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THE LANCASTER LEDGER 030 Published every Wedues lay Morning njr W. M. CONNOHS KJU1TO U AM> rUOIMUKTOlt. T K K M s.. In advance, At the expiration <>l Si.\ 3Iontlif, - - * - ".St At the end of Uio Vcitr, S.ttl AD VKKTISKM KNT.S Will bo .inserted nt the tollowini; low rates: One square (of 10 lines or less,! one inset tiim, fl ; or, it continued, "i.!* cent* lot the in nation, ami fm eents for.oueh subsequent in.-orlion. c?r See Finn tli l'ajre Ibr deductions in favor ol standing advertisements. The number ol insertions must be written on each ailvci iIm incut, or they will be inserted till ordered out ami elunm ' accotdingly. Democratic P'atlorm. The following are the supplementary resolutions in rclatit 11 to tlio Kansas NoI'tjish i question, ami the foreign policy ol the government. The resolutions ol the Jlahiiuore Convention, which were reallirtncd at this,we liave omitted: "Ami, whereas, .Since iko. foregoing (leelaialiott was iinitoimly adopted by out jirerlecessors iu National Convention, at iidveise political and religious test ha? '.ecu secretly organized by a patty claim ing to be- exclusively A meritnns, and it i: proper tint iIk! American Democracy should ideally iletinc its relations thereto 1 hole lino, iLesolvcd, '.' hat tlui foundation of thi union of States having been laid in it prosperity, expansion and pre eminent ex ample in tree government, built upon en the lixedom in matters oftoligious coil ir;;i, ai.d ?u respect x>f persons in rcgan to rank or place of birth, 110 party cai justly le deemed national, constitutional or in accordance with American priuci pic.-, which bases its exclusive organiza tion upon religious opinions attil accidenl al birth-place. That we reiterate with renewed energ of purpose the well considered declaration of former conventions upon the section, insuo of domestic slavery and cotieeiiiin the reserved rights of the States; and tin we. may more distinctly meet iho issue n which a sectional party, subsisting exclt sivelv on slavery agitation, now iviios I test the fidelity of the people, North an Smith, to the Constitution and tie- 1'nioi Unsolved, That claiming fellowship xx it and desiring the co-operation ?>f all \\h regard the preservation of the Union ut iler the constitution as the paramour issue, and repudiating all sectional pa tics and platforms concerning donicst -lavery, which seek to embroil the Stan and incite to treason and armed re-Utam to law in the Territories, and whose avov cd purposes, if consumateil, must end i civil war and disunion, the American <h inocracy recognize and adopt the princ pies contained in the organic laws estal lishing the Territories of Kansas and Ni braska, as embodying the only sound an safe solution of the slavery question upo which tlie great national idea of the ne< pie ot this wiiolo country can repose in ii determined conservatism ot' the Unior iron inlet Terence l>y Congress with slaver in States and Territories; that this w; the basis ol the compromises of 1850, coi firmed l.y both the Democratic and Whi parties in national conventions, ratified I the people in the election ol'52,aud right applied to the organization of terrilori in 1854 ; that by llie uniform applicntK of this democratic principle to the orgai ization of territories and the admission new States, with or without domestics! very, as they may elect, tiro equal rigli of all the States will he preserved intac the original compacts of the constitutic maintained inviolate, and the perpetuatu and expansion of this Union ensured its utmost capacity of embracing, in peat and harmony, every future America State that may he constituted or anncx< with a republican form of government. Ucsqlvcd. That we recognize the iigl of the people of all the Territories, inch ding Kansas and Nebraska,acting throng tin! fairly expressed will of the majority < actual residents; and whenever the nun her of the r inhabitants justifies it, to fori a constitution, with or without domost slavery, and he admitted into the Unic upon terms of perfect equality with t! other States. Tim KOUKIGN I'OI.ICY OS THE GOVERNMKNT. Unsolved, finally, That by the cond tion of the popular institutions of the o! world, ami the dangerous tendency < a. >.?! win I ?l. t >l I Iaii 1 ...S.l. .1* . - ? ' uvivii w Jill nil* ?l torn 1?'v 10 enforce civil and religious ?lis: bililies against the light of acquiring eit zen?diip in our own land, the high an altered duty is devolved with Increased r< sponsibility upon tlie Democratic parlv < this country, as the party of the L'nioi to uphold and maintain the right of ever iritate, and thereby the union of the State and ustsin and advance among us coi stiiutionul liberty by continuing to resi: ail monopolies and exclusive legislatic for the benefit of 1 ho low, at (lie expon; of the many. Ami, by the vigilant ndli rcncc to these principles and the cotnpr inisfs of the e. institution, which nro bro.i and strong enough to embrace and tij bold the Union as it was, and the Urdu ns il is?the Union as it shall ho in tl full expansion of the energies and capat ties of tins great progressive people. First?Resolved. That the ipicstin connected with i' ? foreign policy of lli country is inferioi to no domestic nucstio whatever. The time has come for th people of the United States to doclai themselves in favor of free seas and j>r< gressive free tiade throughout the worh And, by solemn manifestation to plat their moral influence by the side ot the successful example. Second?Resolved, That our gcogmpl ical and political position with referent to the other Slates of this Continent, u less than the interests of our commerc and the developencnt of nor growing po? ? r, requires that we hold to the sacre )?rinciples involved in the Monroe doctrint Their bearing and import admit of n misconstruction, and should be appliei with unbending vigidity. Thirdly?Resolved, Tlmt the grea highway which nature as well as the as sent of the States most immediately inter lisf^d in its nuinteoanco has marked ou t .e ^ ^ wBtikS? I for tlie free communication between tlio | Atlantic ami the l'acific Oceana,constitutes j one oi'tlio most important achievements . ' to bo realized by thespiiit of moderation, I in the uncoiujucrablo energy of our people, and that result should be secured by a ! ' timely and cllieiont exertion of the control ( which we have a right to claim over it.? 1 , And no power on earth should be sutler- ' j ed to impede or clog its progress by anv ( interference wiih relations that it may suit ' our policy to establish with the govern i men I of the Stales within whose dominion ' it lies; nud we can, under no cimnnstntvces, surrender our picponderancein the ad- , just ment of ail questions arising out of it. j ! Fourthly?Jicsolved, That in view of so j commanding uu interest, the people of the ' ' United States cannot but sympatlkise w ith | the ellorts which are being made by the j people of Central America to regenerate .: that portion of lhc-.CoujLincnl which covers j the passage across the oceanic h-llnnus. Fifthly?Resolved, That the Democrat- , * j ic party will expect from the next Admin- * istration every proper ell'ort to be inad< to j f insure our ascendency in the Cuifof Mcx- , | . ico and maintain a per uanent protection j . of the great outlets through which aic 1 emptied into its waters the pioducts ; ! 1 ed on the soil, and tlio commodities ere a- ; | ted by the industry of the people of o.ir i Western valleys and the Union at large. > A Visit to Santa Anna. ' < "I , ! A correspondent of the New Oilcans j j Delta in New Oivneda, thus lo'.iccs a| i 1 visit paid by him to the c.vj Vietalo; of i1 Mexico. s "A two hour:' charming ride led us to ! s Turbaco, where our iiiciids, wlo were to j . I part from lis, had ordered a sumptuous . farewell byeakl'ast. This \ illagi f situated | . at a distance of about Ibur leagues from I Carthagcna, is tho p rest lit residence of ii , t<ell" Santa Anna, ihe ex-Dictator of Mex!. i ico. j. I "After having done full justice to the . i delicious viands spread before us liv our [. | friends, with an anh?r and ?;usto which ! our morning jaunt sulbcienlly explains, a y i dozen of us lighted our scgars, and set is I out to visit the man, who, atone time ex i| 1 orcised so considerable an iutlueuce over it | the ulVair* of Mexico. H is house is a large, i< i strong, stone building, in tlie old Spanish , in | style af architecture, with a colonnade, a ! \. I large eouit, and garden. Its appearance | i ' is very beautiful, and forms a striking ,] contrast with the humble cottages inhale- ' i, ted by 1110 wretched population among I ], j whom Santa Anna rssnlcs. y "We were iatr >dnccd in a large parlor, ). running thiough the whole trout of the 11 1 house, whilst the (Jencral was being ?pr. ! prised of our arrival. The walls of this ie apartment are prepared in elegant French I L>> j style, and decorated with some fine engrave vings. The parlor has two doors fioniiug v- on the street, and two others leading to a n yard smiling with verdure. Around the a. room may he seen two or three sofas, a j. dozen of mahogany chairs, w ith side ta , hie and lounges; in the middle is a marL.. j hie cu-ntio tabic with CMpii.-illy wioiight ; ,1 flower vases. The cnscmbtc of this furni ii lure has an appearance of calm simplicity j. ' and breathes a perfume of tropical com;s : forts which strikes and pleases at the same i; | lime. y I "ihe ex-Dictator appealed almost im- | is mediately. 1 had known him ton years j. ! ago at Havana, and expected to s.c liim j,r of course, much altered; hut if lie is, it is ,y decidedly to his advantage, lie has all |y the appearance ol a man in his prime, cs and is about live feel ten or eleven inches >11 high, llis body is straight, robust, and 1 ij. rather corpulent!}'inclined. His eyes borof row from their shaggy brows an aspect ol ' ;V- i concavity which causes them to change ts coior with the varying huts ol light, llis ;i) : complexion is of a:i oiivc brown; iiis face ,n ' is shorn of whiskers and moustaches, and ,ji ! is indented by no corrugation, except, per [o j haps, some slight wrinkles near the angle >e : of his eye. lbs hair is of a beautiful iron hi gray, but I understand that lie is in the .,} j habit of dyeing it. "lie entered the parlor slowly, walking it with some embarrassment, ami slightly j limping, resting upon a cane. His dress h was extremely simple, being that of a ! of Southern farmer, viz: ! n ad linen pant;;i. loons and an ample white sackeoat. The in i only attractive object which ho wore was ie ' a magnificent diamond breastpin." A Scene at Cincinnati. The correspondent of the Huifalo Ad. vertiser gi\es the following account of the ; Misourians: j Hefoie Sain Medary had taken the cl chair, and as the reading of the call for jf the convention was being proceeded with, I- a sudden commotion was visible at the i. lower end of the Hall. Hy degrees, tno j- noise grew more distinct, and there wore d beard shouts of?*' \Yc are the dcmocralj lie delegation, and we will como in!"?| j This was followed by a rush towards the | i door and a struggle at its entrance. "It's ; y the Hards 1" cried one. " It's the Softer* ? shouted another. These impressions were 1 strengthened by the appearance of the st notorious Ilynders and a few of his tub in lies, who il?kliin(f !i<iiln ilia nriucl mil./..I <c into il?c IIall. Soon, however, ihe mise j take was discovered, tor immediately b?r. ! hind the 41 Empire" gang cam<i a party l(J of powerful determined Missourians fairly p. I lighting t!ieir way into the llall, and hi knocking down nil who opposed tliem. ie j A scene of excitement that beggars do* j- [ scriplioii ensued, as the Convention be* came aware that it was the lien ton dele- j u ' galion, and that they were resolved to ' it* force their way on to the tloor. Every I ii man jumped into his chair, and several ie i iished to the door. Foremost among the c intruders caino Ex-(??>vcmor I'rice, and > behind throe or four largo siaed, fine look- ' J. j ing men, and over went two or threo of j e the door keepers, who opposed their coil trance. At this moment a m;in struck Hov. Price, and ho fell; but instantly i- sprang to his feet, and drew his revolver. :o Tho fight continued until the Missouo riahs had nearly reached tho platform, :o the excitement in the meantime being f. painfully intense. Several members from 1 d the Southern States placed their hands 1 >. upon their weapons, and for a while o MoodsheJ teemed really likely to follow. J ; Hut toon the Missourians saw iho Taeant seats reserved for tho New Yorkers, and t ; rushing to them, seated themselves, and - <juiet was partinly restored. While it - lasted tho sceno was one of tho wildest ex* t citcment. ljf Mip. LANCASTERVILLE, S. C. ?t VEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE IK, 18r.fi. Tl?c l'ost (hlice at CfinlfcviHe, Chester fr< district, has been discontinued. jM. A communication from (.'apt. J. I). Meli. 1 , .vain arrived too late lor this issue. D will H ippcar next week. 'i'he iii'ws from England is rather iinpor- J0| lant. Hee the arrival ol' the Arabia under j,r uur telegraphic head. |u We are indebted to Dr. ft. W. (hurts for tlv a copy of the proceedings of the late Detro- 111 erotic Stale Convection, held at Columbia. 11 S. C. ''J' .1. V. Ti.iAnwtH Esq., n member of the I ot Legislature from Spartanburg District, died | as ; t Ills residence at Spartanburg C. li. on to Sunday morning tbe 8th inst. to ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. | ,K Onr thanks are due the lion. John A. Quitman, of Mississippi, for a copy of his i Speech on the suhieet of the N.oitrnlifv I Iziws. "TToTICe! ill We are requested to state tlu.t Divine fVi service will be held at l'erry's Cliurcli, two ar miles east of Lancnsterville, 011 the 2Sth j (' inst., by the Rev. L McDonald. i ill W e take this occasion to say that minis- |\j terial appointments will at all times be in- j || serteii in the Lew; Kit free of ehargo. j tl, A verdict of not guilty " has been reii-1 * tiered in all the cases against T. J. licaxr.s, I lately pending in the District Court of the . United States, for robbing the mail. The ' lirst of these cases was triid before the late j Judge Gilelnist, in February last, when the . like verdicts were rendered. j Mr. \Vli.i.j.\m C. CasTon has presented i ci ns, as the w ork of his own hands, w ill) a j V large sized drawing, representing a choice i ll variety of/low ers. We do not claim to be ! el a connoisseur in sueli matters, but in (lie o| specimen before u.s, we think Mr. C. dis- in played considerable tasto in the design, as pi well as skill in the execution. j In EX-PRESIDENT"FILLMORE. We have seen r.n extract from a letter ? 1)1 written by Mr ! ili .Moiik, w herein he accepts . . tc the Know Nothing nomination fur the l'ro>i- ; deney. We presume the rr.ee will bo be-j twecn liitn and Mr. Huciianan. wARREn""d"\VTLkS, ESQ j si i his genI letiicn lias arrived Jruui Kansas, || as an r.gent from I lie pro-slavery association j ri in that 'iVrritory. I lis mission is to raise a mcn'ar.d means to sustain the Southern cause n in Kansas. Will the appeal he made iu vain ? I a ? - IW'I II.?| I the corner stone. | j! The Columbia papers give an interesting < ' account of the ceremonies attending tlie lay- " ing of the corner stone of the New Slate 1 Capitol. The ceremonies were said to be be very imposing, and performed by the masonic Fraternity of Columbia. A jar containing several piect s of coin and some city papers, together with Mr. Cai.nous's last f( speech printed on satin, was deposited by I >1 the assistant architect, Jons A. Kav, Esq'r. j f cur nexttgovernor. : !, A correspondent of the Charleston .S7a/iiluriJ recommends the Hon. I*. S. Rkooks, as i ? a man eminently qualified to till the Gubcr- j j natorial Chair at the next term. His card i . concludes thus: I i] ' We would have a Chief Magistrate of Jirmnrss under any crisis that may arise '' against the honor of South Carolina, or the | < I car* of the Union, and we commend this g man to our fellow-citizens." . p civuTwar. Tho attention of our renders is directed ' to t!.c telegraphic news from Kansas. Tho % fact is no longer problematical, that civil * war really exists upon our frontiers; blood ' lias been spilt, and the practical issue has C commenced. Southern patriotism has peo-1 pled Kansas with numerous emigrants, and that same chivalric spirit that prompted the v movement, is now required to sustain those i " w ho have jeopardized their I'ivch in defence , '' of southern i igMs and southern inU rest. The I a South most rally to the rescue,nod linens-, " ter District .should not be without a place in r the picture. Hy referring to onr Congressionnl news, it will bo seen that the cxpe- i *' diency of sending General Scott to the com- ! " man (I of the Unite] States forces in Kansas, " is being debated at the Capitol. tfeTkops. tl A short visit into tho country during the 1 past week, enabled us to form some idea of tl the prospcet for crops in the sections through H which we passed. Owing to the backward* e ness of the spring, they are certainly a'iltle tl later than usual, but both cctton and corn t< present a very healthy and vigorous appear, nnec, and seem to bo in a tine glowing con- f;i dilion. The. late refreshing showers, where it they have fullcn. and tho warm weather are R opoiAting finely upon all vegetation, and ti at this stage of the season, wo do not think b< that farmers generally have any room to 8 e?mplnin. 'Die prospect for an oat crop is tc very good, and we believe that fair crops of early w heat have been made. The rains we I ki understand have been rather partial, and I f( some sections of our District arc still need- i (| ing it very much, | hi EDUCATION. An article with tlx* above caption, ha* ntly appeared in the (larolina Sjxiri er the signature uf4,iRutledgo}" and a wonts some interesting facts for the c Icration ot the Slate at large, we li pied it in our present issue, surd w.U.l i me remarks of our own. 'J he distribution of the funds of the St preprinted for .educational purposes, i itter of very grave importance to ev is Payor. and we conceive lliut4.be pres lliod is soHcyptihlc ot son**.' import anges for the better. The charge of u al distribution, will not admit of den imuucIi, as only two classes of our pea rive any benefit from it, nnd the ycoin and middle classes, who constitute i-at mass of any country, nnd who in ale contribute the greater portion of t?ds devoted to free schools and to pport of tin South Carolina ColU rive not one particle of practical ben mi cither the one or the -other. If i ople have ever practiced a moslunrcas le charity, and evinced au enuring i arancc in the face of wrong and injust is this class of the citizcus of South C. in. Wo do not intend to direct our ai ry against lire South College, and am cpared to say that the Slate should r adrift, in view of the plausible alter re, thai when the fostering cure <?f other is withheld, the petted otfspr ust wither and die for the want of her istomcd bounty. We are willing thai mild be sustained, in consideration t her classes are aided in proport are the recipients of the bounty exlen the College. As the Institution exis idve months ago. we believe it inferioi ine extant, and as an honor to the conn id the pride of South Carol ina.we are w ill at it should In- sustained, even at se eritiee of justice, but not at the enornr n- that is now nude in its favor. ' Rulledge," in t!ie nrliele alluded to, i dates that on an average, one hundred , rty-seven dollars of the public money inn.illy paid for eaeli student at the ?So urolina College; and for eaeh rccipiet le amount devoted to Free Schools, o itir dollais and twenty-six eeuts is p i botii eases it is the public money, i ic <|Ue?lion very naturally aii-es, why s diU'cruuce is made, 'l'lte disparity is > unjust as the lir?t glance at the sub my lead one to imagine, from the faet, t i the ease of the poor it is entirely a II r of charity?they contribute nothing ie public fund, and what little they rect purely gratis ; whereas in the other e small proportion of the amount they ive was drawn from them by taxalioi i'e say a small proportion, for in both ei ic principal hurdeii is borne bv the mil asses, who it seems have entirely hist si the maxim which teaches us that eha gins at home. If we nrc to sustain an .uisive Institution from which we dorivt in tit, and to support and educate the i fiit poor in our midst?if the condition ir Treasury will warrant the ningiiilii ipropriutiotis for the one, and is sullic > relieve tliu wants of the other; why ularge the measure of our liberality, lake an appropriation that will reach lass of people, who constitute the bone ilievv of our coiintrv ? Ii i? ih.. ?.i.l. in t will satisfy I lit* people, aiitl the i tncdy that w ill check the hue and cry ra gainst the South Carolina College. (Jet it'll, \on who arc friend* ?>t"that Institut ml would with to see it flourish aii.i p cr an in dais gone l?y, ntitl would sat om the doom which the popular cla gainst it threaten", must seek to pi ate and aid those w ho have ao long pati sustained and aided you. THE NOMINEES. Since the nomination of Mr. Ritii.i i?r the Presidency, great zeal has been i festeri by the public Journals in hrin, onward every incident, or event of hit hat would throw light upon hit prev oliticul character. Any number of rapliicnl sketches have been showered n the people, and if these statements o relied upon, we have ample I'ucililici udging of the merits of the man, w ho i reliability will soon be entrusted with owur of conducting (he atVairs of our ( rnnient. The amount of the inform! nlhcred from these extracts, go to s 11at Mr. I-Y<uaxax's antecedents are trfctfy in accordance with the present | iplcs of the Democratic party, and that ious to the nduiiuistrnlion of (ienernl J ox, his views savored n good deal of ralism. Since that time, however, ourso has been eminently consistent, ho chances arc, that if elected, he wil rtiSc his powers iiripurtiuiiy?inaerufii /ith the letter and spirit of the Conslitu nd with nn eye to the cqunl rights rivilcgcs of the South. Tlierc is seal doubt but that the South will Hush.it ominntioQ, and our own State, who iglitly in doutd'ul cases prefer* to th way her vote, in tiiis instance is likel ide with her sister States. Tho inajc f our public Journals will support the R ices; although Mr. Piriice or Judge I i.as would have been preferred, still cquiesce in the decree of tho party, ra ban to make matters worsa by oppOsi 'his we think is tho more sensible vie< ho matter, and in tho oontest between 'uciianan and a Hlack Hepublicnn, it w rince a great perversity of principle to icr the ehanees of the latter, by refu [> vote for the former. The nominee for the Vice Presidency ir as we have heard, has met with ur ious approval. The lion J. C. Brrci IDt.e has never been conspicuous as a | cinn, but his public career though lim is been such as to endear hiiu to outhern people. The following in rcls i him is from the Charleston \i--rcunj, "Thv nor 'nation for Viee President ken u* completely by surprise. Mr. B enridge, of Kentucky, whose brilliant ?er in the Inst Congress placed h'ui am te most distinguished men of the tour (id retired from public IJfe, li.id never h mentioned in connection with the Vict rc_ Presidency, and aliosoemod to desire to In forgotten in the political world, has, 4>v i tan, r:iro instinct of party justice, boon thus sig ? it nally honored. Ho is admirably qualities on- for the station, and should n contingenci ave woettr? ?uch as lias before happened, he url ' .. fill the Presidency with oquul grace ant 1 1 ability, lie is one of t lie best sort of Ken tuoki'ins, and that implies that he is tlieee ate preventative of one of the highest types ti n American ekaraotoi." out SOUTHERN QUARTERLY RET IEW ant One copy of (he Southern Quarterly Re ne- vine, says the Cerolimi Times, has been re lial, turned to the publication office, without tin pie name of the subscr^er, or any inlimntioi an* from what post office it came. It is, o the course, Impossible for the publisher to know our fiotn whence it came, or who has refused ti the receive it. Those wishing to discontinui the their subscriptions to this work, will p!en?< go, mark the name of the post office, togethe efit with their own, on the envelope enclosing any the returned copy. We are gratified to b< on- able to suy, that but a few have returner for- their copii s, and ninny new subscribers liavi ice, been added to llio books; but we wouh iro- remind those who have retained the Review rtil- that in order to secure the future number not tliey must comply with the terms?pay cut incut in advance. ti ll i 1 d r' 5 tT n h I r. ac- ~ l it The Carolina Cultivator. hat We are in receipt of the June nuiubei ion of this valuable Agricultural Journal. I' (led contains a vast deal of profitable in for uia ted tion for farmers and planters. l'liplislici r to i? Raleigh, No. Ca., at one dollar per an itry iiuiu in udvaucc. '"*>: The Ladies' Wreath. uuu This liandsonio little monthly is wel L>u'"1 worth the price <>f suhseription?one dollar t a year, address llurdocl; and Sco?i!!o. No. 8 LM|* Spruce street, New York, and i Southern Med and Snr?. Journal. uth | This Journal would prove of great valiu t of to every family, ns contninig valuable rule ill|y | for the preservation of health, and the treat' im lit ot Miscaso. Published in Augusta and <ieorgia, at $:l, |i r aiiniiiii, and edited by eli C. A. Duga*, M. l>. "ol Westminster Review. '1 This valuable Quarterly is before lis.? The content* are: The Rise of the Dutch Republic; The KnglUh law of Divorce Types of Mankind ; Svniidanav ia; Past and i-ive present; Sunday in Ureal Britain; Tin ase, Congress of Vienna; (icncral Williams am ri'* tbe fill of Knrs; Medical iVtpotisni; Con ' ? temporary lateral lire. Republished 1>] isc.s |aiotiard Scott &. Cs., New York, l'rioi 'die *:t, n year?Price of Itlaekwood and mi] ?"1 one of the four Review* f j ; the four Re fi') views and black wood $10. 1 x The Southern Light. ? no ? >: The June nuinber of this monthly ha ( ( j- been received. It is a neat little Journal *ent an'' VVl " u,,r"' subscription price?JJ ieut 'u r annuin- Published at Kdgctiold, 8. C no^ and edited by Id. L. Wbatley. and Blackwood's Magazine. tln.t The M.iy number of this valuable reprin and is at band. For sound and instructive read urrc it>_r, theae Kuglish Reviews are unsurpassed :>nly \V,. annex contents of present No : Kng iscd land's Political Future ; < hi Fi-sli-Poiida am itle- Fishing boats; letters from the Banks o lion, i||t? Irunadcc; Metamorpboues; A tale? r,,s- part 1 ; The Scot Abroud?The man of til ?' it Sword; The Art ot Travel; The i'eace. nu.r ?pi. The Pec Dee Herald. The above is the title of a new paper e* tablished at ("lieraw, So. C'a., Idditcd by Wn I.. '1'. Prince and J. Randolph Mnlloy. W have received the lirst manner; it is of pre! N ty hi2c, nnd promises to bo a good pnpe NVc wislalho enterprise abundant aucccsj uan o' 'K The Pickwick Papers. hlo, i 'J'hin splendid nod popular work by Cluu ioii!4 |)jekcits in now for sale by T. 11. PetcMoi No. 10J Chestnut tSireot, Philadelphia. A ul'* elegant edition bound in cloth. We woul ",!,y advise all those fond of good reading to at i for c.Jrc a cony, n nil ? i the [}MV. [I'miu the lUhiiuoie Sun. iti<?n Washington, J une 8.?The ratificalio how of the Cincinnati nominations by our citi nol /.ens, was cordial and enthusiastic. Til |<rin- | addresses of General Cam And Mr. !>ou prt? Mr* H. A. Smith, ofTeiinetm* " i upon the occasion, and the reply of th 1'resident to the great popular mass U i fore the Kxecutive Mansion were all ad miruble and appropriate. 1 lie iiominn niK* lions it would seem luts left no hear I ex- j burnings among those of that parly wlit anew either formerly or now, have been hel> tion, j worthy competitors for the nomination and 'i'lio President's address was unusual! cely hnnny in conception and expression, i the Mr' l''crco WR9 hitnse'f chosen lVesi vcrv I ue,il u^' 11,0 t'l,!cloral vol** ?f every Slat I except four, though Ins only competito was a military chief w hose honor and on Vl? triotiam and services have been oniversa ?rity | |y recognised. ,otn* Mr. Huchansti will have a number < >ou antagonists Mr. Garrett Smith, and Cot they Chase, and others. It is not ccrtni titer whether Mr. Fillmore will accept a nonii tiun. nation in opposition to Mr. lluclianan, ui ,v of der present circumstances. The lUpuhli yjr i ran Convention will nominate either Cot mild i or McLean, or somo on j. representing the avowed nationality e "r* I that patty. The Gerogo Ijvw Holier' H'"If Convention, to be hold on the 12(li inst. will BCtminnls Commodore Stockton o HO some one of their party opjioscd to Mi lani- Fillinoro, vR.n. A week of considerable political excite poli, inenl in Congress awaits us. The repub itcd, I' -an p*ft> will make some decided dent the onstralions in referenco to Kansas attain tjon It is Imped, however, that order not ; reigns in that territory, and the danger o ^ ^ civil war on an extended scale, has passe* | roc ''3 * t ; ca. Tad re Augnstino Vij'd returned to tlii Mg city last eretilDf, an?l will take up his rci itry, | idenco here ss Minister from Nwaraguj wn Jo*. : Cotturnuiiriitiim [For the Lancaster dredger. ' Mk. RniToR : I have noticed in your pa* * per, several announcements ofcandidates for the Legislature ; and in one or two iusUuiccs f j i see the names of persons announced, who j have l>ceD residents of the Drstrie t 'but n very j brief period. They are gentlemen, perhaps, I who would do credit to any District. Ilut if wo have that District pride Chat *w? should have, and that other sections of the State have, we would look more carefully around, ^ and see if we have not men, born on the j- soil of "Jackson, Miller and IN Mr," who are worthy and well qualified, who would if olected do honor nnd credit to the District* and who woali he more interested in the , prosperity of their constituents. We have such men; nnd I call upon M. K. CRAWFORD as one, to allow his name to he t j | placed in nomination. One or Mast Fntcxss. (For the Lancaster l*s<lgcr. ' Artioles in reply to the Queries of! ! "Justice" i 11 i p. X. HAMMOND. NO. III. I j I have before endeavored to show that the I pay of Jurors is not, strictly speaking, distributcd according to justice, and that State , r Witnesses should be remunerated for the ( , | trouble and expense that they are forcod to undergo 1 liiink :in amendment of the prca- < , out laws, in regard to both cases, is highly ! ( 1 desirable, and w ould prove satisfactory to j | the great mass of the people?nil amendment I ! that would allow the one a ertain rceoin- ( pense as mileage, and the other the same reI I imincra ion that is allowed Witnesses when ( su'inuoned in eases pending between imlivid ( ! uais. i am aware of an objection urged . I against t!ie policy of paying Witnesses sum ( I molted in behalf of the State, Mr.: that it j 1 would increase the number to an unlimited i ( ; extent, by the officious olTers of ut.prittcl| led ( j persons whose questionable knowledge of | the facts in the case, wou'd be of no service whatever; but I tliiiik this objection might ( be removed by making it impvritivo upon , Magistrates and constables to bind over only such persons as are actually necessary; and if the (iratid Jury should find no true > Dill in the ease, neither witnesses nor otlicers I should receive any compensation. This we ' think would not only obviate the objections, ' but would assist to remedy another evil of ' which great complaint is very justly made. This is the crowding of our Courts with lit' tie insignificant eases, arising from some personal feeling of revenge, or ko.iic family I squab hie that is hurried to a Ci urt of law, under tuc excitement of the moment. I will now proceed to consider (lie third and l ist proposition of "Justice," w hich is H in regard to the pardoning power vested in |t the Executive. 1 ie is of course right in the j, presumption that the (iovernor does not possess more legal knowledge, or that he is more familiarly acquainted with the eir* cuinstances ernmctrd with a c:se than the Court and Jurors, who have decided in ' accordance with the evidence ; neither is it cxptctcd ill it the President of the United ' States should possess more wisdom and know ledge than both branches of Congress, in order to justify him in the exercise of the ^ volo power; but that power is given liim to guard and protect the Constitution ag linst a v reckless and fanatical majority. It is one ol the duties of the Executive clearly dt fined I... !.. I'?.iti..i:? .i- i i ??j .hi v,.fii!?iivuihiii, nun no Hiuililil sot! I lie law* of tho Slate faithfully executed in mercy; lience the old and universal ma\iui, that it * in better that ninety and nine guilty persona should escape, than one innocent man should r suffer. A man utay be innocently condemn( cd upon presumptive evidence, and afterwards, circumstances may arise tending to weaken the accusation against him, in which i. case Executive interposition may In* very neei. essary and proper. Again, nil law is based upn on some general principle,either real or iuingi d nary, and it is impossible to frame a law i. that will apply directly to every feature of? case. A jury may have gone according tithe law and evidence in condemning a criminal, and yet there may be extenuating circumstances that tliuy were not allowed to 11 consider, nnd in such a case the discretiona. '* ry power of the Executive may be rightly fl ussd in behalf of the condemned. The veto > power should of course always be placed in ^ the hands of a man possessing a cool head, a , deliberate mind and dircriiuinaling judgment. |. It is the abuso of tho power, nnd not the t. power itself, that makes it objactionable, and t I think the manner most likely to secure a >, proper exercise of the power, and to proven* d its abuse, is to give the election of Goveri nor to tho people, lie would then fuel himV self dirootly responsible to thein, and not to their agents, (the Legislature1 of whom it is hardly to be expected, should they fail to r make proper selection, that they would be willing to tiko to themselves the blame and acknowledge the tame to their constituents. There is'no groat motive to prompt the Gov,f ernor to bo particularly cautious in tho pror. per exercise of his functions in iho different ' n parts of ilic State. Ho is not amenable to I* the will of the people-?they have no voice ;* (in tho election, nnd if, after the expiration of ( four years from the time he was elected, he " should desire again the same lie hae i ' only lo wail until the legislators meota, | ^ which will bo in ample time to command ' cate hie wishes to a few influential friends, who will immediately pat tho wires to work, >t and before tho people l^ve scarcely heard that hia name is oi\ the lapis, tticy will Cud h that ho is tlusir tjovcrnor. How much interest >* has the Qovcroor of South Carolina taken >* in the affairs of Lancaster District, for the ' ! last eight or ten years I Very little I prev sttote irom the fact, that he hae never celled j > out our militia for reviaer; but he uan reI commend the draining of inland swamps and # other enterprises with which haia cqoie close-' ly connected ; rtther himself or some of his i, dear friends who hare helped to lift hiin into office, ^ | With the hope that I have succeeded j making myself understood to "Justice," an* others, upon the foregoing topics, 1 brini my somewhat tedious reply to a close. [For the Lancaster Ledger. The Origin and Progrew of Invention SELECTED BT JEEMS. TIIBIR EARLY DEVELOPMENT. lu the arts of modern animals we lira] | those of their earliest representatives, and in 1 the linndi.Tofts of the living barbarians w? . may contemplate those eurrcnt Lu Eden and : in the colonies that sprang up around it, ^ for there is as marked a resemblance in (lit , primal devices of uiau, as in thuso of the * groups below him, and necessarily so, sinct jfl originating in the samo wants, the saine in.' | stinctive impulses suggested and will ever 'J suggest Ihem. Whilst pressing Qncrgict gave rise to primal devices, necessities b<J, i' to their improvement and mullipUunLiou.-?|fe Whenever a marked advance took, place, it! seems to have arisen in much tho samp wijr us among inferior beings. If wa-examine the habits mid actions of these, Wo shall i . tii.d the same diversity of tempo*, talents,k and their consequences, prevailing as with? us. 'J'ho ingenious and industrious thrive;! the idle and inexpert suffer. E.vcry crca.1 lure, from tho lion to the lion-ant, Loin the! eagle to the epheinerpn, is the nuthor of its! own fortunes, good or bad. Some in ad-V r.ince of their fellows, modify stable *lrue-?" Uires and stratagems to meet unusual emcr. Concies, nnd arc rewarded fur their paint. Ij riicy are the inventors :f their tribe*. Nor. jR id circumstances suggest new ideas, which ? became manifested in new forms, tjmU-tiaU snd practices. Precisely so with the .Tin- i inal?man. As circumstance* changed 1 iround him, so did hi* devices ; and hence I useful results gradually accumulated, and K ihe avenues to eivilization opened. If necessities were the parents of invcin E lion, eiyiveuienec, were its nurses, and civ f joyments its teachers. As society improved ' to did these, utid keeping in advance, they courted and encouraged it on. Suggesting 1 new ideas, they kept enlarging human pros, 1 pec's and eliciting new devices, which re. 1 quired higher etl'orts to fulfil. In this way the most refined of people have arisen fr<>m I the rudest, nnd in this way must always rise. Kvery decided acquisition in the beginning I leads to another, and it to others and others ; jj so that lite truth is now becoming apparent, I that necessities to science mid art can only F cease with human progress; mid the con, , verse?vvl.en it is arrested, they must dc. I chile, and as it retrogrades they will disappear, one by one, until the race rcveit to 1 primitive ignorance and infelicity. what is yet to be done by tiievi. The fieultie* of those who talk of limits j to knowledge, and of the fruits of know I. ' edge, are nascent. They have neither full nor half-grown ideas of man's powers, and the miracles iu agriculture, chemistry and I m.H-l.nI.? h ? C Vtr ...1 1 .? judge the future l>y the past, or determine M what is to be I y what ban been ! Do tliey I think tiic earth i? to remain as now?the | greater part arid moor*. dark forests, ami morass J A larger, much larger, proportion of their own *i>ceies, too, as destitute of I inent.il and moral cultivation ! Why, man t is only entering on his task-?by a tew ore- I liiuinary and scattered experiments prepnr- | in" himself to set about it. An infinity ol work is before him. As an I agriculturist, be has to lay and keep enlarging the basis of tho social column. All but an iusignitieaiit portion of his splendid patrimony is yet w ild innd ; this lie lias to re- I claim and convert into orchurds and gardens, into grass and grain-growing fields. Tito -I richest sections, the tropics, so exuberant in * fertility, arc to be subjugated?hardly touched by the plow, though deemed the birth| luce and special homestead of the species. j Free and facile conii.uinicot:oiis with and ' through all have to be established. Add to this the purification of the atmosphere from malaria ; for, by human providence, salubrity is to succeed the baneful miasma of marshes?the hotbed* of feicrsand agues 1 nro to be dried up, nnd human life and life's blessings prolonged. The nature and property of myriads of unknown plants have to b.* ascertained?the valuable fostered, improved and multiplied? the noxious nnd useless suppressed. So of animals?for to us is committed the power of mou'ding and multiplying such as arescrvieeablr, and of annihilating other*, by removing the conditions under or by w hich alone they ean exist. By the exercise of thia prerogative, results barn been brought about as singular as in any vegetable or artificial organ i-ios. Dimensions, forms. coK ors, proportions, habits, tastes, and the very faculties of the lower tribes, have been changed?so much so as to make it doubtful whether the species and sub-species may not be one, after ull, to this strange plasticity of animated nature. The earth is a labors tory in which man na a chcmUt is hardly brgnn to operate. A fear looie samples of what it i* coropoacd have Leon partially an*Used, bat the bulk hat not been broken into. Then the infinity of process ceaselessly and silently going on in organized and inert mutter has to be grappled with. As a factory, too, furnished with impiiments and materials in supcr-abundanev, little hoa beuii dono in it?nothing worth naming, in view of what hne to be done- The rich stack ha? been 01 fleeted?not half of it has beep yet eve* even?while forces for fabricating it have from the beginning of time been, some running to waste, others lying dormant for wa it of being called up to labor. When every force, latent and manifest, i* brought into service sod msds the nip* of ?when ntsu has spread his influence over every pert of the earth's surface, end brought the stores beneath it within bia reach?when mundane matter, in whatever form appearing, ia made to contribute to hie ends?when the planet is wholly changed from ita natural wildneae, se a harbour for untamed brute* and noxious reptiles, Into a fit theatre f?c cultivated intelligence? it wiii bo timo