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Division of Edgefield,-No. L Bur the anti-di. -ionits say tiat sinall D is K.uts promote plartizanship inl itigationl to sutch ':n extenlt as to prevenII justiee becing.,:alinlister ed-that in tie hmali District, every citizeni be es wirrmly eulisted fur the success of one or tim o:her ot the p:trties to a suil-that jurors ald wi: neshes are thus inifected with the geniral -.r./h/ic-,anid i;Ale uniit to sit in judgnent or to _Ive Ictimllony at a trial between their neiigh Lors. Tisi IhjTetion is either very idle, or my Z:d in behndf it sm:ll Distriets, will not periit ,I to ierceive its force. (lot of the litgation that occurs in aniv comi Pluni!, is not of a ebaracter to excite lilch y lic coneern, yet I imut admiit, that there is snore or less partizatship atouied by every im ra oi: caue, whether it le litigated in a large, o in a small District. Perhaps witiesses als a 1 --ier.i rale alays tin strongly toward the p..rty fr wiha tn t'ter are sworit, :nd soietiie" a V wili untonseiil-siv, or de-ignedly lie bias eji ia' otiher initences. tint tie lIa IHia evid e . but ibi-, i., as lilh the cise iin a l ae 's it is ill a .mll Diric ikt tiheg ly dilTerenice baeibt'e thit parti;::n hip i, more 7ej* - in a siall Ii trict. It is desirable that soiethin - of a parti Z:!n feelin sh i "I attend lite trial of every im pJr::mt e:se : law. ITmh in mneh more likl y to be di-covered anid tlid.:al justcei htinore npt to ble aw idd y V::e jury., under( hig_'h ex eitemn t' th::n ui; te ,e ll. il .ne ri gn' in the commuinit. The LePita:r neer speak s so e'quttl or ves I" crreety I us 1111 ciing OCcas.ionitd o wili the inror, w ho i. but a to ap-rary, or local Lei.laior, selected by , toP (e: ,i: t th.w particabar case before: :im. The jury is ite "Cit:ry" whieb must sur wa'w.r or no', and ha. the law shall be nlie to ewve: ctien. lie iih:itAtts o thie v-!ioe :te i;t:.y mt !:-- la'as, but :he el e of wur own Judi(1ciad Okitriet, mus1It applteml to u, or Yuard us inst tile enforceiment o1f a tI~l d ia_. l: k:ee o ur pee vrs :nt i Ighrs a're prtiea:ly, oir onlyhI Leih-tors a. Iat, and tI werv arianiz.:iwn of a Jury. woild sem to re lire M i rt izan.hip s l i ter into its defhierat tins :nai ;etioni. This iuiit be so,el-e whyarte noe btw , nezi-:halrs o' the liliiiants plItcaed on! the Jury, or why is awin imi,, required, b 1fre a veriit cal a i:ide up1) , Where jo. rrs a:re acain:iteI with tilhe sub ject-miatter in dispute. as we!I as witi the chairacer, rlattions and preeious haisory of the litigants aitd their wvitnevss, soei of the p:mel are sure to take des most ze:lon-'. but the nn":teinik prInci p'!e protees litil:rti's against the prejudice, bias r pa:rtizanship of ont. or several jurors, be cause , every' membert~l of the panel miust con'Cent to the veriet, 'whiei I :dw::y, ie th e reilt of in tUal dleIatiaon :iin! twe'_ tilte!. Some soit of a vewliet mut he b n t t, and the iecessity of oll arein to it, :aies a..ch juror li-ten to ar-:nInts ' ra'sasoi aid ju'tie. F1rom the two lac.-, 1!t. that a jry of onk-'e elihbors only van pa04 uponl his en-v. and 2d. thait the whole iry iilut a--ent to the verdiet, it nust be dMY&ed :: the Jury shall use ait the tral thtir m i k-ino- .led iiOf the IArints, Wit n rel:nd :raater. in digoe. t hat they may lithte b rIv. "a true V'eidiet -;ie, according to the evidence," at t re -W'aolti d10o. They are required t, !,o ":eordin to tie evilence" it is true. but their pre ious knowledgeo of every per son and evervthing involaed ini tile ease, enables tihei to weilh ti: e% iience more correctly aiid to ap'y the law 'more proper~y than strangters coulda'. * W w t iiiteirs who 'feel ai intere.t in thca-e they ar 'e tieyng--who It!ow" the liarties tht:re suing. tie 'a n iee thalt aure test ifying, upon, ithe. ~ vr i. aswell ats the efc of tile 'erda - upon !iai ivi duna/lttts, or soc'ietya at 1::rge'. A. ii' v anif bjar-, m.,/ a;f s: ranigers, ha:s been a h: ma a freedtti with the! Amiierie::ts and EnV i-h. Cior iai moeiacomprehlensivelyIr, with the wia' a :'i-.xo ratIi/Ce. ever sinlce the days oh' kie li!d The me...-t boaisted featutre of' -elf' tr*'i:i'a onte's peers, or "kindred" - . 0 m ::!!'::Ilre. Theimemoi it: 0ml.~. Hu rs an ith-i' oI i .nid waas tat let the apeopl prern'l s n.. toapeveca thet r::ines andll disoir a'. wich uner' Iire1v:.iaed in the Rahnl. Th i :li:::nt of every Tithinig or Towr, dwelt to * he a1~ were .I r'is ar tree ridglaes to the 'ia;: ao the ' od beh 'i aior of' eniet othetr;:md/t ifaaav ::.. in cn'iaed ti' thleiil diti ; -v'ea /1a~ to ~ae lihe ttender~il fort'h eend. An t .eefor :intlyan mant as~a 'ar 'ai tV a a- n 1 Igh 1'id above (fo airtd ys, tta.i"ae.. t The ittidre ad coIiiang.I mny LI''wa i i la y orlii n t ed t aind hlad iti rts, Ri.ii.,. c. toi p1' ern cai:et. I: Wvtry un io'a .''ar, ''i-- t oll' i ,i ier o CIrotina. tit e o unii ty t I eaee v-etuir. itiilandred iI:ad rTow cIn. a ei a times' 'ae::ehtilil Cauty maotl ede ndeapplirit ow I w bit t ai lee2a Iaslr or urt jud lledt a* ''re t en'ti/ r C htm':ia - C riiinheb di'used (al ..: ter ' i tipr.mt m::th~e tht i:troee oh' he Cou:::-a . Thl us' wene.L, la'. aerk t ws ml* eiinin or a e:i-a.~ had11 i lt.' be id the eople of the' w :wiui'm:.tt,' o:r oier words~~i!. tO the outir. telunible awh County Seatd tos te inc'u ment.C r 'to ti. haeience. t 1i w a however, whoii Conan-,I eihe to 1itry ah tiitlt candi to tll upon itI' a i ald, or ti'd:O :iys ther 4imor-'i h:mieta .:nIC'i benee a'trote jthaeli ractii. the apin Swe:::v-ior or Ithvirty-ix 'aber , C letd bye .br LIeI, w. upo . o t~la -ah oul a dCi hequr til'-a wa' en thia eautr and irOii'a ernia'al' Thed' Coal / t..s aI t t,t i per ulr:d the, ile of . botr jue iaair : i i e L,:;dlwer s'ityled "' com;:ur t::r."jl ~. hee aI heyj a i aa.dcihe per nlge 1'itat I'a ci e r'a'-in a ciil acton th p ;ei' oifacoanparr.oVtied''lai inaccord~iiingi tot tne bnatr col t eb::r0e I'd oteru lc ircu tnees bu!Lti sfa I'nda w ho caa u d nilol~t tindea/'lr /wle hsolinerna i~nong i's h eiu1/rirs ; p-ieislf' wh would lwaa t..t ther eieved thim taob be~ i~ocet' of eunlir !ai oto. ii e a uaet tw le tme. tho o;na at wii onIla id substi: jt h'i'jl alla- a itt befo'trt heCas conh wareia judiment liansta 'te de-tii .f : tt ii T::erefor.' ino tirdict t'a'a't e lligen 'a'. etltite tslie, ut1l ' a least ptwel cmp urega la nirlIa a' tw ll al of h m i a ree, t ne a y orin1ui rad. p tde" n fro it wea derahiveCi our'anum r f w ae ' juymn ast wn~ll pasaaJ' thearncipe f their an Im' . 'I isl 'bti us ' tahiit fniku pied I I te prcee Ce th mim that iithe best 'a.iar aee ofevr tn.'XI;al 'abedience tt til era~anet . 'ia'' tobei srogin thoe oWnget < h' i : i' wa Ir,": b h u 'tiidefore h simprs - ltors a auu!ilbe reiaents of thei ciigeuin~u rAit aee ofa the. de:enalIi n'' vs laideand fom pte:. a o eiiala th probiii ilty o f ai hu' tistx eup:tra" oh ta progress of unieI. thse zu l c I only 'a i-o tiaial ye wor juhri iitt neve rtheless hil whol thory aa to cmen from te nt (e e ti low aTrilial eo itnocac if feon tI o cl lewnge twrontyiurrs ithou e'me a~na an in~t:.ite.' number, wit hi ca e. I j ird towith a. Nhat all osfathi ui, alle. fo 'k.prps ofi' li'aing th le defendu'alint Iet ''bCbaruat ' , wh a', d'ecl'ae iighis i tr' o the ir~nm S!ire," where the land lies or where the crinmes were committed-that " no freeman shall be taken. or impri.soned or disseized or outlawed, or batikhed, or any ways destroyed unless by the legal judgment of his peers." and that no ai anents shall be :sss-,ed, but by the oath of honest mien of the nepigborhoodl." These CaIrdinal principles of Engliah law have been allirmed mid re-alirmed upwards of thirty times l1V tle Kinges, Lords and Conmnons of Great liritain. Tlie Englihi people have governed themiskelves in tii.; way for more than sixl hin dred years. Only two or their Kiinp. hiave dared to prevent the pleopLle from beinig judged by their niighbors-Charles I, and Jaies ll,-both of whom felt the vengeance of their injured sub jects, the tine by hoiig is head, and the otier h t-iniig deprived of his crown. One of the chief ,rievances complaiied of in the " Petihion of' Rights" w:s that Charles, instead of allow ini all his suiblject to be tried by their peers of the vicien m in the County Courts, appointed speciad Commissioners to hold Courts of " mar ti I I iw, at unusual places, at uniu'sualil times, by which mamv inno-ent perso:rs sulii-red, and the rgilty f:.vo'rites of the tIr.annical King escaped. The 'sine compi nt was made agaiiist James I, in the " Bill of Rights," which asserts that "jurors oiiht to be duly empaniled and re tur neid'-thliat Conmmissions f1r holding Courts slioh not he is'.ucd. and that every one should be resoiinsible to the law. If we quit Eniiiiad :i cime to Aimerica, tl:e s:-me Aiilo-Saxon d.:.t rmination to be governed by onie's neigchbr-s is pereetiible every where. " For tran-porting us bevond seas to be tried," is one of the twer. tv-seveln causes, or justitie:tions asigned by the eehi ration of Independence, for separatingr irom Great Biitain. At the adoption of our FederaConstiuti on, the peoile of tIhe States Were So Jealous ot the rightit to be judged by their nekihbors, that Iley' reqired 1n mend iitenit to be :inoed in these worth,: - In all erimi Ind proveenti-, the accused shall enjoy the riight to a siedy and public trial by an impari al Jnry of the Stte and District wherein the crime Shall have been conunitted, which District huall have been prcriously ascertained by law." This alipies only to trials for' crimes, but we init not l.forget ihat criminal trials ire the n'st imolirtant that ever ocir. and that the inanier in which they are conducted i. the stauidard. or me:suire of liberty in every country as Dr. Leiber liappily rentiarks. Ii France. most. trials ( eeur at P;.:is ini Austria theY take phi.e at Vijn .a. and how much freedom is there in eilier ofl thoe empires! Ili Etgltand and America, the only free countries under the sun, eriminals are triel atm hom, if I may use the express.ionl. By fu r the mo,.t itmportant of' our civil actions .1ie tried at lime a1lso. Indeed al! local and real actioins, or such as concern tie title to land, T'reliass juere cluauim jmt it, w:ste, iiuisaices, disturbance of the right of way, olstruelion. 01 diversion of water coirss, iand ever similar e tion must be tried in the Diktrict where the :uid lies, or the incorpor.d liereditmient exists. The lw which reqniires this is to be found inl tle ,,reat English Charter. and it has been adipt ed v every Siate ini our Uimi, eilier as a cOMii ttimionai or siat tory regulation. It k tie'refiie, oiv trans.'?r actions. or such as have but lit tle bearinir upton the libertv of the citizei thia canii be triedi by strangers in any Di6trict where the defenlant niy be found. Some few ohf the States will not sutler any kind of an action to be brotiht against a citizen out of his iDistrict. Now parti izanship Can :tfeet the adimini-tration of justice only through ti jary and witnesses who ::s a gemneral rule muut co me t'rom the "iniorhood" Lit. the litiganrts aiccoiriir to all A miericain anid Ei::lish ha v. -Oiur people dem:mdi that their juiro rs ;ad witneicses shahl noiit oinly b wetl :cqiiuited with the litigants and thme e-unmt of action, but that they shu:ul tlso moutually knowv each othier. Good chirouc!cr is Itius tp. precited among jurors, parties and wit nesses all of whom constantly strive to lie tinder the tongue of goid report even as citizens. Thcre ore large Dlistriets 5ho~uld be reduced for the purpose of hainig inone but neighbhors, if piossi ble, to :ict as J urors or witnesc5ew, who, whet hei tey be ipartizanms or ntot, mu-t ciime froni thvicinuagem to suit Anuglo-Saixoni notion,. of the right way to :nuinister just ice. I darei to say that maniy unrighteous verdicts have been ren dered in Edtretield becaiu-e thme Jurors, piartie., ad witnesses were entirely, oir in a measure sr:ng.rs to eamch other. Itf partiz.anshmip lmits1 nec':s: rily at tend' the l itigautio n of a srn-dl Dis taet siiir beca use the peopule are all utuahll acqn1aimted' with eacti oilher, with the cau'e o actiin, :ail with the litiganits theimselves, whi' we hauve seeii that thie Amterictmus de..ire this v, ry piartizainihp at which thle anti-diviinits atl.ee ,.uchl halv hornro:---thai~t our anmcest ors ha~ve sought it. :md I-oti'ht fir it more thain six centuries What mea'uitr boaisted St ate right ts :ind inusti tutiiini', liical self Lgovernimeiit bitt the' privilege of iiavinugsinnl )is:rnet s withI our neinhbor.a : LegiJators, Jurors or winesses; for ~or againsi Biy " neighbors" I do not mean those persoiu who live on adijoining pilanitat ionus to the litinits bt only such a'. dwell anywhecre within the s-:m icinage or District. A biiut two-uthnis of the meint ini each DI.,trict or County of an agriieuln r.d country ate tax paving freehiolders, or j ururs, andi as t here are aet lea-t 800 or 90 ni-i w.:1 small D ist rict, hiavinig, say the mniumii popula-h~ tion that I piropose (-1'0iJ.) so there must be 500, ori (i0 jurors ini such a IDi.-tirict. Court raurel3 bits lone t~han a single week in a smu:uhl Dis mict, whfich requires the rservice of' only auboiu 141 jurors in the course of a year, .id theref'ore it must be pilain. that several years elapse befe tle jury list can be exhausted even ini a ppl ion of' -4000. Moreover jurors arc selected b~ ciace, not by design, and tiley) are virtuall~ eboen imionths it' not y'ears bef'ore they are em-i panellhed. llence, on every jury, there are per has somel immitiedite' neig2hbors, SOmen strani'ers :ui some fast lruinds tio eiitier liarty iif a suit. But the urnaiy pin ciplc readers [rion iih reioship. or even "purtizanishp" tterl~ poweress to brinug in a verdict conutary to law, or eviidence, or justice. Still let us snpise thit pr tiashipi does ocea.io natly, or e'vei ncireqent I beget ai wrong' verdlict in smali hi ).tricts, how. easiy can the A mip'al Court uendi the case bauck for ia new trial. *One of' the heading objects in estalishinig an A ppieilaute tribuniul, is that it mnay ordcir a case to be tried by ainothuer jury. whn. ever oiie " Cotituittee of' the Comu'-ry" has de eied it augainist law or evidenice. Furthiermire he rum;u iiiglut be ebianigeid-t hat is itf a pairty canitot obtiinji jtuslice ini a patrittar Dist riet, owiig to theu prejudice, comubiniatis, oir parti zaihip existing tagainist luim there, let the cast be transferred anid tried in anu adjoining District as is doine ill manmy o'flthe States. Partiail wit iue'es canl hutve but little iniblienice withI an im purt il jury, espeltciallhy where all are ' iieighhtors, aid kniown to cacti otiher. It is but seldiim thuat a suitor ha~s mere than twLo enuemuies ont a jury, and lie c:uni ebatlhlnge tha~t ni utimi'r peremuptorily ii South Ca rolinat~, as was stated abhove. At impartial jury' eam thuerefiere he easily obtainied, or it' not the unanuuimuity priniciple or thbe A ppa Court or the ebuangu ot' wweu ill remedy it. -If smutll Districts do pronite paurtizanrshuip si as to prevent jiust ice tbeing alhoinistered iio liti intl ls, it seemsi ' to tie that we shouhI till join itni a pruyer for thue Lord to hauve mercy omi the in jmstice wih is done by partizaiishmip in the m uany smtulh District s oh' South Caroinma, and the 101 i Counties oh' every old set led Staite in ho Uniioin. It' t he doctrine be wetl founded, iiarvel hirw aniv j u-t ice what ever eann lie muhtiin ed i in 'Teiunmessee or' Virgi ni. I tiii Oi (It t iose who believe tht there is more partiz.ansluip mi the lit igat ioni of a large I)isriet, than there us i thtt of' ta smallh one. TLheC unmrelent ting 'etudu prouced by otlice seekters tumd by thle spimit of marhy so rife ini a hirge I )istrict f'requlenly vairray two exiited facetionms ont oppmouit e sidi's in a pe(tty law sut. I have attended Court tat imaniy latces, bitt it has necver beet n' yelt to behold tany whene else, either as maniy or as vioileint deunmn strations of' purt izn~t f'eelinmg amonug juirors, w titeu'wes or spiectators, tas I haive seenu tat Edlge. iitil Court Hium-e. Cas.es tire semit hick to E- efiehl for a new trial on coun'tut of' ti im-il proper('i finding ot time jury, quite as ofhten a they tre ini anmy small listrict of' South Caroli u. I ut admnit thaiit smalul IDIistrict s dIo occatsioin' ully idmee trio mucht partizanishtip, antd admnit thut nmeit her tihe unauiniiy piriinciphe of thme jury flue Appealt Court, mnir thme chanuige of renine can rrenedy it, I still conmtendi that thue evil thins coim p lui1 ot' is ntit hal' smi grieronms tis time nimi' burless injunries wyhich a large District sutffers Iby ..u.... ......r. Co-bye expennse. delay anid trouble of p.--cet'iv ol.viig Ole 1:-- -- 11V the turbulence of' oliCe hunilii.r, andt by its want of education, ctiterprise adl sociality. IIARPER. ARTHUR SIMKINS, EDITOR: EDGEFIELD, S. C. TiI3UlSDAY JUNE 1, 1854. Z Tiffs week and the ncxt our readers must ex cuse the ieagerness of our deLpar.unltt. We have to prepare for Court this week and at.end ipon it tile next. We would rather write a h.zenti leatders than prepare one lteport in Einifity, the jumbled materials for which are ini our other drawer. Another lect-1Iine Cotton Plants. 3irs. has.I has our thaiiuks for a SInlelidid beet sent hli her litll son (a e looking felw by tie way) and grown in her ga rdet this Spring. It is just about a natch for fie one we received last week. Mr. II A lj. N also sends fir our inspection a samile of voiie Gotio from tie fields of Mr. J.uitys ilAINS rott, for whom Mr. II. is manager. The talks be fore us averagce soie fifieeii incies in, length and Iexhibit several soquares. This looks rually promising. Home Made Ink. Wit are mch oliiged to CHt. R. T. PARtKs for tie two bottles of lome-nide ink lie has Fentt us. li the opinion of several skilfil petsmen. to w hum we have submiued its examtination, the article is a good oei. New Post Office. We are reqiuested to slate i hat a Post oiee has been estabilisled itt Norrisville, 1 .'fe ld Iei- trict, and that 13r. IN. A. Nuititis has len appointed l'ostnaster. Senator Butler. Tt Carolinian of' Tue-day says, " We were grati fied t) ineet our faidifil and esteemed Senator, Judge Sir.nit, here yesterday, louking well anid in fine spirits. Ile is on a brief visit to his home in Edgefieli. Destructive Hail Storm. Wiu leart ihat a few planntations oin Stephcn-s' Creek in Ibis Di!trict were vi-iied on Saturday la.-thy a very. severe hail-stormi. 31r. Tuios. B1. E:s was ithe principal snf'erer. Ilis entire rotton crop (a large tand flourisliig one) was nearly de-stroyed. We have seen a few remnntis of stAks froi his fields. They were not only strilpped of heaves, but tite very bark was beaten oil. AcknowledgOcement. Wx return our thanks to -Seiiator fltr.Eta and ' Iin. P. S. lltooes for various public documents, Awd other papers of interest. Progress of the Survey. W learn that Il-! Fingineers of the proposed ITani tbtrg &k Columtihia railrioad have arrived in llnburg. after five weeks labor. Tie-y ere to eave that place ti-day on the Furvey of ilth upper or iee route. It is thon:;ht thy n"ill pa-s mit near Sweet Water Meetinag liouye and oin in tIhe directioun of tie Ridge. Encoui aaing. Tit Greenville 1ainutinisrr says int WAan's Stage line from E:Igelieldto Depot is "the fiire runner of tie Ninety Six and Aiken llailroa1d, which will most certainly lie biilt, antd ought to be bnilt." Satisfied of course. Tit K explanation of thy " Columbia Tines." tin re ardl to its republhiato of the Lexingtton Te lvraph's - aid (Canm/ty,"' is just what n e expected andi en tirely satistfacitry. Heutired. Mr. B. L. IPosEr. hiihertii editor of .\bbeville Iale pendent Press, has diniolved his esiitorial cotnnexiot Iwith that paper. Ia his year of editorial life, 31r. P. Ihas said many spicy timigs ami written inaiiy sol articles, ie has prtoved himself a nmost capable etditor. WVe tust the sparkling character of the "Press may still be prerved. To the retiring edinr we extendl otur best wishes. Another Change. Jotts EARLiE BostLt arid n'n. 1I. riMMIstia have hecome edlitors of the "Carolina Xpiutn." CThe " Spar':n" has for some years occiph-d a hi huly res petable po..itioni amontg tie Newspapers of the State. We trust that its peset editors ns ill caLrry it nyp to a still pronder emhiience. T1hey have our most eordui welcome. Respectably Aged. T E last ttntabr of the *. icille Alouralainur" biriigs :bat paper to the close of its '.ith year. Frim the snhjinedi eutraet it w ill lie seen that our estueieed cttetporary is abut to turn to liine dressing in his od age: We hadl intendedi to have given our pat ronis a hiirth dayv'presenit. biy ,einglt tin~ iih- .'dunitainier diru-sed' itn tiew' garmuet. iini nse hitve lbeen iai'iiiiid in it receis t.g our order if t y p.. Ii ns ill, how ever, lie here, we hoipe, ibefo.re our nexti inne.:t then thet il ft.llw . n ill lave his uray I. iks iaeatly hidi, and look I iore gay th-ut anty oh' hi' young brthers. The M,,untainterc is now tinier exclletnt guidance. We anticipate for it a " rnhi a! tp.'" Finch of the Season. Wr:~ learn front vaioius <tniarte'rs that the crops in -our District are muightiliy crowdled by gra-s autd weeds. 1ad, that this should he so just at the periiod of hsr vesting small grain. The asmotunt of swveatinug, and soraping, and pulilitig, and geeing, and hawing, anid qutarrelig, tot be doune in Edgeileld til this scotre for the next three weeks, would be equally dillicult and useless to coumptie. Wit oblserve that mnaiy of outr nyj.cunttry exchianygs are caled to sive somiething~ unde'r li thi b. -ry niow aid ten. Not su with is. Wes are leit outtsite the pale of funt. sNecer a jutgler comes alonig these dlays. A s for circus comipanies and dramtat ic t iopo, they ee to have forgutteni thait there i,; such a pilace as E dgeied C.1 iOtt the tmapl if South Citrilhia. The sitel' amiu.temtentt of tor e'inz'ens tosw is tot sit nis',n the Court ilouse steps, chew tobacco anid tuik about nutig. 3!fad Dogs. TiaBt is said to lie ani epideiC atnong uoInt nrew s reudig ove'r the counttry. 31anty cases of Ilydro pbihaeoccuriredl, ini varitus plates, fromi the uita fdglbrn undi: r t his epidemiic. Let us he on one guarid anid watch our caine frienids niore close L than usual. The Eclipse of the 26th ult. Tnt t mneh- talked if phienmetii liassed oily with ht little eclat. Not a sinigle chiic'ken ini this sectiont of couitry went to roost on the oiccasioni. Another L~ump. Wn knowv of a lump uof pure virgin gill, lately fonitd, worth from three to fve ditllars ;atnd we kntow tot where it wcas founid. The rspit is somriewhiere int Eigefehl of course. But we dun't care to designtate it just ntow. Virginia University. W are indebtedl to TI. J. L., a studen~tt, for a Cata htiue of this Inistititmioni. There arc 4GGif stuidets of all grades, 36 of wvhtom are from Sithi 'aruhitna. T er are only three fritmi the aniti-shavery States. . Crops in Alabama. A letter frotm Gainesville Alabiamat, dated the 18th intnettu, says: " inuetr is at length tuptn its. ntI witht the heavy rrit that fell on Saturdal~y ntight. he, pirluspertis of the pla tier havte conisidlerabtly birightened. Tlhe crop, aire all very lt, hat the eeural feeling tilts is thait they wll turn tilt well. The wht-at cr1p otf the iti-i-. hir ho itid a ery impijortanit itemt with itur farmers for thie last few vears. a i li e rteady for htarveustintg liy the fiirstof text week, and will jyive a very fair yield." " A Soldior's the lad for my notion." W s' are dlelhihited to oibserve that ouirgalbeit ('aidets offthe Stte 31ilhitary Acatdenmy have gainted hainrels, at very puitt of t heir recenit itntr biy theiir sihieirl y her tinhg andtt gettlemtaly dem ieanior. They are ani hontor thettu State. I Railroad Profits. x Stinpter llnm r says of the receipts of dhe Wi Wiiitglitn andh Manchiesteyr ritaid, that, they atnnutt (for the monit, liceembttherit Jauary, February, attd Mar h'ih last) i thet sumtt tf th.5'.K),t7. At the prnt uentim tthe thttravel bty t hiat rollIe is very great ; three jtase..c cars. .are tl i iithl each uney. Freparation for the |ith. Wiztt.r others are makiig arrangemtils to yeast an rousicate oi the approachinig national anniversary, w htope the people of our town will not fail to tike sotn simila? measures. What say you to making it a gr(a Railroad day ! We might have a plaii, hbut graood bar hecueoa cAoked, to be served up uiader the healntifat tiakas in oilr public enclosure. Speakers. vered il litailrad matters, might be specially inv ited to lenl u: the aid of their inlormation and eloqutaence. Th Court lionise mi.ght be thrown opei and a lailrat neeting held. wlile the dinner was in course of lre paration. iEvery body might be intited. And niocl gorni might be do1ne. Will not or citizens avail t4temselves of the dany t prottole t heir best iterests ? It is hopflily su'geht ed that they set to work and get up something for thi occasion, however plaii. Passed at last. Sic: our last issle thet intellitienact of the passngI of the Nebraska bill has gonte over the cuintry. Le it pass. The Carola Time.e." after speaktmg of this con summation and its probable eflect, matakes the follo ill sensible remarks: We'l, njw t hat this bone of con tention- ha Nebras ka hil:-aIs been dispied of, the country will perhap1) have a litile breiathinu spell, upol all c1ie.iaonls of dlimestic ebanracter. Cotress will hIave leinre to traisaet the preainag husinaess Iefore it. The Presi dent, can now tuirn his attentioin to our fareigi rela tiois, laok inaoa the iihan qtestion awl sea h".-1 t United State. statid in relatiotn to IE I' ihn. -rnei< aid Spain. Congress may now turn its uatiin i tI the army and navy, tand see that they art in prolpe trim to inect the cominitg crisis; fir a eisis i- iear a iand. I'reparation w imeet aly emeirgenay tht a : arise in that mighaty caivualsiaion i c huh is abaaut to real thae whaale of liirope, hias been a..aly ieglected. t i tiae, high tite to set about it. F"orms of Temperance Petitions. Tu II faolowiIg frarms, of petitions to bi: p ntel to the L-.lire an he ritiestin (af paraohaibii ary legi lationt, lhave be.:t prnitlgated by tle Central Coa mittee. The first is foir men-tlae seconhd fur women (Nip. 1.) Tiar ST-.Ar or SoUrrt C'.ROLtNA. To Ithe Hanr:,a the .nate auwl lwise q1' Represen tatites f the State of Soatah ('arlia : The tdtteraietied citizens. datiritg tlac r.tp.-al af ti liatuir uLs. tnd the prioibitiun oif the naialiiat re a isale o intaicaatinga drink as a hieveratte, res tfill a-k yaur hoinorale bodaies fhr the passage af a an awher.-by the wtill of the twtae timay iet :a-certjoiei aThis is tdone nit Ulat the people shila eri1:t hilan% (w in'n they adhnit wauld ba nncontsiiational,) hat thaat yatI, hefire the enatt... t f sich a hL:w aa hart hibitiaii am is desirel, nav kniw that it has its hainida tianII ini t convictiis of the peolle, and will thert fore be siustaineid. (No. -2.) TuF q-rrrF OF SOU-rH CAPnotI... o the nflaotrale Ith: e.'vnatc and iouse oIf, RepreseTi fiveS afthe Siate: The undersiqtned mthten, wives and dan:;hters < the INole lof the Siate, appraoach imcist respeciful! viur hoirable baodics, aid beq leave III sitae thi tia-y are -rr-.at siinferers by the uIe of inttxiCati d rintak on the tar If the meni of the State. The dalNn 'ha14tpS of the cities. taon It-. %itav.:es .at country ilaces are the ithat rurl-hi.n-es %% tiare a Ion erIead atnal dea.d niany of their laidest hat:s at X!ex tal i sils. 'Tlhy ntilid respeciftilly. nsk that lh qu-stin i I priiiw the mitmitaiiare or sale if iitxicatin I driiis as a bevrigu- i:.y be left itt a ppular vte. thl;at v.ia. it: this inhrined of bte pth-'s %Nuil 1a1a% coinhfri to i:. and iliake the hearts oi thde mother: naIvs t ailaughters- the land tat letap far jay. Newspaper Editing. SWant is it it be !Ini editor, I sthild like to know Whit' I was otnce an editor myself!" Were von iaded ? No wonder then ai yoi ibit it n:haintg tat be ann editir. Any ot. hta cnhil wit nech it remtark etit:y knows nthit.: ta boutth t ineta... YlOu tai eaditor, elh! A pretty hater it ta. hate been foar n:. ich yaou did thae.ser.niehinig ! I r elsi yaoi itever wonhtil hae staid " what is it toa be tai ed tar I' We whil try toa tattl your wisdomtt what it is be even a tolerabale editor. it la to watach iei ptrogre oaf eveits' atnd kteep a htost-of eager retialers propter posted on every a ling of note that trnasire... It la i wtrite deicent pa:-agrapahs uponat staeh ttttbjaerta a' ni eiturtaini anal altaUse. it is to selert thu-e siubjets. is taa imeet tanly Ititin of imposrtanace at ithe thare. htaatd andt, hta'ving lokhedt at it dispas.-inartay, tao atk your side with tuilaie-s. it ii- to detet-td thtat aid widh all te energy atnd itndusitry deiimaed tay tI. occataon. It is to avoid bttring eca-y. vandaai togi point to tbret ity. it is to suggeds a-kil hni'y rat her th to telatbcrate. It is tt give varitly with e:t':. It is plase :all as ir as mtay be. It la~ to br~a'e tab| alpiniont. It is to carrect tihe >:tly :antl to retauke Il vilhtpaur. It is to hiitd "copy" lay thle eieitlhag taouar own1 br-ait, no iatter howa' dtitl Itthor mtiay t It is to write freshiy tthan b il. It is to av oidla :ciari-s under all aicinstanace; or in althlar ns irtl ist to coia nei ithe pen and thte ci--or-, each tto ii.s o aepartmntttt. ,It is toa carrect ilitteratte satribblimi in to inake it tr,-.-etttale 1o ithe ptihhte eye. It is toitntta fy stuidt communatticatialnis al as to rendler then-tt realh blei it ist to tapreeile thlt etah:;baeted wsriter taint give haimi hais abtIe. It is lit di-r.-'tard the crliltian wieneres tanda to atrive foar the pati-. ot' that oa.t tat tile paaliie. It is to thaiak fti ta-l fl, to jatige t your.telf alladi t wrile for yurtre;i. It is to treata pliately , buit itilia servilely. It is to daa miny (atit i- ' -Vs lhich we'a might metion. Andt h::intg dlaa all ;he.,-e thinags, it is to statad. We ~a inai no ales catti a by th ennomparisatti; butt it thetre lae anyV o1 tig Ian earth wichel applroaaches ttte peraevelanee th' .a-ilnts , it i thet life ott a con.-ietius, amitio atid harad-wt 0rkami editoar. 1Yaou an editor, eli! ilea fatrive ye. Summer Rcsorts. W~arE are yon goinig this sliminer! Otne sa) Fos' gmoig to stay at haome." Anothe-- reimarl " iWelt~l, I noaauld like to tiake a trip to the Noartht, b " thte nteediut is !ackinag."' A ithirad declares tic heamu gal satmena here, if its oiily foar a conle of ne:k. IaTo this lter clas- wve wyOnid suggesat that tI I Maultrie flalaase" (ta saltiivan's lattol is a ;;aaad tat -that tha - Aik Ji/ruasau- is ha lbe adeliiltltfly ta't atarinag thle tlanmaer by 3fesrs. Ne. AInTr. :tnat tIt:T --anad thuat the ".ilunsiona Jflouse" inl Greeanville sill k..pt lay Ftaa & SwavANia.a.:. whiahi i as nit at- to stay that it is kepat ma the very hiiheat styli flere are three chalices. Take yoaurpik Ctu-ious Expcressionls. Tnat x f' are nlatay oritinial Aiaricanl te-rams tal e ress tipasitessa. A Weterat raiiaar a-hiat upl a longa !i o ftlem fromi wvhaich wae select the t"aittta ag ast tI motst riiulius : 1. Dant:igedt-'2- Sn ipy-;-. tranak W 'ie heg letave to aadd antotheur wahith ginttad Carlestotn adurinag thet sitting~ taf that t lalaOran"a. C"Ia ventatin. " An inadividahttl" wahot hiadl inaiaa-d rtathei frealy w a eiming tap stairs at thet a a.: itroxti wiih thec asa-isztce aof a friendta on e-na-li site. SaIl oate sug-gestedh the inaapiiry, almtat conhil ihe r anetr he wheii a gent lei , haoav was aware of the 'indaiviadt al'" paraopensit ios, remaarkedl ith a haamaaa tin ihrn ttat hue was onily a little tendaer.fooial."ih l-'vary ati aeimea taa ktnaw at attce thit thaais al hal t.-rmt mntn "ilrnitk ;"' anal a beansy lang h was hadt at. the "ilt Iviua'at" explense. Calhoun I~lonumentt. FLxnDS caoinnet ti gal ini itwaurd th " Manitnet with incareatingt rapidhity andta int tatr siali 'To i planaters haave re-enatly subhscribted .i5ti0 apieet teh aid in fitiran alishn t. Rights of lIlinorities i'it " Charlestoni Me1,reinry" ilhinks that the rect strataim taf Stephents, io baring abtaiut a vitu: Ilpon th Nbraia hill, n ill resnlt ina seriaanily aletinag it ihtas of inilarities. Cantttt the linles oth li onat be sat amiendedo (whent tall are ill godI haatllor) as I renaer thtemt still coinservtatite aof thaaase ri.;htd TnaktaeAnother Stride. TomkI h voyage fraom Naew Yojrk toa TIivrpit is nowlt spouken of as iaerely "erossinag thte Atlati ferry." Faler, cotvta ed of turde-r tatnd sentetnced, the lta tertm tf thut C'otit of A\pplal sa lo e huan; on thet 28th of .luhy, has raeeive~d ait the htandas a ii Excellen-iey, Govas. M~tanig, a conunnitatila of his setiece, Iitstead of batingt hiting, lie i-at be itnpraisonied six mtonths.-Catrolinat Taies. RETnACTYG' TiEint STrEt's.-Thle New Yor A intnl Confi e rence of the Methotidist Episeatp: Church, now in session, have patsseda a re-auhit ior1 n aegttivintg by at vote olf8S9 to 5, thtat naoe h the hisi, Trut Confrerence, conldemmniig - lh buyingt or se-li ing ofI htuan be-ingas, exepjtit wit a Iewta ho their emiatncipa~ttin, tandIt taut ioitar 0 0 m m UN C171 ' T N S. Foit TiI-I Al)Dv EitTiS-l. '. To the Candidatles u{ Eie;iel Dstrict fur the &natell and:1 flu..e<{ Rfepresentatires: G CNTL.ElS,-.m;lly of your feniow-citizelnS re gard our presenut .l.litia System as a farce, which imposes necilessary bitrilens upon tilt people. We are anxiius, in view of its inutility, to have it abol ilhed or greatly modified. It is the peop!e's right tip kn111W thie iiiiiion (if those who seek to represent them in regard to itmatters of public polley, aid we etli upon you, as C.ldeidates lit the Le.gislature, ti ve Its your VLews throuiti11gh the Aildreriser, on the0 propriety of abelishing the .li:itin system. at ywur e arliest convenliiee. AiAN Y CITIZENS Fotir. .o'Ri~t LEGISLATIVE RESTRICTIONS ON 1HE LIQUOR TRAFFIC-No. 3. tve tetioi in tis suhijqh t is n1) tew tlting ime and agaiii have the evils of liquor selling and l!. idrinlking, fred thIIIseives upon the notiet ("f our law moiakers, tild 111:1mnV have beein the plhm. Iropo0eI andt adoptedl for the ahatement of tih Linismice. In various ways has the traeit been hir rasse.: min.Ir the lieens.s attainalle oily at.1 high price. allowing in) liquor to be 1runk where !1 is seol. ating to the dealer the privilege only i Sell a1 qien'uantity, have all been triedl : an.1 the last, r per1hap leat eireetive plan has been to reejuire the liqir venldir to turn hiiieif into a hlotel-ketepti :ind1 ITrvide' accommodaihtion for man and beast. Thest meat11 r.-3t's wele .doubtless proposed intl adopted it dfaith. wtith the hople of etbeeting the desiret eii]. A nid iidee.1 they have, to some xtent, 11m i -i: bit inl ietie ni!, there was a ra:di1iil mistaki - -m:nil. Thire was. to Ise a hl phrVase. :a stop pi f the spitot wh'lt tile Iunig continued to flow Si, ie of the branches ot the I las t ree wer billvei .i:.. but t trut : :md11 ro0t centitinuCe in full vigoi I ;lt n, d r y more thom a lawyer. yet I tlini all1 inite!!i.-,ntl phlysicianls will a rethat it is a mlis. c t:.k.-n poractic that ttemlots too heial a sore by super r 1eial applifntions, while! tile loulse O it lies deeg withini teisah o l arue analoticatt y, that u stry ill rmove tie vi 4-f initeer itialice boy a pett systeml for has rassmentl direotedl.wvinlst thle retalk-rs - will b l w ys inetieetual, whIik ilet! miainufetinil' :nl, wholetsadte dealin-_ is sull'eredl to continue umma Slested. -Ncpw, aside froom the inefliciencyv of thlt systm, it is morally uiir to impose the whol butrden (,n thet r-ta:Iler, and Io make the wholenoianm .11 th.. Iuiness attach to him. The cause of the ..vile comphonied 4f must ori::-inate sometwhere. anl( utiil bettr infriii I must reler it to the wholesah un1:111, whither maker or seller, or both. lie is tll dr vVing whe that sets in m111otio a hundr411ed htthi whel.vs, mill his position inl socictyo uives respectal .4. hi-te o a-l f i that would othieruwis b il lt wi.ti.eiith infiamy : anil whilet tl- grocerici m tr it ke tar viiti t e d witilte oniteli' to thet coomn ity., till- sarenomsls aInd %it tiismls (If Iteml. p1o .t!e lecte:s, the diiiensnintions t f tilt pulpit oti the itlcin.!ecmiation of urls, theei mtr. ihmit priiies. thilse irs upon Ch(m_ these grea .ihetills if Ae111 1m tadle ig tilunrliukid. They ar< trt-itI lit'.t ti m r:. teir tiuni!ies lead the tonl in t l4h i ale i rl ;1 e city iniies pul. Of their hat: ii thle strvet : the minister pays them til - i . ip et. chat u mni d~ Iaistlairltyben; ad i the ir bi ihi.es of jdmtuo the wreuer tfti~tifl~!5t thae throuiihi thip.iini liiis etIud t~oexiat :1.1 erimec tin piso n r ses ni a liq uis. Aitain thel hle salh deaL-riii is oe ulpa ~ble han hfs moret hmbl t~inte, bei~t' e .ue i teu caetfte fe r ithe pleiu iif tii ces~tty*l ot' wthi any piusib5:ilty beditten NewI i tt case of14 the retailer a~i fancid t neesit i lit.'us th t tL someetn .stite tits quahn. - .i tillnscie e tueis tlen otims a poor a, whi IlLr ;IllitI ebl'qtii'.iu-t bte edr ieuniaryot theatin a-'it'ei pr, it hrdupon im hs fo1.Utlwinita la ~be m-:.ume' and ri omuingii totii a rea~ldflly ifipli coclu i n, hitute se11~ts by ta lni tir shpiWl th i e mof Ii. celrany be treduinble ohne onutelwhi ci toii a ltpsl, rhunI taale itwtth is evr wiiipant :mi h.-ett the t:;le Ilost' l isttersdtriie, souhtti a rles bI shart etw.e tiem. U ltist the presen i. it 13. tnsempak tir the' s;iursop ofdrune - nes aLe-te ! in iertI acoish~ri.i th en. Toi dta; tm he. prii'le.e fttt ie ln tinort I thme reme'dy th eI1 )iunllle tISh1 as b i .,uih astV to i nnount ts a prhi i:ln. o Iitl itr iuin-. 14 ir in manyi phii' s t a ver;i p.::nbe sine,a the rettiae~ illca bLbr tipn;ii abia .r1 . hisgt prle es ; se iitatmthleis uh avaiLt4 nly whithetit trale wasiiiuii smalliol A in-h il he hmthc. a nrir Wit to fe car ieds fro lithe deatl C littl prem~I, b.Let 11reI it ac etl i d ir lhy, in tme rweeii hnsiijecli;.h tod temlly wuit thrteleterof thu litle i ,:.ny lerdl teiiret Ol'so preis cstmyrn h eli. th. lUniteS ier lthle to have iote -ttles tob in pltitie t htnie lie isael keeer tti bei etie I eile --lriary iieletin tel oiLfi t o ~ti u vc r exite Irth te patiiti. lof t in " ilittize tsld iery. tilfA~ hoetlr enture i nto be ofliquarrlellei tnd bLie d shedt wit te imitaestive t om anI't irum-tancetil ofitlohi'r~ilusesar' hogneate int, aimo mii te lit- 1uemni umi itdeltBut whttlitiun I dermu lio' beh thepre bet lawm ini~ii ref'ece t reai t n~.tiint m opii n lather prbducilv t'of istoi t itth i n I oot shai i t ie Iiutheim n r th a taer I keip r.~ uTh , iteasurl, like niSnny5 tolhry te samtt elIs twiasg no dlihoub anit hoe,iit etibt obned parti tirm frb's tr a - u theistl) thpping thteps k a ut no -eleitt.- t, it b s v'.rtue io tif~ bltetin rprf .in ic heili hug ls of trtimlnent, te r ottfl' bnnnalt t lete lawl e .t i.'st therii vitola tn ofl'it the h~ ' ap I Itsnda if t weilkli asI o ither day s eit th i- rssa dI Lostetus Itiv idtit totei Gositleitg ihe youn t''ii' the l theCt bofd fandotee.' If~ srepad elut rhtI hstiinduct, t raller e tnk haick o h ptlea iif ketin kil ttlern ei'e. Is tarcn udti m r rd it lh.- ttment, thi~le andhibtinuofpan o'd.'eio ' oin th back ya,o wia fewb biuc helsmof corn. andt pnt-tin it nc.l ie is tat trnkeee and huhasol th terpri c will fiil ? Is it beeausthe the pple Uf S11uth Carolna prefer to continue the sys.tem of li'luor making, liquor selling, and liruor driiking with all its past, present ard prospeetive horrors ? Wi!! they with a false notion of liberty, eotiinue to wear lthe voke of the most opqpressive bondage untir % hic ;eh a people ever groanied ? So fir as siv informiation g.ecs., there is not a disloesitioexn to du so. * Imost t any inidivjiIlual with wholm I have .conversedi en the stiliject is in favir f i.ving liquor ,hed fl om the lind. A nl there areldoubtles mny % io, ;rom various causes will not now cenienicit tihxeiiselves, Whe the issue comes, will le f.iiinl 1on thle -idie of a prtjIbitory laxw. it is with no wish to bring up the recieetione s of bye gentie poli~tcal issue-, that I !ay the prospects of pro.hib ition are 1y n1" iicalls as g:oomy as were tOse of conservatili- seic ihree veas sitee and vet welicin the teAt le was .it, there was found a naj.rity of sveral thoumd against secessin. lut 1 make ue fC this cireuttl staice to ijIw that pe fle dH not alV.s kiiow their s trengthll until 11he tr-ial ismae B ut the law oeul not he executed." Well. it wotld be very strange that it coubl nit. when il every intance tilus i-tr, it his been executed, whlh er cmnriating fie i legci.latiol in or nicipal auti ty ; anl mIark it, :ai' Prothihilion is lhe only boi I that ccer has been or erer ra heJ'neiikfully rarrielt out. A nd the idea itt law InI I *ei has the sIei tion of the whole, or I large majoltrity of the pe cannot be executed, is a lantoie if :i t;wii iimagi nation, or the -xprestoi fo I de.spair'nLr iii1..it ion. 1 1 One more art.cle will irobaily e'o~e our series on this iiport.iiit imeaitire, and inl it we infos' io diseuss a branheli of tile siubjict lviell we ali.r.: cl with cionsiderable misgivin::. H Vilirto we havt Itr I the sympathy of a lar;e loreitiil 4f thle i inh, ilf. tepIecranice. The i.w exiri ee in t Ie c,i lii S article liniv cause us to lie I.I* like -l'esilt Tylor - with ut I larty." But righ/l. n*' .n4t a time serving poilicy we try to inike the ioei-ve ol our action. E N FORI T.E .ilvR~~: "CHAITY MUST BEGIN AT HOME." " In leavel' high irch abe-.e I.s heml, a g'oriu foriil aleilare.I, Whose left haiidl bore a jlambeau bri.:It, h i I iht a septre rearede* A ialem oif p 4ure1t gbl. hs brow imperJi. i ewnel. And from his thrie hie thus aXiresa the wtch nean on his rounl; What of ilh night. -. hat of the night-waticnum What of the ightit The myriad foul in cluse array, corte ol to try their miuht A night assaiult-and if thy trunp im:stake a siie. Je miund, ' 11 h eng upoi the battlements, the watelian on his round." " ithful we e the weunls of a friend ; but the kxsecs fit ai eneiny are decetful." It wasntlr. Enront, theit- tobject of " A VvreII .1t i i l the commuilcation to which I out friield I II lvi i"has rel;ieel, to) expo.-e t' e (uilr Ohe, of this Ass.eiation. ii to. brin1g "1. chis , nt I them. I -!o nit cveit the chaaictei i'f an - ruser oef thee brethren." To call the attention of a kind hieiarted and1 reli:ious public:. to a it, glect u hieh h:.s it' origin in slicer carielessties, mtil tiet ;till ter'nlce to the welf;te of a boily if imn wiho have reccveil as ituch altention an kinine.s at their l.iis aJ conh.l bedesired in every other rest eel, I rerii cieiiittanlce. that hid nietiiclly cinie iiinder hey eiwn observtionii. ut teeiir partls if this State, ciiid in deeile ther States at e no better. Ur iriende 5Ceems to doubt the correctness of these stteen's." A these things are tiot done ini ai coreir,'' I 'hlxi 'give my iiself iie concern on that score, hut ask our frienh teo go tei the IDeacoins or Treasuirers oef the vairio us Churebes, and get the subscri;.tioni list. Tfhis yeal has nearly riilld halt its reoundl, and hoew manyi namtxes will be Iiiund marked? Stop) not heire; see the hist year's sabserriptii. Ilt thxeyear pereceding, anid "till firthier back. Gee teo the year eihilhte hiundlred *and forty-seven ;in a lieu-tish'o villagre iin a sister State you will lindl a Chvtrehi i helh prei-es rtre huxndred delhhirs, a tmere pittaice: nt renire tha seent-lie hve epaidl yet. Thie enll was s tances,' the Pastier titlst leaive. Still teore xii -hti be sid, but I foi bear, lest whi:xt was vi'. feratulI in the. hisI of' Cengress, migaht be ieiteraxt'ed hrt. " \litiisteis of the goespeh, o~f all ot hers, aie the inist enieroaelting ande axrreg.mtt ecss if ene; k. I thell pioer, ande thact will keepe themi I u chumb." Esat the 1ist miite w~henx they ate iniieebtced to you:t s--d *ie oihcer to seize thiemi by the thr:' .it. scm;in:1 " pay ie that thou owct." Thieir itindls wid be beetter I re~ liar, d tie preahi lee the peeelhe after a lille irotgh dt elin. A tid U ye tempiti izing speiit, tuoitl ini thei nitnistry w Iho so well understatnd thle secrt of sne c:ss. J thank you Bro. " Lysvqvd for your cloingxt re maixrks ; though the aiggreg:.te amnttit xaid' thiem by the Churclh is not Iargr. e t we tire lit si e iL .lot.s not eeli whiat they miighit reasioniably el'pect f 'I ther exe'msiec serices direeted in anyv of the woerbelly anecati'ons. A day Ilaborer tie the lI.ireadl can get twi..ty de~lairs ai mthtI. A Mlinister w ho, una ble luinger t bear the bueni, aind wholi hat. guile to thme suniny South, told xie before lie h it, that lie hadte never received as niuch axst~ ine hiundreed delairs foir one yeair's services. IUid lie wmk. dliii his traide, le mighit ha~vtc been, as somxe of his tilr': fortunate ietifxbrs eonsidexiti ae good "lixcier.' ' but for s omie vears befoire lie left, lie dlevoledl all lhi., tiemle to the niettttr y tnd ceqeuetlyh was a ltodr manil. lInbt it maicy be na.ked, if such hu. thle ease, wh.,1 prach ! .\ndl who is it prayi. that calls 3litisters .' t I o;.pees e reemi somle termes used liy t; o. 1. Lviis that ile is a1 [lliptist. Well, the litileists bielieve heat .lixnisters are ealled of Gode; they inuttt lhe appjrovedI by the Clhuirchies betfore they cani be oridaitne d; thenx ai c:i imust be miadie Oat hby the CGbii lc ie ho neubll hvhinto prieacl h etog thicyare conticidered unt der aniy eoblgatiei toi him. lIe is 51uppo rtedl by tixe veoluetaxry eontiihuittin 'f lis' pepe. if at alhl. Niew, wIho is to blamtie if hie is no' t ejpealitiedl to take thce oer'light of the decke elf Chrlist ? Certalin'y not himself t why call hximi ? " 0, we ciould do no better, t u is him or nonete." hen pay himir at least, what yeoeu proiseed. " No, I dee not intelid to give himt a enit, lie is al miiserably poolr peretleber. Why de cev the mxani I Tell hime lie eannot prah Thiink of his wife aind his childret. Whilie you aire bask ing in the sunshine of wealth and perosperity. andl leaving an iinheritaince to yeeur cheildlren, whaxt are his preeilcts ? lIut somlietimies ocur peopelee w'il re fuse to pay~ the Pastor becaunse hxe intenids leaving themi the ne.st yeair :lbut is t hi:t j u-t ? is thaxt ihon-t? *Lavasiss recortnmends a " ielier oreher of at txiinenits uponi tile pma t of ouir l'reacehxers," as lthe best iieants of secuin g at ireater dle.:ree of f.brality o the peart ofi the people. Whey nit cell miein i aknowkdegedi aibilities? I see noiets of youtn. l iinisters desiring' situiatiionis. jowv long heas it been since ar highlly edlucated inuistr offered hisservice to the Chulrches of tjhis.Atssiatieon ? -0, thiose elucatedl mlen wtant sa'aries' Ycs indeed iin yoviel taik e any siert, pirovded yeou canx get Item chettp, eh ! W~efl, how cani ainy mitan improv0e hus miniid without mneanis I JIii'ks cost moeney. tieme is Irequired for study, andii uneless youl suppoert your liiisters Iailty, lhe must laxbor for thieir suppehort, *and hxas no time for study. A WAtTCH31.N. t r~ort Tits: AnivERtTtseR. u la. Eoitn:-The follointg edialocgiux tooxk plce somewhere in tihe Piney Woods, no doubt nlot far 'romi Aiken, betiveen an urchin libout thre feet two, aind his elad. "Daddy, is anxy D)octors in hecaven ?". " Certainly, mty son, I eXpec~t there are somec Doctrs there ais well as persons of other profes s ions."i "Well, daddy, does folks get sick in liceaven ?" " Certaitly not tmy soenl." " Wechelldddy, by gosh, wotit Doctors .teltI bad '- O : no, my son. it so, 1>r ill who reach that dlissfuil reahoi art done with hardships and toil." "l4nt look here daddy, I want you to come to the ,int,-tell me how the 1)oeters will ever get along Ilire there is no sick folks to kill, and they to get tii tor it '' mly son. why are you so stupid-hnve I not old *,u that all are .ree from care and want *when slee they ener heiavel ?" " Well. Iday. I give it up. But daddy, speak nig of toetors, are there iiy tooth Doctors thar ?" " I'nt out, yon little impertitnet annoying dunce, md ask no imiore ilinestions, or I'll draw you in :ontlact with: a bed-poseIt." ' Well, aoid night. dadylv. I know there is none 1ha'10w ; s4 11 be dad drat if I dolt !o down to lh-. G's. and have my hollow tooth filled up with godh before 1 die." E-:( Tlos O 13lDios.-Thie Codlomnmn Times !-1s: l)r. Georue F. Pierce. of Geogia, was -ced on the first ballot ; Dr. Jhn Early, of Virg.tiniia, on the lift h ; and Mr. H. 11. Kavanaugl', of Kentucky, on the seventh ballot. Dr. Pierre is justly regarded as one of the most brilliant pulpit orators inl the Church. He is, however, too welI known to qur readers to. require a skeich; :11 omr h1:tnds. Dr. Early belon-r to the old school of Virgi. Ilia -reileiffen. lie is tall an I portly in person, a nil thou- 1h pst prime of life, still enjoys unin. trril hleatih and mi.1 of the elastic vigor o f mnhoid. Ili, full sh'ek of snow white .hair coitra:.ts imtv wit i his ruddy fice and'coal bl:ck evebrw;. His elietquality is his eliergy. HeI hias eoinviaingi~o butinewss gn:di-ties, anod will in me-tiinab!i nake ain ellieient.Superintendent. .' ir. Kav: n bi)elonigs to the old school of .\!ethodist Di .*ies. The ro,s of many winters iive tk i Upin his head; hUt he seems to be - inl bi'l iijayimeit of all his ielliies and ol' ro. bsi-t heaIili. lie Ims a sounid.practical mind, :md eijoys the cibilence of the Church. L.vrr.t ri:o.it.A:Aru1.co.-We learn from a plis,engier fir the Uni ted States, wllo stopped at Ae:a niiio. Il-cmt 'in the 5th of, 31ay, Santa Anna 111:1, ll lmrn ild fin t'he commander uf.' the tort at Ae::pi co, to surrender his charge ; that no rply w,- ive.: Caklld messenger was sen', 'll'tiing- t i * v AI O.00 for - the ielivery of the frt. to which tle reply was giv-n-4 " Come and take it." Aller this, Santa Alma pretended to be co, ;vaged ill ii king pI reparatiins to storm the fort aid towi, but in fact was d1ra twin_ his troops in tle rear, inl order to open one of the passes whicb Alvarezs troops had ocenpied. Learning li,. Imrlpow. A!varez is,.ued from the town with Il iooplis, fl4l upon Silta Anna':, rear and cap Ired lree liidred prisoners, put the rest of the army to llight. aid coimpelled the chief him S1elf Ito Sepe in he guise tif a common soldier. This ws lt e vesim iof fia dlct t communicnted to outr informiat by int--eliget A merican anid M1ex. i.:m! .!eintlvmen' with whomi he conversed at Ac'pulco.-N. 0. Delta 23d. - 1.'uIrT wiru IDias.-We are favored with inlId ligience Irom Corpits lbriti to the Wth inst., fniin w hicli we learini partienlas of a tight that :411ki pla on tl previonls day between a small I:etci ileiit If Uniited States troops and a body .,t' imians four itiles their inmber. I.iei. Colbyl, we learn. with ten men and one scerireit. attaeiked forty Jidians, who had been .I.imitting depr.idiin in tihe vicinity, and hm th Ie irioops were ilieret're pursuing. The hidi:ms :iried nil he trloops wit igreat fiereeness :Ml! d1 fun1ht hard. hut toir of them were soon kill. el. live were wa'tnmied and the. whole body short lV aftearwardls ceop'etely ro)uted. The gallant hiIt l.and snil'eried con.id;ierbly-one, a tbrave felow, Se.r..e-int 13yrne, being~ killed, and Lient. Co-hb' hiim~ehf. and se-veral others, being wound .d. b' ideas whiom~, two' othler.., are missing. All t r.plnder~ of the Inidians. however, with all their iIpare horses and eqtuipments.atnd their bon~ B antd arrows, were captur~ed. Lient. Co.,by was bronirht into Corpus Christi 'in t he morinii of thle I10th inst., in a wagon. HI-s recoverny is c'onfldently expected. He was st rock in the groin by one :.rrow, w'ifeht~rinnate-. lv lhit a .20 en'ld piece wivcih lhe had in !his ioketboo'k hi his pantaleons pocket. When~he vas bronght in the arrow hiead wais found done bletd tup itt his piocket boiik. The nat ure of his wounmds is not e~xphiied, but they are salid not to lbe such :.., seriously to threateni his life.-N. U. Plie. C::ii, os nt t:t vt:t.-The Shreveport Demo. erait of thme I ; th 3lav says: " The season for cropll ha~s been hine'thus far, good seasonable raiinmu.;id weathe ir warmnt eniou generally. We lave ha~d a feco ~ld spells, and a littlec frost oncee or tn ice since thei iret of A pril but not a'eiouh to iinjnn.i thle crops. Oiir planters every whiereU seem in b'e .sitistied ;thtey hamve good s~nsof co tton, andi the corn crop looks re miiarahhv tlihrilf:v. 'Thle c'rtn on Red river is now full wa.kt hiighm and o ill be in tassel in the course oif t en dls 31 Ft.n-luor.V Occ:i:NE -During the thun der .ti'rml on Tuoe-day eveinig last Mrs. Sarah I rice of thI:is ph ace 'was stricken by lghtnfing andili insta:ttly k illed. Maedhicaul aid wvas immtedi ;itetv eadh-d 'ii, Uhot fund of nio avail. the vital spnk tad thedl. Tfhe deceased ha~d steppedl a tiew heet Ireomin-r door to watchi the opieration of~ the ehind, wich was fast gathering when the fatal st reke emilie, demon'lkilig al .%ma~lI shade re~ ini lie vcard neaar which she was standing. H Y mE NIA L. 31.tuuti, 'n Thu rsdauy I18th May,-hy llev. B. F. Cerly. Coal. II. F. G3III a m te an Aiss EulzAnit, d.miihntier 'if the teit .Ir. T1. R. G::ry, of Cokestbury. t.1 iwasimi. at 0..kwoodl. inl Newberry Dist iet, on hi. I th .y by Iv. I N. Cowanm, .\r. J. 1B. F. Alelon lisii to .\lrs. R1 S. Lw, eldest daughiter of o B I T U A R Y. 1)1s Lin l'iitter t .lle ont thet I Ith MIay, of 31eashes, 11. d.. rnost, in the. ':th Iy ear~ of his agre. Ie waomi a m1.m1 in life, wrh a'e 'trict moirail ermnduct andl ;hile imanii- rs. secirid the~ triendip.lll 'f mall whio k.utiew inm. As a relationit he cherished frater :::l love, mte as a iendl lie was ever readly and wiling to 'i aiiy mct mof kind ness that was no't be yionde his altyt. Tie .uhi Ihe miadem nl proft ssion of reigi in, yet t hose vilttnanls and tempterate ex;tunphles, wh;ehi were hiis guile throeu.: life is suflicienit evi dence if a hau~py reept!ionbl inito the Kingdlom olf gIary. 3lay h.is bereavedt friendms and relatives, not tvefei for liiin. ti.t fir thlose who are living, atinmay d~e witht ths ile plachl Sule~ 0f peaice It another than reeiveisli mouriis a deeper sorrow, malzy the riubled learIt Iindle relicf fra nI ils lanmentaitions in the conisolain that his inimoritail spirit now rests in perpetualn pieice. Ti'huh suirrmeunded by ma~ny endlearing relatives, ande .,ineere fiilends, anud lilledl withu the iniviratlig hopes of an h ', Iyet thle celd hand1( of deathi has - svered all the banlds, anld destroyed mll his hopes, bult that which will mnidle his noe lonzer weary feet throughh the lark valhey of death, and "bring himt Yes, iar .1 yr thou hi.mst from earth pass'd! away, To reahiis ofi eternal p'~ec i.n hligh; Thlere wilt tho'u wa;it that ever perteet day, Whenu we iall shamll meet thee in the sky. HI. I1)ied, ait Irlirhamville. on Wednesday morning, lI th .\lay, in lihe sevetnteer Ih year of her age. ELIza liEi G lsoiln.tx .\lrreliL., of Leesville, L~exing tn I i.,trict. 'Th-e dIeceaseda was ai miemb~er oif the Methodist E. Chirlb, beinig reel ivced in full connection at a re- -- imrkabtle early per2iodl. Wile nemarty each ret urninig season brings to I iaramn ille inltellienice of the death iif thm'se who fmr a short time perevious had been residlents there, te Institute hams noaw to record, mfter the lapse of eif eigten years, thlat dleath has entered within its boiers. This alliietive event hats prodnleedl uponi the in mats ''f larbi:innvilk- al deep and1 solemnli imlprcsson, whiich we trust will hiave a sanctifying influence up oni rmny whoe have now re turnedl to their homes. .\n mullieted Ifathier, brother andl sisters mourn the departmp-s of the ioun.;est and most cherished of their numberli~s. I iia miin t his Distriet, on time 12th altimo, WlT. Th :Nav Garrox in the~ 16th year olf hisi age, and ehst soni of Wiliuim atnd Elizabeth Gaston. So fades the lovely, blooinlg flower Fr::l, smilinmm s'ihmce oi' an hour, .\n. pl leasures onlhy thaom to die. SA~vvway 3ln's.\lu.s. .\may 2.1 '54. -- .L.,.',, T-'ennah please copy.