The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, June 03, 1857, Image 2
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''WHITE" RAILROAD, &c.
Heretofore \vc have been using an edit o- |
yial dialed, which, we apprehend lias, or j
might leausome ot the readers ot the J.od- |
gcr, to erroneous conclusions, therefore, j
we will drop the plurality usage,and employ i
tije singular pronoun, &.c., which, perhaps,
will he more modest, and compatible with
fcur sphere, as we are no editor.
I have just been reading your editorial
account of a ride you and "frhnd" took up i
epuntry, rather it would seem, upon a corn j
expedition?"mostly"; that is a pretty pert j
jnuondo. Now, that sounds very strmgely,
hut as 1 do not deal in Philology, 1 will
"rnss the Imperfections" of tlie writer by.
Friend, C , do you think I wiote, in "our"
April communication particularly like one
who had taken too much of the "over joyful
V or have you the slightest idea how
one would feel, or write under such eircum.
stances? "We," or your b'lioys, said first ;
,?... a- i> l.' /-..n
illill HUT IMV, ui v>. x . ^unr^v
commencement would come oil' i:i March ;
2d, "wo" said, 10th July; 3d, 1 say the
Commencement will embrace the 15th of
July, and nu viist'tkr. Some of the friends
say up here, 1 must have boon somewhat
'how-oorne you so."' 1 hope, Mr. Editor,
you'll exculpate ine from such a charge, if
it should become necessary. Come up on
the 15th Ju'y next, and see for yourself.?
I am correct this venture.
Mr. Editor, \\ hen I last had the pleasure
of a social confab with \ on, (and I have
ha<i many) I entertained a very diilerent
opinion with regard to the "Kansas Orator"'
from the one I now do, and doubtless 1
then entertained a very undeserved one.?
ti.? ?i?r?wici.. ai.i
humbug the people ot Afiuoru but 1 do Hint
think, however, that because a people allow
themselves to be imposed upon. <>r humbug,
god,that they are Jess discriminative orii Vlligent,
than those who have been more fortunate
in this particular. Tell me will jon,
who have not been humbugged, ay, who
have not been humbugged by a Yankee 1
either by such men as White,?some graced
catholieon, "wooden nut megs," and
something of the kind ?
The people of Anson, however arc pret- ,
ty good financiers and do not stick, un.ul- (
visedly tfieir phalanges ine.\trieal ly deep in i
their purses, and consequently, th.' now tie- ,
nominated Yankee did not get so well i
greased up here as elsewhere.
\Yo gave ourselves awhile to cogitate \
una pointer over wio uiuuer, neiore inrnw. I
mg in the "wild horses,'' nnd tluriny j (
Ihis time of respite, the "cloven foot," was I t
exhibited in nil of its deformities. lie I
(Whitp) appointed the 10th ultimo, as the i i
auspicious time for starting to that delceta- i
ble land. "Garden spot of the world"? j
so that was the memorable day in Char- s
lotte, 1 believe, but I hardly need tell you j li
that about that time he "came up missing," j v
and was heard of in Va., "calling for more , I
volunteers while the poor disappointed | t
"yoemanry," for such lie said ho only want- j 1
e<i, were waiting on the consummate seoun- s
drol and impostor. The eauRc nevertheless I
is, a good one, and some five or six of our i
citizens put oil about the 15th ult., upon
utcir own nooks to "parotic tlicir canoes. j
Keep n sharp look out for htm, nnd if you, '
reador, should find him, do him as lie said i ;l
ho had Uono many a Yankee, to wit: '-Take ' t.
him down and thrash him," 01 ride him on t ?
a rati, would bo more suitable, I think.? I v
. What do j'ou say Mr. Ed? ^
White is full six feet high; weighs about j ,,
1200 lbs. ; dark hair and eyes; wears a |
luxuriant, and black growth of whiskers ; t
shaves only the upper lip,?which is gene t
rally clenched with a good deal of assumed c
significance;?a stentorian voice ; strength
almost of a Milo, and impudence of a Pluto.
With the above just tribute of respect, I
hand him over to an impartial public. ,
Wo had something to say in "our" March i t
communication upon the Wilmington & ' s
Charlotte 11. Ilond. I will nqw add only a ; .
few incoherent, nnd perhaps what would
seefto, inopportune remarks. I'lio jrrospcet ,
for building a it. II. through Anson, at thin t
Liiiw* ia rnfh cr il ?t f Lt*rinnr ( )tir < ?! ishii* luiv*
awaktxl to their interest, have nominally i t
? _ said, "wo uiJI Iiavo it." The subscription | ,
E v plan di<t not seem to cxcito us much from ,
L sonic cause, nud the "Spartan Band," was {
? little line the one in Lancaster, not quite* t
large enough to build a road despite of all ,
opposition. ? j (
'1'ho Stale has appropriated one hundred ,
And fifty thonennd dollars, as j otl arc aware, ,
and propose, to our citizyns the plan o( | ,
Tatatinn n? he practicable one; accordingly
our citizens met at L\ II., home few M ocks . >
since, and agreed tp raise oqc hundred apd j (
lift) thousand dollars by this taxation plan.
(I presuuic both personal and real estate ,
property will bv taxed.) Tliey appointed t
the 41b of Joiy us the time to try the ,
strphgtb of our citizens upon the subject,
in plher words, to vote "yea or nay," Rail v
RquU pr no Rail ltoad. i have no kind of
toobt but that t(ic plan will succeed most
admirably. More than three fourths of our
citizens will vol? m thn affirmative. The L
to he !iuuidated in Twenty vearttadal
Iflfcuti ttM)?v?ild thought it dc?ir?l I^BES
I
would eonvicec any one, that, if there
should never be any dividend, the advantages
and facilities consequent uj>on the building
of said Road, would inure than coin- j
peusatu for the cxpenditorv. Under such
ciicumstances you would say, build the
Road, would you not l-aiieastrians are
soiucwliat dull upon the R. R. subject, I
believe, at this time. Von labor under dis:ulv:;nia^ea
as well as we, and have tbuinin- '
crals &e., &o., as well as we ; then why i
not build a road as well as we ? I think !
you ini^'iit. although not quite as nb.'c, your
eost will not be quite as oreat.
\ on tiiir.k, the Old Nortli State iniulit '
? : 8 I
ouj'i'it .> ? 111 nilII, i'ii . iii least you say, j
your's is a good nun market. Well, 1 i!o !
not lite nil over the State, neither iire we
everybody, and peradventure some ot our j
corn men will accommodate you, 1 hope mi I
ut least, for I neither want you or "friend,' i
or any one in that ^dearest of districts, j
to "antier." I will, however, tell you some
thing of what 1 witnessed nut long since, j
in the County of Anson : I attended a sale
of a deceased, where rorn sold for j
per bushel, fodder 5$1.U0 J i r hundred, His , I
shucks. *20, for a four horse load, or about
per hundred, lbs., bacon *<17, and the i
lise. per bundled, &c., dec. Now, some of j
oar farmers have large quantities of corn
for sale, and if you can pay a profit on the j
above prices, perhaps you may be supplied (
from this quarter. What do you say j
"friend "Shad time" will soon L-c over, j
and we will not lie in so good a humor nf- j
ter aw hile, and if you want corn, I would j
ad v ise i oil to eomu oil. trout lumen Tim
proa pet* t lor a crop never has been more
gloomy, at this season <>f the year, in this j
County, than now. Ibid stands both of ;
corn and cotton, and but little prospect fur j
a good one, and the crop of small grain is I
seriously injured ty the late freshet in Pee
Dec, which was only d or i feet hclotv the
highest water mark.
The Hoard of Health is good,excepta?
mong the kine tribe, where there lias been
great havoc indeed.
More anon, adieu,
son or lancaster.
Ansonville, May 2!', IS.jT.
(TIjc i'rinffr. |
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LANCASTERVILLE, S. C.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JI NK 8.1857.
DEATH OF JUDGE DUTLER.
Since our last, the mournful intelligence
>f tin* death of our venerable Senator in
Jon^ress, Axnutu Ihi ki-ns llt'Ti.KU, has
cached us. It was not unexpected, as the I
lispateh which we copied last week in ref- !
ircneo to his illness, had, in |>:nt, prepared ^
lis Stat.* and his Country, for tlit: sad event J
\hich they are now called upon to deplore.
Ic died at Kdgolicld C. U., at the residence
>f his nephew, W illiam l*. Butler, on Menlav
the 'J.'itli nit. ahotil <> o'eloi't: 1' M Tn '
><>t11 his .Stale nnd his country, is the lo?sn j
nost grievous one?Carolina justly esteem- j
d hint as ranking first oil the list of Iter |
iatriot statesmen, an.l the influence and pc? !
ition which he held in the councils of |
lis cuunliy, is conclusive, that the loss :
i hieli she. sustains, is no common one.? |
tut ill, indeed, could such a lijjht, at this
iinc, he spared, and the mournful truth
drt es itself ujion us, that but few, if any
neh, are left us. A Nation mourns nnd deepy
laments his death.
SALES-DAY
Passed oil' very (juicily, hut few persons
re re here and no property, of any kind,sold
t auction. The absorbing subject of inter- !
st seemed to he that of the crops and the
nusnnl scarcity of everything in the pro- j
islon line. It is conceded thai tlie general !
rospeet lor the former was never more !
iociny at this season, and in regai d to tl w
ust, there is not much room for speculaion
;?the fact is plain, that there is more ;
mill than fiction in the general cry of coinoinplaint.
THE CROPS.
The reports of, and prospect for crops at
'.lis season of the year, are as variable as
lie weather itself. We leant that in some
icctions, in the upper part ot the District,
planters are plowing up their cotton and
planting corn instead, the cotton having !
lied (or so lunch of it as not to leave u '
iland.) from the ellectsuf the cold weather
upon it, which we had some two weeks
tg<>. A h.iil storm, with which the section
>f country several miles above this place,
vas visited one day last w eek, also injured
lie young plant very much. Ilelow tli'w |
ho stands of cotton seem to he good ;? (
hough a good deal of it has died out, yet ;
ftiough is left lor a stand. It is, however, J
rery annul .mo iwiks nnscMOly :>nfl?worse,
ertainly, than we have ever seen cotton
lie !{ist Of May. <-'orn is more promising
? has a healthy appearance, though small,
i'hc prospect for a wheat crop is fair ; tlie
Dat crop is also looking Well.
We continue to have abundance of rain,
vhich is ol service to the grain crops, but
here has been entirely too lunch for colon.
A heavy rain fell hero on Sunday Inst,
i ltd the I armors complain that their lands
t ore washed very much.
1N **IEF*EL^
i imii rfirfiii n.'ii "
COL JOHN S- TRESTON.
A Washington correspondent of the Charleston
Courier, says it is rutuorcd thai neither
Col. I'ickens nor Mr. Aikcu will receive
appointments abroad, hut that a full mission
will he tendered to Col. John IS. l'rcston of
Columbia. In addition to his many other
qualifications for such a jt'?Uion.hisiminctue ;
wealth, his bland manner and courtly dig- j
nit); peculiarly lit him for a distinguished
foreign mission. We believe with the
Courier's correspondent, that the commonwealth
can sutler no detriment in ids hands.
SEWATUJK UUTLER
This venerable statesman, now 110 more,
wielded, perhaps, in the Congress <>l' his 1
eounlrv a greater iniluencc in favor of the i
South, than any other man Ire in among us. '
lie was a man who combined with a love I
for his immediate section, a cherished solicit
tide for his entire country. Zealous of I
the rights of the South and vehemently op- j
posed to those who would deride the eon- ;
stitution of his country, yet was his nppo- j
sition such, that while it awed and confounded
the fanatics and l'aetioiiists, it elicited
their respect and drew from them a tacit acknowledgement
of his distinguished worth.
Even Circcly of the Tribune, the Prince of
abolitionism, upon hearing of his illness, i
did him the justice tosav:
"He is reported to be on his death bed.
We hear it with profound regret. Judge (
Potior is sound :it the core, generous, ehav- j
alrous, and high-minded. South Carolina
will not easily till his place with one who I
eotntnnnds in equal measure the resj eet oI* t
his adversaries, and the coutidencc (if his
follow-purti/ans."
RESIGNATION OF PRESIDENT i
McCAY.
It is with much surprise that we learn,
through our Columbia Exchanges, of the j
resignation of President McCay of the
South Carolina College. No explanation j
is given further than is contained in the
brief paragraphs below :
Kr.Moxt.n?We learned last evening,
much to our surprise, that President C. K.I
McCay. of the Noutl Carolina College, had
tendered his resignation.? Tinas, jn,'// u/t.
Tnr. Sornt Car?m*a Cor.i.f.or.? In re.
ply to inquiries from abroad as to the state
of the College, we enn only say that a sc. j
rioiis dillieully has existed between President
MeCay and the professors and students,
which has res til tod in the resignation
of the President. The exercises of
the College, however, are progressing as
usual with the other professors.
/\ eau tins neen inauo i? r a meeting <>i
I lit* Hoard of Trustees, on Wednesday, 10th
June.? Carol hiiiiv, 31*1 nit.
THE COMET.
llusitpo thf. Comet isto tiik Cuovnd.
The Indianapolis Journal advances a new
ami very striking theory of the "Aurora 11"ri
alis." viz : That a comet has nt sonic time*
hit the earth at the Northern Pole, ami run
into Sy mine's I folo, leaving its tail *>ticking
out, the (hipping of w hit.-h makes auroral
light.
Doubtful. The rumor now is that the
comet in !_ *.??>if the other way. ' 'hi venerahle
and sagacious eoieniporarv of the Wilmington
Commercial keeps a close bead upon
it, and is of the opinion that no damage
will he done. If it should conic very near
the Cnitvd States.it mav he annexed.?
1' ;/// ieal?is'nt it .' ? haltiff h (.V. (' ) !SIjh
(lartl.
In that event, what are 'lie Standard's 1
views relative to the course it will take up- '
on the S'avery question f If we arc to have
another "bleeding Kansas'' of it, we prefer
fMvitir ! il?? ( 'nfni't In lil!'Kituli?ru (Imn
{nunx. Should wo bo in (.'engross when
application in made for its admission, we
shall reply, you can't (Conul) come il!?
/wit (Urajfe.
11 this is to Le the end of it and, instead |
of knocking the world into a cocked hat, it
lakes ft fancy to perch under the wings of
Uncle Sam's Eagle nnd will only bo AiiorA- .
in<j for <til/iiissioii, why, it is not so bad abler
all. The question then suggests itself,
what are its adaptations to the slavery in* '
teresl? and, until that is decided, we prefer '
not to f Vmi-tnit ourself.
FAMILY PRIDE.
The following, which we lind in the Col- !
ui.ibia Carolinian, credited 'to some Ameri- \
can writer,' is well worthy of a passing j
thought. It is ft valued and just feature of j
our republican system, to acknowledge !
worth and talent, no matter from whence it
springs, nnd this feature, carried out, naturally
discourages sentiments of family pride j
and ancestral reverence. Iu our zeal, how* i
ever, to carry out the former principle, the \
latter should not be trampled upon or wholly
ignored. Much as the sentiment is d?1
o
rldcd, the man who enn look hr.rk upon a i
I fir, rr lir,,. .?/* n(...,ialr(, ,? I.,, 1. It.-.-.I ..._ i
thy lives of honest independence, has just
reason to be proud of the same. Mere is i
Iho extract alluded to:
It is wise occasionally to rernr to the ]
sentiments and the character of those from ]
whom we aro descended. .Men who are
regardless uf their ancestry, and of their
posterity, are very apt to be regardless of
themselves. The man who does not feel
himself a link in the great chain to transmit
life ami being, intellectual and moral
existence, from bis ancestry to !?.s posterity,
docs not juatly appreciate the relations
which belong to hint. The contemplation
of oar ancestors and of our descendants 1
ought ever to be tvithin the grasp of our
thought* and affections. The past belongs
to us by affectionate retrospect, while the
future belongs to us no less bv affectionate
anticipation of those who are to coino after
us. And then only do we ourselves justice
when we arc .true to the blood wo Inherit,
and true to those to whom we have been
the means of transmitting that blood."
RAILROADS.
The Georgetown Pee Dee Timet, urges
the importance of building n branch Railroad
from Georgetown to soino point on
the North I'astcrn Road ;?that a military
necessity exist* fur audi a Road, ouiny to
the exposed condition of tlt.it portion of
Ihu State in the event of hostilities with a
furoi^ri power, and that it in dearly thv
duty of the .Stale, single handed and alona,
to liuild auid Road for the protection of her
eiti/wtiM. The Tim<i, however, alio urjjea
upon the citizens of (ieor<jetown to co.oferntc
Willi the Cilute. ____
l~ i It* arfcA At lit** i j Aii life null
It is clear Uiat the correct policy of the
iitate is not to engage too extensively in
internal improvements ; but tho matter of
this Road, vrc kIiuII certainly not oppose*
foi it does seem to us. that ]<aneasLcr, next
. . ...
to Ueorgotown at least, would in turn, deservo
a like consideration. Our plea, although
not the same, yet would it not he
the less tangible. \\re will await, however,
the progress of events below ; and in the
mean time, if our people desire a I load, it
would he well for them to meditate upon '
what can he done independent of the State, j
as the latter may not agree with us in regard (
to her duty in the premises. Our friend
in North Carolina, argues that, although
we are not so able to build a lload as they
are, vet innv we build one as well as
th?y, our co>t not being wo great. Very i
cogent reasoning, no.I we subscribe to it.
i-ir" r he Coon Hiwt in a Fehcy j
Country." Some "friend" sends us n j
sketch in mamiscrij't, bearing tho above I
title, with the request that we "print" it in ,
the Ijcilgrr. It is as old uh the hills friend" |
and has already been printed time and again.
Nevertheless, to oblige yon, we will print
it once inoro if we evn lay our hands upon j
a printed copy, which is easier to 'set up' (
than manuscript, l'erhaps you can accoui- !
module us ?
GEN. WALKER?HIS CAPITULA
TION.
We at length have foil and reliable advices
fioni Central America, confirming the
unwelcome report received some time since.
to the effect, that Walker had hccn forced
to abandon his lie Id oi' enterprise. The
capitulation was made to (.'apt. t". II. Davis
of the L'. S. Sloop of War,St. Mary's, who i
had been ordered by the administration to !
take possession of the Nienraguan schooner ;
(iranada, which would have left Walker 1
entirely without means of escape, lie had !
no other alternative, having only one day's ;
provisions and about three hundred men.? '
1'lK' venture has lulled, lull we have reason j
to believe that :t has had its ell'ect for onud. '
The Heed for a better Mate of nHairs has
been Mivvn, and if t!??i Walker, the country '
(the late lield of his enterprise) will even- i
tually reap its ^ood results. lle'ow are the !
terms of capitulation .
K i\ as, May 1, 1 8.'j7.
An lit is lierehy enterei! into hetween
lien. \\ illiain Walker, on tile one
part, and Commander CIuih II. I hivi*,?f the
United States Navy, on the other part and
of which the Hti till la I ions arc as follow*
I'trMiy. Cietieral Walker, ? iili ssiat?-eii oiliciTH
ut liis stall', shall march out of itivas,
with their side units, pistols, horses, am)
personal baggage, under the guarantee of
s.iitl Captain Dat is, of (lie U. S. Navy, that
the}' shall not he molested hv the cmoniv.
and all till ho allotted to embark on hoard
the L\ S. teased of war St .Mart's in the l
harbor ol" San Juan del Snd, the said Capt.
Davit undertaking to transport them auful)
on the St. .Mary's to Panama.
StcoiuLhj. The oilii ers ?f Gen Walker's
Army sliatl March out of llivas with their i
arms, under the jjuurantt e and protection
.It Capt. D.it N, who undertakes to see llietn :
safely transported to Panama, in charge of a ;
Pnited Stales othcer.
Thirdly. The pritales ntul ?:on-commis- j
siomd ollieers, citizens, and employees of
departments, ttounded, shall he aurendered,
.villi their arms, to Captain Davis or one ol
his oftieers., and lilac ed under his nroli eiion
and control ; lie pledging himself to have
them.salt ly tr.ii sported to I'anaitiu in charge
of a United Stales otlicer, in separate rank*
anil witlu ut bc.ng brought in contact with
llutn.
J'uurllilL. Captain Davis iindvi lakes to
obtain guarantee*, and hereby does guarantee
I hat all initiveHof Nicaragua, or of Central
Aiugricu, now in Uivua,and surrendered
to I lie pioteetion ol Captain iht*ia, shall '
he allowed to reside in Nicaragua and he j
protected in life and propelty.
I'll'/lihj. It is agreed that such ollicei* as j
have w ives ami families ill San Juan del Siol 1
shall be allowed to remain there under, pro
lection ol the United Suites Consul, till an
opportunity oilers of embarking f?r I'anannt
or San Francisco.
?M inT.ii ??iiihi-r ami ? apiain navin mum- |
:il!y plidin' themselves lit each other thnt |
tliin agreement 4ahidl be ?x?ruto d in good
faith.
(Signed) Wi I.I.I AM WAl.KKIl
CIIARI.KS 11 K.N IIV DAVIS,
Commander I*. S. Navy.
Ml ?.? !
THE RETURN VISITQuite
nn animated time w*s ha.I in Char- |
li'stnn Inst Meek. upon the occasion of the i
coinp'imtMitnry viaiffrotii the Mayors, Alder,
men, nrd distingnuhed citizen* of Memphis,
lluntnville and other cities of tlic West.?
These were nil received as guests of the
City, upon invitation arranged by the Charleston
delegation to the late grand Railroad
Jubilco at Memphis. Wo tegret to learn
thnt one or two accidents occurred on the
wav. calculated to inar. in some ilenren. tSio
- ? o ?
pleasure < ! the trip. Ono occurred near
Chattanooga, by which a passenger car wm
turned over, ami a member of one of the
Fire Companies, that were along, wan killed :
A second accident happened below Atlanta,
and another one of the visitors was mo so
veiely injured as to be beyond recovery.
The train containing the visitors, reached
Charleston about 8 o'clock on Wednesday
morning and was met at the depot by a committee
of reception, by Mayor Miles and ;
other distinguished Charlcstonians. Very
appropriate speeches were hi ado and responded
to at the depot, where a procession was
formed and marched down King Street ?
The further report below, we copy from tho
Simulant, and have taken the liberty of
condensing it somewhat ;
Tho visiting firemen, on leaving the cars,
were firmed in sipinre, with tho firemen of
our city, and were then addressed by Mr.
S. Y. Tupper, Chairman of the Hoard of
l-'ir.. M nalvr*
Deputation* of ten members from o.ich
of our eity Fire Companies escorted the
Memphis Firemen, and Altogether, n procession
of very imposing appearance was
formed. As (bey marched down King
street, they Diet At every step overhanging
provocatives to applause, in the shape of
tings and decoration which hung across the
street and stood out from balconies at very
frequent intervals. At the corns/ of Went*
worth And King?strcetA, your ga*o was at*
tracted by n mammoth flag stretching from
the store <?f K. Von Sunten to the store of
Mcsars. Fogurtic* Sc Slilfniiin, on th? opposits
?idv. On its broad eurfiu-s wort
*' f' ' Y* V
painted the figures uf two gentlemen, r**|?- ,
resenting Memphis ami Charleston, about :
to ela.sp hands in the most amicable man- |
ncr. Auovo there was the inscription.'.May
our union prove mutually beneficial ' Further
up we came to the world tamed Carolina
Clothing Depot, from the upper story
of which a line was stretched across the
street, upholding a handsome Hag. This
was ornamented with the conts-ol-nrm* of
the four States, South Carolina, Cioorgia,
\ 1,.? 1 'I' I... :
m'tiviiuiti tii>u a v iiik ^nt*r, n iuj iiw.- iil?unj?*
tion?"You are welcome," and the mystic
number 2<>1. From the Merchant's Hotel
Haunted a count Jess number of Mags, among
which were to be seen the Star-spangled
Manner, the Union Jack, and the Hag of the
Two Sicilies. Near by, Col. Wood'* Museum
asserted its claims to notice by sundry
patriotic embellishments. We may
mention here that all the Knpine Houses in
the city have the American Hag Jiving.
The (ieriuan Military Companies, e*corl...1
....1.1:? ? _ *i- i.:. ?_
\ ? % ii vi i uiuiiiri >Hiu,vn iiiiiii .?i nil}?x 1 i:i u?
the Military Hall, where a sumptuous breakfast
was disposed of. Alter the repast, the
four Companies marched through the principal
streets of the citv.
The Mayors and Aldermen of Memphis.
Iluntsxillc and other cilice were received at
the Council Chamber liy (lis Honor the
Mayor and the Members of the Cit v Council,
at 10 o'clock, where they were visited
by a large number of our citizens.
?J rui5 of 11; r W rrk.
T > He Hrvu.?Chesley Roatwright, who
was convicted at the last term of Camden
Court, for the murder of Charles T. Kvana,
and whose ease was recently heard in tin*
Court of Appeals, where the motion for a i
new liial was refuseJ, li. s been sentenced j
by Judge O'Neall, to be hange d on Friday,
Jtitli June next.
('ommissiox on ( 'ottos.?The cotnmmslon j
merchants of Savannah have entered into a j
mutual agreement to charge tij per cent 1
commission on all cotton sold by tlietn, in- !
stead of fit) cents per bile, as has hereto- 1
fore been the customary rate. This nr- j
rnngejiviit is to take effect from and after I
I lie Is i-I ill Au^ii-t next.
Di'.tkoit, Mny '2:2.?Additional informn*
t on from the Northern counties in this
Stnli' fully confirm tins previous :iccoiintx
of destitution existing there. Coi ttihutiou*
for tin? relief of sutVercrs from 'his oily ami
inlerii.r. me hein;j freely rm iutl ami for*
warded l?y the Kxcculiw Committee of this
city.
That * 100.000.?Thu Massachusetts
Senate lias passed fur engrossment the res
illiition appropriating $IOO,('UO to aid the
Iroe State .settler* in Kansas, ? ilii ?ti amend
iner.t providing that the opinion of the Supreme
Court in favi r of the constitutionalitv
of the appropiiation must lie obtained
before n dollar can be drawn front the tre.is !
nry.
Sali. < f Ni:c.ko I'uopiikty.? Siity-nine
negroes were sold at thu Cherokee Iron
Works, Spartanburg lMslrict, on Wednesday
last, ** follow* i xiun, woman and 3
children $J,l>90 ; man. woman and two ebildren,
; man, womin ami tl ree children,
%4,S00; two men and one lio, ^ t - '
160; man and three children. ?:I,000 ; wo- '
man and three ehildren. $2.0(u?; mall and !
CAoo - I ? * e * . ..
% , t null 41IIU 11111', I ; OlU* |
_jir 1, 11 yearn old, 81,050 ; and auothcr, |
name aye, *1,1-5. Tin* thirty.(no olIu-M '
soli! at an average of $1,131." They wrrc
sohl on a iTi'iiit of ciylit months.
llr.AW Sai.kh or <"oi;n i.v Lorisviu.E.?
The l.oiiiaville Journal state* that the largest
sale of voiii fur iiiailo iii that market j
took place on Saturday by am-l'mo, undern 1
ili i'iio rt illicit <1 hy tin* chancer} court?. ^
Tlio lot rini<|itisi'(l 7,li!l5 Hacks or .-.bout t
11*,0110 bushels. It was offered ill |inrccls !
ue 50 nicks, buyers having the privilege ol j
taking 1,000 sacks. The whole was taken
for home consumption, ami the prices were
!VJ) cents to ?1.0;!), average 95 cents per !
bushel. The terms were t.months credit, [
inter* st added(Jurat
Curiosity.? Under this caption,
Dye's Wnll Street Broker says, licit its Coin
Book will contain a fae simile <?f tho silver
coin received I ?y Judas 1 sea riot fur the be- ,
traya! of our Savior.
The Town Council of Abbeville have i
passed nn ordinance : "That no eovv, or :
en If, ox or bull, slntl! be allowed to run in
tlie street between the setting and rising of
the sun," under a lino of two dollars.
Kirk*?About l o'clock yesterday evening,
(aavs the C'heravv Gazette,) the alarm ,
iA llrn vi.iti Htitinticil (In lltft ??w\f i
we found ?n out house on the lot of ('<>1. j
A Maofarlan, between Front and Second j
Street, in flames. It nun entirely conamn- |
ed. I.om Small. WhHc this building wss
in ll.nneH, the alarm of tiro was heard in another
direction. Another liouae was on
fire, belonging to Maj. J. T. Coil, known as
the ' Peter I louse." The sparks had hceu
carried from the first to the last building, '
near one fourth of a mile. The building j
was entirely consumed.
A l'lUMBWOBTHV KrroRT.? Wo are
much pleased to learn, (snys the Camden
Journal,) that several of our friends, who
have united under the name of ihu ""Camden
Harmonic Society," and who are under the
musical Induing of Prof. DeVino*an aceoniv
plished teacher, design, nhout the middle or .
last of June, to give a public entertainment
at Temperance Hail, the entire proceeds of i
...I.l.I, ..... i.. i.- I.. ...i. <i... i
erection of a .Monument to tliu gallant
Moffat.
Tmk Backward Season*.?Prior lo last
\v#ok the crojm generally in tlila District
were doing tolerably well altho' they were
wall ami backward. Coru in alill growing
moderately, but Ilia late cool apel! hue killed
the cotton so badly that aonie alarm m beginning
to bo felt respecting it. Wheat
and onto ?rc supposed to be deing finely.?
CtuHcr Sluutiar^
r * y * ' a,
I 9
V .'nii .Air- ' ri* 111 f
Geology of South Carolina.?Oscar J
M. Lisbor, State Geologist,&.e., (says
tlio Carolina Titties,) lias kindly laid on our
table, a series of flatus designed to illustrate
tlie geological features, phenomena,
&c., of a most interesting section of the
State to akieli they refer. We *ould require
no higher evidence of the industry,
fidelity ami ability of Mr. I.icbcr, tbnn these
l'lates exhibit. They relate particularly,to
the geological features of Lancaster, Chesterfield,
York and Chester, are beautifully
executed, nnd, we can add, from a personal
knowledge of the topography of much of
the country surveyed, with most lemarkable
accuracy.
Kashas.?A correspondent of the St
I.ouU liepuhlicau, writing from Leeoinpton
Rasas, says: vp> -g
" It is supposed that between 9,000 nnd '
10,000 votes have been registered in the
Territory, Tlds will probably give the I
pro?*lavery men a majority of say 2,000 j
votes, possibly more; though they will owe
this to tin* neglect of the lllack Uehublic.'.ns,
who have in many instances refused to
register, or give fictitious names. We pre.
suine that they intend to vote down the
State constitution when it is submitted to
the tieotdc. and therefore feel icditter- 1
ciil to to tin* politic;)! complexion of the !
Constitutional Contention to be lioldcn in ;
Juno next."
The lee Dealers of New York have fixed j
their prleOH for the season, Increasing it I
over hist. They give twelve pounds daily |
for six cents, while last season they gave
fourteen pound* for that sum.
Hon. I.. M. Keitt, delivered the first lecture
of the third course before the Chcraw
Lyceum on Thursday last, on "the harmony !
of creation, the evidences of design which '
il exhibits, and its adaptation in all its parts 1
to the exclusive lsc id" man."
Shockino .Ml'iiiiki:.? A favorite servant
if ("tijit. (II. lta\i?, at Kidgcwity, was
killed last week l?v another negro, who en- t
t iced him utt' in lliu woods and knocked bis j
brains out with an nxc. A few drop* of
blood i>|???ri (lie murderer's clothes led to the
discovery of Ins guilt, which lie afterwards
confessed.
Tub Nk\t CoKoar.ss.? A Washington |
corrcs|iofuicrit of the Ciiailo? ton iShnuiwd
says that the organization of the next House j
of Representatives is beginning to be dis j
cussed in that city, alld that it scelus to be
generally conceded that the ilott. Jamks l?.
Okk i\ill he honored with the Speakership,
almost without opposition.
Cotton Ccltvkk.?An association has
been formed in Manchester, Kughtiid, composed
of sonic of the most iutluetilul uicn
in the Kingdom, lor the promotion of lite J
growth of cotton all over the world. The
design in to increase the supply of ?l??% u??i
v? r?.il article of cun>uuiptioii by I lie removal
of ;iU exaction jpid legislative impediment*,
tuid by every possible arrangement. Iiw.ik
slated at the meet ng that the manufacturer*
were paying not le?* than 4>lo,ouo,u??ou per
ami (nil more than should be p..td for cotton
if the supply were unfettered. The pur
puie of the association it to encourage by
all practicable menus the growl It of cotton
in the llritish colonic* and otlur countries,
by diffusing information, supply of luacliincr>,and
every possible removal of legislative
impediment*.
"I'llk 1V*T OfFlCK?Wv learn Ihrough a '
reliable source, thai the New l*o*t < )it?ee,
for 'he construction of which &&0.000 was
appropriated at tin last (Session of Congress t
in Lit* mini in iiim iiiy? will Hot In- null* j
niettccil during llir present year or at llic i
leant l>cforo the ?>tnte will cedo to tlie U. S. !
Hov eminent tlie site selected and specially
exempt it from Taxation. A* this cannot '
lie eflirti'il be fo re tin* next Session of the
legislature, tlio work will not In* couitmne* j
c?l biTurv tlnit period.?CartJina 'It met.
CIIAM FM.OK JollNh'ION?Wo regret to
Irani, says the Newberry Mirror, that Ilia
Honor Chancellor Johnston, is pi evented by ,
wicknesw. from rdtending to bin professional
duties. The il1iie?s, though nevere (an
Attack of AHtluitn,) i* pa*?win?? nUiiv. ntol in
- e ----- - i
hope, ere long. to greet Itini in hi* usual I
health.
St. l.ouis, May '2J.?Col. Cuming, nn Indian
Agent at the West has been tendered
tlio (iuvornorship of Utah, bill ban deeliu
od.
Accident to (>i:nkkai. I'illoiv.?(Jm.
Pillow was severely injured by falling from (
u horse at bin residence in Helena Aikan- i
suh He is now in .Memphis and is slowly 1
recovering.
TUB TRIUMPH OF I'lllLOUXiV.
A Ml ITIt OHM AND .MANY COl.oKT.l! Mt'DTITl'DR
Philology or the acquisition of languages
is in itself a very harmless and amusing pursuit
for thoao who have lime to spate, ami
not. enough of brains to devote themselves
with any prospect of success to the creation
of original ideas. Hut the importance laid
upon a knowledg of the dead languages by
nil the European colleges, and by too many
ol our own, is supremely ridiculous. It i*
very irne tUnt nn nctpinintnnce with the
works of Homer, I'luto, Sophocles, nnd Ciccvro
may bo desirable , but have we not
trniishitions of these in the English tongue
nnd might it not profit us some* hot more
to have carefully rehearsed ntid studied the
noble teachings of Itucon Khnkespere, Mil- <
ton, IxH-ke nnd Webster? if a man has 1
but sno idea, though be u>ny have half n
dozen ditfereut tongues to express it in, he
has but one idea alter all. Klihu Hurreit,
for sxnmple, "the learned blacksmith'' of
Worcester, can converse nnd write in over (
half a hunt red qitlbreiit languages and dim- |
U*vt?i but be baa never tye?o< .jap* clod of i
any inordinate suppply of brains?ami up
to tlie present moment?we are unnctpiaiated
with any river that has been set on fire
by his genius.
Philology pursued for its own rake is a
rank humbug mid nothing else ; but when a
mastery ol tongues is used,.as Professor
Hollow a v lias used it, for tbo dissemination
of new ideas and truly valuiiblo discoveries
among all tribes and nntionnlties of men w#
recognize in it ene of the noblest instruments
of civilization and are greatful for the
.assistance it imparts.
W'l ..ill. r tin. 1 u<wr mil ):.h<iri<>ii? Cii/.I.I tit*
it-searches and experiments w Inch llollowny
lind to undergo before be succeeded in
per fee linp bis universal remedies, left liiin
limu for the personal acquisition of all tho
languages now spoken upon earth, we do
not know, and were we speaking of an ordinary
man, should think, they could not
possibly ; but in our estimate of such a
character as his, the common standard of
intellectual measurement is at fault; ami
it seems not improbable that the mind
which obtained dominion over all forms of
human malady, could easily obtain the key
to every tongue.
Whether Ibis be bo, or not. certain it ia
that Holloway lias established printed jonr....i
..ii ii... i.._ .f .i...
ir* in mi iiiv niiv n ii I.iir;ui!^,? vi iiiv
world?join rials specially devoted to 1 ho
furthereiicc of medical truth and a proclamation
of the saving principles embodied in
tlio list' of Ins Universal Remedies. The
philologist could desire no richer treat than
a perusal of lire mully thousand files of pa.
pers, all of them in different tongues, which
can he seen in his establishment; and tlio
Ilritish Museum, endowed as it has been
both by tl.e munificence of individuals and
bodies corporate, Is indebted to no sinplo
individual more than it is to I'm lessor Hollow
ay.
If we needed a pram! tlitcrprelor of Im
inanity, tin h.tirpretor whose fanner'deeds
ami general eharaeter would every w herosocuri1
a fa\or:ibln nudiei|ee for whatever new
ideas he illicit? choose to I.iy before tint as>cmbhd
congiegation of mankind, it i.s to
llollo way tii it w e should of uvct'SiiIy n)>|il\.
I If, indeed, If s turned philology to goo.I
uceoiint; ami l.i* reward is this,--III >t it enables
him to understand (lie uiiiiil'old and
ccaHrlefW songs ?if !)ene>!ie:ioii and gmtifude
wl.ieli arise to i,in? from the I'uil heart* of
the millions hi* 1 "uiwrs.il Remedies liuve
rescued from the very jaws of I lit- grave.
This indeed is the most pregnant triumph
of philology, ami l?y far the must useful purpose
that the po-s-sion of miry tongues
lias liitlu-rln !m*i'ii In. All lii>:ior tu
I'rotVssnr Ilulliin'ay, iiml may liu lonj; rutii
liniu't?i di?;u-m Itt ? ITiii vi isal Kciitcdirs
tn '.In- it11111iir111 ntnl many i-ulan-d tnui.itiiiif
wlin have 'h-i-:i taught l?y i\|iirierii-ii
tn !u -k ii|i tn liim .-is their ttii-dical rcih-uiil. r
? A V \if.'. l'nhcr (1'iZiMr. .
(I clrpjjljir.
LATER FROM Kl IIOI'K.
i u nn \r. o v Tin: srn.x mi:it
A E A BIA.
Nk\v Voiik, Miy 2R.
Thi! s!.-aiii?lii|i .IrdZi/i.triMii Livi-ri !.
alienee >lv*r ?aile<l on tlm al'iernnon nl ilia
1U.Ii iota it, luihjn<i readier! ihis |>or<.
1 lie news I>\ this arrival is ol a Imjily
ini|>orlaiil nauir*.
1'oLi rifAL XKWS.
I.'?ru l'.ilnifMton li is miro luci'il a Hill
providing for itic nd mission of Jews to
1' oliuiiif nT.
Tile Spanish Aim ul:i w a* still at C??
ill/..
I'lio M'-voan K nliaAiilur !i? ! ol>t liiu* I
an interv iew with the Spanish C shine?.
It is re|a>rted that tlm Iviii^ lia<l been
discovered us a participant in x tJutixpir icv
to dethrone Isabella, Jm i|ii?en, lln
i> threatened lt? l?e arraigned for Treason.
Spain hi id Kussia will aenii K ivoys to
China.
M AKKKTS.
Livt?r|ioot, May tO.? 1'. M.
Out ton l.a.l advanced an eighth in thn
earlier part of the week, but afterwards
lo*t mIimI it bad gained, (lie market, however
closet! atoady at unchanged price*.
Virginia Election.
Augusta, May 2?.
The DomocrnU have a majority in all
(lie counties of Virginia except eight.
Failure of the Kansas Bill.
Huston, May 30,
The House of Representatives of thia
State has failed to pass the Kaniuu Au|
resolutions over the (ruveruut'i Vile.
More Filibustering
New Orlean*, May 2ft,
It is conddetitly assorted in tliU city
that C?en. Wnik^r will return to Centra)
America within sixty days, with plenty of
men and means.
The Tennessee Crops.
Memphis, May 20.
It is reported that the cotton crops in
many pnrts of Tennessee ka?k very unpromising,
the plants aro "lying. Hugnr,
[tonevur, looks well, and a line crop is
anticipated. *
Mews From Kansas.
Lkcomiton, K. T, May 18.
(ieneral Harney and stall liar* armed ,
at >'ort leaven worth. Hon. James i*
Orr, of South Carol,na, rem in d here o?
the 20th. A public dinner and reccptu n
"? in u-ihhtc'i mm yvAicruny uj our cht
ion?, but (Jul, Urr declined tbo coiuplimenL
(i?n. John Calhoun, the Jiar?ayor(i??<
r?l of Jin Territory, lia* arrive*
from Si. C?ui*. Th<s arri?.M? at U>? haul#
luru av?eaga lifty jn?r liny.