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i 7 ??2 H ^ H i A J IT I \W J J J& ttf^lk fnl I I I 1 i P) | I ? t| r? j \ Jj J-J \j\l J . ||pgiM T 'W7 - V^l sij' J J, J JLj J J UIU J W Uf J ?J ?B .-^jsefewi^a^prsl --^ V -Jj?piM\ -%'l' 'fajftp^V '<'' " '-Y^ V ' I 4 mo.it Tin: ?av. th... . NOT tii.:n nr. I ^B TO a N v MAN." "TO THINK OWN SELF UK THUK, AND IT MUST FOLLOW, AS T1IK *"' . *-#^? / ^' *'^>b*~ ' Jx"'V*~ ' - ' vm vi "' BY 110 B'T. \. THOMPSON'. P1CKKXS COUKT 1101S1-, S. C. SAT I SI DA \, Al'iUu VI, IhuO. Village Gossip. (Hi. ronlil there in the wni'l'l ho fouii'l Smile Ii111 ? spnl i?r li:ippy irrumi'l Where vill'ige pleasures mi}rh( go roinul Without the vill i;re tnttlinir: II > w Ioii'iIv ill -it 111t spot wonM be Where nil iniyiht ilwell in liViertv. Ir.'o from (lie hitter misery 1)1 go-sip's enilcss i?'it!lling. if sucli :> spot wore really known; Statue Ponce might claim il as lior own. Ami in il slio niiu'lil fi\ lier lionio For ever an 1 for over : There. like n queen. mi/lit reign ami live, While every one woulil soon f'ortrive The little sliifhts tliev might receive, Ami lie o'lVti'lcil never. 'Tis mischief-makers that remove Par from our hearts the warmth of love. Ami lciiil us nil to (lisnimrnvn W'lisit gives another pleasure: TIh'V scorn In hike one's part, tail when They've heard our cares unkindly. I lion They soon retail them all nir>>i 11 Mix'd up witli poisonous measure. And llien, they've such a cunning way Of tfiling ill-meant tales; Ilon'f niention it 1 pra v : 1 wonlil mil tell anoiher : Straight lo your neighbors I lion tliey go Narrating everything they know. Anil lireak I lie peace of liigli ami low ? Wife, liusliiiiul. frienil. and brother. Oil. Ilia! the mischief-inakinj: crcw Were all re<luce?l l>i one or two. Ami I hey weVe painted red or hi u ft Thai every one inijrht know them ; Then would our villagers forget. To rate ami <|uarrei. fume aiul fret, Ami falling into anjrry pet, Willi things so much below them. For. 'lisasail degrading part To make another's hosom sinart. Ami plant a dagger in the lu-nrt We ought to love ami cherish ; Then let ns ever moro lie for.i. I In <|iiielness with all nronii'l. Anil friendship, joy. ami | < :.? al omul, Ami angry feelings perish. pokrr JO.AU Col A G Hazard. i ins patriotic unit enterprising "Ontloniai: is, \vc arc to learn, s.bjut to visit our city :is one ot tin- 1 'elevates to the National I > _ ?!??<ratic Convention, to he held here on the iiiJd inst. llo i.s the founder and proprietor of tho great Hazard i'owder Manufacturing t 'onipany, at 11 a/.ardville, (,'oniiim< t icn'. 11 e was formerly an old Line Whig, bu^ is now battling manfully in the cause of Democracy iind the I nion. We copy from tlx; cones pomlence of I lit: New Yol k Tiimw, undi r date 1 la/.ardvillc, 2od lilt., the fullon-ii.*- ..? t'ol. Hazard and report of a speech, made by liini, at a recent public meeting in that village.? Courier. Hiving no pressing engagement today among tin; " big guns" of the political campaign I w is induced to visit t his enterprising village to see how the Democracy is II urishing in the rural districts. This, as most of your readers arc probably aware, is the irivat centi'J of the pewder manufactory o: the Hazard Pow L*r Co npiny, w!iic!i owns a tract a mile and a half sijmre, and Ins, in the course of a few years, built tp ? >a-uderabl > of a v i I , v I.. - I .1 i . . ...iii--.. iiwinj u.i me. mate inii.iMt.tins arc employed in tiio powder works. The works consist of about ninety buildings, seittercil along the v ilify of the .Scantie, Kiver. Tlic (sipital invested is about ?7iKI,tJlW, and ahoui ?1,0 10,00) worth of powder is manufactured ;tnimi illy, supplying the world with one of tin; main sinews oi War. Col. Hazard, the founder of the works, and i.ficr "'!? ' ! (he pi <ee is named, has been frequently tendered political proferment in the old 11 onry ('lay \V iitr party, ami in his later taitli the Democratic ; anil even in this can vitas has declined tho proffered honor of a nomination, which would he c<111ivalent to an elcciion to tin; Statu Scnatorship. lie has. however, consented to be a delegate, to the Charleston (' invention. The Colonel. never thel ?.<?, la <es a deep inl'-re.-t, as one of the rank an I lile of the pirty,nnd heirtily joined in the pi'nject of Irivin^a uioetiutT of the De n ourauc masses. J no Mate Committee as.-iuned Mr. 10. O. Perriii us tin: speaker <>1 tin; eve ning. iiml tile citizens (locked from tlie adjoining villages to hear the speaking. The largest l?:?JI in tin; place, covering tlio entire upper jjoor of the hotel, was crowded to excess, and (lie speaker was escorted to the place by the jisusic /if <in excellent baud, composed of employee* in the powder works. Capt. Joseph .Sexton, superintendent of the works, officiated ;is manrhal, and the profession nviuibcrcd full | 700. On ? > previous occasion of the kind 1 Jja.? such n crowd collooted in the village. Col. IJ izard having been unanimously eho ;;c:i to !j!1 the. Chair, tt'atj, with tho speaker, c<^yrted to the platform, and, previous lo iis.su- i VHUg h/s duties. wpoL'e aR follows : WtfKCU Ob' /'(? A. (J. JJAZAIlt). M? i/a^i.r.ij nai<l : The liwt duty that do-1 volvo? upon toe, jfcentlemeu, is to rot urn my thanks to the .Vifioud luion D?*?iiocratio I'ltih for tho honor vlindi yon have-on forced upon me ' 1 calling ijw lo preside. over this largo asso: ijhhr.ro of my fellow-eitizcus. Most' jjiuofiFoJy do 1 thank you, geutlemcn of the i'luh. lor thih honor. In thin, your patriotic undortakiuK 1 wish you all tuejess, for it is in tlio ajd t?f a cait*e worthy of the. efl'urld of free AmerieAii citizens. 1 trust that, in connection with qther Democratic ('luhs. you may he successful in Heeurinjr a glorious victory in the approaching .State election. GentleintSn, before proceeding to perforin another duty which will coon devolve upon me, f desire to hay a few words to you, not as an orator?for You know I have no pretence to any such aeeoinplinhmontr^rhut I have liycd lon<r enough limo'" yo\i, and am known to most of you. 1 4V?nl tli<> iihnntil inlrti'/int in <lir> ?l,.,? !...< brought us together. Wc aro on the eve of one of tho most important olcctioiiH ever held io our Stat , in view of a still ure.nerand inoro Important national election, with which it . jduud5 connected, The cfl'cvt of lliis election will bo fell throughout all the states. an'}iy is this so i 1111 >t>Mit I :ni clcctiou 1 Jcea umj there seems to bo ii Mate of tilings existing in this ccuntry lhat ha.i never before existed in p st political campaigns (jreat interests have been invoh<l. f>r which both partus have contended. 'I he )>it>sj?( rity ami peace ol this pcrowi'iir, spreading 1 ni>>it has been the snli..r'.j: : - - 1/1 UIM'II.VMUII, Ijlll these SCOIII to liaVC h 'II loryottrn, ii ii 1 we I in vi been reduce I to .1 sm?>l e idea. It is not. whether We shah be re let', and tin ve prosperous and happy, but ^ 1 i;i 11 wo have m (lovcrnmcnt at all ' J>hall this I nioit, estiblished by our revolutionary fathers -shall tliat Consttuition which W*;i.>- 11 i 11111? y signed, :iiid its jireat principles, be niaint lined ' Or sliall we destroy tIn so uiv.it interests \v11 i< ! 1 make us liuppy, prosperous and i'ree, ;.s the L'teati st I'epuiiiie;'.n nation mi eai tb ' W'liv. phtlemon, this, and this alone, is the (pu s iion. We find tlio I'emocratie partv at this moment opposing a p:i 11y wbieli lias no object in view but the destruction of this tioVern nieiit. It seems to have no object in view but the severance of the tics wiiieli hii.il n< together i'S ntte nation. I do mit Icimw \v!i:.t has c<nne over tin: people?over New Ktij;latnl, win r.' Liberty w;:.- born .-.ml liy t.;? >iil ? of lite eradte in which it w';is roc-1: <1. It seems to nie that tin: po.<?)??t* haw become tieranged hjioii the subject oi' slstverv j ili;iI they have lot si;_:ht of everything save tin- single idea of this nei:ro (|iiestion, which is the only (jiicstion now before tin: f-.nutty. 'litis st::t; til' tilings li:t.l its origin many years auo. The llcpublican y>:?t ly: stands ;.t j this inonient where ,(>arrisott ami tlu: extreme Abolitionists commenced. 'I his t iarri.-oa ami Wendell Phillips arc titey who are telling ; vutt now that the ('oii.- tii utioit is a " l.-'m?? wit!) lu ll thai yuu must do without Clum lii's :iiid tin; I>ibh\ and everything n;u>t ]y: t r.itu pled under I'uot to c. ri v out their |>"cu I liiir views. The whole elertry of .Ww Knjrl.uu! have hrou.ht till- subjet t up in tin- pulpit, ;ui<l through tin! l'.i: ;ilications of society this subject of .slavery has b"Mi presented, :iml the passions iiml prejudices and feelings of tin; people have been appealed to, until wo have . (uiiio to tlit! conclusion tii.it tluTo is tll.tbsnjl ; so much sit stake as this single ipiot'ou.? Why, if wo could IVoc i'.li tbo nejrros in the I'liitod St it< s to-day, wo could not iidliot a ' jrreater injury upon thoni, or a creator curse upon ourselves Suppose they were made I roe, and .)Oti,(JliO of thotn dist ribtitod I !iroiu>hout these Now Mnulaml Stites. 'I h.< y wotthi bo jroinjr from house tu house bo-jtjrinjr, or. if ; work in it, coiuin'_r into co!uni-iiii..ii ? !?!. !... I " ,v" " ',,v' white labor. \\ ould our condition be hotter ? No. gentlemen, the argument is a-. It is fallacious. 1 do not wish to consider it. ; I s:;y, gentlemen, we Norl hornet's linyc carried this niatter of slavery to .such an extent j that we are alienating ourselves from pur | brethren at the South, and teaching tlieiu to' hato us. Our business is going IVotn us.? ! What has caused the idleness of twenty tln.us; and mechanics in Ma.ssaoiius ( ts and New. I llaui] ?liirc? It is the withdrawal of the i market of the South from those Status. The IJoston merchants have their.shi|s ly- ; ing rotting at their docks, and they have to , sen I their goods to New \ ork to lie sold.? ; , The South lias given us employment in our I manufactories, and 1 tell ymi that we, by our ! ... ,, i * i .. ni.-v i'ii niii mi very (j'.l'StK.II, illV tills UlO j j meat 1 > 11 i I -1 i i ?ur Hi) in;: 11 n! u-( '!'i"s and j i :ii tlie, South in clVupi-le with Wo are J t a !ii11u: them to h.ite us, and Id hroik o!T all i business iwith us. Why'/ I>cI i-aus wo are in? ddlinu wit li her afi'airs. Why } New Kn,'!;iinl liivt imported 11< jri-os ia the i l"nitvil State.-*. We iinpm ted more noirros , ' (1:1111 a)! tin; It ->f til" l!ie Si: Irs put ln<:ethir, : : iiul we li.?i a Slave (\?n?-til utimi finiu t!ie he j ^iiininir. 'J'lrope Repui'iie -ms ti'l! u> i!i ; ;!,< ! latlieis 11< 1 the founders of the country?and i now !'ioy understood iliis matter?that they I were A holil ionisls. W'liat ! the fathers of the i Republic Abolilimiists ? All !!:(' Si trj VCIV i si ivc St :to.?, 0x1*1 pt .Massachusi (Is. when tlie i I iiioji was formed. Massachusetts abolished ! slavery after llio I >cciai';.t imi of I mleprmleiice | was declared. and passed an act in 17**. or- , j deling over} negro in the St do of .Massachuj Soils ? 1 speak by tin* record ?In (piit the State within sixty days, or go t>> tin* common j jail and receive ten I?h< s at the termination 1 of every ten days until they did leave. That j is what tlx* people nt Massachusetts did. Take I ho action of nil the fathers of the I'uion. the founders of the Republic who professed to' I know llii! moaning of the document that they | created, and the incaniii:* of the nbi*n<r? * ? 11 n I mankind are created t fju 11," the lunirnaijo of t!io dcclar tiijii. \\ l:,it lias b-en the uniform action (if 11 id ci mill ry ? There never has been equality w'i'i the whi.c.s recorded to I ho Indian and tin? nejjro. They have never heeti permitted the rights of citizens.of tlie I'nion since the I'nion w is formed. Washington, Madison and Jefferson were the men, who, with th/sr compeers, controlled Virginia and the I'ui' ii. and they could liv.ie abolished slavery if they desired to do <-0. They formed 111Constitution ami the I'nion, and they es taoiislied Navcry \vit!i the n. Wliy, irentleUioiif every Free State, since (he original compact of the thirteen, has been brought into the I'nion under a Democratic Administration. ("Great applauso'.} What is the object of the Republicans in attempting to elect Win. II. Seward'! lie will be their candidate: that is very well knowi 1 ask any man in this a.-'.senibla^e, let him be Republican or not, t<? point mo to one evidence of the piMjrrefls of the country, or one improvement brought about undcl* hia advocacy. No ; lie li.is not departed from that single idea ; he has been talking all tho time about negro slavery. Tlii.s great, nobio, f^op country has been expanding, and while tlie statesmen of the Country hnve been beautifying and improving it., Seward hart been talking about negro slavery and gating about this thing and tho other for the purpose of catching voted. *A VoU'K?(iod deliver us from Seward.) [haughtep.] I Col. Il.v/Aitn ?Yep, there lias been no more unjtrvlitublc staUbmnn iu the country tlmo William 11. SeWaril. U ' has been a d':s!urber of llic public |" ace up t<? the time el h>s bet s|nveh, when lie attempted In barlt down !"> 'ii? ail the positions be hnl previoii. ;v !.ii;en Now, lie j-:.ys be only me.lit to pre\etit .slaverv ^< iii?j into the Territories. !! means tu err to civil \v .r and to disturb tbe pri ce id 1110 cotintrv it' be e u e iitv <ul bis me-.Hires. The John IJruwn aliair at Harper.-- l'ciry was but the h'L1 t i !i.:.< I1 r. ?nll <?r N Jji'lit it'll,<11. 'i Ills I iuli W s 111:i<i<' I<ir :i ii I'.'ller, i.older Mini loltier | livj uso. Wo nro <>n tliu I vi- III' a very in ]><I]'l:>IIt I I' cti'Hi. 'i ill' eves o: tiio whole country are up ?ii ('oiuuv iicut in this c i i!I>.iisi, :inni u -1 v .'iwailing the result ot ollf fit".-i Kills, [ill- Wi; a 1*0 thoolilyollC of the .New llnji'lmil States which tin l'C is any liopo (if carrvinjc tor tae X ition.d !>c.iio?:ratic princ phs. There is liu iiaiiitn.il party hut tin- I 'einocfat; p.rty. Our country is li }< i11<j; . t ns with interest. and pravinv. for pur triti: pliant mi. i - ss. |,i t vis lion* in ('onncet iriit iln our duty tn our whole country. ot wiiieii we are sii promiiKMt a part. la t us do uur duty in our coniinir contest. ami you may list assured we can carry this State. We will put a window in this (lark Intm i t' \ l>. ulitii>;iis:ii will I v it < p< n to tin- m.-pi'clo!' (in- w'uol' 1'iiiou. I App'iiu| W 11::t il'i lllf.si' III plll.lira'.is t.'ilii built. Nij.'i'.lT, iii'i MT. iiijij^cr, ni;ju<'r. uir. iill t.lie time, [ 1:iu _**i:t< r, [ :tiii| I iismiiv vhii upon m\ honor ;is :i '.n il. 1 i:; t I Kll"W no ph.cr mi the iaCU ol Hull's I'.'H'tll where il II'lI is Ii'?I< 1 ill sui'll low repute as Ik i i i these N'i w I hi;:!: .ml Stales I True.] Wore I to employ Micros in my factories you w< uM ?jiiil. Now hi re in the neui" i I'l ii'jiii/cil ;is e<iu :1 to tin white never, mi never was, ami ticker will be as lung as we live. A \ oii'i:. They are too much shaped like a in>in Yolci:. Dry up ami listen to tin' spe : ker. <'< 1. 11 \'/.\UD ? In this eomin;: contest i'iteresis of (iie most imviieutous character ;irc at si.ike. The whole I nmn is looking I > us. ami in the result of the i Jeelion I trust they will not he di>;ippointi (.1. ami thai our citizens will st e the utl. r loily. ah.Minlity ami iioii.-. i so of meiM'iiiej- with the ncv.ro ?jn -sIi n. We liave nothing lo do with i' As I s.it'i h'-fore, Ilie freeiiil;' of the slaves would e;:use a minus eoninet il inn \\ i h i !>.< 1 . lu?i- <' . V... I. . . i l ? ' ? tin- ??! u a universal crush. In Conclusion, i' 1. Hazard p.id a liiji'li t-;>:?>]>1 :ii? lit to Mr. l'crrin, lor whom he :.k? < 1 ami elicited three eh ' i's. Mr. 1'i irin then look the stand ami spol<e with considerable ellect for over an hour.--lie attaclif' 11he K:.r.s,i.- shriek in.r A nt i -!avery. !!< d. | i c t < d tin' various ].i ;,. i? i -us results which lie claimed were o.msei :i?r.t upon the doc!riucs ol' the Ilepublicaus, ami u.:d the voters of 111?? district to mil up Mt-h a majority in their towns ::s sliouhl eii -di. tie illy n-liuke si ( ti'jnalism, hv the triu n| i..i;I ? !.ct the I temoerat it- ticket. Ili> ad lr ss W is plentii'iilly embellished with oul'Ttaiiiinjr anecdotes, which wi re highly reli>lu 1 1 y t!iO audience and IVeiju -nily appl iudcd. Democratic. Sinte Convention of 13jG i ne ioiiowiiil' Uistriet.s wore represented in llic !>os!i?u-r:iti?* State Convention whioh mot in ('ii!u:iibi:i. S. (Mvytith, 1 S.")i5. oioli I >istriet Invinj: the tiuiubor of 1 >c!epito.-> present 1"!o\v, \ i/.: Abbeville, ti ; A nderson, 10; !'irnwoll, (> ; ( hitilotoii, It; Chester,;); Chesterfield. !; I >;ii liiiutui), I ; Kdjrolield. ; l':iiriio!d. I ; < !roi.nril|0j (>; (lenryfitowii, -5; 1 lorry, i : li .urciis. 1 'i ; Lexington. f> ; Miirlhoro. f> ; M.ii i 11, !5 ; I'iokens, (j; Uichl.nd, I; Sp u (.iill it!ur. 7 ; >'u liter, I ; 1 ni ui, )> ; York, (>. 1II :t! 1 1 '1 I dele_y\;t(M ; 11OlnU >1. llou F. \\ . l'i kens w eie ted lYe.sidont ;nio i urn. ti.bni'l <'. 11 it?) 11. liuii.C. \V. Kiiilley. K. \\ . I .'1 en l>f|., Mr. .loiin i'. i'o]> penliei ii. ( nl. \\ . ('. I mm 11 v, lion. .1. \\ . I>l ikney I Ion. I! I'. I'errv, lion. 10. <!. l':il in or :111< 1 lion (' 1*. SulliVilli, wore elected \ ico I Wldoilt. Secretaries : Tlio.s. Y. Simons, .Jr., Sam'l (i. Karlo. Anli'ir Sini|>!iiiis, 1'. (Jaillawl, .1. A. I nulis ami S. \V . Melton. Tlio lollowinn delegates were elected to the < Cincinnati ('onventioii : From the St.ite .it l:r.;_r<\ lion. I'' \\ l'ickon.', lion. John l<. Manning. lion. A.(J. Majorat Ii and (Jen. >). M. (Jadberry. FriMii tlie first ('onjrrcffioiial l>i.?ti'iet. Hon. ! I \I' It II i . . i . ? .... * . ?> . i/uiuev. alio i 01. l>. ll. \\ lisuli. '..'nil. I loii. W. D. Iand Charles Macbeth, r'srj. onl. linn. .1. I). Allen ami Cel. 15. H. Dmw n. 11li. linn. P. S. 1>roioiks, ami C. J'. Sullivan. I!hf| 111. linn. James L. Oiv.md James Far row ICsrj. (itli. llun. F. .1. Moses and Hon. K. (!. I'almer. 'J lie fallowing resolutions were adopted by the ('omentum. J'c.io/rrt/, '1'hut a proper administration of the :i(lairs ol' the (ioverinnent must depend ixj?<mi a careful regard, on the part of each of ithraiichesi I'm1 iln> limitui!.> > o..:.. powers, imposed by the ('oustituli<fn of the 1'niied States. mid it iluc respect to the reserve! lights the several States. /{rsofiH'tf, That the principle of the e<(0 il rights of the States in the view of the Con slitutii n, and of id! laws bftfit'd upon it, eon stitufc# the fundamental condition upon which the I'nion was formed, and can alone be maintained. l'r.?j/vc<!, That we reeognitc in the removal of the Missouri restriction upon the e<iu d rights of the slaveholding States, a practical acknowledgement of that great principle upon the part of the Federal (iovernment, and deem t iii* a proper occasion to tender our support and assistance to the Democratic party in the nomination and election of a Presidential candidate, who may represent the late action of that party unon this ouestion. and wlu.se otiii ins of PU0CCS8 may ho made to do.peiK?, not. njx)n a combination for tin; spoils ofortiee, lint upon a fair presentation of tlio great i&suc which is to bo joined between the frionds t/i f! o i-'jn 11 ".i'.'iits <>f 11States, and a strict r??iietru''tiuM "I ?ii (.' iisi.tuiii.ui, ;i11 I tliose v in at'' .) }> -; '1 to 'ill i )... ' , in niiiv w j 11 i in: WjiUM oi ?;tm i St.i.t. \n ' cv i ) Hi'jili:" wiiii licr ujn si llti ?11i- tVnntion di.'onis it lit ami ]>r?ijk r at this <i.i;? t!:, t \vc? wavii . I"i- tin- jui'M ut .-ill uliji'oti ill to it> oi ; iiii/.ai:iiM am.1 un i|i'nl |?i<k>1 ii : .-In.u!<I In" v |:iv s< iiU ! in tin* N:.t;..iial l.i .iiiMcr. tic Nil liin tir ;x <diivi iuii.ii. upon cin.ilitiou, in tin! I..nun uc el oiu iViciuls of . ili.it .--.ill (.'oiivi.'iitiuii, shall {it a f?l.'t luriii ill' ] : i i:ii |ihs. v. liii-li si... I i, a n oil vst nl In r things, iicliuh1 in suhshmco tin* lul1 \vii:?r )>n ji'..-iti<ii!s : I 'l'ln; lvroj'nitimi ;i nilnption nl i ii iiriir plns < <>t t: in? '1 in t i K m - .s atnl Ni-Krasl.a act, an.I in en ._. ....ii > n . ~i- | ii i n<;i jiics, 11 >: 11 I Ik: |HU|||0. r.: Kim.-; is Irivo tin- ri-lii. when tin.* nun.In r (|| lit' if ]m d|i!o jus! ilies it, to (V>1*111 :t Collsti 1111itiii with df without si vi'W. and 1 > admitted into tin I * 1?i. 11 t;]kid terms of |>erf?'et < >;u.Iit\ with the oil n M te>. 'J. lii.it m i tii'-r the Mi- imri t"?>t:i 1 ir< :t.i1;? ; :: 11 v ?.?j 1 r :i: 11i \ v si 1 i *i : 1 ."-hall hole titer I xt m<I> I over any territory of the I nil< <1 Slati'.s. > Tin* |H"!iijit ami faithful exectit. 111 iii' ti e fuuisive slave law. ami its ] < rni;itent (Miitinuauei' itji :i the > I a t u I c 1 ?<>i?lv.'' /I' tj/rr i/i 'I II ! I) 1 < i Iit!i'\il'l.' ?!. ? ' to souikI (:.<ii>iiiui!fni!il jniiici|il> > li\ l'i. nklin I'irivo, ii.i t-\inci.'il in liis :< it it u:il i!n'ss::<.;t"S to ('uti / rc.-.-, ,-umI I,is iiilliiTi'lu-i' I i 5 Jit i|U.il rijlits nl' :i!l llic Si: ! -V in svi-I; i;iin;: tlx* ?i.ictriii?' "if ('niimt's.-i'iiial linn it111 rvo111ii>n ml n"n-iiil"ri';'ivin mi 111< <111< >!i-m of slavery in tit cniii;i|i)<i t 'rritnri'-.- <f tlio Ciiinit. ?. '11*.11 lii .1 tn l !,( tir. lit?i<! >, (' mlitiiMico :m<l i > 1 i . 1 supi il of all ti'iU' (' in.-1itutiou:i 1 l>cni ( OV.:tS. /< >// /. Tii t i'r.itililin i'iv :i < tl < first c mi"" hi tl,'.s ('dii ventlull ( r i * it -.--i?1 111 ? t" tin- I'n t '<1 Stnt 's, ami t'r.t ?' . !i i?J< ntif. ;:oi in s"i:t inicnt at i ? i i 11 i < 11 \\;i!i tin* . i 1 1 ' I i, .< - i i;ij iuicii 111 111(* .:iiiii_' resolution:* is a pre lVi|Uisite, iii?li.-peli ililo tn our support i.i any eamliiLu; o. she iJcm iCra'ic; pity. A I i i?. u -11 a \ I'l.n Oiriivoi: -Si.i/rirr. or Tin: Di.ii; .)im . ; -The < "harleMon sa\* : " | nfi.l".:>->| 11: s S beet) received in tiiis city tin: capture by the l>r;; .sh -ic iiii r baleen n!' 11,? i rim oho-see ( i !. \ :;:c of (i:i the SVesJ < ;*t of Airs -a. 'I'll si piv\ii>us'Y known < the .'.-I;, s.*ee w... Iu-r xiilui". fur.New \ ork. ' .. w.i* i>\i'.!,.:ii!cw i ut ;lu lii.-tli (if January, in the (iulf of (iuima. I>y the loitish eruisi r, on suspicion el' hein>r en?ia?;eil in II i i * slave iraile, .Hal I 'ilcd. livery proper (j'.i. stion was an.-v, , by ('. ]?(. Vincent. I 'll till- rit'llt of seal" i tleiiii <1 aiul re>ist< d.? I apt. Vincent ami I..* oilicers were carried on board the Falcon, ;iml there subjected to irn-at indijinity, I>< inir stripped of their clothing and abns d in an iiisultini; manner by the op \; 11 ;! 11 oilicers of Qu i n Y;.\ , u ;ui< me (i:ii or.?. we 10 thus <iet;iino<l, tlio vessel w is plundered, tin eitr^o Woken open, iimt tile pri\:ie trunks, iloks ;ind stores on 1">::I'll lie;- v.lli il. A prize crow was ] ut on li :i!i(l .- iil mnile !' >r tin: < > :>t. The first ni ::st v:is :i s.-eise of <! nmiii.-c revelry. The prize el'ew It: <1 |>: !:iu-'I tie' lienor from the stores of tin- Jeln.-.?ee. :iml Wire helplessly drunk ; indet ?1. s> 1.ir were they stupefied. that the e >*11>11-111 !? r of t lie |-' Iron w.i Ih!ivw theni. Mini pl.ieed ,i new crow on lio .rd the Lrij*. The .leiio-S M' w: s i .ken into \\ hvdnh ; hut M'ler sever.il il.-ivs <!etent:on. s!l0 W.IS, on the titll of i'hriui'V t 11 !i . 11 i ( ?! |u |>: ni' lier |-. .-*t<inn. ('apt. \ in:it I !>t :h 1 \ it ' <, was awaiting tin- Arrival of snne of l!n' I n;i><l Si.ill's soilulron, to lay his grievaiict s before the proper author-' From :il! aee mils. thu afi'iii was certainly a 11i ii li-ii. 1?one, and I':11 t. \ ineeiit m l his crew <! -! rve ample repar.ition ami hcavv damage?). Assi is i ions Tii'! ('hirlcston M>rcvr>/, soi-.i hi ii'^ in the (' rh-.sfon ("on veil I inn >:; vs : ' It is Wi ll i<ini\vii that the ov? rwhclming voice of >vo111It Car.>1 ih i is ag.iiu.-l any participation in its counsel;1.'' W hen i xpressed, and where? lias (hero Wen a single ilciiion.-lr.ition adverse 10 a ' participation in it counsels ?" ()u tlic Contrary, have not ihi-iiv, heretofore opposed in going into Conveiition, hecoiue convinced that it is in this instance our hest policy'!? ' \s to tii1; "voice of South Carolina, the 1/ ' - - ^ ? i ivi.-> ni i iiimoiii. ro i : r as our information anil observation cnIcii 1, \vc believe that the peuph- of tin; State are 1 overwhelmingly in lavor ,> 1" a representation at (,'harhston. j l>ut hear our extemporary one jump further : " Throughout the Slate the whole raovement i-< loolced upon with prnibuml iiidiiferene.o and distrust. The appoint nent to ... <, ... : > 'i ...... U .11/ in H'H IHH'II, loo, il.S mi effort to ? 111 i1 riii' !?? <.}>!*?. and in fart in:m_rui.11and build up a spoils party in the St .t ' Who so regards it, unless p'Mvluineo it be i j the Mi-i t /. '// and a few of its spocial admirers? 'I'll.ink l.? ivrn, tin' p ople Ot the Stall! have1 not vet so far opened then hearts to suspicion j and distrust, as thus to sti*rni:iiIzo honorable ( aroitii i.ins. ? Li'i/rjit fif A<!c i tis< >\ Wi; have heard of an oM uontleinan who had thrco dun ihtors, siH of whom were mnniagea- j bio. A vt.iiii'jr fellow went a-wooiu;/ fluI yonnii'st, a11< 1 finally ;r??f. her consent to take h i in " for hotter or for worse." On a j >j >1 i ?*a j tion to thoohl gentleman for his consent, lie' llew into a violofit rage. declaring that no man 'should " pick his daughters in tint, way,"! 1 and if he wished to get into his family, ho 1 mi rht marry the oldest, or leave the house j ! forthwith. | A M.VKQt'lS said to a f.tiancier, ' I would have, you to know that. I am a man of <|uaij ity." " And I," replied tin liuaucior, ' am a iua;i of ?y?*.ntity." Capture of the Mexican Steamer; 'i'm; ('(iiiiiim(imii:nth i.itwiin tiik Vmi uh an and Spanish and I'm .\ui Na \"a*. <)i ri< i r.s. The followinji ?irc iho princii'.il )' iii? j i;i tho (on'cvioi'h nce l?? tv. n ('npiain .JarviK ; ii'.l thl Sr.; tiisii and Fie:ich coiii'immu-r.-', together with the rtspit,tiv ; oIVumtj. against the capture and sondinu to I In- I litt'I Slates of the two Miianon ves m-is. i J:\i\is' answer to their letters and protest'is very brief, a.s he considered tli^ whole matter as in the hands of the (l.ivi rmneiit alter the steamers were .vnt to l\evv Orb ans. '1 lie !.-Ucr of the commander of the Spanish bri?jt protests against the e'| tnre and sending of the steamers lu the I Mil d States, and s.ivs : 'I he d;oiiit\ of the <jreat Spanish nation to which I Llory in belonjjim:, and the hiuh honor of heinir here the supporter "I it- untarnished renown. now imposes on me the sacred duty of examining all the views cinit.'im-d in the coinmunication referred to, siif . 1 1 * ' lai'in aim mai<( clear the dark ami ?rtnr?>?.h course manifested in the act ordered by you, ami c .11 icd into cll'ect by the s'oop-of war S ir.it?>y.\, in order that you uiJ.y be accountable t'n) it, ami may be alone responsible, not , only to the Spanish < lovcrnim nt ami to those of the civili/.i d Woild, but to that i.f the respcetable American' nation, whose reprobation, 1 am certain, will not lonjj: be dday< d. lb- t hen maintains, in a long i i<:niar >le, that the Mappies ib: llabana did i,ot lire into our steaiin ! - or interfere with theiu in any mauncr and says : Without str.nninir tn refnti' tin- nv. n.n-.t :.. support of the legality of tin' unprcecdcnti d act which V"U lilid in tlic contradiction hetween tinship's jpers and tlie number of tin* eivw and tin' priHits, more or loss. suiVmient of licr having brought cannot) and small arms, I shall content myself with relating lo you that (jvon if she had brought articles contraband o!' war on the Mexican coa.-t, which is the utmost Y'.u c?u!d suci ccd iirprovin'j-. it was not the business of the I niti d States forces t > examine in the matter, nor had they authority to try the vessels, v >r 1 the other hand, from this place the American inf reliant vessel Wave is c ntinnallv s. . 11 V.rini*ii>-? - tr<> ]? :11 ?1 military supplies, \\ 11":< !i |.::ss fori' your watchful and ready eyes. 1 ut s>> i':tr it lias never occurred to \ou to place tlie slightest iiiijf?li?ii?mit in her way. 1**??r all these i.-.imhis. which tl.i. w upon ymi ; 1 < t.-rrilde rcspnii> il/iiity of the act v. 'nii li you have committed, 1 conclude, with all the nigral lorce wliich those reasons t_ ive mo, and liecause it is the only force at present at my di. j i-sal. a;.: in.-! tie- capture of tin- Manpns ile ilahana and lier bcintr sent with prisoners to the ports of ihe I nit< <1 States. 1 n the meantime, reporting the matter t" my (lovcriiiiient, which, in its enliirhtem d jml;:liient, will adopt such measures as it may ilecni most ex|icdieiit to wipe oil the insult which you may have ollered it, and for which you will have to repent. V k touio S.\t iu:s. Captain .Jarvis replies to this protest as follows : ' 1 shall not attempt to quote tin; law of nations to ju.-tir'y my acts, as the tribunals of my country will shortly decide upon them.-' 'J ho commander of tl,.\ l ? * . ir>il Ml 'U, Wlli'S t < '; i ! darvis, mkI dosiivs l<> It intiinurd it . die Im.iv I lie Sp:ilii>ll 11 IU' \\ I:' 11 c:i| } ?t l*t*il. and whether there wen; found < n 'hoard docu'iiculs t'oal accredited this 11 ti >11 ditv.'io wit : the lull.-; Mnl ]i.-iU'ht i>ftUrd liy .^lianisli ;iulImritifs; because in this ease tiny lull 4 have been desh .tolled by a luih'tionarv of 1?? r Catholic .Majesty. Cajit. darvis replied. that " upon exainina- ; tinii nt tin- ji-i]i> rs referred to. tin re was <rivat di?ciri. iiH \ l.ietween tlioni and wli.it is actual ly tin: ease. Ilcr papers st.Uii that sin; im> yuns, ;ni't Hie clew and passengers in all wi'iv hut thirty five, whereas 1 have received from lier si x ty-1 Ineo. She also had cannon alii) small anus. 'I lit: Spanish commandant writes surain to C.jlaiu Turner, a^ain protesting against the depart are of the vessel to the I nited S;,T- . i 'I he commander of the French .squadron,! C. A. 1 ><>yer, addresses a letter to Com. .Jar- ' vis, in which lie S iys : " Ihuinu the ni-ht of the Oth, two sleimers -winnMii..nili" i ' i .nil noi iicqua I lit i it with, were anchored at Anton Li/.ardo, a road: lead within the jurisdiction of the Mexican Uepublic. l*'or reason* i t" which 1 sim ignorant, you directed an expedition to seize tho strange sto;.titers, which object was effected. An act of this nature may cause great prejudice to French commerce by stop ping its yes-;; !.- ; f>r it may be appvehosivc nf not finding a suilieient protection against (lie. aggressions of American vessels. In l this alfiir (he Mexican authorities alone had 1 the right, if no >s-irv, to detain within ii> territorial jurisdiction tho two vessels in question. I owe it, therefore, to my duly and to my dignity, to protest against an act which 1 consider illegal, which viol.-ii.-* rights Ot' neutrals, :nul which I .shall hapten lo convey to thi! knowledge of (ho Kmpcror of the French." Commander - J.?rv i s replied to t fiis hy expressing l.is deep re^r? t that the I'rendi Commander deemed it his dnt\ to address such a letter, so far transcending the hounds of four , tcsy. A r i.w more sniih's, a few more tea ?9, I some. pleasure, mu<h pain, a little longer hurrying and worrying; through the world, .some hasty gncting. and abrupt larewvlls. and our play will he played out. and tlu> ii jiuc;)- will bo led away, and cro long loviroltcn. ia it worth wl.ilo to hate each other'( UoYS should bo very careful liOW tliey xlecr their life-harks if they would arrive without ship-wreck at the Isle of Man. " Look out for paint," as the ?drl -aid ' Mlion a fellow wcut to kiss her. iuj.. a i. au. ?jn. i j 1 SlNGLI.ak ( am:.?\\ <> f.iul in ilio lrsfc number ui ll.o and i! nut lily medic <1 work bublishul in Nt w York, by Dr. 1?ix- n, the fullt.winir interesting article upon'the influence of llio mother's iinnjrin..*ion ot) (lie unborn child. We copy it with tl.v single remark that ti c ?S'(afjcf, :>? a medical work, is marked with an ui.usual de;/ree < !' ability and praetienl kncwledge of in*''Nil s ienee : " Mr. A., of the northern l 'it of tlii.i state, married some forty years fcima a l..dy of an adjt>inin<; state. Pecuniary circuit stances, at the time of the marriage, ivmUrcd ('Vspri nir undesirable. Within n y :;r however. it became evident to the wife that their wi>lus were no longer to be real iy.eu ; tin c\pressing this I 1 it-1 to her liusbsuid she wa.>, at the 111?>i11111 (jiiiot shocked ? t the dissatisfaction with wliic.h ho received it. Taking I.is hat shortly afterward, ho loft tho h and was ah. "'lit for near an hour.? il 1 was distressed oil his return to find his wife in tears. lleaHsuud her in :n:? diatoh, for they were devotedly attached, that ho was p-i-iieed to loarn * in- prohahle realization of her announcement ; that he was now satisfied with the condition <f his pecuniary affairs. and convinced of their stability.? 'J In1 wife dried her tears, hut soon expressoil her conviction that in sonic way, her ex jivimch onspriug would stifl'or from her agitation. Til,. husband endeavored to remove her apprehensions by gentle ami affectionate r dieule. lint lit tears continm d i t intervals duriit.:' her "ai'ly month and gradually increased as ?r<-station advanced. Tlio re lief of the parties was '.'.real at the birth of a healthy and well foinnd boy. .N,u.4j.eculi aritv of conduct in the child was observed ti',1 several month.-; had elapst d and thou tin ir l'e:\rs were renewed by iis extreme unwillingness to approach the father. This gradu-dly increased imi ! it~ dissatisfaction was manifested ly loud and oiitinued sore, iniug when brought near I;;at. As siucc ad \;inivu uio most persevering efforts \vci<> j n.ado ( > t!i!^ i . punguaiice) (In* / utmost degree of jcrsu isiveness and ingcnu- j itv, i t' childish gifts mid spurts, all wore t t.1 led in vain ami (lie attempt was abandoned i in desp.dr. Tim !' < !iuus of the father mav \ bo jui'.'vd In parents iur bo was and is, an e>:c ( dinulv alb i'lunate man. This continued, arid at the time of our receiving the information from a neai ju iMinal relative, bis soil, tli- ;i an ae' > and lisin^ men.her of I no b ir, h: ?! nover b -en able to spo:.k a word to his 1 1111 v r though the most painful effort.-* / wi re in:.do. ? Wo give this case as we hoard it from l.uly anil her husband, \vho:ii to know i- to revere. It was told us by the lady, ju>t ni^iri; iiDiu wiutt wo all supposed would bo her death hod, ;.iiii an oiler was made at th<; id introduce us to the parties. Wo now regret that our year* induced us to decline the proffered iutreduction. Wo did not feel willing, at the time, to make personal inquiries in a matter that had been productive of so touch distre.s-s, and that time had somewhat a!!'.: via ted. A S'pkaki It's W.MtllANT Kqi.'IVAI.HNT to a Habkas ('tu;i't's.?()n Tuesday, Judge HolVinai), in the Superior cou t. Now York, do'r.wiv-1 a i opi lion strmjrly heiringoii the right of l"_'is| 11iv.b i lies to stun nou and < ni*i-1 t!c atti !iii:.iif0 I.r witnesses against all counter p o-tsses. The decision waa given in the case of Wickelhar.scn jn'.iinat' i \\ 11 let t. shorilV, lor a lerhnicil <rsc ' }?? hy mil ^ ' J. I*. \\ illianison. who had been taken ou\ ul' his eu<t>lv l?y \irlue of a wariant issued v I>% die Sjxvikt r ?>1* tin; House of Representalives in 18.?7. This (jiiestioM raised the point aH to tlie jurisdiction of Congress over parties in the hands of :i State or county otVteor.? .) udjje Hotl'uian decided that the power of >, (\iiiuress wa* cont roli; that t'so warrant ' of the Speaker was equivalent to a writ oi habeas corpMS, and hindin.' upon the sheriff, who then-fore could not he held responsible ft ran o.-cape nml r sueh circumstances.? This i> the seeoo.l 1 ! * .... iii 1111" uiM'iry Ol I lie country 11:t this (jucstii>n has been bofoi'6 the legal tribunals, mill its determination settles the vexed question of parliamentary law. [ Hoston Conner. I'l iK?The Mount Pleasant Hotel, (situated in the village, of Mount Pleasant, and kept by Mr. S. .). Kunkiti)?a fine and spacious building erected by a Company sonic lew years since, at a cost of about $12,500, caught iil'O :>t idmnt 1 . V, v.n/1. IV mis I III) Til til W, V ami was entirely consumed. When lirst seen, tiie flames were issuing from tlie west end of the house, and there being a fresh breeze blowing :it the time from the Westem quarter, the fire rapidly spread over it, an': before an\ efforts could be made to arrest the llames or save i'.ie furniture which w?a in it, the building was entirely enveloped, ami in a short time was a nia?s of ruins.? W e i!i-e informed that it was recently purel.aval by Mr. Kunkin, and that it was insured for ?.V> M'l, but in what office we havo l .. > ' * im.ii>!< iii ascertain. There is no doubt thai ii was 111 o work of a.i incendiary. [ I'jCninj .Veto?. T-Vi:min? foii Yoryo Ma.?If n yovmcc man wants tu engage in f. business that will insure hint. i;i middle life, tlie greatest amount of hi.viire time, tlierc i.s nothing more ^ure thim farming. 1 f he has an independent turn of mind, let him be a farmer, if he wants to outrage in a healthy occupation, let hint till .11 * inr uuici. 111 short, if he would he independent let him irot n spot fit' earth. Keep with, iu his means td shun the lawyers ; he honest to have a elcar eonscionec; improve the soil, so iis to leave the world better than he found it : :W'l then if he siii'-t I've Inppily and die content, there is no hope for him. What does a winkle rose on a ludvV forehead indicate'' It probably means thaVif j kissed, it must be " under the rose." | i i What ^oes most apainst, ;i farmcvV uin? Hi; voipin^-machiuc. ^