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slavery* The South can do well without the
Union, but the North cannot. With a population
of 8,000,000 of whites, theslaveholding
States contribute, by indirect taxation, i
two-thirds of the expenses of the Federal
Government, while the North, with about
16,000,000 of people, only pays one-third of
those expenses. The South is independent, i
or may be, by manufacturing for herself and 1
carrying on her own commerce, in her own j
bottoms, on the ocean, for which her.sea-coast I
and harbors well qualify her; and a dissolu- j
tion of the Union would deprive the North of
her carrying trade, or raise up a powerful j
rival in the South. The South being the pro- j
ducer of cotton, bread, sugar, meat, tobacco,
rice, &c. for England and other manufacturing j
nations, they arc our friends and interested to j
cultivate peace with us; but the North is i
their rival in manufactures, and, separated
from the South, would be exposed to the danger
of war arising from jealousy and hostile
interests. If Congress will not re open the !
elave trade, it will be evidence that the North !
is resolved to go on in her struggelfor emancipation,
and to accomplish her own rain by
the pursuit of an -ignis fatuus. If they abolish
slavery, they will abolish cotton, and
thereby abolish their manufactures; but I
cannot think that they have lost their cunning
and cupidity in following a vain phantom.
The truth is, there is a controlling conservative
party at the North, which will grant
any reasonable demands of the South, rather
than dissolve the Union. But if I am mistaken
in this, and if the North shall refuse to
rc*opcu the slave trade, through Congress,
then let the Union perish; and we shall be
able to form our own Confederacy in the
South. "Whenever we do this, and re-establish
the slave trade, the crippled North will
woo us back into the Union, with love charms
and songs ef melody, and wreathed smiles,
and flattering incense. We shall have the
choice of accepting the proffered re-union, or
of remaining content with the divorce. But
should the North, on the other hand, assume
an attitude of defence, and refuse to allow us
to leave the Union, for the purpose of treading
freely our course to individual prosperity and
uational grandeur, we shall not be terrified, i
The contest will be settled on our own soil; I
and fighting, if it should cotne to war, for our
own rights, it will only be necessary to show
that we arc not alarmed, that we are determined
not to yield, and ourastute enemy will {
politely retire. Who believes that in this
civilized country, one section will invade anuother,
in a case clearly wrong ? The abolilitionists
may urge it, but the great mass of
the Northern people, who though free-soilers, |
are sensible and conservative, will rebuke i
and crush the enterprise. They remember i
too well how, in the Revolution, the colonies'
with 8,000,000 of people, resisted successfully,
on their own territory, invading Britain (
with her 17,000,000, to entertain the project 1
of coercing the South, with her 8,000,000 i
of freemen, by any power that they can mus- [ f
ter against us. We need have no fear that;
war will come, and no fear if war should !
come. ' t
Let us keep the ball in motion, press our t i
friends in Congress to make no delay in ask- j j
ing and even demanding a repeal of the law j ^
prohibiting the slave trade, and a new law | <
re-opening it, with proper restrictions. When (
the abolitiontsts of the North learn that we ?
are in earnest about this thing, they may be T
seized with dismay and strange horrors, bat T
we must pursue our interest and our high des-1 c
tiny, by treading with firm and unfaltering j s
steps the course which will lead us to pros- h
perity, power and renown. The civilized j i
world now looks upon the South with won- [?
der and respect; but it sees only an infant j t
giant; it beholds only the dawn of our pros-! s
perity, the roseate and blushing Aurora, ob- j i
sctirely bright, gilding the sky with morn ; j c
hut let the slave trade he re-opened, and j i
soon in a blaze of living light, our mid-day J I
sun will shine. | o
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JOHN L. MILLEB JOSEPH H. BLACK.
YORKVILLE, S. C.
THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 1, 1857. E
REMOVAL. il
The E.nqviber Office has been removed to the f,
ir* Building adjoining the old stand. ,j
REOPENING THE S^AVE TRADE. j J
Never waB there a more striking exemplification e
/ of the ptfctical maxim,. ?
"Truth crushed to earth will rise again." e
than in the development of the question of slave- j
ry. A few years ago and North and South united 0
in thinking slavery a curse?a sin in the sight of (
Heaven. By the Sooth, however, it was regarded
a neceasary evil?one entailed upon us by the
force of circumstances. But the abolitionists,
not satisfied with this general assent, by truculent c
abuse of the institution, by glaring misrenresenta- c
tions of its practical operations, by ungenerous ^
aspersions on the characters and motives of slave- *
holders and by the mad phrenzy which indicated a
the dominiou of fanaticism, not of reason; at e
length necessitated the investigation of the ques- a
tion. We were forced to defend onr characters 8
when assailed, our motives when impugned, and 0
the institution of slavery when we saw it so gross- 8
)y misrepresented^ and villified. We could not '
easily be brdftght to regard ourselves as savages,
cannibals and ogres on the asseveration of aboli- ^
tionists, who knew us only from newspaper exag- 1
geratlons. But on the other band we have risen
from the investigation urged upon us, with clearer
perceptions of our moral right to possess slaves, t
with a higher appreciation of the economy of ihc J
institution, pity for the delusions of pseudo-phi- s
lanthropiets, and contempt for that lnrge class of o
politicians, who without one spark of charity, pre- t
tend to BVmpathize with the netrrn end lnnd nn ..
sentimental bigotry and ignorance to enthusiastic a
folly and mad fanaticism. 0
While the abolitionist assumes that slavery is an f<
injury to the slave, we have long since laid aside c
that fundamental delusion under the mature con- >
' I
victions of reason and the teachings of daily observation
and experience. We are convinced by
cogent reasons and satisfactory evidence, that the
situation of the slave is bettered, that servitude is ,
his normal position, and the only one for which he .
is qualified in the economy of nature; that freedom
to him would prove a curse, that he is qualified
neither mentally nor morally for liberation? !
and that degeneracy, misery, pauperism and star- j
ration would attend his emancipation. On the j
other hand, wc have every evidence that the in-1 n
stitution of slavery is linked with the prosperity i
?f the South, that it contributed no less to the so-'
clal happiness and moral elevation of the slave, j B
than to the comfort, felicity and improvement of hi
the master. In other words we regard it in its , hi
economical and moral aspects as the beat system st
ever dev]sed, by which capital, superior knowl-1 d<
edge, higher civilisation and all that constitutes j T
power, are prevented from pressing with inhuman j
barbarity upon poverty, ignorance, waut?all that
creates a laboring class in every community. The
arguments from which those conclusions have
| been drawn are familiar to all, the facts which ilI
lustratethem fall under our daily observation, and
we only recur to them now on the threshold of a
new discussion and as the ground work of future
speculations.
The re-opening of the slave trade is the bul- j
wark to which many are now looking for the pro- :
tection of the South and securing the permanency '
of the institution of slavery.
The speech of Mr. C. W. Miller on our first j
page, gives many satisfactory reasons why we ,
should begin again a traffic, advantageous to the j
slave, dictated by humanity, fraught with pros- !
perity to the South and really the only effective j
shield against the encroachments of the North '
while we remain in the Union. For the depre- l
ciation in the value of slaves, we will be more than j
compensated in the advanced price of land, and I
the far more valuable consideration, the safety :
and prosperity of our order of civilization. The I
contrast between the Southern slave and the slave 1
in Africa is well illustrated, and had that compari- |
son been drawn between the Blare ot the aoutn j
and the free-negro, or even tho white laborer of j
the North, we bare no doubt but that the superi- j
ority in point of happiness, contentmeut and a- ,
bundancc, would have been on the part of the
careless, comfortable slave, who would smile at j
the solicitude of abolitionists, could he fully realize
their situation compared with his own.
THE MONEY PRESSURE.
The money panic, originating in the corruption
and extravagance of New York bankers and speculators,
appears to be extending South. The
Philadelphia Banks have suspended specie payments
on deposits and also for notes exceeding ten i
dollars. This prostration of the money currency
has of course produced a corresponding suspension
in every department of business. The Presidents
of all the Banks in Philadelphia held a conference
for the consideration of the causes of the
pressure and the best means of extricating themselves
from the difficulties, and the result was a
temporary suspension of payments on checks, deposits
and bills exceeding the above amount. It I
is thought the statements are highly exaggerated, |
and that confidence will be restored in a short j
time.
In Cincinnati the Trenton Bank continues firm.
The solvency of some of the Washington and Vir- i
ginia Banks is likewise held in doubt. In addi- j
tion to Bank failures many of the manufacturers j
and dry goods merchants hare suspended or failed. '
The Charleston Banks continue firm though there i
hns been a defalcation in the South Western Rail- !
road Bank. Mr. W. H. Babtlkss, Teller in this '
Bank, decamped from the city leaving a deficit in j
bis account of some $60,000. Bam-less hss been 11
arrested in Wilmington, N. C. and taken back to 11
Charleston, Such is a brief view of the monied '
irorld?its losses and crosses.
A special telegraphic despatch from Charleston, i:
lated the 28th, to the Carolina Timet, says that ]
Mr. Bartless, the defaulting Teller of the Rail- I
-oad Bank, had only $1100 in his possession when \
arrested. His defalcation amounts to $04,000. j i
KINO'S MOUNTAIN.
We published last week a notice of the Celebra;ion
of the Battle of King's Mountain, by the Oficers
and Cadets of the Military School in this
jlace. We give in this issue an extended pro?ramroe.
It will be seen that the Masons nnd the
wo Divisions of the Son9 of Temperance have aosepted
the invitation to be present on that occa- i
lion, and will join in the procession. The Anni- '
rersary Address, we feel warranted in saying,
fill be equal to the reputation of the distinguishk1
Orator, 9ince the occasion will call up a thouiand
thrilling reminiscences, with which no one
s so familiar, and which no one can so admirably j
llustrate, as William Gilmore Simms. The day
ndeared to all; the Orator, Carolina's first literaver;
the beauty, which ever honors such occaions,
will form an attraction so irresistible, that
re expect a large concourse from the adjoining
listricts and distant parts of the State. On Wed- l
lesday night, a Ball will be given at the Palmetto
lotel, commemorative of the Battle so glorious in
iur annals. From arrangements now in progress,
t bids fair to be worthy of the heroism and splenlid
success it is intended to celebrate: Preparaions
are being made to entertain a large number
f persons, as much of the beauty and chivalry of
he State is expected to be present. Our friends
rom a distance may be certain of good and cotnortable
accommodations. ?
I.IL.IPCTIAN CONCERT. s
We had the pleasure of attending on Monday tj
ivening last, a Concert given by the Liliputian n
land belonging to Mr. W. A. Latta of this place. <
'his Band has been for some time under the trainig
of Prof. Weiss, and now makes its debut be- 8
5re the public. It consists of some ten or a r
ozen juvenile 44 darkies " apparently about eleven y
ears old, led by a son of Mr. Latta, of about
he same age. The musio discoursed was received
nthusiastically by the audience, and, together
rith the uovelty of the exhibition, rendered the
vening altogether pleasant and agreeable. The 0
land, we believe, intends visiting several portions G
f the State, and likewise to be present at the T
Iharleston and Columbia Fairs. G
CAROLINA TRIBUTE TO CALHOUN.
It is proposed by a writer in the Carolinian to
ollect, collate, and bind together, the many exellent
tributes to our departed statesman?Jons tj
'. Calholx. Such a work should, and no doubt jf
rill be, well received by the people of this State, nd
of the South generally. It is, we understand,
ntirely a labor of love, as no profit is expected, ^
nd should such arise, it will be appropriated to ^
ome patriotic purpose. We will gladly do all in E
ur power to give the work circulation, and a subcription
list can be found at the Enquirer Office. ]
'he price of the work will bt from one to two t|
ollars. It will contain among others, the eulrgy ^
y Rev. A. White of this District, which, at the ^
ime of its delivery, was highly commended. ^
FALL AND WINTER CLOTHING. h
From a personal examination we can pronounce o
he assortment of Ready-made Clothing, which tl
lessrs. Simril & Williams have now on hands, j >
nperfine. Everything comfortable, convenient' g
r elesant in their line of business, and iu the la- I \
i
est styles, they now offer to the public. Partic- j v
larly would we recommend the Over Raglan to I a
11 who wish a safe shield against the inclemencies j C
f winter?which from present indications is not j C
ir distant. See their advertisement in another j p
olumn. j si
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CAVOAG rnvaTinnrrrinA' 11 rmuMrcvmnAi 1 ..
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This Convention met in L<*compton on the first ! ft,
londay in September. Gen. J. Calhoun wns tj
hosen President and the other requisite officers
uly elected. The first few days were taken up !
l the transaction of formal business, the appoint- e|
lent of committees, examining the legality of j
untested elections for seats in the Convention &c. I ?
I al
otbing definite is known as yet as to whether the
onstitution will be submitted to the people for :
itification or not.
RKTUH5-DAY. j S
Saturday last was Return-Day for York District, at
y inspection of the records, we find, that three 0
indred and ninety cases, including "acceptances,"
ive been "signed, sealed and delivered." By a fo
range coincidence, there is an exact corrcspon- , hi
:nce with the number returned at the last Spring 1 tl
rrm11
AGRICULTURAL FAIR.
By reference to the advertisement in another
column, it will be seen that the State Agricultural
j Society of South Carolina will hold an Annual
1 Fair in Columbia on the 10th, 11th, 12th and
113th of November next. The object of these ex- 1
| hibitions are clearly understood, but we fear not ,
! duly appreciated. It has long been evident to J
eveiy observing mind, that farming conducted on '
! an approved plan, or with some regard to seientif- ;
ic principles, was the great desideratum which our !
State needed to give an impetus to her prosp-nity: I
to restrain the spirit of emigration, and build up \
towns and cities in our midst not less splendid nor j
less affluent, than those which have Rprung up ,
on the barren shores of the North-Eastern States. !
There can be no object more commendable to the j
patriot or philanthropist than the development of j
the physical resources of his country, for with this |
will go hand in band her mental progress. It will |
enable a thriving yeomanry to receive the bless- ]
ings of education, to appreciate moral purity and t
substantial worth; to live in temperance and com- I
fort, without the degeneracy of luxury, the curse j
of curses?ignorance, and the temptation and liu- I
miliatiou of penury and want. And it is oil this j
class that the greatness of a country depends:
"Princes and Lords may flourish, or may fade; j
A breath can make them, as a breath has made; ,
But a bold peasantry, their country's pride !
When once Jestroyeu. can never oe suppueu. |
It is theu for this purpose?the diffusion of?ag- I
ricultural knowledge and a love of agricultural |
pursuits?that the Society was organized and the i
Fair instituted. To meet together and compare I
the results of months of toil and solicitude; to j
have a new energy crented iu the bosom, to rival ,
the excellence of others, to feel a vivid interest in j J
something more remunerative, cougcuial and pa- j
cific than the noisy arena of politics, and more :
honorable and ennobling than the chicanery of
speculation: to eujoy?for there is to the farmc
uo keener pleasure?the exhibition of ingenious
and useful implements, mechanical and agricultu- 1
ral, of articles indicative of domestic economy,
elegance aud industry, of blooded animals from
the trim couser in his pride to the priceless milch ,
cow with extended udders, in a word ; to acquire s
amhgive a zest and relish for agricultural pursuits '
?these are some of the desirable objects and ef- ,
fects of the agricultural re-unions, which should t
commend them to all, who wish or expect perma- 1
nent improvement.
York we think will contribute her mite towards j <
making the expected Fair attractive and useful.? | $
We hope so at least. Especially might she send '
specimeus of her copper ore, her iron mannfactu- .
res and other valuable minerals. All these will <j
be objeots of interest. Remember the 11th of '
November. .
THE PRESS OP S. C. v?. MAJ. PERRY. C
This notnbte trial, equal almost to tic Ucrdell j j
case, it) now in progress. The Press of the State t
as defendants have arraigned the editor of the 1
Patriot for placing his son at a Northern College. J
The plaintiff pleall9 guilty to the charge, but de- t
nies the jurisdiction of the judiciary under which t
be is arraigned. First?bocauso he has never ?
been Palmettotd?tbai is, never held office under 0
the Palmetto States Secondly? Rhett, the All- f
rross, Prinoles and other aristocratic families n
bave set the precedent which may certainly be c
legitimately followed by all who ape greatness, p
The first plea is certainly valid, but reminds us of g
in old bachelor who, accounting forhis prolonged P
lingle-unblessedness, confessed that he had once n
insinuated to "a piece of womankind,'' as Mr. a
Dludcck would say, his inclination for a change, c
but the fair being, asked so politely to be excused, Q
that he like a fool released her from the disagree- n
able necessity of an answer. | S
But were the first plea annihilated, the second | 8
would stand like a "moated battlement" impreg- ^
lable as the rock of Gibraltar. If there ?.s any ti
iliing in analogy or any reppect for precedent, it 11
s a clear case, that what one great man does,
mother has a right to do. As we have hitherto
)een silent spectators, we hold ourselves qualified
,o act as umpire, and must declare the Press of
he State non-suited. First?because the spirit of "
he law requires that every man be tried by a jury
>f j>-ers, and we believe that in this case that is &
in "onpossibility." Secondly?if the insignifi- e'
lance of the case will permit a Sum. Pro., it is R
hen a "vexed question" whether it be a real of- Cl
ence with which Maj. P. is charged. Unless it I'
an be proven that said son would learn something 2
it Harvard more widely divergent from the Siouth- b,
;rn idea of patriotism and political orthodoxy
ban will be inculcated under his "own vine and ?1
g-tree," which, we think, is a Gulliverian iir prob- e'
bility : tlu PreFS of the State is completely non- a
uited and must pay all cost?printer's fee inclu- ir
ed. We give Maj. Perry's defenoe in exknso, ?
ot because v. e have hitherto said aught about P1
he affair, but as an act of courtesy to the parties
mplicated and to show a proper regard for the
pirit of litigation which we have ever held in high m
espect, as one of the "inalienable rights" of e'
oung America.
wn ? in
MERE-MENTION. m
We learn from the Chester Standard of last week, cr
tat W. T. Carter has obtained from the Govern- en
r a respite of hi9 execution for the killing of Jas. to
I am it. - C VT I 1.
riusu.N, mini lue jiiu ui ivoveinoer ueit. gp
he Knoxville Register says that engagements for aj
je winter nre being made at 8} cents, for pork,
[olders nre refusing eight cents per pound, net. th
Elderberry leaves laid upon the shelves of fe
cupboard, will drive away ants and roaches. i|e
Letters from officers in the Utah e::pedion
state that the scurvy is prevailing to an a- th
irming extent among the troops. A letter of
*om Mississippi, states that officers are rapidly Tl
scruiting men for Walker's army, destined for m
'icaragua. Col. Slattkr, of New Orleans, is th
oing the financiering and talkiug for Geu Walk- nl
r, who expects to leave early next November, of
Hon. Wm. Davidson, died in Charlotte on be
tie 16th ult., from injuries received from being
brown from a vehicle in which he wa3 riding.? in
[e was 80 years of age, and had represented his or
district two terms in Congress, and several terms a
i the State Legislature. An elegant pitcher gi
as been presented to the Massachusetts Society ta
f Pharmacy. It is made of American porcelain j gr
be Kaolin is from South Carolina, the quartz from in
?a>*achusett3, the spar from New Hampshire, the ed
old from California, and the workmanship from Ci
rermont. A telegraphic despatch from Sa- dr
annah was received in Washington on Saturday, pc
ml announced from the pulpit by the Rev. Mr. sti
ummin8, stating that it is highly probable that pe
!apt. Herndon, and a number of others had been co
icked up by a vessel name unknown. The pas- at
eners by the Marine think there are some hopes no
f Captain Herndon's safety, as several vessels' La
ghts were seen at a distance on the fatal night,
na he was seen struggling with the waves after ; Cc
le ship went down. The information in the | be
ossession of our government relative to the com- th
licity of General Houston with an expedition j tvl
apposed for the invasion of Mexico, to help the 1 cu
ihabitants of Taraaulipas, who are disaffected ! co
gainst their government, is derived from reliable te:
rnrces. The movement being Conducted with mi
lore than usual secrecy, full information upon of
le subject cannot, as yet, be obtained. The j
ub marine Telegraph from Europe to Africa was ' nil
lccessfully laid down on the 9th. Mrs. im
live Clyde, of Bristol, Vt. died recently of star- ! co>
ition, having resolutely refused all kinds of food j wa
T thirty-three days. She had been deserted by ' ha
?r husband, and for sometime received aid from ; bu
town. "The Carolinian of Tuesday in it1
leaking of the South Carolina College, says: ' Th
"Some of our cotemporaries having expressed a
doubt whether the Professors recently re-elected
wonid accept the chairs to which they are appointed,
it may be proper to say that they have all accepted.
TEMPERANCE ITEMS.
It is understood that thn twelfth Division in
York District will ho organ;7ed on Friday next.
Notwi listanding direct opposition and neutrality,
or the sta'e of purgatorial betweenity, the good
cause progresses.
York and King's Mountain Divisions, have each
accepted the invitation of the Officers and Cadets
of the King's Mountain Military School, to join
them in celebrating the anniversary of the battle
of King's Mountain on the 7th instant, near this
village. It is also understood, that the LadyVisitors
of the Divisious will appear with the Divisions.
BOOK BINDING.
How many have old books that need new binding,
And valuable pamphlets that should be pre
served from destruction : xne carelessness wun
which tunny treat old books? companions of life's
sweetest moments?seems almost sucreligious.?
If you hnve any such we can commend you to Mr.
E. R. Stokes, of Columbia, who has recently visited
Yorkville. lie exhibited specimens of his
workmanship which were both elegant and substantial.
The Premium was awarded him at tho
Inst Charleston and Columbia Fairs.
knuvirrr and erskine.
Wo give below an extract from nn article in our
able cotempornry, tho hdurtnuville Hrrrld, in regard
to Erskine and the temperance reformation,
in which it will be seen, that our position is adverted
to and justified. We may have been deceived,
but every other person seems to have fallen
into the same delusion. Rut we h&vo no desire
to prolong tho contention farther than to justify
Dur course, and certainly wish Erskine every suc:ess:
'We were on a visit to our Alma Mater during
the same time with our friend of the Enquirer and
wo confess, had we spoken of the matter at all we
should have fallen into the same error (if it be an
;rror) whioh he has.
'The impressions we received from the Students
ind all whom we heard speak of the matter, were
hat the Facnlty 'discountenanced'o 'opposed'?
which is all the name with those Students who are
imposed at nil to regard the wishes or mandates
>f the Faculty?the organization of n Temperance
Society. Dr. Grier says in his letter to the Enrt/i'rer,
that *it was recommended to the Srndents
hat those who might wish to join the Society,
ihould advise with their parents, unless their wishis
might be already known ; and even this was
lone not on consultation with the Faculty, but, on
ndividoal responsibility.' From this statement
if the Doctor we perceive that at least one memler
of the Faculty 'discountenances' the movement
in the part of the Students, and if that member
vas himself?which from all the circumstances is
lighly probably?it amounted to almost the same
hing as if the entire Faculty hod said?we don't
ike this Temperance movement yon are making.
Ve had rather you would consnlt your parents
ipon the subject. And besides, if one member of
he Faculty, and that one the head of the Instituion,
expressed a wish and the balance remained
ilent or 'neutral' what was the natural inference?
>f coarse that the whole of them were of the same
pinion; and this was doubtless the conclusion of
lie Students, from what we hoard at the com- !
jencement. The with of those whom we are aoustomed
to reverence and obey, is equal to a
ositive command, the discountenancing of a Temerance
Order among the Students was with a
rest number of them the same thing as a positive
inhibition, and was, in all prodability, regarded
y all of them as a virtual opposition. We have
lade these few remarks with all due deference,
nd for the purpose of showing that we had r?eived
the same impressions with our friend of the
inquirer, and not for the purpose of involving
nreelves in n qunrrcl which we deplore. We have
ttempted to show that the conclusion of those
tudents with whom we have conversed on the
uhject relative to the position of the Faculty were
erfectly natural, as well as the impressions we
nd our friend received from the statements made
> us, however erroneous those conclusions and
npressions may br. in point of 'fact.'''
CHARLESTON CORRESPONDENCE
Charleston, Sept. 28, 1857..
We can write books in Charleston, and occasinally
we can print them too. There was issued
ib morning from the press of Walker, Evans
;uo., a very nacasomeiy oounuana uoHuy pnni- |
J book of the folio size, containing eighty pages, |
nd purporting to be the proceedings at the semientennial
celebration of the Washington Light
afautry, Capt. Lewis M. Hatch, on tlie 22d, and
3d, of February 1857; and which was published
y order of the corps.
This little book, or pamphlet, as it might more
ppropriately be termed, contains the able and
loquent discourse delivered before the corps, and
t their request, on Sunday the22d, of February,
i the Unitarian Church on Archdnle street, by the
ev. Sampel Gilma.v, D. D., Chaplain to the Commy.
Then follows the semi-centennial address
slivered by the Hon. W. D. Porter, Ex Captain
" the corpse on the 23rd. This address was adired
and highly spoken of at the time, as a most
aborate and finished piece of composition, and
s delivery which I had the pleasnre of witneasg,
was animated, easy and earnest. The iraense
Hall of the Sonth Carolina Institnte was
owd? d, both floor and galleries, to their almost
ipaoity, and the rapt attention of that vast audiry
flagged not for an henr and a half, and the
leaker was often cheered by the most rapturous
>plause.
At the close of the address, the'Bnnner Song of
e Company was given by the choir with fine ef*
ct and muoh life and spirit. The Song is pubthed
at length in the proceedings.
The presentation of a flag by ^the Company to
e Citadel Cadets then took place, the ceremonies
which were deeply interesting and impressive,
je flag is of rare elegance and richness iu both
aterial and excution, and reflects credit upon
c taste of the committee who ordered it, and is
together honorable to the gallant young pupils
our State Military School whose conduct and
wring had won for them snch a present.
The flag was first presented to Captain Hatch,
the order of exercises, by W. L. Elliott Esq.,
i behalf of the Semi-centennial Committee, in j
handsome and appropriate speech, which is
ven at length in the work under review. Capin
Hatch received the Standard, and with the
wceful ease of a gentleman, and the proud bearg
of a gallant and accomplished soldier, deliverI
it to Maj. F. W. Capers, Commandant of the
tadel, in a short, but spirited and eloquent ad
ess, whioh is also given at length. The res- I
insc of Major Cai'ers is most beautifully, and
rikingly appropriate, and was delivered in his
culiarly happy and impressive vein. It was
nsiderably longer than the two whieh imraedi- j
ely preceeied it, and went more into detail, I
ticing the occasion and its gallant deeds and i
.llowed associations.
This closed the exercises at the Hall, and the
>mpany proceeded to Pain's Farm in the suirbs
of the city for the purpose of exercising
eir skill in target shooting. The result of 1
lich is also given. The prizes were five silver 1
ps, two goid medals, and a gilt pompoon. The
ntest was spirited and the awards closely con- ! i
jted, the corps showing itself to be capable of i
iking its mark in the right place. The names (
the fortunate marksmen are given in full.
At 6 o'clock the Company assembled at Hiberin
Hall, where the most interesting and deeply ji
pressive ceremonies of the day transpired in the |
urse of thS evening. The interior of the Hall I
is handsomely and tastefully decorated, which '
d been for several previous days the scene of 1
sy preparation, and which reflected much cred- i I
upon the taste and industry of the committee, j '
e banquet, with aU its appurtehances which I <
| succeeded, and which occupied the night until the
dawn of the small hours of the morning, now com!
mcnced in earnest, the proceedings and cereraoi
nie9 of which are given at length in the book, and
which were sketched and collated by a hand, and
: indited by a head that wis no tyro in the art of
pen and ink sketches, or holding the mirror up to
j nature in word painting,
The toasts are all given at length, as well as the
i speeches, commencing with that of Judge Maoiiath,
which was a fine specimen of extempore
| eloquence inspired by the occasion and gotten
i np on the spur of the moment. Then follows
the response to a complimentary toast by Dr.
j Samuel H. PrcK90N, the skilful physician, as well
! as the accomplished orator and gentleman. He
| spoke of the original formation of tho corps, and
! subscribed to the sentiment, ({nice eat, pro palria
mori, and contended that the spirit of war wa3
j too often unjustly condemned. All government
I and independence was founded upon war or a comI
petent capacity to make it. Peace enervates, but
war strengthens the nerves nf a nation. He illusj
tratcs this fact, by reference to the revolutions of
j France, the war in the Netherlands, and the Engj
lish nation, which is ever at war abroad, and at
! peace at home.
Several of the ex-captains were then called out
[ by toasts, and made brief speeches, as will be
I found by reference to the record now before us.
A letter was read from Robert Bunch, British
Consul, excusing himself from non-attendance.?
1 Col. A. 0. Andrews was then called out and made
! a very pretty speech of some length, and which
| was very handsomely reported. Dr. Oilman, the
; aged and Reverend Chaplain, made a very fine
speech, replete with beautiful passages and stirring
sentiments which was called forth in response
to a complimentary toast. He had been j
previously requested to introduce in his remarks
some reference to the inauguration of the monument
at the Cowpen's Battle Field, which he did
in a most apt and appropriate manner.
I have been thu9 careful in noticing what might
seem to be rather an old and trite celebration, not
so much on account of the occasion itself, as the
UOUK iu wLULU mv uercuiuiue* ui buc ucu'tsiuu nn?
embodied. I wish to aid in bringing it more prominently
before the public as a pare, unadulterated
and original South Carolina production, gotten up,
conceived, written, printed, bound, sold and read
at home, and by people that oan appreciate it. I i
hope that a box of them will be sent to Yorkville,
and that you will all read them generally, and
particularly the officers and students of your Military
8chool, and all who hare its interests at
heart
It would be well to have a few copies on hand
as an accomplishment and impetus to the ceremonies
of your King's Mountain Celebration next
week. The chivalrous tone and military spirit
which it breathes, would find a ready response in
the bosoms-not only of the young students of your
Military School, bat of the citizens generally who
send their sons there, and live within the sphere
of its peculiar influence. It would afford me
great pleasure to be with you on that occasion, but
I fear I shall not be able to enjoy with you the
exercises and ceremonies of that festive occasion.
MAGNOLIA.
For the Yorkville Enquirer.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE.
Messrs. Editors:?The times that tried men'a
sonls have just passed with those concerned for
the 8oath Carotins College ; and by some strange'
transition, we find some of the Professors have
been placed in different chairs from tho9e which
they previously taught. This is thought by many
to be an advantageous arrangement, and now nothing
is wanting but a suitable head, for this body
to be endowed with its wonted vitality. Great
circnmspeotion will be necessary on the part of
the Board of Trustees, to meet the exigencies of
the occasion, but several competent gentlemen
are spoken of in connection with the place, and
the greatest difficulty seems to be experienced in
getting their acquiescence. If Col. A. V. BarscBY
of Marietta, Georgia, originally from Sumter
District of this State, could be induced to leave
the Military Institute which he now superintends,
he would certainly be a good selection for the vacancy
in our College. Others are quite competent
for most of the duties of this post, but no one
perhaps, possesses to the same extent, all the requirements
for the Presidency and the Professorsorship
of Mathematics. The former President
has gone, to return no more to the College; and
it is believed that entire harmony prevails amongst
the Professors who are loft in charge of the Institution.
The students will doubtless manifest a
cordial response to their regulations, and nil will
once more move forward as in by-gone days.
Trustees, Faculty, and Students, have been fully
impressed with the dangers which have recently
beset the College, and now it behooves the parties
so to act as to disabuse the public mind of
any unfavorable results of the late difficulties.?
All who have become acquainted with the facts, I
feel convinced that a re-organiiation of the insti- !
tution is inexpedient at present, if indeed it be
indicated at all, and the friends of the College
have an abiding faith in its stability and continued
usefulness. OBSERVER.
For the Enquirer.
CHINESE SUGAR CANE.
Mtatra. Editor.":?Feeling assured that every one I (
will be mare or less interested in the results of the |,
experiments made and being made, testing tbe j
alue of the Chinese Sugar Cane as an agricultu- '
ral prodnct, and more particularly its capacity for '
yielding Molasses, I will gire a short statement of |
my experiment and the results :
In the spring of 1856, I obtained through the I
Patent Office, a small paper of seed, which I plant- j
ed at the second plowing of my corn, the season ;
being late. It came up, did well and produced (
half bushel of seed, from the table spoonful that
was planted. Last spring I planted two acres of !
poor black jack land without manure of any kind, j
with a-partcf the seed; gave it two workings and j
the result has been very satisfactory. It stood the
severe drought that prevailed at one time, appar- j
ently without injury. On the 5th of September, 1
I commeq^ed grinding it with a very primitive '
wooden mill, consisting of two upright rollers,
turned by cogs, with one mule attached to tho ;
sweep. I am confident after putting it through
three times I did not get half of the juice. I poured
the juice up into a sixty gallon boiler as fast as 1
obtained, boiiing constantly, nnd throwing in so- j
da repeatedly as an alkali, neutralizing the acidi- j e
ty anJ producing effervesence, bringing all impu- I
rities to the surface which could be readily skim- ,
med off with the skimmer.
After boiling it to the consistency 01 moiasses, u
was strained off boiliug hot into barrels?not having
any coolers. The greatest difficulty I had to contend
with, was to know when tjiey were sufficient- j
ly boiled. This difficulty must be obviated by
the use of the saccharometer or by experience.
I made ten gallons per day, averaging 1 gallon of
syrup from 6J of jnice. It required two hands,
and a chop to drive the mule. Having made
enough (70 gallons) to satisfy myself of the fact
that it will make most excellent molasses, aud
having ground up all my ripened cane, I stopped
my mill.
Hogs seem remarkably fond of it, devouring '?
greedily all they could get. Horses, stock of all
kinds and fowls are very fond of it after tasting.
One acre of cane will produce double the amount of
grain that one of Indian corn will, weighiug 36 '
lbs. to the bushel. In order to realize tho great- 1
?st advantage with the least detriment to the land, i
farmers should plant a patch expressly for their
hogs, and after feeding it off, turn under the offall
by sowing down rye, otherwise it is no doubt an
I exhausting crop.
The iron mills now in use, I understand from
good authority, aro pressing out one gallon of
juice per minute, thus, with a sufficient number
of boilers, 120 gallons of molasses can be made per
day, with four or five hands with comparatively
| imperfect machinery, for it is hardly probable that !
the mills have as yet, reached perfection. No
doubt it will be more economical for every neighborhood
to have its mill, when the cane can be
ground on shares.
The abundance of molasses in a few years will ;
lessen the consumption of bacon, so that the
money exported annually to Tennessee and Kentacky,
for that article, will he kept at home ; nor '
need we import from Jamaica or New England,
our rum. I tjust that the difficulty of granula- ;
ting the syrnp of the Sorgho Sucre will be over- |
come, so that every one may ba able to make j
their own sugar. It may be possible the grain will
make very palatable bread. BLACK-JACK.
Sept. 20th, 1857.
For the Yorkville Enquirer.
BANNER PRESENTATION.
At the last regular meeting of Bethesda Division,
No. 40, Sons of Temperance, a Banner was
presented to the Division, by Mrs. 0, B. Burris,
in bebalf of the Lady-Visitors, on which occasion
she made the following appropriate address:
The Lady-Visitors of your Division have lit
some expense, procured this Banner, which they,
through me, present to you, os an evidence of the
respect they have for your Division; and also to
show a determination to exert all the influence
which they, as helpless females have, In promoting
the glorious cause of Temperance. We present
it then, with the hope that every 8on who
shall enlist beneath it, may, in Love, Purity and
Fidelity, discharge all the requisitions of the Constitution;
and when its beautiful colors are unfurled
may it win Sons, until all who are within
its reach, enlist in the great cause; and until Temperance
shal! prevail throughout our District,
State, and Union.
The Banner was received by Rev. James H. I
Posteli, who responded#a6 follows:
I appear, Madam, on the part of the Sons of
Temperance of Bethesda Division, to accept from
the ladies of this community, through yon, this
beautiful Banner, which has been so gracefully
presented?being aocofnpanied by your elegant
address. I am confident I represent the sentiments
of this entire Divirion, when I say every member
feels honored a ith the presentation of this splendid
memento of woman's love for the great and
glorious cause we are engaged in; for the elevation
of character and the restoration of the forlorn
hope of onr wretched countrymen. We will not
briug dishonor to the good caase by forgetting
ourauty, or neglecting to make effort after effort,
until victory perches upon our Banner.?
We oannot doubt of success, while we hare the
smiles and approval of sweet woman to acoompaoj
U8 in our toil and labor of love. How can we J
doubt, when we know the cause of Temperance
is the heart's cause of the fair ones before us T?
Can we falter when difficulties arise if we bare
the approving smile of lovely woman to go with
us in the mighty struggle to strike a death blow
to Intemperance! She is uow present, as the
magic wand to give energy and vitality to the
cause dear to our hearts; she is heard, and her
influence felt at the courts of Kings, as in the case
of Esther pleading for the life's blood of the people
of her country; she is seen in the van of the
mighty army, leading on to certain victory, as in
the case of Deborah ; she is seen actively engaged
exercising her power of persuasion in tears of elcquenoe
for the good of ber ruined fellow-creatures.
She is in the social circle, in the mighty throng
and the populous city?every where that sin is
prevalent, that she may arrest its course and turn i
baok the rapid tide of destruction and cause man t
to he happy again. She ia. the beacon light, the <
polar star of man's present and future felicity?
implanting in his heart the love ef truth, justice
and temperance, and it is a eaoso worthy the i
engagement of the bands and heart of the i
great and good of both sexes. Thank God we
have them in our District and beloved South Ca- i
roliua, heartily at work in reformiog the poor inebriate
and restoring him sound io mind to the
embrace of his lovely companion and delighted
little ones : to rejoiee with them at the victories
the Sons of Temperance have woo. Oar forefathers
struggled to be delivcrod from the chain of oppression.
We are oppressed aud chained down by
intemperance. They were victorious?we will be
triumphant; theirs was the cause of truth and
justice, ours equally so ; God helped them aud He
will bless us also. Temperance is the foundation
of our country's lilernry and political prosperity?
the boon of success and happiness to millions of
the hnmau race?its march is rapid, widening in
its progress while dispensing light, energy and
life to the dead mass, and differing its comforts
and hleseings to all -the disconsolate and hopeless.
Should it not be so! Look into the^world'sbistory
and behold the awful ravages of intentperanca
?property spent, chancier disgraced, and soul
damned. Listen to the widow's cry and orphan's
wail for those dear ones, lost to them forever.?
Bitter lamentations and weeping arc heard and
felt all over oar land?all being the work of this
fell monster intemperance. Therefore, we will
nerve us to the battle, and strike the well directed
and repeated blow, until every drunkard shall be- j
come a good 8on of Temperance, for in the strng- ,
gle to accomplish this most desirable end, it is | |
gratifying to know that we will have the approoa- ,
tion and smiles of kind woman to cheer us at ]
every step, until the flag of intemperance shall be j
struck dojrn. and this beautiful banner wave <
proudly over its ruins. I
... ieat? ? <
For the Yorkville Enquirer. I
MEETING OF THE BIBLE SOCIETY. J
Pursuant to previous notice, a meeting of the ^
York District Bible Society was held at Bethel j
on Thursday, 17th ult.
At the time appointed, the people assembled in
the Church, and were entertained by a sermon I
from Rev. E. A. Boleii, Agent of the American
Bible Society. After the sermon, the Society was
jrganized by calling the Rev. S. L. Watson to
:he Chair. The Chairman then announced that ^
:his was the proper time for the address of Col.
tV. B. Wilson, who was appointed at the last
neeting to deliver the address, who being present,
irose and entertained the society with an address
worthy of the man and the occasion. After the
iddress, the following resolutions were passed: |
Jteaolvr.it, That the present Officers retain their j
espective officers for the ensuing year. ' "
Ruolvcd, That the next Annual Meeting be held i f
it Sharon, on Friday, previous to the Fall Com
nunion in September, and that Rev. E. E. Botce \
lcliver a Sermon, and Col. W. C. Beattv an Ad- j ^
Iress.
On motion of Rev. E A. Bolles, the following 2
rentlemen were appointed to attend the State Bi- ^
)le Convention, to be hold at Abbeville on the 4th ^
Wednesday in July: Col. W. B. Wilson, Peyton |
3. Darwin, J. L. Adam9, Rev. J. L. Harris and
3ev. J. 0. Richards. .
w. j - ?i j-j j
It was moveu uuu seuouueu witi iuc pn/tccu- ^
ngs be published in the Yorkville papers, the ^
Jouthern Christian Advocate, and Southern Prea- jj
jyterian. a
There being no further business before the Soci- &
sty, it was closed with prayer by Rev. E. A. Bolles.
J. C. MILLER, Secretary. 8
, f.
The Press of South Carolina and Ourself. p
We see that the newspapers of the State, great a
md small, have made the astounding discovery e
bat Col. Memminger and ourself have seut our "
ons to Harvard College. They have undertaken , g
o interfere with our domestic arrangements, and 81
vrite us lectures about the disposition our children
it school! This is a very polite and kind interereuce
on their part, and for which we are greatly 8<
ndebted to them. Had we pursued the course
hey have towards the North, denounced the s
forthern people as a body of enemies, abolition- <?
sts, aliens unworthy of association, there might be I
oore propriety in their wholesale censure. But we tl
ieg them to remember, that we, ourself, have , c'
icen abused, from one end of the State to the oth- !
r, for saying there are friends of the South at b
he North; that they are not all abolitionists or J
nemies of the South ; that the Democratic party a
forth have always been our allies and friends in
he administration of the Federal Government.? i'
Ve have nev. r been disunionists, or repudiated d
he North as a part of our country, as they have c
lone. Whilst wo love our li.une in Greenville, $
iiid are proud of being a native of South Camilla,
we glory in the appellation of "an American *
Risen.'* We have ever olaimed Massachusetts as b
I ' ----- - -
ft part of oar common country, and with pride refer
to the fact, that Hancock, and Warren, FrankI
lin and Otis, the Adamses, Webster, and Choate,
and Winthrop, Bancroft, Tichnor, Everett and
Prescott, wero our countrymen ftnd fellow-citi2ens
of this great and glorious Republic.
But it is strange that these newspaper editors
and scribblers should not think worth while to notice
the fact, that their distinguished leader in all
their nullification and secession movements, Hon.
R. B. Rhett. has done just what we hare done ?
He sent threo of his sons to Harva.J College and
nothing wns sai l about it. No notice was taken
of it. He was a disunionist and we a Union man.
We cannot do what he has done with impunity
without the censure of the Press. The Allstons
and Priugles, and hnndreis of other good and
true secessionists, are sending, and hare sent,
their sons to Harvard College, and nothing is said,
not a word. Col. John S. Preston, a nullifier and
disunionist. and a trnstec of the South Carolina
College, takes his sons from the South Carolina
College and sends them to Europe, where abolitionism,
aristocracy and monarchy arc in the ascendant,
a foreigu country, alien to America in everything,
and nothing is said about it in the papers.
Hundreds are sent from the Sonth, every year,
to Princeton and Northern Colleges, sons of nullinurs,
and secessionists, and disunionists, and they
are not censured! But when a Uuion mau, consistent
v/itli his American princples, sees proper
to pursue the aaino course, his parental arrangements
arc called in question, aud he is denounced
for thorn!
n* tiar<? nevnr ."<nght office or held office under
the Suto of South Carolina, and do not know,
therefore, why wc are under any obligations to the
8tat<; more th-m they who hare been honored by
the State with a seat in the United States Senate.
It is true we sent our son to Harvard with reluctance,
and after trying the South Carolina College.
He was eduoated at home, graduated in one of oar
Universities and received thediplomaof Bachelor
of* Arts. His youth induced us, then, to send him
to the Sonth Carolina College, where be might
still prosecute his Collegiate studies. The College
was broken np by the rebellion of the students,
and we thought it extremely doubtful
whether it would be organized again, successfully,
for a year or two to come. Under these circumstances
we cast abont for a college or university
in which be might speud a couple of years to the
best advantage. We thought Harvard superior
to alf others for the learning and ability of Its
Professors, and determined to place him there.?
We went on with him and satisfied ourselves as to
its superior advantages for learning, scholarship
and improvement. As to the political principles
of the Professors at Harvard, they hire never been
offensive to the South. There are few mac anywhere
more Southern in their feelings than Professor
Pieroe, the eminent astronomer and mathematician
of Harvard. Agassis, the great master
of natural science, is a European by birth, and
the world olaims him as one of her greatest savans.
Sophocles is a Grecian. Felton Is the author
of Greek books which are tsxt hooks is the
South Carolina College. The President, Walker, .
is emineut for his learning and piety, and none of
the Professors aro known as politick is. The
atmosphere of Harvard ia purly literary, and has
never been oontaminated like Yale and some other
Northern Colleges with political meetings and lectures.
Who doubts the advantage of Harvard over
Southern Colleges 9 Where is the sin, then, ef
aenatng a son there to enjoy those advantages.?
We presume Mr- Rhett, Mr. Pringle, Mr. Allston,
and hundreds of others, seat their sons to that innutation
actuated by the same mo tires. But
whilst they might be seemingly inconsistent, we
see no reason to fix the charge on as. Another
one of our sons we placed at the Naval School, at
AnnapoKs, and dedicated bin to the Republic, of
which South Carolina is yet a member, and we
have no doubt will be for a century to come.
Win the editors of those newspapers who hare
seen proper to arraign us before the public for
this disposition of our children at school, bare
manliness enough to publish this our defenoe to
their indictment. We ask it of them, and haro
nothing more to say on the subject.?QreenvilU
Patriot.
Death of a ReroluUoaary Soldier.
The lust surviving soldier of our Revolutionary
struggles, resident in Sumter District, has passod
away! William Vaeghn is no more 1 Who cannot
drop a tear upon the departure of this noble son
of the glorious past ?
Mr. Vaughn was born in May, 1764, and had
therefore reached his ninety-fourth year. Ho joined
the army when in his sixteenth or seventeenth
year, and was with both Marion and Sumter in
geveral of their most severe engagements. He
was married to the bereaved wire who now survives
him on the 10th of Feb.. 1790. They had
therefore lived together as husband and wife for a
period of near sixty-eight years.
Few more generous and brave men than Wm.
Vaughn have ever lived. -Although infirm, and
tottering under the weight of his many years, a
bare allusion to the stirring scenes of the
would cause his dim eyo to fiash with tdmost unnatural
brightness, while the jwund or fife and
drum seemed to inspire within his bosom all the
fires of patriotism that burned so brilliantly there
during the days of his youth. It is said that his
hatred for the toriee was proverbial, and that the
mention of tbetn in his presence, even during the
last years of his life, would always draw fr^tn
him some expression of his feelings toward them.
He died at the residence of his daughter, Mrs.
Dorgan, about four miles from this place, on Monday
morning last. Reqvieicat in pace.?Sumter
Watchman.
Araivax Kxtraohdisart.?Professor Charles
De Grath, introducer of the genuine De Grath'a
Electric Oil, is now in town, having arrived from
Harrisbur<r. Pa., yesterday afternoon. The pro
feasor is stopping at that tiroe-bonered establishmeat,
tJw Fountain Hotel. The Fountain is the
bouse where General Lafayette stayed during bis
risit to Baltimore, and appears to be the favorite
botel with allgrcat men. We understand the Professor
intends ta deliver a lecture this morning at
) o'clock, at the Centre Market, when and where
be will folly convince his hearers of the beneficial
jffects of his far famed Electric Oil in assuaging
he sufferings of humanity.?Bal. Sun.?This
3reat Remedy can be bad of the agents here. See
idvcrtisement in another colamn.
Cantmerfinl ^egarlmtnt.
Yorkville Market.
Wednesday Evening, Sept, 30.
Cotton.?Some few sales have been made since
ur last report, at 14J- to 15 for old; and one
?ale of new at 15 cents. We have little or no
hange to notice in any of the markets?foreign
r domestic?and consequently the prices paid
ince our last are very fall,'and could hardly be
naintained without an advance in the foreign
narkets.
Wheat.?None of consequence offering. It is
inrd to say exactly what the article is worth, as
ormer prices cannot be maintained.
Flour.?Bnt little doing in that article; the
rice may beset down at $2} to $21 per 100*lb.
Corn, 90 to$l 00; .Veal do.; Oats, per dozen
10 to 25; Bacon, 16 to 18c ; Butter, 20c to 26c {
fyyt, 10 to 121; Chichent, 16.
Colombia Market.
Septembeb 28.
Cotton.?There has bben an active demand for
be article throughout the whole of the week jast
TOUgQl U> ft Close, m no nuTauua ui JV. uu um
jrmer quotations, but the recepts still continued
ght, and consequently the transactions are light
lso, and as the mo9t of the sales of the week
ave beeu of the neworop, and as up to this time,
here is but very little difference in the quality of
ew Cotton, therefore our range of quotations
how but little difference. On Thursday the news
rom Liverpool, by the Canada, came to hand, reorting
sales for the week of 87,000 bales, at an
dvanceof Jd. on former prices. These accounts
xcited our market to a good, degree, and prices
nmediately advanced & on our lust quotations, tne
eneral ruling rates were 16} @ 16 j cents. The
ales of tlie week comprise ill bales, and the
jtal sales in this market for the year ending on
ie 31st of Augnst were 40,017 bales, and the
tock on band at that time were only 230 bales.
Corn.?The ooru market is dull and drooping,
nd the tendency is decidedly downward. We now
uote 85 @ 90 bushel.
Cow Ptcu.?This article is still scarce, and allough
prices are a little lower, still they freely
ommand 90 to 100 c. bushel.
Seed Rye.?There is a demand foe Seed Bye,
ut as there is none of if on sale, it is therefore
ifficult to say what the true market Talue of the
rticle is.
Flour.?We hare no material change to notioe
i the price of Flour, the supply is good, and the'
emand moderate, we still quote $o.50 to 6.26 for
ommon to superfine brands, extra family Floar
;7 rei bbl.
Fodder.?The supply of Fodder during the past
reek has been mostly from the new crop, and It
as been sold from 86c. to>$l ^ 100 lie.
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