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AJLIV UJttXlSUr/LJENTS.
THE IIVDEPLAOLT I'llLSS,
l'i:m.l?lir.I) .WKIIKI.V, AT AllltKVll.l.K, s. c.,
A T 0 N K D O L T, A II A YEA II,
HAS a circulation of nearly one thousand'
in Abbeville District, and is constantly j
increasing. Its circulation in tlii* State is'
about fourteen hundred, and its entire 1 i-t of j
subscribers numbers over sixteen hundred. It i
is therefore offered to tin- nn rcantil<: ami bttsi- j
l:icss community generally as the b.r-fc adverti-J
sing medium in the un-eouiitrv of South Car-:
y?li?irt.
KATES OK ADVF.KTISINO.
1 square i> months $ 4 0<>:
1 square 0 months G <>0 i
1 square 12 months ------ ]m 00 J
2 squares :i mouths it (id [
2 squares It months 10 Oil j
2-squaics 12 months 15 (if) :
8 squares 0 months 8 DO I
3 squares it months 12 On I
3 squares 12 months 20 nit;
1 squares 8 months 10 00.
'1 squares C. months 15 00!
1 squares 12 months 25 00!
5 squares 3 months - 15 On,
5 squares it months 2<> i?0 ;
5 squares 12 mouths - 80 (?u j
CP** Advertisements inserted f?>r a shorter,
.1 - - > ..... I
[ viiv.i in.in unci; mom ns will In-vli:uir?-1 To
cents per square (1'J lines or loss) lor first, insertion
an?l :?7A per s<pinre for each continuance.
J" Any one advertising by annual orsemianiiua!
contract can change his advertisement
Monthly, if lie ili*sirt s.
Subscribers to the paper who do n<>{ ;
pay their subscriptions within the year will he ;
charged si 50. | April 20. 180T. ]
Ij a 11 <1 !"<> r Sale.
DESIUOPS of moving to the Wet, I olfer I
for Sale my Plantation, in Abbeville'
District, containing
.''A. BBS S
One 11 undtvd aiul Fifty cleared, < 'no Hundred |
of which is fresh and in a high state of!
cultivation, the balance in Woods?lies Well, [
and is heavily timbered.
This Tract of band lies immediately <m the
Post Road, one mile from Mrs. Sarah Wide- j
man's, and adjoins lands of Mt/ssrs. Anthony !
Harmon, William Williamson, Joseph and 1
George Patterson, and others, and for Health | (
is not. surpassed by any place in the District. 1 ;
The Production of the Land is e.ntal anv in !
the neighborhood as the present prop will show. ,
It is well 'Watered, an excellent spring in one
hundred yards of tho house, with running <
water through most of the fields. I
There is a comfort aide Dwelling House with
nil necessary Out Building* on the pr?utis<w. ' .
The above named Tract of Land oilers many J
inducements to a man wishing to settle perma- :
nently. In addition to its b'-intr a good neighborhood
the contemplated Valley will |
run in about two hundred yards of tho most !
heavily timbered part of tboT.'acfc where tim- j
her will no doubt lie in great demand. I deem I
it unnecessary to give a more detailed account, i
but. invite persons wishing to buv to cive me a i
call. A UTIIU11 .M UUl'I IV. j]
September 8, 1355. 10-tf !
Patronize Home Manufacture.
rpiIE undersigned invite the attention of the
JL public to their Lot of
Home ZVsiiiiifiM.-tui'cd Slioos.
They have on hand, and are constantly adding
to their present.Stock of Shoes and Boots consisting
of a variety of kinds. They invite particular
attention to their
Winter IVc^ro SIioc*.
They are of the best quality, and will be sold
on the most reasonable terms.
Persons wishing to purchase can see a speci
men ui our inter isrojrans at. iiio Mow of
II. S. Kerr, Abbeville Court House. Shoos ami
Boots of all kinds in the heat Style of Workmanship
will be furnished on short notice.
They would also inform the pul?Ii? that they
have a good suppl$* of choice LKATIlF.ll now !
ready for use and for sale. Call and see.
YOUNG & MULLIKIX.
Due West, Setembcr 3, 1854. 2m
T o W o o I O r o wcrs.
LABOR SAVED. '
BRING your Wool and give us a trial. We
arc now prepared to OART> WOOL into .
ROLLS 011 a new set of WOOL CARDS, with a '
BURR MACHINE attached that will Durr tin* <
Wool with less waste than if done by hand. 1
The entire Machine is new, and .situated on
Johnson's Creek, Abbeville District, five miles
North of Temple of Health 1'. O., two and a half
miles Last of the junction of t.lie Genor
nl's and Ward's Roads, and near the hitter, being
nine miles West of Due West Corner. We I
will be able to Curd from 100 t<> 150 pound* of
'V^M^ncr day. As we intend to do our part
we* hope to give general satisfaction, and
th(ft*<'<re inspect fully solicit tho patronage of (
the public. YOUNG it BLACK.
September 4th'55.
L a n <1 l o r 8 a I c.
I OFFER for Sale a Tract of LAND, Ij'ing
three miles West of Abbeville Court llouee,
containing 1
140 of which is in Woods, well timbered, *aibout
50 Swamp Land, and the balance cleared
And in cultivation.
Persons desiring a good plantation convenient
to the village, and iu a healthy section of
the District, will do well to call and see it, as 1
Jim dotex'mined to sell, and will give a bargain.
T. M. MORROW. '
Sept. 14, 1855. . 10-6t
House and Lot Tor Sale !
TI1E subscriber being desirous of moving i
into the country, offers for Sale his Place
in the Village of Lowndsville, consisting of a
DWELLING- UOUSE, and Lot containing
twelve Acres, Blacksmith Shop and ^Carriage
Shop. These Buildings are nlf new
5 f .J ju: ml 1 _.!1* t-- n *
< niiu in guuu itiuuitiun, mev win uo BOia VO^
gether or separately to suit the purchasers.
'i* L. W. McALISTER.
Lowndesville, S. C., Sept. 6, L865. lfl-tf
Ice I Ice!! >
J U$T received a large supply (V?f ICE. Ice
Cream, Ice Lemonade and . Soda Water
can bo had Jtt tfc. ^ >>:''
Wilfton'. Variety Store.
Also *Fre#h variety of CANDIED, just, rp- ,
ceived and for Bale low. O. A. WrfSOK. ; .
. *; *-$ir ' ; ' htfjji&'P- ym>
.. t-- r ?'|C '
I OK SAL.H.
4 VALUAIil.E PL ATM ATI ON IN the
-ZY. "Calhoun Settlement," on waters of
Calhoun Creek, containing
BC >
more or less, of which about Might Hundred I
are iti WOODS well timbered.
There nre over Two Hundred Acres ofj
splendid BOTTOMS, of which aboutOne Ilun- j
dred ami Thirty are iu eultivivatimi, and nearly
the whole of which nre secure from injury. '
except from extraordinary overflows. Much .
of the land if superior ORA1N land, and is
also good COTT< >N land. The Plantation i- in
excoileilt repair, with comfortable
KMvcllingr llou*c,
out buildings. accommodations for sixty or ;
sevenU slaves, good fencing, tVe.
It is also well situated for the transportation j
of produce, being ten miles from the Savannah
Uiver, and the same distance from the J'ailroad 1
at Abbeville Court House.
'1 lie proposed route of the Savannah Valley j
Hailroad passes within three miles of it at Cnl-1
lionu's Mill-*, where, should the be built, |
a Depot will eertainly I ?? I???-nt? <!.
This Plantation is only ortViv.l for sale to < f-:
feci, a ilivisou unionir the parties in interest. j
For information as to Terms. apply to:
w.m. ii. 1',\i:ki:i:. i: .p. nt. ? . ii.,;
or to Mr. i:i>\VA111>. 1'AIIKKI?, on the l'lantu-1
tioi:.
Abbeville, September 0, IS.'i.'i. IR-lm
FULLER'S HAT STORE.
tv ? i ^?? - - 1
X.. . >.? .11 Mini.ill n> lliv n IJ'IUS KM" llie
J Al.i; AM) WINTKK, 1 return n.v!
thanks at. the sunn; time to my tViemls ami the i
public ?f?'!ifra!ly for past favor*, and I shall ;
end-avor to merit a continuance.
The fame moderate ehatces will prevail that '
have ma'li! 1 !??* establishment so pojtulnr
throiiohnut tli.- State.
J-'ine Moleski'i Ilats. *1.
Onkford mid Son's (of l*liil:i<l< l)>]t'ii) l'iii?'j
Hats, ami Ceiniiu's (21+ liro?d way) will hi*;
>' 1 .',0. " |
No departure from tin -e prices.
Terms evelusivelv Cash.
Sept. * is :f 1
Wat?r S'roiif Wni'olIoiiMC. !
*T.'f ' ( T111* subscriber lias taken ''
the Plant* r'j Water I'roof < '
Ware House, formerly ocupied by Mr.
lohn I'shi-r, Sr., ami l>v strict altcntio!i to;
business, he hopes to merit, a liheml share of
the patronage of the irem.-rous public of the!
upper ami Cotton jjrowiau districts.
The Ware House is above liitrli water mark, j
"high and <lrv," and more secure from tire
than any other Ware House in Town.
1'. S. I will n!-o attend to receiving and1
forwarding (Jooils and Produce, entrusted to
ny eare. C. 11. K I-'.X N Y.
Hamburg, S:>pt. 1, lSiiS. 10-1 in
H. AMBDEG.
f' TIIK tinder^'/lied lias V ~ V* |
I ...1 1 .1 '*! ' '
[^ Sg^g, '>i? !u*'l, iii this jtinci*, a:i
'(l)rl'i' ?'! illlll VV.-ll Slock of (i< X >1 ; :
ii tl>o (inoi'KltV l.ino, whieh In- offers to his |
[riends and the public :r?i>ern!ly. lit* will ,
in the Market :U all times for tho purchase of i
Cotton ami other l'roluee.
Having secured the services of Mr. Joseph j 1
Rosamond, as a l?nv?-r of Cotton, he trusts he i
will he sihle to share a liberal patronaire. lie !
will give his attention to tin; Sale of 1'roduee, j
iiiul to the Ueeeivini; and t'orwardinjr of Merchandise.
It. .1. DF.l.l'll. !
Hamburg, S. C\, Sept. 11, 1855. 10-1 in i
LOOK TO YOUE OWN INTERESTS, j
AND CAM. AT TIIK
PEOPLE'S CASH filiOCKRY 1
AT MOUNT CAKMKL,
\ XD examine our fresh supplied of ctho- \
; V chutes, rnovisioxs. coxfec- '
I"JOXE/.'IJ-.'s, Ac., Ac., which we have on hand !
ind are constantly reeeivintr. j*
Our motto is, "hive, and let live."
IIKSTEIt ?fc SCOTT I
May -J2, 1S55 ly
Settlement, >
ESTATE OF WII.l.IAM THOMPSON, DECEASED. 1
"VTOTICF. is 11.:! ? I?y ijivcn to the Kindred n:i?l
-Li Creditors of *niil deceased, t lint a filial <
icttjcment will bit made of said Fstnte, in the |
[Yiurt of < irdinary, on Friday the fifth of Oc- .
.ober next. JAMFS W. RICHARDSON,
Administrator.
JulyS, 1855. .10 Sin. 1
White Lead, Linseed Oil, &c. i
G?000 -bs. Pure and ]S'o. 1. White I
' 200 Oals. Linseed Oil,
100 l'aint Brushes, (assorted sizes.)
All of which fire offered as low, for Ca?li, as
hey can be bought in an v other market, by I
II. S. KFUR. j
July 27, 11 tf (
WANTED. |
A FIRST-RATE BODY MAKER can secure ,
pood wages by appl.vyig immediatelj*
[o the subscriber at this place. None other 1
i ? -|.N?o? t? 1 ? ?1"
R j. TAX'I.OIJ. i
Abbeville C. K..S. C.Sept 0, 1855. 18-tf
Wanted Immediately, ,
IT'OllTY or 1'iftv likelv young NIv
G ROES, for which liberal price?, /g* ,
In eath, will be given. ?>
SUBER ?fc PARKS. |
September 2, 1855. tf (
Land Warrants. j
THE highest Prices given for any number
of LAND WARRANTS, by
$ WESLEY A. BLACK. 1
Address Due West, S. C.
Sept 6, 1855. 18tf i
JOKES & LIVINGSTON, '
Attornpy* at
Offiec ntxl door to Thornton S'-Tair,
\ ABBEVILLE C. H.
H. A. JONES.] [j.'vr. LIVrKOSTOK.
^?r ' < ?;
Black- Oad.j '
A LOT of BtAOK OATS, neatly cleaned,
weighing forty rounds to the bushel, for
Mle by > , H. 8. KERR.
Abgi7, n if
V-' ' . *
MISCELLANY.
A Family of Big Trees.
Bishop Asdkkw, in oiil* of his loiters to
tin! Southern Christian Advocate, from \
California, lias the following chapter on ! i
trOes. It is an interesting one, too:? <
The Dig Tree from which the locality i
takes its name, and which was cut down a':
few years .-ii:ee, 'and whose fame the news-!;
papers have trumpeted over the land, was';
not the largest of the trees, though perhaps
the most perfect among them. According \\
to the record above referred to, and which , I
is perhaps nearly accurate, this tree is 05 <
feet in circumft roiice at 8 feet above the,]
ground, estimated by the grains in the wood .
to be about 30U0 vears ol?l. ft
men 25 days to fall it, which was done hy , I
holing, and at'lcr it was clown it took them i
three weeks to strip otV tins hark. The j
stump of this tree has been planed down to j
he as nearly smooth as practicable, so as to : i
answer as a dancing saloon ; a" frame work j i
has enclosed it, and hy the interlacing of j >
Ail.-or Vitie twigs, quite a pleasant summer j'
room has been filled up. Just piior to our);
visit a travelling theatrical e.orps has pel-!<
formed in it, and I understand tliev had t
(piile a flood hou.se. Where they gathered :
them tiom I cannot tell, though what, with ; i
miners and the laborers on the water-coin-j I
pany's woiks, quite a crowd can be collected t
almost any where in the?c mountains to i
attend a circus or almost any sort of a show ; i S
though a sermon from the best preacher of! I
tlie land would scarcely rally half the f
number. Vet our very accommodating' I
landlord, who is ready to become all things'>
to all men, assured me that he had nodoiiht'<!
if I had sent on an appointment, they could I
have given me a good crowd. I must add j t
that on a part of the trunk of the tree, the i
' " j %
upper having; been bhisted away, a bow- |
ling saloon 11been fitted up, so lliat prelly v
ititn*!i tin' whole ot' the* live lias been rouse- a
crated to I lie set vice of satan. Pity lli.il a |
11<^>11st.* 'or Ouks worship had not taken i'.si
place. On that stump perhaps it may yet j
do so. God hasten the time. | a
}hit we proceed to a description of some! j
others of this majestic family. The Miner's j
Cabin is 80 feet in circumference, nearly'1'
TjU feet high.'?The Three Sisters are all j S
from the same root, 3i)U feet high?and j
together measure 02 feet in ciivu inference. j
The Pioneer's Cabin is ahoiit 150 feet liigh !
?the eircuinfcrenece not recollected. Tin (i
Bachelor 300 feet high, GO in circumference, i t|
Poor fellow he stands alone, rough and tin-1 ^
sociable in looks, his outer garments rather; ^
rough and unpolished. The llermit stands!
LMitirelv alone. 3ii0 feet liiirli in7 I
, - '"I ill Vlli.il III I L,
fereinc; Ilcrculus 250 feet high, To feet in j
cercu inference. This is probably, taking il
all in all, the largest standing tree in the (1
grove, ami would make, if sawed nj?, some i u
725,000 feet <>t lumber. The Husband and j C(
Wife stand affectionately near each other at j
the base, and seem to approximate more ant) j ^
more closely as they ascend heavenward, | ^
a beautiful etnbicm of the intimate and
affectionate union demanded in thai hallowed
and endearing relation, standing in close
relationship in the beginning of life's journey
together, their branches inter-locking!
and blending in beautiful folliage, as they u
journey upward to heaven. They are each
about *-'50 feet high and GO feet in cirenin- c
fere nee. tl
The Family Group consists of twenty-six,
the Father and Mother and twenty-four well j *
grown children. The Father was blown I
ilowti many years, possibly .some centurv or! .
Lwo ago. lis circumference, as nearly as
L-auJje ascertained, was 110 feetf, and the
height was probably about 40 feet. We.
with sonio difficulty, and by means of steps ^
which had been cut in its sides, clambered "
to tho top side of this prostrate giant, and t|
walked the greater part of its length, and I ,
must confess nothing in the group impressed
ine so forcibly and solemuly as did this ^
prostrate and decaying monarch of the forast.
It was a fit time and place to indulge '
in the imaginative and scntiuimtal, and if
there had been any poetry in my compo- m
iition, I should certainly have indited a po2in
on tho ocuuiinn. lint ^t.? ~r
the question, so I indulged in a long train jj(
af proso imaginings, i looked back to llie
time when this tree was a little sprout, just
peeping up from tho earth. Year after ^
year, ago after age, passed on, and- it grew
Find enlarged, its branches climbed heaven- j
ward and its trunk expanded until it stood .
in that lone, wild spot tho undisputed mou- ^
arch of the forest. Perhaps no civilized ^
age of man ever gazed on him in his glory. ^
l'he roving savage and the grim and fearful lo
grizzly bear had looked ou him and lain
down at his roots, and the birds of loftier
ri&pi ration Bought a resting place in his
branches. The mighty forests of the eastern
world had fallen in rapid succession before
the advancing march of civilized men,
hilt nn wnrulinnn'a ??? ho/1 Ki-nl./?n ?l: '}L
I.rtv uuu UIV/ACII bUV DUiltude
of his peaceful domain. Empires had ?*
sprung up and flourished, mighty warriors ?u
bad njarched their conquering legions o'er ^
prostrate nations, but no thunder of cannon .
nor roar of artillery, save that of heaven, '?
hud broken the quigt solitude of bis moan- s><
tain region. Yeta^ length, the universal ?u
law of dust to dust prevailed, and tho towering
giant foil from his lofty dignity ancl *4
found a rating plaoe f1n-.}he bo^mof the
earth from whence lie- ipwwg:i^nrible .
must bave been the crash when he fell, "T
' K. ,
* \ *. ' * '
/*..j, > : -y
L-'i&aw . - -r.5
_ ; *:-.t
Jlk i TR;.-<k5ea#W. i.
T110 tree embedded itself several feet deep j
in ('it! earth, making quite a deep channel.'
11 i> hollow, and near ils root, there is an
ever tunning spring of pure water, which ; i
collides at some length through the body i!
of t ie trey. We may add that the hollow ' :
uf 110 tree is so large that a man can easily I
ride into it on horseback.?The Mother is a
>Iate!y old dame, 91 feet in circumference, <
327 -ei. high. Tim Children are all of age, l'
iind l.ig enough to speak for themselves, i
1 he Mother and Son are together 91) leet,!
in circumference. The Siamese Twins, one j I
Lrunii, separate:; -10 feet up, 300 feet high.
.>ld Maid stands bv herself, head entirely ; I
are and slightly bowing, 260 feet high, i
\ddic and Mary are two pretty looking i
rcei, named in honor of the two young i
adivM who made the first buggy drive to >
.lie prove. j I
\l I ' * " -
\>e nave noticed only a tew ot the most! c
irominent tree-?. A large number remain j t
mueliced, not because they arc nndeserv-j <
ng of sjicrial regard, but because 1 don't!?
vi>!i !o tiro my readers. There is Uncle ji
L'om i Cabin and tin? Pride ot' the Forest, 11
md others of large dimensions, which in any ;;
>ther land, would attract pilgrims by the j \
hotihand. 11
These trees are situated in a valley, with- j I
ti sonic 15 or 20 miles of tile snow line of] i
he Su rra Nevada nml about 50 miles from ' ]
lie -.itumit of that lofty range. The aiti- : |
niJe of the grove is about -15.00 feet above I i
sin Francisco. Tliev have a nHtr tiiiri.
1??t?rl kept at the liig Tree, where I paid a
i.?r our night's ? myself aicl wife?lodging,
reakfast and supper, and one horse, only ^
ry 00. '1 hey have the coolest an?l most
[< iiei'ius water I have drunk in the State, i
t is proper lo add that the bark of tliese i'
IX-.- is >pongy, exceedingly ligiit. and the . <1
hick '.it piece yet found was 25 inches thick. [ u
he trei.s are a spceies of Arbor YiUe. The !
kood is a good deal like the Cedar in color! a
nd is soft and spongy. J '
Xjctter from Judge Butlor. j >
Jcuge Ijlti.kii, having beuu invited bv u
Boston committee to deliver a lecture in ll
liat city, on slavery, made the following ^
LT'y-? |ii
>To.\'i;i,.\SDs, ni:ait Edosfiemj C. IT., S. C.,''!
Thursday, August 10, 1855. j '
J)ror .Sir: T can give you now no deli-1l'
ile answer whether 1 can at anv time go j "
> Hostou ami deliver a lecture, ifcc. Vou j
lav hear from me when I reach Washing- j ''
jii. My health will not allow ine to leave j j'
oine l><.'tore that time. j "
As you ropiest it, I will indicate the geti-i!"
ral topics upon which I will speak, should 'J
deliver the lecture in ISoston. v
First, T hat while tlie States were Colo- 11
ies, slawiy was introduced and allowed ^
itliout distinction, and that then, hy tlie ,
utility of these political communities, the ^
uiditiou of fugitive slaves was more certain '*
tan now under the provisions of the Federal tr
Constitution.
Second, That when Federal authority,
nder the old Federation, assumed jurisdieftn
ni'di' flm uiiKii./.f .? ..! +1... !.?i 1.P'
; - ?*"? ? ? ".""UUULIUI. j(
t slaves was prohibited, it was done by the j
otes of Northern and Southern members, ^
itliout distinction of section.
Third, That when slave trade was opeti1
by the authority of the present (Jonsti- P'
ltion, the measure was sanctioned by votes
'orth and South, without distinction of
.. ' ai
:ction.
Fourth, That this trade, from 17U0 to
808, was carried on in Northern vessels jnd
by Northern slave merchants, and that ^
icy mainly derived the profits of it.
Fifth, That these slaves were captured jj'
v* Northern adventures, mostly by violence
r fraudulent seduction, and were sold to
10 Southern planter for a fair consider- ^
ion.
Sixth, That these slaves came to the j
Mithern planter as ignorant barbarians, J'j.
id by his tutelage they have been convert- .
1 into useful and intelligent laborers.
Seventh, That by the gradual iniproveent
of their condition they arc well fed .
id clothed.
Eiyhth, That the throe and a half mil- ' "
mis of slaves introduced directly or indi- J
ctly by the North, could not he free with- j.
it consequences detrimental to both sor
>ns.
Ninth, That in a fair account between j0,
e sections, the North has been a gainer ||,
r the use of slave labor.
These topics would tako up a good deal ]?J
time, and of course I would reserve the (\
)erty of amplifying or of adding others c,
them. ar.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant, a))
A. 1\ BUTLER. w.
J^ames W. Stone, M. D. fj'f
From the annual reports presented at the so
?t meeting of .the National Division, Sons lie
Temperanco' vfcoqdcriso the following th
mmary, BboWlng^the present state of this Pi
rder: so?
Number of Grand Divisions represented ?0
returns, 41; of Divisions, 3,543 ; ndnfia>nsfbr
tlio year ending Dee. 1854, 48,762 ;: co
8*pen#ipnBi 8,757; expuloions, 20,748; tie
snths, 1,302; contributing .m^mbow, 184,' be
r7; ejpeudituresfor bem-fits, $88,W7.of
. r-> $
Pleifturpd, while they flatter a man, (Sting po
; 4 thi
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Call Loudor.
Why don't the abolitionists of the North, |
vv!?<> believe so devoutly i:i nigger freedom,
lollse themselves?organize in bands of;
hundreds and thousands?march to Kansas
oid vavc. that interesting Territory from the!
barbarians, so called, who ?ross over from !
Missouri and Arkansas ? Wlmt is the use j
jf br awling about nigger freedom uuKssj
the abolitionists are ready to Shoulder the)
muskel, and, marching to (he frontier, do !
battle for the cause which they profess to j
liave so much at heart i?JLlciald.
When the abolitionists themselves go to |
Kansas to fight for the negroes, the milleni- j
nil may b<: considered at hand. Stealing,
lot lighting, is their business, The poor]
nibecile-s they send out I In to to vote for free 1
soil are just sin-h men there a^ tln*v were
?winning, n egging sneaks. wlii) a! way- :
lid and always will want somebody t<> help i
hem. It may If an advantage to M.i-sa hnsetts
to get rid of such creatures, hut to
:.\poct tlutm to **lV?r?:t anything in a new
:ounlry is just as impractieable as most of;
h? ideas of the abolitionists. Had Kansas!
ui'l Nebraska been left to themselves, they
vould have been settled by a hardy set!
>f independent men. as other new state-;
tavc k'fii ; hut tins '-Hoston Aid Societ v"j
nade great efforts to settle them with peo-;
>!e of narrow nivjudie.es ami Massachusetts t
jolitics, ami the consequence was the r?- f
ng of a spirit, in Missouri to head them
>il. 'l he result is as vvy see i'. '1 he I:?o.-.ton !
iid tools are no where.?A. 3". Da>j li x.-k.
Jo!. Orr and tho Know Nothings in An-j
dorscn. i
\ irious matters have occurred of interest 1;
o the good people of our pleasant little town : :
luring the last few months, fetes, public i1
Heelings, lectures, lire., Arc. j'
The On-fete opened the ball,- and it was j
n occasion of which he may well hi* proud. |1
few weeks previous to tins dinner given \ t
litn, it. wa? mooted and believed the Know ! 1
vo'hiugs had established a lodge in ourj'
uidst, and after events proved tins surmise j'
l> he true. no l>!iv/. !n ?i 1
f this place an account of the proceedings : '
nd how Orr acquitted himself, as well as P
110 furious attacks made upon him by the:(
imes; and here, by 'he way. allow me to '
' '.vtik that it is tin- general imf>res?5on ; 1
lironghout the upper districts that the fierce ! r
nd unjust manner in which he (On) has j'
ci i) assailed by ibis and some other papers., x
as been <>f infinite service to him, and the i ^
rediction is c<>n-taiitlv made th.it, it will 1
istire his election sunm one or other of I }
le di^liniiuished posts for which lie has''
ecu named. Of one. tiling 1 feel assured,: v
iz: (hat it. has added infinitely to his j>op-!:i
larity in his own Congressional district, j"'
jmther clVect which it has had, has been j:l
> disorganize <# abolish the lodge of Know i 1
lothings iu this town, and I am also in-11
irmed that the only other one in the dis-J N
ict is gradually dyincf out. 11
Corrcsj>ondence Charleston Standard. "
Mailing Lkttei:s in the Caiis.?The'
ractico of mailing letters in mail car.? a- j
ng the mail route*, instead of the post!0
lices, has become so prevalent that we':1
I....... - ? -? ! "
.-ivii n.-ijiiraiuM iu iiyniu can aueiillon j "
i the regulations ol' tin: Tost Oflioe Do- a
irtment in reference to this matter. Mail- ^
g letters in the mode now so commonly ?
raetised is wrong, inadmissible, and unsafe, s<
id interferes with the legitimate duties of 11
>ute agents. It was never contemplated j ^
r the laws or l?y the regulations of thisjh
.'partment that the mail ear should take | d
le place of the post oflice, which is lho|?
oper place for the mailing as well as the ^
livery of mail matter; hut for the better]]*
rommodation of the public, "route agents j 11
ive been permitted to receive and mail in j
e cars such letters and such only, as could ;
it with ordinary dilligence have been j u
aeeed in the post oflice before the closing.
the mail." Route agents are, therefore,
pected to put an end to this indiscriini- j
ite reception of letters in their cars in the: u
anner so frequently and improperly prac-, s'
:ed, "by closing the opening in their re- jc<
ectivo cars through which letters are de-j
sited, and by receiving and mailing such j
ily as come clearly within the rule above i
!,] fU..? TT~1 "
? " U HlVTl. j "
''Marvi.and, tho first State in tlic Un-;c
[?," says the Boston Transcript, "where i ^
e Roman Catholic Church gained a foot-j
J, now contains eight hundred and seven tl
otestant churches, and only sixty-five: fr
itholic congregations. In Florida the
itholics early made settlement Now there
o one hundred and scveUtySiVoteslants
d only live Catholic churches. Louisiana ^
is settled by the Catholics, who now "ffftvo
ty-five churches, in the State, while tlio J"
otcstants have two huudred and fortyven
congregations. In Texas, the Catho- ?'
s were first sect in.point of time?
cy now have thirteen churches, but tho ,
ojestants report three hundred and seven J'
cietioe in the State.' The number of Epis- !
pal, Luthernn, and Roman Catholic chur- 11
es are nearly tho same throughout the- v<
antry, but each of the threo dcnoir.ina- vt
us have about one-eleventh of the numf.of
Methodiate, scarcely one-eighth that
wp'-Dapusta, ana not *?ne-tourU> that of en
^ Presbyterians. TbS ^ntiro Protestant K
pnlation of tfce country,' com pa red with P
it of"Catholic, ^ about an 12 to 1. P*
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Massachusetts Domocratio Oonvontion.
The Democratic State Convention of*
Massachusetts was in session in Worcester
last week. The Convention nominated Erastnus
D. K'ack, for Governor, and Caleb
Stetson tor JLieutencnt Governor. Goth of
(lliwn 1*.*??/ ? " *? "*
j,-..,..v....v.. ..vrc strong opponents of
llio election of Charles Sumner to the Uni-'
ted Slates Senate. The resolutions adopted
approve the administration of President
I'lore.*, denounce the Know Nothings, and
recognize the principle of popular sovereignty
i" the territories.
< Jur readers can form an idea of the character
of the Convention, from the manner
in which the Boston correspondent of tho
New York I'ost denounces the resolutions as
Nehraiika-Stringfclluwish. As. soon as we
receive a full report of the proceedings wo
will notice them more at length. But how
ditfeiviit tf.'s action from the Wilson and
< jaidiinT Know Nothings of Massachusetts.
Southern men cannot he deceived as to
their duty in the present canvass. The evidence.
become daily stronger, that the only
reliable Northern in?n ?n? ? ' ? --
W uc 1UIIIJU lit
tlit* Democratic ranks. No Southern men;
I'ill those who willingly slnit their eyes and
r;i>h blindly oil to their own destruction,
can refuse them their countenance and suppurl.
Kveti in Aholition Massachusetts, tho
State of Iliss memory, where Know Noihiiurism
acquired its greatest triumphs, andwhere
the Know Nothing legislature passed'
I lie famous personal liberty bill, we find
I.Vmoernts who are determined to adhere
Lo the constitutional rights of ihe South.
A Tol'chu; SroRV.?The Hon. A. II.
jlcphciis of Georgia, in a recent address at
i meeting in Alexandria for the benefit of
lie Orphan Asylum and Free School ofhat
city, retailed the following anecdote:
"A poor little boy, in a cold night, with
10 home or roof to shelter his head, no pacrnal
or maternal guardian or guide to pitject
or direct him on his way, reached at y *s>
?i.~ i - -?
weni mi.- iiousu 01 a ncn planter, who
ook him in, fed, lodged, ana sent him on
lis way with a blessing.?Those kind attentions
cheered his heart, and inspired him
vith fresh courage to battle with the obsta:Ies
ot' life. Years rolled round ; Providence
ed him on, and he had reached the legal
>rofess:on; his host had died; the cormoiiiits
that prey on the substance of men
lad formed a conspiracy to get from the
vidow her eatates. She sent for the nearest
counsel to commit her cause to him, and
hat counsel proved to be the orphan boy,
ears before welcomed and entertained by
ier deceased husband. 'I lie stimulus of a
varm and tenacious gratitude was now
idded to the ordinary motive connected with
lie profession. He undertook her cause witli:
i will not easily to be resisted; he gained
t; the widow's estates were secured to her
n perpetuity: and. Mr. Senium*
^ . ?UUUV\?y
villi an emphasis of emotion th:it sent an *
lectric llirill throughout the house, 'that
irphmt boy stands before you /"
The Washington correspondent of the- ?
Charleston Standard relates a strange casef
supposed suicide. One Maj. MarrlaniJ;
clerk in the War Department, formerly .
n eminent lawyer of Kentucky, and aged *
bout sixty years, left .his Immnn.i
, 7 ?? ?<juj r
tli instant, remarking his design to call upn
some acquaintance. Not returning, for
jvoral days, his family became uneasy ; and
pon going to his dusk several letters Were
mm!, addressed to different members of his
tinilv and others, disclosing his purpose of
?-stroyiiig his own life, and giving as bis
lily reason for so doing his repugnance to
cing a charge upon any one for his' sup*
ort. His family, the narrator says, were - iteresting
and affectionate. No discovery
f his whereabouts had beeu made, and we
isprct it may be a ruse on the part of the
Id man after all. Old men sometimes like
> (est the affection of thir children.
The editors of tho Independent Press
ould hereby acknowledge the receipt of a
>ecial invitation extended to them by tho
litors of tho Yarktnllp Fl?r.*
-t ? v/ j hi hi*
nd tlio approaching celebration at King's
fountain, and also an Editorial Banquet at
orkville. Our respected cotcmporaries
ill please accept our (hanks for tlieir kindf
ttention, and an assurance that, whilst ciru
instances will necessarily prevent our at pdance,
we shall nevertheless bo with.
loin in sympathy, on both occasions, in
le true spirit 6f a liberal patriotism- and
aternal regard.
Capt. W. 1>. DeSaussuke, lato of the y<* ^
alnietto Regiment, has recently been in
rccnville, Newberry, and perhaps other
llages in tho upper country,.ton a recruitg
expedition for the United States army,
which he has been given the command
a company.
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r OROUENKSS oy INJURIES.?TyhCIt?omfc^.r', .
' his courtiere endeavored,icr oxciter^fciHj^'. *
? Good to putmh a prelato wh{> bad twed,1^
m ill?"I know," said he,
'hge royAetf; but it is a Jinel throj^tj& havtt ?
stjgeancc in onb'e powor^Q^frt to toiPH?* * s
Ji'ogk P'no'T, ;ih w^.bo s^cn by rcferico
to the article Vflgj^ecopied frotnA toft
Vowwre Courier, ^expected to beoomo
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