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y h~" } pj Itl F' Il fihOetsry to
Lk .y~t punileijo itould do somo years
hz ~"s. o hprgas of unfair weighing of
3+ trY attef h v bin-malde agamnst the weighers
iarldit.tdn. Let the matter be fully inves
'- Th Coiurier says: We were invited on
Monday evening to witness the weighing of
-omq cotton on F itzimons'e wharf, the history c
~orhth. may tend to throw some light on the
%, ; 3 R'tpanoies between the weights of Planters
aid actors, which are now a subject of con. E
troverthy,
he cotton was received in April last from
: no of the most eminent Plantere of our Stato
neatly packed, with the weight of each bale 1
- - tmnaerk'ed upon it. It n as shipped from the
landing of the Planter in a private boat, and
vas consigned to a relative, a gentlemai
largely engaged in the cotton business, under
whose supervision it. was weighed. Every
- _ ' .b'ale fell short from 8 to 35 pounds-the aggre
gate deficiency on ten hales being 172 pounds
or an average of more than 17 pounds per
bale.. Six or eight days afterwards it was
sampled and placed in store, on the second
story, under lock and key.
(n Monday last, ten bales were taken out
and re-weighed, showing a further diminution
of weight, but which is readily accounted fir
by the evaporation which always takes place
when stored in a dry room. After the ten
bales. were re-weighed in the wharlinger's
scales, they were placed together in the t
scales of the City Weigher, which were ad.
justed with the nicest accuracy, anti this dif
.ference wan but three pounds, occasioned,
no doubt by the dirt accumulated in rolling
the bales from one scale to the other. The
following is a recapitulation:
Planter's weight and mark on the
,J)ales-374, 326, 330, 360, 400,
d604, 390, 380, :300 . . . 3032
Wharitiger's weight, as weighed on.
Fitzsinons's wh: rf, April a, 1819.
--3:0(,318,316, 3, 339,373, 356. <
377, 345, :146.... .... 40.
Whartinger's weight, as weighed on.
the 24th September, 1849-355.
:315, 309, 327, 33:3, 360, 34-, 37:3.
340, 3411. -: .. 3401
City Scales, as weiglhed, Sept: 21.
1949-ten bales. - . . 3401 t
These results will show that errors in c
weighing imay sonetimres occur on the Plan- r
tatiol, is well us in the Citv, ant that imptuta
tions of fraud should not he igh'ly based upon a
a discrepancy between them. As charges of
the kind have been tmade, however, it is due
to all concerned that they shold be pressed I
s to an issue, and either estltished or with
drawn . c
The A7:"ricnu Agn';! t. Itunguary.--The J
Paris correspondent of the London Tites, c
says:-"A letter from N. York, received in :
Paris within the last few days, says that the a
Presidentof the United :ates was most anx
ious to be the first to welcome I minary into
the family of independent nations, aid to an
nounce in his message to Cojndess, th re
cognition by the American U:ionr of the I
"young European republic." In the early a
part of the struggle, Kossuth had applied to I
the Minister of the United States in Vienna, s
to mediate between Ilungary and Austria,
but the intervention of that diplomatist failed
to effect the desired reconciliation. Since
v .then, the government of tihe United States
has cherisheod a lively feelirng of sympathy for
the Hungarian cause; and tire P'residenat, so
far back as June last, sent a confidential agent.
to Ilutngary to obtain correct informnaton Ont
the state of tire counntry, and to ascertinr, as I
far as possible, tire probable result of thne i
struggle, Th'le gent lemran charged withr tiat b
important mision, M. D). M., was a~ :imateunr
diplomatistt, residing at thre t imre in P'aris, and
* who was int tire habit of co):nmn1ricatti tg
occasionra lly to the A rrrmerin govertrnrnent ins
imrpressbanus d/: ro igy. 11. I I. .'nl, hmniig nto
Os eenlsil eharacter or positoin, was welt fit
tedi for a rmrssion, ini tIre uecompnnld:hmrent of
whnich die Utrtrost dliscret ;on was st ricetly en
joined.' ile was, naove all, caurt ined not to
commrit his despai chres to tire post-oilice, but
to avail imrseli of a nfe mrde of forwairdlirn
threm; and a with a view to grearter secrecy,
- the Minister of Amrerica at Viennra, was or
dered to put at hris disposal the ciphers used
by tire legation. M. I). M. was instruct e.l to
make tire best of hris way to tire #Mrt of thre
ProvisionalI governme:nt at Pcsthi, oir wherever
It mighrt be estabnlishred onr ihis arrival; and ire
was furnished wvithr a let te'r of recorrmnendrcationt
fromr Mr. Clayton, the~ Foreignr Sacretary tof a
State, to tire Ministerm for Fore$~na afii's of
Hungary, aplprinsilig Ihe hrtter of tire oflii
character of the bearr ari thre obiject of iris ~
ission. Tire conifideintial agenrt inr question c
wvas, moreover, fuirnishned withr full powers tor t
concludje a comrmercial trca'y wahi IUrngarry, c
or to enter into any arrarrgemnt ire might corn
sider necessary or useful to the~ interests of
the United states."--Charlesto~n Courier.
TnoOPS FROMl SMituv.LP. ra Fr.oarl-. ti
-The Comnpany of Ui. S. Artillery for sev
eral months stationed at Fort Johnrson, Smith
vule, commanded by Capt. FElzoy, left there ir
-on Mondary afternoon, on hoard tire Steamrer d
Gladiator, Capt. Smnithr, for Prlatkn, Florida, a
whither they had been oriered b~y thre Secre
tary of WVar. Tire Lieuternants attached to
tire Company are Carlile, Cooke, artd Larn- r
ed. Tire WVilmnington Rail Road Company, r
by whom thre Gladiator is owned, receive one i
throusarnd dollars for the trartsporrtation ser
vice.-W11il. C7hronn. 26th, inst.
.Tni FRENell DhrFrc('tmTY.--Th'lrrough tire a
frrendly mnterferenrce of the Enrgiish Chrarge, r
M. Pouismnr conisentedi to conciliatory proposi.
lionrs to our goveronent, through tire Secre
tory of State, in referentce to tire recent dlifli-.
culty. Ti.o muatter was re.'erred to Genr. T1av.
lor, whro promptly refused to tallow Ml Pouss'in
.to tesunmo his official inter coraes mnmii further ~
advyices were received fromn F'rance.
Datn TP-mr---~The greatest plague in lifei
is badi temnper. It is n groat waste of time to t
comiplam of other peopnle's; thre best tihing is (
to amend our own, and tho next quality is to
learn to bear with what wte meet ini othrers
A bad temper will always tire itself out, if it t~
find no one to resent it; anrd thnis very k now. .in
ledge is worth a trifle. Irascibility is very in- t<
Jurious to health, antd so, iun fact, is every .
morbid indulgence of our interior natrure.
Low spirits, melarncholhy, diiflldenmce, dlisirrclin, M
ation for ordinary duties, discontenmt, fretful, a
odespair.-are or iniminical to enjoy'ment i
life, and every possible elibrt shtou;td te matde
to cast them all to the wiinds, and look n-.d
blushingly io thre truth of thre fact. It lat as. h<'
ftomshming what a little reflection wtill do. Ounr cc
fears are rmostly imaginary arid by one dash b2
- IRplto al my be overegrpe t
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ublic are invited to attend.
Shocking Event.
It has become our painfl duty to re.
ord one of the most tragic events which
he annuls of our State presents, the death
SJonr A. CE.LCLOUGH, Jun., On Sat
rday evening last he was called on by
Iirs. MARSHA LL, ttie wife of one RICHARD
bIARSALL, to mate some e ort to protet
or from the wrongs which had been in.
Feted on her by her husband. Prompted
hy the generosity of his nature, he im
nediately went, accompanied by his
irother and brother-in-law, to the house
bcupied by Marshall, at a distanc of
ome three or tlur hundred yards from
is residence. Mlarshall heing called, af
r some time came out to neet them in
bie yard-learning who they were and
What had brought them to his house, he
ecate furiously enraged, which was in
resed by the remonstrance und reproof
ieh they addressed to hin. Being held
y one of the gentlemen by the collar, he
esired him to let him get his cat-was
ermitted to enter his house for the pur
ose-and as soon as he entered hie seis.
d his gun and fired at Mir. John A. Col.
longh. The loud entered his head and
ef'ill without a word. The gun, we o'n
erstand, was loaded with duck-shot and a
lugr of lead. This occurred aller night,
ti the moon was shining brightly. Mar
hall was immediately arrested and com
itted to Jail, where he will remain for
is trial.
Of the criminal. stern justice, requires
s to be silent; his case must he judged
f by his country and his Creator. Of
ir. Colclough, it is no lying epitaph to
ay, that he was the ihvorite of all who
new him.
lun ofn a ti S n ro on Snteh,
ii ths itrct Itn wasning tituted Mar
hull Lwas, ssitedby arsoed mem'cor.
ersC~ o JSumterDivieio. Themi folow
is tril.cr eeeetdadisald
Dr. Jth x rinL. Fternusti, r.P. c
J yhi ountry anKis, reat. O
W. oclnh it Nis, no lyin epS.ht
S-ns of A DDupcrN, .
A.i Distic. Rtaas insitteC.
D EONJ. ADDI.*t '. .
JolhN R-. Krx;,' O. S.
Dr. .r RK aai, . W1 S.
Rev. JI. SPIN, Caplain.
This is now the 4th Division ini Sum
r District. The progress- of the order
still onward, and it daily inceiases in
Opularity. The enemries of Temper
nee have a formidable foe in the above
atalogue and thaete are "a few more of
te same sort," We wish them a gloi
us defeat.
The Cuaba Quuestlon.
If there was at any time an intention in
us country to invade Cuba, the project must
are been abandoned, for we heatr no more of
.There nmight have been a gathering of
etached piarties, more with a view of ma kingr
ome demonstrations on some parts of Alexi
o or Yucatan, thtan attacking Cuba, for histo.
y shows that an army, of 17,0(00 men, wazs
oquiirod to reduce the Mlow Castle alone, anid
is in every respect so well fortified and de0
suided, that if the people are unitedl it is al
Jost impossible, without a very large army
rd many shtips of war, to capture it. We
eqluiredl 10,000) menx and several ships of war
a reduco the Castle of San Juan Do Ulloanat
'era Cruz. The Spanish Governm~ent awvare
hat Cuba is the most valuable of all their
ojsessions, has taken every' precaution to de.
mad it, and are prepared for aniy exigenicy..
Ve have acted with tpromptness and decision
i thte case of REY, and if on the trial of
'ie Spanish Consul it shall appear that the
'aptaein General of Cupa authorised or sanc
onied that outrage ona our Jaws, a strong pro.
ist should he maide to the Spanish Govern
tent. While we are doing all in our power
> preserve our nout raulity' towvards expiedit ious
gainst her from various states of the Union,
e have a right to demeand the punishmnient of
ly her of ollicers who violate our Jaws.
Penudleton Sept. 28.
Ftos'r.-We had slight frosts on last Mon.
ty andtu Tluesay mtorning's in this neighbor.
od, which did no injury to the crops. The
>tton arid pa' a, have been cult very short
the dry wea.her, which has lasted ntearly
'o monthse.-nfe
r t a d inC d
hum gg'igS ato brunch or t D.
mocrctic Party, which, had hoisted ie black
flog of abolition,-has induced tie Pon oeratic
party of the state of NeowYof j to coalesce,
but only-for State Electiois. Io great may
he the regrets of thitDibO ocratid party at the
South, it is on the whlol[ a ory uAso mea
sure. The. state of New: Yok possesses
with in itself a governroenthhe ptronage is
the most powerfully of any' of the Federal
Union. It has been and-is now a gemocratic
state until the late cecession of some members
to the ranks of the abolitionists, in conse
quence of which th? "glory departed from
Israel" and the Whigs usurped the power.
With theirstate elections theFederal elections
is vitally connected, and on the result in the
state so hang that of a presidential canvass;
the Empire Stake holding the balance of pow
er.. The stute is now under the misrule of
the Whigs, excesses of the most glaring na
ture sItvu bee: perpetrated, and the masses,
the bone and sinew of Ilth Dam-icratic party,
to relieve themselves from exhorbitant taxes'
yoked on them by the extravagancies of the
Whigs,have accepted the proffered olive
branch and the nominations of the Free-Soil
Party, determined to exert themselves for
their own safety. Such is the position of the
mom Ib talked of coalition of the Democracy of
the State of New York with the abolition.
ists. Under the new constitution every offi
cer of the state government is elective, and
as a sugar-coating to the bitter-pill of Union
they have allowed the Barnburners one-half
of the offices, which will ensure the election
of the whole ticket, hlf genuine Democracy
and half, abolition, and as every body isaware
that "half a loaf is better than none," so is
the measure a politic one. The Hunker and
Barburner journals seem to expect great bene
fits from this concentration .'f their forces and
from the action, violent, bitter and sarcastic
tone of the Whig it would stent that the lat
ter party dreaded the movement and drened it
prejudicial to their interests. 'T'hat this coali
tion will be carried into national points we
cannot say. The South must look to it. Keep
awake aind stirring. We will keep a bright
look out on all the movements at the North'
though we confers to have every confidence
the Demooeraitie, or hunker party of the state
of New York.
Our Foreign File.
The intense anxiety w hich, but a few weeks
since, the people of this country felt in the
weekly arrival of foreign news had been al
most total!y crushesd by the astounding intelli
gence of the fall of Hlung-rv, now seems
likely to rise. phcnix-like, at the attetnps of
Austria to subjugate the only free country of
Europe--Switzerland. Switzerland had re
rnained passive during the intestine war late
ly prevalent until Russia miarchaed an army'
through her contfines. Switzerland flew to
arms to repel so groiss a violation of rte rights
of ntations, to defenid hter Lorders and her in
h ibitants. in such a position te fall of I Iun
gary found th'se devoted nation, she' lhas long
byen ana eye-tcore to the monarchties of Eu
rope. and we doubt not but the attemnpt of the
foruamer to emuatlate lher gala-tt e xaoaple ha
bn pruda' t, her chi Irge. WVhat is to be the
resuit ot this. Switzerland is in a very' pre
car.otus situati, Ruscia andl A ustria ready to
subajagate and dovde her like ill-fated l'olantd
-the only- barrcer ex s:ing between the Au.
to rat and France, she too must fall if En"
1and and Frnatce mnterfere not. If we are to
goded in our surmi~ses bty the late trcache.
a:d Italian RtH spubhlia Switzerian~d it indeed
a sacrifice ready to lie immtlatedl, but shouldl
rus action of France in regardl the Gerumant
t haine two great ipowers iinterfere she~ is ,a e.l
Let us look at the preseunt ptosit ion of SNwitzer
hiand, a republic mi thle oraidat of despotice Ett.
roipe, a refuge of repubbeanau s and foreign p'o.
litical mittrtyrs, ith a tree-press, most liberal
inlstit uations anda a Deumocraut ic p'arty tuppermonst,
governing the states or cantons of her conifed
eracy wvith justice, mnoderat ion and equality.
he peace of the crowned hearts is menaced
in her existenice and she must fall. We fear
the Un~i of crowned haeads will prove too
strong for the liberties o)f the Swiss and, wvith
outt strenuous ellerts. on thle part of England
IFrance and Amnerica, theay maust pass again
under the irona yo':e of A ustrcia. Th'le peace
between Austria and Sardain and the down
fall of Ventice leaves.Austria as powerful as
ever, Itomne, fallen, leaves all Itally in tihe samie
p)osition as it formerly occutpied, without
scarcely a free institutioin. All time little
prinipahities anid electorates in Euirope have
united ini ate stronag govetrnnmen under thte
gidaltnce oft lie I 'russiai nmnarch and the on -
ly bird to be lutckecd is poor devoted dovehike
Switzerland. ,The, Swviss may emutlate the
glorious examples of their forefthers, ay
exhibit great bravery :andl maike a decided and
firma tand, yet in suchl ai quiarcrel, thle allied
sovereigas will aidl Austria, aind as long as
Elantd, Franace andl 'Turkey remain neutral,
Switze.rht ad will lie tnumbhered w~ish thle hye
nones andl lhe hook chi ses oa 'n t i tiiio
iberty' in Earuope. It is trite that athe amon-a
archs have raeevetd a se vere lessonm in thie re
pteated atteimpits toi thrcv their yokes oiff, but
when'dmd sucht lessons hav e ana influtence on
Amof'- 'Ihie peo~ile have fougoht biravely, btt
lie treachiery of 1-rance bet rayed thoi andl
the curtamn tails lea ving a adark and direary in
lture for the comnquiered and( glotsmia and ales-a
Iiodndey int the bosom1 of trce-maeti. Alas
poor Switzerlanad.
iTiasox asn ANNix A-rios.--.~.The Cantna
da papers anouncei' that Local Elgin the Gov
crnor G;eneraul of. Can mnaida htas in his posses
slain, adocumtenits teiading to imtplicato several
leading politicians there in a charge of trca
son in regard to the notion of annexing Canada'
some aies "
M5'ce itit4
siony, it u *Sd have i
arnicablatdjuut.d. :ti ty 20th the whf
Union was aazel by the receipt pfjliewi
of the dismissal of he renh Minister, b
Telegrap', buts as the latter. had noved rath
or remiss in some statements lately it wa
received and stamped at onco, d ubtful-- bu
alas, the government organ, the Republic iha
published a statenent oghegwole transac
Lion and we must believe that we are eithe
on the eve of a rupture with onur soidissanat
republic across the water. or she must bend t!i
suppliant k nee to the Land of Liberty. LikI
all great matters this affairs originated:ii
a very petty,,mean spirit, fairly out of ootl
ng, resisting a just claim of salvage pieferrei
by Capt Carpenter of the 4). . Steamo
Iris for releiving a French bark, the Eugenia
from a dangerous position on the rock El RI
,o near Anton Lizardo, off Vera Cruz Gul
of Mexico. Coupled with a return of. somi
tobacco to the proper proprietors during thi
Mexican Campaign, by a military cou't a
the head of which sat Col. Childs, for which
r Mr. A. PoRT.-who had purchased it
claims damnges. The following is the be
gining of the Drama.
On the ,7th day of February last M1r. Pous
sis, in a note to Mr. BUCHANAN, alleged thal
be was charged by the Government with the
prosecution of a claim against the, Unite.
Mtates, brought by it Frenchman named A
POtT, established in Mexico, for indemnifica.
Lion for damages sustained by him from the
acts of certain agents of-the army of the Uni.
Led States. his application was in the natur<
,f an appeal from the sentence of a Mditar
Court of Inquiry at Puebla, which had made a
decision to the unfavorable to the claim.
This answer being sent by the late secretary
if state, it was brought to the attention of Mr.
CLAYTON who devoted himself to its investiga.
Lion, with the view of gratifying Mr. Poussim
a by decision. Within ten days from the time it
was presented to him, Mr. C. announced to Mr
P. that he had arrived at the conclusion that
NIsr. PO-rdhad no just cause to be dissatisfied
with the award of the military court of inquiry.
his award, had been regularly sanctioned
nd approved by Gen. ScOTT, the commander.
n-chief. Dissatisfied with this decision. Mr,
P. on the 13th of March, addressed a note to
the Secretary of State, in which he reviewed
he supposed grounds of the decision, and ani.
rnadverted with some severity on the.testi
nony of a distinguished officer of the Ameri.
can army in Mexico, who had been a witness
before the court at Puebla.
This Mr. C. respectfully answered assign
ing his reasons for his decision. On the 18th
if April C. M r. received another note from Mr
P. in which the M inister indulged in a strain of
nvective evidently intended to he highly of.
ensive to the American Government. The
orrespondence was immediately submitted
by the Secretary of State to the PRESIDENT,
who directed him tolose no time in requesting
Nir. Pousas, to repair to Washington Tvith.
)ut unnecessary delay.
The offensive note was dated at Washing.
on, while Mr. Poussin was absent in Newv.
Y'ork, upward of two hundred mnilesi distant
Tromn this city. Bearing on its taco an insult
0 the Americ~an Government, deliberately
liven il the very capital of the United States,
which if not satisfactorily explained or re.
tracted, would have required that all corres.
)ondence with him as a minister should ter
ninate wvhhout delay, it was made important
o hiumpr'f andl Government thai lie should
use 1.0 time ini repairing to WVashington,
LDie "tPensive passage was thme foilowimg:
T1he Goiernment of the 1.'nited States must
beconi ined that it is muore honniale to acijauit
1airly, a debt contractedlduring aear, under th.
pressure <f necessity than to erade i1s pa5mcnJ
by end~ea(wr e ng to brand the character of an
'mnest man." T1he same note contained ai
ittack upon a high military oflicer, charging
Iimi, in effect, with perjury before a mihtary
:ouirt; and an attack upon the distinguished
miuere composing the court, who were eh:irg.
vi with permitting iat oflicer ";o ca~rry out,
vihut inte: ruption, his ot'ing of calm nies
ieredible." It. closed with an insinuatin
hit the State Department hadl become the
rganm of a criumlnal accusation, without proofe
ig ui:st Mr. Port.
Helre the high handed position or the~
French Minister in endeavoring it thrnst the
vord of a private individual before the De.
:artinent to controvert the testimony and
actions of some of its most distinguished otli.
~ers, is very apparent. Notwithstanding all
hion his return to Washington hie wvas
illowved to withdrawv this letter and expunge
lie offensive expressions and here the mattei
vas allowed to rest. But, however, on the
12th of May, M. Poussin,' in a diplomatic
lute in relation to the claim of Capt. Carpen.
e.-, making sernous charges against that offi.
:er, whlich were promptly laid before the
Va~vy Departument, but in the mean time,
it the suggestion of the Par.srnEr, Capt.
D. addressed an explanatory note to the
F'renchm Minister, making a clear statement
>f the w~hole affair, toget her wvith the favora.
alo opinions of Mr. Ci.FFra, U. 8. Minis.
er to Mexico, late Attorney General of the
J. 8. and also that of i. JonNSoN the pros.
mi, A. G. as to his conduct. To which
Uir. P. returns answer, insultiing the general
iction of the Government for acknowledg.
ng the correct conduct of one of its officers.
Ie said lie was very sorry to fnd the A meri
ajn Guorernnment so utterly insensible to the
!ignity, and so ignorant of the interests, of its
Ilarine service, as it had shown itself to be, in
his transaction."
WVhatever miay be the language of ordina
y transactions it has alwvays beon considered
hat the most courteous should be used in all
iplom atic correspondence, nothing being 60
leicrate of managemient as the relations ex.
iting bietween two governmnits, and no rup.
ure so bittter as that made by ignorant and
eadst rong foreign representatives,. But'
then in a spirit of toleration towards M. Poua.
in, an American citiz~en and formerly an ih.
or in the U. 8. Army, the 'whole corres.
ondenco was subrinitted to the secretay
f Stato for Foreign RIelations of France fbr
q u a r e u s B i i t i s v a y
wsVr
a; not gutiadmire tlas .co uct of the dietlnyu
t ed. statesman, of the present, avminlitratio
s throughout rhe-whole 'transaction and'ome
whast mray, our cotintry, 'right. or toong, omi
r: country. Our.governmen, cohtemuplates: mc
evil.,consequences to result from the dismissa
of the renh Minister, such a proceeding
being perfectly at unison wiut the rights o;
niations; and we hope for no war, st ill we, art
prepared for any immergency. our fleet in te
lediterranean unustually largo and com.
plete, couiping of thy.Contituon,0 guns,
Ind coendence 5;to Cumberland, 50; James.
Stown, 22; Mississippi, (steaer,) 10 heavy
f piixhans; Erie, 4-Total, 102 guns.--1,700
m ten. Besides hc we he for are stwenty-ax
other vessels afloat, carrying: 330. guns and
3,000'men, noticounting thle -.arious vessels
now _dismantled and 'on the stocks in the3
yards, nor yet the vast fleet ofsteamers ap.
plicablo to the service. Our various harbor
fortification are infine order and those build.
ing are fast hurrying to cornplet.iou. France
is now in such a position thatioshe would
act after the wildest chinierasiefhe ;would not
astonish us. We are prepare4;,come what
may, and know who'll come offssecond best.
Season of pdtetics.
Whilo the North and West hse been af
flicted during the past sumpmer, Providence
has in a great measure sparedte South, which
has been unusually healthi y e 'r h Stanger's
Feverwhich has lately appeared in Charlest
ton, forms perhaps an exception, but this we
have reason to believe will not prove to be
very prevalent. The approach of cooi weath
er has abated the epidemic in every direction
and business begins to be active. It is the
opinion of the best physicians, that the chole
raof 1839is precisely the same as the dis
ease of 1 3 a in ympto s and results,. and
that it is atmospheric, and becomes more vio
lently developed from local causes. In many
places, where the atmosphere was pure and
every locality guarded, the inery did not ap
pear.. The latest proof of which Was the ap
eaane of cholera 'at Rokawy on the bor
tiers of the Ocean, and a position of great
health as a summer retreat from New York.
Iwas ascertained that the practice of an
naring the land in the vicinity with fish,
which was allowed to decay on the surface
and poisoned the atmosphere, produced tIo
cholera. Using fieslras a manure 'hie ibeien
practised on the sea-board of the North for a
century with no bad consequzences, but the
air being affected by the epidemic, the impu
ritiesof the soil developed it. The cholera
never prevailed in the vicinity of gaa houses,
turpentine stills, etc. shewing that coal, rosin,
sulphur and turpentine are purifiers. All
these various manifestations of the disease are
valuable, and it will be recollected that th~s
state was visited by thie cholera one yea~r
after it had ravaged elsewhere, in $5. May
it not prevauil in 50. We hope that a full ex.
amtination of the whole question will now~ take
place, also the best mode of cure.
Pr. K RoArs.--Our State, we 'arc happy
to notice, is moving in favor of these ituport ant
improvemnents, several companies are about
forming, an-' their profits at the North, will
cause themi to be avery fopular investrmenut
covering every section untraversed by rail.
rocd. They can be built in the South, with
our timber and level ground, in thme very best
manner wfthin $I000 per mile, all graled1
and' firmly co~mpleted. We hope sa:iac enter
prising einzeen of our ltstrict will buib. a h
one as an experiment.
A FARMERS' CONVENTION.
The last Abbmevillo Bianner contains an
editornal from which we take the following
extracts:
"It has been r-uggested to us by a planter
of this District, that a meeting of the Fadrm
ers be called to take p lace here on Sale Dayv
next, with the view of considerig the propri
ety ar.d practicability of holding a Farmers'
Conivention at Montgomery, Ala. about the
first of November next, provided the sugges
tion meets with the co-operation of othier
Districts in this and the cotton growin'.
States. The object of this Convention will
be to ascertaim as accurately as possible, the
amount of the present crop, and adopt such
measures as may be t hought expedlient to
advance the price of cotton.*
* * * * *
A concerted action upon the part of the
ptlanters of withholding from the market the.r
cotton for a length of time, would most . -
taimly raise the price of-it; and they sht.
take advantage of tho state of things now, to
realize a fair price. Cotton, from its sca rci
ty, and the reports which have reauched Eu
rope of the probable shortness of the crop in
this country, is commanding a goo~d price,
and every steamer that arrives brmngs tidings
of a further advance, and this we may contin
ue to expect as the aff'airs of Europe become
more settled.
"~What sty you, Farmers, to this project?
Come up on Sale day and speak for your
selves. And will the press sanction and aid
in this matterr"
We insert the above estract, in order that
the suggestion, which it contains, may meet
with that consideratier.which the importance
of its object demands. But we fear that the
scheme is visionary and impracticable. Mla
ny of our planters are involved to a consider
able degree in debt and even If diiposed
could not withhold their crops from mnarket-.
And an attempt toregulatettrade by volun
tary association of whole communities, would
be the sante ini principle and Just as tansaef
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Crane Charles L Sabr~h
Corbitt, Wm B* SctJ a i ' v
Crnea, Jas A 0yie nce4 apl a+ Y ''"
Crostell, Gilbert 6 ~tckeyf; {ad
Cwer "e Cnmander, Mary 3Sbtucke t BJfl i z'
CrrnswliJno J' 6," tuckey,k oi 'it4er'6
Dennuis, Jneo E 8iStuckev, k~IowelI 3 t
Duna, Burrell 3"Stuekoy, Pei gr t1
Doughaery, Britton C 41Stuckev, Wtloy.D' '4
Davie,' Joel 9; -. 0!Vtlierspton, C.1 Jet6
D~ougherty, Susanna ",Wlt'ntppon: $ 4
D~ougherty, Johin 10}1Wilson,W
Fraser, Raba 7t~b'oodw aid, J ,
'Fraser, Thomras I1 Waon,. Willits
>"rrser, Sartl. 1 Wvataoiiv1 olpi Al
Green, Jno '!' '81 Watso~n,' Jitai' } 2
Gruen, Ezra W 5i WoVrodward, J 3: . .
I loleymia lVrn 11 71 Wnodtt ird, Jesse st".J
huisbauds, Laowiur 8 Woodwtard: Wrt ,(
hiziggins. George b5 Watson, Win 2
Holland,inhn 14 .
IA RRIl';D.-On the o"enmtnof the 20th,.
Sept. by W. P. I 3 in wirtbEq, ri
J. LAWJRE.NE, to Mist IMAEtsY DAvIS, all of
tisi District:
On thre eveining nt thq ,27th, Sept:. by Ie
N. Grahanm, Mr. %V 1111A.Tinmoro BRtOApDy,
to Miss AMAtiNTOA PAC cs'll of thzer Thetrkl,:
MA RIJB1)-In Chirlestr,wg oni T'usedrry
mnoratin'r 253ih ult., by. Rn'. 1r1 V; M1anrtlF
Dr. J. l)EIiJAY, of Camnid to Jog xi r E~.
Bflo+TAty of the former.
Died, on Sunday morning the2t jr,.t
putrid soric /roes JAMirs S; on'y son i~; J..
and Mary E. C. Franci', aged: y2jears .
months and 8 - days: ' irs, interesting sund in
telligent little troy was ionycbi,:rwa
the adol Of h's p- n ont' buttwhonr Gd btli
he taketh to liinurel1.': .The 1uve y., flower
haas faded ere yot the Sun o4)f bo bad ;, iref full
uipont it; hut it vill" bloom freshe'r and fairer.
:n nnio:laer cline.
"jA ye ~yea agnuri that bed rnt~tlon,; -
Ini ilissful etirir., rib'r .
W~here i3 fret-dune fromn :rfl Cloown.
And rall is pezzcir.v. t..+ +