Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, January 16, 1858, Image 2
KKOWKK COl'lilKlU
EOB'T. A. THOMPSON, Editor. (
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TF.RM8,?per annum, In ftdvancc. If
\vsynuini ho delayed until nfter I he ex pi ration of 0
tHe your, $2.00 For ?i.\ months, 70 cents, in fadvance.
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Advertisements inserted nt the uHUnl rules.
NCKKNS C. Hi S. C.: 1
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8aturday Morning, January 16, 1858. j
To Correspondents. t
As wo have stated ninny times before, such ^
matters as are intended for our columns, must. <
bo accompanied by a responsible name. No i
articlo, of whatsoever character, will appear t
without this essential rcquisito. This rulo t
will bo rigidly enforced, aud is absolutely no- f
cossnry for own as well (is the protection of <
if Inquest.
Mr. Coroner (?.\stt hold an inquest over (
the dead body of AnseIj Ooufkrv, on the 10th
instant. From the ovidcnco adduced on the c
inquisition, it appears that the deceased came j ,v
to liis death by u fall, which dislocated the I
nook, lie was supposed to be intoxicated, ,
from the articles found with the body, nt the f
time 01" his death. The supposition is that <
it. * J-.it. 1 a i * r .? I
iuu utraui ucuurrvu huiiio nvo wccxsj uuioro uic c
hotly was found. A dreadful death from n i t
too common cause. ,
Election.
The result of tho election hehl on Monday <
last, for lutendant ami Wardens of the vil-' t
Inge of Fickens, is as follows: M. F. Mitch- ; >
km,, Intemlant, and Messrs. 0. N. Hkid, W.
N.Craic, !. 1'. ll.vcooi), 15o?'t. A. Thomv- 1
son, Wardens. 1
The Laws.
We continue the publication this week of
such of the laws enacted by the Legislature,
at its late session, as arc of general interest
or importance. The law, in relation to dueling,
is a good one, and should ho strictly enforced.
In some of the States, more stringent ]
laws have been made, (?meh as divesting the j
uiiaiiuugiug puny oi mu eiccuvn irancnise,
ineligibility to office, ami fine and imprison- j
incut.) which has worked well. The act ma- i
king "malicious trespasses indictable," is J
a wholesome protection to property, and will ;
doubtless effect much good. The enactment
bettor defining the " qualification of jurors"
extends the privilege to those, of "orvuv^f^ j -(
Ji.uvs, ?IIU JH i^^ur^^j,,lvcrs rp|,c j ;
, on 0f elections from
AWtTiTarv militia duty, is but just. The Com- , 1
missihners of tl?o different police boards of M
the district should also be relieved, in some j
wny, of the burdens forced on them. i 1
The net making appropriations embraces ' i
the usual objects, with some additional items, I ]
ho whole footing up the round sum of $450,- j 1
553.00. I
Rain. |
Wc have had remarkable weather for some
time past. It has been warm, with rain al- '
most every day. The highways are in a most J
wretched condition, and mud abounds very
generally. Some of the 'oldest inhabitants'
predict a mild winter, without giving the rea" (
eons for their belief. ,
Taxes. '
Everything relating to t^xes is important
to the people, especially when spccio paying
hanks arc " few anil far between," and the 1
unjointed times have forced upon us a very
general suspension. The relative position of
all the parties, however, is not exactly the t
Bfune: The Legislature legalized, in effect, (
tho*iI?pcnsion of the hanks. In other words,
the suspended hanks arc allowed to issue t
hillfl, without being compelled to redeem i
them in specie. They aro also authorized to 'J
pay out the hills of other banks, which are
therefore, clearly "bills of credit," and strict- 1
ly prohibited by the constitution. This act j
was passed, as its friends maintained, for the r
roliof nf Hin r?rtAn1n th? 1. 1
v. ?,..v uuu uvb ui iiiu i>:wii\> ; I
and wo trust it may accomplish tho desira- 1
1>le cud aimed at. But of this, wo think, wo 1
havo well grounded doubts; time alone, how- t
ever, will tost the matter. !
But it is not to ditieuts the hank act that t
we have indited this article. It is rather to j
point out a seeming inconsistency in legislntion,
which is about to throw it* ontangling
folds in tho path of those whose province it
is to wait upon that important functionary? j
the Tax Collector ! < n-ding to a circular j
just issued by Col. A.mimokk, the Comptroller .
Oenoral, tho tax collectors of the different j
districts arc: strictly prohibited fron: receiving,
in payment of taxes, any of tho bills of
the suspended banks, except thoso of tho '
Bank of the Stato of South Carolina. Now,
n
this is an irreconciable state, of affairs. The ^
Legislature authorised tho continued issuing j
ui mo D1118 or mo suspended irnnkf, why not
ther rcceivc tlicni in payment of taxes ? T!<o
bills of these banks arc either good or worth1?8?,
and it is of vital importance to the people
to know which is true. There is wrong ''
Honiowhero, and wo trust it may be in the
heretofore prompt, aide nnd correct financial n
officer of the government. At a iy rate, it is 11
wise to lay by for tnx day, which is now al- n
moflt " in flight*" /sufficient of the billa of spe- v
oio paying banks to liquidate your patr .'i
indebtcdncf 8,1 o
New Patent. j,'
Wo have been in receipt of The Livenfar, ?
a valuable publication devoted to the median
ic art*, for some time. In the October number,
there is a-capital description of tlio improvement
in hanging mulay sawa for cut- v
ting lumber. A patent therefor wjvd granted ^
to Mr. A. AVimtkr. of Pair Pl?v !> *? ?? I 11
?- ' ' ~ "V* VIIOtrict,
on tho 13tli January, 1857, ntid he in ll
now prepared to Uinpoao of rightn for Staten, '
districts, or ainglc
Tho Tribute.
Mr. Bryan, the publisher, has forwarded
0 tis u copy of tho " Caroliun Tribute to
\u.uovn." It in a volume of convenient size, 1 (
ouiposod principally, us the title indicates, I
>f Carolina tributes?eulogies, orations and !
erinons?to tho euiiuont uervicos, patriotism J
uid memory of tho greatest l'alinotto. No I
noiiuinent or plurtnuni ?? < ....... 1...1
coop alive, in tho breast of Carolinians, th?.
eniembraoco of his greatness and virtues ; ,
rot, the preservation of these tkiuutks in a ,
landsoinc and durable form, is highly lion- j
irtible to the orignator of the enterprise, as j '
,voll as a trithful and beautiful commentary
>11 the life and .services of an eminent public
nan, and wise statesman. Wo forget too
loon, in this utilitarian age, tlift services, pa- !
;riotism and virtues of a noble aucostry; and,
my thing that impresses the mind with such ; i
iharactors, should bo encouraged ami sup- 1
lorted by the people at large. The omission :
>f Maj. Kio.v's eulogy leaves the work in- i
'onipicto, but regrets ore now unavailing.?
I'lio book bears the imprint of tho South Car>Jinian,
Columbia, and is executed in good
tyle. Price, $2.
New Advertisements.
The attention of tho public is called to the I
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?v?iui iifiMiK'Ui ui ?m\ssrs. 1. >J. OLOAX A ^'O.,
>f Fair Play, in another cohunn. The tract
if land and appurtenances arc valuable, and j
lie location the very host. The negro prop- <
irty is likewise choice?a bargain will be I
n.ld, and we take pleasure in directing pur- !
iluisers to examine the property and attend !
he .sale Messrs. E. & E. E. Ai.esandkk j
\re offering some saleable articles, on good
icrins. Also, heed some pithy "notices" cm- |
mating from the same locality Kcinom* j
bor that, on the 20th inst., the .sale of the personal
estate of the late Mr, Cox takes place. !
There are other now advertisements in onr j
columns to which we invite the attention of
tho public general 1 v.
^ General
Intelligence.
The arrivals from Europe bring us slight
advances in tho Liverpool cotton market.?
Heavy failures, in cverv department of trade, j
continue. The press of England reviews fa- j
vorably President Buchanan's message, and j
passes some gracious remarks on its ability j
ami peaceful tone. There is nothing liitiy>r
from India. A fearful earthqmai " u ' 1
, ? .-ii j -?rtryeu lives and
ted i\ aides, which ha*-/ J
1 .o.txemblc extent: no narticm-onertv
tav?--~ .. . .
1 ?rr given. 3lount > eguvius is in a
state of eruption. The continent of Europe
is fcmarkably quiet.
Oongrc88, since the holidays, has been occupied
discussing the "Wai.kkiis?the Xica- !
rnguan General coining in for the lion's share.
The l'rneiilniit < = 1> -
- Vn UUI1I. i Al I.UI.NU PXCPOU3<l
his iustruclioi.s in capturing Gen. WalkKit,
but does not intimatp that he is to be
punished therefor. Tho President certainly j
lias no sympathy for filibustering^ an'', it is 1
icportod, that ho has a plan of his own for ;
tho peaceful acquisition of Ceutral America. !
Thus far, the Southern representatives have
generally sided with Walker,whilethe North
las opposed liis policy. Walker's prospects
tre brightening.
From Kansas, wo have reliable infornmion
that the Lceompton constitution, with i
i.i? ?i.. -i i
-..v, oit.iv-ij citvuau, mis noon adopted at tlie ;
ate election. Over 7,000 votes wero polled.
Slavery may jet lie secured to Kansas.?
I'hc territory is now quiet.
Cotton was quoted in Charleston, on the
Llth, at 8 to 9 3-1 cents per lb.
Newspaper ChangesThe
Newberry Mirror has suspended, on
iceount of the non-paymont of the duos to tho |
Messrs. Si.jder anil Ghknekkr, of llio Stni,
iontemplato making improvements in their
ournal, which is published at the same jtlace.
I'hc Sun is already a capital paper.
J. F. Patton, Esq., aunounces his rotirenont
from the editorial chair of the Korfh
Vast Georgian, in an appropriate vale<liotoy.
" A desire to engage in different busi- j
less" is the reason assigned ; and, in this ,
icvr vocation, Mr. P. has ou\* best wishes for j
iis nucuuGH. Jie teavos t no tieorgtan under i
ho control of u trio of practical printers? |
klcHars. Church, Ror.eut.sox and Pavxf.?in* j
elligent and cnorgotic gontlentcn. May pros- !
icrity attend you, friend Gcoryiau !
Catalogues.
The catalogue of the Johnson Female Uni.
ornity for has been forwarded to uh.
I'rom it, we learn that the number of stu
entsi in attenduni.0 lust year was 189. This i
j thohest. ovidonoo of tho proapcrity of the
nstitntion. Tho next session will commence '
n the tirst Wednesday in Fol?ruary.
Wo also have to acknowledge the reception
f the catalogue of the Greenville JlaptistFe- ;
nalo College. The number of its pupils have 1
icen quite largo, and an increase is confident
y anticipated.
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Gkn. Henderson's " Position."?General i
Icnderson. rncuntlv fl w I
roiri Texas, has written a letter, defining his
olitical position, lie says he is a State
tights Democrat and a strict Constructionist j
nd that ho was opposed to the compromise
iieiisure of 1850, He is opposed to yiolding
ny Constitutional right. This letter was
written before the Senatorial election.
Dbad.?Miss Leslie, author ofsevoral works
n Cookery and Ilouskceping, is dead. She '
ra? wlloly known, and hor tianto is now a
(miliar " household word" in almost evory '
imily. Sho wa? in hor G'.Hh year. <
TTi xction Riots in Canada.?A dispatch '
atod the 20th ult. at Quebec, says: Thoro (
oro a number of serious riots itt tho polls
ridterday. Throe Irishmcu wcro killed, and
inny others seriously wounded. The ntili- ]
iry hnd tol.e called out to preserve the peace, f
SiO Ministerialist* have about 2000 majority. ]
foriio diiduibamx-* ar? anticipated.. t
Pennings and Clippings.
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Ciianoe.?,1. Overton Lewis, Esq., muat sj
tow lie ud<hc8?od ut Peudlctoij, S. C., instead
sf Wnlballa. 11
Prk.Vcmno.?ltot. D. C. Uoggw will preach
on the 4th SnUmth of this month in the |
Church at this place, llov. Mr. (ilcngori pro- ^
noses to nroneh nt, PioWens CI. II. ovorv tlirufe
ivooks tho presont year?his first three nppointmonts
arc 3d Sabbath in .Tun'y, and 1st
and 4th Snbhathsin Fcb'y, at 3} o'clock, i\m
Fuek Schooi.s.?Tho next regular meeting j
of the Commissioners of Free Schools will
be held on tho 4th Monday of January, inst.
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Dead.?Tho Edgefield Advertiser an noun- n
cos tho death of Mr. J. Eldred Simkins, at J
Silvortou, on tho 17th ult. lie distinguished
himself in tho Mexican war, having boon ono ^
of tho few in tlio forlorn Iiopo, at tho storming ^
of Chopultepcc.
Senatorial Election*.?Gov. Powell, democrat,
has boon electcd U. S. Senator from j
Kentucky. lie is tho first democratic Soiin- ^
tor Kentucky has had for many a longyear!
I)i viDEXf'3.?Tho banks of this Stato are $
declaring large dividends?there is no " suspension"
where their intoreet? londu. The
dividends yf tho diftcront hanks average ov'ev y
8 per cent per annum, with largo reserved
profits.
Tit i K.?That clemency wo make a virtue P
of, proceeds sometimes from rancity, noine- jj
nines iruin lnunience, onou liuui ie?r, una
almost always from a mixture of all three!
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The Cotton Chop.?The receipts of cotton ,,
at all the southern ports, are 402,700 bales ^
less than at this period last year. ^
Oosti.y Tcnnki..?A tunnel under the si
Straits of Dover, to connect England and r
Franco, has, for some time, been discussed by
engineers and capitalists in those countries, fi
Tho estimated cost is about ?31,000,000, and >
the time necessary for tho completion of the g
nVIUKOIA^UHO. _ II
Go it, oi.i) Kf.ntlck.?They lnivo n rpieor 11
way of paying taxes out in Kentucky. Tlio
Frankfort correspondent of tho Louisville 2
Journal says, " a meinbor from ono of th?rj r
mountain counties has obtained loave to in- 11
troduce a bP1 w increase the premium on rod a
J fjray fox scalp's. Tl?i? is understood to 1'
be a measure of relief to certain tax payers *
in tho mountain regions who pay their taxes
in
Marine Losses.?During the year 1857 no
loss than 558 vessels, botftul to or from ports 'J
iu tlio Uniteil States, wcro lost ut son, ami,
with their cargoes, wore valued at ?17,357,
100.
Going roit Taxes.?Aftur all tho talk about "
the immense valuo of Fremont's Mariposa ,,
grant, it is about being sold for unpaid taxesj (
amounting to$723,000. ' j*
Accepted.?Hon. Edward Everett, of Mass.',' J &
has accepted the invitation of numerous citi-j t
zona of Oharlostou, toiloliver hia address on "
the character of Washington, in that city.? ^
Tho time has not jet heon fixed on. ^
Demand fok Husbands.?-Tho census of <.
Massachusetts discloses the fact that there
arc thirty-three thousand and fifty-six more 1
fe ma lea than males. The interesting ques- (
>tr\c??? .iu ~ <v ? ^
is exciting some talk ! !
1
Convicted of 1'okcjekv.?A man by the
name of Price was convicted of forgery in 0
Boston 011 Friday. Ilia accomplice, named ]
Cowce, who turned Stato'a evid* h-o, testified {?
that lie (Cowce) had in his life committed f
ninety forgeries. He is still a young man, p
not over twenty-five. 1
A Good Moyk.?-Senator Sumner, "acting u
under the advice ofhis physicians," intends
returning to Europe, and will extend his
travels to Egypt an<l the East.
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How New \oiik. is Taxkd.?Tho rate of t
taxation in Now Yovk for 1858, on tho tax (:
levy jiiat adopted in that city, will roach one ii
hundred dollars for every voter, taking that o
as the basis of the adult malo population who 11
nav taxes. This is piling on tho cost pretty 'J
heavily. b
Snart.?The Louisville Journal says an "
impertinent editor in Alabama wants to know ^
when wo "intend to pay the 'debt of nature."' ^
wo ir./.!!?/i ??--? ???
., ? tMu.mbu ?> iiinin. unit wiiuii iiuuiru ^
gets herchif'S from him it will bo by cxccUiion! j.
Suicide.?The Spartanhurp Express says ^
that Mth. Clary, wife of Lewis Clary, living '
near Limestone Springs, in that district,hung
herself on the UOth of December last. She
had shown symptoms of insanity for winio ^
ihiyR previous.
Growing.?Cincinnati, nccording to an o?tiinate
of the Gazette, litis u population of
244,000 inhabitants: au increase in ton years (
over 87,000. Tho value of manufactures and
industry is jet down at #80,000,000. I
Ei.kctkd.?C. W. Stylos, Esq., who recent- *
ly shot Moore in a public mooting, has been ?
sjlOetcd Muyor of Brunswick, Oa.
Kansas.?This dintractod territory has had ^
fivo Governors since 1854. Tlioy have been 0
remarkably short lived, politically speaking. J
On uis "NVav.?Sonutor Hammond passed ^
through Augusta, Oa., on tho 4th instant, on ^
his way to Washington.
Mending tue Matter.?The Legislature 1
)f Maine has passed an act providing that a
rt-hou runaway coupler go out of thav -Sticto ft
/i got mavriod, and then roiui r* to th^Stfct^
;o livo \r it, tho marriago ?hnll ht-M mil n
*nd void ! Divnrcoa wiU horonftor bo wiwly *'
>bfuinod by tho unfortunatoe in that Sifcto "
who " marry in liaSto and jopont at loisuro."
Shm.l Pox.?This ^oaec Jr Bproading in ^
New York city. In Washington, it in ulao j
laid to bo rnglng, tho Staiea newspaper r<5- ?
jorting tvfcniy*flvodcath?tl?orc nndin (joofrao +1
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Leotuuino.wPavabn' ltro'vnlow, qf tho
Inoxvillo Whiff, is to deliver a iccturc on
lavory Ja Memphis, to-uight. Ilo purposes
taking a looturing tour lirst through thfl
wuthorn cities, anil thopc to tho North, i ^
horo ho will enlighten tho abolitionists i (
bout our institution*. IIo is ju?t tho man ! f
> undertake such ri thankles.s t?l*k?blessed i
ith a dauutlosu energy and tlio firmest faith i f
1 the progress of his belief, as ho iR. t
An oi.d Editor.?The venerable Phincas
illon, of the Pittnfleld Sun, has probably v.
eon connected with one paper longer than | j
ny other editor in the country. Ho o.stab- j c
shod tho Sun in 1800 as a democratic paper, | q
?.,l ..-tin <niw, ?n.:. >> ! i
[c is over eighty years of age. t
Saltpetre Will Explode.?This nsser- '
on has often been questioned, but by lilea ;
0111 South America, we porcoive that last i j
>ontU the British bark Elixaboth, of Liver- ] j
ool, loudod witli saltpetre, &c., blew up at (
quiquo, having taken lire from an attempt ^
) smoke the rats out. This settles the ques- ,
on "Will saltpetre explode?" The loss was t
150,000. . _ t
Elected.?Hon. N. L. Ilutchins lias been %
looted Judge of the Superior Courts of the !
V'ostern Circuit, in Georgia.
Specie in New York.?The New York ,
nnnrn u.qv iliArn tv mum milil unrl ?llvor 1 ^
i circulation in that city at the present time 1
inn was over befoie known. ]
Kmt and Missions.?Archdeacon JcfFrys, '
missionary to tho East Indies, states that
for one really converted Christian, as tho ]
uit of missionary labor, the driuking prnc- j
cesof the English have made fully one thou ,
und drunkards iu India." Hathcr a hard j
ur"* ? 1
Arrivals at New York.?The arrivals i
rom foreign ports during tho past year, at I
low York, number 39,109 emigrants, pasnen t
ors 214,105, including 11,265 from Califor- '
ia, Of tho vessels, 2,802 were American '
ud 715 British.
A I.kuai. TENDER.-By a law of Congress o^ ^
Oth February, 1857, legal tenders are now <
estricted ^to our own gold coins for any a
hiiu ivy wui Ii^iii r>ii> ur C<>II13 in OXJ CCIUS
mi under for ull debts uot exceeding $5.?
'oreigu coin is no longer a legal tender for
lie payment of debts.
Circular.
Office Comptuoixek General,
Columbia, January 12, 1858.
.'o the several Tax Collectors of tho several
Districts and Parishes of tho State of
South Carolina.
According to the provisions of tho laws .
f this Htnt.fi- in Knoll fviuo rnuilfl nnd iM'..
"""" ? !*? J/1W- |
idt d, the Hi 11? of suspended Banks are not j
'receivable by the Treasurers, Tax Collccors
and other public officers in payinont t
c?r taxes and for other monies duo the j
Itate." You will therefore give at least c
hirty days uotiee through the public jour- j
irtl of your District, or otherwise, to the (
'ax Payors of your District or Parish, that t
he bills of the following Banks will only ,
ic received in payment of Taxes due the (
Jtate, viz:
f|\l . /1 IT* 1 * J** * ' * *
-i ;jo uuminurciai J>atlK Ot Uolinnbiu, the ^
Jank of Charleston, tho Union Bank of
Miarlaston, the State Bank of Charleston, j
he Bank of (Jeorgetown, tho Merchant's
kink of Cheraw, the Bank of Camden, the
Junk of Chester.
Von will also receive the Tar "a, or any
fW iln.w i.:n i
...v. V.V-X., W- vuv UliUV) >11 hill' U1I1B Ui lilt' i J
Jank of the Ntato of South Carolina.?
ihould any Tax Collector in the State re- 1
use to obey the foregoing instructions, or <
resent at the Trcsury any bills on otl or '
Junks than thc?c above named, he will fc^ 1
ealt with according to law. 1
J. I). Asil mojiv, i
Jan. 12 Comptroller General. 1
Tkhiuui.k Tuaokdv in Virginia.? i
'he Richmond South gives an account, of ,
he murder of a young man, named James ^
rrant, son of Mrs. Cecilia Grant, residing
ti New Kent county. Ho was shot dead,
n Saturday ni?*lif wliiluf 1
J ---oyt """ "(J nivit llliJ
lcthor and family at the suppor tabic.? '
Mic murdorer offccted his terrible purpose <
y shooting bim through tho window. It
* supposed tho author of this tragedy was t
no of Mrs. Grant's slaves. On tho Sun- 1
ay night previous, the oidy sister of Mr. >
Jrant was fired at through tho door of the >
louse, but escaped injury, her olothes break- i
ug the force of the leaden mi twit cm. The t
lOuse of Mrs. Grant wan lired and burned, t
flth the greater portion of its contonts.?
"Dark rumors," navs the South, "are afloat f
b to the cause of the commission of those i
ccds, but we do not feel atliborty to give i
ticm publicity." *
Pa it on UrO'.v.n low.?Parson Brown- j
jw, in a late ioi.t r tlm's accepts tho invi- ,
ation recently extended to liiui hv ITnrnn? ?
rrcely:
Horace Greely has announced that wlien t
reach New York, as I cx^cfc to do in Iho ,
Spring, the arrangements arc *o have nty j
rguiucnts and statements refuted by Vrcd. {
)ougl?8?, one of the colored orators! I ,
avo arranged to meet his case. I shall
ake with rac a servant acting hero in the (
opacity of a barber, and known as J:.i( An- (
errfOIi. Tift 18 ft lf?rr?? fiiifl
. MP-- "wunufH IICJ^IU, ] ||
etwccn the years of and 30?-read* and j (
rri^cs well?lias stontorian lungs?i? a (
trongandforoiblespeakor?rather eloquent
han otherwise? -and is a native of Eaat j
'onnesseo. IIo will meet eolored oratora- (
dvcKja^o and illustrate Southern ulavery, 7
ndvp[*wo abolitionism. In tbomoantuao, ,
' VOU 0(in -induce nim *r? rrr\ -
, ----- ? rr* |
ii uuoorgronrid railroad to Canada, or to t
omain in your glorious lnn^. .*>f freedom, I j
ill lot nira do either, and give no oppodi- j
ion to stapling him. j
8t. Louis, Jan. 8.?A lof,tor from a f
ighly difltiuauished flourco sayfl, that the <
ludcrnnt Aid Societies nf Nt-nr t
~ "? ">
rc in lc&giic with the Mormons to prolong
fi? rotention of (J. 8. troops in Kflnnaa,
ml tfr/oby cripple the UUih expedition. f
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From Washington.
(*orrcfjwndaice of the- CaTplinxun.
Washington, Jan. 7.?'Tho most iui* ,
lovtant news hit* just boon received from
Vunsns. The Kansas imbroglio is coming ,
o a rapid solution. From authentic inormation
iust received from (Jon. Denver.
t is ascertained that the groat body of the
ree Htate party hnd determined to go into
he election for State oflVeorp?which elecion
took place last Monday. The point
if the matter is that they have nominated
>tatO ofllcers, who nro pledged, if elected,
o put the State in operation undoi* the Lo
louiptou Constitution. Thus tlienduui&iou !
if Kansas, tindor the Lccompton ('onstitu- i
ion, ratty be considered a fixed fact; and
his agitating qncstiou is removed from the
i:dls of Congress. The Ptory about Cieii.
juno's fight with the dragoons was all bo;us?got
up to prevent the free t>tatc party
rom participating in the election. Uic
rco otate pariy wore iu convention wnon
>110 of IjUUc'h emissaries arrived, and,
ireathless from a pretended ride of ninety
nilen, proclaimed that civil war existed in
ho Territory?that the troops were muvlering
the free State 8cttlern. This presented
the convention from nominating caftlidatcB
for tho State offices. The next day
t was discovered tha' it wan all bogus?
hat there had been no light, no civil war,
ind that Lane was at. Lawrence. The free
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;w?v; lnu v uuiiuuiiut'u JLJ.UIL*, .IIIU UVCVInined
to go into the election. The only
lartv standing ont against participating in
,he election, is a fragment of wretches who
idhcre to Lane. The great body of the
icople of Kansas thus voting under the
Lecoinpton Constitution, puts an end to all
"urthcr pretexts for her admission on the
;round of popular sovereignty. The Pres
ilcni is duliglitod with the pcaeelul ttenoucment
of mat tors through the ballot-box?it
releases the South of im embarrassing position.
They could uot have acquiesced in
the rejection of Kansas without a great loss
if nrestiore : and vet there was. I fear, too
much ground to apprehend that the victory
would have been a.sterile ono, as it was not
likely . .?t Kansas could he, or continue to
be, in any just or reliable sense, a slavo
State,
Judge Douglas, the great rebel, is looked
ipon with increasing distrust. The gulf
s widening every day between him and the
lound Democracy. It is suspected strongy
that Douglas is a erysahs Freesoiler;
jut be this as it may, 1 nssuro you Douglas
sadead mauin theDeiuooratic lvartv. it is
i pity that his vaulting ambition lias o'ereaped
itself. No public man over so eausoessly
committed suicide as Judge Douglas
ias done.
Your new Senator, ("Jen. Hammond, has
irrived here, aud takes his scat this mornnor.
Ho i? mnn
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lave the opportunity, which doubtless he
vill earnestly embrace, of rendering important
services to his country. The South
s getting weaker every day, materially
ipcaking, relatively to the North; and
lenee she needs in the councils of the coun,ry
her best ability, her most coinprohen>ive
statesmanship. A really intellectual
nan at the South, prudent but firm, conented
to serve the South and the South
done, and not looking to place undrr the !
federal (Jovonimcnt, is a jewel of tho first
iViiter. J t i? to be hoped that South Caroina
will always find .such men.
conoarkr.
Wa8HIN(?toxJ Jan. G, 1S58.?Gen.
iVm, Walker has written an able letter to
President Buchanan.
He demonstrates the legality of hia cxV!
i-1 ?l- ill- !- . .?!
/W..IIVIIO tu u.iiu nit: iunguilty 01 !
lie conduct of Commodore l'aulding und i
'\ipt. Davis, in seizing him, and ie.mands I
operation for injuries sustained at their
lands. He repudiates Uio epithet of pirato, '
ipplied to liini by the Commodore, ai.d dodares,
emphatically, that ho will not rein* !
lis efforts while his filitli in the right, and !
lis confidence in tlio good endure, and he j
vill endeavor to regain what lias been
vrested from him.
Jxh- ?Washington,
Jan. 7.?Senate.
Hammond, Senator eloot from South (Jaroina,
in placc of lion. Mr. Butler, deccas
!?, tooK ins scat to-day.
Air. Howard presented a petition from
lie citizens of ('anandaigua, New York,
naying for the adoption of somo practical
Measure by which the people of the North
nay co-operate with the people of the South
11 tho extinguishment of slavo owners for
he full value of their slaves. The petiion
was ordered to bo laid on tho table.
On motiou of Mr. King, a resolution win)
ulnntnrl iwmn?fin? I*/-* I si/****
(.itu j IVDlUbllt IAJ (Ulil"
Hh, if not incompatible with the public in*
crests, copies ot' the correspondence and
lespntuhes from our ministers nt the courts
?f Kngland, Franco and othor powers, on
he subject of the dangers to emigrants a ising
from the contracting with irresponsible
parties for their inland pussago.
On motion of Mr. Foot, a resolution was
idoptcd willing on the President to comnunicateall
tho official despatches andoor
c.spondenco of Robert M. McTiimoand, I*
cr Parker, Into commissioners in China,
ivith the Stato Department.
On motion of Mr. Gwin, the Committco
m Foroign Relations were instructed to injuire
into the cxpedicney of making an
impropriation by law for the compensation
)f minister plenipotentiary to the empire of
be United Htates Government in Japan.
The President sent In a message in reswnso
to the on 11 for information rotative to
Central America and the arrest of Walker.
kVhilo lie stays Commodore Paulding eomnitted
a great orror in arrfwiinrr WnlliAr
w - 17rl 1(7"""'
16 jhirika it quite evident thathp.wua aG$uitcu
by j'Mriotlo ruolivon 5fid was deaiftws
0 promol* the interest* and vindicate the
lonot of hia country. Nicaragua su?tninc<l
10 injury by tho act, but waa rather bene*
ittod. She alone would have a right to
iompfain, and it in <juitc ccvtaiu qhc will
iaVap Minro'iun tl?r?t > ?'>?
VIM?V HUUii
A long and worm debAto ensued, in which
hearts. Seward, DoulUlle kc huhuinp<\
the Presidout'ti view, *4id. Messft.
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I):>vi?, Orittonilon, Brown, J'ugh, Toombs
imd Douglas tyok opposite wide. Tho mca?ige
was linally rcfevred to the Committee k?
of Foreign Kofajiona. ^
T be Son ate then wont into nil executive
session, and after spending several hours
therein adjourned.
HOVSKOK 11K1 > 1U: S K N T AT J V K B.?TllCflO
Icct committee appointed to inquire into
the eiruuiustunecB attending tho aalo of
Fort Snelling coiiHi?t? of Mwsra. Burnett, f
jMorriw of Illinois. .Merrill, JLuiulkuer and
Pettit.
To-morrow being the anniversary of tho
battle of N'ew Orleans, it wa? agreed, that
when the House adjourns to-day it he adjourned
till Monday.
The House then went into Com in it too of
the "Whole on the President B message.
I\Ir. Thayer,; of Massachusetts, argued in
favor of Amereanizing Central America.?
We can do it, and shall do it. lie wns agai,
st doing this by means of armed and
illegal expeditions, hub by organized emigration.
Owing to the surplus population
of the North,they musthavesomc vent. They
were now crammed in between the Atlantic
Ocean-<nd the Kooky Mountains. If the
neutrality laws shall bo repealed, the North
would fill uj> Nioaruriuo, before 1859, to bo
finfViciently comfortable. He repeated,that
there would bo nsurplus population enough
to make eight. States, if we have territory
where we can put them, and use the people
economically;
Mr. Adrian made a speech against iillibustorism,
and condemned, in severe tern.?,
the marauding spirit. The neutrality lawa
ol.?.l,l K.. ..i.'. ,1 ... ?
oiiwimt u%j tnuii^u i>\j uf) jiiuiv viivwwuaujr
to check it.
Mr. Waphlmrne, of Maine, made a epGcch
on the subject of Knows affairs, maintain*
iog tliat Congress has the power to legjwhtto
regarding rlavory in the 'lerritories.
The committee then rose and the House -y
adjourned.
Thicks in xiik New York Stock Market.?Many
persons innocently huppoao
tlu>t tho fjuotntioua of the auction sales "between
the boards" at iho oxehango, arc u
reliable test of the value of tho stocks or
bonds sold. That they aro to be received
with a '*111110 grain of allowance," the foU
lowing transaction of hist weok v/ill chow :
Firo rlift'nmnf unlna nf c'iovao ?.? ?
* . . V v..v Wi- iV..' V* DilUIliJ III U VUU-tllll
company, not usually sold at tlio Board,
wcrGJreportcd as made at auction at figures
much below the current value of the stock.
Tlio offiflfifM rtf f.Vin Hftimvmv nnvtifti kr-.f
a single share of stock has {jeen transferred,
but explain the matter by the faet that certain
parties wero operating to buy up pharos
at a low rate. By paying the expense of a
few sales at auction, bidding in the stock al
a low rate, in the absence of purchasers in
these tight times, they make their own figures
for the value of the stock.
A n* rncAv*/wl *a %>.#???* I^??
y?i IK .-J
through the medium of tho stock auctions,
should be fully understood by tho public.
Mr. Jones is making an exchange with Mr.
Smith. Joucs wishes to buy Smith's farm
or house, lie offers Smith-stock in thn
"Full Blown and Dead He>.t Coal Co."?Smith
in ignoVant of the v.-vlno of the stock,
but will make inquiries?meanwhile, .Jones
can well afford to pay a commission to the
auctioneer for selling soino of the atoek,
which is sold at a good round figiuo-?.Tones
Belief, Joncs<fum?i?/ buyer. 'J lie operation
being repeated two or three times at a trifliiur
nnnKlotf .Tauao .1 ^
VV<") VIIUUIVOUVIIVO IU HI 111: il (^UlUl
traao with Smith, if Smith is not thoroughly
posted up.?l\cw York Post.
SAt.KOV OlIUW ASIAN GllU.S. TllO T,Oltdon
Post thus speaks, in n recent number,
of the traffic in Circassian girls in Turkey:
"Perceiving that when the lluftaiaris shall
have rO-occupied the Caucasus, this traffic
in white .slaves will be over, the ('irenstdrfn
dealers have redoubled their efforts, ever
sineo. the eomuiononitiotii nf ?lx> """
forcimos, to introduce into Turkey the
^rvoatcst possible number of women
too opportunity lasted. They hayJd|jSi
so successful, that never, perhnp#, ^Wishtify
former period wan vrtiitcr fh'.sh ko ss
it ' at this moment- There is afrgnlftffi?
glut in til'c market, and dealers
to tnrow aw.iy tnoir jjoodx, out'^roWWB'
extont of the Hupply", "\vliieli, in
stances, lifts been brought by 8tcanrt$J|Br
the British flag. In former timet), ft '?<md
middling' Clroawi?n girl was thonght^jgr
cheap at ?100, but at thq present inoftaffiit,
the same description of goods may bc^jbnd
SlNGULAH CoiNQlDKKCK?.?Mi 88 TfylZft
Lawrence, n^ed 80, a very oatinmbh) Inpy,
died in thin <jify at the rcjidonce of her
brother-in-law (Ja?. Vernoy, on
2d inat. Hor acath was causcd by lioinor h
hagc from the lurtga, and there are one or.
two incident# .onaeotcd with her own and'
brother's' death that perhaps would not
trannpirc again for many yoara, if pvcr.-p
Three years ago, her brother came from
Savannah and heing indisposed, conclude^
to remain a whilo in tlio oity, and a room ^
\ras offered him by Mr. and Mrs. Vcrnoy,,
whiph ho accoptcl. Shortly aftorward,
other brother who ia employed iu thin city,
was goin^* homo tp dinner, when a mcwco-.
u.vt iiiiu wiiu ino request to nuvry to.
tho room of hit* afflicted brothor, on reaching
which, ho had bmcly time to arrange
tho invalid in hitf bod ero lie ceased to,
breatho. On Saturday tho 2$ innt., as the
me brother ww gQ>?? to dinner, ho was
I ^ain met by a hurrying mcwon^cv with
t!?o request to hasten to-liis sisters aid, |?
ah>i wa* ill. Ho wont on and barciv had
tiifce to nrrrmgo her on tho bed,- erf aho
died! The placci whcro he wasmct by Vdth
ni(Mon^)rn wore -within a few.feet of cnuh
other; at the bo)"^ hoar of tbo doy, on th<y
game day of tho month, both. brother Mt?
nister died of the name di?o?*?e, at u
house ntid 5n tho ?amo rttoin ; and m ndta 1
ns oan bo judged, both died about the wurefr ,'fr.
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mm; ?iwr w orotner renewed
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A? fctic commcttccmcflt of the Amenoaa, ^
Revolution, the artillery of ihU eatintfifl?
eotum-tort of four pieces, two of fjihich ' . j||
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