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Stxtys & iuts.
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??The Sumpter (Ala.) Democrat, has
flung its banner to the breeze, inscribed with
Franklin Pierce, for President, and A. Pickens
Butler, for Vice President.
To enjoy life, you should be a little
miserable occasionally. Trouble, like cayenne,
is not very agreeable in itself but it
gives zest to other things.
The New Orleans True Delta says,
, ? ' there is now on exhibition in that city a
horse, twenty-one hands high, and weighing
two thousand and sixty pounds.
The once well known Father Mathew,
of temperence notoriety, is now one of
the missionaries of the Church of Borne in
the Feeje Islands.
The Petersburg Intelligencer states
that the small pox is at present raging to a
fearful extent at Richmond. It is said that
there are at present more than fifty cases in
the hospital.
Washington, February 15.?A car
for the Orange and Alexander Railroad is
now being transported on the ice to Alexandria.
It is drawn by five horses, and weighs
nine tons.
Providence Feb. 11.?Ah engine belonging
to the Hartford and Providence
railroad exploded this morning iu the Locomotive
house, killing John Vaughan the
engineer, and partially demolishing the building.
Intelligence has been received by the
St. Louis that the Sloop-of-War John Adams
had burnt fivo of the largest towns in the
Feejee Islands, in consequence of the inhabitants
baviDg plundered several American
ships. A troaty ofpeace was afterwards
OJ?U?it*
We see it stated iu an exchange paper
that ex-Senator Westcott, (of Florida,) originally,
webelive, of Pennsylvania, is the political
editor of the X. Y. Herald. Mr. Ryan,
an Irishman, is the general editor, and
Mr. Hudson is the comptroller of the whole,
or representative of Bennett's self.
??The President of the Spartanburg and
Union Rail Road has advertised for proposals,
until the 5th of March, for the laying
of the track?and performing all manner of
work connected therewith?from Shelter or
the crossing of Broad river, to Spartanburg,
, a distance of near fifty miles.
At a funeral service held recently in
Norfolk in respect to the memory of the
husbands, wives and children of those who
had fallen by the pestilence, it was observed
that one of the bereaved husbands was listening
every complacently to the eulogies of
his deceased wife, while her successor, his
gocond 'help-mate/ was sitting close to him.
A Washington correspondent of one
of the New York papers writes that an active
correspondence has taken place on. slavery,
between Lord Carlisle and Chas. Sumner.
The league betwren the aristocracy of England
and the abolition traitors of this country
seems to be perfect.
A series of impertinent anti-slavery resolutions,
adopted by the Legislature of Vermont,
having been transmitted by the Governor
of Alahama. to the Legislature: that
' " " " o / -----body,
on Tuesday, refered them to a select
committee, with the following resolution offerred
by Mr. Davis, of Benton: Resolved,
That the Governor be requested to place in
the hands of his negro boy Russell, the resolutions
received from the Governor of Vermont,
as relates to his message on Kansas,
and that the negro boy Russell be instructed
to return them with his utter contempt, of
the course pursued by the Vermont Legislature,
and that he, the said negro boy, will
not oondescend to notice Vermont, or its
Governor any more, on the ground that the
Vermont Legislature has made him equal,
if not superior, to the white race in that
State.
The National Democratic Review,
which has just been commenced in Boston by
Geo. P. Buel, Esq., contains an elaborate
article on the one term priuciple as applicable
to the Presidency. The writer contends
that the framers of the Constitution committed
a great error iu allowing the President
to be eligible for a second term, and he appeals
to the Democracy throughout the country
to select delegates to the Cincinnati Convention
with the spec:ul view of 'the formal
adoption of the single term principle as a
portion of the Democratic creed.' The writer
in the Review quotes liberally from the
philosophical French writter, M. de Tocqueville,
and relies unou the enumeration of
the evils, of permitting a President to be
re-elected.
Rev. Philip \V. Taylor, a native of
Caroline county. Va., a soldier of the Revo
lution, and one of the early pioneers of Kentucky,
died on the "J4th ult., in Shelby county,
Ky. He was present at the surrender of
Cornwallis, a soldier in Col. Mathews' regiment.
In 1781 he came to Kentucky. On
his way down the river, his boat was attacked
by the Indians twenty miles above Louisville,
and several of his companions killed
and wounded, himself among; the latter ?
He knew personally Boone, Kenton, Todd,
Harlan, and indeed all the pioneer heroes
who settled the State- He was for many
years a Justice of the Peace in the county of
Shelby, for two years its High Sheriff, and
for sixty years a minister of the gospel.
Congress, it is expected, will do something
this session towards the adoption of a
uniform 6ystem of weights and measures,
similar to that which forms the basis of our
coinage. Other countries are moving in the
same direction, and it is quite probable that,
e .11 ?i
iu u lew yearn, an me eeiuiueieiai auu v,i?nized
countries will have adopted a similar
system, which would greatly facilitate the
operations of trade and commerce. A gentleman
in New York, Mr. Felton, we see
has started the subject at this time by a lecture
upon it, in which he proposed to supercede
all the present tables of weights and
measures by a graduated series, iu which
each deuomination shall be exactly teu times
greater than its uext inferior. For instance
in the scale of weights he would have ten
scruples one drachm, teu drachms one ounce
ten ounces one pound, ten pounds one stone,
teu stones one cwt., ten cwts, one ton. Apply
to such tables the dicemal currency as
to prices, and the parts of a pound would exactly
correspond with the parts of a dollar.
An article at SI per pound would be one
dime per ounce, one cent per drachm, and
one mill per scruple. The same principle
applies to all the departments of weights and
measures. Mr. F. contends that the introduction
of this system would greatly simplify
commercial transactions of all kinds, and
do away with most of the difficulties which
beset the study of number?.
A company has been formed in the
city of New York, composed of fifty-five
families, and numbering in all about two
hundred persons, who will emigrate to Kansas
the coming spring. They have a subscribed
capital of 829,500. A site has already
been elected?a place on the banks of
the Neosha river, near the southern boundary
of. Kansas, where the climate is warm,
like that of Virginia. 'Their plan of settlement
is briefly as follows:?Four square
miles are occupied. In the centre, a plot of
land is laid out in the form of an octagon,
which takes in two or three hundred acres.
Roads radiate from the centre in such a manner
that the whole piece is conveniently cut
tin intrt Birfpen farms, adjoining and termin
"f , - ^
ating at one end of the octagon. The sixteen
farm houses are placed around this plot,
each one upon a separate farm and yet near
together.'
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8AM'L W. MELTON JOHN L. MILLEB.
YORKVILLE, S. C.
I
THUB8DAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 21, 1856.
1ST We have received from Mr. Rurcs Adams
a Card declining the nomination as a candidate to
represent York District in the next Legislature.
We regret that it came to us too late for publica
tioQ in this issue. It will appear next week.
RETURN-DAY.
Saturday next is Return-day?the last "day of
grace," we fear, for many an unlucky victim to the
credit system. The signs of the times indicate
that a large number of cases will be returned;
though, we place no little dependence upon the favorable
condition of the markets to bring relief to
a multitude of distressed pockets.
We have been glad to notice the throng of wagons
iu our streets for several days past; and the
disposition evinced by holders to meet the demands
of their creditors. According to tho best information,
there will not probably be a better time than
the present for selling cotton and other produce,
and farmers who are taking advantage of the season
are doubtless acting wisely in every point of
view. The prices may advance to a much higher
figure; but on the other hand they may decline, and,
if fall they must, we need not soon expect them j
to recover. Therefore, sell your cotton, pay debts,
(especially the printer,) and then hold up your J
heads like honest people.
COPARTNERSHIPS.
The notice of the dissolution of the co-partnership
of Thomasson and Lindsav, and the announcement
of Thomasson and Jenkins, will be found in
our advertising columns We are pleased to learn
that it is the purpose of 3r. Jenkins to make his
home permanently in Yorkville. An acquaintance
fnrmoH in nnc flollecre davs enables us to extend
to him a cheerful welcome, and confidently to recommend
him to the generous confidence of our
home-people. He comes amongst us well-recommended,
too, from abroad?having, besides his
graduation and practice in this country, spent several
years in the best schools of Paris and Dublin.
In the course of a few weeks, the Drug Store
will be replenished with a full supply of articles
in their line.
THE IXDIAN LAND.
Our friends in the Indian Land will refer to the
notice of a meeting to be held at Rock Hill on
Saturday, the 8th proximo, for the purpose of nominating
a candidate to represent the peculiar interest
of their section in the next Legislature.
It is much to be regrettod that in a matter of
this nature, which immediately concerns the entire
District, a necessity should exist for sectional action.
Such is the case, however. It is known
that the peculiar conditions which affect the people
of the Indian Land are such, that their interests
are subserved by a delegate from their number, of
their own choice and nomination ; and the other
sections of the District, acknowledging the justice
of this claim, have hitherto cheerfully accorded to
them the testimony of their suffrage. The like
will, we are sure, again be the case, whenever our
friends in the Indian Land, with unanimity and
harmony of action, indicate the man oftheir choice.
LIMESTONE SPRINGS.
Tuesday last, our hotel (Walker's) was made
lively and lovely and to "blossom as the rose," by
the presence of a charming bevy of girls, who,
under the charge of their Principal, were en route
for the Limestone Springs Female High School.?
Wo arc told they were fcrty-fivc in number, and
that a largo proportion are yet on the way ! The
number is very considerably larger than any that
has heretofore passed thrcngh Yorkville, and it
cerca inly affords a conclusive proof of the increased
prosperity of the school.
It is worthy of note that among others were several
young ladies from the Northern States, who
have been sent South to uudergc a thorough system
of training in this school. Such a phenomenon
might be attributed in some measure to the
comparative mildness of our climate; but in these
instances, Mr. Ccetis has received assurances of a
different motive. The truth is beginning to be ascertained
and appreciated among tho intelligent
class of the North, that, all expenses considered,
a more thorough and complete education can be
obtained in the South, and at a cheaper rate than
in any of tho first-claes Seminaries of the North.
We have not a doubt of the truth of this assertion,
and we are only surprised that the Southern people
have act ere this profited by it.
ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA.
The Steamer Canada arrived at Halifax on the
17th instant, with advices from Liverpool to the 2d
instant. During the week onding the 31st ult.,
the cotton market had advanced Jd, lb., and
closed -tcady and quiet, tho sales having comprised
85,000 bales ; of which speculators took 12,000,
and exporters, 14,000 bales?leaving 59,000
bales, of all descriptions, to the trade. On Friday
the 1st inSt., 12.000 bales were sold ; and on Saturday,
the 2d 10,000?the market being firm but
quiet. The demaud continued active for speculation
and export. Breadstuffs had considerably
declined in all the markets. Tho following para
graphs embrace the important items by this arrival
:?
Everything eeems to indicate that peaco will
-oon be declared. The peace protocol memorandum
was signed on the 1st inst. by the ministers
of the five powers, and a short armistice will probably
be agreed upon. Despatches received in Vieuua
from Russia confirm the telegraphic announcement
of the unconditional acceptance by the
Czar of the propositions of the allies. The Congress
was to have met in Paris ubout the 17th
inst., and everything will probbably be settled by
the 25th inst. The preliminary proceedings, &c.,
only await the arrival of the Turkish Plenipotentiary,
Derbish Pacha. Baron Brunow and Count
OrlofF represent Russia, Lord Clarendon England,
De Azeglio Sardinia, Buol, Austria, and W'alewski,
France. It is asserted that Prussia refuses
to accede to the conditions exacted by the allies
prior to admission to the Peaco Conference, and
i that consequently she will be excluded.
I The Quecn'8 speech wns quite mcagro, and did
I not even mentiou American affairs. The London
I Morning Advertiser, howevor, says that Mr. Buch'
annnn and Lord Clarendon had an interview at
I the Foreign Office on the 29th ultimo, and that
very angry words were exchanged in relation to
' the Central Amerioan question.
OUR CLUBS.
It affords us pleasure not only to receive the indications
of the kind wishes and the active exertions
of friends in behalf of our paper, but to tender
to them in return our best and most grateful
acknowledgements. We know that much of our
success must depend upon the merit of our own
efforts, but we are equally woll aware that these
efforts will be but poorly repaid without the generous
offices of those who are friendly to our enterprise.
With their aid we can and will accomplish
much; without it, our progress must be halting
and lame.
But it is not our design to inflict an article on
the reader. We merely desire to express our
thanks to Maj. Mylks SMiTHjfor a club of sixteen,
rPnn*?? . Wn rniT fnr ft o.lnb of
iiurn iivn vtun v | w i/t. >? i?4v<?.7 ?... ? ?
fifteen, from Hopewell; and to Mr. A. F. Fjewkli,,
for a club of seventeen, from Ebenezer. The several
clubs at Rock Hill, the remaining club at Ebenezer,
at New House, Antioch, Stowesvillc, and
other points, are yet to be heard from; we trust,
however, that our friends who have hitherto exerted
themselves in our behalf, will soon be ready
to make their reports.
Meantime, we continue to send to club subscriI
hers, until instructions to the contrary are received.
Unless the payments be made before the expiration
of three months, however, the full rates
will be charged on each subscription; inasmuch as
the only benefit that can result to us from the system
of clubbing must come from promptness of
payment.
KANSAS-A PROPOSITION.
In view of the necessity which makeB it a duty
incumbent upon us to take prompt and efficient
action in aid of our friends in Kansas, we have
rejoiced to note the indications of genuine spirit
and the sounds of busy preparation which have
come to us from other quarters of the State, and,
especially, to mark the disposition on the part of
our own people to join in the noble work. At
home and abroad the Kansas fever is up and allpervading.
The people of our State, we believe,
appreciate the importance of the crisis and the
heavy responsibility it devolves upon them, and
we think they are ready and willing to meet it.?
But they want a plan?somo sort of system and
concert of action.
With all due deference, we must be allowed to
express the opinion that the idea of joint-stock
companies, suggested by one of our Representatives,
does not meet this want. Such a plan might
prove abundantly successful in the North, where
men are to be found willing to pawn their very
souls' salvation for a consideration of cents per
cent., and in the work of individual aggrandizement
can bo led even to the end of the world.?
But it doesn't comport with the spirit of South
Carolina. When great interests are at stake, we
do not feel inclined to make a trade of the thing,
and barter away our good works for the sake of a
dividend. If money muBt be had, the cause is
righteous, patriotic, chivalrous, and Southern men
will freely, heart-in-hand, and without a bond,
open out their coffers. We need only to be assured
that the donations will be expended wisely
and efficiently.
If we may be allowed to venture a suggestion :
we know of no plan which would better subserve
the end, than that which would bring about a union
in conference and action between the several districts
composing each of the Congressional Districts
in the State. It is more than is required to
exnect each sonarate district to equip for itself a
full company; and it is equally impracticable to
expect concert of action without first Becuring
harmony in our deliberations and in the adoption
of our scheme. If each Congressional District
would raise and equip a company of one hundred
men, all that could be asked of us would be done
and thai, too, nobly. Six hundred gallant men
from South Carolina would make a mark in Kansas
I It is not our province to speak of other Congressional
Districts; but, for our. own, we would
suggest that a Distriot Convention be called, representing
Sumter, Kershaw, Richland, Fairfield,
Chester, and York, and requisitions of men and
money bo made upon each district in equal proportions.
We do not speak advisedly ; but we
undertake to say, without the opportunity of counsel,
that York will be prompt to answer such s
summons.
What say our cotemporaries in other districts?
the Standard, the Register, the Carolinian, Times,
Examiner, and Era, the Watchman, and the Journal
? Come up to the work, gentlemen ; and il
you have any better suggestion to propose, let u<
have it. We arc heartily tired of unmeaning,
common-place rant about Kansas. The time hat
come for action. It is almost a "fixed fact" thai
fighting'must be done ; and it is just as certair
that South Carolina must havo "a place in the
picture."
GRAHAM'S MAGAZINE.
The February number of "Graham's Americni
Monthly" has been on our table for several weeks;
and though the dish has been tempting, we have
not been able until now to give it a thorough dis
cussion. A beautiful picture, "Minnie's Present,'
is the first gem by way of a frontispiece, followec
by a fashion-plate, unci numerous engravings inter
spersed with tho letter-press. A sketch of th<
hardy and daring adventurer, Dr. Kane, is one o:
the most readable papers we have ever found it
the pages of a Magazine. "Galvanism a "Mem
oir of a Celebrated Chinese .Lady, who flourishec
ton thou.-and years ago the continuation of "Tin
Pirate Hoard," by W. Gilmore Simms, and thi
"Home-Star," are mentionable articles. Tho las
is from tho pen of our whilom contributor, J
Wool) Davidson, Esq., and is so entirely eleve:
that wo must share it, after a while, with ou:
readers. The price of "Graham," with the En
quires, is Four Dollars.
PRINTER'S INK.
Whilo perusing our exchange papers, our ey<
catches, day after day, proof piled upon proof o
the benefits rosulting from a judicious and libera
system of advertising ; but as editors are regard
ed as interested in the propagation of 6uch fact
aud, therefore, to be suspected, wo have not give)
them publication. Here are two instances, bow
aver, which we must venture to give?one fron
the Toledo Blade, the other, from the Charlestoi
Courier:?
"Some ten years since, when Detroit was ver
little if any larger than Toledo, two young mci
from the East, where the true principle of ndverti
sing is better understood than at the West, havinj
taken a store centrally situated, opened witl
the determination of expending their entire profit
except rent and clerk hire, for the first year, in ad
vertising and printing. They did so, expendinj
about $1,400. The next year they set apart hal
their profits for the same purpose, but long bcfori
the year expired the senior partner told the wri
terof this article that they could not expend si
much as they could find no place to put it. Ever
paper in the State almost contained their businesi
. notices, while their handbills, circulars and cards
I were scattered abroad. In this way they havi
I gone on, expending annually about four thouiam
I dollart, until their businessjhas so increased tha
i they occupy ten sale rooms, each 100 feet indeptt
i hy 25 in width, and give employment to one bun
! died clerks. One of the partners told us thai
j their business the past year amounted to a trifl<
' over a viitlion and a half of dollars, leaving then
i a nett profit over all expenses, of fifty thousanc
| dollars."
Tho Courier, of last week, says:?"In relatior
I to the "Balm of a Thousand Flower3," a preparaI
tion lately added to tho elegant necessities ant
I comforts of the toilet, which has been advertised
j in our columns by the enterprising proprietors, W,
; P. Fctridgc & Co., of Boston, we have received ti
j singular announcement. It seems that the press
j has outrun the possibilities of transportation or
j reasonable notice, and the advertising publicity
| given to the article, in addition to its intrinsic
j merits, has excited such an unexpected demand,
J that the Bupply cannot hold out. From two agen?
cies in this city we yesterday received an order to
discontinue all advertisements of the article for
the present, and until arrangements could bemndo
to supply the demand.
Moral.?If you wish to make a little stock last
. a long time, aud to save trouble of replenishing
: your shelves and counters, do not advertise.
STARTLING DOCTRINES.
The Charleston Standard, of Friday last, contains
an elaborate editorial comment upon the recent
Proclamation of the President, which evolves
opinions so startling and dangerous in their character
that as to require from us n word of criticism.
We have not space for the publication of
the article entire, and but little inclination to follow
the misty process of argument by which the
editor attempts to maintain his position. The
purport of it all, as well as wc can fathom it, is
this: In the first place, as"the two systems are
about to come together," it becomes proper to consider
"what course men of high character and
elevated purposes should pursue." If the South
dosigns to remain in the Union, it may perhaps be
important to secure Kansas; if not, if the Union is
to be dissolved, the possession of Kansas as &
slave State is not at all desirable! And if it must
be at all, the Union should be dissolved by means
other than those which are now looking to the acquisition
of Kansas, the tendency of which is inevitably
to that end. In other words, the contest
in Kansas is stupid, and, although the importance
of the issue is universally acknowledged and the
justice of our cause triumphautly vindicated, the
South should fold her arms in submission and suppliantly
bow the neck to the yoke ! Then follows
this language:?
"We have often said, and we have seen no reason
yet to doubt the truth of the assertion, that we do
not strengthen slavery by extending its area. The
men that are directly interested in keeping the negro
in the condition of a slave is the only one who
will fight for the institution. Very few feel directly
interested in keeping the negro in the condition
of Blave, except a slave ow"?r. Very few
who do not own slaves, even in a diave country, feel
inclined to fight and peril his life to protect the property
of other people. We do not increase the number
of masters by increasing the number of States.
We do not intensify tho institution by extending
it."
We have no disposition to accord to such state
ments the dignity whicn belongs to a reasonable
proposition. Even if we were so inclined, the
work would be that of supererogation. While we
do not yield to authority more than we are bound
to yield to the truth, we must be allowed to say
that, if such propositions are tenable, the struggle
of the last forty years has been a contest between
arrant fools; John C. Cat.hocn was a ranting
madman; and all the brilliant men who have vindicated
the institution of slavery and illustrated
the policy by which itsi ntogriiy is to be preserved,
have been engaged in the performance of on
idle, silly, stupid work! Even the abolitionist
himself has been ignorantly working out his own
defeat, by contributing to the consummation of the
very designs he has sleeplessly and villainously
toiled to subvert. Pretty logic, truly!
But the paragraph we have qhoted in full is
still more decidedly to be condemned and repudiated.
If we had met with it in the columns of the
New-York Tribune, a journal as industriously devoted
to the work of fomenting the hatred which
has ever existed between the laborer and his mastor's
capital, as it has been constant in the crusade
against the institution of slavery?if, we say, the
Tribune had given a voice to snch an opinion, we
might not have wondered; indeed, while we spurned
the warrior, we should have admired the keenness
of his blade. But that it should have appear:
ed in the Charleston Standard, a journal distinguished
for the conservatism, the ability, the dig
nity of its conductors, passes our comprehension.
If it be a sane "indHution"?if it knows such
1 stuff to be false in theory and in fact, it were chari
ity to mark it with the brand of the traitor; but
if, as w? it honestly entertains such an o1
pinion, surely it has done a glaring error, an erl
ror worse tr. in folly, to fling it in the face of the
world. *
Really, if we did not recoguize the style of the
' editor, for whom we take oocasion to say we have
' ever entertained sentiments of the most pro1
found respect and friendship, we would readily
' conclude that the article had stealthily crept from
k the pen of some hireling penny-a-liner, fresh from
the recking ce6s-pool of Northern fanaticism.?
We earnestly trust that the Standard has inadveri
tcutly misstated its opinions; or, if not, that it
will not, by a reiteration, wantonly blot the fair
I* escutcheon of South Carolina journalism.
j mm*
MERE-MENTION.
5 Our readers who visit Chester?and thoy' are
t many?will refer to the advertisement of J. A.
( Estes & Co., who have recently opened a large
? Grocery Btore near the Depot We commence
in this issue the publication of a capital story, illustrating
border-life, entitled "The Regulator's
{ Daughter," which will be found very interesting.
? Concluded next week Read the spirited, stir[
ring letter of Mr. Boyce, on our fourth page
The greatest man, "take him for all in all," of the
? last hundred years, was George Washington?an
j American; the greatest Historian, Wm. H. Prcscott?an
American; the greatest sculptor, Hiram
, Powers?an American; the greatest Ornithologist,
f John J. Audubon?an American; the greatest
j navigator, young Kane, an American; the greatest
Doctor of Divinity, Jonathan Edwards, an
j American; the greatest Philosopher, Ben. Frankj
lin, an American ; clear the way for Young Ame8
rica! Anthony Kennedy, the American cant
didate, has been elected Senator from Maryland
The same lazy fellow who spells Tennessee,
r 10 a c, does up the orthography of "old Hickory"
thus?&ru jaxn Immediately after the organization
of the House, the Speaker signed a paper
which drow from the Treasury $320,000?the
pay of the members. Such a price it cost to elect
an Abolition speaker! Omaha city has been
5 finally fixed upon as the capitol of Nebraska
f A writer in the Carolinian suggest the name of
1 Richard Ford, for the professorship of Greek LiteraI
* ? /i /i_ll u? ?l.a jaaal .1
ture, 111 tnc O. ll* UUUCgC, yhvuicu ujr mc uoutu ui
s Dr. Henry. Mr. Ford graduated as third icrangi
ler, at Cambridge, England Advices from
- Mexico, up to the 11th instant, present theaffairsof
i that country in the same gloomy, unsettled aspect.
i Tamirez had captured Puebla, and was fortifying it
to resist Comonfort, who had sent troops against
f him. Ho is without money, however, and, it is
1 said, cannot hold out The Columbia Times tells
us that tho idea of the new railroad is afloat in
! earnest. One individual in the "Fork" proposes to
s give the right of way for three miles, and likewise
expresses his belief that his neighbors will be equally
ly liberal. Let the ball be kept in motion !
e Walker's government in Nicaragua is prospering.
* He has over one thousand strong adherents to his
* cause and plans, and all seem to promise to make
3 him a name in history. Rivers, the President,
, has recalled his plenipotentiary, Col. French, and
* issued a decree suspending all official communcat
tion with the United States through our Minister.
i Pro-digious! The Diocesan Convention of
" the Episcopal church, South Carolina, held ses\
sions in Charleston last week. The roll shows
i j that one has been deposed, two transferred and
I one received from another diocese ; three ordained
to the order of Priests, and one to that of Deacons;
[ '
. confirmations, 218 whites; 863 colored?total 611.
I A uronosition was entertained to establish a Thoo
1 logical Sominary. The Yorkville Church was ad^
mitted The Annual Convention of the stock
i holders of the S. C. Railroad Company and of the
i Southwestern Railroad Bank, was also held in
' Charleston, Tuesday and Wednesday the 12 and
13th. John Caldwell was re-electod President of
the road, and James Rose, of the Bank. The pro
ceedings were unimportant The sugar crop
in Cuba is pronunced an entire failure; half of the
cane is left standing, and planters hare been unable
to grind that which has been cut, in consequence
of wet weather and want of fuel to dry it
Brig. Gen. Nesbitt has resigned the com.
mand of the 5th Brigade, S. 0. Cavalry?that in
which a "boss" company|in York wonld vegetate?
and a new election has been ordered for the 29th
day of March. Col. James A. Anderson, of Spartanburg,
has been nominated for the succession.
No tidings have yet been received of the
missing steamer Pacific, now thirty-one days out.
Several vessels are now in search, but fears are
that these praise-worthy exertions will be fruitless.
The Timet says that Capt. DeSaussure's
company, U. S. A., are stationed at Leavenworth,
Kansas, and of conrse will be called on if a fight
is to be had. This company was raised in Colombia
last summer, and will not be very ready to
murder the "Border Ruffians!" P. T. Barnum,
the once wealthy humbug man, has been
put into bankruptcy, and F. Crosswell appointed
Trustee of his estate The National Convention
of the American party will meet in Philadelphia
on the 22nd instant. An effort will be made,
and it is thought will be successful, to postpone
the nomination.
SPRINKLINGS OF POLITICS.
On the fourth page of this issue we have published
the Proclamation of the President in relation
to the troubles in Kansas. It came upon the
country North and South like a "thunderbolt from
a clear sky." If it could be made of force at every
point of the compass?if it could unnerve the
strength and vigor of anti-slavery power, we
would gladly hail the sign of peace, and counsel a
quiet submission to the mandate. But the proclamation
will have no such effect; the President
will find it to be worth little more than the price
of the parchment upon which it is written. Northern
fanaticism is not to be weaned by threats
from cherished schemes; nor will the South, when
the most vital issue is at stake, be deterred from
the determined, and, if necessary, forcible, assertion
of her rights.
11 -P 1 ik-. T> _1
in anoioer pouu 01 view, uwwever, iae irruciii*
mation deserves serious attention. Upon its pro'
mulgation, Governor Shannon was entrusted wit!
an order to the Colonel commanding in the Territory,
directing him to use the United States troops,
if necessary to enforce the proclamation; and th<
twelve hundred troops stationed at Forts Leavenworth
and Riley are ordered to hold themselves
in readiness for action. Now, it is not the habit
of the Executivo to publish such-like documents
and issue such order?, for "light and transient
causeson the contrary, we may be assured that
he is in possession of reliable information whicl
indicates the imminent danger of civil war ii
Kansas?more threatening than we have hitherto
beeu induced to believe. The reports heretofor*
in circulation have invariably proved to be greatlj
exaggerated and unworthy oi" reliance; but wt
have now a clew to the truth?a lloody conflict ii
certainly anticipated. As a further confirmation
we may mention a new movement of the Free
State party, which will be best understood fron
the following document, which, signed by J. II
Lane, Chairman of Executive Committee. .il.u C
Robinson, "Governor elect," and dated ft Law
rence City, Kansas, January 21st., has been sen
to the several Governors of the Northern States
Gov. Chase, of Ohio, immed:ately transmitted thi
letter to his Legislature, with a fidry and indignan
commentary and any quantity of civil-war recom
mendations. In the New York Legislature, tb<
reception of the letter caused a spirited debate
which would probably result in its reference to i
special committee. It reads thus:?
"Sir: Wo have authentic information that ai
overwhelming force of the citizens of Missouri an
organizing upon our border, amply supplied wit!
artillery, for the avowed purpose of invading on
Territory, demolishing our towns, and butcherini
our free State citizens. We hope to be able to hoi
oat nntil assistance can reach as. Wc respectful
ly request, on behalf of the citizens of Kansas
that such steps may be taken by the people of th
States as humanity suggests, to prevent the sue
cessful carrying out of so inhuman an outrage."
The Washington correspondent of the Courit
gives additional authority to tho statement upo:
which the letter is based. He says:?"Privat
letters have been received here which state tha
the Missouvians resident on the borders of Kansa
are preparing for an inroad into the territory earl
in the spring, their aim being the destruction c
the towns of Lawrence and Leavenworth, and th
expulsion of tho abolitionists. The timo intimate
for the next and most serious invasion is the 4th c
March, when the legislature of the new State wi]
be convened at Topeka. The President will n
doubt take care that the public peace be presci
ved by these contending factions, and that neithc
party shall violate the territorial laws. A messag
of the Governor of Ohio (Mr. Chase) to the legit
lature, calls the attention of that State to the sut
ject, and if he could succeed in bringing them int
his views, he would, perhaps, provoke a civi
war."
Our difficulties with Great Britain are still pen
ding, and are thought to be of a very critical na
ture. Mr. Dallas, our new Minister, has take
leave of the President, and will sail for Europe i
the Baltic, on the 5th March. In his instruction:
it is said that much has been left to his own die
crction. The London Times, in a labored articl
on the subject, counsels the English Cabinet to sui
render their silly pretensions to a worthless claim
and calls upon the United States to adhere to th
trea^ and proceed to eject Col. Walkeb and hi
his crowd from the premises ! This may be regai
ded as one of the straws, to tell the direction c
the current.
Since the organization, the House of Bepresen
tatives has been occupied intently with the ox
rangementof the Committees and the necessar
preliminaries for business. The committees hav
been constituted very much in the manner antici
pated; though something more of deference hn
been given to the Administration-party than coul
have been expected. The four more importar
are as follows:?
Ways and Means.?Lewis D. Campbell of Ohit
Howell Cobb of Georgia, II. W. Davis of Marj
land, Russell Sage of New York, John S. Phelp
of Missouri, James II. Campbell of Pennsylvanis
Alexander DcWitt of Massachusetts, and one vs
cancy.
Foreign Affairs.?A. C. M. Pennington of Nei
Jersey, T. II. Bayley of Virgiuia, Thomas L. Cling
man of North Carolina, William Aiken, of Sout
Carolina, II. M. Fuller of Pennsylvania, Ors. E
Mntteson of New York, John Sherman of Ohic
Anson Burlingame of Massachusetts, and Benjc
min B. Thurston of Rhode Island.
Territories.?Galusha A. Grow of Pcnnsylvanit
Joshua R. Giddings of Ohio, Samuel A. Purvianc
of Pennsylvania, W. A. Riehardson of Illinois
Cl Q IlAtto^nn Af A Inhomn Am nu "P fJ ro n
UCVigC kJ. HWU3WU v* iumvw . v.?fj.
of New York, F. K. Zollicoffer of Tennessee, Jus
tin S. Morriir of Vermont and John J. Perry c
Maine.
Elections.?Israel Washburne, jr., of Maine, A
II. Stephens of Georgia, CoopcrK. Watson of Ohit
F. E. Spinner of New York, Mordecai Oliver c
Missouri, Schuyler Colfax of Indiana, W. K. Smit
of Alabama, and J. A. Bingham of Ohio.
Of course, the South Carolina delegation fare
badly in the list of preferments. The only distir
guished position is that occupied by Mr. Aikej
on Foreign Affairs. M. Boyce is eighth on th
Committee on Naval Affairs; Mr. Brooks, Chan
man of State Department Expenditures and sccon
on Mileage; Mr. Orr, second on Indian Affairs
Mr. Keitt, fourth on Public -Grounds and Builu
ings; Mr. McQueen fourth on Commerce. Mi
Aiken is also placed in the third position on th
Committee on the Navy Department.
On the 14th, Mr. Florence presented to th
House the memorial of Governor Reeder, contes
ting the seat of Mr. WaiiimD, as delegate froi
! Kansas. From tlio quiet manner in which Mr.
Whitfield was permitted to take bis seat, we
were led to hope that the pretensions of Reedeii
had been surrendered, and that this feature of the
| free-soil programme would for some reason be o!
mitted. It appears, however, that every advantage
is to employed to tho utmost possible extent.
The seats of Messrs. Allen of Illinois, Oallegos
! of New Mexico, and Eustis of Louisiana, have
j also been contested.
m. - *? r ii.? T>_?.La vn Lnnn rpfor
i rne lucswagtrs ui tuv licmuwiv m?>v ?w.. ..?
1 red to the Committee of the Whole House. This
action is regarded as a triumph of tho conservative
party. In relation particularly to the Kansas
Message, a spirited debate sprung up on a
motion to refer one portion to the Committee on
Torritories and another portion to tho Committee
on the Judiciary. In view of tho fact that these,
as well as the other important committees, are
thoroughly "stocked" by free-soliers, it is easy to
sec the course the discussion would have taken.
As it is, the matters contained in the Messages
will be brought np in the House unembarrassed
by the action of Committee. The debate will
doubtless be "long drawn out," and fruitful of
nothing beyond the accustomed calculations of
"latitude and departure," bearing upon the Presidential
Canvass.
Quite on interesting debate was held in the Senate,
Thursday last, on a resolution offered by
Senator Butler, instructing the Committee on the
T.ihmrv tft consider the nroDrietv of nrocuring a
marble bast of the eminent South Carolina patriot
and jurist, John Rutledoe. The motion was
somewhat embarrassed by amendments providing
for a similar tribute to other distinguished Just'ces;
they were finally withdrawn, however, and the re,
solution was passed unanimously. We append
, Judge Bctlie's remarks, which, as a deserved
; tribute to one of the purest and noblest of Revoi
lutionary heroes, does honor to the head and heart
of our Senator:?
i Mr. President, I rise for the purpose of present1
ing a resolution, which I wish to preface by a
few remarks. The fact has been brought to my
1 attention by two of the Judges of the Supreme
- Court, whilst there are in the court room marble
busts of Chief Justice Jay, of Chief Justice Ellsworth,
and of Chief Justice Marshall, there is none
there for Chief Justice Rutledge, of South Caroli
na. Why a bust of Chief Justice Rutledge has not
i been placed in the Court room, I cannot say. It
. may have been on account of indifference on the
part of his countrymen. At any rate, the fact
' that it has not been placed there has been brought
' to my attentiouunder circumstances which impose
. it on me, as a duty to his historical reputation, to
ask that the Senate will make an appropriation to
' procure such a bust?a bust that will be but an
' ostensible recognition of tho Terdict of history; or,
i I would rather say, what the verdict of history
t should have awarded without any direct appeal to
herjustice.
Chief Justice Rutledge was no ordinary man.?
i Perhaps there were few men in this country, North
i or South, East or West, who acted as distinguished
) a part in the Revolution as John Rutledge. Sir,
he who had the concurrent testimony of General
5 Washington, Patrick Henry, and the well-tried
r judgment of General Greene?he who made an
} impression on the history of his country?is entitled
to some of its honors. After his appointment
' to the bench, he presided and gave three or four
, judgments ; but, berore ne was conormea 07 uie
. Senate, God, in bis providence, in some measure
^ deprived bim of the power of sitting on the bench;
but that was not the reason why bis nomination
wos rejected by the Senate. It was rejected on
. the ground that he resisted and opposed Jay's
. treaty. At the time when the Federalists were in
power, he was denied what, under other circumstances,
would have been awarded to him as a mat
ter of historical judgment. He was denied, un3
der party influence, that which, in my opinion,
^ justice demands as due to a proud speech and an
unsoliciting ambition. He trod the path of duty
without looking to the right or to the left; h<
3 acted the part of an original, and, throughout hit
whole life, disdained to perform the part of sub'
servient subordination. He was one of those whe
1 made a record, and not one of those who looked U
the record made by others; he was "no man'i
I man."
e I ask my friend from Maryland, (Mr. Pearce,'
a who is at the head of the Committee on the Libra
r ry, to read the life of Chief Justice Rutledgeii
g the "lives of the Chief Justices." I will not say
i that, in comparison with others, it is of superio
[. brightness, but I defy any one to find, in the hiato
, ry of this country, a name deserving more to b
e commemorated than that of that illustrious patrio
>. and statesman. Sir, he did not play his part at 1
time when rhetoric was to make its exhibition ti
the public. He acted a part at a time when fail
life and fortune were pledges of the sincerity 0
II his purposes. At the very time when the Britisl
c cannon were pointed upon the city of Charleston
t and when his own house might have been consum
ed in flames, and when he, under the proscriptioi
s of the British Government might have been com
y mitted to the gallons, Lee, who was sent down t<
,f take command of Fort Moultrie and the Southen
? forces, applied to him for an order to abandon thi
v fort. These were his words: "lienerat Lee on
^ asked me to sign an order that you surrender thai
if fort; I would sooner cut off my right hand thai
U sign one." You know the result, sir; the fort wa!
maintained ; and allow me to say, on this occasion
0 it was maintained by the troops of South Carolina
mingled?it is my pleasure to Bay it?with on<
r regiment from Pennsylvania, commanded by i
remarkable man?a preacher of the Lutheran per
suasion?who, when he preached his farewell ser
mon at Woodstock, threw off the vestments of th<
i- priest and disclosed the uniform of a colonel.
0 Mr. President, I ask that Chief Justice But
ledge's bust may be placed where the busts of th<
other three Chief Justices are; and I think thai
when my friend from Maryland, the Chairman ol
[. the Committee on the Library, shall have rear
the history of his life, his classic taste and hii
'* just appreciation of historical justice will induct
n him to award it without hesitation. I offer th<
n following resolution, and ask for its immediatt
, consideration:
' Resolved, That the Committee on the Library
be instructed to inquire into the propriety of pro>
e curing a bust in marble of the late Chief Justict
>. John Rutledge, to be executed by an Americoi
artist of merit and reputation, and to be placed ii
' the room of the Supreme Court of the Unitet
e States, in a position corresponding with those o:
s the busts of Chief Justices Jay, Ellsworth, anc
.. Marshall, which were provided for and placed then
, in obedience to law.
?f
THE CINCINNATI CONVENTION.
l" The Carolinian, of Friday last, says: "Thi
'* last mail brought us the following letter from ou:
1 Senator, the Hon. J. 8. Preston, which we hav<
6 permission to publish. The Arm and consisten
'* messages of President Pierce have influenced him
s as they have many others, to yield their scruple;
d to going to the Convention, if by doing so the;
't can advance the prospects of his re-election.
New Orleans, February 8, 1856.
?, My Dear Sir : I was one of the members o
- the Legislature who declined to join an appeal ti
s the people, asking them to send delegates to thi
t, Cincinnati Convention. I opposed the movemen
l- ?first, from my unwillingness to see the Stab
change its policy in regard to these caucuses, bu
iv mainly because at that time I could not see to wha
section of the Democratic party we could safel;
h ally ourselves. Our nearest ally undoubtedl;
t. seemed to be the President; but who were hi
i, friends and supporters in the Democracy of th<
i- North? In New York, unquestionably our mos
dangerous enemies. Who were his bitterest oppo
i, nents in the same region t As unquestionably tbi
e best friends we have beyond our own borders, tb<
in [ Hards of New York. Neither in the Middle States
r I the North or the West, was Mr. Pierce considers
i- as representing a section of the party. And evei
if in the South we were casting about with the name
of Buchanan, Dallas, Douglas and Dickinson, am
l. perhaps jointly, now and then, as in Alabama an<
>, Mississippi, mentioning Mr. Pierce. In this con
if fusion, the question was natural?where might w<
h fall in the ultimate action of the Convention ?
think, therefore, I feared justly for the interests o
g the South, and the good name of our own State.
I confess frankly that Mr. Pierce has entirel;
solved this difficulty, and I, for one, can no longe
f, hesitate in the conviction that it is our duty am
e our interest, and the duty and interest of ever
Southern State, to send delegates to that Conven
~ tion, instructed and pledged to vote for Mr. Pierc
" without alternative.
; The wheels of government were stopped by ou
f. enemies on an issue involving the vital interests o
the South. In the very heat and fury of the con
'' test, Mr. Pierce threw the weight of the Executiv
e branch into the scale of Southern and constitu
tional right. This act proves that, with a pur
0 and wise constitutional construction, there may b
joined aheroismln statesmanship as lofty in corn
ago and daring as the heroism of the battle-fiel
a or the quarter-deck. Mr. Pierce's annual rues
J " "V' ~ ?.V ' -
sage is the most brilliant and virtuous political act J|
j which Las illustrated the country for thirty years. B
| For it he deserves the gratitude, the confidence flj
; and the support of tho South, and of every true B
; lover of the country, and I trust South Carolina
will manifest her appreciation of bis worth by en!
deavoriug, in all just ways, to effect bis re-election B
; to that office, in the honors of which he has placed JH
himself side by side with Jefferson, Madison and jB
Monroe. B
As a member of the Legislature, thelawa of the
State confer on me the privilege of voting for the V
President?a privilege they unrighteously deny to B
the people of Richland. I believe I cannot exer- B
ciso that privilege more worthily than by casting
my vote for Franklin Pierce. This I will certain- B
ly do, unless the people of Richland give me most jffl
manifest instruction to the contrary. }
Very respectfully, ll
JOHN 8. PRESTON. \M
THE STEAMBOAT ENTERPRISE. B
The good people of Columbia seem to be in real IB
earnest about the ne v steamboat enterprise. The [fl
Times, of lost week, has the following account of B
! the organization of the company:?
"There was another meeting of those citizens of aA
Columbia, who aro subscribers to the stock of the 9
new steamboat company, last evening, at the Amc- fl
rican Hotel, over which meeting Mr. Henry Mai* 9
ler presided, and F. A. Tradewell acted as Secre* 9
tary. The committee, appointed at the previous 9
meeting to nominate officers, and.to submit other 9
matters for the consideration of the stockholders, 9
made a report, which, after consideration and
some amendments, was adopted.- 9
"The following gentlemen were reported by the 9
committeo for President and Directors: 9
"President?Jamfes T. Sims. 9
"Directors?R. 8ondley, H. C. Bronson, R. 0'- 9
Neale, J. A. Moore, 6. V. Antwerp, A. Crowford, MB
J. Agnew, 0. Monteith, H. Muller, Jas. A. Ken- 9
nedy, E. Hope, J. G. Lykes. ifl
"The nomination was unanimously confirmed 9
by acclamation. 9
"Resolutions were reported by the committee, 3
and adoptedby the meeting, instructing the di
rectors to pi sjjfcu a "Charter and apply for an act 9
of incorporation, and also to have the waters of I
the Congaree river carefolly surveyed between m
Gronby and Charleston, to ascertain whether they ^9
are navigable, to note the kind of obstructions, if ^9
any exist, and to suggest the moftt favorable plan ^9
for their removal." A
THE COLD WEATHER. 1
A " Farmer" writesfrom Higgin's Feny, to the 0
editor of the Carolinian, concerning the recent 0
cold weather, thusfl
Mr. Editor: It is the general impression that
the weather during the past month has been the I
coldest that the "oldest inhabitant" has experien- B
ced. This, however, is a mistake. I well remember
the year 1886. It snowed five times in January,
once in February, and once in March?the !
lash being the heaviest fall of snow I ever saw.?
It fell to the depth of twelve inches on a level, and
in many places drifted to twice that depth. Doring
that yea(1886,) February 7 was the coldest
day. I cannot say from my own observations how
low the thermometer fell that night, but learn from
another that it went below zero. ' ,
In the winter of 1861-2, there was, alsbreolder
weather than we had tins winter. In December, >
1861, the thermometer was below the freesbg
point for five entire days?ranging between 80*
and 15?. For several days after the cold spell,
Saluda River was foil of large sheets of footing
ioe. ,
In the month of Janoary, 1862, the thermometer,
on the morning of the 26th, waS^down to 6?
at this place; and again the river was .foil of ice.
1 have seen no ice In 8ainda this, winter. This
winter, the coldest dajf we have had was Monday,
the 15th ultimo?the thermometer, at sunrise on j
tho 14th, was at 20?; at noon 26? ; and on the !
morning of the 1'jth at 12?.
I believe, however, that the month just passed t
has been the worst for oat-door work, of which
farmers have been able to do bat little.
South Carolina Medical Association.
"r At the annual meeting of the South Carolina
Medical Association, recently held in Charleston, j
the following members were elected officers for the
ensuing year:?
President?Dr. ?. Horlbeck.
, Vice President?Dr. Coffin, of Barnwell, Dr. J.
, B. Barratt, of Abbeville.
, Secretary?Dr.. J. J. Chlsolm.
Corresponding Secretary?Dr. F. M. Robertson.
I Treasurer.?Dr. H. W. DeSaussure. i
Orator for ??7?wvT. T. oooeruoi, 01 rair- u
fc field District
convex Lions.
'r Abbeville?Dn. Barratt, Wair, Paul, Jourdan,
. Taggert, andLyons. ... (
e Barnwell?Dr. A. Coffin.
t Beaufort.?Dr. H. M. Puller.
i Chester.?Drs. Wylie, DeBardeleben and Doug
Chesterfield? Dr. Alex. Williams. t
f Charleston?Drs. J. Moultrie, T. T. Simmons,
j E. Horlbeck, J. P. Jervey, 8. W. Barker, B. Leb
by, Rv S. Bailey, E. Geddings, W. T. Wragg, D.
J. Cain, H. B. Frost, P. C. Gaillard, F. M. Rob- '
ertson, H. W. De8ausBure, T. J. Priolaeu, 8. Dick- \
sod, and J. J. Chisplm. :
Colleton?"ton. Dupont, Rivers, Smith, Find, j
May, Shuler, and Glover. - . i
Darlington?Dr. F. A. Dargan.
8 Edgefield?Dn. J. C. Ready, and B. W. Youngt
blood. v'
j Fairfield?Dr. T. T. Robertson.
9 Georgetown?Drs. White, and Miller.
t Kershaw?Dr. W. J. McKaa.
' Lexington?Dr. Gerhard Muller.. J
; Newberry?Dr. J. W. McCants. 1
Orangeburg?Drs. Bailey, Elliott and Qusttle- A
baum.
Richland?Drs. Boatwright, Talley and Glbbes.
Sumter?Dr. J. A. Mays.
Union?Dr. M. Goudelock.
Williamsburg?Dr. Bradley.
York?Dr. D. H. Thomasson.
\ Commercial ?cpadmtnt. |
, Yorkville Markets. J
Reported Expressly for the Yorkville Enquirer by 1
r Thomas Davies'A Co.. Grocers and Product. M
Dealers.
i Fib*uaky21.
i Cotton.?^Throughout theweek under renew, our
| market has exhibited unusual animation; .the def
mand has continued to be very lively, and a large
I number of bales have changed hands. Since the
' arrival of the Persia, prices have advanced gradually
and firmly. The advices by the Canada,
quoting an advance of J<L, arrived Tuesday even3
ing, and imparted new activity to the market,
r though, thus far, the ruling rates have.not been afa
fee ted. We place our quotations at 7 to 9}, with
t the remark that the rates on all grades continue to
have an upward tendency. A choice quality might
g be sold at 9.62.
j Flour.?The demand for flour is still lively.?
The market is dull, however, and prices continue
to decline. We quote in sacks, $3.25@$8.60;
f for barrels, $7.25@$7.76.
3 Grain.?The grain market is also dull, and prices
wavering. The demand is good, at the followe
ingrates: Wheat $1.25@$1.50; Corn, 60@70
t cents bushel; Oats, 40; Peas, 60 @ 65 cents. <
t Groceries.?The supply of Groceries is larger
P than at our last report Prices are advancing
s elsewhere, but our own market remains the same,
B to wit: Sugar, New Orleans, 12J; Refined, 15;
[ Coffee, Rio, 15 @ 20?Java, 16 @25; Molasses,
e India 62?Superfine New Orleans, 70 cents; Macke
erel, $6 half-barrel; Salt, $2.60 $ sack; Cheese
? 20 cents; Pice, $5 ^ bushel.
1 _____
3 Columbia Market.
Fsbbuaey 18.
i fouon.?it -win do reconeciea tnat oar previous
- weekly report of the cotton market closed on a
e good and active demand for the article at prices
I varying from 8?9Jc. On the first day of the week
f now under review, viz: Monday, the news from
Liverpool to the 26th ult., came to hand, reporting
y an advance of l-16d, with sales for the previous
r week of 70,000 boles, and also stating that the
1 prospects of peace were highly favorable. These
y accounts gave renewed life and activity to our mar
ket, and in the course of that and the following
e day prices advanced ?@}c on our former quota*
tions. During Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
r the same good feeling prevailed, with prices steadif
ly tending in favor of sellers, and at the close of d
i- business on the latter day it was ascertained that V
e a choice article was worth 9}c. On Saturday the 1
. demand was rather less active, and prices were 1
e easier, although not quotably lower. The sales 1
c of the week comprise over 2,400 bales, at the fol'
lowing particulars, viz. Inferior 8@8J; Ordinary
d. 8f ? 81; Middling 8} ? 9J; Good Middling 8J
?|9f; Fair 9$ ? 9 J; a ad a choice article 9}o.
V-.; :j