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C|ef0ti.billt^n()uircr SAIxt'Ii W. MELTON JOHN L. MILLER. u - YORKVILLE, S. C. ? ? 4?a? THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 16, 1G56. j * TI1E ELECTIONS. We publish in this issue an official statement of i ihc votes polled, on Monday and Tuesday last.? ! On reference, it will be seen that Col. U. 0. Mc | Caw has beeu elected Senator; Messrs. J. C. j Chambers, W. C. Jllaek, A. Whvte and Edward ! a p.ni'.i.,.,.'.T/UVA'.* '1*. H, bturjr.^, 7tu' I I 0 Collector; ami John M. Boss, Es?]., (re-elected) ; Ordinary. The aggregate rote, 2411. is the lav- ' v gest ever polled in this D.strict; and the Vutc for j r Mr. Chambers, the largest ever given for a Be; e. '' scutative. A very small increase will entitle our , ' District to au uilditional member of the IIouv.c , j. Wc did not deem it necessary to make cut a j v complete statement of tlic election for Congress. ; I( Mr. Boycelul no opposition, ami of course hut o little interest was taken in regard to his re-clec- { ticn. He received in the aggregate 1315 votes? t| nuite a sufficient number to testify the cordial ap- tl probation with which ids course in Congress is re- :1 ?*' C garden by our people. Quite a long list of names was put in nominartoii tor Commissioners of the Poor. It. S. Moore ,j received 191; 11". T/ioiuasioii, 1U0; M. Wallucr, ji JG4; J. l'urtlow 101; Joseph Herndou, loo: J. t, W. Hartness, loo: D. McCallum, loo; A. L'rwin, S( loo; D. Roddcv, Ho; J. X. McEtwec, Sr., 134; e; Dr. A. J. Barron, 133; Ja3. Brian, 130; Dr. J. ,t B. Withers, 130; 1'. B. Darwin, 104; A. llardin, n] 100; Jas. Moore, 100; Thomas Whiteside?, 100; 0| W. Berry, 100; J. I?. Lowry, 72; A. A. MeKen- t( zie, C2; George Steele, 47; Dr. A. 1'. C. Campbell, 35; Win. McGill, 34. The four first meu- ^ tioaed were declared elected; but there being a C( tie between the four ncxtunuicd for the fifth mem- fl, ber, tbe place was declared vacant. We presume f a new election must be ordered. j The voting in Chester, we learn, passed off qui- ! (j( ctly, and resulted in the election of Sam'l Me A- t lilcy, Senator; and Messrs. W. P. Gill, C. P. : j1( Melton and John S. Wilson, Representatives.? j-0 In consequence of the prolonged and dangerous ! a] illness of Maj. W. I). Henry, his friends with- , c: drew his name froui the canvass, and the members ' I * elect were consequently chosen without opposition. ! a, A telegraphic despatch to the Times reports ! q 3278 votes polled in Charleston. Much excite- i ? nient prevailed. The contest between Gadsden ! m niul Miles for Congress, doubtful. It is believed |)( that W. P. Porter has l?cen re-elected to the State Senate. w BLANKS ! BLANKS !! t(l We would ask the attention of members of the j w profession, in this and the surrounding Districts, c; to our extensive assortment of Blanks. We have supplied our office with a new dry-press, a lot of e' now material, and an extra fine quality of paper, ul with which our Publisher is prepared to till all si v orders promptly at seventy-five cents per quire? n cash. Wc have now on hand a supply, printed in ! ft ' it- a st.v'e which cannot be excelled in the State, com- I' _ * prising the following kin>ls:? hi Stun. J\o.; Fi. Fa.; Fi. ha. on Sinn. Fro.; hi Copy Writ in Case: Copy Writ in Debt; J)i 'dara- u I in on Account; JJtrlaruti?n on Promissory Xolc ; c' Declaration on Bond or Staid Xote ; Sub. Writs; P Subpoena Tickets, and Judgment on Writ of In<p 11 J let mages Assessed by Chrk, Debt or Assumpsit. w CONCERT AT MMESTONE. We publish the announcement of a Coucert, by <( the Pupils ami Music Teachers of the Li met'tone Springs Female High-School, on Thursday the 'JO'vl instant. The patrons oi this excellent school . :l< and the lovers of good music are invited, and arc honestly auvised to go, if possible. Mr. !?i. v:-w;ll I j lias an almost inimitably clever way of "doing up" j ; a Concert. FACTORS AN1) CO.UMlSsION MERCHANTS. J f. Our friend Genl. A: :t::: ii\. d ttio p . i pride and circumstance of glorious v,v:\ , x- j changed for it the unp ietic-il, h :: i co .:. tl) ly profitable,paraphernalia of (ho cotlon-nierc.mut. jj lie utccl to befit the trappings marvellously well, but, with versatility enough to do anythit g, he 0i will, of course, betake himself to the ledger and w the counting-room with just the same success.? 0J We wish him luck. If you've consignments to jjj to make in Charleston, "you cannot do better than nj trust yourself with .Messrs"Aiken & Co. Sec their at Card. n< . NEW WOODS. Mr. Ratchfotu>'s new stack of Goods, consist- c< ing of a very general assortment, is worth the attontion of all who have m.t yet purchased their ni Fall and Winter supplies. They were carefully 1" selected by hint in the New York and Philadelphia c' markets, and his well-known good taste and judg- " rnent as a merchant is sufficient commendation 111 both as to quality and prices. Our advertising ? columns say something about it, and will make ,l' further developments next week. Meanwhile, call iu at the new store and examine for yourioivc?, U BETIIEL. PRESBYTERY. I The Fall Sessions of Boihel Presbytery were j held last week at Bullock's Creek Church, in this I ! 1/1 district, commencing on Friday. Rev. A. A. j ^ J axes, the former Moderator, preached the open- j j ing sermon : and Presbytery was organized by the ; . selection of Rev. Tv'. J. McCormick, Moderator. I The Committee appointed at ibe last, session, to I Q confer with the General Convention of the InJepen- I tj dent Church, reported the "Articles of Union" j f I ngreeu upon by tlic. Committees representing the J two churches, (which had previously been adopt- ' ^ cd by the Convention and ratified by the Iudepeu- ^ dent Churches) ; and after careful and earnest deliberation they were accepted by an almost uuau- j imous vote. This action, we have every reason ' i T* to hope, may be regarded as a consummation of j * the much-desired uuion between these kindred j denominations. The matter must now be taken for final judgment to the Presbyterian Geucrul As- ; ^ sembly; but inasmuch as that body lias given ctirfc-'jlamht to the Bethel Presbytery, its action ; will, of course, amount merely to a formal rutili- ? cation. Rev. W. J. McCormick and Col. A. A. McKen- c ztE weie appointed delegates to the Assembly, T with Rev. J. L. Bavis ami l>r. Ksox, of Chester, as alternates. The Presbytery adjouni-d Saturday afternoon, to meet next Spring ut Allison's 1 Creek Church, in this district. our hotels. ' 1 "VVc publish, this week, tho advertisements of i Col. Stowe and Col. Saolek, who have a la mili- i .. nf tin. h'niii'x Mountain and t f , (III f C IUXVCU VVIUUliwm v* ? ?- ?-j Palmetto Hotels, respeotfully, aud set themselves < " earnestly to tho work of slaughtering oar cotrnnu- < . nity. Yorkvillc has always deserved the reputa- ' '^tion of a peaceable and healthy town ; but "Wo t unto Sodotn," now! Genuine good eating can t oauso the worst of all carnage?it's cold-blooded ] murder; and coming upon Us unawares, off our ? ports, asleep, the results will certainly be fearful ? We are done l'or?fed to death?"kilt." But iet s us give it up gallantly?"pluck to the last"?keep a your eye fixed on those talismauic words?h'inj's v Mountain! Palmetto.'?-therms magic in them?and j 3 here's consolation, too, in the good old Latin senimont?Voire el decorum est, pro patria mori.? 'crily. it is sweet thus "to die for one's country." 'ry it, reader; charge upon Satheu's, or charge ipon Stowk's; they will charge back at you?but rho's afraid? Give no quarter; carry the war Jto?Turkey; don't be cA/V/.vui-hearted ; pitch in uMce-ily ; its a j-.'e-ens war-fare ; never 'Insert the unks; if you break, break fast; but lot the din f battle be < inner s the fight goes on; and, at ist, every difficulty being super-able, the victory rill be ours! Long may they wave! MR. EOYCE'S SPEECH. Our Ucprcsoi.tutivt} came promptly to fulfill the ppointment made for him sev ml weeks ago and n last T'i s la ulternoon r. nucre'i iu uu ;n.c?um f his steward.-hip to a largo number of his contitncncy in York District. The Court IIou?e was roll filled, and throughout the addrcs* the imdiioy gave that marked attention which the absorb ig interest of ibe t ?pies u.: i. r discussion and the istinguisl.el reputation of the speaker could not til to secure. Our limited space will not allow n nil report of Mr. Dice's argument; the reader, ho had not the pleasure of hearing it, must tlicrc.<rc be content with a meagre outline. After the brief statement of the scctb nil nature f the pen ling controversy, Mr Boyce pivceedcd t sketch tho prominent events in the history of lie last session of Congress?touching first upon lie election of Dunks, the calm, shrewd, selfish j nd malignant Yankee who occupied the Speaker's j hair, lie rightly thought that the Democratic j nd Know Nothing parties were equally to be Inmcd for ?l?irt unfortunate result, *.vhie!i threw :c course of legislation under the control of the I lack Republicans, arid taught thc.ni the impor tnce of organization and union amongst them- j tlves. lie then discussed the Kansas question j spesing lite shameless tricks by which the agita >rs imposcii upon the credulity of the Northern ! lasses, and aroused a torrent of feeling in behalf F ' Weeding Kansas;" the bare-faced fraud atimptcu in the action of the Topekn convention : ic passage by the House of the bill admitting ! ausas into the I'nion as: a free State under that institution : and, finally, the desperate struggle 1 1 tho Army bill, which at last w is forced through j engross by the aid of the clamor raised by the -- ' ?' 11 -?i.~ ... 1 I (lriucril v\m? v*?MU<i uuxi*r?>*av, 1.1'nu uwvu rprived of the lion's share of the public money, i itli this act the session ended ; ami one mi;rht j jpe that the agitators expire I with St, were it not j r t!ic fear that if one swarm went cut another i id more ilesnoralc crew might come in. It :niy ccitc surprise that the Itiack Republican?, having isscssion of the leading Committees, did no; jitate the abolition of slavery in the Kstrict of olnmbin, the repeal of the Fugitive-Slave Law c ; Vet they forebore, from policy not front oderation. 1 hey feared to alarm the Not tit, and i Mice confined the agitation in a great degree to ;e single issue of ,,Knnsn-\" This moderation as but temporary, however; whenever they sitin the power, their aggressions, he thought, j onld proceed to the extreme point of' universal j itancipauois." Now, the absorbing issue is the President's | ection. It is difficult to ascertain the position ; " Mr. Fillmore's parly on the slavery question, ' nee the expunging cf the 1?th section of the mow-Nothing platform. While in Congress, presenting his little bailiwick of Buffalo, Mr. : illniorc was an abolitionist of the strictest sect; u; when he became President his views were en- I rged and were more conservative. Hut it is ' -eb.ss to consider him. as he stands ? possible lance of election. Mr. lloyce co:i.:dvred tlic | hit form of the Cincinnuiti Convention substanti- ' lly sound en the slavery question, and the ardor i ith which the conservative men of the North are | ihering to its terms com man-led his regard in a j iglt degree, lie thought Mr. Buchanan an able ' lid conservative statesman, particularly in re- ' ir-l to our domestic policy?not the man he ould have clmsen, but one who would probably it justly; and he llieve-b-c had no hesitation in ipporting him in preference to the other candiites, though he ceti'd not go crazy upon the sub=?. Discussing the merits of the third and most iriuidablc party, the J>incl: Republicans, Mr. oyce drew n la lierou picture of the character, redoubtatd-1 1- its ami the mlicuions claims John Ch -. Fremont f--r the Presidency.? ' i! could not r r jhc idea of such a creature ing President ?i* s mighty Republic, the office Wawliin/rthotu-pnn . ICC l|l?Ii;.IV 4 V%> IUV> rIV.H J hom nixl Fremont the comparison is as odious i > that between the imperious Julius Censor, with is gigantic sworl, and the effeminate and tvrancul Nero, witlvbis fiddle. lie was selected on :count of his pliant principles, by men who had j me but the ' itching palm" for the public plnn?r. and knew that under his administration they j >ul(l "rob the Exchequer" with impunity; and c was made available to humbug the Northern J insses, by the most extravagant and rcdiculous I retentions to heroism on account of his bloodless i impaign in California and bootless expeditious I trough the Rocky Mountains?rendered into j :tio? by his romantic father-in-law, Thomas H. J enton. Fremont's real claims to heroism were 1 fabulous ; during his term of service he had j riudled the government out of enormous amounts . " money, and ended ltis military career by being i ;nominiously dismissed from the army. His | retensions as a politician were even of less eon- , jquence?lie was in the Senate but three weeks, j Mr. Boyce thought the nomination of such a : inn a striking illustration of the degeneracy of ! ic times; yet lie believed that Fremont would be I lee ted. The sectionalism of the North ; their i iteusc hatred of the South ; their IvVe of power ad plunder ; the free-soil feeling, predominating | trcr every other sentiment; the exasperation at j ie supposed outra'ges in Kansas ; the corruption storing in Northern Soceity : all these elements ; re together forming a fierce, headlong current iu j ivor of Fremont, which, be had very little doubt, ould sweep before it every opposition. If Fremont be elected, the all-important queson occurs?What will the South do? Upon this ' oint, Mr. Boyc" was plain aud explicit. lie could j ot speak for others, but for himself be would au- ' wer?"we must not submit 1" It was well known hut he had been conservative iu his politics. He ad always been disposed to do everything possiile.coiisistout with our riffhts and our lionor, to con iliate the sound portion of the Northern masses, lut conciliation has its limits; and if Fremont is lected, tbc conciliatory policy is exhausted, lie rould consider his election, under all its attcnInnt circumstances, such an evidence of the irrogance and hostility of the North that we. of he South, would he justified hy ever}' consideraiou of duty, self respect, honor and safety, to nke our destiny iuto our own bauds and retire 'rom the Union. It is prudence now to be bold; t is perdition to be tiin.U; aud he would say em>.iauc:uiy that the South should not submit to lie domination of Fremont and his malignant new. Kucli Southern State should boldly move >11' as quickiy as possible. The masses at tho S'urth hudi>eeu persuaded and believed that we ould nut be '"kicked out of the Union." A gcu:ral movement at the South might revolutionize jubi'c opinion there aud prove to them that we ire in earnest; nud as they value the profits and idvautages of the Union even inure than their frceioil antipathies, it might lead to such concessions md such new constitutional guarranties as would varrant our remaining in the Uuion for many 'Cars. If such prompt action oa pur point should ' fail to produce that result, then let tis take our destinies into our hands, form a separate Confederacy, and appeal to the God of battles and the tribunal of nations for the rectitudo of our course and a place among the Towers of the Earth, With a united people, a territory larger than half of Europe, and a population much beyond that of ' the Revolutionary Colonies, we may confidently | try our strength and triumphantly vindicate cur rights :uid the integrity of our institutions. The . S?utli may not say so: but for himself he would say, rather thai: submit to the domination which Seward, Sumner, Wilson, Burlingamc, and their infuriate crew, would impose, he would pronounce for secession?anything and everything but submission?even death 1 Iii conclusion. .Mr. Doycc tendered nis warmest acknowledgments for the uniform kindness which the people of Ynrk district had extended to him, and fur that generous confidence which had ngnin, without opposition, entrusted him with the responsible ofiice of a Representative ; and lie pledged his best efforts so to discharge the trust as to | contribute to well-being, the safety and the honor of the people of South Carolina. Mr. Boycc's | remarks were well received ; and we were especially gratified to note the demonstrations of npl proval which greeted the anndnccmcntof his decided position upon the future policy of the South. We hazard nothing insuring that, should the event of the Presidential election demand their action, the people of York district will promptly sustain the measures marked out by their able and spirited Representative. COURT-WEEK. The Fall Term of the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions for our District, convened on Monday last?Judge Withers presiding. The elections occurring at the same time, we anticipated a general rush to town by our country friends; but to our surprise the days passed away quietly, with perhaps less than the usual number of people in attendance. The proceedings in Court have not been entirely voi-1 of interest but we must defer comment until our next issue. As. tiic dockets arc heavy, the sessions will probably continue through the week. To be a Juror is certainly not a very distinguished honor?rather a penalty than otherwise; bat, nevertheless, it may not be uninteresting to know who happen to be, during this term, lliennlucky individuals in "durance vile." Besides, to publish their names may, possibly, add a little ; consolation to the meagre compensation upon which they are for time being condemned to live, ' and arouse a properly-directed sympathy for their misfortunes. Here they are:? Okand JtntY-?Samuel Rainey Sr., Foreman; John Hill, 11. F. Currenec, John Walker, Jdhti Siuiih, (Hatter), W. A. Workman, J. D. Dowdle, John l'eters, John 71. Hal), David Swctt, Wm. Fecmster, Amos Burns, James McElwec, A. J. (JingL'S, If. A. Galloway, Hugh MilK K. M. Wallace. It. H. Ash, Hugh Borders, Samuel Anderson, Petit Jr?v, No. 1?T. G. Williams, tWenanf; J. 0. Whiiesides, Henry Watson, J. L. Moore, j William 1? ibcrson, Tr-rov Ferguson, liobt. White- ! ides, J. C. Johnston. David McCullongli, John ' Thomas, W. A. Cnrrcncc. Pktit Jvr.v, No. 2?Rev. W. W. Carothers, j For.'i-ijn : A. 11. Ilntehinsoii, W. N. Jackson, Hen- j rv Glenn. K. I,. Mintcr, Jehu Nichols, J. R. Westbrooks, Lawson Jenkins, It. M. Reark, Robert : Love, John W. Wliitcsidos, Jos. Whisenant. St'i'EttNtTMCKAnY Jritv.?It. L. Crook, Morrison Russell, Alfred Moore, Jos. 1'. Miller, Isaac Mintcr. John E. Grist, Win. M. Ivcrr. J. J. Burnett, Thos. II. Smith. G. F. Ferguson, Thomas Nance, Fredrick Wyntt, A. M. Jackson, M. A. Moore, Hugh Tate, Win. Wallace, Wm. Mitchell, John 0. Jackson, J. N. M"E!wec, jr. THE INDEPENDENTS. A paper, published somewhere aud called the j Central Frcibi/terian, givc3 a slightly knowing and a somewhat complacent sketch of tho Independent Presbyterian Church, thus:? "Those "Independent Presbyterians" had their origin in differences which arose in relation to the trial and, deposition or the Rev. IV. C. Davis, who had published a work entitled "The Gospel Plan" a work which was censured by the Synod of tho Carolinas and the General Assembly. Tho deposition of Mr. Davis was by the Presbytery of Cmicord fur contumacy, lie declining their jurisdiction. But the churches to which Mr. Davis ministered, still adhered to him; and if we mistake not, a number of ministers sufficient to constitute a Presbytery. And thus they have continued in their independent position from lftll to Uo t.iiAcnt.f tinio 'i'lintt* nliiinntiAn niwl llmti* ??in. i.-ters arc interspersed with those of Bethel Prcs- j bytoiy; and as wo have great confidence in that | old staid Presbytery, there is reason to conclude from the action in the present day hold to the t peculiar views of their founder with less tenacity than formerly. During the great revival which occurred i:i that section of the church in 1800? 180:1, there sprang up various speculations, and some of these, Mr. Davis, who was among the most prominent of the ministers, embodied in the work already alluded to. Hut so far as reports have reached us of the character and standing of the Independents we arc inclined to think as favorably of them as of almost anybody not in our connexion; aid if without compromising any principle a '-basis of union" can be formed, it may prove of great advantage to the cause of Christ in that section of the country." MERK-MEXTIOX. The Orangeburg Southron speaks of a brutal j murder, in St. Mnthew's Parish, Friday night be- i fore last; "About 12 o'clock Mr. James McGrcw ' was called out of bis bed by l'>e assnssion under j pretence of inquiring the direction to the Provi- j deuce camp ground, at which place a campmeet- j ing was then in progress. When within four or j live steps of the gate, a gun was discharged?the j contents entering his left side aud producing al- J most instant death. The murderer then made his i escape." The election in Baltimore, on the Cth., resulted in a majority of 1,000 for the Amer- I cansj and a fight in which guns and pistols were | used, four persons killed and twenty wounded. ! Mr. B. B. Botts, son of Hon. J. M. Bolts, | of Virginia, challenged R. B. Pryor, of the Rich- j mond Enquirer, for insulting comments on his j father's Abolition career. The parties met near j Washington, Monday the 6th, but were arrested j by the police before exchanging shots. Botts did | not seem to be over-anxious to prove his pluck. ! The Edgefield Advertiser has seen "a re- i mark able piece of cloth, made by a lady in the Park Corner, of Rabbit-wonl. It is woven in superior style, ami is of soft, full texture, very strong and very comfortable. It will go to the State Fair and take a premium?we tliink." ''Dark Corner" must be hard-up for wool, to be sure? ire think. Hon. Jas. L. Orr, addressed bis constituents of Spartanburg District last week, uud again expressed his fears of the election of Fremont. The election of Buchanan, he thinks, is the "only hope for saving the Union." Hisconj stituents of Williamsion, in Anderson, intend to ' honor him with a Ball, during the first week in November. Right! An Educational Convention, of the friends of education in North Carolina, will be held in Salisbury, on Tuesday the 21st day of October, inst. The largest flouring establishment in the world, it is said, will bo in Richmond, Ya. It will he eleven stories high when completed. The Mobile Register recommends that iu the event of Fremont's election, the Southern members of Congress, instead of going to Washington, should repair to their respective State Capitols and take counsel with their State Executives and IiCgislaeures as to what is best to be done. Not a bad idea. Puss it round for signatures! Our young friend, David C. Audersou, has our thanks for a copy of the Catalogue of Furman University, Greenville, for 1850. The pupils number 207 ; among them, W. 11. Bar ron and B. C. Barron, of York; and H. A. Coleman, T. W. Hill, A. C. Mobley und W. S. Wilkes, Chester. Thursday last, Jatuos Ison, jr., was j put on trial at Union Court for the murder of Geo. I OFFICIAL VOTE 0 PRECINCTS. YORKVILLE, ALLISON'S P.IRD'S MUSTER GROUND, B R ATT.ONS VILLE, BOYDTON CLINTONS CLARKE'S STORE EBENEZER * FEE.MSTER'S i FORT MILLS, KERR'S | LOVE'S ! MOORE'S : | ROCK HILL ! SIIILOAII CIICRCII ! SMITH'S ! WATSON'S STORE WYLIE'S STORE COATES' TAVERN Total No. Received nv kach Candidate, i Chirk, im<l acquitted. So says the Journal. The Faculty of the North Carolina University ( nciu ii meeting, wcioucr tnu, aim aunpiuu rnuiuj tions promptly and unanimously repudiating the 1 abolition sentiment?, and condemning the course J of Prof. HedrickP in publishing his commnnij cation to the Raleigh Stund/ntl. The erudite Proj fessor will undoubtedly be pitched overboard, | when the Trustees meet: and lie richly deserves to be. The Standard publishes a statement of the taxes paid into the public treasury, by the ; different counties in North Carolina, which shows a total increase, during the last year, of $70, ">07,40. .New ITanover pays highest?$20,011,01; Wake, Cumberland, Halifix nnd Granville, each over $10,000,00; Mecklenburg, $0,214,31; Gas' ton, $2,703, 38; Cleveland, $2,G23,G6; nnd LinI % ' ' ' i coin, $2,787,42. The''Old North" seems to Jjc prospering. Col. Keitt made a stirring speech at Orangeburg, counselling an adherence to Buchanan; predicting his election; declaring for a dissolution of the Union, in the event of Fremont; nnd letting loose a number of other good things. Mr Boycc addressed a large and enthusiastic meeting of the citizens of Columbia, taking the same course of argument presented in bis speecli on Tuesday. ? 404M+" THE CROPS. Our enquiries during the week have served to confirm previous statements in regard to the short crops in our district. The cotton crop will not more than equal half the last year's yield, whi'c the corn .rops will fall very considerably short of the average. iirongbout the entire Southern country, the reports are even more unfavorable. *In many sections, the cotton crop is almost a total failure, and from no quarter have we read a statement which promises more than two thirds of the nverage yield. A late and wet spring, a dry summer wit i frequent storms, an<l the unusual depredations of insects, rendered the prospect gloomy; and the early frosts of September, with that on the 1st of October which was everywhere very heavy, completed the work of destruction. Many reliable calculations put the estimates down at 2,500,000 bales?at least 1,000,000 below the la t year's crop. The following letter to the New Orleans J)' lla, dated September 20tli. before the frosts. Will give an idea of the prospects in the West. Similar accounts have reached u< from Arkansas, Louisi: na and Texas:? "I have just returned from a living trip to Nashville, Tennessee. I went by way of Memphis, and through West and Middle Tennessee, and returned to Memphis by way of Florence, Alabama. I made especial inquiries about the. cotton crop on my whole route. From my own observations ami what others told me, there will not be a half crop made through the sections I passed. In West Tennessee and North Alabama, I saw hundreds of acres that will not make two hundred pounds seed cotton to the acre, and very often not a boll on an acre, and cotton not three inches high. This is the effect of the drought, which, from particular enquiries, 1 learn, has had the same effect on the cotton throughout Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and North Georgia. I examined the fields of cotton as I came down the river? they certainly will be very short. One planter said he would not make over one-tliird of a crop; others, not over a half. The great storm in August completely checked the growth of cotton in the country around Natchez, and seems to have had the same effect wherever it reached." THE SOIL OP THE SOUTH. This paper, published at Columbus Georgia, and edited by Messrs. Cn.\ulks A. Peabody, James M. Chambers and W. M. Chambers, is beyond doubt one of the very best agricultural journals in the United States. The October number, before us, contains many articles, both original and selected, which it would be profitable for every man to read?and especially valuable and interesting to the farming community. If the Soil of the South were made a household book, and its solid suggestions put into practice, we might all be the better for it. Send One Dollar to the Publishers, Messrs. Lomax and Et.ms, Columbus, Georgia. THOSE INTERROGATORIES. In this week's issue, the Committee on the part of the Sons of Temperance bring to a close their series of communications in answer to the questions propounded by "A Citizen." The articles have been written, we think, with much ability, and in a spirit of moderation and conciliation which cunuot fail to produce good results. The interrogatories of "Citizen" were doubtless propounded in gcod faith, and as far as possible they have been answered in good faith. Here, we earnestly hope the discussion will end. Both parties to it arc sincere friends to the cause of Temperance ; and as the Committee's execution of their trust, has superseded the necessity, so we hope a spirit of Christian charity nnd a becoming regard for the success of the cause will do away with the desire, for further controversy. A higher authori' tv has spoken it, that an hot'te divided against itself canr.ot stand. Let the suggestion make us wise. THE CITADEL ACADEMIES. Quite a spirited discussion hasbeeu of late conducted by the Columbia and Charleston papers, pro and con, upon the propriety of removing the , Citadel Academy to Columbia. The measure has ' attracted attention mainly because of the periodi; cal recurrence of yellow fever in Charleston, ren' dering necessary a temporary removal of the in, stitution during the Summer months. Iudepen' dent of this important consideration, however, there are many reasons for merging the Academies Into aiva nn.l cn onlnrfrinfr tlmir upnnr ?HU WI1C lUObllUHUIlf OUU CV w?ii*4?.U? ?.4V?? UVWJIV i ns to meet the increasing demands which thciroxcellcut management and well-earned popularity ' arc devolving upon them. To do this, the work | must be done <U noro, and the mostjmportant pari ! of it must be a selection of the most favorable locality. But why close the argument down or Columbia? To guard those guns? Just here, ' "stick a pin." We yield to none in our high appreciation ol .he value of the Military Academies as State Iu ; atitutions, and wc would be the Inst to dcprcciatt any one of the features peculinr to them. Bui ] the fire-eating idea of buying up a lot of old rusty muskets to frighten Yankees with, and then found: iug a dignified institution upon the miserably sillj , pretext of procuring young men to guard the pre I Tiooa fliata, ^rafu?"*h! well, uw," it's the rich if YORK DISTRICT?OCTOI KMUIFSEXTATLVKsT ~ T.'.X-ci 1 ^ ? i ? > > } ^ I r3 i 5? I ^3 li O : 3 : ? ! 75 i-1 I 3s I ^ i 2 t jl S 1 I ! 0 j = ? * f S|J > 1 r ; J i > > c ! > I ! |! 5 g 5 ? ? 3 I 2 ! 2 1 _ ! a I 5 I 2 : > 2 ' - 2 | r ,! ss I o ?; : | s ' 5 /. n I > li g = : : ! S j j* I ; x ! ? 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No danger ! flet some kiud-henrted old "granny," out of hotter employment, and give lici a broom-stick. Shr can guard the guns. Jf thai will not do, divide thorn out to the citizens, and let the mobs that sometimes make a fuss in Co! lumhia shoot each other with them; or, as a lasl resort, scatter the dear, oxj-genntcd relics here and there among the chivalrous malMiie! Dc anything x^itli then). They never wer?, and nevei ! were intended to be, of any account?cannot pos' sibly be matle to strike f.re. So, don't talk aboul the guns. The Military Academies have cnougl merit in them to be heartily sustained for the rea good they do ; and it is a shame to be loading then with such a miserably stupid argument. Droj that part of the subject. Well, "guns" out of the questio , w.. y make h i a foregone conclusion that Columbi must be tlx I , chosen locality? Tlic gun-nrgumcnt being cx hausted, no reason can be assigned which would i not with equal force apply to Yorkvillc; and then I are many additional p'.'as in behalf of our beau j tiful, thriving and moral town. We have tlx j Military School of Messrs. Coward and Jkxkins. one of the most successful institutions in the.State, which boasts a catalogue of Cadets, though vom ore btnrjiciaric?, outnumbering that of the Arsenal Academy. But wc do not intend to enlarge?ami ! if we were to do so, that one idea, well though! j on, would be sufficient. While the moving pro; cecds, let the entire establishment be brought'tc Yorkvillc. A single snuff of a King's Mountain breeze is worth more to Young Carolina than a year's rumbling among those old muskets ! We claim to make a respectable struggle for the prize, j Clear the riqg ! t'or the Yorkvillc Enquirer. FIX All REPW TO "CITIZEN.'' j Grace, as it reflates to God, in its definition, is j 'bis free favor and love." 15ut the inquiry which j concerns us is, has God in his wisdom nnd good: ue.j3, bestowed His grace in any degree on all men? I To answer this inquiry, we now beg leave, in adj dition to the' authorities heretofore adduced, to refer t./that of Duck's Theological Dictionary.? j "Divines," says this author, "have distinguished i Grace into common or general, special or parlicu; lar. Common grace, if it may be so called, is j what all men have ; n.-> the light of nature gud i reason, convictions of conscience, &c." This comj mon grace is made still more explicit in the PrcsI hytorian Confession of Faith?"Citizen's" "owr I cherished creed. This authority asserts, that tin j "not elected" even "may have seme common opJ orations of the Spirit." And we know from tin words of Christ himself, that these common ope j rations may extend so far as to enable a man t< j receive the Word of Salvation "with jov;" and ; such may be its influence, that he "durcth for a j while ;" but "when tribulation or persecution ' ariseth because of the word, by and by lie is ofj fended"?gives up the good way, and returns tc j folly and sin. This may so occur as well with the ] Son of Temperance, as with the professor of rej ligion. The Sons too have their stony-ground | adherents. Now it is surt-ly not expected of us j or any man to make known the precise extent ol the influence of this common grace, or mark the j limits of these common operations of the Spirit, | or tpecify where this spiritual power ends', nnd I man's natural depravity takes control. Wc believe | however that man, by nature, is not a devil. The conviction is strong with us, that there have been heathens, who lived before the promulgation ol the Mosaic law?many, who lived after the gospel dispensation?a multitude of unregenerute men of every age, and of every degree of opportunity of religious light and knowledge, who, guided alone by this common grace of God bestowed on all men, and influenced by the common operations of the Spirit, have been enabled to pursue unwaveringly the path of Tcipperaucc : and would have adorned the profession of the Sons of Temperance by a faithful adherence to the pledge which they require. History and experience confirm the truth of the fact. If this be not true, we ourselves, and almost every reader of this article ought to have been confirmed drunkards. Arc you a drunkard, dear reader ? If so, does not your conscience? your cool and sober reason tell you, you should bo ashamed of your conduct. The truth is, you are ashamed, and every sober, sensible man knows that you aro ashamed. You may deceivo yourself perhaps, but you cannot deceive the intelligence of the world around von. Believing in the truth of the following positions, extracted from Thomson's Christian Theism, and that his deductions therefrom arc logical and irrefutable :?"But the sense of duty is something more than the faculty of choice. It claims tin right of choosing and of directing. It cnioins 01 forbids. It is a judgment implying a solemn obligation to a Superior. Such is the natural feeling of individuals, and the general decision of mankind. The moral constitution of the mind pre?nn?? Trinnv ,li?ihipt nml beautiful indications oi , the Moral Attributes of ITim who called it .intc i being. This is true, notwithstanding the fuller . estate of man. If it were not so?if utter moral , ruin were the universal condition of the race, all religion W' uld be impossible. Th? invisible thing.1 . of God would bo unseen in creation, and revclatior would he a dead 1 tier to minds incapable of dis ( cerning between right and wrong" ?believing, a: , has been abundantly proved both from Revclatioi . and reason, that man has been naturally constitu r ted, by the goodness and mercy of God and foi wise purposes, with some gracious influences ant t common operations of the Spirit?and regardinf ? this grace and these common operations of tin , Spirit to he properly characterized as religiou: principles, the conclusion is forced upon us, tha the great end of total nhstinencc from iutoxica f ting drink cannot be attained without a certaii . measure of religious principles; and this is to b( . considered our answor to one portion of the sccont t question of "Citizen." It is true, that a Son of Temperance, like an; other man, may deny the influence of these prin ' ciples. He may draw all his motives and desire; from earth. He may never once raise his thought; and affections to Heaven in love and gratitude fo; iER, 13 & 14, 1856. DLICCTOB. I BKKATE. II OBIUSABT. j| j f3! ^ 1 2 I V 1 r i ? I ? 1 ? I S? ! o w ! 2 > > c s ;j Z. ! % '5 > 1 6 ' - ? ' ? ' - = * r > i 3 . rv ? > * H i! r t " = , x i ? i 9 I s I I = i p i! - ' > i - ' ? r i - ,. >; - .> O i _? !! : 2 ; F ; li I 5 5 3 j j : : 5 g >* ] : * P i; * j 83 47 7' H> jflU 498 . 348 393 54 ' 878 7 38 i:, ! ! 45 37! 4* 37 7 85! 00' 19 31 0O' 33 35 39 18 1 CO j 1 00 00; 0o 3'c 26 1 22 11 10 51 9 15' 51 0o 52 33,! 52 33 00 87 ; 11 00 22 1.1 80 Co 38 52 2 95 2 16 21 3 22 32 28 15 9 54 ! 1 1 2 00 19 44 33 13 17 03 <2 i i 1 i 08 oO 46. 39i 7 i 941 ( 2' 0<li 00; 31 100 100 31 7 140, 5. Oo! 4 . 3 i 15 191 21 14 001 36; 44 0O| 00, Oo CO, 53 61 16 10 i 90 23 12 15i 00: H4 43 27 30 1 07 2 00' 00' CO 31' 8! 77 30 12 125 Oo 0! 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A Son of Temperance may act | , from regard to his health?from a sense of obli- I t I gation to his family in its various relations?and j ! ! from vo?ne*t to his rcmitutinn nmnnrr his fellow- ' ) I men?this be may call bis morality; yet the cbris- J ! tian, like "Citizen," knows tbnt these principles are found in.bis Bible, and that tlicy arc to him t j religious principles. i Were "Citizen," from a sense of religious duty, j 1 to attempt the moral reform of a neighbor addict- : i ed to the vice of drunkenness; and let "Citizen" j' ) be aware, that this drunkard is an atheist, deist, 1 or opponent of the christian religion, what would j t ! be the course pursued by "Citizen" in such case? | : : Would he consider the case hopeless, and make no | - j exertion ? Not at all. Would he avowedly and I I i openly bring the principles of the christian rcli: ! gion to bear upon and to intiuencc the individual ? j We think not; for such procedure would scarcely ; be deemed christian prudence. Only contention, , debate, and a failure would generally be the result. , To ensure success, the individual must be at tacked on bis own ground?in his own citadel.? I ; His views b.ing confined and centred exclusively I ! to earth, he could more commonly be reclaimed I : | only through bis moral nature, bis conscience, his j sense of right and wrong, his reason, his wotdly i j motives and influences. Such, we think, would i : have been the course of Paul; nr.d wo arc of i | opinion that the action of "Citizen" would corres-1 i ; pond with our notion of the conduct of Paul. Cor- j j uclius,* although no christian when lie sent for j Peter, was a better manjn perhaps every relation-1 i of life, than if lie were a drunkard. We go for j j reclaiming drunkards by all possible motirc*, and, ! 3 to use Paul's language, "Ay a'l nicnt" ; i As to the belief, that "the Power of Religion is , i i necessary to success," to wit: the suppression of' | drunkenness?or "in other words, that to abstain from intoxicating drink is identical with the ex- j XIVIIVV ... .. V. .UU..J , > jeet inch absurdity, and here enter our solemn i , protest against ail such charges, opinions and prci tensions. i On the matter of the belief alluded to, wc beg j i , to add one other remark. The mind of man can j I ' readily conceive the possibility, no matter how j. t improbable the realization, that the Legislature of j our Slate could enact a law effectually pr jhibiting j i , the manufacture, importation, and sale of intoxi- j ; j eating drink. Were this done, and the present i | supply consumed, it would seem that total absti-! t 1 nenec and absolute sobriety would reign Supreme. ( j Men, we suppose, could not become intoxicated j ) by the mere power of imagination, or desire to be I i drunk, ilere then is "success,and the "great ; i end is attained/' Does it necessarily follow, that , i ; every man, woman, and child iu the State have ! experienced regeneration, faith, repentance and | ? i conversion ??arc, bj' the act of tho Legislature, : j effectually called, justified, adopted and sanctified? j Wc opine, not. We are under the impression, I j that Congress passed a law prohibiting the introi duetion of alcoholic liquors among some of the Indian tribes, west of the Mississippi: and we ; imagine the Indians knew not the mode of distillation. Supposing the law to be faithfully execuI ted, would "the Power of lteligion" be cstnblishi j ed and realized. ij>- o /ado, in the hearts of every ; member of such Indian tribes? The idea is sim- j i i ply absurd. Our answer then to this branch of, '; the inquiry of "Citizen" is a decided Xay. THIS COMMITTEE. ; KANSAS\ Wc have thus far received no reliable advices I in recrard to the result of the recent election in I?? i Kansas. Without doubt, however, the pro-slave-1 ' ry candidates have been successful probably, with- j > ! out any opposition whatever. It turns out, we j i j are told, that these elections for the Territorial , J Legislature and for Congress were held under the j i authority of laws passed bvjthc former Legislature, , and the Abolitionists, who consistently deny tho | validity of all tho Territorial laws, liaTe been forced in good faith to withdraw their forces and . permit the pro-slavery men to take the election , I by default. A par'icipation in the canvass would ; of course be an implicit acknowledgement of the i authority of the "border ruffian" Legislature, and a surrender of their strongest point. To be inconsistent, however, does not weigh very heavily upon a Frce-Soiler's conscience, and we may take j it for granted that they have refused to contest j the election, knowing the majority to be against j them. The farce will be again enncted. Governor I . Robinson has already summoned his bogus Legis- ' | lature, with a view to action looking to a repeti-' . tion of their outrageous proceedings beforo the j bar of Congress. The straggle will thus be indef- j initely prolonged?both parties, meantime, pre- ; ' senting their claims to be considered the legally constituted authority of the Territory,, and each j j. demanding admission into the Union with its own ( constitution. If Fremont be elected, Kansas will j ( in the end be a Freo Stale, and our country will I be involved in a general civil war; otherwise, j otherwise, perhaps. , Governor Geary has sternly persisted in carry-1 , ing out his expressive declaration to the inhabi- j . tants?"/ come not to treat with but to govern you." | j Ho has organized separate militia battalions, un- i , der the respective commands of Col. Titcs, a . . Southerner, and Capt. Brown, a Free-Soiler; and, I r J acting with the strictest impartiality and with an ; 1 honest design to De just to au parties, nc nua at- | j ready succeeded in bringing the Territory com- 1 ? pletely under subjection. The extreme partisans, ' i Lane and Stirngfellow, with their bands, have ( t been driven out. The one hundred and ten Free- i . State men under Ilarvcy, taken at Hickory Point, j i have been committed for trial on the charge of I ? murder. The bova fide settlers are returning in j 1 large numbers to their claims; aud all seems to ' be quiet again. We desire no moro than evenhanded justice; we wish only to be let alone; and we can therefore honestly applaud the remarka- j s bly prompt, fearless, independent and efficient ads ministration of Gov. Geary. Ho ought to have r been sent to Kansas long ago. Subsequent letters from the South Carolina emigrants confirm in the main our last week'.- history of the recent campaign. But for the singular failure of the Missourians, the inefficiency of the officers, and the tiine'v arrivnl of Geary, the work would have been bloody indeed. The following extract from a letter dated at Fort Leavenworth, Sept, loth,-which wc have taken front the Sumter Wotthmin, possesses interest * a a a ? Two or three days before our arrival here, there was a fight at Frauklin, a place distant from this some ten or fifteen miles. Tircitty Southern men fought Iiro hundred Abolitionists for five hours, killing somo ^twenty or twenty-five. The engagement would have continued, but the Abolitionists procured a wagon of hay and fired the house In which the Southerners were located. They theu retreated, to do which j safely was easily accomplished, it being then ^ dark. Not a man on our tide was lost. ' This in- i formation 1 received from one of the gallant little band, lie had several slight bnlicf wounds about his face and hands. r :t >.i > 1 * * ? After travelling over the territory about one hundred and fifty miles, we arrived at Lecompton, about twelve miles from Lawrence, where wc anticipated marching immediately to attack Lane ; but here wc lerancd that Gen. Atchison had disbanded his forces and was returning home. I learn, however, that he intends recruiting a large force by the 10th, when we will join him and make the attack. While at Lecompton we had a tragicomedy? or probaoly more properly speaking, if-1 may be allowed the expression, a tragical farcc$the preliminares of the affair presenting a most tragic appearance, whilst the conclusion was rather farcical in character. I was enjoying a quiet sleep, in a wagon, feeling much fatigued from loss of rest and excessive marching, when the alarm was given that Lane and his men were upon us. I sprang instantly from my wagon-couch, and being Orderly Sergeant, had to form .the Company.? The Captain, who was some two or three hundred yards distant, at another tent, came up in double quick time, and we were marching to the top of a hill! and, sure enough, upon tho opposite hill, Laue had his motley crew, fo the number of eight hundred, spread out in battle array. Our force A r-as only three hundred and thirty-six. lie dis- ^ patched two or three of hte men to our camp, demanding some prisoners we had,-- and also the dispersion of the "Kansas Militia." Marshall, our officer in command, very politely informed Gen. 'Lane that he did not feci so inclined, and that he was ready to fight him. The South Carolinians were then marched in fighting distance of the enemy?two hundred yards in hdvauec of any others. I could distinctly hear the orders from the other side. We expected a charge every moment. Each man stood with his gun cocked; Several of our men wore so "eager for the fray," that tlicy crept to the side of the hill and fired. Whilst I was standing facing the enemy,-with my musket to my shoulder, 1 was nnich amused at one fellow who. ' more eager tlnu the rest" strealthily crawled upon his hands and knees, until he arrived within thirty or forty yards of otic poor scoundrel, when he lulled, raising himself erect 'upon his knees, drew deliberate aim" and fired.' His vietim ran some twenty paces and fcH dead. The order to charge was given to "the enemy. One moment more and we would have been in for it; but just then Uncle Sam's -troops dashed up at.r: full speed and put a stop to'farther proceedings. No shot was fired from the other side. Our men killed some three or four of the enemy. It was a fy' tolerably ticklish time, to sec-their oannon staring f? us in the face, each with its tuau ready to touch the match.- I have often, whilst reflecting upon similar scenes, thought that it would try it man's * pluck, but I assure you I felt no "raoj-o sensation _ ? 9 of excitement or alarm than though I.had. been in pursuit of a flock of patridges. * SOUTHERN ABOLITIONISTS. * V * Since our caution, about eight weeks past, that ?% the people of tho South ought to be upon their : guard, for we believed that "there were more abolitionists in the South thau most persons are aware of," several leading Southern journals, (although wc were condemned for expressing tho opinion at first ) have gone farther latterly than we intended our remarks to be understood. Amongst the number the Richmond Enquirer most prominent. In its issue of the 1st insr., it insists that "//o? people ' ' of the South hare need to be on their guard a gain el Abolition emUariet, many of ichom are in our midst" . At the time,-nor friends- of tho Charleston Mrrcurg, ami several other papers in this State, undertook to rebuke us for the expression of our opinion, and tfvcu ia Columbia a correspondent of tkcs G'arolinian. informed its readers that "great surprise has been jrfcprasSc<4_ heroins well asm various other parts of the Slate/' at oar editorial. Itcccnt occurrences, such as we have recorded, reaching us through our Southern exchanges, have fully sit-taineif ms ami dciugnstratetl 'thc correctness of our opiniou, hence we neenot^jlisposed to find fault with'those who iu hot haste sought to I condemn us. ' As a political sentinel, wc warned 4 theru that traitors-were-in th<r camp-.' They can- A not longer doubt the fact, and as.good citizens it ^ becomes their duty to sce.fo it that we nro'not surprised at midnight.?-?74/*o/i7m' Times. Injustice to our Columbia cotemporary, we copy the foregoing paragraphs explanatory of its assertion, upouwhich we commented sevci-al weeks ago, that "there are move abolitionists iu the South tbau most persons nrd- aware of." It certainly appeared to us, as it appeared to many others, to be an unqualified accusation against Southern-born men, and in rebuking such an unwarrantable and impolitic insinuation we did no more than our humble duty dcihanded. But we understand now, and we take pleasure in making the amende. The Times meant to sayrthat, there are XortfRrn men amongst us who make, plausible profession*, bul who arc secretly performing the mission of Abolition emissaries'?endeavoring to sow in Our midst the seeds of discord and insurrection ; and that such despicable and danftr'ous characters arc more numerous than "most persons are aware of All this is doubtless very true, and we fear the half has not yet been told! -But we must be pardoned for suggesting that, when discussing such grave and vital topics, it is decidedly M the safest method to discard the use of vague, w loose and uncertain expressions, and to jhrite down unequivocally what wc mean to say.? Otherwise, it is inevitable that our cause at homo must be weakened, and our eneraios abroad supplied with most powerful weapons for our destruction. Columbia Market. ^ OCTOBEB, 13. 'Cotton.?1The demand for the article at the close of our last weekly report was active and good, at prices ranging from 10J to Hi}- cents. The week now under review opened with on excited demand, at steadily advancing prices, and at the close of business on Tuesday evening, the ruling rates were 11 to 12 cents. On Wednesday morning, the news from Liverpool by the Africa, to the 21st ultimo, came to hand, reporting an active demand at stiffer prices. Sales for the week 48,000 bales, including 12,500 to speculators and exporters. These accounts gave renewed life and increased activity to our market, and prices advanced ? cent on our former quotations. During Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the market labored under a good decree of excitement, fine cotton being freely taken at 12} to 12$ cents. ^ The sales of the week foot jip 1,520 bales, and we J now quote inferior none; ordinary none ; middling * 11 j@llj ; good middling <1^(2)12 ; fair 12J012J; and choice 12 5-16012$ cents. Bacon.?The bacon market is dull and languid, and prices are tending in favor of buyers. We quote 10@,11 for hog round; sides 10011; shoulders 909A, and hams 11012 cents per pound, accordingto the quality of the article. Cum.?The stand of corn on sale is large, and consequently prices are a shade, although not quotably lower. We still quote 90 cents per bushel. Oats.?Wc have no change to quote in the price of oats, aud we theceforo continue to quote 55 cents per bushel. reas.?There is a large stock of peas on the market, and the demand is rather dull; prices are somewhat nominal. We still quote 50055 cents per bushel. Flour.?The stock of flour is also large, and as the demand is quiet, prices are a shade-lower.? We now- quote $6J@$7 for common to good brands ; fine family flour $7J per barrel. Limestone Springs Female High ' CONCERT!-A Concert will be given by the Pupils and Music Teachers of this institution, on THURSDAY, the 23d instant, to which M the friends of the School are respectfully invited. ^ To commence at 7 o'clock, p. m. 1 Oct 16 42 2t j