Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, June 01, 1854, Image 2
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.