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At the Gloucester assizes, on the 4th instant, a verdict of ?500 damages was given against Cardinal Wiseman, at the suit of a French priest named Abbe Roux, lately in a cure at Chelsea, for breach of a contract upon which the plaintiff alleged that the defendant had re ceived a dweument signed by the Princes Leti tia Bonaparte, niiece to the Emperor of France, which the Cardinal had either lost or disposed of in some other way. The document was an acknowledgment on the part of the lady that site owed Roux 25,00Kf., which she desired that her children would pay as a "sacred debt." The accouchntrd of Queen Victoria was daily expected to take place. A fearful tragedy was perpetrated on the 6th, . in Liverpool. A butcher named Gibbons, who had been in a desponding state of mind for some time, owing to a failure in business, cut the throats of his wife and two of his children, wounding a third on the cheek bone. The el dest child (4 years old) was quite dead, and the mother and the youngest childwere not expected to recover. The Emperor of Russia is said to have deti nitely given up his intended journey to Western Europe. The Turkish Gazette of the 24th instant an nounces the formation of a permanetit diplomatic mis-ion at St. Petersburg. .Although the Czar has always had a representative at the Court of the Sultan, there never has been a resident Tur kish Miinister at St. Petersburg. James Douglas, Baron Douglas, died at his seat, Bothwell Castle, upon the Clyde, on the 6th instant. The Tiumes' Paris correspondent says that the unexpected increase of the Bank of England's rate of interest had necessarily affected French trade. On the other hand, the new American tariff had encouraged mianufacturers, who were anticipating a profitable business with the Uni ted States. 'TEE I80TNERN COnArLamr WETEITfION. The Conivetntion at its maeeting in Savannah, adopted the 1ollowing resolution, viz: " Resogrd, That Professor Bledsoe, and Me Guffey, of the Universtity ol Virginia; and Pre sident Smnith, of Randolph Macon College, Vir ginia ; Hion. George E. Badger, and D. L. Swain, of North Carolina; the Right Rev. Bishop Elli ot, and J. Hlamilton Cooper, of Georgia ; Pro fesssor John Leconte, Rev. J. H. Thornwell, 11ev. .J. W. Miles, and Re-v. D~r. Cturtis, of Sottth Ca 'rolina; President Tallmnadge, of Georgia; Dr. Lacey, of North C'aroliina; Ashbell Stmith, of Texas; President Longstreet, of Mississippi; Dr. Garland, of Alabatna ; Ciaaries Gayare, of Louisiana; Dr. Richard Fuller, of Maryland, and Dr. Alonzo Church, of Georgia, be requested by this Convention to take this matter (of Southern school books,) under their atuspices andi select and prepare auch a series of books in every department of stutdy, from the earlhest primer to the highost gradie of literature and science, as shall soem to them best qualified to elevate anid putrify the education of the South." And I have been requested, as President of the Convention, to invite the tnemubers of the Committee to tteet at Columabia, in the State of South Carolina, on the 18th day of May' next. Accordingly, I do hereby respectfully re quest the members of the Commit tee to meet at Colutnbia, on the 18th day of May next, for the purpose of performing the duty assigned them by the Convention. I also respectfully request all editors of newspapers, who are friendly to the cause, to insert this call, twice at least, in their papers. JAMES LYGNS. President of the S. C. Convention. RtCnoND, April 17, 1857. CivcrxNA-r, April 20. THE Onto LEGISI.ATUREI AND THE SL.AVERY QeEsroN.-The Ohio Legislature adjournied on Saturday. It previously passead a ball mnaking it a penitentiary offence to claim or hold slaves in Ohio, or undertake to carry away from the State, as a slave, any pa.%n of color. This is intended to prevent the operation of the lDred Scott decision. The use of the jails in the State for the continemnent of fugitive slaves was also prohibited. Resolutions were adopted declaring it a duty to use all the power consistenit with the ntational compet to prevent the inreatse and to mitigate anc 'nally eradicate the slavery ordinance of 1787. so far as it conacernas slavery, should it be extenided to all territory in the United States. Senators and Representatives in Congress are requested to vote against the admission of any State unless slavery is excluded by its constitu tion. SL-DDEN AND MEL.ANcHOL.Y DEATH.-Lieut. - Wifliami Gardner, of this city, died very sud denly this miorning, of disease of the heart. lie was1-iding in his bugt.y at the time, on Green street, acanmnpanied lby his wife. H~e was seeni to lean suddenly over in the buggy, and the horse becomiing frightened, started to run, but - was stopped byanegro, when Lieut. G. was fainting condition. Every effor t was made to restore hima, but without etlieet. lie was about forty years of age, and a Lieu tenant in the United States Navy, lie leaves a wife and a large circle of reulatives and friends to mourn his sudden death.-...Augota Dispatch, 23d inst. Two Cox Es.--Besidles Lf Arfrest's comet, now visible throngh the telescopne, a second comnet, visible through the same instrumtent, has been .seen by Mr. Bruhan, of Berlin. It is situated in the Western sky, and is necarly as bright as D'Arrest's. If these comets are belligerently inclined, we would stuggest the propiety of their hitting each other, instead of striking this muni dane sphere. A pitched battle on such a celes tial field, anil between such fiery combatants, would be something novel and exciting. * EQurAL.TY OF RAeEs As I)IaONsTRtATED BY Cutrca i~NS Asa BL.ACKJraDs.-The Somerset - (Pa.) Democrat sayis that some time last fall a blackbird came to Mr. Joseph Snyder's, in that throug, arid has since lived contentedly with the &i4ens. It ha become Lhorougiy do. meticated,and omes' regularly for its food. (nstead of roosting 1s the caitkens do, it takes a position on the roomvter's back, who bears the weight of his little friend with great good nature. But the most singular of all is, that it has learned to crow like a cock, and crows regular ly, more frequently than the rooster, and seems to be vain of its accomplishinent. It is a bona fide crow, clear and loud, simnilar to that of a young rooster. The bird can be seen and heard aily, and if any cne doubts its truth, they can be convinced by seeing and hiaring for tihem iwlves. The age is ,progressive, and the birds are keeping up with the times. A Republican edi tor thinks it an "omen" that the day is ap proaching when the lilack race will be admitted to .*cial equality with the whites. ARTHUR SIMKINS, EDITOR. EDGEFIELD, 8. C. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1857. BY REqUEsT Or Mr. A. ltxAsjr, Post.master at this place, wt notify the exchanges of the "Stouthern Light." t erase that name fromt their lists, as the journal ha: ceased to exist. LEIGH'S AMBROTYPES. The awnbrotypes, now heing taken by Mr. Lzio. in his Car, are pronounoed the very best that have yet been exhibited bore. Mr. Lteu, our readers know, suffered a heavy loss by the late are. We suggest tha there is a way here to help him in his difficulties and get full value received for the kind act. Sit for one of his very beautiful ambrotype likenesses. It will be a favor to the worthy operator and a gratiscation to yourself. The ear stands in frunt of the Odd Fel lows k Masonic Building. A NEW STORE. By reference to the notice of Mr. W. R. Hrosox it will be seen that another Dry Goods Establishment i just opened at this place in the Western Store-room of the Odd Fellows & Maosnic Building. His Stock will be ready for inspoction on Saturday next. Give Mr. H. a call. HON. C. P. SULLIVAN, OF LAURENS. This distinguished gentleman hats been in our vil. lage for the last day or two. le comes amongst us sa candidate for Congress and has very favorably iigpressed our people so far as he has been able to see them. Mr. SeLLIA4 is an able lawyer, an interest. ing speaker, and a skilful parliamentarian. Owing t the limited time for canvasoing the Congressional dio trict allowed by the Governor, the people will nol have an opportunity of properly estimating the res. letive merits of the Candidates before them. Mr SULLvAx feels this ditliculty, especially in regard t< the people of Edgefield with whom it had not been hii good fortune to be much acquainted. He tenders hit services to them nevertheless, and, although well 4ware that it is probable the candidate in this distriel will provo the favorite here, he yet solicits some shari in the good wishes und kind support of the citizens o hospitable old Edgefield. GEN. HAMMOND AND THE CANDIDACY. We have received a letter from Gen. HAMMoND it relation to the announcement of his name in our las week's issue, which we would like that all his friendi in the Congres:sional District could see. As this is u course impossible, we are inmpelled to state to them iti purport although it was not dent to be made public except as to the main point that he is nat, and icil not consent Si be considered a candidate in the electio, now pending. General H~txso appreciates miost warmly th< kindness of his friends in pressing his name s the; have done and he desires they should knew that he i very thankful to them. But he has long ago givel up all idea of ever again placing himself in such au arena as the one here to be bad, or indeed in an: other position of the kind. He does not imsagiu. that, under the circuwnstances of the present case, h could now he successful if he really desired to be lie therefore feels it to be an awkard and a rather un graceful thing to say that he positively decline the position and weektf not weree if .-er'ed. Yet, the chanes ware certain, he would feel compelled I say so if nothing less would relieve him from the di lemna. He is grieved to be placed in the attitude even seeming to spurn what be knows is proffered ii kidnees. But he cannot allow any delicacy of tha sort to interfere with his positive and maturely form.' determination. He has been open and candid ans decided about this matter from the first, and, whatev er happens, wishes to have no appearance of double dealing. He has explicitly refused to be a candidata to every one who ha:' written to him, and, with assu rances of warm regard to his friends, still continue, to do so. We have thus givou the soubstnee of the letter al luded to, partly in the writer's own words. In reft rence to the assertion that he " would not servei electdl," we take the liberty of qjuoting precisely wha ha himaself says of it: " Puless It is abdolustoly ne cessary. I dont wish to say that ia print, as it migh give great offence ; hut I beg you will let it be knowl in the proper quarters. And I give you authorit; even to print it if you consider it reqauiredl by the exi geny.-We hatve donse so, nor do we conceive tha any true frienlds of tho General will take umbrage a it.. They will perceive his feelings and admire the in dependence of his sentimnents. He is now in his 5Ct year, when to degroeente contention is both naturi and proper. Our eariiest wishes attend him, for continuance of his health and happiness. -.- -- 5e- -- -- GLANCES AT OUR EXCHANGES. THFl YORKiVILLE ENQi.'IER--what with it efiient editorial triumvirate, its tine quality of pa per, its beautiful typo and its P'rineetan press-.ecarce ly ever fails to refleet credit upon 'the eraft in ever; department of its business. The Enquerer alway does what some of our other exchanges always do nao: viz: it send. u. one ot its best printed copies. I: soe. ofices it seems to be the habit, to lay aside the paleut and most illegible sheets for exchanges; where as, to our view, they ought to be parovided with thi very brightest and most inviting ones. The Enquuirer acting upon this view, always comes like a well-dress ed, sparkling-eyed visitor, with every lineamnent pal pbly and unmuistakeably developed.-The presen number reports the formation of another Temperanoi Division in York. If we remenmber aright, it is the third or fourth Division formed in that District. Ma: not York claim to be the li, anr District of Temper se in South Carolina? The Enyadre-r is itself strong advocate of this good caau.-Qur friend Msz. -rex (we think we know his car-mark) has been peer ing at the Kingstree Xtar, anid has discovered a glow ing account of the rapidly increasing psrosperity o Conwayoro' in the District of Hurry; whereupon hs indulges in the following well-put badinage: The Kingetree ,Xiter has favored us with a irlowini description ot a town called (t'uennyborro', which, ae, cordieg to tradition, is the shire-town of Hurry Di. triet, in this State. We can remember when thse.ques. ion as to the lucality of the "State of Hlorry" was as unanswerable as that in regard to the battery com. mnitted on one William Patterson. And, take-n all together, we never saw but three nen from that be nighted region-all of whom had been sent therefroni specially to the Legislature. Moreover, we have nevem son any ether nien who knew any man who, had been to any part of Hurry District whatever. And, there fore, we are thankful to our friend McKnight for good service. The picture is a flattering one, and we expect, ore loung, that old Harry will be "knocking for admission into the U'nionu." THE ERSKINE COLLEUIATE RECORDER is a net monthly, published at Due West, S. C. and edited by members of the senior class attached to the flourishing institution located at that place. The April number presents a creditable array of originnl arti les, and announces that Rwtr YxanoY, Esq., cf the Charleston Courier, is to deliver the annIversary oration before the Literary Societies of Erskine Col lege, at the next College commsencement.-One of the editors gives a glowing description of their late Sen. ir Exhibition. Besides being a triumph so far as the students were concerned, it appears also to have been a must happy time in every respect. " We were almost condtrainedi," says the editor at his 'Table,' " to wish that College life was one long exhibition night; but alas ! it comee and "Gets li.- .. ....... ....0...d Very natural, this feeling of entsumiaay that Pyeu liarly belongs to College life. Wbo does not remem ber some occasion during that glorious young season of existenee, when he felt precisely as the Recorder here expresses itself. What member of the Junior Class of 1835 (S. C. College) can ever forget that night In May, when a dozen of us (the entire' ches) initiated the now-favorite "May Exhibitions," under the in struction and direction of Barnwell--(clarum et een crabile nomen)-Lrsa'a, Norv, EtuoVT, Twiss and STwaRT. Will we over forget the brillifncy of that night's illumination? or the bright eyes that then shone approvingly from the gaUgriep of the old Chapel? or the glory, which (as every one of us imag ined) clustered around the class in general and each member of it in particular? And, #propes of the Recorder's quotation, as we were all strolling up town after the 'nights entertainment' the northern sky presented gne of the most brilliant displays of the Aurora Borealis we remember ever to have witnessed. One remarked, "it might be the rsys of genius that had just emanated from the Chapel." Another sug gested, "it was the applause of the Gods over the intellectual exploits of that evening." But even as we spoke, the red light grew fainter and fainter, and the philosopher of the class commenced enunciating: "Sic transit"-whiph was all we beard, s the head of the column just then turned, tramping, into the narrow entrance which used to lead to the back room of the famous Restaurant kept by one Marks, of that ilk. Ah, yes! dear Indeed and never to be forgotten, are the reminiscences of college lifel THE CAMDEN WEEKLY JOURNAL of the 21st contains a good editorial on "The Right of Secession," from which we extract the following paragraph as precisely expressing what we feel and think in the matter: The denial of the right of secession is odious in the highest degree, and for one we can never consent to see this feature of e'ate federalism foisted upon the principles of true republicanism; the idea should not be tolerated for a moment by those who " know their rights, and knowing dare maintain them." To admit such an urourlpatiou would be at once to tie our bands and sink down into the vilest and most con temptibl vassalage. The Editor has also been receiving from a fair hand some ",Beautiful Flower..." which he thus handsomely acknowledges: Amid the dull and monotonous routine of duty, our Sanctum is sometimes cheered by these refreshing to kens or the beauties 'if nature-little attentions which contribute their part to make up the great aggregate of life. We love the beautiful of earth, and are pleased whenever we witness the eviden"e of refined taste, particularly on the part of onr fair friends of Camden, who cultivate Rowers to such perfecion and beauty-su well calculated to adorn and cheer ear pathway through life. Our brother seems to have designedly left it in doubt, whether it be the 'fair friends' or tke "flowers" that are thus "calculated to sdorn" t.,-perhaps both, which would certainly render it a truthful say ing and worthy of all accoptation. THE MARION STAR has at the head of its "Terms" the siguificant notice: "$2 a year, infietri bly i adrnce." We believe the Star was among the firzt of our State papers to resolve mpon the cash system. Others have followed, until it is getting to be a general thing. The Advertiser sends greeting to the Star and begs to express the hope that the Star's subscribers are as ready with the cash as are those of the Advertiser. Ours, we say with pleasure, pride, andprofit, are coming up to the mark like men. STHE NEWBERRY MIRROR expresses its belief in the Right of Secession/for camse, very sensibly 'ur mising that, sithout cause, the exorcise of that right would never occur. "Our own views," says the Editor, coincide with those of the News."-The Mirror has been fortunate of late in commanding Dr. 0. B. Maa's focile pen for its first page ; And now, some one is translating a play from the Spanish 'for the samte portion of its oohimus. We opine, from appear. anees both in the Mirror and in the Risin.g Sun, that there are several litorati in and about those Newber rian precinets who will yet de something for South erm literature. However this may turn out, it is pleasant to see a literary spirit thus manifesting Itself. We sincerely wish it was more the case in our own neighborhood. T HlE PA TRIOT AND MOUNTAINEER, in its issue of the 23rd inst., discourses on a 'reminder' of the Charleston Cuuri'er in regard to Its (the Patriot's) "lieentiousness, political and social." The Putriet acknowledges the charge social, but says (and, as we remember, very correctly) that Its licenses of this Ikind have always been for purposes of " praise not of blame." For one, we confess to having frequently enjoyed the P'atriot's dottings ot' gossipry very much; and so long as they are. regulated by the propriety alluded to, we could wish (as a reader) to see them continued.-In relation to the Patriot'. political license, we are not althogether so clear; we think we recall, rather too distinctly, such expresaiens as " the tilth and scum of iecessi'on" Ae'. This much however we ar. prepared to say of the Patriot : that, Unionist, Submissionist er yhat ever it may be called, it is certainly one of the most consistetat papers in the State, and, withsal, one of the most ably cenduoted. In the number before us we observe the folloiwing an nouneemnent of May Day festivities: We have been requested to state that there is to be a grand celebration of May-day in our little village, next Friday week, in which the young ladies of the Female College, the young gentlemen or the Furman L'niversity, the Biutler Guards, the Rifle Corps attach. edi to the University, and the citiaens generally, will unite. A Pie-Nie is to be prepared at some conveni . nt place, and several addresses inade by gentleumen Iselected for the occasion. In the evening, a party will comne off, with flowers and good viands, at the Female College. Fine music and joyous proceedings will accompany the whole celebration, from early morn till late at night. That sounds really stirring. There must be life and animation and spirit in the community where -such d..elded holiday festivals are gotten up. It car -ries one's mind to what is said of the May-days in old 'userrie England,' except that we do not remember the Millitary's having anything to do with the busi ness over there. And yet, verily, it is the brave that should ever attend upon the fair. THE t.ANCASTER LEDGER has very much im proved its appearance by sundry alterations. The Ledy.r gives a gloomy report of the crop-prospects of its District, which have been terribly 'set hack' by the late unseasonable weather. The fruit too was en tirely killed. So it is, we think, everywhere.-But has net the Ledger found a mare's nest in that store at P'leasant Mill, where they sell "domestic goods at 10 cents ! actually less than the raw material from which it is made can be bought for." Will not one pound of cotton make 21 yards of domestics ? If the pound of cotton cost 14 cents, and the 21 yards of doumestics 25' cents, is there not margin enough for protits both to the manufacturer and the retailer? Yet we must own that good domesties at l10 cents a yard is very cheap at this time-we gave mere for the article in Hamburg last week, and Hamburg, you know, is a sort of a sea-port town. T HE SUMT~LI WA TCHMAN scores tireeloy in capital style for somnething he has been writing about the won'au Easxaagos and the treatment of her in South Carolina.-The Watchmaun acknowledges straw berries from Ccl. Wx. Ruvftot~s of Clarendon on the same day we acknowledged them from our own garden.-Thae Wuarhan, moreover, states that the first cession of Court for the new Distriet, Manning, had just come off, having lasted one entire day. T11 HE 6UTIHERN ENTERPRISE, of Greenville, gives a dolorous account of the weather, its prejudi ial effects &c., andi winds up by saying: " Unless a change occurs in a few days, we shall con ur with the lines of the hymn, "December's as pleasant as May." THlE A~IIJEVILLE BANNER announces the close of~ its 13th volume, and adds: "The Benner never has, at any p~eriod of its existence, been better gus tainedi thlana it is at piresent." The encouraging fact is also given, that the receipts of cash at that office, since the 1st of January 1857, somewhat exceed eigh teen hundred dollars. We congratulate our neighbor upon this prosperous condition of his .affairs. May it biecisme more and mere prosperous.-The Banner, like all the rest tof us, ha! the weather to complain of and says that if the cottou-seedi now planted were to rot, there would not be seed enough to plant the same ground again. Would that be a calamity or not ? It certainly would be, if the seed were entirely lacing i but if the effect were only to reduce the ....x.... of odrCm pf.ht4 Co tw.ihjt.s o....e an. half what it is, it might prove the best piece of bad luck that could befall us. THE ANDERSON GAZETTE & ADVOCATE, of the 22nd instant, seems to be wellfillod; but the copy sent to this oice is so very dim (and our eyes are weak) that we cannot trace its columns without pain. It is in the most friendly spirit. that we protest against being put off with this small amount of ink. Give up muore of it, brother BnotrLis, in the editorial col umns at least. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. g|' No Charleston Courier for the last week. Can it be that our cotemporary has cut us ? low shall we survive it? 20 Tux Columbia papers state that lxsar A. MEEr2E, Esq., of Leaington, is a Candidate; or rather he is announced, whether with or without his consent we know'not. tV Go to your maps, little ones, and find the town spoken of in these six lines: There is, I've read, a town in Spain, Which letters five serve to explain Though only two of diferunt kind You can amongst this number find 'Tim forwards, backwards, all the same, Now reader pray reveal my name? tV TuE Dublin University Magazine takes i-.ue vigorously with one William John Fizpatrick, who has written an essay to prove that Walter Seatt was nothing more than the Editor of his earlier and more admired novels. What literary profanity ! Even if it were so, we would vastly prefer not to know it. But it is clearly false, out'and out, as the Dublin Re vita-er ably shows, both by internal and external evi donce. W "Is them old fellows alive now ?" asked an urchin of his Sabbath school teacher; "What old fellows do you mean, my dear ?" "Why, Luke, and Paul, and John, and Mathew, and aU theta other fel lowa ?" ;"- "DaisY's,". Remonstrance to Spring 6 very pretty, and we thank her for it. 17 Roosas thought the stanza which Gray threw out of his" Elegy," better than some of the stanzas he retained, and mpet people will agree with Rogers: "There scattered oft, the earliest of the year, By hands unseen are show'ri of violets found; The redbreast loves to build and warble there, And little footsteps lightly print the ground." ftB- IT was a delicious dish of green peas we had the pleasure of sharing with Dr. B. of this Village the other day. .e" "Mir I leave a few tracts ?" asked a medical missionary of a lady who responded to his knock. " Leave some tracks? certainly you may," said she, looking at him most benignly over her spees ; " leave them with the heel towards the house, if you please." EV Aam we to have no May party in Edgefield, girls ? See elsewhere what the Greenville folks are doing. And have we a lees right to be " merry and free" than they? p*- IT appears that Condy has been superseded as U. S. Marshal for South Carolifia, his suecessor be ing a Mr. Pence, or, as the Columbia Times supposes, a Mr. Prince. -' g- " Ma. Buow,4's compliments to Mr. Smith; thinks it unnecessary his piggy should go through his grounds." Reply.7" Mr. Smith's compliments to Mr. Brown; thinks it'oqually unnecessary to vpell pig# with two gre." 'I| WE are thankful to Mrs. F. J. S. for the copy of a Lecture by James Banks, Eaq., of Fayettoville, N. C., upon the Life and Character of Flora McDon. aId. We propose to read it as soon as we can get over the excitement of Kane's Arctic Expedition. gV ELEVATED AND ExPTY.-" Why don't you hold up your head in the world as I do ?'' asked a haughty lawyer of a sterling old farmer. " Squire,'' replied the farmer, "see that field of grain ? The well,,flled heads hang down, wrhile those only that are empty stand upright." $7 Ta following scene will not be regardled abad illustration of the miaxim, " Doxy JDOe MKs ay As' PNA RAiEI:" Sesxx 1.-Interior of a IHeck Caorriage. Dram, Per's-Mother and Daughters. Just arrired 5' thme Norikern Sqtation, fromt York, Emily: Gu, an.elia-, wasn't he splendid? A melia : Oh, divine. Mother : For shame, girls ; he certainly was hand some, but don't talk so extravagantly. Emily : Well, ma', it's not often you soe a superior creature, and then he is such a gentleman, too. Emily: is moustace! Amelia: And his whiskers Enmily: And did you notice his elegant dress and mannors ? Mother (with thme air of a woman who has been told by an excited elderly gentlenman after dinner that she looked young enough to be his own daughter,) lie seemed to be looking at mec a great deal, (girls titter) and the polite way in which he apologised for being pushed against me, getting out of the carriage, told me he was nothing but a gentleman. However, that's enough of him. Here we are at home. (Feels fo'r portuonnaie.) Good graclous ! girls, my p~ortmohn nie's gone and all nmy money in it. Why, lle'vensi! where's my watch ?-the chain's been cut !.-my good. ness! why, bless me Girls: My goodness, nma', why who could have done it? .Mother : Oh ! I see It all. Oh ! I shall faint. The man with the moustache. || Tea late news from Europe is not of much importance. England was sending a large fleet to China, and many poor souls were looking for thme end of the world In June next. ||| We are in receipt of Maj. 13. F. Pas's ad. dress of last November before thu Carolina Institute. It is a good thing-worthy itsi talented author. " THE OLD RASCAL." It was interesting, saith our friend of the Prairie ees, to hear a cealous Nnow Nothing cursing oldl Buck the other day. Reason: his having decided that he won't have a Government organ. "("onafunde he old rascal" said he, " he hasn't done any thing yet that I can find fault with, and if ho keps on this way, I shall get to liking him before I know It." RETORTS FEKININE. Harper, for May, rakes up the following: " A girl, in the town of A--, in England. a base eeaty formned matter of generaJ admairatio.n andt dip.. ussion, in passing a group of otlcers an the street, heard one of them exelaim to his fellows, " by Heaven, she's painted !" Turning round, she very quietly re plied, "Yes, Sir; and by Heaven only !" The offiver acknowledged the force of the rebuke, and apulo gied." A very good thing of this sort was told to us scarcely a month ago, and which occurred on our side of Jordan. Onie day during tbe last winter, the lovely AxIuDt.L.A Ries was promenading the fash ionable street of M---. Two elegantly dressed rep-. reentatives of the moustache se~h..ol came imeeting her, and one of them involuntarily exclaimed just at they passed-" By Jove! what a magnificent bust !" "And the best of it is," quickly replied she-" its all Rics <wd no cotoa." Tim WEATHE.-A gentlemtani of Tennessee, writing to~ the editor of the Nashville A,,aerican, makes the following singular statement in regard to the cold weather : Mesrst'. Edusrr.--An all wise Providence has seen proper in the arrangement of the sea son thus far to give us five mnonths of winter in place of three, as usual. It will be recollected that some time ini February last, a strange star or conet appeared in the firumamient, some three hours behind the evening star, running in the same direction ; ini a few weeks it ran up near the evening star, which was a little below at that time, and while opposite to each other, .the moon pased between them, an uncommon sight to behold--auch a one I have never before seen, though I am old. That star or comnet hams pasaed swiftly on, and there is no doubt in my mind but it has overtaken and now is between the sun and earth, which is the cause of this cold weather. Itai prevent location obstructs the warming rays of the sun from reflecting upon the earth. You will recollect, if you have no ticed, that the sun has not since the latter part of Mlarch shown in his strength ; even in the clearest days he has appeared to shine dimly and without his warming influence, as though he was ini eclipse. I the above surnises are correct: there will yet be several days of gloom, and whent the oh atruction has entirely passed away, then the ray of the sun will be more oppressive than if the season had rolled on as usual. N. B.-.Will some of those who understand em .sie-r oft:. ..liact mira na a thanyht 0n COMMUNICATIONS, For the Advertiser. DAIS's REMONSTRANCE TO SPRING. Why tarriest thou, of the radiant *brow, Lingering still in old Winter's emnbrace 1 Has the boar-erowned King, with white frosted wing, Won thee at last with thy joy-giving face ? Fly, fly from his arms, they will blight all thy charms, Ere yet they've unfoldd in beautiful light, Old Winter i s ii, young love ne'er can burn In his frozei !d heart, nor lis kisses cold blight. Alit come gentle Spring, with thy flower-wreathed wing, We've waited thy advent with hearts full of love; For many a day, we've nimourned thy long stay Far away in thy sun-gilded bowers above. Al, cheer us awhile, with thine own joyous smile, Release all our hearts fron chill Witier's long reign: Melt his rigors away, with one love-beaming ray, And gladden our earth, with thy beauty again. Ab, list to our prayers, our sighs and our tears Bend down from thy beautiful bower above; We've looked long in vain for thy coming again, And we'll welcome thee now with our hearts' warmest love! Then come with thy flowers, thy rosy-winged hours, And scatter them far o'er this love-lighted earth; O'er woodland and hill, and on each sparkling rill, Send out thy warm smile to call forth a new birth! . 'Tis gladness a'nd joy, without an alloy, Thy bright beaming presence e'er sheds' round the heart, Then tarry not long, but list to the song Of the " DAISY," and bid the old Ice King depart. For the Advertiser. The mortal remains of Col. BusAmus FRAIzRn who died in Claihorne Parish, Louisiana, on the 22d of January 1844, were deposited in the family burying-ground near Edgefleld C. I., on Saturday the 25th April, 1857, by his son Col. MARS AL FRAzuva. The writer of the present notice avails himself of the occasion thus furnished, to give a brief view of his character. Col. F. was born in Edgefeld District, and resided in it until a few years before his death. No man of his day was more generally known in this community, anid the intelligence of his death created a profound sor row in the bosoms of many. Most true was it of him that he was most esteemed by those who knew him best. Never was there a man who in his external character, did himself more injustice. He was a hypocrite without the sin of hypocrisy. While some men appear better than they are, and pretend to virtues which they do not possess, he on the contrary, was better than ie seemed, and cherished virtues for which the world gave him no credit. Beneath a ruggedness and austerity of manner which to many was forbidding, lay the most shining excellencies of our nature. His co temporaries in the Village of Edgefleld where he long resided, Simkins, Jeter, Brooks, Addison, Mims and others, all now departed, had the high est respect for him. le was one of a generation of men who have left their impress upon the comn munity,and whose memories will be cherished, lie had a nature without disguise; was honest, ingena uous, true, liberal and generous. The needy were never turned away from his door with their want~s unsatisied; the deserving anid aspirinag youth al ways found in haim a friend; thae interests of the District received hais cordial and patriotic support ; and the cause of virtue and re'igion was sustained with zeal and liberality. The present occasion forces upon the writer of this feaeble tribute a re trospect, full of sadness, and melancholy. He comn plains not of the living, but he may be permitted to nmourn for the dead. Thae fathers of his village are gone forever. The Iriends and counsellors of his youtha are departed. Thre olden time has tIed; new men anti new scenes have come in succession, End thaere is scarce a link left to connect ham with the past. Tiue may do, as it will, its work; but he will cheridh the fond renmemabrance of the vir tuous dead, anad drop the tear of .affection upon their hallowed graves. L. For the Advertiser. TRIBUTE O0 RE3PECT. At a meetinag of the " Edgetleld Hlussars," for the p~urpose of paying alapropiriate haonor to the memory of D). F. HottsuswoaTra, on :aaotioaa lay S. P. Br~org a, Asunw J. HlAtJoRn, (Ex-Capataina aad honorary member,) was called to the chair. and Sergeant MMLILOrK requested to act as gecre tary. Thce object of thae meeting was announeed by the Chanir in a few graceful and applropriate re maaks, dnwellinag upoan thae solemnity of thre otca sioa ad thae tuany virtues of thec deceased. On behtalf of the Coamay Lieutenanat M. W. Ga, subanittedi thre followinag Preamble and Ries olutions. Wuantas. God iaa his infinite wisdoma has remno ved from our anmbe'r our highly estemed and sauch beloved fellow 'Trooper, DaonaE F. Hor. LISUwoRT1I, who, whaile livinag, endeae in'l to our Comnpanay lay hais higha-toned and gentlemanly bearing; ad Whereas, it becomaes us, whaile we bow in humnble submaissiona to the fiat of an All wise Providence, to unite ina giving exparession to the sentimnent of parofounmd grief that p~enrades our ranks. Thecrefore Reohred, That the " Edlgefickd Ilussarsi' has lst onae of its moust dlevotedl and~ etticie-nt ,nmbe~rs; and the communaity one of haer maost admiae'd anad useful citizens. Reoved, Thaat we hecreby tender to thae fanmily of the deceased, our sincere symathy) for thecir 4~evre aftictionm and irreparable loss. Rsolred, Thast we wear the usual badlge of mourning on our anext parade, as syanbolical of our sorrow anad sad bereavenaent. Rsglved, That thais P'reambhle ad Rtesolutiomn. be puablishaed irn the -Edgefleldl Advertiser," anad that a copy af thec saame Ie forwarded ta, the fatani ly of thae dleceasedl. Roxx-ra M umw Krauxx, (also Ex-Captaina ad honiorary hmember,) aaouvedi the adopationa of the above Preamblle and Resolutiones, and availed haima self of the occasiona to give utteranace to the warmn feling of frienadship, and high appareciationi of the wort thaat he feit towards thec decease'd, anad thuns beautifully evincing the strong attachnat thaat characterizos thec naeawbers of the troopa. A. J. HAMMOND, Claairman. MaarTs MEDinocKc, Sec'ry. Fo~r the Advertiser. TRIEUTE 07 RESPECT. At a meeting of Boyce Lodge, No. 5, K. uof J. called for the putrpo'se of paying thae last tribute of resect to the meamory of our departed sister Mtrs. M Av As s PwrTr, the Lodge, after haviaag deposi ted her mortal remiaiaas in its final resting place with the usual ceremonies of the Order, returned to their Hall, whren the followinag Preamble anad Resolutions were adopted. WaBuAs, it has pleased an Allwh'e Paaience to remove fromt our midst by death our much es. teemed anad worthay sister Mrs MARy Ass PaTTY, wro by her affable manners and the deep interest she has takena in sustaining our Lodge and the prin ciales oif our Order, has woaa for her thme conafidenace of its tenmbers. Reored, That in leer dleath the Lodge las lost a truly devoted memaber, thant the communaity haave lost one of an exemplary chaaracter. Resolved, Thaat we sympathaise with the survi ving partner and thae Immediate relative; of the deceased in their irreparable loss. Resoled, Thaat the members wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days, and that a page e left bak 1in our Journal anid Inscribed to her Reelreld, That a copy (of teor e Resolution be 4ent to the family (if the deceased, and that the price-dings he PTublished in the District paper. From the Minutes. J. P. MARSH ALL, Recorder. Graniteville, April 19th, 1857. - -00*--.-* A VARIETY LETTER. FROM OUR F.. 3C. Ma. EDITOR :-The April showers and the opo ning flhowers have conspired to make me feel al most poetical. It is certainly enough to " stir the divinity within us," to see all nature waking to newness of life after a long, cold and dreary win ter. But soft! I am not going to perpetrate any thing like a " sonnet to a butterfly," or an ode to the halmy breezes, which come sighing along through the waving " treese'." The loveliness of the season, however, justifies as well as prompts me to write something for the nonce in the high fauluten style. It is in the Spring time of the year that fanky's " pictur'd urn " most readily yields the essence and aroma of beautiful thoughts. A Persian poet says that flowers are the stars of earth. But it seems to me that the sweet blos soms of Spring are suggestive of pretty girls, rath or than the twinkling luminaries of night. Who can behold the lowly violet with its petals so soft and blue, without being reminded of " A maiden never bold; Of spirit so quiet and still that her motion Blushed at itself 1" The peerless rose! how well does it represent some belle, who by reason of her beauty, her ac complishments rare, and her real godness of heart, has become the pride, the ornament and the joy of the circle in which she moves. I have seen a few young ladies so vain, coquettish and heartless, that they might not inaptly be compared to the holly hock, or the dahlia. But I am treading on dan gerous ground. (Mus'nt be too severe even against jilts.) Speaking of the fair sex-is it not astonishing to note on the historic page what an influence woman has always exercised in the af faire of men? For Eve's sake, Adam left the garden of Eden. On account of the beauteous, yet faithless Helen, the Greeks destroyed the re nowned City of Troy, after a seige of ten years. Lucretia's wrongs were the prime cause of the haughty Tarquin's expulsion from the throne which lie had u.surped. "Queen Bess," Joan of Arc, Pocahontas and a host of other women have each played a conspicous part on the great theatre of this world. But aside from wars, stratagems and politics, woman's influence is all-powerful in af fairs of the heart. No man can hold up his right hand and say I have always been free from that infuence. " Love rules the Court, the Camp, the grove, And men below and saints above For love is Heaven, and Heaven is love." [SIR WALTER ScoTv. Even Paradise, with its blissful shades and shi ning bands of seraphic choristers, was not suffi cient for Adam-that Man of moral and physical perfections. We arc Dot to. wonder, then, at the universal prevalence of that "painful, pleasing, phrensied feeling," which poets and beautiful dam sels have agreed to call Love; and which is en dued with the alchimistic power of transforming the alloy of Earth into the refined gold of the Heavenly City. Taking a "pedestrial meditation" the other day, in search of a bill-top from whence a full view of the mountains might be obtained, I came rather unexpectedly upon an apple orchard of considera ble extent, which seemed once to have known the fostering care of an energetic and expeienced far mer. Pursuing my course a few minutes longer, I caught the glimpse of a farm house in an ad vanced stage of dilapidation, but which spoke of former comfort and gentility. The out-buildings, as well as the antiquated and untenanted mansion wore that loriely appearance-that air of " brood ing melancholy "-whiclh is peculiar to all dleser ted places, and which is so well suited to fill the mind with pensive musings. This being one of the most elevated points in the tvicinaage, I could but admire the scenery. Wooded heights, dreamy vales, meandering streamlets, and several pretty residences calmly reposing in the haze of distance, were all spread out before me as in a. picture. Lookinag to the North and West, I saw the South ern peaks of the Blue Ridlge standing out, in bold relief against .the azure skies. I have latimated that the " genius of decay " seemed to have breathed upon this homnestead and all its inunedi ate surroundings ; there was one exception. The "D1omus utl (ma " (last resting pla-;e,) shows no signs of neglect--is not left without the htandhlvork of the artist, and bears testimony to the p'ions re gard of surviving kinadredl. On the four tomnbs erected here within a neat enel.,sure o'f stone is in scribed the niame of Perry. T1his, as the reader may inticipate, is the native place of Maj. PsnnY. In the midst of. thesee scene* , at once picturesqlue and Arcadian, that ab'le La.'.vyer and distinguished Editor piassed the dlays of his early youth, and im hihed that iron strength of contstitution, which en-. ables hinm to' performi an abnost incredlible amounit of1 metntal labor, and vet retain a remarkahbly youth ftl appearance at the age of fifty. The peole are determtined to comnplete the Blue Ridge Railroad. All opposition to that entterpirise ought now to cease. How can any muan with a spark of proer feeling in his breast, fight. againsL is brethren, whetn lie sees them irrev.cab'ly comt mitted to a particular line of conduct. Will lie not rather bid thenm God speed, and at least throw no obstacles in their way 'l Charleston is acting nobly in this mtatter, and 1 hope and believ~e that she will ~e rewardled a htundred fold at no distant day. Within the last two or three months, the handsome subscription of (el185,000) one hutndred and eighty ive thousand dollars has been obtained in " the Queen City of the South," as I learun from a very iatelligetnt g'entlemtanl who has just received a let ter from Judge Faos-r. It miay lbe remembered that the City Cotuncil had previously subscribed one million and forty-nine thousand dollars. Pick ens is still subscrib'ing, although it is known that the faumttuts tawo haudredl anid fu-enty thousand have beent secured. lt is confidently expected that all the work ott the Blue lIidge Rtoad will lie resued necxt monith. The Company will have their locomotives running to Pendlleton by the ear l part of next witner. The fact that this Rtoad is to be one of the realities of the age will tell mate rially Otn the Greenville & Colutnbia Railroad Stock. I received a letter not long sitnce frotm may coreJodent at Tunnel Hill. The contractors have quite a sufliciency of good htands at this tinme, and that is the ontly thing requisite to fiunish the job in due season. The tuntnellintg is progressng finely, consideritng the hardness of thte material. The hard and solid nature of the rock will length en the ::onmpletiot of the tunnel, but at the saune time lessen the cost. Just make atn excavation through the rock of the prope~r dinmenisions, and the tuel is comiplete ; no arching being necessa ry. Blasting rock is costly work, but mnakiung an arch of stone would be still more so. There are niow three steam engitnes and one horse gitn on the work, and that is all the machinery that will be required. And now in concluding this long and rambling letter, I do not hesitate to say that, thte nutmber of skilful miners, togethter with the amtount of costly iachinery, on the Stutmp Ilouse Mounitain, is a guaranty and an ernest that the work on thte tun nel is to be vIgorously prosecuted to a successful ermination. So mnote it be. Business compels me to go to the mountainis necxt week, and after that, I will write again. Ever thine, E. K. se Sm. our eaalila for various interetineg seles TM=EE DAYS LATER EBO EUPE.E ARRIVAL OF T1HE AMERIC!,A.. HALIFAX, N. S., April 24, The British and North American Ral.f Steamshin America, Captain. Shannon, hasa rived at this port, bringing dates from Liverpoo to the 11th instant. - - GrNERAL INTELLIGENcE.-The nett gain of, the Ministerial party in Parliamentis sixty-fve,. members. The English Government furnishes thre. :' steamers to assist in laying the submarine tele, graph cable. Communications have lieen passing between France, England and Spain, on the subjec of the Mexican difficulties. Naples has manifested more willingness to re-establish diplomatic relations with France and England. Sixteen Russian vessels, which were sunkin r the harbor of Sebastopol, have been raised. Turkey has shown an inclination to. consent to the union of the Principalities, provided its su7erainty be respected and tribute paid. The Danish Cabinet has resigned on account-, of political difficulties. LiVERPOOL Co-rroN MARKET.-Cotton exhib ited a decline of id. per lb., in the Fair grades, while the others were easier. The sales oftthe... week comprised 40,000 bales, of which specula tors took 2,500. We subjoin the quotations of. the two last steamers contrasted. APRIL. 8. APRIL 11 Fair Orleans....... 8jd. .......8:,<. APRIL 4. Middling Orleans.. .7 13-16d. .. 72d. Fair Uplands......71d..........7d. Middling Uplands. .7 9-16d........7 9-16d The stock of Cotton on hand was 500,000 bales, including 360,000 bales of American.' - HYMENIAL. ' MAnRtID, on the 14th inst.. by Rev. John Trapp Mr. T. N. SnnADRAne to Mi6. Exmm, daughterof E M. Byrd, all of this District. jf The friends of Capt. W. C. MORAGNE re spectfully announce him as a Candidate for Bi-ga- .. dier General of the 2d Brigade of Infantry, 1st - Division S. C. M., to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Gen. J. R. Wever. tg Tu Friends of Capt. CICERO ADAMS respectfully announce him as a Candidate6 f'or Major of the Upper Battalion, 7th Rcgimet, S. C. M., to fill the vacancy occasioned by the esig nation of Maj. J. C. LOVELESS. g Tim Friends of Maj. DAVID L. SHAW, respectfully nominate him as a candidate forGOLO NEL 7th Regiment, .S. C. M., to fill the vicany-. occasioned by the resignation of Col. Hatlso. Attention, Artillery 1 OU are ereby commanded to appear at Edge Y fieldl C. 1H., on Friday the 15th day-of May. next. armed and equipped for drill and instruction. Those members having muskets will return them at the Cannon House on that day. By order of Capt. MORAGNE Ea.ts. Motis, 0. S. April 29 it -2 16 Head-Quarters, 9-rn REGIMENT, S. C. M. DusToNsVILI., Apr. l7th, 1857. ORDERS, NO - ' H E LOWER BATTA LION of this Regi ment will assemble at RED HILL, on Thursday the 14th May armed and equipped as the kw-dj reets. The Upper Buttalion will assemble at SillN BURG on Saturday the 16th of Slay, armed and equipped as the law directs. The Commissioned and non-Commissioned Offi ers will assemble the day previous for drill and instruction. . Lient. Col. COaLrt and Msj. JOHn W. Tosirass are charged with the extenision of this order to thecir 0 respective commands. -- rWgThe Staff are hereby ordered to appear in full uniform. By order of B. F. STROM ApilC ol. 9th Reg't. S. C l Assignee's Sale ! S by an order of the Court I was miade Assig Anae fur 11. R. SPANN, I will sell on Thuors day the 14th May, at publie sale, a fine lot of LA W BOO0NS and various othetr persona~zl property con sisting of articles of llu.Chandry anid lionsl.tl Furniture. Terms made knaown. on the dlay of bale. All persons are hereby notired that alhl sums due to Messrs. Spann & langrath tmust be settl-d in the course of a month~l-or at leatst that portion wi'eh belongs to Mir. Spatnn, neI must neountt for the same. LEWIS JON I-.S, Assigntee. W aeon hamd and for 'ale a fe.w hundred copies fteTlof.ARI OE for thes Murder of his Wife, Matilda H. Posey, N iegro $Saue A ppling,. leitg an interesting p~amphmlet of about 75 pages, ivi.tg :m true atnd exaet Zaeountt of one of the most barnr tnmn and tunpiardonabmle outMges ever coneitved or executed by ntortal tnan. This awful erime wass committe d1 in Edlgetield District in t8.19, und resulted in the eonvictio.n of Posey~ of murder in the first degree, for which offence he sut'ere~l thme extreme penmalty of the law by hanging Perso.n4 desirous of procuring this record of p::st dlays atnd dark scenes should call at once. g7 For sale at this Oll'ee. Price, 15 cents per copy, or two copies for 25 eents. Two copies sent y mail, to one addre.ss, for 25 cents. A pril 20 tf 16 Dissolution: HEFirm or LEIGH & TUCKER is this day Idissolved by mutual consent. Either part) is allowed to use the name of the Firm in sett ing up thir business. .JOIIN LEIGH, 'ISAAC TIJCKER. Edgefield, A pril 18' 1857. 4t 16 . "CALL UP TO THE CAPTAIN'S OFFICE AND SETTLE." IN consequence of the disastrous fire of the 12th , itnst., the business of the late firm of LEIGH & TUC KE R must be settled forthweith-and all persons itndebted wcho wrish to save costa, cani hae an opportunity for a few weeks of settling with our Agent, Mr. A. Hurlbert, opposite Bland & Butler's Dry Goods Store, after which time the notes and acounts unpaid will be collected by law it the shortest manner possible. - - ~TCKR N. 1.--All persons having claims against the late Firm will please present them for adjustment. A pril 29 4t 16 Brought to the Jail, O F this District, one negro woman .ELIZA an~d her child OLIVER. said womnatn sys that she belongs to one Franklin Wood o~f this District. Eizi is 5 feet 4 incbes high, weighs about 140 pounds, and is near 25 years old. Two joints of the first finger on her right hand have been atmpu tated. Ehza andl her ehad are both of a copper cotplexioni. Child atbout 12 months old. . The ownier is requested to come forward, prove property, pay chtarges and take themi away, other wise they will be dealt wIth accordintg to law.. - T.IH. CLARK, a an. A pril 29 tf 16 Brought to the Jail, O F this District, a negro boy who says his name is DAVID, and that he behssmte to .11,. So ptia Tillmnan of this District. Said Da' e is about 30 years of age, weighs ntear 150 pounds, 5 feet 9 inches high, anid of a light coppe r con-plexion. The owner is requested to come forward, prove property, pay charges and take him away, otherwii-e, he will be dealt with according to law. T.i. CLA RK, 3.... A pril 29 tf 16 BACON ! BACON ! A LOT of CHOICE BACON, just received and .tfor sale by T. ROOT Apriln ono - 16