The Abbeville banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, January 15, 1857, Image 2
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
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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
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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. ,
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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*.
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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^