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. MISCELLANY- ii ' South Carolina Legialature, . * v Thursday, Nov. 29.. . ( Continued from last week]) Mr. McGowan asked tho unanimous coti'Rent of ilio llousu to recur to tho call Ibr Abbeville: consent being given, lie pre* _scnU'?l tlic annual report of the Columbia and Greenville Railroad Company; referred | to the Committee of VVays fl"d Means. t Mr. Middletori introduced a bill to pre-1 vent non-rcsidonts from hunting, duekiug mid fishing, xvitliin the limits of tho State;' .J'..' rc^il the first time, and referred to the Coin- j * miltcc on Internal Improvements. Mr. Tucker introduced a bill to improve j tlie Free School system in this State. Read ' the first lime, and referred to tlic Committee 1 A of the "Whole, and made the Special Order tor Wednesday next. V / Mr. Kilgoro introduced a bill to incorporate the Greenville and French Broad Railroad Company within the limits of this State. Read the first time, and referred to the Committee on Incorporations. K Also a bill to amend the charter of the ftparlanburg and Union Railroad Company. Read the first lime and referred totheCom/ imtteo on the Judiciary. | Mr. W. 13. Wilson introduced a bill to ? incorporate tlio Yorkville and North Carolina Railroad Company ; read once, and to the Comillltteu InnnrnAwi. tioiis. .. Mr. Hope introduced a bill to repeal all nets, and clauses of acta, exempting property from levy and salo for debt, and to alter and amend the same; read the first time and referred ; also a bill to exempt ministers of the Gospel, except on certain occasions, from patrol duty; read tbe first lime, and referred to the CommvMoc on the Military. Mr. Hammond, introduced a lull to alter and amend the license laws, of this State ; read tbe first time, and referred to tbe Jjidiciary Committee. Friday, Nov. 30. SEN ATE.?Mr. Chestnut presented tho favorable report of the Committee on Fedoral Relations, on a bill to provide for tbe appointment of Electors of President and Vice President of the United States, which I ivfis inai1? fl.A C ,.:..! / .-.I? f.... T> l-~ I ..ivti.kmiv uiv "luvi iui i uwuny, <11 1 o'clock p. in. Mr. Buchanan presented the favorable repoit of the Coin mil tec on Finance and Banks, on 9 bill to repeal the laws against usury. Mr. Barton, from the Committee, to count the votes for Comptroller General, reported that J. D. Ashmorc had received a majority of the whole number of votes cast.. The President thereupon announced J. D. Ashmore duly elected Comptroller General. HOUSE OF REPS.?Mr. Spain, from tho Committee on Incorporations, reported on the hill to incorporate the Edgefield Railroad Company, (introduced by Mr.Tillman,) and recommended its passage, with some amendments. Ordered for a second reading to-morrow. Also reported favorably on the bill to incorporate the York and North Carolina Railroad Company. Mr. Nol>hi, from same Committee, reported a bill to amend !tbc charter of the Savannah USvAr PoiTmS3?nAiiii???*'w ?1 uu?i |iuii < nuui uiu ursi time, and ordered for consideration and n second reading to-morrow. Mr. "B. F. Perry, from the Committee on Internal Improvements, reported unfavorably on tlie petition of tlie citizens of Georgetown, praying that non-residents may l>e prohibited from hunting, ducking and fishing in tlie State. Mr. Melton introduced a bill to confer upon alien widows the right to take and hold real estate; read the first time, and referred. ' Mr. Tillman introduced a bill to divide tlio Districts of Edgefield and Barnwell, so as to establish two new judicial districts. Rend tho first time, and referred to the Committee on tho Judiciary. Mr. P>. II. Wilson introduced a bill to roquire.railroad companies to make compensation in nil cases where tho death of any person results from their wrongful act, neglect or default. Read the first time, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 1 v. Saturday. Dec. I. SENATE.?Mr. 'Grisqette introduced ft < bill to alter and amend the Militia laws of fc v this State. Also a bill to alter and ,ainend . * tholload laws of this State. Mr. Moses presented the report of the Committee on the Judioiary, on a bill to secure to married women a separate estate Ly3- in property to which she may be entitled ^if; at the time of marriage, or to wbioh they r??vv* may become entitled afterwards, recommending its passage. If- * HOUSE OF REPS.?Message Kb. 3 of big Excellency was received. The purport of jr it was, thaThis Excellency hadbteen solicited by the Board^Of^isitgw..of the State Military Academy aPCtommfiw, ttf. ask the ? } > Logvilatnro for an appropnation of $10,^V" 000, for tlio purpose of' building an Arse5' nal in Columbia, an$ recommended' that j^:W, tbc appronrifition IwfiwitfW fW'FMr. Thompson from the Comraittee otf Wr? ^ Claim?, mad? r?portf,: fftvornblo nnd unfft*. " vorable. on vaMouaclaitna, for public pript-, m&r By/ Mr.McGowafc, frfcm the Committee on V *be Military/ m^e a report on aibflllfeiMtempt eertam $ubli<* officers fr^orWbary MinUiy d uty ? also *' bill (o '#er *nd *% Ifilff! .'*/ mend'ujo P^toI Saws; also unfavorably ' / on tbe petition of oundry citizenr o&Qk^ tcrfield, praying aii (amendment in' theAife 5-:/ " Bank ob aocount of tlio indebtedness of its Directors | nnd alwitliB report of tbo President fiC.tlie Bank of lilts State in relation to th&shiking ftind, ?b required by tbo resolution of tho Seuato. Anil also tlio private report of the President of the Bank of the State of indebtedness of officers and Directors; which was ordered to lie on the Clerk's desk for th? inspection of Senators. HOUSE OF REPS.?Mr. Tillman presented tbo petition of sundry citizens of , Edgefii-ld niul Barnwell Districts, praying that, tliose Districts might be divided so as to form two new Judicial Districts. Mr. Noble presented the account of F. Robertson, for service, rendered the State. Mr. Hammond introduced a bill to alter i i .1 i.-.t e .1 o._. il 111 I illlll'IKI I IIC I.OII3IIUIIIOII ?'l llll* OlitU-, so as to give the election of Governor aud Lieut. Governor to the people. On motion of Mr. Hammond, it was Resolved, That it be referred to the Committee of Ways and Meane, to inquire intj it, and report upon the expediency of allowing to the owners of slaves, who may hereafter be executed for criminnl offencos, the full value of such slaves. Tuesday, Dec. 4. SEN ATE.?Mr. Marshall presented tho Report of the Board of Visitors of the State Military Academy for 1855. Mr. Allen's resolutions in reference to n sarcophagus for the remains of Mr. Calhoun, and statutes of distinguished Cnroli nians, were considered, and referred to n Committee. The special order, being a bill to provide for the election of electors of President and Vice President, was taken up, advocated by Mr. Chestnut, and ordered for consideration to-morrow. A resolution requesting tlio Commissioners of the new State Capitol to furnish an estimate of the cost of said Ca; itol, was passed. Mr. Buchanan reported unfavorably on the presentment of a grand jury in relation to the levying a poll tax. Mr. Hull presented tho estimate of the cost of the new State Capitol, made by the architects. Mr. Allen moved to lay the bill repealing tiie laws against usury on the tabic; lost? yeas 8, tiavs 31. TTrir^ci' r\i? tjpho tr__? ' jii woij vi' ADi o??v a nous petitions, memorials, accounts, claims, &c., were prcsenteil. * Mr. Wilkes introduced ft bill to alter and amend the attachment laws. The especial order, being resolutions for tho establisment of a Separate Court of Appeals, was taken up. Messrs. Sullivan and Perry, argued in favor of the measure at some length, after which the subject was referred to a special Camrnittc. Wednesday, Dec. 5. SENATE. Numerous petitions, accounts, <kc., were presented, mainly of a local character. Mr. Mordecai introduced a bill to amend the law in relation to the just rights of mechanics, handicraftsmen, ?fcc. TllA Kill ronoollnr* tiani>?t ? -?<w v j/vu< (.iiv linuijr icm'o talccn np, discussed and lost. Yeas 18, nays 22. Tlio bill providing for the election of electors of President nnd Vice President was considered and laid over till to-morrow. A bill to incorporate tlio York nnd North Carolina Railroad was passed, and sent to the House. . HOUSE OF REPS.?Numerous petitions, <fc<\, were presented by various members. Mr. DeSaussuro reported a bill increasing the salary of tho Attorney General from $1,100 to *1,500. A resolution for the appointment of a paid agent to superintend the building of the new State House was discussed at some length by various members, passed by a ii i - - - email voie, ana was sent to tue House. The bill for the improvement of the Free School system was taken up, advocated bv Mr. Tucker, and deferred for further consideration. S!* ' TIIURSDAT, DCC. G. SENATES?Mr. Mazyck moved to re-consider tho usury bill. Carried, and the bill laid over for re-consideration. The bill granting aid to the Stale Agricultural Society passed iU first reading. A resolution for a Committee to revise the cijgpinal laws was carried. HOtJSE OF REPS.?Mr. Hearst reported a bill providing for a more perfect registration of births, marriages and deaths. A resolution in relation to fixing pistols and bowie-knives was offered by Mr. Boyce. The electoral bill was. further debated. TS TN km XHiDAY, UeC. I. SENATE.?Petitions, Accounts, claims, See, were presented and appropriately referred. The bill scouring to married women a separate estate in property to wbfab they may be entitled at tbe time .of marriage, or to which,, they may afterwards become en* titled, ^rais-considered, but not disposed of. | The usury bill Was taken up, and agreed t<f by yeas 26, nays 18. fThe same bill >bad previously failed in tbe House.) : Th^hill granting power to Commissionet* of Free Schools to levy assessments for educational purposes was considered and agreed to. Yeas 66, nays 12. *^ The Senate proceeded to the Special Order fyt 8 o'clock P. M? a bill to provide for tbe appointment' t>f Electors of President | of establishing observatories in the State, j for tho purpose of taking astronomical obi solvations. Also an unfavorable Teport on memorial of tho North Easlerd Railroad Company, in relation to tho passage of said road through certain lands belonging to Board of Officers of tho 4th Brigade.. Also unfavorably on a bill to declare '.be law in relation to the qualification of voters for officers in the volunteer military organiza! lions in this State. Also favorably in the I petition of the States Rights Artillery, prayj ing an appropriation ; ordered for consideration to-morrow. Mr. Thomson, from C!iininiitlo<> nn riain? submitted sundry reports. Mr. Tucker's Free School bill was further considered. Mr. Perry's electoral bill was taken up, advocated by Mr. Tillman at some length, and ordered for f?rih??r consideration. [4/ Satcuday, Dec. 8. SENATE.? Sundry reports, petitions, Jcc., were presented and referred. Mr. Allen introduced a bill to allow members of the Legislature and their families free passage on all the railroads, when going to or returning from tho meetings of that body. A message was received from the Governor, asking that a committee bo appointed to examine tho accounts of tho Executive Department. Tho bill giving the election of Presidential electors to the people was passed. Yeas 23, nays 19. The bill in relation to the property of married women was also passed. Yeas 19 nays 15. Mr. Marshall offered a resolution in relation to the difficulties in Kansas. A bill to limit tlio jurisdiction of mag1*tratcs and a bill concerning derclict esta' . were agreed to and sent to the House. HOUSE OF REPS.?Sundry presr meats, petitions &c., received and n_ Mr. McGowan, form the Committee on il. Military, made a favoroble report on the petition of Board of Visitors of the Military Academiesof this State, and recommended an appropriation of 410,000, fur the purpose of building a House, for the use of the Professors at the Arsenal.in Columbia; ordered I for consideration on Monday. Also made a report on so much of the message No. 1 of the Governor as referred to the militia : of this State. Mr. oSllain reported a hill to iiirnrnnrnfn the Greenville and French Broad Railroad Compan)'. Mr. Hearst reported favorably on a bill in relation to the registration of births, <kc. Mr. Noble reported on a petition in relation to the charter of Unionville. The question of establishing a separate Court of Appeals was further debated by Messrs. Mitchell, Herndon (of Union,) Perry, and Memminger for, nod Messrs. Hammond, Thomson, McGowan and Tillman against the measure. The bill was lost by a vote of 52 to 48. THE INDEPENMNCTILESS ib rudurhf.d every saturday mohmkg. O. O. PUOKETT, ) ? M. PUOKETT, \ Editors. Individual*, like nationx, fail in nothing which they boldly attempt., when nnxtained hy virtuou* pnrpone, and deter mined resolution.?Henry Clay. " Willing topraixe, yet not afraid to blame." Terms?One Dollar a Year, in Advance. "ABBEVILLE bi H. FRIDAY, - - - - DECEMBER 14, i?55. ?3T Seb changc in the day of sale advertised by Mrs. Ellen Black. The sale will take place on the third day of January, instead of 20th December aa advertised at first. jar We are necessarily compelled to divide the long and interesting letter of our old friend "Ben Lane." The first part will be seen in another column, and the second will appear next week. Wo need not say read it. i ? The South Carolina Legislature adjourns its present session on Wednesday ttjijXL Rev. G. W. M. Cbeioiiton is the colleague of Rev. Mr. Durant on the Cokesbury Circuit for the ensuing year. In our multitude of cajes, his napio was aocidently omitted in our Inst. < ? ? -&V ? Amoxo the recent admissions to tbo bar we notice bnt one from Abbeville District5 ?Mr. W. D. Mars, wbo, we take pleasure in saying, is a most excellent joung man, and will no doubt prove an honor \x$* bis profession. Hons. Butler; Brooks and Orr will each please to accept our thanks for valuable documents received. Whilst they constantly manifest such obliging remembrance of one humble constituent, we are sure the.rights ana interest? 01 tueir aggregate corwtitQency will bo faithfully regarded. W. w ShillTto & Oo. * >; This is the style of a firm who hbve just purchased the "Variety Store," . formerly owned by Mr. W.O Moore and lattery by Mr. O. Av Wilsos. ' The new proprietor* have ordered and -will receive in a day eft two A complete a*birtment;of caodiee, fruits, cak^sod 00 forth. Those who contemplate Congress. The Senate Las been engaged mostly with Executive business. Notice of a bill in relation to naturalization, and also of one in relation to the Pacific Railroad, has been given. V.?, . r The House is still engaged in fruitless attempts to organize. Some thirty or forty trials to choose a Speaker have been made without success. The prominent candidates are Richardson, of Illinois. Campbell, of Oliio, and Banks of Massachusetts. Richardson's vote stands at about 74; Campbell's about the same, and Banks'about 49. Campbell, however, withdrew his name on Friday last. Richatidson is tlie nominee of the sound, Nebraska Democrats. Ho was the man who introduced the Nebraska bill into the House, and supported it zealously with his tongue and vote. IIu is a true man, and we should rejoice to hear of his election. But at present the chances look quite slim, jlle lacks on every ballot not less than about forty votes. Some other man will have to be put forward. The Democrats have resolved to fuse with no faction; and wo hope will carry out the resolve. The Hog Market. We have been informed, somewhat to our surprise, that the appearance of the article in our last issue on this subject, from "A Friend to the South," has subjected us to some censure. Such complaints sonictimes render it necessary for the editor to define his rights and explain the nature and -xtent of his responsibilities to the public, few words, therefore, from us may be ncessary in the present instance, and a few shall suffice. ? The general practicc of publishing communications, under certain restrictions, is so common and obviously proper, that no effort is needed to vindicate it; no one will question its propriety. And the privilege of being allowed an audience through the public press, under the same restrictions, has been so long and so universally accorded in this country to all who seek it, that it may be considered as almost, if not wholly, a right to be demanded by the onq who wish cs lo exercise it, and not to be dim ied by the conductor of the press. The only question, therefore, that can arise is as to what those restrictions are or should be?what the rules by which to decide whether or not any particular article 6hall be given the public throngh the newspaper press ? As a newspaper is usually private property, the rules to. bo observed in its conduct depend upon the judgment and disposition of its editor or owner. Those which-?'We I a m - ^ s. -i.i- * nave always observe*! in regard to the publication of communicated mattery are few, simple and comprehensive. If the -subject treated of Ms one of public moment, affecting, either favorably or adversely, the general interest; If the information touching the subject is in any way equal in importance to tho subject itself; If the language employed in conyoying that information is considered chaste and proper; And, lastly, if the writer is a responsible individual, we accept and publish the article. Our fight to do so is indisputable. If the information coutuined in the article be true, and calculated to advance the public interest, it is not only our right but duty to publish it. If if it be untrue, and calculated to prejudice' tho public interest, it is better to -publish ib uirougu me press, and tnu? attord an .opportunity to the bettor infonried to disprove it, than to allow it to .circulate in a less pub-: lie but more insidious manner. Suppose, for example, that a man, whoso general' standing and character for veracity entitles hit word to general credence, undertakes to propagate erroneous reports; is it not better for the public that be should do so through the publio press} Most assuredly. In that case his errors are sure to meet the eye of truth, and challenge a like publio exposure; whilst, in the other case, when they are passed from mou^ to mouth, they may never reach the ear of one credulous enough to doubt, or competent to disprove them. A statement onco committed to ffijj^ assnftyaB an unchangeable shape nnd .proportions, which greatly : augment Urn chancea for a . correct public view^of it, i .reserve tbe right to make euqb comments j as we'may deem proper and advisable. If an article contains'what ips hQV0 reason to believe erroneous statements, which may prejudice tbe genet*) weidie^n itjjg. doty to interpose suclrcSraqter-testimony as we may have, we dotbia the extent of resp^ipility is met. ^Ve are ree*pre*ly en^owe \ _ :" > Th6 WttWf to tl?e^,SouthM as pobltabed under {|beso rale* ifid witir Let*the candid readerjjcfer to our issue of last' week, read wlint toe suid of "the * prospect for pork," and see how littlo sense there is in the idea" that we would encourage unjust demands for pork. We would, re-print tlieJ^brief comment wc then ofFeredl if we had room, *?, & But wo have said enough to convince all our real friends who aro candid and reasonable. We should not have alluded to the subject again, had wc not reason to believe that covert, sneaking enemies of the Press have sought to mnke capital there- ' from. It. i* to minn? on !?.? .. ? Ulllr sometimes unwary, public against such contemptible subterfuges that we submit these remark*, and not to apologise for what we have published, or crave llie charity of pharisaical inquisitors. If they who would fain chuckle over our mistakes and impolicies are as free from all species of pettifogging as we are from aiding in establishing a high price for hog meat, their calendar is cleaner than wo now imagine. WRITTEN FOR THE INDEPENDENT PRESS. Alabama Facts and Fancies. Montgomery, Ala., Dee. 1, 1855. Editors of the Press :?Ahnnt. r>inn months ago I bade you a long ad ion. I then expectcd and hoped to be one of the conquerors of a beautiful little State far down towards Cape Horn. But as half a million dollars was indispensable to the proper appointment of the enterprise, wo failed to raise the sum, and the plan aborted. The great difficulty with us was that the object contemplated was of no political importance to the United States, as is the matter of Cuba. That it was simply a plan of aggrandizement for the individual adventurers onlj-, for the making -of their private fortunes, and it could of course receive no sympathy nor evoke any enthusiasm.? There was no nationally political object to accomplish by our success, no grievous tyranny to crijsh, no exiles (but one) yearning to return to their native land. These were the sources of tho aid to the Cllb.m sp.liomo wliifb I ' ? %..vfor two expeditions, and had accumulated the means for tlie third. Without these, and having nothing to calculatc upon, except the aid of capitalists seeking an enormously profitable but dangerous investment, we failed for want of money. So failed, as a thousand times before have failed, a brilliant scheme, for want of money. So true and sad it is, that genius, courage and ambition are dependant upon money for the accomplishment of their ends. As my principal object in writing in the Press is to address myself to those friends who feel a personal kindness and interest for ~me, I will give a personal item. ..For the last twelve months my health has been wretched. A slow, sneaking, hanging-on fever prostrated all vital energy and almost life itself, from May ' until October. Neuralgia, spleen, torpidity of the liver, and the acclimating fever made a simultaneous nml combined attack upon my body. I was marked by others ns doomed, and even by my skilful physician almost given up. But the recuperative energy of a powerful constitution at last routed the assailants. The exile, health, returned to its former seaf, and "Richard's himself agaiu." .80 much of myself.; _ - . Montgomery has been visited again tjiis year by yellow fover, which nioke&the third consecutive year of its prevalent, bere. I believe no other inland town^in our country has '^suffered a sibiilar^visitatiom Tn fact" none but New Orleans. \Ijts,visit was brieffbnt'flwfull^ de&olaMng.' The lawyers were its cjiief vtctiras.'snd intone week they' were decimated. Harri.-i, MoM;andt>diican fell at the first swoop' of the destroyer.' JfkJr. Harris wa9 the veteran of the bar, ajld^po of tl?e best lawyers.in . America;-' Moss was n young but very. gifted man/and^riHiftrit orator. Ataword, he "could <$djjrip spirit* (passions). from^he vasty.deep" of'tlie Jbeart^a abysses, fcnd wijh'<e<jual ease lull them again to.rest, DuAtenjNaf 8 ?oble "y^ubg jmrin, ivitb every eleracnt^f aucoe?suntt?r w'bis character. It is said tijgt deat)?, Ijke.envjg "loves a shining marU. y^QOuld nqtiave fallen upon three more useful, gifted and loved. Appropriate honors weird done to their memories by their brethren of the'bar, Vr the usual resolutions of sympathy, regret and condolence, and some spoken tribute of nffeclijn, gratitude or remembrance was offered by nearly every, member of the , . ./ ** ;M Mr. Yancey, being. called on, made a beautiful address. Ilia remarks werte tho mCet candid and bold that l ever heard upon such an occa^jon. Exaggeration, flattery and excess are the current coin uponWh occasions! Mr. Yanceyone o( those men "who.would not flatter Neptune^for bia tfii dent." He analyzed the. raip^ Jwfr ris^yvith tho deei> learning of %.yq>#^by*ician, and while he acknowl^^p^B^at ris'a<vast' learning and ablr, be declared that bis was- ty'?MjiB$^cbn>' mon and ordinary, mind. "Yet^yaaid Mr< in tho cause .of liis client. ,.He gave upon his^death-bed a striking illustration of his ^ devotion, Ilo wafe told that lie must inevit* ably die in twenty-four hours. Even under tlieso circumstances, lie remembered the interest* of bis client. He said that that was the last day allowed'to him by the practice for filing cross-interrogatories in a. certain exatnihation, and ho sent a messenger to the adverse counsel, asking for thiity days to be allowed for filing them. It was cheerfully grnntedjand a verbal answer returned. But so calm and so cautious was he, that he sent a reqnest that the counsel's assent shonld be sent'to hiin in writing.' He knew tfiatm twenty-four hours he would be dead f that in the midst of tho epidemic no life was certain; that the lawyer who gave tho verbal assent, and the messenger who boro it, might also die, and when the case came on for trial, there would be no evidence of ther fact. What a noble instance of devotion to a lawyer's dirty did he give ! The history of the bar furnishes no parallel. *? His practice was worth twenty thousand dollars a year, and he left a vast fortunor made by bis practice. The President mid Cashier of the Bank of Montgomery also died of the epidemic, besides many others of our best citizens. This year the fever originated here. For this reason it was denied to be yellow fever* Tl.~ I - i uu iii'muupmijist puysiciana stoutly maintained tlic denial, and I had a newspaper disputation with one of them on tho subject. By-the-by, homoepathy flourishes here, and I myself am a qualified convert to its system. I liko its influitessimal dose.?, its mild nnd pleasant remedies; and when I am to die, if F die in bed, let homoepathy sit by my bed-side.. Even tho allopathic physicians have been obliged to adopt its practice in part. But what of politics? Well, I am a member of the American party, vulgarly called Know Nothings. I joined it over a year ago. Know Nothing is tlio name by which outsiders call us, but it is strictly true that we never gavo ourselves that name. In fact wc had no name at all, nnd we would have none. That was one of our secrets. But now, having chosen to have a name, ,.* U'fi *vill ntivc A v? ..... v?v> iiiiitiiuiii 1UU know the general f;iet that our party was beaten in the 'August elections. Wo eontested only four of the Congressional districts, and won two of them. Next year ' we will fight the battle over again, under better promises, and I believe we will carry the State. Ours is now the strongest single party in the State, and even in all the Southern States. We have been beaten, not by Whiscs or Democrats, but by a fusion of both, with Catholics and foreigners - thrown in to miiko up the hideous medley. The American party in this State numbers thirty-three thousand, the Democratic parly thirty thousand, and the Whig party ten thousand. Give jis a fair field, and the victory is ours. Massachusetts, "the cradle of liberty," is ours; the imperial State of New \r l ? ioik is ours, and our victorious- banners , wave over Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansa*, ' !? and even over the blue waters of the Pa- ' eific that wash tho shores of California.?^ \ Newspapers and stump speakers have uttered their elegies over the death of "Sam." "lie is.npt dead, but sleepeth." Ho is a young Hercules, and even in his cradle will ? strangle the serpent that Python sent to 'V'" destroy them. Nothing in the book of fate is tnorc cprtain than that we will elect the next President, or defeat,fin election. Put . that in italics, aud remember if. Our party will meet in. Convention at Cincinnati next February; will nominate a sound national candidate for.^resideut, who can carry Jfew York.4 Seward wfll be .in the field as the candidate of the "blaelc. republicans; and *. then wha^ will the Southern antics do f i ney must Either accept our candidate, or vote for Seward,,or run aCandidato of their 4 own, or not vote at all. '.Will they'vote for otir candidate, or Sewardr If they run aJ^ ' third candidate, the. flection will then bo. y fransferr^lTo Coj^resfl^and the choicer will'-. .. still tie between our candidtite and' Seward/y".' Injany,' event/ we have the game in- our han^si',. Don't , believe those ftilly fejlpfcs who iell/jOu^Sam1' is dead. It iv'Jnoro foolish than an idiot's tale, and more false thaqi a'.ayrdB1^ song. Dead indeed t. when*' injse^n.States our /serried rank* have ront- \ ed,- nt tbe.first charge, the conglomerated masses ^of Whig and l)emocrat,:r Papist, F^eij^ncr and Hessian ; when.$ur. shout of 4, triurhph, swelling froin the gojded 4$$'' *&> ' i theTPaoific, is echoed hack, from tho granite hj|(n of Massachusetts. *Tho American party is the onljr onethst can savo^he South ai)idJ t^^nion; '.'llie \ Democratic party CAtiHOt unit? the South \ it cannot carry New York ; - and it cannot *> possibly eleot the President. . If Ujo.,8outh will unite on tho AmGricainSpjatforiiri^by >bd vote of New York alone, which is oura by . twelve thousand vote*, we can eleot a Presi- . ^ dent and ft majority in' both Congrcsa. ' V ' [TO.BE coNc^cDmfv - :qp *- V" ' 1,1 '' ' ' ' ^'' U ^