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I J. H. 1.0GAN and W. O. DAVIS, Editors.
From the Sparlanbury Express.
Colonial and Revolutionary History.
Our readers are apprized that in obedicncc
to tho warm desire oftnanv frontleinon
of the Up-Country, W. Gilmore Simms, L.
L. D., has consented lo deliver a course of
Lectures, during the coming summer, in
yeveral of. the Up country villages. The
course will embrace four Lectures, the subject
of which will be the Colonial and Revolutionary-History
of South Carolina. Wo
are glad to hear that efforts are being made
to sccuro the delivery of these Lectures in
our village.
* Mr. Simms is one of the moat impressive
speakers we ever listened to, and possessing
a ^und of historical knowledge collected
with much labor from various living sources
U* as well as from tho rccondilc records of onr
i?. " country, he w-111 be ablo to furnish his anili\
tors willi n condensed history of our Stale.
V." Kilobits they probably could not got from [
any wprk ext?f!t or* any'persons now living.
Moreover, Mr^Simm's accomplishments as a
speaker will citable him to set this matter,
invaluable as it may be pVesumcd to bo to
c.very inquirer for historical fact ami to every
South Carolinian, before his auditors in a
manner and style which will be captivating
. us well as instructive.
Wo congratulate our people that one f=o
eminently qualified is about to enter on this
lield of labor. It is a sad truth that we are
often more Tamiliar with the history of
other States than with our own. Under
tllP. Kvstom nf lliiniN Iioq lioriit/ifnvn
-v ? t>- ? ..w.viw.v
existed, our children, as soon as they can
read are made familiar with every little
?. skirmish and cross-road combat which ever
occurred in the North, while many important
battles at the Soulh are very imperfectly
^nown. This results naturally from our
school boohs and most of our histories being
the production of Northern pens.?
Once upon a time a distinguished compiler
of school books for children applied to one
of our Southern gentlemen of distinction,
and asked him if he would not review his
works?the Southerner promptly replied in
the negative; the compiler inquired why
not?" "Because," said tho Southerner,
you have not done justice to tlie Soulli in
our struggle for liberty"?" you exaggerate
the importance of Northern conflicts and
underrate those of the South." "Do you
not know the reason of tha'. ?" asked the
compiler; "What?" said the Southerner;
" why," answered the Compiler " for every
hook I sell at the South, I sell four at the
North ?" Here was a man publishing
school book9 to be put into the hands of
children, who, when suddenly "coriicred"
admitted that Ire wrote-to make his books
ncll. And yet this very man had the cf
.
a?vuk\i<jr L\J ii|>|riu<IV.II i\ ^UllillUIH lliiUl lO J
use Iiim, in- introducing these chaste school
hooks into the schools and families of the
South! Nor does this kind of Marketwritinrf
seems confined exclusively to School
book Compilers ; take lip a majority of the
many books now in the market pretending
to give distinguished "American Orators"
or " American Statesmen" or "American
Poets," autl they arc filled with eulogies of
Northern men, who were, if we can judge
from tho classification of cotemporaneous
chronicles, but third find fourth-rate men,
oj pa red with many Southern men, who
are either omitted entirely or aro made to
occupy a very shaded place in tho l^sick
ground ; some who essay historical narratives
aro evidently more governed in the
awarding of their "pictoriur places to the
latitude of the person than to his real merit.
Even \he ponderous volumes of him who
ha* been called, par crcelltncc, " the American
Historian," seem to us to also indicate
the writer's sectional association.
Tho best if not the only way to correct
this evil is to know ourselves?our history
?and to sustain every worthy effort that
shall be made towards developing history.
"WJien we find one so competent to this
task as Mr. Siinms who i6 willing to teach
us our nisiory, we are vnuuced Hy every
consideration of Patriotism to throw whatever
of support we can .in favor of such a
work.
Bui it is well that it should be remember
ed in Litis case wo make no charitable or
. patriotic appeal?wo are not to be understood
as asking for a charitable patronage
of the distinguished Historian, Poet and
Novelist.. We merely mean to remind our
readoto how in- attending the-e expected
Lectures we would kill two birds with one'
stone?how we would bo unconsciously
aiding in carrying forward a great work at
the same time that we would be receiving
directly as individuals, rich stores of Information
on a subject dear to the heart of
every one.
We sincerely hope that in arranging his
Summer Tour Mr.'Simins will provide for
allowing the citizens of our village the pleats
ure of hearing his course of Lectures.
A Slave Case in Prussia. ,
In the interesting column of the Washington
Union, ^devoted to information of
generate vahft derived from the several Departments
of the Government, we find the
< following account of the decision, by the
highest Gourr of Prussia, of a question in
which our- readers will feel an interest.?
British Courts have-decided that the law of
nations melts into municipal Jaw, when it
touches their soil. The Prussian Courts,
with a juster and larger view, havo deter
mined that the laws of other nations are to
be resnected ?ven wh?n tliov m/WK
their own.
Dhe information is derived fiom a letter
dated" Dresden, Juno 12.?Charleston Mercury.
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" I have taken the liberty to acquaint you
wHV a most singular decision which was
* . given yesterday, and particularly confirms
oitr fugitive slave law. As', tho decision
?manatC3 from the highest tribunal' of the
- kingdom of Prussia, itiscertainly an an- .
j, ihority which ioay be successfully quoted
Jierenfter. It app.ears that a -pr. Bitter
i brought with bim to Berlin-, (Prussia,) a
nogro slave which he had purchased in
JBrtdltt. All the proceedings which are so
oftetf and successfully had in the free States
*i??Jrahiedi&lely instituted by the European
^plitionista, and, nlthough the slave
waa first-declared to be free, or rather the
f b??n-.deaj4ed, after full invcatiJ
.JglMWWfi $>e dace has- tp. be ndiirdged
f ^^Ofdfi^tO'ibe l*x foeijandlbo Application
tcoD^UMmivt* refu"6d, wi<l fc?bt*
wyia^Wiio- ^tli*?qbj?c^ after diligent
inqui^j^^^m^k the first mm oter^dcw?tf
himj?rilte SSSSteSSk^Dd lh?ro
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Statement of Crimo North And South.
An outrage which can hardly be characterized
than by the term infernal, was perpetrated,
somo weeks since, in Sumpter
county, Alabama. An indignant commuj
nily, whose sense of justice could ill brook
the chance of defeat by tho change of,
venue, when the case was called for trial,
seized the criminal, whoso guilt was confessed,
-and inllicted upon him tho death
due to his crime. Tho violent bourse
adopted by the citizens, in taking execution
of the law out of tho hnudj|''A?f, its
appointed officers, is worthy of iaondeiiiftotion.
Wo were not surprised to jfe? the
New York Tribune take it as tho text of
one of his daily sermons against slavery.
According to the logic of the preacher the
infliction of vengeauco was chargcayo upon
the " peculiar institution" of tho South.
A short time elapsed and a similar outrage,
marked .by whatever characteristics
could heighten its enormity, is committed
in Syracuse, New York, by a gang of confederated
villains. Several of them are
arrested. But instead of being lynched,
as there is much reason to fear would have
been their fate had a southern tow.ii been
the theatre of their crime they obtain bail
and are turned loose upon the public. Citizens
of Syracuse fully advised of the
fiendish character of "their deliberately perpetrated
crime, come forward as bondsmen
for the wretches, to save them from
prison.
This, in the eyes of the Tribune, and
kindred prints, is all right. It has not a
word of censure for the sympathizing;
friends of tiieso incarnate demons. And
we'grant that their conduct is in violation
of no law; yet, to us, there seems something
far more repulsive in tho New York
community who could furnish sureties for i
the criminals iu the one case, than that of
Alabama which furnish a lynching parly, ^
in the other. . But
Syracuse, eight of whose citizens 1
were engaged- in perpetrating the foul I
wrong upon the poor" English girl, and ]
others of whose citizens (if possible more ]
infamous) extend their sympathies to the
wrong doers?Syracuse we say, is in opin- 1
ion of the modern reformers of the North, 1
a sort of model city. Nowhere else, per- ]
haps, does abolition flourish so Inxnriantly. i
It has been selected as the chicf distribu- j
ting point by the directors of tho underground
Railroad, for fugitives on their way !
to the British provinces. If wc arc cor- 1
rcctly advised it is the home of tho Prcsi- i
dent of the company : the head-quarters of (
the directors and the place of annual meeting
of the stockholders. Nor is this all. it I
is the hot bed of ltlooincrisui and all manner
of fanatical outbirths. No wonder
then that its inhabitants should he guided ;
by a code of morals far more elevatod and i
ennobling than that of the frontiersmen of |
the wilds of western Alabama.?Savannah
{Geo) Journal and Courier.
The Connecticut Legislature.
If Barmtm could induce the "happy '
family" now in session in* Hartford to travel '
and favor the public with tlie eamo farces i
daily enacted at the expense of the State, ,
at the head of sloop navigation, it would (
prove more profitable than any other hum- .
hug he has ever been identified with. On
Tuesday last we dropped iu to sec what i
was going on, and found a very grave sub- i
ject under discussion in the House of Representatives.
Jt was nothing less than the (
passage of a bill for the destruction of
crows, placing a bounty of 10 cents on each 1
crow's head brought to the Town Clerk, 1
a la John the Baptist. The agricultural i
portion of the members urged the passage
of the bill, giving their reasons at length,
showing, as one white cravated member remarked,
what "a cussed annoying thing a '
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crow was. .f\inong uie Cliarges brought
against the unfortunate bird was that Jlifty
scratched up the fanner's grain, destroyed
chickens, robbed bird's nests, and have been
known to carry off a whole brood of two- 1
third grown goslings, which last fact, if 1
true, will account 'or the antipathy many ]
of the members exhibited for the " annoy- \
ihgest of all burdes." After the most
humorotis and undignified debate we ever
witnessed, in which it was " difiikdt tew
tell" whether ignorance or human depravity '
was in the ascendancy,, a motion was made f
to insert also the word rats. j
A reverend gentleman " smelt A mite," {
and iu his abolition zeal gravely moved to
further amend tlio bill by inserting the
word whit? so that it should read for every 1
white crow, <fcc. Not having beeg'success t
tul in their attempt to repeal the eonstitij- (
tion by which they would be enabled to
extend the right of suffrage to the black
population of the Stale, the reverend gen- ^
tleman wouldn't "kinscnt" to have a single '
feather pluoked from a crow, if lie happen- I
ed to be a black one. lie was severely
and justly rebuked by thefgen tleman who ^
thought the crow the m.jst " annoy ingest
bird," or indeed the " worstest pest" the far- 5
iner could be troubled with. He also had (
another 'jection to the crow 'cause ho was
so noisy. Ho said that they " destroyed |
the mulications of people'" who were given (
to thinking, and " seemed to be noisierer
on Sundays than week days." Wo infer- {
red from another remark, a portiorr of 1
which we only heard, that ho didn't allow ]
his roosters to crow, on Sunday. It was j
very sacriligious and easily prevented.?
Ilis plan was to put them in some dark
placo at sunset on Saturday eveuing, and 1
not allow them to see daylight until Mon- 1
day morning.?-iV. Y. Day lioolc. t
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Fools not all Dead Yet.?The Richmond |
Dispath, a few days ago, contained what j
seemed to bo a fabulous account of what '
would be a monster wedding, which, it was
WAIll/) ?AAH . laW
* r WUIM DVUII iwno nu |UO O U
Nicholas Hotel, in JNew York. The Her- \
aid, however, say? iho account is substan' J
tially correct, and addsj; > ? ,
h The" bridegroom, who ia a Louisiana
sugar planter named Mitchell, and reported
to be very wealthy, is;.now- en routd for
New York, accompanied'/Jby two hundred
pairs of young ladies and gentlemen, who <
are to take part in the wedding exercises.?
On their arrival they are to put upatihe
St -Nicholas Hotel, the exclusive use ;of
which has beon hired for the occasion* for
the sum of two thousand dollars per day, *
the feativefcitjstO continue four days. The ,
bride is understood to bo (He dadghUie; of
Judge Concklity, formerly ^itSlge of the
iNortliern District of New Ycrflfcv but n*o?e
recently appointed Minister toJflpi]?or aid L
whose ^ uo^Qgtir. 4o tlie firit named post If}
stand that two thousand invitatfo*^ have
already.' Keen ifcued. Thtf rofig|)^rfi*$,
are to be most impocing, and the frtfcehd'mg
ss^
frffifey, drew, aoimtoaoertdr, ^VaUpotft- 1
w$*dlDtidre and'?hpper? the ,itoost
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ABBEVILLE, S." C."
Thursday Morning, July 12, 1855.
Editorial Progress.
We notice that thrco of our State cotemporaries
linvc just entered' upon new
volumes in tlieir history,?tlio Charleston
Mercury, Charleston Standard, ami Keowec
Courier. The accompanying indications of
prosperity in these valuable journals, give
us unfeigned pleasure, ami we wish for each
of them, under their present conductors, a
successful and voluminous carccr.
Rev. Mr. Bloan at Greenwood.
"We did not enjoy the pleasure of attending
the examination at this place, (had
no invitation to do so,) but we learn that
an address was delivered on the occasion
by the liev. II. T. Sloan, of this District,
which competent judges in such matters,
who wore present, speak of in terms of the
most flattering commendation ; such an effort,
they say, has never been made on
those boards, and strong men have 6tood
there. The address will be published soon
by tho young gentlemen before whose Society
it was delivered.
y Our Neighbor.
The Independent J'rcss charged us last
wepk;with purposely withholding from it,
the proceedings of tho Agricultural Meetincr,
at this nlace 011 Sale-dnv wliir-li wn
W A - J ? WM "V
were Secretory. We are sure 'that when
our neighbor is informed that we wrote ijpt
0110 word of the proceedings during tho
meeting, save a few notes, and could not
ifterwards prepare them for the Banner,
till the long'list of appointments had been
made out by the Chairman, which was delayed
to the last work in the olliee before,
jjoiug to press,?and that, as we went to
press earlier than usual that week, we supposed
a Banner sent him "Wednesday forenoon
(which was done) would give him
jmple time to extract them,?that he will
see the injustice of his charge, and make
tho amend. "Whatever else wo may be, we
ire superyjr to meanness or to suspecting
aur neighbor of it.
Social Dinner at Abbeville.
The glorious Fourth did not pass away
idtogelher unnoticed h}' us hero.; a large
number of our villagers, with a few guests
from al'ontl, and from llio country, sat
ilown at 2 o'clock to a sumptuous dinner,
prepared in the* dining hall of the Marshall
House, by the excellent hostess of that establishment.
A copious flow of soul, sparkling
interchange of thought, and good cheer
abounded, but wo have space for only tho
regular, and a very few of the volunteer
Loasls. Col. Marshall presided, supported
by Gen. McGownx, both of whom added
really, by au adiuhuble tact, to the enjoyment
of the occasion.
The Day we Celebrate, consecrated by
ihc most ennobling recollections; its annual
recurrence should* inspire all with a desire *
:o preserve the liberties which it has vouclijafed
to ns. i
2. The Memory of Washington?"First
in war, first in peace, and first iu the hearts
>f his countrymen."
3. The Memory of John C. Calhoun.
Drank standing, and in silence.
4. The Union of the Sla tea-*-A compromise
of conflicting interests for tho promoion
of the general good; it can only be
preserved by cultivating the patriotic" devoion
and wise forbearance of its founders.
5. 7'he Constitution of ilie United States
?An instrument'conferring limited powers
ipon the General Government, yet amply
sufficient for every national emergency?a
igid construction of its provisions ran
done guaranty the rights of the States.
G. The Institution of Slavery?Sancioncd
by Religion and Policy, ita preservation,
at .ill hazards, is essential to the inter
:sts of the South. *? ...
1. The Governor of the StaCc?-The
ilautcr, tho Statesman and patriot?equal
,o every emergency. We can safely trust
,lie lielmipf tho ship of State in his hands.
8. The Judiciary of the Stale?Its inegrity,
learning and ability, afford the
strongest argument for the present mode of
;lection and ^onure of office. #
This sentiment was happily responded to
by Judge Ward law, who remarked in conclusion,
"It is true that tho independency
sf the Judiciary docs rest upon the present
mode of election,and tenure of office, and
t here give you the surest guarantee of their
perpetuity?Popular Education?'
n A li nr?i
v. sKjncuuure?inc mother-of arts;
Ibe nurse of .freedom; the handmaid of virtue.
Legislative aid for its development in
this State, is demanded by the people.
JO. Knoxo-Nothingism?Questionable in
the policy of its principles, and dangerous
in its organization?an institution incompatible
with the genius of Republicanism *.
11. The Press?In its freedom, fnder?pndftnr?
nnrl tmimIw
j?... vuw ?VW IV VjriilllUJT
and licentiousness?tho sentinel upon llio
watch-tower of civil and religious liberty.
Responded^ to "by J. H. Logan, of the
Banner, Who gave in return, The Abbevitte
Bar, alike distinguished for Its high-toned
bearing *ftdf forensic ability.
12. The Sail iToarf?Tho only means
by which the Agricultural interest, the meoIloniA
IftVfci'' dnirl ?
V?>?v U|?1U(IH?UI lUg ttllU UllUUritl
resources of this State, chit be ftdly developed.,
; ; ' . . "
13^ TPiwuln?The divinity of tfie domestic
circle?^the notse ofwhich
unite# to.jaiake a free an J happy people.
YoluntW-ioa*^' b^Gpt MA'su^AW**-.
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Abolition, may it dio oft' ns rupidly nS it
sprang into notice.
Dr. S. Fa lit, of Columbia?The Physicians
of Abbeville, Distinguished for their
professional skill and courtesy, let them
give a good account of themselves in*the
approaching Medical Convention at Greenwood.
By Capt. Bakkuloo, of Columbia, after
a handsome response to a sentiment from
Gen. MoGowen?Marshall and McQoiuen,
my first two Abbeville friends.
By J. A. Wieii?The Wier anil Fair of
creation.
Mai. II. A. Jo MF.H in fnennnen is\ m t% I
, ... ?V ??
call from Capt. It. A. Fair, gave a most
laughable account of a ccrtain famous caricature
.of the last canvass of this Congressional
District.?
There were other volunteer toasts given, :
which we were unable to collect.
*To Wheat Growers.
The following extract from a Liverpool
pnper, short as it is, should speak volumes
to millers and wheat growers in whatever
part of the State they may be. "Wo took
occasion to state some time ago, when noticing
the present high pricc of bread-stufts
in reference to the demand for a permanent
State Agricultural .Society, that the time
had come when njany qf our farmers would
wash theft hands ibrevefc of cotton. and?en*
icrooioiy upon itie lucrative, and diversifying
business of raising wheat for foreign
markets. Tlie obligation of starting this
enterprise, and fixing it on a solid basis,
rests in most part with our merchant millers,
and capitalists who have the facilities
for erecting efficient grinding machinery ;
and we would be glad to see establishments
of the kind in our District, entering this
field with liberal views of its importance.
Tlie mills on Lit>.? River, owned by Crtpt.
Kodgeus, we bear are already looking to
an enlargement of its business, and if first
rate machinery, and persevering energy can
achieve any thing, we shafl expect soon to
see quotations of popular brands shipped
from that point. Bajines, Barnes Euwin,
are also investing in this enterpiise, (see
advertisement) and doubtless with an encrgv,
if propeily encouraged, that will lead
to valuable results. We know nothing of
the extent of theff machinery. Gentle
meu be careful of your., flour, diplay il
haadsomely in tlio best market, propitiate
the editors and the work is done. Here is
the extract:?
" Breadstuff's from the United Slates.?
Tlio repoits of the growing crops of breadstuffs
in America me now favorable, and if
the weather should bo auspicious for the
in-gathering, the quantity will exceed an
average, as a greater breadth of laud' than
usual lias been sown. Wo arc glad to-find
thai Charleston, (S. C.) is iikely to he able
to i-xport flour, (which is very uhusual,) for
we have seen a very beautiful sample, branded
Williams, I'ronson and Company,
which will be sure 'o command a liberal
price, as it possesses great strength and 'is
finely drosscA s \ . ,
" Tre Writ on inquiry, was
from Tentiesee. We are nlso informed that
samples of .flour from the mills of Knpxvillo
liavo been received in this market
equal irr'evo^y respect to the best from any
other quarter. Choice Georgia brands bav^
gained an jtmnblished fe.putation.
"The nfreat diUiculty with Southern
(lour, has been in the imperfect milling and
putting up. Remove this, and it /will
speedily take-its place at the head of the
market, bothSit home and abroad."
Ode to Calhoun.
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Fare thce-yrell! From storms below,
Tried a:icf mighty spirit* go!
Worker I to thy high reward,
Fuiihful scrvunt! tf> thy Lord.
Son and tvpe of ,tl?y great time;
Prophet* Willi tlie eye sublime ;
Statesman, Id thyself a host;
Murtyr, dyltig at thy post.
Rarest gifts in thee we saw ;
Thought, that probed cach hidden law;
Fiesoncc, like a felt control;
Speech, that awed a nation's eoul ?
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Mind of fjlnnt?heart of child?
Quickly roused or reconciled?
Braving,Tsat forgiring foes? * *?
Stirred, t>j|at others might repose.
Thou wert protid, confiding, freo,
Like thy State's own chivalry;
Moral stain could'st not endure,
Like thy Slate's own daughters pure.
'i iiundermg 'neftth the Federal dome,
Turning fondly to thy home,
Feared, extolled, op disapproved,
Still than wert r^gred and loved.
Falling^ lliy noo^t of fame,
Thoit wi^iupg air$ world-wide name,
Need'nt R; mare from life?but wt,
Darkliu(^bfrrr have need of thee.
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God of nattcma ! quench the brand1,
Coat on out.inipertlled land;
Bid our patriot's honor'd grave,
Speak tho word which yet may save.
JP3T The Territory of Minnesota is filling
up witlf" pupulation so fast, that real
cstnte in the to^rn of St. Anthony has risen
fully one hupdried per cent, within n rear
past. OnG^injf of 'the Hennepin Island
was sold last July for eight thousand dollars,
and since then five thousand dollars has
been offerejfifor one undivided fourth of the
game property. Two years ago ten thousand
dollars' t^as the Jbrghcst offer for Nicolott
island?forty ao.rea?and last ?u rather
thirty-five thousand dollars was refused.?
j.ne mcieasq-ot raanitacturing at tho fall is
what hAa^oaosed', $e great advance?
Charleston tfaxHer. j
JtST W? Jeam fuern a private .jjHilw
that ] erector of Elijah flwlm'
Will, was advised by the citizens of^WiHiaton
to leavo^bat pliwJfe in abort ojaK Being
indisposed to biifo the coaflHmtea, he
left on tho Sown trala ca^jB^day' mor
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ADVENTUEES IN CALIFORNIA*
AND THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
BY K. C. 8., OF ABBEVILLE.
The neatness with which most of us from
tlio States dressed in llio, and other peculiarities
belonging to us as Americans, had
singularly impressed the amiable natives;
they were assiduoijjj in their attentions, and
exceedingly careful lest our respectability
should suffer from disagreeable intrusions.
The Pharoux Hotel, which waB frequented
| almost exclusively by Americans, became
the fashionable hguso of the season, where,
of course, everything was conducted a la
the States, and 110 deviation from this high
standard was suffered a moment.
O110 evening tho ma to of a vessel from
the States, a stranger, entered the bjir-room,
dressed" out in the full fancy of a briyht
blue shirt, and calling for refreshments,
took a seat with the usual 'complacency of
an American tar. The locum lenens?the
manager of plates and glasses?eyed him
from head to foot; the faee and air seemed
?!l r..ll x- ii - r>i . . 1
a,, ?luu^ u|> i<? uie jrnaroux model;
but the blue shirt! that was too decidedly
outre to be American, or to be tolerated at
the Pharoux. Tho mate sat all this while
perfectly unconscious of the trouble his
uulucky blue shirt was brewing for him,
expecting every moment a servant to appear t
with the ordered refreshments, and at length,
impatient of his delay, called out jn full
Bailor style, to. know of tho man why in
tho deude lie was not served. " Leave tho
house," replied tho clerk. Quick as thought
the mate had pitched into him, to use an
exprpssivo California phrase, and at one
blow Btretclied him on the floor. A general
rush for the bar-room now foltowed;
tho Americans, of course, gathering around
tlie mate, and his countryineh'to tho rescue
of the discomfited clerk, and before^ word
of explanation could be given or heard, a
free figljt was up, in which pitchers, bottles,
and glasses whistled about on duty as musically
as the Irishman's shell at Sebastopol*:
The noise soon reached the ears of the police,
who, tureting into tho room, separated
the combatants, turned all of thcin out of
doors, and, locking the hquse, put th& Jtey
in their pockets.
I noticed, and doubtless it becomes me
'lo state it, that New Yorkers mostly led the
van whenever roistering dissipation or noisy
rowdyism was the game.
Tho 14th of March, being the birth-day
of the Empress, was ushered in with tu
multuoos acclamations of joy .by tKn people,
"and a terrible booming of capnon from
tho fort, batteries, and men-of-war in tho
harbor. The reverberation produced by,
tliia din in tlic surrounding hills and mountains,
was grand beyond description. The
military turning out in gay cofors, and stirring
music, began early to collect ill force
about tho palace, to give the Emperor and
Empress, who were to arrive at 2 o'clock ,
from a country'rcsidence, an imposing re- ,
'cepfton.
The arrival wAs announced by a salute
of guns from the shipping, and I hastened
to get a place from which I could enjdy a
good view of their Majesties. The body ,
guard had already posted themselves in
open order, facing the way they were, to
e ii-S- - ?- - ~
[wo irtnii mo nimn eniranco ot tno palace
to the foot of tlie grand staircase, some dis- |
tanc.e back in.the basement story. . The
cortege presently entered, Don Pedro in ,
front, ?|ul the.Em press immediately behind
him, fallowed by a retiniic of lords, Indies (
and attendants, dressed in the flashiest styl^ ^
of tawdry magnificence. The royal pair, ,
in pleasing, contrast to this, wera attired ,
with gjent plainness, and their countenances j
gave evidence of an easy benignano.y.? ,
Tho Empress seemed quite young, not moitf i
perhaps than twenty or twenty-five, but .,
much too short and fat to be beautiful; her
manner, however, was most amiable and
prepossessing, as slid tripped slowly along ,
in tho micjst of her motley subjects, holding
her hand (as did also the Tfynperor,) i
first to the richt and ilion in Jim loft
them to kiss,-wh?ch tliey did with a hearty
pleasure, since the royal coiiplo enjoy, in a !?(
remarkable degree, the confident of the ,
people. j
At this stago of the show, we like to have ,
had a terrible fracas, caused by the conscientious
scruples of a sailor ift the crowd, to i
don his democratic hat in tho* presetted of |
the Emperor. The guardsmeji ordered him ,
to it off, but he indignantly refused to ,
do any sucli anti-republican act, notwitli- ,
standing the odds against him, and. when |
several of them proceeded to knock it from i
lib head, ho pitched just as ho was iuto*the ,
entire body guard, with as much alacrity :
as ho would reef a top gallant, and in a ;
trifo had laid twaor three of them lower j
cm the pavemeut, than even the royal programme
of proceedings called for. He was <
soon overpowered, however, and locked in*'
prison, but not before he had made figHtf j
Anonirli fr> trot liiirmolf n few
J, o wounds.
. * "
The Emptor, Don Pedro, is scarcely
less a favorite with the foreign merchants of
Rio, than he is With his own peopfe; JjtfRj (j
are pleased with the liberality ofJpBwjkfP
ernment in Ihe regulation of o^mnaerce; <
there being; they say,. Wt it sioglo exception
to this?tl^^odpHcated and harassing
rcatrictiojp' Custom House. 1 hear
tUft?Hfe ^jVetnment has a decided tendencv
l^frds republicanism; tft all events, it is
a singular fket, tftat so great is their confidence
in the financial management of the :
Model Republic, that it bos become a standJflg
role wjtb them to have oar annual j
TtiaaauVyQhBeports carefully translated and |
deposited in the archives of, the-Empire, as j
State papers of the rarest excellence. I
rode oQt one frfoming with a gentleman ,
to Hjnea, situated-among the mountains
some 'ftwi xnlfM from Rio, andjitrrroonded
by a magnificent prospect of coffee plant*-^?
tions in a high state of improvement. We |
dined: at the Hotel iu vfhioh reside the
<?
Count and CoUntess dk Osbuna, and enjoyed
tho opportunity of making some interesting
observations on Brazilian high lifeThe
Countess is an illegitimate sister of tho
Emperor, and wins so much upon his regard
by her amiability and intelligence,
that ho has conferred upon her an annuity
of 00,000 inil-rcas, (som'i 30,000 dollars,)
and a title of nobility on her husband, a
very respectable gentleman. She dresses
with remarkablo simplicity, and exhibits on
all occasions an unassuming artlessness of
behavior, that renders her exceedingly popular.
An interesting little girl from South
Carolina, boarding at the same Hotel, was
very intimate, aud a great favorite, with
her.
After we had diued, and while still sitting
at tho table, I was introduced for the
first time to a custom which, however repugnant
to an exacting fastidiousness, is
nevertheless quite useful, and therefore defensible.
Tho servants at this stage of the
entertainment handed to the guests, what
in the States ,.j\*ouId have been cigars -for
the gen thereto, and j^erhaps coffee for tho
ladies, but hsre^were?-I coukl not divine
for a long time what, though deposited in
glasses all along the fable from the first?
tooth-picks, made of a kind of white woud,
that looked like tho sap of 4?ickory. Sonic i
of the gentlemen took two or three at once, j
and all went earnestly to work digging into
their teeth. I must add, however, that I
did not see the ladies using them.
Our lirdy passengers, I should have staled
before this, came on shore once or twice
during tho delay of the Architect at Rio? ,
an enterprise not altogether free from expense,
or very agreeable to ladies, since the
vessel lay at anchor more than two miles
from shore. On ono of these occasions,
the hotel was so crowded that we were obliged
to share our room with them, (let no
prude go into fits at this;) the single bed,
before described, was given up to as many
_ * 1 IV 11 * * *
tv> n huuiu now, ami lao rest tool; tlic settees
; as for ourselves, like true Knights errant,
we found excellent quarters on the
floor, the ladies' dresses serving as pillows? 1
\vc needtd no covering. " Iloni soil qui 1
vial y pcnsc." I
Our ship had touched at Rio to talco in a
supply of fresh provisions and water, and
these essentials being now provided, we <
were ready once more to pursue our voyage i
to El Dorado. Most of the passengers had i
goods on board, which they hoped a quick s
run round the Iloru would enable them to 1
sell to good ndvantago in San Francisco, <
and were therefore especially impatient of
this delay. The Captain, afclength, fixed a <
day for sailing, and when it came, we irladlv <
exchanged the fascinations of Ivio for the 1
monotonous life of ship-board; but we had ?
as well, have saved Ourselves the trouble and 1
the pleasure, for Vo- were not destined to i
weigh anchor that day^ nor for several sub- 1
sequent ones?no (^ajjjpius<.?nme. to.,lake t
command, and since we wero wholly de- i
pendant, at least for the" time, upon .the <
movements of that authoritative gentleman, ?
we could do no more than submit, and i
make the best of it. Some of us, in the t
course of tbo day, "overhauled him, and af- <
ter apohigisyng for his delinquency, he set t
another tim^ to sail; as before, we were 1
punctually in dnr pi aces, .but again no Cap- 1
lain was to be found ; and each successive 1
day for a week, wo were tlyis trifled with. ?
Our eyes w$qyiow wide awake ; the truth >
was, the Captain had contracted on the sea, I
ns is too often the case, an inveterate fond r
for liquor, and when once in port, and 1
jmigly stored away in old quarters, where ^
tyood .brandy and other luxuries abounded, .*
it wailHio hardest thing in the world to re- c
ship Kim. Provoked at being treated in
this way, and now heartily sick of lying in 1
pj>rt, we fell -hack upon the great motive c
power of Anglo-Americans?we called a F
meetifig of the passengers, nnd freely dis- ?
cussed the propriety of appointing the first v
mate Captain, and, with,the consent of our 1
Consul, sail at.onoe, leaving the Captain to v
cups and hia glory^^^remcmber it was <
urged, among <rtBcr tfctngs, that whin un- e
Jer restraint out at^cty.he had been heard
to CUrseJ.he inventor of Rliins nnH liia ntvn I t
fate n$-Captain of one, and therefore he deserved
to bo brolcen of his command. It c
was decided at last, however, to wait on
htm with a committee, and lay thfe views of t
the meeting fairly before him. A Mr. P., 6
of New Orleans, headed this committee, 8
and did his duty with great candor; at tho ^
conclusion of his report, the Captain turned f
tcf him with saifetf ilidiQerence, and replied, l
' ' vr
" Mr.?r., ypp. aW a doubled-faced rascal, s
sir." institot, the dilatory 6alt
fonnd [ himlwif doubling over on the floor, P. y
h blow somewhere ^
SUwardt*#? <&ttp de grace brought on tbo
iM^dl^n^^next day the Captain joined .
BH^Mpis eyo and brow black ?%.?: ,
wH^HHpwd very won the hearty song
afcAW^KWors, m they heaved at the cap?mfvi?aTc(J
ov&r the were
ready to sail itf/four days after casting anchor,
bill fourteen had passed- over us still
in port, on account of this drunken- sprefc 1
of tK<T Captain. *
V TO BE CONTINUED. 1
? ??..*?<*__??? ; % <
tST A damp match will lightly rapidly
by first holding it to tb& arnoioT other,warm
port of the body for a few seconds, until it <
attracts ft *mn!l*?mnlint rtf Vino* ??? ? *> *
J. MVU?f KUVII J UW *
bing H gently on a woollen cloth 6f dose 1
texture,'such as doeskin, of. whatig com- <
monly u?ed for pantaloons, ft will ignite ?
if the compositiopbe almost as soft as pat-, i
ty; woollen cloth is th^ fastrto use in>4bat i
case, as It csUses little frifctioir, ami i* a <
good non-conductor of hej\fc, ]
jar The statement of ite ^w ^Tork i
Assay Office ,fof the month of Juoo show* 1
a total 'of $1 >002,033.94 of gold bars"stamp- 5
sd, and of transmitted U* the 1
mint for coinage;' >*. f;
?
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^ * [OT BEQUEST.]
Report
Of the Cojinnitl)<e tb inborn teas referred the Report
of the Rector tif the "Coke$bury Conference
School
It is very gratifying to your Cominittco
to learn, as it. does, that the past j'ear lids
been one of "great peace and quiet," demanding
very little exercise of rigid discipline;
This is not only favorable to tlio
govern Went of the Institution, but also
highly creditable to the students themselvesj
and will be hailed with pleasure by all true
^1* a 1 n 1 * -r. ?
iriei:ua ut me rrcnooi. 11 siioukl be bomo
in mind tliat the object of this long and
ardowtly cherished Institution of the South
Carolina Conference, is hot only to give its
pupils so touch knowledge of science ami
letters, hilt ftlso ttf inculcate that spirit of
subordination and self-government which*
by the Divine blessing, may fit them for
whatever station in life they mqy be called
to occupy. We rejoice to recognize this
result to any extent, and especially in tlio
degree indicated by the report of onr respected
Rector.
It is to he regretted that the number of
students is not equal to that of the year
preceding; and yet It is gratifying that, iii
n year so trying in monetary matters, the
School has * little more than sustained itself.
"While with the coming plenty of the
growing crops, we may confidently hope
for a large increase of students, it.fa matter
of gratulatiou that our standard of arlinhir
_ - r
ship is good, and that, however it may have
been in the ease of kindred institutions, no
student from Cokesbury has ever bijfcn rejected
on his application to enter ahy%College
in the country. ,
Your Committee are pained, however, to
learn that two or three of the students have
b(2cn dismissed from the School for identifying
themselves with a dancing school, opened
lately in the village?in which disciplinary
action of the Faculty, your Coiniuittco
fully concur. The conduct of these students
was wholly at variance with the spirit
of the rules and regulations of a School,
one of whose chief glories has always been
that it was a Methodist School?a Conferc.
i i - - i* - - -
uluuui?n religious School?founded,
too, in a high-toned, Christian community
?avoiding, nevertheless, sectarian influence,
rhis has been its recognized character all
:iver the land, and has been one of its best
rccojmnendations?hence the highly censurable
character of the conduct of these few
students. That such conduct was approved
?y parents or guardians, but aggravates the
}vil in its influence against the School.?
irour Committee feel it due to state, however,
from such information as has been re-;eived,
that, this dancing school movement
las been appioved by few of the better
iort, but a small portion of the residents
lerc having lent it their countenance. It
s matter of solicitude, however, that the
noral and religious force of the public sen-jmorifr
wnsjn5t exorted onco -to .prevent
ts .existence.. May not the cause of the -
;uuipurauve paucity of numbers in the
School, be the absence in part of the high
religious and moral character onco the
jlory of Cokesbury, rather than hard times,
>r any other cause which luis been thought;
.0 be discovered ? At any rate, it behooves
ho people of Cokesbury to institute such
in enquiry. Your Committee deprecate tho
bought of this loved and cherished School
j'oing down ; but if go down it must, much,
f not all of the cause of such failure, will
# '
)0 found in the state of things at Cokesbury
low adverted to. \Ve reiterate our joy,
lowever, that this lovely and salubrious
filUgo 111 the Woods has but few within it
vho arc at all disposed to remove tho anient
ljmd-mark?.
Your Committee would earnestly call on ^
he members of this Board, on every citizen
if this placo and its vicinity, and on the
ireachers and people of. our Conference
;enerally, to come to tho help of the School
villi thoir, influence, tlieir patronage, their
>rayers, and let all unite in maintaining tho
veil-earned reputation of the Cokesbury
yonfercucc School, as one of the best Acadinies
in the land.
Your Committee recommend the adopion
of the following resolutions, viz:
Resolved 1 st. That the Board of Trustee?
if Cokesbury Conference School, taka mucli
>leasure in tho assurance thnt the Ilootor
ind his associates have spared no pains in
heir power to promote tne interest of tho
school, and their administration is hereby
nstained.- JFW
Resolved, 2d. That the falling ojfjttt num>ers,
(though wo trust it is b^i temporary,)
rom whatever reason, is cruise of deep soicitudo,
and should claim ihe attention, of *
ill interested in tho Institution. "S *
Resolved 3d. That the libard has heifrd
vith much mortification, dt tho existent a,
>f a dancing school in CoScftbury, and are **
grieved to know that connection with |t
Ins occasioned the dismias^rf^i^ofowr
iro!y *oatehi the Faculty in their ,'admliil^^^^
ration, thoy would fervently hope that.qb
iucf? cause for discipline will again occvW )
Respectfully aflbmitted,
U/ A Oilmnw* - ,v'
- if . a. UA!UCI)V,JJILLi )
CHAS. SMITH, V Canity.
F. A. CO^OR, V ?
Cokesbury, Juni'%\, 1855. "
^4 Affair at Chester.?The anntfsed
6tter from an esteemed correspon Jo ttt gv/?
in account of it stubbing nf&ir,
ed on the evening of the 4th irat&?
^hB&terville.?Caro/iBa Timet. - ^
liUluTKRYiLLg, 8. Cw July X. 1065,?JU&F?
Times 1The celebrRtio^prto3ubr
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(tabbing of Calp. Several woupd^ew
oflioted, two of which arc thoajStb "
nortal?-otfe on the lower pxrt oriii 'ilfc
fomen, the other in the bnok.
shysicians called iriUold me,
*1d ^ g|
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