The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, March 17, 1858, Image 2
/aith when yon have ilia powcy. It lias
been always broken whenever pledged. J
Now, sir, as 1 am disposed to see this j
question settled as sooii as pos^te, ami .
mil perfectly willing to have a dual ami i
conclusive settlement now, instaiulv, ami ,
after what tlie Senator from New York !
has said, 1 think :t not unimportant that I
1 should attempt to i-rijjisr the North ami
South lace lo face, and see what resourCeo
each of m. i.hiolit have in the coiitiu j
geucy of separate argaiiizali mis. If we
never acquire another foot ? !'territory for |
tho South, look at her. Eight hundred
fitly thotisati 1 square miles; as largo j
as .Great Britain, France, Austria, Prus |
aia, and Span. Is not that territory en
ough l<> make an empire that shall rule I
the world ? Willi the finest soil, the most
delightful climate, wliosg productions
none of those great countries call produce,
we have three lhoiisaud??>i!es of coiuinen
ta! shore line, ami so indented with hays
am! crowded wiu? islands, that, wlit-n
Jtlieir chore lines are added, we have
twelve thoiisr.iid |t;iles cf snore line.?
Vi. t. . i _" i ' ?
-uu neari 01 oui country runs
Uieore.it Mississippi, tlie father of waters,
juto whose bosom are poured thirty six
thousand miles of tributary streams ; and
beyond, wo have the desert prairie wastes,
to pjctcct us in our rear. Can yoy hem
in suplt a territory as that ? You talk of
muting up a wall of tire around eight
hundred and fifty thousand square iptles
co situated ! IJow absurd.
But, sir, in this territory lies the great
valley of the 51 ssis-ippi, now the real
and soon to he ilte acknowledged, >e it ot
}he cmpiry yf the world. The sway of
tjpit vallpy \yill be ar great as ever the
JJile knew in the earlier ages o! mankind.
We own the most of that vadey. The
utost available part of it belongs to us ;?
and although those who have settled
ft do iv ii^ aie now opposed to us^another
generation will t?-11 a different tale. Tliey
are our.* bv a!! the laws of iiatuie ; slave
lt,l?or \vil| go over every foot of tins great
vallev where it will be found profitable to
use it, and those who do not use it are
soon to bo united with u:j by such ties as
will make us one and inseparable. The
iron horse wijl soon be clattering over the
at;nny plains of the South to bear the
p. roil nets of its upper tributaries to our
Atlantic ports, as it now clatters over the
ice-bound North. Tie re is lite great M s
toss ppi, a bond ?.f union made by natures
jaw. She will forever vinificaie her right
to the Union. Gu this fine territory we
have .a population four times as large as
that with which lliesQ colonies separated
from the mother country, ami a hundred.
1 Height say a thousand, fold as strong,
pur population is now sixty per cent,
greater tlian that of the whole United
States when we entered in'o the second
war ot independence. It is tw;ce rs large
as the whole population of the 'United
i^i^tes \yr\s pm years alter tlie conclusion
of that war, and our exports are three
limes as ureal as those ot the whole
{Jni'.ed Stales then. Upon our muster
roiis we have a million of men. In a de
fensive war, upon an emergency, ev$ry
one of them wYtttld he available! At an)
tiiue, the South can raise, equip, and
maintain in the field, a larger army than
any Power of the earth e?n send against
liop,n?i.l mi a rmr of soldiers?men brought
tip 011 horseback, with guns in their
hands.
If we take the North, even whan the
t\vo,large States of K tnsas an I Minnesota
shall l*e admitted, her territory will be
one hundred thousand square miles short
of ours. I do not apeak of California and
prejjon ; there ts no antagonism between
the South and those countries, and never
will ho. The population of the North is
fifty per Cent greater than ours. I have
noj-htug, to sAv"in <ltsnarnfreinent <diii?r.if
the soif of the North, or tlie people of tlie
North, who are a brave, intelligent, energetic
* aco, full of intellect, bill they pro
'luce no groat suple that the S^uiith docs
not produce; bit we produce two or three
and those are the very greatest, that she
can never pro.nice. As to her men, however
high they may be, lhe\ have never
proved themselves to he superior to those
onee >outh, either in the field or in the
senate.
l)ut, sir, tlie strength of a nation tie
pentls in a great measure upon its wealth
and tlie wealth of a nation, 'like that of a
m&n, ic 1,9, be estimated hv its surplus pro
duotion. You may go to your trashy
census books, all of which is perfect uon
scense. nod they will tell you that in the
State of Tennessee the whole number of
bouse servants is not equal to one half
^bose hi toy own liou-e, and s ?-h things
as that. Yon mav 1. I...1 I* .....1..
throughout the country from ilic.-e censer
? >ks. but it is no inat:er how much is I
made if it is all consumed. If a man is
worth millions of dollars and consumes
his income, is lie rich ? Is he competent
to embark in any new enterprise? Can !
he build ships or railroads ? And con d !
a people n, that coiulition build ships and
roads and goto wari Ad the enterprises
of peace and war dep-nd ut>- i the surplus
productions of a people. They tna.v be
nappy, tney may he comfortable, they i
may enjoy themselves in eating what they
make; but thev are riot rich, they are not
strong! K seems, by going 10 the reports
of the Secretary of the 'fr<jasuiy, which
are authentic, that iasl year the United
^laies exported in round numbers *2.79,^00
000 worth of domestic produce] e.tj
eluding gold and foreign inercb indize reexported,
Of this aino ml ^1 78 000,000
worth is the clear produce of tiie S >uili ;
articles that are not and cann<?t he made
at the North. IJere are also 000,000
worth of exports of products of the forest, I
animal provision*, ami bread^f nils. If wh
assume that the South made hilt una third
of these, and ^ think that is a low cairn
lation, our exports are $ 185^000.00.0,,
le?:virg to lite North less than $9,5,90,0,
x 000
In addition lo litis, wesend to theNorth
nO.OOO.yQO tvorilt of colon. wliicli is not
counted in the exports. \Ye send to her
$8,000,000 worth of tobacco, which is
not counted in the exports. ^jVe send
naval stor-s. lumber, rice, and rnanv other
tninor articles. There is rut dottb' that
we sen i to the Nortli $40.000,00.6,111 ad
ditipn ; hut suppose the amount to he
$&3,600,000, ami ?t will givo us a surplus
production of $'220 000.000. 'the recor
tied export* of the South now are prever
(ban the whole exports of the United
Slates in any vear before ^830. Tboy
are greater than the whole average ex
ports of the Unite.l Slates for the last
twefve years, including tlie two extraordinary
years of 18d(Tan<l 1837. TJtey
are nearly double the amount of the av
erage exports of the twelve proceeding
vears. If I am right in my calculations
as to $220,000,000 of surplus produce,
there is not a nation on the face of the j
earth, with any numerous population, that j
can compete with us in produ? e/x-r cujrita. i
It amounts to 6'. 0 00 j>er heatl,supposing j
that we have 'twelve million people.? I
England, w hp all her accumulated wealth j
'with her concentrated and mtellectualized j
energy, jpakes under sixteen dollars of '
cnrphis production per head.
I have not made a calculation as to the ]
[ l>ortlt, with her 695 000,000 surplus'; :
I but, admitting that slie exports as much
| as we do, w ith her e trh'een millions ot I
j population it would bo lu>t little over
i twelve doil<ir? a head at tlio ou:side.?
j She cannot export to us and abroad ex
I ceeding ten dollars a head against our
' sixteen dollars. I J*now well enough that
1 ll?e North sends to the Son ill a vast amount
of the produclians of her industry,
i take it for granted that she, at least,
pay a us in that way for ilie thirty or for
ty million dollars worth of cotton and
olhe'f article we send her. I am willing
to admit that she pays us considerably
more; but to bring her up to our amount
of surpl is production, to bring her up lo
$220 000,( 00 of surplus production, the
South must take from her $125,000,000;
and this, in addition to our share of the
consunipt inn ? f the $330,000 000 worth
I introduced into the country front a!'road
| and paid for in p irt by our own exports.
I'lte tiling is al'snrd ; it is impossible; it
I can never appear aliywliere but on aceni
mi< statistic book.
Willi an oxpnt > f $2QO.pOO.f)OQ under
| the present tariff*, the South organised
I separately would ltavo about *40,000,
I 000 of revenue. Willi one fourth lite
! pry-er.t tariff she would Itave a revenue
adequate to all Iter wants, for lite South '
would never go to war ; she would never
need an army or a navy, beyond a few
I gairisous on the frontiers and a few revenue
cullers. It is commerce that breeds
I war. It is manuficiures that require to
be hawked about over ;ho world, and give
r so to navies and commerce. Jiut we
have r.otV.itig lo but to take off res'
trictions on foreign merchandise and
open our ports, and the whole world will
come lo us to trade. They will he too I
glad to bring and carry for ns, and we
..I ..IS l_ f ..." - *? I -?
i r auau uuraiii or war. >> liv, sir, llie I
South has ne.er Vol had .1 just cause of
war. Every lime she lias seize 1 the swop! j
i< has been co the point of honor, ami .
that point of' honor has been mainly loyj
ally toiler sister Colonies ami sister States j
' who have ever since plundered and caluin- j
niated her.
But iftliere were no other reason why
1 we should never have a war, would any
, sane nation make war on cotton ? Without
firing a g in, without drawing a gword (
when they make war on us \\o can bring I
the whole world to our feet. The South J
is perfectly competent to go on, one, two,
orilneu years, without planting a seed of
cotton, 1 believe llial if.she was to plant ]
but half her cotton, it would ho an iin
mense advantage to her. 1 am not so
sure but that af.er three year's cessation
she would coim* out stronger than ever she |
was before, ami better prepared to enter |
afresh cj?on her tiroat career of nmri?rU?
I ? - - I ? I
W'liat WonM hrppet; if ny COtloti was j
furnisnhed Cor threcy years I I will not j
stop to depict whatevcrv oiiq imaging, but ,
this is certain ; 0,.<1 ICngland would lop j
pie headlong and carry the whole civil
ized world with I?or. No, sir, you, dare
not make war on cot toy . J^o pow. r on
earili d itjes make war upon it. Cotton
is K ug. Until la'ely lire Bank of England
was Kiryg, Out slip tried to put her
screws as usual, tli? fa!,!, lie^ore last, upon
J the cotter, crop, and was utterly vanI
unshed. '1 lie la^>t poyver has been con |
qiiered. U lio can douht it that lias j
looked at recent events ? When the abuse
of credit bad de-uroyed credit an I annihilated
confidence, when, liyusatpls of j
i the strongest commercial houses in ilie j
J world were ecjning dowtj, nnd linn
rlreds o(iy,iliiotis of dollars of supposed j
properly evaporating in thin air, when,
you came to a dead lock, and revolutions
were threatened, what brought you up ? ,
Korlunaielv for you it was the commence I
lilPftl flit ill#* voucon t?t? l in-' I--...? 1
w. ...w ov.?nw,it nii'i nc imvt*
pour-d in upon you one million nix hundred
thousand Imle^ of cotton just at Lite
crisis to save you fro-n sinking, that
cotton, Inn for the bursting of your,.speculative
bubbles in the ^orlb, which pro
' tiuc'i! the whole of this revulsion, would
have brought us 5*100,000,00,0. \\'e j
have soi l it for $6/>.000 000, and sayed
y oil. l'lii/ty five iii!11 ioji dollars wq, the
slaveholders of tl:,e Souti,, liavo. put int<? I
the charity box of votir magnificent ftiian |
t-iers, your cotton lords, your merchant j
princes.
13ut, sir, the greatest strength of the!
Smooth arises from the harmony of her po- !
j,Illicit! .'itj 1 social institutions. This liar
j mony gives her a fr.auye of society the best
in the world, and ?n, extent of political ,
I freedom, combined with entire security, (
such as no oilier people ever enjoyed up '
j on the f?'-e of the earth. Society pre- j
i cedes government creates it, and ought to
control it; bill as far as we can look back
in liistr.fi^. tjiiues, w>e find the case differ* |
ent ; for g^'Vei ntip'tjt is no sooner created
I iban it becomes toy. slrcr-it for socieiv.l
ami shapes and moul?l?, hu well as con |
trols it. In later centuries the process |
of civilization and of intelligence hue made,
the divergence so great a* to produce,
civil whim u(j?l revolutions; and it is nothing
now but tlie want of harmony lie
J t ween govern in enIs andsociedes which
I occasions a!.l tl,? uneasiness and trouble
and terro^ tL.i|t wc gee abroad. If was'
lliit tliat brought on the American Revo !
lotion. \\'e thrgw of^. a Government not
adapted to our social system), ?'?d ruade
one (or oujrsel^s. 'pie que^ti^n is, /iow 1
far have we succeeded The Sywtii, so '
far as that is concerned, is satisfy, cv/)
tent, happy, harmonious anj prosper*
ous.
In all social systems there must bo a
class to do the mean duties, to perform
the drudgery of life That is, a cl ?*s requiring
but a low order of intellect and
but little skill. Its requisites sre vigor,
docility, fidelity. Such a class you must
Lave or you would^uot have that other
class whiuh leads progress, refinement^
and civilization. I,t constitutes the very
mud si 11a of society aud of political government!
and y5.11 mig| t ab well attempt
to build a houtc in t'-e air,as to build either I
the one of the other, ejtcept 011 the mud !
sills, ^orlunato'y for the South, she
found a race adapted to that purpose to
her hai).J. A race inferior to herself, but
eminently qualified in temper, in vi^or, in
docility, in capacity to s.aud the climate,
to answer ail her purposes. \Ve use
them for the purpose, and call them slaves.
We are old fashioned at the South yet;
it is ? word discarded now Ly eap polite;
but I will not cliarnc'erize tlmt class at
the North with that term ; hut you have
it ; it is there ; it i* everywhere; it is
eternal.
The Senator frorp New York said yesterday
that the whole woild had abo ish
*d slavery. Ay, the name, but not the
thing ; and the powei> <->1 the garth cannot
I abolish it. liod only can do it when he
repeals the fiat, "the poor \e always have
I with you ;" lor the man who live? by <Jaily
| labor, ami scarce')' livys at that, and who
has to put out hie bib"'r in the market
' and take the best ho can get for it; in
j short, vonr whole class of U)am;al
I ers and operatives, as you ca'l ihulp, ate
i slaves. The difference between us ",s, that
our slaves are hireil for life and well c< in
I penssted ; there is HO starvation, n?? beg
I ging, no want of employment among our
! people, and not too much employment
I either. Your* are hired liv the day, not
caied for. and scantily compensate I. which
j may ho proved in the most deplorable
manner, at any hour, in any s tree J, in any
of your largo tpaps. VVh)'? sir,you ujeei
mpre beggar# in ppe day, ui any tingle
street of the city of New Vofl{, ll.an you
would Intel in a lifetime in the whole
I South. Our slaves are black, of another
inferior race. 'J tic st ilus in . which w e
have placed them is an elevation. They
ur? elevated from the condition in wliieh
(h'd first created litem, by being made
our slaves. None of that race on the
whole face of the gioba can be com pared
with the slaves of thp Sout'g, atnl lliyy
know it. They are happy, contynl, una*
spifipg, i\od utterly incapable, fiom intel
lectual degradation, ever to give us any
trouble by their aspirations.
Your slaves are white, of yqur own
race j you are brothels of one bipod.?
They are your equals in natural eiplpw
| ment of intellect, and they feel galled hv
their degradation. Our slaves do not
vote. We give litem no political power.
V? ur? do vote, and being the majority,
tin y are ilie depositaries of all your p?tlit
ic'tI power. Il they knew tlio tremendous
secret, that tlie hallat box is stronger than
an army with bayonets, and eon It, combine.
where would \ oil be? Your society
would be reconstructed, your government
rqc< instructed, your ptoperiv divided, nut
as they have mistakenly attempted to initiate
such proceedings by meeting in
parks, with arms in their bands, but by
the ballot box. You have bet u leaking
war upon us tQ our v^txy huaflh thymes.?
Llow would you like for us tuseud lectin
ers, or agitators Nvirtlt, to teach thefc
people tins, to aid and assist in combining,
and /o lead them?
Mr. Wilson aud others. Send them
along.
Mr. Hammond. Von shv, send tlieui
North. There is no nee<l of that. Tliev
are coining here. Tliev are thundering
at our doors for a hotm-stead of one hun
dred and six'.v acres of land for nothing,
ami .Southern, Sc/)atop? an* supper'it.g it.
Nav, they are assembling, as I have said,
wuh arms in their haiuis,and dein mding
work at ?1.000 a year and s^ix hours a
dav. U, ?ve you heard that the ghost of
Nlendoza is stalking in the streets of your
t>ig cities; that tlie inuuisitigp i,s at tysn.d
There is a&>ata fearful rumor that there
hat (>. been oonsu|: at,i,ojyifi for vigilance coij
iniltees. You knoty what tlial means already.
Transient rynd temporary causes
ha?e thus lar heyn yoty preservation.?
The great West has b.t'CH open to voiir
surplus population, and hordes <<t mi
l>;o'. i.rian emigrants, who are crowding
in year by )v,ar. They make a great
movement, ai^l you call it progress.?
Whither? It i-. progress ; hilt it is progress
towards vigilance cy>i)i^illycc. The
South have t>o?taiiied you in a great
measure. i <ai ar-' our faetof*. Von tiring
ami oarrv for us. One hundred and fifty
million dollars of our money passes anno
allv through your hands. Much of il
stii ks ; all of it assists to keep your machinery
together and in motion. Supp- ?e
we wcrte to dijtclmrgu yoi^', ^Ppose we
wqce to take our business out, of your
hands ; we should consign you t^ngaicby
?*\nd poverty.
\'ou complain yf the rule of tb- ^oiith;
that has been another cause that has p>,e |
served you. We have kept the Government
conservative t?? the great purpose of I
the GovernWe have placed her
ami kept hereupon the Constitution, and
that has been the eatise of your peace q^tid
prosperity. 'Vhe Senator from New York
>av* that that U ahtyut to he at jfft end ;
that you intern* U) lake Urn Government
from us ; that it wijj, pjt.s-s from our hands,
l'erhaps what tie says is true ; yxt d/> md
forget?it can never be forgotten ; ii is
written on the brightest page of human
history?that we, the slaveholders of the. 1
South, took our country in her infancy ',
and, after rilling her for sixty out of the ,
seventy years of her existence, we shall !
surrender her to VOIl wilholll a stain noon
. r~" :
her liunor, boundless in prosperity, ittcallabte
in her strenglli, ihe wonder end ad- 1
miration of llie world. Time will sl ow i
wlmt you will make of Iter; hut no time
<jan Qy?r diminish our glory or your responsability.
t?kturs d %y is cfjymfkn.? TIm iinpor
taut day with us is ptsl?7tho number of
eases retuined this Spring is rather larger
than usual. The Clerk's office shjow* 4,57
cases, and we suppose there are aecep
lances enough to increase these figures to
at least 700. Hy far a majority o? these
however, are of the Summary 1'rocess
o'rAer, and we are riot sure thty the actit
al amount of money sued for is m^cli
gri^t'u.r, than is common in our District:
Chenltr Standard.
rAKC^,K':D.?In response to a petition
or citizens of Columbia, Gov. Albion has
pardoned Mr. Craig, convicted, at the r?
cent session of Court, of unlawfully t rating
with slaves.? Carolinian
Cj)p frkjin. .
lanuasieryille, s c.
WEPNEi>l>AY MOK.MV', MaIU H 17, 1SS3.
m i i in *
MusvtPAL.? Or i>. i.. tSliiitlo ih) J). It. i
| I., ("rawwere, <>n Saturday last,.clue- '
I Ud to complete the >ard of \J'..rd?-a?. j
j Mkssk*. J. II laitAKL.? VVo direct at- j
I t-nlion ad frl???'iii, i,t from Ales si*. J & j
I U. Israel, Camden S. tWo venture >
| out ciuntiy friends may obtain jocd b-ir- ,
grains there.
I nr. ( kV**At>hh. ? W o h ue reecjemi lla !
; Crusmler for March, an excellent periodical '
j devoted to the Temperance reformation. It
! is edited by (Jen. S 1'. Car v. published in
Cincinnati Ohio, monthly, tl 60 per year.
Taui.aUKX ?We Pre requested to call Ml* |
trillion to the fact that the \oung ladies ot
this place design ntTbrding some uinuscm n ,
and instruction to tip- Villager*, this ever- j
I itlg, in the way of Tahlaucx. A general at- j
; tendance i t desired.
j XkW A|-. KIVAI-S. ? The public will find l>\ !
i advertisement eUowhere. that Co'. J. I
I Crockett Las just .eivived a poiunlctc stock j
(of gentlemen's we tring apparel nt.d fancy ^
dress goods t'?.r the Spring trade. I .ado s,
now is your time if j on want the tirst .
chuiee.
IdHtje Pnet.
Mr C. II. Ia.tliin |ias lift at our otlice a |
licet which is somewhat remark aide for I
| size ;ut?I richness of euhir. It weighs seven
1 pounds and measures twenty one. inches in j
( eircumfcrt nee. It groty upon his promises ; j
bail it, you \\ ho c:;n.
Tl*e Carolina Times.
The proprietor of this valuable paper, we ,
! regret to s?-e, has heen necessitated t<? hio. ,
pond its publication for the pr sunt. The
reason alleged, was because of some unex? j
pected and unjust demands made upon him j
In thy employees. He invite* prop, sals j
for a luirch. je of the entire establishment.
Hanging Rock Mineral Springs
It will be seen, elsewhere in this piper,
that the proprietor of tln?e Springs olfers
I lie til for 8 tie or ri nt, with as ininh land
attached as may he desirid. A good opporteuily
is thus nllbruod any one desirous j
' of engaging it this >ort of enterprise. We i
I entertain no doubt hut thai with an en?r- \
gctic | roprielor. and one accustomed to j
I cater for the* public, the place may be made ,
to yield a prfc'yir ?nrl,i.ei; j
particulars, see advertisement.
CourtOiir
regular term of Court, which \\oul?l |
have been in S? ssion the present week, byt
j ti>r the .i vMont to Judge O'Neali, .stands j
adjourned to the 4th Monday it- Apul, na i
i will he ?? ? n hv an order to that effect from
| lite Jydgo. published elsewhere in our paper.
This n caused by the continued i I
| llc.ns ,.| the Judge, 'lie iCRIlIt of the no i|
dt III, an account of which w a published j
j in tne Inst issue of our paper.
It wid be i member d that Ilia I lor,or, !
.bid;?e <) N all.nresiil I lu re last F.?! 1 ourl
but hv Hume arrangement yrilb Judge W.o I
I law, whose regular time u i.-., he in .gain
j upon our Circuit this Spring. We are _j? ??J |
to hear t. .at . lion ,l? tie Judge w?s net ercly
hurt, his head having hon eu' in several i
) plneen and his nee.k and shoulder much
bruised, no permanent injury in apprehen|
dial The loan of such a tried, faithful and j
aide public servant, would be n ore it ei.- I
kitnilv, nod one that would beVvriounlv felt
, by the Stake. It in supposed that ho w;jl I
be able to, attend at ''heater, which is the j
Wi i k iifiei t!pj regular term hern. The
Courts procrastinated are those of Union,
I \'ork and Lancaster.
I Court Was called on Monday morning
and the jury discharged. A new jury will I
he dfuwu for the extra Court
I
Small ?o*.
IjVoni n card in hoc la?l issue of the Char. )
ioue iff mocrai, signed by thp Inlenil.'int,
Daii I l\:rk*, it appears that the report* of
small pox in Charlotte arose from nn isoln.
ted ease of i? fjfnUjKrpen- Ijrom the South,
who formerly 'ivcd in an adjoining eounly,
arid ^toppt J at that place, temporarily, sick
wilh the disenno, He was iinmediatelv
placed in n l?uiidin<7 in the sulmrha of the
corporate limits where lie remained only n
few days and Will removed by IJs friends j
No other C UM) b id occurred at the time of '
the publication of this cnjdf
Titr riusr Monnxf n? May ?It should, |
be borne in m'.nd that the Southern Commercial
Convention at Kno^ville, last sinn.
( mer. appointed Montgomery, Alabama, as
1 the place, nnd the tirpt,M/jpday ip.Muy next
as the time for the next, session. < f the
j Southern Commercial Convention. All U e
Southern States are exacted Wo bo Wfe.li,
reprssentod.
Thf. Flokioa Wax.? Advices from Tampa.
Florida, to the 4(h instant, state that an
Indian woman and a Bow legs' Negro had
come into that place. They say that the
Indians are wil ling to emigrnto, and that
Bowlegs sent to have n talk.
Senator Hammond's Speech
A large portion of to da's isayo of our
paper. wo devote to the publication of Senator
Ilaiiynoiiif-t speech, deliveied in Congress
on ilu* 4'?li inst. Tliis will be read by (
in: ny of our readers with the highest inter- ,
est ; it is iho usor.t remarkable ell'ort of the
season ; dispassionate, but full ,0/ tr.gth and
power, and the oppression jt lias produced
abroad d<>ts not fall below the e.st ni .te of
the speaker's abilities, ns a statesman and
an orator, w hich hja ardent admirers at j
home have been sanguine tliat lie would
sustujii.
Mr. llaminond's views upon the j^ansas
issue ?r" so plain I hat no one can fail to i
. ?i'v ,< . !
4i|'|Mt ri.ur 111i"i*i i ill? r juaUCI ?Wt*rt .^11- j
tv' doctrine, In* repudiate.*, and jipJio..;s tho
? der ereed which vest* the i>ov? r?igMy j
of tli* tiT-itnry i the people of the respeutivu
States.
lit- replied to the speech delivered bv Mr
Seward a day or two p.e ious in which
tliat p'etitlemen expressed tl \ pinh1
th ;t the I'-it:lo bet" ecu the N-tiH
and the Sooth li.el been f? iifht ajul
wot; bv the fortiu-r. np<i in ? hu h lie i ti inpled
to present a sort < f programme f tae
a,)li-.s'a\ery iijoven nt in oonten nlntion, i?>
devote ;ilt the i errilories t<? free labor rnd
to reeonatroct the Supreme Court as a
t|i "a lis of eftuetinir thin object. Mr. I lam
i i ; .> ... ... r .
iimmiii nriiijj* lie i?c spcuors Hire hi r>rc.
looks into the rcsou cos of hiu'Ii for maintaining
distinct Governments, their menus
for aggressive or defensive warfare, ami
lion s in tl,o most palpable \v ?y, tl, it t|n?
tviuth is licd'cr, 1?v far, in nil the elements
neee-saiv for tlie formation and support of
a M peuite confederacy. She possesses ,
within heiself all tl>e essentials for n (jreat, I
a free and u prosperous people, and to sav j
nothing of the nuul er# and i liivalpo char*
ncter of her people, her tMiinlierless other j
resources for defence and for degressive '
w.nfate, she posse soi ypl one power more
potent limn all the re^i ..r,d by the use of
?* liieli she can, witliout tiring a gun, bring
tlic whole i iviii/.cd world to lier left. This
'M f
power is King C >t|iiii and the speaker ion j
sons Mint cons.tries n;av make war upon (
each other. hi)t up,m Cotton, never.
Mil IV. . .. -
mi 11 a iiiiii "ii< i ? miijju i ut'ii. s c;?nnoi lit* j
nllicruiM' than ?? <1 with tliin cpm'li :? j
in* recsmmends no 'idt'd lint* of action I
for tli** Smith. wi ll which politicians may
ti <1 I'.ult?In* presents notliing sttil.inglv j
original, ami the ureal merit in his speech '
lays in the remark ibl? force with which he '
shows up plain ami unvarnished truths and
impresses them upon his heaters, lie would
impress upon the S<>i;lh a correct idea of
her i.w it strength and position in the (iov- i
crnuiciit. and if sUv in driven to the wall,
tins will be alt itupoftant it\ d,ei id.no upon 1
Iter proper iine of policy
B'.ootiy Aff ir in DarlingtonV\
v have seen several accounts of a titit- i
tits rcucountcr in Darlington District, which I
scents to have been as serious in its results j
as was h'imili iling in its general features.
That a necessity exists for such high hnn- |
dvd measures, is greatly to be deplored ? I
Wo do not advocate thy propriety of citizens
taking tin- law into their own hands,
except in extreme cases and where the ex- 1
isting law is powerics to cure the evils I
complained of This has been the ease
heretofore in the matter of trafficking with
? i ..... ? r . i... ? . . i .
v*' v"1' v? ow n<r?t*n bk<t uu/
i- mntri hast 'a <;< nleijd wiib, but wo trust i
tli.it, tbt; L-ite enactment* <>C the Iwpisliilure
I'/. suppress this il. w "J! otvi ite the r.ccos*?ity
of any more such OKCU/rencc* ns the
on f O'Pprtod from [Wliiig'on. Tho t'? I lonii.y
.".ccoti.it ?>! tho iT.tir from tlio Sunt*
trr Watchrffin is btief, ntjd ayeuia t.? t>m*
bo?1y tlio in tin facts :
lil.11' nv H .1 I t l.tY ? '?Vo h-nrn 'hot ft,
urnst blond) <|i i!, t vt.it i-nni ted, u feu d.ita
si ice, nctu ('.irtersi i ' in I) irlinylon K'i.
lrn t. l y \v liicli ti ce no*n vera kilicit, am'
two wou. t-d. ' 'f tijc ilirco I i1 -d, two |
wort* limited Windham. hi..!* ti.o thud I' ec? (
man Tho woninlctl, wo learned, uor
named f'.iri.-r tiiid .*tuclu*v. I* < ?*m tin* in- i
( rni.itio" tic h;tv w liieli e.e ? ip| ?e n
he >rret t. ili '' mailt, it * * ills ll ' a Vi/J
ll .1 Sue *'v ..vo-lt i ill 'ho t \'j i.i d.
Mhos Iiiisiiiomi wat the sup; io* <n of ne?
j;rii tu.tli in 11di-iiI *p 'its I'ho no t- is d,
with oilier*, Were Itio trnftick party ?
Ti h-d bcc.i vk.iriioti by the Sm cij to
coast* their n?*''.rit?ii business. ith.iiidiiii ;
the r i ij/h'/"rlioi>d I'hei hutl refused >r ]
iioy'eeted t" do so. ' )? lite day previous to ;
ti l- <4iHit-.II1 > . a p.lltV of tl e V'oil.Ult* met
at iIn* hoti-o of Windham, for the purpose !
of d .riyyiiiJT I Io* liipior, hot desisted, frt hi 1
leek <>l numbers or strength, or *eri- be a*
Li ii back. Another attempt >vi s mailt: tin
following day, when the ! oo<Jy ecriie watt
enacted (inns, we believe, Were the vtc.i- ;
pons nurd. We have none of ihe purlieu*
lars relative to the immediate eoott el, fur* '
luer than that iw o, of the trading party
Were killed outright, and that a third died
hortly after. Two of tiie Vig'lant party 1
were wounded, w-hethnr si rtounlv or nut we
do not know. One of thono killed. was,
we leain, literally riddled with abut. he
having lirat tired, upon tin; vigilant party,
wounding one of their number. We may
have further purlicu'em before t?ojiijj to
p: CM.
Washington Item#.
\V? condense from our i-Xclinngea thn. ]
following items of iptereat from the CapU
lol :
March 9.?-The following niipointmenU i
by ilie I'residi nt have been confirmed by
the Senate:
(Joi,l.tig^oa* ? Win F. Coleock, for the
port of (jliarlnltill. and Thnddeus Sanford,
fyr I lie port of Mobile.
Sumvkvokm os I,'t'nroMa?Win. B Flan*
| ^
npr, of Wilmington, and Meyer. Jpcobs of
Charleston.
The Senate nlao divu/nod. the K innu
question.
In the House, thp Army Increase Bilk
and Kalians affair,* *;er? under discussion,
but no action \y#? tekco on either.
March 10.?!(n the Senate to day, Messrs.^
llondip, of Miiine, npd Sebastian, of Arkrjj*
as, dr aped l^atiaus and Lacompto^Qoq.
atilukioty,
In the lloua", the Army Ir.creaap Bijlaod,
Kan Mae aflTiira were discuaacd. Mr. Stephens
endeavored to m.ke a report from
the Kansas Investigation Committee, lynt it
waa objee ted to. I
? ?-yj. -mm cs. - -v ?
Ma nop IjL-is-^'lieSenate to-day passed the
lluu-tf dtfivivt^y bill. In the Kansas debate
Mr. Benjamin, of L^ouisina, made a brilliant
speech.
$Jr. Harris asked leave kg inirudu o tlie
minority report from the Kansas ^nye* Canting
Cnjrmittee. The motion una objected
to n^d the debate postponed. The general
deficiency tcli was discussed.
Makcii 12.?In tlie H.eiia'v to-day, tlie
I.ecoinpton Constitut:on was discussed.
The House passed Uio Dip'oru tie Con
snlar Hill. Mr. Ilairi* withdrew his np\
peal IVixu tiia decision of tins chair on the
question of privilege,
Tv.e Ar^iy Jill.
The l>i!' hcfo.v. Congress providing f< r !
an increase i?i' our s'.ajl?'ing arui) , seems to |
oicupy n large xhare of Jho nth-nth n of j
Ilia' lioiiy. it serins inextricably involved
fron the r imb< of objei tions urged a pa'- t I
it, pearly nil of v Inch, uiu; be t.aced to
some local ?>r sectional jirrjuilior ? ome of
11 se nl ji'Cth'iiH h vo their origin in nn o|>Ijuailii
1 and distrust of lue Administration;
i rather ot t' e doubt enlertaiiod as to
h<?w and *vhere the increased force is to 00
employed.. The l'recsniiers fe'ir that it
m iy bo turned upon l.| ding Kansas, and
many Senators, N'or'.li and South of a do,
vnthi ig turn of mind, having nothing lu t
tor to offer against the l>ill, object npoi: the
broad apd ^011 e wheat vague priuciple. th>l
standing npnieti are dangerous t.> Republics.
The. principal phjet'.i \\ liiwli the President
had in view in asking for an incronse of 111? j
nrmy at this time, wan to n?e it in bring- j
ing that refractory sect, the Mormons, under
proper subjection. Our oresent force i
it is well known, is quite inadequate for
ll.at pin nose. Wo tin nntboli.ive.ua titaiiy
do, that our polio is to leave the Mormons'
to the I* to of their own vice* and delusions
We quite agree with our able coteinpu.ary,
the Now \'orW New a, in Hnying that the
error of those numbers who oppose an increase
iif the nrmy, consists in tln'ir regarding
the condition of affairs in Utah as ol
ordinary importance. As long as the law s
of the L'nitocJ States were permitted to filltill
tiioir mission, su;d the mini-tors repainted
to carry the samo into ellVut, treated
with that respect which their olliec entitled
tliriii l<>, tin sufficient provocation could
have been foui d at this particular titnc
which should justify the heavy expenditure
consequent upon thu niaiutork:i\ev of a
large military furoc on a distant frontier.?
Bat the histort of the Mormons, !?? that
of all sectarianism and oppressor bigotry,
has shown that their pence;. We von tact and
good neighborhood with uiviliznlioo are
impossible. They have ever been a quarrelling.
wrangling peop'o. They fought
themselves >uit of New Yuik into Ohio,
from thence to Illinois and at last to their
p-cenl settlement at Salt Iwiko ('itv.
Not only viewed in thin light in their rehedion
caleulatcd to give on great trouble ;
their position in one of almost unconquerable
advantage; sur-ouud.d by a mountainoun
region whose narrow passes and intrica
cies atlord every facility for light or ambuscade,
an Inferior foroo could defend tills natural
citadel for weeks ag oust ro army mimrrically
superior, hut wanting iike faeili
11 in, \ nil f..rll... i?... M -- -
...... uiiuvii me iuiuiii i;* ni n
more powerful foe than thai with which w<
have been accustomed to cope. Their marti;ihMpirit
is i-iilUi/t-J in all the appliances of
hi >ihrn war fore. They exhibit the *at;)p
degree of proficiency which our own troop*
h;uc ntt.uj.cj Thcv nr,c belter organized,
more uhiimiantlv equjped nnd seen rely posted
than to border Indians All,' use coo-.
* derations present them#* >es in coutcin,plali^y
the necessity for 'lie j- rcn?e provided,
lot- VV the Arm''bjil, l*at thero is
tiil another impurtao. feature whie.i must
not Iks d ?re?..r<led, ninl ?t is t!>. position
ill Sill lailje t'ity is here ft"r '<> ( IIpv
as a rendezvous for loose | >n?-?-r holds
who go to p!a- ' like ,T!nen.? of i Id. the
?ee>'. of a great empire on tin g< 'der. shores
of II.c l\u ilie. 'Jfhc t?.n leney of a civilii-i'
oy, i .vrest x'a^'J, and this inclination has
received a r v Imp' .ioiu tlie di.sasli s!
i the linanciait world. Already our people
are trending those vast forests wh.ch HQnii,
inn-l yield t the productive ami or Inline.
The e*ow I is hurrying 011, nnd M siouri,
Kansas and Utah a?? hccoining the greot
highway for this army of pro ress.
Under such cireiimstances we esteem it
of the highest importance that .no duty
should hg neglected toward removing any
impediment, *!)ieh nuty hereafter cheek this
current of industry. Cert duly the Mormpn
settlement with suclr institutions as
are now tolerated there would offer ? f..?..l
ijtwtarle. Ten year* hence, nnd a Moody
\>.ir resulting in a feait'u.l sacrifice of life,
ami the extermination of the Mormons
would be the onlv resort of our Oovernin
en I. Surely thou it is both wi?doin and
economy to remove tin* ?tut.>biiu<^ block in
Oi>r fi.ith at le*? hazard and expense note,
then w uit till that tune, nnd incur the penally
of a sanguinary border war. Before
jHucb vii-i^s an these, tiiat expand with vita'
ifplmriiiL imparlance, thq miaeiabln :tnti?
*la?ery *hifta of agitator* 'm Congress p..xs
into contemptible obseOrity.
i Our army at prem nt. nccordtpg to. the act
of June 17, 1850, in eighteen thousand one
hundred nnd till) one. This force ip ata-.
' tinned over a vn*t sp*ce of territory, atrctcli|
ing from the western ihore of l-nke Superior
to the Qfonlb of " ? It 19 Grande and
Cape Romania, including Minnesota, OreCl'lb
Win''. Kan-?S, Nebraska. tyiw M?-?ico,
Texan, California, Wu\|,ingtoii 'Ferriiur/,
NJ.i.souri, and Florid^ C?n most of '.he
Station* these troopr are imperatively rei
quired lor the protection of settlers and cut*
'gran's, and y?l it i* humanely asked thut
the President be compelled to select from
the-e *yicl) as tlx suppression of the Morin
< >u ry boll top, may yquire.
We are as uuiJt opposed as any one to
U> raising of armios iu Umo of peace, and
yet it is possible thst tills prlnc.ple be carried
to extremes. Here ia a case exceptional
in its character and rails for sxtrsorduia|
ry effort on the part of our Govorum ;nt.?
Viewed in the of dollars and c?nN, H
would cyxi Ahe country but little more i/
proi iptly acted upon,than doe* tips continued
agitation o!' the matter in Congress,
consuming so oueli of tho public litue.
Kkom Ui At#.?Advices haw been reeeiv.
ed fronj Salt f/i'.o to t'nc !l5tli of Jiu. U
nary, Tho 5.?rtU"u,j were manufacturing I
cannon, revolver* and powder A skirmish
bad taken place between the Mormon* and .
the piuki- guard of tlie army, in wliicli two
of the former and four soldier* were kiU
Convictip?-CJeorj.'o Tillm n was convie'"
I of manslaughter at Kd go He Id Court
hist week, and sentenced to two yen is in
jail m.i two thousand dollars fine,"Tor killing
I It'll ry A Christi"t.
A Pl'.INIKR is I.uuk?Gboucia a Lt'ckt a
Pi.ii K.?lately t'-' re wis nyoung Eng'^h V
I rinter, named lloury Flo I, engaged or
the Favannah licorgun. and a fe days :i?.|
ho,sailed iioin Savannah for Engl ,nd hav,
ing received the welcome news thai lie was A
heir to an elate of C ' OC'U pounds, ah ai, W
I 5>d')0,000, a sum much to he desired ir T
| hard times.' This is not a luckier turn in I
Ihe wheel of fortune than that which happened
torn American typo sometime since.
He had tried his luck at almost everything,
and was nhent to despair, when the happy *
thought ?''uck him he might draw a prize.
| Av?'oitlini?ly ho purchased a ticket it) S. <
I JSwmi) A- I'n'ii legalized lottery, which drawn 4
| i.viiv Halm day at Augusta. CJa., nnd drew
the capital prize of $10,000. Tie nevt t
drawing idler* brilliant prospects, an tin
capital priz'* is $70 Ot'O. Tickets $10, \ I
and "Ji, ? hid) entitles the hold, r to tho
whole or a proportionate share in any prizA
that he draws. 44
I
(HY n:gi kst ] ,
Watch, Mr 'her. I
We do not kuswv when we have met with If
a more touching ami beautiful poetical
lilorccoau III !) the. lolloping. It breathe*
a * tiiimeiit of lu>:\ inspiration a hi. I. touch,
es e?ery ehoid of the heart. Read it:
.Mother, watch the little feet.
( oil h po i t|.c oni(i? II wall. A
lammling t!iri>n?rli Ii ? bu?y street, J
I'ai igiag cellar. shell ni.il liall ; ^
Never count tin- moments lost,
Never count tin* lime ii costs
(Juiite ill.m, mother, while you ??i)\
I.est their infant fno1?tvp? kI|iv.
Mi the', vvnteh the lit W h.aa.4 J|
1|;? : ino hurries Vy Vu- way,
hois** i,n the Haml.
,i,n?i!nj? up the fragrant hay
Never ?l..re llie question a^h :
Why to uic the vvc.rv t isk ?"
J'he "iiin li'tle ha mis innv prove
.Mesieio' r flight :t:i.l love.
Mot'o vv..tch the little toguo,
i'r. Iling, vh'ijtiei.t niul wihl;
> li.it is *.iM ami what is *u:ig,
Ity the jovoiis |i jipy elilhl.
t'tthh the vvonl while yet unspoken,
Stop the v<"v before 'lis li.ok> i ;
This .ante tongue may yet piocloiin
llle.?vin a Saviour'# name.
Moihi , vvat. h the liitte ! -art
Heating soft ami v irtn fir <01 ;.
Wliolcst ..ii- U-xs.in* now i* ijmil,
Kwp, <) 1 l.vp lli.it vminj; triu.
ovvry
Sun S ;ijj fm! jiiiil prffiidt.H Hcotl,
?. 1+irvrs' ?".? !? \<?u tin a m iy a. c
I. ipcit l??r vUrinty.
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CANADA,
UAIIIVK. NUrcIl 10.
'If11h !,! yal Mail steam aliip Canad'i^
Cnpl. W. .) (J. Lnj, b?\ arrived it tl?.\
|>*<rl in.!/ V <1him to the 27,ili t il.
General Hews.
P.iilinment li.nl adjourned W. the l*t
illkt.
Tin) trial of (he conspirators for (ho
death of i he U'jiij.eror, at Pari*, resulted
in llit^CohVictiou and sentence to death of
Oisjtii, Uulio ami Pierre. Gome* wna
sentenced to petud servitude- for life. An
immense number of at rests liaj taken,
place
The Danish Ministry lia<] resigned.
Canton had been captured, and Yeh
and a Tartar General were prisoners.?
The a'lw.a would continue the "protector
ate" ol Can'on until satitfaottafi ia given.
')'li? itlli'-v |?*t l3o men in the NtUck.
Sir Colin Ciunf.bell m preparing to,
eiuer On.le lor a final struggle.
Couimerci&l News.
Livsiu'ooL Corros MahIpt.?All qualities
uf Cotton liD'l aduticeil 1 3d. per lb.
and wmin circular* quote a fraction high*,
er. 'i lie adr ince, however, waa owing to
tbe ligiit lock and limited arrivals. The.
ante* of the week comprised 61,000 bales
of which sp"culaloi* look 10 00O and exl
porlrrt 3000 halo*, leaving 38,000 balea,
of all description* tolbe trade. The salea
| mi Friday Were 70'>0 hale# of w hich 1000
balea were, for apecufator* and export, the
I market c!o-ing firin. Or ean* Tat, was
I quoted *1 &J., Or leant Middling at 7
11 10J., Mobile Fair at 7 7 8d., Mobile
{ Middling al 7 0 IttJ., Upltti.da Fair at
7 3 4 , nQtl Upla.ide M- Idling at 7 1 2d
per lb. The stock oil band comprised
207,000 balea, of which 100,000 bale*
were American.
8tatk or 'I'atPK.?.\Un#he*tcr advkea
were iavo'able ; goods were advancing.
I.twarooL PRRADaTU/ra MaakKr.? jf
. Utcads'iiifa were generally quiet. Flour tf?
' wn? dull, and uneatable. Wheat wai */'
i