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CfjeJtorklriHe (jtitqmrcrj; SAM'L W. MELTON JOHN L. MILLER. . 1: YORKVILLEj S. C. * THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 25,1856. | COURT CALENDAR. ! a NORTHERN CIRCUIT?FALL TERM, 1850. RETURN DAYS. s Union Saturday, September, 20. n York, " " 27. ^ Lancaster " October,... 4. I1 Chester, " " 11. 11 Fairfield, " " 18. J v SITTINGS OP COURT. j j. Union, Monday, October,... G. j York, -.... ? " 18. j Lancaster " " 20. Chester " " 27. p Fairfield, " November, 3. p RETURN DAY. Saturday next will be Roturnday for our Dis- ' trict; nnd, per consequence, the Fall Term of the 1 Court will convene on Monday, the 13th day of ; p October. We learn that Judge Wituf.es win pre- . u sid*- _ / v COXCERT. n We arc requested by Mr. Whitney, Professor fl of Music in the College, to give notice that a Con- h cert by the Juvenile Class will be given at the j ' College Hall, Tuesday evening next. j c FROST t 1 Tuesday night last, we had the earliest premon- j ition of Winter, which was sufficiently sensible to J ^ make the fireside cheerful, and keen enough to j _ bring with it a generous sprinkling of frost.? 1 Though unusually early and heavy for the season, 1 it has done -but little injury to vegetation, we j '' think. r ,,,,, o BLANKS ! BLANKS !! I We would ask the attention of members of the j profession, in this and the surrounding Districts, a to our extensive assortment of Blanks. We have f supplied our office with a new dry-press, a lot of new material, and an extra fine quality of paper, d with which our Publisher is prepared to fill all ,a orders promptly at seventy-five cents per quire? j, cash. We have now on hand a supply, printed in a style which cannot be excelled in the State, com- s prising the following kinds:? ^ Sum. Pro.; Ft. Fa. ; Ft. ha. on Sum. Pro. ; v Copy Writ in Case; Copy Writ in Debt; Deelara- 1 tion on Account: Declaration on Promissory Xote ; Declaration on Bond or Sealed Xote ; Sab. llVifo ; Subpoena Tickets, and ./ tidy men t on n nr oj jnq. ^ Damages Assessed by Clerk, Debt or Assumpsit. { ...?.. ?. - ( isiaoini,E. c Mickle, the Chester Standard man, is in trouble, s The preacher stops with him sometimes, ami in- ' variably some wretch steals the halter off the "nag." Worse than that, not having the fear of 1 a halter before his eyes, and not duly apprecia- * ting the indispensable intimacy which is known to exist between a preacher and a fried chicken, the { self-same wretch pilfers all the editorial host's ^ Brahmas, Cantons and Shanghais! Now, our neighbor is certainly a "good egg." but we must , nevertheless protest against such foul work on his c premises. Some people may think lightly about 1 it, but, as the Scotch say, it is a mickle matter to j him, certain. It may be pleasant to be /ira-peck- i cd, but to have it done in that style is manifestly j c eg-rcgious?egg-sell* nnything we ever heard of. J * "Give 'em Jesse,'' neighbor! I c ? C BETHESDA DIVISION. j f We are gratified to learn that a Division of the j i Sons of Temperance, with the above nauie, was j * organized in this District, Saturday last, by act- J ing D. G. W. P., M11.e8 Johnson*, assisted by a r number of members of the King's Mountain and p York Divisions. It is located in the midst of a n thriving and intelligent community, and, tnadc up u of men of character and determined purpose, f promises to prosper and be fruitful of much good. a The list of the officers installed is as follows :? V. E. McELIfANEY, W. r. c DUDLEY JONES, TT. A. H F. A. ERWIN, R. S. 1 t a rcwiv a j? e M. C. JONES, F. S. t; S. G. ITEMPHILL, T. . " F. M. GALBRAITII, C. T. S. TIPPING, .4. C. J. W. McELHANEY, I. S. J. J. JONES, 0. S. J. C. TIPPING P. II'. P. This is but one of the many signs that are apparent to assure us of the steady and sure progress of the causejin our District. In town, the good work is well uigh completed; and now, give us ^ the aid of the true, mornl, Christian men of the country in whatever capacity, nnd the approving j words and kind smiles of woman in her own irre- i e I c sistible manner, and, our word for it, that self- | ^ same work will be complete throughout the length and breadth of our borders. "Fetch along the ! , i J banners!" .... >< THE CONSEQUENCES. | P The Richmond Enquirer concludes a bitter but j able editorial on the effects of a disruption of the J h Union on Northern capital and Southern labor, j with the following paragraph, which has more i ^ truth than poetry in it. Regarding the dissolution : ^ of the Union as a probable cveat, as we do, and ! having our mind's eye on some of the latest ism- 2 importations amongst us, we begin to tremble at e the prospect. If a separation is to inflict such (l characters upon us, may all the fates preserve h this "Glorious Union" of onrs, forever. Really, F both horns of our dilemma are ugly?sadly so; ^ but, just now, we arc "almost persuaded to be a"?submissionist. Read what the Enquirer 1 savs ? ^ "The cosmopolitan wealth of the North would ^ remove to the South at once, in the event of dis- c un'on, to get something to eat, and to employ its c cap..al in manufactures, shipping and trade. The North would have nothing to manufacture, no peo- c pie to cheat and trade with, and no freight for P ships. The wealth of the South would quadruple ; n but we would not have the wealth, "cum onere." The vulgar 'bosses,' the blunted parvenus, the nouveaux riches?the insubordinate and riotous '' operatives, Yankee manners and customs, super- f stition, infidelity agrarianism and anarchy would j, rush in along with the population and capital of! the North. We must preserve the Union to keep 11 out Northern wealth and Northern people. If 1 r none but Democrats, Old-Line Whigs and old Fed- y deralists would come, we should hail their arrival. but the isms would make the South unfit for a i * decent man to live in." ' t . FROM KANSAS. J 4 Our latest advices from Kansas are not reliable; , and are beside.* of little import. Gov. Geary has ! ^ arrived and, on tbe 11th instant, issued his ad- , t dress "deprecating the continuant#of strife can- | s Bed by the interference of the citizens of the r States, promising justice irrespective of party, a demanding obedience to the laws of the Legisla- ! s ture until they are repealed, discharging the vol- 11 nnteer militia, aud commanding armed bands to 0 disperse or quit the territory." He has thus far d taken no decisive measures, but we are beginning c to suspect, nevertheless, that when his measures < 0 are taken they will be found to keep tally with ! ? those of the Northern Governors preceding him. w The Missourians had in a great me-.sure disban- P ded of their own accord, and returned to their If homes. Report says that a battle occurred on the 21st instant at Bianton's Bridge, between five tj hundred under Atchison and a party of free-soilers; and that the Missourians fled at the first " charge. This, however, is not to be believed. I a! The Free-State prisoners in custody under a j harge of treason, have been released on bail.? i .'he President might as well have discharged them > t once. Call tlieii crime by whatever name?be- i ievc what you may in regard to their motives and lesigns, it would be difficult to detect in their acts \ I efficient evidence to convict thein of actual trea~ . on. ' Since the above was put in type, we have re- j eivc 1 the following additional items by tele- j ' ;rnph: St. Louis, Sept. 22.?Kansas dates of the loth !. tate that fifty Southern men, under Robinson, had j fight at Grasshopper Falls on the 13th. with a iorthern force who were capturing horses and j revisions. On the next day the Southerners were j ttacked bv two hundred Northerners under liar- ! ( ev. After two hours hard lighting, in which j wclve Northerners and three Southerners were ! , illed. an armistice of thirty days was agreed up- I n. Further advices state that twenty-five liuu- | red Missourinns were at Franklin with the de- i ' ign of reducing that town. A battle with the j j Ycesoilcrs was expected. The Freesoilcrs, under \ ( larvey, had been captured by the dragoon?. PROM EUROPE. The accounts from Europe are "stale and un- j ? ? > ?-?? .i.? ! irontanie. " ror several year.*, uic eimiug ...... iloody scenes enacted on the Continent furnished 1 is with over-nhnndnnt material with wliicli, each reek, to interest our readers. Now all is peace 1 nd, apparently, prosperity: and gladly do we ling away the stereotyped "head" under which we lave for long repeated those thrilling stories of 'splendid murder," which for all time will make ip the stirring history of the War of the Crimea, j The danger of a war hetween our country and | Jreat Britain, has also passed. The last steamer irought over the profit of a convention between Jngland and Honduras, ceding to the latter the ;land of Ruatan and the colony of the Bay Isinds, which settles the only dangerous point of ispute hetween us. It turns out at last, that, ather than hazard a war with the cotton-king, ur old mother is willing to back down adftnitum. 'unch or Rlackwotd, or some other sharp nuthorty over the water, puts the argument snccintly nd forcibly, after the manner of a dialogue? hus:? John?"Jonathan you slapped my face! Don't o it again: for I am older and bigger than you nd I'll give you a trounsing." Jonathan?"Well, darn you, duii'tyou do notling to me then." John?"Now, Jonathan you know we're con- ( ins, and shouldn't quarrel , becauscl always lov- l dyou. Besides, there's that big bullying fellow, ] ?rank, who wants to rule the school : you and I rill have to turn in and lick ! There's a good felow." 1 DlllKUT 1A-V il l n/.i> Upon our outside the render will find nn intcresing nrticle. upon the subject of direct taxation, rom the New York ltook. It seems that 1 Jen. Quitman is to bring forward this important lucstion at the next session of Congress. It is nl- 1 o understood to be the next concerted policy of j he Democratic party for the future. This is indeod omething fresh and cheering, amid the general ' ndicationsof corruption and revolution. It rises ! ike the olive-branch of hope, amid the wide waste . if the troubled political sea around us. Wo be- , ieve that it is the key of safety: and the pros)ect of its being applied in the right way is well ' tnlculated to fill the hearts of all good patriots < with exultation. We hail it as the harbinger of i >ctter days, of days when the Republic shall be ciustated upon the sound simplicity of its begin- ' lings, when Bribery and Swindling shall be driv- i n from the high places of public authority, and ( n their stead Honesty and Integrity sltnll once norc prevail. Now, tu.ir let the true men of Ainer- ! ca bend to the task of crushing Black Republican- 1 sin and ensuring the triumph of the great Demo- | ratic school. . Now, freemen of the South and latriots of tlio North, buckle on your armor anew ?burnish your weapons afresh?and make one ' :lorious charge for the ascendency of ricrht prin- 1 iples. A new object to live for, has arisen in the i imposition here suggested?a new reason to stand iy "the pillars of the temple of our liberties."? 1 )ircct Taxation! It is the consummation that an restore our government to health and purity, j tis the measure that can work out the complete edemption of the South in the Union. It is the irinciple thn: can estnlish an equality of t ights nd privileges from one end of the country to the 1 thcr. It is the true genius of Republicanism as j , inderstood bv the immortal founders of this Conederacy. Let the old banner of our fathers float ' loft with the motto re-emblazoned upon its folds. ' ,et the trumpeters of Truth and the Constitution < nnounce the inauguration of the t.ew issue. The . hosts of the departed great will hover around . ike an array in the sky to influence the result, j 'lie Spirit that ruleth all things will move upon ! 1 he henrts of our people. And a new day, a new ! . ra will dawn upon the cause of American Liber- j y. Such and so important do wc hold this great j J leasurcto he in its probable, aye, almost certain j { fFcCt?. ; J Wc have elsewhere remarked upon the political i ; entimcntalistn which has for a momcDt galvanized ! t he old Whig carcass into life; and wc now record ( j he foregoing paragraph, taken from the columns ' ( f the E'li/rtirltl Adrertittr, as another manifesto- i ( ion of that-dreamy, romantic, Utopian spirit, ' j rltich threatens to take fast hold upon Southern ' olitics and our politicians. If wc could allow : urselves to dwell aloue upon the results of direct j lxation, wc might "tilso indulge in rhapsody ami j row happy over it. To the error oar fathers 1 (.minitted in failing to engraft this, the only truly lepublicau system upon the policy of the country, re verily owe all the ills that we now are heir to. j t would have imposed an equal burden up in all; j : would have enriched no one section at the exensc of another; it would have offered no slit- ' ? j pring rewards for successful intrigue on the one ! o.,.t o t.ncA enhinieainn r.n (tin ntlirx- nrr.. I pctcd by it we would never have felt the crushing j reight of that "cohesive power of the nuhlic plan- ! er," which has centralized all other powers to i u;ld up the strong and oppress the weak : pro- ! ressing slowly hut surely under its benigu influ- . nces, our country might have presented for all j imc the spectacle of a united, prosperous and i appy people. The Advertiser has painted the ( icture beautifully?not extravagantly?not too ighly. But why indulge in such pencil-touches? Does he Ad vert her not know that "Direct Taxation" is ut an idea, an abstraction, a fancy, a myth for reamy people to dream about? Can it ever be-' oine a political fact, incorporated into our politi- ' j al structure as it now exists? Will the North onsent to abolish a system which has of itself ( copied her forests, built-up her commerce and . manufactures, poured upon her teeming population . . constant stream of wealth and prosperity, and at . ast made her king and ruler ? Can the North be breed to surrender her stronghold and proclaim er Shibboleth,?when one branch of the government is within her grasp? when another is almost cady to yield, and before a decade will surely ield, nt her command? when but one more great i rave of emigration, pouring westward, is needed , o tear down the third and last estate ? when all l f power, of motive, of interest, are hers to con- 1 rol and to enjoy? ( We are tired of dreams! We do not desire to j iridic while Rome is burning! We cannot consent ' 0 go- out after new Gods, when our Penates, in- , ultod, disfigured, dragged down to earth, are eady to be destroyed! The South is not asleep, ] nd does not desire to dreatu. Though sullen and J ilent, she is watchful and determined. The ele- , ments are most calm, when awaitingthe approach < 1 the storm. It is darkest, just before the day ' awns, uur press, our pcopic, unu, m lueir seret heart, (for wo know the secret heart of some ( f them,) our politicians are prepared for the cri- t is?ready to meet it. It may be delayed, but it ' 'ill surely come. The victory of the Democratic ^ arty cannot stifle the flames of Abolitionism.? ] t will but add fuel to them. The masses of the c orth have but one idea ; and if we value our safer, ice. mutt have but one. \ Stand fast to your post, friend Advertiser.? c Don't givo up the ship," now when the storm is S bout to try every inch of her timbers. In times ? gone by, yon bad but one watchword?and many a gallant knight went down before the shrill tone of its bugle-blast. The old Co-operation party ire with yon now, prepared to prove by their works the faith you doubted in 1852. When the trial comes?when we get upon the battle-ground ?must we learn that those who once branded us with "submission," are not in the fight? It will not do to talk of "Direct Taxation." It won't do, nt nil at all. A "dead fish," it is ! IT IS NOT TRUE. It gives us pleasure to state that we had a conversation yesterday with Mr. Caldwell, the Prcsilent of the South Carolina Railroad, and he confirmed our impressions that the nrticle published 1 few days since, from the Vorkville Enquirer, was written under a mistake, and that there were 10 grounds nt all for the charge of the sale of Southern papers being prevented on the road. All of the Charleston, Augusta and Columbia papers are offerod at the depots, and the writer i >f the article signed "A Traveler," must have I been wilfully imposed upon, if told that such wu9 | (he case. ~ , , ? , ,, fnl .Mr. LSimreu lias iiuoncu us iu ..... , lowing extract from a letter on the subject, from j Mr. Penkc, the Superintendent: Charleston, Sept. 13, 1856. Mn. John Caldwell, President: I noticed a | piece in this morning's Carolinian, over the signa- j turo of a Traveler. I know there is a mistake? j ill the principal Charleston, Columbia and Augus- ; ta papers are sold on the cars. I never saw nn ; Abolition paper or pamphlet offered for sale by | my of the news-boys. Mr. Vaners, who furnishes the papers, is a North Carolinian?his place is Halifax, X. C. Respectfully, H. T. PEAKE. . Injustice to Mr. Caldwell and the Railroad Company, we would ask the Yorkville Enquirer to publish the above.?South Carolinian. We very readily comply with the request of tho Carolinian: but we must be permitted to do so with the remark that there is evidently something out of joint somewhere. We are at a loss to imtginc how "A Traveller" could make such nn j egregious mistake: and it is yet more singular I that a usually well informed Charleston paper diould so far forget the truth as to corroborate the statement iu every particular. The Bn is responsible for our part of the joke and, if no4 entirely too luty, would do the public a favor by making further developments, or acknowledging itself #c/'/. mere-mention. The Ciiinp-mecting at Beth-Shiloh Church will commence on Friday next. From the daily reports of the Charleston Board of Health, we learn that the Yellow Fever is on the increase in that city. For the past few days, the number of deaths amount to six or eight daily. The Carolina Tinun announces the death of Dmyton Nance, Esq., at his residence in Newberry, on Friday night, the 12th inst. Mr. Nance was one of the most prominent and intelligent citizens of Newberry, and the loss of him will be lamented t>y many friends not only within but beyond the limits of his District. The papers announce the death, at Orangeburg, on the 10th instant, oj ? * m ,?;f? ?r T.wl fiinvor ,U r>. V/iUUIIIlC U. VJIIV?^4 H1IV, VI Viw.w. ind daughter of tlio late Br. Jamison. The Republican majority in Vermont, a State scarcely half as lnrg as ours, is 19,130. The 30 Senators nre all Republi'an, and so arc 183 out of 190 Representatives to the State Legislature. Vermont is as unanimously Free-soil as South Carolina is Democratic. In Maine, the Baptist Jhurch constitution contains a pledge against slavery, and since the last election three members were turned out for voting the Democratic ticket! Can any moral power on earth overcome i fanaticism equal to that? Hou. D. M. Barringer, late Minister to Spain, and James W. Osborne, both of Charlotte and both old line Whigs, liavc declared in favor of Buchanan and Breckinridge. A Republican State Convention, of i'irginin, met in Wheeling, September 18th, nominated a Fremont electoral ticket, and adjourned without molestation. The Abolitionists in the ''Old Dominion" have set to work in earnest. fn Sampson county, N. C., a lady in a religious neeting was found dead on hor knees, after the J songregation arose from prayer. An illiterite person once sent a note to a waggish friend requesting the loan of his nooecpaper, and received n return liis friend's marriage certificate! iVe are pleased to note the fact that our quondam riend George S. James, has received the appointment of second Lieutenant in the United States Irmy. The many friends of Mr. James will be ?lad to hear it; a funnier, a better, or a braver nan never lived. Gen. Jeff. Buford is now n our State soliciting aid for Kansas. We learn hat on Tuesday evening he addressed a meeting n Chester, his native District John A. King, )f Long Island, has been nominated for Governor if "New York, by the Republicans. The Ileruhl efuses to support him. THE IVIIIG MOVEMENT. Day after day, new and unlooked-for developliont? are made in our political world?new clcncnts are set to work?startling schemes, in the nil tide of success, are brought to light?old and ime-honored bulwarks are crumbling to earth, while new defence.? are springing up as if by magc?all conspiring to render the future in very ruth a "scaled book," and dashing, perplexing ind putting utterly at fault the clearest foresight ind the maturcst counsels of our wisest men. Not the least to be noted among these developnents is the movement now in progress by the scattered reinnats of the defunct, old-line Whig :>arty. Some of the best and purost of them? hose now in position?have taken sage counsel of :he times, and, acting as men independent of par:y, have declared their conviction that the Union s in imminent danger, and their determination to oromotc its salvation by contributing to the elec;ion of Buchanan. Others, the main body of those ivlio arc yet outside of party influences, have actid upon the same startling conviction; but, strange to say! their hopes for safety have tumid in an opposite direction, and brought them into the struggle allied to the feeble, tainting and dispirited ranks of Fillmore and Donclson|! The first "grand rally" was held in Baltimore, last week?attended by several of the most distinguished Whigs in the country: Gov. Graham and Gov. Morehead, of N. C.; W. C. Rives, of Va.; John Bell, of Tenn., Judge Bates, of Missouri; Washington Hunt, of New York, and others; the resolutions reported were adopted without a dissenting roice, and the proceedings throughout were mark?d by the most unbounded enthusiasm. We are tempted to copy two or three of the paragraphs which make up their "Platform:"? llesolved, That all who revere the Constitution ind love the Union must take alarm at the attitude assumed by two of the great parties in the field in the present Presidential canvass ; the one claiming only to represent sixteen Nqthern States jf the Union; the other appealing mainly to the passions and prejudices of the Southern States; md that the success of either of those factious must add fuel to the flame which qow threatens to wrap our dearest interests in one common ruin. Resolved, That the only remedy for evils so appalcing, is the support of* a caudidatc pledged to icither of the geographical sections now 'arrayed j n political antagonism, but holding both in just j uid equal iegard. We congratulate the friends i jf the Union that such a candidate exists in Mil- ! ard Fillmore, of the State of New York. Resolved, That in the present exigency of public ifTairs, wo are not called on to discuss any su'porlinate questions of administration in exercising > ;he constitutional powers of the government; it is j jnough to know that civil war is raging and the ' [Juion is in peril, and to proclaim our earnest con- j riction that the restoration of Mr. Fillmore to the ' Presidential chair will furnish the best, if not the | mly, means of restoring peace to the country. It is difficult to account for this action on the ! >art of the old Whig party. Possibly the elec-.ion J if Fillmore might preserve the union of ttese ! States for a few years longer. It would be the j lefeat of no party; the triumph of no party; the I vindication of no principle whatever, save a sort | ofabstract, sentimental and blind love of the Union; | negative in every particular, it would not change . j one iota the relative position of the great par- j I ties; in finj.it only could defer the event of a dead- | ly conflict determining the existence of the Union, which must surely come, and which it were well for the South to deciJe at once. But sensible men?and the members of the old-line party are both sensible and earnest?know that Mr. Fillmore has not "the ghost of a chance." Their efforts may possibly effect a diversion in his favor in Maryland and New York. Even this is extremely improbable; nnd the improbability carries with it the conviction that he will not be the choice of a single State in the Union! Suppose, however, I that New York and Maryland be carried by the Fillmore party, they can but throw the election into the House of Representatives, where the chances arc decidedly in favor of Fremont; or, at last, into the Senate, where beyond doubt Breckenridge would be the choice of an overwhelming majority. Verily, this Whig movement i* a str.mire dcvelonment?one which, originating with D ? Southern men at this late period in the contest, we must deeply deplore. It is folly?the folly which characterizes the act of a suicide?of a piece with that singular madness which gives a feeble voice to anti-Democracy in South Carolina, and divides and distracts the councils of our sister States of the South. But to another point: read the resolutions attentively. They are the production of wide-awake men; and they mean td say that the perpetuity of the Union depend* upon the election of Fillmore.? In other words, for the contemplated contingency can never happen, the Union, in the opinion of unbiassed, cool, and patriotic statesmen, must and will be dissolved. They have made up their mind fixedly on that point. It is high time, that we, the masses of the South, were ndopting it as a com| mon belief. OUR COXGRESS-ltlEK. Wo have a mind to note down, in short hand, i some of the sayings and doings of our Congres! sional delegation, with which we are furnished by I our State exchanges. Since the adjournment, they have all been bearing themselves conspicuously. Mr. Boyce, wc noticed, tamed at several points ! in Virginia, and made strong and urgent appeals to the people of that State in behalf of Kansas. He has since been at home, quietly enjoying a respite from the arduous labors of his position.? We dislike to distnrb him, but our people need some potent voice to warm them up about Kansas, and no one can do the work more effectively than their Representative. We shall expect him to give us a "talk" on politics generally, Court-week, and to send us word before-hand so that the people may come out to hear him. Afterhavinir braved a:i armv of admirers by-the j way, which might have made a far less modest man quail ami tremble, Col. Crooks has given himself up to his friends at home, and right cleverly and heartily are they doing him honor. As the Advertiser has expressed it, "his friends are his constituents," and never have a grateful people with such a single heart joined to reward a faithful servant. The Brooks Ball, at Greenville, week before last, was a magnificent ovation, worthy of such a high-toned and hospitable community.? The Patriot says of it: "Seldom has so much youth, beauty, fashion and manhood, assembled in one room to pay honor and respect to a gallant and distinguished gentleman." The great Brooks Dinner at Ninctj'-Six, which promises to lie the grandest affair of all, will he given 011 the 3d of October. Dr. S. V. Cain has been appointed President of the. Dai/, with the following VicePresidents : Dr. J. P. Watts, Col. G. A. Addison, Col. J. H. Irby, Dr. J. J. Wardlaw, Dr. Peter Moonc, Dr. T. Lake, X. McCants, Esq., Col. L. Boozer, Dr. John Logan, Gen. Kinard, J. P. Carroll, Esq., Col. M. C. Hammond, Col. J. F. Marshall, Edward Noble, Esq., C. P. Sullivan, Esq. Au oration will be made by Gen. McGowan, of Abbeville. Col. Orr has been giving his people an accouut of his stewardship, thus discharging a duty which has not been as often and thoroughly performed as it should be by our Representatives. The people have a right to know, and ought to know, what they have done, and what they have failed to do. The burden of the Col's, speeches have doubtless weighed upon the latter division of his theme?a Southern Representative can only talk of what he has failed to do. We are pleased to learn that Col. Orr has declared his intention to withdraw from Congress after the next term. Although he is as efficient as any man can be at Washington, he can serve his State much more efficiently at home." There is work here which suits his calibre admirably, and is worthy of his mettle. A correspondent of the Charleston Standard makes the subjoined report of his speech in Greenville : ? "Col. Orr took the stand very soon after ouf arrival, and reminding his constituents that it had been his practice te make annual reports of Congressional proceedings, went on to tell them that, to the best of his judgment, "all was not well." The Black Republicans, enrly in the session, had elected a Speaker who had stocked the cards of legislation; they approved the Topeka Constitution of Kansas; urged the admission of the freesoil delegate; tacked a proviso on the Army Bill, to the effect that the soldiers of the geueral government should not be used to sustain the present laws of thnt territory; and, not content with all this, had put in nomination for the Presidency, a renegade from South Carolina, pledged to restrict slavery; and in ever}' other way had evinced the purpose to usurp the executive, as well as the legislative powers of the country. lie could not say that Mr. Fremont would be elected, he thought he would uot; but he was constrained to say that the result of the contest was doubtful; and as in the event of his success the dominion of the North i over the South?of sectionalism over the republic?will have been consummated, he saw the necessity, even now, for preparation to assert our right to liberty and self-government. "Gen. Harrison spoke to the same point after the review was ended, and referring to the speech of Col. Orr, and the probabilities it suggested of the election of Mr. Fremont, said that the Union and the Constitution are trusts committed as well to us as to the North ; that we have violated none of our constitutional obligations, and that if the North shall proceed to do so, it will be our privilege and our duty to march to the capital, to take the government under our protection, and compel the North to obey and respect the Constitution.? This raised a tempest of applause, and the Colonel of the regiment and all his officers expressed their readiness to march, upon the first call for volunteers, to any such an object. It is a mistake to apprehend submission at the South. This has been a strong Union loving regiment; they have not been prepared,and they are not now prepared for dissolution, but they are ready to whip the North whenever they are assured there is the prop' ground for doing so, nnd this for all the practi . purposes of our condition is about all that can be required. The experience of Col. Brooks has shown that the popular heart is ready to respond to any act in vindication of the South ; it has also shown that the occasions for such an act will certainly occur, if men are prompt to meet them in Congress, if not upon our own soil?and even in the present condition of public feeling, I am perfectly assured that while no Southern State, perUnwic mow Y\n woo/Kf fli/1 ?*n ur fl*AITI till* TTninn upon the election of Mr. Fremont, there is not one I regiment in the Southern States that would not spring to defend the one that would strike the miscreant down about tko pillars of the capital." ****** "The recent occurrences in Congress and in Kausas seem to have formed the minds of all I meet to the conviction that the days of the Union are- numbered, and that it is only left us now to j prepare for the event. Such has been ray own i conviction for a long time, but men who have been ! more hopeful, look upon the consummation as a I fixed fact, and I anticipate a greater unity in public sentimeut at the South than has ever existed before, whenever the occasion for its expression comes. Col. Orr, in his speech at the review in Pickens, gave utterance to the opinion that the time for action has about come at last." Gen. McQtrisn, who, by the way, is one of the most clear-headed, reliable and spirited men in the South, is doubtless busily engaged in the canvass with Col. Dudley, of Marlboro'. It is to be regretted that such clever men nre in a canvass, and it is a pity that both cannot be elected. Col. ; Keitt, the youngest, but by no means the least to be thought of, in the delegation, has been sojourn- 1 ing in Virginia, and now and then has taken oc- t casion to "electrify" the good, old-fashioned deui- 1 zens thereof. The best account wc can give of him can be gathered from the following paragraph, i taken from the Lynchburg firjnihlicaii, alluding to j his effort before a Democratic meeting in that j town : "There were some bursts of eloquence, which 1 could no more he reported than the lightning's : flash could bcdagiinrrcotyped. It was not a party speech in any sense. The orator viewed the present election solely in its hearing upon the North j and South in a collection of wrongs, which made i a deep impression. It was evident that the ora- j tor looked with but little confidence upon any j change of action on the part of the North, and I deemed it high time for the South to arouse itself to a sense of its danger, and uphold its rights ; ?:.i.?? 1 Tin. nn..n11..1 Ik. instituted between South flnrolina and Massachusetts, was a most splendid vindication of his own State, and a withering assault upon that of Mas- ; sachussetts, from whose brow he scornfully tore many a stolen laurel. In fine, the speech of Mr. Keitt'was the speech of a Southern gentlemen justly indignant at Northern aggression and arrogance, and expressing his indignation in language of the truest and loftiest eloquence. He more than sustained his previous high reputation, and added another to the tnahy efforts which have given him such high standing ns a speaker of the very highest order of oratory. THE ELECTIONS. In the following resume of the regulations to be observed at elections, we note several points which are perhaps not as generally understood as they should be, and we therefore think it proper to give them a place. The extract is taken from the advertisement of the managers in Richland Dis- , trict:? The names of the voters to be regularly wilaen as they vote and the lists preserved. If two or more tickets, in counting the vole, be found rolled up together, or more names be found : written on any ticket than ought to be voted for, j all such tickets arc not to be counted. No voter shall be allowed to put more than a j single ballot, or piece of paper in the same box j or vessel; but a ticket is to be counted though it j contains fewer names than arc to be voted for. I If any Manager shall knowingly receive an il- | legal vote, or .;hall refuse to receive a legal one, or shall neglect or refuse to attend to the election, ! or shall count the ballots before the proper time, ' or at any other than the proper place, ho shall be liable to penal Managers are authorized to administer oaths and examiue witnesses, to maintain order and regularity at the polls; and to order in writing (directed to the Sheriff, Constable or Special Deputy) to commit to Jail for one day, any person who refuses to obey the lawful commands of the Managers, or disturb their proceedings. If any person refuses to make proper oaths, or if the Managers be otherwise satisfied that he is not qualified, his vote shall be rejected. The Managers or any other person entitled to vote, may challenge any persou offering to vote. In case of dentil or removal from the District, or refusal to serve of any Manager, a majority of the Delegation are authorized nnd required to fill up the vacancy by appointment in writing. Polls to be opened at 0 o'clock, A. M., nnd rvlAOA.l ;1 A'Alnnb 1> TVf wiMi onnvntitPnf intnr. vftls. The box, vessel or bug to be sealed up when the Polls arc closed, not to be opened except to receive votes the second day. nnd to count the votes at the regular time and plncc. 2d. Jleaolctd, That the Managers of the Elections, prior to the proceeding to the Elections do take the following oath or affirmation befoie some j Magistrate, or one of the Managers of Elcctious, J to wit : "That they will faithfully and impartially conduct nnd attend t>. the foregoing Elections agreeably to the Constitution of the State of South Carolina nnd the laws thereof." Required, That the two years residence required ] by the Constitution in a voter, arc the two yenrs | immediately previous to the election, and the six months residence in the Election District arc the six months immediately previous to the election; but if any person has his home in the State, he does not lose the right of returning, but if one has his home and family in another State the prcs- j ence of such persons, although continued for two years in the State, gives no right to vote. PIC-NIC AT ANTIOCH. The editor of the Cheater Standard attended a l'ic-Nic at Autioch Church, near Rock Hill, week before last, and was charmed by all he saw and heard and felt?the sprightly nnd pretty girls down there, the fine singing, aud the profuse good eating &c. Thereupon he went home, and wrote it down in real clever style. He is a susceptible, observant sort of a man, und,especially when talking about the ladies and domestic matters generally, bis word is as good as gospel. Hear how he talks:? "It was the occasion of the last day of singing for a school which hau been taught at that place by Mr Harvey Crawford. The school was large and the satisfaction given reciprocally by teacher and pupils, had been sucli as to induce the latter to give a pic nic, as a farewell to the exercises. ."About 10 o'clock the people had gathered in such numbers as to make a few out-siders, who knew nothing, shrug their shoulders aud wag their heads, as much as to say the thing had been overdone, while others who knew the character j ana generosity or rue pcopic or mm viuuiuy, i maintained that provisions had been furnished in I plenty for all present and 1,000 besides; andthese latter were proved to be fur the better judges. "Singing now commenced, and altlio'this was the first regular school that had been taught at ! that place, the performance was such as to elicit j unqualified admiration from all those capable of appreciating good vocal music. What was very unusual was the women sang without reserve or restraint. A great deal of good music is spoiled by a sort of mawkish modesty on the part of j , young Indies; there was nothing, however, of this, . as we could discover, in the present instance, and I well did the absence of it tell on the scholars and i spectators. ) "After a brief recess, singing was resumed for , a short time; then Rev. A. Why to, by request of , the Committee of Arrangements, rose, made some preliminary remarks compliincmtary of the good 1 decorum and performances of the day, and intro- 1 duced Rev. A. If. Lester, of Yorkville, to the j meeting, who was expected to make n half hours, speech on the subject of Temperance. Here was a ' treat more than had been expected, and well did I the people seem disposed to receive jt. I "Our friend Lester is not altogether in appearance as promising an orator as wo have seen, but when it comns to the performance of talking to the 1 people, it will he found that he has few superiors, ' in that avocation. He said it was difficult for , him to limit himself exactly to half an hour, as he I had been used to speaking till he exhausted ' branches of subjects and not time; and as lie warmed up and proceeded with Temperance and ] kindred subjects, his hearers must linvc been convinced that liecan speak, and speak to the point too. About the point he seemed to be fairly un- 1 der way however, his time had expired and he j concluded by saying that he thought he was like ( the Dutchmau said of his horse, which never got started until ho had run about o miles. "The speaking being done, dinner was announc- i ed to he in readiness at a grove near by. All be- ( took themselves to the table, in proper order, ' where an abundance of everything of "the best j 1 the market and season can afford" was found | 1 spread out in captivating order. There wcro j j cakes, pies, fruits, breads, meats, potatoes, tarts, ! j custards ?fcc, &c, etc, etc, and all so nicely prcpar- j cd ami sot forth that all appeared nice 11 nugiu have been cooked at the same house; this however, was not the case, for each one had made a spontaneous and free offering of the herds ofh's flocks j and of the fruit of the field. Who could refuse a j hearty invitation to such a banquet ??not we, j certainly. Most heartily were we all invited and ; most heartily and gratefully did we all partake. | And after all lnid eaten and were filled to waste- j fulness there was still a plenty left for any ordin- i ary affair of the kind. Such was the generosity, | good order, sobriety, decorum and neatness dis- j played it was remarked by all the outsiders we ' heard or the subject, that it, in whole and in parts excelled anything that has been scon for : many a day. This accords entirely with our ver- ! diet. If this be a sample of the deportment, liberality and public spirit of the people of Eastern York, commend us very earnestly to them. "The men, young and old, displayed their gallantry altogether becomingly and the ladies received their small attentions with diffident sweetness of demeanor and modest gratitude and grace. I Then they, the ladieB, are so handsome in fen-1 ture, neat and attractive in adornment and accomplished in manner that we cannot but wonder , that so many and snch valuable *ingle flowers are , allowed by ;/K/?kind to remain unplucked. Some of our young men would do well to turn their foot prints in that direction at an early day, else the , variety may be diminished by the loss of some of its most beautiful and choice treasures. One or two are said already to be bespoke aud a short time may place many more in the same predica- j incut. We did not see a siugle balloon skirt in j the whole assembly, and we were on the look-out . for them, but one is said to have been discovered by certain parties, by its becoming unduly protruded , and mixed up with scats and contiguous arrange- | incuts. We think, however, it must have been a modest one to escape our observation." HV think so too ! For the Yorkville Enquirer. "7/i their (the Sons) eitiinatioH, ore the Principle* it ml P mrer of Religion neceisarg to ?uree?s, or j can the great end be attained without three f" Meier*. Editor*:?We new proceed to give our ; views in reference to the second question of "Citizen." We have heretofore alluded to the indefiniteness which attaches to it, and of our purpose j to consider it, as having relation to the moral objects of the society of the Sons of Temperance, j and not to scriptural regeneration. The question ] will then stand thus: "Arc the principles and j power of Religion necessary to success, (the sap pression of intemperance) or can the great end j (total abstinence from intoxicating drink) he at- j tnincd without these?" We do not consider the 1 question ns referring to regeneration or the new birth, because neither the organic and fundamen- j tal law of tht Society, nor any other priuted and | recognized document issued by it has made any i such pretension, as that the Society assumes the j province and prerogative of Christs* Visible ! Church. "Citizen" is too intelligent, too experienced, and too cool in judgment and temper to ' judge concerning any society otherwise than from ; its highest standards. He would, no doubt, insist that his own denomination should be judged only by her published and acknowledged standards, such n.t her Confession of Faith, Book of Church Government, &c. No denomination of the Church is held responsible, by good sense, for i the errors which may be preached even from its own pulpits by its uninformed, or mistaken, or imprudent members. "Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do you even so to them" is a rule designed for all men, and is as universally applicable as any other general rule. We have heretofore said, that to answer the above iuterrogatory by a simple affirmative or negative, would involve the orthodox christian in ! untenable positions. This seems very plain to our understanding. Were the answer, Yes, given, what is thence the necessary conclusion ? From ' our stand-point the conclusion is inevitable that, to make a christian?to imbue a soul with the "Power of Religion"?or with that Divine Grace which saves, you have only to make the man a total abstinence man, or a true Son of Temperance. Is this orthodox Christianity ? The Sous entertain no such heterodoxy. Such doctrine fritters awav the Bible to a very diminutive compass, and renders needless the words and works of the New ; Testament. We are therefore not yet prepared to ! give an affirmative to the question. But suppose that a negative answer he rendered, j signifying that "the principles of religion are not j necessary to attain the great end," to wit: total ! abstinence from intoxicating drink, what then is | the result ? We maintain that a denial is given j to the truth uttered by the Apostle James : "Ev- j ery good gift, and every perfect gift is from above, ! and cometh down from the Father of lights."? j The denial stultifies the Apostle Paul when he ' says to the Romans : "For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the meanwhile accusing, or else excusing one another."? Such negative answer denies,' what the christian world maintains, that man has a moral nature? denies, "There is in the nature of man, or in the circumstances in which he is conditioned, somethiny which leads him to recognize and worship a superior being. What that somethiny is, is not important in our inquiry: whether it bo a constitutional instinct inwrougbt by the Maker?whether it be a deduction of univorsal reason, inferring a first cause from the things that are made?whether it be the effect of tradition, descending from the first worshippers, through all the tribes of the hum.an family?whether any or all of these be the cause, tbe fact is the same, Man is a religious being?he will worshipas says "Philosophy of the Plan of Salvation." Such answer denies tbe affirmation of "Christian Theism," that, "There is a faculty in man, distinct from all others, which assumes the right of governing the rest, and of commanding him in his conduct?that there is some authority which utters the moral imperative within the soul and coiumauds it to do this or that." Snnli nncurnt* (limine noaartinn nf AloTnn/lnr1*) Evidences of Christianity, which asserts : "This universality of religion evinces, in the clearest manner, that the principle i* natural, that it is an ' essential thing in the constitution of man : just j as the fact that men are always found iu society, proves that the social principle exists and is natural to man." The answer denies the positions taken by Rev. Dr. Blair in a sermon, on the power of conscience, from Genesis, 42?21, 22. "There belongs to human nature a sense of moral good und evil, or a faculty which distinguishes right from wrong in action and conduct. "They said one to another, We are verily guilty." In an age, when the law was not yet given, when no external revelation of the divine will subsisted, except what had been handed down among the patriarchs, from one generation to another, the brethren of Joseph reasoned concerning their conduct, upon the same moral principles, and were affected by the same feelings of which we arc conscious at this day. Such sentiments are coeval with human nature ; for they are the remains of a law which was originally written in our hearts." The answer farther denies what Rev. Dr. Alexander asserts of the influence of religious truth: "Men, born and educated under the light of revelation, however they may come to reject the Bible and nil the positive institutions of Christianity, canuot Jivest themselves of all those important moral principles which directly or indirectly they have ierived from this source. The light of divine revelation is widely diffused in Christian countries, indhas given complexion to all our laws, institutions, and systems of education ; so that a man an no mnreeseane entirelvfrom its influence than [Yom the effect of the light of the sun." The answer also denies the authority of the Limestrcet Lectures: "The light and law of nature have | heir use, of which Cornelius is the top instance hat we meet with in Scripture ; and yet to Corlelius this message is sent: "Send men to Joppa sc." One would have thought, that Cornelius vhose prayer was heard, and whoso alms were ! and in rcmembcrancc in the sight of God, had acen in a pardoned, justified, reconciled state; ispecially upon that saying of Peter's, "Ofatruth( [ perceive &c. And yet the message the Apostle i Peter was sent to him about, wns to tell him words . vhereby he and his house should be saved. From ! vhich we safely gather, that how commendable 1 loever morality and natural religion are in them- j lelves, and how much soever God may approve of hem, as beyond all doubt he does, they cannot I supply the place of Christ." (Remembor the question with us is, not as to the salvation of a iouI, but were "the light and law of nature?the uorality and natural religion" of Cornelius iuf * ficient to moke him a sober man or a true Son of Temperance ?) These authorities from Scripture and from learned Divines and theological writers, prove to our satisfaction, that all good is from God?that it pleased His infinite wisdom and goodness to indelibly imprint upon the nature of His creature, man, some faculty, or feeling, or reflection, which instructs him there is an infinite Being which made the Heavens and the Earth. These authorities also prove, there is in every man a consciousness above and beyond all logical argument, of dependence ou some Creative Power far transcending in power aud goodness his fellow man?that there is something in the light of Nature, or Natural Religion, or his moral nature, or his conscience, or his sense of right and wrong, no matter which, that makes man in some degree a religious animal, and consequently possessed, by his constitution or nature, of some religious principles, which come from God above and not from the devil. We believe that God bega^the revelation of Himself to man at the instant of his creation, teaching him something cf his duty and of his destiny. Ou subseqnent occasions Ho has made fuller revelations of Himself?the last of all, that fullest and complete revelation in the person ot iits Son Jesus Christ. From those considerations, even independent of that fullest revelation, we are prepared to say, we cannot answer, Nay, to the interrogatory at the head of this article. We agree with Dr. Blair, when he says: "The purest human virtue is consistent with some vice; and in the midst of much vice and disorder, amiable, nay, respectable qualities may be found. There are few cases in which we have ground to conclude that .all goodness if lost. At the bottom of the character there may lie some sparks of piety and virtue, suppressed but not extinguished, which kept alive by the breath of Heaven, and gathering sti'ejofeb'.'-in secret from reflection, may on the first' favorable ' Y opening which is afforded them, bo ready to'break forth with spendor and force." These remarks of Dr. Blair sound to us like good common, sense. In our next we may be more definite itr our.answer. THE COMMITTEE. COME ONE I COME ALL!I v' To Walden's Daguerrean Gallery,, in the Lindsay Building, and get an Ambrotypc/or One Dollv. You can nlso have a nice Ambrotype put in your old Daguerreotype cases, for fifty cento. Those who have Daguerreotypes would do well to ktail themselves of this opportunity, as his stay will be I short in this place. See advertisement in another column. Sept. 25 39. , . I - -It Columbia Market. SsBTwrusR, 22. Cotton ?At the date of our last weekly report wc left the market quiet but ftcady, at prioes ranging from 9(mll Jc extremes. In the early part of the week just brought to a close the mar* ket showed some symptoms o( giving way in prices, and at the close of busiuess on Wednesday a decline of J@}-c had been submitted to on the part of sellers, and the general ruling ratcs were | 0011 }, and in this positiou he market continued up to the close of the week. In the coarse of the week three steamers have nrrived from Europe, namely: the Cambria, Arabia and the Asia; by each of theso steamers the cotton market is reported fmn and advancing. Sales for the week endiug on the 30th ult. 55,000 bales, iucluding 12,000 to speculators and 7,000 tuexporters, and for the week ending on the 6th inst. 85,000 bales, of which speculators took 5,000 and exporters 9.,000. These accounts had no material effect on prices with us, and the market, up to the close of busiuess ou Saturday, was quiet but'steady,-at the following quotations, vi2: Inferior 909}; ordinary 9J09^; middling 9J01O; good middling 10)010} ; und fair 11011) cents. Bacon.?The bacon market bos been dull and drooping during the whole of the week, at a de-"* cline of ic on all qualities- We now quote 110 111 for hog round; sides T1011}; shoulders 9} 010 ; and haius ll)@12c ^ lb. . Corn.?The corn market lms been somewhat excited during the past week, and prices ore looking up. We now quote 80085c bushel. Oat*.?There is but little demand for oats, and therefore prices are stationary. We still quote 46 ?50c ? bushel. Peat.?We have no quotable change to notice in the price of peas, aud consequently we continue to quote 45050c bushel. Flour.?We have no material change to notice J in the price of this article, and we ate compelldto continue our former quotations of $7}?$8 bbl. Fodder.?The supply of fodder on sale this week has been fair, with a moderate demand. We etiU quote for good new $10$1}; prime old $1)0$1} "jd 100 lbs., according to quality^ ?WtUOT. Dikd?At the residence of. Rev. J. Monroe Anderson, in Yorkville, of Paralysis, on the 28d inst, Mrs. SARAH STARR, in the 80th year of her age. Died?In DeSoto County, Miss., on the 11th of August, 1856, LAURA II., daughter of. Moses M. and Sar#h White, formerly of Lancaster District, S. C. The parents and friends of^thia deceased young lady were much comforted in view of her departure, from the evidence which she gave of her hope and implicit reliance in the.meritorious work of the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation. On a dying bed she bore testimony to the blessedness of that condition, when transgression is forgiven, ana sin is coverea ; oj uer iaimai warning to mose around her to prepare to meet their God. Separations in time, and especially those which leave the family circle so desolate, are much more easily borne, from the consideration, that every such falling asleep in Jesus, is bat another link is.that t chain which binds us to the eternal world. Let v us not then sorrow, as those who have no hope. H W.' ' Mrs. MARGARET PHILADELPHIA SMITH PORTER departed this life on the morning of the 18th of September, 1866, aged 28 years and 7 days, of catarrhal fever?leaving a bereaved husband with two children?one of them bat one month old?parents, brothers, sisters and yery many friends, to mourn the loved and early lost! Very sorely do we feel the dispensation pf Providence, which has thus severed tics so tender. The kind attentions of the whole community attest their respect for departed worth and their sympathy;for the mourner; and many a warm heart will feel deeply when this notice is rend, for she had very many friends, here aud there, who knew her to love her. If earthly ties could have bound her here, then she would not have died! but the divine behest had gone forth?"Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return"?aud we bow with profound submission to the wise decree. The subject of this notice attached herself to the M. E. Church, at twelve years of age, as a seeker after Religion, and six years ago professed to obtain a sense of the pardoning love of God.? From that hour to the present, we are well assured that she maintained a Christian's reverence for piety and pious things. Often, daring the past ten months, the writer has seen her tear herself away from the social party, and read the sacred J word?a duty she made it a matter of conscience to do every night of her life for several of her last years. During the last four days she was deprived of speech, an unconscious sufferer racked with convulsions; yet, though deprived of the dear consolation which her words in a dying hour would have afforded, we doubt not she. has gone to be with Christ, who loved her and taught her to love Him. Thus she has passed away from a poor world of sorrow, to, wo hope, the Hcaveu of Eternal Rest. "What is there here to court my stay, To hold me back from home, While angels beckon me away, And Jesus bids me cornel Shall I regret my parted friends, Still in the vale confined! Vn.r V..* ,~1,? 1 J wuv IT ucuc CI 1uj DVUI USCenaH} They will not stay behind." A FATHER. AMBROTYPES1 1AM now prepared to take AMBROTYPES or DAGCEREOTYPE8; suiting the taste of all, according as they wish to see themselves upon glass or upon silver plates. With every convenience, a full set of apparatus, moderate prices and a determination to please, I tlatter myself to be ^ able to satisfy the most fastidious. I may be found at my office, one door West of the Presbyterian Church every Saturday, and at other times not devoted to my school. J. R. SCHORB. Sept 4 .vl ? 36 8m