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LETTER NoiL
THIE POLITICAL-ISSUE.
'TsP now polical organization of our day,
whioh,.from the-attempted secrecy of its princi
ples, and the success of its movements, has at.
tracted so much notice, is now before the coun
try for its judgmenk I do not intend to charge
against it, any thing which may increase the
aerimouious spirit, now so much excited. I de
eire only to examine the principles and rules of
conduct, which it is asserted belong to the Or
der. If I- mistake either or both, it will be
done unwillingly, and innocently. I have wait
fe the authorized exposition of both in vain,
" -m now forced to assume these to be its
principles, and this, its rule of conduct, which
hav been charged as such, without denial on
the paet of any one, professing to speak in its
-behalf. I shall endeavor to separate from the
distinctive aqd peculiar features of this Order,
such opinions or principles, as are also enter
tained:-by the great mass of the people of this
coehtry. The new Order has a right to ask
support for such political measures as it appro
ves..but if these measures are of doubtful poli
e3, it has no right to enlist for their support,
food and- honest men, because it chooses also
t1o profess as articles of its creed, other measures,
*vhich-are of very general approval. All men
.believe,. to use one of the cant phrases, that
.oreigners should not govern the country: per
* none desire this less, than foreigners them
ves : -but it is false logic, for this Order, to
" its argument for the total exclusion of the
f"oreigner, on its desire that foreigners should
hinot hold- exclusive sway. The concurrence in
=the wise principle that the foreigners should not
govern, does not-justify the proposition, that the
foreigner should be excluded, unless the fact is,
t; the foreigner does govern, and that to ex
' i& him altogether, is the only mode to deprive
')iinof such power. But if he, agreeing with us
illithat it is not right that he should govern,
and in fact does not govern, shall be neverthe
4ess excluded altogether, the logic of the conclu
-sion would be excessively ridiculous, we pass
. h6y.its injustice, when it decrees an ordinance,
erlause of something, which does not, in fact,
exst.
The same view' is applicable to the religious
qestion which is made by this Order. The re
' ious tenets of the Roman Catholic Church,
anny not command the approbation of all: the
temporal power of that Church, may appear to
n, wanting much or all, that conduces to good
government: but is it because, we do not ad
mire tae spiritual Church, or disapprove its ex
ercse of temporal authority, that we should
Ostracise those who do? Or if we all agree in
1declaring that the possession and profession of
*certain faith, with such consequences incident
Ito it, as have been charged, are, if true, grounds
,for exclusion ; are we justified in declaring that
-exclusion against those, who, admitting the pos
sesion and profession of the faith, deny the
'Lnsequences as incident to it, and are the best
witnesses of the truth or falsehood of the mat
ters so charged 4 And so in further justification
of this desired exclusion, reference is made to
the~ influences, which, operating on the poor
foreigner, make him, as is alleged, pervert the
privilege of the ballot, become the tool of the
demagogue, and often, as is said, for gold, be.
tray the trust he has in the vote he is allowed to
cast. Without questioning in the slightest de
gree the justness of the indignation which is ex
cited by the abuse of the privilege of voting, we
may well pause and enquire, before we record a
sentence of universal exclusion, what is the
true offence, which results from this abuse, and
next, whether the remedy proposed will relieve3
it2 We distinguish bejtween a remedy for the
ecil and the punishment of the offender. E xclu
sion may be the latter, but it cannot be the
former-.
r The vote is the medium through which th
Sountry ascertains the honest opinions of those,
ido ar'e interested in its welfare. The bribe, is
te means by which this end is defeated in sub.
.-stituting tha'opinions of him who bribes, for his,
vio is bribed. And thereby, the theory of our
Government, as one resting on public opinion,
asdefe4.94.
This conseqiuence isi ownorshoui I
be by him who bribes, than by him, who is
bribed. The bribe proceeds from him who
gies: unless it is given, he who takes, would
-,t be bribed. The acceptance of the bribeis
we may suppose the consequence of need: its
offer proceeds from the desire to accomplish ant
end, which, for some reason. is sought by him,i
who gives it. T~he end that moves him who;
gies it, is always a desire for power. It mayc
be for the power necessary for some one object,
or that wider power, wvhich, for years, will di
ret the machinery of government. It may vary
indgree: in effect it is the same. It, begets
that evil spirit, which, in seeking means for itsc
gritifiction, seizes the weakness, the necess:- 1
tas of our nature, and adapts them to its use.
Exlude every roreigner, you still will leave a
sufficient number, subject to the bribe, to ac-r
*compish all the ills, that excite these expressions
ofabhorrence from the Order. To diminish
the number of those who sre bribed, is not to
do away with bribery : it only tends by a reduc
tion of the number, to increase the price of the
bribed, or change the form in wvhich the bribe is
offered. Money buys one, office buys another:
and he who is bought with an officee, becomes I
oirolled among the great men of his day ; but
ie who is bribed with money, becomes thereby
subject to that reproach whuich justifies hi~s ex
pulsionand is considered sufficient to justify
also the expulsion, of thousands, who were
born in the same clime with him. Who are
they who bribe ? Is it not the foreigner, who
bribes the foreigner, to supplant, that which we
may call, the native power ? If the foreigner is
'bribed, it is not for or by the foreigner but for
and by the natise. Then it is the native, he,j
who is devoted in a higher degree, thain any;
other citizen, to the welfare of the country, who
does-an act, which he is enabled to do sueccess-j
folly, because of his wealth, and the necessitiesi
of he one, upon whom: he operates ; and this
act bie knows, lead, to the perversion of his
G'vernment. Who, then, is the proper object
for pnishment ? According to the understood
rule of this Order, the native is preserved from
temptation, by remuoving from his reach, the
poor, whom he has made instruments with
which he uould work out his designs. A Gen
eneral charged with the defence of his country,
scs his influence with his army to attempt the
ovwrthrow of his Government. The new reme
dy for the evil, is to exterminate the army, so
that the General may not have again the same
mnegna with which to accomplish his treasonable
practices.
Will it be said that because one-is a foreigner,
lie is therefore liable to be bribedi This is not
so: and he is but a shallow observe? of men,
who would affirm it. One who does net want,
is beyond temptation. All who want are withim
rach Qf temptation: The nature and extent of.
their wants, determine the amount and character
of the influence that may control them. A for
--g-er having no want, is according to all expe
ieee, less subject to temptation, than another,
,wheher foreigner or native, who has wants, that
-quire to be gratified. To fall beneath the in
fluene of temptation is the law of no particular
clime. In all ages, among all people, from thei
.lowst depths of savap. life, to the loftiest sum
iit on which civilization reigns, it is, found, as
erting its sway. It is hostis humani generis.
n the other hand, with as much certainty as
that law to which we have just referred, and
wbich subjects the needy to the mnfluenace ,of
him who can satisfy their wants, is the desire
9f the part of those who are in the, possession
of power, and by the most industnious mess
res, extend the sphere of its influence. - He
who has placed his affections in the gratification
e.golitical power, and has the means, whether
fro wealth or.otherwiseato secure it, will won
der at the closeness of the miser, and exclaim
.gainst the rapacity of the usupr. Yet that
fuisr. knows not how to love his hoard, with
the same passion, that, the politician loves his
~wrt nor can that usurer make from his sub
4t:te -same intold sacrifices, than he ex
acewho possessed'of power, wields it for the
. tiatnltin of 'bus- selfish ambition. When,
then; we assign the 'prevalence of bribery, as
one of the measures, which are to be extirpated,
and that by the exejusioni of all foregers we
uuussight of the fact, that there will still-remain,
udu,scd andsnnidiiished by this proceeding,
,Maspirit, call it by, what -namne; you. pleas~,
..kishJ)ss4iever hesitated,.and, ill-never begI
,-,. by a a.., all the nicanls it possesses,
whether money, political power, or any thing
else, to secure the accomplishment of its ends:
and that to -boy with money, is a measure ap
plicable to all classes who'are 'in want; and -is
only one of the modes in which the same perni
cious result is achieved. To sell a vote is a
crime, because the vote is part of the public
treasure, for the time entrusted to the individu
al. However, or by whomsoever sold, the crime
is the same.
But to come to our point, somewhat nearer.
If exclusion, is the penalty to be visited on for
eigners for the system of. bribery alleged to ex
ist, let us enquire into the truth of the fact, be
fore we proceed to the sentence. And if the
sentence is just, let it be pronounced on all
who are bribed, supposing as is before stated,
that the sin is in being bribed, and that there is
no reproach to him who furnish, the bribe. If
foreigners are bribed, are they alone bribed?
We have no statistics in this matter. Such re
cords are not often published. But we see
enough to enable us to approximate towards
the truth. Where is he, enlisted in party strife,
who will say, that the foreigner is the only one
bribed at elections? Who will say that they
furnish the most deplorable instances of the
corrupting influences of. money ? If rumor
speaks. truly, the most gigantic evidences of
the influences of money, even in our State,
are to be found in Districts, where the foreign
population bear an exceedingly small propor
tion, to the residents "of the manor born."
It is equally needless and unpleasant to refer to
other cases. It is sufficient, when seen in the
place referred to, to satisfy all, that the rich,
powerful, and ambitious will ever bribe, where
the population, is needy, and therefore subject
to temptation. And this holds in every com
unity, whether its members are native or for
eigners. We seem to think that this practice of
bribery is with us, a special evil; nor does it
seem, to have, occurred to those who become
thus horrified at its appearance, that it may be
an incurable part of every political system, in
which the popular will, is the controlling power.
If despotism prevails, you must buy or cajole,
which is itself a mode of buying, the Despot.
And the same rule will be followed in limited
monarchies, ant in popular governments. In
England as early as 1714, we hear of the prae
Lice ; and at a late period,. learn, " that a great
number of persons, have no other livelihood
than being employed in bribing corporations."
'rue, all men who think at all, must iegret it.
And doubtless while there are many, who under
great excitement, have themselves contributed
to this practice, yet in the suggestion of any
practicable plan for its suppression or mitigation,
Lbey would become earnest co-laborers. But
the alteration of a principle of government be
muse a portion of the foreign population is
bribed, is perhaps one of the wifdest experiments
ever attempted.
When this Order, proposes, as it does, the
establishment of a new political basis; and in
oing that, proposes a modification of the sys
tem of government, it addresses itself to one of
he most important and dangerous offices, which
an be undertaken, even by the most experien
ed. A system however objectionable, often
ns some relieving quality, which, if duly con
dered, should induce those who attempt its
xtirpation, to be well assured that the meas
tres they propose, are better than those they
eek to uproot. The rotten borough system of
England, against which Parliamentary orators
pveighed with as much severity as they did
gainst the slave trade, was a system, bad as it
ndoubtedly was, that first brought into politi.
I notice, Lord Chanceller Cowper, Harley,
Valpohe, Steele, Addison, Prior, Chesterfield,
uteney, Bolingbroke and others. And to the
afluence of money in the hands of the commer
al class of Great Britain, has. been ascribed,
e infusion of that liberal and popular element
the British Constitution, which has mainly
ntributed to the celebrity it has acquired, as
ifording the people who lives under it, political
enefts, only inf'erior to those enjoyed under
or owa Constitution. But this, and any other
>nsequence, could never make bribery proper;
et they mnay wel' justify us, in asking that in
ie-reforation of this abuse, we should remem
er,UlKarremedy- may-ou-worse umtr nm~im.,
Another matter, which is often seriously
[wet upon, is that it requires a long probation
> eable a foreigner to understand our system
f government: and that in ignorance of this,
e exercise by him of the privilege of voting,
aan injury to the country, or may be so. What
meant by this understanding or' our system
f government? Do wve shut our eyes to the
act, that we are not among ourselves agreed as
the tfue nature of our goverriment I That
se maintain for it, a construction, involving .a
heory, that elsewhere, than among ourselves, as
onsidered revolutionary ? And th.at in other
portions of our country, another theory is mzain
ained, that toe reject and denounce, as leading
consolidation or despotism? And if this is
ot sufficient to show how wild is this objection,
et those who make it, go into the streets, or
ithout taking that trouble, ask themselves,
vhat is the nature of the Government under
vhich they live? Is it certain that the answver
rould be such, as is intelligible either to them.
elves or others ? Come into the busy thorough
ires of this crowded city, and satisfy yourselves,
iow many men of keent intellect are informed
5 to the principle of our State Government.
1.sk upon what principle representation rests in
e Legislative Department of our State, :and
lien you will become convinced, that a free
eeople are more concerned about the ends of
overnment, than its details.
The best evidence that a citizen gives of his
ittachment to the laws, is when lie supports
hem, and is willing to risk his life in their de
ene. The highest proof of that understand.
ng, which properly appreciates our institutions,
when one is willing to die, rather than sur
rive their loss. Has the foreigner been want
cg in this evidence of understanding? Hie
nows but little of the history of his country
rom the time she raised her arm to assert her
ndependence, to the present moment, who will
vithhold this credit to them, so eminently de
erved.
It is with no chilled and foreign feeling, that
ye recall the names of Steuben, Montgomery,
?ulaski, Kosciosko, Lafayette, Gallatin, and
thrs, of a former days; that since then,
shields, and a host of others, have proved them.
aelves inheritors of the same devotedness ; and
ice when the flag of South Carolina was
atruck down by its enemy, it was the privlege
fa foreigner to lift it again to triumph in the
reeze. Jasper, a foreignter, amid the thick balls
f England's cannon, re-plainted it on the battle
nents of Fort Moultrie; and Leonard, a foreign
er, bore itnecross the bloody field of Chapultepec.
'hey only sneer at such instances of devotion,
ho never have been where these men were.
But it is said the foreigner never becomes
identified with this country. Strange assertion,
when considered in connection with the repeat
ed instances of desperate valor, in support of
its rights and fame, to which we have just allud
ed. But the charge is not true. Point out the
ease in three-fourths of a century during which
aur political existence has extended, in which
there has been this alleged want of identifica
tion? No State in this Union can give stronger~
evidence than our own State, of the devotion
of the Foreigner. In 1831 and '32, when the
State prepared for a confiet with the General
lovernment, a foreign corps claimed, and still
claims the credit of having been the irst to
frer its services. In 1836, when the United
States made its draft on South Carolina, a for
eign company volunteered, and to the extent of
ts number, relieved the draft. A short time
previous, when the .citizens of St. Augustine
asked protection, another foreign corps was
among the first to offer its services, and went to
that city, the defenceless and unprotected ; and
as if to the Southern States, and to South Car
olina in particular, their devotion should be
always so manifest, that naked justice would
ompel her to stand up in theIr support, in
Massachusetts, when* the- people of Boston
threatened to atbvert .the law of the country.
deny the right of a slaveholder In his property ;
foreign companies guarded the tam pes of Jus
tice, and foreign companttes protected to the sea
shore, the right of the master tot his prpperty.
It was on that occasion, that a foreigher testified
wiith his life, his fidelit yt tihe-country whose
ommission he -had. . Nor Is thisall.''Where
now are those portions of the Militia in Masa
:bsetta that. at that time, (we allude- to the
xcite..u nich gmew not of thes assttlett of
the owner's right to the slave Burns) with arms
in their.hands, in obedience.to a requisition put
upon them through .the Federal Executive, plant
ed them in support of the laws of the land ?
Laws which, in their enactment, recognized the
legal right of the slaveholder, and by their pro.
visions secured to him the continuance of these
rights, when the slave had fled across the border
of his.State. Laws which, because they did so,
although enacted in pursuance of the manifest
intent and plain letter-of the Constitution, fur
nished an occasion for the exercise of a revolu
tionary and lawless spirit infinitely more akin to
some of the days of the French Revolution,
than any thing before then presented in our
country. Where now are these men? Are
they honored? Are they rewarded? The Gov
ernor of Massachusetts, the Governor elected
by the Order, disbands these companies! The
men on whom the integrityl of the country for
the time rested-the men who fearlessly dis
charged the highest duties of citizenship-the
men who proved that they best understood what
Freedom meant, when they supported the-laws.
enacted for its protection-these men, in obedi
ence to a law of the Order, are degraded from.
their rights of citizenship, and held to be un
worthy of 'bearing arms in its defence. Phillips,
Garrison, Sumner, and Seward, fit expositors of
what is right and proper for the citizens of
Slaveholding Ststos, pronounce such men dan
gerous to the Republic; and we, forsooth! are
asked to cry amen, to this patriotic ordinance.
But it is said, the foreigner cannot feel the
same attachment to the country of his adoption
as he does, who here drew his breath; and that
he should not be equally entitled to its advan.
tages. It depends altogether on the determina
tion of the question, how much one loves his
country, to decide that the love of a stranger is
inferior. We can readily imagine many cases,
in which it should be ithpossible for any one to
love this land more than the foreigner. If to
him, as it has been to so many, it has proved
sanctuary: if it were that beneath our flag he
might repose from the hot pursuit of those who
sought his. life, because of an abortive attempt
to improve the land which give him birth; if
though not the place which gave him birth-it
is the place which gives him life and liberty;
why is it, that his love for it should not be as
great as any one can entertain for any land?
The love of country is cherished as a sentiment,
and fitly too. But it is not always so ecnsider
ed. Gibbon considers it no more than a selfish
principle, resulting front the identification. of
our interest with a particular soil. If he is
right, then love of country is a delusion; and
its existence altogether unsafe, as the basis of e
private or public action. For if its spring and
end are selfish, then may you as well expect
fixedness in tracings on the sands of the sea
shore, as in a declaration of organic laws fram
ed from the ever-shifting guides of what is
selfish in its nature. But it is not so. Deprav
ed is he, who does not feel towards the place of
his birth the reverence and affection, which nev
er die with him, towards the parent who gave
him life.
Assuming, then, that the place of one's bi~h
does give him a degree of affection towards it;
greater than can be felt by one who is born
elsewhere, let us examine how far this is intelli
gible, as one of the ends which justify this
order. In these United States, what do you
call one's country? Is it the State, or the
United States? - If you say the State, the mem
her of the Order in New-York, or in any place '
orth of Mason & Dixon's line, will tell you I
that you are verging towards treason and in that a
e dues little to atirm your love of country.
If you say that it is the United States, then let
e ask if there are any foreigners,' whom you
elieve to have so little love of country, as the
rowd of Abolitionists, whose reckless orgies -1
re presided over by Seward and his party? In
his, and in every other land, devoted to Free
om-there is no thorough understanding of
what is e~dled country. A Free People are
or-e devoted to a principle, than a place.
But throwing aside all these considerations,
nd coijeeding, as I admit of right there should
be, superior affection in the citizen born on-the
his I
hich our institutions afford, is not, and cannot
e supported. Whlat with us is (or should be) s
the test of fitness foi- office? Do we refer to e
the qualities of the applicant, or to the place of
his birlh, or the color of his hair? What with
s is olliee ? Is it not a :ublic 4rust? Who isa
its proper administrator? Is not the answer
nstructive, lie who is best qualified ? Will you
say that this test is now obsolete? If so, who
made it so but yourselve%? And if it is not so
ow, ought it not to be so now, and forever ?,
f any wish to institute reform, commence it in
this; but for this reform, multitudes will come
o you from tho high ways and bye-ways. In1
this, there would be no occasion to operate by I
ight. or invoke secrecy as a means essential to
uccess.
We are conceding too much, however, when
e discuss the claim of right to oillce, as being
held superior on the part of the native. In the
ranization of the Order, there is no degrree of
ompromise at all admitted. H-e who is not born
here, is disfranchised by the fact of his birth,
nd the Order is sworn to support the decree.
No matter how well qualitied-h~ow devoted to
ur land-how- encompassed with the respect,
dmiration, and affection of all who know him
-no matter how, necessary his services to the
ublic weal; how unfortunate thme loss of his
services-no matter how strong private virtue
nd public honor-a regard to truth and justice,
public as well as private-duty to the mamn, our
selves, and our country-.our own undeniable
-onviction of the right of the one course, atnd a
wrong of the other-may plead in his behalf,
and against the rule of the Order-still, because
he was not born here-though he came to us
before manhood, or even at a time to which
memory will not lead him, he becomes the vic
tim of a sentence, which in its operation de
grades, because it disqualities him.
TERRtBLE HAIL Svoas.-The severest hail
storm that ever visited this section of country,
passed down the east side of Keowee river, in
the afternoon of Friday the 18th inst. It ex
tended about two miles in width, and raged with
great fury, killing hogs, fish, birds, fowls, and
insects; maiming and bruising the cattle, and
stripping vegetation of every vestige above
ground. The growing crops, with the excep
tion of corn, is completely ruined. R Stewart,
Esq., informs us that on the third day after its
fall, the hail was from one to two feet deep,
and, in many _places,. six 'feet. The average
depth on a level,.after the storm, was four inches.
We are ,infornmed by several persons that th~e
largest hail stones measured ten inches in cir
umference, and others four inches in length.
t fell wvith such force that the boards on several
houses were split to pieces, and that now the
stench arising from the decaying vegetable mat
ter is very offensive.
We are indebted to the kindness of W. J.
Parsons, Esq., for a small carpet bag full of
the hailgathered up on yesterday (the eighth day
after its fall.) Some of the stones were as large
as guinea eggs, and had been taken from an
open field, the thermometer standing at 90 du
ring the two days past...
The storm extended from the mountains in
North Carolina east.--Pickens S. C. Courier.
AmoLITION AGENws KILr.ED.-A notorious
free negro, n-imed Freeman, an Abolition agent,
residing at Alton, Illinois, and engaged in run
ning off slaves fropm Missouri, was elhot and
killed by the police of St. Louis on the 21st
instant, while they were capturing a party of
negroes, wvhich he was about carrying off.
LEAvINo THE DEN IN DsUSr-We have
been informed, by what we believe to be good
authorityv, that between twenty and thirty mem
bers of 'a Know Nothing lodge in Macon county
left the dark association last week in disgust;
we know of. others in various parts of the State
that have already left, and they report .many
more about to 'leave. We say to those that
have left after being caught in the trap, -the
best thing you could do was to leave. Let
every man that-bas been caught, if he has any
respect f'or himself or any regard for his chil
dren, come out from among them as soon as
possible.-Milledgeville Union, 29th. -
Was. C. RxieHAR~.-is gentleman, former
ly a literary editor in this- Stats and Geora -
now a. very p ' ular 'Maptist' Preacher f thie
North. He has ben called to Bridgepart, Con..
necticut.
1.
ARTHUR SIMKINS, EDITOR.
. EDGRYIBLD, S. C.
WEDNESDAY, JUNY 6,1855.
' Ws would respectfully inbr INauiasa,"
that we cannot give publicity toany more of his arti
cles. The gentleman to whom his communications
are.addressed has ceased to' reply;.and we cannot see
the propriety of any further disctssion of this unprofi
table controversy.
IV AN article from " SroTAToa" has been re
ceived, but accidentally misplaced. -We will give it
attention nextweek.
TEE HOT sUPPklR. -
WE would direct the especial attention of our read
ers to that splendid affair.whichds to come ofat Mr.
B. J. RYAN'S Hotelr on Thursday evening next. We
intena going, and hope to see- many of our friends
there. Come one-come all; and be certain to bring
some three or four dollars with you,for we may anti
cipate considerable enjoyment, thats, if we have a
little of the "needful" along.
THREE LETTERS ON THE ENOW NOTH
WE have received a copy of a-.psmphlet just pub
lished in Charleston, and containngtbree letters "On
the Order of the Nuow Nothings." The letters are
addressed to the " Hon. A. P. lu'rda," and discuss
the subject so calmly and sensibly thatwe are Induc
ed to -lay them before our reade'. We know not the
author. He is evidently thougita min of thought, in
formation and'judicial frmnoessiaT-lis3week. wa give
ane of these letters, and shall birbg out the other two
n.-bur next coning numbers. Having-been rather si
lent on this'question' for some time, we have thought
best to sacrifice our own matter. for a few issues to
such selections as may shed4ielight of, truth upon the
bearings of this (to our view) dangerous party. And
we do this the more readily,alm we= shall be so occu
)ied until after the term of our Eqaity Court as to be
inable to give our usual attention; to the editorial-de
partment of our paper. -
THE WEA'HER. -
ABUNDANT showers have during the past
week,. and our prospects for iI' JIntiful harvest have
een considerably brighten .:Butif the weather
tontinues thus showery, we feariiat-tbe wheat may
e injured, as it is now read or nearly so, for the
cythe. -
VIRGINIA ELECTIONS.
IN 122 counties Mr. Wis's majority foots up 10,647,
with 20 counties to be heard from, which gave Mr.
?IERCE a small Democratic majority. We therefore
an safely put down Mr. Wis's at near 12,000.
apital success, taking everything into consideration
OUT-SIDE IN-SIDE.
WE have received a communication from our
steemed friend CLoD-Rorzain which, among other
hings, he complains of the absence of Messrs. COLTER
k COOTER, in our last issue. We have just stolen
nto the chair editorial,-to notify our farming friends
hat we were knocked out of place by the Hon. A. H.
TEVENs letter on Know- Nomhingism, which was
rought to be as entertaining and as edifying as our
wn scribbling would have been: ' We doubt it our
elves. However we are at our post again and would
ike to hear from our friend.lin the grass. Help one
nother. COLTER-& SCOOTER.
.KANsAs .EI4scTION.
A despatch from IKansas says the Leavenworth
[istrict pro-slavery ticket is elected by sixty-one ma
~rity, and pro-slavery men are, elected in every dis
rici. Thus has Governor Ramoza been again foiled.
" WE C4V15 IN."
WE copy below froti the Edisto Clarion, of which
.1. LAIIEY REq., is Editor,i emsarkable and intense
'exciting occtlrrance,-said to be the " naked truth"
ncerning a negro man's mniraculous escape from
oath, in an Orangeburg w~qot many years since.
ia ye wonderful afiricand one,-<did we not
~riking passage in reference sto. Jbe "spade." How.
ver if his hero Is a " Nigger," we cheerfully acknowl
dge that he has plucked the feather from our cap,
d that his story far stirpasses BILL -PiTute~t and
y of his numerous " hair breadth 'scapes" that we
r acquainted wvith.
What think you, Mr. Chester Standard, of your man
~AsADT now! Dot without further comment we
atn to lay the article alluderd to, defore our anxious
eaders.
One christmas day not many years gene-by some
hree or four negro men were employed by one our,
illagers to clean out his well said well being about
fty feet deep. Among said nigroes was a boy named
ack, the property of a neigloouring planter. They
rent to work with' all the er husiasm that character
its " wooly heads" on chritmas holidays. When
hey had progressed so far asb have the well exhaus
id of water-the bottom thu being coVered with
sellow clay, Jack, who was agaged in emptying the
ucket as it came up, lost his ot hold, overbalanced,r
d went plunging headlong down the well, to the
nminent danger of the boy a the bottom, and his
wn life. At the surface of day Jack's head strucki
spade, hut unimpeded by tin obstructi'in, i passed 1
n through the mellow eart ntil Jack stuck waist
oop therein, head down and heels up. The confo. a
ion above, and the frightJac'ave his friend below,(
perated seriously a gainst hi; fr he was compelled
stand in his unnatural pson for ten minutes (we ~
re told) by which time otho, had assembled to the ~
scue. Jack was dragged fret his temporary tenan
acy, halleLd up to terra firma washed, cleansed, and
arried home, where medical till and kind atte uions tl
ould be had. In several we his wounds and gash- si
were healed, and Jack agal restored to full health
nuch to his own surprise, an4e well as the satisfac- ti
ion of his wife and children. t
From ithat occurrence dates new era in Jack's lifea
d regenerative powers. .Hewas then 40 or 42 years
f ag, and was the father o~ilit or ten fine sons u
d aughters. Since that tie, however, the fecun
ity of eak's wife has been ipralled-at one birth
he presented her husband sita trio, and at each a
ubsequent, with twins. *The are facts to which the b
ountry bears testimony. ".bk your flint and try it t
Lgain,' Mr. Advertiser.
BROWNING LEXAN.
Mj. Pzaav, the popular litor of the " Southern h
Patriot," says, In an articlen his recent visit to
Tharlston :-" This is a darous establishment for b:
gentleman to let his ntife dlaughters go into, en- at
cu be ha. an overflowing pa, and then it is a most sl
it and proper place for theso visit. In some re- o
ipcts, this magnificent wheale and retail store is da
aid to be sulprior to Sraa-r's, in New York. e
We wold suggest to all whive In the country, and
lesire anything in the dry gea line,.lnstead of going
a BowNING & LEMAN thtglves, to send their or
era, with the money, and tiprices at which they m
wish to purchase an article,di they wil! have their w
ders filled as correctly andumptly as if present In sp
roper person. Beautiful. ins, from six and one- Eil
burih cents to-fify cents or altar, may be ordered. Se
io with linens, cambrics, hakerchiefs, and every. in[
hing else-. ,. ha
BEAUTFI' IIHEI' -fie
Wa were shown yesterdapys the Augusta Con- an
rtitutionlist of the 31st tilt.d~autiful sample of the tui
'ubman White Wheat, grown the Bedford Farm N<
f T. Heard, Esq., about 1 miles from this city. thi
It is of large grain and heavyeighing about sixty
ie pounds to the bushel.: . Heard manured hisgr
ground well with guano, ahis crop 'turned out
tbout 1500 bushels., A lot ob same desoripilion of b
wheat would meet with reae~le in this market at
1,25 a'1,50 per bushel. Wbne or two days sun- I
ring it will be fit for the Milnd in the course of a do
rew days will he turned out Iour from theGranite und
lll of this city. - thr
GLENN EIGS.the
The Laureneville Herald king of this delightful EL
and healthy watering place, :-As the season ap- get
proaches when the citizensthe low country will spr
be seeking for cool and hea retreats, we would ofli
remind them that Janney is landlord, and Glenn Ad
9prings is one of the musf ditful summer resorts but
in the South; and also by ~g the -route by the tor
Laurens Railroad they will r the cheapest, most cu
pleasant arnd quickes wa ng there. the
W KIDNAPFING IN C aNtA.-Some Meui., bet
ans lately made an attemp teal thirteen Indian met
hildren from one of the' Rtons, but they were e
pursued and overtaken, anite of them captured.
rhe poor children were tl~ther - by the wrists,
wen reseued, the rope h4then severely. A
trat many childrenhave -bls stolen and sold in Sur
the agricultural districts, wlbey bring from 50 fa now
050 doll..s each. 1.. mys
0 0NN1UNIGATIS.
- For the Advertiser..
OUR JISEING PAMTY.
Ml. ErroU :-The.morning of the 21st dawned
with as clear and cloudless sky as ever shone in
Southern climes. A gentle shower had fallen the
night previous, sufficient to cool the arid air and lay
the light dust. Early as the lark, every one were
on their feet, fixing fishing hooks] lines and poles,
preparatory to making a foul destruction among the
finny tribe. The continued rumbling of wheels, the
tramping of hoofs, the maiden's merry laugh, the
matron's gentle song, as they rolled smoothly on,
announced that something unusual was on foot.
Soon a fine company of J adies were assembled at
Coleman's Mills, from far and near, some from An
derson, Richland, the Ridge, Shaw's Creek, old
Edgefleld, and even " here." In went hooks, and
out come the fish, (and a little squeal with it,) just
as natural as though they were used to it. But
after enjoying this sport for some time, old Sol and
General now met and assembled and concluded,
out of sheer pity for the inhabitants of Aque, that
come away we must, the one by sending forth beams
,of the direst heat, the other strains of dulcet melo
dy. Their combined efforts were sufficient to light
en the foot and thrill the bosom of either maid or
matron of whatsoever degree. At any rate the fair
ones were soon in the house arranged by the
side of their gay chevaliers, and led on by the
"soul inspiring music," they ' trip'd the light fan
tastic toe," as smoothly and softly as the Spirits and
Fairies did in days of yore, until exllusted Una
wares, the dameh (may they live forever) held a
council and declared the inner man must be re
freshed. There being no dissenting voice, a table
sprang forth as from the touch of the magician's
wand, laden with all the viands and delicacies of
the season, rivallingthat, of that good old jolly
sonled host Robin Hood en and there we had
such a " feast of reason n flow of soA" drival
led before in the annals of th nd-lise. The ready
wit, the lively sally, the Aio repartee, all showed
how well each acted and enjoyed his part. This
though, like all other good things, must have ap
end. But then came the desert of the day. Parties
of " two" or three, or perhaps more, strolled away
to find the cool shades, beneathed the trysted oaks,
or with gentle swelling music, in the boat, they
floated smoothly over the rippling surface as the
gay gondolier, and seemingly reviving " Tasso's
Echoes in Venice" again. Now was the time when
the most fastidious "admirer of beauty," could have
selected to suit his taste. There was the light-hair
ed blonde, with liquid blue eyes, and the dark ra
vened-tressed brunette, with her piercing black orbs
-all were there, all " sorts, sizes and kinds," from
the mountain maid, as brilliant, gay and dazzling as
the sun, to the highland beauty, who, like the se
rene moon, sheds forth her mild rays of pleasure
and happiness on all around. Now, kind matrons
and gentle danmes, to whom we are under such pro
found obligations, before we shut ourselfin our form
er shell of exclusion, listen ye a little. That you
are fair, handsome and dignified, no one doubts;
that you are kind, amiableand generous, the Pic-Nic
is sufficient proof; that we love you a little for giv
ing it, and will love you more for the next, we here
by certify. That changing expression of sweetness
and good humor, in your countenance, the thousand
lights that played about your face, and "left no
shadow there;" above all, the smile-the cheerful
happy smile-were entwined with the best sympa
thies and sffectionp of our nature. And now, Col
onel and Major, the life-blood,, bone and sinew of
the fun and fishing, in whom jovinity revels, and
good nature reigns supreme, when we have another
fishing party, may you " be and appear" there.
* EUGENE.
GlalillTIa :-u w monO or-omurn-smaff
day I sat in my old arm-ehair, ruminating on mat
ters and things in general, wvhich ruminations were
occasionally interrupted by the crowing of the old
lame Shanghai, the chirping of the chickens, and
now by the word of command given by a certain.
officer of the householdl, or a shriek from the wee
toddling hain as it fell down in its attempt to catch
he young duckling. When a quick, sharp trot up
he road drew my attention, and boand behold here
ome the mail boy, mounted on his fnithful sorrel,
'Spread Eagle." which caused me to collect my
cattered thoughts and lay my plans for the-day's
lisposal.
We had been somewhat retarded in the farm
vorx by the recent heavy ruins, and as tihe ground{
ras still too heavy to plough, I had marshalled all
ay furce to the hots. Thinks I to myself, I'll take
,ride over the plaintation and 'see that every thing
Sgetting on smoothly, and so when the time is up
can be at leisure for a ride to the office, and have e
regular feast on all subjects, from the affairs of <
hurch and State, down to a regular diish of bacon fJ
nd greens from our amateur agriculturists, Messrs. t
Co-rrox & Scoosa." My old shufiler first a
rought ame to the wheat field which was ready fore
te harvest. As 1 examined the .beautiful golden c
arts, so heavy with the weight of their well ma- a
red, symetrically formed grains, a throb of grati- ii
de to the Giver of all gifts expanded my bosom, a
da silent prayer floated upward from my un- t
orthy heart ; and then came the pleasing ard con- t
ling thought that my better-half would soon have ti
Soccasion to throw out ominous hints that the flour j<
rsrel was nearly empty, nor theehildren to discuss 0
e relative merits of corn-bread and biscuit, whaich si
bject was debated regularly at every meal as a
Sat me that flour should be hunted up. But as e
at article was quoted at ten and twelve dollars the vi
irrel I concluded to wait a few days, which would e(
least cause them to appreciate the article as it
ould be. From the wheat field I turned to the
*ts pateht, and here again was a prospect of shun
ne. Next, to the corn-fields, which in my self- S8
mplacency I compared to cane-breaks in embryo, t
darkly, deeply, beautifully green were the waving,
stling blades as they swayed to and fre to the cool at
orning breeze. The only drawback to my felicity or
is the abundant coating of tender grass which had ci
rung up as if called to life by the wantd of some th
istern juggler. Next in rotation came thie-cotton- he
a, and here again was a prospect of a glorious Of
lathering, both of cotton and hay, for if the grass b
d looked like the offspring of magic in the corn- be
Ida, the superabundance of the Cotton bespoke thi
agency as powerful as Alladins lamp-only pas- of
age for cattle and not gold would be tho result. hil
>twithstanding, a walk thtough my nicely kept el
-iving kitchen garden soothed my startled feelings ~
newhat, still, my thoughts swould revert to the
tam crop.
titer pondering and puzling my brain as to the Jy
it measure to adopt in order to roust the enemy, col
last, as a proof of how associations will cages- trt
ideas, pounced upon the advice which no doubt the
ier existing circumstances, would be proposed w
ough the agricultt'ral columns by those lights of Bit
planting community, Messrs. Cotrsa & SCOOT- Bk
So, as soon as I could swallow my dinner and
through my noontide siesta, viz: daily nap.--I
tug upon Bob and hurried away for the Post' the
:e. The bright, new sheet of the ever-welcome eo
sertiser was hurriedly caught up and opened ;- and
as a matter of course my first devoirs were paid cuhi
my (lid friend the Colonel. Next after a clue ver
ght in his department - to the emanations from cor
pens of the flair sex-bless their bright eyesand oiu
'itching featuros. Next, the religions depart- ara
at, which is ever interesting; and lastly I hurri
or the department to which, though left for the "
I expected to derive the most profit from at thi, In I
.I turned antd, what-" Choice Poetry., to
rly,.thought I, I must acknowledge. the corn
, am getting old.- And-I hbd almost nerved -of I
.Ita nqnire ci Pr 8 ho stnod behind the has
haunter, if he had glasses to suit eyes that had biets
in useifall forty-but no, I twisted and turned to i
the light, wiped my eyes and rubbed my brow, thea
looked again, and, here it was as big and as true as
fate, "Choice Poetry." Choice. fiddlesticks I ex
claimed I, here is corn quoted at 11 to 2 dollars per
bushel,. cotton at ilj to'12 cents, Blour 10 to 12 dol
lars per barrel-and the grass taking -,;very thing, c
fore and alt, and Messrs. CoLSSa & Scoovsa taken t
to sentamentalizing in their old days, and gone to
writing " Choice Poetry." After my ebulition of
wrath had pretty well evaporated, I took another
look-and lo and behold our agricultural friends had i
proved to be regular deserters, they were not to be
found at all. In the very heat of the battle with
out a word of apology they had decamped and left
us in the crisis of the-fray without shield or buckler.
My heart sank despite my indignation. I bounced t
on Bob, hurried home, ordered the ploughs to be e
sharpened, and hoes to be ground up, and a regu
lar warfare begun on my own responsibility against
the far-spread banners of foxtail and crab-grass.
CLODHOPPER.
LATEUT BY TBE PACIYIC.
NEW YoRK, May 80.
The United States mail Steamer Pacific arriv
ed here this morning at half-past 7 o'clock, with
Liverpool dates to May 19.
The siege of Sebastopol was almost unchang- e
ed. An expedition of 15,000 allies had embark
ed at Kamiesh and put to sea in the direction
Bf Azoff, but returned without landing. No
details of the movement were known.
Largo reinforcements for the Allies were ex
pected at Sebastopol within ten days.
The negotiations between Austria and the .
Western Powers were unchanged, but between
Prussia and Austria they were more intricate
than ever.
Russia notifies the German State Govern- 2
ments that the Czar will only hold to the first al
two guarantees on the condition of the perfect r
neutrality of Germany. .
France and England have presented arulti
matum to Sweden, which that Power seems in- =
clined to reject.
The French Exhibition had been opened, but il
the ceremony was rather dull. - II
Pianori, who attempted to shoot Napoleon,
had been executed. y'
Marshal Canrobert has resigned nominally, on g<
account of ill-health. Ho is succeeded by Gen. S
Peliesier. I
Previous to his resignation, Canrobert review- A
ed the entire French army, and assured them a
that they would soon enter Sebastopol, either a
by the door or the window.
- A comhbat occurred on the night of the 24th
between the Russians and the French, which 1
proved a most desperate affair. The Russians
attempted to dig new rifle pits, and the French
partially prevented them. Two hundred French
troops were put hors du combat. le
A despatch of the 1st of May says the ad- h
vances of the allies are approaching Sebastopol re
surely though slowly.
Lord Raglan's despatch of the same day says, a
the Russians have constructed a new battery hi
to the left of the Mamelon, and there is every "
appearance of the establishment of a very large y
ramp on the plateau above Belbeck, on the b
North side.
The French government is understood -to Si
have received despatches announcing heavy rains
in the.Crimen, and the trenches of the allies full
uf water, Ro as to cause a suspension, of hostili- d
ties.
Count Caronine, the Comimander-in-Chief, has I
proclaimed martial law In the principalities. a
A new manifesto of the Czar ordera another
levy of twelve men in every thousand in the9
seventeen wasternl provinces, to be completed
by the end of July.
Trhere are indications of a more intimate re-a
lationship between Austria and Prussia, and the
publicity of, an armed neutrality is becoming u
more apparent. A conference between the' a
representatives of these two powers- is in pro- ti
gress, b
LIVERPOOL, Friday Evening, May, 18. D
ietive and bouyant. Sales of the wekk 112,000 o0
bales, including 49,000 to speculators and 5,000 et
o Exporters. Fair Orleans 6hd, Middling 5ed. "
F'air Upland 64d. Middling 5 8-4d. hi
BBEAPsTUF.-The market is quiet, andt
>rices are wholly unchanged.t
Provisions had advancd.
Money easier.- Console 894.
VERY GooD.--The Petersburg (Va.) Intelli- vi
~encer, the K. N. organ, meets his defeat in a 1
ery good temper. He moralizes:
"The contest being over, it is now fulltime um
o let the acrimonious spirit, which has charac- 2E
erized it in anprecedented manner, subside. e
ro our brethren of the press of both parties t
re would say: We have all had our faults
none is more consceious of his own than the m<
triter of this article)-we have all gone too pt
ir and have used language too intemperate, se
idued scurrilous, for a press which, in theory
t least, is the guide and instructor of the pub- ,
c, and therefore doubly responsible for the
xamplo it set. The campaign over, the press t
f Virginia will have ample time to look into ei"
ther matters then mere party politics, and mat- on
in too of infinite importance. We have our to
oble old State and her multiform interests to
ttract.our attention and engalje our moat earn
~t efforts, anid this should invite the honorable se'
>ntest among the members, of the profession
tto who shall contribute most to the glorious po0
'ork of making Virginia what she ought to be Ne
~d what sihe can and will be if her sons are
'ue to her. C
" Before we lay down our pen we take leave
say that we are not soft enough to suppose PI
at we shall escape repeated gibes, jeers and
ken fired off by the successful party. -Well, pri
this we shall not complain, inasmuch as we
could have done these things ourself had the 1
>ot been on the other leg. "lHe may laugh=
ho wind, is a maxim as i d as the hills, and we
iall call philosophy to our aid and bear our
ctimization of broad grins with all possible
*posure."
HoN. JEFF DAvis.-Hon Jefferson Davis has
>ne to Mlississippi on a brief visit. Adjutant
,neral Cooper has been appointed Acting
cretary of War, during the absence of Secre
ry Davis.
Trhe Atlanta Examiner tells the following
my of his passage through that place:
" A gentleman named Noble reached our city
Monday evening last and complained to our (
y police that he had been robbed of $2500 on
Scars, and also pointed out two men whom here
suspicioned of the robbery. Our vigilant said
icers repaired imnmediately to the hotel, anid 'i
t for the opportune interference of the Mayor
>uld have had them safely lodged in the cali
one. He fortunately discovered that one of T
:gentlemen was. Col. Jeff. Davis, Secretary.
the United States Treasury, in time to save wisd
a the mortification of an arrest. The affair
:ited considerable merriment, and. the Seere- '
y laughed as heartily as the rest at what liked '
have proven an awkward blunder."
* .-.--- TS
HIR. J. T1. PETERsoN, Tax-Collector, has kind- A i
Furnished us the following additional items, Wi.
lected from the returns for Newberry Dia- C. Il
t; . next
Whites born in the District of Newberry in the
year 1854: Males, 65; Females, 54-119. said
iites Died, Males, 57; Females, 52-109. a"b
cks born, Males, 271; Females, 198-469.
oks Dlied, Males, 126; Femalea., 118-244.
~Newberry Mirror. j,
IERMAN SILvER.-The German silver dsed in
construction of knives, forks, spoons, &c.,
sista of-two parts of copper, one of nickel, 1l
one of zinc. Care must be taken ini using LI
nary and table articles made of German gil
that they be brought into contact with no
-osive liquids, as, in addition -to the - poison
.effecls of the essential metals, (copper and T
,) there is frequently -a small.-proportlon of sigi
nic still remaining in the nee-keL. C'
THE WAY OF THE Tw NauRssoR g HARD' C J
sondon,a young mnan was recently eentencedgrn
fout .mnonths'' lmprasoniuenit, for, uttering Giv
ed chieeks. "Before1ils temq of confidtement Jnne,
fr, he will come liitlessesiont of' fortune unt
}i00,000, but wll,noverthele-ss, he-still ||a- ~
wb-tried orother hbages, .,-'
I
PAM i DAMAos.-'he American ualisoa.
ries whose houses In Shanghal have been dam..
ged ind.destroyed by the war, have been
or them by the Chinese. government.e The -
>erial general found It to hW advantage to,pell
lown all thd bridges and stop the paths near to
he city. He therefore told the Consul be would
any for the houses if the missionaries. would
lesert them entirely. This they readily agreed
o do. He afterwards tried to avoid payient" .
ant Consul Murphy made him stand to his.bar
aia. - .
TaE SLAVERY ExcIEMsENT IN MvssounL
neeting was held in Johnson '.ooantysMises
few days ago, at which resolutions were al"*
d declaring that no.person opposed toslavery
hould be permitted to reside where the. s
nstitution exists; that every 'free-coloredpe'.
on must leave that country Immediately, an -
hat after the first of August, they shall he
jeeted by force.
WEEAT IN OuIo.-A gentleman khotjatjg
eturned from a tour through Harrison,CarrolL
rusearawas, Knox, Licking- Ricbhland;Hiuon,
landusky, Erie, Ottowa and Wood counties,-e '
)hio, says that never in his life-and lii~anow
p in years-has be seen the wheat.ieldioolt
more promising at this season of-i year.
hould no unfavorable - circumstances oeoarje..
ween this and harvest, the largest. whaketm
ver produced in Ohio will be gathen&- .
gW The Fredericksburg HenMdescuih a 6p
old weighing over. 50 ounces, and worth' btwes.
1,100 and g1,200, taken frst the ,anelmis gold
ines, in Virginia.. It is believed that this s
ill be produced weekly at no distant 4ay..'
NYfENI-AL -
MiaAWED in Graniteville, on Sunday evening, the.
7th WIt., by Rev. John Porten, Mr. LawnBanruisa,
ad Miss Jaxnta 'S. GArr AN, all of dgefuld
histrict. - -
-OBITUARY. -.
D IEm , at her residence in Edge6 fid Di t a -
me morning of the 14th May, Mrs.-aat Oapx
)x, in the fifty-first year of her age.
She lost her husband, William Brunson,.sbotS
ears ago, since which time she has not eujn[
mod health. The good-hope she entertained i
aviour was her confortg and was precious to eIsr . -
er last illness. She had been a naember'of th .
.nioch church for twenty-five years. -That church
ad her numerous relations and friends haslis' %;
inch by her death, but their loss is hereternal gili6.
ay it prove a ble sing to them is tei end. -1J..
Dis, on the 24th alt., of Diarrhea, Joanw P.
arr.Ao, eldest son of L. P. and C. Rutland, aged
t years, 6 months.-and 24 days. . . - .
This worthy and interesting youth was s'aumoo
I hence in the fall enjoyment of life;aindii'the
aticipation of many blissful days. Though we are
ft to grieve we sorrow not as those who have no
>pe, flr we take consolation In hit last iosrds. He
quested a relative who stood by to pray which
as done; after which he alrb reaested them .to
og, in which be participated the' 'snhis
ands as If lifted in anticipation to Heaven, 'sid,
Farewell, father-I am. going home, and I wish
)u to go with me, and not only yon but all the rest,.,
,th eld and young." J. W; I.
DED, on the 28th July last,Jssssa.Jzxx os,
r., in the seventy-second year of his age. -
The deceased was a man of remarkable firmnass,
ad lived a life of usefulness, discharging ag-the
aties of a citizen with uncommon faithfulness.
any years ago hejoined-thiBaptist Church and
red a consistant and upright member till li desth,
ad met the mummon to -a better world twIth coun
>wae. The deceased has letsa wife ad severatl
~ildren ad grand children to mourn'their less.
DIED,onU the 24th AiiriJ last, Sar ..Jmfiues, -'
rthe twenty-ninth year of his age..
The deceased was peculiarly distinguished foe his
Feetion and devotion to his family and attachnmei
his friends and. neighbors. ils: sinerkityesim
s and modesty won for him numerous siend~~
id neighbors. Although he' bid not arrivera
ec meridian of life he had been a consistant mesa
r of the Baptist Church for a number of-years'
uring his last illness he hors his. aflition writh '
amrort of his family and friends that his .spiriC'
ould rest with Jlesus, and we feel he is now tuning~
a voice with the choir abeve. Herlefta wife and
ree small children with many relations ad friends
mourn his loss.
JouN Powmus, Sen., was born in thei Stateof
irgni, i te ear 1770. H~e moved to Edge
-iS C.?bout1795, and from thenec.A Abb.
lIe in 1806, where he died on the 13th March,
55, in the 84th year of his age.
Muir FEamar, was born in Marcha,1774--was
rirried to John Power, Sen., In 1793, and died the
'th of March, 1855-just two weeks after die de
ase of her husband. They hved together sixty
'o years. -
[More extended obituary notices of the two last
intioned persons have been received and will ap
nr in our next.--En. A oy.] ---
Religious Notice.
Tn: next Ministers' and Deaconat Conference of
Second'Dividion of the Edgofield Baptist Asso
tion will be held with the Chesnut Hill Ohureh
the Friday before the fifh Sabbath in July next,
meet at 11 o'clock, A. M.
Elder B. F. Conta? to preach the introductory
mon. J. W. Co~tar, Alternate.
Elder Joux. TaAPP to write an essay on the I.
-tance of Churches enforcing die discipline of the
w Testament.
F'irst aubject of discussion on the' importance of .
urohes meeting every SaLbath at their regular
ces of worship.
iecond subject on the importanee of holding
tyer meetings in Churches.
J. W. COLEMAN, Monuarrea.
boar. Bavax, Sr., Clerk.
-Masonic Notices
A REGULAR Communication .of
No. 50, A. F M., will be held at
their Hall on Saturday evening, 16th
June, at 71o'clock.
By order of the W. M.
A. G. TEAGUE,Sey.
lay 30 2L 2
Lost,-,
NThoma 12h ay last, one Note of had on
ThmsStalnaker, for fasrty dolfars, anmI '
by forewarn ali~persons against-t~d% .for
note. . JAB. STA LNABJSt
une6 21*. .ig
. Notice!
RIAVE placed the Notes and A ccounts due'te,
n the hands of R. H. SIllian. Any person
ing to pay will pleaseocall on him.-.
J. B. SULIAV.K
ane 6 4t. 2
Notice
hereby given to allooneerned that a fial usU ~'.
nwilbe made on the Estate of warer.
u, dec'd., in the Ordinary's Office afdu6
,on Tuesday after the first- IMouilay~
All persons indebtedwill ,a ~aym; k
imespecihled, and thesa~having demd554
estate will present theus .in %aOdne ~yq
e tame. - WM. K. SEIGHU
DAVID SEIG1*R
Ex'ors of JeremiahSIgM,* dee'd., ways
Ex'cr of Warres P-ins, deenI.
o r Boutih CareoUn~
~tt ni ORDflNARY.
-R. T. WRIGHT,.Esquire, Ordinair of- 4 a
erasi Btrett .Corh Jan. applied tomeD
vs of'Adaninistration, on all-and ilbui te
and ebattels, rights and crediet mm1
V at gfthe Distres' .aforesaid, deceased.
mso go therefore, to cite and adimonIsh uaf d
la1 thie kindred and ereditdsio esidte
,co the l8tiday'ofum Juninst.shw f
why the sid Administratimn -uhoudda nse
en uder myh sa d -~
ed a Aye, and ia~h2tsar% A i