University of South Carolina Libraries
is r'mgsrq virE-RT'SIN~sDArM"7 W; F. DURISO~r Proprietor, A. SIMKINS& 4011 BACON, Editors. Tw t.t.sper Eqar, if paid in advance-Two bonmiU aniFrrrY CEN-TS if not paid in six months -'and Tnate DOLLArS if not paid before the expira ilin of the year. All subscriptions not distinctly limited at the time of subscribing, will be'considered as made for an indefinito period, and will be continu ed until all arrearages are paid, or at the option of the Publisher. Subscriptions from other States must invariably be accoMnpanied with the cash orreference to some one known to us. ADvuartsz'xxx'rs will be conspicuously inserted at 75'cents per Square (12 lines or less) for the first insertion, and 3712 for each subsequent insertion. When only published Monthly or Quarterly, One Dollar per square.will be charged. All Advertise ments not having the desired number of insertions marked on the margin, will be continued until forbid and charged aco' inly. Those desiring to adverike by the year can do so on liberal terms-it being distinctly tmderstood that contracts for yearly advertising are confined to the immediate, legitimate business of the firm aor tndividu. al contracting. Transient Advertisements must be paid for in advance. For announcing a Candidate, Three Dollars, in advance. For Advertising Estrays Tolled, Two Dollars, to be paid by the Magistrate advertising. TEE ORTUNE OF SLAVERY. The progress of African slavery in the United States presents some of the most instructive phenomena that can have the attention of the statesman or philosopher. Its introduction into America was the work of one of the most emi nent philanthropists of that age, the pious and enlightened Bishop Las Casas. Its destruction is attempted by- the professed philanthropy of tie present time. Soon afte*the introduction of slavery into the Southern colonies; they began to protest against it, and would have prohibited. it. but for the opposition of the British Government-so that the establishment of slavery in the South em colonies is owing to their union with the empire of Great Britain. Strange as it may ap pear, she-subsequent preservation and extension of slavery in the Southern States are owing to the present Union.' If the States, after their independence, had not formed a Union, each autr would. have had. its own large commercial fowvns and' manutractures;~ f6r New York or Phihadelphia could hot have imported'for S'uta. ern cities, since duties would have been requred at the latter as much on imports from cities of the North as from Europe. And if the South iad thus become commercial and manufactur ing to the extent of'its own wants, it would hme attracted fis share-of European emigra tion. The cn-sequence wol.ild have been that with a larg domrnercial, manufacturing nnd foreign poptifation, several of the Southern States would have abolished slavery long before now. Even without such element Virginia came near doing so in 1831-2; and if she had gone that far the political power of the South would have been materially weakened. The earnest advocates of the Union, such men as General Washington and Mr. Jeffeison, expected and'desired that the Union would be favorable to emaneipation. Such and so.general was the opinion of emi nent Southern statesmen in favor of emancipa lion, timt up .o. 1820, scarcely a man could be found in the jonuth.who did not- profess to re gard slavery asa.curse.- At that time the tide of foreign emigration set in so strongly, -is withic thirtynyears to- add to the North some four milions-of people. And if nothing had occurred to-counteract its effiect on slavery, the latter would fthreifilen: before'now. For the South was artliodis to secure a part' of it. But almost exactly goevil with the sudden an-1. ex traordinary incerease of'foreig'n cemigratioDn, has been the suditen aod e9nderful, extension of the Cotton culture in the %::Th -a tiung which 's, perhaps, wiobout a parallel in hiistory. This at onice elevated-the valuh ind power of slavery, and enabledfrtow'stinid agdinst the rapid in-c crease of theiNoit1roum Burope. If the. waiw of 'Europe hiad- -not intervened between the eseof our regojution and 1815, an.tu~rva EuoinEi'a6 td'this cuu~uuu, IL -, ieyu.o tlu - whe ter slavery would have 15g survived the Missouri Compro mise. Even 1h cluisition of Louisiana would scarcely have been~ available to slavery; nay, would have been destructive by opening the way to emigration from the North, of a populat tion unfavorable to it. But, asit was; Cotton miot only found; employment for the surplus s-Laves of the SulI but turned aside thie tide of icr emigration .whioch .hadbefor.e; been setting teadily to the~.newv Northern States. It thus appqars that. whilst the whole current f opinion, forithe past-hundred' years~of A fri n slavery in t-his country has been against it, ven among those who wecrd deeply interested n it, the current'of :events has been in fatvor of t. Within the whole period to whiceh we have eferred, the forei'rn opinion wais still more hos ie. France abotished slavery in Hayti-the outh American States of Spanish origin, and ngland in Jatimia, &c., and in every casec the eault has bee'ni desolation and ruin. Brazil lone retained jf. The result; is, that the South a States of .this Union and Birazil are the ost fiouritshing of ,all the continent, and the roducts, together with those of Cuba, consti ute the principal part of the civilized commerce f the world. And now the abolition of Afri -m slavery would not only desolate the most roductive agricultural regio-ns of the world, ut would, in a-far greater degree, destroy that ommerce which-constitutes- the principal trade tf all the great-civilized States, and would absto utely prostrate the whole system of modern ivilization. These things ought to admonish us to bo 're of implicit faith in the boaisted power and hue of opinion. Slavery has defied and tri phied over opinion; the opinion of miodern bristendom. And we think this fact deserves o earnest consideration .of' all the yugmen f the South, esp'eelally at the present time, hen the shallow and flimsy nmovements of par ,4as well as the designs of fanaties and fools disturbing the legislation and the elections the country. What is the part which the South is to act th her institution of slavery in the present approaching movements in society and gov -eat? We behold a powerful tendency to age. The doctrine of .universal equality is favorite-the equality .of all men, wi:hout vd to their moral and intellectual character. It is to this doctrige .we owe most of the is. es of the day.- Abolitionism, Freesoilism, efarmism, Interventionism, &c., things which I result in anarchy and. barbarism. These inca are gaining ground in Europe and They -may yet subvert society and vernment, in many portions of the civilized 1d. But African slavery is founded on the 'ociple that the man or the race which is mor y or intellectuadij. inferior, must be subordi so. This we hiolid to be~the great moral law ich has hitherto governed the world, and inns ays govern it; atnd govern it, too, for the atest benefit of -both classes. May it not ppen, in the progress of errorf that the Souith I yet become the barrier to the modern and ionable heresy, and roll back the tidn of notion ? And when we come to consider, at can be a more suiblime principle than that the supremacy of moral character? What cisple is more important or elevated in all thi'e lions of life than the one which requires ry man to look for liberty, power, fame, and tness, in moral excellene? It is the only eiple of progress, and of stability. It is as I the title of the master to the sr'e, as of candidate the 'n's traits of Legislative, Ex ive and Judi power nd we mnaintant that so bong as a nrroratl supe -ty is maintained, power will be -maintained. every Southern man thei-efore consider this be, ad act upon it---.et him naim at the iest elevation, morally and intellectually,.of. race, and Affleie slaorv' will tvithstand i hiantly all exteriuiassault-.nay, the very cet themselveS Will assist in repelling it. For pis no allegrfi~an'e8 certain uas that which a ordinate feels fo~rone really superior; and no ition so happy for a man or a race of infe moral attainments, as that of subjection to. e who have this indefeasible right.to rai-. this is the priihelple it'hich we hiave seen en sustainedb'gtajemarkable concurrence .,,-saion of events runmiog, steadily aginst flieerroneous opiionsand short-sigahte policy of politicians and dreameis.-[Sothern Press. io. WM. MCWILLi.-We had the pleasure a;few days since of meeting'with'our much es -teemed and former fellow-eitizen Col. MeWillie. He was on his return to Mississippi, from Bal timore, whence he had gone as. a delegate from his State to the Democratic Convention. He gave us an interesting necount of the ballotinns for the nominee. le has confidence in Gen.Tierce, 'and believes him to be as well suited to the South as any ntan we could get. The colonel is in good health, and looks well. We have no more such men to spare from South Carolina.as William MeWillie. [Camden Journal. Zy avxwrfisre EDGEFIELD, S. C. THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1852. Gen. Scott, the Nominee of Whiggery. Wz have received a private despatch which says that "Gen WINFIELD SCOTT has succeeded in obtaining the Whig nomination for the Presidency !" No further particulars are given. So that the case will stand : SCOTT versus PZER CE, HURRAH FOR THE GRANITE DEMOCRAT! g'THE Rev. Mr. BIRsxNGuAx will preach at the residence of Dr. H. BURT, on Sunday, the 27th instant.. AN EXCUSE. Fop that mess of green corn which our friend B-e presented to us three weeks ago, we were so impolite as to fail to return thanks. But the Captain knows the numberless slips and omissions inseparable from a Printing Office, and will not think badly of us on that score, we are quite certain. We say now, and, in the favorite phrase of MARK MEDDLE, " we say it boldly,"-that corn was the earliest of the season for this latitude, and as plump grained and juicy.as any we have tasted since. THANK YOU, FRIEND ALFRED I Wz were complimented the other (lay with a bas ket of delicious peaches, from the orchard of Mr. ALFRED IlUGHEs, of Horn's Creek, the first with which our palates have been gratified this season. And they were luscious-none of your rare-ripe nut megs, but real-ripe, old-fashioned clear-stones. REPORT OF THE FAR31ER'S CLUB. This agricultural production, which is to be found on another column in our present issue, emanates from an excellent set of fellows who live on certain rich, red lands not very far from a certain old red fort. We thintk we can see the originals of the various as sumed names therein mentioned; and we doubt not there is much more of fact than of fancy in the re puted condition of certain crops reported upon. Well, the truth is, the grass has been hard to conquer in tis section also, and we believe in almost every other one. But the " FARXEI's CLUB" really seem to be ter ribly mangled in their struggles wiLh "Gen. Green." Nevertheless, cheer up, brave hearts! At your next meeting, " All may be right If all are not light." OUR CELEBRATION OF THE FOURTH TO TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY, THIRD JULY. IT is taken for granted that every oneo, in our town and its vicinity at least, will participate in the pro posed celebration of the approaching Aniniversary of our Independence. Thte heads of families will be expected to prepare the general feast by ad libaitum contributions of all descriptions of viands. A sub scription list will be carried around at an early day to those who prefer subscribing money, a part of which money will be appropriated to the purchase of Lemones Ice, &c. Perhaps also, if thought necessa ry by the Committee of Arrangements, a portion of *It is expected that music will be brought in to en liven the occasiotn. The Committee of Arrangements consists of Messrs. 31. FRA.ZzEts, S. F. GOODE, W. A. IlAas, W. BURaT, IL. Tr. 3I1:xs, JomN IIUIET and A. SISIKINs. A definite "Order of the Day" will appear next week. "Now's thie d'ay and nowv's the lionlr" In which- we need-a splendid' shower. TaH esspoke a we.g in our presence yesterday, when the Sun was streaming down with his most ardent rays, and the perspiration was flowing freely from every face, and Simon was dancing all around with fiery fierceness, and every body and every thing was hot. And the vegetables wilted beneath th~e burning heat-the corn began to twist-while the cottotn plant and the sun-flower were the only things that looked bravely up towards the great Ball of Fire. We agreed withs the wag's sentiment most emphati cally. Ol'R EXCHfANGES, TnE " SoUTHERtN AND WEsTERtN MAso~tc Mmls cItLr~v," for June, has reached us with its aiccus tomed reguliarity, and presents its wonted appearance of neatness and tastefulness. We know of no work of the kind, corrducted with greater ability, or more deserving the patronage of the Order whose cause it advocates. The Mliscellany is edited hy ALBERT 0. M.tcEEY 31. D., and published by Messrs. WALEER & JAxES, of Charleston. 'TuE" NoarTH AKERICAN 3frscELL.AY AND DOL LA R MAGAZtNE," for June, is also before us, contain ing a delighttful variety of reading, poetic as well as prose, oringinal as wvell as selected. This Magazine is deservedly popular among all lovers of light litera tore. Published, at New York, by ANGEL, ENGELL & HIEwmTT at $1 per arntum. Our two Carolina literary Weeklies are alto upon our table-we mean the "SouTUERn LITERARtY GtZETrrE," of Charleston, and the "FAxtL's FRIEND," of Columbia. Thmey are both very Com plete and well-conducted publications, and reflect decided credit upon all concerned in their manage ment. We had long been confident, that there was a sufficiency of literary taste and talent among us to raise up and sustain literary journals of the first order in our State. And this confidence has bein abundantly confirmed by the successful career of the two Weeklies of which we are now speaking. May they be rewarded, as they deserve, with a rapid in crease of friends and supporters ! THE DEMOCRATIC NOMIINATION. As we expected, there seems to be but one opinion in our State, as to the nomination of PIERCE and KtNGc. The State will vote that ticket most assuredly. How could she be justified in doing otherwise under the cirumstances of the case. As to ratification meet ings, we would only ask, wvhere upon earth is the use for them 1 Could they render the vote of South Car olina for the nomination one whit more certain!? Or would they increase the effect of that vote an iota? Judging from the effect of Carolina action heretofore, and the jealousies which have been so much spoken of as exsting towards hier, we shoul think that the less she said the better for the success of Messrs. PIERCE and KmNG. We htope that our State will quietly discharge lier duty in the prenmises, and cast her vote without un necessary glorification. PIERCE ENTHUSIAiSM, -WE see the following among the gleanings of a late Charleston Courier: "GENERArL PIERCE AND DANIEL WEDsTER.-It is stated in the Lotoll Courier, that when Mr. WEB sTET', last year,-gave a social dinner at his farm, in New Hampshire, Gjen. PIERCE, who was present, is recorded to have said, that if Massachausetts rejected the great statesman, the Democracy of New lHamp- I shire would take him up, and bear him aloft so highe that his feet would touch the stars!" There's a kind of whole hog enthusiasm about that ast expression, which speaks right well for our gal lant General, and we like him the better for it. Of course he was " in his cups" and was feeling ttnu sually genial towards his host at the time. Bet in or out of his cups, the figure is a rich and generous one. I Imnagine the God-like DANIEr,, uplifted by the New. Hampshire Democracy, while PzEaCE stand. by ihouting ."Exelsior !"-Anon, the great man is rising u.wrdly on Demtocratic shouhrers, and with n feet foremost he goes to kicking away among the 2=9 is'Harlcquin would play with his foot-balls. Well, Psz'CE must be a good, whole-souled felow it all events. 'IJE ROUTE FROM AIKEN TO 4 OLD 96." THERE is not perhaps, in our whole State, a course more distinctly marked out or more compfetely endow ed by nature for Rail-Road purposes, than that which leads from a point on the South Carolina Road, at or near Aiken, to the vicinity of old Cambridge. What with the piney-woods levels and the unusually regular and direct ridges through the oaky-woods, which char acterize this course, there would doubtless be as smtu an amount of heavy grading for a d'stance of near forty miles as upon any Road of similar length in our country. Even the difficulty, which has been sup posed to exist in the neighborhood of I1orse Creek, some ten or twelve miles above Aiken, has been ascer tained to be no obstacle whatever. Wehave the opin ion of two or three observers, (each of whom knows every hill-side and branch in that locality), that there are several ways of avoiding every thing like heavy work, even there, with little or no increase of distance. If we add, to this singular advantage of location, the great facilities to be reaped from the immense quantity of superb timber, (enough to keep up- the Road for centuries), which lies so perfectly convenient to the route under consideration, will it not at once be admitted that it would certainly prove, in respect to the cost of its construction and its future repairing, one of the very cheapest and most substantial Roads yet built in America. Let it be added furthermore, that, in view of con. necting our rapidly improving city, Charleston, with the great Vestern Interior, this route presents the ex traordinary saving of thirty-five miles in distance and it must occur to every one, at a glance, that it is pre-eminently, the proper course for the great Rabun Gap Road, now in contemplation. If such are the manifest advantages appertaining to this line of operations, what reason is there that they should not be continually presented to and strenuously urged upon the attention of our people, from Charles. ton to the mountains; more particularly at a time, when it is proposed to take actual steps towards open ing up a way for the ready influx of the immenee Western trade towards our own beloved Sea-Port! Does not common sense suggest that thin way, (which is to be the great Southern Iigh-way of trade and travel, and which is to he the great artery of life and prosperity to Cfiaresten, md throngh her to onrentire State)-should it not be a safe way, an economical way and a direct way? "Without doubt or ques tion," will be the answer of every candid mind. No course then, we repeat, has been suggested. or can be suggested, combining the three great requisites of safety, economy and directness in so eminent a degree as the one of which we have briefly spoken above. It affords us much gratification to know that there is a decided feeling of approbation, springing up in several very important quarters, towards this route. And, until we ree the reverse actually demonstrated, we will not believe that the interests of limited local ities will be made to stand out against the general welthre. If not, and if the great work of connecting Charleston with the West shall be regulated (as it certainly should be) with that degree of foresight and prudent calculation necessary to ensure its complete triumph over all other Roads that may enter the race for that great prize--the Trade of the West-then we shall await with certainty a decision in favor of na ture's own appointed route from Charleston to Aiken -from Aiken to " Old 96"-from " Old 96" to An derson, and so on. In the meantime, we repeat the assurance, that the citizens of that. portion of Edgefleld, which will be immediately benefitted by this route, will not be nig gardly in raising their portion of the funds necessary to the prosecution and completion of thin splendid enterprise. FAIR OF THE SO. CA. INSTITUTE. WE take pleasure in publishing and directing at tention to the notice issued by the Directors of the " South Carolina Institute, for the promotion of Arts, 31echanical Ingenuity and industry, and Agricul tural Pursuits." It appears that the Institute han, thus far, been as successful in the attainment of its objects an its spirit of progress at the $out has certainly spread its wings at last for an upward flighu. Nor has the Intitute been the least efficient of the causes which have awvakcned Southern Enterprise to active exer tions. The invitation is now cordially renewed to all, and (as appears from the notice) -esperisally to the ladies,- to transmit the resalta of their efforts in the varirots departments of labor, for inspection at the Fair of the institute, whicht takes place in November next. A rc there not many evidences of skill in Edgefield, worthy of a place in the great Panoramic Picture which will be made up in Military Ihall during the coming Fall? Let them be sent among the rest. Prizes are oliered on a liberal scale for the coming season. Can't our folks take any of them ? Ilurry up ladies, with your quilts, ottoman-covers, and gim-crac-ks generally. Andl, gents ! is there not one of you, prepared to exhibit an improved some-thing or-noiher? We expect to be there, and then, in Father Ritchie's phrase " we will see." KEWDERlRY QUiET. Faost a Newberry friend of much intelligence, recently on professional business at our village, e gathered that the District of Newberry was over spread with a political calm, the good men of both parties thinking it bent to quell all piat disputes, and to restore that harmony which the excitement of: last summer had seriously disturbed. This, we think, is the ease in Edgefield, and, as far as we can learn, threughiout tne State. Is it not far better that it should be so ' Let every man answer the question for himself. SOCIAL, AMUSEMENTS. TnlE reader is requested not to turn away from the perusal of this paragraph, from any fear of being bored with a treatise upon the various means of so ial enjoyment. Our only object is to state two facts, and to draw therefrom one or two reflections. The first fact is, that our community has almost entirely host that en lightened and liberal spint of social enjoyment which ance pervaded it and rendered Edgefield but another name for hospitality. Yes-the better days of our society seem to be already numbered amnong the hings that were. It is a sad fact to acknowledge but it is true almost to the letter. The other fact Is, that, within the last month, we bave attended on two occasions, when the genius of th pant seemed for the while to have returned, and thie "light of other days" to have been restored with uch of its ancient resplendency. The first of these >casions was a most delightful pie-nic at the mill ymnd of our hospitable young fellow-citizen, Mr. ouxson Br.AND. The other wan a party of similar ~haracter and exceedingly agreeable, which came off t the Pine-House Pond, the old gathering-place for riendly and harmless amusement. These two scenes of youthful merriment have re wakened within us faint hopes that the tone of our ociety may yet again be brought into a healthful nd natural condition. But there are so many among is nwv, who scowl sanctimoniously upon all scenes f festive mirth, that wve fear our hopes are ground ess. One thing we know and have no scruples in xpressing ; and it is, that this same sanctimonious cowl not unfrequently hides more actual vice than aity and refined social intercourse can possibly rait forth. But it is a sickening theme, this hollow-hearted ness and long-facedness of the age in which we live -and we gladly leave it. We would fain express the ope, however, before putting down our pen, that a evolution may yet take place in our midst, which hall make our society, in this respect, what it was wenty years ago. There is still enough of the right id of material left, from which to construct a social difice of the most attractive proportions. Will not ie generation, now coming into place, stand boldly' rth in this business of social regeneration I . Or will icy suffer themselves to be frightened from so good nd pure a purpose by the paling cant of those rhose fountains of enjoyment are dried up, or of thes who never had hearts to relish the genIal da ghts of polite intercourse? We leave the subtjoet sith thenir. gg Wg have only roonr to say here that the Ther' 1b A MIONUAIENT IO1-A&00 N. A meeting of the e tizens tSf Johns' Colleton, was- held on' tim'*. 14th ins,--for the pmrOse Off taking measures for. the -esition of a monument to our greaf, departed Sistesinan, JoHN CALD WELL CALuoUN. We publihiiC.wck the resmt of that meeting, as reported to tle. Charleston Mer cury of the 18th. It will be seen, by referrence to that Report, that an Association tI been regulary formed, to be styled "Tle C em Monument As sociation of St. Johns' Collei pndphat its organi sation was perfected with scrupulous care and much propriety. . We are rejoiced to see .this& ovement begn-antd we heartily congratulate tlte intelblent irdn high spirited communities, with whiph t has origrnated, upon the earnest and deternmiitg m'nner wi which they have led ,off in this praise-worthy undertaking. Of its ultimate sbccess we s 6%ot er omrees to entertain the slightest doubt;4fdp6r...beijee that, among South Carolinians, this IoiL excellent begin ning, of a noble scheme, will faii to be seceded at once and carried on to a eas y and. brilliant con summation. A monument to CAiOUr*. 'Wha ee is the vmn in South Carolina, who will pws1i tihis tribute to elevated virtue and exalted saR smanship ! Where is the creature among us, who en appealed to for help in carrying out this most riate manifesta tion of a people's gratitude ..one who lived and battled and died at his post.in- defence of that peo ple's rights and interests, wl clutch hi& purse strings and refuse to give a sQn1 dollar from his abundance for such a purpode 1 Where is the Cara linian, who will not rather es at a prvelege to contribute something towards the building of a monument, which shall stand and ages to come, bearing evidence, upoK' athuperishlable front, that Carolina was the beloved jsme- of one of the greatest of the great, and testing tiat her children knew how to honor him as he dedeiedt We do not believe that there are five hutidli'ei within the limits-of our State, who will ni'eagerly lend their assistance (much or little, as thepase may be) to the noble work which the patriotio altizens of St Johns' havejust begun. We hope that some steps willhbetaken in Ediefield towards acting, in this business,- in concert with our sister Districts elsewhere, Here is a matter upon which there surely cannot aii-pidb3ns ramong sit Alt wif agree- ofionot oar fmaiortal CALH~oUN, and in honoring him, hands that have been estranged may clasp each other again, and- blarts: that have been severed, may mingle with the V th and friendshaip of other and better days. COM'MUNICATIONS. FoR TnHE ADvEisT'I. MEssRS. EDITORS: In lookin Oer the last Ad vertiser, I find that that my na is a place in the list of candidates for our next Legiature. To this instance of partiality upon the-pai of my friends, and the repeated demonstratiotis of kindness from the people of Edgefield Disi k lam'not iidif ferent. nt : i r - - I should be pleased to c e ~eanvass which has just opened, where an opp JM y would be afforded to cultivate the many ileasant associations vlich I formed upon a previo a sion, whielt I shall ever cherish with the, mest ful remem brance; but as I findr such to W impracticable, I must request that I nmy not be dered neandi date. . ons LAx. FOa THE ADVERTSE. FARm'S CLUBDRffftG A T a previotts meeting of the iaer's Club, on motion of Dr. 11. C. Greenga conimittee of five was appointed by the Chair t~st, inspeet and reioit the condition (of the fars, crops, &e., of the 3several members of the QMIlle F-armer's Cub-whcereupon the Chair e~ited the follow ing gentlemen uponi the said e6a, itte vin: Ned Thistle (Chanirmian,) Mr. Scrat rd, hiri. Flug bottom, Mr. Donothing, and MDOadabout. On W. Nerereontent, G. WV. l~ey Erq. was called to the Chair, nnd Z. W. Vendsoft and J. II. Foxtail were appointed Secretaries. The Chairman upon taking his sent, expressed Iis grateful acknowledgement of the honior con ferred,. andl begged a careful7 attentioni, to the readinrg of te report of thiescomamittee appointed at the previous meeting. Whercupiro, luIr. Tfhiistle arose and asked leave, as Chairittn of the said Committee, respectfully to 'report :-" We, the Committee, in the discharge ef the duty assigned us, found the farms and erups of all the memibers of this Club, so entirely discouraging and grassy, that we deem it our duty to taeport upon them as hey were seen at the time ofiour visit, hoping that since that time many of them liave improved, in appearance at least." " The first farm in order, was that of Capt. H. B. Asamart, corn and cotton both, on the upilanids look promising, though a little wooly in the drill hard work may save it-but in coming to his bot oins, the committee confessed themselves unable to say either whant has been done or what can be done-'n is alost ease," Here Capt. A. interrupted the reading of the report, anid said that lie itntend ed, wind and weather permhting, to rub out and begt anew, and as he was ging on to give hiis excese for having lost this part of his crop lie was called to order by the Chair and the report was continucd. " The Farm of Mr. . I. Foztail.--Wc found both cotton and corn fine, as jt is on red land-but we thinik it lip and lip between' the crop and the grass-if any thing the grassa leetle ahead."-llere hr.F. replied that he had.;planted very largely, and hind manty excuses to make, but. was called to order. The Chairman of the committee here made some pertinent remarks, and hoped that the mem bers would remain silent, while the report was being read, and so the report.was continued. " The Crop of Mr. T. J.-Mialflot.-We found (that is the corn) to be large and very promisinig, but green on the ground-largo fine wheat crop we were somtewhiat puzzled to find his cotton crop, but accidentally discovered it atmong the weeds &c., but deem it unnecessa td repsrt on ii farther than to say it looked like it was in the last agonies of the chill.. " The Crop of Mr. T. Polkatalk was quite spot ted, some good, " some no better as it should be," but we think his prospect fur a hay crop nry flattering." SThe Crop of Mr. A. P. KiLlgras.-Af1 sorts -grass all sorts and sizes--has a hard hand to contend with ; but he has solie howt oi- other got into a large breed of grass--may be Bermuda-the contest will be a warm struggl-the issue -:cry doubtful." "The Crop of Mr, Z. W. Treadaaft.-Corn fne, but the grass, weeds and bushes very corse Cotton, small, large and mnidding-7but both. cotton and corn seemed to cry as we passed-" Help me., Clean us, or we sink." " The Farm of (Your Honor) Mr. 0. W. Puss ley.-Corn-some very fine, some struggling hard with (General Green-wheat ind outs good, but the eotton"-H-ere Mr. Thistle begged leave to skip his honor's cotton, but cries of Rlead ! Riend oni! ! arose from the Club, and the report was contitnued. This cotton, as before said, we found in a deplora ble condition, though some dA it was fine and in good order-the most of it., If it was brought to (not to a stand) daylight, wotild make fine cotton but the middles seemed to have grown up in weeds &e., and over-shadowed it." Here his honor called Col. R. G. Hlogweed to tho Chair-and begged leave tomnake-some ezplanations ; but, being voted down, he resumed his seat .wlth much -good .will, nd the report was contin~ued. " The -csop of. Mr. ag G. Pasthope-we budin every stripped conditlb,-eit wa. plowed: ever..other... ro - sm goods-~ n ... n...irel lost, some very doubtful-cotten, all sorts, but the grass only one sort-very tall." X" The Crop of Col. R. 0. Hogwceed.-Cenvezy good-weeds, ve'ry bad-cotton good, but grass t ter-cotton seemed to have stretched itself out or shape trying to see the sun-grass Ane fur mowing." " The Crop of S. B. Moatgone.-We found it to be in a fearful fix-corn all sizes-cotton all sizes, and all very foxy-botton lands loit-quite as bad as Capt. Assmart's-grass very large and flourish ing-a lick and a promise-the isne very doubt ful." " The Crop of F. 0. MucL.grass was, like many others, very green above and worse below a long pull, a strong pull, and a pull all over it, may save it. - " The Crop of Mr. Win. Joiitgrass.-A' fine .crop of corn-pretty well tended on the public road-but we cant say as much for it farther baek cotton smafl-grass large and, altogether, not so ba. a prospect for a hay crop." 1 The Crop 'of W. N. Give-it-up we found very discouraging-as it was nearly all drowned out by wet weather-even the grass, which was the best part of the crop, had a sickly look. Some good corn and a little good cotton, but genera a bad chance." " The Crop of L. Hopeless.-Corn and cotton both small, grass very large. Prospect fine for a hay crop." " Don't give up the ship." " The Crop of Dr. T. Lost-crap we found very much in the mire-corn not very fine, good for its age, but grassy enough, cotton down loWi and struggling with the grass, weeds and crarfish, worked row after row, here a little and there a little. Pull crop, pull grass-doubtfin as to which will have the ascendency." " Many smaller farms were visited by your com mittee and may be reported as in a pretty general state of greenness-all of which is respectrolly submitted." NED Tms-rsey Chairman. On motion of Mr.. Long-green, the report was peeeived, coneurred in, and put en the records or the Ci6. On motion of Col. P. S. Broomsedge it was re solved that a copy of the minutes and prsecedings of this meeting, including the report of the com: m't'ee, be for .varded1 to the E Igefield Advertiser for publication. On motion of Mr. Scratchhard the meeting ad journed. Z. W. TaEASAsT, Secretaries. From the Charleston Mercury. CALHOUN MONUMENT. MEETING oF TIlE CITIZENS OF ST. JoUX*S COLLETON. At a meeting of the citizens of St. John's Colleton held at Rockville on the 14th inst. for the purpose of considerintg the best means of promoting the erection of a monument to Mr. CALHOuN, on mot ion of E. M. Seabrook, John I ianaihan was called to the Chair, and C. A. Sea brook was appointed Secretiry. The mee~ing being organized, Mr. Hugh Wilson, jr. after a few eloquent, prefatory re marks tupon the object of the meeting, moved the appointment of a committee of six to pre. pare and repert a plan of action in conformity with the object of the neeting-whereupsn the i*llowing gentlemen were nam'lsed, to wit: Ilnigh Wiison, jr., Rev. C. i. Haill, Rev. W. 11. la.ek el, John Jenkins, jr., E. M. Whaley and E. 31. Seabrook, who reported the folhowing Constiti tion, which was utaniiously ndopted: Constitution of the Calhoun AMonument Associa tion of St. John's Coltleton.. ARTICLE I.-Tihis Associationm shtnhl be slyled the Calhoun Motnumtent Association of - St. Johni's Cohlieton, and its obtject shall be the eree tion of a Monument to the memory of Johnt C. Calhoun. AR. I.-The officers of this Association shalt consist of a Presiden~t, thtree Vice Presi den:s, and a Treasurer, who shall also net as meetings oif the Association, state the business before it, and call extra meetings when lbe shall see fit; atnd in his absence the Senior Vice President, then present, shall act as Presidenmt; in the absence of the President. and of all the Vice Presidlents at any meeting, the Association shall elect at President pro-tm. AnT. mv.-Any personm shall be admitted a memtber of the Assoeiattion, who shall pay ihe vearly contribution of $1. AnT. v.-Thisi Association shall nmeet semi annually on the 18th days of Marcht and of Septem'ber, in each year, at stnh place as it might fix tupon, or in the event of its failure to do. so, as the Prcsident might appoinit. AnT. i.-The Treasurer shalt receive and dec pstto the credit of the Associattion,, all mon eys collected for its use in the Savings Blank of Charleston. or in such other Batnk as the Asso-. einiOn might designate, to be drawn therefram by drafts signed by the I'resident, or in the ev~ent of his atb:tece from the State by a Vice Presi denst, and countersitned by the '1 rensurer. The Treasurer shaill di-burse tihe same ini such mnn. ner as the Asso.ciationt shall from time to time direct ; amnd shall keep regutlar acconnts of all moneys received and disbursed by him, which ncounts shall be audited every six months by the Standing Committee on Finance and Ac counts, whose reports shall be entered on the nintes of the Association. Anr. vn.-The Scartary shall keep ithe min utes of~ the Association, nnd shall regumlarly re. cord the same in a book to be provided and kept for that purpose. Atnr. vmx.-The Association shall elect annu ally three delegates, corresponiding to the repre sLritation of this Parish in thme Statte Legislature, whlo shall represent it itn sneh Central State Association as may be formed fomr the neeom pishmetnt of the piurpmose for which this Associa tion is organized. AttT. jx.-There shall be three Standing Committees, to be elected annually. A Comn mittee of Correspondence consisting of three; a Committee on Finncee and Accounts of three; a Cotmmittee to procure Membership anid sub scriptions of nine-three of whiich to be taken fromt each of thme Islanids of Edisto, Wadmnalaw and John's. ART. x.-AII the officers of the Association shall be elected annually by a majority of the metmbers present at its meeting on the 18th dlay of September in each years and in the event of a failure to elect oflicers, the incumbents shall hold over. ARaT. x.-The Offieers elected at this mneet ing shall continue i office until the 18th day of September, next. The following Officers were then elected to serve until the 18th day of September, next : H~on. P. C. GRI3IBA LL, President. Hion. WM. M. MURtA,) Huon Wrrmsos, Sen'r., ~.Vice Presidents. HoN. WV. B. SEAnaooK. E. N. FULLE R, Treasurer. CJommiutec to obtain AMemberships and Sub scripimes.-Ea. M. Whaley, John Jenkins, jr. Win. Seabrook. for Edisto Islatnd; WVm. Sants, 1 WNm. Bailey, Jos. WV. Motte, for Wa~dmalaw'; 1 Denj. Mlathtews, J. Whaley, J. Grimball, for John's Island. Conmmitee on Corres pondence.-E. M. Sea brook, Hi. Wilson, J. Jenkins. On motion of E. M. Seabrook, the following resolutions wvere unanimtously adopted: Resolced, That this Association appeals to a the citizens of the other Districts attd Pari.,bes I of the State, and earnestly itnvites them to unite with them in the accomnplishimont of~ the ends of< its orgatnization. . : Resotrced, That it recommends to the citizens f the other Districts and Parishes (of'the State< the formation of similar associations--and that delegates be-elected by them after the ratio of representationi in the State Legislature, wiho. shal meet in Columbia on the 1st Mfonday of. December next, for the purpose of forming a 1 State Calhoun Monument Association." On motion of Dr. J. G. Sejbrook-, it was r . Resolved, That the proceedings of this meet. ~ ng be published in the Charleston papers, and t that th~e other papers of the State be requested i o copy thesh. . - On motion of Mr. C. Bailey, tile meeting ad- I ourned. - JOHIN HANAH ANiChairman. 1] W331 nATINAL CONvEnON.-AnFRWOON SESSION. BALTIMORE, JUNEI59. n Convention re.assembled at four o'clock this t1 ifternoon, and rene'wed the balloting. From ti ke thirty.first to the thirty-fourth ballots, par- f ies remined unehanged, except four votes t vere given for J. J. Crittenden. k Intense excitement now pervaded the hall, t md ai inefectuial motion was made to adjourn r he meeting sine die. The thirty-seventh hal lot stood, Webster 28, Fillmore 127, Scott 136, and Douglass, of California, 1. Up to the forty-firth ballot there was no .-hange. After taking the forty-sixth ballot, without change, the Convention agreed to r.d jonrn to 10 o'clock Monday morning. Fillmore stock eommnieced rising after the I adjournment, and he will probably be nominated Mo'nday. d From the Marion Star. t Mia. EDITon :-Soutth Carolinia having decided upon keeping aloof from Federal politics until r more sisterly feeling obtains througlhout the I south. it is the dity of us all carefully to avoid extrentes, to push forward neither an untried C nor a superanunted politician, but to fill tihe most prominent offices of the State by tried ' and experienced men. The late convention has v succeeded in harmonizing the State, for which v service the leaders or' either party deserve our I warmest thanks. In the present posihion of af- Y fairs it is absolutely necessary that the State lie I represented in Congress by delegates anxious to carry out the designs of the people as expres- i sed by this convention. This is the desire of I Cheves, Barnwell, Preston and Butler. The I qnestion now amises, who is the tmrtn anost snitat. I ble for the Senate? To any one at all ncquaint ed with the sentiments of the leading spirits of I the State, the answer is neither dubions nor a hard to find. The lon. F. W. PICKENS, of I Edgefiefd, for twelve years served as a member of Congress, not only with elat to himself but I wit I honor to his State. He then retired to the I secluded walks of a Pl:nter's life, amidst the I sincere regrets or his collengnes, inc luding both 4 Preston and Calhoun. President Polk consid-. ered him sufficiently skilledas a politician,'to I fill the ambassadorial ehir at the Court of St. James; but with a self denial peentiar to South Carolinians, he declined, beeNtuse his State had declined participating in the squabble for Fede ral favors. Though belonging to the netion p-arty, ie re fused t oattend the Charleston convention, lest it miglht erente division in the State. Unfortu. nately for us all this fear was reaized, and we next hear of Mr. Pickens in the late eoinvention, marching shoulder to sltouhler with Cheres, Butler tnd Burnwell, desirous not of advancingf himself, but of uniting lie citizens of his be. loved State. His conduct exeited the admira tion of all, and it is ai aknowledged finet, that a large m:ajority of the convention were anxiouts to see him added to Butler as the Senatorial re presentative -f South Carolina. Let us filfil the desire of our wisest heads. and by honoriig him who has already honored us, again make ourselves heard and feared in Congress, though too simall to be seen. A CO-OPERATIOSJsT. From the South Carolinian. COLU-mIDA, June 16, 1852. M.Ssus. EDTous:-It is rumored that the friends of the Him. F. W. Pickens design run. ninig him, at the next. sessii of the Legislature, for Utited States Seiator. I hope the rumor is not unfunided. I know of no one in the State who would do more honor to that high oflice than Col. Pickens, and certainly his -course in tle recent Convention at Columbia enttitles hint to high consideration. A CoxsEtvATlvE. THlE loN. A. BURT.-.ur immediate repre sentative ithe Hion. A. Burt, passed through this plnce last week on his way to Watshintgtont. We are gratitied to learn thatL his health, though fir from being restored, is sneh as t'o eniable htimt to return to his post once more. For the laist five or six muontha he has been cnifined to his room, ntnd from what we had leartned of thec chtrcter of hi.4 illness, feared he ivould no more and that tmany years of usefulntess to his State may be spared him. He approves, we under stattd, highly of the notninuation foar President and Vice P'resident.-[A bbeville Dnnniter. IIEAL.TH OF MIR. CL.AY-WHAT HF. THttNKS OF THE l)EMuoCnATIC NoitsssArroxs.-We have had several reports in town, and I should not wonder if they hid telegraphed to distant plaees, that Ileuury Clayv died last ntightr. It is hardly niecessary to comtradict the story. Mr. Clty conutinutes sinkhing, hut so gradually thaut thie'dimiution of his streingth is scarcely per. ceived. lie has not to.dny goine through the usual process of dressinig, with a view to save his strenigih; niekher has he qutitted his bed: but he is not othterwise worse thtan lie has beeni for the Iltst two or three weeks. Mir. Clay was greatly chagrined when lie heard of the defeat of General Cass, bitt pro. noneed Franlin Pieree a very good mn. who, le felt assured, would adinitster thte Governt ment in a proper muannter, should lie be elected by he people. The opintions of ilr. Clay are no longer those of a pohineion or a partizan, but those of a famr sighited patriot and states ma.-Wash. Cor. Phil. Ledger, 1lith. COMMANDE.R AGAiN-IttClt, RIChER, ftC EsT. rhe following~ is taken fronm the Winyvh Oh. server of~ the 9ith inst., nnd shows up the Gene rl of Conventtimn nuotoriety, itt a lhicoie. ecia ble mtanner. We wonder if the Genteral doni't feel somtewhiat "chawed," about this ltme! Mir. Editor:-You have givent to the public throngh the Georgetown Observer, thte namtes tppended to Gen. Comimanuder's certificate o'tf :ppointment, as Representative for the S:ate of Soth Cairolinta in the Bahlimnore Conivention. Amonug them, I see the itame of J. L Easterlinig. Sfeel it a ditty 1 owe to mtyself to state, thi.it John L Easte'rling never sa'w that extraordinaryt paper; and would not htave signted it beinig op posed to Soth Carolina meddlinig in thte Presi lential Electioni. d Joux L. EAsTERI.ING. ~ June 7, 1852. THE claims of our citizens against Mexico mder the treaty of Gutadalupet Hidalgo, now ied itt the State Departmnent, amount to some- a vhat ini the neighborhood of seven mtilliont of h6 ollars, against which Mlexico htas trumtped upt n oe twelve or fitteent millionis ntgainst the e nited States, tinder the 1 2thI article o)f that t. reaty. Altogether outr relations wvith 3exicot ire in a very untsatisfnectory condition. ENFORtCEMENT OF THE FUGITIvE SLAvE L.AW. nder the provisions, of the nct of the last Leg-" slatire, 51r. Lathrop mtade claim before Justice ~ 'ry to a negro mant brought by himt to this t tate in 1849, amid who had left him somte timte ine. Upon a htearinig antd proof of thte own- e *rship of property, the negro was tutrned over to ir. Lathurop, who has starte~d hii:n to thte AtlIan. g. States. Everythintg paissed oil' with quiet. - j nd order-notimtg like resistance being made 3 o the duo execution of the law.-[Sacramenuto t Jnion.n IMPoRTANT' LAW DECIso.-The Supreme jourt of the Umnited Stattes hams just decided a ase which wvent up fromt the Smnpremte Court of c: Uabama, involving thte implortantt question as to - m le bomntdaury between that State nnid Georrin at .log the Chtattahoochtee river. The western ank of that river is, by the articles of' cession, I le botuntdary, bitt the qiuestiont raised is whethm. ic r this should be fixed at high mtr low water mark. The State Couirt decided thait low water mrk was the bountdary. The Snplreme Court at *f the Uitited States has ntow reversed thtis de- fe ision, amid declares the high water mark to be ei hboundary. rn_________a DUnsN. the storm which passed over Ipswich pq ist week, a young wvomain uunmed. Stevents was truck by the elelfrie fluid. Shiehad retired to est, and noticed nothing during the stmorm, be on being greatly 'heated ; but upon rising on at b following morning alto discovered that the b4 rhole of her hair on thte right side gud part on Pi be back of the heatd taci been burnt off' by the e< ghtning, the other'porlton beinig smuch uiinged. o 'lie left side wvas unjn'rd Thte hair removed i HO POLC. P iL Our W.ishington Correspondent- refers, .tlisi Iorning, to South Carolina polities in- a-wsy tat calls' for a word of comment. He impliew. lt there may be doubts as to the State voting >r the Democratic ticket. We do not think - iere is any reason to doubt. As far s -w#, now and believe, there is a general: consent, int the State should vote for the Democratia - ominees. We certainl have never entertained r expressed a doubt that such would be the re uilt. The question which haesbeen raised.here :I Charleston, does not tonch this matter. It ' - 4 in substance this: Shalr the people ofiSouth ;arolina turn about and swear featly nd devo.: ion to the Union, and thoroughly amnigamte - rith the Democratic party ; or shall they ikeog hemselves unfettered 1 That th fr v of thema will choose the latter, we .do -not o- - oubt. Otherwise, the general refusal to take art-in the Bahtimore Convention, would be a.:'' ogether unaccountable. The posit !it which we have here indicated as - lie natural and probable one of the State, cor- - esponds ice krne, with the opinions of both ur Senators, and, we have reason to believe, all ur Representatives in Congress, except Col )rr. We have not heard any expression of. pinion from Messrs. Woodward and McQneen, inee the Democratic nomination; but those vio know these eminent and true-hearted Caro- - inians, will not believe that they could have ad. 'ised earnestly against the State committing erself to the Democratic party in the Conven--. ion, and yet be ready to hind her hand and foot ' o thi nme party in the Presidential' election. i regard to all the other members of the Dele. tation, we speak advisedly. Their positin is >reciselv the same as ours,-tthat the State,- - rhen the time come:, should quietly vote for he Demnoerntie candidates; but that her people hould not fetter themselves to-the Democratic iarty. And such we believe to be the feeling of the reat body of the people. We had -a little' Inrry here in Charleston, but it'was 'a ver -' ame affair. Of the array-of fifty Vice-Prest: lents that fignres in the proceedings, only four, nuld he induced to show themselves on -the ilatform; and any one can see, fromithe dry nd dyspeptie little batch of resolutiona ndopt d, that. the meeting had no sool;-and 'did not now what good cause there was for-the move aent.-4Charleston Mercnry. DARTO RO3BBRY. - We understand that on the night of the 5th astant, about 11 o'clock, a band of tobbers iroke open the dwelling house of Jesse Rambo; vito resides near L-wrenceville, Gwinnett onnty-attaeked the old gentleman in bed, nd atfter choking and beating him violently, oind him with ropes, hand and foot. His good' Ady they served in the same manner. They lien removed the old man to a different room ' ;indled a light, and by threatening and eni-liy reating the ))d lady. extorted from her the key, ogethter with a direction how to open the iron afe. They succeeded, however, in getting but ixty or. seventy dollars. The old man havinit ecently tnade an investment in the Lawrence ille M3anufneturing establishment, and the re naminng undircovered portion of his money be. tg it bills and placed in a Bible-which' they hiled to pernse. There was no other white lersonl about the house. Some five or'six'negro nen made a rally for their master, but were >eaten back and deterred by the threateninga mtd weapons of the adversary-and ran for aid o the diffierent neighbors. Before any person atne, however, the tiends had fled-and the old natan and n% ife released by the negroes. Tihe Iithfil dogs, two in num'ber, that had marked heir appronach in angry tones, were found aead a the yard from poison. There were seven in :opainy. The money taken was gold ana sit. -er. \iill not the commtinity diligently nassist ' tn ferriting out the perpetrators of this fitgrjrnt tutrage, and, if possible, bring them to justice? [Atugusta Constitutionialist. SEAT.JNG LETTEBs.-We have received te ollo'wing comimunienation frorn the Poatmaster .f this- city. It is not the first time"that aitton. ion hais been called to thelibonveniied JY.P hi- cumnbrons mode -of doh upk fH lisused.-[Charleston Mercury. - "~ Post OFFICE, CHARL.EsTON, June 18, 1852. ,ai The undersigned deetms it his diuty tocanuion he letter writing portion of the community gainst the use of senling wvax, particutlarly at his season of the year. Hie will add that, this uggestiotn is submitted after c-onferring withI he Departmettnt, and with p'rotminent offices in ither parts of the Union on this subject. it has fregnently happetned that very valuable meckages are torit and *1cefneed ! anid itt ninany in ,tanctes the atddresses of letters have been en. irely obliteratted by tthe atdhtesiotn of inehted wrax. Respect fully. ' A LFRE D IIUGER, P. MI. - Ctharleston, S. C. DAMAGE BY THE~ Atiaty W1os.-The Caim iridtge (Md.) Chronicle stntes that the army vosrm htas appenired in mtyriads in that county, I-st rovitng whea-:t, cortt, grass and wh4atever else atable comes in tteir way. Few farmners have' senped itihout the loss of a large portion of heir crops, antd several have pilowed 'up .their ields ot corn and planted thteui in potatoes. t is said thati the wormi has even attacked the, rass ott the Natiticoke Marshes, to such an ex e'nt na to initerfere seriouslywith the pasturaige f cattle. -- A toNG the list of Patent claims, issned from* lie United Stattesn Patent Otliee fo~r the week udinig May 18, 1852, we find the followingT. - " Courm-Bauinag.-B~y E. P. Rider, of Brook in, N. Y."-I elaim untiting two or miore~liyers. f cotton battitng together by means of any lazittg material, thereby producintg a nuewi arti. Ie oIf mn'ufacture wvhich I term cotton felt, to e u~ed fo'r upholstery anid all other purposes >which it is a.pplieable, as set forth." " This," says the Scietntifie American, " is an nportant invention for oupholsters, alud wvepr. ict that, within a few years, cotton will be thme rincip~al atrticle used f'or nearly all kinds of. pholsterinig purposes." Sourn CARoLina RAJLROA.-It will be seen y an advertisetnetnt in our paper, that propo-' its tire inivited until the 10th~ of July next, for nilditng five stotne piers and two abutments for Bridge across Savanntah River at or near the 'ty of Augusta, the contractor furnishing all ile materiauls and of the best quality.-Consui itionalist, and Republic. WVE learn from the Galveston, Texas, Journal~ iat the corn crop this year will be greater than, -'a ever riaised in Texas. The only fear now ~ems to be that if the heavy showvers continua troughout the season. that cotton may suffer tn too mnch rain. The corn crop is coneid -ed beyond danger.- -- A COTroN FAcrY IN A REANSAS.-A cotton etory has just been put, in operation at Van uren. Arkatnsas, under the superintenderace of r. William Bradey. it is capuble of-working vo thousand .spin'dles, though only half the tmber are ntow used. The newspapers speak. Ethe experimenit with tatih favor. Ax invincibile wvit atnd nunster asked the ptadin of a craft, loaded with boards, how he anaged to get dinnier on the passage. "Why," iwered the skipper, " we always cook aboard." Coo~k a board do your' rejoitned the *ng, t'thelv Iee youi have been wvell supplied wvith pirovie us this trip, att all events." Ox Friday morning between the hours of six dseven "'clock, a heavy shower, which lasted r upuwards of twenty mitutes, fell upon ou'r ry and a considerable district adjoining. This in proved, upon examination, to have been of most nti inuky blackness, atnd had a1it the ,ap. 'nmee of treing impregnated wit~inot' or tarcoal-[Kikenny Moderator. - - - ' THE PoPEs ARMY.-A- letter-. frbtiO 'Roui rites that several meetinigs of Cardinals had~ 'en held of late to discuss the question of $1e ipal artmy, and that General Getile.teh mmander. hatd offered to introduce~the.systuna consci-iption into. the , Roman litates~, but .herto the project had not been received-with