Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, May 19, 1858, Image 2

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I..HU *Qpfe&3b bbdistr. A. SIIX, D. R. bL'l~lm I ELUAIl KKME laepitaTeas. TZIMS5OF i~359RIPUO)" Two DOLLAs per year. if paid liadvane--Two DOLLASs and1 FIrTY Cacare if n10t paid 'Aithin "it months-and Tuazs ILLAImIIf nut paid before tile expiration of the year. All suheeripLation not'distintit ly ltaed at the time *of sub'eribing, will ie con tinud until all arreerages-are paid. or at the option of the Publisher. S,8ubseriptions out of the l)istriet mud from other imaes must invariately be =A fSr in advancee. RATIS 07 ADVERTISING. AltiAvertisements .will be eorreetly aad eunepicu eviuly inserted at v'ienty-tive Cents per Squsare (12 Arevier lines or low) foor the krht inserti,,n, and Fifty Cents fr achb sl ' awUt insertiuin. When Only pul - fisted Monthly o Quarterly $1 per a.miare will be charged. . - - Each and ev ransient Advertimemtat.to secure publicity throu ur culaumne, must invariably be paid in advamp All Adve ' ameets not having the desired number of insertiess arked on thenmargin, will be ainUed umW furbid ahd charuett ancurdlingly. Those de#ing t advertime by the year san do so on the moet iberal terts-it. being dlitinctly under stood that contrets for yearly advertiing are con Sned to the iamediate, legitua-le business of the Ura or Individual contracting. Ali communicatiuns of a prsounal character will Le charged as advertiements. Obituary Nutiees exceeding one square in leigtb will be charged for tie everpilu, at regular rates. Announcing a Candidate (not inserted until paid for.) Five Dellars. F.r Advsrtising Estray Tolled, Two Lollari, to be paid by the Magistrate advertising. From the Savanaamh lI-1U. FLORIDA WAR CLO;;.D! By the Florida umil which reawed here by the boat last evening, we received the Tampa Peninsular of the 8th inst., "iving ngeurauces that the war hhd be4et elfectually closed, though a few Indians are still left in the country. The number is estimuate-' at 38 warriors un'1 their families. The Colonel Coummaanding has issued orders for the disbaudonment of the volunteer force. The Indians who have come in, amount ing to 165 in al1, have embarked on the steamer Gray Cloud, ani will be carriod imnediatuly out of the countrv. Thirtv-eight warriors and their families are Lid to re-minr behind, full enough, we think, foi another lung Florida war, should they feel disped to wage it. *e copy the followin' from a communication by Maj. ~'. N. Page, late Adjutant General, which we find in the Peninsular: On the night of the 2d, Col. Garrett retarned bringing with him three of Sam Jones' men with their families, 9 in all. Sam Jones in person had removed off, posi tively refusing to havo any furtlmer intercoure. and "ays, he would slot emig;rrafe Jr $etr cagor, loada of mun.?y! Some of his men and women, followed those of his party, leaving thoir camps, and rediculod them tor selling themselves for moneyl On the arrival of Col. Garrett at Fort Myers, Col. Rector gave notice that on the morn ing of the 4th, the Indians intending to emigrate should be rea!y to embark in time to leave the same. At an early honr on the morning of the fourth inst.. all thte hositike thmen at. Fort .Myers. together with the delegattion embamrked; the pay ment comimnced and att I1 o'clock we wer.: under way steaming. down the rivur, with 122 hostile ladians, menu, women and childrena ont board. " The numiber of hostile Indianis emigrating voluntarily, is 125, and ini addition to thme cap tives, 165, all-told, will lie taken from Florida. -The Indians left in the country are now in three parties; 1st, the'boatmen, numbering 12 warriors an~d one boy capable of bearing armea. This partys Billy le.avees with reluctanuce, amnd as sorts, postively, that if they could have been 'found they would have emi-rted willingly. lie hoe that they wRI not be -illed, and .says they wifllnotice a white flag, lie says, further, Samt Jones is a fool and lhe does not care what be comes of him. 2d, Sam Jones' party, numnbering 17 men with their families, including Sam Jones; of them, are 5 old men andl 12 warriors. Satu Jones' party originally numbered 21 warriors 4 of them are ont board. 3d, the T1allahassees. The strength of thist party is aot accuraltely kuown, but from all the informnation: receive-d, numbers 8I warriors with thteir faumilies. Billy says he las not seen these Indians for five years. Of the ti5 lIndians umigraing. there are 3?i men and boys capable of bearing arm, anid claimed by Billy to be 15 years and over, be side these two ntegroes. capale of bearinig arms, and, probably, more beligerent than the hostile Indiana. The rehmaider-127-aru women aned childre-n (boys andm girls.) " I omitteil to nmnnon that thme father of onte of the Boat piarty is on board, anad that several others of this party arc his relationts--.nephews and nieces, Hie confirm s Billy's statuemnt that. if found, this patrty would certainly comet ini. He exhibits great anxiety for their safety. The Gray Cloud arrived at Egnmnt 6 p. nm., on the 6th.'with all satfe on board.-Ed. Tsa-ru hix-ruAErt) iv EL.5:evarerY.-A new and signaally successful experiment ini extractinig teeth by the. electrical procesa describied in our ~'* paper of Friday evening 7th inst., was perform sal by IDr. Chase, at hi.' rooms this mornintg, ats. .sisted by D~r. A. P. Bignon, late of the Balti *more College. Seven teeth-live upper amolars, and two eye teeth-were extracted, anad the pa-. tient declared that she experienced no pain, but simply a numbinag sensation about the gunas. The gum was also lanceed by the safue process. Thia is, we be.lieve, the first iastance of the ala. plication of this niew agent to the dental art int this sectiotn, and in the bands of the skillful sur geon it promises to be a must valuable discovery. [ Aus.Qla Dukj.afch. of the 15th inast., fronm the village of Lonmgview, Arkansas, says :-" A poor man died here to day from the bite of a rattlesnake. lHe was bfttent yesterday.about nooni and die.d thmis muornming about 8 o'clock. Three pints of whaskey were given him when bitten, and I am of opainioni that it was the wrhiskey, instead of the snake, that kill him." Tan Mr. Vsaxox SAu~.-The Charlutteville Advocate expresses its regret fur a pauragraph imputing extortion to Mr. Wasinmgton, owner of Mt. Vernon, in his sale to the ladie, and says: " eare glad to learn, and now make the statement as the only reparation we have in ouar power to make to Col. Washigtonm, that he is a gentleman of unblemished character, whmose high toned feelings would scorai to take advantage of his position to impose extortionate echarges upont any man, uc~h less upon such a society as thmat comprising the Mt. 'ernen Associatton. We arec told upon undoubted authority that he was some time ago offered $;00,000 for his estate, and that. in his pcunia -y embarrassment, and with a large and dependent fataily, he could nut, int justie to himself and fatnily, have taken less than he did from the Mt. Vernmon Association, which was less by $100,000 than his offer from .a northern compatny. In justice to ourselves amnd to Col. Washington, we mtake the above state -ment, hoping that it may raaeht each retader of . the Advocate who has persued our article ini thae Just week's paper.'__ WAsHINGoo, May 14.-lIt the Senate to day, a communication was received from the Presi dont of the United States relative to the outrages et .4merican commerce by for-eign crm'sers. A message was also receive.] from the Navy Department recomumending the esetablishmnt of a Naval Dhepot on the coasit of~ Georgia. ,Uflleial advices from Ttapico were laid before :the Senate, int which General Garzr had de stroyed half a million dolla worth of American viprty. Garza has promised Capt., Almy to have bettor in future. -Gen. Robles says his governtetnt is indigant at Garza's acts, antd promises to ptunish him .when the city is taken. . ~ OF AR On'Cg38.-The following sums segve as the ahonut received Dergvta by tho' * ....er... arm asn amed rae. coatt .l.6. teen thousand two hundred aud ninety-two dol lars ; Gen. Wodi, eight thousand eight hundred and fifty-four dollars; Gen. Persifer F. Snith, r eight thousand one hundred and eighty-nine dol- d ltrs; Matj. McDowell, fiur thousand and twen ty dollars ; Col. Tutten, four thousand six hun red und forty-eialht dollars ; Gen. Harney five thousand and thirty.onie dollars ; Col. May, thIrec thousan-l five hundred and iineteen dollars ; the general average of rev-ipts is ; colould, four thou sa.nd dullars ; majors, titree thousandr dollars ; enailstui, two thousand five hundred dullars ; lieu tenants two thousand dollars. '! _ it edtiistr. t ARTHUR SIMKINS, EDITOR. I - - - - t EDGE71ZLD, 5. C. W1EDNESDAY, M-\Y 19, 1-8. RULES THAT KUST IN FUTUME BE OBSERVED. All a'vertisct'aents fron this date, not anoutisng to tore thsp $10. mu.t he paid for in advatnce. Merchants and others advertising by the year, will be reqjuirel to, settle every six onths. No lsprr will be sct out of the District unless paid fur in advaace. All letters a businjei connected with the Office, to receive prompt attention, must be addressed to the - Edgejatd .Aseretiver."4 T., thetse rules we will rtjdily adhere. Therefore, take notice aud at accordingly. ,40 The letter of oar "E. K.," and reveral other articles have beun necessarily delayed until another i-sue. lie pitut, kind contributors, we will heberfAl ly give you all ia showing as son as possible. OUTSIDE OF PLESKXT ISS*U. Wi refer the reader to 1st and 4th pages fur iute-' resting original matter. "lit-n's" psleaant story will te found coecluod. A rretty piece of poetry 1y " JaExsy Woonatst" will be admired by many. lion. W. W. Iovez's exposition of the Conference Kuansre Mneasure deserves a careful realing. It it clear, lucid, and sutinfiactury, vs every thing is which ralls fron that able tatesrman. On p)age 4th is the Preminum List for our uoxt Dis trict Agricultural Fair. Itemarks upou it are post poned to another issue. FROM LEIPSIC. J. T. 1." continues his delightful letters from Eurupc. In hiu we boast a correspondent excelled by none in the country for piquancy and elegance. FAVORS OF THE SEASON. The earliest strawberries of the season came, with deliciuus croam acompaniicnnt, from Mrs. J., of Jes. samie Hill. The largest mess was from the garden of Mrs. A., opposite the Catholic lot. The best beetsa were from Mri. Dr. B., at least three inched in dimter-as large as that a week ago. The first snap beans (a full mess) were out of our own garden,-servod up on the 15th instant. Could hsavehad them several days before. We ankowledge the kind response of our esteemed friend in the country (Mrs. D---L) to our cll for " Fat Horse Beans." They were received, have been plauted, and are up. We had enough to spare to sev eral neighbors. Many thanks,-they are the rineet been extant. APPOINTMENT OF SENATOR. His Excellency, Gov. ALLSTrOX, has appointed the venerable Axvane P. H[axsx to fill the plaic in the t'nt..l t.ates Renate vacated by the lamented death tof Juadge EvAss. Cl, Ilivsa is an accomid~aished ol.l tchevalier, of thse purcat patrint blood; and the honor or South Carolina will suf'er no diminution in his guardianship. RETURNE~D. 'Oar member of Congresa, Gen. M. L~. B~oSUAM, has .been-ealledt home from his .Congressional duties by the extreome illness of his venerated mother. She still lies very-low. DEATH OF H. R. SPANN, ESQ. Our community was greatly shocked on Friday last, at reeiving thme sad intelligence of the death of the genatleuian whoseo name is at the head of this para graph. lie had gone to Texas on business co'nnected with hie profession; anda there, in a distant village, among strangers, he camo to his end in a manner equally :-udden and grievous. Mr. Baxx was a muan of dec-ided talent, considers. ble legal skill, unusually sound judgment, and mani fest good taste in whatever be imdertook. lie had also many shining qualities of the hesart ; his hospi tulity, hi. social kindiess, his candor, his liberality of sentimient, his public spirit, his sympathectie flow of feeling whether with joy or with woe, were such as will not soon bo forgotten by this commsunity. Of~ his domestic virtues It is not for us to speak ; it is well knowns however to many, nd best of all to those who s.o lately shared with himn the social delights of hi, now de,.ohate hearthst.ne, that it was his nature te foster the home af'ections as the dearest and mnost sa ered resnsants o'f earthly bliss still pecrmitted to the fallen race of men. If with these high qualities he had also his weaknasezs, let them sleep in his gruave. Mie it ours now to dro~p a tear of deep regret over his unelanoholy fate, and to recall only these line endow. ments of head and heart which maide the deceased a remarkable nman so far as his better indluences were tested and develuped. Attention is directed to the tribute of respect, paid by the members of the Edlgedeld bar, to their deceased brother. reeling remarks were pro~nounced on the occasion by the chairman of the meeting, Col. J. P. CannoKL., and by .Messrs. MontAaxi, MAGZatu, Au. .tas and Asaxtv. We trust it will be in our power to give next week the brief but highly appropriate ad. dresses of theta gentlemean. The record would be mach prized by the many warm friends of Mr. Sei~x throughout the district, and especially by his imme diate family Let his gallant and intelligent little boys have it, foer proud paerssl in some comIng day. There is one brief passage in the life of the deconsod, of which we may be permitted to say a word or two. In the political controversy of 155l and '5.2, few men in South Carolina were more eficeient in producing the result arrived at in the conclusion of that year of strife, than 1xar r.. S5'A. Not apparently promi nebt. he -was yet an active partsiipant in that political strtuggle. Ww have reasont to say that he was an ap proved ally nad a valuted adviser amnong the leading men of the State at the time. Directly opposed to htim as we then were in our paolitical views, there were yet manhy sopportunities given us of estimating his alualities as a political ruanager ; and we hesitate not to say that he possessed such elements of success as would have told upon the history of his slay, had they been brougi. t to bear with continued exercise. Cer. tailn It is, that, as an antagonist on this arena, hist bearing was as cljivalrous ia tone as it was consider ate in policy. Many readers, in Edgefield and else where, can recall sundry reminiscences of the year of Secession, which will illustrain the truth of the senti mont we hore express. But the aurtsain of death has dropeped across the pathway of our friend, era yet. ha had reached the fall marieian of life. And we can only now extend to his bereat-ed household our unavailing condolence in this, thteir deep affliction. COTTON R ECKIPTS. The Charleston Courier states that the increase in the receipts of cotton, at all pacrts to the latest dates, compared with the same time last year, is twenty-four thousand one hundred and ninety-ninse hales. The Savannah .Vornsya Xere wakes the increase twenty-nine thousand six hundred and eighty-one bales. Je Drs. TfAuces's Souda Font is stow ia opera. tion. A delightful drink, far superior to Ttucker's best, can now be hadl at the brug Store, for onuly fee t rentae a glass. We would advise our readers, the ladies ie particular, to make many calls on the Soda Font luring the afternoons and evenings of the approach. ng hot weather. tiood syrups, pelenty of ice, and t attetive clerks will always he found at this Establish. et.-They have also a rare and delightfusl cellos. a ion of excellent perfumery, soaps, extracts, &c., Ae- h .- -4e* - f!' The reumaias of Senator Rrmes'.were intered it hi. late resldence in Darlington DIstrIct, ons Thurs.. g lay last, in the presence of a large coneourse of eItI. ti a M'1E RII4HT VICTORIOUS. Those who placed their confidence in the strong ight arm of the Democraiy, have been justified 'ieso ving by the result of the Kansas Controversy. Th* ill reported by the Conference Committee having assed both house of. Congress, the territory is tobe. Ionic a State (if at all by the present arrangement) ader the Lecomepton Constitution watoched as to its Itfcerg featres. The Richmond iouth, admseedly he foremost journal in the ultra wing of the Southern tights Demoerncy, couches Its appreviation of the ueasure in such eiphatie language as this: "It chievos," says the fiery South, "a Contgrosional re. 'ognition of the Lecompton Constitution. It adirms he principles for which the South has contended broughout the struggle. It admits Kansas into the Jnion as a slave State, and thus consolidates the vic. ory of 1954. In practice as well as principle, it ii ow established that no Federal prohibition wif avail o restrict the expansion of pro-slavery power." Such . the degree of sati.faction expressed by one wh bas, n this coitrovcry, beeen the bright particular stat if southern watchfulnees, anl whose authority al ,he other luminaries of a like classification have iointed to with repeated commendation and applause Where is that commendation, where that applause iow,-now thaIt the victory is won and the "South ima itself shouted the "In Triuaphe I" It is obserr ible that the members of this keeeaiirty Southerm !onstellation who alil from Mobile and New Orleans, lo not incline to "clap their handls together" with the I S'ith" star on this cecasion. They still see a mon tor in disguise, where lhe "South" (with a nearel knd more enlightened view) discovers naught bul 4imielinoses and constitutionail proportions. -It is tha >Ad insidious monster, C.'.pruseo, which they us. iect the Qpnference Committee of pallinig off upor mr suction in a new dress. They shrink back aghasl it the thought, swearing that they see the cloven fool inder the tinsel garb of this Conference Bill. Wher eLoked to say wherein it is akin to your Counprosnist cnus of political monsters, they utter some wild sen :ences about "Southern concession,"-that it is to the South "the direful spring of woes unnumbor'd" Ae Dut neither in terme, nor by inuendo, do they give .he country to understanil in what the concesion fea ure of the present (so-dubbed) Cohipronaeic consistal 'heir more reasonable co-laborer of Richmond sees ao euch feature, and frankly acknowledges the meriti f the measure, whether considered with reference t< he South and Slavery, or to the good of the whet ountry. So thinik the entire Congressionalrepresen tion of the Stouth, "in Congress assembled," witli ,he exception of Generals Quitman and Bonham, and hree or four Know Nothings. The gentlemen whos aames we mention, wore doubtless Influenced in thol pposition to the ,ill by hoiest convictions, and at ne is disposed to assail thena on account of thoi rotes. Neither are our ultra cotemporaries of the Southern press to be censured in the matter. Theii rror is of the head not of the heart, and ought to bi olerated accordingly. Some say that the chagrin a linding their predictions of Southern defeat thus fal. !ified, has had not a little to do with their mistaket roception of the scope and tendency of the Confer onee Bill; but it is uncharitable to judge them thus If it really be so however, the example of the Charles ton Jercury may profit thom, which, after announcing that its sagacity in reading the political sky was full; borne out by the success of the anti-slavery party ot the first Kansas vote, seems now to receive the intel ligence of their defeat with the quiet satisfaction e one who has met with an unexpected Godsend. Lik the Mercury, all should vastly prefer the peace of th ountry to the petty triO~nplh of this, that or the othe political pirediction. Por msuch s.,und .sense and solid argument on th .ubject of the Conference ilill, please road the brie anid ex,-ellent spooch of Mr Boyee,' which may be found elsewhere ini oeur present issue. The happa conchusicil of the alfair is, that the councils of th< cuntry are ridi of it for a time,--probably forever Of course now predictions are already rife, to the eect that the whole question will soion be brougli up again ou some slightly varied teat. If so let it come ; and let the country meet it when it doel come. "Sutticien~t unto the day is the evil thereof. But it occurs to many, that the queetion, so far a Kansas is concerned, is flmally disposed of by the re cont ac'tion of Congress. The ruling party of th cuintry, and numebers also outside of it, will agre with Senator Owin of California who said, on th night of the Dermocratie serenade, that "if Kansa accepts" (the gndition of the Conference Admissio: Bill) "then will she come into the U~nion with the re publican form, commnandinag all the guarantees tha are given under that admuission. If she rejects it he cause she is to receive miLlions of the public domnis as other States have reeeived when coming into th Union, and demands it as paramount of her admie sion, then let Kansas shriek, and! let lher bleed, [ap~ plause.] for she shall never conme in until she hi sufficienit pnpulation."-But, saf the alarmists, th very next Congress will he of a conplexion, not on!: to invite the Kinras shriekers back again, butt warranet the success of any application they ma; make, whether it be after the exploded plan of th Topeka revolutionists or otherwise. A naked an unfiounded assertion; or what is worse, a miserabl jet ilo prunli. Y,-t they go farther, and say the the next President will certainly be a Black Rtepubli nn ; And it is with regret that many quiet citizen porreiro a dispn..itiun in South Carolina to original a new PIdt form leaving this prospeetive possibility fu tgrand ultimatum. They regret it, because iti raising a premature excitement about an evet the by meany chances may never happen ; becauae thi State is known well enough to lbe pareparedl for sntl an emergency, come whena it will; and becausei has once already proven unfortunate for South Care lina to take the lend of her co-htates of the South is any matter involving their common interests. Tb State is ever at her post, and will assuredly be alongi side of the most imepetnous of her sisters in any ra tional action they may take for the vindication of en Southern rights and intores. 'There is no nocessit; therefcore for her again to proclaim her position, es pecially on a contingency in the dim distance, and i advance of the whole South. Let lher rather asei. in the triumph of the Democracy over Black Repub licaninm as far as abe mary. Let her stand by th< veteran Democratic President of the Union in hi: patriotic endeavors to perpetuate the equal rightso the St:ites. The Kansas elond has piassed away, an two years of bright weather are yet bofore his ad ministration. In that space of time ho may do muec for his coutry,-mucha especially for the South. Lo us hope for the bcst while we stand to our arms ; an lot mur piolicy be shmapedi accordingly. Then if th evil day come, we shall haive done our whole duty. SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL CONVENTION This holy assembled at Montgiiiery, Ala., accord ing to appointment, on the lflth insteant. More that three hundred delegates are reported to leave been ii tttennneo, mostly from Alabama, Georgia, Sent!i Carolina and Vmirgineia. Col. Andrew P. Calhoun, oe South Carolina, was chosen President, and doliree a stirring address on taking his seat. Among thc prominent men present, were lHon. R. Bi. Rhett, Hon, W. L. Yancey, Roger A. Pryor (of The South) Johe Mitchel, and Gen. Walker of Nicaraguan fame. So far as the piroceeidings of the Convention havc reached us. we see nothing naooted except Mr. Spratt's resolutions in favor of re-opening the Slave Trade; and wheich we aire sorry toe see, ams it i an imnpraotical :uestiom and one which must be left to work its wray therwise than by resolutiones and legislative enact siunt. It is impractical, because we may not expect to be taken up bmy Congress ; and if the Union were lissolved to-:norrow, there would be great dissension pon the subject even at th6 South. The best evi lenco of this is, that a heated discussion arose in the lontgomery Convenetion on Mr. Spratt's resolutions, --Mr. Wmn. L. Yancey, of Alabama, Icaddig off in heir favor, and Mr. Roger A. P'ryor, of Virginia ganst them out and out. It was to have beea hopedl hat the Convention would have employed its time bout something at once explicit and practical for be advaneneent of Southere proasperity. A comnaittee, of 3 from each State represented, was pointedl to report business for the meeting. We vae a yet aeen nuthing of their reeommendationa. pie An old lady reading an account of a distin u~ihd old lawyer who was said to be the father of 3 New Torlt bar, ezelailmed, "poor man! he had a MO. F. W. PIUKES. . The papers tate that our distinguished fellow citizen has chb a wife, preparatory to his entrane 'upo' thelessidMIsuion. This is admirable,-none the lesi i4 tbt'ijas taken us all here at home by surprize.- Tht . creport Heradi noticing the fact (the marrfage ocerred in Texa)-nys: "The fa .e jaud'heautiful Lever HoLcosa has become" Piccsa. They go to St. Pe. tersburg sooilfker reaching NewP York. May propi. tious brecezes wik them over the wide ocean !" We are instrited by a committee of ladies and gentlemen In this -icinity to. add the hope, that similar "brees maiy soon wift them' back to de lightful " Edgewood," teiore to dispense the elogmnt hospitalities oflife amidlfriends and neighbors. But we are not 'e16sh. Two years in Russia,-then "home again." In the jman time, none of us enter tain a doubt tlhatthe Colonol's sueces! in the Court of ths Czar wiiiieel (if porsible)hIs hiapy achieve ment in the Cor4 Cupid. The best wishes of ma by frienids.-are With him, whether in his priv'to or public prospecOte ANUSE ENTS OP THE WEEK. Another The.ian entertainment is published for next Friday even:in. See advertisement. The bill is a rich one; and as its execution Is mainly in the hands of professional players, the public may antici pate something really good. As the nights are now balmy and liright, we suggest to the ladies and gen. tlemen of the couitry 4it they will find it every way yleasant to attenii Friday's performance. There will be no disappointment on account of weather; And, we think, there will be no disappointment as to the quality of the amusement. The last performance was handsomely attended, and the plays wet off quite smoothly. The music of the amateir band was creditable. What a pity these young gentlemens do not employ a first-rate instrue tor-WwtoAND of Augusta for instance-and culti vate- the musical talent they evidently possess. They might thus find themselves espable soon of affording a very respectable- grade of- music,-something.in keeping with the progress of the day. As it is, they des-ervo many'ttianks for their kindness in assisting the Therpians through as they have done. N. l1.-Mr. and Mrs. FRAMNK RxA, who have united i on this occasion with the Thespian Corps, come high ly recommended- a individuals and as actors, 6y a gentleman of taselformerly a member of our Edge field Corps. THE NEW.STATE HOUSE. It will gratiffevery'reader to learn something cheering from the'new State House at Columbia; not that the reverse haubeen the case hitherto, but on account of a natural wish to know that the magnifi cent building is going up with all reasonable rapidity. .That it Is undoubtedly progressing thus, the public may rest assured. <The great basement is now nearly 1completed as to all the heavy work, and it may be questioned whether a superior fbundation was ever laid b13 mortal hande. The granite walls, so far as they have been carried up, appear strong enough to defy any power short of a South American earthquake, while their external Aih need scarcely shun a con trast with the polished marble itself; many indeed prefer the'effect of the beautifully dressed granite in some points of view. The partitlen walls of the basement are made chiedy of bricks, but they are "brick. indeed,"-every one of them, as far at least Ses is visible, exactly shaped and thoroughly burnt, and the whole so carefully laid In the best of ceient as to attain a degree of strength and dura bilty inferior only to the heavy granite of the massive outer wall. With the completion of the basement, the more bulky part of the work will have been ac Scomplished, and the uppor story may be expeted to rise with more pereuptible celerity. The plan is to carry on the building to its roof, leaving behind (to he finished afterwards) all such parts of the structure as. may be safely postponed until after the covering In. It is hoped that in this -way the pile will present tits full outward effeet to the admiration of the State In amnuch shorter time than some have calculated. This being achier the rest will be hurried, en, it may be expested,. th all the speed which an apy rev inlg public can dc ' It Is pleasant, even at this stage of the work, to have pointed out to ens's observatIon the various arrange ments and conveniences of the basement,-the Corn. mittee Rooms, thme Publie Omeecs, the (governor's Room, the Appeal Court Rooms, &kc., all soon to as some their proper dimensions. The great entry below -too, with its noble granite columns, many of whiih thave passed from under the chisel, may already be -pictured as to itsnuivonted strength and beauty in short anticip:,tiOfi of its approaching existence. In aa little time, the mechanies will be engaged in full -force upon the future halls of South Car'liua Legis lation ; And judging by the present management sod sdirection of their operations, it may be confidently apredicted that no skill, no economy, no invention, ywill be left untested to ensure the final accomaplish smont of a work, so spiritedly instituted by the Rep rrescntatives of the people of South Carolina, and anew so generously sustained by that people. It will Icertainly be, as all expierienced visitors admit, one of athe proudest monuments of American skill and lib terality ; And its rising grandeur would seema to say, -that, whatever others may think of the dangers of scoming disunion, of the shoeks of fanaticism, of the acrushing tyranny of reckless majorIties, South Care r lina at least is " setting her house in order, to live, - -not to die." So may it be ! So will it be, if we but build up our future with half the care and vigilance eand circumspection and energy that are now being ibestowed upon this magnificent depository of the tcoming fortunes of our commonwealth. While upon this subjee't, we threw out the sugges t ion for what it is worth, that the salary of the present Superintendant should bes raised to $5,000 per annum. He ha bs doubtless saved to the State four times that -amount already, by his indefatigable attantion to the minutiae of the -immense werk in his charge, by his mechanical sagacity in discovering and his judgment -in using all the best modern appliances of shill and machinery, and his ene'rgy in advancing the whole tbuilding on to as speedy a completion as possible. In dloing this, he forsakes other employment that could Sbe made, with the same labor he is now exerting, to yield him a far greater income than he now receives. fIt does seem to us therefore that an Increase of his salary as suggested would be but his rightful due, -while it would be nothing more than a prudent libe rality on the part of the Legislature. A SAFE CONCLUSION. The Savannah .X..ec says truly that " It is safe to conclude that a man wiho advertisos liberally will al ways sell good bargains-why? Because he sells -more goods, and can consequently afford to sell for smaller prolits. It Is like travelling In a stage coach rather than in the cars. Some'merchants make money without advertising, and so do stage coaches reach the end of their journey after a while,-but what a jelly lot of time has been wasted. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. pfy' The Inst number of the " True Carolinian" announces that Mr. John V. Moore has sold the es tablishment to Mr. R. Symmnes, who will remove the paper to Pendleton, and continue it~s publication as the " Pendleton ieasenger." The " Tre Casroliin" will be revived by F. R. Martin, who proposes shortly to resume its publIcation. Ef"The outherna Auterpriae," published at reenville, S. C., come to us this week, considerably improved, having donned a new head, new editorial type, &c. Messrs. Price .i M'Junkin, the proprietors, are making their "Buierprise" a most interesting sheet; and we hope they are succeeding equally as well in a pecuniary. poInt of view. pfW' The bIll for the sdnmisslon of Minnesota, as a State, received the signature of the President on the 1:tth inst., and Messrs. Itice and ShIelds were sworn in as Senators. 27 The Methodist Episcopal Convention, assem bled in New York, en Wednesday last, resolved that slavery is a sin, and that all wise measures should be adopted for its extirpation. pf- The new Catholic' Church in this place, undter the direction of Father Ilirmningham, and'his compe tent and energetie foremen, Messrs. Whaland and. "Burns, Is progressing rapidly towards completion. .. or, the Advertser. 3AE NRWTIG. - AT 11 o'clock, A. M., on the 17th inst., the Meos bars of the Edgeield Bar met in the Court House, when Col. J. P. CAROLL was called tothe Chair, and Cicyno AnJ.Ns rquested to act as Secretary. The Chairman appropriately announced the object of the meeting, whereupon Gen. W. C. Moi'Ae'z, in a few remarks, Illustrating. the oharacter of the de ceased, offered the following Resolutions, which were unanimously adopted: Wuxutasm, we have learned of the death of Icxay R. BrSPA , Esq., late a Member of the legal profession at this Bar, who died at Richmond, Texas, May-2, 1858, while on a professional visit to that place. Resolred, That we, the members of the Edgeeld Bar, have beard of the death of It. R. s.av,.Esq., with feelings of deep regret. Resolred, That in his death the Bar at Edgeleld has lost one of its most prominent members. Revolved That as a toetimonisl of our estetm for the decesed, we will wear the usual badge of mourn ing for thirty days. Recorred, That a copy of theso Resolutions be sent to the bereaved family of the deceased. T. P. MAGUAvmr, W. W. ADAs and Josurs ABNEY, Esqf., followed in remarks commemorative of the virtues and eloquence of their deceased brother, and expressive of the high estimation in which he was held by the members of the Edgefield Bar, and of their sorrow at his death. On motion of T. P. MAGRATA, Esq., it was unani mosusly Resolred, That the Chairman be requested to pre sent the proceedings of this meeting to the notice of the presiding Chaneellor at the opening of the Court of Chancery on the first Monday in June next. On motion of Mr. MAOKRATE it was Rueolmed, That the proceedings of this meetidg be published in the Edgefild Advertiser, and that a copy be transmitted to the family of the deceased. On motion, the meeting adjourned. J. P. CARROLL, CoA ., CIcE1o 4DAMS, See'ry. For the Advertiser. BUTLER LODGE, NO. 17, 1.0.0.7. At a regular meeting of BUTLEa LoDGX, No. 17, I. 0. 0. F. on Monday 10th inst., the following Pre amble and Resolutions were unanimously adopted:. Wuxitzs, our Brother JAnaZ B. TALsRrT has died, Reeolved, That in 81s death Edgeleld District has lost one of her best citizens and thie Lodge one of Its most devoted members. Resolwed, That this Lodge condule with the family of our doceasod brother in their bereavement. Resolred, That the members of this Lodge wear the usual badge of mourning for the space of thirty days. 0 Resolved, That a page in the book be inscribed with the name of the deceased, and dedicated to his memory. Resolel, That the Secretary be instructed to send a copy of these Resolutions to the family of the deoeased. Resolved, That these Resolutions be published in the Edgeflold Adrertiser. W W. W. AD.:-IS, &Se'y Butler Lodge, No. 17, I.O.O.F. For the Advertiser. LEIPSIC, April 15th 1958. Here I am, friend o'mine, in the ancient city of Leiprie. And here for the present is my tent pitched. I remember telling you in a former epistle of the straitened and uncomfortable manner in which peo people are cooped up in German Railway Cars. Well, having suffered perils among the old, I must also saf fer perils among the young; for between Berlin and Leipsie, I fell in with a mother, a pair of twins, two nurses, a wet nurse and a young girl on her way to boarding school. As I call to mind the five hours scene of woe and confusion, I shake with laughter; not so at the time though, for, like my t.. a ria, the maiden, I was covered with confusion as with a veil, and even now as moy fingers trace the words, they blush like radishes at the bare remembrance. I looked at this aparently wealthy, but still "unprotected fe male,'' and wondered If she was what the good book calls "a joyful mother of children." Again I lift up my voice in favor of the untrammeled Rail Cars of Amerioa! Leipsic is a city of Immense antiquity, as its style and appearance prove, and one around which clus Icr many thrilling historical reminiscences. Upon this occasion however, it is my intention to give you a weak sketch of the great annual Easter Fair in Leipsie, of which no doubt you have often read. A woak sketch it must Indeed be, for Briareus 'with his hundred hands and a hundred years in which to write it, could not give a duo aecount of all the won diera to be seen. Saxony, in which kingdom Leipsis is situated, although small, is enormously wealthy and the manufacturing .*ountry of Germany. Mlanufac turing of almost every kind has here attained its highest perfection. Leipsie is the great store house or depot, and hence these fairs. During the year there are three, one immediately after Easter, called the Easter Fair ; one in September, called thme Mich. aelimas Fair, and lustly the Christmas Tair ; but the greatest of these is the " Easter."~ It lasts six weeks and is attended, it is estimated, by between 60 and 7t,0t0 human beings, merchants and traders, fromn all parts of the civilized world,-America, Asia, Africa, Europe and the Isles of tihe .'ea. This is the literal truth ; for iu Leipisic, now, can be seen Greeks, Turks, Chinese, Algerines and Malays, all in their national costumus; and I do verily believe a few Amerig~n Aborigines, they look as if they might be at all events. Yankees, Canadian Fur trad* and W~est Indian Cigar dealers in abundance ! Jews, numerous as locusts and "rich as Jews," with their unumistake able phmysiognonmy, and keen and hungry faces. IHalf the overwhelming throng, Indeed, is composed ol Jews, and one sees at every turn a countenance which calls to mind Joudas Iscariot, Barrahas or Shylock of Venice. A ravishingly beautIful and wealthy Jewess f Trieste is the observed of all observers; one who would truly do to swear b~y! I take mny stand upon the promenade every evening to watch for her, know ing, to reverse the lines of Launeelot Gobbo, " There will come a Jewess by, Will ho worth a Christian's eye." Of nll these people, about two thirds conme to buy, while thu rest come to dispose of their wares or umer. ebandise. For two weeks the Fair is wholesale; after that, reta.il. During these Fairs, rents, hottel prices, Ae., go up to Aive timnes their usual value. 'Tis the custom throughout the city for whole fanmilies to live six weeks in one room, that they razay realice a little fortune by leasing their houses to the frequenters of the "iesse,' as it is here called. Barbers lot their narrow deni am huge rates andi betake themselves to tents in the npen air. The milliners, jewellers and silk merchants, decorate their establishmenmta In the most gorge'oue manner. All the shops are so arranged that the whole front can be taken away, a simple door would fid Itself "nowhere." The temporary and transient veders hold forth in small wooden shops, which they bring along with them folded up like window shutters, alled "fluden." Th'e public grounds which extend In every direction, are covered with these Bndlen, (a single one Is a "Bude,") regularly arranged in streets, -and adorned upon the exterior with flags. T .ch flag portrays the contents of the Bude over which it floats. 'Tis intensely amusing to hear the English and! Ameri cans saying, " let's go into this Body and let's go into that Budy." To some pnrticular article is each one of these shops devoted, and every possible variety of that saidl article, but no other is exhibited therein. 1or instance, here is one which sets forth every stage of silver and gold! ware, and touching It, (sublime and ridiculous band in hand) one displaying Poetery ware In all its brances. Here is one devoted to India shawls, another.to lace and embroideries, another to handkerchiefs, another to pipes, one to toys, one to hats, one to gloves, one to head dresses, &c., Ac., &c., until all the paper now extant would not suffice for an inventory thereof. Thme gold, silver and glass ware, the Porcelain, the Bijouterie, the pictures, the ornaments in ivory and jet, &c., seem ahmost like the work of inspiration. I wander among these treasures and my heart breaks sixty times a minumte, as I inwardly and ruefully ox ela.inm"Oh, were I hut rich !" In a book which sose of your readers may have perhaps heard of, it stands written "riches take to themselves wings and flee away." What a sad, sad pity that poverty is not more inclined to these airy Bights; but alas, she is a friend that remains true unto death. But to the Fair 1gni&. And over and above the merchants and mertclandise, come gery species of actor and actres, singer, player, ilaneer, rider, juggler, buffoon and fortune teller. Representatives of all these professione are to be seen and heard, from the queenly Madame Viardot Gareia, down to the "wise, accomplished and yell drelsed." Elephants, Jack and Jenny. The military is paraded. through the streets every day, and scoreseof bands In scores - of balconies, 4iscourse scores of overteres, marches and waltzes. The keepers of the thousand and one Cafer, are in the most intense excitement, charging around like possessed bodies in the New Testament, and cheating the strangers out of their eyes. But enough ! The sight of all this congregated wealth, art, enterprise and Industry, Is not only food for the eyes and senser, but for much reflection and athdy. It impresses one deeply with the power of man. To a. mere looker-on h'owever, one week of the turmoil, din and dust is quite sufiiLent. The dramatic star this Easter Is no less a person than Madame Pauline Viardot Garcia, daughter of th most famous vocal teacher in the world, and slster of the lamented Malibran. This lady is a prodigious favorite in Leipsic and repairs hither every spring. Ah, if you could but hear her-I speak to you, my dear Editor- you who could so appreciate her! Lost I appear like a raving madman, I will not seek to portray her singing and, acting. She made her first appearance last Saturday night in a grand con cert at the Gewandhaus, assisted'by five or six emi nent professors of the Conserratorium. The Mrst piece on the programme was a sacred song, an air from Handel's Oratorio of Samson. Of course, I ex. pected everything to be sung in German, but lo, she burst forth "Return, return, oh, God of Hosts, behold thy servant in distrees," pronouncing the words as distinctly as you or L She is a Spaniard, but speaks five languages 'tie said. The next night (Sunday is the great day of amusement here !) she sang in the "Barber of Seville " at the Theatre, and since in the "1 Prophet " and " Sonnambula." Pardon the "gift of continuance " that I evince. I hate to leave off when I am writing to Edgefield. Verily, if I were now to meet a dog from the good old place, I should embrace It and weep for joy. Adieu, J. T. B. For the Advertiser. RANKS-" ILAI XAN." My indebtedness-origin of money-the nature of money has changed-origin of Banks-usury laws and State protection have always made the mischief, &C., ee. What a conglomeration of subjects to be discussed in one short communication, the above ap pears to be! * My friend reminds me of an old orator who con trated his subjectwitha boat in imminent danger; con sequently in imitation of the boatman he rowed hard alternately, first at one side and then at the other in quick succession for a long time, and then gave a severe shove just behind accompanied 'with. a big grant, and exclaimed, now friends, I have just got back to where I started. " Did very well to do that," said one of his hearers. My friend has gone to and fro in hig various subjects, (like the old orator in his boat,) and finally he has gone to what I would call the tail end, and then he exclaims (not in triumph) but in borer, " when you go to sail again keep near the shore." Don't be scared friend, I can swim. Don't think you will ever get back to where you started from. Now as to my indebtednees, I read when a boy in some of Dr. Franklin's excellent sayings, that punc. tuality is indispensably necessary to establish a young man's character on a firm basis, and I have, since that time, endeavored to attend to the great philoso pher's Instructions in that particular, and I think it would be well for all young men to do so too. It is said of the great Randolph that on one occa sion when much engaged in a speeh, he stopped sud denly and then exelaimed three times in quick sue cession, "Gentlemein, I have found the philosophers stone. That is, pay as you go." I owe but a little now, and never did ewe much at a time, and am well able to pay as I go. I never borrowed but from my neighbors, and they never asked any surety. My friend pupposes.I am a debtor beeause I want the banks abolished or properly adjusted, and then ho says away down below how hard this would beeon the poor debtor. What an absurdity this ! What a strange category my friend seems to have got into ! The most of us know how and when money and banks first got into use, and we knew too how the present bariks got into use, but will the gentleman tell us how they may ho got out of use or properly adjusted, soeas to be a blessing to mankind. This I think every good man should desire, even the banks themselves. I have no doubt that many of our bankers are ex eellent men, as their conduct has fully proven in the recent suspensIon. But we are not writing for nior againt man, but institutions. Eut my friend I sup pose is fair plenty of money-like the boy that give a silver dollar for 100 coppers-wants a pocket full whether it be any account or not. If bank bills are issued as hitherto, without any restrictions for many years subsequent to this time, I would suppose they would become very plenty, almost as the leaves of the forest ; and then what account would they lie. If the banks can issue as many paper dollars for one in spee'ie au they plea.'e, where will some of- them atop. [t is the keeping of barely a suffieient amount of eur rency ie circulation, that causes money to answer the purposes for which it was intended, and hence the necessity of strict laws and regulations in this mat ter. An inflatud currency never fails to raise prop-sr. ty far above its value and do much harm Iu the end, If silver and gold were as plenty as flint rocks, they would be worth but little more than the rock-s. My friend has very jusdy observed "gold and silver were adopted as the measure of value in exchange, be ause they were precious and thereby portable, and baea~use they were fournishmed from the bowels of the earth in uniform quantities," &c. On this account nothing has ever yet been found to answer folly in place of the precious metals for money. Lycurgus substituted iron for gold and silver as a medium of exhange, but this only lasted for a short time, and how can we expect the pre.%t inflated currency to last long. I gave amy honest views on this subject before, ho ping therebiy to caontribute something to the good of 'ur institutions and to iociety. I then said I had al ways been In favour of a State Dank, well conduced, but I even doubt the propriety of such a bank. Gen. Jackson's patriotie and magnanimous conduct rela ive to the United States Bank, was sufficient to im rortAliso him without any tihing else, lie woll knew 't was a Idlace of vile corrnuptiojn and fraud, and he used all hi po)wr tom destroy it ; and although he was everely opposed by many at the time, yet we soc now that It was a good thaing. I fully concur with our President in his view 'on the subject of the Banks, and say again, if they cannet be managed better than hitherto, tear down the Banks. But enough on the subject. I wili say to my friend, you would repeal the usury law would you? Then to my judgement you would sever the last remaining ord that gives any chock in this gambling specula tion in money matters, which is too rife In our land. It is a law of our forefathers, sanctioned and cuorrobo. ratedl by the word of God, and has prevented much confusion in pecuniary matters. What a'dIeplorable condition our friend would have us in I lie says, "lust Fall in New York men with perfect impunity, sold the use of their money for 10 per cent per month," that is, 126 per cent per annuw. What farmer could profit by borrowing money at such rates. What would become of the poor debtor If he had to pay the enor. mous sum of $1 2.0 for the gee of $100 per anneum. It is about as mush as the farmer oaen do to pay 7 per cent and do a saving business. I doubt whether or not, farmers upon an average make more than 7 per cent on the money vested in their farms, hands, he. Some of the most prosperous men of my acquaintance loan much of their money at 7 per cent. The truth Is, it is about as much as it is worth to the farmer. If he has to give much more than that, he had better sell property and pay up if in debt. But you would throw everything broad cast to chance ; money, merchandise, and all such, and even our beloved State unprotected too, would you? What a precedent for Legislation!I Law and- order are necessary to man's very existence, and the nearer we ean. approximate to perfectIon in these particulars, lb overy thtng, the better for society. If the banks, mone -mars, commere and such matters In kea= elt arto"be tuinedIloo to, aust themselves to the realiessitiee of- mens hen will that adustment take plae. Supposing the usury law should be re pealed rbat would -be the result. From a state of perfect qulet, peace and certainty, would imnediately sprlg tpeonfusion, disorderandncertainty. -Money should jotbs botght and sold as property, becamse it would -dsetry its intrinsic value as a remuneistion for propertf. What but the scarcity of the article and the special purposes to which -itis 4pwed en. hances and retains its value in exchanges for proper. ty. If men want to buy and sell monr' orF want 10 per cent per month, or 20 per2ent en 'nm, let them go to ew York to soll It or get the per cent if they choose. - With sincere hopes thatmoney mafjeverbeight and sold as property, or loaned at 120.per cent per annum in Charleston or South Carolina, .Iremain * .th due i-espeatyours. .SAJfD: P. S.-If my friend will tell me- when he writes again the difference In the -vOeety -of thettibot a wagon wheel and the bottom when travelling, and give-me the easusphlosophicallyIw!! dl ii'the subject far the future. - S. For the 'd'vertiser. raK GRORG STON MoUNTAIN, May 341858. Mu. Entront:-I left the good old Palmetto State, the home of my childhood, the hornet my friends, a fei dayi since. 'Laurensville was my startin'g At the Laurens Rail Road my rst conveyance. It is unnecessary to observe here that toIre is bu tiful, tourishing town, for It is presumed that all who bare ever had the pleasure of visiting that plaes, have been impressed with Its importance when com pared with all the other up-couitry villages of the State. Laurens can boast of as many churches,,as talented ministers of the -word, as ane schools and educational facilities, as honeet merchants,'as fe- grog Aope, as good a mineral spring, as readable a aews paper, and as many other desirable thing. as'ay town of the same "length; breadth and dipth," South of Mason apd Dixon'a line. The Rail Road being in good order, and the "steam up," we arrived in.a "jify " at Newberry. As it -was sometime orpthe Ureenville & Carolina Rail Read car came to carry us to Columbia, I took a stroll about town to see the condition of things in'that town where banks and Rail Roads have become'-nuisashes. Newberry is certainly on the rising ground, and is destined to be one of 'em If it don't get too big for Its breebi. When I got to Columbia I took lodging with lnimir at the Hotel, and after attending to the wants of Ae "Inner man," I went down to see the much talked-of, and is-to-be superb State House building. The two hundred masons employed in dressing the roek, kept up -uch an everlasting noise hammering, peeking and drilling, that I durst not go near enough to make anything like a close inspection. The dust. and frag. ments of stone are flying in every conceivable die' tion and one's eyes are not the 'safet in the wdrld while he is loitering round in that district. I took the Friday night train -for Augusta. At Branchville we took supper, and just after we had started I discovered that there had been an acession made to our company In the person of a magniicently dressed, trasseendentally beautiful female of about seventeen summers. The ears rolled' on, the passen gers grew quiet, the night was advancing, and the lovely angel began to show an Inelination to sleep. Directly ler sparkling black .eyes closed in their burning, heavenly lus4re, her damask cheek pressed the cushioned head-rest, her aburn curls fell profgp. ly and in graceful negligenee.about aneek as white as driven snow, and while contemplating her loveliness, I Involuntarily ejaculated, 'angel from heaven I The scene changed, her lower jaw dropped, heavrens what stumps and fangs of rotten teeth1 - Her tongue pro truded, jeminy, a half foot long'!' The "nasal mu sic " sat up, Jerusalem! What 'thlandera I I asked myself, is this a metamorphosis common to sleeping feminine. ? If so, "angels defend us'' from ".ieep in.g beauties." Two o'clock feuad us safe in the beautiful,'modhl city, Augusta. livery timae rvisit that city Iam more and miore Impressed with the fast thatithe period Is not far distant when It will.tak.t.eaIW'r tut5a try and enterprise entitle -It,.among the first cities of the South. By a short visit I was enabled lo make into Hamnburg,I learned that the cotton buyers of that pliice are still supporting theirceharacter for 11ib erality in making purchases of cotton. Where can the farmer carry his cotton with a greater assurance that ho will get good, full, top-of-the-market price., than Hamburg ? Hamburg has always been liberal, is still so, and with the encouragement justly merited, will ever continue to be so. The Saturday evening and night train brought me to thai3 place. After a few hours rest I design a mur rey of this small villa and the mountain, after which I design giving you a few more items. From what little observationa I could make through out my entire travel from Laurenaville to this place, I dont think tho wheat, corn, cotton and fruit are matbrially injured by the late frost. After I took the Georgia road, the farther I came the earlier I found the corn crop. Cotton is not so forward, but wheat is extremely s~o and good; but the best wheat I've seen was a few days before I took leave of old Edgefield, whieb was on Jas. Richardson's plantation, grown under the superintendance of Walter, who, for a young man, is unexcelled as a scientifie farmer. If agreeable, mno anon. 8. For the Advertiser.. A FEW PZRTINENT QUE3TION3. Mn. E m:voa-I wish to propound a few plain ques tions through your columns to be answered by any one that may see p.roper to do so. 1st. Are not some who have taken license to sell liquor by the retail violating their obligation when they allow boys to frequent and drink liquor at their bars?1 2d. If said liquor sellers, in thus doing, are not violating sacred oaths, were not the honorable Town Council, who gave them their license, neglectful of their duty ? 3,1. Arc not others, who have not paid the $50 privilege, daily selling liquor by the bottle and In othcr loss quantities than three-gallons-and that too to the prejudice of him who was honest enough to pay for the privilege ?* As a parent-as a citizen desiring the prosperity of our Schools and the morals of our boys td be kept pure and above reproach-and as one wishing to see justise doste to every man, I feel a great interost in this subject. And, as Ilam resolved hereafter to test this matter logally, as fo~r as my sqsa and wards are concerned, I forewarn all'from the slightest evasion of the law. Beware, "for in an evil* hour, when ye think not," I'll be after you with a sharp stick.' OLD POTTER. pm Ex-Governor Walker, of Kansas, has written a letter approving the Compromise bill, just passed, and ex-Governor Stanton endorses it. NE NE A L. * Mannan, on the 6th Inst., by Rev. J. R. Pickett, Mr. W::.:.ax E. Hoan, and Miss S. I. Ar..'e, all of this District. G0NKERGIAL. AUGUSTA, May 15. Covrox.-The sales to-day reach 448 bale,, which were made in three lotse-Si at 10*; 39 at 11; and 352 bales at 11)eents.' (lnocaza.-We have 'no change -to note In the leading articles; Coffee continues firm at 11) to 13 for Rio. MoArssss-Moderate supply in market; and prices a little lower. We quote from 27 to 28e,.showing a decline of Ie. per gallon. , BAco-hass a declining tendency, although prices remain about the samne as last week. Linn.-This article is still plenty, and in demand, at 11 to 121 cents in bbls.; In cans 12 ts 121 cents. CLEVEL AND, TENN., May 14. Wheat is now going at tL cents perdmushel, for shipping purposes-Elaeon at.8) to 9-Corn 35 to 40 cents per bushel. No advance in this or the Southern markets and former quotations. CINCINNAT, May 13. Flour $3.75@400. Whisky 16je.. Baeon Sides 81. Lard 101. Sugar-nothing doing, but'rices~ are easier. Linseed, .4@65. CIARLES.TON, May 1g. Corrow-There Is a ea 'dqmin4 aal rhes ase firm and unchanged. ales io-day 1400 es at IIj ton121 cent.