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KEOWKK corns Mi;. ROB'T. A. THOMPSON, Editor. TERMS.?St.60 per annum in advance. If payment ho ilolayod until uflor the expiration of the yoar, $2.00 Kor <iix months, 7> ccnts, in , atlvanoe. i Advertisements inserted nt the nsiml rates. c_r." - ?: - j PICKKiVS 0. If., S. C.: + ? + ? n lor.o ontuiuajr inuiuiu^) lutuva u, xoou. \ Discontinued. Tho post office at Hook Mountain, in this district, has been discontinued ; the treason for which is not given. Again3t our Rule. Wo havo rt ?oived three marriage notiecs j unaccompanied by tho uamo of the pernou who performed tho ccemony, or that of the one who forwarded them to us. They are withhold, ihereforo, until assurance is given that all is right. Wo have so often adverted I to our ruloin this, as well ns in other nmttors intended for publication, that our patience is worn almost thread-bare. It is unreasonable to expect us to take tho responsibility of publishing that Which cannot bo certified by others, especially as the facts, in probably nine OrtSPS out of ton 11 I'll nltiiTnHiiir 1111kiiiwvn hi ii8. Our rule is ahsoluto, in nil eucli eases, aud we <lo not intend to doviuto from it! particularly, n* such and kindord notieos are I published gratis. Then don't ask us again | to violate a good rule: it may seriously alleot our usually placid temper! Besides, you are Va&ting your time, which ought to he valuai . hie to yon, and losing utterly your paper, iul: I * and postage. Finally, desist altogether! Salcday. The inclemency of the weather had much to do in fixing the numbor of persons present Two or three tracts of land, with a negro woman, were sold by the Sheriff. The wouiun was bid off at. $820. The day was au exccecingly cold and disagreeable one. From many sections of tho district, the destruction of timber by tho ice-king was tho foremost topic. Where much timber has fallen, wo would suggest that tho woods bo burned, as it may prevont sickness in the sumuicr and fall. An Outrage. It is seldom that vrojiro , UHO UUUU UVlllllt'd w us. Tho fact?, as wo liavobecn nblo to gather thorn, arc as follows: On tho 24th nit., as thrcomon?J vs. F. Bedford, .John Raskins alias Smith, aiul 1). 0. Garrison*?-wore passing from Walhalla to the Tunnel, one of tho party shot, without provocation, a negro b y belonging to Col. Grisiiam, who was at work i neur uio roa<l-siUc. The tlireo men then attempted to make their cscapo. One of them was socuvod by Col. G. himself; who, with a party of gentlemen, followed the other two eight niilo* boyoml Clayton, On., the samo night, where thoy wore arrested by Messrs. J.C.Neviu.e and W. Pitch von u, and brought back to the Tunnel the next morning. The wnvrt limn nlnxixl In ^*' XT- I i " "-"ll,6u "*' j lioH itrx, tlio Magistrate, securely bound, but J IIaskixs effected bis escape. Said IIaskins i is about six feet high,straight and trim made, dark, sallow complexion, dark hair and yellow "yes, with moustache ; scars on his forehead ; quick spoken, profane, and a gambler, lie loft without hat or shoes, and is shabbily droseod. IIkdvord and Garrison have beeh commitI ted to jail, to answer for themselves. /'..I Ml L - ? * \.ui. vini9iiA.il, ?n win uc seen oy reierenco tr our advertising c lumns, lias offerod a largo reward for the supposed perpetrator of this murderous attempt. The Weather. Tho weather, during the present week, has been tho coldest we have experienced this season. Tho wind blew furiously from the west, and ice has been abundant. Truly, March has made its entrance as a "roaring lion," seeking whom it might f;cczo. We shall rejoice at a lamb-like departure. Sabbath Schools. The 8ca3on is fust approaching when, in this soction of country, Sabbath Schools arc organized. Wo presume there is no necessity for doing more than bringing the subject before our readers, to induce them to act with promptnpss aud in accordance with duty. It is emphatically a " labor of lovo," and it is meet and proper that wo should ullclioerfully engngo in tho good work. The Sabbath Sohool is particularly a reli gious school for tho young of each Christian dcnominati n. In them, the child hears such instruction and preaching as ho can eauily understand, through the familiar conversation of tho varied classes of teachers, which the young in most instances are able to appreciate and comprehend ; while, on the other hand, the preaching of tho minister is in a groat measure lost to the young mind, it being above their capacity of intellect. Jtut, it is in the Sabbath School wo gain our first ideas ,of \iod, as IIo it) revealed in rvVitl 4\f iiltl \ ml fl?<\ urn H/win'mn in more maturtfyears, how over sound or porfoct, cannot do away with that received in the morning of 1 ifo, in the Sabbath School. It may havo some bearing, as evidence, on what wo havo said, in abatement which was recently made, that " of five hundred and soren students, at six Theological Institutions in our country, three hundred and thirteen' were instructed in tho Snbbath School, and ; tho averago time of tlioir conversion was six- ' teen years of ago." This statement prove*, j if nothing more, tho vast influence those i school* havo ovor tho minds of the yo-ing,? i Thoy aro not only schools in which roligion in uiu^in, uiu Hcnuuioui moruifl, in wiiicii i:io vitnl prinoiploa of socioty have thoir origin ; at most, wimo of tho moat valuable and precioas goms of ovory community aro, or have been members of the Sabbath School. Conri*TEf>.?--Tho new Baptist ('hurch nt Orocnvillo 0. II.j?ns been completed. It ia capabl* of sontinjj 2;?00 pooplo, and cost $28, GoVtOrr Declin?.*. I We copy from tho Auderaon Gazette the i formal declination of our distinguished Itcp- ' re-tentative in Congress. This determination on tho part of Col. Our will bo received with sincere regret by his constituents, and his many friouds throughout the State, lie has, j howevor, eorved tho people long, ably and faithftilly ; and wo doubt not would clioorfub ly enter their service again should tho oxi- | geney, of tho timet* require it. The position of Col. Onn, at tho present time, is a high one, nn<l he fills it with signal ; ability anil dignity. In honoring him, the country has obtained a faithful public servant, and conferred a high honor on his dis- , trict and State. We arc but giving oxpvei- , sion to tho general sentiment of tho people, j when wo claim for Col. Our higher honors at no distant day. Tfn?!tw Bills and petitions for thin Court, where I any of tho parties reside without the State, I should bo tiled with tho Commissioner forthwith, if a hearing is dostrod at tho ensuing Jukii- iviin u? tin* Cuurt. Favors. Con. ITammovw has kindly nm?1eil ton? the first vohiine of tin; " President's Message and accompanying Pocuments for IS." /vi.iu, uie necision oi tno supremo I'ourt ol J tho United States, in tho Prod Scott case, ?le- | livorod by Ohief Juatico T.vnkv, with tho concurring ami dissenting opinions of the Asso- : ciato Justices. Tlicso volumes uro valuable , for rolercuco, nnd our Senator's attention, in forwarding them, is duly appreciated. (Jol. Oku ha* also favored us with a pack- | age of garden seeds from the patent office, for which ho will accept our thanks. Perhaps, if we wero surrounded with tho happiness and responsibilities that have been vouchsafed to some of our quill-driving brethren, wo could more fully appreciate tho kindness <^fi.~ a? u mutual friomls lmvo shared the benoiits of the remittance ! "Cracero." Oar readers have doubtloss read with interest the articles contributed to our columns, from time to time, over the above siguaturo. llis last, to be found on our r-?vrr Tl"s week, gives .u -^cr.ption of a pleasant *?r'Six-inilc mountain : and. hurl tlm " liooweo" not been ineidontly alluded to, wo should, as usual, have " kept tho pence!" IIow unkind, Mr. "Crnoero," to auk us, after publishing "your whole affair," to ascend that "rough and rugged" peak, and dia" eourso on its grandeur, tho panoramic views presented at every step, and the ever varying bounties of our mountain seoncry, with nothing but the evidences beforo us, in the shape of dame nature's household expedients, and the recollections of your readable description I of tho ftninvmr>nnt nf ' '"r 1 1 - - ? ITIIUK1 tho bowitchinp; smile.*", bright eyes, or joyous laughter, that mado your ascent a pleasant recreation, tint! which, with the surrounding associations, gavo point and brilliancy to your pen lend power, forco or interest to ours ? Don't attempt to flatter us with such a delusion : it won't go down ! If we had had a thoughtful friend present to suggest un anienduient to your " unanimous" resolution, to tho effect that onr presence bo "solicited at the next pic-nic on Six-mile mountain," tho riffht nail would have been hit, nn ilm head! Hut tho past is a finality: will you ! wako up to the importance of tho future? Your comparisons, too, friend, aro rather cool, t if not liable to tho charge of odiousncss. .Just think of spreading our sheet on a "great blue house top to dry," in such March weather as this, r.nd force us to tabornacle in a uorougn such as your fanciful and disordered imagination could paint?at u distance.? It is positively too bad, aud your elianco for I forgiveness is about equal to tho possibility of a caincl "working his way" through tho eye of a noodle! Iiut clmritv, which covcreth a ' multitude of sins,' suggests that your eyes, on tho day aforesaid, must have been eclipsed by tho happiness, bright eyes and gentle tones, ' delicious eatables," "speckled material," and the astounding elevatiou of body and mind, that "camo to pass" on that nic nic excursion ! Nnthin.r n..., you, friend " Craeero," from being viaited by ovorything that id baji*-from a three cont <lun to " blissful matrimony." Death of a Printer. Wo regret to lenrn that Mr. J. C. DrO.iffaKELLY died quite ftuddenly at Barnwell 0. II., on tho 22d January last, in tho 34th year of his age. The doceased learned his trade i at Penaloton, ia the Mesaetw/er office, and af- ' tcrwards, as do the craft generally, followed 1 it itincrantly. During hia brief etiroor, ho was the proprietor and editor of several papers, winding up with tho Lexington Tele- | graph, which ceased to exist under his man- I agement. Hp loaves a wife and threo small | children. May his spirit, with its * * * crown i of rcgonoracy and peace, find rest with Him above; and, with their light and beauty, bo a never failing guide and support to his inno<fontand hcIplcRS ones loft behind! "Tiiy will be done." New Advertisements. The reader's attontion is directed to tho salos advertised by Administrators; tho order for tho elootion of Colonel for tho second Hngiinont; mules for ?nlo-J)y Mr. Ltwis, and i other notices of interest. Tho most intorosting feature of this department is tlio sovcral announcements that uppe?r in our columns. Tho campaign may now be oonsidcrod fairly open, we suppose, and the interest of tho contest dependant on tho industry of tho candidates and tho actiri ry oi injur rcflpcnuve menus. Peatii of Jpdoe Rank.?Hon. John K. j Kaoc, Jnrigo of the U. S. Supremo Court, j on the 2lot j Fenuings and Clippings. Cotton.?Tho prioo of cotton is advancing in Charleston, being quotod at 10 to 12 conta per pound. IiinuRAT,.?The lo^islaturq of Texas has vntflll ^Ulrt h* K111I1I O nnivAvoUif A J$u:jus Lottkuv.?Tho citizen* of Now Orleans Inst woolc, found that thoy had boon swindled out of alvnu $20,1)00 by a man who got up a tempting lottory, and after disposing of the ticket*, loft for parts unknown boforo tho drawing. Handsome Sum.?Tlie procoods of Hon. Edward Everett's " Washington Oration," delivered at Richmond, Va., last week, amountcd to $l,.'500. It goes to swell tho Mount Vernon fund! Hokrilii.e Suspicions.?(Jhas. L. Taylor alius Sanders lias b;ion arrested on tho terrible suspicion of being the causo of tho dreadful disaster at the PaciHo Hotel in St. Louis. Ho is charged with firing tho hotel after murdering Ephraim Doano ono of tho inmates! Nkiv Orleans, Feb. 20.?The Delia of today assorts that tho South has already roop&boA tho slave trade, and that tho regular depot is in l'oarl Ulver, Mississippi. Oargic* have arrived, boon sold, and put to wirki l'ho vessels generally use tho Frouch (lag to prevent being boarded by British cruisers. Fatality is tup. Country.?Typhoid fo ver i.s raging to an alarming oxtent in and around Potoratown, Monvoo county, Vu.? Thfiro have boon some twenty-odd deaths, and between thirty and forty case3 yet remain. L \uge Amount.?It is stated that there are about one million bushels of wheat in store, and about ?ixty thousand barrels of Hour at Chicago, II!. Wheat is selling at03 aooets. Killed.?On Tlmrsday week, Mr. Andrew Harrison, of Spartanburg District, was instantly killed by a rafter of a smoke-house, which he was building, falling upon him. Pn.uticai. CiiiiisTi.vsriTY'.?Tho young Men's Christian Association oi Pittsburg lion distributed 2.5,000 bushels of coal to tin) p;>or, without any roforonco of sent, class or nution. It supplied. ono day, forty families with i'ubl to keep them comfortable a month. Nearly 5,000 persons ha 3 boon kept comfortable during tho winter through the efforts of this society. This is practical Christianty. IIoksk Flesh.?A Paris correspondent of tho Courier des ElaLi Uuis says that thore are already four butcher-shops in Vienua, in which horse llesh is gold; that thoro is already ono of tho sort in Dublin, and another in Inzerdorff, nnd that tho whole of Germany will soon follow suit. Lotteries.?It is stated that $30,000 have boon expended in Baltimore in attempts to suppress lottov'o. Tho business was started iutc, ??,i t|1(,? ?,,A on J?? policies. An attempt is now being made in tho State Legislature to abolish tho supplementary lottery system, and in 1859 tho entiro lottery system expires by constitutional law. Tiik Currency QuKstio.v.?Henry C. Carey luis written Ida nineteenth lottor oil "currency" to the President, and scorns not yet to have exhausted himself, tbosubjocfc, or tho President; the latter, it is prosumod, not having read one of them. For tiik Ladies.?The basque, now so fashionable anion" tho ladies, is iroLiff out of fashion. The new jacket is to icrmin&tQ in points before anil hchiud. Sleoves to ho full ami long, ami gathered into a baud at the wrist. Docs.?The queston of levying a tax on dogs in Now York appears to he attracting considerable attention. It is estimated tlmt there are half a million dogs in that State, which are maintained at an expense of fivd millions of dollars ! New Ohi.kaSs, Fob. 22.?Tho steamers Virginia, Montn'uk, Jamas Montgomery, Slier inn n, and S. S. Prentiss, wero destroyed by lire, opposito the city, this morning. Loss ?70,000*" cove red by insurance. C1!ifcinkati, Feb. 20.?The Methodist F.piseopnl Church in this city was greatly shatterod lu.it night by an explosion of gas tVom a defective metre. Thorowcrc ftftcon persons in the basement at tho time, ten or twelvoof whom wore sovorely wounded, aud two or uuce inrauy. Reads IIim Out.?The New York Post, reads Senator Howard out of tho Black Republican party, and acou8ea him of tho most unprincipled " log rolling" in his Senatorial careor. The Post is in John P. Ilalo's train. Lynched.?Joseph II. Harris, of Ky., was itAirdorod by one of his own ncgroos on tho 10th Hit. The noiglihors assembled ami hung the boy without trial. Yokk.?Uoturn day footed up five hundred casoa for York. Dintrict! Cotton Skkd for Oil.?Tho ships Highland Light and Alasohao woro at tbo outor anchorage of Oalvouton, Texas, on tho 2d ult., taking on board cargoes of cotton eoM f . some cotton seed oil manufacturers in Florence, Italy, who havo horetoforo obtained tno seen troin Kgypt. Pl.ASTBR FOR " LACEUATi?uFKKI,IHOS."?At Chicago, III., ft few days ago, Louisa Hoey, obtained a verdiut of $3000 agftinpfc George* Let/, for broach of promiseof marriage. Tiiirty-seve)? Deaths.?Tho ship llovifd; has arrived at Now York, from Hamburg.?-' Thirty-seven deaths had ocourred on board from oholova or a disease rosombling it. i Adjustment 6r thk Spanish-Mexican Dff? FICUI.TIK9 ?TJio Havana corrcsponjJ?nt of the Wew York Times sayn, that the Spanish Moxicun difficulties arc adjrtHted, nnd thn fleet ju ortfgwl to return to Spain, Uctraoes Ui'ox Mr. Kali.oci(.?Rov./lr. Kalloeh lecturod at Bangor, Me., Inst TYur?" dayjcveuing, and was f>"b!?cted to indig^tios. Some rowdy turned of* tlio gas, an/ then somebody else throw ?omo " nnciertt eggn upou tho platform. Fortunately l/ie darkjLfcs| frustrated thb aiiii of tho egyprojeetor, another was hit instead of j/r. ICalloch. t IJeatu ok an Kimtok.?Mr. /ooto, editor of the HnlFalo Commercial Adj/rti*cr, of that city died thoro on Saturda/ evoning. lie wAJ minister to Hogota uiu^r President Harrison, and Minister to Yi/aiift under President Fillmore. J Pun.ir S. White.?TVls well known champion oftlio Temporftnc/ cause, who lias lately boon the object of irritating attacks from various quarters, vritos to the lion. John Bolton O'NVnll, of South Carolina, that he has again joined t/e order of Sons of Temperance. lie ouymaticully denies the imputation of having/ovor fallen into the abyss of drunkenness, j Tub Pkkse/t and tub Kuti're.?To enjoy to-day, stop /worrying about to-morrow. Nextweek will l/o iust as capable of taking care of itself iWthifl ono is. Smali. pii.i.s.?Tho Virginia State Senate passed a/>ill on the 18th instant, prohibiting the emission of notes of a less denomination than n dollars, after tho 1st. of August, 1858/and of a less denomination than twenty dollars after tho 1st of Augiut 1839. tub CunAN Mrssbnubr.?Ooneral Concha h/s granted permission for tho publication of ninewspaper in tho English language in IIa faun. It will bo styled " Tito Cuban Mesiongor." This is tho first timo such permis/elon has boon granted, though repeated! v applied for. Snow.?Snow fell, in Columbia, on tho 25th ult. to tho dopth of four foot. Other portions of tho Stuto wore similarly visited. Attempted Escape.?Five prisonorn attempted to oscapo from the Sing Sing prison, St?w York, on Thursday ovening. All wore paptnrod; but not until thrco were shot?two bt' whom will probably dio. Dead.-?Kentucky papers announeo tho poath of Ilev. Dr. Cleland, of Providence, in }hat State, a distinguished Presbyterian clergyman. Tlio services at his funeral wero orforracd by llov. Ia\ Humphrey, of Danville. High Pnirnn.?The editor of tho Chnrle/slon A'cmw has been presented, by .Tamos Hancroft with u sognr "worth one dollar." It cost in Havana, at tho rate of $800 per thousand. Well?what next ? Foit Utah.?The Ivontucky Legislature has passed a bill authorizing the Oovornor to raiso' a regimont of volunteers immediately, and io offer it to the Federal government for seri vi-Tt: in TTtAb. Col. Crittenden. Mi\jor Hawkins and others of military nuuu, <?io t??. its officers. Coiii'i.KTEn.?Twenty miles of tho South ern Pacific Railroad, in Texas, has been completed, and the charter of the company thus j out eu? History ok South Carolina.?W. J. Puffin, E4q., has engaged Walker, Evans & Co., ; of Charleston, to print "Ramsay's History of t South Carolina." It will bo published soon. The New Holidays?According to a rcocnt statutoofMassachusetts, says tho Spring ; flold Republican, tho birth day of Washington becomes a legal holiday, and is to be obI fforvoil rt? in ?l-~ -? - ' ' . ..... ... .uuilt IJ1 uiutuurl.'), UilllKS, &Q. Titc Position of Soutu C'ahomxa.?The Charleston News in Us issue of Thursday contains an article on the unity of HCntiincnt in South-Carolina ; and tho idea of sonto, that there is any sorioua division, it repudiates. It says, " past issues on cither expediency or between men are buried in the question of the day, nn<l will be unavailing. '1 lie exigencies of'the future can and alone should define popitions." There is liberality in the nbovo sentence. Tho Nowh has differed with us oil issues of expediency. But wc have always j ociicvod that upon tlio principles of Sta'te I Rights in Federal politics, tho people and | press of this Stato have boon as nearly united as possible. Tho vote of our members in Congress illustrates it. There has been no ! itfsuo of Into in Congress, involving any cardinal principle in tho Stato Rights creed, I upon which our delegation has not voted unanimously. Wo do not boliovo a member could roproscnt any Congressional District in South Carolina ono session after voting against any prinoiplo of Stato Rights, if indeed popular indignation did not forco him to resign l*>fovo his term expired. Tho same .unity of sentiment prevails throughout tho ' Southland South Carolina is fully prepared, ; and willing, iti all confidence, to identify r herself with the South in a common cause, j The ability of tho Southern lenders in Con: gress is unquestioned. There is scarccly ' A. flbifn + 1*A* MA* ? L ? I ? zvMw vunv uuw) iivjo namuur 111 ita doiegation one or more intellect# of a moet commanding ordor. Tlte ttfumph of the Democratic party throughout the South has brought about an intensely united Bouthern aentimcnt and a harmony of notion among Southorn representatives, and if our leadorn continuo under the inftucnco I _ 1.- I I ' ' - I oi ?? e.xniiod pnirionsm thnt obliterates nil i personal jcnlousios, and harmonize for thoir country's cause, the lionor and interests of the Houtli will bo borno triumphantly thro' tho trials of tho present and the dangers of tho futuro.? Winnnhoro licginter. A Vihotnta editor describes tho following scone, which ho nsserta as strictly trno. \Ve (tttn'i think it could have occurred in any other State, llo sajs that ho "saw a team of four ariitiinls?ft horse, a pony, a mule and a hull.*wTho horso had tho n oaves, ^Jjo pony Wns blind, tho mulo wns lamo, and the bull had no provision for fly-tfmo. In the wogon there wns a white inqo, a crippled niogcr, and a tamo skunk frailly bound with a wisp of straw. Tho. whito man held tho lines, the team held its own, and tho niirgcr hold tho skunk^ and they jill moved forward-" From tlio Anderson (lazettc. I Correspondence. Andkkson, January 8th, 1858. To llou. James L. Orr, Speaker of the IIouso of Representatives, Washington City. /)cur Sir: A very lurge and highly respectable meeting of your immediate constituents?citizens of Anderson District, with whom you have beeu raised, amongst whom you now reside, and to whom you have been long nnd intimately known in till the relations of life, was hold in tho Court Kou.se at Anderson, on the 21st ultimo, ut which the following resolutions were unanimously adopted : 1st. ftewlvcri, That we, the citizens of Anderson, hovo received with pride nnd pleasure, the intelligence of the election of our esteemed and highly valued Representative, Hon. Jumes L. Orr, to tho position of Spot cer of tho House of Representatives in Congress. 2nd. Resolved, That thosinenlnr degree of unanimity with which this distinguished I honor has been conferred upon him by the I ....Kltr 41..1 ....If flAnufitntioiml I I/VIIIVVIIUIU |HIV VIIIJ v uiwmunumii j party in tho Union, is peculiarly gratifying I to his immediate coustitucuey, and is but 1 a just iributo to tho morits of one, who lias proved himself a wise and comprehensive legislator, a bold and sagacious statesman, as well as an independent and fearless patriot. 8I'd. Resolved, That we, a part of the constituents of the lion. James L. Orr. avail ourselves of tho prebont occasion to say, that his past and present career, as our Representative in Congress, so far, meets with our cntiro and unqualified approval I and cndorsomcn' j and that our only houvco of regret is, that thoro is a probability of our losing his most valuable services, at an earlier period than wenro willing to submit to such a los.*. 4th. Rvsolvr#., That we, the friends, neighbors and constituent# of lion. ?J. L. Orr, request of and call upon him to reconsider his intimation announced during the past summer, that he might not bo a candidate again for rc-clcction. I ?W1, Tl?t tlint wo have tho right to in.si.st, In view of the present aspect of political affairs in the Federal Government; and we do insis t that lie shall submit his nauio for re-election, and continue to servo us as ho has heretofore done, at least until the present alarming questions now agitating the public mind shall have boen settled. (>th. Bo it further Itesolval, That whilst we mean no disparagement to any one of the many distinguished gentlemen whose names have been mentioned in connection with the membership in Congress as his sueoessor, we do believe his wise, firm, unilinehing and experienced statesmanship, is necessary to tlie best interest of his constituents, and to the StAtc at large, and we would regard his retirement to private life, as a most serious pnhlie lows. 7th. IJc it further Jicxolvct), That a Committee of twenty-one be appointed to communicate witi> Hon. James Lr. Orr, and to ..??? ..:_u i.:_ ki icjruu nun tu yit'lU I11J5 UUIim'll1-, UVUU at a personal Hftnritioo, to a re-election to Congress at the ensuing October election. 8th. I5c it further Resolved, That we tender him our most hearty ami cordial congratulations. upon bis roeent elcvotion to his present high position in tho (lovernmcnt?a distinction honorably and fairly won, and one that will be modestly worn. The undersigned, a CnmmV.cc appointed under tho 7th Resolution take great pleasure in communicating to \ iu tho sentiments of tho meeting, nud bog leftve, not only to assure you of their cordial concurrence therein, hut to express tho opinion that the congratulation* and desires enunciated, reflect correctly tho public sentiment of your entire Congressional District. You will perccivo that the 4th, Oth nnd 0th resolutions, cull upon yow, with great earnestness, to rc-conyider any purpose you may have .'utcrtained to retire from (Ton gross, an I insist that you will permit tho use of your uaino for rc-elcction in October next. AVo arc not insensible, sir, of the sacrifice of botli inclination and interest wc ask at your hands, in urging you to continue in tho public service } but having learned from the example of your past political career, that tho promptings of self arc to be disregarded, where they conflict with tho iuterests of thccouutry; and all experience having shown, that thoso who serve tho public most faithfully ordinarily do so at a great saorifico of individual comfort and interest, wo do not hesitate, as the organ of a portion of your constituent*, to domand that you acquicsee in thoir wishes. Tf tho "Father of his Country" had consulted his immediate personal comfort nnd interest, the galaxy of freo and independent States that now constitute the American Union, would probably still havo remained in colonial dopondonceon tho British crown. If the "Hero of New Orleans," whoso fame upon I tins annivoraary day is being sung wherever the banner of the "Stars and Stripes" is unfurled, had yielded to tho prompting* of bis individual comfort and interest, tho scoond war of Independence, instead of being suddenly consummated in a halo of national glory, might have continued to prey upon our vitality and resources for many additional years. And, sir, you will permit us i M il-i II1 - , IU mm, imu 11 yoursoil, ami tllC iHKftOfOth' cr sterling National Democrats with whom ! you wero associated,had respectively consult ed your porsonal intorosta, by remaining at homo and attending to your private affairs, the series of ncasurcs recently oonsunmiatcd, that have restored the South, in agTcat moasuro, to her constitutional equality in tho Union, would not have boon enacted by Congross, nnd sustained by tho Federal Judiciary. Thoao measures have contributed nmcli #A rnmAvo w v?i*v ? v r)?cvn/in?i BOJIl/lllJf j tlliu atrongthen the bond of Union under the , Constitution. But from tho inoronning fu> natieUm?nay, more, vandalism, of tho cohorts of our Gnomic*, nnd tho open dinaffootion of pretuuded fiiondu, dark ftto^molornfa arc ?tiI1 lowering over the political occaii of our country, nnd tho timed demand j inai jmow wno arc tskuleq 114 qavtg?ting > * I tho ship of State, should bo kept steadily ot tho holm. Your services in Can grew, in the judgment of your constituent*, have been invaluable, not only to your own District, and to the Statq of South Carolina, but have boen felt and ap|?reeitttod throughout the length and breadth of the Union/ and wo rcrfpectfully submit, in view of the circumstances with which we are surrounded, that lliis is not the time when the guidIioni] nil ovnnriflnppil nml hkilli'ul i..#< v. .... helmsman can be dispensed with. We insist, therefore, for ourselves, and in behalf ofthotto wo r<,present, that you will colisout to become a candidate for re-election to Congress, and requesting a reply at your convenience. Wo have the honor to be, with assurances of personal regard nnd esteem, very respectfully, your obedient servants, J. P. Kkku, * It. F. SlMI'son, j)aniki, ijltownj Wm. Hoiunson and others. Washington, February 22nd, 1858'.(ikntlkmknT received some weeks since your esteemed favor of the Nth ult., i oMoiuonvr me Tuweotunjrs 01 a puuiiomeetiiijX at Anderson, nt which you were appointed a (Jouuuittce to solicit ino to be again a candidate for Congrca*. I have subsequently received the procoedincH of meeting* held at lloek Mills and Craytonville, having the same object in view. I have also received many letters from different parts of my Congressional District, requesting me to rO-consider my purpose, heretofore. expressed, of retiring from Congress at tljo close of my presont term. These signal manifestations of confidence in mc trom my constituents?many or wnom wore companions of my boyhood and nilwavering friends of my riper years, impress ? upon nty heart emotions of the profouiiditet gratitude, and go far to reconipcnso me for the labor and sacrifices I have incurred in the public service. I have thus long delayed ft response to these various c,ills, that tlu-y should receive the fullest and most patient consideration? that my determination should work no wrong to my constituents, the country or myself, and 1 have reached the conclusion that it is my duty to decliue, as I now most res \r\nfful1tf /Irv n li\U t.\ P/mryrAuil JCVIKIIIJ UV, I. IV-UIVVUVM W This result ih announced, with mingled feelings of regret and gratification, ltcgrot that the ties which havo ro long bound u? together in tho responsible relation of representative and constituent are soon to bo dissolved?a relation in whlPh 1 havo enjoyed as largo a share of your confideneo and approval as any public man ever received from a generous constituency. At no time nor under any circumstances have you faltered in your attachment; when f L i i. r .A - i . . ' nave urrou yon ir.ivy juroornc your conuemi nation, nml with an affection almost parentI al, you havo thrown a mantle of ohnrity ' over all my deficiencies. Fourteen years ago I entered your scrI vice it very young man j 3'ou took me by | the haiul in generous confidence; you havo crowned mc with honors, and strewed my pathway with distinction; and when Iremember the varied interests,' State and Federal, confided to my custody?the scandalous misrepresentation to which public men are exposed?the antagonism of interests and principles irivolved in tho public scrvico through a long scries of years; tho unanimity and constancy of your friendship and devotion, imposes on me a d?bt of vast magnitude that 1 gratefully acknowledge, l..? ...1 : i- t ? 1 ? - ijin wiucii i unn never nope to pay. In discharging tlio arduous duties devolved on me, I have been actuated by an earn?<t purpose to maintain your rights, guard your houor, and preserve this government by restraining it strictly within its constitutional sphere. 1 have not belioved that tlio highest of patriotism was found in vchcmcucc of sentiment or violence of counsel, and have consequently co-operated cordially with national men from nil sections in carrying out sueh a policy as would best promote your interests, and the interest* of this great country. The prospect of retirement brings mo ^raimcuuon an wen n? regret. I have been in the whirl of political oxcitcmcut long enough to covet quiet and repose; I require reat and recreation. Xl?e long neglect of lny private oflFaira imperiously uouianda my presence nt home. I cannot longer disregard these ob Him', ions in justioe to those who may rightfully claim, tliroupdtWO 4 strongest and hollvHe vies of affect iottj;yp?y ouro and protection. wg?g?r Your appeal to mo to sacrifice. sonul preferences and private ilftwetftein the preset)t critical condition consenting again to be a canclicnfMjwftecn respectfully nnd earnestly coii$jwn>d.-? While I npprcciuto the bono)* yflTO^onfer in making such an appeal, I dinro& tho pORflcwion of an inflnonco to servo ydtrmora efficiently khan others you ?nny summon to> tako my placo. If tho future lookH gloomily to tho patriot, it will not, J trunt, bo tho last occasion when an impending *torin A.ll I * ? V * snnu do waruou ou, una mo sunshine of happiness and prosperity restored. If the storm should burnt; i^pon us, I have never doubted your eourago to meet It or your eapneity to weather it. \Vhftn ^bo occasion arisen, you will, I am auro, prescrvo your righto and vindicate ytttfe honor. i When. I havo JcisUM^will givo you my I opinions moro fully upon the parties and politics or the country. 1 thank yon, gentlemen, for tho flattering terms in whioh youhav* conveyed tlio wishes of the meeting you rcp*cncnt, and teodorjo my constituents through you the deop sense of my obligation to them for their long, Kter.dfnst and generous support. I am, very trtily, your fricftu and ul/V servant J a mm Ij. Oku. To J. P. Itecd, It, F. Simpson, i/annu Drown, \)r. >V. itnbiuBon, anil oth era, Committee. ?? - -??-?i? Tiik following hit at tho water-cur j? wan raada bv Charlea Limb, and none but )\imcould ha fo had no quaint a conccit : "It in," said he, "neither new nor woudcn'ui, fntitfru old * jfclug*, vhiclb, iu my opinion, WlkJd vcm* th*a it ctu?d-" *