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Wasm NOTON M AltCIl 11. y
The compromise Tariff bill has passed ! 1
which reouoes the higher schedule t<> '
t^.rtv nor cent, and other schedule* at I '
tb a rate of twenty percept, ad valorem.? j *
The free lis. remains substantially tl>c *
satnj. t
The Sen.'te passed among other bills
lh* Nav v F riificHtion, Civil and Army
Bti's. <i vii.g to tiep. Scott the amount of
arrearages claimed bv him. An appropria
tpp rti half a million was made for
th? new d >mo of the Capitol, and the j 1
yVashinglon Aqueduct.
Washington, March 4. j
^|r. lbichau.ill's inaugural speaks ol I (
the importance <>f the restoration of liar- I <
monv Hni??ug ihe people of tho several ]
O'ntPH. tur tiie preservation of our free in I
Btilnti'Mir lie alludes to the termination t
of the political contest for tlie Presidency j
as ?n approval of the Kansas and Ne
brnska Act.
The surplus iri the Treasury, he main
tuir.s, siioud be appropriated to iiaticnal
obic "is, ami no more rcvctiuo bo collected |
(bail au economical administration of the ,
government fcirniret, and that a moditica- (
(ion of the T iritfto this end is necessary,
lie deprecates the evil pf Disnnion, declares
it r. cardinal principle that the public
lands should be reserved for act pal set
tiers, both native and foreign, and that
? (he rights of the States should be carefully
respected. He dwelt upon tho impor
tance of an overland route to the Pacific,
and maintained that many of thedilHcul
tics now apparent, would disappear when
the best route was ascertained by careful ;
urvev;' ,
We ought, he said, to preserve peace. !
pointneice mid frierdship, with all nations
npd never t'? interfere with their affairs, 1
unlftts unpolled by the law of self preser (
ration. The VInitpd $lt\tea never acquir- '
ed territory but by fair purchase, or by I
yo'antary aJmi-flon. as ip the case of Tex- <
03. Wa should act upon this principle; i ;
pud no nation could rightfully complain, j ,
if, in self defence, we should further ex- j y
tend our possession*. j ,
an docHnes to be a candi j
noiiccod ; it is supposed th.-y arc tm; tel
comp'eie. Tho Deficiency fell.pi *.<ed by
both Houses, has not been sinned l.v I
PiosiJeut Pierce, and, therefore is uu I
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law.
Congress adjourned at noon, after pas j
sing all too Appropriation Pills. There 1
whs much contusion at the last stage of
the session.
Toe pr<>cc*VQn, wlpjth was quite large.
*n<! composed of many tyljtitjy compadub*,
ic., moved at qoon for the Cap
'tot. Both houses remained in session
until 4 a. m. on the morning of the 4th
and took a recess until nine, when the ,
Ocean Mail hill was passed, us well as the
Civil hill, including an appropriation for
the Legislature of Kansas. The City is j
densely crowded, and much enthusiasm
prevails.
Thr Pk'ck of Cotton.?^"he ^ugustn
Coiutilitlinnaliil, of 3rd itvttan\, slates
that on the day previous "-a gfuuitloman
made (hq bets each $25 against $500,
ih ?t colt >n will sell at 30 cents per pound ' '
by 'Le 25tli il Ideceintier next." Tut tut.! '
* \Vtjy man that's nothing. We received
a Mter from a subset her the other day in i
which lie srtvs be sold bis last lot of cot 1
son at 40 cents per pound. He is a gen- 1
t>mat? of undoubted veracity, living at ' ,
Micnnopy, pia. But that ip jo-^r pipe I |
and try il for smoke. Mr. Constitutional j
jst.?-Chfiler Standard. ,
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A Milo Winticr.?Tito winter in Nctv I
V-v ndiHiid bits been, it is said, rentHrka- 1
h v tin d and fpen, tlie bay of St. Jolms
freezing over only twice a id neither time .
o *tr>Mg!v aa to interfere even with the
fowi'ig i.f boat*. Fish left on the decks
of ships remained without freezing, and
fven had to be salted in order to he pre \ I
ferved. j <
vv hirk is the w*?r!?The editor of '
the Pre*b\ tcrian Herald of Louisville, j '
Kentucky, says thai visiting Fort Leven- ;
worth, ti.eorsix hundred miles west of i
L lUtsyil'e, he said u? the commander, M 1 |
suppose you t.?.g:n to fyel, away out here i j
that you have at iast di*covey&4 that in- I t
definable region called the west !" " "Nru, ,
jm," said lie, "? ? are living in the East
yet. K our honored miles west of ??s near ]
Port (^tramie, is the geographical centre J
of to? United States
Thb; New Mexioan Treaty, tic.?The1 1
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io.iaw.iii; it ?t>t>iM>*ed to bn a correct ver
e V ** I I
ion of the Mexican treaty, k content- '
pi Met h loan of $15 000,000; $3,000,000
of n?iich it to b? Applied for the payment < 1
ol A nu nc a u cIhiiiih, to be n<ljnM?d by '
joitil coirp^UHioti. The balance to be tin- i
roHrictwd. Twenty jor cent, of tlio cut- i
torn* of S^pXK-o it to be appropriate for ,
re paynwvii. It alto contetnplatet a joint (
i?oat?l Arrangement ?ia Tebutntepec mi (
wall ge the rigiil ?(transit ftcrott llieittli- 1
nun. There. it no atipuUtion for the net j i
sion of the Perniorv. Neither C<mgrete i
or tbo i'ie?.?ieni anthorav to eon- j t
(met the ton*. , i
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LANCASTERVILLE, S. C.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH, J1 1857.
COURT WEEK.
The next, being Court week at this place,
hen persona are necessarily drawn here
rom every quarter oi the District, we would
niggcst it as a Very favorable opportunity
'or the settlement of the numerous outitnnding
ijvbts due this office. We only
niggest this as a reminder, for the benefit
>f those troubled with bad memories.
THE NEW CABINET.
We learn from a despatch, dated Waldington,
March 7ih, published in the Charleston
Standard of Sunday morning, that Mr.
Buchanan's Cabinet isconmposed of the fob
lowing gentlemen.
Gen. Lewis Cass, of Michigan, Secretary
jf State; Hon. Howell Cobb, of Georgia,
"weretury of the Treasury ; ex-Governor J.
II. Floyd.of Virginia. Secretary of War; Hon
Isaac Toucey, of Connecticut. Secretary of
lie Interiur; Judge Ulauk, of Pennsylvania
\ltorney General; and ex-Qovernor A. V.
drown, of Tennessee, Postmaster General.
INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
Our Charleston exchanges, received by
last mail, contain Mr. Buchanan's Inaugural
Address in full. We have no room for
comment, further than to endorse the general
opinion of the Press, in calling it an able
state Document. It will appear in the
Ledger of next week.
CORRESPONDENCE.
We call attention to some admirable correspondence
published in our p iper to day.
We reyr? t that we could only publish one,of
the four letter4, received from "Long Grabs'
i 11 ht the day before our paper goeslfl press
Some of these were intended, and should
tiuve reached lis earlier. Tlioae that we are
Porcod to lay over, are dated at Washington
L'ity, and refering as they do, to the stiring
events at the Capitol, from tlio first to the
fourth of March?including the Inaugural
jereuioiiiea on the 4th?and written by one
ivho unites with i, fine observation, an a?iiiirnUe
"talent fyr description, will bo road
jv all with peculiar interest and pleasure
rhey will be published next week, with per
inps more from ilic sainC sourco.
^y a despatch from Senator Evans, sayi
the South Carolinian, we learn with much
pleasure that our highly esteemed and at
trrtive Representative Mr. Boyce, ha* sue.
reeded in getting an appropriation of lift)
thousand dollars from Congress, to build :
Federal Court House and Cost Oilice at Columbia.
LAUREUSVILLE HERALD.
Our brother of the Laurensvillr Herald
(which paper, by the by,is an excellent one
and one of the most valuable of our up
country exchanges) in a late issue of hit
paper, comments upon "Editorial life" in r
way not calculated to uiakc many persons
fall in love with it. Tliery is much uppleas
ant truth in what he says, albeit, we tbipk
the 'dark side' has been colored highly, and
we opine that this article, was written under
the immediute influence of one of the
darker chapters, which serve to makeup
the drapui of editorial IiL-. it is a chequer
ad life at best, and the private sentiment*
of those who foliow it, respecting their vocation
generally,are not unfrequently a frac.
tvou below zero ; but anon, a ray "of sunshine
dispels the mist, and we conclude, it
is not (/uUif so had after all.
The concluding remarks of the He.aid,
are positive, to the point, and moreover, i?
backed by seven years experience :
"An experience of nearly seven years, in
ill the departments of a country newspaper
jffirc. has taught us that on Editor and
publisher of a newspaper, is o.ne of the
most uninviting, unhappy and least to be
desired positions, a man can be placed in.'
PROGRESS OF THE "ISVESTIGATION."
TUB recommendation from the "Corruption
Committee" to expel the four member*
r>f Congress found guilty of the charge*
fgnlnut thrm?W. VV. Welch of Connect!
iut and Messrs Gilbert Matteson and Kdtvan)?
from New York?has been acted up>n
by the Hoys? of Representatives, and
resolutions to expel, in tl>e three last cases,
tabled by large majorities. In thu ease of
Mr. Welch, the House not only refused to
'xpel him, but entirely exculpated him, from
he charge* made against him by competent
vitnesseg, and which were sustained by the
udgement of the Investigating Committer,
Mr. Gilbert in a fit of indignation, charged
iSc House with gross injustice towards him
ind concluded by resigning bis scat ; although,
resolutions to expel him, were tabled
by :i vote of 135 against G8. Orsainu*
II. Malteson, followed suit and likewise resigned
his seat.
To show tho inconsistency of ths House,
and thu little reliance that may be placed upon
iU action iu reference to the guilt or innocence
of the accused members, we ap.
prnd tho resolutions, and the vote upop
saeh, in the case of Mr. Mattcson :
"R**ol\ed, That Orxamus B. Mattoson,
i member of 'his House from tho State of
New York, did incite parties deeply inter sted
in tl.e passage of s joint resolution for
onsfrn' tinf the Me* Moinr* grant, to have
' here an*l uae a large sum uf money and other f
valuable cousiderutions, corruptly, for the t
purpose of procuring the passage of said (
joint resolution through this House.
'2 Resolved. That Oishuius It. Matteson, ; '
| <n declaring that a large number of members i
of this House have associated themselves!
' together, and pledged themselves each to | f
! the other not to vote for any law or resolu j
tion granting money or lands unle?s thiy ; '
were paid for it, has falsely and willful? as- i
sailed o.nd defamed l|iu ehnrscter of this ,
1 House, and has proved himself unworthy to i
j be a member thereof. | ^
3. Resolved. That Orsnmus B Matterson j
a member of this House from the State of 1
New York, be and he is hereby expelled r
therefrom. i a
The first resolution was a lopted by the r
House?ayes 145, noes 17. The second ^
was also adopted. The third was laid on |
the table." I ^
The third resolution, which called for his j 11
expulsion from the House, was rejected, not- j I
withstanding, the second had bppn adopted, j '
nnd which had declurcd that the said Orsn- j 8
inns B. Matlerson "has proved himself un j 11
1 ?curthy lobe a member thereof." And thus '
j we suppose, has ended the laborsol the In- '
| vestigating Committee; and the humiliating
| alienee of those occupying high places? j 81
j humiliating not only to themselves and to ' *
the Bodv of which they arc members, but to ' 1
the mam of the American people, ami iguo- I ?
ininioiisly dishonoring tu the great family ' '
esc.oohenn?vyill be smothered, apologised If
for, and tlio perpetrators finally acquitted
of aii unworthy motives, by their |
biethren holding the same d:stinguis!.? , '
| ed positions. It would not excite, in us, '
the least surprise, were retoluttons of
condoleneo offered in behalf of the im j '
mortal four, expressing proton, d regret '
that the House had ever been so blinded as | '
to listen to the silly stories about "Corrup | *
tion,' or entertained the moat remote sus* - '
picion, that these worthy individuals were i
associated with discreditable transactions.
I To, us of the South, it affords sonic relief '
i to Know, that no member South of Mason !
i and Dixon's line was implicated, or suspec- j '
j ted of being leagued willi the elan of "forty | i
thieves." This is some consolation, and
the only one. and with recounting it, we dismiss
a disagreeable subject.
AN EDITOR IN TROUBLE.
| Editors, as n class, arc famous for getting j
I ioto difficulties, generally with the sterner 1
; sex, but our friend of tlie Orangeburg
j SttUlhrti*, lias allowed himself to be caught j
, j in a web, woven by the hand of the fairty j
j portion of the human race ; nevertheless, 1
I his position, is nuns the less perilous, on i
) that account First, he suffered to appear 11
in his columus n spicy piece of poetry, en I1
titled "Beware of the Widow." Fatal in- j
discretion ! This offended and worthy class j
of individuals, pounces upon hiru after the
following fushion :
.Messrs Editors: Iu casually glancing'
over your last paper of '25th of February. \
our attention was attracted to an article entitled
"Beware of the widow " we tWt\e read !
it carefully over and over again, und the (
more we think shout it we nru convinced t
still further of its absurdities and personal j
attack (we call it p? rsun.t because it bus a
. direct reference to widow* exclusively.) ?
4 faefTftoxe wr 'netry^npers' !l*r~\v7i arc TTTtle "
opinion that newspaper scribblers and edi1
tors are minus b-low nothing. We arc
i' aware of the fact that you are public jour
. | na'ists, and we presume that you hats u
light to insert such articles as may suit j
i your fancy, if such a disposition us that can 1
' I 0e termed fancy. But you should know
i | that Widows can feel an insult offered as I
. ' well as scribbling Editors. Tliu article that [
oppaared in your paper will bo a stigma on j
yo# and your profession forever. Ilad we j
the space wc desire, wo would preach on
I this subject uptil doomsday. Vou say "tlie !
Widow is a daiigcu^s thing," sirs have you |
ever received an injgfy from them! we an- 1
' swerin the negative. Yuu say "She some- j
' times sighs ; 'Tis dreadful tp pass through
i life alone" did you ever hear one say that! i
i if you say so vengeance lietli at the dopr; J
and you say "When you're safely wedded J
she inuy box your silly eats," did you ever ,
see the like tell us did you ever? Wc see j
1 no propriety for publishing it, it ciuilains
I : no information f- r your readers, and why i
, I did ypu insert it ? you knew or ought to J
' have known that we wouldn't like it, and
! you did not care a straw, but hold on and
1 we will give you soot?como to sur faces J
' and repyat ffkat scirrilous language and we
! i will lay nsivfc Widowhood and put on the j
1 ai mour of manhood?we will vindicate our
j rights, and may God speed the time w hen !
we may bike our place among the nations of )
the earth. No doubt that you have pleased
j the fair dames who envy our beauty and co. ,
i operate with you iu your opinions, we don't
j care a copper for you or them either?wc
' j can gel all the beardless boys for our btaux,
1 I when they, arc glad to accept Hiioernnuated
i bachelors Throw out more of your broad- ;
i side hints if ysu like, and wm will give you u f
: smash that will hurt to the veiy bone.
WIDOWS !
We hope, for the honor of the eraft, that
I .... . - I
our orelliren Oelow may survive Ihe unr ollteous
onslaught; but vvlien we think about
| what Home writer baa add, wo forget now
who, we tremble for their perilous situation :
I ''Not ev'o the soldier's fury r.iis'd in war, i
The ra^t: of tyrants, when defiance stings
11 c,,u
| The pride of priest's, so bloody w hen in
i power !
Are half so dreadful aa a woman's vp- J
1 gc.snce."
newsofThe week.
I IsyuK?r.?On Wednesday last, an inquest
was held over the body of Meter John- |
j sort (or rather upon the circumstance of his
de:Uh, the dee'd having been buried about
a week) and the Coroner's Jury agreed, that 1
the deceased came to Id* death, from we tin (is '
received in failing from the steps of Mr. J
| Bcldon'a Hotel, when in a state of ioloxica'
l'?D'
St'mser.?The Hon. Charles Sumner, re'
sumed his scat in the United States Senate 1
' on the jtitli ultimo, nod was warmly greeted
by his friends and admirers.
Inter esting Cask.?The caso of Dr. R. !
W. Ciibbs, Editor of the South Carolinian, I
?
vs. E. J. Arthur, Mayor of Columbia, and
j John Burdell, comes oo the prcssnl terra of
I Court for Richland Diatiict. The action is
founded upon the ejectment of Dr. Gibbs
, from the Council Chamber, and a refusal to
, allow him to report tiic proceedings of their
public meetings. John Rauskell and il.
Ycadon, Eeqr'e., will appear for the piaMi- i
tiff. |
Returh Day's Retort*.?From all Di*.
ricts yet heard from, have been small. The
Courier reports one hundred and fifty cases
"or Pickens.
Progressiva;^ A bill allowing every
amily a three dollar newspaper at the expense
of the State, has been offered befor*
the Louisiana Legislature.
Blue Ridge Railroad.?The Knawe
Courier, slates that the friends of Ibis cm
erprisu will be pleased to learn, "lh.it the
esumption of work there* 11 will take place
it the pleasure of the Company, the rcquird
sum ol ?220.000 having, we undc island
een subscribed. The handsome sum ol
^22,000 has been secured in Rabun crunly,
ind the citizens of Walhalla and viciipp
ledge themselves for $20,000 more. Thin
s doing a handsome thing in handsome
tyle, and vtil place the road in such an
idvaneed stage, that its completion will no
onger, we trust, be doubled by any.
Yorkville EsqciRLR.?We neglected
it the proper time,to state, that Mr Joseph
I. Black u associated with the Editoti.-.l
nanngement of this paper, which is now
ondue'ed by John I. Miller Co. Th?
inquirer is apparently in a prosperous coalition.
Perforated Postage Stamps.? Mr
Campbell, the Postmaster General, has in
rod need an improvement in postage stamps
riiey are prepared on sheets with perforce
ions around the bordeis ot each stamp, si
hat they can he separated without using i
rnife or scissors. The number of stamp!
mid by the Government last year, was ahou
>nv hundred and fifty millions.
Palpable Arguments ?The South Car,
ilinuin added one hundred names to its sub
icription list during the month of Kcbru
:iry, and the Editor puis them down us si
many arguments in favor of :lie cash svslein
which lie has rigidly adhered to for the ias
year or more.
C. A. Price, Esqr, formerly assoeiat
Editor of the Camden Journal, and lately o
Pulatka, Fla., is now sole proprietor an<
..? v_ 'M rr_.- i i: i. i _ .
nuu?r ui mu i f ur ? nuui% piiMnncii ai I tin
Ircgee Ala.
(Joveiixmf.nt Sale*.?The President ha
issued a |iroi*lauiiition ordering the wile o
the Indian Trust I..inds in Kaunas, in Ma;
and June next. About 65(1,Quo acres in nI
are to be sold to the highest bidder, but no
at Iras than the appraised value.
NotrtRATtoKa tx Faikfield.? R. II. Bovl
ton, Esqr, lias been nominated for the plaint
the Senate, vneated by the death of Col
N. A. Peay, and J. R. MeCants, Esq , fn
the seat in the Douse of Representative
r.t present tilled by Mr. Uo\lston. Mr. I
lias declined running, and J. M llutl.un
Ksq., and lion. Edward Palmer, have eae
been nominated for the vacancy in th
Ajmihtiok.? A promin?nt paper pnbiishe
in St. Louis, Atyled the Si. Louis 1 tempera
has come out boldly in favor of the ennui
eipntion of slavery in the State of Mi^sour
South Carolina College ?There ?r
at present, one hundred and lift> sexe
students in the South Carolina Coi'ejjc.24
of the Seuior Class ; <>2 Juniors ; 4
Sophimotes, and 24 Freshmen.
Cheap Knough.?The Winnshuro' keg
islrr mentions the sale in that place o
sales-day Inst, of a prime hoot and idio
maker, who was bid off at the astonishing!
low priee of ^ 1.1 *7A cash.
Military Election ?The Chester Alton
ilurd inform* us that K. T. Atkinson ha
been elected Cylohel of the 26ili It crimen
and E. C. Mcl.urc, Major of llio same.
Kansas Meeting.? A Kansas mectin,
has reeently been held in CUeraxv, for th
purpose of organising a'Kansas Club'en
for raising neces^ury 'material aid' for sue
an e trrp'ine. When the eall was made t
know who were desirous of emigrating t
Kansas, the following persons taint foi
ward and enrolled their names: J. I1
Xtrother and Family. J. 1'. Kendall, Jaute
Smart. James T. Powell, A l?. Bright, A. d
Cox. It. A. l)<>nahWoTkaoEoy.?Kiehuisnd,
a highly value
servant belonging to Arthur Kmipkins, Ed
tor of the Edgctield Advertiser, was hille
a few days since by u man mimed Jo?ep
Williams; the latter shooting hi* brain
out with a pistol. The ease will underg
legal investigation.
Death or D. F. Hillingawortm.?M
D. F. llillingsworth, a prominent and liijrl
ly respected ci'izen of Ddgclieid Diatric
died on Tharaday the 26th ull. Mr. 11. ?a
one of the roiiiinilltfe who went to \Va<d
inyton for the puiposc of (.-iking charge (
the remains of the Hon. I'ronton 8. Rrooki
and the (list-use of which he died, waa coi
tracted whilst in the performance of thi
melancholy duty.
The C.hestrr Simula! d learns that the litl
?ol. N. A. I'eny left a will, by which tli
taiuigvtiu-ni of hi* iinuu-n-o Kslate is Ic
to Durham Fool, and James M. KnlLni
Ksqr.
I.iqt'oK Slims ? The lir.inJ Jr.cv f<
Richland District, at the present silting <
t'ouit recominend that ull places in Colun
hia where liquor i* sold, be required to h
CiOsed ou tiie Sabbath, and no spirits sol
on thntday.
Ijrkkal.? A geiitlru.an, (saya the Di
Wft Tektcopf.) name not given, propose
through li e Agent of the Furnian Unive
aity, to be < nc of four to endow four I'ri
ff?ai>r*ftip? in that Institution, of'went]
ty*e thousand dollar* each, on certain prj
scribed conditions.
The New Oilcans Crescent uyt thut the th*
free colored population of that city are poa ; ted
i sensed of property to the amount of $4,- , lh:i
000,000. j *h<
Eighty-eight persons committed suicide ^
in New York during the Inst year, mid pre- ^
ciaelv the same number during the veur '
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previous.
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New Cauriaoe Shop:?A new Carriage ^
Shop is opened In onr Village bv Messrs.
Adams and Hillings. See advertisement in ' ^ (
another column. . I ^
Snow Storm:?The severest snow j on
i storm of the season, is saiil to have fal- I h*i
I'
I len at th?? North during the past week, j ,m'
' l disarranging the mails and blovvidg pown ! ?XI
| the to'egraphic lines. Snow also fell in j 0,11
the upper part of Groenvilh-, in this State, i 'h?
| ? t'H
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE LAN- VV1
CASTER LEDGER. cW
' HAllLoTTSVil.l.K. V.i. Feb. 28,'57. I
I Mr. Editor.?lie fore leaving UncnMct' j *'M
I I half ivft promised yourself, and also j
! j other friends, that I might give through | a 1
, | the columns of the ledger, an idea or two ! nn<
I vvhicii might occur to me during my trip, ' wt
j end also note down some of the things (hut j
I might hear and nee about the country, j *'cl
the Capitol and the great men of the na- ' tl"
J lion, which the inauguration, might bring' ?f
together at Washington. According to I
pi online, I will undertake to bring my ti.iv- '
els, down to this place, but as I have not I rt'(
, i yet renehed the Capitoline city, nothing in- ff!
( | leresling must be expected, and even when |
. j I do reach the Capitol, I fear that the im- | vr'
, j inetisc concourse of people, composed in j t'"
' part of the greu' men oi the United St.,tea j nu
and tlie various curiosities and strange I r'k
i fights, that I might see during -he few i H''
. i d ivs that 1 expect to he there, will so dis- } wa
. I tract and divide my thoughts, that I shall j an
j not he able to, at all, interest your readers, j vs!
i I fc.<r that iny whole tune will be occupied
l | in /ooAiug, and lin t 1 will have no time to I "r'
' write iind it may be. that I may be in the Di
j predicament that Mr. White, the temper- i co
mice lecturer, relates ol the apple mar. when j *Cl
,f i l?i* apples began to roil out of the hind nn
!? I imhI of hi* wagon. he wutild hot uudeitske <"n
i. j to apeak, because lie could not begin to do he
! justice to the occasion." Hut I shad stop
tvhat wu*about to lead to n digression,be. ;
s ! li>re i get so far from the subject, that i j
f cannot get buck again without running into i
\ i a sort of rc-digr? anion The route from tli
I ( l^mcai-tervillc to Omidcn.is familial to jour S<
t j readers. It is IruVillcd at least otiee, and j 1!
I probably oftener in every year by ? larpe , so
j proportion of your renders. I may say it is i pa
! familiar : but ? hen I any this, I must also I pr
t' s ay. that it i* full of interest, nut" rieh and > in,
' ' abounding in llu- associations and incidents p?
r i of the war ot the Revolution. 1 know of; it
" J no road of tiie nitue distance -so full of| li t
' j revolutionary nasnciation* ; there is the! in
' j battle ground of Hanging Hock; tlie k'nrt : br
h | and black gnn cannon, near Kiidgt4ey'a *?
l' Creek ; (Jutes' defeat ; the fill :iud death ad
| .? ' U.. )>??,'*. .??.J in.. I?.,I?J? , -Sj,, ( ||'
kirk at Camden, and there may be other i s.
Kevnlutiou.it v assoeialioiia vs lii<*11 do not ! ij,
/. . . i .
- now, iit'cur in mi', i nesc interesting places, tli
'* l?? tlic blond of mam u . tave a
1 and gallant patriot, should be held sacred. *JC
rimy sliuulil never In- pu?*ed vi ilhonl an , in
0 alluMuit to the spi't, tlic battle and the liin
rtiisin, Hacritict a and patriotism nf Hie paliiota,
u ho there an lie red, who there bled,
' ami who there fell. I.et the p Swi-by keep a
| them fresh ami green in hi* memory, and at
| let the f tlior Irea-un tiie.it. u;? and an
; transmit them to hi* children. I Union 1 n?
ha* not done these bloody field* justice ; w
not from any prejudice, or partially, or anv ac
I disposition to do injustice, but from the f.et v\
that we hud no historian .sulheieni Iv nequain to
ted with the fact* to do thrm full justice.? i on
I The Historinn of the Key-motion resided t pi
^ i far fiom the** field*, and neirgtihorliood,' hii
and were unacquainted with all the fuel* re
of each, and parlic ilarly with the great si
bmly of men who participated therein. The re
I lint. riun who ha* haird the tale of each, in,
e , 1
^ | who was conversant with the incidents and in
i detail* of the battle, and with the filer, eo
o who were engaged, i* by he l.imiliariti, i n gi
ahleo to do tlie subject more full and Iri
0 '
complete yustyce. I have suggested that th
1 the fat hot should, as he p. sac* by, re- I
9 fresh his memory, aud trammy'l the same to
to hi* son, and thus in y feeble way, at
perpetuate facts, incidents, m d deed* ot pi<
noble during, which otherwise \y|ll soon ^ a
,| be lost lint how shall the stranger's atieu- pj
; lion be aroused and his inquiry excited ?? { B
(| Let some suitable memento, some fitting cil
I, monument designate the spot. This is no de
w digression Mr. Kdilor, bsl is strictly ger- eo
0 ! main to the subject. It tiring* me to Cain- pi
deti to the Mansion Hun: -. sa
I did think io coming down in the stage,
r that I should repeat a few of john's ideas gr
,, { about mutter* and things in general, but j fir
i( taking uo note of the *auw, thy rutf of the i an
lM cur and the loss of sleep has caused ihem w
to vamnh, at any rata I must say he is alio. It
,f get her p >lite, attentive uod communicative, T
H| to those w ho take passage with hiin. He t'1
j., i* just the man the cunl'ai tors should re- an
tain, he is careful of their interest* and i?ro r*r
I pertv, kind, polite mul roinmnnieativc to the ] or
pa?-eit^? rn. Ho is just the inun some vl "
? the koihI people of Camden aliould desire f"
ie to he retained in tiia jn>?t; for lean assure
fl theni on the day I was a paaMJiiyec, he ?aa *"
i, free to p'jt out the word* ''that fresh es/jja ' *
would command u reajy aalo in Call) bl in,'' J *1
accompanied with a significant hiut that' d?
" would nooji lull in priee. | oi
f Tha lrude of C*.odan appeared briak at
i. and lively, there wero n numUr of w?g. at
>e ona lit the at rent. 1 wua iti but few aptrea, |'?i
d but those appeared to have full ami well ol
selected stocks, i learned that aeVer.il had 9
gone t? replenish, and lay in their spring Ih
if supplies. I hope their reapectiva tanks and re
a selections will bs appreciated by quiek i di
r- aalea and prompt purchasers; they merit it, hi
? and I have no doubt receive it. 1 have T
r- alwata believed the cotton ir.t-rvh.tnla, par- j y?
- Itcuhtrly in Ct uiden, paid aa fall and lair th
I price* for eottoo, aa any set of merchant* in j gi
Stilts. The opinion has been corrobori
I by others, M>d strengthened by (test in
it cotton, which had been diverted fur
>ri time from the Camden market.by new
i probably moie convenient place* of pui
ase. which had sprung op on the new I
ilt Railroad, had returned to its* origin*
i niUural market.
i the smite evening of mv arrival in Can
ft, (which if I have not before related wi
'itith, inat..) upon the invit> ion of *w
id friends. I went to hear Rev. Mr. Mel
uliall deliver a lecture on Tempernnci
the ''Kennedy Hull." He had a numei
s audience of both sexes; not only al
itive, hut I thought very attentive. Tli
ding vvu? opened and closed with sum
eclleiit singing. by a choir of prohahl
a dozen. The speaker did full justice t
occasion aud the cause, lie illustrate
> evils and consequence of strong drinl
th feeling and force, and answered wi!
ante ,a_the objtctinns which many urge t
5 advancement of Temperance. It vv:
s first time I have ever had the pleisnt
hearing Mr. M. on any subject. He
i-1 car, distinct and handsome spcakc
d impresses voii that he feels the lu
tight of his subject.
Now "all aboard !" and let us leave Cutt
in. At Kingsviile there was * large crow
ing North, most to Washington, sev< r
w hom I knew, or soon became ncquaii
I witli. The country. Towns t.nd Cili<
>i)i Kingv.villc to Richmond, ha? been t
.'cntly and fully described, to ynui rem
?, that I shall hurry on, for l!ic rcadi
s to vv been d? t itied too long, cotisu
ng your correspondent lias been whir
along by steam. One tiling I nui
ntion for the benefit of your Javeni
iders: on the train was .Mr. Everett, t}
gbt of hnr.d performer. He leld me !
is on bis way to New \ork,lo oigani.
d equip, the most amusing, s.nd muling
corps of showmen ami shows, wlti?
s ever travelled the country. It is to I
eh rare and spicvAmong the wundc
' feats, I e is going to perform in tl
untry, with nil the decorations at
euory of a city, the plnv of Ciiuleval
d the Cil.-ss Slipper. I.et voting J.a
ster U?ok out, I can't repeat the one In
said ; from his recount it were n vc
ptlveting exhibition ;ind interesting p,
nuance to many who have not aoi
tie like."
t hi tbc earn, I hail tl c pleasure of mnkii
? acquaintance of the Hon. Kotart <
olt, our former consul 10 llio Janeiro. e
in a wo I informed ntntosinin. decided
uHicrn in sentiment end feeling. N\
irtvil nt Richmond thin morning, but
utilised to call on him next week in Wn*
g'on. In speaking about mhersluirgh, i
ipiilniion and no firth, 1 naked him ho
got the appellation of the ('ocktuU eil
iviug myself often heard it ao styled, ai
'.iring different verrifiealionn as to the n
iipn t lie n lid it wan because I'e'.emlmr,
lit the largest volunteer company to t,'.,i
la in the war of 18112, and Mr. Miallut
lio v\an tb?n President in ?.... |.i...^ tl
rvice ot the company,applied theappell
ii for the promptness und patriotinm
e people ol Fetemnu rgb. It \vn? then h
nmail town; now his a population of <,v
i.'KMI. ll duel an eXtcllnivc TobiliTA bli
on. Should any of your reader* feel nil
in t?? hear more ubout \l r. Sent', let the
k J. VV, Esq.. and lie call pual them full
From Kingvi le to Kieliiuond, there w
large number nf paaseiigers, a grvn?t ui.n
tr.u-led to Waahiugtoii to witness the i
iguralion, some quite old in, n who h.
vcr visited Washington; u goouly numb
nc ?|>|>i|caiiia ivr ohicc . I miinc II
quaintuncu of two gentlemen, one
honi wok mi applicant for tlie ciiiimiIsIi
IIiiov 'i'liv oilier !?>r n loc.tl olhcc
iu of the South, rii States i wat iiiui
rutrd 'villi bi 11 , ami I hope bo li nii
cceed. I promised any assistance I cou
ndrr. U< inn ?'? niua/ p..sa*u^v<* and i
uch baye lo look afier and check vi
-check. ourtruin wai behind time in reac
g Richmond, but tbe connection w,
adt*. At Richmond I parted wiib ihislurj
ncoursc of tr,?v rllf-rs, and took the V
niu Central Road for thin place. Tl
till bail l>, en waiting for hoiiic lime
e arrival of I lie car# from the ScUtli, ill
w;o> liuiried lo t'cl u neat; bad hot tic
yet breakfast. I. however, succeed'
out I 1 o'clock in gelling n biscuit ui
eve of cold turkey. We left Kieliinoi
little befory B o'clock, and arrived at tf
ac (tt7 UUk*) about Ualf pnsi I'J o'cloc
k being bebuid 'in.e, 1 scarcely ?.tw tl
ly of Richmond, us wj passed froui 01
pot to the other n* fa?t lis the horn
jId go. It is a handsome iinpiuvii
ace, with n population of near sixty thu
nd.
From Richmond to this place 1, saw
eat deal of wheat, it lookn rctnarkab
te, quite green, and has even prospect
I abundant \ield. The farmers evei
here apply Guauu to tUeir wheat land.is
aaid lo p;-y well on w heat aud ftlao (
Libacco. 1 passed to-day by lianas)
uurl House undaU'. I.onisa (Joart llese*
id various other placwa to this beaulit
id romantic spot. One of tlie si alto
i I he Koud.lf.iund wna called "Fredcri
all." On inquiry 1 learned that it was nam
r Mr. Frederick Harris. Il.u duI
- * - r ,V ,M*
r the Koad, hi* plantation and House a
full view, he is n??w dead, km buried
bcuutil.il spot in tight ?f the Koad.
ho had a full view of Moiilecetlo, the rot
:hce of Mr. JellWrmiu. 'I'll* house u hu
1 n iiioiitiUun which overlook* tlua p.*
id the for neural miles. I u??!<
und the top of the mountain *as levellt
r the purpose of building. The house
r brick.and i wua told it cost Mr. Jetfer*
I'JA.IHK). | also pHaM-d in a lew atrpa
Mills of Mr. Jetieraun, on the K*?ai
rar. Tnay ara now out of use and in
li.pidutad situation, a large brick facto
is baen erected near by thoae old mills,
he nulla appear not to hate been used I
>?ra. They ha\e pusat-d. i believe, out
e Jefferson f.nnly. Montecrlio, the e
tot mansion and farm of that uiduatiio
*lm
0
9* &
k- sUtcuiMi, ton. hu passed from the Jefferson
g family. It is ?<?* ownsd bv a Mr. Lrvy,
a who resides there putt of the year ; histnonr,
' umenl. (I moan Mr. Jefferson'*.) is somer
' w hat dilapidated, pieera ?f the marble have
V j boon broken o(T y persona tisiling hi* grave,
t| to oiirry l?nmc some memento of that truly
| wine and great man The mutilation.no doubt,
j. w.'ih Induced by the groat respect and veneta
ratio.i visitors have for the sage ot Monte*
n cello, and to carry Imme and preserve suuici.
*Itin g connected with that great man. I did
r not have time to visit the residence arid
r I grave of Mr. JoHorson, and I truly regret it.
j The nfiernoon was spent in visiting the
; university. it a handsome grounds and build*
1(. It'd"* ' hero are sow fi40 students, ofwlmiu
V 1 4i are fioin South Carolina. The Library
is quite large and extensive. I did not learn
j the number of volumes it contains: I w?i
mostly in the law apartment of the Library.
j( One of the apartments in the miacellMiieoiia
(i I colhftion, was filled with the books of I'residenv
Madison and donated by him; several
that I opened had Ids name written therein
' in his own hand writing. From the top of
r the Library building ?n?u have a full viev. of
II Montecello. Charlotls'svillo and the country
around for miles, also the mountains.?
Thin is the county of Albemarle, a very
j old settled region, nearly all cleared and in
^ cultivation, with strong red lands. It has
been fruitful in the piodui tiun of illustrious
! men. President*' J. ffcraon and Monroe.
, lion- And.cv Stephenson, former speaker
j ' of tin* House of Representative in Congress
and also mini' tor to Kngl nd and who died
p r : . <r
J [recently. Hon. W'ni. C. Reves, former Sen- "
I ntor in Congress from this State, and minister
in France, and who now reside* a few
st
I miles helow this phoc, near Cobham on
, tile Rr.il Road, and also (a n Cordon for1
iner member of Congress, and who is also
, living near Gordonsviile.
j The lands are very little washed into gul"
j lie-, and appar t<- hate been in the hand a
of farmers w ho have t. ken a'l cure to pie|
aurv-j litem and arc reclam ing and improv.
r J ing them.
^ Tliis letter is probably long enough, a
[good deal of it hating been written when
<u . .
i c mveraatioh was going on in my room, and
" i having touched upon the soil, it u ill prob t- 2
j bly remind some of your renders of ilaaury
.L _ ...
I murt HOL*
I Ciiii;t!iiniiniiiti!s. 2
_ I For tins J
lv i Mb. Kditos .?Willi your permission, we
if will one# more intrudeourself upon,??i offer
I our Rcribbling to the readers of the I<edger
li- n name that we love, because, "A rose hy 1
its another name would net smelt as sweet'" to
w | us at least.
;y, ' Tim subjec't matter of this eoietlu is more
id ' particularly ii tended for uur friciub-ai*.i coro
respondent* of i.'incaater, X. W. (iso^ii,
jh and correspondent* of otiier set"ions On ,j
a I commencing an address to such, a limn tand
in. thoughts present themselves to our pen's
Uw | point I
Is- ! Then, to begin, yoif will have observed,
of ! that ?e are still resident of the Oid North
lit , State," Arson County. Peo Dee River, liod
er In In ton." 'I'h- ?
..... r..n.? -iiih-i, or we
is might say, Ili*.* past has been one unpr.-cox
, denit'd, jii.i1 ilit fill folk* soy linrv "3ft.'
lu ' and the must of you will recollect the "Vol?l
y, Friday itn.l Saturday " Vet the very rold
;.s January has been HiKcn'di'il Kv n February
\
iy equally remark able for plen^iiitue**. file?
II Vegetation has alie.nlv begun to put firth.
.el and iliu cliurly bird* of spring to uiakc their
er sweet and warbling notes. The farmers
lie are actively engaged in making preparation*
of for a crop, and noon the Heed* of the staple
ip production* of the South, will have beer*
in cotniiiitled to their terrene bed* in copious
l'Ii <|iiaiitilick, there to ger.nin.tte and hrurg
iy 1 forth the wonle i crop, still, we anticipate
Id more chilling winds, healing rains, and hino
; ting Croat, and apprehend the tender plau.t
id will jet be"nip|?ed in the hud," if sot, ten.
h- I tuinl) w?*ll lime a very etr^y spring,
as ' The health of unr country ie very g<><ai,
ge consequent ly ihe sons of Kseulepiua are
ir- not vi ry actively engaged iu "rolling pt'ls, 'lie
and Soninun is nllt-wcd to reign without
b. a rival, during the nocturnal eeiisoth The
nd unwelcome, mid rest-disturbing "halloo T
lie is seldom heard, of it cold and cheerless
ed n'gl.t, while urapped in the refreshing and
id ha'my iirms of the God of sleep, which the
id AS. It's so much appreciate,particularly those
lis who arc so fortunate as not to be minus s
k. rib. as you know friend C? tne celibate sleep
lie is not h ilf so whuhtvnu. ni.le** in the event
us of a "Sirs Partington."
es In (ho line of imlilica, we have |?ot little
ig ' interesting. Our State Legislature hut >?du
j journtd without doing anything of importance
for ?ur"]?ortio|i of ;hi- eoniutwnw ealth,
a It v n? hoped that sn additional r.ppmprtaly
i lion would hau? liecn made to Iho building
of of the Wilmington Si Charlotte It but
ry our hopes were nut realized. The contracts
? for that portion of the Sto^d. located ?as. o(
m ffes k inghaan has been let out, and the cooer
tractors are hard at work , but, if the An,
fc soni.-itft do not do Ix-lter than they War*
ul doiit, there wi.l a kind of fmt-cireuuiaruhuns
I l.ition made, or else, there will be an eddirk
I liotiul go 1111ily of fuel thrown into the
ed | ' ?ilen" snd muse ih?'' Meant Horse" to leap
I ii i-?- ?- ' -
... . ...rr, . m iu o<? nopca, however, lh?t the
re | immense amount of surplus, (wt a pari of it
it. ' nl least) winch the "Upper ten*" hold, of
I | litis country, will be appropriated to this
ii- I greet en'.erpruaumd Uwt, are loo/, our ears
ill *ill be saluted by the in uric of the whistle,
iw Oiir represent stives intend to do or.e good
r i net anon, if no more. Hist is: to iiiemorsl.
i-d u* lite Mlste lagtsl.ilnre of 8. C. and csuss
is l<> be opened, the I'w I?ee, or the obfttiea*
on | lions I it ken out of the w*y,*so, that lit*
of | "uquulie tribe" which swim the aforesaid
Uu IU?er may hi\?e fres access to our hshrrie*.
i a It la now about shad lima, tod but for thus*
ry sub.aqueous impedieieei^, which the abia
? .?ud worthy Keprusenta'ivsa of 8, C. al*
or low, wa might live bountifully, at leastdurwf
ing the shod WM?n. a
I*- We just throw ant these bints, that yoer
ns blale Legislators angnt be thinking a ear .
tS