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Tin-] LiNGisrii Published every Wednesday Morniii nv w. M. CONNOR KD1TOU AND I'HO 1'KIRTOIt. T ERMS. ii advance, * A* the expiration of Six Months, - - 'At the end of the Year, 3 o3c advertisements ^Vill be inserted at the following low rate Una suiiare (of 1 ti lines nr ??in? * 1 ; or, il continued, "& cents lor the first portion, and KO cents for each subsequent im ion. See Fourth I'agc for deduction.1 vor of standing advertiseuients. The number of insertions must he written aach advertisement, or they will tic inserted ordered out and charged accordingly. LCgare and the Lcgare Meatmen' A native of South Caiolina, resident Haltnnore, Md., addressed us a letter, i closing the sum of.Ono Ihillar, to be i ded to our list of subscriptions to the 1 gare Monument,under the impression t! the subscriptions arc limited to that mount, and earnestly begs to be set rig if misinformed, that the amount cnclot n ay I e increased manifold. Wo sta for the information of our correspond! and of otbcis, that the subscriptions i not limited to any sum, but vary accoi ing to the ability and inclination of si scribers. , The sister of Lagaro, Mrs. Mn S. Lagaro ttullcn,of Marion, Linn coun Iowa, tins liberally subscribed the sum $400; the oilier subscriptions range, ii variety of amounts, from one luindc dollars to ono hundred cents, and coi prise a huge number of lite most disti guished and respeetable names in t rslatc, ami several other sy inpathizi tYiends and admirers of Lcgare, liko < correspondent, natives of South Caroli resident without her limits. Oar correspondent expresses an nrd? desire to do all honor to the memory Lng.sre, having enjoyed his esteem a friendship in life; and nslcs whether would not prove grateful to the friends Legare, throughout the Union, if the p< session of Photographic copies of theori inal portrait of Legare, owned hy M Uullen, or of Mr. Stanley's [intende copy of it, were place 1 within their ineai We trust that Mr. Stanley, the art employed by the Attorney Genet id's 1 partmcnt, at Washington, to copy M Hullcn's portrait of her distinguish brother, or the Photographers at Wa ington will act on this suggestion. Our correspondent speaks also of havi in poMOssion several letters from Mr. 1 gare, one of which, dated Sept. G, 18shows a foreboding spirit, on his ,depa ure from Charleston, the letter in qucsti containing the following sadly prophe passage: 'I leave Charleston with henvy heart; for I don't know whethe shall ever return to it.' 'Alas adds < correspondent, 'for our State and < countiy, that his foreboding was dootr to so early a fulfillment. I would se you tho letter, hut that it is of a souiowl private nature. However, I purpose v tting my native State, about the l*il part of November, jind will take excet ing pleasure in waiting on you with t letter in question.'?Charleston C'ourit Curious Memento of Washington. The same correspondent, whose de and alloctionate interest in the gifted ai lamented Leg aire as been shown m t foregoing article, also writes us as fellow "I have in my possession a curious m meolo oa Washington, whicli is fully d* cribed in the enclosed newspaper slip, at I should be happy to mark my earnest i spcct for yon, by confiding it to your kee ing, should yon think it worth preserving A Memento of Washington.?An a tacheoftho Museum in this city, search it a few day* since, among some rnl?bi.< which had collected in an uufrequenU part of that establishment, came aero ? curious memento of Washington, in tl shape of a miniature brass gun carriag about twelve inches long and four in liigl bearing upon one side the inscription Presented to Lieu tenant-General Waahii ton, (Joihmaudor in Chief of the Arini of the Un ited States of America, as atesi in my of the esteem and respect of his ?tf< tionate friend, Edward Kutledgc, 170 and, on the other: Model of the Guns ai carriages at Cherbourg. The Carriage .constructed to work backwards aud ft n, A ? ? * ' ?<?ius, m oewg run 111 and out of an ei brasnre, on two parallel groove slid which are moved circularly by whei placed ?ft either end. Upon one of the ?Ik is ongra 'ed the makers names, ''Mclae Si Moan, Charleston, South Carolina", t Cannou belonging to the inodol is abae having, prob/ibly, been tost or seized up by soino martial juvenile. The Kdws Hutledgo, by whom the model w presented to General Washington, was that period Governor of South Carolii How his gift passed from tho possession fU original recipient can only bo conj. tu red. Wc feel deeply grateful to our corn prmdent for favours dono and promise and wo pledge a cordial greeting on t occasion of the appointed visit. The Wat ington relic we shall gratefully accept a hoard among our most valued trCasur ? Ch arltiton Con r\tr. JIHColuiubus Times cstiutates the uut l?cr of member* added to (lie Chorch Columbus, during the late revival, at 50 of which 261 joined the Methodist, 1< the Uftptist, 100 the l'resbyterian and 4 the Episcopal.'Thie is exclusive of black of which large numbers joined tho Babti Church. arse * (f'b tthlt c / with our readers, Q JJP, $ Senator E S alluding to in! view* of the spe <cr- ? "" ? do. Since our 'in ; LANCASTERVILLE, S.C. ing in relation tc ?n 1... r in the Chnrlestoi WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUG. II, 1858. t!" "The Beech '** reason to believe mmT The Circus- Hammond's late t. Bailey's Circus will be in this place on anna, does nol ;n Monday next (16th iust,) prepared to en- *'eWM* As he ii , ,, , . .. some timo durin pn. tertnin all classes, especially the juveniles, have an authent Attached to the Circus is a Mepagerie of ions and position wild animals. Two Elephants arc ndver- This is just t lised to pel form some wonderful feats, that nnj therefore tht m will be very interesting. Come ye that to be found in o v love to sec the sights ! Come np yc that iug th'|# pom^n Jht |0ve to laugh, and pitch in. Charleston New. 0 ... "Of this wc \vi Russell.* Magazine- and we endeavor pnt With its accustomed punctuality, the impressions pro< ire August number of this most excellent exposition of tlu .1 Magazino has reached us. Its table of eon- 1 h's should liatt . , and Ins corre.spon ib- tl',,ls? ?"ors a 'e"st "J m(tn!/ courses, of obtain correct i chaste, instructive .reading matter. Jts.fcc* long articles of t ilcr is an article on "Bank Expansions";? probating Senatt ty .....i .i,i i - - ? <iiau uituuiigii wo cannot. agree with the , I s 0 writer in nil his views ; vet wo cannot with- "1"'.. l tu,>,re wn it i ?i i oi ooiiiii corn* hold our Opinion that it is an article, in a Val of the ngitatl literary point of view, of merit?we mean trmle. Here wn m- for purity and ehasteness of style. assumed errors in- A,short time since tho agent of the "Ec- fover "ll' he lectic Magazine" was in this place and ob- iUs'pnUmt thaTt tained quite a number of subscribers for trade reopened it )Ur that periodical. Have our people done as equally patent tli much for "Russel" ? Russell" as a home South is disjnclii production-published in our own city of ?u the argument >nt C,,nr,c'8tol,~-|ias "I'OR your patron- any present fora age. Resides that: it merits patronage, coute inapplicnbli for it is a first class Magazine. years and change ikI roa' merits oi vnssed ns a prnct 11 Virginiii the Mother of the Constitu- ties seem detert of tioil- with interminabh is- Some short time since Gov. Wise, a"ser- ?n ' g. led that Virginia was the mother of the con- 'l 'H lo t,e rs Ktitution. The Charleston Mercury clVeetu- writers as MSout (jj ally uses up this pretension of the.Govenor; Pre8s- 't has bec< ^ and shows from the record that so far from in t,li8 State?qi ist 'K,n" ",e ,n?ther of the constitution, Vir- nony'DOUs scriblt y ginia in the convention, was its one...y, and l'ro"'iuent and pa e was the leading spirit in favor of consolida- rnru'y or never d rs- lion. It is true that Virginia was the lead- Uut ,n r' taptiou? ed * r of the South in opposition to the tendon- ?r t,im ll,0>' aUa? sh- cy of the government lo consolidation ; and 04111 no BJud : that at a very early day, after the adoption rfo' anJ do' n V! irg of thecoimti'ution. Rut her Uovcnorclaims "trifc i" engendei [>e too much for her, when he would make her n c?urse. It be jj the mother of the constitution. Expert- out public tueu, ] once opened the eyes of her statesmen, to "troys altogether the true doctrine ; and in their oppsition to as 'waders and coi the alien and sedition law, and by tho reso- influence abroad, tlc lutions of 98 and 99, they foundod the States indeed lor the l.u a Rights Democratic Party, and Virginia be- the Southern at; i i cuuie me lender ol tlio South. This is nnrmony ami i n jur honor enough in nil c onscience, nnd while within the limit }Ur her ojto&ition to those very doctrines in the tuMionn ns 'Sou ,0)j convention, in the then ignorance of the to n"a)' ",c dcim j principles upon which a govcriimant like "bout n unison o ours should he based, is no discredit to her; of the Son yet the unfounded claim <>f her Governor curo'y, to herow IS" is calculated to make her rediculous. her citizens, is er , i, ^ _ to tlio preservati <! Our Charleston Exchanges- Union. If the n The Courier, the Mercury and the .\eus! '-V n,n,n*a'nc * 11 r . , , . , .. we have done no It would give us sincere pleasure if any ... . , ,, .... and what the woi thing we could say, would promote the in. ,. ,. .. . a gallant and pat terests of these Stirling papers, in our por- , ep .... , , . warfare is rnging ' tion of the State, ror fearlessness in con- . . . nd , i , ., r i . i i t,ni* P:iat< In oni deuitung what they find to be wrong and ... I,., .. .. . ... ... upon tlio nglits o ? commending what they hold to ho right ; ... c * b ' ourselves is our '9- for courtesy and dignified bearing ; for as- al)t||t ..p ie- tutcncss to discover error, and ability to ex- u?ion"or "breakii ? pose it ; for love of truth, nnd zenl to de- is humbuggery?i nd volop it ; and for devotion to the true in- - . ... .... .. . - mcnling of strife re terests, and nil classes of interests, of our n. . ... .1 IT 1 our common cnen r cuuntry.no uty in the Union can boast . ,. . , gates. Union at three such papers. , it ? ,c . e , ted. l.et us see Jii point of aemoiity, if nothing else, iff ? . . , . .. . , . , then,depend on it , the Courirr is (irsf. It Is soulhern rights , - , . , , ,, nly demand her r i in its tone, tempered hv a goodly quantity ,, . u r .. * , : v, . them against all I of conservatism. Jinny regard the Courier . . .. mo patriotism ol ,0 as an out and out "Union paper. This is . , , . r. . . . out the most safe e. not strictU true. I ho Courier is a great ... ... . i r .l i . .. i# j Entertaining s lit lover of the Union, hut the welfare nnd ..... e - honor of Sooth Co,olio.,-,I hold.doMor. Pu"1"' '?? ?f ?u .... . , i . and m the name < n" 1 he Mercury has long been the fearless .. ... ? .dvocnto of .ho doolrino.. of .ho Stole. "on P""!" "1^ 11 Rights School ol poliUcy ; nnd was the or- From ? gan of the seeessiuii party in '51. In the Ukttx^ Esvbi "! ... ?... .... |(j present suite oi things it looks to harmony ej for publicatio and thinks the proper course for the press (.lie Postmaster i ,r. of the State to secure it, is not to assail Postoflice, ,C n. eacji other nor our public men. The undersign i*s. What we have said of the Mercury, we for public attest els may nay of the .\eirs. It is of tho saiuo Jiusiness letl les school of politics, nnd is bold and indepen- 8*n'' envelop? dent. It nnd the Mercury may be called the es or ll,'8CRrr',lR' ',c exponents o/tfoulh Carolina politics. The R8ctr'ain 1 ,e nt. w , ,, tho point whero on ,N<*" aHy etU?d by CoK Cunn"'t>'- I? many case, h ird * self to have be ns I Sot it is needless to speak of the politics while the envelo al of these three excellent papers. They very essential i i.l, each, arc conducted by able editors, who stroyed. of aro true men, and in whom the South niny . The undersigi ic- well confide, nnd that is sufficient. f??*t lhatwhenoi To these city exchanges, we are much ture as to he Oil *s- indebted. We would hardly know how to their reception, I ?d go about getting up a paper without theju. ,eft et an ' V i . . ..i envelopes, the oi |,c 1 hey use every legitimate means to get the Jj|ta w^hi|| ftn j jjj, earliest news, and theinlorination they give, wjj|,out * ( j is singularly n^-urate. To the country mcrchnift, as well as to hint of the city, they I'oatmi are invaluable; and that family who does ^ not have ono or the oilier, or nil of these professor J. I papers, Unnd* in its own Unlit. Ws cant nov?H.t nod tale ac?o how thu minister of the gospel, the law. bu< wjJQ bfi y.r ,,, II,doctor on got in u,i. b??y ^' of (| world without then); and U?e young man , , ? who expects to-inakc hiutaelf known and lUrtf ' ret useful in nny of tho trades, callings or pro. rector ?' Christ w? fessiona, should have them and study them Mississippi, and ?t as preparatory text books. \Vc are under school in that to many, and continuing obligations In the Hall. and News, and if what we EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE. [for t A-ill advance their interests ? a?a ~ -r~~ v Mr. Editc we shall be gratified. Spartarburg, Aug. 4, 1858. trict have hei mm Wo have reached this point in our ram- agC to notnit [ammoud's Speech. blings without meeting with nny untoward ditTercnt ofiici the Beech island speech evept, neither with anything oilier than r;ng with oui died gentleman Inst week, commonplace out of whith a letter to ?ho jiagc we wou of half promise, that it Ledger may Be manufactured. We stop- stewmnn tc our columns this wooJ:.? j Pcd for several days in Union District, near 0ftice 0f Ordi d that the only knowledge I ?he Court house ; were at the latter place Knowing bin leech was from the ropor- <*n Monday (sales day) and thus was a her and stead npers. Thja rciunrk was good opportunity offered us to see and form a?y RUCh bus f caution to our readers ; acquaintance with a large number of the consent for 1 v that nine times out of people of the District. Having seen and people and i i fail to give correctly the picked up an item or two, we arc disposed wj8hes of mn aker: we might say, never to share with the readers of the ledger lerg. last, no notice the follow- the benefits, if there be any. of . ur obser- Aug. 5th 1 > the report of the speech vatlons and gleanings. i Mercury ' There is a good deal of wealth in Union For , ' ... . District, rnd notwithstanding an intelligent To the Vot Island Speech.?Wo havo , ... . a : that the report of Senator gentleman with "honi we conversed made Frlleow ( > speech, given in pur col- the significant remark, that "those who had jaUJeg jj \yi t correctly represent his |t wcro disposed to keep it," there are some qjjjcc bas m * expected to speak again jnsK?ceg nl iea8t, wheie this wealth has I f ? , from ol tr this month, we hope to , ' , , , .. ; '"'to iroin ou I expression of his opin- bci>n lurntfd Ut 8ood nccount fofi.,he *om' 1 er gave him a ,g/> mon and public benefit. Union, like I?nn- 0g-K,e jutjt8 i ibout what we expected; caster, was unfortunaSely situated in refer- ]onfir8 lo lho : speech as reported is not l'ncc to rnil roftd ^vantages, having the cepJ h|m in ur columns to day : Notic Ghnriotle road on one side of her and the nfimu bofor<> , Ph in the Mmcury, the Greenville road on the other. Spartanburg, vl(Jctio0|.j wu , say9 ; ' adjoining her, was in precisely the same undur w)|k.h j predicament, being likewise about the cen- augi:f.e,i j ?ro aware from the outset, ' .. . a mm = t ... 4l,n,mtu 1 ul ,d ?o remove lb* incorrect tr" between these two roads. I hose two npt ng n no% luced, by a more careful Districts determined pot to bo cut off .from n, prescn j purport of his address.? the business world, conceived the design of |)as .been p?i i induced our contemporary building a road for themselves; a gigantic ii,,ui .to! "Swfrtoyy..* ??d..,t,fkin. j ' """" kmimen, uriurc me iwo ?* ?,"'6 ul were LnW Be he latter in that paper, re- the *oute and tliu distance ; yet have they j my co >r Ilainmond's position nnd accomplished it nnd they will soon begin to I . "f sed upon the public alien- realize the rich reward of their labors.? . s but one of the postulates ?? , . bis stead, et?the Senators disnporo- ^ho road (called the Union and Spartan- As to treat ion of re opening the slave l,tirg road) begins at Allstun on the Green- tQn said .(l)0l| * the provocation, and the ville road, runs parallel with Broad river ., ,..Vj . . , '. 1 _. ... . said, "Did yo furnished the pretext nnd jor some distance, passes Union C. II., and , , , Mult, nnd hvnvu tli<) hot s ?? Tllofoad i,Br?<W lilt was uiade. Although , , , r , b, . , . riglitsharp.il the effort to have the slave the *,,ole wa> anJ 11,0 ,ro? l:,,J down ta right straight i utterly impracticable w ithiu'about 15 miles of Union. Tlnfens Slfralj to i,uj| lat the public mind of the tire distance is about "0 miles and the cost . ned to, and would be fear- (o COuiplete it, vvu understand, now uscer- ^ in the subject; and although . . , . ' . . , ! . ? So I say. the sin its favor, which have ??'?ned, > .oimthing less than s.xteen thou- work(>(, ? Q| ?, will have probably be- ?"*? dollars per mile. We nro thus par- n y< l||u c in tlie lapse of the many ticular in mentioning these items as afford- ^ul j s which must occur before j,,,, a? interest in view of the time when , , ., f the nollev could he can- , , , r ? ., I,url Wl11 ll c< , 1 . , . iaineastcr may resolve to to ovv the worthy > ical matter, yet certain par 3 3 With due r Iiined to bore (lie public ?*nmplo ol Union and Spartanburg. A n|)J II(.Ik , C( abstractions ami sophisms road from Lancustcr to any point yet sug- -u |](jnk |1U> gested could be built for less than it cost . . . ? endeavor to d ;retted that such carping to build a road in this section^ nnd from tend punctual li" are tolerated by the Lancaster to Camden, it could be built for |evj nR1 prom jiiic common of late years one third less. m . lite too common?for an- The people of Union District appear to y rs, to address letters to be energetic and thrifty ; although cotton itriotic men ; in which they is the leading product, yet it is not cultivaiscuss n general principle, ted to the exclusion of other crops; a great ^ ( spiiit, ai.vxn thv r.iat!v?i? de?l of wheat is raised iu the District and j., :k. Their writings do. nnd planters generally, wo believe, live within rcpr??*i?nt uh i : but tliey are calculated to themselves. I he raisi ng and buying of . , . . . . . ? . , . * : . . islature are hi ist deal of barm. Party tine stock is a prominent characteristic and , , ? i ?, T .i ? . ... ? , ? tlio above cir? red and kept alive bv such the prices and qualities ?1 horso ttesh is a ,. ,, , ,, .... . . , , fully suggest gets a general distrust of popular theme ol discussion w ith gentlemen ,, . , , , . . . ?? . , , Mcllwain, as and Cltlu?r IrsiPfiM nr Hi*, in p*?v i?iri'iiinfc??ini?o- i i 1 -l ? J 1 urjr mire nave IIIO j||4> ?)j . their usefulness nt home finest fruits in this District that I luivo ever . , .... . . . .. . .... ... , , known ability nnsclors; and weakens their seen ;-thero is a I lorlictiltural Society at the . ? ? ... .. , nml iincinnpi At the present time, and II., which, us its nauie imports, is to im- , ... . ... . .. .. 1 , . beats with no st forty years, that wInch prove anu increase the varieties of fiuits.? , . , . ...... , , i . . . . ...... ?or the good? ites hare most lacked, is A good deal ot hrandv is made in the I)is- ' , .... , , , , ... are well know ion nmong themselves, and tnct from the peach and apple;?this in- ^ ^ * of each State. Such ef- stance of industrial wealth, we leave for our ,Nervation thV is but illy calculuted readers to put down to the credit of the ,. .. . ......... . . . . entire ?nti?fnt an of party spirit and bring District, or otherwise, as their several no. ^ ^ The r f action. To rccov,or the tions may decide. ... . . . . , his known al itp and maintain them se- On Tuesday nv rning we continued our ,. ... . . ? . : . ; the office,anc ii honor, and to the benefit journey stopping for a day at (ilenn Springs, arrjV04j ut n coriaidorationparamount which is 17 miies from Union C. II., and . ... .r . , .... ? . deliberation, on or disruption of the in Spartanburg District. I liese Springs ud ?in ' of n ghta of the South are ful- have an extrusive reputation nnd are classed \^c]( ^ \ . matters not nt what cost; among the best watering places in the ? . ,n? ' ' ' . ... ? . . erned as to ci thing more than our duty Southern country. r?r the cure of some , . ' upon Ins pftht rid had a right to expect of diseases, we belivvo they have no equal iu j to ?a thu riotic people. A sectional the State. TIhj House is well kept and the ** , , , , . . , r consennt to ij , and has been for a long accommodation and attei : ? everything ^ ^ . r Union ; nnd it Is a war that one could ask. \.e i id but few , . , ? . , , , , , th?nk it a dut t the South. 1 o defend persons there, less than ih -usual number, ,. ? , , , .. .. ? , . . hiin or any < first duty. All this talk at this season. Spartanburg District is fa- j^n(j >er reserving this glorious mous for mineral Springs ; wo have heard t|icm lg lip this nccursed Union" of several since coming in the pislrict that fl<}w; 1 ? fostering and fuithcr fo- we imagine are not much known abroad. con8lr among ourselves, while This place is Id miles from (ileun's, and the press will uy is thundering at our wo reached here to-day about noon. We by consenting the South is what is wan- |,nve OH|y had nn opportunity of biking a candidate for k to bring it about, nnd bird's eye view of the town ; the Sun was , the South will pore rap to- HO excessively hot that there was no getting August 'id, iglits, nnd dare maintain ,Mll until late 'n the afternoon. A man iriiruuvrs ; and tno w isdom cannot see Spartanburg in an hour;?it the country will point covers an area of several mile*. This is in Ms. Euit?: , effectual way. many re?p?cts tlio most fnvored town and is l>olievcd by uch views wo regret the District in the State and the future is prog- trict, that ass ch article* as "South *, nn?t witli still ft larger measure of prosper- in the next 1 ?f the interest* of our sec- j^y In addition to her many natural nd- building a rai ist them. ventages?her productive lands, her mine- an impression the Charleston Papers. rft' reMOUfvc?. her delightful cliuinte and it bo inferrei LOPK8 j)ay(, recejv. mountain scenery, are her admirable schools lished in the 1 n the following note from ""d college* and the certain prospeet of a ningham.in in tliis city : rai1 rond at an carl>' da>'- ro*d by Charleston, July 30 1858. We bad the pleasure to make the nc- several gentle ied would respectfully ask guaiutance of the editors of ihc Spartan- uPon the *nbi ice to tho following ('set; burg Express, Messrs. Douglas and Kvins, self, whom, I ers are almost invariably j0 whom we are indebted for souiopo- f?r0> B zealou s, and in tracing out loss- ,i|e 8tu,ntiooa> Spartanburg, among other my ftilenc it is a wais important tj,inga^ m y w|th reason boast of her newa- 'oto n ?ettled precise day of mailing at . .. - , . ,. , the letter was written.-? PaPor" ' t,l<! P'*!"**4 ?o<i also the Spartan taxation Tor a e lias found the letter it- "nk among the best weeklies in our State, speak for my? (en carofullv preserved, I Im last is edited by Messrs. Cavis and tion, in rclstit pe has been lost, and thus Trimmier, whom we haVe not yet had the praascd no o nformalion is forever de pleasure of seeing. rail rond by t< This place and surrounding country is 't: for the run ied would therefore tug- liternlly parching up for want of rain: the ?P?r*'e "of'di rer letter, are of -uch no* ?? .xtrcnlely ,?a ??d ?!.. r,.ide i, itlers of'reference after . * , , . .. ' , ,, and North en< hey I...! better I., folded b?t of tb. irtletl n* formerly, without "**" 1 ",1 wo ?r? win, stood riginsl sheet bearing the ^ to?d?y in the shads at the Palrm-llo ' ^ ( . the post mark or stamp House, nt which place we are slopping. P"r,inff lhe,r We resnmu our jotirnoy in tho morning m*r n<>' ALFRED IlUtiKH. in the direction of the Bine Ridge, and ",e ( harlot *st?r, Charleston, S. C. by and by wo may send another letter ( ?"r* House, WW m ? ? and may have a word more al>out Spar- teQ1P'n,(,<' "n I. Ingraham, formerly a tanborg. W. M. C. through the E writer of some celebrity, ? ia heen in favor in for. several years past it Hon. A. II. Stephens, of Georgia, left unU,T ohacn lie Protestant Episcopal Crawfordvllle on the JOth nltimo, in com- ?* natnseti ently received ? call a. P?"7 -ill. bl. Union Slanbana, aal-rtftica. i ? ' , ff .a u . Esq., on a.tour to the Northwest, with the opinion I ha , mrcb, lo y spring*, jotenljon cf viaiting Ohio, Indiana, and sinee the publ also to tho charge of the several other States before they retum, rornmnnlestio wo koowa as St. Thomas and to Nfc absent to the latter pert of this pressing my o month. cate of a rail ,hc Lancaster Ledger.] >n.?The citizens of our Dis utofore claimed it 09 a privi intc who they choose for th 9 of our District and coucui friends ns regards this pm Id respectfully solicit John / i become a candidate for th nary at the prcsentelection.n as we do to be a man of s< y habits and well calculated t iness. We hope that lie >ve liis name to come before th n so doing will gratify th ny strong friends and suppo FLINT R1DGK. 858. the Lancaster Ledger, era of Lancaster Distriol Titzkms.?The retiring of Co therspoon from the Ordinnry ade n chasm, that cannot I ir ranks ; even those, who nci i vote, admit the fact, but th uust bo attended to, and it bi District to nay who shall sui that station. In plnong in you, for this office nt the nei ighed well the circumstance [ do so. I know however we ay think myself to be, I car iciate discharge those duties t incumbent, whose whole lif ised within the walls of th e, in fact, whose play-thing >oks, hut I Hatter myself thi 1 lateral experience, can sustai tliey choose to iustall me i ipg, I must say ns Tom Cro) it building a new house ; li u ever notice this, that after up in years and made mone f he built a new house he die . I've got the money but l'i d, but I believe I'll put a lie e, that wont hurt me will it Temperance men anil law h: n those who deal in liquor i t I am almost afraid to trea i a barrel of cider, that wot >usin Tom. espect to Messrs. ilamnion include by saying* if the pet worthy of the office, I Mia ischarge the duties and to a ly. I have no inducement t the place and will always b ri ivcspeciiiiity, W.M. C. CASTOM. (he Lancaster Ledger. R.?It nppenrs candidate* t n the next session of the I?ojj ?rd to be hi d, therefore undi ittOMtunccs we would reaped the name of ('apt. J nines I a suitable candidate to repri trie-1. lie ia a gentleman < ' nnd tulent of strict mtcgrit rising ptinciples. Ilia hear thing hut the purest motive if hia District. His principle n nnd such is the man we wis is ; nnd we are satisfied fror that his election would giv tion to Uus section of the l)ii vtsons for nominating him ni illly and qualification to ft I this conclusion hns not bee omeiitarily, hut nftcr matui The only wny we have ? ny man's qualifications, is I on the past and from it he got li ability, nnd when we loo life services we feel coavtruit t he is man ; if he w ill onl e h candidate. We are awai no political aspirations, hi y whick alike devolves upo ither citizen of tho District t dees to her w hen she detiri og his feelings on the aubjec .unci] to cnlled on him throug i the hope tiiat he will respon I to let hi* nnnie be used as the Legislature. . Ul>J*KR SECTION. 1858. [For the Lancaster Ledger. K.?Having understood that 1 several persons in the Dii , Candidate for Kepresentativ Legislature, I am in favor < I road by taxation. How sue i prevails, I cannot tell, unlet \ from a communication pul ledger by Mr. Joseph \ Cut favor of the construction of ion, in which he calls upo men by name for their view eel; and amongst others, nij io endorses, na being hereto s advocate of a rail road ; an e should bo further construe belief, that I was in favor c road, I take this occation t ?lf and detinc my own posi [>n to this matter. I have ex pinion in favor :>f building ixation and 1 nni opposed t ison, that t believe it woul ly, espuciully upon '.he peopl n the extreme South .easier itern'portions of the Distric mve no Immediate and dircc Ire road, as a facility for tram produce to market; the foi iror to Camden, and the lattr te rail road than to I^ncaatc or to any point, on the eon e of rait road that may ru >istrict. But I jiare alway of builiog a rail road, hy vol iption, and I am now in fava og a rail road by voluntar; if it eoa bo acoompliahed ; tbi ve ex pressed at various timet ieation of Mr. Cunningham' n on the rait toad ; and In ox pinion, generally, aa an advo road, in has been taken fo granted by some one who may havefheard pearance, his frank and captivating address! me, that I wmin.favor.of Mr. Cpnninghuinla Ilia talents too arc of the highest order? |. scheme of taxation, nnd in this way my .during the last session of the legislature, e opinions have been misconstrued. Hut ;I il beard lie was to bo the next speaker of - understand from friend Cunningham, that of the House, in the event tho present spet , he is not indissolnbly wedded to bis plan of ker was transferred to the other end of the 4 taxation for building a road, but that lie is CapitoV There is no doubt tho highest i0 also in favor of building a road by volunta- Honors of the State, will yet be filled with _ ry subscription ; iu other words, he goes for ability by him. J cannot close this letter >. the road in any way, it can be built, and without alluding to the hospitality, the coro to connect with any point, whether it be j dial hospitality of the people of this town. H built by taxation or voluntary subscription. | The delegates to the Convention, were ,e If tho people of the District generally were at the depot by committees of tho citiie inspired with the same zeal energy and ijpjr- zens, with carriages; invited, welcomed, r. i*. in favor of a rgil road, that friend Cun- pressed nnd carried to the private house*, niuglinrn possesses, the work could, and where they have been most kindly received, would bo accomplished by voluntary sub- and welcomed, and sumptuously entertamscript'mn, but the indjeatigns, at present,arc, ed. This unbounded liberality nnd cordial that a rail road spirit cannot be aroused in hospitality lias made a lasting impression, the District ; that .tho people are not ripo ?nd wjll long be cherished by its recipients. i I for n road ; and unless n change come over Gn returning from the Barbaeue on last * the spirit of their dream, ! fear, the present Tuesday evening, I was shocked with the ^ generation will never hear the 'Iron Horse' sad and.inourQful intelligence of the death * snorting in their midst. of n ncPr und ,K>or Nation-thai an elder ' WILLI \MS. and beloved Brother, bad died in a strango 0 _ M M land and nmong strangers. How uncertain For the Lancaster Ledger. la life. Big. a.few days before I had heard Abbeville, July 30. the gratifying intelligence that his health V, Mr. Editor The Bible Convention was improving. How uncertain is life? !, which.has*been in session for the last two How sure death awaits u s all. My already ii days in this place, adjourned late yeate.day wounded heart bleeds afresh With this sad evening : from ?<> to 80 delegates were n"d add.t.onnl bereaveiuont. It is the open. ' in attendance. Chancellor Johnston pre.i- flnd h^f\n? "f wWch ; ded as President, with all that dignitv.abil- t>me has Taded to h<*l. ,ll may be an nd. ! itv and courteousncss, which ha.ever atten- n.onit.on thnU |?p. *l,o?ld set,rpy house ! ded him. There was considerable ability ftrtk'r- n"lil? 11 ve' but to *, W'ed for # , i . i . ,i .... j that sure and great event winch although learning and talent jn the Convention and b , ?, ., i, . , . ... . , ., ... .i, unknown lo me, must and will assuredly ? considerable interest manifested in the work ? i ? j , of supplying tlio Bible to the needy and C(,nK'' destitute not only in our own countiy, but G GRABS also in foreign lands. All .the societies In |W the State, represented in the "Convention " *or l',c Lancaster Ledger. a were called upon for Beports of their.re- Abbeville, Aug. d, 1858. y speetive operations, Sic. A number of del- I received a copy of the Litdgcr yci'.erday (j egates were prepared with written state- nnd 1 see the editor is about to temporarily * mints anJ reports,getting forth tl|c trans, resign tbejien and seisnors, for a few weeks. actions uf their respective nocii'lir* ; thoro Icuvinj your .friend ( ooko as his locum ?> who were not so provided pavo verh.il tenenn. 1 expect yon will be surprised to IS statements of the operation* and work of see I am still in this I'own and circulate so n such societies. 'l'hose reports and >tate. slowly. 'I he fact is,this is a place I mi loth to I uicots wore renlly interesting ; thev showed leave. It is composed of such kind hospit* lt the feeling manifested in tho work and ahle and intelligent citizens,but delicacy forwhat had been done, and what wus s(il) do- bids that I should invade the private parlor * j ing to promote the circulation of the Scrip- and .family circle, and ' relate the many in* lures. The annual report of Rev. Mr. citations I have received and aceupted, from II Dolls, the Stale Agent, .was also submitted the good people of this Village, the plcasby him; it iru a well written, char and cut hoiira spent with friends, and tho cordial n interesting paper, llul you w ill noon see hospitality with which I have heen received IC it in the paper, ami it will speak for itself and entertained. I am sure you know mo Mr. Doll on was fully endorsed and recom- well enough, to believe that I am disinclinmended, by the Convention, for his zeal ed to be in a hurry to leave such treatment, faithfulness and ability ns Agent. A nuttis hut I think I shall bo olT before you hear ber of interesting addresses were tnndedur- from mo again. I it>C the progress of the Convention, on the Yesterday I attended Church at the bong various subjects w hich were presented and Cane Presbyterian, about two miles from f can e lip for consideration. Among the here. It is an ancient place of worship, . I r speakers were Judge Wardlaw, Rev. Mess, having been commenced about the close t Martin, Murehioon, Colt, D mner, I'reuslev, of the revolutionary war. It was here that ' j Montgomery,Cater, l.inilsey nnd Dolls, also, the Rev. Dr. Darr, iniciatcrcd for over 3d j Messrs. Jones, lloyt, and others. ReV Mr. years, so acceptably and profitably. It is . ^ McNeill the agent of tho Americsn Hihle now one ol y?e churches of Rev. Mr. lloyt. * v Society, was present?he is a clear, distinct He, iow ever, ia not at home and the puI* t ana pointed speaker ; lie gave a \cry inter- pit ^Viw* filled by U?v. Dr. McDrydo of I'eiis esling account of llio operations of the dlelon, whom ninny of your readers well ^ Society jn the United States and also in recollect with pleasure, us he once visited foreign ^ountiiea. our Village and received a call to the PresThe Abbeville District Jjiblo Society on byterian Church, which ho would have at'. ^ Wednesday held its Anniversary tueeting. cspted, had lie Inseti relieved by his I'resby^ Rev. Mr. Runner, Kdilor of the Due West tery. The pastor of tho Ijong Cane and ( Telescope, delivered the sermon, and Dr. Abbeville chinch, is in a great degree paid Livingston the address ; both productions his salary front the iuterest of the funds of n were highly creditable to the authors. It the Ixjng Cane Society. About ITIM) a so- . >e would not be saying too mucli, when \ say eiety was formed in the bounds of I<ong * " (r that it was the best sermon I have ever Cane eongregatiou, w hich was then a very (( heard on that subject. Mr. Rontier is not large one, or.d still continues, by each tnetnk. only an able, pointed and eloquent preacher, bcr paying ono dollar, and contiibuting ^ but an interesting nud intelligent gentle- yearly one dollar, which for years was kept man und one you could not help but be it interest until the sum now amounts to ^ pleased with on making his acquaintance, about sixteen thousand dollars. The ob^ The address of Dr. Livingston v\%? beauti- ject of the society was to raise a fuftd for ^ fully written and very appropriate. This the support of the pastor, and for tho edun society was organized in 1823 and lias con* cation of Cite poor, in the hounds at the I ^ Q tinned without a hiatus until this time. It congregation, and otbor charitable ptirpo>a met with a serious loss by the late fire, ire *cs. Tho organization of such a rifeiety the destruction of its papers and Record*, displayed great wisdom among tho^ who . Hon. Thos. C. Perriti is President. This conceded and originated the sumo. Its ' e?,.i.i~i... ji-uL-.-j i?. * ' . u??.; ua. uibiiiuuku aiwui nine tnousnnil iuna* nave been well managed, (lie present j volumes and contributed about four tliou- members arc slill increasing the bind by a sand dollars to the general fund and lliblc animal contributions, and by only ffasumcause since its oignuizslion. Hut few socio- >ng ? part of the ititeiest in the paJWni of tics can point to ouch ullainiucuts, and ex- the salary of the pastor. No rnoinnFr has hibit such a record. probably ever missed what be hns yearly In the State Convention the Indian laind contributed. It has innde none poor, and Society was represented.by Rev. .Mr. Pat- pt ? sufficiency will soon 1*5 raised to pay il tvraon. I feci assured his good heart was the pastor his full salary from the interest j. enlivened and delighted, with wlinthc saw alone, or pay n part of the salary, aud ex>e and heard here?he goes home w ith a great- tend A liberal assistance to other charities, ,f cr zeal in the cause. Afier arriving ut this which may arise in bound* of ihecongrcj, place I received my appointment as dele- g*Uon nr.d society. id ?' lb? Village Society, w hich I uittn- In the sfiernoon I attended the episcopal >. ded to s? faithfully ss I ?new how. I re- Church and hoard u good seruiou front it<-v. u gretted very much lo learn, through the Mr Johnston, the Pustor. At night I went n statement of Mi. Holies to the Convention to the Methodist Church and heard Kev. n just before its adjournment, that the dele* Mr. Moynsrdle before the young men's 8 gates from tho Hanging Rock Society,were Christian Association. Having heard two prevented from attending, by the ear* not good sermons during the day, I came near y. making the connection at Kingsville. i slso not going out nt night, but the church !r?- . d regretted there were no delegates from the ing close by and having a disposition to d Waxhnw and Hhiloah Society. The next hear Mr. M? I concluded to go, sod was ,f Convention hns been appointed in Yorkvitle truly pleasc^hat I did, for I heard a beauo in August of next year. tifully vrittmaod eloquently delivered di*|. I was much gratified in meeting with and course. I had the pleasure too of renewing . being in tho company of Rev J. Oliver my scqusintsnro w ith him nn'i also with a Lindsay for the last two days I said to Rev. Mr Murchison. u I him on our meeting that I had come to take To day, is sales day and I have been cir.1 I him lduik In III- " *' ? ? wwiwoi n dialing aooui lire t;ourt Housof looking in* . I lively interest in our welfare nnd enquired the different offices and attending the Shern with considerable particularity about hi* iffsjiAlea ; only on? fumilyof negroes ?old, t, acquaintances und friend* in tho Village nnd those to foreclose a mortgage, they :t and Diatrict. commanded full prices. I have thought i. On Tuesday I waa kindly invited to ac? of Iamcaiter often to day, and wished I . company some friends to s llarbteue at could have been in tlio Court House to stir White Itall, 14 miles Houth-Kast of this Uod to those who might wish to see me, ir place, which was given by the citizens of but I hope no inconvenience will be felt in i. that neighborhood to the candidates. In conaequanee of my absence, n the Independent f'rcaa of to-day, i aeo a Having nothing to do and but few ? s very faithful report of the apeeches, which quaintaneea I have also oba? rved^be moveI send and requeat you to copy, if too leng- inenta of tho CandidaUe, thMfedftF11'*'1'' t thy, you will please abbreviate. The Press ahake hande and craek joke#4WP^6ky? were j la edited by Mr. W. A. f.*e, a very intolli- pleased w ith the business. M gent, amicable and accomplished gontlc- for the legislature are a fine in ?, rami, and dear mm! UauUfui writer. lelligent set of gentlemen, 1 l.allwlffybea Many -ot your reader* know (ien. Mc- come inter?ted and attacked to them, not- ' . Gowan personally, having served with him withstanding nearly all of them were stran a in the Mexican War, they will at once re- gera to me before my visit to this place/? t call to mind hie noble and commanding ap. The ?old stagers" as the former roproeen.