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THE LANCASTER LEDGER. 030 Published every Wednes lay Morning "= BY W. M. CONNORS, VUITUK AND rilOl'RIBlltR, TERMS: 1 n advance, $2.00 At the expiration of Six Month.", - - 2.50 At the end of the Year, 0.00 ADVERTISEMENTS Will ho inserted nt the following low rate?: One square (of 10 lines or less,) one insertion, f 1 ; or, it continued, 75 cents for the first insertion, and 50 cents for each subsequent iuscr.ion. tar sec r ourth Page for deductions in j favor of standing advertisements. The number of insertions must be written on * each advertisement, or they will be inserted till ordered out and charged accordingly. ' V [From the Yorkville Euquircr. ? The Discussion. J' Tn accordance with the appointment ^ made on Sales-day in August, a large number of citizens from town and country assembled in tho Court House, Monday last, and gave an attentive hearing to a ^e discission between the Candidates for the ?f State Senate, Messrs. Withorspoon and I McCaw. As the topics introduced were Tt derived so'cly from past and settled issues, be and of n character designed to bear spo- tin cially upon the pending contest, it would wi manifestly be out of place as well as unprofitHhlo for us to attempt to sketch an outline of the argument. From tho . unequivocal manifestations apparent on ererv side, wo take it that all present nr II ..I 1 .1 ra m?m> Men | K-.ouu wuii i:?i? ;venorinanc68 Vy| of their respective favorites, hik! t It tin went ^ uwity sat illicit. So Jul we. We might here very properly bring our comment to a close. Hut we have a Xi mind to add a word or two i\i view of tie co opinion which we have of late heard ex pressed, deprecating these public discus- ^ sions as productive of unmixed evil to the community. Such, we think, is not the effect, when they arc properly conducted. In a country like oun, to lire eud '.hat the masses of the people may exercise the Ti elective franchise intelligently and for the co general good it is important that they be i un well and thoroughly informed upon polit- I a | ical questions of the day \ and to tbo cud | so| that they may lightly value and employ yy t"no inestimable privileges peculiar tp a representative government it is necessaiy that lite opinions and the mental calibre of those who seek position he known and appreciated. In what manner, better \V than by public discussions before the peo ?,f l ie, can these paramount ends be accom- Qn nlised ? The people need and require to be taught, an<l it is impossible to afford a ^ better incentive than that arising from the | excitement of our election canvass, to in u duce theiu to learn. Their will, too, is prj( and should be the law , but how can this j q,u be, when they are utterly ignorant of the nlm opinious, the designs and the merit of sue those who seek to make the law ? Talk but of a fieprexevlitlu'e whose political creed is unknown to the people, and who, in his term, is as ignorant as a child unborn of the opinions and the will of the people! ' c.._u ? . i * of . oni7ii mi ?>ui! may represent nm own, unit because their interests are common, may t',"< happen to carry out the views of his con s<n stiluents; but in no sense ts he the truth- ne> ful representative. wh It has been too long the case, that aepi- par rants to political distinction amongst its nidi have achieved success solely hv reason of nxv personal considerations. Too long have an(j personal popularity, tho blandishments of manner, family influences, and tho argu> ment of tho purse, ruled the day. And much too long have our people, in South ? ' Carolina especially, neglected to consider <'or those higher and better influences, which we restdt front an appreciation of the political hgl professions of llieir candidates, and the talent with which they arc able to mam tain them. Let lis have freouent public a* discussions, conducted fairlv, candidly and strj with a view to the public good. Let men fen who aspiieto be the exponents cf the pop. ular will, prove their right to the position. ? Thus alone will puhlic men find their r proper place; thus only can small inon be reS tfiade to descerd to their level, and men ,0 of raeri'. to receive their reward ; and by 's ( this process solely can the political arena " bo cleared of those wishy-washy, milk and jl 1 water characters who far too often stum* b!e their way headlong into the council- ,l01 halls of the Stale. "nn It is scarcely necessary for us to add i j| v that wo mean no allusions to any of the the geufleinen why are now before the poo figl pie of our District. Our remarks are in 1 del : ?i- A- ' ' VCMMVU IU Clllirt-iv 10 IIM5 fJSIOIl 01 *" electioneering which, from lime iinincmo* nin fiat, has characterized our political can- VNI v asses ; noil would suit other latitudes and other times as well as our pwn. t.nc MELANruoi.Lv Death or Fischwi G. T?ouo.?This gentleman, formerly a citizen of Union ]>istrict, S C., hut latterly q<? a resident of Mississippi, passed through j Augusta on Saturday afternoon last, with six or seven servants. At Atlanta he ex ' peeled to meet a secant that ho had di- i |>ri reeled to he sent there from Columbus, Dri hut in consequence of the servant not ho Ihr ing at Atlnn'n he tpok the West Point acr train nt lour o'clock on Sunday morning, WMand started for Columlitis. Ahoul a mile J".0 from Atlanta, from some cause not yet known, he w?s thrown from the train and j l was evidently so seriously injured as to ; he unahlo to get I' the track. The Ma- j ' con cars, leaving Atlanta one hour after ,ta", the de|i!iiture of tho former, and the on- ^an gincer r.ot discovering the body in time der to stop the train, passed over Mr. Bobo'* croi body, and mangled him dreadfully. He tug immediately expired. "l 1 The body of Mr. Bobo war taken hack to Atlanta and a Coroner's Inquest held, ^ hut wo did not learn the verdict of tbeju- ,|(>| ry in the case.? Aiigutta Cottttiiutimial- e(j the Hew Kail Routae. i sud ibe Camdtn Journal reports the fol ovc lowing Dew Mail ltouiea its having been "*L! established in Kershaw District, during 1 the laat Congress. From Camden via Jefferson, Mi.Croghan, and Chesterfield C. 11., to Cheraw. From Jeffeison, 1'. O. via Neil Graham's 1 If lackney's Bridge, Lynch wood, am! Psr? city k 'W to 0wmdtto w"* la LANCASTERVILLE, S. C. WEDNESDAY MORNING, SKIT 17, 1856. IB Charleston papers continue to report mi two to three deaths daily from yellow rer. ie Hon. A. (J. M Aonatm has consented tc come a candidate to represent the District Charleston in the next Congress. j Correspondent, "Corrector."?It would unnecessary to publish your coinumnica in. The facts made know n on day of salt II be sufficient. THE MILITI *8YSTEM. t our first page will be found two short tides upon this subject; one from the iester Standard, and the other from the innsboro Register. RETIREMENT. iK Yorkville Citizen of the 8th instant ntoins the valedictory of Mr. John 1*. )oke. The editorial department of the 'tizen will for the present be conducted W. Kick, Esq. LAW NOTICE. in card of Mcasus. Cahtqs &. Amwos, partners in law, may be found in our col ins to day. Mr. Carton's reputation as lawyer in well established, and Mr. Ai.t.z* iij ? \oung niau of bright promise.? e guarantee that any business entrusted their charge, will be well attended to. THAT SNOW STORM. e published last week, upon tho authority an exchange, that snow bad fallen in Idsboro, N. C., in the month of August. ie following is what the GoldaLoro 'Wire says nbout it: Indeed! Well if thero it, it is hlnek, for, the snow we have seen in Goldsboro is in titer's ink ; and if there teas, tho wag of Petersburg Express sent it here in the pe of an editorial item. We hare seen >w in our exchanges for the last ten days, ; cone of it fell out of doors. STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. Friday morning last tlic* dwelling house ?ir. it. ii. urockett, a lew miles above i place, n large two story building, was ick with lightning. One of the chiina wns lirat struck tearing off a few bricks, en the electric fluid divided into three t*, passing down the rafters on either e, tearing one of the rafters completely ay, and running in between the ceiling I went tier-boarding, bursting one of the ijs to pi.oes, and passing through the ?r,leaving a hole in the latter large enough pass the hand through. No damage was le to the inmates, though two children re lying within two feet of where the litning passed through the floor. FROM KANSAS. YTHfNG hailing from the land of civil ifc cannot fail to prove of interest to our ders. We have been shown a letter itten by an emigrant from this District, . J. W. Horn, addressed to his mother iding in Lancaster, and wo are at liberty make a short exlrnet from it. His letter latcd the 25th of August. He snvs : ' I have reached Kansas at lait; 1 believe 0 be a rich country, and am not dissated with my visit; but the great quesa of strife between the pro-slavery party 1 the abolitionists, nl sorbs every other iter of business of every description. Civ. ear is upon us, and I expect to start for enmps to morrow morning; 1 intend to it for tny party, and am willing to die in enco of the cause of the South. I am enteen hundred miles from home and V never see you again, but if I die, it I be in a good cause, and I hope to meet i in a better world where parting w ill be more. A battle is near at hand; the my that we expect to meet are three usand in number, well armed and eqtiippfur battle." F. following paragraphs wo clip from the ester Standard, of the 11th inst: *hot.?One day last week, n Mr. Me>y, of this District, was shot by a Mr. .... ..-a iw? r..ii?:? ! ii >, 'unci im: luiiuwiuj/ riri'iinisi:i(K'CH ; urj had stopped up the road leading ougli his plantation, by retting trees r>s* it. McClov had occasion to puns that y with a loaded wagon, and began to revc the obstructions, when Mr. Drury shot i, wounding him very seriously in the ant. Mis situation is critical, though it hougbt he will recover. )rowsf.p.?During the prcvnicnco of the freshets in Rocky (.'reck, we learn that doable negro man of Col. I,. A. Beck?'s was drowned at Caldwell's Mill, unthe following circumataneva : He had sscd tbe creek to see his wife, and wishto return home, applied to a gentleman .he mill to carry hiui across the pond in a teau. The gcntlemun told him that it old be running too uiuch risk, unless he, negro, could swiiu. He told the geanen ho could, nnd they had nearly cross* when the paddle broke. The gentleman n tpld the negro to jump out and swim life, but he replied ho hud never swain I kr.ew nothing about it. Ho wus carried r tho d<>m and aunk to rise no more, ile the gentleman got to land with great ieulty. Political Blot at Baltimore Baltimork Sept. 18. Tbero bus been a political riot in this , to Jav during which two persons a killed m*nl twenty wcurujad. FREMONT AND THE UNION. | i? i Many of the northern journals arc exultant , cbai over the brightening prospects of J.C. Frk- Du| mokt for the Presidency, and second class jj0; politicians are sounding liis claims in the .j ears of n deluded and foreign labblc, whose CQ shouts in turn, acrvo to keep up the furor j. of excitement, in favor of this upstart ad. j. venturer, who is seeking for the highest ; j. position within the gift of the American people. Southern journals, some of them, give credit to the idea that Fremont's chanccs for the Presidency, to say the least, are -pjtl as good as Buchanan's; and in truth, the j. elevation of Fremont to the Presidency would serve the purpose of a party at the To South, equally with his fanatical admirers ' at the North. We do not allude to any pul party here with abolition or freesoil tendon- Ed cies, for we cannot believe that any such nea exist at the South,but to those, who desire ten a dissolution of the Union under any and wit all circumstances, who are ready to rend as j asbundcr the bands which bind our Slates in bin one common compact, and who would look Qq upon the mangled and bleeding wreck ?,f a ( great Republic, with no regretful or c?m- ^ panel ions feelings for the unrighteous des- j-or olatien. Fremont's success would serve i xc the purpose of this party, inasmuch, as no I other event could possibly hasten the con- i(i summation of their desires, with such cer- ^ , lain indications of final triumph, ns the elevation of this demagogue to the Presidoni tial Chair. It would undoubtedly prove a certain death blow to the American Rcpub- ? , ! lie, and w ould force the South into an aggressive position, which it is evidently our policy to avoid, and to force the same upon our enemies, in the event that disunion beceii conies necessary. We do not believe there isnr y probnbili- 1 ty of Fremont's being elected by ttic pcopli?w e rely too tnucli upon the good sense ** and propriety of the conservative masses at the North, to believe that they will support ruEMORT in suinciciit numbers to elect him. | wih (he Icrrililo certairty of revolution nnd I 1" 1 disunion staring them in the face, as the re* | Hult of their folly, From the most reliable | 'MR information that we can father from the | ' riii public prints, and from private sources, we " are lead to believe that the North is no/! ltn ' thoroughly abolitlonizcd,"' nnd that a large j majority of the higher classes of her citi- ,u'? zens, are not only friends of the South and ,,n of the Constitution, hut will side with the one in a politieal emergency, and will tip- 1 m hold the other in defiance of the powerful ,,n : adverse pressure from their more numerous, nni' and leas law abiding neighbors. The leaders of the abolition horde at the North arc ; 1 ?n composed, with but few exceptions, of see- I ond class politicians,w bo pander to the mor- 1 '"l,rl bid tastes of a disquieted and fanatical rub* i '"rR ble, for the purpose of securing the popular 0 ? favor, and thereby gain official distinction. The abolitionists may be largely in th? dih* I jority, and we do not doubt but thai they 1 are: but that there is a large conservative , | body at the North, who will act with tin* .. | South in anv matter affecting our cherished . will institution, we are well satisfied of, and j .p they, with the South, will be sulliciinl to J _ elect the Democratic nominee. The old ^ Whig party have been mostly absorbed into either the American, or Freesoil ranks; but j n few of the old faith still remain who arc | worthy to wear the badge once honored by | ^ Daniel Webstr nnd Henry Clay, and a j ^ i large proportion of these have signified their ' intention to support Mr. Buchanan, in or- I . . J . . 1 anv j dcr to defeat t kemont ; well knowing that i j their own choice, (Mr. Fii.i.mork) stands r.o j . chance in the contest. I 4* M t W'ilh the tact before us. that there is a ' ^ J p:irly at tho North who are with us from j j principle, and will cheerfully accord to us I all that it guarantied in the Constitution. I ^ and another again, who ere with u? from ; , it * I. , 1!,<> ; policy, and will waive all conaciencloua . , , . - , .. will , scruples because t?i a greater reverence tor the Union and regard for her preservation ".C" . live ' ?when, we snv, these parties, though from , 1 , ? . * , . . i hnv different motives, are acting in concert with ^ ^ ] us, and are boldly breasting the storm that j I is raging around litem, an ordinary sense ol ; j decoruni would not allow us to damp the , ^''n ! ardour of the fi-si by sneers and doubts of | Jv" I their honesty, nnd policy should deter us ..... , . . i imr from driving iho .ast into the ranks ol our ene. it , . . .. ... . lines, by un indiscriminate nnd reckless zeal I for a premature dissolution of the Union.? , i kno Tho South we contend occupies at prcseut ! a very fair position in the political struggle ^ ~ 1 going on, nnd it should be our purpose to ; : maintain it; a dispassionate nnd systematic ! course will increase the number of our ' . Icc ! Northern nllies, and the abolition faction1 , , ' . | kno will either be forced to succomb to the , I - , . , ?ur pressure of overpowering numbers, or with ^ ; frantic fanaticism demand a dissolution of the ! ,. > live Union. In ?:i hcru.se we wi!' have the rd- \ ^ j i vantage. Tim condition of the Union is I ,. ! ? i f)jH certainly a critical one ; a yielding policy on j j : the part of the South would he suicidal, ! ' P?'( j but the reverse, tempered with discretion, j will secure Iter equality in the Union, or her | independence out of it. The times call for ^ the exercise of the greatest wisdom, pru- f dence i.nd P.rnmecs; ictus preserve our i ,|1H | lights, nnd the UKIuM if possible?our lights j nt all hazards. i ,, pqn (^oitur^ (tnblf. mm Cosmopolitan Art Journal. [, |;1 The title implies the chnrncter of this ^ Journal. It is a new visitor to oar sanctum, ( and one that will be ever welcomed hereof- | . . ter; it in both instructive and highly inter- j eating. Publiabod quarterly, at one dollar a ^ year Addreaa C. L. Derby, Broadway New ^ Vork* that London Quarterly Review. clmi The present number ot thia periodical ia )njn n highly valuable one. We Annex a table {hnI of contents: Savonnr.dn ; Crete's Hiatory the^ of Greece; Causes of the Civil War? M. j()U Guizot; The Police nod the Thieves; Publie Works and Improvement* of Patia; The d^r I Papal Government; Tho Disputes with dau America. and The Ladies Wreath Thia ever welcome little "Parlor An- oph WM1^, e^ain aaUs <*?r Uteirlkm Ito / cra*l romantw nnd poetry, and of the most ste nnd elegant kind. Published by dock nnd Scovill, New York. rth British Review. 'he above for August is before us. The tents are: The Ottoman Empire; Chris i Missions; Literary Tendencies in I nee; Holland?its Martyrs and Heroes; iiuel Rogers nnd his times ; The Mierope nnd its Revolutions; Memories of dciick Pcithes ; The Crimean Campaign. !'he article " Samuel Rogers and his ncs," \ve commend as possessing pecuinterest. rk District Chronicle. Phe above is the title of n new paper, dished in Yorkville, S. C., Thoa. J. Kceles itor nnd proprietor. It presents a very t appearance, nnd promises to be nti.inL'hting weekly. Mr. Eecles is a sprightly ter, and has had considerable experience * Journalist. Terms of paper, two doli a year in advance dey's Lady's Book. \hvays prompt nnd in advance of the e. The October number is already be. e us. and is a superior one. Now is an client time to subscribe; four dollars for dey and the I.F.DGKR could not be better nt. 1L-. . . ' 'W'J Cnuiinaiiirntiona. [For the Lancaster Ledger. 8pccial Meeting, ['own Council met 13th September, 1856, eeahly to notice, for the purpose of reking and paying off such claims as may presented. Present, J. Adams, Jntcnit. S. B. Emmons and Jones Crockett; ent, M. P. Crawford and J. C. See rest, 'nines Parker presented his account for rk on streets, amonntiiw to twent v.seven lars anil twen'v cents, examined. found j reet and ordered to bo paid. Di! tings & i side, an account for thirteen dollars? sed nnd ordered to be paid. J It. Lark, I aunt for one dollar?ordered to be paid, | shn Phlcr, an account for eighty-five ts, Klli-on Phlcr an account for tlirei j lars nnd forty cents, Jacob Knight an i ount for three dollars and forty cents, i ics .Manors an account for three dollars | forty cents, M Trillo an account for I ,'e dollars and fort\ cents, 1 <? w it* Parker ! .ccotini for two dollars and twelve cents, Joseph Punderhiirk his account for two lars and twenty-live cents, which acuta were on examination found correct, ordered to be paid. The treasurer was bcr ordered to pay the Marshal five dot* | , in the w ay of his fees. Adjourned until j clock on Saturday evening i ext. J. ADAMS, Intendant, T. C. L | [For the Lancaster Ledger, [c. Knrro!- : It is not often that I feel (osed to trouble the public, or the press, I i my vague scribbling, and I hope you excuse this intrusion, iy refen nee to the public journals of the lb, 1 lii;d that the opinion there pievsils a very great extent, that here at the ith we are divided into two classes, viz : slave holder ami non slave holder (or to diort) the rich and the poor; and consent Iv the opinions of the Abolitionists that tin* rich are the only class who feel interest involved in the subject of slave- i It is also their opinion that the poor 1 is takes or feels no intercut in the con* which is going on between the North South, nn?l sta: d perfectly indifferent, liting the crisis. when a direct issue will nude, between the abolitionists of the 111 nnd slave holders of the South, when poor class will he Hire to take sides fi the abolitionists against slavery, nnd j inst thoir neighbours, friends, and rel.a s. Now a greater error could never e entered the imagination of those neluabolilionists and fanatics. Do they i pose that the poor are so void of ill tell i- I re and so ignorant in relation to their ! ition r.nd rights, as not to perceive that ! question of abolishing slavery is of vital I ortance to them? I)o they not know, I I they will be the greatest sufferers both ; ially and pecnniarly ? I)<? they not also w that they will be compe'led to stand brunt not having the means of escape n among the liberated slaves ? Does the r man not know that his domicile nnd e farm is his all in supporting nnd pro- , ting his family, ?nd does he not further 1 w that the negroea as slaves, acting in ordination to their owners, are perfectly micas, nnd that he (the poor man) can a neighbour to, and enjoy the society he rich man in the neighbourhood of nil slaves, and be perfectly secure ? would now n?k the abolitionists if It is sible for them to suppose that the poor i of the South have never nuido themes acquainted with the principles of the ; litionists of the North, who have dcclar- | hat they would never cease to agitate j o Host ion until even- kl.no nlmll lu> fr..., I ii bondage? Do they not declare thail ] nen (negroon and nil) nro born free and i?l ? I In vo not the poor men long nine* le themselves acquainted with thciie n? And doe* not every poor man know t if slavery is abolished nnd the negroes nt liberty among the whiten, (lint it would he ruin of nil, the poor an w ell nn the ? Do they not know that the greatest niity would befall them, nnd that the olating mi'oca < f St. Domingo w ould be nneted nnd felt nil over the laud, nnd i debaiiehery of the blnekent nnd foulest I raeter would be daily practiced? Abonistn, I tell you, the poor men know : *uch a state of tliinga can not exiat; 1 know if you succeed in carrying out r destructive principle* nnd helUah dfern Ihiit rapin* and murdir will be the orof the day, and that their w ives and ghtcrn would be insulted, dishonored brutally murdered. The abolitionista, the Bceckera, Groelya and nil their nyeantic craw ; who have profaned the anI dofek ,m?/ rufet aaunret^ that they nee j grossly mistaken when they suppose that the poor men will join their ranks or even remain neutral. They may rest assured that the poor men of the South, are possessed of as much patriotism as any mass in existence, and that they will never consent to be placed (as tho abolitionists would have tlieni) upon an equality with the negro, vca perhaps side by side, have negro and white man arrayed at the ballot box. Should that day urrive when the abolition' is's w ould attempt to force this issue, they i would lind the poor mr.u as ready as the : rich to take up arms in defence of their i homes and firesides, and none more ready than the poor man to sacrifice his life in behalf of his country. It is a gross libel upon | the character of the poor men of the South to say that they will be wanting in patriotism, when the issue is made lotweon the black hearted, blood thirsty, abolitionists o! the North nnd the people of the South. J AS. I). McILWAlN. [For the Lancaster Ledger. Meeting of the Lancaster Agricultural Society. This Society raet on the Nth inst.. for the purpose of making arrangements for their annual celebration, by an address npon Agliculture, a pic nic, &c.; to be held on the 27th inst. J. A. Cunningham, President ol the Society, called the meeting to order, and J. R. Wade was appointed Secretary. On motion of J. If. Witherspoon, the President appointed the following Committees : COMMITTEE ON DINNER. James Robinson, H R Price, A C Dunlap, S It Mnssey, D \\ Hrown, J E Cureton, J A Masseltine, John Adams, George McC With) rspoon. R S Crockett, Eli D Crockett, R D M Dnulap, William Reed, John Foster, Divon Faulkner, S J Dunlnp, Alex Coffey, Dixon Homes, II II Gooeh, William G Stewart, G T Wade, F I) Green, Cnpt A S Nishet, Win J Gamble, It H Cousart, A F Nishet, P T llnmmoud. Stephen T Small, Jefferson Belk, Win J Curoton, Or T K Cureton, A Mnver, W M Connors, Wni A Moore, Capt Win J Mcllwain,J D Mcllwain, J [) MCnrdell,Cnpt A J Su rest, C II Lntliuui, I. 7. Williamson, J TK Belk, Tlma M llelk, M C Heath, Win K llool, Win Stevens, J II Strrud, I, M Cauthen, Ja? M Ingram, J R M.tgill, Jns Faulkner, Col Tlios P Ballard, R D Montgomery, l)r W C Cuiitlion, Jones Crockett. S H Emmons, Win McKenna, J.ih T MeDow, Jas It Hunter, Andrew Mcllwnin, Sr , Thos It Mngill, R 11 Crockett, Jas H Withcrspnon, Joh A Cunningham, J D Halle, Hr R E Wy'le, I)r S 1. Strait. J C Seereat, Jessie Mobley, J \ Dunlr.p, Reuben Hailev, Jas D Can key, Samuel Robinson, Rev D P Robinson, Samuel Faulkner, Henry llaneock, K G l'illiugs, I)nvi<i Hood, John J Rlaekman, Iriin Clinton. M Clinton, John Small. J M Crockett, James Denton John J Craig, Steven Williams. COMMITTER ON MOLLS. S R Massoy. E D Crockett, II li Goocii, Col Ballard, J M Ingram. COMMITTEE ON HORSES. Dixon Barnes, Samuel Fau'knei. Win G Stewart, W?n J Mellwain, Samuel ih Ik. COMMITTEE ON CATTLE. P T Hammond,G T Wade, Jaa Faulkner, A J Setresl, Alex Coffey. COM M1TTEE ON HOGS. J I) ll.iilc, J II Stroud, K L) M Dunlap, R II Crockett, J W Cooke. COMM1TTEEON WHEAT AM) SMALL GRAIN. I. /. Williamson, R R Terrell, Robert Bclk, |)u\ id Hood. J M Crockett. COMMITTEE ON CORN. Win Rued, J C Caldwell, Ju* ii Wither, spoon, VV in J Gamble, J I) Mi l I wain. COM Mil TEE ON CO 1*1 ON. \\ in Stolen*. Win J Curulon, R 1. Craw. forJ, 1) W Brown, Alex Carter. M ISC ELI. A \ LOUS COM Jl IT TEE. M 1' Crnw lord. Jus Robinson, A C iduti* lap, J A Hioiseltine, John W iiImiiis. COMMITTEE O.N ROULIKY. l>r S L St mi I, K S Crockett, Jus Miller, Geo McC \\ il her spoon, J.is '1' Wade. COMMITTEE UN GRASSES. J 0 Meliwuin, j A Montgomery, J R Wudc, W A Moore, J M Ingram. COMMITTEE O.N JACKS. J E Cnretou, K It Cousnrt, J K Magiil, JolmC 1*osier, Samuel KoOiusoii. Notice was given tnat Hie aduress would be delivered by L?r. VV . C. Cauilieu, uuu the public be invited to hear it and participate in tne |>ie mc. Moved by Vv in, Kecu, i'.sip, thai the aooie proceviiiiigs be pubilsned in the Lancaster Leuger, Mint tnui tne meeting now adjourn. J. A. CUNNINGHAM, IWt, J. R. W'abJt, Sec'ry. [kor the Lancaster Ledger. Coi.L'll 111 a, a. c.t Sept. Otll, lOoti. deak La troth : i have luougnt it miglil not be uiuiss to drop you u lew lines, to in. ioriu yon ot ivhit 1 hste aevO. 1 irit lam caster about sunrise, yeateiday uiuruum and alter u very *?iere tide ol nearly nine nours, 1 arrived suieiy in Camueu. 1 n? crops all slong the toad, lioiu laitiousUr lu Ibis piuce, look very bad. 'i hoy, as the oiu *u) lug I*, "gel >111*11 uy uegre?i>, unu? mournfully it**,' the Inrllier au?n tin* w*y )Ou gel. lit I no I, 1 uuli'l believe lUe too* I of (lie fuiuicr* ivi'i u.i ke uiwtv limn ball crop*. 1 notice tliui Hie iwle alorut mo ? great deal of Uaamgu, tn l?H>\\mg uottu Ibe corn. I miu not a very gooii jnuge ol ibe CUllOll crop, bill llOUl VtllMt i HO kuow, i IhlliK lllul II ttlll tall Inf bliorl ol a lull crop. 1 be ntnik* *ro tery low; i bvncie on an average, uit Ibe Way, ol Mboui 4 incut*, uuu it gri-ul tieul ol ll Wllliout liiOsoollia. 1 lound etcry body in good apirila in Camden ; Ibe merchant* nre Inying in * good upply of Kail and Winter Good*, in expectation ot doing a largo Limine** tbta vt inter. ] called in nl aeveral of tlie *torea, among which am the M Camden bazaar," kepi by M. Orukur <U Co , thai wcli-kn iwo and aituocb tempt ramie eaUtLiiabuitnl of A. bk. 4t II. Kj-oody, nod alao thoan of M?mt* C. Mat he. Ison, Wm. Clyburn, \V. F. Perry, and ? McDownl. 1 found the stores well filled, t the merchants informed mo that they had 1 commenced receiving their goods ; in fj tho stock of goods in either estnblishm w ould "astonish the nativej" of our bi woods?the clerks aro affable, polite i attentive, and all seemed striving to i which could give the best satisfaction . customers. Our oitigon* might find grestly to their advantage to visit Cnmd vhen they get ready to Iny in their suppl i and ! wo aid advise them to take the l*ed along as a guide, and be suro to call those w ho advertise in it; for it is a t . ( saying, "Hint he who advertises the ir i j liberally will give the best bargains." I , j when you visit Camden, if you have . | business you wish attended to by a law i be sure to tulie it along and drop in nt f office of W. Thurlow Canton, Ksq , w l you may rest assured it will be attendei at once, and as well, if not a "/??? //?'' bcl than at any other estah'ishment in town. , I^isl night I attended a meeting of \ terec Division of the Sons of Tempera , and I can assure you that it isaoul-eheci to a friend of the cause, to attend a meel of this Division. I found tho left of , Hall occupied by a choir with a piano, p about forty or fifty of the first ladies of I place, and the right by fifty or sixty of " Brethren," and I was informed that ! was a small meeting. I feel confident the members of our Division were to ntt a meeting of Watcive Division, it wo spur thcui up to renewed energy, and t they would continue in their glorious forts, though, for want of members, t were compelled to tnuko officers of ladies. I left Camden about 4 o'clock th\s mv fling, on tho "iron-horse," who snorted av at a terrible rate, ill couipniison to " Ur Ham's two-horse stage coach." I tell what, it was truly astonishing lo watch trees and fields of corn and cotton, li they would whirl around, ns though ll were dancing a reel. Nothing happened the way to Kingvill, to marr our happim or disturb the cogitations of our minds saw one man on the ears, who had m himself intimately acqunintcd with " III: liel," or, in other words, had litki'D a li loo much of the "over j<?\ fill" out of a bis bottle. There wh oiic of the Military I dele "on board;" and it was truly niniis to wateli him, and see what importance placed on hinraelf. Ho seemed to th that he was the only " .Wr." in the cn but I soon discovered that he wim a* rr-rii tit myself, if he dova belong to the Miiit Aeadeuiy. llo had a walking slick whi to n great many of your render* would an ilrs. Partington says, one of the "ri motiliet'' of the world, and he took parti tar pains to exhibit its advantage* to all. had a gold head, arid nboiit four or inchca from the head win. two rings of g< fly unscrewing these ring*, and taking the head, the upp r end became a apy-gli which, you know, is a very useful thin" Ha showed the spy-gins* about a do limes in one hour. There isn't much new* about this ph I suppose you have already learned that President And the Constitution loving | lion of Congress have nt Inst triumph arid secured the passage of the Army .' proprialioti Hill without the iilnck Kcp lienn proviso. I, as every printer will do, culled in ul ot the Printing Offices in the City, and l\n thciu all in good spirits. I hey have j issued a pamphlet at the Timet office, the " Electoral Question," that might pr of conaiderabie interest to our citizens, hnve not bad the pleasure of rending it, beard it highly epoken of by several u of high standing ] found Mr. Johslon suing this week's Examiner ; I would h take occasion to say to all who wish to t I n good, high-toned literary paper, that t cuntiol get a better one?one better adi ed to our section, and our interests?t the Kxamiiur, any where, either North fc'o It ia n large, well printed and ably cdi weekly; the editor Ua high-toned gen num, who ia identified with the beloved slit u lions of Ibe South,and unlike any at North, aupporta and defend# them ft choief, and not from mercenary motive*. 1 railed on that gentlemanly Book Bi er, Mr. K. R Stoke*, who a abort time si advertised in the Ijtdgir, sod found I ( busily employed. Ho showed tue a b which he had bound, which is equal to 1 thing 1 ha* e ever seen; it is fancy , binding, the backs being gilt ia s fancy si nearly all over. He was just finishing bound in full calf, which is indeed icauti I suppose you knowr that "full calf'is* sidered the best, most beautiful and n durable way that a book can be bound, any of your rcadcis have old books, or thing else they wish bound, they will k well to give Mr. Stokes s trial; 1 feel ci ' dent he will givs entire satisfaction, and (heir work as hnely and as subsUaliallj r.-.r. be done at the North. ' I This evening 1 strolled around and t 1 I a took at ih?t ? .e ? ^ ^ vdiuiiiy, ino new a Mouse, v i?i? h bus nlrcudy coat lli? 8 1 enough to build two or three aurh hull Alter working ou it fur aorne three or I years, and upending no immense deal ' money, they have not yet got all the fu dation laid. 'J hay have, I aliould judge, leeat one hundred and fitly handa rinplo] at an average of $1 60 per day, making anug Utile co?t to the Htale, of about#: per day, beaidea the other expense*, wt are nu arnall item; and lea# informed aeveral of the workiurr, that thia heavy peuae will have to be continued for ton ye beforo the State House will be finish Well may our people complain about tl heavy taxes, when the moocy is wasted that style.?The bell rang at two o'slt this evening, when the roll woo called, i each man, after answering to Mo name, w to work ; there Were about one hund atone cutters employed, end It la I rely tonkshing hour regularly they can keep 11 and hammcre going] the clink ? of the hammer and chisel, as Ihoy come in ho' contact, is continued until night, as regular not as the ticking of bo many clonks, net, ( intended to have visited and apokon of cut several other things in im>city, which might nek prove of interest to your readers, but un forind tunntely 1 let Morpheus overtake me, who see bound inc down so tightly that 1 forgot to every thing in the enjoyment of a refreshing it nap, until 1 was autninond to the supper fa* len, tie. Bo nothing more from your s/'-ay" ie-a; FOREMAN. on [For the I*ancaster Ledger, rue Nkw Yofk City, Sept, 2, 1856. lost DfcAH Lf.ooek: In iny last, I told you \nd that you ahpild lienr from me ngnin fron> any I this point. 1 have had an excellent lime of yer, | it I assure you, fine weather for this season, the ' though n littlo bracing, which renders it icrc pleasant. The city is crowded with straitI to ! gers from all points, and I doubt if it wan Iter, much more so, during the Chrystal I'nlaiu the excitement, in its palmiest days. On my rou c from South Carolina to this city, 1 iVn- find crops as good lis I ever saw thcin, and nee, think they could not hare suffered much for ring rain. I conversed with several gentlemen ting from different parts of tlio country nnd fn.d the generally that good crops are being made, nnd j I conversed with a gentleman from Alnthe * bamn, lie is a thorough going Democrat and the ' says that Buchanan nnd Dreckonridgc, tho this Democratic nominees for President and Vice , if President, will carry the State. I also eonend | versed with * gentleman from Florida, who >uld says that the Democratic ticket will sweep hat ( f'iorida, nnd in like manner, so says tin* of- ' (jcorgians; I also understand that North hey j Carolina is wide awake and will show ati the I undivided front for Ihiclinnan nnd Brcckenridge. New York is uncertain?sl^o is so ,jn> much divided, though it [a my opinion , ?v should her parties not fuse, that Iluchnnttn iclu n,,vl Breckenridge will get the majority of >ol, 1 the voles polled, but should she do so, Frethc wont will have the aacsndancy. ?)w I conversed with a gentleman from Bosliey ton in regard to the Brooks and Sumner all difficulty. Ho received the matter rationalfm, ' Ijt ""d in the course of the conversation I said that he could not endorse Mr. Sumner's ndo j speech, srid therefore disagreed with him, nek j both in speech and the course pursued.? tile j However, I gave him my vievva on the subwk jeet, which fully endorsed Mr. Brooks1 [J?. j course, both ns to the manner and the means ,ng of settling the matter, nnd that the South he fully endorsed and appreciated bis course, ink wlii? It was unanimously shown in his and r? ; Mr. Keitt's re-election to Congress. <1 ill We oreaaii.us'K- h?e?< It litil., a... .... ?ry | hero, between the Southerner* and the Abu. ieh, 1 litioiiUtn I understand ?lie other day tit bo, ! the Aator lioui>e, whilst nt dinner, that *11 iri abolitionist made rouio remark* in refeience oil- to slavery, which a South Carolinian could It not allow After dinner was over a gentlelive | man from South Carolina, stepped up to aid. " liini and told liim that ho had made use of oir some tnr gunge at the dinner table, Hint ho its*, . moat oithi r ret met or taken d?d thrashing, ? he chnao to retract, and apologized In tho zen meekest manner he eould, nnd then toro I saved l<ia iiidc, had he not done so, he might ?ee. have become ns notorious *s Sumner.? the j Congress hns adjourned, after passing tho >or- ! appropriation bill, which could have been led, dune previous to Ihe first adjournment. \|W The news from Kunsns is unite exciting, tib telegraph snya there was s battle fought st j OaUaWutoniie, K. T.,on the cO uit., between rtU 3O0 abolitionists and tho samo number of mid l"0"1"")' men, and afters severe tight, the iisl pro-slavery party routed the abolitionist, killon ' mU or 80, aPl' wounding many other*; on ove tbe pro-slavery side none killed, some 6 or j ( U w onnded; they afterw ard burned thu but , ? *? nen ^'c fcl1" kuve ome Vellow Fever, both st Brooklyn and Smten Island. 1 scarcely |cre think it will reach this city or any other nke point, a* Vessels are so closely qonrnnhey | ,'"ud ipt- ! ' vi-ited llobokrn the otlier day, nnd find ban ,l llw',w a delightful place, with sotue very uth Pre(,J private residence*, public buildings Mtid pr.rk*. It ?u quite a treat to spend n llu lew r.ours there along the beach. , in Your* iu h.istv, th* "OLD FANUEI*.** on Nr.w Yornc City, Sept. 0, 1456. io*l- Dr.au i.i dc tR : I ngnin resume my pen nee to let you know tbsl 1 am alill a tojourner hint in Gotham. We visited the high bridge Ook yesterday, tils about 10 miles from the terany minus of the City Park Kail Road, whioh gill runs to Yurkville, thence by stage to Bartyle lem, thence by private conveyance to the one bridge. The bridge is a massive structure ful. of granite, its height is 114 feet above high on- water mark, length 1460 feet; the work was lost commenced in I&39 and completed in 1648* If and coat one million of dollars. George any I<aw was contractor of said work, and J. do B. Jen is, Cl ief Engineer. All the water ?nfi- which supplies New York CU7, paaeee uu wiruugu him ortdgo, and is conducted uu' aa der ground to the city. We have wqo beautiful ternary in travo'ing to this point uok along tha Hudson river; I havo not enjoy, tal* ed a nor* pleasant day, ainco my arrival ia tato ll,e l,l*n tbe day I visited tha high Hue- bridge. It is a great resoii for strange*, our aa well aa citizen* of New York ; there ia a of line hotel on each ride of the river, whieh on- w* ^ vre glad to fiud, at by this tune our , at eppotitoo were pretty well sharpened, and I l#d, assure you thai the viands vanished be. ihw fore us, on taking our acuta at the dinner t v Ail ble. it was the boildiogof thia bridge thai ?kh brought George Lew first into notice.? by The hills and groves were covered with (i. pleasure part ire, who lite ourselves were in, seeking the put atmosphere of HarWni.and od | iu beautiful promenades. ?eir We returned to the eity, being pavk re1 ia freuhed, and visited Walisck'a Theatat, tek, where Mies Ague* Robinson is attracting and Isrgs audiences; alse Ncblo's Garden, the eat Bowery, Barnum'a, the Italian Opera, and to red again refresh ourselves, visited Taylor's Ha. as- loon and many other pieces which attracts telr strangers. New York la all bustle and life , tog and iv much crowded- Tha I';*oMt?t>