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?v X nj' T Wk publish iugMpher column n lending) editorial of tbgWew York Ctmrirr unci En- \ quirer, drawn oot by the re-election of W. II. Seward, to the United States 8enate.? The Courier taken the occnsiou to T^nepnt the achlevnients of nl?oHtioTi in tillingthe Senate with ,its mini<>n?; and, with nn air of^ aroHt Muictisnosy, it l?y& tho whota respond 1 bilityofthis growth of nhti-Sluvery on tbej repeal of the Missouri Compromise. It is the sacred regard for compacts that has artn- j <*1 the North for thin new crusade." Th?: Courier doo6 not recall, in this connection.' that thero is a constitutional compact for the! delivery of fugitive slaves, which the North has always rendered practien'ly a dead letter, by tho intervention of mobs, screened by the general willingness to see the South deprived of the beuelits of the compact. A-J gain, the Courier forgets to remember that I there was a oonmnct mnd?> in lfiQ.i ilie conditions of foturo tariff laws with re-! tnarkable cxplieitness, and that tho instant1 the North had the power, they sparged tho! conditions of this compact, and forced itjron us r. tariff worse than that which had before j aroused the spirit of just resistance. Nay. i the Courier forgets that this same Missouri t -oinprotui.se, now paraded as a sacred treaty, j and which tho South submitted to rather, than provoke intestine strife, was denounced | and vilified by the great majority of tho! Northern people, and that after they had oh-, tained tho concession of the prohibition of slavery in tho Northwest, they still resisted, with might and main, the admission of Mis-: sonri into the Union. No^all these things are very necessary to be recalled, and to be weighed and pon-i dered, in making up a judgment on the sincerity of the North in this matter of a regard to compacts ; and the result will be, that the North has a strong desiro for the fulfilment f conditions by whicl^abe is to be a itiar.i. gainer, and an utter contempt for those) which promise no advantage. We may, therefore, dismiss the matter of ptiuciple. as j an impertinent intrusion in this ouestion. and Uflce it up .1* ii linked issue of fact. It is not true that the North has changed in consequence of this repeal cf the Missouri 'Compromise. Deforo this measure wast heart I of, hud not Massachusetts sent Stun-1 iter to tlte Senate i%had not Now Hampshire j rent Halt!? had not Ohio sent Chase and Wade I had not New York, after makingWilliam II. Sewa.ul her tlovcrnor, sent, him | to repioseiit her in the Senate { Were not ' ail these net* so many declaration* of war, without quarter, against the South I But then anti-slavery has extended its triumphs. Yes?and has it not been steadily extending j tor the last twenty years ? As we said the' other day, anti-slavery is far more a social ; sentiment than a political or a religious prin-1 ciple ; and it is made up of repulsion to the! slaves, as a race, and envious dislike of the ; slaveholders lis a oia-s. And this is the. rea son why it is so indestructible, and so easily ! propagated. Feeding thus upon sentiments I and passions that it dares not openly appeal > to, it necessarily lives in public upon pre-! texts. Everything that can, by any possible! distortion, be made an apology tor excite-! uient, is grecdilv seized hold of. Falsehood is even Letter than truth, because it admits of more variations. Every straw, upon the! ' turbid stream is laid hold of for support; cv-j cry buldde i> hoarded for its store of windv agitation; even its crazy movements are! charged to the malignant iitlluence of slave-' rv ; and the very peace and comfort that; Southern communities enjoy, while North- j ??rn l:di<>r t, iiMinilnrini* olw.ur li/tttAloeulp ; ~ *- >ing for bread and shelter, i?? made an element of the war against our institutions But the point to which we wish to direet' especial attention is the declaration of the New York Courier, that the Northern peo-' pie have solemnly decided that there shall never again be' a Slave State admitted into i the Union. And this declaration is made, not with reference to any foreign territory to; l>e acquired, but professedly with reference to the admission of Kansas. It seems now! to he agreed that this Territory is in the J hands of those who are favorable to the establishment of slavery, and that it will con tinue so. The prospect is, then, that Kan-J wis will apply for aqmiasion into the Union at no distant day with a constitution rccog-; nising slavery. The declared position of the North is, that it shall be refused admission;, that its people shall not determine for themselves, hut leave it to the Massachusetts and , other Abolitionists to decide for them, what * hall be the laws and institutions under which ! they shall commence existence as a sovereign and independent State. The Southern people have now not only a great fact but a great principle to settle.? ', Will they submit to be thus degraded and trampled on? Will they, once and for all,, bow their necks to the yoke of their enemies, j' and have themselves collared and branded as lire born thralldf Northern Abolition? They cannot escape this issue. Sleeping or wak:? ...:n ......... ........ ?i i ? - vi/iiiq ui'vii iiitriii , ami uowertT ! , 11???v decide it, t'iey will fix their destiny, noble or ignominious, independent or tub- 'i jocted, for after generations. [Charleston Mercury. , IJeath or Thomas Wrioiit.?It if . our mournful duty to announce the death oa; one of the oldest and most worthy citizens of our 1 Patriot, Gen. Thomas Wright, who die, ! at hia residence on Wednesday morning last j 14th. in the 73d year of his age. The bare! announcement of hia death is all that is necessary from us, as an obituary notice in ex ' tawo \*ill *beprovided for our next issue.? ' < We, however, cannot refrain from expressing 1 our deep regret at the loss of so valuable a citizen and faithful friend. His loss will be ! ai2jnou/i>#d by a Irereaved wife, n large tauiirv of children, and an extensive ac- ' ptftmrnncc of relatives and friends, all over < our IbstrieL and in many parts of the Southern States.?Latirensvillt 11 cm Id. General Shields.?It is stated that it is! 1 the intention of the 1'resident to appoint, General Shields a brigadier general, should the amendment to the army bill for raising ) four audifWal reginaevrte be adopted by the . V # * | * m, SOUTHERN ENTERPRISE. , K t&, (&a Friday Morning, Feb. 23, 1866. AOKNT8. E. W. CARR, X. W. cor. of Walnut anJ Third-at. Philadelphia, is our authorized Agent. A. M. PEOEN, Fturviow P. O., G?*envill? Dist WM. C. BAILEY. PleofantGrove. Greenvillo. FROM WASHINGTON. President I'lkiutft.has vetoed the French Spoliation Hill, and the Houso of Representatives sustained him by a vote of 113 to 86. A motion was afterwards made to attach the spoliation Hill to the Department llil^ which was rejected. "PALESTINE." The poem to be found on our first page by our gifted contributor Sunsib Southern, we know will please nil our readers. The author has our thanks, for tho favors she has shown us, ami when we get a little older in our enterprise we shall endeavor to manifest our gratitude with something more tanJl l . a\ A A .11. 1 A giuiu man w%3 are nt present nine to uestow. DEATH OF JOEL SMITH. ESQ. Tiik friends of this gentleman will regret to learn his death, lie died at his residence at Stony Point, Abbeville District, on Monday morning last, lie was at one time a member of the State Legislature from Abbeville, and was at the time of his death a Director of the Greenville and Columbia Hail lload. - < Q ? Death of an Estimable Lady. Wiibn one dies full of years, and possessed of goodness of heart, and all tho virtues to which we may attain, it is but meet and proper that a tribute should be paid to their memory. Mrs. Elizabeth A. Hessklleu, who had attached herself to our citizens by her many acts of kindness, charity and christian deportment, died at her residence in tin's village on the morning of the 14th inst.? Tier daily deeds of benevolence, done in that self-sacrificing manner which displays a kind and generous nature, will long et.dear her to the many who shared her kindness and bounty. Next to the cause of the church, of w hich she was a devoted meaiber, she had the dissemination of the piinciplos of temperance and virtue among the young around her deeply at heart. She wiil long bo remembered by the members of the Section of Cadets at this piace, as the giver of a beau-i lifnl Hible to their order, and the interest she i manifested for their success. She was a tuetn-! bor of the Baptist church at this place, and, at the time of her death, a teacher of its Sabbath-School. May she rest in Ileaven. ? -MILITARY COMPANY. SiiYEUAi. of our eitizens are endeavoring to organize a volunteer corps in our village,} ??.i c .1 : e ?in ?* ' iiuvi au itu no liioociuriug ?ji iiuiuuh wiii an- ; swer, we believe a sufficient complement has be?n obtained, and it only remains with those wlio have given their immes to the: . . 1 project, to adopt a suitable uniform, <kc.? ! Every one will admit that Greenville should i boast, at least, one Volunteer Company, and I that, too, to be rivalled by no similar com pa- ] nv in the State. it is not owing to a want i ... . . , . ot patriotism in our citizens, or a desire on ; their part to see the military spirit die away i in our State, that we have no volunteer com-' pnny in our village ; but the principal reason ! has been a dialiko on the past of many to be the first to commence a work of the kind.' We have been requested to state that those j who have rhown a willingness for organizing; said Company, that they will meet at I MoBke's Ilall on Saturday eveningnext,at 7 o'clock, to take the necessary steps by adopting By Laws, uniform, dee. We can assure ; those wishing to join, that the company will, he furnished w ith the necessary arms by the State, provided the company be properly organized. This assurance is made from the, fact that in conversation with a State Military officer, whilst ill Columbia, we were in-' formed that such would be the case. It is! to Iks hoped, then, that our citizens will take the matter in hand, SjRr.' ?. PAROONED. Petkr Goshell, who was condemned to i>e hanged at the last tarm of Spartanburg j Oourt, for the murder of J. IIokkk, has, we; earn, been pardoned by his Excellency Gov. Adams. Tlio following recommendation from Solicitor Rkid, together with tho circumstances in which lie is placed, went far to obtain a final pardon from the Governor : UI am now prepared to go further than I did to his Excellency, and to say r.i)hesitatingly that I regard I'etku Go3X?bh, who is, now in prison at Spartauburg under sentence of death, a* a fit subject for Executive clemency, and in my judgment, he may Nbu pardotted consistently wtth h due udmtrri>li alien vf the uihuioaiIan. . ,, , IK- v . j# ? 1.I'll1-!11 ljL..LllMJLl JJlj| i'., . TH PLEASANT GROVE CELEBRATION. An invitation to be present at a celebratiou and Pic Nic, and have aa oppoetuni' ty of seeing the peoplo of our District andbecoming acquainted with them,ig one not to | be lightly considered. Bnt when that invi| tation is coupled with the "request of ladies," r.t whoso ha'dc- thy board," was spread it is not to be wondered that we die more readily availed ourself the oppor* tunity of being present at the Celebration at Pleasant Grove on Wednesday last. A beautiful banner had been preparedly the ladies of that place and vicinity to bo presented to the Pleasant Grove Division Sons of Temperance. Although the preceding day , had heen very disagreeable, and the mornI ing of Wednesday still ominous for a like j happening, many persons had collected to witness the proceedings. At the appointed hour the different Divisions, under the command of their several marshals, proceeded to j tho church, near the place, and we opine that o lil'O /lomnnctrnlinn in /utrnr iif tlio neinoirvloo - i ? ?? j of Temperance has uever before been shown , in that portion of our District. Altogether, ; it was one calculated to terrify the opponents : of soberness and Truth. The services at the; i church were opened by prayer from thoChap- j lain of Pleasant Grove Di"ision, and the sing-1 ing an ode by the Sons. Miss Anna Suont Tif, in a short, yet beautiful and well deli vered speech, then presented the Banner to i the Sons of Pleasant Grove Division, which was received, on their part, by Mr. W. C. j Bailky, who,in reply, feelingly expressed the j gratitude which every son of Temperance j | felt at the manifestation of such desires and j hopes for the final success of their noble) causo. It was an occasion well calculated to arouse in every bosom the warmest and tenderest emotions. When woman so expres-j I sively and benifioently shows her admiraI tionffor a work which should elicit tho sup port of all the good and true?it is well that j it should create ne>v vigour in the hearts of: | those engage^ in it. Such was the case, and j j we do not believe any went away without Ik:- i j ing more greatly convinced of tho error of | intemperance and its concomitant evils. After the presentation of tho banner, Rev. | S. S. G.vim.Ann, of Greenville, delivered ai speech of thirty minutes which was acknow| lodged by nil to be eminently suited to the oc-! I casion, and whose every argument was well J j calculated to prove that "Temperance was a ' ! Divine Principle." We do not believe that j more could have been said, and more to I ho ' point than was given l>y him, in the same! : length of time. An intermission was here given, of an 1 hour, in order that all might partake of the i : repast which had been gotten up "expressly j for the occasion." Our opinion as to the ex ! cellence of the preparation made was evident-1 ly displayed, when,the gentleman were per-; ruittbd to advance. Wo can now the better1 give our views of it, from the fact that after having indulged too freely the many luxuries,. wo were unable at the time to give "any ex-J pression." It was every way complimentary i to the ladies who prepared it. So soon as ! all had partaken, and there was not "a few," i they again assemhloJ at the church, when! S. D. Gooiu.ktt, Esq., gave theiu a nice little | speech, which was listened to with much 1 attention. Mr. Gooolftt, (as well as the > reverend gentleman who preceded him,) i though not a Son, his sentiments wcro sueh as meet the approbation of all members of i the order. Such speeches, from gentlemen . not allied to the order, are calculated to do! much good, and in the end go far to produce ' 1 i i correct ideas ami impressions. Jiy an invitation kindly extended to us, we i appeared its one of the speakers, and in the j discharge of the duty imposed upon us we ! are only consoled with tho reflection that we did all in our power, and as well as we could. Our only object was to show the necessity and importance of temperance among the youth of our country. The subject, if viewed correctly, requires no argument, and consequently commends itself to the approbation of every one. Yet how often do wo see dissipation carried to an alarming extent among the young men of our country, and how of ten are they made to mourn its consequences j in blighted hopes and promises. The dis- j semination oI correct temjicrance principles 1 among young men. ami those of more tender years, is one of the greatest causes we havo at heart, and if wo should accomplish anything, wo shall take nothing to ourself, but rather attribute it as a duty we owotoGotj, our country, and the generation we represent. Kev. A. II. I.kstkh then closed the speaking for the day by a speech, which was distinguished for its beauty and argument, interspersed with considerable wit and good humor?a characteristic for which he is justly celebrate^. 'Dm* ended the day at the c nic, and t were we to say Wo were displeased with anything wO saw ot beard, we do ftcft believe it would express our convictions, and should be the means of justly procurtlfc us an ab-1 sence from all similar occasion.. We would hero rcmark that tHe evidences' in favor of goad order we, quite cheering in 1 the neighborhood of Pleasanf Orove. Who*' * V "i * 'J&k ' 4. the Sous were first Orgauized at that plAoe tlicre Was hfcir a half-dotfen dUtillentJaio-th? vicinity' We are happy to learn that there Is scarcely one to be, found in the neighborhood. There is a firm in our village which is engaged in the laudable business of buy ing old stills, and having the material worked into something more useful. f bey inform us that many who have sold their stills of late declare that they will engage in the business no longer, and speak of it as being " n little dishonest." MELANCH0LVM3CCURRENCE. It is with much regret that wo announce the death of Mr. Jabrz Gilreath, by suicide. It occurred on Wednesday last, about noon, in the room above hts store, in this place. He had but recently recovered from a severe attack of sickness, and bad ever since labored under a melancholy disposition. A letter, directed to some of his friends, was found in the room, giving directions as to the disposition of his children. ' It setms that he mt.is in one of his most gloomy moments, and whilst in this condition had taken a double-barrel shot gun with him into the room, aud placing it near his heart, discharged the contents of one barrel into his breast, producing instant death. The verdict of the inquest was in accordance with the above facts. A young and interesting wife, with four small childrcu, are made to mourn the loss of a husband and father. BLUE RIDGE RAIL ROAD. From the following piece of information it will be seen that Messrs. Anson, Bangs a: Co. have disposed of their entiro contract in the construction of this road to another company. The firm of Anson, Bangs & Co., have nnJiliAil fho I'rwidnril ?.f 1.r. - . V..X.X...V -N X,U....SV V "I.V savs he w ill not pay a "single dime," to the new firm, under tho circumstances, consequently the woik on the road has been suspended. This is ONE of the many troubles which this road is to experience, before its completion. Hi.ru Kidgk Railkoad.?The Messrs. Jiangs have disposed of their entire interest in the contract for buildiug this road to the remaining members of tho firm of Anson, Bangs & Co.,and notified Mr. Gourdin, I'res't. of the Road, of their intention to he no longer held responsible. The President, in reply, stales his determination not to pay a single dime, under existing circumstances, to tho new company, which is comprised of the remaining members of tho old firm. The Messrs. Hangs have left the State. The members of the now Company are supposed to be Messrs. Birdsall, Mather. Bixby, and W heaton, some of whom are in Charleston, and others in Now York. We understand tho contractors have ordered a suspension of the whole work, hut whether the sub-contractors will heed it we j are unable to say. Wo hope to bo able to j give something more delinito and satisfacto- | ry in a "tew days."?Keoicre Courier. To t'orresyondoiits. 'l Ao 0!d Friend A Ti mmon*>'ilie.?Tlie only manner l>y which we might express our ' thanks for' the compliments you bestow, i would bo to continue in our efforts to j please. And whilst you tender such hear j tv wishes tor tlie success of our "Knter-1 prise," please accept our sipoerc hopes for : the prosperity of your own. //. T., BeunetUvUU.?We have forwarded | copies of our paper as requested, and trust j they will meet your approbation. May we hear front you again. For the Southern Enterprise. A VACATION REMINISCENCE. TO Pratt uirl, when last we met I kissed tliy ruby lip: That lip as fragrant as the flower. From which the bee doth sip. Ami then around my neck were twined Those nrma as white as snow ; Thy gentle voice in accent* sweet, Said?"mint I let thee go t" I felt a pressure on my hrenst; It wus thy little hend ; And it shall often, often havo lliat bosom for it* bed., I'm thinking of thoe now, dear girl, 1 alinai/H think of thee; I need not ask thee, for I know That jfou will think of me. When next we meet, my dearest one, 'Twill he in bridal sheen ; Then to tho altar I will lead My noble little queen. ' Resistless stream of time, roll on! Ye weary hours, away! I long to hear my marriage bell, And ace my wedding day. m,. ..n.i;,. ?./ ... ?... vi.?? ...? ?rr, No tongue :nv joy can tell ; lint until then I'll lire ou hope; So now loved one, farewell. 1.1 NTOX FIELD. Greenville, H. C\ >el?. 8th. 18.15. A Vkrv Old Sbrmon.?Rev. Dr. Cooke, of Lynn, Massachusetts, gavo Ins people, as nftemoon discourse, on Sunday, .January #1. a sermon which was proached on the same day of the same month in 1055?just two hundred years before?before the same society. by Rev. Thomas Cohhett, was tlien its |?astor. The Lynn \ew? saW: "It isjsupnesed that but few mngniedrl the sctirion from having heard it when it was first ddiwred." v v. r' .v I " ' : o.vy. r~ We have never entertained theleast doubt that fanaticism would eventually overtlirow itself, and having been from 'the commencement 9 firm believer that there wa? more infidelity in the great anti-slavery movements of the northern Suites, than love for tl?o huuian race, recent proofs of the fact-only confirm our previous opinions. 8oiuo indiscreet friends of the Sonth haye recently adopted the infidel arguments of Nott and Gliddoh on j the uTypes of Mankind," as conclusive in favor cdphe slavery of the African race, j These authors undertake to prove that the Biblical doctrine of a common origin of the I human family is untrue, and some have hastily concluded thereform that the African is | an inferior race, and that our obligations to it are not greater than to many of the higher animals. As a general rule, however, southern inen do not adopt this hypothesis, but are content to rest the warrant of slavery solely on Bible grounds, and on the faot that the descendants of Ham were decreed to be servants of servants. But what is particularly worthy of notice! in this connection, is that the abolitionists of! the North eagerly adopt tho infidel side of! the OllPstinn thnltrrh if nrnuant. I , , e.. .? ! ?? ? owv,..? arguments to overthrow their favorite hobby, "the equality of the human nice." The New York Recorder and Register, a religious journal, in referring to this matter, remarks :? "We have been surprised at the course taken on this* question by some opponents of slavery at tho North., A gentleman until very lately connected with one of the strongest anti-slavery papers at the North, and himself a wellknown abolitionist, is understood to have been the author of an article in Putnam's Magazine, endorsing the doctrines of Nottand Gliddon's work. We confess that we doubt tho sincerity of those extreme philanthropists whojire ready to dissolve the i Union, to abolish slavery, wiiilo they practitcallv denv manhood to the colored man. From such friends the colored man may well, pray to be delivered. The spectncle of South-j orn Christians contending for the manhood I | of this negro against the anti-slavery men ofl i the North who deny it, is a moral phenomenon scarcely, jinding a parallel in history. | We fear that some infidel abolitionists hate i the Bible more than they love freedom, and that they will bo found neadv to forego their opposition to slavery for n time, that they may join hands with those of similar sentiments at the South in an attack on revela- j tion. This only shows, however, that all those | who accept the gospel as a . rule of life have 1 fundamental principle in common, which | will sooner or later drive them to join iu a . common defence of their faith. It shows al- j so that no Christian cause can he aided by an alliance with infidels, founded as it must he on the merely negative grounds of opposition to an existent evil. Christian ends artbest sought by Christian means, and by an ' alliance of Christian men. This truth has | been sorrowfully experienced by many Christians *it the North, who have to tiered them- j selves to be led by inlldels in their opposition | to slavery." j We are gbwl to sec the above evidence of a more healthy state of feeling at the North j The religious public is to be more deeply con-1 vinced than it yet is' 'that an alliance with j infidels, founded, as it must be, on the mere- j ! I v negative grounds of opposition to an existent evil,' can be no aid to a Christian cause. .'iho unfortunate effects which have resulted to Christianity at the North by its friends being led by inlidel?, lmve only just begun to develop themselves. We can trace it in some device in the spread ot' Kinersonian philosophy, and in the favor with which j even the blasphemous vagaries of Newman | are received. The full strength of the virus I which these men have infused in the social i system, however, remains yet to be develop-1 ed. Well will it be for Christianity when it; shall seek, neither aid nor fellowship with J [ the men who hate it, and would glory in ; nothing so much as its overthrow. Ruin of the Alexandrian Libary. i It is stated in the London News that Captain Newnham, an admiralty agent on | the Southampton station, who has just return ; ed from Alexandria, visited while there the I ruins of the Alexandrian Library. A large ' mound in Alexandria hns been believed for j ages to mark the spot where once stood the ; famous library which was burnt by the Caliph | Omar. This mound is now in process of : removal, and splendid houses are so be built on its site. While Captain Newnham was there an immense stone of bine granite was d ug out, which weighed several tons, and is j covered with apparently Coptic letters. The j captain was unable to take a tracing of these iciiers. r>eneaiu uio inouna iue remains of a | building, something like nRtar fort, have been ; discovered, and masses of double oolumns,also ; signs of wells of water and of places for heating. Tho brick work is of immense strength | J and thickness, the bfiek being not so thick ( as Englisli one<( lm? longer and hrndcr. An ' immense number of Arab boys and girls wore . engaged in carrying away tho rubbish in baskets, Capt. Newnhain picked up many curiosities there, such as pieces of conglomerate!, mortar, and metal, work, bearing evident marks having l>eon fused together hy intense beat The captain learned iu Egypt i that tho French savant who discovered the buried city of Socarah, beyond Qrand Cairo, was picking up an immensefiumber of treasures for transportation to France. P. E. Church Convkntion.?Tho diocesan Convention of the P. E. Church for South I Carolina adjourned finally yesterday afternoon, having accomplished their business ' with general harmony of purposes. Tho most important feature of the session j was tho discussion and adoption of tho new Canon proposed, instead of tho "third Co' non," relativo the modo and manner of ordering and conducting the trial of a Minister beforo eoelesiastical courts under tho jurisjdktjftn of this convention. The amende ; motifs arc various and important * ' ' t' Ckorlctton WunW. . . . ' " ' " I 4 '* * if m \ A 1 Senate yesterday passed the substitute for the Mr. On*-, to d-vr triad? li. loner speech '"on o?r foreign relations, referring to tbe interference of France and. England in regard to CutxK' San Juan and the Sand wich IsTittid% and wanting his countrymen of the dangtrw likely to reaultfrom such interference. Messrs* Maeontuid Clayton followed on the saine The House named the bill graduating the price of the puolic lands, and then went into committee on tbe civil and diplomatic bill< . I Copper Smeltitig.? ? v f A proposition in now on foot to establish works for smelting copper ore at Chattanooga, to accommodate?the rapidly increasing mining interests of East Tennessee ami Northwestern Georgia. John Cald- i well, e&p, a gentleman long and favorably known , in connection with the mineral developments of the region named, is now oiv a, visit tb Baithrtore, and iff a letter to the editor of the Atbeus fost, says the policy of shipping ores to Baltimore has hitherto keen a matter of necessity, in the opinion of the minora, and laboring under that necessity,already nearly, if not quite, half a million of dollars linve been paid on the transportation of rock and other useless matter. He wishes to impress upon those interested tho great importance of doing nearer home, all that is accomplished by -sending the ore abroad, thereby saving ibeeost or transporting the refuse matter alluded to. lie cxa* mined the works of Messrs. Keener ?k Sons, which are, perhaps, the most complete and extensive in the United States. Theso works are established on a capital of $500,000, and employ a hundred men. Mr. C. says, that Messrs. K. <5: Son ftrc receiving ores from Cuba, from Tonnesseo, and Virginia, and are making more pure . copper: than all the other smelters in the UuitedStUes. They buy the ore, giving to the miner $400 per ton for each one per cent, of pure copper it will yield up to 25 per cent., and three cents i additional for each per cent, up to 30 per cent. This gives the miner about $13& per ton for 3o jmr cent, ore, which is, in fact, above the average yield of Oucktown ore. Thus, it will he seen, after deducting $33 per ton for transportation, the cost at present prices, the best Ducktown ores will nctt the miner about $100 per ton. The saving secured l?y the erection of such an establishment as Messrs. K. A. Sons would soon pay the capital invested ; besides, in thelanguagc of Mr. Caldwell, a very largeamount of money which now goes to foreign shippers and smelters would be kept at home and put in circulation amongst our own peot>!e?a suirit of oumlutimt ! ? ?n > i r . " * branches of manufacture, would be increased, aud an accessible and profitable market opened for our rich and almost inexhaustible hed.-* ' of coal. That i-tate is unquestionably the richest which can boast the largest amount of productive industry. These are considerations which cannot fail to have their influence; and urged by one i so well acquainted with the mining interests as i? Mr. Caldwell^ will doubtless determine the success of the enterprise he has in view. JSuvanranh Republican. The Expected Great Comet. Tub eminent astronomer, M. Babinet, member of the Academy of Sciences, gives some very interesting details relative to the return of that great comet whose ncrioduuiL course is commuted by tlie mi*st celebrated observer at three hundred years. Our cyclical .records show that it wnsobserved in the years 104,392,082.9T5?again jn 1204, and the next time in 1556?always described as shining with the inost extraordinary brilliancy. Most of the European astronomers hod agreed in announcing the return of this comet in 1848; but it has hither to failed to appear. In fact it is not so easy or simple a matter to compute those vast cyclical periods as some sutierticial persons?who do uot look beyond the day of the year in which they live? may imagine. We are, hdiKrcver, assured by M. Babincty. ' that up to this moment, this beautiful star "is living on its brilliant reputation," so, that Sir John Ilcrschel himself wa? wrong when he despaired of its re-appea/auce, anil put crape, on his telescope! We are informed that a celebrated and accurate computer?Mr. Borame, of Middleburg?with a patience and devotednesa truly German, has gone over all previous calculations, and made n new estimate of the separato and combined action of all the pUnets upon this comet, of 900 years ; and he has discovered that it is not lost to us, but only retarded in its motion. The result of this severe labor give* the arrival of, this rare and renowed vbifor in Amrust. 1838, with uncertainty of two years, more or leas; 90 that, between 1*00 am! 1800, those whose are then living iuay to s*?e the great luminary, which, in 1230, caused Uharte* V . to a'(>uicttie.?^la vOCuie a/?j, domr* n4t. Short Credits. Thk New Yorfc papers state that a move- I mcnl has been made by the wholesale jobbers of that city to reduce the term of credit to six and eight months, tho notes given not j \ being subject to renewal. It is urged thatdealers generally would consult their own perinament interests by resolving on the shorter credit without renewals, and those who do this business only will have ihe advantage over thoso who give the longer credits. A large business of this extended credit need not be envied. It re<jaires a larger rato of profit on all the Wusiife'* transacted to make that particular kind atal) sely. Tho best customers, therefore, are made to contribute lor the risk attending extended 01 t#i?t to other customers, i, The chief obstacle in the way of bringing the new custom into general use is the difficulty of securing un ifoi udjtar upon the part not only of tho jobbers of York, but 'hose Mother eiiiee,?Sovth Car6Uninx. j ?' l ^ " ; 4