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THE PRESIDKttC Y. In clir experience as journalists, we have ncv-or btfoiy observed so general mid so ' noiseless h tendency in the masses, lo forget Mllinediate personal differences and trilling ? onuses of dissatinfaclion, and to unite iirmly, harmoniously and unanimously for tlio nomination of a candidate for tl:o next ( presidenti.-il t<>rm, as at the present moment. CTixij tiuu wuiiiii uavu ixioii^ui, i who looked abroad upon tlio country, iliat anion ami tratcrnnl co operation were ab- . aolutely out of tlio question, inasmuch as in many of tlio States the most ultra ' political views appeared to find the greatest i furor, while individual preferences Were so uncompromisingly urged as to discourage the hope that a really national candidate, one who had passed the most trying or- ' deals, and had never been fotttid wanting, < could by any chance, succeed in conciliating popular support. Tlio strange and unusual spectacle was also presented of the chief magistrate of 1 the Republic, whose conduct in the dis- 1 charge of tlie great trust Comiuitted to his hands in 1853 liad compelled even his nemies to do justicc to his transcendent merits, moral firmness strict impaitiality ' and enlightened views, being without efficient 5 support among the newspapers maintained ] t>y the patronage of the administration and the democratic party, and among the office holders of tlio Union. In this curious matter, all things considered, President I l'ierce was perhaps foitunatc, for as it was , well known that neither the journals nor j the office holders referred to were selected or indicated by liiin, so neither could the 1 stupidity and inconsistencies of the former * nor the incapacity and corruption of the latter be laid to his charge. The Ameri- | can people, with that characteristic intelligence which surprises strangers to their | country and its institutions, strengthens the ' government of their choice, and confounds t the enemies, soon saw through the artful combinations to make them discontented wuii lucir niuiiiiii r-xecuuvo un?l pliant to the puiposes of the intriguers for a f new dynasty, and instead of faltering in their faith, or being lukewarm or indifferent, we sec them at all points roused into activity and fully awake to the necessity of Mnndiug by him who has so nobly stood by the country and the constitution. At no time, therefore, since his installation in his high oiHco was the President one-tenth as popular as at the present mo t inent, and it is susceptible of the easiest f demonstration that he is indebted for this ' j consolatory state of popular feeling, rather j to his enemies, or as we should perhaps j 1 ay. to the enemies of popular demands > 1 and conservative administration, than to i liny active exertion made prominent by individuals in his behalf. Taking Louisiana as an example of what in passing everywhere else, although most < of those appointed by General l'ierce to ] lucrative olHee are the most bitter of his opponents, while the reputed organs of J "the party," merely, to be sure, the mouth- 1 nivcM of a miserable fnetion, nre the instruments of individual aspirants in opposition ] to his pre eminent claims fur re-election, ] yet before the sovereign people, we arc ^ confident, no man in the ranks of the na- j tional Democratic parly could come by ' thousands of votes near him in an open < mid fair contest befurc tho people. t And so it is elsewhere. Abolition jour- , nals, like ihe New York Post, and journals j . under individual and factious influences aL | other points, do of course endeavor to . ! crcatc tho impression that the President is . ] unpopular, that the people have fallen off ' | from liis support, that he has forfeited the ! ^ good opinion and confidence of tho intelli- j Ifent and loyal, but wherever the State con- j ! rout inns have fairly reflected l.h?? po?vihtr ' wishes, East, West, North or South, it has ! been made apparent that Franklin Pierce j, stands a head and shoulders over all con- j tcstants or aspirants with bim for popular j favor ami regard. I 1 Iu Louisiana, as in otlier States, there j < re of eoujge many persons who indicate ! i individual preferences for other candidates, j Mr. Bucliauau, fur instance, notwithstand- | ing his extreme age, growing infirmities, and equivocal antecedents, has many friends ' among the people, iu contradistinction to I the selfish wire-pullers and intriguers who ( boasted they could control this State in his behalf, and wlio, when the trial came, had 1 demonstrated to them how contemptible iu reality they are. So, also, of Mr. Douglas I ' whose chivalrous devotion to the South j < deserves its gratitude, and at fitting time a ; national reward commensurate to his ability . and devotion. Oilier distinguished men, Mr. Dallas, by j1 the way, iu point, is strongly supported by t gentlemen of influence and great ability iu ] this State, and bis pretensions to the favor f of Louisiana iu her choice '?f a presidential , 4 candidate would have ln?en favorably enter- : tained, had not officious personages wiiliuiit ? *ny real influence or importance, under- i i taken to urge his claims .is their choice.? ; t Many other gentlemen equally woithv and . deserving of popular regard and the high ! ^ distinction the presidential office confers, j1 could he named as having strong friends ; } and devoted ones in Louisiana, hut an inti - j > mate knowledge of the prevailing seiiti- ' ] inent of the people in every parish in the i State in regard to the choice of a candidate j for the presidency, satisfies us that beyond ( nil others Franklin Pierce stands conspicu- | ' ous as their first preference. We are no i partisans, and personally are indifferent as , to whom may bo cho&on, but looking to the special interests of the South and the general iutere*U> of the Republic, we are decidedly of the opinion that their true ' safety will best be secured by the re-election ' of Franklin l'ierce.?New Orleans True ' Delta. *3T On Saturday last, about twenty or |' thirty of the " most respectable ladies " in Farmington?backed up and protected by about tlirec hundred men and lA>ys?turned out, armed with suitable implements, went to every grog shop in the place, and emptied out all the intoxicating drinks they could find; which, from all ihat we could Iearn, wa* not a very email quantity. One man locked up his groggery, determined to keep thoiu out; but finding them resolute *n4 unfliueiiiug, lie finally unlocked it *gaii) to save tiiem the trouble of breaking (lie door iu, tfjea Mood and watched them t?nt ftic liquors out; and when they had fiui?hed tie jumped upon the counter and proposed three clfccm for the ladies, after which he made tbem ? short speech, and declared that he would never sell any more intoxicating drinks as long a? he lived io 1?n?minivlAti ir\m% i Til \ I ftnimiu^iviit vu??vr? JK0T A Washington correspondent of 4hgi Boston Courier saya that there is n -movement to bring forward Mr. Orr of floiitli Carolina, a# the Democratic candidate for the presidency. _ t* * tgf K negro Woman catted Sally, l>e'' longing to.Mr. G rider; near Napoleon; ArJotaftad, gave birth a few days since to five children, three girls and two boys. i ABBEVILLE" BANNER.' WILLIAM O. DAVIS, EDITOR rHURSDAY MORNING, APL 17, 1856StW llend Lyons' Advertisement. Further notice is unnecessary?his Goods and prices speak for themselves. BijT liend the Advertisements of II. W. Lawson, Lomax <fc Conn, and Baii.ey <fc Sparks. Our limited space prevents a more extended notice. small pox. Tlio Carolina Spartan states that a case jf Small Pox had occurred in Spartanburg, ipon the person of a negro girl. grkkVpeab Arc selling in Charleston at the moderate price of three dollars a peck, or twelve dol!i?rs nor Iitixlutl. MUBDER AND SUICIDE. Tlie Pickens Courier of the 12th inst., dates that Mr. Kcthman, near "\Vallialla, ifler shooting a negro woman belonging to Mr. Kilev, committed suicide. THE 8EMmOLE8. It is stated that Governor Biioomk, of Fla., has gone to "Washington to confer vitli the Federal Authorities, upon rfimovng the Seminoles that now infest the south;rn m?rt of Florida. \/ BLT7E~Bn>GE~BO AD. The Engineer of this Boad ailvertiscs to et out four Tunnels, ten Bridges, and 1.000 feet of Trestle work, to the lowest jidder. Wo wonder if the Company lias jone to work in earnest. ELECTION OF MAJOR. The following is the result of the election "or Major of the Upper Battalion : Capt. J. II. Cunningham, - - 233 Capt. J. T. Baknes, - - . - 146 Total, ------- 3*8 Cunningham's majority, 88. WON'TGO. We learn from the Barnwell Sentinel of lie 12th inst., that nfter two powerful eforts to get up a Cincinnati fever in that District, the few friends of tli.O measure siglallv failed. The meeting refused to have iny participation in the proposed Ciueinlati Convention. vj GREENVILLE & COLUMBIA BAIL BOAD. We extract a few items from the reports )f the officers of the Greenville & Columbia Kail lioad. We hope to be able to >ublUh the President's report in our next The income of the Itond for the year 1855, was $279,012.5(5, exceeding that of 1854 by $22,295.79. Current expenses for 1854 was $192,241.19, which in 1855 was educed to $181,735.60. The difference of txpenditures in 1S54 and 1855, added to he increase of income in 1855, would give in excess of income in 1855 over income n 1854, of $32,801.35. The reports show i surplus income over and .above the ex>enscs in 1855, of $151,181.89, which has jcen applied to the debts of the Company. Duly $71,500 of Coupon lionds have been sold since the last report. TPTTff ?55 OJWJ. On hist Thursday morning, it was under- j itood that the Kansas volunteers would rcn- i lezvous in our vilhimt nn Tlnir?rlnv ni.rl.i ! 0 - """"V '"b""' preparatory to their departure on the train 3ii l'ridny morning. As a testimony of reI'Hict to the twelve gentlemen composing the party, and to show our appreciation of that chivalrous spirit which had induced [hem to forsake motheis, fathers, their liomesand friends, to represent our views, and >ur interest in the great struggle for Suuthjrn rights upon the plains of Kansas, it was suggested that the citizens of our vilage should give them a public reception. 3ur worthy host, the proprietor of the Marshall House, with the short notice of right hours, proffered to furnish supper for is many as might be present. Invitations o the ladies were dispatched. At 8 o'clock ?. M., quite a large company of ladies and gentlemen had assembled. After a brief exercise in dancing, which | eeined to be the favorite amusement of' nost? of' the party, the company repaired to J uip|;Cr, and after doing ample justice to the j laintios spread upon the festive board, Col. I J*. M * nbrt 4 t f mn/lr. 0% ' H.auo n OUVI b illlU IUi;ilII?^ { iddrth^ to i.lic K'uiihuo emigrant*, which wan e^ponded to very :ij<pt'Opriat<.-ly by l)r. J. M. 1'ki.ot. M??*rk. Jonkh and Noulk were jailed out, and tirade ?oiii<s cheering and iornplirriciitary remarks to the emigrant*. > Various otlief gentlemen w?rr<; called out, ind gave senthnent* tuilod to the ocoalion. On Friday morning, a procc#Mon of the ;itizens, headed by the Hamuia boy?, were formed in front of the Maraliall Jloune, and marched to the Depot. Hoon the nigual of "all aboard" wiut given, and tlio train pushed off, when, amid waving of ham, lliree loud elieera w?r? nriv?n for tin- Knimn D --- volunteers! Tliey aro gono to the dint ant Went, and we hope their sojuurn in this far off land may be as pleasant to them as it was pleasing to our citizens to render this public testimonial of their esteem and respect to the character and galantry of the young men composing this little band, who havo forRaken the comforts of civilization for a home in the wilderness. Jt3T A few days ago, Judge Pcrrin, of this city, married a man for the fifth time. A singular coincidence in the case is that the fifth wife was also the third wire. The third marriage not proving a happy one, the parties were separated, and were divorced. The man married again, and when death claimed his fourth wife, the disconsolate widower returned to number three, and wooed and won her. Judge Perrin think* be bus them up effectually this time. The loeky man bad tbe impudence to claim a reduction of tbe marriage fee io consequence of tbe large business he lias been doing in that Hne. We think be ought to. Ixwm charged double price.? Covingfyn Journal. i C0NQBE8S. Tho memorial of tho Kansas Free State bogus Legislature, lias been presented in tho Senate and IIouso of Representatives. Tho memorial asks for the immediate admission of Kansas as a State with a Free State Constitution, gotten uj> to the order of Skwakd, Bkkcheii ?fc Co., by their miserable dupes and traitorous agents?lionekson, Lank & Co. IIow insulting to the dignity of laws, that this spurious, one 1 ~ ? ? 1...sw ? 1? <1 -? r aiuv.u guvuDuut up uy licit miiaiicism which tramples upon justice, override? every principle of republicanism, and annuls the guarantees of the Constitution, should set up in open defiance of the laws >f Congress, assumo as a band of organized traitors, the right to spit upon and trample under foot every law which does not cater ; to their morbid monomania upon the question of slavery. These impudent scamps have bad the insolence to arm themselves against legal authority, stand in open defiance to the express laws of the land, repudiate all legal restraint, and have been a law unto themselves, or rather their insane sentimentality has been a law unto them, and though all their acts and elections have been conceived and executed in open rebellion to the plain terms of the Nebraska Hill, yet they have the brazen effrontery to ! memorialize Congress, to implore her to | disregard her own laws, and sanction the j . I wrongs they have committed, by aiding < them to force Kansas into the Union a . Free State, contrary to the wishes of her j people. And from the material of which J l.? r< - > .1 I niv I'lvocui \/uu?ri?;??s i>> cumjiusi.'U, uic proj)- j osition to admit Kansas with her bogus i Free Slate Constitution, will doubtless be j seriously entertained. Yes, we may expect , the div'Ussioil of this abslhd proposition to eons... al least five or six weeks of the ! nessioh. Our relations with Kngland arc still be- j ing discussed, lion. W. W. 13ovcu has ; made one of the best speeches we have I seen on the subject. lie sustains the posi- | tiotis assumed by the administration, but j deprecates war. Ho pays tho following! tribute to peace and its fruits : "The sword has boon canonized long! enough. Lot us build altars to peace, and , worship at that shrine. Humanity will re- ! juice, history will applaud, ami posterity i will thank lis. If we must contest with J Engl ami for the dominion of the world, let: it not he with the sword. Let it he with : the plough* the ship and loom. Let lis ! surpass her in the arts of peace. Let us develop our empire in the wilderness. Let our colonists spread themselves to the sum- j it of our Coiuiiicriiif iiitermini^hiig their human currents there with the reflux tides ! from the Pacific. Let us dispel the silence : of those moun's.in fastnesses with the hum ' of human industry. Let knowledge, with her celestial lamp, illuminate every nook of; our vast possession, ami let virtue and hap- j pin ess follow in her train. Let the hosom i of our mother earth be adorned with her exuberant productions. Let the wheels of industry revolve perpetually and universally. Let our ships whiten every sea. Let our roads of iron penetrate the lands. Let us idealize Hits very continent with our magnetic wires, and make the ?nrh instinct will, thought. 1'cncu lias her triumphs of ir.ore enduring glory than those of war. Let us seek them. .Let us be the advanced guard \ of civilization, passing onward, 'Exeelsioi' | inscribed upon our banners, and our motto, j ' Tho great st happiness of the greatest ! number.' Then will our triumph over ling- j land bo complete; for it will have no drawbacks; iL will not he made up of human misery; it will not be bewailed l>y the sighs and tears of outraged humanity, nor disfigured with tho blood of ' human sacrifice.'" We see by a later dispatch, that the Senate has refused to receive the memorial of the Kansas Legislature, by a vote of 30 to 11. It will fare better than this in the House. IS KANSAS A STATE V-CURIOUS SIGNSSNAKES, RAINBOWS, &C. The fourth of March has passed, and according to the dictum of Robinson, Lane & Co., wo are now citizens of the State of; i r.... i. i - r jvansas. 11 may ue so, lur many ".signs and portents dire" were observed, even at this distance from Topeka. On the evening of the third, a large snake was observed by several of otir citizens sporting about on the snow and ice, as lively as if it were August; then, too, the Missouri, which had been buried for months in an icy tomb, burst its cerements, and rolled on in muddy rage, as it has not been known to do for two years. On the morning of the 4 th, the sun on rising veiled itself behind a dark clould, when soon was observed instead of one, four bright suns?one in the centre, one at right angels on the right and left, and one at a right angle above. From these suns there went a horizontal belt of brilliant white, extending over a quarter of the horizon, and by the reflection from them three rainbows of remarkable brilli.tiicy were formed, one inner, running through the three outside suns, one outside of that, perfectly distinct and brilliant, and a thiid still above, but inverted, the ends of the bow turning upwards and the convexity resting upon the upper central portion of the second how. We hardly know how to explain the augury. We suppose the snake wan an Intimation that the Devil was nt the bottom of the movement about to take place; the monk suns or parhellions, that things would be in such a confused state in Kansas, that lookers on nt h distance would not be able to detect the true from tile fulse, as was the case with those looking at the suns ; and the bows represented the throe governments now %hting in Kansas, the Territorial, tho Federal and the Stnte, the little fellow on his hack, with heels in air, represented very happily the condition of the State Government. We hope some of our friends, who aro hotter versed iu the abstruso sciences, will .enlighten us further on this subject. t&r Some French Yankees at Fottsville, Pa., propose to distil brandy from bituminous coal, and in tills way: C6al gas is to be first distilled in the ordinary way, and conducted into a roceiver. It contains about eight per cent, of hydrogenous bicarbon in a gaseous state, whioh is separated thorefrom?rather a .complicated affair ?and introduced into a closer vessol, containing sulphuric acid; the vessel is agitated until the add absorbs the gad.? Water is.then.mixed with it, and the whole distilled for alcohol, which the eiperimeri . talfots confidently shy they can produce. WRITTEN roil THE ARDKVlLt.K IIANNKR. TO THE CHILDREN OF THE VILLAGE: Children, don't you want to learn to sing? J How delightful it is to hear sweet littlo 1 children sing beautiful little hvtnns ! To s # t hear theni lift their infant voices in harmo- | nious prniso of (ho Honor and Majesty of their Heavenly Father?of the redeeming lovo of a Saviour?of the gentle wooing# of the Spirit, in the brightness of the mor- I ning'.s dawn?in the stillness of the evening's j shade?in the solemn quiet of the Sabbath's , peaceful hours, and in the great assembly I of worshipers. I lJelieve me, children, singing will soften * your yotmg hearts?impart a warmth to j your tender affections, and greatly improve , your social and moral natures. It will pro- ? duce in your bosotns more kindly feelings towards your parents?towards your broth- J ers and sisters, and towards each other. It ( will contribute much in making you hap- j f pier little boys and girls, and inoru useful , members of the family, of society and of, I the church. J With all these advantages before you, I j know you would say, "O! we do want to ( tn Kitirr Rf* ' W<? urn vnrr n?v? ions lo learn, ami we will join Mr. Adams' ' Juvenile Class, if our Pa's and Ma's are ' willing for us to do so?if they will give us ' a dollar apiece, to pay Mr. Adams for teach- ! inn us to sin<;." i O O 1 Your parents v.ill not object to your go- i ing to this School. Thoy are all members of a Christian community?many of them are members of the Christian Church, and I , i aro fully awary. of all the advantages of i learning to sing above set forth, and many ( more that might be mentioned. They will J j give you the inolley atr.l tell you to go, we | , ale Ve'.y sule. If any of them should lies- j' it ate, however, n^e this argument with them J ?go and say lo them, in a sweet tone of, ( voice: " Pa, Ma, I want to learn to sing sacred | Utile tunes auJ hymns?I am so anxious to ; , learn?please give me a dollar to join Mr. | ; Adams' Juvenile Class?he will "ive me ! ? ^ I ? seventeen lessons for only one dollar?it will j 1 make me a happier, better little child?do,! j please, Pa, Ma. Many a time you have | given me lis much to buy a toy, a trifling ! i toy, which was soon broken to pieces and : ' gone. You have spent as much often, to ' let me into the circus, and to shows of va- j rious kinds. Some parents even spend a | great deal more?live, ten, or fifteen dollars, i to send their little children to l.)unciug j 1 Schools?do, please, let me go to the Sing- j ( ing School." And when you gel jour patent** consent, i ( I.;..I. ...... .. :il I I-. 1 . . I ???.? iwu tim ins ui-iuini iu uu, ruiii?: i?i | the I'Vinalc Academy on next Friday eve- ; ! ning at t o'clock, precisely?not later?:<?<! j Mr. Ahams will commence 11is class, provi- | j he can g<-t thirty little l?ovs and girls J j as pupils, lieuicmher the hour?4 o'clock on Friday evening next, at the Female Academy, where the meetings of the class can he holden, as a kind of central point i for all who may join. V. 1 WHITTKN FOK THE AI1I1F.VII.I.K IIANNF.D. 1 THE GEORGIA BEQUEST. An intelligent correspondent of the Ah- i bcville Jirnrcr, has been pleased to t.;!;o a j ! favorably notice of a little book by a Geor- ' gia huntsman, in which she appreciate* ' Georgia productions, and Georgia enterprise, ami Georgia statesmen, more than Georgia does herself. Such generous impulses, emanating from such a worthy and estimable source?one of Carolina's inost distinguished matrons?cannot but elieit a lively interest in her behalf, notwithstanding she appears to be behind the times in her appreciation of principles and sentiment. Hequests and patrimonies, laws and constitutions, nil hiike, pass away from Young America like a whiff; and I dare say the author of the book, of which she has written so intelligently, has, ere this, realized to his own discomfiture his own declarations, that " in this fast ago, books are not read, much less appreciated:" "that our ' capitol, like that of llic Frencli, giving tone J to the body politic, adopting tlie higher law code, everything antecedent to the times , being obsolete." But tbe other day, it was < the last and newest; but now, it is always 1 the next; none even so fast as to apprehend 1 tbe explosion of tlie Missouri Compromise, ^ and then so soon its substitute, the Kansas Hill, supplanted by the bayonet and ball. We are so mixe J up in politics, language, . principles and fashions, that we don't know , our own men or women. Some ancient I warriors went half shorn, some now-a-ilnys i marching to Kansas seven parts shorn, (the bunches of hair on. tho face not enumera- J ted,) mathematically speaking, with shawls , and trowserloous, cndicting tlie most criti- I cal examination to discern which are what; I almost discarding a knowledgo of the alphabet as vulgar and obsolete, liy the | Quattlebuinbs and the shades of Calhoun, j nullification is (he rightful remedy; hum- j bug is tho Archimedean lever, and, by the by, he who but the other day was tho prince . of humbugs, all amazed at his wooden mermaids and woollen loviatuans, lumselt humbugged out of his life's earnings, by wooden clocks; It. < - ? ^ Extraordinary Elopement.?A gentle- ? man residing^a.few miles east of the village of Whitehall, having occasion to be absent < for a load ofpwood, a few days since, on his I return, not seeing his better half about the i house'ns usual, supposed that she had gone < to visil,sctine^neigiibor, until missing some i article* led'taao investigation?when much 1 to his surprise, he found that she had don- | rwi/1 IIIQ lutul ai?!f liAAto A /HII\ /* * AA' IIUU IIIO wvnv "H'VJ IIVIII f#vvw IV UUV Ull I lier hair, $nd thus transformed from a loving wife to 6ne of the lords of creation, had taken also fifty Hollars in cash, and atartod \ on a tramp; footing it to Fairbaven, about I five miles, where 6ho took the cars back, < parsing her late residence on her way South, ' where her husband had jjone in hot pursuit. ' We uuderetand the transformation was so complete, and so nicely did the clothes fit, that she passed her uearest neighbors un- j recognized. Jt js thought by Tier friends , that #he is Ifilwrjrig. itnd?r temporary <le- ] rnng^mcnt. * . > KANSAS. The following letter wo liiul in the Camden louriial, being tlio response of Hon. J. \V. , Whitfield, delegate in Congress from Kanins, to Hon. Jas. Cliesnut, jr., touching the ; general topography and agricultural capa- i jilitics of the new tcriitory : Washington, March 18, 1850. Dear Sir: At this request of lion. W. | W. 13oyce, I take great pleasure in giving >*oti such information in regard to Kansas . is will be useful to persons emigrating to j hat country. In regard to foil, Kansas is ( insurpassed, producing from sixty to eighty jusiicls oi corn per acre; twenty-livo to i orty bushels of wheat per acre. The finest j jats I have ever seen grow, we raise in Kan- i uis; in fact, I have seen nothing planted in ' Ivans.'is (cxeept cotton) that <!<>es not pro- | luce- more to the acre than the best lauds I jf Tennessee. Hesides being a fine grain and grass country, it is a part of the hemp region of; he United States. Hemp is decidedly the j nost profitable crop now raised, and the 1 statistics will show that the planters of! Western Missouri are making more money ter hand than is made in any other State n the Union. It is nothing uncommon or farmers to pay three hundred dollars tire for negro men per year. White men nmnot be hired for less than $25 per nonth. In addition to our advantages as i m agricultural people, we have a trade with , Sew Mexico, Utah, Oregon and California, inioiiiitiug to several millions of dollars >cr annum; besides, our Indian trade; unouuts to more than one million per allium. In addition, tlio government, for ' Military supplies, expends a very large sum. Military stores are sent out to all the posts : >f New Mexico and the Indian country; ! md, to give you some idea of the amount ,f : i e.... a...? .1 i ?i ikui^mmkiuwii n;'|i?nv:>? I'M ?liilL ur|?itll- | ncnl,one finn last year employed over sev- | iitccu hundred men, and twelve liun<lre<| ' Aagolis, each drawn by twelve oxen.? i Kansas is the starting point for all cini- ; plants going west of lis. I was raised in rennossec, an<l ha?*o boon in nearly every State in the I'nioii, ami 1 say to yon in ail andor, that 1 have never seen any country I hat possesses as many advantages to new >r old settlers, as Kansas. <>nr friends in Western Missouri, with similar soil to Kansas, make from six to eight hundred dollars i hand per annum. This will, 1 have no louht, seem large to you, but i assure you t is strietiy true. I The climate of Kansas I regard as bring ' rar better than in Tennessee ; from 1st Sep- I ember until 1st March we have but little rain?mostly clear, dry weather. The past ' ivinter has bccij, though, colder than ever known before. < >ur country, I regard as ' i'cry healthy; in some localities chills and j In cmnn /ivb.nb ?.. . .... i >vv> V> KM <*/ tivuiu ? .UVIII Hit > U I1U i pulmonary diseases in Kansas. In regard j '?> supplies, you can procure anything \ou i may want in Missouri?if you can get to j Kansas l?y May or June you can raise pleii- ; ly of corn. < >ur lands arc ready cleared? I roil can make youi location one day and .oninx iice tanning next. In conclusion permit inn to thank yon, find to thank the people of South Carolina, for the nohlu dfoit they are now making lo assist us in j?r?rv*-iilinir the l>e<t country, in inv opinion, in the I'nitcd States from falling into the hands of the Abolitionists. fs'lure J'rojK'rfi/ in the Irnilnl Slabs.? According to the I'nitcd States celi-ms for IttoU, there Well! ti 1011 III the slaVe States three million one lnimlii.il ami ninety-live thousand nine hundred and lifty one slaves. I'akingsix hundred dollars as the average, iiikI allowing for lliu material increasesince 1S5(>, the total value of slaves in the United Slates at tliis lime is estimated at two th e.! p.ml millions of dollars, the annual interest of which at six per cent., will amount to one hundred and twenty millions. The estimated value of the slaves emancipated in the British West Indies was only lit'tv millions, not half the amount of (he interest of the slave property of the I'nited States. Vet it is estimated l>y all able writer in I Hack wood's Magazine, that the loss jf productive property in land, houses, 111aisliint ry, and implements of various kinds which were rendered valueless by emaiici- j [>ation, was not less than four times the | iiiiioiint of the whole value of the slaves, j Calculate then the enormous financial ruin : that would follow the triumph of abolition- ' ism in the I'nited States ! Is it wonderful that the South should he j -uii.iunv in ?ii;? ui iiiu Nil'! 11 till ?l It'i iniud- j hie party, strong enough to elect ;i Speaker j jf the House of Representatives, and a President of the United Slates, (if the elec- j lion should he thrown, as is not improbable, | upon the House,) exists in the non-slave- j holding States, whose avowed object is to j ibolish slavery, to rob six millions of South- ! L-rners of two thousand millions of properly ! which would be rendered valueless by email- j i'.ipation; to say nothing of all the horrors ! [>f civil and servile war, which would nec- i L-ssnrily accompany the attempt to aceom- 1 |ilish this stupendous and unparalleled : wrong ??Richmond JJiitpufch. jp?r It is stated that Sharp's rifles sell | in Kansas for a trifle. Some keen Yankees j there, the Dayton Empire informs us, have j been buying them up, almost from the first J month or their introduction, shipping tliem East, and re-selling tliem to tlie humbug- j ^eJ, to be again sent back as " aiJ to Kan- ; his." It is supposed tliat a large number i j{ lliesu famous weapons bavo been paid | for by tbe IJeeehers and others half a dozen | Limes over. I SBF Tbo Legislature of Maino lias re- j pealed tbe Maine Liquor Law. In its place i law has been adopted prohibiting grogshops, while it allows a general licensing for retailing liquor not to be drunk on the premises. Commercial. Ahdevillk C- IIi April 17, 1830. Cotton.?About 100 bale* cotion have been jffered during the last week, which wm taken it prices varyiug from 9 to 10 ccnUper lt>., as in juality. The steamers Cambria and Washington, are in with dates to 20th and 29th ultimo, wringing intelligence of a certainty of the ultimate consummation of pcaco between the Eastern Powers; also, that at the sailing of the vesicIb. cotton wax a slifidn amuiof. nn nit tlia jclow Middling, but what effect their news will lave on our market, remains to bo seen. We juoto extremes 8J @ 10 cents per lb. ' Columbia, April 16, 1856. There was so little cotton ou sale yesterday it eras very difficult to suy with nny decree of ceraiiity what position tho market reully did occupy, still wo bolieve there' was uo material :hunge in prioes from those given in our report )f Saturday last* vix: 0 @ I0|c extremes. Charleston, April 12, 183C. There was n good demand for cotton to-day, which resulted in the sale of upwards of 3,200 jnlea, and at the close of businesp the middling ind higher grades.hod improved a full to on the prices current at the close of tho previous Wffir, fix: 9J ffj 11 |c. . > t ?bitucirri. 1)1 Bl>, ?t the residence of her father, near Abbeville C. II., on the morning of llio Clh inst., Mr*. Mary Norwood Lojiax, contort of Mr. Williiun Jomos Lomnx, mid eldct>l daughter of John A. Calhoun, Ksip, nil of this District. Slic was horn nl Abbeville 0. II. on the 3nth of March, 183-1, and wik just twenty-two voiim anil six ?l?iv? of nge. Having been brought up by 11 mother ailitiiruhly qualified lo impr<ss ii|ioii a dnughl er'n character tlio excellent virtues which adorned her own, and educated with exuetaesf), cure, ami thorough discipline of mind, at Dr. Marks' celebrated Female School in Co linn: i.-i, where she graduated with the lushest honors of the Institution, she entered upon the responsibilities of the married life, with a superior understanding and finished cultivation, ami was, altogether, one of the most lovely and accomplished women of her age. About two years ago, she joined this M. K. t'liui cli. From then, up totlic lime of her death, she was a consistent Christian. Her religious principles were solid, based upon revealed Iru'h, and singularly influential, producing a beautiful harmony of the graces and virtues of character uiuimvi ? 11 ii -hi; in , iiiisi iii i < !, with scll-taippnrting energy; reliance mi the blood of Christ, wilh it li??lv. consistent walk.? Shu had the vital wiirmtlk ol licnrl, which could iitluch to her, all who eame within reach ; tin; jitirity, simplicity uml sincerity, which threw n 0)1:11-111 ovi'f her whole intercourse with soeiciv, and 1 lie flour, strong, practical uiulcrstandiiii;, which challenged respect ami admiration. In the little world of her own home, n'ic was frit by him who mourns her untimely departure, to he a fauhtrxK Christian. And how fully was the truth of this opinion exemplified in her la->( moments! I'p<m being asked l>y her companion in life, if she was afraid lo die? the promptly, hut calmly, replied, "No! I>eath has no terror for me! iJid not my Saviour tlie for me;"' Shortlv after which remark, sho gently sunk lo sleep, supported by those thoughts which hallow the couch when true piety dies. Iler body now ti> entombed with slumbering millions, :iit<l her spirit has returned to Cod who g:tvo it. 11 ifriend. and relations mourn her departure, and weep over the resting place of thcirdurling child. Hut father, mother, brothers, sisters, and, si hove all, husband, ouj'lit you thus to repine stt Your fate, when you relied Upon the niutiy t'hiiMimi graces that glittered in splendid imagery siroutid ui-r'lying couch, like tlie enchanting beams of the setting sun upon the western sk> t In i!n- last ehlnngs ul" animate usilure, did site not to von die cheering consolation, licit 11: liiy!i<- I lii'juity of her life was in the bruulv of its retrospection? Are you not coiixinccd, th?-n, thai your temporal loss, hits hern her eternal gain ? Are yon not satisfied that Iter soul is now halhing and basking in the broad sunliirht of i-i! bliss f Do you not. believe linn her name is now 1 k|i:irKlintc and glowing in characters of lixiug 1'Jihi, Ziiij/i i'j> upon the iminoriiil column-of tinNew Jerusalem / In one word, is not now liraveil her I Ionic, and Kternitv her Lifetime? If. then, you entertain Christian views of life and | death, instead of mourning, <mi?IiI you not rather to rejoice that she has been free.I from the pain, ' and anxiety, and trouble, and perplexity, and anguish?ah! heartrending anguish?of this 1 (literally) vale of tears} The deceased left two children, n son and daughter. They are both too \oung to feel her loss. I )ear little innonelils ! That "the clioici-.-t blessings of Heaven may rest upon your heads, and its puiity alw-ti/x exist in your hearts,'' is the prayer of vour dear .Mother's ikii:NI>. DISPARTED, tliis life mi yesterday morning nt .'I o'clock, Mrs. ViuiiiM.v Kl.i/..\i:i.iii \Vi_-tKir.i.i). wife of l'Idwnrd Wesilicld, of iliis Village, after a protracted illness of six works. Several years previous lo her death, Mr.;. \Vksthi.i.i> connected herself willi tin- Methodist Episcopal Church?lived u consistent, pious life?luithful to till the duties which devolved upon her, as n Christian, a wife, a mother j mill a friend, and died in hope ?!' n blessed I immortiiliiy. Iler sorrowing relatives may ; safely appropriate to themselves the precious ' consolation, that their loss is her iiroat jraiis." I The ileeeased leaves n devoted husliaild hoWe?l : to ihe earlh under the heavy utllictiun, which j in his own language "strips him of his all "?a tender Imhe, her only survixing child, whose ] existence hears dato with its mother's last illnc.so? and many near and dear relations and I friends. j Our departed flieild fillet! a large spne?? in the a fleet ions of the people of this community.? i The vacuum in their regards, which her death ' creates, cannot he readily supplied. Our riltuyr, ' I'iit, /ink mi.itniu''it it i/rmt In rnn ruii nt. ! Ahhev.l c L'. II., April SJ, It:.10. ' DIED, on the imiru'iig of the Xlsl nil., .Mrs i Srs.w K. lil.a< k, wife of .lames \V. lilacl:, in the i thirty-sixth year of her ?}?e. Suddenly ?li<I this mournful and unexpected ; event ovel whelm, ill the inoRl ililcnpr 1:1111 and ' ljricf, licr luiiibaiiil mill liltle ones, to whom the ! Iosk of such a wife ami moihcr is irreparable. Veitly, ''in ill" midst of life we arc ill tb-ath." 1 The deceased was 11 most devot'-d, affectionate | unci faithful wife ami mother, i\hose love and | care of her husband anil children ever modesty ; ami tenderly pervaded all her uclions. | She was one whose charily was everaetive witli' out display, and was kind lo the |>nor. She lived on tho most friendly terms with all with whom she had intercourse, and has left many friends who will lotijf kindly cherish her memory. She was an hiinilde and consistent member of the Methodist Church, lo which she had been attached for the past sixteen years. She leaves a liusbilid and eight children to nioiii'ti her removal, with the consoling hope, which we Inve reason to feel, that their "lass is her eternal gnin." A IM;II:ND. J ; IIOIXONVA Y'SOlXTMliNTntid I'lLLS. ?Kxtraordinary Cure of n l$ad Urcast.?The wife of Air. Arthur Burn, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was, after the birth of their Inst child, a constant sufferer with a bud lireasf ; there wore 8cvciui noies 111 ir, mm despite 01 mo various remedies tried, her iiusbaud could not get anything to cause it lo heal. After every oilier remedy liud failed lo benetit the siillerer, she liud recourse to llidloway's Oinmcnt mid 1'ills, which, as n matter of course, fpiickly eaused an improvement in the appearance of the affected parts, and l>y perseverance with these fine remedies for u few weeks, she wus completely cured. This wonderful Ointment will also readily cure all diseases of (he skin. U" As u SPUING and SU.MMKU MEUICINE, Carter's Spanish Mixture stands pre-eminent above all others. Its singularly efficacious action 011 the blood ; its strengthening and vivifying qualities; its tonic action on the Lhvr; its tendency lo drive a!l humors to tlio surface, thereby cleansing tho system according to Nature's own prescription; its harmless, and at the same time extraordinary good eflecls, and the number of cures testified to by many of the most respectable citizens of Richmond, Vu., and elsewhere, must be couclusivc evidence that thcroiH 110 humbug ubout it. Tlw> friAl ?f n sillfflil l.nllU tt.HI ?1. ? w...fc.v ./wmiu ntu muisi) IUV most akcpticnl of its benefits. See advertisement in nuolhcr column. [April. O" We have frequently heard the celebrated German Bitters, Bold by l>r. C. M. Jackson, 120 Areli Street, Philadelphia, spoken of in terms of the highest commendation, and we honestly believe that it is one of the best mediciues advertised for the complaints for which it is recommended. Thoy are pleasant to the taste, and can be takou under auy circumstanccs by tho most delicate stomuch. The press far und wide, have united iu commending this invaluable remedy for dyspepsia, debility, &.c.; and such arc the healing effects of this panacea, that we iiope it may be introduced to every family where dyspepsia has or is likely to have a victim. | See advertisement. [April. Late Arrivals AT LOMAX & COBB'S. A VARIETY of Brown Goods and Cheeked llomexpuns, Shoes, Hats, Cap*, Raisins, Citron, Salmon, Mackerel, Macanaw Trout. Also, a few Barrels of WTrTTT.T. >? We respectfully invite pcrsous to call aud examine oar Stock. * " April J*, 1858. JiQ . i tf SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY! iGuano Ain't Anything Compared to it! EUB90IL PLOWING IS NO USB! Cotton Seed a Perfcot Nuisance! CLOTHING THE ONLY REMEDY!! X_a 3NT s, r H -UI i: inilefaiijjnl>h* District smil Vitiligo ! JL t'loihiiig Mun, !>v elosi; tikrrvutiitii uml luml htuilv, has learned gevtTal new frulviicx in the sitt of improving and tuloriiiiii; the Msiaculitia |i?>i*tion of llic Iiiiiiiuii I'mni I v. lie'* l? cii cUati lo New V?nU, look liwus uikIit ecicntitic men, ' mill lias in:i?l<; himself so familiiir, with all tlio heailtirs, duties, liabilities, advantages and IVs|>onsihiliiicK of the liuiiiaii weather-boarding dc; |Mirtiiiciit, tliut just i:h mhjii as In: hiy? his eye* on a man, lie knows what he lucks?wIu-iIut i? : fin ill or raiment. lie is just the* miiiic to mankind | that spring is to vegetation. Country iiiereiiuntM would do well to eome in ami take a few k'MOtm i ?charges iuo<|eriite for singh: scholar?cbi&Hcrt taken at reduced rules. I if it is fiHid <iad iniiiieiit, lie takes liitn in,covI el's, wrnthei-board* ami tloors liitn, anil then ] sends liiin over to liis frielnl, II. JS. Kerr, or down to I.untax it Cobb's, wliere in a few minutes, i after tlie patient lias realized the reviving, health' | fill influence of (lie external application, they will commence the ins-dc work?ceiling, lathing, plastciiug and scouring, and then Mart him home. And it is no wonder, after taking *01110 of Lo| max ?t Cobb's or II. S. Kerr's in'ard filling j (which is substantial, 110 liquid) then allowing I.vons to give tbelli what's called the siliTuco )nili>li, that men's wives don't know them when IlifV l'o home; the little lioys and girls run ami hide, thinking Mime city folks had come to their pa's house-, youuir ladies commence fixing up t?? entertain their new bruits. * ? ? ?*1 - llu if ht-aiK look dignified and s'larl lo rcceivo tlio ' nice looking strangers. A fe?v men ni" rather ordinary appearance,, who have tlu'own themselves ciitiiclv into Lyon-.' band*, know the advantages lo be derivrd IV' in ;i snil of liis Clothes; it litis married llirni ' into rich families, i;iVeil llivin n standing far be\"inl their i \ peel at ions, ami been the means of |i?.lchir.tr tin-in a-> liitrb upas phifty-phour pbortv in llu- si?.lc of uppertcndoin respeetubilily. Tli'i?r ar': now in tlio city of Abbeville, S( luin li.-s, *2 Academies, 1 Sineiuir School, iv vrr<Mi many 1'rj (JoodsStorcs, 2 l'l-iniing Oftiert,. U \\ holcsah- Ciroccry Houses, 2 Jewellers' Kstubli-liim-iiis a The.-piati Corps, Masonic and Odd'. |'i-llow?' Lodge, Haiicing Class, Hippodrome, 1" Cairiairc and I injury Manufnctoiies, 4 Holds,, several Hoarding Houses, 1 Ding Store, (iiti Factory. anil a Steam Saw .Mill, 2 Harness, nmVl several lioot ami Shoe Shops, Tin Manufaetory, Tailor.-' KstahlUliiocnls, Cabinet, Carpenters' and Blacksmiths' Shops, 3 Refreshment Saloons, and '2 l.ivery Stables, and il will not do for ft (Tenth-man to malic a bad appearance at any of ihcs" plaei *; it injures their business. Lyonskeeps Clotliiutr suitable for all tlio above named pjaci s, aviiealains and occupations, and because he ha.- a hisr trade and a larire Stork, he don't in.i tend to ask prices that are unreasonable. l?v?>NV Mn?*k ??r Leghorn and Straw Hats, ia complete. Hit keeps lina Pocket Knives, Ka1 /.in--. Oil tniil Fluid Lamps, FiddUs, Fiddle S!iin?s mill Fiddle Uosin, titanulactiircd expressly for his trade, Flutes, 1'aU'iit Diior Fasteners, ! iiti-rc.-l Tahlis, the iini.-t con vciiicnt tiling 'if the kind iiiiw in iim*?every body ought to have one ?Hankers' Cases, Hill Books, Poeket and Memoramliiiii llon.-s, Envelopes, Letter Paper, the Inrjie-t stock ever brought to iliis mnrkct?New Yorkers ?:oiii|ihiiii of a scarcity since wo pur eliasei!?Steel Pens, so many that them mi anticipated inlvai on steel. Port Mommies eunuch to hide all the money in the District,, , Combs, Ilair Brushes, Nail mid Tooth Brushes ' enough to open a wholesale lirush and comb ' house, and if Cellar Pencils tise, Lyons hus got 1 'em, sure?a wlnde ease of Blacking, Needles,. nuy ipianlitv, and low by ictail, Trieophcrous, : Kalhairnii, Cologne. Hair Oil, Handkerchief Ex' tracts and sweet sinclliiiij stuff. Needle and I Thimble Cases, Lanterns, Buggy Whips, Valisci;.. ] tv;o or three Ilor.-es, and so many other thiiigH : thai it would take us a whole day to look them j uji and name, them over, all of whieh are ready ; for inspection and mile, nt the Cot nor Store ill: ; the Marshall House. j Abbeville C. II., April li?, ISuti. 5iJ-tf | "" FOPl SiLLE. " SNOW oiler for Salo ONE-HALF of my TIN MANUFACTORY. : lo a good Imsim-ss person. My object for Selling.. is t)i;:t I wish to enlarge n>y liusiiiess, ;in?l, by so i dninir. it wi.l ivpiirc more of my time from thr> working department tlmn cun bo spared. It is j mic of The Bust Manufactories in the Up-Country. Mv Machinery i* all Iho latest improved put-terns, iiml my tiiiililing is amply large. To a. : imm of good Ini^iiicf.-i habits, it is a rare cliuuccj to be met with. II \V. LAWSON. ! Abbeville C. II., April 15, 18.10. 62-2tl | [| i" Independent IVess ropy 15 times. 2? H O "2? EO T i VOI R LIVES AND BUILDINGS FROM LIGHTKTIKTa. j Subscribers have the exclusive right to . ; ,Jl. put up in Abbeville District, j OTIS'9 PATENT LIGHTNING ROD, 1 the only perfectly safe Hod now in use. ; Mr. Sr.wtKs will commence in a few days, and' will travel over tho District, and will put these j l(oils up in a substantial, safe and satisfactory iminiinr. In the meaii'ime, all orders scut us. ' shall bo promptly attended to. liAII.IiV & SPAKKS. ( reenwood, S. C , April 14. 52 4t Sheriff's Sale. U"^>Y virtue of sundry Writs of Fiern Facias in inr iiiru'iuu, i will Bell ut Abbeville ' Court House, on the tirst Monday and Tuesday in May next, within the legal liuura of sole, the following property, to wit: !:>.'> Acres of Ijiuul, more or lev, hounded hy ! Inn. SV- Hi?by, Widow Webster and other*, hb ! the property of lion soil Posey, ads. Charles ! Murphy and others. ?l?0 Acres. more or less, bounded by A. P. Conner, .liio. l.rown ami others, as the property of Jus. McClane, ads. John Wideinau. 1 House and Lot in Lowndesville containing .*>$ A ere*, more or less, hounded by Win. M. Bell, l>r. .1. T. Buskin unit others, us the pn>i>erty of T. W. G.inlt, ads. Win. Hill, Successor, aud others. l()i> Acres, more oriels, bounded by C. AUun, , Thos. Bed ami others, as the projwrty of Win. A. Shaw, ails Thos. I,. 1'owler, und othyrs. ' 1 Negro Woman Jane, as the property of tlio I ".statu of C. A. Smith, ads. It. C. Griffin, audi others. THRMS CASH. ??T U. COCHRAN,.8. A. DSheriff's Office, April i(">, 1856. 62-1?d Ambrotypes! Ambrotypos!! MR. WKARN bus the pleasnro of announce iug to the Ladies mid (Jeutlemerr, of Abbeville, that he is now in the Village with his SKY-I.ICHT (V< U, prepared to take those ueuumui eoiorocl Never Fading Glass Pictures! > 'l'lic Inst mid greatest improvements V'?oto^ graphic Art. } ! Cull curly, hi* ?tny will be short. ^ w Abbeville C- II.. iS. C. ) April 7, I85i>. y 51 Notice. | r|"MIE nmlovsijiued would respectfully inform L tlio public, tliut liu ia now prepared to put I up nu<l repair ' * In tlio neatest style, unci at the ehoiiert notice, wliiclt arc warranted to giv? satiiifacilon, both ill price and durability All I furfc in a trial. J. W. IRWIN, Greenwood Depot, ) ; April P, 1856. J 51_ 6m Hats! Hals! > JUST opened, a large Stock of M'EN^.SUM, MER HATS, BOY'S and INPUTS do!, at CHAMBERS A MARSHALL'S. April P, l8.*il>. 61 PROFESSIONAL rI"MIE Undersigned would ]ier#|?y rio^&tha i _l. public, thnt he lias ngnin-refflstnad the Pr*c! ticoof Medicine, and will pr^Uoel^QftMn-xrow) I and the surrounding country. r DR. L. i!. SMITH. I Greenwood, April 7, 185(1. 5 J-If r. Cheap Saddle*.' '' FOR MEN AND-BO . CALL' ON R. II. W A HI)L AW Apri!. 2, 1.656. . ' 5) /