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Hon. L. M. Keitt. This gentleman has positively ^~imed are-election to Cougress. m:a lengthy letter to his constituents, he/defines his " position upon public affairs* We copy tho concluding paragraphs: In conclusion, I may bo permitted to "^Da^-jjrii^ At-not. support Mr. Breckin zidge because I believe himto bo a disun ionist. He is a Union nan. On the question of the Union. I ?ffer from him as widely as from Mr. Bell. I support ? hiin because I agree wili him more nearly on tho principles on vhich tho Govern? ment should be admiuiiercd. I shall be for disunion if Lincolcis elected, because then Mr. Buchanan yUI be the last of tho Constitutional Prcsacnts. Despite the ?rancor of parties, tie bitterness of faction, and the slander of enemies, Mr. Buchan? an's Administrate has been pure and upright. Loyal 0 the Constitution, and true to tho Repuflic; a statesman at home, and an America President in his inter? course with forign nations, ho, with his Cabinet, will lcivc to tho world an oxum ple of fidelityand patriotism. The last of a line is oft<n times as patriotic as the first. If Mr. Liieoln is elected, I shall urge disunion, because the South will be in dan? ger from th) principles and tho policy of bis administration. It is one of the esson f^ i^l.chara'u'ori'sties of fanaticism, not to bo undeceived by experience. If the South submits to Blaok Republican rule, her fu - ture is settled. A cloud of witnesses may rise up to convict Abolitionism of excess and terror; fields of bootless and sicken inj slaughter may appeal against its bor? ders, but still this party, encamped behind the Government, will drive on to tho con? summation of its aims. Slavery muSt be in the keeping only of tho South. The Republican party would use the Union to withdraw it from such protection. Against that party I would, therefore, urge disun? ion, to defend an institution guarded by the records of the world; by the traditions of all mankind; by the logic history and the fitness of things; and, without which the South would sink down into chaos. Slave? ry antedates all historic times, and orig? inates in the necessities of society. The inspired Scriptures, which carry us back to the sacred originals of man, unito it with tho rudiments of our social state, and surround it with primitive images of the household relations, with spreading corn-fields and patriarchal furrows. It is in the first records of the nation, which we can trace back to the dawn of human society; it is in the hcroicpoeuis of Greece; it is in the hieroglyphics of Egypt and Assyria; it is, too, in that-glorious litera? ture which is the precious legacy of the past to tho present. Slaveholding Plato and Marcus Tullius will outlive frecsoil ^nnvnnr nrif.1 Mj&2>^ Abolitionism in St. Peteb's Parish.? The Charleston Mercury contains an ac ?wffgnt of the arresting o?J(i&u N. Smith ""acdnfe -fcsw s'ems, James anoWilliam, charged with using incendiary language and being guilty of improper conduct. They were tried before a Vigilance Com? mittee, and, being found guilty, were sent to Florida. Attention was first'attracted by the congregation of about thirty free negroes on his place. When ho was re? quested to remove them, ho refused, in very insulting terms, and threatened vio? lence to any of the Committee that at Ltejnpted to do so. lie and his sons were, however, taken~a~day or two afterwards. The evidence elicited proved that ho had used language of a most incendiary char? acter. He "expressod himself very freely about our institutions, inquiring how tho negroes about Lawtonvillc were treated, and that God Almighty damn his soul if he would not give a negro he never saw a gun to defend himself; that Scripture j did not recognize slavery, and that he did not believe it was right, and if there was war ho would fight for no man's negroes; before ho would do so. he could have, be? tween sun-rise and sun-set, five hundred men in a task of ground to fight his way A large amount of other testimony was ad? duced, some of which is of a worse char? acter, having incendiarism intermixed with it. His sons, James G. Smith and William Smith, were also implicated in the examination of the evidence." He was warned not to come back into the .Jjjtatft. Oil .penalty of being hung. His sons were also warned not to return, on penalty of recieving five hundred lashes. -e Suicide.?Wo arc pained to chronicle a melancholy opening of the present term of tho South Carolina College. A student named J. F. Hughes of the Freshman Class, from Edgefield District, was found dead in bed yesterday morning. A' pistol was by his side and his brains wero scattered over the floor and on the walls. Mr. Hughes was in ill health last Jtmmer, and unable to stand his examina fon which was now impending. The [arents of Mr. Hughes removed from Co tbia many years ago. ?he verdict of tho Coroner's Jury was, it he came to his death by his own act. mbia Guardian, 2d inst. - twell Ehett is nominated governor, by a corres ston Mercury. .ay last week k cruel treat ] News SixuMriai'y. Two bogheads of tobacco were sold in Richmond on "Wednesday at unusually fine prices; one brought ?30.50, the other $52.25 per hundred ibs. Tho claim of Eli Whitney as tho inven? tor of that invaluable machine, the cotton gin, has been denied, und the credit of the invention assigned to a different person, a lady of Georgia. A steam-boiler exploded in the marble works of Mr. Wallago, at Piittsburg, on on Monday, the 24th, killing ten or twelve persons. The Court House in Lake City, East Florida, together with all the papers and records of tho court, wore dostroyed by tire on Tuesday night, tho 18th. It is said that ox-President Tyler, now seventy-five years old, and looking more robust and younger than when he occupi? ed the White House, has an infant daugh? ter only two months old. There arc now over three hundred hands at work on the grading of the Southern Pacific Railroad for the first fifty-mile section west of Marshall, Texas. The first paper mill over put in opera? tion on this continent, was erected in Elizabeth, N. J. Fire-engines were made ? in the same place as early as 1702. Benjamin Pollard, a lieutenant in the war of 1812, died in Norfolk, Ya., 13th instant. Col. Bragg, of a '-little more grape" fame, is on a visit to Petersburg, Ya. An unsuccessful attempt was made on the 15th, to fire Buffalo Bridge, on the Brunswick and Florida Railroad. Pres? ident Wheeler offers 8500 reward for detection of the incendiary. Andrew Gidlow and John Turner, con? victed |.of prize-fighting on an island in Boston harbor, have been sentenced to the State prison for one year. The legislature of North Carolina will ? commence its biennial session on Monday, tho 10th of November. The Walterboro Sun, of the 2Gth inst.. is informed that a son of Mr. Samuel Ihly, residing in Beaufort District, was thrown from a horse, and so much injured that his life is desaired of. Thero are fifty-seven cities in the world which contain from 100,000 to 500,000, and twelve which contain above 500.000. The census of Philadelphia is so nearly completed that the population is ascer? tained to be about 040,000, and tho man? ufacturing capital ?150,000.000. At Richmond, Ya.. a fine of ?10 has been imposed on Dr. St. Ceo. Peachy, for speaking to a Juryman empanelled in a murder case. Two blacksmiths in Brooklyn, N. Y., day and both were fatually injured. A negro "Wide Awake" Club was form ed_yj._Bostou on Wednesday last. Hon. John CrSiclliapdaQn, an ex-mem? ber of the Supreme Bench of Afiso^riiri, died in St. Louis on Friday morning. The receipts of wheat at Buffalo, Now York, on the 20th instant, amounted to 850,000 bushels, tho largest amount ever received in a siugle day. Hon. B. R. Holmes, oneof the strongest Union men in Mississippi has come out strongly in a powerful letter for Breck inridge. The citizens of Leako county,Miss.., are holding "corn meetings, to procure corn for the pressing wants of those who have made a total failure in their corn crops this year." Paul Morphy is in New York playing a fow games of chess privately with, his friends. T. D. Rice, known as "Jim Crow Rice," the original delineator of negro character, died in New York at an advanced age, of disease of the heart. Tho republicans at Occoquan, Va.,have erected another hole in the place of the ono lately cut down. Senor Francisco Munoz Ramon do Mon cada, hitherto Spanish consul for the State of Georgia, has deen removed to Charleston, S. C. A fight occurred in a tavern in .Mem? phis, Tenn., on last Monday evening, which resulted in four of the parties en? gaged in it being stabbed and a woman accidentally shot by a gun fired Ivy one of the parties. The Jacksonville Democrat, heretofore a neutral paper, has hoisted the Brcckin ridge and Lane flag. It very truly says the only hope of defeating Lincoln is in this ticket, and that a time like t'ais all party feeling should be laid aside. The Rev. Mr. Bewly, reported to have been hung by a Texas mob, is represented as a desperado from the southern part of Missouri. Tho Baton Rouge Gazette learns that on the 13th a fire broke out in the town of Port Hudson, La., in the Northern part of the Parish, and the entire place, with the exception of one house, was reduced to ashes. A New York letter to tho Buffalo Com? mercial says: "Tho lady who was the leading actress in the Key tragedy, is again a mother." General William Walker was a native of Nashville, Tenn., where his father still resides. "William is the third son of that family who has perished in Nicaragua; Sjjc f^trsro |?jmctr. THURSDAY MORNING, OCT'R. 4, I860. EDITED BY J. C. C. FEATHE3STON and JAMES A. HOYT. Terms: Ono copy ono year, invariably in advance,.$1.00. Advertisements inserted at moderate rates; liberal deductions made to those who will advertise by the year. Court Calendar for the Western Circuit. BBTCBK DAYS. Abbeville, September 1 .">. I Greenville, October G. Anderson, ? ?? 22. Sparlanburg, " 13. Pickens, " 2!).|Laurens> " 20. SITTINGS OF COURT. Greenville, October 22. Spartnnburg, " -29. Laureus, November 5. Abbeville, October 1. Anderson, " 8. Pickens, " 15 -<P Save your Votes. In less than two weeks the voters of Anderson will be called upon to elect those who are to serve t hem in the next Legislature, and also the individ? ual who is to he their Tax Collectors. The two elections coming on at the same time may giTc rice to some misunderstanding, and as wo desire every one to hare the opportunity of ?-Hing in both elec? tions, we deem it necessary again to call public at? tention to the fact that all who desire to vote for both Representatives and Tax Collector must rote on Monday. Thero will be no vote allowed for Tax Collector on Tuesday, nor will anyjone be al? lowed to vote for Tax Collector on Monday and for Representatives on Tuesday. Whenever you go to the polls, no matter at what box, you must vote for both Representatives and Tax Collector at the same time, or else lose your voto for one or the other. You cannot vote at different boxes or upon differ? ent days. When you poll your vote, no matter for whom or what office, and your name is registered, you cannot again vote for any one. -.? To Our Friends. Next week many of our patrons will he in atten? dance on the Court. Is it asking too much of them that each one shall bring along another name to bo entered on our books? It will be little trouble to them, and would bo great cucourgement to our bumble efforts. Let them bestir themselves among their neighbors, and we arc confident each oae can do something to enhance our interests. The thanks of grateful hearts will be given for any in? terest manifested, and we shall be stimulated to greater exertions in cateriug for the reading pub? lic. -O Change of Day. Desh ing to afford the majority of our readers the latest possible news, and with a view to accommo? date the mail facilities from this point, we have concluded to chnngc the day of publication to Thursday instead of Tuesday. This arrangement will be inconvenient fur a dozen or two, but the remainder will be much better pleased, we feel cer? tain. Those living on routes supplied on Thurs? day and Friday alone, will be benetitted largely by this change. Presiding Judge. Wc learn that that his Honor U. L. Waudlaw will preside at the Fall Term of Court, which be? gins on Monday next fur this District. Mail Dorongements. Wc arc informctl that several packages of our mmk^^mmu^ flrr toff pii^ te to hand tit all, we might make some conjecture about their failure : but in several instances they never reach their destination. Tho P. M. at An? derson ville, another at Bluff Ilabun, still another, at Melville, and-OttO or two besides, not now recol? lected, arc among the complainants. Although not infallible, we think our worthy P. M. at this place usually correct aud prompt in the discharge of his duties, and we cannot attdch blame to him as vet. District Agricultural Society. Our friend of the Gazette, in yesterday's issue, makes a stirring appeal to the farmers in tlie hope that they will form an Agricultural Society for mu? tual benefit and advantage. Wc heartily second the appeal made by our neighbor, and would be highly gratified that such a society might go into operation here. For several years wc urged the proposition through the columns of the Gazette, but none seemed disposed to take the lead. Who will step forward, now that, the subject is again mooted, and make the effort to establish such an useful and improving society in our midst ? We arc satisfied that it only needs the co-operation of n few prominent farmers to get such a thing un? der way, when scores will immediately interest themselves, and tlie society will become "a thing of life," nourishing and prospering to a full extent. The experience of every farming community is, that these annual re-unions of their class redound to the benefit of all concerned. The information gained, the errors in farming system likely to be corrected by the experience of others, the emula? tion and worthy pride taken to surpass a neighbor in competing for premiums, and the friendly in? terchange upon familiar topics, all combine the re? sults of an Agricultural Society. Who, then, will will place themselves in the van for such a lauda? ble undertaking ? Hon. J. D. Ashmore. The constituent of this gentleman will not- be neglectful of the fact, wheu they go to the polls next Monday, that he is a candidate for re-election. Wc hardly deem it necessary to state that he has no opposition, but this should not prevent any from casting their ballots for him. He has served the District well and faithfully, and with tho sin? gle purpose of promoting the interests of his con? stituents and section. They have the opportuni? ty to attest their entire approval of his conduct in the halls of Congress, and we trust they will not neglect it. The Edgcficld Advertiser, after reprinting our report of his speech at Haynie's, speaks thus of our Representative : '?The tone of Col. Ashmore is thus seen to be warm and decided. It is in accordance with the manly instincts of his nature. Coming from the Representative of South Carolina's mountain dis? trict, this expression will be welcomed in even part of the State. It goes to show that when the time for action comes, our State, has a promise of far more unity of sentiment, than existed in 1851. There is one view of the matter throughout most cd' the districts, it is: that discussion in advance of an issue is premature. Ic is still reasonably certain, however, that when the issue is squarely presented, action will follow close upon the heels of the occasion. It is cause of congratulation to know that, from the mountains to the seaboard inclusive of the mercantile and moneyed interests of the State, South Carolina awaits events with a calm preparation of spirit to meet the danger she may not be able- to avert," An Important Letter?Union or Disunion. We lay before our l eaders in this issue an ear? nest andiuiprcssive letter from our distinguished fellow-citizen, Hon. James L. Oku, in reply to a private epistle written by the Hon. Amos Kendall. The immediate cause of this correspondence was the letter of Mr. Ont. declining to become a can? didate for the State Legislature, which our readers have all perused, and in which he took grounds favoring a dissolution of this Government in case of a Black Republican being elected President. From the tenor of Cc letter published to-day, wc conclude that Mr. Kendall expressed himself greatly surprised at the counsels of the Ex-Speak? er, believing as he did that Mr. Onn was for the Union at all hazards, and he would doubtless hare expected sentiment;) to emanate from him akin to those advanced by another distinguished politician of this State, who resides in an adjoining District. But however much Mr. Onn may have startled his friends in other sections of the Union by advoca? ting resistance at this particular juncture, it is gratifying to the k.rge majority of his old constit? uents, who trusted and confided in him through a long scries of years, while he was reviled in vari? ous quarters for his Unionism, that he has proven himself manly, consistent and worthy of the hou ors heaped upon, by marching squarely up to the mark when the rijhts of his section arc about to be impaired. AVc can admire this spirit in Mr. Orb, and would do injustice to our feclinga in failing to give our feeble praise to his course, al? though* at the same time differing with him on points not now to be discussed. This second letter of the Ex-Speaker presents the duty of the South, and the history of the ag? gressive measures upon her interest?, in clear, con eise and forcible terms. There is uo evasion, but a plain directnoss of expression, which must go home to the heat ts of those who are timid enough and willing'cnough to tamely submit to Black lie publican rule?f.ye, who are even ready to crush out their last hope, and witness their rights and interests pass quietly one by one from their hands, rather than Strike a blow against the Union, per? verted and alienated rroiu-the original design, as it will be, under lincoln and his abolition vandals. To this class of persons wc would earnestly desire the words of Mr. Obb to reach, and would ask them deliberately and calmly to consider the is? sues involved. Among the ultra Unionists ill Mr. Ontt's old District, (and there arc not a few, we honestly believe.) this letter will have its effect, counteracting in part the tendencies produced by Maj. Pjcbby's .letter. They have watched the course and rapid advancement oi Mr. Oltlt to high position?have sustained him throughout his Con? gressional career, and with honest pride have re? peatedly endorsed and upheld him against all as? saults, no mal,ter from what quarter they came. His views in ' his crisis, after haying retired from their serviee and becoming engaged in the quiet duties of private lite, cannot fail to awaken rcflec tion in thcii minds. But there is yet another Influence to be exerted by this lettei. The pronunciunicntu of Maj. Pbb nv?a citizen in the private walks of life, who has uo national icput at ion unless he gained it at the expense of State Llighls and State Remedies?was extensively [paraded before the masses in the North immediately after the "Jolts M.iKTiS letter" of Mr. Obb, and the public press sought to create the impression fchal he (Maj. P.) spoke ihe sentiments of the State. That influence was exerted, to some extent, and no doubt lulled into quiet thousands who had begun to think that Southern men were in earnest, and meant what they said in advoca? ting disunion. .Now, the letter of Mr. Ouu to the Hon. Amos Kendall comes moat opportunely to ten up by the Ulack Ucpublfuxui press'amVorators. Uolh of these documents emanate frouj n:e Fifth Congressional Bist net oi'J-'cttth Carolina, within thirty miles ofcai-b Jt her do the authors reside, and iVwat'i.s rather on the order of Strange coinci? dence, these gentlemen ran against each other once upon a time for a seat in (he Federal Con? gress. The one a young man, then little known outside of his own election district, and the other a veteran at that time in (he public serviee, and one who had become distinguished by his many public actn. Principle, too, was involved, and the identical issue in another shape which now de vides them was then up lor consideration. It was Union or Disunion, and upon the slavery ques? tion! Will, what was the result'.' The successful candidate was Mr. One, and his career thenceforth was brilliant and rapid in its advancement lo high position, and to I lie affections of the American peo? ple. Ilm competitor went back to the useful sphere of Slate politics, and continued his honor? able couisc as a public servant until recently. Now, to-day, these gentlemen again stand arrayed iu hostile positions upon practical issues. The one has been given a "national reputation" by in? diting a ;iuglo letter, while the other stands be? fore the people of the whole country, to whom he is known, and by whom he is admired, sounding the alarm, and raising his voice for the safety, honor and rights of his scctiou. In the light here viewed, then, the wavering, unsafe counsels of Maj. Pebbv arc to be met not only hero at home, but throughout the Union, by the opinions and advice of Mr. Oiut and others who have been ranked as conservative men. We hope for the best, but cannot believe that these opinions will have sufficient or timely circulation among the infatuated, blinded masses of the Northern Stales to bring them to a realization of the true feeling at work in the South. If they felt satisfied (hat Southern leaders would even at? tempt li e dissolution of this Union, in which is centered! their strongest hopes and dearest inter? ests,' and from a continuance of which, under the existing state of things, the South has nothing to gain,?ihe thousands involved with their all in commerciaPand manufacturing pursuits, would si lenee tie slavery agitators iu their midst, and for? ever quench the raging spirit of fanaticism that binds them to the car of Ulack Republicanism. But they cannot peer through the mist that veils their vision, and with the assurance that there arc scores in every community ready to submit to their domination, they are boisterous and defiant in pa? rading their expected victory to our gaze, and arc shouting pecans to Lincoln and the final overthrow of slavery where it now exists. Trusting in the great Ruler, we should be prepared to a mau to buckle on the shield of battle, and begin another war of independence mid liberty, daring.to assert and maintain our rights, thus proving ourselves worth;,' of an honored and glorious ancestry. Would that we had words to stir the blood of men, and awake every son of the Soud to his duty! Tho Farmer and Plantor. The-October number of this excellent and well conducted agricultural monthly has been prompt? ly received. Its contents are just such as would interest farmers, and we regret that in our section the number who take it are few and scattered. Send one dollar to R. M. Stokes, Columbia, or hand that amount to the agent at this place, J. A. Hott, and you will receive the Farmer and Planter for one year, thus sustaining an organ of your own in this State awl profiting thereby largely. Female Patriotism. In one of our exchanges (the Southern Guardi? an) a writer gives tlie sentiments of a lady who speaks for her sex in spirited terms in opposition to submission in the event of the election of Lin? coln. In answer to a gentleman who feared that submission would be the policy of the South, she said : "If this be so, turn over the Government to us, and wc (the women of the South) will see to it that our households are protected from that outrage and violence, from which it seems our husbands, brothers, Sc., arc too craven to protect us." What dastardly submissionist does not feel re? buked by such sentiments coming from woman, the creature man is accustomed to regard as the weaker vessel, and as timid and irresoulutc, mere? ly because she manifests spasmodic excitement at beholding bugs and spiders, or any of the reptile genus. We presume that it is natural for woman to have an antipathy for serpents, for the reason that one deceived Old Mother Eve, and caused her to lose that beautiful home, which the sex so much prize. But how different are the feelings and ac? tions of woman when her country is wronged, when her household is invaded and her rights are wont to be sacrificed by a ruthless soldiery ? Wo? man docs not shrink from danger and suffering in the darkest hours of her country's perils. With the spirit of i Boadicia or a Zcnobia, though led captivo by a haughty conquerer, she will not speak words of submission. Her patriotism lasts as long as the arm can be nerved for vigorous effort, or the tongue is capable of telling the language of the soul. Happy is it for man, in his present degenerate state, that amid the gloom that has been wrought in human character, that the love of country still remains in woman's heart. Her influence cannot be estimated. Some of the greatest political or religious resolutions recorded in history arc at? tributable to woman. To a woman Home owed t;ie abolition of regal dignity, aud the establish? ment of the llcpublic; to a woman she owed her delivery from the tyranny of the decemviri, and the restoration of the consular government, and to a woman she owed that change of constitution by which the plebiaus became capable of holding the highest offices of Government. "She knows her rights, and will dare maintain them." This is the spirit that actuated our mothers iu the revolution? ary struggle. There are instances iu the history of that struggle illustrative of the trueucss of wo? man to her country's cause. Oftentimes when husbands and brothers had descried their coun? try's standard, their wives and sisters perilled their lives and domestic happiness in the cause of liberty. To the honor of the sex that spirit yet livcth to light the sun of liberty. There are many who will resist any attempt to place the negro upon social and political equality with the white man. When she reads of the patriotism and devotion of such women as Margaret Elliot, Eliza Wilkinson. Mar? tha Bratton, Jane Thomas, Dorcas Richardson, Elizabeth Grace and llachcl Martin, her soul is filled with desire to emulate their virtues, their for? titude and patriotism. When she reads ??The mothers of our forest land, stout-hearted dames were the}-. With nerve to wield the battle brand, and join the border fray; To load the sure old title, to run the leaden balls. Ami watch a battling husband's place aud lilt it should he fall;" she can but be moved to follow their examples when our country and rights are invaded. But notwithstanding our confidence in woman's patriotism, we weiiot yet willing for her to have ? "'??lui ul__uha rrrjvjrrr 1??^J'-i-.uCn\*r?n~ir?r: trJcu form of government on the western hemis? phere, to far at we know. We fear that her gov? ernment would savor of tyranny in the remem? brance of the many wrongs she has suffered at the hands of our sex. Then, O Woman! be content to exert your in flucncc iu your present sphere, around the fire? side: encourage your cowardly husbands, sons and brothers. Teach them how to stand up iu de? fence of their country's rights, and how to resist Ii lock Republican rule. LOCAL MATTERS. S?xs of Tesiperaxce.?The following brethren have been elected and installed officers of Anderson Division, No. 'It), for the current quarter: james a. hoyt, w. p. John Peter Browx, W. A. .1. C. C. Fkatukkston, ]{. S. R. E. Sloan, A. R. S. Jous Miu.wee, F. S. S. M. Fant, T. J. W. BuoTiir.ns, C. W. W. Humpuhkys, A. C. A. M. Ayres, I. S. A. F. HuTcni.vs, 0. S. SaleDaY.?The attendance of our fellow-citizens on Monday was tolerably large. The principal topic of conversation was the approaching election. It iwis the prevailing opinion, wc believe, that four of the candidates would be elected to tho Legisla? ture, and some gentleman selected for the office of Tax Collector. Another week will decide who the lucky individuals are. There was but little property sold. One negro fellow offered at public outcry, aged 22 years, brought $1,890.00. In ported Goons.?Moores & Major have just received their Fall and Winter supplies, and among the beautiful assortment they have on hand, we arc gratified to observe some elegant fabrics which have actually been received at the port of Charles? ton direct from England. The "work goes bravely on," and wc heartily encourage the movement to achieve our commercial independence. M. & M. seem thoroughly imbued with a like spirit, and wc trust they will have due reward therefor. Their Stock of Dry Goods aud Groceries is complete, to which public" attention is directed. Vide adver? tisement. Ekcouraqisg Signs.?The active trade in our market for several weeks denotes the increase of business this season, taking in consideration the short crops, hard times, and so on. Merchants have been busy indeed, and especially those who buy cotton, an unusual quantity of that staple ap? pearing upon the market each day. We are truly glad to notice these prosperous indications, end would hope for their constant abiding with us. Cotton buyers arc numerous, goods arc in abund? ance, and everything is brisk and lively?so bring on your cotton, from far and near, purchase your supplies, aud rejoice in favorable bargains. Laroe Apple.?Wc arc indebted to a friend for one of the largest Apples wc have ever seen. It was brought by him from Pickens District, and i weighs just one pound and a half? ounce ! Many ! thanks, Col., for the acceptable present. Military Academy.?On Tuesday night there was another display in elocution by tho students of 4 this institution. Wc were not in attendance, and cannot speak knowingly of their performances. In consequence of Mr. Pbesslet being called away on business relating to the A. R. Church, at? tending Syuod somewhere in Georgia, we believe, there will be vacation in the Academy until Mon? day week. Evixs & Hubbakd.?In another column our neighbors invite the comnunity to examine their Stock of Drugs, Mediciuoj, &c., which they have now in store and arc ofTering for sale. We can cheerfully recommend them to the public, feeling confident that they will give entire satisfaction both in prices and quality. F. Bueda.?This gentleman has a superb assort* ment in his line, embracing every variety of Guns, Pistols, &c, together with numerous Fancy Arti cles of fine workmanship and elegant finish. He can be found on Brick Bange, and ready to wait on customers. Read his advertisement and thea examine his stock for yourselves. -* Hardware, Cutlery, Guns, &c. Wc invite the attention of merchants and others to the card of Messrs. Courtney, Tensest & Co., Haync street, Charleston. This firm imports tho greater portion of their goods, and this fact alone bespeaks for them patronage; besides which, wo are reliably informed that they are strictly gentle? manly in all their dealings. Any of our friends' who buy in that market wilt find them prepared to supply all their wants in the Hardware line. - We learn that Maj. Spartan D. Goodlett, of Greenville, has been elected Major General to command the 1st Division, S. C. M. -? For the Intelligencer. The Six Decades of the Present Century* From our present stand point {18G0) wo often try to peer into the future, to reason out there? from the results of the next forty years experience, but all is dark, all is gloom, all is buried in pro? found oblivion, and with saddened feelings wo turn to the past, when memory clutches with e? gemcss a thousand incidents upon which she rev? els in exstacies, and if .there are a few spots tbat array themselves ou the side of regret, they s.re soon lost amid the bright galaxy of events that Lav made the last si::ty years an era of glory. At the commencement of the present century. Science, in all its multiformity, was yet in its in Jancy, and the world generally was but just awa? kening from a long lethargic sleep, or just begin? ning to emerge from a night of uiorul darkness,' that nothing but a general system of education could effectually dispel its gloom. This general system of education, as far as it is already inau? gurated, is the most peculiar feature of the pres? ent century. ;Tis true, that previous to that dato, Europe was thickly studded over with Universi? ties. Colleges, and Academies, but the education received at most of them was a strange conglome? rated mass of religion, politics and fanaticism, the principal object of which was to keep the rest of mankind in the most profound ignorance of every? thing that would elevate his character. Thcso European institutions of learning were mostly ia the hands of the Catholics", and were immediately controlled by the Jesuits for tlie propagation of opinions and dogmas that would now disgrace a heathen ; but the nineteenth century ushered in the dawn of a day that was destined to give a light to the world that had never yet been seen by the human race. " The American Republic had just been firmly established?the first Napoleon I had taught the Old World that the Pope of Rome I yj^^-jtw^in/^tihte^^ni U^aiMMi^Ljnankinji. ' lie had swept oil" from the face of Europe tbe musty cobwebs of ages, and had even reached Asia and Africa, disseminating principles, feelings and thoughts, tiiat have continued to burn,-and shine, and diffuse light, until Mohamcdanfsm has begun to totter, und ere this century closes will bo counted among the things that were. During the present century, the divino rights of Kings has been exploded, until a drunkard, a de? bauchee, or a tyrant is as quickly hurled from.* throne as he would be from the private abode, where peace and good order was the ruling idea. During that time, nearly all the monarchies of tho Old World have been continually making conces? sions to their people, until some of them aro as free to-day in reality as this far-famed ^country of ours, and the balance of this century will closo out the existence of many of them, and their places be occupied by Governments more assimila? ted to our own: where freedom and free institu? tions shall predominate. Up to the commencement of the present centu? ry, the educated few were, as a general thing, not practical men, consequently mechanism had but little more than a physical existence, while no*#^ Science reigns in all her workshops, and the me? chanic who is not guided by her teachings, is. dragging out a life of toil, and in most cases, of penury. -Tis true, a Watt, a Newton, and a Franklin had demonstrated to their own satisfac? tion that there was a higher sphere in this world upon which the indomitable powers of the human mind might do elevated with pleasure and profit; but their declarations were generally thought to be the crude ideas of visionary brains, and it re? mained for the men of'Jjfris century to render them into facts. Thlf^Mf effort of Fulton upon the Hudson River in ir07 has now spread itself over the broadest expanse of earth's waters; and not content with this, the almost unseen power. Steam, has grappled with the "iron horse," and hurled him shrieking, and snorting, and puffing, and blowing, among the hills and dales of the at tire earth. Steam has entered our workshops, i propels most of our machinery, docs much of our cooking and washing, anil the man who wishes to uiake his exit out of this wcrld with much tctat% must be abruptly sent ou a voyage of discovery through ethereal space by the power of Steam. From the kite, string, key aud bottle of Frank? lin, with himself at a respectful distance, electrici? ty has been effectually brought subject to the pow? ers of man. He has taught it the alphabet?it drives machinery?assists tho mountebank in the exhibition of his humbug, and occasionaUy goes on a burst-up upon its own hook, when it tares to pieces, as formerly, the labor of years of its new master. But the operations of man with electrici? ty is yet in its infancy. Previous to the nineteenth century, the man who pursued agriculture for a livelihood, was lite? rally bound down to the injunction that "in the sweat of his face should he eat bread," while now Science pervades the whole agricultural world, and will no doubt go on until everything will be brought to a scientific standard. Science iias tr.ken possession of our manufacto? ries. It has in this century more than doubled the knowledge of chemistry, developed ostrono nvy beyond all former conception, and almost ad? vanced philosophy beyond the comprehension of man. To what extent science will yet develope the resources of this universe cannot now be con ceived of. The present century found the United States containing about four millions of souls, her Gov? ernment enecxed at by most of the world, owing