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From (he Juli/<ji\ld Advertiser. The Burial of Predion B. Brooks. Oil Thursday last the remains of Hon. / l'reston S. Brooks reached Augusta in charge of Messrs. Frazer, Addison, Minis, and llollingsworth <?f Kdgelu'ld ; Messrs. Suber, l'rntt and McLemore of Newberry ; Messrs, Kirkwood and Lowndes of Charleston ; and Mr. (Jibbes and a Col lege Committee from Columbia. The Colfin was taken in hand at the depotly the Mayor and Aldermen of Augusta and quietly conveyed in tiieCity hearse to the City Hall, where it was nlaeotl instnin In ?l>? ?* ? large and handsome Council Chamber. Hundreds were tliere in mournful silence, to look upon the scene. Scarcely a word was audible for minutes at a time, as the immense crowd came and went in orderly succession. The feeling was evidently deep and'unaffected ; and will long ho adverted to by many citizens of South Carolina then present, as a manifestation at once grateful to us and honorable to Georgians. At a quarter past 4 o'clock l\ M., it was announced that the procession was formed without, and ready to accompany tho corpse to tho town nf Ha ml/ <__ .. v. ?*nu*vui^ VU tlic kJUIIl II VHI * J olina side. The coffin was again taken in iiand by the Augusta members of Couneil and carricd to (.lie street, where it was placed in a large and elegant hearse drawn by four black horses, which lia<l been procured for the occasion through the Mayor of Charleston. The procession consisted of a troup of Cavalry, four uniformed companies of infantry, a long train of carriages and a number of citizens on foot?the whole preceded by a band of music with mufllcd drums. The length of I lie column could not have been less than a half-mile. As it. | passed through Broail Street, almost every piazza, balcony and window were crowded with Indies, eager to witness this sad tribute to the gallant deceased. Many of the jtruiiiiiicm nusiness Houses were closed : j And the whole occasion was, every way, i one to be long remembered. We cannot ! avoid repealing, that the manner in which ! our Augusta friends have acted in this matter has drawn many a heart towards them, and has gone far to make us feel more warmly alive to the fact, that Georgia and Carolina arc indeed sisters, bound together by ties of feelings as well as of interest. At n little before dark the procession Jialted in front of the American Hotel, Ilam1?urg ; when the coffin was taken from the Slearse by the officers of the Volunteer Companies, and deposited in th^ Hotel parlor, which had been appropriately hung with | black. The escort from Augusta then W- i turned to that citv *. And tlm w?mninc .sf lamented representative were in the keep-' ing of his constituents and friends. A i guard of Honor kept watch during the Tiight. Early in the morning, the entrance and rooms of the Jlotel began to (ill with anxious citizens, who came to drop a tear upon the cold, polished lid,'$})at concealed the face J and form they had so lately admired in life. | A young brother of the deceased, observ- j ing the kindness of this demonstration, re<1 nested three particular friends to examine the face of the corpse and, if proper, to ex-' hibit it through the glass plate underneath the outer case. It was found to present j still a most natural nniM?!irniir>#> m./l > I I ? ? ....v. VIWJ , one, old air] young, male and female, had : 1 lie opportunity of looking hurriedly upou the ]>allid but still regular features of Preston S. Brook?. "NVe must iVot omit to mention here, the readiness and zeal evinced l?y the people of Hamburg on this occasion. The town authorities had every ncccssary arrangement made, and the citizens generally entered into the manifestations of respect with much cordiality. ' . 2 At 9 o'clock, A. M., (Friday) the coffin I waq kw h?o itrtniki???- -14 - - * vv...v;vu??j *iaw iinmuui^ ^Uljliuiuec to the llearee. It wns escorted out of the corporate limits by a large number of citi- . zens on foot, under the command of Col. Stuart Harrison, one of the Marshals of tho ( preceding day. Upon the hill above the town this escort opened ranks, facing.in- . wards ; And the Hearse, flanked by the , Field Officers of the 7th ltegiment, and followed by a number of carriages conveying i tbe various committees, passed through on its way to Edgefield Village where the interment was to take place. ( At half past 3 o'clock F. M., the cortege, now very largely increased by the falling ! into line of rtfanv carriages on the route, ap- i proachcd Edgefield. The approach was : announced by a signal gun fired in tho out- j ^skirts of the Village. A few miles ont, the | head of the procession was met by the Edge- ; field Hussars. (Cant. Griffith wlm il ion I . . . *"" ducted the advance. W illiin sight of the , ' town, a long array of citizens was marshal- ! * 1 led on either side of the road, who were at i ' once placed in line immediately in front of 1 the Corpse, the whole under the guidance ' of Maj. S. S. Tomj>kius,''assisted hyLieuten- 1 ants Adains and Penn. And thus the en- i tire procession entered tliQ village square, i We had not, until then, formed a correct \ idea of the numbers in attendance. The j 1 large area was literally fitted with men, wo- , ,??? ?l * km auu v^uuufvu. 1 ne L>o*jy was at onco i taken into one of the smaller apartments of i (lie Court House, that the family of the de- , ceased might in private take their melan cboly leave of it. It was then placed upon (lie table of the Court Room ; and thousands ] crime'to look for a moment upon the strong man strickcn down by the band of death in the raid carecr of bis earthly exertions. Not tlie least affecting part of this scene, was tlie j number of servants who came crowding in, i te. permission, to sec the face of the dead I oft^e'more before it went doftn into the ; among tliem, a weeping old woman * wlitf bad nursed the deceased in bis cbildlieod. ?^At J^ngtb, tlie. privilege of looking an adieirhaviog beeii accorded to all, tbe reripfrs were agafn plac^hjn the Hearse, tlie procession agaitf formed,'' and tbe saddened assemblage were soon met once mora around * aa open crave in the r,hnw.li.?*? I On one Bide of it sleeps the dust of the father " of him who now goes to make one more among the pale nations under the sod. On <' the other, is a small tomb that briefly telle the fend of an infant daughter, gone before ber^parents. Near by, is tbe monument of ' m gallant brother who fell in Mozioo. The Rev. Mr. Reid feelingly pronounced the impressive Burial Service of the Episcopal Church, The coffin was lowered to its Iflttt receptacle. The brick arch was rapidly turned over the vpijlt. The earth was shovelled id. The crom$ dispersed. The sight came,on. The dbWs.o^ heaven fell upon the frcsU gray#.., yA*II was quiet among the white toYiib?-.' Tho l'v>ng had departed ^-?Uie dead alone wp'ro there. The Ispt 'chapter of our fricftps career is written/ f. ' T1IE INDEPENDENT PRESS 19 ritOLmiRU SVttUY FRIDAY MORNING dy LEE & WELSON. W. A. LES, Editor. [miicitlttals, like nation*, fail in not/iintj vhich the;/ boldly attempt, irhen *ii*tained by virtuoiix purjmxe, tin''determined resolution.?IIenry C'i.av. " Williny topraise, yet not afraid to blame." Terms?Two Dollars a Year, in Advance. ABBEVILLE O. H. FRIDAY, - - FEBRUARY 27, 1857. C2T The friends of JOSEPH T. MOORE re spcctfully announce him n Candidate forShcriflf at the ensuing election. < Notice to Tax-Payers. S. A. J lodges, Esq., requests us to say that ho will be in the village from the 16th to the 20th March next for the purposo of receiving returns and collecting taxes. Our Court. The Spring term of our Court begins on Monday next, his Honor Judge O'Neall presiding. The present Teturn is small, but the doelc?ts are oppressed bj- the accumulation of old business. Prof. John T.cconte, M. D., of South Carolina College, will deliver a public lecture, at the invitation of the Young Men's Christian Association of this place, on Friday evening tho 6th of March. The Thespians. By reference to their rdvertisement it will be i seen that the Thespians have in store for tis n rich treat on Monday and Tuesday nights of next week; the performances to begin with Sheridan's charming comedy, "Tho Rivals.'* Lot ns give them n crowded bouse. Gen. McGowao. Jiy reference to another column it will l?c ! scon Hint the General declines the nomination j to Congress. Tliis determination will be a mat- [ tcr of much regret to his numerous friends in the 4th Congressional District, who have re- j pcalcdly and urgently solicited him to run. Congressional. The Senate has patsed the House bill for Ihc I construction of wagon roads and mail routes to the Pacific. Also Mr. Toomhs' Minnesota Land Bill. The consideration of the Dallas Clarendon Treaty, has been deferred until the 6th of March next. The International Sub-Marine Telegraph bill has passed the House with borio amendments I .md is now before the Senate. The Investigating Committee have made a j report implicating Messrs. Gilbert, Matteson and i Kdwords, of New York, and Wrel??li, of Conectieut, and have proposed their expulsion; nlso j that of James W. Simonton from the floor of | the House 03 a Reporter. Roraback's Compound Ohomical Soap. "Wo would refer lo the advertisement of the mngic properties of this unrivalled chemical ?ionp; and so far as our observations go wc arc prepared to substantiate its statements. In the space of a few momenta we saw the conversion of a gallon or so of water into a quantity of beautiful soap; and witnessed a fair test of its blcaching qualities upon a handkerchief, which linil Itnmi Qiiliia/do.l tA A ..vjv??,u u t-uuiiug VI glCUBJ IFIUCKjng long enough to be completely " dyed in t!ic wooL" Yet, after a little scrubbing in cold water, tlie cloth assumed somewhat more thnu its " original brightness." This was a greater feat than washing Duncan's blood from the hands of Macbeth, and had the great dramatist been aware of this compound he would have 1 relieved the king of his fears lest his bloody hands should I ' The multitudinous sens incarnadine." < One great excellence of the compound is the cheapness of its manufacture. Fifteen dollars < will secure the right, and enable one to make ' the soap at the cost of 4 cents per pound. Were ' we under the necessity of keeping a washer- < tvoman we should certainly make an invest- < ment, l Celebration of the 22nd. *1 The anniversary of the birtli of the Father : 1 ?f lus country, the immortnl Washington, was j ' July celebrated on last Saturday by the two i gallant and public spirited Volunteer companics of our villnce. the "Routhprn Rinliti n . I ? 7 " 1 ;oons" and the "Abbeville Liglit Infantry," the first commanded by Col. A. M. Smith, and the other by Capt. J. W. Livingston. The "Southern Rights Dragoons" have only 1 keen recently organized, yet they are already ?ne of the finest volunteer companies in the , itate. Their brilliant uniforms, well capati- < soued steeds and dashing exterior might have kindled the soul of Murnt; nnd \re doubt ( whether that distinguished cavalry officer ever < led a finer corps. The "Abbeville Light Infantry," we think, will compare favorably with iny of the volunteer corps of our oities in the neatness of their uniforms, in soldier-liki- I bearing, and tnilitar3' precision in the perform- 1 mice of the various evolutions. After sundry lushing charges, and other manoeuvres per- formed in the presence of many fair beholders ( and our fellow-citizens of the village and the I vicinity, the cortege repaired to the Courthouse where the Farewell Addreis was read by "Wil- j ??? v. x/avia, uq., ana a very uoie and appro- ] priate oration delivered by Capt. J. W. Livings- j ton, the orator of the day. 1 The address in its conception, style and de- , livery, wgs all that <vrc could will* It presented i a graphic picture of the stirring events of that 1 great drama in which Washington formed the central figure and was the chief aator, and enfor- j SIAii IliA A ? ? * " * '* ??? mo injtrasivjr 01 perpetuating the pure spirit i of that glorious *ra, and the great principles. I which were embodied in the charaotcr of the 1 patriot sage. The influenoe of America upon j the destiny of humanity in the various depart- 1 ingots of Literature, Art, Science, Politics and ; Religion, formed the subject of many glowing 1 hopes; and the orator indulged many pleasing contemplations of tfle foture^riky when the West should give back with ustiry to the East rich treasures of the past; to Athens and to Rome her literature anc^ber art, and to Pal e*Une the creed and the ritual of * pore ChrisUpon the-concision of the Address the com, '( psniesadjourned'to. the MarshalbHonse wherein common with a goodly number fcf invited guestt^w# tel.the pleasure of partaking of a 1 snmptootM MfMt, preparfedfcy Mr. F. W. Davis. Seventy or eighty persona, we appose, sat down tq^frt>U, wyj> presented quite an a fray,. of tem{fli?gviaad?J^irthand gdodVeelingrnltd ? the hodr, and a(Unr ^joyirtg theganerdns'eheff, o^d interchanging wtfwiy kind sentiments, the ' company dispersed -With jpTcastnt- rccp) lection of the festivities of the oftufti^n, < ? _ . xf .. . '-i* The Savannah Valley Railroad. r,> A large mid enthusiastic mooting ?>f the stock- ioi holders of the Savannah Valley Railroad Com* ' 1 puny wns liehl at Calhoun's Mills on Wednos* day, the I8tli inst. The stock, we believe, wus to fully represented. o<| Mr. John T. Sloan, of Anderson, wns elected President of the Company, in tlie place of Col. John A. Calhoun, who declined a re-election. fv A resolution wns adopted authorizing the he President to receive contracts for grading lite ^r< Hond front Ilninburg to Anderson, as soon as g( the sum of $ft,O00 is subscribed and the State stock of $250,000 is secured, thus rescinding a p(, former resolution which required a subscription of $1000,000 before the work should be coin nienced. Of lite above sum, $450,000 is nl- ^ ready subscribed, and there is no doubt of vc shortly obtaining the remaining $150,000, to be jn paid partly in work. Tlie State subscription ex will be completely available as the contractors have undertaken to receive it at par. The jj, aforesaid sum of ?S50,000 is deemed amply suf- jj, ficicnt to complete the grading, bridge mason- wj ry and treatleing ready for the iron; and to ef- ?? feet the purchase of the iron application will (j, be made for a guarantee on the part of the ?? State of the bondB of the Company. ftII The prospects of the road were never bright- ! er, and its completion is regarded as a fixed ,,x fact The amended charter authorizing a eon- q, ncction with Augusta has been discarded, and j,? the Company has recurred to the original dcsign of making Hamburg the lower terminus. ce This will secure t.Iie vnrinns siiiiBcrintinna mi tlm ???. I ? lino of the road. Wealthy capitalists have j snj pledged themselves to the successful prosecn- )js lion of the work, and have given up all c? thoughts of failure. This, in itself, is a suflici- cn cut guarantee of success. Let the people come f,-j up nobly to the rescue, put their shoulders to nll the wheel and bear their part in the great 'pr work. H? The Dallas Clarendon Treaty, Us| Wnshinirton letter writers represent the T)al- . *" . 1 im las Clarendon treaty to be in danger of defeat in tin* Senate. There seem? to be a desire 011 the part of ft large majority of the Senate to , settle the Central American question on such terms as will put nn end to all future disputes with the government of Great Britain, hut it is not prohablo that the trenty can pa>s in its present form. As in the case of the Gadsden u j treaty, it. may be remodelled, and be ratified in j,; the form thus given to it by the Senate. j,r, The Dallas Clarendon treaty is obnoxious to various serious objections. It involves the j cai principle of a partnership with (ireat Britain > 'V in the affairs of-.tliis Continent, and thus yields j K''| to a departure from the established policy of . {^j the Government; and again it eecnii to ac- trj - - nuu?ictigu me legitimacy 01 we JMusquito do- j "" minion in Central America, nnd to assent to the policy of a British proteetorntc. Were the jt. question an original one, but few persons eonhl nil be found to approve the Clarendon Dallas treaty; nnd were the Government at liberty to consult its own interests-nnd the popular foci* ing in the matter, it would probably insist upon vei abrogating the Clayton Hulwcr Convention.? : ws Hut as thnt net would undoubtedly provoke n I 111 an conflict with Knglnn l, it scents to be4.be die- I rcs tate of true slntesm.-inship to mnke some con- ! hn cession, rather tlinn by the vigorous application j J? of the Monroe doctrine to involve this eountrv ! "!J in n disnstrous wnr with England. And conee- j i? ] ding the wisdom of the policy which Fecks to ! or remedy the defects of the Clayton Rulwer j ',n Trenty rather than repeal the Convention ; j , t* there seems to be bift little difference ofopiu- I CI"^, ion touching the details of the Pallas Clarendon | tai Treaty. The Treaty docs nut seem to secure to j I''1 the Musquito Indians an unreasonable extent of j ^ territory, whilst it clearly defines and limits the pretensions of llritish power in Central . fot America, and avoids the liaznrds of future dif- I w,i faculties. j f'01 The Greetiville and Columbia Rail Road. j We extract from the Charleston Courier tlic j following statements of the present flourishing j condition and prospects of tins road. The road j llr( we learn was never in better condition, and the ''v trips are made with great regularity. The con- 'ur stant increase in the profits of the road in the rnl best index of it* advancing prosperity, as well is of that energy and officiericy which presides 'n<3 >ver every department of the Company, and 1 rentiers the enterprise a public benefit: " Wo ar? pleased to learn that the earnings 'cn )f this road are increasing each 3-ear. ' in 185-1 the amount was $256,716 77 did In 1825 the amount was 279,012 50 the lu 1866 the amount was 306,1)57 55 est Iteing an increase in see 1855 over 1854 of - - 22,21)5 70 haf And fun 1856 over 1855 of - - - 27,914 99 we The month of January, a n 1867 eliowa an increase of ?5,388 97 over tlic ho same month in 1856. un These ore evidences of prosperity, which, in Tu" the words of an exchange, "cannot fail to con- pe< I'ince every reflecting mind, thafc the various m lepartinenta of this road, arc under the special nlli lircctiou of men of sound praticalju dgeincnt, uh faithful to the interests of the company, the tin whole under supervision of an cxccutivo head, far . nual to nnv ?iiicrin>nnit Tim . c.. 1 o J- - "v ??..?? VJ..O J1V road have indeed realized their most sanguine Co [. xpcctations, and deserve all thev claim." wt m ? ed The -California Senators. nix The Washington Star pays the following high tribute to Messrs. Gwyn and Brodorick, the re- , jently elected Senator from California : t.h< " According to our anticipation despite tlie do positive assurances of that gentleman's enemies rei ttfctiome to presses on the Atlantic slope to the ?p< contrary, Win. M. Gwyn has been re-elected to br< the Senate of the United States from Culifor- cd ma. We regard liiin, as we liave frequently th< intimated, as one of the fir#t incn of t|ie age in br< point of sagacity, legislative attainment*, and, pr< indeed, all other characteristics necessary to coi insure his success as a natiogal legislator. ILjs ce< reappearance in the Senate will prove a* for- no tuniito for general public interest as for'--that wi of his State: for he has invariably wieldecP an dej influence when in the national councils second to that of no other member of eithcj House. His coilengue, elected at the sama time, Mr, ^ Broderick, must he a man of brains, nerve and indomitable energy of character, or he could not have sustained tlio r?nint nt "> final triumph throughout the fierce poetical on contest in which ho has hecp for many years ere nut a conspicuous leader. Though never befort in national public life, ho is y*ll known to all the politicans of all parties on the Atlan- tic t;c side through his partipipatiou ' w> California tei ocal politics to whifgi we rej^r above. cu The Inauguration. ^ The Inauguration of the New Administration on the 4tli of March next promises to be an oo CMion of rare interest Already tl\e crowd* of beauty, -wealth and fashion are pressing on to the Capitol, and in a few days the City will be ^ Itlff d to overflowing. We extract the following ketch of it# present appearance :' i, The approach of Inaugurat ion dty contin- . nes to pour in updtfus, almost lionrly, avalan- 8U efies olstrangerajfrom North, Booth, East and CJ West. The leading hotels ajo all overflowing, Bu while all the bosrdingjJ>on?es of Washington _< have already ?-good <?pply of guests, attract* ed by tne woridorfnMhings to4>e.done and*seen JUI bete on the 4th proximo?and shortly theraaf- tb< tej. There anymore.stranger ladiee, of fash- . an i&ntfrieextertta,' in -Washington at this time- _j than we ever before saw here oxeept on an inauguration dufc Their f?c?ence gives* glow r of aniu?tiop,?4t<on)y to tfee i|nujedigt?>sur- til : . -V.. * - muling* of Congress, the parlors nf our fash } o: liable hotels, the Smithsonian Inwtit ution, the ,| it cut <Mllce building, and other public edilis visit oil by nearly all strangers who cmnc tiler, Initio l'ensylvania avenue, which glit- I' is with them the sun shines, until perhaps ti [unle<l liroadway itself, yesterday afternoon. ,, Washington city at such a season is like an iinihiis on a rainy day. That in, it is initios!e so to crowd it as that it will not hold a ' w more. (Juite lilty thousand strangers can v mndo passably comfortable iu Washington (l >111 now until after the inauguration day. ^ scrotary Marcy and tho New Cabinet. I In view of the great difficulty, \Yhich it c cms that the President elect finds in filling ' o post of Secretary of State in the new Cab- l et, the Savannah Ji<-pul/licat), tho Baltimore j ^ mericun, and other lending journals, are ad- ' v icating the claims of Mi\ Marcy to bo retained 8 his present post; on?l wc see that ? paper s pressing the same desire is circulating in ' ew York city, for the purpose of obtaining 11 e signature of the merchants generally. Mr. 1 tircy has certainly filled his present position r ith distinguished dignity and ability, and his ' s me would reflect lustre upon any adiniiiistra- ' 1 ?n. 11 is State papers are models of diplo- I'j utic intercourse, nn<l the profound learning, i 1 d masterly skill with which he has discussed | 0 Miy grent questions of international law has j '' torted commendation at home and abroad. ! " laliiication for oflice, however, is not a sure I 11 aratit.ee of success in obtaining it. ; and we | ij that the Northern papeis speak with some | t rtainty of the appointment of the Hon. 1'ob- | t J. Walker to the State department. It is ; id that Messrs. Hunter and Cass, both on the ' i. t of candidate* liavc signified their prefer- j j; e? for Mr. Walker, aud that a Btrong influ- ! n ce assails Mr. Buchanan in liis favor. The | j1 cmls of Mr. Cobb arc also urging liis claim*, j j1 il in ease of his defeat, it. is reported that the j ^ ensury Department, or the Speakership of a is next Congress awaits his acceptance. 1' J.ater advices seem to fix upon the following ! ^ L a> the probable cast of Mr. Buchanan's Cab- ,] it : li Lewis Ciim, Secretary of State. " llowell Cobb, Secretary of the Treasury. John B. Floyd, Secretary of War. ' " A. V, Brown, Secretary of the Navy. ! 1 Jacob Thompson, Secretary of the In(?;vior. ; " J. Glancy, .li'iicp, Postmaster <>eiiura). i ' Isaac Toiiwv, Attorney liciieral. We hiiI join from the Iiiilliuiore American, J. tolilical opponent, the following generous j bute to the ubilit}* nml statesmanship of the ; tl cscnt Secretary of State. )' "The office i-< one requiring the first order of j " pacity and the greatest breadth of states- ! mship for tho proper iliscliargc of its rcspon- ; ililies. Tliwe urc (pialitics Mr. Marcy has j Dved himself to possess, and by the exercise ! which; whilst doing good service to the conn- r j he has in a ctmsidenible degree dignified ' d reclaimed the outgoing administration. Jle i " s preserved and strengthened our peaceful 1 g ations with all notions, whilst at every point I |, fending the national honor, and maintaining ( ...... I J [Exhibiting nn udmirnble comprehension of 11 2 gre.it prineiples of international law,''and t< plying tlioin when occasion demanded, with iisummate skill, he has avoided the rash wlntures of one seeking difficulties, yat has al- ' lys met tlieni with a skill that turned the lergency into an advantage to the country, it d to tho honor of hiri own diplomacy. The iult of his administration of foreign affairs ; r s been that every one feels those relations ' l?e snfe in hU'hands, and would- receive with ireased ' confidence a new "administration n: lieli had retained his services. The subject not one wherein we have the right to advise, , to expect our opinion to have any weight, J c t yet as a simple act of jnsticc it is proper ' * "' it every where throughout the country, and I 0 the journals of all shades of political differ- j t; i;e, the merits of Mr. 'Marey should be spoil- : . leously recognised." We do not hesitate to 1 ice the nninc of Mr. Marcv with those fore- j >sl men <n me ltepUUlie, .iHterson, .Mar.-liall, ! \v idison, Clft}*, Calhoun and Webster, who have ] t; piitied the office of Secretary of State, mnl ; tnd in its duties the lield for a display of tlie j Cl sdotn and nbility belonging to their high or- I 11 f of intellect" ! Ii Tho Reduction of the Tariff. j j, I'he leading statesmen, journals and econo- ,.j its of the country have been unanimous in ;ing a reduction of the Revenue; the Execn- j c nns recommended it ami the people nt | w gc ore expecting it, and yet tlie Session isi j? >idlv drawing to a close without having af- ' j ted anything. The House bill has passed leed, but it will scarcely meet the approval the Senate. The evils of an excessive accuniu- w ion of Ilcvcnue in the Treasury is thus graphlly portrayed in the Journal of Commerce: fu 'In view of the possibility of irreconcilable uj rerenccs in regard to any plan for reducing > Revenue, it becomes those who are inter- ! ed to look the question fully in tho face, and i k and alternative "fetnedy. Mr. Campbell j s hinted at a distribution of the surplus ids among the several States ; but this p.an, p are confident, will never be sanctioned by ~ riajority of the present Congress. There is, I' svevcr, an alternative bv which the Trcas- i f could be depleted without changing the n| rilF, and it is to tliis we wish to call the es- . ;inl attention of nil who arc interested, both and out of Congress. The alternative is, to t>w thegpccic to accumulated theSub-Treaa- fo >*, until bj' the very force of the accutnula- i 11, it cuts off tlie receipts and prevents any ; p( tlier surplus. There arc now nbout twent}* c millions in the government vaults. If j , neress takes no action during the next three i di felis, there can be no external remedy adopt- | under a period of nearly twelve months ; g d in that case none can well be enforced un- ; . the of Jul}', 185H, the commeucemunt of the . [ w fiscal j'ear. Before the case of the cur- " it year, ut the present rale of importation, ! p; 2 balance will have reached fifty millions of i n iinrs, ano prouauiy cxcecucu it. 1 lien tlic ; ^ rcody will work. ^Tho Hunks cannot suspend j -ci? Payments, and tlieir debtors must pay or j P: aftlc ; unfinished raMroads must be suspend- I ; speculation in Western lands given up ; j oi ; new cities, again become a wilderness ; j (j sadstulTs and cotton alike decline under the | jKsure of n great scarcity of money ; and the lsuming capacity of the country bo so reduI that but few imports will be needed. Then, natter what the rate of duty, the Revenue II be none too large, aud the Treasury will be 0 pitted. o The War in China. ft [t appear^ that* tlie difficulty at Canton beeen the English Snd Chinese, was less the r< >ult of accident than of a pre determination *( the part of the Chinese to'insulttlie foreign- P i, and of a settled purpose on the part of the 8' glrsh to pnniflh the Chinese for past indignis; to remove tho restrictions upon foreign in'course with the city of Canton, and to se- w re the advantages of a fresh treaty. It seems n be regretted by the friends of th& English a >vernmgnt that the affair of the brf$ Arrow 91 w mnae the occasion of the runtorel since it ? mis that it is uncertain whether the aaiji/<reawas entitled tqwcarry a British flag, Ql^had (] e flying at the^irte of iU capiuro by the o& n r of Oayefnor* ^Teh. It seems (hat the H- js nse for this purpbse had expired, and, in adlion to tlri% that the owner was not^Britidtfl1 d bjeot, aqd the crew are admitted to have been a lindpfc The stand takq^by the English con- if I has thus givjtn to the Clifne^p a position to t; licit tliev have no claim. An Available and itiflutye cause of quarrel woujd 'have been e conijoacd refusal of the-Qbmeae ~to allow ft y British official to enter the city of Canto^ E iioh refusal wa??jn direct violation of tfc* p aty;of Kaa kin In lit 2, wWeiiflpcured t? Brit- 4 b subject*, of all clfue^a, th? frcAjjigread 4*4 C "%<r ' , '--'A r>V.? . s ^ress of live cities, including Canton, and mod. led other restrictions of the former system.? = 'lie alleged reason for this exclusion, was the retext of inability on the part of the Govern- ^ lent to restrain the hostility of the inhabitants f Canton to foreigners; mid the Itritish were tii ecpiested to waive their right for a time to en- I til er the city, on condition that the Authorities to could use their influence to appease the bigotry | f the Chinese. Seeing no prospcctof the per- ' i>rmanec of this condition the l?t(gli>-h, in 1817, 1 peremptorily required the Chinese to put an ! .(| nd t<? the interdict, and it wns agreed that in * wo years from that time Canton should be j brown open to foreign merchants as much as i c* 'hanghai. or any other of the live cities. Not- j v-it list milling this the promise has been contantly evaded, and the Knglish have been con ..I.ltv lro?in,l ?l 1:?:?!? ? I ? lie pari both of the officials ami the inhabit- c< nts of the city. To extricate themselves from It his degrading position, seems to have been the ' eal object of the^Knglish. Whether their ver- | ion t?f the affair of the Arrow, or that of the j a 'hiiicsc be the correct one, there is no doubt ' put that Governor Yeh refused permission to u he Knglish Admiral and Consul to enter the ' li ily of Canton to confer with him, and followed ci lis refusal by a proclamation "tiering a reward f for every iiund brought to liim for ex- ! j initiation. j A eorrespoinleiil of the London Timet gives ^ he following version of the American particiiati?n in the difficulties; "On tin: 15th November, Captain Fote, of the j Muted Slates ship Portsmouth, "was on llicwny 1 b ruin Whampna to Canton in the ship's pinnace, , lc >r the purpose of withdrawing the American 0 inrines stationed in the foreign factories, when it passing the Harrier Forts, the boat was tired j uto by the Chinese, nn<l was obliged to put. ! t] iack to Whampon, notwithstanding that the t jj Liuerican Hag was flying nt the time, and was lso waved from the boat, so that there might 11 e no mistake. The American men of-war ? 'ortsmouth and Levant moved up the river ' ti nd bombarded the Forts, which the Chinese ; jt feuded bravely, replying with :i well directed j, re, killing two men and wounding others, and ; oing some damage to the vessels. Comino ore Armstrong then wrote to the Viceroy, de- ' p landing an apology within twenty-four hours, lie reply living unsatisfnetory, tin; Americans : t once proceeded to take the torts, which tiny ; ? ave sinee destroyed. In this service several lives were hist. Since liis t<Mik place, Veil has written t<> the Aineri- '*:in authorities to say that their H.-il; ?li:tll he ' I'spected, and that it was entirely a mistake j nit led t<? the iiiistmdcrstnndiiiir. There arc , et ?n?* ?r two small points at i?uo, hut we ; CI nderstniid that the Ann'ricniis will aecupt this ul pology ami withdraw from Canton." j C( (*Volt TilK INIIKPENtiKNT t'RKSS.] Mu. Knnoii:?The last issue of the /'raj con- J*,' litis a cull upon rac, over the signature of ; ?\inoiy-six, lo become a Cantlnlate for Con- ; ross in the place of tlio lamented 15rook*. I J 01 five also received mnny other kiml notices and ; I. rivnte applications upon the same.mbject, hut : 01 nd supposed that it was unnecessary for me ; I'.'i ? make any other public answer than simply d< > announce my determination. This call, how- J le k*er, is through the puldic Press, ami addressed j > me personally and it is, therefore, due that , should lie publicly answered. ! It is hardly necessary to say that. I am pro- ! j| ?undly grateful to my fellow-iiti/.ens for their i i| nud opinion of me expressed so kindly, and I y\ my say so urgently. w It woidd also Ijc affectation if 1 were to de- I are indifference to the distinction of being loscn, at 1113' nge, to represent in Congress the j j Id Ninety-six District, to which so mail}- dis- i j nguished Orators nnd Statesmen have already j' iven renown. I cannot feel indifferent to the onor which an election by such a District ouldirive: bllt with some nersonnl im-linn. hi on iii tliat direction I have liocn compelled to aiuc to the conclusion that it is 1113' July to re- P1 mill at the bur, at least, for some years to come. 1 that position I ean be useful, I hope, in an tl umble way, ami acquire some fitucs-s, it may ]( e, to nerve the public at a future day when ?.]j per years shall have given strength and worn A If the diflidence of youth. ]{ In the meantime there is no dearth of those 01 lin nr.. nritlimr In ?-.< > " his tlmt llic District should be well represented a| have no doubt that others can be found more ^ l>le nnd experienced than myself. p| I have seen the Hat. of very respectable names s;, liich backed t&c call of Ninety six, nnd I re- sj irn thqpi, personal^", mj' moat sincere thanks r their rememberance and kind consideration " one so humble ns myself. Very respectfully v?ur nb'dt scr'vt, 1*? S. McflOWAN. ed From Fi.oi?ida.?We are indebted to m aptain Surlis, of the Steamer Carolina, for to lorida papers of a late date. rii The Jacksonville Naws mention the death ' Win. I\. flolff. Ksn.. rvf tlmf nlnrrt fnrmnr. I'u Editor of that paper. Tne Jacksonville Republican contains the 01 Mowing paragraph. nc Txif Indians.?From a priratc letter rc- w' lived from a gentleman in Tampa, we tiikc >t-? ie following cxtract in reference to tho In- nc inns Arc : wl "We have news it regard to the Indians, fii o far as we know up to this dato here, the tij oops have been entirely unsuccessful in th leir pursuit after them, although the cam- fai aign may be said to have opened fairly a L'i ion th ago. Tho measles are prevailing ex- nt msively in several volunteer companies, te articularly in Moseley's, McMills' and W. ac r tt i..!* i__ t r\-. i. ii t. ? i i. jveuuni KM. *'lie cienin uy measies lias cj ccurred. We almost despair of nnytli ing m ecisivo being:effected, though, asjusu&l, our spectntions are very large. Yours truly, J,- D." Editoiual Change.?Tne 'Charleston tandard, announces a change in its editorial _ lauagement L. W, Spratt, Esq., withdttws ojp active eanorini supervision?retaining; r owever, his proprietary relation?and avHI sb jaome the practice of his profession ?s at- 01 )rney |and counsellor at law, fot which ra urpose be has taken an office at 20'Broad- ei t. m The Standard will conductcd chiefly v< v Messrs. J. I). Budds and S. R. Crocker,, pi .1.. 1 L .1 t 'iio itiiiiuugu young, nave uom occn con- ir ected with the editorial duties some time fa s assistants, and whoso qualifications are sa ufficiently vouched by the trust .devolved K n them. ai J2T The following paragraph from A istiugujsned membcr ot lire mif?n larlia- ot lefit, gives u& an inkling of tbe bow Brit* bl ih' Minister: ? ^ "I hope-yon will like Napier. He is d] I even and well dispdfied?somewhat formal, ^ nd Yif I {pay make bold to say so) Bostonid ra His manner, but bis wife is v?iy Bret- v' f pieplant." ^ ? ' _ > [J * -!j^ ?5 " .* ^ Thk Richmond ENqtynnn.?The Nor- 7* )lk (Va.) A*rgus nays tbat Baker P. Lqfc i$qM of that oity, Editor of the News, hiA urebaaod -an Injteireqt io tfia Rfebmond Eo* *!, uirer and (ftprlly fwpMW A? <??*? Q? !o Editor,' j?? >t. . , . # ** > * NEWS ITEMS. There arc said to ho ir>9 harbors on th< tlantic coast of tho Uuitcd State. President Pierce has issued n proclatna an for iho Senate of tho United States t< leet oil 4th of March noxt, at 12 o'clock r tho transaction of business. The affair of honor lately pending be vcen Col. William Wallace and James (J ibbes, Iisrj., of Columbia, has been houor ?ly adjusted. F. 1). (Juahh. Jr., was yesterday appoint 1 an Inspector of Custom, to fill the va Hicy occasioned bv tho recent. (l<-iui<jM < is father, Col. l?\ I). Quash. One of tlio most distinguished and ele ant l'oslon lawyers, while entering hi jlil bed on a sharp night, lately was over cad to say to himself, "Well, of all way f getting a living, the worst a man could fol >w would be going about town sueh nigbt s this, and gelling into bedjfor folks." A company composed of some of tin lost wealthy and intluential merchant ad , it is said, been formed in Havana tlia itv and Key West. Last week, Mr. Peter Johnson, a nat\v F Ireland, and on old citizen of Lancaste >istriet, was seriously injured by a fall froii lie piazza of lleldon's Hotel. His coudi on was deemed very critical. Tiie Vorkvillc Enr/aircr slates that Gen >anicl Wallace would deliver a tempcranc icturc at tlie Couit House of York Distric ii a-nasty, uic-uui I list. All account of llic destruction l>y flro, c ib barn of Hon, F. \V. l'ickens in Kdg< eld District, will bo fuutid in another col mn. If, as is stated by the Advertixei lere is reason to attribute the conthigrs on to :iii incendiary, no stone should b :ft unturned in seeking out the partici irs of the dastardly deed. lion, \V. Cihnore Simms lectured ii 'uter&burg 011 Wednesday evening, an K ? ' ' 1 * 1 ** %.w v / uvimvi (i ouuuuu jucuirc on 1110 Io wing evening. The Savannah News announces that a, :r the 31st of March next that paper >vi e conducted upon tlie cash system. A petition, numerously signed by th tizens of Califoruia, asking the expulsioi f Mr. Herbert, has been referred to th Mnmittec on elections of the IIousc. The Republican Convention of Connecti it unanimously re-nominated the Hoi Eiinuel Ingham for (Jove/nor. Win. Wood, a native of Chester Dislriel no of the runners on the Spartanburg au< niun Railroad, in jumping from an engine ii Saturday last, struck his head upon lli lil, and waa instantly killed. This acci snt occurred near Kyle's ford. Mr. \Voo< ft his wife, but no children, Robert riatt, master, and Samuel Spcigb iati*, of the United States schooner I'ini ft, recently lost at sea, publish a card ii le Wilmington papers, returning thei tanks to the ollieors of the JJrilWh bri \licc I'raukim, Captain Clements, b huso prompt assistance the crew of th 'icmiu were rescued from drownainer. Wn. S. Ciooilwvn was elected Captain c ic Carolina IMues of Columbia, on Moi iv, Allen J. (!reen was elected secon ieutennnt of the Columbia Artillery. Xo less than ten bridges are aire .d nilt, projected, or in process of construc 1311 across tlie Mississippi river at variou ^iiits above St. Louis. The receipts of colFcc fit Vow r>rl.?n?io ^ ic 7th instant were unusually heavy ; n ss than eleven vessels entered port on tha ly, bringing aggregate of 33,358 bag inong the arrivals was the bark Williar . Xewman, of Baltimore, with a cargo c ,'er 5, 000 bags. The Scarlet Fever is prevailing to sue! l extent in Jacksonville, lienton count) Vlabama,) that the Sunny South of tha !aco recconimenda the temporary snspen on of the schools on account of it. Sotri< uy cases have occurred there. 4 Oxygenated Bitters. Head the following letter front Cnlel irkcr, Esq., of Concord, N. II., n man honor and esteemed by nil who know him .? ( kntlkjikx :?With 110 disposition to niak< y linme conspicuous, I take the orportunitj state to the afflicted the bcnefit.l have de red frori) the use of l)r. Green'* Ozijqniata ttrrx, and to rccommcnd them to others >r two years I have been troubled with indi stion and its attendant evils, such as flatul icy, constipation, severe attneks of diarrhoea compmiod with water-brash at the stomach liich reduced me in flesh, strength, anil spir , so low that 1 was nearly unfitted for busi ss. I applied to several physicians, fron lioin i obtained only temporary relief, an< iding in a [short time my disease returning >on me in all its malignity, I concluded, with c advice of friends, but without the lefts ith in their cfllcacy, to try tho Oxygenate, ittera, from the use of which 1 found immedi e relief, having no return of water-brash al r taking the tirst portion, I continue to i cording to the directions, until I had takei yht or ten bottles which have entirely ctirei c. My weight has increased some thirty re pounds, and my health is perfect. I cai ulv. sav that I consider the Oriinetialril Bit r* the best tonic extant. I have recommend I them to several, who liavc invariably fotiik 'eat benefit from their use. Yours respectfully, ' CALEB PARKER. Dear Sirt:?Wo began Belling I'erry Davis ain Killer with very little effort on our part ilea were small at first, but as it became 11 ir community, the demand increased ven ipidly, far beyond our expectations, and ev *y person that bought it would come afte: ore, and speak in the highest terms of it as i ilunble remedy far all those diseases you amplilet spftke of. From these recommenda om we were induced to use it in our owi unities, and n ow continue iU uao with grea tisfaction. We have sold more of the Pail iller than wo ever have since or before o ay other medicine hi the a|fae length ofttyne id we do not hesitate to say thai ii haa gjiver Btter satisfaction to the purchaser than an] her article we have ever sold. Hurry ol win ess has prevented our sending certificate! it we have in our Yieiuify from fifteen hun red to two thousand living witnesffea whi tify to their neighbors, day hy day, of th due of Davis' Pain KHIcr. Keep * .large sup ly in the West, it is jnst such a" medicine a ie people want, and. they have already fetaat It that they" can cure the PeVer njtd Ague fo: n.i. TA ?111 ? 1 1 !!.. it. wilt cure BCOIQ IB onj >tvr?a MTere oofigh in??o$ night?and hai OTflft tojte th* be?t medicine rniuo foA d? iae<T stomach and ntttnv ojU)?r ?UTpo*e?, sX ml bQCKWO^Qjfc VhH .. %fZi ipp^^ / MAItUGTS. 3 ABHKVILLK, February U7.?The supply limited us from 11} to 1H cents. COLUMBIA, Feb. '2~>.?100 bales chptig&l > hands at prices ranging from 11 to 1 tf cts ; mo*t , suh'3 from 11J to kL'J (J11AH1.ESTON, February 24.?Sales of 600! bales iit from 11A to 13?. ! C'OKKKiilVEKS. The following persons have freight ill the Depot nt Abbeville;? . .1 * I? .1 U'l.Il. II o tr . ... ? ..it. r>. jverr, j. at r?. Knox, W. r H. liradloy, Mrs. Msiry K. Putnam, II. A. June*, 11 oil. T. C. Pcrrin, \V. II. Power, E. Noble, J. \V. W. Marshall, Mr. II k l'urker, Col. A. M. Smith, J. \V. Ii'ack, Cobb, lLimter ?k Co, J. (i< Brook--'. M. Magaw, Singer ?fc Livingstone. s D. It. SOMDLEY, Ag't. - THESPIAN HALL?"" rJC\BE*JE2 b ABBEVILLE THESPIAN CORPS, S ?>KO lo :ivo to inform the l'ublic that they (, _I y will appear ngitin at their 1IALL in. tho Marshall House, e Monday, 2nd March next, r in the amusing Comedy of To conclude with the laughable Farce, A PLEASANT NEIGHBOR. C ^ m ;t Also, lliov will flnno'flr y Ti r? TUESDAY THE 3 RDt in 1 lto entertaining Two Act Fnrcfr, j; NAVAL ENGAGEMENTS, r tiigollu'i* with i- SLASHER AM) CRASHER. 0 V..I" .'<wl ..r - - " ? _ ... vuui Iii.nr>, sec llBllUblllg. I Admission 50 Cents. TICKirr.S tob. Iia.lof .T. G. WIELSON, J! J. LYONS, K. J. WIllTH, and at tho DUUO ST( HtK. Doors Open at half-past 6 o'clock, P. " M. Performance to Commence at & quarter past 7 o'clock. Feb 25, 18.17. 43-11 e ? ii An Ordinance of the Town of Abbeville. e lie it ordained b>j the J'umiii Council of Abbecitlc, S. </., owl Ij>i the unt/iorilj/ of the tame : Tliut from and after the date of tbis Ordii nanee, no Stallion or .hick shall be exhibited in , the Public Sipiare, or in any street in tbu Town of Abbeville.. And for every violation of. this Ordinance, , (lie person or persons so offending, shall be lia' ble to pay a fine of Ton Dollars aud costs, for J each ami every such offence. In Town Council, tbis the Twenty-Fourtli day (> of l-Vbruary. in the year of our Lord OneThpttsand Kiirht Hundred and Fifty-Seven, and u* the Kipiity-First year of the Indepenjience of !** ^ the United States of America. .1. (!. WILLSON, Intcndant. t IVb. 21, 'A7. 43-2t '* BEWARE! r A TIMELY WARNING!! S r I'M IK decided superiority of ROltABACK'S >' i COM Put Nl> CHKMiCAL SOAP?its bees ing made ill live minutes, costing only threequarters of a cent per pound, being made with out Ley ??r Ciease.has oxcit?(l an interest and >f curiosity in the minds of some, that perhaps j. would lead 11 ion i into unpleasant difficulties. . It is for tlie benefit of those unacquainted with the nature of Patents and Patent--Lows, ' that we insert this caution ; for it is presumed that mt gentleman, no just and honorable man J would attempt to use the Kceipe,. without proper authority, even should'lie-obtain it otner!S wise. We would here state, that any person using said JJeeipc?in any why infringing upon saia' 11 right, may expert to suffer the utmost penalty.jof 0 the Patent Law, for it will be promptly enforced t to it* fullest, extent?no apology or compromise 1 ...:n i... -ii i - * 111 i.<_-iim'H rii u? us scruigcMicy. vt ? have tlie control of I lie State?we and our #? signs only, have authority to sell Family ltights. tf Citizens of this District can obtain IligfiU by calling on ,Mr. J. .1. LYONS, the indefatigabfo (Nothing mill], who has purchased from ,us the li l.itrht for Abbeville. ' Persons desiring Territory, will call on tbp un. dcrwriteis at Abbeville C- H. SHAKI' .t WESTMORELAND. P. S.?We would further slate, for the benefit ) of those who arc misled and imposed upon al> $ ' most every day, by being induced to*belifT?> that they purchase articles for the lnanufuoturo' of Horabaek'n Soap, that any assertion enpooraging tuich brief is positively and entirely fala*. 1 ?The principal ('lieiiiieals used, are not sold in * the District now, but will bo soon. t\ s. &w, Feb. 21?. 1867. dH-tf SOAF! SOAP! ! SOAP!! / l. THE INDISPENSABLE ARTICLE.' ? YONS, having purchased tlio Right fftrAbJLJ beville District, to innke nnd seit'Rorm baclis'it Patent Compound Clten* , iosil Koait, is now prepared to sell Family Rights on reasonable terms. The*advantages ' which this Soap possesses over any otlrnr whioU, is now; or will ever hereafter bo in use, are these: < i In the first place, vou can mfcke the finest j and most beautiful i'oilet Soap, highly perfumed and richly colored, at a cost (buying the 5 chemicals by wjfolciftle,) of only Four CenU'per 1 pound. t In the second |>lnce, you enn uiAkc the pretti* j est, whitest, and nicest Washing Soup at^a cost of only tlirce ijiuirters of a cent per pOunii: ?75 cents for a hnudred pounds. In thu third pine?, niter having obtained 4 Ret cipe?which will Lie given yotf'Rt the tiine^you. j buy your Family Right?you can, id f5 miau. tea, at a cost of only Thirty Cent*, make two bar rcla out of one of hey Soap, and the two, a?ter* they have been dodblcd, will bo better ,Soap. * than Uie first barrel was. u ? In tiio fourth place, this Soap tHfc j skin better, (if people are disposed*to doubt^, we will prove what we say, by applying to two or three hoys?or, rather young igej^-wbo wear boot* quUido of tlieir pants about >o*iiv) and it will 4rasli clothes whiter, and' with I' washing, than anji other washing compound . now in use. A pocket, handkerchief, or piece ' of homespun, maybe nip pi il a t si jfrStt , 1 et, or drawn through^ a carriage wheel, .uniil.W J is completely oovered witjl tar, or greas# black lead, and then in three washings in <$& r water, (of course it will wash better^Mt warA,h 4 it will be mtfde as white as itvwBnally %u$,. No other Soap,will do thi* it 7iUUi)ce gr<MM}' r out of floors : and a friend'roinaked"toj ityri i an inch plapk after.ahttle paiqt^tef-^F$?*H*' * t And ladies, all who havo husbands Wtfp iftft&t ofeaniAg up and renovating, if jom fW' sand them tip sozno worm day,(it 'won't do to ariwy ltoraback to tliem in cold wag|}ltitr, unless VM ; give them some money to bfly wai^Ololfceo , with?there's danger of ?oni? of tibspv lHtt| violent colds,) we premise' tliat voa will WJfttr 1 teriv astounded when they wetiOT) liojne. f \vill hardly believer*lhat such a ehsnga in i, paarwute ooald have been efffeted ! *o~Aort . olirflK-. , .. -IIva. .. 80 n'ow, to be serious, .(**$ wefya^hra 9- are dishonest enough to adVtse otrr owrv^pflW' 8 ple,-our own friends, our ojajj^el u a thing which >wi]l oe of no^bgne^fc. . odviee every family to prdlure a MtMtm ia not * Fathily in Abbeville H *??. p waihirig at All, who does not' wrWHuV d tars, *worth of Soap in ti year ; sucK i back'# Bfccipe, you oaa "mike y<tor*&gMl TwI . the first year: is not life* a CT&ofc frjdllEg V Zss&asss&: AbTiXjutclI., Fob, 25, * > !?