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rimlmi i ??~ !! JllisrrllniifDiia |jrut5. From the Winnsiom' Register. Letter from Hon. W. W. Uoycc on Know IVotliingisin. Winxsboro, July, l8o3. Dear Sik : It is apparent to tlie most casual observer, that the South has most unexpectedly, become violently distracted upon issue?, which few, if any of us, a year ago, could have anticipated. Your co?^ as ft public Representative, na?, I know, enlisted the entire confidence of your constituents, both bv the soundness of v??ur views and the integrity of your devotion to Southern interests. Your opinions, if generally known, would challenge consideration, and might open tlio ej'csof all to the true point whence danger is threatening us. I have, therefore, taken the .liberty of soliciting an expression of them, on the claims of the party introducing these untimely issues, the sympathy and support of the South. I am, most rcspcctfullv, yours, K. <>A!LLAKD. lion. \V. \Y. Uovcn. P..VT?> l*i mt \ V.-tirfiohl Hist.. S. 0.. ) y August 3d, 1855; ) Dear Sir: I proceed to give you my views upon the Know Nothing Party. This party rests on two ideas, opposition to foreigners, and to Catholics ; and its machinery is secret. There is no doubt but that the vast accession to the population of the North by foreign immigration is injurious to the South: it strengthens the North, and consequently weakens the South. It is not our policy to encourage this immigration ; on the contrary it is our |>olicy to discourage it. Put the mode of doing tins is a question : the remedy may be worse than the disease, and in this light I consider the Know Nothing party. Its Noithcrn wing is anti slavc ry, aud we cannot, wiuioui an uniimiuivu wi? dering on madness, coalesce with it. The Southern Know Nothings, however, do not stop at hostility to foreigners at the North, they extend their opposition to foreigners at the South. I entirely differ from them in this regard ; 1 think our policy is to harmonize every class at the South, so that the South may be a unit? The foreign element at the South is a mere trifle, less than two per cent of the entire population ; so far from proscribing them, I would extend to them every sympathy, for they are a meritorious class of our citizens, and, ;is a mass, true to their section. As regards the Catholics, I do not see that we luve anything to fear from them. There are *y few Catholics at the South, and they arc doing us uo harw. If any part of the United ."fetates are suffering from the Catholics, it is the "North, where they are more numerous; but I don't feel that we are under any special obligations to go apon a crusade for the benefit of the Northern people. Let them cure their own disorders the best way they can ; while they are -as> engaged they will have less time to attend to out rfffairs. But even if the Catholics were an evil at the South, which I do not pretend to say, ^ * . 1. ?r 3or i nave uki iuuch rwjiwt hji out trefigion to be so uncharitable, yet I do not think proscription is the remedy. It will rather aggravate the disease. If you wish a church to flourish, persecute it. However anxious I might be to advance Protestantism, anything like a crusade against the Catholics jars ui>on every feeling of my heart. It is in violation of the great principle of religious tolerance, the noblest principle engrafted on the Constitution, by our ancestors, and I will never consent to violate it. The most revolting pages of history arc those which illustrate the horrors of religious persecution. And shall we who stand upon the apex of civilization, put back the clock of time, and recede to the dark ages to light again the tires of religious intolerance ? God forbid! What have I to fear from the Catholics of the South ? Are they not Southerners ? Are they not slaveholders ? Are they not my brothers ? And shall I join in with a nartv:. the verv scum of the North, men who 'hate inc and my section worse than they do helPs pains, and would sink the whole South into bottomless perdition if their power were commensurate with their malice,?I say, shall I join in with such a party aud bind myself by triple oaths, to persecute my neighbor because he says hit* pra3-ers in a different form from what I do ? Never, never, never. From the review which I have thus taken of the principles of the Know Nothing party, I . am compelled in general terms to dissent from : them, nor am I better satisfied with their ma chinery. Secret political societies in a republic are a monstrous anomaly, of most dangerous tendency. When I consider tho situation of the South, I am amazed and saddened at our party contentions. We are like the Greeks of the lower ..empire, who exhausted themselves in insane dis cutsions, while the Barbarians were thundering ^at iheir gates. We are upon the eve of a revoIlutio*, and occupying ourselves with foreigners ; and Catholics as though we had nothing at stake -ourselvec. Strange pre-occupation! It seems - -? ?~ ?... ./uikq U so nlivions that none enn T wu lite VWI iWUinv I.- ^ ' ..... . avoid -sseipg, but thoMJ who will not sec. Slavey ic ihe absorbing question. Our first , necessity'ie reuktancc, a< certainly so, as if we ..already-saw.Che banners ot' tlie Northern hordes r flaunting in.out .tnidst. L ?t us drop all minor ..questions, &ufl .frhitc the whole South in one tgreat party for [(reservation, and let us web . come to that party-every freeman of the South, v-ho .has a heart ,to .feel for t he wrongs of the ."South, and an.arm rtv strike in her defence.? .Nw-Khould.I.inp.iiire .of any man, whether he was aforeijrrer or afCVJbolie, but welcome all v.who were .tmsetioilhe .Su*<h, and her destiny. 11 would kticrfvC'iipor. :the iitunncr of the South no such weak 4?vice;fis '"liwii with the l'ope," .or tliose 4f iii:isora!UIs delusion, ' Place none but'Americans or guard,'* but those other vwords uJnch-sJu*il<l move every rfoutnern nean, "'Equality and Justice, or Bevoflution." Just at tld'; time, too, there Sa * great practical .*uid immediate work before us ?Xausas * * * * * (irgamze, raise men ;an'd money, and lot as secure l1?s empire for the .South. 1 am-ready to go into this great enterprise and press it to success at every cost, and at -every hazard, for upon Kansas depends, in mv opinion, the future ?>f the South. ii ours siuecrelv, \V. W. BOYCE. FltANKLfN G.Wl.XUIW*, 'Esq. ? ??? ? '{The <3ovi!RNO?5?nr. ? Col F. W. Pickens ftmslbeen nominated, by n commmric.ition in the "Charleston Standard, for this office. (VV 7 T). Wither*) nun 3? <*!.!?*# !)? noninu. iiv'O. Our Industrial Interests. 6j The late Agricultural Convention, which hap- ^ pily resulted in the formation of a "State Agri- ? cultural Society)" will we trust mark a new cm \ in the history oFSoulh Carolina. Hitherto our = I people have been satisfied to repose on the fame j which has been given to the "Palmetto State," = I by virtue of the abilities of her statesmen and j the bravery of her warriors. She has always ! been will and faithfully represented, both in the w councils of the nation, and on the "tented field;" a) and she has looked with pride upon the laurels hi : won by her Kutlodgcs and Marions, by her Calhouns and I hitlers. lint this is not enough They, it is true, have given to us a moral power jof which we may be justly proud; but this of : moral power cannot put bread in the mouth, nor nc cloilx-s on the back, nor money in the pock?t. to It cannot prevent the decay and depopulation bl : of our Slate, cannot repair the ravages of loose pr cultivation, cannot give us what we want above Co all tli'ngs?physical prosperity. What, then i must we do? We must look to our industrial interest, than which there is nothing more con' ,1.... 11... .?* ? u" ; uuu?c iu niv j?inr>|MM i iiv v?i ii j?rvi|in:. j Proposing, now, as does the Slate Agri- ?, (cultural Society, to supply a want universally d< : acknowledged, and to correct an evil deeply felt, ar : it commends itself to every citizen of the State. pl j To improve our system of cultivation, to pre tj, , vent the expatriation of our people, to recover w I our waste lands, to make our homesteads more ty [ attractive and valuable, to developc our resources z'e ' geuerally?these are the worthy and all import- olj ' ant objects of the now Society. Let all, thereI fore, lend to the enterprise their influence, and substantial support. Let us plant the State upon the firm and enduring basis of virtue, in nr tdliyence, ana indtistry; then may we hope to ; make her as great in "arts" as she is in "arms" np ?as rich in resources as she is in great names. ^ To this end, patriotism prompts u?, self in- ^ terest impels us.? South Carolinian. 00 ?= *1* Livb Stock Insuuance Com pan v.?The obI ject described in the title of this company will I strike every one as offering great advantages to j. the farmers of the Atlantic States. The majori Jl' ty of farmers keep no more stock than the nf #Iia foi'in rannlrA mul itin Inco /if thfnt by disease, accident or natural causes, ^ frequently deprives thom of necessary animals ni which they may not be in condition to replace 0I] at a short notice. The above company, with a ^ capital of -$150,000, oiler to do this at moderate ar premiums. The terms of insurance are as fol w' lows: re Rate of Premium.?llorses in country, used f? for agricultural purposes, 5 a G per cent.; in ar town, used fur draught ami general purposes, li? 5a7; used for private carriage, gig or saddle, m: 5a6; used for hackney purposes, 5 a 8; stallions ev travelling, Ga 8; breeding, Ga 10; asses or pr mules used for general purposes, 5 a 7; cattle or ! kept in the country by farmers, 5 a G. Trans- lb; portation on inland, risks by steam or sailing pr vessels. California, West India, and European di risks taken at lowest rates. Six months, three- w fourths and three months, one-half the annual tic rates. Particular attention piomptly given to u, sick horses in the city by the inspector. w The payment of these small premiums pro- w tccts the insured against the accidents of mor Kr tality in cattle and there appears to be no more Uj effective plan by which the surplus capital of a ar country could be applied to the protection and encouragemant of agriculture as far as it goes. The operation will doubtless be found very effective.?New York Economist. Horrible Death of David Wright.?On Saturday night last David Wright, under the of sentence of death, for the murder of Deputy j Sheriff Robinson, met with a horrid death in ] c the county prison. About 12 o'clock at night, he raised the cry of fire in his cell. No atten- ^ tion, however, was paid to it by the jailor, as such noises in the night were not at all uncoin- " mon. Some hour afterwards coals fell through pc tho floor of Wright's cell, into the room below, at occupied by a servant of the jailor, who imme- e" diately aroused the inmates and gave the alarm pa of''fire." Upon entering Wrights room, it was an discovered that the flames had not only burnt a hole through the floor, but had caught the ceil- nc iug, and that the air of the room was intensely Pr hot. Wright was stone dead; his skin slipped pP from the flesh; he had been strangled by the pa smoke and then baked to a crisp by a fire of his to own kindling. It was a most awful and appall- "1 ing death. pr It is believed having sawed his irons nearly ta off, he set fire to his room iu the hope that the th jailor would rush heedlsssly to his rescue, when hi he could master him and make his escape or ar sell his life in a hand to hand engagement. lie pc was dreadfully mistaken in his calculations, and hi has paid the penalty of his crimes. n? Columbus Times. r How seba8topol IS SUPPLIED WITH Pro- th visions and Fuel.?Sebastopol is supplied th mitli nmrioinno nmt fnt?l in n liltprnl manner. and in such a way as greatly to benefit the k, Russian producers. The wheat and other grain produce! in the Ukraine was transported to ]0 Odessa in wagons or carts drawn by bullocks; p, and after the grain was disposed of, the Rus- )l( sian peasants or farmer's returned with their ns bullocks and carts to their homes. But now they go to Scbastopnl with their bullock trains 3( and sell there nut only their grain, but their bullocks for the supply of the army, and also j sell their carts for fuel, and return with their ^ pile- The war is lar from being so destructive ' to Russian interests as the British press repre w sent*. a - w The following dispatch from Albany, dated fe .Monday, gives luner particulars in relation 10 the accident to Mr. Taft. to "As the express train on the Boston Kail Itoad fe was passing the depot nt Chatham this after- w noon, a Mr. 1). Taft of Charleston, S. C., and Pj a person named I'recker, of Albany, were sitting with their arms out of the car window, and the current of air raised by the passage of the train blew open the side door of a freight car standing at the depot, breaking the arm of 1,1 Mr. Brecker, and cutting the left arm of Mr. cr Taft clean off between the shoulder and the ni elbow, the nnrt cut off falling 011 the track. Mr Taft is now at the Dulnvaii House in this l'-( city." uj ? tir Dkaiii of Capt. John P. Uknson.?Wo ri: have to announce with sincere regret, says the Anderson Gazette, the death of Captain John ra 1\ liaison, one of onr most substantial and t?1 wortliy citizens. He died at bis residence in tbis town, on last Sunday morning, of paraly.-h l'i induced by apoplexy. Mr Benson was in his A sixty-second year. The announcement of his AV death will lie received with sorrow, by his mi- as tnerotis blerds in ?!?;- r:*"* and throughout j Hi ]ih? Stale. ! [(if (taken Drrhtij Jto?rnai. Tuesday, August 21, 1855. TKO. J. WAREEN, Editor. Prices For Land Warrants. Wo arc authorized In say ilint Mr. James Taylor, hose advertisement may he found in our paper, will low $1.05 per acre for warrants, which is about, the ghcst rnaik that we have yet heard of in this State. To Correspondents. We give place with pleasure to the communication "A True South Carolinian" and regret, that we have > spare copies of the number of the Journal alluded It is gratifying to ns that occasionally some sensic man approves and endorses oursentimenls. In the escnt instance we regard it as more than a passing mpliment. Somewhat Apologetic. Our readers must excuse U9 for occupying so much ace in our paper to-day on political matters, but tho momentous question" now is, Know Nothuigism or 3mocracy. It has never been our wish to create ly party feeling in our State; we write for no such irpose. We are tired of that, and our advocacy of e American Party has been altogether incidental, ith no wish or expectation to create, and lead a parinto trouble, yet, wo have opinions, and, as a citin of a free commonwealth, we must exptesa them at I hazards. We regret that in our notice last week of the Agri. ltural Convention at Columbia, we omitted the ime of Mr. W. C. Cunninghdm.of Liberty Hill, who is also a delegate from our district. His name not ipearing in the regular place was unintentionally crlooked. We had (uo instead of one, but even at number was small for a district adjoining, which uld so easily have been largely represented. Our Position Has been repeatedly, and sufficiently defined, so at all who will, may understand, our views and innations in connexion with the American Party.? >at we shall be misunderstood and misrepresented is be expected, and those who choose to gniblc and ilfully misconceive and falsely misstate our seiitinnle mav nnim- flint nlnocnpn Jfit ho nlnnciirf? With btilO, ... .. .v f-' 1 it the least uncomfortable apprehension on our part, e arc willing to be arraigned and tried at the bar o' i honest and fair public opinion, for every sentiment liich has been announced. Wo havo nothing to call, but something to add, and assuming the light r ourselves, we yield it to others; if our scribblings e offensive to the delicate sensibilities of any, they ivo only to take the less of them. We want no an's patronage who imagines that he places us under erlasting obhgntions, by thomere pittance which he ys for the paper,?our labor is in market, but not ir principles. A more grateful task, however, is here us?there arc numbers of gentlemen who hare omptly sustained us in our-laborious calling, who ITcr with us upon this, as upon other questions, but, ho allow us with the characteristic liberality of gen;men, the privilege of expressing our opinions. To ese, our personal friends and subscribers generally, ho have shown so much magnanimity in bearing itli us under all circumstances, we beg to return our ateful acknowledgements. No difference of opinion Km any subject, where personal respect and rights e not invaded, can for a moment alter our feelings r them, or diminish our respect for theiropimons. Wc will with pleasure give place to the views of iy one who may choose to controvert our positions. Who Will Win 7 "Wo tire not sufficiently wise, to foretell the destiny 1 events, whether this or that, or the other party now tho political arena, will be In the ascendancy at tlio ixt Presidential making. To be candid in the expression of our opinion, wo dievo that the race for a President is the game for Inch all are so anxiously striving, that is the great tint of convergence to which every effort must bend, id for the next twelve or fifteen months, w'e are to idure one of the roughest and most fatiguing com* ligns ever known in our government,?the signs are ople, and the work will be heavy. It is cmphatical* a race for the spoils, and those that win will laugh id grow fat, in following out the long established ecedent and maxim?"to tho victors belong the oils." Wo cannot suppose that either of tho leading irties will prove so very patriotic and liberal, as not enjoy the spoils all to themselves if obtained,? 3am" will be apt to recognize his relations and friends omptly, and they will be invited to seats at tho flret ble, Bhould he be successful in getting possession of e big chair in the White House; and who blames m ? lie has tho precedent in tho powers thnt be, id with those, "Samuel" and his family have rather a >or showing. On theother hand, should "Sam" and s party prove unsuccessful?aud the chatlces are ;ainst them?they may count with absolute certainty )on not getting even the crumbs that fall from the resident's table, and all the door strings will bo on e uistae wnen oara Knocss mr aamiuance, irom c highest and most honorable position, to the lowest id most insignificant, under Presidential Iqek and JThe point we design in this squib is this:?we will ok for about as much liberality in one as in the other irty which succeeds?we would as soon trust to the mcsty of one as to the other?and wo would expect i much good to come from one as from the other, in national point of view?at least, so far as we at the >11 tit are concerned, we like Sam's Platform the best Our decided opinion is, however, that the South has >r hands full, to care tor things at homo, without ibbling niucli in national games; her identification itli national parties heretofore, lias been her ruin, and persistence in that course much longer, will rivet, o fear, the chains which party influence lias already iirfully fastened upon us. \Vc challenge any to show where wc have advocad the South entering in the contest for national prormnnt Wc onlv sav that, if it must be done, that o discover ns much attractiveness in the American irty as wo do in the ' Old Liner's." Why is it, That America has not tho right to protect herself, the passing of such laws ns will, in her judgment, isure greater protection to her citizens?their rights id interests? Why is it, that such extraordinary caro and attcnjn must be bestowed upon those who seek a homo ion our shores, in prcforonee to remaining where they ? ? a..... ili/, Itirlil. whilst. Aninrinnns ahrnnrI nrn invn. ibly subjected to tlio strictest regulations, and arc ten treated with the utmost contempt, if not outged and abused, and no protection or indemnity is ven them. Such cases liavo been known. Why is it, that so much prating lias been made about ose gallant men from foreign parts, who came to mcrica and "fought and bled in freedom's cause?" ere they not as much interested in the issue, so far the abstract question of liborly was involved, as v'e wl.o were born and bred upon our soil, oud did ny not, iu "vci rc wV-r* tbev proved tiii-m-.eive: worthy, receive the highest honors and best offices t within the gift of the powers that ruled, frequently to the exclusion of native born patriots, who had just r cause for complaint, even in that early day, at the ^ unreasonable'demands of foreigners for office. Gen- c crnl Washington saw and deprecated this evil, and wo a are inclined to think that the Father of his country * ought to have been able to judge correctly in this I matter. Do not the descendants of those foreign pa-1 c triols of the Bcvolution, this day, " Enjoy that peace , 8 tlieir valor won ?" It is no argument to say tliat be- j c cause our liberties were obtained through tlio assist- t ance of foreigners more than half a century ago, that forevtr hereafter unlimited scope must be allowed to j I millions of such as have never raised a finger (n our j " defence, and who would in all probability never have c seen America were another revolutionary chapter I about being written. There is as much difference in 1 the class of immigrants now from those who came f formerly, as is possible to conceive, and, although ' there are mnny honorable exceptions, yet, as a gene- 1 nl rule, they are made up of such material as are not ( at all desirable. i There is quite as much reason and sense in this ' statement as in the other view of the question. ' We make no war?we never have?upon American- 1 tzed foreigners?those who hare settled as good citi- , 1 liens amongst us, and arc identified by ties of interest 1 and blood?a statement adverse to tliis is a slander, ( and we pronounce it sucli upon any of our expressed ' opiuions, Wo do make war upon suoh, wlio come to ( | our country and imagine because they are in a land of 1 liberty, they have the liberty to do what they please; 1 such birds of passage and of prey we would like to 1 cage. ' Self-preservation is tho first law of nature, and it J should bo of government, and the map. who fails to ( I observe it is unti ue to himself and false to posterity. ' Demonstrations in Charleston. , On tho Utli irist., a meeting of tli3 State Council of j I the American Party of South Carolina was held hi j Charleston, and resolves passed defining their posi- < tion upon the various topics of the day. Its first de- , clnration is: "That with reference to the organization ( of tho American Party in the United States, the American Older ol South-Carolina is an independent body, whose self-government is supreme, and acknowl- | edges no obligations and duties other than tiioso im- ^ , posed or adopted and ratified by its State Council in | duo form of constitution, ritual, platform or resolves.'1 ] The principles announced by the National Council | at Philadelphia, are ratified, iu substance, with modi- , ficalions which must certainly soften down very con- ] siderably the asperities of its opponents in this State. | Under the head of " General Politics" is announced ( their determination to " maintain the well known j j j States Rights Republican principles of South Caroli- , [ na," with an endorsement of Gen. Quitman's sentiments verlatim on tho institution of slavery and the , acquisition of Cuba. These form the substance of the ^ j Grand Council's proceedings, nnd aro published in j detail in the city papers, and are, to our view, quite n3 reasonable and correct as any set of principles which we hare j*et seen announced, and we do not see the justice in the Older being so fiercely denounced by the press and leading politicians, for the most part of the State; harsli epithets and unkind recriminations never accomplish any good, and why should friends disagree and abuse each other upon differences of opinion?mere abstractions. Op the 15th inst., a meeting of the citizens of Charleston was held at Hibernian Hall, opposed to the American Party. Hon. W. D. Pbrter was called to preside and twenty-nine Vice Presidents and four Secretaries,?large numbers, wore appoiutcd. After the organization of the meeting, the Chairman explained the object of the same, and Col. I. W. Ilayne, the Attorney General, presented an address and sundry resolutions to the effect " That in the opinion of this meeting, the existence and progress of tho organization known a3 the Order of Know Nothings, is opposed theoretically and practically to tho principles which hnvo hitherto characterized South Carolina as a State, and the Southern Rights Tarty every where, and render a rally and reorganization of that party in South Carolina a matter of imperative duty with those who remain steadfast in the faith." Also, another resolution which provides for the appointment of a committee of ono hundred, who shall be charged with the organization of a Southern Rights Tarty, in opposition to the Order of Know Nothings. These sontimenls were eustaincd by the mover, and also by A. G. Magrath, Esq., and Gen. W. E. Martin. Tho vote was almost unanimous in favor of tho address and resolutions presented, there being, it is stated, but one voice heard in tho negative?brave fellow that Thus it will be seen that two great parties are in the field of political strife?party lines have been drawn and tho contestants will be the citizens ot our own Stato. This we exceedingly regret, and it must be a source of disappointment andgiief to ovcry true Carolinian, that our Stato is in all probability to bo again plunged into discord and strife by opposing i parties which profess each to be governed by the same patriotic desiro?the safety and wellbeing of the South. : We utterly despair of our over uuiting upon any one basis, and until some practical issue is forced upon us, the South, in our humble opinion, will continue to occupy the position it has;?so long deprecated by every true and patriotic son. We hope that the interior of our Stato will not enter into this useless campaign. Some of us havo vivid recollections of tho humiliating scenes of '51?specially the ides of October 13th?and are not prepared to light our battles \ o'er again, when no good, but much harm must be the inevitable result of such a contest. I We.hope our friends in Cliai lesion may have it all J to themselves ; it is a free fight to l?e sure, but sonictimes discretion is the better of valor, and on this particular occasion wc feel inclined to keep out of harm's way. We believe the sentiment of our district is uttered in this sentence: Wt want no parties amongst us, nor do we intend to huve tltem. Our people, it is likely, will be ready whenever the ascertained proper time arrives for the South to net;? but we fear that, that time belongs to a sort of hope> which makes the heart sick, very sick. Wofford College. It has been our purpose for sometime to notice the rapid growth and promise of this infant institution of the Methodist Church, which Minerva-like has sprung upon the world of letters and morals, from the mountains, fully equipped to wage war upon ig nornncc and error. The Church and the Trustees who preside over its destiny, deserve all praise for their energy, zeal, and philanthropy. Before we are well aware that the building contract is let out, splendid edifices, with i magnificent proportions and great architectural beauty, break upon the view, rising, as if by magic, into the brotherhood of mountains, and uplifting their no" ble fronts against the clouds. Thn fllinnel is a hnihlinrv of fine ntijuvirnnee well J planned and well located, one of the largest in tlie I State, and sufficient certainly for tlie accommodation j of hundred* of students. It is flanked on the one ^ side by one, and on the other side hy four elegant, ' , mansions for the President and Professor#?forming ! the arc of a circle?ruinl-.-winj the hill that ?ui!ooI?j ' he growing and befltitiful Village of Spartanburg. The departed spirit of the Rev. B. Wofford, the nunificent founder, must warm with rapture and lelight in looking upon " the morning sunvietin his ortxiny" and his " evening rays lingering and playing ilout the summit" of this his monument of stone and uortar. But his true monument acre peiennius will >e that vast pyramid of scientific and moral influinces, having for ils lase the first graduating class, md which is to be piled up by the Alumni of sueceding years as they go forth annually, operatives in lie great field of life. The friends of the Institution have manifested n iraiseworthy determination to furnish it with nil the ippliontes and advantages, found usually at older lolleges. We understand that the Trustees have >ouglit the very large and valuable collection of itinera]* of Dr. Andrews, of Charlotte, N. C., valued it about fifteen hundred dolIor3. Dr. Dogan, of Jniouville, has presented to the College a small colection of minerals, estimated at about one hundred toilers. We are pleased to record that Mr. I. B. Alexander, our fellow-townsman, presented also his jenntiful collection of fossil shells, j>etrefactions, uinerals, <ic., among which are some rare speciTicns, and I)r. C. Taylor has forwarded some Very ntcrrsting Chinese curiosities, and also, some relics rom the grave and house of Napoleon Buonaparte >n St. Helena, gathered l?y him on his voyage home rorn China. Prof. Pupre, in February last, wassent m to the North by the Trustees, and purchased a rery complete chemical and philosophical apparatus, which wc believe have arrived, and are ready for all nnnner of scientific experiments. It is woithy of aoteloo, that that -patron of literature, Hon. W. C. Preston, did himself the honor of furnishing the nu:leus of a Library, by presenting one hundred voltimes of valuable books. Others plso, liavo done Handsomely in contributing many standard works. The fact lias been before noticed that George W. Williams Esq., of Charleston, last winter, presented .o the College five thousand dollars in money for the urrpose of educating young men for the ministry, 1'he Institution is entirely out of debt, and has, we understand, sixty-five thousand dollars for the enlowment of Professor ships. The next Term begins ou the fourth Wednesday in August, now near at hand, at which lime applicants 'or admission will be examined. Presideut Wightnan, and Professors Duncan and Carlisle have gone ,hrough one session, which ended in June. Prof Dupre has taken possession of his house in the Cam [ us 10 commence ins uepanmeut soon, ana we see oy i laic notice that Prof. Shipp, of the University of N*. Carolina, will be ready to Like charge of his department at the opening of the next session. The : rps of Teachers will then be filled up?constituting one of the most promising and able Faculties, as wo believe, that can be found in the United States. We have been thus particular in stating items, from in apprehension that very little is known by the public, of the rapid strides made by this growing Institution. It is young it is true, but it has rushed up so suddenly, that we are in danger of being left in the rear, in the mere matter of news, and information, as to the efforts, in our State made, for the cause of education and good morals. We arc willing, at ill times, to give a space in our columns to colleges ind places of learning, that all may be fully informed is to their progress and advantages, and be induced to patronize them liberally. "We are persuaded there ne but few (if any) Institutions in tlie South, or elsewhere, that afford greater advantages for mental and moral improvement, or, that offers greater inducements fot the patronage of our people. Literary Notices will appear next week. Conesjx/ndence of the Camden Journal. To the Editor of the Camden Weekly Journal. CiiAut.KSTox, 17tli August, 1855. SiuAll hough entirely a stranger t:? your person, having never, to my knowledge, had the pleasure of taking you by the hand, allow me to extend to you the thanks of one of your subscribers, for the admirable and excellent view you have given us, in '* the Journal" of the 11th inst., of Col. Oil's recent speech at Anderson Court House. It strikes me Mr. Editor, that your remarks are fully calculated to attract the most earnest attention of our people. Thev are such that, if in my power to obtain a number of copies, it would afford me much pleasure to disseminate among the people where my principal residence in the country is, because they are judicious, sound, patiiotic, and, without a proper regard to such, .... ..e .1? ...:n i.? ? v> u Ul Hie cuuiii, ? 111 lacwmc a kiu^ii auu u scorn to the miserable fanatical wretches who (a large poition of them) are eminently inferior in manners, morals an J comfort, to a class that they would ruin, in their unholy warfare against an institution established and upheld by the " Most High," merely it would seem, to gratify their " envy, hatred, malice, and all uncharitableness" against a people, whose greatest sin in the matter, may be perhaps having purchased of these Pharasaical scoundrels (Yankee and English) negroes, who are a thousand times better oil* here, than they could have been in their native wilds, and the best of the joke is, that whilo their eyes are turned up in holy horror at "Slavery in the South," the money for which they sold them is gingling in their breeches pockets, in the shape of Ships, Freights, Manufactured articles, &c. &c.,?in fact Mr. Editor, if the grunite side walks of the modern Athens, Koston ? God save the desecration?and that immense mart of southern production, Liverpool, could rise in honest contempt at the infamous affectation of the great men of each place, and on each side of the Atlantic, there would be many a bruised forehead, which would mark them to all observers as lying, hypocritical pretenders, to a benevolence that is worse than (if possible) robbing on the high way. Excuse this hurried scrawl and n,.i:? ..... r.,11.. nn^ ucnu > c iiiu iiv^p iiunj juuio inivi A TRUE SOUTH-CAROLINIAN. We learn from the Orangeburg Clarion, of the 8ll> inst., that Mr. Arthur Pooser, a young man of respectable family, of that District, attempted to commit suicide, on Thursday morning last, with a shot gun. Thn load to.>k effect in the shoulder, and lie is now lying dangerously ill. It was done in a fit of passion, and it is said he sorely repents the rash attempt. Texas Voluntekiis.? It may bo interesting to some of our readers, to know that those persons, or their heir, who served in the Revolution r.f 1 awoa i-.r 1 OQR urn nnf iilnff to about 2,000 | I'i A. CAiP, VI luuu^ <?i v/ vi> v acres of land, within the limits of that State; find those who served in any of her wars since 1830, are entitled to 040 acres. Col. A. G. Summer has been elected ora Lor for the. next annual meeting of the Laurens Agricultural Society, on the 4th Wednesday ind Thursday in Sej-teinber next. How a Gossip ma* be Mistaken.?The Boston Evening Gazelle, illustrating the text, uJudge not lest ye he Judged," tells an anecdote of a Iad^ residing in a boarding-house, who not long since, sympathized most deeply with a poor little woman who occupied the room above her, on account of the late hours which her husband kept. She heard him come ' in at all hours of the night, and was surprised to see the injured wife wearing so pleasant a smile. The worm however, sho concluded, was gnawing at her heart. The canker of dfti*4 pair, doing its slow but certain work of. destruction. The husband she classed among tho fiend* of society, who, forgetful of the marriage vow, indulged in dissipation and licentiousriM _ I t J i ness. i lie coupio however, appeared 10 uo very happy, and on Saturdays they were rarely separated. Upon inquiry, she found the husband was a sub-editor of a daily newspaper, and that his late hours were to be attributed to his duties, especially on steamer nights. History of North Carolina ?Hon. D. L Swain, in pursuance of a resolution of (he last Legislature, has been appointed by Governor Ilragg as agent to procure documentary evidence of the history of this State- He is to proceed to London where we presume, be will be permitted to copy documents from the Colonial Office, a list of whieh was published in Raleigh, some twelve years ago. He is atr tlmrized, by the same resolution, to procure a copy of "Tyson's North Carolina Papers," now in tile in Harvard College. We believe a coriespondence was had with that institution some years ago, but with what result we do not now remember. 'Phis is an excellent appointment. A correct history of his native State has been almost a passion with Mr. Swain for many years, and his qualifications for the task allotted liim ore of the first order. Wilmington Commercial Da. Tcrnipseei)?Dr Turnipsccd, of our district, who entered the medical staff of the Russian army in the Crimea a little more than a year ago, with the understanding that he was to continue there until the conclusion of the war, has procured his discharge and is about to return home, on account of ill health. In accepting the resignation of Dr. T., the Emperor conferred upon him the order of St. Ann, in consideration of Lis t*o 111 *i I lift cftrviftftQ onrl fic o nf tiic tkOKn-vnul regard, presented him 700 silver roubles. South Carolinian. ?# ? TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. Later from Europe Halifax, (via New Oi leans,) August 15.? The steamer America has arrived, bringing Liverpool dates of August 4. There was nothing of moment from the Crimea. Cotton had declined 1 16du7-8d closing steady. Sales of the week 35,000 bales. Ureadstufls were unchanged. Consols at 91a91 l-4e. ? The Western powers had received a communication of startling interest from Germany. The fortifications of the allies on the Sea of i\?UU WVJIC ^ # Schanivl is in the mountains threatening the rear of the Russians. The Queen's message to Parliament recommended that additional provision be made for the prosecution of the war. The Chancellor of the Exchequer had moved an issue of ?7, 000,000 of Exchequer bills. Tho enlistment at Halifax was stopped to prevent the possibility of a difficulty with the United oiates. It is rumored that Spain had sent her contingent to the Crimea. The rumor is doubted. It is also reported that she would ask therefor, territorial guarantees, including Cuba. Private correspondence from Lombard)' and Venice indicated that important events are nearly ripe. Nkw York, August 15.? The last news of the 3 ate of the siege is to the 20th of July. Everything was prepared for a general action, which was expected to take place in about fifteen days. The Russians have succeeded in establishing rifle pits in front of the position of the French sappers. Advices from the Crimea to the 29th July announced continued preparations for a grand expedition of all vessels in the fleet assembled at Kamiesch. Itwas reported in Paris that the French Government had received official notification of the bombardment of the MalakofF and Redan towers. Preparations were making for another assault. The viceroy of Egypt was negotiating with the Bedouins to serve in the Crimea. On Saturday noon a telegraphic despatch was received in London announcing that the siege of Sebastopol was about to be raised. A Duel Prevented. Washington, Aug. 17.?Information having 1 been lodged with the police of this city, at a late hour last night, that the Hon. Charles J. Faulkner, member of Congress, from Virginia, and his late opponent, A. B. Bottler, were iu the city for the purpose of engaging in a duel, both gentlemen were arrested, and required to give bail iu the sum of ?5000 each, not to fight a duel either in Washington or to leave the district for that purpose. CAMDEN PRICES CURRENT. BAGGING, pei.vard, 14 to 1G BALE 1101% per pound, 11 to 15 BUTTER " 18 to 25 BEEF, " 4 to 6 I BACON, " Of to 12 COFFKE " 12 to 14 CHEESE, " to 15 COTTON, " 9 to 1 CORN, per bushel, 1.25 to 1.37 FLOUR,...perbarrel, 6 00 to 8.00 FODDER, perewt 75 to 1.25 LARD,... .per pound, 12Jto 14 MOLASSES,.pergallon 30 to 37 OATS per bushel, 70 to ? PEAS " tolOO SUGAR....per pound, 6 to 12 SALT per sack to 2 We are authorized to announce JOHN II. JOY as a Candidate for re-election to the office of Ordinary for Kershaw District at the ensuing election. I L"*T" \V r> :irt> nntlinrixod to Mnnnnne IPV_ FEUSON KOUEliS Esq., as a Candidate for ;Uo ofllce of Ordinary ror Kirsbaw Pistrict at 11iv next cKdioii.