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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:?
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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 .
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SOUTHERN ENTERPRISE. ,
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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
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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,
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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. . ,, ,
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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 -
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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 '
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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*'
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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;,.
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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.
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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
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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 *
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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<
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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
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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
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