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7^tm*xxi.^I^B. iwT ~t"_I . JtpyEEB8 * CH?SS COILTZHVOST or THE ; C AMD EN JOURNAL. "TiiesduiV February 21* i860, . - >: :' 1C, BY" "R. S. P." OF CILA.RLEST*" TON. .Jjeit&iti ' '-V ^ /'/ ;j" 9?! ftil Hi A v#'//u v//w// \ V//P//S Z v/X'w/, iiilS? M~ /""& 1 <**MN>, >'&<* *?: '"' WHITE. /White to plnr. nnd Checkmate in four moves. * - * Solution to Problem I?o. 15, ^ Y' yunrE. 1 BLACJC. 4oKc. to Q. B. 5. J. P.*moves. 2..B. to K..R..2. 2. P. claims Q. (cli.) K. Kt. P. interposes (ck) 3. Q. takes P. (ek). I 4. r. takcs Q. {cjt.) matc. .' ^mtmrnmrnkmrnrnmrnmammmmm^mmmammeatmrnamt ::,ii ?jg conraen wratiij 3fflirnui. Tuesday, February 21,1860. ^..W. GAIiiLf, AssociateEditoi*. Camden ?ebatiag^ CSub. ^ > XOn Wednesday evening last. at. the ro-orgahiziition ^ meeting of this Club, the fallowing gentlemen were cboecn officeft forltlic current term. ? President-?Dr. A. A. Moore. Vice President.?Col. V,". Z. Leitxer. Secreiary~?^J. TV". jMeCCRRr. Treasurer.?IL i. Hodgsox. Mr. J. JO.'Pcxti.vri was sciectetl to deliver the first ?0n.?ftfi:ig monthly oration. ' AVffew ?la?? since,^ while in. 'quest of ' items,'' we ^o j^mh?>typo- Gullcrr of .Mr. U. Ik ^leCAtiiat, an'i.tnko this. occasion to dtrecLthc attention of our dcoeiw to tl?o4het, Unit the above geutlenian manifests, in his very excellent pictweft a thorough knowledge of his profession. This, combined with hh^njuptsess-of e.xecutiorr find untiring cflbrts ?4W ....... ?..v mitt(ftWfci.vtasty totrch, render this a fit opportunity Ml iSmitowcim want of the' true shadow to satisfy themiselves iin tire proper delineation nntl expression of A ^tWihwspwtiVeTeaturc-i.. ..These vriw> are i:i tl|e<least doubtful necdiiot submit tto our judgement in.tlie ease..but liave the privilege of .9pjK4lUo'u personal examination of the evideneo at tlmi'il'bv -a visit' to his Gallery.. ' ~ Mi: XMcCai.uii is "booked" for only a limited "stay r- iittouxuov.u. ii't. rdi m vt?*'? J{??". "l^|^&*e.'pm"l*dWli TOMiuui(atiou.fonutl iujtl>c.dlitu>? Ifettou fSeming Ktir.t. in reference to this Douse. ivlierc vflw \v<mvmos| agnx&bly entertained on;a.rjyciit visit. ^ ttodkecity: ? ? *"Jtn obUsul-ji^r^f 1?12 hajang p::sscd.a,ive^k most aprofuWyraraierBtoannil 'Vfiis in UibtT'o'dy cf CharDtntlbn,-ft' (Tj. atteridmy* the rt&\?,-msetiii?oIUaeqitiinti: aunt* and enjoying thegenume',1 wann-hearted'' hospi. ttelity of tin- South' Carolinians, whose .politeness and ??enrte?ne* are everywhere kn'owu -und spoken of. I eanitftt'osdit, before leaving, bearing testimony to the ?ifrfitH-s nnd kind -attentions received from the von gentkniuitdy proprietimi-pf tbe Pluutor^ Hotel. Messrs. Cbn-mnu * McCord. c'fhc>-"tablo lias been bountifully ifiiTpjuicilivitlt nil tluffrhe umst f wtid'iioiu? could desire? Willi all the delicacies..that can bo-obtuin?i at this sea_ #on of the year, ""flic apartments arc furnished with tuWc and elejriiiiWv- Tlke"bed^rooots welt- aired, neat CW.M PtihMMMWK - The servants, wiuto and colored, jpoltte. eivil and attentive. What more can be desired ? 'Tlie Messrs. Gorman-& MeCohl arc vonng men, encriKeticaiiithKittatnotts, weli trained at tlip Charleston Motel lor years, and understand their business tlinr<ongiily. TiK-rvfore^I especially commend them to tlie <ravenfn^ pulijic, unit wilL.do so everywhere myself, wnoerely hophijtlwj will- receive the patronage they are so deserving of AN OLD SOi-DIKR.'' ^ ifegro TliicfCaagltt, TlieMontgomurylfai/of tlto 1st inst?sars:? *?SSomc two week since, Mrs. Winjberlp, near Loach.a'ppka. missed a negro tuan, 'who, she supposed, run J aiwny. On Monday last, however, an' officer from Ma.cun. Ga_ brought the negro to. Loacliapoka. with u * white nun turned Much-well, chained to him. B. had offered the negro ill Macou -for $9U0.-which aroused .suspicion, i lie is of course in Macou jaiL" . It is thought by some of our citizens that the BuaoitWELLherc referred to is an escaped, niurdercrTrotn our District, who, it will, be remembered, made goad liis . .escape from our Chief Marshal, J. K. Vi'itueitspoo.v, Esq, in whose custody ho. was, after his arrest in Kansas, in the Fall of 13oS. 'U'lip'Mt'UitJAAV li.ic Kr^kii ir? nnsivxennmlnnort Tjith the Jailor at Macon, Gjl, from whom lie lias rcreived a description of the man there confined, which answers, in several points, that vf Raxsom Bi,ackwell, the mOfrdonsr of one IIi'oitES, of Alabama, wl# had ' been tluj victim of imposition by said Blackwei.l in a like-crime; to t!mt above. ? jir. "WitUEBSPOOX. is still prosecuting his enquiries, as some- prominent marks of R.vxsosx Bl.vckwkll aro notkpecifiwt in tho description received from the Jailor of icon.^ The developments of these enquiries will be ijiwHJefore on r-renders so soon as they- are received. f Footfalls on the Boundaries of \ . Another World." The almve work, published by Messrs, J. B. Xip-. totcot? & Co., Philadelphia, isfrom tlio ptn.of R. d. Oivex, and consists in a calm and well written exami? natiou of ultramundane interference, involving a cautious coanoittal to the belief that there is something * more in dreams tliau the mere idle fancies of an unset^ipd mind. Mr. -Oh ex seems to discard to a very great pftcnt any consideration of'spiritual nipping, table' pioving and the like, and to base lii? philosophy upon fbo very plausible doctrine thatwluit has be -n may thereby arriving at the conclusion that spiritual ~ tnauill'r'tiitiona arc just as iikciv 10 exist in me present the more remote periods of the world.v These .spiritual manifestations be regards as .possibly revealed * to mankind in dream.*, kc., hitherto regarded as the 5ii])eretitious belief of the ignorant and over credulous . m of society. He .counsels appropriately against either I tlx- rejecticsi.qr acceptance of this theory without a proper investigation; regards the pursuit of truth as .jnnn's higliest prerogative, and tliat its cause can suffer none (through investigation. Although with us this subject is novel, there is an .earnestness of style and deduction in the above work which induced its to endeavor'to lav aside the weapons L swith which a prejudiced mind searches for truth in theories out ofthe common course of its matured convictions, and we soon found ourse'f measurably ab-serbed in its contents?drifting to that point where the ' attentive and unbiassed reader begins to' catechise his '{ jpdgment as to the probabilities of what he reads. Tlio book abounds with incidents, dreams and imprmsions, most marvelous m their character, well capacWed to lead.captive the attention of-the rondes-aud .y~3$ institute new channels of thought for the philosophic , reviewer. - / The work may be obtained in Camden at the Book Store of J. A. YotfNO. * A New Bell.Our worthy and. enterprising Council lmvc recently had the old Market tell re-cast at the Foundry of Messrs. Joux Alexander* & Co., Columbia, S. C.. with considerable addition to its former weight. Its tone, as tested from a temporary suspension, is clear and distinct Many of our readers in" town no doubt await with some degree of anxiety its official announcement of the opening of our new Market 1UC 2ZU U1 rcwruiirj, The anticipation of uniting in an appropriate commemoration of tlig birth of America's most loved son, and the world's great model of truth and patriotism? Geome "Washington"?is indeed an occasion, calculated to evoke something more than mere formal notice of its.approach. The contemplative mind is led back in imagination to that bright- galaxy of stars in which Washington, full-orbed, and in his own particular sphere, emitted that strong, steady, and undimided light, whereby our struggle for independence from the unrighteous exactions of the mother country was lighted to so successful un issue. Despite the destroying angol of sectionalism, each wing of the confederacy may unite in homage at the shrine of a common benefactor, who so nobly devoted himself to the cause of liberty, ere Vet the firebrands cf distraction had alienated tho sentiments of our people. In commemoration of the" memory of .Washington wo arc deeply impressed with the contrast of the presciit with the past, as revealed in eveu a curt glance in the mirror of reflection. We beliold^tlicrc dnguerrcotyped. tlio unimpeachable honesty of purpose which controlled the great body of civil and military heroes.* who united of one accord against such fearful odds, iti the ever memorable struggle of might against right.? We discover therein no manifestations of that chronic, and malignant hate which characterizes the present policy and action of one sectiou of the Union in reference fo the other. But, there is enacted a far different scene to this; tllbse most at variance now, ivere then shoulder to shonldcr in patriotic warfare against the encroachments of a common foe?bound in equal pledges to a most noble purpose, the extermination of the invader and an assertion ofciviland religious liberty. ' Such occasions must ever causo the mind to revert to the* better days ot. a - republic which has been so signally prostituted through the corruption and vcnal'itv of dnsiuiiitii' and dishonest nolitieians. Thev bear air.tlieir fucc tlto most unniistakeablo rebuke to that spirit of ianoy.sttcxi which would remove the ntteieut 'landmarks of a political heritage the most comp'rehemsivo with which man could hope to possess himself, and1 address themselves with peculiar force to those pretended patriots of the present, who have coutributedso much to drag the administration of our government from an elevated constitutional eminence, down to a truckling subservience of party machination?.' i ? A Debating CiuSs. - We arc pleased to chronicle the fact that another effort is being made here for the institution of this.natur.il eon'coniitant.of a proper and advanced literary taste. It is,.indeed, a mutter of shame to the young men of Camden and vicinity, that liko societies have .of late years received-such meagre care and attention at their hands. It is. however, a lamentable liict that, those yvlio arc naturally expected'to become the patrons, of such laudable enterprises leave boon eminently slack in fostering'theso associations as they have from .time to ttiaio struggled feebly against the seemingly established opinion, that notluag good can conn; out of Xazwctb. If^lTlw 11 Mw,rii' | J " ~ | 'i^ijr *-* 1 mi alright to look for eonntena'nee and encouragement has evet* operated its'a serious obstacle to the perpetuation of ,these societies wpon anything like a jtermanent ba>ia,-Jt.is true tliatsevornl of our citizens have been nominally connected with the various cQbrts that have I Jieeiyputiorm lor me organization or a Demiting Uub. inittiiere lias ever been a lack of that most essential element of success?actiun. continued aiul energetic ? There Is little work for xoefl-xculiefs in enterprises of this sort; we need workers, wlio arc .willing to put their shoulders to tho wheel and assist in uncloggiug the axles. 2?ow, thiit another effort is to be made in this direcI "i ty f u ^ I tioiif wc sincerely hopo"that our citizens Will respond appropriately to the meritorious designs of those having j the matter in hand, and who have so repeatedly exerted themselves in the organization and attempted maintenance of such associations in our midst. YTo cou| ccivo that it is hardly' necessary that we should extend j our remarks into a treatiso upon the benefits which accrue from this and kindred societies, inasmuch as the ^experience of almost even- one who reads this will afford sonic conception thereof. . Suffice it to say that, to young men. there is nothing better adapted to create and develope an elevated sense of propriety in their general deportment in society dnd among themselves. "The claims of this society address themselves with jteculiar force to tlic favorable consideration of the young men in general of tho toirn anil vicinity. The [benefits to be-secured are by no means contracted and partial, but general and .dilfusn e?embracing in their distribution every individual who is actuated by the thirst for information anil improvement. Thero exists no necessity that tin individual, to reap, any advantage from such associations, should have lirst been skilled iir the dexterous use' of the weapons-of learning and logic; it is thcrc-wc are drilled to fight tho battle of life arid learn tho rudiments of the " noble art of selfdefence,'' as practiced in tho clash of intellect and principle in the higher courts of tho literary and scientific world. There is likewise ample provision fur those whose minds are of a more practical and less theoretical caste. Questions of debate must frequently arise which will elicit a vast deal of information in regard to matters strictly within the keeping of the utilitarian, and against which tho most plausible sophistry cannot prevail. Hence, tlicro need be no charge of e.vcliisivcucss, since all who are disposed may make it a matter of equal interest ami profit. Let the experiment be mudo in the pi%per manner, and, aided by those to whom we have the right to confidently appeal for assist! nee, Camden will soon throw off the shackles of her hitherto inglorious ease, and rise into rank with her sister towns airl cities, many of which arc resolutely plodged to the furtherance and dissemination of au elevated literature, through monthly lectures, the establishment of public libraries, ?0. TitE New Party.?A public meeting was hold in Philadelphia last Saturday evening- to inaugurate ::a Constitutional Union Movement.'' Mr. Filmoro, Mr. Crittenden and other distinguished gentlemen wore expected tabe present and make addresses, but tlicv contented themselves with writing general letters of approval of the meeting, and l>f the union of conservative meu of all sections in the present crisis of national affairs. The preamble among other tilings, says: "The organization of a truly National Part}', which, studiously avoiding all sectional questions, and' taking on its platform the Constitution, simply and purely, as eSpmuuled by the Supremo Court, shall propose 110 Other ends than the preservation of our Federal Uuioin by n careful regard for the welfaro of the people of all the States, and by administering the Government in accordance with the concilatory spirit and intention of its founders.'' The new party or association is dabbed in one of the resolutions the "Constitutional Union Association of Philadelphia." > At the close of the business, some one sung "The Star Spangled Banner;'' which performance the Hulk(in says was the most prominent and most pleasant feature of tho evening. As Ice Blunder!?A sentimental ladyvisitor to Mount Vernon was found' weeping bitterly over the ice house?mistaking it for the tomb of Washington. Eatlicr'Void coin1 fort" MISCELLANEOUS. COIMRESFOXBEIVCE. "VVe copy tlic following from the S<ui of Temperance, from the report of the proceedings of the late Convention of the Order of the Sons of Temperance at Branchvillc ; The Comiiiittce appointed at the annual session to correspond with his Excellency Gov. Gist, on the subject of ail extract taken from his Message, No. 1, to the Legislature, in November las1', submitted the following correspondence, preceded by the quotation alluded to, viz: Extract from Gov. Glut's Message to the Leg ts kiln re of iyiutli Carolina. "The great scarcity of corn in some of tlie Upper Districts was in part brought about by the numerous distilleries in operation, thus eonverting the staff of life into a'slow but sure poison. And while our Legislature lias been tenacious of the rights cf the people, in a pecuniary point of view, by refusing to repeal the usury laws," for fear of leaving them a prey to sjieeulatofst and usurers, their health and lives have been unattended to, by allowing their food to be'converted into ardent spirits, to encourage a depraved and vitiated appetite. The tax on stills should amount to a prohibition of their use, or at least high enough to raise an income sufficient to support the paupers they manufacture." LETTER FROM TIIE COMMITTEE TO COW CIST. To his Excellency Guv. Gist : Sin At the late meeting of the Grand Division of Sons of Temperance ol South Carolina, the undersigned we're appointed a committee, to express to your Excellency the. approbation of, and endorsement by, said body, of the forci ble and noteworthy views and suggestions contained in yofir late Annual Message to the Legislature, relative to the great consumption of grain by the numerous distilleries in operation in some of the upper districts?"thus converting the staff of life into a-slow but sure poison as also to your recommendation, that from a regard to the "health and lives" of our people, a tax be laid ou stills amounting "to a prohibition of their use, or at least high enough to raise an income suflicieut to support the paupers they manufacture." In characterizing the product of these distilleries as poison, the Grand Division is aware that your Excellency employs, no literary trope or rhetorical figure, hut expresses only the literal truth?plain, important and imperishable truth ?truth sanctioned by experience, by science, and by the principles of our holy religion. "The sedative action of alcohol 011 the brain," says Christison?one among the highest authorities in the world, in all which relates to physology and toxicology ~ "constitutes it a powerful narlotic poison. For its effects as such if rapidly brought on by a large dose there is no autidute known." Dr. Miller, of the University, of Edinburgh, says: "Alcohol is a poison. -'In ciuiiniMi v anil pnysioiogy, mis is us proper place." Dr. Carpenter, of London, says: "We arc justified iu asserting that the condition ofdrunkenness in all itsstnir.es, is one ofpoisoniiifr," Another high authority asserts: "Alcohol is i universally acknowledged to be one of tine mosttlnnge^ifc'Lpoisons,^aud. is lhfs classified iu. alt $'.$!i1;11 iyguuT"'?^ all intents and purposes, a cerebral poison. It seizes, wi 1.11 its disorganizing energy, upon the brain ?that mysterious part, whose steady and nildisturbed action holdsnian 'in true atidrcsponsi-bio relations with Jiis family, with society, and with God ; and it is this fearful fact that gives to government aud society their .tremendous interest in the question." Your Excellency is, then, right in designating the proceeds of these stills poison. Their work is to destroy the nutritive quality of the ghiin they consume, by converting, tjirough fermentation or a disorganization ot its original elements, its saccharine nutriment into a new, deleterious and poisonous compound-by changing, through a process of decay or putrefaction, an aliment designed bv an Almighty Maker to chciish bis aniina.ted creatures, or to reproduce itself manifoldly into a noxious substance, which, in its best and purest state, contains not a particle of food. Your Excellency is, farther, correct in expressing the fact, surprising and mortifyingas the fact must be to the philanthropist and the christian, that whilst "our Legislature lias been tenacious of the rights of the people in a pecuniary point of view," the incomparably more important rights of''the health and lives" of our people "have been unattended to," and almost totally disregarded. The life of mail is.more than meat, and his body than raiment. The facts confirmatory of your affirmation are obvious. Thev stare us in the face daily and hourly. They may be slighted and slabbered over, but cannot be denied. It has been published to the world by those who have made the statistics of drunkenness a studv, that there arc in these United States five hundred thousand drunkards; and that one of every thirteen, who use, whether moderately or intemperatcly, the intoxicating poison, goes down, finally, to a drunkard's grave. In connection with this subject, the Rev. l)r. Nott, distinguished for his intelligence, as also for his great age, thus expresses his views: "Bo the number of drunkards in this Republic what it may, that drunkenness exists to a frightful extent cannot be denied. Could you see thosj wretched beings separated from the residue of the community, and congregated together in some great common Aceldama, what a spectacle, of horror! IIow much more so, could you see them individualized?dispersed among their friends and kindred, and linked each in his vil.cncss by ties tender and indissoluble to other beings, and often to beings of the purest virtue, of the liveliest sensibility, and the loftiest aspirings! All! could you see them tint?, what gauge couiu measure me extent, or arithmetic sum up the amount of misery comprehended within your fluid of vision? Oli, conkl you numlier those concealed tears which flow from so many sleepless eyes, as God numbers them, aiuNhear those stilled sighs that escape from PT> many sorrow-wounded hearts, as God liears them, you might then, but not tiil then, form an adequate idea o*'the super-added good,"which intoxicating liquors must hereafter produce, to cancel the dread amount of gratuitous evil they have already inflicted on mankind." It is, indeed, a matter of grave astonishment that any body of legislators, influenced by principles of wise statesmanship, and governed in its action by maxims high above and remote from the truckling policy of the demagogue, should be "tenacious" of the pitiful pelf of the people, whilst the healthful existence of their bodily frames, their intellectual and moral nature, their domestic and social welfare, all arc left "a prev to speculators" itfalcoholic drinks, which mar and utterly destroy, ultimately, all that is great, and good, and worth preservation in man. a As ifc is demonstrable, that Iroth tlie physical and moral lawsof God?the booksof Revelation and Nature both?the "Will of Ilcaveu, written ifi words and work's, prohibit to the healthy human subject the use of this mischievous and fatal compound, why should not the laws of Ktatc be made to conform to the unchangeable and irreversible laws of the God of Creation1 and Providence ? Let aiti mcst, a conscientious, a mqfal, and elii;. in;-:.people,- answer. <? i;. That the use of poison, b<3 ^whisky, opium, or prussi% acid, is proper, oi^-cessavy to com- ( fortafile existence,- wiiilst ii^hdth^ris a bald absurdity?a palpable contraction in the.use of language?a position. der^tjory. U).reason, intelligence, and correct moL^eutiinput?unworthy of an enlightened ag md 6f. any body of legislators of a civilized p( le. W?r #?m? 111 r* flinicr wni'd .hSjiniLtlin " onk lies in the abuse, and not 'iir ?%ght use, avail as an objection to your Excd uo_g&ecom"inen- ( elation; unless tbo objectors*r^^S?sfactorily . demonstrate, that the occasj$|p>fise/ :is the exception, and not the rig^^^f'pr,*^ has been said by Archdeacon J et'^^dHMBftbaif,as 'quoted by' Dr. Carpentef j^^jfie^udlc amount of-good resulting use exceeds the whole amount oil'ffi^ultingyroin its partial abuse." Tested f tm?.r^!ej' which approves itself to e; err souOfej unprejncGc'cd understanding, where stand^mclqims of'whis-. , Icy to toleration by the ln\v,'^"sensible, coik t scrvative, provident, faitht Wtohiassccl and s unterrified legislation ? , Tbft?d^vronght ont' by whisky? Where is tlic^Bfcjfucut of its , merits ? Is it to he'found i'4P((pPIinrclr of ; God L With the fiirnis au^Whnii^tration 'of: good government, either in p-Efegi^ntf^e, exe- j entire or judical departniciiifi&With tbL^uiS^ of education ? With an e.\a"p]is<;bnrgeof iV . tire duties? With soundupruiity j thriftful economy ? With > citizenship ? Or witli heaf : 3i|]fc|'jit&gs? A negative is the uiiiversal ^ponsq;'.; contrary, the inemorials of thjaky, mits bJigli'ting, disastrous, and wofuba-specir-,. obtrude themselves 0:1 our vision in, sanctuary, . in executive chambers, in j gieiativOihalLs, on the judicial bench, in couij, iouscjs, -ia-prisons, on tlic scaffold, in asylum .in^yery.clas8 pf schools (woman's excepted, j^voiy rauk.and condition j>{ society, and vWcof-tlie. kindred of every citizen. T! Trail q|'a:.cbjiaril(iii lminanity, however unheal and.unheeded by man, has . gone up, and yfecgist6red li^; an Omniscient Intelligence. g^oiitravehipg the laws of nature and of natul's God, the. use of alcohol must be evil. J.V Drunkenness?which nqfpm sanctions'nnd all reproaches?is simply ' ?5-natural vesiilr.-;f patronized indulgence?tin gf> 'gence sanctioned by tlic law, and im^ppMte'now depraved and vitiated?a diplomatic Attestation of graduation in tlic school of licfjic and moderate driiiking. The drunknfcTjp to-day was tlic moderate drinkcV of yes-TOa}^ Government' must be responsible for rcsmiiatnrally springing fiom its sanction of the rjifse, and its Toleration of the means, of the rdjjting effects. We beg your Excellence *0 Be assured tliat the Grand Division of SoiL^f, Temperance of South Carolina highly appelates, and fondly cherishes, the views and siirgestibfiS-coiu.'nmiicated in your late animal,k^skige^to'the-'Leg isiatu.ro ou mis important \iiUjecHrestceiiiJiig-i) them sentiments agi eeing Oj&concmTcut with a comuiouduble philaiith.KJ&jwjih wigc statesmanship, with a proper regitllb tlie.hapjjiiies.sof ..our peopl.c, witJilcari^pjid^pendeiiee in thought ami actions, witjB^cdom. iromobsc-* quiousncss to popuhir- ci^Koii->and with the CQiisei.eutions discbai^o o^^tobligfitions oftlic Cliristiau Chief ilngsitrjKyVcitlite.it. Son of Temperance in the St^tc, readily, heartilyT" and cxultiiigly, endorses sdiitiments and principles so suggestive of gooij aiijjjsuppressive of evil, with all the mora!, 11 ental, political and civil powers belonging to tlicni as men audincinbers of the body politi In the name and by the authority of the Grand Division, the undersigned tender to your Excellency this expression of approval of your noble effort to stay the prog -ess of a curse which ?* ?.Irk m?iW? lu-olda C?H I Otlil lutUUte lll'CllI'lto JIU5> lllcivig 1iiuju livau-- cuu mviiiv; uvcvimi.^ than all the wars fought an 1 won by our country ; and beg to add assurances of the personal respect and regard with which we are your Excellency's most ob't serv'ts, W. C. BE ATT Y. ]>..!. TOWXSEXD. . JOHN7 .MAY. governor gist15 replv. . Union, C. II, S. C., Jai nary 20th, 1S00. Gentlemen : Your very kind ami-complimentary letter dated the '2i-Deecmber, did not reach me until to-day, in consequence of being directed to Cross Keys, an) oflice remote from my residence, and to which I never send for letters. It is at ail times agreeable to a public ofKcer to receive the plaudits of his fellowcitiJcns,'from any part of (he State; it nerves 1.;.. ..in 1 ill till. flUi>li:irm> of dutv. and enables him lo overcome tlic many jobstacles that beset his path ; but the compliment i.s much enhanced, when it comes from veterans in the cause of Temperance, wlrofco greatest earthly ambition is to preserve from degradation and nun the slaves of Alcohol.; to restore to the broken-hearted wife, her husband rescued from a fate worse than shipwreck, and to dry the tears of an afflicted mother, by restoring her son with brtiin maddened by intemperance, to usefulness and houor. If I?a mere raw recruit in the cause?have the least claims to your commendation, how much more'do you deserve the lasting gratitude of every patriot and Christian, for your unfaltering advocacy of the noble cause of temperance, when nothing was to be gained but the protul consciousness of having discharged a sacred duty to your feliow-men. 1 have lately witnessed mheart-rending ease in my immediate neighborhood?of a young man, with the brightest prospects?lost and ruined temporarily, and I I'cjir eternally, by the accursed poison. Jle was wind and amiable? "I! ? with :i o-ihito. .-liul SO f211* as 1 could judge, with everything else to make liim useful, respected, and happy; but, in an evil hour?and may it be forever accursed?lie became a moderate drinker, then a dnmk;trd, and ended bis-earecr by suicide. When I saw him on his bier?a lifeless bloody corpse?cut off in the bloom of youth by his own hand, alter being bereft of reason by strong drink, I felt disposed to declare eternal enmity to every one that directly or indirectly encouraged the use of ardent spirits, ami while I am the executive of the State, the retailer shall receive no merev at my hand*. 15c "pleased to convey to the Grand Division, of which you are the organ, my sincere thanks Ibr their warm and hearty approval of my fee Mi- effort to arrest tlie progre>s <>f intemperance, and assure tliein it is most highly appreciated. J'or yourselves individually, accept my best wishes for your prosperity au<t happiness. With great respect, 1 am vours, ?fcc. \\;M. II. GIST. To Messrs. Win. 0. ]>c;ltty, d >. J). Townsend, John May. j Dkbk Kii.li.vr nr a "D.sah."?Miss Cartwright, a young lady of eighteen summers, and daughter of Cartwright who keeps the Calapoosa Mountain House, last jweeh shot a line deer which the hounds hacji brought to bay nenr her father's house. jSho made a dead shot at theantlered prey, the ball having pierced bis heart. It is where } junglndiesgcneralIv Iiit, wo are told. This is the third deer that Miss Cartwright has brought to the ground,? enough to establish her r ip italion as a "deer" killer.? Oregon Sentinel. ? /lunuuIConveulittii of She Stockholders of the South Carolina J!5?i! Road CttjHjKusy, and of the Soutecstcra kail Road Sank. Tlip annual Convention of the Stockholders of the above Institutions convened in the Bank Ilall', at eleven o'clock yesterday. On motion of J. D. Aiken, Esq., Col. "W. J. Allfjton, of Fairfield, was called to the Chair ; the Secretary of the Rail Road acting as Secretary of the meeting. James Rose, Esq., President of the Bank, submitted the following Report of its operations and condition, which was referred to a Committee of Throe tc report upon. Committee?Messrs. B. D. Lazarus, Andrew "Wallace, and C. E. Stewart Southwestern Rail Road Bank, ) ? " 1 illonn r Charleston, rcuruary 1*, jouu. j I have the.honor tosubmitto the Stockholders the following statement, of the operations of the Bank for the past year, with an estimate of the value of the Assets at the commencement of the renewal of the Charter : The Discount Line amounted to 63,373,8i3.0G Domestic Exchange 2,311,780.59 Poreign Exchange...." 510,124.09 The surplus at credit of Brofit -and Loss,, on 1st January, 1859, .....6113,103.13 TaTtliisyvld Profit of last year.... 70,563.50 *&&>?': > " -<$? ; Making gross amount ... .6lS3,GGG.G9 SnMntrttty deduct two Dividends, and January 59,348.50 '-- Leaving a balance at credit of : Brofitniid Loss .6131,318.19 J7o loss has been sustained in any Exchange purchased. I brought to the view of the Stockholders, or. a former occasion, the deficient capital of tlic Bank7,' airdThe .doubt on the part of the. Dibcetors ;is to tli'c policy of making Dividends until it had been made whole. The iqucstion being submitted to the meeting, we wore instructed 4o continue paying Dividends from the animal profits. We have accordingly paid six per cent, on the nominal'capital, and carried two per cent, to the credit of Profit and Loss, making in fact, over ten per cent, on the netua.1 capital for, the past year. The Committee appointed to examine' the Assets of the Bank, -report as bad sundry items consistingoLStock in Oetnulga Bank, Branchal Kno.\vi%.?Foreign and Domestic Exchange ? and doubtful-' Assets covered by Collaterals now in progress of collection, amounting in tin aggrG'ditcHb One Hundred and Seventy-five Ilib'iiiRiSd Doila'i's'-or Five Dollars per Share 01 - _ .. , 1 lite capitid. . '?I'ltav?-{t^&p6rt: two vacancies in the Board Rcspl-elfiillv submitted, JAMES ROSE, President. .John'Ca! dwell, Esq., President of the Rni -Rojni Company;''submitted the A11 mml" Rcpor ofrtlic affairs of that Institution, which Wa referred to'a Committee of Five to report upon (Committee?Mesu-s. J. I). Aikc'n, -Andrcv SflncfticlfvJohn W; Caldwell, R. "51. Johnston Janics'Dunlap:1^ # V' Oirriiotiou of Mr. Rico, the Convention tlici adjourned, to meet- again this morning a eleven c'clotk, in tlie-Aiwue place. :--\Veu:-;c3dat, February 15,1800. ' Pursuant to adjournment, the meeting cor vciie'dat 11' oVdoeh. A.VM., .jii th<v Raul: Ilal read and confirmed. Tlie Committee on the Report of the Pros dent of the Panic, submitted a Report, whiel 011 motion of Col. Towrics, was laid upon tli table. The Committee on the Annual Report of th Rail Road Company, submitted the followin Report; The Committee to whom was referred th Annual Report of the President and" Directoi of the South Carolina Rail Road Compan respectfully Report: That they have give such consideration to the 'important niattei contained in the Report as their limited tini would permit. The Tabular Statements of tli Auditor have been verified by an exumiuatio and comparison with the Rooks, and it is merited tribute to bis fidelity and ability to sa; ^hat they have been found Entirely correct a usual. " It is with much satisfaction tliafc your C01 mittcc observe,' tint notwithstanding the r< ceipts from down freights have fallen short th past year, upwards of &>8,000, the aggregal income of the Company exceeds that of an previous year, from which the conclusio is reasonable, that the permanent business pro; pcrity of ilie road is not likely to be material] affected bv transient causes, entirely cancclle In obedience to the instruction of the Stool holders at their last animal meeting, a met! od of extinguishing the funded debt of tli Company h;is been digested' by the Board c 11irectors, and is now posented for your cot cifIni"ition flir? iinoorfniit snio'i'fctions omitnine in this p.-wt of* tlic Report iir.ve tli special attention of vonr Committee, anil t!ie )i ere with unite in the recommendation to th Stockholders to confer the nccessarv powci upon the Hoard of Directors to carry the: proposed measures into effect, and they be leave accordingly to submit the following rcsoli tions: lit sol red, That the Directors be, and* the are hereby authorized to issue 38,790 no1 shares of 8100 each, and distribute the sam ratcably among the shareholders, in propotio to the numbct of shares severally held by cac on the 31st day of March, 1SGU. That the be required to give credit on the new scri tli us to be issiu*d for 850 on each share, to n present in part the slims' hitherto reserved oil the annual income and contributed to th capital of the Company. That the 850 tin; credited bo entitled to draw dividends at th same rate per centum as the old shares, an that the remaining 850 per share be liable t be called in at the discretion of the Director and be subject to the same condition of foi fciture for the non-payment of instalments as i the original subscription. Provided that n more than ?5 per share shall bo called in an - i ...i ;.i 0I1V \ eill", HIIU 1?IHV.II iiiiiv/iiui.-, i? nvn >' shall bo untitled to dividends at the same rat per centum r.s ihoold slsarcs, and not less ilia sixty days notice shall he given of such insta mcnts as may, front time to time, he called and, Prui'iilal, that no forfeiture of shares sha he enforced against any stockholder who slial within sixty days from the date fixed for th ]iavmeiit of the instalment upon which lie sha have made default, pay up the same with inlcro: thereon. ItrsolpcThat, in addition to the forcgoiu provision for the payment of the dehls of tii Company, an annua! average of at legist Oi: liniidred Thousand Dollars of the surplus n venue he applied in liipiidatiou of llie same and that nothing contained in these resoh'.tioi shall be construed to prevent or prohibit if Directors from rc-arranging tin- funded debt < (I... iv.inc <nid <i, disti'ihlililni- thelievinen till- V ?>...[ t?, J .v as to pay the entire Mini the'reof out of t! surplus income of tli6 Company, if the sail shall be found practicable. All of which is respectfully submitted. J. 7 >. AIKEN, Chairman. ANDREW SIMOXDS, JOHN W. CALDWELL. RUFl'S M. JtHJNSToX, JAMES DUNLAE. On motion oS Mr. Bryce, the Report of the Committee and the Resolutions appended there' to were received and adopted. Colonel Locke-moved that the Chair appoint a Committee on Proxies and Managers of Elections for the Annual Meeting in 1861; and that the Presidents of the Rail Road Company and the Bank be authorized to fill any vacancies occurring ad interim. ; which motion being carried, the.Chair re-appointed those gentlemen dow acting. Committee on Proxies?Messrs J. Y. Stock, L. C. Hendricks, C. J. G'olcock. Managers of Elections?Thco. Ilnchet, Esq., Col. Francis Lance, James G. Holmes, Esq. fi.1 in.if inn t.lin liiiift.imy tlin.ll tnnk a mcss V..W ? ; until 4 o'clock, p. m; * Four O'Clock, p. m. The meeting was called'to order, Col. W. J. Allston in the Chair. The Minutes of the morning session were read and confirmed. The following returns were received from the Managers ot Elections, and accepted: road directors. Andrew Wallace, C. T. Mitchell, Alfred IIdger, John Galdwell, James Rose, G. A. Trbaholm, C. M. Fcrxian, Henry Gourdin, C. J. Shannon, W. C. Dukes, L. J. Patterson, . W. CX Gatewood, C. Pi. Bkyce, A. Burnside, B. H. Rice, dank directors. James Rose, t II. Hall, I.S.Cohen, P. J Porchek, W. C. Gatewood, W. A: Pringi.e, W. Davidson, C. B. Sims, E. II. Locke, J. C. Cochran, W. J. Grayson, J. G. Holmes, B. O'Neill. | At an Election, held this day, for Directors of the South Carolina Rail Road Company and of the Southwestern liaii Road Bank, the above-named gentlemen were elected. .Francis Lance, I m llieo. IIuchet, J ? Charleston, February 15, 1600. s The Chairman having, by request, vacated. his seat to Andrew Wallace,. Esq., the follow! ing resolution was offered by Mr. Mitchell, and , unanimously adopted: t Ilesolvd, That the thanks of the Stockhold ers arc due to our Chairman, Col. W. J. All, stony and they arc hereby respectfully tender: ed to bim for the faithful, impartial and digni-. > ficd manner in which lie has presided over our i deliberations. 'The Chairman having resumed his seat, the . foregoing Resolution was read, and the meeting adjoufned sine die. At a meeting, of the Board of Directors of 1 the South Carolina Rail Road Company, held* t on the. 15th inst., John Caldwell, Esq., was s i n iuiniou.sly re-elected President for the onsoi. jug year. , Tiic Edaiaiu^on aa<l Hickman Affair, We have the following statements in rcla11 tion to the assault upon Hickman by Edinuudf son. The New' York- Tribunes Washington correspondent telegraphs to that paper as follows: i_ A personal difficulty happened after the ad| jourpipcnt of the Ifouse to-dai". As Mr. ilickr('tPr;iin?<^!on>a nfogjf1'"11 'V"*"1 c grounds he was overtaken by jirrKdimirtUson; of Virginia, who, upon approaching him, callj. cd out, and drew back liis hand to strike. Mr. it Clingman, who was accidentally passing, lwse" toned" up and seized his arm, when Mr. Edliiitudsbii strude at Ilickma'n with his left hand, c knocking olf his hat, but doing him no injury, rr The whole affair was instantaneous, and seemed to surprise Mr. Hickman. Mr. Brockiu0 ridge, who came up, took him away, and the scene ended. The alleged provocation for this r attack was an insulting reflection upon Yirjj ginia, contained in a recent speech of Mr. llickrs man, in which he charged that seventeen men i0 and a cow had frightened the State, ic The Washington Slar of Saturday says: n A Collision*.?We hear that on yesterday a afternoon a personal collision occurred between Messrs. EduiHudson, of Virginia, and flick3 man, of Pennsylvania, of which the following arc tiie particulars :? * About 3. 1-2 p. m., Messrs. Edinundson, J* Kcitt. and Vice President Breckinridge, in lC company with two other gentlemen, were leav;o ing thu Capitol, and when ahont half way down y the avenue way of the Capitol grounds, they " met Mr. Ilickman, who vnsapparently tmaccoms" panied. Mr. Edmundson walked up to Mr. .v Hickman, and some words passed betwooti 'i them in ivlation to a late speech of Mr. Hicks' man's (apparently that made on the occasion of a late serenade), which ended in Mr. Edc mundson dealing a severe hlow to Mr. llickman upon the head, knocking off his hat, and '* following up the assult by some cuts with a switch, at the same time designating Mr. II. c as a "slanderer ;uul coward." Mr. Hickman }' endeavored to close with his antagonist, hut 0 further hostilities, were precluded by the in's tcrposiliou of others, Mr. Kcitt taking Mr. Edmundson from the ground, and Mi-. Ereckiiiridoc. nerforiiiing a like uflice for Mr, Hick T C 1 O man. y Lord Maeaulav's fifth volume of the History K of England will, it is now said, most probably 0 come out. There is groat want "of novelty m 11 the numerous "sketches," "rcmiiiiscdhccs," and "recollections" of the deceased historian. Cbielly ' from the English provincial press, they mostly i' wear a nianufaetured look, and ring the changes on a few well-known characteristics. ilisrctir^ cdand studious life is proved by the absccuce of c authentic gossip about him ; and a curious in18 stance of this is the fact that, though he was 1 residing within three miles of its publication olliee, The Loudon Tinm first heard of his " death by a letter from Leeds, in Yorkshire, s' from which it gave an extract, and the next 1 dav came out with the elaborate biographical " sketch. o _ ' Ethan* Ai.t.e.v's Swokd.?The Yicksburg Sun says: v The veritable sword which Ethan Allen " carried through the perils of many well-fought i tie I ds. is now in the possession of one of bis '' female descendants in Holmes county. Miss. It " | is the same staunch blade that lie waved aloft ' when, "in the name of Jehovah ami tlw (Joti.'{ tinenlal (Jongress.'lio demanded the surrender of Ticondcroga. fc And the sasli worn by Col. Ferguson, who was killed at the battle of King's Mountain,.is rf in tlie possession of a female relative of old Gov. e Sevier, of Tennessee, who figured in the battle, ir> r ,|,;c Stmt.. in ijeair.c uuiuio, in >.?.o .....? ; Sorrn Cakoi.ixiaxs in Texas.?The lionsis" ton (Texas) Tilcr/roph, says: Since; Texas lias ic been in tin! Union it lias had six Senators in of the United States Congress, and of these six, ts jive have been natives of South Carolina. South 10 Carolina is not only a proud ohl State to hail ic from, but those who hail from her, in Texas, arc sons for any State to be pro.nd of. Rusk Henderson, Ward, Hemphill,. W'igfall, in the Senate arc a glorious galaxy,, and' let us adt our own glorious Frank Lubbock, to say notli iitg of a host of others, and the list will absorl a large portion of the best talent and brightcs i spirits in tlie the Lone Star State. ? /fcriai Observation*. We copy below the observations of Prof, Lowe, as made in his' balloon ascension from Citadel Green, Charleston, S. C:, on Saturday tho 11th instant: . . Charleston* I^tel, Saturday, 11 p. m., ? February 11, 1860. J Editors of the Courier. ?As there sccinfr to be an iutcrest manifested in the result of my JErinl trip of to-day, "and many kind questions asked in regard to my safety, I 1 thought proper, in accordance with a promise, to give your readers as full an accent of the trip as the circumstances and latcnefes of the hour will admit of. The object of tb^sc Experimental Ascensions, of which this was ther first of the scries, your readers are 'well ac-. quaintcd with. Among the large concourse of people assembled on' Citadel Green to-day, some forty 01' fifty desired to make topical as^ censions; hut owing to a slower flow of gas; than was expected?it was past the appointed * time of my departure before the Pioneer was inflated. At 4.15 p. m., my instruments being' placed in the car, I severed the-last cord that bound me down, and rose slowly far above the heads of the people, the tops of the houses and the spires of the towers and steeples of the city. The prospect, as I took a Northwest course, and rose- gradually higher and higher, was bountiful indeed, and being a stranger to tbo beautiful scenery which surrounds this city, my eyes and mind'were so fully employed that my note-book was almost entirely neglected, and so must .write from memory* alone. The Ashley and Cooper Rivers, which, uniting, form the beautiful 15ay of the City of Char- , leston, were seen far away, winding from their parent. Inlands and main land lay spread out like a.beautiful picture. Fort Moultrie, one of the earliest mouth-pieces of the Revolution, rested as quietly upoi: her liquid bed #as if nostory, of history had made her immortal, while far away in the distance the wild waste of the Atlantic bound the Eastern hovrizon. Below mc, upon the ground I had just left, the smx ling faces of the Ladies and Gentlemen, which cheered me on. IIow distinctly comes the soi^nd of the voices from the crowd below, tbo rattling of the carriages, the whistling and rambling of the locomotive upon its iron track ?.even the child's honest laugh I hear plainly ?the white sails of the vessels in the Bay ?form an interesting relief in the groundwork of the. beautiful picture spread out below nic. vviiat a stana point irom wmcu vuv ouuiu wutemplate lite and its blisy scenes. I was borne for ten minutes to the North, during which time I attained-an altitude of about two thousand fcct. I then struck a current from the West, which, beating me to the' East, carried rac across Cooper ltivcr. My attention was; attracted by a peculiar transparency of the water, so much so, that I could distinctly sec fish in schools, sporting and playing in their native clement, and occasionally large oncsr which I thought might he sharks, seemed to1 luakc.disturbance amongtheiu, scattering thcn> . in every direction. I was some ten minutes in crossing , the? river, during - which time my mind and eyes were so fully employed, the" one in reflecting: and digcstiujMvhaU^^thcr saw, that I rcy more easily distinguish it; down it went, buzzing and whistling through the air until it struck, the shock of which I distinctly felt, although I was over 4000 feet high ; my greatest altitude was 42S0 feet. I continued in an Easterly courso, until sea* ing a cleariug in a forest, some four or fi*?' miles from Mount Pleasant, I determined tqland there. I safely effected it where I designed, and found myself near the plantation of Dr. Joshua Tooiner, at "5.-30 p. 111, The negroes on the plantation were somewhat alarmed at first, but by overtures made to them by tossing" nmiifrps sandwiches. ifec.. I soon had their as sistance. While discharging kgas, the gentle-manly owner, the Doctor, came along and rendered all the assistance in his power, and with a team, drove me and the Pioneer to Mount Pleasant, where I enjoyed the hospitality of his house. After tea and a good-bv to the ladies wlio graced the table, I left in the evening boat, and retnrucd to the hotel at (T* o'clockip. m. I am desirous of making one- more expert incut early this week--starting early in th<* day, giving those who were disappointed air opportunity to make topical ascensions. 1 cannot close this brief account without retnriiim? thanks to Prof. Ilumc, Major Welton suul others, who gave mc valuable assistance^T. S. C, LOWE. The Washington,correspondent of the Philadelphia Press, writing on the day of the last vote for Speaker, relates, among other incidents of the day, the following : Mr. Roger A. Prvor, perceiving the Clicva; lier Wykoff, recently returned from the Celcs> tial Empire, glass ou eye, occupying a placecm the floor, and indulging in his fa volte occupation of graceful observation, drew the attention of the door-keeper to him, and had him ejected, in the most peremptory manner. The same* fate awaits several other Herald attaches. The moment they poke their noses inside* of the dodrs they will be suddenly tweaked. Tub Font Elders.?lit view of the recent j pecuniary defalcation of the Republican Treasurer, Elder I'cck: the Ihjuor defalcation of the i Republican Liquor agent,. Weaver: and the j moral defalcation of the Republican parsons,. ; Kalloch and Pomrov, a "down east" paper has j the following "Sonnet to the Four Elders f "KMer Pock he broke the hank, While Weaver stole the rum, And Kalloch drauk his whisky skiu, Ah! what has Pommy done? "Kalloch loves his whisky skill, 1'mnroy the Cyprian fair, While Peek purloins the Treasury. AnJ rum is Weaver's share." Expected ITe-Apvearanx'e ok the Comet i ok 155G."?Prof. Lovcripg1, of Boston, in one of I his late astronomical lectures before theDowelf 1 Institute, said that tlic great comet of 155GP which caused the. abdication of Charles Y.. of Spain, is confidently expected to rc-pppcar I during the present year, and French astronol mors arc even now on the look out for jt. If no- error has been made in the revised caleula: tions, it will probably be seen from this planer during the fall of I8G0. A new political elnb has been formed in New York, called the "Radical Democratic Assoc in-, lion," whose object it is t>get the names of all 1 T '' nn/1 fiv ocnftl'tllil) ' till) J-OCOIOCQS 111 uiu i.uiu. ....v. .... ........ whether tlicv arc Douglas or Anti-Douglas.. Douglas' friends arc wide awake. This movcI mont is like that of marking the cattle in the', grazing regions of Texas. II I. A man named Curtis, who had exposed tlie ! secrets to the Sous of Malta; has mysteriously > disappeared from Zatiesville Ohio. id is disapt pcarar.ee is regarded by the citizens as another j affair."