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if . *- .* jl >. vynui v!^oiuiiiu::x'r<.>ceo<iiiig?. v^' " Th<S"Death Rnd Fiinornl of Bit*. JBr of South' CfekeUuft. Washington, Jans 5 Jl'orsB Of , UBl'HKeSNTATiVB^; fUev. Duuiel Waldo, chn; lain W ''llouso,oilered t?ppix>prji|to " prayer, IC the Journal of yesterday wwjyad* Mr. Keitt, of South OarpUna^c^. - imd "addressed tho Ilouso us follows : * Mr. Speaker, it is my 'mournful du v oHicially announco to tho House the < of tho Jlon. Preston S. Brooks, oiie < members from the State of South Can :'; Mr. Brooks died nt Ins residence in a teity-oh Tuesday evening, the 2Vth inst : 7 o'clock. IIis' disease was acuta inll tiou Of the throat ; ntid so swiftly fata , \t .that not oven liis mpdionl nrloUnw 7 > lioVc'd hiiii to be .in danger until withi briefest possible period before bis de< Science availed not ; t-kill availed not; icatc assiduous 'attentions availed. Yonder vacant seat, badges of raour i. -j ' ?nd sorrowing friends attest that bo'is 5 from among vis. Mr. Brooks"was born in Edgefield ff trict, South . Carolina, in August, 1 P - ' His father was Whitfield Brooks, n so ; Ji. S. Brooks, who had gone through 4,r., siifterings and gathered some of the li< " of our Revolutionary struggle.; His thor was Miss Mary P. Carroll. Ho was educated at the South' Caf College, which he left iu 1830j rocci one of its distinctions^ Iu Mav. 1843 \vris admitted to its bar, and iu Nover '1844, was elected to the Geueral Assei of the Stale. In 1846, when troops called for by the Federal Gpveinmcn repel the invasion of Mexico upon our bis iiative district (Edgefield) furnishc company to the Palmetto Regimen which be was unanimously elected cap ?nd was mustered into tbc service in ;?:cniber of that 3'ear. He shared the :T; ' licratid latter events of tbc campaign tween Vera Cruz and the City of Me -- having in the mean time been reci ' : home by a severe and exhausting illnes." After the close of the war he withe from the bar, and devoted himself dilif ly to the pursuits of agriculture. A planter be was cmineutly succes j -- ? t iiuu . uii ii 13 plantation, Bint, ihc then Representative of tho "i V ty-sixth district," voluntarily retired 1 [, v the trust,' atid Mr. Brooks was elected I successor in February, 1853. 1" .. :1TIg cajne'hero tho Representative s }>roud and gallant constituency?a coil ucncy whose history bad . been illustr by the virtues, .the statesmanship, and eloquence of.\ Robert Goodloe Ilai John C. Calhoun, and George,McDuffie I will not speak of: Aw services here. Jio archives of tlio country are the mi nents of his reputation; in tho, hearts tVho served with him upon this floor arc .betimonies to bis character. "J: In fancy Mr. Brooks was chaste, an I judgment solid and discriminating ; in ( 'Vl'jptiJ1? was siih.pland in taste.. c$n<?d. I indirection imuk<xl him either raeutall , morally. . . ' . In liis bearing he was manly and in"' ii ' tn dispute he was sin ,7. ^ jriian, in the glory o i . -itjjllecl and manhood, and. the dead nia . is dreary shroud, struggle for the mast 7 : ; Mas !., the struggle can be but a brief o \ A-'-Vi- W\'* dealK has' ifci victims, and tlinnnrli ?;.j?^>/^r.ings may be taken, away, ou earth it SEP? ww. > Sharp, however, as may be our pa r'^harper far will be tlie jpangs in yqi ' yt sheltered home, There a stricken wife: [iiur orpbap "children will bo smitten i .. i'lo riwfuj tidinmito^ay announced.; }\ &tho sanctities of that home I would j; /itrude, but I supliyato ileaven for bah ; V heir: eruBlied and'bleeding hearts. .->7" * ,^P#aJscr/;letthere Be reverence to ' . memory and peace to tlie. ashe$ Of tlie d ffllr : V- *nd let us \ni rigle our (nbfrt&" with th< .'yVftOfil ? ? " ywmm wui pour aro 4 . : ..; f?a grave., A'is>M(leDg oonstiStSncy: f; s*. . .*oli.oyer.it,- and. a State wliiuli fconoril -v \tvili lie^clicckcd^avitltr&rr^^'YQr-'eaHh ;? -ii .V^'er pilloVved 'upon lier bbsorb -ii truer : /. v Ilej ven opened-wide its gates to rec j$ manlier spiritc Xn conclusion, .-Mr."Keit't'submitted' - ^ rr i^yn^ My ' "v V $' ^ bas rccei ;&< ; ,Tlt'1 deep sensibilities tb<) announcomeri 0;}. (ho deaUiybf Hon:- Preston S. Brpbi '^l5fi??.ifa?robercof tllis Ilousn frnrri flm Klr.t. ook?frIE WepenMT- riacs: la 1-UnLfellBD EVERY WUI>AY MORNING BY' -. 10. 1 LEE A WILSOH. ;>JteA. lis, - . . . Bdito, W 1)01)9. Indiviitudz, like nations, fail in nothing jp/tic {Act/ Boldly ailcinpt, when sustained Ay oirluoju iroseHp<<>7>W, <in'ddciwminttlrc^uli6nL^~-llKt(u.\ Clai : iBV" Willing to praise, *ttt not afraid Id blame." Jc?th ^*nns~Iwo3)ollar?aYear, in Advance 3f.il? ABBEVILLE 0. H. olma. .. .. - " ; . this FRIDAY, - - - - FEBRUARY, 1857. V'nt ii ml' ama- 1 The Death of Mr-Brooks. 1 was "\Vc do not know that we can pay a more fit 1 ifift ting tribute to tbc memory of our deceased llcp n , c rcsentative, the lamented Preston S. Brooke sense. i ?.nt / ? ' ? aumu uy culling a lew extracts irom tllO CIllO "Btriurn*. pronounccd iu Congresa on the occosior of his death. nu,g- Wo give in another column at length the ?>0IK eloquent tribute of his colleague Mr. Keitt as well as all the particulars whioh wc hav< g j p been able to glean from our exchanges, in rela 0 tioa the circumstances of his death.. .. Mr.'Brooks, in the jangudge of Judge Evnni mors "was modest and unobtrusive ; yet,' when tlu occasion required, lie spoke his sctitimeuta witli eloquence, openness, candor, and sincerity, olina which won him the respect of all* even of those jvin?r who were not ?onvinced by his argument. Tin I^HiUanliness of his character, the urbanity of hi> t)[,er Bmanncrs, that true politeness which is the off 3lblyln>ring of bCuevoleucc, had made him a gener wereH^l favorite, and many warm personal friends t toH'-Vcn among his political opponents at a tinu s?il,H"f unusual party bitterness." * id HQ Qen. Quitman paj-s tlic following tribute to t, ofjfflhis talents and virtues : tain.Bj "At the commencement of this Congress after Dog years of separation, I again met my former comOar Bradeort this floor, and. received daily evidence be- Hof his gentle and kind manner towards his xico, jflfiienJs. His soul was the ubodo of integrity illcd 9nnd'houor. His intercourse with his fellowJracn was distinguished for simplicity, candor 1,V-"B and trutli; nnd all will admit that lie lias loft, | short as his carccr liaa been, upon our records Sf r I repented evidence of his talenta and abilities." jj Campbell, of Ohio, a political opponent, A ' J OSes the following language : jfl "Preston S. Brooks was clectod three times 3a member of this Ilouse by the people of South Carolina. lie merited their confidence be^ j cause he was the faithful ndvocnte of their poistit I sentiments nnd the jealous guardiau of ated j l'10'r rights," their interests nnd their honor, the < My-personal relations with Mr. Brooks, here *l>er> lwero 8UC'' n nftturc 08 cnable me to know Band appreciate his virtue, lie was a man of Xh gkiud heart and the most tender susceptibilities. 3UU- ?lli8 collcnguc (Mr. Kcitt) has well said that i of l^'s friendship wus of extraordinary tenacity." ! tlielu Mr. Clinginnn of North Carolina, bears the {^following testimony to tcc nobility and cencr (1 inlosity of liia character: dic-H "Ho usually followed liis impulses, because NoHho never doubted their innocence and propriy orHety. While prompt lo meet what he rega reded gtia an injury or as insult, he was ever more ltcr-gflprompt to make amends for auy unintentional CvrcH wrong to another. Ilis generosaity in this rchndlHSpcct wad unsurpassed, lie _ carricd it some. butBjtiines to the extent of jeoparding his own rights 1)8 ^Brathor.than fall short of nil that was duo to Enanuther. Possessed of the highest order of ^gffleourage, he retained with it . all the kindness ^,eSlnnd amiability of childhood.. So endowed, it ' His not strange that ho had a largo circle of uism warm and ardent personal friends. Favorite it WEU ?** , 9 '| ^ Bins he was of South Carolina, the sudden tor-, ? ?>nu"na^oa of his career will producc a profound Hmelaqcholy throughout her entire lenuth and Hbrondth. The truthfulness and directness of n jnHliia character, not less than bis intellectual Equalities, have eudeared him to thousands in a |ne ' State whose citizcns arc distinguished for the ?S'guardor of their attachments and the generosity linsH0' t'u-'r emotions. It will be long before hid Hjnarae con be there pronounced without calling )u,s lip pensations of the deepest soitow." ' P ' BBKHBHBMBMOnBBBKBBBi J . , - AdvertlsemontH. . ri'itli would direct attention ;t? our various r-j new advertisements.-'; v, ' /,v. :hot J' ; Gold Ore. a fo 'We wcro presented on last Saleday, by our > J. friend J. R. Black, with a fine specimen of Gold Ore, obtninod-by the Messrs. Hunter, in Cftd, tl?o vicinity of TurnerV.miUsj-ih the lower part ?'Tu- of Anderson' District. .Our specimen .fairly sparkles witli'the.precious dust, apdiCJt is to be found inBUch quantities as our friend tbints: repay the labor of mining. ""c son.H ' CongressionalDocuments. - ? C'lVcH We are indebted to tho Hon. A. P. Butler', ' Wr a copy of tho Tenth Annual Report of the tlicBsmithsbniaii Institute, a most valuable publi* ' Hcation 'bbmprising pnpi^rs frpm- the 'most sbioriiv<^Bt[fib mimU.of tlie^bo'uatry. -V." it'ofB"tI'jASitlqijfor a copy of the able speech of Senaftffltpr Fugh,*of Ohio, on tLe 'Prewdent's ih^agC. ' ' A'8? 10 the Hon. A. G. Brown, for a.1! copy of u/'IhiiValliable speecii o&IWsaftie subject. * it'sB ; V' y ' Mr? Hoyt'a !Lecture. % fifrK-lfa I^cture-'of the. Key. .Thoa. A. Hoy4 bewillgon last Yqdifoy-eyeningj.-waS ~<juife--hnppy llMiraeWrt* liatferB^frbUfcptfe 'opiaion M 6outh Carolina Railroad. From 11 ic annual Report of the South Caro 11 a Railroad Company, wo sec that the grc income for the year ending 3lit Dccembt I860 is $1,810,861 18 ; deducting the curre expenses.$780,002 48, balance $705,288 deduct interest on debt $195,829 80, niul the is a net income of $070,439 31. Out of tli two scmi-atinual Dividends of 6. per cent, ha' been declared, amounting to 387,960, leavii a balance of $182,479,81, to be tranaforted the surplus income. . . The income of the year is $30,030 80 lc than that of the previous year, owing.I tl^e decrenso of down freight froiu thedeficie ey of the cotton and grain crop. Tlio * utci Hcxpeuscs have been larger, owing to the mot Hpermunent improvements which erected. , : England and the Chinese. R The news from China is quite meagre an ( unsatisfactory, both as to the origin of tl Hdifllculty with the English and tho pro: ;Bress of tho hostilities.' We suhjoiu a brii statement of the eucceestvc events of the lat . difficulty, in the order of their occurrcnec i -H On the 8th October, the Chinese authoritie Eor. what pretence is not stated, boarded a ye ?i.~ '--i - ^ . n?? ?"-???>a ?uv liuviou uug mi(i nncnoreu o SjCnntontook awny twelve Chincso 8cnine iHwho formed part of her crew, and insulted Hi . British Consul who went on Hoard to renioi : strate against their conduct. Application fo j| redres3 was then made to Yeh, the (Joveriu -H General of Canton ; but was treated with tli P utmost contempt by him. After thirteen da} 1 of unsuccessful negotiation, the matter wu 'Hroferrcd to Admiral Sevmour. tlio Cornm.nid.. I of the British squadron, who brought up i gainst Cnnton, n naval forec consisting of uin vessels, burnt some of tho forts, oecupicd oil ers>, and spiked 1T0 guns. This occurred o the 24th October. Notwithstanding the eaj turc of tho forts, the Governor refused t make the apology demunded ; and on the 2911 Canton was stormed, and the troops penetrf ted to the Governor's palace, but were witli drawn. After another unsuccessful attemp at negotiation, the city was bombarded ; bu though it contains a populatiou of 1,500,00 we hear nothing of the loss of life, but onl of a loss of property by fire. Twenty-tlire war junks were also attacked and destroyed. On the 15th November, tho Chinese had rc manned their outposts, aud had fired into th British Mail steamer Canton. The British los in theso operations was trifling ; and as th fleet cannot nnnrnnMi H? "I I" ?w?uv* vnnu intl't'll Hint Sto Canton, they were chiefly performed by tit l?mnll craft and laud forces ; and the aid of th Hflcet wns confined to the destruction of tli Bforts at the mouth of the rivers. The nceounts of the Amcricnn partieipntio Sin the uduir is not very fulL It seems that Hdctnchmeiit of marines from the sloop of wn Bjl'ortsmouth guarded the factories, It is sai |j|thnt an American ship was fired into, hv t.li I Chinese fort in Macao roads, whereupon th Portsmouth proceeded to destroy it, notifyin the Chinese at the same time, that unless r< puration was made hostilities would ensue. According to the London Timet the Britis relations with China, i-eqairo a thorough reat [iustincnt. Canton, in the neighborhood c [which, the British military and naval depnn liuent is aituated, seems to be a place littl (adapted as a point of contact betweeu Europe Inn and Chinese civilization. The climate i [tropical and unhealthy, the people turbulcn the city inaccessible to ships and situated to far South. It is desirable to obtain a.powhich shall bo nearer the Districts where th great staples d&fhe country are produced, nn |~i>viv tuc tuiuBit) id temperate ; and wine would command the mouth of the great rivet . The Bribery Case in Congress. A very interesting question of privilege ha< occupied the consideration of the House fo some time past, growing out of the refusal o J. W. Simon ton to answer certain interrogate ries proposed by the committee appointed t investigate tho charges of corruption atnonf its members, as preferred by the New Yorl Timet and .by Mr. Paine a member from Nortl Carolina. The witness.in. answer to an inter 'rogatory of-: the committee, . states thattwi 'meinliem of the House, asking his confident di.BcToseed to lHnrtheir. willingness to receivi [brjbea for their votes. lie was then asked k [name those metrib^re, which he-de'cliricd to d< on the ground, that by so doing he would bi [guilty of a breach" of confidence. / I The House at tho request of tbo committc [caused him to bo. arrested, 'and gave 'him ai [Opportunity topurge himself of the contempt leitlior orally' or by cohnsel. Adopting the for Imer mode, lie delivered a 'speech in hiajUsti lficatibri,'bnt refused to purge himself of. tin jcontempt, on tho ground, that his. moral' ton -..wviviig ksuicu in in irora a liauiiity^todw B<ilose the names of members to whSm^Jje hn< given ft pledge'of confidence. No an eh plci would fur an instant bo allowed in'a court o Bjuaticc, ns it would at once put an <>nd frp.tu^i ^jurisdiction, apd Bet a "ecal upon' all inyestiga Btion. No rulo'or pjractice of, tlic court rcBpect 7lllpusjf, 08 was shown ,by Col^.Ov, clearly- ha tlie rifeht'to delegate to a select coriimittce, tlV< tcuipl.by ^'arre#^ imprisonment,- ?c.j. ana "ii itho ^thfouthcmtyr ;t int? tll?c"8 Ilieeil a sufficient-'douBiimmntio'n of tho Ac|joff| bribery, as to justify the expulsion ot the cor-Kin nipt members, though a vote of censure migfhgp"1 bo passed. " ffl Tho Bluo~Ridg? Railroad. Bf" Tlio Charleston papers contaHf tho procdej*||i~n Lugs of a meeting of tho Directors of tho niueBui Ilidge Railroad Company, hold in thnt city ouB". the2G January lSfiY; The meeting' wns calledjji-j n-jhy tho President at tlic instance of Mc?sr?,fi|t|] 0 1 William and JoluLT. Sit) tin, two very iiiflucn'-js"' Itiol citiRuns of Anderson District, who' were?# desirous of Mibinilting n proposition to lliejj j1(J Company. They, in common with, other citi-}! ni irons of Hint District had heard With rogret offi tli the determination of the Directors, to sugpcndjj !.1' the work oti the road AVcst of Pendleton, and | to apply the rescourcea of the company to the | f,j completion of tho Tunnels in South Carolina [ Ii and Georgia, and then any surplus" which J c< might remain to finishing tho road from An-1 5-snuerson 10 I'cnuieion. The necessity Tor tliijftj'L'l grew out of a dcficiancy of resoui ces, ve-Mli< tcMsulting from tho following faots : Hj"11 H By tho Act of 1854, tlie Legislature outlior-H^ ?tHizedthe Comptrollci General to subscribe $500,- 3 s Hooo to the Itoad when the first subscription 9ti< fi'Ushould amount to $1,000,000; and to subscribe j 111 ii Sthe further sum of $,">00,000, wheu an addi ? ^ io 3 tional sum of $500,000 should be raided by pri-p |u i j vato subscription.. The first subgclption wa-S on i- | duly obtained, but tho second instalment couldA ir j? not be procured, on account of a deficiency ofH1!' ,-Kjprivnto subscriptions to tlic amount of ?220,- |tli s BOOO. ls? Q In view of this state of affairs, the greatv guess of the.enterprise, and the inconsiderable i- sjjsum to be raiseil, by private subscription, to sc- j (.e q fteure the State aid, the citizens of Anderson M i. ^determined to.make an effort to raise tho sum. iiSD>j21,000,000 have already been raised, and the 11 3Messrs. Sloan will pledge themselves, to oh- w, 0 $70,000, on the iine of the road, provided] lii; it flthe citizens of Charleston will furnish the b/Vl! i. ijnncc required of ?150,000, to obtain the second] ^ 1 ^instalment of the State subscription. U an ,t 6 . The procurement of the State subscription? ed it | will place the following funds, at the disposal! *il 0 I Of the Company: Tho second instalment oft ' ..fSh-llfl St.nf o ?!lllwnt.:r>#:?r. StnA/wn-. , 9ow,wv | uie luiiaiiccgtt.ii c jjof the city subscription $629,315 ; balance of I -la private subscription in Pendleton" and Charles-g ' ? >. Iton, $00,000; of the Tennessee subscription, j c l$231,000; of tlie new subscription, $'220,000. Sj is 3 Total amount, $1,640,315. In addition to this I si< c | there is- the Tennessee State aid, $o 10,000; J l5 Bonds to be guarnntecd by the State, $1,000,- I c 000; balance of the first mortgage bonds of J ?v c the Company, ?1,320,000. Total, $2,1)^0,000. i hi: J. Witli resources so ample for the vigorous f Pr construction of the Road, it is incredible that | L ? g any diflicxdtv should bo experienced in ob-fl th (l | (.-lining the small sum necessary, from the citi-H gr r | zuns of Charleston. The enterprise originated!! M (lSwith them, and the nrosnorifv mwl 'nnmm?i??H I_ ". ? _ > '-''ggnil of tlic city, are involved,.in the completion of ? Vv< a work, which will carry out the long eherd. f fr< cd idea of our loading statesmen, the connee- ? tion of our 6ea-board, with the valleys of the 5 West, Yet, in the city of Charleston, only ? about $22,000 have been raised by private I an subscription; and with but few exceptions the 5 l'e (fffisubscriptions do not exceed one share each. | [.Eg This want of zeal and interest in behalf of | ^ eSBtlie enterprise, constituted the chief obstacle ? ! Hiu the.wny of obtaining the second instalments isSjof the State subscription, at the recent ScesionK tc] h Sof jf.1iA T^orlslnf.nrA TKn ? o i disposed to relax the condition, not from u ck'-jS Cli it 3 sire to recedo from tlic enterprise, but from nnjfc lc< e [ aversion to dispense with terms, which thcu }jy d ?zens of Charleston, by the exercise of n propfcra .Jp I) J spirit could so easily perform. 'v- - R wJ . | The present- encouraging condition ' of tlieg I'P Sroad, .would furnish 'matter of regret, if tho| tj1( ' H work be 6UBpended on tlio Tunnels and Bridget! ox J Ituaflonry, and on tlio Road between AnderaonS tin r land Pendleton, The grading.for a part of thoS ' Pendleton Road ia ready for the cross-ties,g ^ ' which have been delivered as far as '26 mik-j! Oa " creek, and in pnrt laid ready for the iron.B bl< ' More than 900 tons of ifon have been purchna'-l *ged and carried to Anderson. The progress ofg j*]c ' the work continues ta'b?? MiiMWAfnrw tn 11,..Si I Contractors. At the Stump llouae Tunhel,Hrei iore than 200,bauds ore at work,' night nu<lWl?s [ay, and three Bieam'epgines will eoon be >loyed. Four shafts will eoon be completed,Htyl ind ilic work will then progress" at the rate qfS|inf 40 'feet pet month. ' ' i jUpon hearing the report. of the President* ..itW|0S vas resolved that a Committee' of five be,.ap;B . . tainted to.obtain from tho citu&q&v of Charlos-Hbh :on the*subscription of; $150,000, in-;order;,toM^ ibtain the second instalment of the 8tate subrl|;ai icription," with the'vfollowing -<conditio?s That the subscriptions.shall <not be obligate ryH1)11 rthe sums, accessary .to obtain ; the Stata-flidStr' 'Kbo not rained; Vpd tliat yot ffio're'- thnn'oncjn ' fourth of the sum eubsctibod^abaUvbeVcallTdH* , Wfor in any one year.- yy V ^ fH - [fOH. XI1E JNJfKl'KNPKTT ... | Tribjite orResp<sot.. H A large mid .highly respectable mcating of t|ho Jfilon. Preston S, Brooks, onr .'immediate'<tt<$ire- BP j'd<h bad a few dnya before reached jM^.On motion ^ En I' S0^ i-. a --'J-?* -fif* Rttolved, ?ithciseproouoiling?be publisher nil the buffers of tic Congressional District] ^Hhttt^iv.hianusevipVcopy bo jWjvnrdyiM)} leBccrctaiy t<> the family of thivduoenscd. Mr- MeGoVati ruau und said, in Bubstmico, hi IrdxvS: I second.the resolution?, and in doing eo, bt\u dulgoncc to any one VPOrd In reference. tctfJJu ojoiK-holy evcn'K. T Mr: Chairbitfrt! ' Tlicro is nothing more inu mm tlio solemn declaration tlint "in the niidnl lif<i'wc nrc in deulli." liut \Vhilo wc kiiofl . it death in daily eotytiiig its victims in out iddli.nnd that we live hourly undor the inux abloJuw ijiftt nlljiiOjU. aro born to. die, yet \vi o startled, Ino blood runs back with a cuddoti isb upon tholiearl, when one young ill year: id in blooming health?-when one poa.<cssin(; e confidence of his fullow-citizens, and nclu ly in tho enjoyment.of.a high scat of honor, suddenly cut down without warning or pre onition, oiid fur away from family and home ipnds, ^ is precipitately hurried to the tomb, i this world of sorrow, it is difficult to eori' ivo-nnytliing more sorrowful than litis. M r. Brooks is dead:". Wo nro informed that s died suddenly in Washington City, on mrsday evtiiing 1 lie l7tho ultimo. Ho lia? en cut down in tho very morning of Hfid, id in tlic midst of his bonors and usefulness. 0 enn scarcely realize nn event eo unexpeo.t I, bo startling nnd so overwhelming 1 1 have known Mr. lirooks long, and the rein jns in wliich we have been associated, enable] c to know him well. We were in college togeth , where tho warmest and most disinterested endships of life are .contracted. After the >nds of college brotherhood were sundered by ir graduation, nnd entrance upon the stern reitics of life, similar inclinations soon threw im gethe'r again, and I met him in tho Mexican ar, as Captain of tho Edgefield Company, in 10 gloi ions Palmetto Regiment. There is iw stter test of the qualities of a man than the irdsliips of a soldier's life. We fcnditrcd tother for eighteen months, t!ie labors and perils, e privations and sncrifiecs, of that- magnify iit^iinnniini ? !..*i.~ .1 't ...wii|'cuivvi uiy m exico, oeou|<io(] the heart of tho enemies' untr'y, and conquered an honorable peace for c notion. Boon after"his return from Mexico,' Mi*. Brooks as clectcd.to Congress, under circumstances ?hly creditable to liitii. Ilo was ro-clected ice, and the last time without opposition, and iftiiiniously. Wo can say of hint, in the utjst truth, that lie proved himself equal to any d to all the positions of honor and trust awardto him by his fellow-citizens. -> It is unncccsry even to allude to his course in Congress;? at is well known to every Citizen of this Conessional District. He surpassed the expediting of his most sanguine friends, and has tinl.l.twllu nnrolln.l !..??t>- 1 ?: irolina's distinguished orators ami statesmen, id impressed il upon the general history of the untry. ' . Hut the ether day, the citizens of this Con^res>ii?1 District roecivcd him back from "Wnsh^ton. "with "a jubilec'nt JSiuety-Six, as warm as i-tlial and as grand, as any triumph ever rnrded to a llonmn General, for victories won or barbarian enemies of the'Empire. To-Day, j cold and lifeless corpse may be, and most obably will he, received at the same place in cp humility, sorrow and mourning. What an illustration of the instability of nil ings mortal ! How true the remark of the catorator upon an occasion somewhat similar: 'his melancholy event plainly reads us an n\vt lesson against being too much troubled ahout^ y of the objects of ordinary ambition. Ourj >rthy friend, who has been suddenly snatched >m us, whilst his desired wero as warm and i hopes as eager as our.-?, has feelingly told us latshadows we aro .and what shadows wo irsue." . The Resolutions were unanimously adopted, d the meeting sorrowfully and silently disl-sed. J. WAKDLAW: PJSllUIN, See'y. Thft 1WIWM rvf fl.1ta T?*rtrinfk - P/MW...AA..U., ^^ J.,,, v.w v..wa?v ?.UMI bli VJ-OIVIJDistrict' aio respectfully requested to copy. At the meeting of the citizens- of Grcenjoil, hold oti the 31"?t January, in the Preahy ifin Chapel, Dr. S. V. Cain, was culled to" the lair, aud on motion of Mr. A- Vance, the tairman was requested to appoint a Commiti to draft a Preamble and Keeohitioiis, cxessivd of the fefcli'ngs ami sentiments of the ho. -Mr; A. Vftnoe,. CnptW. JL Griffin and Mr. hn It. liilejywero appointed that Committee, 10, after a short abseucc, returned and raited the following Prcamb'o.ai?d Resolution: By the decree of an All-wise Providence, we, e oitizcua of Greenwood; "are called upon lo i\??i>ea va/.h?4- W4 41.-1 -e "1-* uui iv.^1 gv uu 1/1Je ivss Oi Ulir JI4IC CllSr iguished and much beloved Representative Congress, .tho Hon, Preston S. Brooks y and lijst wo bow in humble .submission to the erable deeVee,' we feel that not only South roliija, bjit the whole South, has loot n novchampion and brave defender of bur princes ona hep rights-^rono whose futyre usejic33 could' only b<> judged of by bis suocs3 in I'ebo'rtTb'ut'btillintft'' career. Therefore, 1' :-^Jteidlvcdt"That we, iu common with/the itrof his constituency, deeply regret the a pi his valueabl service yi this the hour of rneed,. .. .. ^ 2/ ; That we will ever remember Ihiively emotio'iis and' pride, ' his spirited mly coitrso'in the conncils'of his country. V* B.. Jlccolvedr Tbnt,-wo deeply aympgtljfcfl tli his,afflicted' family^ 4a. tbeir irreparable 1. Jic'solved TI i at a copy of the above Pr?o m j and Resolutions bo sent ' to TiiJ^beptfavied - :.v: u n 1...J ti.-i h i. ' u. jtcoi/tpitt, xi?oi? j>uo prucaeaings ne*pwU; MK'? <*o Abl>cvl?e J}<pi&y . jTutyvidait vm and Eagefl^il 4<tuerjtter], ^ith _g request it all tlie ptipora id tliu Congressional DisoL copy tlio samfc. -V QHASrli. W/ia-caa, - An: ?n6crutnblo Trovidenco led.; out* Sthto' jrft.-lcrffom'&W vitlv tho wTidle Dfcfi>to'rfiounr overthe foU'^of' .otiirlWftr.esSfls iivii in'Congress -Up'd. PreitoH $. Brook*, pnd Mtftuii9g as da. tlmHToAion; oofli;1jo6ci, wc fcol galled" upon to gtVtf -^fpr'os n tA'.onr gi'^rfor tiib dcntJt.nf one?'W'hpm>Wti Ufcho pftrt ofmany of M>o imyjpart frof tlio chamber du?illg*jib&rc&&a. It bid ffifair to become the subjc^tM" much nowfcpa |fc) owaniraiimt^. w'^j?'prehoi?d, ' W Washingtun Star. 28tk. ia Correspondence of' tho Standard. ? \Vat>iiInGton, January 23* 18o7. 7 The' Senate yesterday took one grnndlBtC Sod the road of progress,' insjnleVof the ol | fogyism which generally predominates i B that branch of oiir national legislation. Tli j| Oocnniij Telegraph 13ii 1 passed by an ovei i[ whehning majority, authorizing; the Pres :fident.of United Stated to contract with tli ^company oil.similar terms with the Britis! 1 Sgoyernment?securing to ourselves in ever } irOspect equal benefits. The measure w.i . ^opposed principally on the ground that hot SStermini of the telegrnph will be under liril Rgish jurisdiction, aud in the event of awn IQwe could not uso it. The conclusive answt Iiv nun ip, in me event oi a war neither n.i lion would t)o permitted to uso it, for whil tliCy would bo disposed to rofuso it to u should wo desire its uso; we should bo ver certain to render it useless to the enemy. Tho prospect is that the bill will met with but little opposition- in the IIouso, an thflt wo may anticipate telegraphic eonnet tion with tho old world by tho 4th of Jul next. The subject or- the Southern Navy Yar is now .engaging tho Senate,of tho Unitei States, and the discussion which was ten: porarily suspended for the oceanic telegiap lull, will bo resumed on Monday. Poi Royal is one of tho points designated asth proper one for the establishment of a nay yard for the Government. Mr..Bell, ofTen {nesscc, urcred that Charleston should be nrc Iferred, to which Mr. Butler replied that"th difference was, God had made one?ma; would have to make tho other suitable fo such a purpose." . > , Although this is purely a sectional issue the new navy yard he claimed as due th South as a section?-yet, strange to say, th first "nigger" has not yet figured in the dc hate. Mr. Summer's loss to tho Senate i severely felt, and his constituents will mis from the. current proceedings that first proo brandy" which Mr. Summer promises on hi m re turn to Washington. Vive la bagatelle? An interesting correspoudcnco botweoi | tho Government of- the United States an< S Venezuela, was communicated to the Senat 3 yesterday, touching the expulsion of certaii ^American citizens from tho Avon Tslnnd.? |[r. Marcy in his letter of .January 2,18ol l ings the matter to a serious issue, and sayi lis.Government will not regard a longer do iy to make satisfaction by the Y'encztielar "Yurnmcnt with indifference, and then di jets our own Minister, Mr. Eamesjlo enl le attention of that Government to the thirt lausc of., the 34th article of the treaty ol 830, which, reads as follows : 3d. If, unfortunately, nny'of the article! f the present treaty should bo violated, oi lfringed iu any way whatever, it is express ,* stipulated that neither of the coritraetmj; rir'ties will declaro war against the other, or omplaint of injuries or damages, until , tli< i party considering itself offended shall firs "have presented to the other a statement ol such injuries or damages, verified by compe Iterit proof,[and demanded justice, and thi same shall have been refused or unrcasona bly delayed. j It will be recollected that this oturagi It? ? -; i- ? '? man'] tor justice mado more than two yean ago; nnd when we road Mr. Marcy's rteclnft atioii that"'t lite government, wflinfcl regard i longer delay with iiidiffcrencc?conpled ft: it is with the articles quotod abovoj.froni tin treaty of 1830/ We see in the distance'tlu speck nobigger than the hatid, win oh" 'maj soon spread and cover the. whole^horizon: The-Committee "of Investigation hjivo:ta ken a new start under the Act passed ta-daj to force witnesses to testify. ' Thi&'will crusl St contumacy and pliiv tlio* mischief: witl b VG6nfi(lonco*mcU" about the lobby. Col r is. prosecuting; the matter ..with grea jjdK 'Mr. Simonton has been ordered-'in qlose custody to-romain there until the hd?y "ofVMhrcli tiexij Xvlion.tho. presen irtgrefes expires,-and of course alljtsotden d tiedrtfes^ < f vTndf 'Metropolitan Sbeioty- is cbmp!utol> iebadedndvvc'e;o'fily knovy thatthdreis-i! ?>ruv^ahdJff Soutbr by*nneaHs ^of ;tho tele' aphic-JiiiSsi VjWhen^thisyili;reach: you;1 iff'frat^n^dict/bot }'ou may reljit.upon it, wp.fweM&kirte Nb.-1, so farias the good- tilings of life ,aro coTicerned; ...The "JvirkAvopd^Housoyou knowv isr,the groat e?f^^)pf5/^iSoutherneti-feisitiAg''Wflslnng: ton^apdjafci eyqbing the lad?j guests of this popular ostablisliment gavei.be grand 'illpp1 of-'fll? ??rtoht '"-y^ v ! VivAKitOKiV* t^nuhpunmi* ' Im-foYhia Irtt'o resident> i^South earolioa, y tho^lcgatfonj'bx by ^cOmmUtep hi* aViHtVtuonisi ;.- . The body of the deceased man lies m ).3t6 in thc.<3r?wing-roprri;ntBro,wn'8 Jiotejj rj-. (tended by. South Carolininns, and visitor* . , re.permiUed;tbi view it. ' His noblo coun-. ciianco ie scarcely changed..' It nnDeare al?:, -r - i-ffimoftt as it was in life. . :. ; ' j;. ojB Mr. Uucliannri is at tl>c National Hotel. Iijgtlc will remain here for tlio purpose of coO-*/ V yBsulting with his political friends about ten Ho has palled "upon tho President, , liffis accessible to everybody, but acccpta - ho , t-?|[>ublic demonstrations ofrSgafd. * !iS Tb0 Fuaoral L"H > tho IIon,>?3Jrc?tua S." Brooks tooKe Splaco this morning? . ' .* ' s,i Atone o'clock, tho Committee of Ary Hrnngements, pall bearers and mourner*, atHtended at Brown's Hotel, and the corpse,was t. flremovod, in chnrge of the Committee of d ft Arrangements, attended by the Sergant-at:-jfj Arms of the Iloiisu, to tho Hall of;th<?; v^Uuiisc,of Representatives, where divineser- . [|jvice was performed. * / M Tl.n ll.nn " - " " ?.... mvu muicu.'iiuiu 1110 Alan > ,f tbo House tothe Congressional Corneery, in llic following order: * The Chaplains of both Houses of Congress. . Physicians who attended the deceased. COMMITTEE OF AHUAifOEMENTT8. Mr. John McQueen, Mr. T. S.Bocock, . . Mr. Alex. DeWitt, Mr. W.ir.Sneed,. f^.r , Mr. John Wheeler, Mr. j. F. Dowdeli, /.. ' Mr. Daniel Mace, Mr. J. W. Denver, > Mr. J. C. Allen, v?4TALL BEARERS. ' ' \ Mr. II. A. Edraundson, Mr. J. G. Jones, '--. V Mr. Alex. II. Stephens, Mr.^W. W. Valk, Mr. A. K. Marshall. '. Mr. A. Rust-. * " 7:T^ \ '*^0* *" : -K' * '*T ..5 Mr. 13. Thurston, Mr. J; S. Harrison/ s? The family and the friends of the deceased* sBTho Senators and Representatives from the fa State of South Carolina as mourners.*, ' s*| The Sergeant-at-Arms of the llonse of Rep* ' /3 rcseutativcs. ' . ^ _ iK The House of Representatives of the United 13 States, prcceeded by their Speaker and ' e| Clerk. . ix'tcX uflTlie oilier officers of the House of Repre* v; t\ v i.g 6entatives.. The Sergeant-at-'Arms .of the Senate., if*The Senate, .preceded by thoir President f . -m . and Socfptary. V - v?. ?|3 The other officers of the Senate.; -Hf'i5 -a The Tresident of tho TJnited States. ill ' The Heads'of. Departments: , f l?Chief Justico and Associate Justice's of Sil- : * . >1 promo Court of United States, and-its w officers. sgThe Judiciary of the District of-Columbia.-'* y rH The Diplomatic Corpsi. ' ^ ' ; - jThe CqtnptroUers,. - Auditorsi, and <?ber y r | Heads of Biirchua'of the several, p^._.r ^ ) 8 - partnicnts of Government, vitb\ I their officers. : t fiOfflcers of the Army and Navy at the seiit,; f 9 . v. of Government. . ; ' V'.* . I \ Tlio Mayor of Washington,. ,-:-:&! &/ '' u K'PllO Tliwr/lo nf A ^ ^ " 1.._ w. u,nvi iivMj rttiu VUUJllWU'?yiV .; ' Council. - i ;>" - . Citizens and Strangers. .< IPas^tn^ton ?S7ar Jan. 29. - > J\ ' 1 ^ ?-? ?j % Dbatit of IIok. P. S BaooK8.~3l*s ' % ifaMiington Evening Star says : _ % Instantly after lhct sad event took plactf--*? V-. \ -was known ovcr the city, and tho ball^of \ lo hqtcl wero;cro\vded with iuqniring arid >rrow stricken citizens and strangers, W? ever; before knew such an event to give '. f" 8o:to such wide spread real grief as was lanifestcd in/this community on that occa-,^ on.. ..No man ever.in ConVyresft hats been. . joro universally and sincerely .beloved lier^," ft i for no other has been endowed with a . nobler nature or more lovable traits of chart actor j The heart-felt grief manifested last . night'by so many men,of all- partics^of i fihigh intelligence, all "of whom knew hiqi*. t SvveH iVersonally, affixes Ihe stamp of false-1.' JiUood tho finrtisan: Blahdere " concerning' v: -- ' -r ** VM. puruon-orw'm ^ brlherfr^l^^S^'- teemed, ' for politicals " Eortfcfor Av^r^pas^tlf^yer- A; death ?/ i nc'r^il -tile Heart of this" community?of : l.-'blaM^attct p1xrtie8"<rofi^regated in;< tbtf ' f iteM's Tn^rop^r8t-?tf4i9lir> hat'of Preston S. Brooks is mdurnbd, -,/ ,oiirned/rao\ifn^^ "-: ; ;