Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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/ Scraps # Jfacts. j 'Our Friends in Hell,' is the title of a 01 new book by Rev. J. M. Killen, M. A., of ti Glasgow. e: Elevated post in governments are like a' steep rocks, only accessible to eagles and rep- t< tiles. tl A simple friend desires to know wheth- S1 er the abolition of flogging in the Navy includse 'spanking breezes ?' A quiet exposition of truth has a better 6. effect than a violent attack on error. Truth \ extirpates weeds by working it I way into their place, and leaving them no room to grow. The Crimea is one hundred and twenty- g four miles broad in the widest place, and one = hundred and seventy miles long, from east to west. The Tartar population is about sixtyone thousand. It is estimated that the present number : of inhabitants in Texas is 600,000. The population is increasing more rapidly than that of any other Southern state. f There are two things which ought to teach us to think but meanly of human glory : t] the very best have had their calumniators, the ^ very worst their panegyrists. s The capture of theMamelon, on the 7th 1. of June, cost the French more than either of r the great battles ef Marengo, Austerlitz, or Je- o na ; and yet it was but a single outwork of a h besieged fortress. a A woman out West boast of having had n eleven husbands in the past sixteen years, and 0 calculates upon her ability to kill off two or 1 three more before she becomes superannuated. r r A friend inquires whether a man can- c not vote by telegraph. This is a question for political wire-workers to solve. Our own opinion is, that it depends entirely upon the f regulations of the poles. y The Wilmington Herald states that Gov. i Bragg has appointed Governor Swain (under a r resolution of the last Legislature) to proceed t to London, to procure documentary evidence t touching the ante-revolutionary history of that t State. "I ain't going to be called a printer's c devil any longer, no more I ain't," exclaimed r our imp the other day, in a great pucker.? r Well, what shall we call you ?" "Call me ty- T pographical spirit of evil, if you please?that's r all." T The Rev. Sidney Smith, being once ( called out by a poor woman to christen a child t immediately, as it appeared to be dying, was ( ocL-orl r.n return in what state he left it. and answered?-I cave it a dose of castor oil ( first, and baptised it afterwards, so now it is ) ready for either world.' < The mayor of Athens, Greece, is report- v ed to have said, a short time since, to Rev. Dr. i King, the American Minister: "With the Pro- * testants we may one day form one fold, under ( one shepherd; but with the Roman Catholics never !" The increased hatred of the Greeks ? towards the Catholics, which is so very appa- T rent, is in pan owing to the dispute about the 1 Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem. ' ??On Monday last two negro women, who ' had been freed about a year ago, were sold at Fauquier County Court for remaining in the u Commonwealth contrary to law. These ue- | monds, deceased, formerly of Culpepper coun-1 1 ty. After gaining their freedom, they went | ^ to the District of Columbia, where they got (t tired of the freedom they^here found, and vol- ^ uutarily returned and a?ked to be sold as slaves for the privilege of remaining in the commonwealth. ( IV) liltrlliiji tirrr, n The export of cotton from the United w States to Great Britain so far this year, it is ti stated, show a falling oft of 51.0^0 bales com- n pared with last year The deficiency in the c' receipts at the various ports in the United t0 States is estimated at 114,000 bales. The ar ships now loading at cotton ports for Great S'1 Britain amount to 18 in number, again.^t 38 for the same date la?t year. At tlx* Franklin festival, recently held jn in Lowell, the following sentiment was pmpos- oc ed, and most'heartily responded to by the com- w| pauy; The Printer?the master of all trades, ju He beats the farmer with his fast lf<?. the car- ta peuter with his and the mason in > < ///"?y pC up tall columns; he surpasses the Lawyer and re Doctor iu attending to his case, and beats the ci< parson in the management of the />> , ,'/. "1 Never marry a man until you have seen w him eat. Lei the candidate for your hand lt pass though the ordeal of eating soft boiled vn eggs. It he can do it and leave the table U1 spread, the napkin, and shirt unspotted?take him. Try him next with a spare-rib. If he accomplishes this feat without putting out one :u of his own eyes, or pitching the bones into m your lap, name tho wedding day at otice ; he p( will do to tie to. a . A supposed diamond of extraordinary size, it is stated, has recently been found in Lancaster co., Pa., and is despositedin Profes- e, sor Philip's office, Philadelphia, It is color- ? less, perfectly crystalline, resembling a drop of C( clear spring water, in the middle of which you tc will preceivc a strong light playing with a good fv deal of spirit. s( A gentleman, well-known us an uum- m teur gardener and joker, sent to a seediuan in ti town, the other day, for some seeds of the 'pie ^ i?* > ? l.:?V> Via Vi-io 'iilvflrfisw]?rpfincstinf vi puiui, wmt" "V- ?v. . 0 particularly six parcels of custard pie seeds sc aud two of mince pie. The seedsman promply di scut him half a dozen goose eggs and two blind f.v puppies. The humorous gentleman admitted v( that the joke was rather against him. a m A foreign Savant, in a laborious disser- sj, tatiou on the weights and measures of the an- th oients, favors us with the following ohronological scale of the various heights of men since ra the creation : Adam, 123 feet 9 inches; Eve, rb 118 feet 9i inches ; Noah 103 feet; Abraham, 27 feet; Moses, 13 teet; Hercules, 10 feet; so Alexander, 10 feet; Julius Caesar, 5 feet.? r, He sagely added that, if Providence had not er been pleased to suspend this progressive de- m crease, men would be no bigger than the smal- te lest insect. p< A correspondent of the Baltimore Republi- * can at Old Point Comfort writes : "Among JU the amusing incidents of the place just now, is UJ what is called the "Shanghai drill/' of the re cruits in the fort. This drill is ludicrous in . the extreme. The technical name for it I am &( unable to give. It is, however, performed by pJ the recruits bracing their arms up against their bodies and rapidly raising their legs, as if ai they were at work in a tread-mill. The ob, jeot aimed at is to train soldiers for ascending d( mountains and declivities of any kind. By tu practising in this way, it is said, they are en- g, abled successfully tu complete with the horse th in running up hill." tr ?? la th? United States, physioi&ai have &l 3 itimated that 20,000 persons die every year I om the use of tobacco. In Germany the ' bysicians have calculated that, of all the deaths 1 hich occur between the ages of 18 and 26, ! ae-half originate in the waste of the constituon by smoking. They say that the article shausts and deranges the nervous powers, ad produces a long train of nervous diseases, > which the stomach is liable, and especially ' lose forms that go under the name of dyspepa. It also exerts a disastrous influence on le mind. Djeflfltibille inquirer. O L/D * ED1TKO BY ( AM'L W. MELTON JOHN L. MILLER. VORKVILLE, S. C. THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 9, 1855. KING'S MOUNTAIN CELEBRATION. By reference to another column of this issue, it rill be seen that the Committoc of Arrangements or the celebration of the battle of King's Mountain, a pursuance of previous notice, hehl a meeting in he Court House on Monday last. We were gratied to meet with so many of our country friends, all eeming so eager for the celebration. We are waniy committed to the measure, and there was no disposition to take any "step backward." The credit f the District was too seriously involved, for any of ier citizens to remain passive spectators?indifferent s to the result of such a laudable and patriotic aeasnre. Tt was, therefore, gratifying to us to see ur friends from the country participating so activey in the meeting, and so zealously determined, tit aake it such a celehration as would be commensuate to the importance of the occasion we design to lommemorate. The Committee repovt something over a thousand lollars. This must not he set down as the highest igure. If is only evidence of tlm hearty good will with which our citizen* have embarked in the in entire. We confidently hope the Committee will he ihle by the next meeting o.i the first Monday in Sepember next to report at least two thousand dollars 'or York District. We have onl}- to evince a firm decrmination, to show our faith by our works, to ensure all necessary assistance from the other Districts if the State. Spartanburg ami Laurens have nobly esponded to the call maile upon them, ami we have m abiding hope that all the other District* in the State rill yet take the matter in hand, and make it. as it eally is, a State celebration, one too. that will he rorthy the high character of South Carolina. We must not omit to mention that the citizen* of Charlotte N. C. have held a meeting and appointed he Rev. Dr. TTawkes of New York one ??f the Orators >f the day. Our Correspondent informs us of ameetngin Shelby, North Carolina, also. We doubt not hat all the States engaged in that ever memorable " attic will be well represented. T.et ns. then not lisappoint the expectations of onr*ister States whom ire have invited to ho present, and participate with is in this festival, indulging patriotic reminiscences, in?l awakening afresh, recollections of the splendor >f the achievements. We trust we may he granted the priviledge of i?lulging reflections, which the occasion very natuallv excites. We cannot but regard this celebraion. or any other that would bring together the Southern States, as of inestimable benefit *o us. If re could have such assemblages annually, party dekering and all those irrelevant issues so disrepu ihle to the Statesmanship, so >o*t interest of the South, would be ]o*t sight jf harmony and good feeling would every where unU*.<c wnuiu maps oc convinced that we ,re one in destiny, one in interest, one in feeling. 'he bond of Southern Union will be strengthened, hat community of interest and sentiment by which re are identified will be better able to keep in view he true and only issue presented for consideration -iii.ii or slavery anu arm? in very; anu we win no ^ lore ready to do hattle against our worst and only neniy?the anti-slavery propagandist* of the al olionized North. But we will discuss this subject lore at length at some future time, and conclude by lying. wo look forward with considerable interest ' the celebration of the battle of King's Mountain, id earnestly hope it will bo a source of great pbivire to all concerned. AT HOME. After having made sundry and devious wandering, the which many are the pleasant incidents that currcd. wo are again at home?entirely pleaded ith our three weeks'busy idleness, refreshed, revena ted and "right *ide up." and ready to underke whatever of duty may fall to our lot. Our r\~ riinent in pleasure-seeking was a liurvied one?we mained at one spot a period of time barely ?u!fipnt for topograpbieal purposes, ascertaining our atitude" and then, like any other surveyor, tang'' our "departure" immediately thereafter. Vet all afforded us the best of good fun: and a most duable lesson, learned therefrom, we would impress jon every reason, "Go. thou, and do likewise." The last half of our journey was by far the most uitful of "notes," a> well as the most a'grceable; id di?l time and spare permit we wouh\ be glad to ake of it an equally careful record. We are coindied, however, not only l?v a Hudied space but by regard for the reader's patience, to pass along lmredly. Leaving Chicks'Springs, whence we last wrote, we ade our way to Greenville, and, having found very icellcnt quarters at the "Mansion House," kept by wansdale and Irwin, we spent several days in asertaining the "ropes" of thjti famously beautiful >wn. In this effort we were bur partially successil; inasmuch as we were, to all intents and purposs, "strangev? ?u a at range land," and for the most "our time Were compelled to exemplify the oliieume saying, about "the blind leading the blind."? re saw enough, however, to pursuade us that Grcenlle ought to have her claim to the title of the handmost town iu the State. Much good taste has been splayed by the inhabitants in adorning and benutiing their town ; and, with all the advantages of a )ry happy > location and a surrounding country >ounding in the most beautiful scenery, they have ade Greenville a place of residence much to be dered. It is enjoyed, we were told, by ubout three ousand persons. The individuals who planned the town had the re good sense to find a location on the banks of a ?er. This stream, which, opposite the town, flows lietly over a bed of solid rock, reminding one of methiug like a huge rivulet, goes by the name oi sedy river. By moonlight, as we saw it, the sceny along its banks was charming?sufficiently so to ove almost to poetry even the prosy brain of a matr-of-fact editor. But the name is singularly un)etical, and ought to be changed. It 'provokes one r hile drinking in a flood of moonlight beauty uud st in the act of an improvisation to have intruded pon mm sucii utilitarian idea- as yreedy, "seedy," ,edy, and soforth. It throws cold water over the dings most effectually; and we would as soon be [anted under one of the mill-dams that by no means lorn the place and be saturated, as to think of ovisiny upon suoh a theme, with such a name! The trade of Greenville, we are told, is not heavy; id is confined mainly to the trade of the Distri- ct. he prosperity of the town, however, by no means spends upon this contengency. The Furmanlnstiite, now numbering about two hundred pupils; the iptist Female College, about to go into operal .ion; e attractiveness of the town and surrounding couny as a place of summer residence; and, more than L the adeantagee it has m the ? 'half-way'1 j tation . C?? XOjfcjfl to the mountains, nil combine to give it a permanent li and constantly increasing prosperity. There arc t many places of mark in and about the town which / really deserve a notice; but we must pass them by. a Notwithstanding the strong inducements which drew ji us in an onward direction, we succeeded after a while j in turning our faces homeward, and after an agreeable ridcof thirty miles, over a highway which would certainly put our Commissioners of Roads and Itrid- j g ges to the blush, we landed in Spartanburg and made | t I our way to the "Walker House." Here we found our- j v I c selves entirely at home. We met with many kind f and congenial friends to extend a welcome, and by c their constant attentions and kindly offices, to con- v tribute to our round of enjoyment. If he should hap- ^ | pen upon our good-lurk, the stranger;u Spartanburg ( j will never fail to meet with genuine kindness and the j j most generous hospitality. Our friend of the "Walk- 1 | cv House" is the very embodiment of a "jolly land- | lordlie dispenses the best of good cheer, and in the , most quiet, retired, lovely spot that ever gave at- > tractivencssto a human habitation. Kvcn if lie should 1 ii feed us upon the "crumbs" ami lodge us in a garret, t j we could not resist temptations which the outward j adornments present. Although undoubtedly a hotel, and a good one, it is for all the world like a //?/?< . J r> ' t The first object which attracts the attention of the \ visitor on entering the town is the "Wollnrd College:" * and the first word he hears, altera friend's greeting. j is in intimation of the pride with which the good , people of Spartanburg regard this promising Institu- 1 tion. Our eioupauions were u<>t slow in affording its ' an escort over the grounds. The main. College Imild- . I injr, located in the centre of a beautiful plot of ground I j in the North-western portion of the town. i< a mag- ' i nificent structure, and presents a most imposing ap- t I pen ranee. It contains the reipiisite number of reci- . I tation-rooins. two society halls, a line, large chapel, t 1 ' i laboratory ?Sec.: and as the Institution is to hecon< : ducted oil the boarding-school plan, is entirely sulli- . I 1 i cieut for every purpose. The recitation rooms are i ! well furnished. The chemical and philosophical apj paratus, just purchased at a heavy expense, is the | best we have ever seen : while the collection of mill- ( ! era logical specimens, the larger portion of which was I presented by Dr. AxmtKws. of Charlotte, is. we ! were told, as extensive and complete a- any in the ( ' Southern country. Surrounding the main edifice a re < ' ' i ! .-..sidoiiees several naii'isonn- iiiui.nu;. I Iiv I In' iui'IiiIkT"1 of the Faculty. This institution liasjust complete.1 the fn-t sc*siun. | an.I thus tar lias met with a "mnl measure of cuc.iur- ' airetuent. The Faculty i? umloiihteill y an al.le one. ' i I'ev. Mr. WmiiTM IX. the I'resi.leiit. has ..eeitjiieil tor a loiijr time a ]>r<>iiiiin-iit |?>-iliou in the M<'lh.?list ( Church ami is known as an aeeoiunli>hei! >eholar : ' ' l Mr. (Vvni.ist.K is the fortunate professor ,,|*,,ne of the ( first niin.Is in the Stale : Uev. Mr. Siiii'i'. at ..tie j time, we think, the I'rcsi.liiio Khler of the Circuit in ' which Vorkville is locate.I. we remeiuher as an ear- ' nest ami truly eloquent [.readier : an.I Mr. lit I'ttK ( ami Mr. U\Kit. wttJi whotu we ha.I the plea-tire of ( an acjiiaintance. have the reputation of thoroughly ' uccoui|ilishc>l gentlemen. WitIt a Faculty .<t' this character the Wotfor-I College ' will take i hi;jli |?.- | sit ion anioiijr the Institution* of learning in the South, ami uti'ler the palroiiaac ?.f the larac ami iulliieiitial lenominatioii to which it hclmijis. will lie a -limine nrnaiueut to the t'hureh. ami a >|>!eii.li.l ami la-tinn i monument of the nniniticence of it? foitmler. Since >>ur last visit, the town has ^really ini|.r..ve.|. The same causes which have wrought -itch rapi-l changes in other towns in the State have .jiv.-n t>. ' Spartanliiirjf an imperii* which will |>r..l.al.iy lea.I to a prosperity htr.aer than that with which her rival 1 ?IM . .. ... Illtlll J tirwns have ticon lavm-ou. i or j | n..iii<>n ....... . hers noni* three thon-and. and i- of eoiirsei r:i|?i?llv I linrrea.-ing. Tlio rail-mad lexer ha- not .-tillered any / Yabatement; iiiilccd. even under dittieullie-. ii -cents ii.iw to burn with greater violci.ee. Mthoitgli tin' r..s..l i.. ('..liiuil.in not . >.iii|.|oM,?1. inn' ' ' | | f,M*ni iVn'.bo.i'iMniOfi ^,,1 p .oh-.v. ml. tin* people talk ol' ;i mad Xortli Carolina, | nii'l ?v. nt info tlio \-l?'viib't'. ovcntiott. a tow wool;.- 1 ago. with a pook"t lull of rocks." Thcv even propose to their afflicted neighbor- of tin-oiivillc. to i buihl for tlieni a mm I to jspartanburg. and thus cna- 1 hlo them to roach t'harlcsioti t?v a -hortcr route.? ' j The truth is. it would he a -.aviiig of from fifteen to i I twenty miles?uch are the tortuous windings of the 1 Greenville and ('..lunibia Kail mini ; Jio matter how milch of it may ho made up of //</.?-. the spirit of the j Spnrtanhurjrcm i.? to he commended, and, at least as i far n- Vorkville i- concerned, to he imitated. We were ^ratified to uli-i*i'vc that miicii interi'st is felt hv the people of Spoitanhiirg in 'lie Kinr's | Mountain < Vlehratn n. Wo were very frei(ii? ntly approached upon the -iihject. and ?n every occasion a lively -olicillido wa? i'Xpro--ed in the niovnient. We hazard nothing in -aying that Spartanburg will eon- i tribute her full -hare of the burden of the day, as she did in times of yore: and if Cnion. Chester and , Lancaster would toib.w her example oven at a dis- i tance. tlicd.iv would indood ho a i ioiid one. The ' . I larger nutnher of pi r-nn- will go to the mountain ( provided with tent- ,u?| provi-ions for tin ir own ae- t conmiodatioii. in addition to then ntrihiitions to the general r-Mjortafniiioni?,? ohm which will of j eolirse of'iutucud itself to the people ofoiirown Dis- , trvct. I f?n Wednesday. the -"itli. we made g Imirpio- j wtf.se to Mr. W ii.KKIt. and attended the examination of the L>eaf and I'unih and the Biitid pupils of t'e- t ilar Spring Asylum. We cannm now give to this ' occasion such an extended notice as we could desire and its real merit deserves It was a beautiful ex- j i-n.:.: ? i.-iumol, i.t an cularifed henevolence i Il""ll"ll "* I? :m11 unwearied perseverance urcr almost insuperable difficulties : ami gave to a very large ami respectable collection of persons an entertainment, novel In its character. well-sustained ami deeply interesting throughout. The mutes number about thirty, and are under the instruction ot Mr. Walker, the Misses Walker, his daughters, and Mr. R. Ci,.\itK JSi'hinos, a native of our District. The exercises were conducted with black-boards, upon which the i replies were written by the mutes witli a promptness I and corr'vMuess truly .gifonishing. The manner of these pupils, many of wiiom were of very tender years, displayed an uiius.ua.' degree of intelligence as well as a careful apd <?xnct training, Indeed, in the beauty of their handwriting, in the uniform correctness in spelling and punctuation, in the <" se and readiness with which their lessous in Arithmetic and Grummer were recited, they displayed a proficiency beyond that which might be expected of children 1 blessed with the full enjoyment of every sense. A- j mong the most intelligent of them, we noticed with ? especial pleasure a beautiful, bright-eyed, curly haired girl, who, in bold, round characters, wrote ( upon the black-board?"Mary Jane Tb.mpleton ; nay father lives in York District." The Department for the Blind, under the tuition of Prof. Henderson, a native of Laurens District, numbers as yet but eight pupils?among them three from York, members of the family of James McElhaney. This Department has been but recently in1 * 1 *' - 5?. n??.l tKii nvnmittnfinn troduceu 11110 me iusiiiuuuh , miu mv was designed to indicate the method of instruction rather tliau the proficiency of the pupils. Several of the pupils read portions of the Gospels, which, our readers know, have been published with characters c in relief so as to be recognized by the sense of touch. ln|addition to his other attainments, Prof. Henkkr- 11 son, who has been blind from birth, is an accomplish- C ed musician, and has succeeded admirably in instruc- ? ting his class in this brunch. During the exercises, t a number of pieces were played on the melodeon, d flute and violin, and several songs were sung with a i melodeon accompaniment. We do not often have t the opportunity ol'hearing better music. 11 We ought to speak more at length of this interesting occasion, and especially of the claims of the In- r stitution to the patronage and fostering care of the j State ; but for the present we must forbear. I 0 After the close of the examination, and the usual ! t interval, during which attention was pcid to creature j C comforts, the audience re-assembled and listened to j b an Oration, by Dr. John Winnhmith, of Spartanburg i ? District, delivered in commemoration of the Battle of Cedar Spring. This battle was fought in the im- 1 mtdiato neighborhood of the ipot oa which the A?y-1 C ;V2fc?>? M urn is located, on 'lay of August 1780, about wo months prior t?? t'10 battle of King's Mountain. Ls it was an event nl"some importance, and one not s generally known:lS should be, we annex that lortion of Dr. \ViX>'>"T"'s' address, which contains terhaps the most corrPCt account on record :? "On the 13th of May, 1780, the American army t Charleston, command by General Lincoln, surreulered to the British b'rees under the couimand of Sir Henry Clinton, hy whom it had been for some ime besieged at tlmt place. The surrender of a rhole army, constitutiii*? the force which had been liiefly relied on forth'-' defence of our State, could lot fail to have a "wst inauspicious effect on the ause of the Devolution in South Carolina. Many vho had been active and zealous before, now appenr:d inclined to abandon the cause a? a hopeless effect. )thers who had bora wavering, actuated by that naural impulse whirl' always inclines some men to oin the strongest party, now abandoned their neurality and joined tl"" enemy. "Sir Henry Clinton, after the fall of Charleston, ooking upon South Carolina pretty much as a countered province, lift Charleston for New York, lenvng four or five thousand troops under the command ?f Lord Cornwall, f,JI" the purpose of overrunning iml holding possession of the State. To accomplish his object, LordBawdon was to occupy flic eastern mrtioii of the State, and lie soon established himself it Camden. Colonel finger was ordered to take 1 1 ,-,illl|. mssession nt t'niiinri'iui- aiKi in!- -in..., ry. .\iul in acfiU'Ifii"'*' witli the policy of tin* Itritsli, after wlnii (lay considered the general stihiiiisiion of the Stalk t<> increase the royal force liy employing tJu! pt?o^* ul' the country as a Jtritisli tniliiu, Major FergtHni. a brave ami distinguished <>IK er, was sent tot tin* upper districts to train the most oyal inhabitant*. mii<I attach them to his corps.-? Ferguson eiii'iiinttcivil no opposition, ami was ipiite successful for sometime in the objects of his mission, iml even until lie eiilereil the lower part of Spartanutrg ?Iistrift. Almiit this t me Colonel Sumter, ivliose name, in connection with our Revolutionary druggie. iiiiVtntflP': to excite ill the lireast of every 'arolinian the wtini.est emotions of a*lmiralioii ami ratitmle, ha<l. at tin* head of a little I mm I of freemen, eturneil to his awn State. About the same time, on. Major Clark, "I Ccargia, who ha.I been repul ? 'I in an attack tijion Augo-da. marelieil tbrntigli the ipper part of Soiiili Carolina to join Sumter, then lear the Catawba, in York district. Colonel Sumter, iiilprcsse-l 'villi the importance I'making sume slinw of resistaitie to the heretofore iiiimpeilei) prngrc-* of Ferguson. reipie led .Major lark to take his lieorgia troops, ami an additional oivc which In* pf iposed in furnish, and inove over nto Sparlanburglidriet. for the purpose oi iniioyil.tr Fergii-nn?hoping that it would, nl lea-l. have the ll'ert to revive the Ironping ~|>ii it-; of who iVi'iT fav<>r.il.lv I" tin' M liiji ?*:iit-? . In accordance with 11?i- arrau<.cmciit. t 'lurk er I Mnnnl lliver, ?:> ! somewhere in hi-' march towardKcr;ju-oti wa- iiinApertedly l?v t'olotiel- .M Itowcl ;iinl with a lew men. \ltei* M.*|?..we| iinl Slifil.v join In in ii wa- l?*l i*iiii i in** I. that. i? tin \|m'<litinn had Ik'.ii iiitrti-led I l:ir!:. In* -hotiM till retain ? -innmifl. ns?in \v;i?t id'ormcd of this movement lifi'iir. 'lurk approached wrv near liim. :in?l i ii ik*c t<> t'mvf liim make .1 precipitate retreat oi i'^lit. And a* t 'lm * >111 iiim 11*I wa- far inferior t. ;11:1 i #i|* 1 lii* enemy liii-lly t?.111 j| ]. ! 1 ami |?|- .vi?|i*>| No 11 cvcrv w iv. piiei-aiec compelled lii in to retreat. In 'iu*:i 1111 * i <* )* tiio uijrlil -niiiowhere iioar ! iii* Fore?i 'rook, anil alioiit two mile-fr en 1111- place. liefoii lav. tlio -pie- caine in. ami jjavc tin* information li.it I*?*?* ? ii 'on wit- within a Italia mile >>f them.? 'lark immediately mined lii- retreat. ami Kor-n-i.i i.niiii" 11 ji to his ai*ani|niii'lit. ami timiin^ lli-it In iiad left, immediately l?*t.?? Ii * I I a|-l. Ihiiilnp. willi ilioiit -ixty I'riti-tl. I?!muo"iii> ami iin* Inimltv.i ami iftv or sixty \ii!^ti*i*r iiioiitilvil ritlvini'ii in |iiir-uit. with order- to nViK'aki* t 'lark, ami rinjnjrc lii 111 until liv vnulil hriuu 111* i- wlmlv force. Somewhere me tlii- place--jti-i oil y.et hill, aI have a!Way- mu r-tood it ? tin* -pic- came run uiini in. ami iul'orfc. I t'lark lliat Feruii-'oii'- lo.r-i were in -i*.'lii. ''! rk. Willi tin* :i| }n*?*ti:itinn of hiwholi* oiuiiininl. i imc.liatclv li*i<*riiiiin*il to >ini 11 : ami i*..ii-oi|in*nt!y f? am*>l.aml waited to 1 them 1 >11111a | - I mil<*f* 1 n>11111*>I ritli-nirii. win. Wclv it Ir.uit. rrvmii ii,ami iv.* hack at tin* lir-t lit*.* ..I tln-ii |ijioin*!ii-. ami Km. an found it d.llicult locally tln iu Having'Ion Iiv.v?*vi*r. In* placed hiiu-ejfet tin head o|' hi- Irajooj.. md led tln'iii on. f..||oWcl In tin* mount.*1 : tl.-:.i? 1. I.. 1 l.ohl ami -|>i 1 iIi attack l*'oi* a wiiilo v. wa> a'i ; liit! 111 til I a | liav ill;? I0-1 aliou- hait -t'tiU dr i,'.o..m- iimI tin* .Inn tr.U* rcllciiu 1101 a|u?-aiaiio ,,,u,-h Ii- jI into very cn.-c |tt.irt-*r . In* v. a. . I,l|,|?.||,..| rot real ami In* Wa- |iiir-U?a| ??*"" Jii'.*a; v-.a.1 ii<i -ini'il inn. In* iin*' < * win. ha.i j.,,i In- whole loii i* 1 hi..1 mu 1.1 i'iu'o "? T. !?'. Willi IiiT"-mull iiainl. iicili*! illilii.n* 10 o|> |n.-r till' whole lor. l-'eran < II. W.I- m.W .'ulli|.1* 1 to retreat. Ami |.crliuj>- 111 that retreat In* di.-plu\ 'iiual emirao.*. ami iii>.re -kill, than was exhibited u my part ..I'lln* *na let'.iieiii: lot*havim/ captured il. u twenty r.iiti-li * I r 1 a* i"ti-' ami ewral volunteer ;.lc limn, hi- r.'treit va-.*..ii?.'.|iietitlv anieli r?*t.11 !? 1 the attention nen?1 rv for their urity: ami 1- t!i Irit-oi.tl- w.*r>* fill* choice tfi.op- of Ke|*?11?..11 ? eo||i iiiainl. In* tell ami ivow<*.| a 'letertninatioii to r<*eap lure I item, a ml taking theeoiiuiiaiul It i 111 -< ) I". In* pn ?? ! I. hard on \l.ij ir t 'lark - retreat, that, in or he* t< ,.*i*ur<*hi- pri-niiiet -, In* wa.-coinpr|!ci| fo-kirini.-h will iii- pur-uee- IVotii every lavorahle position hetweei iii- piaee ami what wa- then ktrnwn a- the ..hi Inn Work-. m?w I'livitui-villc. Keavin^ -.em* *.voiimle< .lier- at tin* ..hi Inm W Major t'lark wa- en il.le.l to ha-l<'ii hi- retri^t *. aad Kerens.ut. timlim : unavailing, -lesiated fnuu nir. k.*r pursuit. Altlioinjli tin* buttle of t Vilar Sprinjr, IVotii tli ten.utit you hav* ust lieanl. may appear iuipottaii n it- .undent-, if was ol -til! greater enii<ei|iiem*e i t- tl'eetI'p to litis plan* l'>r<ru-on had iiiuve. hi without oppo-itinii. Hi- progress had more tli haraetor of a :m m/'ii'il umrrh than that o|* an arm nan enemy - emii.try. I'ut lien* In* wa- de-tined ti .1....i il..> tir-t ..i>n.i-ition i., hi.- nrntrrt?ami In j*....|?- fit receive 'heir first repulse. Ami it migli uivc served t?i Major Fergus* hi as .-i premonition > he retributlm w'*ich <<> him mi allot lie neinorable occasion. But it is -a i< i that when I It ?? !*- wish f" they fir-1 make mail : ami tin iceurreiiccs at tliis place so incensed Major Ferirusoi hat Im shortly afterwards issiu'il proclamations, am mnt tiH'ssaifi's 10 tin' officers ot niir army liv parol irisoiH'i's. laiiniiig devastation to thrir country t' they 'liil nut cease their opposition to tin- Hritisj Jovernmt'iit. Tlu'Si* threatciiiiigs, however, hail 'nit little el' 'i'1't. Finding that tlii* Revolutionary railschad iinl icon abandoned. the whig spirit began to revive iml hearing that the royal troops had been repulsei ii t'eilar Spring, it did not reipiire yon#/ I17i(y.\ Inni oenine to the ooiielusioii tiiat a royal army was no nvineible. The illusion wliieli tor a time had lieh hem spell-bound now vanished, ami they soon begat o rally to the standards of their country. And al hough our little army retreated before superioi umbers from the Cedar Spring, yet there was soot ifter such a rallying of the Whig forces on the North astern border of onr district, that Ferguson in tun vas forced to retreat, and was on his way to joit Lord Comwnllis when lie was overtaken at King': fountain. The fortunate events which followed one anuthc n quick .succession, after the battle at this place rave a brighteraa^ect to our Revolutionary struggle iml the clouds.. jslAh just before had threatened ti lUl'st with dcsiroctive violence upon our little putri it-army now began to pass away. And in a littli ivcr one year after the event which we now coin ucmorute, the enduring fortitude and noble couragi >f our revolutionary army was crowned with gloriou luccess, and the war was brought to a close. KINO'S MOUNTAIN CELEBRATION. Yorkvillk, August Oth, 1855. The Committee of Arrangements for celebratini lie battle of King's Mountain, pursuant to appoint nent, met to day in the Court House, John S. Mooui Ssq., in the Chair, and W. I. Clawson, Esq., actiiq is Secretury. The following report was submitted by the Finan iial Committees, of the several sums raisea oy tnem or the celebration, to wit: In YorkTille, by thecitizcns of the village, $8bl).5l Beat No. ?. S. L. Adams, Chairman, 70.01 BeatNo.? Maj. J. B. Lowry, Chairman, 10.21 Beat No.?. Jacob Deal, Chairman, 35.51 BeatNo. ?. W. P. McFadden, Chairman, 53.01 Beat No.?. Capt. David Burris, Chairman, 22.0! BeatNo. ?. Col. W. Sturgis, Chairman, 15.01 Individual subscription of J. McConnell, 5.01 $1091.21 On motion of Col. R. G. McCaw, the following res dution was offered and adopted: Resolved, That the different Financial Committee: appointed for the purpose of raising funds for tin celebration of the Battle of King's Mountain, an iurnestly requested to use every laudable effort, ii heir power, to increase the amount of money alrea ly raised by them, and that they report to the Com uitteeof Arrangements, on the first Monday in Sep ember next, at this place, at which time a program ne of arrangements will he submitted. W. P. Thomassox, Esq., submitted the followinj csolution, which was adopted : Resolved, That the Financial Committees, iu tin ther Districts in this State, and the adjoining Coun ies in North Carolina, be requested to report to thi ,'hairmun of the Committee of Arrangements, on o iefore the first Monday in September next, tin mount of funds raised by them respectively. J. B. Jackson, Esq., moved that the Committee o nvitatiou report any correspondence had with tin (raters elect, whereupon, Jno. L. Milub, Esq., oi ?f <?| U & & At e the part of the Committee, rend the following letters j s I from the Hon. John S. Preston of this State, ami t Hon. Georok E. Baihjkr of North Carolina : j ^ "Columbia, June22d, < Mcmm. Win. li. Wilnon, ] John L. Mil!ft, < mill S. W. Melton, Committee : * Gentlemen :?I have received your kind and Hat- j l I tering note, informing me that tlic people of York i . ; District have appointed mc one of the Orators at the i proposed celebration ol' the Battle of King's Mono- j tain. I accept the appointment, but witli a most j humble appreciation of my ability to fullil its duties j ' satisfactorily. To the generous citizens of York, ' who have thus honored me, and to you individually, 1 gentlemen, who have in such kind terms communicn| ted their wishes, I beg to offer my sincere thanks, / and pray you to believe me, gratefully and truly, Your tVii'iid and ob't. servant, JNO. S. PRESTON. 1 s "Raleigh, June 2o, 18o">. < Cent ft men :?I have received your letter informing ^ | met hat a meeting of citizens of York District, had ' ' <...! ...? n,.?. * | chosen tli" lion. Jnlm rrcsnni aim nqv.-v.. | tors tor a celebration this Fall, of the Anniversary of < J the Hat tie of King's Mountain. I am profoundly sensible of the honor which this j choice confers upon me, especially when 1 find my- f i self associated with so distinguished a person as Mr. i1 I'restou. but (lentlenien, I am compelled to decline j the distinction you offer me. After eight years spent in public life, hi the great neglect of my private aifairs. I must devote the few years which 1 hope are left me, to repair the consequences of lliy t past neglect. 1 cannot absent myself from home at | the time of your celebration, without abandoning my business and leaving a paramount duty unperformed, lie-ides. I may add. that I have always made it a I rule to decline invitations to address public meetings | of whatever kind, out of my own State, and have in- | variably and on many occasions acted on this rule. If 1 could in any case makcau exception, it would ' lie on the most interesting occasion of your inte'ided celebration, but that enquiry is precluded, because, as t have already stated, my business arrangements would prevent me, however disposed, j from accepting your invitation. ' With high respect and cordial regard. I have the l honor, to be gentlemen. j . Your friend and ob't servant. i t!KO. K. ISAINiKit. | | 'I'.! Me-srs. W. 15. Wilson. Jiio. L, Miller. S. \V. j I Melton, t'ommitlee. i | < In motion of W. 1'. Tiiom \ssos. F-q.. the proeee- ' dings of the meeting were ordered to lie published in the Yorkville papers. < >n motion, the t'oininitlee adjourned to meet again ' hi the tii'-t Monday in September next. JOHN S. MOO III*!. <'hainiiaii. w i. i'i.uisii.v, Seeretarv. CORRESPONDENCE. I /r?ii / .' /iini.t:?It' :i few 'lay- r:i m lilt* iut" Nmili ai'nliiia mav prnvc nf interest t?> ymir !? ! -. it is ' Iriailfil lin* ymil" list*. On Weilni'-lay la-t. in emiii iiiv with frieii'ls. IniMnc-s ami plea-mre !* ?! a* towai'l- Shelhy. t'K'Vi'laiitl ("minty. N. t'. I'liisis Imantifnl villa?e. Imtatr'l "ii a -amly |?laili. with ' ,11-1 siitliciciit elevation in tin* centre t" enable tin' . rain t" run nil'mi sitle. tin* *vhle -trod* tliys cv( *r j?! ? - *.11inji a clean appearance. There is nut | iiueii improvement "( Ini-iiiess ji.iinj! mi at thi* tim?*. *lim|n|i everytliinj* i- i-*ini?*r?* I lively Itv tin* inlltl.v nf i ?t runner*. : !; intr 'if :i It Ii in tin* varum* watering ' place* w!i:t*li -tii'l tin' rmintrv. A limit HVn miles J ; imsi tIn* village i? \Vil*mi'* White Sulphur Spriiijr". wIii?*11 ai'i' iiivalnalili'. ami w 111<I In* a plan* nfuene* r. i I ill ii. ii.-I .if fiiiii'si' liijiiilv remunerative. il I lit* |..*? ia tin- niainri'i'" ?liii.?n >>f the proprietor emi'.i in* nverrmnr I'V tin' |?riin't'ly oilers tlial liave Im'i'Ii iii.'i'li' fur tin* plai'i'. Many families 11av< hccn 1 I'i'fiiM 'l .11-<* .111111 <1:11ii 11. :111 I I'Vrn till* Water it*elf. ilia! Nalnri' -.-t-nifiI I > i 111* ti>I I'm- all. i* "I'litlgiucly i witliliflil. \ ui'iiili'inan nf tlii- Stale Ilt'i'fil SiJii. , nun ca*h. Iiirli u'.'is ri'fiisi'il, Shelhy. linWi'ViT, afIni'.ls : 111 ] -1 * .iiM'itiiiiiiiiilaliitii* in tin* Wi'il - kt*|?l hole'* a! 111 111 -1?11.11 i I y nf lifi' citi/en*. The "Shelhy 11 I t-l." \\ liiTf mir parly-l'i|i|M* l. i* nwni'il liy T. S. Paean, I!-*;.. it Vm'kvil'f hi.I I' .ii'liu't * ! l?y Martin KoUert*, I .I"lly I Iniinm'i'il Ian.II..i !. a all fat lainllitl'ils ... I i,i? .| iij.-|!?|t. la.Jy. win 1*1* .'.illl li'iiils Wi'li'itllU' ! will ii:*a|.|,..iiii V'.u i V)llll. ,.x_ 1 fare. . 'I'i.,-if a iv -it .-lore in lit** villa**-, wit It v.-u.... II *:..ek*. viz: 1*'nllt*tiwiili'i* .v lt.ili.Ti-. Jack-niii ,v Iv-k1 i".la*'. I>iIrli-iin. Km-iniii'.v iJri'i'ii, an.I l''rmiehera<T \ ?"... Srvmal lawyer-' a in I ilneim.*. nf course. I'ln- i I'lniinls n ? I a jn*i'-.iii wlm heinif Miipwrerkcti, v iii'l li'.ai iiii >.l liii'liii". Iiiin -.-It nil a l?--i-i t *laml. * -1 pit* 1 a uailiiw*. lie tell ..ii hi* l;ne..*. ami Iii.aiik'etl heaven lie w.a* in a eliristiaii iaml. TIiiti* arc .'lis-' . i many "I lin* limn' ami *iuew." I !l:iek * mi t lis. I'ar" J pi'iiliT*. Painter*. \c.. all necessary tn a tuwn that : is -It's!iiifl i.i life..nie iimmincnt. ii I ? Thursday was election <iav tliroiigiioiit .\orin i arI olina. for member- of t* but at this point there \va.-no interest manifested. tin* Kiiow-Xothings who had risen liv companies having left l?y battalions. Out of some 7<Mi votes in the eminty. the K. N's having reeeive<J hilt I |ij. This eviileiitlv imlieates ' th'- action of tin* entire State, however. the imlitiu I eiaiis' may .aeeoitnt lor. or exeiisc the result. At ahoitt 1 o'eioeU. voting was sitspumleil in the t'onrt v House, to enable the citizens of I'leavciand to make ? arrangements lor co-operating with the citizens of r South Carolina in the celebration of the Anniversary ' of the Battle ol king- Mountain : Dr. W. J. T. 1 Miiler in the oliair. Kesolutioiis neees-arv to the e object were passed, committees appointed, and a it general interest manifested, Geo. W. Williams. ksq., ' of Vorkvillc. Iteing loudly called for, responiled in ,. one of his soul-stirring strains of eloquence hetitting i the occasion. The polls were then re-opened, and the people continued in the exercise of their sovert eignty until the hour had arrived which closed tlteni ; oil the fortunes of either party. Peace and quiet I reigned in "our mountain home.'' except some occa" sional, t I "Jolly fat friar loved liquor good store i And who had drank plenty for supper, Who mounted his horse as he stood at the door, r And the head may lie turned to the crupper." i But Friday after an election, is always the great , day in North Carolina, it is then the votes arc count l en -and then that Suinbo and Dinah in ways pecus liar to themselves are most noisy in their delineations. TIow this" institution" became incorporated into such occasions 1 have been at a hiss to learn, : for the darkies are 110 politicians, though they make 1 as much noise, and often look as black in the face, B as many did at this present. I saw several of our - York friends, buying their melons, and enjoying u their antics heartily. Thev were not unruly, though generally drunk, (the darkies) and ere sun down there was not a dark cloud or a wooly tuft to he seen ? 1.. Ull lliu auuujr ."njuuiv* On Saturday, the early arrival ol Deli-gates from * Lincoln, Rutherford, Gaston and Clenvelnnd, rernindb cd us that such was the day appointed to locate the 3 Charlotte and Rutherford Rail Road, and that much interest would be excited. We were not deceived, for Lincoln carried every thing as they wished it, and the direct route, which would be through Dallas, in J Gaston county, had to give way to the "feasibility" ? and "expediency" of the longer through Lincolntou. ^ The Gaston speakers were treated rather cavalierly [) we thought, but as merely "lookers on in Venice" we II presume it is none of our business, at leust until they ? "tap" South Carolina, which they seem to forget is anyway connected with the Charlotte Rail Road. 3 The Charlotte anil Rutherford road is not built yet? " the stock is not made up by a good deal, and the ^ speaker from Lincoln may realize the fact that the e wood for it may yet ' be in the acorn," as he so e graphically expressed it. Such were my notions, 1 Messrs. Editors, and 1 did not feel it necessary to _ give my pen holiday, if 1 took it myself. 1 am a rag picker in the literary and political world, and so eu" deavor to make something of the scraps I gather by T the way-side. To assort them may while awuy an idle hour; but tojtujier they will come at last, c We were gratified to witness the luxuriancy of the ~ grain crops all along the road, upund down the mouu,. tain ; and that though the hcut was parching, evenis ing showers refreshed it for the morrow. And these prospects are general?the grain crops of Western B North Carolina will be the largest over made there. i Along the mountain sides there is some very pretty j icenery, ami ricii cool .springs meandering from each leclivity, densely shaded by the stalwart oaks invite he weary traveller to his rest and luncheon: 'God bless the hand that planted those old trees ( fere by the way-side. While the August sun Sends down his brazen arrows on the plain, ; rhcy give us shelter. Panting in their shade iVe gaze upon the path o'er which we come \nd, in the green leaves overhead, rejoice!" j, But Vorkville is in the distance. Our weary steeds j jrick uj) their ears at the welcome notes of "Home | Again." Evkxtiok. ? i ?> ? Prof. M. Laborde. We clip the following from the Spartanburg Exm-ss: j j " We learn from the Editorial correspondence of lie Vorkville Enquirer, that Prof. Labordk, of the South Carolina College, is engaged in preparing a iiiitablcTexl Book to lie used in the South Carolina College, on P/it/siolufff/. Professor Laborue has for several years had charge of this department, and we i 1 loulit not will present an acceptable offering to ( tcience. He has a remarkably easy arid pleasant dylc, and can dress up the principles that sometimes 1 nvilry and abstruse in an attractive garb. We shall J i ook forward to the appearance of this new work I j -vi111 considerable interest. Likiikii and Tiiokxwki.i.. have each within a short i iinejiast, made valuable contributions to permanent j < -itciatnic, which, have shed lustre upon the noble Institution with which tliey are connected. Should I I'rof. btiioitiiK succeed in his Department, as did < in mi Kit and Tiioiixwki.i. in theirs respectively, it will ?e a subject of just congratulation with the friends j if that Institution." <???i "The T.ate Bobbery." We publish, in another column, tlic decision of Judge Kane, of tin* United States District ('mirt, i?i -elation to the recent outrage and robbery commit:cd upon Col. Wheeler, the United States .Minister to Nicaragua. It is clear, ju-t and aide, and we enniot too highly coiniueiid so refreshing an instance of l>atriotie devotion to the obligations of the Constitution, and the rights of propel ty, in contrast with the ruthless robber-spirit which pervades the North upiii all subjects concerning the South. ; If an American citizen, travelling in foreign and despotic lands, had been publicly attacked, insulted, and robbed of his properly, under the very eyes of the police, what indignation Would have rung through I lie land ! What prompt and angry reiuon.- trance j would have been made against a wrong, so flagrant, J upon the rights of an American citizen and subversive of the comity of nations ! Kostza. a Hungarian exile, and b ? half a citizen of the United States, found protection in the distant Knst. under the Mag of this country, from the relentless pursuit of Austrian tyranny, and the act is applauded as worthy and magnanimous. Prussia, in a ease recently decided by her highest tribunal, restore- to his owner ! the fugitive slave. Vet, a Southern citizen, depart- j iug in peace, with his family and property around him. to the post ,,f his public duties, is -el upon ill (lie streets of an American city, by a baud of robbers, assaulted and plundered ! What mail in the ' South thai hears the fact, and does not burn with | indignation ' Pennsylvania has a hi-tory in this matter of Abo- j litioii, which can never be forgotten. It was on her j -' i!. -nine twelve years since, that Southern blnml was -pilled, aud Southern life taken by a fanatical j mnb. poiir year- ago. father ami soli, in the effort to reclaim their-lave-, fell side by side, in the streets ; "1 llarrisburg. while a religion- profes-or cheered on the iimids to flic work of murder. Upon Massa- \ chu-rlts iv-1- I In* blond ol liatehelder. and to New v ' -boon. ?r ha vine lirst robbed the j -lave owner "ii liis journey : lull Pennsylvania will ' In- iviuimiiImmv'I. lor tin* blood wliifli lias been -li?*?l "ii her soil?tin* blood of Southerners ami -lave owner-. Sin* has proven hep devotion to tin* cause of fanaticism. I?y acts which admit of neither ?|ilcstion nor forgivenc--. Ii i- not oiir purpo-c. iio\v, to discuss the t'oiistitutioiial point involved. It i< tlit' .-unit' llml is pending in llii* laMiiiitoii ease, to wliit'li allusion is above made. Put tin- division of Judge Kane litis thrown tin* whole AiMilition pre--of the Noptli into |iapo\v-iii of rage. Tin' N.w \ opk Tribune is lavi-li of aljn-i*. Inn v.-i v chary ?>f argument. Tin* New \ opk ICveniii}: I'.-t deal- in long dissertation, in which the ab-urd dogma of shivery being a "local institution." is laid down with -tat tling solemnly. It says. "\W have lntliepi" ? ?..ii taught to regard slavery as a loeal iii-lililtioil. existing nuu ! .en it has heeli cstaon-i.. i |>....'itive luw." We ih: Hot |" hjium' to argue with the I1. I.ut to -iiliuiit the simple i|ticsti"ii-. \Va-slavery established in these United States hv a positive law '.'" Did any law precede its existence'.' Did not legislation follow after its existence had heroine all e-tahlislied faet ? There is a |iicstioti and a faet involved in these traii-aetiotis. hevoiol ill Constitutional |iteslions and faet:?a ?|Ue-ti"ii which no Court can reach, and a tact Ufc'oiid the-cope o| judicial process. Of what real, practical importance, is any decision? Will it check fanaticism.' fan it tear from the Northern he art. the "bloody instructions' of Abolition, anil the madness which mocks at all laws, human and d ae ? Will it restore to tho people of these LTiitc'l States, that kind and brotherly spirit, without which, the I nion is a farce, or re-assure the citizen of the South, of safety in his person and property, in the Northern States, without which, they are more foreign to n<. than the Kingdom of Prus-i.a, ami more hostile? These are i|itcstioiis which no judicial de cision can scitic. Aim what is tin- tact . Why that (' institutional obligations. State enmity, ami tin* peace of the Union, are no uhstaclcs in the way of Aliolitiou '! That intolerant ami fierce has become its spirit, tliat it will insult, roll, and murder, in open day, the slave-owner who dares assert his rights. Such is the ominous lesson which the ease of Mr. Wheeler again impresses upon us. It will lie impressed upon us. sooner or later, in forms more marked and galling.?Clmr/cston Mtrrurg. Abolition News. The New Era says: Dr. Hreckenridgc is a good writer, and, being considered as a moderate Southern man with anti-slaverv leanings, his letter, absurd as it is in all its assumptions and its reasonings, will be regarded as a god-send by the whole tribe of Northern doughfaces, in their present forlorn condition. The more conservative alarmists of the South will also herald it forth as a wonderful achievement of human genius; but we predict for it little favor among the genuine champions of slavery?the fanatically honest advocates of the system. They are too much iu earnest in the defence of slavery, to tolerate any "sickly sentimentality," such as Dr. Breckinridge is atllicted with?a sort of sentiment which seems to be accompanied with the fear, that although God is in the right, the Devil has the power, and must be obeyed. We are inclined to approve the spirit of the propagandists in rejecting the apologies of these doubting disciples, whose first step is to affix a fatal dishonor upon their cause, by admitting that they arc iu the wrong. The whole scope of the doctor's argument is to criminate Mr. Suumer and the people of the North, for attempting to oppose and curtail an acknowledged evil. He represents the South as being so barbarous, so wicked, and so unreasoning, that they will not submit to the repeal of an act of Congress, but will be fired with tierce indignation, which nothing but oceans of blood will appease ! Now, with all due respect for the profession to which the doctor belongs, we cannot help regarding this as a most extravagant attempt at humbug?a most noisy, but harmless, explosion of gas. Carrier Pigeons and the Telegraph. Many of the readers of the newspaper, says tiie Philadelphia Ledger, who wake up in the morning and find a column of European news, by telegraph, ready for their perusal, in the morning paper, the steamer huving arrived only the midnight before, do not know the labor and enterprise which are involved to procure this eurly trasmission of the steamer's news. The "associated press" have an agent for the arrival of New-York steamers at the Sandy Hook lighthouse. He has fifty carrier, pigeons, which are trained for the purpose of conveying news from the steam ships to the shore. A man in open boat, in all kinds of weather, drops alongside of the steamer as she hears directly upon Sandy Hook. The news is thrown over in a water-tight can, ami the news being taken out, a single sheet is affixed to the bird's leg. The man then gives the si glial to tl.e bird which raises his wings and away lie goes, with all his pow- ! era of locomotion, in a straight line tor the office, going a distance of three or four miles in as many j minutes; and popping in at the window, is received i by the agent who transmits the intelligence over the | wires to New-York, Huston, Philadelphia and Haiti- ! more, and thence to St. Louis. New-Orleans, and all parts of the country, so that the news is frequently J received over a large part of the United States and j published before the steamer leaves the quarantine. I Charleston Courier. Celebration. Arrangements are making to celebrate, on the I i of August, the anniversary of the West India Slaves. There will be a procession. Over thirty societies from neighboring places have signified their intention to participate.?N. 1". Kiprtst. Can fanaticism go farther ? Just think <d'celebrating a day on which commenced the utter ruin of a race of people ! Why, we would as soou thiuK of celebrating it. Bartholomew's day, for it ii a fact beyond all cavil or <1mb^o that emancipation lias been the ruin of the *9^1 of Jamaica, and the destruction of the negro race there. Every one who visits it tells us that it is difficult to imagine a more destitute, miserable, starving set of human beings than the emancipated negroes of the West India Islands. And, although they have no frost or cnhl, and are not obliged to provide in summer for their wants and necessities in winter, they are too indolent and reckless to plant and sow in summer that they may reap in harvest, and live, or rather exist, on what fruit and roots they can pick up. A traveller, recently from the Island, tells us that the negroes in the interior and along the coast, away IVoin the large cities, are absolutely forgetting or losing the English language, and communicate their ideas to each other in a sort of negro gibberish, that is about as difficult to understand as the talk of the Fegee Islanders. In short, they artyeverting back to their original barbarism ; and the dfty on which this retrognde movement commenced their friends par excellence in this city celebrate ns one of great eioicinsrHow perfectly bewildered these poor '-ov if ilint wiix a)| fools are with flic i?lea "t irecuu. human nature needed to make it perfect.?.\eu i'oil. Dili/ Book. Abolition Philanthropy. Edward Unckus, a Virginia slave, who wished to redeem himself ami family, made- application to tin grand anti-Xehr.iska fusion convention which n**riu- . hied in Kaveimn, Portage county. Ohio, on ihc lih of July, for aid, and received the mugiiificeiit sum of wjUty-uco cents. Subsequently. as we learn front the Portage Sentinel, a Democrat, named j'l'yler, made himself individually reponsible for the amount a died. and the late slave has gone oil his way rejoicing. Philauthrophy is dog cheap when it don't touch one's pocket. iljtMhrhtts. U ^ Yorkville Markets.?Wholesale Prices. itKi'oitTnti itv t.owttv x avkiiy. liitnrKU" ,\xn fionici MEKCHANTS. Arm si ti. Cuthm.?None offering. Flour.?For several days past, large <|iuiutilie? of this article has found its way into out market, and changed hands at declining prices from iIiom* oiir last report. We now ipiote liarrels at 5HJJMI? sacks of lltll llis. at *'2.7o. t!ruin.?We also ijilote . decline ill this arliele.? A full supply is now otfi ing at the following rale-: I'urn. 'ft (o '? ? V husl e| nf .">!? His, Wlient, >l.uu (i 1.1"), *(' Intshel of I Jo lbs. (tats, >'!li (i pe| liilsJiel of .'ili His. " i ijtmjii vi i iv ii'iHr? ? Columbia Market. A I'd I'M ?. Cotton. ? At (lie il;tIt' of out* lust Weekly report, mill even fo?* some weeks previous to tli:it 01 cotton market lots boon nearly at a stand, and in * ?MMpience of tltc small supply tlVrinjs, tin* market lias lost all aiiimatioii, anil the little tlint wa* ?l"l was taken at nominal prices. Tlic week lion* under review preseliteil no new feature to change the a. peel of aIIairs as it regards cotton, ami tin* market -till occupies tlie same <iull ami lifeless position u ii11 at the'late of our last report, 'hi Friday the news from Liverpool to the 21st ult. were reeojveil. reporting the cotton market steady *it the e!o?e ol the week, at previous i|Uotatioiis. Sales for the week ol -pijwi) hales, including 7.for export, ami 2,'"hi hales to speculators. These accounts Inol no petceivahie effect on the market, ami we can only say that if there was a supply of the article on -ale. puces mi^ht range from 8.', (a 10 cents. ittarriatjes. Ma Itu) Kit?fn this place, on Tuexlay morning the 7th instant. I?v Rev. U. W. M. Crciglitou. Mr. WESLKY CRKPS/and Mi-< HARRIET. daughterof Mi>. James, all of this place. DnTlnifs'lav last. 2d instant, hv Rev. H. A. Ro-?, Mr. SAMUEL T. PATRICK. ami Miss ffENHIKT TA UWINN, all of this District. (MSHALES BY RAIL ROAR, From the 1st of August, to the 7th of August.inclusive. L. 1'. Sadler. Lowrv \ Avery, 1.. U\oo\?iy.evg, l.o*.... a. u-......i..r it v Wl.?ul?c, L. Wright, D. James. (Jrier & Adams, Dr. J. F. Lindsay, A. J. Canslor, J. T. 1*711 iott, J. M. Posted, Lindsay ?v Gut-doit, J. \V. Bright, J. A. Mull, W. jc J. McGill, Roberts & Fullcnwider, M. Higgins, L. IV Sadler\ Co.. Adickes & Withers, Smith A MeCulloch, Sain'l. Deal, Geo. Gardner, W. J. Stephenson, D. Kroneharger, Bonner & Lemons, J. C. Webber, B. Hamilton. W. Iv. Hacket. Harnett & Withers, Rev. .1. D. Gibson, Dr. S. Wright. Isaac Russell, L. M. Grist, Rev. J T. Kilgo, A. Coward, Clark & McAithur, 0. P. Cranford. M. Alexander, Johnston & Gullich, G. Steele, James Guy, Wiu. Guy. A VALUABLE PLANTATION FOR SALE. Ex-Parte. Wm. S. Duulap, Coiniiiittee.?Petition to .sell laud. BY virtue id ft Decree of the Court id" Equity. made ill the above case At June Term. 1H04. I will expose to public sale on the premises, on Tuesday, the iSth day of SEPTEMBER next, a valuable plantation belonging to the estate of James P. Dun III)). Hie *ai?l irilCl 01 mini mimic in inv iiimihi. Land, in York District, in the neighborhood of W. 1\ McFadden, contains about :iOO ACRES, is bounded by lands of Thonjas Spencer and others, and nil, except about FIFTY ACHES, is in woods.? There is a large amount of Hue pine timber on the place, and for the production of cotton cannot be excelled in the District. Terms of Sale, a sufficiency of cash to pay the costs and expenses of sale, the remainder of the purchase money on a credit of twelve months, with interest from dnv of sale. W. 8. DUXLAP, Committee. Aug it 111 Gt >TOTICE.?The Subscriber offers for sale, his _ H valuable PLANTATION, miles South of Yorkville, and on the Piuckucy Road, containing aboiit <i(M) ACRES, more or less, 45b of which is the best of Woodland. The plantation has a good DWELLING HOUSE, with all the necessary outbuildings, and a first rate Spring of water. Also, a good MILL SEAT, and about 40 ACRES of uuu|bcr one BOTTOM LAND. Any one wishing to see the above plantation can do so by calling oil the subscriber, who will show the premises. FRANKLIN MILLER. Aug 1> ol 2t *]f* Chester Standard and Fairfield Herald copy 2t weekly, ami forward accounts to this office. ^TRAVED from the Subscriber on the 21st O ultimo, a SORREL HORSE with a blaze face, three white feet, and about ten years old. When last heard of, he was in North Carolina, on the road leading by Briggs' Old Store. A suitable reward will be paid for his delivery to me at the office of the Enquirer, and any information respecting him will lie thankfully received. W. E. MURPHY. Aug 2 :10 tf flSy*- The Shelby Intelligencer will copy twice and send account to this office. River land for sale.?having determined to move West, I offer for sale my PLANTATION, situated in York District, between the waters of Catawba River and Sugar Creek, containing 375 ACRES, Seventy Acres of which is number one River Bottom, which is in a high state of cultivation. On the premises is a good Dwelling and other outbuildings. Those wishing to buy a good Plantation, upon easy terms, will do well to call upon the subscriber, live miles east of Port Mill Depot, as 1 am determined to sell. JOHN P. STEWART. Aug 'J 31 2m RIDDLE'S MILLST fflHK Subscriber takes this method of informing 1_ the public, that his MILLS having recently undergone considerable rcj urs, are now in complete order for grinding CORN and WHEAT; he feels confident tlint he can give full satisfaction to ull who favor him with their patronage. All he asks therefore, is a fair trial. G. L. RIDDLE. Aug 9 31 tf I aw notice.?I. D. W1THERSPOON has i removed his LAW OFFICE, one door North of his former stund, immediately in the rear of the Court House. When absent from home, his son I. D. WITHEllSPOON, Jr., may be found in the ollice. Aug 9 31 3t v llroes for sale.?A very likely In FAMILY OF NEGROES, consisting of u Man. Woman and Child. A reasonable credit will be gneu. Enquire at this Othce. I Aug 8 81 U