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^ulititnl. From the Smith Carolinian. Troupe and Quitman. Di8C( ab JIosU. [by rkqvkst.] Messrs. Editors: To those whose duty it may be to cast the vote of the State for President and Vice President at the coming election, I desire to submit a few thoughts. ! What is the condition of the South? Op- 1 pressed, scourged, without influence, with- j out organization, without office, voiceless, i distracted and at the feet of her tusk master, her institutions misrepresented, abused, assaulted, laws enacted for her benefit evaded, her constitutional rights trampled upon, and her people denied the common government. What is her duty? To regain what is lost by controlling" the General Government. How can that be done? Only in one way: "Learn from the enemy" The abolitionists and free s?>ilers have | accomplished it in a very few years, by mantaining at all and every hazard a I distinct organization as n n?t.. a r-. v. ?? * ?, when their party was insignificant, compared with its present strength, they nomina ted their own candidates, and run them, too, well knowing they would be distanced in the race. The polls disclosed their strength to be contemptible?only 30,000 strong. In 1848, the party preserved its organization, and notwithstanding the efforts made to recommend Cass and Taylor by the friends of each respectively for their votes, they clung to their principles, and polled 300,000 for Martin Van Buren. The smnll cloud, no "bigger than a man's hand" at first, now loomed up over the firmament. It had swollen into a magnitude that filled the air and darkened the " sky. The literature, commerce, legislation, and religion of the republic, felt the touch of the fell spirit. Eight months of severe fighting in the halls of Congress are wasted to the country in keeping the monster down. The national parties, Whig and Democrat, the petted tyrants of America, the feasted masters of the people, stood aghast at its power, and in 1852, in nominating their candidates, each made over fifty well considered efforts to hit upon that one of their number most acceptable to the exactions of the new king; the one, whose plumed unapproachableness and stilted self-importance, have so effectually stittened his lips, that it is not known that lie ever said one word in favor of slavery. ^ The other, so far up in the mountains of snow, as to be beyond the reach of any influence southward. Not satisfied with Scott or Pierce, nor tempted from its purjiose, the balance-of-power-party now rallies on Hale. AYlio will say that he is not sure of half a million of votes? and perhaps will throw the election into the House. It is too true that freesolisin, by preserving n distinct organization, has sueceecded ia controlling the legislation of Congress. > < Now, what is tho lesson? It is that the South should organize, and preserve at all and every hazard"?a distinct party upon the basis of State Rights and Southern institutions; a full-Hedged, Simon pure ?an out and out pro-slavery party, eo nomine itcjacto, et de jure. Is tho lime opportune? It was never bettor. Gov ernors Troupe and Quitman are in the field as Southern candidates. The initiative has been taken by a few counties in Alabama. Let the bright example be | followed. Let South Carolina and all the < South rally around their gallant sons. Many have been just weaned off from the 1 ? national parties. Form a pro-slavery party, ' and complete the breach throughout the ? South. Gather up and secure what you ? have, and gain strength to rather more It is true your candidates will be beaten i badly in the comming election, distanced 5 if you please, yet the nucleus will be form- i ed. They will hardly be left in the rear, 1 if South Carolina take them up, farther J, than the antislavery candidates of 1844. t But keep up the organization, and who ? can tell what 1850 and 1800 will reveal? I Nullification, co-operation, and pronuncia- * mentos, all have signally failed to secure ? for us respect?rather havo brought us in- c creased disrespect. Then tack about, ye 1 leaders of the South, and in the name of < patriotism and common sense, look else- t where for remedies. Let not all political 1 wisdom and foresight be found among i the enemy. Organize, and keep organized. < Small may be the begining, but who can i tell the end? Show yourselves united, disciplined, no matter how weak at first. Are all the Southern Bights Associations 1 of last year dead? Support your own candidates, hopeless though it now appears, but soon you may make your mark upon the national parties; and to atfcct them seriously is to regain what is lost, is to control the machinery at Washington. Your strength will be respected, your vote courted, and the candidates for the Presidency will be sought out and nominated, not as now for their anti-slavery affinities, but for their availability ut the South; or, in other words, for their favor with the Southern Rights party, then holding the balance of power, and controlling, at will, $ the political complexion of the General Government. 4 . But it is said we must vote for Pierce. There are three insuperable reasons, perga haps they could be classed as two, why South Carolina should not vote for him, or any other nomnee of a Baltimore Convention. 1st She would be recognising , and endorsiug that growing but dangerous French doctrine, that military fame without experience in statesmanship quiifies for the high office of President? Scott and Pierce's nominations being due i to the misfortunes or weakness of the i Aztec race. 2d. It would be acknowledging allegiance to King Caucus, uud obeying the dictation of an irresponsible selfconstituted body, 3d. It would be strengthening the bands of the national parties, whose domination has proved the scourge of the South?the incubus of death upon flnntliApn e 1 wvmvwvim .wwmviviio MIC UK Ul ?l UggeFIl* out obliterating the lines of State rights, or rather the maelstrom that has swallowed ?p all State sovereignty, which, by its star- ! ring-up, seethi.ig, boiling, has atfialgama- \ led thirty-one republics into one grand consolidated nation. But the State must vote tor Pierce, it is said, to prevent the ektftai of Scott But will Scott be eiee^ HEftpBeeeible. Massachusetts doubtAn* r ^ goes for Webster, Georgia and North Carolina are lost to him. The Webster movement has cooled his "plate of soup" forever, notwithstanding the solicited . receptions that annually greet him on his way to locate army hospitals in the West. But suppose he will be elected, is there a baubec,s difference between them? In the late struggle before Congress, would not Scott have voted oftener with the South upon all questions affecting our institutions? Call it, if you please "the coincidence of extremes," both being op- i posed to the compromise, but on different grounds. Pierce, mure moderate, goes tor that "finality of the totality," the compromise. South moderation is death to I ( us. It is said he voted with us in former i days; side bv side with Calhoun, and there- j 1 e. _ v * ^ * iurv is our menu. l?otf sat re us from J 1 such friends??compromising away nil j( our rights, here a little, there a little, until ; ' inch by inch all is*gone and lost, and lost | | it may be forever. 15ut "it is the best wo j i can get." Miserable policy! Don't for-h get that Foote & Co. were caught by | , that bait, went over to the enemy, and i ( are lost to the South; ano let it be pub- i lished from "Dan to Beersheba" that the | gieat recommendation of Pierce is, that j1 he is the unflinching advocate of that j , measure which never had among us more I than a corporal's guard of supporters, and 1 yet, a twelvemonth ago, rent our little i State into factions, und that, too, upon j i the question of resistance, whether now i i or hereafter; and that it is the chief glory , of King, self-boasted as it is, that he was I : the first Southern man that came out in favor of the compromise. Let South Carolina be consistent, weak and degraded though she be, yet retain her consistency ; ?save her from a false position. Let her not now endorse what a year ago she op- 1 posed, and that bitterly?follow the exam- 1 pie of the Montgomery Convention, that < endorsed the nomination. Let South Car- i olina and Alabama unite, and the pro- | slavery party is formed. Give not the , VOte Of the State to nnv nnminwi ? Baltimore Convention. It you cannot j break up the national party, the engine of untold misehicfc, in the name of all that is dear and sacred to State rights, do not ' strengthen their domination by supporting their nominees. Let South Carolina do- ' maud always.thc respect due to consistency, ? and her fair fame remains untarnished. t Camukn. r A Romantic Affair. A day or two ago we published, says the Cincinnati Nonpareil, the marriage of Mr. 1', of Vicksburg, to Miss It. of Coving- ' ton. From circumstances of a rather sin- I gular nature connected with the mairiage, " a good deal of gossip has been occasioned I in this community during several days r past, it appears that Mr. S., of Coving- j ton, had been paying liis addresses to the t lad}-, and had pressed his suit successful- 0 ly, as he had reason to believe, for the . engagement had been completed, and the wedding day fixed. Mr. S., happy in the protestations and caresses of love, made 81 no secret ot ins approaching nuptials.? The wedding garments were prepared,the u clergyman was engaged, and friends fi abroad were notified by loitor #w?J by tcic- ?< graph of the same. The wedding was to ti take place on the 1st of September. On n Sunday last the lover had an interview p with his "intended," the arrangements were finally completed, and a nip to Niagara Falls, Saratoga, New York, <fcc., f) [luring the honey moon, agreed upon.? Twenty minutes after the departure of Mr. the affianced bride left also in company with Mr. P., of Yiekshurg. They came v iirectly across the river, and at the Den 81 lison House were made man and wife. Of this, the unfortunate Mr. S. remained P1 n blissful ignorance until a late hour 011 V Sunday evening, when the father of the tl ,'oung lady called upon him and over- T whelmed him with the astounding intelli- |, jence. His feelings on being convinced n, if its truth can be imagined, perhaps, but p lot described. The father was indignant >eyond expression at the conduct of his laughter, lie swore, although he never wc re before, that she should never receive P' me cent of hi* wealth?he is worth near ^ 5100,000?and that nothing should in- a' luce a reconciliation. The next morning c< ,he news had spread everywhere, and Mr. h i. found all Covington jesting about his s misfortune. This jilting atfair, so extra- cj ordinary and unaccountable at first glat ce, ^ is explained something after this manner, (j by tliose who appear to know. Miss It. had loved Mr. P. and had l>een engaged x for several years, but her parents had forbidden the match, so the lady?the sex ? is ever fertile in expedients?determined 01 to chose another lover, one whom her pa- a' rents approved, and thus after securing their written consent that she should mar- si ry, notwithstanding she was "under age," p called in her former lover to bear off the p prize. This she effected by making a "cat's paw" of Mr. S., and it appears she performed the heartless transaction from Jj beginning to end without once exciting the ( suspicions of her parents or lover. Who, after such a coup de etui, will *1' question the* deceitfulness of woman ?? 1 Hut tho romantic part of the story re- c mains to be told. The forsaken lover, af- tl ter asking himself a thousand and one fi times what he should do under circum- d Stances of such nuinful ?? r ? "" li length resolved?not to shoot himself, or t| her, or him?but to join in the practical ^ joke and the too annoying laugh, nnd.to ^ offer himself as mediator. So he called upon the indignant father, and after talk- a ing over the affair, succeeded in convinc- ^ ing him it was better one of the parties P should be made unhappy than that all el should be miserable, and as things could n not be helped, he urged the parents to o become reconciled to their children. This done, he came to Cincinnati, and accom- q, panied the newly married couple to Cov- p ington,where they received the forgiveness and benediction of the offended parents. Verily the lover stands on slippery places. ^ Man Acctdkntau.t Shot.?A Coro- v aeris inquest waa empannelled this morning upon the body of Mr. John L. Wiley, wbo died from a wound received on last Wednesday, from a pistol in the hands of eyevngUd, Verdict?accidentally sl ot, ti Chat. Newt. < ' f r flftr' , ,At- . v ' ICnnrnstrr riigcr. LuiK'naU'rville, S. C. cl WEDNESDAYT OCT. 6, 1852. i The Election. Before the publieution of our next paper, ^ (he result of the election will bo known.? We have three candidates for the Senate, . Messrs. MoKennn, Withcrspoon and Huey, and four for the House, Messrs. Hamtnond, Cureton, Crawford and Cauthen. Wo do " not present the claims of either of these r< gentlemen to the people. ' They have each S canvassed the Distriet, and made their views d known ; besides, inquiries have been propounded through the columns of t!.I. jour- a nnl, to which the greater portion l ave re- t< sponded. Tliov are all ni.r<ini!il fri.wxtu ?C ./ I " II ours, and each ns a man stands high ns pos- 8] scssed of integrity and great mental and tj moral worth. In easting your votes, fellow ni ritizens, von are to judge for yourselves who will represent your interests the best in the Legislature. This is the question for you . to determine. All personal friendships, and ill personal animosities must be left at home, n find with a free, unbiassed mind, you must place your vote in the ballot box, for him. who, in your judgment, will represent your interest the most efficiently. The election ^ it this time is an important one. In about x month the election for President and VicePresident will claim the attention of the , Legislature; besides, at its regular session, we doubt not but important measures will be brought before them : the Hank question, the ^ chartering of various private Ranks. Ac. which jt will claim consideration. The question of . giving the election of electors of President . xnd Vice-President to the people, will also j ;ome up for consideration ; the repeal of the Homestead Ijiw no doubt also will be ' Drought forward : in fact it will be nn imDortant session. Placing the claims of no candidate, there- ,, ore, before tin: people, we only trust our j * itizons will be actuated alone bv the wisb | ? o plaec those in office in whom they wish to est the honor and dignity of Ijineaster Dis- ! . I' net. The Post Master and Oursclf. In consequence of the absence of our Post daster last Wednesday, numbers of our '' vipers were not sent to their proper destin- cl itions. Complaints have been made to us. >i t we can assure our friends the fault is ul lot ours. Every effort is used to have our vx lack ages sent to the Post Office in proper " imc, and we have not made a failure since P' ur first issue, t >ur worthy friend the P. M. as hitherto attended to his duties faithfully, nd we trust hereafter there will bono occk* 8< ion to accuse liim of remissness. ^ It is n matter of the utmost importance to ^ s that our papers should be promptly sent su rom the Post Office, to the various offices j miitvti moj i>iu mreetcu, we therefore rust our friend the P. M. will continue to . terit by bis dilligencc and attention, the raise he has hitherto so deservedly received. We publish in this paper, an article ft vcr the sigtiiture of " Camden," to which rj( re direct attention. We agree with the writer in many of his j iews, and have hi fore this, expressed our- t >If as opposed to the election of (icner.il ierce. Hut at this time, can Camden's" . rcscribed remedy have the desired etfeet ? ' i'e apprehend not. We are inclined to *l. link "Camden" lias fallen into an error.? 1 'he increase of the Abolition party, may 111 uvc arisen, not directly, from the fact of ominating an Abolition candidate for the residency. j \\ It is true South Carolina, or the Southern e? tates collectively, may vote for their hide- T jndent candidate, but will this avail ns any in ling i Shall we try the experiment 1 We ci re obliged to admit that wo place some b< ansideration in the fact of the State easting tli er vote for Pierce, to defeat the election of in cott. We may be wrong, but we are in- i tli lined to think North Carolina will vote, for j tli leott, and probably Georgia will also. Wo ! tv o not think any State, but Massachusetts, ill vote for Webster; and wo base our j apposition in a great measure on the t'.et I f the improbability of Webster's election, ? to inlluence the votes of States favor- j lily inclined towards him. I a> At the present time, we think "Camden's" ,r aggestion will not be acted upon. We nprehend this State will cast her vote for tl icrce and King?we do not know of a sin- hi lc exception, where this question was pro- n] ounded to the various candidates in the sj liferent Districts, that it was answered in lie negative. The South can never control lie North?tt>i? tni'i i*. Irt?.i.t.. .s.i.?? " i? r?"/ ?, 'ho votes of Sbutl Cnrolinn and Alabama ould not elect Troupe and Quitman, nn 1 L,'" lie South could never organizo a party suf- ' t.i ciently strongto control the North ; neither o< o we believe will the Abolition Party 11 tc ic North ever be sufficiently strong to elect : w le President of these United States. The j, lorth, as n nation, is opposed to slavery, | )r ut the North, as a body, is not in favor of bolitionism ; still, it is to our interest to ' f I ave Southern men as President nnd Viceresident of these United States ; but in our [forts to attain that which we cannot, may ot one to whom we are more bitterly vi pposed to than Pierce, be elected ? M Of two evils choose the least," and the n ueation to be determined is, shnll we have ^ ierce or Scott? F?our part, as an indiidual, we are pcrflWy content as matters ave gone, to leave the election entirely to te Legislature, and the maybers of that ody, with the lights thefvttfore them, to ote as they deem proper. netitn or UMu-ieston. v OrricR Board or Health, i <y Charleston, Friday, 9 p. m. s |, The Board of Health aeven'deetha a om Fever for thYpast 94 hours. C J. L. DAWSON. M. D., Clerk. Local .Matters. We understand that Messrs. Cureton & Inssey, merchants of this place, have purhnsed the Cotton erop of Col. Barns, which -ill amount to about 300 bales, at 10 cents, 'he cotton to be delivered between this timo nd the 1st December. The Chingle Lot, opposite the Court lousd,Vas sold on Sale Day last for $ 1,406. Ir. Jones Crockett purchaser. Surely real estate in Lancaster must be lcreasing in value. Some of our merchants have been rcceiv"g goods from Charleston, by way of Chciw, and there seems to be a brisk trade I oing on at this time. Customers are ready f?und for Bacon, Flour, &c. Oi\k of our merchants observed to us thnt weekly |K.per was not fast enough for them 1 ) advertise in, they wanted a daily. Oh, iyj The whole truth is, they order such i mall Quantities, that when they arc adverted in one paper, they nre gone before the ext piper comes out. y^gyt We fear the Yellow Fever is on the icrcasfc in Charleston. A friend who has ;cent1y returned from the North, informs s that every effort is made in Charleston to notlier the truth. A merchant there asured him there was no danger; but when <ked his candid opinion, we suppose when >ld tlut no goods were wanted, he frankly :knovledged that the disease was very prudent, that most of those who died were ept until night, and then buried, as it was ot wished for strangers to be alarmed by Miingthc hearses passing so frequently in >e day time?he also said he was afr..i* ot him* If. and intended taking his family up ?e coin try, and return when the disease hated, Our friend tells us that while on is way to New York, he left in Baltimore a oungm.m preparing to leave for Charles>n, to act as a clerk in the Charleston llo 1. wlicn he returned to Charleston (about ui days after) the young man was dead.? 1c arrived in Charleston one day, took the ver the next, nnd died the third or fourth, ur merchants wl o eontomiilatn vt?i?tn?? ti>? I ty \vc would advise by all means to postone their visit until fiost. Death of the Duke of Wellington. The Duke of Wellington is dead. Apolexy has done which the bullets of the licuiy failed to effect, and the victor of a undrcd battles, on whom honors were showred with an unsparing hand, is now content itlia tomb. "Death alone," as the great 1 Ionian S. tirist truly observed, amaketh apivr bow small the little bodies of men really ' c" The Duke of Wellington was the fourth ' ?n of the second Zarl of Mornington, and as born at Dangan Castle, in the countv of i with, Ireland, on the 1st of May, 1763,oon- i ijueivtlyat the time of his death he was in , sKltfijear. ? succeeded to ins vase u..hij..iKi 4i.m r bis ctUcsi son, the Marquis of Douro. Bishop Chase.of the Protestant Kpis>pal Chu:eh, died Sept 28, at Philadelphia, ishop Chase was,the oldest Bishop in Amelia. He w as Bishop of Illinois. Z-tf" The Keowee Courier published at iekeiis C. II.. informs us that an attempt j as made on Thursday last to set on lire the j llage of Pendleton. The Anderson (i.i- j ;tto says a man by 1 lie name of Ellis Hop ; ns has been arrested on suspicion for com ittiug the oflciice. 2-t?** Wo learn from the North Carolina 'big, that the Kail Road will probably be nnpleted to Charlotte by Saturday next. lie citizens of Charlotte have held a meetg, and pissed a Resolution inviting the ti/ens of South Carolina, and other tieigli- i iiing States to unite with them on a day ; icy will appoint, to partake of a Barbae lie id dinner, which will surpiss any thing of j ic kind since the Hood. The Whig savs ; I lat provision will be made to entertain , venty-five thousand persons. j j FOR Til K I rnrrn 1 Mu. Kwron:?We notice in Inst week's edgor, ilint Mr. A. J. Ross is announced i * a candidate for tax-collector, in this I )is- ( ict. < Reaming that a report is in circulation, 1 iat we arc the individuals that brought ' iin forward as a candidate for that oflice, ud not being willing that our names , lotild l>o used in connection with sucl^a i port, without the rebuke that it justly 1 icrits, we take this method of informing ' lose who may be credulous enough to ' L-lievo it, that it is absolutely false, it con- ] tins not a particle of truth. So far from > ur having any agency in the mat- ' r whatever, that we never exchanged ords with Mr. Itoss on the subject. We . ave too high an estimate of character, t<s> \ inch self respect to engage in anything I f the kind. We would rather sympathise, 1 ian otherwise* witu those whose misfor- ' me it is, to btTfWtejg^t a subject of sport. J We think this much due to ourselves in indication of our own chflMNers, and al> to counteract any injurious effect* it ' lil/lit. Iinra nr?r?ti Alliof ' ........ ....... ....... I. HM-B 111 llie ending election. J. W.NISBKT. A. 8. NISBET, R. K. ROBINSON. Lancaster, Oet. 4th, 1852. ?#*Our Congressional Representative, i ol. Orr, attended tho Regimental Ro < iewn of this District, and addressed his ? >nstituenU. We had not the pleasure of j earing Col. O., hut learn the staple of his j ddress was the Presidential canvass. The i lolonel is in favor of Pierce and King. I Greenville Mountaineer. t EDITOR'S TABLE. Harpers' Magazine : The October number of this popular magazine we have received. Harpers' Magazine needs no puffing, the very great favor which has been extended to it (having n circulation of about one hundred thousand) is sufficient evidence ol its merit. Wo have selected a touching story on ou> first page from the present number. Terms 83,00 per year : two copies $5.00. Address Harper & Brothers, New York. I HE L.ADIES' WREATH: Tho October number is on our table. This is a very neatly printed Magazine, published by J. G Burdick, New York, at 81,00 pei year. Helen Irving edits the Wreath, and many pretty tales &c., give evidence of hei profficieney in the department she holds. We are very sorry to be under the neeessity of recording the death of Sartain's Magazine, which event occurred last month.? Sartain's was an excellent Magazine, and we trust it may yet be revivified by the warm breath,accompanied by 'he substantial of generous patrons. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine : Messrs. Leonard Scott &. Co. have sent us the September number, Contents : Jeffrey, Part I. Katie Stewart, Part III. Residence and Rambles in Australia. Some Remarks on the Fourth Volume of Chalmer's Biography. My Novel ; or Varieties in English Life, Part XXIV. The Premier's Present Position. Dies Boreales, No. X. Blackwood's Magazine has only to be known to be appreciated. Send $3,1)0 to Messrs. Ijconurd Scott &. Co., and receive it monthly for one year. Son. of tiie South : Wo received by Monday's mail the October number. This agricultural periodical has earned n high reputation, by the excellency of its agricultural contents, and in the present instance we find it equally worthy of the support of the agricultural community. Terms #1,00 per year. T. I.omax & Co., Columbus, Ga. The Farmer and Planter: The October number has been received. It strikes us that this number, both in matter and typographical appearance, is superior to any previons one. An Agricultural periodical in our own State should be patronized, more especially when deserving of p.itronagu as this is, and we would be glad indued it every farmer in our District would send on #1,00 to the publishers, Messrs. Seaborn & Uilmnn and procure a copy. The CIssville Standard: We regret that unp e.is.int circumstances should have occurred to induce Major liurke to \v ilhdruw from the Stand .rd he is succeeded as Kditor by Wui. T. Wo i' r l, Ksq. The Constitutiorai; T?sion : This is the title of n new daily piper recently started in Charleston l? ?i. --T - - Scott ami Graham, and is enthusiastically in Favor of tho Union. It also advocates the (riving of the election of 1'resident and VicePresident to the people. The name of no fall tor appear- ; hut tlio Standard informs ua that the rumor is II. Judge Moore, Esq., will take charge of that department. Upon the whole, it is nn interesting paper and the l'uhlisher, Mr Nixon, deserves praise for tie very nea appearance it makes.? Terms >5 I 00 per year, or 10 cents per week. Gen. Pierce. Col. C. S. Tarplev, formerly Chief Justice of Mississippi, paid a visit to Gen. Pierce last Summer,and in a letter which we find in one of our exchanges, he compliment Iiiiii eery highly. On tiie question of his uufrieiidlines to slavery, and the reported New Boston sjm^cIi, Mr, T.uley says: " 1 laid la-fore Gen. Pierce the Southern whig version of his New Boston speech, and asked him to state how far it was correct. He denounced it as an infamous lalsehood, gotten up by a man so utterly destitute of character, that it w as considered in New Hampshire ns nn act of supererogation to contradict any assertion he might make, lie fully explained the circumstances under which tiie speech was made, which, of themselves, gave the lie direct to the version of Mr, Kosa. Said Gen. Pierce,'The sentiments attributed to me in that speech are at war with the declared opinions of my whole political life. Mv object was to prevent tho election of Atwood, who, after his nomination, declared liitnoulf *? id me fugitive ilavo hi!l; an I to liavo made the assertion* attributed to mo in that sjieecli, would liave been to admit away my own cane, and defeat the very object I had in view.' No man live*, either North or South of Mason's and Dixon's line, who is more totind or reliable for the South on this I nest ion than Franklin Pierce. Will the Whig* take the testimony of Mr. Web>ter on this subject I He said to me :? Sir, I have known Mr. Pierce from his myhood, and he is now my ncigldior, and I have no hesitation in saying, that alhough we differ upon many constitutiond questions, yet upon the subject of slave y, ho is as sound ami reliable for the South is was Mr. Calhoun himself. A Fa at.?While erecting the bridge >ver Long Cane, at Kennedy's Mills, in \bbeville, a few days ago. two of the lands?negro men?were thrown into 1_ ? - ne mill r>sn?j by the CA|*izihg of a bat:<*au, ana had Mink the third And last lime, when Mr.^Vin. Watson jumped Yom the bridge and dived after them.? \f er some time, by great exertion.he lueceeded in ruixilTJJ them from the l>otti>in, ?nd with one under eAch arm, tt?ok them >ut on dry land. For no noble an aet of lisinteresled benevolence, Mr.W. deserve* great credit. By rolling them oqfcthe ground, and by the use of such -other meant as were at h*n?gjht negroes were xrth restores to r*t TeUtenpt. * * #1 For th" Ledger. Mr. Editor:?Please allow mo a corner of your paper to reply to the enqui- I ries proposed by "Many Voters." To the < first, I answer, I am de idedly ir. f.ivor of i giving the election of electors for Presi- t i dent and vice President to the people. \ \ To the second I reply, that lor fourteen i , years 1 have been endeavoring to use niv i : influence to distribute the free school fowl, i not according to representation, hut in ac- f cordancc with the declared intention of the t l.ill f..v (!i<> iwliifxilinn nf ?li? ~..-l VMI, iv? ?IIV \M?s " VIIV | 'vn >| , nilU I therefore, for d stributing this fund according to population, so that our upper Dis- s tricts may derive the advantages for which * the fund is intended. \ T conceive Mr. Ktlitor that it is almost t impossible to say what plan can be pro- i posed, which will prove satisfactory to nil < sections of the State, until the matter is t ' brought before the Legislature, and sug- ] gestions made One tiling permit me to observe, I believe if our people would place less dependence on ibis fund, and depend I more upon themselves, for'the education of < their children, the money thus contributed | added to the fund, would give usable and < ' efficient teachers, and the children be | 1 " more generally educated, and less said a- 1 > bout the Free Sell ol Fund. Then would I moral and Christian virtues be inculcated, < and the general effect of education be happily manifested and appreciated. To the thiol interogatory, I answer, I am in favor of rechnrtering the bank of , the State, ami will so cast my vote if lion- , ored by you with a seat in the Legisla- | ture. , Very respectfully your oh't s'vt. , WM. Mc KENNA. | The Newspaper Convention. These is to l>e a convention of editors { and publishers of Newspapers in this State in Columbia, on the first Wednesday in j December. The projtosition to hold such a convention, originated with, we believe, tbe Fairfield Herald, aud with the exeep- , tion of the newspapers of Charleston, has ( been cordially and unanimously responded to by the fraternity throughout the State, j We feel a deep interest in the conteinpla- ' ted meeting. Our whole heart is in the | matter; for, if our anticipations do not ; prove altogether illusory, much good to [ those connected with the press and their ^ patrons, will certainly result from itsdelib- 4 erations. The necesity and importance of < such a meeting, must have been for a long < time present to the minds of all those who | have had any connection with the press or any experience in the publishing busi' ness. It is only upon this supposition, that the general response of the publishing fraternity can be accounted for. It is with extreme regret, therefore, that we ] . have observed that the newspapers of , Charleston have treated tlio matter witli , mi much indifference, if not with downright < contempt. Their siieuce and indifference, . are indeed subjects of surprise. For sure- , ly their interests are in nowise different , from the interests of their brethren of the u|?-couiitry. Whatever measures are cal- s ciliated to enhance our iutcrests will cer- j taiuly benefit them. Whatever of , wrong or abuse there may he in the newsi "?* " doubtless affects injuriously j the whole fraternity. We dm see no ] , reason, then, win the editors and publish- , era of Charleston should not meet with | their brethren <>f the up ctiuiitry, contrib- , ute of tlieir varied knowledge and enlarg- , cd experience, and aid in devising such ? measures as will rectify abuses, prevent ! , ' wrongs and lienvtil alike both themselves i | > and us. We think it manifestly improper, in an- ^ , ticipatinn of the Convention, to make any , i suggestions as to what should or should , not he done. If a discussion arisen prior , to the meeting, ujion any favorite mens- | lire of reform or particular means of nd- t vancing the interests of the fraternity, it j will distruct ami divide ii?, ami peri l a p* , wholly prevent the Con vocation. The bus- | ine-s of the convention will doubtless lie ] conducted in the usual way. A commit- ( tee composed of the w isest men of onr | class ami those of tin- most enlarged and ( varied experience, w ill l*? appointed, and | t?> this committee, all matters brought lie- t fori; the convention w ilt lie referred. Then , is the proper time for each one to urge his , t favorite scheme. Before the committee , each measure w ill lie fairly and dispnasion> ately considered, and if worthy of adop> lion, will he reported in proper form.? Whatever measures may Ik* adopted, will ^ in this way be the result of mature deliberation. and the fruits ol die combined wis- j loin of the convention. If each nieml>er g shall attend its sessions, prepossessed in fa- r vnr of some particular scheme, and deter* j 1 mined to la- dUiutUficd unless it Ik* adopted. the whole movement will end in total * and disastrous failure. It must be home * in mtnd that the convention will lie purely a dclilierative body having no power to ( enforce its resolve*. Unanimity and a ^ hearty co-operation are alisolutely essenti- ( al to the success of the project. Then we ^ insist that there shall lxi n discussion prior to the meeting and no suggestions ' made. Let every one attend the convention with the resolution to abide by and heartily co-cperatc in any measure of re ' form and everv scheme nf l ??; ?#? ?i-- S printing \>u*ine*a and of preventing injn- p rioa, which may l>e adopted by tl?e ma- e jority of hia brethren. Nrvibrrry Srntinrl. 'j * * V Adykktihino.?The amount of adverii tiaing acen in the column* of the journal* ? ha* doubled within five yean*, and will h double again in five mo e. Thoee who 11 Mill hang lutck, will ace their younger and more energetic rival* outatripping them.? There ia no uae in contending againat the ( apirit of the age. If thev won't iumn into ? the car* end pay their fare, tfiey mu?t f be left behind to travel on foot. e ? m m ? e Religious Intelligence. f< A meeting of much interest w now in C progress in this place. The Rev, Dr. Ha- * ekh. a Presbyterian Divine from Texas, has been preaching for several days with ' the same success, which, wo learn has attended his labor* in many other tmrtion* , of the State. His seal, earnestness, eloquence and ability in expounding thesacred Scripture, c are cakulstwl to render Mm popular and 1 successful wherever he goes, ij^rr. Flng. f ?11 The Wholesale Trade. " .H Charleston 1ms in a great measurcA^H >een deprived of tlio visits this season, of sou n try merchants to obtain theis supplies B n person, hut the injury to the wholesale 9 rade has been much more limited than B ivas anticipated. Our merchants Hre bus- B ly employed in tilling orders, their custoners being well aware that our city offers i larger and more complete selection of joods than at any previous season, while I '( lie accomodation in not less extensive and ^ tuited to the requirements of business. Our country friends will continue to lend their orders to Charleston, tV?r partial 'ickness will not prevent their execution. < with the same fidelity and completeness, ' is if (iersonally present ; while every fncilty we trust will be Hfiorded by the officers ? | >f our rail road for the speedy trnnsporta,ion of their goods to all the designated points. Retail Tkadk ?We are pleased to see .his morning the array in King Street of . ustomers in our retail stores. The shop- I ping,for so early in the season, was srpirit- J id, and we have no doubt that the supplies will be found 110 less abundant than | various, judging from the appearance of ' the rich assortments which greet the eje >f the passer by.? Chas. New*. * Hogs. The packing seeson is approaching, and until <piite recently, prices of hogs had an upward tendency. Withiu a few days, "1 however, a reaction has been perceptable, which is in part owing to tho very material decline in the hog products now 011 hand in all the leading markets; also to the fact that consumption, owing to high prices, has materially fallen off. The prospect that there will he a full average number of hogs nil through tho hog-raising country is apparent to all. In addition, t appears that the Southern farmers and M, Planters have turned their attention to ai raising more hogs and corn than formerly, I which will tend to lessen the demand from hose (piarters. ^ J vv c have heard orvarious contracts at net, for future delivery to our city pack>r?, ami a few days since a sale of 8,000 icad in Harden countv was also inad# f it . The fanners in ilurdin and Meade ? iold a good many of their hops lately at I fs3;75 cross, ami at Klizabothtown a lot of ISO head was sold at 3 1 -'2 cts. gross. * We heard of sales in the upper portions of s >hio, and at Pittshurp, Ph., of hogs, to kj driven East, at 5 1-4 a ft 3-8 cts. net. ' jf | Louisville Courier. AV\i The Pork Market* We learn from tho St. Louis Evening Sews, that now pork to a considerable imount has been put up during the past uid present month, in that city and Cinnnnnti. A letter front a well known packing house, states that lftOO barrels of ncas, and other descriptions have been put jp and shipped from Cincinnati. The Pittsburg Gazette thus notices talcs of hogs in that city, and preparaions that are being made for pucking dump the season : u We note a sale of 000 head, delivcratio hero ? ?!>? >? hI ts ft jmt 100 llm. nett ; and in the early part of the s eek of 1000 head at prices not made Hiblic, hut supposed to be at a high tigire. A drove of 420 head of hogs came ip on thg freigli train ofO. A 1'. K. R.on Saturday last. They are from tlie State ?f Indiana and wo ?r.. I..f. I > ...... ..V ???s. IllUlllll'Uy UCMIIUU or the eastern market. This is tlic fir.-t arrival of hog* trow tlio jreat utility of our railroad connection kvitli the West, by which otir own market a ill not only be filled with hop*, at the jarliost season desirnhle, hut large numM-rs will find their way to the cast, 11rough this medium of communication, hia lot was brought through Chnvelatu', > ia Xcnia, and thence through this city, "or their destined market in the east.? I'ittsburgh, as we have before had occasion ;o remark, bids fair to become an iinporant point for packing hogs. We are not ill I v advised as to the total numl?er of togs purchased bv ? single firm in this \ ity, but it is already very large, and will, 10 doubt, l?e \ astly increase*! between this uid killing time." ^ To Our Country Friends. 1 We hope our friends in the country Who ire in tlio habit of trading in Camden, vill come along with their produce, and 1 five our merchants an opportunity of pay- J ug large prices for the name; ami also to 1 ell them goods on accommodating and . 1 vasonable terms. The repairs on our ranch of the Hailroad have liecn made, A ind by an arrangement made with Mr. 9 Verifier, at the Cnngaree river, large ^ inutilities of goods may Ik? expected, and very thing will go on as usual, jboo'tbt ifraid of sickness?there is no epedcniio . icre which will endanger, in the slightest legree, ti e health of any who may visit m <AIII<I<M1; our word is pledgi-d upon this x>iiit.? Camden Journal. The Editor of the Savannah Morning Vncs, saw on Wednesday, ?t the Carriage laniifartory of Mr. J. C. Thornton, formrly of Cofunthia, H. C., in that citv, an K legant laipjfv,manufactured to Mr. Thorncm'* order at Newark, N. J., for I >r. James M . Pope, of lieaufort, in this State, which e states to l>e a most excellent piece of C otrkniAiiship in all its parts. In tho seat J t adjusted a beautiful medicine chest. ^ rhile the frame of tho seat and tho l?ox ? enealh, are made in part of handsome on netting. The Legislature. I Wi understand that his Eaoohensy Jorernor Means, will call an oxtlt> session 'i I f tho Legislature. on tho H??? I fovemhur, for tlio purpoeo of canting U|e lectnrel vote of the Bute, forl'r<*i<lentiHl lector* on the following Tu mlny. In con* jrinity to precedent in nimiler ennee, the iovomor will cull the new Legi?Ultire, ' ' rhoee ineinlwr* will be elected next week. Carolinian. A Km* took piece in Dmoklyn, O., <* rhich deetroyed fourteen houe^^^Kp mm of property we* fruj^k 0,OJ*uS|K 00. A scrvent girt? flOTed Cbrwtiene frrks, wee burnt to death during the con- ' i legratkm. * I 1