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the Independent" press 18 rVBLISHEIi EVERT TRIDAY MORNING BY LEE & WILSON. W. A. LEE, ------- Editor. Individuals, like nationx, fail in uothiny trhich they boldly attcirtpl, tnfirii sushiitietl by virtuoit* purpose, anddetcriinned r etiolation.?Husky ( "i.ay. iic/i:.._ <?-... ? .../ .. .< - .m . H <> rrcicccy t?/ jjm c?c> yrc. rt'jc uj rwu If J UUlttlf. Terms?One Dollar a Year, in Advance. . m m mu.. k i ^ 1 ABBEVILLE O. H. FRIDAY, - - - DECEMBER 12, 18."Hi. We nrc indebted to the lion. P. S. Brooks, and to J. K. Vance, Ks?j., for (.'ongrc.-wionnl and Legislative documents. Hogs. Three droves of hogs in the Inst few days niftde their appearance in our town, and arc offering at from f>$ to 7 cents. Sons of Temperance. A special meeting will l?c held on next Wednesday afternoon, half past :! o'clock 1'. M. A general attendance is requested. Governor and Lieut. Governor Tliellon. It. F. \V. Alston has been elected Governor and the ll<>n. Gabriel Cannon l.ieut. Govornor of the State of South Carolina. Advertisements. We would invite attention to the advertisement of the sale of the Mcl>nllic estate on the 1*7tli inst. Also to the advertisement of IVrryman ?fc Waller; the notice of .fames Taggart, Jr.; to the Partnership notice of Wiiieman ?t Cihsou ; to the sale of a likely Woman and child ; also of a valuable house s.-rvant on Sale-day in .January ; to the Report upon the Workshops of the G. ?fc C. Railroad at Helena ; and to the various advertisements by the Commissioners. South Carolina College. The following gentlemen are appointed the Board of Visitors for 1S."?7: Hon. J. Simon*. Hun. J. l'\ Townsend. Dr. Thomas Smith. Kev. E<1 ward Palmer, of Fail-field. W. K. Bachinan, Esq., ?f Richland. Kev. 1'. Trjipier, of Charleston. Kev. J. J. Brantley, ?>f Newberry. Kev. li Kccd, of Clarendon. Kev. Thomas lloyt, of Abbeville. Warren Dupree, Esq., of Spartanburg. Court of Appeals. Monday, December 8. IlRKOItS. Attorney General, in behalf of the Stale, vs. Wm. S. Baker and others. Chancellor Wardlaw delivered opinion. Deeree modified. C. A. "\Vatsou, by next friend., vs. J. \V. Child aad Tlios. Thomson, ox'rs. Johnston, Ch. Appeal dismissed. Lewis G. Parks and wife and others vs. W. I'. Noble, A. It. Houston, cx'rs., ct nl. Wardlaw, Cli., delivered opinion. Appeal dismissed. Thespian Corps. Our readers will please not forget, that on Monday] evening next the Thespians give their promised entestainmcnt, in the way of Village Theatricals. The Bill for the evening is quite an attractive one, presenting the pleasing farce "Naval Engagements," and the amusing oftcrpiece "Raising the Wind." Comedy is always pleasing and we anticipate a rich treat The Corps has among iUTmeuibers some rare talent lor provoking, "Mirth, that wrinkled care derides And Laughter holding both his sides." We ourselves have been as much entertained by the performances of the company, ns by any vrc ever witnessed on the regular boards ; and a friend informs us that "Tony Lumpkin" beats Burton himself. Mirth is the best of tonics; a decided febrifuge ; and though at the risk of bringing the Doctors upon us, we recommend it, in a medical point of view as, the most ecommical specific, nnd not '-bad to take.'" Now is the season too for "quips and cranks and jollities," and the man who cannot be merry at Christinas is fit for "treasons, stratagems and spoils." If you wont attend however for your own sakes, do at least as our Temperance brethren advise, for the sake of others. Give us a crowded house; for performers always play best to crowded houses. Besides mese coia evenings, it will be warmer and nroch more comfortnble. Literary Notices. The Edgefield, Advertiser.?Wc omitted to notice in our Inst issue, the change of proprietorship in this admirable journal ; W, F. Durisoe, having disposed of his interest to Arthurs Simpkins, the editor, and to D. K. Durisoe, and Elijah Keese. The Advertiser is cne of the ablest and most interesting journals, published in the State, has a iftrge circulation, nnd is evidently daini/ n. fini> fmainaia M'<. !? .our beet wishes. An Addreu on the Influence of Woman, delivered before the Female Masonic .Institute, of Cetccstmry, Ml tie late Commencement, by President F. A. Conner, will well repay perusal. It indiorte* much research, vigorous thought, and classic taste. It is the production of n mind, which having formed the highest conception of the mission of the instructor is prepared to realize it Reply to the Elm Tree Addret? of Dr. Dewy. Wc are indebted to a friend in Charleston, for ft pamphlet copy, of this conclusive argument. It furnishes a complete exposure of the misrepresentation, and inconclusive reasonings tl.' l! -1 *- * * - 9 ui buo nuvi-Bwyery icciurer wno aDUBCd UOUtll?rn hospitality by libelling the institutions of ? .. tfe South. _ [From theTJu'roTina Times.] / Eqditt Couut ov Appeals.?The Court met at 10 a* m. Tbo following gentlemeft were admitted to practice in the Court* of Equity, in this Statei James M. Bowden, v ' * James C. CalhouWf p! B. -McLatirin. C. 8. Brtce, J. A. Chapman, W. Z. WWCT, E. W. McM*>ter, Hjjfm - ** Affairs in Washington. The opening of Congress, nnd the Courts hns attraeted mi uiiu*unlly Inrg" number of persons to Washington City. The Hotels lire already well tilled, with visitors from nil part* of (lie Union; pleasure seekers, plnee limiting politieinns, and persons interested in the I.egistion of Congress. Among other subjects of interest, two very important measures will eouie before the prea ent Congress. The Tairilf nnd the I'neific Railroad. The latter is however too grand a I project. Illid is vet ill too l'reiit. :i stnle of immn i titrity, t<> lie despatched during I lie present fliort session. Whilst, however, a large aiisuiint. of legitimate business is pending, the wheels of Legist lation have been delayed for a week hy the factious opposition of the Republicans, vMio refus ed to permit Gen. Whitfield to take his seat under <?ov. Geary's Certilieate of election, under the pretext that the territorial law under which luwas elected is invalid. Their ol.jeet was to j obtain a final decision of the u'icstion, he ft i re i ., . , . . . i ilie arrival 01 aii^enti es, lienee 11??*v obstinately refused a postponement to tile vote of a full house. In all of this, about thirty of the followers of Mi. Crow, the Kepiiblienn lender, have voted, it seeins in opposition to the declttr? ?.! will <>f their constituents as expressed in the reeent elections.?Their efforts however here been tmsueeeossful mul (Jen. WhitlieM lias bi-eii admitted, legislative Proceedings. Our members seem to be doing "the State sorne service," in the Legislative councils and the Cliuiriiieu of tin- respective Committees <if the Military, and Claims, Messrs. Marshall, Thomson and Metiowan we prccivo, are constantly niakinir reports favorabh; mnl on. lavomMc- ii poll the various matters submit ted. Tin; Hill to repeal the usury lavs, introduced into tlu: Semite l?y Mr. Mnzyck, was lost by u vole of l'.? nays; y?-ns is. Also a Hill in relation to the Substitution of Trustees, and a Hill to exempt, managers of Klections ?te., from ordinary Militia and I'atrol duty. Mr. (iriHiu introduced n bill to encourage the raising of Sheep in the State. Mr. Smith offered a Hesolution which was adopted, to ciKpiire into the expediency of purchasing the '"Cast Iron Palmetto tree" iti front of the State House as a Monument to the I'al liielto Regiment. He also as chairman of the Abbeville Delegation to whom, as a special committee, has been refered matters connected with the estate of Dr. l)e la Ilowe, reported, representing the school founded, under the bequest of Dr. De hi Howe, as in a thriving condition, the efficiency of the teachers, successful management of the superintendent, and progress of the scholars, fully justifying the munificence and wisdom of the founder. The amount to which this bequest has now reached, is stated to be .$10,7?'?c> 12?. The Committee recommended that the Trustees be authorized to purchase four negroes?two men and two women?provided that the prcc do not exceed $t,00<>. The Resolutions to exempt Hanks from taxatiou on the ground of its giving the city of Charleston, an overwhelming representation. wore rejected nfter an animated discussion. The Resolutions to establish a separate Court of Appeals, were rejected by a large majority. Russia and the AIHcb. Russia has been long noted for her diploma- ' ey, and she has of late been exorcising her talent for finesse and subterfuge, by attempting , t<> elude the performance of her part of the stipulations of the treaty of I'aris ; and endea ivxiiij V\J vntjciiuvi uisnuusiuns ui'iWjOll Hie Allies, nnd scouring to herself the sympathy and co-operation of France. One of the great objects of the treaty ? as to secure the free navigation of the Danube, ; and this wo* to be effected I)}' requiring Russia to rectify her liessarabian frontier ; nnd to withdraw to n distance from the bank of the liver, bo that she would lioiJonger be in a position, with her frowninir fortresses to impose odious restrictions and quarantine regulations upon the prosecution of trade. Yet, under the terms of this very treaty, Russia claims jurisdiction over the town of Belgrad, which is situated upon an inlet of the Danube, nnd therefore, commands its navigation. It appears that there are two Belgrads ; one a hamlet at a considerable distance from the river ; the other the town above named; and that iinon the man Kiilimitti-ii to Hir> Allies at the Pence Conferences, by Russia, the linmlct was alone represented ; and the Allies had no knowledge of the other. Russia was consequently allowed to retain lielgrad, under the impression that its possession could not effect the navigation of the Danube. It is thus that Russia, resorts to a mere subterfuge to a void the performance of her treaty stipulations. She has besides delayed to withdraw her troops from the Isle of Serpents, and contrary to treaty has dismantled t>ho fortifica| tions, which she had engaged to surrender. In view of these acts, the English fleet has been retained, in the Black Sea, and the possession of the Principalities is still held by Austria. To effect her purposes, Ilussia ha3 attempt c?i to secure ine co-operation or ifrancc, mid to embroil that power into n difficulty with England. Her influence is supposed to have been exerted upon the Count Walewski, tlio French minister of foreign affairs, and the Count De Moroj', the French embassador ot St Petersburg ; and tliat these took advantage of the temporary absence of the Emperor from Paris, to give a new plase- to public sentiment in France, by the publication of the intemperalo articles wich appeared .in the Constitutionnel and others of the Paris news papers. The-Eniperor upon hia return seems immediately to have penetrated into tlie plot of Russia, apd has promptly disavowed the newspaper article*, and expressed his unalterable attachment to ti)e English alliance; whilst the Morning Pott, the organ of the. Enalish Government. declares that the Ancrlo Fro noli alliance was never on a more stable basis than atpreoent ' The re-eaUbli?hment of 9$fdial relation* between England and France^ may ioduco Russia to perform her treatg tipplatioOa iSbe is disposed, however, to rejjR thf dUpnted questions, to a ucw Cougreet^f the Enropcac pow era. This, according to the Loudon 'Jlnifs. Knglnml cnu never consent to. Khe can never consent "to refer back to nny tribunal in tlie world to decide whether Hussin id to perform in the winter, when the JJaltie is closed mid : the Crimen is evneuuted, condition* which file j gladly accepteil in tlx* ."pring, with tin- pros- j peet of along land and naval campaign before . her." "If she ineatm in spite of the treaty, to 1 retain her communication with the I'nnubc, > the fit tel'ii fit ivn i4 n??t_ Piii>iitut'iM I '.iin.nnBfl ! but u Kuropeiiii war." The duration of peace, according to l.ord rnlmciston, depends upon i Russia ; let her decide. 1 ?? $ The President's Message. The present nniiual Message of I'rcsidciit l'icrcc, like its predecessors, is au aide and statesmanlike document, breathing nn air <>f culm wisdom, ami enlightened patriotism, and giving evidence of that independent policy 1 and conscientious adherence to principle, w hich have ehiiraeterizcd all the measures of j ^ his iiilniiiiiolrutioii. That adiiiinislrnlion has |. been eminently successful, belli in its domes- j' lie and foreign policy, an.) litis commanded tlie | respect of friend mid foe, both at home and ; abroad. The President has had able counsel- i lors in Marcy, I>nvis, (iutliric and others of hi* j J Cabinet, but we suppose that due credit is to j be awarded to the sagacity which dictated the j' selection, as well as to the controlling spirit i which guVc unity to separate counsels, and imbued with a single purpose, and n common policy, the collected wisdom and sagacity of the different members of the Cabinet. The length of the Message, precludes its puhlica lion in our columns, but for the information of ^ o?v readers, we shall ntIc-nipL to give a synopsis of its Icuding positions. The Message congratulates the people of tlio Union upon the present condition of its agriculture, commerce and manufactures ; upon the j steady and continuous progress of its wealth and ^ population; and above all, upon the result of j the recent Presidential election. That event, it < regards as having asserted the Constitutional equality of the various States of the Confed- j eracy, ami of the citizens thereof; as having maintained tin- inviubihilitof ?I... i mid rebuked the spirit of sectional organiza- lion fts arrayed in geographical parties. The Message enters into a detailed account nf the 01 igin and growth of this sectional or- j jrutiizalion. Its origin is attributed to the influence of a small body of fanatics, whose de- ( sign ist. extirpate Slavery in the States. Con- I scions, that this end is impracticable, under Coii- , stitutiunal restraints, thev denreeiute thwCuv. eminent, assault the Constitution, and are ( ready to adopt any measure of violence, to effect their purposed, whether it be civil war or disunion. The influence of this class of fanatics, has effected the public mind of the North and has produced a deep feeling of hos j tility to the South and it a institutions. The great body of the Northern community, the , President believes, to be ardently attached to ^ the Constitution, and that it would shrink with j horror from any eonsious act of disunion or civil j war. but it has been uneoiisciini.ilv 1...1 ?> series of uels, which inevitably U*ml to that result. The first in the series of nets <>f indirect aggression upon the Constitutional rights of the States, was the agitation, in and nut of Congress of the question of negro emancipation. The second step was the unwarrantable resist nnee of tlio law of Congress, for the delivery t of fugitive slaves l>y State legislation, and which produced hostile conflicts between the i officers of the several States and the General ' Government. The third stage in this eontro- ] vers}- was the imposition of anti-slavery re- t strictions in the organisation of the territorial Governments, and in the admission of new i States. The imposition of t>ueh a restriction i was successfully resisted in (lie ease of Missou- ? ri ; but was acquiesced in, with reference to t the rest of the territory acquired from France t by the adoption of the .Missouri Compromise i line. Tlie Message reviews the history of i Northern agitation on this subject, nud shows conclusively, the unconstitutionality,' nnd futil- s ity of all such restrictions. ( The Missouri Compromise, was for a long ' time acquiesced in, though not approved by ' the States of the Union. It was applied to the ' State of Texas upon its admission ; but its - further application to the territory acquired from Mexico by the United States, wnseuocess- < fully resisted by the North, who arc auswera- ' ble for its repeal, aa a legislative Compromise, * if such it may be called. The enactment then < ceased to have any bindiug force whatever, and I such it was regarded, on the occasion of the I admission of California, and the organization of J tho territories of New Mexico, JJtuh and Wash- 1 ington. Such was the state of the question, ' at tlie passage of the lvansas-Xcbrasku Bill. 8 Tho progress of Constitutional enquiry and < reflection, nnd the decisions of the Supreme ' Court had established the invalidity of all such * restrictions, and tho inability of Congress to 1 prescribe any such Constitutional restraints ' upon any present or future States of tlie Un- 1 iou. The Jaw was a dcntl letter, and entirely 1 inert, and its repeal wiih merely the removal 1 of an imperfection from the Statutes, without ' in anywise affecting the action of the States or 1 the citizens thereof! Yet the repeal of the XXs- 1 souri Compromise, was made the occasion of a 1 wide spread and dangerous agitation. . ? The repeal was alleged to be a violation of | a solemn compact, and therefore, a breach of croon filith. Itnt ?v?-n /iilniUlinait t/i lin a ?nin. pact between sovereign parties ; the North had already disavowed its binding obligation; yet ' if .?;u ? :? a? ? J it uviii wiKviiiig) iinu uuj vvni|;nv;i^ it WUB cor* t^ply subject to revision and am#bdment; but, ' being a moro nut of Congress, it might be abrogated by the same authority, which had passed it originally^ The argument against ijjp 1 repeal, came with a bad grnoe, from tko*e who 1 bad resisted legislative enactments, made irr pursuance of a Constitution^ compact, which ( recognized the Slavery element and the rights 'of the slaveholder. . */ < Together with Una larft argument against the .repeal *-hu been urg#fonc of ooogdfital . ehfcraoter yf&J* tt^gggffect and designs of thst j measure was to extejOTMavtry boywjd the lfm- 1 its previously assigned to. it . On ttto contrary, Llie repeal of the Missouri Compromise, opened no new field, for the competition of slave la l?or. It removed from tlie Statute book on nert law ; but abrogated no restriction whieli existed in law or in fact. But to assume Unit Llie elfeet of Mich a measure, would be to pro [note the extension of Slavery, would be t? pre suppose, that free labor cannot enter inl?. competition with slave labor, and that it needs hi act of Congress, for its extension. Are tin I'ree-soilers prepared to admit this conclusion ! i'liosc groundless attacks mid senseless claim: it the .Missouri Compromise, produced that un warrantable interference, in the affairs of Kan'lis, oil the pal't of the North, which line heel the great cause of its troubles. Revolutionary disorder in Kansas, according <? the Message had its origin, in plans of inter mention, arranged by metnliers of the Congress, vliich organized the Territory. IJoth of tin jreat sections of the Union, have hoiiic of thesi xcesses to answer for. But these have been ;reatly exaggerated for tlie purposes of politcal agitation elsewhere. Imputed irregular ties in the elections Were beyond the sphere ol Executive action ; but actual disorder, and or piuiz.d obstruction to law, have been r--|ires i'il by the powvr of the General Government. Vrmed bands have been dispersed, others have >cen prevented from entering the Territory indipiiet hits at last been restored to Kansas. That these disorder#, did not arise from anyIiiiit^ in the organic law of the Territory, i.? ivim-m, 110111 nit' uiei, mill n similar law, proIih-cJ iio siK'li snd effects in Nebraska. The Message i'X|tnwos n hope, that, nil uacoiistituioual laws', upon tin? Stiltlite hook* ?!" the Tor itory, will ho removed, either hy Congress or >y the Territorial legislature. The Message refers to the Report of the Secetary of the Treasury, for full information eonerning the timiiieial eomlition of the Govriiiuent. The whole revenue ilu ring t lie past iseal vear, amounted to ?7:i,'Jl8,l 11, whieh, villi the balance on hand, up to the 1st .Inly, 8.">r?, made the total resourees of the year. 1 17. The total expenditures, including uins paid, on account of the public debt and ii execution of llic treaty with Mexico, aiiniintiug to $72,0 48,7112. The public debt has been reduced to ^:?0,'37,r2'.?, which wight be paid without- einbarasstnent, in a single year ; but. not being yet lue, it cannot he pressed to payment by the to vurninent. The expenditures of the pnst five years, ex:luiliiig payments on account of tlic public lebt, have not exceeded S 18,OlM'ii,OUO, per allium ; anil the expenditures of the ensuing ivc years, will probably not exceed that aiiouut. The l'reshlent therefore recommends, hat the revenue from Customs, he rcduecil to 5l?,UUU,l)UU or $;#IJv?HI(lvt>UU. Tile army has been employed actively ilm iny lie past year in repelling the attacks of hostile mlinns, in various ipiartors, ami especially in lie territories of Oregon ami Washington. The Message refers to previous recommendations, >n the best means of curing defects in the exsting organization of the army ami promoting Is ollieiency, am] refers particularly to the ilejnu t of the Secretary of War. 1 lie .Message represents I lie :Savj- lu lie m 11 ligli state of ciHcicncy, ami refers in terms ol -ommendation, to tlic law of 1805, which in rodneed a retiring list ; to the law for pro noting discipline; ami to the apprentice sys fill. Of the new frigates ordered by Congress, two are now in actual service. A. fur her increase of force is recommended. The aggregate sales of the public lands during the past year, amounts to 9,227,878 acres. L'lic amount located under military scrip ami and warrant?, is 30,loo,*230 ucres; mukititj ho whole aggregate 39,328,108 acres. From the Itcport of the. Post master General, t appears that the expenditures of that do tarliueiit during the last fiscal year, wort Mo,-107,8158 ; and its gross receipts, $7,020,801; nakiiig a deficiency of $*2,787,010, In view ol his deficiency, the Postmaster ( encral, amonu ?ther suggestions, recommends, that tlic frankng privilege he abolished. Our relations with foreign powers are ro.pre>ented to be in an amicable condition. With 2 rent Britain the enlistment controversy, hae jecn satisfactorily adjusted ; ami tlie Central \trierican question, lias been, at length, settled >y a lute treaty which will he iinnie<liutely iuhiuittcd to the Senate for rutitieation. The Message presents the main propositions >f Secretary Marcy'a celebrated despatch on .lie subject of privateering. Soon after the iommencemcnt of the late war in Europe, out jovernmeut, it seems, submitted two princi *|no fftr fllA floAni'if-V* nf tioufpnl nnmino?o<> ,!iut the neutral ting should cover enemies' joods, except contraband of waY; and thnt leutrnl property on board of the merchant vessels of helligemnta should be exempt from leizure. These principles were not at the time definitively actcd upon by France and Kngand ; but the i'eace Congress of Paris, have let forth a declaration, containing the two principles; but super-adding otlicfrtwo, "That Privateering be abolished and that "Bloekides to be binding must bo effective." The last principle meets the assent of this Government, but to abolish Privateering, without, at the same time, exempting the private property 5f belligerents from seizure hy the armed cruisers of the army, would give an undue advan tage to the grent Naval powers. The United states is willing to accept the principle, coupled with this exontytion, and tins proposition lias received the approval of Kussia and France. Against the Republic of Mexico, we btive many claim* for reparation, which require adjustment, but the unsettled condition of that country has demanded forbearance on the part of this Government. t ' ^ The peculiar condition of affairs in-Nicaragua, At the beginning of tlib present year -demanded the catabliunent of diplomatic, rela I'lAiia on/1 m min!<nr<tA a* 0 l.nt kA nwuo y. WW ?VU, UUb UfT ID mined only a short time, la the present conlitiou of parties, it is impossible to determine whioh is the Gojrfcrnnftnt it facto, and thu Government has rc(u?ed to receive a representative frotp aither.party. '% The Rqpnblife of Hew Granada hu passed a law iqmpsiog ? doty of 40 eente^er top upon all foreign vessel* ;?cd also, a tax of 0k 00p?i pound on mail matter transported across the [stb'mas ; which impositions being contrary? (r, Jw....-I Jer....* , 1 treaty stipulations will bo resisted. Investigation has proved the responsibility of that i Government for the riotous assault upon the property of the Panama Compp-'V, an<l salisi fnetion has been demanded. The Message in conclusion congratulates the > J country upon the prosperous close of the prcs>! ent Administ ration, for which it awards due > gratit ude to that gond 1'roviilenee, which has : enabled it to Hurmouiit dangers foreign ami do' mestic. Mafionic. At tile lleirillar (loiiimtiiiii-nt inn i.f < ' ! luii A.*. I'V. M.'., In-Ill uM Muii?iav cvriiinjj iIk* 8th iii>l.. the |ollo\vin<r < Miiecis \v?-r<; elccUal to s?:! vt? for thy cnsiiinjr Masonic year: 15io. M. l). Mill.-r, \Y.\M.\, " 15. J<illtisi>ii, S. \W, " .1. 1 lollinjjpwortli, J. \V., 1 " J. T. Kohinstoii, 'I'rvaMirnr, " Kohl. J. W hile, .Secretary, " William Hill. Tvler. ' The following appointments weio made*. I ?ro. .Juliii *?ray, S. I >.. " John Kdwards, .1. 1 >., " Tliu*. M. Cl.ri-tii.il, ) . ., .. - Stewards ' " D. K. bondley, \ Grand Division. Tin- following ollirris of tliu (>r:ind Division of tlu> Sons of Tot 11 pern net; of South Carolina, for the ensuing year, wore elected and installed at tliuir annual meeting, on Friday m^juiug last, at Columbia : ^^ j^^Htimer, IT. /'., Newlierr C.II. j^BuSHBAVer. ( . Ilr. .1., Charleston. (f. ?s\, Li-xin^ion. (r. 7*., Cohunliia. .ToTrlTOorfiiTo, (>'. Columbia. Geo. W. Kiiiix, (!. S.. fiivenvilN'. K?v. II. II. 1 Miraiit, (J. (UmpUiiu, Spartiiiilniiir. \V. Thttrlow Casloii, /'. 6'. IK Catn<lcn. Bleeding at the Lungs. iSW//. H'. 7'oh.V, / ,'*</.?Itrur Sir :?Ha vine been at i:ifk< il with t!i<? liciuorrliaj^c "f tin: liinus, wliich 1?ft mi* with a troiililc.Miiue cnui'li I < i i * imu tin; icmiui ucoioiv eouseijiieil l? 11|>(>I> SlH'li nn attack, ami having cured myscllf liv tIn* use of W 1ST A !t'S BALSAM OF WII.I) ("lIKKKY, T feci it a pleasure nn<l a duty to !< <(ify to its merits. .My general faith la patent medicines is .small; hut for those who are suffering under pulmonary altacks, I am pcrsuadc-l that tin; I'alsatn is an excellent preparation. Yours, v?-ry truly, ION A 1*. (Mil LDS, Ki! it in* ('hicojtec Tilryrnjili. Chieopce, Mass., 1VI?. 20, ls.11. None genuine unless signed [. 15ims on the ! wrapper. To tin; AlflicU'd. , I deem it a iluty 1 owe to society, especially to the ufHielcd, to otter this testimonial in fa vor of that estimable medicine?"Pkukv 1)a. vis' Pais Kilt.ku." When passing through (la. leiin. some two Weeks ago, I |nuvhasi-<] at y?>nr agency a J.") cent bottle. I was then siidcrinjr , from n sevefely bruised hand ; I applied it- in [ the store, ami was astonished at the almost in. slant a neon.; relief. Before I left the store the inllamntion was removed, and in less , than an hour the j>ain ceased. In two days my hand was as well as ever. Finding it to he really a remedy, 1 determined to try its effects as a curative for the I'iles, to which I have hcen a martyr for years.?After five dressings, my piles were among the things that had been ; 1 I am now entirely free from them, and in as good , health as ever I was in in}- iife. I have recoin | mcmicu me ruin ivuicr u> others, ami always ] wilh iroud effect. Several of the cnptniiis of the upper river Viu.it.- earry with tliein a cdii, stout supply, nm.1 consider it. one of the most valuable medicines ever discovered, f 1 am, dear sir, respectfully yours, I 31-2t] JUSKi'll (). MARTIN. coxm?WEES7 The following persons have freiglit. in the , l)epot at Ablieville:? Sirs? D liailey, S i; Debruhl, ?I ! Cunning! Iiom, Judge 1) I. Wardlaw, I>r 'J' S Reed. J:is ' Montgomery, li II Wardlaw <t Pon, l)r J T Lyon, I.ec ?L WiImjii, ]>rS Marshall. I). K. SONDLKY. Ag't. IVI All IMED(, On tlio '27th ult? l>v Rev. W. 1*. Hill, Mr. JOHN MoCOUI), niid*Mrs. JICUUSIIA KKKL1XG, all of this District. ~~ MAKKUTS. AUUKV1LLE, DiK'. 11.?Market firm at the ' last weeks quotations, lrtj to 10J. ' J COLUMBIA, Dee. 10.?]>cci?led improvement in the markel, 1 advance; Sales of 300 1 bales at from 10^ to 08*100 cts. CHARLESTON, l>ee. 8.?Sales of 'J,600 bales at from luj to 1 'J^cts. For Sale, , #EORO WOMAN' nntL' Child/V^^irst-rate Washer uafl Ii-oncr, and a uoolSi^nok. y w Any one wishing aT^uaii oLtliia sort will do well to call and sco heEV^Eiiquiro at this office. Ih i Ij^UlM 'm ^\Valuable House Servant ) 1 For BlkJe at Publio Auoti/n. "\7"~\7"ILl^?^o)d to the highest bidder at i V V ^AbhtftdU' Court House, owl Sale . Day in January nn\a remarkably lijply and . votll ditpngrtl lffl,A'irlL(J 1 It L, ah^xil Seven: teen years of lieint^tj^cjiCM^enccd and ' capable lloua^jjwlil. >wi>c iiHFHiiis iicuiowiip iiucreai . fromjfcfle on Note with two good.-OTl^tiiss. : JPCc. 6, I860. $NjLj\ fo Your InleresU. TH^S^ojy^nershi^, of WidtjprfTT'a9lb*?n La^S^heen Diaiolvodfay Mntonl ('on' eent, it is neeN^^ th<ttli^<metn<*?#t>6 clo*od> 1 by the 1U o? Wc, therefore, moflt-regDaMfuUv ljjKcct all Indebted- to ii?; cither bycoine forWVm , and umke BatmamMU t*"fn'^lfTTfciin|1ll ns tlife .birhwuKWfl hfs #rlffirvfj ttpato$&^f Hie , bitndlaraoii't break tlie beard is bound t#^nip. ; "-'JF' - WIDEMAN"AmM' ; Dee. \% J866. 32-8tl^ OFFICE (!. A C. II. II. COMPANY. Coi.imhia, Dec. 6, 1856. I At ft meeting of the Directors of this Com' jii-nv, hehl on the evening of the 3d inst.. the following report, was Buhinitted, mid ordered i to he published. 1*. South ki<n, See'y. "I I... ? -------- * uppomieu to examine into ninl report upon the condition of the Greenvilli* A- ('iiluniliiu Uailroiid Workshops nt llcl; enai, leave respectfully to Ki:roiiT. | There are in the employment of tlic Company, j ut Helena Workshops, sixiy nine (<>$?) persona I?twenty-nine white workmen mid eight ajHprelitieei'; the remainder are blacks, helper* in the shops ami laborers in the yard. i.. ,. i i -1 I. ii ! * mi' repairs of LIio engines and cars, the construction iin?i repairs of the rond, il- bridge, l.uildiniis, tanks, ifce., so for assuch ivpnit- enn I"-, aif all lone at. this place. Here, alt tli?- supplies of Ih?- road are received unci (distributed, the accounts of the workmen kept, and ill- ir wages paid. The liiiildiuirs art?a tini.-hing shop, black' 'smith's shop, carpenter's and paint shop together, iron and brass foundry, store rooms, ?tc. When the new building*?a round house for' i the engines and u carpenter's shop?are cotu-; pleted, the ellieielieV of the ?? lit UO irt-piitlv promoted. ; We liii'l tin- workmen, mi far jis we arc able to judirv <>l tIk-mi, lo In; skilful, the machinery" in I order, and lli** repairs un tlfe engine*-.faithfully done?more thorough ami cconomi eal ilian any other plan that we know of. The* j store an<1 supplies are all well arranged, proj> it-rlv housed and carefully distributed. Your I'omtuitti.Mi hue nui<l? ??* > !? v- oujmi uic ' ] visits, and spent two full days in their examination, and think tin y may well congratulate I tin: Company upon I lie excellent arrangement j aii'l discipline that pervades the entire estab-1 lishllielit. j These Workshops are a valuable nursery for | the lt<>ad. cdiicalimr and fostering native and i competent men, acquainted with Die country I through whieh the lload runs, and ready to j supply the places of those who either arc proI moti-l or leave the service of the Compan}-. i In times of aeeident o.- dcraiiiwniMit. <> n " j rutin in-.: of the they are most valuable j force that. can lie procured fur ils'jtpecdy repair. I Your Committee liii'I tlie all'iiirsof.the WorkI shops under a system of complete organization, a perfect ami good iiudcsrtnuding between tlig heads of the various department*, a complete system of accountability, ami all transactions carefully vouclieil. All of which is respectfully submittedTi;os. M. Cox, Chairman. Helena. Dee. ISijli. Il'i it B*ssl>lic Sale. / f\Vi:i)N!v<AV, it.,- 17111 IS'STAIjrT, tuid Hi.- 1 >ny following, will be soM, nt i-i)itllii- l'laiiiution, in tlie Flat Woods, lesSootli c.-t ?>f Abbeville Court llouse liit.ln.-sl bidd.-r, 1 li ?i:^MS nisd .Ml'I.KS, (tlic Mulrs very iiu iit-aii <r cAiTi.i-; lio feiiKni', I 7S lin^ I a tied HOWS, 125 Stock HOGS of line j breed,^ j i,,ww? ceiisIk'Is of Corn, I '20,(1(10 pounds l-'oiliit-r, iiImhi: ?00 bushels Oatfl, ; 7,000 liiiUi< Is C'iUoii Sgccil, (? Wagons and jiSfiir, 1 (yrt, a lar^i- number of Plows an<l i I Iocs, h C..tV"i <;ins. some ol" them line, Running (leal* ( ins, ami 1 Cotton Screw, 'l'lira-Oicr forVvhcat, straw ami shucks, Blacksmith and Carpenter's Tools, and many other articles usuallyJonnd oil a Plantation. Ti:ums ?>k sXi.i:.?All sums of and under ?tio uiish, all ovft *25 on a credit of twelve months, with iiilctvyt from date ; notes with two approved endorsers to be given before the property is dcliverfcil. 1'he-Sillies, Cattle; 11'igs and Sheep to be taken away by Saturday following. If (lie terms of the \xule are not complied with, the property will ,be resold at the risk of the first purchaser. '\ . \A. HURT, U. W. tiiniiF-S. I>ec. ;vi. r>t-> i \ a-i-it rpu ~ T\J- ? ? - ? *" " * jl iic ^.-laiiiuiiu ppring^ ior saie> \\* 1 I*I? be swlil, at jPublie Oifcy, nt AbbeT T villo Court Iljmise, the fii\t MONDAY in January lu-xt, j \ "THE ABBEVILLE) MINERAL SPRIGS," sonii-timi's known n? the Diamond Springs. These Springs nrc inAlie North-West em "Vnrt of Abbeville Distriuf, near the line. ThecohjiIry iibout them Jiigh, broken mid healthy. The waters of tbrfse Springs have effected many remarkabW cures in eases of dyspepsia, disease of ^iic liver nnd other complaint*. ? They are specially efKeaeious in the complaints peculiar to females. The House is large, ; containing about thirty-two rooms. The Land attaehej^is about I 10 Aenii. Tki^is of JSalk.?Credit of one nnd twoyear^ with interest from sale. The pfircliase' ' money to be well seeured. For further partic?' ularjfupplv to liON. A. HLJKT. Willinifton P O I i ]>lt. K. W. GlliBfc>$, Columbia.. \ Dyfc. li. ISOti. 32-St: I ~\~ south Carolina" f \u?i:VILLK DIM UIGT.t?IN EljOITVv Samuel^Limlsny, ) uk > liill for Sole of Land, do. Jesse \V. Korris. ); PL'lLSUA^iT to order, L will sell nt Public Outerv\ at. Abbevilla l^otirt limn* n? tinlc I)ny in jiiyunry next,. The lk>MMC mid Lot in the Village of Vowudcsvillo, formerly own-vil l?v Samuel l.lnd-^y. and on which JceaeJW.. Morris now resides, containing One Acre, more or leu.", uiid bounded bjSM of J.. M.. Latimer and the n'treet known ns IJeilxir Walnut StreetTERMS CASH. S WM. II. I'AItKElCCsJg; A. D.. /^oniniissioner'a (Uliee, ) l*"_ ' Dee. 8. lS.'ifi. -t 39. W.. P\ SflUTH CAROLINA^ / AH^EVILLK DIST1UOT.? IN EQUIWiUii'lioidVL Hill, "J f** Thomns O. IlnL Daviil V Bill for Partition, Ac.. F. Hill and olheliL ) f UBSUANT tXttrder, I wilTeell At PublioOutcry, at .ffkbevillo ,(Court House on Snh.-.lftv in fr.*\.\ *l.~ T ? r Lqiid described in tiie^U/contaiiiing 639 Acres, n^oae or less, lying on Rosy' Creek, j/atcn^tfSavann*h Hirer, near Bowman's Merry, aiH^hounded lands of James C. Ilft^er, JamcB^^AHen^ind uiucar, tllU UJVl in WlliUII lIVWU f. AII11|, dccM, liu-l an inbff'est as Tenant iuWinimon. with Thomas O^Till. TERMS? Afcrydit of oile and two with ititercjjFfrom day ofcenle. Furcho?era>- - u>o UVIIU?<IUI |){ iciiob mu guvu tunuVS, JMM lm Cost imCvak, add pay ft?r paper* ' ) yr waiJLL V'AUKEU, C. E. A. D*. Cotwniasiodor's Office, ) I \ X Pec. Or 1860. J > 82 1 Tr"*fri8^iir?' t\oU& Krtcfti- . JL , for a^kiuiMn by rap, io*BepUunb?? lart. to tyvfctt 5Stai|gn^>r j&ut fl*>G?00.. (exnut nnioilltt P8 the connidv erntioti d'f sitid Nlrto naTJBLdy failed. nhd'C will ,(11* *