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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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We learn that Maj. Spartan D. Goodlett,
of Greenville, has been elected Major General to
command the 1st Division, S. C. M.
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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