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KEOWEK COUlUm ROB'T. A. THOMPSON, Editor. T15HMS.?SI.5') per miiuiii. in advance. If : payment 1>e ilolayo 1 until atler the expiration of the year. $2.00 For six months, l'> cents, in ! a<WnucQ. Advertisement j inserted i\t the usual rates. FICKBXS C. 11.. S. C.: Saturday Morning, January 29, 1350. Thanks Senator Toomu.5, of Go>rgia, will accept our thanks for various public documents. Special Reference is directed to the advertisement of the Trustees of the Olareinont Academy, i The Principal gives general satisfaction, and the neighborhood is a most pleasant one.? Parents and Guardians would consult their j interest by sending to this School. M ossrs Cook & Mii.lwrk, of Fair Play, j nave opened a now Harness Shop, am. arc , candidates for favor in their line. An up- i . | predating public will extend to them a ro- , numerating patronage. At Pendleton, tho polite and acconimodu- | ting firm of Messrs. ?J H. K. Sloan it Co. i greet their friends ami patrons in a graceful j manner, on tho advent of the new year. See these ami other new advertisements in i our columns tliis Free Schools. The Commissioner* of Free Schools mot i on Monday last. Twenty-eight schools wore 1 located, this hoing a larger number than is usual for the January session of tho Board. ' For this year, tho number of poor scholars nllowc I to each school is only three. The ! Hoard has been driven to this course by tho increased number of schools, and the seanli" ! ncss of the appropriation for this purpose. j The pay of teachers will be as follows :? j First class, four cents per day; second class, three cents ; anil third class two cents. As heretofore, where tho teacher is a sub- j KCribor to the CoUKIEU. llO will l>n fiirtiialm.l ! ' - - ??wvu I with an oxtra copy, gratis, for his school. J The Meeting on SaledayThe importance of tho proposed mooting oil saleday, to take into 'consideration the present condition and future prospects of tho Blue Ridge Railroad,' i? the reason of our constant recurrence to the subject. Its discussion, too, throughout tho entire State in vests h wmi paramount interest. This enterprise was conceived and the public mind familiarised with its importance by i men who are constantly passing away. It is ! not a matter of interest to them, but moves j their patriotism for the general public weal. ' The connection of the fertile region, west of ! the Blue U'ulgc, with the Atlantic, has been J prosecuted with zeal for a number of years. \ No reasooahlc cost has nrpvnutoil thus fur, nml with all due deference to tho ! opinion of others, nothing should now ho per- ! mittedto nrrcst the work. Our interest, patriotism, character, ami the public welfare ' all alike urge the completion of the enterprise, j Its practicability has been demonstrated beyond the possibility of doubt?our ability to, complete it is not doubted- -that it will lie re- j inunerative is equally clear; then, what is to j be done? Under the circumstances, action? | uoiu, candid and manly?is demanded at our j hands ! To this end, a public meeting on saleday is desirable, and a general attendance I of our citizens of the utmost importance. American Colonization A friend at Washington sends us a pam- ' phlet, entitled " American Colonization Un- j Boiled,'*' by Edmund Rukfin, Esq. of Va.? j This he has done iu a masterly manner, and our regret is that it is too long for our col- j limns. Ainerinan (liilmiiintinn <J.. ciety, is a humbug of hugo proportions, and we arc pleased to sec it so thoroughly exposed. Wo return our thanks for the pamphlet. 1 Col- James Cheanut, Jr Col. Ciiksnut, our rienaiui olvcl, * v.U hia seat in the Senate about the llrst ol the pres#>nt. mnnt!i en/A.il.wlA.* 1 .... ... V.VI? 11 iVO ut't'li III- j dulged as to his priuciplos and future course, by the press and its correspondents. 'J'!?in, of course, is a matter of taste ; and, being so, vre have refrained from taking part in it.? | "Wo presume it has not a fleeted our Senator j in any way. Col. Cjiesnut is a young man of talent; and superior attainments, and not without political experience. If his onteccdents bo j ' worth anything, he is a States' rights man , of the Carolina stamp, moderate and conservative in his general views of public poli- i cy. Whether lie endorses the speeches of j (Ion. Hammond or not, is entirely without i in- , portunco. Tho political principles of tho^o 1 gentlemen may bo tho name, but there is no official information as to tho fact; and, to ! us, it appears unjust to so connect tla-m.? j i Col. Ciibsnut is as coinpotont to form and i shape his own views as any one else, Senator , ] Hammond not excepted, and e are satisfied | < he will do so. The unanimity with which j ' he was chosen, his indiffercnco as to the re- j suit, and his characteristic indopendonco and \ jm?desty, have given him the confidcnco of | the State. It is altogether unnecessary for j anybody to attempt to force him f > loan upon the arms, howevor strong, of ol - men. Ho j has achrracter of his own, and wo mistake j the man if ho duos not distinguish himself in i the field of honur which has boon assigned \ ] him. I JIam.roads.?Facts givo tlio lio to tho "old ' fogy" assertion that railroads do not pav.? i " I "Why, even tho Greenvillo and Columbia 8 railroad pnys. Tho earnings last year over those of 18.77 aro $46,883.51. This road pays 1 the interest on its dobt, improves the road, t and carries a considerable sum to the sinking t fund, or the reduction oi its debt. ^ r ' - Cuba. Tho |>iirclia?40 of Cuba or ber forciblo an. nexution to the Union by tho gc. eminent aro assuming tlio proportions of u great question. Tim recommendation of the President in bis lute message, that lie should be authorized to commence the negotiation or purchase w?:h frtO.OOO.OOO, gave prominence to the subject. Senator DuI'ulas, with a majority of the democratic party, also favor tho acquisition of Cuba?they would probably prefer by purchase. The great West would.it is very cor" reetly surmised, favor the project without any serious division. Oil thoothor hand, the federal treasury is empty, and, from the best information before us, the people of Cuba are opposed to coming into the Union in any way. It is further stated that England and franco, in their united efforts to regnlatothe ' balance of power" throughout th.? world, will oppose it by force if necessary. l)ut we regard this as the least objection to the concHminnh.*** ' ' ' ..........m.,, 111 uiu u^i[iii^uion, uecausoneither of these States have the right to interfere; and wo would be nothing loth to engage in a conflict of iinns to drive those intriguing intcrmodlcrs forever from our waters. Col. Kejtt. of this State, has delivered an eloquent speech in Congress in favor of acquiring Cuba, a brief abstract only of which lias reached us, and which appears in this number. Whn? wn bwii-m. ii.? ? " ~ rj. ? V .. mv n|!UUVII U mature perusal, wo shall bo the belter enabled to ?l<> it ample justice. Willi tlio present lights before us, we are opposed to the acquisition of Cuba either by purchase or conquest, and most uncompromisingly to the hitter mode. The lust for wealth and the expansion of territory have been fatal torcpublics.and will as surely be the rock upon which ours will be stranded. The truth of history, with its pages written in tire and blood, should not bo disregarded. As the question progresses, wo may rccur to it again, and present our views moro at length. Our Columns This week are occupied with interesting matter. The first page contains the eloquent address of Vice President Brf/'Kenuidok on the removal of the Senate from t.h? f>l<l to i?? n jw hall. Our rcdcurs will bo pleased, as well ay edified, by its perusal. "The IJeautiful Dccoy," which appears on the last page, is a well told atul very prob; ble story. It will interest all classes. Tlioue articles, together with our usual variety, make up tlio Coi kikr for to-day. General Intelligence. The last foreign news brings us a decline of 8<l. in the price of cotton at Liverpool. Wheat was comma ailing brisk rates?provisions dull. a war between aiwi ria and her Italian neighbors' is impending. Otherwise the intelligence is unimportant. In Cuba, the excitement in relation to the President's message hud consumed itself. Many of the Cubans are opposed to " annexation." The bargue Angelita, at Savannah, (!a., has been detained there by the collector of the port, on suspicion that she was a slaver. Congress is now hard at work. The House has defeated the bill to uav the lossos Mnsm'm. ed by citizens of (ieorgia ami Alabama during ilie Crook war. Their claims amount to more than $1,000,000 ! Tlio IIouso hns also, much to our regret, detente' >\c Pacific Railroad bill. Many |>orsons have been frozen to dentil, during ihe rccent. cold term, in the Southwestern States. 'J'ho Legislature of North Carolina is also assuming a "conservative attitude." The bill* incorporating the Coal Fields and " Danville connection " Railroads have been defeated in this body. Neither in that nov our own State can we complain of tho " fastnessof tho age," bnt more feelingly of the old fo<jy notion* that prevail. The mist must be torn from their oyes. The Post Master Genoral says that the enormous sum of $17,000,000 will be neeessavy to defray tho expenses of carrying tho mails this year! The income of the department does not pay expensos. Letter postaico should he raised. An extra session of Congress is much talked of in iVaaltiii^tun, but \vu trujt nc tievcs'1 v exists for uiiel) a course. The Senaterof Missouri has passed tlio House bill for the suppression of I lie Kansas border (liflicuUics with an amendment, placing $00,000 at the disposal of tho Governor, with liberty to act &n ho thinks proper. Exchanges. a ?* ! fionKr.?Tlio "I.aily's Hook" for February li.is been roccive'l. It is a superior nuinhcr.? CJooky is indefatigable in his exertions to jilcnse. \j. A. Oodky, Philadelphia : $'2 a year. Tlio Courier and Boot; may ho hail for $3.50, caxh. The Statk.s.?This is tho title of a supo ior afternoon paper published nt Wnsliinglon, 1?. C., by Messrs. Puygr &, IIeiss, at $6 a year. The weekly, containing n variety of news-matter, may bo had for $2 or twenty copies for $20. Mr. Prvor is an nblo writer and a bold, manly defondor of States' rights nnd democratic principles. Wo receive nnd peruse this journal with much pleasure, an ' an conscientiously recommend it to oil. friends. The frionds of tho I)luo Ridge lload in South Carolina seem dotennincd not to i "give it up ho." The Legislature of that! State having refused further aid to the ! work, the people along the line of the lload are holding public meetings, and resolving that the work ought to lie, and shall bo, I prosecutcd. The Pickens Courier makes \ i stirring appeal to the friends of the mea- . mre, and urges them to increase their s..b icriptions, and make one more effort to push 1 he enterprise through. Wc admire their i ipunk,at any rate, and wish a little of thoir ) ipirit could be infused into our present | jegisiaiure. Jt they ncvor get a Jiond, 1 he spirit they manifest lends us to conclude lint they deserve one.?Ashville (Ar. C.) Vet cs. | Penning# and Clippings. Charleston Market?*Tho sales of cotton in Charleston on tho 22d was 3,000 bales, at 12 cents por lb. jj, Divinb Sehvice.?For the present year* ^ ; ?t.? .1 p ? .... - - ; niu wiucrui preacning lit t Displace will bens follows: Mr. Hoggs occupies tlio pulpit on I t'lc Hccond And fourth Sabbaths, Mr Mullin- ^ nix on tlio first, and Mr. McGilvary on the ,u ! ensuing third Sabbath, and every fourth Sab- c? 1 bath thereafter during tlm year. Tt Mki.anchoi.y Suiciok.?Clias. Henncsole, , a harbor und dentist, residing in Philudclphiu { hung himself at his dwelling Thursday. He cs j was only 23 years of ngc, and leaves a wife ')l I and child. Cause?melancholy, induced by | ? ; mummy to nmkc lii.s way in tho world. j Prize Fight in Texas.-?A prize fight for j ,ls j $I">00 11 side, came oil'on tho 23d ult., on I 01 ! Point Island, Texas, between an American and a Spaniard. Tlioy fought 34 rounds in j two hours and ten in inn tea, when the Span- in iard succumbed to the superior prowoss of | p< i the American. This is a cheering proof of I tli tlie rapid progress of the Lone Star State in . v tho Tine Arts. } ^ Death.?Hon. James 1C. Belser, a native ? ()f tills Slntn ??? inmiv ?i 1 of Alabama, died there 011 the Gtli. }Ic was ! S. 1 in I.is Mil year. j As Aikh.itionist's Daogutkr for Sale.? w j Tho Memphis AraUin< he says that among j Ll ! thcslavoa for sale in that city is a daughter j | of Fred Douglas, tihe is described as a "like- 1 lb-girl." Dkskcratino the Sahuatii.?Tho Queen! in of Spain, on Sunday, November 2K, gave a I splendid ball at her palacc, which was attcn- j ded by 1,800 persons. S!io danced with her | . j rnme .Minister, Marshal O'Donnoll, mul tlie i 111 Russian Ambassador. Tho British Minister 111 (lid not appear in the ball-room, on account ev of the day, it is alleged, though he appeared j p in the drawing-room. This is quito a nice i distinction. rc Hatred or Sin.?A man may hate sin more in others, than in himself; so. tlie liar ' | , . . I K. hates falsehood in nnother.but likesjit in him- | self. But ho tlint hates sin from a principle ] 1 of grace, hates sin most in himself: he hates | ft' sin in others, but he loathes most the sin of j \ j hia own heart. Mkmi'iiis and Charleston Raii.ro.id.- Tho number of passengers over (he Memphis ami '1 Charleston Railroad for tho mouth of Decern- | ' ' her Inst, was 24,033. The cash receipts a- I . minuted to $78,900.10. i J'1 "War.?At the latest date", tho savages of Yucatan wore in insurrection, and had mur* dcrod a large number of persons. The Go'ernor had called on all males between the I ages of eighteen and fifty years to take part I iu the hostilities against thorn. I n n m x-i,.\in i Ki'xti "?A writer in tlio AT./ru- ' ry oxer this signnturo assails, with high- i sounding words and crookcd sentences, the ; 0 the Beech Island and Barnwell speeches of u! Senator Hatntuond. Thof/w? and lalr.nix of J OL this correspondent could, in our opinion, be more profitably employed. Who is it that j Si divides the South and weakens her for the it easy prey of the despoiler ? nt AnTE-DII.UYIAN HkM A IN'S IN (1 Knimr ??In m ft out on the Girnrd and Mobile Railroad, Ga., embedded in rook, liavo been found the teeth to of sharks. the shells of oysters, &e., and the lh scales of fishes, in a perfect stato. The rooks scorned composed entirely of these organic remains. | jM Ministers.?Ministers of the Gospel are fn not allowed to hold seats intheNi rth Carolina od Legislature, and llov. Win. P. 'JYylor would likely have lost his scat as a member from j Chatham county, last winter, had it not been ! ^ proven that lie hail not been for some time | j past " in tho exercises of pastoral functions." It is also tho law in this State. ut Success rui. IIi'ntin'o.?A party of hnntors out in the Ilo<l Hive? Valley latoly, in three ^ : weeks timo killed 000 buffaloes, and another | party of eight, in the eamo length of time> j killed 2,200, tho meat being dried for future ! use, and the skins selling for two dollar* each, j i according to tho January number of tho Ea- e \ ton County Argus, Michigan. Kathor "loud" sport, bagging 2,800 buff.iloes. Legislative Nomination*.?Woseehv thn - I rci Camden Journal that Major John Hossor j jn, and Major John A. DoSausRure have been I fl nominated for the vacancy in the House ere- ! ated by tho election of Col. lioykiu to the 0n Senate. Bi.own Ur.?The powder mills at Portland, ' nri I Me., containing more than eighty keg* of ilii I powder, blew up on the 17th, killing a man by the name of David 11. Jones. The Census?Tho boj>ka to be used by tho tie census takors aro now being manufactured. ' ye Notice will be given when they are ready. ha Coincident.?The Edgefield Advertiser states that tho vote received by J. Ilamdcn j tk Brooks for tlio Legislature, numbored last > ]}, fall precisely tho samo voto which his elder jr ' brother, tho late Preston S. Brooks, roceived ' ^ in his last clccthm to CongresH. An examination of the record of the polls will show 1 that each of thorn received 3,75'J votes. And W( this, by-tho-by, was tho largest voto over poll- m? ed in tho distriot for a mombor of the Stato bl* Legislature. a , Kkuakk\iti,e Man.?An old man in Wil- >>?< liamson county, Teno., wjio is new Xfjenn of age, says ho Dover took a cho-f jf tobacco, nn though making .lillions of pounda:df <tt in his life; never smoked a cigar or pipe, and , j" never had on a pair of boots. | / i l/w Jodoe Buti.f.k.?A writer in the Edgefield Ai Advertiser proposes tlint a monument bo Tu erected in the public square nt Edgefleld C. on II., to the memory of Andrew Pickens But- trj Icr, the upright Judge and the diHtinguished r<" yCDftto?, a t Sknator Pouoi-as.?Senator Douglas reimo<l his peat in the Somite on the 10th.? is roceptiou was studiously cold?few Sonors Approaching to welcome his return.? he.rc was a slight attempt atnpplauso in ie gallery, hut it whs promptly ohockod. Food.?The valuo of food consumed In N. 1 ork last year is estimated at $12,000,000, ! ? j il - 1 i> ?l - - - * l * | iu uiu numwr 01 me various quiHini|ie<iB ilcn were: beeves, 191.374; cows, 10,128; 1 ml, 30,<375 ; swine, 501,470. Thk Co.ntramctokv Sex.?Punch snys nit when a young gill isnt school she wishshe could have two birthdays in a year, it as she grows up, she wishes she could ily have one birthday in two years. One or the Ukasons.- -An Irishman being k>. t why lie wore his stockings wrong side it, replied: ' Because there's u hole on t'othside of 'eui,'' Novki.tiEs oftukSbason.?They arc feastg on fresh shad in Savannah, and green )as in Florida. Last Friday there was a under storm at Charleston, and yellow f'e r is carrying oft'its victims at Tutnpa, Flu. ro wore ul<s) favored with tho thunderstorm \ tlio same day. FvjUR Ciiii.dubn at Once.?A woman in iginaw county, Michigan, recently gave rth to four children at one time, and to re,ird her a hill has been or will be introduoI into the Legislature, donating her two hun od and twenty acres of land, situated in i lat county. Bkokk.? flic city of New York is bank- j ipt. Hundreds <>t" lionet creditors arc de- | unding payment, but arc utterly unable to | ;t the " tlrst red." Ptl >tectoratb Ov'kil Mk.\'1c~>.?The lead- ! g Litmlon journals discussed the Men of i i American protectorate over Mexico with ident favor, and some of the writers sug- , Mtedthut Spain, Holland and France should | in tho United Stutcsfor the partition ofthc 1 |?u viiu. Hkavv RotinEitY.?A negro-trader, named . McKay, from North Carolina, was poized ' { two inon in Montgomery. Alabama, on I i? 24th nit., and robbed of $2,300 in cash. 1 id $3,000 to $10,000 in drafts. 'i\vo men j ive been arrested on suspicion, bu without i io money. Morphv Tit11:mI'll ant.?The correspond- j it of the London Daily News announces that j o chess match between Paul Morpliy aid; rofessor Anderson, at Paris, had resulted j the triumph of tho American champion.? lie score at the close fsto>d as follows:?, orpliy, 7 ; Anderson, 1; drawn 2. Ooou.?The Now York Herald says of Mia tor Summer: "If his sufferings are j ilf as acute as they have been represented, j ! ought to have learned the virtue of rcniff~ | t/ion by this time. Leavexwoiitii, Kansas, Jan. 20. The utlaw, Montgomery, lias given himself I i fur trial. l'rown, another fractious 1 it law, has left th-f Territory of Kansas. Xk\v IIami'suiiik Ki.ection. The first ate election of 1850 is in New llampshhe. j 1 takos piano on the second Tnoaday of March < ixt. A Governor, Legislature and throe embers of Congress arc to bo chosen. Mar Dog.?A mad dog was killed in Patrson, New Jersey, on Suuday. lie is I e5ved to have bitten several other dogs. Important JUimoh.?It is rumored that a 1 oposition for the sale of Sonnra and Chi* lahna has been received by our government i im President Miranion. Tlio price natn. is said to bo sixteen millions. Unhappy Case.?The Rev. Mr. Coffee, tlio i *1 man who over preached a poriuon on tho | ' ufFs of Memphis, was arrested in that oily xt week and committed for being drunk.? lien taken into custody ho sworo bitterly the officers and wanted to whip thorn. Dead.?Ex-Governor iSlade, of Vt., died on e 16tl? inst., at Middlobury. lie had also , en a member of Congress. Woman's Itiunrs.?No loss than three wo- j 1 ;n were taken into custody by the .New York j tectives, in one evening, for appearing in the . oots dns.sud in boy's clothing. Viuoixia and East Tknni;s3KE Ha.ii.ko vn.? , o learn from the Knoxvillo Whig that (he ( ceipts on this road, for the si* months ??<!- I 5 Dccetnbcr 31, lfloS, amounts to $395,05]. ' i 10 recoipts for tho same months, in 1857, wcro ^ i 188,089. Increase $156,802; being an in- , I anso at the rate Of *irtii-five and a half percent. j ] Gamkp.?Tho gamed of chess au?l draughts ! d becoming very popular throughout tliu civlod world, especially the former. Boston, Jan. 19.?Young '.Vales, who phot , isa Franklin", of this city, on Monday night ' d to the woods, where his body was found ' < sterday, when it was discovorod that ho ' ( d shot liimunlf .1/in.l 1 Tiie Greatness ok tub United Sta- ] :h.?The Russian organ published ut 'usbcIs, in speaking of the President's dc- i c for tbo acquisition of Cuba, ascribes to j 1 r United States a position of Home iui- i * rtnnce, as follows : I J " The war which would result from it j . klltrl l^A foi* i- *' ' mv, iu uisiiMrouH man the c^ri- ' jan war, which has cost no much gold and 1 xtd to the world. It would be a war with nation, whoso products are the first clo- j int# of industry in all parts of the world, ,, d whoa&'oofnmcreial intercourse makes a important branch of income for moat i veruincnta. It would be a violent riipre of nil tho arteries of couuocoinl circuion ; it would bo a fatal separation be- b con Europe, which needs Amerioa, and n ncrica, which can dispcn.se with Knrnnn o kc from Rngland the f^old of California I' il tho cotton of JjouiHiana, and her indus- 14 r will at onco. bo stopped in its proHpew action. We sincerely hope that Buch mihlc occurrcocc will not take placc."' jj _?m5?it_p?????Ki0jg.~ Correspondence of the Kcotcre Courier. " Cincinnati, Jan. 2, 1859. ' Mr. Ed it or: I loft home on the 15th No- ^ vein her, nod lifter a tedious nml tardy trip ^ :?f live days, in buggy8, hacks and cars, I found myself In Moinphia, Tennossoe, with ^ inv ldivsical nowora youiowhut oxhnnstivl. I .. Hud mental faculties slightly benefitted. I 01 took stock ut the best hotel in the city, and | c concluded I would rest ft fow hours, which I j t( ilid very agreeable, it being near the close of i ti daylight. I soon repaired to sleeping quar- ; tors ; aft or a glorious nights sleep as I had ( " not indulged for the two previous nights, 1 ' arose, partook of a good breakfast, and sal- !| lied out to see the city, which I found to be all bustle and trade, and not much pleasure for the traveller. On the one hand I could ^ hoar nothing but car whistles, and on the 0 other a snorting steam boat. After tramp- ti ing ion in i until our curiosity was gratified, s we took a boo line for th<> wharf, whore we o (bund a fine Mississippi ("ounjor bound for v St. Louis. We ongrtge:l passage at once? 11 iiad our baggage brought on board, and made a nurself at home. In a short tiino we wore | p ploughing the Mississippi at the rate of ton ! 0 miles per hour. We travelled in thin condi- { ,t tion, eating and sleeping Inoro than usual. | iiud enjoying ourself fine for two hundred j and forty miles, when we were told by the ' official that wo were at our landing plu< o. I n Cairo, Illinois. We there took land and din- j li nor, rested a few hours, and again mounted t tlio railroad cotch, for this plane, which wo j readied inthirtv-six hours, losingtwo night's j( slcop. running oil' the truck, killing one man, crippling a dozen ni ne, and frightening the 1 remainder out of one year's growth. Wo ' ;iviu? sumo surgical KilowieugO, and no nu- I thorizc 1 son of AVu'tjtu.'iii, I cing aboa:d, wo 11 roudi irn I tin- wounded a i i I lie u^ai.-tauce we |j could, unTh r the oirciiniAiaucos, at tlie time ( of the accident. The land# :it ma; tlie Mississippi ure glow- 1 ing. compared with our rockv and inouiitmi- I1 o.ni* district. The Illinois luiida un the rail- <! road arc not so rich ami productive. and we |i do not like iho appearance of tho people as ii well as some we liaie soon. Those of 1 mliana aro rich, and all .yon can see indicate roliuiMucnt and improvement. Thoir railroads are tuinerior t.i our runils lint u-l.im I f - ' " * " ' " v # H >IV<I A ? U<? I travelling. there was so many doing tho same, i that it was a disagreeable business. When we i -N tstrnck the Ohio and Mississippi road, we ! v found persons from all parts of the lit i.ed ti Sates, on the cars, and all classes and e d- j ors. Persons travailing from our country to n this, had better eomo by way if Baltimore, if they \vi h ti pleasant trip. I find Cinoinnaii a nioro ploxsant oity than I expected ; I '' she o tiluins near ( ()(( per.^ona, surround- I I' e l by a rich soil, has tine hotels, line chur- j tl elics. line il stillerics. Ac. nil wbi.-ii ? <> i well patronized and sustained. The slan^h- a tering and shipping of pork is very extensive /t here, ami manufactories of all kinds can he . found. I am informed that there arc sixteen Horn in Catholic churches here, nml were 1 11 a citizen of this country, I would have to l>o a Know-Nothing, for the reason that for- is eigucrs deprive the natives of tlioir rights.? Theatrical amusements are numerous and t,( various, and Dr. Kane's Artie Expedition j lias been in season for two weeks, which, hv the way, is interesting. Chribtnias was col- ? ohrated by all hands getting tight, and liav- j1 ing u frollick ; and this being Sunday after it things are comparatively calm. I do not sec in i>r hear anything said relative to the negro fi ijuestion; though they have no feelings fur ,] Mr. Buchanan. The l'ost Otti no Dpnftvhnont I . i , of cuurso, conducted by Democrats. Wc , were at that place 0110 day recently, and iu consequence of moro business to i'ullil than P usual, wo had to wait with others before wo ci could bo accommodated. A friondof tlie He- p publicans camo to us and said. "This is w beiuocrncy had wo said ho u Republican | ~ government, wo would not have to wait a )? moment." lie als'> said, in tones that told 1 too well ho had been beaten, that " moannesq would nut pay." Wo agreed with him on that point, reeoivod our mail matter and do- * parted. I] I am comfortably !o a'od at a private board- ej ing house Where I am well treated, as all Southerners will bo that visit this city, and where I shall remain for some time, when I will strike for home, and the 20th of February " <iin Mim me uuHing my ir:cna8 again. TIio small }M)x is in the city. I' Yonrrt, truly. JiM. ti Acquisition OV Cuua.?Tho No>v Or- 01 leans l'iaii/unc, a paper whose dignity is e never ho far lost ns to permit it to take part ' in any of the popular impracticabilities of '] il>o il iy. sneaks as follows of Cuba : j| " Conceding, however, that Spain iswilling to sell the island, and even in the proscut condition of the publio treasury, the c( nun of two hundred millions can be furnish- j(( r>d as the imrfth:iKf> nvinr* ??' " . ? - I " "* '">*<* tJ liow this Government will proceed to annex m I'uba to the Union, when the Cubanos arc Dhomaeivts unwilling to the change, unless ,. the customs, the religion and tho form of t] government of the Republic are find ohftu- ^ ?ed. . . tli " That the diftbroneo of race, roligion, vj liabits, customs and modes of govorumont, form an obstaclo to tlio desired acquisition ,v jf the Island of Cuba, ounuot bo doubted, i'heso, independent of tho national pride )f Spain, will present most imposing diffi- n. mlties in the way of our purohasc of the sland, or of any negotiation# to that end ]u which may he proposed by tho present Executive. j*( " Hut it by no means follows that Cuba s not destined ultimately tof'ull iuto, our miming, ym will))! m tllO ob- j icurity of the future, hcciuh inoro certain ,han the fmul addition of this Key of the iulf to the United States. War, however, H natend of pcacoable purchase, hociiih to bo lie means that will ehungc its nlloglaneo." j1( SxHAinilTtN a post, nail on a board, nc >ut up a bar, close a gate, hang a door, f?a nenda stool, ottend to the comfort* of nn a" nimal, ichcn it is nccdrtl. and nrrwnnr? tv 'ut it off, ami you will rctrogrndo. "If yon marry," an id n Hom&n consul to pr ii? son, "let it bo a woman who has judg- 1,1 ient and industry enough to got a meal f v.atuals, tasie enough to dreas noat, ?' ride onough to wash before break font, and CR enso onough to hold her touguo." W- - " * rooTK once expressed an opinion, that| of certain tnisdr would take the Deam out of ja is own cyc; if he ccultj eel] tb$ tfojfcor- a ! 1 Mr- Keiu oh CubaThe Washington Union gives the followng report of the remarks of Hon. L. M. Ceitt, as delivered in the llonse oflleprecu to lives (Committee of the Whole) on Veducsduy, 19th iust., ou the 41 Acquisiion of Cuba Mr. Keitt, of South Cnrolina, argued lint the importance of the Island of Cuba 'as Quilieient to justify the struggle necuwni'v uoivn ni?.] If I * - 1.1 j 1.1'iu ?, iu> nw(;rapiii" ii) position was peculiar. It was the gate 3 tiie waters of tho CJulf of Mexico, eonrollod also the West Indian seas, and, in lie hands of a strong naval pow ??y would lake the Gulf of Mexico n mart ciattsum. t contained thirty tnillionsof square acres, f which eight millions wore in cultivation, 'lie imports of the island for a series of ears were twenty-eight millions, and the f - ? 10 vim ijr-i/uv iiiiiimmip, Y 1(1^ till it H ii;i 1 production of fifty-nino millions, withut making any allowance for the prodneions of the labor of African slaves, and the muggling. so extensive and universal all vcrthe Island. With these included, they ronld have an annual productive Value of lore than eighty million*. Some put it t otic hundred millions. Tho total imorta into Cuba from Spain were a little ver seven millions; from the United States little over six millions; from Great 15riiiti six millions, and France two millions. 'he exports amounted?to Spain, three lillions; to the United States, twelve milons; England, eight millions, and France liroe millions. The schedule of importaiL. r..i i i ? < iwn.T niiu mv iniiinu uuiuraccu, 01 provis* ins, 011.37^,ti74. Was not every pint of ho confederacy interested in that? Was hero an interest within the limits of the nion not embraced in this artiolo ? The 1 uiufactorios amounted to over aevoti miloi k, sind had tlio North no interest in hat 7 Thotiriff upon ninny of these nrtiles lind been raised to 80, 100, and 120 or cent.?so high that while Spain, strickn and beggard as she is, with her own peolc almost starving, exports to that island ve hundred and twenty thousand barrels, trike off this tariff, and what would be tho mount of interest which every section of lie lTnion would have in the commerce of 'uhn ? The navigation ii?t.i>rest r?f flux ?orth was also deeply affected. There ore: 3,018 vessels cupiped in tho carrying rado of Cuba tho world over. Qf these the 'nited States furnished 2,:>70; Spain but 01 ; England J>4S ; and Franeo 120 ; and ut of a little over five hundred thousand jrinagc, the 1,'nited States contributed two undred and fifty thousand. Was not, lien, that portion of the United States in rested in the shipping business vitally nd deeply in forested in the acquisition of 'lib:!. for it W.IS nillv l>v iK nffiiiiuilinn > j ~j - ..v.|?rf">V? ?.M.U icy coulil .strike the shackels from itscoiuicrce'( There were two mode* of acmiirinR tho 'land?one by purchase and the other by inquest. lie believed the United States juld not purchase it; fir-f, because Cuba i a productive source of revenue to Spain, iving her almost three million of dollara or milium, nil expenses defrayed ; because is the defeucoof her colonial possessions, id because, out of that revenue, she deays all the expenses of her consular and iploiuatic system on this continent; and, >oking buck, he believed there was someling more powerful?the traditions and ride of Spain. Against this sale protest.1 the traditions c* the grandeur of that eriod when the Sp.-i iish empire was worldide, nnd against this sale protested (hat ride, as haughty now as on the day when rimaldi thought to menace Knuicc. And 'hat would he the risk of acquiring the bv w.'iv V 1 ! !? . ? '4,? ?4 ~ j ..... . vvuiu IK uv uvuc u llliuilb conflict with Great JJritain and France ? kith havo guaranteed to Spain her sovcrgnitY over the territory of the Island, and ic gathering of their fleets in the \ iters F the (iulf ami Carriboan sea indicate no ispohition to recede from this guarantee. With Franco he could understand it.? ouis Napoleon, with the relentless ambion which marked his distinguished kinslan, wishes to establish n splendid colonial npirO iu the West Indite. To ercate and (tablish this it was necessary that the nvor of tho United States uboiild bo tripled or hemmed in. With li:*? band npon 10 very throne of tropical empire, his fit'iy would bo invincible, and iiirf hand uuld clutch upon the aoeptre of universal iinmoroo now passing to us ; nud, whon a shall huvo consolidated an ompiro, then to very power whioh ho hud nindo instrucntal in crippling the Miltod'-9tutfl?would ndorgo subjugation. -.But tRO policy of rent Ijiitain w.s 0J\}$ .jfcKMiuuble upon 10 theory of Htibsorvio^B^^muoc. llo slieved her diplomacy had; btr in 10 grasp of Kranoo, and we^lBw^iily mop up at tho dictation of Mr. Ritchie, of PcmisyfvnH^IS^Snqiwml hcthcr tho gontlomau thought the (1 States had a riyht to tuko Cuha hcoaupo. toy had n govonuueafc that ho docs not iproye of. Mr. Kciit replied that ho did not; hut 3 would ?;iy that the long catalogue of ag-. 'Cftsiotif, with tlio necuinuhited insults to. jrfliig, invasion of her rights, and insults lift? hoiivir gave tho United. State* tho >ht to doolaro war agniust Spain, and ho ntended tliat no nation would have tho ^ht to complain. Tho National Intclliycncer gays of this ot-oli : Mr. Koitt, of South Carolino, made an ur's speeoh in favor of tho propriety and icetwity of tho acquisition of Cuba. Ho ive an interesting outline of tho extent d roHources of tho island, and its capucif it? : * i-/> iiiuii^i mipvovquient. An Engliuh paper tells a ntory of a cachef, who obucrvcd, that it wan aatrikg proof of the wifldom and bcnovolcnco of rovidonco that death was placcd at thoend life?thus giviog tinio to make the r.cc wry preparation for that ovent. Thi? llt< to mind the profound remark of a liloBophor who admirod the arrangoment placing Sunday at the end of the */eek,. ?" ???v?uiu, w?ueu wouia inako broken of H i