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VOLUME XIV.
O. F. TO WN ES,
EDITOR.
?., 0. BAILXT, Proprietor and Bub-Editor
ORIUI1AL.
VOa TBI SOUTBBXN KtTKhrBlSB.
tJorsniry, Anoient Churches ant
_ Public Buildingstaorantrj
bee great historical interest. I
Vas here that the celebrated hostile racetlnf
between Bollogbrook, duko of Hereford
\afUr%ard? Henry IV.,) aod Mowbray
dnkeof Norfolk, took plaoe. This inoideni
baa been immortalised by Shakspeara, U
the play of Blohard II. Readers of lh<
jfckeat poet will remember that the king wai
present U lb* meeting, And interposed hit
Authority to keep the bellicose gentlemen
from cutting one Another's Ibroste, by send|m
|hem both out of the country. Henry
IV. held parliament in Coventry, in 1404,
ia the greet Priory which wee founded by
Leofrie, in 1048. The historians eey the!
tMs hooeo Was embellished with gold and
silver, in the most expensive manner; end,
la the time of King William Bufus, the
?>Ub<Y> of the dioceM Scraped from one
beam, that supported Ibo shrine, 500 murks
?f liter. In 1S09, Hery, Queen of Scots,
eras kept a prisoner here, for some time, in
the celebrated Hull Inn, which stood whers
the Barracks now ars, in Bmilhford Street
I walked through this pi nee, but could find
ao food for sentiment among the eeotllona
and levy soldiers who occupy it.
St. Mary's Hall Is eaid to be one of the
most remarkable specimens of ancient domestic
architecture In the kingdom. It is
la a Sao state of preservation, end bee undergone
very elight changes from Its original
form. Its antiquity is unmistakable. It
wae erected about the year 1460, for the
"Guild of St. Catherine's," end Is still need
for festlrale and eivio occasions. On approaching
it, a magnificent window first
attracts the attention, tho masonry of which
is perfect. Before entering the Crest Hall.
I peeped into the aapacious kitchen, and
was eoovinoed that the ancient Guild entertained
the most munificent idess of hoe
pitality, if one may judge by the liberal
arrangements for cooking in this enormouc
sstaa*. It is situated under an open gal.
law# laa^ina ^ranllw 4a |Ka Hranf Hall
J '"'""8 ? ",v
Above, which fa 78 feet in length end 84 in
breadth. On entering, the eye ia at once
Attracted to the eailing, whioh ia adorned,
la the ileheat manner, with carvings of angels
and heavenly beinga A large window
at the aoalh U filled with stained glass,
bearing figures of many EngUfth kings, tfoats
of arms, and othar ornaments. Under this
window, and extending the whole width of
the Hell and 10 or 11 feet in depth, ia a
splendid piece of tapeetry, which was biddsn
for many years, bat wean two walls It
is divided into aix parts hanging in two
tier*, one above the other. One of these
squares or eompartmonta represents King
Heary VI and aorae of Ms eonrtiers. The
monarch ia on his knaee before a table,
whereon recta bis crown and an open misSal.
The eeoood division repro enle some
of the Apostle* with their appropriate emblems.
Another eontalns the Madonna,
aorronnded by angelic beinga, with the
moon and planets under her faet, and the
Twelve A pottles in attitudes of devotion
Bear her. Direotly above this picture, th?
open heavens are vpreeented.and angels surrounding
the "great white throne," on
Vkiah, it may be supposed, the Deity originally
sat; but ttie central figure has been
eat out. (no doubt by eomo.of the early re
formers.) and the effigy of Justine inserted
Another compartment contains the likencs*
of Henry's queen, Margaret of Anjon, with
some lpdlse about her. She is kneeling al
a table, in apparent devotion, like the king
' her htuband. The east and west sides o
the hall are ornamented with stained gla?
windows, of modern structure, bat in sx
collect keeping, with its antique adorn
menta. An alcove near this window eon
tains a curiously carved oak atate-chai
which, tradition aaya, hat born* the regit
weight of many a crowned prince. Thl
relic b carefully treasured, end held In sue!
< Veneration that no visitor or common pet
eon ie permitted to sit upon, or eren t
touch it. I did not hesitate, however, t
improve an opportunity given me by th
Janitor's wife, who ealled ber spouse fror
the room, and elide, for a moment Into th
royal rent. My reign was perhaps th
< shortest on roeorJ, for I instantly abdioatc
on hearing the keeper's returning ateps, an
altheagh my teste ef royalty was extreme)
brief, I had two or three hslf-crowns M
to jingle in my p ckst The routh end <
the hall contains the minstrel's gallery, i
the centre of which my fancy drew a pi
tore of a venerable harper, inspired wit
' prophetio vision, and holding in awed an
rapt attention the superstitious throng
. knights and noble dames beforo him
Anon, his harp is mute, and now the shou
of wiWI hilarity succeed the minstre
yrw^ruvujr tu HUUV "i VHB iitiiiNrti , g
lary, hang ?arcral article ftf nnelmt nrmt
Mad io tha proeeaaion of the L?d.y GodU
The hal' is farther adorned with fail leng
portraits of Charles It, Janus IfjfWillU
*n?l Mary, George til, and GeorgalV.
Tha Mayoress' parlor, (*<> oallad.) adjuc?
to tba Great Hall, contains portraits
qaaaas Elisabeth and Mary nnd othur
(too, a baautifbl painting of the La Jy Oo<
Aj EEFLE
a, 011 horse-book. Oo leaving St. Mary'a
Hal), I proceeded lo St. Michael's Cboroli,
which ia very near; bat, ae the early
t rooming service waa not yet concluded, 1
apent a abort time outeido in gazing at ita
noble tower and steeple. Su Mlohael'a ia
Mid to t>o tho largest parish-churoh in England.
The steeple wee 22 years in build[
ing; and, together with the tower on
whiolt St sianda, rises to the height of SOS
I feet. The Ohurch was principally built hy
j two brothers and two sisters, named Bo toner,
whose names are perpetuated in the
following rhyme, insert bod on a brass plate>
[ set la the wall of the chsnoel; thus:
I " William and Adam built the Tower
i Ann and Mary built the 9pire
, William and Adam built the Church
, Ann and Mary buiU the Quire."
, New-street, adjoining the ohureh was built
to s?commodate the workmen employed in
its erection. It appears hy the church
reoord that mass was perforated hero in
1460 before King Ilenry VI, at whiah time
> ha presented a golden altar-cloth. The
| church consists of nave, chancel, aisles,
trsnsepts, Ac. The buttresses of the tower
, are ornamented with fine carvings, end
i thirty niches originally contained tho same
, number of statues of Romish saints; but
ths destroyer, who " cuts down sli,
both great and smell," has completely dc
, moliehed a number of their saintehlp* and
toppled the heads from several others. Ths
tower, whieh was built of soft friable si one,
i is fast crumbling away, and if my guide
may bo believed, no workmen can be found
i of sufBeient eoursge to attempt ita restoration.
Tho archileeture'of the body of the
! church is equally beautiful with that of tha
tower. It Is in the Uolhic style, end its
whole sppsarancs Is extremely magnificent
; The aisles and transepts arc divided from
, the body of the church by lofty arches, rising
from clusters of columns. Tha celling
Is of oak*. hflUitliftillv rililuwl nn.l i?rv.ul ?
Several of th? iUln?<] glut wltiilowi portray
incidents tn the life of Chriak A memorial
window haa recently bean inserted
in honor of the deceased Prince Contort.?
There are numerous monuments in the
ohurch, some of them bearing moat eoriooa
inaeriptione. Ihe following I ooploJ for ita
, quaintneaa:
' Ilere lyea the body of Captn OERVA8R
Serope of the Family of 8eropet of Bolton,
in the County of York, who departed tltla
life the 47lh day of Augt Anno Dni. 1705.
aged 80. AN EPITAPH written by Hlmaalf
in the agony and Dolorous Palm of tha
Gout, and died aoon after.
Hera lyea an old toae'd TEXNTS BALL.
1 Waa rackatted from Spring to Fall,
1 With ao much heat and eo much haat,
Time's arm for shame grew tyrM at last.
Four kings in CAMPS ha truly aerv'd,
And from hit royalty se'er awerv'd.
FATHER rutn'd, the SON alighted,
' And from tha CROWN na'r requited,
1 Loaa of RSTATE, RELATIONS. BLOOD,
Waa too well known, hut did no good.
wun long (JAMPAIUN3 and paioes o'th
GOUT,
n? ?ou'd no longer hold it oat.
Always a restless life lie l#d,
Never at quiet till quite d*nd.
IU-marry'd in his Utter dsyes,
QNR who exceeds the common praise;
But wanting breath still to make known
Her true AFFECTION and his OWN.
Death kindly came, all wants stipplyM
By giviug REST whieh life deny'd."
TliU Church has a spUndid organ, and a
sweet toned peal of ten bolls.
AaOthor beautiful structure, In close prox.
Iinity to " St. Miebaols," is " Trinity Church,"?
which was ballt In the thirteenth century.?
1 This old adiflee coatains a remarkable stone
1 pulpit, whieh Is ronowned for its exqnlsit*
1 beauty. An extraordinary froseo painting,
representing the Lost J uilgincnt, was dlseovf
erod, not many yoars ago, In the space above
I ono of the arehos, where it must have been
bidden for centuries. The communion-tablo
. is an elegant specimen of earved oak. While
wandering among the tombs In the crypt an.
r dor this cbureh, I saw an ancient daeklng]
stool, Which, It Is well known, was a common
a instrument 01 punnnment in oia times Tor
^ or en ton nod refractory females. In dnfcronoo
to tho sex, for whose oxclusive nso U was intonded,
I did not take e soat on it! St. Mt0
choel'r, Trinity end Christ Churches, beer the
? throe tell spires which rise so conspicuous!/
6 above the oitjr. Coventry is <|ulte rich in its
n froo schools end froe-bospltels, their sggre*
gate annuel revenue being mora then ?9,000,
* Bablake Hospital is vory richly endowed end
<1 allows 6 shillings apiece, per week, to 40 poor
d persons, wbilo St. John's school, connoctcd with
y it, educates, feeds and partially clothes 90
t, boys. Ford's Iloepital, in drey Friar's Lane,
>( foundod In tho 10th century, la naothor wolln
preserved specimen of early domestic arcbi0
tceturo. It was originally intended fur the
rucoptiun of aged married couple*, but is noe
( j restricted to *ti|>orannuat?d females, of whom
^ there arc about 1*0, each roceiving St. 0d., pel
week and eoala for fuel. While walking
through this charltablo establishment, I on
oountered a woman who looked to he about 70
u.
' and, having a fancy t> know whether hei
'' ranity had Odd with her youth, I accosted bei
>r, with the remark that I had expected to ft
only nytd people living here ; when she med<
th haste to answer, " Oh, sir, I don't livo bore, ]
m just canto in to she the old folks."
""7 There's enough, in all conscience, of eronc
nt amd chronology,
of Let us peep at the Fair, with its silks en<
horology,
* ' Fos Coventry workntcQ, you'll allow, are n
1) boVehcs,
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GREENVILLE. riOUTII.C
When one you sot eye. on their ribbon* and
watches.
Thoio two take tho lead of all trade* In the
town {
Dot ribbons and watehe* will fade and run
down,
The workmen will tell yon that trade Is not
good.
And ofton these poor follows suffer for food.
1 am ioiormovi that, owing to tbo late Amorloan
war, and tho caprice* of fashion, the silk
business, for some few year* past, baa boon In
a rory depressed condition j and at proaant,
not moro than two-thtrda of the wearing population
are employed, and in aome inatancea,
their earuinga are *o miserably small that
thoy amount to little more tban ordinary parish
relief. Thore are 0,000 wearers in Coventry,
one third of whom ate out of work at
this time. The watchmaking business has also
been rety dull since 1801, l>ut is now revivIng
a Httlo. Tbe Fair, at wbieb I spent a abort
time, la called tbe Corcntry and Midland Industrial
and Art Exhibition, and is one of tho
most pleaaing exhibitions of tbo kind that I
hnvo erer soen. Prell xod to the catalogue la
a list of titled dignitaries, who are claimed at
Its patrons. Among them nro throo Lords,
Ix Earls, fonr Baronets, two Colonels, oneCaptain,
eight Mayors of neighboring cities,
and tlx members of the Rcrcrcnd clergy, besides
numerous M. P.'s and a score or two of
Esq.'s. I saw many things to interest roe, bat
nothing rn much as tho ribbon wearing, by
uso of tbo famous Jacquard loom, which is a 1
perfect wonder of a machine. It has six tiers i
of shuttles, and tbo articles worse In it are of
most oxquislto boauly. These now and ele- i
gant productions nro among the triumphs of
modorn skill sod iugonuity. Hero we haro, !
in tho fbrm of jk common book-marker, suporb
pictures, portraits, and Inscriptions, wovou In 1
silk of various colors, brittant and subdued, 1
and shadod as skilfully as an artist ooutd
paint them. I bought a few, aa keep-sake* i
for my frionds. But the textile art has many .1
othor representatives, besides the rlhbon-loom.
Hero are macbinos for weaving ahawls, eoachiritmnings,
atay-laeings, sballooons, oambrie- '
fringing, shoe-strings, etc. I could have passod
a pleasant woek in this old town, but my >
time is limited, astd tho goal of my bopos is
boyond London, which eity 1 ? ?! reach tomorrow
or next day, and I am resolved to so*
Konilworth and Warwick before loaring the
Midland Country. Farowoll, old Coventry !
nunc A?Ui>.
For the Southern Enterprise.
Mettr*. Editor ?Our former ay??cm of labor
?dmitto<l of tbo exclusive cultivation of
cotton, rioo and sugar, as staples paramount to
all else. Thcso congenial product* were tbo
great agencio* by which tho mpst of American
commercial and financial reclprocitioi were ,
conducted. But in lee* than i?mh year*, a
period invariably productive of many ehangcaf
wo find competitors on all parts of tbo globe,
[ for tho immunitica dorlrable from thoao standard
sources of notional wealth.
England In India, (Asia,) Franco on the
African Coast from Mount Atlas to tbo Mediterranean
Sea, and Egypt, that prolific valley
famod for its wheat, (corn,) all combino
against us, or rather for themselves, in a successful
cultivation of these indispensable article*.
Nor are those provinces south of tltal
Unitod States on the American continent and
islands, behind Europo In the development of
climato and soil for the same purposes : and
tho timo is not far distant when other regions,
hueh as New Iloltand, may be engaged in tho
profit nolo culture or every thing conducive to
sectional demand*. That wo find in India a
succosiul rivul to tbo United State* in the cut*
turn of cottony should not excito any surprise 5
when ail can bo informed by our oldest citi.san*
ff^gpeven *0 far back a* scvohty yearn,
all our superior muslin*, bnmham*, (shirting
cloth*,) including Nankin (nan koen,) and
other cotton fabric*, were the product* of Asiatic
cotton, Rvcu it* manipulation in those
day* wa* performed by these Asiatic*. For
aaventy years ha* England been bdSng every
olfort to supplant American commerce?American
cotton *tood in her way, America afforded
choaper labor than India; consequently, Eng.
land, and Europe generally, bad to fail back
from Eastern to Western plantation* for IV
Many of our planter* are not yet aware that
whilst England wa* casting cannon, and^nMhs
ufacturlng Enfield rifle*, and engaged in building
Iron-clad* and war steamers, to enable an
infarated national mob of Northern and
Southern Americans to destroy themselves and
their conntiy, she, at tbo samo time wa* lending
the greater share of her energies and Intelligence
to the rocnperetlon of Indian cotton-fields.
From the year 1940 to 186& IV is
aid that she opened all her navigable stream*,
so as to admit a successful navigaton with
light inrUllo steamers almost to ttiolr sources;
and, at tho aauio tlmo, ran over 600 mil?* of
ratlroaJa throughout her oriental cotton tfttlti.
rating regions, introducing, at tho annio tlu.e,
all aueh machinery aa would redaeo tbelr produels
to tho rnost marketable shape, so as to
admit of a ready and cheap transportation from
the eoantry to the coast. India la densely
populated, and affords labor (tho parlies
boardipg ikuittlvvt) at from three to seven
' pence per day, (7 to 14 rents.) Now, Instead
of a lapse of seren years, only, ono of flvo
' years tinio hns enabled Kit rope, and particularly
England, to adjust her chose man and for
t tho present tlmo, and for years to como, they
baro won tho grand oommcroial game. Adam
? Smith truly said " labor Is wsalth," but ho
r limitod Its exertions to practical subjects,
r where wages were In proportion to actual
* gains, and where every fraction of time was
0 ooonomlsod, such labor, wages, and economy
' of time,aro all neoessary considerations In the
produce of eithsr farina or factories. Yet
* there aro minds so contracted, and so much
1 biased by ignorant projudicos, (bat they either
cannot or will not look into causes, nor calcu*
late therefrom future consequences ; of such
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)PULAH
AKOI.I.N A. NOVEMBER 6.
are many Southern planters mod Northern
politician*. . At present prices of labor and
f >o*l, it is a fact demonstrated, that American |
cotton is a dethroned " King." The soooer |
the 8outh open* her eyes to this fact, tfao soon- |
er will she emerge from her present miserable
state of extreme porerty end depends noe.? f
She most resort to otbor means as agencies of
general welfare. 8be mast tnrn a deaf ear to (
Northern sophla tlos as to her power of again
successfully cultivating the Sontborn staples 4
of former years. The South may cultivate
cotton but these veiy sophtrios Will elaitn it at '
Indian prises and pay for it in western provlr- *
ione at their own rates. I
Political and commercial sophists Insist that *
there will be a change for the better, bat wo 4
must keep in remembrance that oriental la- 1
bor la more steadfast and relieblo than labor
is with as, where an irresponsible floating pop- <
alatlon of Africans and Europeans are likely i
to take a permanent position in Amorican poll- 1
ties. Before the African population can be \
need ae reliable flold hands, they themselves ,
must realise their true position. Europeans
are not willing to enter the fields with tbem, (
or to become eitisens of regions somewhat under
their influences. j
Let the Sonth sober down to the productions ,
necessary to every day life. . Lot tbem onltl- ,
vate less land, and, by improvements in its
management, prodnee greater crops, and thereby
gain time. Let them practice to perfection
all those arts that are required in manufacturing
various artieles, not ouly for home, lint to
somo extent for a foreign demand. Barter
will havo to be resorted to, and the sooner we
loarn to exehango with each other, the sooner
wo shall be rvltovoU of this oppressive system
of idle money seeking. Having nothing to
exchange tor Indian cottons, er tta fabrics, w* |
must cultivate, In onr small way, anough for a <
strictly home demand; and which mttst be I
manufactured at onr own doore, as is now j
done at Buena Vista and BatesvHIe. If oar (
boys wish bloacbed shirts, and onr girts calico |
frocks, let some of this excellent Batesvllle |
shirting be bleached or printed. A bleaching
establishment, and also printing machine*' J
can bo added at m little expense to tho proprietor*
oi those establishments, m the samo
fixture, would cost at tho North. Should we
not refrain from entering Into any costly en. ,
tcrpriso which, at most, promises remuusratiou
at some distant period ? Exponslv# public
edifices and prlrate dwolttngs should yield
to the state of ?ar times and finances; but
cowlbrtablo school?houses and work?shops
should ho multiplied all orcr the land. Conscientious
teachers who are entirely capable of
conducting a praetleal English education*
should only bo employed i nor has sueh
teacher any just claims for higher wages than
a first rate blacksmith or millrlgbt reoolros.
Should we not pro Tor moral worth and road in- /
telligence to such wealth as has bithorto provod
a snare to oar children f Dy univorsal industry
and care, wo ean yet obtain homo comforts.
Let peace around oar hearths bo thus
secured, and we shall yet be "well off."
Let it not be deemed that are aro returning
to savage habits, nor approaching an aboriginal
state of primeval ignorance, in thus rut*
ting ourselves off from all national, political,
anil commercial projects and achcroes. When
it Is urged upon every man, woman and yonth
to break through old and perniolons habits oj
actions and thoughts, lot the fchlcrs rosso to
sigh for the flesh pots of Egypt, and let tho
young realise a grand truth; which is, that
American old things hate passed away, and
that a new state of society has to be inaugurated
from the Canada line to the Rio Orando.
Nor should we forget that an overwhelming
Qertnan population, in eomhination with others
from tho Eastern hemisphere, are to have
waeh to do with Nest America, as to the formation
of general laws, and that many customs
hitherto unknown to ns, will gradually
make Uioir innovation* upon soeioty. if such
is tho ease, docs it not bchoovo tisj of al'
American*, to be up and doing, so as trf aroid
many of tho evils as such cbangfet must bring f
Cease to send to a foreign market for your
axes, hoes and spodos. Ton make the iron,'
why not work it into there Implements. Cannot
a Southern shoo maker. In a much milder
etfmate, make a paft of shoes as cheap, and a?
neat, and good, as a Northerner f Why,
these Northerners torn here, bay your leather
from your tanryard*, and pay all ox pen see Of
freight and iusuranre, and send it back to ns
in a manufactured state, and allow a margin
of proit to tha vendor of those boots and
sboes^e. What is to ktndor our females from
doing all tho One needle work, such as comes
from the bands of those of the North t Are
wo, in any wire, deprived of the use of our
bands, or brain*, that wo do not fly to thousand*
o( theSS bandy-craft, hut neoessary employments,
which not only save money but
in trod noes it among us?
Let us, like the sens of Israel, become cos- j
mopolites, as to things around or, wherein wo
ean baro no voice ; but try to help ourselves.
It la KstVAn I lha raaaK ra# all alaa titan aarann.
*1 eiertioaa, and ?rim> management, to b?(l?r
our irtuatluiia. Much vanity aa loiadireets u?>
and eaasea a *?)(trcl of me?uir> labour*,
however aervlie, auit bo contort from among
aa. Mfboi all an ?<? poor that Ihcra U nothing
left to shift on, labor only can eapply (be
dwiiatli of nalnra. A
" loyal" young minister, at Aook Taland,
III., has occasioned a groat dual of aoandal at
that placa, in reference to hla popularity with
the guablng damaala of bla congregation.
There liree at Detroit a couain of General
Lafayette, by uaino Joecph Joan Lafayette.?
lio ia ninety-four yeare old, served in I be war
of ISIS, and ?an ^ouixUd at Platieburg.
Whet it the difference between a honeycomb
and honey-moon ? A honey-comb e?naialt
of n number of " rmall cells," and a boney-ieocn
uveablt of one "great cell."
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1867,
Conservative Convention
We learn that a meeting of the conserve
ive (white) eiliimi of this District ?n
Sold on ths instant, at which the fdlowrng
resolution was adopted:,
" JiMolwd, That a Committee of Nine be
ippoluted to invite a meetiog, in this city,
>f delegates from the various Districts of
die State, to deliberate upon the present
condition of our political affairs."
In accordance Vrilh this resolution, the
Jhairman of tho meeting?Hon. W. P. DeSsuesure?appointed
a committee, who prepared
a eireular, that has been extensively
listrlboted throughout the State. Thii
slreular was addressed to prominent gentlenen,
and is as follows:
8ia: We respectfully invite yob to co>perate
with the Committee in securing the
ittenJnnce of delegatee to a meeting to be
held In this city, on Wednesday, fl p. tn.",
tho 6th of November, to take into consideration
the obji-ct named.
To this ea-l, you are earnestly requested
to senJ the ablest represent stive men in
j-our District?say from Ave to ten in number?who
yon are assured will act harmoniously
In behalf of the ioteresta of the
white citizens of South Carolina.
A correspondence with Influential public
nen at the North has satisfied us that a
invention held here, for the purpose of
expressing the will of our intelligent and
respectable people, will be of Incalculable
benefit to the State, and the eall therefor
lias been advisedly issued.
The chief business to be dons by the conrention
will be: To issue an address to the
people of the State and country, expressive
of our opposition to the policy whloh gives
the negro the control of the ballot-box and
jury-box ; to memorialise Congress to rscoitM.?
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""w iwvu*mh?ki?u uiiih, nuu rviuovu
the existing obstacles to ft full, free and
harmonious expression of the Intelligent
piildio opinion of the people of the State;
to ftdopt such measures as will influence
our citizens to oppose, in ft proper and lawful
manner, nl) schemes which are calculated
to result in negro dominilion And the
utter destruction of the best Interests of the
Stale. JAMBA O. OIBBRA,
WILLIAM WALLACE,
Samuel w. melton,
For the Committee.
Favorable answers have been returned
from nearly every District; and as the
President* of all the railroads in the State
bavo signified their willingneaa to paaa delgates
to and from Columbia for one fare>
tin-re *U1 doubtless be a full representation.
A card la also published in this morning's
Phconix, oalling for a meeting of the
citizens of Richland, on Monday naxt, at 12
o'clock in O iblirs* Hall, for the purpose o'
appointing delegates from litis District.
[Phanik, 31sf nlL
Belief
A State Convention will be held in South
Carolina. No inatteh whtit its political
complexion may be, there is one qnealim
which mnst, and we have no doubt will,
elaim its attention?and that is, that wrao
measures of relief from the pressure of indebtedness
should be extended to our impoverished
poople. The Convention is the
only body Ihiit run do tins?ma auprnnt
Court of the State having decided that etay
law*, and Indeed any other law giving relief
to the debtor, are unconstitutional;
We are as much opposed to repudiation,
either of publlb or private dtibtej as any
one oonlJ be. We have always held that
la we in any way impairing the obligation
of eontracta Wvre wrong ; hilt still wb are
passing through a crisis nn par all al od almost
; in tha history of any people. The neees*
1 aity, at tliia time, for relief ia greater than
at any time sines the eloee of the war.?
The heavy decline in cotton, taking into
coasideiatlbii the fcxtriiordinary expenses
In making the crop, imposes upon the
tdantera en indebtedneee that they
could not foresee. Instead of lessening
their obligations, they mast, si far as
we can learn, inereaae them, to enable
them to prosecute operations for the
coming year. Time must he given to ena'
ble them to do so, and not only time to
them, bat time to every honest end industrious
debtor, who manifests any disposition
to pay hia debts and work through the dif
Acuities that surround and press him now.
The columns of our State exchanges show
large advertisements of sheriffs' seles. We
regret to see this disposition among our
people?-to press to execution and sale the
property of their suffering fcllow-oitirens.
We have, on more than oi?o occasion, da
ctared that creditors had rights as well
as debtors; hut we Jo believe that the
forcing into market generally of the prop
erty oi planter* in nn? ^iam woiii.i oe mu?i
(liMAroui, if it would not lead to nnivereal
bankruptcy. U U true, tbnt the order ol
Gan. ttioktee?amounting nearly to a stay
lav in tbla .State and North Carolina?li
still In force; yet a.t order signed by Qen
Can by'a AdiuUnt to.morr*. w might repea
It, and bafora forty eight hours Crowd* o
harpiaa would throng oar lawyers' offices t<
institute suits against debtors. This stat<
of things does no sredit to the boasted hu
inanity and benevolence of the age ; bu
th it aueh is Uie case, we know.
To the Convention, the members of whicl
are yet to be elected we inusl look for re
lief.- Tha subject is of salfioieat Importanc
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to make It 4 test question on selecting candidates.
We eerily believe, from Ule expreaelon
of oplnlort la some of <mr 8tate ?a<
changes, that if the question of entire "repudiation
was pat before the people, they
would choose its advocates We do not
want this; but relief la "some" shape
mast ooble.?Phoenix.
Eo*?ir9 rVowfe Ur i4 Bnnur.?Tbi Seraunab
Republican says: .
"England, raoVed 4ritft spasmodic Feniab
pains; Fraooe and Prussia glaring 41 eaoh
other across tho Rhine; Russia 'trying to
raise hio'riey, and arming in hot haste for
some gigantlh crusade; Austria binding up
her wounds; a reactionaryconvention just
disponing from Malin'ea, and a revolutionary
council adjourning in anger frorti Geneva;
the King* of Italy ci4n>p?d by the gripe of
Napoleon Into 4n unwilling arrest of Garibaldi,
and bis whole klngdon on lite eve of
consequent Insurrection ; Rome under martial
law; 8paln bleeding at every pore under
military terrorism; the insurgents of
Crete lighting on to tha bitter end, and
Gk-sece agitated t'd espouse their eauee;
Turkey threatened with foreign attaek and
domes' ie disruption; such is tho lively piotdio
the eldeT continent presents. And
why f Beesnse she still tolerates the monttrc
hie I and military system, 1th leh some of
our madmen are doing their beet to imitate.
Because she Weeps l,80O,0W> able-bodied
consumers away from the holds and factories,
where they Would be bro^D?or* in
times of peace, and 0,000,01)6 in time of war,
and tliua actually loses f 1,000,000,OOO lit
hatd cash, per innrnn, vliloh Would go to
feed and educate her poor, cultivate her
waste Isnd^ improve her dwellings, and
make ber people happy, instead 6f turbulent
and discontented. If there be any
saving ?ra'c? In i86&, al the propheta of European
liberalism pbedi'ct, it will arise in
that hour when the folly of an armed pease
shall become the seoff of the nations."
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Qa?:baldi.?Thla military chloflalu U
ones more making aoms noise In EUrops,?
A condensed sketch of hie life they nbt bb
^ uninteresting to onr readers. He oUght to
be a friend and advocate of liberty, for he
was born id fllor; on the fourth of July,
1806}
" For more than thirty years, he has been
engaged in revolutionary enterprises, and
hia whole life has been one of great and
varied Adventures in almost all parteof the
world. At one lime he was in Uruguay,
fighting valiAntly for th'e Hepublib. Next
we find him teaehing mathcbiatles ih Montevideo.
Agiin, In 1848, Ha iy'enk fmm
South America aVitK a pbrtloh of the its Han
Legion, to Piedmont, where He rehdered
gallant though unavailing ketviee against
the Austrian*. In 184ti, when the French
expedition to restore the Pope Appeared
before Hoitfe, he greatly distinguished himself
by his heroism and pArtUl se'eoesses.^
Having been banished from Sardinia, hs
came to New York in 186b, and supported
himself by making candle* ih a manufactory
on StaUh Island. Afterwards hs resumed
his vocation as s mariner, and made
some voyages in the Pacific, its afterwards
returned to Nioe, and lived there in
retirameiit until the Wet with Austria, in
1869, whan the Sardinian Government invited
him to form a corps, Which becams
celebrated as the 'Honiara of the Alpe,'
and his services throughout the War were
mo*i important.
Who knows yet but that HtUr ho ha* attained
hia three a?ore years, ha may leave
his name behind him as a sneeeaafal revo"
lutlonlat and liberator f We shall aer.
IP Haitix.
Mfhi Uina ra. St. Olsibs.?A eertaln gen*
tleman of the Miloaian persuasion, who had
achieved some little news paper notoriety in
thla country, and the Initials of whose last
name, pat together would spell Mnrphy, for
one reason or other, an<? much to the disgust
of hla brother Irishmen, ohanged hia timehonored
patronymic to the more hifalntin cognomen
of St. Clair. Every one knowa how
it hurts an Irishman's feelings td See a brother
irishman go back on tho ouid sod, and yon
may be sure he got many a sharp tap over the
knuckles, as the saying is, for the Ohang^ of
name. Some time during the war, our hero
was stopping at the M. House, as was also a
dashing young trish officer of Otft aftnyi?
They chanced to be vit-a-vi* St the table, and
Major J., who always goes in for a joke,
whether at his own expense or sortie one elSe'si
thought the opportunity was too good to bo
lost, so ho sings out to the waiter:
? Patrick.''
Pat canto to him.
" tiring me a St. Clair," said the Major, ia
hia matter-of-faot way.
" A which, sir?" amid Pat.
" A St. Clair, I said. Don't yon understand
tbo American dialect?"
I I>? . SilsaIw kyt I h I aacn fnVinil Kim has <1 and
f replied:
" Sure, Amorlky U * quote country, and I
! tllver heard Meh a thing axed for before; sir;
at all." ,
I " Well, Patrlek," quoth our Joker, with the
( air of one about <6 impart useful knowledge;
" it's a pototoe I wan't; we need to 6*11 them
' Murphies at hoiAe, but tile polite Bathe Of
3 them in this country, is St. Clair."
The Major hit hard that time, at least, for
* tho owner of tho " polite" name loft the table,
amid the unrestrsdnable roars of the company.
' who understood and fully appreciated l.i,
- jolt#, mid f believe that was bis last appeara
?nco on the stage.
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