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Scraps & Jfads.
Where did Noah strike the first nail j
in the ark ? On the head.
??- A Reading Room and Library Association
has been formed at Spartanburg.
??The revolution in Mexico is nearly '
crushed. Comonfort has been elected Presi- i
dent.
TVa A mari/ion n/vWinn r\f fli?nf>ral i
1UV 4&IMV??VHM |#V* V*VM N/? V j
Walter's army in Nicaragua, numbers twelve
hundred men.
The Spartanburg Exjiress has receiv- j
ed for examination a pair of socks, the work of
a young lady of that district, knit together ,
on the same needles at the same time.
Washington, March 17.?In the Sen-!
ate to-day, Mr. Douglas reported a bill au- |
thorizing the people of Kansas to .form a i
State Government when they have the requisite
population.
We learn that a fire occurred on the
premises of Mr. John Harrison, sr., near j
Long Town, in Fairfield District, on Monday t
' ?A ^~ JmaII'mm iirtd ifro anfirA '
IM51, (juusuuiiiJg uia unciiiug auu no vuvwo
conteut9.
It has been beautifully said that the
veil which covers the face of futurity is woven
by the hand of mercy. Seek not to raise the
veil, therefore, for sadness might be seen to
. shade the brow that fancy had arrayed in
smiles of gladness.
Mr. James Turner, senior, in the
. ninety-eighth year of his age, a soldier of the
revolutionary war, who fought at Briar Creek
and Gnilford Court House, was taken prison- j
er. and for.several months kept on board a
prison ship, died in Alamance county, North
Carolina, on the 12th ultimo.
Mr. ltolette, of the Minnesota Council,
has introduced a memorial to Congress,
asking a division of the Territory on the parallel
of forty-five degrees ten minutes, from
the St. Croix to the Missouri. Mennesota
at present is equal to four States the size of
Indiana.
' In Charlottesville, Virginia, on Tuesday
last, fifty-one negroes were sold at auction
for ?28,725, an average of ?718 each.
One of the men only brought ?25, being very
old, and several others ^ .re infirm. A
girl, 22 years old, brought SI,415, and a
blacksmith of ordinary appearance, sold for
?1,500.
Colonel Benton contradicts the statement
made at the Pittsburer Convention, bv
. " O ' v
Mr. Greeley, that he was favorable to the
abolishment of slavery in Missouri. lie
says he never exchanged a word with Mr.
Greeley on the subject, and that he must have
got his information from some third person,
who was ignorant of his whole language and
conduct upon the subject.
There are said to be 1,300 banks in
the United States, which in last January cirrulaied
$117,157,412, while of coin in cir- ,
culation there was 8285,109,605, showing
actually a greater amount of coin than bank (
notes to be used in the business of the coun- (
try. The whole amount of money in circu- ,
lation was 8359,265.017, giving to each in- (
dividual an average of 813.30, and showing
au increase of about 860,000,000 in the last
ten years.
The Ovid (N. Y.) Bee says that Ca- <
yuga Lake is eutirely frozen over, a cricum- 1
stance that has not occurred before in forty (
years. People crass from a point opposite
Ovid on firm ice, and at other points, either 1
way, they cross with teams. Two locomo- 1
tives on the road between Cortland and Bing- 1
hamton, are covered with snow almost to the 1
tops of their siiioke-pipos. The snow along c
the Allegany and Cheat mountains has been 1
fully five feet in depth for some weeks past,
and the road almost impassable to travellers.
It is believed that Coffee can be cul- b
tivated in some of our Southern States as n
successfully as in Brazil, Java, and Jamaica, s
That its cultivation in our country would be
inTrolnnM.-t tnnv Iip inferred from the fact that c
it costs us no le3s than ?15,700,000 annual- b
ly as an importation. The coffee tree, it is
well known, lives to a great age, provided
the soil is kept well drained, and begius to
bear when three years old, increasing iu frui- n
tion till seven years of age. It is to be hoped
that the experiment will speedily be tried (
in some of ouv Southern States.
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Those ladies who wit?h to see their t
"lords'' wearing nice, glossy shirt bosoms, j t
will do well to observe the following receipt: | s
" Take two ounces white gumarabic, powder j
it in a pitcher, and pour on it a pint or more |l:
of water, according to the degree of strength ;
you desire, and then, having covered it, let 1
it set ail night. In the morning filter it care- c
fully from drcge into a clean bottle, cork it 1
and keep for use. A tablespoonful of gum j1
water stirred into a pint of starch made the j f
usual way, will give to either white or print- [c
ed shirts a look of newness that nothing else js
can restore to them after washing.''
New Orleans, March 12.?The Wash- j t
ington and Oregon Territory are still trou- ] j
bled with Indian outrages. Numerous vol-j t
uuteer companies were raisiug. The ques- j (
tion of a Sta.D Government is to go before ;.
the people in a special election in April.? ' :
In Central America, Walker has seized all ' i
the boats of the Transit Company and annull- |,
cd their charter, anil granted one to another | <
Company. Iu Nicaragua, Kinney has pub- j i
lished a letter substantiating bis claims in i'
Central America. Two hundred men left j <
yesterday on the "Webster to join Walker; \ i
among these is Col. French.
The following, which is attributed to j
'lk Marvel,' we clip fruiu the Knukcrbock- j1
tr. It will find a response in many a heart: i
Alas, that with the old singers most of the |
sweeter tunes have died upon the air! but j
they linger in memory, and they shall yet be
sung iu the sweet reunion of song that shall j,
take place byaud by iu a hall whose columne j,
aro beams of morning light, whose ceiling is ;,
pearl, whose floors are all gold, aud where j j
hair never turns silvery aud hearts never i
grow old. Then she that sang alto and she j
that sang air will be in their places once j;
more.' j
New York, March 15th.?The steam
I 1
er George Law has arrived, with $1,200,000 !
in specie. The Nicaragua correspondent of
llie Herald says that a commission of British '
and Nicaragua agents had met at Greytowu, ,
^d settled satisfactorily the difficulty rela- [!
tivc to Mosquito. The treaty is now on the j'
way to England for ratification. The Cen-; \
tral, American Governments, had united ",
against Walker, and hostilities would proba- j (
blysoon commence. Several European Gov- j
emnients had issued instructions 10 tueir acluntio
and Pacific squadrons relative to eveuts j!
in Central America. j,
-?A letter writer from Anderson C. H. ,
to the Southern Enterprise, under date of j
March 11th, relates the following : 'Quite |
a serious affair occurred in the street last ;
evening about dark. A man by the name j
of Dickson stabbed a man named Majors, J
under the right shoulder with a knife. The j
lungs were penetrated, and the gash was i
some three inches in length. One of his
phys'cians, l)r. Evans, told me this morning j
that very little hopes could be entertained of j
his recovery. Dickson was under the influ- j
ence of spirits at time he did the deed.? j
Public feeling at this time is very much a- j
gainst him, and all concur in the opinion |
that he ought to meet with the severest pun- j
ishment."
Cjjffjorltbillc (inquirer
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edited bv
SAM'L W. MELTON JOHN L. MILLER.
YORKVILLEj S. C.
THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 20,1866.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Our kindliest acknowledgments are due to our
member, Mr. Boyce, for a copy of the Report of
the "U. S. Naval Astronomical Expedition to the '
Southern Hemisphere," a large and interesting j
work, giving a detailed account of travel, descrip- ;
tive of the country, productions, manners and cus- !
torn* and social life ol' the South American Rcpub- j
lies. The attentions of our member, always val- ;
ued, are in this inatance especially to be appro- |
dated.
We are also indebted to Senators Butler and :
Evans, and to Messrs. Crooks and Orr for pub- j
lie Documents.
" CIVILIZATION."
To the kindly offices of a friend ve are indebted
for the privilege of publishing the cleverly written
article, entitled " Civilization :?in what does it J
consist ?" which the reader will find on the first
page of this issne. It is from the pen of one of {
the promising young men of our State, Mr. W. F.
Nasce, of Newberry ; and is an elaboration of his >
graduating address delivered at the last Com- J
mcncement of the Citadel Academy, Charleston, i
The attentive, intelligent reader will discern in it J
the evidences of laborious research?earnest, manly
and energetic thought?high literary attainment,
and a felicity of diction, which, nnusnal
in such productions, gild the future of the young
writer with a coloring of more than ordinary
promise.
THE BIBLE SOCIETY.
The notice in another column will inform our
readers of the meeting of the York District Bible j
Society, which has been postponed from time to i
time in consequence of the imclemency of the
weather. The meeting will convene in the CourtFlouse
at 10J o'clock, Wednesday next.
As we have before remarked, the occasion is
one which merits the attentiou of the good people
of our district. It will be rendered interesting by
the address of Rev. Mr. Rops, who is one of our
best men and ablest preachers, and in every way
qualified to do ample justice to his subject. We
truBt there will be a general attendance, and especially
that the ladies, who proverbinlly are never
weary in well-doing will by their presence give encouragement
to the worthy cause.
MEETING AT ROCK II1L.L.
We give a prominent place in this issue to the 1
call for a public meeting at Rock Hill, Saturday
iext, for the purpose of contributing aid to the j1
:ause of the South in Kansas.
We cannot too warmly express the gratification '
t affords us to extend this announcement, and at '
he same time to indicate our cordial approval of '
ho movement thus begun by the intelligent and
mblic-spirited citizens of the Indian Land. It 1
omes from the cool-headed, deliberating men of *
he country, who are not wont to be aroused on
rivial occasions, and when aroused are not accus- *
omed to "waste the right in wordsaud it brings '
nth it the assurance that they will conceive it to 11
ic a matter of pride as well as of patriotism, to r
sake a demonstration alike honorable to them- s
elves and fruitful of good results.
It will be seon that several distinguished speak- ^
rs, and, better still, the Ladies, are expected to
? present. r
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COURT-WEEK. h
The Court adjourned Saturday afternoon: for t
o other reason, certainly, than that, in the course ?
f human events, Saturday was the last day of the t
reek. Contrary to our expectation, the time of ,]
he Court was occupied with the consideration of \
ssentially "small and mean causes,'' some of j,
rhich involved issues not even commensurate with ! p
he current expenses of Court and jury. The re- /,
nit is, that the more important business on the : 0
locket was not reached, and an Extra Court has j v
icon called for the first Monday in July. j j
It would perhaps he a work well duue, were we : j
o "point a moral'" by an allusion to several of the ! j
ases brought up for trial during the term. Each ' p
vouid teach a useful lesson; but none deserves a
nention more particularly than that iu which the !
>arries were arraigned, tried and severely punish- '
id, for riotous conduct at a oump-meeting. Out- ; ^
iidc of the category of capital offences, wc know J *
>f no more flagrant outrage than the attempt, ; c
vhothcr by men drunk or sober, wantonly to dis- i 1
urb a religious community congregated together 1
'or the worship of Cod; and for such violation of '
he plainest requirements of decency and good or- '
ler, no penalty prescribed in our eodo can be too 11
icvere. It is true, unfortunately, that, at times, ;
Ministers of the Gospel permit themselves to be , '
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jeiruyeu inu> llivusHirvn. IIUIC hi inrcymp, nnu turn ,
dtiee and veil calculated to provoke the vicious '
leeds of vicious ruen; but such imprudence can- 1
not be pleaded in palliation. No matter under ' 1
what circumstances it may be committed, the 1
:rime is without au excuse, naked iu its utter de- '1
I'ormity, unredeemed, and disgraceful to any corn- 1
inuuity. We trust that the signal event of the
trial to which we have alluded will furnish a profitable
example; and that the record of crime in our J |
District w ill not again be marked by a similar out- !;
rage. |
.... Mil* ? ?
THE LEGISLATIVE TIMES.
We are under obligations to Messrs. E. H. Brit- ;
ton & Co., Proprietors of the Carolina Times, for |
a copy of tho Legislative Timer, containing a fall j
and accurate report of the debates and proceed- j
ings of the lust session of our Legislature.
We have heretofore given expression to our appreciation
of the energy aud public spirit which
furnished the motives to the enterprise of Messrs. !
Britton & Co.; and we have only to say now, that, j
notwithstanding the many obstacles in the way,
the work has been well and faithfully done. The
volume contains .120 pages, printed in good style, r
neatly bound, and furnished with an index.
Not only as a book of reference worthy of a ' i
place in the library of every intelligent gentleman i
n the district, but as the first of a series intro- 1
lucing a new feature in our legislation, the 1
Times must be regarded as a work of great value. (
rhe complaint with which wc South Carolinians 1
iuffer most, is ignorance?pure, unalloyed ignor
nice?of public affairs; aud a corresponding in- . t
Jifference to the progress of State and National j i
legislation. This may be, and doubtless is, "bliss;" j <
*n is the lmnniness of a child. It is nevertheless j (
* 'langeron* and insidious evil; a condition unwor- ]
thy of a free people, and, in the end, utterly sub- ^
versive of free institutions. Doubtless, such iu- ;
difference has beeu iu a great measure owing to a
want of the means of procuring information; and
it is with this wicw, that wc take especial pleasure
in commending the enterprise of Messrs. Brittos
& Co. Xo excuse can hereafter be givcu by intelligent,
reading men, for their culpable neglect of
the public interest; and surely, with the opportunity
in their way, the amende will not be requisite.
We shall be glad to receive the subscriptions of
any of our readers who may desire to procure the
work. Price, five dollars.
ANOTHER DISTRICT.
We learn from the Chernw Gaietfe that a large
assemblage of the citizens of Chesterfield District
convened, Sales-day last, and appointed the follow
ing gentlemen to represent the district in the .May
Convention, at Columbia: Dr. Thos. E. Powe,
John A. Inglis, Esq., II. Mclver, Esq., Gen. J.
W. Blakeney, Col. W. L. T. Prince, Messrs. Hugh
Craig and Geo. W. Spencer. On motion, the
Chairman of the meeting, Dr. Alexander Williams,
was added to the number. Delegates have now
been appointed by fourteen of the twenty-nine
districts in the State, and arrangements are in progress
for meetings on the first Monday in April,
in several of those which have not yet taken position.
The opposition journals to the contrary
notwithstanding, it is now a settled fact that the
Convention will meet, ami that therein a majority
of the districts will be represented. When we
consider that the friends of the measure were
forced to contend against the mighty weight of
authority, "time-honored policy," prejudice, and
a natural tendency towards utter somnolency, we
arc inclined to regard the result as a most decided
success.
ITdW does our coteinporary, the Carolina Time*,
fancy the complexion of things, now ? Would it
not. be well to take a pipe full of it, and with quiet,
imperturbable gravity, smoke it out 1 Such is
our advice.
MERE-MENTION.
We have received "Night Thoughts on the Death
of a Child." and "Dora." They will appear next
week Notice the Advertisement of the sale
of theestate of George Ratchford, deed Also,
the announcement of Messrs. Broach, Mills &Co.,
who arc receiving new goods at Rock Hill: and of
Messrs. G. TV. Broach & Co.. who are doing the
same public service at Fort Mill The Standard
says that the line of the Columbia and Charlotte
Telegraph is in a forward state of repair,
nnd those having it in charge hope to have it in
operation from Columbia as far as Chester before
Court week Governor Adams will commence
his "general reviews," at Walterboro', on the 16th
of April An enthusiastic Kansas meeting
was held in Charleston on Friday evening last.?
Wm. Whaley and IV. R. Taber, esqrs, made addresses,
and the necessary committees were appointed
to collect founds. The work goes on!
Judge O'Neall, in a recent letter to the Greenville
FnUrprise, says: "More homiei<,*s have taken
place this winter than at any period within my
recollection. They are all traceable to intoxicatingdrink."
Two fires occurred in Cnmden
last week?one consuming the cotton-house of W.
D. McDowall, esq., with six thousand dollars J
worth of cotton?the other burning the stable of j
Miss H. DeLeon. Says the Journal, "It is the
season now, that all hands must be on the look out |
for fire, for at no other time is the danger half so
great; this month has always been preeminent for
frequent and destructive fires, and "the ides of
of March" may well be regarded with fearful apprehension."
A magnificent bridge has been
erected in Charleston over Ashley River, at the
foot of Spring street. It was opened for general
travel on the 5th A man by the name of
rhomas Sparks was shot dead at Ladson's, on the
3outh Carolina Rail Road, on Monday evening
ast, by his brother-in-law, Myer Bell. Bell, at
ast accounts, had not been arrested James
VIcCombs, who was convicted last week in Colnm>ia
for the murder of Wm. T. Cross, has been senenced
to be hung, Friday the 25th April next.
The New York herald is responsible for
hese pithy sentences: "The coming contest for the
'residency will be the great crisis for the Union
ind the constitution. There is nothing but the
ligger question to fight about, and the war on that
mbject may be, as an Ohio delegate to the Know
Nothing Convention said, a war "to the knife."?
The ball is opened. Who can predict the result*"
In the House of Representatives Mr. Hover.
noved that the committee 011 the Post Office iu[uire
iuto the expediency of erecting a public
tuilding in the city of Columbiu, for the use of
lie Post Office and the Federal Courts The
tudents of the College at Columbia celebrated
he anniversary of the birth of Calhoun, on Tueslay
last. The address was made by Mr. W. H.
I'hitner, of Anderson An unti-Know-Xothmj
meeting was held in Shelby, last week, for the
lurpose of appointing delegates to the Know-Xothnff
Convention which will meet in Raleigh the 19th
f April ! What docs that mean? A delegation
fas also appointed to meet the Rutherford and
'oik delegation, at Rutherford on the second Monlay
in April, to nominate a Senatorial candidate,
'resident Pinner, and Governor Draco were both
oudly applauded.
S.MALI, POX.
We learn from our exchanges that this fearful
liscase is afflicting the people of Rnncomb county,
forth Carolina, and is gradually spreading in all |
lircctions. At last accounts it had not reached j
\shville, and the inhabitants were taking extraor- i
linary precautions by passing ordinances to prolibit
persons from coming within the corporate j
imits. The localities most afflicted are those j
llong Cane Creek and the French Broad.
From the subjoined paragraph, taken from the j
9iimfr Watch man, it will be seen that the disease j
us already been communicated to tbat region.?
fhe drover had, without doubt, caught the contagion
on his way through North Carolina. May
not the like occur, and the disease be brought to
surowu doors? and should not such a possibility j
suggest to us the propriety of resorting to vaccination,
if uot to other precautionary measures ? The
Watchman says:
"Just before we went to press last week, it wa9
rumored that a case of this disease was in our j
town : but the rumor was not then authenticated, |
and we did not deem it necessary to make any no- j
.. o! .1... ?:? ,i.? ~i.i
HCe 01 11. OUICU Uliil iilUC) i uc |;uj9ivi?ino ui tuv i
place have pronounced upon the case very decidedly.
The subject was a drover named Click, and j
was one of three brothers, the remaining two of j
whom atteuded him duriDg his illness, and have I
since taken their departure. After lingering dur- I
ing the week, ho died on Saturday night, and was j
buried the next morning at the cemetery. Thie ;
case has crented quite a panic in our community, [
because the poor mun had mingled with the citi- j
zens for some time before his disease was pronoun- j
ced upon. As yet, no other case has appeared, !
and we sincerely trust that it may go no further, j
Some days, however, must elapse before the pub- j
lie mind will be fully satisfied on that point." :
STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
AVe inadvertently omitted, last week, to make j
up an account of the proceedings of the Executive
Committee of the State Agricultural Society, which ;
met in Columbia week before the last. A Premium j
list was arranged for the next Pair ; and an elec- |
lion held, which resulted in the choice of Col. A. j
G. St'MMF.R as Editor, and R. W. Ginnns as Pub- '
i!..1?_ II C/Uitli Pnr.itinn A rri-irtiilf iirist "
ii?iier, ui ?ut wvu?H v*?v..MW
Messrs. Summer, Adams and flibbes were consti- j
tuted a building Committee, to immediately put j
n progress the erection of suitable buildings, cndosing
the grounds, &c., in conjunction with the
Jity Council of Columbia. It was ordered that a
permanent edition of four thousand copies of the
Journal be published, and that Messrs. Summer
and Gibbeshave prepared a suitable device for the
| cover. The publication of the Journal was or!
tiered to commence by the first of May next.
The display of spirit and energy with which the
Committee prosecute their duties certainly augurs
well for the success of the Society ; so, too, does i
the election of Col. Si mmkr, a gentlemen of large
experience and varied acquirements, an enthusiasj
tic worker, a ready and clever writer, and, with
I it all, one of the most genial-hearted men alive.
' lie has been in the harness before and has tried
! the reins thoroughly, so that we can predict with
I certainty that he will make a paper worth the
support of the sensible farmers of our State. We
i publish the Prospectus in our advertising columns,
I aud subjoin by request the Card of the Secretary
and Treasurer:?
f The Secretary is ready to receive the subscriptions
of Life Membership, due on the 1st of Janua;
ry, 1856, at the Society Rooms, Columbia, S. C.
! *???? < ? ?l T ;/?_ k.-oklna An.
: duuhs lur suusunpuuu 10 A^iie .uumun ??m
! nual Memberships, and the " South Carolina Agj
riculturist," are opened for the reception of names.
For a Life Membership of $25 the subscribers
! will receive script, which will entitle them to the
j freedom of the Society as Members and Exhibit!
ors, and a copy of the paper. If the Society
i should ever be discontinued, the original fee will
! be returned, and the interest only will be used.
Annual Membership of $2 entitles the Member
! to a ticket of admission to the Fair during the
i week, and the privilege of exhibiting without
charge.
The subscription to " The South Carolina Agriculturist"
is $1 per annum, in advance.
Gentlemen in various parts of the State will be
designated heroafter, who will receive subscriptions
of Life Membership, and deliver script for
the same. I would thank the papers of the State
to copy oi* notice editorially the information contained
above.
A. G. SUMMER,
Secretary and Treasurer, Columbia, S. C.
POLITICAL.
! Our advices from Washington, received since
j the last issue, relate almost exclusively to thedis-1
I ciission of the Kansas question, which at present I
i engrosses the earnest attention of both Houses of
Congress. There, as elsewhere throughout the
country, the solution of this vexed question is
deemed of paramount importance; and while it is
pending, no other measure, however important,
. can command a hearing. This is just to our j
; mind ; we would not have it otherwise. Let the j
i issue be thus presented boldly and stripped of all j
j surroundings, and, by itself and on its own mer- I
i its, let it be decided.
Inasmuch as this is hereafter to be regavded as
the all important topic, we shall not do amiss by
refreshing the mind of the reader with a resume
of the events which have contributed to mnke up
the issue. It will be remembered that in accordnnpc
with thp nrnvisions of the Knnsas-Mehraskn
; Act, the people of Kansas proceeded to organize
' a Tprritorinl government, and, at the period dcsig|
nated by their Governor, held an election for
j members of the Territorial Legislature. In this
j election, notwithstanding the vigorous and well di!
rected efforts of Abolition Aid Societies, abetted
j by the schemes of Governor Reeder, the Freej
State party was signally defeated. The members
chosen, were known to be, almost without exception
favorable to the -introduction of the instituj
tion of slavery into the Territory. Again, in acl
cordance with the law, the legislature thus elected,
after having procured certificates duly attested
by the Governor, was convened by his Excellency
at Pawnee; and, among other Acts, provided
for the election by the people of a Delegate to the
National Congress. On the first Monday in October,
the ballottings were held at the several places
designated, and by well-nigb an unanimous
vote, the election was declared in favor of Mr.
Whitfield, the Delegate now admitted temporarily
to a seat in the House of Representatives.
But the Free-Soil party at the North were not
content thus to be' thwarted in their schemes. In
obedience to instructions, their emissaries in Kansas
brought in question the legality of the Territorial
Legislature, repudiated its acts, and proceeded
in violation of all law to organize a separate
and distinct government. Meeting in Convention,
they determined to take no part in the election ordered
by the Legislature; but, on the other hand,
appointed another time for the election of a Delegate
of their own exclusive choosing. Thus Governor
Reeder was chosen, with a unanimity equally
marked with that attending the election of Mr.
Whitfield. More:?Once under way, they persevered
in their violent and revolutionary measures,
until now, after having devised what they term a
State Constitution and, in accordance with its provisions,
having elected a Governor and other officers,
they announce their readiness to apply for
admission as a State into the Union !
These separate and distinct organizations,?
both claiming to be the government of Kansas and
both demanding recognition as such, are now before
the bar of Congress. In the Senate, the
question has been introduced by the majority Report
of Senator Douglass, Chairman of the Committee
on Territories, upon the President's Kansas
Message, in which the affairs of the territory
are reviewed, the legality of the Kansas Legislature
recognized, and the views of the special message
firmly and ably sustained. A minority report
has also been submitted by Mr. Collainer, j
"attributing the present troubles to the abrogation I
of the Missouri Compromise, asking a repeal of the
Act, demauding a reorganization of the territorial
government on the free principle, and declaring
the acts of the present Legislature spurious and
inoperaiive.'' The debates, thus far by Judge
Butler and Judge Douglass on one side and by
Messrs. Seward and Sumner on the other, promises
to be of the fiercest and most virulent charac- j
ter; but as far ob the Senate is concerned, the is- i
sue will at last be decided in accordance with the [
antecedents of that truly conservative and patriotic
body.
In the House, the issue, involving precisely the j
same points, is made to turn upon the decision of
the election case contested between Whitfield and
Reeder. The Committee of elections, to whom
the matter hail been referred, reported a resolu- j
tion, several weeks ago, empowering them to send |
to Kansas for "persons and papers," to be em- j
ployed as evidence. The resolution was not ac- ;
companied by the usual report detailing the rea- 1
sons for such a procceditrc, and was accordingly !
recommitted. Subsequently it was again, sub- ;
mitted with an elaborate report urging the proprie- j
ty of the proposed measure. The minority, Mes- 1
? _P n ?r .VlnKowo !
srs. Olfpucu.", Hi UUUrglH, WJUIkU V* 4IIUI/IHUH, I
and Oliver, of Missouri, made an adverse report; 1
and between the two documents, representing the j
opinions of the contending parties, a debate has j
sprung up, which in all probability is destined to ,
occupy much, if not all, of the valuable time of ;
the House during the session. What the end will ;
be it, is of course impossible to foretell with cer- j
tainty. It is probable, however, that, while not1
a shadow of reason can be adduced to legalize j
the claim of Reeder, the election of Whitfield will j
be declared void, and the contest be referred back j
to the people of the Territory, with the expecta- !
tion that a number of emigrants can be transpor- ;
ted to the field of action sufficient to turn the
;
scale in favor of the Free-State party. In view
of this result, the correspondent of the Mercury ;
says .?
The bill organizing the Territories of Kansas
and Nebraska, orders the Governor to take a census
of the population; to distribute the number
of Representatives among the districts ; to appoint
the places nnd time for holding the election, and
persons to superintend it; nnd then says that
thereafter the whole power of the subject shall I
be in the Territorial Legislature. Thus you will '
see, that the election having been held under the j i
bill, all the power under it, in the hands of the '
Governor, has been exhausted. Now, if the i'
I
House pronounces the Kansas Legislature an illegal
body, where is the power to order a new election?
Not in the hands of the Governor. Where, ;
then? In the hands of Congress. But, suppose
the Senate should decide the Kansas Legislature
to be a legal body; or suppose the President should
so decide?and, in fact, he has so decided?and .
either should refuse to pass or sign a new bill; !
! what would be the condition of things in the ter-'
I ritory ? One of anarchy?profound confusion.?
The action of the House may vet involve us in ut- i
inn nmhonrnflcmntit
| Prominent in the debate thus far, we are grati- ;
I tied to note the masterly effort of our immediate '
j Representative, Mr. Boyce?an effort which cer-'
I tainly entitles hiin to a niche above the command- j
j ing position which the popular verdict has al- j
! ready awarded him. We have not for a twelve- j
; month met with a more searching, forcible and ^
! strictly logical argument on any subject. Keeping j
j constantly in view the issue in point, he demon- (
I strntes the impropriety nnd inexpediency of the j
, measure proposed by the Committee, vindicates |
j the authority of the Kansas Legislature and their i
j right to the seat of the Kansas Delegate, and |
' with the utmost ease tears into shreds the flimsy j
! and ridiculous pretexts which are made to sub-1
serve the purposes of the Free-soil party. We !
shall publish the speech in our next issue, and
therefore refrain from further comment. The letter,
from which we have quoted above, thus alludes
to it:?
"The debate in the House upon this subjept has
| been a very able one. Mr. Boyce, of South CaroI
Una, made a superb speech. He is one of the
J very best and clearest constitutional lawyers in the
| House. His opinions always carry great weight
; with them. His discussion of the many grave
i questions connected with this subject, was lumin|
ous and profound. He commanded, throughout
l his argument, the unflagging attention of the
; House. This is the best test of a member's stand!
ing in the House. Mr. Boyce is regarded here as
, having exhausted the important points in the con;
troversy. So fur as the friends of Whitefield are
concerned, they may safely leave their case with
| Mr. Boyce's argument. His constituents may
j wen De proua 01 mm.
i While the debate is progressing thus sharply at
! Washington, events at the scene of action indicate
' that the contest there is to be brought speedily to
j the test. By telegraph we learn that the bogus
I Free-State Legislature met and organized at Topeka
on the 4th instant. The abolition Governor,
| Robinson, "in his message, which is mostly devoted
to a review of the history of Kansas, says it is
understood that the United States Deputy Marshal
| was privately instructed to arrest members of the
Legislature at.d resistance would be offered?nota
finger would be raised against the Federal Government's
authority until there was no hope but in
revolution." He calls for military organization
against the scalping knife of the west, and revolution
in the east. The Independence correspondent
telegraphs that "the Free Legislature adjourned
to Lawrence, and was still in session there on Saturday.
Governor Shannon had gone there to ascertain
what was being done, and violence was apprehended.
There is some little excitement on
the border, and 100 Sharpe's rifles nnd two pieces
of cannon had been intercepted at Lexington, and
were being hold by the citizens subject to the order*
of Governor Shannon."
We have thus given to the reader a hurried
sketch of the main facts which have developed the
present aspect of the Kansas qnestion. The article
has already- been too far extended to permit
our indulging in the reflections which such statements
are well calculated to engender. But one
word: come when the decision may?let it he adverse
or favorable to the South?the destinies of
the institution of slavery in Kansas must depend
upon the men and means concentrated there.
Victory or defeat at last must be declared upon
the soil of the territory, and in favor of the cause
sustained by the stoutest heart and the strongest
arm.
OUR EXCHANGES.
The last issue of the Orageburg Southron?the
only number we have seen for n month?came to
us with the name of our young friend Henry D.
Kennedy, Esq., at the mast-head, and devolves
upon us, even at a late hour, the pleasing duty of
extending the courtesy which welcomes the newmade
editor into the ranks of the press-gang. The
Southron has already made itself known as a gallant,
spirited sheet, and it has now at th?. helm a
pilot whose skill and cleverness will permit it to
suffer no detriment. We regret the absence of
the missing numbers, as we now confess to something
more than the usunl interest in the career of
the Southron. Will our friend be careful to remember
us, hereafter ?
We have received several copies of the Tri-ueekty
Mirror, an underling of the weekly Mirror published
at Newberry C. H. Not only for the frequency
of its visits, but in appearance, style and ,
contents, it is a most decided improvement. Very
neatly printed, ably edited, and with a corps of
talented home-contributors, it deserves to rank
with the foremost of the country press. Success, 1
say we, to all such well conducted enterprises.
A word to our cotenipornry, the Charleston Mcrcurt/.
We have attentively examined our "files" ,
to ascertain if a reason of our own seeking exists,
why wc should not receive at least the wonted
share of editorial courtesy at your hands; but we ]
find none. We are therefore at a loss to know why .
a regular exchange with the Enquirer has been
discontinued, and an occasional copy of the Daily
Mercury substituted. Such favors are of no value j
to us, and if they are at nil expensive we beg that [
they be intermitted. Meantime, if it be necessary, j
in order to procure a regular file of the Mercury,
to send in the subscription price and take rank
with other subscribers, we shall cheerfully submit! j
to the conditions. j ,
The Febraiy number of the Erakine Collegiate
Recorder is on our table. As usual there are some .
good things in it, and some things not so good?
that is to say, wretched. For instance : those
undignified, wn-literary, Sophomoric, ebullitions
about love and courtship, evening parties, rabbit ,
chases, and such-like. Come, young gentlemen |
editors, all such stuff is childish?not fit to be
seen inside the covers of a Magazine!
An article entitled " Due-West, Past and Present"
appears under the head of " Editorial Museum,"
which will be interesting to a portion of;
our readers. We copy It.
Due-west Corner takes its name from Dewett's i
Corner ' e name of a small Indian trading-post,
which .vrmerly stood on or near the spot on which !
the present village of Due-West now stands. Howl
or why the change of name from Dewett's to Due-1
West was made, is, we believe, somewhat a mat- j <
ter of speculation. At any rate it is a point about i i
which we have not the means of information. j i
Those of our readers whose privilege it was to ; ;
bo present at our h.te "Annual Festival of Letters," ]
will remember the beautiful and appropriate allu- j i
sionofthe Anniversary Orator to certain tragic j 1
scenes connected with the early history of Due- j I
West. To others a brief sketch of them here might i
not be uninteresting. j I
The part which South Carolina had to act in the i i
Revolutionary drama was perhaps more difficult 1
than that of her sister States. On the coast the
British fleet menaced and captured her metropolis, j i
Within her own bosom were many, disaffected to- j i
wards the cause of liberty, a rankling wound in the ^
heart of the State, serving greatly to cripple her I i
energies. While on the frontier British emissa- j 1
ries were employed in exciting the Indians to as- j i
sassination and plunder. Thus while the British
fleet under Sir Peter Parker was preparing for the t
attack on Fort Sullivan, agents were actively cm- (
ployed among the Cherokees in arranging a simul- s
taneous attack on the frontier. The victory of t
Fort Sullivan, afterwards called Fort Moultrie in i
honor of its distinguished commander, was gained J
on the tweuty-eighth of June, and on the first of i i
July the blood-thirsty Cherokees poured down up- j ^
on the defenseless border settlement. The stroke ' t
fell with greatest severity upon the settlers iu the j 1
vicinity of Dewett's Corner. Among others the S
house of Capt. Aaron Smith at Little River was r
attacked, und himself, his wife, five children and i i
five slaves murdered in cold blood. His two sur- j ci
riving sons. one of them sadly mutilated, ccnped.' a
and called upon the people of the adjoining Din- 01
tricts to arm themselves against the approaching ! 1
savages. j ui
Col. Williamson, at that time commander in J ai
Ninety Six District, issued immediate orders for bl
the assembling of the militia. So great, however, b(
was the panic, that at the expiration of two days I ei
only forty men had assembled. With this number j ta
he advanced to the residence of the late Capt. j ni
Smith, and being there joined by others, he took ! ir
up his camp at Holmes' field, on llogskin Creek, | tl
four miles from Dcwetfs Corner. By this time j 01
the news of the victory of Fort Moultrie had reach- ! c<
ed the upper-districts, and operated favorably in h
influencing citizens to join the expedition against vi
tho Cherokees. Strengthened in his force, Col. ji
Williamson advanced against the Indian towns, V
captured and burned them. Several sharp contests ci
took place, in oue which, that of Essenecca, Fran
cis Salvador, a man of respectability and influence ti
throughout the State, fell by a stroke of the toma- ti
hawk. Weakened and dispirited, the Indians now ti
sued for peace. Delegates from South Carolina h
and Georgia, with which State the Cherokees had w
also been at war, met with the Indian Chiefs at v
Dewctt's Corner, and there in the language of the ii
orator above mentioned, "as if by a kind of poeti- c
cal justice," prepared and signed a definitive trca- p
ty of peace. By this treaty the Cherokees were i<
forced to retire still farther towards the mountains, a
They have continued to retire, until a footing is I
no longer left them upon the soil once their exclu- d
sive possession. There is something melancholy fi
in the fate of the Cherokee, as is also in that of fi
all bis kindred tribes. Yet, as belonging to an e
inferior, he was forced to yield to a superior race, s
The savage hunting-ground must be converted in- n
to cultivated fields, and the barren wilderness p
made to blossom as (he rose. A soil the most fruit- o
ful must be taken from under the dominion of an
indolent race, and placed in the power of one capable
of annreciatiner its advantages, and of making
~rr o ? o -? w
it the home of thousands and millions of contented
and happy beings. But to return.
Little need be said by way of contrasting the
present condition of our quiet little village, with
that above sketched, especially as our readers generally
are supposed to be familiar with its present
state. The contrast is both striking and agreea- v
ble. The then obscure Indian trading-post is now <
a flourishing village, containing a few, hut selected
and refined citizens, supporting a Weekly 0
known and valued in several States, and the seat
of an Institution of learning of considerable repn- o
tntion. Where then stood the rude wigwam of the f
savage, now stand the neat cottage, the comforta- p
ble mansion, the sanctuary and temple of learning, p
Where then the warrior poured forth his fervid e
eloquence around the Council fire of his nation, if
generous youth now practice the art of eloquence 5
from the rostrum, and drink daily from the living o
fountain of Science and Truth.
m? n
BY THE ARABIA. h
By the arrival of the Arabia, with Liverpool "
dates to the 1st of March, we have the following ?
items of intelligence from Enrope:? g
A dispatch received by Messrs. Brown k Ship- 'I
ley, the Liverpool Agents of the Collins line of P
steam ships, dated Glasgow the 27th ult., says that a
the Steam Ship Edit,burg from New York, passed g
on the 7th ult., when five days out, in lat. 40? 80', c'
and long. 49? 40', large quantities of broken ice and ^
saw on ita'quantlty of broken oabinfnrniture, con- a
sisting of fine ornamental doors, with white or glass
handles, a ladies work box, and other articles
common in the cabins of first class steam ships?
it is, we fear, too probable that thesearticles were '
fragments from the wreck of the Pacific, as the
Arabia brings no intelligence of that vessel.
In Paris three peace Conferences have been held
but none of theirproccedings have been allowed to ft
transpire. The general impression is that matters oi
so far, have progressed favorably. It is believed ^
that immediately nfter peace has been signed a j
riifimttnn C*r\r\onnac will moot tAor)iiiQt ilia holattPA a
of power. A rumor, to which, however, not much *
credence is given, is afloat to the effect that Rns- s(
sia concedes the required limitations, but will not tl
abandon her protectorate overthe Greek Christians. h<
Another rumor, somewhat alarming, but believed ^
to be a speculating ruse, says that Russia has ata- j,j
ted objections which will'break up theJConference. le
An armistice has been announced, to last until the w
end of March, but not to affect the existing block- ^
ade, and has been made known to the armies in the ai
Crimea. Omar Facha's resignation has been ac- ^
cepted. Russia, the Allies and Sweden continue jjj
to make active preparations for war. Leave of 9i
absence was freely given to officers in the Crimea. 41
The allies were about to destroy the sunken ships ^
at Sebastopol. Ismeal Pacha will be the succes- g(
sor of Omar Pacha in the command of the Turkish b(
army. th
In the British House of Commons, General De ?*
Lacy Evans had given notice that he would offer n?j
a resolution disapproving of the conduct of the
English Governmet in the United States enlistment
business. The excitement in relation to el<
the difficulty with the United States had entirely on
subsided in England. Mr. Buchanan had dined th
with the Queen. vo
The Liverpool Cotton Market opened active, ve
but closed quiet. The sales during the week ending
the 28 th ult, comprised 06,000 bales, of which SI
speculators took 1:1,000and exporters 3000 bales,
leaving 50,000 bales of all descriptions to the trade. ?a
The stock in port consisted of 400,000 bales, in- F1
eluding 270,000 American. Price were unchan- Ge
i* E
" loLETTER
PROM JUDGE EVANS. Lo
We find in the Chatter Standard, of last week, a Mi
lefter from our venerable Senator, Judge Evans,
to Dr. John Douglass, discussing calmly and for- De
cibly the policy of a representation on the part of ^
the Democratic party of our State in the approaching
National Convention. Although the time ^
for argument has passed by, and, at least as far as ^j?
our own District is concerned, the question has Ml
become a "foregone conclusion," it will not be out Mi
of place to make assurance doubly sure by appeal- 1 e
ing to the sage counsels of a wise and venerable
c? i.:m?Air
[Ullll?UIIC TV1JU UU.1 iUI IUI4^ JIUI3 J'lUTC'l UlillSCil,
and is far above suspicion. We therefore copy the de:
letter. The conclusion is somewhat delayed by ^,e
th(
what appears to us as not entirely a pertinent arjuraent,
but it is at last given clearly :?"my best mi
judgment is that we ought to join in the selection." or
Rend it:? i wc
! m<
Washington, Feb. 24, '56. j be
My Dear Sir:?I have had various applications Nc
from newspaper editors to know my opinions of j rei
the Cincinnati Convention. Theso I have declined ist
to answer, becnuse I presume the object was to ]
give publicity through the papers. The subject is | i]
a grave one, to be decided by argument and not l
by the influence of names. My position here does j
not enable me to form better opinions than may i Pri
be formed by others at home; but I have on this, of
as on most other questions, an opinion which has
never been withheld from my private friends; and jor
such as it is, I have no hesitation in giving it to pr(
you. There are many objections to such assem- {,p
blies, the greatest of which is the mode of organ- by
ization. If they could be constituted so as to re- gp
fleet truly pubic opinion, I do not see any great i sjr
objection. But this is not so. In the primary ' ^j0
assemblies the chief actors are intriguing politi- [ 0f
cians, who look to the distribution of the immense ) bei
patronage of the government more than the great 1 eri
principles of the party to which we belong, exclu- j
ling entirely all selfish considerations. But whilst j ??
man's nature is unchanged we shall never realize ' |n(
this. The worst symptom of the times is the nu- j
mcrous herd of office-hunters. The question with jn
them is not who will carry out the great principles j ]v
3f the Constitution, but from whom are they most ' tf0
likelv to obtain an office. !
There are (in all the North and West, and some- ' ;01]
what at the South,) the active politicians who j ,,n
manage to get themselves appointed delegates, i sti]
with a view to make the best bargain for them- ; nm
telvos. The mania for office seeking has as yet . fee
jut little influence on the people of our State, and ; in
t may be that this is owing, in some degree, to our cja
ivoiding such Conventions. Hut it seems to me, rej(
here are times and occasions which justify a jor
leparture from our former usages. Party is in- | cre
leparable from popular governments. Since the tj0I
lay of Washington, uo man has stood out so prom- ; enj
nently that all eyes were turned towards him.? sen
Every section has its favorite, and if each section per
roted without concert for its first choice, they nat
would be beaten by unity of action in the oppnsi- j ^
ion, or every elector would go into the House of
Representatives to select from the three highest, j the
Some pre-concert seems, therefore, to be nece6?a- j ttbo
y for the success of the party. The first mode p. .
rus a Congressional caucus, but this was broken 1
town in 1824. The present mode was substituted AW
iter General Jackson's time, and has been acted pro
i ever ?ince. The greatest objection to it is, a*
have before stated, that it represents the intriging,
selfish politicians, anil not tbe unbiassed
id honest views of the masses. Such an assem|y
will meet others, and will designate who is to
s the candidate of the Democratic party, wheth*
we are represented or not. It is equally rerun
that South Carolina will vote for the nomire.
The choice will lie between him and the nc.mice
of the Abolitionists or Black Republicans, as
icy are called. Vresident Pierce is a man after
nr own hearts. Both in words and deeds, he
lines nearer to our opinions than any man who
as preceded hint for the last thirty years. Onr
ote may give him the nomination, and my host
ulgment is that we ought to join in the selection,
'hether we shall do so in future, may depend on
ircumstances.
I would not give the delegates positive instxueons
to vote for no other, but they should be disnctly
informed that he is not to be given up unil
all chance of success fails. I certainly prefer
im to all other men. but there are others from
rhom we may expect good, but they have not gien,
as yet, the evidence. The great impediment
i the way of Mr. Pierce arises, I fear, from the
ause before stated. His re-election will disapoint
the masses of the aspirants for office, as it
; not to be expected that he will tnrn out his own
ppointees, to put in new men of the same party,
t is said that the offices in the gift of the Presient
arc worth eighty millions of dollars for the
Dur years. For a share of these spoils there are
fty thousand aspirants at least. If there is an
ntire change of party, this immense sum is the
take to be won, and the influence of the immense
umber is brought to bear directly against the
arty in power, and partly ngainst the nomination
f the incumbent by his own party.
Your obedient servant,
JOSIAH J. EVANS.
DF.J0HSD0CGI.A88; ...
MISS ELLEN BRENAN.
Just as if to let us know that she is still alive
nd singing, the New York Muaical World, now and
ben gives us a sort of third-handed echojof the *
rarblings of our "Mocking-Bird." Here Is the
'last note," given out recently on the occassion
f a concert in that city:? j?
"The concert complimentary to Mr. Kyle fell
ut admirably. The audience was all he or his
riends could desire, the singers were all surrised
and delighted with the fine acoustical proerties
of the new Assembly room, and the audi- ,
nee were in the very best humor with their favorte
Mr. Kyle?with Badiali?and especially with
(isR Ellen Brenan, the promising pupil of our best
f baritones.
"Miss Brenan. though still a pupil, very kindly
ppeared out of compliment to Mr. Kyle and at
is special request. Any formal criticism there- /
are of her performance is of course suspended
y the ordinary laws of courtesy under such cirumstances?even
if the pretty singing bird had. >
iven one a chance to criticize adverse!*. ttnt
lie audience, (to whom, after all, the artist apcals,
not to us middle men, the critics,) took good
are to give a "first-rate notice" of her performnce
on the spot. Miss P.rennn was the only siner
encored -during the evening, and evidently
ontrolled the puelse of the audience. Taking in>
consideration her pupilage and the very gmt
ervous apprehension she labored under?this was
good deal for Miss Ellen."
LATER FROM FLORIDA.
The steamer Florida arrived at Key West on the
th, from New Orleans via Florida ports, bringing
le following intelligence, which we take from the
ley of the Gulf:
"Col. If. V. Snell's lionse, at Sara Sota, was
ttackcd by Indians on the 3d inst One of the
adians came on ahead and seeing the black man <
n the outside, asked him if his name was Simon;
o told him it was; the Indian recognized the boy
b an old acquaintance, with whom he had often
rank liquor, told him to go or the other Indiana
ould kill him. They then rushed into the house
here Mr. Owen Cunningham was in the act of
indling a fire to cook dinner, and killed him and
it the house on fire. Col. Snell was coming from
le field with bis horse and cart, when he saw the
ouse on fire, and thinking it might be Indians,
e hid the horse and cart in the p&lmettoes, and
awled through the bushes near enough to satisfy
imsolf that the fire was no accident, and then
ft and came into Manatee, distant eleven miles,
here he found Simon. The Indians took a gun,
pair of blankets, and rifled the crib of the com.
he settlers around have all come into Mantee,
iu on the night of the mnrder and fire, took raige
on board the schr. S. F. Bradford. The
gbt-bouse keeper and assistants at Egmont Key
icame alarmed and left; there were no lights
town from the light-houses on the night of the
:h inst., but they were returning to the Key when
ie Florida passed out.
"There are now five men missing from Sara
)ta, they having been absent five days without
>ing heard from. Fears are entertained that
ey have been killed by the Indians ; a company
nine menhave left Manatee in search of them."
he Presidential Vote of 1856, from Present
Appearances.
The following is an estimate of the Presidential
sctoral vote of 1856, based on the late elections,
the present organization of parties, and on all
e existing indications of the drift of the popular
te, State by State, majority or plurality, in Nomber:
DEMOCRATIC STATES.
alee. Electoral Voter.; State*. ElectoriaI Votet.
abama 0 Mississippi 7
kansas 4 North Carolina 10
lifornia 4 New Jersey 7
orida 1 New York 86
orgia 10 Pennsylvania 27
inois 11 South Carolina 8
liana 13 Texas 4
ira 4 Virginia.... 16
uisiana 6 - 1
ssouri 9 Total Dem. vote. 186
KNOW NOTHING.
laware 3|Tennessce 12
ntucky 13 ?
iryland 8! Total K. N. vote. 36
NIGGER WORSHIPPERS.
nnecticut 6 Ohio 23
line 8 Rhode Island 4
Lssachusetts 13 Vermont 4
cbigan 6 Wisconsin 6
w Hampshire 6 ?
Total nigger worshipper's vote 75
In these estimates, it will be peroeived that no
ite is put down as doubtful. This is done in orr
to give the probable result in a complete and
finite shape, and as strongly as possible against
s Democratic party. Otherwise, Maine, New
impshire, Michigan, Connecticut and Wisconsin
ght have been as safely placed among doubtful,
even the Democratic States, as for the negro
irshippers, because the nomination of Mr. Fil>re
divides the anti-Democratic opposition forces
tween him and the Seward alliance in all the
irthern States, whether there are any available
mains of the old conservative Whig party in ?xence.?X.
V. Jltrald.
The Sympathies of the American People.
A writer in the Home Journal denies that the
eponderance of American sympathy is in favor
Russia, and against the Allies. He says:?
Even with the press, after a most careful revisi
of the files of the past year, we find a large
eponderance in favor of the Allies; and in this l
inion, we venture to say, we will be sustained
nil the journalists of this city. All through the
uth this sympathy with the Allies is especially
ong?wakened, doubtless, in some, by an affecn
for France; in others, by a lingering memory
regard for a land, which, whatever may have
en their quarrels, is still the home of their fathi,
and with which they are identified by a comin
religion, language, and literature. In New
gland, too, the feeling is strongly^ jrro-alliet.?
ieed, the impression which most English journsts
and politicians seem to entertain of the favor
which Russia is held in this country, is entirederived
from impressions caught in conversans
with trading politicians, or hotel orators.?
it such men no more represent the public opini
of this country, than does the restless froth
the surface of a stream represent the calm,
11 current beneath. In the homes of America,
ong her cultivated and industrious classes, the
ling is heart and hand with England and France,
the homes of England, too, and among the same
ss there, this feeling is reciprocated; and we
nice to find, at a recent public banquet in Loni,
that, notwithstanding all the efforts made to
ate a feeling of hostility between the two najs,
the toast of America was received with an
husiasm accorded to no other country, and a
timent, as described by the English journals,
vaded all, that America was the first ?nri
ural friend of England.
Ve have not examined the press at large, and
refore can neither confirm nor disprove the
ve. The tone of the press in New York and
ladelphia, however, is decidedly against the
ies?though not decidedly with Russia?and
bnhly the English journals suppose that these