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Scraps & jfads. Let us thank God for what we have. i A wag proposes to publish a new paper, to be called the Comet, with an original tale every week The duties levied on a barrel of flour at Havana, and at all the ports in Cuba, amount to S9.85. The duty on corn is a fraction over 40 cents per bushel. John Jacob Astor once observed that a man with ?500,000 might begin to feel comfortable. The son of that millionare has now an income of S3,000 a day, or 81,095,000 a year; but is not comfortable by any means, for he has the gout so bad, it is said, that he has to diet himself on Graham bread. By the late report of the Superintendent of Common Schools in Connecticut, it appears that there are in the State 1626 dis' 3 1AA Z.i Z. ?kll/l*an Kafmnnn I tricts, ana luvjutt/ uuuuicu vwvnwu ??.v ages of 4 and 16 years. The school fund is 82,046,397 ; revenue from it, $149,481; amount raised for schools by taxes, rate bills, &c., over 8209,000 ; school houses, 490, new school houses built within the year, 40. The Leavenworth (Kansas') Herald states that S. Manchester & Co., have contracted to erect a large hotel in that town, to cost 810,000 to be finished in November next. The same firm have contracted to build, for 870,000 a bridge over the Kansas river at Tecumseh, by which the distance to Santa Fe is lessened by about seventy-five miles, a very important item to travelers.? The bridge will be six hundred feet in length. Last week all the old books, papers, drafts, checks, letters, &c., that had been preserved on file as vouchers in the long course of the immense business of the old U. States Bank, were sold in Philadelphia, and purchased by a paper maker, tobe re-ground and manufactured into new stock. The whole mass weighed over forty tons. Ten tons of this vast amount is of correspondence ?autograph letters for the first statesmen, politicians, and financial men of this and OKI UUj The new rifle muskets, with Maynard's primer, and an improved "sight," will carry a Minnie ball a thousand yards, or over half a mile, with remarkable accuracy. They weigh less tbau the musket in common use, though in leogth and size they are about the same. In the United States there are but two militia regiments supplied with this destructive arm, namely, the Seventh Regiment, National Guard, and the Seventy-first Regiment, American Guard, of New York city. Four hundred of the weapons in question were delivered at the armory of the latter corps on Tuesday. Thus armed, the regiments named at present stand unrivalled in their capabilities for active service by any other militia regiments on the continent. It is stated that President Bucbannan is greatly annoyed by the receipt of innumerable letters addressed him, soliciting money on all sorts of pretexts, in sums from 820 to 83000. He lately received a letter from a young man in Virginia, with the modest request for the sum of S900, stating that he was very poor, and greatly in love with a young lady to whom he was engaged, and who he was bouud to marry, but that he could not do so without the assistance of a loan of 8900, and he appealed to the President, as the father of the republic, to assist him in his distress ! Many letters of the same ridiculous character are received, exciting the mirth of the President, but which of course receive no notice. The ladies, now-a-days, are using newspa pers at -o ceuw ? uuuui^u m ? , ture of bustles. To manufacture the bustle, I they take a tape and put it between the leaves of several newspapers, theu "gather" the newspapers at the top and tie the tape around thetn. The lower parts of the papers of course are irregular, and when the skirts and dress are thrown over them, produce the necessary bulge. The Utica Herald and Observer informs the world that it is in large demand for this purpose, and daily used. It is an editors business to create a daily bustle in the affairs of men, but we doubt very much whether proprietors of newspapers know that they are creating a bustle among women. The Boston Journals ays: An ingenious piece of mechanism, designed to enable a person to record his thoughts or observations while traveling in the cars, in a crowd, or in any place where ordinary writing apparatus cannot be used, has been invented j by Mr. Benjamin Livermore, of Hartland, j Vt The paper on which the writing, or rather printing, for it resembles the telegraphic sistem of printing?is impressed, is coiled around two cylinders, which revolve as the lines are completed, and the letters are worked by a set of keys. Xo ink is required; the letters being colored by a prepared blue paper, against which the writing paper is pressed at each movement of the keys. The machine works with great accuracy and much facility, and is very compact, not exceeding four inches in length by about two and a half in width. It can easily be carried in a side pocket, and can be used without taking it from the pocket.? By it a blind person might be learned to write. Altogether it is one of the most ingenious affairs we ever examined. C{}e?0iiMUe (Inquirer j EDITED BY t BAM'L W. MELTON JOHN L. MILLEB. JOSEPH H. BLACK. _ t YORKVILLE, S. C. * THURSDAY MORNING, 2 OLY 16, 1857. s POLITICAL REFLECTIONS. 9 If all the predictions of newspapers and politi- r cians were realized, this would be indeed, a world i of contradictions and "confusion worse confound- f ed." For so natural isitfor a majority of men to be t on one cxtieme?either to indulge the illusions of 1 hope or despondency?that philosophic accuracy r and impartial investigation, is the rarest and at t A of c the same time tbe mosc vaiuuuic -- . sound statesmanship. Without the ability to sur- s vey dispassionately, the subject under considera- j tion, the conclusions drawn will be accurate or \ erroneous, just as truth happens to harmonize f with their prejudices or array itself against them, s Yet, it is to statesmen of this type that a majority t of men look as their political leaders. There are politicians whose hope is so largely developed that j nothing can possibly occur, to make them less i sanguine, men who in the face of all history, will i gravely assert that there is no cause for alarm i when the entire country is convulsed and turbu- j lent; men who will find palliations and consols- 1 tion for the most ominous events, just as if the 1 virtue, the patriotism and glory of Greece still < lived in pristine excellence ; or as if the "Last of 1 the Romans" had not exclaimed, ere he fell on the i fatal sword, "0 Virtue! I thought thee a sub- ] stance, but find thee no more than an empty name, < or the slave of Fortune." It may be very pleasant ' to hope on to the last, to aid unconsciously like ' the yonthful Isaac in constructing one's own fu- i neral pyre ; to drift like an Indian asleep in his canoe, over a pricipice, but such is not the man to whom we would entrust the destinies of a great nation. til- ?i ? ,.r ,i???nrion? nro more rare. ^ the Democratic or Whig parties North, to save the country ; but it cannot be expected that men will continue to resist an evil at the constant sacrifice of their private interests, whatever, they may be willing to do from the first virtuous impulse. It is an easy matter to satisfy their consciences that the case is hopeless, that, so far from being the part of patriotism, it is the height of folly, to immolate themselves to no purpose, and permit the unprincipled to appropriate all the honors and emoluments of office. It is easy to reason themselves into the belief, that it is better for the country that the honest and upright retain the control, at any and every sacrifice of principle and honor, thru permit it to pass into the hands of designing men and truckling demagogues. Such is the obliquity of human nature, that men thus unconsciously array themselves with traitors, demagogues and office buyers, and take the first lessons in political immorality under the specious names of prudence and patriotism. The next step is more facile still. Having entered the list, the victory perches on his banner, who can pandar most to the corruption of the times, and ere he is aware of his situation, he who trembled before the tempest, guides and directs the storm. This we take to be the case with the wisest and most virtuous statesmen of the North. Could they without self-sacrifice stem the t torrent?were they assured of this?they have no , desire to suuder the Union or to trample on the ( rights of the South, and would array themselves s in favor of constitutional measures. Dut they wilj ] nn Ani>n and determined Dosture of this ; oau" v M" ~r * kind, would be the signal of their political doom. They have satisfied themselves of the absurdity of j such an attempt. They have set up as the moral f test of their actions, the ever-changing criterion of t expediency. And perhaps they are right. Per- j haps it is not man but Heaven with whom they are contending. Perhaps the same wise Provi- c dence that guided us through the darkness of the ( Revolution, that planted in the bosom of Washing- , ton the self-abnegation of Ciucinnatus, that banded us together, in the bonds of friendship and broth- ] crly love, during our political infancy, is now for j purpose? equally wise re-casting our destiny. Who knows? There are many facts which seem to indicate this. A brief review of these apparent indications of the guidance of a controlling Provi- < dence, will, perhaps, reconcile us to the prospect i of disunion, and the blighting of those school-boy j dreams of a great and splendid nation, dictating j democratic polities to the rest of mankind, j from the fickle Frenchman down to the sterotyped c Hottentot. \ In the first place, from the reluctance of the ^ South to contemplate this dernier resort and the t many sacrifices she has made to avoid such a dis- s agreeable finale, it may be assumed that it is not i the want of patriotism, which some are silly r enough to imagine, that generates this feeling of ( discontent. Our prosperity is sufficient proof that it must be attributed to other causes than the tur- i bulent feeling incident to a starving peasantry.? j And this may likewise be predicated of the North. < That there is a want of patriotism, in the sense in r rhich we interpret the term, in that section is j liiite evident. But the causes 'which have pro- j luced this condition of things are more occult. J The hatred and animosity engendered between the j wo sections of the Union, however, foolish it eems, may be the natural consequence of causes, | vhich, could they be fully comprehended, would j nfluence as strongly and forcibly the judgment ,nd reason. At any rate, it seems to us quite untatesiuanlike to attribute the present condition of tffairs to trivial and superficial causes. A small park may ignite a Magazine, but the combustible j naterial must first be collected together. We nay imagine that the entire commotion springs rom the fanaticism of a few, insignificant aboliionists. We may solace ourselves with the beief that a little policy can cure this ulcer. We nay talk very calmly about false alarms. And here will be many who are silly enough to think uch flimsy, superficial reasoning correct. But my one who will calmly review the history of the ? * ? n?A )ast, from the Kevolution to ine preseui u^, vhose foresight extends beyond the surface of afairs, must be convinced that there is deeper, itronger under-current which is bearing us on by in irresistible impulse. The solution of the problem can only be found n a natural antagonism between the two sections, vhich must inevitably result in a separation, or n the subjugation of the weaker. To one of these esults every movement tends, and one or the other must surely follow. If separation, it is best to ook it bravely and manfully in the face and its errors will soon vanish?if subjugation we may ixpect it to come with a stealthy tread and fasten :he manacles on our hands, for we of the South ire fewer in numbers and less crafty in council.? But it is, as we have said, cause for despondency >r hope, just as we choose to slumber or to act.? The only danger is in supineness and inaction. This may ruin us ; prompt, decisive action canlot. PRACTICAL. When we glance at the domestic prospects of the :ountry, and see the bountiful harvest which hns just been garnered, we know not whether to consider it a blessing or curse?a favor of Heaven or i temptation cast in our way. It is a bleseing or ? 1 D..i :ursc just as it is properly useu or aduscu. x>ui iow many who have labored hard all winter and summer to eke out a scanty subsistence?who by their own improvidence and want of economy nave been compelled to drag out, year by year, a iveary existence, who never think of acquiring an independency or providing for the future; who spend their lives in the severest toil, yet never enow the comforts of home, nor the bliss, so laud:d by the poets, of rural quiet and unambitious retirement; who in short, have had their "noses lield to the grind-stone," ever since their first adrent into this beautiful world; who will now, in *pite of the lessons of the past, go on in their thriftless course until their little store is exhaustid, and they are forced to "fight the battle o'er igain" with want and starvation. Their little crop )f wheat or corn will be greedily devoured or sold to the distiller,?that arch-robber of money and happiness?for unmitigated "rot-gut." There are i few weeks of rejoicing, sensual indulgence and Irunken revelry. Soon "hard times comes a knocking at the door;" their crop, which with good ;conomy, would have sufficed for their legitimate wants, has been squandered, and with a heavy sigh, and, perhaps a murmur at Providence for :heir luckless destiny, they begin again their druggie for existence. The charitable and philanthropic come and look nto their miserable hovels, and pity their wives ind tattered children, but go away pronouncing heir case remediless. The distiller who has appropriated their crop, has too, a sigh for their wretchedness?or their inability topnrchase more )f the poor man's bane ? The christian reads in lis Bible that "charity covereth a multitude of .ins," and talks benevolently of their hopeless :ondition. The legislator labors to extend the 'alutary influences of education around their nimble hearths, but how many toiling for their laily bread will avail themselves of his kind assistance? The same routine of labor, thriftless ndulgence and abject penury, mocks annually ? ? - ? 1 1 -! 1 ti.?,1s?_ :he efforts ot ncnevoience auu unilinear, imuia:iller again pockets the toil-wrung earning?, and philanthropists, legislators and christians connive it his shameless avarice and openly patronize his lefarious employment. Whether their visions are limmed by the haze of their own sensual feelings, )r they have not the moral courage to speak out igninst the insidious foe, is a question which can >nly be decided by the individual conscience, in :he hour of prayer and trembling, when the spiritual and carnal man wrestle for supremacy. But let it not be said that philanthrophy cannot each and alleviate their sufferings?thnt charity <annot fall "like the gentle dews of Heaven" upon their lonely paths?that Christianity can only iveep and wring her hands, or stand like a statue if Niobe in mute and voiceless woe, at the spectacle of their sufferings. It is false thnt wise legslntion cannot elevate their social, moral and inellectual ulatua. If those who spread out tempatious to ensnare their unwary feet, be made pay he full price of such iniquity by means of the egitimate and effective counter-irritant?taxation, ind the funds thus acquired be disbursed judicijusly in the purchase of provisions in times of denty and abundance, to be reserved for the neely in times of scarcity and want, one of two ben;ficinl results would necessarily follow ; the disiller would close his door, which, like the fabuous lake of old, is the entrance to the "regiousof :he damnedor else his poisonous "bald-fuce," i heterogeneous compound of corn, arsenic, buck>ye and filthiness, would become so dear as effecnally to preclude thnt class of purchasers who ire the greatest sufferers. But without resorting to unequal or partial taxition, the same end could be gained through other neaus. Let the State purchase annually through Commissioners of the Poor, an amount of provilions, equal to the probable wants of the peonle? ct this purchase be made in tue Mill wbcn provisions are cheap?and in the following summer be distributed among the poorer classes at cost price. 3y this means the State would prove a real beneactor, for the distilleries would no longer destroy bo surplus produce and the poor man need no onger fear that meanest of all despicable misers ?the man who takes advantage of times of scar;ity, when his hand and purse should be open, to ixtort from his less fortunate neighbors, the most sxorbitant prices. ELEMENTA11Y TREATISE ON ALGEBRA, By D. II. Hill, Professor of Mathematics in Davidson College, North Carolina. Published by Linoincott. Grambo <V Co., Philadelphia. We have glanced over some of the proof-sheets >f the above work, and have no hesitation in prolouncing it equal to what the known reputation of Unj. IIill warranted us in expecting. We were irepared for a book, which should prove an auxilnry to the young student, and we have not been lisappointed. Prof. Hill has succeded admira>ly as an instructor, and fully comprehends the vants, as well as the capacities of beginners; and he definitions and illustrations of his work are iuch as must strike most forcibly the youthful nind. This treatise on Algebra will, we doubt lot, soon become a text book in our academies and alleges. The author is a native of our District, and his lame has been spoken of in connection with the 5. C. College. There is no man more deserving >f a "place in the picture," nor any who better roderatands the fortiter in re so necessary to dis? other countries. The Greenville Patriot sajs: The wheat crop has turned out fully one-third more than an average crop, perhaps we might say one half. Never before were such crops of wheat raised in the country. Never have vre heard of such a yield of wheat. Rev. Mr. Boyce, made forty-four bushels on one acre! We understand Col. MeNeely sowed two bushels of wheat in February, and will make forty from them 1 The corn crop is late, but looks well and has not suffered yet from the drought. The cotton will be light. If we should have early frosts, very little will be made. The oats crop looked well a short time since, but has been cut short by the dry weather. Our 4th of July orators cannot be too cautious in the privilege accorded them on this anuiversary. After the oration on last Saturday some of our Sovereigns to the num Der or nve or six, mtviug men mciu m independence considerably expanded by the patriotic discourse, to which they had listened?or some other cause, pitched into each other promiscuously, without knowing or cariDg, whether friend or foe were the sufferers. The worst of it was, that it turned out one man received nearly all the blows, and that with heavy sticks. It was by no means a fair fight though it was undoubtedly a free one, any body being at liberty to "pitch in" who chose, p roe Med it was on the otvnnor ejfto Pr/> T)ff Ilemlll. Jiae iii&ittuucs vi either because it is more agreeable to hope for the best, or because the signs of decay are often mistaken for evidences of prosperity. To one of these extremes a large majority of men, and likewise politicians, are naturally prone. Atid to apply these abstract remarks to our own condition, there are two parties at the South?one disposed to indulge the illusions of hope, to look on the bright side at whatever sacrifice of prudence and judgment, to trust that some unseen event will transpire and clear up the political atmosphere?on the other hand there are a few who have long since despaired of man's ability for self-government; who place too much emphasis on the lore of history ; who construe the past not ns an index of the dangers that surround us, but as the inevitable prototype of our own destiny. Wo can but consider both of these extremes wrong. That we are surrounded by dangers, no one, not disposed to hope against palpable facts, will deny ; that we have no way of escape is only true, if wo reject the conditions of our safety. We admit that if we considered all men as influenced alike by similar causes, that it would be to us an inexplicable mystery, how any one could entertain for a moment the idea thnt there is no danger?or that tne aanger is nut iuiu?ucu.. stranger who had never heard of Mason and Dixon's Line, the slavery agitation or Uncle Tom's Cabin, would readily understand that the commotion of a great, intelligent and prosperous people was portentous of evil. If we were engaged in an unsuccessful war, if the nation, and particularly those most discontented, were groaning under private debts like the followers of Catalixe, if we could hope that it was a mere ruxe among the politicians to gain n certain end, why then we might expect that the storm would blow away like the ordinary party conflicts which are inseparable from free governments. But the reverse of all this is the case?we have no war or pressure from without: the moneyed prospects of the South were never better; the North is also rich, comfortable and drawing millions yearly from the South, it is not a temporary expedient of designing men, but a controlling power, to which the genius, the integrity and virtue of one whole section of the country has been compelled to bow, and before which, the patriotism of the other stands trembling nud dismayed. Whatever may be the case at present, there was a time when, we believe, there was patriotism enough, in either cipline the precocious youth ,?f South Carolina.It is a clear case that the sitariltr in moilo hns fuil cd, and we know no alternative more likely ti succeed than to place Maj. Hill at the head o the institution, and let him give it consistency discipline and character. mereoiejjtion. Among the visitors expected soon to mnkc tour to the United States are Wm. II. Russeli the Crimean correspondent of the Timet; Sam ft j Lf.ver, poet, novelist and artist, who has one visited this country ; S. C. Hall, Editor of th London Art Journal, and other notables. Col. E. Earlk hns recently been elected Brign dier General of Oth Brigade by a majority of 2 votes over Maj. J. II. RiojT. The Coluuibi papers announce the death of John F. Marsiiai.i long identified with that city as an enterprisin and upright citizen. J. Wofford TrcKF.i Esq., has resigned his situation as Principal < the Spartanburg Female College, and Dr. Charle m....?_ fin nlflee. 1 A 1 LU1V IIUC UCVU Q1VVIVU IV U.? The city of Peoria, on the Illinois river, in 18o( contained only six thousand ishabitants, and with out a railroad. It now has eighteen thousan inhabitants, three railroads completed, and tw in progress. The Annual Commencement i Erskine College will occur this year on Wednei day, the 12th of August. Richard Yeadon, Esq of Charleston, delivers the wVnniversary Addres: and Rev T. L. McBride oi Pendleton, the Ba< calnureate Sermon. The Spartanburg E. press announces the death of Mrs. Lancaster, venerable old lady in that vicinity, in the one hui dred and second year of her age ! The quai tity of public lands sold and located in Wisconsi to the present time exceeds 9,000,000 acres. To cure deafness, tell a man you've come to ps him money. It beats acoustic oil all hollow Five hundred and thirty-seven Mormons fro Europe recently, arrived at Philadelphia on the way to Salt Lake. A great number of the pari were females. To make pantaloons lastmake the coat and vest first. Innocence is flower which withers when touched, but bloon not ngain though wntered with tears. TEMPERANCE CELEBRATION. Remember the twenty-third! We expect have every thing that can please the taste, or d light the fancy, or charm the reason of tempera men. Bountiful Ceres will spread out the offe ings of a rich harvest; tneaamtynanus 01 woiui will contribute the nameless delicacies; andbrigli sparkling water, brewed by the hand of the A mighty himself, will reflect back the beauty radiant woman. Prof. J. IT. Carlisle, Judj O'Neall, and perhapi Gen. Carey, will be prese to add the illuminations of reason, wit and humo to the occasion. Come, and be made strong the faith; come if you are still wrestling wi temptation; come if yon have friends or relative whom you desire to raise from the raepliitic n mosphere of the bar-room and make "stand ere in all the dignity of virtuous freedom" ; come you have any philanthropy; come if your religii is not the "whistle of a name": come if you a preciate beauty, wit or eloquence, and join in o festivities. We doubt not but that our friends in the count will attend generally, and enter iuto generous er ulation in assisting the central Divisions. It not to them we send our invitation; it is to tho who have never heard or are afraid to hear tl truth. It is this class we wish to gather here, partake of our feast, and to hear our orators, th they may go away impressed with the good tas of our ladios, the benevolence of our cause, ai the responsibility resting on themselves to enli under our broad-spread banner. Come then you can face the truth. Those at a distance n invited to partake of our hospitality. Come I ns cherish the kindest sympathies; let us me arouna Hie ieSllYC UUUIU nuu c?uuiigc uivmu greetings. The occasion will be one of peculi interest?from the numbers that will be here? well as from the "feast of reason and the flow soul" which we expect to enjoy. Come then, 01 and all, the zealous, the lukewarm, the idle ai the busy, the inquisitive and the sceptical?con see, hear, and judge for yourselves. THE INDEPENDENT PRESBYTERIAN We publish in this issue a communication fro "An Independent," in regard to the recent actio of the General Assembly rejecting the "basis union" adopted hy the Bethel Presbytery and tl Independent Church. These comments are mad we are assured, in no spirit of controversy?bi with a view solely to correct before our publ the several statements upon which, in some degre the nction of the Assembly was based. We tru they will be received in the kindly spirit wil which we know they were written, and tend, possible, to a consummation of the end so can estly desired by all pnrties. We must be permitted to express a profound r gret, that a union was not effected. From an ii timate association with many members of the Ii dependent Church, arising from the dearest tii of life, and a somewhat extensive acqnaintam with the Bethel Presbytery, we know, we but e press the sentiment of a large majority of both d nominations in the bounds of that Presbytery. Tin circumstanced, we nre better enabled to appr ciate the beneficial results of the proposed unio ?y e cannot suppress me vouvivuuu mitt us uui summation, would have given a new impetus t the moral and religious progress of our commun ty; yielding an abundant harvest, a full realizi tion of its amplest magnitude, to be enjoyed onl in the broad, calm, sun-light of eternity. L us still cherish the hope that the Churches into ested will continue to strive to that end, with tli same spirit of kindness and mutual conccssic which has thus far marked their efforts. The li bor is one of too much moment to be lightly throw aside. THE TEMPERANCE PIC-NIC. Our friends of Union Division, No. 44, Sons Temperance, have thrown down the gauntlet, ar challenged any other Division in the District i take it up, that they will make a larger contribi tion to the Pic-Nic on the 23d inst. We have hs pleasing evidence of their zeal in the great cam of Temperance, and know their willingness ar ability to aot well their part, but there are othe: with ''beavers up," ready to enter the list, ar compete with generous rivalry, and it may 1 successfully too, in a display of liberality so con raendablc. Who will bear away the palm ri mains yet to be seen. h. P. HARNETT <fc CO., Have just received a new assortment of drug Physicians in the country would do wen to ca immediately and examine for themselves. Cn and get a glass of iced soda-water at any rat and take a peep at his new stock of medicine perfumery &c., &c. ANOTHER REVIVAL. The Methodist Quarterly Meeting began in th j place on Thursday last. Rev'ds Kelly, Towxsem j Nomn and Postell present. Considerable fee ing is manifested and several have been convertei ; The meeting still continues. ! GEORGIA & MISSISSIPPI RESOLUTION? We subjoin the resolutions of the Democrat | Conventions of these two States. If they are ii I dicative of the real sentiments of tho people, ov sister States are about to make an issme with th administration. The Georgia Convention passe the following resolutions: The chairman of the committee on resolutioi made the following report: The committee of twenty-four, to whom was a; signed the duty of preparing matter for the aetic - of this convention, ask leave to report the follow. ing resolutions as expressive of the opinions of 0 this convention on all matters that it is essential for them to take action upon at this time: ' 1. Retolred, That we declare our continued ad, herence and increased confidence in the platform of principles adopted by the Cincinnati Convention of 1850, and which were made triumphant in the election of James Buchanan to the Presidency of these United States. 2. JieKolvitd, That we declare our continued 't confidence in the patriotism, fidelity and abili1 ty of Mr. Buchanan and his} administration, e that lie will hold even the scales of justice between the different sections of this Union, and prove e faithful to the great principles of justice and equality which procured his election. 3. Retolctd, That the inaugural address of Gov. 0 Walker, in prescribing the terms on which Congress should admit Kansas into the Union, and in a attempting to dictate the submission of their Con,, stitution for ratification, and to what class of persons, constitutes a presumptuous interference in matters over which he has no legitimate control; L* and that the same address, in expressing his offi' - ! - ? -. tr 1.1 O fMl )i ciai opinion mat luinsiis wuum ucwiu? a ,?w s State, and in presenting arguments to support that side of the question, is a gross departure from the principles of non-intervention and neutrality which ), were established by the Kansas bill: and thisconi. vention has full confidence that Mr. Buchanan j will manifest his fidelity to the principles which carried him into office by recalling Gov. Walker. 0 4. Resolved, That we highly npprove of the n course of our Senators, the Hon. Robert Toombs j. and the Hon. Alfred Iverson; they have faithfully served the State in the public councils, and de ' serve and should receive the approbation and cons' fidence of a free and intelligent people. 5. Resolved, That we tender to his excellency Governor Johnson the expression of our approbac~ tion and esteem ; his administration has been wise a and just, and he has proved himself a fit ruler to i- guide the destines of our beloved State, j. The Mississippi Convention passed the followin ing: In the State Convention of the Democratic party, held in Jackson, Mississippi, on the 23d ult., the following resolution was introduced by Mr. George, of Carroll: m Resolved, That the conduct of the Hon. Robert J. jr Walker, Governor of Kansas Territory, in obtruding his official advice upon the people thereof, as v to the mode in which they should adopt their Con? stitution, and declaring in his inaugnral address a that Knnsas was unfit for slavery, was a violation of a cherished principle of the Democratic party, 38 viz: of non-intervention on the subject of slavery in the Territories, and deserves the unqualified condemnation of every Democrat of every section nf the country. to A motion to lay this resolution on the table was e_ lost, and it was then referred to a select committee, who reported the following: te The committee to whom was referred the rcsor lution relative to the inaugural address of Gov. in Walker to the people of Kansas Territory submit ( the following report: 1 ' Whereas, Gov. Walker, in his inaugural address 'I* to the people of Kansas Territory, declared it tc of be his "clear conviction that unless the convene tion"?called by law to form a constitution foi that Territory?"submit the constitution to the nt vote of all the actual settlers of Kansas"?at the r, time of such submission?"it will be, and oughl ;n to be, rejected by Congress." , And whereas, the law of Kansas, authorizing the call of said convention and prescribing its dus. ties, makes no provision for such submission tc it- the then settlers of Kansas, nor prohibits Congrese from adopting the same without such submission, And, whereas, Gov. Walker further suggests " that Kansas, by reason of its geographical positioc an and climate, is unsuited to slave labor, therebj p. gratuitously throwing the weight of judgment and official position against the ultimate success of the ur pro-slavery party? Therefore, Retolvcd, That we regard the saic ry recommendations, opinions and arguments of Gov n_ Walker as an unjust and uncalled for discrimina tion against Hie rights and interests of the pro ,s slavery party iu Kansas and throughout the Union se a dictatorial intermeddling with the performanci l,e of a high public duty already entrusted by law tc a convention selected from the people of Kansas with which Governor Walker had no right to in at terfere. and his conduct in this respect meets the te unqualified condemnation of this Convention, ij The report was unanimously adopted. The po st sitiou of the Democracy of Mississippi upon Walk if er's Kansas policy, is identical with that of th( re Democratic party of Georgia. The only differ et ence between the two upon the whole subject is et that the party in Georgia by its resolutions ii ly Convention, has presumed that the President wil nr do his duty in the premises by recalling Walker as of CHARLESTON CORRESPONDENCE. nc Charleston, July 13. id The city news is not very startling or absorb ie ing at present. "A change is coming over the spirit of our dream," and the most noisy of us when every thing is brisk, now seem disposed ti S* keep dark and lie low. The summer, thougl TT1 # ... rather pleasant thus far, begins now to exhibit it: j. enervating and paralyzing effects, and the crowc in the street is not as large as formerly, neithe: does it move with that quick and jaunt step it wai ^ wont to do, when the bracing breezes of a chillj northeaster were coming down upon us like ai avalanche. But we should not complaiu, whe: | we remember that "variety is the spice of life,' j and that the alternate variations of night and day .j. cold nnd lieat, sun anasiorm, desirous me ujuuui ony of an existence and lends the charm thai makes life desirable. The signs of the times, thus far, are favorable for a healthy season, and if we should escape ai epidemic, the approaching Fall will bring with ii one of the most active and extensive business seaB8 sons ever known to our city. The importance ol j c Charleston as a wholesale market is being mon X considered nnd appreciated. The people of the C" South nnd West are beginning to look to us tc 15 supply their markets, nnd it is being found thai C" they can trade at this city with equal, and it some respects to greater advantage than they car a" at New York, and other cities north of us. :o We are extending onr lines of Railroad in everj direction, and our increased facilities for trade and travel are bringing the rich stores of mcrchanct dize to our wharves and depots, and pouring intc _ our lap the teeming treasures of every cliine. We ie have now tapped the great valley of the Mississip in pi, nnd brought ourselves into immediate and di> rect communication with some of the greatest pro,u vision depots of the mighty and growing West.? Our shipping is rapidly increasing, nnd our coasl and river navigation is every day growing in im^ portance and extent. Our prospects for commer^ cinl eminence are altogether flattering, aud we have every thing to hope for and nothing to feai ^ but the palsying wing of the pestilence. We would j baptize the lintels of our doors with the blood ol e hecatombs if it would cause the destroying angel ^ to pass by, or stay the vials of the wrath of heaven. rs l(j The question, "who shall be President of the )e College, and who shall fill the Senatorial vacanj. cy ?" seems now pretty generally to exercise the mSnrl I n/1 Au thpw TTPVP in ttlfi dftVS of J. Fuum, miuu, ...... .... ? - old, some are for Paul, some for Apollos, and some for Cephas, but none agrees. The last two nominations for the Presidency of the College s" were Col. B. F. Perrt, of Greenville, and Dr. 11 Samuel Henrt Dickson, of Charleston. News11 paper nominations, however, are not of much ae' vail, and will not likely influence the minds ol those who have the prerogative of choosing that responsible and honorable functionary. As far as I can learn, the most popular choice for Senator, is as yet spoken of, is Ex-Governor Hammond. It i, seems to be generally conceded by common con1. sent, that he is among the ablest, if not the ablest ]. man in the State, and that he could wear the robe of the departed Butler, with credit to himself and honor to the State. ' #***** IC The political world now seems to be rather qui1_ et, and the watch and wait party are resting on lr their oars, and looking out for a high tide which 10 may enable them to make some favorable port ^ where there is no danger of being quarantined till their political pulse is felt and the ship purifi19 ed. The course of Walker, the Governor of Kanj. sas, is attracting some attention, and eliciting in some severe strictures from the Southern press.? If Lis course is sustained by the Administration it v ill have a tendency to tear open afresh the political wouuds, and bring the Chief Executive into disrepute with the South. He has always been looked upon as not above suspicion, and was only taken by many as a choice between evils, and a course of this kind would confirm the worst fears of the slave-holding States, and destroy all confidence in his administration. MAGNOLIA. For the Yorkvllle Enquirer. Messrs. Editors:?I desire to make a statement of some facts in relation to the Independent Presbyterians, to correct an error into which many will doubtless be led by the remarks of the Rev. Dr. Leland, in the late General Assembly, on the Overture of Bethel Presbytery, in regard to a union of the Independent Presbyterians with the Presbyterian Church. I need not remind your readers that very great injustice is sometimes done to a people when some facta in their history are stated, and at the same time other facts suppressed, which are inseparably connected with, and explanatory of those that are published. And it is doubtless true, that great and good men sometimes unintentionally do real injustice to others, from a want of correct information on subjects of which they speak. Now, we have charity enough to conclude, that Dr. Lkiand did not intend to misrepresent the Independent Presbyterians in the remarks alluded to above.? But it was with regret and surprise both, that I read his brief address; for I had supposed that Dr. Leland had enjoyed the opportunity, at least, of learning the correct history of these Independents. He states that the Church had its orgin in a secession from the Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Wm. C. Davis?and that is a fact; and that Mr. Davis published in the "Gospel Plan" some doctrinal errors?and it iB certainly true that Mr. D. published what the General Assembly did condemn as errors. And he farther states that "the then Concord Presbytery took him up, under instruction from the General Assembly, and that when be found his case was hopeless, he withdrew, and became independent; but the Presbytery proceeded against him and deposed him" !!? i Now I am sorry that this should go forth to the world, under the high authority of Dr. Leland, as the early history of the Independent Presbyterian Church. And you will permit me to call the : Dk's. attention, and the attention of "all whom it i may concern," to the following statement, which ! may be relied on as the true history, and which can easily be substantiated by clear and reliable testimony: [ Rev. Wm. C. Davis was, in the first place tried, t and aequitted by his own Presbytery, the First Presbytery of South Carolina?the Seoond Pres' bytery of South Carolina appearing as his prose* , cutor?after which the Synod of the Carolinaa i took up the trial, without any reference or appeal from the Presbytery, and referred the case to the | General Assembly, against which reference Mr. r Davis protested, and appealed to the Assembly. ' His appeal was sustained, and thus the judgment ! of the First Presbytery of South Carolina was [ virtually approved and sustained. And although . the Assembly, at the same session, did pass a ' vote of condemnation on some of the doctrines oi the "Gospel Plan," there was no charge againsl i Mr. D., and he hoped that he might, by a prudent > course, enjoy peace, and a degree of harmony ' with his brethren. But his opponents being still > dissatisfied, the dissolution of the First Presbytery was effected, throwing Mr. Davis, with some - others, under the jurisdiction of Concord Presby tery, in order that they might take him up and J try his case de novo. But Mr. D. being fully sat isfied, from the past, that he would experience , neither clemency nor justice from that source, i deemed it his duty to withdraw from the Church, 1 and accordingly sent in his Declinature, being en. tirely free from ceniure or charge. After which the Presbytery did proceed against him, and pro nounce the sentence of deposition. But I should think that any unprejudiced person oan see thai - the action of the Presbytery, under the circume stances, was both unreasonable and powerless. , These arc the facts in the case, a history ol ) which was published soon after they occurred, 1 I 1 A Jl.l.J i ana nas remaineu unconwauicieu. 5 I would here leave the public to decide, as tc 1 the fairness of the history given in the remarks r under review, but justice to Mr. Davis, and to 9 the Independents, requires a brief notice of Dr. r L.'s version of the condemned, and "reserved" i doctrines. He says certain doctrines of the Gosi pel Plan were condemned ; e. g. That the active ' obedience of Christ, possesses no justifying right, eousness?that the first act of faith, is tfbt a holy act?and that man is naturally not a subject ol t moral law. In regard to the first doctrine named, I have ! only to say, that Mr. Davis believed, and the Ini dependents still believe, that whilst the active obet dience of Christ is indispensably necessary, in the scheme of human redemption, as completely "jusf tifying" the sinner's substitute, and eminently ; qualifying him to make an atonement for the sin; ner's guilt, it is only bis passive obedience, or pe) nal and vicarious suffering, which is imputed to t the believer, for his justification, i As to the second doctrine, I have no objection i to offer; but it may be proper for me to make a single remark explanatory. Mr. Davis taught, r and the Independents believe, that "the first act . of faith is not a holy act;" for it is by faith that we become interested in Christ, and the sanctifying spirit is not given until we become new creatures in Christ Jesus, and therefore,the sinner cannot perform a holy act until faith gives him to the Saviour, and secures for him the renewing and sanctifying influences of the Holy Spirit. But it should be borne in mind, that we bv no means regard the first act of faith as an vnholy act; for there is a manifest, and a very important difference between an act which is simply not holy, and _ !_ 1_ 11? L -1_ I one wnicn is reaii/ uuuuiy, J But as to the third doctrine, viz: that man is II naturally not a subject of moral law?I know the f j Independents do not believe such a doctrine; and I I think, I can exonerate Mr. Davis from the . | charge of ever teaching such a thing. And I can J hardly think, that the General Assembly was ever , j guilty of so great folly, as to condem a book for i teaching a doctrine, when the very opposite of , j such doctrine is taught in it, as clearly, and as , strongly as can be done by human language. In I fact, I received from Dr. Leland's address in the I late Assembly, the very tint intimation that ever ' Mr. Davis, or the Independent Church woschargi ed with holding this doctrine. Mr. Davis, uniI formly taught, and I think, in strict accordance 1 with Scripture, that man is "naturally," and pcr, \ petually, and eternally bound by all the requireI ments of the moral law; and it was upon this very I principle tnat be based bis view that the moral | law could not have been the condition of the covei nant with Adam ; for, on account of his perpetual I and eternal obligation to that law, he never could have kept it, so as to be confirmed in holiness and happiness; and therefore, God was pleased to > make the fruit of the tree in the midst of the garden that condition. I reckon this view of the condition of the covenant, is the "doctrine" which should occupy in Dr. L.'s catalogue, the place of | the one of which I am speaking, and if it had been j so stated, I would not have had a word to say in regard to it. And now I leave these matters to the candid judgment of a candid public. I confessthat I felt disappointed, when I learned the action of the General Assembly with reference to the Independents ; for I thought the glory of God, and the interests of Zion, trould be promoted by the healing of this breach. Aad whilst the Independents do honestly entertain the views of doctrine for which they contend, and therefore, cannot in conscience yield them, we regard these differences as, by no means sufficient to keep apart those who harmonize on all the leading doctrines of God's word ; and we felt heartily willing to adopt the "Confession of Faith" as a system. Bat Dr. Lklaxd, and others think that this course would have, been altogether inconsistent?and truly, "consistency is a jewel." If I have been correctly iuformed, at least one of the prominent Ministers of the Presbyterian Church did adopt the Confession with reservation*, as important, in my judgment, as these made in the present instance But whilst we regret the continued separation, we can but pursue our way, and endeavor to serve God with whatever ability and strength He may bestow upon us. And our earnest prayer is, that God may bless the Presbyterian Church; for although we cannot consider it infallible, we regard it as approaching nearer, in doctrine and discipline, to the Apostolic Church, than any other with which we are acquainted. And we must still cherish a lively affection for Bethel Presbytery, assured that this Presbytery has acted in good faith, and from pare motives. May God prosper and succeed this people, and may his richest blessings rest upon them and upon us. AN INDEPENDENT. York District, S. C., Jaiy iOtb, 1867. For the Yorkville Enquirer. REV. MR. BOYCE'S ADDRESS. Mettrs. EditorsI had the pleasure of being present at Centre Church on Saturday evening last, and of hearing the address of Rev. E. E. Bovcx, delivered by request of Centre Division on the subject of Temperance. Of this address?the special subjects examined ?the nature of the arguments addnoed?the con* elusions established?the duties inculcated, &c., &c., I would have much to eay, but that it is understood, the Division will respectfully insist on the Speaker's placing his address on paper, and suffering the Division to have it published in the columns of the Exquiaxa. This much at least the address deserves. To do less is lighting a candle and putting it under a bushel, instead of placing it in a candle-stick. Let it be placed in the candU-tlick of our District, and there let it shed its genial and vivifying rays, abroad. Its publication must, and trill do good: "for no falsehood can endure touch of celestial temper."? Truth, like the spear of Ithuriel, soon unmasks error, no matter what shape it assumes; and must finally triumph. The Speaker was pointed, explicit and full on everv matter touched by him. There was no in uendo-equivoke?or microscopic illustration aboot the address. All was clear as cloadless son at high noon, and bit its mark, as javelin hnrled by practiced hand. The Sons of Centre were delighted?were strengthened in their good work? and will continue to rear up their temperance wall, regardless of ail the Tobiabs and Sanballats ; of the land. A SON. Southern Convention at Knoxvllle. 1 To the People of the Slavtholding States: Fellow Citizens : A session of the Southern ' Convention will be held at Knoxville, Tennesee, on i the second Monday, the tenth day of Angnstnext. It will constitute another of the series that have taken place periodically in the Several Southern r and Southwestern cities, attracting large and ini fluential delegations, actuated by lofty patriotism, . prepared to deliberate and act with intelligence and harmony. The latest of these was at Savannah. There, - but a few months since, delegations from ten or | twelve States enjoyed the courtesies and hospitalities of a time-honored community, interchanged the kindly greetings and friendly off ces of broth1 ers, advised and counselled together, as in family , circle, on the dangers that threaten, and the hopes and interests that encourage and unite us. ' For six days these deliberations, lasted, embracing in their scope the wide field of the sooial life : and institutions of the Sonth, its education and . literary policy, the various and Important ramifl cations of its industry, its political rights and necessities, or such of them at least as rise higher t than the cunning and often deceptive platforms of parties and politicians. Upon several most important matters select committees were appointed to meet in the recess ^ of the Convention, to collect information and pre, pare reports, to be hereafter submitted and considered. Looking primarily to the advancement and se' curity of the South, the aims of the Convention ' are altogether consistent rith and promotive of i the peace and welfare of the Union, shall it continue for us and ours, as all Government worth | preserving must?a shield and not a sword?and shall its obligations be preserved and obeyed? obligations without which it would not and could , not bare been fcnned, and without which, and their faithful performance by all of the parties to ' the great compact, it cannot be and ought not to be maintained. Every other purpose is of trilling f importance in comparison with the high, moral and social objects of this Convention. They are intended to spread far and wide correct, enlarged, 1 and decided views of our rights and obligations, and to unite ns together by the most sacred bonds, to maintain them inviolate for ourselves and-our posterity. The citizens of Knoxville are making liberal preparations for the reception of the Convention. It is a point readily accessible from the North, South, East or West, by the Railroads of Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia; and the meeting will take place at a season when it will be convenient and delightful to visit the mountain regions of the South, and to explore the charms of an almost virgin country. Delegates to the Savannah Convention are, without further appointment, invited to Knoxville, and the Executives of the States, and the Mayors, and other competent officers of cities and towns through all of the slaveholding States, are earnestly requested to make additional appointment of delegates. The aid of the press is solicited in calling attention editorially to the meeting; and of railroad and steamboat companies, etc., in granting the usual facilities of travel to the delegates. By order of the Convention: J. D. B. DiBow, of Louisiana. W. G. 8wah, of Tennessee. Jxu. Cochran, of Alabama. Wm. Boclware, of Virginia. Mitchell Kino, of South Carolina. The Western Crops. The Cincinnati Price Current speaks thus upon the authority of its very voluminous correspondence, concerning the crops and kindred matters: "The wheat harvest is now going on in Sonth.nn Tpnn<>9spp find Virginia, and is about over in Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. In sandy, dry lands in Kentucky, wheat gives indications of maturity and from one place in Southern Illinois we have advices of its being cut. There is now but a bare possibility to prevent the wheat ' crop of the Union being not only the largest, but the best ever garnered ; and the same may be said of grass, oats, barley and potatoes. We would remind our readers, however, that just two years ago the prospects were as good as they are now.? Yet, wet weather greatly damaged the hay, oats and wheat; but so much rain has fallen during May and June this year, which was not the case that year, the prospects of dry harvest ^ weather " this season are better, and we repeat, it is but barely possible that the crops will be injured by wet this season. "Samples of new barley and wheat were exhibited in this market during the week. The quality of both is superior. The wheat is from Tennessee and the barley from Southern Illinois.? There was not a croaking expression in one of the | large number of letters we received during the | week! Generally they report the corn backward, I but the plant healthy. All other crops arc reporI ted growing in the greatest profusion. Teere can I be no doubt entertained that abundance of food and low prices will be the great feature of the coming season. "The crops in Europe are generally reported favorable, and should they turn out as well as j they promise, it is clear but little will be needed of us except at extreme low prices. The high price of breadstuffs, the last few years, has stimulated the cultivation of them in all countries in ' the world which will lead to a greater abundance ! than we may be prepared to wttness. This is the case in the United States and Canada, we know, and the advices from France, Spain, Russia, Germany, the Baltic provinces, and the British Isles, leave little doubt that such is the case there. The correspondence which we h*ve published