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#jj* Xtinjn. LANCASTEEVIUK, 8.C. j WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUG. 15, 1840 Our Correspondents. Many of our triends have promised us 1 to correspond with the Ledger during our limited term. We hope and expect to hear from one and all. We have received the first installment from our friend "Independent," of Camden, who promisee to let us hear from hiiu again. "Long Grabs" our Regular Snminer correspondent has left, and promises to keep us ported as to his whereabouts. ThanksWe are indebted to some unknown friend for a basket of most delicious peaches, left in our sanctum, they were the tincst we have seen this season, such kindness are duly appreciated by us, "small favors thankfully received?large ones in proportion." Letter from Hoo. W W. Boyce, The Southern Guardian publishes a very able letter from lion. Mr. Boyce in reply to interrogatories propounded to him by Col. Provence n.od Maj. Lylcs, of Fairfield, wish, ing to kno\v Jus views on the present political atVaira .of the country ; bis position in the event the Black Republican candidates should be elected President. We are pleased to see Mr. Boyce take U_ 1 I J T<1 ?- - ? int) oiuiiu no uui-8. i iicre ih no coun86!* ling of "moderation" in his letter, he "come* xijunre up to the mark Mid no dodging." He says if Lincoln be elected, the Southern States should withdraw trom the Union; all, if not all, then ns ninny as will, and if no other South .Carolina alone, in the "romptcat manner, and by the most direct means. .YVe arc sorry we have not space in this issue for the letter, but will publish it in Xull in our next. ine eirst suggestion." .'Citizens of Bishopville," says the Suinter Dispatch, can abundantly prove they were the first to suggest a railroad '/or Bisfu>pville.n This we do not doubt, but as regards the extension of the road irom Bishopville to Charlotte, the lirst intimation ever had by the citizens of our District on the subject, was through a communication aigned "Jockeywhich appeared in our is sue of Februaiy 22d, 1860,?penned by Mr. James T. Hotchkiss, a citizen of this District, uhile on a visit to Georgetown, S. C. Our files show no mention of the route from Bishopville via laincaster to Charlotte, before Mr. If .'a letter. And we give to him the credit of first bringing trie now proposed route before the citizens of Ijincaster. Bishopville has done well, so has Sumter and all the rest. The road "for Bishopville'' seems to have been on foot ev- , er since 1857, and from Bishopville via l,nncaster to Charlotte, since 22d of February last. It makes no particular difference who Originated the route of the Centra) Railroad, it is certainly the best that could have been proposed, but we think the above facts is sufficient as proof, in favor of Mr. llotchkus as the originator of the Central Hail Road of South Carolina. Dnnt friends ! wait awhile and let us build the road first?nlmlif iim^ ?? *-? ? . | - -, j \sw iui ?iiv jianes to swim. Brougham and Dallas AffairWe find in our exchanges an ndmirukle letter from Judge Longstreet, the American Delegate to the (Statistical Congress of Europe, taken from the "London Morning Chronicle," giving his reasons for withdraw* I ing from the Congress. We think the Judge could do no leaa than withdraw after the Insult to Mr. Dallas, riot only by I,ord ( Brougham, but by the whole assembly applauding the remnrks of his lordship and Dr. Delnney. hen bis Royal Highness Prince Albert hnd concluded his address, Lord Brougham rose and after complimenting thp address die., turned to the American minister and said "I call the attention of Mr. Pallas to the fact, that there is a nrgro present ; and I hope he will feel no scruples on that account." This appeal tp the American Minister was received with general applause by the house. The polorpd gentleman rose, and said, "I thank bis Koynl Highness and your lordship, and have only to stty that / am a man,n And this was received with loud applnuse ! The Judge looked upon this as a cutting reflection upon our country, where negroes are not ndmilted to the councils of white men. In reply to the spnlogy made by I<ord ' Brougham, the Judge aays it was not bo much the remarks, as the reception they met with from the Congress, that detergained him J,o withdraw, (le Bays it wag evident he could not he received aa an equal, either in country or ( in character, yhile the negro was received -j with open arms. Heliariotn I The Annual Camp-Meeting at New Sa- I lem commences Thursday 16th inst., and 1 will continue, it is supposed, about four c days. J Rsr. Mr. Craig will administer the Sacrament of the lord's Supper *1 DwUglas ? Church on next Habbsth, the 19th inst. t The Rev. Thjs. Mason will preach at tli* ? residence of P. T. Hammond, oa next Sabbath, )9th inst. larly. A rnrrMMifldcst nf rtia D? ?I ? ?' "??< ?? l? tur, suggeabt the ouna of Gan. 8. R. Chnn- a dlor, of aa a suitable paraon for nt President of the South Carolina Central G haHwif New York Hotel. The special correspondent "X" of the South Carolinian, writing froui New York, thus gives some idea of the daily necessities of the fifth Avenue Hotel: The following ace some of them : Beef, 500 lbs; turkeys and chickens, 275 lbs.; ducks, <50 lbs.; geese, 40 lbs.; eggs, 100 dozen ; milk, 600 quarts, .supplied from West Chester County ; butter, 150 lbs.; flour, three barrels; (Tin II--. vuuccf ou |US , U'U, U I US, CVO, Bail Road. At ft rail road convention held nt Kingstree, July 30th, the following resolution waa adopted. Resolved, That a Committee of five be appointed by the Chair to prepare a memorial to the Legislature, and take other incusures necessary to procure an amendment to the Charter of the Georgetown Hail Hoad, so as to extend it to Biuhopville, via Lynchburg, and to prepare and to present to the public such information as may be necessary to show the expediency and necessity of such extension. The Chair appointed the following gentlemen : II. J. Hickson, J. M. Timmons, W. J. MeLeod, H. Dozier, 0. II. Wilson. New Cotton. 'rhe New Orleans correspondent of the Mercury, says: "Some twenty hales of new cotton were sold here on the 1st, at Hi cents per pound. The quality was fair, and free of dust. '1 lie total number of bales received here to the 1st instant, was forty-four, all of good classification. This is doing pretty well. "The cry is still they coiue." Our city continues healthy, notwithstnnding the extraordinary heat and long drouth we have had this year. No epidemic has visited us. In the report of the Hoard of Health for the past week we find one case of yellow fever, making three in na many weeks?there having been one in the week ending the 15th, r.nd one in the week ending the 22d. Considering how far the season has advanced, we may esteem ourselves tolerably secure. News Items A suit has been instituted in New York against the Great Eastern steamship for alleged infringement of the American patent ri^ht in the use of the combined paddle and screw a a motive power. The damages are laid at the uio Jest sum of $.10,000. The Chicago Press, speaking of the eorn crop in that Statu, snys: "We dare not repeat the estimates, soberly made by competent men, of the surplus corn which Illinois can spare out of the crop now maturing; but this year exaggeration would be difficult. Wj can only say that there will be no famine in this or any other land which our commerce will reach." oAmR,:llu nf the Citv Councils of Baltimore, on the subject of diiect trade with Europe on Monday, appointed n Committee to correspond with the Governors of all Southern Slates, and also the Mayor of all Southern cities, to ascertain what amouut of bonds they will advance, or w hat amount of interest they w ill guarantee per annum iu order to establish a direct com munieation between the Chesapeake llav and Europe. Mr. Vernon, n member of the Committee, stated that he hud visited near Jy a!I the Southern States, and there was a universal fueling expressed in favor of the project. According to a return just made out in the Adjutant General's office, the military force of the State of Virginia consists of 320 volunteer companies, I.."!tiUing 108 of light infantry, 105 of rifles, 83 of cavalry, and 24 of artillery. These are in addition to 195 organized regiments of militia. Senator Hammond?Mobile Register. The following exlrnct appeared a few weeks ago in the New York correspon Jeoce of the Mobile Jirgister : "Senator Hammond of South Carolina, and ex-epeaket Orr, of the same Slate, both write to friends here that in case ihe contest stands between Douglas and Lincoln, ttie gallant Palmetto State will jive her eight electoral votes to Douglas. I'll het it00 she *loes it any how. * * f she is a gallant Slate, anil when she has to choose a President between a Douglas ?nd an Abolitionist, site will not falter a noment." We are authorised by Senator ilam nond to give an explicit denial of I ho ibove statement, so far as lie is con. serned. He never wrote a letter of the purport alleged to any one, and never bought, nor believed, nor advised that fault) Carolina would or should vole for Douglas under any circumstances, or suf rer herself to he placed under any com pulsion to choose between Douglas and Lincoln. His opinion and advice have >?en the reverse. The Register will no doubt correct the srror of tls correspondent.? Charleston Kvening News. Horth Carolina Election. Raleigh bf. C-t August 3.-~Wuke (faun. y has gone for tl|? Opposiiipn ticket,? The vote in blew Hanover County is close, t is thought that the Democratic ticket ? electee] there. Ip Wayne pounly, Ellis oses 174 votes. Jp peppiy County Ellis iss triumphed, but by a reduced majori* y. 1* Orryon Country, Ellis holds his iwn, Northampton, Halifax and Rd [ coint>e Counties roll up large majori' iea for the Peujocralip $tntp ticket. Thk Hksult.?Qn reference tp tj}bi)lar I tatement in another column, it pill be een that the official return* ffOip flflyight counties give (or Governor? Ellis 45,420 Pool 40, kU Majority for Ellis 4,010 There are twenty seven Counties yet to ear from officially, and it is generally >nceded that the official returns, when iiblisbed, will increase the majority of or. Ellis to about 6,000. [ CharlotU BulUtin. JL ee a I * s . fc#r Tlie questions propounded by our I I I friend "Council" will receive attention next j ! week. 1 The Next Legislature j j The next Session of the legislature <of h South Carolina will be, perhnp the most i important thnl has convened since the days i of the Revolution. In view of this faet, < should not every District in the State arm herself with caution at the ballot-box in Oetober next. Heretofore, it has been the j custom aud policy, in souie portions of the Ntftti.- to oloot tixriulillnra An mi.,? nnnnl..! I ^ ty and friendship?nol knowing the political principles which their representatives ( ! entertained. We think tlmt the present as- j pcet of political uffairs, suggest another j course for us to pursue in the election of i our legislators for the next session. In our , opinion a principle ticket should be run j throughout the State, and by this course, ; we will know how stands our representatives upon all the great and important issues of the day. I?et South Carolina send men to her next | legislature who are acquainted with the alfairs of government. Let every district ; lie represented through her ablest, firmest, and most experienced statesmen ; men who know when and how to uul for the good of tho South, and in whom undoubted eonfidence cun be placed. Sueli material, the | next Legislature should be composed of.? And whoever may be tho representatives of our District, we are assured their principles will he endorsed at the ballot box. Since the above was in type, we have received a communication from a highly respectable citizen upon the same subject, which appears on another column. Be on the Lookout. We desire to put our citizens on their guard against the absconding of their slaves. Last Saturday night, three of our citizens in town hud a aline each, to abscond without the alio litest provocation, and under circumstances which lead to the conviction, that auspicious persons are prowling about the neighborhood. Our citizens can not be too vigilant in this matter.?Aewberry Cuntervaliil. The lute fires in Texas and the bold position assumed by the abolitionists in the border counties of Virginia, is a sufficient manifesto to convince ua, that John llrown has not yet faded from the memory of bis adherents. We predict the whole South in danger at the present time, while abolition fury ri'ges with such n vengeance at the North, of injury from these worthless marauders. It seems from telegraphic dispatches bailing from different sections of the country, that their designs are being carried into effect, In some extent. Although, there has been no rebellious act vitt ftfunniilU'd in finr SUIm lint >raunpiiui^n iim.w ?..i.v.. ri~-.. :_ ti... ?..>v ?f slaves absconding from their in astern, w liicli load nh to believe, there is u necessity of constant vigilance. The intense excitement throughout the South, occasioned by the ' Harper's foary,?* was useless; we knew then where the thievish scoundrels were, now, we are not acquainted altogether of their whereabouts. Such an enemy to our back is worse than countless foes in front. Religious Revival. We understand that u religious revival was enjoyed at Camp (.reek Methodist Church last week, under the labor of Rev. I. Wood, assisted by Rev. ('. A. I'lylef.? A deep interest pervaded the community and large congregations Were in attendance for .several days. It was a leisure season, and planters turned out with their servants, | a considerable number of whom were ad* I > d -d to the Church nnd hopefully converted | The Pastor reports eighteen conversions i among the whites. Among the colored j were added to the Church?number of con- j version* unknown. Still they Persecute. Oil, tlint "Act" ! lliut memorable "Act" ! oli ! In several district* in the up-country, j j candidates l.uve declared themselves in op- { ' position to the "Itinerant Tradesman Act," ! and expert to be triumphant upon Hint lick! et. We believe, though, the tunas of the people are too intelligent to pay any alien- j tion to a question of ao very little importance?a hobby borne. In fact, have i pot the leaat doubt, but their vote would 1 have been recorded "yen" on the passage of the Huuic Act hud they been representor i lives at the lime. Where is old Jean I Holmes ? I Steam Kill. i We call special attention to the adver- 1 tisement of our indefatigable friend Mr. 1 Sinclair. It will be seen that he has rebuilt 1 his Steam Mill, and ia now ready to make < the finest quality of meal and grits. Six months ngo Mr. S., had his mills burnt to 3 flip ground, which was a severe loss *o him. 1 But Instead of desponding, he went boldly 1 to work and is now ready for hiacustomera 1 and we hope their name is legion, for he j < ' ut?Bt*rvt?B n inrge puronnge. ' 1 The Street*. < We learn frojn one of the Couneilmen 3 that the work upon the atreets will ehortly commence. Kvery street ir. the Village *' will receive attention, both back and front, ' find am assured that nil the mud holes will r be (tiled up and the musquitoes ousted.? ' Plad to hear it. I'ay up your street tax ? citizens. fi Bain- ? For the pnst lour or fire days it has rain. 4 ed almost incessantly. Appearances indi- c cate that reins have (alien generally though. C out the Jtia'.ricU Corn has revived and plenty will be made. Cotton is doing line. The flourishing town of Yorkville was ir illuminated with gas, for the first time, on h Monday evening, Oth inat. A Thanks In The Jjedger office return thanks to Col. I. II. Price for Iuh kindness nod liberality, i n the way of a cask of sweet-cider, just prom the press. Our devil is more than | .hnnkful Colonel, nnd appreciated the treat j iiuely until it come to Unit point wbero it, wouldn't do to sip often, when with much I regret he laid the remainder nside to work ilse'f into vineg.r, exclaiming at the liuio ; "that Colonel ia a trump J" Tribute of Respect. At a meeting of the Teachers and Scholars of the Melhodiil Sabbath School, of this place, the following Preamble and Resolutions were unanimously adopted; Whereas, it has pleased our Heavenly Father to remove from our midst William ' Connors Bailey and Barnes Brown, two ! | lowly and estimable scholars of our Sab- | bath School, therefore, < Resolved, That we give assurance to their | bereaved families that we S3 in pal i use deep- ( ly in their loss, which, in part, is ours. . Resolved, That our Sunday School Room be draped in uiouiiing lor four successive I Sabbaths. i Resolved, That each scholar wear the | usual Badge of mourning for one month. Resolved, That a page in our Secretary's Book be dedicated to their memory and the ' above preamble and resolutions be inscribed thereon. Resolved, That the foregoing resolutions be published in the Lancaster Ledger. ' [Correspondence of the Lancaster Ledger.] j iaM1 >Es, S. (J., Aug. l)th I860. < Hit. Kioto!:.? We have had quite a "gay'' 1 lime in old Camden for the past two weeks ' | Phc soul-stirring sound of the drum, and ! I the ear piercing notes of the life,served for j two days, to enliven us. On the 2'Jth and j I 30th of last month the 'JJd Regiment was j I reviewed by the Governor, or at leist bv I 1 bis cousin, Col. las. Gist, (who on account ] < of the Governor's indisposition acted as ' ? commandant for the two days) < >11 the ' ? 2iKli the otlieers of the various companies I composing the J2d Regiment assembled at I their usual rendezvous for drill and instruc- I I lion, and on the 30ih the w hole Regiment, I in all its glory, viih formed in line, and | I marched to "Magazine Hill," where, after ' the various evolutions (or as Mrs. Parting- | ton would have it, "Revolutions,")hnd been ; ' executed with satisfaction to alt concerned, I i the companies were formed in hollow I ' square, and were addressed by Co!. Gist, in I I bt half of the Governor, and by (Jen. Nelson ' i and Col. Joncr, in their own behalf, and j i "on their own hook," after which the parade ! ? was dismissed. The day following the j y Governor and his suit left for Lancaster.? ' 1 While on this subject let us say a word in ] * reference to our Militia System, as it is? ' I 11 greater farce than these reviews we know t not of ? men attend them for lli? ..-I..,.-,I.I.. 1 . purpose ? !* receiving instruction in Military tactics, hut in reality derive not the leant IwneKi frnui then*. Those who drink, often aiuke them u pretext for the inoit unbouiided scenes of revelry find intemperance. ! (We do not now wish to he understood as I speaking of the revinw of the 'J'Jd Kogl t iiient, hut of reviews generally, although it has heel) hinted that some of the otfleers, as well as privates in this review "broke their watches.") Again, we think it unwise to call out men, to perform such July at such a liuiu as this If these reticws | must he Appointed, why not tlx them upon such a time as citizens can attend theu, ; witiioul endsrgi-ning lite as well as health, hy exposuie to a horning sun??ve have heard several complaints of tnis. anil u-ontd I enter our protest ng >iii*l those in authority 1 t thus exposing their fellow citizens to ouch | ' danger, when no possible benefit can ucrrue | ' to any ot.e from it. ! I Oui I'amJen seems to have taken a new ! I atari, ami in now looking up ami forwirl.? ] I The spinl of improvement is fast gaining j i ground. "Old Kogyism" in "played out" i and "onward" in our motto now. In the I way of iniprov omenta, w e would notice our new Market and Steeple?altogether thin ia i a line piece of work, second to none in the t State, and fi lled* gioat credit upon Mr. A. I V. l.ee, the architect and conductor, and ' Mr, T. I. Twomey, hi* cfticienl assistant in the mechanical department. Our new > Hotel ia ruing rapidly, under the surperviss > siuu of the uboye named gentlemen, and i promises to he an ornament to oar town. I The second dory jpalls are already com- i pit ted. and long before the time appointed i for |ts completion, by the contract, we may i expect to sey ll opened and iu full hlast ? t ISesideN these, other buildings of less note > are being reared In various parts of the t town, all of which will serve to adorn and I beautify this time-honored place. t The weather is intolerably hot in this i lection?apyrojHts of hot weather. The j state of things here, on accouut of the heat, * reminds me of a description 1 once read r [>f the effects of a long drought in a certain a jointly out W at, where "llie graaa-hoppers I night have been seen sitting on the decay* i M lease I of a dried corn-Malk, looking in t rain, with teara in their eyea, over a lilty ?| icre held fur aome green thing upon which ? ;o feed," and where "the people held a four a iaya meeting in one of the cliurchea upon c tearing that a single blade of green grnna 1 n tad been seen in a remote corner of the v louiilv." Thin alate of ihtnga will give C rou u faiiU idea of our eondition I * In llio way of amusements, we have ' r Ilunysn's Tableau*," a splendid panorama, o Mustraling the remarkable dream of that t euiarkahle man. We had the pleasure of nailing thia picture, and apeak knowingly I tl if its merit. It i?, undoubtedly, one of the y iu.it p-ict;r.g3 vee have ever seen Th? n andsc-ape aceuery in which the painting F bound*. ia tine ; and the whole produc- tl ion is eminently entitled to the high en- b omiuma bestowed upon it by the preae r< enerally. r< Again, in the Providence of God, hav^ p lie habilimente of moerning to be wort) b y us, as n community. Death, the nncrr- ti ig archer, has again leveled hia ehaft, end T igh indeed hae been hia aim. Mr. \Vro. b< nderson, tor many years a resident and tc i V % ie reliant of this place, .died on the mornig ,.r llif Jili. HvlogicH, it ia said, belong o the dend, bu t .often eulogie* are pronouned upon those who deserve tlicui not, but vho will say that be, who for ao long n ime held such n high position tuuong us, leserves not one ! He was a man remark ible for his p'.ety and purity, and all who mew anything of him will cheerfully hear j umiUKMl} IU nil I'Wt'lWWIVII. AH U lUIUl ie WAS beloved by all ; as a citizen bo enoyed the confidence nod esteem of all his ellow citizens, nnd as a Christian, he was 11 deed a shining light. I lis loss will be leeply felt by the church of which he was 11 ruling Elder at tlie time of his death.? His funeral obsequies were performed at the Presbyterian Church in this place on the afternoon of the 7lb The church was filled with mourning hearts, and a very affecting sermon was pronounced, upon the nccasion, by Ilev. T. II. Hay, the l'astor of the Church, from the text; "I?et me die the lentil f T the righteous and let toy last end be like his." We observed that all the places of business were closed ou the evening ot his burial, as a tribute of respect to the memory of the deceased. If circumstances permit, you may hear from us again shortly. INDEPENDENT." Kor the Lancaster Ledger. A Visit to White Plains. Mr. Editor :?Having made a brief visit to White Plains, I was so pleased with ivhat I saw and heard, that I feel an uncom trollnl/le desire to let your '-gentle renders" participate, in a portion of my pleasure, by furnishing them through the columns of your \aluuble journal w ith a brief description of a place, hitherto I fear, hilt little known to many < ul-ide of its immediate vicinity. While Plains, (I confess that I ibject to the name as not being sufficiently i iiphonious or significant,) is the seat ot nn ixcellcnt maie nmi female Seminary, aituro led in Chesterfield District, and about twenty live miles in an almost due Knst course rrom the Village of Laneaster. Having truckled on our harness a friend and ni)Relf took, as the -Sailors say, "our departure" from the latter place about 4 o'clock, on a 1 pleasnnt afternoon of last week. The road for the greater part of the way is excellent, i it good order and sufficiently diversified with hill and dale to give a pleasing aspect ;o the eountry without materially ititpuirng the facilities of transportation, or beng arduous to the horses. The only dilli ; it I ty we met with was at 1.inch's Creek, which iies in a deep valley, the descent to shichisolt both sides'by steep hills ot lay, on w hich the miming water of the lew rains with which the country during lie past season tins been blessed, had work* id out clia'tn* of depth sutlii'iciit to ingulf ; ,he W'lieels of a carriage. These Were diversified with immense boulders of granite, which in some places give an almost Alline aspect to the scene, und witn stuuip* if trees on the eastern hill w bieli, nil bough lot as romantic in appearance as the rocks if the western, are at least, ot none practi nl importance t ? the traveller who feels at ill anxious to retain the upright po-iiioii if his vehicle. < 'or/i/s/gnon ,lu royii>'r, sug rested us some explanation of, or upology 'or, the difficulties we were encountering, .tint there must be luiue^lu-rvu law jirohib. tinjr the |ieo|>le in tint section to work tin .In- ro.idv I have been unnbli' to verify 01 Improve thin statement by tiny reference to lie "Statutes nl targe," but if there lie nueli i law, 1 can only any, that the inhabitant* it that neighborlinod tire tins moil lawiibilino people wiili whom I uiu auquainu-d.? )ll till* whole, It net*iiih to 1110 :h;it it' there tie n veritable Jordan on thin Western continent to which the good only live, which 1 iclln iii that "Jordan in a hard road to trnv. si" il must he look-id for junt at tllil point ( mid will be found iu the creek, known li. 1 mortal* a* l.yneliV Having surmounted thin ditbculty and innde the not "(Wilis dcacennua l.vnchii," , the rent of our journey to While 1'iaiiii, | then but four miles away, wan willioul any 'accident by flood or fall" worthy ot notice, j White l'lninn, I have already aaid, in the lito of a Seminary for ni.de and female ! tcliolara. U i* situate on u hill which grad* hi every uirecnoo no as tu tcep il perfectly dry, even after the most uipeluoua runiH. Tin- camyut in ten pert.-a ' n extent and in thickly wooded, but afford, ' ng its Christie the auctioneer would nsy, lie utmohl capabilities for improve Weill." Some of these improvements i would fuin i uiggeat. A flower g.irdeii for the young udien, would cultivate Uieir taste and give j hum hoi.ltliy recreation in the hours when ^ tot engaged in aludy. For the boysuud i ,oung men there it ample opportunity and I ipaee for '.he erection of gymnaalic app.v ; atIIa' which would beatow grace, strength ind ugilily on their young and aopple limbs. Time, will perlnp* bring all these thing* to ouie to pass, for the spirit of the age and he improvement* in modem education rejuirc them. Hut the sooner they nre be- I run the better. There arc now in the two . chools about seventy scholars, the whole inder the superintendence of Mr. Mi-Kin- 1 ion, the able and accomplished Principal, cho is a graduate of the Mouth Carolina College, lie ia assisted by an able corps if ina!e and female tutors, and the children 1 eceive all the branches of English, Cluvsi. | al and Ornamental Education which are aught in the beet Seminaries of thy Slate i The children arp boarded, partly with; he Principal, partly tilth the Kev. Mr. l>a* id, and partly in two other housea situate > 7 - M I - -' qt mora thun half a mile from the aehool. There ia now for the yi-copimodation of < lie aehularf a large hnuae, one "lory high, uillin college form and conojating of two xima, in one ol which, the female acholara -cite their laaaonn and thy other ia appro- ( riated to the nee of thy boy a. Another uilding if oory however in courae of erecon nbou^ Ijfly yarde from the preaeol one. hia ia to bia l?yo atoriea high, and haviog ten buill at the joint expeaea of the True- i ea of the ttehool and the member a of i % Mount Mortals Lodge of Aneient Freema* sons, will when completed be occuped in the lower story by lite boya school and the upper by the Lodge. There is a Baptist Church on the cam* pus, a few hundred yards from the School house, and Divine service is performed there on three Sundays of the mouth, by the Rev. Mr. Dnvid, the Pastor in charge. There is nlso an excellent Sunday School which is opened on evrry Sabbath morning. White Plains is distinguished for its al* most entire exemption from disease. Dr. Blair, the able physician who lives in the neighborhood and who is the professional attendant of the School, assures me that there is not a more healthy locality in the State. I roust do the good Doctor the jus lice lo say, that notwithstanding the uofnrtunnte hearing of euch a state of things on the prosperity of iiis own profession, he seemed to hnva made up his mind to the fatal truth and announced not only without ehugiin hut rather with the appear.ince of pleasure. As the doctor is hut lately married, he no doubt looks forward at some remote period to the advantages of ho healthy a school in the neighborhood of his own family. The upper Districts of the State have furnished a fair proportion of scholars lo this institution, and ono young lady was pointed out to uie nmong the pupils who was a resident of Clarendon. The ability of the teachers, the cheapness of hoard am) tuition, the healthiness of the locality, and the highly moral and intelligent character of the inhabitants of the surrounding country give n fair promise this will become one of the most suecessful schools of the up country. My patriotism as a citizen desiring the extension of the facilities of education everywhere over the ^tale, and my grateful recolleetion of the hospi'nlity and kindness which w as show ii to rue on my too brief v'nii, lend to pray that this promise may be fulfilled. If Mr. Editor you liave been at all interested in Ibis account of my journey and what I saw, or if any of lour readers should r.~ .1--. .1--- ? i i ^ * ii-t-i m il me i*111u 11111 occupieu hi hi uisertiuti has not been w holly waistcd. 1 shall be limply gratified for Iliu little trouble of writiny it TOURIST[Advcrlhuiiiiciil.) Mil. FiiiToh.? Ah the public uiK'd yeiier. nlly loot been easting about for n mutable person t? reprenent I lie people of l?niU*it>u ter District in I lie State Senate. \Vc wiihoul ill?paragi merit to tlic claims of the present ineunibent, are gratified to tind in the last issue of your valuable paper the name of t.'apt James 1), Me 11 wain, put in nnuiinntion bv "Indian l/ind." (!iipt. Moll wain in known an a gentleman of high cliaraeler, great de? iaion of purpose and eminently praeticnl in bin views of men una measures The honor and interest of I?ineasier District we feel lure will sulfur no detriment when entrusted to his keeping and we liopu that lie will nnt disregard the wishes ot his friends so far n? to withdraw bis name as a candidate from the honorable position in which it hns been placed bv "Indian laiml." I/iwkk IUttamok. Kol lt|U lallllOSHtCr lajdgCI" Mn Ku:to!t Having fur some tim** past linl with anxiety Ihr politicnl li< fthe conclusion has irresistibly forced itself upon our judgment, tli.it ? politicnl crisis i* iiupci.iliuo over our beloved country. Tin- Democratic part/ in which we of the South hale hitherto trusted is now ooiiipluli ly disrupted, ntxJ , vv e greatly fenr will un ci w itli a disastrous defeat in November next, l<y a putely sectional org.mi2 ilion ; who?* every precedent is not ionni-lic to Southern interests and Southern i. stitotions. If then Lincoln mid Hamlin, the nominee* of this lllack Republican parly should be elected in November next, what attitude should South Carolina assume ! Should such an election precipitate revolution at the South by resuming our original sovereignty f This crisis will very likely he unon us durino tl.- ?oi!n.? ..r ? ?- r> " ""1 next legislature We therefore think it incumbent on those, who w'mIi to represent I anenater District to come out nnd make known their views fully Itefore they cun nsk the support of Lancaster, VOTERS. For the 1 .auras ter Lodger. Mil. Editor :?We noticed in your Inst issue Unit your "Local" seem* very much exercised by nn inquisitive spirit and we feel very much like gratifying this name in* quinitiveneas,as we know that he is extreme, ly fond of reading. For the drat Acta of Incorporation of l^incasterville, we would refer LoeaJ to A. A. S. C., 1831-32. We refer hiin to those who are in the habit of hanging around the tail end of cider wag. gone for all knowledge required in bin second question. To the 3d and 4th questions we ask local to read P. I* page 454, A. A. 8. C., 1825-27, 1834-35, pagos 37, 24, 14,75, respectfully. To his 5th qnea. lion we inform "Local" th?t o>. --- cers tire not Aware of the violation of the Iawa against retailing on that day, or such offender* would have been indicted. Jn anawer to hit tb question we ntoaf respectfully ask "Local" to atate to what duty of the "proppr officiate" he refera ? and who were Ibeae worthleaa intruders upon our morals ! If "Local" knew 'the above facta' to be facta, why did he not aa a good citizen inform Count II, and give them the proper proofs, and then these worthless intruders upon our morals would be brought to justice. COUNCIL. i 1 - - -i- THE MARKETS Mobile, August 8 ? Hales of poUpQ for the past three days were bales. Receipts, 105 bales, Quotations are nominal. Liverpool, July 10.?Tho aales to-day were 8000 bales, of which speculator* and exporters took 30<><?. Ntvy Yone, August .?The aaleo of Cotton to day were 500 bales. The m&rvd is unchanged. Floor in byavy ; SMIPPIKO MUBKRTS TO THK SOUTH AND Wkbt.?Tbe Springfield (Mass.) Republican snya : "Tbe United Slates Government it now packing at tbe main arsenal in ibis city 7,000 guns of tbe latest model, for shipment to California, via tbe Horn.? 112,000 guns, mostly early models, havo been sent to Southern and Western State arsenels since last January, besides several thousand furnished companies iu this vicinity. 8,000 are fioithed each month, but the demand is so great that only 200 of the new model now remain on hand, and about 10,000, mostly of the models of 1822 and 1842, are yet in More in (he Springfield United Slates Arsenal?comparatively a very small number." Nkoko Caught.?a negro man belonging to Mr. Huzzard in the employ of Messrs. Martin dc White, of this town, as a blacksmith, ran off two or three weeks since, as was correctly supposed, with a view of making his escape to a free State. Mr. Martin went in pursuit, and upon his arrival iu Kentucky, ascertained that he had been apprehended in Paris, in that State, and lodged in Jail at Lex ington, where he found him. He returned yesterday with the negro to this place.? It is becoming so easy for negros tore* cure assistance in escaping to free Slates, the utmost vigilance is required to prevent them from absconding.? Nturbtrri/ Constrvaliat. Flora Temple beat Patcben at Long Island, Thursday, in three straight heats. Time?2.22 1 2, 2 23, 2.24. UdOM'IIO Wot.KK and TIIK LllJlOtl Tiiauk.?This merchant is a public benefactor. There is one spot m the land, where v man can go and purchase pure liquors of any kind or description. \V# do not intend to give an elaborate description of Mr. Wolfo's extensive ware house, or the details of liia enormous bus mess, although it will well repay any stranger in town to \isii Nn?. 18, 20 Ar. 22 ItttHVrr street. I hero we saw l/qnota and Wines in niiKiiiitin quite startling. A atock of l?r uitlifD, |'iiiii and choice, , valued ?l (til 50,000) ono hundred and tt iv thousand dollar.*. Wines of all ilin choicest vintage, l'orl, Maderin, Shetrt, valued at ($130,000) one hundred Mid thirty thousand dollar*, imported l?y Mr. Wolfe direct from MaJena. Portugal and Spain, and also from the l."tid? n docks. Mr. Wolfe is now doing ui Wine* and Liquor*, what lie ha* heen doing in (J it for several yuars past. 11 s Schnapps | business has increased, until now his sales sinounl to (1BU.0UU d< / ) one hundred ami e'ghty I holism d tloZeii of hotties of Schnapps annually. In live years he will be equally successful with lus l'? ran die* an.l Wines. Heaven grant it ui'iy he so, fur lie is doing a wirrld ot good. How many thousands ot our most clever men are cut oil nnntinilc I v tho I>oie<>uoua i rvi tupiors i How ui uiy luou uniiil* of valuable live* would have been tf wed. had Mr. Woilo commenced ? ??? porting ami l?otfpure Lnpiors and Wiut-n vutm n-ju ! lint it i* not l >?? Into now. Ilia Iiumiicmi merit* tlie pnlrotiago of every lover of Ida apecie*. If lie onlv tucoHwi in preventing iIn* aides of oneleutli of the bad liii'iois now sold, |?v replacing it with liia pure importation*, ho w *'I deserve ll e gratitude of mankind.? Xi w York Courier. Obituary, W ii.1.1am CuiiiiiK Haii.k v, orphan *oi? of t liu lale K<*bt. 8, mi J Kuiuia I. Italic)', died at the re*l ie nee of A. J. Connor*, in tliilt Dialrivt, on Wednesday morning I lie l*t in*t., aged II )enr*, 8 months and l.? day*. We all loved W illie. Ili* extreme ililH* deuce prevented the intimacy of more than H l'i?rv alltilll I'lrolo ??l f .ioiuL !?.. I.; 1 - " ?'? mi" nesa of temper and Ilia yen tie demeanor endeared him to all. Ilia Heart was deeply * imbued with religions sentiments, hi* mind well cultivated lor one of his aye, nnd lie exhibited a laudable ambition to excel in ' everything that is noble and praiseworthy, IIitt his labor* are ended, nnd he rest* front Uie evil to come. Willie is now uo lunger an orpnan ; his two outer*, both younger than himself, liuve been left to share the orphanage without a brother. The alloclioiiali grand-mother, on whom the care of these little one* mainly devolved after tho i death of their parent*, o? bereaved?he, jewel in gone, but it repose* now where it will ever shine, in the wrcuth that encircle* tile mothers brow. Willie was a member of the Methodist Sunday School in Lancaster*ilie, where be delighted to rehearse those lessoi * of w is dom and virtue which constituted his support in the last struggle of life. Teacher* und pupil* alike were glad to see and proud to love hiui. His last illness, though of several days, was not conceived to bo dangerous until s few hour* before It terminated iu death. tl? was lliaii /.r hia condition, but li.ui known it before, and though anxious to live with the lured ones around him, expressed hie readiness to depart. A abort iiniu before hie death he called a little cousin to hie bedside and said "<iood bye?l'in going home," Ah unolo standing by enquired what he hnd said, ttlien he promptly replied, though atrug? gliug for breath, m('iii going home." Loved ones of earth mourn hie departure?uu'j loved oqe* ill Ue?vei\ greet Ids appearing in regiona of light and eternal glory. SI . 4 . ( Speoial Notices. DAWK158 St WYL1K, Attorneys at Law 4 a n soLicvroks * Will nmeiM 1. I-??" District*, owe* m tiu doubt sour at LA NC ASf <JH VILLK, M. C. Particular attention giren to collorting claim*, cut. THUS. H. OAWBIM. MAJ. 40HM P. WfLIB. t'nioo, C. II., t?. 0. 1 .an canter, C. II., H, 0. March l?1 1800, ft?It ILjJJarrsj's an.t Vtlla arc aetoaUhing Kemcdica for Bad Breast*.?The wtte of Mr. John Langion, of InoinnsUi, Ohio, had a fomarkable bod brea-t, In which there worn * two Urge running Amanda, to what cense to attribute it, the doci>r* did not know, but ad iard the eduction of a variety of leni edits, which were of no uaa. At laat, Mr, Lengton determined to try what Holiowey'a PilU and 1 Ointment wotild do, be fortunately purchased r a quanrhy, and after hie wife had ueod them ? I for three week*, a risible improvement took plaoe ; by continuing them for two month*, J he was perfectly cwred. ft I gfo