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J'rotn the Xnr Or/i'iiim Delta. | the south and its danger ?democracy : AND SQUATTER SOVEREIGNTY. j Tlio Washington Union, a journal which, though of the least coiiseipicnce iu itself demand* our nltviuioii as |<oIitienl editors, iimsmmli lis it is supposed to lie a soil of clock-hand to indicate the hour of the clay on the I Hwtiocratic dial, tlius speaks of a 1 | speech made not long since l>y Mr. English, j (democrat) of Indiana: I Tin.' specch of Mr. Knglish, delivered in 1 the House of Uepreseiilaiives on tlio I7t!i, j which we ?>v? entire this morning, is an able and successful vindication of the i Northern I ><'inocr?ev from the com hi nod ' assaults of Know Nothings and ltlnck I Jo- : | ' * -ii i ? i i ...i. .1 I JKIMIcans. II ?iii ue rc;iu mm uum jut.j trio an. I profit. Itarmg the delivery of litis speech, Mr. ; ; Knglish was intcirupted i-v Mr. M.oshall, ot'. j Kentucky, wli*? asked liim to give his ! i views ?.>? tin* doctrine of Squatter Xover- i | ^igntv. Mr. Marshall said lie considered I t that Mr. l>uchamiu and Mr. Fremont wcro j t equally univlialile on the slavery question, j K or, said ln?, " in other words, the doctrine j t of exclusion ami squatter sovereignly are i t] Co t!?.< slaveholder the same doctrine pre- I t cisely. There i stand, and I challenge the | genltomaw or his parly to meet me here or ' j elsewhere up<>h that proposition." j s Tn reply. Mr. Knglidi said : I f, I am willing to concede to hitn and his ' party that there is some difference between 1 ilio position occupied hv the 1 ?einocratie | ' parly at the North and that occupied l?y , l' a portion of the Democratic party at the South, upon the particular question of popu- r Jar sovereignty. * * * * * j |, Wo agree that the will of the people ! should he carried out. Where shall we ' ' ascertain that will? A portion of the gen- 1 11 tleiueii from the South hold that the proper ! I' j- -- - i .1- - ,1..! i I, llllie lis uni'M uu: mrvi ?vm mu jmi- ; pose of forming a State Constitution. 1 , v believe that is tbc position of Southern j j1 gentlemen gem-rally. It is not the posi- j 'J tion of them all. A portion of them hold, 1 'j as I do, that the right of a people begins j S at an earlier period?that this question is ; '* within their control from the time the or- ! < ' g.'inie. aet is passed ami put into operation. 81 Mr. English said also in reply to a ?jues- 11 tlon from Mr. Cumhuck : " i do not know a man of any party in ' Indiana who is in favor of extending the l' institution of slaverv. Ihit we of the 0 Democratic party are willing to allow other people to do as they please on this subject, 11 and hold their own opinions in respect to S it. i r< When asked further by Mr. Scott if the ^ Democracy of Indiana recognized the legal Cl existence of slavery in Kansas at this time, i ? Mr. English replied that it was a <piestiou w not vet settled by the courts, and he con- i l' tinned: . . I 11 Hut prior to that decision I will give j what I understand to be the position of the j Si Democratic party in Indiana, and it certainly i 'I is my own, and that is, that they do not ; s: believe that the Constitution carries the in- I ^ Ktitution of slavery into a Territory. They j t-: think that there must, first lie a law estab- j -sl lishing or recognizing the institution be- i ?, fore it can have anv leiral existence. Gen- , 1 tlemen might go there willi their slaves and j ^ hold them by suUorance an<l permission (!) but I apprehend not by such a legal right n as could ever be enforced in the courts. The above extracts deserve to bo ex- ^ aniined and pondered over. They convey v a wotlil of meaning, direct and indirect, inferential and suggestive. Mr. English is a Democratic member of Congress from ! s Indiana. He is one. of the few who voted ; ? for the Kansas Act, and was re-elected.? ^ lie has since been again re-elected, and t] having thus twice passed through the popular ordeal, is well qualified to speak v for the Democracy of Indiana. This office lie does assume, and what is the result ?? Q Why, we. have the Union, the organ of the .. Administration, present and to come, en- . dorsing, as w an al>lc and successful vindica- L lion of Northern Democracy," and as re- (| markahly readable for 44 both pleasure ami , protit," a speech which a>lmits that Squat- (] ter Sovereignty is the doctrine of Northern v Democracy and of a portion of Southern r jjenjocraev ; mat there is not a man of j t the party in Indiana who is in favor of the j 8 extension of slavery ; tliat lie and his con- I .1 stitucnls do not believe that slavery can I t go, under llio Constitution, into any of the t, Territories without a law admitting it; and, 'j fianally, as a great boon, this vindicator of ( Northern Democracy informs us that South- , em gentlemen may go into Kansas and , Kebraska and hold their slaves by "sutler- , nnce and permission," but not by " such a 1 legal right as can ever bo enforced in the Courts." t And has it indeed come to this ? Is 1 this the mouse which laboring mountains I have brought forth I Or, rather, is this ' the ugly, grizzly, grinning, mocking monster which, after so long a travail and so t much superfluous obstetrical skill and coun- < pel, we are called upon to baptise and con- 1 Kccrnto as the legitimate offspring of the < Constitution ami the Declaration of Iiule- ' petitionee ? lias the Kansas act so soon I been turned into an arinc<l adversary against i tho South ? Shall tlie South drink to the ' dregs the poisoned chalice which the cen- i tral Democratic organ coiwnuml-1 lo its ' lip? ? I "We observe that?naturally enough, un- ' der the old maxim which implies that 1 u birds of a feather" are generally found "together"?Howell Cobb, the great compromiser of Southern rights, tho friend and all}*, in 1850, of II. Stuart Foote and Jere. Clemens, applauded Mr. English in 1 the course of his remarks. The hitter was ftbout the laicMIe of his speech; pressed by Humphrey Marshall with some difficult question, he was about to despair of his "successful vindication,*' and deprecatingly said, " I know the gentleman is an experienced dobator, and may |>OMibly get Homo advantage of mo if I give liim the floor;" at which critical juncture tho Georgift member (lo be)1 o( Mi. Iiuciixuau's Cabinet came to the relief of tho vindicator />* democracy, ??<d examined, " lie lias not dene so yet, that k certain ]" Wliett" the Dek* totlnfrntedi last summer ttiat tbe DeiWoe/aey of fudiiina were not nil they should l?ey and that it boded no good for the South that John C. Breckenrige bad to defend Ins party from- the imputation that it wUhed to extend Ahrtery into lite .Territories, we were declared (<> be fV<?rfciHg the destruction of all. that Was left for tho security of the South 1 Now itie Union and Howell Cobb openly applaitd Mr. English and the Indiana Democracy for entertaining sentiments that, three months ag", it was treason to insinuate held by the Democracy oif the North! Hut- the question of the right, of slave property to prolwctiun, like aiiy otfier property, cannot?and. by blessings of | leaven, if the Defe* can prevent it, i . aliAlj not be ignored, fefjKbd nod 4So wed MP PUfc of aigT,t by i!i*? l*den of *Hy of tne parties oi ine country, j*ui toe imtn- i drumming U iho Unta?fcor ' Jhe greasy j i > , - y">' - ? jbesity of Cobb, or the bnrmonic arrangeihmiU of party?for which such follows m Dulih aie considered necessary to furnish he oil?shall cause us to lose sight of this jiicstion a moment. It is the question of til others, ami we intend to hold every Hihlic man to it. lie who does not recogli/.e our light to go oil equal terms into ho common territories with the people of he North, is not a member of our party ; rail himself Democrat or Know-Nothing, it natters not, he is opposed to the South : ind we envy not the political fate of that nan or organization which, for the sake of emporary triumph or the spoils of Ollice, hall attempt to conceal treachery or with i .......i.. * - - I-- <?*.?? --5 ivi.vtwi uvivto IV IVIIUCI fHUIll'ICU JIUISOU >alatablc. 80 much fur Squatter Sovereignty am! S'orthern Democracy vindicated. Unless southern men bestir themselves ami make lie fight at tliis very point, ihey will find? et them mark it well?that they have surendered everything befoie they discovered hey were in danger. They must organize vlnlo they have ground to Bland upon, hey nmst light while they have rights to lefend and something valuable to protect, mless the)* seek the dastardly jieace and eeurity of one who prefers to have 110thng to surrender rather than take the repoiisibility and incur the danger of deluding it. / 'rightful Cftui]H)tvilrr JCxplosinn.?The ?st Knglish papers contained a telegraphic lispatcli announcing a dreadful explosion f gunpowder at Naples. The Paris Siecle, cceived by the Kmeu, contains a private . Iter giving the particulars, as follows : " A frightful accident took place hero at all* past twelve o'clock yesterday. The lagazitic at the arsenal exploded. The reort and the concussion were so greiit as to '|? nlmoft'iwl til 1 Afnr ilia If "1 1 lindows were broken, doors Hew open, ami eoplo rushed about in terror, and sereamig as if it was the end of tho world. At rst no otic could imagine what it was.? nine thought ii was a bombardment, some 11 earthquake, and some an infernal maliine. All llic houses were tilled with the niell of powder and sulphur. In a few linutes, however, people were somewhat lore qi'k't, for by a dense smoke rising rom the new castle it was plain that the angi-rous deposit of the powder there had xploded. All the batteries 011 the mole ad disappeared. The guns, with their scnnels, had been swallowed up iu the sea.? tones, flakes of fire and a shower of cinders, cached to tho l'ilero, to the Strada del lolo, and to the large del Castello, in the i?nlre of the finest part of tho city. The flieers of the King's steam-frigate Tancredi, liicli was anchored some twenty paces from ic magazine, distinguished themselves in ie emergency. The pupils, aged from ten .?twenty, and the young officers, when they iw a small schooner between them and the uay capsized, leaped into the water and ived some of her crew. Several of these rave young fellows were wounded by the vplosion. The deck of the frigate was rewn with arms, legs, and other portions f the human body. It was a horrible sight, lie number of victims is estimated at about >rty." The Revolutionari/ Claim Bill.?We rould call the attention of our readers to the etiou of the Senate on the Revolutionary llaim Hill, which was, we trust, forever and rtoclually killed by the action of the Sente yesterday, (Friday.) We give the ayes nd nays 011 this important bill, as we deire the people to see who are and who are ot their defenders. To Mr. Toombs, of eo., more, we believe, than any other or.e nan, are the people of this country indebted jI' flu: defeat of this plunder schemo It is veil known that most of the pretended lainis, amounting in the aggregate to the uurmous sum ot ?3,000,000, liave been mrchased by sharpers and speculators, who re now endeavoring to push the scheme h rough Congress. The revolutionary bolliers, or their heirs even, will never get a noiety of the sum asked of Congress. The iiost of it will go to speculating individuals, vho, under a plea of patriotism, strive to ob the Treasury. It is curious, too, to note he vote on this bill. Every " freedom hrivkcr," every Senator devoted to the 1 elevation of the nogro," favor this grab on he Treasury, while almost every member {aiming to be a Democrat votes against it. Pllit *- - - i'vv/imv^ uj vuoui viii^ sucii voilis lis ims me, will be able to sue who are their friends nueli belter than by whali* said athighfalu in speeches during electioneering camtaigns.?Hew York Day Book. Spartanburg, Jan. 29.?A portion of he building at the "Rolling Mills," known is the property of the South Carolina Manufacturing Company in this District, ,vaa consumed by fire on the 22d instant. Lite fire 5s supposed to have originated in .lie machine or blachstuilh shops, in both >f which fire had been kindled that day.? [t first made its appearance about four jVluck in the morninnr nn<l tulu'l by ft strong wind, to devastate everything il touched. It whs arrested, however, in time to Have the foundry and casting Iioumj; the store house, nail factory and rolling mill house having nil been contained. Wo learn from S. Soho, Esq., lhat the valuable papers nnd books of the store were preserved. Loss is estimated from ten to fifteen thousand dollars. Since writing the above, we take pleasure in saying, that we linve been informed by the agent of the company, lhat they have so far repaired the damages occasioned by the fire, as to be able to supply ail demandH for iron at shortest notice.? oparian. m ??? ? The Finances of Cuba.?In the Prensa of tlio 21st ult., there is an estimate of the expenses of the government of this island, presented to the Cortes by Gen. Concha.? This is the first sime that it fins teen done, nnd gives a rretty correct idea of thw expenses which Spain is under to keep u the faithful island." All the expenses, including $1,225,000 to be sent to Spsin, and $8,575 of Kegalia segars for the Court, amount to (9,057,852,50 for the first six months. The revenues of all kinds are estimated during the same period at $0,435.242.87 1-2. This estimate gives but an imperfect idea of the wealth of the island, as all the items i? *? - ? ?v in vim cuaium UO USC. .1 large ronrgtu is kfl for smuggling, a eon siderable amount of wVtdt is doue yearly, Information has been received here tbat the Captain General will reeciv? but $20,00(J per annuirtf instead, of %50,(K>0. Vengeance.?An ex-clergy man and bo(nnio physician by tber nrtafe of Pier, maiding in 810we, Vl, being chWgei witU tlw offaice of having caf?k*?ly ovmrnvvk***# the amall pox in that towo* >a? WJKL hJ riii*". " ' '' V''' " ' ABBEVILLE BANNER. WILLIAM O. DAVIS EDITOR THURSDAY MORNING, FEB. 5, 1857. THE DEATH OF HON. P. S. BBOOKS. Kre this, the unwelcome intclligeuco of tlio demise of our immcdiuto Representative, will have reiielieil the public ear, nud set u gloom of sorrow iu the hearts of utt admiring constituency. The Wushingtou Burning Star thus speaks of the sensation his death produced ut the Nulionnl Capitol : " Instantly uflcr the sitd event took place it was known over tho city, and the halls of the hotel were crowded with inquiring and sorrowstricken citizens and ut rangers. We never before i knew such an event to give rise to such wide | spread real grief as was manifested in this coiiiI .... ? ..? .. ~ j ? uvuioiuii. nu ii?ii ever 111 congress has been more universally and sincerely beloved here, for no other has been endowed with n nobler nature or more lovable traits of i character? The heart-felt grief manifested last I night by so many men of all parties of high ill- i | telligeneo, ull of whom knew liiui well personj ally, affixes the stamp of falsehood to the parti; sau slanders concerning him, with which so large I a portion of the Northern press has teemed, for | political effect, for a year past. If ever a death | touched the heart of this community?of all clus- 1 ; tfes uud part its congregated ill the Federal me- ! j trnpolid?it is in thia caso. That, of l'reston S I Brooks is mourned, mourned, mourned." | The same paper of the 28th, in alluding to the j ceremonies performed over the remains of the : deceased, has the following: "At mi curly hour to-day it became apparent | that, notwithstanding the state of the weather, the ceremonies to be petforiued at the Capitol over the remains of the late Preston S. Brooks ! were to be attended by an immense throng of ci! tizens and stangcrs of all degrees and positions in j society. Long before the two Houses met, the I gauerie*, rotunda nnil avenues leading to ihctwo j chambers of Congress were ulmot>t blocked up by , the living mass thus ultractcd into the Capitol building. ! The delivery of the eulogy pronounced l>y Mr. I Toombs in the Senate chamber wa3 cut short by the state of bis feelings, which so ovoretime him as thai be took his seat in the middle of tlio dis! course he designed speaking. The eulogies delivered ill the House were able i nnd eloquent efforts indeed. An allusion to the affair in the Senate chamber between the deceased and Senator Sumner, embraced iu the roI murks of Mr. Savage, however, gavo lise to a ' manifestation of much excitement, and to no little conversation, on the pait of many of the ' members iu ull pnrts of the chamber during the recess. It bids fuir to become the subject of much newspaper comment, we apprehend." THE BLujS HEDGE RAILROAD. | A meeting of tlic Directors wua held ill I Charleston on Monday the 26th uit. It appears that the Hoard of Directors, in consequence of the insufficiency of the p-* lit means of the Company, to continue all th ?ork under contract, had resolved to susp. ?d the work west of Pendleton, and apply their present resources to the completion of the tunnels in South Carolina and Georgia. The act of tho Legislature, granting nid to thin Company, directs that the Comptroller, in behalf of the State, shall subscribe five hundred thousand dollars, whenever the Company should ruise by corporation or private subscription, one million of dollars, uud when the further sum of five hundred thousand dollars should be raised by the Company, then the State should subscribe another five hundred thousand, thus making the subscription of the State contingent upon the amount of private stock taken. The first sum of ...III:.... 1 ? ui |>| 1. iilu Ituuscri|iui)ii lias UCCII made and the first installment, five hundred thousand dollars of State stock, securcd. The Company has m yot failed to raii<e the additional five hundred thousand necessary to secure the second installment of the Slate subscription for the same amount. The Company is wanting but about two hundred and twenty thousand dollars to secure the second installment of the Stale subscription. Messrs. William and Joiin T. Sloan, of Anderson, have made a proposition to the Board of Directors, to ruise iu AnderHon and along the line of the lload, seventy thousand dollars of this eum if the people of Charleston would undcrtake to raise the balance?one hundred aiul fifty thousand dollars. The meeting of the ooitru was cuned oy tlio l'resident, to consider this proposition. J Wc earnestly liope that ihc amount may be raised to 6ceure the Slate subscription, and thus enable the Company to resume the contracts now ! suspended. We regret the present embarrassmeut which had made it necessary that any portion of the work should be suspended. It is known that it will require from three to five years to finish the Stump House Tunnel, and that the Roud beyond the Tunnel, even if the grading was done and timbers laid, would be useless until the Tunnel was finished. This fact, no doubt, has dono more to ruspend the contracts for grading, Ac., than the wunt of resourced. It would certainly ho unwise, even with ample meaus, to pay for grading and timbers now, which could not be used for four years to come. NORTHERN ELECTIONS. The election of a Representative of Bluck Republican interest to the United States Senate, from Pennsylvania, over Mr. Fobnky, Democrat; the dismissal of Gen. Cams from the councils of the nation ; the election of Simmoxs to supersede James, from Rhode Island, with the re-election of SuMxea, IIamlix, and the election of Nourbk, from Maine, by acclamation, will do much to dispel the baseless fallacy, that the triumph of Mr. Buchanan decided the great issue between the North and South. Even Pennsylvania, (the home of Mr. Buchanan,) whose sympathies, by her verdict iu November last, were supposed to be on the side of constitutional rights has neutralised the effect of that verdict, by sending a Black Republican to the Senate. Mr. Buchanan will iak? Hi. ?? ? w"' House, with the public opinion of his native State against his Administration. We have never relied on the success of this or that candidate for President, as a sovereign spei cifio against sectionalism, abolitionism, fanaticism, Ac. These things once possessing the miuds of the masses, rise superior to the power i of any, Administration/ It is folly to look to > Presidents aud Cabinets for aafety, when a ma* jority of the American people will ere long enrol themselves in the amy of abolitionism, to fight with Inveterate hatred against oar peculiar social 1 and political organisation. IBS TMAli Of MACPWET AMU MFEOTB - min. . . At 4he rocent session of the United States , ^pricultural Society, held in Washington City, a W aewjnalo * time ~ m g^*1 Of Agriculilwllillt ' ri*?*b? fell of 1857- ^ v . v^; & " .-*1 - V.: {. > ' ' ? i^inr-l COMMUNICATED. TRIBUTE OF RESPECT. A lurgo nnd highly respectable meeting of tlio citizens of Abbeville District, wna lield in the Court House on Sules-day, the 2nd inst., to pity i a tribute of respect to the memory of the (Ion. ' Pukston y. IIiiuokh, our immediate Uupresentn' tive in Congrea*. the intelligence of whose death | hud a few days before reached un j On motion of Joiin II. .Wiijjon, Esq., Mr. j Tiioh. Thomson took tlie Chair, and J. Wardlaw Pkiihin neted ns Secretary. Mr. Thomson, in a few feeling and appropriate remarks,announced the death of Mr. Uuooks, and sluled that the meeting had assembled to j pny ft tribute of respect to liiH memory. Mr. Wilson proposed tlie following Preamble and Resolutions: Our immediate Representative in Congrees, tlio Hon. I'kkstcn S. Brooks, is no more. IIo died suddenly at Wellington on Tuesday evening (lie 27tli ultimo. It lias pleased God, in his mysterious providence, to cut off from among us, in the prime of manhood and ill the midst of liiN usefulness, our honored and beloved Representative. A faithful sentinel on the watch tower, he has fallen nt his post with his armour on, nobly E doing battle ill our cause, and ill the cause of the South. Therefore be it IlfKolvfd, That we deeply lament the sudden and untimely death of our beloved and honored I Representative in Congress, the Hon. 1'ukstonS. Rrooks. Jieaolrctl, That in bis death, South Carolina has lost a loyal, devoted and chivalrous sou ; the Eolith an alilu and fearless champion, and his constituents an honest, bold, and faithful Representative. i * i inn v? .nisi, ?-? uiuiini ms ueaiu, we will ever cherish his memory, mul honor hiu name, for his devotion to our cause, his integrity, Iiih fidelity and bis patriotism; uml especially will we ever hold him in lively remembrance for the Cerils he .so gallantly encoimteied in our service oth against the eucinics of our county, and the enemies of our institutions. lieanlrctl. That whilst we would not presume to ohtrudc upon the sanctity of domestic sorrow, w? most cordially tender our sympathies mid condolence t<> his bereaved and ultlietrd family, in their grief for the irreparable loss they have sustained. JlcKolrctl, That these proceedings he published in all the papers of the Congressional District, uud that a manuscript copy be forwarded by tho Secretary- to the family of tho deceuscd. Mr. McGowan rose and said, in substance, as follows: I second tho resolutions, and in doing so, beg I indulgence to any one word in reference to the melancholy cveut, Mr. Chairman: There is nothing more true thnn the solemn declaration that "iu the midst of life we are in death." liut whilst we know that death is daily seizing its victims in our midst, and that we live hourly under the inexorable law that all men are born to die, 3'et we are startled, the 1 blood runs buck with a sudden rush upon the heart, when one young in yenrs uud in blooming health?when one possessing the confidence of his fellow-citizens, uml actually in the enjoyment of a high sent of honor, is suddenly cut down without wumiuir or urciiionition. nod fur from family aud home friend*, is precipitately hurried to the tomb. In this world of borrow, it is ditlicull to conceive anything more sorrowful Minn this. Mr. Brooks is d?nd. Wc are informed (lint he died suddenly in Washington City, on Tuesday evening the liVih ultimo lie has been cut down ill the very morning of life, nud ill the midst of his honors and usefulness. Wc can scarcely realize an event so unexpected, to startling, and so overwhelming! I have known Mr. Ouooks long, and the relations in which wc have been associated, enabled mo to know iiiin well. We were ill college together, where the wannest and most disinterested friendships of life arc contracted. After the bonds of college brotherhood were sundered by our graduation, and entrance upon tlio stern realities of life, similar inclinations soon threw us together again, And I met him in the Mexican war, ns Captain of the F.dgelield Company, in the glorious Palmetto Regiment. There is no better test of the qualities of a inun tliu.ii the hardships of a roldicr's life. We endured together for eightaen month*, thelaliors and perils, the privations and sacritk-es, of that magnificent campaign, which captured the Capital of Mexico, occupied the heart of the enemies' country, and conquered an honorable peace for tho nation. Soon after his return from Mexico, Mr. Buookh was electcd to Congres?, under circumstances highly creditable to him. fie was re-elected twice, and the last time without opposition, aud unanimously. We can say of him, in the utmost truth, that lie proved himself equal to any and to all the positions of honor and trust award ed to hiin by his fellow-citizens. It is unnecessary even to allude to ititx course in Congress? that is well known to every citizen of this Congressional District. He surpassed the expectations of ]iia most sunguiue friends, and has undoubtedly enrolled his name in tho long list of Carolina's distinguished orators and statesmen, and impressed it upon the general history of the country. But the other day, the citizens of this Congressional District received him buck from Washington, with a jubilee nt Ninety-Six, as warm, as cordial, and as grand, as ?uy triumph ever awarded to a Roman General, for victories won over barbarian enemies of the Empire. To-day, his cold and lifeless corpse may be, and most piuuuuiy win oe, received ui 1110 sumo piuce in deep humility, sorrow and mourning. What an illustration of the instability of all things mortal! How true the remark of the great orator upon an occasion somewhat similar: " This melancholy event plainly reads us an awful lesson against being too much troubled about any of the objects of ordinary ambition. Our worthy friend, who has been suddenly snatched from us, whilst his desire* were as warm aud his hopes as eager as ours, has feelingly told us what shadows we are, and what shadows we pursue." Tlio Resolutions were uuanimonsly adopted, and the meeting sorrowfully aud silently dispersed. " J. WARDLAW PERRIN, Sec'y. tr The papers of the Fourth Congressional District are respectfully requested to copy. At a meeting of the citizens of Greenwood, held ou 3lst January, in the Presbyterian Chapel, Dr. 8. V. Cain was called to the Chair, and on iwiiun 01 air. a. vawck, me ?jnairman was requested to appoint a Committee to draft a Preamble and ReaolatioMi.exprcaaive of the feelings and sentiments of the body. Mr. A. Vance, CapU Wv, H. OairrlN and Mr. John R.Rilky, were appointed that'Committee, who, after a short absence, returned and reported the following Preamble and Resolutions: * By the decree of a* All-pise Providence, we, the eitiaaot of Greenwood, are called upon to expreaa our regret, at the leas o( oar late distinguished and moeji beloved Representative iu Congress, the Hon. Pilkstom 8. Bbook* ; and whilst we bow in KumSl* submission N this unalterable decree, we'fee! that not only 8outh CarLiti v1'. a 1*' . JVx . J %*-? I ouna, Mt tM WDOW INMUI, dm KMt noble cLampion *nd brave defender of Lir principle* *od ker righ e fu)ocw coo id ... ' i...1 1 . lively emotions of pleasure and pride, Inn spirited e and mnnly course iu the councils of his country. , 3. Itrxnlvrd, Thut we deeply sympathize with . his ufllicted family, ut their irreparable loss. 4. Jlctolrrd, That a copy of the nhovo Preamble and Resolutions bo (sunt to his bereaved family. 6. Hrxolvrd, That these proceedings be published in tlio Abbeville Hutmrr, hub pendent f'rrxx and FMgeiield Adrrrtinrr, with a request that all the papers in this Congressional District, copy the same. 1 CIIAS. R. MOSELY, Sec'y. 1 Ninetv-Six, S. C., Feb. 3, 1857. Wiikrkab, on insciutable Providence has called our State, in common with the whole South, to mourn over the fall of our Representative in Congress, llun. 1'hkkio.n S. Uiiookh; and constitilting as wo <li>, that portion of his constituency belonging to Iiit* immediate neighborhood, wo feel culled upon to give expression to our grief for the dcutli of one whom we loved for liin gentlemanly hearing, his exalted patriotism und his untiring devotion to the interest of his beloved Stute. lie it therefore 1. RctolveJ, That the nnhle and dignified course of 11 oil. Piikston S. Hkooks ill Congress, ' has endeared him to our heartn, and more than realized !ho most sanguine expectations of his friends. 2. Jirtolt'td, That in bis death, our State has lost n faiihful sentinel, and one of her truest und most patriotic sons. 3. Jttxolrol, That while we deplore his death as u loss to the South, we how with submissive reverence to llim in whose hands ure the issues of life ami duuth. 4. Hc*olml, That we tender to the family of tltf deceased, our hcaitfoll syiii[iutliica in their ufllietion. 5. Resolved, Tlint. a copy of the above liesollltions li? presented to the family of Col. Kiiookk, ami that the Abbeville !lamier, Iiub'jfnil'-iit J'ress and Kdgefteld Advertiser, be furnished with a copy fur publication. N. MeCANTS, Prcs't. J. W. Caliioun, Sce'y. Clinton, January 21*. At half three o'clock today we received tho mournful intelligence of tlis death of the Hon. I'. S. Dkooks, one of Carolina'** noblest j soiiH, and a beloved Representative of the 4th I Consrrefsional District.. \vln? <1 ? ?! sii<t<l?nli- ?i il.? I City of Washington, on Tuesday the 127ih inst., at 7 o'clock, I*. M. After u hriof hut. brilliant career in Congress, hu hns been cnllctl from oiiriniJ.it l>y an all-wine Providence. And as a mark of respect to the memory of the lamented deceased, all business was mcasurahly suspended, and a meeting of the citizens of Clinton was culled. At the appointed hour, Tiio'h. Cn.u?:, Esq. was culled to the Chair, and J.vs. A. Dkk.n requested to uet. as Secretary. The meeting was culled to order hv the Chairman, with a few appropriate remarks expressing the object of the meeting. A committee of live was appointed to report a Preamble nnd Resolutions expressive of the sentiments of those assembled, consisting of N. S. Harris, Esq, IV. F. i\1ctts, <J. I*. Copel.md, Jus. McCrury and Muj. E. Ileurdcii. Through their Chiurman, the eommittee after a short ubsence reported the following I'reaiuble and Hesolutions:? Whereas, it has pleased Almighty CJod, in the dispensation of his Providence, to cut otr, in the midst of his usefulness, one of Carolina's mast gifted und most noble sohp, one whoso towering intellect uml noble. chivalrous heurintr bus ph. deared him to every citizcn of the Southern States, and made him reflected everywhere, and beloved l>y liia constituents. Therefore he it 1st. Jirtolrcil, That in the death of I'rkkton S. IIiiiiokp, South Carolina has sustained an irreparable loss, the fourth C'onfrrcamoinil Dirtriet deprived of u Representative of whom who was justly proud, and a sincere friend and neighbor, whose kind and nohle nature could only he upprceiuted by those who knew him best. 2nd. J{tmitrfil. That, we eannot find lanpungo 1 to express the deep lieart-rendiinr erief we feel in the loss of one we no inileh loved ami adinireiL 8r?l. lle*oh'nl. That while we meekly submit to the dispensations of ail all-wise Providenee, we 1 cannot hut feel, ami our hearts would say? "would that any one had died hut thee.'' jm. a',.,./..-.# ti...? ..... i~t to the fmiiily of the deceased in their affliction*, | hit 1 that a copy of these proceedings be sent to ( the family of the drcvuseii. 5th. RcKo'.vvd, Tliat wo wear the usual badge of mourning on the left arm for thirty days. tilll. Jicnolvnl\ That the proceeding* of thin , meeting be published in the papers of this Congressional District, and in the Carolina Tunes. Mr. N. S. IIaiiris, in presenting the report of the Committee, made an able, and impressive speech. lie suiil: ( I feel that any effusion 01" eloquence would ut , this tiino be inappropriate. We hove met to express our deep and heart-felt grief at the death of one whoso many virtues I do not feel prepared to attempt to portray ; one, who for his devotion to tho rights ol his constituent?, and honor of our beloved State, has brought down upon him tho hitter anathemas of almost one en tire neetional division of our Confederacy. And for Ilia unflinching devotion to tlio Aonor of the Ituine of his birth: hint he ever been threatened with that most dreaded of all enemies?the dagger of the a8*<u>siii. Dut true to his trust, and his Stale, he stood a faithful and fearless \catcfiDian at his post. Possessed of the highest order of intellect, with a will that knew no difficulty that he could not overcome, combined with a blind devotion to the interest, and the honor of his constituents, it is not strango that we feel deeply his loss. Truly, then,may we feel that a rmlamnity is upon ut>, and truly, in tho language of one of the resolution?, may we say from our hearts, " would that any one had died but ihec." Dut enough, I pause to drop a silent tear at tho unexpected death of one we so much delighted to honor. But we fear we are doing too much injustice to even a synopsis of the speech. We would only say, while honoring the dead, the speaker reflected much credit upon himself. Thomas If, Pitts, Esq., was then loudly called for, who aroje, nud in solemn, dignified, and burnirfg eloquence portrayed the magnanimity of his character, who so nobly defended our in* dilutions in the cabinct and in the JUld, lie said: But a few days since, and we rqoiccd in the glittering pearl wo possessed in him, who now lives oDly in memory ; that tho solemn toll of the funeral song has already told us that a national oalamity ban befallen our mighty Republic. South Caroliua's most brilliant jewel is now wrapt in the winding theft, lion. Pbuton 8* Baooxs is dead. One of oor beacon lights has been extinguished ; he whose chivalry and patriotism knew no superior, is gone, and oqr whole country is in mourning. What shall I say f? Shall I tell you of the magnificent laurels which entwined his brow when he stood bat a short time tiuee upon the plains of. a distant country f battling meat nobly and gloriously for the rights nd liberties of his couutrv 7 Shall I sav hia nn daunted con rage and enthtulastie seal made him ft'flt snbject to face the cannon's month I Shal I tell yon that in-the lialls of oar National Gonn cil he stood eminent as a statesman, and as apo iiticlapt' .whoae opinion was respected and admired' Or shall I tell you that he was placid, e^m, ana letfiihtlul, in the home circle, endeared to ill and be Wed by hts friends f I consider al' iMb- IdwppropriMe, fotrfatoftf magnificent minds tbsdirfmiaa wHI" portray ?M?t ?V Mntly those otoiliiiM wbioil ob?fMt?fixMl hi? nttare A mom mWm* ebaraetec ka* p?r<* *!* <?, ife? We h?T? not been able ereh (o give a meager iketch of (lie gentleman's remarks, as neither time nor space will n<1init, nnd Iiojm? Mr. l'itts will Wiiisli n cojiy for publication. TIIOMAS CKAIG, Chairman. Jamkh A. I)ftk>, Secretury. SOUTH CAHOLINVBAILROAD. From the unnuul report of John Caldwkll, ['resident of this Itond, it appears lluit the gross income lins been $1,5-10,901. Running expenses, $780,092, deducting interest on foreign unit ilomestic debt, $>I90,S'J'J. Leaving n net income uf $570,438. WITHOUT A*BEARD. We have received ft few heudti of n new variety of barely without beard?, from I. W. Humes, of New York, who wishes to introduce its culture in the IJnited Ktiiteo, nnd he proposes to send u head to any perron who nuty send him a stamped envelope containing their address. Address I. W. Huiuus, West Macedon, New York. PERIODICALS. We are in receipt of JShtckicowl for January, with the following table of contents: Scones of Clerical Life?The Sad Fortunes of the Reverend Amos Itarton ; Mrs. Hariett Browning? Aurora Leigh; The Athelingi>, or, The Three Gifts; New Facts ami Old Fancies about Sea Anemones; A Christmas Tale; Routine, John Pec astro: A Quaint Rechauffe; Maid Barbara ; European Politics. it will l?e remembered that litarkicoodand the four English Itrvinr* are re-printed in New Vork, by Lkonaiw Scott ?fc Co. Persons wishing to subscribe for either, or all these works, would do well to refer to (he prospectus, to be found on outside pag<* of our paper. Another Munlcr.?On Friday night last, about 9 o'clock, Peter Livingston, the son of Marshall Livingston, deceased, was killed ill a most hrutal nnd cowardly manner. While silting with the family nround the fire-side, a stone wns heard to strike against Iho house, whcreU|>on ho got up, wont to the door, ami upon opening it, was shot through the head. In three hours afterwards, lie was <lea<l. The Coroner's Jury found a verdict in accordance with the fact. When will there he pence in the. land? Newberry District is covered over with hlood, and she is fast earning for hcisclf the title of the Bloody District.?Xcicberry Situ, 28th u/t. Slarc Exemption in ?Wo learn from the Mississippian, that the Senate of Mississippi, on the 9th u!t., after it long and interesting discut-'gion, adopted, l>y a vote of 20 to 5, the following amendment, oifeicd by .Mr. Kllet, to the court bill, exempting a portion of slave property from Bide tinder execution: " Kxcmptiiig one slave, to be selected b}- the debtor, if ho have more than one. And should such debtor select to retain a female slave, then ill the children of siteh female, under the age of twenty years, shall likewise bo exempted." "At a mouse mid rat hunt, which cnmc ofT recently at Bridgeport, Vermont, two parties engaged in competition, forty men and boys on a uide, under two captains. The result was as follows : Joseph Fletcher, 5112 rata?17^ bushels mice. g-* II MMI - - *" ' * *? . ii. - - -i ti rais?1.<2 busiicis mice. Total, rat?, 31 bush. mice." Wo clip the above from mi exclu ngo, but canuot vouch Tor the truth of it. A llrmnrknhlr Statement.?We find ?]?a following singular jitirugrii] ) in the Canada oorres|ionileuec of the London Telegraph, ill n letter dated Toronto, December 7th: Col. i'rcmont, the defeated Presidential candidate, has been sojourning for tell days in the cily of Ottawa, eompletely incoj. lie had fled thither, it is said, to save himself from the iin post unities of his friends, who were dunning liiiu most unmercifully. /loyal J*W?t?.? Under this head, one of our Mohiln exchanges mentions that Mr John Ticknor lias boxed up a pair of horned owls, and sent lliem to ller Majesty Queen Victoria. They were taken in the woods of Baldwin county, Alabama, and, from their size and breeding, the ilotiht is expressed whether such n pair .can be found ill nil the Zoological gardens of Europe. To Clrati Marble.?Mix tip n quantity of very strong sonp lye with quick lime, to the nonsUtKiicy of milk, and lay it on the marble yon wish to clean, where it inny remain twenty-four or ll.Irlu 1 re ft...UK - -...1 "> ?? ...... um. water, utiii it will appear ns if new. Snuff.?It is n?serteil Hint it cont* the general government eevcrnl thousand dollars a Hcsxiou to furnish member* of Congress with KutifT. A box lli.it will hold half u peck, id secured hy the desk of the Clerk of the House, and is filled with fresh Maenboy every morning. A Mammoth Depot. ? The depot buildings, machine shops, Ac., of the Central Hail Road Company, at Savannah, are said to he the most extensive of anything of the kind in the United State*. They cover thirty seven acres of ground, and coat ?-100,000.?Atlanta Intelligencer. i/oiu it trtuncr in norma.?un uie Vita 01 ueceniber, t!io thermometer ut Micnnopy, E;ist Florida, stood at 22 degrees, at sunrise, wliich is colder than linn ever been known in that region before. Standing waler froze to the depth of two inches, and ice accumulated for several days. Saturduy, the 24th ult., is snid to have been the coldest dny ever known in Vermont. Thermometer* in various pluees congealed, and the weather judges estimated that the mercury, if it could, would have indicated fifty degrees below rero. Large Hogt.?Tho Chnttnuooga (Tenn.) Advertiser, of the 20th December, says: Up to this time, there have been 8,000 hogs slaughtered in this city, which averaged four huudreri pounds a piece. Olio of them weighed 680 II*. iielt. Bear Shooting.?The Montgomery Mail reports the exploit of a gentleman who shot four bears 'n Texua in one duv. and eleven iu tlie course of a month. This wo consider pretty tail hunting. Consumption in Boston.?Seven hundred and sixty persons died in BoKton of consumption, iu 185f>, being about one-aixth of the whole mortality, Four huudred and five were females. Good Offer.?Jumes Robinson, the circus rider, has been offered by a northern circus company, $250 a week for three years, and to pay all his expenses, in a European tour. A couple, named Jerry Better and Louisa Well, wore married at the cathedral in Cincinnati, on Saturday. Louisa was Well, but now she is Betltr. Picture-frames, and otlier like articles of arl, re now manufactured in England from a cement oomposed of brick dust and coal tar. The article* are oompresaed in mold* and dried. Lemon juice ie principally relied on by the physioians in London, for caring rheumatism.? Three tableepoonfuls per day ia a dose for a man. ' The 8?thorn Univemty of Greensboro*, In Alabama, under the control of-the Methodists, has ha4 $200,000 of funds raited for Its endowment Four ?a4* half mftttons of raw silk ar? exported annually from Chins. As ranch silk, we think, could be raised la our own country. 4 ' cumuuml'atcd. AH IMPORTAUTi DISCOVERY! Mr. Euitob :?Dr. Franklin, when Minister lo I France, found il necessary to inform the Parisians lliut the tun rose every morning. AccusI tomrd to retire ut two or three o'clock nightly, | nn<l rise nt ten or twelve next, day, tliey liad enj tircly last sight of the fact, that the glorious 1 luminary to which they were indebted for the ! amoni't of daylight their habits allowed them to | enjoy, actually did go through the daily operation of rising. This important discovery suggested at once to the Aincrican philosopher, a train of Yankee logic, as to the amount which would I be saved in the wuy of I'njhts, if these came Pa* \ risiuus would retire a little earlier, mid conso- \ quently rising earlier, use the sun licit t ? I Providenec furnished y rutin. Now, Mr. Editor, I liavo a similar discovery \ In report to ilio enlightened citizen** of Abbeville. \ I I have discovered, what 1 know will be netc* to - \ a great many of Litem, namely, that Ihrre it tueh a day <11 Sisnuav. Many of them will reinein1>erf |iei-li:i]>s, that tliey lmve ' heard tell" of vtich a lay, stuck on to the end of the week, and making nn awkward gap between the business of Saturday and Monday. Some of tlieni may linve nn indistinct remembrance of n day like this, which used to briny limit riyht up as boys, and put a violent stop lo all sorts of play and funr once a week. But I am persuaded, sir, that my discovery nf ilii? ?'<?? " ll - - ?j i I'iisu 1101 a lew of your readers, who have looked upon it as an abrogated statute, or ( ntuclhiug buried away long sinco among the fossil remains of the geological IlgPK. Mr. Kditor, the nm dors riswhether the Pa* risinns know it or not; ami, sir, there is n day in existence called Sunh.w ?I found it out yesterday. Take my word for it, sir, it is a fact. I had often heard of llii.i day?that in old times it was called "the Lord's day," and there was an old oidiunnce, often quoted by well-meaning religions people, that it was lo he kept, holy?no woik done whatever; and I had heard that it tritx the custom to assemble on that day for publie worship. Well, yesterday, nature deigned to give us a smile, and the huii poured down his brilliant beams to celebrate his triumph over the dethroned and retreating Snow King. Well, i?irf I notiecd that everything was uuusnaUtj quiet? stores closed?all still?except a drove of mules, who seemed to mistake the ringing of some bells (I found out afterwards they wero church bells.) | for a signal to go to iriilrrinif, and then for a I while it irusn't quiet. They didn't know it was I Sunday, evidently. Hut afier a while it bccame ; Mill, and with these dim, diojointcd impressions upon my iniiiil, "Sunday," " Preaching," "Worship," added to t he mystic sounds of those bells, I started olF on a voi/ni/e (I uso the word significantly, for we are nil ajfoat here underneath)?? vujrngc 01 uiseovery. I notie? d several houses which looked like what rued to he culled churches, and which several individuals were entering. I followed suit. And sure enough, here I wn?( Mr. Editor, in n veritable church! Now, sir, imagine, if you can, the feelings of Hr. Kane, when in the midst of regions of eternnl ice, he disco*ered mi ojirn ttea of (lowing water ! Imagine the feelings of llio antiquarian Luyard, when, after digging for j ears through Assyrian mud, he found himself all at onee in tilt pal nee. halls of Nebuchadnezzar, and you have my feeling". To bo sure, this church, thus discovered, looked very much like those palace halls "deserted"?for, as a preacher remarked, there were just enough persons present to make up the Scripture quorum of 44 tieo or three gathered together." This win a "full indeed, my countrymen," from whut I had heard ?>f iho.se old-time assemblies for public >vvn>ui|i. j>iii men i allowed Kouir Tor the cx??gcrat ion of antiquity ; but I was convinced of tlie fuel, Mr. Kdhor, '.hut there wax xttch a day at Huml'ty, and I irixh to report the discovery to the people of A bbcrille (J. If. To those who ure unacquainted with the whereabouts of the day, I would say that it conies 8oinewhe.ro between Saturday and AIoiiduy, nnd if lliey arc awake, they'll And it; and as to its duties ami use.", I refer them 10 nu old hook I hi ard read yesterday, called the Jiiblt. Upon inquiring of the few who were present* where the balance of this enlightened population had disappeared to, I was told that most of them were retting from the fatigues of traveling through the mud all the week, it having been linnded down by tradition that this was a day of rest. From the fragment of an old statulc which had been religiously preserved by some, they considered it perfectly lawful to ' work" their way through mud and mire all the week, and were ready day and night to navigate all .crossing*, however dangerous; scale blue hill* and red hill* and black Ail/*, however slippery, when interest * or pleasure demanded ; bill their piety forbade their "working" oil tlie Sabbath. Thoir conscience* would not allow them to work even their icoif to church. No, not they ! Well, Mr. Kditor, Abbeville i* n muddy plnof, nud 'hard to travel 1'' It reminds me of what *. Itobert Hull said of Dr. Gill's Commentary on the Bible: " It is n continent of mud." And it i* astonishing how much deeper people's feet sink oil Sutuhty than uny other da}'. It must be be* canthey have their whole stock of intermittent piety nbout them 011 that day t and that's the reason, no doubt, why so many pious people don't venture out. With such a load of religion as iliey have to curry, it trould bo perilottt, and they won't risk it. No, not they! They prefer dusting their Bibles at home, and refieshing themselves with the last paper, seasoning tlieir religion with ? little politics, and looking for tbo advance in cotton, to raise their piety. It is true, M man}' of thesa have earring68, or could easily . procure tliein ; but then their pi*ty i? again iu the way. Tht>y cnnnot conscicntioutly trouble _ . their ooachinuu (poor man !) to drive ihem out to church on Sunday, after driving tbopi everywhere etee all the week. So you perceive, Mr. Editor, that it is ihtrpitly of these people, WTifch depopulate* oor churches, ami {. should not be ' surprised ir it also saves them the trouble of gel* ting to Heaven. v ' Well, Mr. Editor; they cull, this town Arnr.au of South Carolina H It svtrely is a re> fitied place, wry ! It has temple* enough I It has a Mars-Hill, too, (the fighting ground In V" . front of the Marshall Houpe.; To complete' tjie <6 parallel, it only needs, for the accommodatioitof ; many of its inhabitants, a publio altar ia ?)|r ? square, witii this inscription: .. f't j TIIK I1NKMAVM ?An P At any rote, Mr. Editor, I wish' $4.discover} made public, that there t? mrh a day ^ and that there are three churches ill iKfe t&ty}, " " ! , some, if not all, of which are open. oft that <}??:* . and torn* of the Christians of Ahbev^ie do *oim- '* * tiu{* go to church on U\?t day. In yig|^ * these churches, too, good fit** X there peed be no few of the fcy public exposure. '' I invite the eitiiens of this place, to* test theae facta by personal inspection. Therefore, puWjh this. PRQ BO?p.JPqW4Cft ^ - Fekroeiy^isw. ,t; fc|* . The Grtt womau whoappeare^#* theHftflW stage, wa? Mr*. Coleman, in 16A&r fhtioiMy, uie^ enacUd woman's character. / ^ * runch says that every family. o*|ht to keep* kitten to amuse the children. Thoy abou! d ilso , keep childrcitoto euose (bp kitten, '' . < ' ?W 4 V V * ?. , -