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Scraps tic Jfads. The Goldsboro (N. C.) Tribune, regrets to learn that Philip S. White, the cele- j brated temperance lecturer, has yielded to j the seductive influence of intoxicating drink. The colored men of Chicago, 111., have challenged Senator Douglas to meet Fred. Douglas, in a discussion relative to the rights j and capacities of the colored race. The Panama papers contain the dec- ! laration of war of Martinez against Costa j Rica. Is is reported that the Nicaragua troops! fired upon Canty upon the lake. The evidence is conclusive of the j murder of 118 emigrants by the Mormons, j and there was great excitement in California j in consequence. In the Tennessee Senate, one day last | week, Mr. Goodpasture presented a memorial j from citizens of Scott county, asking to be i released from taxation on account of the hard times, and that an appropriation of S4,UUU j or ?5,000 be made for their benetit. The Ashboro' (N. C.) Bulletin, says that millions of wild pigeons made their ap- \ pearance in Randolph last week. They are j devouring the acorns, which are abundant I this year, and will deprive the hogs of much j of their winter substance. On Saturday last the two branches of the Legislature of Alabama met in convention, and on the first ballot elected Uoo. C. C. Clay, Jr., to the Senate of the United States for six years from the 4th of March, 1859, when his present term of office expires. During the debate on the banking articles of the Kansas bogus constitution, it comes out that in making up a bank at Lecomption, last summer, it was necessary, in accordance with the charter, to exhibit a j cash capital of ?50,000. While the Governor counted one bag at a time, the other was carried out and brought in again, and this was done until 350,000 were counted and certificates obtained. A doom rtnrriaoro mnrlo ito nnnpnr.inpp in the streets of Manchester, near Pittsburg, a few days since. It ran over the streets like e thing of life, turning corners and dodging ruts. The driver of an omnibus, seeing innovation in this experiment, put whip to his horstsj and tried to out-run the steam carriage, but the latter left his coach so far behind, that the omnibus driver was laughed at by the spectators. The steam carriage went at the rate of nine miles an hour with a pressure of sixty pounds. The inventor is John S. Hall, of Manchester. We learn, from the South Carolinian i of yesterday, that the Trustees of the Col- ] lege, at a meeting on Wednesday, elected ; the Hop A. B. Longstreet, of Georgia, President of the institution. It is, we think, a happy choice. Judge LoDgstreet has great firmness of character, great ablility, and the j most genial manners. He is the very soit of man to exercise ascendency over youth, < without offending their self love or self res- 1 spect. South Carolina has just given Georgia a Governor, and Georgia returns the com- \ pliment by giving us a President of our College. We are pleased to witness this interchange of good offices between the two States. I i Charleston Mercury. Last week, says the Selma Reporter j a friend described a machine recently invent- j a.l And fnctnrl a# flin nf Mr i . -V ..... A f ? | MeConough, Burnsville, Ala., which throws i 1 live ounce bulls through an inch plank at i the distance of one hundred yards. The Sat- j find says: "That the velocity can be increased to such a degree, that five thousand i balls or shells a rniuute can be thrown."? i ] Xo powder is used?the bullets being thrown |: by an arm of machinery, same as a man throws a stone. This certaiuly is the great- s est invention of the age. With such a ma- ' chine a mere handful of men could demol- ? ish an army of thousands in a few hours. ,< We learn that it will be exhibited at the ! -Montgomery Fair. In more prosperous days says the Xewl'ork Freeman's Journal, we have not failed to denounce the Mercantile Spy Agen- ' cies as degrading and unrepublican in theory and practice. We would now ask of what true use have they been? What argument can be urged for their continuance. When the , storm came they proved of no account. Those . who trusted most implicitly in their reports i have been swept away. We therefore urge i this as a most fitting opportunity to relieve i the mercantile name of the country from the i stain thatattacbes to the maintenance of such a degrading system of espionage, forrni a part in our commercial system. Now is the time for our inerchans to sweep away this i vile thing that covers the land with a network, i Better a crop of bankrupts than a crop of spies! The special Washington correspondent of Col. Forney's Press says it is rumor- 1 ed that 3Ir. Buchanan, in his first annual j message to Congress, will take bold ground j on the currency question ; that he will re-1 affirm the principles laid down in his speech i on the Independent Treasury bill. He be- j lives that it was the intention of the framers j of the Constitution to establish a hard-money j currency, and that the action of Congress ; since, has been a steady departure from that j intention. The issue will b? made in the nextj Congress, whether State Banks have the con- [ stitutional power to issue circulating "prom-; ises to pay." There will be a large party ! to take the negative of the argument, who i will not, it is said, yield until a decision has i been given on the question by the Supreme Court of the United States. A general bank- j rupt law for the Banks will be presented for i action. This will provide a fixed legal course ' for putting into liquidation insolvent Banks j all over the Uuion. The large box containing the eques-! trian statue of "Washington lately landed at Kichmond, Va., from Europe, was drawn on Tuesday last from the wharf up to its site, ! by more than a thousand people. The Enquirer was startled out of its usual gravity, i and gives a description of the scene, which it pronounces grand and delightful. When ' the box reached the square where it is to be erected, the crowd tore down the fences and , curb-stones, thronged into the enclosure and demanded speeches from someboby. The ! Mayor spoke briefly, and then, Gov. Wise j being uproariously called for, and lifted upon the shoulders of the people upon the box containing the statue, made one of his thrilliDg speeches, while the stars and the stripes were held over him. The statue is to be inaugurated with great eclat on the 22d of February next. Hon. R. T. M. Hunter has been invited to deliver the inaugural oration, ! with Hon. Wm. C. Rives as his alternate, and Mr. James Barron Hope, or Mr. John R. Thompson will recite a poem upon the : occasion I C|ef0til)ille n()iiim EDITED BT JOHN L. MILLER JOSEPH H. BLACK. YORKVILLE, S. C. THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 3, 1857. MAKE I P VOI R CLI BS!! YORKVILLE ENQUIRER FOR THE YEAR 1858 ! ISSUED EVERY THUR8DAY MORNING, AT YORKVILLE, S. O.. A T Two Dollars per Annum in Advance. EDITED BY JNO. L. MII.LER <t JOSEPH II. BLACK. rilHE PRESENT YEAR is drawing to a close, Q .... ? ttVTttv T'i\T T'ltP _ r J. and with it ends the imnii >uiji;.ud oi the YORKVILLE ENQUIRER. So far, its career has been prosperous, aud every effort will be made to make it still more deserving of patronage in the future. It shali be our endeavor to commend it to the intelligent of all classes, by making it the medium of m% swm smiM'tim: To the moral portion of the community by instilling the most elevated sentiments: to the philanthropic by advocating well-matured measures of social or economical reform : to the Humorous by the infusion of SELECT WIT: and to the patriotic, by making every possible effort to advance the political and material isssaim m m% mm, and to give permanency to her civilization, and new life and energy to her kindling genius. A NEW FEATURE FOR THE FOURTH VOLUME, will be SKETCHES of Revolutionary Characters and INCIDENTS, iu this and neighboring di<tricts. Many of our renders are descendants of the heroes, whose noble deeds and dnuntlcss bravery we would chronicle, and to them, such sketches will have a personal interest. We have invited all who possess information of this kind to contribute it, and we hope they will do so without delny. The Agricultural Interests of the State will receive more special attention than we have yet devoted to it. Regarding farming as (he means of producing at the South, it assumes a paramount importance, and au effort is being made to enlist the ser?!v<rs of practical farmers, and induce them to give the beneficial results of their experience. TOE T.ATOS? OTS. Foreign and Domestic, shall be carefully culled and condensed, and on the plan of "MERE MENTION," we will give muldim in parvo. As soon as trade begins to revive, we will give weekly, a full report of the CURRENT PRICES. Owing to the difficulty of getting a Reporter, as well as the stagnation in business, we have been somewhat j remiss in this for a few weeks, but we will make permanent arrangements for 1858. TEMPERANCE Will still continue, among other social blessings, to be advocated. Our own District is evidence of its blessings, and wc can say boldly, that its nior- I nl tone has improved with the progress of the i Temperance cause. Our Charleston Correspondent, "Magnolin," will | continue his racy sketches of busy life in our Me-! tropolis. mm&i mmj If there is one thing in which wc may justly | take pride, it is in the talented corps of Contributors, who, during the past yenr, have aided us j in giving tone and interest to the columns of the ! Enquirer. Wc have reason to hope that the Muses who i have visited us occasionally will not sleep. Mrs. I M. W. STRATTON, J. WOOD DAVIDSON, P. j D. S., our young friend "WILLIE," and others, (vill continue, we doubt not, their poetical contri- | sutions. In the PROSE DEPARTMENT, we have the : promise of some well-traiued per.s, in addition to I those wln? have already given us their aid. CLUB TERMS! ! 4 Copies one year $ 7 00 | 10 " " " 15 00 20 " ? " 28 00 tnd a copy of either Russell's Magazine, Godey's I Lady's Book, or Graham's Magazine, to the per- | son making a club of twenty. The money to ac- ; tompany clubs in every instance. ggyMVe will furnish the Enquirer and either: 'Russell," "Godey" or "Graham," one j'ear for ; ?4; "Peterson" or "Arthur," and the Enquirer, j it S3 50. Address, JNO. L. MILLER & CO.. Yorkvillo, S. C. j December 3d, 1857. j **"'Our Exchanges will confer a favor by giv- I ing the above a few insertions, which will berecip- | rocatcd at any time. PAYING SMALL BILLS. " The laborer is wortuy ot his lure ?though too often is this aphorism practically ignored. It seems a part of the religion of some men, never to pay a small debt until they have first tried the i temper of the creditor past endurance, by uu- ; necessary and unreasonable delays. There are no class of men who are so severely taxed?from whose income such a large discount is made, as the honest, industrious mechanic. And it is done by delaying their wages, often from no other reason, than a forgetfulness of the importance to a man of small means of a small sum. And in this v;ry fact may be found the cause of that bitter opposition between the two classes?the rich and poor. It is natural for a man to feel, if not envy, at lenst contempt and enmity, when the equipage of his Lordly debtor goes sweeping by, and he thinks of a tattered family, chilled and famished for the want of fire and food; of the wife of his bosom suffering from the delay of his hardly earned wages, and trembles lest he may be unable to meet some engagement for the future, upon which hinges his hppes of competence and happiness.? In this way, many a diligent mechanic is made to suffer?often to become a serious loser?when a little self-denial or a moments reflection on the part of his employer, would enable him to effect some object dear to his heart. Perhaps he is striving to raise a promising family?perhaps he has set his heart on giving thera?what he so sadly feels the want of?a liberal education?and must he see bis fond hopes clouded, his bright eyed son and his fair-Laird daughter deprived of the blessings for which he has toiled day after day, and she who years lang sync gave up the world and cast her lot with his disappointed, and melanchollv?? This may seem a rather pathetic view of a practical subject, but let it not be supposed that penury or hard labor can crush out altogether the tender emotions of the heart. Our own observation leads us to infer the contrary. There is far more of the "milk of human kindnes"' in the humble and sequestered scenes of life than amid the pomp and pampered indolence of the wealthy and luxurious. The Sybarite who could not repose upon a bed of roses because some envious spite had folded one of the rose-leaves, must center all his love in self. His own ease is the first consideration. But love, disinterestedness, the genuine and noble affections of the heart, delight in self-sacrifice and self-denial. Let it not be supposed then that the man who labors for his daily wages?the poorest mechanic?cannot feel the pangs of " hope deferred''as keenly us the rich and affluent. Remember then your duty? "the laborer is worthy of his hire"?and he asks it not as charity, but as a right, that 3*011 pay promptly what is due him?be it ever so small an amount. It is now near the close of the 3*ear?the time when men lay their plans for the future?and all arrears should be promptly settled up. It may require some exertion, but duty should ever come j before repose, and consider it is u real hardship to the one who is suffering positively through your : procrastination. GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE. IVc lay this document before our readers. As | most of them will read it, we will not undertake a : compendium. The suggestions contained in it j relative to the school system are perhaps of the most importance. The Normal Schools recornj mended, have long In en a desideratum. In regard to the College, no provision is advised likely j to produce any lasting benefit. The idea that j ''young gentlemen" do not require discipline, or j that it would be in the least "derogatory to the j just influence of parents," is the very sentiment j upon which the recent rebellion was based. There j is no reason why our young men cannot submit to } sensible regulations without in the least detract| ing from the dignity of the student, or the rights ] of the parent. Our Military Schools are under j the strictest discipline, and a glance at the notice which the Message contains of these institutions I ?so succinct, yet so satisfactory?is a sufficient j refutation of the superficial idea that "fast young j men" are uot to be learned the most important of all lessons?obedience. It has been trulv remarkI -> - ?. - J ; L*u uiai nit; man nnu uunut uuvj, ......v ?v ?. i And if parents neglect to teach this, the sooner it i is inculcated at school the better. On the subject of bank suspensions, the message { suggests no definite action, deeming it imprudent ] to undertake a reformation during the panic.? | Whatever action shall be taken, should of course j be tempered with caution, but we must think a j little punishment the best antidote to future re! vulsions. It will be seen that an importantchnnge is proposed in regard to the Bank of the State.? i The proposal to take from it the right to transact ' ordinary banking business, and from the private | banks the liberty of issuing notes, could not effect j any beneficial purpose that we can perceive. Federal politics arc very lightly touched, and i everything said is spoken in a conciliatory tone, j But we will let our readers judge for themselves. The Message contains many good suggestions and | we linve only to see how well they will be applied J by the Legislature. INITED STATES SENATOR. Ex-Governor James II. Hammond, was elected United States Senator on Monday last. Ballots were held on Friday, Saturday and Mondaj'. The following is the result: First. Second. Third. J. H. Hammond 01 71 S-5 ! F. W. Pickens, 39 50 59 j Jas. Chesnut 23 30 i John S. I'reston, 18 I R. B. Rhett, 0 Scattering ; 8 14 On the last ballot Mr. CfiEsxtT's name was withdrawn. Hammond's majority over Pickens, 26. This election, in the face of the declination of i Ex-Governor Hammond to enter into the contest, ! may be considered as a high and deserved compliment. It shows the confidence which tins State puts in his political sagacity nnd integrity, and we have no fears but that like Cincinnati's of old, | he will be found worthy of the honor. The general wishes of the people pointed decidedly to him before his recent letter, and that he could be elected in the face of that, is sufficient evidence of his ponularitj'. despite the efforts of party cliques to i turn the tables upon him. VTe learn from the Carolina Times that he will accept. The only ; danger is lest too much may be expected cf him. Even the great Calhoun could often effect little more than leave on record his opposition to unjust and unconstitutional measures. Hut we feel con- ; fident that in the "high argument" of States Rights and Southern Rights, our State will be j ably aud eloquently represented. COMPTROLLER GENERAL'S REPORT. We acknowledged last week our indebtedness to , the Comptroller General for a copy of his able Re- : port. We have also given his strictures upon the j Banking system of this State, in which w? fully i concur. j The whole aggregate tax of both Divisions, nmountsto $430,920,13; showing a decrease in the taxes when compared with those of 1856, of $07,025,90 ; which is accounted for by the reduction : of the taxes on various classes of property : sales ! of goods, &c. j The Comptroller notices the very great expense i attending the collection of taxes, amounting for j the year 1856, for both State aud District taxes, j to the sum of $38,685.22. One of the Tax Collectors of the I'pper Division is paid $1,904.83; another $1,789.78; another $1,376.81; another $1,325.30; and still nnother $1,322.82, and soon ' down to $494 64 ; nnd, though three months are j allowed for the collections and for making the re- j turns, the work is generally performed in from j three to six weeks. lie estimates that the Tax ! Collectors are paid 100 per cent, higher than any J other officers in the State. The Public debt of the State is $3,058,081,00; ! and in addition, the State is a guarantor of the j bonds of the South Carolina Railroad, to the a- | mount of $2,000,OltO; and owes the United States, j I for surplus revenue $1,051,423,00. The interest j on the public debt, is $171,451,87. The appro- | j priations to the New State Capitol already amount j to $057.80.3,54, and the annual appropriations for j i the last two years have been $250,000. I We give the exhibit of the taxes of our District, j for the year ending the 30th of September 1857. I Slaves, 8,874?tax on slaves, $0,211 80. Free negroes, 50?tax, $118. Sales of goods, $322,700 ?tax, $484 05. Value of professions, $20,500? tax, $102 50. Value of lots, $321,115?tax, $401 39. Acres of land, 457,956?value of land, $307,891?tax on land, $1,847 35. Total taxes paid by York District, $9,1G5 09. Police Asscfiment*.?Poor tax, rate 30 per cent., | amount, $2,747 36. Public Building, rate i per i cent., amount, $732 63. Road and Bridge tax, J rate 10 per cent., amount, $915 78. Total assessments, $4,395 77. - ? M?l? THE Sl'BLI>IE IN TURNIPS. Capt. Samuel Anderson of Fishing Creek, has ; attained the sublime in this department of agrij cultural progress. He hns left at our office a ! shanghai turnip weighing 11 lbsnett, and measuring 321 inches in circumference! We see no reason why a man, who understands the trick of ! producing such gigantic turnips, should ever be j under the necessity of buying pork, or of winteri iughis cows upon a few shucks, and the hope of j an early Spring. Milk should flow as plenteously as in the land of Goshen, and butter and cheese ; should supply the want of bacon. We know not | to what species the Captain's turnip belongs, but I one thing may prima jacie be safely interred? | that it is full-grown and "large of its size.'-? ' Can any one beat it? LIMESTONE SPRINGS. We have received a Catalogue of the Limestone Springs Female High School for 1857. The total ; number of students is 14(5. An imposing array | of twelve instructors constitute the Faculty. The i regular terms begin the middle of February and July. This institution still continues prosperous j and gives general satisfaction. The energy and efficiency of the Messrs. Ci:rtis must "command : success " as well as " deserve it." S. C. CONFERENCE. i The South Carolina Conference of the Method| ist Episcopal Church is now in session in Charlotte, j Business is progressing slowly, and it will be ! Thursday or Friday before the adjournment takes place. We will issue an extra containing the appointments as soon as they are received. MERE-MENTION. Samuel C. Scott, post-master at Collins, Edgej field District, was tried in Columbia on Friday last, atnl found guilty of robbing the mail, in Aug. 1850. Tlicrcaretwootlierindictmentsagainst Mr. S. The Young Ebony Sax-Horn Band, belonging to this place, have been, during the last week, astonishing the people in Columbia. Walker, Evan? & Co.. 3 Broad-street | Charleston, have printed to order and have delivered the Journal of the Grand Division of the Sons of Temperance of the State of South Carn! lina. from August. 1847 to July 1857, inclusive. It will be a valuable book of reference to all interested in the Order. In New York there has heeu a comparative fulling off of murder?, only five or six occurring daily now! The ' editor of the Carolina Time* has been shown a ! counterfeit Ten Dollar hill on the Bank of Ham- I burg, S. C. This counterfeit is dated Nov. 8, [ 1850, letter B. The difference between it and a j . genuine bill same denomination and letter, Nov. ' 11th, 1850. is very marked. The engraving is j ; generally coarser, the vignette (a likeness of Cal- j houn.j heavier, and tho shading of the letters j not so perfect. Geu. Wm. S. Haskell, who ! was placed in the Kentucky Insane Asylum, some j weeks ago, has recovered, and was announced to ! i lecture on Friday evening, at Lexington, Ivy. j A Kansas correspondent of the Cincinnati En- ! ' fjnirer says the Bev. Mr. Kalloch, of Boston J 1 notoriety, is in that Territory. Brioiiam | 1 Yorxfi, it is said, never went to school but tliir- j * * * - - 't... i.? _:n !,? n.ct f. 011 (WlVS. It IS prounoie mm ur Hill lie win Hini ( citizen of the United Statos wlio will have the j j honor of being hung for treason. .So much for want of education. Mr. C. I). Brooks has i purchased the Darlington Fiimih/ Friend from j ' Mr. C. C. Law. Mnj. F. F. Warley, is retained ' ;.as editor. A dispatch, dated the -2d, nt St. J I Louis, says that Gov. Walker was in that city on j : his way to Washington. It has been very quiet j . in Kansas since his Excellency left the territory, j The Legislature of Mississppih..s by an almost ; \ unanimous vote, adopted resolutions censuring j | Gov. Walker, and condemning the Administra- j 1 tion, in case his conduct is approved. As a [ sign of the hard times, a year or so ago, it was ! j said that Briuiiam Yorxr. had forty wives. Now ! | lie has but sixteen ! On Thursday morning | last, at the depot of the South Carolina Railroad, | in Augusta, an expert thief picked the pocket of j i Hon. A. H. Stephens, of his pocket book, con- J j taining one hundred and twenty dollars. A ! gentleman informs the Barnwell Sentinel that he ' saw on Gen. Hammond's plantation,- an acre of ; land measured, which produced ninety eight bushels of corn?sixty ears of which shelled a bushel. j "It is reported that Mr. IIart, one of the 1 editors of the Ckirlcston Mercury, hn9 been apI pointed Collector of Charleston." Hon. Jas. i L. Orr, of this State, arrived nt Washington on | Tuesday of last week. Resolutions have | been introduced in the Legislature of Tennessee, | j requesting Hon. John Bell to resign his sent in i the U. S. Senate. The Paris Journal des ; Debn.'s says the United States ought to be called j tie Paper or Rag Republic. RUSSELL'S MAGAZINE. j Russell for December is ou our table. It prej sents as usual, quite a variety of literary excellencies. The Contents areLaughter, Wit and Humor; A Mnle Flirt; A j few Thoughts on Southern Civilization ; To a La-lv. Tim Untile in the Tfistnnce : Original Sonnet? i V - " 7 - ? . addresed to America ; The Life and Wonderful Adveutures of the Little Gold Dollar; Dramatic ; Fragment; The Poets and Poetry of the South? j \Vm. Gilmorc Simms' Dramatic Poems; The Great j Financial Difficulty?Southern and Northern Labor: Alice: It at lad?the Sleeping Child; Voices [ from the Forest; Unpublished Revolutionary Papers : Editors' Table, &c. Our readers will agree with us that the following "Sonnet" is very beautiful: Some truths there be arc better left unsaid, Much is there that we may not speak unblamed; On words as wings how many joys have fled! The jealous Fairies love not to be named. There is an old world tale of one whose bed A Genius blest, to all save him unknown,? One day the secret passed nis lips, and sped As secrets speed?thenceforth he slept alone. Too much, oh, far too much is told in books; Too broad a daylight wraps us. all and each ; All! it is well that deeper than our looks, Some secrets lie beyond conjecture's reach : ; Ah! it is well tliatiu the soul are nooks That will not open to the keys of Speech. 4?0?? ? ADMISSIONS TO THE BAR. From a glance at the following catalogue of gentlemen just admitted to the bar, it will be se ;n that York is not likely to "suspend" litigation for I the want of lawyers. Out of the list, Vorkville only has four. We wish them all success : Hamlin Beattie, Grecnvdle; Josiah Bedon, Columbia; R. R. Brice, Fairfield; 1L S. Burnett, Charleston; M. C. Butler. Edgefield; dames M. Davis, Camden; Robert H. Drennan, Abbeville; David R. Duncan, Spartanburg; A. F. Edwards, Spartanburg:.I. B. Erwin, Vorkville; A. L. Evans, Marion: Geo. M. Fairlee, Marion ; C. Garlington, Laurens: F. M. Green, Barnwell; S. B. Griffin, j Edgefield: W. E. Keels, Williamburg; Wm. Kenne- | dy, Camden: S. W. Melton, Vorkville; Walter B. I Metts, Vorkville; W. F. Milley, Beaufort; B. H. j Moore, Vorkville: M. M. Morrison, Marlboro; Robert W. Tompkins, Edgefield; Benjamin F. j Wliitner, Auderson. . ? ?? E. C. RECORDER. This nent College Monthly for November, is on our table. With this number begins a new volume, j A modest and appropriate salutatory inaugurates i the editorial corps, and we are pleased to see that i our friends?W. W. East, ("Willie") R. M. Wal- j lace and I>. Kerr have a place in the picture.? j We have no doubt but that they will render the Re- j corrltr worthy of a liberal patronage. The friends i of the College should support it as a nursery ] of young writers?a field for their maiden efforts j ?an arena for the cultivation of style and habits ; of thought and reflection, which form no small portion of an efficient education. j ?. - ?? ? ? ?- ??? EXAMINATION AND EXHIBITION. j We would call the attention of the public to the j | announcement in another column, of the Annual j I Examination of the King's Mountain Preparatory i j Military School on Monday next. The members i of the Senior Class will, in original addresses, ex- i i liibit their progress in oratory on the night of | [ Wednesday, the 9th. Lieut II. T. Abhott will j j also deliver an Address. The public generally, and j I the ladies especially, will not fail to attend the j j "feast of reason and the flow of soul." CONCERT. Miss Bt'RCK and Mrs. Peluam, intend visiting i ; our town for the purpose of giving a Grand Con- I 1 cert. Wc hope that all the lovers of music will j "turn out" nud give these ladies a full house. ! FOREIGN ITEMS. ' The financial advices since the suspension of the ! Charter Act are considered favorable. The English ship Dunbar was wrecked near ! Sydney, and 140 passengers and all the crew lost. 1 I The English Parliament meet immediately. It is ! j reported that Nena Sahib has again besieged I Lucknow with 50,000 rebels. The G waiter tnu- j j tineers have been subdued. All of the city peo! pie found in Delhi were bayoneted. Many Euro- j peaus were found in the ranks of the rebels at j Delhi. I By the arrival of the Tennessee at New Orleans, we learn that Mexico is in the most distracted j condition, and another general revolution was im- j . pending. Negotiations were pending between the J revolutionists and General Santa Anna, whom, ! | undoubtedly, they intend for President. Of the , passengers by the Tennessee, there are twenty' three political exiles, and among these are ex' President Salas, Jose Washington, Col. Powers, j j aud William Moran editor of the Extraordinary, who was imprisoned for publications against the I Governor of Zacatecas. Commonfort's fall was ; j considered certain, and it was thought doubtful ; whether his life would be Bpared if he remained in ' the country. It is understood in Washington that General I , Wnlker will soon have quite a large force in Nicr ! ragua. Names of emigrants are daily offering ' and several hundred are now on the eve of depai ; ture. His plans are said to be more complete tba his departure in the Fashion with three hundre men seems to warrant. I WASHINGTON NEWS. We find in the Carolinian ihc following de: patches from Washington: As far as can be ascertained, the Cabinet nr united in sustaining the action of the Ivtnsn Constitutional Convention: whatever preferenc there may have been fur submitting the entir Constitution to the people, all are now agree j that the mode now proposed for the inhabitants t | settle the question of slavery, is in accordanc with the letter and spirit of the Kansas-Ncbrask Act. Despatches to the New York Herald, say tho j while the President endorses the action of th I Constitutional Convention of Kansas, Governo ' Walker denounces it in no measured terms, an [ stands pledged to defeat it. The latter says that should an ef .. on the par of Congress to force that Conj/uti'.n on tbei people without their voice being '.eard be made it will surely be followed by a rebellion and blood, civil war. He also says that the opposition to i in the Territory is almost universal. Governor Walker had another interview wit! the President to- clay. The Cabinet is also engage on the same subject. Oil this civil war in Washington the Times com ments iu this strain: It is understood that the difference of opinio between them is so radical that open hostility i considered inevitable, involving a split of th National Democracy?Gov. Walker heading th conservatives and President Buchanan the radi cnls. The President holds, that as the Convon tion was authorized by Congress, he is bound t sustain its action, while the Governor contend that this amounts to an assertion of the right o Congress to force any constitution on the Territory instead of leaving it to the people. It is believe that in any event, Governor Walker will not re sign, and if the President should remove him, direct issue on this ground will be made, whic will divide the Democracy in the next Congressin which event the President will be in the mi rority. While we publish the letter alluded tc and introduce thc;e remarks on the same, w would state that our source (the only one to han just now) is not by an* means pro-slavery ; there fore its information may require some qualificatiot This information and that which we publishe recently to the effect that the Cabinet unanimous ly unite with the President against the position c Gbv. Walker, and in favor of sustaining the actio of the Kansas Constitutional Convention, is cob side-red effectually a bar to a reconciliation wit Walker's position. Contrary to the expectatio of the President, it has transpired that Senate Douglas will take bold ground in support of Wa! ker. Thn imr>rp?sinn here this evening is that th organization of the House of Representatives wi be completed ou the first day of the session. Onl two of the South Carolina members will go int the caucus on the Speakership, unless it be deetr ed necessary in order to secure Colonel Orr' nomination. The indications are that the whol South will vote for Col. Orr on the first ballot. For the Enquirer. ADIEU TO YORKVILLE. Farewell Yorkville? soon I leave thee, Half in gladness?half in gloom, Tho' friends are waiting to receive me In my distant, sunny, home. Still a pang of deep regret Mingles in my cup of bliss, I part from those I've often met? From those I'm sure to miss. At Home in twilights holy hour, I know n thought of titer and thine, Like rosy Love in summer bower, Will nestle in this heart of mine. And may I hope tho' severed wide 'Mid thy pleasures and sunshine, That Time cannot our hearts divide? That you will think of uie aud mine ? CHARLESTON CORRESPONDENCE. Charleston, Nov. 30, 1857. You cannot expect anything of much intercs from the Metropolis now, when everybody is r the Capitol, and all eyes are turned to that gref magnet centre of popular attraction. The con bined talent of the State is now supposed to t concentrated there, and everything worth happet ing or relating, for the time, is supposed to orig nate in or about Columbia, the gay and gallat city of shade trees and muddy streets. Yourcoi respondent may take a run up next week, just t peep in at the Savans, and see what they may t about. I shall go, prepared to take notes, an "faith I'll print them too," for the good of mat kind at large. The Rev. Dr. Mania*, the learned and veners ble pastor of the second Baptist Church, delivei ed the first regular lecture of the season, laevening, before the Young Men's Christian Ass< ciation. It was able and eloquent, and attracte a crowded and attentive auditory. He is. perhap; one of the ripest scholars, and soundest Theoh gians in the city. He tendered his letter of rcsif nation a week ago, but at the unanimous requeof his church and congregation he has conscute to withdraw it. After a cold snap of four or five days, we at again hnving a touch of Indian summer weathei with occasional dashes of rain and sunshint just enough of each to give it the spice of varietj Our climate will not admit of more than thre very cold days at a time. The annual series of winter amusements hav commenced in earnest, and every lady is on the qn rire for the last star. The Campbell Minstrel open mi engagement of a week to night, at th Institute Hall, and they have always draw crowded houses, and they will not likely be les successful than usual this time. Miss Avonia Jones, a young and talentc Virginia actress makes her first appearance upo our boards to-night. Her personal beauty an fame as an actress has created quite a sensatic among the fast young bloods, and the theatn going portion of our community generally. Sli makes her debut as Blanche in the play of Ai mand, a character in which she is said to exce Upper-ten-dem will be out en masfe, and many gay gallant will bow at the shrine of this ne divinity. Madame Ebmixia will give the first of her gran concerts to morrow evening, at Hibernian Ilall.She is a celebrated Prima Donna from the Italia Opera of Paris, London and St. Petersburg, ar will appear, in company with other celebratt musical characters, under the direction of tt celebrated pianist, Maurice Strakoscii. I am pleased to see that the Ebony Sax IIoi Band that attracted so much attention here durir the Fair of the South Carolina Institue, are pe i. 1 ?? frtlum Kin TIlOV Ot lorining 10 guuu uuiun III vviuiuuia. * ..v^ ... certainly prodigies in their way, and should 1 encouraged. F. W. Thomas, the distinguished author an lecturer, lately delivered two lectures in this citi before large and appreciative auditories, and wo golden opinions from all sorts of people. H leaves to-night for Columbia, where he design repeating his lectures. I see a very flatterin notice in the Curolini'in of yesterday announcin his expected visit to that city. The Hon. I). L. Yclee addressed the Charle: ton Chamber of Commerce on Saturday night, i an able nnd elaborate speech on the subject of railroad contiediou between this city and thos points of Florida most favorable to a prosperou and profitable commercial intercourse. Mr. Yt i.ee unfolded in a very ample and satisfactor manner the system of railroad construction whic had been adopted in the Peniusula, and the Chan: bcr was favorably impressed with his plans an propositions. The benefits of an extension of th system so as to embrace this city in a direct lir i of^communication, was satisfactorily shown in i- j series of calculations, that added arithmetical 5' i demonstration to the force of commercial considn | erations. d | MAGNOLIA. For the Yorkville Enquirer. ! BETHEL PRESBYTERY. j }fct?r?. Editors:?The action of Bethel Pres! bytery in 1840, as given in your last issue, deny- j s : ing church-privileges to distillers and retailers of e ; ardent spirits, was highly worthy of an intellie 1 gent and faithful church judicatory, and eminent! ly becoming christian character and profession. e The author cf the procedure and each of its ada vocates, if still dwellers on earth, have assurertly t j an approving conscience ; and by this "manifestoe j tion of the truth, have commended themselves to r ! every (christian) man's conscience in the sight of d God." ,t True, it may be said by some to the Presbytery, r as Christ said to the moral young man, "one thing !. | thou lackest?that whilst the distiller and rey J toiler are excluded from the church, they who use i what the distiller makes and the retailer supplies, b i are retained in communion without censure?that, d | speaking illustratively, the thief is punished, but the receiver of the 3tolen goods, knowing them to be stolen, is held guiltless. This may be, likely, the system of logic of the mass of mankind. IIu? man nature is prone to adopt the views most fae vorable to self-indulgence and fleshly appetite.? e But can such conclusion legitimately proceed from '* the premises? Let us reason together. 0 If the Discipline of the Presbyterian church, s j in the matter under consideration, be in accordf I ance with the word of God, or, which is to the (j i same effect, if "an offence is any thing in the i principles or practice of a church member, which a J is contrary to the word of God, or which, if it be ^ ' not in its own nature sinful, may tempt others j. | to sin, or mar their spiritual edification," as maini, | tained by the Discipline ; nud if "the distillery e | and retail shop do tempt men to sin, and mar their ! spiritual edification," as allc-dged by Presbytery, i. i how can any member of the Presbyterian church, d j without offence, use as a beverage that which it is !" ! an offence to make or sell? If a member be a|f ' # n 1 menable to censure for distilling whiskey why is i- I he, who drinks it when distilled, not censurable? h Can human ingenuity frame an answer, condemn" ! ing the former, and justifying the latter? Tcclinil_ j cality may sometimes accomplish a favorable re! suit in an earthly court, but the christian knows, I? j "all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of y i him with whom we have to do." Can the consci0 I ence of any reader arrive at any other conclul" ' sion, than that there must be offence and sin in 'si 1 buying and drinking, if iniquity attach to the manufacturing and vending ? The consumer gives aid and encouragement to the oroducer and trafficker?is an accessory after the fact, and par| takes of the guilt. What then is duty??nothI ing less than an adoption of the total abstinence principle of Paul: "If meat make my broth er to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend."? n i .it a!_ _ v . J -1.-11 *1 - ~ j snail mid oe none; or sunn we miner uuupi mc I conduct of Ananias and Sapphira?keep back part of the price?a part of the obedience due our creator ? The will of each is free to choose for himself, and time is the period for the exercise of man's judgment; but after death, another judgment holds. The good and amiable Jay, of Bath, affirms: "The man that doeth truth gives up himself to his convictions, and follows them whithersoever they lead him, regardless of consequences.? lie may have little knowledge for the time, but he conforms to it; for sincerity cannot consist with the . omission of any known duty, or the indulgence of ! any known sin." EBAL GERIZIM. Grand Division, Sons of Temperance.?The Fourth Quarterly Session of the Sons of Temper: ance of South Carolina, was holden at Columbia lt on Wednesday and Thursday last. The attendance it of delegates was large, and a good deal of inter. est in the cause was manifested. The following gentlemen were installed as officers for the ensu,e ingyear: l- Bro. Donald R. Barton, G. W. P., Branchville. " ,T. Cordero, G. W. A., Columbia. " Geo. S. Bower, G. T., Columbia. " B. D. Townsend, G. Scribe, Bennettsrille. r- " J. C. Griffin, G. C., Williamston. o " J. W. Richwood, G. Sentinel, Conwayboro. " Rev.?Thomas, G. Chaplain, Bcnnettsville. " Henry Summer, P. G. W. P., Newberry, d The first quarterly meeting for next year will i- he held at Winnsboro', in January: the second at Cheraw, in April; the third at Williamston, in ^ I July, and the fourth at Columbia, in November. LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS. 5t We condense from our Columbia exchanges all ' the Legislative proceedings of a general interest, beginning with Wednesday, 25th November, at : which date it will be remembered our last report closed. ?* Senate.?Pursuant to notice Mr. Morlccai in| troduced a bill to repeal the laws against usury, d | and for other purposes. The bill received the first . reading, and was referred to the Committee on | Finance and Banks, and was ordered to be print'e j cd. r, Mr. Cain gave notice that to-morrow he will , ask leave to introduce a bill to punish assaults ' with concealed weapons. r' ! Mr. McCaw presented the petition of citizens of e J Yorkville, praying for a repeal of the Act of In- j I corporation of that Town, also, a counter petition j on the same subject. 1 j IIorsE.?Mr. E. B. Bryan, front the Special Is 1 Committee appointed at the last session to conside i or so much of Message No. 1, of Ex-(loveraor Ad- j j ams as referred to the opening of the slave trade, i n j made a favorable report thereon, and J. Johnston i s Pettigrew an unfavorable report upon the same I subject: which were made the special order for j | Wednesday nest, at 1 p. m. Mr. Easly gave notice of a bill to reduce the n compensation of Tax Collectors, d The following bills wore introduced, and read in j the first lime: A hill to authorize the banks to : pay out at tlmir counters the bills of other banks '' of this State. A bill to increase the penalty for io j secretly trading and trafficking with slaves. A p. j bill to sell the labor of free negroes iu certain ca] j 90S. a j Tiirnsi'v, Nov. 26. w | Senate.?Mr. McCaw presented the petition of Maekey Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, No. 15, j and of Lebanon Council of Royal and Select | Master Masons, praying acts of incorporation. ? Pursuant to notice, and with leave of the Sen nate, the following bills were introduced; which j were read the first time, and referred to their np! propriate committees: j By Mr. McAliley: A bill to mnke the owners te i of dogs liable for killing sheep. A bill to make j the owners of hogs liable for damages done by them to cultivated crops. n j By Mr. McCaw: A bill to punish assaults com'g ' initted with concealed weapons. r. j By Mr. Cannon: A bill to regulate the com? missions of Tax Collectors. re 1 ,0 HorsE.?Mr. Black presented the petition of i sundry citizens ot Yorkville, praying an amend1(j : meat to their charter. Mr. Moore presented a counter petition upon ^ . the same subject ; referred to the Committee on n j Incorporations. e I Friday, Xov. 27. j Senate.?Mr. Middloton presented the report 8 of the Committee on Finance and Banks, on a bill g , to repeal the laws against usury, and for other ! purposes, recommending that the bill be not passed. Also, the report of the Committee on a bill to repeal the laws against usury, recommending n the passage of the bill, with amendments j which a were ordered for consideration to-morrow. e Pursuant to notice, and with leave of the Senate, the following bills were introduced, which ls were read and referred : ' By Mr. Garlington : A bill to ameud the law in v relation to trading with slaves. By Mr. Marshall: A bill to alter and amend 1 the law in relation to banks, and to provide against l* the suspension of specie payments, and for other d purposes. 0 The Senate proceeded to the General Orders of the day, ami considered resolutions providing for 18 the amendment of the Constitution of the United ? i States, so as to prohibit and punish the issue of i j bank notes of less denomination than $20. After j some time spent therein, the debate was suspended, ! and the same subject was made the special order i of the day to-morrow, at half past 1 o'clock p. m. I Mr. Allen offered resolutions in relation to the death of Gen. James Hamilton, expressing the deep regret of the Senate and its profound respect for the deceased. Horse.?Mr. McQueen, pursuant to notice, introduced a Bill, to punish wilful neglect or misconduct of Railroad Engineers or Conductors. Mr. L. J. Jones, pursuant to notice, introduced a Bill to alter and amend the law relating to the commissions of Guardians; read the first time and referred. On motion of Mr. Chambers, a message was sent to the Senate, proposing to enter into a second ballot for United States Senator, te-morrow, at 1 p. m. Saturday, Not. 28. Senate.?Mr. McAliley offered the following resolution: Resolved, That a Committee of Five be appointed, to take into consideration the suspension of specie payment by the banks in this State, and that a message be sent to the House of Representatives, asking the appointment of a similar Committee, to act with the Committee of this body. The resolution was ordered for immediate consideration, and was agreed to. Messrs. McAliley, Wagner, Marshall, Porter and Moses were appointed the Committee, and a message was seut to the House of Representatives accordingly. A Bill from tbe House of Representatives to exempt the managers of elections from ordinary militia duty during their term of service, was taken up, read a first time, and referred to the Committee on Military and Pensions. Horsn.?Mr. Read, from the Committee on colored population, reported a Bill in relation to the law as regards negroes hiring their own time.? This bill authorizes and requires Magistrates to prosecute all violations of said law. Mr. Ycadon presented the memorial of the suspended banks in Charleston, praying a remission of the penalties incurred by the Act of 1840; ordered to be printed. Monday, Nov. 30. Senate.?Mr. McAliley introduced a Bill to provide Compensation for Commissioners of Roads, Bridges, and Ferries, and other purposes; refer{ red to the Committee on Roads and Buildings. The 1 bill proposes to pay the Commissioners one dollar ! a day whilst employed in the duties of their office, ' and to make them liable, in action of damages, for ! all injuries which maybe sustained through their neglect of duty. The report of the Committeo on Incorporations and Engrossed Acts, on the petition of citizens of Yorkville for repeal of charter of said town, and the counter-petition thereto, (which report is unfavorable to the prayer ofjhe main petition,) was agreed to. Hocsf..?By Mr. Easly, a Bill to reduce the compensation of Tax Collectors. This bill fixes a reduction of commissions for various districts, and provides that no Tax Collector's compensation shall be over $1000, except in the Parishes of St. Philip's and St. Michael's, where the salary shall not exceed $2,500. A bill to alter and amend the lav in relation to the qualification of Jurors. This Bill provides that all tax-payers shall be liable to serve as Jurors. The law heretofore required them to pay a tax of not less than sixty-five cents. The Bill was advocated by Mr. B. F. Perry in a few remarks, and opposed by Mr. Mullins. The Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be sent to the Senate. A Bill to prevent the sale of intoxicating liquors j by itenerant venders, and a Bill to protect the i owners of "neat" cattle, were read a second time, and ordered to be sent to the Senate. The Bill to amend the Constitution of the State, so as to change the name of Claremont to Sumter, j and "Liberty" to "Marion," in honor of the "Swamp Fox" and "Game Cock" of South Caro! lina, was passed by a constitutional majority, and ! ordered to be sent to the Senate. TrESDAY Dec. 1. Senate.?Mr. Carn presented the unfavorable I report of the Committee on Roads and Buildings, j on the petition of John G. Gill, and other citizens j of York District, in regard to a road, i t The House of Representatives sent to the Se| nate the following bills, which had received two readings in the Senate at the session of 1856, and were continued over to this session, under the 23d rule of Senate, viz: A bill to protect the owners, of neat cattle; a bill to amend the Constitution of the State, so that the F.lection District of Clare' mont shall here-after be known and designated by I the name of Sumter; a bill to increase the j penalty for setting fire to the woods. The bills | were respectively ordered for a third reading to| morrow, and to be printed. The following bills were sent to the Senate by j the House of Representatives, which receive' the | first reading and were referred to the Committee ' on the Judiciary: A bill to amend an Act entij tied an Act prescribing the mode of electing j Clerks, Sheriffs and Ordinaries, ratified on the j twcnty-nrst aay 01 uecemoer, in me year 01 our I Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine; i n bill to alter and amend the law in relation to the qualification of Jurors; a bill to increase the compensation of Jurors: a bill to prevent the sale of intoxicating drink by itinerant traders ; a bill to amend the law in relation to Sheriffs. A B ill by the Judiciary Committee, to amend the law in relation to trading with slaves; ordered for consideration to-morrow. The Bill provides that if any person shall purchase from any slave, corn, rice, peas, wheat or o'her gTain, bacon, pork, flour, tobacco, cotton or staple products, with or without a permit, such j person upon conviction, pay a fine not less than $20, and not more than $500; shall be imprisoned, not less than one month, and not more than j 12 months ; shall receive thirty-nine lashes, and be ! incompetent to serve as a Juror or testify as a [ witness in any case. 2, that if any penon shall sell, give or in any otherwise deliver nny spirituous liquors to any slave, such persons for every such : offence, upon conviction, shall be punished, as pre scibcd in Istsec. 3, section defines the evidence I of such traffic and sale. House.?Mr. Moore presented the Report of | the President of King's Mountain Railroad. South Carolina Conference. The Annual Session of the South Carolina Methodist Conference convened in this place on Wednesday the 24th of November?Bishop Paine presiding. We presume that for intelligence and ability this Conference will bear a favorable comparison with any in the United States. There are several eminent Ministers in attendance, extensively known for their learning, eloquence and piety. i A meeting of the Historical Society of the Conj ferencc was held on Friday afternoon. The house was crowded by visitors, and an elegant lecture was delivered by Dr. Wliitefoord Smith, by prc vious appointment of the Society. On Saturday night the Annual Meeting of the ; Conference Missionary Society was held in the ; Presbyterian Church, and addresses made by Hon. J. D. Treadwell, of Columbia, by Bishop Paine, and Revs. Messrs. Cross and Myers. Ten or fifteen hundred dollars were collected, the greater part being subscribed by the Ministers themselves, . several of them paying $2') for the purpose of making ladies, with whom they are stopping in Cijanoue, IlIC mcuiucis u? iuc uuntiJ. i On Sabbath afternoou the Rev. Dr. Cross preached in the Presbyterian Church, to probably ; the largest audience ever assembled in Charlotte. The Rev. P. A. M. Williams was elected Seci retary, and Revs. A. G. Stacy, F. M. Kennedy , and F. A. Mood, Assistants. The following persons were admitted to membership in the Conference, and elected to deacons' orders, viz: G. K. Andrews, W. S. Black, A.J. Evans. S. J. Hill, J. W. Murray. R. R. Pegues and J. W. Puett. A resolution of the Alabama Conference recommending to the next General Conference to expunge from the Discipline that general rule which forbids the African Slave trade, was unanimously adopted. The Conference took the ground that it ; is not the province of the Church to meddle with political questions, therefore the expunging. The Committee on Education reporte i in part, showing that the Literary interests ot the Conference are in a high state of prosperity, and that the prospect in that direction is still brightening. Wofford Male College, at Spartanburg, S. C., and the Female College at that place, the Cokesbury Male School in Abbeville Dist., and the Carolina Female College at Ansouville, S. C., arc all in successful operation. Other business of importance was harmoniously transacted; although spirited and ablodiscussions have marked the deliberations of the body. The Appointments will not be announced, probably, until Wednesday evening.?Charlotte Demorrat, 1st. - ? <lll> Kansas Free State Convention.?The Kansas Free State Convention has been called to meet on Weduesday, December 21, to consider what is the best course to pursue relative to the new Constitution.