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HOKTIIEIiH SJPtfllCEHT. Some Deiivbcratic^jtturhnls, and corresrxjP^eiita of DelbOciatic journals iit tlio North, are now Cttgoged in the Patriot is endeavor.to persttade us that a change lias - . " dmrfMPh the minds of ol?r Northern brtjtlthjH siiico die triutnphhVit election of Mf. tinclutiiHii, and that this change is ' fUvoraliloTd the Constitutional rights of the Boutin Without pretending to disclaim, iu lliti least,iheir hostility to Southern institutions, or to abate, in the slightest degree, " ' - their opposition whenever any measure favorably affecting Southern interests, is presented, they would nevertheless porWiude us that a change has really occurred -1. S-- l which, 111 some way, unexplained, is liesimvd to eftcct a material revolution in federal pities. Now, we liike it, that tlieso Northern Itanoctttic Editors, and their correspcnifou!*, presume much?very much on Southtpni credulity, or what would prove still more Tatal than credulity, when tlicy issue Mich political manifestoes as this. Yea, inore-they presume too, 011 Southern ignor. wic-i, o'-, what would be equally culpable. rj*A Southern forgetfulness as it regards the history of the pa it. On what this opinion of a change in i Northern sentiment, more favorable to the South, is predicated, it is impossible to conjecture. Id it predicated on the ferocious spirit which still pervades nine-tenths of the Northern journals ? A spirit that sets at haughty defiance all the most sacred obligations imposed by the Constitution?proclaiming un lying hatred to everything most dear to us, an eternal crusade against our institutions, and a fixed, unchanged __,i 1 i.i_ ? :.i? ? oiiu uiiv.uiii^i-iii;iu |Hii|;udrt cmii'i IU uii lave or ilrive lis from the Union! Drive us from the Union, did we say ! Nay? they will not allow us even this poor privi- , lego?the privilege of peaceable secession ! ; Have they not liuldly and defiantly proclaimed it as their purpose, not only to destroy our equality in the Union, but to coerce us to remain in il ? Have they not | declared, with ail the circumstances of do liberation, their inflexible purpose, not only ( to exclude its from the soil purchased mainly by our blood and treasure, but, when they have the power to do it, even to rob I j us of the property secured to us by all the i ( sanctions of the federal compact ? Ha\*e ! they not said that if we resist, they will i ' compel lis to snbnii>sioii? And could dis- j grace he more font, or degradation more | ( v.uiii j;i^iu in? ii vmn *? m:iC| iucii| in tut; | evidence of lliis change Arc we to look fur it iit what occurred in the very opening J of the present Congress? Who was it, or what was it that most shamefully disregarded the obligations imposed by the Constitution?disregarded the rights?the ; sacred rights of a territory?disregarded j the oath which invests a representative with j office?the oath, the sacred solemn oath to obey the Constitu ion of the United States, *" and, in utter defiance of all these?teriitory, people, representative, the Constitution, oath and nil?endeavored to exclude, and, for some time, did exclude a delegate, regularly elected and constituted such according to all the forms of law. Who was it or what was it that commmitted this foul, atrocious and unparalleled outrage on the rights of a whole people ? Was it not this same Northern sentiment, in reference j to which a change is asserted ? When did it occur, and how did it occur? Will f tliOSii N 1)1 tllP.ru ncinftfralio oilitnrc ft* ttir.ir correspondents inform us 1 Where, too, is ilis evidenco of a change? Only five ( weeks have elapsed since our antagonists , made a memorable demonstration of the | ferocious spirit of hostility that animates lliem, on the floor of Congress; in which they succeeded, for a lime, in striking do<vn . the rights of a whole people in the person . of their Constitutional Representative.? . 'i'iiis was douo when they had a majority , of votes. Can any Southern man, ac- | quaiuted with the history of this our great , controversy with tho North, he so infatua- j ted jis to believe that the same party armed , witii equal ]>ower, would not do Hie same | tiling? Is there a mail who believes that , Gen. Whitfield would now hold his scat as s the Representative of the people of Kan- . nan, if Northern sentiuient were fully ex* . pressed on this very subject? Did not this j same Northern sentiment actually resist his ( taking his eeat as long hs it could ? There , can be but one answer to all these que*- : tions, and a review of the entire history of ( that struggle so recent, on the floor of Con- , gress, reveals most clearly the true state of , Noil hern sentiment and feeling on this vi- , tal subject. The truth is, there has been ( no ap]u-eciabie change in the minds of the ( Northern people on this great question, and ' to believe otherwise uouid be a most fatal delusion. The facility with which our people can be persuaded to indulge these delusions, U dangerous in the extreme. Would to God it were so, but we cannot and will not ah in our eyes to stern facts and sober realities. Thu readiness with which we acquiesce in the truth of these assumptions may be honorable te our patriotism, but it is certainly fatal to our security. We, therefore, v repeat, under the solemn conviction of its trulh, what we have before said in this connection?" we have ueiLhor faith nor " v, hope in Presidents.** If thu South would t*. ei?j?y either equality in the Union or indu' peudenee out of it, she iou?t look to her own people?muni depend upou her own , resources?in short, she must rely on the unioonquered and unconquerable spirit of her own sons. If these should not deliver tier, all will be lost. ^.]3ut enough has been said for the present. . y*e will resume tue subject as the occasion jnay seem to require.? Carolina Timet. Circuit Court.?A very interesting matHer mm before the Court yesterday, growing 4>trt -?f a memorial filed bv the Hon. Richard. W.. -Vbompsoii, of Indiana, praying the CMri .tAfleaut a rule upon the secretary of /t|jg jfhastiry 14 show cause why a manda?Mu bt the 3mrL'should not issue against himself to compel the payment of about #49,000 to Mr. Thompson under .an appropriuUen by Co?gre*4 on Indian account. cray ?yuii?fipf www nuurwwu uio wuri lur AboUt t#o boanj in support of Um prayer of the memorial. TJ>0 <yt?ea cited upon which Hod.tlM -stoeirod action of. tbe Court , that of Ilarbury Mad won and Mrs. D**tur Agninjl the Secretary of tli6 Navy. Th? gist of tbe tafctorabfo gentleman** argermant appeared to be that tbe funetion of . i . . ? - COKOlMfilOKAl FSOCJKEOIKOS. 1 VVASiiiNdTON, Jan. 7. It appears from ccrtnin documents sent to the Senate to tiny by tlie Tr^tklent, that the refusal of Mr. DuBois, the Nether- ? lands Minister/ to testify iji the, Herbert caso wiis grounded on intern.ationnl law, on th^-. constitution of the United States and on a special law of our own enactment.? ] After his consultation with the Diplomatic < corps, he states that ho was the only im- j partial spectator of the proceedings at < Willard's Hotel, which resulted in the death J of Keating, llo would have had no ob- j jecliou to being a witness if his position aa a representative of Ins sovereign did not prevent him from appearing in a court of law, where he would be subject to cross-ox- < amination. i Although it was against his wish to dc- 1 cline Mr. Mary\'s invitation to testify, ho i was icady to go to the Slato Department r and there give thcriutails of what ho saw in the presence of such persons as Marcy might think necessary. Mr. Kelmont, our Minister to Hague, by 1 direction of Mr. Marcy, brought DuBois' ' conduct to the noticc of the King, who, f while approving tho proposition of tho I Minister, expressed the wannest feelings of friendship for this government. As such t testimony as DuBois proposed to give would not have been competent iu a court of justice, it w.is declined by Mr. Marcy. B About forty members of Congress held a a caucus to-day to consider what was best c to be done relative to the fifty or sixty river and harbor bills now ponding in both j. IIousis. It was concluded to unite them all iu one bill, and use every effort thus to pass them over the Executive veto. The committee on tho post-office and ' post-roads, ot the House, are lo have a meeting to-night to consider the proposition to let all (lie mail steamer contracts to the r, lowest bidder under the direction of the M Postmaster General. ri Washington, Jan. 9. t! In the Senate, Mr. Seward introduced a ft bill authorizing the Secretary of Slate, un- d Icr the direction of tlie President, to con- ti ract with the New York, Newfoundland tnd Loudon Telegraph Company, for the use of their suVmariiic communication fur ifty years' by tlie Government of the Uni- li ,eu Stales on the same terms and conditions fi is the Dritisli Government; also, to aid II lie Company in laving their sub-marine in :able. lieferred to the Committc on Post- c< JHice a Hairs. The Senate passed a House sc jill for tlic payment of invalid and other pensions. The Iowa election case was couriered, but no action taken. A resolution dl, ivns adopted, asking the President for iufor- j1( [nation in regard to the ejection of Ameri;ans from the island of Aves by the Vetiesuelan Government, while gathering guano for shipment. Then adjourned until Monlay. In tlie House, the private calendar was aken up and twenty-one bills passed. As .he House was about to adjourn, Mr. Iveliey, of New York, said tho Washington jorrespondent of the New York Times had _ -1 r t :i ? - iinuu i? tuiirjj'u ui uriutjry anu corruption | )n members of the llottse nnd others, a| ivliicli demanded an investigation. He iubmitted a resolution to appoint a Commit- V( ee of five, with power to send for persons ind papers. Tlte lion, llobt. T. Paine, of r{ tf. C., said he had knowledge of such an ittempt having been made by or.o member ;o others, iu relation'to the Minnesota Laud ^ liill. Great confusion ensued, and loud :alls were made for the name of the of- u' ender, but Mr. Paino refused to give it.? tl The resolution was finally passed, and the 01 [louse adjourned. Prosperity of Ireland.?The famine and *' pestilence which ravaged Ireland and com- !>: pelled an cnoiinotts emigration were sup- oi posed at the time to have plunged the coun- c< ;ry into hopeless depression. The effect, tnlVAVOr 1V4IC to fAli/a'A rtf J?o ? v*f vw ivmviw VI no aui|ii(i9 lvuJf" C! .ilation ; ami tlic Encumbered Estates Court, 11 t is stilted, lias now disposed of real estate ei amounting to one hundred millions of dol- a, ars. This lias altered the entire state of m hings, has transferred the laud to those pos- jj -.essed of capital, and, having the meant of ivailing themselves of skill, to cultivate t( md improve it. Contrary to the general mpression, we learn that not more than jne sixth of the purchasers of these estates g ire English ami Scotch, the immense m?- ^ jority being Irish ; and now, in general, Jiere are comfortable and contented tenantry and laborers where formerly there was nothing but idleness and misery. Through- t] out the whole island there is not a provin 0 cial paper that docs not proclaim the great b diminution of the inmates of the poor-houses, j. The change is such, from the facilities for n employment, that hardly any are now iu them except the aged, the intirin, or the orphaned. Dublin is the only place which r now complains of paupers, and here they 8 o-o. k<> i:..i? i~.? : ? >? t1 mu oaiu fcw im mimc ?v.-*o hi liiiiiiUtT IIIHII 111 the worst of limes. Two thirds of them Are described as having: been forced in from the 0 provinces, where they properly belong, and a as of that class who resort to the poorhouses for the asylum they afford. b Electrofi/pi/.?In the electrotyping pro- t cess, which has so extensively superseded a stereotyping, a surface of wax is prepared, into which the form or page of type is ira- 1 pressed, leaving a perfect intaglio mould.? n This mould is powdered with plumbago to ( give the wax a metallic coating, and then ? hung in the bath of a galvanic battery.? c The was mould remains in a chemical 6olu- r tion until a thin copper shell, which is an \ accurate reproduction of the mould, is form- c ed by gradual deposits upon the plumbago 1 surface. The frail copper plate is then stiffened by soldering the back of it with e tin to the thickne?8 of about a quarter of . ?? I?i. ii.. i.i ? _ J * 1 hibui iiiw mo iiiuuiu urns maae rcauy for use, the liquid metal which is to form the final plate is poured. After this melnl has completely filled every interstice, and there solidified, it is lifted out of the imwd, and prosents a relieved surface, in which, every letter is clearly and sharply defined; and it is then ready for use. The JVeufchalei Que$tion.?It is stated that Louis Nkpoleoo, forgetting his antecedents, has iuspirated An article in the Moniteur, upon the question at issue, and snubs SWitj?mnd pretty sharp in it, for " an obstinacy much to be regretted, an exagffera- j ted susceptibility, sua a complete in differ- \ ence io hot coumeis, Wwitrertand must, ( therefore, liot be,{ufowi?bed,w continue? the t Moniteur, " if, in tfie ootirj* of evenU, ?he , should no longer find llio good will which . ibe* might so entity linve obtained at the cost of a very trifling eacrifice." C. , , ABBftVaiLE BANNER. WTXiT.IAM O. DAVIS EDITOR. rHXTRSDAY JAH. lfi, 1857. ADVERTISEMENTS. ?We dirrot attention to the notices of IIionT& Hacmuhphy'b Brass and Iron Foiindry, Augusta, 3a., and John F. Walker, Auctioneer and Grocer, Charleston, 8. C. Also, of Wirr ?fc Milled, jraydon & Connor, and Dr. C. R. Moslkt; ilso, that of Anderson Sc LaMotte, Surveyor, [.aureus C. II. AMBBOTYPES. Mr. W. L Nicklk, it will be seen, has just iotnpleted Arrangements by which ho can furiinh nil who fuvor him with a call, with one of ii? never-fading pictures. (Jive him a call, we rill guarantee that he will give suticfactiou, or uake no charge. SPARTANBURG FEMALE COLLEGE. We call the attention of those who have laughters, to the notice of this Institution. Hie President, J. Wakforo Tccrkr, is a man who, rom his energy and ability, dues honor to the >osition lie occupies. While on this subject, we refer also to the noice of the Williuuioton Male Academy. A QUERY. We were called upon, not long since, by a tranjjer to us, for a copy of our pnpcr containing report of the receipts und expenditures of the Commissioners of ltouds. We gave it as our imresaion, that no such report had ever been pubshed in any paper of the Divtriet. The query i, whether or not such failure to publish their sport, is not un omission of duty, and contrary > luw ? DISBURSEMENTS. The Secretary of Wnr, Col. Jefferson Davis, rcently communicated to Congress a detailed Moment of the disbursements made by liim dung the last fiscal year, from which it appears that te total amount is $19,991,257, being about onelurtli of tlio Government expenditures, and more tan the entire cost of Washington's Admiuistraon. REV, DANIEL WALDO. The Chaplain of the House of Reprcsentaves, lie v. Daniel Waldo, is now in hia ninetyTill year, aud as vigorous as a man of sixty.? e is a graduate of Ynle College, and was Chap in of the Revolutionary Army, mid now relives a pension from the Government for his rvicc*. MUNICTPAX. Tlic following gentlemen were etectoil Intonmt mid Wardens of Cokesbnry, at an clo.-tiou :K1 011 on tlic lutli inst.: intkndant: REV. JOEL TOWNSEND. waroknb: REV. II. W. LEDBKTTER, " G. 1L ROUND, " W. WIG HTM AN, ? W. C. POWER. Supposed to be a dry ticket. SENATOR TOOMBS. We see that some of our Georgia exchanges e down upon the proposition of this gentleuiun. Mituined iu his letter to the Commercial Cou:ntion recently held at Savannah. His proposition, with a view (o establish a di>el iiniiorlnliim _ wm lm?? ill. ?- - ix upon all merchandi?9*#old in the State, not ' foreign importation. Thus, goods manufaetrcd at the North should be subject to a tax pon the amount of Bales, while lliose mauufucircd iu England, if directly imported to Soutli n ports, should be exempt/rom taxation. Thus it is with tho "anmll fry," who are eterslly carping about commerciul dependence, tfce., ad yet, when any practical measure is proposed y which the outi'ili may establish a com ucrre T her own, straightway we hear the cry of uu iimiiuuonniiiy, disruption or the Union, Ac. The proposition of Mr. Toombs, if succeslully irried out, in the same manner that protective iriffa build up Northern manufactories, would ect importing bouses in every Southern city, nd bring foreign goods direclly to the Southern larkets, instead of landing them at tho Custom ouse of New York. There can be no doubt that a State lias a right > levy a discriminating tax upon the sale of lercliandise within her limit*. She may exmpt from taxatiou, goods manufactured in the late, and impose a lux upon the sales of those rouglit from other State*. ^ ? THE TARIFF. It is n cardiual feature of our Government, int conimcrce in almost exclusively the source f revenue?that the seventy millions of mouey y which the machinery of our Government is ept in motion, arises from a tox or duty levied pon foreign merchandise imported into this ouniry. 1 ins vnsi sum is paid annually Dy me eop'e of the United State*, yet, it is done in uch an indirect way, that tliey cau scarcely apreciate tlic fact. This, like the " nigger question," lias been one f great perplexity to statesmen, engendering ngry disputes oud bitter feelings between the forth and South, aud in 1832, as will be remembered, well-nigh pluuged the State of South Carlina, under the leadership of Mr. Calhoiw, into he position of open rebellion Against the Fcdcr1 Government. A compromise was the result of the contest of 832, by whioli a general reduction should be nade each succcssive year for a definite period, we believe ten year^) bringing the duly, at the nd of that time, to the average of about 20 per eut. But before the expiration of the time, if lot necesrary, it became convenient to the Tarifftea to violate the compromise, and foiat apou the ountry a discriminating Tariff equally as uuust us that of 1832. We believe that it was in 1846, that the present rate of duties were established. We now iav? an annual surplus of about twenty-five nilliona, arising from customs, and heuce, it is the mperative duty of Congress to make such a reluction or modifioation of the Tariff, as will aise a revenue barely sufficient to meet the our ent expenses of the Government, and not hoard tp millioas of the people's money; but to iure he " powers that be" into tnsgnifleeol s^hensea, ?f public plunder and corruption. " ThftitflrK St U tin aaaw m^lUa I* '? I o ? ? w H?;>VCU1 I if duties by which every seotita of the Union ?n be mad* to bear equally the expenses ef he Government; y?t it would not be difficult to nitinte ft plan bearing Buch an approximation to uatiee, m should commend tUelf to the popular vilL The bill upon (Mssutyeet reported by Ifr. Jamtml, ChtMmm of the Committee of Wmyt ?nd Mean*, as Well at the. view* of majority tf ihe member*, aeero to favor lh? odk?M jn-iuei HlGttEK LAW. . Hon. Jorni p. Halr, Senator from New Hampshire, a Black Republican, and an embodiment of the political heresies, common to Seward and Grkelt, in a recent speech in Congrew in reply to some strictures made by Oen. Cass upon the Higher Low doctrine, proclaims his faith in that most dangerous of political absurdities ; as will bo seen by the subjoined extract. We regtrd this Higher Law notion as one of the blackest political heresies that ever fuddled the brain of man. It is true, as an ethical proposition, that thero is a divine law, the law of Uod, which should be binding upou us, and to which we owe a higher obligation than to human laws. But in a political point of view, we enn sec nothinir in the as srrtion of a principle which gives to individual conviction, a supremacy over law, that is not utterly subversive of every rule or compact which the wisdom ofageshnsdevised for tliegoveriimeiit of society. The doctrine that every citizen hoa the right to obey or transgress tho laws of his country, according as he may conceive thcin to be right or wrong, in a political monstrosity too absurd to contemplate. Can the conviction that a law is wrong, be pleaded in justification of offences agaiust it? Such a plea would deny the necessity of human law, and leave men free to act according to their own notions of right and wrong. If we, as citizens of a political community, conceive a law to bo wrong, it is certainly our nrivilcce and duty to use our talent and influencn in a proper way to bring about a repeal of such a law, und it may be to bceome a martyr in our cauBe, but we can in no wine, except upon tlio inherent right of revolution, become a law breaker, a rebel against the laws which protect our live* and property. This startling doctrine, that religious bigotry or superstition may suppluut the Constitution and laws of the country, is of Northern origin, and is fraught with consequences iiital to political aud oivil liberty. But to tlie extract: " One remark camc from the honorable Senator which I ntn very sorry to hear from him, mid that was his fling at the higher law. What does the Senator mean ? He believes there is a Supreme Power, lie believes there are obligations resting on the hearts und consciences of men which relate to tl.e Supreme Governor or the Univcra*. He docs not believe that the Consti tutioii of !<?.' limlcU 5jti?U'e can sot aside in the forum of a man's conscience his deep religious conviction. I kr.ovv lie docs not. Sir, I saw posted up over one of the places where the miccebsful pur y ill tho lato Presidential campaign were accustomed to assemble, a motto which was certainly epigrammatic in its terms, I think skeptical in its sentiments, and abhorrent to the pood taste of the whole country. It was said (I do not know with whut truth) to have originated with Mr. Huclinnnn himself. It was, "the Constitution for earth ; the Bible for heaven." A more skeptical and a inure gross sentiment never was uttered in a christian country, intimating that the Constitution lias light enough to guide us here, and that when we come to death's gates it will be very well to take a Bible with us on our passage to another world. Now, sir, I wish to vindicate this d?>ctrine. I do believe in a higher law, and I believe there is no earthly Government which hns a right to lillt in AiinrltntiM ah nn/1 gations of this higher law. Sir, the history of civilization and of Christianity ever since it was iiui'Ouiiceu ihiu the niit'iu has been illustrated with the glorious deaths of men who have believed in a higher law; and when the obligations of the law of the land huve come in cofliut with the settled convictions of their own understandings as to what the higlier luw of God taught, they have trampled the law of tho land under foot, and have said they would bear allegiance to that higher law, ltt it lead to the scaffold or the stake. God be praised, air, that the history of the world and of humanity has been so illustrated and so elevated; and God save this land of ouib from that depth of must sink, when it becomes fashionable in the men who occupy the high placcs of the nation to ridicule the idea that there is a higher law, more binding upon the consciences of men than the resolutions of a caucus, or, it may be, the provisions of nn actTof the Federal Legislature! I nm sorry to hear it." for t1ib abdevil1.e banner. SONS OF TEMPERANCE. The following officers Imve been duly elected for Abbeville Division, No. 4, Sous of Temperance, during the current quartet: B. Johnson, W. P.; J. G. Edwards, W. A.; L. II. Lomax, U. S.; J. Siieiiane, A. R. S.; M. Cochran, T.; Johm McBrydk, F. S.; Jno. T. Owen, C.; Do. I. Branch, A. C.; Jaxks Fowler, J. S.; R. A. Fair, O. S-; C. II. Allen, C.; * W. A. Lee, P. W. P. United State* Agricultural Society.?Tito fifth annual meeting of the United Stairs Agricultural Society, will be held at the room* of the Smithsonian Institution, in Washington, January 14, 1857. A lecture will be delivered, on the application of Science to Agriculture, by Professor Henry, of the Smithsouian Institution.? The various Agricultural Societies of the Uuited States are expectcd to send delegates to the meeting. Stale Debt of Georgia?From the report of the legislative committee, it appears that the debt of Georgia on the 26th of December, 1856, was $2,666,472.22. As an offset to this debt, the State holds as a single item of asset*, the Western nnd Atlantic Railroad, built at a cost of 05,600,235.10?and which if pmbably worth all that it coat. Hoop* at Life Prettrvert?At tho burning of the John Jay ou Lake George, there were no la.dies drowned who wore hooped skirts, as the skirts filled with air, and prevented the wearers from sinking until arsistauce was afforded, This is a well-authenticated fact Sugar in Liberia?It is said that the culture of sugar iu Liberia has succeeded s well that they talk about exporting it to th* United States' Ono of the produoera comtemplates supplying two hundred hhds. of hia new crop in a short time* A law has passed the Iowa Senate, by a Tote of 21 to 13, to amend Chapter 120 of the Codo relating to evidence, to u to make Indians, Negroes, Mulattoes and blaek person*, competent witnesses in suits at law. N. B. Railroad.?The work on the North Eastern Railroad is steadily progressing, and so far as finished, ib in a satisfactory state. The regular trains now go to the Santee River?a distance of fifty miles? and the Road has become, even for this distancer a valuable weans of conamunicatlnn il\ ft AA/tltAn Af ?. ? ?W?iv?f yi'WIMIMI ** IIVOO IVfUUItW are bat beginning to be developed by facilities of trnnsportatioa. The receipts of the Road for November, from freight and passengers, were $4,000, and for Deeetnber $4,280.? Ch Cour. A Afmrriag* in the Cart.?In tbe cars, between Bangor and Portland,, an accident occurred on KaUu-day raornio^a liuW oui '? I '"1 ft? COMMUNICATED. TOT7HO KEEPS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF AfiBEYILLX. Pursuant to notice, a number of citizens met in the Hall of the Son* of Temperance, on Saturday tho 10th inst. at 7 o'clock p. m. * Mr. It. II. Wardlaw waa elected Chairmen of the meeting; prayer was offered up by the Iter. J. C. Williams, and the objeot of the meeting stated by Kev. B. Johnson, A committee was then appointed to draft rexolulions for the evening. Tho committee, consisting of Mc*rrs. Johnson, IJoyt and Fair, re. ported the following resolutions, all of which were adopted: 1. Resolved, That we do hereby form ourselves into a society, to be called the Young Men's Christian Association of Abbeville, on the busis of such regulations as shall hereafter bo agreed on by us. 2. HcsohrJ, That a committee of three be appointed, whose duty it shall be to draft a Conalilnf(??!? mi>1 Ilv.T own ?* **! * ?J n, U..U IITJiUll uicui ai 1110 next meeting. 3. Jittolved, That a committee or five be appointed to enlist members by personal application. 4. Rttolved, That, the committee ou the Constitution, nominate officers. By appointment of the Chair, Kcv. B.Johnson, \V. A. Leo und R. A. Fair, compose the committee on the Constitution, and John McBryde, W. M. Haddcn, IL A. Fair, J. T. Owen and J. Shehane, the committee to enlist members. The meeting then adjourned, to meet on Saturday the 17th inst. at 7 o'elock p. m., in the Hall of the Sons of Temperance. R. U. WAllDLAW ri.V A. C. Et.nen, Sec. HEW POSTAGE LAW. Pre-Payment on all Transient printed Matter Compulsory.?Tho following regulations have been made by the Postmaster General, in order to carry out the provisions of the act just p asset I, icquiring pre-psiyment of postage on all transient printed matter, viz: 1. lJooks not weighing over four pounds may be sent in the mail pre-paid l>v postage stamps at one cent an ounce, any distance in tho United Slates under three thousand miles, and at two cents an ounce over three thousand miles; provided tl^ey are put up without a cover or wrapper, or in a cover or wrapper open at the ends or sides, bo that | their character may be determined without removing tne wrapper. 2. Unsealed circulars, advertisements, business cards, transient newspapers, and every other article of transient printed matter, except books, not weighing over three ounces, sent in the mail to any part of the Unite-J Slates, are chargeable with one cent postage each, to be pre paid by postnge stamps. When more than one circular is printed on a sheet, or a circular and letter, I eai:h iiiuil be chwigcd Willi a Sitiglc rate.? This applies to lottery and other kindred sheets assuming the form and name of newspaper* ; and the miscellaneous matter in such sheets must also be charged with one rate. A business card on an unsealed envelop of a circular subjects the entire packet to letter postage. Any transient matter, like a circular or handbill, enclosed in or with a periodical or newspaper sent to a subscriber, or to any other person, subjects the whole package to letter postage; and whenever subject to letter postage, from being sealed or from any cause whatever, all printed matter, without pxiwntimi. must he pre paid or excluded from the mail. It is the duly of the pustmaster at the mailing office, as well as the office of delivery, carefully to examine all printed matter, in order to see it is charged with the proper rate of postage and to detect fraud. At offices where postage stamps canot be procured, postmasters are authorized to receive money in pre-payment of postage on transient matter; but they should be careful to keep a supply of stamps on hand. Rcccnt Action of the Virginia Electors. ? iins > irgiiim iMectors, at tlieir meeting to cast tlie vote for President and Vice-President of the United States, are understood to have concurred in the recommendation of certain persons to the favors of Mr. Buchanan. This conduct has been much commented on, and Gov. Wise and Senator lluuter disapprove of it gravely. A writer in the Richmond Enquirer takes the matter up, and shows that the Pensylvatpa Electors, in 1844, united " in proposing to Mr. Polk tiie distinguished name of James Buchanan for I he oftice of Secretary of Stntp." The Democratic members of the Virginia Legislature united in recommending "Hon. John Y. Mason to a seat in the Cabinet." The Whig members, in 1848, J ... 1 _ ? MT... i? ? iLxuiiuDenueu *viu. jj. l'restoii to lieneral Taylor. Tlio Virginia Electors of 1852 signed at least ten recommendations for every one signed by tho recent college, and so it is assumed that the precedent lias been too well established to be the subject of exception. Though a custom, however, it is more honored in the breach than the observance. Great Consumption of Cigars in France. ?Tobacco is a monopoly in France, and a late letter from Paris states that " the Minister of Finance has postponed the adjudication for sunnlvini? the Paris Entrenot dre? i i * o # " t ; Tabacs with foreign cigars for the ensuing ycni until the 20th. The supply consists of Havana cigars in the following proportions: ?Regalias 18,000,000; Londrcs 6,000,000; totnl 24,000,000. In addition to these, when nre imported, ready manufactured, the state* manufactures at home a considerable quantity of cigare from foreign weed.? It is calculated that if the passion for smo king continues to progress iu the same ratio as it has done for the last five-and-twenty years, in about forty years froin this, sum paid by smokers for the enjoyment of their favorite luxury will alone suffice to defray the Budget." A monstrous tax for an indulgence. Senator Bigler't Speech.?Tho spcech of Senator Blglur, of Pennsylvania, to which we alluded yesterday, as having caused some concern, and as baring been repudiated by the Lancaster Intelligencer as an exponent of Mr. Buchanan's policy, has caused a good deal of concern. In spite of tbe denial of the Lancaster Intelligent cer, it ia regarded by inany as an exponent of Mr. Buchanan's opinions, and a protest Against the influenoe of the Richmond and Sooth Carolina politicians. The Senator declared that if he wai himself a citisett of Kansas, he would vote against the introduction of slavery there, ana gave us tp understand that Mr. Buchanan would pursue the same opuise ; and that under the..influences which will be paramenia in the early future, ILsnyts is certain' to become * free jgtfpjs ?~ &.. " " ? Sing Sing Prison.?This institution, sUna<*il a? ttim >!.??> <1 TT~A--d~t ^&.S<)ldiert of the War of 1812.?Washington, Jnn. 8.?A Convention of tho soldiers of the Wnr of 1812 litis been held here, nod resolutions were ndopted, urging Congress to pass iho Revolutionary Pension Bill. A commit to was appointed to devise means to erect a monument to tho memory of President Madison. A vote of thanks was returned to Congress, for their having conferred upon Gen. Winfield Scott, the title of Lieutenant General. After adjourning. the members of tho Convention called individually upon President Pierce. The Largest Mirror in the United States. ?Tho New Orleans Picayune says : " Our friend, Mr. Charles Pride, the architect, who built Holmes' splendid dry-goods StorA nn ( -nn??l c* ? f , OUCUI, n 1UW jwirs BlllC'.e, finished his work by putting up a magnificent mirror, which was ilic largest Mr. llolmes could find in Paris. It measures seven feet nine inches in width and eleven feet five inches in height ; it is half an inch thick, and cost Mr. II. about $2,000." The democrats of Wheeling, Virginia, have lately presented the editor of the Argus, in that city, with one thousand dollars iu cash, as a recognition of his services in the late canvass. Liberal Democracy ! 44 Scottishe" is a corruption of tlio words Scotch itch, and was so called because the motion of it resembles that of a person witli the itch. In 1801, London contained a population of 958,000 ; its population is now 2,500,000. Commercial. AuDKVtt.i.r. C- II , Jan. 15, 18.17. Collon.?Tlu? dcnifiiid for this article continues good, with prices runging from 11 to 12 cents. CoLVMniA, Jnnunry 13, 1857. Cotton.?Tho sales to-dny in our market aniouuls to 150 bales, at from 11.} to 12} cents; the supply small. C) mimical. MAltUIKD, on Stlili November, 1850, by Uev. J. M. Chiles Mr. Josiaii F Patterson, of thin District, to Miss Mary Jane Owenmiy, of Ivlgeficld District, On iiilii ull., by tlii? snnio, Mr. Isaac SiuEnT to Mitci Sahaii Lyon, ull of litis District. On 21st nit., hy (he Fnwe, Mr. Tiioh. Nichols to Miss LacBoni>, nil of ihi-? District. Oil 23d ult., hy the suine, Dr. B. F. I'rown, of Anderson l*. II., to Miss Sahaii 1*. Wideman, of thin District. On 24tli ull., hy the name, Mr. W. P. McKei.lar to Miss Elizabeth McKeli.ar, ull of this District. On 1st illflt., hy (.lie siiiiii". Mr Ur?ja?|s HVE* .^r.i w itiio-t ^am v jank jiartin, all of iliiti District. On 8lh hint., bv tlic* Fnino, Mr. SisirxoN Waite to Miss Marmora IIi rniiam, nil of thin J>is!rict. On lutli inxt., at the rraiilvnri! of 'I'olbert Cliealhain, by Jtio. G. Buskin, ICsq., Mr. Joiin IIocsan to Mi Jank Mann, eldest daughter of M.S. Mann. Obituary. DEl'AHTKD this life on Nov. '.Jlst., 1856, I.ARKIN UrYNOI.OS Col.K.M A.N, H>n of M. \V. Coleinnu, of this I>iKtrict, in the 4th yenr of his age. lie was an iiitercntiiig and promising child; but lm Iiuh been taken from his friend* on earth to the w??ty of llio^t* in Heaven. " Kvcn i-o, Father, for so it seemed good in thy night." A Grmt Bte**ing to the Afflicted ?Dr. M'Laur, the inventor of the celebrated Liver Tills, prepared hy Fleming ItroH., Pittsburgh, Pn., used these pills for Kevcral 3-rar* in his practice, before he could be induced to offer I hem to the P..i.i:_ ......I. - ? ? ' ? ...M>v ill nuMl ? KiauiM'.' l<? IIIII K r? IIIL'in KIlOWll throughout tlio country. Thin learned physician felt I lie same repugnance that nil highminded nun of science feel in entering tlie lists against tlio.se unscrupulous empirics who obtrude their iiwIcjh nostrums upon the public, nnd rely upon a sy.sl.cni of puffing to sustain then). Convinced, however, of the real vnlue of the Liver Fills, and influenced by the plnin dictates of duty, the Doctor finally authorized Fleming Bros., of Pittsburgh, Pu., who nre now the sole proprietor*, to muimfnc'.ure mid place ihein before the public. This great medicine linn not disappointed the expectntionn of his friend:*, the medical faculty, at whose instance he woo induced to place them before the public in their present popular forin. From eveiy quarter do we lirar the inost gratifying nccouiitb of their wonderful curative effects?tlffr East and the West, the North and the South, nre alike laden with "tidings of great joy*' froin the uillicted.? These wonderful Til la have completely conquered that great scourge of Amcricn, the Liver Complaint. car rurchnsers will l?c careful to unk for Dr. M'lrnur t Celebrated Vermiftjtje, iiiiiiiiifuclured bv Fleming Br on, of l*itt?tiurgh, I'm. All oilier Vermifuges in comparison uro worthless. Dr. M'Laue's genuine Vermiftijje, also liia celebrated Liter Fill*, cm now be had at all reiipectuble drug stores. JVowr genuine without the Aiguaturc of " FLEMING IlltON. Sold by WABni.AW 4. Lton. Abhevilln CV. II., S. C.. and by one Agent iu every towu in the South. It fetter from Hon. John Minor Both, of VirGinia.?Richmond, July 0th, 185.). ?Mrawr*. W*. S. Beers A Co.?Gentlemen:?Considerations of duty to the afflicted alone prompt me to send you this voluntary testiinoniul to the great value of Carter*? Spanish Mixture, for that almost incurable disease, Scrofula. Without being dispos?d, or deeming it neccsgory, to go into the particulars or the cane, I can say that the astonithing result* that linvo been produced by thut medicine, ou a member of my own family, and under my own observation and superintendence, after the skill of the l>??t physicians had been exhausted, and all the uxtial* remedies had fliiled, fully justify me in reeomrarnding its* use to all who may be suffering from that dreadful malady. I do not* mean to say that it Id adapted to all constitutions, or that it will afford the same relief in all cases ; for, of course, I can know nothing about that?but from what I have seen of the effects, I would uot hesitate to use it in any and every ease of 8crofuIa,_ with persons for whom I felt .au interest, or over whom I could exercise iufluence.br oontrol. Respectfully yours, J NO. M. BOTT8. Ambrotypes! Ambrotypes!! W. L.fiit'KLG WOULD respectfully hiforn the citizens of Abbeville, that hs is now ;|PM?are4 to taka Ambrotypes?those beautiful aud life-like nieturea?in a anniariar itvtii cftH* from thow wi?hinj{ work iu l?U Uae. , WU.18J7- W. : , # ' OUt t- - ~ An inoMmo fi?v? b??n tfwtii toibr mtmAI fir- ?***? ? ^KSM^ ? <i I. > <- <j i ?. ^ ? ':i: J WlLLlilirON MALE ACADEMY. THE ExcruieV$ of litis Institution will be rvMimod'uii the, 4th Monday in Jnntiajry . % inst., under tlio control of J. Manly Wa!bek?V^ T wilh a competent Assistant. 'I'lto Truftoc* are. 1 f Mattered in again having secured the services of / Mr. Walker for iho ensuing year. Tlie Institu- ?* lion has finely prospered under his charge ; nud from experience, we can recommend him us n gentleman and lenclier .of high character and \ worthy of patronage. Students will be prepared V to enter a respectable cliwa in any College in tlio \ State. \ Willinmstou is n NeaTfb'y and flourishing Town _ \ in Anderson District. The Green villa ?fc Colum- \ biu Itailroad passe* throt'lgh the place, by whicl* \ StudenlK from abroad enn find nn easy aeccss. 1 The place is mor? pleasant ttnd desirable, 011 ac- " count ol the Celebrated Jliiicwl -1 b? ???--? is near the Academy. Rate* of Tuition. Spelling, Kouilinir :iiiil \Vriling p?^Session, $0.00 Tint altovc with English G ramtimf,' tioolt Keeping, Philosophy, ?Jfcc: ]O.0<> Ancient Languages and Mathematics/. )6.0<> Contingent Lxpciiu^, ,... 6l> Stiulriit* will ho charged from the tiiilc of entering until the close of the Se>ninii.- t IJoaril can ho hn<l in respectable fjmilic*/t?? from Eight to Ten Dollars per month. KKV. II. V. MAULDIN,") & DANIEL LK.'ON, ? AUSTIN WII.I.IAMS, } %' DU. W II. MILLWEE, I 3 W. K. CLEMENT. J Williamstou, S. C., Nov. 19, 1S30. I ...EST T his is to certify that Mi- -t ' At?i? " W alker wus n pupil, and afterwards a pupil and assistant with me, in the Tliulian Academy.? llis scholarship was liijrUly respectable, liix morals irreproachable, all hir habits nml principles noble anil becoming I lie get.tlcinnn and the Christinn. 11c lias my full coufideiicc us inch, ami I J feel certain tliut lie will prove himself an eflii cient and faithful tcaclicr, worthy of patronage, not only in the lower brain-he*, but. in the Classical mid Mathematical Departments of nny Academy ; ami jus'.ly meriting the hind regard of all gentlemen. J. I.. KENNEDY. Thaliaii Academy, Nov. 1M, ltjoti. Jan. 14, 1857. .18 1m ? SURVEYING! SURVEYING 7 f"I"MlE undersigned have entered into a coJL partnership, for the practice of Surveying in this and the adjoining Districts, and would advertise those in need of their services, that one or holh of them may always be found at the Drug Store of Gunnels ?fc Andeison, Laurens C. 11., and promise u faithful discharge of all business committed to them. AlMll.tMtl'4 Avnr...c?" ..UtJ CIIAU1.ES O. LaMOTTE. I would return thanks to my friendu for tlieir patronage heretofore, and beg leave to call their attention to the above partnership notice. Mr. IjaMottk, 'ib an educated, practical Surveyor, and hit) long experience in Surveying anil Civil Engineering will, I trust, secure ior ihc firm a liberal patronage. A. ANDERSON". Jan. 14, lS.ri7. :(8 1m Dissolution of Co-Partnership. f|"MIE Co-PortnerMiip heretofore existing be-' L tween S. E. QRAYDON and F. "W. CONjsOk, under the firm and style of GRAYDON" Sl. CONNOK, was dissolved by liuttuul consent, on the first day of January ins>t. * Cokcttbury, Jnn. 10. 1*57. 38 3t Notice to those Indebted. ' :.y; 1 -rpiIOSE indebted to the firm ?r fituvnnw -L it CONNOR, are earnestly solicited conic forward unci settle tlicir accounts. Thoao owing for one, two, and three years, must pay , J up, otherwise they will certuiuly be sued. Cokesbury. Jan. 1-1, 1857. art 3t ' " JOHN F. WALKER, ~ % feS#?1 AUCTIONEER, BROKERY'V- >; GENERAL . COMMISSION & COLLECTION A01HTr r 1 Office No. 11 State Street. > CHARLESTON, 8. C. ' PARTICULAR attention paid to the Helling or purchasing of RICAL ESTATE nnd PERSONAL PROPERTY. Also, Routing of House:*, Hiring of Servants, etc., ifcc. Jan. 14, 1857. 38 4t I NOTICE. \ I ''f^lIE undersigned wish to liivve a BRICK ^ 1 HOUSE built, about Seventy Feet lcng, - 1 and Thirty-six wide?with three partition wall* ^ \ ?one story high, and covered with tin, for four ? ' \ Low Offices We desire the work done iuime- \ diatrly, and invite persons aide to do such work, ; to call upon us for further pnrtirulars, and a \ profitable job. S. SlcGOW'AN, J. C. CALHOUN. Abbeville C. II., Jan. 14, 1857. 38 5t . Notice to Guardians, Trustees, &c. ALL persons liable to account in niy Office, ore * hereby notified to make their Annual Returns, on or before the 15th day of April next. All defaulters after that time will'be ruled i?tdiacriminately. **" W. II. PARKER/C. E. A. D. Commissioner'# Office, ) r' January 13, 1857. ? 38 3m . . NOTICE. ALL persons having 'demands against 'the 1'* " Estate of Hnnibal Malone, dee'd, will ' please present tliem properly attested; nndall \ v?#' those indebted are requested, and 'will rr- 'v '* quired, to make payment bv the /6th February* C. R. MO^LESiTAdnfr. ' Jan. 15, 1857. 38 .. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. DKGK^oi:* 20, J85fif;_ *" *"'si ALL qpMMUNICATK>K& flVrthU Drpart-mefit xlioiTld bo nddrcMfd to His Exqpl*.. V louoy tho.Govt'riior; ft.Georgetown, S. (|.,xintif " "T+tl>? 16ih of .iHiniui'y, uud ,?ubJe(iucmU.y at;. vd-f? Chnrlrston, until iho 15t|> of W* . V** ' IIy order oFtlio Onvrrnfyj." . . a' " I ? J?.n. 14,11857. l[ .* , Sheriff^ i u jsaaof xrmmm v *|g Courts lluuge, *ni the,tirut Moiidtiy~vt^Quitp6ky.,r, in February next, within tiie Ir'gul Koi$w of anlc^ * *. 'Vv * the following pn>perty, to wUi J 600 Acre* of l;yidt irvore *br-1 en^^SIni f j;*1. \V.*T. Jones, *JnH. Killingsworih pad/otHero, ??; the property of J. T. Carter, ttdMfH^'ar^ulk.L _..* * new, H. II. Moysund others. 'r^?' V q'jSr ,? - " 130 Acres, more or les.?, bounded by ? *. ,/jjj. ran, Arch. Boyd und qthrrx, as >He?vrofi*|ft4|?^. ?*'- . Stephen W. Willi*, ado. Sam*l forrin ?4 otfljl3pP,^v jpS. > 260 Acres, more or less, "iwunded by_J<#,, w'fy. White, Kob't Simpson and QtUrffe as the wjgrtfr . "? ty of A. Mauldiu, ?d#, J. CiWwtlly SLGL-f&jQ/f ^ ,other*. ,. % . 3?H 1 Houie and Lot in Lownpesvole^tmfAiniim ?? 19 Acrea more or lose, bounded by Joel LtokP * . i...-IL - - w .?? ? UHIV aaiu M Wio fV ' XVK0PV Calister, ada. Wp>. M. JJell ?nd olhem. aj^ ' 350 Aar^jjWfca flkW, WotfjjdftLiby it'It: - Powrr. J. Q. Boz*inar?n.l othenkM. U.? prop- - - y; crty of ino. A. Mttrtio, ad* T^wrloa^jg^^ f SOO^Aerra, m<JT?or lew,' bonnd^dby G^Ccs, rharis Mnrtiu aiiil^oUierv aa^tbo ' 200 Aur*< i.ioro or lr*a. bonpd^kr A^- V ?rt^ of B. E. Gib?r^