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- &R. PERKINS' SPEECH.
We adverted a few days ago to the bills nowpending
in Congress for the transfer of the public
lands within the Slates to the States in
which they are situated. At the snine time we
referred to the speech on this subject by Mr.
Perkins of Louisiana, as one of marked ability,
Turning to that speech, we find two arguments
ill favor of the proportion so sU-iking
and so forcibly presented, that we deem it appropriate
to extract the ?? for the'benefitof oar
readers. The extracts containing the two arguments
alluded to are as follows:
A great argument in favor of the substitute
is, that it curtails executive patronage. By its
adoption '4.4X3 ieaeru oraces win u? anonsnea
und their dutie-. imposed upon State officers.
Mr. Calhoun, to whom it was given to detect
danger to the constitution before it was
visible to most minds, and whose eloquence
was but the earnest protest of the future against
the present, once said that the greatest instruments
of consolidation under our government
were the land office, the currency, and the
post office.
The constitution, rs originally interpreted by
its framers, left the great mass of legislation
to the States, and restricted the Federal Gov.
ernment to the management of foreign affairs,
and a few interna! matters. Yet, so disgui-ed
under a pride of national greatness has been
the tendency to consolidation, that, insensibly,
one power after another has been assumed nn
til the general government, almost to the exclusion
of the State governments, has made
itself felt in all the relations of life. lis enA
croachments have been invisible, but constant.
With the addition of each new State, the
relative greatness of the General Government
has been increased, and that of the individual
States diminished. With increased power to
reward, its offices have become more valuable.
The popular mind has associated increase of
constitutional power with national develop,
inent. Congress has absorbed nearly all the
legislation of the country?its sessions increas
-ing in length, while those of the State legislatures
have become less frequent and shorter.
Under the administration of Mr. Jefferson,
in 1802, tln?re were but five heads of department
: there are now seven. There were then
but 3,806 federal officers: there are now in the
employment of Government, throughout the
country, 35,456. The
adoption of the substitute will abolish
Via or mesc ; ana, wiin advantages to me particular
interests involved, transfer their duties
to those of the States.
John Randolph, of Roanoke, speaking on
this subject in the Senate of the United States
in March, 1826, said:
MI wish that every new State had all the
lands within the State, that, in the shape of
receiverships and other ways, these States might
not be brought under the influence of this ten
mile square. In other words, I wish that all
the patronage of the land office was in the
hands of the individual States, and not in the
hands of the General Government. i am the
friend of Stale rights, and will down the
patronage of the General Government, which
, has increased, is increasing, and must be diminished
; or we?the States?shall be not on
ly ' shorn of our beams,' sir, but abolished
quite;''
Mr. Van Buren, in May of the 6ame year,
in the Senate, saidr The public lands had "extended
the patronage of the Government over
the States to a great extent," and " subjected"
those iii which they were situated, to an unwise
and unprofitable dependence on the Federal
Government. No man could render the country
a greater service than he who should devise
some plan by which the United States might
be relieved from the ownership of this property
by some equitable mode." He would vote
frtr n nrnnrwifinn nil sm*)i tnrm
In 1830, Mr. Hayne in the Senate, said :
41 More than one-half our time has been taken
up with the discussion of propositions connected
with the public lands, and more than
one-half of our acts embrace provisionsgrowing
out of this fruitful source."
In 1839, Mr. Calhoun said the discussion
about their disposition consumed one-third of
the time of Congress. #
Mr. Speaker Boyd, in answer to-an inquiry
made by me under date of May 21, 1854,
says:
411 state as my deliberate opinion that, during
the sixteen years I have served in Congress,
at least one third of the entire time of
that body has been consumed in the consideration
of questions connected, in one form or
other, with our public land system."
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ine oiera 01 mis nnuse, xorney, in a
note in reply to an inquiry on this subject says:
"Fifteen hundred columns of the Congressional
Globe and Appendix for (he Thirty-second
Congress, are taken up with debates on
public lands; and the expense to the Government
incurred alone by the time consumed, was
8143,520."
Again: This substitute not only reduces the
patronage of the General Government resulting
from the administration of the public lands, but
it lakes themjoutof the politicul arena. A ques
tion purely of political economy will no longer
v be made one of partisan controversy. It is nonintervention
in the local interests and politics of
the S tales."
I desiro to disease the subject upon elevated
principles, and without appeal to party feelings
But I ask members if the disposition of the
public lands has not been an element, on one
side or the other, in all our political contests?
It was directly connected with the Great llayne
"and Webster debate; and afier arraying in
opposition the old and new States, and embit
tering feeling at the North and South, has ever
since affected the regulation of the tariff.
It was closely connected with all the financial
measures of Gen. Jackson's administration,
mixed itself up with his contest with the
United States Bank, and became the sugges
tion of a change in the constitution. It has
*vpr boon nssopinted with the discussion of
the power of Congress to mako internal iinprovernonts;
and now, when cue after another
of these questions has been settled or passed
wnv. .it remains with the suhiect of slavery to
monopolize our lime and embarrass legislation.
Js this never to cease t Having assisted to
make aad unmake Presidents for half a centu
ry, is it to continue a fund upon which individua!
members may draw to supply political
capital for their districts I Has uot the return
of members to tlii* House been made in a
greater degree to depend upon the legislation
of Congress upon this subject than upon any
other f Do uot measures, objectionable in prim
ciple, al!;- themselves with grant? cf Iced to
TjjLJ- -?j.
force representatives to ti e alternative of a vio- s
lation of their conviction of constitutional right, a
or a seeming antagonism to the interests of a
their constituents ? 1
I believe sir, there is a general desire that a
this should cease. I believe it to be the feeling is
of the country, that the publio lands should be e
disposed of, once for all? justly Hud equitably n
?to prevent improper combinations?to reduce r<
the length of our sessions, and enable us to
legislate on other matters. v
On the eve of Mr. V9ebster's first visit to v
Europe he was asked-the object of his trip.?
His reply was, that, In addition to a de-ire to see
the objects ot natural interest, to one visiting
the Old Word, he wanted to get where he
could see a man who had never made a bar- gain.
I would not intimate that this expression
was in any way associated with, or the
re-ult of, his political experience ; but I may f
say without reflection upon that great man,
that the desire wa< by no means unnatural to t
any one wlm had been even a spectator of the s
legislation of Congress in reference to the puo 2
lie lands. e
On this point I will not enlarge. Sixteen
years ago, in 1839, Mr. Calhoun, in speaking S
of the subject, said *. ^
" I ask not whether it would be wise to continue
the old system. No, sir a far bolder i
question?will it he practicable ?
* ? '
" It is easy to see how this would end ; the g
public domain, the noble inheritance of the
people of this Union, w ould he squandered, or
rather gambled away in the contest, and would
thus be made at the same time the means of
plunder and corruption and of elevating to
power the most profligate and audacious."
Has this prediction been realized? Let one
of many years experience in this House, and I
\et in the counsels of the country, answer.?
Three weeks since, speaking on a bill that has j
passed this House, Senator Thompson, of Ky.
said :
" It seems to me, since I have had the honor
to come to the national councils, whether in
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iiiis or me oiner nnusi* ui vuii^cd^, mo |m?i>i ^
lands liave been bandied abuui eternally as a
bribe in the shape ot' cession and retrocession,
h the shape of graduation and of distribution,
and of every imaginable project."
Of all the interests of the country, Mr.
Chairman the land or agricultural should be g
least affected, by or dependent upon, legisla- A
Upon it rest all other branches of national industry,
and its value should be controlled by
laws uniform and permanent. It is bad enough
that the commerce of the country should be
influenced by measures purdv political; but
trade pat takes in some sort of the character of *
an adventure, and readily adapts itself to circumstances.
Not so with land. The tiller of
the soil may have a knowledge of chemistry, A
hut he knows nothing of political chicanery.?
lie watches the changes in the natural, not in
(he political elements, and looks to the ground,
not to Congress, for his annual profit or the increased
value of his land. And yet if Congress
issue twenty millions of land warrants, *'
as proposed by the bill of the gentleman from b
New York, or throw as many acres of land u
gratuitously, or at greatly reduced prices, upon 1
the market one year, and none the next, the
price of every man's farm will be as variable P
as your commercial stocks. 'J
Sir, if you have the power, you have no '
moral right thus to subject the staid and sober *"
interests of the home-staying, hard working
farmers of the country, to the fluctuations of ''
your commercial, or the tidal movements of h
your political sea. n
ii
Disuxioxists.?When such journals as the 3
New York Courier and the Cincinnati Gazette j
make the Nebraska bill a pretext for a contin
ued war upon Southern institutions and fights, P
it becomes the South to prepare itself for the ^
future. This section of the country has already
endured wrong enough to madden and drive n
off any less loyal and patriotic. The cup of 3
Southern wrongs is full to overflowing. If the C
North had been deprived by the South of a
hundredth puit of the amount of property a
which the North has stolen from the South, and
if, in addition to that, Southern journals were a
j in the habit of exulting over the sacrifices of fl
I ni.,,r%nnt it iiirl tlipnutuiiionr ctill I'iftKkur
i^UtllJUlII I'l "I'd ij ) ?UIVI uiivavvuiiig PVMI
and greater depredation, how long would the P
North remain in the Union? Not a day?not
an hour. As it is, its journals threaten disso- n
lution, if the South does not lie still and per- c
tnit itself to be robbed without a murmur.? ^
Thje South is not disposed to yield to that condition,
nor to consent to any future abolition u
spoliations. If the North can only remain in
the Union asa robber and aggressor, theSouth g(
will heartily congent to its leaving the Union,
and it canuot leave too soon. jj
. Richmond Dispatch. T.
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Congressional Brawls.?The brawls which w
disfigure the House of Kepresentatives and 01
disfrara the country should leeeive immediate it
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repression. It h evident that no outward in- c<
fluence can reach them. The American press ti
has spoken out in strong rebuke unavailingly, h
Foreiiign journals have been able to give a'ddi- si
tional point to their sarcasms, on this very ac- ti
count, against the "model republic." Public p
opinion generally has not been Ie6s emphatic t<
in its manifestations of indignation as to these n
personal contests. Yet they follow in disgust- ui
ing repetition. They grow by indulgence. It o
is evident that the corrective must be internal 1(
and cannot be looked for externally. If the r<
House itselfdoes not provide the remedy, it H
can be looked for in no other source. If so w
shocking a departure from taste and manners, ft
shall we not S'iy morals, as was exhibited on tl
Monday last is not puni>hed?if an example is is
not made?what can be expected but a fur- IV
thcr repetition of similar outrages? Retiibulion ei
is due to its own violated dignity and the na- g<
tional reputation,
We perceive that Mr. Brooks of this State
has introduced a bill making explusion the v<
penalty if any member brings into the House ei
fire arms, by a vote of two thirds. This is f11
very, but it does not go far enough. Expul- w
aion should follow any physical contest?any S
exhibition of brute force by one, two or more ni
members, and the strongest censure for the use hi
of language likely to lead to such a result as
blows. Apology offers no adequate reparation. 81
How often has it been offered, and in the view "I
of the House redeemed the offence! The pub- "
lie calls for more than this species of atone ^
menL Tboy want repression. They ask for P(
example, to deter from repetition. Iftbehigh- 1,1
est deliberative asrembly in the country prjs- ti
cuts a spectacle of coarse brutality, which we ?
will merely say has uo parallel in any other; 01
at home or abroad, but in the most riotous of Y
jwlitical dubs but in stormy periods what ii
the next stage of imagiaablo debasement ? The ; **
hadow of public respect will soon pass from
body that suffers, itself to be sunk deeper
nd deeper into this slough of blackguardism,
'his is the time, then, for making a signal exmple.
Rebukes have no effect. If Congress
5 permitted to adjourn before, the House avrges
its insulted dignity, public moials mane;s,
tase, decency, will have suffered an ireparable
wound.
We 6ce in these brawls the results ofremong
instead of enforcing the responsibilities,
rliich honor, spirit, and self-respect impose.
Charleston Eve News.
JilisccllnnEottB
Cotton Statement.
We clip the following interesting statement
ioni the Charleston Courier :
Messrs. Editors: You will please compare
he following cotton statement with the Mobile
taternent, as published in the Courier of the
!0th inst.; and if found correct, give your readrs
the benefit of it:
Bales.
Itock of American cotton in Liverpool
on the 25tliMay 582,000
teceipts last year at that point, from
26th May to 31st December 615,000
nstead of a decrease this year of 150,000
bales, assumed in the Mobile
Btatemsnt, there will probably bean
excess of not less, if not more thun.100,000
lince from 17th April, (corresponding
very nearly to 25th May in Liver- *t
pool,) to 16th June last, Charleston
returns, the exports to Great Brit- >
aiu were already n excess of 58.000
bales over those of the same period
last year 715,000:
Supply would be 1,297,000
turned consumption the same as in
the Mobile statement, 31 weeks at
27,500 bates. 853,000
Exports to the Continent, from 25th
May to 31st December, the same as
last year for same period, and very
likely less, on account of the block
ade of the Baltic 97,000-950,000
Vould leave stock of American cotton
in Liverpool, 31st December, instead
of 55,tt0o bales, as per Mobile
statement 347,000
yroballe quantity of United States Cotton disposable for
expoit from now to end of season 1853-54.
Itockaiu the shippingports. IstSept., 1853... 136,000
issumed crop of 1853-54 2 91)0,000
Would give for supply 3,i'36,U0U
issumed home consumption for 1853?'54, 125,000
bales less than last year 550,000
2.486,000
"oreign exports to 16th June, Charleston
date 1.881,000
605,000
issumed stocks 31st August, 4854 150,000
Would still leave disposable for export... 455,000
Modification of tiik Tariff.?Washingon
correspondents state the House Committee
f Ways and Means have agreed to report a
ill for a modification of the tariff, somewhat
pon the basis suggested by Secretary Guthrie,
he bill contains live schedules of rales.
"In the first schedule, the old one hundred
er cent, duty on brandies, liquors, <Szc.,* relains
unchanged. We now receive three milons
duties annually from this source. The
ecoud schedule rates the duly at twenty per
eut. This includes all the uilicles which, in
be present tariff, vary from twenty-five to one
utnbed percent. It also includes iron, sugar,
lanufaclured silk and hemp. The third schedle
is fifteen per cent.; the fourth, ten percent,
nd the fifth five per cent., and embraces nearer
all the articles in the existing tariff, but reucing
to fifteen per cent, articles which now
!iv lu-pntv! to ten ner cent.articles which now
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ay fifteen, etc.
The twenty percent, schedule will include
iw silk and some descriptions of medicines
nd d;e stuffs. Fifteen per cent, is to be plaed
upon all uneuumeruted articles. Salt,
rhich unde- the present tariff as an enumerated
rticle, pays twenty per cent., is to be admitjd
free of duty. The free list takes in all the
rticles now admitted free, as wi ll as many
rticles now in the lower list of duties.
The same committee is also considering a
Ian for abolishing the direct bounties of fishing
essels, but which allows a bonus to the same
mount 011 domestic salt used. The Reciproity
treaty will be submitted next week, withut
wailing for the action of the provinces.?
Ir. Clayton and some Northern Senators will
tterly oppose it.''
Crops, Bacon, dzc.?The Knoxville, Tennesje
(Register) of the 16th inst., says:
"From nil we can learn, we aie led to heeve
that there will ben very faircropof wheat
tised in East Tennessee the present season.?
he general impression seems to be that the crop
rill nor. lall below, if it dois exceed un average
ne. The o it crop will be mu.h better thnn |
lias been for several yearH. At present the
;?rn crop looks very well and the farmers an- i
ripate a large yield. The number of stock '
01.S as large orpeihaps larger than u-ual, and
iould the corn crop 'turn out as well as is an- :
cipated,- there will be a very large amount of
oik in East Tennessee to' sell or convert in-1'
> bacon. The low price which bacon has com-:
landed the present year will cause hogs to sell
t low rutes. Still the great excess of grain
ver the crop of the past year, will even with |
nver prices, afloid the farmer as handsome a j
enumeration for his labor. Should the war with j
lurope continue, the demand for breadstuff's ,
ill enuble our farmers to realize good prices i,
?? ihoir irruin mill flfillP. Tills tlPRf. Clllil'Sn for '
lein to pursue, under existing circumstances
i not to press their produce upon the market.-|
i;:ny who sold their corn and wheat at anj
irly period last fall, will appreciate this sug- I '
estion." ,
Much of our space to-day is necessarily de- '
3ted to the lengthy opinion of Attorney Gen al
Gushing respecting the execution of the
igitive slave law. In view of recent events
e look upon this as one of the most important 1
tate papers that has of late emanated from
iy Department in Washington, and therefore
asnonk for it a careful nerusal.
Many of the Northern journals very loudly
id justly complain of the mob spirit so prevent
iu their localities. Bet ween the abolition
ots, and the quarreling and fighting between 1
te Know Nothings and Irish Catholics, the '
sople are kept in a continual 6tate of excit^
eutand the militia in almost constant expec^H
on of being called out to quell the distuih^^H
;s among the belligerents. In
) this deplorable state of affairs the^^BH
ork Commercial Advertiser peitinenij^^^H
aires, ''where is the essentiul differej^^^H
veen a standing army and the keeping^^^H
zen soldiers under arms week after week, or
having them assembled ready for the coercion
of the people into order at a given sigmu as
has lately been the case in Brooklyn. It is believed
to have been entirely owing to the superior
strength and discipline of the Now York
police, that another and more terrible riot was
prevented in Brooklyn last Sabbath. Ilowev
er it is feared by those who know the parties,
that an awful scene of blood will be enacted
before the dispute is settled.? Charleston Stan
(lard.
The Cry is Still they Come.?Almost
every day we see a crowd <-f emigrants upon
the wharf, and another in the cars on Dockstreet.
Here, as at other ports, the influx of j
the foreign tide of humanity is unprecedented. I
From the desolated villages of the unhappy !
Emerald Isle, where continued evictions throw j
the peasantry upon the country to beg or j
starve?fiom the beautiful countries of the '
Rhine and the Danube, wheie the foot of the
oppressor lies heavy on the necks of a teeming i
populace ?from sunny Italy, where the bulk !
of the population have been reduced by cen- I
turies of misrule to beggary and solid ignoranee?lliey
come to us to seek u happier home.
They have heard of America, and their imaginations
have pictured the promised land as
"flowing with milk and honey." '1 hey have1
hoarded their hard earnings day by, day until I
tliev have seraned together enoinrh to nav their
J I o o a i
passage hither and beyond. They reach the
wharf, and are all amazed at seeing a 'great
city in a land they had thought a wilderness.
It is land to cultivate most of the Genitalis
want. They are told they must go hundreds
of miles into the interior of the Country before
they can find land cheap enough for them to
buy. Most of men take the cars immediately,
being impatient to lind a home. But some f
of them nia> he seen at the emigrant board
ing houses, and in that vicinity tor weeks after
their arrival. We are frequently amused
at seeing a party of Hessians, in their quaint
Costume, walking in the noddle of the stieet,
as if going along a mad in their own country.
Occasionally we see a party comprising a couple
of families seated on their ancient trunks
and furniture,in a furniture car, seemingly without
any idea of the singular display they make.
That some ol these Germans families, who are
attired so poorly, and who seek out the cheii|>est
of ever} thing are in comfortable circumstances
cannot be doubted. We have heen
made acquainted with instances in which the
contents of those ugh old chests have been
revealed to the astonishment of sonic people.
Many of these Germans?indeed most of them
go to the West, purchase land, and become
orderly, industrious, and tiuly valuable citizens.
The majority of the Hibernians who land
upon our wharves, remain here, and either
6eek service in various capacities or give them
selves up to idleness and want. We can hope
little for the Italian emigrants. A few of tlu-m
earn a living by selling plaster busts and figures;
but the majority continue the lazzaroiti life
they led in Italy. They are frequently in the
hands of the police as vagrants. The foreign element
of our population is worthy the attention
of all who are capable of appreciating the
momentous changes such a vast and constantly
increasing body of people may bring
nj>on our social relation. They bring with
tliem habits and senliments to which we are!
unused?which in some cases may improve usl
but in most aie only calculated to' give usl
truuble.?Philadelphia North American. fl
A New Phase of Roguery.?A coriouM
circumstance occurred the other day, wbi'fl
places the dexterity of the members of till
swell moll in nil her a striking light. A female!
of very lady like and pleasing manners, callel
at the establishment of one of our first hair!
dressers in town,and after a little conversation, 1
requested to know if they shaved gentlenien'sj
heads. An answer being given in the atfirm.-^j
live, she proceeded to state that she had in
brother, a young man of rather facile mind,
arid that their medical man had thought it advisable
that his head should be shaved ; that !ie
was troubled with strange hallucinations, such
as that he was a member of and belonged ton
drapery establishment in town, giving the
name, and soon. After a little more comersntion.in
the same strain she said she would
bring her brother next day, and that he (the
hairdresser) was to have two men ready wait
ing, so as to forcibly shave his head, and that
they were to pay no attention to his protestalions
of being a member-of tfie great firm she
had mentioned. Having succeeded so far in
blinding the worthy hairdresser, who promised
to have everything in renruiie<s, sue iouk ner
leave. Next day she called at the drapery establishment
above alluded to, and bought a
considerable quantity of silk goods, and stated
that if they would send one of their young
men along with a particular address, iliey would,
get paid. The lady aijtl the young man with
the goods then lell in a cab, and when Opposite
the hairdresser's establishment she told |ier
companion that if he woulJ go along with her,
she would get as much money us would make
the amount of the bill. The unsuspecting
youth went in, and was met by the perfumer
in tbe most bland manner, who requested him
to walk up stairs, which he did, not doihling
but that lie was fo receive payment of the bill.
No sooner, however, had tbe unfortunate wiglit
entered the room than he was pounced upon,
and despite all his protestations that he belong
ed to such and such an establishment, which,
of course, were put down to his unfortunate
state of inind, he was speedily denuded of his
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tresses, ine tauy, woo n:ia in uie meantime
been looking on with coolness, now said, as
she was afraid that her presence only caused
greater excitement to her unfortunate brother,
she would leave and return i i a short time.?
She decamped accordingly, goods and all, and
has not since been heard of.?Glasgow Citizen.
Fourth of July.?Our citizens are preparing
to celebrate the fourth in this place, strict*
ly on Temperance principles Col. T. C. Evans
of Darlington, Rev. J. R. K end lick of Charleston
James Topper Esq., of Charleston and the
Rev (VIr. Culpepper of Darlington have been
invited to deliver addresses ana tney are expected
to be here.
A sumptuous feast will be prepared for the
occasion and the public are respectfully invited
to attend.?Sumter Watchman. ?
Cljf Cnm&en tUeehit) Journal.
Tu if, Jane 27, 1854.
THO. J. WARREN, Editor.
Our Acknowledgment*
* m '? -*~r w T t3 T*T TTT T>
Are aue me non. aiessrs. j. j Avans, vv. yy. rwyoe
and P. S. Brooks, for their recent favors.
A Rascal?Stop Him.
A man by the name of Karzcewsky, a Pole or German
by birth, in the employment of Mr. Bofenschen,
clock and watcb-maker, of this place, absconded on
Saturday morning last, taking with him a case containing
a quantity of jewelry, watches, 4c. He carried
off about 28 watches, some six or eight were gold
and the balance silver. In several of the watches the
initials C. B are engraved in the back?being watches
left with Mr. Bofenschen to be repaired.
Karzcewsky is about 28 or 30 years of age, sandy
hair, and about five feet six or seven inches high. He
had on when he left, a dark coat, black satin vest,
drab hat, and daik pants.
We are authorized to say a suitable reward will be
paid for his apprension and the recovery of the goods.
South-Carolina Temperance Standard.
We learn from the Lexington Telegraph, that the
in issnini, ?t,a flrcf mim+ior nf tViA TAmnfirfltieo
UV1UJ 111 IOOMI ll6 14?..WW. w. ...- r
Standard liaa been caused by the non-arrivul of the
printing materials. They are daily expected however,
aud the paper will soon make its appearance.
The Weather, Crops, &c.
The weather which we have had, and which we
are having, will bring out the crops very much, and
so far as we have been able to learn, the crops throughout
this section with a few-exceptions, are doing finely.
From a cursory glance a few days ago along the
lines of our Railroads, we are led to believe that they
.are generally in good condition, particularly corn.?
Tne prospects are so much better than they were^this
time last year, that we entertain strong hopes of good
was handed in; but on being informed that a
unlive of the lecture was already in type, he
consented to append the self commendation of
Mr. Cross to the notice. The manuscript, of
"which we have given above a complete copy,
was altered so as to adapt it to the advertise*"4
inent. As before remarked, we never saw Mr.
Cross, never perused his testimonials and of
course did not write a word of the flattering
commendation?neither did wje authorize its
insertion in the Times. The foreman of the
office did not read it, we presume; for such is
not a part of his duties. The. circumstances
favor the suspicion that the Rev. Mr. Cross de
signedly foisted the notice in our columns,
knowing that we were absent.
If this man he an impostor, no blame what*
ever can be atlaehtd to the friends of Temperance
in this city, for introducing hiin to the no
lice of the community. He came recommended
to them by testimonials fiom respectable
gentlemen of Charleston, and they could not,
under the circumstances, act towards him otherwise
than they did act?tieat him with politeness
and make arrangements for his lectu
ling.
By some this Mr. M. E. Cross is confounded
with the Rev Dr. Cross, pastor of one. of the
\f- E. Churches in Charleston, who is known
Jo be a worthy Minister of the Gospel and an
exemplary Christian. 1
This circumstance should teach us all the necessity
of more enreand watchfulness in recommending itinerant
lecturers 4c. "We take a good share of blame for.
having too often permitted ourselves to bo imposed
upon by unworthy characters?an error which the
press ot this State has too frequently allowed itself to
bo led into.
Skxator Butlkr.?A large number of our"
citizens united, on Wednesday evening, in a
complimentajy serenade to our distinguished
Senator, at his lodgings at Janney's Hotel. In
response to repeated calls for his appearance,
Judge Butler came forward, and in a few brief
remarks returned thanks for the compliment
tendered to him. His Excellency Governor
Manning having also been called on, addressed
the assemblage in a very appropriate manner.
The compliment was conceived in good taste,
and the recipents were worthy of it.
Senator Butler proceeded to Washington
yesterday by the Wilmington and Manchester
ailroad.? Carolinian.
1x71fvi!n ftla
ouurn,? ii ii.i >?v
200,000 in United States silver
enominations, have gone to the
inia from the Treasury of the
a in Washington. The Star says
} were sent to Richmond on a
, nnd 912,000 to Norfolk in the
To 4ie;\andria 940,000 went in
United States gold.
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For Hit Camden Journal
Mr. Fditorj?TieYwvlng as I do, tliat the
Order of Knights of Jericho is inferior to none
of the secret Orders of the day, and one among
the best props in the great Temperance Reformation,
I desire, through the medium ofyour
paper, to say a word as to the Order.
That the Order was formed, is a fact?that
it exists, an undeniable truth. What tire Order
is, I shall try to give some idea?first, as
to its being a temperance Order none will
doubt, when they learn that we pledge ourselves
to abstain from, as a beverage, any spirituous
or malt liquors, wine or cider, and nee
all lawful find honorable means to prevent (ho
manufacture, use, or the traffic therein. That
?r : *.l i;_ _
ll is ill siricb vuiiiwriiiiijr >viiu religion, can 0e
vouched for by the numberof eminent Divines
who are associated with us in the bonds of brotherhood.
With the divisions and classifications
of human society, onr Order holds no fellowship?none
are forced within its portals, so
none are prohibited, save such as are unworthy
of confidence.- The i ich and the poor, the high
and the low, the proud and the huml le, yourg
and old, male and female, if found worhy are
admitted to membership, and to throw a shield
around the young man was a portion of the
lever, the prime mover of the organization?to
protect him from the fascinating snares of the
wiley destroyer was a consideration of no mean
magnitude in itself. We admit persons of 15
years of age and upwards, and this of itself is a
consideration worth at least the attention of*
some heads of families. Many a young mnrv
who was looked to at the age of 15 with doting
parental fondness, and hopes of future
usefulness, at the age of 18 or 20 was a continued
drunkard, with the brightest prospects
blighted. Yuungmen naturally desire to spend
their evenings in amusement?they congregate
for that purpose but alas, alas,' the place for
enjoyment is not unfrequer.tly chosen among
the brilliant saloons of our fashionable day.?
There being no door to any temperance order
>pen for one of their age, is their ready excuse,
ind how effectually is the parent silenced !?The
motto of our Order is to build a wall
iroundTheir affections, draw them to our lodge*
onms, make them acquainted with our signs/
ind pass words, give the youthful mind recreative
and instructive employment, wean it away '
' cm the wily snares of the tempter, associate*
hem with us in the bonds of brotherhood and'
w ith the young ladies or tneir own age ana
station in societ), who are also admitted to our
O.der along with their fathers or brothers; and
who will doubt the success of our Order in
training the youthful mind, in eight cases out
f i en at least, to habits of truth, tempt r ince*
and virtue; but for lackjof some'such Order let
the young man visit the saloons not more than
once in two or three weeks at first, yet becoming
more frequent until at last the taste is formed
and the young man of genius and spirit ia
dragged on, step by step?the taste is formed
?the cravings are there?the appetite claims
the law of nature and forces indulgence in spite
of good resolves and promises, which were
made but to be broken, until, at last, be sinks
and is laid into the tomb to sleep the sleep thai,
knows no waking until the last trump shall1
sound, 4'arise and come to judgment."
' By he admission of ladies into our Order
we silendb the slander that a lady Cannot keep
s secret?that they can, do, and will, keep the
iccrets confided to their care, is not, at this
lay, questionable; they do not, like man, hesiiie
t?? perform a good or hospitable action?
hey are not generally arrogant, proud, or sulereiliuus
to excess; but on the contrary, cauions,
industrious and economical, performingn
general, more good and generous actions
han man, and with such a sweet grace, that
:heir influence is universally felt arid acknowljdged.
Such being their disposition, who, but
one prejudicially blind, ean, for a moment,,
doubt the beneficiul results of their countenance
and sympathy.
Yours fraternally, * J. B.
I Ret ir-rntro RrufVit Fnf a maal nr Itwrv
-past our village has been enjoying the influence
of protracted and very interesting religious
meetings. The Presbyterian Church during
the week before last, was blest with meetings
of a most happy and reviving character.
There was much praise due to its worthy and
Christian pastor, the Rev. M*. Guillard, for
his persevering and untiring efforts in behalf
of his church and the cause of Christ in our
midst. May they be crowned with present
and future success.
During the past two weeks, and even while
we write, the Baptist denomination in this place
have been, and are still holding in their church,
a series of prayer meetings, which have resulted
in the working of much goo . A number have
professed Christianity, and been added to thechurch.
The pastor of the church, Rev. Richard
Furman, has labored most assiduously and'
earnestly (or the welfare of its members. Webelieve
no one has ever possessed more of the
confidence of his congregation, and may he live
long to enjoy their love and esteem.
Greenville Enterprise.
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Dedication.? On Sunday last the Methodist
( hurch, in this place, a large handsome
and admiralty contracted brick edifice, built
by the Methodist Episcopal denomination of
Spartanburg,wasdedicuted asaplaceof religious
worship by the Rev. Mr. Game well, the Pas
tor in charge. The inclemency of the weather
prevented the attendance of many, no doubt,,
who had intended to be present, yet, we are
pleased to learn that a large humber were present
on the occasion.- Spartanburg Express 2Oth^
Fairfield.?The good time has alreadycome,
so far as our ueigliboiing district is concerned.
We extract with pleasure, the fidlowing
paragraph from the Wianaboro Regis[
ter of Thursday:
"As, in the effort to ascertain the true standard
of public morality of a nation, its prisons,
penitentiaries, and workhouses, are resorted;
to by I he investigator, we may inter that they
are regarded by the world ms such indications,
as a general lule. With this aspect, it its witit
exceeding pride we make known the fact, that
from the 1st of November last, to the 17th ins t,.
the doors of the jail have been thrown, wide
open, Kith every cell and room in it vacant?
It has now one occupant, who has- been placed
there for the least offence punished with imprisonment
by the law. Could-every other
district say tne same, a renitenuary would bea
poor investment for State capital Such isthe
condition of public morals here. May it
be perpetual.1'
.
The notorious E. (X Z. Judson, alias Ned
Buntline, was married in Charlestown, Massachusetts,
on the ISth instant, to Miss Irene J adah,
a Jewess.
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