Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, April 03, 1856, Image 2
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??Of onr fourteen Presidents not one
was a citizen of a great city 1
?r-The actural strength of the United
States army is 15,725 officer? and men.
A young lawyer trying to establish
himself in business, is in one respect like a
young physician?he Deeds patience.
Every women is, or ought to be, more
or less a child of beauty, and her occupations
should not degrade her into a drudge.
The woman who was 'buried in'grief
is now alive and doing well. It was a case
of premature interment.
Keep your temper in dispute or quar
el. As your opponent warms, au you uuoi
down. The cool hammer fashions the red
hot iron into any shape needed.
There is now a complete railroad line
through North Carolina, from north to south
and the prosperity of the State in all respects
seems to be onward.
The annual value of poultry in the
United States is estimated at $20,000,000.
The City of New York expends yearly $1,000,000
in the purchase of eggs alone.
A company in East Tennessee has
been formed for the purpose of manufacturing
saltpetre. Large quantities of the nutritious
earth are to be found in that section
of the State.
An ugly bachelor says that everything
should be in character. For instance, searchwarrants
should be printed on 'tracing paper,'
and wedding notices on 'fool'* cap.'?
Of course that bachelor is very ugly indeed.
There is a popular and very ancient
?aying that every year whose date ends with
'56 is one of plenty, and this has been continned
by a statement to the effect that this
has invariably been the case, ever since 1056,
iu many parts of Europe.
The best thing to give your enemy is forgiveness;
to your opponent, tolerance; to a
friend, your heart; to your child, a good example
; to a father, deference; to your mother,
conduct that will make her proud of you;
to yourself, respect; to all men, charity.
The ship Sea Serpent, at New York,
brings dates from Hong Kong to January
3d. The revolutionary party, although defeated
near Canton, were steadily advancing
in other quarters of the Empire. They
had powerful fleets lying off the coast near
Canton. A great many Chinese had returned
from California, and emigration was very
much checked by their rtports.
The Chancellor of the British Exchequer,
in a statement made to Parliament, estimates
the cost of the two years' war with
Russia at ?-13,56-1,000, or about 8200,000,'
000! Add to this sura equal amounts for
France, Russia and Turkey, and we have a
total of 8800,000,000. It will take, perhaps
one thousand millions of dollars to pay all
the expenses of the war.
A Paris correspondent of the National
Intelligencer says that Louis Napoleon is
certainly at this moment the arbiter of Europe.
He has, he adds, great talents and industry,
and governs with a firm and unwavering
hand. The world has never known a
more absolute government. Ministers, legislators,
generals, civilians and the military
all bow in abject submission to his imperial
will. Everything moves like clock-work.
A printer not long ago, being <flung' by
his sweetheart, went to the office and tried
to commit auicido with the 'shooting stick,'
but the thing wouldn't 'go off.' The 'devil,'
wishing to pacify him, told him to peep into
the sanctum where the editor was writing
duns to delinquent subscribers. He did so,
and the effect was magical. He says that
picture of despair reconciled him to his fate.
Emigration to Kansas seems to be
rapidly augmeuting, as well from the South
as the North. On the 10th instant, a steamer
left St. Louis with three hundred emigrants
and eighty cuses rifles. Many southerners
are taking their slaves with them.?
One gentlemau from South Carolina recently
took with him fifty, another thirty, and
still another twenty; and it is stated that about
five hundred slaves have passed through
St. Louis, for the territory, since the opening
of navigation.?Baltimore Sun.
It is related by Dr. Scudder, that on
his return from his mission in India, after a
long absence, he was standing ou the deck
of a steamer, with his son, a } outh, when he
heard a gentleman using loud and profane
language. 'See, friend,' said the doctor,
accosting the swearer, 'this boy, my son,
born and brought up in a heathen country,
and a land of pagan idolatry; but in all his
life he never heard a man blaspheme his
Maker until now.' The man colored, blurted
an apology, and looked not a little ashamed
of himself.
A pious old negro, who bved, in a region
where the people were in the habit of
yetting religion every time a uew minister
came around, and then losing it agaiu before
the next quarterly meeting, was once asked
how he accounted for these facts in accordance
with his belief in the doctrine of the final
salvation of all true believers. He replied,
?When the people gets religion themselves,
thev are micrhtv ant to lose it as rmiek as
j ^?o---j -r- -- Y - " ? |
they get it; but when religion gets thera, it
takes hold and holds on, and never lets 'em
go until it takes 'em clean up to heaven.'
In the Mississippi Legislature, a joint
resolution was unanimously adopted, which
recommends to the people of that State to i
take early and active measures to encourage 1
emigration to Kansas. A resolution, before j
the Committee on Federal Relations, requests '
the Governor to decline receiving any more |
communications on the subject of slavery j
from the free States, on the grouud that
they 'emanate from those who are hostile to
the exercise of constitutional freedom, and
are conceived in a spirit of impertinent in- i
t^rference with the rights of the slaveholding
States.'
The Mormons have, in Copenhagen, a
newspaper, called the SkandinaviensStjerne,
or 'Star of Scandinavia.' In a late number |
of this paper, it is stated that the number of
the 'latter day Saints' in Denmark, Nor- j
way and Sweden amounts to 2,602 persons,
among whom arc twenty-one elders, nineteen
priests, fifteen teachers and eleven dea- j
cous. In Sweden there 340 Mormons.?
From the 1st of July to the end of Decem.
her, 1855, 22 emigrated to America. In
Denmark there are 2,247 Mormons, 1,208 of j
whom are in Copenhagen. There arc but j
7 MormoD" in Iceland.
-We agree with the editor of the Nashville
Gazette, wheu he says 'a man that has
u soul worth a sixpence must expect to have
enemies. It is utterly impossible for the j?
best of men to please the whole world, and
the sooner this is understood, and a position
taken in view of the fact, the better. Do !
right, though you have enemies. You can-!
not escape them by doing wrong; and it is
little gain to barter away your honor and integrity,
and divest yourself of moral courage I
to gain what ? Nothing. Better abide by I
! the truth?frown down all opposition, and 1
rejoice in the feeling which must inspire a '
free and independent man.'
The Scientific American contains an
article from the pen of a Mr. Barrows, who
maintains that the extreme and long continued
cold during the past winter was the result
of the enormous explosions of gunpowder
at Sebastopol. He believes that the escape
of nitric gas, consequent upon those
explosions, exercised a most powerful refrigerent
influence upon the atmosphere in Europe
and America. To this he thinks we
shall be indebted, during the ensuring season
for an abatement in the virulence of cholera j
and yellowjfevor, as well as the potato disease t
a consummation devoutly to be wished?We ,
shall see. J
CljeJMMIIe (^mrer i
EDITED BT '
SAM'li W. MELTON JOHN L. MILLEH. 1
YORKVILLE, S. C. |
THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 3,1856. <
ADVERTISEMENTS. In
our advertising columns will be found a num- (
ber of new matters, whiclf will be interesting to ,
our District readers. Our correspondents have j
made such a heavy demand upon our space, that ,
we are not permitted, this week, to notice these ad- ,
vertisement9in detail. The reader will please re- |
fer to them. ? ,
THE SEASON. '
Albeit the Almanac, that veritable prognostics- '
tor of sunshine and storm, long since announced
the coming of the " Spring time of year," we are <
yet chilled by a succession of cold rains, biting (
frosts, and bleak, north winds, which would better 1
befit the cheerless days of mid-winter. The first '
day of April?and not a bud or blossom has ven- '
tured out?not a single note of warbling has been 1
heard?the woods are hare and the earth vellow? 1
the winds, unperfumed, still whiBtle '.heir winter- 1
music?it is pleasant around the fireside?and, '
worse than all, the farmer is yet waiting for the '
generous season when he may begin in earnest <
the labors of the year. j ^
As yet the trembling year is unconfirm'd, j'
And Winter oft at eve resumes the breeze, #
Chills the pale Morn, and bid his driving sleets .
Deform the day delightless.
But thanlrs to the course of events, the gentle,
smiling visitor will not now belong delayed. Get (
ready your sounds of welcome, reader, and give I
to the brightly-decked guest a jocund, jolly greeting!
Anticipate things?get down on your knees,
and before she comes, hurry her up. If any of !
you are deficient in the poetry-organ, allow us to i
put a note or two in your mouth?thus:?
"How de-do Spring, Howdedo! How're all
below? Be up shortly, eh? That's right?trot :
out your buds and flowers?but beware of rakes, I
gentle Spring. They're always on hand for you, ?
you know ! Be tidy, too?fix up your hoes and .
fasten your slip-gaps, for the pigs'll be rooting
around now ! Yes! ah, yes! it is Spring, delight- a
ful Spring! We know it by the sap's rising!
" Hello, Etherial Mildness! Is that you ? Do
tell!?glad to see you, that's a fact! P'r'aps
you'll go in and take suthen'! Good!?a couple
of punches there, 'thout any ice in 'cm."
PEACE PROSPECTS.
After a succession of dark and threatening pictures,
the bright side has at length turned to us, ^
and we have a cheering promise and the good ti- 1
dings of peace in store. The Canada, from Liver- 8
pool, with dates to the lGth ult., brings us iutelligenco
which warrants the belief that the Confer- *
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euces, now in progress in raris, win result, nivurubly.
A definite understanding had been reached ^
on the fifth point?and Russia, it is said, has agrecd
to the neutralization of the Black Sea and *
the dismantling of fortresses along the coast. In a
order to adjust permanently the raauy points of 1
differerce between the several nations in conven
tion, the conferences may be greatly protracted; *
but, if we are to credit the statements derived e
from all sources and the current of opinion
throughout Europe, the more difficult and hazard- |
ous points of dispute have been set at rest, and *"
" the war is at an end."
The statement is also made and generally cred- ^
ited that the disputes?on paper?between our
own and the English government, are in a fair way ?
of adjustment. The tone of public opinion in England
is pacific, and all apprehensions there of war '
between the countries hnd measurably subsided. ?
As an indication of good feeling toward the Uni- ^
ted States, our Minister, Mr. Buchanan, was
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; grandly entertained at the Lord Mayor's, previous
to his departure; ami in response spoke confidently
and with much feeling of an early settlement of a
our difficulties. The speech was received warmly
and with repeated cheers. The new Minister, | ^
Mr. Dallas, arrived on the 12th, and met with a !
cordial reeeptioD. ^
But the encouraging aspect of political affairs J ^
does not seem to have put a corresponding bright ^
face upon the commercial world; and, in our igr
norance of any other reason for it, we are inclin- ^
ed to suspect that shrewd men are not disposed to p
regard the future with too much confidence. Cotton
had been quiet and the higher grades un- Jf
! changed; but lower qualities had declined Jd. ?
Sales of the week 48,000 bales. Flour, wheat j
and corn had advanced. This, to say the !ea=f,
| does not keep tally with other statements, and the
reader will he cautious to reserve an opinion for
further advices.
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CHESTER MATTERS. j
In our journeying last week?for the notes of a ; V
large portion of which we must find space, if at i E
all, hereafter?we called by and gave away sev- : a
eral days among our old haunts in the good town j p
of Chester. It was Court-week. Judge and jury, tl
the lawyers, aud not a few of the "dear people," ; a
were busily engaged, in the left-handed style, j is
worshipping the blind goddess, and watching, as ; !<
they swung up and down, those scnles of hcr's j g
known-of in the books of fable. But nothing very j k
heavy was weighed out, and the Court, after an \
easy term, a'ljourned trinay morning. j o
In the Presentment of the Grand Jury, we fmd ; S
one or two paragraph touching upon our Road and j a
Magistracy Systems, which arc worth the copying, p
It would be a work well done if our Legislature | a
would adopt a scheme for keeping-up our public | b
roads, more etfective and equal in its burdens up- p
on all sections. It is a question, however, whether p
the proposed reform is pract&hle. In relation to c<
our Magistracy system the suggestion is really tl
worthy of attention. Since the abolishment of . w
the county-court system our Magistrates have been j ..
too poorly remunerated for their labor?, and it has | hi
at all time been difficulty to secure the services of I ci
men capable and willing to perform the important j ai
duties of that office. The evil has grown to b# j ci
burdensome, and demands somo sort of reform.? P
Probably, the most efficient measure is that re- j ai
commended by the Jury. The Presentment reads i P
thus:? vi
"The Juror; Lave carefully considered the pre;- pi
nt Road Sj9tem, and they do not see that any
lenefit would result from any material change in
he system itself. There is, in the opinion of the
urors, an ample force in every portion of the J'
)istrict to keep the roads in good condition; and
hey are satisfied that if the Commissioners would j;
oore effectually discharge their duty, there would ! (
oon remain no cause of complaint. It is a mat- .
er of common complaint that, owing to the difference
in the character of the soil and from oth:r
causes, the road9 in some sections of the Dis- j
rict are kept in order with only the labor of one '
>r two days, whilst in others even twelve days !
vould not more than suffice. This inequality the !
Commissioners may to u great extent avoid by I
mch a shifting of the hfcnds and such a division |
if the labor 09 to throw the greater amount of;
orce upon those portions of the road and in those :
lections of the District where the greater Amount |
>f work is to be done. This, in the opinion of!
he Jurors, should be done by the Commissioners,
rhe Jurors alro recommend that a law be passed j
equiring each and every Commissioner to report
it the Fall Term of the Court, the condition of the
'oads under the charge of each; the number of
lands that belong to each and the number of days
tint. ttiA tmndu bn.vn wnrlrnd diirinrr thA nrAviniid
?ear. The requiring such a report would, in the
>pinion of the Jurors, stimulate the Coimuissionjrs
to a discharge of their duty, besides furnisling
such information as would tend to the perfectng
of a sytem which would secure to the country
>etter roads.
"The Jurors have also considered our present
Magistracy system, and are of the opinion that
jreater competency and efficiency would be secursd,
if their jurisdiction were increased to the exlent
of the Summary Process Jurisdiction of the
Uourt, and by their election by the people. They
iherefore recommend the passage of a law to that
iffect. Davis Goore, Foreman."
Monday and Tuesday, our friend Holkt mado
luitc a demonstration by parading in the street a
ipendid lot of Carriages and Buggies, of his own
manufacture, any one of which would compare
favorably with the vehicles manufactured by
Northern establishments. One of these caught
our eye particularly?a dashing, graceful-looking,
love-of-a-buggy, which he appropriately styles
"the 8wan;" and another, which is supplied with
i new sort of "fifth wheel," a decided improvement.
Holts is a scientific sort of a man, and,
like his compeer mechanic, Mr. Simpson, of Cotton-Gin
notoriety, is disposed, besides employing
the inventions of others, to put his own genius to
the account. Such men are valuable to any community;
and as their work is equal, if not superior,to
foreign manufactures, they ought to be liberally
encouraged.
we nonce miu me Dans 01 unesier uaa uceuired
a dividend of one dollar and twenty-five cents
an the share?at rate of ten per cent, per annum;
ind we are pleased to learn that its affairs are in
i condition which would have warranted a much
larger per centum. We are gratified to learn, too,
that this success has not been attained, as usual,
it the heavy expense of the public good; for, notwithstanding
the heavy demands upon it, we are
told that a spirit of liberality and a disposition to
iccommodate to a large extent, have marked the
jperations of the Bank during the entire year.?
[Jsnally, a Bank is a positive curse to any people:
jut when controlled by a liberal and publicipirited
Direction, it can be made a means of great
public good. If we mistake not, the Chester Bank
leserves such a commendation.
Among the improvements made to the town
since our exit, we must not forget to speak of the
ine brick building at the Depot, which has recenty
been erected by our former townsman G. W.
LiOwe. It is occupied partly by Messrs. A. G.
Paoan Si Co., Dry Goods' Merchants ; the larger
>ortion, however, by Mr. John L. Carrou., who i
ins fitted it out handsomely as the "Carroll House."
k spirited rivalry has sprung up between this and
Nicholson's " Railroad Hotel," both of which are
:xcellcnt establishments. The truth is, Chester
masts four of the best hotels in the up-country,
my one of which would elsewhere " coin" a fortune.
So much for one visit.
MERE-MENTION.
The Spring sessions of Bethel Presbytery will
e held at Unionville?commencing Friday next.
The Sacrament of tho Lord's Supper will
e observed by the Associate Reformed Church, in
his place, next Sunday. Mr. Millf.n will bo asisted
by Rev. Messrs. Ross and Watt Jas.
j. Pcttigru, Esq., has accepted the invitation of
'hilomathean Society of Erskine College, to delivr
their next Anniversary Oration. So says the
Recorder The first Presbyterian Church of
Jew Orleans has again given a call to Itev. Dr.
'aimer, to accept the pastorate of that Church,
nd have appoiuted a committee to urge hisaccepance.
The salary, $6,000, would tempt most
aen, but we are inclined to the opinion that Dr.
'aimer is not for sale at any price The Raliyh
Standard has learned that the Senior Class of
he N. C. University have invited the Rev. Dr.
^uller, of Baltimore, to deliver the Valedictory
lemon at the next Commencement. Matthew
V. Ransom, Esq., the lato Attorney General, will
leliver th Annual Address Here's a delicate
ittlc idea not entirely unmixed with a sprinkling
f truth?to wit: A man ceases to be a "good
ellow" the moment he refuses to do precisely
rhat other people wish him to do" A Southrn
Baptist Theological Convention will meet in
lavannab, Wednesday, the 30th of April The
Hue Ridge Railroad Company have declared their ;
ontract with Anson, Bangs & Co., forfeited, and
dvertised for new bids. The affairs of the road (
re said to be in a very promising condition
l bill has been introduced into the Legislature of j
'alifnrnia to divide the State into three States (
len. Walker's force in Central America amounts .
r? 1202 men capable of duty, and fresh troops to .
he amount of one thousand are now on their way. |
iumor says that he has concluded a treaty with (
ireat Britain, recognizing the new government.? ! ,
[ardly, say we The office, at Jacksonville, i
lorida, of the agent of the Planters' Bank of
airfield, was robbed recently of a package of |
lonoy containing six thousand four hundred dol- I (
irs! Tf you wish to attract attention, next : (
unday, go into the Church after services have !
cgun, parade up the broad aisle with a heavy, | ,
df-importnnt step, and be sure to keep your hat j ^
n until you reach the pew. Mind directions, and j |
eople will not only notice you, but will fancy you j <
) be a wonderful beast, indeed The Chester j (
tandard, of last week, says that Mrs. Mary S. j j
festbrook, widow of the late Arthur Wcstbrook, ! ,
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!s<p, of that District, dropped dead from her feet
few days since at Uossville. She had not been |
rcvionsly complaining any, and had gone over
iere on business. She exhibited no signs of life \ (
ftershe fell No tidings of the Pacific?it j ]
s now reduced almost to a certainty that she is j
>st, and that her teeming freight of souls have j
one down to the depths, "without a grave, un-; 1
uelled, uucoffiued and unknown.
The Lancaster Ledi/ir announces the conviction J ^
f Mr. Mc.Chaney, on a charge of negro stealing. ' j
cntence wns not pronounced, as application for i '
new trial is to be made The .small pox is ' j
rcvailing very seriously at Albany, New York, (
ml two members of the Legislature, who have <
ecn seized 'with it, have been taken to the county '
oor house. A committee of three has been ap- '<
ointed to inquire what hotels arc free from the (
uitngion The Spartanburg Star says that
ie jail of that District is empty. Unfortunately,
e arc not now prepared to compete in that lint! ,
About one hundred citizens of Savannah {
avc issued a call for a meeting to be held in that | j
ity on the 27th ult., for the purpose of "hearing j ,
n expression of public opinion on the imminent! c
risis of the affairs of our country." A new ' f
ost-<>ffice has been established at Soutfitide, Al-, '
mance county, North Carolina?T. It. Simpson, .
ostraaster The last number of the Green- j
lie Patriot has the following paragraph which ,
Dssesscs somo interest forpeople in this latitude: j
"In receiving the Presentments of the Grand Ju- si
ry, his Honor Judge Withers remarked that he re- c
garded the existence of drinking shops as the t)
most prolific source of evil in the State, and said ii
he would venture the prediction, that if the Town
Council of Greenville practiced the system of P
granting licenses to retail, it would, in ten years, ^
ruin the Institutions of learning located at that a
place. He also spoke pointedly of the evil dm. ^
to our slaves by the license system, and said that u
he regarded the grog-seller as a more dangerous v
foe to Southern Institutions than the Abolition- b
ists." Tho gallant Texan Ranger, Major
Bon McCullocb, at present on a visit to Washing- g
ton, has deposited in the gallery of the National h
Institute, the identical tomahawk which was presented
by the young men of Philadelphia to the
renowned David Crockett, in 1835 The Co- ^
lumbia Athenieum?a capital idea?has been or- ^
ganized and may now be reckoned among the "institutions."
The following persons have been elected
officers: Hon. Wm. C. Preston, President; ?
W. B. Stanley, Vice President; and Messrs. M. ^
Laborde, E. J. Arthur, C. R. Bryce, R. W. Gibbes, ^
J. B. Ewart, J. M. Allen, P. J. Shand, J. S. Boat- j
wright, E. Killian, J. C. Lyons, Directors
Charleston is doing a noble work for Kansas, hav- c
ing alrendy sent out two companies of gallant <1
young men, and preparing to equip still other del- *
egations. The Agent of the Missouri Kansas As- t
sociation, Mr. Silas Woodson, was in the city on g
Monday last, and addressed the citizens at Insti- '
tute Hall. Abbeville, Fairfield, Richland, Edgefield
and Orangeburg bave tbeir companies on the f
way. Where is York? W. B. Johnson, Esq. i
editor of the Columbia Examiner, offers a prize {
of S50 for the best Original Tale, not to occupy ,
less than 20 columns of the Examiner. Its mer- i
its to be determined by a Committee. 5
We are indebted to Dr. Laborde for a copy of
the College Catalogue?a neatly printed pamphlet
from the Times press. As it was put to press be- '
fore the occurrence of the late disturbances, the
numbers and names of the members <tf the several ]
classes are now different. We are gratified to s
learn from other sources, however, that about one '
hundred students are at present in attendance,
and the exercises are progressing smoothly. Mr.
Joseph Banks Lyle is the only student from this
District The latest Kansas items are as follows?dated
March 31:?Gen. Lane, United States
Senator from Kansas, has arrived, en route for
Washington. Kansas was quiet. The Indians
were sueitig for peace. The Sante Fe mail was
expected this month The latest from Oregon:?The
Indians were committing depredations
at the mouth of Rogue River. Twenty-four persons
were murdered by them on the 23d of February.
A battle had taken plnce nt Pugct's Sound
between a pnrty of friendly Indians and the Chickataws.
Gen. Wool and troops were to leave San
Francisco for Rogue River, in a few days. The '
Legislature of Oregon has memorialized the President
for Gen. Wool's removal The Barnwell
Sentinel saysThe jury in the cause of Jasper
McMillan, who it will be recollected killed Madison
King, in December last, have returned a verdict
of murder, and the sentence of death was passed
yesterday. He is to be hanged on the 25th day a
of July next We publish in another column c
the proceedings of a meeting held in the upper I
portion of the District, at which Wm. C. Black, t
Esq., was nominated as a candidate to represent
York in the next Legislature The Chester g
Standard contains the announcement of 4,,e death t
of Capt. James A. Lewis, in that town on Monday i
before the last. "Mr. L. had come to that place f
on some private business, and was taken so sud- t
dunly ill as to bo unable to return home again.? t
He was in private and public a very worthy and t
estimable man, and his loss will be deeply felt by i
a large and influential class of relations and c
friends." Our Asheville exchanges report p
that the small pox is not spreading in Buncombe. Q
Only two or three new cases are reported during e
the last week. Asheville has escaped so far. The t
physicians have received an abundance of vaccine fl
matter, and are using it extensively. j
LATEST FROM FLORIDA.
The subjoined paragraphs published in an extra n
from the Companion office, at Ocaln, contain the s
latest accounts from the Florida Indians:
Since our regular number has been worked off ^
and distributed, we have been informed by Col. r
Paine, who has just arrived from the South, that t
while he was stopping at the house of Lieut. Wil- ?
linms, on the Withlacooche, on Sunday evening
last, that gentleman, in company with another, re- D
turned from the post of Capt. Kendrick's, bring- b
ing the following thrilling report: j
News had just arrived at that post of nn attack
by the Indians on the settlers on the Alafia, about n
thirty miles east of Tampa. Four men, one woman
and three children were killed and scalped, their v
houses were burnt, and all the outrages and bar- .
barities that savages could invent were committed. '
The Indians who made this attack are supposed 0
to be the ones who made the attack near Manatee, f<
mentioned in this week's paper. Most of the men t]
at this settlement, it would seem, had volunteered
to protect their more exposed neighbors, believing c
their own families comparatively safe. ii
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SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER.
The March number of this excellent Southern ^
Monthly has reached " our table," bringing with ^
it the accustomed budget of substantial literary
reading. The contents nre as follows: Mr. Bancroft
at King's Mountain; the Falls of Kanawha; .
English Dictionaries, with Remarks upon the English
Language; I'm Alone; The Kanawha Mountains;
the Deaf and Dumb, and the Blind ; Moral
l'endency of Qoe:'e's Writings; Sonnet, by Paul
H. Iiayne ; the Pursuit of Truth, concluded; Soniet;
the Philosophy of Dress; Forest Music; Eudora
UnhooDed: Mv Friend; Winter Scenery; Want; I
4 ' w ' I gl
"Devil's Gap;" Margaret aud FaustEditor's
Fable; Literary Notices.
We subjoin the concluding paragraphs of the
leading article?a lively sketch of the journeyings
if Mr. Bancroft on bis pilgrimage, last Fall, to
the battle-ground of King's Mountain;?and we
mnnot but venture to express the hope, that the
suggestion thrown out will not be fruitless of its
purpose. The welcome which greeted the great
liistorinn wnrm, earnest, and from the heart.?
IVe have indeed linked his name with the "mem- j j
iries of the Mountains;" and should he accede,
in some leisure moment, to the truely suggeslion
given by the writer, we shall be ready to
idd it, as a thing of rarest value, to our store of j.
ionic-treasures. The article concludes thus:? I ^
The trip, of which we have tnus made a most '
mrsory sketch?fragmentary like the materials ! a!
ive have been able to pick up?has yet sufficiently ; tl
nterested us, while writing, to excite in us a wish : a]
that a more connected and thorough narrative of i
t could be furnished. The tract of country tra- j
rersed by Mr. Bancroft is exceedingly interesting tc
n many particulars, in its legendary history and tc
n its possession of picturesque beauty and teeming i ft|
prosperity; its population although much modified
n character by the pushing forward of internal
mprovements lcels yet a touch of the original im- . T
pulse. It is the second and third generation of ; jj,
hose Scotch Irish so well depicted in Mr. Preston's
irntion, who conquered the savage, felled the for- ft!
?st, and built the church, to whose services they oi
ind their pastor went with the Bible iu one hand j<
md a ritle in the other. (Sec Second Series, Foote's
Sketches of Virginia; page 121, notice of Charles
Jnmmings.) W
It seems to us that this road and the scenes ami al
opics which lie along it, ure worthy of a careful ^
ikctcli by a skilful hand?and we venture to suggest
with groat deference that it might come most
gracefully from the hand of the great historian hi
lirnself. The writing of it would be an agreeable ot
ntermission from his severer labours, and although
ill would lament any serious interruption of the f
lourse of that work, we think that what we sug- .
;est would rather facilitate it, in invigorating liis in
listoric pen by a moment's agreeable rest. . ?]
The stalwart knight upon occasion mounted an
imhling palfrey
" when at need | ^
Him listed ease his battle steed." 1 fa
It seems to u?, too, that Mr. Bancroft's exctir- ] tL
ion was calculated to oxcite and did excite diffusd
sympathies through the South not only agreeble
in their immediate manifestation, but likely
3 be of very beneficent and permanent influence, ,
: cherished with some little care. All harsher
jelings of sectional difference were checked in his !
resence, while the amenity and genial heartiness
f his manners won a kind feeling wherever he
rent. In his own bosom, too, if there had been
ny exclusive northernism, it must have been exingnished
by the warm greeting which attended
im from those who met him in crowds or individally.
There was no dissonant voice in the uniersal
echo of the toast at King's Mountain, "we
id him welcome."
Thus some political and moral consequences
oncur to confer dignity upon an itinerary of the
iouthern excursion, which we can not but wish to
ave from the hands of the historian.
SETTLED.
We are pleased to learn that the difficulty beween
Dr. Metts, of Laurens, and Maj. Earle, edior
of the Anderson Advocate, growing out of the
nnfpnvArQv in rplfttinn tn fliA flinfMnnilti f?01iven
.W
ion, has been amically adjusted. A Board of
lonor, consisting of Messrs. J. U. Adams, J. M.
Iadberry, S. McGowan,'G. D. Tillman, and A.
1. Summer, met at Newberry, and made the folowing
decision:?
"The Board of gentlemen, to whom, by mutual
lonsent, the whole subject in dispute between Dr.
rohn A Metts and Mnj. Samuel G. Earle, was reerred,
find:
"That the difficulty originated entirely in a
tewspaper controversy?the parties not being perlonally
known to each other. Major Earle, as
Sditorofthe "Gazette and Advocate," ofAnderlon,
published some comments upon the farewell
iddress of Col. Wm. H. Gist, of Union, to his conitituents.
Dr. Metts answered these comments
n an article over the signature of "Forty Eight,"
ind in doing so, used language which Major Earle
:onsidered to be personally offensive. Major Earle
cplied in nn editorial of the 20th of February,
which Dr. Metts considered as personally offensive,
and upon the subject matter of this editorial,
sommenced the correspondence which led to this
eference.
"The article of Dr. Metts, signed "Forty Eight,"
ilthough not so considered or intended by him,
was personal and exceeded "the legitimate bounds
if newspaper criticism." Upon its publication
Major Earle might, and if he had intended to purjue
the matter farther, perhaps, ought to have required
an explanation or disclaimer. That course
would have been more regular, and less likely to
:omplicate the matter, than the offensive reply
jontained in the editorial of the 20th of February,
rhe editorial was, however, published, which also
ixceeded "the legitimate bounds of newspaper
jriticism," and was very personal and offensive.
But the whole matter now being before us, in orler
to do substantial justice, and remove every
jause of irritation, we decide that the offensive
portions of Dr. Metts'article signed "Forty Eight,"
ind also of Major Earle's editorial of the 20 of
February, be both mutually withdrawn, and thus
;he difficulty is settled honorably to both gentlenen.
In our judgment, they both can, with honor
o themselves, sigr. this paper."
Dewberry, C. H., S. C., March 2tJth, I860.
Approved. J. U. ADAMS,
r. D. ASHMORE, for J. M. GADBERRV,
JAM. G. EARLE. S. McGOWAN,
ros. F. GIST, for G. D. TILLMAN,
fOHN A. METTS. A. G. SUMMER.
Correspondence of the Enquirer.
FROM THE WEST.
Tulip, Dallas Co., Ark., Feb'y 185G.
My dear E.vqtrtRER.?Having an hour of leisure
it my disposal, I propose to resume the narrative
if our trip to the Great West?taking it up, where
left it off in my last, at Memphis, or, rather, on
he west bank of the Mississippi.
On the morning of the 19th of December, we
truck our tents and took up the line of march
hrough the " Mississippi Bottom," 40 miles in
ridth. Doubt and despondency was visible on the
ace of each of the company : for we had heard
errible accounts of the condition of the roads
hrough the bottom. Presently our fears were to
lie utmost realized. We came upon what should
tavo been a plank-road, but which is really a sad
urse upon the travelling community. One Chick
procured a charter for the road, but he built such
i miserable affair and committed such grievous
utortions upon travellers that, upon complaint
eing made to the Legislature, he was called to
.ccount, and the charter was rescinded. On appearing
before the Committee for trial and appealng
to them for "nothing but justice," the Chairoan
replied, " I think you had better not demand
o much ; for if but one half of what I hear about
he road be true, Justice would demand that you
ie hung!" Good, thought I. The abominable
oad has broken enough wagons and horses' limbs
o pay for the planking of the Mississippi entire,
got my share of it, you may be sure; we had
ot gone more than five miles when my carryall
roke down, and I had to drag it sevral miles to
larion, C. H., and there pay five prices to have it
lended.
By the way, let me tell you, if you ever travel
Vest of the Mississippi, you will find it necessary
o carry your purse in your ha^d. For the sight
f every man you must pay something. Ever /
ordadle stream has a ferry, and, more than thai
hose that need them most have none. All the
lever, good roads are turnpiked, and those almost
mpassable, and at some seasons entirely so, are
eft without any care whatever.
From Marion we travelled the next day to
(lack Fish Lake?thirty miles from Memphis?aout
one mile west of which we camped. We had
hought the roads somewhat bad during che pre!ous
day's journey, but we literally knew nothDg.
About a mile of plank-road gave us a start
cxt morning?and then down we dropped into
lie mud, and came to "the tug of war," enough
o try the nerve of the strongest. As far as the
ye could roach nothing was ahead but a dismal
wamp?as our friend McAuly would say, a "per
;ct sea of mud." After a council of war nnd a
eries of rcconnoitcrings, I mounted my team and
id the "caravan." The others followed, through
ayou and slough, over cypress, shrubs and cane;
equently knee deep in mud, though mounted on
ue back of a mule! At 9 o'clock it began to
tin and continued throughout the day, during
diich we journeyed but eight miles. When night
ame, we camped in a cane-brake.
Next morning we travelled four miles, and crossd
the St. Francis River?40 miles from Memphis,
'ear two miles east of St. Francis, we passed a
eautiful, elevated piece of bottom-land, which is
irely overflown, as level as a floor and as rich as
md can be. On the west bank is a superb farm
elonging to a Mr. Allen. Two miles farther on,
i the prettiest farm I ever saw in any country?
elonging to Col. Jones, a very pleasant and
jreeable gentleman hailing from Tennessee. We
len crossed Crawley's ridge, eight miles wide,
II beautiful and exceedingly fertile land, consid'ed
by many the garden-spot in Arkansas?rightly
10,1 think. The soil is much like those flue cotin
lands of Fairfield in Carolina. We had now
oout a day's travel of good roads, and flattered
irselves that the worst of the .journey was over,
he "Mississippi bottom-' was the bug-bear?we
ul heard no complaint of any other portion, and
> we had passed that, we supposed our feet were
iee more upon " terra fir ma." But a miserable
elusion it was!
Saturday uight, December 22d, a cold wind
cw from the North. Sunday the cold increased
1 day, and by Monday morniug ice had formed
irec inches thick. We set out upon a dreadful
ly's work. The piercing cold wind was still
gh and the large quantities of water already upi
the road were forming thick, ugly and dan:rous
masses of ice. Our mules would not reaily
venture upon it, and we were compelled to
ount two drivers io each team?one on the
lead" with brush in hand to force the beast into
e mud holes. We had no chance to shun them,
bout two o'clock it commenced snowing thick,
st and heavy. Presently- we pitched tents, near
ic house of Col. Patriclj, whom we lound to be
quite ft clever gentleman; an<l for three long and
dreary days we were snow-bound. When a partial
thaw had permitted us to move, we struck
camp and passed through a doleful region of road
'called the " Poney-holes." The name was giveu
it in '36, when the United States' troops were re!
moving the Indians westward. The country is flat
! and marshy?thickly intersected by bayous (pro|
nounced by-oo) or flat creeks, which are met with
! every few hundred yards, for a distance of about
; forty miles. The Indians would ride into these
; places, and, swamping, would with a whoop spring
I off and leave their ponies fast in the mire. The
I Military did not care to get them out, and the
! luckless beasts, worried and fatigued with travel,
would lay there like sheep and die!
How we succeeded in passing over this road, I
shall net attempt to tell you. It is a common and
perhaps the strongest expression, when one passes
through nnusual trials and difficnlties, that such
were "the times that tried men's souls." Well,
for want of language more potent, I must use that
expression here. Travelling in a strange land?
in the season of dead winter?the ground covered
with snow and ice?the thermometer 30 degrees
below Zero?wagon and team bogging down?
mules quietly laying down and giving up the chase,
making us wade knee-deep to unharness them and
by force of hand to roll the wagon out of the
"stall"?all the time, buying corn at one dollar
per bushel, and fodder at fifty cents per dozen?
and worse than that, too, our women and children,
almost frozen, interspersing the trouble by piteous
cries?if we were not up with the times that tried
men's souls, I may never expect to see the hour!
Why, sir, the earth might have quaked?the Mississippi
river run to the Pacific?the Look-out
Mountain sunk to the level of the sea?New Orleans
might have been swept away by an avalance
of waters into the Gulf of Mexico?all such catastrophes
would have been unnoticed by us, so intently
were we engaged in trying to yet along that
journey! But enough of this?we got through
safely, and it is now almost forgotten.
Sixty miles from 8t. Francis, we crossed White
river?a beautiful stream, and, though small,
navigable all the year for a great distance. The
land on White river is very rich and is located
prettily; but the country is sickly, and e'.cnin
winter the water is bad. Six mileB from White
river we came upon the Grand Prairie, through
which we journeyed thirty miles. Here are thousands
of acres of land with not a stick of timber,
and almost perfectly level.
We next came to Little Rock, the capitol of the
State, on the banks of the Arkansas, 63 miles
from the point where we crossed White River. A9
the Arkansas is navigable for a considerable distance,
Little Rock is a town of some commercial
importance. The stream is bordered by large
tracts of bottom, considered to be the richest in
the State, but, like that along White river, very
unhealthy. For some distance west of Little
Rock, the ridge is very poor. It then changes to
a medium quality of ridge-land, relieved here and
there with fine bottoms bordering smaller streams.
On the 8th of January, we reached Tulip, Dallas
County, Arkansas,?our home?and felt, I
imagine, much as "old Hickory" did, forty years
ago, when on the same day he delivered his country
from the invader, and for himself won the highest
niche in our temple of fame. Our little army
had made as fearful a march, and fought their battle
as bravely! And now, we rest from our toils
just as calmly and as happily as if reposing upon
laurels gallantly won.
This, closing the account of my journey, must
also close my letter for the present. Hereafter,
I shall think to give you an epistle on our politics
out here. "Sam" has not quite "gin out" yet,
though his race is well-nigh run. There is just
enough of him left to keep up the party; and as
this is "election year," we shall hate a time of
excitement. I have thus far kept aloof; but yon
know my temperament, and yon need not be surprised
if you hear of my movement among the
"sovereigns" of this free country. When I "dip
in," look out for your share. Yours truly,
HANNIBAL.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
FROM CHARLESTON.
March 31st 186C.
Messrs Editors:?By reference to one of my
letters, in December last I think, you will see my
prediction thatjthe excess of receipts of cotton over
the receipts at' the same time last year, would
reach 800,000 bales by the first of April, 1850.?
I also predicted that during the Summer, the receipts
of this year would fall off considerably, as,
if I mistake not, my estimate of the present crop
was 3,500,000 bales. You will see by reference
to the Price-current of the 28th instat, that the
c. cess has reached 922,000 bales?nearly a million
of baleB received in the American ports this
year in excess of the receipts of the last year.?
My predictions as to receipts were too low. Now
it remains to be proved how my estimate of the
crop will turn out.
The high prices will bring all the cotton in the
country to market, and the crop may be spun out
to 3,600,000 bales. I adhere to my former estimate,
however. Every condition has been favorable
to early shipments. The picking was early;
the price has been uniformly good; railroads have
extended furth into the country; and, since the
first of December, the rivers have been in good
boating order. Besides thes, there was another
inducement which has had no little effect. For
the last two years, the planters have been caught
with their cotton on hand, and prevented from
shipping on account of low water. Again, the upper
Mississippi, Ohio and Missouri rivers have
been frozen so tightly that the boats could not get
to the inland cities for produce, and were compelled
either to remain idle or go up the Southern
rivers and take out cotton. Nearly 2,900,000
bales have already been received, and my impression
now is that not more than 000,000 boles more
will be received up to the first of September. This
will be 238,000 bales over the largest crop yet
made.
Notwithstanding the heavy receipts and large
exports, you will observe that the stock of cotton
is far from heavy, at any of the ports?in Liverpool
the stock is lighter than usual, and at the
North the same remark is made. This shows that
the consumption is equal to the production, and
that the present good prices may be maintained in
spite of the abundant crop.
The quotations here to-day are not quite so good
as before the arrival of the Canada. She reports
a quiet market, with a decline of Jd. on lower
grades. This, coming at a time when peace is
about to he signed, is deemed rather unfavorable.
No one looks for a decline; but it was a very current
idea that, at the conclusion of peace, prices
1.1 - .1 I.' L * mi _ 1.
wjjuiu uuyhiiuc vu n ycrjr uigu figure. ine quoiations
are about 81} to 10$. A very common article
will bring the former; and a very fine quality,
the latter. Your York cotton would sell at from
9} to 10.1 cents.
The prospects for breadstufl's are very fair. Our
market has been well supplied, and prices have declined
to a point at which I think we may expect
some stability and firmness. Flour still sells here
at about S7.25@S8.25 per barrell. There is no
demand for export; but receipts are light and not
beyond the demand for city consumption. Corn
has gone down to a point which will prevent shipments
from the country, and we must either receive
a supply from the coast of North Carolina,
or advance the prices. No export demand for
corn. Wheat is still bringing a good price?a
prime article, worth $1.60 per bushel.
In Europe there has been a slight improvement
I ---- in
the prices of Lreadstuffs ; but this cannot afI
feet the prices in the Charleston market, inasmuch
1 as the exporters can buy at lower rates in Balti|
more and New-York. Our prices must be ruled
by the local demand.
No time to write you the news.
Yours truly, J.
For the Enquirer.
YORK DISTRICT BIBI.K SOCIETY.
At a meeting of the York District Bible Society,
held in the Court House March 26th 1866, the
President being absent, the Vice-President, B. T.
Wheeler, took the chair. The meeting was opened
with prayer by the Rev. J. M. Anderson. ^
The Report of the Executive Committee was
called for, read and adopted; after which the Annual
Address was delivered by Rev. R. A. Rosa,
netting forth in n. olofir ?nii fn??iW? ?> ? **
? 0 ? ? ? ?? ???'* *w? VI4W4V U1BUUCI vuc
great importance of the Society and its claims upon
the patronage of Christian people.
On motion, it was resolved that the thanks of
the Society be tendered to Rev. Mr. Ross, and that
he be requested to furnish a copy of his able and
eloquent address for publication.
This being the proper time for the election of
officers, the following gentlemen were proposed
and elected for the ensuing year: Rev. R. A.
, Ross, President"; Rev. J. M. H. Adams, VicePresident
; Jerome C. Miller, Secretary; Peyton
B. Darwin, Treasurer; M. Elder, Col. Wm. Wright
Maj. J. F. Walker, Col. W. B. Wilson, and J. N.
Lewis, Executive Committee.
Rev. S. L. Watson and Joseph Adams, delegates
from Bethel, and Dr. R. T. Allison, from Beersheba,
were present.
On motion, it was resolTed that the proceedings
of the meeting be published in the Yorkville
papers. J. M. R08S, Secretary.
For the Yorkville Enquirer.
PUBLIC MEETING.
At a meeting of the cithens of the North-western
portion of York District, convened, this day,
atMcGilland McElwee's store, Joseph McCosh,
Esq., was called to the chair, and Dr. L. A. Hill
appointed Secretary.
The object of the meeting having been briefly
explained, on motion, it was
Retulved, That a Committee of fire be appointed
by the Chairman, to select and present to the meeting
the name of a suitable person from this section
to represent York Die:ret in the next Legislature.
Tho Committee, consisting of T. D. Fulton And
Thomas McGill Esq?., Capt W. S. Bird, Maj. W.
R. Bird and H. A. Mop-ow, after a short consultation,
submitted the following report, which was
unanimously adopted:?
"The Committee, having taken into considerationjtho
matter referred to them,ask leave to report
that they have unanimously selected William C.
Black, Esq., as a fit and proper person to represent
York District in the next Legislature, and
they recommend that he be announced as the nominee
of this meeting."
On motion, it was resolved that the proceedings
of this meeting be published in the Yorkville papers.
The meeting then adjourned.
JOSEPH McCOSH, Chairman.
L. A. IIILL, Secretary.
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
In lieu of the political dish of our own cooking,
we shall furnish our readers, this week, a morceau
" in the raw," made up of ingredients from all
latitudes and mixed together jnst enough to make
the thing palatable. In the way of news it will
doubtless be sufficiently attractive to go down
without the usual sugar-coating. We begin with
Washington dates of the 25th
The report of the Territorial Committee in the
Senate, a copy of which I forward you?has been
given to the public, and seems to be universally
considered the ablest document by far which has
emanated from the Legislative department of the
government during the present session of Congress.
It is considered a fair offset to President Pierce's
Kansas Message, which took like wild fire in the
South, and bid fair to secure him the Southern
votes in the Cincinnati Convention. This report
of Judge Douglas, it is believed, will at least neutralize
the effects of the Kansas Message, and
place the " Little Giant" on an even footing with
President Pierce for the Democratic nomination.
The Select Committee of the House ordered under
the resolution of that body to proceed to Kansas,
and investigate the circumstances attending
the last elections there, and other disorders reported
to have occurred in that territory, is at last
filled. Mr. L. D. Campbell, of Ohio, declined
this morning the appointment as a member of the
Committee, and Mr. Sherman, of Ohio, was appointed
in his place. Mr. Campbell gave as a
reason for not accepting the appointment, that
having been appointed unexpectedly to the responsible
post of Chairman of the Committee of Ways
and Means, he bad determined to devote his efforts
to the discharge of that duty. The Committee
consists, therefore, of Mr. Sherman of Ohio, Mr.
Howard of Michigan, and Mr. Oliver of Missouri.
The two first are Republican Know Nothings. Mr.
Oliver was the choice of the Southern members
who were in favor of the Nabraska Kansas bill.
The investigation will consume at least two
months, the committee being determined to have a
thorough scrutiny. They will take a clerk and
stenographer with them, and two or three marshals
to subpoena witnesses. Gov. Reeder has left for
Kansas. Gen. Whitfield goes with the committee.
Judge Lecompte has directed indictments to be
found against members of the free State government.
Several have been indicted and arrested,
while others have fled.
The Kansas question will be settled without any
interference on the part of the government, except
the passage of Mr. Douglas* bill, which will take
effect as soon as the territory shall have the requi site
population. The territory will be rapidly filled
up, at least to the requisite number of 98,000.
There is no longer, as is believed here, any danger
of a seriouB disturbance in Kansas, and any that
might occur will be speedily checked by Gov.
Shannon. The late meeting of the Free State
Legislature was a mere farce. The address of
Gen. Robinson to the Legislature was of a character
that looked to a persistence by that party in
its designs, but the Governor and his Legislature
escaped the next day, after going through with
the form of electing Reeder and Lane as U. 8.
I Senators. The body was a disorderly assemblage,
as was stated by Judge Douglas in his late speech.
I Gov. Shannon intended so to treat it, but before
I he arrived at the nlace for the nnmn?e of
j ing the party, it bad prudently disappeared.
| Last night, the republicans held another caucus,
| attended by less than sixty members, and came to
, no conclusion. But Mr. Seward mode a speech
: advising that the party insist upon the immediate
i admission of Kansas as a State. Thus it is evident
| that the black republicans are not willing to trust
; to another summer's immigration into Kansas.?
! Tbey are apprehensive that the Southern men will
i get ahead of the Northern Emigrant Associations,
i March 27th?The National Executive Repub:
lican committee are holding a conference to-night,.
! with the leading Anti-Nebraska members of Con:
gTess with a view of determing the best course by
which to concentrate all opposed to slavery in the
j Territories in securing the nomination of a conservative
and generally acceptable Presidential can
didate. A circular nddressed to the people of the
' United States, inviting their co-operation in the
cause above indicated, had been prepared by F.
j p. Blair, Esq., but was not finally approved by
, the committee.
Washington, March 27, I806.?The nigger
worshippers' Executive Committee met again this
morning, when F. P. Bkir presented what purported
to be a call, which occupied an hour in reading.
The document is very broad in its views,
and contains an invitation to all the isms and factions
throughout the country to join them. They
meet on the 17th of June, at Philadelphia, to nomI
inate candidates for President and Vice Ptesident.
Mr. Banks has in preparation a speech soon to be
delivered in Congress, defining his position and
vvnjug w <? iiuiuiuuiiuii lur iuo rrebiaency vy uic
nigger worshippers. The committee hare nothi
ing to do with calling a National Convention.?
The time and place for th&t have been fixed. The
1 committee call upon the several States to organ]
ise and appoint delegates. Their policy will be
; to select an anti-Nebraska candidate for the Pres.
idency who is untainted with abolitionism.
Oft to Kansas.?A deputation from South CaT*
olina for Kansas passed through Augusta on Mon- i
I day last. Another deputation was expected yesJ
terdny.