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THE INDEPENDENT PHESS W Pl'BLtSHEI) KVfcliY BATCRDAT'*MOBNLV<I. m ?t?- s 6. O. PUOKETT, ? M. PUCKBTT, \ Individuals, like nation *, fail in nothing which they boldly attempt, when, gxutained by virtuon* purjtoxr, and determined resolution.?IIeniiv Ci.av. " Willing to praise, yet not a/raid to bluine." Terms?One Dollar a Year, in Advance. ABBEVILLE C. H. ".,T FIJI DAY, - - - - OCTOUKK 26, 1855. We are requested to state tint Dr. E. E. Presslv will preach in the Presbyterian church in this village, on next Sabbath morning, at 11 oVloc.k, upon the subject of lieu venhj Itccogn i/ion. The system of Psalmody peculiar to the Associate Reformed Church will be used upon the occasion ; worshippeis will thereforc come prepared to participate in this delightful part of the services. A new Post office has been establised in E'lgefield District, called Shattcrjicltl, of which Jasj. Callison is Postmaster. We invite attention to the several new Advertisements in this number, especially of Messrs. Si.agku <fc Livingston, who are offering a fine assoitincnt of fancy ami staple dry goods, ready made clothing, jewelry, A*e.->?Encourago them l?y an early call. Tun Augusta Chronicle says there arc now six eng:nos lying along the lir e of the Georgia Central llaihoad, unable to travel, in eonsc-quence of recent collisions. ? ^ m - John Cuatun, Ex-Lieutenant in the Navy, and his brother-in-law, ])r. Ku:k, of Savanah, Ga., met in a duel, at Fort Pulaski, on the 15th instant. This latter was killed; the former slightly wounded in the foot. The New York correspondent of the Charleston &'tuwlunl represents the transactions in breadstuff- in his city as being tremendous. Large purchases arc made fur Germanic and Greek houses, and it is under-! stood also for the French Government. *! The Carolina Times has lately and unceremoniously cut our acquaintance. In making this humiliating confession, we have only one regret to express?the regret at being left by bad company instead of leaving it. The fact is, we are sorry that wo ever had the acquaintance of ju't such a sheet as the Times has shown itself to be. Jl*dge Frost has been unanimously elected to the Presidency of the Rabun Gap or Blue llidgo Railroad Company, M'Gourdin, former President, bavin? resign P c cd. The Mercury says "Judge Fkost is a man of great industry, experience atul method. lie believes in this work, and will give his heart to it." The Southern Lhjkt is the nanio of a! new periodical to be established at Ivlgefield Court Ilouce. Rev. e. l. \Viiat1.ky, the Editor, has lately occupied the position of Religious Editor in the Advertiser news-J paper, and has given unmistakcable evidence of fine abilities as a writer. Wo take pleasure in publishing his prospectus, and recommending his enterprise to the public. We have from our friend Dr. II. G. Klugii, of Greenwood, another specimen of the fruits of his flourishing young vineyard. It is a bunch of grapes, of the Catawba varietv. and n nart rS i.;^ - .. ..... v u. ctvuiiu j ? I crop from the same vines this year. Tliey ?re not quite ripe, but sufficiently so to be used for many purposes. It is our intention next week, when we have more space, to Kay more upon the subject. We will say now that the last of December or very early in January is the time for planting vines, and Di. Klugh can supply roots and cuttings?the first at fifty ccnts and the hitter at ten cents each. ? Some friend has kiiully sent us n copy of a very able address delivered at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, noklong since, by Col. J. "W. Forney, plerk "House of Representatives United States Congress, on "Religious Intolerance and Political Proscription." Ho will please accept our thanks. vve are also under obligations to some , (unknown) friend for a copy of the Mem phis (Tenn.) Weekly Ajtpcal, containing a epeecb made by Co1. IIiham Tilman, ol ^Memphis, at at [Democratic niass meeting ' held at Somerviije, Tenn., on the 15th Sep. ' T-^tember. The speech is one of the strong. iestanti-Know Nothing documents we have ^ ^tseeo, and most intensely Demooratic. ^-GoLTiLuft' is?"fco wjppfect, a Carolinian, ^sfihe- name fi Wnailiiir one in .this and '.- ^' "Edgefield District*. Wo hare marked nn _ .extract for future publication in tl:m \ Frets. ~ i. i_ ^Axkowo Pai?8TS DecRBAeiNo.^Thc Catholic Herald of Philadelphia, Jament* 'V iofe^je dgcr^aso^f their priests, says thai ti^x-atmot hope at present to supply theii ' ' ' The King's Mountain Celebration. A PKE8S of\othor matter lias heretofore caused lis to omit a mention of the celebrav % i bratiotTjof King's Mountain, winch occur-j' -red on the 4th instant. The Voikville /i'/t- j I qtiircr gives a full and glowing account of! | all that transpired on the occasion, ami \ve|i should bo pleased to re-publi^h it had we i I the necessary space. The number of per- < sons in attendance was estimated .-it fifteen i1 thousand. The "Ninety-Six District" was ' represented by a detachment of the Edge-1; j field Flying Artillery. The oiator of the | j day, Col. J.S. I'kkston, is said to have ac- j j j quitted himself in a manner entirely worthy j j of his nanio and the occasion. His address j j is to he published, when we hopo to have j i [ the pleasure of its perusal and of giving a | further notice. 1 Hon. Geo. Bancroft, the celebrated Historian, in response to a toast, made a ( I brief but elegant address. We subjoin the! ; closing paragraph: I "Let the battle ground before us be loft i no longer as piivate property; let it be ' i made tin* inheritance of the people, that is, 1 of all who are heirs to the benefits that 1 I were gained on the day which we com- I' I uicmorate. Let a monument rise upon its ' peak as a memorial of the heroism of our ' : fathers?as an evidence of the piety <>f their ' | sons. The deeds that were there performed j bid us ever renew our love of country. Let i; ' the passion for freedom How forth perenni- j1 jallv. like the fountains that gush in crystal ; 1 puritv from your hill sides; let the Union j1 j stand like your own mountains, which the ' ; geologists tell us are the oldest and firmest ' j iu the world." | The most touching incident, however, of , ! the day, was that of the presence of the ! veenerable \Y?i. C. I'keston, and his re- < ! marks in reply to a sentiment proposed com- ' j pliinentrav to him. It is said that even old 1 | gray-headed sires wept like children when J ' thev had listened to his brief but touching j response. And no wonder; for the language, I 1 even in print, is sufficient to moisten ilw. !< ' eve of any one who 1ms a soul for the mel| ancholy beautiful:? I 1 1 Ie said : "If any thing could now relume ] ! the embers of a life which, at times in my < youth and manhood has perhaps burned ; j brightly, it would be the sentiment which | ! has just been uttered. It touches the objects!. I which are dearest to me. ll points to a j ] ! life which has Wen animated by what I j; j thought and hoped have been elevated < I objects of ambition, ami to an ancestry, s I whose memory has been most fondly cher- ' I ished, and here in these scenes of primeval | j grandeur, and upon a spot with which it | has been the fortune of that ancestry to be ] ( associated, it comes upon me wiili especial > l i force; but if I could ever speak." he said.I* ! "I can speak no long r, and if excuse be J ( j needed I would appeal to this," (raising up , j his crutch) "and to this" (laying liis handj i upon locks as white as snow) "yet still mv 1; heart," (laying his hand upon liis breast.) j , but the utterance failed him, and "the old j; man eloquent" bowed his head and wept, j. wjinii me tear trickling from every eve in [" thtil vast concourse told tlie story of e;?rn-!} est sympathy, and paid a noble tribute to ( , the power of true eloquence, tho eloquence ( t of feeling, and of action and of silence. < The Right of Transit. i The following extract is taken from a ( lengthy and ahlo opinion of Judge Kane, j of Pennsylvania, recently delivered in tin i United Slates Court, in reference to the ! Wmeei.er slave case. It is as sound Con- j stilnlional doctrine, as boldlv announced,!, I * j 1 and as ably defended, as any Southern | ; J ucige could have lield. But "can anything ; good come oilt of Nazareth ?" ' The Judge says:?"AH the statists agree in regarding the right of transit fcr person anil property through the territory of a friendly State, as among those which cannot, under ordinary circumstances, be denied. Vattel, ' B. 2, ch. 10, ? 132, 3, 4; l'uffendorf, B. 3, i cn. 3, 55 5, 0, 7; iCntlierf. Inst. B. 2, ch. 9 ;!' ! 1 Kent Cum. 33, 35. It is true that thoH i right is not an unqualified one. The State) : may impose reasonable conditions upon its J I exercise, and exact guarantees against its!' abuse. But subject to these limitations, it j is the right of every citizen of a friendly Stale. ! "Tlio right is the same, and admits just the same qualifications, as to persons and ( property. Tho same argument that denies the right of peacefully transmitting one's property through the territories of a State, ( refuses tho right of passage to its owner. And tho question, what is to bo deemed property in such a case, refers itself necessarilyto tho law of tho Stato from which the citizen brings it; a different test would I sanction the eftnfiscation of property at the will of n sovereign through whoso territory it seeks to pass. If one Stato may decree that there shall be no property, no right of ownership in human beings; another, in a spirit of practical philanthropy, only a little more energetic, may deny the protection of 1 Jaw to the products of slave labor; and a . ^tliird may denounce annular outlawry a. i gainst all intoxicating.tfiquids. . And if tho ] Jaw of a State can ^ioontrol the rights of Mraiigere passing m rough its territory, then the sugar of New Orleans, the cotton of Carolina, tlio wines of Ohio, and the rnm of i New England, may have their market* ' bounded bv tthe State* io which they are - produced; anA withouVany change of reasonmg, NyM^gBBfey.niay refuse to citizens ' of Penns^lvi^pUie 'fiieht of passing along i her railroad* to New YorL The doctrine 1 B .ooe that wan exploded m* Europe more ' thnri fourhsndred and fifty I find, now, or found very LVu-Wg ; yJL. -M. J a. 1 JL. Associate Reformed Synod of tho South. Tins body met at Cedar Spring, in thin District, sonic two or tlireo weeks siuce. The last issue of tho Due West Telescope lias a glowing (but not minute) account of ils proceedings, which is the first we have been nblo to get. As our space is exceedingly : limited we give only such extracts as prcs L'lit the most important features of the pro- ! ccedings. The Tiiexcope snys the meeting j was a pretty full and ?piite pleasant one; imd proceeds:? The ingathering of members commenced ; =cveral davs before the timn <it" riio greetings of brethren won; generally : over; ami strangers had become somewhat' itceuslomed to their new lodgings before the Sabbath. The Sabbath was a high-day fur old Ceil er ..Spring. At an early hour the living masses come rolling up until the older cit-1 izens were forced, no doubt, to think of the Jays of "auld lang syne." Such a crowd : has not been seen at Cedar Spring for twenty years, at least, it was thought. There was another circumstance in that ' day's exercises, which connected it with the past, ami stirred the memories of the fath-1 fis and mothers: J)r. Join) 1\ J'ressh/ ivtts in the Pulpit. Over twenty years ago lie! was the Pastor at Cedar Spring, and had - t > juuh: ujick, ai uie request. of tho lambs of liis former (lock, to revisit the scones of l>oll) his natural and spiritual birth; to tread 1 tigain the livid of liis early labors, and to' receivesuch a welcome from old and young! is rarely falls to the lot of mail in this cold iikI selfish woild. Of course ho occupied' I lie pulpit 011 Sahhath morning. And with ! lhe plainness and simplicity characteristic. i)f a truly great man he preached Christ : ixtid him crucified; taking for his text, I 'Wo would see Jesus" No m:m, we presume, ever enjoy < d the j confidence ami the lovu of a people in a1 liigher degree than did John T. I'res-ly, (lie1 received the title of Doctor some years liter he left, them) while Pastor of the uni-1 ted congregations of Cedar Spring and ! Long Cane. No higher proof of this could j lu? crivi'ii t!? *?? i!i? I? 1 ? utv ivvvj'uuu hr'v ^nvc nun jn his return. The Synod convened on Monday, and ivas opened with an appropriate and excelent sermon by tins last Moderator, Rev. L. McDonald, of Chester Dist., S. C. Kev. J. Chalmers, of Alulerson, S. C., was chosen Moderator. The principal part of ihchusiless was of a routine character?just stx h is is transacted every year; and as the Minutes in full will appear in the Telescope, is well as in pamphlet form, as soon as the Jlerk can prepare the copy, we will not ittcinpt a synopsis of the proceedings here. There are one or two items, however, it nay he proper to notice. On the subject of Union, there being no Delegates from the Synod of South Caroina present, no direct account was had. I'he Committee on i'salmody, however, weIV lirected lo attend the approaching meeting jf tlie Synod of South Carolina, and to! m pose co operation with them in securing! i version of the Psalms that would bene-'; ep'ablc to both bodies. This was regarded | i j radical measure null nnglil load to some rood result. Secret associations received their share of Utcntion. All previous action in regard to .hein was disannulled and a set of rcsoluions, which were considered milder and le#s objectionable than those of former years Lvero adopted ; a large minority voting igainst them. A Protest was entered against he action in the premises, and signed hy a number of members. To answer this pro!est a committee was appointed by Synod. Whether the resolutions that were adopted will answer the purpose, wo think is to be loubted. We, however, were not among the protesiants. Although we had no conlidence in them as a finality on the subject, we were willing to give them a trial. We humbly submit, at the same time, it is the business of an Ecclesiastical Hody to make laws ?to speak in the tones of authority. And whenever she is not prepared to denounce mi /?? !! ? ?'' - r.?i-i-i *?- 4 * '* ... wm iiihi iu ioi'dki us existence hi uie Church, she should keep her lips closed. Much of the trouble that mars the peace af the Churrii arises from legislating on subjects not clearly within the province of Hie Church. If a connexion with secret associations is clearly sinful, forbid it; if not, =ay nothing about it. Leave individuals, Ministers and Session's, to do ns they think bet. t The Board of Foreign Mission^ was directed to impure whether it would be ngreenble to the A. 11. Synods in the North, that we should labor with them iu the East, unci if so, to semi the only man that has volunteered to go 011 n Foreign Mission to ihe.field. ltcv.^. Ranson, as he stated on the nuor of Synod, is willing to go, on cer-. Lain conditions. His wife has .nobly volutv* leered to accompany'him.?Wifi hope-that the God of Nations will open'up 'the way for them, and%o believe He wilk Let tho Church wrestle thstf the time may ioou come^ A niost exiellcint feet m on on fission'was prcucueu on yio second Uny of the meeting by llev. Tlios. S. Lee of, Kerttucky. On thp third dHy the sermon .on the "Duties of Ruling EulerS nod Di'aron?,< was preached by Key. G. Gordon, of Louisville ^Ky- It also was'.a stirring discourse. It *<ftfts ftrt overnight that these Discourses, . together with that of tho Moderator, wgre not Hflkoflf for publication in the Telewope. We ItoM. the brethren wiH overjpok tliis pinissiol). and send them on. We ttill gladjraubliriv all of them. It tj^Mild be a 'standing mlo jfint all sermons preached befpreT5ynod,. by it* appointment, should be publ^ed.^..^ The Synod adjourned late Thut^tliy!five?? ning to meet at Slarkville Miss., at the usual y XJ -LI JL .JL It J2j U U ? [KOH THE INDEI'KNbKNT PRESS.] Madam Experience's Court. Associate JaJt/cs?Champions Temperancf. and Abstinence. Prosecutorfor the Court?Temperanck, Cood Company, and Mrs. Daintiness. Defendants Lawyers?Mr. Prudence and Mr. Moderation. Prisoners?Liquor Dealers and Retailors, Mr. Dinner, Mrs. Suiter, Mrs. IIotruimm:, Mr. l'uui.ic Banquet. Scene in a nameless village. Mr. Tempehance, with a great flourish of trumpets and banner unfurled, and the |.i i?i?n?;rs one ami an standing m tlic box. MaJain Kxckuiicxck asks the prisoners if they had provided themselves* with any lawyers to defend their cause. Mr. Dink Kit got up in a great bustle am! remarked that there was no want of thetn ! when they weie put in presence of a good | substantial dinner, and they could he even smart and witty then; but now that they were placed to face their Honors Austixkck and Tkmi'kuanck, they all sneak behind the door. 15nt, there, I see a staunch friend of mine, looking very happy to tenders his services. If he does, 1 shan't forget him. They saw a good-looking, wellfed, cheerful-looking lawyer, winking and nodding his head,sis much as to say : '"Here am I, ready to serve you, as you have been so very devoted to me. This was Mr. I'im:-J dknck. At llio same moment a rather older lawyer, Mr. Modkhation, with eyes as a weasel, with curled upper lip, stood up, his hands behind him, under his coat tail, made also a nod of approbation, and said he would cheerfully ioin his learned iYioml ill the defence of those gloat principles, lie then pushed bark his scanty sandy hair from his forehead and sat down. There was an exchange of documents, a thumbing over of law books, and then a dead pause. [Here Mr. Tk.mi'Kuanci-; made a profound bow to the .1 udjji's.] "May it please your honors, and not gentlemen of the jury : 1 am too happy such a case is not of the competency of that vulgar class, the people, out of which is raised every kind of packed juries, and boot-licking juries?yea, Madam, bootlicking juries, if they thought the blacking of your pretty shoes had been diluted with alcohol. I conic In-fore your most gracious Ladyship, though you are as old as the Jlockv Mountains, Mill as youthful and as beautiful as Aurora springing from the horizon, with tier rosy fingers scattering I he tlowers of science, before you.? Ever wise, though so young, never failing for most gracious madam: JSxperientiu docil ''Please, learned and poetical sir, to proceed to your subject," exclaimed the grave Dame. "Then, most learned Damo wc do not CuiuG Ik;ic into this venerable and tiniehonored temple of Themes with empty liandv, there stands inonr midst a few of our witnesses?Kscc i.ai'ics and Hiiu'ockatks, Av- j uiujoks and (jai.es and Cklsis, Madam! Mania a 1'otc, and her dead sisters, Mad-| am (Jout and Madam Apoplkxv, without' reckoning the Lad y Mouautv. Wc should! like to have the ed vantage, noble Lady, of j your experience; but for want of it, wcj shall call upon onu of the honorable Judges upon (he bench, who we know will go strongly for our legal lights?the total prohibition of the drinking of alcohol and everything that contains it. "lint let us divide our subject under the proper beads. "First: Is alcohol necessary toman ? We answer, unhesitatingly, most assuredly not. Man, in the garden of Eden, did not drink <1 tl t> I liin/y Kul uiiifnn ? <" ' - * 1 Iiiuti , n? I'u sum guuu U1U fool Noah got drunk, because lie celebrated by too frequent libations bis sale landing from tbc Ark. Like a good hearted Irishman, when he drank to the health of a friend, he got drunk on the strength of the sincerity of his friendship; ami the ancient Helvetians never believed in your friend ship unless you got drunk with tlicin. Ami i tliere arc the Duties, and ali the Germans who are perfect sots. Let these learned physicians be put on tho stand and sworn, and our cause will bo won, and these prisoners be sent to solitarygconfincment for life. But before the witnesses are introduced, let me ask, with your Ladyship's permission, what business has Mr. Dinneii and Mrs. Suiter to give to idle folks late hot suppers, and then banquets, a fruitful political occasion just to afford an opportunity to politicians to make speeches to Bunkum, to acquire political capital and reputation, and that, Madam, by nreaking through all the rules of temperate decency. Public banquets and dinners nnd barbecucs nri8:#o many traps for catching poor fools, their Votes, g^t them drunk for their thanks, go home and brutalize their families, and their poor heart-brojeen wives. These- candidate.* for Legislatures ought tc be candidates ;Cfor? Penitentiaries.^,Tjtey are the wprat'sort.of vermin^hat coj{upt public morality, yps, may it p|eas*your. Ladyship, make 'a greatat^o about assembling people together, from many Sfat^fofj^ gram! celebration of one of tfie moH,important battles fought jo the war of Independence, .make fiti^ historical speeches, nil intended now to prpduce hatmony oj^ftAling and'ofvoj)inionr at least pn j mi* xYiugn. muunutin Reieurnuon, arid -Jliett ^p bpnie to,,thinkj?F ,tb^ pustcRtirt <?Kferfsl? e<;ifii f^njj!mj$$; Is-u^ttp-* J ^amoR^ tli^^ ' '* i* '* that tliey are right. Let now the witness-1 es be heard." I j Witness?IIirrociiATKs : Lady, whom I . \ hnvo ever revered, and that rererence was! handed dowij from generation to genera- j tion to the present day among my follow- j< ers. I am well aware, though centuries t have elapsed since I promulgated my do> ' trines and aphorisms, that those medical ! observations, based fis they are on expert-1 cuce, have stood the trial of ages. There- J fore, since mv book on dietetics is thy rule ' of all the schools, what I have to say on | the subject nsny bo considered the united j opinions of us all. Wine has not only' been used habitually by us all, but we have, recommended it in a great many cases nied-; icinally to the great benefit and comfort of ii?. 'i'i '? < - 1 imv? uccii irom time to j time individuals who have drank to excess;, but wli.it of that ? millions have been threat-! ly benefited by it. Must our profession re-1 jeet any alimentary substance or medical i agent, because some simpletons choose to abuse the proper ami moderate use of them? Whom the gods wish to punish, they first make mad with wine. 1 hit taken in mod-1 elation, it is nutritious, fertilizes the mind, and fortifies the body. It creates sociable j eheei'fuliM'Rc, brightens the joys of home , and friendship, and man lives longer and j happier." No sooner wore these words uttered than . we saw Mrs. Ilorst-i'i-Eu, Mr. Dinxkii and ; Mr. Hanoi'et rub their hands, shake their heads and laugh, in token of approbation. Mrs. lloTSt'ri'KK, particularly, was very uneasy all the time. -Hut," said Mr. Temperance, "most venerable 111 I'I'OCHates, you have as yet only touch* d on one of the many subjects presented to your consideration." i "I am aware of the fact, most sonorous: Sir: 1 have not so done unintentionally. I! sl.all proceed. 1 1 , .. . UIV.I, 1 S*U?tll HclVC 51* gain to repeat inv general recommendation ?modem lion in all ihint/tt. Teach it to your child l?y precept, and write it on all your gates. The next suhjec'. is alcohol; but before I begin to talk of this interesting i subfect, as I am oM, and as wine is the milk of old age, I must drink a good bumper of Lisbia wine, or I'll take some from the sunny hills of Crete, or Siciiy, or Corsica, but would much prefer some from Mon- j teOascone, and still more, some from Montepuiciauo, winch, according to Bacchus him- | self, is the king of all wines. Do not oiler .1 me to touch your Ohio sour wines, or your ' Kpani->h and Portugese wines, which are a i mass of impurities, concocted and diluted c in profusion of alcohol. It. is only lit for in? coppcr-line<l throats of those savage and bail larous ]tln<rlis!it or their darling descend- | ants of i-till inure savage America, or their ancestors, the Danes, Saxons, Fins and Mus- t covitcs, whoso throats :ire as insensiblo as the craters of extinct volcanoes." After having (pialfed a bumper of Tuscan A wine, whose generous, gentle and diffusive 1 effects could be perceived to spread all over ' liis body, he thus continued: ^ "It seems to me that it should have ap- f peared useless to ask me any explanations 1 from under this head, after what I have said n of the Spauish wines. Alcohol was only fit for brutes?no, I beg their pardon, for they will not touch it, their better instincts } is far superior to man's proud mind. My t brethren of the profession use it more to y make all their tinctures for the good chemi- j cal DlODertics iL nnwcwpc ntnl ?w./..?^;.?....n.. .. , , - - I ? w.Mtll V t, prescribe it in very minute doses. When first introduced, which was long after my , time, (my friend Avkhuoes and his Arabic t school of medicine first introduced it with ,! distillation,) it wjis called tho "water of life1 and tho "elixir of life." Thousands of pieces of gold could scarcely buy a thimble full, lint your vile modern distillers make 1 enough to flood this earth, and instead of distilling it from the juice of thegrape, they distil it from the very breadstuff* that ought ^ to feed their starving populations. The ap- , pies and the peaches were intended to be eaten, and not distilled ; but it required a modern ncute Yankee nation who would convert oven hell-fire into alcohol." Mr. Moderation said that he.would be so bold as to ask tho venerable IIjpi'ocrai'eh what should the poor people do - who could not aftbrd to drink Italian or Greek wines ? The venerable sage with dignity replied: "Set yoiir lazy; idle.'people, and these same drunkards, to planting vineyards ; and then they will soon have wine, health, ;t?inper- > ance, and comfort. You have in your, mid^t I one born in tho sunny fields of Jtaly, trying c to set you the '"good examplo ; .fcq t you do not llfffl Ilia n'loi/in .~l. I._ I? ' 4?wf IVV) UiUU^U UU UU U1IU Ul my family." * -c ' So, Mndnin Exi'auiBKCE,' in conclusion: No distillations but. for m'edieinal purposes; vineyards nil over (he country, and inoderation in all things, is my advice and that of my professional brethren." Here the venerable sage retired. ;< Mr. I'rvdbnce.?"May it please yo^ur Ladysbjp, dinner or jio dinjuTi', to be of not to be? t(yU. i^ the ques^jnT I^ilfall ijpt,?at- i tem|)t to add one fact fcKjfide ihoso that wo have heard dropped from 'Iho lips ofgwisdotn like drops of gold int# vasea .of^rejer. , Tliey_hlve, and, to th^njf^ono^ppmatns ? it lilt Ehstern purity *and "classic. simplicity t that lifts.no delighted tliis assembled multitude. Conviction mtist already re<t oi^ev- * ery mind?^no tiew -'w<>rds could <&hl any ^ v?lti(j to truth. It would bo V3F. PRlWt the rose ai^l the lily. ' Let:the jfnoteWlBbi) learn > at lenfct*a le>scft?'frotU*, th^WWom of agea,^ iit^ar.^ Need I re-^T riVed friend Temper- * not ex&i, is the' real thingtfebere made % * ' V,' f 1 . .'Jfcfirai./I-.Ifr .'iCiTt** ? - . I wine! but truly, where is this golden goose egg to be found ? ^.nd this brings us to the second part of our Argument. It is to be wrought out of our own soil, nnd with our own sunbeams (hat our bountifuf (Jod sends down streainingly upon us: and there is more truth than poetry in that wine is a condensation ol sun-beams. Yes, wo must raise our own vineyard?, and drink our own wine and be merry. We wilt not make worse lovers, nor worse fathers, fight the less the battles of our country, or go to work that work, that ennobles man, the less diligently for drinking every day or two a> glass of our own wine. Our learned friend insists on a total prohibition of all drinks? wine is no exception. Men, at all periods,.f ti.o ?~..U 1 1 - " ... ..v..?Mu iiiiiu-r mi circumstances,have brewed up intoxicating beverages.? Man wants stimulants to excite, to invigorate, to re-animate himami lie will havo tin-in; if it be not one poisonous plant, it will be another; for it gladdens the hearts Now, if the gentleman will meet us on this groune, we shall not utter another word iip defence of our case." Ilerc her Ladyship Expemencesummed up the debate: "Though we have heard but one. witness'on th<s subject, that oneiaiso' authoritative, so learned, is so conservator of the experience of all ages accumulated to the present day, that prudent moo ought * to learn lessons of wisdom from experience especially, and when so long established and bv common consent formed, that the best drink man can take after water, is pure wine. We therefore adopt the sago conclu^onsof the venerable sage IIvcocrates."' Never, perhaps, since the first settlement of the Western country, has the Ague, nniV Chills and Fever prevailed to such an extent as at the present time throughout theSoutl? West. fflAHKIKD, ().\ tlic Dili instant, by tlic Kev. Mr. Hoot, Mr. NOEL NKI-SOX nnd Miss EMMA M0IJAGNF, Imtliof Union Springt, Mao on County, Altilmmn. Anderson Gazette will plonso copy. CONSIOKGES. Tlic following persons have freight in the ")o|iot nt Abbeville:? .1 .1 Cnnninplinm, 0 T Haskell, "Wier iz Mil >r, E J Tnylor, .1 Gor.lcni, W J Taylor, J & R I While, E Tilm.-itr, tVicfclifl'o ?fc Armstrong, 1.1 Lyons, Sinter ?fc Livingston, II C Cabell, J \ Stono, \V M Itinrliev. II S? K"?m n rr?~..? V Barksdalc, T O I'errin, E Palmer, D J Jor? Ian, II A Jones, Enriijht it Starr. 1). U. SONDLEV, Ag't. _ j1A iVk etsT~ ABBEVILLE, Oct. '25.?Cotton?Quotaions from 7 to 7 J- ceuts. HAMBURG, Oct. 13.?Cotton.?For the vcek ending to-day, there has been 895 bales lotton received. The latent foreign advices lave caused a decline in our market of *?Vc quote for good Middling 7J to 8, Middling, air Si to 8J, and fully. Fair would bring 8J. .'he week's business closing with a good deuand. Gr.ornitiKs.?Retail prices arc os followg: Brown Sugar, 9 all c; Rio Coffee, 12 a 14c; i. O. Syrup, 415 a 45e; W. I. Molasses, 37 a Oc; ( unny Cloth, 10A a 17e; Dundee Bag-. ;ing, 14 a 15c; Bale Rone. 15 n ioi? . ?..i? i -? ? ? "i" f WM,,i ?cr sack, ?1 75c; Iron, 5$ atijc; Nails, 5} a rjc; Flour, country, $8 00 ft #9 00. "K." COLUMBIA, Oct. 24.?Cotton?The cotton unrket presented no new feature yesterday; lie quantity on Bale was light, and the denand was quiet but steady, at previous quotaioim. 100 bales changed hands, at prices anging from 8 a 8} c. lUcnfioii, Abbeville Light Infantry ! ! ! YOU will appear at your usual Parade Orouiid, on Saturday the third of November, Fully Armed and Equipped, for Drill uid Inspection. 15y order of Captain Lit,inoston. Oct, 20, It . JOfltf GltAY, 0. S. : GREAT BARGAINS FOE CASH!! v->%AT ABBEVILLE C.^H. DLAGF.Il it LIVINGSTON respectfully inforrn tlie citizens of Abbeville village and district that they havo opened, at the oldstand >1 WILLSON & WILLIAMS, i >ne of the largest, best selected, finest and ^eaj^st stocks of FAXCY and STAPLE iv?r exhibited in the up-count*3'. . As a part of our extensive assortment we vill'mention: ' Lndie^V DrejM Goods*~ DeLnincs, Cashmere^ fAStfeline Cloths; a Alpacas, Pluid Stuffs, Ginghams; < -English and FrerveK Merirfdes^aJl shades); "Calicoes, (of every stjl6 and price); Mantillas and Cloaks, (a SMgodia assortnent.of latest styles and at allwjfoes); Hosiery, Gloves, Shoes, ^ . FOr Gents and Boy*-? Clothe, Cassimerea, Tweed*, Vo9ting?; Boots, 8!io?9, Hate and Caps, Ac. 4mJ.; , AJuflrone of tliPfargcsi aud best mahofbc- . u red assortments of _ %'' * jy . Ready-niide Glothiak hfclhns ever hceii brought to this market, tofmcl? partieular attention iivinviteol , > For - ' <*All kinds of Bianke^j^knnel*. Damasks: Sheetings, Shirtings/Tiokings, Tdwelhngs; t Diapers, Doylies, XJartain Materia)*, Ac. ^luflat(o%OOod*? c- ui-t-- fir\ -i- ?' - t- mi no vwur^iirwpa ikflAWQicy};* 'v O^nnburgs, Ac; ^ We '^k' ^ ^ .huiir Is any other aiu'wji?^ent c&n afford to Mmv< BLiSS^J