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Straps & Jfatk What relation is the door mat to the scraper ? A step father (farther.) A bill is before the Legislature of Arkansas compelling free negroes to leave the State. IIoops are disappearing with the approach of winter. Good idea keep off hoopinjfeough. Truth is an inexhaustablc fountain, from which nobody knows how much he draws. * Promise little that you may perform much; but if you want to perforin little you can. promise as much as you like. The official vote of Ohio for President stands: Fremont, 187,497; Buchanan, 170,874; Fillmore, 28,125; Gerrit Smith, 155. ? ? ' x-J t:i. A 1001 in an eievaieu pwiuuu ia u^c a man in a balloon?everybody appears little to him, and he appears little to everybody. A California jury, in a suicide case lately, found the following verdict: ""We, the jury, fiud that the deceased was a fool." Oliver Cromwell lately deserted form Walker's Army in Nicaraugua. Lorenzo Dow is President of a Collegiate institute, out West. The New York Tribune says that Mr. Buchanan has tendered Gen. Cass a plaoo in the Cabinet as Secretary of State, and that Gen. Cass has accepted. TVia "RofirfJ nf Trnstnes of the South JL ug jyvutvi v> - __ Carolina College have accepted the resignation of Prof. Lieber, of which notice was given in December last. The following question is now before Tillietudlem debating society : "Is it wrong to cheat a lawyer ?" It is expected that the answer will be, "No; but impossible!" A lady in Oregon, writing to a friend in this city, says that cattle in that region live to such a great age, that owners have to fasten long poles to the ends of their horns for the wrinkles to mn out on. * n/inloine ilia fnl_ A JjreLUttU juuiuai wuuuw ,v. lowing advertisement: l;A young gentleman on the point of getting marriedt is desirous of meeting a man of experience who will dissuade him from such a step. Address," &c. A farmer ir Jalifornia states that he has ploughed seventy-five acres, this year, with a yoke of cows. He says they are faster walkers than oxens?that they give milk, and save the expense of keeping another team. f A phsiologist of Cincinnati has discovered that wearing moustaches sterngthens the eye-sight, and that the removal of these hairy appendages has the effect of causing several diseases of the eyes. A man carrying a cradle was stopped by an old woman and thus accosted : "So, sir, you have got some of the fruits of matrimony." "Softly, old lady," said he, "you ' . > -tf. ; 1? f??;f ww ? mistake, mis is mereij mc nuu The New York Journal of Commerce learns upon inquiry, of the U. S. Deputy i Marshall, that the fitting out of slavers i from that port continues, and that the busi- i ness was never prosecuted with greater ener- i gy than at present. A gentleman in Oporto has been "astonishing the natives by walking on the < river! lie attached to his feet two large < boat-fashioned shoes of tin, and thus prepared accomplished in safety rather long "tramp" 1 on the waters of the Douro. < A crooked gentleman, on his arrival J at Bath, was asked by another, what place 1 he had travelled from? "I came straight ' from London," replied he. "Did you so ?" 1 said the other, "then you have been terribly ' warped hp the wag. 1 Over twenty Republican papers in 1 various sections of the country have already ' nominated Col. Fremont for the Presidency ' in I860. If the Union should be dissolved before that time, this early committal mignt J prove embarrassing. 1 There was an artless manner of an- j nouncing marriages in "the olden time" ^ which is quite refreshing to revert to occasionally. Witness the following from the 1 Williamsburg Gazette of 177G : "On Sun- j day evening last, Mr. Beverly Dixon to Miss ' Polly Saunders, a very agreeable young lady." - ' Washington, Nov. 28. Advices have been received in this city to the effect that the Peruvian and Chilian governments has agreed to contribute men and money, to overthrow Walker's government in Nicaragua. Peru is to furnish a million of dollars, and Chilian will furnish a thousand men to accomplish the object. Typographical errors are sometimes very amusing. We ouce read in an English paper an account of a fashionable party, at which one of the most distinguished persons present was the "Duke of Pork." A city paper reports the 'Court of Common Fleas," and a Southern paper contains an account of an "atrocious bobbery!" In Peekskill, New York, a little boy named Charles Pichford accidently fell down and ran a splinter in one of his eyes. The splinter could not be extracted on account of the delicacy of the organ, and it will have to remain in until thrown out in the gradual process of healing. At an administrator's sale in this vicinity, a few days since, of the estate of John L. Boyd, deceased, a lot of over sixty negroes was sold at an average of about 871G each. Field hands brought from 81,000 to 81,300. Terms, a credit of 12 months without interest. Corn sold from 80 to 90 cents per bushel.?Abbeville Banner. On Mondav, hogs sold to the extent of 3,000, in Cincinnati, at prices ranging from 85 60 to 5 70 for average size. The market, it is stated, was easier, with the moderate demand. There was a good demand at $5 50, but this seems to be below the views of drovers, who sell with reluctance at anything below $5 75. The less you leave your children when you die, the more they will have twenty years afterwards. Wealth inherited should be the incentive to exertion. Instead of that "it is the title of the deed to sloth." The only money that does a man good is that which he earns himself. A ready made fortune, like ready-made clothes, seldom fits the man who comes into possession. The Legislative Assembly of Victoria, Australia having ordered a list of all the registered voters to be published in the local newspapers; the Melbourne Argus came j out on four different days with forty-eight pages of double deuii. The charge for the advertisement amounted to ?10,200, or in the vicinity of S50,000. The death of Mr. Clayton has very naturally directed attention to the members of the United States Seuate, and to the point of seniority. Mr. Crittenden, of Kentucky, is uow the "Father" of that distinguished bod)', having entered it on the 4th of March, 1817. The man who wins fifty dollars without working for it thinks less afterwards of every fifty dollars he ever earns, and spends it so much more freely that he very soon finds himself a pecuniary loser by his winning. So says the Philadelphia Ledger; and this is the best, if not the whole argu ment against betting. A uiau with a large family was camplaining of the difficulty of supporting them all. "But," said a friend, "you have sons big enough to earn something for you now." "The difficulty is, they are too big to work," was the answer. Mr. W. Gilmore Simms, of this State, in a letter to the Troy Young Men's Association, of New York, withdraws his acceptance of an invitation to deliver the opening lecture of the course- He does so on account of the singular odium which attends his progress as a South Carolinian ; from this he is satisfied fchat he cannot help the institution by appearing before it. A correspondent of the New York Times says that one of the inmates of Blackwell's Island prison, at that city having lately offended one of the keepers, was buried to his waist in the earth, his hands tied behind his back, and there kept for two days without food, except a little bread which was put into his mouth by a poor lunatic. Smith, the "celebrated razor strop man," has again taken to the street in New York, and his sonorous Yoice again mingles with the varied city cries, it is said ttiat this energetic vender of "strops," after having made a snug little fortune in his business, was induced to make an investment, by which he lost his all and more too. But ( having "more of the same sort left," by which he made his money, he starts anew , in good voice and strong hope. Yesterday afternoon, 'M'lle Isabella,' i of Eldred's Circus, in making the ascent of : the wire from the ground to the top of the < centre pole, fell arid fractured a leg, besides < receiving other injuries. Some of the com- < pany carried a spread canvass, to catch her < in case of an accident, but by some miscal- 1 culation they failed to catch and break her f fall and hence the deplorable result. The ' experiment is a dangerous one, (a year or ( two ago, a man fell at Baton llouge and 1 broke his neck in a similar trial,) and the * public ought to discountenance its repetition. 1 ? Columbus Enquirerj Nov. 20. r On Monday last, at "Warrenton, Virginia, many negroes were sold at public auc- . tion, and brought extremely high prices. A boy about 18 years of age sold for 81,245, j, and another boy, not over ten, for ?799. A j, little negro girl also sold for upwards of ?G00. All of these sales we consider cnor- j ruously high. At a recent sale of the estate c of Zeph Turner, deceased, of Rappahannock } county, eight negro slaves, ranging from the a age of twelve to thirty-seven years, averaged j the sum of ?1,112 50 each.?Richmond j Despatch. t New York, Nov. 28.?The Herald J contains the speech of Eli Thayer, member a of Coneress elect of Massachusetts before the y Worcester Emigrant Aid Society of which J lie is President. He says: "It, would be ;asy to organize a company in the city of a New York, which would make Virginia a T free State in four years; that already men of 1 ;hat city, owners of real estate in Virginia, c (vere ready to enter on the work and put in u ;heir immense possessions as stock and he 1 ldds; "The enterprise is ready to be under- 11 :akeu!" The Herald denounces Thayer ind the Aid Society as the principal cause s if all the Kansas troubles. The New York Colonization Society t lias received intelligence from Liberia that c ;he inhabitants of Sinoe were in a very dis- t iressed condition, arising from the late war in t that section of the country four towns had a been destroyed, and the inhabitants left in a q most destitute condition. The people of n Manrovia and some other places, have done y ill in their power to alleviate the most urgent wants of the sufferers, yet much is still to be g done. The New York Society have issued r a strong appeal for aid in behalf of the suf- \ ferers. j Mrs. Prewett editress of the Yazoo ( City (Mississippi) Banner, writes on the i 14th inst, concerning the fighting editor of t that paper as follows : 'Some misapprehen- <] tion seems to exist about our editor Mr. Smith. We are constantly receiving busi- s ness letters addressed to him. He is only a ( fighting editor, and has nothing to do what- o ever with the money matters of this concern, r Challenges may be addressed to him as here- I tofore, and other war-liko missiles, insults, t denunciations, &c. &c. We have no objec- 1 tions to having duns included in the catcgo- ? ry as we regard duns as personal and partic- I ularly offensive. Persons haviug business * of this sort with this office will please ad- ( dress Mr. Smith, the fighting editor. Tl>n nnfnrfainment. hv Tavlnr Division of ' the Grand Division of South Carolina, came ' I off at the City Hall on last Friday night, and was a handsome affair. Although everything intoxicating was prohibited, as might be expected, yet there was enough and more than enough to satisfy the physical wants of all present. Judge O'Neal! presided, with his usual urbanity, and among those who responded to complimentary calls were that officer and Messrs. A. W. Kennedy, B. D. Townsend, W. Thurlow Caston, H. Summer, , E. Fair, S. W. Melton, of the Yorkville En- , quirer, W. P. Price, of the Greenville Enterprise, S. Corley, former editor of Temperance Standard, and 0. E. Edwards.?Caw- j linian. , The inhabitants of this city were aroused from their slumbers, about 4 o'clock on Sunday last, by the somewhat appalling , shock of an earth quake. The vibration, i which was accompanied by a heavy wind, was very sensibly felt in several adjoining towns, and lasted for a time variously estimated from ten seconds to one minute. This was the fourth shock that has been felt in this region during the last five or six weeks, ' and was the loudest and longest of the series. | We only hope that the slight visitations we have had may not inaugurate auotber such convulsion of nature as occurred in 1811, [ when the mighty waters of the Mississippi were stopped in their onward course, and their current made to reverse its flow. Hickman (Ay.) Argus, Nov. 14. C^|orkMlIe itptttr: SAM'L W. MELTON JOHN L. MILLEH. ] YORKVILLE, S. C. t THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 4,1856. SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE. ] EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE. < Columbia, Wednesday, Nov. 20. ( If we arc to believe tlie current idea that, when j people have nothing to do they oftenest take the longest time for it, the Session of the Legislature j may be extended indefinitely. All the long-stand- , ing questions of reform, though many of thera arc , vitally important, appear to have grown thread- ^ bare, and by common consent have been laid upon the shelf; and the few urgent measures yet under j discussion do not attract much Attention. As it , is always the case with a new Legislature, our de- j - - ? - - partmcnt is flooded with innumeraoie peuy on is, ^ to be introduced by new members merely to "show their hand"; but few of these, however, will get beyond the docket. You need not be frightened, therefore, if you see us at home by the 17th or 18th. The late duel at Charleston, which attended as it was by such lamentable results, yet painfully agitntod the public mind, has suggested the propriety of additional enactments by- the Legislature. In the Senate, to-day, Mr. Tillinghast presented the petition of many citizens of St. Lukes parish, of the highest character and intelligence, praying for further legislation on the subject. What more can bo effectively done to prevent the occurrence of such scenes, I am at a loss to know; the law already declares the successful duellist a murderer, and provides every possible punishment for his crime as such. The truth is, legislation cannot effect the cure. It never can eradicate an evil, which has the sanction of public opinion; and the "code of honor" belong to the category, t True, all men "cry aloud and spare not," against j the "barbarous custom;" the public mouth is unan- j imous; but the deep, silently flowing undercur- j rent of feeling, which controls men's actions and ^ is the only reliable index to the workings of the D * 1 * .1 iroof 1 tt nr in BOCHU macumerj, in evurjf luomuvv ??.w-v ... P directly, sustains the duellist and reward's his dis- e play of "bravery." If it were not so, a practice so u glaring would not be tolerated. When gentlemen >j are insulted, public opinion requires that they do- t mand reparation; a street fight or an appeal to p the law is voted disreputable; and no other re- e :oursc than the duel is left to preserve that dear- c est of all possessions a good name. When Chris- p tian men verify their professions by their conduct; s' ivhen society proves itself willing and prompt to sustain the citizen who declines a challenge, then ri ind not till then will the State be competent to c inforcc her police regulations in this regard, and t( >owcrful enough to banish their murderous usage rom our "code of morals." I know that those r( vho do not search for motives and actions beyond -p ncn's words, think differently; but what ever be 0 he cause, experience bears me out in my con- 0 lusion. Nine times out of teu, a Grand Jury wil' gnorc a prosecution, though the case be as plain s, .3 the noou-days sunlight. Why! Mr. Tillinghast's p fill may pass, but it will be, like all such, still- n iorn. jj. Mr. Tope, of Charleston, iutroduccd, in the s( louse, a bill to reform the system of legal pro- 0 ceding, in regard to the collection of debts be- f ond the Summary process jurisdiction, so as to 0 ibolish imparlances and enable parties to recover ^ udgment at the first term after their claims are tl )ut in suit retaining the same forms of declara- jt ion. There is certainly no good reason why a fo lebt over $85 should not be collected as promptly n .s one under that amount. The prostent system, j, rhicli requires a year's delay, is manifestly un- n ust and unenual, and should be amended. js Among other matters presented to-day, we find C! , "bill to punish factors, commission merchants, jr rare-house keepers, or their agents, for fraudu- 0 cntly converting to their uso any cotton, rice, c. urn, wheat or other produce"?one of the measires which went over board last session; also, js ills to amend an act for the better governing of C( legroes, and to amend the law in relation to the t( rial of owners for not furnishing their slaves with ai utficieut food and clothing; a bill to reduce the u lumber of petty musters ; to outhorize the collecion of interest an accounts reduced to judgment; o incorporate the Newberry College, of the Luthrau Syuod of South Carolina and adjacent States; o incorporate the Columbia Steamboat Company ; .j o exempt Managers of Election from road duty; ^ md a resolution providing for the election of a js Jliaplain, with a salary of $250. I shall make p. aention of these, when they are brought to the 0] w The Speaker appointed Messrs. Bryan, ltichard- C( on, Mullins, Middleton, Earle, Elliott and Ham- e aond, a special Committee to take charge of, and ^ n connection with a similar Committee on the . art of the Senate, to report upon so much of the ^ lovernor's Message as relates to the Slave Trade. ?hc subject will recive an elaborate consideration, Ql he purport of which will be presented at an early ^ lay. ^ h In compliance with a resolution of the extra ^ ession, the President of the Blue Ridge Railroad Jompany submitted his Report. A hasty glance it it tells thus; the progress of the work has been etarded by sundry circumstances ; the company ? mvc put on a smiling countenance, and as a mat- " er of course, promise largely for the future, and lelicatcly indicate that they may possibly need leverul additional millions in tbe way of appro- ^ iriations. The President candidly admits that lie Road will cost sis or eight millions of dollars, I forget the amount) and leaves the inference that a he State will be expected to pay the damages.? n 1'eople must begin to find out that this Blue Ridgo W iffair is an unfortunate investment; and if it is lot the public will that the State become hopcessly involved in it, people must begin to have a jarc about it. Millions, it is true, have already ft jeen expended; but would it not be better to 0 ;hrow the stock away, than by persevering in the policy to involve the State in utter bankruptcy ? l( l"ou need not be told that our members are op- * posed to further appropriations ; but I would like a to be able to tell you, in addition, that their op- * position had taken form, shape and effect. I do aot know now that the subject will be discussed at r ill during the present session. s This evening, a large auditory assembled in the i n Rooms of the Athenwinn, to bear the inaugural ^ lecture by Col. John S. Preston. His subject, appropriately selected, devolved upon him a sketch r ?f the progress of the art of Teaching, which he s had begun to invest with all that charm of style li and manner of which you King's Mountain readers If know he is master, when he was interrupted and s the company scattered helter-skelter by tho cry b of "fire." It proceeded from the premises of Mr. f McCulloch, near the Agricultural grounds, but ' I was attended with very slight loss. The greater ' I loss was the interruption to the address, which I ' c trust will in some form or other be given to the j li public. | r The Athenaum, a new institution in Columbia, j li has begun operations under very encouraging aus- | c pices. Tho rooms, furnished in fine style, on the t corner below the Court House, consist of three ' apartments?tho Lecture-room ; the Library; al- 1 ready enriched by the addition of one thousand . i volumes presented by the venerablo President, Mr. 11 ? 3JT I Wm. C. Preston, and the Reading-room, in which I arc filed the leading newspapers and Magazines, of the day. Your readers, when they visit towr., ! will find these rooms a pleasant resort for an hour's leisure; and will receive every attention from the polite and intelligent young Librarian? i son, by the way, of our friend and brother ofthe-quill, Dr. Gibbes. melton*. Thursday, Nov. 27. Col. McCaw introduced in the Senate, to-day, a oill to incorporate the Methodist Episcopal Church in tho York Circuit, and iu the town of Yorkville* \nd Mr. Tillinghast, a bill to provide conpcnsa:ion to freeholders sitting on trials of slaves and 'ree persons of color. In the House, quite a spirited little "fuss in the hmily" occurred between Mr. Yeadon and other members of the Charleston delegation, which evolved some queer developments of the style in which :hcy conduct matters down in the Qucon City.? Mr. Yeadon charged that, during the preceding Legislature, the gentlemen who had for a long ivhile held position on the Board of Free Schools n Charleston, had been cashiered, and a new Hoard, of Know-Nothings, had been substituted, ? - . /? 1 tt_ fvitii a view 10 tne employment 01 sunury i\uuw^otliing mechanics in the erection of a new school jilifice; anil,that the new Board, contrary to the erms of the Act of 1811 under which they held :ommission, had proceeded to introduce the Coranon School instead of the Free School system, ind for the support of their novel enterprise had jxccssivcly and illegally exercised the power of axation. lie accordingly introduced resolutions nstructing the Committee on Education to report he facts of the case, preparatory to his proposed iction on the part of the. Legislature. Messrs. lulivan, of Laurens, and Seymour, McCrady and demminger of Charleston, replied in spirited stylo, cpelling the charge of fraud and corruption prcerred by their Chairman, and very palpably hintMi that Mr. Ycadon's ill-temper had resulted soley from the fact that he happened to be among the istracized members of the Board. With sundry imcndmcnts, the resolutions were adopted; but < ' suspect the report will take an entirely different lircctiou from that designed by the mover. The ( ruth is, though the Board liavo proceeded iu vio- j ation of the statute, their experiments are thought 1 o have proved very successfully the superiority , ,nd feasibility of the Common School system, in ireference to that now in vogue; and that in the , nd they will have been found to have dono a val- , .? - -...vi laoic service 10 IIIU uuusu u 1 jjuuuv uuuwunifii. < Mie establishment in Charleston, under the direc- i ion of Mr. Memminger, has proved to be a bril- , iant success; and the effort will now be made to j ngraft the system (bus produced upon the edu- | ational policy of the State. A bill has already ecu introduced with that view. Meantime, we ; hall await the Committees Report for a full state- > lent of the details. The time is propitious for a ] eform in our school system ; and our Charleston ] xperimenters have a fair field and malleable mairial upon which to work. ( I fiud upon the tables a series of resolutions in ; sgard to taxing Banks, which deserve to be noted. ( hey assert that the "old and long-tried system , f requiring a bonus from private banks, in lieu f taxation, for the exclusive privilege granted by j icir charters, is fair and just;" and that "the , pstem of collecting a contribution from the banks, ] y an annual tax, constituting it thereby an cleicnt in the basis of representation, will be the leans of increasing the now overwhelming reprcintation from the metropolis, and, to the extent f said increase, of diminishing the representation , rom the agricultural districts of the State, and ( thcrwisc unjust and unequal in its operation."? | here's a lot of truth in it. There is not much less . tan one million of dollars investod in Bauk-stock ( 1 York District, upon which wo collect nothing i 1 the way of district revenue, and which gives us 1 othing in the way of representation. A change < i the plan of taxation would go for to secure to , s another Representative, and to greatly diminh the rate of district assessments. Besides, we in sec no reason why the people of Richland, for / istance, should receive the benefit of taxation up- , n the banking capital of our district, merely be- t lusc the Commercial Bank happens to be located i Columbia. This unequal burden is, by the exting system, imposed equally upon every upjuntry district. It was referred to tho Commit;c of Ways and Means to report a bill in accordacowith the resolutions, and we trust the measrc will be insisted upon. Mr. Seymour gave notice, to-day, of a bill to xcmpt females from arrest under mesne process; nd, also to define the liabilities of husbands in dation to the debts of their wives, existing nt ic time of marriage, and for other purposes.? hcse two arc remedies for glaring defects in cxting statutes ; and ought to be passed. As any rocess to arrest a female is necessarily a mean ne, our fair friends may then play their pranks ith impunity?still responsible, however, to the )urt over which the little blind God wears the mine. It has sometimes worked a hardship to >rcc the ncwly-wcddcd husband to foot-up the ills contracted during the maidenly career of his ife, and looks too much like* making a culprit ay the smith for forging his manacles. On the thcr hand, it is still more unjust to make tho ife's property liable for the extravagance of the usband before marriage. Mr. Seymour's other ill promises to remedy both evils. The following resolutions, complimentary to our iend Maj. D. H. Hill, a native cf York, were BFercd in the House to-day by Maj. M. C. M. Ilaramnd, of Edgefield. The meed of justice to this istinguished officer has been too long delayed ; ut in this instance, it is very true that "it is ever too late to do good." He richly deserves te tribute; and it is more to be valued as it comes om one of the most high-toned, accomplished * ? . 11-. O1.1. TV T 1 i:? ? 4? I nu gaiiant men in me ouuu. n ? gut mu? iu lake a sketch of the men of the Legislature, you ill hear of Mnj. Hammond again. Tie is one of 1 re most strikingly handsome men I ever saw.? ' lut here are the rcsolntrrrrn-r?Resolved, That this General Assembly highly ^ ppreciates the patriotic and meritorious conduct . f a gallant son of South Carolina, Major D. II. ( [ill, late of the United States army, as couspic- ( >usly displayed in the engagements at Monterey, , rcra Cruz, Cerro Gordo, Contreras, Clmpultepec, ( nd the Garita San Cosme, in the war between ( he United States and Mexico. Resolved, That his Excellency, the Governor, be ( equcsted to procure a suitable sword, and pre eut the same, on behalf of this State, as a test.- , ronial of the estimation in which she holds this ; istinguished officer. , Mr. Mullins introduced an important resolution, I equcsting the Judges to appoint three commis- 1 ioncrs whoso duty it shall he to codify the statute 1 iw of the State, and report the result of their ] ibors to the Legislature, accompanied with such ( uggestions of amendment as to them may seem est; each commissioner to be entitled to receive . or his services the sum of two thousand dollars, i l reform in this particular is very urgently needed, i tis one of the long-standing measures, recommend- i d in successive messages and demanded by both i iwycrs and people, which would do greatly to i emedy the present grievous uncertainty of the j1 iw. Our Statute Laws are in almost inextricable 1 onfusion, and unless something is done to reduce I hem to a system it will presently require a dozen ! 'Philadelphia lawyers" to manufacture an intel- < igent legal opinion. Mr. Mullins' resolution give i iromise of still another capital measure of re- i orm. < Mr. Mitchell introduced bis bill, which failed last year, to "establish a Separate Court of Appeals." Your readers are already informed of the provisions and design of this proposition, and I need scarcely reiterate an opinion in regard to it. The popular voico, wherever it has been uttered, has condemned it; and the chances for a successful re-consideration are evidently slender. The counter-proposition, will be made by Mr. Boylston, for the establishment of an additional LawCircuit; for the election of another Law Judge; and for a re-organization of the Appeal Court so as to require the attendance of sis out of the seven Judges, giving each in turn a holiday-season. According to the latter scheme, which may possibly be consumated, our Circuit will be composed of the District of Union, York, Lancaster, Chester, Fairfield and Richland. A general disposition is manifested to increase the salaries of many of our public officers. A bill will be introduced to make the salary of the Governor $-3000, and require his permanent residence in uoiumuia; aiso, 10 increase mc salaries ?u uic Judges; anil a bill was introduced to-day increasing the salary of the Attorney General to $11000, and of the Solicitors to $1500 each. Col. Dawkins' Report, in which he intimates his intention not to be a candidate for re-election, the latter proposition is ably discussed, and the propriety of the increase very forcibly and conclusively demonstrated. It is the worst possible species of economy in a State?an economy which invariably proves to result in a baneful extravagance?to deal niggardly with the public officers. Men can be procured to serve the State at any price ; but cheap men always contrive in the end, by fair means or foul, to be well paid. Integrity anl talent ever demand a large reward, aud can bo obtained only at a handsome price. Speaking of the Solicitors reminds me that the election for our own and the Southern Circuit has been appointed for to-morrow; together with that of Attorney General, several Commissioners in Equity, and the Treasurer of the Upper Division. Our election will be closely contested, and the result is yet exceeding doubtful. The meeting of the State Temperance Society, after a session of three days, adjourned this evening, to meet during the next Summer in Cheater. Die reports made of the progress of the cause in various sections of the Slate were very favorable. Arrangements were effected for the publication of i Temperance paper in Columbia, the Prospectus )f which will shortly be issued. Messrs. T. Mentally, J. G. Backstrom, D. N. Harden, David Tl- T A Wnllrrtw ami Tlr A. P AlulfP ion, were appointed to make arrangements and is the time for the next meeting. The Delegates 'rora the several Associations in our District were f. R. Schorb, Col. W. C. Beatty, Rev. S. C. Millen, Rev. R. A. Ross, and Moses Alexander. The occasion will be closed on to-morrow evening, [ hear, by a cold-water Banquet in the Town [lull. At a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the College, Mr. Beverly W. Means was elected Librarian, in the place of F. W. McMastcr, resigned ; and the resignation of Professor Liebcr, of which notico was given last year, was accepted. I send you a scries of Resolutions offered by Mr. Mazyck, in the Senate, which you may find oom for. "To this complexion must we come at ast." Yours, melton. Fbidat, Nov. 28. The greater part of the day was taken up with :he several elections. Col. I. W. Huyne was rejected Attorney General, and Gen. M. L. Bonlam, Solicitor of the Southern Circuit, without >pposition. T. C. Evans was elected Commissionir iu Equity for Darlinvton ; D. Goudelock, for Uuion ; B. R. Campbell, for Laurens; J. R. deatty, for Horry; J. II. Pearson, for Richland ; 5. T. Atkinson, for Georgetown ; and Silas Johniton, for Newberry. The election for Marlbor>ugh District resulted in a tie betwecu Townscnd ind Matbcson; and for Solicitor of the Northern Circuit, the vote counted out in the same style C. [). Melton, having received 81, and Col. Witlier!poon 80 votes, with one blank. Mr. Witherspoon, of Lancaster, introduced into lie Senate, to-day, a wholesale bill to exempt the 'cveral Boards of lloads and Bridges, Public duildings, and Free Schools, and the Managers of Slections, from the performance of road, patrol ind ordinary militia duty, during their term of ervice. Tt,n cnnpnil inint Committee, to whom was re erred tlic printing of the permanent work for the legislature, submitted a report recommending 3. II. Britton as printer for the present session, aid Dr. R. W. Gihbes, at the same rates for the ession of 1857. By this arrangement the rate of jriuting is permanently determined. The report vns adopted. There were no other mentionnblc irocceding's. I was honored with a ticket to the Temperance Innquct, given this evening by Taylor Division to he Grand Division, and enjoyed the treat finely. The table was famished handsomely enough for he most handsomely-equipped wedding party; he mnsic good; and the interchange of wit and ;entimcnt and such-like table ceremonies nltogeth;r entertaining. Speeches were made by Judge D'Neall, by the Chairman II. Summer, by A. M. Kennedy, B. D. Townsend, A. W. Kennedy, W. T. histon, Gen. Edwards, S. Corley, brother Price, )f the Greenville Enterprise, and (last mentioned, "or the sake of manners) your humble corrcsponlent. There was nothing stronger than cold wa:cr; but if you had seen us making merry, you night have suspected differently. We had a rcaly jolly time of it. Not being one of the brethren, [ felt myself somewhat out of clement; but after ill, I think they may "ticket" me to as many more )f them as possible. I ought to have mentioned, yesterday, that, at :heir meeting on Wednesday, the Board of Trusses accepted the resignation of Prof. Brumby, Professor of Chemistry, Geology aud Mineralogy, )n account of ill health. This step on the part of Dr. Brumby, which has for a time been probable, s to be deeply regretted. lie was a conscientious, liligcnt and very able Professor, and his resigna- i Lion is a very serious misfortune to the College.? iVc must earnestly hope that his health will be eventually restored, and, though in a different sphere, his varied and eminent acquirements be rendered useful for many years in the great work )f education. At the meeting of the Board, this evening, I learn that Dr. Joseph LeCoute, of Athens, Georgia, was elected to supply his place.? Mr. John LeConte, temporary professor of Natural and Mochanical Philosophy, and Mr. W. J. Rivers, temporary professor of Greek Literture; iverc unanimously elected to their respective Professorships. The chair of History and Political Economy, vacated by Dr. Lieber, was filled by the election of ltcv. ltobert W. Barnwell. M.. Barnivcll is quite a young man?a College mate of mine ?but he has attained the profound training, the ripe scholarship and tlio elegant accomplishments if much maturer years. In our College days, he stood aloof and far above his compeers, and his j after life of diligent and elaborate study has best served to mark him out the more prominently.? The choice hns fallen happily. The College Faculty is now complete in every department, and the friends of the institution may congratulate the Board upon their skillful pilotage through the recent terrible time of troubles. President McCay seem3 to be gaining ground rapidly in the esteem and confidence of all; and it may be said of the College that "all is well." During the week, the Board of Visitors and others have attended the examination of the Cadets : of the Arsenal- Academy. The young men, I am told, acquitted themselves very creditably?well | enough to sustain and promote the growing popularity of this excellent institution. The Arsenal and Citadel Academics arc doing a most effective work; and tho necessity and demand for a target appropriation and a more extended plan become every year more imperative. No creature of the States' bounty deserves a more careful and gener ousfostering. Today, Dr. A. W. Kennedy wi> elected Surgeon, to supply the place of Dr. A. II. Nagle. deceased. I have unt been guilty of a long letter; but it is quite late, and I must close. Yours, MEI.TO.V. Monday, dec. 1st. Tlie proceedings of the Legislature on Satutdaj were entirely wantingin interest, and suggested tc your correspondent nothing beyond the propriety of omitting that day's epistle to the Enquirer.? Through the efforts of Col. Witherspoon's friends, the election for Solicitor was postpoucJ until Tuesday. The ballot for Commissioner in Equity foi Marlboro', resulted in favor of Mr. S. J. Townsend by a large majority ; and that for Treasure! of the Upper Division resulted in no election. Tht Committee reported favorably upon the bill to increase the Salary of the Governor and to provide for his residing in Co'.niubia ; and unfavorably, J upon the bill to increase the salaries of the Attorney General and Solicitors. Some discussion was had upon a resolution providing for the selection of a citizen of this State to write a complete history of South Carolina. It was determined that historians could not be found at a moment's warn ing, and that writing history by contract was with us too novel an idea to be entertained so suddenly, The proposition was accordingly withdrawn. Mr, Thomas Y. Simons, jr., of Charleston, offered th< following resolutions in regard to the criminal code, which were ordered for consideration:? 1st. Jictolveil, That a commission, to consist ol one or more able jurists, uot exceeding three, dc appointed by the Judges of the Court of Law, to revise and prepare a condensed digest of our criminal code; also, to enquire and report what reforms, if any, are needed in our present system of prison discipline, and report the same, wiih such amendments and modifications as they may deem expedient, aud also to obtain all the information in their power relative to the various matters of prison discipline, and communicate the snme, with such views as they may think proper, together with the result of their labors to this Geueral As[ sembly at its next session. 2d. Resolved, That the Judgec of the Court ol Law be requested to carry the above resolution 1 ito eTe;t. Mr. Chambers has given me the following list ol appointments determined upon for our district: John B. Jackson, Magistrate, vice T. J. Bell, resigned ; Smith Sanders, vice J. M. Smarr, refused to qualify: Hugh Simpson, vice A. White, resign ed. Commissioners of Free Schools Stanhope II. Anthony, Rev. It. A. Ross, Allen Robertson, R, M. Wilson, John M. Brison, Archibald Barron, aud James Jelferys. Sam'l G. Brown, Esq., will be appointed Commissioner of Roads and Bridges, in place of Edward Leech, resigued. To day, both Houses adjourned at an early Lout and joined in the exercises of the College commencement. This occasion, you kuow, is tlu most brilliant and imposing of all that are in South Carolina known to tho circle of the year, and an nually attracts to the Capitol the beauty and gallantry of the State a company which has always, and in this instance as successfully as ever, challenged comparison, and won the meed of praise which cannot but be accorded to a display, wherever made, of the finer and more ennobling characteristics of our home society. But wc do not design to indulge in our accustomed discourse about beautiful women, gallant men, and all that; out mood is entirely matter-of-fact. After prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Dr. Reynolds, and music by the band which played so exquisitely at the Fair, the exercises were conducted in the following order the numbers indicating the respective positions of the graduates in theii class : 1. G. M. Fairlce, Marion district Saluta tory Addresses in Latin, and English oration or Conservatism. 5. T. A. Middleton, Georgetown the Jesuits and their Founder. 8. It. M. Taft the Man of Independent Thought. 4. L. B. Hallonquist, llarnwell The Allegory of Iludibras. 7. J. C. Winsmith, Speculative Philosophy. 6 G. E. Coit, Chcraw Time, the Test of Truth. 8. r T> t..I_ \* i, T>..:a>, n 'p n xr..m ?J. X>. LjJlt?v iuin ilttwuum Aiiviv* <? A.. AT. iuvui mingcr, Charleston Local Speculation. 10. G. N. Liebcr, Columbia Camoen?, the Soldier-Poet. Tlie degree of A. B. was then conferred by the President upon 33 graduates ; anJ of "Master ol Arts," upon Messrs, II. W. Adams, Josiah Bcdon, II. M. Clarksou, W. B. Culp, C. E. Fleming, and Alfred Wallace, Alumni of the College. Mr. Cov. ington, of Marlboro', delivered an address or "Popular Delusion," and pronounced the Valedictory. So much complaint has been uttered against the miserablo construction of the Chapel, that it is scarcely necessary for me to render a reason foi dismissing all attempt at criticism. The Hall is so stnpidly planned and constructed that you cat with difficulty hear the most distinct and perfect utterances; and in the majority of instflfces, yor can only get the benefit of "the motions." These I thought, to-day, were not more than ordinarily excellent; a strictly just criticism, perhaps, would not allow them even that position. As in duty bound, I listened as attentively as possible to the address cf our fellow-citizen Mr. Lyle, and was much assisted by the clear and well-rounded tone of voice, and the earnest and impressive manner oi the speaker. Mr. Lyle's oratory was decidedly superior; and I am greatly gratified in assuring you that his effort was entirely equal to the hope which ray kuowledgc of tho man and my distrid pride led mo to indulge. His speech has beer much and frequently and, I think very generally commended a3 the best among the day's performances. Besides being clever iu other respects, our friend is an intense South Carolinian a genuine follower of the Calhoun sohool and his suhjeci gave him ample opportunity to elaborate the idea, and throw around it the adornments of an unusually enthusiastic and high-strung nature. If I were entirely strange to him I could say with equal justice that Mr. Lyle has within him all the elements which arc needed to a brilliant success in sucli a life as ours, and his experience in iifc thus far has been most favorable to their complete and effective development. I have the right to indulge ir the most cordial sympathy with the exertions ol such men. Self-made, with nothing of "aid and comfort," he has worked his way nobly; and his career adds another potcut exemplification of the truth that ours has been and is, pre-eminently, "the poor man's College." York District will dc herself a true service by cherishing both. The election of Governor appears to excite but little interest. The candidates thus far presen1 ted are Hon. R. F. W. Allston, J. D. Allen, B. J. Johnson and Col. J. D. Wilson. In a lettet last week, to the Charleston Mercury, Mr. Pickens withdrew his name from the canvass. The efforts of the friends of these gentlemen are so vory quiet and uuobservablc, that it is difficult to ascertain the direction of the current. I think, however, that Mr. Allston's success may be calculated upon with certainty. A number of candidates have been put in nomination for the office of Lieutenant Governor, which really seems to be more in request than that of Governor. Melton. Toksdat, Dec. 2? In the election for Solicitor, to-day, 183 Totes . . i \: *' *' ? * . . I were given; of which C. D. Melton, Esq., received 98; Col. Witherspoon, 9 ; Blank, 1?ma; jority, 28. Col. H. G. Cbarles, of Pee Dee, wtu| elected Treasurer of the Upper Division. | Mr. Boylston has altered his bill to amend ow Judiciary system in several particulars?<?neof 1 which makes our Circuit to consist of the districts r of Lancaster, Tork, Union, Chester and Fairfield, 1 the courts to be held in the order named. - Mr. ! Mitchell opened the debate, this afternoon, oh his "Appeal Court" resolutions, and-was followed by 1 Mr. Ycadon, Gen. McGowan, and Mr. Thompson, of Abbeville. These are among the ablest deBatcrs in the House, and the argument was condact1 cd therefore in a very spirited and forcible style. I am still under the impression that Mr. -Mitchell's motion will be a signal failure. If aity ao*. tion be had, it will, on the contrary, take, the di, rection of Mr. Boylston's bill. V ^ r' ) A memorial was presented the other dsybyh , ! member from Greenville in behalf of sundry citl-. I zcus of that district, complaining that certain par*--* ties were living in that locality off man and wife, without the sanction of Uje marriage obligation, . and, as the evil appeared to begrowing, they prayed legislation. The memorial was referred?qttSer,' . isn't it ??to the Committee on Internal' Improve, merits, who reported a bill to-day declaring the . aforesaid irregularity to be a grievous misdemean, or, and providing for it in the way of a fine of one thousand dollars and twelve months imprisonment! i wouia noi do surprised ir uie diu siioultf go i through the concern, nem eon. The majority of ( the members are married men. Mr. Chambers, you know, is on Internal Improvementt; bat he' , remarked to me when "Maj. Perry reported' the bill, that, unavoidably, he was not in Committee , when it was agreed upon. You may write him down lucky or not, just as your opinion rant on "the general question. I am not yet committed^ , The election of Governor has been much talked I of, to-day, and begins to assume some sort of shapo. Mr. B. J. Johnson's friends are pressing r his claims quito industriously, and to some degrpe successfully. My impression has been tiat there 1 would be no serious opposition to Col. AHstou; but I would not uow be surprised if the election ' should at last be declared against him. It is thought that the Special Committee on the Slave Trade will defer their report until the next ' session. In every point of view, .this. poBcjjr Is , desirable. The question is one of r xy grave port, requiring long and profound investigation:rt " Besides allowing time for study, a posjjoneincnt. r may possibly prevent the unhappy consequences , . ' to our National position, which, would certainly ensue from present discussion: YCstenlay Mr. Thomas Y. Simons presented the followingriso-' lutions which, you will observe, are intendtu gs liestand-point of the opposition to' the - GpvernoriX ' ' recommendations on this subject:? ; Resolved, That the constitutional Union of the States of this confederacy, should be an objectprimary importance to every wise and patriotic:- > citinen. ' Resolved, Tlmt in the clectron of Jame?BucJ>an[ an of Pcniriylvaw, and of John C. Breckenridge, , of Kentucky, to the Presidency^end Vice Pwaideucy of this confederacy, wc recognize a signal rebuke to the enemies of coitstitutional, liberty : and a firm guarantee that tjie rights of eoch -and every section w.ill be secured and maintained. ; - . 5 4 , Resolved, Tlmt the continual agitation of, more abstract theories (whether tbey assume the shape 1 of the rc-openiug of the slave trade or any other fnPm^ nut critfi* in*? fit At* rAnnao. rtw ooA?n?tw to iW!k_ ?v? v-? tvj/v.jv- w? kJWVWIt VJ WV VlUf institutions of the. South, but must tend to distract nnd divide the councils, of our beloved State, and to nlieuate from her the support _ aud sympathies of her sister States.' Resolved, That the true-policy of the tStlicns of ' this commonwealth, united as they i^/mV'every question of vital principle, is toduVuto their r gies to the reform of her interal abases and tfie do?.. velopment of her internal resources. The Commencement Ball, at the Athenoeum rooms, last evening, was well attended, and,.! am told, was^an unusually brilliant and success- y ful affair?in no respect raoro so th&u m the magMy: nificeut array of beautiful women who graced the occasion. Again, our own locality here away the ; palm ; though sharing the honor with Savannah, claiming as a daughter the "belle of the season."' If you could catch a glimpse of the extraordinary . i display of beauty with which our winter's festivi- ; i ties hare been adorned, yon would appreciate this as no idle compliment. ; \+r To-morrow evening tbo Athemenm will agaiabe tbe centre of attraction?made so by the Concert to be given there by oar home-songstress, Miss Brcnnan. Helton. ?? ^ ir **" From the Carolina Times. Grand Dtviftlon Sons of Temperance. > The ninth annual session of this body closedits ' meeting, in this city, on last evening. Unusual interest was manifested by the members in all their deliberations. Grand Worthy Patriarch Chstou's llcport was characterixed by the usual force and vigor of its author, and abounded hx t many important suggestions, many of which met 1 with a cordial sympathy and support; The Grand Scribe's.report shows that the past , term has been one of success beyond that of many , previous years. Numerous additions to our r*pke have been made, and the report shows that-the., ! Order is now nearly a third stronger, nuracriciwly, ' than at tho last Annual. Session, including many nt f!?ro1ina's sons who wonld honor anv ) V* W? - e ?-r .-7T -jr ? l station or any land. ' Two thousand men are now v? enrolled under our banner in South Carolina, and ^ still they corae. The opposition must soon .quail" . i before our associated and rapidly accumulating , power. Let none tremble at the approach of oar ' success; it will bo only the triumph of lore And of peace. Eleven new Divisions have been or-. 1 ganized during the year, and a few re-organized. . v Forty-three of these citadels of security now loom v'? , up in different sections of the State, as places of refuge for our recruits, and we fondly trust the 1 ensuing year will add many more. The plan of ) uniting the energies and efforts of the fair with f our own, has met with general favor;'has been approved and adopted by nearly all the Ditisions in the State, and has added much to. our success. ; The Treasurer's report shows the finances to be > in a sound condition, and looking upward. t The Temperance Family Newspaper is to be issued in January next, if possible, and the friends 1 of the enterprise?and who are not its friends _ ' might name an earlier day; by promptly sending their names and subscriptions to Bro. T. J. LaMottc of this city. The Tract enterprise is still onward, and has done more in the publishing department than heretofore. Send in your order to Bro. Townsend of Bennettsville, and scatter them wherever readers can be found ! ' \ The Cadots of Temperance met with the cordial sympathy and co-opcration of our body, and we bid them a God speed iu their mission of love and usefulness. Of the delightful banquet propared by the gen-t crous brethren of Taylor Division, in this city, the public bare already been apprized, and I need not allude to the speeches, toasts, good feeling and "flow of soul" which characterized the closing sceno of this annual session, which has sunk deep in every heart, andean never be forgotten. S. CORLEY, Grand Scribe, tColumbia, S. C., Nov. 29, 1856. Resolution* Offered by Mr. Mazyclt. Rtsolvcd, That the condition of slavery in which ' the negro race are held in many of the States of ' I - a nnrt of tKniw 1 tins uoDieavruejr ia t? r ? ?wv.?t i organization and polity which, beaidos, that it in' volves directly in itself property, of immense amount, and contributes largely to the value of all other property, is ;es8ential to the maintenance of order, industry and civilization in tho said Stales. ' Rtsolved, That the greater part of the constituencies of the Federal Government beiug composed ; of persons having no direct or conscious interest in the peculiar organization and property of the of the elaveholding States, and deeply imbued with opinions and sentiments adverse to the maintenance and security of the same, the government itself, if there is-any truth in the theory of popular representative government, must necessarily be controlled by influences hostile to the order, welfare and seourity of the said States. Resolved, That the powers delegated to the ' Federal Government by the several States of the ' confederacy,, to be exercised for the better and more perfect maintenance and security of all the institutions and rights of .the people of the said States respective#, are' capable of . jr '