The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, October 26, 1859, Image 2
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
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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.
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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