Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, June 17, 1858, Image 2
Jtaps & Jads.
Gentlemen asking young ladies i
"share their lot in life," should be particuli
in stating the size of the lot and its yak
per acre. > "
One reason why the world is not r<
formed is because every man is bent on ri
fnrminwnthors. and navftr thinks ofreformin
himself.
The German journeymen tailors <
Cincinnati have been' assembling in ma;
meeting and protesting at the invasion c
their province by the sewiDg machine.
A grave digger, who buried a Mi
Button, placed the following item in a bi
which he sent to the widow of the deceased
( To making a Button hole, $5/
An Irishman, who was engaged at
drain, had his pick-axe raised in the air jus
as the clock struck twelve, when determie
to do no more work, he let go the pick-ax
and left it there.
Everybody likes polite children."Worthy
persons will pay attention to suet
speak well of their good manners, and entei
tain a high opinion of their parents. Chi!
drenfSnake a note of this.
?'A'phriend, pheeling phunnily pbigu
rative, phurnishes the phollowing:?4t
4tnnate 4esters, 4tuitously 4tifying 4 41or
4trsses, 4cibJy 4bade 4ty 4midable 4eigner
4minc 4aeiner 4ces."
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A resident of St. Thomas has announ
ced in Cuba that Gen. Santa Anna hai
purchased an elegant residence in the firs
named island, for whioh he paid $40,00'
cash.
??At three years of age we love ou
mothers; at six our fathers; at ten, holidays
at sixteen, dress; at twenty, oursweet hearts
at twenty-five, our wives; at forty, ourehil
dren; at sixty, ourselves.
The General Assembly of Presby
terians, recently in session in Cbioago, ha
decided by a vote of 160 to 52 that divorce
cannot be granted unless adultery be clear!
shown, and that any one marrying a perso
divorced for any other cause, is himself guilt
of adultery in"a moral view of the case.
Thoe. Puryear, Esq , we understand
left our city yesterday, to attend the races i
England; We learn that his horse Char
lesion will ritn for the Goodwood cup, an
that the object of Mr. P's. visit is to be pres
enton the occasion.? Columbia Guardian
14th inst.
A Washington correspondent say
that Senator Houston, upon whom devolve
the duty of pronouncing a enlogy on his d(
ceased coleague, and who manifested so muc
feeling on the occasion, had not spoken t
him in ten years. A bitter feud hnd existe
between them for that long pexiod.
The Mayor of New York, has opene
a campaign against the lottery establishment
of New Hampshire. He despatched an ol
ficer to that State last week and had a nun
ber of parties arretsed under warrants froi
the State authorities. Others, hearing of th
proceedings, made good their escape.
Austin Maggs, architeot and buildei
Kuan amofail in T.nn/tnn for writillff
il??i3 k/VVU Ht?VO?VVft *U AJVU V>VM *vr* * "{5
letter calling upon the Queen to render u
her office as head of the ohuroh. He sai
he would be happy to produce his credential
as Christ's vicegerent upon earth, and chai
lenged creation to produce any claim superio
to his own.
A despatoh from St. Joseph's, Missouri
says that that section of country has bee
visited by one of the heaviest rain storm
ever known. The Platte, Grand, at.d severr
other rivers, have overflowed their bankf
doing immense damage to the crops, am
carrying away bridges, &c. The worst con
sequences are feared.
If newspaper enterprise be a true tes
of prosperity in a new land, Victoria, i
Australia, is a most prosperous city. Ther
are now published in Victoria?daily papers
eight; bi-weekly eight; tri-weekly, three
weekly papers, twenty-one?total, forty.More,
we think than in Paris?certainy mor
than in Vienna.
?? Henningsen and Lockbridge, two c
"Walker's fillibustering heroes, have quarreler
and went to fight, but Henningsen says h
will not correspond with Lockbridge, becaus
he commences his letters with a little i. Thi
isn't auite eaual to the man out West, wh
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wouldn't vote fora certain man forjudge, be
cause he spelled God with a small g !
Benjamin Clayton, Esq., has in hi
garden a cabbage that was planted in April
and on the 31st May, 1858, it was measure
in the presence of Mr. James A. Tarplej
and both of these gentlemen say that it met
sured 10 feet in circumference and 3 1*4 fee
in diameter. When full grown this cabbag
will be a whapper.?Mur/reesboro' ( Tenn.
News.
Several Amerioan counts, it is reporl
ed, have been made in Italy lately in this way
The Pope, not being able to finish a certai
railway for lack of money, offered the title c
count to every foreigner who would subscrib
a sum of five thousand dollars to the roac
The required sum was soon obtained, and
few more noble families were let loose i
in society.
" Bridget," said a lady to her servan
Bridget Conley, "who was that man you wei
talking with so long at the gate last night ?
"Sure, no one but me eldest brother, ma'am,
replied Bridget, with a flushed cheek. "Yoi
brother, I didn't know you had a brother.What
is his name ?" " Barney Octoolai
ma'am." " Indeed ! how comes it that h
name is not the same as yours ?" " Trotl
rvic'rtm " Pc i V?a Iiqc Konn mil
iua ULLJj IVT^U^U X/11U^V UV UUO MVVU U?M
ried once."
Eliza Ambert, a young Parisian lad;
resolutely discharged a gentleman to who
she was to have been married, because he rid
culed religion. Having given him a gent
reproof he replied, "that a man of the wor
could not be so old fashioned as to regai
God and religion." Eliza started, but on r
covering herself, she said : "From this m
ment, sir, when I discover you do not rega:
religion, I ceaae to be yours. He who do
not love and honor God, can never love 1
wife constantly and sincerely."
An English paper publishes a sketi
of the life of a prisoner, composed by hii
self in Winchester jail. The original is
the shape of a printed book, the letters ai
words all having been cut out of waste pap
by the man with his fingernails, as no kni
or Boissors were allowed. After cutting o
the words suitable to his purpose, he ca:
fully pasted them in proper order to forn
book, comprising twenty-two pages. A pie
of poetry, addressed to the prisoner's wi
is included in this'eingular literary coriosi
Cjre gkMe (^itprer,
to EDITED BT
XT SAM>li W. MBIjTOU.
ie YORKVILLEjS. C.~
THUBSDAY MOBNING, JUNE 10, 1858.
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Personal Communications, when admissa
g
ble; communications of limited or individual interest,
or recommendations of Candidate? for of-1
53 fices of honor, profit or trust, will be charged
>f for at from 2? to 10 cents per line.
r. Our columns are so much 'crowded, this
11 week, that we hare been compelled to leave out
; our usual market reports, and several interesting
articles.
a WHEELER'S FACTORY.
Mr. WnEKLER's advertisement will attract tho
d attention of our local readers.
e Strolling down that way, we walked through the
"show-room," and saw much to catch the eye of
_ those in search of a turn-out. One carriage,
ij particularly, appeared to us to be a little.nhead of
?. anything we have seen in this region?a light, ai|
ry, beautiful and yet substantial affair. Mr.
Wheeler's success at the business, is certainly
the best recommendation that can be given to his
work?at any rate it ought to induce purchasers
^ to give him a call and examine the stock. Read
the advertisement.
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INTERROGATORIES.
i. The candidates for the Legislature are requested
j to refer to certain interrogatories, in another colit
umn. in reference to the Bank question. They
IV r^T'
0 were sent to ua for publication, by respectable
gentlemen from different sections of the District,
and are, of course, worthy of consideration.
We regret that this question has been mooted at
\ all. The good to be accomplished by such an
' agitation is certainly problematical; and we feel
assured that our readers do not take sufficient interest
in the subject to consent that the paper be
r" wholly occupied in the discussion. As they have
8 been called for by authority, we are bound to give
8 place to the replies of the candidates; but we must
J insist upon as much brevity as is possible. The
Q discussion has already been carried on at great
y length ; surely the people are sufficiently enlightened
for all practical purposes; and we trust the
candidates will be contented with simply defining
q their positions. This, we think, can be done in
>. the space of a column ; and our publisher has
j determined, therefore, to charge by the line for
such portions of any communication as may exceed
the limit of a single column.
THE EXHIBITION AT EBENEZER.
8 On Wednesday, last week, we made a day's vis^
it to Ebenezer, and participated with much plcasure
in the "Exhibition" by the students of the
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a Academy.
0 At ten o'clock, the young gentlemen, accompad
nied by their teachers and tho Trustees, and preceded
by the Ebenezer Band, marched in procesd
sion to the Academy, in front of which an awning
a and platform had been erected. After prayer by
f- Rev. Mr. Richards, select speeches were declaimi.
ed by the yonnger students, until the hour for inn
termission. Under the tuition of the Assistant
MnWnntffti hnw tiftd nrannrpri
8 itmuwi ?, j r- -i
themselves carefully; their selections had been
. committed to memory with surprising accuracy,
' and were delivered correctly and with much of
the spirit which our models of eloquence cannot
^ fail to ipspire even in tender minds.
The interval was employed in a vigorous discussion
of the feast prepared by the Ebenezer ladies.
Although collated after the pic nic fashion, it
would be unfair to rate the entertainment among
rough-and-ready gatherings-in usually denomina'?
ted pic nics. It was more like a wedding-banD
quet; made up of dainty dishes and set cut with
s taste?the handsomest and most inviting table we
d have ever attacked under the cover of shade-trees.
When discuss'mg matters pertaining to cuitint. we
3 generally get enthusiastic; but we,nevertheless,
i- mean what we say.
In the afternoon, a feature new to our country
it Academies was introduced?the delivery of origia
nal speeches by a select number of the members
e of the Dialeotic Society, in the following order:
, James M. Adams?The Works of Nature; S.
. W. Barron?The Patriot and the Scholar; James
_ Pi. Massey?Ancient Greece ; W. J. McMillan?
e The Heroes of the World; J. M. Perry?Music;
C. M. Richards?Washington; M. B. Summer?
^ The changes of Time; W. T. Wilkes?The Amer,
ican Trio.
To use a stereotyped phrase in simply pronouncing
e these efforts excellent, would be bestowing a praise
e too faint. The truth is, taking into consideration
8 the age of the speakers and the fact that these
0 were their first efforts, they were all remarkably
'* well done. Every argument was pervaded by a
pure moral tone ; marked, singularly, by mature
s and energetic thought; written and recited in a
I, correct and manly style ; and prompted throughd
out by those liberal sentiments which point to the
higher and nobler purposes of life. Both as to
l- matter and manner, we were gratified exceedingly.
>t We have often attended Collego Exhibitions, and
e we do not hesitate to say that the efforts on last
J Wednesday would have graced the College rostrum,
while more than one would challenge comparison
^ with the high-flown productions of College wranglers.
The entire exercises constituted a moBt
^ flattering commentary upon the ability and the
? success which have uniformly characterised Mr.
Shcbiet's teaching; and at the same time they
I afforded a conclusive vindication of his course in
banishing from the Academy the unmeaning and
silly dialogues which have heretofore made up the
n substance of school exhibitions, aud in their place
introducing exercises which tend to develop the
mental powers, encourage original and earnest
'e thought, and accord to an intelligent auditory a
" dignified aud ratioual entertainment. We trust
" our teachers will improve by the lesson so eucccssfully
taught by Mr. Shcrley.
? To follow these young gentlemen, in an off-hand
speech, was to us a trying task; and we did so,
is because we were completely caught and could not
ij avoid playing the game out, at all hazards. That
r- we did not make an utter failure gives us sufficient
gratification; and if the friends who henrd us so
? kindly, patieutly and attentively, have bestowed
m an after-thought upon the truth we crudely endeavored
to demonstrate, our sacrifice may not have
|0 been in vain. More than this we could not say,
l j even if, not being editor, we were seeking, aff'ec
1u r(j
tionately, to indite words of praise for another.
e_ We are glad to know that the Ebeuezer Academy
. I ?an institution which, in our earliest days, was
i J time-honored?has uever been more prosperous.
OS I i)UP^s uutnber wore thau forty, the majority
. | of whbm are pursuing classicul studies with a sucj
cess which testifies Mr. Sucrlf.v'.s fine qualiflca|
tions for his charge, and should give to his patrons
j the mo3t unqualified satisfaction. We speak adi
visedly, when we reiterate our opinion that in the
in j departments which he professes to teach, Mr. S.
t has not a superior iu the up-country. The noble
er 1 aims 0f the teacher constitute the mission of his
if? I life. And thoroughly deTOted and trained to it,
?t ; he discharges bis responsible trusts most faithfully,
re- J We spfint a pleasant day; and if many are granti
a j ed to us, we will take care to devote more than
ice one in partaking of the generous hospitailty of the
fe, Ebenezcr people. Our thanks are due to them,
ty- and arc rendered cordially.
NORTH CAROLINA ITKMS.
The trial of George Scates and his mother
Mart Sc.\tes, for the murder of the infant child
of Janb Sansixo (the particulars of which were
published in our paper a month ago) took place
in Shelby, before Judge Saunders. George
Scates was convicted and sentenced to be hung.
The mother, a very old woman, was aquittid. We
learn that a motion was made for a new trial.
The contest between the regular Democratic
nominee, Judge Ellis, and Duxkin K. Mc
Rae, the independent candidate, waxes warm.?
In the progress of their canvass through the
State, they came together At Beaufort, and during
tho discussion squared off into the ring. Judge
Ellis "hit the first lickMr. McRae responded
of course, and the parties were, of course, separated
before any material injury was inflicted by
either. The difficulty was afterwards "amicably
adjusted," and the candidates left in the same
conveyance for Onslow Court House. Persons
from North Carolina tell us that the contest will
be unusually spirited.
The Charlotte papers state that the necessary
capital for the erection of the Military Institute,
in that town, has been subscribed ; and the
company organized by electing T. H. Brem, C. J.
Fox, J. P. Irwin, D. Parks, Sam'l M. Clair, H. L.
Alexander and James H. Carson, a Board of Directors.
The Board have elected Dr. C. J. Fox,
President, and John M. Springs Secretary and
rn ??,i Vintro xiOioii for the first instalment
X1CUOU1 Oi y auvi uinv
on the stock.
Our readers are already aware that this enterprise
has been inaugurated under the auspices of
Lieut. D. H Hill, a native of our District. Wo
wish it every success. The College buildings are
to be erected in fine style, on a site below the
Railroad Depot.
Senator Clixgman has taken leave of his
immediate constituency in a letter, which breathes
throughout that spirit of devotion to their interests,
which has actuated Mr. CltjcomajTs course
in the House, and attached the people to him with
a constancy not usually exhibited to any man. A
strong and earnest effort will be made to re-elect
him to the Senate, and we trust it will be successful
; for, undoubtedly, Cli.voman is the best man
in North Carolina, in every respect, and honoring
him the "Old North State" honors herself. In
the address Mr. Clingman rehearses the history
of the slavery contest, to show that the South has
accomplished a decisive victory over Northern injustice,
in securing the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise, in obtaining access for slavery to all
the Territories, and in the enactment of a law admitting
Kansas with slavery, if the people wish it.
The recent decision of the Supreme Court is also
noted as a matter of special importance to the
South. Mr. Cli.noman says that the expenses of
the Government have largely increased, owing
partly to the extension of our territory, and partly
to the fact that the slavery agitation has diverted
attention from measures of economy. The
tariff rates have nevertheless very been largely
reduced. He opposes the project of dividing the
public lands among the States as certain to increase
the taxes and as unconstitutional. He represents
the Democratic party as the only one from
V 1 ?_1 - 1.! ?n a nn^iA/lfo nnn hn
wnicn proper legimuuuu uu w?c ouvj<v<s ?,?,
expected, although he says he has never been governed
in his actions by any mere party considerations.
MERE-MENTION.
The Greensboro' Patriot comes to as this week
in an enlarged form, neatly printed on new type by
means of a power-press. Among other things
the Patriot says one of its subscribers has paid
five years in advance. The suspended Banks
of Charleston, and the Hamburg Bank, resumed
specie payment on the 8th instant. The Mercury
says "there was little or no demand for speoie beyond
what was wanted in the way of convenient
change. One of the banks paid out only five dollars.
All a man has to do in these days to
pass for a genius, is: to button his coat behind,
and wear bis hat wrong side out. The first
printing press in North Carolina was established
at Newborn in 1754, by James Davis, who in 1778
printed an edition of the laws of North Carolina.
"Blessed are they who do not advertise, for
they will be rarely troubled with customers."
The prohibitory liquor law passed by the Legislature
of Maine, was ratified by the votes of the
people on the 7th instant, very few votes being
cast for the opposition or license law. The vote
!n T>n??t1 nn/1 fnr> nrnhthitinn WilS 1.257. and for li
cense 23 ! On the Oth instant, the Legislature
of New Hampshire re-elected J. P. Hale,
United States Senator. The Virginians resident
in New York, hare made preparations to remove
the remains of ex-President Monroe, from
that city to Richmond. Why is a hen sitting
on a fence like a cent? Because she has a head
on one side, and a tail on the other.
Col. W. H. Gist of Union, is nominated in the
Lancaster Ledger, for Governor. The Missouri
Telegraph says that Governor Stewart, of that
State, while pretty drunk, got into a quarrel with
a Mr. Vandiyeb, about the pardon of the St.
Louis murderer, O'Blennis, which ended in a fight,
the Governor getting a very satisfactory thrashing.
Stewart's friends say it was not fair, as he was
too drunk to fight. A Yankee baker has invented
a new kind of yeast. It makes bread so
light that a pound of it weighs only four ounces.
Gen Scott was seveDty-two years old on
the 14th instant. He has been in the Army half
a century. The Richmond South understands
upon undoubted authority, "that Mr. Boyce is
resolved to remain in his present position as long
as it shall be the will of his constituents."
A marriage epidemic is prevailing in Lexington,
Ky., which is sweeping off numerous victims. On
one day last week there were no less than seven
weddings and three runaway matches. Locusts
bave made their appearance in the lower
counties of Mississippi. The cost of lighting
New York city by gas during the past year, waa
$400,000. The fourth of July falling on
Sunday this year, the Darlington Flag says it has
been resolved to celebrate it in that place by a religious
meeting. The oldest military company
in the State is the German Fusiliers, of Charleston,
having been commissioned in the year 1775.
The Fairfield Artillery was chartered in 1786.
Within a vear. South Carolina and Texas havo each
I lost two United States Senators by death?the
former, Butler and Evans; the latter, Rusk and
Henderson. A drunken Dutchman, by the
name of Cain, staggering through the streets one
day, was asked if he was the man that slew his
brother. "No," said he, "I was the one that got
slewed." The Weekly Level says there are
more churches, more gambling hells, more grogshops,
and more prostitutes iu Memphis, at the
present time, than in any other city in the Union
containing the same amount of population.
Col. Andrew P. Calhoun has been proposed by
the Camden Journal for the next Governor of this
State. The hog cholera has again made its
appearance in Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee and
Arkansas ; and animals are dying by hundreds.
The Selma (Ala.) Era says cotton is looking remarkably
well, and the stand is generally good.
The farmers have just harvested the most abundant
crop of wheat ever raised in this section.
| The total national wealth of the United States, a.1
I an estate, is stated to be twenty-two billion dollars
Hon. Wm. L. Yancey, of Alabama, bat
been spoken of in connection with the next Presi
dency, by some of the Southern press. Th<
2611th anniversary of the founding of Rome wai
celebrated by the Archsclogical Institute, in Rome
on the 24th ult. The Napoleon, Ark., Plan
ter, says its lost issue was "worked off" by th<
printer, while standing in 2 feet of water.
The greatest misfortune of life is old age witboi
the remembrance of virtue. The inaollity <
a wife to make bread has been declared sufficiei
ground for divorce by a County Agricultural St
I ciety of Iowa. A wise man will speak we
! of his neighbor, love his wife and children, tak
j their own District paper, and pay for it in advanc
' A f?anfiomnn vim i-onAntl v traveled throug
? ?
the Mohawk Valley, states that the farmers <
that region, instead of the old-fashioned figure <
a ragged man, with a wooden gun, for a scar*
crow, now hang up hooped skirts in their cor
fields, and the carrion birds are effectually alarn
ed by this modern, fashionable contrivance.
*
Mr. Samuel Wright, a farmer, who resides i
Washington county, Pa., has eighteen childrei
one hundred and eleven grand children, and on
hundred and seventy-four great grand children.His
wife, too, is still living. A shoetnakei
intending to be absent a few days, larapblncked
shingle with the following, without date, and naile
it upon his door: "Will be at home in ten day
from the time you see this shingle."
The official news from Utah dispels all anxiet
in respect to a war with the Mormons. Governo
Cummi.vo had been favorably received and the ul
most defference and obedience paid to his author;
ty. Brio ham Yorso was preparing to leave th
Territory. The various Mormou settlements hav
been broken up, and the inhabitants were movin
South or in the direction of Sonora. The seen
| incident to this exodus is represented as distre*
sing and mournful. Men, women and childret
poorly clad and illy provided, were uncomplait
ingly taking their departure from the Territory
The Secretary of the Interior has aske
Congress for $100,000,000 to enable the Depar
ment to preserve peace in the Northern India
Superintendency now threatened by invasion from
large body of Sioux. 'Hostilities are about to t
inaugurated on a scale of alarming magnitndc.The
Secretary urges prompt action. An effoi
has been mnde in Congress to increase the rati
of postage to five cents, and abolish the frankin
privilege. It was defeated. The allied flee
with the Telegraph Cable on board, sailed froi
England, on the 29th April, to commence open
tions. It has turned ont, from recent develoj
ments that the English have managed to take tb
lion's share of the profits, by amending the chai
ter so as to place the line under the control oftb
British Government. This has caused the Jud
ciary Committee in Congress to frame a bill r<
commending that inasmuch as these movement
have been perfected without the sanction of th
United States and since the appropriation of $70,
000 per annum by this Government, they are there
fore unjust t.o the United States as a partner i
the enterprise. The Committee recommends tha
the appropriation be withdrawn and the partnei
ship dissolved. The suspended Banks of thi
State, following the lead of the Bank of the Slat<
resumed specie payments, suddenly, last weck.The
momentous event has created no excitemer
anywhere; in truth, these renegade institution
might just as easily have come to the mark la<
January. There is a huge "mystery" in banking
but we begin to suspect a light measure of it i
made up of "humbug." The New Orlean
papers have it that Gen. Walkf.h, is preparing t
make another foray upon Nicaragua. His ne1
army is said to be well organized; and from th
movements of other powers in the Isthmus, it i
conjectured that our Government will not be dis
posed to interfere again with the ambition of on
renowned fillibuster. The design seems to be t
invest San Juan river with on army numberin
about three thousand men. Tell me, ye wing
ed winds, that round my pathway roar, do y
know some quiet spot where hoops are worn n
more ? Some lone and silent dell, some island o
somo cave, where women can walk three abreast
along the village pave f The loud winds hisse
around my face, and snickering, answered, "nar
place!" At the recent Commencement of th
Theological Seminary, in Columbia, the followin
gentlemen obtained diplomas, and have been li
cjnsed, viz: S. E, Axon and G. 11. Coit, of Ga.
David Fairley, of S. C.; W. F. Hall, of N. C.
A. It. Liddell, of Ga.; W. F. Pearson, ofS. C.
A. P. Smith, of Ala.; T. E. Smith, of Ga.; J
A. Walker, of S. C. The President has sec
a message to Congress communicating the det
patch from Gov. Cummino, from which he ha
reason to believe that our difficulty with Utah i
terminated, and congratulates Congress upon th
auspicious event. ITe says that the three regi
ments will not be wanted. Ci mminq says that in
telligcnce has reached him from every dircctio
that the Mormons will burn every house in th
Territory before leaving.
THE BRITISH OUTRAGES.
We have not been inclined to work ourself int
a rage on the "war topic trusting that the firs
J intelligence from England would assure us tha
British officers have exceeded their instructions
and that the Government would be prompt i
making the amplest reparation. To precipitate
long and bloody contest comports little with th
interests and temper of the English people, an
would certainly be in an equal degree unfortunat
for the United States; and we have not pcrmitte
ourselves to apprehend such a serious and lamenl
able result. The latest news meets our anticipa
tions.
The intelligence by the steamer Nova Scotiar,
reported in the Columbia Guardian, is decided!
favorable. "In the House of Commons, on th
29th May, Mr. Lindsey asked whether official ii
formation had been received that American vessel
had been searched and detained by British cruiser.1
and by whose instructions ?
Mr. Fitzgerald replied, that he had not r<
ceived auy official information on the subject, bn
he believed exaggerated reports to that effect wei
in circulation. He had no hesitancy in assertin
that tfe British Government desired to maintai
friendly relations with the Americans, and the
strict orders had been forwarded to EDglis
cruisers to be cautious in theirmovcment3." Th
London papers seem to have noticed but a singl
outrage, and probably had received no intimatio
of the repeated insults, by tho war steamer Sty:
They have therefore made no comment, from whic
we can anticipate their tone. The next arrivi
will, we arc coufident, be sufficient to cool us dow
to n temperate beat.
Several additional outrages have been reportei
but all of a less insulting character. The follov
ing despatches from Washington contain tl
latest items in regard to proceedings in the Gulf
Lord Napier received dispatches to-day froi
the commander of the British West India squat
ron, expressly disavowing having authorized tl
J recent acts of visitation, and explicitly disclaimir
j having any instructions comtemplating such
I contingency or possibility. lie states further tha
J immediately upon being informed of the ofiensn
I proceedings, he dispatched the sloop Jasper i
| search of the Styx aud other cruisers, with orde
j to bring them in, intending to hold the officers i
i a strict account. The instructions under whi<
j the squadron is now acting arc over ten yea
! old.
These dispatches were communicated to tl
President nnd Cabinet, and produced a reactr
, | feeling of relief, which is only qualifiod by the a
prehension that some of our vessels ordered to ti
Gulf may retaliate. Lord Napier feels satisfii
' from this intelligence, that his dispatches fro
I England, expccted*next week, will authorize tl
, ; fullest explanation.
I Instructions given to our officers sent to tl
; Gulf authorized them distinctly to prevent at
' I attempt to visit, detain, examine, or question j
i ' merican vessels. Some reservation was impose
s but the margin was still wide enough for redres
if disposition to seek it be entertained. Most
' the officers are, however, discreet and able.
Intelligence has been received from Command
9 Rodgers, of the U. S. Surveying steamer Wat
W itob, now at Key West, that a British vessel had <
lt been sent in pursuit of the Styx, with instructions j
. lor her to desist from further search of American .
" vessels. It is also stated that the officers who
it committed the late outrages have not acted under t
3. j new instructions, (Derby's administation) but t
jj under that of 1847, (Palmerston's administration.)
C ! ANOTHER RESPONSE.
e. I A correspondent of the Carolina Spartan endor- 1
h ses, in flattering terms, the nomination of Col. '
)f Dawkins for Governor. We are glad to notice J
)f that the friends of this distinguished gentleman I
i* have received so heartily the suggestion made in 0
n our paper. The election would not be an adequate t
1- acknowlegement of Col. Dawki.ts'eminent ability; *
" for the office affords but a meagre scope for the ?
n display of intellectual attainments. But it does
i, call for the scholarly accomplishments and theelee
Tated tone of a well-bred gentleman?qualifica
tiong which Col. Dawkths possesses in a marked
\ degree, and which render the nomination peculiora
ly fit to be ratified. The Spartan"* correspondent j r
d says:
s I noticed an item in your last paper stating that 0
Col. T. N. Dawkins had been nominated by the ?
Vorkville Enquirer as a suitable candidate for the c
^ next Governor of the State. I was highly grati- f
r fied to see the name of this distinguished gentlet
roan announced as a candidate for that office. Indeed,
there is no one in the whole State whose J
election to that position would give greater or ^
c more general satisfaction to the people of the up- .
e , country, and particularly to the people of Spartang
burg District, than Col. Thomas N. Dawkins. A c
gentleman in every sense of the word?a firm sup- (
6 porter of the rights of the South?a lawyer of .
>- eminent ability?a scholar of superior attainments
?he combines every qualification necessary to t
t insure at once an able and popular Governor. r
Although this announcement may be Romewbat
too far in advance of the time of election, that
d can be no objection to the claims of this eminent
man, who, I am suro, if the reins of State Gov- 1
ernment were committed to him, would direct the ,
n business of the office with ability, fidelity, and
a honor to himself and this his native State.
ie Spabtanbuho. ?
1
rt For the Yorkville Enquirer,
ss ? s
INTERROGATORIES. f
* The Candidates for a seat in the next Legisla- j
ture are requested to answer the following questions,
through the columns of the Enquires :
^ I 1st. Are you in favor of a reform in the present
e system of Banking in South Carolina ?
2nd. Do you approve and endorse the action of
e the last Legislature, in relieving the suspended
. Banks from paying the five per cent, penalty, by
suspending the second section of the Act of 1840?
*' THE PEOPLE.
June 11, 1858.
e '
CHARLESTON CORRESPONDENCE.
Charleston, June 12.
n The "Alarm Bell" about which there has been
quite "a tempest in a tea-pot" kicked up "to order,"
was shipped this day at New York, and will reach
8 here on Monday next by the Columbia. Several
' > of the Charleston mechanics are quite wrathy because
the job was not given to some of them, as
they conceive they could have done it as well as
8 Messrs. Mbneely & Sons, Troy, N. Y. The Board
of Fire Masters thought differently, and hence a
? Yankee bell, on which a Yankee bellman will play
8 "Yankee Doodle" on high days and holi-days, will
19 be hoisted in the Cupola of the Orphan House,
0 and not on the New Fish Market, as was at first
w suggested. From a letter addreassed to Mr. G. A*
e Bowman, Chief of the Fire Department., which ap18
peared in the Newt of this afternoon, I learn that
'* the weight of this monster Northern Bell is tix
ir thousand three hundred and sixty five pounds, and
0 can be heard at a distance of twelve miles with a
8 fair wind.
The refusal on the part of the Collector of our
0 port to grant a clearance to the ship Richard Cob0
den for Africa, for the purpose of bringing out
,r a cargo of African emigrants in accordance with
'' the emigration laws of the United Statee, has cre^
ated almost as much excitement as the big bell,
y and the consequences of which enme very near
e being more serious. The editor of the Ereniny
^ News sustained tho course of the Collector and
l" Secretary Cobb, and the Mercury advocated the
' cause of the applicants, the Messrs. Lafitte & Co.
? The war of words between these two journals be*
? came warm and animated, which resulted in a
* correspondence and explanation which appeared
to day in both the above-named papers.
The 28th of June will be a day illustrious in
8 the annals of Charleston, and will long be remera8
bered by "the sons of the sires of '76." Apart
e from the usual anniversary festivities, the corner 8
stone of the Calhoun Monument will be laid on the
(J
'* Citadel Square, aud the occasion and incidents of
a which will be embalmed in the fiery eloquence of
e the Chevalier Batabd, the JciTEn Toxans of the
South, the frank, fearless and impetuous Keitt. *
The city and the country will both be out, composing
a solid phalanx of humanity covering ten ^
|t acres of ground. It is proposed to make it a gent
eral holiday and suspend all business?even the
Banks?and let the people, business men and all, .
come out en matte, and honor with their presence
n ... ?
the memorable occasion,
a v
It was reported yesterday that the action of the
j House of Congress on the 8th instant was unfavor- P
able to. the proposed appropriation of $300,000
^ for completing the New Custom House in this
city. The strongest objection to the appropriation
was the extremely low state of the funds in .
the National Treasury. I am, however, pleased
to notice a dispatch in this afternoon's paper sta'
ting that the matter was reconsidered and the ap^
propriation agreed to.
^ Qov. Allston has recently senton from Virginia
, a highly polished and beautiful bronze copy of j
IIocdon's Statue of Washington, which arrived a
j '
' in this city on Monday last. The Qovernor has i
; taken it for the State, and it will be placed in the t
t Capitol at Columbia, If the Legislature should c
sanction its purchase at a priee of $10,000. It 1
was sent to the care of Mayor Macbeth, who, with t
? the consent of the Commissioners immediately c
^ placed it in the beautiful grounds in front of the ?
K Orphan House near the statue of the illustrious (
Pitt. The copy is by a promising Virginia artist, c
, W. J. Hubabd, Esq., and for fine finish, life like- t
ness and a bold and striking outline of face and
c figure, it i3 worthy of the far-famed and admirable i
^ original. * t
j June 14.?The Court of General Sessions and 1
Common Pleas is being continued into an extra <
session. Judges Wabdlaw and Withers are t
j both here, Judge Wabdlaw presiding. Saturday i
' last being sentence day, Mart McKewn, who bad 1
been conyicted of manslaughter for the lulling of
her servant girl on Sullivan's Island, was sonten- ?
ced to three months imprisonment, and to pay a t
j. fine of two hundred and fifty dollars. Ou being 1
ie asked, as the custom is, if she had any thing to <
'B say, why the sentence ot the law should not be i
* passed upon her, she responded in an address to 1
r(l the court of some length, and much feeling. Her J i
in remarks were pointed and forcible, and she ap- j <
peared to be a woman of some natural ability, but ' 1
.b her mind had probably been neglcoted, or only j <
rs partially improved by a defective education. She 1
was well dressed, of fair appearance, and appear- I ]
J? ed to be about fifty years of age. j
p. The weather has been rather squally of late, and i
ie we have been favored with quite a number of I
heavy showers, accompanied by much thunder and i
je lightning. The rain has had a most delightful 1
effect upon the atmosphere which is now oool and i
ae pleasant. <
^ The steam ship Isabel, Capt. Rollins, from
d( Havana and Key West, arrived at quarantine at i
*" hrincrincr ilatpq frnm
lo? X?7 O'CIOCK. Oil ouiuiucij' ui(U.
?' those ports to the 10th instant. She met with an
er accident near Key West, from which, however, she i
er sustained but little damage, by running on Wash- <
rwoman 8ho.il, where she was detained twent;
'our hours, and had to be relieved of a portion o
ler cargo, before she could get off. She left her<
his morning for New York, for the purpose of un
lergoing repairs.
She brought important news from the Gul
Jquadron. Two more outrages are reported t<
tare been commit ted upon our commerce, inthosi
rators, perpetrated by British cruisers. The U
I. steamers Fulton and Water Witch, had arrived
>repared to protect our flag from further outrag<
,nd insult, and the cruiser that they may overhau
511 V*ort/anfnvt h ho willing ir\ rotirn fpftm tlift htlll
iess, or pursue her calling ia safer waters and 01
i more cautious and prudent scale.
MAGNOLIA.
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
New Yobk, Jane 18, I808.
The City is unusually dull; no tremendous riots
10 awful tragedies, no exciting elopements breal
he weary monotony. Murders and lower degreei
>f crime are numerous, but unless they are of thi
nost shocking barbarity, or characterized bj
ither extraordinary circumstances, no visiblo ef
ect is produced on a people who are already to<
amiliar with the aspects and reports of crime.?
Inch common place occurrences as ordinary mur
lers, shooting affrays, abductions and all tha
:ind, are Considered as matters of course. More
iver the British outrages have grown stale; ant
he thermometer has gone up, within a very fev
lays, from 56? to 80? Fahrenheit. Considerinj
he last circumstance, there is no need of excite
nent, and if any thing of Interest should happen
t would not be properly appreciated and enjoyed
Camceni, an Italian burgler who killed a Police
nan for trying to arrest him in the very act 0
obbing, is now undergoing his third trial for thi
iffence. On his former trials the jnries did no
igree, which is about equivalent to an acquittal
rhis time a jury of fifteen hundred names wer<
ummoned ! The whole number was exhausted anc
till the panel was wanting one, which was taker
rom the crowd. The prisoner made a singh
>eremptory challenge. No one supposes that ht
rill be convicted of murder, although it may bi
iroven, or thftt he will suffer the penalty if founc
;uilty; so common has it become either forth)
ury to construe a criminal charity for the mar
Icrer, or for the execativo to interpose the privi
ege of pardon. If the present Governor should b<
i oandidate for the office a second time, thescoan
Irels whom he has let loose on the City will be ai
mportant aid to him. There is a kind of intelli
;ence between ibe too that no one has attempte<
o explain.
The Northern partner in the Lottery of S
iwAN & Co., has grown very indignant at Mayo:
Tchad's honesty in endeavoring to break u]
ottery swindles. He retorts upon the Mayor ty
accusing his agent of being a paid-winker at othe:
otteries, and by stating that the object in viev
s to ruin his political prospeots for the next Con
fress, all of which is, of course, a triumphan
indication of the lottery man's honesty and pur
notives. It is a curious matter of inquiry hov
bin becomes the skin of a man who elevate
lis eye to a scat in Congress, and how thick i
jrows when the seat is won and worn. Perhap
lome one under "experience," can solve the po
itico-physiological problem.
Free Masons, like the "rest of mankind," wil
lometimes indulge in differences in spite of pro
estntions of friendship to the contrary. Th
raternity here has been on squally terms abou
natters peculiar to themselves ; but the points o
lispute have been amicably settled, and the "grip'
s given with as much impressment as usual.
Sabbath breaking, which is very common am
n some cases unavoidable, does not always tan
mt well. Amone other means of amusement 01
Sunday, is that of sailing in small boats rigge<
irith a single sail, a precarious species of fun whei
he wind plays pranks and mad freaks. No les
ban three of such sail boats were capsiz?
ind their inmates emptied into the treacheron
dement on last Sunday. Three persons wer
irowned in sight of assistance, the remainde
iscaping by sheer efforts and the assistance o
?thers. A female in the company proved the val
>e of ciinoline in a case of emergency, about th<
>nly way in which such proof can be given.
Advertising has been elevated into a science.
Imongst other proofs of the fact, is the appear
moo of a "new mode of Advertising" in th<
itreets. The method consists of a frame worl
nounted on wheels, the frame work being
overed with canvass, and the canvass in tun
overcd with gigantic posters of all imaginabli
orts, sizes and colors. In order to give the peo<
ile the full benefit of the articles thereon set forth,
he machine is drawn by a horse poor enongh t<
rovent accidents, and to insure slow motion. Sc
mch for the inventive genins of a free people.
In spite of hot weather and filthy, reeking
treets, the City is said to be very healthy. Bui
f the decrease in population be taken intoconsid
ration, a well founded doubt may be entertained
rhether the assertion is entirely correct. How c
cstilcnce is to be avoided with the streets intheii
resent filthy condition, and a prospect of a ho
nmmer before as, no one can answer and nobodj
eema to care. In such an event, the working
lass must bear the chief weight iu addition t<
heir present hardens. SETH.
For the Yorkville Enquirer.
A TRIP OUT WEST.
Mr. Editor I iove newspapers?not only th<
ournals of my own and other Churches, bat &1
,nd singular the literary and political papers, t<
rhich I have access. I do not confine myself t<
he metropolitan press?I look into the provincia
ir district papers. May I tell you a secret ? '
leard a Charleston editor, of no mean fame, sa;
hat the Exquibkr was about the best paper?ou
if Charleston?in the State. He said this witl
leliberation and emphasis, not having the fear o
Columbia, or Edgefield, or Greenville, or Spartan
>urg, or Camden, before his eyes. So much bj
vay of exordinm.
You have already made reference in yoor col
lmns to the session of the General Conference o
he Methodist Episcopal Cbnrch, Sonth, latel;
lcld in Nashville, Tennessee. It was my privil
iged to be there, and with yonr permission, I wil
ell your readers and patrons a few things abon
natters?"all of which I saw, and part of whicl
[ was."
Going and coming in these days of travel b;
itearo, at this season, and in such & country a
his, to the uniniated, is not devoid of interest.[
will begin by saying that I reached Yorkville ii
;be afternoon of the 28th of April, and the nex
norning we had frost! I went as far as Colum
sia in company with your townsman, John G. En
LO?, Esq., whose company was just such as on<
iesires on a journey. In Columbia we met som
friends, and on leaving, we had two Delegate
m board. At Kingsville, the North Carolina am
Virginia delegations joined themselves to our com
pany?say a dozen of them. At Orangeburg, tw
more joined us ; at Bamberg, beyond Branchville
mother; at Augusta, more; on the way to Atlan
ta, by night, several others were added to ou
company, among the rest Bishop Pbabok. At Al
lanta, parts of the Alabama and Florida delcga
tioDB were added to our company?we began to b
excited, and that nigbt we slept none scarcely.
Breakfasted next morning at Dalton, and wet
Boon at Chattanooga, where we were joined by ai
other sqnad of Delegates. Leaving Chattanoogi
we poshed on throngh some of the most romanti
Bcenery in the world?along the ^bank* of the rii
er, clinging to the stone-walled mountains, ton
j ing along tbrough deep gorget*, harrying across
f rich bottoms, darting through dark tunnels, and
! oat into the splendid region of Middle Tennessee.
At Stephenson, the junction of the Tennessee
and Memphis roads, qaite an avalanobe of humanf
ity was hurled upon us in the shape of passengers
) ' ?men, women and children?from Memphis. As
; mong the rest, quite a number of Delegates with
their families. Our gallantry was put to the
, tost. Some of us gave place to a plain, hnmble
i company of women and children, who seemed
1 hardly able to make their way into the oars ; and
soon they refreshed themselves with *'mountain
i dew"?bald-face?out of a flask, undfr the old
constitution?females and children drinking first.
I thought of Judge O'Neall, and then of W. 0.
Bhowslow ; and then concluded may-be they arn
from North-Alabama, and the redoubtable Parson
of Knoxville, may not be responsible for tbeir do'
ings. No doubt we hare as hard curs as the
c above in South Carolina, but it was in this garden
' spot of Middle Tennessee that I first witnessed
5 such devotion to the flask. I am glad the Ennui7
reb bears good testimony in behalf of temperance
; other district journals might do good in the
} same way and not hurt themselves. But I digress.
The unpleasantness arising from the erowd, the
dust and the heat, was somewhat relieved by the
k beauty of the country through whieh we were
passing, and the new aud pleasant acquaintances
* we were forming every half-hour. Near Murfirees7
boro' we broke down, and all hands had about an
? hour's recreation in walking, looking into fields
" of red and white clover, and admiring fine stock.
* The engineer having put things right, we pushed *
- on at hurried speed, and reached the City of Bocks
* at 0 o'clock, p. m.
' I forgot to say, that as far as Atlanta, Qs., we
5 had the company of several Delegates to the Genk
eral Assembly of the Old School Presbyterian
Church, on their way to New Orleans. I heard
5 of a most impressive and suggestive inoident in
' connection with that General Assembly, and I
1 take great pleasure in alluding to it, and feel an'
Bured yon will give it a place as an item not to be *
9 overlooked. Quite a number of Delegates to that
i Assembly were on a Mississippi steamer, and paid
' $500 for the purpose of keeping the 8abbath-Day
3 holy, by stopping the boat until Monday. I heard
' honorable mention made of the matter by a
" whole-souled Mississippian, on the floor of the
9 General Conference.
I will giro your farther items next week.
1 J. W. KELLY.
Shelby, N. C., June 1858. ^
[adveb.ti8emekt. ]
tub next legislature*
The friends of John B. Nesbitt, would reepeotfolly
announce him as if Candidate to represent
the people of York District in the next Legislature.
Mr. Nesbitt is a gentleman of extensive
travel and experience, and if elected, will meet
the highest expectation of his friends.
Mabt Yotkbs.
June 17,1858. 24 2w*
[advibtisemest.]
legislative nomination.
We respectfully nominate J. N. McElweb, Sr.,
for a seat in the Legislature of this State, as one
of the representatives from York District He has
1 heretofore served as a representative, and disohar*
ged bis doty faithfully and honestly. Identified
B in feel in* And interest with the anicultural DOT
t tion of our people, by them he should be supportf
ed, as a fair exponent of their wishes. Conservatire
in his views, sound and orthodox in his political
opinions, of age and experience, and un1
questioned honesty of purpose, we believe no beti
ter representative could be selected for-oar peoi
pie, and earnestly hope he will suffer his friends to
i announce him as willing to serve
a MANY FARMERS.
? June 17,1858. 24 It
1
g For the Yorkville Enquirer.
e the church and temperance*
r Mr. Editor :?It is known fall well that he, who
> says aught against the practice of the members of
- tho visible Churoh, does so at great peril, and that
i revelation and history concur in the fact that, to
do so successfully, he "must be fenced with iron
and the staff of a spear yet Paul had the bold
ness to tell the church of Philippi: "For many
> walk of whom I have told you often, and now tell
'< you even weeping, that they art the enemitt of the
; cross of Christ: whose end is destruction, eohose
Ood is their belly, ("the indulgence of their appetites
was the chief good," as explained by Soott) ?
and whose glory is in their shame." These words
of Paul were addressed to, and of christian professors.
It was a hard saying, and its truth made
Paul even weep.
Bbowx, of Haddington, too was not afraid to utter
his sentiments of the Church of his day. "At
present," says he, "such is the condition of the '
Protestant churches, by reason of the prevalence '
of ignorance, contention, and licentiousness among
all ranks, and of negligence, and even profkaensss
of clergymen, that one can hardly say, whether
they seem fastest returning to Popery or to Heathenism."
At a later period, WiunroBOB said: "It bebelongs
not to our purpose to speak of the grossly
and scandalously profligate, who renounce all pretentions
to the name of Christians; but of those ?
who, maintaining a certain decency of character,
and perhaps being tolerably observant of the forms
of religion, may yet be not improperly termed 4
sober sensualists. These, though less impetuous
and more measured, are no less staunch and steady
MHAfaaanr) vniariAs nf Kftpntimnfl nlAtonm
in the pursuit of their favorable objects. "Mortify
the fieeh, with itt affectiont and lutti" is the
Christian precept; bat a soft luxurious course of
hsbitusl indulgence is the practice of the bulk of
modern christians: and that constant moderation
?that wholesome discipline of reetraint and telfdenial,?which
are requisite to prevent the unperceircd
encroachments* of the inferior appetites,
seem altogether as disused as the exploded austerities
of monkish superstition."
In our own country, and in this day, Rev. Mr.
Fisk, D. D. 8ays: "The Church!?How backward
to enter into the thousand great and effectual
doors of usefulness which Providence is opening
around them! Nay, brethren, it must be owned
that a vast many in the visible Churoh are actually
standing in the way of sinners, and 'are hindrances
to the work of God. This may seem a serious
charge; but it is the more serious because it
is true. I tremble when I think how many of us
will be found in the day of eternity having the
blood of lost sinners in our skirts; and this, not
only because we have neglected to do the good we
might, but because we have aotually put a stumbling-block
in the way of- sinners, by which they
have been plunged into hell.
"But I am admonished that I mast not dwell long- * *
ger in general statements. Public evils, in church *
or state, are not often, if ever, removed in the
gross; nor are duties successfully enforced by general
injunctions. Since, then, so great a responsibility
rests upon the Churoh, and sinee her delinquences;
are so great, what is to be done ??
In the first place the Church should remove her
stumbling-blocks; and to do this, she mast reclaim
or remove her offending members. It Is not
enough that a majorityj>( the Church keep themselves
from evil: if they hold the sacred and protecting
banner of the Church over those Who cause
e others to sin, they are verily guilty themselves.?
mL1- ?k.a k? in nrimarnna inaiinAAfl
1 mo iuiga% in uiuu?ivu iu uviuiv. v?? .w.^i,.? f
8 bat I will now confine myself to one point?Me
i use and sale of ardent spirits by the JferMtrs of the
. Church of Christ.
****** y
0 "Bat, Christian brethren, there is one thing con?
nected with this sabject which we hate not yet all
i- learned. It is this:?The same train of means and
r causes that has produced the intemperance of the
past and of the present generations^ it stiJt 'fn operation
to produce an equal or greater proportion in
the next generation, and to on fbr ever. And, what
? is still worae, the Church it aiding and abetting
this diabolical conspiracy against the bodies and
souls of men! We had indeed hoped for better
* things of Christine; bnt we are obliged to aot
knowledge the feet >nd I appeal to the Church
1 herself, and ask Iter in the name of sincerity, if .
she ett clear herself of the charge ? Do not many
of her members use ardent spirits t
r- u * ..Y~* * * * *
i- vith so ?u?h opposition from many,