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^^BpBBOl^npiftyp^uni 'nuter Hip expiration ??1" UW year, $2.00 For si\ month*, 7o couts, in RllvftUCO. 1 Adverllsomcnta insortp<l at tho usual inlp*. P^VPVC ? " a ?2 - , A AVJVIill kl V? -1A?) U? V? 1+ f ? ? Saturday Morning, November 7, 1857. Thanksgiving. His Excellency Gov. Am.ston ba.s set apart Thursday tlio 19th instant, ns a "day of thanksgiving and praise to Almighty (!od, for all tlio blessings of the past year." Wo trust it may be duly observed in tlio manner indicated by tlio Governor. The proclama tion appears in our columns (his week. Saleday. The number of persons present on saleday was smaller than usual. There was only one nale, that of the real estate of Ki.kixneck, deceased, situate in and around AValhalla.? The bidding was spirited and the prices full, evidencing clearly that tho "hard times" have not effected the value of such property in tho confines of our flourishing neighbor. Speculations on the weather seemed to puzvln tlio ninflt iviun in ciii.1i It bo noithor wot nor dry, with nuddnn changes trom warm to cold weather. Next to the batiks, the weather was voted the most variable and uncertain " institution" now topicispil. And, to uso a homely phrase, it is at the week's cud, " getting no hotter fast." Free Schools. The gran I jury, at the last term of the Court, doubtless supposed it to be their duty to " present" the Commissioners of Free Schools for a violation of the "spirit of the iu?, in ui8u-iuuung mo ireo scliool limit.? I"n?lcr the present imperfect system, with the lukcwarniness of those interested, it is impossible for the Commissioners to distribute the funds diroctly themselves. They have entrusted the admission of benofieiaries into the various schools to th<- Trustees of such schools, as the best means or ascertaining who t lie most needy are. Could a better plan be devised under the present system? If so, i.A ri ? < ? " - niu v/uiiiiuiwiudcrs wouni ijc tnauklnl lor the information. It is an easy matter to suggest difficulties, but is it prudent to do so without mature reflection, ami without a remedy for what is regarded as a grave matter hy tho graud inquisitors of the district ? Wo think not. The Commissioners of Kree Schools have endeavored to discharge their duties, delicato and multifarious ns thev ?-inn cye-singlo to the best interests of the district, and they have the satisfaction of knowing that their efforts have been generally appreciated by the public. _? New Advertisements. Messrs Sloan it Co., of I'ondloton, offer a iiew and large stock of Goods for sale, on the very best terms. Ilead their advertisement in another column, and give them a trial. Mr I W Taylor, Agent, advertises this week a valuable farm for sale, eligibly located Turn also to the sales advertised in this number, together with various other notices of general interest. Agriculture. We are pleased to learn that an effort is being mado to organize an Agricultural Society at this place. It iH entirely unnecessary to re-hash arguments that are familiar to every one, to prove the importance and necesHitvnf sni'll na?nniofiAno fn -.1-? * J ^wwVMiVIVMi) %\f 11IU nuviiiiucillt'lll of the noble cause of agriculture. A subscription has been opened at the Clerk's office to give the enterprise vitality. Let all lend a nciping nana. Gov. Johnson's Letter. "NVo have copied into this number an exccllont letter from the Governor of Goorgia, on the banks and matters incidental to the oxisting pressure in monetary affairs. It should be read by the country at large, and its wise suggestions heeded without delay. xne iianKs. Col. J. D. AsiimRE, tho Comptroller General, gives, in hi; ftlisial capacity, tlic condition of the banks of this State, as follows: Suspender Banks.?Bank of the State of South Carolina, Branch Hunk of the State at Columbia, Branch Bank of tho State at Camden, South Western Kail road Bank, Planters and Mechanics' Bank, Bank of South Carolina, Farmers' and Exchange Bank of Charleston, Bank of Hamburg, Bank of Newberry, Exchange Hunk of Columbia, People's Bank of Charleston, Plantors' Bank of Fairfield. Banks Paying Specie.?Union Bank of Charleston, Strto Bank of South Carolina, Bank of Charleston, Commercial Bank of Columbia, Merchants' Bank of Cheraw, Bank of Chester, Bank of Camden, Bank of Georgetown. i Tho bills of tlio susponded banks tiro as cnrront as thoso of the others, and arc just a.s good. Greenville Court. The Court of Common Picas for Greenville, was in session last week. A large number of bills were banded out by tho .Solicitor for fkctanilta ?* ?,, ?n<vUiiur,, inns, retailing witnout license, trading witIi slaves, etc. Tltorc waH a ease ofc homicide?tho State vs. Simon Ti;nnrk, for tlie killing of Reid. Turner was found guilty of manslaughter. The Election in OhioTito recent election in Ohio, for Governor, has rosnlted in tho choice of Chask, black republican, by a majority of about 2,000 votes. $0th branches of the legislature aro domrn cratic, however, which is worth something. Chase's election was scoured by the support of the negroes, the-y having voted foi^ him. to a man ! A sad state of affairs, truly ! ^ Cases Hbturned.?The number of eases HKtyjfcirJif"! to Laurens Court in about 240. and is a return than was cxpectc't. I W * I v ft *3 1 j points. Gold is arriving in Kur?po from | ; Australia, anil bullion has dcorcascd .Co53,I 0<H) in the bank of England. From India, i the ndvico; arc more favorable?two succosa! fill battles havo boon fought, and tho nmti-1 ! necrs generally are dispirited. Tlio American marc, llelle, belonging to Mr. Ten Hkokc'k lias won the New Market race, and a vali ualile purse?Locompte, ouo uFhia fn?t horses, J is dead. The ministerial troubles in Spain continue without abatement, and iu Italy further disturbances arc apprehended. The king of Prussia is still in a dangerous condition. The typhus fever in raging in Lisbon, 1")0 persons dicing daily. It is rumored that Prince Mir at, a Frenchman, is to bo the prince of the Danubian provinces. The stca I mor l'crsia brings to the United States $1,000,000 in gold. ? Death of Sam'l. W. Lewis. It is with the most gainful feelings that wo record the death of Mr. Sami f.i. AV. I.kwis, the publisher of the Farmer awl Planter. He died at Pendleton on Sunday last, after a severe illness. We know tho deceased well; in boyhood and his moro mature years. He had his faults?and who is it that have thorn I mil:?uut let tueni ho buried with his mortality. l'cw were possessed of more noble or manly traits of character?independent in bearing, and lasting in bis friendships. lie was affable and kind to all, with a heart that responded instinctively to the waitings of the oppressed and ulllicted. lie had many friends and no enemies, we believe, lie was a typo, i a credit t<> the oml ....... Lightly lie tho green tnrf o'er his devoted h'.uvl; ami may JIe, who holds the destiny of all in his hands, hear and succor tho cries : of his widow and fatherless children 1 Postage. On the subject of foreign postage, we have boon permitted to publish the following official letter, which will bo found important to many of our veadors : 1*. <>. IJkiwutmknt, Vfnslnngton, Sept. 10, 1857. I /Sir : In answer to your inquiry on that subject, I have to inform you that the 5 cent rate in ! i lie second column of the "Tabic of Postages to I Foreign Countries," is the United States postage only, upon letters despatched in the open ! mail to Great Britain by British packet from New York or Boston : and the 21 cent rate in the first column of said Table is the United Slates sea and inland postage upon letters despatched in same mail by United States packcts. Hither.rate is in full of the United States postage. only, leaving the foreign postage to he collected on delivery, in Lhe case of the letter referred to, addressed to Hong Kong, China, the British and other foreign postage can be collect...I l??r ll>? II..IH..K II > , ...v uiuvv) m iiung rvong, nwi j it is therefore unnecessary to collect postage for the llritish ofliee upon letters for that place.? There arc, however, many instances, where the entire postage to destination must be prepaid in the United States, and in such cases, only, ! should foreign postage be collected in this country. I would state further, in explanation, that (lie "> cent itilanil rate upon letters to Great Itritnin, Prussia, Itrcmcn, kc.. was established by treaty stipulation with each of those countries, respectively ; which will account for the variance between the United States inland rate on foreign, nn'i mi domestic correspondence. Willi res peel to llritisli tnnils, the single rale of lcttev postage between the United States and (ircat Britain is 21 cents, divided ns follows, via: United States Inland post ago 5 cents. Atlantic sea-raio HI " British inland 3 " Total 21 cents. 1 am, very respectfully, your ol>'t servant, HORATIO KING. John 15. Sirrox, esq., P. M. Pendleton, S. C. Southern Crockery. The discovery of "Caolin," the tine clay of j which <'liina and Oranile ware is made, in South f 'arolina ami Georgia, has introduced amongst us iim/ihbi Uiautl, of mduati'y, liUaly to pvovo of groat commercial value to us. om<-k-*ry > * in article of almost universal consumption, wc may expect it to become an article of extensive exportation. The "Southern Porcelain Manufacturing Company" have a capital of $50,000, and own abed of 2-"> acres of the clay, which is pronounced to be equal to llie foreign. Their works are about six miics below Augusta and one and a half j miles from Hath, near tho South Carolina llnil road. Tliey have dug down wards some twenty- 1 four feet without reaching its bottom, ami regard the supply as ample for years to coinc.? The Company gives employment to some forty persons, and now turns off some $400 worth of ware per week, which will be increased to$8(t0 per week ns soon as another kiln is prepared. At present their operations are confined to the | manufacture of pitchers, mugs and spittoons, but they will make table ware in a short, time.? Their manufactured will be sold as low as the! same at the North, so that the expense of fvcigh; will be saved to the consumer. Exchanges. I Jiir, .WI IIIMIS I ITIZK.V. >Y0 lllivc rCCCIVCd j the lirsf number of the Southern Citizen. pnlilishe 1 at Knoxvillc, Tcnncssoo, at $2 a yenr, by Messrs. Joiix Mitchki. and Wji. (j. Swan. It is n large handsome sheet, ably aditcd. Mr. Mitciiki, is known as the "Irish exile," and was editor of the Citizen published in Now York,? lie is a hold mid fearless writer?advocating the right and condemning wrong in high or low pla i ot*s. j lie Viliten is decidedly Southern in tone, | and wc recommend it to the reading public, Pbtf.usos's Maoazink.?The December num- | her 1ms been received. It Is in advance of tlio times with its date, and also in thequnlity of its embellishments and matter. It is a crack num-> her. Next y?wr, additions in illustrations and pages of excellent prose and poetry is promised, and ' Peterson" isasgo/xl as his promises. C., J. I'KTKUSO.V. Phllftllnlnliln l'n <5'> .1 ...til. ---? - ?> - - J? "? "?'? deductions t<x club*.. ^ A correspondent of the Vojrkvillc Enrjuu Ycr gives ft cheering- account of the condi' tion of tlve South Carolina College, He ! fifty* that twenty-one applicants have been | admitted since the beginning of the session; | that on Saturday last thcro were onr> lmn. dred and Bcvontv students on the campus; and that it is thought there will be more thau two hundred before January. 31st ujt., at II t0 I? i ccnts por pound. <? rs... #? 'im.? n i t aw i/ii.u ? ! iiu wnvuu ourjoi v;imric8ton, 111 the ease of W. II. Bnrtloes, a bank defaulter, returned " uo bill," on the chiirgo of " larccny." Wasimnoton, Oct. 30.?The amount in the Treasury Riibjoot to draft is $9,802,000?roccipts of the week $441,000, A Run.?The Yankees have been making a "run" on the banks of St. Johns, N. 1$. On rtno .l..v *ir? ft an ??i.? < ? V..V y V*VJVWV III n?q VUIVUL1 UUUt UUQ institution. The merchants have petitioned the banks to suspend, and it was thought they would do ho. Virginia Politics.?-Senator Hunter of Ya., between whom and Gov. Wise, it is said, there will be n struggle for the about-to-be vacant senatorial seat, has published a letter in which lie denies the statement that ho is hostile to the present administration, lie announces his disapproval of Governor Walker's bourse. Dead Letters.?During the last quarter. $12,tV>5 was received to about 2200 letters at tho dead letter office. Not quite $o0,000 i\ year is generally thus received in about 10,000 letters, or about on an average, $"> a lettor. Of this it is calculated that nine-tenths arc returned to sender. Can't Afford It.?It has been thought that people are degenerating, because they don't live .IS lon<? I* ill tlir> ilnvt nf Unllmcn lab. But the fact is provis'iouri arc ho high that nobody can afford to live very long, at the ourrcut prices. A 1(emar k abi.k Case.?A marriage took place in Fairfax Couuty, on Saturday last, of a couple who were divorced nine years ago. In the mean time the man lias been married and his wife died, and on Saturday he was again married to his former wife. An Examine Wortiiv ok Imitation*.? Calhoun's work on Government and on the | Constitution of the I'nited States, ia the text | uuun uu mm sunjpi'i in mo vuauei Academy. I We believo it has been adoptod in no nthnr institution. Ready.?At the meeting of tho next Congross two new States will be in rou lines# for admission into the Union?Oregon and Minnesota. Ijargk Company.?A company of Swiss hnvc rcccntly bought a tract of 20,000 acres of land near Connolton, Indiana, and iutoud to settle on it, having a town for tho transaction of their business near tho centre, on the bank of tho river, and dividing the remainder | of the tract into farms. Tlie Sun Treasury.'?Hon. Win. F. Jordan, a member of Congress from Virginin, is i the father of the sub treasury system. It was : a _ iooi t -a - ? * * * ..ml link 1^11 .ijnincu ill lOO-t, UUV UOl AUOpiflU Ulltll some yearn later. The College.?The grand jury of Abbeville presents the South Carolina College, " under its present management," as a nuisance ! Another IIero Gone.?James Head, n soldier of the Revolution, died in Scott county, Virginia, on tlio -1th inst., at the advanced | age of 90 yoars. IIcku.?PleasantM. Coleman, convicted of j ins inurucr 01 lUrs. l>ftgi>y, at. tlie last term | of the Logan Circuit. Court, was hungou Friday afternoon last, at RtiPtsglvillc, Ky. Oct of Emimajyiient.?More than 4,000 laborers have becon thrown out of employment j in St. Loui?, within the last few weeks, j Escape or Tiiibtv Si-avf.s.?A great slam-' j pede of slaves took place at Cambridge. Md.. on "Saturday night last. No loss than thirty then- escape to a free State?fifteen belonging to Samuel T'uttison. EsqFormkui.v an Ei>itok.?lion. A.O. P. Nich olson, who lias been elected as United States Senator from Tennessee to euccccd Hon. .Jno. Hell, is he^t known to the country as the editor of the Washington Union during President Pierce's administration. A Hrijtai, IIirsn.\ni).?A brute, named I Robert Gray, residing at Rochester, N. Y., after healing hi* wife unmercifully, on tho 2lst nit., turned her out of doors. Next morn ing her body and those of her two children were found in a mill race. Returning Home.?A Sehastopol corres,.r ii.- i). ~l - - /v ? - jiuuuunb ??i inu jjusidii courier says that tlie former inhabitants of tlmt ruined city arc constantly returning in transports and steamers, i and that already the placo has a population of upwards of twelve thousand. Before the soigo tho population vra?< 00,000. Wisconsin "Wheat Crop.?Tho Milwaukee Sentinel estimates the wheat crop of Wisconsin at 18,000,000 bushels for 1857, an in crease of near 6,000,000 over 1856. Smam, Notes.?Mississippi is to be added to tho list of States which have prohibited tho circulation of bank notos of a lens denomination than five dollars. A law to this effect goes into opo^ptioo the dr?y of November. This applies to foreign bank notes, as thore is no hank is'-uo in Mississippi, New York, Oct. 27.?The heavy rains of tho last threo days havo produced a destrue* | ttvonooa in tlio valley of tho Mohawk. Much 1 j damage lias be^n donetopfoporty, and acontudorablo quantity of coin and buckwhoat destroyed. " Tit fo* TV*."??" A lady'^aska thoPbrU land Advertiser to rwjurwt tlioso oldtgymon I urHn nrArt.Oi n rrrt snuf oillra ???<* "rt 4' *" X ' I ....V J,, www.. W^wurav niirvO l?UU nillillB, HU?? W >7?ar black satin voats, or lift their atfrw bo hi<*h as to display tho silk linings in their sleeves. Sr. Lou in, Oct. 27.?<A man nnmcd Emerson, charged with swindling Messrs. Hanford k, "Brothers, and other parties in Now Y,orV, of?U,0(X>, was arrested in this city yesterday i w? VTiie Krueli.iox in* India.?I)r. Duff, writing from Calcutta, to the Presbyterian miya that tho terrible native rebellion thcro is the potult of a long connected Mohammedan conspiracy against the British power, with a )riow to tho re-establishment of a Mohammedan dynasty instead. A* Account Three Mii.es Long.?The last Quarterly returns or account of the bus'iPd^ ftf tlic Now York city post office, which was fceoived at the Department in Washington in a day or two after tho quarter, if stretched out page by page continually Would make a string of papor quite three miles long! Scicidk.?Dr. Wm. Boyle, of Middloton, Conn., coinmitted suicide on Tuesday morn" ing bj cutting his thront with a razor, lie is supposed to have been laboring under a fit of temporary insanity. Decidedly Ilofiaisn.?Several fat hogs wore recently stolen in Taunton, Mass., by first administering chloroform to the animals and then taking them from thoir pons without even raising a squeal. Tkkkibi.i: Massacre.?The brig Mountain JZar/lr, from Sisal, at New York, reports that tlio Indians hart massacred nearly all the inhabitants of a vlllago about 60 miles from iXpridu. Over five hundred bodies hart been wjurtd, and more were being discovorcd daily in the \\ ids, shockingly mutilated. Fmi.crks in Enki.and.?In England the month of September has been singularly prolific with mercantile failures, numbering no less than ten firms, one bank and one cotton in ins company. wuosc namiiues range trom .?'20,000 to XG0,000 or more, cach. Minnesota.?The Territory of Minnesota, which will doubtless be made a State this winter, will add two Senators to the Democrats in Congress, us the Territorial T.cgiylr. turo is strongly Democratic. One of these Senators will probably bo Ocn. Shields. Crawford.?The. death of Mr. Crawford, the AiAorican Sculptor, which has been for t'Unn timK r>vnr>f>t?d t/intr niton ! ? ? J-....... ... .......W.I, on Saturday, Ootobor 10th. Sine? 1^31. he lins in lloino, where his ffooiim ? ?? highly appreciated. New York, Oct. 30.?A fight occurred at the City Hall at noon to-day, between two men. One named Cannon was beaten to death by another named Donovan. A Specimen Bank.?The Rhode Island Central iiauk, according to a statement of its condition published on the 12th instant, had a circulation of $380,702, and just seven dollars in specie! This is inflating the currency with a vengeance. Kansas.?The late vote in Kansas will range between fifteen and twenty thousand. This indicates a population bordering closely upon one hundred thousand. ShaiU'.?An eastern editor heads his list of Hirtw, Marriages and Deaths, thus: hatch /'J1 mfilAhfiil rtllfl 'PI*#* -1 ~ serves to hcscrafrhcJ. 8ron>r.?A terrible storm of wind and rain prevailed at Albany, X. Y., on Tuesday and Wednesday last. No business could be done outdoors: the wharves and streets were overflowed; aud even the railways were submerged, si. that fires in tho engines were extinguished !>v the water. Chinese Sit. ah Cank.?At the meeting oi the State Agricultural Society of North Car olina last week, Hon. A. W. Ycnablc stated in the course of a speech, that the Chine* < Sugarcane was a preventive of Typhoid fovci Darlington. Court was in session at Darlington ('. 11 last week, Judge Witiikks presiding. Th< , Fricml thus notices an interesting case that wan up For decision : j ' '1'ISierc was upon the sessions docket ai ! indictment for voting twice at the name elec tion. It waa contended, on the part of tin defence, that there was no law, certainly n< Statute, making this a punishable oft'ener.? The Judge instructed the .jury to find a ver diet of gailty, if they thought the charge hn< l been sustained by the evidence, in order t* I ?: .i rt . " ijimgiiiu i(uii?iiwu ueioro me uourt ot An ; ponln. The testimony, ltowovor, did not, it ] the minds of the jury, warrant aconrictioa| the Tertlict was 'not guilty.' " Balloon Ascbnsion and Proposals ?Mr. Wilson the aeronaut, now in Charles ton, proposes to make nn ascension, on o about the period of the Fair of the Sontl Carolina Institute?18th iust. lie propo 80s, furthermore, to devote a portion of th< i receipts to the cause of the Calhoun anc j the Mount Vernon Monument. I He also offers the sum of Sf>0 for th< I be?t discourse on Washington, to be sub ! mitttfd heforo 18th November, 1857, am ! calculated to interest the citizens of tin Union in holialf of the Mount Vernon As sooiation. Those who desire to oOnipct for the prize will leave their .i'^nuscript at or send them to, the Courier olfice. Address Samuel Wilson, icronaut, ear of Charleston Courier, Charleston, Soutl Carolina. Accidknt-^ars.-?We understand tha the freight train from Grcenvillo mot wit! a serious accident yesterday, in the neigh borhood of Ninety-Six Depot. The engine our informant states, was turned over, th> engineer) Ber\)amii>, severely scalded Mr. Trip, the. fireman, had his arm broken and Frank Wadsworth (free colored) ha< his ribs fracturcd. The oonductor OBcapci Ullhiii'L.?'*~Np.U't>i'.rru lUin'Mf j Gov. Lmon, of Maryland, lias issued i j proclamation in whtoh ho (tails wj>oii th< 1 military organizations of Baltimore to at i Wud the polls and preserve orilcr on Wcdno day at tne election. This document ha created a goo<l dpat of e*citement in thr. oity. Mayor Swann protests against th< Governor's assumption of municipal au thority, and states that the bringing out o the military upon election day would scri usly endanger the peace of the city. * Masonic Tribute to Butler and Brooks [hxfcruct from an unpublished Address delivered before Koowee Lodge, No. 70, at Pickens C. II., Juno 24th, 1857, by Col. j W. II. Cami'Uklt,.] j * * * * * But whilst j we rejoice in the prosperity of our venerable institution?whilst its prospects are all encouraging and bright; we, as Masons,! have our losses to mourn?losses, too, which ... ' our whole State feels as afflicting visitations; j for it is the loss of men who were not only i ornaments to masonry, but bright jewels of ' their country ; and over whose newly made j graves Carolina is even now dropping tears i of affectionate regret. IJim.Kfiand Bkookb 1 ?familiar names and loved by you all? > have been summoned from the earthly ' Lodge, and the places that once know them, 1 ahull know them no more forever! Deep- j ly we mourn for tho one struck down in all > the pride and strength of manhood, when ( his name was on every lip, his heart swell- < ing with hopes of coming usefulness and i I honor, and when his lnnkiil r>rniirllv ' ( to him as one prompt to'avenge her wrongs ' and defend her rights and honor at any and < every ha/.ard. And well might she trust confidently in him ; for who excelled him i in courage, chivalry and patriotic devotion ' to liis native State ? i "And art thou ooM ?n<! lowly laid"? Thou whose gallant soul fired with manly ' indignation at the gross Blander of thy na- 1 tive State, thy beloved Carolina, and insult ' to thy venerable kinsman, dared to right ! the wrong where it was given and to inflict merited chastisement on the base offender ! That manly form, still unbent by the weight J of years, and before which the maligncr of ' his country trembled aiui cowered, is now 1 hut cold and silent dust I That ciuvalrowv soul is in the hands of its (Jod t The other whom wo mourn, hath fallen 1 I in the maturity of ?>gc?gone down to the ' lomi), mil 01 years and lull oi lionors.? And but seldom docs (lie grave close over ' one more universally beloved, more deeply regretted; for in whose breast throbbed nobler impulses, more generous sentiments? "A love of right, n scorn of wrong Were written in liin manly eve Ami on liis manly brow," The glory of intellect , the nobler virtues of 1 humanity, bcneficence, integrity and jus- 1 tico ; the. soul of courage, chivalry and honor combined to make in Andrew Pickens Buti.kr a man to l?c honored and respocted, a mason to be loved ! "Quiii dcsiclcrio ?it junior, nnt iuoilua Tain cari capilus" We join with the other sons of Carolina in , heart-felt sorrow over the honored graves of Bltlkr and Brooks, butoura, as ma- , sons, is a weightier loss ; for we drop the tear of fraternal affection over the dust of , beloved masonic brethren, with whom we j shall eomnmne no more in any earthly 1 Lodge ! Softly sigh tho winds of llcaven . | o'er their graves and lijrhtlv rest the crreen sod 011 thoir bosoms ! Pence to t hoir ashes ! Honor to their memory ! 11 is for us j sorrow over their dust; but let their praises be hymned by a loftier harp! ]$e ! ours, too, the humble, task to imitate the virtues for which they were honored by the wise and good ! Gov. Johnbon and the Bunks. A committee of the citizens of Savannah ^ having requested Gov. Johnson to suspend " action against the Banks wh:oh had susl ponded, his Excellenoy replica as follows : ) KvvnitTIWK f'li * \mi<n 1 r M i ilcilgev i I io/bct. 1 o" 1857. } (I knti.f.mk.n :?I acknowledge the receipt of yours of tlie 15th inst., in behalf of the merchants and citizens of Savannah requesting me " to withhold my action against the hanks in conscquence" of their suspending specie payments, ns the np1 pronehing session of the Legislature is. so * near at hand. I should have done as you suggested if no such request had been made. I am I . gratified that my convictions are tortiiied by | 1 the suffrage of so intelligent a portion of ! ) the people as you represent; the unanimity j * of their voice would seem to indicate that | there cannot bo diversity of opinion among thinking men, as to the propriety of n choerfnl compliance with the wish of the mer. chants and citizen# of Savannah. 1 do not pretend to be familiar with the r groat questions of finance, involved in the 1 commercial crisis that is upon us; but in - my humble judgment, the .suspension of j hpccic paying is not a remedy ; it is only I an expedient, and will fail to bo even an expedient unload debtors, creditors, lucra chants, people and banks act with and to wards each other in the utmost good faith, i ana with a mutual desire to render each o otherr burdens as light ns possible. The - spirit of confidonco and forbearance must 0 pervade every ramification of business; , without this the suspension will benefit but ono class?the batiks?by enabling theiu e to postpone the payment of their dcbU?1 their bills?which tiro not bearing interest; and by the use of their specie, and other available means, to speculate iu exchange, and screw down the produco market to spc1 | cie prices. Such a course, however. I da not anti' 'pnto. . I trust those who own urul ' direot tho lianks, nro patriotic, high-toned, t: and libora) minded gontlomon, who would ? scorn to uso their power to oppress tho peopie while they aro asking tolerance at tho , hands of tho people's represcntatitce. Tho only effectual remedy for the pressure of the times will be found in the inn dw?trial resources of tho?country?nothing q but "the sweat ?f the brow" can pay debt* and erniAlir.rt nvdlmnMn. l.?? 4'-! . ..v?XI^VD f mi^ ?mi? mure h fruitless without earnomy. Vfl?o is aOt h bJinii oh no.l to. see, ad^ bo obtfuratc an not t to tfcpiore, the. cxtravagagcc of timcBr?i,]\$ o great exeflss of expenditure bi-vond iu>fc I . profits. This is tho causo of the wide f amend malady that no\r ftffccte our land U,K$ . tho ravages of a baleful cpidemic. The expedient rc?orto4 to; properly cmylpycd, nny narc the patieut, until the great rcincly can c<?mc to the rescue. It i? gratifying to believe that the bus>enr.toD of onr banks (and I thiuk those of lie Houth generally) in not the result of nHolvfiiov. but a measure of Rclf-defenen igainst t!ie drafts upon their coin, to rcdenigh the vaults of those of the North. I predicate my opinion of the soundness >f our lhtnks upon tho exhibits they present, in response to Executive proclamation. Hence hill-holders may safely trust hem, with a generous confidence in their ihility tu redeem as soon as the results from the commercial centres of the North shall be stopped. T confess, gentlemen, to a feeling of sectional pride, which is irresistnbly awakoncd >y a survey of tlie circumstances that sur ound U8. The North is tottering with -nr.dysis, her factories suspending, lier ucrchantfl failing, and all the avenues of msinoss blocked up with the ruins of comneroial wreck. I spoak not of this to jvoice over lier misfortunes, but to ask what __w: .... i _i 4 t __i.. i. n mr iiili111*11", aim Hiiuum m:i uiiijr ikiuo >f relief? What can revive her commercial prosperity'{ Why is it, tlint the South, unidst tlic thunder of the crash stand* jalm and unawed, poised uppn the con*ciou. *ss of her capacity to outride thu teinpent'! !t is cur thro*1 Millions of cotton bales, now going forward to the markets of the world, that give us the feeling of strength iml ( )iir i?nffnn triviw nu mnfttin to the whol'? machinery of tIio world's cornmerco, and if true to ourselves, wo have, ind miwt ever have, iho foundation of the proudest independence, commercial as well is civil, that ever blessed any ago or people-. As germnin to this thought, an emphatic illustration of the vast importance to the ..< J:.> .1 i 1.. L.l i - .... 1 nuii ii tii uiixi;! irutit' uuiuuuii iiui uuii mm foreign ports, and in her own bottom*?? Will she rver awaken to the magnitude of mch a poliev, and 1?v its hold and hucccskful accomplishment break the onlv chain that now fetters her giant limbs ' This will conjuimatc her independence, and then fdio will not only as she now does, but. she wifr regulate and direct the commoree of tlio worhf. f b' - pardon, gentlemen, for permitting myself In be betrayed into these random reflections. If not positively called for l?v, 1 trust they arc tioi wholly inappropriate, to the occasion which elicits thin communication. Respectfully, yonr ob'fc servant,. ire r turn kl V. Johnson. PltBAmTL C'ahk ok rirootintt. 3 centlv there has been no little excitement grow nig out of a special informing agent, for the firm of Douglas & Co., the New York Commerciiil Agency, who, it i? said, scut sonic"reports that injured the reputation of a Mr. James Allen, Jun., n mer.1 x AT 1- .Ml T 1 uiiuiii oi i urKvnie. jjong nuu warm correspondence* grew out of this matter, and on Saturday List Mr. .Tamos Allen, f?en\ was about posting explanatory baud-bills of the affair; when the special Agent, a Mr. T. J. Hell, approached him and desired liitn to desist; words nro?o, nud Ue^l idiot M_ A 11 Jl. - 1 11 1 .nr. .fviicu tin mo ?por tvmi a uonmc-r>arrelcd gun, killing him instantly. Tho grcatent excitement prevails in Yorkvillc? so our informant says, wlio arrived in Columbia last night, and young Allen was by the merest chance prevented nw'ging the murder of his father by immediately shooting the cold-blooded perpetrator of tho dreadful deed. T5ell is lodged in jail, awl the authorities are commanding full povrvr over the excited people. f T/tttfs '>// n..* l WASHINGTON, Oct. 5J0.?The Administration utterly condemns Walker's courso in the lato elections in Kansas, by purging the polls of Oxford Precinct, Johnson (!o., contrary to the specific instructions to not act or interfere as judge in this matter.? The best reasons exist for the belief that both Walker and his secretary, Ftanton, will be recalled, unless they immediately resign. It will be remembered that Walk er iiixl Stanton issued a proclamation on the 2Qth tilt., in which tney expressed a determination to reject tlio entire vote at Oxford and give certificates to the Free Soilers. Nkw Vohk, ()etv81.?Private despatches received in tins city from Lawrence, Kansas, gay that Gov,. Walker and Se?rc* tary Stanton had (led from 1'enicia, in consequence of the threats of the ultras. Thepeople of Lawroneo offer them an asylwn, and nrotortion ? . t A F0R0K1> mAkkiaok and dkpautfrk o? xii k Bhidkojuoom.- -A novel marriage came off at Goldaboro', N. C.t last week,, the particulars of winch we find in the Tribune, an follows: It seeniH a man named Kearney, a tohne-. conist, hailing from the county of Franklin, had booft mnkinrr lnv?> tr? 11 Mi? 1 In ? ? ?! n " v., (loldsboro', and that lie laid his hand and) fortuno at her feet; but Mi&s If., fearing the lover would prove n guy deccivcr, sxied him for breach of promiso. The writ was. issued, the sheriff i^nt for late at night to. serve it, and Kearney was brought, up about 12 at night, and called upon to ehoosc be-, twocn tho matrimonial embraces of Miss II. and a lodging placo in the country pris on. j 10 imoso dtntfty, married tho woman ?thus endowing hor with bin hand, heart, tobacco nnd everything that vtr\s bin. lib {mused the night with hi* young brido nnd oft the next morning. He ix to return, bo soid, abo*t Iho firat of January. Of courso bo will?in n horn ! Ankcdotk of tub Pkkhidknt.?Mr?. Buchanan i? Raid to bo arety punctual man , Tho "VyoHhington correspondence of Muv Charleston Mevewy illuatrnttn tbia ohttactoristle oh follows. It must bo p?oiniwo<l iliAt tho Freaidont had taken a run Vo bi? J home hi I'ennflylvnnin. ' ** IIhh the President returned to WohJk mgkon V naked a gentleman to-day of ^ door-keopffr of the Tronnury TVpai^m^ofc. JL " Yen, air," a as the reply, "1 haven't lB him, but he Kdi<! ho'd conic, and of cou^o* 1 fcq'e coiuc." It \a C\*oo so; our PrciridfitU I