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Ilie Insurrection iu Virginia. Wasiunoton, I.L C., October 18.? ' V csterlay, at noon, the whole ci nmunity were iialouitUiKi uk luo report liiat h ? bind of .\boliliooistb :uul negroes hail t;i ken entire posession ol the town of batper'* Kerry, Virginia, inclti ling lbo armory, arsenal, \.u.y ollice anil all oilier (?.?v eminent property. The telegraph wires were cut, ::ikI trains with the mails st->pi . pe l, imprisoning aiul pressing into their * service nil the citizens an-1 negroes found n#<Lc v.ork shops au 1 streets, auJ killing tunny. Later in the d;iv. the renorts were fullv ' continue J by il^p itches to die Coxern- 1 1 iueut. Cov. W i.-e ordered o il a regi- ; iucnt ftout J ertcrs'Mi I'ounlv, and two Hichntond Companies. 'I'lte Coventor of J Mar viand had pushed lorward two coin panics iroin I'leder.ek, and several coin panics front Baltimore, 1 lie LI n i led 1 States tlovertuiiviit sjn.t one hundred ma rinos, with two twelve pound cutis, and had ordetv ! three companies of living ar tillery Iront Old IVin', Virginia. Tho insurgents ate said to number sev 1 1 eu hundred and liftv men, and are fully ' ; artrotd ; had fortified the bridge over the I I Potomac, and e>eiy approach on the ' land side. | , About midnight, after a severe battle, the railroad employees, the.letl'erson liegiirtent, and first division <>f Predreivk [ troops entered the town, when the insnr gents retreated to the Armory, which was bmlcaded and fortified. Shortly after oilier tra ns arrived with companies front Baltimore and the marines. An iuinio li-.i .- MirriutdtM* w e dein in h !. but the' . insurgents refused. The maiiues foieed i the door, when iliero was rapid filing I . within nud without, and three marines;, were shot. liie .hhm w...> ti..-n ?-:isr:e?i ?tt llie point <>f the bayonet, :iii? 1 all the 1 living in-urgent* w ere captured. The 1 citizens an i soldiers were mueli evaspora- i to.I, and cinlcHvorod to the rioters, i l?ut were prevented frutu doing so l>\ the 1 inaiiucs. 1 , It now a? .pears that the plan was con | ct>c'eJ executed under the !ea?l of | e-.tvaloijie llrown, < ! K insaa infamv, I ? -. 4 accompanied by a set of fanatical Ab->li j l ieiiists from Ohio, Connectxui, and. Maine. About one year ag". Hmwn, un- ' ilor the name of Smith, lit red a farm in , the vicinity, wlieiu the gang reiide/.vou-i se?l. Tile r object apparently was to pr? ! euro arms an I nomey from the aininrv, j and induce a general stampede ol the slaves in that section ol counlvv. Several < ilizens were vosterdav tinir- | tiered in cold Three marines Wore shot, threo or four of the l-'red?-riek sol- , diers and a ia.iru.nl conductor were Tilled, j ayid two conductors seveiely wounded. Several railroad men were seiion*l\ ( wounded. The atniory insurgents killed Amler , son, of Conneclieut, a leader. :iti<i a m>ii of H'own. Brown hiinsell was mortally ! wounded, besides several otln r> killed J and wounded iu>i named H .-I tliey not been pi evented by the mariiu s, the c>ti- j Zens would have made *-!:?>rt work of the | i V?,K. SKVKNTII DKKI'ATC'll. [ II xm kk'h Kkiiuy, October 19? 9.40 p. | in.? All the prisoners have been commit j ted to the Charles-town jail, iu await the action of the Orand Jnrv Tlu-\ will le| indicted and tried in a few dn\*. The j ariangcimnts about juri.vliction have h?ea settled in this wn\ : The h>cd an j ill >riiies are to try the prisoners for mur : der, and meanwhile the I'liiled Stales ail j thorities will proceed against theni on the ! charge of treason. Brown is better, ami lta? made fa'lor ! statements. 11o says ho rente ! the farm ; from Dr. Kbnnkky six months ago, and 1 that the rent is paid until next March.? I Tie never Ind over twenty two men at he t rim at arty one time belonging to tho organization, but baa good reason to expect reinforcements from Maryland, I Kentucky, North and S itith ''troltna. and Canada lJe had arms snUb ient lot I 1500 men, also two hundred revolvers, two bundled Sharp's rilles. and one thou i sard spear-*. These were left at the (arm, 1 where .he had an abundant supply <>i powder and fixed ammunition. All ihese arms \v?t? brought, a" differ ent f'mos, !r >m Connecticut and other l-'ilstA it n .inl? to CIi'iiii1...mI.<i?.? I' nr.d were directed to J. Smith and An DKuson, Kkkneuy's farm, his assumed name. Highly Important?Tho Statement of .' Ola Brown " The Hon. Heiirv A Wise, G tvernor of | Virginia, has established his quarters in the hotel at Harper's Kerry, and is exten ' lino h:s investigation of the insurrection in every direction. Witnesses were being iio.irly brought before hitn, and the tnost j alarming proof of a formidable plot whs being gradually traced out. Parties of | scouts on horseback, and accompanied l)v hound?, ha ! <*ono la the mountains in ' search of others of the implicated parties,; and f >r the purpose of recapturing any j p rrties of sl ave-, that might I ? found making their war into the five States. Yester lav morning, Gov. Wise, ac j com; anie ! bv I'istrict Attorney < >.?l?l and sevi rals". others, visited this remarkable | man in his bnd room. Urown was prop pod up iri his bed. evidently suffering great pain from his numerous wounds, ? but wiih his mind collected, and looking galmly about him, now and then giving I vent to a groan. The Governor, after questioning loin several times, got him inter a talkative mood, and he voluntarily , made the following important lb-closures: 1 "I rented tho 'Kennedy Farm' from : i?r. i\?iii?t'uy, 01 .-suarns "Urj;, \\ ashing * fan County, Mil., anil named it Hfior liim. 1 Here I ordered to L??- sent from the Knst nil things required for mv undertaking.? I'bo hexes were double, so i.o one could suspect the contenlH of tliem, even (lie i owners engaged in hauling them up from the wharf. All boxes and packages were i directed to .lolin 811111J1 it Son. I never had tnoro than twenty two man about j ' the place, but I Uh'J it >0 arranged that I ( could arm, af at?y time, IfiOO men with ( (ho following arms ; 200 Siiarpe's rifles, 1 | 200 Maynnrd'a revolvers, 1000 spears ' and fomihawks. 1 would have armed 1 ihtj whites with tl.e rifle* and pistols, and ' thft blacks with the spears, they not be- I ing sufficiently familiar with the other t arms. ii "1 had nlenU of fixed amiuuuilion and chough provisions, ami had a good right to expect tho aid of from 2,000 to ?>,000 it>cu at any lime I wanted, Help was promised inc from Marvlaml, Kentucky, North and South Carolina, \ irgit.ia and Canada. 'I ho blow was struck a little tot> soon. The passing ot the train (L'helps, m Sunday night,) did the work agHinst as that killed us 1 should not have let it pass. Uut 1 or.lv regret I have failed in my designs, but I have no apologies to make or concessions to ask now. Had We succeeded, when Hill ?tm. ni.it fimdc were exhausted by an increasing army, iron11 iliuticns would have heel) levied on (ho slaveholders and their properly ap propri ited to defrav expenses. and carry on the war of freedom. Had I known government money was in the safe here 1 woo d have appropriated it." Old ltrnwn here appeared quite exhausted, r.n I leaned back in his bed, looking ealinlv around. Gov. \\ ise told him he had be'.t r be preparing for death, t) which Itrown responded that he (the (J ventor) though he might live fifteen t ears, would have a good deal to answer for at last, and had better be preparing HOW, (00. (tljr Tflmn. LANCASTERVILLE, S C. WKDNKSDAY M01tSIi\U. OCT. 20, 185'J. iKsi'iniLi'Tioa in Yiuo inia.? We publish a another place a condensed account of the b -.idy affair i.t lla'pcr's Ferry, Virgin. a !i i> the boldiul assault yet in ado upon l... ..in.. i ?i... cj-.-.L 1 J m- ii ^iiiiiiiuin im im- oiMiiu, aim unviscs is tli.-t the insidious demon of abolitionMti is in otir very midst. No more palpa?lo warning could lie given us of the einiient danger by \\ liicli we are encompassed. Vi'.uktaulf Cvkiokity.?Mr ii. J. Ilan ock has shown us a leaf, eight or ten inch's long, f-om a Cn-coanut tree, which he lias laised from the 11nit. planted during the -pring of the present year. I'nouno Cotton.? Mr. Willis Gregory In s left at cm otliee a cluster of cotton boils, fourteen in number mid twelve of 1 Iis-iii open, w liicli are connected to a stem or limb. not ex .'ceding fot?." inches in length. It is the product of Mr. C> 's plantation 011 Flat Creek Advertisements. Our leaders should notice the new advertisement in lids paper from .Messrs Joseph \i <.... . a- t 1 ii. .... i? *? v. w, * ?>ii % in u?i i y jiuuiii^ mi I li?*ir attractivu assortment, limy exhibit one of tiii! iiui.'t extensive (iroeery ami 1 >r<.*vision establishment in (he up country. Mr. M I). Miller will oflVr some valuable Lad a::i r iT.p-r'y at pyl-'i'; :.'e See advertisement in another place. Ax Ancient Document.?Wo have been shown by Col. James 11. Wilherspoon. a copy Newport .Mercury," tinted l)e. comber 1 tUIt 1158. now a little more than one litiiulreil years ago. "Print. <1 bv James Franklin, at the Printing Ollice under the Town school, In whom siihscrinlions and udvcrti.svmcii ts are taken in." Said J.ones Franklin wn? a brother ofthe immortal Dr. benjamin Franklin. The paper is about one fourth the sifcc of the l,rt/gn\ printed upon course material and this copy is in a good state of preservation. It was issued weekly, ' with thu frcHhest advices, foreign and domestic." Some ot its contents is interesting even to this day. Among them is an ac count of Indian depradations committed in tli.it ve.ir, in the western part of tiio Slate of New Vork. Ac.'Lkton's CvcLopgDtA.?We have receivd the 7tli voiunie of litis splendid work, now in process of publication by .Messrs I) Appleton &. ('it., New Vork. Wo take great pleasure in recommending it to our readers. It is rieh irt information upon almost every conceivable subject ; to profession:!! men, it is especially valuable, and the cost of procuring it is trilling compared will) the labor and expense of getting the same information it allbrds from other sources. Seven volumes are now ready lor sale. The remaining volumes will he issued at regular intervals,and when complete the work will embrace fifteen or more ? The prices per volume, range from to *1.50, according to style of binding It is undoubtedly the best work of the kind ever published in America. * Court Week. The regular Fall Term of our Court Hdjourno<) last week, nil the business of the Term being disposed of. The proceedings in general were uninteresting ; nothing of a novel or special inteicst came up in the adjudication of any of the onuses beard this Term. There was but one conviction for an of tense against tli? Slate W . J. Hinsnn, for nn Assault nod Battery. No was not present to receive hi* sentence, and consequently the measure of hi* punishinenl is yet unknown. ThunCrand Jury reported 110 action in the cn*e of Sweat, alluded to in last week's paper, and he has bocn dischnrg > (1 upon liia own recognizance. The pleading* in thcMcKenna Will Case, upon nn appeal from the decree of the Ordinary, were mode up and the case docketed during the Term. There wna no effort from either side to try the ease this Term. An order was submitted hy the appellants, and granted by His Honor Judge Withers, to the effect, that the Ordinary be required to deliver up the original Will to the Clerk of litis Court, to be attached to n commission for the examination of the subscribing wit* teases to the Will, whenever such eommisiion shall he properly sued fur and issued >y the said Clerk. Thus the great ditfimly which hindered the progress of the cause n the Court of Ordinary is r m o ed The (iratul Jury wyre discharged on Wed- | needuy. They toado about the usual nuuii bor of presentments for various public grie* 1 varices. They report tho Jail, Court House, l&c., as needing specially the attention of I the Commissioners o! public buildings.? I They report the Roads and Bridges in the District as being generally in good condi| lion. Also the streets of the Village. | The crowd in attendance during the week ] was pretty large and good order in general ; seemed to rule. There wyro some exceptions, however. John Barleycorn in satire ' instances maintained his character as a dis I organizer, ana we neara 01 one or two old | fashioned fights, resulting in nothing more seiious, however, tluui the loss of a little blood and perhaps some wool. We annex a list of the Grand and l'etit Jurors, drawn for the next term. Grand Jurors.?Thos Crnxton, Hardy Robinson, J A 1' Bluckmon.SC Ulackmou, J 1) Faulkner, M J Sims, It C Potts, J It Hunter, Win Bowers, M P Crawford, J?din Cousar, Jones Crockett, James It Billuc, Thos M Gore, B J Patterson, Dan'l Farmer, W J Cook, James Steele, John Gardner, C ! F Ilinson, James Bruce, John Ross, W 1' Robinson, John V. Dean. I Pktit Jurors.?Jason Clarke, Nathaniel (fay. Arch Fleming, John Ramsey, W K Bailey, R If M Dunlap, Charles Bird, IV'in. I Farmer, David Billings, W C Denton. Jas I Adkins. Jas A Thompson, Win 11 Roberts, It I, Crawford, James Robinson, John M Craig, S J Dtinlap. 1 II Blair, Aaron Plyler. ; J A Cunnintrham.lt F Andetson.Wui Ross, \\ M Connors, Jas B Reeves, Thomas Dun can, Pinkney Ilinson, (J M Funderburk, It.iitfsiu I So, ton. S< J Be Ik, Amos McMar.us, I A J Croxton, J T K Belk, Jas H Kirk. Samuel Faulkner, 1) W Brown, Darling Gardner. Jas S Adams, R A Criminger, Win Funderburk, Win Black. A S Coffey, Jacob Funderburk. K-sip, IS B llood, John 1 S Croxton, Win B Caulhen, Jos It Black. iuon.lt 11 Crockett, W W Buskin. Gen. McQueen's Speech. (->iir immediate Representative, the lion. ! John McQueen, delivered in the Court l House on Tuesday of Court Week one of ! bis most stirrinir. nrsctienl nnd effective ' spcechos upon tlu< politics of the day. It I was plain,straightforward, easily understood 1 by everybody and eould leave no doubt in I the minds of any who heard it, as to Deposition which our Representative occupies before the country. lie spoke entirely without note*. Wo attempted to follow him through his speech with the view of giving a detailed account of it to our read: ers in tiff present issue of the l.edger ; hut :i pre*s of otlu-r engagements forces us to : condense more than we had intended and confine ourself to the most prominent points in l;is,very able address : ? In commencing to address us upon public a flairs, our Representative expressed his | regret thai he had not better tidings and evidence of better prospects to lay before us An experience of ten years in Congress j has convinced him, that we of the South j need never again look for justice at the hands ot the Federal (iovernment, nor ean we depend with safety upon any party at the North, 'l'hosc at the North who are disposed to give us justice, and to stand by , the Constitution, are awed into silence by j an overwhelming majority, whose sole aim | is to despoil us and finally to annihilate tlie I'institution which forms the basis of our comfort, our happiness and our prosperity ^ as a people. In one notable instance since he has been in Congress, n few staunch [ friends from the North rallied nobly to our ] support and assisted us to wipe out the foul j stain, w hich rested upon Southern honor ; by reason of that unconstitutional measure, known as the .MissouriCompromise. This measure of injustice to the South was repealed, and we were ther, told that hercafii.r .... ii'iir.. I..,-. ?n...i;,u ...a i the Union. But facts have proved the conI trary. Those of the North w ho assisted us to repeal the Missouri Compromise have | been denounced at home by their coiislituj cuts, and others more hostile to us in scni timenthave been elected in their stead. When hd entered Congress ten years ago, we had just acquired a vast domain. This domain, acquired through the patriotism, the blood and the treasure of the South as well as of the North, we have been despoiled of, inch bv inch, until scarcely a foot of it remains, upon which there is any reason, able probability that slavery can ever rest secure. First we were shut out from Cali. I fornia ; lastly from Kansas, and in every I contest lor Territory thnt has arisen, we have been defeated by auch unfair and illegal means, as leave no room for doubt in our minds as to theultimute purpose of our enemies- The Democratic party of the ' North and North-west, under the leaderI ship of Douglas, entertain doctrines und sentiments even more iusidious and danger' ous to the interests of the South than the undisguised sentiments of the avowed abolition I ists. The Supreme Court has declared in the Dred ocott decision that Congress has not, nor pever had, the right to exclude slavery from the Territories ; hut Douglas snd Ins i followers, in the tare of this decision, say, that although Gongres* his not the right < to exclude lis, yet a few sijunlters?n mere handful of fanatics, or convicts from Huston, or einisaries from the abolition aid societies, have the right to go upon our common Territory nnd pass laws excluding the South from any participation therein. This is the doctrine that has made Douglas so popular at the North among the Abolitionists ; it is a short, but nevertheless an effectual i method of despoiling the South and circumscribing the limits of slavery. Turn from this partv to the other wing of fanatics and enemies of slavery, snd whst are we to expect from them? Seward, their j leuder, the General of abolitionism, publish i cm his tint and siivm llul ha tAjill >itic j abolish slavery in the Stales, and that he will do this by operation of law. First the Supreme Coujt, which he represents as being now composed of scoundrels, must be remodeled , next a convention of the i Slates must be called and a new Constitu. I tion formed ; nnd by this process he would accomplish the abolition of slavery. Shall we stand with our arms folded when these | / threats are trade in cur teeth and these in1 tluencea aro operating around us ? It is m I empty boast with which they assail us, for I even now w# perceive the practical effects j of this war upon slavery Why is slavery , diminishing in missouri, if not because the. people arc timid and looking to its final j abolition in that State ! The same may be | said of Kentucky. The people of those ' states are ) hiding to the powerful pressure : and circumstances which surround them. | Their slaves are being daily enticed oil' by j abolition embaries, and thus harassed, they I will soon tin tironnht tn Hint nnn/tilinn u-lion I they will be willing tc abolish slavery. He profetses not to have presented us with :\h exrgrrated account of our grievances in the Union He has no motive for representing the affairs of our country in any other way than as he be'ieves them to exist (??is independent of the influences, which | unfortunately too often operate upon our ! public men, and under no circumstances 1 could he be induced to accept an otlicc in I the gift ot the Federal (Jovcrnment. A I crisis is upon us which threatens to involve I both us and our children What are we to expect by either the process of Douglas or of Seward ? both tend 10 the ultimate ruin | and degradation of the South. If slavery is nbol}shecl, our negroes, which form a largo proportion of our population, must I inevitably remain with us ; and shall we I subject ourselves, our wives and our children, to the probability of having to eni counter a repetition of the tragedy which do' vastated St Domingo ? or to the degrading amalgamation of the w hite and black races, I ns instanced in the present condition of j Mexico? Seward savs that negroes are enI titled to the same privileges which the i whiles enjoy, and in some of the Northern States laws have been passed authorizing \ the marriage of whites with blacks; but Hod I forbid that we of the South should ever submit to such a thing. some say we win in* iti a worsecomlit'on out of this Union. Our ancestors when they achieved our ind< pendenee did not take this view of the question ? they fought for principle, lie believes, however, that even in a money point of view, we wo..Id be ' better off in a Southern Confederacy, for if we dissolve this Union, we do not necessarily destroy our elements of success, either in agriculture, trade or commerce. The nations of the earth would seek a conciliatory intercourse with us for the sake of our valuable productions. The North would be just as dspendent upon us as she is now, ; and self interest w ould prompt Iter to agree to any treaty we might propose, providing j for the recovery of fugitive slaves who I might escape into her t< rrit rv. There are those in the North w ho desire to see and keep us divided. Tliey say we cannot dissolve this Union because there are those among os who do not own slaves, and consequently are not with tis in senliI -..I.i . .. in.:.. | luvut nu'i n vnii^ ??ii inn uuujm, 1 nil n ' hut the tr<?k of the demagogue nnd hit no j man he caught by it. The poor white man J is elevated by the existence of slavery, nnd | has km much genuine Interest in its prcsi rI vulion as has the owner of slaves. In South i Carolina no poor man is taxed, ami alt his means are seen red to the snppotl of his family; and yet lie is ns mueli entitled to I the protection of the law, and is entitled I to the H.I me privileges at the ballot box as i the wealthiest in the land lie sees nothing in the present union of the States hut injustice nnd oppression to the South For many years we have home more than our just proportion of taxation lor the support j of the (iovernmeut ; and yet in a time of i financial pressure, our little post routes that 1 cost hul a trille, are discontinued, while SjpliJO.Ud0.UP contracts are being made to i carry the mails to California. Mr believes that National Democratic Convention* have been countenanced by n* too long, and expect* no benefit to the South front tin* approaching Chiulcston Convention. Should tlio convention by ' chance nominate a good man, lie cannot be ! elected. If, however, we conclude to ?cnd delegate* there, let lis send men who are not Keeking after public otlice?tnen who will look to the intereat of those whom I they represent. lie hopes that the South will stand united in view of the emergency which lie believes is near at hand, and if n black Republican President be elected in 1800, that should be the dcuth.knell of the Union. Me would suggest in that event, that delegates be immediately appointed from tins Slate to confer with delegates from one or more ot the remaining Southern States, and if in their united wisdom thoy deem it expedient to send an army to Washington i to prevent the inauguration of such Black Republican Preaident, he will be one of , that company. He wouid not advise scpcrnte secession, though ill favor of it in '61. lie is not sure, however, that the Union will ever he dissolved in any other way.? There are too many conflicting interests and too many searches after Federal spoils ' to expect entire unanimity at the South, 1 and should this Stale ever conclude to go alone, he will also make one of that Untilpany. He believes that a crises is upon us which we should bo prepared to meet. Ia*t 1 us look beyond the present?cast away our M'Ifinli love of money and look to principle. We not only have our own honor and welfare to cure for, but we have in our hands i the well being of oar children?of ponterii tjr ; tind let u* show by our actions that we i appreciate the high responsibility which rests upon ua as parents, patriots and free ' men. Camdf.n Journai..?The last issue of the Journal announces that arrangements are making for so early enlargement and im provemc^tof that paper. New Press and materials have been ordered. The enlargement is necessitated by the heavy demand upon its advertising columns. ItaHbrds ua mpcli pleasure to Extend the announcement, and to congratulate the Journal upon this marked evidence of Ita-increasing and well merited prosperity. ? # Compliment to pen. McQueen. Oni esteemed Representative, during his short visit to this place, received earnest assurances that he possessed the entire confidence, respect and alfecliou of his constituents of Lancaster District. On Tuesday evening he was serenaded by a large party, \ headed by the Lancaster Sax-Horn Hand, drew up in front of the General's niiupliiru i?t Itiilrlnii o ll.tfol ""I I* 1 V| a uv ?/? KIWM n HUIVI, "HUH II U||l lllf piazza, lie addressed them ir. a tew feeling ' and appropriate remarks. A friend who wait present on the occasion, took notes of his speech and the following is the result.? We believe it is very near in the words of the original : (iektiiemk*.?I would have a heart cold I indeed were 1 not to feel the compliment you have paid me and fail to answer your call. Indeed since I have known your District. I have received nothing hut kindness ; from you. In my lirst visit to the District I received honor and respect that would I have satisfied the ambition of any common man . Five years ago a candidate, I came I here a stranger to all, except u few wjth whom I hail met when engaged in mv former profession; and out of a thousand votes, when I asked your suffrage, you responded by giving pie all except about one hundred and fifty. This mark of your kipduuss and confidence shad ever be held by mo in gratu fill remembrance. I would that it were in my power to make a suitable return for ! what I have received from the hands of the j people of Lancaster. I can only promise that I will serve them t<? the utmost of my j ability, in discharging the trust that has i been confided to my hands. I come not before you this evening to make a political speech. Already I have | made Known to you to-day my views on political matters. In what I said I have but ! discharged my duty. We have a trust to perform and we must do our duty in guardj ing that trust vigilantly. From what I see of you, you are young men. We who are ' more advanced, must pass awry and upon t you will devolve the duty of guarding the I rights and privileges of out country, l^-t ine then exhort you to the discharge of your ^ trust. Five up to \oitr duty. You have a 1 bright example in the past. Here is, and I feel when in your Ihstrict that I am treading on revolutionary ground. I entreat you to look to the example of your ancestors and be vigilant?faithful. Again I thank von for Ibis compliment and will not longer detain you. The (JeiHuul was replied to by M. I'. Crawford, Kmj. .Mr. C. spoke for about I ten minutes in a very easy, eloquent, pain oiio and becoming oll'-hu,Hi st\le. We re j?ret tli it we have not hi.s speech to incorporate in this notice. Messrs .1 \\ iliiams and W. A. Moore a nil l)r. H. K. NVvlie, made brief and pertinent speeches ia response to calls iLade upon them. These gentlemen all look warm views of our rights under the constitution and our wrongs in I the Union, and advised a speedy redress of | tile latter. Dkatii or Mu Mason.?tlur distinguishI'd Minister at the t.'ouit of I'a: is. i? dead.? j lie has held the position ot Minister at the ; French t'oiirt for a number of years, and has always commanded the respect of forI eigne rs, and love of all Amcticait travelers. 1-1 . i > ii j i - . i . .. i n?! i$cv. (i. n ts wruuMi 1 a letter to Im friends in America, in which lie declare* that, in In- bund, iin I inersion is the only Christian baptism ; 1 aficl tliat lie believes thai members of all | Christian communine* should he admitted to the Communion. Krnti'cky lino Chop.?The following is the reported execs- this over la-t v?* ir : Hog- assesveil in 1858, 1,.324,402 ; hogs assessed in 1851), 1.679,092. increase this year, '254 800. Mammoth I-ottkry.?The Largest Lot J terv Scheme ever drnwn in the United ! States will tie drawn on Saturday, the "Jinn of October next. Ttie Capital Prize will bo $130,000, the Second Capital $50,000 Third, $20,000; five prizes of $10,000 each; and one million and sixteen thousand seven ; hundred and eighty.five dot lax distributed ! in prizes varying from $20 up to $5,000.? The scheme contains 32,398 prizes and 43,> 680 blanks, making almost us many prizes : as blanks. Price of Tickets, $20 for a Whole ; Half, $lo ; (Quarters. #5. Wood I.kdy iv < o? \\ ilmini;t(>ii, Del , nial Augu?. ta (teorgia are the Managers, and the pro. per parties to send orders to. I 1 Tkui. or Tkrrili. at Hknneithvillk, | ?We have been informed lliat this case , which vt a* commenced on Wednesday last, terminated on Saturday afternoon ! r.t 3 p. in., in a verdict ol guilty. The | prisoner, J. C. Terrell, was charged with the murder ol three persons, and with several lorgeries. The triai for murdei whs fsr?t in order, and was argued with 1 ability. J- A Inglis, Ksu., appeared foi , the prisoner, ass:?ted by Slessrs li. Judge ; Moore and C. 1'. Towosend, of Bennetts ville, and Col. l'rince, of Cheraw. Tlir prosecution was conducted by Solicitor McTver and J. II. Hudson, Ksq., of Ben j nettsville. It was understood that the r?Altnaol f< > r Tsar rut I waiiI. I nnlur ?n asniaul ? Charlestnn .\ftreury. Hymeneal. Married, in Cleveland county, N. C., on the Mthinsl.by Rev. W. C. Patterson, Mr. J. J M. Heath, of Union county, N, to Mtsa H. C. Patters"*. Also, nt the same time and place by the same, Mr. KoSert Porter, of I<ancaalei District, to Miss I.auka Patterson. On Tuesday, the llth inst., by the Rev R. J Boyd, I>r Thomas W Mnlmond to Misa laahellR .Scots, daughter of Maj. John Whitaker. All of Camden. Obituary. I I i Died, nenr Flat Rock, on the 1 Slh Sept. I ' Inst, Mr. N. S. Ilorton, uged '24 years. In Clarendon District,Saturday Inst, 16th . inst., Doctor Washington T. Sheriff*. lllft i?l A Iv l\ r? I >V Columbia, October, 22. 362 bales of cotton were sold yesterday, at the previous day's quotations, viz : 8J All. ' Charleston, October 21. Cotton.?We have again to report a very good demand, the sales of the day having reached upwards of 2000 bales. Our quo- , tations of the morning were well sustained, j The transactions ranged from to life. New Orleans, October 21. I ! j The Cotton market is firm, and sales to- i day of 11,000 bales ; Middings, 10J a lOJe. The sales of the week foot up 61,000 bales ( 1 and the receipts in the same, lime have been j 68,000, against 53,000 bales last year. New York, October 20. The cotton market hns udvanced a ?e? with Middling Uplands quoted nt 11 jo.? Sales to-day of 3000 bales. Speoial Notioes. i IIollowav's Ointment ank Pills, astonishi ing Remedies for the Scrofula.?Mr. Henry j Judd, of Detroit, Michigan, was in a most alar- j I ming state of health, he had hcen a great suf- j fercr from scrofula for a number of years, and j i finally all pints of his bodv broke out into ! sores, rendering bim an object of horror to I every one, ho tried some of the most reputed remedies known, but they did not touch his ' complaint, and in the greatest alarm he consul- ! ^ ted a friend as to what course he ought to j auopr, ? rieri iionoway s oiiiiiin'm uuu iiiis, > wore recommended, which he commenced i using, and by persevering witli these remedies ' i tor a short time, lie was perfectly cured, after j | every other remedy had tailed, 'J j | During the summer that has just passed i | away, thousands ot sufferers from dysentery i and diarrlnea have been relieved by the use of HOSTKTTKK'S HITTKKS, a medicine which is evidently destined to maintain a permanent pla< e in the public estimation. Pillions diarrhoea j is one of those diseases whieh Itaflies the skill i of the physician. The medicine they administer to act upon the howels never seems to I reach the source of the evil. Hie di^eultv is ' to get a remedy that will reach all the digestive ! organs, and give tiiem simultaneously a rush of ' vigor, to rid themselves of this disease. This problem is solved by the ItiTTKHS, which never fails to conquer the moat stubborn cases. It | is only fair to su?, that dutiug the season just closed, this medicine has achieved more cures | than any other over paesented to the public, i and dining the fall, which that terrible scourge, the lever and ague, is so prevalent, the IIittkks u ill gum tie.-li tame. Sold by druggists and dealers generally. 'See advertisement ill another column. Annouuoements. i FOR SHERIFF. j Mit Editor :?Please announce Mr. \\JOS MoM AN US, a candidate for the j Office of Sheriff for Istncnsler District, for > (ho ensuing term and oblige his 1IA.IV Uim.Nns. 'Ph.* ..riV.nl I It I # It TsJ \ ll'P announce iiiiii :i c.iitiii<l itu fur Sheriff for Lancaster Mi* trie I. at the ensuing term. FOE TAX COLLECTOR Mu. KniroR : My announcing ('apt A. S MSlJKTn candidate for'Tax Collector at the next election you will oblige. llls Fit iKN us. Mr. Editor?I'ie-ise nnnoonce Mr. Wm. KoRrrtsos, a Candidate for Tux Collector ut the ensuing election and oblige his friends Waxiiawh. New Advertisements. CERTIFICATE OF SCHOLARSHIP. IWIl.I. olTer at public sale on the first Monday in November at Linca-ter ('. II., a Certificate of Scholarship in the Kr j skilie College, at Mile West, entitling the i ' holder to twelve years tuition The said certificate was purchased by the late ("apt. Hugh Mratlin and sold us n part of his ! KtUUi. N. U CRAIG, Adm r. Oct. 2fllh 37?it LOST 1 Forewarn all persons from trading for a note on Geo VV. Hell of $3'i <ijj, giv. ell to I) It M'nk or bearer, on the Mtli due of November, 1H&8, a* *aid nolo wus lost and I shall receipt against il. I). K. LEAK. Oct. 26, 1859. 3t. paid. SALE. ON the firnt day of November, I will sell ?l iny residence, fifteen mile* south of , Ijuii'Mlrrvillr, my plantation containing hve r hundred acres more or less, together with House furniture &c Stock of cattle and ' hogs, a lot of corn, fodder and hay, And one ) wagon. i Terms made known on day of sale. , | M. I). MILLER. , Flat Kick, Oct. 26th It. SOUTH CAROLINA. Itaneaiter Dittrict. By IV T. Hammond, Enquire, Ordinary for auid District. WHEREAS, Thomas J Cauthen, has applied to me for Lotters of Administration on nil and singular the Hoods and Chatties, Ki^ni* nnfl t rdin or Jump* TrnadH late of the District aforeaaid, deceased i THKNK nre, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular- the kindred nnd creditor* of the wild defeased, to tie and i appear tiefore mo at our next Ordinary'a I Court for the aaid diatrict, to be holden at I^incaater Court Ilouao on the 3d day of 1 November next, to ahow rnuae if uny, why the aaid Administration should not be granftd. J Given under my hand and seal, L. 8. Mhia tilth d?y of October in j the year of our l*ord one thousand eight hundred and fifty nine, and in the eighty-fourth year of American Independence. P. T. HAMMOND, i O L. D. Ob 1/96, 1*59 37?9t p f 900 Change of Sohedule. JOSEPH M. GAYLG & CO. i CAMDEN, S. C , YVOUI.D RKSPKCTFUM.Y INFORM IT their friends nod the public in jfcnernl that thev arc prepared to offer yreut inducements in Drv Hoods, heavy and fancy, ( roccrius, die, die. mi nmm. f Brow n and lilcaclicd Shirting?wide and 1 good, I A .Urn S.I... vH.il I I Checks, Family Linen, Fancy Prints, Printed (.awns, Solid Check Hand Fancy Ginghams, A variety of Colored Cambrics." / ndies I, Cambric handkerchiefs. Cai'icoes of handsome patterns and fast Col- , or? Colored Cotton and Berlin Gloves. White and Colored Hose. Spool Threnu Whito and Colored. Fancy Jenns, Tateda, Salinctts. HOSE?Half-hose, Colored Lisle Thread Gloves, die., &c. HATS! HATS!! ANDCAPS!!! A large and well selected stock of Hats, embracing many of the latest styles and best finish. Those in want of something AM durable, cheap and at the same time fashionuble, would do well to call and examine j^fl before purchasing elsewhere. SHOES AND BOOTS! The subscribers confidently solicits an examination of their large and varied stock of Shoes for ladies, children and gents.? We have on hand Rome beautiful patterns which will be sold at prices that cannot but prove advantageous. GROCERIES? in part as follows : COFFEES?Java, African, I?aguyra and St. Domingo. SUGARS?Si liar 1*8 A. B. dr. C, I .oaf Crushed N. (>.?in hogsheads and barrels. Porto Rico. MOLASSES?N.O, Porto Rieo, Muscovn. A do, nnd W. 1. W BACON?llama, a choice brand, Sides and Shoulders. LARD?In Barrels niui Kegs MACKEREL?In whole, half nnd quniter Barrels, also iu Kits No. 1,2, 3. I'Ri.MK and Mess Pork. NEliRO CLOTHS: Kerseys, Plains, of various kinds, colored and white, Negro Blankets, very heavy and at a Low Fiyure. Osnaburg* of the Col. u in bin Mills, &e. jos m oayle & co. Camden, S C. Oct. J<>, I8.V?. 37lf Hugging, Hope and Twine. BALES GUNNY BAGGING. ' 100 ('oils Green Leaf Rope. {000 Hanks three ply Twine. JOS. M gaylh & CO. Cainden, S C. proclamation" BY HIS EXCELLENCY WILLIAM II. GIST, GOVERNOR *m? COMMANDER IN-CHIEK IS AND OVER TUB STATE OK SOUTH CAROLINA. Kxccutive Dop.-u tiner.t, Unionville, S. ('. \\J iifiif.As, ii becometh n religious pen* T i pie at nil times to acknowledge the hand of Providence nnd to 'eeogniio Hi* Will in the disposition of event* : Arid, Whereon, the past seas in ha* been distinguished by the nmilea of a merciful llenefactor, who lots exempted our beloved I state from storm and pestilence, and Mens- I ed her people with signal prosperity : > Now. therefore. I. Wll.l.l \M II (ilST. I Governor of the State of South Carolina, do, by these present*, to t apart TiiitksdaY, the twenty-fourth day of November next, in a day of Thanksgiving and Frayer, and I do earnestly request the citizen* of this t aiintnonwealth to abstain from worldly avocation* on that day. and Che Ruverend the I Clergy of all denomination* to invoke their respective Congregation* to assemble and I offer their acknowledgement* to Almighty Cod for the goodness nrd mercies which 4 | have been so abundantly vouchsafed us as | a people. Given under my hand hnd seal of the State, this nineteonth day of October, in the year of our Ia?rd one thousand eight hundred and tifiy nine and in the eightyfourth year of tlu< Sovereignty and Independence of the United State* of | America. | By the Governor IS\A(," II. MK\NS, Secretary of State. I Oct 26?It DRY CREEK, S, C. I AM NOW RECEIVING ONK OF THE LARGEST AND BEST selected stocks of Good* I have ever offered to thia community. THE Stock constat* of everything usually ' kept in a country retail Store, I *>ryO ooda, Fancy and Staple?from nnpau j V?V0?U? WWU WUU8 liM* vy negro Cloth?Oanaburg* S&93 MII> $3k?3* A LARGE STOCK OF fc^C LOT HI NG-i&J considerably more than I initial I y buy ana at price* that cannot bo beat. A large bil| BOOTS AND SHOES? From a nice Snnday Boot to a heavy Negfo Brogaq. I lard ware and Cutlery. <?ro, ceriea, Hugging and Rope, Sugar and Cof. fee, and UoUaaes. DRUGS. Moat of the popular patent Medicinea kept, Sit. Saddlery, Crockery, Booka, Fancy Good* and a small Stock of Leather. All the above named good* will be aold on good aQd r?*aonab!e tenna to partiea who pay their bi'U If * "inn ia not un<|iieationably good I do not want hia trade, on account. TK?a. wkfl ft>> n* i. I I* v ??w 1'iwiuan iw #MiUKrj 1869, vriM pi??* p?y up. T JOHN W. TWITT^ P. 8. laeuuraMJ from pant patrooagW have enlarged end improved my elore house and now feel permanently aetiled. J. W. T. October, I a ? 35-3m. INTotioe 18 I1RRRBY given that application will be made at the ne*t Heeaion of the Lag. ialature, for an Aet to Incorporate the Lad. ?aat?r Ma* Horn Band