^mwa^i'nqton".
jfr'' [Correspondence of tho Carolinian]
WAsdiitoroa, Juno 2, 1&64.
, Congrew ha* adtjoumed over uhtil MonJ
day. Tho resolution that passed the Senate
was for a rceeafciitil October, instead of a
sine die adjournment, fts nothing in Congress
attracts the public attention now.
The Pr&sivletit has i^tied his proclamation
against ail MjWtljtiOns that may bo in contemplation
against Cuha, warning ?H good
wusens u> suppress oy every **???? m men
power,such attempts lis h voilntion <j? the relations
that yetr exist between the tuo comtriee.
Reports have beer. circulated that Rueh
were afoot, and doubtless the information has
been communicated from authentic sources
to the President It is now more than probable
that some hostile measures will be
token by the government; at least such demands
will be made as will warrant such a
opurse, if Spain does not act in accordance
with a just estimate of our importance.
The President had a number of Senators
in consultation with him previous to the proclamation,
and the presumption is that the
object was 'mrofercnee to our relations with
that cotnybv. Mr. Soulo, it is said, forwarded
despatches by the last steamer, which have
not yet been received.
fri r> \r i t .****
ine ran per or uapoieon nas sigmnea ms
intention, from the reports, thnt this government
lias pursued a policy of aggrandizement
thai must be discontinued ; and in reference
to Cuba that Spain had nothing to
fear.
The London journals say a war between
this government and Spaiu is inevitable.
There is but littlo doubt of a last resort to
means of a pcaeoablc character to bring
Spain to a proper ]>osition in this matter, and
if they are not complied with, then the recourse
must be tc the ultimatum of nations.
Tho news from the seat of war is unfavorable
to the Czar. Though a little credit lias
Leen given to the reports received latterly, it
would l>e prudent to receive these statements
with some allownnco for exaggeration.
Should tho United States become involved
in a contest with Spain, the world may bo
said to have engaged in a contest that will
scarcely work out its own results for many
years to come. The authority of Spain on
the Island of Cuba will cease as soon ns such
a course is taken and the Central American
republics, with Mexico, will fall, as they are
now almost ready to do, under this government.
Santa Anna has been propped up several
times that we might have some government,
to treat with, and very soon it will require j
the aid of this government?may be materi-1
al aid?to keep any one in power in that
weak and distracted eountry.
The New York Hards have issued an address
to their constituents, which it is believed
wiH throw them back on their former, and 1
now much more consistent alliance, with the
Softs; that is, if the latter will recognise
them ; if not, they will make one of the numerous
factious fllat PV-ut in Vmnlpo
State, and coalesce only as the cohesive power
of patronage attracts them.
The Whigs, it is said, arc preparing a
manifesto for the purpose of cloaking themselves
behind the old Whig party to save the
abolition vote. If such principles gain adherents
in the South, under tho leader, whoever
it may be, the execration of every one
iu that section should be heaped upon him.
Considerable excitement exists in this city \
on the eve of the municipal election. The
' Know Nothing" organization is so secret in
its operations that the fears of the oponents
are aroused to every exertion. The society
is said to exclude ( atholios, and consequently
a test of the strenerth of the nartv in the
r r-? i
city would be made if other prejudices were I
not enlisted.
Some appointments as consuls liave been ,
made, though none from South Carolina. 11
understand that a gentleman from that;
State is an applicant for Genoa.
The Senate disposed of several fat printing '
jobs on Wednesday. One to the Congressional
Globe, 5,000 extra copies, and Sanford's
report on the penal codes of Europe.
The New York I Ian Is, it is said, will oppose
the.appropriation necessary to effect the j
Gadsden treaty, alleging that a Southern
party is in embryo for the annexation of Cuba ,
through Mr. Soule's tactics, and with the ad-.
dition of a portion of Mexico, if not all, for
the future ascendancy in the government.
What it Costs.?The recovery of stolen
property in the person ot a blaekp'rgger, like \
Touey Burrs, costs a snug sun1}. ]t is esti-1
mated that the entire expense of this case
jvill exceed the sum of thirty thousand dollars.
It is a pity that there is no law by
which Boston would be compelled to pay
the whole amount
The Boston papers state that with regard
to the military expenses the President has
1>eeu consulted, and replied that the United
States government will assume uii the ex-1
nenses of the military?either for service of
United States troops, or of the Massachusetts
volunteer militia.
Providing von thr Widow*.?The Sen- j
Ate ha* adopted a resolution of inquiry, pro-!
posed by Mr. Adam*, in regard to a pension
for the widow and children of James Batchelder,
killed at Boston by the mob last week
-while in the discharge of his duty in the service
of the United States marshal, in connection
with the Burn* fugitive slave case. A
simitar resolution, by Mr. Faulkner, of Virginia,
instructing the committee ou the judiciary
to inquive into the facts connected with
Batcfcelder s death, with a view of making
libetid provisions for his widow and children,
was ineffectual. It is said the Senate's
Pension Committee have agreed to report a
bill granting $3,000 to the widow.
It has been ascertained that a large number
of fraudulent passports have been issued,
to the various cities. Itscetns th?-r.- i no
law to prevent this species of fraud.
Tub other day an old lady rushed into
the garden in search of her daughter, upon
being told that the young lady had gone
there with a "re W .
| TUB ENTEKPRISE -j
t ?toiaisjWBJMCias, s? ca, o\
Friday Morning, June 9, 1864.
^r:^=ir^=i^acau?Kn>B???c?o-.3:ar.num.uii?i;-.rei-Miu ii?i r.
OUR CORRESPONDENT to
"D," will fhi.l liis effusion in tlio neat *
number cf tbc Enterprise. 0]
PUBLIC MEETING. Z
T
in our paper iff to-drty wilt be found a x
call for a metting^of our citizens on next p]
Monday, to tako into consideration the sub- iv
ject of establishing a Baptist Female Cot- G
lege, and that of ceding our Academy Build- ?
I ings, Ac., for that purpose. The friends of tl
the measure are requested to attend, and it is J?
hoped that- all who have or take an interest b
in the matter will be prosent at the meeting, ti
In the language of the committeo, Mno more g
important subject has ever been presented to v
the community," which in itself is sufficient js
to attract all interested. As yet, wo have 0
I given no expression of our views iu the pa- tl
per, preferring to maintain a rt masterly in- ti
activity," yet williug to abide by the docis- p
ion of our citizens in the premises. tl
A STRAU0E COINCIDENT. j
A friend of ours received a visit the pros- tx
a. 1. r i *i i I?* ?A
cut ntvMroiu a imu uroiiier wuom nail 1101 y
seen for near thirty year?. To roc them to- c
together one could scarcely discover any ma- a
terial difference in the. two. Walked alike g]
?dressed very much alike, having hats, p
coats and vests resembling, when they met *
Hut the strangest and most striking feature h
of the resemblance was, when they were fi
weighed, it could not be told which was the u
largest , e
CHARLESTON. I
We make the following extracts of a let- r,
ter receive^ from a friend, dated v
"Charleston, June 5. ti
"The city is unusually healthy, being free d
from nil manner of contageous diseases.? ' ^
. There is a great many colds, however, occn-1 h
' sioned by the sudden inclement weather, 0
which come upon us the first of Juno?the 0
strangest weather I hnve ever witnessed at ^
this period of the year, the first of June be- rj
ing a cold rainy dnyywuch as we have in j,
January. w
"Mr. W. Gilmork Sims delivers his second Sj
lecture to night at the Hibernian llall, rub- o,
joct?"Pottry and the Practical." The tl
Moultrie House on the Island opened on the p
first inst, by Niekcrson of the "Mills House1' p
and anticipates a heavy business this sum- o
iner. Hut Ji guess the greatest portion of a
our citizens visiting watering places, will go n
up the country to and beyond Greenville.1' 1c
SOUTHERN SCENERY.
Bklow will be found an extract from the ?
New York Pick, which wo think pays a *1
handsome tribute to our portion of the State.
The editor seems to know "a thing or two11 '
respecting the beautiful scenery which the P:
stranger and sojourner beholds when he P1
visits our mountain rerrintw Wa nmirn. le
;e * "7
hend that the idea which has existed for
many years in the minds of Southerners ^
that healthful breezes, magnificent scenery? 01
delightful and health-restoring water, Ac. ?
can only be found and felt at the North, is IT
being dispelled, and that Saratoga has found
an equal and a rival in the famous Chick's w
Springs of our own District, and " Hudson ?
scenery" looses a portion of its attraction w
when the eye feasts once upon that around tl
and about Cx-sar's Head. Niagara is said, n
(by the same writer) to become almost a t<
nonentity when compared to the beatify, p
magnificence and picturesque Toeeoa and Jocasse.
And where is to l>o found a more
cooling and delightful retreat for one tired of
the dust and monotous routine of city life, ?
than that afforded at Paris Mountain in our b
District, Flat Rock and Warm Springs' in tl
western North Carolina, as well as the tl
north-eastern part of Georgia. We seo no n
reason why our people seek in the Northern o
States jthat which their own country possess- S
cs in a more eminent degree, unless it is for l>
the pi rent re derived of spending money. ^
If this bo all, we admonish them to spend ni
it with us ? keep it amongst us, as the nrticlo si
is rather scarce with a majority ? and l>e
assured that they w ill never regret their trip it
to the mountains, or they nevei received their b
u dollars' worth," at the same time have the w
pleasurable satisfaction of knowing this one c<
great fact; aiding the efforts being made to nr
sustain the healthful resorts, and develop the ?i
beauty and grandeur of our heretofore neglected
State. p
The editor of the Pick, after descanting ei
at length upon the beautiful scenery present- I
ed almost everywhere in a travel through p
Georgia and South Carolina, still farther re- ft
marks:
"All that is true, hut not enough of it.? F
tn no part of the world is there to l>e found. ?<
such striking scenery, as in the vicinity ul-. d
ludcd to above. Jtrt. in that portion of the j p
Alleghany where the States of Georgia, c<
North and South Carolina, are united.? S
I he Tabic llocky the Jocaiee Valley, the
Tuccoa Fulls, Cjesai's Head, are all located w
. 4* -
1'J J-HJ ?!L. ? !! .
ithin a short distance of each other. . A
livelier can start from Now York at five t
dock in the evoniug, and in forty-eight t
>ura be in Charleston, passing, on his route c
rough Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washing- j
n, Richmond, and Wilhnington, N. C., at s
cost (20. From Charleston,* ha pro- s
>eda to Columbia, the Capitol of South Car- i
ina, and thence to Greenville by Rail-road, J
>sting some (10 more. At Greenville, he <
at the foot of the Alleghany range.? 1
hero arc good hotels in Greenville, and
lenty of places where good board can be <
ad for three or four dollars a week. From I
Greenville to Pondlcton, is only thirty miles, 1
nd four miles from Pendleton is Fourt Tlill, i
in luinm nf |1ia !?> /? .Tnltn n>i1Knn?
rom Greenville to Caesar's Head?tho Ta- i
le Rock, or the Tuccoa Falls, is a pleasant ,
ip for a day. Tho tourist, if ho prefers, can
0 to Spartanburgh, thirty miles from Green- j
ille, and from thence to Glenn Rprings i
1 fifteen miles ; and those springs are more J
elebrnted in the South, than Saratoga is in 1
lie North. Tho person who makes this i
rip, will find it one of health as well as <
leas are, and will see more of Southern life 1
linn he ever drcemed of before. Wo did
itcnd to give some description of Otcsor's I
lend, Table Rock, and tho stupendous view <
> be obtained from either height, but it 1
rould occupy too much space, and our pen
an hardly do justice to the subject. We i
re satisfied that if a few-New York families i
liould evertako a trip one season, their reorts
would attract thousands the next sea- 1
on, and capitalists would sec splendid open- |
ijrs for investment. A person can cro
w * C
rom here to Greenville, stay a month, visit *
11 the places ulludcd to, and return with his
xpcnses covered by a hundred dollar bill, 1
nd ho would spend more than that in a 1
lonth in the city, at the most economical '
ate. Wo are pretty confident that many 1
,ho read this article, will julopt its sugges- :
ions. For the especial benefit of those who 1
o so, we will add a fow words more. In 1
outli Carolina, the good people arc always (
appy to see angels, but they havo no idea
f tolerating people, who,with angel's cloaks 1
n, are inimical to tho institutions of Afri- 1
nn slavery, and as they have been most out- 1
igeously deceived, they are naturally sus- 1
icious of Northern strangers. Therefore
o recommend every one who visits the I
)lendid scenery in South Carolina, to take <
pecial care before he visits the. interior of *
nit State, to have a elean paper with him. 1
a other words, carry with him a letter of {
ltroduetion to some person in Charleston
r Columbia, and receive from that person
letter which he can exhibit it in case of
ocessity. For a person, who was to go
ating about South Carolina, withoutknowig
anybody, or having any documents to
jow ; would be very likely to become an
l>jeet of suspicion, and if lie was at all inuisitive
or curious, might find himself in
iiiIk) until his fiiciuls in the. North were
card from. Any individual who wishes
nrtieularly to attract the attention of tlie
rople of South Carolina, might procure a 1
ttor from Horace Greely, W. II. Seward,
Loyd Garrison, Wendell, Phillips, Fred
ouglass, or any of that sett, and the bearer
f such a letter would he taken care of, withut
trouble to himself. Seriously, a gcntleicn
or his family, if they should take a
jtithern tour to the magnificent region
'here Cwsar's Ilend is located, would be
mply recomjieneed for the journey, and
rould return with the decided impression,
mt, go the world over, tlie Almigty had
ever left the impression of Ilis mighty hand
v k.? - 1 1-- - - - * ?
, iro own ail V W lioru CISC, HO VJl.SC JUKI OVCr- |
owcring as in South Carolina and Georgia.
'
For the Southern Enterprise.
Mr. Editor :?The people of the village,as
ell as those of the District generally, should
e reminded that the adjourned meeting for
ic purpose of further considering, not only
ic great importance of the subject but the
leans necessary to he used for the purpoae
f inducing the Baptist denomination of the
tato to locate their Female College in our
eautiful mountain village, takes place on
londny next, 12th inst, at 11 o'clock. It is
n important meeting, and one which all!
lould feel it their bounden duty to attend.
The Committee apjannted at the last ineetig
are expected to report at the next, at
net as far am it may be in their power to do
?. Shapeand complexion may be given to
irtnin grave and important questions which
lay tend greatly to determine the grand r^
lit of the whole enterprise.
It i? ft matter of altogether too much imortance
to Greenville and Greenville inter+t?every
man, woman and child, in the
>intrict, to allow any one who looks to the
resent or future welfare of lii? -country to
'el indifferent about it.
We have the Hail Road?we have tho
'urman Univcrity. Proud monuments to
tand through all time tqyome of the well
irected energy and zeal of some of ourpoole.
At the lattor, wo can give our sons ?
jllegi^tc education, equal to any in the
lati/nnd at our own doors.
Rut the question naturally counts up,
here shall wo educate oty daughlftfr?
I ** t
I AM
J 1 . ^LJ I'llLJ. -ILL- . U
Will Greenville puuplo be content to pay
ribute to all the various Female Colleges
hat are now springing up in various parts ti
>f the State, elsewhere, while she, herself, ?
tossesos the most desirable location for such
o
tn institution that can be found from the 0
ca-coast to the mountains. Surely not, b
vithout a manful effort on the part of all her
>eople to improve tire advantages with which ^
3hxl in his provideuco has so bountifully *
ilest her.
But it seems to bo thought by some, that v
>ur present village academies arc grand af- *
fairs, and must be held Bacred. Our fathers j!
built them, nnd^u the feinalo departmeut g
some of our mothers and sisters were eduoo- c
ted, and they have done very well. But who ?
so blind as not to see that the world is pro- (
gressivo,aud to stand still is literally to bo lost. 1
The time was, and that hut little ov<. - a quar- |
lor of a century ago, wheu Greenville had not \
a single house of public worship. The old (
yellow Court House standing in the centre of '
die public square was a gcnoral churcli for
all denominations, creeds aud opinions. Now
onr village is dotted over with four beautiful
churches, and another about to bo con I
tracted for, to cost some twclvo or fifteen
thousand dollars. What a change lias come J
over us, and how necessary that it should ;
liave been made. The time was when old
Bethel and Willington academies gave mould ]
und finish to the minds of our greatest men, j
and eojne of them have been truly great. j
But where arc those ancient seminaries of .
lenrning now ? The have long since been ]
given up to the owls and the bats, and col- *
legos of a higher order and belter suited to \
the progress of the ago,have taken their places, j
The time was when the produce and mer- |
chandize raised and used iu Greenville was i
trans]vortod on the common road wagon, between
Greenville and Charleston. But what 1
Rane man would think of setting out on such
an expedition now, occupying near a month ]
of his time, and at a heavy expense, to do i
that which the raiiroiul would do in a few 1
days, and for comparatively a tj-ilie.
. ,Truly, the age in which wo live is progres- (
jive. And the man who has lived but half (
a century is lost in wonder and amazement j
when he compares the present condition of t
things with those o/ his youth.
But. Mr. Editor, I have rambled far befrond
the limit allotted to myself. When I ,
soinmcncerl, my principal object was to call i
die attention of our friends to the vast iippor- *
tanec to us all,of having the Baptist Female (
College located uiuongst us. We have the
iriPiLnfi J| ?* Oiwl w** 1 * -
wMWviiaj'iinii aV) ItllU *fU Kill l' IKIl IU j
will it and 'tis done. CITIZEN. i
Ladies Calhoun Monument Association. ]
In tlio commencement of every work, j
there are obstacles to be removed and prejudices
to overcome?and it is only when '
earnest spirits bring all their will to the task, 1
that success will place the victor's crown on '
the brow of effort. In n movement like 1
this, of the Indies of our State, whilst there
was much to incite them to the good work,
there was a great deal to discourage, and
much to intimidato. Grim lions seemed to
stand forbiddingly in the path, imaginary
perhaps, but not the less formidable on that
account. With that spirit of quiet, but de
1 i ....
wiw ??!<* raniwv viuuusiamn, winch lias
over boon a glorious trait in the character of
the women of Carolina, the daughters of the
State came forward in this undertaking.?
Hopefully, trustingly and devotedly they enlisted
themselves under the banner of a common
cause; and the little spark, that originated
in one devoted heart, wide spreading
into a glorious blaze, lias lit up "city,
town, and village small," with the resplendent
fires of a generous patriotism.
To those Districts that have responded so
promptly to the appeal made by the Ladies
of Charleston, they would now tender their
most grateful thanks ; assuring thein that in
their hearty co-oj>cration, they find both
strength nnd encouragement. Kindly bestowing
their support and sympathy, they
havo furthered the cau?c most nobly, most
generously.
Those Districts that have made 110 responsive
motion, we would most earnestly
invoke their assistance. This is no local
matter, no self-interested move of the city, it
belongs to the whole State,? that State Calhoun
served with his abilities, adorned by
his virtues, and guided safely, by the mighty
powor of his genius, through the threat.
cning storms of political fury. Let every
District then, consider it a privilege to unite
in this glorious undertaking; and wo im?
plore them all to come generously forward,
eager to lay their grateful gifts on the hallowed
shrine of the mighty dencfc?Charleston
Coujritr. ^
A Penitentiary.
jcdg e (VNaAm >n letter to the Newberry
Sentinel, any* :
"Wehnve the extraordinary spectacle of
five men capitally convicted ; four for murder,
and one for negro stealing. Since the
adjournment of the Courts of the Eastern
Circuit, four homicides have occurred.?
Hiese shocking enormities in this State make
it on imperative duty on the part of tlio legislature,
it seems.to mo, to ostablisli some
mode of punishment My opinion is in favor
of a penitentiary. Until that bo done,
criminals will go unwhipt of justice,"
Information has been received by tiro
Government, from Mr. J. Vallamit, of the J
discovery of immense deposits of guano, on
the (hdlapagQMfot&udH, otf .lie coast of Ecuaway
1>? i viWSnn Francisco and Cape Horn,
and, it is thought can easily bo acquired by
purchaac.
L a*safe.. J
- J-J?J -U - -'I! Li 'J? ?UlJJJJl.Jg?
Methodist
Wo announced a few days since, tlio elecon
of Drs. Pi Oreo, Kavnnnaugh, and Early
b Bishops of the Methodist and Episcopal
Church, 86uth. Tho following description
f tho tour Senior Bishops, by "the Columbus
onespoudent of the Southern ltecorder; will
0 found interesting:
Dr. Soulc is the Senior Bisl\op. Although
urdened triththe weight of more than tbreocorc
years and ton. his form is still erect,
nd his step firm. His intellectual powers
eom unimpaired. His hearing, sight and
oice arc gradually failing, vet his cnunciaion
is clear and distinct. In lioigth, finis
.bout six feet, with a square and Well knit
1 ante, admirably suited to tho toils and hardhips
of an itincrantlifc, w hich he has eudursd
for half a century. His hair is quite luxiriant
and less grey than is usual with men
?f his advanced ago. With characteristic
lignitv, bo occasionally addresses a few
jointed and pertinent remarks to the Coneronco,
and the doep solemn cadences of hi?
roiee always elicit a profound attention. Hit
>yebrows are remarkably heavy and overtanging,
and when excited hk the inspira
ion of his theme the large b^fcoyes beneath
rlow with the tires of other and by-gout
,-ears.
Bishop Soule is very projKuly regardec
?v nil with profound nnd pious veneration
tVhen he shall be gathered to his fathom, i
vill lie^ng ero tho Chunt-h will "look upor
lis like (drain, lie was consecrated Bisiiot
n 1824.
Next to Bfc?hop Soule in age hnd Episco
ml sonority, is Bishop Andrew. His char
ictcr, though somewhat different, is scarcely
ess mniked. I.iko his senior associate, hi
ras a liberal endowment of common sense
ind is eminently a practical man, as even
Birhop should be. Of'humble but highly re
ipeetahle ancestry, by the force and energy
>f his character?by his well directed effort
n the vine-yard of Christ, ho lias made ai
indelible impression upon the genius am
polity of Southern Methodism, us salutary a
it must be enduring.
There is iiotliiug remarkable or striking
n mo personal appearance oi mstiop An
.lrew. He is about five feet ton inches higl
?h.as a full, open, good-natured face, a nun
?lue eye, and what phrenologists would.styl<
in intellectual and well harmonized head
He is emphatically a strong preacher, and a
i descriptive writer has few superiors. Hi
nannersare free and easy, and in his toile
here Is an entire absence of cxcesaivc fnctidi
nisness. IIo would j?nss anywbero for i
*ood re]?ublicnn citizen. Few men knot
lie masses better-?few nre better qualified U
vork out their moral and intellectual eleva
ion. Ilis line social qualities made hi8Vcom
mnionship most genial and refreshing. Un
ler late severe mental and bodily affliction
n addition to arduous ministerial labor, lit
nice robust constitution begins to sliow mark
>f decay, though his age cannot exceed six
ty years.?lie was elected bishop in 18312
Next in Episcopal seniority is 1'ishop Ca
pors, who was set apart to that, office ir. 184*
iflcr the formation of tho Methodist Episcc
I>al Church South. As a finished ami read;
pulpit orator, the reputation of Bishop Cn
!>erx is not confined alone to this continent
In his palmy days, multitudes every whor
thronged his ministrations ami hung wit!
admiration and delight upon his eloquen
discoursings. With a most captivating per
sonale?a fair, ruddy complexion, dark, lie]
uid eyes, glowing with the tires of a holy en
thusiasm, a voice soft and musical, all ove
and above all, and n heart full of love to Go<
and man, it is not surprising thnt ho shouli
bo everywhere greeted with affection am
admiration. Nor is popularity confined t
his own Church. Cultivating a charity whicl
liopctli all things,' lie has always been a fa
vorite with other denominations.
Bishop Caper* is in his sixty-fifth yeai
xns iicuu is (jmie uaiu, una me lew iocks c
hair remaining, arc perfectly white. lie i
abont five feet eight inches in height. II
entered the ministry at the ago of oigliteei
and notwithstanding posts of honor an
emolument have frequently been tonderei
him, he has steadily and faithfully and sn<
cossfully devoted himself to the labors an
sacrifices of an itinerant life. To him Amei
ican Methodism is largely indebted for h
present proud and commanding position.
Hi shop Paine is the junior of his three a'
sociates. In age ho is little over fifty, rathe
stout built, about five feet ten or eleven incl:
cs high, and very prepossessing in bis mar
tiers. lie reminds one of the lion. C. J. Jor.
kins. IIo possesses, I should think, gref
decision of character and is an excellent pr<
siding officer. As a preacher, his style i
clear, deliberate and forcible. He usee bi
few of the graces of oratory, but is occasibi
ally eloquent and overpowering, lie w.i
elected bishop in 1850.
? ? The
Southern Methodist Church.
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin pa\
tho following deserved compliment to th
'ate GencmfCo.ifuicuuc of the il. L CLui-c
South :
"Having personally been witness of pai
of the proceedings of this important religion
body, wo aro able to speak understanding!
of the admirable harmony, and good fcelm
that prevailed among the members, and th
high ability manifested in the discussion <
the various questions that came before then
Wo have rarely seen au assembly that con
bitted with eminent religious feeling ?o lnrg
n share of practical knowledge, especially i
relation to the wants and t he resource* of th
South. The debate* on the location fbf tli
various church establishment* wefe purtic
pate,I in by men, who,in spite of their trainin
and habituation Jo the oflices of ft mihiaU
of the gospel, exhibited an acqunidtnm
with scculur affair*, with commerce and trad
that i* rare even among our stnteflfcen, an
rare indeed among the large class of preaen
daw, politicians who pretend to stntesniiu
ship. No one could havo listened to then
witltoufbeing impressed with the intelligenc
nud wisdom of tho Month, And its vast pra<
heal value as a wing of our confederacy. W
anticipate most happy result* to the Monti
And to ?e cause of religious every when
from the action of the h'uufy/eiu e."1
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Bv THK pjllripknt Or THE (JkXTICD STATKA
of America.
A 1 'ROOLAMATION.
"Wj i etre a? hi form at ion lias been received
that suiitbf^jBSjbiw, citizens of the United
States, and bQPta residing therein, arc engaged
in organizing and fitting out * miliu[
j jry expedition for tho invasion of the Island
of'Jubn;
And whereas the said undertaking is ootttruiy
to ifco spirts and express stipulat'on of " *
treaties between the United States and Spain,
derogatory to the character of this nation,
and m violation ofthc obvious duties and oV
ligations of faith fuh#nd patriotic citizens;
And whereas it is the duly of thq consti->
tutcd authorities of the United States to hold ^
11 and maintain the control of the great qucs- *
' tipH of peace or war, and not feufler the*"Sanie '**
to 1><- lawlessly completed undeEgny preteiicfr
whatever ; i '
And whereas,Ao that cr.d, all private en-'
ter prises of a hostile character within the>
United States against nny Foreign Power"
with which the United States arc at pence
are foi bidden^ and declared to bo a high miademeanor
by au expreefc net of Congress:
. Now, therefore, in virtue of the authority
vested by the Constitution iu the President
' of the United States, I do issue proclamation
to warn all persons that the General Govern'
1 incut claims it as a right and duty to inter- ,
> poso for the honor of its flag, the rights of
its citizens, the national security, and the
preservation of the public tranquility, from
whatever quarter menaced ; and it will not
' fail to prosecute with due energy all those
? who, unmindful of their ownnnd their coun|
try's fame, presume thus to disregard the
' laws of the land and our treaty obligations.
~ I earnestly exhort all good-citizens to disr
countenance and prevent any movement in x
s conflict with law and national faith ; especialJ
ly charging the several district attorneys*
collectors and other officers of the United
s States, civil or military, having lawful pow
er 111 me premises, to exert the same for the
* purpose of mairitaining 0?c authority and preserving
tUp peace of the United States.
1 Given Under my hand and the seal of tho
United State.vut Washington, this
thirty-first dnv of Mnv, in the year of
[l. ?.] our Lord one thousand eight hundred
s and fifty-four, nnd the seventy-eighth
of tho independence of the U. Stntce.
1 FKANKLIN PIERCE.
By the President:
14 W. h. Mahcy, Secretary of State.
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Oapt. Walter M. Gibson.?Most of pur
. readers will remember the case of this gen.
tleinan, brought to their notice last year by
, the Intelligencer, describing bis hnrsh nnd
a inhospitable treatment by Uic ) hitch authors
ities on the island of Java. Since that time
. this case, which is iu every respect one of pet,
euliar interest, lias been mode the subject of
r a correspondence between our Government
0 nnd that of Holland ; and tho negotiation,
ve believe, is still in progress.
y Capt. Gibson, on Ins occasion of a recent
r visit to Pendleton,ill South Carolina, of which
?. lie is a citizen, met with the most cordial roe
ccption from his old ncigkl>or8 and acquain!
tnnccs, who gathered together from all pnrta
t of the country to welcome him. At their
. earnest invitation he gave them ft suociuot
narrative of the facta connected with his trav.
cla in tho East, which ia spoken of in the
r the "Southern Rights Advocate" in terms
I of the highest eulogy. It is said that
j "he enchained and delighted the audience
4 with ft most thrilling and eloquent account,"
,, at the close of which resolutions were unauih
moualy passed pledging support to his appeal
to tlio General Government for redress,
and expressing tho strongest indignation at
r. tho dishonor cast upon the American flag in
,f tho person of a South Carolinian,
a We understand that Captain Gibson is
e engaged in writing a history of his travels
it in the East, which, from our kuowledge of
d his churacter and attainments, and ftwn?
ft peculiarly interesting nature of the inhabiv
tanta and natural history of the countries he
il visited, we arc sure will present a work of
> great valuer?National Intelligencer?
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Nkw Co me it ft.?Tlie Charleston papers
inform us that during the past week between
,r eighty and one hundred German emigrant*
j. have arrived at that port, tn route for Walx.
India, in this District; as all our readers *
k. know a flourishing settlement made some
lt few years past, which has already expanded
y into a respectable village, aud become a largo \
and profitable consumer of the surplus prolt
duce of the surrounding country.
i? Capt. John A. Waganer, ono of the cner15
getic projectors of this company, in conversation
assured us that the heads of families of
these new arrivals were, the majority of them,
farmers from the rural districts, who had
s saved a sufficiency in the WFnthorland^toaot16
tie themselves comfortably in thei r new homes
V amongst us. Ws have thousands of acres
of unreclaimed land yet left, and welcome
pt these candidates for citizenship to our borls
ders, where they may enjoy the sweets of a
1 J! 1 ? * "
v jiure ciiuuiu*, exceueu* water ami abundance,
' with the inestimable boon of liberty, both re^
ligious and wrlkical, unrestricted save oh the
necessities ol society require.?Keowee Cq?t~ ^
, rier. ^
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l" Ok Saturday, in Troy, the jury in the case
6 of Henrietta Itobinson, charged with rounn
der, f after being out nearly three hours, re*
turned with a verdict of guilty. She roeeivR
ed the verdict with great Ixridneee, and exclaimed
:?"Shamoon you, Judge. You are
8 prejudiced against mo!' She also charged
jr the jury wi*h being bribed. Sentence has
been suspended. Her counsel have brought
& fa n bill ufoxceptiona. The prisoner's >nan?
ner, after the rendition of the verdict, was
^ strange, and her language incoherent
i. Oot. Fmuont ha? arrived at his residence
O in from *K*. ?-1 -- *
? DUU JIW1I>.
VUi M-'mlet^ounicy tterose the continent. "Wd
e nrc glad to hear tlmt he low quit? recovered
J, flesh Mini rtrcn^th he hnrl fat by tlw piivar,
lions and stith iinjrs to which he wan wpoied
oil his toilsome expedition. ^gPl^lwjBP4*
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