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J. SJURCH A RDSON, Ja. )EIOS JOHN R. LOGAN, E ___ns WEDNES1AY, AUGUST |I, 1854. MT W. W. WA r.s:n, Jun., E'cgr., is our duly appointed agent in Columbia, S. C., to receive and receipt for all sumras due the Sumter Banner. lPersons wishin, to see us upon business connected with the Piper or Law, can find us at any hour during the day, except from four to five in the afternoon, at our office, just back of So.totoss' New Store, All bnsiness connected with the paper must be transsactel with VILT.1AII LEwis, JonN S. RICHlAnasox, jr., or t. C. LomAx. Mr. R. C. Louot, the Foreman of Banner Office, is our only authorised Agent to receive money and give receipts for the samte, and inay always be found at the Banner Offie. All letters addressed to the Jlanncr must be pre-paid to insure attention. Q " We are requested to call at_ tention to the " Card " of Mrs. II UIsT in our advertising colunnis. Osa a Frolic. Our Senior has gone on a summer trip, not, to the North, but what is bet. ter, to Carolina's own watering places. The readers of tihe Banner will miss the weekly contributions of his versa tile pen, but we hope ere long to lay before them some of his dottings on the wayside. Chance of' Iiavest Ancnt. Persons having funds to invest in lands and negroes will find excellent opportunities now ollbring in our ad. vertising columns. Some of the planta tions advertised contain as fine plant ing lands as there are in the District, which can now be purchased low. North Carolina Elcetiops. The latest advices from North Carolina leave no doubt of the election of BUAa., the democratic candidate for Got ernor. The Legislature on joint ballot will have a democratic majority. Very Good. We are under obligations to Messrs. BoAtwnIGtT & Batur.oo, of Columbia, for a sample of their old brandy, which having tested, we confidently pronounce very good. If people require alcoholic stimulants, we say for health and comfort sake procure a good article; inferior li quors always injure but never benefit the Constitution. The liquors offered by BOAT wNIopT & Banxur.oo are imported by fully selected. See their adlvertisemeent. Orops. Our Columbia correspondent informs us that a heavy thunder storm occurred there on Saturday accompanied with vivid -flashes of lightning. Thme rain has doubt less done the crops much good. -A friend from Edgefield informs us that the cropi in that District and the adjoining were lm prime order. Corn especially was docing finely. Publ~ic Meectinag. Weare pleased to learn that our suig gestion, of last weeck to hold a public meeting for the purpo.e of taking into con sideration the propriety and expediency of establishing a branch of thme Blaik of the State in this place has met with very general approval, and we are now author ised by a member of respectable and in finenttial cit izens to say, that a meeting for that pturpose will lie held in the Court Hons0 oin Sale day13 next. A large attendance is requtested as the suject is one of great interest to the dis trict as large. Hon. W. WV. Boyce. The talented representative of this ongressional district patssed by this place on WVednesdlay last, en route for his home nFairfield. Trho fatigues of a busy and excited session of congress have bsy no means dulled his spirits; lie seemed tois in * oodl healthI. Col. BovcE has established for hiimsel f at WVashiington a reputation, of wvhich hsis District msay wvell lie proud. Chianges in the Pr'ess. 'The Carolina Spartan has put on a holiday suit and looks qu ite fine. We coagratulat' the party on this evidence of prosperity'. Thie Prsoprietor of the Lexinmgton Te'le graphil has disposed of Ihis interest in that paper to Messrs. Cacnrs~m~t. JInKAnEi and Coniuer. TIhe editorial department will b e under the guidani e of SIM EN E. CouanwAN Esqj., to whom we wish a pleasant joturney over the " hard road." This vessel of which wo havo hseardl nothing for some time past is now a steam e r and wvent on a trial trip from New York last, week with one engine, the other not being ready. It is said that the a'-eamn generated was appl.ed on a new principsle -substituted for caloric. * It would seem from this, that those, who - have at great expei s a tested the power of carolic, deem its application as a propell. ing force impracticable. *The Carolinian says : we gave .notice somet months since of a Brahomin heifer sOll y Dr. Parker for $600, reserv ing the f. -.We learn that this calf, rnow about three montths old, was sold. a day or two sincc for $340 cash. "AA Old Citizen." - We commend to the perusal of our read. ers the temperate article of " An Old Citi. zen " in another column. We know that some have thought us wrong in giving the connunication of " Vulcan " a place in our columns, on ac count of its personal character. We have even understood that our remarks in re ference to it, have been understood as not only endorsing it, but as eliciting further strictures of the same character. If we, in our extreme caution not to give offence, did not explain ourselves with sufficient clearness, it is onr misfortuue. We have before this admitted ccmmu nica:ions of the same general character as Vulcan's," and we are sure, that some of the best friends of the gentleman assail ed. were consulted as to the propriety of doing so. It is also due to ourselves to call the attention of our readers to the fact, that we have ever felt ready to open our columins to the other side, and have admit ted the only article ever offered on that side. But we havo done with the matter. We designed no unfairness to any one. Our columns were open to both sides. The only thing we iaterially regret in the whole affair is, that our own remarks should have been misconstrued. 'rite 0uunihas. Who dare now gainsay that Sumter Ville is a thriving town, aye, verily a city, and who does not feel proud ot his abiding place, as ho views that Omnibus with its four spanking bays and their contented driver roll along the streets, or who is there that would not say, "This is mine own, my native land." Ali lion, you have done your coun. try service now, and we hail the king of Omnibus and prince of jehus ; drive on thy course and falter not, " the race is not to the swift," and thy heavily ladened Omnibus as it lum bers on its weary way may yield thee the rich harvest your industry and en ergy deserve. We would write more Bon, fur the Omnibus is a " whole team " and a worthy theme, but you haverforgotten to invite the editor to ridce. 1. 0. 0. F. The following Officers have been elected and installed for the present term in Sumter Lodge, No. 23: W. J. N. Hlammet, N. G. M. Moses, V. G. A. A. Gilbert, T. J. II. Clarke, Sec'y. James Bell, P. See'y. N. Crane, R. S. N. G. J. S. Richardson, Jr., L. S. N. G. 1, . Lewis, it. N. V. ti. Thomas H acker, L. S. V. G. TP. E. Flowers, W.. RU. C. WVebb, C. J. .J. ( ordon, L. S. S. Thonmas Fox, I. G. WV. A. 11. Davis, 0. G. WV. I1. B3ranson, Chap. To Saa becribers anid Post We have frequtently, and especially during the last, week, received coin pdaitnts fr-om subscribers, that their papers do not comne to hatnd regularly, -upon enquiry in our oflice we find that, all paer are regularly mailed here, which ca n be proven; the faults is not, thent with us but with some ear rier or postm~asters. Wh'lo these de linquents are we have not yet been atble. to discover and will be thankful for any informuation, that may assist us in our investigations. The follow. ing remarks on this subject has just caught our eye, they are from the ad Vance piublishied in ississippi and contain somte home truths, the Careful perusal of which we commend to both stubscrib~ers antd postmasters: "'The nneertauin a rrival or utncertain oelivery of papers at cotuntry post otesis ofteni the grouind of' complaint against piublislhers andr editors. MIany of the aflices aire p)oorly suipplied with convenieces for taking care of papers, no matter with wvhat certainty they arrive. 'The paer are jumbled into a few pigeon holes. otr piled tupon a desk, biox, or barrel, to atwait the call of subscribers, in thme midst of boots, hats, bridles, horse collars, and other coarse wares, which may be called for (luring the day b'y cuistomers. Coun. try postmtasters, in mno.t eases, bein-g etngaged ini some maercanitile business, niany newspapers fintd their way into some obiscure corner, where they are hid itr a timea from human eyes, as completely as if buried in a mountain cave. 1In comies the man for his paper, and, as it cannot be found, of coturse it did not come. The indignant sub. scriber consequently abtuses the ras cally editor, and perhaps calls for pen, ink atnd paper, to write a letter of comlahint about noit sendinig his paper punctually, whenm, if thme said paper were endowed wvith speech, it would cry out, " Here I am, squmeezed to death behind this box or under this barrel." WVe have seen just such things in this country. These remarks have no particular ref'erentce to any particlar' oifflee, but am-e meant for all where they, will apply. Dean Swift held ihis deetrine, thamt there were three places where a moan should be allowed to spteak without contradiction; namely, the bench, the pulpit, and the 'Irallows. t : Temperance Movenents. We are indebted to an extra from the Camden Journal office for a full account of the proceedings of' the Grand Division of Sons of Temperance, at the meeting held in Greenville on the 27th ult. The able report of the G. W. P., shows that the Division is in a Prosper ous condition; two new divisions have been organized and a third will be in a few days. The report congratulates the brethren on the action of the Na tional Division, at its last session, by which youths of sixteen years of age may be eligible to membership in subordinate Divisions, recommends strongly, that appeals be constantly made to the people, in behalf of tem perance, through talented speakers; commends to the support of the order the South Carolina Temperance Advo cate published at Lexington C. I., and urges renewed exertion in this work of brotherly love. A large amount of important business was transacted and a number of resolutions passed, but we have only room for the following: " Resol'cd,-'l hat in the opinion of this Grawl Division, a bountiful supply of suitable tracts adapted to our pccu. liar circumstances and latitude, be published and put into the hands of our entire reading population, would most certainly and speedily accornplish the desired end. Sincerely believing as we do that the arguments in favor of legal prohibition, when properly pro sented, are unanswerable, and irresist tible. Resolved, That in order to embrace the whole range of discussion, and to collect a series of the most convincing arguments on this question. Every Division of the Sons of Temperance in South Carolina, and such other tern peranco organizations or individuals, as may be pleased to unite with us, be earnestly invited to put into imme diato requisition their best talents in the preparation of short temperance tracts, to be forwarded with as little delay as possible to the Grand Worthy Patriarch at Sumterville S. C. News of the Week. A desperate fight took place between ton last Monday night. The directors of the Charlotte Railroad have determined to change their hour of departure from Columbia from 7 a. in. to 4 p. in. thus enabling passengers for the up-country who m ay arrive by the Charles ton train to pass through Columbia with out detention. Greytown has been taken possession of by a British vessel of war and martial law tants until the exiating difficultios, grow ing out of ihe recent tbombardinent be settled by the executives or Great Britian and the United States. Bly the~ last arrival from Europe we learn, that the Spanish insurgents contin ucd triumphant. All fighting had ceased, and everything was quiet in Madrid, all parties waiting the arrival of the Duke or Victory -Espartero. The Queen mother Christiana, it seems, bad not. been arrested, but was secreted somewhere. Queen Isa bella kept c~ose in her plalace. Salainoi ca had escaped in the disguise of a lampj lighter. The latest advices from Madrid state that the troops maintained their position about the Palace. The Council of safety had deerted the re-organization of the Na tional Guard. Espartero and O'Donnell would, it is said, enter the Capital together and the existing ministry would hold office until they arrived. Advices received in WVashington at the State D~epartmient are to the effeict that the Spanish Republicans expect a monarchy, but were making a vigorous struggle to establisht a Conistituitioinal Government with Espariero at its head as Dictator for ten years. Mr. Soulo regards the domni naiit party as being favorable to the sale of Cuba. The news from the seat of war in the East is unimportant. Twenty stores were destroyed by tire in the Ciiy of New Orleans, on the 5th inst., involving the destruction of proiperty to the amount of one million of dollars. F. S. Moore, of Wilmington, North Car olina, wvas arrested in Petersburg on Trues. day evening, satisfactory information hay. ing been lodged with the officers of his intention to fight a duel with another North Carolinian named Jones. Them trustees of La-Place College Insti tuate, Alabama, have resolved that Way. land's Moral Science "contains Abolition doctrines of the deepest dye," and accord ingly 'denaounced said book and forbid its further- use in the Institute." In Missouri thea returns indicate the de feat of Mr. Ilenton for Congress by 700 majority. Ihis opponent was L. M. Ken net, Whig. A piratical brig, whlich had overhauled and robbed a number of vessels, has been captured by a French frigate, near Turks Island. The Rev. Daniel Baker, of Texas, fa iliiarly known as "the great revivalist," is now preaching at Anderson Court louse, in this State. Lindley Murray, the celebrated gram-. marian, who died in England at the ad vanced age of eighty years was born in Lebanon County, Pa. His father was a miller at the time of Lindleys birth, but afterwards accumulated a large fortune by t endiwnamithe. Wr-, r...s: Important despatch'e, it is said, have been received at the' State Department from Mr. Buchanan, Minister to England, reporting that the Spanish revolution has been entirely successful. Owing to the prevalence of the chole ra at the summer watering places North the Virginia springs have an unusual number of visitors. It is stated that there are 450 visitors at Capon, 150 at Jordan's, 80 at Shannondale, over 600 at the White Sulphur, 25 at the Blue Sul phur, 60 at ti-c Salt, 4(0 at the Red Sweet, 80 at the Old sweet, (0 at the warm. 40 at the Hot, .*o :3') at the Ali-lIealing, (Bath,) and a- few at the Bath Alum Springs. In Iowa the whole Whig ant anti-Nc braska State ticket is elected. The Whigs have also a majority in the Legislature, and have no doubt elected both Congress men. Gen. James Ii. Adams has been ung gested by a writer in the Lexington Tele graph as a suitable person for the Presi denmcy of the Columbia and Hamburg Rail road. N. P. Willis is said to be rapidly failing. In consequence he has been cornpolled to stop writing his weekly contributions to the home Journal. Gnu. McQueen will have a competitor as Itepresen--!ive of the 1st District in Congress, in the Ifon. J. D. Wilson, late a State Senator from Darlington. Judge Henning, of the Supreme Court of Georgia, has decided that the author.ty of that Court is co-equal and co-ordina'e with the Supreme Court of the United State That the State Court is Supreme as t reserved powers ; that as to the deleg d powers the United States court is sup rne; but as to thu concurrent powers both Courts have equal jurisiiction ; and t hat as a consequence of these positions ; the Supreme Court of the United States. hav ing no jurisdiction over the Supreme Court of Georgia, caniot give it an order or make fir it a preLedent. The w:onumaet to Clay in Lexington cemetery, KEcruciky, is to cost from 850, (100 to 1A0000. The Comumnittce, through its President, H. 'T'. Duncan, ofTer a premium of $500 for the best plan and specifications for said monument. The clipper bark Grape Shot which, says the P-cyne, has been lying fursmc time past at the mouth of the Missisippi, with a large quantity of fire arms on board, cleared in a very mysterious manner, on Tuesday, the 1st. The Emancipation, of Brussels, announ ces thit young Jerome Bonaparte, of the United States Army, will probably not re turn to America, and that the Emperor has other plans for him. Corremndeh'ce of the IDinner. N N aw YORK. CITY. ^mnst, 14, 1854. MFasS~s EutrOats: Anmotng other Anti slavery organizations in the city, the "K ansas League" now occuipies a prominent place. The object of' the society is to afford aid and encourage ment to emigrants for Kansas. Motnev, agricnltural implemecnts and fire arms are furnished in abundance. Politics are at present "on the de cline." The great gathering of Anti Nebraskites that was to strike slavery a blow from which it would never re cover came off last Wednesday Eve. ning in the park, and was a perfect Iailure. MosC Grinnel, W. C. Bry. atnt amnd others who made the call were disappointed for once. About four thousand persons were present and nearly one half' of thetm seemed opposed to the object for which the meeting was called. De pend tupon it, the people atre getting tired of this constant warfar'e against slavery and the Soutth. A novel case came ttp in the Dis trict Curt last week. The Common Cotunceil had a fine supper provided on sonie extra occasion and ordered the Comptroller Mr. Unagg to pay for the same. This lie refused to do, and a lawsutit was'thu consequtentce. Theli Court's decibion was in favor of' the conncil. Severnl of the Alderman were called up as wittnesses and testi fled to the excellence of'the liqtuors and eatables then provided. Let tns add in cotnnection wvith this incident, that the cost of cleaniing the streets of our city for three months amounted to $88,804,77 ! Yet, the Commissioner asks for more money. The wvay the people's money is squandered hero is alarmiing to contemplate. N. P. WVillis, the talented and pleasant Editor of the "Hotne Gazette" is said to be hopelessly dyitng of con sumption at his residence, "Idle 'Wild." Hisk adieu in thme last "Gazette" is a touching,isaddening article. May his path-way to the grave be strewvn with flowvers ! Cholera is not so prevalent as it wa last week. The cool weather has tem porarily effected a change for the bet ter. Still thmere is great suff'ering a distress from mild attacks of that m ease among the poorer classes. Tfhere are very few strangers 171%g at present. Dr. RI. W. Gibbs of' thme Columbia (S. C ) Banner and Caroli nian paid us a short visit Jast week. He is looking well and as sociable as over. Tho Loriig. antL Gvalharn can soi is harped on by the press. While we regret that the article in the "Tribune" alluding to the murderer as a South erner ever appeared ; yet we equally regret that a Southerrier replying in the "Times" should attempt to defend Graham. Such an attempt will only create a stsonger feeling against the criminal. Secretary Clayton is fishing for the Presidency, hence his letter whicj will he published soon, in favor .of the Know Nothings. John M. Clayton of Delaware you are too tricky to receive our support. First a Democrat, then a Whig, now a " K N." The young men in many places on North are forming military companies, the members of which must be of Pro testant birth and faith. The Governor of Rhode Island lately furnished a company of these young Americans with arms and equipments from the State Arsenal. Evil times are coming. Daniel Sickles who wanted to fight John Van Buren in London last month is now in here. By the way we are glad to see that " Prince John " al though an Abolitionist has refused to attend anti-sla. cry meetings in Eng land. Well done John, the best thing you have ever done. Yours, For the Banner. IMESsas EDITORS : Allow me the privilege, if you please, of making a . few remarks in reference to a corn mu nication in your last issue,. over the signature of "Vulcan." I read that communication with mingled feelings of surprise and sorrow. It is known to you, !Messrs Editors, that it has been my lot to disagree with the respected and honored gentle man refered to in "Vulcan's"coma munication, in matters of politics, in more than one instance. At this mo ment 1 am opposed to his views in regard to the Electoral Question. But I feel mortified that "Vulcan" who is doubtless a sensible man and towards whom (if I have not mistaken the man) I have always entertained the kindest feelings, should have so far forgotten his accustomed prudence and his known kindness of heart, as to be led into a violent public attack upon a gentle man, who, I am sure his most uncom promising political opponents cannot deliberately accuse of a hard and unkind heart. The fact is, Col. Moses is a gentleman of great personal popularity, Ile hais won for himself by hisjindustry, and his talent, and his deportment as a gentleman and a pub lic spirited citizen, a name, which no ebulitioni of feelings seeking to vent. itself in a thoughtless moment can effect. Our real or suppossed private grie vances should never be thrust upon the public. It is a bad example, anid mmay leave " Vulcani " or myself or any other citizen at the macey of the irrita ted feelings of a moment. I am sure that " Vulcan " did not take counsel of his. better jumdgment in the matter. ice only consulted an enemy, a dan-. gerous enemy to the peace of society, and to his own peace of minud in feel ings ofexcitemenit produced by a sense of ijuiry, whether real or imaginary, it matters nt. If I were in a -parallel case, to go to " Vulcani " for advice, I am sure ha would not advise me to the course which he has himself pur suedl. As an old citizen I claim to be heard in this matter. And I here enter my solemn protest against using the Press as a v'ehicle of giving 1.ublic expression to our private grievances. I feel assured that " Vulcan " upon re. flectioni, will appreciate my position. If " V ulcan "' thinks to injure Col. Moses by such attacks, the thought is a vaini one. ie can neither injure him as a public man or as a nmmber of society, ini thuis way. Indeed, judging others by my owvn feelings, such attacks will only tend to increase the friend ship of his numerous friends and soften the hostility of his enemies, if he has any. In what I have said I have only con sulted thme good of society. lf I know "Vulcani" (and I think I do) I esteem im as a high spirited gentleman, who is fur the most part right, but in this matter most certainly in error. And, I believe that in less than six months, lie will acknowledge that in this in stance, lie had taken too much of a red heat. Whlile "Vulcan" is erecting con ductors to carry off .the eletric fluid from the dwellings of many of our citi zens, let him not at the same time mmnanufheture and launch too theo thun On Sunday afternoon a isastrovas conflagration occuirred at .Jersey City, Fou~r blocks of buildings and their contents were laid in ruins. 'The loss of property Is estImated at three hundred thoetoand dollais > v~r-4 MAIARR lED, on the 6th instant, by the Rev. C. M. Butler, U, D., J. D. B. Dellow, of Louisann. to Caroline, daughter of Geo. Poe, Esq. of Georgetown, D. C. DR. t,11YSOTS IMPROVED EXTRACT or YrLLO V DOCK AND SAIA5PAktILLA, put up in the largest sized beules, contains imore of the pure Honduras Sarsaarilla than any other preparation extant, which is chemically com. bnned with tihe Extract of Yellow Dock and the Extract of Wild Cherry, thui making the rerc. dy more thoroughly efjicient than any other Sar. saparilla before the public. At the same time it is perfectly free from all mineralposons, whiO cannot be said of any other of the Sarsaparilla compound s. The invalid should beware ofpoi. aons! .Mercury,- Iren, Quinine, Potash, Io dine, Sulphur, Arsenic, and many other min. eral and metallic poisons, en ter into and form the actave basis of most of the Sarsaparillas and Panaceas of the day. Guysott's Compound Extract of Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla doe. out contain a particle of these substances ; as any one can ascertain by applying the necessa ry tests. Let all poisoncu Sarsaparilla preparations alone, and use Guysott's Improved Extract of Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla, which is thor. oughl acous,perfect harmless, and purely. viceetab. All kinds of disease yield to its genial influence. " See Advertisement. Hlolloway's Ointment and Pills have Cured a Diseased koot, and Prevented it bein Amputa. ted.-3r. James Palmer, No. 1, ifasoncourt, Blake-street Liverpool, suffered dreadfully from. a diseased foot ; the most eminent medical mere attended him, and they deemed it necessary 1 remove one of his toes ; before thin healed, how ever, the disease broke ou t higher up. and. then they wished to amputate the whole foot to prevenit fearful consequences. This objectedi to, and resolved to try Holloway's Ointment and Pills, which effected a perfect cure, and he can now walk and work as well as ever. This case can be verified by Mr..Martin, chemist, 20,. Copperas-hill, Liverpool. (j We are authorised to announce Col. GIO. S. C. DESCHAMPS R, a candidate for Clerk of the Court of Sun:_ ter District at the ensuing election. August 16, 1354 42 if We are authorised to an nounce J. L. JONES a candidate for Clerk of the Court of Sumter District at the en suing election. August 16. 1854 42 tf A CARD. - Mrs. A. G. HURST takes this nethod' to inform the citizens of Sumterville and vicinity that she han opened her schooi at. the "Town Hall," where she will be pleased to receive and instruct Scholars in the various branches necessary to a thor ough English Education. Terms moderate.. August 16, 1854 42 tf STOLEN. From the subscriber on the nightjfrthe 11th, August instant from the ,prenmises; of Miss Sarah Terry some fifteep.odyvenw y shanghia chickens some of chidkaps being grown and some part grown, me of them a yellow hen with one eye and another large grey cock. If chickens of this discrip tion should be sent to any person for sale or concealment they will confer a favor y retaining them and imforming the ui ert ber, T. J. DINKIN S. Egyatchmn copy - Attention! Claremont Troop!i IN pursuance of orders -fronski. Ihad Qunrters," you are hereby ordered to ara semble in Sumnterville on Thursday the 7mb Sept embler next. at 10 o'clocke4. M., fully armed and equipped for drill and review. Tecomm issioned and nion-commission ed officers will assemble the day previous for di ill and instruction By order or Col. T. M. BAKER. R. C. WEBB, Capt. Auzust 16, 1854 42 td1 ilri Watchmnan copy. Notice, A pplication wvill be made at..h niext: ' session of the Legislature for ant Incorporation of Calhoun -Lndgej Knights of Jericho, located at Sumtev -[ South Carolina. August 16, 1854 42 (D- Watchman copy one time. The Credit System*i> aI-s one of the most tinjurious that ~1c3' acommunity; therefore wed hope certain portion of our generousi public bh " owve us accounts, which are now due, il nolfazil to fork over as soon as pioseil~I~p we are very needy at thtistime, andhi best intentions in regard to our if we can only get the whe ~ith. ; JAM EH. DUE. August 16, 1854 42 - $2F Watchmatn please copy.r South Carolina Collegiat . Female Institute.: .THUE duties of this In-titutioi eviil lie resumed on the first THLURSD.4Y in (Aie tober. The Principal is. gralitled to infoz the patrons of ihe Institute that arrane"" ments are making for supplying eachd partment with highl competent Teachers. For thei most p art, in corps of Tet~Ihere are as they were. Pamphlet. giving partifl'arn w~1* furnished to order .EIAIAS h!AIIKS f. ii. -Ptincipal shd Prop iti r. August 16, 1804 42 - 4 Attention Rifiefhin! BY order from "llend Quar. ers," you are hereby ordered to as-b semble at your usual place of r-en dezvar's cin Thitirs-Ja'- tha 7th or Stemuber next at 6O 6' k A. * .,fully' arnmed antd 6qli for drill and review. ,The' (Cornalssioned anal n .-comnt~ sinned ofl'cets will ar tu ftor drill and inat-utit? The a flien'w y bidS .9 From an Occasion'l Correspndent. Mcssns EDToa: I have no doubt you have been thinking that I am on very in. timate terms with a certain chap whom " all the world and the rest ofiAnkind'' have pronounced a notorious thief, and I suppose candor would dictate that I plead quietly to the soft impeachment inasmuch as I have procrastinated in regard to my promise to give you a lirfe or two, much longer than I anticipated. However be. ing closely allied to one Mr. A. who years ago failed to comply with his obligations, (and in consequence lost more than a beautiful garden spot) I hope you will par don my neglect provided I can render an excuse quite as valid as his; for notwith standing, I 1ay not charge the cause of my short c mings to Mrs. A. yet, I can plead the duties I owe one of the fern Ile relations and the .wee things" for whom I asssumned the responsibility of acting as chairman on the committee of "ways and means" some years ago. But aside from this the almost intolerable heat of the weather, which has been intense enough for some time past to s!agnate, if possible the thoughts of an Editor, to say nothing of a semi-occasional correspondent, is sufficient I deem to exhonorate your hum ble servant, for all blame for the past. But having taken an affectionate leave of the dust and of the .city some hours ago and paid my dime' for a voyage to Sullivans Island, on board the venerable steamer Major Ilibben" (called the "slow-boat" f-or short, although I atm inclined to believe th ere is lurking slander in the phrase for I heard it asserted most positively that it could easily make (fourteen miles inffiecn mrs) I find one at least of my excuses for ot fulfilling my promise has vanished into the cool refreshing sea-breeze which has been cooling my seething brains for some time, and for which this truly delight ful retreat is so famed ; hence you are in debted to the invigorating influence of old Neptune in part for this rambling epistle, I say in part :or I would do great injustice to mine host of the Moultrie House it I did not acknowledge that a delicious cup of fragrant Oolong together with the othcr delicacies of his well spread board has placed me on niost agreeable terms with the inner mnan, and aided materially in recalling my fugitive thoughts ; and what more natural under such circumstances I was gratitied to find on my arrival so many of the citizens of cur state sojourn ing at our own PALMETTO RETREAT, where one can enjoy all tIc delights of a summer watering place, free from the taunt and insults of Abolition demagogues and the insufferable impudence of bullying free-negroes ; for here, all, from the gen tlemanly managers down to the errand boy seem to emulate the example of the Pro prietor to give entire satisfacL)n to every ganer nf the. Unicac- .ty am Nielfie take into consideration the princely hospitably so characteristic of the inhabitants of thme wvhole TIarad toward all strangers who prove themselves worthy of it, I confess I-am at a loss to accounmt for the stranlge, periodical mania for "sight seeing" at the North, whice seems to affict some of the citizens of our state, upon any other eupposition thlan that "The pleasure is as great Of being cheated, as to cheat." for what has ionie more to build up the spIlndidl mansions at tile North than South erni money n' hich is often returned to our sh~ores ill the f'orm of incendiary publica tions as grossly insulting as they are no torious'y libelous. A nd what, let ine ask, has prevented the erection of commodious houses of entertainment amnong us, more than the absenteeism wich hlas well nig~h beco)me characteristic with some wvho when at home, for nine iion-hs in the year, are often heard declaiming most indignantly, at everything nor lb of Mason's & Dixon's line ! JIn my humble judgment a little more Consiste-ncy on the part of such would soon make our beloved state a plerfect para diso for the inlvalid or pleasure seeker; for delight ful retreats, fronm tile rays of a south ern sun, would soon1 spring up among the beautiful evergreenis onl our sea-shlore and Islanids ;' while the enterprising sons of the mountain region would vie with tile inhabi t ants of the low cotutry inl efforts to attract the toi~l and care worn city to thme wiil and romiantic cascades amid the grandier of our unsurpus ed mountain scenery ; and thus the imney which nowv often goes to fill t ho coffers of thle traducers of the South wvould encourage the enterprine of those whlo most me'lit ' it. I h:.ve hlad thle pleasuro of making many very agreeable acquaintances hlere, and a stranger cannot but remark the Cee absence of that most abonminablo of all the nuisances attendant upon most of thle fashionable summner resorts at the North. I mean the would-be-aristocracy of the everlasting-great men, and wvomeon too, who strut in all the pride of "fuss anid feathers" not deigning an act of even comn mon civility, to any who they suipposeg belong not to the "upper ten''; while at the same1 ti me you will often find thiem eringing with fawning sycophancy to the ro called HIONORABLES, whio perchanlce have not in reality, enough of virtuous principle to entitle them to a situation as body servants to a southern gentleman. You findyno such upstart gentility here; but on the contrary, the stranger meets ith that politeness and urbanity' ef man s wvhich characferi~es (hd gent|mtan ar-d ~hiich ism only equalled by the winning grace and social refinerment of the softet sa. Ihut hold!i heed ttni at thre hottotu of the pafge-"tthe colurrn'a follY'-so adieu for tile present while I court thie influence of the drowsy god benieath thre sn69-y (t dralpery of that inviting c6 Yours ty. Q'.L Sur~av~ levn, ug 218