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ARTUR STKTNS, EDITOR. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1T, 1859. Jcter's Church. WE aro requested to state that the appointment for Divino service at this place on next Sunday is necessarily postponed until further notice. Letter of Hon. F. W. Pickens. This able letter which will be found on another page, needs no commendation in this latitude. It is a noble piece of history, necessary to the repu tation of Mr. CALHOUS and to the fair fame of South Carolina. Tunnel Hill Barbecue. The mass meeting of the friends of the Blue Ridge Railroad will be held on Friday, the 19th instant. Ample arrangements are making to on tertain all who may go, and all are invited. It will be a stirring day. The attendance will proba bly be large from all parts of the State. Will not Edgofield, a district deeply interested in the suc cess of the enterprizo, contribute of her numbers to swell the demonstration? A Great Chance. See Dr. E. B.AND's advertisemuent and think about it. The chance is here offered for an enter prizing man to work out a fortune. Carpe dicm. A Good Letter. The letter from our friend, Dr. TEAGUE, is just about what such a letter ought to be,-concise and Taried. By the way, those who find comfort in the defeat of the regular Democracy would do well to mark the Docron's description of an Oppositionist in Kentucky. The Clarendon Banner. Wz regret to perceive that our talented brother of the quill, Joms W. ERnI, Esq., has ceased hi coanection with the Clarendon Banner, of which .shet ho has been Editor and Proprietor for some time.' The paper is now in possession of Messrs. M~.cse & Sos, practical printers, who promise to make the Banner a useful and interesting shoot. We hope they will merit success, and be richly rewarded with long lists of payiiig subscribers. Mr. Boylston's Letter. We call attention to Mr. EOvLsTON's edueational letter which we publish this week. His sugges tions may servo a good purpose here, as in Fair ft . The Charleston Schools alluded to by him, Ue nobl-e institutions; and to educate a woman so that she may educate her son is a noble thought. Dr. Laborde's New Work. The " History of the South Carolina College," so anxiously looked for, has at length appeared and taken its place in the literature of our State. On all sides, the work is welcomed in terms of unstinted compliment. It has evidently supplied a want that was much felt amongst us, and has ~ done it so well that the gratification is complete. The subject i; suited to the author, and the author to the subject; and industry has been successfully tasked in working out the 'labor of love.' By cunscquence, we see before us a volume that is at once an honor to South Carolina and a priceless addition to her historical records. It strikes us that. this admirable book is soon to find its way to every fire-side of intelligence in the State. And this, for several reasons: 1. It is a South Carolina book, out and out, written by a South Carolinian, having South Caro lina and South Carolinians for its main subject. besides being printed and published by a South Carolinan. 2. 1- is the only Educational History of our State and people. 3. It is replete with entertainment for every one who can find interest in the record of intel. lectual advaneeceraent. 4. It is as engaging as a novel in its simple but graphic dletails of cur grand old College, and the aray precarious inridents and accidents which have accompaniedl its inception and progress. 5. .The biographical features of the work are worth ten times its price in gold, conveying (as they do) faithful portraitures of men who have as much ruled the destiny of our State by their moral and intelleectual strength, as Lowxarns, CAu. aorx, Cuenvas, McDurPFIE, and others, have by their political influence. 6. The book is a reflex of Carolina life and im pulses, as exhibited in the youth of successive decades; and as such, it is a useful study to every one who would seek to increase the virtues and remedy the defects of Carolina society. Besides these general features of attractiveness, there is a still more captivating one to every alum nus of the College, and which may be fully enough expressed by simply saying that it is the history of hid alma muter. In this light, it will command a circulation far beyond the limits of the State, in every nook and corner of the South and West, icndeed, where a graduate of' our tiine-honored College can be found. Is there one of them who will fail to procure a copty of this beautiful book ? Dr. L~tnonn deserves the earnest thanks of South Carolina for a work so happily conceived and so handsomely accomplished. In arrange ment and style, it is built upon the best models: or, with or without models, it is tasteful, conveni cut and inviting throughout. Its matter is varied and well contrasted. Its criticisms arc as im partial as truth. Its sentiments are high and en nobling. Its suggestions are founded in the wis doin of experience. In short, the whole work breathes the candlur and spirit and truthfulness end propriety which so pre-eminently distinguish its author as a man. We cannot look upou itk fair pages without an honest pride in knowing th'st author to be a son of Edgefield. Let overy reading man in the District evince his gratitude forthe refl.etedl honor lby procuring a copy of this interesting and valuable History. European News. Since our last the Araubeu, with Liverpool dates to the 30th ult., and the City of Baultimore, with dates to the 3rd inst., have been received, from which~we gather the following intelligence. The Emperor NAroi~nos had decided that the French army and navy should be restored te a peace footing, without the least possible delay. It was generally regarded as a sincere and pacific p diey, on the part of the Emperor. The Zurich conference had not yet been held. The English ministry had announced, that they would not accept an invitation to the European Congress, until the result of the Zurich conference is made known. Tzx BaoarC's horse won the Goodwood stakes. TXhe Goodwood Cupl was won lby Promised Land. Prior.a.- .<anding third on the list. The debates in Parliament indicate a determina tion, on the part of the Government, to prosecute the work of the nat'onal defences. -fhe Sardinian plenipotentiary for Zurich had reach d Paris. Rtess,.L. and PALMEnStoN admitted that the Parliament .f England had acted as a ruedium in contteying the terms of France to Austria; but without endarsing thema. The builion in the Bank of England bad de creased two hundred and thirty-six thousand pounds sterling. The harvest prospects are favorable. T hate's continental news was pacific. 1 e Ame'ritn Minister at Rome has obtained .......': d dallars compensation for Paaras, aseotton fojr three days, to the 3rd Aug., 19,00 halks, of which specnlators took 1,600, and exporters 4,500 bales. The market was quiet and steady. Middling Orleans was quoted at 7 3-16d1. There were a few fored sales at Ad decline. Cotton was quiet; holders offered freely, l-ut showed no slispasition to press sales. Flrur very dull and offered freely at.10s.@l2s. 3d. Wheat dull; quotations barely maintained. Corn quiet, mixed and yellow quoted at 5is. 9d. @ os. White at 7s. @ 7s. 9d. Superb Pears. Tour superb pears this moment adorn our table editorial, from the select fruit nursery of Mrs. ExELIRrn S. M. Many thanks. The four weigh 32 lbs. and suesures13andI12 inches in circum The Guardian-s Comments. The Columbia Guardian asion to review ".A Suggestion or Two". .. i by the Ad r.-ftiser. The Guardiean differs with us tuto eMlo. The Guardian says it asks for no stare code, but is content with the Constitution and the Dred Scott Decision. Agreed. That is precisely the ida. So let it be. But no,-the Guardin is not content to "so let it be." He goes on to require a distinct proclamation from the Democracy of its intentions to sustain the Rights of the South un der said Constitution and Decision. In other words, he makes an unnecessary requirement at the hands of the only Gonatitutional Paurty in the ceiuntry, the effect of which (if heeded) would be to prevent that party from so increasing its ranks at the North as to continue in possession of the government. Those who think as we do, are sr4isfied with the good faith and fair intentions of the party under its present known creed. They also hold it to be both politic and right to use such strategy, short of a departure from principle, as will enable our true friends at the North to carry the day against their and our common enemies, the Black Republicans. To do this, no new agita tion of the slave question just at this time is con sidered advisable. Letbut the Democracy triumph, and all will go well. The republic will suffer no detriment and Southern rights will continue to be protected by "the Constitution and the Dred S..ott Decision," which the Gitardian admits are al-sufficient. We said, that tho South's inwieting tnot a stare code noar would " destroy the Demo cratic organization." And we believe that even the requirement as explained by the Guardian would defeat it in the coming Presidential canvass by giving new ground of agitation to the Republi e:1tn. This it is sought to avoid, by those who oppose that requirement. It is very easy for our c.temporary to say of the Democratie organiza tion, " LET IT FALL.'. lie should remember that when it doco fall, the South may for a time fall with it, and that the great conservative spirit of Lw and order will sink in despair at the event. LET IT FAL,-and the Ship of State is at once d'riven upon the breakers of dissension and strife, if not into the gulf of revolution itself. We recall t our friend of the Guardian words he can so well appreciate: " 0 Newie ! referen't in inare te non Fluctua ! 0 quid agie? fortiter occuapa Portaun." And that port with u-, we honestly believe, is the Democratic Party of the United States. The Guardian aasert:, again, that it will be as mell to elect a Black lRepublican as DoVoLAS. I his is one of those monstrous propositions which to no seem to need controversion. We beg cave, though. to call the Guarditin't attention to ome considerations bearing upon this point in everal of our late numbers. We would only add here, that our contemporary's declaration amounts o precisely the same thing as if he had said, it is as well to place the Black Republicans in power as the Democrats,-aS well to give the government into the charge of a party where the voice of our !nemies will be potent, as of one in which the South will occupy a position of authority. Next,-upon the point of the Democratic Creed, its States Rights and Southern Rights features, &c., we ask our contemporary not to go to individ aals and local presses for a construction of that -reed, but to take the Democratic Resolutions :hemselves, those of Baltimore and those of Cin :innatti, as his guide in forming an opinion in .-egard thereto; Or, if he must have an exposition, ,-, to some authentic action of the party such as that of the Democrats of Pennsylvania a month or awo since. He will thus find that what we have id of the creed is correct, and that the party, udo1ged by those standards, is sound to the core, mad no mistake. We labor under no delusion, as he Gurdiana compassionately hints, but .speak :he words of truth and soberness. Says the G'uardia: ' ive ak the Adce.rtner, is it arisdona to ait .r anuother oct of' oppresion ini relatiaon faa the ina attion of* 4arcryj." Decidededly so ;-because otherwise, how is it libe dxpected that the people of the South will he~ brought to revnlut~ion ! if they wuuld ntau ',nsenat to it ini view of the palpaible Czalafornmia <windle, will they nowv venture it for tan abastrac don, when the Dread Scott Decisiata mend thme arecedent of the E'nglieh Provisoa have sincea arisen to, view for their better security ? The Guaardiana goes on to say: "Mansy and ainy atu act of this kind has been aerlooked, borne with arntd submitted tao, yet now, %hen the cordon of free-soilism :nd altiona is :hreatenedl to be firmly and finnlly drawn aronund he institution, we are to wait for the counuma ion of the net! What future act of opplression .vould the Adrertiser counsel us to waiit for, if naot or this; it is all the bitterest enemies of the in uitutionl can do, short af the abolitiaon of slavery . the Staites. It is all the darkest shade of Bilack lIepublientnisma denmand.s at this time, as they well mw it woulb, be the sure precursor of. the como dete accompjlishment of their nefairious paurpeose. Truly, a gloomy picture ! Odr conteumporury ates the case as though he saw it through smoked rass. There too is that old scare-crow, "ma cur ain of free-soiismi"-aill ending as usual in the ie "comlete accomplishment of' their nefarious purposes." The sunm-total of the Gemaardiana' eaing seemas to he this: That if the Democratic iarty shall think it best at Charloston taut to interfere with the admirable platforml established at Cicinnatti, then cometh the bieginnting of the n; that soon thereafter will be '.ecomplisbed ~at celebarated cordon already mentioaned: tad int the result must inevitably he the total subver ion of our institutions and the destructiona of the 3ouh. We parefer to answer all this, bay request ing every reader (who is at all eurion.. nbaaaut the mtat r) to take htis mtap of the Unitta Stautcs anid 'erritorics, and follow our finger for a mnament. Ya begin up there about the ptaralel ot' 39"J on :hc Atlantic Cotast. Followr now thme northecrn lounary of Maryland and Virginia to thme Ohio tiver ; theta take the River do~wn to the Kentucky ia ; keep onl down the Ohio until you reach tk-e .\issisippi : ruatn tal thme Mississippi : go all araundl e big State of Missouri until you cotme to time big State otf Arkansas; follow dowan thec Arkansais ondary tuntil you reach the muiattmoth State of Texas; -mark its extent as you itn Haaround its leagthend lines; go on till you reachl the great gul' of Mexico; keelt along the coast of' that gtulf; pass Loisimanai. Missirsippai, Alabhatma, Florida, uiorgia ; at Iast we come to little South Carolitn, --little, bunt baig-hecarted us the baaldest oft them; cntituie up the coaist ; pass North Caraolinn, ad itomoagaita to the Old Doiitan. There yaauhave i. all.-!hu slauve-haolding piortiona of the Amearicana Cotaderey,-a larger scope .4f Territoary i.i dany than that embraced by the free Sinatcs, after :all thae noise nta trotuble about the muatter ; atal anot only a larerbuit by great oddsamore fertile. Now, as tO t heTerritories lately received and yet to Ibe receivedl iato thme famaily of States. There arenaone of thetm adaated to slave labour unless it hec thae IndIiian Territory :ad New Mexico. Thteso will beccatme slave Stittes if thtey are sutited tat thec institution, and if thec South will taceupy thecmi. If taot, they will he free Stattes. How thena dotes thec bn.iness statnd? Shut very aie cpies tan immtetnse :ar.d fertile area. It bhas itt point of fact occupied thuns far all our counmtry thmat i< aaptedl by climate andl soil to its pecualiaaritias. except perhaps Cialifornia. It is likely to daa so too hereafter. Where theta is the sense or wisadomt taf proclaitming that we are a dloamned people. doomed to die aout for want of rom. Int thme name of all the gods at one. dlo we watnt momare roomta than we now have ? Look at it. Seec thmst, fif teen mgnificent States. Consierseparaitely their wealth and resources. P'at them nia together, aind what an empire is thecre'! Talk of your cor'/on to jind stich a country and such a pieople ! It is ab, solute folly. Tell its that ire are to be crushca o'ff of the map and extingutishedl atmong thu nations lay a penpale from the lanad of wooden nutmeugs ! apeat not the ambsudity. We are invineihle itn positioa, in inst itutionts, itt territory, in parodluctions, and in the powerful tie of a unritead inaterest. Our people kanow it tad feel it. Draw yatur cor'/on line ever so continuously, andh what does is uaount o? No more than if you would shutt ouat te Buf alo and the Elk from the craggy and inhospitable ,ilds of the Rocky Motuntainas, and still leave them hheir expnipse' of prairie and plain through which to roam and feast in freedonm. But sunppose in ourse of time we should cbanep to lyant more ter itory, are we to look for it in the present liaqitp of the Union ? If the North should become gener ens andI invite us testo in and occuapy Nebraska Oregon, Utah, Washington and Dakotab, who sup poses that we would do it? No, if slave labor shall ever want more territory, it lies to the South West of us. and perhaps another very inviting strip just below the cape of Florida. Wheu this necessity shall arise, it will be time enough to talk about these. We need them not now, and may never need then. In the mean time, let our ner vous follow-citizens wo think the South is done for an1d must soon begin to expire, "look again nd liok exulting." Let thcm get lown from their high horse of sentiment, and tavke a Iplain coinmiion senso view of the whole field. We think they would thus discover that their fears are ground loss, and that their arguments fir disunion proceed upon premises which exist for the most part in imi agination only. With our individual patriotism, which the Giuar diN seeks to impugn, this discussion has nothing to do. That virtue, if we possess it, is not to be taken from us by any moan's ipuc di.rit; And so long as we are conscious of this truth, the Guar diman ruffes not our feelings for a moment by its insinuations. Information Wanted. Wz are requested to ask for information of one ELEAXon UAnUvY who is supposed to have re sided in this District in 1817; also of DANIEL HOLT who was an enlisted soldier in the war of 1812. Something of probable advantage ' these parties or their heirs ma- '" ' ..pplication at this office. Something Good. Differing as the Adrertfier is compelled to do frequently with the Charleston Xerciery, we are yet in no sense blind to the varied merits of our contemporary. 'In its present management there is evidence of care and industry and taste that should not only confirm all its old subscribers but draw to it many new ones. In especial, has our fancy been often delighted of late by the rich and racy literary criticisms whieh continually grace its columns. This department of the Mercury alone is well worth double the subscription price of the paper. The piqnancy of their manner, and the naturalness of their style, unite with the mani fest acumen of their author in giving them a prominent rank among the criticisms of the day. The Presiding Judge in the Xfercury'a Literary Court is rapidly becoming as great a favorite in his sphere of composition, as a certain Autocrat of the Breakfast Table is in another province of the pen. " Old School"--Our Position. Our correspondent (we still think) is ill error when he impliedly accuses Judge DoXXLAS of holding that a Territorial Legislature may convti titionally e.relude slave properly from a territory. If there is a speech, paragraph, or line from him, that assumes this position, we do not remember it. If there is, we would thank our correspon dent to point it out to us. If there is not, we know that "OLn ScHooL" is One who will even give the Devil his due,-much more, so prominent and active a Democrat as Dor.L.ts. In his 4th and 5th paragraphs, " OLn SCnooL" commingles his feflections upon the impotency of the Courts in the States and in the Territories, so that we do not clearly get his meaning. Is it his position, that the Courts for the Territories are on the same footing of fear and subserviency that the Courts in the Free States are? " OLD Scioob" admits that in the "purer days of the Republic," Mr. DOVULAs'S position (even as "1 O.D Scuoor." understands it) would have been both "fair" and "juitit." If so, we take it for granted that the writer sees ill that losition no such sin against the Constitution as should bring down upon its propounder's head the charge of desiring to subvert that insIrumlent. For if his positionl coul crer hlave becen "rery fair and just," it surely could nierer have done actulal violence to the Constitution. llut wo are not disposed to continue these com ments. What wve have said of Senator DJorc.ts, has not b'eemn said by tis as anl advocate, but in defence of our own position " that SouthI Careolinn should no't *,Iuse to join reitha the .ontin e1 lecting him ill pr'rec to aL Jimlu' JirpuEliconl~, sh'.ulil ther cani ce~ re~,ait in thaL issug.. We tile aware that there are prse anod inidividua:ls inI tile Stat: who~ con sel the opiposite colurse with the hope that a Blnck Rtepubliean will be elected and thlat thus disunion, mi~iht lleir. These are disuinionlits per ae. T.hcy look with iuordinatc desire to the speedy over throw of the present state of things, andi expect to see somlethling grand and brillianlt (they know not what) yprinlg out of thme chaoticeionfusion that would result. Against suchl ill-adviliised enthusi aests we raise the vuice of remnonstnnece, and we sustainl our course with the following langulage of Joiis C. CAL.nOrs, uttered by that gre~at puolitienml seer not long before his deathl:l SMr. Calbiaun said, " 3y object is to preserve. I110m thoroughlly conlservative iln m~y poities. 1 wish~ to~ minill thinlgs tIS I filmd thlemi estallish el. I till saified with'thlem, andm' uIn of the oii ionl thatt they enunolit lbe chantiged for thle bectter. I hold it to be illicuilt to get a good Govfernml~ent, andti sti.1 miore ditlicult to preserve it ; ad as I believe a good Gjovernnment to lie the greatest of eatrthly blessin~gs, I would be adverse to the over throw of outs, even if I thought it greatly inferior to what I do, in tile hope of estalblishinag a better." Fine Roasting Ears. Mr. Jxssa Cocanensr sends us a samle of the very fineet green corn we have ever seen. The cars arc as large ulnd as full as the Savannah River Low-grounds can piroduce, und11 yet they grew for Mr. C. Onl commt~on iniey woods 111nd1 ill at field planted inl May. We tell the Onke'y Woods farm ers, they will have to try bard and work thleir triggers we-1 before they) beat this Samle of pure piney wods corn. College Mleral~s. It ha s beenI too muchrl ihe ahbit in plortions of SouthI CaIrolinas, to rail agalinst outr Stlate Inesitu. nur1 sery of lea rnlingi. Thie oin1i'on 1,n15 p roicede upn in aknow led ge of t he dlisturbanIces whichl have froim tim~e to It i-,-itirfered wi' h the iquiet p~rogress of the institultionl, and1 of thu evil cunr.-es of some1 younig men1 after gradion : it us if thlese thiin gs wera not well ni1gh insepiIable from aill inlstitutionst for yiouth ;or, as if, by such mode of judgmlent, the church itself wouIld totl lll under conldemna tion. tOur own1 experiencoe anti observaition lead us toi seond the iioniiIS upon01 thlis sub'ject ad vanced by Dr. Lanuuio: iln his History oif the soiuth C'arolina College: and1 these oipinions we herewith copy ill part. :ia worthy thle careful cton sideratiou of thlose who have too readily received these wrong imnprea.'ions: "The rendler will remember howv frequently I have had tn recordl ill the.sc pages, idisturbianes arigilain g ill thle Commnnls; andl that wjithi the view of lrtingii greater pec andi quieit, the Trusees, in 182$, gave permlissioni tio tile Studen1ts, uider certainl liiaions:1 '., to boeardI elsewhere. Theso limitations wotuldl seein to bei entirely piropier. The permlission was 10olie nikeid by tile parent or guardian; studeltnts were nolt, to hoard att hotels or taverns, alnd the hou~tsea n ere tii lbe licensed by the Faculty. W~hat, mlore cold~ lie asked ? and yet, acrding to, the report o'f Dr. Cooper, the nlew planil "p rodlucedl such other mnischiefs tat we lnust conitner them, or recur to thue foramiir a rrangemaent, at whatever roik." ThIs, then,. wais the chief troluleof 1 8:;I. Thcre were ojthier "d iistuirbanellcs. dissatisfactions and mlischievouis p'rieeduings: lbut, accoriding tii thle report. niioe Ilore than1 mn~ly lie expectedl friiomone hutndredl and fifteen young imen mi't of whom have b~een very nlegligently man aged.,ibefore they eanme here." So writes D)r.' Cooper, and I will mnake it the' text. for a remark. My own iihaervaition siatiSfies mie that thle College is charge~d with ruinling maiiny who coeii to it. with conflirmned haiits oft iidleness' and imimoirality. Parents inuist visit. the Sills iif their sons uppon smetl onei, nnil most0 reaidily will theoy limy thiem 11111n the Ciollege itf they ever breanthedl for ua month ita piollutedl alutospheire. I grant thlat it is some tilmes time ease thiat IL gooid y'outh is inijured in College: lint it is rare. Itf lie comnes with all the defences whmichl agoodl trailing lat homle will throw aroundl hlim, it is never to be exptetedl that he will fall a vietini to evil inifluenes. The wise coiunmsels of a father, the liflactiionaite and pious letssons of a mother, cannodt lie ei etasily forgotten. There is certaiinly, too, siimethiing in the earnest advice anld consltanlt aidinonitiont oft his instructors: nid morie over, there is a large number among hlis fellow tudents andl maihy associaItes who sytmpiathise with him in his virtumotus aIfecctions. I insist, then, thlat it is no terrible ordeal to a gootd youth; that the datgersi are grossly exaggerated ; and that every parent who has done hlis duty att hiome, andl sends a virtuoius boy to College, may expect him to return with his intellect enlarged and expanidetd, and his morals strengthened and confirmed. Could I believe that a College was a school of vice, that it was a mighty whlirlpool which engulfed thossandls of the innocent and unsuspeting, I ..... a . ev. p~want ginhL it Jut what ever may be it faults, it encourages an elevated ambition : it rebukes every thing that is low and despicable, and fosters the very virtues which, in their proper development, are sure to build up.a manly and noble character. I may surprise some of my readers, but. I hesitate not to declare that the College xures far moorc than it riaaa; that its system, its hopes, its rewards, its discipline, its whole body of influences, not unfrequently exert a wholesome effect upon the wild and thoughtless youth, and acomplishI a work to which the parent is incompetent. And how can it be otherwise? Would it not he strange if it were not so ? Surely there must he something in that system which cultivutes habits of punctuality and promptitude in the discharge of duty: which furnishes regnlar enplo-yment: which holds up to the admiiring eye of youth the priceless gem of knowledge, that they may strive for it, and make it their own : which afforils as guides, men wholhnve travelled the way. and Iherofore know all its devious wanderings,and who, day by day, and in every possiblo form, in culeate those groat truths which lie at the basis of .ll excellence, and constitute alike the glory of States, and the beauty of individual churneter. If there be nothing in all this, then-all human contrivances for the ends of education are worse than useless ; and Schools, Academies, Colleges, and Universities, should be looked upon as engines of mischief, and fall beneath the mighty tread of modern civilization." For the Advertiser. The Blue Ridge Road. TuMser. HILL, August 8th, 1850. To the Editor* of the Advertiser :-The Western section of the Stump House Tunnel has been driv en through ! During the past week, an animated contest has been carried on between the miners of Shaft No. 4, working Westward, and the West end party working Eastward-each striving first to blow through. The palm was borne off by the West, end party-who, on Satur:ay night, dJvc the test drill into the opposite hel.g, .tnid cheers that made the old mountain ring over and over again. It was really a very animated scene-deep in the bowels of the earth, in an atmosphere heavy with powder smoke, disclosing in the dim light of the mining lampe, the dusky figures of the stal wart workmen-true sons of Vulcan-resting on their hammers, and glowing with an exultation which few but workmen can know. Had thdy been present, our most po.sitive opponent, could hardly have looked coldly on the delight and on-' thusiasm of these humble men, who have done well their part. The visitor can now walk from the West end, 1950 feet, or about three-eights of a mile into the mountain. This added to the work done at other points, gives at (late, an aggregate of 4050 feet excavation, of which much the larger proportion (in fact as much as the drainage of the work will permit) has been taken out to the full section of the Tunnel. This aggregate of work done would have been considerably larger, had the Company's finances permitted the full force to be retained. "BLUE RIDGE." Charleston Correspondence. CnARLESTOx, August 13th, 1850. DEAn ADvEnvlSFn :-A very brief token of re menbrance from your friend "CLAUnE," will I know be welcome after our long separation. Your interest in the welfare of our City will cause you to take pleasure in hearing the continued reports of the remarkable degree of health we have enjoyed so far this season. Even the occasional flying rumors which some people will try to get up about this time for the purpose of injuring our prospects, have died away, and their authors have become discouraged by the result of their unsuc cesful attempts to create a panic on the subject. Although so ninny of the travelling people have left us, an afternoon view of our leautiful Battery, will show conclusively that we are not depopula ted. The immense crowd of vehicles and pedes trians daily attracted to this delightful resort by the music of the Brass Band, ad the refreshing sea-breezes, wonl'l seem to indicate that Charles ton is still considered a very fair place for a sum mer residence. The p'ublic se-hools here are closed for the sum mer vacation, the Principals being all Northerners. A healthy season, such as the present, would have been a very fine ebnnee for them to get elimatized. These Schools nawittnumber 2179 children of both sees. - - - I t has becen raininig every ilay for nearly a fort ni;ht. 'Tho at limsphere is coiil and pleasant. CLAUDE. Fir the Advertiser. 'A Letter from Kecntucky. Esox Courv, Ky., Aug. 2, 1859. DIAn Cor.oyaL.:-Permit me to trouble you with a few lines from this country of rocks, hills andl mountninis. Cel. Calhoun and myself have becen in this State and Ohigi, over at month, buying horses. We have between tt0 and 4t0, anid arc now on our way home with them. We hiave enjoyed our trip finely, and are pleased with our purchases ; and flutter our selves we can pkase our friends who want horses, bthi as to the hejrse and the price. We haive nine or ten piairs of horscs, at pries varying fromi $5t00 to $l,000t,-and the biance of our stock are single horses, all well broke to bar ness, andl atmong them some fine saddle horses, at pirics ranging frum $200f to $.1tt. By thc wily, Co.o~:1., I think you are needing a pair of horses, and ir you will wait until about the 8th or 10th of Sepember, we will be happy to supp~ly you ; and ay other of our friends who may nel thema. Crops through this State and Uhiio, as fur as we travel, arc regarded nyeriage cropis. Wheat I thitk is abouve an iordinnury cr01; Corn in somte lo ei tics, ha:s suffered for ai, butt a 'ontinuatio'n of the piresenit senstn will maki e thtis crop a good.' one. The hay crop is regardled raither smiall, the dr-'ught ijured it-it is however all pitt tup in tine coni dition. The hog crop. in whicuh we atre lutist iinterested, is very shorit. Them u:h',lrai hias andi is still de striing a great mianiy ii thten. We hear of none in Kenmtuc'ky for or murhet. The heay- l,'sses .- itinedh by siomie diriver- last fall frttm Ubole.rai, will prevent niearly, it not qinite ithl from driving. And' we lernied, :ts we caime thiro;:h Tenneisseie, that they also have sutstainedl heavy lisses friom Chole'lra :and we bear otf but few to, be driven front there. Si, we will pr.ob:ilh!y have to depenid upon Western bacon instead of pork. There bus becen considerable poilitienl excitement her fur s,,me time. Yesteriday the electioni fur Goveror, mieuiibers to Contgress, inui the State Legislture. camte ir in this State. We pas~sed through liarbimursville, aL Cotinty site, just after the piitiils andi biowie kniives were putt nyp, lbut wcre infrted itat nio damage wais dione. There is bit one day- of electio'n ini this State, andl the votes nire takeni viva vice. Therte nre twit piarties hcre. a Denerait tiuntd an Ohilisit ion pairty. - It wa~s '.ir goodI foirtunte to sbop lust inighit with a Mr. Johnt Ward, whit was the ceindihinte of thte op. p iosiioni party to represent Kniox and Haurlan Cotities in the State Legislature, lHe wits in fine spirits I :issture you: said hte wits sittistic. lie had beat his oppinent I1ttt0 votes. I being, as you know, nob politician, desired to know of hitt the political principles of. hie party'. I tiihl hitm thIe nitmes of the two patrties woul ind moe to infer that his is opposed~i tui Democraey, lHe snil. yes. We asked him then what lie piroposed in its stentd. He saidi lie lid not know what the principles of his piarty were ;that heo had the plait form otf his party written down some where about his house, but he could tnt then fid it, or be wotuld -cad it to us '; .eaid they- were the best pirinciples lie ever Saw. His piarty, lie said, " was a Cinservative Union Paty." Sihld hie " would put dtown all Snutbmern fire-aters anid Northern extremnists." Upon becing asked how lie woulid (10 it, replied, "hy myi, Con servative aind Union pirincipiles." As to a disesohin ion of the Union, lie snys, lie will give tip every negro lie hits (anid hte has Pomie) before lie woitld have the Uniont iissolved This mant, who idoes not know the number of Representatives in thme Legislature of Kenttucky. I have very- little doubt is electeid a Representa tive. So you see. Cor.m, we will tave to sing small at the Sooth, while this manh is a Represen tative ini the Kentucky Legislature; arid we may quiet all onr featrs of further Northertn aggression wthile e is ini ihice. Oe thing I ohbserved, that no negroes were at work on the day of election, aud I think all at tended the election, from the appearance of the precincin we passed. I asked one of Mr. Ward's .... trknha5Ma ~eletin Jleaaid. "jtea. I asked hitn if he eleetioleered for his mauter; "Yes, sir." "Do you think you got any votes for him?" "0 , yes, sir, sure I did." Excuse the length of this epistle. I could give you much more of the same sort, but fear I have already tired you. If this hurriedly written scrall will afford any information or amusement to you, or your readere, it is at your service. Yours, most respectfully, A. (). TEA611UE. For the Advertiser. Political. I would most cheerfully ie conuvinced that my opinions of Judge DocULAs's position, as expressed in my communication of last week, may lie erro neous, and that the South might consistently and with justice to herself, unite upon him, as her choice. for the next Presidency. But I anm satis fied that, the records upon which his opinions have been enrolled will convict him of all that he has been charged with. I am not disposed to do injustice, either to his political or moral character, and am willing to ac cept Mr. YMACET'S estimate of him, as I have no doubt he speaks from personal experience. Of his moral or private character, I have nothing to say in this connection, but I must beg leave to demur most emphatically to his politics. I have said that "Judge DoUGLAs and his fol lowers would invest a Territorial Legislature with sov'ereign power, in utter perversion of popular sovereignty, one of tLe r.nailnlental pi inciples of our Government," and although he may never have avowed this, in so many words, to be his po sition, yet the effect of what he has explicitly avowed, can lead to no other result. le says, for instance, that "the people of a Territory shall manage their own affairs in their own way," and so we say; but not until they have met in Con vention to frame a Constitution with which they intend to apply for admission into the Union. They can then exclude whatever institutions or species of property they choose, so long as their Constitution is Republican in form, and not until then. And provided no Territory apply for a' mission or be admitted until it has a population sufficient to entitle it to one Representative in Congress. This has been the usual acceptation of -the expression. But Judge DorcLAs derives a different anil novel authority from it. He lays it down as a rule of Democratic faith that the legis lature of a Territory in any period of its Territo rial existence, consisting of men 1-owever igno rant, adventurous, unsettled or irresponsible, from whatever portions of the world and whatever their opinions, may by non-action or adverse action, ex cludo a legitimate and Constitutionally recog nised species of property from the common Terri tory, and that the only remedy the party agrieved has, is an appeal to the Courts, their decision be ing final and conclusive. Such is his position as expounded by himself in his speeches whilst he was a candidate for the U. S. Senate in Illinois, in the Balls of Congress, and in his correspon dence. In the purer days of the Republic, when the public mind-the Northern public mind-wns fre'e from fanaticism anil prejudice, this would have been a very fair and just position; but every intelligent man knows, and Judge DouGLAS knows, that attheNorth, in all cases where justice is sought by a slave owner in the Ceurts, they have been perfectly powerless to afford it, and an appeal to them is an idle mockery, and the mere form or shadow of principle without the substance. le knows full well that the Dred Scott Decision and others of a like character, and the Fugitive Slave-Law, the principle authorities upon which the Courts have to net in such cases, have been almost universally repudiated by the d1omniuint party at the North, anid are dlead letters in the Reports andl upoin the Statute Book. The Judges, being in the hands of the people, would lie ostra cised even were they disposed to award us justice. What is a' slavea-holder to do ? Surrender his proper ty, his negroes which may tbe his all, to a ruthlesas. a fanatical mobi, ail his G'orermnient not protect him? Such a Governmlent, with its boasted re gadl to indlividunl litberty and freedom, would he a curse to him. But, say the apoilogists and supp.orters of Judge Dou'iJ.AS at the South, we lose nothing practical, if they (10 exclude slavery ;it is only an abstract principle, (not worth cointendinig for-umnaifrt die' aif/ and pulie oinionh will carry it whiercver it is proitable. I refer those who attach so little imi portnee to esl-triet pinciple to the late speech of the Hlon. A. HI. Brmnc~s, in Augusta, that they ay be beniefitted by a truthful and forcible cosidr tioin of th~e ::ubject. This "ntmanifeet destiny'' (notion abouit slavery. I confess, is true to a certain extenut. If, for in stance, Cuba should ever become annexed to the United States, and it shoul lbe chiiefly colonized by emigrants from the Emigrant Aid Societies ot Massacusetts eveni, necessity alnd the naiture ot things would make it a Slave State. But we o the South,under Mr. Dor'i.r..u's piogrammte, would eserve 1no credlit for it. We would piresent the ,pectacle of a great and powerful nation, boasting of its resources and heralding its power and i portuee to the world, while it was passively float ing upion the tido <.f hunman events, without en deavoring to control anid improve the elements which move her. So too, if aniy pertioni of Canada shotuld beec nie uniiteid to us as a State, freesoilisnm would its cir tainly prevail there, rut if Territory nt so re mote should comle iinto ouir piosaession,' the same prni:ciple willnot Si) ecrtinly apiply. Slavery exists, at this time, in the .Indian Territory, oi a cosiderabile~ pttin of it, West of Arkansus. Thec ga'igraiphy of the counltry andl its l',ention abuve~ the cottoin rcgioin renders it also available to free liubir. Stt~uipeIe the U'nited States Law to be extended~i over this Territory, itaiiible alike to both systems of labor, ail thie Emigrant Aidl Scities iof the Northi, hturry out their mieni, or ganize a Legirlature, gel' a mazjority from their greater facility of l-:iiigri.t in:1, nil, under Judtge.. l)ona: .As' proigriitnie, excltude shirery, leavintg ti the owiners of stiives no other pirotectiojn than an appeal to hielle.s iand impotent Cc~ui Is. What is the result ? If it is not a practicnl loss to the Soth, there is noithiiig piractienll in any of the 1otion~s ofI iour existenice. it is lroverblial that the Ncorthern Dmctie ru ts admnitted this idoctrine ot Mr. ].orm..as to ibe the l.est freesuil mnsure' w'hich had ever been andihted. lie himself is reported to htve maede the samue admtiission to themi. Is this the uttite iihcle assumedl towards thue South ? Not at alt. We say then thiit he hans acted with gross dupl)1ici ty andii faithl Iessness, iindc is unwiorthy the leitdership iof a great party which has such impoirtant trusts in chiirge. The South in the Cincinatti Philfirm nccepteid the terms of the Kantsns Nebiraska lBill (as construced in 1S54) as the inal settlement of' the question of shivery in. the Territiures, ariil she might with perfect lpre. piety Euilport any man for the rresidency, from Niorth, South, 1tst, or West, who would adhere to its principles in griod fciih and according to its The poisitioni insstuimed by the Demiocratic Piarty tol thiit. Pinittormi, in 185~4, was, in plain terms, hans off, Conigress, hands off, Territo~rial Legis lature, hands i'fl, everybiody, uintil you frame your Constittion for iadmission into the Union, then, "manage yiiir own nffairh in your own way," exclde slavery if you pilease, aidopt it if you please, nolbmly has a right to inlterfere. We could not object to such an arrangement. It is fair, and jat, and right, fully recognised by the Cconstitu tion, andt in necordaitce with thle spirit of our (ovrmlenit. lint in 1858 Judge Doec.n.s gives quite a dif ferent mnning iind effect to that Instrtument. l/e says, hiands ioff, Congress ; hands on, Legislature, in any periutd of yotir Territorial existence-el cludle slavery if you pienase--nobodly has a rightI to interfere-there can only he appeal from your action to nl poiwerless Court. The Northern Democracy have, with a few ex eptions, taken groan d with Judge Doual~As, and pretendi to stand upoun the Cincinnatti Platform, but it is a counterfeit edition. The South has never subscribed to any such doctrine, and I hope she will not so far forget herself as to do so now c ty endorsing its propounder. lHe is a man of more ( sagacity than any statesman North of Mason's & nixn l.e rm ad anaor reennoitrineg the fortift, etions of the South with care, has discovered and attacked the only point at which they were vul nerable, and having hurled a shaft at his late pat ron, b rhed with the elements of confusion, it has penetrated deeply into her bosom. If she does not hurl a noble stroke back, and crush her assail ant with her power, she confesses her weakness from a loss of vitality under the blow which he has inflicted, and leaves herself assailable hereaf ter by any miscreant who may aspire to "that bad eminence." OLD SCHOOL. For the Advertiser. The Sicklcs Affair. M. Enrron: I have read with much interest tae letter from lion. 1). E. SieiULs to the New York Herald, a copy of which appeared in arecent isaue of your paper; and while no one has a right, as certainly I have not a desire, to interfere vith the domestic relations of anothor,-to enter unbilden a cirelo which should be sacred from intrusion-yet this unfortunate affair has acquired a notoriety eouiinensurate with newspaper eirca lation, and this letter furnishes an occasion to say something on a subject of importance to more than the parties immediately concerned. This man has by his extraordinary course, be come the exponent of a principle, as I think, neither understood nor acknowledged; and is entitled to sympathy and support in its main tenance. Of the honorable gentleman personally, I know rtothing. Of the complexion of his political opin ions I am entirely ignorant; and with his moral and social status I have nothing to do beyond his peculiar position of having received again to his protection and confidence his repudiated wife; and all I have to say procceds of course upon the supposition that Mrs. SICKLES is what she professes to be, a sincerely reformedpenitent; and assuming this to be the case, I regard her husband as having inaugurated a movement to correct the misfortunes of weak, erring, but repentant woman. What is there in reason, humanity, or the Holy Scriptures which will justify consignment to eter nal infamy, a woman whose weakness has been abused-whose confidence has been betrayed? Why should the frown of contemptuous scorn wither her soul, blight her hopes, and drive her out of the pale of Society, and on in a course of desperate defiance-having sometimes as the only refuge that society from which her very nature re volts-while that frown is turned to a smile at the niproach of the worthless libertine who has 2ffeeted her ruin? Is it all because she is a woman? Now, if it were only professed people of fashion who act thus, it might not seem so strange; for worldliness has a corrupting effectupon the natures of those exposed to its influence. If it were only they "who are of the earth earthy," it would not be such matter of surprise. Though even then, the instincts of humanity ought to prompt a dif. forent course. But there are those who profess to be "partakers of the Divine Nature," and imbued with the Spirit of Love, who will join in the "hue and cry" that hunts the panting penitent to the doors of shame-to the very mouth of the grave. I say "profes." But surely they cannot be Chris. tians who depart so far from the course pursued by Him who was the embodiment of all that was pitiful, loving and forgiving,-who chose associa tions which were condemned by such as "thanked God they were not as other men." It is right that wickedness should be rebuked, and irregularity discountenanced. And crime persisted in, should be sternly condemned and punished. In many cases the punishment must be continued, and that in strict justice, after the ofence has ceased. But this does not argue that the door of forgiveness should be barred against the contrite refugees from ruin. And certainly there should no cruel discriminations be made against the sex whose helplessness ought to excite the sympathies of those of "like passions with themselves." To the modern Pharisecs who affect such a holy horror of defiling the borders of their'garments by coming in contact with the penitent wanderer who would seowl her from all social privileges, and make her believe she was beyond the hope of restration, we earnestly c2ommendl the study of a passage in the.Sth skapter-of.Johns's Oospel. Let them there rend how the Savior of the world re bked the arrogant and pitied the fallen: "Let him that is without sin among you cnst the first .tone at her." Andi let all who act differently take hed, lest in the end they meet the same condem nation of the devils deomed, whose crimes they palliate and wvh'se society they court; men whose debased natures arc capable of no higher ambition than the destruction of female character, and who glory in the desolation their cunning has eonm passed. It may be said this language is stronger than the argument. I didl not sit down to write uin argumient, hut to express an honest indignation igainst the perverted public opinion which results in perverted public action on this subject; and to pay a meritedl tribute to the lion. Mr. Sreks.a fur his fearless indep~endence in doing right. Whatever wrong he has dlone in iother things (and doubtless e has dlone his share,) there is no wrong here. E. L. W. Ileech Island, S. C. For the Advertiser. Influence of Woman. Women by nmany are considered as ornaments it only to grace the parlor or bail room ; to dress, read novels, and listen to the idle talk of praitinig lovers, are considered their highest duties. But in their true sphere they wieldi an influence for moral good or evil, not possessed biy atny other class. She liss been styled the diower and~ poietry of creiationi ; nay, moire, a conniecting link het ween heaven and carth. The tneicnt Germans justly considered woma~n as a superior being. There is nothing on earth thatt resembles an Angel more tn a Chiristnin 'woman : andl n0 society is inure pleasant than hers. No matter how atbandoneid mdit wieked a tman nity b'e, be will alwniys have resect for ni kindi Christnin wotunn. She sems to have at miystic charm over himi. A wordl of tad imunition, a kind rebiuke from her will oftetn caumse hm to fo'r.atke bi.. vices. But she never iapears to more advantaige thans when vewed~ in her own hone, Improving, cherishinmg and ministering to the wants ad cournfurts of those around her: --"For nothing lovelier cain he found In woman, than to sItwly hounseholdl goed, And good works in her husbanid to pr;oote." Man ..ftcr mixing with the world. whichs he finds to be the rean where Avarice, Strife, Mamlice and Envy conspicuous reigns neceds when he return, homem, the soothing words of~ wi'mnan to mollify the stern feelings of his heart, and her smile to ispel the cloud of care fromn his brow, "For if nght can nman of care beguile, 'Tis fotund in woman's gentle smunile." Whtat a high, whlat ta sacred position and influ u'nee is that of a mother over her childbren; upn ber character dependls slumost entirely the futuire bareter and gretness of her offspring. Upon aer devolves the high and imnportant duty of noling their cbaracter ; and so great is this in nece thtat hrchiilren may often lbe taken tas he true index of her ebtaraicter. She it is snakes he first al most ltasting impressions on our minds. heu lays the basis for the future greatness of thme tatsman, Orator, Warrior and Patriot, and in tills the love of liberty andl patriotism. The piouts lesrons received from our mother in b~ilhood remain with uis through life, and often maye the mneans of saving our souls. Newton inned away his early advantages, and became an Lbanon profligate; but the hymns taught him y his mother tn childhaniod were never forgotten, .nd brought hima to the cross. In no position is woman devoid of influence. 'he influence of their society on the intellectual haracter is great. In their society is nourished le first dawnings of genius. Bly bestowing their harms and encouragement on tihe great, they re ight the sniouldlering fire on the altar of genius f sonic dispairing one, aud cause him to grasp .new the scephtre of his power, and wield it with a irmer anid more skilful hand than before. - PIJENIX. Perry's X Roads, Aug., 4 IS59. p'-Accounts from Texas slate that sixty-eight ounties have been heard from, in which Houston for Governor) is four thousand fosur hundred thead of Runnels. Ilamailton and Reagan, for Cores,. - ar55 rpre - aa head. From the Winnsboro Register. Education. MR. EDITOR: I have read with great inter est, the articles you have published, from time to time, inviting attention to the sys tem of public education, established in Char leston tbree or four years ago, and especially had I hoped that our community would have availed itself of the advantages, presented by the Normal School, which has recently been there organized. This school is intended for the education of girls, so as to enable them to become teach ers, and embraces the whole curriculum of a liberal education. The zealous and patriotic Commissioners of Free Schools in Charleston have not been merely satisfied, in extending to upwards of 'wo thousand children all the advantages of the most excellent and thorough tuition, but pursuing their labor of love and usefulness, they now aim. to educate teachers, who shall still further develop the system, of which the schools in St. Philip street and Friend street are models. You have already stated, but it may not. be amiss to repeat, that the advantages of this school are not intended to be confined to Charleston. By an Act of the Legislature, passed in 1857, the Stato appropriated $10, 000 towards the erection and furnishing of the building, and agreed to appropriate the further sum of $5,000 annually for five years, for its support, provided the citizens of Char leston contributed an eqiual amount to both these purposes. The contribution has been made, so as to secure the appropriation by the State, and the school is now in successful operation. In consideration of this, it is made the duty of the Commissioners to re ceive into the school, free of any charge for tuition, female pupils from every part of the State, not exceeding fifteen to each Congres sional District, for the purpose of being trained as teachers. I am very sure, that as it is the duty, so it would be a great gratifica tion to the Commissioners, to receive pupils from the State at large. I know that they are desirous that all parts of the State should reap a portion of the harvest, which now cheers the heart of every patriot and philan thropist, who visits the schools, now in opera tion under the new and improved system of education which has been introduced ; and I am anxious that our own district should avail itself of the liberality of education in Char leston. I It would be out of place, in this communi cation, to dwell upon the advantages and ne cessity of female education. They are appa rent to and aclnowledged by all. In the no ble and eloquent address, recently delivered by Mr. Hanckle, in Chrleston-the peculiar excellence of which makes it an epoch in the history of Fourth of July celebrations-after an elaborate and philosophical discussion of the subject, he finds the stability and per manence of government to rest mainly upon the influence and power of individual men, and he is doubtless right. But where, I ask, are such men to be found? How is this in fluence to be acquired, and this power/to be attained? Not from mere physical endow ments-not from mere genius. But it is mainly through that cultivation of the intel lect and heart, which only a mother's love can develop. And how shall she discharge this fond duty, without a thorough education and discipline of her own mental powers ? I believe there is great force in the theory, that the elements of true moral and intellec tual greatness are inherited from the mother, and if this be true, with what earnestness should every community strive for the educa tion of its females. If any considerabje number of our citizens had witnessed the result of the modern sys tem of teaching, as illustrated by the Char leston schools, they would perceive at once the immense improvement over the old sys tem of free schools, and would join me in de siring to see its benefits extended beyond that city. It is well worthy of a trial, and the experi ment cannot be made unless teachers can be procured, and such teachers must be educated for that purpose. Thu only expense to which a pupil will be subjected ini obtaining a thorough education, would be board and clothing. But - I am very sure that this expence to those unable 'to deiiray it would be readily provided for, here at home, by those who would regard it not a charity bestowed, but a duty cheerfully performed. Will not some of our promising young ladies avail themselves of such an op iortunity ? It would give me, personally, reat pleasure to furnish all the information nd extend every assistance to any one who will take this matter into serious considera tion. R. B3. BOYLSTON. Tunnel Hill Barbecue. The following programme has been arrang ed for the Tunnel Hill Barbecue and Mass Meeting : ORDER OF THlE DAT. At 11 A. M. a procession will be formed at No. 2 Shaft, and proceed thence to' the Bar becue ground. The addresses will the be delivered, and upon their conclusion, the company will be invited to the Barbecue. E. SH ARPE, Chirmnan Committee Arrangements. It will be seeil, says the W~alhalla Banner, that the various Committees for this great mass- meeting are hurrying themselves- to prepare for a creditable reception, of the many visitors expected to be present. Contribu tions are being taken, and all hands appear interested in the cowing festivity of the Blue Rdge. The contractors at the Tunnel will have everything so arranged as to enable every one, who desires, to see the great under ground labor. From the Eastern amnd W~est eri entrance, the Tunnel is to be lighted up, even to the heading, where a blast will be tired, and the process of excavation fully explained. The desebut to the Shaft will he so arranged, as to secure a safe and conven iet pussage to all-the ladies need not, fear the ride down. This great work nmay be interesting, but the brightest feature will no doubt be the speeces from inv ted statesmen and orators; we antcipate a rich teast in every sense. Re memer thaut Friday the 10Jth is thme day of the Barecue-all conme. We learni that the Comnmittee of Thirty-six held its meeting at Pickenms C. H{. oni Smale-day. and were preparedl to report a full subscripiion towards the Barbecue. Assurancees of a beau tiful supply of.'everythming good are imade, and mnoey contrib~mted ini real earnest. Sr.Avxn is Pomrri.Ayn, M[atxx.--There is very general .suspicion among thme "knowinig ones" that a certain vessel now anchored in our harbor is lting out for a crnise to the A f rican coast. with a view of returning to Flori dla or Cuida'with a load of native Congos. We do not know that suchi is the fact, but the .belief is so general, and is, we are assnred, sustained by so many circumstances, that it would seem to be the duty of the Ujnited States oflicials at this port to make a very elose examination before the vessel is allowed to depart.-Portland Advertiser. August 8. The New York correspondent of the Cleve land Lander snys : " I was told a few evening since that Mr. A. T. Stewart, the merchant prince of New York, intends to build a large house for widows and indigent women, and en low it most liberally ; and that if one million f dollars arc not enough, lhe will use two mil ions. Mr. Stewart says, it is to the women 2e is indebted for his fbrtne, and n'nv in -eturn he will use it to henefit them, without .egard to sect or creed." , g"'The first bale of r-cw Cof ton was sold in aontgonery, Quitmian County. Ga., on the 9th nst., at 12.3 ets. It was raised by Maj. J. M. itark, of Quitman Co. pst- A letter from West Point, Lownde s county, iississippi, of the 1st instant, states " the corn md eetton crops ini this and the adjoining coun is, are extraudinary, in fact, superior to any crop ver prducced before. No boll wiorms yet." H-YMENEAL. AtUrn, en the lith Aug., at the residence of tir. James Rainsford, by the R1ev. J1. R. Pickett, f T. N. LUNDY and Miss SUE HOBBS, all ,f thi listrict. M.anarn, on Sundlay, t~he 7th inst., at the resi hence of Mr. D. T. Vaughn, Newberry District, ay the Rev. I. C. Vaughn, Dr. CALVIN C. IIiGGINS, of Lauren. District, and Miss MARY I. CetWnrDan of ts.imn. OBITUARY. DIEn, on the afternoon of July 27th, in the town of Hamburg, ROBERT McDONALD, In the 65th year of his age. The deceased was born in the County Mona ghan, Ireland, but emigrated to this country up wards of -forty years ago. He was early trained to the lursuit of commerce, which he followed for many years with success. Reverses in business, and an indisposition to compromise friends, indu ced him to retire fromi 0 active concerns of life, and the latter portioii f it was spent in the dis charge of the dutieapffaquiet and valued citizen. In his business relais7the deceased was exenm plarily honest. Hewas never desirous of availing himself of, nor did he ever countenance those tricks of trade, which, however they he regarded as evi dences of superior skill; are at-best. but the resort of low-cunning. He understood and highly esti mated his vocation, and was unwilling to see it de graded. In his political relations he was.a valua ble citizen, filling with ability and fidelity, the va rious municipal officec'to which the community elevated him, and by his regard for law and order, enforcing obedience toboth. In his social rela tions he was dignifiedi yt affable,-reserved, yet courteous. His deportment was quiet and easy, winning for him the respect of both the old and the young; his manners wero singularly simple, and his behaviour modestland. retiring. He was a resident of the town of Hamburg for many years, having arrived there about the period of its infancy. He was deeply. interested in all that concerned its progress and improvement, and ad vocatod all such public measures as were calcula ted to give- permanency to its1istitutions. In a word, the deceased was an honest man, a worthy - citizen, and a faithful friend. He died as he hs4 lived, in the enjoyment of a serene mind, with the benediction o( the Church, whose' intercession his old age craved, to case his pathway to the spirit land. "Requiescat in pace." DEPARTED this life August 7th, WILLIAM D. BUSSEY, son of JoszP and E. J. BussEY, aged five years, two months and five months. Precious boy, thou art gone to rest I And, though we mourn for thee, yet we sorrow-not as those who have no hope, for the blessed Saviour has said. " Suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven." H. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNEBDAY :X0BNING. A. SIMKINS, D. R. DURISO, * E. EEESE PROPRIETORS. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Two DOLLAns per year if paid inadvanee-Two DOLLARs and FIFTY CEnTs if not .paid within six months-and TnRRE DOLLARS if not paid before the expiration of the year. Subscriptions out of the District and from other States must invariably be paid for in advance. RATES OF ADVERTISING. All advertisements will be correctly and conspie uously inserted at Seventy-five Cents per Square (12 Brevier lines or less) for the firstinsertion, and Fifty Cenla for each subsequent insertion. When only published Monthly or Quarterly $1 per square will be charged. Transient Advertisements, to secure publicity through our columns, must invariably be paid In advance. Advertisements not having the desired number of insertions marked on the margin, will be con tinued until forbid and charged accordingly. - - Those desiring to advertise by the year can do so on the most liberal terms-it being distinctly understood that contracts for yearly advertising are confined to the immediate, legitimate business of the firm or individual contracting. All communications of a personal character will be charged as advertisements. Obituary Notices exceeding cne square In length will be charged for the overplus, at-regular rates. Announcing a Candidate (not inserted until paid for,) Five Dollars. For Advertising Estrays Tolled,'Two Dollars, to be paid by the Magistrate advertising. KING'S MOUNTAIN MILITARY SCHOOL, YORKVILLE,.S. C. T HE tenth session of this healthily located Institution, will open on -Monday, the 15th of August, to con tinue four months. .TaEs-For Tuitfon,. Books, Sta tionery, Ae.--Board, Lights, Washing and Fuel, $80O, payablo in advance. No pupil received un der twelve or over eighteen years of age, or who cannot read and write. Circular. containing regu lations and full information concerning the School miay he seen at this Office, or obtained by address ing the Principals at Yorkville. MAJ. M. JENKINS,) M l CAPT. A. COWARD. j Pricial REFEREXcES. Gen. J. Jones, Columbia, S. C.; Ex-Gov. J. H. Means, Buckhecad, S. C.; Gen. D. F. Jamison, Or angeburg, S. C.; Col. I. D. Wilson, Society Hill, S. C.; Gen. Rt. G. M. Dunovant, 96 Depot, S. C. July 211, 1859 4t 28 BAKER COUNTY LANDS FPORB S.A. LE O N T I.l\E!l T lHE Subscriber of'ers for sale EIGHlT or TEN PILANTA T10ONS, improved and unimproved, of the best quality, selected by him self. These tracts contain from FIVE HUNDRED to THREE THOUSAND A CRES in a body, and are among the very best bodies of land in Baker County. Reference--Capt. Robt. Merriwether, Col. Jas. C. Brooks, Mr. Allen B. Addison, and Dr. J. W. Stokes, President of Bank of Hamburg. gyCol. W. W. CHrEEa~ will shew the above Lands In my absence. My address is Columbus, Ga. JAMES BOND. May17 S8m . 18 I. M. SINGER & CO'S. SEWING. MA CHINES! THlE SEWING OF THESE World-Renowned Machines CANNOT BE EXCELLEEI, FROM THE FINEST MUSLINS TO A - LEATHER TRACE! N0O diagram is required to prove thatr these Ma chines make the very beat stitch ever devised by human ingenuity. They succeed universally, and are warranted for rne year or more, if desired. They can be .eeen in operatIon at the Millinery hop of Mrs. McNEIL, in this Village. Thes~e Machines will be sold at the same price lere ais at any of the Agencies, or at the principal Rtalisment in New York, the freight only ded. Mr. GEO. S. McNEIL, an experienced Ma ~hinist, will attend to setting up and giving in tructions on all Machines sold. I LEWIS JONES, Agent.:O Machine Needles, Silk, Thread, &c., always on and at the Milliner Shop. Edgofield C. H., April 13 tf 14 State of South Crolina, EDGEFIELD DISTRICT, IN COMMON PLEAS. S. S. BOYCE, AMON FARROW.J ITHE Plaintiff in the above stated case, having .this day filcd his Declaration in my Office, and e Defendant having neither wife nor Attorney cnown to reside within the limits of this State. m whom copies of said Declaration with rale to lead can be served. On motion of Messrs. Ma ~rath & Wright, Plaintiff's Attorneys, ordered, [hat sail Defendant appear and plead to said De laration within a year and a Jay fr-om the date ireof, or final and absolute judgment will be liven against him. T HOMAS 8. EACON,. e.c.L~n March 3rd, 1859. 1y I ' IN COMMON P.LEA& E. 11. Chamberlain, rs. Foreign Attaciesat. John C. Thomas. - lIE Plaintiff, in the above stated case, having .this day filed his Declaration in my office, and he Defendant having neither wife nor Attorney known to reside within the limits of this State, on rhomn copies of said declaration with rules to plead, an he served: on motion of Messrs. Carroll A Bacon, Plaintiff's A ttorney, ordered; That said De ~endant appear and plead to said Declaration with n a year and a day from the date hereof, or final tud absolute judgment will be given against him. THGS. G. BACON, c. c. s'. Clerk's office, Sept. 27, 1858, ly 38 Light for Everybody!I ~OW in.Store alarge supply of KEROSENE OIL, and arrangements made not to. get mt again. LAMPS of various and.beantithl styles. UW'Sold exclusively for CASE. A. G. A T. J. TRAGUR. r..Se - r * A