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m- G4?tteSponden6o of thta ififrtltimore Sun. "Washington, Ucc. 31. As f irtenllotlcd fn my last letter, which ftrilcd to fcju'.h )vou, the long delayed appointment of #rtgadior General, under the aO.t ?>f llielir!o Congress, has been bellowed upon GenefM l'ersifer F. Smith, llo was norrthvafed and confirmed yesterday: It will be remembered that many Senators and members voted for the acfy upon the stippo sition that Gen. Shields would hftvo the -wtsommission?many others have since been named, in the press, likely to receive the honor, and among them Gen. Lane, of "regon, and Col. Seymour, now minister in Russia. The policy of selecting an officer from the regular service is, however very wise, for promotion in tho service is very slow, while its duties are very arduous. Intelligence has been recieved of the ret-lecliun to the United Stales Senate by Mr. Mallory, of Florida. It is very gratifying ' to the numerous friends of that gentleman. Wasiiinoton*, Jan. 2, 1857. TIic Senate was a short time in session to-day ami the nomination of Mr. Claxton, as consul at Mokcoxv, ia Russia, was coniirmed. The Senate adjourned over to Monday. The House were engaged on j>ri- I vate bills. On Monday next, it is expected that business in both 1 louses will be pros- I eecuted in earnest. There are, however, ! ten or a do/.-n speeches yet to be let oil' in the House upon the topics of the President's message. The subject of the tariff will probclily bo j. taken up on Tuesday, 13th. Meanwhile i the two propositions front the majority and minority of the committee on ways and S means are much discussed in the press, and flip (IidU^n) tiHtw/kcci/.n #!.?? ?..w .,v.,v?in Mii|7ivar-ivti M nun uitiiur pro* I position, with some modifications, might be i made to em brace all the essentials of what! ? Oca Jackson called "? judicious tariff." It is agreed, on all sides, the revenue is excessive and ought to l>e reduced, and in tliis reduction the free list ought to he increased by the addition toil of raw materials employed in reproduction. Mr. Clay, of Alabama, gave notice of a hill today forthe repeal of the fishing eoun1 tiis. They were allowed originally as an equivalent to the duty on salt, and were intended as an encouragement of the fisheries ffiCv us a nursery of seamen. | \ Th?'. artists nrn oil lnitilf of ......I, ? .... C?w *?WII\ I'lKIII LI ll*^| pictures for the exhibition which tliey prqfl pose to hol<l next month in a large bnihflj ing just erected by M. Corcoran, tho bankj ... t-r. IIc proposes afterwards to fit it up as a library, fill it with books_ and present it to an association of voung men. pg$; There will also be a mechanics' fair open during the month proceeding inauguration, and it is a pity that the fine arts and the industry of every State cannot be represented. , It will be a fine opportunity for artists and manufacturers to bring their productions before the crowds of visitors from every jp- section who will throng here. p,.r An "Inauguration liall" is also projected, jiV and wil be given on a scale worthy of the occasion. Millitary companies from several distant States, with those nearer here, will . . r> joiiTUie -escort, and swell the pageant. K r i&f Prominent in the procession will be a political ct'ub from Philadelphia, some five bunI dred strong, with music and banners. vV Yours, ion. \ Correspondence of the Conrrler. Washington*, Dec. 29. The weather has been remarkably fine here for some days, and there is a prospect of its continuance. Congress is quite idle, anil little buisness is excepted to be transacted till after tlie 5th of January. Among the the membera here, man)' subjects of interest are talked of, l -.l !- - - * * uui prominent among inese, in every circle, , is the policy [of the incoming adiuinintration, and the composition of the new cabinet as indicative of that policy. It appears to bo the united opinion of the shrewdest and beat abvised polilications, 6 than Gen. Cass iB to be the Secretary of tbe Slate. This is considered as a certainty.?. Either Senator Toucey, of Connecticut, or Mr. Clifford, of Maine, will be the Attorney General. Both have formerly held he same position. Either Mr. J. Clancy 7x0^ Pennsylvania, or Senator Bright of ludifth^jriii be the Secretary of die Intem x,or'TT cp"Sl,1^r it as alrhost certain that 9 Mr. Ilowell Cobb, oCQgorgia, will be offerf ed tlifl ? ?- ?i ?? v? rcasory. 530 we have, according to the apeeuh*^ ft mnjority of the Cabinet already designa^xl. - "i rfr~~g~"" *v*??ven mm more cettn 1 n ty?rimv-we have Arrived at the fact tliat the Union is-to t conducted a? the Administration organ, by Mr. John Appleton, of^Maine, Mr.Appleten was twice in Congress, and also at several times filled the post of Chiefs .Clerk ,. -. of the Navy Department, Ministgt^Viif Cen f tral America, and Secretary of Legation at Loudon. For a number of years he has l>ecn tho editor and co-propritor of the Eastern Argus. It is impossible to resist lb* * i that Col. Forney, editor of tbe Pennijyltnnjf .! inn, will come into llie Senate, as tlie friend j0- -. of Mr. Buchaman. The democratic major* i*: v , I ity in the Pennsylvania Legislature is small, | 4 3 but decided and well disciplined. Vji \ The Cuurcii and the Stage.?The '.\ Herald states "that on last Thanksgiving ijl day the Kev. Dr. Bellows'delivered an adiW d^", at I"8 church Fourth avenue and ^g/fwentieth street, upon public amusements, '< i^Sj^fei&tlie ground that tlie drama in propeK^^MVSS ? valuable aid to thn nuInU gg* ,??enlightening, cultivating s - v Ae, people, He also took | strong gron nd ffl favor of the opera. Some oftfiFmatiagew and leading artists of tlie r city Lave since tendered Iq the ,reverend 1 goiitlemah n picce of pfcrte m a iffark of . .tUeir reoogmtion of his lifceffcf tiews. He! ^l^wnfaen a letter declining die. lestimonf V , >?!, an# expressing a desire to address the JL: -L Profession especially. Arrange ^>Prc*yW;*?^onju?t before Il)o efajtioo, ^ iniijnated vary pluinfy dial lb' > -S^;, - THE INDEPENDENT PRESS H rUUI.ISHKll JtVKfiY PR1PAY MORNING nY LEE & WILSON. W. A. LEE, ------- Editor. Individual*, /t?r nation*, fail in nothing which ihry boldly attempt, when xtitlaincd lit/ virtnoux purjtonr, ami determined rrtolnlion.?IIknry Clay. " Willing topruuK, yet not afraid to blame," Terms?Two Dollars a Year, in Advance. ABBEVILLE C. H. FKIDAY, - - - JANUARY, 9, 1857. A piiornmcntftl meeting will be held in the Presbyterian Church in this Village on Saturday (to morrow) and Sunday. Settltfrrc. New Advertisements. Owing to the press of tiine, we can only call attention generally to to the numerous advertisements in our present issue. i Major General's Election. | See advertisement of the election un the '251 It instant, and the announcement of the name of Col. A. M. Smith, a? a candidate for the vacant p?st. Dr. W. C. Norwood. 1 >r. \V. tJ. Norwood re<jucsU us to fay that he has permanently located himself at. Abbeville Court Iloiiflc, for the pructice of his pro- i f ---ion. lie lias taken rooms at. Mrs. Allen's where he may he found, when not profession- i ally engaged. I Harper's Magazine. Harper's .Vi<yn?i<' f?r January has Ijccn received, by Messrs", lira noli ?t Allen nt tlieir Book Store ; ami will be furnished nt 25 cents, a single copy or a year, llar/wr is one of the most interesting of the Monthlies, and now is the proper time to subscribe. Miller's Almanac for 1867. i We are indebted to S. (J. Courtney ?fc Co., i the well known Booksellers and Stutioncrs of I Charleston for an interleaved copy of the above < Almanac. Miller's Almanac is infinitely supe I ir to any other published at the South, and is especially valuable on account of the mass of : interesting statistics which it contain?.- i Literary Notices. ^T/ic S>iiif'fi Carolina AyriciiltitriU has been j ^^^^f.inucd ; and the farmer and Planter has ^ ^H^mc the organ of the State Agricultural Society, under the editorial management of Col. j. Gage of Uuion. . We perceive tlmt onr old friend Jos. S. Reid Q has retired from the Newberry Mirror, which j he lias long Conducted with marked ability, j, lie is succeeded by Mr. John MeLemore, a gen- j viuitii hi i.-ticiiis and fortune. Col. John Cunningham has Ik; romc sole proprietor of the Charleston Evening A'cwx, liav- ^ ing bought out tlie interest of S. E. Pelot. . John G. liowinnn, Esq., lias assumed the etli- ^ torship of the Columbia aiwl from his t| well known ability, willl give iucrensseil inter- j est to the columns of that journal. ^ The Toung Men's Christian Association. c We invite attention to the interesting article I1 of our correspondent on the above subject in P another column. He has presented eo clearly )' the nature an JJohjecta of such aa Association, na 0 well a3 its various benefits, social, intellectual 8 and Religious ; that it would be ft work of sn- & prorogation to do more than to signify our p cordial approval of his views. We shall follow n the example of that "plain blunt man," who u when called upon, at the close of one of Mr. Burkc'a gorgeous harangue?, to address " the electors of Bristol, ?ontcnted himself, by 11 declaring, "I say ditto to Mr. Burke," "I say ^ ditto to Mr. Burke." M The Association ia its broad Catholicism ad- ' dresses itself to the cordial sympathy of men of every Avocation in life. We are at best too much inclined to give undue prominenfle to mi- j( nute differences, and to forget that we are men 0 of the same origin, the same sympathies and r the same common destiny. The present Asao- j( elation furnishes a p/immnn lm?i? <i4t ? W? B oil may unite. Recollect the time And place of ^ the first meeting, next Saturday night at the 0 Hall of the Soub of Temperance. 0 Russia and. the Allies. ^ It has been officially announced by the news- a paper organs of the Governments of England n and France, that the plonipotentiAriea of the a various European powers, will assemble ia ^ Peris during the present peb. ruAry, to s-t.f . ii. ;.-- iA'^Mn of diffcr. !*?e.at of the interpretAtion of the tjve^^r of Paris, respecting the Isle of Serpents, and the frontier line, between Rossi* and Mot'dtVJn. The deliberations of the n?W Congress I ? 11 I. - ? ? ' * mi ue uonunea to tnese two questions, and tbe English Government lias made it a condition that'no otlier questions are to be admitted for discussion. This proviso will thus exclude all discussions respecting Rome, Greeee, Naples and Prussia; and hence, the Conference will, probably not occupy moro than one or two days. * r. This concession of England would appear to be inconsistent with recent declarations of l.ord Palmerston, and the expressed opinions of the leading ministerial journals, against the propriety of re-opening the discussion. Hiis surrender of principle, however, on the part of England, is merely nominal; as it seems she Kftfl !? /! on ? *-? 4 ' ?..... mm uuui-rsumaing wiiu Austria, Turkey and Sardinia, and that their views Are identical ; whilst it is believed that Lord Clarendon has ascertained distinctly the opinions and proposed conduct of France. If thiseoneessjjfo then will effect a speedy entitlement of the questions in disfSnte, no one will be disposed to ccnsare the English Ministry, for having yielded to what aoneam in lm tli? ? -?? the other parties concerned. The meeting of the n?w Congress, will not supercede the meeting of the second class diplomatists, which by the convention of Paris has appointed to arrange the dotails respect ing the Governments of Moldavia and Wsllachio, and the Russian boundary, and the fre? navigation of the Danube. The settlement, ot these matters psexsariljr bed kept is ^iKsyancc, by lire protracted disrate between Allies, which rendered rt impoo- . jibl&for the Commissioners Jotnafce tho feud until the basis of thoir research- ! be dc^taodi most fir** ??d? reoouocc *11 ofaurnfto with' Mm tritoilVj 'i f*Vr;jyr.T'jyiSfiM,'TL-:'"^?yy.7/ r^T*fr-? ? nierrton's abandonment of tli?? |x?lioy lately de clnred l?y liitn ; yet if his concussion to the de sires of the other parties interested shall leai1 to <i fpeedy settlement of the <pic?lionn nt issue the liritish people, rtu<l Pnrliuniciit will scarce ly censure liini for the tnodo ib which the oh ject is effected. The ThespiAos. The performances of the Thespian*, on Mnn day evening lust, were greeted with n large nttcndnnce. Mnny of our friends from the country were present to share in the pleasure of Um entertainment; and the Village furnished its full representation. Youth and man hood, the gay beauty and the grave matron ; parents brothers and sisters, nil came to swell the general enjoyment, and lend the cncour Aging npproval of their presence and sympathy. The hill for the evening was quite an attractive ?^ *,v?.j>iisiug uic popular Uomedy "She Htonjw to Conquer'' and the amusing afterpiece, "The Stage Struck Yankee." The character of Mr. Il*rd?nstle was ndmirahly sustained by Mr. R., who exhibited a just appreciation, and excellent delineation of the hearty good nature, the open hospitality, the warm friendship, the harmless vanity, an?l sumo what eholeric temper of the gouty *?!?! gentleman. "Tony Lumpkin" fairly eclipsed himself; his quaint originality, and extempore wit might have furnished, we think some new ideas to (toldsmilh in his conception of the character. Mr. I*., in the person of Young "Marlow" brought out in striking contrast, the various inconsistences of that strange compound ; llisawkward diflidence and nervous trepidation, his dashing familiarity and easy eolfeoniplacency ; whilst Mr. M., did full justice to the [ioiishou ndilroiw, and gentlemanly bearing of liis friend "Hasting." The whims and st/ange enprico;, the a fleeted airs, the two indulgent Coudess mid passionate outbursts of Mr*. Ilnri'jftstle were finely delineated by Mr. l)vD.; wlcilrit Messrs. G. W., and Mr. B., in the persons respectively, of "Miss Hardens lie" and "Misi Seville," iiKsutned with the robes, much of the fascination of frmnle loveliness, and .j>erhn]>s xcited the envy of the fair beholder by their loxterity in the arts of enptivntiun. Mr. J. fi. tt\, in the person ??f "Sir Charles," furnished in excellent representation of the punctilious gentlemen of the Old School. The characters iverc all well sustained; not forgetting "Digjory," "llodgers," and others; and the perarmunces was cheered throughout, with rapurotis applause* In the amusing farce 'The Stage Struck Yontee," Mr. K. acted to perfection the part of 'Curtis Chunk," the rnw youth ; the character r i.n 1- -- i j/uugiaas jiouble" was weli sustained l>y Ir. W. ; that of Cupt Chunk, by Mr. P.; "Miss 'nnny Magnet," l?y Mr. it. W\, aud Judidah," ?y Mr. G. W. A leading feature of the evenings attraction?, j >'os the choice music of the Jones family, Hiieh was tendered as a gratuitous contribuion to the pleasures of the entertainment; and | >r which they received the hearty thanks of ho Corps and of the audience. Mr. J. W. Jones i widely known, as the Principal of tho well atronized Academy in our District ; aud his liildren have acquired a reputation for their roBciency in music. The eldest son was not resent; but the performances of the two ouuger, on the violin ; aud of Miss Jones upu the piano and the violin, elicited general dmiration. A fellow countryman 6f Tom loore, who was present, could not contain his upture, and under the inspiration of the mo lent called loudly for "three cheers," which rere duly given. The Thespians liovc done much to diffuse a iternry taste and to promote genernl good feelig aud sociability in our midst, and for this, if >r nothing else, they deserve our thank*; and re trust thnt their untirciug efforts to plense riil continue to receivc due patronage. ^ The Redaction of the Tariff. In view of the large excess of the receipts ?to the treasury, over the actual expenditures f the Government* the President, and the Seceta ry of thsTreasury, concur in recoinmeudlg a reduction of the present Tariff, and two tills are now pending before the present Conress to effect that object. The South lias ever pposed a Tariff for protection, as a measure f aggrandising one Section of the Union at tseexpcoM of tho other; whilst true Statesten of all parties, regard a large surplus reve- | ue, as an nranitigated evil from the mt" r_, apital which it Y^jUidmata from the wasteful MnwiJiinM ?x ?-~1 and the corruption which, it engenders in ever] department of the Government. The unexpected balance, in the treasury ol the 1st of January 1856, vtm about $20,000, 000,.and this amottttt has since been largolj igcrtascd. The accumulation has been checker during the past three years, by the expenditur* of. $45,000,000, in payment of the public dept butas there is no likelihood of getting in tlx remainder of $30,000,000, whieh is not yel ?--- ? ? ' ~_w, uj viiu uucr ui a inrgc premium, il is necessary tu reeort to a modification of th< present Tnriff, to check the excession accumu lation, from custom receipts in the Treasury We condcnsc from the Journal of Comerct, f brief statement of some of the lending fenturei of the various measures which have been pro posed to effect that object. At the second Session of the last Congress n bill was introduced by Mr. Houston, then Chair man of thu Committee of Ways and Menus, which proposed a pro rata reduction of 20 pc-i cent from Uie existing tariff providing hewever, for some changes in the schedule. This Bill passed the House of Representatives by a large majority, having been appended to one of the appropriation hills ; but was lost ui the Senate through the ormo?itinn nf R<in.?/v. tu? The next attempt to revise' the tariff, was a bill introduced into the Senate on the 20 March 1856, by Senator James of iihode Inland. Thie bill.should have originated in the House; and waa besides subject to to many grave objections. Tig lead, which is property a raw material for manufacturing purposes was charged with a duty of 20 per cent, while red and white lead, aod othe^ elaborate manufactures were admitted fcte, in violation of all principle; a ad besides the duty on sflka and oottons, was t<f be raised to SO.psr ceht, in the face'of an avowed MMtfttn'fcv- - ---*?" '* wj m ivuudhvm w im nTMVd A/Hie \jfX JWghll ?*<*>> prac*}, CoogAeM, IO-. Cn?pb?Ufc lifermill jt-m, CwaitUo of W?y?. *nd ?* AMlta,npori *P** tfco wiaiMT MWWdr H*. ii fcf milfiii, tie, ^ iAnition of to , Jfe.th?w>W?i4?tl|r. tc&^vfroa tfc?i other raw materials, free of duty. Mr. CampheUshill deviates from this principle in admitI ting free of duty, only wool, the cost of which , shall exceed Wi rents per pouml, or be less thnn 15 cent-"; whilst Mr. I.ctohcrs liill admits nil raw wool, at 8 per cent. It nppenrs that the cost of importation, about 2."> per cent, on the original price abroad, would be protection enough to the wool grower even did he need protection. The repeal of the duty, however, would not lead to the use in the country of any inore foreign wool. The only effect would be, that whereas we now import over $30,000,000 of woolen manufacture?, we should be encouraged to in port a portion of the raw material and manufacture it here. The argument applies with equal force to other raw materials. Mr. Letcher's bill proposes a pro rata reduction on the Tariff of 1840 of 20 per cent, which would bring the dutible schedules down to 80, 32, 24, 20, 16, 12, 8 and 4. The Journal of Commerce suggests various modifications. All raw materials should be admitted free ; again the new rates pliould be subdivisions of our decimal currency. The 32 per eent. schedule contains but few articles, au<l shoulil be changed to 3o. The 24, to 25 or 22J, and include among other things, iron, sugar, woolens, (exempt blankets) and silks; the next at 20 should include cotton and lineh*. Too more schedules at 15 and 20 should' complete the uuinber; all below that should be transported to the free list. A duty Of f'Utr per cent. cosU more to collect it, thrln the nggrcgntc received. It iff vripposcd that the revision of the Tariff would' hav.? been completed before this, but thwt file Republican part}- are afraid of losing the last bone of contention with^ their opponents. The- administration and the leaders of each party are committed equally to the great principles upon which the adjustment should be made and Mr. Iluehanan is desirous that the , uircuwMJii siinuiu ue ciowij. 'i'lic speedy settlement of tlio question depends upon the proscut Congress; and tlicy owe it to the welfare of the Country, and the wishes of the great mass of the people, to enact, a wise nnd liberal tariff. [fok tiik innrpevhrnt rnras.] Sons of Temperance. Thv following officers have Ih-cii <1 illy elected for Abbeville Division, No. 4. Sons of Temperance, during the current quarter : I*. Johnson, AV. P.; J. (?. Kd wards. W. A.; 1- 51. I.oinax, U.S.; J. Shchane, A. IS. S ; M. Cochran, T.; John McRryde, F. S.; Jiio. Owen, C.; Dr. I. Branch, A. C.; James Fowler, J. S.; R. A. Fair, 0. S.; C. II. Allen, C.; H. A. J?ce, 1*. W. P. [FOR THE iNPErKNnr.NT rum.] Meeting of Pew-Holders. Pursuant to notice, a number of the Pew-holders in the Presbyterian Church, met at the Church on Monday morning i 29th ult, at 11 o'clonk A. M. Dr. J. J. Wardlaw being called to the Chair, and R. A. Fair requested to act as Secretary, the object of the meeting was an- < nounced by the Chairman. A proposition to declare the Pewa free for night service, wns submitted. disr.iisw?l i I and unanimously agreed to. The same Board of Trustee*, consisting of < James M. Perrin, B. P. Hughes, Charles II. I Allen and R. A. Fair, was continued for < another year. i The Trustees were directed to raise, by i voluntary subscription, the means of supply- 1 ing the Church with stoves sufficient to i make it entiraly comfortable. On motion, the meeting was then adjourn- < ed. i J. J. WARDLAW, Ch'n. ) I R. A. Fair, Sec'y. i [volt THE I.SI>ErKNI?ENT PRESS.] ' Tribute of Respect. At a meeting of the Southern Rights ' Dragoon*, January 3, the following pream- 1 ble and resolutions were unanimously a- ' dopted : ' Whereat, it lias pleased Almighty God , 111 me mysterious dispensations of bis pro?- 1 idence, to remove from us our friend and comrade Luke Mathis. Be it therefore, . Resolved, That by the .death Mathis, lbe&>i KigbU/Dragoons are ?:r; upon to mourn the Ios?:of an efficient . and useful fellow soldier,one wboae.place in , our ranks cannot easily befilk-d. ** ! r Resolved, TluU in token of respect for I our deceased fellow soldier, we wear the!1 i usual badge of mourning for thirty days,y - nnd a blank page in our record bo dedica-[ iea 10 nn memory. f i Resolved, That we deeply sympathize? . with the family of the deceased in their sad", . bereavement. , Resolved, That these resolutions be pub l lished in the papers of the town and a cop; 1 L sent to the family of the deceased. 1 Typographical 8ociety. , The thirty-seventh anniversary of tli ( Charleston Typographical Society, wan hcl ( last evening, when the following officei , were elected for the onsuing year, , John IIkaut, President , H. W. Gwisner, Vice President. j T. Cambridok Trott, Treasurer. i J as. W. McMillan, Secretary. ! J. W. McMillan, Thos. Corlclc, anjl ^ I Eilands, Standing Committee. .j [ The Society met" at ? o'clock forte , | transaction of business. Amnni* wtrL, ---?"? , things, a committee was appointed to. taw ( ( into consideration tlio propriety of pnrohn- . ing a lot in Magnolia Cemetery, and Imvi g ; it enclosed with an iron nijingjw the bu rid of printers who may die without meant. / After the regulwr business, the cBqs^ty adjourned to tue dining saloon of Tlpnp* sou's restaurant, on AVenUgorllMUreettMieral, ?must excellent dinner vu sonred fp bjj^ the proprietor in hi* best ?tyl?r The es-cn* ins was-sffent in 0**ry alaaunt and agreeable manner, enliv#ed by speeches, 'aentimen t and song, till ne*r 12 o'clock. 1 Representatives werifpre&out from all tf-the daily offices. " J' ?1 i is i s r H ? 8p*ecii of HoV r. 8. iisooEfl.f-Thil apeeoh is tints ailodod to by the W^Kngtop correspondent of the l^hitaddphft I fairer* die f^irest%peedk^ >aa yrt^^Uer^ -m-J ?v_y [KOR THK I NI>EP UNDENT l-RICAS.] Young Mens1 Christian Association. Mr. Editor :?It has been suggested in pr private circles, that the formation of the ap above named association would bo of ser- "1 vice amongst up. in The suggestion seems to meet with favor; of and that it may be brought into more gen- on era! notice, allow me through your columns lie to say a few words on the nature and pur- fr< poses of the proposed society. It is well known that thesu associations T1 are widely extended throughout this coun- an try and in parts of Europe ; they exist in co all the large cities and in many of the h< towns and villages. A convention of dele- th orntofi frnm all ?li? " '* " * ?K?vn.iiti.iuiis 111 me united nc Slates ami Canada meets annually ; it met tw last year at Montreal, it will meet this year w? at Richmond ; this is a large and influen- np tial body, composed of tbe most prominent S< young men in tho country. ar The objectscontemplated by these associn- tii tions arc various; I will htate a few of them : fit First, they are designed to cultivate the m< social element of our nature. Man was made otl for society ; it is not mere convenience ibat in induces him everywhere to combine for the ?'"> accomplishment of his ends ; it is an iu- of stinct,a necessity of his nature. Man is a otl gregarious being, hence, whatever evils may is result from mingling with his fellows, far greater mischiefs flow from reserve and iso- ve lation. Now, these societies draw out and nil cherish man's social principles, by bringing cn together in a familiar relation persons who w' would not otherwise meet, except casually tin and infrequently. And as our thoughts and th 1 ? -> Lrtivu complexion trom the objects no presented to the mind, we are benefitted, th< simply l?y tlie tact of meeting for a good lei and noble end. The free and harmonious tin intercourse of such an occasion cannot fail tin to be both pleasant and profitable. sin Another useful purpose accomplished bv co these associations is this : when a stranger ou comes to the place, his acquaintance is coi sought by a committee appointed for the to purpose, he is at once introduced among ?f virtuous companions, he is under no tempt- *b< ation to seek society in the haunts of vice, wj every assistance is rendered him in procu- w' ring a place of business, and a suitable lm:i r*l- I tin iiig house, nnd facilities are aBbrdcd for at- tin tending whatever church he may prefer. ni: In the uext place, these institutions are 1>'< designed to inform the mind; intellectual advantages are combined with social. Pub- rol lie meetings are held, at which essays are read, addresses ar delivered, nnd other liternry exercises ..rc engaged in. Members of P? the society, anil gentlemen from abroad are of laid under contribution to furnish these in- ur" tellectual pleasures. The delivery of a lec- ns turo on some literary or moral subject, say once a month, would be of great benefit to the community, and would shed fresh lustre 'aJ" on the "Attica of Carolinn." We need a w' hinlipr ilixirroo r\f ?'? 1 " * .?0 v. aucuini culture j leuere im sfiould be the charm and solace of every an' freeman's leisure; literature should be al- 331 lowed to break the dull continuity of daily sai toil, and to draw off for a season the me- na chnnic from his shop, the merchant from his ledger, the farmer from his fields, the phy- ? Bician from his saddle-bags and his scalpel, and the lawyer from the irksome round of professional drudgery ; in obedience to her call, they should gather around her feet, behold her surpassing beauty, listen to her entrancing words, bask in her bewitching . similes, and yield themselves to the purest .l,,n hdu louiesi influence, which, aside from re- l!" ligion, strives to adorn earth and to elevate ^ man. of Hut we not only need a wider cultivation fn' of literature, we also need a closer union among its votaries ; many in this village al pursue these studies with assiduous delight, s,n imi it is a solitary enjoyment; every man's !n!l light is hid under a bushel ; there is no . iliffu*i<>n of its rays. This asaOciation will afford the occasion? . of meetii-g ami of fellowship, and that iu a rin relation, which will communicate pleasure Lo themselves ami a wholesomo influence to c?al others. *. d!|l A reading room and library in connex?1 ?. ion wtiD ute association would enhance its I value as a source of mcT*'*' ?Hn*yV"Vi I J*, u;vt,.r.< M,./,! P?5 [? ? ? ?om; th?y ..J? \ .^.w religious ifl lattfrti^' Serrooot are preached before them Ut their reouest, and other religious meet- ?n< hgs are held, ?oexleqai ve with the sssociaRon, and equally *tygardless of denominational differences. Here we meet not as [eP members of a sect, but ns christians upon ; the broad foundation of evangelical religion, 111 une uuiuhiuii icnowsnip anu urgo an united resistance to irreligion ami vice, an uni- m.a led effort in behalf of virtue and piety, an united petition at the throne of our common . , Father JJ.? Such m a rapid sketch of these "institu- i Lions ; it seems to ine that they present ? , jreat and diversified advantages. They are r? social in their character that the genial el- JVr 2inenls of our nature may be developed; qui iney, are not only social, lest tho inter- ^ ' course should degenerate into mere connivi- ? ' ulity. They are intellectual, that tho mind may be elevated and ^improved ; but they ire not simply inteJIcctoal, lest the unedu- , iy?ted should feel thCtfoelves excluded They ire religious, in-order ttiat man's better n?- /?ei lure may And scope for exercise } but they nr; are not entirely religious, lest some should De debarred, whom it is #artuly desfffed to interest arW to benefit * * Wr They are called young nfen's^URocialion?, because-the young nrteti'si'e expected to be jn the # active members. /Those under' forty years -art regular n?ember8,"(ho9e above tli at ( ngo are honorary member* : so lljjtt in fact ; no Hfre tojryfcd ehatof ohildnood is excluded. They art -< called ckrittian associations, because. their general tendency-' coincides with tlte rf MffiKyd not be- 4 cause every member ia^rt^irifU to be a pro- . * lessor of religion ; no fttfclfo&t is applied ; all wbojve nftsfeiand uprigHtln their de- "p porlment are Ijpntoetent to jcwn,. i. ?. I They are nobjQfended for tie exclusive, na' benefit of any p^Mlioulai' class; ranks ,eai and conditions are eenbraeed by t&m; non&' wo are shut out; thod^fUboeer, |hemecban- Hi io, the merchant, the student, the profesifiW, be 1 man ma -11 it ?il Suicidal Policy of the South. Under IIi'ib caption, our esteemed coter* >rary, the Chronicle (tnd Sentincd, c ;usta makes tlic following remarks. lad the Southern Commercial Conventioi their anxiety to promote tlio commerc the South, devised some ptan by whicl ir products could he manufactured n (me^we should look for some good resttl >m their labors." Wo presume our neighbor is scrioti; le article exhibits no nppearance of levit) id yet it serins as hardly possible that in uhl have been so. It had been as well i ; had made it a cause of complaint ngains e Commercial Convention, that they ha* >t in\*ented some plan of niakitig^ two am o equal 6ve. There is no place in tin irld where labor ia so inadequate to tb< ;ricultural requsition unon it ns in th. >ulhern States. In Sout^i Carolina then e about the one-twentieth of *tiie opera res in this department that timid bo pro ably employed, and South Carolina has ore labor in pro|x?rtion to acres tlan any her Southern State. There is no place the world where labor is so profitable ai. the Southern States. Elsewhcrethe laboi one country is in competition with anlier, but here we have flfclds wftero there scarce the fear of competition: and to relire of the Convention thai it should innt some plan by which labor could be ade to quit one profitable pursuit, and ibark in another less profitable; that it 11 leave a field where itjlms no competiiii, and lake another whcfo it must meet e competition ofopcrati\es who liavo no other means "of^ubsistanco : to itiniiiro Km to show our people tlo way to an inest where there is no interest, and where i-ru can be no interest in consistence with e present conditions of the country, is uply as reasonable as to'iament that they nid not put us in the way of flying. If r cotcmporaay is prepared to alter the nditions of our country, if lie is willing throw around the South the inomunontss a tarift' similar to tbat which protect s labor of the North from competition tli lite pauper lal>or of Europe ; if he is lling to circumscribe the South, and couc her labor within narrow limits, so if. nrr tli? ? ,4 *' M.V. Mdiuo VII a^iictiauru 11 ?y l>e forced for subsistence into other em>yments, or if lie is willing to bring in the rage from Africa, or the pauper from Burns, until they fill up this requisitions ol j country, his object will be accomplished it without this, nud we fancy lit will opse them all, for those who complain most any evil are the least ready for the mensis necessary to its eradication. It were reasonable in him to expect tli.it the two llion people in the slave States shall bring o cultivation 851,000 square miles ol id contained with these States, that they II colonize slave territories as fast as s North, and manufacture for themselves, d the world besides, as b onu>/-? tli?f ! ?> - ?? 1 ne individuals can be in two places at llie ne time, or can supercede any other orditj law of nature.?Charleston Standard, An Act >r the better establishment of a general system of Registration of Births, Marriages ami Deaths, in the State of South Carolina. Sec. 1. Be it enar.teA bt the Spnnfo nml juse of Representatives, now met and sitg in General Assembly, and by the au)rity of the same. That from and after s passing of this Act, it sliall be the duty the Tax Collectors of the different districts il parishes of this State, to require of the labitants of the said districts and parishes the time of making the general tax return ting the number of white*, male and felle. who have bf>??n hr?rn morriml nr yc died during the year ia their respecu households, and the number of blacks o have been born, or who have diet! dug the same period, and return the same the Comptroller General; and in each e in which the Tax Colector neglects hie ty, he shall be fined five dollars, and tlie sen refusing charged five per cent, on general tax. 3bc. Z, Tixm: o. ;' ** cri?trar shall bo ap tiled by the*'-Ck 'wliote doty it J1 61 to receive from the recpectire offices the Comptroller General, in Charleston 1 Columlitn, the return* of the Tax Col" Lon?,* and make and publish a fall report the Mime annually, filing a copy of hi? ort in the Comptroller 'General's office, .h in Charleston and Columbia. 5kc. 3. That in order to ascertain as ac* ately as possible the number births, rringes and deaths of non-tax paying ilea, it shall he the duty of thoTax Coltor to ascertain from the magistrate, phyians and ministers of the Gospel of the t'erent districts and parishes, the number births, marriages and deatlis that have :en placc among the persons within their isdiction, or bciouging to their congregai respectively ; and it Bhall be the duty the Registrar to draw out a proper form egistration for the Tax Collectors of the ferent districts anit parishes, and for the ! of the magistrates and ministers uf the spel, of the said districts and parishes. 3ec. 4. That tlie said Rfgistnr shall revo annually the sum of four hundred dol} for his services. 3kc. 5. That the Tax Collectors shall bo Hied to retain out of the taxes collected them, three cents for the entry of each th, death or marriage required by this i. " \ the Senate House.the twentieth Jay of December, fir tho year of our U>rd one thousand eight hundred and flft^aix, and in tfae eighty-first year of the sovereignty and independence of the United ^atea o( Ainerioa. \ JAMES CHESNUT.JrA President of the Senator T A KI7D DlftfAXTO \ onmuo oimv^O, t ' eater of the House of Representative^ Swirr RktuibCti'o*^-Wlien tlwy \o b a scoundrel ift England whose crimq i be legally punished they make slior rk"of biro. About*the-same tiroo ilia intington, the> great forger, was arrested ro, rt matynatned Rob?on, who had do uded the crystal Palace (ft %denbatn c arrested in l>and." Th !r 0??? fWWMa, tried,Aajih yqu'i irap&or, *t, littMMgtoB^ 09 ltd ^t??rtr, Ua l yet l*?n iFKlictgd,?A^cia YorUtiVprtz, tliBPtlEflie iiU *Jtt l*m*.j>ii>?atii.A.ii The ConTlotlon and 8ent?noe of Hunt) j. tow* ,f The TIuntitigton trial terminated lastei ing, after occupying the court thirteen d i The jury returned a unanimous verdict o guilty, and the prisoner was sentence*! i| four years and ten months impristnment it1 the State prison?the full peualty of J It fHW. This case is one of the most extraord: * 5. n?y on record, developing as it docs the | ciliar mode of carrying on business on Wi 3 slicet, and the various means taken to dra f m^ney from the unsuspecting and ignorar t BjhIm in the DistrictedColumbia laundrie ] on the Isthmus. cenietoM-?* ' .?-?< ? uiuereiu (0 1 caliliea?tlie moat visonary and seemingli 2 impossible schemes?prove that "alt Is ^ > which cornea to ner in the vicinity c\ 3 'Chmge. The testiiBny shows that gangs 3 of subordinate indiviunls are there, over . ready for employment^ the highest bidde . and when tbo latter py? the penalty of' crimes, their services tc soon again in quiflition. , ; i But extraordinary a<was'Vne ease j fence was even more jo. Tlio nr of the operations, the jeculiar x?? u , . transactions, the lomg^nd succe psful l I ot villainy, are adduced}!) cjttenu ^tion of crime, and moral insa?ity /red as ?? r*c in favor of llie accused. ?_. ground*, i Schuyler, Rodpath, Monroe Edwards, and hundreds of other.*, would escaped their reward, and continued rto operate in Wall street ; and criminals jP lie* wide world over might flourish with i T^punity on the profits of their crimes. ; The case of Iluritingta fand the English Red path are counterpartof each other. The same recklessness </1 consequences, the like gigantic and long i#iccessful schema the similarity of tools, tlili same dashing stylo of living, the like partiality for fast horses, ?.iv ? uuicii, wyecis ac iierni, anu the various adornments which thrclw a species of romance about the inosu hardened villains, characterized them botlil It is cause of sat isfaction to every right/minded person tli neither wealth nor the/most brilliant le defence has availed to shield these offen. from the just reward of their ill-doings, , the imprisonment of Huntington and ti , portation of Red path will stand as warn !..!. r i ? - - - Iiu uicir cuiucuuraics, lllftl society IS forever to be exploited with impunity. Three indictment* were selected l?y t f District Attorney on which to try the prin. oner, and on the first one brought int< . court he was found guilty. It is improbfi . ble that the others will be proceeded with; bu . at all evens the ends of justice are answerer j and the public mind may now be at re; , until the teeming womb of ?Wall Rtrc< , furnishes a successor to Schuyler and Hun f ington.?y~cw York Herald. The Productive Industry of the Country. The aggri-gatc production of the industry \ of the United States, for the year 1850, is es[ timated at forty-five hundred million dollars, ' (4,500,000,000,) more than the vast sum of the national debt of Great Britain, which has been accumulating for three centuries and which ap(?ears to be of such enormo1 I bulk as to be an unpayable sum. Yet . found that the product of one year's lain i this country would dischargo the who amount. The whole value of the real estate in the couutrv in lftfiO -? tA" J ?..?W vdMIIIIIMAI flb T*?|WW|* 000,000; its other property at about $3,000,000,000. From ibis, it would appear as if the earnings of the labor of the country was every year equal in amount to all the real estato in the countrv, and yet the attention of government is given much more to tlie preservation of what we have create tlian to the industry which produces mi than half us much every year as all we ha. got. Labor is the great predominant interest in every country, and its profitable em v!.* ? -I * jiiujiuciil biiuuiu lk3 uie nrst care 01 every governmentA community that saw one or two thousand dollars of its property destroyed every r day by conflagrations, would arouse itself in i all its energies, to stay the destruction. But the Mine community beholds five hun. drcd laborers wasting their time in idleness, , or worthless employments, whose labor , i would be worth thousands, without appa> rently-being conscious of a Ion. Every laborer is capable of producing 8 or $4 per , day in value to the community, though nomi inally it is estimated hy the wages he gets ( at only one or two dollars. Ana the laborer consumes just as much idle as he does employed, and the cost of what he might have earned, is as actual as if his work had been destroyed dy fire. The three great interests of agriculture, manufactures and commerce contribute morecqually to the annual wealth of the country than most of us sup pose. Agriculture yields $1,600,000,00( Manufactures and mechanical arts, $1,600.-* 000,000. Tho sens and commerce, $1,200,000,000, mnking the aggregate product from these rival interests $4,300,000,000. * ? Christmas Frbtivau?Hibernin Hal! \ was. crowded on Chrislmamiglit wilh happy hearts and joyous faces. Tlie Christmas Tree bloomed and blossomed in megnift, cent luxuriance-,- w*d toys and presents .were displayed" in tempting profusion1. Ilis Honor the Mayor graced the oc casion witb hm presence, and op*V the exereise witb a very appropriate * eloquent address. The Choir, under ' direction-of Mr. II. L. Doden, dtscout most excellent music, and was wannlj plauded. The presents were then d'nui tn/1 ntw) . *??1 ?""? vx.) MifUf Mii?i n icw IUUIO 8WWW songs,' exercises terminated. We must not * allusion to tfm address of Mr. Rabuekj German, which \vm rewarded with ? siatic applause.?(Thau, fiferenry. Melancholy Occurrence.?-'W gret to learn that a little girl.jj^A ^ J rears of ajjo, tho daughter of JraTij! union, residing^ in King-BtredB^ng^lPflu dently shot, on Christmas aftefaj*#,WmO? i premature diftaharge of a gun in^e;?Mu?L i of her father. It appears that Mr. A. Unison had attempted tollro hU gUflwHt. 1 \from Roniecauso, it did ?oC go on. i- Veveral fruitless efforts to dwhafg^firaHp ?f I\ok it in the hoiwr, and MP n