The Abbeville banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, April 21, 1859, Image 2
HON-INTEVENTION AMD THE BOOTH CAfiOUHIAN,
Tlie South Cnrolitiian in nnother column has
the hciieGt of its further reply. It adroitly
catches at every straw to save its sinking cause.
It Htitl carefully avoids tile practical question in
Isslie, and assumes fur its premise tho very matter
iu dispute. In the beginning its positions
were broadly, that non-intervention in the Territories
as to slavery l?y tho Government at
Washington was the true policy under the Constitution
and for the South, and that present
statutory regulations were sufficient for its protection
in them. With these wo took issue, and
pointed to that one great fact on which all turn,
that since the Mexican war, and under the existing
policy nn<l laws, ulavery had practically been
excluded from all the Territories, organized and
unorganized, and by force of an anti-*la*eryten.
....sJ itliirlt liad ilrfipfi VPTln.
nlly miiiuthe very Constitution, the vary
statutory regulations, and the very officials, 011
which the Onrolininn relies. In response to it*
inquiry how it has begged *I?o question, we aniwer?in
its studied ignoring of that delrrmina
iivc and crushing fact. It now, however, ndmit?
that "the Federal Government ia obligated
under the Constitution to over rule whatever
territorinl laws may conflict with the rights of
personal property." Is not this intervention 7?
And it would concede the wliol? argument, Hi?l
not the Carolinian modify it by uri>ing Hint of
tlii? three branches of the Government, only the
judicinl hmi) executive should intervene. hikI tlint
t>he legislative should u?>t. lint if two, why not j
the three? The admission of the general piinci i
pie and the obligation requi em the entire con- !
sittency; especialh it 'sci- render nei-ei'sarv the j
action of the thud, in oidc toMwtain the other
two. v. hi'-li lmve piove-l ine'F- c i'? ni.<l 10 soo ire j
tlie ijolii". now a>in:itt?-d i-y -our cnulHuporary.
Hcie ? t'n- m-iic lift xve-it us, which our e.iiiirtn'
no-:is " f v-i .lfis, and it turns upon a fact to which
ho ihm* ins eves. And it is his shutting his eyes
!.> .:?! Ins MpprelieiiHioun that the legislative
i:::n v. iinoti will nmke the bad Worse, which
we o.ill I.in "(ihiveiing policy."
I relation io the executive and judicial power
rii;d nit ai;s to resrh ihe rases, the Carolinian
quote* the Acts of 1795 ami 1857. The}' do not
provide lor lh? car.es as fedrral, judicial subjeti.
Thvy, tilno, apply only to violent And oven re- j
siftiiiice io existing laws. But do they apply to |
inaction iu u Territory, either in making laws to !
ju un'iu. Di-ivcrj, ui" in vinurciii^ m? riguis ci
ihe master? Cau the federal executive or judiciary
intervene iu an organized Territory, substitute
themselves for its local authorities, legislative,
judicial and executive, nnd makn laws,
or etif?rce protection to slavery, or compel those
h>n:il functionaries to do so? No. Hence the
necessity of Congressional intervention?hence
the crowning argument iu its favor. It is, now,
not to put down insubordination under those
acts?anti-sluvery has but to be silent and inactive,
to prevent the extension of nml protection
to slavery iu a Territory, hut it is to provide
laws and officials for a Territory to give vitality
aud effect to the vested rights ofSouthern owners,
which now is repudiated,scorned, supurscded and
latent.
How can an appeal be taken by the mistnr to
tho Supreme Court, if the territorial magistrates
and courts will not entertain jurisdiction or initiate
judiciul proceedings iu his behali?
The Carolinian Bays that the Federal Government
cannot preveul n Territorial Legislature
pauing an Act which will deter slave emigration,
and "can only preveut its enforcement."
How prevent, without intervention. It can prohibit
iu advince the passing of such an ant,
which would render it invalid, if passed. This
h a part of the intervention we want. Whyshould
it object to it, iu face of the obligation it
now admitsf
Now for tho statutory regulations. As to tho
T.? .i.r/. i= ?- :~i.? <i--. ? >
ru^iv> r w d.c?? c (an, ncun^iib ui^c UIUI VyUIIgrP83
had no right to pass one, but the obligation whs
on the respective States to enforce the Constitution
as to the rendition of slaves ; that, if it hm,
the law only applies to the States; that in the
Territories the rondition of a slave comes under
tho common and constitutional law, fis of oilier
property, and not under the fugitive alave act of
Congress; that the clause quoted from that act
was cuperogaiive, unless it only meant, which is
the most legal view, that the "facilities" to be
afforded by tho Commissioners aro in simple
support, of the general law of property ; that the
clauae iiRelf iaextra constitutional; nndlastly, that
the fugitive slave law has practically become and
will remain a nullity, both in the States and Territoiirs.
Rut all this is not neeefsary to the real
argument, of which the Carolinian remains *tu
diously incognizant. The right tooarry slaves
to a Territory, and the protection of that property
when there, do not come under the fugitive
lave law. The slaves thus in possession are not
fugitive*. That law applies only to slaves who
themselves "escape" from one State into another.
It does not npply to slaves stolon, or seihtoed or
taken away openly, or illegally liberated, or
who rebel, within the limits of a Territory, anymore
than it does in such cases within the limits
of a State. The i itervcntion we claim is that
inch laws he provided by Congress to meot these
cases in a Territory, as have been provided by
the slave States respectively for their limits.?
This .s the legislative dull/ under the Comilitution
insisted on Tho fugitive law does not provide
for them, nnd there is no other laws? Can
the judiciary provide the laws? Can either of
them enforce what is not provided! Yet the
,u_4 _ .. t
un.iiiiii.ox'w^uciiiiat biipir uncivil,uion uiHIfl'
existing Matutnry regulations will be and is snlfieientl
Where ore the statute* which apply t
The Coribtitution does, but w hat is tiiat docmneut
without lawa suid officials to enforce it? What
H proves for the South?a dead letter
It, also, says that, no sovereignty exists in a
Territory, that squatter sovereignly i? null and
clap-trap, and tin: sovereignly is in the Federal
Government. Then, in the name ol common
aense, why should not all the three liianclies of
rfiat Government provide and net oorct.rteiitly
for the proper administration of the Territory!
Ia not (.'ongr-'ss tbo wry body and soul of that
Government 7
We submit that th? Carolinian, having bneu
driven from ita tirijjin.il out and out C^iiijremii.nal
-in:' i'meventiou, now idroitly vhifts its position
a;i<i argument, and utiiler the nppeftrnnce of
nil or jjiit.i! c MsU'ency, now talk* of and ndinitH
"Fe-leral Government" intervention, but. ur
gi>s tiiat ih iL intervention haabeeu sufficient, nod
:ii faoe of the met that every Territory lias been
inken from the South by the anli slavery cru
sarfe I
No statemnn of any parly, from Douglas and
SeW.ird to l)ioi*ii, of Misaiasippi, holds with the
Qftt'olioiitn, that present let;al federal intervention
w HUtAcient to_ carry slavey to a Territory
ami protect it Hence the first two repudiate ,
such xnfficient Congressional intervention and
the latter insists upon it.?Charleston Evening
JS'ews.
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Mi's. SieJZlrt' Confession Ruled Out.?Washington,
April 13.?Mr. Carlisle answered, to day,
ihe position# of Meiira. - Graham and Brady,
who yesterday offered iu evidence the statement
of Mr*. Sickles. Mr. Carlisle contended that
the evidence wbi only adinisxible nnder an allegation
of nbeolute insanity, tie mid that wheuever
iIk- defeooe put in such ptea, rhe prosecution
was ready to meet it lie objected to M'k.
Sickles' statement, first, because it ie the work
of the prisoner's wife, done in his presence. An
a general rule a wife cannot be a witnesx for or
against her husband. Mr Carlisle cited a case
where Judge Crawford refused to allow a wife to
testify against olio jointly indicted with her husband.
Second, the statement was objected to
because where parties cannot be witnesses their
declarations cannot be admitted.
Mr. Carlislealso held that the lapse of eighteen
hours afforded sufficient time for a man to eool
tinder auch a state of circumstances. The de"fence
thinks a lifetime would be too short Mr.
O. eaid there were two clauses in the community.
One class may be liable to moral insanity, and "it
is a numerous class; but a more numerous olass
would be quite ssfe from any danger of moral
insanity. To impute insanity to a man nertured
in brothels, a man familiar wit'i adultery as a
, play thing, is raonatroua; but if insisted on. in
tfaia ease, it opena up the previous history of the
accused
Jade* Crawford decided that ha could Me no
difference between evideuce going to show the innocence
of the accused or to show that his mind
was diMnaed. The dvelarationssf a wife or a husband
aland on the same footing aa if testimony
all offered in Court The Court' is very olearly
of opinion that the statement is not evidence,
holding that it would have a delrteriouseffeci upon
the relation of husband and wife*?-.Speeial Diepatch
to the Neio York Timet.
United Stalet Circuit Court.?We omitted to
nottes yeeter.lay the finding of a true bill against
John Paul, for pasting counterfeit coin. Yesterday
the Qraud Jury ignored a bill against
Woodsoa Wilcox, of Telfair county, for holding
Africans aa slaves, it being understood, outside
at least, that he held Ihem solely for purposes
of humanity. The court was engaged through*
out the day with th? civil docket.?Savannah
flfpmbtimn. djril 13.
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ABBEVILLE BANNER.
^ W, C. DAVIS, Editor.
Thursday Morning, April 21,1859.
CLUBBING! CLUBB1NQM
With a view to increase our subscript ion patronage,
wc make tho following proposition :
We -will furnish GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK
and tho BANNER, one year, for FOUR DOLLARS;
HARPER'S MAGAZINE and the BANNER,
one yoor, FOUR DOLLARS; ARTHUR'S
HOME MAGAZINE and the BANNER, one
year, THREE DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS.
Tho subscription prioc of either HARPER or
GODEY' is THREE DOLLARS per annum;
but wc will furnish cither of these Magazines
and the Danurr, for just one Dollar more than
the price of the Magazine alone.
BUCKLEY'S CIRCUS
TV ill he in town to day. Roys, gather tip your
change, tmdluok out for the 40 horse Band Wagon
about 12 o'clock.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
See advertisements of J. N. Knox, Col. J.
T. Burr ess, Gnoveii ?fc Bakf.r, Messrs. Gray ?fc
RoDEKTiON, A. A. WILI.IAM8, Olid W. II. GllAY.
don. Also, notice sale of the Commissioner.
GREENVILLE & COLUMBIA RAILROAD.
The annual meeting of the Stockholders of
tbia Itoad will bo hold in Columbia oil the 28th
inst. Stockholders nnd their families Trill be
popped over the Rond, free of charge, from next
Tuesday until the Wednesday following.
A EERIOUS ACCIDENT.
We regret to learn that a pair of horses, belonging
to J. Fk.vzier Livinoston, while being
driven by himself on Monday last, became
frightened, npsctting his carriage and iujuring
severely, though not dangerously, himself aud
a negro boy.
THE "PRESS."
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??e mnavcrienuy oinmea ins' wreR to no'
tice the change in the proprietorship of tlio Independent
Pre?? Mr. W. II. Wilson*, the former
publisher, lute disposed of his interest to Mr. IIuuii
Wilson, a woiihy and industrious practical
printer. The J'reyt in future will t>e presided
over hy W. A. Lke and Mean Wilson, Mr. Lek
continuing as Editor.
EARLY PEAS.
We received on Monday l#?t a in?-p? of hill
grown English Peas, grown in the garden of
Mrs. A. C. Knio.
We have also seen a mess of Peas, *ent to a
Iriftnd in this place, bv Mrs. Wm. Smitii, of Smithville,
and we arc informed that she liad a mess
ten days ago.
EOBBEEY.
We learn that Tiiomar Thompson, the Overseer
of John Burnettk, residing near Smith ville, in
this District, etole from hisemployer two hundred
and thirty-five Dollars, and a horse valued ut one
hundred nnd seventy-five, with which he suddenly
decamped for parts unknown. Several
messengers have been dispatched in different
directions to apprehend him. 'IhesaidTnoMrsoN
is a tall, Epiire-made, sullow complecltd youth.
Altflllt tlV^lliV VAnro ,?C.? Tlial.nrn. (?lr?
a Borrel horse, fifteen hands; high, having a white
spot on the front part of one of his hind legu,
near tho stifle joint, with white gear murks ujioii
his shoulders.
ACQUITTED.
We sec it stated that the prisoners captured
on the Slaver Echo, have recently been acquitted
in Charleston. It will be remembered that
these are the eamo prisoner* against whom the
Grand Jury of Richland District failed to find
a bill. Wc have not seen tho facts as they wore
proved before the Court, and canuot therefore
arrive at any conclusion an to whether their acquitting
the prisoner.-'has been in contravention
of tho laws against tho Slave Trade. Whether
this is so or noL in this case, the fact cannot be
smothered, that a verdict by jury, despite of
wnat. the law may. he, is, to pome extent, gov"
ernod by the individual and peculiar notion thai
cacli man of the panel may have of justice and
right.
OUR SCHOOLS.
We were otherwise engaged, and could not
attend the recent Kxnminution of the Male
School, under the charge of Mr. W. H. White.
We hare heard from those who attended that
his patrons ere well pleased with his manner of
teaching. They predict that if he continues hix
avocation that he will acheivc a reputation
equal to the greatest teachers of the country,
liy leqiicst a friend furnishes a notice ?>f the
(Examination, which will be fouud in another
column.
Mr. Wiiite is as?isted by Mr. W. C. Wahdlaw,
who presides over iho English branches, andgivca>
we learn, entire satisfaction.
e are picnreU to learu that our Female School
is perhaps more prosperous now than il has been
for years. It in under the supervision of Miss Put:
nasi, assihted by Mins Wilson, whws skill an:l
niftiingement in quite snfficiei.t to guarantee its
future pioeperity.
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THE TILT.
W o. in company with ft number of others,
paid our reopeots to the Tilt of the Southern
Kights Dragoons, which caino off on Saturday
lust. The prize offerod to the successful competitor
was a beautiful Silver Cup.
At the conclusion of the third rouud the com
pany,- under command of Cnpt>. J. Wardlaw
PeRrik, repaired to the judges' stand, where it
was announced that Lieut. Huuell and private
McCord stood as equal competitors- This decision
reduced the contest to these two gentlemen,
which finally resulted in favor of Wx L.
McCord. The Captain, with sonte complimentary
remarks,- presented the prize to Mr. MoCordThe
judges, in their report, spoke in very flattering
terms of the excellent horsemanship of
Orderly McLaugulin aud privute W. C. Moore,
remarking that these gentlemeu deserved ppecial
notice in their report.
We have heard ihHl Mr. J. T. Moorc has ten
dered a silver cup as a prizo for the next day
of parade.
m? i i
Thi Jirtt Netatpnper.?It was generally believed,
for a time, that the English Mercurie was
the " precursor of that mighty organ, the newspaper
piesa, all over the world," bearing, as it
did, a " elarum et vennagil* tutmeu." Mr.
George Chnlmer*. it issAid, met with a volume,
in the labrynthnl recesses of the olH Biiiish
museum, containing some printed papers with
the title of the l?ngl-.th Mercuric, purporting to
have been printed in 1668, at ibe limn or the
Spanish Armada, and containing account* of the
earlier conflicts between the enemy and the'
Bri'ish Admirals. Too credulous and exceedingly
elated with his wonderful discovery, be
attibuled it to the geuius of Elizabeth and sagacity
of Burleigh." From his representation, the Elder
D'Isrueli and other distinguished writers, were
readily (in a red into the same belief; and. ritenoe
many other literary men, on the continent, regarded
this as the venerable patriarch of newspapers.
That, liowevsr, whioh oan justly lay claim to
this distinguished title and honor, appeared . in
the reign of King James the first. Nathaniel
B*'(ler stands before us as the patriarch of the
whole family of journalists. 'Tib true, that before
his lime, occasional sheets of news on some
uew or extraordinary topic were written by
others and nohi for a small sum through the
streets; "but he aad his associates says" Sharp's
Magatine, ""were the'"first periodical ehronial?;?
in print." ?
REVOLUTION IN CUBA.
We have S'-en extracts from Home of tlic Now TH1
York papers, purporting to give the particulars , Mn. I!
of mi expedition to Culm It is Muted that tlio exsnoiiiat
Island is prepared for n general revolt, and that Thursday
the landing of tlio American filibusters will he [ place, n
the signal of a general outbreak. These state Principal
melitR, we think, are not worthy of credence. Tln-se e:
While the Spanish race is so largely piedoini- but forth
nnnt, us it is ut present in Cuba, we don't believe her of v
that any successful attempt at revolution will ever was ver
he made. Though the Cubans may be burdened ' partmenl
with tuxes, ond made to suffer all tlio evil* at- In the pt
tending and Imbecile and oppressive government, j various <|
yet their inability to achieve by revolution, ! evidence
their independence, coupled with a feeling of nn- j the grati
tioual pride, will exclude the possibility of any classes it
attempt to revolutionise. Any attempt a filibus- j well plei
tering Cuba into our Union will prove abortive. I seen pn|
Those who engage in them will ku(I<t tlio fate | injr. In
of Ix>rr.z. We have but two ways of atpiiriug : tainly a
Cuba?one is to Americaniso it by settling our saying i
people there; the other is by a conquest, prosecu- he has n
ted with the authority and all the war-vim of tlio Seln
our government. All altcmps at filibustering them sell
against Cuba, serves but to embitter the Cubans compete
against us as a people, mid to postpone its ac- him in h
quisition. We are therefore willing to protest In the
against the propriety of such unlawful expodi- sided ov
lions. Let us at least save our patriotism until equally
we shall see the Cubans in open revolt., nobly graduate
struggling for independence. When they liavo the evid
hoisted the banner of independence wo can thou on this n
have some faith in their impatience of spauisli to instru
rule. Then the sympathies of the Americans, suctiinei
as they ever are, will bo aroused in favor of that matiou
spirit of freedom that Is continually w?rhi<r irlm nnn
j 'r> i 1
against tyranny ami oppression. Let us first 1'eriui
know that our ossiotuncc would bo a welcome young *>
prize before we olFer it. A generous offer of lib* portuuit
erty and freedom from us to those who may, seem- whilst w
iugly in our opinion, bo intolerably oppressed, we wmil
might, from an ignorant incomprehension of their receive i
real situation, bo rejected with the basest scorn find it p:
and contempt. We want lo let Cuba alone until
some scheme in Set on fool to acquiro ii that j
will hazard every thing rather than suffer ]
defeat. phie ?!< *
? ? honor, I
THE CLOSE. ,ro'" ?h?
This issue closes the Fifteenth Volume of the I a,,<'
Abbeville B-v.mer. We shall not recount its hi* 1
I decease,
tory siiioo it lirs-i sprang into existence. Its lire . between
and progress is perhaps better known lo a large i for iiniu>
clans of our lenders than lo ourself. Wo ha ve ( 1 lnK"< nl
- . . .... ' that all*
from expenance only Known its history since |;i|,|e. |
September, I8.r>3. However pleasent it maybe mv attei
to horald the achievements of others, our instiiic- was son
tive lliodestv forbids that we should -peak ?.f our- "V T"
? , , . did not
se'l in such terms of eulogy as might cuhject us -t>|^
lo the imputation of egotism. Though wish truth Idol; I
we may say that ihe. profits of our paper have hl?d ; I
annually increased tince our connection with it. houi alt
_ , , was in I
It now pays a vory handsome salary for the j,,,,
small fraction of our time which we necessarily slaved I
have to devole to it. Though llie Jlanncr was talking
never inme prosperous than ai present, we are J""1 w''
1 eoni in
unwilling to stand still. We wish to "push aloug> went lo
inuviii^. i uti nijtr ?b priJgn'Fsivc, si tic] n??ur mi
we wish to keep ?te|? \vi?l? it. We desiro !? ix w??testi
j . a , Srcoild t
tend thu circulation of our paper. lodo tins i,,.arlv <
we must, to soiiji extent, depend upon our own ?Ylock ;
efforts, but in a great ine.isnre nre we dependent away t)i
upon the exertions of onr friends. Tncy have ii
... . ... , , i*ooni ; 1
in their power to assist us in this purticular, and .y
we appeal 10 them to use their influence in our w?-nt to
behalf. We have not one 8in?le subscriber on "iiilii, Ii
our list who could nut, with hut little tronhle, pro- ' s'1^ '
on I he
cure us a new subscriber. Just think of it?if sickles '
each of our old 6ub.scribers could neiid us one ih:i
new one,our subscription list would be double its stayed i
, b-d I h
present number.
' i\lr. fsii
It may appear to you that to throw two dol- morning
larsinloour hands would be a small m.itler, eryintr; .
unworthy of your attention; but when wo tell past S w
you that your concerted effort in this wav 11
, - triiuhb';
might enhance our annual profits from twenty j ,.omiIli
five hundred l.o four or fire thousand dollars you before 1
can then understand the reason of our impnr- n'l"e W1
tunitv. We don't deny it. but will confess that it ^'^les 1
is the pride of success, combined with pecuniar}' Cfltht
interest, that more or less shapes our coursc in respond
reference to this matter. Lend us a helping Pa
, i , , men at
hand, and send us on our way rejoicing.
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TMT) D ATTCMrWT O
brillialil
We learn tliat the building advertised to let Wriii>r'>
on Monday* last by II. J. White Iiuh beeii luken visaged,
by F. Cownovek, and that by tho fust of Octo- n"^
ber next, tlie entire block, including n store by ^"rTgpil
J. A. Am.en, let privately to the snme contrac- Dou^Ihh
tor, -vill bo rebuilt. This will doubtless prove a every e|
valuable addition to tho appearance of the Publie
Square. These buildings will go tip under ;tH eXeri
the Bupervuiou uf J. I). Dalf.v, Architect. ()p m di
Wc bare heard that Mexsrs. Gower, Cox, riety wi
Marki.ky & l"o., of Greenville, have purchased lodged i
the remaining portion of tho burnt dixtriet, ex- Scnal
| eepting that portion formerly occupied by the to the c
Store of It. H. Wardi.aw <fc Son, und that they on the v
will soon coiumenco the erection of a building in J? ^
front for a Carriage Repository. They a re men <jwarl'm
ui enterprise, unu we ai?e giau lo Know (Hat tliey iiijj com
are coining among u3. We only need enough of l>rovv 8ti
such men to kill off the old fogy'mm of oar townWe
notice, too, that II. S. Kkru lias already
completed a lengthened addition in rear of his Speal
Grocery Store, and bas it now stored full of ^?'k. b
goods for his customers. have se<
b and goo
We will not do more at present than mention than 1><
some other improvements which are in contain- '? '
* k 16 of It
plation. We give it lo you in email doses. Too wcji 0f
much of even.a good thing may becomc nausea- except I
ting: .The Episcopalian and the Presbyterian to hi* p:
Churches are to be rebuilt. J. M. Pekrin, Geo.
A. M. Smith, W. Joel Smith and Jas. C. CalHops
contemplate erecting very handsome pri.
vale residences. We have seen plans drawn by Ahou
Mr. J. D. Daley, which, if carried out, will be J*?*hood
quite an improvement on our old fashioned log a'ci
dubbins. a fi, rn> ,
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COTTON 8TATEMEMT.
The receipts of Cotton in Charleston for the A To
past week were, by Railroads 7,680 baleu; hy pundeut
water and wagon VJ57 boles?together 7,037 follows
baleB?corresponding week last year 11,615 "At
bales. ment h
The export* from Charleston for the same Sickles,
time were, to fureijfn porta 6,073 bales; coast- ft visit a
wise 1,790 bajes?makiug the total exports of came in
the week bales, and leuving on hand a his con,
stock of 67,248 bales, inclusive of 9.6C8 bales g?vo an
on ship-board not cleared, against a slock of daHy pr
39*195 bales, and 11,315 bale# on ship-board Court H
sutiie time last year. depittal
The sales in Charleston during the past week Uiree-sc
amounted to 11.000 bolen, ?i price* ranging pre^ou
f.ornlljlo 13. " We rf?
) lie total rec?-ipta tit all ports during the naif "f
pa*t Week umounled ?> 60,578 bales, ajrfcinai tli? libel
69J150 bales received dtiring the siiiiie perio.l vindieat
last y?ar.. TJbe total "receipt* at all the port# tee."
since the 1st of September, n mount to 3,362,r Mr. S
8$0 b^lfg, against 2,3H2,4I0 up to* the stifle meat in
dates Ixst j-pht, showing an increase this year of good
of 779,910 hale*. c<?nmini
Tire 0*porta to Great- Britain up to the latest himself
dates, amount to 1,856,1 showing an increase quiry; b
011 the eftporu to lha< eoaniry last y^ar of 177,- *nm?te ?
490 bales. The sliipirieiihi to Northern ports ? bond
show on increase of 878,503 bates from the ship- woqld bi
mente of lust year. * The
stock on Iwnd and on ship-board at all 7He i
the ports, up to the Intent dates, iiinounts to 781,- <*f the si
604 bales, being 50,472 bales more -than the Ohio, foi
stock on liaiid at the correapondipg date last- Thirty
year. ' Ion have
Fugitive
Baptitt Fair.~The fair given at Palmetto dictmeiit
Hall last week, by the lames of the Baptist Lorain C
Church, was attended by mi immense throng . who stte
for two successive night*. The pecuniary hen- Marshal
elite, we are pleased to elate, were large and re- ed to enf
numerating. The Whole amount received m- tMt indi
seeded 93S0.-~$partan$nrp .?iQ>r4*. was 00m
' * ' ' \
(commtlnh'atki>.)
E ABBEVILLE MALE ACADEMY.
ititon: ? Permit me to notice briefly the |
i'>n which came off on Wednesday ami ! t
lust, ill the Ma!o Acudcmy of this s
a ll
ow in charge of Mr. W. II. White,
I, und Mr. W. Wahdlaw, Assistant.
toreises vvsre iml intended to lie public,
it' patrons of tlio School, u goodly nuin- ''
ili'iin were present. Tlie examination j
y thorough nnd rigid, and in every de- (
L tin* most eutiie satiNf.ictioii was given- e
-ouiptnesa und accuracy with which the a
nestioiiH were answered, we hud sufficient 1
c
of the faithfulness of the teacher, and j
ifying pro|?rcs3 of the pupils. With the i
i Latin and Greek, we were particularly I
iB'-d, und upon 110 similar occasion have (
>ila give more ovidencc of thorough drill. ?
these departments Mr. White is cer- '
t home, ami we have no hesitation in j
llial ua mi instructor in these branches j (
o superior in the State. The patrons of j |
Qol liuvo every reason to congratulato I 1
es upon securing the services of one so '
nt, and should spare no pains to retuin |
is present position. i
TCnirlmli 1... ..-.l.-.o ...?1 M..41 ?S~ I
-?ft? ? ?- l"eer
by .Mr. NVarolaw, tlic exercises were
sntiMf.ielory. These gentlemen are bath i
the South (Jiirulma College, uikI with <
ences of Scholarship they liuvo evinced
ml previous occasions, and of iheir ability ,
ct and govern, wo repent they should be <
:l. The exercises were closed Willi decla"
by 601110 six or eight of the young men, '
uitteil themselves handsomely. '
t tile, Mr. Editor, to say in conclusion to i
ten preparing for Collogn, lhat a rare op- 1
y is presented them in this Academy, and
re would not disparage other Institution*, ,
Id say, come to the feet of Gamaliel and
iistriiRtion. My word for it you will iiol
roSiless.
A PATRON.
HE POIGNANCY OF DISHONOR J
invo never rend n mom simple but era- ,
c-ription of the poittnuiit giief of dis- |
Iiiiii hi the following, which we extract
> evidence of Hiidcct Dully, the nurse
il of Mrs. Sickles :
member the Saturday before Mr. Key's
.Mr. Sickle* came home in the evening, (
5 and fi o'clock ; there whs no set time
r; sometime* it was at 6, and other
hall'nasi : Mra. Sickles w?? m lnmi.?
moon ; ] did lint sen him at the dinner 1
te went down stair* to dinner; at night
in ion whs culled to Mr. Sickles ; there
ie nr.happy feelings between Mr. und
kles ; .Mr. Sickles went down stairs; he ,
oni, lint returned to his bed-room ; he
e 10 fetch him ii|> something lo eat, which 1
lis manner and appearance ?eoined Iron- j
saw 111111 hall" or three quarters of uii
er 1 lH?t the d iiner for him ; Mrs.Sickles
ler lipd room; i then went down to get
ier ; 1 returned to my lied-room, mid
Ii>to a consider;ild?* time ; i heard loud j
between Air. and Mr.*.' Siekles; thfir !
s part y o|>eti : this was nf'er t> o'clock ; j
tied to li-ieu a few momenta and lli'*li I
the kiii-heu; twenty uiiiiiileM or lialf an I
erwarils I ni;aiii Went. ii|> *1.1 ir? ; I hey 1
ii iii the hed-room w is 111 the fiont of the J
miry ; inv iimuii was on Hit* Ollit'l'mile.
>|>|tuMic; when I went it: il ?v.m about 7
I tliink 1 ivimil in lo tix tin; K:r or lake
it* water; I went lo sleep atioul 1'2; Mr.
!?. SirkU" wore. I ln*hevp, ihen in their
[ (lon'l know whether Mr. Sickles went.
111:?t. night; I don't I Inn k Mrs. Sickles
Imd that night ; ?h? lay on the floor nil
living gone into ;11 :i<1 j> 11 ing room, where
ier on Sunday morning ; she wan fitting
lloor, with Ji*.t hea<l on a clmir; Mr.
tvas ilown stairs. wliOII I saw Mrs. Sick
t wiih about K o'clock; Mrs>. Sickle*
n I hut room fill iJay ; b-fore I went to
eaid exclamation* a.id sobbing; I heard
kl?s cry; also Mrs Sickles; in the
I tne.t Mr. Sickles on the stairs; ho was
[ wasgniugduwii stairs: it w as about h<dfrheii
I met him ; lie hold his face in his
nil was crying ami sobbing, and hi gr>'ul
I wits very sorry lo sec hiiu in trouble :
need ciyiujj; I heard erring in tli??tudy
saw Mr. Sickle* ; 1 believe Mr. U'<u>idis
in ih- sillily, but did uoi see him; .Vlr.
.fas poii.jj up stairs."
'rities at the Capital?A Washington corfiit
of the New York Times draws for
|>e.r the following sketches of prominent
the Capital:
JEFF. UAVIS.
or Davis is by all the odds the moat
conversationist it has ever been the
fortune lo encounter. Thin, wiry, sharpeel
f-possessed, with a voice very gerimodulatetl.
an address veiy pliable and
is?this great captain of the lire enters
fire with ns much case and quickness us
shows in spitting tobacco juice, and
ligraiu from his thin lips is fatal lo the
itn of n It'll tirrtA V.iv.1. *l.? ?
lied wit more dazzling or more mortal iu
:ise. Name after nume nmy be brought
seuasion, and every candidate for notoII
stagger back with a silver Minnie-ball
in aoine leader pari of his intestines.
DOUGLAS.
.or Douglas?all facls, habits appearances
ontrnry notwithstanding?impressed me
vhole as the most gigantic intellact, next
iter's that your ct>rres|H>ndeul1iati at any
en placed iu contact wtth. A. general
rr process take* place around all surroundpeiitnrs,
and the shadow of the massive
retches lur over every scene in which the
smocratio rebel uplifts bis vigorous aud
head.
8PKAKRB OUR,
ter Orr has been lately with yon in New
at some of your country readers may not
so that solid chunk of jolity, good humor
id living, standing fourteen inches higher
Miglas, FdlstafHan in configuration, rubie'eature,
merrily philosophical in the twintin
two black beaded eyes?a man to speak
every one, ugd never to soolda human
lis cook when a favoritu joint iajio' done
alate?courteous and jusi in ul) personal
9 with |M>)iticul enemies. but too easily
j lo dictates of purly power in his official
RRECKJCNRJJXsk; ,
t forty yexrs of ago. and in the neighof
six feet high, well proportioned, <1 fk
dark eyed?with billou* complexion and
snuven iace? i>ih iuoiiui is indicative ot
lclibrrutive will, ut?d bis head of well
i thoiightruhiese.
uchlvg Scwre.?'I'he Washington eorres- .
of the New York "Herald" writes m
tr iking demonstration of femalo sentfer?
look placo laai niglit, when George
father of the prisoner, was surprised by
t his hotel of some twenty ladies, who
i a body to eiprew iheir sympathy lor
and to?ny that if be thought it would
y comfort to tho Hocux'e'd, they would
f*ent themselvas, with many tuove, at the
ouse. The person at Ui? head of *]?* i
iqii was a venerable woman of some |
or* years. and she lifted the strongest ax- i
a of Commiseration for the prisoner. ? i
iNiand Iris Hischirge/' aire said, " on be i
our ae*," Let him he convicted, mid (
nine oliiains irew license. Let him be |
ad, ?na virtue rpqirtre* no new guarun<
tickles, Sr., mnde a feeling acknowledge- j
reply 4o this novel but touching display *|
aud vicluoua eiuiuient by ladies in this i
ity. U? said bo would not take a poo ;
the responsibility of answevinjr their in- \
ut he would make known to nip uiifur- <
[)ti this p|>ontan?ius aot of sympathy by 1
of noble women, and he was sure it 3
9 tuoat grateful to Iim feelings. j
I
llave Rescue Gates in Ohio.?The rescyi# ]
nve Joht], At Wellington, Lp'rain county, t
it'September, lias not heeri forget fen.c
seven cit-?eii8 of Oberlin and Welling- ?
1 been indicted for iliatreaooe under the c
Slave Act. In the mean time, ail in- ?
l for kidnapping hw been foand. by a
bounty'Grand .Itrry trgainat (He persons
mpted to capture Ilia negro, and Deputy '
Lowe, who w?a the officer that attempt 1
>ture John, haa beco l?eld to bail under n
citneut. T!>? trial of th? rescue caaea tl
tnenced iflClevtflatid on Taeaday. ri
. . ' ' ' V^v ' ?
.i. B.'iMi.V --Jt
THE ECHO CASE. ,
At the o|)cnin<r of ilio Court, Lieutenant Car- I
entert proceeded with his testimony. lie ?laed
that tho anchor swinjnni; ut the bow was
lie only preparation for lunding that ho oberved
when he boarded the Uclio. Muny of
lie negroes were sullering from various disuses,
and the vessel was filthy to the last de;ree.
The model of tho Eelio, which was made
>y order of the Cojrt, was here shown, mid
he uses of its several apartments explained to
he jury. This little craft is a foe liinile of
he slaver brig, reduced in dimensions oil the
cole of four feet to tho inch. It contains two
ilave decks under the main deck, one forvaril
and the other uft. Tho latter was occupied
liv the females and some of the younger
joys, and the former was appropriated to the
nnlcs. Below the slave deek water-casks and
irovisions were kept.
There were brands on the backs and shoullers
of the negroes^ by which they could be
lesignaletl by their uwneu. llenerys, one of
.lie prisoners, stated lie owned ouo of them, and
printed him out. llenerys also mentioned that
Jin vessel was from Africa, and had been out
brly-three or forty-four days, and that they
tud made signals for lauding the negroes at
Key Verde that afternoon. There were three
nin<lr?d and twenty negroes on board the Echo
it the time of the capture; when she sailod
from Africa the number amounted to four liuuJred
?nd fifty. On the passage of the Echo
In Charleston the deaths averaged three a
Jay.
John Monahan was Bworu. He was cock
jwuiti m iho Dolphin. lie was ordered to
search the vessel, ami fouml a white fla? with a
black cross, uud a loaded revolver. The name
" Putnam, New Orleans," painted in whito letters
on the stern of the brig, had been painted
iver with a coal of black paint; and the word
" Echo" was painted on a board nailed on the
stern, above the rudder, 'l'he bulk of the negroes
were crowded together on t!ie slave
dcck ; theso ill the hatchway were exposed to
ill weathers. Just before the seizure, he saw
two lighters standing for sea,afterward they headed
for the lund.
The District Attorney proved the ownership
r?f the I'lclio by ('apt. Townitend, by Mr. S.
Dupescus, who testified to tho genuineness of a
hill of sale by which that vessel was transferred
from J. J. Fernandez.to Townsend.
Kusseil t;ifitT" testified that E. C. Townseud
was a native of Providence, K. I., and that lie
Imd married and resided there. By request ol
tlie District Attorney of Rhode Island, he visited
TowiiHend while in jail iu Huston uud recognized
him.
J. W. IIinks proved the shipping articles, and
the crew list and the ccrtilicatoof registry of the
Putnam.
Cnpt. J. N. Muffitt, Commander of tjio United
States brig Dolphin, was the next witness
examined. After narrating the history of the
capture, he described tho condition of tho ves?el
und her living freight as shocking and deplorable.
The whole crew of the Echo was
sent bnck to that vessel, with the exception ol
IViwuseiid und two men who were sick with African
lever He thought it prudent to retain
i>?n ioc*llil ml Llie UUiplllll, uecuusn Ills llllelll
Cencn Mini reckle** air led liim In fear lie might
prove troublesome. These lie took to Key West,
and after ?>xertilig his inmost to have them
sent to I his port, imperative orders from Washington
obliged him to lenve them there. The
slaver wus sent to Charleston because he knew
there were several places where they could
lie i:nml'ort:?l?!y lodged, anil efpeeiaily on acr-oui.t
of iliy facilities for telegraphic eoniitiuii.cat
ion heiweoll this place and Washington
Dr. Rrown, anr|??-nii of the l'oij<;nn. jjuve ten
liiiKoiy tothe fo||owin?? f.iets: lie Was in hoard
the Kclio with <!.ipt. Matlilt the il.iy al:er t t
capture, ahout beveii o'clock in ilie inoriim-j ; ili?
vessfl was exceedingly filthy; the negro s Wer?
..viii . wmi v*11 vis vi'urs ii ii ; hii'J w>*r?
enmriatcd and haggard, mid iimiiv ul tiicin w.-i't
afflicted will) <lis?*uM2i ?>l ami lite akin,
and d\senteiy ; they wore ttiiU'.-riii^ tram wanl
of food unit dcvuuied ravenously 'In* i! that
were thrown tn them ; the su-k ami the wel
were minified indiscriminately together on tin
deck. lit* ailvM (/apt. .MutHit 10 leave tlit
sirlc men they had taken fioin the Keho at Ki-J
West, because In- believed they would certuinh
din on th?* voyage to New York, and because h<
Was apprehensive they might, communicate tlieii
disease to the crew of the Dolphin. On th<
poop deck of the Echo he found two boxes o
medical stores, hut there were no hospital ar
raugements on that vessel.
Lieut. (Carpenter was called airtin, nnd prov
oil two charts foliud on board tlie Kcho Oi
these charts was Iraced u continuous line o
ihat vessel s course from the const of Africa ti
tl.e point of her capture.
The 'testimony closed on the part of I hi
Slate. The counsel Tor the detencr gave notic<
that if they concluded to dis-pense with tesli
mony, tliey would be prepared to proceed will
the argument to-day, at 10 o'clock. The pri*
oners will be defended by Ij. W. Spralt ani
It. DeTreville, of Charleston, add Maxey Uregj
nuu i-.uiiiiinii ii?*ilinger, oi COIiiinlHu. 'I"l?e pros
eculion will he conducted by Mr. James Con
ner, United States District Attorney.? Charles
t<ni Courier, April 14.
Sensible Hints to the South.?We annex
following sensible suggestion offered to the dele
gates of one of the Southern Commercial Con
veniions, tukeu from a paper of old date
but still pertinent to (he present subject:
If the delegates to the Southern. Convent>01
will take note of a few particular* on th<*ir wny
perhaps they may find food for refteatioi
more valuable thxn has hitherto heeu sub
mitted in resolutions and manifestoes.
They will start in some stage or railroad coucl
made in the North ; an engine of Northern man
ufacture will take their train and bont along
at every meal they will sit down in Yankee chai
to a Yankee table, spread will) a Yankee cloth
With a Yankee spoon thev will take from Yan
kec dishes sugar, salt and coffee, which liav
paid tribute to Yankee trade, and Vvith Ynnke<
knives and forks they will put into their mouth
the only thing &outheru they will get on Ui<
trip.
At night they will pull off a pair of boot
with a Yankee boot-jack; and throwing a lot o
Yankee toggery on a Yankee ohair, lie ifowu t?
dream of Southern independence iu a Yanke<
bed, with not even a thread of cotton aroiini
tliein that has not gone through a Yankei
loom, or come oat of a Yankee-shop.
In the morning they will get up to fir them
selves by a 12 to 14 looking glass, with a Yankei
bru?h and comb after perhaps washing olF a lit
lie of Ihe" soil of the .South from their faces wit!
water drawn io a Yankee bucket, and put in I
Yankee ^pitcher on a Yankee wushptanct, thi
partner i'u honorable exile with a lot of Yunkei
ware* that make Up the mm of the forni
turf.
Think of these thing*, gentlemen, and asl
yourselves is there no remedy for this depen
deuce t Ask yourselves if there be Hot soint
mode of aciiou tvhieh will bring about a eliangt
and keep your cotton, whetft and tobacco oropi
from goiug out of the South to buy for y?u thi
things you must have to be op With the
agef
?
The Tth? Sort of Diplomacy tcith R?fr<xtt(rry
Natioti*.?The prompt settlement i?f tlie Pa/a
guay difficuhy. with fhe arrival of the advanced
guard of fleet dispatched to aj<<ist Commissioner
Bowlin in ht?dip)iMiiaiio labors in that quarter,
prove* the superior vfficacy of this Sort of diplomacy
over every other kind, in all snch cases.
In this instance, the policy of the Mmiiiiittrutioa
tfu seconded by CougfpM, as in the matter ol
thi right <jf ee>trch, mid in hath cases tlm rennlta
have benti satisfactory. Had C?ngivse> iu the
inioe xpirit, supported the President's rpt'ommfiidaiiony
touching the aflfnirs-of Mrxien add CeuIral
America, wn have no doubt that the wisdom
nf his pnlicry. Main re^ird to Pnr .guny, would
kaye been confirmed ?-re ihis in Mexico and in
Nieaiagwt. Even us itifl, without co-opi-r.it >ou
}f Congress, Mr; Buchanah wilt* probably, during
the present year, bring eur relations witU
Mrxicft und Ctwtrul America into a definite *nd
lalisfaciory shape. The garde of our adversaries
hvihoee countries; instead of bdiiig alreiuly
von, has conio to n huff', and our ooot and saga!tous
President thus holds ihe winning eaidK tn
lis haodL Perhaps, in this OQnneciion, ha in ivy
r-et. require an extra sew ion or the nn\g Congress
.0 grant the very powers which the 4a*t denied;
mt from the present aspect of all thi* business,
VIr. Biichuiian will be competent, nitigle hooded,
0 do the work required till i?ex? December. A
sool aud aelf.possewtd Chief Magistrate is
1 good safe-guard in'these days m politic#
onfuaion *fed revolution.?New York Htr
Tht Paraguay** Expedition.?WAdHi*<w<??,
Iprtl 11.?A, letter Irom Kossaria, dated Feb.
9, says a "treaty wivs signed mi Ihe 9th. Coin nodore
Shubrick haa ordered <tt the v?sseiirof
h,? Squadron to ta stationed below until he ?rtffc
I from Paraguay.
THE CHANGE IN THE BRITISH LEGATION?
RECEPTION OF LORD LYONSWe
understand that on Monday last Lord
Nnpier prrwni?(l Ins Idler of recall, and took
leave of tlio President in bin character of Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of
Iter Britannic Majesty, and that the customary
expression* of good will were interchanged.
On 'Tuesday Lord Lyons was introduced by
the Secretary of Stute an tlie successor of
| Lord Napier, and addressed the President bh fol1
lows:
Mr. President: My first dnty in addressing
you, as tlie .Envoy of Her Britannic Majesty, is,
in obedience to Her Majesty'sexpreas" oiniimiul,
to assure 3'<>u of her esteem and regard for you,
and of her hearty wishes for the welfare of the
great nation of which you are tlio Chief Magistrate.
Her Majesty has nothing more at heart
than to maintain the friendship and good understanding
ho happily existing bet ween the Govern
inent of Great Britaiu and that ot the United
Stoles.
The vast importance of the relations between
the two countries should cause me to tremble iu
enterini; upon the duties of the highly honorable
post to which the confidence of my sovereign
has called me. I am sustained, however, by the
conviction tliat tlic good will and kind feeling
which animate the government end the people
will remedy my personal deficiencies. 1 must
entreat yon, sir, to view with indulgence the
humble efforts which I shall constantly make to
merit your approbation nud to give effect to the
cordiul an<l friendly intentions of the Queen
and of her Majesty's government.
1 have now, t?ir, the honor to place in j'our
hands the letter of credence which her Majesty
has been graciously pleased to intrust to my
care. .
Upon receiving tho letter of credcncu from
Lord Lyons, the l'rcsident made the following
remarks:
My I?ord: I give you a cordial welcome as
the diplomatic representative of your sovereign
to the government of the United Slates. I re
ceive with much gratification the expression of
her Mnjeaty'a hearty wishes for tho welfare of
the United States, us well us of her earnest desire
to muintuiu the friendship and good understanding
now so happily existing between our
respective governments These assurances, proceeding
from a sovereign who is universally esteemed
by the people of the United States, and
by none of thoni more than myself, are calcu
lated to produce the best elTects on the relations
between the two countries. Oil our part these
sentiments are cordially reciprocated lowurils
Her Majesty and the British people. You do
nut, yon cannot, appreciate the importance to
the people of the United States and Great Britain
of maintaining the most free and friendly
commercial and political intercourse with each
other. This desirable cud Kill bo best secured
by a frank and manly diplomacy eo congeuiul
to Ilia character of both nations, ami, so
1 far us kuowa to us, to your own character.
1 Items from Washington.?Wasfiinoton, April
f 14.?Advices from New Orleans received here,
auiioucc the fact that Senor Matn, the New Mexican
Minister, now in that city, has been notified
l>y Gen. C'nsa that ho will be accredited
from his covetuineui on his return to Washing.
ton. It is expected that lie will leave New
1 Orleans either on Saturday or Monday next.
Proposal* will be received at tile War Department
in a few days for the disposal nl
lilt y thousand Hint ami percussion muskets,
' now stored in the various arsenals of the country.
The opinion ,3 f?treni:il?eniiii? here, that tin
report of a revolution in the Istind of Cuba if
h used ll(iii ; re iublc (triiiliid, but it is thought 111 n 1
the demons! r<il 011 will be routined to resident!
' ml imIivi" ol the islam). Those who sire hi si
' tutor tied in tbe snlijeet. insist lb it mir unvernmen
wi.l endeavor. to ihe extent of its present
' tile.his, to proven) tin; departure from nnr shores
of any lilahiislcr expeditious, in Ibe event of 11
! revolution in (~nbtt. it bus been well known it
1 eertaiii quurieii for months past, that u dee]
- laid seheui for a revolution in ihnt island hnt
been proi?iessim?. It is also stated here that tht
1 Spanish embassy are fully eo^niziut of nil th?
' mam feature* of the e .t>-rprise. The Ad
! ininistiMtiou have nothing authentic 011 the sub
ject.
An Important Decision.?At iho I a to segaiot
of the t'ooit, say# the Darlington Fh>g. an ac
j- lion against the Wilmington <fc Manchester K-til
road Company Inr a lost trunk, was tried. Tin
value of the contents was proved tooxceed fivt
hiloilred dollars; this company have an endorse
incut upon their tickets which among other thing!
l< declare.- (but the) will not be responsible, fo;
lost. bii{!2iice 10 amount exceeding* one hundref
dollars: litis <-lld.ii ?eoienl ? in puliml nnn.i I.. litni
s tlie liability of ihe Company in this particula
case.
His Honor ruled, und so charged the jury
( (lint common carriers could not thus limit thru
liabilities; he dwnlt upon the injustice whicl
I would result if ?lie endorsement, upon the ticket:
r referred to, was taken nnd considered an a con
* tract, to which the passenger was presumed t<
have assented. The jury found for the plaintil
to the amount of the contents of the trunk ui
proved.
We learn that the defendants havo appealed
e If wc may presume to express an opinion, W(
think the views taken by his Honor are correct
and have but little doubt as to what will be thi
decision of the Appeal Court. This is an impor
taut question, both as regards the traveling
j public and railroad companies, and wo are g'a<
mi opportunity has arisen for the filial adjudi
? cation of it by the highest tribuual known t<
. our laws.
, Anticipated. Revolution in Cuba.?The New
York Sun. of yesterday, coinos to us with (lit
" flag of free Cuba" displayed at the head of it*
^ columns, accompunied by the announcement o
its belief that if the tlniue of revolt has not alreaily
been kindle.I in the Island of Cuba, il
e will be before the end of this week. The out
# break, it says, will originate exclusively Tvitli
B the Cubans themselves, who have organized pa.
0 triot clubs throughout the island, and the memoers
count by thousands. They have, however,
B been aided in all their plans by their eo patrif
ots in the United Suites, but no organized Amen1
can expedition line sailed from tliib country.
s The Sun adds:
j "The New York Convention of Cuban pa
3 Iriots?a small but determined baud?sailed on
their dangerous mission in the latter part ol
March. If t|ie patriots in the island had tint als
ready risen ou the day tixed, the landing of the
New York fk>l?v??iiiioH would be the asgnal for
, revolt. Arms and ammunition have been- pro*
t vided, ntid all are bound by a solemn obligation
8 to stand by the cause until victory crowns their
effort, or the lost man has falleu. Most of.the
Mtl.A l.aua itAlio Vnrl/ a ana
yoUng men. many of tliem sons 'of ?h? leading
c raeu of the-islaud, and all fired with the deterrnii.ntioii
to fiee tbeir native soil or die ill the attempt.
They go forth takiug their lives in their
; bauds x
, The Sun farther states that the outbreak was
( to take place on the 1st instant, but we have ad
, vices from Havana to the* IGih instant, when
everything was quiet.
r Pennsyltinnia Democratic Stalet Righta Con
vmtion.?Harrishuro, April 13.?The Demooratio
States Righta Cunvfention met this morning.
The attendance was very large. Alexander
McKinney presided.
Hon. John Hickman mad* a speeoh of' an
hours length, in which he s>tid: Those who talk
of concilnition And compromise between us and
r tire self-constituted oractes of the Detnocratio
| party, can have hut a feeble appreciation of the
real condition of thing*. Let this truth be made
| prominent, that there is eternal antagonism be
| tweea freedom and slavery. The struggle be
tiveeii them is just beuun, and is just going o'n in
; our midst. W* liuve acted honorably, beuevo*
; lently, and longer forbeurancu with tha youth
i not anlv ceases to be virtuous, but becomes
: cawtmlly anil base.
j He a*miled President Buchanan, and hi* AdJ
ministration in violent ttrms, and went over the
old story cif corruption and ?>trav%gftnoet to his
nwn, if to his auditors' entire aatiefaotion.A
series of resolutions, in the spirit of the
speeu:-, were adopted, and the Convention ad
juuiufo wiiu great eiitousiasm.
. ? - ?
Haiti of Mortality in Large Citiea.?A Philadelphia
journal states that in that city the annual
average or duatii is one in every fifty.four
persons, while in New York it is one in every
twenty-seven, and in London one in every fiftyfive.
By the adoption of thorough sanitary
mnnwrfs, the mortality of London has not augmented
in proportion to its wondrous iucreate
of population, while it ia still fast extending its
' boundaries. It now covers nn area of 121
square miles, equal to a square of 11 milea to
di? side. The population m this area amount'
| ed in the year 1810 to 058,868, and in the
I year 1851 to 2,362,236. Tha London ol
I 1858 i? equal to thre? Londons of 1801.
AHOTHKK CUBAN EXCITEMENT.
Has a Filibuster Vessel Sailed for Cuba?-*
Have We a Junta Amoni/ Usf?It is in the recollection
or our readers that ft short timo age wo
published a statemen l from a French paper, to
the efl'ect that a filibuster expedition against Cflbn
was actually in progress, which was followed
up by another statement that ft vessel had actually
Bailed from thin port, with filibusters on board*
destined for "the Gem of the Antilles." The
statement was positive and circumstantial, and
was re-iterated again.
There are many rumors and facts afloat which
appear to confirm tho statements.
Ill the first place, several Cuban filibuster*
i li&vo suddenly disappeared from the city, and
nobody can even guess whero they arogone, unless
it be on the expedition in question. Secondly,
there is great oxcitement among the merchants
heie who do business with liavaua, aud
it is evident they believe "'there is something in
the wind-" Thirdly, the Spanish Minister and
Spanish Consuls have sent despatches to the Coptuin
General of Cubn, apprising him of the sailI
ing of the expedition; and yesterday they sent
: further despatches, to the earns effect, bv the
I Cahawlm. Indeed, so important docs the f>pon!
isli Minister eosider tlie mutter, that ho has
j comt on here from Washington specially about
| it, and is now stopping at the Brevoort House.?
j Lastly, the well-known Gen. Goicourra?tho
\ lieud of tlio Cuban filibusters here?sailed Budi
denly yesterda}-, it issaid, m the Cahawba, for
j New Orleans, and probably for Cuba. He was
I seen to go on board and not come ashore again.
I He is in the habit of taking these trips. Ho
J goes in our steamships into the very harbor of
j Havana, not actuully leaving the vessel, but comj
municatiiig on board with purties from shore. So
I sudden are his movement? that nothing is known
j of thein till ho has accomplished hie object.?
j We would not be surprised if it should now turn
I out that he is ou his way to Havana, to make
| the final arrangements for the decent on the Is[
lillid. Of course "tilers in mill"' ? " * "
? J " ""l't "tv;*,
No one of these facts, taken alone, is sufficient
to bear out the statements in circulation ; but,
wlmii combined, they present a presumption that
either them is somo truth in the original statement,
or tlilit ihr Spaniards arc very much frignlened?perhaps
the latter.
In fact, the atmosphere ol the counting rooms
of the 'Cuba meicliantti is live with rumor ; and
, it does not require u very keen fie lino ol smell to
i ecent lilibusteiisin in the air. At the time of
! the Lopez expedition, which ended so disastrously,
the Spanish officials were apprised of every
movement by well-paid spies, who pretended to
embark with great zeal in the enterprise for the
purpose of betraying it. Wo would not be astonished
if the same thing happened now. But
the spies recently arrived here, in "brau new
clothes,'* may have come loo late.?Neva York
Herald.
Additional Regarding the Cuban Revolt.?'
PRiLADKLrniA, April 14.?The Ledger's correspondent
in New York, speaking of the Cuban
revolutionary report, gives n few facts in regard
thereto, and which he says are worthy of ere
" On the 28th of March, the barque Giga sailer]
from New York for Havana. She wus clearI
ed by Mom &. Ilrotlusrs. There is every reason
to believe she had about one hundred fillihustera
on IioaH. w it.b a full supply of arms and ammunitii
n. On the next day tlt?> brig Mazallan
cle.ired for Fernandina, Florida. It was susr
pecj^flil that alio also had fillibusters ' On
> board.
"Tim principal partner of Mora and Bros, is
related to Gen. (Joicouria, who is reported to have
f sailed on the Cnhawha.
"The Spanish minister is in New York,
i and is sorely disturbed ill relation to the mat5
ter."
Death of Billy Bowleg*.?The following is
- furnished by the Inst Fort Smith (Art.) T\mtt:
1 We learn from Mr. George M. Aird, who ar1
rived yesterday, from tlm Seminole country,
i tliwt Hilly Bowlegs died suddenly at the house
> of John Jumper, on Friday,the 11th iusl. There
1 was great lamentations nnd loud waitings among
r his people, the Seminolew. The late emigrants
' bad not arrived in the country at the lime of
Bowlegs' death. Mr. Aird met Col. Rutherford
with ihem about forty miles tli?s side of the ,
Seminole country. They will, therefore, be deprived
of the privilege of tweeting their old
lender and chief. Thus hns parsed away one
who has been n terror to lite seillers of Florida,
nidi one of the greatest chiefs acd Indian warrior*
of the present day.
? m ?
Gnu Urrtirn on Slavery in the Territories
Tlie editor of the Nutches " Free Trader" publishes
mi extract from a letter written by Hod.
A. (t. Brown, Sonalor from Mississippi, on the
subject of nquaiter sovereignty and the duty of
r the Federal ( 'overnmrnt to protocl ?lave proper??
ty, in ihe Territories of the Union, in which
' Gov. B. says :
r "Not on ly is the territorial legislature not at
1 liberty to exclude slavery by unfriendly acts,
3 hut it is bound to give it such adequate and
sufficient protection as its nature requires; aud
j. in defuult of its doing so, it is the duty of Confnvwa
tit* inlnrnnja nn/i Anmr?-1 !*?. sir.
? ; |
charge ild duty. To these positions the Northern
Dcmocrucy must come, or we cannot stand
with them in 18(>0. Anything short of thic is
5 mockery and h delusion."
5 Jeff cr ton's Birthday at Botlon.?BosTOff,
' April 13, 1859-?The anniversary of Thomaa
' Jefferson's birthday was observed this evening at
the Parker House, which was well attended.
Ex Governor Bontweli presided, and amongth*
1 principal speukcrs were tlio Hon. John P. Hale,
the tlon. Henry Wilson, Charles Schurtz, of
r Missouri, and Noah Smith, Jr., of Maine.
>
; Commercial.
Abbeville, April 20,1859.
' Cotton.?The greater portion of cotton offered
i during the past week has been taken at 12 eta.
We quote extremes at from9 to 12ic.
Columbia, April 18, 1869.
Cotton.?We have no aalea to report to-day M
there has been no cotton affering. We continue
our former quotations, 8$ to 12$ cents.
CiURLKBTON, April 18, 1859.
Cotton.?Sales of cotlon to-day 2,400 bale* at
r unchanged prices.
Charleston, April 16, 1859.
Cotton.?The cotton market au very quiefc
to-day, the sales having been limited to 261 bales;
at extremes ranging from 11@12 18-16.
LIST or CONSIGNEES.
Remaining in the Depot at Abbeville, for the
week.ending April 20, 18ft9.
Col J F MnrahnH, J S Barnes, C V Barnes, J
<k N Knox, J Enright, P Conner, H W Lawsou,
H S Ciuon, Taijgart & McCaslin, A Clark, Jr.,
?J J Taylor, It Himnhill. L H Russel, W M,
IJnghey, Donald McLauchlin, J S Cothran, fir
S Fair, H S Kerr, Gen A M Smith A Summer*,
R Blnkelj, Hon D L WarJIaw, R T Gordon, W
A 4 RE Galse*, T C Perrin, W McSwain, 8
McGowau, C T Haskell, Thos N Browning,
Branch, Allen <fc Edwards, J T Barnes, Cobtv
Hunter A Co., J McBrvde, Jessie Trible.
D. R. SONDLEY, Ar>*
?bitttarjj.
DIED, on the mornine of th? SthlnntJ
short ?nd severe attaok of sfckness. LEWIS PETTIG
RE W, infant son of Mr. J. A., and lire. F?
Kicliey ; aged 2 years, I month, and 4 days.?
Little -Lewis was of a most amiable and affection*
ate dtspovitisn, and in every respect of high
. promise. -He possessed those qualities which
rarely fail to gaiu and entwine aronnd the heart
the teuderest lies of love aud affection. But God,
in his all-wise and mysterious providence, has seea
fit to take this tender plant of promise from tha
bosom and affeotion of devoted friends to Hia
kingdom on high.
" It is the Lord who can sustain
Beneaih tlie heaviest load;
From whom assistance I obtain,
To tread lb a thorny road."
-?* Ra
Administrator's Sale.
ON the 29th day of April, inst, at Mont??
vino, the residence of the lata Dr. JOSEPH
TOGNO, will bo offered for sale, all tha
personal estate and effects of the said deceased?
consisting principally of a Library of rare sad
i valuable BOOKS, by English, French and Ital*
ian Authors. Also, abont two fcnndred Gallons
, of WINE, made from Grape, the prodoot of tha
Vineyard of ths said deceased.
* J. H. WILSON,
AdmV.
April IX 185?. 81 3t