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ftep & Jfads. | _4r - 1 * i Senator Sumner hopes, " with the j sanction of his physicians," to be in Wash- ; ington early in January. During the past year 831,000 were raised within the bounds of the Alabama (Methodist) Conference, for Missionary purposes. One of our brethren of the quill and ! scissors thinks that in consequence of an enormous advance in silks, ladies should ! i shorten their silk dresses, and sweep the streets with calico. The Marion Star informs us that Mo- ! ses Howelson, who escaped from the jail of Marion district, in April, 185f?, while under sentence for murder, was retaken on Sunday last, and lodged iu the jail of that district, to await the execution of his sentence. The Knoxville Whig states that from personal observation of its editor and others, ; it is thought that from the amount of wheat ' sown, and its present tine appearance, there | ? " tt.ni> /A 11, Ultnn s f> f 1 >11 <h,'/* [ Will UC LL1\JI C IUUU i m VV ?n ?? VV..V vy produced in the thirty counties of East Ten- , nessee the next season, should it continue favorable. A correspondent of the New York Journal of Commerce, who predicted that the crop of sugar made in Louisiana for 1855 would be 280,000 hhds., and missed it by only 1000 hhds., now predicts that the crop of '56 will fall short of 100,000 hhds. The crop of 1S52 reached 105,000 hhds. ' The New Y'ork Evening Post, of Saturday, says: We hear that a project is on foot for a new evening paper iu New York, to be called the New Y'ork American. It j has a capital of thirty thousand dollars, is [ owned by an association, is to advocate the ! principles and the union of the American party, and is to be edited b}' F. II. llug- | gles, Esq. The Charleston Llining Ncus says : : " It will be seen by a notice that the new magazine, of which Messrs. W. I>. Carlisle i and P. II. Ilavnc are to be the editors, will appear on the 1st of March next, will be published under the auspices of that res- ! pcctablc firui, Russell & Jones, and will be ! called Russell's Magazine. With these favorable auguries, t?e have presages of such success as will render it a permanent vehicl^and faithful record of Southern genius, taste and opinion." The Hon. B. W. Bellamy, of Jef-, ferson county, Florida, has introduced ipto j the Legislature of that State a bill entitled , "An act to exempt.from levy and sale, in ; the State, by execution or attachment, or other process, one slave." The Floridian j strongly cornmendi the billj. which the edi- ! tor thinks is " the most important legislative measure which has been introduced for the I wise consideration of the pre cut General Assembly." The number of hogs killed at Cincin- | nati up to Tuesday is 313,702, against 32S,- i 885 to the same time lust year. The Cin- | cinnati Price Curreut of Wednesday reports | the Market firm, and adds: Our advices ! from the West, have no doubt whatever that I there will be a marked falling off in the pork pajdeww* business this vear, as compared with locf ?n<1 nnnn a careful coiiinarison of our w,.., ?.r ? ??, ?notes, we have but little hesitancy in stating that the crop of the present year will not exceed that of 1854-55, which was twentyeight per cent less than last year's crop. The work on the Blue Itidge Railroad, says the Kcoicc Courier, except the tunneling, bridging and masonry, has been discontinued west of Pendleton The road will be | completed to that point as early as possible. The grading has been discontinued under a | provision in the contracts between the com- ! pany and contractors to that effect, fur what { cause we have not certainly learned. The I Directors will meet shortly, when something ! definite will be determined on. Our confidence in the ultimate completion of the road is still unabated, and we are inclined to the opinion that the grading will be resumed at an early day. On Monday last, (says the Lancaster Ledger,') a young man named Jackson was - killed in this District, by the accidental discharge of a gun in his own hands. The particulars, as we learned them, are singular. One barrel of bis gun was loaded, and whilst j in the act of loading the other, a small gourd filled with shot slipped from his baud, aud falling upon the cock of the loaded barrel, caused it to spring back and rebound with sufficient force to explode the cap. The load entered his side, and he died within a few hours. Mr. Jackson was a resideut of Chester District, aud was on a visit to the house of Mr. Jas. Douglass, of this District, where the accident occurred. The London journals are all rejoicing over a victory won by the Daily News over the Earl of Ljjchan, in a Court of Law. The News, it seems, very severely ceusured the Earl's conduct in the Crimea, for which he demanded a full retraction and apology. The editor of the Daily News refused to re- i tract, but offered to publish any letter which the Earl might see fit to write in reply. This offer was refused, and the Earl sued the News for libel. Upou the trial the defeuce called no witnesses, but contented itself with a cross-examination of the Earl himself, and submitted the case to the jury as one in which there had clearly been nothing more than such an expression of opinion upon a matter of public interest as duty required. The jury rendered a verdict of acquittal. A correspondent of the Charleston Courier, in giving an account of the attitude j and employment of the different Senators, ! while Wilson of Masschusetts, was deliver- i ing Jiis Abolition ".Mcaiey," speaus tnus ot | Judge Butler! " The Senator from South 1 Carolina was lounging in his chair with closed eyes, and certain drowsy and somniferous I symptoms led us to suppose the monotonous tone had lulled him into a doze; but an al-, lusion to his State by the speaker entire destroyed the truth of our supposition, for, in spite of the indications of drowsiness, the closed eyes suddenly stared out from under j the lock of silvery hair with unusual wakefulness and sagacity of expression, saying as i plainly as eyes could speak, they were not j! asleep, and had not been asleep, and never I intended to go to sleep, when Carolina was in danger of being traduced. As the attack j' on his State continued, the Honorable Sena- i tor became restless and excited; twitched, fidgetted, arose, shook himself, and, in a ] sharp, singing tone, asked to be heard in re- 1 ply. With ready fluency, he placed the : I matter in its proper light, proved his State clear of the charge, and with an air of dig- 1 nified contempt, he then left the ohamber." i j. C^fjflrlilnllc (Jraqutnr editf.n by SAM'L W. MELTON JOHN L. MILLEH. .YORKVILLE, S. C. THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 8, 1857. ENQUIRER?CLUB TERMS. 1 copy 1 year, in advance S 2 00 10 copicsl year, in advance 15 00 1 copy of the Enquirer, and 1 copy of other Godey or Graham, one year, in advance, 4 00 Persons making up clubs of ten subscribers, arc at liberty to add as many more names at the same rate as they desire. The money to ac company the list in every instance. <? ?! ? OUR NEW VOLUME. With the present number wc begin the third volume of the Exquiber, and we must be permitted to say that we resume the tasks devolved upon us cheerfully and with spirit. We need not repeat that our work is no longer an experiment; for we can assert advisedly that, as a successful enterprise, the Esqi irer can compare favorably with any country-newspaper in the State. The prosperity of the paper is much beyond our best anticipations. In making up the record, however, we take but little to ourselves ; if our merit had been vastly superior, it would still have been surpassed by the constant and kindly offices of our friends in every section of the District. We are more than grateful; their uniform kindness gives us an incentive, not to be lightly esteemed, to devote our best energies to their service. In conducting the editorial department, it has been our aim, iu the main, to present in each j number a resume of current news?compiling the I items in such a manner as to make our paper a com- I plete and intelligible record of passing events, so | as specially to meet the demand of that portion I of the community among whom no other journsl I is circulated. If this is done, our chief aim has I been fulfilled. In discussing important matters ' of public 'policy, we have endeavored to give an independent expression to onr own opinion?designing to claim for them no other consideration than is given to the opinions of other men. If ?" fnn<i;<?f_ wo have the consolation I of knowing that truth itself is not alwny3 voi?l of j offence; and we have the fixed purpose, with or j without favor, nfiietion or reward, witli or without patronage, to preserve the self respect of independent character, and to maintain independent opinions, offend whom it may. We may and do entertain sentiments to which we. have not given expression ; for we take it to be the bounden and paramount duty of an editor, whenever the exigencies of the public good require it, to hold in abeyance bis individunl.opimons. This may seem j to he a paradox: yet it would not he difficult to I afford on illnstration of its truthfulness. But whenever, we being the judges, the public service .1, demands our opinions upon any subject whatever, I they shall not be withhold. Many of our club subscriptions commence with the new volume; and we would, therefore, ask ! the friends who have heretofore generously assist- |1 ed us iumaking-np clubs, to "hurry up the cakes." ; ' We shall continue to send the paper to the club- ' subscribers, with the understanding that, if our 1 terms are not complied with, the full subscription ' price will be paid. The only profit to us from the clubbing-system results from prompt payment in advance; otherwise, it involves a very coxi.-ilorn- < ble loss. Several of our clubs have already made j j their report?Maj. Mylt.s Smith, New Centre, j 20; Capt. S. G. Bbcwx, Meek's Hill, 20; and Dr. I 1 j Whicht, Hopewell, 12 subscribers. These gentle- , men wiil receive our thanks. We trust we shall soon be under similar obligations to our six or eight other club-agents. o 1 -i OUYtrrui \;n;iI!?V? UilEV u?" aii<?uv tu ivivivmvv to the several departments of the paper, which will claim attention next week. We resume our burden oflife, readily and hopefully?determined to deserve and win success; sharing with a happy, prosperous and contented people, that gratitude which should be rendered to an over-ruling Providence, for the cheering auspices with which we are all permitted to be- ' gin the New-Year's round. a proclivity. < Mr. Mickle, the Chester Standard man, has a ( proclivity for babies ! The people down in Ches- 1 ter "gin" n Baptist Fair, last week, and Mr. ] Mickle paid ticinty fire cents and went in ; bought i five cents worth of silti/-hub; went ten cents into < a grab bag, and drew forth a cadaverous looking i "embryotic" female baby doll; paid fifty cents for j s a chance at a larger and better looking baby j i (shocking), flung 18 and lost it; finally bought a "ready made yearling child," at auction, for tiro dollars end twen(i/-five cents ; went home "broke"; "slept soundly"?anil let some Cannibal destroy < the last mentioned infaut. How innocent that was! ' Refreshing! Query.'?Did something actually eat the child ? ' Say. j > The facts are taken from the Standard, and we j 1 presume they arc strictly correct. j , Awful! | ( sales-day. j ( Notwithstanding the ugly weather and "wretch- j j ed" roads, a large number of our country friends I , woro in town on Sales-day. A considerable a- j . mount of property was sold, at uniformly extrav- I j agimt prices. Negro girls, common field-hands, j brought over SI,000; and a boy, who made some l ( pretensions towards a blacksmith's shop, was bid , oil' at about ?1,500. A number of negroes were j y hired at correspondingly high prices. i . The steady aud rapid increase in the value of i, our negro property is one of the signs of the times, occurring, as it does, at a time when oppo- , I aition to the institution is most strenuous, and ? i 1 property in it most precarious. No other deduc- , ( tion can be drawn, beyond the fact of general j ( prosperity, than that our people are becoming j x more firmly attached to our peculiar species of la- i bor, more confident of their ability, and more dc- , termined^ to preserve it intact against the world In this strain, the Richmond Enquirer aptly re- t marks:? * ? "An interesting thought presents itself in this t connection, well worth the profound study of the c abolitionist. How do they account for the rapid f and continued increase in value of slave property, while their presses are blataut in their denuncia- 0 tions and violent in their efforts to destroy it ? I ( Have their attempts to annihilate thejpeculiar in- ' r stitution created a thirst for its enjoyment? One would think so, if he visits the slave-hirings of day ; T the and contrasts their quickness and activity with f the former jog trot style. The fact is, our peo- i j, pie need have no fears that the value of this property will diminish. There will be no necessity for s giving its owners bounties or peculiar exemptions 1 s in order to diffuse it abroad and to interest in its : ? preservation-all our citizens. The public senti- j ^ ment at the South is fact approaching, if it has j not already reached, the point when the slavery of 11 the South, so far from being oensured aud con-1 h deemed, will be cherished as one of the consurvative elements of our social system?in fact, as a necessary balance-wheel to keep it in proper working order." Ill* CONGRESS. On the fourth page we have inserted an article ?"More of Fusion," and, in the inside, a letter of correspondence to the Mercury, which, taken together, will give the reader a correct idea of the position and progress of parties, as developed by the recent debates in Congress on the President's Message. The course of Mr. Orr, on the SlaveTrade, of which we also publish a statement, is worthy of all commendation, and especially so as coming from a Representative of South Carolina. We have rend with much pleasure the speech of Col. Preston S. Brooks, 011 the Message. It is a temperate, liberal, conciliatory, and very able ?? ? n.? elucidation 01 ?Otuncrn opinion uu me iv..u>ub litical questions of the time: and in regard to the powers of Congress and of the Judiciary over the Territories, it is peculiarly meritorious. Col. Brook's speech is a happy adherence to the great principle that, whether ire rite or full by it, our people should adhere to and abide by the right; and we arc not surprised to learn that, as an honest politician, he has wrung commendation from his most uncompromising enemies. Much gossip emanates from Washington in regard to the policy of Mr. Buchanan's administration, and his appointments to office. It seems to be determined that Gen. Cass will be appointed Secretary of State; Hon. Howell Cobb, of Georgia, Secretary of the Treasury ; and Senator Toucey, of Conn., Attorney General. These suggestions, however, are of course not entirely reliable. Mr. John Applcton, of Maine, will be the Editor of the Union. The Dallas and Clarendon treaty has been prematurely exposed, to the chagrin of the "powers that be." It in effect carries out the design and the provisions of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, in accordance mainly with the American construction. ??!. COPPER MINES. We are pleased to learn that the Copper Mines, on the plantations of Messrs. Joseph Turner' and Rorert Stearns, discovered last Summer by Mr. . ? i 1 > 2-Qnoo w LI El! RR, nave oeeil pUIXUUSUU lui Iiuuuv ^w?vw, i-j ft company of gentlemen organised in Columbia. Upon careful examination, the deposit is thought to be rich, and the prospect is fair for a profitable investment. The Company design to commence operations at an early day. This is another of the fruits of a wise legislation, directed towards the development of the mineral resources of the State; and it should furnish an additional argument for perseverance in such-like practical counsels. HIGH PRICES. Another instance of the very high prices which negro property is now commanding, is furnished by the sale of the estate of Win. E. Anderson, by the Commissioner in Equity, in this District, on Tuesday. A woman, twenty-one years old, and her infant brought $1301; and a likely girl, four years old, $751. A tract of land which, five years ago,could not have been sold at $4, was bid off at $10 per acre. I. D. WITHER SPOON, JR. Our esteemed friend has fixed bis home permanently in Montgomery, Alabama, and publishes in this issue his card as Attorney at Law. He has many and sincere friends in Yorkvillc, who will learn with pleasure of whatever success may attend his efforts in life. Those of our renders who may have business iu bis Circuit, cannot trust it to a safer or more punctual keeping. ?mi MR. JOHNSTON'S ADDRESS. Our readers will not fail to give a careful perusal to the admirable address of Mr. Johnston, before the Association iu Columbia, on the Duties, Responsibilities and Claims of the Press. We solium meet with a more sensible and dignified or a nore reliable discussion of this important subject. Read it. .. _ Ml>? SONS OP TEMPERANCE. At a recent meeting of York Division, No. 26, Sons of Temperance, the following persons were installed as officers, fi r the present quarter :? .1. u. .Mit.Lr.ii, it. r. I. X. WITHERS, Jl". A. D. J. LOGAN, It. S. J. 11. K1NCAID, A. II. S. J. E. SMITH, F. S. T. II. SMITH, T. J. J. SMITH, C. J AS. ALLEN, A. C. II. F. OWENS, /. S. WM. SMITH, 0. S. WM. C. BE ATT V, P. II'. P. -? - ?? ?? ?> - - THE COTTOSi CROP. On the first page, tl?e reader will find an ir*or;sting and valuable communication from Gen. McQi'efn, member of Congress from tne Eastern District, to the C.'iarleeton Mercury, on the pres- j ;nt cottun crop. In order to ascertain the extent I if the crop, Gen. McQueen adopted tho happy and j eliablc expedient of addressing letters to the Re- i iresentatives from tlic cotton-growing States, and j 'rom their several responses he has made up the j estimate. According to his figures, the crop will j lot exceed 2,700,000 bales?about 800,000 bales ! diort of last year. The estimates for the several j States may be summed up thus:? In Texas the crop will exceed that of 1855 by ! 10 per cent., in consequence of increase of land in i cultivation pind bauds from immigration. In some j lortions of Arkansas, the increase will be 10 per I sent, from a similar cause, while in other portions , t will fall short 20 per cent. Louisiana reports j he crop 20 per cent short; Mississippi from one j quarter to one-half short; Alabama, Georgia, ' i'cnncssep. North Carolina and Florida, tell a like | <tory, and in South Carolina Mr. Orr estimates j he crop at one-fourth .start of 1355; Mr. Keitt at j ine-third short; Mr. liroinK; at one-fourth short; i md Mr. Royce and Mr. McQuocn at more than mc-fourth short. With these figures before us, and taking into j wnsideration :i<! the outward circumstances which | nay directly or indirectly affect the consumption, ! fre may predict with certainty that during the j iext six months, the prices will range at much [ ligher than the usual rates. Nothing is likely j ,o occur which will seriously affect the prosperity i >f either our own or European countries ; trade ! frill be freer; money more plenty; and all the j frorld, at home and abroad, will jog along for a | ime easily and smoothly. Our farmers, then, j nay be sure of a good price. The highest quotation in Columbia is 12}; I frliilc in the York market, the best qualities hare ' jeen selling at 11}. A first-rate article would 1 sommand 12 cents; and yesterday, a very super!- j r quality brought 12.15. The price ia still ad- | saucing! PROF. R. T. BRUMBY. W'e learn with regret, snya the Carolinian, that i he State is soon to lose this gentleman from our | uidst. Professor Brumby, as we noticed at the ' ime, was compelled by ill health to resign tha [ hair of Chemistry, Mineralogy &c., iu the South . ,'aroliua College, at the late meeting of the Board j f Trustees. The Professor is a native of South j Carolina, and a graduate of the College, where he eceived the highest distinction in his class. It ; ras a subject of congratulation to his many riends when electod, that the State aDd the Col- j ege would again reap the benefit of his years of tudy and application. And it is now equally a ubject of regret that they will be lost to the Itate. The Professor during his stay among us j ron many friends; and their best wishes will fol- I ow him, that he may enjoy length of days and .appinesa in his future abode. ?.?- - - - - .ii i ..... OUR SCHOOLS. The festal season over, and all, high and low, - rich and poor, having again whirled into the round 1 ' of the conflicting and battiing interests of another j year, the pleasant duty again devolves upon us to : : mark out a place for those who have none in the ] struggle?to venture a cheering word for onr j schools and our school-masters. Those in town are prospering never so well.? j For a week past, the rccruit3 have been pouring I in from all points of the compass?making our J streets full with life, and giving ?3 cheering as| suraticcs of the future success of these valued j auxiliaries to the progress of YorkviHe. The j Military School began the third year on Monday, with two additional Professors?Messrs. Law and ! j Aubott?and about 40 rttw Cadets, and with a J I fair promise for an increase of pupils to at least J } 12"). The corps of instructors is complete; the I i discipline perfect; and every endeavor has been j t faithfully made to deserve and to prepare for this ' extraordinary natronafre. The more we see of j I ' ? . I | the Military school and of the efficient Faculty, | j the more fully wc believe that it is destined to | achieve an unusual and brilliant success. Iu regard to the Female College, we might safclyjnakc ; the same remarks. In the course of a fort-nTght, | it is expected that at least 100 young ladies will j be in attendance?leaving room, of course, for a further increase during the session. The graduj ating class numbers 26, and of such a character j as to give U3 promise of a rare entertainment in j June. These institutions, with the excellent Academy of Mr. ScboTb/^fffd the several elemcntnI ry schools, afford to our citizens opportunities j which are not equalled in the State. Let us | cherish and profit by them. We have not done yet. If our renders will re for to the advertising columns, they will agree i with us that our country-friends arc equally fori tunate in their opportunities for education. When, j at periods, wc are called upon to witness exhibitions which bespeak a low degree of civilization and tend manifestly to degrade the character of our people?scenes enacted again and again?wc are altftost induced to surrender even a thought for the weal of the District. But it would cheer the heart of a misanthrope, to look around through the country now, and to find in almost every neighborhood the people planting and zealously watching their schools, elevating the tone and raising the standard of home education?invitirg patronage from abroad with the promise of good health and better morals, and by the aid of the most competent masters that an intelligent and unstinted liberality can procure. Where, in all the world, can a more grateful, a more cheering spectacle, be presented ? Such a people can be trust i } cd nnd hoped for ; the woric ot reform is sate with ; them, anil sure; and their future, when young ! men arc old, and their children bear up the pillars of society and the State, can be marked out as confidently as are the seasons of seed-time nnd harvest! In passing, let us dwell upon another thought in connection with these schools. Since a time I which has passed out of our mind, the people of j our country have been well-nigh wild in their j j schemes for the education of woman. To Districts j i with which we arc acquainted, female schools of j j high pretensions have been plauted, and that, too, \ successfully, in almost every "settlement." At J times, this zeal has taken the shape of a monoma- | nia; and. of course, the boys have been kept at I the plow or, at best, reaped only the common- ! place benefit of an old-field school. Now, we [ | would not derogate from the importance of a thor- [ ough education of woman ; but we do contend that if the good of society is to be consulted, this is not the primary object; our world ought not to go mad about it and indulge it as the single and only idea of progress. Let the girls he educated ; but, to effect this end, the education of the boys must not be in any degree neglected. All proverbial philosophy to the contrary notwithstanding, we hold to the opinion, and to the deductions from it, that while the mother may and ought at home to tench the heart how to feel?the mind must be trained and the head taught how to think, at school. In our District., while opportunities have been provided for the training of young Indies, we arc gratified to know that the edeeuation of yenng men has not been made a secondary object. Our peo]^ are following the correct priuciplc, and we shall yet learn the wisdom of it. But we set out to write something special in regard to oar schools, and we mast be at it. Of late, the Bethel Academy, which long ngo was one of the prominent institutions in the upcountry, hns been made new and placed in the | keeping of Mr. J. T. Harry?a graduate of Davidson College. Beyond the fact of his graduation, we know nothing ofMr. Harry's qualifications; the people of Bethel, however, arc enthusiastic in his praise, and in being so entirely satisfied with his teaching they, furnish us with the best possible encomium. The school is quite flourishing; j located in a healthy and unexceptionably moral | neighborhood, which, besides, supports, if we do j not mistake, the oldest church in the District, and i Temperance Divisions with 100 in the ranks!?j Good proof, that! The "Union Academy," which flourished finely | last year under Mr. Pankky, has been placed in : charge of Mr. J. II. Black?a graduate of Krs- j kine College. Mr. Black has been engaged in J teaching several years, and, as he has been em- | ployed by Mr.jP.vxKEY, we presume he is cutirely competent. At any rate, his name would indicate that he is apt to accomplish whatever he undertakes. The Union Academy is a comparatively | new institution, but it has thus far been remarka- j bly successful. The Trustees of Ebcnezcr Academy, another of j our time-hoMored schools, have been fortunate in i procuring the labors of Mr. John R. Siiurley, as Principal. Every one in the District knows the school-teaching character of his name ; trc happen to know something more. For many years Mr. Suurley taught the Furuinu school near j Winnsboro'; and during our years in College wo ! were made to come in contact, frequently, with ! the calibre of his boys. They were the most thoroughly-prepared among the up-country students, in any of the classes?with scarcely an exception, passing through the severe entering ex- : animation with flying colors. Ilia "certificate" | was equal to a talisman ; and but for the name of ! the thing, we verily believe the Faculty would j have admitted his pupils without an "introduction." The people of Ebcnezer may be sure that, ! in calling such a teacher to their Academy, they j have made a most valuable acquisition?one which i < will attract a widt-extended patronage. We opine, J too, that they hn^ been equally fortunate in selecting an,Instructress for the 'Female Academy.' j Miss IlE.snT, 've learn, is one of the family of j; our much-loved and deeply lamented teacher, Rev. j , Dr. Henry, of the College. We can vouch for it , that her qualities as a faithful, conscientious and ( thoroughly competent teacher are unsurpassed ; ! ; and we shink that the Academy deserves addition- ( al attention and a very general patronage, from j the fact that Miss IIexry is a native of South I, Carolina, educated, as few women can be. at home, j We ought to 806 to it, earnestly, that such talent j , and such training be fostered and encouraged.? i , The little village of Ebcnezer is blessed with all j, the qualities which should attract patronage, and ;. we confidently recommend the Academies to our I, readers. j The exercises of the "Rock Hill Academy," i were resumed last Monday, under the superintendence of Gen. Alston. In regard to the Gen- i eral's claims as a teaAer of youth, we cannot say 1 more than has already been written in the Eh- ' A - -c. quiheu. Besides the accomplishments of a well- j educated gentleman, he has the benefit of a long experience and an unquestioned reputation. We are truly glad that he has abandoned his aboriginal idea, nud concluded to remain with us; and we arc equally pleased to learn that the Academy has already secured a large and increased number of pupils. Success to it. At ltoek Hill, liquorshops have of late gone completely out of date; "retailing without license" is ascertained to be contrary to law; ami the "Division" gives a flourishing report of between 7o and 100 names, flood proof, again! In this issue, wc have the announcement of an Academy at Blairsville. in charge of Mr. William II. Russel, a graduate of South Carolina College. Mr. Russel is a son of onr widely-known and popular preacher, and has claims upon the good offices of our people which ought not to be disregarded. He is an old chum of ours; wo know and can warmly recommend him. We have now, we think, gone through the list, nnd, candidly, we are not nwarcof having colored two highly the merits of any of the schools we have named. If our encomiums secrn to be extravagant, those who know will bear testimony that they are well deserved. In the upper portion of the District there are several good schools, but their light is "hid under a bushel," and of them we cannot write knowingly. To our friends abroad we say, send in your charges and, whether in town or country, they cannot fail to stumble upon a good school and a first-rate education. We are a progressive, and, moreover, a lucky people. OUR COTEMPORARIES. We learn from the papers that the Newberry Mirror has been purchased and will be conducted by our young friend, John C. McLemore, Esq.? The Mirror has been edited with marked ability, but, for all that, it could not possibly pass into more competent hands. Mr. McLemore is quite a young man, but in all the points which are to be combined in a good editor he has not a superior in the State. We extend to him a most cordial greeting, and we trust that he will find the profession as profitable as it certainly will be pleasant to him. Let us have the benefit of a peep into the Mirror, neighbor. Such a process, you know, makes one complacent, at times. Mr. Mickle has sold one-half of the Chmtcr Standard establishment to Mr. G. D. M. Pither; and thereby made himself guilty of a "good thing." In our Standard days, we knew Mr. Pither as a thoroughly competent and faithful workman, and we take especial pleasure in recording this additional evidence of his ability for success. We wtjlt tlio Stntnl.ir/1 nntlnr tlin niiontPOQ nf AfoQ srs. Mickle and I'ithcr, the most unbounded prosperity. The Independent Press, always one of our favorites, comes to us this week in an enlarged form, f much improved in every respect. Tlic subscription price, wc notice, lias been increased to the standard rate?thus giving us another evidence of the fact that an attempt to publish a half-price paper, in this S'.atc, must either be abandoned or prove a failure. Mr. Lee is a capital editor, and is rapidly bringing the Press around to the front rank. Success to him. The Carolina Time* announces that arrangements have'becn made to secure the services of J. 0. Bowman, Esq., as editor of that journal. We shall talk of it again. . . '? ?? ? JUST SO. We met with the following extract, the other day, in the Lancaster Ledger, under the head of "A True Picture'; and wc copy it as corroborative of several paragraphs written during our sojourn in Columbia. Tufc bn.-tc exhibited every j year by many members to adjourn the session has , come to be a very serious evil?not only involving J very crude legislation, but rendering it impossible j to digest and make perfect any of the great meas- J urcs of reform demanded by the people. The po-! sition is entirely correct, that if gentlemen can-. not forego their private inferests and their plea-1 sure for the public goo 1, they should remain at; home. Such politicians are dead weights, doing ! nothing themselves and permitting nothing to he j done ; and the people should not permit them to : encumber the progress of the State. The extract, dated the 14th of December, is j inl/i.n fVnni fliA rnirpsnondotifio of the Charleston i Courier?written, we presume, by the editor, Mr. l'eadon, who is one of the most efficient members of the Legislature:? ' The holidays arc too near at hand to admit of due legislation ; some of the members havo made ; dt fiuite and positive arrangements to leave here j on a certain day, in order to take the first boat, i and these arrangements must not be interfered ! with, even if the country suffers. 'Gentlemen, who pledged the people if elected j to stand or fall by the State, afrer their election lay these pledges upon the table unlil tbey be- : come candidates again, ami nfter staying here two ] weeks, suddenly discover that their privato mat- i ters need their instant attention. 'To nil such wc snv go home and stay there, bnt j for Ileavcu's sake let those who arc so disposed I remain here and do the business of the country in | aniannerthat it should lie done. No man was ever solicited to become a member of the Legislature, by a majority of its constituents ; the case ' is just the reverse; so again I sny to such, go home, I and my word for it, if you have good luck you ' will never be returned the second time. "There is one other feature shown by the mem- | hers which I desire to notice, and it is this, the i almost total abandonment of self-iudepeudcnce, which in several instances during the present scs- ! sion has^ieen exhibited. I will give you an in- i stance. The bill to increase the compensation of the members to jicc dollars per day was carried by a large majority?by acclamation?much to the ; gratification of the close fisted members of tho j House, who voted a gentle No. Mr. DeSaussure very properly called for the ayes aud noes, for tho reason that the House had just before refused to increase the salaries of tho dignitaries of the State. The ayes and noes tcerc taken, and the bill was re-! fected. Why ? Because an affirmative vote might i injure the prospect of a re-election. This is no | fancy sketch, but a fact. The man who is afraid : to vote upon any measure as his judgment die- j tates, is ont ot place in the Legislature. Vote as j your conscience dictates, gentlemen, and Jacksonlike, "take the responsibility," and then if you lose your sent, you will preserve your self-respect i and self-independence. . PLATO." j MERE-MENTION. An election will bo held on the 10th and 20th instant, in Chester District, for Representative to . supply the place of C. D. Melton, esq. James' Hemphill, esq., is the only candidate announced. Gov. Bragg, of North Carolina, took the ' oath of office for the second term, before the as- ! seinbled Houses at ltalcigh, on New-Years' day. i It was administered by Chief Justice Nasi).? The inaugural speaks hopefully on national politics. A bill has been introduced in the North Carolina Legislature re-charter the old State Bank. There are thirty-nine candidates, it is said, in Michigan, for United States Senator, [n place of General Cass. The forger, Huntington, has becc convicted in Now York, and sentenced to four years and ten months in the State prison. At a convention held in Syracuse, New York, December 30., the "North" t I Americans adopted measures preliminary to arcunion wijth the American party proper. Can't i , fuse. Au enormous story is going the rounds i about gold in New Mexico. A captive Indian wo-, 1 man gave information of the discovery, and a par- | ty went immediately on the search. On reaching < the territory of the Apaches, they were met by some of the tribe who prohibited them from search- j ing, but offered to trade. The alternative was agreed to, and a trade effected, by which the : i whites gained a large quantity of gold. The In- j dians knew no other use for the gold than to make ( bullets of, and each warrior had from twenty to thirty ounco balls about him. The gold thus ob- ' - ?Hi j - tained was tested by competent chemists, who! pronounced it exceedingly pure, having very few j foreign substances mixed with it. The woman | says that in the region whence she escaped, gold 1 exists in every quarter, on the surface, and in j great quantities, and that there was one large ' lump imbedded in the side of a hill, and jealously guarded by the tribe. Mnro recent ?c- j counts from WalVr's army represent the affairs j of the great fillibiwter in a pitiable plight. Ills j ranks had been reduced to about *200 men, and their only hope lies in an early and large ncceS^ sion of recruits. These are on the way, and we hope will be timely. The Greenville Patriot and Mountaineer nominates Col. T. X. Dnwkins for Congress, in case Col. Orr concludes to decline a re-elcction. Undoubtedly, the best selection possible. We publish on the outside a chaste little poem on Masonry, by Howard If. Caldwell, Esq., coiupos- ! ed for and sung at the recent festival in Columbia. | TIIE AGRICULTURIST. The Greenville Patriot states that the South Car olinn Ajricnl.'iirint, published under the auspices of the Statu Society and edited by CoL A. 0. ( Scsijikr, has been discontinued. The Patriot says:? / i ' The Farmerand Planter, editedby Major Seaborn. of Pendleton, lwis become the organ of the South Carolina Agricultural Society, and Col. Gage, of Union, has taken the place of Col. Sammer as Secretary and Treasurer. The agricultural paper, edited by Col. Summer, is discontinued. We regret this, but are pleased at the promotion ' of the veteran editor of the Farmer and Planter, ! who has labored so faithfully and zealously in the cause of agriculture." ? ?? ?> ? ? THAT TRACT. Our friend McKnigot, of the Kingntrce. Star, awav down in Williamsburg, has a tract of land for sale which is certainly charming. Hear ; him talk about it: j Contains 000 acres?"more or less, 800 acres j cleared, the balance oak, hickory and pino lies ' high, soil rich, excellent water, fine health, and every thing else that the most fastidious taste could desire. The dwelling, stables, &c., are made of logs, hut can be made comfortable. In- ' deed the place presents the appearance of original simplicity, only awaiting the hand of the chisel to mould it into perfection. It is accessible to every comfort, lying immediately on the Kail Road, and adjoining this lovely town." Will the Sheriff have the kindness just now to "swear the peace" against us? We feel malicious ! THE FLORIDA WAR. A correspondent of the Savannah Georgian, writing from Tallahassee Florida, on the 10th instant, states that Gov. Broome hr.d seutin a mos- ; sage to the Legislature, enclosing important mat- i ? J !.? T...]:?n ti.? i>Cl ill ivpuu iv/ niv 1'iuiaii ui3iui uiuivv. iuv i writer says: " 1 'The matter was transmitted to the General Assembly to day, and caused general rejoicing, as the action >f Gen. Harney has cleared the State from the duty of protecting the frontier at her own cxpeuse any longer. Things look now as though the war was either to be closed without bloodshed, or that a peace is to be conquered. "Gen. Harney will have ten companies of mounted volunteers and about 2,000 regulars to operate with?a force which, in the hands of such an energetic and experienced Indian fighter, most end the war. While enjoining a cessation of hostilities. Gen. Harney shows his good sense in preparing an increased force with which to strike . vigorous and prompt blows the moment peaceful overtures are rejected, should such unfortunately , occur. . , I apprehend, too, that this augmented force will operate as a persuader on the wily savages, and particularly when they learn that so large a portion of the force is composed of the much dread ed volunteers." i THE PATRIOT TELLS AXECDOTES. \ Mnj. Peuuy, in the Patriot, perpetrates the fol- , lowing "good 'uns," which must be copied:? 1 "During the last session of our Legislature there was a bill introduced to punish a breach of con- ' fidencc in factors. Thereupon, an amendment \ was moved to punish a breach of faith in planters i 1 towards their factors. It was then suggest that ' the title of the bid should hcchangcd and it should 1 be called a "Hill to punish a pair of breeches Here follows a brieeof them, about the exploits ' of an Ethiopian:?"We are indebted to a friend forthe following original anecdotes of a slave, ' which wc think arc too good to be lost. lie had 1 just bought himself a new hat. A shower of rain ' came up, and lie pulled off his hat and put it un- 1 der bis arm to protect it from the rain. A gentle- ' man meeting hiin, enquired why lie did not wear ' his lint on Iris head. His philosophical reply was: ' "De head belong to niassa, but do hat bcloug to nigger!" s On another occasion, ho bargained with his master for his freedom, and paid three hundred dol- 8 lars in cash towards the purchase. The next day, ' he and a negro companion went out on a fishing excursion. The companion fell overboard and was drowned. Immediately the freed man went to hfs former owner and begged to rescind the con- e tract about the purchase of his freedom. His mas ter enquire*! wuy ne naa cnangcu ins minu sosuudenly. He replied that lie had come to the con- F elusion, sinco the fi.-liing excursion, that "nigger c property was too ttnsarlain" to make investments ^ in it. If he bad been drowned, instead of his c companion, his money would all have been lost!" ' ? - ? ?m t Correspondence of the Charleston Mercury, t ' Washington, Dec. 19, 18-36. 1 The debates in both ends of the Capitol eviden- 1 ce very clearly, that the day is rapidly approach- 1 ing^vhen the North and South will stand face to * face on the question of political power, now agita- < ting the country. I state "political power," sim- F ply because the negro is the excuse merely for the P war of oppression canned on against us, the whites ^ of the slave States. b Is a middle party possible ? That's the great " practical question : for unless Mr. Buchanan can fi create this middle elemeut, he must fall back on ' either the Northern or Southern party. The for- t motion of such a middle ground, is simply impossible. Not because the South will stand firmly ? upon her time-honored State Rights principles ; S for, no doubt, there will be enough of our Repre- P sentatives, acting under a good impulse, in favor 11 of yielding. Not because the South will not be ^ willing to yield much, very much, more for the <1 sake of peace. This she will do. Not because an 1 anxious solicitude, in regard to the awful conse- v qucnces of civil war, will not influence us. They 0 naturally will do so. But the nnti-slavery senti- J ment will never end short of the total overthrow v of our social as well as political institutions. Because the misunderstood society of the Southern c States affords the only escape for that element of , p civil war and anarchy which forms the basis of n Northern society, and is only held in check through 1 g the conservative property element of the South, |j based on humanity, protected by the Constitution r and reflected in Congress. Hence, Infidelity is fo Abolition ; and hence. Abolition attacks the Con- t, stitutinn, and is attacking Congress. A people who will incite servile insurrection, under the ^ cloak of a common Union, who will trample on t laws, constitutions, and religious principles, will not stop, depend uponit, with the conquest of the P outposts. They will press inward, their banners !' flying, their bands playing, their drums beating, until the garrison is taken! Concession in the past has served to invite attack and jnstify en- | a croachmcnt. Concession in the future will not j ,, I.-nit to a different result. And the Dresent Droves I this. * 4 Is The Republican majority demand that Squatter a' SovWeignty .-hall be admitted, not an a final adfiistinent, mark yout> but as a giving way at that | ^ point. There-is now no longer any doubt but that j j, the Democratic party, and a majority of theS-'Uth- ? crn men, will give way and compromise the prin- j ciple. by h aving it a- a judicial question for the ^ Suptviin: Court to decide. Now, the especial point . of interest to our people is, whether the Northern | ^ majority wiil accept the tinnl judgment of the : p Supreme Court as binding. In answer, I have j only to say, that during this entire session I have ? listened carefully to the debates, accompanied by ! . the cross-examination carried on by all parties, . nud there is no doubting that the result is simply . this: . . !n The Republicans claim the principle known as the Wilmot Proviso, to be thejneai'.ngof the Con- ~ stitudou, i. e. the dominant sentiment of the ! Northern people. I* The Northern Know-Nothings hold to the same opinion. j The Northern Democrats, with here and there fa xn exception, hold that the people, while in a Ter- C ritorial condition, can exclude slave owners, with hi their property, from the Territory; i. e., Squat- hi ter Sovereignty. ^ tl A large majority of the Southern Democracy? a tkuoet unanimously?hold that the people have u | ' * ' ' ^ 10 such power, but that the Southern people can sarry their property to said Territory, on * per'eot equality with Northern citizens, and that when the community of peoples form' a State Constitu-' ;ion, then, and then alone, the question .of rqjectng involuntary servitude cau be Settled. The Northern Democracy ask of the Sotith to eave the qaestion, as a judicial one, to bfl dbcid>d by the Supreme Court. This comprnmi.?, I know personally, from a borough caufftss of private sentiment lb Congress, ivill be accepted by Un Southern members?a l few proteetrig. :f. The Republicans will .absolutely refase to acsept the decision of a ease, as the settlement of the principle, and have"invarihly answered that such will be their position for the future.^ ? ' This, I think, to be a fair and reliable statement . af the exact condition of political sentiment in i the House and Senate this session; and on this 1 jompromise, or middle ground, upon "the subject it Sqnatter Sovereignty, Air. Buchanan will take his stand as the settled policy 6f his Administration. The Republicans, placing themselves in opposition, will adhere to their watchword, "No more Slave States," and pdsh on the.attack for 18GQ. Mr. Buchanan must either join this North 3rn party, or taking up his position upon tneOonstitution, supported by the Supreme Court of Hie United States, fall back on the Southern States in defence of the property and social rights of their citizens under the Constitution: 'He must defend the minority against the majority, Any attempt nt conciliation will Be fatal. Any attempt to induce the South to go an Inch farther backward, will lead to disorganization in the party in that direction. A middle party is Impossible, simply because there are no elemeatr out of which to construct it. No particular measure will effect it. No great scheme?Pacific Railroad, Collins' Line, or otlicrwiso?will effect it* The question of the day is this: "Are the Northern and Southern communities two peoples?" This issue involves all others?over-rides all othersis the Old Man of the Sea of American politics.? Other questions rest like "painted ships* upon a painted ocean." The conflict is the original one, of Federalism, seeking its monarchical end, against American Democracy. The negro question is the medium of action, and cannot be evaded. There must he a Southern party in self-defence, simply because we arc fighting fax oar homes. It must l?e a resistance party, because we are openly attacked. _ . C.,$. B. TUB MASONIC CELEBRATION. We regret that both the editors Wert prevented irom attending the Masonic Festival, in oar town, 3D the 27th ult. The subjoined account of the scremonlcs, with the admirabjleaddrcss By Dr. Bratton, is taken from tha Chronicle:? " Saturday lost being the Anniversary St. John the Evangelist, it was celebrated' ia this ildcp tiv the Ancient Fratcrnltv. tinder th# M^ni. :es of the Royal Arcli Chapter, Chapter, And Coun:il. In the morning, at 10 o'clock ft procession was formed, and marched to the Episcopal Church, preceded by the Black Band. After the rentiers if the day according to the usage.of that Church, i most eloquent and interesting Discnurse was lelivered by the Rot. J. D. Gibson, rust and Present High Priest. His concluding address to ;ho Order, was really sublime. A3 it is to be pubislied in our paper next week, we will not renew t here. In the evening, the Installation of the officers nf Philanthropic Lodge, No. 78, took place at the Methodist Church, before a very large audience. (Vftcr which, l>r. J. R. Bratton, from the Committee appointed for that purpose, in a moat graceful an 1 feeling manner presented to the-Rpf. Mr. | Gibson, a beautiful Silver Goblet, with suitable ' inscriptions and devices. The matter lost no interest from the manner of its delivery?-and the many friends of the Doctor who doubted bis forensic ability, gave ample evidence of their satisfaction, and his success. Dr. Brutton, being called ap by Mr. $. J. KaykeuJrtl, ruse and said? ? / v" ^ r?n. III. Companion Gibson: _ v Bring one of a committee appointed, at a private meeting of the members of the Chapter and Geuncil, to select, -prepare and. present to yon :gqic testimonial as a token of their Appreciation if your services for the past year, and of their regard and esteem for tou as a man, a mason, ind a minister of the Qo.?po!,_ and being honored ly that committee with the special (lu#y of making that presentation, I confess I approach the lischargc of that duty with some misgivings, which lo not arise from a desire oh my port to withold from you your just meed of praise, nor from any want of sincere motives, ptu-c feelings or brixhcrly love,?bnt from a want of language, ami my .urn i n/vo IV fr\ /ivncnuu waa aw.! /aoI. I"*" IllVrtpiVlfcJ *w VA^IVOO Tj ^V' M?* ?VV.ings iu a pure and proper spirttf Before, however, proceeding to tliat port of my duty, allow me, briefly, to refer to the* history of the circumstances which gave rise to this demonstration on the part of the csmpanions of the Chapter and Council. "In anno inventiouis" 2855, when,this Chapter and Council were first organized, it was I veil known to the companions' of the Chapter and Council, that no one of them was fully prepared ind qualified to undertake the disohftege of the duties of the first office in these tifp Orders?no me was willing to assume the positing,> to take tpon himself the care and responsibility incum>ent upon the office of most exalted High Priest tnd Thrice Illustrious. Then it was, that you came among us an entire itranger, uurecommended sate by your qualities >f head and heart, your love for, and devotion to he principles of the Masonic Order, and yoorproession as a Christian man, clothed with author!y to go into nil the world, to preach peace on larth, and good will to all mankind. Then it was, hat actuated by tho purest motives, stimulated ?y an ardent desire to develop?to teach "and to iromulgato the great truths embraced iu tbe.priniplcs of the Masonic Order, you. nobly, manfully, [eneroasly yielded to tho urgent request of the ompanions of the Chapter and Council to serve hem for one year os their prime officer. That year has come,?has gone, is shut ont by be veil of time and numbered among die things hat were. And how have your services been reu endercd? Have they been chararterized' by an mptv ostentation; by pelfish priilo or ambition, >r by an iron unyielding tyranny duriug ouroonocations, deliberations and masonic labors ? Have hey been characterised by a disposition on your . inrt to subscrv. the interest of some of the com- fl anions, and to contrive the injury of others ?? > o! your administration throughout -its whole em has been marked by an easy dignity, vritfrat pomp or display; by mildness tempered with rmitess to approve the right and condemn the rrong, and by an impartiality in justly awarding o each member according to his dues. As the Ancient free and Accepted Masons labord to erect a material edifice, so have yon as a Ipeculative Mason labored among us to erect a suerstructure of virtue and morality, upon the bread nd solid foundation of Masonic principles. As a bison imbued with a sense of the three great carina! virtues, symbolically represented by the hrce rounds of Jacob's ladder, practising tbem ritli a view to find access to Jlim who is the object f Faith aud Hope and the fountain of all Charity, ou have presented to the companions au example rorthy of their closest imitation. Cultivating among the companions both by preeptaud example brotherly love, relief, trath, tcmcrance, fortitude, prudence and justice, you have lade impressions upon their minds, which, like ood seed sown npon good soil, will in after time ring forth a full harvest of good fruit, and will cdound not only to the honor of the" instructor, ut to the best interests of the masonic order and i) the good of mankind. Encouraging among the companions sincere M riendship and universal benevolence,?exhorting bein to a unity of purpose and feeling in accomiishing the great objects of Masonry?manifestng much fervency, zeal and candor in your instrucion and improvement of the companions, impresiug their minds with the importance of a pure nd uudefiled conscience and of the light of truth nd knowledge to guidonnd conduct them in their houghfs and actions, conducting them as it were top by step through the different veils of life, ymholically represented in the Lodgo, yon have t last brought them to the foot of the Throne and irectcd their unceasing attention to the Supreme ircbitect of the universe, who is the Priest of riests, King of Kings and Scribe of Scribes. ? ou have laboredjto correct their vices,?to purit their morals, and to promote their spiritual tfs el! us temporal welfare, you have exhorted them ) iu aii-i prepare uiemseives ror initiation into iat Grand Lodge on High, whose Grand High riest is the Lord, and whose officers are the antels who sit around his Throne, to minister to his ill. Such then is the evidence,?such is the his>ry of your invaluable services, and your mason: labors.among us during the past year, and it is t consideration of these services, that I now apear before you as the organ of the Chapter and ouncil to present to you this Cup as an humble lough sincere token of their warmest gratitude, id their highest appreciation of your services sd your real merit. A The words "Ish Sodi" engraved upon its sur- ^ ice so well known to all the companions of the fiapter and Council, are fully expressive of that igh degree of security and confidence which they are so willingly reposed in yon, feeling assured lat, that trust will not be betrayed, but will be tercLsed solely for the wholesomfe and profitable istructioQ of the companions, and will reflect the I man??M?i