable and knowing, (it believes,) in answer tc i prediction of tho RdgeftclJ Advertiser, vsnta r counter ones, as follows; "Now, we too will vchtatt* few predictions r the benefit of our {ptctopotary. Walker and J f Administration Will he utterly defeated in Knm A pre-z'.arety Cooptitution wlHhe .adopted bv ' Convention about ts jncrt to frame it Coustituti 1 It will not be referred te 'bono fide eitixeu*.' . will go to Cultures*us the instrument of Intro luc Kansas as s Slat-e Stale intetbs Union. The minietration mill eapjtort ike application, bera 1 the whole South in 11 euppott it; and Kansas, spite of impoeeibilitiee, will bo admitted into I Union a Slave Sfate." j There it is? lex ecripta. Now, per contra, ths Richmond Dispatch, wh private advices are ample to found a judgment I speaks on this wise?disputing the Mercury's lau of opinion-snnd kuocking both truth and poetry of those oracular predictions: "We have private udvioes from Kansas Terr ry, which lend us to the bHivf that Lane and ' compters, ltobinson, Ucdpulh and Co., will In- a I ! to secure the defeat of miy c?>us(itutiou whale t< that ths npproachina Convention may make, wl ^ it slwtl be submitted to the people, lti his tpeeo I.ane declares that to be tho object ot his party, ei e if tlie Topeka Constitution itself be thus ri|H?r e bnek to the |>eople; because they (theTopeka pm e are not its reporters. Up to th?s time, we did ; entertain the iden that the destructives are inn i jority in the Territory. Our idea wne. that 0 Northern Drimlbrii'.s would sustain Governor W . er's policy to the end. That is, the adoption ol n old-fashioned Democratic Statu Constitution, matters not by whom filmed, provided matters w " so arranged as that the slavery question would e submitted as a separate and distinct issue, to it Voted oil by itself. We uo longer think so; and consequently prepared to see the final scttlemcu the question of the admission of Knmos ind> Bui1 " postponed, to l>o contested over in Congress v : redoubled nerimony. This statu of llr.ngs is i ,. cervly to be regretted, us being fraught with c sequences which become more dangerous, hou " tho longer tho questions involved remain In i perse. If Ijinc and Co. are sufficiently powe u belore the people there to make the Territory e? tually an nb<>liliuii State, the effect can hardly fa |( be, to stir up such a feeling throughout the So as bodes no good to domestic pence and harm between the antagonist sections of the Confedenic In the midst of this contrnrh ty of opinion c< >l mon sense i* bothered to decide which view is ri r or wliicli wrong. As a frieud oflrn says, w (f contradictions meet his views, ,lit i? a mere ma o! opinion;" and one it ijuite as hk. ly to be rigl; ^ the other. For ourselves, we incline to belie* ' the prescience of the Mercury. The |?ro slat party has thus far triumphed in nil the contest that Territory?even to whipping two ndmini* n lions. Congress, and removing three Govern ?* and tve have faith that the good fortune of the Sc I. will endure unto the end. Indeed, for the Inst ^ years lbs grasp up..11 our end of the ro|to has b< e< p mi re eointortable, and we think we are drnwin 'i in hand over hand, however taut it may bo ' twecu thti extremes. 1 whm. Bmcimiox coxvmwx. This body of silly and fanatical fools was in scs< lately at Cleveland, Ohio, an I seriously de'iber. upon plans to effect the emancipation o: tiie s!:; e in the Southern States l).>oatJ.ng all though || contributing the moony >.u? of their tluy fall U>ck up >u lite public treasury, at the 1 y of $.100 per head?diVt-rting to tills purpose e land revenue and wh .lever surplus, over tin j penses of govermnenl, may rema n (root cii-p e and incidental sources. $S 75,000,000 is thou to be a sum sufficient to effect the object. Perhaps th.s is the most a'tsurd sellout" of wild and fanatical age. Leaving entirely on view the impracticability of the whole afT lir, on. gle point is sufficient to kill it at the South?th? ,l riff"view. For years the South has boon c ui'c r ing against high duties, and is it likely that she 0 Consent to a measure that must rob the treasur 0 untold millions, merely to give the dollar-and-1 '? North a pretext tor a protective tariff, even if oil 1 wise favorable to the scheme proposed? The i 1 is ridiculous, and none not stupidly blind, like (1 one-idea philanthropists, can fail to see it in light. The Charleston Courier proves that the .a not lugh enough mid lliou adds: "Hut, Messrs. I'liilitithrnpivu?ami we bog v ' especial attention to lItpoint?ire trill not sell our tirprves at any price. No, not oven if you e give u* a small premium on their market value. pay for llicm enlirdy out of your own poeki I "* which, of course, jour natural and educated | I pens.ties will never allow you to do. I? the I place, we would never listen to any projx sitioii ti you out of the regard we have lor our negi Moat of them have lived lor along time in our l.? lies?many of them ill our lathers' families? we feel an affection for them. We could not t, any consideration be induced to give tlum ovi i i at once to the blessings of 'freedom,' us wo see ,t ^ vcloped in Hay ti, in Canada, and in yoir own j loved New Kngland. Then we want il r I il and will not accept in its steal the indolence laziness ol "free negrocH." Neither will we grade a portion of our own race?our equals?w while faces and white intellects like our own, : force them into inferior positions i<> do the w , which is now done by si.ires. We lh.nl; it is I ter that nn inferior race should perform those i ninl labors wldoii somebody must pertorm, tl tli.it white men slmuLiI, for this puipo?e, he n I j ed, and to that extent degr.i led. In short, we ' j the institution of Ah.can slavery, .and intend elierirh and preserve it These n|mslle* ol ret'oi therefore, might as well let us alone." The New Vol k ll.iald, intelligent enough l<> the practical, even if venal and corrupt whenever teresi shuts 'ts eyes to truth, condemns this m>< I menl, and very properly remarks: "In a word, all the philanthropic acheim* of own Northern reformers for the abolition, s pression or limitation of the institution of South sluvery, are only fraught with misuhicf and fo The mete* and bonds ol Southern slavery can o be regula'ed hy tlw* fundamental law a ot race, mate, and trade, productions, and the pressure an irresistible emigration. And while the hot : and stcaniitip malaria ol the South are health i longevity to the litgl*<> slave, and death to the wl man, and s long as the world shall tic clothed w Cotton, si long will African slavery be the cliirl 1 strumeiit of its cultivation. I'mved in Jamaica t , when Sambo is Ins own inastei tic will w ork ne i i for love nor monev, wo would simply suggest . conclusion, iImt this notable ?mancipation projec , 'the learned blacksmith' will be rejected through , ill** South and the couniiy as nothing more than i : exploded ph.laiilhropy ol Wilberlorce." i ! Tiik Amkiiion Tract Supirrv ?TI... It ... i I Association of South Carolina lias lor 11>o j>i> cut hose from il^o American Tract Society, t j will remain aloof from it until it purges iUvll fr ; nnti-slaveryism. from t lie following it will be s< , that the Georgia Central Baptist Association I \ ilone likewise; Alocsta, September I.?The Baptist Cent j Association of this State, at a recent meeting J Morgan county, reprobate the action of the A toe I can Tract Society, aid recommend that patioiui : tie withheld, and the ?IT-rts? o| amenta and the im ing of funds by colporteurs from the sale of wot be discontinued, until the Society r<-*citid its netii ' and t*o baek to its original sileneo in respect ton 1 V<ry" ? . Tito Atlautio telegraph spiadroti having retui , < d to Ktiglnud, it meeting of tho directors was o. ! ed in I/>ndon for the 1 Oth August. Carwwpoudvoee of Carolina Spartan. C| in- UUSBNITILU PHIALS C8LIB8E. ?t ct 8?ptcah?r 9, 1897. m Hwu Kb.roar. To-day was a great day for I w? F anriiM It waa day of resurrection to her. Tha lira oofocr-stona of hot Ksinola College waa laid with tan daa sulymuity and appropriate honor*, aad with it lot will eomtiu-nev a haw ant In liar esiatcuce. Thara ln la now not only a bops, hot a strong probability, *" to that aba will taka Ittr position In point of improvo*ba mint among 'ur nct^lilxwi?u village*?Anderson, 'M iv Grecnvillo, nnd Bportenburg. They bars all out- *? t a alri|?|?i?l lur ao far. IL-r railroad failed to nt.com- ^ rca pl'?h wliut waa cxpoctsd, in annsi-quencu of the la- ^ cation of tha Greenville aul (lolarubin llocd through for j Abbeville. Her cilisens slept over thteir interests, tha and suffered the road to go round lior lor the want C(' of a few dollars; but now the establishment of ? col!.n? Iwire in her midst wdl enable her to regain her (91! 1,1 . j - at It position. ' Uf The ceremonies 0/ laying the corncr-atone of tha ? College were highly interesting, both iu reaped to in the manner in which 1'rcy wore performed sud the 'n tlio evidence it tarnished that tbo |>eoplo ol Laurens tJ were duly nwakc to the Importance ol the occasion I1 It ?iu perhaps the largest assembly of the beauty, ?"? | wealth, an ) intelligence of tha District I over wit- l'" on' | tressed at Laurens, C. II. fn ' I About 11 $ o'clock 11 procession wns formed nt m ?0f the Court House, by that accomplished officer Col. ; B. S. Jours, marshal of the day, composed uf the 'I?* 1 citizens generally, the schools, orators of the day, tt J']8 trustees o( tlie schools, Maaooa, and Odd Fellows, Die ' ' ' t Vl.r according to the putdislicd programme, which cxhvn tended ubout oiic-qu.i.-tcr of a inilein length. Tliay ' ',e* uitirehcd to the Presbyterian Church, and as ninny as could be seated, or find places to stand, occupied 1 ty) the interior, wHilc t'uo grounds around were cover- U not cd with occasional gtoups?not more than twon.^* thirds being able to get in the church. nj^ | The exercises were commenced by an oppropri- *' mi 1 ate prayer by the Rev. T. J. Pearcc, n Baptist tnin- in 't- istcr of tha District; nftor which W. I). Simpson, nl ' K?<j , was called to the stand, who, in his usual Imp 01 be P>' rtyle, delivered a short but eloquent address, arc abounding in beautiful imagery and cheering " " "s sentiment* of encouragement ami success to the 1 ri'th Ct,1',-'8C' 1"hu Kef. I>r. liuisl, of Greenville, W s;n. was then introduce.I iu the "Orator of the ^ on- day," whose cflbrt, it is needless to ifly, was able, 'a Hy, eloquent, mnl appropriate?having uo fault but its l' rful 'cnKl''i whioh wu* rather too great for the crowded r)1. uud unpleasant p</?itiou of the audience. When ** il to hu etitieludcd, the meeting adjourned to the sito of uth the building, when the whole congregation, about ?'V, : PJOO or 1500 persons, fitter nil nble an J feeling ' m I Prayt'r hy the Uer. Mr. Montgomery,of Abbeville, I wits aJdresscd by the He*. 1). Wills, pastor of the , I l^aurcnsvillo Presbyterian Church, whin? chaste hen 3 ' I, t)er J and I >gicnl style of composition, and earnest manlier of delivery, enchained liia audience for half an '' t us 31 .v hour, without the slightest symptom <>f uneasiness e hi ' ^ 3 ' of weariness?which was the highest evidence of rery t * ( his success. The laying of the oorner-stone wtik s in i( ( then performed hy tho Masons ? It. U. Campbell, Ljmi , m.ister of ceremonies?in n vrrv handsome l' ors. '' * r ^ and appropriate manner. The Odd Fellows from the Newberry I.'-dgr were present, assisting in the ^ imposing an.l solemn rites Jars, ciilaming vnri" ' me ' " ,i ., mis pap.-rs, with the names of the oHiccrs of the g , . b ^ Suite, I'lisident and Vice President of the United States, officers of the Court of laiurens, and of the Masons; officer* md members of the Pr> shytcrinn Church at Iaiurstis, IVusU'cs of tho College, &e. ?ion wero de|M.sitv'd under the corner tone, with a copy ' ited "f 'he Itib'e, \/estriit>i?|#f Confession of Faith, ,ve? Haureiikvilie I It-aid an i Charie*t<:i Courier, A'e. t of The whole |w " ..'n.;s were then dosed by a b> nc diction, ' >' 1% 1 /' I 1 Inline*, and ail <le|mh |<-,I hi rat. pel.e.', Weil ; ,\ r, ? , TV I : > tlay ia'.e uu il ijf,. l.ea ] o-i th - i , ! urciis n'lage) interesting and I important o n 1). , ,m" M M SI HOoTpRKSBYTLRinS. 11 f ?l t ? Is Thus in , , the^NeW School Pi eshytci i.m G< ii--rat A*s?;in .'y, aggrieved by the action ??( the * Cleveland se*s. "ii? <>f the \?seinbly, met at Uioli' lie.mi, on the -8th ultimo. The Committee <?-.i liusincss reported the followu ing preamble and resolutions; Whereas nil acts. resolutions and testimonies o! wl" past General Am. tabl es, and especially the action y of ' ( the la-t (?e a . .il As., in'ily, wte-reby suspicions 0 noil hhd ! uhts of the good stun bug and equal rights ! ana privileges oi siavciioiditig members of the 1,1 Church, or imputations or charges against their ;,lrn I Christian character, have bwii either implied or ex- 1 icse pressed, uro contrary to the example and teachings f< that ?' Christ and hi" Apo?th *, and are a violation of the o l j Constitution of the Presbyterian Chut ch. I And whereas the relation of master and k rvant, in itself couai'lered, or further than the rtdative <lu- ' our I es .rising liter. from, and shivery a* nu institution e yon ot th Stnt??, do not prop< rly belong to tho Church il w II jud i'ntorie* as subjects for dts Mission and inanity. tl and And whereas, m the judgment of this Coim-na? i tion, th< re is no pro>|H ol the cessation of tin* agt- a vo fit "tt of s! iv I > in the tieiieral As-*m'jly, so long n liist a* there are slaveholders in Connection with the n null cliu'.oh?tlieref re, es. litsulctd, Tl it in the judgment of th'aCotmn ii. lion, no'. itig c 01 h in id the b iais for diseiphiio in t, and the l'rt siiyti ri.ni Churoli, which is not especially b\ nf. rred to m tl e const;tntion as crime heresy, all Rfsu'.rttl, T tat the CIetieruI Assembly of the " de- Presbyterian C hutch ha* 110 power to pr-aiounce It lie- * ii tenet* of <*oii hum. toil oil a lower judicatory or ; tt sir. on iiuhvidui '*, ?ny cause, unless tiny have la en ' and brought b |i>re the Assembly in the w.iv prcaonbed ' do | by the constitution. * i ,lh | UrvArrd, Tint the < "onven'ion recommend to e an i all 1'iesby leries ill the I Vesbyter .in Church, w hich p 01 !, are ojijh >scd to the ag la' on of shivery 'ii the highest ^ ?, t- indiealory f the church, to apjsont J.legates in lie the propoiii >a preset ibed by our form of govrtn ! l' I la n mens for the appointment of commissioners to the s. * is- \ssfiiibly, t i ii .et at Kn >xv.ilc, Tennessee, on the hke M I h n - I iv i> May, |s*,S. lor the purpose ol orto 1 gao / > j a 'Jell-T il Sy ii-si, uii i r the n Mile of "The j rm, I mted Synod ot the I'ro byterian Church m the ' I luted St.oes if America." Bl /v'rva/rr /, I hat the members of this convention ^ adhere t , an I abide by, lite Confession of Faiili of ' ' the 1'resbytei i in Church. as emit tilling the system v '*? '* | of doctrine tan ,ht in tin; 11 ?!y Scr ptures; and that weal here to the torn of t iovci iitucnl and 11 ><>k ol our Di'c.pliueof said church. up- Alter cmisii.ciable debate, protracted through ern ! several days, three of the above resolutions were n adopted?tliat o ikmg to the organ x.itmi o! a <Icti ^ cl,' eral Synodic' t> an exciting debate, though tho * > of proceedings were harmonious. j jf ?un ? ?? ' r. .ltd "1'iiK StvrKvs. Wu.tv Wckkx.? Quethon of ] lite Statu*.?The Columbia South tJarulinian (and a j ' ' most adnirnhic tun! properly-conducted journal) I,1 furnishes the following historical report ol aijuesiiou | C lu-r ! of Klutu.i latt y tried in that city belorc Justice Wl . Walker: j * 1 "J "We dropped in for a short time at this trial, and . c< made the following notes: | ti 'L ' "Pigs auJ sow iiilrud.ng?false colors?sandhills. -p Uichland?bat In-cut s?Senatorial and Sheriff's dec- j . I tion?negro lace?facial angle?thick hps?narrow j 11 hst hips--cbo shin?gi/xird foot?chicken sweb-footed 1 cut J before hatched?ducks lower in scale?I)red Scott 1)( aid ens ?projecting law?negro hair i-> wool?ctnhry- hi | ?i?y?M<|iiirrebi an?l oats?free nn<I independent | >' | Vnti i dims at second tabic?"wlto-niugli" for ''' cn (?lV,iis Weeks born in I.t Nuir county, North til iiis Carolina?what is bred in the bone, Ac.? Africuu M , blued visible?Ac, 'I' i "lhnii? very unwell, yesterday, we could not w 1 w i to nut our notes, so our readers must be satisfied with llio finding of the jury, which is ihul Wiley |H r'" j \\ ooks is a color?d man?so there is one vote lost *?li to tile dislilot " P< ks | Oeo. 15. I-ocke, n merchant of forty years' standing in Charleston, (formerly of Oharlestown, Mass.,) co I died oil tlio tiUlli utt. And Charles .Iinjiiot, large- ru ly inti-rested in the Mount I'lniviiit and Sullivan's I-land Kerry lh*t Company, was so injured on a 011 ill' I Pennsylvania railroad, as to cause his death a few ge - days afterwards hl< * % ' ' .jj lunrmnn n msimi mini. Wveka*?OM* /MM? T*? Swthgrn Urkt?Tk? Mlt GanltM CslUgt gain?Buddsn dstk?Misctllnmtsms. Col0?ma,8. C? Sept. 7, 1857. Muw. Editobs: An intsreetiog mm, involv| the question of status, w?lrM Murt msgierie Walker Wut Wednesday, and attracted much cnlion. It eeema that about two moatha ago, wiry Owens and Wiley Week a, two neighbor*, J a quarrel?caused by Wiley's shooiiag Owens' w, which Owens had turned oa ilia former's land, umors prejudice) to Weeks' status had before cn circulated, especially during the famous Black d Adam* contest, and Our cue now informed on 'ecksns a "free person of color,'* who had enterI the State contrary to the act of 1835. Evidence the moit contradictory character waa given on e trial. Weeks had mustered, done road' duty, [ ndrd barbecues; qnd cverj voted for many par*, u the other hand, aorne would not n*VH>!ate with m on nccoaut of liia color, and treated him aa an fcrior. Dr. Qibbca, after a long . obuatlon and iposition of ethnological Diets, suid that \VDcj anicstionubly had African blood iu htm, tboagli how uch it was impossible to U-ll. For the defeuoe, on is point, an old lady testified that she knew Wiley Kin his infancy?knew his reputed father and other, nud that they both were white, or passed the community as white people. 'Hie jury, after nring testimony, ad uanseam, on both sides, had sharp contest among themselves, and finally deci m) that Wiley was n free negro, or n free person color, but that ho hud not entered the State since *35. Messrs. Pearson A Iloadley appeared for iu defendant, and Col. Uauskett for the Slate. Unss a higher Court reverses the decision, u good vor will be luet to the District! The new daily evening paper entitled "TlieSoethn Light," made its first appearance on Tuesday, id will commence its regular appearance this even g. It ieconducted by Messrs. Broughtoo A Walsh id will bo strictly independent. We wish the icrgetic proprietors the success thoy merit. The College question has beoomo "boring," so c only nllude to it to mention that the Board o lusters meets on Wednesday week, to complete e suppose, the reorganization of the Fuculty. "A rustcc" in the Charleston Courier, is down on the .to Faculty in hard style. If nil lie says be correct ie Trusses done perfectly right in dismissing them ut of course we must hear their version of thomst* r before we form an opinion. A coroner's inquest wns held on Friday, on tlu ody of a negro slave, the property of Mrs. W, F irthur. who died suddeniv on tho nrovion* uit?lit t verdict "died of npoplexy" w:is rendered in ae ardnnco with the evidence given. The railroad from the new State Capital to (Iron y is progressing rapidly, and we hope to have th< leasurc before long of taking a ride on it. The can fill be drawn by "mule power." Several young men, organised aa the "Murre ang," were recently nrrcsted in our city for pur jining sondry articles Iroin the College. Ilaeetni hat they had n regular organisatii>n?signals foi at cling, dec. They will probably be tried at Octo er Court. Wo regret, for the sake of our city, l< cord the fact of such an nasovialion esisting ill ou aidnl, and thai, too, among young men, or rathei oys. t.ncc Saturday the weather hna been warm, am ather unpleasant. On yesterday (Sunday) a( t rnoon we had a pleasant shower, whiuh hard!' isted l<?ng enough to do much good. A total dearth of news necessarily renders ou pistle short and somewhat uninteresting this week Yours, truly, CONGAREK. For the Car. hna S part no. HiitTor..; I have understood th .t the ar icle I wtoto and pub' she J hi your i??uo of iho Hill \ognat la.it, tu rtl.it at t'? "Hslih?ir?," had ratbei Tended route the members of the Aitlioeh eon ;r<gnlion, who had cmitribttied very l.lx rally ti hose institutions, innsmueli as I attributed oil tin Minor of their establishment to the "Naxari th en ;regatiou." I tegrel tins exceedingly, and their.ori ecu use my solo purple was to conciliate a kindh rclitig among tho denominations of a different pur ttnsinn, much Uvs to make remarks that imgh iave even the appearance of ottcnee towards i hureh of tlie same creed. 1 was not aware at the t;me 1 wrote the nrtiel< I'.u.hd to that there was such n 1'resbyterini hurch as Antioch in the district; but ' ant now in srmcd that there is such a church, and that it wa riginally a part of the Nazareth congregation; aix \ so, my article of course included litem. In 'act intended it to include all rresbyterians who lim ontribuud to thrso achools, and only menlionei lie "Xnzarcth congregation," because I was unde lie impress on that the sclu-me originated with them ud was conducted principally by the cit tens of thn ctgiiiiuihood, wiu titer members of lite cliureli o ot. 1>. Tnr. Tatrril?is Mam?ciic>ctts. ? In rin? ten I* it n r> cognised aphorism, if not ;iu a.lmiil. , nth. We suppose it equally true, at least, that ti tlio quarrels of politicians, we get very ???i?r th< nth?particularly when front very wnrnt frt? n?ii ley tut ll to enemies. A Salem (Maes.) cor re* undent of the New York Tribune, in this spirit hows up Gov. Gardner, wliuw aspirations for re lection as nn independent candidate arc likely ti pernio adversely upon the prospects of Mr oxSpeaker Hanks, the candidate of the Illack Rt-puhli an party. We renlly wonder how Gardner ever pol a li'iflt in office by their aid, w hen his characterises were so unmisukrahly known: We are not unnundtul that the Governor has one some good tings; hut a greater trimmer and emagoguc never filleil the chair of state, nn I pro ably never will, lie commenced his career l>y i-1raying the wings in an underhatid manner. lit as elevated by the 'Aincricans' in lSul.and in S53 would have be. n an advocate of the nnti Adnnistntlion movement, lunl he been noin.n ited it I.ice of Rockwell. In I S'?t), lie saved his bacon by iiiing the Fremont Americans, and in IS5? Ik uts h s last year's acquaintances and look* witt ervou* anxiety for support from the 'N.itinna liiii-iu-aii?,' 'Straight out W higs,' an I, fi??-blv line of the I)cmociuts; but th s latter class ('Con riiictilly small' lor their purpose) would have iioth )g to gain and everything to lose by such mi ar nigciiicllt, ami lie might as well set ios heart a' i-st in that quarter. Sn got* Gov. Gardner." Nkw Ratitudk and Honuitudk Instrcmknt.? apt. Cavendy, of tiio steamer Washington, has in lt.ted .-in instrument to take latitude and longiiud* hen the sextant cannot be used. It was tested rc litly by captains, shipping merchants, and scicti tic men, who arc unanimous in its commendation lie following is a description of the invention, whirl is been patented in Kuropo and Ameriea: "TliO instrument consists of a mctalio tube, suptried by a trip id on a universal hinge, so as t> pep it in a vertical position with its point constant to the zenith. Through this tube the pmtion o ie sun s ascertained at meridian, mid by the ane obtained between it and the zenith, the basis foi dculiting comet observations in obtained, while o use of the quadrant to giro correct obserrationi "uld require a clear horizon. Hence, by the u*e Captain Cuvendy's tripod instrument, It it prowed to Ascertain llio latitude and longitude of n >ip when the quadrant cannot be used for that purrso." ? " The Submarine Cable it suppuaed to have cnuntcred one of those strong under-ocean currents nuing acr -ss?which would hafe run uway with arly all they had?and which cause such diflilly iti sounding with the deep sea lead, as to have >t thrw* parts of the oosan to bo oaliod uofoUiomas. w:'\ t -V m * t ^ . I .... *Blm I IWtPHltfJhiSMkOwktMbMlbwr (OMMttd with Ik* CMllglftipMal* at t ||Mll This nbI mi wmwmgiln thrti^ak. D. J. Brown*, of lb* Agrknknrrf Bm4*w ?f ik* I Patent Offi**, eays that lh* Irst VtrnA aikltn ?n th* Illinois ri??r tnad* am* htmdrat kugdhawi* cf win* Ik 1769. Tk* idbwI roerting *f tb* itoAholkri la Lauren* Railroad Company will ttk* pi*e* ** tk* 14th Instant: " * ?Hi* Now Tork Herald mjti: "Oar Mgbcr court* * ** indeed rapidly descending to th* l*vwl of tlio Tomb*." Th* Louisville .Journal notice* a atoek of hemp, ol th* Chinese variety, grown in Kentudky, me** uriug *iatreu f?*rt in height. It i* being rapidly introduced into Kentucky. ' Cbailee B. Minor has barn tried and aent?D*ed {0 penitentiary imprisonment in Connecticut for forgrtig bounty land einima, and tho Department |ma just received word of the re-arrest and confinement of Jnmcf R. Buolvman, in Arkspsaa, fur the mme oficnc*. Handbills are being circulated in Upper Georgia and Tennessee for Nicaragua troope, wlwar* promiaed ji25 |?er m?ntli and 250 nerve of load. A young girl oatned Karlwine committed aai-1 vide, by hanging hvreelf to a tree, in Virginia, and tli* people were to religiont a* to refoae th* body epulture in tho grave yard. Sit* wa* buried at the er us roade! The Walhnlta Banner aaya that the mother of the late Gen. Rank, ie oow living in ber seventy eighth year, near ttiat town. J >cob Little, tho Wall Street broker, wbo*e failure for five r.illiona i* scarce a week aid, took bis neat at the Board of Brokers on the 27th ult. Estimating that the cancel coal of Western Virginia will yield two gnlkms of oil to the bushel, nod the product will he 1,672,704,000,000 gallon*. The value at present pries ^G0 cents porgnllon) would bo $ 1,005,623,'400,'000. So aaya the Knnawhn Star. ' A couple of pearls have been found in Newberry District?tho value unknown. ' The official report of the Governor's election in Missouri has ut last been made out. The vote ' stands; Stewart, dim 47,974 > Rollins, Emancipationist, 47,541 Stewart's tnnj ....333 Th. tLmi;., iu.Uih. -r v? i York, Beebee <fc Co., bankers. have suspended. The Washington Union, with tho uraum of previous intelligence, call* upon Prof. Silliman to* publish his oorreepomlcnce with the President abont v liis constitutional obligation* as to the management of Kansas affairs. It is pretty evident tliot the great t wiran has gotten a 4'floa in hia ear." J hiring the Russian war only 206 vessels were I captured by the Anglo-Franco fleets, and of these only 78 were Russian. s Kngland has at last appointed s consul to sueeeed r disni . ?ed Consul Mothew. Chni-ics K. R. Kovtright is hia nam*. ) We knew it. It is atated that Gen. Scott and C.-n. de*up. have decided that the Utah military r expedition ?hall proceed to .ti destination. An.lrew Van Blarcvnn, paying Idler of the Merj ohastea* Ranking Association of New York (Wn'1 . street) wna arrested ?n the 1st iust. for nnlvza'ing als.ut $70,000 or $80,000 of its funds. It ens found that he had only been loaning out the money on h ? wn aecouut, and quietly t?>|J tho officers that h<< had securities 11 cover h>* defalcations. He Mas .1 sch red from nrrsst as Ins crime wns but a breach of trust. Uul'us \V. Giisw U, LI>. I) ,nit noth- r *.*> e repute, died at New York, on tlie 2ith ol"., >qr d 1 42 y. ais. r J. M W;i, n Croker, the Kugliih reviewer and * omo <?f the founders ol tho Quarterly Review, died ' in IjMi hui, on the 1 111) Augtt-t. In I85it th Iti i im of Terns w?-re uumb'-red st 80,000. Noiv the.estimate i* 12,000. L" Rishop ii<sine, wife, and three children, arr-ved 1 at New York ir.un Chins on the 28th wit. t Uevinw or thk 3jth Ukgimkmt ?Tlie 3"?ih ? Regiment, S. C. M,, uu.ler Command of C<?| \V J. T. Glenn, a-scmbled at the usual r- ude**"u?.ai?'.ir this place, on yesterday The line was ffcrmod nt" 13 II o'clock, nod wm reviewed by Bvig. Gen. s. K !i Gist. Atti r executing a cotisoh ruble number of evolutions, thv Regiment w as address, d, on behalf of Gen. Gist, by M?j. Suruu.l Melton, one of his S'alf, iti a n>?t el< qoent manner. After cmnpli' meriting the Regiment lor tin* acguracv and prompt, new with which the various evolutions were txocu j tej, he spoke nt length on tho great importance of . keeping al.ve the military si stem?stated that it was necessary, siiu tied n? we urc, to be prepared to de r lend our firesides and protect the institutions of the i, i South, which were in danger ol being assailed. He t ; belt, vod that the South were united, and that at tio I distant day a Southern confederacy would be* formr e l. After tin* address, the regiment was dismiss | ed, and all returned quietly t?> lUcir honn-s [I'ntonrille Jbtitnal, Srpt. 4. 1 | JTO Per IIkai??New York in the Cooije , 1 Trade.? Among the clmrU-r* at this fort, Monday, , irp mh', wim tlie nhip " KuU-rpi w," from Chi nit to Cuba, with Coolies at aTO per ll^-n 1. Th'si* hotter " fur the whip owner than carrying iurn *1 24 per bushel, <>r tlour rates that will hardly pay (or load( ing and unloading. riiii "Coolie" business, it hits been shown from ' time to time, is quite as had n.< the African sl.w< ' trm'e. The "horrors" <>f tho passage Irotn China t<> Cuba are said to bo but a repetiliou? if not un 1 aggravation?<>t the awlul "middle passage" from , I Allien. Haven't lllm-k Republic..n friends a word j of *_\ nipatby for the p.?>r Asiatic? Or, is it the > Coolie's misfortune not to have an ebon face and I a wie lly hi ad??t'.rpreta. The Wnshugton correspondent if the Pennsylvania loqmrer says that it seems to In- now general . i ly understood tliat Messrs Houston, of Alabama, anl Pin-1 pa, of Missouri, will contest the Speaker! ship of the in at I lottse of Representative* with Co! . Urr, of South Carolina. The writer thinks that , Mr. Orr w ill be tound too strong for them, and it is pretty certain tli -t lie would (ill the prwt with more ! dignity and ability than either. There is little op , I p 'H tion worth mentioning to the claims ol Mr. Al 1 len, ol Illinois, to the Clctkship, who will go out ot the usinil caueiis with, i presume, the unanimous r>.(e of the Dwtnoeral c delegation. In all that I have said respecting the differences in the Di-mn- | Cinte party, I do not nppn hend that they will affect 2 th< (ho- y organization of the House, but will make their appearance soou nlti-rwmdt. Snijoar in l oa.\.? Iiit* Bangor Imon My* that Captain Stubb*. of the brig Ooenn Spray, recently arrived at FrunkDrt lioin Cuba with a Itwirl ?>i sugar, state* thin ininteuae 411 unities of sugar are held iis store in Cuba, await.ng the result of the sugar oroj) 1 in f/<>uisiann, in the hope that frost will impiir it anil still enable the C11h.n1 speculators to keep tip the price. If the Louisiana crop turns out wi ll, as ? | there is good reason to believe, the holders have j got to let go both sugar and tha exorbitant prices | which they have hitherto control! >d by combination 1 , . till the article has accumulated 011 their hand*. j The Cubans have been wild in their speculalioua. ^ j Death of Mrs. M. 10. Daniel.?It is our pain- J ful duty to announce the death of Mrs. Mary K. : , j Daniel. She died in this place, oc Friday Inst, after | , I an illness of nU>nt three weeks' duration. She had . : been connected for many years with the Johnson Female University, as oncnf tho principal teachers, ' ! I and contributed largely in haddlng up the reputuj lion of that institution.?Andrrton Gazette and 1 j Advocate. The following Ticket is offered for lntendant and 1 Wardens of the Town of Spartanburg, at the etl* ; suing election: Intendant. J. B. TOLLKSON. WtlMSs, A. H. Klrby, j .l?o W. Muwcll, * f'harles Moore. J Kliaa lx>w. s* ; I ^ ? f\ Y? J . 3f . t .... L"% Ll *4 ., * Viiiu^ ll? Mmmiwmj* ?" * ? 1M H tv7n ahoold be allowed aa tm in ? <* 1? a fattji Jbftart* 6f duty-pa* IH Ijigl N?I|>kIM thai .ncompc teoey and n?fW? ?d M?Hiiik NT. i as^rtiesayrstttt WmkSKAS, We l*lim that if mm MkpMMlim ? M ??r? allowed willing ud eoffMltsi MMM ?HB be fetad t? eoodact llw eleoUoaa M parti* of ih? ballot box ao dmomutIi MpfaiB* \ an Qweranmtt. Be h iboBBhyrJ^ * J % leniwd^TliK i ComailtoafwWMMfito* cd hp the Chair to aaenpralisa thtf U|Utt?M lir^fn-r. ^SlS open the polls hot OM day, sad sea* the vetas tf their respeetivo ptsaistte. - /&Wkervopoa Mean, K, W. geilxk Thanan I Craltim and Patrick JaUnsaa, ?rn sfpainul by I lha Chair. T'"T \ Rfolrtd, That we rawrtfrfnrbrib ** ' M? am t>f Elections through'at the JStoto to join m by making a wmllar petition. Itftolced, That the Secretary of tbltMgfag eead a &VJ <?' theoo prucoediogs to Uto Obalr?0 of th? Miangera in each HittrieL Is cH.BtpKatM'e with then* Jltsulartoaa wm draw am a petition to the Ijrgielatert. which, w* an plptoav' to learn, met with a eery favorable iinaaidtiaUni ky by the Committee on Privileges and Elections, M is to be reported oa at the neat meeting of the Lag' ielatOTC. The Committeo will doabtiem bo inlsaatcd iff their report by the interest manifested by Managers ' , in other Districts, and, altboagh wo know then ia no general election which will call the MnMftn I together before the next Session, still if tba Cbairman of the Mmutgrri at each Coort Hone weald draw np a petition, a portion if not a majority,of the Managers could wgn and have their pHtm before the Committee by the 4th Monday in November next. Tliie would greatly strengthen oar 'jfVf position and inaorw a favorable report, which la tnfy change can be effected under -(our yean; (or lb* ' J^ changes ntkc-l for iu our petition require in alter-' aj^B' otion of the Constitution. which anu only he dene ;j by two Legislatures of different Steiom. jr Any one that will examine the records of the T* Legislature for the last thirty years, and we the thousands of dollars expended on conteeted eiertio?, (most, if tiut all, of which may be attributed to tho uejigcuoe, nnd perhaps ignorance of Mseagera,) will ?. oasilr convinced, that some change in oar system of conducting elections is needed. No reason can be found," or iovented, why Managers of felccfions should not be com|x.ttMtsd in mom way for their scrviocs, which are required by law to tie rendered on certain days, however inconvenient or expensive it may be to them. There are among iho filtren hundred Managers in the State many poor men, mIkw absence from home two or three days is un item of importance. When He bee te ride from twenty to sixty miles, and pay the attendant expense oo such a trip, it becomes a harden which few arc wilting to bear. It is nccdUt* P> expect the purity of the ballot box to be rigidly preserved until anme law is passed tlrut holds out nn inducement for men to become Managers. Under thcpr?emt system A. r<quests that it be appointed in h a place. which is uecoedingly d?'t?c, koiretrr incompetent he is, or taronsenirnt it may he for him to serve; he has never Mvlt the laws defining the duties and power* of Managers, uud we think it very doubtlal whether onetenth of the Managers have ever seen tbein^ it is not probable that be can repeat the oath required to be taken before the polls are opened. I fa proceeds therefore in nu irregular, illegal manner in this most important business?serves one term, baa ! Mr. C. appointed in his place; and thus the thing goes on almost in regular rotation, every one nnxk-us to gel out of nn office tin t brings neither honor n->r profit, but on the contrary attended invariably with ttoiitrf* and exp>nsr. There are also many objections to the manner of counting votes: it opens the door to frstvi and eor ^1 iupturn >n the nvst enticing manner. We do not ap<*. k, of course, for all the Districts, but gent-rally one M u g?T t.tkis charge of the box or hag s lim tiir pulls olo-e, aii'I he than ho" every epp?wtuni?t, wi Imnt the pmeibibiy eldrtwtiie,ri elMutging rtiu v.< s boh re he reaches the C-'ii-J (louse, and no to--, ns is U ft of ascertainin.r wnctht r lbs trta. i - su-t W given or nor. Wr|i A|-o, ux<. bo may 60 .* ?!? .1 in counting he hallo'.* by some nnvrrupnh us j.?r eon, fur in-?u>ul ..r the counting of tlii bntf.-t? being exclusively confined to the Managers, which <s -h?intention of the law strictly iuK rptrtcj, and 1per j t<u m their da'y corrvclly, :l an*"'"* to tin that *11 tin- Manager* who assemble to count the ??t?* should meet In the CiUtt llotw, and then ami lio-re ? >uul the votes and ilt'dirv the election.) it lite t'lainm for e*?i li Nlanagyr on nrr.r1:15 i't li e Court Jluuse to f?? t m j ... c u't-.m to iysi?t loin count the hallt-ts l? !>i< h ! 4>a*? broti-jl.t up, iift'l fluy r?tite o? any c nvcititoit place, n?id in this 11 mac w?y n nn?t ??fprint rtufy is discharged. Under ruch yrcuni-iwn? ?, it ia not impossible for a n>: (.#|jit pat. p. who may lie peculiarity imerestod,t?Adfctik.i tr?c result of the election. We think itwuaW b b< ! fur the ballots to be e -tinted ut e ell preetfn t iliuu.di alvly aMrr the poll* close, when iwrscna interested 00 hoth aitiva would proha'dy be present, uud let the M ouB' r> cer ify the n-sult, and sigt) their nainea and uppoiv one of tluir nuntlter to take the votes and tin result so certified t?? the Court lh Die, where he should be compelled, uwd? r reo*lty, to M|>pear with the umi on tho day following, at 3 o'cWk. I'. M. f Having act forth our viewa in our pet;li'>n, we refrain frot 11 saying more at present. The subject ia one of ? real mlereat and we r sk our brother vlena geb of tin* other I fist riot* to show aorae interest in this taut matter, ?Inch will result hemficialty to all. K. W. SKIIIKLS. ) PATRICK COLKMAN, V Committee THOMAS CKAKTON. ) Cai skb or tuk Indian Mutiny.?The French ; adapt tho opuion of .Mr D'Urjfli in hia speech on j the Indian question, that mat rml d seontent?not merely military sedition?the system of annexation, mi-government in ev ry btauch, are the sufficient | eauscaof the lnd.an mutiny. Oilier eminent liritialt statesmen owe or with Mr, D'l-uaeli in thia opinion. O.i the 1st September, Uy A. K. Smith, LCsq , MR. ALKKRHY CASH to MISS MARY TURN bill, nil of Sp.tri.inburir, S. C. 033ITUARY. Died, at the Franklin lli?u e. Toscambra, Ala., 1 Sunday evening, duly 2Glh, 1SC?7, after a protincted illtnsa of eighteen days, in his 'doth year, SAMUEL M. GltKKN, a native of Spartanburg, South Carolina. Few young men ever enjoyed in a greater degree the confidence and esteem of thoae with whuin he l>ad business or social intercourse. <ieotrous and l.bctal to ? fault, his heatl and hand were always open to the calls of suffV r'ttg humanity; and to be clnsaed among hi- friend* w as all that wua liect-ssnrv to gain command ol hia purae. It is not ..n... l-.I.;-?it-1. .. . U.I> > iina ncti ail, 111 ;i?|Hllg, UTUriCIUlU wvrio^il such n mail > to be met with. <1 Lied, in tli k city, on the 17th inM., of hypertrophy o!'the l?i :?i t, complicated with uhects* of the * COL. JAMKS BRANSON, in the 73d year of his age. I A? our l?'?* i* h'.? train, to clironicle the death of o rati limbic a vitam as Col. Rt.-mtion he* over been in all hie vnriou* relations in life, at once become* an agreeable though melancholy duty. He uu* born nil orphan, and at nn early age nppreo] lioed for a term of years to the trade of mercluindry,, i in which capacity he noon gave evidence of thuMf traitaof character which have no beautified hia ma- v < luiir hfo. jy / ^Ih the war of 1812 he \va* elected a Captain of ' the artillery under General Moore, nt Charleston, djr S. (J., and nerved *ix month* After tlie war be ns ww promoted to the Colonelcy of hta regiment, at Spartanburg C. 11 , S C-, and tilled that office with * efficiency and distinction tor inany years, when ha resigned and removed to tli State, lli* popularity n* nn officer, specially among hi* subordinate*, waa almost unbounded, lie nan emphatically a military man. Mr. Itrnnnon served consecutively in 1895, fd, '97 and '98, ten ?e**u>n? in the 8. C. I .eg wis tare, hending the ticket in both election* by large majn11tie*; alter which, gu ally againut the w .sties of Ma numrrou* frunda, he withdrew from political atrMe. In tho dischnrge of his public function*, liberal!tv, con?cientiou*nee*, integi >ly, and teal for the public go>d wrre Ins promim-nt vrrtnew, wtadst these, in hi* private relntious in hie, were h*ro??*i*od ?ad roltetied by the more emotion*) and religions quale, , tie* of benevolence, modesty, clierity, kind neve end humanity.? Marietta%Gtorgtmn 4 Ai uteres!,