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!v:t?L one week before the annual election for In!' and \Yi;idoii?. \ HI. This Art sha'.i bo deemed and tn- j kt si In l>.' a public Art, and shall continue j in force for 111roe year.i from and after the fir.-t ?1 ?\ of January ( jn the Senate 1 louse, the twentieth day of j Deceinbu-. in tho year of our Lord one thousand <-:ht hundred and fifty six. and in the eighty-first war of tho sovereignty and independence of the United Slate of America. JAMKS rilKSNI'T. .Ik.. Ii ''/'//if S'liatr. J AMI'S SI Nl? >NS. ' ' 11. <. ? .. ?*> o . H.uso of Ileprvscutatlvos. \V \-!ii m.; i -.'N, )aim;ny 10. Mr. K '-?.v.ot Nv*v \ uik, minglo ijuestit'ii ?>;" \- \\:\ v!! iv*J i jMcuMiblv* setting forth ;'t : ' - r-'i i . i !:;nl been ilti'v MIIiiiu 'U. i 1 ' iv iin* VA>: rui'tii'ii Inv?*sti?;aXiiM) Conuuiitiv. :?: i I::; \ tu-^kvUnl to apj' :?!-, ;it. ! r !<!'.: !':i: ; \\ i'.h the resolution lln- r :->us lii> warrant. ditvctfil I tu tlio Arms, eonuiiandin;* him (>> take iu< i""-*' ill v* l>? fly of tlio sail I w!.. ! vi-r f. v.n !, and the same t'oitli- ! with I.i:isthe I-:ir of the House, to answer f.i-oiitvisjp!. of its: authority. Mr. l 'v'SciK-v, <.1 !'.i, iihjuirt'il where was tlie authority for :;!i this ? Mr. Jones, of lY-nii., Lil'ieving that the! Il<>usehad no >n?-li power, moved to lay the j Vest'iutiou on the lab!'1. Mr. I'ait.e, of N. <demanded the yeas and nay-. Mr. Mi'Mui..!.. of Va., regarded this as a ; very important ?|U? ? tion, and time should | he aflfotded to look into it. His motion to : a ijourii iv<vived a negative. At the iu-t:un<- of Mr. < Mr, of f>. C., the j pivei pi ; ! ;! .1 ly the Speaker to the . S.-igi-aiit :u-Anns, r< nimanding the latter j iv- .-.i.in.n u if.-, V<, \1 ."l> V.iil. The I'lvc |>l was ivtunsed L\ the Sergeant-! :ii Arms, \\::!i '.he i-n-Jviscuicnt that he had ! served the summons. Mr. < >rr v.a< p -ruiltt? ?! to make a state- ! moat, lie said the Committee had not ! acted in this matter without looking fully into the authorities, which they thought fully su'laind thetn in the application tiiey i had made. A ca-c occurred in 1817 or I l^lS t<> this o fleet: a party applied to Lewis \V;;r,...?t. .... .. i. ? - f *i 1 , w.i wt in-- iiou.se, ami ]>io- J posed t>? j ay !iiin a pecuniary con sir! oral ion j In mal?- a favorable report on a certain hill. Mr. Williams brought the fai t to the attcn- } tion <-!' t!:-; IIou>c, {?liicli ordered the ar- ! rest of the party, in the language of the j resolution now before the House, wliieh 1 lie ' pre.-ciil coiiuni't'.'jcoppit-d from proceedings ! in tli-it casf-. Tlio party was brought before tlio 11and after trial was reprimanded only by the- Speaker of tlio House, because tlu-iv were mitigating circumstances. After i.is discharge from custody, he instituted an action against the Sergeant-atAnns for fa!-?.- imprisonment. The ease was tii> d in tlio I'niti-d Slates Court, and doci ..a n.<; I'l.iiuuii, ana on appeal to i the SMpreiut! Court, that tribunal decided that tin.* 1Iu?h- ha! the power to act as it j had done, and that it was properly exercised.! The Kergeant-at-Arms was protected, and the complaint di*mi*-scd. The witness in the present c.-i^e was sul?p?Miaed but failed to appear. It' the House had not. the power to j nloree the attendance <if witnesses, the v>v -ivv-ttii..]! was a mockery, and he (Orr) j i should n<>t cr-ntinue a member of the commiUee. Ii" it had not the power to enforcc ! recusants to te.-tify to facts within their! luiowlvdg t!ie investigation would fall to i th" ground. P<r. Urootn, of Pennsylvania, wished to1 make a stateim nt relative to Mr. Chester, I but Mr. Jones, of Tennessee, said they want cd to bear nothing about him now. Mr. Harris of Illinois?When the wit- ! ness purges himself of the contempt, I will hear the CNplana'itm. 1 Mr. IJroom?1 was informed this lnoru ing that Mr. ('h ester was sick, and unable to be present before the committee. I would adc the committee whether the}' can x - p rodwee evidence thai Mr. Chester refused to appear? Mr. Prime?-That is of no consequence ! ! to tho matter before the 1 louse. The House refused to lay the resolution j on the table, and then passed it nearly unani niously. Adjourned. Later from Nicaragua. V,.?. V T i ujiu, .ninuary The steamship James Adger, from San Juan, with <lat?<to the 13th instant, arrival hero to-day. The purser reports that the | cholera had disappeared from tlie Isthmus. ^ There was little sickness and no deaths od i the Adger. JValker is represented to he in a better ilition, having 1,200 able bodied men at i as, who are well supplied with amrau- ! uition and provisions. Col. Lockridge, with 300 men, was still at l'unta Arenas, awaitj ing the completion of a steamer, which would bo ready about the 17(ii January. | The Adger encountered great fields of j ice on her homeward passage, in latitude 32 dog. 39 mill. Several returned Xicaraguans gives very co&i.adictory statements as to Walker's present'agnation, but they confirm the previous report that Ilenningscn has escaped from kda and joined Walker; also that threr | had b^n a revolt at Leon, and that the inBargem had joined Walker. ^ JnWfcigers by the James Adger give an . flfyniinF^A W-nlL-ff'o cli.???? ? nuimuui! litLiicr con- | ; tradictorfof previous statements. The seizure' of steamboats by Capt. SpenI cer is confirmed. JSpcnoer states openly [ that he acted in behalf of Vanderbilt. No ftriury was offered to the pawtertgers in the ifca'ptured'boats, but they were es&>rted to jGrfeytonj wbere the steamers were boterded , by officers from a British man-of-war, ^feo, I wdered the baggage and men to be put off ' - Spencer ^ept the American flag flying i from his steamer, although be made the capture fa the name of Coftta Rica. -president Mora, for the Costa Rica Government, jasued a proclamation* granting pardon to Walker's men and free passage Kant in *1|? &?- ? | J. ' Both officers and moo were deserting. They all tell hard stone* of suffering from ; Jhuhger arid sieknea*.' >' '[ Walker is reported to be still At Bivas t -ntfth'flOOBieiv Another accounb&ays Spenj ctv stales that th?[ Coata Ilicans bave fifteen Hundred"troop? posted along tha route,, and | that .they are ail in force at BaraqUi,. Sod f having &imsposted on both aiiores. The [ '.rumor was confirmed that Genera) Chilton, i with t! lirgt) po*j Af men, bad pronounced r i(bf Walker atVfjebni'?! < o.\\ .WftJbery it^ii said/ne-tookRiva&andi^on [ '/wjtRoliH<wfljprairti?li; :0 *1-'; o .'ri Smi riders, with his rifles,-had ridp raifti^loj^oii to occupy tlmt po?t. THE INDEPENDKNT PRESS K l'CBU3IIKl> EVERY Fit I KAY MVRXtKU IIY LEE & WILSON. W. A. LEE, Editor. /iijfi'ri/wi/s, /ike h<itionx, f'.til in ni'l/iitiii irhie/i j i t?> '</ Imhily ixll-ni/if, ir/fii xnxln i nni lw rirtwms 1 , fiur/">s<% H rut <{> trrmi tiiil resolution.?UcMlY Cl.AY. j " I i 'i il i My t-> /irniitf, i/>-( not ot'i'itiil to bin me." j Terms?Two Dollars a Year, in Advance. ' ?, j, ABBEVILLE C. H. fkipay, - - - .iTntT\KV, 30, 1S..7, j! ' Advertisements. : ( AVo would ditvet Attention to our vuriom j n?-\v advertisement!'. j } Tho Weather and the Malls. i * For lh?.* h?*t ten days wo hnvti had a real j 1 Arctic winter upon u<. and with nil its priva- I turn*. As the correspondent of the Courier ^ 1 remarks, we have heen nearly its much "ice- j ; ohitcd," ;t-< if wintering with l)r. Kline on the ; ' polar seas. We have iind a leaf from his ex- 1 ' pcrieiice without reading his hook. We have j ' fought th<> ice king a:ul his snowy lioiU on I 1 Southern soil. We may give over for the pres. ' ent the attempt to find a "North-west passage," ' in our efforts to keep up communication, with ' the uVo)V/i Mist. Telegraphic, wires have heen ' prostrated, and the few hits of this sort of in- ' * telligence received from the North linvo hccn ' 1 obtained riii \'ir Or ha nx. There has been im J ' Northern mail beyond Richmond for ten days. ' The Young Men's Christian Association. liy reference to the proceedings of the meeting, on last Saturday night, it will he seen that, this Association lias been organized lty the i \ adoption of a constitution and the election of | 1 officers. | ' The nicelings will henceforth be held on the 1 Tuesday night, after the 1st and ad Monday in ; 1 each month. I ' An mutual foe of one dollar and a respoetn- | ' l?lo character will on I i t lo one to membership. , ' Tli e Association is intruded t>> embrace nil the yonnif men of tlie community, and w? j 1 trust to s.>v a full nttcndanco on next Tuesday ! 11ilcI>t, when an address will lie delivered hv " the Kev. T. A. lloyl, upon tlie nature and oh- ' jects of the Association. The New Coinage Bill j ( Which has recently passed the Ilonse of i Represontatives, provides thai the Mexican and . Spanish Coins which have hitherto circulated ] with us at the respective values of 25 {cuts', > ( 12} cents, and (>} cents, shall he received at the ' i Treasury, for no more than 20 cent?, 10 cents, , and 5 cents, each, and that when received . f they shall not he re-issued, hut shall be re- | coined. It also provides for the coinage of a new i cent piece, composed of such parts of copper | t and nickle, as to inukca handsome and couve- j < nient coin. ' t In New York, in anticipation of lite passage ! of the law, the Spanish coins, we see are re- i fused at the ferries, in the cars, and drinking saloons, except at the Government valuation. ! The omnibus proprietors, however, declare : Unit they will never reduce the fare from 0 to I , 5 Cents. 1 . An Editor in Luck. AVe omitted in our Inst i?ue to chronicle the 1 pood fortune of our brother of the Trw Cato 1 Union, u? recorded in the following paragraph. ; ' The occasion, we think, furnishes a full justi- ; ' fication for nny editorial deliiKjuences : j ' M.\nuiK!>, in Anderson District, on WcdnoR- j ' day evcniiiir, 14th iust.. liv Hov. .1 Sp?ii \im?- i < ray, Mnj. .loiix V. Moouk, Editor of the "True ! Carolinian," to Miss Hkttik, E., daughter of ; l?r. Win. Kobinson, of Anderson. The Carolina 7~ntie.t, the Yorkvillc Enquirer, . nnd others uf the fraternity, we r.ec are dis- ! elining the propriety of charging for the pub- ' Mention of_sn''h notices. Upon this question a* upon'all others connected with the subject, | essentially or collaterally, we are like '-Ma- ; hoinet'scoflin," suspended in nuLifnt*. It, will, i however, at nil times give us pleasure to re- j cord such happy incidents in the lives of our editorial brethren. ?- -<?? Literary Notices. G<nlrtf * Lndif't ISook for February hae been ; received. Godey has 30 many attractions, lit- j erarv and artistic, especially to young ladies, j mai sonic parents, wo believe, arc disposed to J regard it as a dangerous book. lie certainly ' lias the rare talent of liol<ling on to his subscri- i bers. Terms $3.00; but by an arrangement we are enabled to furnish it with the Prcs* for $4. per annum. i i Arthurs Iloinc Magazine for February, pre-! sents an interesting table of contents. T. S. | Arthur ?fc Co., Philadelphia. $2.00. J The Southern Light, conducted by E. T. , Whatlcy, and (j. M. Landruin, begins, the new \ , year much improved in appearance. It is neatly ' j printed and ably edited. Edgefield (!. II., ft-j.00. ' ] The Erskiue. Collegiate Jieeorder is ever a 1 welcome visiter to our sanctum. It is under i the editorial management of a Committee of | the Senior Class of Erskine College, and re- i fleets high credit upon their talent and literary attainments. Col. JamAB riar^nof A correspondent of the Columbup, Ga.., Time* and Sentinel, in view of the forthcoming termination of tl?e official term of Governor Johnson, presents the name of Col. James Gardner, the distinguished editor of the Augusta Conxlitulionalitt, an a suitable successor. In support of the propriety of tho selection, | the writer urges the following considerations : | That Col. Gardner has for twelve years, eon- : i ducted with great ability the leading Demo- ; cratic paper in Georgia; but being in a minor- j ity in his county and district has been eut off j from all official promotion ; that he is n man j of superior talents, and uncompromising char- ; acter ; and that the peoplo of the State owe | it to the editorial corps, to award some such 1 testimonial to its rccognized leader. Such a I tribute would constitute a great incentive to j MDiFAuts in ft nrofession which in intimotolw I ?, ? , > ? J connected with the best interest* of the country, and fcould do much to elevate Its character. \ Since wrlUng the above, we sec that Col. Gardner hat iteeivcd -the nomination of the Democrat^ pawljjr of^Georgia. Municipal Elections. following gentlemen were elected Internet aud Wardens of Due West, on the 12 Ul teHant: J. 8. Miller* M. LatwwjfeiRobert Drenao. Matfop ?At an elecj^fteld fornienibers of. the Town CouncJI of Jwflon, for the present year, tho followiwere decI - v. :V #, ? Mr. Fetigru'a Address. It lias been only recently tliat we have re ceived a copy of the chaste and classical Ad iIre**, </< />r<7< d It;/ the lion, ,/uiii'x A. J'etii/ru, before the J.it< ntrii Societies of Krxkiiie C'olleye, nt lite last commencement. "Youth, Manhood and Old Age?such is the sum of life, tlu typo of the past, the present, and the fu lure, in the history of the specie.*. The Old properly belong to the past; Manhood occiipies the present, and the future is reserved foi the Young." Such is the pieturesquc exordium, with which the gifted orator unfolds tin treasures of his ripened wisdom and enlarged L'xperioiiee. In the rich breadth and mellow iwss of his thought.* and the soft rytlnnof hi* ilowing stylo, lie rcinindts us of the "divine I "Into." llis taste has evidently been formed upon classic models, and lie appears to have Irnnk deeply from "the well of pure Knglisii indetilcd." Wli. tli. r or not m> scrupulous n >?.fi^t as Fox, lit! has certainly used no term ivhioli l?rV'len would disown ; and to purity ?ud precision of dietion, lias added the further 'harms of harmony, variety and flexibility, rt'e regard it as no email acquirement to be ihle to appreciate such an address, whose miinte beauties are "caviare to the general." Ilut a? the histories of Herodotus awakened a Hirst of enthusiasm in the bosom of Tliucvddes; and the orations of l'ilt, a generous cmllatioii in Cr;i??nti =.. 1... ?. !?. 1 ? , ..v niiu tun imu uiisn'i lressof Mr. l'vttigrn, with kindred sympathy iii"l a just appreciation, may rest assured that 10, too, has something of the elements of the ratur within him. rho Exemption of Slave Property from Sale for Debt. The exemption of a certain portion of slave ?ro|iei ly from sale for debt under execution, s a lneasiuo whieh has received the general ipproval of the Southern press; has obtained lie sanction <>f several of the Governors, in heir annual messages ; hoeu in I rml need as a ill into the legislatures of several of the South rn States, and promises in time to become the settled lnw in them all. The policy of such a measure is founded in lie paramount consideration of fortifving ami ^trengtlieiiiiig tin- slave institutions of tin: Muitli. Tlie institution of slavery, we regard justly as the basis of our social system, ami lie prolific parent of many social virtues, liul to give it increased stability, we can alopt no surer nictlioil tlian to diffuse it a; widely as possihlv, by increasing the number >f slavclioders. Ami to make it desirable t?i lie a slaveholder, we must, make it the interest )f every Southern man to own a slave. Wt mi-t give him the assurance, that in the wreck if all else, he still may rely upon something or the support of his feinily and the education of his children. Again, the disproportion between the numier of slaveholders and lion-slaveholders at lie South, whilst it is the basis of the Northern argument of the weakness of the institii,ioii, furnishes the ureal inducement to tin; :oustniit repetition of tln-ir attacks. Tliey ti-ll is tliut in tlie whole South, they are only ;50? >'i0 slaveholders ; mid that they form not norc than one-twentieth of the whole popnlaion; that tin: interest of the slaveholder does iot demand the perpetuity of the institution, md that lie could not lie a (fueled by its detruction. The argument is false, since every nterest., at the South, is so connected with the nstitution as to l>e strengthened and support d by it. l'.nt whether true, or false, it with>ut doiilit gives encouragement to the aboliionisf, in the prosecution of his schemes. It leeonies then the duty of the Legislature to liminish the disproportion bet ween the wlnveloKlers and the non-slaveholder.*, l>y increasing lie inducements to the acquisition of slave uoporty ; and we can conceive of no stronger uduceuient than the passage of a law exempting a certain number, or a ucrtain amount in ...I..- ~r > ? > iiiut: 01 siuves, irom execution or sale for lebt. It nifty bo that su-.-li a measure would urtiish an imlueciueiit l?> fniuilulent debtors to >uy slave*, to avoid the payment of tlicir lebts. Hut the fact that such a taw would be i )iublic notification to all men of their rights md responsibilities ; and that contracts would lie varied to meet, the emergency, would obviite most of the evils anticipated. The com ncree of the country would soon accommo ilate itself to the change ; whilst the whol< south would be brought together in the Btroiifj bonds of a common ownership and idontica! nte rests. Bribery in Congress. Congress lias at last been forced l>v ft proper regard to its own dignity to investigate tlx charged, of corruption which have beer lirnught against its members. Charges of t similar character have frequently been made relative to members of Congress, but the proa out being contained in the columns of a lead ing journal, the New York Times, and corrobo rated by the statement of one of if3 own mem hers, Mr. l'aine, the House could not consist Dntlv, with its self respect, refuse an invest! Ration. The character of the committee is 1 sufficient guarantee that the matter will b< thoroughly sifted. Col. Orr, a member of tin poniniitte, has olituincd for it., the enlargcc power of investigating the proceedings of tin In-sL as well as of the present Session of Con grcss. Power has been conferred upon it t< compel the attendance of witnesses, and tli< power hns already been exercised upon Severn refractory members. "Wo cannot conceive of no measure, bette suited to stimilatc the activity ?f lobby agents and excite tlie cupidity of needy politician." than the magnificent land scheme, out o which the present charge has originated. Th( Minessota land bill proposes to give the vari ous rnnronu companies of that Territory twelve sections in evt-ry nlternate mile, ex tending North and South, Knot nnd AVcst that is about six sections, or 3,840 acres t< every mile of the roads. It would place ii the hands of the land speculators, thousands ol acres of the best of the public domain, to th exclusion of the honest emigrant, whom i wmilil fnrnn tn J ?1 1 1 ..... .. cicrj ui-Hirauie iKirnn tage, and bu}\ if at all, at exhorbilant rates The strong argument used for the measure ie that until these roads aro built large district of couutry -will not be settled at all; and Col Webb of the Courier and JSnquirtr in thii point of view is disposed to favor it, thougl at the expense of the bribery and corruptioi which it engenders. ThiB enormous grant however, seems to bo entirely premature Minnesota is not so well prepared for railrou enterprises as Illinois, in 1880. and the Dassat? of this bill would produce a like result as ii Iowa, in the exclusion of tens of thousands o honest emigrants. We rejoice, that in the general cry of in tngueand corruption, |t)ie stain of fire is no upon the garments of the South. By ?h coneoeaion evflfc of He# rabid fees',' sii? is abov tlio- breath of Ms^lciori. Attribute it to ?Y?n so; and n< 1u?'.? -i i ii'iU'vi.i? >. J charge of corruption lists been brought against j Southern member*. The correspondent ?f the | Philadelphia North A mtritan, a supporter of , 1 Fremont is constrained to admit* that in this ' , | respect clavery seems to exercise a conservnI ; live and honorable intliietiec; that (lieschemes i of wholesale plunder which have been enrrie.l ' Ihrough Congress have been under the control I I ! of Northern managers ; and that it has been . reserved for needy politicians, at the North, 1 i who have purchased their seats by eoruption, to lend themselves, to any .scheme of jobbing and spoliation. Tho Cotton Culture of the South. i A paper has recently been read before the Ttriti j isli Association for the advancement of Science, 1 j by J. T. Danson, upon the subiect of the Cot i ! toil culture of the South ; its connection with I' the manufacture of cotton in Europe, and its dependence upon slave lnhor for its support, j A copy of the Report was procured, through j the ngeney of Mr. Dallas, and published in the j New Orleans Jirthi. As the views of the writer are well digested and interesting, we condense his main proposit ions and the facts, upon which they are founded. After mature reflection, the writer deduces ' two important, conclusions: First, That the j cotton planter is interested tojlhe extent of t woj thirds of his exportable crop in the uiainlcnj ante of the cotton manufacture in Oreat Hritj ain ; second, that four-fifths of the cotton . ! manufactured in the Knifed Kingdom id obtained from I lie South. These conclusions are based upon llie following propositions : That cotton must\ie irrown, | almost, entirely out of Kurnpe, nn<l miinufae; t tired ehielly in Great Britain; that cotton has i hitherto l?ecn grown, and must continue to he I j grown ehielly by slave labor ; that for fifty I j years, Great Britain has Wen seeking all over j the earth for a supply of cotton, and with a ; preference for the produce of free lahor, but j still continues to receive the best, qualities of , j cotton, and the greater portion of all that she j imports from countries where it is grown by j slave labor ; that cotton is grown in the I'riiI j ted States, exclusively by slave labor; that , j two-thirds of these slaves are employed in raisI : ing cotton for exportation ; that two-thirds of | this cotton is raised expret-dy for the ISriti-h j market; and that of the entire quantity man. | ufacturcd in Great Britain, nearly four-fifths , I in quantity ami more llinu four-fifths in value, , ! is obtained from the United States. i t The dependence of tlie cotton culture upon J slave labor for its support is mailt- to appear | from a numljer of authenticated facts; and it . i is ,-liown that as a general rule, tlie colored j laborers. employed in the cotton crowing dis- | trictsof the world, whence the European pup- | ply "f cotton has been obtained, have been in a state of slavery and are eo .-till. About three-fourths of the early supplies of tl.? ?.11 r~..i r .... v. luiiuiiK-iiirv ui Viicai urnaili, when l I it began to assume n national importance was! obtained from the Iliiti-lt. French, Spanish, 1 I Dutch an>l Portuguese col- nio?, in all of which | agricultural labor was performed l>v slaves ex' elusivdy. A small portion was then obtained from the Fast Indies ; and tin; remainder less \ than on<5-fonrth of the whole, can scarecly ho ! 1 set down, as the fruit of slave labor, j In 1821-20, the sources of supply were male ! ' rinlly changed; nud of the entire quantity ini- ( : ported into Great Hritain, Til per cent., was ! J obtained from the United States, llra/.il and . the "West Indies, which used only slave labor. ; in the culture ; 6 J per cent, came from Turkey 1 ; and Europe; 0 percent., from the Most Indies; I and the remainder, about 5 per cent., from outer countries. In pn per cent, of the Uritish supply, onmc from the I'nited Stato? and Brazil alono and was the producc of slave labor; nuist of | tlie 3 per colli., obtained from the Mcditerranej nn can probably be set down to the same source, j whilst nearly, the whole of the remaining IT I per cent., eame from the East Indies. It thus' I j seems, that with the exception of the East In- > : dies, there never lias been any source of supply i j for cotton, which wns not exclusively niuin' I tnined by slave labor. j The question whether India can ever enter : into successful competition with this country j remains to be determined. It swim ?!>..? ! condition of the Kast India 1 il>orcr, is not such as to give to liis operations, tIio productive advantages we arc acustonied to associate with j free labor, as he is little better than a sla*' . Besides the cotton of India, in points of quality holds a low mark in the European markets ; and owing to the cost of importation, cannot he brought into successful competition, with ? ! similar qualities from the slave holding couui ! tries of the West. i i A few years ago Mr. McKay was deputed j j by the Chambers of Commerce, of Liverpool, : ' Manchester and other cities, to enquire into . the practicability of incneasing the supply or j reducing the price of India rotton. In prose-j - cnting his enquiries he found that this cotton, ; - entered the Kuropean market only as supple- | ! Tii^nlnrv tn !**> A in.?? /.? ? - ? 1 j ??|'|in , aiKi was rc- ; \ [ ecived, in a considerable quantity only, when ' ; the price rose materially over the average, ; ' owing to a failure in the American supply, or ] an increased demand for consumption. c These causes ; tho increased demand, and * ' the failure of the American supply, which had > I already obtained for India cotton a temporary 14 : command of the European markets, he thought 1 ; would in the course of time, become more perI j ninncnt nnd transfer to tlie cotton growers of r 1 India the office of sustaining tho> British man( ! nfacture. These conclusions were based upon i( 1 the assumption, that the production hnd alf ready failed to keep pace with with the in? crcased demand for consumption ; and that the . source of the American supply was about to t 1 be cut ofF by the exhaustion of the more fertile > lands. There seems however to be no ground ' for this assumption. The increased produe3 ' tion, has heretofore been in a great measure i i owing to an increase of skill and capital, to f | which we sec no probable check in tho future, o | The productiveness of cotton plantation* t pend upon ninny local circumstances, elevation, . temperature, moisture, nature of tlie soil, proxi. imity to the sea ; and we have no evidence, l, that the soil possessing the roquisite qualificas tiona in the United States is nearly exhausted' Neither does the ratio between production s and consumption in the last 20 years warrant i the belief, that the former canot keep pace a with the latter. The average of consumption, , during the first 3 years of this period, is to i. that of tba last 8 years, as 1,627 to 3,101 ; and J of production, duriog the same years, as 440 to e 891 ; that is, each is.* little more than dou i bled. The American crop has grown steadily f with the foreign demand. The priee is lower and steadier now than it was 20 years ago. The price, in 1)68, was from 0 to 111 pante, t per pound in 1850, frfcm 6 to 7^. # It thy* appears thai cottoo has hitherto been *- grown, and will probably -eontiaaato bo- proB ilucad by slave labor, # (VoltTIIK IXUKI'KNIIICNT ritKSS.] ' Young Mon's Christian Association. Ah n<lj?uriic<l meeting of tlio Vomit; Men's \ Cliristiiin Association was liuM in tin; Tempermice Hull on Saturday evening, tin* 2-ltli inst., j lo adopt n Constitution f..r tlio pivcriimi-ut of Ili? Association, an<l organized In culling I ?r. . I. Mraticli to the C'liair, and tlio appointment of ('. II. Allen to act a-* Secretary. Tlio inert jilt; was opened witli prayer l>y I lie r Itov. V. Murcliison, alter w11! *! the i'oii?tilu- ! tinn, sis reportc?l, willi slight alterations, was : odoplud, and the following olliccts clceled for i tlio term o| one year: W. II. I'arker, Ksq., l'ro.sidciit. .las. M. iVrrin, 1-t. Vic? " A. T. Watson, 'Jiol " " A. A Willi 1! : - ? \V. A. I< *?|i" J. T. Ilol?risoii, Tna-uivr. i KOAIili <>K man \?il i:-i: II. J. Wliil.-, \V. M. llu.l.kii, 11. L. l'riuicij, It. A. fair, W. ('. 1 ?nv is. On motion, il was iv*??1v<'<1 tlial tlie K<-v. T. | A. llovl !? rt!i|Ufslc<l to deliver an a<l<Ir?ss lie- ' fore tin* Association on Tu?'s?lay vvvniiit; tin- ::il j of l'Vlirnary, netting forth tlic nature ami ob- j ject of the organization. (HAS. II. Al.l.KX, So.'y. | | i I I ! i t [ i j I I I > I Additional by the Persia. From the papers by tlic Nashville on Monrlnv M'uniiur UVI .? il.? v.vii>ivini; iv il nuillliiai > . 1IIC 1 principle matters of news brought by the i Persia at Xew York. This steamer arrived i at lier doek about eleven o'clock Saturday : 1 The Swiss difficulty is virtually settled, by the interposition of France, supported by England. The Emperor Napoleon undertakes that Prussia, shall renounce all claims ; upon Neufchatcl, in return for the release of ; the prisoners. Further, France undertakes j to prevent any aggression by Prussia upon Switzerland. Switzerland approves these j terms and the Federal Assembly is summon- i ed to ratify them. The Conference of Paris closed on the Gth i instant, having signed a protocol, which is va|i<.u<.u hi mi iiiiiiniu mi mi: niuiciiiiiL'S, in | fulfilment of the treaty of peace of March last, j Russia cedes ]>olgra<j and Tabak to the Mol- j daviahunk of the river Yalpak, with a territo- I ry of 300 square versts. The Isle of Serpents I is decided as belonging to tlio mouths of the Danube, and goes with them. The new boundaries shall he fixed, and the Austian troops and British fleet shall have evacuated the Turkish territory by the 30th of March J next. Immediately thereafter, the Confer- i ence will re-assemble at Paris to ratify these proceeding*. [From the Laurcnsville Ilcrald.] Laukkxs C. II., S. C., January 0, 185V. To Col. J. JI. Lane :?Having seen your challenge to Col. A. W. Doniphan, and Col. A.G. Boone, of Missouri, to settle the vexed question of Kansas, and save her from further outrage, and being one of those engaged in the recent troubles in that Territory, I accept your proposition, and will meet you upon the plains of Kansas upon the terms and under tho conditions mentioned by you. \T tit ir Tv m ? now, -iay on mcuuii, ana damned be ho who first cries hold, enough." Yours, A. C. JONES, of South Carolina. Tiie Mails and tub Weather.? The Petorsburg Democrat of Monday, 2Gth, says: As yet we have no mails north of Richmond. The connection with Washington will probably be made on either to-day or to-morrow. The South-Side train reached tllio A?l?f lflot . ? ' * vsmo \jt+j *ma* vtoiiiii^. x uo iuttu utlwcdd Petersburg and Lynchburg is now open, and we presume will he run regularly. From all accessible points We hear of intense cold and, an unexampled fall of snow. Hamptorf Ron da arc nearly if not, entirely frown over. Rev. Charles S. Walker. On Sunday tin* 1 Stli in-.'., we were pain- ' ed to hear of the death of the estimable and [ worthy gentleman whose name heads thisartiele. On that day tiear noon, lie depar ted his life, at his residence in our place after much sulfcring. Of tins cau-c of Mr-: Walker's death we are unable to sj?<-ale, having had no opportunity of learning from his inudical atteiidanl its precise d"-ignation. The general pinion is that inflammation manifested itself in nlie side of his face, and | continued to spread until the glands and ' throat became so alleetcd as to produce ouiiisv. The suddenness of liis demise, and the j peculiar ciieuisistanees attending; il, impart ; i,. ?t... :.... n: .... .v. iviugi'iii'i! :iii of |>aili. . Mrs. Walker ;ili?l children, save one, lia>l left :i few days or fortnight si nee, <>n a visit lo her father, in < I'hi jr. town, who is said to I?<i in h-i I Itoiltli. Imuiediatelv alter! her departure Mr. \V. was taken sick, ami ' continued to grow worse to tin; <!av of liis j death. 1 luring his illncs-s lie lecievcd tin1! friendly attention of various gentlemen, and , had tin; m? st eminent medical ski!! employed. 1 >ul all in vain. The pray'is of ehris- 1 tiatis, tins entreaties of friend". the bciievo-j lenceofa whole community, were power-j less to stay the lavages of liis d:>"a-^. Tin* ! relentless m<:>scn<*-r of death a.-viils in a multiform inniiier his helpless suhjeet, and 1 not unfreniietitly in.-ueh'a way as to ojtahlisli tin* pitiless reputation he has acquired. > Such I!io circumstances of tliis distinguished gentleman's death conspire to move. Alone, with no wile al hand to wipe the clammy death .sweat, l'min his lnow, or to relieve his dying mi* - - bv her smoothing j attention?with 110 children by his bed- i .v.de to attest their devotion to a kind nnd i indulgent p'tronl, with n?>n?j of the cordial* which those standing in the nearest domestic relations could administer, he clo-ed hi- 1 eyes in that >leep which nothing hut the , thunder of the resurrection morn can | break. In Mr. Walker's death the Methodist j Church, of which lie was a distinguished . member, as well as our community, have ; su-taine<! a heavy lo-s, At the last m.'-moii of <'oi:!e?*-.Mice : he was appointed to take chain '11<: Spartanburg (Circuit, the duties of which he had assumed. l?v his death the Circuit, will be dcpiivcd of the spir- ( itual instruction of one who wis an able and consistent chri-tian. of Mr. \V.\s mimstc rial Mr, previous to lits settlement hero, we know lnit litfK*. To his spotless character as a christian minister, ami his many social virtues, wci t?:>til'y wit It ?jroat pleasure, leaving tins duty of an i-xt ?*ti? 1 notice of his lil'o to sumo al?!< r clerical pen. C< r roliu it Siin rhi ii. ?o- ? 131 uc Ri<!ge Railroad. A coon lint; to piitnise, we couciudc what we have to say on thi> subject at present. Ii lias already been stated that the work of L'endlctou, except, the tumieliiu;, masonry and brid?;inj;. has been discontinued, and the cause consists in this : The charter requires a certain amount of stock to he taken bv private subscription, and the innuev paid in hcjuie the State siilisentiiimi ...... .. ?.?? 111?i 111; available. The Company failed, less tin" 1 > x 11 of ?220,000, in lading I lie required amount of private snivel iptions. I'mler j these circumstances, the Company a.-ked I he I.egislaltiro to ho relievi d from seeming tin: private subscription, ;m.i was llatly refused. Whereupon the work was -lopped. We have. tnlers!oixl that Mr. tionnlin, the ; former able am! efficient President of the j Company, proposes to be one of tweiitv to ; make up tlie private subscription, licit the . work may be continued. The amount is in- j significant wln nei-mpar. il with the benefits which must result from the completion of t!ii< great euterpii^'. Charleston, as well as tlie State at la is too ileeply interested . in the progress of the work to see it lan- j gui*h, ami we hope to see anelVort made, at an early day, to secure the remaining pri- j vato subscription, if it has not aheadv been j done. Ail appeal to the liberal :m<l ivmi.ii ic citizens of the Statu would not, we are persuaded, be msulu in vain. Tlio .suspension lias woiked loss to this district?contractors and the farming interest su'lering most. Many of our citizens, however, would subscribe for stock liberally upon condition that, opera!ions be immediately resumed, and the road completed. It is an enterprise of too much importance to the State and country to fail on account of the paltry sum of a lew thousand dollars, and we earnestly call upon those in authority and our people to avert so great a calamity to the progios of civilization, and our continued wealth. r.itn?.rJ?i i J J .? J-V. n? IIIIU 1 I 11 | > | > ' II Kcowcc Courier. Ciieisaw, S. C., January 20?Our town presents n strange sight at this lime. On every side is heard tin* merry tingle of sleigh bells, and sleighs loaded down with young men, with the lighter and more precious freight of young ladies, are dashing round our corners, niuid the feathery bullets and joyful shouts of the beholders. Truly this is "Southern Weather with Northern Principles the Thermometer ranging fi om 8 deg. to 20 cleg, for the last three days. Stranger still?the ]Ve 1 )e?: River is frozen over, and cakes of snow and ice are hanked up above the bridge to the depth of two or three feet ; as far as the eye can reach np the river it presents an unbroken surface, glittering in the still as if Winter, with its magic, hand, had wrapped the old river in his winding sheet. The steamer Pee Dee left ils wliarf yesterday, but was obliged to stop on account of the ice, and is now about two miles below ; as the negros say, she is "friz/en up." Herald. The State Capitol at Vermont was destroyed by fire a few days ago. SmiiimammmmmmmmamaaamammmmmmaaamiSa CONSIGNEES. The following persons have freight in the Depot ftt Abbeville:? <! T TT-~l-~" I.' ?'i " ' ? ....onvii, i-j n line, Vj .-Honip, Hrnneh ?fe A, II W Lawson, J M Creswoll, W II Jackson, Miw? Julia MeCaw, Wardlaw <5i S, l>r Thos J Mahry, W W Uughoy, J F Marshall, IIonTC Ferrin, J F Bell, J M I'errin, A 1* Conner, Wm C Smith, A C Zunea, J C Krook, A J Widcman, 8 Jordan, Martha Mcgaw, lion T) L Wardlaw, Rev W W Wnlkor, C I' Duprec, Col-A M Smith, J W Crawford E J Taylor. 1>. R. SONDLEY, AK't. -U aww MARKETS. ABBEVILLE, January 80.?There is a good demand for cotton at from 10J to 11-Jc. COLUMBIA, January 27.?200 bales sold to day at 11} to 12fc. A flue lot Would bring I2|?. CHARLESTON, January 20.?Marfcot soraowliat depressed. Sales of 1,000 bales, fit from 11 to 121c. i ir-'T, ** " k KOcfitor's A nut lft Vi'r' by Hiltrrs. Iti ui.iMircv, Yr., Nov. 12, 1851. fJi:\ m.i.mkx :?I suffered for ahout ft year provioc-j to hist ^prinij, from a derangement of the a- iioti of 11n-In-art, wlik<* most others similarly it 111 i?-t < ]. I lo he an organic <li?-jne, it it 1 having seen the Osi/t/eutt(r<l Hit> highly recommended I >r use in Mich cases, I |irni'i:r<-i! and used a siinrle hottle, with entire SUCCeSS. 'I'he disagreeable ryu.ptoms speedily disappeared, and I have never, except in one or two instances, easily accounted for, and any recurretiec ?>f them, when I hey were easily removed !.\- a single <locu of the I tit tern. lieing ivallv ? !' oj.i'iiuii that this medicine is <>i im.picslionai.ie value its 11 cure lor lJispepsia, (in vvliii'li opinion I mil happy to know tluit I ;u'ivr with many intelligent physicians.) I have no hesitation in permitting this certificate to he use.] in any way lliat will promote its* general use. " ! :. A. STANSMJRY, lvliiorof (lie litiriinglon Courier. SKTII W. l'(t\VI.K ?t Co., 1IJS Washington Street, lioston, Proprietors. Sold by their a-^.'iit ? I'Vi.'iywin-re. Davis' k'aiu fivillci'. Jlv 1'i.m: Sin.? I '( 'ire lo stale a few instances of !_'oo.] resulting frit!" ; lse of the I'ain Killer. Tin- lirst ease tlia" I ./mill iiionlioii ii* whieh ! p. i'.' rule.I a elite was thai of n servant hoy who ha I h:-? riirh! hand severely scalded hv the fal!in-r of toiling oil on il, was in a few days pei f -i !y eure.l l?y the application of * mixture of (.'renin ami Pain Ivilh-r, as directed in such ea-. s. Then my girl was cured of an siinate t'oiiifh. I.astly, I .-.hall refer to myself? 1 took the tlldlieim-?not, from nnv 1-nn. litlcuee I lufl in i! ; ??:i tin: contrary, I took it with :i l'i-at <! al <i' f.-ar?however, I must y own thai it fcvi-ial times relieved mo of cold in ll I;- - '?ami it enrol 1110 of n Fever?of 1'iiiii in tin- km-.?in.I an ulcer in the mouth. In aiMiiiou t" tin.' sshove a fuse of cholera was hroutiht t? my notice ; u coachman was attack< <1 with tir:< <iis.-n-e, and medicines kept for t!ii< '.oiiii'l.iiii! wire i;ivni to the man without any eilVet, ami, a-; tin: last resort, when lio was ?-old air! .-|i'.-t'i:hlv.'>s, tin: l'ain Killer was iiili:iiiti?1< r> <!. which thivw a warmth into the system an I ivvivcl his sinking energy?in Sfoi-i, the man was rcton-d. :;s-it | \V. ('1111.1., Calcutta, lixlin. Erhh i'oiiitwrs. </v r.ui.s i"sir.D is; 1-11 potatoes, 1 ' ' just received ami for .-ale hy II. ?. k Klllt. .'iiiiiuirv :> ?, 1 s.*?7. j. c. cMxmW, ATTIHiXKY AT LAW AND SOLICITOR IX KlliiiY, A?5:i:vs5,L? c\ ii., Will nil- )i<! jirimi/i!'1.' I? nil liitsiiiixs entrusted to , /.;* j .Iniiiinry ".i>, 1>.'>7. 89-tf i 5,3-:A vs:?i3i A:"('53AflJ.11ERS^ 1)I-:ali:rs lv AMERICAN AND ITALIAN MA RBI F. IT a i n Street, ar.ii'ivic. ir., s. c. Taisnary 39-3m Attention! Abbeville Light Infantry ! ! \?! < !kt<-Iiv onkivil to appear at your ii,:*ia! l*:ira?i<* (Jpt'iii'l, on Saturday, the 7th of / ' !>fi:nr;i sit half past lo o'clock, for 1 ?! ! i Jlli'l It:-! rtli-tioll. Uv oi?kr of CA1T. LIVINGSTON". .1. T. Oviv. O. S. limitary is, 1S.">7. S9-lt ITecjro for Sale. !>V autJmrily of tin.- Coin I of Kquily, I will ) oliVr foe rak- a! AMntviMu ('. II., on Sale 1 >.iy in r?l.n::?rv, ii lik.-ly NKCKO IF.LLOW. 'IVnvs.?Cn-lit of twelve months, with iatvrwt from <1;\1 ??approval swiirilv. , CKUUCK U. CALIAVKLT* laipmry 1 S.VT. :10-11 Aili!9si3(t><ih,:^oi,N Sale. !> V order ?>f the Court, of Ordinary, will lie ^ sol.I, iit. Abbeville ('. II.. oii Tuc.f <l3?v, SIio I"!Ii I>iiv of S'cliriiarr ; ni'Sl. all I iii* IV-I.-. 11:1! list at .>)' i.KKK MATII; IS, ik-e<>:iM->l, .iiM-tiii^ of Till!HE NEGROES ?two Men iiii<1 a I!ov, ten head of HORSES, j two MI'I.KS, a good Waggon, one Rockawny,; several Urirg'e*. miiong 1 licui a double one, Cattle, IIo^m, lloii~<-lio|.l anil Kitchen Furui; tniv, and Miiidrv >!iii-t* articles. | Credit and Tcriiid made known on the <lay ; of sale. N. .1. l'AVIS, A(1 m'r. January IS.",7. 39-:5t Orders !%"o. 3. JI KADQU AUTEIIS, ( i:o!:(ii:rii\v.\, January 5, 1857. VWELL ORCAMZKl) MILITIA being tho Ktrcnirth anil pride of tlie Commonwealthy and in onler that duo organization may the I better be maintained, it is enjoined by the Conv | mandcr-in-Chief: Upon the Ollicers in command of Divisions to exercise their influence with a view to' art* < ..o:.. r .i:tr ...? n.:....l?. t illVIVIIb <'l Ul HIV" UlliUl Ullb ?Jl I^UUUO in their respective Divisions. Upon the Oflii'cr.s in cammand of Ilegiincnts, and Colonels in eoiumand of Itegiinents, to attend promptly to all of the duties prescribed 1 bylaw, and notably, to the returns required off them, to the due equipment, drill and organiza I imii 01 mo licijmicir-s una i oinpuiuei unacr their command, nnd to the occasional perform- ^ nricc of patrol duty as required by law. By order of the Commander-in-Chief. I!. G. 31. Dl'XOVANT, Adjutant and Inspector General* Jan. 22, 18.77 :Jl> 1ft Beware! Beware ! ALL Persons Indebted to me, oa Exocntor' of James F. Watson, or Individually, ara positively required to pay up by Sale Day ia February. After that time they can settle with, n?V Attorney. J. II. WIDEMAN. "Jnn. 8, 1857. 8Mli Notice to Qnardiaas, Trustees, dc. ALL Persons liable to account ii? my Office^ nre hereby notified to make* th?<r Ahbu? nl Koturns, on or before the 15th day of April next. AU defaulters after that tiuio will b? ruled indiscriminately, WJi. H. PARKER, C. Jff. A. D. Coinmissioner's'OflEcn, ) January 12. 1867. f M-8m Oyster* and Fish AT SIXT1IIS & SALES'/ ,, CHARLESTON and Norfolk Ov?ten kept Jfr constantly on lmad aud retailed by any ^ qoantity. , , , -'-J/ They can be fti rn! shccVto vany one in a manner to auifc their t*Htc8.-fc-piT?im.l?fcaU. Also, Kresli Fish evcty Tue^dny and Fn'&Mr Nov 21, 18##. , ? r' W **' ? 11 tf . -A ' ...? .-3^ I