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COLUMBIA. Thursday Morning, Maroh 12, 1868. Future Growth of th? Country. It is estimated that the foreign im? migration, added, to the natural in? crease of population, will, at the end of this eontury, have increased the population of the United States to 100:000,000. Thi Ballimore Sun is of the opinion that if tho country remains united at.that time, its popu? lation will ho larger than that -of any single empire in Europe-larger, in? deed, th on the united present popu? lations of Sweden, Norway, Den? mark, Holland, Belgium, France, Great Britain and Ireland. It is thought probable, too, that before that period, the -Canadian provinces T-ill become a part of the Uuited States, and Mexico, Cuba and other Spanish-American countries be an? nexed to the great republic; while onr possessions in the North-west will be rounded of? by tho acquisi? tion of British Columbia. This is the grandest vision of empire pre? sented to any modem people; but will it ever be realized? Our confi? dence in such a futnre is somewhat dampened, when wc think of such exhibitions as we have lately had of the unscrupulousness of party spirit; of the vaulting individual ambition which holds principle as of little account in comparison with personal aggrandizement; of the difficulty of preserving our original institutions, which made the country strong in the affections of its people; of re? conciling conflicting interests within such widely extended boundaries, and of assimilating and making homogeneous the varied elements of population. It may be that the very acquisition of foreign territory will render our possessions too unwieldy for management, aud causo thom to fall to pieces by their own weight. The only reliable principle of unity in this country has always been the mutual confidence aud regard of its people. It is ouly this that can keep them together hereaftor, and prevent America, in the next century, from having as many independent and rival nationalities as Europe, which had to pay last year, in time of peace, 81,500,000,000 for military establish? ments, to enable the different Go? vernments to watch each other and keep up a show of power. That is what this country is coming lo, if tho Constitution, which is the corner? stone of the Uniou, is to be under? mined and destroyed. RLVOLCTIOX AND REPUDIATION. TheN ow York Coiu'ntevcial, nu ably conducted Republican journal, con? tinue* to express much uneasiness nt tho revolutionary complexion of things at Washington. The financial situation, too, troubles it: "We are drifting into repudiation! We are so drifting, not because our debt is too onerous, or that our peo? ple are dishonest, but because (Jon gross is oithor insensible to tho dan? ger or indiff?rent to its consequences. If Mr. Morrill, of Maiue, thinks that a spread eagle speech about faith, honor nnd integrity, will bridge over the danger, ho is fatally mis? taken. Two things, at least, must bo done. Expenses must be dimi? nished aud the rate of interest must be reduced. Both are practicable. Congress can effect both, aud it will be held responsible for its refusal or neglect to save us from a great dan? ger and a greater shanie." WHY STANTON STICKS.-It has been learned that ibero aro several promi? nent officials of the department who would consider it their duty, in caso of tho momentary absence of Afr. Stanton', Lo obey any orders from Gen. Thomas, which the latter might issuo as Secretary of War. This being tho caso, Mr. Stanton and his friends in Congress havo determined that he shall never leave his post fo. an instant until his stains is satisfac? torily settled. Editorial Cormpr.nrtcn.ee -pf tho Phoenix. CUAKUESTOX, March 10, 18G3.-A visit to the "Queen City" at this sea? son of tho year will provo a delightful trip to any one4, wli? eau', stand the outlay, or who is fott un at? enough as is the ^writoi!-to bc railroaded, boarded and trottet! around iu a handsome vehicle, without being called upon to decrease the amount of his .small store of greenbacks. The weather is charming; the Indies look their pretties!; the street airs ting-aling-aling merrily; tho Battery is thronged'with great folks and the little toddlers who are io fill their places when life's fitful journey ends. Business, it is true, is dull, and the number of "To Roots" as numerous, in proportion, as ia unfortunately the case in Columbia. Charleston is visited every day by great numbers of Northern seekers after pleasure and health-?which is a decided bless? ing to the hotel-keepers, who other? wise would, we are afraid, bo com? pelled to close their doors. Magnolia Cemetery, Fort Sumter, Sullivan's and the adjacent islands receive their full share of admiration nud attention from these birds of passage. The Convention is about to close its sittings, and the result of the rather lengthy and expensive session will soon be submitted to the voters for ratification or rejection. In our peregrinations around the city with '"little Billy," of tho Cou? rter-what a contrast?-we encoun? tered Capt. Edwards, of the ship Missouri-a whole-souled, jolly good fellow-who fully makes up in cle? verness and rotuudity what he lacks in height. Tho captain is a great stickler for principle, as the following incident will show: A striko occurred ?meng the colored stevedores a short time ago, and their places were filled by whites-Capt. Edwards, we bo lieve, being instrumental in intro? ducing the Caucasian element. Ob? serving that they employed a block horse to do thc hoisting, he insisted that a white or light-colored ono should be substituted, ns be wanted no moro black laborers about his ves? sel-which is a model of neatness. The Captain is a cosmopolite, in the strictest sense of the term. The Hibernian Hall has been trans? formed into a neat and tastily ar? ranged theatre, and the. Messrs. Tem? pleton have au excellent company. Mr. and Mrs. H. Watkins played a very successful engagement of a fort? night, closing on Saturday night with Bourcicault's Irish comedy of the "Colleen Bawu," and th? musi? cal burlettaof "Jenny Leatherlungs" -in which Mrs. Watkins bad an ex? cellent opportunity of exhibiting her pleasing musical powers, inthemuch ndmired "Cruiskeen Lawn," uud a medley, which runs somewhat in this style: I've wandered through the village, Tom, Along with Anna Lee, To listen to tho mocking bird, In the cottage by the sea. Raid's bny marc can't be beat While coming through tho rye; Let me kiss bim for his mother, Says thc spider to the fiy. The colored girl and poor old Ned Now swell our national song; I'd oiler thee this hand of miue But take your time, Miss Long. I'm lonely since my mother died Susanna, don't you cry; We're all nodding through thc world, Then root, hog, or die. Hark! I hear an angel sing, Ah! daddy, be's struck ile We're coming, father Abraham, Aloug with Annie Lyle. The song my mother used to sing, Tho wearing of the green The girl I left behind me To day is sweet sixteen. The nice young man and Fairy Belle Are swinging in the laue Tho captain with his whiskers I Has marrying on the brain. We will rally round tho Hag, boys, For Johnny stole the hum Ynukeo Docile, Hail Columbia! And I don't care a-cent. Winding up with a liberal nllo?-..::cc "Dixie." Tho daily newspapers-the old commercial stand-by, the Couria; thc sprightly Nepi and tho peppery Mer \cury-Kte carrying heavy weights; but, as the proprietors of each keep thoir shoulders ster.dily to tho wheel -nnd arc aided by eflicient assist? ants-they will eventually cmorgo from the "Slongh of Despond," and receive the full amount of patronage j and praise in "the good; time corn? ishs "Milte House" has b?en tho? roughly-.rejuvenated, aud pr?sents nnoxcelled attractions to visitors. Mr. Purcell is constantly in attend - ance, and appears to have as many eyes as the fabled Argus-^-nothing I escapes him: Hts officers--Messrs I George \v"oHs, v." xi. B?erhens, B. J. I MoGill, L. E. 'Prescott and George Cooper-are polite and attentive. The gentlemen**' reception room, hall I and reading and smoking room are commodious, aod constantly filled I with guests und visitors. And those I who use the weed assert that the beet l <>f sugars aud tobacco aro attainable I from Mr. Wm. Mulligan. Amoug the atitjtches, Mr. Wm. Baker, pro? prietor of tho "Mills House Stable?," is entitled to espacial mention. His motto with rofereueo to horses and conveyances is "Excelsior," and he has reached the summit of his ambi? tion-no handsomer "turu-outs" can be produced. Major J. P. Horbach-one of the "unreconstructed"-has taken charge of tho "Charleston," and is expend? ing a liberal sum iu repainting, titi? vating and otherwise modernizing this famed establishment-thu pride of all Cbarlestouians. A cloak room and private office have been impro? vised, und the dining-room is being '. refloored and extend"d-the Major asserting that it will, when complet? ed, exceed in magnificence anything \ of the sort South of New York; by the-way, he contemplates a grund "calico ball" to inaugurate theevent; and as nu iuvitatiou has beeu ex- j tended in advance, wo shall endeavor | to be present. But the acme of the improvements is the "conversational retreat"-which must bo seen to be appreciated. Major H. is backed up by Captain James Kerr-au old .steamboater-Mr. E. T. Burdell, and our old acquaintance. "Charley Miller." The "Pavilion" is now under the management of Mrs. Butterfield and her brother-in-law; and guests will find it a quiet, home-like hostelry, and the rates of board very reason? able. Odr thanks are due to the "corpo? rator." A. M. Gilbert. E*q., assistant superintendent, and Messrs. O'Bryan and ThameB, conductors of the South Carolina Kailroad, for favors. Recent intelligence from Grent Britain indicates that, in addition to the Fenian troubles and to the proper settlement of thc affairs of the Church in Ireland, another canse of political discontent has arisen to em? barrass the administration of Dis? raeli. The excitement created in England on the "Papal aggression" by the appointment of an Archbishop of Westminster and other prelates, is now threatened to bo revived. It required Lord John Russell's utmost ingenuity to save himself aud his party from thc ruiu hanging over them, through admitting the Pope to pared ont the realms of tho English Church. Russell's vascillating course was illustrated in Punch, by the pic? ture of the school-boy who had chalked np "no Popery" on Cardinal Wiseman's door and then had run away. It remains tobo seen how the adroit Disraeli will manage to quiet doun tho sensitive feelings of thc English when their Church is threat eued. The facts are these: The Catholic Church in Scotland has, siuee the reformatiou, been governed by Vicars Apostolic, but now the Bov. James Lynch, Bishop of Glas? gow, ha? been created Archbishop ol Scotland. Tho decided stund, ad? verse to the Catholics, taken on this question by Sir Hugh Cairns, thc probable Lord Chancellor, wid greatly embarrass the Prime Minister. Tho Manchester (X. H.) Union says: "A tall Eastern girl, named Short, long loved u big Mr. Little; while Little, thinking little of Short, loved ? little ins? name .Long. To make a long story short, Littlo pro? posed to Long, and Short lunged to bo oven with Little's short-comiugs. So Short, meeting Long, threatened to marry Littlo before Long, which caused Littlo in a short time to murry Long. (Query.)-Did tall Short love big Littlo less becauso Little loved Long?" PETITIONS IN BANKRUPTCY.-The following petitions' in bankruptcy have been flied in tho United States District Court, Judge Brynn presid? ing: J. J. Harvin, J. t. Contters. H. H. Li-sfW, R. ?S. Brad well,; J. WT Er win^Johu A. Burges, Philip Mcil? veen* John H. Gayle, RriR. J?illups. R B6cL?tt?y W. w. Benbow, John O. Brook, D. W. Cuttino, P; G. Benbow, W. H. Rochette, B. E. Hodge.. R. B. Harvin, H. H. Hug gius, John G. King, \V. H. Ken? nedy, Miles E. Hodge, Henry Kel? ley, Jame? H. Keels, W. Theodore Lesesne, W. J. McCall, .lohn H. Ma? honey, S. W. Nelson, T. A. Way, W. J. White, Clarendon. John D. Harper, Williamsburg. J. J. Holloway, Wright's Bluff. W, H. Cnttiuo, Gourdin'a Depot. W. Allon Benton, Ch craw. Nathan H. Guyton, Ed. F. Allston, Berkeley. W. W. Leman, Aiken. Wm. H. Hagood, Geo. M. Owens, George M. Rushiug, S. W. Trottle, Jobu H. Ladite, Robert Martin, Barnwell. Silas lugram, Chesterfield. James Thompson, Liberty Hill. Joseph H. Gooch, Bonuettsville. James Bois Dye, John Garkiu, Thomas J. Jones, Robert Latta, John J. Nelson, Kershaw. D. W. Branch, Edgetield. A. A. Pollock, H. R. Eosterling, Peter Johnson, Marlboro. Eli Odom, Darlington. F. H. Glover, Colleton. Ed. G. Hume, Stephanus Ford, Georgetown. Edward Argoe. Jobu C. Fanning, Jos. W. Phillips, Orangeburg. Jos. G. Gantt. Union. The Spurtanburg Female Associa? tion. Nathaniel B. Craig. Wylie R. Dunn, John Flynn. Willis Gregory, Wm. M. Hinson, Isaac W. Hunter, Russell H. lugram, James Small, - Small, Lewis M. Cautheu, Lancaster. Mackey & Baker, Nathaniel Levin, W. J. Trim, Wm. T. White, Samer S. Howell, Joseph J. Green, W. A. Wardlaw, James N. Wood, C. L. Gu il lean inc, B. H. Read, Archibald Armstrong. Isaac P. Hunt, J. Hamil? ton Hunt and A. Burns Thompson, copartners as Hunt Sc Brother. Fleet? wood Lan LI eau and B. F. Wbilden, copartners as Lannenu A Wbilden, Charleston. ' Robert Minnis. John N. McMillan, W. B. Mathery, B. F. Peoples, Chas. Rav, Israel Walker, Blackville. J. E. Rembert. W. W. B. James, Irby S. Wells, W. H. McLeod, R. L. Christmass, DeLonne ?fe Moses, Wm. E. Hughson. Geo. W. Brown, Wn* B. Murray, Charles M. Hunt, Sum? ter. -----?-??-? Diso CAC EFCL. CuNurcrr.-About 1 o'clock a. m., yesterday, after the entertaiament given by Mr. T. J. Robertson, the delegate of thc Re? construction Convention, to his colleagues, was concluded, a num? ber of the colored men, accom? panied bj* friends and the band of the (Jth United States Infantry, visited the Mills House aud sought admission to his room, for tho pur? pose of giving bini a serenade. ?Ir. Purcell, tho pr--" ietor, properly pro? tested against the proceeding, on tho ground that it would annoy his guests; but before they could be in? duced to leave thc premise--, some of them indulged in the most blasph?? mons and obscene language, whilst others, who were very much intoxi? cated, defiled the carpets and stair? way by spewing upon them. Mr. Purcell demeaned himself with great coolness iu the faco of his violent provocation, and sent to the guard house to invoke the aid of the muni? cipal authority in ejecting his unwel? come visitors. Before tho police arrived, however, wiser counsels pre? vailed amongst the party, and they retired. Thc whole affair was one of tho most aggravating nuisances which we bavo ever bad to record, and in view of the position of those who wero responsible for it, was entirely inexcusable. [Ohewleston Courier, Wilt. UNION or THE RAILROADS.-Tho trains of the Georgia, South Caroli? na and Central Railroads, met at tho local depot o' the Georgia Railroad last night, and departed in accord unco with their respective schedules. Tho union of these roads was duly eelebrated iu a spiritual way, and bonored accordingly. Hereafter all persons who desire to go to Atlanta, Savannah and Charleston? ami all ntermediate points, must repair to ho depot of the Georgia Railroad. [ .4 lomsu i Chro n iel?, l-iooal T.temg. UNIVEKSITY OF SOVTIT CAHOLINA. A 1 pct ure will be delivered thia even? ing, at 8 .o'clock,, in the Chapel, by Dr. Joseph L?Co?te. Subject: "Solar and Stellar Chemistry." In ease of raiu, the lecture will bo post i'wuod nutii Jt'riday. We have beeu requested, liy Mr. J. N. Hobson, to ?tate that he has just received instructions tu reduce the price' of the Soluble Pacific (ruano ten doHurs per ton, ou either caBh or time sales iu future-thus bringing it withiu the reach of all, and making it one of the cheapest manures offered on the market. GEN. SCOTT NOMINATED ron Go vEKNon.-At the nominating conven? tion, Tuesday night, a ballot was had for Governor-Col. T. J. Robertson, of Columbia, received fifty-four votes, aud Ccu. R. K. Scott sixty-eight. Robertson then withdrew, und Gen. Scott was chosen, by acclamation, Republican candidate for Governor of South Carolina. PLANT PROVISIONS.-There ave re? ports from many parts of the cotton States that the recent rise in the price of cotton hus induced great efforts by plauters *o raise big crops. We hope this will prove incorrect. Lst them rather see to the raising of the ne? cessaries of life, aud niter the South is. ubunduntly supplied with these, and can work from its own resources, it will then be time enough to attempt large cotton crops. There is no doubt that the raising of cotton will be nt thc best a precarious business for some years. If this con utry ever again obtain tho ascendancy in the cotton markets of the world, the planters will have greater safety and assurance than they eau have under the present state of things at home and abroad. The grand-tnotber of a well-known financier, having reached the age of ninety-nine years and eight mouths, fooling very weak oue morning, sent for her doctor, and asked him if he thought she would attain the age of . one hundred. "Well, madam," he replied, "you may depend upon my doing my best." "Oh, do," replied the old lady ; "I should so like to reaoh part" MAIL ARRANGEMENTS.-The post office open during the week from 8?.. a. m. to G p. m. Ou Sundays, from 1 '.J to 2}? p. m. The Charleston aud Western mails are open for delivery at 2 p. m., aud close at il a. m. Northern-Open for delivery at IQ}? n. m., closes at 1 p. m. Greenville-Open for delivery 5l? p. m., closes at 8 p. m. >?F.W AnvKKTisKMKxrs.-Attention >r cai' ed tn iii- following advertisements, j-ub lisbed this morninfc t<>i tb?-liri?" time* Extra Meeting True brotherhood Lodge. J. R. Kendrick-In Equity. V. 1). V. Jamison-Under decree, Ac. Hiram Smith, an eccentric old bachelor, at Chester, Mass., is having his sepulchre hewn in a large rock iu that town. Ho pays a mau S700 to do thc work, aud by tho stipulation the cave is to be seven feet long, four feet wido and four deep, and ufter tho aolliu is put in, the aperture will bc sealed up with a marble slab and cement. Smith says he doesn't want mud to get around his bones; he means to have a dry place for them. Tho Church of St. Charles Borro lneo, Sidney place, Brooklyn, took fire from tho heater and burned to tho ground Sunday morning, just bo fore daybreak. Tho consecrated VP? sch ?nd iv portion of the sacrificial garments were saved, but tho paint? ings, sculpture and orgau were lost with tito building. The loss on the church is estimated at $20,000 and on tho furtituro at ?12,000. The chess champion of the world, l'a ul Morphy, has emerged from his retirement. Ho played, in Paris, four games with Mr. Steinitz, losing ?ne and drawing three.