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BY ROB'T. A. THOMPSON. PICKENS C0U11T HOUSE, S. C. SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1858. VOL. X. NO. 4.
^(ELEOTIe'E) POEffcVw
There's no such Thing as DeathI
" Thero'sno such Ihiu^ us dcutli,"
I To those wlio think aright ;
t 'Tis hut the racer easting olT
What most impedes his Might;
"JL'ts but one 1 itiio act,
l/iics (It'iumi miict contnil ;
One struggle koeoor limn the real,
Ami then nil end of pnin.
? Tlicro's no such thing ns death
Tliut which is thus nilsenlled,
Is life escaping from the elm ins
'flint hove 90 long enthralled;
'Tis n once hidden slur.
I'iercing through < lie ni^lit.
To shine in gontle radiance forth
Amid its kindred light.
J "There's no such tiling as dcalh
In nature, nothing <lies !
From each sail remnant of decay
Some forms of life arise.
? The lurid leaf tliut tails,
All sure uiul brown to earth,
i Tiro long will mingle with tho shapes
B x That give the Howorct birth.
^ " There's no such tiling as death
R 'fig hut tho blossom spray,
Sinking before the coining fruit,
That seeks the Summer s r.iy ;
'TIk lull !>" 1??' ill""!"""'1
? - As comes tlie perfect Howor ;
"i'is tailh exchanged lor 8iglit|
Ami weariness l'or power.
.e ~^oomm^mcArmmr
c tmuunu'at kl>.
Teachers Association of Pickens District
Article I.?This Association, whoso objects
arc to collect awltlilTii.se useful information
ill the art of instructing ami educating
the rising generation ; to establish a friendly
intercourse between the members of the pro
fossiun, not only in Pickens district, but likewise
in every otlicr District throughout the
S;sitc ; to raise tlio fraternity to that position ,
in socioty, vh'ch tho importance of the vocation
clearly points out: to introduco acknowledged
improvements in text hooks,
mode of instruction, and the general manage.
f il. - - * ? * ' *
iiiuuv ui niu xciiooi ; una 10 ussist each other
in raising tho State of education to higher
? uiul still higher dogrcos of perfection ; shall
he styled and known by the name of the
*' Tcaohors Association of Pickens district."
p? Art. II.?Tho officers of this Society shall
consist of a President, thr0e Vice Presidents,
a Uoeording Secretary, Treasurer, and a Cor
responding .Secretary, to bo olocted annually
ut every anniversary meeting.
Aht. III.?It ahall bo tho nut}* of tho PresIidciit
to preside nt all meetings, appoint all
committees, perform all other duties usually
required of n presiding o(fiem\ and, when requested
by five members .call extra meetings
iif tho Society, by causing the Recording Secretary
to give two weeks previous notice
iiirougn mo jmporn 01 t no District.
Aht. IV.?Tl.c Vico Presidents shall nssist
the 1'resident in tho discharge of 1.in duties.
In the event of his absence, they shall
? preside in tho order of thoir names.
Art. V.?Tho llecoVdiug Socretury shall
keep accurate minutes of tho proeojilings of
w 11h* Kwonu meetings, nave iclmrge of tho archives
of the Society, carefully preserve all
records ami papers belonging to the same,
a nl supcrintm I its publications.
Art. V I.?It shall be the duty of the Treasurer
to receive and disburse the funds of the
Society, keep a strict rocord of the same, invest
them subject to tho advice of the Executive
Committee, pay no ordcts except signed
by the President, make a full report of all his
ju receipts and expenditures at tl e close of his
office, and give bond and vxurity for the
^ faithful discnarce of his dutin*.
Ajit. VII.?The Corresponding Scorctarv
s'iuU have entire charge of the correspondence
of the So iety, subject to the advice and direction
of the President, and shall mako a
report of the sanio at oaoh quarterly meeting.
Akt. VII.?Thcro ehfill be an Executive
Committee, consisting of ncvon member*, ineluding
tlio President, llccoruing ami Corresponding
Secretaries and Treasurer, whose
duty it shall be to watch over ?1??
faf of the Society, to assist and to advisa in tlio
dp . investment of lho funda, to examine text
books. tlio different motion of instruction in
tlie various branches of Education, and tj
rocoramond any improvement in tlio government
of uliildrcn, us well ivs in tlio mode of
imparting knowledge, and to inakotlio necesemy
arrangements tor public lecture* in tlio
different parts of the district, and for the an
nivoraary mooting of ul 1 the Society.
Art. IX.?Tho Kxocutive Oomuiitteo shall
moot at 1'iokonti Court Houso on the -1th
Monday of January, April, July and October,
for the transaction of tuich business us is
cmbracod within the sphere of their duties.
Art. X.?Thoronhall bo eilncational moot- '
ings appointed in diflipront settlements of tho |
district. selected liv tho f-I
Itco for tlio discuKsion of educational sulrfcota,
^ e^Jtftho (Iclivorv of leCtiiros. Aud It lit not
mJJeR oxj.o toil that tho mombers of tbs Ahsowill,
tin much nu po.Viblo, oudoavor to
but thut thoy will likowiuo ur^o
'^fl.JutronH and the friends of tho couho in
jBrae'S. XI.?The Sooioty nlmll hold its nn:
at PiokonH Q. II. lit such time n?
HNfc uuggoatoJl by tho Kxecutivo CommitBnH.wid
itfl regular quarterly mooting# on
I--,. Monday of January, April, July nud
V KpTr. XII.?Strenuous efforts glinll bo niftdo
I jIiirdinse ft circulating library for tho exHiiro
benefit of llio PencliOi% subject to
M UditioiiH mentioned in our bye-lawn.
>j?Art. XlII.-^Any pornon of good moral
Handing in so' icty, uctuully on^o^cd in t< i< li
or either having pfwwpd the examination
M the Hoard of School Cou)mWaion.er?.for tho
Sixtrict. or being ft graduate of ft High School
College, may bopomo a member of this
I fH>cloiy by effrtimmiicfttirtg hi# do dro to the
I nrcooutlvo Committee at thoir regular meetings,
anifafior having boon olo;te.d, l*y paying
an initiation too of one dollar, and an aunniil
contribution of one dollar on tlio 4th
Monday in October.
r A nr. XIV. DiegrnccfUl and immoral con
iluct nball lio viaitod by expulsion, after
regular trial ?tio ofl'ondor at tlio tribunil
of tlio l-lxeeuthc Committee, wlut^e duty it
shall be to tuk'j the eurliost cognixuncc of
such oft'enccH.
Art. XX.?Any member failintr to nnv his
animal contribution, within six months of
tlic time anucilicd, pliall forfeit bin rights to
membership, unless lie bo exonoratcd by tlio
Society.
A n r. XXI.?Honorary members may be
elected when deemed proper, by a majority
of two-thirds of the members present, but
It. - ? i - *- 1
......w?* ni.uv uu uumurrcu at a regular
anniversary meeting, and only upon suoh
persons as htivo taken a deep interest in tlie
cause of education, o conferred a signal service
upon it.
Ai?t. XXII.? Nin<?members shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction of business*.
Akt. XXIII.?This Constitution, with
whatever amendments and byt laws may
hereafter he adopted, shall have binding force
upon tho subscribers to it so long as they
uiv; iiivriuucr^ t)l IH15 i^OClOfV.
Art. XXIX.?This constitution maybe
amended or revised at a regular meeting of
ilie Society, by a vote of two-thirds of the
members jircccut.
KOR Til V I'lirmru
The Russels, or the first CallformansMr.
Editor : Allow ino through your columns
to give your readers a brief history of
of W. (J. liussKi.f. and brothers?what the)'
have clouo, ifco. They ecrtainly should fill at
least one page in tho history of tho world's
groat men. David IIusseu.. their Fatlior.
was born in Pennsylvania, though lio inovud
to Abbeville, S. 0. before lie was grown. Ho
there marriod IOi.izareth Pierce ami thon
moved to IIull County, Goorgia, whoro ho
roaiilml until the Gold mines were discovorod
in Lumpkin County. Ilo then movod to
Lumpkin County, for the purpose of digging
! t 11 r?
. |,?vvivuo lilUVVIU, VtlllUll W U5? IIII.SUCoossfully
followed by him for two years, when
, he died,leaving \V. 0. Husseu,,fourteen years
old, the oldest of four brothers, to work tlioir
own passage through life, and, as tlipir Father
Imd f'lVIMl nil /.tlinn
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knowlc Igo of digging for gold, thoy were
compelled to stick to lite gold regions, con-.cipioutly
they become eminent minors, tlio'
never making more than a decent support.?
Hut there was a better place for gold digging
fortunately for thorn than Lumpkin County,
Georgia. There was gold in California, and
it must bo sought after thoy said, anil who
would go first and tost. They wcro the first
to KO : ami- bldmr ? <r.?
, , . o - n - -V ?,???.voyanee,
thoy wore forced to make the trip
wish an ox team across the Plains, it taking
thorn nix months to get through fri.ni Lumpkin
to the mines in California. This trip
was made in 1840, since that time they have
marie the second trip to California, making
it pay each time. Tlioy have also made a
v .... f ..1*1
w?jr *\? iKiiiaoiiri i Vl l llWI V j UIIU l!H\Y ?^'C I10W
on u tour to tho llocky mountains in search
of more gold. J,. J., tiic youngest of tho four,
litis gained n Medical Diploma from one of
tlio ili-nt Medical Schools in Philadelphia.
This is a very brcif history "f men, whose
mer'?r, if written, would intiko a large volume
: >111. for tllO m osnilt - tills nmot bullion
Who i I hear from them in the mines, I will
then ^ivo Yf>'i t!io truth of the Rocky Mountain
}jc<)hl fovor. L\
Correspondence of tho South Carolinian.
Mass Meeting at Williamston.
Aim j ust 5.?A large number of noraon*.
of both sexes, assembled here, to-day, in
mass mooting. The sturdy yeomanry of
the up-country turned out in large numbers;
and representatives from Abbeville, Grccn!
villo, Kdgcfleld, Pickens and other districts
also appeared upon the ground. The comj
pany met in a grove hard by the Springs,
j where a covered platform and scats had been
provided for the grand occasion.
At 10] a. iu., Mr. Griffin, tho President
of tho day, announced the programme
ngrjed upon. Tho candidates for Congress
were to ."peak first, then tho candidates for
the State Legislature, and lastly, Col. Keitt
and Col. Orr, members of Congress.
Cat)fh'(fates /'or I 'mm) />**?( 1i>1 !?' 1*
.Tones, of Greenville, opened the way. lie
said that he appeared before his fol'cv: c?'
izens as n candidate for Conpjresw. lie wns
aware of tbc responsibility he thereby Assumed.
lie was glad to meet so many of
bis countrymen, and would be proud to represent,
so nillllf>rnns ? T? <> ""
V """
true he did not reside amount them; yot
ho was one of them. Tlioso glens and
mountains, those gushing springs were his
as well as theirs. Politically, ho said he
stood upon tho Democratic platform us laid
down at Cincinnati. Under the Democrat
| ic banner lie placcd himself, and cxpoctcd
to light beneath its fold.". He approved of
all the principles of tho Democratic party,
j thought they were ti uo, and thnt Mr. Calhoun,
if living, would endorso them. Ilu
o mid not appreeinto tho difference between
National and Ktntu II IrrViHnnm/irutu 'l\?
....... n
sustain tiio National Democracy, and to cooperate
with the true men of th? North,
wherever found? -this ho regarded our duty
isH well as our proper policy. Ho was no
disuuioniHt per an. This IJuion was tho
roault of years of toil. It wub cosy to ovor
throw, but hard to build up. Ho- would
not, therefore, change the (Joverninont,?;ivc
for diro necessity.
Ho was proud of the greatnea3 of the
country. Traversed by railroads, and filled
with tho results of labor, ho would, if
possible, preserve it in all its wide boundaries.
He would not, however, disguise the
fact that thcro was danger to us in the future.
Douglas, vfho had onoo stood on
commanding ground, and within n step to
tho J'reffldonrty, Iifttl proved reoronnt. I?V
nnticiHin, too, still pervaded tho Northern
luiud. lie feared, therefore, for tho Uuion.
IIo agreed with Senator Hammond, that
the great battle of the sections had been
fought and lost, but was not so confident
that Abolitionism was dead. 1 Ic had heard
illJlt r1i?f?in mi inn l?oini?A ?>.??! - "?
. v.?.i<v?vii mviviv., UIIU W\> till: UUI'K Ul
| agitation was still going on, nnd the Black
I Republicans were numerically trong. Ho
was not so hopeful as Senator It. lie believed
some change had taken place in the
sentiment of the world on the subject of
slavery, but he feared it was not enough to
check the waves of Abolitionism. He had,
however, great confidence in the inherent
power of slavery. It was the colossal now
* # # I
<-r of the world?the basis of its wealth and
commerce. It was destined to trample over
all opposition.
In or out of the Union, snid lie, let the
i Solltll act wiselv. Xlto innv lm ?.-? />??
trol the (iovcrnnirnt. lie held that the
South would not submit to a Black Republican
President. Should Congress refuse
hereafter to admit a State, because of slavery,
he would stand upon the (Jeorgia platform
of 18,')0.
IIo advocated the annexation of Cuba?
regarded it essential to the South. I t was
me Key to tuouult, and tho South could
not exist without "the Queen of tho Antilles."
lie would secure it without violation
of law. 111 conclusion, the speaker dc
i v 1,1 mi mo iiii.uiii.iuii, ii cieciua, to acvote
himself to the interests of his constituents,
and to remain true to the South, lie then
complimented the ladies, and eloscd his address.
Miij T. (). P. Vernon, of Spartanburg,
being absent, Col. J. J>. Ash more, of Anderson.
rOK<! to rulllrnuu tl>n IT/v
said he was loth to detain the nudie:ioe after
the eloquent speech of his competitor, and
in view of the anxiety to he ir Col. Orraud
Col. Keitt. The former gentleman ho represented
as wielding the battl' :e of logic
and argument, and the latter he likened to
a war-horse, ready to rush into battle, with
eyes flashing and nostrils distended. In
>- ? * *' i- i ?
I w.-i.w-vvi m ins yi'i/ n;il It HIS uucy. to
ill) so, and would proceed to stuto his position
in a political point of view, lfc was
attached to the Democratic party, aud
would fight under its flag as long as it remained
true to its ancient principles. He
had always been with that party, lie waA
for Polk and Dallas, and Texas, in 1S4.1.
i in I?IJS, ho. went for the Democratic candidate,
when defeated by that gallant old
soldier, (.leu. Taylor. 1 n 1852, he advocated
the election of l'icrcc, and felt the joy
of that triumph. And in 185(5, ho was for
old "Buck," and now placed himself upon
the Democratic platform, lie was for it
I :..?i uri.i? i' ' * "
I uu,'inisi >? "iKs. ivnow iNotinngs, liiacK LloI
publicans a ml Abolitionists, lie believed
I that this (Joverniuent was one of delegated
I powers?that State interposition was rvu
undoubted right, lie claimed to be a
States Rights man, and ignored all distinctions
between State Ilights and National
Democrats. In regard to .slavery, he stood
by it as sanctioned by P> ovidenco. lie had
no fours for it. lie regarded it as firmly
fixed as the mountains themselves. To-day
lie believed it was stronger than ever before,
lie agreed with .Senator Hammond, that
although we have lost the battle of sections,
wo have achieved a great moral trium1
and placed the institution on high ground.
IIo was, however, well aware that there
(lungers aheid. To meet these lie counselled
the South to be prepared for any emergency?to
stand to her arms. If the hosts
of the Xorth shall move against us, we must
beat them away as the beech rolls back the
breakers of "old ocean." If he went to
Washington, lie would go to co-operate with
Virginia and the other Southern SbifcpK ?
lie hoped that disunion might bo averted,
and the day far distant wueu civil strif:
should desolate the land. If elected, lie
pledged himself to stand by the Democratic
party and true Northern men. lie would
feci proud to represent tho mountain districts,
and would work early and late, and
devote himself entirely to the interests of
his friends and his beloved State. The
ladies, lastly, received tho usual eompli
inems ai me speaker s lunula. JIo spoke
of the influence they exerted ns mothers,
wives, sisters and daughters, and said that
if the men ruled the world, the women ruled
the men. The Colonel's gallant, dashing
and enthusiastic style scouted to take
the hearts of the mountaineers by storm,
and he sat down ftmid loud applause.
The Candidates for. the State. Legisla//!,> /?_Til
t.llW rliwhM/'f llninnuA..
-...... v..uvi>vv| vivii. JiUUlWII UUU
Dr. Kvins are candidates for the Senate,
nnd Messrs. Broylca, Wilkes, Monro, Shanklin,
Vandivcr, Cunningham nnd llussell for
tho House. All these gentlemen replied
to certain questions put to them. AM opposed
the revival (. " ho slave trado most decidedly,
and with few exceptions pledged
themselves to vote for no ouo (or Governor,
/I 1
v?. i.uiiuwi ?11 vuiipira, vir nu \YUH CUlllllllllt'U
to tliut measure. Thin is tho sentiment of
theso upper districts. They do not tolerate
tlnit idea for a moment. All favored the
giving of the oleetion of electors of President
and Vice Prosidont to the peoplo,
tlmncli rnirt ( \f r A(>u>rn\ ? ?-lt ? -.-I
n? lino IIIVIIUUU Ml
doubt tho policy. Sovoral of tho candidates
also fuvored tlie election of (Jovcrnor
by tho people, r-nd several denounced the
parish system of represent.'! tion. All doubted
tho expediency of cstablfching the penitentinry
systoia, All wont for tho Democratic
party and the Administration;except
nig >?ir. .uoore, who expressed himself in
qualified terms with respect to both. (leu.
Harrison spofco very sensibly. I le favored
going iuto tbo Cburlcatou Convention in
1SG0?among other reason y, boon vise Mr.
Orr might bo the nominee for the Presidency.
Mr. Moore Kpokc warmly and independently,
and seemed to entertain views
rather adverse to the other candidates.?
u o will now leave these gentlemen to .settle
their different cs among themselves.
The Mvmbnsof C?u<j, <*<$.? In (lie afternoon,
after the speakers had eonelitdcd,
Col. lvcitt, of Orangeburg, was announced'
and on his nppearanee was greeted with applause.
Ho said that he came at th< bidding
of his fellow-citizens to share in their
council at iv nioini'iit most favorable and
] opitious. There novtu* has been, said ho
a timo when it was more apparent that old
party feuds should be buried, and the union
oi'the Fouth preserved, lie proposed to
speak briefly, as the people were to reeeive
better and more available counsel from
their own representative, (Mr. Orr,") who
j had attained high pos ion and gamed bun
un* ut-uvuiy won null liny WO}"".
Mr. Keitt thought that there should ho
no divisions among tho Southern people,? ;
We could avoid them, and ought to shun
them with zealous care, lie knew that
straggling clouds would darken the heavens
?that vivid lightning would out the skies
?that when the hurricanc had passed over
I its frightful course, the heaving billows
i.i *
?Ti?uiu uuswui 10 us Willi ilppCal.
In 1852, coutinued lie, wo agreed to |
stand upon one platform?the union uf lie .
South for the safety of the South. Tho ,
South was moving with measured tread to
this object. We stand together?Y./g.nia j
raises a bugle note?North Carolina xends
her reply?the Palmetto State is ready?
the Empire f^tate?gnllnnt Alabama?chi- ;
i vairons Mississippi?Texas, wi111 hor lone |
star?all are in lino, marching together for j
aafety either in or out the 1'nion. Accur- j
sod ho the tongue that would utter words I
of distraction, and palsied the hand thnt
would cast a fire-brand in the Suufncrn j
ranks. Wo should stand together?wheth- j
er in the I'nion or not, time must reveal. I
: uc won in not utter little prophecies, nor j
| descend .o special pleading. What, said
1 he is onr duty, for that wo would discharge.
; As for himself, so long as he was in the
j 1'iiion he was for discharging every obliga[
tion that devolved upon the iState, or the
j citizens of the StatO. Twelve months ago
he advised adversely, hut now he would snv.
sustain Mr. Buchanan's Administration.
J le wont to Washington at the beginning of
t'.io last session resolved to oppose the Administration.
But when lie got there ho i
found Mr. Buchanan upon the platform of
the South. It was then he determined to i
sustain tho President cordially and ungrud- i
gingly. V. b}' not sustain the Administration
'( Because of its extravagance ? It was !
not extravagant. Trii'.;, Mr. Crittenden |
had estimated tho expenses for one year at j
8100,000,000, hut this was incorrect.?
They were ?o7,000,000, and he did not
think that they could have been less.?
Would you expect greater economy from
the Black Republicans ? What chains
down the expenses of tho Government?
TIia t? ' * ' " * 1
I ?. nii i m iiiuui.'.iiu jiariy. v\s 10 tlie Jilaek I
I Republicans they obeyed no rules. They I
j had an anti-slavery Bible and an anti slave(
ry God. On the slavery question, also, he
thought the Democratic party worthy of
nil support. The Democratic party and
the black Republican were the two great
parties of the day. These were the two
flags on the battle-field. Those who stood
under the banner of the former were of us.
If it has been cut down?if it has lost its
strength?it was because it luul t.hmwn ntv
its gross impurities. If it bo in n minority |
it was because it bad clung to the very
horns of the altar, ^ir. Keitt then clearly
vindicated his support of the Conference
bill, lie did not intend to apologize for
his vote?lie was prepared to defend his
position?lie believed he was right. In
the course of his remarks he made an . llusion
to Quitman's death Of ? ??.?
opposed fcho Oonfcrc.neo bill, one, said lie,
was gone. No knew him well. For years
they had stood together in council. Yes,
ho was gone ! No prouder spirit in
I martial breast?no softer heart in woman's |
bosom?no more gallant chieftain over bra- j
[ vod the storm of lv<ttlo. Light be the earth !
that covers his \'e, and gentlo tlicbvcczc
that wafts his requiem. He believed Gen.
Q. was wrong in his vote; but gratefully
did he lay a chaplcton his tomb.
Mr. K. went on to sny that "little issues"
*1.^1 . e .1 f ""
yyuiu mc uaiiooi iiiupoutn. i ney injured
us, and broke tlio spirit of the South.?
They were like the hundred lightning-rods
that draw the electric fluid from tlu: clouds.
The spirit of the South should bo. concentrated,
and launched forth at the proper
moment. Our duty was to sustain tlio
Democratic Administration on another
ground?it kept us out ot'u war for Yankee
bottom?. Wlint was tlio South to gain by
war with England'( She had nothing to
gain, and much to lone. Ho condemned
It'.nnrlnn/l'a !.? I.- A~-1~A
u wiuinv MI uiVi Ullll f iiu UUIIK'U |
her the right of search nnd visitation ; but
it was well that war had been averted. !t
was bettor to eftcct results by peace.?this
had been dono. As to the futuvo, the Democratic
party might retain its ascendancy.
Thin. lin\VAVi>r hn tlmmvlif ilculitftil nn ??
- > 4"rt*"v wwwmv.U., vil MV- |
count of the rise and growth of Abolition- (
i.sm. At liny rate, ho Mt ccrtnin that tho j
.South would tulfe euro of licraclf. She had ;
men of nerve, nnd that basis of wealth nnd j
coimnorce?-the institution of slavery. Hlic |
hnd, too, 080,000 wnutrc inik'.H, micl n population
of 12,000,000. ?Sho hml 11 society
f xed au'l - tab'o. I u Franco ami elsewhere,
capital hordes itsolfandstarveslabor. Here
tho problem of a^c? has been solved, and
there is a marriage between capital and labor.
Tho institution of our section ho 10
*~.l 1- *1 <! e ' ' i
gtimvu yii'ilivu UV IIIU Hill Ol MOUi Jilt- |
tic prophecies oould not. overturn it. It j
was gathering strength, unci no blasts could 1
topple it down. AVe have, continued .Mr. j
K., nothing to fear hut. divisions in our
own ranks. It was tlie Democratic party
that had won all our triumps. Jt had carried
our tlag in victory on every water.?
That party may go down, and if so, we arc
in danger. It" it sustained itself, there was
mucu to nope from it. Three-fourths of
its members were from tlm South. If the
South could not rely upon her public men,
upon whom could she f Was it upon those
who sought to fill their places'{ lie deemed
it unwise to make issues. Wo ought
rather to take them as they spring up.?
Let us be united. The South had done no
? 1 *
\> lung?h'l ner uo no wrong. l.ct tuc UCiul
bo dead. JiCt vis act in the present. The
South had always contended only for what
was rijjht. As for himself, if a State applied
for admission in duo form, lie would
vote for its admission, whether slave or free.
In conclusion, he said his advieo to the I
Mate was to stand as her gallant regiment j
Jul at Cliurubusco. Let South Carolina
stand, movirr a step, liiing not a gun,
levelling ir "onet, until the banners
of the S01...1 are mingling tlioir folds together,and
all the South is moving into line.
voi. i\eui imvuig tnus closed, utter pleasing
the crowd highly by It's oratory ami reasoning,
Col. .1. L. Orrroso to speak. lie was
received with much enthusiasm. J1 o said
that he did not intend to detain his hearers
long, as they had already listened to a number
of speakers, lie expected, too, to express
his views upon Federal matters more
elaborately, this day week, at Craytonville.
lie remarked that when he entered Congress
(Oil Vi?nr? si?>. tlio iri'on t nnrwf inn vi*nc !??? nn_
^ *1"** t%? mv> ?*j?
plication of the Wilmot rrovifo to the torntory
acquired from Mexico. They nil remembered
tho principles of that tierce conl
test. lie did not regard the Kans<rts-Xobruska
Act ns iv fraud. At tho time it passed,
but one Southern man (Mr. Atchison) expected
Kansas to beeotne a slave State. The
hill established a great principle?it wiped
out an invidious Hue. It passed in 1854.?
1 After internal troubles, Kansas applied for
| admission the other day. Powerfully had
! his honorable friend (Mr. K.l Kiistninml ilw
Conference bill. That bill he thought right
and proper, ami much better than the original
.Semite bill. Ever since 1802, when,
through the efforts of Mr. Soule, the principles
of the V irgiuia addross and resolutions
h:ul been incorporated in the Democratic platform,
he had been in favor of close and cordial,
affiliation with that pai ty. lie had studied
early the luineiido of State Ki-hts. mnl
j was wedded to it. It was a principle of the
i Democratic party. The speafter reviewed
the past history of that party, and thought it
had shown its faith by its works. "With roI
gard to slavery, ho thought it bettor protected
now under the Government than it had
been for thirty years. As to the future, ho
was for co-operation with the Democratic
party. 11c would go in Convention?go in
caucus?seek to have an intluuncc in it by ru- I
ling and controling it. It'that party should
go down, the South would have to submit to !
lJlack Republican rule, or break up the Government
iu blood. The uartv mitrht fail: but
lie was hopeful. In tho ilnvkost hours ofmu*
history, an unseen hand. had sustained us,
and lie believed that it would continue to sustain
us. In 18(il), there might be three candidates
for the Presidency in the Hold?a
Democratic, Black Republican and Know
XothilKT. Mr. Smvnril. wci
O' * '-- "I W, v? , .??*o wj/,n,o
ctl to tlio proposer! "pcoplo's party." Mr.
S. was making a bold stroke lor t!ic Presidency.
If thoro wero three candidate.*, the
victory of tho Democratic party would be
easy. If not, tlio election might bo carried
into tho IIoiihc oflleprosentativcs. llo was
not for destroying the (i.ivornment, except
from dire necessity, lie wHs identilied fully
with the South. Ilere wore his wife, his
children, nnd Sieve lie evr?i'i>ted hi* i'Ii!Ii1it>i?'u
children to remain.
In conclusion, Col. Orr stated that duty to
his family had led liini to resign ofiieo and
retire into private lilc. For tho manner in
which his constituents had susidncd him in
tlie trying career of the politician, he felt
profoundly grateful. lie said ho never expected
to seek Federal oftiee. If however, n
portion ot ims constituents should hereafter
call for his services in tho Slate, he would
feci hound to serve them. Finally, thanking
his constituents for tho courtesy, kindness
and constancy they had extended to him, lie
took his leave of them.
Tiric Fall of Mexico.?The London M siting
Herald thinks that the fate of tho Spanish
race on tho American continent is no Iongor
doubtful?"as a ruling race, it is doom
od to inevitable extinction." It think.; Mex- I
ieomu&t full under tho protectorate of the
United Statos, nm) it adds:
"When the republic of Sierra Madre-should
it be erOcted?-eoiuutt to take it* placo nlouj;aide
of its Hister province, Texas, under the
star spangled banner of tho great North
American L'uion, who will venture t > wv
umt us own interests anutiio interests ot humanity
hnvo not boon benefitted?"
A Sum.?Suppose u man drinks a quart
of whiskey per day, how long will it he beforo
ho lo^es hia light mind '{ and how Ion;*
before ho will have the blue devils after
nun: uno now umj; will ho live if I'ruve !
it by the whiskey rule of three, and you
have the answer.
A tknDKli-llKAUTKl) widower fainted nt
the funeral of his third beloved. "Wluit
.shall we do with Jiiin ?" asked ? friend of
his. " Let liim alono," wild a waggish bystander,
" he'll soon re wive."
An old lady combnttod t! o idea <?f ti.i. <noon
llO.llK* illllftliitA.l 1?V nvn'r.l'inrr villi r?n\r.!i<i. I
sih, tlmt the ulca was more: Hlilu ?"For,"sai?l
slin, " what lioconioii ?>f tlto people in the moon
when there is nothing '> but n little
streak V
Correspondence of the Meroury
Washington, July i>0.?The letter in
tho. Washington Union of Mr Win. Carey
Jynos (son-in-l;i\v of the late Col. Benton,)
of the 2<>th inst., addressed to tlie people.
c \ %: : i i - \ i - .?m ?*
vi .'i i>*?unri, ;ni(i ncaueu "J lie J Mall' Jiiljol
in t'oi. Bcliton," has, from its unusual severity,
excited considerable comment here.
\ It seems that n few days previous to Col.
! Benton's or.vth, Mr. Francis P. Blair, senj
ior, had an interview with him, at which
J interview he declares Col. Benton asserted
that, in his opposition to Fremont and his
support of Mr. Buchau.. for the Presidency
iijl8f>0, he had been mistaken i-i his
yu-wh iii nun nmn; iiini no nnu smcc seen
j reason to change his opinions, and that ho
was, at tho time of his last sickne&?, opposI
oil to Mr. Buchanan and his Administration,
and in favor of tho JSlack Republican
party, &c. Jlr. Jones absolutely denies
the tru'.h of Mr. Blair's statement, and pro
nounees it tin unqualified and malignant
falseliootl. lie says that lie (Mr. Jones)
was present during the whole of that interview;
that Col. Benton uttered no such
opinions, and that Mr. Blair's statement is
1 a wilful perversion in every particular.?
The question of veracity, since (he public
is made umpire, must1 settled by cvidcuee
and the credibility of the parties.-?
Hut it is fair to say Mr. Jones, as a disinterested
witness, is believed to have made
;i perfectly truthful exposition of the whole
j matter. Mr. Blair's Black Republican
politics, his hostility to the South, and his
well-known partizan rancor, give color to
Mr. Jones' vehement impeachment of his
motives?and ifpublic opinion here is to
decide the contest, his condemnation is al
| ready written.
The tergiversations of Mr. Blair's political
career have been curious and violent,
and. are deserving of comment, if but for
i their unreasonableness. Picture to yourj
self the active, bitter, party man, inv'ectivo
! always trembling upon bis lip, his restless,
j caper eyes, s' clung for an object upon
which to shoo., forth the gall and venom
that in its abundance wastes itself upon the
harmless objects around him?the mcrci
! less critic, with the "whip of scorpions" ?1I
ways in his hand?the democrat of the purest
water?and you have Francis F. Blair,
sr., of the Orthodox (School of Jackson politicians.
But shift the view, and the contrast
almost takes your breath away. Wlur
is inim iiuiL moves upon tne scene tlio pi?.tlaij'hropi.st
in the cause of the* "cboeshin"
and "gizzard foot" of Africa?the friend of
the gentle Seward?the entertainer and
sympathizer of Sumner ( when lnboting under
the tortures of a broken head,) a lnnri
tyr to his slanders?the donounecrof dein|
oeracy?the enemy of Mr. Buchanan's administration?this
also is Fnneis P. Blair,
sr., and is an approved likeness of him.?
u : i - <i
ik in h|'ui?u iiuu wry jjnieraiiy creuueu,
that Mr. Blah's '.'trui, near this place, iHno
present cultiv:1! <1 by slave labor, but this
does not nlt< r ...tonally the last picture >f
him. Old Blair was denounced by his
! neighbors in Maryland in 18515, who held
I iin?i?tiiivV <?ii fl?n lw?vl.?vu 1?!o U -
* t -v...p V.. ?.?.v ? *?? mr>i<llllt, llllllj^
I him in cfligy, denounced him p.s an abolition!
d, hud talked seriously of taf and feathers.
It, is yaid he hates Carolina as much
as Jones hates him. I'erhayw 1 have been
too mild with him.
The triangular light between tho Democrats,
the Douglasites and the JHack Hepublicans
of Illinois, for the election of a
I I'nited States Senator, is becoming quite
fi'.. >i.. ?>... r.i . . i
.i.v-v iv oiiii-. j.u uu: I It-MUCUI-imiKCrH It IS
1 almost agonizing, fiO!ii the impossibility of
determining at present how matters will
terminate. The first democratic gun was
fired by a Mr. Fitch, of Chicago (u son of
Senator Fitch, of Indiana,) and was quite
telling in its eft'ect upon Uouglas. It does
seem rather hard that father and.son should
pitch into the Judge the same ycav, and
with ho much venom?but it is only a kind
of noetical iu.-tice. The iinnstiifn lmu
. " . . . -I- ? ? -
a? a sort of political inheritance to the tender
morc-ies of tho democrats, and ho will
he handed down from father to son, to he
dealt with occovding to his desserts. Ir. %
saems likely that he will be compelled In
leave polities, and return to his oricriual
trade of cabinet making; for he has not
only the inevitable. Lincoln a??d his louionn
at liis back, but n large nunil -r of infuriutod
democrats opposed to liiin. The effects
of this contest will bo felt in (lie next Presidential
campaign. If, by remote possibility,
a democratic Senator should bo chosen,
it will prove of immense advantage, in giving
spirit and nrcstiire to that mrtv it'
Douglas is rc-cloctod, l?o will make another
attempt to dictate to the demoernt'o party,
anu will as certainly bo robufiud (a.s yielding
to hint nt that late day would be giving
him lit tho North the best trump card for
the Presidency,) and will take refugo
among the Abolitionist* ns un avowed memhftr
of fTii'ir ivirl\r SJIk.uKI I 1
^. ... i/iiwmu jiiiiuyiii 1,11"
elected, Illinois will go for the Abolition
Candidate for the Pmudem-y, as shu did in
lcf>(), and oi>o move Unutio have a sent in
ihe Soiinti*.
i The i.obuhu out of which a so-(Milled
j "Vnioii" party was to be formed, will r<*
niflin of the foggy ivitturo of the bruin whieJi
i invented it, till that time when the North
j shall lwvo repudiated deineurarv. T1mh?
t wo shall linvc?not u **ITni >o part v"?-but
I tho "Abolition party"^ in mono and snbl
ntuiioc, to contond against.
"My avsthdviiy for tbrtso ilepant phrases
is (lOVOVnOi1 WlHn?: I iU'i-1.- n? v.... ilw"''"
know. 1 ' J
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