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THK AMftlUOAR FLAO. 'I'llli. ilny i* (In* nnnivrisnvy "f tin* adoption of the Amerienn King. a r?>.?i>!ii(i???? hnviiiir been introduced in the American Congress, June I3ili, 1777, "'i'lint (lie Ann of the thirteen t'nitod State* lio thirteen stripe*, alternately rod and white; *1 lint the Union no thirteen Main, white, in a bine field, representing ft new constellation." There is a s'riking coincidence between the (letup) of o\ir llnir ami the arms cif General ! Wikitiinijttn, wliii'h consistel of three stars in tho upper portion, nn<l three liars rnnniiig across the esoutbfcon. It is (bought. by some that the flag was JeriveJ from this heraldic design, History informs lis that, several tings were used by the Yankees before the present national one wus adopted. In .March, 1775, n minor tbig with a red field wes hoisted in New York, bearing the inscription on one side, of "George Ilex and the liberties of America," and upon the reverse, " No lVpcry." (Sen. Israel Putnam raised on Pros* pect llill, .luly lSth, 177.>. a ling bearing on one Hide the motto of cur Cominonwoulih, " Qui irunstulit sustineton tho other, "An appeal to Heaven"?an appeal well taken nnd amply i T,, T.t .1? It-.:- - I1 I > wvwwti, illil, LI1C I10ULIII? INU- | t-criesof Boston bore n flag with the latter motto, ( and a pine tr<y upon .1 white field, bearing the j Massachusetts emblem. Some of the colonics used, in 1775, a flatr with 11 rattlesnake coiled as if about to strike, and- the motto, '-Don't tread on me,'1 1)11 the 2d January, 17*f>, the grand union flag otgiln> stars and stripes was raised on the j heights near Boston, and it is said that some of : the regular*) made the grand mistake of snppos- ! ing it was a token of submission to the King, j whoso speech had just been sent to the Alller icans. The British Register of I77i>, says: " They (the rebels) burnt tho King's speech, (ind changed their colors from a plain red ground I to u flag with thirteen stripes, as a symbol of the ; munhcr and Union of the colonies." A letter from llo.slon, published in the Pennsylvanin (iazett.. in 177(>, say: "The union flag was raised on the 2d in compliment to the United Colonies." Tho various flags wc have mentioned, tho I'ine Tree, Rattlesnake, and tho Stripes, were Used according to the taste of the patriots, until July, 1777, when the stars and stripes were established by law. At first a stripe was added [ for each new State, but tho Hag became too ; large, and Congress foreseeing, possibly the spirit of annexation, reduced the stripes to the original ! thirteen, and now tin* stars arc made to correspond in number with the States. 'l'hc American Jlag is one of the niosl bountiful thiil tloats upon any land or sea. Its proportions are perfect when it is properly made?one half as broad as it is lonjj. The iirst stripe ut the top is red, Iho next white, etc., making the last stripe red. The blue liehl for the stars is , the width and square of the first, seven stripes, ! viz: four red and three while. The colors of iho i , _ American llat; are in beautiful relief, and it is j altogether a biautiful national emblem. Long inny it wave untarnished, lie who would erase tine stripe., or dim one star upon it, "acts a traitor's part, and deserves a traitor's doom."?Jiusionx llcruhl, 13.'/; u/t. l'\:nnh> Life iii A"iii-vis.?The following picture of female life in Kansas is from a letter in I the J'ortxiiioiti/i J) ifume, dated Strawberry Hill, i Mn\ Ititli. It is evidently the production of | " one of tho women," for wild times and out ofthc-way places: 1 T wish to yooduess I could send you a drawing of our house and Minoture ; 1 can't do the thing justice. The house is about as laryeas your kitchen. The logs are beautifully hewed inside, i they still retain their natural appearance on tho , outside. 1 have the greatest quantity of kindling by just going around the walls and pulling ' them otE^UVe will have enough to last soveral ' 3-cars if we have good luck. We have no win- i dow, but something far more convenient, made j by simply moving the shingles to one side; as tliey are not nailed, it answers every purpose.? The day wo got here, Mr. S. made me a table ' and cupboard, and two benchcs, one of the bench- t es lias a Knelt. As nnr tnwtof oo.la l.~?. ..?? -?? ? I cnnm from the 'Pint, we make our beds on the lloor. We liars two shelves where we put all ' our pretty things. Three or four bags hanging ' around the walls help the appearance of tliein | very much. My guitar occupies a friendly pnsi- | tion near the meat hug. 1 have a nice little cooking stove, which bakes very well. We have 1 110 chairs or anything that town people require. ' I wish you had seen ns eating our first dinner; we had no dishes. Charley ate oft" a shingle; Mh S. took the lid of the stove! M ate oft' lic-r bread; 1 had a big piece of brown paper.? i We drank our colfec out of tin cups. L> ( and Mr. ti have made two of the nicest gardens you ever saw. They fenced them, and all in three days I helped I) clear off the gar- ' dens for three days?and 1 wish you could see i liiy hands! lint I have been very happy?it is , so nice to work alone with one's husband.? Thursday I did n three weeks' washing. 1) is very well, and as happy as he can be. He I has a wagon and a yoko of oxen, cow and calf, ) two turkeys and two dogs?which I believe, is all the live stock we have vet. We have not seen butter since we left the boat?it is not fash- l ionabie here. D is going to build a house | next week?a frame one too. IIow I wish you were here ; I long to see you. Tho country is no lovely, and we have a splendid place. I have two beautiful boqueta 1 gathered yesterday I when 1 went with J) after wood. I rode in an os wagon! It has been so cold lately that I have worn two dresses. 1 think the comet does it; what do you think of it by this time? NVo have the most gooseberries und raspberries you cm oil w, uii 111!in mo nouse ; besides strawberries all around the door, aud plenty of wild plums. COMPLIMENT TO "JOUR." PRINTERS. John C. Rives, in a recently published letter, on the subject of public printing, has n word of Buggeatiou to writers fur the press and of complKuent to the "jour," whoso dul}' it not unfrc<ju<fnlly is to make sense out. of very senseless chirography. None but a writer for tlie daily press can comprehend how much trutli there is in tlio velcran printer's remark. Many members of Congress, and eke not a few" greater men, must have been surprised at the respectable figure they cut in print, without thinking of the toilsome lubor uud the cxercise of belter 1 alleiit than their own, which had been expended by the "jour." printer in licking into shape a the message, report or sptfechfuruislied by them. Mr. Rives says: I have seen the manuscript writing of most great men of the country during the pa?? twenty y,ej?r^ and I think I may nay thai 110 twenty of thcan could stand the test of the scrutiny of onodialf of the journymcn printers omployed J11 my officci This fact will bo vouched by every editor in 4tp the Union. To the poor ' jour." many n "great man" owes his reputation for scholarship, and *rdrc tlio humblo type stickers to resolve, l>y coucert, to sot up manuscript in their liandd, for eVen one little week, precisely as it is written by * the authors, there would be more reputations slaughtered than their devils eould shako a stick nt in twenty-four hours. Statesmen would hocome " small by degrees and beautifully less."? Many au as3 would have the lion's hide torn front his limbs. Men, whom the world railed writers, would wake up of mornings and find themselves?famous as mere pretenders?humbugs? cheats. ? Watch a not irkiiabte Matter?Important Decision.?In the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, one llurton a postmaster at Evington, being inrtfeted under the 21st section of the act of Congress of Match ?dr-1826> for stealing a package containing two watches from the mail that came to his office from I'VeepOrt, Judge Treat decided that under this act, in connection with that of 1835, the watches having been put in a separate pack- !| ui?6 were not * mailable matter'' within the , meaning of the law; and that the defendant , was not liable to a prosecution under the United States tows for abstracting them from the Uni- { ted* mails?being only amenable to the < laws o0J*e State for larceny. The proseoi- , t'mj'at&i'ney having stated that this was the only pomt at issue, Court inatraeted the Jtrfy ] to find a verdict of not guilty. - , * - - * ' Extract of a letter,' dated Darlington. So. Ca- 1 Jane 17th, 1857: ? \ f V?f hare v*iy hot and dry weather, and J proapeeta rather gloomy Ju*t now for crone , bint ' witb good^WM henceforward^ they will come 1 oat yeU li?ope it may be tlte caae, that the * great acarcity of tha absolute aeeeaaariee of life may be relieved. Com ia eelliag at $I>90 pel' bnahel, andaearee at that. The whoalie geaer- | ally ^xtraordforfrfly fine, and wiUbeofvaalhelp i tone. I actually btffovo that the a?ar?Uy of \ jiroviaione ia no great *mw>bk <&? poor olaanes, that ,f many of ilteiu have not even a good eupnly d? ? of broad." i ABBEVILLE BANNER. (Thursday Morning, July 8, 1007. ~W. c. pa vis, Editor. RELIGIOUS NOTICE. We are requested to state that llio Rev. J.\o. T. Wk;iit.m.\x, of Charleston, will preach hefor? tlio Young Men's Christian Association, in the Methodist Church on Sunday evening next. THE LECTURE. We would take this occasion to remind members of the Young Men's Christian Association, that II. A. Jonks, Ksq., will deliver u Lecture at the next regular meeting, Tuesday evening the 7th inst. Subject?"Plato and his Writings." NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. We would call uttentioii to tho new Adver tiscment of Ciiamskrs & Marshall, who are offering Straw Ibmucts uiul gentlomcns' Suuiinor Ilats, ?t cos/ fur cash; and 11. II. Mounck, the owner of the District Right of Otis' 1'ateut Lighting Conductors. SONS OF TEMPERANCE. The Anniversary address of the Abbeville Division, Swiis of Temperance, will be dolivcred in their llall, on Wednesday evening July 8th, at 8 o'clock, hy the llev. ('. Muiioiiinon. The ciii/.cns generally are respectfully invited to attend. THE WEATHR. For several days during the past two weeks, we have hail remarkably coo], pleasant weather for the latter part of June, which was a very material relief from the oppressively dry weather; some days however, during this lime, were exceed- 1 ingly warm and sultry. Until Sunday last, we 1 have had no rain, of any consequence, inline- j diatcly iu this vicinity, for nearly four weeks, at which timo we had a very refreshing shower, ] reviving the vegetable kingdom wonderfully, hut ! was not what would be called a " season." We ' believe our District generally has a sutlleieitey ] ?r i " - ...... vfjia ui an hiii(is are promising a plentiful yield. GEN. WALKER'S LETTER. According Jo promise, we publish, on our first p"g?\ this most interesting, and ably written letter, to which wc would call the ospec:ial attention of our readers. It is well worth a careful perusal, although a lengthy paper.? My rending this document, a full history of this remarkable man's eventful carcer in Nicaragua may he obtained, together with the circumstances which led to his embarkation in tliin perilous enterprise. It ulso places, as we stated last week, Commander Davis in a very unenviable position before the people. Wc see it stated itlso, by otbcr authority, that no order canjb? found at the Navy Department, to justify Davi#' conduct in the late aifair at Ilivas. TO CORRESPONDENTS. While wo cordially invite communications, on ill subject?, to our colutnus, we would tuke this Dcoasion to notify all correspondents that tliey nust shape their effusions ill manuscript as they lesire them to appear in //rial. We are induced '.?? make this plain suggestion as we are frequently required to make very troublesome alterations Voni co],i/. We hold ourselves responsible for jurown deviations only; yet, wo will take pleasure in making any alteration that may be essential to the good sense or grammatical diction of in article?even after it has beoi? put in type? is we deem it our duly to see that it reads coniirehensively, before we dismiss it from our hands ; jut wc seriously object to an article being ronoddi-led after it lias gone through our hands, lierely to gratify a whim of the author. THE CROPS. From every quarter of our State, where Wheat s grown, we receive the most gratifying accounts >t the abundaut yield of this crop; nor is this nippy result confined to our State alone, but iur exchanges, from every quarter of the Union, itlest like results. The prospect?, in some portions of the Cotton growing States, lor a large yield, are rather gloom}' at present; but it is thought that, by good, seasonable rains, from Lhis on during the growing season, nu average yield will be realized. Some of tho more phlegmatic, however, have despaired of making even half a crop; but this is the case only in narrow sections of country, where the late spring and frost were more severely felt. We see at this lime, no cause for murmuring at the " hard time," or indulging in paiiiful forebodings. It is true, Corn is selling, in some sections of our State, for enormous prices, aud very scarce even at any price; but this a very natural result, and our farmers cannot expect any other, while they persist in producing all Cotton and 110 Corn. Hf A Qrtvrn AT?r ??? - ? HI atJUil X\J vr.il JVDltA M1UN. The twenty-fourth ult-, a day somewhat noted in Masonry, was celebrated at Lowndesville, in this District, with becoming honors in conjunction with n meeting of the stockholders of the Savannah Valley Railroad. The order of Masonry was well represented from many of the surrounding Lodges, to th^pumber of, perhaps, one hundred and fifty^^he procession was formed by Col. IImu'f.r, a worthy brother Mason, and mnrched to a grove near by, where a large assemblage of ladies and gentlemen had collected, and the exercises were opened with prayer by llro. Jones, officiating as Chaplain, after which the Rev. B. Johnson, of this place, the Orator for the occasion, delivered one of the most chaste, elegant and Masonic Addresses we have ever listened to. This speech was more than an hour in the delivery, yet tho most perfect stillness was observed, and the fixed attention of all evinced the deep interest they full in the eloquent remarks of tho orator. As this Address is 1,.MUiii;u buuh, we lurbenr further comment. Our townsmen. Col. J. F. Marshall and II. A. Jones, Esq., were invited to address the meeting upon the subject of Railrouds, and acquitted themselves most nobly. We lenrn that some twenty-four thousand d'Alart additional stock was subscribed upon the occasion. After the speaking, dinner was annouueed, which was excellent and abundant. We have been thus brief in our notice of this ineetingt from the fact that our Correspondent, whose communication will be seen ia to-day's paper,has detailed the proceedings very accurately and fully, and more upon the subject would be a repetition. Death of Honorable Langdon Cheves.?This I atingutfthed gftntleman departed this life in this city on Fricher (yesterday) morning, after a few days mtsm iilneaa The distinguished dead is too well known throughout the Confederacy to require au extended notice from oar pen. W? leave for oth* trs, better qualified, to write his . . , . He waa An omamnnt to the Slate and proved himself one of the OMit able ud faithful adro satea of her,honor and glory.. In respect to his mortal remains Hie Honor Mayor Tradewel! haa mmmooed Ui? Citaeiwof Colombia U^^et^at liui.?Boston Toil. KANSAS, 00V. WALKKH, *?. No olio who read* nuil roll<-t:tt up??i pnBxim; ' events, etui ho otherwise than nware that the mile object nf the Administration, under llu control of the Consolidated National Democracy, is to keep in power, lo keep tin; party together, I whether thereby tin* constitutional guarantees lo I the different sections of the Lruiou, bo observed i or not. llcnee, in order to conciliutc the free-soil- i ers and prevent their amalgamation with the ]tlack Republicans or nigger worshippers, the Administration has actually conceived, as the conduct of Governor Wai.kkr, of Kansas, demonstrates, the infernal policy of lcuding its power to muke that distracted Territory after all an anti-slavery State. The reasons why the abolitionists and Illack Republicans refuse to act under the legally constituted Terrritoriul Legislature, must be obvioua 1 to every one. To do so, would strip tliem of their occupation?would deny to tliem their power of lino and cry! would deprive them of their instrument of agitation?this continually harping about slavery aiul iU untold evils.? Their pur|H>se in, to unite with the free-Boilers and form the nucleus of a party for lt?t?0. Single handed they will stand no chancc; but united with the free-soilers, they may, aud the only possible ehauee for amalgamation, is tho continual notation of the anti-slavery fanaticism. And is it possible that there arc some, oven in our midst, who would rather see this amalgamation prevented in order to the success of the glorious Democracy, than the extension of our institutions into Kansas? Yes I this is so, aud what makes the prospects, for the preservation of our country in it* integrity so gloomy, many of our people, who are honest and sincero ill their atlactiiui-nt to the Union, based upou tho priuci' pies of the Constitution carried out in good faith, are so Minded by the protestations of hucIi demagogues as actually to believo that, while //if,'/ arc (loimi no /?'.? //?.? ? / ttuir n'Ction ami institutions, they are prompted in their cause l>y cuiwiiliTiiliuUii i?F disinterested patriotism! History teaches that most of the (Jovornmentu of antiquity were ruined l>y tin- corruption of those in power, and whom the people had devoted lo places of honor and trust, llow few who read, believe such lessons! nnd how fewer still realize the fact that some banc is among us, corrupting our people, especially those in positions of power, undermining our institutions uttd driving us as fast ns time can carry us forward upon the rocks uml quicksands of anarchy, insubordination and bloodshed. We belfjvc there is but ono ground upon which this Union can he presorved, and that is, 1 to administer the government according to the principles of the Constitution. Is this government, so administered ; has it been for a series of years? Upon what ground then have wo any riirht to llOlll> frit- nmnnil.n.nt * - * 0 VII ?1IV i>ari 01 our enemies? And are we reduced to this, to be continually distracted, to liavo our property stolen without redress or any hope of recompense? Arc we, from this timo forth, to be inferiors in tho government, mid to grow less in influence and ' power? Will we submit to the infamous degradation of standing by and permitting our neighbors to enter tho promised hind with their prop- 1 orty, while they say to us, "Stand back, you shall not enter with yours!" Is tliul to be our doom? < ?is that tho inheritance we shall have to trans- ' mit to our children ? Are a people free who sub- ' mil to such inferiorities and infringements of their i rights? Is this the freedom fought for by our 1 ancestors?this the boon they left us and pur chased for us by their toil, their trensure and their > blood ? < **' ?? I TITP OTTUUATjrwts ??***" J.AUJ UVJJJJ1 nxuflli l/ADLXf, The London Timcx of Juno 6, saj's: " Since our lust notice of this great undertaking, with 1 the exception of a short interval of -10 hours last ( Monday and Tuesday, the work has advanced incessantly day and night The 'strand,' 'clos ing,' and 'serving' machine?, which revolve with 1 such astonishing rapidity, and whose noise can 1 be liuurd even to the centre of tlio river, have i done their work well, and spun an additional ( 500 miles of cable. Nearly OuO miles are now completed, aud at least 1,200 would have been > ready could the wire-drawers have supplied wire I as fast as the machines consume it. But that, , unfortunately, has not been the cuse, for the daily consumption of the wire has been greater than ' all the wire-drawers of England could furnish, ' and the consequence is, that less is ready for i shipment than was wished or anticipated. The | making of the two shore ends of the cable is well advanced. Those portions?namely, for 10 miles from the Newfoundland and 15 miles from the 1 Irish shores, are being manufactured of iminenso i length, in order to resist the action of the waves ov?r rocks, and dangers from vessels, anchors, &c. They are made of f 2 No. 1 wires, forming u cable of 1J inches in diameter, and weighing about C tons to the mile. The size of the wires used in these ends gradually diminishe as deep water is reached, so that it tapers down where it joins to the diameter of the main portion of the cutile. Those No. 1 wires are welded on to No. 2, which, in turn, are joined to No. 3 and so on, us shallow water and liability to accident are decreased. At these ends the gutta percha and 'sewing' of greased and tarred hemp are also made proportionally thicker, to lessen the chance of accident from compression of the out side npirul iron casing. "The manufacture of the contro portion of the cubic has also been begun. In order to avoid risk from the first ptruin of starting, about five or six miles of the ceutre will be made of the strongest steel wire. In place of twisted strands the cable will here be bound with eighteen No. 13 (olid wires of steel, so that this part of the telogruph will, it is asserted, bear a strain of 12 toils with safety, or nearly twice the amount of dead struin that is likely to come ui>on it at the first outset. "The preparations for shipping the cable arenearly finished, and the operation for trasferring the ponderous coils from the Fuctory to the hold of the Agamemnon will commence on Tuesday or Wednesday next Workmen from uie ury docks are now engaged in laying down moorings for the Agamemnon, which will arrive oft Clause and Elliot's tomorrow, (Saturday) morning. No less tlian ten anchors have been fixed to secure her from motion while this important work is going forword. From the factory to the side of the ship 10 barges will be moored stein and stern, aud along these the cable will be slowly wound by a 12 horse power engine. It will be stowed away in the hold in one fcremendons coil 45 feet in diameter and nearly 12 feet high. No vessel better suited than the Agamemnon for this purpose could he found in the navy." Influence of a Literary Tatte.?To a young man away from home, friendless and forlorn in a great city, the honra of peril are those between sun set uud bed time; for the moon and stars see 1 mure evil in a single hour than the sun iu his \ whole day's circuit. The poet's visions of eve? t ning aro all composed of tender and soothing images. It brings the wonderer home, the child to his mother's arms, the ox to his stall and the 1 weary laborer to his rest But to the gentle- J hearted youth who is thrown upon the roeka of , a pitiless city, and "stands nomelMs amid a thousand homes," the approach of evening brings with it an aching sense of loneliness and desola tion, which comes down npon the spirit like f darkness upon the earth. In this mood, his j, beet impulses become a snare to him, and ha is led astray because he is social, affectionate, sympathetic and warm-hurted. If there F be a young man thus circumstanoed with fa tha tl Bonn a of my voice, let me say to him that books , are the friends of tha friendless and that a 11- . brary is a home to the homeless. A taste ka 2 reading will carry you to oMiverse wilb meiTtiw will instruct yon oytheir wisdom and charm yob i by their wit?who will soothe you when vttft counsel you when peqjwxedi end f nnHMW wiw you ai ail Um? K*i? rpirita, in tWnal&JI* / ?5W. when fr*orctMsd ?od dnvin airajr fcy M, i Mat - * i. v roMMI'NII'ATkli. rUK SAVANNAH VALLEY RAILROAD.?THE MEETING AT L0WNDE8VILLE ON THE TWENTY-rOURTH. This wm n bright day fur the Masons, ami, we liope, fur this Road. >Vo trust others present, better able, will give a full and detailed account of the meeting; but wo must be excused fur dotting down, pro bono publico, n few things we daw, heard and fell, during its progress. There was a large turn out of the Brotherhood. At 10, A. M., a procession wus formed, consisting of from ISO to 200 of thcin, which marched, under a Hand of appropriate music, to the stand erected in that beautifully inclined grovo, South-west of the town?CoL liurpcr, Marshal of the day. Thence the order of the day was as follows: I'rayer by II. A. Jones, Esq., who officiated in place o( the Chaplain elect, who luilcd to appear. The prayer used was one connected with the ceremonies of tho Itoyal Arch Decree?a subliim-r nn% ??? ? ? more befitting tlie approach of tlio creature to llio Creator, on an occasion like that, it is impossible to conceive. Then followed, by tlie Kov. 15. Johuson, tlio Episcopal Clergyman who ufliciatCB ill the Episcopal Church here, one of the most neat, chaste, learned, and truly Masonic Addresses, of an hour and two minutes' compass, that we ever listened to. We would speak more in detail of this inosl excellent address, if a motion hud not been made for its publication, and to which, it is to he hoped, the Reverend gentleman will Nceedn. 11 is remark to the Ladies was ugnu. All who failed to hear it, either from inattention or talking, missed really a rich treat, such ns they may not have an opportunity of ever listening to again. We are curious to know, if nit liic Ladies who did hear it, uro not satisfied with the position he assigned them, with respect to Masonry, and whether they ure not disarmed of all prejudice against it on account of its sccrrt. Hut, Ladies, read this admirable Address when it is published, and see yourselves in the mirror there drawu of your character.? What au exalted privilege, to bo such a being! What till unceasing effort, through prayer, reading and reflection, woman should make, in mind ivml lioart, to fill the portraiture! Then followed Mr. John T. Sloan, President of the Komi, in u plain, practical statement, of 30 minutes, with regard to the Hoad, the probabilities of its construction, and what this most desirable result depended upon. After liiin, was the Hon. J. Foster Marshall, who occupied half an hour, very profitably, in narrating the eU'ects produced by the G. & C. Railroad, on real estate Rituate on or near it, from Col. Hooktei's plantation on Ttroad River, up to Abbeville Court House. The Colonel contended, and most justly, that although nominal dividends had not* been received by the Stockholders of that Road, VCt llm fiiilimiAikvnAiift "f '?? ?-r 1 ' j v w?v> nun; ui real estate was from 50 to 500 per ccut: and with these fruits beforo him, which, on tlio one huml, pandered to liia reasonable love of money-making, niid on the other, to his patriotism to contribute liis mite towards the construction of these public, and in this day, indispensable highways, whether the withholding his aid did not justly subject his patriotism to distrust. II. A. Jones, Esq., then occupied the time Df the meeting, about 35 minutes, with an effective speech. He suid that the anticipations of the friends of the G. it C. Railroad hud been more than realized. Differing from Col. Marshall, as to dividends, he said that most of the Stockholders had received back from tlio construction of that Road, far more than the principle and interest of their subscription, in the enhanced value of their real estate ; that many would even now add to their subscription to keep the Road up, rather than go back to the aid mud and wagon system that obtained in years gone by, and then would consider themselves ITWlllv pnpiolioil 0 j ? hiiuuu i;? ci t euuiviug a. sent from their capital stock. In confirmation of the tendency of Railroads to cnhaiicc tho vuluo jf real estate, ho related au amusing incident in his own experience, about the purchase of a ot in the village, since the iron horse had first made its appearance there. lie then went into in argument, in the elucidation of which, he was obliged to be brief, from the then already protracted exercises, to show how nnd why it was Lhat the value put upon real estate by Railroads, ivas the most permanent of all wealth; that it svas a wealth which adhered to and lasted with Ihe reality itself; and heuce, was that which nado theee Roads so desirable and indispensable, lie said that, as an inducement to the citizens on the Savannah side to spare no means to build .his Road, estimating the real estate now in cul ivation on that side of the District at $000,000, 3U tho completion of tho Road, it would be enhanced to a million of dollars, and this loo apart rrom the other untold advantages and stimulaing influences which would result from its conduction. He theu told the citizens lhat they had tho means within themselves to build if* if .hoy would?that they had but to use them; hat the}' had but to determine to build it, nnd lie work was done. He contrasted, verv stri cingly, their present with their future condition, ih a community of farmers und planters, under ho altered circumstances, from the iuflux of lolid, permanent wealth which would flow in ipon them like n flood, from the putting into nc-' ive operation, this great highway, llo shewed hem how it would save their time, and in that j vay, would add to their wealth and comfort, and iven luxury, by the introduction umong thein >f all the elements of a dcsirablo prosperity; that le who left these items of gain out of his catenation, in estimating the ndvantageaof a Railroad, vas?whatever else might be said of him?not i cite. either for himself or his children. In tliic :onnecliou, he passed a most withering donuncU ' ition upon tlioae who, refusing their aid to this nagnificent enterpri6o, spent their days in heap* ng up wealth simply for themselves, making no calculations whatever, in their amassing, for the ! :alls of mercy and charity, which were so fre- , luently heard around them, and would continue o be heard while time lasts, from a wise ordinaion of providence; that thereby a few might >e kept open for the exercise and development of he affections, sympathies and charities of our talure. He told them, in conclusion, that now l ess the pecnliar, the favored, the se^ time for noving, in earnest, in this great matter; that he tide of i?? success was then upon them; that he building of the Raban Gap Road was a ixed fact, and that when fiuished, if this Road 1 srere not in operation to carry off the immense monnt of produce which would roll into Anderon from the Weat, the Road?already ahartered, : nm ninety-out u> auhd, or namDnrg?would | 10 built; and thus the opportunity and felt ne- ] easily for building this, might bo postponed? j ?rbaps never to be offered again; that, in fact, 1 he Angel of IraproveQnnt was now stirring the j raters of their * poof of Siloam," and that if j bey would not atopin and be healed, and gather betfoe fertilising material/^ with w^ieh to enriob tad renovate their exausted.aoil, their children 1 rould be eooiipefted to abandon, their native ' lomes, in soarcb of richer and. mope productive, . oil, teeming irfth greaUsr agricnttor^ Caciiitus; I bat flwy themselves could not prosper and bo < - ...... (nighty Savannah Itlver, anil the agricultural G resource* of their section of tlio District, tliey would thereby confer a lasting benefit upon their section, their District and State, ami entail \ wealth upon their children, which wns penna- j nent and imperishable?the wealth that adhered t to the soil, tho wealth that was enriched with ' ull the elcmcnta of an increased and increasing 1 civilization, uttended with all the imagiritihlc eon- ( vcniences of intellectual advantages and christian privileges. t Other and appropriate things were said by " Mr. Jones, in his hurried remarks, which wo would like to bring before your reader*, but to t do so would protract too much this ulreudy too i extended u notice of the proceedings. ' After this address, stock was culled for, and t the clTcct produced by the addresses was seen in | ? I. 1? ? * uiu exciitMiiriii among Hie people. Some 21,000 ' dollars, additional stock, were soon taken. After which, a sumptuous dinner, prepared for the ' oceasiion, was repaired to by at least 1500 people, T of both Hexes, and partaken of in a quiet, orderly I manner, highly creditable, indeed, to the getters * up of it, as well as to the citizens of Lowdesville, and its community generally, for their ad- ( mirably good conduct on the occasion. It would * be unpardonable not to put oil record tlie fact, c that n very large poriion of the audience wero ' Ladies, who paid strict attention to all tliat went < on, and encouraged, by their smiles and presence, not only the speakers, but this great undcrta- ' king. * This was a great day for Lowndcsville?a day 1 to be remembered. It was really refreshing to * sec and el-joy the open, tbo cordial, the unos- ' tentftuioUft hospitality of its citizens. Success , umi prosperity lo llicin, we my, from tlin heart; ( and success also to tlic great undertaking, to 1 give which a now and a bettor impulse, was the , occasion of thai large and intelligent asscin- t blage. \ A FRIEND TO THE ROAD. * 11V IlI-'Qi; K3T. " THE LEXINGTON FLAG." The readers of this journal have already been i apprised of the cause of its not appearing for I several weeks past. Having just suliciontly ro- ; covered from a severe niul painful illness to use i my pen and survey inv shattered a I lairs, I cm- i brace the iirst opportunity of informing my t friends and the patrons of the Flag, of the extent < of the loss they, as well as myself have sustained t in the dentil of young Leppard. While he tilled t tlio post of Junior Editor?writing only when j lie felt inclined?being a good practical pi inter, t he acted as foreman of the office, and directed i mid superintended all its operations. Ilis losu, c therefore, to me and to tlie paper is at once fatal J and irreparable. It would bo impossible for me i to supply his place by anotlior person. 1 In this connection in is necessary, too, to h state that Leppard and myself were united by Romething more than a mere business partner- a ship. By tho marriage of our parents when c we were small, we became brothers far n num. .. bore of years we wero at school together, <lu- i] ring the greater part of the liine, class-mates J ?when at home room-mates?when separated, r almost weekly correspondents; ami were thus j endeared to each other by nil tlio ties of long, intimate and ripened friendship. I loved him l as tenderly as if ho had been a brother of my ^ own blood. None knew him as well as I did, . and, I may say, none could appreciate ns I did 1 his priceless worth. The many virtues that t adorned his spotless character are enshrined in < the inner chambers of my heart, and the image i of his handsome form and manly mien will ever linger in the greenest isless of my memory. Leppard appears to have had an almost in- 1 tuitivc knowledge of the printing business.? f He had worked at it but u short time, and for 1 more than a year had not handled a type, p before we commenced the publication of the ' Flag ; and yet he soon brought the most perfect ' order nr.d system out of the chaos of confusion I and ill-usage in which we fouud the oilice; and ' the neat and regular nppcarancc of the paper ? bore weekly testimony to his skill and ndinirn- ' ble handiwork. We struggled nt first against 1 1 " ... .j uiiiiuuiiil'b uuu uisuavantnge?, but lmd I s overcome thom all, and were gradually winning ' our way to success. Rut alas! when the goal 3 for which, we toiled had well nigh been reached, >| when the flush of victory was already upon our 41 brows, death cunio and struck down the Moses ' of our baud? Leppard, gifted, noble and puro ' an ho was, must be laid in the tomb, his nimble H fingers cold and rigid as marble, his clear hazel 1 eyes, whore beamed the fires of genius and 1 looked out tho windows of a masterly intellect f and lofty soul, closed forever upon all earthly ' things. Out poigunnt and bitter as is our grief, 1 and sad and severe as is our loss,we must bow ' to tho will cf that inscrutublo Wisdom, from ^ whose court there is no appeal. c If 1 cannot find a good practical printer to v purchase tho Flag and continue it, its publica- r lions will have to cease. To a man of the B right stump, I will give a bargain, and under * proper management it would prove a profitable ^ investment. In the meantime, I assure the ' subscribers to the paper that I shall do every- 1 tiling I can to secure its continuance. I should 1 deeply regret to see the district deprived cntiro t ly of a newspaper of its own. v With this communication, my career .as an * editor closes. My connection with the press 11 has been so briof, and the field I have occupicd & so obscure, that I hardly consider a formal 1 withdrawal necessary. I will only say that I v am not conscious of having deviated in tho '' least from the principles and line of conduct I ' marked out for my guidance at the beginning, and have endeavored to discharge faithfully tho ^ duties that devolved upon me. Doublcss, how- c ever, I have failed in many particulars, and come far short of the expectations of my friends. (| If iu dealing with the strictest impartiality with ^ all, and with the fullest conviction of rectitude, ^ I have given olfence to any ono, I have no ^ apology whatever to make. To my late brethern u of the press, I will add, as a parting remark, ^ that from what I have learned of them during ^ the short space of four months, I have formed fi n liifrit j:? > --?? ' 11 ? ...p.. m uiv uuimkjti uij;iiuy aim boiiRacriiicing spirit of the editorial fraternity of ' South Carolina, and regret that it is not my lot j to continue an humble member of it, ^ E. J. II. DREIIER. Lexington, S. C., June 2G, 1867. ? ..?. tl Waking up the Wrong Pattcnqer. ?Last week 01 there wua quite au excitement in our town, reBulling from the visit of an Augusta policeman, o] armed with the proclamation of the Govornor of A South Carolina, offering a reward of $300, for is the detection of ono Augustus P. I'ryor, for the ol murder of a citizen of that State, who had been b condemned to be hung and had made his escape 3 by breaking Jail before tho officers of the law S got a chance at his neck. Said policcmau seized u upon a young men who had been living in our A community a year perhaps, by the name of Murphy and charged him with being Pry or, tho escaped convict. Murphy, protested that he was 'a not the man, but the policeman held m. He waa w ~ M i 1 < niauiauats wnu commuica him " to Richmond Jail. The tide was all the while B< against Murphy, the citizens believing him the >r guilty person. So much may be taken as the re- C( Bull of previoua^hac&cter.' Ilad lie been a quiet, * unoffending citron the testimony adduced would ?' not have been sufficient to conviot him. Nor J,0 would the citizens have allowed bi* boing carried jr off upon such testimony. Murphy .weut tp Au- b gusta where Pry or was well known and no one 111 knew him there and he was forthwith released. X lie returned immediately to thia plaice aud went 11 lo his work, promising to keep clear of liquor " and scrapes hereafter and to eschew Bowie- J* knives and Pistols. A couple of gentlemen gave ? him each ten dollars to defray expenses from a, !* reeling of sympathy for him. Murphy says ha m Intends to leave off bis old. wild and reckless hubits; if so, he will find friends in the oommonity " and his trip to Augusta will' result in his benefit P install of injury, provided he will be trua to his bi profuse of reformation.?Sand*raville Oeefjftmn. * Jnctndiaritm.?On Saturday porsbg laat, V ti twoen IwaAnd three (Mode, the wood aEop of hi 1. A. Fowkr*s CarritfrTaetory was discovered j0 to be on fire; bat tfia tayinpt exertions of ana. pi fro nan, belonging |o Xn^Bowie, who chanced p la bo up, CraatraSad tha dlaaetiaal design of bar- B ulng pp the prances HwTtt w6t been for this a brtaaat# cireaataUaaa, mrtaftly traaM.Mr. Fow- it bat bu house ~ hAl? *CfiDi 1'buU,<1 C( % % OEHK8POKDBNCE OK TUB BALTIMORE SUM. Wasiiiniiton, Juno '25. Tito administration have completed the terri* orittl appointments for Utah. Tlio Governor, udges, marshal, ftc.i will proceed forthwith to he Territory. The liody of troops detailed for heir support cannot ho sent out there before the niddle o( July, ntid an some Kay, will not reach ho place of their destination?to wit, the governnent reserve, forty miles south of Salt Lake Ci- 1 y?before the end of AugiiBt 1 King 13ri(;Imiii has gone on an expedition to ho north to plant another Mormon colony. It ippears propable that the Mormons, who are veil acquainted with every part of the interior | ' i ?? .. .... v...-, uuiu ocieeieu spots iorainunb?r < >fsettlements, where communities will be orgah- '} Kcd. They depend upon foreign immigration or u vast accession of members und of means to , heir colonies. It is not an extravagant mipposi- . ion that ten years honce they will hAve a popu- 1 ation of half a million, and a hundred thousuud ' ighting men. 1 The idea that they can be exterminated or ex- 1 idled from the country, or tliut their fanaticism 1 vill bo repressed by force, is wholly absurd-? ' Treason against tho constitution and laws of the ' Jrilcd States may bepimished, and this is the rxtcnt of the power of tho Federal Government >vor this matter. * i There is nothing in tho constitution that justi- 1 ics a crusade against polygumists, any more than i iguinst ubolilioirsts, or ltomanists, or Calviuists, J >r seventh day prophets. The anti-slavery jour-, utls arc the fiercestof all in opposition to the dormotis. If they can find constitutional pow- ! ;r for one crusade they can for another. But tho administration docs not share in the i ixtravagant views which are put forth on this < subject, and tho instructions to Governor Cumniugs will be to take care thai the laws of the United States be oboyedin the territory, and to xert every constitutional power to secure the ! mo administration of justice. The names of tlie Santa Anna co-operators re:ently arrested in Mexico are given in the New Jrleuns papers. Thoy embrace men of divil mid < nilitary distinction, who were not before suspeced of disaffection to the existing government.? [t is perceivable from these frequent munifesta- 1 ,ions of a revolutionary disposition thai this be- I vildcrcd country is oil the evo of another civil i var, and th.it the attempt to establish a federal i eprcscntativc government, in conformity with . lie constitution recently adopted, will prove an ] itter failure. s Santa Anna's complicity or identity with the i nte.ndcd Spanish invasion of Mexico appears to < ic well understood and admitted by his friends. ] \ecording to one report from (luvana the Span- i sli naval furco intended for Vera Cruz hud ap- < reared oft' iho coast of Cuba. It is known, too, i hat the Spanish government had refused to re- ] :eive Mr. i.nfrugua, the Mexicau minister, and 1 i.... in.i- i ? - - ?^.v ?> u.t Hi-no imjii: ui any accommodation be- < ween the parties at t-lio last dates. The British t md French governments might be expected, ] hrough their ministers, to olTer tlieir meditation 1 n this case, for it is probable that it bus not ea- J sapeil their notico that a Spanish invasion of Mexico, even if conducted under the guise, of aid- 5 ng the restoration of Santu Anna, will be a vioation of the Monroe doctriuc, nnd be treated ns neb by theUnited States Government. j Spain lias ot' late years become more entirely ( issurcd of the safety of Cuba than the unsettled i :ondilion of things in Spanish America would j ppeur to justify. A little imprudence on her i iart might put the " ever faithful isle" in jeopar!y, nnd probably involve this country in a pre- ( nature conflict, which it would be desirublo to , i void. The newly appointed British consul for New j fork, Mr. Lousada, is the aVbitrator of the mix- ( id (not Mexico, as printed) commission in Cuba ?the commission which determines questions reativc to Africa?) slaves captured uuder tho .renty. He was also formerly consul ut ltiza, itid has filled eeverul other olhces uuder governnent. ... ION. Col. Preston and Mr. Pctiyru.?At the recent Meeting of tho Hoard of Trustees, these two rentlcmcn made speeches which won the.adinirnion of all who who heard them. Co!. "Preston's ipeocb was in fa vor of con verting tho South Cnroiim College into a University, dispensing with ' he present organization of tho Board of Trusnno .....i i?..:.? - "?' ..... V?.,, ?..u Hauler u UDUl'U, ClglllOV tCll 111 UUtll- I 1 ?er, electcd by the Legislature. It was u nj.eeuli >f great wisdom and beauty, und of considerate length. This speech showed that the " old nan eloquenthad lost none of his powers of pcech which shone so brilluntly years ago in lie Senate of the United States Tho speech of Jr. 1'etigru was a noble display of forensic argunent, reason and eloquence, in defence of I'rosilont McCuy, whom he barely knew, whose los'pitality lie had ncvor shared, and to whom le was in 110 wise indebted for favors of friendhip. The speech was a spontaneous effort of a loble heart and a brilliant mind to do justice to in injured man, and was received with unbound:<1 admiration by nil who heard it. Wc had uvitcd Mr. MeCay to our College from ft posiion where he enjoyed a high reputation for earning, usefulness and purity of character.? iVe had thrust tho Presidency of the College >n him against his own wishes and against the vishes of the speaker. lie hud been unsigned ind grossly slandered, was branded as a liar, md hud tendered his resignation. lie was about o leave the State and return to his former friends Should we not, under these circumstances, do ' Ii111 illation. niwl rnninvn ?lm : ' ? ? ?..U IUUI lllipu ation on hid character f Should wo not say to < he world what we believed, and knew to be rue, from the investigation we had had ? There < t-as no question of veracity raised between the 1 'resident and Professors?the Professors so ad- ' nittcd?and j et u very different impression had 1 ;one abroad, and was believed front one end of < he State to the other. We were not to " white-; ' rush" President McCoy, ns has been spid, but t 9 do him simple justice, justice required alike' 1 >y honor and truth.?Greenville Patriot. 8 Santa A nna'a Return to Mexico.?We take the allowing from a recent letter of theVWashington f orrespondent of the Baltimore Sun : e I communicated (o you some days ago the fact e int letters from members of Gen. Santa Anna's v imily hail been received by his friends in the ^ I"nited Stales, stating that within ninety days L iat resourceful and veteran ??htef would agnin r lunt his standard in McxicoV Several circum- v ances have occurred to corroborate this fuct.? ^ lot only Gen. Santa Anna's manifesto and con- jj dentin! circulars, but events in Caba Appear to ? juder it ccrtuin that an expedition is on (opt iu id of the restoration of Santa Anna's pow^r in a lexico. Frequent revolutionary attempts by j anta Anna's friends in various parts of Mexico. ^ re chroniclcd in McxIcan journals; and that th$y 0 re all suppressed is more difficult of bttfef than ^ ut they were evidences of a geuerul reactionary fl rganizution. The pari which Spain intends to take, either penly or covertly, in their restoration of Santa c .nna and of his plan of an imperial government t of more importance to ub titan any mere ehAuge v r one government for another iu Mexico would e. If Spain has formed any allianco with antn Anna looking to the re-establishment of [>anish dominion in Mexico, it may lead to the ' timato explosion of Spanish power from 1 meriea. . ' ? sfi - * The Rev. Dr. Gumming, o/'J}ondon.?It is re- r itcd of this distinguished divtne that after he ( as licensed to preach by tho Church of Scot- " md, he came to London in search of a place to e sttle, as destitute and insignificant'as could be n nagincd. He Jiad a letter of introduction to a n >untryman of his own, a baker, living in a plain o 'ay, and of small means. After presenting his a redontials, he asked him to do what he could d >r him. " We have a small church," said his c iend, " bnt not a 'baubee' to pay a minister; t ut, as you are anxious to be employed, stay a li lonth with us and I will board yon." The s oung preacher consented, and?at the end of tfttf ii me found hinuejf well-liked, bnt with ont a dary at the present or in prospect He was ten, no doubt, as he has smce proved himself to ( 0, somewhat of a "seJr," discovering the ^ signs of the times." " fllv? m? " ?M ?W rents, and I will always be aatiified with d nm." " The ,pew rents," exclaimed hie new fc lend; "why'tfiey will not find salt for thy 0 vrrige, bum." " I take them," said he. The t trgain remain* till this day, and the Doctor's n ipend Is ?6,000. * i, Why he Refuted-?Major McCulloch's decliua- * on of the Utah governorship would seem to 0 are been founded en the most substantial reasons g istifying him iu ptnisteiUly refusing to take the |j lace, though twice stranuonsly urged by the ( resident to indkrtakt It After stating to Mr. n aoVaan various reasons for his refaeal to aespt the ofljee?to nop* of which the President, ^ is said, would HsUn? the Major fired his re* ?nre?iqtyrming thfetaohelor Executive that hs " >uld'nt go be^fuse he was intend! tur ts nt t MoM'to* (ha dtohwgo'trirlikbl.. o utapMri foe forty mow, antil his 4 *y oGr*cali?d ne*rW Mpirod. Ud at once ac- v nowlodged his tnvinclbfihy, t>qj bowed his'douwaccncc, a JULKJE WARDLVW. In ending about for n unit able tnnn (o prtnido over uur College, we know of no one butter calculated llinu Judo Wurdlaw. Ho graduated iu the South Carolina College with iu lirst honor* lie is n gentleman and n scholar. -.Ho poiiccsrq great firmness anil decision of character, w mildness and wisdom in enforcing Ins.authority. No tnun over pre*ide<l over tho ilouse of Uel>retentative* of this State with more eulife latiafuc lion to that body. Next to tha College, tho House of Representatives is the hardest bqdy to govern in tho State. In selecling a President of tho College, wo must liavo refurcnco to his quulties for commanding and enforcing discip-. line, as well as to hut scholarship and attainments. The President must, bo a sincere,Mrainht forward man, as well ns. a stern man. Tly?. young gentlemon must have confidence in his lustice uud firmness. He must have a high character, and the,confidence of the Stale. Judge WfiriMnu, u? -i"*-"1" ..un nuvi uiese mgii requisites. We know that his removal frotu the Bench would be :i serious loss to tho Sfatc. As a Circuit Judge lie has no superior, ? and he is regarded by his issociutes as .one of the most useful as ^jv^ll as most learned members of the Court of Appeals. But, in transfering him to the Collego, the State will gain more in the education of Iter >ons, than she will lose in tho administration' of her laws. We know that Judge Wardlaw fra?'beea frequently spoken of as eminently qualified to fill tho Presidency of tho College, .and we like-" wise know th'uUlie repudiate* all suggestions of-?' the kind. But wo lay doWu the rule that, the State lias a right to command the- services of her sons as she may deem best. The Presidency uf the College is a fur better position tljair absent on the Bench. It is worth more; it is lees laborious ; it is more dignified and important, tg'the State. Judge Wardlaw is one of the most methodical and systematic men we- have ever met^ * with. He would introduce orderhito the College in all its departments. And he would enforce discipline every where, with professors of well hs students. Why should ho not accept, if he consults only his own personal case and jjomfortf It is much i|)oro agreeable to bo always athome with one's family, in the midst of refined^ ai)d literary rociety, than to be running oVer the ' State, living in dirty taverns, listening to dull qiceclies, taking down testimony nnd charging wandiiirlM 'l'li? 1 ...v oiuuvuu wuuii) nover auiloy *v. bulge VVardluw. Tl?ey wpuld be . dismissed.? lie would soon cut off those wlio disturb.the In- . dilution, and are unworthy of it Ho would attract to the South Curoliiia College thoso young men who go there to dWtheir duty, aud lie would deter others from coming.-. Every body in tho Slate knows Judge Wardluw, and h&4 confidence ill him, and \jpuld feci a pride inhavlig their sons brought up by him.-' Let,the Hoard of Trustees ut their meeting in September elcct liiiu unanimously, and press on bim the icceptance of tho position, 'lie can at onlae"fiII lie chnir of History, or thut of Sogic and Rheto:ic, with distinguished ability. But ^ve want lim as a governor of the College.?Greenville rairioi. ' ' -P" rHE MECKLENBURG DECLARATION OF UTDEFENDENCE. . .. At the laic celebrution at Charlottee, Mecki" euburg County, North 'Carolina, at which the listiiiguislied ller. Dr. llawks, of New York, born in North Carolina,) made the oration, tho declaration of tho 20th May, 1775, was read. The following is a copy: Jiesolvcu, That whosoever directly or indirectly ibetted, or in any way, form and manner, countenanced the unchartered and dangerous invalion of our rights, as claimcd by Great Britain,, is an enemy to this country, to America, and tof '.he inherent and inalicnablo rights of mau. Jlaolved, That we!, the citizens" of Mecklenburg county, do hereby dissolve the political bonus which have connected us to the mother country, and hereby absolve ourselves from all allegiance to the British crowu, jand abjure all political connection, contract ofr Association with that nation, who have wantonly trampled on our rights and liberties, nud inhumanly shed the blood of American putriots at Lexingloii. Resolved, That wc do heteby declnre ourselves a free and independent people, and, of right ought to be a sovereign and self-governing aasor liiimvu, uuucr ine control 01 no power other .than that of our God and the general government of Iho Co::gress; to the maintenance of which independence wo solemnly pledge to eacli other [>ur mutual co-operation, our lives, our fortunes, and our most sacred honor. Resolved, That as wo now acknowledge tho sxistencc ami control of no law or legiil officer, livil.or military, within the country, we do heroby >rdain and adopt as a rule of life, all nud^very, ^ )f our former laws, wherein, nevertheless' thm irown of Great Brltinn never cnu be.considered is holding rights, privileges and immunities or luth'orities therein., 'Resolved, That it> is. further decrced, that all, ach ami,- every military- officer in this country, s hereby reinstated in his fQirner command and nuhority, lie acting eouforjnab'ly to these, roguations. And that every member present tjfiiB" lelegation, shall hencefocllibe a civil officer, yixY i Justice of the Pe'jsice, in the ohar&ctfer of aj " committee man " to issue procesa,*hear and determine all matters Of controversy,'according to', ?aid adopted laws, and to preserve peace, union. ind harmony In aajd county; olid to u?e every-' sxertion to spread the love of country and fire of freedom throughout America, until a more area-:"' jnil ond organized govermont be established ?ili this province. . . ._ Abraham. Alexander, JohnAlexaii-. _ " lor, Epliruim Brevard, He*olndh;J."Bnlchi J<jhnPhifor, James Hnris; Wm. Kennou, John Fpfd, flic hard Bairy.Henry Down, Ezra^Alenin^er^ . Win. Graham^'Jolin Quaryf Herekmh AlexauJer, A*dap? Alexdnder; OhfltTes Alexajiilei^4$ac:Keus Wilson, \ynfghstill Aver/, l*nt- -1 x>n, Matthew McClure, Ned^tenoh.Tfflobt. Irriu, John Flennagiu, Dixvid Kw^rJo^n DuVidon, Richard Harris, Thopiaa Polk.^. ;v , - ' " "V " . % U \ - A Ladu Unpleasantly ?iluated.-yafy?i learn rom the liichinond Wing, tliat fcUpdy whSHpft*" *" ing tl?e Capitol Square, Monda^ w??J<fDn*A#inr. d to jiolifcit the" assistance of a goiiVleoiftoV i)ader $ry peculiar circumstances. ^Slio^asoVmrVed o "clut?h her dr%s^hel?w-lhVfl{$t1ilp1"4^fad'to nanifest sudden irud alarming ^'pidatianV'^Jfai. . ... espouse toher cbll for aid, a gentlenjatf f%rhj3y v. *v/ " /as passing, walked up,-and was lnfafrae^^woL *v eptile of some kind hatf sought ahblt?j? benbutU ler dress. IIo Advisedfhcr 4pvj?hakp ' , neubs, and she did.se sdvoral tlinc^^witltvrt ^d" ine licrsolf of the " vnnnini;:" Tt t her request, tben inserted hiffhand'betikpw6i^?v ropery of her exterior skirts Bnd the >'cnhfipif^^k' ut liia angers coming in contttftr*yitn'th' r whatever it migUt be, he?^fottly-K^*i|hdr?j1^' .? hem. The lady again gave her;?flfir?s * .aH'alflpf ,. > nd our chopped a mnall red WiqVdJ^hi j&*w^ [utckly despatched by tlio genWerrifyj! WUoj3j*<I xhibited bis'gallantry. She, of .cou?e<^|!rattri> " ' need great relief, and after pleft^nU/TOanjflog he geiUluinau for Iiis atlention, Vewmea hep . ritlk. , " *2* *" .?fc - Captain Davis* Instruction^.*-We.,fl/Mfc .$? allowing in the Washington cor/espoudMilje^ef: he Baltimore Sun: * *%r-? "It is stated that 110 order can be fodnd.dtHh4? Xavy Department, from the present of late Sec-, etaries, cithet" to Commander Menrine j>*/eto~ Commander Davis, which could justify hi*T|lM> * 'convention" with Oen. Walker, or lii?/4uVer?(srnce in any mode with Walker's**Hf say be so. I find in the stat&dlbt orutttmw* ingsen a roport of the explanation of Cspt. T>*Vi^ n this subject. Though he had tcfaTrw$&&Sqh nd instructions, yet he pfo^j^ ,tff'rw|M<Bi| uct upon his own responsibility. Thaibpn^tia*/ ase it is hardly wortn whlty to look frtliyfa' he instructions, if any there were. OtOw^Jf.' * ieutenants are sometimes too fond r ponribilities, as we have seen in im?Til^ftirft jjiu. ustancea.". '' v A. J)?n of GambUrs Surprissds-J0a\t friend, !oL J. D. Williams, brought to j*ll, on 9?od*y ut, four white me* whom he. ly*d lorninor mmMlwwiH* iuStSSSE - *"''' n n _ iapoaeS to etfcite the public ag*ini? Xhrnfflfit!, at as public journalists we deem jtfc ur approbation of any act that hat? tyjeiyy o remove the many perolokm# prkeUtM diloralizing influences that arc at thisUWflWbani a the path of our negroes. Col. Wtyjbim & mrai the approbation of the tW<Wihn?Biiy >r acting thus promptly a?d fearlessly in tb;a au. Aa the matter will undargofacal injr?A-< ation, we think it proper nottopubliati tWeframstaoaas, althoagh we hawtf tIMa rwSBw# Monel himself, and there can l? ?? heir cmUXntik?JLQurentvUie X' o?nty ??*?? b?i?n elected by ?ri ?tarmgerk<ji&>( 20. The iadopendent cwruifrfo? In DourIw cuuuly tlte ildniooralic tioiuiuceB iveruge 135 vote?, and the iii'lej>endejjtoi IOC, * A