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ORIGINAL POETRY. FOa TUE ADVERTISER. ST.NZAS. The spring-time is upon us now, All nature's smiles proclaim her birth A myriad flowrets form the bow Which promises a teeming earth. Around the maidens radiant brow The hawthorn-like a snow wreath gleams Lilies and roses mingling, show, In her fair face, their purest beams. The woodbine strews a coral shower Along the path her fiotstcps press, From violet beds and jasmine bower Sweet odours meet in glad caress. -Mid forest arches broad and green A glorious diapason swells Sweet symphonies, from choirs unseen, Steal from the brake where mock bird dwells, Now high in air" now glaneing low, The feathered throng, all wild with joy, On all alike their songs bestow On Lord of state or farmers boy. Whi!st magnet-like earth's hidden store Attracts the plough-shares strength again, Deep from- the soil it turns the ore, In sheaves of richest golden grain. The skies have donned a brighter blue, The rivulet its spray throws high, And in its depths reflects the hue Of nature's freshest, loveliest dye. With sacred trust and holy fear The day-spring from on high well greet, And from this bridal of the year Bow meekly at the Giver's feet. Ress Co-rrAGI. From the Charleston Mercury. Rabun Gap. MEssr.s.- EDrrons. I perceive by the report of Col. BROWN. Engineer on the Columbi:1 and Greenville Railroad, that he makes the distance from Chatanooga to Charleston, vi: the Rabun Gap, 484 miles, and via Atlant: and Augusta, 4-18 miles, ruaking the Augusta route shorter by 36 miles than the RIabu Gap. The Engineer makes this report upon the basis of running as the Road now runt from Anderson C. H1. to Columbia. But let us suppose the road were run front Aiken t0 Cambridge, or to ANDERSoN'S Mills (at pre. sent Drsox's.) Then from Charleston to Ai. ken is 120 miles, and from Aiken to Cain. bridge, by or near Lorr's, is 43 miles, making in all 163 miles; whereas from Charleston to Columbia is 130 miles, and from thence to Cambridge is 71 miles by the present road which.makea 201 miles in all, a ditference of 38 miles-so that the difirence between the route to Chattanooga from Charleston, vin Augusta, may be overcome by running a road from Aiken to join the road at Cambridge, and thence to Anderson C. II. and the Rabun Gap. Now,'I venture the asser:ion that there is no part of the State where a road of the sam'& distance can be run eheaper than from Aiken to Cambridge; or to Drsos's liills,'on the Greenville Road. From Aikeni te a point about one mile West of Lorr's there is but one hill of the least notice-thmis on the ridge that diviai.:waters of Saluda from Savannah, there is almost a level grade to within two miles of Cambridge, or to within three -miles of Drsos's mills. Thern is no water to cross until you reach Ninety. six creek near Cambridge, or Half way Swamp; near Drsox's. If yon wvill examnine MnXr.'s Map of the differen~t Districts of the State,. you will see the ridge distincitly marked', and Lorr's, about 8 miles East of Edgefield C. H. laid down too. This ronte would avoid Saluda river, or the bridges ov'er Little river, Bash river, and even Broad river, and being besides 38 wiles nearer to Charleston. Thtus, besides being the safest for all heavy trainis, it would make thie route krnm Charleston to Ch~attanoomga two miles nearer by the Rabun Gatp, tham by Auguata. It would avoid crossing Savannah river only 1Eigh uis, where it would be easy and safe. This would have its corresponding effects upon ill points beyond Chattanooga too, atnd bring Charleston so much nearer to Mem. phis and Nashville. It would avoid the hea vy trestle wvork about Covington, Georgia, the bridge over the Oconec-the conmpetition at Atlanta, in ainthmer road-the bridge over the Etowa, and all along thme Georgia State Road, besides the tunnel, wvhich will mumst certainly give way some day. And if the~ gap were filkd up by a dirert line from:a point near Cambridge, or Dyson's Nills, on the Greenville Road, to Aiken, it wou~l avoid a circuit of 38 miles further; the crossing of Saluda, Little and Bush rivers, besides Broad river, and then the swamp at the Congaree, and all their dangers and expcnses. Thmis would give a dry line from Edisto river up to Antdersou District, or rather up to Rock~ niver. The route from Aiken to Dysomrs ferry was once surveyed by thme Engineers of the Railroad under the direction of Gen. IIAYNE, when lie contemplated the direet route to Cincinnati. It was found to be a most beau. tiful route, with not the slighltest obstrution, except at Shmaw's creek about eleven mile; above Aiken. Ini permanently commanding the rich traide of the interior West, it is of the greatest im portance that distance should be shortened, and also that the route should be suited to heavy transportation without risk or con. stant expenses for heavy repairs. If the junction were made from Aiken to Cam. bridge, I hesitate not to say that it would effectually secure, first, independence to Charleston and all thme internal improve ments of our beloved State, and would inec vitably command the trade and travel to Knoxville, Nashville, Memphis and Chata. nooga, and the rich countries of which they are centres. The Rabun Gap is of thme last importance to us as a State. Instead of being secondary to and dependant uponi Georgia, it will at once place us boldly along~ side of her as an independant rival for tie commerce of the WVest, together with all its moral social and political p~ower. The mouth of the Ohio is the heart of our continent; towards that point all the longest and largest rivers run. The Missouri firom thme WVest, near 2000 miles, including the Yellow Stone up to the base of the Rocky Mountains, and then the Mississippi from the far North, the Ohio from the East, the Cum berland and the beautiful Tennessee from the South-all concentrating towards the mouth of the Ohio. A circle there, with radii 150 miles, would embrace thme heart of our continent. From Cape Ilateras to Cape Florida, the ocean makes an indenture, or grea't bay, the centre of which is Charleston, with a fine harbor, nearer to this heart thani any other point on the coast. Nature intend ed it to be the outlet to the world of this vast interior. Of course New Orleans, in many points of view, for heavy articles, is the dificult and dangerous navigation of the West India islands, and Cape Florida, to encounter,where insurance is high, and where you must lie out of a return cargo from four to six ieeks longer than by a direct route free of insurance, to the interior West. The Tennessee River seems to sweep round in its great band towards the Atlantic. as if to invite the junction at a more convenient point than New Orleans. This Rabun Gap enables us to pass the Mountain ranze at its lowest depression, and below the freezing region, so as to give a constant open comn munieation. It gives the interior West a direct outlet for its surplus bread.tuf's, for the market of Europe. with a redundant population, and enables them to bring back, in the safest and quietest manner, precisely those things needed from Europe. A com nunication through the whole length of South Carolina, independent of much compe tition in Georgia, and embarrassments from rival interests, in which we must be con trolled by their Railroads, would make all our investments much more secure, bring about a different mode of thinking and acting, and connect us more intimately with all the sympathies of the interior; and finally, iden tify us together in interest. We could thus be prepared to diffuse the full influence of these moral and political principles, which may become necessary in the future conflicts of he Republic, to give us strengtl, and de. fend our ultimate independence. This is emphatically a great work for the St ite. The polities of the question have a gre: t and mighty bearing upon it-too complic ted and too delicate to be developed fully at present. Charleston has her part to act in it-she must throw off her old habits and antiquated provincialism, and enter with zeal into the new habits and spirit-stirring enterprises of the day. She once had lier rank according to the position assigned her by ntare; she once imported more than every city north of the Potomac together. This was before the adoption of the Fed eral Constitution, and belore the final action of the Government was broutght to bear di rectly upon our trade. The Treasury order of IIAmrLTos, by which public dues were received in paper of the Bank at Philadelphia, the Bank of North America, although only part notes at the time, w::s the first blow struck at the importations of Charleston and the South. There was then no bank South at all, and of course it wt:s cheaper to pay duties in credit paper thai coin. Then the navigation laws, and the treatv with Great Britain regulating trade with the West Indies -together with the imber duties, trans ferred all trade from Norfolk and Charles tutn to New York and the North. But for the navigation laws. the tari:Ts, the b.nking system and credit. which the Fed eral Government built up at the North, Charleston would at this day be the depot fur the West India trade on one sle, and the trade of the interior WVest and Northwest on the other. A new day tn'my yet beam upon her-ener. gY, enterprise and inldep :-'denAet may do much fur her. Instead (t' her lookin'ig to New York and coast steamers, let her look to direct steamers to Europe, cntting the At lantic ocean below the icehurg region. Let her form her connec:ions direct with Europe and the West Indies on one side, and with the heart of' the Amierican Continent on the other, by direct Raiilroad lines of' her ow~n, independant of any~ other rival State Interest. Such rivalry in trade wvill add to the pros n ritv ot till, and isasspn:ial to ouru-n dence, and the permanet stability of our pre setnt investmetnts in internal impjrovemnent.s, as well as most other stocks. SOUTII CAROLINA. BJ.OODY AFFR AY IN hrNT~CKr-SEvE R.U. Pnsoss KILLED.-The L ouisvilhe Courier ives an account (of' a bloody aff'ray wh'licha occurred tnear Lancaster, Ky'. on the 13th inst. between Russel, Isadah and Frederick Hill, and two oir three oft their sonts. ont one side and a party' wtho had fortified themaselves ~in a tobacco house on the othe~r. Nothiung is said tas to the origin of'the all'ray, except that as the Hills arrived opposite the house, theiy were fired on and and Rtussell Ilill killed. The accountt in the Couaier then goes ona to say: " The Hlills then chiarged tupon the house, anad Isaiah 11ill wias killedl just :is lie was get ting over the fenice. The door of the house wast forced by the remaainaing Ilills, aind the fight comtinnted w~ith short arms, and bowie knivee. Johna Sellers was shot by a .soan of Isaiah Hill, (twelve or foiirteein y'ears of age,) and fell atnd expired afer haviing rec'eived five other shots thirongh the heuad. Wmta. Crismann w'as shaot by the same bov', whena in the nect of' stabbing Frederick liill with a bowie knife. Crisaman died, huavinhg on his body' onec pistol shot anad fif'ythiree wounds inficted with a kait'e. A maan by the ntaime of' Alv'erson, anad :inothaer lby the name of' Stanuel Sellers, (of the hiouse party.) wvera slightly wounded. Two of' the boys (Ihills) wecre wounided with r'ile shots, atnd onec of them, a maere boy, lies in a er'iticaul condition. NXoTtIER. REv'oLUTaoxARY SOLDIER GoNE. --We have beeni iinformaed thaat Mr. Joas Basnor, wvell k'nowni as one of' the Jlast re tnaining soldiers of the Rev'olntioan, died in his 8t9th~ year on Sunday hIast, at his residence, near Rossville, Chester Dist rict, after a short illness of about 3 datys. He sank uander the wreighat and pressutre of yeairs, in a ripe old age, but retiained~ his body and meatal fuentl. ties sound and vigorous to the latst day of his life'. For the last few years lie has been with us as almost the sole represenatative of the heroic struggles ot' the Revolutionary war and appeared ats one of' anauther age and distinct generation. We unaderstanad that lie was bieried with inilitary honors on Monday last aind that such wa nh eard etatertnitned f'or him, in his immediate neightborhood, t hat his funeral was attended by about three Itundred persoins. Fairjield Herald. AnREST OF AN ENGtIsh FUGtTivE FIIoM JUsTICE.-The Louisville Journal of the 8th instanit announces the arrest at Richmond, Indiana, of WVm. Henary, Ihigh Sheriff of Gloucester, Enagland, whl o escape-i to the United States some time since after forginig the notes of wvealthyv citizents of Gloucester to the amount of $25,000. Hie was coin mitted to await thle propet' requisition whlicht will authiorise his delively to the British au torities. A fare broke out last evenaing, about half-! past seven o'clock, in the dw'elling oif Mr. F. A. Tradewell, on the cornaer of' Bull and Lurel streets. TIhae fir'e had attained such progress, before the arrival of the engines, that it was found impossible to save amny por' tion of the edifice, Its spread was preventted Ito the out-buildings, howevr.-Carol inian 25th. ult. TIIE PREsIDENT's FATHER.-The father of President Fillmore is a Met hodist p reacher, and presiding elder in a coniference district in Newv York, grey with years and reverently pios-loved anad esteemed by all wh'lo know himla. EDGEFIELD, S. C. THURSDAY, APRIL- 1, 1852. An Editor Married I Os Tuesday evening last, bla. JouN BAcON and Miss PAwNEE BUTLEa (datighter' of Ae late Col. P. M. BUTLER,) were married at this place, in Trinity Church, by the Rev. ARTHUR OYrFALL, of Cinrendon. - gg WE are requested to state -that. the Rev. Dr. BERINGHAM expCcts to preach at Dr. 11. JJ'RT's, cn Palm-Sunday-ith of April. Z7' A Leather Pocket Book has been de. livered at this office containing a certain -sum of money. It does not tally entirely with the one advertised in our last. But it may be that it is the same. The owner, by coming forward, proving property and paying costs, can have the pocket book. -.----.5 177' WE regret that it is entirely out of our power to publish "8.%LUDA*'s" article in this number. It did not reach us in time, and certain pre-arranged matters in she office compel us to postpone its publication until our next issue, when it shall certainly appear. .7 WE are indebted to iHon. R. B. RnETT for valuable public documents. We have received from the same gentleman quite a number of copies of his Speech upon the Compromise measures, which we will take plea. sure in distributing at an early day. HON. A. P, BUTLER. Oust distinguished fellow-citizen reached his home near this place within the last week. We are glad to find him in his usual health and spirits. Ile will not return to his post in Washington until after the sitting of the Convention. NEW ADVERTISE3IENTS. TuEnE are several adverisements in this num. ber to which all would do well to give their at tention. One is of the Great Sale of Negroes, &c.,.to take place at Aiken, on the 27th of this month. We understand that much of this property is very valuable. Tihe others are from Augusta merchants. to %%it: Messrs. LA.rEAtSTEDT & WIMnEaLEY in the Dry Goods line, J. A. VAN WINKL.E, in the 3herchant Tailoring business, and Aonzcu & RloiAL. dealers in Boots and Shoes. We have tried them all, and can safely recom inmend them to public pa:ronage. NEWBERRY ADVERTISEIENT. WE call attention to the advertisement of FiitER & AcNEw. 'T'lie reputation of this firm, established within the lust year or two at the rimig town of Newberry, has already become pretty widely knoi n on this side of the State. The general testimony is that they are skillful. attentive and liberal dealers. It griuves us a little,.at tines, to think that our Saluda frientds aie beginning to turn their faces more and more towardi. the Newberry market. But we can't blame then; for besides the supe rior conveni .mco of trading there, we are told that it is getting 'to be a first' rate 'pI,ae. to pur. chase good articles on good termns. And none, perhaps, have helped motre to bring this s~tate of thing abiout than Messre. FiHR&AcNEW. But see their advertisement. - Since writing tihe above, we lhave received an advertisenment from 7.. Lavy, also of' Ne wherry, to which we refer all interested in that trade. . STauE following gentlemen were elected as Oflicers of WVrsuetstorN Divsjof, No. 7, Sons of Temeratnce, for thme entuitng qluarter. IR. T1. 3Mnts, W. P. Jlos'EPit ABxN, WV. A. W. W. A o.1ns, R1. S. E. P'txx, A. 1U. S. Jous C. Mavsos, F. S. SAMxUEt, EnooKs, 'I.. F. L. S.ui-rn, C. WVn. L. P'in:MAiE E, 1. S. Tu'eos. A. Jox~s. 0. S. Itev. N. Ai..ncten, Chaplain. J.is. B. $et'L.IVAr, P. W. P. FE31ALE AC.ADE3Y. WE are requested to state that the vacacy, occsioned~ inc 31r. At.nntcen's Seminary, by the withdrawal of Mr. Euustcx JIrcoN from the musical department, will be speedily suppelied. The senool contincues to cheer its proprietors and pattroncs with its usual prosperity, now numbering upwards of' sixty scholaers. By the hye. is it not time for bothn our Female Academcies to he mnakineg somce arrangements for -onrineg the advent of lovely Many ! We like all simnple anid ininoceint aced rer'reshing old cus toms-antd this we regard oine of' the most cheeer fed ated appropriate. It is nt reverential to neeg lect it- ande none but a prude or a heypocrite shoueld oppoese the harmless rice, especially in a country village. See to it, girls ! ----- GOLD SPEClIlENS. WE leave a few specimenes of gold as found in MIr. Doas's mine, whcich any one, cuerious about such matters, can sec by appelying at this office. 3r. D's. micne continutes to yield perodigiously. Ilis prolfits would make the lu:'kiest Califonciani of them all stare in astonishcment. From a gentleman juslt from the mitco, we learn that it hcas yieled, witheout the sheadow of doubt, at tlhe race of onc thouscand dolldes per day. Mr. D's. expentses, in the opineion of thcis genetlemane, cancot exceed $30 a week. ie has five hcaends digging and two or three otheers difleirently em ployed, lIe has examined thce rich vein hce is now uponm, 150 yards in advancce of his present work, and hinds it quite as good as at the begin-. ning. It is ecow almost certain thcat a fortune will be realized by him in a short time, and we con gratulate friend D. upon his singular good luck. We stated some time ago thcat theis minec was ien Edgefield. The Abbeville Bamcuer leas since claimed it for that District, and as- we learn, very correctly.' Mr. D's first operations were al most upon thce lince between the two districts; le is now several hundred yards on thu A bbevillo side. But wheile Abb~eville lens thce mine, we heave the nner. A PROPOSITION. StorrosE, brothcer Standard, we come to an understanding. het's agree, between ourselves, that we are bothe apt to deal in extreme epicthets and exaggerated writticisms whena engaged in any thing like a dispute. We look in thce hag tupon yor back and find these articles " sticking oeut." An, doubtless, you see them in our dorsal ap penacge. Let us take these faults inito calm consideration, and, for thes time to come, rival each other in their opp-sites. Such a course mightc neot injure the respectability of eithcershceet. If acknowledging ourselves "unbhorsed," in our late passage at arms, will gratify you, whey, 'en let it he so. To say the treuthc, we rather think you " had us."--huet we nevecr throw oetr T ..0V AST CIMCE FO1A BLROAD . call the espedil attention of our readers to a most sensible , anJtu of Edgjld) peculiarly interesting itcle, to be found'-upon the first coWn 4th'iver the signature of Sout'lr 'a nia ,~tN intheCharle ton Mercury nearly two wea'o -ind we had marked it for pal iiation ; . some unac countable oversight it was. oited. It .is never too late, hoielre, far alt Aleeldidly truthful and practical as e.suggestions thrown out in this piece. We call upon the energet1 wealthy men ,who would be partiilar e ttd -by this suggested route (if ever broach d) to con over this article *ell, btbogwii t o wards the enterprize daily. . -~y. of these gen tlemen, from Aiken and G eant(yal6 to Cam. bridge-aye, and even onto lib mountfains, are now in our mind's eye. Atd....w--havu.-perfeet confidence that if they would en' hine and cast the full weight of their tinitidn ein' favor of, the project, the day w6'lIt'"kbe f(ndistant 'hen the Engine'szscreat1 jd be .ieward through the length and breadth ,fotr district, aitd when by far-the eheapest, and most productive route between Charleston-and the great Wcstern Interior would lbaestablished. Think of it, fellow-eitize, ' It is ou' last chancc for the.exercise of hat terprising spirit which once charactegqed r *trtbut which has slumbered so shamefully of t years.. And it is the best chance ever o 41toanenlightened population. 1, A KIND WORD FOR 'LP tIPOSE. WE learn from the Newbe r Setinel and other sources, that the 'lato' ti iCapt. JE.SE Scen ar, of Newberry District, for the murder of Mr. Jonts BELTON WtLtUpAs, of the same District, resulted in a verdict of-" Not Guilty." We have'redeirdd from sourpeV.rfeatly-reli&s ble. staements which induce upto ofler one or two well-meant suggestiois ir eenci to this sad affair. - ; , .. It is thought probable..by.,sqme that, further difficulties mny grow- out oLwhat has. already occurred. And it is on this point we desire, with entire respect and friendslhip for, all concerned, to say a word or two. Inasmuich lis this -mnilaholy event 1ms been adjudicated by the proper tribbnal,' it occurs to us that a veil should'.be dropped over the past, as far as may be. While the friends and relatives of the deccas : have suflered the bitter pangs of is heavy affliction, th6 other'party has met that most excruciating of all tempralordeals, a trial, before his country, forlife aid .death. For the future, the contentment of neither..side can. be increased by a protraction of-the, difficulty. To set a train on fire now, which inight burn from 'tosom to bosom until it shoUld .lead to further and, if nossible, more heart-rending results, is a cons:- nation to. be depreat .by, every, friend of socii harmony. We express ourselves thut the more readily, .because -w-are convinced, by what-we have heard. from exellent authori ty, that this maitter cn b. hodirably terminated now, and 'that ii ushould be.' And thtis coiirse, we Itad nd'obi, 'would be approved by the-good sensense. generous. feel ings of the whole -conmunity with which the parties are identified. - A LINGERING OPJWr A FoatitEa citizen of Ed Oeld wriites to us from one of the South Western~ 'bates, eneloeing a sal biland .orderinm . ,.a ;ertain himself full accounts of theoprucedinga of our approaching. Stae Conveipp. He, ho'pes for something 5ye from this body offSoutih Caro linians." .. . - . We cheerfully send our paper as requested ; but we have bur.' mni-givingissfo'-hesatisfation~ ihich~ tliis sanguinie friend "offeiontt ~i i' perience upon scanning i'tie ~rocedings'lie'is so anxiously an'atiing. Yet, like hiin;' we h-annot ease to indulge thme hope ihat the wise heads and patriotie hearts, which" will bethen~ssembled. tmay yet do somethinig that' will at least showv that our State is progressive in the cause of State's Rights and Southern equality. TIlE IlIDIT QITESTION SOLVED. Tutr.ar~ is nothing like asking for information on any poatinit whatever. .In reply to tinr query, touching those garslen depredi tors termed rabubits, n e have received several antswers, the subhstance of which we will briefly give for thme benefit of alt good housekecpers and hioieunrists.. Otte deposes (nnd this one is a lady) that she was recently troubled just as wve have been--:bat she forthwith despatcedt a servant for powder amnd shot-that she armed saidl servant after night-fall with a double-barrelled gun-that i-le stationed hiim as Eentry over a beautiful bed of English Peas and bade him do his duty-that in a mshort time " bang" went thme gun, and ogaint "hang," " hang," tuntil some seven slhots were dischmargedl, that she called up the senttinel so receive his report, and that lie presented a list of five killed andi one womiided-thmat she ordered this mode of warfare to be continued for n. fe'e suecesiive nights.ntind tat now her garden is entirely clear of thme wvreches. And further, this deponent sayethi not. Another (and this une' Is- -a' Doctor who tins ramled mttch and has heard many an old widlow disciss the 'subject) avers that' he has often been told by these oracular dames, that to catch a big buck-rabbit, kill him, sprinkle his blood in and about the spot threatened with invasion andi mas tication, and then to extend his-hide upon a stick or sicks near the centre of said spot. made tip all together an.infallible preventive of all suchl rab bitical incursions. And liere ended thme Doctor's information. A third (and this is a voice from Newberry) says to us briefly and imphrditically-"mitake yottr gar den so that they can't tre'in ; that is, rabbit-tight. That is the way we din .. NW'ierry, and we are some on gardening." A f(orth (and sli is a shrewd and experienced spinster frien'd of ours) declares that well-seasoned put-liquor, sprinkled :arefully about the roots of the plants, is an infallible antillote for a'll such evils. (Did our friend omit the d before the last word intentionally ?) A fifth (anti this one is, as he says, "an old rabbit-hunter") announces the followiing as "a eture plan hy which to sears the rascal. away :" Go around your garden,isayshe, and stop all the holes except the one mostly used b~y thme long-eared thief. A few nights after,.at 9:o'clock precisely, sen a careful hand ar.c'o:-d tand let him stop the hole you before left open. 'l.'hen let all thme chil dren and little negroes and dogs be niuetered and turned in at the gate..which beirig w~ell secured behind them, order the*~whole pack to open in full cry, and you will soon ha's- the rogue and somte fun along with him. Then take hinm outside the garden, (if ho be caught alivey)ctut ol' both his ears close to his head--trd him- loose a few paces ahead of all the-Hounds and Fir'e yotu canm parade, "aid lie will lopeofW,"eonedes the old hunter, " and not return again shortly."-May be not, old horse! Ncithter will we ."rgeturni again shortly" to the subjiect. The Californi-a flpers state that during the year 1551, the export of Geld from Catli r...:t ...,,...-d.., $39, 033en 22.' O IE PRIVATE .IFE OF JOHN C. CALHIO Tnuts is the tideIof Ia remarkably ell printed ,and neatly prepared Pamphlet, recently issued by 'those praise-worthy Publishers, W.%LkER, Rick-. AiDs & Co., 'of Charleston. The pioduction is fth the 0e.i'o1iss1 'MAR BAts. Thi4 lady, if we have not taken up a wrong impresi6n, is the daughter of a' New Ilampshire clergyman and a native of that State. For some. ilme,.she *as one of tii'el p ii e'aecers i' a Female Seminary which flourished several years ago at Old Pendleton. We are well aware- of thel fact that 3i'ss BATES was on terms of constant and cordiaLintercourse with-the family at Fort 1ill; and we have no hesitatancy as to her up .portuidties of forming a full and clear estimate of the private character and habits of our lamented Statesman. Indeed we know that her portrai ttre of the Great CAL1ouS's " private life" is, as far as it goes, an accurate and truthful delinea tion. And we fully appreciate her little work as a most beautiful and earnest tribute to departed excellence. At Icast, it has won from our very heart the most unaffected admiration, and has, more titan once, brought to our eye the unbidden tear of grateful sympathy. - .. This little pamplet (together with Gov. HAX atoso's splendid eulogy upon 31r. CALunoUs's public life)'bhould be found in every Carolinian's library. ' A single copy can be procured at 12 1-2 cents ten for S1. 'We 'hope many of our subscribers will procure copies. They will then see that what we have said above is but a deserved com pliment to an intelligent and high-toned woman. EPISCOPACY, TESTED BY SCRIPTURE. WE have been gratified by the perusal of a very able and fairly written Tract upon " Episcopacy, :ested by Scripture," handed to us by the worthy Clergyman who has charge of this portion of the South Carolina Diocese. Of course it is not onr aim. to originate anything bordering upon section al controversy. But, at the ruggestion of the donor, we have no objection to state very briefly our opinion upon the matter discussed in the pamphlet under consideration. We think it capable of proof that there were officers of the Chitrch, in the days of the Apostles, to whom very different duties were assigned. Bat as to tile absolute necessity of ordination by an Apostle, to rentler one litted for the work of the ministry, we cannot fully perceive its inculcation in the scriptural passages referring to this subject. We hold that no arrangement of discipline, made by the early preachers of the Gospel, was inspired, or was imposed upon their followers as a necessary and indispenrable regulation, to prevail throughout all ages and changes. For this wouhl be placing tle tenpornI rules of the Christian Church, as regulated by mere men, upon an equal footing with the moral lessons of that Church as expounded by the Son of God lainself. -It occurs to us, that from the whole tenor of tle Gospels it may be gathered, that the breathing of the' Holy Spirit, upon one-whom Heaven wishes to raise up as its champion, can never demand, as a pre-requisite, the imaposition of hands by any par ticular man or set of ment. But some form of ordination is certainly e.rpe dit nt, to ensure respectability .and piety- to zhe pylpit,as fur,as hmiann supervinion i cnpuble of achieving this end. Further tian this, it. borders upon.an apparent assumption of. the prerogatip of God laiIself. MORE GOOD' FAIIG---WVE 'LIKE TO RE. Ai0o-rime gentleman' -'-as 'rendered! inutoffi ihdan acctmntof certatn' farmirign operatinga carried out on his 'placiirmain~fett*'aimself itn his domestice Account -Book' -' ' ' . Were we not specially enjoined not Jo give the name of this suncessful farmer, we 'would "take pleasutre in making it known..When we say thar, letides being a gentleman . and a .farmeer, heis also.a schlahr worthy of the appelation, .wv are perhaps coming near enough to the :nark to ena ble some of our readers to guess the rest-. But to the record. 18.19. Had about 20 acres in cultivation,work ed by otne negro, 'middle-aged (alear 50,) anad site of my carringe horses-no' manure. Gath'd. 435 hmihelts olf cor,. at 50 ets. $217.50 '-l200 lbs. fudder at 75 ets. per lhun. 90.0t) "30: buyha. of peas S1 per bush. 30,00 $337.50 Desaides, there were sumane groumal-nntts, sweet potatoes na'l water.mtelons. [A tine protit thais upoan one old negro and a hoare tltat did thtis as extra-work.] 1850. i'Tis year was nolt so good as s.thae pre cedinag, and corn rani up to $1 per btushel. Gathered from same landi with same means of rultivation, 3I12 huashels $3hd.00 S9,000t. lb~s. lhay tatn: foddler. I 12.50) " 10 bushels peas. 10,00 5431,50 Pea vinaes were macie andl not cenh n!at es!h. Abount ix dlays, e..wh year. the lwilp 'If lane hand was renadered, at 37 i-2 cents 1per dli a akiang itn all, 54,37 Thea ab~ove was produced ont pintey-nooda~s landt, two anid tharee years _11d, anad we. parlnouance it, emphatically, ".herd to tbent." Genthuamen, we tell you againi, our pitae laands are not yet properly est imaated. Mtisuniderstanudinig with Great Britain. A grave misunde.rstantdinag or misitetrpre tattona of the esa-cnlled Treaty of dettlemenct, (Oregotn Iountdary) ins relationt to Biritialh vessels niavigaitinig thme wasters under the Unti ted States jurisditioni, withina the bondaries anid alonag thte coatst of Oregon T1errito'ry, we learn, is the occasion of at correspaondenace which is juast flow goinag on betweena Mr. Webster untd the Blritisha linaister at WVash igton. Mr. Cramptoa. It las been ithe pae iee of Englisha sea captaitns on the Ileeitic coatst, it seems, ever smeae the settlemtent of the boluanry betwveen the two Governmtents -west of th'e Rocky maountainas," (by treaty concluded .haune 15th, 18-16,) to seek to !anad and deliver "goods and wares" tat Amearicana prts withtont payitng dutty. More recently so:nae of them, it is said, have gone so far as to aherlise to tranusport mtercandise fromn otte Atmerienn port to antetr: thuts interfer itg with our coasting trade, whsich the vessels of nao nation tnre permittedl to do. No:iee has been repeattedly giveni to them,'by the A merican Custom llouse ollicers in Oregon, that thtese liberties could ntL. be pertnitted; ad fintally a formialh notice was served oat onie of thema b'y the Collector of Astoria, that for any' fuature infracetionts of the reventue inws of thte Uanited States hec should proceed againast thetm forthawith, con~detming veasels and con fiscn:iaig eargoes, anad thuts brought atteris to a crisis. The notice wast commtaumeanted to the :agentts of the Iludsotn's lay Coumpaniy by the shiptaaster upon whom it was served, and by thtem communinted to the British Goy ermentt at hmomea. It was thent mwade thea sbject of conisideration in counacil, nnd Iher Mjest v's secretary for Fsreign Aflitirs there pon tranmitted the doemnmeats to the British Minister at Washinigton, with instrue tioans to bring~ the matter to thte attention of the govermenst of the Unaited States, to the end thatt the Americnn authourities itn Oregon might be advised that they were temselces gunity ofinfrnetionss oft lie t reaty sI itnlations b..e....een. h-tw Govcrnmnt~is. and thtat 'the~ Collector at Astoria. might lic insthueitedo writhdraw the notice he had served uponthe masters of British merehantmen 6n the Piefie coast. For these interesting facts we, are chiefly indeLted to the Washington corres pondent of the Cincinnati Gazette, who goes on to inform us, further, that Mr. Crampton - has recently obeyed the orders of his Gov. ernment, in good temper but iwilh rather tait langpuge, and that the whole matter is now before the Atiericnn Seeretary of State. He also predicts that the Amerimn authorities in Oregon will be fully sustained in the course they have taken, and that the British Minister, anid not the Collector- at Astoria will have the privilege of withdrawing his complaint.-N :Y. -Expresr.' FRENCH REFUGEES IN ENGLAND.-A large number of French refugees now in London celebrated the fourth anniversary of the Frene lrevoluction of februiry, 18~48 at the National iall, Holborn. The Hall was densely crowded, and the utmost enthsusiasmn was manifested when any of the spezkezs denounced the nets of Loui-t Napoleon. M. Gustave lnequet, ex-editor of the Le Peuple Souverein, said tlwt the revolution of '48 wis a glorious event, becruse it overthrew a monarch who, after hainng taken the crown by the consent of two hundred men, main. tained his power for eighteen years by eun ninug and violence, anti at last lost it without cour.ge or dignity. The spenker called upon the meeting tc protistngninst the crimes of the blood-thirsty, private property plunderer, universal.sut1rgo forger, oath-brenker, law. despiser, the so-enalled President, of a sham Republie-Nipoleon the Little. He was one of the most despienble knaves who ever disgraced hnmnity. le had threatened war against Switzerland, Belgium, and even England, but he wanted his soldiers nt home, to maintain by force what he had ertablibhcd by violence. CIRCOTSTANCES ALTFR CSES.-The Phila delphia North Ameriean opposed the com. proni-e as too favorable to the South-and thought the Southerr pretence of common right to colonize a commom territory too ex travatgant low be tolerated. Now, when men sures art, pending in Congress to give the public doimain to companies and individuals in the new States, and thus deprive the old of their right of property in the public land, the North American pronounces for State Rights as follows: There is something ns ominous as mon strots in this new conidi:ion of hibigs; and i. is dilficult to conecive how statesinten, living the'comntion goiod of the country at heart, ean saction a. principle at - once so odious and so irreconcileable with every idea of republican equality aid hIrmony. The whole fraie work of the confederacy is founded on the b:isis of the eqal rights of the Stites and of the people of the States: and the ConAtitution which recogni.,es 'that bsis is infringed upon when Conmgress entnets and substitne another of an oppti-ie cbarneter, by which the national . wetdik in. decided to be the exclu-ire property of one set of States, or of the people of. that set of States alone." Bt NING OF GEoRGI. R.I.ROAD CARS. A traiu of Freight Cirs going up on Thurndi, tooklie n-few uilles ,bove Stone Mitiii,'fron the'wood& which werts btihi:i ig. anud six~of them were destroyed. Twoi of thesedwere .elosehCn,,filledf with 'dry. goods,:wiih, were .en.1irely'consumed.. Tho' thrT~r T lslr C~ir'..tttn ef two ri-n).Iaiitg Unr v, we..w o~n whicth' ti sj-e'd;.' a ho . end of me ees, an~d some .otlier - heavy nrikles pdrt of which weredestr(oyed .t - -In our no'tice of the fire on-the hine of! the Gesrgi Railroad. we were in error in stating that the wood work of thes Rond. was butrnedi near Del Air. This occurred ,a short dis tanee below Stone .Mountain. The woods have bieen oni fire nt'several pioints alontg the lne of Road, aind owing to the dry weather, the destfuction has'baen e-xtesisivea -FmnE.-A desti-netive fire occurred, about five miles South West of thiis place on Wed nesday last. The Arbor, and all the Tenits at Sha'ron enp-meetinlg gronid wvere coin samned. Fromt these, the p'rei.,es of .\r. Smith Minu who lived ntear by, enught, and lis dwellinig, a large Gin Ilouse, a borii anid indeed nearly, or quite all thle ont bulldings on thec pilace'destroyed. The fire, we under stantd broke ont froin a new grouind in the neighborhood. It was ani unfortunate day fer the managemtent of this uniruly elemtenit -we ha~ve no re-e->llection of a day so wiin dy.-A bbeville Bannier. IsmiAN Nzws.-Col. B. Pearson, direct froim Tampin, tells uts that lie undoerstands the iidian news is of a pn:eitie character; that the Iladianus with wvhomn Capt. Jet-nngin tias had this ditlienilty, aore t he ontlaws fromt the inat ion-perhtaps ntot more I tan a dozeni warriors. Thast Lilly Jiowlegs declares hey shall neover come ini the niationt, sand Capt.- Jernagin swears t hey shall not live ett emutide, so thtere' will hardly he a war withs Billy on their noecounit. Th'le otdy chance now for Apattie's band se-ems to lhe to pre pre for their s.ensio.-Ocolai (Fla.) Con servator, 17th. To P'titiY V0ATEP..-Nine onnteet, says the Scientifie Amecriennt, of pure, fresh limie, dissolved in forty gaollons o f water, ill purify five hundred and forty gallons of water; the prt cipite is chalk. It takes sixteen hours for the water to settle, atnd aill the itmpurities to fall to the bottom of the vessel which coniniius the water. This is a useful faoct itn hemistry,and is niot very extenisively known H YNEE NIA L, MA.RRFED, un this Village, ont Tuesday even ig, the :30th ult., by Thos. G. Key, Esq., lir. J. IIULa-rvELJ. BLA~Sas and Miss Mi. R EBEceA, yougest daughter of Mr. Lewis Covari, all of Edgefield District. Manttit'.D, on Tuesday ercning, the 22d1 ult., by John Tompkins, Esq., Mr. MArraN FOWLER and Miss Sanucm A xx, second daughter of Robt. Shernman, all of Edgefield Dhistrict. C ODIERCIAL, Correspondence of the Advertiser. 1IAUMBIJlIG,liMar. 30, 1852. Our Cotton Markcet this wveek is quitecfirm. We notice that the New Orleans market has iraely meit the shock and no change in quota. ions. We giuote for strictly Fatir 8 eta.; Mid dling 6 3-4 to 7 ; Ordiniary 6 to 6 1-2. No change in othecr quotations. Thte Spring trade has opened quite briskly. FIDALGO. 100 Cords Tan Bark V NEfor wih$5,00 per Corel wifl R. T. MIhMS.. March .1 - tf ~7 ggiUgRE Friends of Col. F. V. P BNS,1ieg leave to present him to the people of .Edefield, and of the Districts which iay be thrown with us by the ntew apportion-' ment as an eminently suitable person to represent us in the Congress of the United States. Mr. BiRT hiving positively declined a re-election, it becomes our duty to gele'i his successor with care; and we respectfully. suggest that the experience and ability. of Col. PcxENxs should be again called into re quieition upon the very floor where he'has hitherto served us so efliciently. It is perhaps proper -to -add,,on rour-pnmr that this announcement is tendered whit Col. P's knowledge or .desire-'anda vith .n feeling of opposition to any individual. g:F THE Frieids Wr CaL PR STON9 BROOKS, announce him.Aa & Landida4t&7 represent this Congressional District. .o the next Congress, Mr. 0T having positively declined a re-election.. This nomination, like another which'ap pears in this paper, was made by lhiriefids of Capt. B. purely of tiwirown aecord iti out reference to his wishes on the subject and without the remotest design of forestal- - - ling public opinion in -is favorragninst a any. individual. Butler Lodge, No, 17, ,0. 0 1., A Regasir leetingof thisi Lodg will be held on Monday eveng next 7 oeh4A. - A. 0. TEAGUESee f.. A pril 1 it Special Notice. , N Extra meeting of BUTLER LODGE, ' No 17, 1. L. 0. F.. will be held in their Hall, on Saturdny evening 7next, the 3rd inst., at 3 oclock, when the Lodge will be opened-in the Degree of REBEcCA, and that beautiful Degree conferred on na many of the LWdies, who sire Odd Fellows wives, as may send their appuliestions to the Noble Grand by that time, and present themselves at that time at the HalR. By order of the N. G., - A. G. TEAGVE,See'ry. A prfil It t Masonic Notice, AN EXTRA CommaUnication'of No. 50, A . F M.,-will be held lt their Hall on - alonday evening, the- 5th inst., at 8 o'cloek- PsM; A prompt attenlanee of every member lsrt - eetfuly solicited, na business of mueh'impor. tanee will then be brought beforethe Lodge. By order of the W. P R. SULLIVA,'Ett "" April I tf To the Bar of Edgefietd H lIE undersigned, 1vishing tu commenee,the I work of re-arraning the papers,.of.hh Coimmissioner's O1ice at.an early. day,;rgqsa1t he several Laiwy ea at thiabar to rrSutn a pe all papers. UJhrngiIg to.this dtpament, neh they may have is their oitea. g .. ., . A. SllK S, April . . , . n this niatter iveyes;. g.. , os Laud, for' aei.,. ndt .a T lIE Snbscriber umf'era for sale his P~k~ TA TION onrey Crekubu~st 5 1-2 milet N.'rth .f Edgeslchd Court House - The. Tract contains Nine hundrell and fifty (tP5) seres, between 309~ and -400 acres of which arc in woods, and abouit 80 acr-es of low rounds. - SOn the premises is a large- .welinglHouse. Alo, new andl comfortable out Houses, good Oin Ilus and Stableu, &e. -A .Le~ Another tract of Land about 2 1-2 miles East of. the above, estniniing Five hsundred (560) acets. Oni this tract there are about 89) acres eared within the last 18 moenths-Ihe balance is in woodls, and all t.ooul Cotton and Grain Land. There are sonic negro houses and stables om this rnet.G. A. ADDISON. Aprill tf 11 $20 Reward. - E pann Ilotel; sat Edigefield C. IL, a negro - man11 GEORGE. about 33 years old of dark comkxi'n. Said George will probably enden vr to make his way to Celambia S. C., where he has a wife. When quickly spokon to ho slightly stutters. Snid Ge~orge is about five feet, tenl inches high, well made. Csarried on' with himt a bla.bk bait. of elothes, black cloth eloak and rsalise.. J. 110NFLEUR. A pril! tr . 11 Bolting Oloths ? NU~lE Subscribers have now in store, a .lnrge. and complete assortment of. BOL TING CLOTBS, of thu most appmngd. brand.s, which will be sold at greatly reduegi.priers for cash. AGNEWFISILER & CO- ,. Newberry C. HI. A pril L1.. 2sssm I I *Notice. , ALL4 persons havings demands against the es Ltate of .1. A. Perrin/dee'd., are requested. to render them in to Capt. W.llarrison.as heis sy Agent during my absene from the StateZ A. PERitLN, Adns'r. . A pril! 1 itjs.1 -. Notice. Tp HE Partnership between tto & WARD ra Lw is dissolved by consent. Jokn Hill will ecominne the business, and will aittend to the settlement of the boxinens of the late Firm. March 20, 1852. 4t 31 Notice. ALL Persons indebted to the Estate of Famip .4son B. Mays. dee'd., are requested to make p.ayent, and alt those having demands aganst said estate will present them proper,1y attestes - according to law. EiVE LIN. V. MATS, Mmx A pril 1 3m i~ For Sale A GOOD met of SURVEYING INSTRU MENTS, nearly new, will. be sold low. A pply sat this Ofliet.. A prill 1it ii1 Spun Cotton. IF you wish tos huy SPUN LAOT TON very e heap, this is the plnce to get it, as,.larg snplylas just ben received, whieli,is tr for sale cheap for caMs. G. L. PENN, Aeu.r March 18 tf 0 . Fishing "fdb largeReceived a su y TJCLE o sal by MG., L.8PEN