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1 / .. > .11 , Mr* t / nurfi.K inntn. ) SERFS AND SERFDOM IM RUSSIA. ^ tlilom li:?? 1 *!? ??I V ?rioti? rtl llill.lcti I?. i ? ? !- >! ilf v ?i ltn?ciii. miii) til 11?? t?r?'n i* hi..hi. hi lln' |??iliitii oi i|i> iicii^flil i? v? ' t .il i*> I ? in ilill'.'l'rlil pilllw of I In- I'lnpili'. In tlii I5.illi>- |H < ! l??llilaii<l mill l.i.llun.l ?<-rf il .in liii< li.-i'ii fiilii vly Mi|? i"?,i|4?il by ? prrii'n o fcl il.i'.xiiiii.Iid liy A IrX 111. Iff I lii'lwi'.'M I ho | iilu lAl'.l, wlm-ll wcrf 1111111111 i? < | 11 I-I;'lor l.i' ll iml, nu.l in l>.Vi lur INilit.inil; u I .... !..._ I I ?- - V Ml 111.- n-i; i-l iiimi <>|' 1VI?, uiiil in tlii* Intt'-r province tin ^iVillll'llisiMIH'Ilt il? lllll JVl fOlllplHe. I i ill-' kiiiU'loin itf I111 I iilnt. recent. nkuse have tiiit>lc tli<* oiifr.iiii-lii-x-iiii-ni nf i|ii> liomiiiiiti l? jii'iiilt'iit Huli-ly Inn having tin' will niitl tin iiti-.iti* In pay tin: c*>>iiiiiiltii>iiiii pfiiv lor hi* n<r \ i.-.-. nr tin' Value ??f tin* r. . simple of tlii- lain liv cii*cnpi.'s ; nil hit* milking >1nu npplii-ni inn t< (lie In il i>lli -iitI appoint*-*! ! ? itrititjM' llii-Ki' com iiiii! il urn - ill" owner i< I ? hi u?l in necrpt tin; pri I'fi Ji\ < I liy tin1 < iowriiUMMit si|rvi-\or, tun! in; i-nril tlx- s.-i I 1 ii~ freedom. In Poland. therefore --fl'-Iuni i- in process nf se!f-:tlm!itit jim ; and in Uu?i t proper iiNo serfdom has lieen alntlislu-il <>:i lliv.- dolita ins nf the Crinvii and smile priVilli <?i :?t :t ii 1 his tr?*it?*rn 11 y nf 1 ii 11* years been lii'M-Ii ittmlilied utnl mitigated. S -r|.|'i:ii n|-:triii:i!--.l in it nk ivi* is-oi.-d liy C/ar vi? I iiluiMitv, in 1 i'iI)I, for ih? pt:t|iiisi* of n>. - liiiuin-^ tin- nomadic. unsettled hnliit.s of hi.-i hiiIi; i s. who. ii< many Aralt itilies tin in tin* pres ill day. wore constantly cliansiitiiT tln-ir pl:ice.j i' .ill lil.- for more t>roi 11'i 111* 1< I it i ? -: or mill-.' i'l nil till |> i-t nres ; ami lo tliis i-titl. In* rnacU'il tli.it very pcasnit mIi-hiM k?-I11? K'tinitivclv on tin: ! <:i< 1 In* liail iMiilivatcl on 111? previous .luriew'd iliv. Tiiey tlius became by ibis ukase n'ixrri/ili) siMtiifiioil t'? thf soil (in Russian. A'rr/'-t\hiiii } 'I'll*! nilminis'ra'ivc iii'siMU'es nee *:tr\ l"<?r \vite!iim.j over t !i in iinleiiiim:? of litis it- ?.f tilings onl. tileil ri-^i-trutim ami ollicial K-irvi-iiani-" ; ami; eventually, in tin* course o| years, iif lonl-t of tins soil, availing 111 *msolv es of ilio inability of tlie peasant< In clianii.* their l-.eihtv, extorted from tin-in -oiii|itils<irv labor on theii own estates, ami rvcn menial serviees almtit their own dwelling*. The relation wlreli Inul originally been tliii*. of ' privileged vdleliilue," was iluis so.m converti-'l here ami there into 'pure villiMia-/!*nnil the two relations exisl still t i-lo l>y side in ISussia, and i'Vcii on the siillie r?1 tt? It .ook a Ion;; i -M'in'l, however, lo break ..VII I'll- Vi'Mi-d interest that tin- peasant ori;??'o.illy liail ill the la ml ho rnitiviilcd, ami wliiob iiiroimifil to the whole usufruct, after deductim,; a <mall payim/nt hi iiitlm't' iir in labor Hv on> :tiit encroachments on tin- part of tin- lords ol .'m-. "il, I lie stale of these villeins sank I?y do;;r - s into that of "villeins regardant," ami "villeins in gross" Imt tin; liussiati serf was always a fixture on tin- estate, from which lie could lie . - in in- i?-para;e<i as I In- eMail- Irnill 11 III. II ' v.ms not till llic linn- of IVt?T ltic (iresil. Hint the ?-\si.-iii nf serfdom obtained iis present form, uli.i-li oilers certain features peculiar t?> llussiii, and ?!:!t**l*?-nt Irom the villenai;c llmt formerly < \isteif i:i Kiitflnml, or the lloriirkeit, thai held round in Prussia even lu the commencement I't 'iis century. tine of lliese features of serfiloin peculiar to i!t;s-ia. anil which forms the tenure of the larger par: !' the laud in that country, is of a very comii ni.-iienar.ir>-; ;i whole villas'' or olln-r com.niiily pies a certain tract of Inml, from whii-'i tlie whole uuml>e|- of male peasants pays Ii\?-.I |-o!|.i i\ to tin; 11n11 of (hit manor?tin* .iif-- hoily oirerini; mi ajj-'ivijale liability for the oile.iiiiia^s of anv individual member. The !i! :iiiu:ty anions litems-Ives divide the whole tva of the l.iinl out i;.to homes!ends ncenrilinj? . t i. uuiiiher of adult males or married eon pies . |^?nt; ihelil. Kaeli sueli homestead occupied a man and his wife, arid cliiliireti if limy ve th.-in. is culled a //<<'// >. and this one family uvat.-s the whole of the tiurf/o, or as liiueh of :i? they can, until the increase of married . ih-s in the community renders it necessary 11** milliner ni timrhix to In- iiicre.'is*>d also, '.v*11 ! 1 is done by iliviilintr or diniinishinir lie ;1:nil homesteads. As the inml is, ns a muti r of course, of various excellence in 1 lit* ilif)' re-it parts of tlie estate, the various families i. 'ii shitted ulioiit. in cotii|ili*ince with communists fairness to all the different homesteads. so that each cultivates the irood, bail and iiidifler cut land turn ami turn aliout. Althouc'ii this occupation of Ihehttiil is iihout the most disadvaiflujicous arrangement that can he conceived in au economical point of view, and is perfectly d'-st rneti ve of any fce!intr "f propriety or home, it is strictly ill harmony with the instincts of a nomad tiiho, nii"l insures to each of its members at least an existence on a looting of perfect equality with his fellows. When in the course of time us tunny hands "have heett assigned to a?rncuitural lal?or as theluiid requires, mid there still remains a surplus ?f employable population in the serf village, certain of its members turn their attention to different handicraft*, but in all cases *vork for the commonwealth, which as-sures ilo-m nTstiwH their existence in and a provision for vtierr old age. Where largo amounts of work require to be contracted lor, the whole commit uitv, as represented by its (iolown, or chief, joins in security for the completion of the woik or the fulfilment of the various conditions attached!" it. Although it frequently happens that under this arrangement, nud favored by ansnicious eir cnnisl-iiiees, such ;is good harvests and 1111 erpiit: ule owner, i'c., these communities accumulate . oitltii. chiefly in their surplus agricultural produce, not only arc their individual members all V.'pt down to the average degree of poverty of the whole number, but their accumulated wealth remains unavailable for the purposes of further -economical improvement. In the interest of the St:it?. therefore, this feature of serfdom ai the ?-:"-t injurious to the economical development of thecountry calls most urgently for aholition. Another feature of serfdom in Itussia which ills the most loudly for aliolilion in the interests ?>r" humanity, and which wi'l prohalily l?c tho i:r.-l to he. abolished, is that called Ohm/: system. 'H,is obtains in cases who re domains, formerly ai. and with a large number of serfs allocated t.r. lliem. have, in the course of time, been sosplil ;:inl subdivided by sale or inheritances. that small portions of theni are to be found on whieh ten, live or even only three serfs arc inseribed. These pints of laud being too small, and the number of s-vrfs being too few to admit of agriculture being carried on there profitably, the owner either lets out his serfs for hire toother proprietors, or gives them I.is permission to follow any handicraft they may have learnt, and exercise any talent they po.-sess. on payment to him of an tihrnk, or I'oil lax. ll? lllis ease tlie ? builds a dwelling-house on the land tli.it the serfs ought to liave tilled, mid lives oil the oftroi they pay liiin out of the earnings tlioy make elsewhere. Til CMC two classes constit ute the whole niim110r of ,'iclniil serfs in* Russia, which amount t< nliout l'2.(l<i0,00(?; lull i( is usual, ihoii^li noi ? trlet.lv correct, to include among the serfs tlu fix classes of peasuntd abo, amounting to an e?jua number. i. There are. 1st, about 40,000 peasants who enny tlie usufruct of the htn<] 011 which they an inscribed on condition of their supplying horse? vehicles, and drivers for the posting traffic ; everj twenty-eiiilit mules supply one vehicle, thre< horses and a driver; they receive a small inoiict payment for the distance drivon, and their lain .s lice fioin any other obligation than the above There are about 120,000 peasants employe' in the forests of the State which supply timbe foi' the fleet. They receive ft small money al J.iwancc in addition to the usufruct of the lam tliey cultivate ami are fren from all taxes orotlie obligations than that of laboring in the forest*.? This is evidently the "common e?ecage tenure' ?f the law hooks. 3. There is al?o nlxmt eij^h biiwlred thousand peasants attached to the dil fficnt appendages or doir.uins set ruide fur tli< Kipport-af the various members of the Imperin family. The -peasant*, however, who are tin j best otr in l!n??i? ?"> 'I"1" ? "1 " * -.5 I'll ill?: ^rown (IO ini'iiiF, in iiuiulier alntut 9,000.000. They nr. r.if qhlxt: adscript i, nml Uiey are at lil?crty t< . leave their domicile and acquire personal prop in the prosecution of trade* and professionc The greater uuiiiber of them, however, are di? '' fri Luted in villages and the joint stock commoner KUeli ns are described above. 5. Tltere are nli? pedants who have been liberated from serfdon - - bv their ownera, to the nnniber of about 1,400 jL Otm ; these are free from all forced labor, or obrok ?d| but.are still liable to be taken as recruit*, lik jfifr'V.- all other peasants; they can even possess aerl attached, to a nyv property they may become pos ' ' rC.*-(.'<! ot There are still further, Gth, a clos -v m n ee peastuua who nave nev*r been serf#, nam gK \1.' / licrin? about 225,000 males. Tlieir position,how ?vr, \?. in reality not nearly so free an thai of th : ftf^anle* tliey have had a portioi 'gfr, V of Jand nettled on<J?eml>y the lord of the manm ~ or hny^/^eWolves acquired some landed prop ABlUiVlliliK HANNMIl. ( m * || Thursday Morning, Jan. Ml. 1808. ,, ). \\\ . UAVIS lUlllor. l> i in r COURT CALENDAR t, I ItKTI'KN 1?.\VS.?WKHTKUN ?|IUTIT. .r. | ! Ablivvlllc Snliinlny, Fpli'y 1 it. . : Aii'lrrsuii, Kill unlay, IVIi'y 20. | ti1 ? | I'icknis Siitimlii)', Fvli'j1 'J7. i | (treeiiville Saturday, March >. 1 ?< * j Spartanburg Saturday, March 1!!. j w . j Laurens, &iiur(ln,v, Mirnii >U. | -| SITTINGS O V C tti; IIT. \c I t\ i Abbeville Monday, .Murcli 1. 0'| | Anderson, Monday, MhivIi f*. ; n* . I I'iokons, Monday, Murcli I X. . I" i (.treetiville Monday, March 'J'J. j n J Spartanburg Monday, March H'.'. ' ti< | Laurens, Monday, .Vpril ai i ADVERTISEMENTS. j >*' Wo would direct attention to the ndvertise- ((| incuts <if |{. M. ?fc S. A. WisKvrocK. (J. T. An- j r?, IIKIlfcON, >1. '1'. 11.1 UN KB, ClIUIBTIAN \ Di:ALI- I ?! , WEST POINT MILITARY ACADEMY. ! r> Mr. Zni.ucitKKKH, M. C., from 'IVniii'Mfi', prt?poses to establi>h a branch of this Institution at or | the Hermitage, near Nashville. Ilishill proposes ' fo that the Cadet shall spend two years at this ,,s branch anil tin; remaining three at West l'oint, : DESTROYEDIbY FIRE. ! lh A fire originated in one of the public School j " Houses in the city of New York, on tin? I'Jth in:*!., in which there were five hundred children. , St The building was entirely Consumed, and it is supposed that not more than seven children per- Jj" ! ished iu the flumes. ,rr I k THE ERSKINE RECORDER. j J J], We have received litis spicy little monthly, . ,.\ with its usual amount of interesting mutter.? : |"1 Tliis is triil v an ably conducted journal sis far us j tin* editing is eoncrrued, and xvotlld do credit to ; oilier heads; In:' alas! foi the typography?"bud ! K '"U!?*" decidedly. i?> ? se THE DUE WEST TELESCOPE. ret Ity the lust issue ol this paper wo see thai its to editor, Rev. .1. 1. BoN.nkij, offers to dispose of one- ^ half of it lo a practical printer. ' To an intelligent, irorkuiy man," he uilds, "with a email capital and thoioitiih knowledge of the printing business, litis oiler presents rurc inducements." lo THE LOCUST. Mr. ftini:ox Smith, of llaltiinorc, nnnotinccs lliut the LoctitJt will appear this yeuriii Mississippi, rj, and will occupy the whole of the western pnr- ('< lion of the .State, lie savs that these Locusts 1' * V, lielonjr to the southern tribe of thirteen venrs .* ' " in; Locust, and their advent is just us regular and precise to the year and the day as is that of their ini norther: brethren. "n .... _ mi INTERESTING DISCUSSION. " { Our readers will remember iluit the discussion of tlie propriety of re opotiini; the slave trade, (ji( wan adjourned over to I lit- llext regular meeting \Y . i of tin* V. M. t*. Association, wliieli will be held ill the Court House, on Tuesday Kvciiing next. A general attendance in respectfully solicited.? ^ We anticipate a prolonged, animated and interesting discussion. pr< FAILURE OF THE~ICE CROP. ro We notice from some of our exchanges, tlmt "" the niihln-ss of the winter, so far, threatens a '' en failure of this summer beverage. Tlie usual |l(, season of hard freezes is past, nud none of the as J Northern lakes and rivers are frozen sufficiently jj" j tii gather ice from t.lieni. With the present pros- . I p-et, julipr, cdilers and lemonades will he out of S1J i f i>11i<in next summer. ho -*>*.?? ? tn J PREPARATORY It FLIT ART ACADEMY. We learn, says the Edgefield A'lrrrthcr, there ?P is a desire on the part of some of our prominent l^_' citizens to establish at. this place one of those popular institutions. It is intended under tlie nd- to vantages afforded l?y Military discipline to pre- "l,; pare young men either for the South Carlinii j College or the State .Military Acadeim- < ?nf'? -- J I is a Ian;*; ami wealthy District ami of rijjlit tin should have a prominent institution of learning. I We regard this a happy movement and hope it j,H1 ' will be consummated. sea wil HON. M. L. BONHAM. Wo regret, says the Kdgeticld Adrrrtixrr, to I state that our new elected member to Congress is j)tl still rOiifirir.il to his room, from an attack of inflammatory rheumatism, induced by his recent j10' visit to Washington. The inhospitable climate ,Jl! of the Capitol, has quickly verified itself in piostrating the indefatigable General in so short no a lime. We hope that lie will soon he restored c<" I'o to his usual good health and be permitted to en- ^ . ter upon his new career of life untrammelled by ?f sickness. We predict for him a brilliant fucce-ss inf under any nnd all circumstanced. *'?! - . . . ENGLISH VIEW OF SLAVERY. ^ Wc published last week an article from the nn j London Tim.*, in favor of slavery. In an arti- i(^ i ele on the same subject the Liverpool Pout says ag, , that th-re arc twenty times as many "niggers" in ^ j Africa as iu all the West India Islands and on jj( the American continent, and five hundred fold cei worse; that tlu-y are the most miserable of liuman beings?the most degraded of men ; that they have always been so; that the sun for six a | j thousand years, at least, hats looked down upon and luuiiil them not only ""black anil curly," hut the most dcbupeil nf slaves; that it was not the I'1" ( white inan that did this?ihe black man was the l tyrant. A transfer to the while man was bliss; bondage rceninincd?but bow different from ]jv ' chains imposed oil them on their native soil and 1,11 their origiunl dwelling place. The J'o*t again asks, "la there any hope for or the future?" which it answers, ''not if things are th allowed to remain as they nre. The aptitude of the negro for civilisation presents only individual ^ I examples; the mass have been savage. They are now savages in Africa. There is no use ar | questioning the fact?it is true. Brought within f'1 the contiol and influence of the white inan, it ^ i might be different?would be different; but or- w r dinary means will never overcome obstacles to T the exercise of that influence. Released from 1)1 l the presence of civilization, the negro will re' l<y>sc into tbe barbarism of his race." e ' From Kuntn.?Washington, Jan. 21.?Tele- Jt frrapliin dcapalchcs received by some of the He- tli publican puprrn aimounce thai the election returns In of the firct election in Kansas were opened by ei Mwon. Denver and Calhoun, on the 13th inst. fo The vole stood for the "Constitution with ?lavery" ai L 6,062, and for tbe^'Constitutiou wifliowt slavery" 5,70?. tli ' The retnms of fhe last elections for State offi- m " cent, under the authority of tfce Leennipton Con- ss f atitution, have riot yet been -received in full, and si ' are only partially eonn.rd. Tlic result, so lar, ir, ni for the Free Slate candidate for Governor 6,238, and for Marshall, Democrat 6,530. C * Col. Calhoun has not yet closed the ecmntinit s? ' of the vote*, and will receive other returns from ai . distant parts of the Territory.. di It is believed that the Legislature will provide for the call of another ConstitnUoa Conven* tion. K ' ?-r- . ?l ! A Regiment 'put to Plight by a Smarm of Bee*. B< ?In India lately, while the army were-retarning . from Atarohagh toc*mp, one of Uni.fcu&rr wa?3t. . tempted to poke his ?p?*r iBlq ?k?s' nest, wjien. )' ' the swarm ?t oner turfied out amlvattacked ihe ?1 AUftAMA | Th? ('nimiiilli'i1 "ti I'. .I. i?t It lit'toll* ff lit-' mine nlnl Mi-nn'i'. of M.ilcihta, inlnti! jnintK, I" jvp upon M wtin Ii lui\t |m??i it ?' Kill lloiiM*, pmviiliim foi Mir rnll of convention I"1 f tIn- iSiimiini', upon iln> ri-fitsal l>v 'V lulmii KitncdK iutn the l'iii?n mulvr the |.i?. , lit|>l?m Constitution. : "'I \Vcj{iv? tin* following I'rcntnhle of the rewtlu ' nil*. It. ip, in piihslutice, u reiteration of tlio i * 1 eoruia I'liittorm, ami in our npiuitui, it contain* j s;( mini political doctrines, the inuintaiiinnco of TI lii?-li i-? tlie only milviitimi of the South ; j ' ' Wherein, the people nf A l.tliauia, of all poltt. j at parties, in their primary nssciiihhc.s ami par- ' conventions, as well as liy the unanimous voice their Mineral assembly, havt? heretofore all - ; itiuccil tin' following as amnnn tlic fundamental ' im'iplcH of their poliiifal creeil: That Alabama, in their judgment, will ami |( ijjlit to 1'i'siht. even fas a last result) to a ilisrup- ! '* mi of every lie which liimls her to the Union, i iv action of Congress upon thuMihjcet. of slave- j ill the llistricl of ('oliilnliia, or in places Mil>- | el to the j!!ris<ln-lion iil'Cunijiess, ii.coinpatliilc , mi iii?- niifly, domestic tranquility, the i"ijrlit;* j J|r i?l honor of tin* slitvi'liulilin^ .States, or any act i ^iilatin;; tlii' slave trade between (lit! slavehol- ! ill* .State; or any refusal In admit a* a Stale, | j)f IV Irmtnry hereafter nppl\illg because ?>f tile i listcnen ?if slavery therein, or any net prohibit- i ; tlie int ro.luetiou of slavery into the. Territo- i s of I'lali or New M.xieo, or any net repealing | jj materially modifying the laws now in force j r the recovery of fugitive slaves. Ami where- j V the Federal Constitution, as well as the Ivan- j s-Nehraska net, plainly ^ilarnuteeil to the hmm ^ It inhabitants of the Territory of Kansas, when ,j us assembled, to frame a Constitution, with or ' itliout slavery, as to them might seem proper, > id with a < 'ouslitution thus framed, to demand i uiupialitk-d admission into the L'niou as a > : ate: , jknd whereas, Kansas has exercised this plain j, i institutional right, ami is expected to ask fur Imissiiiii into tin* ? - - f * r' * " 1 ...... mi- n-iu-ai 01 v.olless to receive Ii?>r would lie n plain violation ol? j is rrciti cnustitulionnl risjlit. ami ol tin* priiieii>h herein ki'I furili, to the maintenance of which j lahauiii lias been so often and no solemnly J(| edged: , pr, Therefore, while tliis fiencral Assembly wil! s1(| 1 assume, in advance, to dictate the course to taken l>v tin: Statu of Alabama, in tin; event Ji(II uusas should lie refused admission into the l'n- js i, tliey nevertheless feel con.*'trained by a high use of duty, in the tirin conviction that she will leeni her pledges, and take no stop buck wards, (||( provide the means by which her people, in ,.|lt nvetiliou assemble J, may determine their course t|l( action. ti? noi NICARAGUA. The Washington cortcpomlcnl of the Charles- ,,f n Mitiitfrinl, writing under <latc of 21st .lanu- As y, has the following in reference to the action J*!j Congress in relation to the Walk Kit alfair: (j(| That portion of the President's message refer- wl ig t?.? S ionragua was distributed among several kn uninittees, the Coinmitteo nti Foreign Heln- of his, tlib Commitlee on the Judiciary, ami the mi aval Commit te, each getting a portion and liav- tri< ? certain great questions to report on. The ] ival ('oiiiinitIee, to whom was referred Com- tar lore Paulding's conduct, will probably make wl > report as the Chaiiiiiau diller? with his Coin- elu ttee in the view of what the I'residnt terms a an< ?rave error'" in the gallant Commodore. Mr. far >eock, would lie disposed to r?*port resolutions sii| {lily condemnatory of the action of Coninio- 111 re 1'. in arresting or interfering with (Seneral the alker alter he had lauded on his own shores, tin d yet lie is no sympathiser with the Kllibustcrs. 1 L> regards the questions as separate and distinct Cioi and lie deprecates the example set foreign nu ' ms by our own. int< 'I'll** Committee on Foreign Relations will twi ibably leport next week, but the resolutions to II be weak and meaningless. They will only viu far ruotigh to sustain the action of the Ad- !?? "J niMrittioit liy agreeing with Mr. Iluchanan. prt it Commodore Paulding committed u " grave na< rnr" in invading the territory of n foreign ' wcr. This Mr Clinginan will beRatisfiedwith, I'm this declaration was made in accordance with uf 8 views previously ex pressed liy him on the ?,f or of thu House. If left to his own course, ear wcver, lie wiuilil also condemn and vote a cell- del rc u|M)ii Commodore Paulding. To go this far, Coi wever, would be t.'? eeiismc also the Admiais- the tion, and the Committee are determined to j?re pport the Executive. The}" cannot, however, km pose Mr. Cliiigmun'* reporting a resolution pro- nol uiicing the taking of Walker a "grave error" I as tin* President has said the same thing. tioi The Judiciary Committee have a greater lalmr aw perforin. Whatever may he their individual ro| inions as to the merits or demerits of t.lieprcs- tin l controversy, it is all important that the Neu- fin lily laws be amended, and rendered inore el?-ar ei? u explicit limn they are at present. Whether of *y shall be modified or rendered mort stringent pai i ditlerent matter, mid on this we may aulici- up, le an exciting and aide debate, as it will be i rticipated in hy the ablest men in both Hon me i. The report of the Judiciary Commit tee del II, therefore, he looked for with great interest, hoj Slai'ti/ in Missouri.?We find in the St. J.ouis j lily ICvening News the foll?v."iiig paragraph: <ju< "The profitableness of slavery in Missouri is nol t becoming so attenuated as the emancipation- try < aver. Notwithstanding the irreparable dami% which we are told, was done to the institu- sor n hy Kansas becoming a practical free State; 1 (.withstanding the rapidity with which, ac- Pel rding to Mr. II. (Jratz lirown, (that rising wit lypheintis,) slaves are being removed from the she ie.it farms of Missouri to the cotton plantations foil the South ; notwithstanding tho wonderful sue lux of population from the North, which is lie positing a supply of white labor all over the cor ute ; notwithstanding that apparent tendency did things iu Missouri to the abolition of slavery, tlx iich is causing the political South to abandon us, eru d the political North to claim us ; notwiihstaud- i "in r the operation of all these potent agencies Da aiust. him, Sambo triumphantly maintains in tilt sfoiiri the credit of his race by fetching the Ht of prices. The panic has not affected him. j still brings $150i>whcn sold, nud fifteen per ^ lit, of that mini when hired, lie not only re- ^1|t tes to depreciate Jike suspended bank notes, or 8|0 iuiif?during company slock, during these hard te(] ies, but. even has vital vigor enough to go up wj ittle, while everything else is going down." for ? du oanaua nas ueen recently convulsed by n Tar- I rcti inentarj' contest, of which the violence appears | |,ft have been in lhr> usual inverse rnlio to (lie im- gn< rtance or distinctness of Ihe issues involved.? mi iirt Ministry lias Ween alilo to carry Freneli or r iwer Canada almost entire, mid so has a good po njority in tlie Hoiisp, though tlie Opposition aH lirn a majority in Hritish or Western Canada. tin liij cluini is faintly disputed by tlie Ministerial gans, who call their party " Moderate" and eir opponent* "Ultras." Among the Opposi>n Members elect, are the veteran Willliam ve roil Mackenzie, for lloldimand, and Thomas wl a rev Metiee, for Montreal?both Editors and 18 th classed with the Opposition, tisorge Drown, lother Opposition Editor, ?? elected for two W| aces?Toronto and Nortfti Oxford. He must, thi course, choose between them. The Opposi- IP >11 have beaten three members of the Ministry, fiv ho stood for different lJpjK.-r Canada District*, g? he Ministry count their supporters as 78 in ar imber, conceding 40 seats to the Opposition? m< le of them to be vacated by Mr. Brown, as th orceaid. cl< I J.atrtt Kantai Election Jitporl*.?Sr. Louis, 8? in. 21.?The Democrat of tnis eity publisher le retarns of both of the elections recently ;ld in Kansas, with the signature of aciing<Gov nor Denver attached to the returns. The vote ru . t-?-? ?? - " - - - uic v-uiioiitutidii wii>i slavery,' was 6,143 ; l Pe id for "(he Constitution without slavery," 569. ^ At the election helt on the 4th of January, at] <*" le frre State officers were elected by an average on jyority of four hundred and fifteen. The Kan- dc is Senate consists of thirteen free State men, and >?l x Democrats. In the House, there are twenty- on tie fre? State men and fifteen Democrats. eh The Majority polled apiinst the . Lecompton th onMitotion, on. the 4ih of Jancfory, is ten thou- wl md two bandred.aiid twenty-si*. There are *11 leged frauds in Oiford, Shawnee and Ktckapoo iatrieta. '. > "? ? ~~?:? The American Minuter to China.?JTile Tfoag mu iisip ion Aimer, rB nun mmi'Ul.TT WITH MAMMA* "I Ih? I'n ?M< iiI, in liinutimiitl n ili>' "lirti'-itltii? |i<>ii<|iii|t ln<l\vi'?'i? Hii? yi i-til null tlmt i>| lvir ii?u iv. W* Imvr ii it ?< !? n "Iat uiri'l nf llif I'ltti"! ??f ill** mil li'i'luik* I'l Hull I^MVi'l'llinrlll toMrnr<l 'ill'*. iTi'lorv Irniiafrr llir following from lli?> ' l?l??n Shili *, wliirli will lir n ull with inter Tin* I'rraiilnit, iii liin minimi tnc,??iim\ ii )ll|;lv?? I Iii*l llio government of I'liriiunn fiipvil to ratify llio Irmly between l.iio i uli'i? niul tlmt at ill**, n? niiH'inleil l>y the X Iiih treaty wan tioirntialnl liy our Mini* lili, .loliii S. IViiilk'ton, iiiiii Hignetl on tl iireh. ikvi. Tin- iiiii'-ikIiim'iiIm liy the j ;re mil eKsentiiil ; nml tin- refn?nl ol rnlifi pcur*, immii iii'* corru.'?poiuli?nrc which In ipenreil lo linvo lieen founileil on it vol dully Imposition in tliiM i.'oiiiilry. Tin; (Ttiif ! Slates ( ovprninoiit <1<'imi rv lesirithh* lo ascertain I lit* fitness of tin if'latsi nml its tributaries for navij*ati am ami sent tin- Imfed Slatessteamer \ ili-li iliillier for lliat purpose in lH.r?:i. rvey was proseeut>'il Willi success ntiti ary, iwhen wliil.it peacefully prosei r vovhl'i' 'Hi the l'armia river, tIn- siemii. I'll upon by a Paiajjuan fort. This ?]i|n t mi rn?l t<> tin; expedition. Tin1 facia concerning the ntlYir appear till! iloclllllellt just published. Lieut. I*iif??*, who had coiiiinaml of the V itch, was entrusted with the exchange of lions of the treaty. lie communicated u ( ovcriimcul of Paraguay on the snhj can while, the Water-Witch, under his mil, hail taken pan in relieving and prot neriean citizens, whose resilience in that ,* ha<l hecornc subjected to restrictions u ion utility to persecution. It wan for thi i, probably, that President Lopez, th : Secretary of State, M. Falcon, decline! ieptioii of the coiiiuiuiiicittioii fnitii Lieut, cut Page says, in his letter to Mr. Mai t will he perceived that the fSnveriini raguay aims to be insulting, even in the il ceremonies of official lloles." Lieut-. Page gives us the following infurit iperiling President Lopez: ' I beg leave of the department to iiiiliilj the expression of my opinion toiichin >ject. of this communication. The pr rsident I.ope/. has been wounded liV inj tiling to remove from under his tyrannic; ncricaiis whom lie determined to pen lie time longer. His hostility to Ainei jl fact, too well established to be hid limi fissions of u sincere desire for the m nee ol" friendly relations, lie desires il 1'jiI'iil: 11 ji ytttiJ*, in their benighted illlil acquire from Americans some iili surts; but lie apprehends that at tin; te llicy acquire these, tliey may imbiho lions of liberty and free government." Mr. Page recommends that. the "Comn tlie Iirii7.il station be instructed to proei nncioii, on hoard the Water Wiich, wit iubritlgc in tow." Such n course, he fel ent, would result in nn exchange of rul 11s. "There are some governments itch penceablc nnd friendly relations, it ii own. ran be maintained only by nn cxhil a sii(Tn:iui.t force, und a detcriiiiiialion t< I to no indignity." This experiment w;i ;d, mid the treaty has never been ratiiiei In February, I8;?r>, au unprovoked nnrl dly attack was made on the Water-V lib; sb<; was ill the peaceable and righifn irge of duty. Lieut. J ell era was in conn il under orders to nsceml the l'arana riv as her draught would permit, which, it posed, would be less than two huu<lretl i had not ^one more than t'.iree miles i Water- Witch was fired into from a fo ! 1'iiraguay side. Lieut, l'uge says, in his report of the tra n: The Water-Witch was in the act of ex : a river which is the common houudar een these two countries. The right of navigate this river up to tho limit of tin: ce of Corrientes has never been questi cither, and I hail never hoard that 1'arn Burned to cxcrcisc the power of preventii I'igat ion. 'To the exploration of this portion o rann, I had not only obtained tlie perm I he Argentine Confederation, and espei the province of Corrientes, but exprcxsii nest solicitude on the. part of both the I it of the Confederation mul ?! rrit-ntrs had be made, that I hlimilil tutu : fact iliat the river is nnvagnble lo a i ater extent tlian that to which it is :>wil to he; of which they hud some hopt . the menus of proving." Mr. Jelfers gives a detailed occouut of th i. The ilidt shot fiom the enemy en ay the wheel of the Water-Witch, rut firs, and mortoily wounded Sniuurl Chi > helmsman. The Water-Witch returne , having but one or two guns nnd tw ht men. Unfortunately the Wnter-Witcl such inferior force that she could not met ragunynu wnr-sieHiner, Taquaii, which und prepared for an attack. Jpon this state of facts, the President re ids in his Message that he be authorise uand and eutorce redreaa. Congress will icd afTercd the means. Ilit Him Again.?The Alexandria Sen Ming Mr. Henry Winter Davis" coniplimc ice of the 'whole combined press ofllie says: Die eililors of the newspapers will feel rj" when they read the above,?very son !t reminds us of an anecdote: When Wi mi was Governor of Pennsylvania, in con h n friend, ho took 6helt?r from nstortn i ?p of n comb-maker. The man was a vi I speaking man, nnd conducted himself :h impropriety as to draw upon liiui n re i was Tcry indignant, nnd willi nil air of isequencu informed his visitors that surely uot know who he was. "I am a jiisti ]>cace!" said he. The comrade of the or quietly remarked, as he pointed to 1 ly friend makes such things as thee." I vis has rut his trcth, he will be able to : application and lo profit by it. An Important Di*cocery<?Gen. Flobe s French artillery and n member of the ,e, hns ninde a discovery by which the e n of gunpowder in magazines may he pr I. It consists simply in mixing thegunp< lb coal dust. When the gunpowder is re? use it is only necessary to sift it?the st fulls through the seive and the gunpo mines its original qualities. The exper s been tried on a large scalo with con 'cess. A magazine filled with gunpowd xed was set on fire, says thet Monitei 1 rmee, but no explosion took place. Tip wrter burned like any other combusiible m picn or lar, and the hru wns extinguished i common pump. Suggestive?A New Orleans paper prem ry suggestive paragraph, in the folio iich he entitles "The March loiheGru 57 " What a mighty procession have been ? toward the grave during the piut yeai a usual estimate, since the first of Jan 57, there have more than thirty-one m e hundred thousand of the world's popu ne down to the grave. Place them in ray, and they will give a moving colur ?re than thirteen htindreed to every an e circumference *f the globe. What a ?j J, as they move on tramp, tramp, tram; >ead March,' giving its funeral nates as 1 to the silent shades!" Painful Accident.?A new-married paii d Mrs. ttoss, says the Memphis Appeal, ling in a baggy at Point Pleasant, seven ilow New Madrid, Morecently, whei >rse ran off and sprang over the bluff* in1 rer. The horse extricated himself and i it below, but thekiiggy and Its inmates >wn. Mr. Row sflwi rose, supposed to be i g on the boggy bed, appealed to a goat! the bank to oavahiswife, A boat that e rose, and he eanght hold of hsr,_and i e same Unw W>k hold of bin/around die lien they both want dojyn rod were neri terwaro. . n: 5 ' ' ?Vv"' r JFronji ^ tffSpnd )|894 ?ploye^ ;*u r. I t.ATRR FROM fcOROPIt HtuU AldtlVAl> <>K Till: <ll.\Ml:U .volii. | II *t int. .lamtntv |?. I Tin- ?l.>:itii>-lii|i I'lllopil, I'apt. .lint Pi| - mii'ivr.1 ut ll.U Willi I?iVvl'|.iHil " '.'ill in?tallt. Ailvioe* frntn Iwlin t?lnt > lluil I{< VVufli. ; liii-l ilir?l of tlywiitoty. Wyiiilluii . | luiil Imm-u di'fi'iil. .I Ity tin* (iwnlio r iifi?r O.iwii|?nr??, Imi II"* liitler wcri'i ' ilrfi'iilril liv Sir t'oliii ('nin|>l?ll. } Mnrwliiill llmli't/.Uv, lU-ilndiiil Itni'lirl nro <U<inl. it I'll p. 'I'Ik; In mi rli tif tin* l.i'viatlinn wnf ill the rale of ton f.-ct |icr .lay. Tliet ; t'*0*"*' to overcome. ; l*'iiniiint:il nlfair* \vere improving rlV"" liml I several failure* at Clast | xv11i?*li wiik tin- firm of NY. iV .1. XV | liabilities of .C-.Vt*niO. ^ I ! 'I II.- I'liir(i|>ii arrive.] ut. 1 .i verpoo 'mill tli?" Anulo-Snxmi on the 7tli of i ivor I lie col ton marki-l opened at nil ^ . J.l per pomnl, which was aftcrwa T ' side# "f tt'i-ck are i' i ' wbicli nperntnru look 5tiill(), and c\| . , hales, h-aviiur 50<l bales of dcNcri trailc. Fair Orleans was ?|iiotcd at ft i wax Orleans at <!Ad., Fair .Mobile at ft I :ar8to . tiling Mobile at ?7-Hal. Fair Ipl: . . ,, ' and Middling Upland at ftgd. per | 111 , market. For tin* week dosed with a d 1 duncy. Tin: sales on Friday \mv . Tin1 slock oil hands was 3'.Ml null hal rtlt! " ! 1'.)(>,null was American. Maio-hei w" 1 were unfavorable. Tiade was dull. Wcl.v <|niet. F'our closed very ?liil c,!'n" j dining teildi'iiey. Wheat, was ir. ccting j ,l?||. Com was dull at a decline of mini- . Provisions were quiet. Sugar j at nn advance fur the fortnight, of fr litvrcwi Itice was linn iit'aii advai 1 Is. Ten had improved Is. , I.omion Muxkv Mahkkt.?Monrj I din,t ami sliglilly ?::iskT. The hnllioi " | of Kiiulntid iia<l increased n?!!ir i'l.'ii cnt ' j Wank rate of interest had been retlne forms Consols fur money wore <pu , yr?. union IIavm: Cotton Makkkt.?Trcs ?i quoted ai !(9f. I* *"? _ - ? & ''"1 Scii'ifor* Hunter mid Ititiinnnuil.i ' York Herald promptly contrailie '|l're" "Washington Correspondence*' si my rl to llii-su two illMiuijuiMittil geiitlelilei sccutc to tin; accept anee of tin- l.e< Moans mitution, at variance willi those of t . Ki (ration ami tlio 1 >ciiiocracy ?jf Coi iiint.c I wc assure it, is correct in it nine i t|,,.n? is no foundation wliutovi>r for tli aior 11 uiit.er has made a record upon "s ' every line of which j;oes to disprove same t||(l j,ot4,tive contradiction he so freelv Bitiiie j\s f,,|. ^fimior Kaoirnond, llioueli in . called oil to express his seiiliiuents o indi>re jj??( |?. belongs to tin1 school of si i l slowest to give aid and comfort to tl of t lie interests it represents. The l"11* put in its pipe and smoke all snehstn linen* an Southern members of cilia with f,? tl- - I j well ?6'^ iiilion W'rgtern lf?'j Trade.-?The Cincin ' 8,1 of the 14ih K?ys: is not The number ??f hoj?s packed at . estimated [it. 'in,III it), lioi 11 j* an iuerci .. .s* pared with last year, of 2,null. Tin y'*.lis Journal of this tnorniiiir, re|iorts ' IR, packcd at that place larger than the ln|u, J Ler cut last season. el 'IH Frotn Terre Haute we learn that I ' !V,S rivirip quite freely, ami that the mil "J' Wahaidi Valley, which, a short time when gl,|,p?sc,j to he short, will he in ex r ?" vtar. The packing at St- Ijoiiisnpt was 80,'Knj head. Letters have bee nsac- |j0?i,,vii|,? estimating a deficiency in , of lUi>,OuU head. pl?'- ? \ ie- The Virginia Statue to ll"?txhi en' Legislature of Virginia appropriated Pro! Just, two thousand dollars towards d "Mieu CXj,C|mC8 of the inauguration of ('raw lo Washington, on tho 2-d of I'V-h "S ,IB civic and military display on tho ut r . expected will lie the grandest ever * '. that city. All the volunteer corps I l^sl,,Jn panics of l'etershurir, and two mililar L'lally 'fm < ()p ....... ?. ii.'inii^Miii iiave ticlcrminod ?rt>8j present. The President and his (Jab .. tiiiauixlied lin n from all Kcclions of ill i?r ??1 . i , Idisli cxl"'p,':(? participate in the eoren ' address will be delivered by .Sen;it< ,,,Kh Hunter. now ^ ? but Important Tclci/raii/itc hiijiruvemn nc lor or tlie Journal of Ciimmerce Willi j ofticc of I bo American Telegraph C? the 0l>rral'nn 11 "i^b'.s printing lelegrai ' tly improved, l?y wbieb the evtraord j tii(' I,orf?rmed of sending and recording, lime, from opposite ends of tbe wire, - dispatebeitp *nd this is done in plain t the c'iarac,ers. The electric currents in fired 0i,,s', ol'ier without disturbance of so that in many cases tbe unewer to com- begins 10 ',c received before the origi ?d0Tto uhul|y transmitted?although but i it is to perform the double dut; Division amour/ the Mormons.?T tine? wo.tli City Ledger ol tbe lSlli iust ntarv t',ree y?""g 'nen 11?-riry linker, Jaiin coiui- Alexander Francis ariived hereon 1 ternoon, tbe 7ih, direct from Fort vorv They came tho whole distance, twel . * miles, on foot., and accomplished t iliain f?rtyfi*e days. They rcpoit that ll many Mormons came into camp, n ill the that the Mormons were iu a at ate < iolent Hrighnin Young and about one-lmlf with nl"rc'1 against the loops, the other lit buke favor ?f tho troops ooiniiii; into Salt 1 iri'cnt '""""'"I'g a nulilHry government tliei 'they throwing lliu present powers that lie of Gov- -A Mem/ C/irittina* in Jail.?Oi Penn, morning, the jailor of Marion count f Air. ceived the following petition from hi mnke We, tho petitioner*, <lo ask, ami fu that your Honor tlo permit and g quart of go?d old rye whisky, with . . quantity of aloes ill the same, tliat w * . use of it as medicine, for the use of o ns, '* bodies, at our own expense. And w ever pray." even- ^.jlc gooj.|u-arted man could not, ( C| this land of free petitions refuse so i 'll,re . request, and accordingly' furnished t ??a over which it in written, the juil bii mirrv Christmas day. imeut * 1 , i ler so ^ie City of Jtdilo, the Capital < ir (je The city of Jeddo ia said to be, will igun- l'on' ,',e ' '"gest city in the world, utter. ',600,000 dwellings, and the unpara with k?r of 5,000,000 of people. Some < are sixteen Japanese ris in length, wl to thirty-two English miles. The < Japnn is immense, and the sea all ?nts a coast is covercd with their ships. 1 wing, are laden in the Southern portion of ive of pith rice, tea, sea-coal, tolmcco, silk; tropical fruits, all of which find a m mov North, and then return freighted wit ii m on, jauigiaFf, ana other products o: nary, which find a market in the Swth. lillion m ?.. lation Manufacture of Gum.?It is not' a 'onP since all the pun barrels for army us nn of descriptions, had U? be welded npo lile of some of them formed by a bar of iron >'ecta- the mandril, in a spiral direction, and, *, the by repeated bea/tntgv from the mtr. bey breech. Others were differently ?an welding the bars longitudinally, in tl barrel, and n?t to thespirall directioi , Mr. the former process. Now the whole were one heat, and that through a series c miles the iron rollers, specially adopted for i the This, with other improvements, has i to the manufacture of rifles and other arms twain bciii iihic, b matter 01 rnacn grtuifci weal weurity than at any former period* lUnd- _ ' ' le*a*n John Mitchell delivered k lectrire time ]ast week on thO/'-British iH-Indla," " ? *l took the nntirKnglish side of the Mc*i showed that tffereported success of 5 wen troops wpre by' Ao means so sabetont ' .generally believed. At the concli i -Tectfire'Col. Fi'nnft arose and annooi would drliver a lecture on the follow CtS? npon the Mme eabjecV*>n ihe other roNMRMBlONAL I Kl'H?l|*A. \V.\?niMif>x, Jrtli.'2i. ' A 'il, lfcfiS. Smith?Till' Sottitli' \vn* mil in rcMimi In- J' I., ilrli, lull ilny. <lnli? In lli.? I //i>if*r?Mr. /..II . Mir. r nvki'il, lull fnilr.l In . | nlilniu Imivi' i.i iutii?liti'i> n wwltilinn i*:ilIiti|t mi it. Iliivi'tni'li ||,?. |'i-.?i.lrnl In I'liiiiiiniiiii'iil.'nil lln> in fin tnitl init 1 m'n i1ivi?inn | wIik'Ii gnvi? ri<i' In tI'mli rxprililinn, III* inr ninliiii'iT*, Mini-tinnN In it ? li-mlrr*. nml nil mri*i,*|inmli,ni,? 1 'uliM'unmlly nlinMinii li^lii nil ilu- <|iirMinn, to *lm\v Imw fnr ; ; llri^liniii Yniinu is in rclii'lli.u? nr toislnnco to the ?' I'uclm, nml i ^iivi tiiini iil nf ill.' Ciiilril Stnli'*. I Tin- llmini' ilii'ii wont into rniiiiniltco oil tlio i |ii-in?rr?*inj? privitlu cnlvinlnr. |i i' wi-iv hixly | ? >|' \V A*ni\i;m.v, Jim. 2.t. j |; ; ) in tlio Sonnto lli?f roniinilli't'nil fnrci^n roln | )] mining j j,r(.,,,.?|,M| u r.'|.ntl which Kiistinns the vii;\vi> j ullilie, Willi ] ,f ,||a. Hi,I,.Ill ill rchilimi In CV..Ir:.l \ : ! , ! atrsiiiH. Thev rvoiintiioml mi uinciidnicnl to 11ic , 1 on the "i'? neaut rality laws, j?ivin^ aiilliorily to hold nf. ! _ -.tim.tr). |,| iMin,.|S ,,H |ii-rsi>iiH capttired in the prosecution i advance ?>r nt- ,.?t(.fpr'niM (?r n warlike c;li:iracier against nn- I r l?'"tnlly i ti??s Willi winch we are at peace. i it ii i ball's, of I hi mil !> >: r?,r>iMi | ?~ ^ ? ? ! ii |i|ioli? lo I lie '/'/" llrnillirx of l/ohlini/ f'niton.?A cotton fae- | <1 Jd, Middling lor illustrated to ih, nn yesterday, lllflf'tli'i't of nil- : r I I fill., Mill- ; vising planters lo hold their cotton in this wise : j <1 mils at t>t;d., i " A-> who makes l~fi hales, sent nie a |iortion of : c |ntuinl Tin; 1 colton when it was selling at 14 rents. Cotton ti cclming ten- j commenced In d-cline, a nl, at. this time, it wuaihl j 'i.iilll) hales. ] not bring riioui>h lo pay my acceptance on it.? 1 Ics, of which The ilraft is ilne to-morrow, ami 1 must cither pay i *! >lcr advice* 1 the ill aft myself, get extension, or let the cotton '. Iticadsmfls he sold, making up the deficit out. of my own ! " I with a de- funds, ami incur the displeasure of one of my | regular and hesl customers. I shall srlt l/iis colton." Old-, per -l^ll This is not n solitary instance. Nearly every : |, was huovant factor in the city has experienced similar results ' j, out 'is. (n "Is. from the determination of fanners lo hold on. ' |j ice of lid. (a> ! And Ilii.-s is what keeps the hanks, and tlio iner- . ^ j chants, ntnl the plo in distress lor money.? j " was nl>im- i The money drawn on cotton in the full w as chiefly j i in the Dank nppioprialcd to speculative purposes, buying hind, I ill.iitlli. The ! negroes, or shaving paper. Ilelits were not then | a cd lo six per j generally due, tiiul now thai settlement day has c ited at !) I < a I conic, the response is?1 li.nvo sold my cotton and cannot pay you. So we go.?.11'yushi Dhjmlc/i. rdiuuirc was - Piirxon Jiioiriiloir.? Parson Hrownlow, in a 1 letter, thus excepts the invitation recently cx?The New tended to him by Horace (i reely : Is a foolish j Horace (ireely has unuouiiced that when I i , attriliiiliiig , reach New York, as 1 expect to do in the Spring;, j ' n views with j th?> arrangements are t?? have niv aruumeiilK nml '< con- statements refuted tiy J'ruL J/uii'/fas, oiio of the j ^ lio Adminis- colored orators! I have arranged to meet Iiin * igress. Tlie rase. I shall iitkc with inc a sorvnr nglierc i || s idea that in ilic capacity of n barber, m:?'1 ?iio. n ns Alf ic story. Sell- ?-lntlfrxmt. lie is :i large, line looking n< gro, liethe <|iiestion, tweeu 'he years of and .'lu?rends and wiites it, without i well?ii.is wniie experience ns a |>nItlic speaker? > accords to it. i has stentorian lnngs?is a strong and forcible 1, t previously ] speaker?father eloipii-nt than otherwise?nml is j j.' n the <|ile:i- j a native of Kast. Tennessee. lie will meet r.ol- ; \ atesinatiship | orcd orators?advocate and illustrate Soiitliem ! u le direct foes j slavery, and oppose abolitionism. In the mean- j v |inhlie may I time, it yon can induce him to go with yon upon j t ics concern- | an underground railroad tu Caimda, or to remain m r branch of in vour glorious land of freedom, I will let liim ~ do either, and give no opposition to stealing him. n.iti f>.i7.f.tti Xiurlrrn Mmithx without I'ood?Death.?Mrs. ^ I-- .. .- Haves, of the town of day, Saratoga county, ; " V incemies is , 3 ' . , .. , - .. ?. ! n ise ns com whose case was detailed some time since, and Iiidi-innito W'H> had lived nineteen months without food or I w the ii'iiiiili.-r 'li,s expired. She remained insensible for whole iium- months of the period, and up to a lew days of her dentil, when she seemed to revive and spoke in's are ar- "ccasionally. After her death her body was I .1- ' ,< tli . "pened and a snake live feet long and half a inch m ' i'?o it was t-bieh was taken fimil her stomaeii. It, was alive c cebs uf Inst w'lc" removed, bill diet! soon after. The easo is o vostord'iv a vor3* remarkable one. and it is to be regrvttod j that it was not subjected to scientific examination, n I'eceiveil at J that Stale ljul ,'l? '"cation was unfavorable to tliat. J'titricJ; lit nr;/'* G fa nr.?A Tombstone lias f , % recently Ijcoii planed over this grave at Iteil llill, J . Charlotte Co. The Richmond Enquirer thus efraviinr VlV,- d'-Miribes the Stone: ford's it-it lie "'l u"'-'s's,s W?"l?1v w?li?l wall of tine sand- ? urarv The s,on'-'? 'I'HHTivd oil llie place, nine feel ten inches vision it i< 8Mllitr,'? n"^ 'w" with !l superstructure 1V;,,wi j1" six feet ciiuare, twenty-two inches high, with ? ..llLV . marl.le slalis projeclinji over the fide?. On one f, tnu nre colli- T , i n II of the slalis is inscribed: "I utrick Ileiirv.? v i.noii lie inir >W.i May il-Jth. 1 .Mine ti.li, 17'.Ul? 1 in .t 11.1 1 7 1 lis fame his hest epitaph." On the olher : 1 Do" ?* - ' rolhea Dandridge, wife of I'atrich Henry* Horn 1011'ies" The l',e ye:,r nr)5. Died February 1-ltli, lSai!.'" .1- II. M. T. .. . Jlcatli of William 'I'm/lor Smith.? A largo Jconcourse of citizens, yesterday, at the fiuior.il i/.?The cd- "f William Taylor Suiit.li, showed the* nppreeiaessed at the l'on which he was held in this community. mipanv. the lie was fon ofthejoh oflice of the (.'amli. |>h, as recoil- ?<* '", in which lie hail worked for several years, j f| imiry feat ia with jrreat a>?iduity, intelligence and ellicieiiey. I J at the same Attendance on a long, protract ed ami filial ifl- ai two distinct ness of the mother of his children, hrokc down a alphabetic naturally feehle constitution, mid a typhoiil fever, eel, and cross with which lie struggled for many weeks, overirregularity, came his powers, lie has passed away, with the a despatch regret of many friends at his early deceasc.? j nai has hecn Carolinian. J jne wire is > _ ;? w The Minister of Commerce in Prussia, lias ,| chargcd a commission of scientific men and en n| gineers to ascertain what inconvenience 111:13* he ho J.envon- t.;uised hy ntmospheric influence in the transmis., s:?3s that fj(,? ,,( telegraphic dispatches, and to propose a s Smith and remedy. A gentleman connected with telehnrsday mi graphic matters in Newfoundland, said that the Iirifljjer. - telegraphic lines oil the island were useless wlienve hundred evrr tlicro was any instance of Aurora Borealis, lie whole in which would often render the wires useless every le day they ni^rlit. for months, forcing him to close the otliee nd reported al (juik. if civil war, , , , ( desiring to Wreck* on Florida licrfs.?During the past / ilf heing in year f>i) accidents occurred to vessels on the reefs 1 "ike "n<' l'9" near Key West, of which nine were totally lost. In 'e, and over- The value of the vessels was ?B-2.1,fiOO, and that n< of their cargoes $1,837,950. The repairs of tho I in vessels arriving in distress. and the expenses nt11 Christmas tending those brought ill by llio wreckers, ninouu- di y, re- ted $7!),882.3f). The sales of damaged cargocs r< s boarders: and condemned nmtei'iuls and stores amount to ' 'tiler pray, $3f>ti,9(t'2.5l. The salvage paid by the Admiralty rant us one Court, by mutual agreement and by arbitration, a sufficient amounted to ?101,ti'jO.ftO. The sulvuge and ex- ,2 e can make penses were $172,1)84.44 ur depraved fl re will for- running Despatches.?Gen. Havclock is a ] wit as well as a warrior. The following is the nl r?f course, in despatch by which he conveyed the intelligence reasonable a his last success in India to the Governor Gen- w lie whisky, ernl: " rds spent a Dear General: Let all our past misfortunes w be forgotten, for we ure in Luck-now.. Yours, HAVELOCK. >/ Japan-? This ,s ncar'y 88 g?o<l Sir Sidney Smith's _ tout exeen- famous despatch announcing the capture of Sciude: T It contains "Peccavi"?"I have sinned." They both, doubtIleled num. 'eM? 111 800,6 l"ne "erved in the Pnnjob. V - \ if its streets rp/it p regiment's Message in Paris?The Presiv licl) IS equal n?kl!.i..J r..n x... -ti .i OVHV o iuvoc?(^o ITH9 I'UVIIOIICU III iUll uy dll (HQ ^ iommcrce of^ Journals. .It wm telegraphed through ^ Along their from fryjfpool to paris in five fiouro and a fcalfr [heir vessel* ?the snmo time it wa? required .to telegraph it . the empire (<J London. Bnt the,two copies came over dif- ' cotton, and ferent wirr?, and white the copy sent to London nrket in the wu? in";Enf[li6h, that to Paris v? in French.? BI i This Tact shews the / importance given to the J i the Aortlr, onriitfge. -TJre coriiuieiiU of the press upon, this ' doconrtnt,aro,varion^; . / ' h< ?"b"r I" /To Printers.. % n mandril*, A <*OOD Printer, one' who understands Ins F i rolled upon bnsinesa thwouahly,'can get "a aitoation at then welded ^is Office, tqf,two, months, fcy applying iromewle to .the, diatcly. traded; by ^ Hatfnisr Office,' Jan. 14, 18*68. le linrofihe ~*i;i v,. ... ' 'JSS&t - - f)Bmcnc'" ?f grooves in MARRIED* on thfl 19th inst, fcjTthe Rev. J thw purpose. W. Townsend, Mr.. T. J, Duciianan, and Miss rendered the Sarah Isabklla Rilkt?all of this District. J , at the"pre- _ : 3; - y- <jf^aty. * (PbUoargv ' J* in Memphis Ll?E??^a5^er-."aidanM, inJ^dSTf.. ill which lio s ffi?EiSfiih SlC??*t?C??r6? W l(^S?Sui? 21?l i>i m'ii ?.. year#f:Ker age. ?j; _ir L'mi. jiif 82 -.The deceased w^of a*1?Ve and lovely disliofiuottr An i.irifejLUtMtoend, slws was nflecf . J~ .j tionfftearid kind, Mtfffeighbor she was agreeable > 'SfSTnt kerned by all who ^ fijia"5hollv ,**r,PW'*">>t?d with the Methodist U r^La?'' >?' QkMplr^m^yeanrago/since which timn her life .. jp&fc'Jv-"; 'm 4? oeen consistent with per profession. She core with much patience, and resignation, the c< -atataJflmt afflictions and trials, through which in tha Prov- - >? ,toJsHF#n- idence of Ged, riie waa called to pass. She leaves ^HPn^BaL behind a husband,.* father and mother, sistera WonCDhnko and btolhers, and numerous other friends to I d 9 quarter mourn her loaa. In her last illnesa her faith M>< ?] Sral millions Christ was strode; she possessed that hope whiefe 'U int of specie is an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, i #5,901,800, She sleepa in peace and rests from her labors, and rlvioaa day. her works do follow her. . ? WNM? ? I I ill III MIHl f'A? Sim* I ' n* I Winn huttf/i 11. k l|l'\Vl?|>!l|?l't II ? Il lXiltt/ Irlf. I\ \ |?I I lli?' Si:iin<'?' T\? ir?, ( iii-' tip' Mlmviui! tti: SIkmiM ('limit;, otic nf I In* l?iii?, i i f?-i mi? ? (In* iw I v HKiii. tliin^ woitlix i'l ili.iili, liin\ ??li? til?l 1 i- In- |iiuiii*li<'il mill Mifl ? * lir * ilirlii'il, if it cntitil '? nl. In> without Ilii> ili-iilli nf ltd' iniiiii'i'iil 1 LIST OF CONSIGNEES, ~ 1} tnllllinhlif in t/ir fhjmt ill .1 hht fit /or th's trrrk rmtinif Jiitmiiri/ !J7. IHflH. Mhj S I> .lours, .t J Wurilluw. It.-v 'I* A itovt. ' S Kutk'ili!*', Mi'h Murlin, II T Timlin, J W ll"IIIII?, J .1 ( 'llllllillL'll.llll, II \V 1.11 \V."llll, |j M 'ii!*.*i'll, linn |) I, W'arillaw, Ifmi .1 I* Maiphall, Ion 'I' I'i'iriii, II S Ki'tr, A W Tea^uo. 1). 11. SONDl.KY, Ag't. Coinincrtirti. Aiiiikvii.i.k C. II., S. ,l.iii. IJS.'fS. Cotton.?Wo have a >i!ij?lit advance to note incn our last <|iiotaiimis, iiat the unfavorable i:\vs frotii Km-o|ii'. has ratln*r put a check on tin; riiiaml f.ir this articlc. l)iiring the week iimlcr. uvii'w ipiilca lively business wasrionc, until Titeray f mail lu-ought ihc iicwh of the / ? ropn, which uiisri] a slight falling oil". Wc i|tioto from !)J j !>J coals. Charleston .\fnrk-rl.?We liuvi; roceivcd no mrki:t from Charleston up t<? 1 IiIh 1 into, Wodncs- , ay evening, Inter tluui Saturday lasl, at which. mv cotton wii8 quoted at from lo lOj ci'Jils ' Cku miiia, S. C., Jnn. 'if.. Cotton.?Thn advices from Liverpool hy llie litropn, which were received yesterday morning; 4 .id mi quotable elK'Ct oil our market, au<l tin;; tile thai was sold brought former prices, viz: P t 10 cents. Savannah, Jan. *J3. Cotton.?The siilra lo-iliiy comprised tJOO hairs, L IDA (fh I Ic. There is a good inquiry, hut jirii'S arc unchanged. Ar?r<TA, Jan. 2:$. Cotton.?There is lit tic doing in coltou to-day. lidilliug fair is quoted at KIJc. Kkw Oui.kans, Jan. ii2. Coltou is slightly declining, with sales to-day. f 7,<ln() hales, at (_<i. '.ijc. for middling. Thn L-eeints of iIn* w....L- ? oo i i - >w IlillCH. i 110 tock oil 11:iii<1 is o?)!),tltl() It;t1es. Flour is ilull ill t.7r? pel' blil. Kio colfeo is <|iiot<*<! at HA (<> O.Jc. i;r lb. Tlio week's nales of colfee comprise 18,iii) sucks. Nkw Yoiik, Jan. '23. Coltou is heavy, willi sales lo-?lay of ritiO lialeSt liiMlin^ upland is <piott><l at mi(]<llin<r Moile, lUjfc., ami MiiMlin^ Orleans, at lnAc.? lour is licavy, will) sales of S.'illll barrels. , I'beat. is firm, ami 1 ,-lOU bushels liave been mlil, I 01 *>l.-l?l per bushel lor while. ('<irn is cry ilull. Spiiits turpentine is tirni ut rj (</) :2Ae. per gallon, Iliee is linn. The Money Must Come. \ 1.1< those indebted to us either by NOTK or a. ACCOUNT, are hereby rcipPitteil to pay p. It is no jest ; we must, ami will have money, ml those who iiei?](;i:t to pay by Keturn-Day, ill be tiled without fail. CJIKISTIAN .t DEALK. Jan. 28, "iS. 4u 2t G. T. ANDERSON, tURGEON AND MECHANICAL DENTIST, LOWNDESVILLE, S. C. I LINK n<]i?res9<><l t<i him at Lowiulcsville I'. I U. will secure his services in any part of the " llistrict. Jan. 2*, ISr.O 40 ly I'ress copy. Selling off at Cost. [WII.I, sell Irom dale, my WOUSTKD IHIKSS <;??(>I>S. Neijro HlauUets, siml leavy O V KK-l'OATS. at li) per cent. uii New ork cosls, for tile L'asli. J. T. 1JARNKS. Jan. :2S, 58 -It) If Fresh Garden Seeds for Sale. 11TI.KS, CAltKACI'MIKADS, ami many jL HUeli things as many people nerd. J. T. H A UN IX Notice to Debtors. I IKWK indebted hy Nntc or open Account, L nrc |iriitii-ularly nulitied to conic forward id make Kelt lenient. J. T. HARM'S. Lowndesville, Jan. 28, 18.1S. -40-tf Stolon 1^1 ROM the Snhncrilicr, on the niirht.'^. -rvx of the Ilih inst., a liny 11< HfSK, itli marks ol collar ami harness on neck am lighs, and liliml of the left. rye. No otlic inrks of distinction remembered. lie is alior fie en linnils high, ami in raihcr hail order. Any information po that I may get. my llor convict, the thief, will he liberally rewurdi Address? JOIIN S. WILLIAMS, New Market, S. I (i. A, 0. I Jan. 21, .18. .lit Notice to Guardians, &o, i ll Guardians, Tranters, Ac., liable tit,' make L returns in ihe Commissioner'* ODIcc nre ?rebv notified In iln un nn L~f? ?---* - ? ?i.-iwic i.mii i?|iin ;xt. After that tiinc all defaulter* will br ruled imrdiatfh/. All persons who have been appointed (JimruiiF, but have not yet entered into Bond, are quested to do bo at once. W. II. PARKER, c.e.a.d. Commissioner's! Ofliee, ) , , January 12, 18St). $ 38 !>m o the Progressive Farmer & Planter I1IIE undersigned will exchange pure " lloyd's L Polifie" Cotton Seed, with hi* neighbor* id friends, they giving two bushels of common led for one of the improved variety. Persons ho desire to purchase well selected seed, can ive nn opportunity by addressing nie at Ureen--^ / ood, Abbeville District, S. J NO. T. TARKS. t Dec. 24, 57. 37 3m. HE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Abbeville District.? Citation. ^WILLIAM IIII-Tj, K*q., Ordinary of Abbo * ^ viile District irnEREAS, J. J. McBsith, Iiiw applied to 'V me for Letters of Administration, on all and ngular the goods aurl chattels, rigliis and credits ' Caleb W. Greer, late of the District aforclid, deceased. ,?, These are, therefore, to eite nnd admonish nil id singular, the kindred nnd creditors of the iid deceased, to ho and appenr lieforo me, at onr r?-.r.?"?? ' ? ? u.uimiii j b v/uuri lor (lie Haiti District, to he rfden at Abbeville Court House, on the Fifth. iy of February next, to show cause, if itir * ny- the ' siid Administration should not L* -anted. ' Given under my hand and seal, this twenty1first day of January, iuat., in the year of ofiir ' :Iiord one thousand eight hundred and fiftyeight, and in the 82d year of American lu''dependence. /' WILLIAM HILL. 0. A. I>. \ Jan. 21, 1858. .30 2t?"''^W Wot JUj o . Afc*" ' ' J 1 LL perBons^whuJciiovythrtiija^Ww indebted m: to thu laJynTmbf B. &TJ. Jordan, would 9 welLto-wStlo up their notes and accounts by le t?<fth or February neKt; by so' tiding, tliey Jfl savo seven per cent, hs well as cost. \ It is unpleasant, to the nnrii^o in Ka pnmi>nii/>r i give this notice, alter so h>ng in < In I go nee, hut ic concern must be uouml up. R &. J. JORDAN. Jan. 6, 58. '47 6t Xjant KTotico. A LL pefnons indebted for the building of the Musonic College either by Note or open ubscription, will sare costs in paying before ... eturu Day iu February, m I nm instructed . io Board to hand onr claims to an attorney for ' /I illeclion. ' MI M. STRA-USS, Trias. /1 January 1st, 1857 '87 ? ' B J ? 1 lj Tew Crop Sugar and Molasfi**. )A BBLS. Ney'Crop'New Orleans "Syrup, i 111 mkhi. Ak i.A*. - J- " 1 m-m ,,w ?v nw uu o t1 eraF 10 Bags Rio Coffee, new crop. ' ;.*' ^ , % , . U.S. KERR. 1 Jan. 20,58 ? 30 8t / I > (