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POR TM ADVERTISER. Division of Edgefeld,-No. VI. WE have only one place in the State at which to-make the laws for all of our people, and if large judicial Districts are right in principle, why have more than one Court House, at which t& apply the law to single individuals ? Why hr.ve twenty-iirne Court Houses? If we had ot one Cotnt House for all South Carolina, would not every sane man say that such a state of things should be altered 1 Most certainly he would, and yet we have a kindred absurdity in the present limits of judicial Edgetield, as the followitg facts will show. I have already proven that Edgefield, as com pared with thu other judicial divisions of South Carolina, has inure than twice as much territory as each of half of them. Let us now go be yond the confines of the State, and compare our District wlth the judicial Counties of other States. Edgefield is much larger in point of territory than the whole State of Rhode Island. Ii is more than three-fourths as large as the whole State of Delaware, and it is more than one-third as large as the State of Connecticut. Yet Rhode Island i subdivided into no less than five judicial Counties; Delaware is par titioned into three judicial Counties, and Con. necticut is divided into eight judicial Counties. Indeed Edgetield has more than twice the extent of an average judicial County in nineteen States of the Union ; more than three times the extent of an average judicial County in nine States of the Union ; more than four times the extent of an average jndicial County in four States of the Union, and finally it is six times as large as an average judicial County in Rhode Island. I am not in possession of the means to ascertain the area of each of the sixteen or seventeen hundred judicial Counties into which the terri tory of the several States is subdivided, but an arerage extent of the Counties in each State can be had, and that will suffice for all practical purposes. To obtain this we have but to divide the area of each State by the number of Cout. ties in it, and the information nece.,sary to do this can be procured from any common School Atlas. Below is a table in tiree columns, the first of which gives the supertices in square miles of the several States: the second, the number of Counties into which each State was divided ir. 1850, and the third, the averarge size of the Counties. As the reader runs his eye along the third column, I must beg him to con trast the 1693 square miles, which Edgefield contains, with the small and compact dimensions of the judicial divisions in other States. STATES. New Hampshire........... 9,280 10 928 Vermont .................. 10,22 14 729 Massachusett ............. 7.801 14 557 Rhode Island .............. 1130. 5 261 Connceticut ... ......... I 4.6741 81 5S4 New York................ 47,00' 59 769 New Jerey... ............ 8.3:1u 2o 416 Pennsylvaia .............. 41,000 63 730 Delaware........ .......-.-.' 2,121 .:7 0 Maryland ................. 9,356 20: 4tf. Virginia .... ..............1 61,352 137 447 North Capol.ua............. 50)0 79i 632 Georgia.... .... .......... 58(0 94! 617 Alab:una..................572 52. 975 .sis.ippi-.....------ .-.- 47,151 541 719 Louiaua.......-. ........ 46,431 47 947 Ohio.................---- 39,964 87 459 Illinois............ ......-- 55,4 5 I 559 Kentucky................. 137.68 100 376 Tennessee........-...-....45,60 79 577 Mlichigan........-....-.... 56,c243 64~ 878 Indiana....-....-...-..... 33,809 91: 371 Missouri........-......... 67,38U0 100~ 673 Even if we adopt (to which I object) the usu ally received estinate of the area of South Carolina which is 29,000 square miles, it is ob rious that the average extent of our judicial Districts is precisely 1000 square miles, or in other words, that the average area of judicial divisions here is much greater than it is in any State mentioned in the preceedin'g Schedule. I have included somte of the new States, but have purposely omitted to say anything of Maine, Arkansas, Texas, Iowva and others, most of whose territory is still slumbering in the wild solitude of nainre, instead of being a cultivated, wealthy anid thickly settled region like ours. But the small Counties of othier States are judicially divided in another respect, to whlich our peole are strangers. The re is generally a Murniciparl or Riecorder's Court oif considerable, jurisdiction, in every City :mnd Town, North or South of us. There is also an Inferior or Coun ty Court, of a similar jurisdiction, held at more than one place, aind usually at four dilferent places, alt four dilferent period< of the year, in every judicial Courty of nearly every State in the Union. A few other States, like South Carolina, have abolished the old County Court avstem, which we burrowed froma England, but tihen the 3Magistraites or Inferior Judg.es of those States, are for the most part, clothed with both a civil anid criminal jurisdiction, far above the petty sum of $20 and the simple initiative of process for punishitng critmes. As nine tenths of mankind are compauratively prior, rnd there. fore tnever litigate matters of much value, a limti ted jurisdiction, such as is usually given to these M1unicipal or Inferior Courts will generally cover it. Mtost criminal prosecutiotns are like wise instituted for maisdemneanors, that is small crimes, not extending to life or limb, and juris distion of litigated property not exceeding $200. or 8500 in value, as well as cognizance of mi.sdemeaniors are generally vested ina the Courts above named in other States. The people of those States by this means get redress quickly, cheaiply and easily for most of their wrongs. How difTternt in South Carolina, and particularly in Edgetield, where the cost of a suit is often greater thatn the verdict or amount recovered, and the time lost perhaps worth as much more. Ini the same jutdicial County of many States, as in New Hampshire and Vermont, there are i also two or more places for Registering Deeds and other Record-,, which is of inealculable hene fit to peaceable citizens. The same is taue ofE Counties in England. whether with reference to Ireland, Scotland, WVales, or England propier. The average extent of Counties in lrelaund ise abont 976 square miles: in Scotland about 852;e in Wales 677. atid in England proper 1263, but the Counties in all of these States are more or le-ss judicially stubdivided, either in respect to territory or the jurisdiction of the several Courts. Ina truth, Counties in the British Enmpire are lesst juiciial divisions than they are politic-al, or pro-. prietary. The land itnmny of them absolutely c belongirs to the Kinrg or Nobility. Many Cities ina South Biritain or England proper, sucht as Ih Londuaon, Westminster, Bristol, Chester, &c., togyethrer with their suburbs, constitute indepen- ( datat judic-ial Counties or Districts within them. a selves. Threy have their own Sheritf's arid other t Ortice:rs, and their Courts exercise the same j u riedict i'n in every respect, as do those of the jural C.ouinties. whose Magistraites have no pow er to in!,-ron-ddle in the corporate or City Coin- L sis. Siamet iof hicr political or proprietary t Conti,-s. beside having their Inferior, Munici p.-. .id t'ity Cciuinty Courts, are further parti- h tis.nead uint a mnai i-r oh judicial [Districts, called t -- tidings." as ian Yoarkshire--" Divisions," as in Lineini~hire., &c. These Counties are political ly sblih i.e intao Ba'ramnghs, something akin to the l'ari~b.-s of So-rhi Ca~rolina or the Tuwiis inat Ne~w idazl mdh. Ilenace, tin-* fact that the- Coun- a ties of Enhagthmd~ auversiee 12213 square miles, sin- a mitie- noe:hing Th.'. peole'I- of any County an E41anlan, as r :a, I can gather, aifier careful in- b lest igationa hiave-ii neha gre:aater judicial facilities is thani thoncse of Edgeltield, fl Baraawcll, or of maiiy t6 othier Disnrie-t ina South Carolhinaa. I might pro. ( long~ th,e comnpari-ons. hant it i.u uincessary, o as mIe reacder must le. sat tstied. :mda we neced not b gos beyondcI ii, Lcua: r: aor E-u.lnad for illus- fe )ractioLn. Thec re-- a t the wembi are without ir say free inst i; a:ieons lit eir uas tu. (ullw, arnd the a anirenras een iai Greece .mdr Riiaie, knaew noth- ir in- .r fa indepenantaa judiciary, air of its proper j.1 ergaari7.atroni. I believe that all oft outr nmw St~iater, except reu perapais Il~naoi.. anid Ke-rnt eky, haava lahoughart the di muat ier oif furiiishii thieir a-i izenas ith~I conirveni- a, ernt judairial f.iiais of snehl tital imrtancrrrae, bi as to) rte :t .aarlit iin iona:l prV.fl teir it:ip wil-e amlot of t he '-iriginral thirteen-t." ina heir .am Conrst itutations base left theair p li.-y irn thlbi, re garcd, to the di'crttona of their Le..i-.hi au res.-- -Ih '' .. Lou ' i.. .. .h. ..x... ::.... ' tl ! 3.d, n av.t . pause to do it-nevertheless, let it be remem bered, that six of the old States have quite small territory, and that therefore, they did nol and do not need many judicial Districts, wllet coinected with the additional fact that theii citizens have access to Inflerior and M unicipa Courts in a country where population is ver3 dense, and where numerous Towns or Cities at almost in sight of each other. The tendenei now in the large old States is to trent the sub ject of dividing their territory into proper judi cial Districts. as a question of Constitutional right and of fundamental Irw. How could thi tendency be otherwise since both thei mean, and the power of applying the law to any indi vidial, either by himself or by the agency ol Courts, are contided to those Courts and theii officers. But to the proof. The Constitution of Texas expressly com mands that " the Legislature shall at its first Session thereof. and may at any subseqiuen Session, estabiish new Counties" of not le. than 900 square miles. It also provides, thai old Counties may be reduced to any exten beliow 900 square miles whenever two thirds o1 the Legislature shall consent to the same, Art 7, See. 34. The Constitution of Alabama like, wise says, that " The General Assembly shall at theirfirst Session, or at the next succeeding Session," erect new Counties, containing a least 900 square miles. It further guarantee. that the boundaries of the old County or Conn ties, may be altered by agreement of two-third of both branches of tie General Assembly, Art. 6, See. 16, 17. The Constitution of Arkansa also indicates 900 square miles as the required area of new Counties in that State, Art. 4, Sec. 29. But these restrictions to so large a mini mum in constructing new Counties, were evi dently intended to guard against having to build too many Court Hons's and .:il, while tle people were poor and thinly settled, and while in all probability, the proposed new County, would not have suflicient populaltion to be se'pa. rately represented in the Legislature, nor atlierd sufficient itiigatin and registrati'on fees to have a Ceounty police. The Conventions of those States also knew, that a long periodinusit ela-e, before scarcely any county, in a region sio wild and remote as Texws. Alabama or Arkansis could become thickly inhabited by our restless, roving, perpetual moving younur Aneriean poltp lation. All pioneers are igratory and the squatter members of those Conventions deter mined to prevent any sudden exodus from leav itg a county withi-ui a representation or pitoliec That these were the ciontroling reason is uppa rent from the connection in which the restrictive clauses are found. from other provisions in the Constitutions. and from the debates in the Con ventions which adopted i tem. But Wisconsin, a still vounger State, imprerved upon the Consri tutio'nal provisions (of Texas, Alabama and Ar. kansaps, for establishingr new counties, or divid. ing old. Her Constitution. while it seems to arlopt 900 square miles, as the standard area fir new counties, still allows any old county to be divided as well as any county seat to be removed whenever a mrajority of the voters in the county are in favor of such division, or removal. Art, 13, see. 7, 8. It is manifest, that Wisconsin and Texas in framing their Constitutions, clearly designed to permit any old conity. of whatsoever dimensions to be divided, wheiever its wealth and population should warrant. I have not seei the late Constitution of Louisiana, but the one which was adopted ini 1816, permitted ntew counties or parkibes to be created of not lesa than 625 square miles, anti the fll numbear id electors iecessary to ettitle it to one represein tative. It also granited the righat to reduce :tn old Parish to a similar extenit of territory, nntda similar number of electors. Title 2, art. 6. The presenit Constit utiona of Mis-issipp'i, toler- tes the reduction of ant old couty to 516 square niiles, or the formaiitin of a new (one of not less extent ; Art. 7, see. 17. Iowa beinig anixious io promote the judicial facilities of her pteiople, atnu yet antious to have a police, as well as a futl representative population in echcl couty, suffers an old coui.ty to lie reduced to 432 sqnare miles, or a newv one to be made of not le'ss con. tents. Conat. Iowva, Art. 12. see. 2. Mlicbigan has been pieculiarly careful of this constitutional right of her people, perha~ps more so titan atny oilher State in thte Untion except T'ennessee. The Constit ution oif the former State, allows any organized coutnty to be reduced even to 40(1 square mtiles ini the ftrmnation of a ntew coutty, and omits to limit the mitnin extent o'f the latter. It womuld :ippear that the onie above given, is thte favorite guiage for her couties, b~e cause she now has twenty-four unorganized cotitities, wvhose biountdaries are marke~d, nitnehled to the count y of~ 31lihilimtackinnec. rThe inhiabi tants of this latte~r contty, inclnding those in the territory of te other twventv.fntur, all resrirt to the sarnue Court Houses, anud will continue to do so until eaich of thte unouirgantized couieis, all I have acquired piopniat ion eniotugh to lie sepaerate ly represented in lhe Legislanture, aind to sitpjport a county plice. A rt. 4. see. 4, and A rt. 12. sec. 7. Ohio, Inidiana and Miissouri, aulso permit the subdivision oif their territory into judicial coun ties of not less thana 400 squtare miles. Conist. OhLio, Art. 7, sec. 3. Conist. ind. Art. 11, ace. 1U. Conat. Mo. Art. 3, sec. 31. TIennuessee is mnore jealous thtan all the other States on this subject. rThe only limitation to the establishmitent of new sounties there, is that they shiall containi at least 350 square miles of territory, and 450 qualitled voters-thait no line (if a new county shaill up proiach the Court House of an old county, niear r than twelve miles-thaut in thio creatioin of a new county, no old county except a few which re enumuerated, shall be reduced to less than 325 square miles, and that it is only necessary ~or a mtAjoirity oif the voters, embraced within the yonidaries of the proposed new county, to sig lify their wish to establish the same, instead of equiring the consent oh' a majority of all the lectors in the couty or counties to be divided. ~iny county seat ini Tennessee may also be re nved, by two-thiird-s of the Leizislauture. Const. ['enn. Art. 10, ste. 4, 5. Ini lFlorida, a new ju icial county can be created wvithrout regaird to t territory' or population, and any old counity nniy be reduced at pleasure, ptrovidled the full mmibenr of inhlibitaits tnecessary for 'ine repire. entative in tihe hle'gislatutre. be left. Ceinst. Flai. krt. 9, sec. 4. The Constiiiution of New Yonrk ~ives great latitede for the formation~i of itew ounties, and its only limitaition is, that " no new ounty shall be hiereafte:- created, unless its sopulation shall enttinle it to a umeinber" oif the Lsermbly. Art. 3, sec. 5. There is a clautse in bte Conistitution of Caelifornia, wich~d reaids aus allows-" The Legislature skall estahilishi :r sys. um of county and town goeverntments, which hall be as ntearly tuniform as practicable. throeugh ut the State." Art. 11, sec. 4. Th'Ie words uniform" aund "system" in this passage surely ave reference to the convenient extent of cornn es. Manry of the framers of the Californiau 'onstitution, were fromt those States wvhich had ways ehterituhed, a " uniiform constitutional sys mn" of estaiblishiing counties. This utniformn system we hauve seen, is simply Slet the people gove'rn thremselves, aus they lst be presumed to know t heir owin wants est-to let thiemi create a inew cotti, wherntever neir ntecessities require it. Scime of thre Statesi ith a view to p:-eventt the miisebiievous effet of1' aing too many cuiet tis, exact that eachr conn I Sshall contain at least a giveitnotint of' terri-| ry, or a speeilied miuntber of inhlabitantis, ori nih. Another restrrint wvhich I tinik they aull npose, except South Caurelina, is thiat 'enchli unty shall erect its owna P'ubii lunildings.nnird ppoirt its own local police, either lby sailary, or ilicient fees. With these two aife'gnards, the; tates which have adopted thiem. feel no fear Ut that the people wvill govern thiemiselven iuse. .Ini somei other Stautes, snch as hllinrois, Ken. iky, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, eorgiai, &c., no obstacle whaitever in the shape f a given amnount of territory, or a fixed num er of inihabitants is initerposed, toI prevent the rmation of newv counties. So far from this, not a few of' the Sitates, the .Judicial counties -e so small, that seventh of threm have to unite, ordIer to send onie representtative to the lower oue of the Legislaiturce. I admit that in all e States, a sounud discretioni is, andi shoiuld be I posed in thet Legislature, foir regulating the re etioni of old, or the f'ormationt of new counties wealth accumulates and poepuhaticon uhiplies, t in every State except South Cairolina, the ople are nllowed to goverti themuselves in this ater, arid the best proof of it is, tin t new unties are being conmtiually costablisshed in all< it other large Stautes. Perha:ps a cdozeni have will considerably reduce the arerawof countii i that I have given for that State. 'Tite same fa may he asserted of other States. I might he i specify the number of new counties whieh ha1 e been established in each of the States with I the last few years, but the specificatirn wou cover more space than it is worth to the argi ment. Suffice it to say, that both the Conve tions and Legislatures of :ll the other Statt seem to treat the establishment of proper jd ciinl Districts, as an inherent, inalienable, consi Ititionual and indisputable right of the people. How does the frequent and unrestricted exert of tiis right by the people of other States, cor pare with the use of it in South Carolina? Ou r is one of the muany States, which have no col slitutional or statutory prohibitions against ti formation of new judicial Districts, nnd Soui Carolina professes in theory, to let her peop unvern themselves. But how is it in practice Why have the repeated prayers for new Di tricts, from Edgefield, Barnwell, and other placi been rejected. so often, so lightly and iso t sultingly ? A hare petition for a new judici county, together with a reasonable assuran that both the old and new counties can suppo a police, is all that is necessary to induce ti Legislature to net in other States. - What cheering spectacle of free and self-governmen does this present to the fast bound and glooir people of South Carolina? It is the mettlt conviction of many persons in Edgefield (to ui their own language) " that if every man, womi and child in the District were to ask for a divi ion, the Parishes would not grant it." Is it ni sickening to hear pretended freemen talk thu, But habit is all powerful. Long usage to It chains. can reconcile the slave to his master. even the caged lion to his lut. HARPER. Oyj Aeiser. ARTHUR SIMKINS, EDITOR. EDGEFIRLD, 5. C. THURSDAY APRIL 13, 1854. Off to the Convention. Broarz our next issue shall come to light, we ho we shall have spent some pleasait days in Charlesti as a 31ember of the Commercial Convention. M leave behind a few paragraphs, and hope to transm something from the City in time to help them out. 1-T Several Communications and Advertisemen are crowded out this week-they will appear in 01 next issue. T' We are indebted to lons. A. P. BUTL2I Bitooss, Boycz and others, for various interestir and valuable Public Documents, for which they wi please accept our thanks. E TnE communication of Mr. S-TTLE, whic was received last week, but unavoidably crowded oi of that issue, has since been withdrawn; and, I difficulty from which it originated, has been, we ai gratified to stato, andiably settled. Now Advertisements. Wz invite the attention of our readers to the adve tisements of Mr. M. A. Rahnsom Agent for R. 3 FULLEra, of Hambmrg, and 31r. Wa. It. CRAUz al Jonts P. SE-zrE, of Augusta. These gentlemen l now ins receipt of their entire Stock of Spnng an Snmmer Dry Goods, which as theystate, wre selec ed with great care, and consequently magnificent ha gains will be offered to all who tmay favor them wit an elaminsation of t'teir Stock. ,We bespeak for thei (what theirenergetic and gentlemenly princeiples higl ly merit) crowded houses, good customers and abus dant success. Messsrs. CL.AYT-ON & Bra won, of Augusta, Dealei in Ready Made Clothing, &c., also announces to til peopsle of Edgelield District, thsroagh the Aieriscr that they have on hatnd a splendid and fashrionabi assortment. This is a fact, dear readsers, and whe you go to Augusta be certain to give theta a cab, an you wilt nut regret it. Agnew, lisher &s Agnew. The attention of osur Saluda friends is ditrected the card of this Firm, mn another coin mns. This is on of thse largest and best Houses of the kind in the Statu and should be liberally encouraged by all wh Io trad at Newberry C. 11. Weather. Os Saturday, the 9th intstant, our village. and sat rotunding country was favored with a mto.st copiou decent of rain, whlich, to some extenlt revived th drooping hopes of our planters, and at the same tim relieved vegitatiosn from the droopIng andl sickly con dition in wvhich thse blighting frosts of the previou week had left it. "Znvite the Zeadles." We are particularly requested by the gallant ani chivalric Officers of the 10th Regiment to invite thi atteniomn of thse Ladsies at their Battatlin parade a Mt. Willing o-i the 2i7ths mnt., and at Mr. R. M. SCLIt aY's on tile 29th. We hope they will promptly re spond to this invitation, and therehy greatly enlivet tile occasion by their presence. Mr. Noragne's Lsetter. Wie publish elsewhere, this week, a sound and sen sible letter, addressed by W. C. MosAGNEx, Esq., ii thlis place,. to President TuonnweLLt of the South Carolina Colleg,.. It originally appeared in the Co lumbia Times of thse 1ith ult. This letter was written more than a month ago, ant transmitted to President Tuaoaxwer.t. for his owr private consideration as well as to elicit from that dis, tinsguishecd quarter a further expression sof opinion ot thle important subject of popular educatioin. P'ermis, sion was asked soon after to p~ublish the latter, whsieli was granted by thse author, on tile supposition that its ap. pearing as it disd, over hlis own signature, would be explained by sorte aocompanying editorial remarks. As it Is, thse impression might he mades, that the wri. tar sought to thrust his name before the public, which we know to be far from the fact. Being acquainted with the circumstances alluded tu above, we have considered due to Mr. Moanszn to make them known. Cautien. Wee would warn our citizens to be particular in se curing their premises against robbers, whlich hsave made their appearance in our village. On last Sat Isrday night, the desk of Mr. B. J. RYAN, the proprie tor of the Planter's Hotel, was forced open, bttt furtts. nately the precaution of the landllord, rendered thseir eflorts unavailable. We suspect thlat this is a branch of thtat fraternity which have been cottmnitting such depreudatiuns in the cities of the seacoast, during the last witnter. It appears from reportus, that the most vigilant precaution is necessary to secure your jewelry and money from these thieves, as they hlafe been known to steal the .watch from under the pillow of the owner, whsilst he was asleep, and pilfer money frota the house whilst the proprietors were at meals. We would caution our citizens to have an eye to beggars, organ-grinders and pedlars, who make use of their calling to inspect your premises. Terrible lire in J'acksonville. W. learn by an Extra from the Jacksonvile (Fla.) Repuplican Office, that a very destructive Itre occurred in that Town on the 6th inst., leveling seventy build ings so the ground, in the business part of the Town. Twenty-three Stores, togethler wvith most of the Mer chandize thecrein. were consumed. The two Printing Olmees, the Repubslicasn and the Netos, were also com pletely dest royed. Cutting and Blreckenridge. We published ir a preiouts issue, a telegraphic comuntication from Wa~'shlimston, that these twomem hers of Congress had51 foughst a duel, in which one of them was shut. Thes wires ieat. Not only was neith er one of them shot, but thes dued never came off, the siienity havinlg beetn (as uStal) "settled honorably to both parties." Our ownu opinion is that the New York man (Cu~rrso) had the advantage in the dis pute which came so near leading to thIts fight. The Six lrigate Bill. Tste Bill authorizing the construction of six new teaut Frigates, anti which lhas passed muster in Coc ress, is probably by this time taking effecet under the anction of the President. Six time's sixr will be re tuiredl wvhen Englansd antd F'rnnce ts~u victoriously ~rom Ruleia to set matters right onl our fride of the t'umator Dutlerrs Speech. t wa first page this wdek it, occupied in part, by the le last speech of Judge BUTLEL on the Nebraska qnes e tion. His present remarks psrtain to an amendment n propnsed by Mr. BADGZa, Sexator from North Caruli d na. Thin amendment aStaces a condition To the Te - braska gill, providing 64u p Phouid not he construed to revive any preceding aw citheragaiht or in favor q, of sinaery. . After having read sleier.maks of oar Senator care firly, we confen that webhav * derived more satisfac e tion from them than from ev rn his regdar vpee; and we hiope our readfers wil' be egually well pleased. There is a tone of candor and of hope about them, which has imparted to.oor on mind, a rather livelier ie feeling towards the Bill than we have heretofore en ht tertained. We use the expremion " livelier," because !e we have all along been-a dull spectator of this terri ? torial arrangement. We have been so, because we i- saw it admitted on all hands, that (practically) the S measure was worth nothing to us or our instittiions 1- because we remembered the false faith hitherto ex hibited towards our section, in regard to all mere ab e stract pledges, and doubted not that a repetition of the I same faithfulness would result in this case, and be. ie cause we imagined it to be little better than a hobby to carry DOUGLAS. or some on. else to the Presidency These' reasons for our indifference to the territorial d measure now before the country, may still turn on to he as truly founded as they hav'e been honestly enter n tained. Yet, as we said befor, a brighter coloring . has been given to the proceedlig by some views in it onr Senator's last speech, than by any thing we have 1 seen thus far. Ii@ contrast of the relative merits of ia the Clayton Compromise and of the measure under or discussion-hi distinct presentation of the alternative now before the South-his convictions that Nebraska under tile influence of AMiesouri sentiment (the line o.f the Missouri Compromise being wiped out) must remain neutral territory-his earnest asiertion of faith in the power of the Constitution, and of its triumphing over any thing like squatter sovereignty-and, last but nut least, the " game-cork" semiment. which lie utters towards the conclusion, all taken together, have help. ed our feelings coniderably.. Most of the ideas have been stumbled upon at diflrent' times in the progress of this tedious debate; but they lian not be fore been (to our view) served up so pithily, so concisely, or so e forcibly, as we have them here. u As tothe amendment to which the Judge first ad. a dresses himself, we can iee nothing alarming about it, t nothing particularly objectionable. At the first men tion of it, we were ilisposed to condemn. But why be captious about a non-entity, Wis the qn~stion which A suggested itself to our mind after we had looked a lit ir tle more closely into the matter. We think the Judge right in holding that the old French and Spanish laws L upon slavery are virtually obsolete, whether the 31is g souri Compromise be repealed or not. And even if 11 they should become valid and binding upon that con. tingency, what would they. be worth to us? If the Constitution will not avil to roll back the tide of fa h naticism which may set towards this territory, if the it sentiment of the sounder portion of the American a people will form no barrier, can it be expected that e these old French and Spanish regulations will be of any power for guod 1 What objection then can well lie to the amendment of Mr. BADGli, which (for the purpose of relieving in some measure those Northern men who have shown a degree of generosity and fair. ness remaikable for them, surrounded as they are at d wine by the fiercest flames of a mis-guided zeal,) e merely sets aside certain enactments and treaty stipu d lations of the past which could never again be clothed with any efficient vitality. But turn to the speech and read fi.r yourselves. It h is not lung, but so skilfully put as to do more service a than voltimesof dry, stiff, labored, sententious speechi fying. We write from the moment. Aiken &r Ninety Bin Rail Read. We learn from a good source that the Prusident of ethe Greenville & Coltbmhia Rail Road Company has ordered an imiediate survey of the route from New. Market or Ntnety Six to Aiken. The line of survey Swill be several miles distant frota tnr village. If we intetnd doing anything to keep ourselves fromc being cut off fromt this Rail lload,and thereby prevent losses, which once incurred, cart never be regained, shoutld we not arrongnafor~ivith to have the route suarveyed freom this place to New-Market or Ninety Six ! If the , way be good, as we are satisfied it will b~e le.'md to ho ,on the survey, can we for a mnonment, hesitate to do all in our power to have the Roadl brought thurough our village? Surety no one, acquainted with the history of the times, can doubt as to the serious injury this village is to snstain if the fload in question be -huilt a few miles off: nor can less dotubt exist as to the apositive advantages the Rload wvill bring to the village in all time to come, if carried through our coerpoerate limits. The sceptical are referred to the subjoined -extract.: "On the Road." Gentlemten: In your paper of th6 23d1 you publish ed a statement showing'" what a place loses by being of the road." Oblige me by putblishiing the annexed extract of a letter front an intelligent gentleman of I Wilmington, which will show what a ptace gains by being on the rotad : "I have not been able to find the naine of recal es tate in the Town of Wilmington for 1830; but in 1833, two years before the litatd was comemeneced. the whosle value of real estate in the town was $310,000, wIch wan near $100,000 less thtan the citizens of it subscribed to the Wilmington and Raleigh hilroad. " In 18-40, the value of real estate in the towrn was *525.000. In 1847, gl,250,000. In 1850, it was $1,563,517. Th'le Assessors have not quite fintished the assessment for 1854, hut I am assured by them, that the value of real estate in town will tnot vary hut a trifle either way fromi three and a quarter mil lion of do~llars. Of thin inecrease, prothibby a half million of dollars is obtained by extenintg the town limits. so as to embrace property to tat value. " T~he increased value of property, arid thte genecral Iprosperity, of our town, are doubtles attributable to the building of our railroads, whtich t'routght us an increase .tf trade, hut more especially hy' aroutaing itt our people a spirit of eterprise atnd persevering in dustry sthat never flags. " Our exptorts in, 1833 did not exceed $1,200.000. The past year they exceeded fle millions of dollars." -Fayeteville, Ubserver. Off the Read. An intelligent North Carolitnian. trx.v;elling from his home in Ashteville tee New York, vini Greenvile, Columbia, &c. (nut via Chatrlestutn as forraerly.):gives the following as his idea of whtat Chtarle'toni has hint by not joining Wilmingtoen in building a road between thtose places, instead of the road between Wilmington arnd Mlanchester: "The Manchester road is a vital stab to Chatrteston. First, to her railroad, second to her Ileetels, thinl, to her Omnibus and Coachtnen, fuearth,. to lher banks aend Brokers, fifth, to her steamers, sixtht, and above atll eo leer AMerchnt. Every passenger taken from her readl $3.25; from hter hotels, at least $3,010 to $10,00; fromn her htackmen $1,00; from her haneks all his ex chlanges, frotm hter mnerchtaate, a bill oef from $100 to $5,000! From hecr steamers $2i5. Iut few mnerchtants ever pas.sed there withouit buying sonietheing. going or returning, tnnd many who started to New York, got no further thtan Charleston. In short, tmilliones are withdlrawn feorever from hter, whtent by a timely con-t riection shee mighet have saved it all. But it is gone never to return. Three hundred passengers are ofteti on the blanchester road per day, someetimnes htalf merchtants." dic. We trust the lesson will be treasnred by curctie, and that ihey will never follow the example of letting Islip agood oppoertunity to connect thents-ves with anty proposed railroad thtat mtay be withi~ei each. -'ayettevidle Observer. rece -vorntc Paul JTulien. Iornoieof Augusta last week, we entirely forgot to say that we lead the plesasire of aeeing therre this musical Napoleon and ref hearing his aedmirable haned. W~e wore slightly disaeppointed ine two respectes. First, we did not consider thteir performatinces altoegetht. er so iranscendant and over-phewering as seome of our more impassioted ceontempuraries lhad led iuS tuexpect, secondly, Paul proved himtelf a genteel aied modest fellow enotight in plar~e of beitng given tup tee vanity arid affectation'as some htad said eef heim. Of lithetm sie mad~e by the cumpanty we leave a most agreeabele retmembrance. .It was superior tos any entertainetent of the kintd we heave everaitneded. l'Teir execution, as far as it we t, was extremtely ne-tirte-their lhar-. monies were afar enouegh perfection-their changes were tasteful mapd efl~ective-thteir cenizas soft as the " shepherd's pipo" of Otwvay, and their biravuras start. ling to the veege of grandeur. Perhaps it woeuhl te difficult to find a compattny anywhere, monre rettetrka ble for excellesce oif individual instrumnentattion. As for JULLiEN, }e directs ontly, and to hts skilftul train ing and original arrangements, the coitpany are doubt less indebted br their great popularity. We were ptlased to see so fatshionable and appreci ative an audi ce at Concert Ilall on the evening of JULLIEN'S enhrtainment. It evinces att entlighitetted and cultivated taste. "Census, 1850." ON the part of the Trustees of thlt FAlgerie'ld 3Male e Academy, we rtturn thtaneks to lIon. I'. $. lla oons forl cop, of the "C'aents li-d' Editorial Correspondence. CIHAlLESTON, APRtIL. 9Tu, 1854. Wr.arrived at the Mlills ilows, in very cnmfort ble quarters on the first foor; id, finding nothing the way to prevenr it, we tAe pen in hand to no what ritle we may channe to thinit of, for the benei of our renders at home'. This time we come ,fa Aiken,. and feel bound give t a passing notiee. Aiken is getting to he place of great resort for consutmptives and all th: class of patients. Its reputation in this regard is grov ing consitantly and rapidly. The- reason is, becau the virtues and advantages of its climate and locatic are real, not imaginary. They have been proved aga and Again, as hundreds of living witnesses are no ready most cheerfully to attest. Sit uated upon.a grev line of Rail Road and being thus rendered easily as cestibte, Aiken stands a Akir chance of becoming permanent favorite with the invalids of tle who country. There are now, at Mrs. Swa-rz's hote persons from almost every part of the North, and w learn that more applications are pouring inl for qua ters Ilitan the old lady can possibly recognise, eve with her recent additions. To meet the emergen. and accommodate all. another large'liotel is ereenr in a different part of the vilaige. There are sever other smaller houses already in operation and entire] filled. Mrs. SWAnRTZ, it is supposed, has realized fortune. Bit the other dayfifty thousand dollars we offered for her estahlishtent and promptly refused. Cinazens of Charleston and other places are buildir residences in Aiken after the ornate cottage style, art this is improving appearances surprisingly. Five < six such cottages of the most tasteful proportions at finisled, and others are going up. So that we ma expect soon to see here one of the prettiest Villages i the State, and the old song of " Barnwell deestrict, Aiken town. Lord have mercy, do look down, &c., will have to be recanted. After Aiken comes 'the Rail Road. The day w descended it, the Cars (three in numher) were fille And we had a safe and speedy, though ahominabl dusty trip. 31any left at Branchville for the Wi nitigton & Manchester route; still there was a goodl crowd aboard for Charleston. Among others we me our 1i111 friend Col. CHAePP.LL, of Coluambia, on hi return from his planting interest in Alabama. - good deal of cotton was up in Lowndcs County prev nus to the late frost-all cut down of course by thi event. Cirn was not thought to be seriously damage Col. C's opinion is tha lands in Alabama are now at vancing in valie very steadily. As an illustratioi lat tsentionied the instance of Col Anoaxw CALtonUI (whose first wife by the way nas a daughter of Co CIArraL..) Ile purchased in Marengo Countya $15 per acre, some twelve or fiftcen years ago. and re cently sold, with thle intention of returning to Carol na, at near $50 per acre, realizing in all about ninet thousand dollars upon his sales.-We had quite a lota talk upon the Cars with Dr. WTTrrun, formerly c South Carolina, but now of Georgia. le asserted fact inl reference to alcDurrtx's early history whir we do not remember to have heard before, via: that was JAMEs CAtInoux, not WILLIAM, who was chiefl instrumental in giving our great orator his earlier edt catioial facilities. JAMEs CALtHOUN will he calle to mind by many as the elder brother of Jons C CAttnoux. Ever a plain farmer, he is reputed I have been a man of sterling worth, mentally an morally. Some there are who think that but for hi earnest encouragement and prompt assistance, th great Jonts C. himself might not have trodden so gl rious a pathwny to fame..-We saw tpain the cars als 31r. CALDWEL., tile untiring ani sagacious Presidet1 of the road. Under his ennitrac~r, every thing is cat rieat on like clock-work, and thte Company's interest tare sail to be prospering finely. A morc attentive c a more efficient chief officer couald searcely have beei facind in thte State. Arrived it Chsarteston, our party enclnded to tr the 3Mills Ihonse. andI so here we are, as before said in very good and conavenienit rooms. This house ant the Charleston are nsow the prominent Ilntel. of thi city, a'nda between them is said to be a pretty warn spirit of rivalry, at! the better for their customers. A this time, (Sunday nighat) they are both toll to over flowing. Whtere to-morrow 'sarrivats are to be quarter ed passes our ken. The Cottmittee of receptiion wvil diathiless see to it that all are wvell cared feor. Thiu committee may he found at all times dusring thae weel at U.arket lHa:l. wvhere De'legates are invited to ga immediately upon their arrival, to recister their name, itt the Cainventation books. Thte ge'ntlemoen of thi: Camnmittee evinace an unnafy-rated dtesire to sue ever) once prop -rly acc.dataaed. it is ea pected at siimi fifteen hutnd reid or two thactiund Delegates, fraim tha Seamhelrnt States generally, will he in attenancaae. This morning we visited the new Romani Caahalia Cathaedral an Broad street, witha the expecatation o hearinig Archahisahop lIcoane-. Bitt thec day lbeing Paln Sundtaay, legthenedl cerema'me.s andi obaservances occo peied so great a part of services, that we left withoul etijoyinig that riatisfaction. The hbuildinig is one or the must imp sing it the United States-in fact, it is con. ,idered lay m-iny a rival of some of the old-world cele blrities of 1 s kind. 'ThIis afternoon't we rode around the battery and en joyedl fur a short time a refreshing sa'abreeze. And now,-Suanday night. 9, o'clock-we clase te first part eaf our epistle, with theo hope of adding something else to it to-morrow aught. MIONDAY Evgaran. The first day's meeting of the Caomercial Cotnven tion is aever, and to the surprise of many, conisidering the size of thec assemblage, every thing passed fil smoothly anda well. It haad been agreed upon byitlae Soiuth Carolina delegation, which met early, ta Pit fairward Daewaoa ef Georgia for Presiadent of the Con-i vemai'an. Acecordingly, the hody hav ing been called to order by hiis graceful atnd handsome lonor, M~ayor Hltrrcutasos,andl a well composed prayer hiaving been read by thec Rev.3Mr. IIANcKEL, Mr . Taaauo.aa, the ChIairmnan oef outr dlelegatlitn, proposedl the Hlonora ble Getirgiant's name for that position. Mlr. D~Awo at first dechined, but upon its being afte'rwarads aargedl upotn him by thle uinanimouts report of a acommittee, lie accepted. Various Vice Presidenits were appcinttead, the first of themt ini rank being the now celebrated Lientienant MII v. Thec President is a very senasible nian and a right efflu'iive spenker. Before taking his seat, tie delivered htimself of a very fair speech, ad. vertiing to the difierentt topics wichl might property cacme before the Ca'nventiont. When it is observed itat our htonorable Presida'et's remarks took extremely well, despite the tibe'rty of speech with which he con rerted the words " far" into " faire" anad " oince"~ into "anoist," ani ideca may be feormed of the force of hsis coummoni sense. ie was applauded aspain and again during hils address. atnd is evidetntly a favorite with the body over which lie presides. After he had finish' tad, leasuoon 3MAt.aT was called Ott toi take Ihis ,eat as first Vice President, whbich he did amid a rotund of applansse. Wtt.aaoT G. Dr.sswssuaax. was appoinited chief Secretary, atnd the Convenition was thens reaady fair ate traansctiona of business. Tie first thintg adone was thte formation of a grand ',mmusittee for thec preparation of buieiness for thae body, tra. Thias was effectedl by a selectiona of three from acht State lay the deleguation aif that State, makintg, dl together, a laerge atnd highly respectable c'omnmittee, tiiold Ice tedi'eus to write oflf thsir names; so we efer alt enqusirinag mindas to the city papers, whose e-parters wvill dloubtless give every thcing ina sufficient eta it. A genatlemana from MIisissippi oflered a resolaitioan putt the ssubjec't of providing hoeme schaool-hooks anal chl-mulrasters, tee which hse maade a very well-woerde'd pecch, harriing a slight tendenacy to the stytegrandhiho ineint. 3Mr. TaentoLMs, of or drlegation, alsos offeredl severtal resoltutisons, hauvinig in viewv a readucations of dii ies on Rtail blad irain, direc~t traute, a-c. A geantleman fraom Virgintia prescet some paper raom ahe Central .Southaern ltight. Associattiona of that tate. Alt of thsese matters having bceen thrown into thie aopper of sthe General Consunitee, the Conrventiona ad' imrned foir the day, after an agreeabte session aof four raurs. rThe Ilules oaf the House of lRepresentatives f te Conagress tof the Unitedl States, were aadopted the Rules of thte body, so far as thcey might he ap licaible. We omitted to state that the Convention sits in the 'hteatre, the Delegates oaccupying thse pit and hower uxes, the laidies the dtress circle, atnd the newvspaper 'porters sthe urchestral seats. G;overnotr 3MANsINo graced tae day with Isis pere-' nece. anal wvas se'atedt upon the stage in rear of the residleat's chsair, as was atlso Jatage W.ran.Aw aed Many bright-eyed' ladies were present, and in com pliance with a good-humored' soggeuison-of the Presi dent, whispered so soft and low as to distu rb. no one t- Althou$ in a great harry to wind up this telegraphic n scrawl, so as I) get into the mail this evening time a enongh to secure it a paissnge towards its destination it by to-morrow's ears. t mnst yet tale time to say a word or two about the- Charleston people. They are o if any thfinr,. more kind and coniinr than I ever knew a them. A pleasant sinle and a cordial shake of the it hand is extended towards every gentlemanly stranger and a very earnest feeling is manifested that every e thing connected with the present occasihn should pass n off pleasantly. The banquet, the hall. the excursion n &c., are yet to come of. The ball alone-it is said, T will cost over-ten thousund dollars. t Islielitake an occasionarnote for the balance of . my stay, and probably make use of them-in our nex a number. e N. B.-The Press is represented here very folly. And we have formed the acquaintance of some-very a @lever fellows among themt We have called at sever . of the City Offices andi!la-ve been greeted by onr a brethren as cordially as we conld desire. We hereby return our thanks for their politeness, and hope some d'ay to return it. The Great Race. y Tna much-talked-of race at New Orleans-twenty thousand dollars being the sum of the stakes-was won easily by " Lexington," the Kentucky horse. "Highlander," lately sold by Mr. Piton of this State, g was beaten badly. Wake up Kitty-I scratch you wid a briar r It's hard to find a cuter chap than this mat Prior. --- e--- - y Corn at Chatanocga, Tennessee. Wrare glad to see that corn is falling in tpper I Georgia. At Chataniooga, it is now selling at sixty i cents per bushel. The supply on hand is supposed to be much more considerable than the apprehensions of the needy at first led them to reckon upon. Wheat e atd oats will be coming on in a conple of months, and) abundance % ill again prevail. We have no idea r.ow that corn will remain much longer at 75 cents. TABF.t'S ADDIESS AT GREENWooD.-The great Calhoun Monument meeitigiat Greenwood, . otn Friday la.t, passed off we believe to the full I e salisfaction of every one of the large and brilli- I ant coneonrse present on the occs-ioin, from the feast of reason on the bena. to the flow of %otl around the pie.nie tables. The yountg orator of' . the day achieved a c;oipilete triumph. one as frnutLht with gratiitit to hitself tind friends as of delight to his intelligent audience; his ,spceeh was ably writt en, and delivered in a style the naturli orator alone is capable o.- The , qunlitications of the statesman were presentad with a cogency of argunent and illustrated from history, and fromt the life of the illtnst rious states nian of the South, with asn appropriateness and rfelicity we have never seen surpassed. I At inore than oise stage of the address nany a r gentle head, and somne strong ones tot, were I Lent to coneal utibidden tears. The ladies. on t. a whose accstnt Mr. Tabter more especially made t this nible effort,are delighted beyosd expression, f and never in Abbeville before hias ain orator so f young stood before so brilliant an array if intel. I ligence and beaniy. No fulsone adulations mar . red the propriety of the fet-sion, but it seemied to please every otte to think that Mr. Taber had I found a welcome. and aehieveed a trisnmph in our r midst which visibly cheered him :ter the severe reverses lie hats ex'eeirienced tt the hands of bit- f ter enemies. hIis address will shortly a ppe-ar in I pamphlet furin. [Abbeville Banner. t TtE AnnUsTA BitlDGE CAsE-The Charles- ., -ton Ceourier ofC the 7th inst., says:-'The Unsited a ' State's Circutit Cosurt for Sont h Carolinta Dist riet, t. r djourtned yesterday. 'lThe Ceturt hats been cit. F ea ged for the last three days in hecaring the ar. a ginenit tupon a msotiont for ans intjunc.ietn itt the rcase of the City Cotnteil oef Antgusta, Geocrgvia,. ,tersus Jamies Joneits anid Joseph J. Keitnedy, citi- ~ I zens ofSonth Carechnta. The prauyer was for a f writ of inijunctions to enijoini ie restrasin the dle fetndanits front demaundinig toll of personts cross. h insg the bridge betweens Augusta, Gau., anid Hamtr burg, S. C. 2 fihce motion was ztbly argued by Mr. Petigru anid ColI. Miller, of Georgis, ott.t lie part, of the e complainamttusand .by M r.*lemmtiinger anid Mr. T B3auskett for the defenidantts, befure his Honluior fe Judge Gilchsrist.p Thle ease is an important onse, itnlvintg manny a" Inice poinits esf law, the Ceort therefore takes e timei before reniderinig its judgmnent. c Mtt.E, April 7. Ex-Presidenit Filmonre was recieveed at Moibile ott Fridlay with great enthtusiaismu. A cnvciy oif fu steamtters mset himt, antd ont landinig lie was escier- q, ted by ai large msilitary anid civil ptroc.eesi to p the City Square, where lie was addhressed by the nm 'cayour, to whom lie respejsihd iin a speech oef de sce lensgth. which was liendly -chetere-d. Ex- re Secretairy Ketncedy also spoke.. TChc assemi. a blage presetit wats very large. Mr. Filhore is tic leave .Mobile otn Tn'sdutv, andss will stop lit the isntermiediate points on Iss route. IT 5s said that the hicst mail from Euircpe Ibrosught to P'residenst Pierce the resignattetin eel" IMr. Dantiel, LI. S. Charge to ITirint, anid thazt M1r.te D). is expr-eted by ass early steamner to arrive in this country niod restnmie hisi vocationu in the el ediitorshiip of the Richtinatnd Examniiner. gi JAMES F. LAMtBEP.TH, a young man abotnt 20 years of rge. was fosund dead itn hsis betd, ins this plaece, ott the morning osf the 3d inst. lie rutir edcc the nigs.ht befocre itn hsis tnanal health. His suddeni demise itt noct traceabsle to anty knotwnt causce.--Res Sonilserncer, 6th ist. ITER att.E STont.V.-A poirtiotn of Coffee on ty, TIenniessee, was visited Iby a terribsle stourm of winid aund raiin last week. lit the tieighbhor hood sif TJul lahoma anid Normanidy, the houitse ovtenipied byv Mrs. and Miss 8tones was blown down anud b'oth hIie inmcates killed. A genst e tian, ns:nned Ba~rtton had Isis ebild blowtn itsoc lie fire,he siiatchevd it out, and himself acid famnily had Ibarely t imie to eutenpe fromu the boense whle-i it was b'lownt to pieces. The wind was ao hi!!h that it, swepIt away all the tiniber, hicanses. fences, stocks, birds anrd squiirrels in its way. The msaint - hbodv of the winid was freit a half tos twoe mtiles its width :snd the woods thironigh whieb it, pia.,ed is now redneed to one vast plaici. pre KiLL.ED flT A PANTHan.--The body of a negro girl, beloniging to Ccol. McNtely, oif this ciutyst. who had wanudered intoe thie wottds somse distancei fromu the hosuse, wais fistnud a few dayvs ago, alnost devoustred by somne w ild antimatl. Th~e tracks and signs areeuntd where '.he ody was foccund, seem~ed tic be coinlusive thiat shte had beein eiutrhct anud killed by a panther.-Marianta (VIn.) Whtig. 7th COMM E RCIA L, Correispoadence of the Advertiser. 11A M BI?'lW, A pril 8. El Cor-ron.-Our Market exhbited a deidedly dullC~ and drooping apearance at the clcs'e or sct week.at Thue unfavorable advices that have be-en rec-ivedl from out- princile domnestie Markets, as well as El Eutrtope, this we-ek leave eancst-d a reductiont in Isriets of a full i centi on thtese tef the pireviouts week.-4 1'There hsas beetn a fair we-ek's buisineess dine within the ranige of (cur quotationis, whic-h is to somse ex- Chi tenit anmintal, froma 7 to *49 eta. TIhe de-cre-ase ins the recetipsts of Cotton at all the teri Pisrts, ceimtpairedl w~ith last yeacr, is 59t6,:i26 Bale. Bagging aned Rope. npears tic be ending~ upward g ini price in the Ports ; there is, however, ino dlenun i its vet w-iti uls ter tltese sutieles. 1). Public Invitation. h TilE Public are respietfuilly iniviti-d toe witnes the the laying ofi theu Corner Stonie of the Ode1 Fel!iews &Ro Ma-.sonsic linil, att Eudgetield C. II., e'n the 21st A pril Sah inst., at which'timce there will bess Procsioa, fuil Orattioula nd Pic-Nic. The L-stles isre particularly requeste~d to attend- to andI those wvho are dis'posced tes make cointribuetiens will plesase st-itd thenm in to the undersigned Co sitt-e to of Arrangem-ets, hby 10Oc'clock, A. M., as the Pro- p. ession will metre prtecisehy at 12 ochoek, M. G. A. AIMSON, j G. D). TILLMAN, - LEWIS4 .ONES, |A. .1. MATIlls, A. ShIMKlNS, I.10lIN 'OLAN, W. Fc. DEIRISOE, I.I0SI-PII .\htNEY, J G. S. MIcNhJIL. A. RA~lSEY. E Apriln 13 le1 2, ,1, by~ HYNENIAL. MARRIED, 0n the I1th instant, by the Rev.J. F. Peterson, Mr. TTRA JEssas to Miss SusaX VXt-! tON, all ol this .Dib-trce. OBITUARY. Frrom the South Weestern Baptist. DEATH OF-3ET. WIIJJAM B. LLOYD. DxAI BagriaEN: It becomes my painful duty, t; communicate toe the readers of the " Baptist," and tlhe' suierpmu rriends and neqsunisitances of the decea-ed, the mel ichuly intelligence, that the ltev. Wi. S, Tiv s no inure'. lie died suddensly st.MIt. Alyigs,.M14pnt gpFomiery county, on Sabbith uorning hist, the 12tis inst., in the 44th yeir of his nge. The subject of this notice was born in Myile Ant ty. N. C., on the 27th Febriary, 18i . 'Whs hio Iarents lie removed in early lite-to -the Stiof - iouth Caro'ina..and- settled -in Edgetield' lie became the subjeet of early .religious impres lions, and when about 18 or .19 years or age, he )rofessed to fild faithin Christ, and was baptlzsed situ the fellowship of the Japtast Church. He en-. ered upon the service of his divine Masti r Itfs nuh zeal and love, and felt, eurly.itn.' o~si hA t was his diuty to preach -the Gospiel i.pillilais ng gifts and fervent zeal in the cause of ire on attracted the attention of his brethren. e ubject of his call to the ministry ntud hetwesi lingly, on the 16th March, 1833, liensedi NY' h. 'lhurch at Big Stevens' Creek (called IaV''sl. .hurch,) in Edgetield Distriet, to eaeyeieshise b fts a preaching the word and exhortation. Elder'Llooyd's education, up to the time fie iar profe.si*it 4,f Religion, had been limited t th ortunity the cotuntry aronund hissm then affiorded'; aid it was thought alvisable by his brethren, thys le should pursue a course of studies preparatory to u tile work of the ministry. Yieldingge theiriad ice, lie accordingly eiteret the urmaninstituteS.. ., ad received his Theolgical training under thas xcelient und pieious man, Dr. J esse lartwell. -.fji iot known to the writer, how long our brother re inaiied at the Furian lIstitute, but, we have fre-, uently heard im speak of his conntetiosn with. that, natitution, and of tie opportunities the students.en syel while pursuiig the.r studies there ; not the east of which was, that they were permitted every inbbath to) go out two together and engage-in Ali-tir ivorite employnent of prechiing Chriss to the in inab.tints of the surrounding neighborhood.-. After lie left the Iustitution, Elder LloA was alled to ordination by tile Stevens Creek C ugreh, vbere lie held his membership. The Pratsly hat examined Isis qual.fications, .and setsiiisaPWt is the work of the hini-try was compse t dLowing ministers: J. I. T. Kilpatriki hey, L. Brooks and Rtobert Csarson; lis "!o ' ios certificate bears date July 18, 18*35. Fro ime uitil his reisival to Alabama, Elder sntinued to preach tot the Churches in' E.gelit Id histrier. and the surrounding countrywish great cal and entire aceiptance. o iii. removal to this State occurred in 1844, when e settled near Tuskegee, in M'nen cosnhity. i le was ;r several years the pastor of the TusiegeCharehj le subsequently msoved about twelve miles West' f Tuskegee. and settled near the Cubahahehe hurch, at which Church he held his iemnbersship, nil in the neighborhood of which he contine,: to. msite to the close or his life. The circumstances connected with the. desit-of ur lamented brother are of a peculiary soletin1 ansI uspressive character. lie had for several years' revioui to his death suffered much fronm ehronie - hesimatiss. and nore recently from disesase of the cart. Fromis the nature. of his disease, he was ne0 ioiiished of the uncertainty 'if Isis life. asnd-j his unsily and intimate friestasa, h'e frequtentfy-poke'tf eath with lite uttio.,t conilnure.I Ile.wt.uld somr men remark, that - ie wished ti dient tbe.pnsat.f uty, and if he could be allowed sis choice.heAwa4d rter to die in a revival of religion. His faiily ud friensds hatd distInetly. nmirkesf his-prpigress-i' ie dlivinse life for s..nie time before Isis sudden ,de urture. lie wvou:d talk much of death, of henyene, sid of -lesus. 1 Osi Saturday mourning. the 11th inst., lie comuplain a of feelintg sonmewhsat unwell. It'irs his~eeting sy at .+tsioch (Mlt. Meigs) abot. 18 'inileillisflnt omi Isis residence. Hie hiopedl that lie would be ikl- ts gs anid till his ap~pointmeant. and aecordingly s-ct ut, and reached thle chlurch at the. usual sur. lie preached eat Saturday, as we hsaie beens fatshed by thitse present, with mosire than srnditinry ail aid poiwer. lie made -nine cesaplaini sifter 'enching~ of feeling palpitutioa'at thse heart. That rening he tosok mnediemne, and rested. tolerably well. lie text day (Sabhnsth) he'fektwellrund wss~uain undl at his pot. The dasy being pleas';at ansd-his --- .pulasrity as a preneher, hadas drawn taut an uniusu ty inrgeescongregaitioan tos hea.r hiai preach. lle a- : siedh the sncred ades-k, perfosrmsed the utsual mira - s..isary services, anid thsen ore'se sa~hmanly and ann 'tnced his text as folows : " And this gospel of e kingdum s-hall be preached in all the world r a witness uinto all nations ; and then shall the d come," s1latt. t!-: 14. ]le had beenss peaking r atbout ten rsinautes ini hijausuatl ferventr ansd else s nt style, wii-n ste summiaions oaf lI)enth cane, lie ign atrrow hail pierced hiis heanrt. hsis counte muehsuddnly chlaniged, anid lie genaally sunsak sn"in:. the plpit, andl by the tinmelhis b'rethsren nahehsim, thse-vitsal sapark 'hal fled, lie felliike fdthtful zsentiunel'ia i ATn ir ns rosrr. I liisamortal remsainis were followed ta. the tomb otn iresdsay mosrnsing hy a largt.e oncosurse tof mnournsing enids ad chrisian brethirent, andt by the .sio sta.rnity sanda interredl ini the graveyardi af the New ibaltmraehsee Chsurch, there to await thle resuirree ta Trump. Our dear brother hsas left an afflicted4 dl herenvedh wi.hsow and thsree fatherheiss eciuldren msourn hsis irreparnble loss. May Gtsdi-ustun ai mnfurt thetm an this the day of thieir calaisity. - W'e sec this sketch wviths thet apparopriate linies of 1at nmery, the deeensed's faitorite ptort: " Servanst of Gotd, well doun: heest froma shy lovt-d emsplty:I The battle Iiuclht, the. v~etury won, Enter thy Ma-ter's jaoy. The voie at midday came lIhe started up tao hienr; sAsmortat arroiw piered Isis frame; -- lie fell, but felt no fesar. Tranquil amnid alsarmus, It fiound hons tin the field; A veterani fighting with his arms, Bleneathi hiss red-cros ahield. Soh.lier of Christ, well adone: Praise b-- shy new cemploys: Anud. wvhile eternal naes run,. lRest in thy Saviour's josy." A. T. M. ITANDEY. Religious Notice. Mra. Entrrstn:-By I)ivimi~ permnission I will acht at the faslowinig places on the fasllowing days, At Salemn Church, sin Monday 1st May, - Stadis "~ oni Tuesday 2d " "Lexingtons on Wednesday 3d May, '~ Cloud's Creek, on Thiurasday 4th" " Bethll on Friday 5th " "M t. Ebal, on Saturday anud Sunday, 6th and May. .IA$. F. PETERSON. Religious Notice. rsnEEE will be a tncetinsg of the Ministers-' &; nconis' Consferenace of the Second Division of the g~etiehld Baptist Assosciatioin held at Chaesntut Ilil utrch, ont Friday before the 5th Sabbath in A pril, 1 o'clock. - ar~uoductosry Sermnsn by Elder B. F. CoaL.Er, er -hos TRAPP, Alterniate. it subject oaf discussion,-" The'eause of the sad lenasiona ft Rleligion. d.-" Relative duties of the Preachier to tho ct rdial invitattion is hereby extended to Minis. ng Brethren, ands alil others, to attend the Meet, for the promnotion of Ba othterly union in the trehes, &c. ROB1T. lBYA N, Sr., Clerk, Religious Notice, 'nE Union Meetinig of te Fosarth Diviesion o Edgehield Haptist Associatioti, will convene at Mounit L.ebnsnt Church, nine tmiles, by Ph.-ik d1, from I lam~burg, oat Friday before the fifth bath in April. We htope the mee-ting'aill be Srepresenated by Delegates from all the Churchtes, r'e athhs aficetionsately intvite Ministering Brcthrent tentd. - rothter G. Hi. CLitE', of Georgia, -is appointed reach the initrodunctory Sermon, and Brother 8, i ezs. his A lternatte. J. G. DAGNELTA Ct.ERK. Fans, Pans. [TST receivedl a large and varied assdrtment of FANS, of beautiful stules,-foir false vety cheap J. A. GURLEY. m-il 1 tf 19.