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PRESIDENT'S RESSAGE. President PIERCE's Message to Congresas:ian able and calm document, exhibiting its-autlisi at the close of his administration, in tiine light of truthfulness and fearless honesty*hich shone upon his induction into offlce.. It leii. possible for us to present our readers at priseit with any thing more than a few blef exhacts from this dignified paper, although ihi w1ole of it well deserves the attentive perusal of every man in the Union. AJarge portion of.the Preaidents reflections is 4 bfstowed upon' the greait -question that di vides the two sections of the Union. His Ar gufifiod i tRighti ofI'Wii~Btitd in This connection, is clear and sound; and his review of the whole controversy, from its incipiency to the kii'sia Nibti-i iT, iii iinil rong watchful of.and intitnptely aequainted with the politicil-history of the United States. We shall endearor.to.publish- this.-pat..of the .message next week. * Uponthe Anandes of the country, helas the following . I refer .you-to the report of the- Secretary of the Treasury for particular information concern. Ing the financial condition of the government, and the various branches of the public service connected with the Treasury Department. During the last fiscal year the receipts from customs were, for the first time, more than six ty.four million dollars; and from ull sources, seventy-three million nine hundred and eighteen thousand one hundred. and forty-one dallars; which,.with the balance on hand .up to the 1st of July, 1855, made the total resources of the year to amount to ninety-two million eight hun. 'dred and fifty thousand one hundred and seven teen dollars. The expenditures, including three million,dollars in execution of the treaty with Mexico, and excluding sums paid on account of the public debt, amounted to sixty million one hundred and seventy-two thousand four hundred and one dollars; and, including the latter, to seventy-two million nine hundred and forty-eight thousand seven hundred and ninety-two dollars, the payment on -this account having amounted to twelve million seven hundred and seventy-six thousand three hundred and ninety dollars. On the 4th of March, 1853, the amount of the pliblic debt.was sixty-nine million one hun dred and twenty-nine thousand nine hundred and thirty-seven dollars. There was a subse quent increase of two million seven hu-idred and fifty thousand dollars for the debt of Texas -making a total of seventy-one million eight hundred and seventy-nine thousand nine hundred and thirty-eeven dollars. Of this the sum of forty-five million five hundred and twenty-five thousand three hundred and nineteen dollars, including premium, has been discharged, redu cing the debt to thirty million seven hundred and thirty-seven thousand one hundred and twenty-niie doliars; all which might be paid within a year without embarrassing the public service, but being not yet due, and only redeemi ble at the option of the holder, cannot be press ed to-payment by the government. On examining the expenditures of the last five years, it will be seen that the average, de ducting payments on account of the public debt and ten millions paid by treaty to.Mexico, has been but about forty-eight million dollars. It is believed that, under an economical administra. tion of the government, the average expendi ture for the ensuing five years will not exceed that sum, unless extraordinary occasion for its increase should occur. The acts granting boun ty lands will soon have been executed, while the extension of our frontier settlements will cause a continued demand for lands and aug anented receipt., probably, from that source. These considerations will justify a reduction of the revenue (rem cnatoms, so as not to exceed fort-eight or fifty million dollars. I1 think the exigency for such reduction is imperative, and again, urge it upon .the consideration of Con gress. manner of effectingit,..are questions of great and general insterest ; it being essential toi dustrial enterprise and the puiblic prosperity, as well as the dicta-tes of obvious justice, that the burden of taxation be made to rest as equally as possible, upon all clases, and all interests of the country. The President recommends an increase of the army and reports the present conditiop of the navy as not only satisfactory but highly gratifying. The new Frigates ordered by Con gress are now afloat. " They are superior mod els," says the Message, " of naval architecture, and with their formidable batteries add largely to the public strength and security." ' The Kansas troubles are thus spoken of: It affords me unmingled satisfaction th~ps to announce the peaceful condition of things in Kansas, especially considering the . means to which it was necessary to have recourse for the attainment of the end, namely, the employment of a part of the militarv force of the United States. -The withdrawal of that force from its proper-duty of defending the country against * foreign foes or the savagea of the frontier, to employ it for the suppression of domestic in surrection, ic, when the exigency occurs, a mat ter of the most earnest solicitude. On this oc -caaion of imperative necessity it has been done with the best results, and my satisfaction in the attainment of such results' by such means is greatly enhanced by the consideration, that, through the wisdom and energy of the present Executive of Kansas, and the prudence, firmness and vigilance of the military officers on duty there, tranquility has been restored without one drop of bleed having been shed in its accom plishment by the forces of the United States. Of the doings of the Department of the In terior, the following will be read with interest: The aggrega'te sales of the public lands, dui ring the last fiseal year, amount to nine millions two hundred and twenty-seven thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight acres; for which has been received the sum of eight million eight hundred and twenty-one thousand four hundred and fourteen dollars. During the same period there have been located, with military scrip and land warrants,'and for other purposes, thirty million one hmndred thousand two hundred andl thirty acres, thus making a total aggregate of thirty-nine million three hundred and twcnty eight thousand one hundred and eight acres. On th~e 30th of September last, surveys had been msde of sixteen million eight hundred and seventy-three thousand six hundred and ninety nine acres, a large proportion of which is ready for market. The Post Office Department is reported as dependent in part upon the Treasury for its support, owing to the reduced rates of postage. Our difficulties with England are in rapid pro ess of amicable adjustment; and our relations generally with the Transatlantic powers are good. Some little difficulty as to the Danish dues remains to be arranged ; but no obstacles to its settlement-are anticipated. Our relations with Mexico are not satisfactory. That Government is, however, distracted and weak ; and forbearance is extended tpwards her, and will be until stronger measures become a aterni necessity. The Government haa recognised no Repre sentative from Nicaragua, because it has not been possible to decide which has been there the Government defact. Our most probable eause of quarrel exists in segard to New Granada. As this may become more interesting in the sequel of negotiations, we give what the President says of it: - Questions of the mosit serious nature are pending between the United 8tates and the Re public of New- Granada, The government of that-republic undertook, a year siner, to Imapose Lonnsgenduties on foreign vessels in ber ports, but the purpose was resisted b~y this government, as being contrary to existing treaty stipplations Swith the United States, and to rights conferred by-tharter upon the Panama Rail Road Compa 7, slud was me*adigdy eliniinished at that time, it being admitted that our vessels were Wnitled-t*bq*xempt frot tonnage.fdt- in the fri- Ifi4ijof .Piaa- andAK :pinwan. the pt pose hasbeen rceitly n'ived, o the part of New Granada, bi thie enfyment of a law to esbject vessel aisiting her ports to -the tonnage. duty of forty cent* pereton; and; although the law has not been put in force; yet.thbe right to. enforce it ii still asertea, a'ud may, it any time, .baacfed on by-the goyernniht of that republic., The-~if'giess of N1 ' Granadrhas also -en acted a law, during the last year, which levies a tax of more than three dollars on every pound of mail matter transpiorted across the Isthmus. ,The sumnthus required to be paid on the mails of the United States would be nearly two mil lions of dollars annually, in addition to the large sum-payable-by- contract-to- -the .Panama Riil Road Company. If the only objection to this exaction were the exorbitancy of its amount, it could not be submitted to by the United States. - The -imposition -of it,'-however, would obsi. ously contravene our treaty with New Granada, and infringe the contract of that republic with the Panama Rail Road Company. The law providing for this tax was, by its terms, to take effect on the first of September last, but the local authorities on the isthmus have been in. duced to suspend its execution, .and to await further instructions on the subject from the government of the republic. I am not yet ad. vised of the determination of that government. If a measure so extraordinary in 4ts character and sotlearly contrary to' treaty stipulations, and the contract rights of the Panama Rail Road Company, composed mostly of American citizens, should be persisted in, it 'will be the duty of the United States to resist its execu tion. I regret exceedinly that occasion exist; to Invite your attention to a subject of sill graver import in our relations with the Republic of New Granada. On the fifteenth day of Aptil last, a riotous assemblage of the inhabitants of Panama committed a violent and outrageous attack on the premises of the rail road company, and the passengers and other persons ih or near the same, involving the death of several citizens of the United States, the pillage of many others, and the destruction of i large amount of pro. perty belonging to the rail road company. I caused full invpstigation of that event to be made, and the result shows satisfactorily that complete respon.ibility for what occurred at taches to the government of New Granada. I have, therefore, demanded of that government that the perpetrators of the wrongs in question should be punished, that provision should be made for the families of citizens of the United States who were killed, with full indemnity for the property pillaged or destroyed. The present condition of the Isthmus of Pan ama, in so far as regards the security of persons and property passing over it, requires serious consideration. Recent incidents tend to show that the local authorities cannot be relied on to maintain the public peace of Panaha, and there is just ground for apprehension that a portion of the inhabitants are meditating further out rages, without adequate measures for the securi tv and protection of persons or property hav ing been taken, either by the State of Panama, or by the general government of New Granada. Under the guaranties tof treaty eitizens of the United States have, by the outlay of several millions of dollars, constructed a rail road across the Isthmus, and it has become the, main rnte between our Atlantic and Pacific possessions, over which multitudes of our citizens and a vast amount of property are constantly passing-to the security and protection of all which. and the continuance of the public advantages involved, it is impossible for the government of the Uni. Led States to be indiff-rent. I have deemed the danger of the recurrence of acenesof lawless violence in this quarter so imminent as to make it my duty to stution a palrt of our naval force in the harbors of Panauma and Aspinwall, in order to protect the persons and property of the citizens of the U. States in those ports, and to insure to them safe passage across the Isthmus. And it would, in my judgment, be unwise to withdraw the naval force now in those ports, until, by the spontaneous action of -C1: re'apublic or NI* Granawda, oroherwvise, some adequate arrangement shall have been made for the protection and security of a- line o'interoceanie communication so important at iis time, not to the United States only, but to all other maritime States both of Europe and America. Meanwhile, negotiations have beeu{ instituted by means of a special commission, to obtain from New Granada foil indemnity for injuries sustained by our citizens on the Isthmus, and satisfactory security for the general interests of the United States. The Message is concluded in :hio following appropiate and solemn terms. Let every onel read and reflect: lit addressing to you my last annual message, the occasion seems to mie an appropriate one to express my congratulat~ions in view of the peace, greatness, and felicity which the United States now possess and enjoy. To point you to the state of the various departments of the govern. ment, and of all the great branches of the pub. lie service, civil and military, in order to speak of the intelligence and the integrity which per vades the whole, wotuld be to indicate but im perfectly the administrative condition of the country, and the beneficial efieets of that on thme general welfare. Nor would it suflice to say that the nation is actually at peace at home and abroad ; that its industrial interests are prospe rous; that the canvass of its mariners whitens every sea ; and the plough of its husbahdinen is marching steadily onward to the bloodless con quest of the continent; that cities a,.d populous States are springing up, as if by enchantment, from the bosom of our western wilds, and that the courageous energy of our people is making of these United States the great republic of the world. These results have iiot been attaiined without passing through trials and perils, by ex perience of which, and thus only, nations cans harden into manhood. Our forefathers were trained to the wisdom which conceived, and the courage which achieved independence, by the circumtances which surrounded them, and they were thus made capable of the creation of the republic, it devolved on thme next generation to consolidate the wvork of the revolution, to de liver the country entirely from the influences of conflicting transatlantic partialities or antinathies which attached to our coloniasl and revolutiona ry history, and to organize the practical opera tion of the constitutional and legal institutions of the Union. To us, of this generation, re mains the not less noble task of maintaining and extending the power of the United States. We have, at length reached that stage of the na tional career, in which the dangers to be en countered, and the exertions to be made, are the inidents, not of weakness, but of strength. In our foreign relations we have to atteamper our power to the less happy condition of other re publics in America, and to place ourselves in the calmness and conscious dignity of right by the side of the greatest and wealthiest of the em pires of Europe. In our domestic relations, we have to guard the shock of the discontents, the ambitions, the interests, and the exuberant, and, therefore, sometimes irregular iinpuilses -of opinion, or of action, which are the natural pro dut of the present political elevation, the self reliance and the restless spirit of enterprise of the people of the United States. I shall prepare to surrender thme Executive trust to my successor, and retire to private life with sentiments of profound gratitude to the good Providence which, during the period of any administration, has vouchsafed to carry the country through many difficulties, domestic and foreign, and to enable me to contemplate the spectacle of amicable and respectful relations between ours and all other governments, and the establishment of constitutional order and tran quility throughout the Union. FRANKLIN PIERCE. WisoToN, Dec. 2, 1856. A SERITOUs ACCWDENT.-We have been inform ed that Mr. Smith Hoyt, a resident of this city, engaged in Carpentering in Sumter, and remov ag buildings, met with a very serious accident on Wednesday last, by the falling of a chimney which he was undermining. A portion of the brick fell upon him and injared him so severely ARTHUR SlMINSI EDITOR. EDGEFIELDa'S. C. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, ip56. OUR AGENT. T. J Wit-r-rna f dur authorised Agent to re eive subscriptions ang collect all monies due this flice. I' Sundry advertisements and communiiationP, ot to mention various editorial paragraphs, left out his week from an abs :lute want of room. All steady! very thing shall have a showing. as soon as possible BANK OF HAMBgRG. Attention is invited to the notice of a sale of stock n this flourishing Corporaion. Persans7 wishing a lecure, a permanent, and a paying investment, should ieize this opportunity with avidity. It is such an one ts seldom presents itself. BALL IN HAMBURG. It will be seen that the young gentlemen of Ham. )urg and the surrounding country are to give a splen lid Ball on the 17th Instant. While down a few days go, we understood that all the arrangements were naking with great care and circnmspection; and we oubt not the occasion will be a delightful one. OUR TRIP TO SAVANNAH. Started for the Commercial Convention, Savannah. n last Friday afternoon-Reached Augusta but heard f no one going-A littled disheartened but still in the sotion of proceeding on our way-Gt a permit from the Railroad agent to go and come free of charge ;ot it through the kindness of brother Jones of the Chronicle and Sentinel-Went to the Hotel and sought again to find some one going-Failed to do so-Step ped into Newby's and asked there if they knew of any te going-Reply unsatisfactory, but they would be glad if we would be sure and see that oysters were allowed to live and fatten hereafter as high up at least Ls Augusta-Yet more disheartened but went to our room thinking still that we would go on at all hazards -Ordered a plate of oysters (stewed) and a hot whis key punch to keep them from hurting us-Talked a half-hour with a couple of niggers who watched us -at, but they d ld'nt know what we meant by the Com mercial Convention-No comfort from the confab Dismissed the darkies and made our man Richmond lelp us off with our boots and clothing generally. rhought still we would go to Savanah in the mornting -Told Richmond to go to the bar and leave. word that No. 10 must be aroused at 4 o'clock for the Waynesboro Road-Sunk gently into the arms of Ilorpheus-Were summoned in due time next morn ing, before day-Went down to the bar-room-Paid jur bill-Looked out at the front door, it was rainy and chilly--An omnibus stood there with a dim light burning in its poop-The driver sat deeply immersed in his overcoat and not a single horse had the energy to hamp his bit,-No one to go in it but us-Could'nt tand the appearances any longer-Called to Rich mand and pointed to our trunk and his carpet bag, imply saying " Pick them things up"-Paid our bill and started for the Livery Stable, followed by Rich Ordered carriage-Got in-Cracked our whip-And about the time the whistle of the Waynesboro train gave the signal for starting, we were ascending the hill this side of Hamburg. Hence it is that we have nthing more to tell at present of Savannah and the Commercial Convention. MORE LAWYERS. Annexed is a list of applicants recently admitted to the practise of Law in South Carolina. It will be seen that our Ex-Ordinary is of the number: Joseph A. Clarke, Sumter; Stephen C. DeBrulI, Abbeville; Joseph M. Elford, Spartanburg; J. H. Evius, Spartanburg; F. HI. Ganit, Barnwell; S. J. Gillespie, Marlboro; R. F. Graham. Marion; Wm. Ilickson, Charleston ; David R. JamisongOrtingeburg ; John P. JIeter, Greenville ; J. R. Mailloy, Cheraw ; A. 1. McGowan, Abbevills; Joseph J. Norton. Pickeas; C. P. Townsend, Marlboro ; James H-. Whitner, An dgrson ; Henry Tr. Wright, Edgeiceld; John D. W ylie, Lancaster. * HON. P. S. BROOKS.. --Atteton.ia alirectesd to a. Ietter-written by-our Gon gresman during the Fall, in reply to certain informa tion forwarded to him by'The Democrats of Maryland in relation to abuse heaped upon him by HOFFMAN, member of Congress. It was placed in the Publisher's Drawer a month ago, but postponed we know not hot. It is good yet. SzE FIRaS? PAro . The intro ductory observations are ours. " STATE FAIR." Th~e writer over this signature says we misappre hended him in construting his * BARNUM' article into a sitar upon the whole Fair. We acknowledge the correction with pleasure. Our spectacles were not set arighat when we read his piece. .Its general tone of ridicule was what made us thik as we did of it. A serious pointing-otut of thme special erroars charged upon the arrangemtentN of the Executive Comnmittee would not have given us any such impresion. We agree with -'STATE FAIa" in the opainiotn that faults, in all such matters, should be fran~kly talked about and written about. It is thei only way to have them rem edied. But lby all means (and especially in the case if a young Institution just strugling into life) let it be done respectfully andl even tenderly. Thus alone can the right st!eet be produced. THE AMIBROTYPE CAR STILL IN TOWN. Ma. A. T. LYON, at the solicitation of numerous friends, w til remain in this Village one week longer ; all prsons wishaing to see a complete imasge-an on ading picture--of themselves, would do well to call aim Mr. L. at his Car in iront of the new " Ilall." A BIG ONE. Thte tiger-killing in Florida, copied on our first page from the Savannah Georgian, we believe to be a con ounded no-such-~a-thing. DY MR. KEESE. A prettily-written piece, by this me~mber of our firm, naay be found elsewhere in the present numtaber. We ive it as a sam pie of a hat lhe can do. We also take Ito occasion to inform our readers thtat Mr. K. will be ur regular correspondent from thte Mountains during the next year; whlich will be a new feature of inateresat in our Journal. THE PLAYS FOR CHRISTMIAS. Attentionx is pointed to the Trhespiana Bill of Fare fr the Holidays. It is peculiarly rich. Already do we hear of persons coming fromt nil parts of the Dis tit, anal some from the surrounding Districts; aye, t few even from the Georgia side. Conme alonag, old and young. We undertake to quarantee, to all, a racy ad an innocent brace of entertainaments. Some one Ilass wished that the building would fall down on the iseads of all concerned. Poor demoniac spirit ! You tre e xcused in your narrow ignorancee. Go and learn to think more righteously. Even at thec play, you uight find out a truth or two that would help to lift youa out of thme sinful pit of prejuadice into which you ive fallen. Ho! for the Charisimas Plays ! SEE "BRIEVITAS."s Our Columbia correspondent has our thtanks for his prompt attentiveness. He gives the substance of what i done in the Legislature, and a little of the out.door chit-chat too, briefly but sufficiently. Our readers will, we fesl certaiq, gladly accept his annotations in lieu of long columns of dry legislative reports. COLD WEATHER AND 11O0S. For a few nights past it has been cold enough to kill hogs if they were as big as elephants. Buat(deuce take it) hogs we have none, of one size or the other. Ttey are coming though. Two weeks ago, said a gentleman to tus yesterday, the whole road along thae French Broad, for thirty miles, was strung with drove after drove hurrying on South. They ought to be here about this time; for everybody's hungry, and the thermometer's below freezing point. CADET APPOINTMENTS. Among the appointm'ents to the Citadel Academy, for 1857, Third Class, we observe the following names from Edgefield: RANDALL. CaoFT, .1. A. C. JoNas, J. Y. Noaats, V. M. JoNzs, WAL.DO Sw ITI, J. R. CAIwtIE, i. BaOcKMaW, N. Cox. The Carolinian truly remarks of our Military Academies: These institutions contintue to grow In popular favor. As will he seen by reference to another column a much larger tnumber than usual have received appointments. Over on. hundred and twenty have been admitted into the Arsenal, so thaat, as we learn, there will be about two hundred and twenty-fi5 cadets in the twul .... de....s on t. s, a r.. ,. . State making some adequate provition for the edu cation of females, by the establishment of a college or otherwise. I Resolved, That said Committee be authorized to sot durina the recess of the LegiAlatute and report their deliberations at the next Session. You will perceive that your former brother ehip, C. D. MELToN, has-been 0lected Sulictor for the Northern Circuit. It is a judicious appointment and I have. no doubt Mr. M. will discharge his du ties with ability. The electoral votes of the State were cast on Wednesday for Bucr and Base, and a Cadet in the Arsenal, Mr. la- t from Union, was chosen to bear them on to Washington City. This has been quite a gay week in Columbia ; we have rarely seen a larger crowd during commende ment. The ladies, dressed out in the richest materi a!s, of brighest co'orr, well supported by hoops, have adorned the sidewalks from day to day, as they swept along a-shopping and making glad the hearts of dry-goods dealers. Columbia would be o dull place if commencement week was stricken out of the Calenlar. I am told that the ball was, as usual, tolerably well attended, and the supper served up in splendid style. Miss BRENAN gave a concert on Wednesday, which was better attended than any I have previous ly seen in this place. She sung delightfully and was well sustained by Messrs. KgErza, ERFaRTH and PoPPE. The Races have added much to the excitement and flarry of the past week'. The turf was admirably r regulated by its energetic and spirited proprietor, Mr. PuareHa ; End the attendance was better than usual. It seems that the favorite nags were beaten as a general rule. Among them was a beautiful ani mal with a yet more beautiful name from your Dia trict. I allude to "Sea lBreeze," entered by Messrs. RACON & .To-zf She was beaten easily, to the sur prise of every one, and especially of her owners. Something must have been wrong about her. I un derstand that her ascertained time is far better than r she was able to make on this occasion. She will I run a good race yet some day, if there is anything in blood, beauty and sinews. Columbia is not what she used to be in the item of Session parties. I hear of but little in that way. Formerly, you know-in the days of the DESAus suass, TAYLORS, STARNEs and CHAPPEhI.s-these parties formed the most charming attraction of the Session, while they -wrought out for the community a rown of hospitality whose glittering gems were looked to with pride from every part of the State. But now, new people have come in ; half-handed aristocrats are mingling in the old stream that flowed so calnmly but-limpidly ; and those persons really ca B pable of entertaining are discouraged, by their sur roundings, from the offices of kindness and civility which were wont (in the old times) to make Colum bia the admired of all admirers. Yet, of belles and beauties, last week boasted its usual supply. I have e seen here a pretty flaxen-haired thing, sweet enough a to call baqk all the fire of youth to the bosom of forty. I could have knelt (almoat) in adoration of her loveliness. But that may not be now. Al. Colonelle! Colonello! we have had our day among r the girls, bless their eyes ! But it's over now, is'at it ?-Another vision, with dark hair, dark eyes, rosy c cheeks and rounded figure has particularly impres e sed me. She is a " Rough Diamond," nearly pol a ished. Her entree into an assembly-room is always " magnifique. " Intedit regina," and ever has admi rers in her train. A somewhat veteran Benedict Sfrom your way (who, like many others of us, has had the key to woman's heart,) acknowledges her e sway and feels young ngain under the inspiratia'n of sher illumined face. A fter this, of course I cannot e name names. Neither cani any oine tell, in a thou y sand guesses, whom I mean. But I must close or I shall not -deserve my sign4 Tture of - BRIEVITAS. (1 P. S.--Long life- to you, your associates and the Advertiser. I only hope that abqut Christmas Day the thousand niew subscribers you speak of will be rfortht-coming ;so might I join you in that dinner. B. For the Advertiser. THE REV. E. L. WHATLEY. SOn last Suniday. this geaeman delivered his rt valedictory address, to the Church at Edgefield dCourt Ihouse. ElA large concourse of people had assembled at ati early hour, anid the capacious Baptist Church of that pine-., was crowded almost to overfiuowing. 1The diiscourse w-as earnest, tender and eloquenit. gIt wa~s an occnsioni cakultaed to excite di ep emo t' ions, andl the spe-ike-r availed hi,:,self of it, like a mnaster-if indeed lie hntd any design at all, except, in mneekntess and piety, to fullil the behests of his D livine Redeemer. All felt, :.nd nearly all wept speaker and lienrers. The sermon was noat only a Crecapitulation oaf the priincipail doctrines lhe had Staught during his ministration at Edgcfield. but it d was an afl'etionate and a reluctant leave-taking of it a people,~ who hazve dealighted toa honor aind do good 0otlies- to .\lr. WnIATLET, as lie has delighted to serve. to instruct, and lend thema in the ways aof righteous ness aiid truth. Ini a word, with no ostentation. the specechi was one among the imost eloquenit anal I intished tl~e wiiter ever listened to. Finished, be efcnuse every pirinciple laid do~wn wvas true-finishel, Sbecause ito doctrine he taghit cou!d be controverted g-finished, beeause every word went to the hearts of his anidience-. gMr. WniTmrv is, and line always been, miuchi be .loved by thie Chuirch ait Ege-ild, and n separa tion could hiave beent more patinful than that of him u self andl his flock. In a time of distress--I may a say tribulation-lie cameo to th/r relief, and lie ,shouldleredl the~ir dliliculty with thte spir-it anal the . hionar, that miight have mi~ade a heroa. Whien the ,a Churchi wtas assati!ed fair stanintg to whiat wve lee-medl thte atncient lanal-mtarks aif the Baptists, he only of e the cle-rgy aif Edge-field, signihiaea his willirgness to iita beomea the aexponen-t of t principale as everlasting as aitir Church it-elf, anda (if aaur Church be righit,) as Severlasting as thu eternal hills bunilt by the hianads I of Glod. e There never was it faser repaort, thani thai wviihib 'I placeu us in ani antagotiistic reahtion to Str. Wit i.EY. The utmost hEnriiony, laavu nal devaotian have a always pirevailed be-twen us. 11e wished to naopt t saoma othear mens thain pireaching, to sunpportt ia large e and increasinat faiiy ; anal knowinig thait thea amount pnial by the Church lhere, sevetn rt eight hundred dollers, caould prneure thme undividead servi a eeu a mana wholly unemba~nrrassead in his pecunisary -relations, he never sought to remiaint our Pastor, Safter he realised, to its full extent, thte oppressive w1ieighit of debt. B lie thought he could better his caondition else wvhtere, where circumustainceu more fatvoreda his views ~of enterprise; and that is the secret of his depar rtre from among us. There has been no rupture-no harsh treatment - of hint by us, atnd none of us by him. Our prayers - shall follow him- wherever lie goes-they shall as cend to God in his behalf, and he and toe shall be a a' one and ioseperable " forever. A MExDER of TilE EDoEFIELD CuaCa. - For the A dvertiser. e THE LATE lAIR AGAIN. IDARa CoLm:-I beg leave to make a few observa tions on your strictures on " BARNnU." You say his remarks are intended as a " slur upon the whole afFair." No such thing was intended, and I am sor -ry If so undeistood ; nor did I for a moment intend to impugn the integrity of any one; nor did I In "tend or say the fair sex should not have a full show Eing, for without them it would be a poor show in deed. I did intend to object to the premium list; its being advertised befoire hand; neither made it better Ior worse; it Is now psddi. property, andI its faults, public assured they shall be eorrected as much as. possible. I wish indeed with all my heart we were able to give the same lists as were given, and add to those where they were so lanentab'y ieficient. I will instance one or two, and then I hope to dismiss the subject forever. Mares with colts and yearling eulls, were entirely excluded. The finest and most valuah'e horse went from our District, about 20 Months old, 15 hands high, fine form, sired by im ported Albion, dam by imported leAviathan, and of remarkably fine temper, invaluable as a stock raiser, and he was nowhere, while a McCarty Rose took S10. Splendid Jacks were there and no premium bid for No. One, and -yet twenty dollars was offered for Fan Tail Pigeons, w hich are a genteel nuisance TlieSyrnp sent from- Atlanta Ga., with full di rections &c , and likely to become of great impor tince to our whole country, took five dollars, and so did a Boquet. One gentleman took (I think) over ne hundred dollars for some 8 or 9 articles from the orchard, and I can truly say, well did he'merit it. Could all other things and especially those of greater importance, have had the same in propor tion, it would have been well. No man in the State that I know of, has done as much for horticulture as lie; to an intelligent mind well stored, he has united practice with untiring industry, and that through great physical suffering; and while going on crutches has raised one of the best nurseries in the State, and is perfectly reliable. But you well know other exhibitors will not be satified, nor take that into consideration; and the Fair cannot be sus tained on such lists. I earnestly desire the success of the State Society, This is the second I have been a member of, and I hope it wiil be the last. Let us have no more fall ing through. With the general arrangements, I was very much pleased ; they surpassed my expections, but we must not forget that this is an agricultural society, not an institute. It is the practical that must have prece dence, and first of all is Mules, then Jacks and Brood Mares. A mare with two mule colts at her side, a yearling and a sucking (mule) colt, the high est ; then the mare with one colt, and so on. Lest I weary you on stock, I will say no more. As regards your friend, I fear be has committed er rors. I trust he will secure more assistance the next Fair, and things will be got up more deliberate ly and with the light of experience. I assure you I have nothing against him personally-quite the con trary. He could not be well replaced; he really has more knowledge of Agricultural Fairs, than nineteen out of twenty men in our State,but is rath er fanciful. No X, I hope I have made myself understood, and for fear you may think I mean some disrespect to some one, I will change my signature to the STATE FAIR. For the Advertiser. TRIBUTE OF RESPECT-E. L WEATLEY. WnaEAs, our much esteemed brother, 11ev. En nena L. WrATLEY, has labored among us for n-arly two years last past. as the Pastor of the Edgefield Village Baptist Church, and has recently informed the said Church, ofjhis intention to remove. There fore lIt. Resolved, That the Edgefield Village Bap tist Church has a high esteem for her late Pastor. Rev. E. L. W rATLEY, ns a zealous Christian and Minister of the Gospel of our Lord and Savior Je sus Christ. 2n1. Resolved, That the connection which he has sustained with said Church as her Pdstor, has been pleas"ant and edjfying,~and that we re.gret that his seculalr affairs ar~e if such condition, as in his Opin ion to muake it obligatory upon him to remove from :Unonlg us. 3rd. Resolced, That our late Pator will carry with himt to his new fi.ld of laibors the warmest sympathlies of this Church and her best wishcs for his future success and usefulness in life. Anud that we will fondly cherish the memory of his labors of loveamong us. . - 4ttie Re16atI, That' the ClerkbTdhnsfra-copy ofk the foregoing Resdlutions td'Bro. E. L. W~aiT, and also a copy to the Southern Baptist and E~dge leld A dvertiser for publication. For the Advertiser. MYRTLES OLD-AsIomE NOTIONS AEOUT LOVE. '- Who is MYa-rLE 7" " Some old maid Ill warrant," says a br:ght-eyed lassie impetuously; Swhat does she know ab'out love, I wonder." Soft l, softly, now, wait andI you will sc. A re a1l oldl maids obliged to have old hearts, and ossiled ones to boot?7 Mart is a very loving name fir an old maid, for 31YRTLE means lore you know. and I just want to define my name in this my tirst appearance "n any stage, and hope to gratify you all. 'Tis a little wo'rd to cause so many heart-nehes and head tehes, rapture and misery, bliss and despair. Nay be my notions are somewhat ancient, but then you know all old people have their out-of-thec-way ideas, and little whimsical1iies, partieubirly old maids; so jst listen awhile to your old A unt Malm-re, anid she will try not to lie very tedlious. Ive ito pa tence with the love-sick trash andI high-flo~wn sen t meitality, with wh'eh 'he litbramry of every fashiont able yon lady is lined at the present day ; and oke Aunt AlvirLe's word for itrg @one of the rose tinted fancies and beautiful idleaities you meet withi there, arie ever realized in this common place, go a head, humdrum world of ours. 'Tis all stufi and onsense, and always had qni:e an expct' rizing ef et upon your p!ain old Aunity, and l'd have nones ~f it if I were a girl. And th:s it is that has givent me a wholesale disgust for all the imodernsized insdes sf love-moaking; as nearly every ecourt-ship nowv-a day. seems to consist chiefly of m.mulight walks. and moonlight taks, and moonlight poetizing, and moonlight romancing ; anid it generally turns out to e all moonshine int the end, like the youthful lov er's brains or the moonstruck notions of htis inm .srata. 1)onm't frown up your pretty forehenids, they wll be wrinkled sootn ettough ; never m~eet old Time wvith his photsgh~bare half wsay. What I say is all trth, buit I do not mean the universal truth. 'Tis a*t tinue of every~ one-God forbid that it should be ! I do no't believe bsenuse so'mec hearts are false, there are mosne that are true. Nor would I, fo'r worlds, bsreate uighit against the pure holy emotiona of tu nheart-felt lsove. Oh tno, dlear readlers ! love is al the hesart's .un.,tne. It mtaken our bright earth still brighter, the sky bluer, every dancing rippling treamlet to elh" back the heart-music that is thtril lng, witha its glad low- brs aithing me:ody, every ehord of our hearts. 'Tis the one bright flower of Ad ama's Paradise upon whtich the serpent htas left no trail ! The one glowing ray of Eden-light, left to glasden a weary desert world ! I censure only mnoonshine love, that will evaporate inmmediately in the pure sun-glow of truth-a love that uttets words, m'enningh-ss in themselves perchance, but which when poured into the willing ear of some guileless gih1 bring the darkness and gloom of un requieted love to aloud her heart's sunshine forever. And now I say, man bewware ! God made that young heart. Ile alone knows each seeret spring. e ulone cn tune its thousanid varying chords into glorious harmony. Beware then ! oh, beware of turning its glad music into one unbroken changeless dirge for departed joys and wasted love ; thus giv ing God back for the perfect one lle formed, a broken, tuneless, wornout instrument, whose voice less melody you have so idly frittered away ! Now you'll think I'se been disappointed in love. Well, think as you please, but recollect, hopeless love,like hopeless grief, is passionless; if IPve sorrowed as one without hope, 'tii over now, and trusting in God, I feel, that " sorrow endureit a night, but joy cos eth ji the morning." So good-bye, 'till we meet again. MYRTLE. H Y DENIA L, Msaat, on the 25th inst., in Marengo County, Ala., by the R1ev. J. K. Armstrong, Mr. MIDDLEs 'o4 A. MI osar, of Perry county, to Miss. E'-Z" G., daughter of John G. Jones, Esq., of Vanitgo Special Columbia Correspondence. COLUMBlA, Dee. 5th, 1856. MA. EDIoR :-I-continue my dottinga, but witl rather slight material 'to go upon. - The Session ii it just.growing intervsting. On Saturhay last .it. AIcALILEY offertd a Reso Jutiona in:the:enate to the elrect that the day sys tem of labor in quarrying and preparing the granitf for t e 'Siate Ih.use be abolished, which wa taken up on Wediesday and a joint Committee o reference appointed e-nAisting (for the Senate) a. Me.r. MeA .nLILRY, B.. J. JOHN1sson, CANxO ani On londay, in the iunse, Mr. SimoNs introducei Ate foAlQwittigJlesolutions which were referred t the Committee on Federaf Relations: Reiolred, That the constitutional Union of tho States of tids confederacy, should be on object o primarf inportanee to every wise and patriotia citizenl. - Resolved, That in the election of James Buchan an of Pennsylvania, and of John C. Breckenridge of Kentucky, to the Presidency and Vice Presiden ey of this confederacy, we recognize a signal rebuki to the enemies of constitutional liberty, aid a firn guarantee that the rights of each and Myery sectioi will be secured and maintained. Resolved, That the continual agitation of meri abstract theories (whether they assume the shape o the re-opening of the slave trade or any other form can give neither repose or 'security to the imastitu tions of the South, but must tend to distract ani divide the councls of our beloved State, and to ali enate from her the support- and sympathies of hel sister States. Resolved, That the true policy of the citizens o this commonwealth, united as they are on ever' question of vital principle, is to devote their ener gies to the reform of her internal abuses and th development of her internal resources. There was some discussion in the Senate on Toes day on the second reading of a bill introduced b, Mr. MNARIA.L., to punish factors, commission mer chants. warehouse keepers, or other bailees, f4 raudulently conveying to their own use any cottot corn, rice, wheat, lumber, and ranging timber, o other produce, and for other purposes. This bil provides, in the first section, for punishment of th party offending, by imprisonment in the commoi jail, nit less than three years nor more than ten and to be- fined " not less than three'thousand dol lars nor more than ten thousand dollars," and de barring forever the privilejes of the Insolvent Db b tor's Act to all iuch persons. Mr. McAuL.T, on the same day, offered a feso lut'on to the effect that the Trustees of the Sont] C. College shall have the right to remit the Tuitio Fees of all Students who may be veceived into sai College, who are. dependent upon their own exer tions, or the charities of the benevolent, for th means to defray the expensts of their education. In the House, Mr. Paaar offered the followin Resolutiont That the Committee on Education be instruete to inquire into, and report on the expediency of rt organizing the South Carolina College Pi as to niak the Professors dependentrin part on Ihe tuition fun f the college ; and so -to re-organize the Board < Trusteet; that they be re-elected every four years. In the Senate, on Wednesday, Mr. ALLEN intrC duced a bill to provide for the election of Governe by the people; and also,.a bill to give the election< Electors of President and Vice President of ib United States to the peo'ple, and to prescribe ti mode of holding such electioqs ; which were rea the first time and referrod to the Committee o Privileges and Elections. The following Resolution was submitted by M1 Moancal : . Resolved, That it be referred to the Committe on Finan.-e andl Banks to ibquire into and repo1 whether a eb~antze in -the nmodle of distribunting taxi eanut be made. Which,tvhile it would not ineren: the amount of taxattion nov-'pid,'would more full exhibit the wealth and resonre a of the State. Thenemuorial of the i-f h amburg, for pel mission to issue one dola tills ofAlabamna an Georgia at their counters, was thrown overboard as was also tho Bill to provide compensation for free holders sitting on negro. trials. The Bill of M MAZYcK, to repeal the laws naninst usury; was vote lwin upon its second reading-at close vote though. 18 pro to 19 con. In the Hlonsa: (Wednesaday) Mr. MULLtts froi the' Commiittee on Public JUnidings, reported the presentmetnt of the Grand Jury fromt Beaufoi Itstrit; alsoa,on the Bill to amend an aet entitle an act to incorp..rate the Edgefield Plank Roai Company. Mem..nbaer.. threw a little spice to-day intao a bri< disussioan of the Rasolution requiring a report nl past College appropriations. The day's sittir len with an emphatic refusal by the House1 nil..pt the liesolutions for a Se.parate Court of Aj ipeals. In the Senate, on Thurdaay, Mr. PaR-,TON oil-ure the followiing Resoltution: Reolved, That it be referred to the Comnitte on Military atnd Pensions to inquire into the exp< diency or purchiasiing the '~ Cast iron Palmecatt Tree" now in front of the State 1 louse to ba placa on the publie grounds, as a monumuthitt to the den of the Paulmetto Regiment, who felt im the servic act the Uinite~d States during the lute wrar wit Mexico. The Ricelutiaon was agreed to, and the Comimi tee wts i nstrueted accairahngly. In the Senate, on Thursday, nothiing of gener; interest transpired, except the efi-etual killing oli thee Bill to exempt the Commissioners of Roads tan others from pairs-I and ordinary militia duty durii their term of seice. The vote was 7 to 27. thought at first this would have been a good thin t, do; but perhaps the glory of the position is pai enough. Mr. IhAxxonD, in the Ihouse, reportedl on th: Resolution instructing thme Governor to procure an preet to Major DANIEL H. LuLLr, n sword, &< Tec Report was considered immediately and unani nously agreed to. . The following is ata extract frot the liepart, telling who Maji. ILL is: M~ajor I lill w'as born in York District, and is th grandson of Col. WVm. 11.11, who comminandedl regiment under General sunmter and was severel wounded at the battle of hannging Rock. le gra.1 aate it the West Point Mlitary A cademy the 3tt of Jue, 18-32, undI was assigned as a Brevet 2n< Liuteant to the Artillery arm of service in tha regular army. Ie was epgaged in the storming M nterey, Mexico, in Septemtber, 1846; in th siege of Vera Cruz in Marcha, 1847; in the baiti ofCerro Gordo in April, 1847; was brevetted a Captain by the Federal authorities for "cgallaa nal meritorious conduct in the battles oif Contrera and Churubuaeo,"! August 2ind, 1847, and brevet ted a Major for " gallant and meritorious conduc in the storming of Chapultepec." Septenmber 13t11 1847. tlie volunteered from Twiggs' divisiaon int a storming party of Qutmnan's column, and his " dii tinguished traliatntry" came under the "jperson: observ ationa of General Quitman, as the Genera writes on the 8th N'ovember, 1856. Major 111i was engaged also in the contiet at the San Cosm gate of the City of Mexico, Septeomber 14th, 184'i in(e 1849 hae has been a Professor in Colleges, M athematis and Civil Engineering, and has mnda ecotributions to the Southern Quarterly and othc Reviews." -Mr. EARLE'S Resolution, coneerning the publIec cation of thie moneys expended on the South Carc lna College was withdra by tha~t gentleman. On Friday, in the Senate, Mr. Mistr, from th Special Committee which has in hand Gov. ADAMI 8ave Trade recommendation, asked leave to posi one a Report until the next Session of the Legisli lure, which was accorded. The Bill to increase th Governor's salary passed its seeond reading an was ordered to be sent to the House of Representa In the Ihouse, little more than the dull routine c duller business occurred to fil up the day's Sessior Mr. Sutra, of Abbeville, offered this Resolution : Reslved, That thme "a Cast iron Palmetto Tree, now in front of thec State Ilouse, be purchased an placad In thie public square, as a. monument to tt dead of the Palmetto Regiment. A nd Mr. WznTmo, of Charleston, these: Reoled, That a specialecomwittee be appoint fr the purpose of considerig the pkoprety of tii * 744 PUnUBIHED EVERY WEDJUDAf MORNIrG. . SINKINS, D R. DURI80 & ELIJA:H ESE, - PROPRI O-. TREKS 07 SVESCRIPTION. Two DOLLARS per yer, if paid In advance-'wo DoLLARs and Firy. CE'r-rs if not paid within six nonthr-and TRitaz DOLLAnsif not paid before the mpiration of the year. All subscriptions not distinct ly limited at the time of subscribing, will be con inued until all arrearages are paid, or at the oplooof he Publisher. Subscriptions out ofhe District and from othir States must invariably be paid for in advance. TO CLUBS."' To Clubs or Ten the Admerier will be furnished one year, for Fifteen Dollars-one person becoming responsible and paying for the Club in advance. RATES OP ADVERTISING. All advertisements will be correctly and conspicu. nuly inserted at Seventy-five 'Cents per Square (12 - Brevier lines or less) for the first insertion, and Fifty Cents for each subsequent insertion. When only pub - ished Monthly or Quarterly 81 per square will be charged. Each and every Transient Advertisement, to secure publicity through our columns, must invariably be paid in advance. All Advertisements not having the desired'numbert of insertions marked on the margin, will be continued until forbid and charged accordingly. Those desiring to advertise by the year can do so on the most liberal terms-it being distinctly under tood that contracts for yearly advertising are con fined to the immediate, legitimate business of the fitn or individual contracting. All communications of a personal character will be charged as advertisements. . Obituary Notices exceeding one square in length will he charged for the overplus, at regular rates. Announcing a Candidate (not inserted until paid for,) Five Dollars. For Advertising Estrays Tolled, Two Lollars, to be paid by the Magistrate advertising. "GRAND CITIZENS. BALL' T HERE will be a GR AND CITIZENS' BALL, at the AMERICAN HOTEL, In - Hamburg, on W is, 4 9b8491,~e. ?I, 8e Under the management of the following Gentlemen. --AIA GRIS. samo0ns. - Dr.Wm. E Dearing, Dr.G.C.Cunningham Capt. D. Kirkpatrick, 0. H. P. Scott, Esq. Chas. B. Day, Esq. . M. Owings, Esq. - Jusaios. Ed. Ml. Penn, M. G. Hester, Johnathan Wever, J. H. Dortie, Dr. J. H. Adams, Chas. W. Hersey A. J. Pelletier, J. C. McDonnald W. B. Britton, J. 11. King. FLOOR MANAGERS. - Col. V. W. Boiselair, I Capt. W. H. Evans, ' Col. S. Harrison. TicKErs, Three Dollars, to be procured a Hotel previous to, or on the even ing of the Ball 'lamburg, Dee 8 it 7 GRAND CHRISTMAS TREAT, BYTHE -n TNHES P HA Two successiveINights, With a Play and a Faee .ath ighla~ TH~lE membors of theEdgefleld Lyceum 1 respectfully announce tothe Public, thnt on the ~ 24th anad 26th er. the preseht Month, the - Thespian Departient of their Institutl6ion ' v.O - on-a -am.sl.ta Ehwjlre rento " LADY 'OF tYONS" "LVTE AND PRIDE," Which will be follo'red by 'the aniksing Faree'of' " The Day after the WVedding." On the evening of the 25th, will bc given BoLnicAuzT~rs .\;nster l'iece. Ax D " THE ROUGH DIAMIOND " Will crown the entertainment. admitted to be cnc of thme m"st amusing after-pieces extant. Soil lills will be published in due time. Each <-iteritiainmtent will be graced by a beauticul. Pa de Deuxz by Mr. 1lhGG's and Mile hl The Augusta String Band, with addi i. nal strenigthi, will be in attendance. A uid every effort will be miade by the whole Coin pany ti pica'se the most fastidious and exhilerate the Deetinber limh 1856 St48 Masonic Notice, RtEG ULFIt Communication of SCONCORDIA LODGE, No. 50, A. F. M1.. will be hl.l at their H all,. an Saturday eveninig, Dec. 20th, at Hy ordler of the W. MJ. licfe. :4. 3t 47 in another columnl will be found an article in the ahapc of an advertisement, treating upon that very comion disease, Constipation of the Bowels. It will re-pay the perusal, for in it are cause-s of that disease aet forth, that arc, quite likely, to a g'reat . many, altogether and entirely new and-novel. .Notice. THE UN'DERSIGNED being about to retire frot the Dry Good Business, will dispose of his stok of Fancy and Staple Dry Goods-eoe of the largest in thie city-at New York coat, for cash. I [is reiends and the puablic are respectfully informned - that the lowest possible price will be asked, and from which there will be no deviation. -Country and City Mierchants, and Dry Goods Dealers in general, ar invited to call and examine the Goods. THOMAS BRENNAN, Successor of Cosgrove & Brennan. Augusta, Nov. 25th, 1856, St 46 t'iYerchants and Planters wish ing to hav-e bat gains in Dry Goods, would do well to examine JAMES HENEY'S large an'd well as sorted stock. ice has received some more of those solid colored WORST EDS, at 12) eents per yard. Sec advertisement, tf 45. Land for Sale: - THE subscriber offeirs for sale a Tract of Land in Edgefield District, lying on Cufi'ec Town Creek, in thec vicinity of Liberty Hill, and containing Six Hundred (600) Acres. It is of Oak and Ilickory growth, and as fine farm ing land as any in the District. ,Indeed..it is extra fine for Cotton, as all who know it must and will ad-' - mit. Near FOUR HUNDRED ACRES of the Tract is in woods. The land'iu cultivation is in good heart. The place is well watered, havingupon it a lasting spring. The buildings upon the pinee are onh tolerable, but the land makes amends for all. Those desiring to purchase the platce, had better ,decide quick, as the subscriber is Just now anxious to sell. 'JULIUS BANKS. Dec. 9, 1856, , tf . 48_ Administrator's Notice, A LL persons indebted to the' Estate of Qe'orge t.Getzen, Deceased, are requested to make pay ment before March Court;' or they- will find their notes in the hands of an A ttorney ; and thosehJar ing demands atgainst thet same wAill present thems's I am determined to' settle tp the Estate without delay. ' .S. P. GETZEN, Adm'r. Dec. 3, 1856, tf 5' Oysters. - YSTESfor sale at the Post the j, pt oquart. DeeO 1..lt A -;