Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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j)t tin) West or at the hast, that ihcv aro pursuing a course that is impoverishing and ruinousi Several of the Southern States furnish examples of this sure, though sometimes slow deterioration ot' the soil by continual cropping without making any return of the chemical elements of the produce carried otf. In Johnston's Klonienis of Agricultural fliwiisiry and tjoology we fiud ti ie decay of fertility iu those S mtlicrn States held forth as a warning to the cultivators ijfthe iiOli soils of tin* \\ est, ia langUAgo which seems as if it had been prompted l?y some such vain and deceptive boast a-5 that to which wo have alluded. litis standard authority thus writes: '"MarVland, Virginia and Norlls Carolina?once rich and fertile?by a long continued system of forced and exhausting culture, have become unproductive in many places, and va-t tr icts have boon abandoned to apparently hopeless storili tv. Such lands it is, indeed, possible to reclaim, but at what an expense of time, hyh'y.r, manure *nd skillful management. It is to ho hoped that the lu.wer SlttU-s will not thus sacrifice their future poweaud prospects to present an ' teinporarv wealth?in at the tine lands of Ohio, Ken tuckv and the Prairie States, which iiov> yield Indian corn and wheat, crop after crop, witlioijt manure, will not he so cropped till their strength and substance n gone; hut that a better conducted and ... t .t.n....d-.. ?i .... .:. 111 /iu oaiiihii ituivauui V i>ill CVI1T. I *. JIII without diminishing the pgv'cnt cfoi'?. t" soeure j\ permanent fertility to thai nam rally rich and productive country . This hojic.vvill certainly be disappointed .f the tanners of the West are euoourng ad by those to \vhotrt they looK ?.>r <1 ir?'ition and guidance, to he heedless as to the means of restoring to 'ho soil the elements of what they take from it in thoii . fops, aud to pay an attention to saving or applying those elements in the f>rm i barn yard manure or animal excrement , or the concentrated fertilizers which web in a few years linvo como so extensive!\ into use. Tho elements that enter into the composition of a wheat or any othei crop cannot be inexhaustible iu any j>..ii ; and thej must become rapidly decrease.! at rn*o wht h >s indicated bv tlocHouvcul analysis of Sprongel ano other*according to which a crop of wheat car. ries otr in silica, soda and potash, 1 iitt . tih isphorio acid, and other .c ryaitic ele anmU alone about 5li lbs. for 1,000 lbs. grain and straw jjjwduoed. Tho suii i thin much poorer lottery crop, and will soon show its ill treatment by scantier h it?? Country (f -n'L-m in. Erou> the A'.'yr firhl A ttn rt',? r. HO! FOR KANSA3. .Vt the solicitation of many friends, I will proceed to organ i/> .a Company ot one hundred men, t>r proceed to Kansas, about the last of March. ^ h?s pioneer bsnii needs the itiil of the n\oneyv??1 cTtii<:u$. They go to a far oti country for the purpose of aecuv i:g homes, and at the same time to defend Southern institutions. They appeal to their native State, witli the hope that their appeal nil: Hut be in vain. It is impossiblo that the people ot Sunt!. Carolina can hear without emotion the qews which daily comes to us from Kansas. The long and hitter animosities have at last ripened, and slavery an.l abolition, the North ami the South, con tout each other in the armed atul deadly war. Tin issue has Collie, and to the people of the South, and of thi* State, to each ami eve ry slaveholder, the question n.Mre-si- it sel'. What filial! wo do for Kansas > Shall wo look lis;hss^V, t^iiiely on, while our fri^Mi.l^iyrr^uuJeJ by the host oi ahedition, r.'o risking their fortunes perhnp' g&eddiig? thoir blood in our behalf.' Cau we do nothing, give nothing of our abandonee in snob a cause? We trust that these questions may he answered in a worthy and liberal manner, l et patriotism and State pride, ?m!S unit ern spirit, ho expressed in some suitable, practical form of aid for Kansas. E. It. HELL. Uot'si; cm iC:furi.n.vi vTiNKft. j # 31st Decern per, 185ft. Ca?-t- E. 15. ItLLL?Drar Sir: In reply to your letter of the 28th, I must fir-* repeat ray proposition. The pledge wa*. 16 give An hundred dollars to each comii i nv of one hundred men that might start for Kansas, I will pay to your treasurer the amount pledged. If my colleague-, are not called upon to contribute to coin panics which may he raised in their own Jisfriets, they authorize mo to say th:?r eAcii wvll contribute handsomely to the j ai?t at your company* Your intention of appealim?. through i the pros#, to the spirit ami patriotism of the people of the State, i? :??ititir?%\ !<*.? There are men scattered all over tlie State also who aro willing to go, luit not in *uf jfyrimt numbers to form a separate > 0111puny in each district. Come ?>111 with vour publication, ami when ton gel one hundred men, solemnly pledged to g?? to r?a'is;ts, I feel authorized to pledge the South 'Carolina delegation tor two huu Jred and titty dollar*. You will certainly have tho hundred 1 -liars from mo whenever yon are ready to (novo with a hundred men. Or, should you fail in getting the fall number of an hundred men. then jou may call on me on the day that you start tor as many dollar# a* you have nitt'i under pledge to go and to remain two years in K msa*. Your* trulv, r. S. BROOKS thicken* has at length out grown his pre..^jiuJioea against this country, if one mat Judge from this passage in his I.it cm Cbriatnas story: "Movcrthale*s, a :aiii I drank my colder, julep, sling, or < < ktail in all good will to inv friend tho (1.moral and my fiier.de the Majors, Colonels and civilians, all full well knowing that whatSMP aver little motes my beamy eyes may have described in their*; thev belong to a kind generous, Urge hearted, arid great pocnj pit." Ursath.:? thura a man with soul o dead, ho netar to'himse'.f hath said, 1 will a family paper both for my own and children* saKat! If such there! he, let him repenf r j b'lve tb'.j p;l^ ,r i aim ??nt | From tftc Wilmington lltraUl. fo A Speaker Elected. m i Altlio ugh the indication* for the last 1 j two or three day-, looked t?> the tormina- ! i lion of the protracted struggle in the ' "j1 House of Koprcseutntites, by the election of a speaker, yet wo wefesomewhat taken > . bv surprise yveterd ?y, upon receiving a ' 1 telegraphic despatch, announcing that j |a 'the Hon. Nathaniel Hanks, jr., of' . Massachusetts, has heen chosen to that i ll' | oilkc. From tlio course pursued by Mr. 1 ^ ' Clingmau in moving and supporting the I plurality rule, by the operation of which { the contest was ended, and his expressed j opinion, that tho adoption of this rule [ would lead to the defeat of Mr, Hanks, | j| we were It?J to expect a fullilltncut of his I conlhieut prediction. Hut, in this w? 0. I have been d;s<ppointcd, and the rcpte-. seatativc of extreme sectionalism, is now 0| tlio presiding ollicer of the'IIouse. For a, this result, tlio Americau members are , Hl not responsible. When tho light was jn narrowed down to s choice between 0, Hanks and Mr. Aiken of South Carolina, M they supported thu latter, but enough jr scattering' votes we(C tlifovvq for other candidates to secure Aiken's defeat. u I !io result was eiVectcd in this war. < >n >:iuir>Uv, Mr. Sini It of Tuntittsxeo, of- j S| fared a resolution that the House proceed | j, nt once to ballot for a Speaker, and if af- I s, Ur the roll shall have been vailed threes \} little;*, no person shall have received a | , ' majority "5 >;il t|;u vote* cast, that the 1 g roll shad In* called again, and the tnctn- 1 p her who shall receive the largest number] p sit ill he deduced elected. For this res j t ?I'11iv.ji Nit. ' Tnigin.'in, of the X. C. dele i gition alone, voted. Tito resolution was j idoptcd. M ssrs. Oir and Fuller, the j ,| D 'tin ki at it* :in\ American candidates'for p Speaker, t ten withdrew their names, and ! liii 1 Ions** hallotle ! three times iuetructu- ? ; j? The Ih ttse then proceeded to the one p iir. Ired and tliirU third \<>to for Speaker, mil the l ift vote under the plurality rub', with the following result : wltole number >f IS"', til t : ..f these ? Mr. Hanks recvived 10.3 oi Aik* : 100 , |> M. 1 i 1 er f, N I.. D. ?* mtplii 11 4 | r. Wells 1 j I, The following i? the vote in detail : | r: / * / . /).* i/,-<. ? Messr*. Albright, tt \ So". |5?|l, I'onhoiir. Henry llennct. t.i ;i. liillinghutst, High am, Hulling- i |! ton. 1 ' iiliiig'tiiie, .Istue* II Campbell, m i.ewif I? t '.uitpl'M I, Ch.ill'ee, l'./.r:; (.'lark, 1 ,|< t'iawsoti, t'.'lit v, ' 'outings, Covode, Cm- p, eii, (.'iiiiilni l;, h.uiiivli, Timotliy Davis, or , I lay, 1?.-1ri. D; Wilt, Dick, Dickson, | !,? i'.iM, Dm tee, K lie, Flagler, (1 alio way, I m > *i id:ttg?, (I illiert, 11ranger, Cirow, Uohert , H. ll.dl, liiiian, I lollowav, Th mas U ' fu Horten. I! -war I. K?!***e i.' . HI Kmght, Kii?iw !to?, Kn<>x, Kuiincl, Loiter, r'n M ioe. Matte*->n, McCnrty. Meachain, a K lia:i Miller, Morgan, Morrill, Molt, Mur til ay, Ni. hois, Norton, Andrew < Mlivcr, pi I'niker. P.niroe, IV!ton Pennington, Perry, to I'eiitt, P,k?\ PringU, Puniance, Rilchoi, I re U ?bl?:u*. K'llivit*, il-ibison, Sahin, Sage, , t|| Sapp, Sliormatin, Simmons. Spinier, ?,u Stanton, Str.tnag in, lap pail, Thoringtnn, > t0 I'liurfcto.j. Todd, Tharfton, Tyson, Wade, 1 tli Walbridgo, Waldron, Cdwalador C. | tei Washh'irne, K iuu, P. \\ ashhumc, 1?- j ]t; ra??l W ishloiriie, ntson, \\ elcli, W bod, : w, Woodward and \Y oodworth?103. j go / 'or Mr. Aiken. ? Messrs. Allen, Harks- ! pn dale, Po'll, ilendlv, J*. HcUUvlt, HoCOc'k, < >| Howie. 1? ?vre, I'o.iihI', lirooks Iturnrlt, I M <ala.lei. John P. Cnmpbsll, Carlile. Si iriulier*. C.txkie, Clinsinan, Jlowell1 co 1 obb, Williamson K. W. t'oldt. Cox. on l.'r ?? ?'<inf, Davidson, I)enver, Howdsll, Sp K t:i?u d-'-n," jiliiot, Lnglisli, V. Iieridge, jt , L.i-tis, Kvaris, Faulkner. Florence, Foster, tin l liom.ia J. lb Fuller, (ioode, (Iieenwood, jty A igustu* II.i!!, .1. Morrison Harris, noi i S ,inpM?n W. II inis, Thoina* L. llarri*, | Ai Herbert, ll .tlinan, Houston, Jcwett,'- |tt (leorge W. Joties J. Olaney Jones, Keitt, ; tb< Kelly, iv -n not li, Kid well, L.,ke, Letcher, i I.atidley Lumpkin, Alexander K. Mar-[*1>, 1 -li .!, Humphrey Marshal, Samuel S. Mar-j I slial, MaXWell, McMullvn, Mctpioell, I ?tl I Sniitli Mdier, M I!.-on, Mordecai Oiliver, rH Urr, Paine. Peeit, 1'helps, Portor, l'owell, io | Puryenr, tpiitmaii, lieade^Keady, llicaud, |jr lliio>, Lntliu, llu-t, Satididgc, Savage, \J, shoiter.js.iuiiiel A.Smith, William Smith, t|, William U. Smith, Sliced, Stephens, . Stewart, S\vo| o, Tnlboit, Trippe. Coder- nil i wood, Vail, Walker, Warner, Watkins, yj j Wells, Wheeler, Williams, Window, \ i Daniel 11. \\ right, John V. \\ right and ZollikolVer?100. | th I For Mr. Fuller.?Messrs. Lreom, su ("lark, of Now Yolk, Culler, Davi?. of r,> Maryland, Millward nnd Wli tney?0. m For .\fr. Campbell.?Messrs. Htllin, cll ILirrisou, Moore ami Scott ? 4. I a? 1-K.r M/. Wills.?Mr. Hickman. j n, Mr. P?en*cin of Maine, one of the tollers, ,j, announced that N ilfiiuiiel P. Husk*. jr., I of Mh.shiic hit.setts, was duly elected Speaker. Mr. A, K. Marshal! raised the question ihat the 11 ou.mj itself must declare the re- c? ?n t, and tl at the clerk could neither do j,, I so hi n-elf nor delegato any one to do so. \t?ei (...me debate on this point, in which j ^ M s-rs. iliist, t lingimn. Oohb bf (scorgia,; ?iii:11 of Alabama, Paine of North C'aro i iia. 11. Mar-hill, Campbell of Ohio,1 . lli-rhert* lul S u?it participated, and du j : rui^ * men Mh. AIKKN, vr Soutii Cakoi.ima ask- J ^ ?l? hkrmi?hiom of 1 iii." 1 (ul'hk to iii COVliliT 'j uk gknti.bm an fkom (| m a-4-acih hkits [Mit. Hanks] |f l<> i 11k ("ii .viii, ah 1iik duly ; ki.m'l kg Sl'k.xkkk of T IIK llol'SK. Mr. (dingman ottered tho following ' resolution : v Tliat, by reason of the ad op- y lion of ilic proposition known ft* thp plu- '* j nilily n-soliitioii, and tne votes taken un, Jer it, tlin lion. N. I*. Hanks, jr., of Masj sacliuaotts, litnlxM-n duly chosen Speaker, M and is lii'ioby so declared. II After sor>;? debate, ifie previous spies- b} tVui was called on the resolution, ami tb aeouiiled, and ordered to l>* put. ni The question was taken, and tlio reao- la lution whs adopted?yeas 150, nays 40. ra , Mr. mka acJrosnod the Flous* a* fol- wi I lows: ar J fi KNTLE5SK.N OT THE HoUAE OF UkP- til ' tiKHE sTAitvrs : Before I proceed lo com- ed i [iletu rnv acceptance of the oHice to which j en I air. oleclcd, 1 avail myself of your indul-1 ed g'T < to express in J acknowle IgeinenU I r the distinguished honor cnufcrred upon j. ** ' It would utlord n?e far greater pleasure, i tnkijig iho chair of tho llousc, were 1 ipportcd eviu bv tho $olf-a*kurrniice that oould bring to tin} discharge of itn duties, I ways delicjpo and arduous, and now onironed will) i> usual difficulties, any cnability cotnmensuruto with their responsibly a;,d dignity. I can only say thn^ i so far as I am ablo I shall discharge ic obligations resting upon me with lelity to llio Constitution and with imirtiality as it regards the rights of tnein r*s of the House. I havp no personal jocts to accomplish. i am animated y tho single desiru thatl may aid in imn? .'gree in maintaining tho well-oatablithcd rinciple* of our Covcrmnont in their riginal and Amerioau aiguitiealiou : in to development of llio material interests I' that portion of the continent we occupy, t far aawcmay do no within the limited nd legitimate powers conferred upon us; i i enlarging and swelling tho capacity of nr t overnmenl foi bcnelicent iuHuencea t home and abroad : and, above nil, i preserving intact and in pcr^tuity io pricelcaa privilege* transmitted to !> 1 am, of course, aware that ttf my own [fenglh I cannot hope to bo equal to fbo erfect execution of the duties 1 now* atnine. I am therefore, as every mat) must e who stands in such presence, a suplicant for your cp-operftlion and mdul nee ; mid, accepting your honor* with hi* duelarutipp, I again o|ler you iny hanks. A round of applause followed the con_r .1.:- - i ? iu>hju ui nils utiurcse. At .lie request of the Clerk, Mr. Hidings of Ohio, as the senior member of lie House, then ndministered the oath of Dice to the Speaker elect, as follows : ? You, Nathaniel 1'. Hanks, do solemnly wear you will suppoit the Constitution of lie I'uitcd State*, so help you Cod." A SPEAKER ELECTED The protracted struggle for the Speakrship was brought to, a close last evening y the election of Hon. N. 1'. Hunks.? line full weeks were consumed before this Milt w is attained, and it was finallv rought about by the adoption of the plu tlily rule. Although it is absolutely certin that there is a majority of reprysenitives in the House who agree with Mr. auks on the sectional questions which >w agitate the soiintry, tot it Las h,?-n f moii.jtrated, again and ngH:tn, that a por- | ' >n of his own political friends would nev- ! agree to vote for him for Speaker, and ? v.cc that he could never he elected by ? ? ajoritv vote, < As we have remarked, the contest was lally terminated under the one rat ion ot o plurality rule. The votes taken dung several days past had indicated that | Speaker could only ho chosen by rcsor , ?g to that rule. Thcro was a strong re- ( ingenue amongst the national members j | its adoption, more especially after the I tolling declaration of Mr. Hanks as to e lest of superiority in the races. The ] ' nthorn Know Nothincr* manifested ? .!? - t ? rmination ngiinsl casting their rotes for I o Democratic nominees not less persis- i nt tlmn thoir refusal to vote lor Mr. i iiiks. (>u FritiHy,bowcver. propositions i ;re made 1>V Democrats to which I lie , uilicrn Know Nothings indicated it dis , notion to accede?th? one proposing Mr. iver, an < >!d Line Whig, and the other , r. Aiken, a National Democrat, for icakvr. '1 he votes on these propositions, ' inpared willi that given on the same day ' a resolution declaring Mr. l^.inks the 11 taker, ^l.nwcd *<> little iilfercncs that ? a as exceedingly doul.ifii! what would l?e ^ ijesuU upon tho adoption of the pluralrule. At tin* point Mr. Smith, of Ten?ee, believing that the chance* of \fr. r ken wore at least equal to those of Mr. \ inks, brought forward a resolution for v t plurality ru'e. Mr. Orr immediately r hdrcw unconditionally his name a* the i g 'UUKT.itic nominee, and the resolution | is adopted. The result was, as wclii|?? ( iteJ, the election of Mr. Hanks by a pluiity ufthreo votes?Mr. Dank* receiving * >3 votes and Mr. Aikeu 1^0,?six Na- 1 uial Americans throwing 'heir votes on , 1 r. Fuller,and four lb-publicans throw ing 9 firs on Mr. L. D. Campbell. It is ap- > rent tliat r. perfect union of the national i embers (the four republicans voting for r Campbell) would have elected Mr.? t iken by a plurality of tkreo. Thus lina , ded tlio most extraordinary struggle ] at has ever occurrod. Although tho reIt is one which every national man will ( grot, vet ns the Kepublicans have known ajority in tho Mouse, and tliorefore were ititled to the Speaker, there is reason for quiescing, inasmuch as it enables the 1 achinery of government once moro to 1 ove on. ( [ Wathinf/lon Union, /W. .0. < Thk sckakeiieiup.?We tako the lib- 1 tysays ill j Eolith Carolinian of publish- | g tlio following extract of a letter receiv-j I frotn a friend at Washington. It will ; s found int 'resting) as showing how anks wAs elected 8i>eaker: " I suppose you have already leanied iat Danks is tyieaJter. Aiksp w^uld ire been elected,ifall the National J^pn) :rni? una votcil t-?r lnin, but tliey did not vo?lckmanand Itarkley, of I'rnmvlvain?would not vote for Aiken. So if all 10 Son horn Know Nolhingn had voted >r Aiken, ho could have boon elected; but vo did not?It.ivir, of Maryland, and ullen of Delaware. " Again Aiken would have been electi if the throe Northern twelve root ion now Nothing, who voted for him on riday, hail voted for him on Saturday.** JiunxT to Dkatii.?Mra. Klizalwth ' oore, nearly 80 year* old, living near l ehron Toot Office, wan no badly burned i r her clothen taking firo, on the night of ' e 20th inntant, that she died on Tuendny | omi at 4 o'clock. Mm. Moore had ! , liored under mental aberration for neve- , I yearn, and wan the object of conntant ( tlchfulnean. Her hunband, an uctugenian, occupied a bed in the room where j e accident happened, and Ida erce open | 1 only to eee 'lie companion of hin life (1 velopcd in a nheetof flame, which prov i ' almont her nhrotid.?[?>/*'rlauh'inj ' Itartan. t LANCASTERVILLE. S. C. WEDNESDAY MOUSING, FED. l. rn, I8t0. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. The Hon. A. P. Duller will accept our thanks for copy of "Patent oflicc Report. Port 1 1854," fO CORRESPONDENTS. F. M. p. Wim.sbory. The receipt of your 9inscription appeared in last pa|>er. We will with pleasure continue the paper. K. M. M. Ilordeaux. You surely can send a few dollars. Will \o;^ do so previous tp i?t March ! W. II. II. I' /artncrsvi'ou tar. The two dollars never reached us. Perhaps you are mistaken. Nciul Louisana money?it will answer. II. J. fc?. Fitirbuin G.t. Georgia money w ill do. ouITfros pectus. Iii another column wo give a abort pro pectus of our new volume, which commences next week. We were rntliei too modest, and did not hlovv our liorn very loud, for we think doing the thing is hotter than talking about it. It will not le superfluous however, to say. that in nddi'.ioii to what we have promised, we will shortly give n series of agricultural articles from "lamp Grabs,M a writer who has on previous ore.v sions added to the worth of our paper by liis contributions. The planting ison being near nt hand, these artieles will he par- i tieularlv interesting to our phmting friends. ! f>ur ship is under full sail. Mid w will riot Hitler her to abate Iter speed We Solicit oiitribuliolis from all who will write, and an write. Wo wish no "wishey wasliey' 1 stutr however. tight times in lancaster. On Thursday last wo were sued by a par ' ly for the sum of eight dollars ami seventy ?ix cents ; when they were indebted to u? for more than twice the amount. We judge Irooi this circumstance, money matters must jo pretty tight with aoins of our townslien. It brings to our mind the conduct ?f i printer we once had in our employ. The jour fellow was very much involved, and never would have been nblv to pi* all lie | jwt-il. We did not kn w thi* however ul ihc time a iii.ui called en uh, and requested is ?i a f?\or to pay a note l\?r a Niuall a- 1 no it lit ho hud on auid printer. Wo did ao ( ?paid him the amount the note called for. t shortly after we had a settlement with our riend, the printer. "I.ook here" saiJ he "1 j ?ill pa) this note, you can take it out of; uy hut you will oblige me if you j rill take no more of my paper.' DR. CAUTHEITS REPLY. On Monday night last, \vc received the! eply of our friend and Representative, I)r V. C. Ctt'Titr.s, to our intorogatory of reek before hint. In order to give the Pr.'s eply in this number, it leaves as but little pnec to ninko any coninient; we cannot, lowcvcr, let It pass without any ing some* hing, so at tho rink ?<f displeasing foreman md, compositors, we enter our protest, and mhcaitatingly pronounce tho Doctor's po. tit ion iwt only a wrong one; hut if adopted is the common position of the State, one ' vhich will do discredit to the State?one i fthich will endanger the safety of the Union. j If we kno a any thing about tl is matter. I he Soutlrcrn State* will with one accord ' rote for the re-nomir.atWin of Gen'l I'tt i. n. If we kqow; any tiling about i?, the dsienni. nation is, to re-elect a insq, who as. the Doctor himself declare*, is second only to WASHINGTON as President. Kvell the Sf^!h Carolinian, which opposed the sending ,<1 ) ielegates to Cincinnati, now favors it, protided they go, with tho understanding that only (oen'i Piercf. must be supported. Pur our life we can soo no reason why South Carolina should continue to pursue ? given course, merely because she has e\ er done *o. Because she iias iinoMiii iit-i true poliuy, must she, in Iter obstinacy, adhere to such course! Recauae tif.een years ago, Medical practitioner* used Peruvian bark as a#remedy in intcrmittants, must they falsely pronounre it superior to quinine!?- or will they say that opium i* n lietler narcotic than morphine! But,ndui'ttinj that South CuroIhia' should pursue this policy, we nro not advocating her departure from it. We ask it onlv on this rjei s?io?i VV,. .... ?? influence will be felt. The niltnericul i^l( illation uf volet we cnrc nothing about, the 8 votes ma) be the moan* of increasing the number six or eight fold. South Caro> lina it an iufluoatiil State?more so wo tie. lieve than any State in the Union. The re? cent proceeding* in Congress eon firm us in this opinion, for three of our delegation were spoken of, and Warmly, for speaker. And still more do these proceeding* allow lis? Lhey show us that Constitutional men are still to he found ill the National legislature. I'lie vole for Ciov. Aikm, 100 against JuJ Ibr Banks, give us no ground for Jiscourigeir.ciit. Besides, if some who voted for [ien. AtRXV on Friday, had have votod Tor Win on Saturday, h? would hare been fleeted. Mouth Carolina by being represent. ?d at Cincinnati, may?w? will not say give i death blow to Abolitionism?but, she may 10 cripple and w ound it as to paralyze the fydra.iieaded beast for a peril d. We are >bligcd t-? stop-in.?y ?ay more m \t week. ' REPLY OT COL. ?ARJIES. L1 Tlio argument used fcy Col. Barnes for '] the State to keep nloof from Convention#! Wi >s the old fogy notion of the ndvoeates of ent retrogression aud "masterly inactivity."? ad? The Col. most surely must place an undu1' ly t amount of faith in tliu wisdom and correct- the noes of the State, when lie says that the in other States are all wrong and South Caro- ? Una is right. Kvery State in the Union, every Southern State, is wrong in sending | delegates to Cincinnati*!, hut South Carolina, ; she is the embodiment of whdont?of politi- ? I eal sagacity. i If the advoeatea of the Slate being repre- j ; , seated, have three arguments to support n'| their position, we are sorry we ean find but j Sei one to support the opposition: and that is, ^ to that we inunt adjiere to the course we have i rep ever pursued. We ean prove this by Col. ' vei , DiltM.ii' own yleidaration. lie would be , ] Vkilling for the State,through her deb-gates, niv on the 1st Monday in May. to deelare herself jl01 in favor of tlio re-election of ticti'l l'lKin.F.. i (>| but she must not do m> at Cincinnati?"some- ; tiling like whipping the devil round the J K,,r slump." J tio As regards t! u constitutionally of the | jn | measure, a mar. would be more lb an a foidt mc 1 to say it is, when wo know it is not. Rut | ?r 1 shall w e of the South see Northern AboliI pO! I measures tbeir way, and ??uike tin elfort to ! or I lore.itall tlieiu ? I# it not bc^er to grapple ! llo | with the enemy, than to passively told our , ?pi 1 anils, and pr. sent our iiveka to be grappled |?, by them? Can South Carolina heeoiue ,io : contaminate 1 by being represented in that j Convention, when the l.e* islature and the I ,c ; people send delegates,or Senators and Kop- (,x rescntatives to W::: hing'r n t *-it and eon- 1 r v . f*r with Pre soiler* ther * j nu, The 1 N'oniiitntiue Convention as?eiji- ' I fO ' bled nt l'nltiir.ore: tlio North met us there. ! I* it .1 concession to moot them at <".ntin- i |(t! ! natli.' Franklin 1'icreu was the nomiueo of' (j|t 1 that Convention, lie bailed from the Slate ; ( | whuli i*li,'.'i>!ioil nnil honored one ol tin* 1 |,n most ultra abolitionist* of the North?John ' l'. Il.ili?the South wr?? suspicious, nothing (j(|| good eoutil eoine out of the North?*>ho > :? ' ... I rotti-n to the ccire, niul Uic infection hnu ? i spread over Iter whole domain?the Sou! '? ! tin ern Press repudiated the idea of trusting a ' Northern man with Southern principles.? |.u, Franklin Pierce has proved himaelftu he jo, a friend to,and supporter nfHmithern rights. and a President s.rupulously constitutional ,j|() ill all l is nets. It i< the desire of South ('arolina, by being represented at Cincinnati!, j ^jOJ to make an cflorl to place thin President an- ||(l| other term in the Presidential ("hair. Can ! W01 the State,hy declaring this sentiment at Col- I t|u. innhia, do any good ? Can it have any in ' (|ir llucncc? This verily i* a compromise nieas- ( ( ure, unconstitutional and injudicious, unw iae j|,e end imprudent as Convention* and Caucus- i ,.ou ses. Wo u-f if Syulh ?'arolina can rout. ! (jci pruiuiio her dignity by g ling to t iocinnat- j,, v ti ? ( an we not placeconfidence in the del- ' v, j(| r gates we send there ! Or may vye not aend them with instruction* what course to pur- \f,-, sue ! jcd t We w lite this at tlie cle .eiitli hour,utu er- . w is tain if it pan he ret up. Next week we will I ,,f t have more to any. | Km DEATH OFT11?R?V. RORERT If"' HEHRtf, D. D. not ']'!?? Columbia papers of Thursday I .at. .i I 111.4 bring ut the *x<i !it; :?* * of the ?fy.-?tt? ol' | <j(J I Jr. ili Mt v. I Jr. lit snv i.t the time of bin t||j( Jcerasu was Professor of Otmck literature . li ic in t!?o South Carolina Fur tho t l:iet thirty-six years hi* Ins been identified with the College, saxing an intermission of j three years, when he withdrew fn?ni it* nr- , ^ duou* liutiea. At otto time lie tilled the ofth:i lieu ol President, and hy his uibanity nnd winniug manners, he sectm-d the respect ami V* alTcetinn of the Faculty mid students. 1> . ^ IIrnrV, at the time ol' hit death was about tit years of igx'. 'l'he greater portion of his jj life wa* spent in the service of tile in?titu- ^ tion, to w hirb he g ive by hia profound learning rinil mature sc? ol:ir*liiii, a re put ation ranking third iu tho United States.? ' ' " I lis loan is great to tho College and to the , *** Stale. Wr annex the iditorial* ol' the Co- "n' lumbi.i papers. ,'"1 Onr eoir.rnuni;y. a -iy* the Carolina Timet, l'v''> is called upon to mourn the death of this 111 1 distinguished ami estimable citizen, which 'b-i occurred yesterday at 2 p in. On Monday, ' the he was Sciznd with a congestivo chill, the jj recurrence of w hieh oecasioiieii tho a.nl aod unexpected e\ent. ifc*' * '1 he loss of l)i. Henry is one of no nrdi- mu liar) man?to his dinted I.unity .iud to the von South Carolina College, it is indeed irrep.ir- |llt ..hie. Ilia learning. pietv, worth and the I j ability and fidelity with which lis diaehcrg- I ed his duties us a man. a Christian, ami a the ; Professor in our State institution, .iru loo rvB well known to rerpiiro n more extended no- ? liee in tlits place. Tiny will no doubt be j , presented iu luv public hy other hiud*. I It is with the profound**! regret and *orj row, says tho Carotin inn, that we record Su the sudden demise of thu liev. Robert lien- ' as ry, I). 1J. lie expired at his residence iu this city, yesterday afternoon, ot congestive . eliitl, or which he was seized the day pre- J vious. j reij For many long years I)r. lienry had boon raf a distinguished professor iu the South Cur- J w}| olio-i College. Il?- was a profound scholar . and filled the professorial chair of (treck j literature with arcat honor mil ??.i I to th great benefit of the College. In his )' i privuUJVU.itiofiH he was uitrk and iwioht r??- ^ iiive; greatly dBiuirvd aud bvluted b> nil jjo who were no fortunate as to be intimately Associated with him." 11has pone down * to the grave amid the deep rcyrctn of bin So late pupils, and of lite euUyw' Coiuuiuuitv. ic : THE CAROLINA CULTIVATOR- ^ We are in receipt of the February nurn- , ^ bcr. TH* in another Southern Agricultural J l( p?ri<Hiieal which ahoiild Le enntained by ' ' southern fanners. The present number ^ contains much valmihlu information, ?ome UIC ot which we will tranHfer to our coluoiua. I Jt in published b) W.I). Cooke, Raleigh ) ^ N. C. nt 51 a year. : J* A AFElToFSuSsHIH K. I lha The intense cold wenlUer of lul week, is the succeeded by a plonsaui spell. We now ( allhave clear, bracing weather; neither Ito the cold or too warm. We hope it will con- 1 par tioue ??, for wood in this buig U aa teatve j Th as go! J dual* is, i 'HE SOUTHERN CU LI IVATOR. ( usti I'll a February number bus come to liauJ. |K>< > giro some extracts froui-il in our pros- ( ltnumber. Our Agricultural friends are , J ised to take this journal ; the price is on- j rot M .00 a year, which is amply repaid by information (t contains.' It is published 'ia' Augusta fin. by W. S. .tones. ' Ch Ciuiiiiumiratioiis. ;;;; [ Fur thr Ledger. ?oi Ma. F.MToR : In the ls-dgrr of the :t0ih '** ., you express a desire to hear from "our j ' ^ aator and Representatives," in reference , l'" the propriety of tauulh Carolina being 'resented in the National Democratic Con- 111 ition, to be held at Cincinnati-!. I tiave no motive, whatever, t3 conceal j opinions. If it will gratify you. or any rtion of my constituents, I will willingly . . an ine my position upon the question, lain* ^ n, utterly opposed to South Carolina's iding Delegate? to the Cincinnati Convenn. And as it lias become so fashionable, t| he discussion of thin question, to quote ii with high Hounding titles, either in fav. i ( or against the move, I wish it distinctly ' ' llll derstood, in the outset, that I nm not op. . ^ icd to it because this or that Editor?this ! I vi* that Judge or Oyqufal, is in favor of it ; ! p. r have t been influenced in making up my ' inion. l>v the mere fact, that this ? r that it- , do itrious personage has -opposed, or does 1 |. w oppose it. I i I have Won opposed to tliis National Conition system from it* very inoipiency. An ' ^c, jieiienno of fiflnti ycars linn gained it no 1 ^ or with me. Notwithstanding I niiv bo' mi ' wiih lite roumtk. that it lots oivcn its .*i j jt.# Ik atol a Pierce-W1. good ami true men. . jnf anted, and let me add, in reference to the tj(l ter, that lie i*. in my humble judgment. ,.|j > most reliable President wrf have had since wj " Tiitlirr of wur country'' vacated the >: ! ntial ("hair. Thi*. however, is no aruient. in i^iv opinion, in favor <>f lll'l* Na- jjj, in.I ConvcVion system, for tt o?e gentle- i |lol n r.-e< ived their nomination at thin great I j,r, itical gambling shop more bv accident. ! (j0 n otherwise; and more particularly was j|1(i s the can* with tin' nomination of Mr. j,|e roe. The Convention thht nominated Mr. rce. hallotted time after time, w ilhout sue- ltf f, tor other gentlemen, perhaps not one j|t: e thinking of Mr. I'iurcc'a natue. When, w|| ? lucky thought oecurrod to IheCoiivon- j, ( i, that each delegation should retire, and oin.iti', each, their man. This being done, | re it not for the truth of tin; sating, that aM re is ninny a slip between the eng and en, lip, .Mr. Kohls ' Jnpilor of the Senate" ?nr own Judge Ituth-r?would have been j,, nominee of that Convention, and, of .Brr rse, our present Chief Magistrate. The (j,,. >rgia delegation was a tittle too slow, lever. When they at rived nt the door p()|, ii the name ot our good Senator, some pc it delegation iv.'.rt proposing the name of |(|.' Pierce. The (e.'or;ji.i delegation guess tin* nomination was a pond our, and not i |(j(1 liinj to disturb tin* then lucky shutll inp I ( hs cards, withheld tin* name f Judge' ^ tier, and Mr, Piurce was nominated. TJiey ! tllJ| ssed tight C)nl tiuir, but who belic\i* ,j(|. y Uou'.J, gUu*S iyn wt II again! Wo do, ^ wish to !^o very personal, but we do tear. ! l ??in? tliiiv <;f this aort, has nationalized pood Senator a little too much. I It* for- \ (;i(| tly I'M left, a little sit leant, of his well. j|( ( d mooring*. An to the cause. lie in bet- j4.|| iufonned th. n invnelf. This I* a digrea. ^(| t. I.et iuc rot ill n. ni(, repcit, then, that the nomination of km.* Polk nrid Pierce w.i* aceidetital. and an, l tljeso N itijjnjU l'olitieal Conventions,1 nu; ten up ?a they are, are criminal usurpi- ' f?r ia?they lyiu^i the ynnstutionul right* of me lioneat and uaHgnpgeting people of the Htil int.-y. XoQpr, 1 preautpe, wi|l( hat v the ur? dihood to d?-ny, that the Constitution of j | United Kt.itea, in the spirit of its prnyi-' t;,., an, contemplates that the election of Pru*i- ! Ml(, it aid Vice President, should he be tin- \\"l era'. State*. And sorely, Mr. 1-Jditoy, no, , when he remembers that these Coji.verij. i* are composed of delegates wlnj.ajv thy rescutnlive* of mere frai?n? iUt of ? j| nany States, will contend for a iik lurnt bi-I I they comluce, in the hast, to carry nu', ti*>! spirit of th it kii-ri-d instriiiiiunt; hat on p,,< otloT hand, all, sacept tlioaa whose (j0 lits are warped by the shackles of party/ vcfc *1 admit that thw tendency of these Con- aw itions a to d. f. at the aims of the Consti- but ion it) this particular. f* I'o illustrate v hat I mean, wb?T? I say Cii so Conventlonn are composed of the fsp- phi entativeaof mere frngmenta of parties m to I ay States, let me take the Cineinnatti As mention as nn rf- >oip!e lly * r?'e. I bv- P?< re, adopted hy the Democratic party, each av tie is cntitlod to aeod to I hi ? Contention, Ru many delegate* mm it has member on j>r it ballot in Congress. MaasaeIjusitis, grt ere Whiggery and lllaek liepublisarisnt co fnsaupreni -ljvoii. where scarcely Arorpo* not s guard of reliable democrat* can Ire found, ( bal I be entitled, according to this rule, to mil rtesn delegate* in the Cineinnatti C'ouveii- j | n N?w York, where the Democratic par- , He is divided into llarn Ilurnera, Hard Shells. I Snlt ft Shells, ami probably as ninny other fnc Qu n*, ia entitled to lhirty*tiv? dvlagiU'i? j* i rrpri tentative# of lVa<rintiils of parties. tioi nth Carolina ia almost entirely Democrat* gei hot if nho send* delegates to the ('inciti* nl* ti (Convention, only a fragment of the to i ite will l># represented ; for a Inrgo nuiu- for r of the peoplo vf the filiate are opposed me .. a. i inJillurunt about, sending delegate* the that Convention. \V? trust tytal vyhal we <d>? >e a..id, will sufficiently illustrate oar aning on till* point. Hut, aaya <>n?, those up. mentions do not elect?thoy only nomi- del c, and the puuplo can reject the nomina- on n, if it doc* not auit thcio. It ia true, u*i t those Conventions only nominate, but f?ri * spell of party and the love of olBcsIs so ?i powerful, that tho fragment* arc netted and reby, and a nott '.nation by tho dominant eon ty ia almost e?|ittv:?lent to an election ? not M National Convention system, therefore, I IV*; as 1 law before remarked, a criiniia. "' 2 irpalion of the constitutiouul rights of tliu >pl?. 1 loneo my strongest opposition to \part from my objection* to (|>i* national lVeihldn system, as violative of the spirit tliu constitution of the United States, | i"c other reasons for being opposed to utji Carolina's sending delegate* to tliu iicinnntti Convention. She him always iod aloof from theee Contentions, nnd | mid like to ?eo hof preserve her consisicy, unless by departing from tlie old Ihs, she could be instrumental in doing me sOfviou to t|io cause of th6 south, or securing to ua a constitutional Union.? mow that Col. Orr, possibly to keep pace, tiigh backwards, with Maj. It. K. Perry, j very inVbodiment cf arrogance, egotism, J the very lowest unionism; ns well as >111 & furious ambition for n higher sent 01 vsion.hus belabored very hard to convince c people of the State, that South (Carolina, old do uiueb for the c.inso of the Union, d the "South, in the ClccfnnKtii Convenm. 1 must confess however, that, tut* ilh-dnndiug the plusibility of his argu tnts I have not been able to lomprcheni^ eir force, if forcible they arc. ?' Col. Oir contends that it is ail important the safety of the Vnt9n nnd the \di'll be ' { of the south, that Mr. pioreo should r? ive the nomination at the Cincinnati! Coalition. I would rejoice to sec President l ire re-elected to the PreniJciicy, and I i more than willing to see South Carolina any thing, consistent with her honor, that * in her power to do, to promote h'n re ction. I do not believe however, that Pierce's chances for re-election would, strengthened by South Carolina tending legates to the Cincinnati! Convention. I iv Iks deceived, but ! have d'>t the re molt idea that if South Carolina hr.d 29 votes itoad of 8, sh? could secure the nomina* 11 of Mr. Pierce by that Convention. If thu State* are fully represented, there II ho 290 delegates, 17<5 from the North 1 only 120 from the South in the Cineiutli Convention. When I look at thine urea, and rrtnember that Mr. Pierce is an neat arid honorable man?-a man who has ivcd himself a defender of the constitun of thu country, and when I returns her it the rent majority of the Northern peo< are hostile t*> the cooalljlilliun^ur 'hat t of it at least th.it guarantees thu right* the South, I any, when I rcmolubcr I he to. nos, who can, for a moment suppose, (limit a great change at the North, that a it all probable, that Mr. Picrr- will re . ve the nomination at ("uiciunatti. Ilud the North known President l'ivrrs they now know hitn?had they have men him to bo a man who would ditirge the duties of the other of President, the best of his abilities, nltd won!.I prevc, protect and defend the constitution of United Stale as lis h.-ta sworn to do ; I if the North hud known thesu things, r ve.-traago, Mr. Pierce would not novvt President of these United Slates Since bin proved bin self to he an hom-st slid; lor.thls man, the North has repudiated, t. *ol. Orr tells ua again, in efTer.t, th.-vtiwo. >uld not refu?a to meet iu Cmcipp^Wv, Southern aWtcr Xlatoa, together with, cotiservxtivfl men of the North?to ciuiM to ?ive a conetilutional Union, and if 1 cannot be dour, he tella ua it widen*ui? to save ounrlvci nud our lii.lttu;i4. Now aiuco the recent development* I'ongreaa, I would liko for Col. Orr to lit who the conservative men of the rth are. It appears from the developnot in Congrea-, that the men at ilia rth v. hum I have looked upon good, 1 true men. arr really no hotter than thev s'lit to be, Col. t )rr land* them to the aki? a their support of the Nebraska Kana ia laure, tli-v go home and tell their conuonta that it ia the heat Free Soil mcas s ever p.ased byCongrete. f this he true. If they did tho South jua? in supporting this measure, 11 in did not did it, therefore deaerve no credit for it. hat w dt South Carolina or the South . by going into a Convention with atuh n ? Ily South Carolina going into that nvesgiun u Jh Iter' Southernsiater States" 1 I it enable U*. aa Col. Orr would have ua irv<, be aiivtt.ourstdvea and our Inatituii4 ! Such a pr^pyeilion ia perfectly pre. itefMua ? i* a muiietroue proposition ! and I. OtT. either did- r^i cvpaiJer what he a aa or did not belie*c if true. I ain are, Sir, Kd.tor, that thin, ia pj&i talk. I Col. Orr and aeveroh other* in South rolina ougty. ti> be plainly dealt u ith.? cinnntti, OMe, tin-re ia one of the laat ce* on earth that / would ?oleet at wld. h meet, to conaolt about Scpthern(aj?f?l/ I have aai.l before, T would rejoice b, m , v Idi-nl Pirtffl re-elected. and f would) rtfn-a much to aeeuru llia re election ? t I do not bclievo that Prcaideat Pierce, any other Preadcnt, can arreat tho pro a? of Northern fanaticism?It W a politlrch.gioiia fanaticism, and I apprehend that t Ihing ahortof the vharp iteel and heavy > la will arreat it, At,all ej ' tjta. the South iat look to Uaeil for eaijrtj ** < 1 have not the vanity, Mr. Editor, to be ?. thai what ! have aald or w. ... J i nowee our IHatriet or Statetoaaycoura*. : I t 1 will venture to eaggeet, m the South ilin<>et unanimous In ikror of the ro-ulec- . I n of I'reeideat Pleree, and aa the North rurally are opposed to It, that thu aureat n tn eerure hla nomination or election, ia. f call a Convention of the Southern Stale* j that purpoee, then let the eonaerrat've n of the North come forward and aaaia'. South In hia re-election. let then ' 1 >w their faith by their works. I To nint op our view* then Mr. Editor, j on thie qnestion; I am opposed to sending gates to CinrinaalU ; hecau** I look op> 1 thia National Convention a eteai aa a | irpation of the right* of the people, and fi ihermorc, because South Carolina haa a!- j ya stood aloof from theae Conrenllone^ \ I I would Ek? to see her p freer re h#r laUiencjr; in the laet ptnee, becauee 1 eaa*. eoneeire of any probable food aha?*n ef \y c rvvniEN. 1