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COLUMBIA. S. C. Wednesday Morning:, June 12,1872. Tile Conservative Influence in the State -How It lu to be Exerted. It is now very generally agreed that any resuscitation of the Democraoy of the State as a party-, or any separate po? litical organization of the property-hold? ers whatever, is to bo avoided, as useless and detrimental to the chances of that reform in the State Government which we hope to see inaugurated, and which sro know full well to be effectual must .spring from the Republican party, must bs conducted by Republicans, and must plaoe Republicans in office. The only '.practicable good which the white people -ooo a?ooraplish ia relation to the State ?Government is to draw the better repr?? sentatives of Republicanism to the front. We cannot change the political nature of the Government, but we may, per? haps, improve the personal character of the pnblio officiais. We cannot make the General Assembly lees Republican, but we may, to some extent, amend its moral tone. We shall not be able all at onco to cleanse tho Augean Stables en? tirely. The cankers of official corrup? tion are too old, and bave sunk too deep soto the body politic, to be at oneo era? dicated, bat we may stop their spread and slough them off by degrees. It will not bo pleasing to many to occupy this apparently subordinate posi? tion. The white people naturally feel that they ought rightfully to have an immediate voice in their own govern? ment, whioh affects their interests and is supported by their money. They do not relish altogether that whioh looks ?fke a Voluntary assignment of their nffairs to the care of strangers, and not very reputable ones at that. But that -willoh, cannot be onred most be endured. The best thing posaiblo is the best, in matters of government, at any rate. As we oannot have' exactly what we wish, and what we know would be best, good sense suggests that the next thing to do is to make the most of what we have. Wo oannot plaoe South Carolina into tho hands of ?those best fitted by charac? ter, ability and interest to control her affairs, but we may possibly make an improvement' upon the present loath? some set. who occupy her positions of power and trust. Let us, then, be con? tent to limit *toor efforts to the accom? plishment of this one object. Oar mis? take heretofore has been that we have .undertaken too muoh. We have shoul? dered bardens which we oonld not carry. We assumed the aggressive, when we should have aofed-upon the defensive. We laid down terms to the colored peo? ple, when, being the weaker party, numerically, we should have awaited propositions from them. Our terms were fair and just, but tos mode them; there was whore the shoe pinched. We attempted to lead, and desired to exer? cise a positive power in the State Go? vernment. Snoh is our right undoubt? edly, but it is a right whioh cannot be enforced, and will not be conceded, so long as theft ean induce ignorance and poverty to oppose it. We will now adopt another, a wiser and even a more dignified course. We will ceaso to make propositions to our colored friends only to be rejected, cease to proffer the hand of friendship, to be pushed aside with distrust, stop making appeals for votes to be replied to with jeers. We will act as a balance of power, and instead of a positive, bring to bear a negative, influ? enae upon the government, which can? not fail to be beoefioial. If there is no Democratic opposition in the race for State offices, there will certainly be two or more Republican tickets ia the field. The insatiable han? ger for the spoils of office by the ring, on the one side, and the necessity for reform felt and acknowledged by the better Republicans, on the other, per? sonal ambition and rivalry, and a variety of such like causes, must create contend? ing factions where there is not a com? mon fear to nnite them. Now, without taking sides entirely with one or the other rival wings, the white people can pick ont from all of them just snoh men as they believe have been the least im? bued with the rascalities of the present regime, and seonre their* election almost to a man. We will go to their political meetings, listen to their speeohes, and vote .for thoBe who make the fullest and most reliable promises to make honesty and economy the rule of their notion. The sentiments of popular orators, and subsequently public measures them? selves, will be shaped so as to commend theit authors to the white people. We will OOOrtpj to the Legislature of the State the, same relation that the dar? kies do to Congress, the Irish to the city of New York, the Germans to Cincinnati, ?co. Everything will he done with a view to tiokling us, for we will be the balance of power. Wbittomoro will become the great re former of tho age, and Dennis, doubt? less, will be induced to forgive the State entirely the little bill for famishing the hall of the House of Representatives. The taxes will be redound, the expendi? tures diminished, and, in short, in every departmontof Govern meut, an effort will bo made, with more or less sincerity, to put on the appearance. Tho big swin? dlers, who have boen making their $30,000 and $100,000 at u job, will bo come disgusted at tho petty pickings to which they will bc reduced, and will leave. One by ono the State will be re? lieved of their baneful presence, and a great chango will come over public affairs. Rogues will be sent to Stol brand's inBtead of to the State House, and there will not be a Ku Klux in the land. Political Sagacity. Judge Orr, in bis great speech at Philadelphia, announced his firm con? viction that the Republicans, with the aid of .their colored adherents, would sweep tho State for Grant in November. Judge Orr has always beau remarkable for his political sagacity ; and his quick discern? ment, at this juncture, of the valuable assistance rendered the Republicans in this State, by tho colored peoplo who vote with them, shows him to be still possessed of that wonderful aouteneBs which has stamped bim as tho great po? litical weather-cock of South Carolina. Over-sanguine white Republicans may indulge tbe belief that they can afford to discard the colored vote, but Governor Orr knows better. Twenty-five scala? wags and 100 oarpet-baggers aro not quite a majority of tho voting popula? tion of the State, even though there be no split among them. Governor Orr secs this clearly. ?<?????? - The brief debate in tho House of Lords, on Thursday night, tho an? nouncement then that Gen. Schenck bad given a written assurance that the sup? plementary article was regarded by the United States Government as excluding the iudireot Alabama claims, Earl Der? by's acquiescence in the' article, he being the leading opposition peer, the stoppage of the debate by general con? sent, and tho withdrawal of Earl Rus? sell's motion that England should with? draw from the Geneva Oouferenoe, all indicate that the treaty of Washington, after running many risks, is at length safe. A New York letter, of the 7th inst., says: "Tho cable despatches an? nouncing that the British Government has Anally accepted the supplemental treaty, has had a marked influence for the better in business oiroles, ender the belief that arbitration will now proceed without obstruction. The gold premium ia down, and stocks generally are up." POST OFMOB Kona EU VS LIMBQ.-For some tiene past a Beries of systematic post office robberies have been commit? ted at Marion Court Hotrse, 8. 0. Opi? nions were divided as to whether these robberies were in tho post office or on the railroad, the shrewdness of the rob? ber being such that by stealing letters from both the Northern and Southern mails, and returning somo to the office, so that those which were received from the North were delivered as if received from the South, and vice versa, served for some time to throw suspicion on the mail egents on the railroad. The num? ber and audacity of these robberies bad reached such a pass that many were de? terred from writing, uulnes when they could get opportunities by private hands, while others would not deposit letters in the post office at all. Thu attention of the Department; at Wushington was called to the snbject, but the special agent, to whom it bad been referred, was so much engaged at a distance he could not attend to this until Friday last, when, having procured the assistauoe of some of the citizens interested, be scoured tbe robber, who proved to be a young colored man named William J. McLaugh? lin, employed by the Post Office De? partment, for three or four years post, as a mail messenger to convey the mail bags between the post office and depot, and which position gavo him access to the post office at all times. He was arrested on Saturday with eome six or eight letters on his person, besides money recognized as having been taken from letters deposited in tho mails. He was brought to the city, and had an ex? amination yesterday before United States Commissioner Porteous, who re? quired bail ia $5,000, whioh be could not furnish, and was committed to jail to await trial. McLaughlin is well known. During the p*>Bt winter be em? ployed a substitute,.aud went to Colum? bia, where he held a position under the South Carolina Legislature, either as a pago or derk to one of the committees, aud perhaps both.-Charleston Courier. Tan Eso APE OF HENDRICKS.-A sp?? cial telegram to the Charleston News, dated Atlanta, Monday, June 10, says: ' lu the United States Court, this morn? ing, Judge Erskine deoided that there could be no appeal to the Supreme Court in the oase of H. W. Hendricks, and tbe court, therefore, ordered and adjudged that the original judgment, discharging Hendricks upon the payment of costs, remains in force as the judgment of tho court. The banana ripens in Florida overy month in the year. j ? D EH o CHATIO (?) CONVENTION.-The Convention met last night, at 8 o'clock. W. B. Stanley, Esq.. of Richland, called the Convention to order, and Bnggested Hon. Simeon \ Fair, of Newberry, as temporary Chairman. Col. Fair, in a few remarks, ncaepted the temporary Chairmanship. Mr. J. F. Britton, of Obarloston, was recommended as tempo? rary Secretary. Mr. Britton deolined, bat recommended Mr. E. R. White, of Charleston, who accepted the position. A motion was then proposed and adopted, that the delegates bo called in alphabetical drder. The following dele? gates were present: Abbeville-F. A. Connor, J. W. Hearst, C. A Waller, Wm. Hood. Charleston-W. D. Portor, Wm. Aiken, M. P. O'Connor, S. S. Solomon, G. L. Buist, J. F. Britton, W. Y. Leitch, P. Bradey, Chas. Foster, D. F. Flemiug, Jos. Carson, Robert Hunter, M. W. Yenning, C. H. Cohrs, Wm. Whnley, G. F. Kinloch, W. L. Daggett, E. R. White. Chester-E. C. McClure, G. J. Putter son, John W. Durhum. Darlington-F. F. Warley, J. Keith, A. H. Waring. Chesterfield-E. F. Malloy, W. J. Ve reen. Fairfield-Jas. R. Aiken, T. R. Ro? bertson, T. W. Woodward, J. A. Book hart. Greenville-E. S. Irviuo, Edward F. Stokes. Horry-Thomas C. Dunu, Jus. E. Dusenbery. Kershaw-J. B. Kershaw, Jas. Cbes nut, L. J. Pattorsou, T. H. Clarke, J. D. Kennedy. Lancaster-D. J. Carter. Newberry-Simeon Fair, J. F. J. Cald? well, G. B. Tucker, Henry Barton. Orangeburg-A. D. Goodwyn, J. S. Bowman, Thus. H. Zimmerman, John L. Moore, D. R. Norris, Jas. F. Izlar. Pickens-R. E. Bowen, D. H. Brad? ley. Richland-W. B. Stanley, Jacob Levin, M. C. Butler, J. P. Thomas, James P Adam?, S. C. Garner, J. H. Kinslor, Wm. Staok, D. B. DeSaussure, Richard O'Neale, Jr. St. James Santee-Capt. Thos. Piuck ney. Sumter-T. B. Fraser, Mark Rey nolds, E. W. Morse, J. D. Blanding, John B. Moore, John S. Richards, T. V, Walsh. Union-W. H. Wallace, A. R. Aurh trey. B. H. Rioe. Williamsburg-J. R. Lambeon. York-Gad. Jones, J. W. Rawlinson R. M. Sims, E. M. Law, B. P. Boyd W. B. Williams. Lexington -Henry A. Meetzc, G. Leap hart, F. S. Lewie. Gen. Butler moved that a committei of nine be appointed to nominate per munent officers. This was opposed bj Messrs. Carson, Britton and others. On motion of M. P. O'Connor, Esq. Hon. W. D. Porter was chosen, perma cent President, and a committee of threi appointed to oooduot him to the chair On taking the chair, Mr. Porter Bpok as follows: He thanked the Conveution for tin compliment so far as it was personal ti himself; for ho assured them the gooi opinion of so many with whom he Inn formerly been associated in public ollie was of more value to him than offloe o station. The occasion, too, was mos important to the interests of an or, pressed and stricken people. He dt< not intend to exoite them by repeatin their grievances, or telling over agai the story of their wrongs. He wool say, however, that corruption and m ii rule at home, with tyranny and npprui sion from Washington, bad driven tbi people near to the verge of desperatioi But there was a gleam of light in th darkuess-a hope, a prospeot of relief i the not distaut future. A band of tti ablest and most thoughtful and patrioti men in the great victorious Rep?blica party-whether from a ne uno of justic to us, or from a seuse of danger to then selves, or from both motives combined had iuaugutatod a movement at Cinoii uuti which had gladdened the hearts < tho good and the truo through the laut They had proclaimed that old issui should be buried or suspended; and thi the real living iesues in this exigent were: fuir and honest local govern ineu subordination of the military to tho civ power, non-suspension of tho habet corpus in time of peaoe, and firm, stead resistance to the centralizing tendencia of the Federal Government at Wasbini ton. The temporary Chairman had r marked that it was matter of oongratuli tion that we had assembled in a day i amnesty, and in the enjoyment of tl sacred privilege of the habeas corpu He would add to the Chairman's remai that these boons were the legitima fruits of the Cincinnati movemen Without it, they would not have be? conceded; for amnesty had been wit held uutil the popular response to tl Cincinnati platform extorted it from reluctant Senate; and the suspension the habeas corpus was pressed inexoi bly, and to the last, by the Administi tion majority in the Senate, and w only defeated by the more numeroi branoh of the national legislature, whi is more responsive to the impulses ai biddings of the popular will. If the be the first fruits, what may we not e peet from the fuller and more oomph ! development of the Cinoinnati moy ment? The declaration of principles Cincinnati seems to meet the doman of the times, and the candidate-} are i gardod as fitting exponents and rep) sentatives of the cause. The question that most nearly oe oems us uow is, wbut shall we, as a p< tion of the great Democratic party tho country, do under existing oircu stauces? Notwithstaudiug its erro that great party has fought many a g laut battle in our behalf and in behalf constitutional ubr.rty. It was called u to make a great aaorifioo, to do a deed of glorious self-denial,' to couquer its pride aud ita prejudices for tho sake of a cause ia which their suffering friends are so deeply and vitally interested. Be did not doubt that it will prove itself equal to the occasion. Was it not our policy aud our duty to take part in tbe delibe? rations of the Baltimore Convention? He declared that the time had como when South Carolina should fall into line with her sister States of tho South and the Union, and should contribute ber part to tho common counsel and tbe common notion. The policy of isola? tion is selQsb aud narrow; we mu it show sympathy, if wo expeot to receivo any. It seems to be conceded that the De? mocratic party cannot succeed by a sepa? rate and distinct nomination. Its only chance, its only hope, is in a hearty and cordial combination with the Liberal Republicans. For our part, wo cannot afford to throw away that chance-it is life or death to us. Tho ti rut thing is to gain tho victory. Who shall be tho leader, is secondary. If wo secure the substance, let us not split upon the mode or thc form. Everything for tho cause, for tho principles! Let us look first to measures, and to men afterwards. It is with great uuanimity that the people of our State, und of the South, declare for tbo principles and tho can? didates of Cincinnati. If tho Cciuven tiou at Baltimore makes a herious divi sion on this question, wc uro lost. How great is tho stake to us! Let us uppeal to them, remonstrate with them, aud imploro them not to desert us iu this strait, ne did not believe they would resist the appeal that would bo made; and the conviction was deep-rooted iu his breast, that if there was a hearty, thorough, cordial union of the Liberal Uepublicanp, und the stuuncb, sturdy Democratic veterans, of a hundred bat? tles, would lock shields together and marou in solid array, bearing aloft tho names of Horace Greeley and Gratz Brown, who may well bo styled our poli? tical apostles of deliverance aud liberty, they would achieve a triumph, tho blessed fruits of which would be peace, oivil order and public prosperity to our dis? tracted couutry. On motion of Mr. P. Brady, Mr. E. R. White was appointed permanent Secretary. Col. T. Y. Simons offered a resolution, that all resolutions and communications preseuted to this Convention be commit? ted to a committee of one from each County. Gen. Kershaw rose to a point of order, and expressed bis heurty concurrence in the resolution. Messrs. Stokes and Chosnut were in favor of the appointment of a commit too on resolutions. Capt. Stanley moved that tho privi? leges of the house be extended to tho members of the State Executive Com? mittee, wbo are not members of the Convention. Adopted. Mr. O'Connor offered a ?eries of reso? lutions, which were adopted. Gen. Law moved that a committee of four from each Congressional Distriot and four from tbe State at large, be elected to represent the State in tho Democratic Convention at Baltimore. Referred to the Committee on Resolu? tions. Mr. Stokes introduced a Bories of resolutions relativ? to the rights of the State; which were referred. Mr. Butler introduced a series of reso? lutions favoring tho adoption of the Cincinnati platform and the nomination of Greeley and Brown-opposing any other nominations. Referred. On motion of Mr. Warley, it was re? solved (amended by General Law) that when this Convention adjourns, it be to meet this morning, at 9 o'clock. The following is the Committee on Resolutions: M. P. O'Connor, Heart, McLure, Warley, Malloy, Stokes, Danu, Cbesuut, Garter, Fair, Aiken, Butler, Meetze, Jones, Goodwyn, Boweu, Fraser, Wallace, Sampson. Chairman O'Connor moved that tho Committee on Resolutions remain in tho bull. At half-past 9 o'clock, the Convention adjourned. TUE AMJBVILIIE TAXES.-- A correspond? ent from Abbeville, says: "Our Treasurer, Mr. J. F. C. Du Pre, has made the first 'fiual' settlement with the State Auditor for the tuxes of 1871. Thora wero no forfeited lauds in our County for 1868, 1869, 1870 or 1871. All moneys oolleotod for taxes (Mate) and for licenses havo been paid over to State Treasurer. The proportion of nulla bona to the amount of tux assessed, wus one-half of one per cent." A PONOTIIJIODS PKUMIT.-Tbo follow? ing permit for the proprietors of Para? dise Lost, an itinorant "Show," to ex? hibit at George's Stutioo, is from tbe trial justice at tho station-a sweet ap? pointee: STUT OP SOUTH GAIIOIIINA, 1 COLET?N COUNTY, > April the 26 Day 1872. ) Yon ore hereby at liberty to abo and enjoy your exhedishi >u on the Knight of ? he 25, at %1 o'clock ia tho liven? ing UH; consider youhave foley yaid yore lawful taxes for the saimo. Given under my hand and seal. CHARLES COLEMAN. THE TREATY.-Tbe following extraot from a letter to a friend in this oily, from a gentleman now in Canada, dated Montreal, Juno 4, speaks of the Wash? ington tieaty, as follows: "The people of Canada, as far as 1 can learn, arc against the treaty of Washington; I have not yet mot one in its favor; not? withstanding this, it was ratified by the Dominion Parliament by a large majori? ty, hence something (it appears to me) underlies." Col. Mayer, au officer iu the Union army during the war, is now under sen? tence of death in Moxioo, for having par? ticipated in tho late rebellion. MEKTINO OF TSE HoBICST FlEE OoM FANY. No. 1.-At a meetiog of tbe Hor? net Fire Company, of Obarlotto, N. C., on Saturday Dight, the following pream? ble and resolutions were adopted: Whereas on the -Ith day of Jone, 1872, one James Canton, a oitizen of tho State of South Carolina, professing to act by virtue of a warrant approved by one Boozer, who signs himself as a f jmmis Biouer of the United States Government for the State of South Carolina, did forcibly arrest in this city Capt. W. H. Trezevant, a citizen of North Carolina, and did carry him beyoud tho limits of the State, to bo imprisoned and tried. And whereas F. W. Ahrens, a Commis? sioner of the United Statoa for the State of North Carolina, did aid and abet the said Canton in said arrest, by protend? ing to deputize tho said Canton to servo the said warrant in North Carolina. Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That we denounce the arrest of our brother fireman aud fellow-oiti zen, W. H. Trezevant, and bis forcible removal beyond the limits of said Stute, as a wilful, reckless and flagrant viola? tion of the right) of the State. Resolved, That wo recognize- this dar? ing und insoleut disregard of the rights of a whole people by subordinate officers of tho United States Government as a national result of that attitude of hosti? lity maintained by that Government itsolf toward the people of the South sinco the close of the war, and of that contempt for that spirit and letter of the Constitution mauifested by it in its deal? ing with that people. Resolved, That we call upon his Ex? cellency Tod R. Caldwell, Governor of North Carolina, to demand of tbo Presi? dent of the United States, in tho name of the people of North Carolina, that tho said William H. Trezevant be re? leased from confinement and returned within tbe limits of this State; and that said James Canton and F. W. Ahrcns be punished for their wicked conspiracy, as well against tho paid W. Ii. Trezevant as agaiust tho people of the whole State. Resolved, That wo tender to our friend and victim of the conspiracy a sympathy that, comes from the heart, anil couvey to him tbo assurance tn at we feel t here is still a sufficient regard for justice in tho hearts ol the Americau people to oompol their Governments respect the liberty of the individual, and to punish those who wantonly and wickedly as? sail it. TUE CATERPII?IJAB IN THE RIO? FIELDS. The Savannah Republican says: "A new enemy to tho rico plauter bas made ita appearance within the last fow duys, and is likely to damage thom most seriously. We are reliably informed that the cater? pillar, resembling that which bas proved so destructive to cotton of lute years, has made its appearance in large num? bers in nearly all the Savannah River plantations opposite and for seven miles abovo the city, on both sides, and are making havoo of the rice crops. Owing to tho state of the rice in some places, and the low river in others, they cannot be destroyed by flooding, and on such fields they are having their own way. We boar they have appeared on the Ogeeobeo, but not in snob large num? bers." The Advertiser says: "The rice plan? tations on the Savannah and back river, Ogeecbee River and canal, are suffering terribly from the ravages of the cater? pillars, whicb have mude their appear? ance in great numbers, and have de? voured the plant to the- water's edge. Information from points seven miles up the Savannah River reports their appear? ance. Tho greatest apprehensions are felt, and an immense destruction of the orop anticipated, os the present flow, wheu taken off, will enable the caterpil? lars to extond their ravages." Pennie MEETING -A meeting of citi? zens opposod to the reelection of Grunt, and in favor of tho adoption of the Cin? cinnati platform, was held, Saturday last, in tho Court House, in Wiunsboro. Ou motion, James R. Aiken was culled to tho Chair, and T. R R ibertsou request? ed to act as Secretary. Brief addresses were delivered by tho Chairman, Col. H. C. Davis and Maj. T. W. Woodward Co). D. in opposition to sending dole gates to Columbia as Democrats, Messrs. Aiken sud Woodward in fuvor of parti? cipating in the State Convention with a view to sending delegates to Baltimore to prevent a Democratic nomination. The following gentlemen were elected dele? gates to the State Convention: Jumes R. Aiken, T. R. Robertson, R. E. Ellison and T. W. Woodward. It was understood that the delegates should go to Columbia without any in? structions, further than to act for the best interests of the whole people. Mr. T. R. Robertson offered the fol? lowing resolution, whioh was unanimous? ly adopted: Resolved, As the sense of thia meet? ing, that we fully endorse the platform of the Liberal Republican party as enunciated at Oiuoiunati. DEATH OF ROMBO.-The oelebrated elephant Romeo, one of the oldest and said to be the largest io the United States, and valued at $30,000, died last Friday afternoon, iu Forepaugh's Mena? gerie, exhibiting in Chicago. His death waa from natural causes. A correspondent of the Anderson In? telligencer asks John T. Sloan, President of tue Savannah Valley Railroad, to call a meeting of the direotors aud stock? holders of that oompany, atan early day, iu view of the efforts now making to construot a railroad from Greenwood to Augusta. Some Chicago ladies lately visited a sick and widowed neighbor, shingled her house, planked her side-walk, pick? eted her fence, painted one room and paperod two, aud split and piled'a load of slab wood. Rev. Edward Palmer, of Walterboro, S. C., is over eighty years of age;and ia ono of the oldest clergymen iu the Pres? byterian Church. X? O O CL X X t O Til iBle Cm M A Tr Koa.-The price of single copies of the PHCBNTX is five cents. Messrs. B. 0. Shiver Sc Co. a DD ounce, this morning, an immense sacrifice io certain lines of goods. The season is advanoiug, the stock is heavy, and as business generally is dull, tho goods are to be disposed of at lowest prices less than cost, in some cases. It is currently reported that an ex* official of tljo oity bas been lucky enough to secure a large sum from s State offioial, in several successful games of what the Dutchman called "devon out." The weather was perfeotly exquisite, yesterday-neither too hot nor too dry. T.vo of the representatives of the "rural districts"-Hons. W. L. Daggett and Wm. Whaley-wero weighed, yes? terday. Ia the first caso, the acales re? gistered 269 po'auds, and in the second 278J? pounds. The following programme will be ren? dered by the baud of the 18th United States Infantry, this afternoon, Joseph Buahar, Band Master: M nth i Q lick stop-Floto w. Scene aud Cavatina Opera Ernani Verdi. Faust Waltz-Qungl. Cavatina from Lucretia Borgia-Doni? zetti. Post Horn Polka-Strauss. Among the delegates in attendance upon the Convention who have honored the PJBON?X with a call, are Messrs. W. J. Ve roe n, (of the firm of Anderson, Star & Co., New York,) T. Ross Robert? son, (of the Wiuusboro Hews,) W. L. Doggett, (of the Charleston Courier,) and Johu F. Britton, of the Charleston Republican. OOH AGENTS IN CHAUTIKSTON.-The advertising agency of Messrs. Walker, Evans & Cogswell, represented by Ros? well T. Logan, Esq , is the only author? ized agency for this paper in Charleston. A O RIC ULTU H AL, MEETING.-We &TO T6 quested to state that Col. D. Wyatt Aiken will address tho friends of agri? culture iu the Court House, to-morrow (Thursday) afternoon, at 4 o'clock, on the subject of agriculture in general, bat more particularly in behalf of the South Carolina Agricultural Sooiety, the Rural Carolinian, and the Patrons of Hus? bandry. The public, and especially the ladies, are invited to attend MAIL, ARRANGEMENTS.-Tha Northern mail opens at 2.30 P. M.; closes 10.45 A. M. Charleston day mail opens 4.80 P. M.; closes 6.00 A. M. Charleston night mail opens 7.15 A. M.; closes6.00 P. M. Greenville mail opens 6.45 P. M.; closes 6.00 A. M. Western mail opens 12.30 A. M.; closes 12.30 P. M. Wilmington mail opens 2.80 P. M.; closes 10.30 A. M. On Sunday office open from 3 to 4 P. M. The "FcsatToTWeeks" will take place to-day. Originally a festival of thanks? giving for the abundance of harvest, which lasted seven weeks and closed at thia time, and, therefore, also called "the first of firstlings," it has lost its original Biblical character, but isnowen banoed by being stamped as the memo? rial day of the revelation on Sinai. This higher character makes it one of unusual significance and solemnity; it becomes tbe birth-day of Israel's spiritual mission, and, aa snob, bas been selected os the day most fitted for the formal introduction of Jewish youth, who Piave attained that age at wbioh they may become consistent members of the religious community, agents responsible for their sots to their God, their fellow beings und their conscience. THE CONVENTION.-Tho Demooratio Convention here, like their brethren all over the country, have decided to go for Grant. They will go for him with a vengeance. The action of the Sooth Carolina delegates is owing to a laudable desire to free this country from Radical rule-a feeling inspired by viewing the beantiful paintings and scenes of tba United States pauorama, now exhibiting at Irwin's Hali. Matinee this afternoon. P ?i CKN i XIAN A.-The London oomto papers do noi fail to congratulate the Uuited States on the graceful manner in whioh we eat humble-pie. Do daily and hourly your duty; do it patiently aud thoroughly. Never mind whether it be known or acknowledged or not, for euch a course will ultimately bring its own reward. The marriage service, in the opinion of a Western paper, should be changed to read: Who dares take this woman? And the groom shall answer, "I dare." For shame! Moore Sc Moreover is ar adverbial business firm at Counoil Bluff, Iowa. ?????-? LIST OP NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. R. G. Shiver Sc Go.-Sacrifice. Q. F. Jack ion--Bargain Counter. D. Collins-loo Cream, Meeting Columbia Chapter. P. Cantwell-Hay.