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( " OhlncM Sugar Cane. , Qu^xchanges ore filled with accounts of 4*pefimcntB in the culture of the enne, and the manufacture of syrup ; and ns (lie subject is otft of-jiracticnl interest we continue otir ex* tradt*. V-UHOus experiments have been made -* ? iivtfke ?ftertent -pprtifws of our District*, and . with llie most .satisfactory results. All wlio . Lata cultivated the cane speaks in the highest. ietmn of its productiveness, nnd of its initriti<TOr quality ajid seem disposed to experiment r *^in ft litrrrnt* tfiln ... ... - .? ev. r. vnc planter in "**' ?6Kj>?ig1iborho$tl lias signified his intention to ih'flke thousand gallons of the syrup nnd we h*<rs--e no (Jgfaljt, but that ularg^ crop will bejdan^>d. 4?0V>al experiments in Georgia, show con?lueif J^*,',cSiitrrfr3*"to the opinion of tho nor theip clien?tftt> Ui^t n line article of sugar enn W jsqntfefrjytttbo cane ; that it crystal izea very ; *$a6Hy. whether sugar be produced or not,.Hie;1^dder pud grnin for *lock, nnd the jttufF 18? negiwe^^wiir refeer this plant of ip$alcuinble *nt$fe.to the'plstxter. As a green erop cuPlbr forage, itlftfcflitfto be superior, to flic other millets ; it yields mofo grain per acre than Indian corn ; it? blades mftkc a good fodd&, and it will yield, from 100 to 200 gallons of ajrup^icr ncro. The fdHowing article which was prejyircd by Dr. R. Battey of Rome Oa., will proift?\alUnble those, who contemplate making ?3Tofy> from the Cbihcse Sugar Cane : , "CnwcsE Suoai^Oane?Harvesting.?When the .stalk shall have attained its full size, and .the^M&d-fca^e passed from the dotlgh *tnt<? to a harder texture, the ennemay he considered sufficiently mature. Or if t\ie crop is large and a deffeieiiej of hands bo apprelieodtd; the cane cnilier, and'the cuttings continued to' time as needed-for the press. The ioua?r(??<}viicrue pffljetfras for corn ; another setofdiniids cuuine off 1$ to 2 feet of the top jvnbflte seed, while otlier8 cut the enne at tlic ^rdundond throw it into piles. ? Prior.tto the harvesting, a set of proper rollers aikhkcltles should he provided and well set *?> TC&dy for servi-.-f?. Tliti mill made use of b_v 1'ctert, and which was gotten up under his VMtectI?m i&r the purpose, is. in my opinion, of vc?y unexceptionable quality for a small apparatus. and works admirably! It is of a suitable size ftuui small crop, and no farmer should undertake tp supply its place by wooden rollers for even a crop of even two acres. The lot8*of juice will more than counterbalance the difference in expense. It is worked by two mm Thrcn?kcttles of from CO to 100 gallons capacity, will be required to keep pace fully -with the miWv It is desirable that these should - bdlbroad and shallow, that they nmy present a force e#Hf>orating siftfacc, and substantially set fr?prjek for security and convenience. JThey should not be distant from the press, and if upob ground lojy^r than the latter, an ltd vantage is gained in running the expressed juice directly into thelh and thus saving the labdi- of transftp"4 " pRKfiSJNG.?The canes, locnfod conveniently nthand. ore one bj- one doubled in the niidle and forced between the rollers, which are kept i^^s.closp proximity os the strength oflhu.nnll ?Wtlie.power otthe nmles will yarrant. An active' hand will feed the mill easily, if the canes be plac'cd within his reach. A boy is reqyifedfo drive, and if the mill be well constructed to throw off the baga^s from behind, -jtothing more is required except nn occasional .Removal of 0ie latter by a pitchfork to keep it % of Ae way of the inules. ^ Down.?Oneofthe first things done A ih <*onirnenci^ ^operations 'should be to start the <Soder .the kettles, they may be well Sv?n*ed by H|e time the juice in ready for them. The fifes should be so arranged that they niny * ? be under g?>od control, to be forced or withdrawn as pc^asion may require. When the jsfl'cc is jpSaccd in th<- boiler, tlie fire should be gnraaally,increased to a simmering licat, (not to ac'tive'boiliug) and maintained at "this temperature until a thick gfcen skum rises to the ntfftcc ffBd forms into puffs, eccniing ready to cMc& This when fully formed should be re rlu? m. - . tt-i irT~" yiH mirji'pp. ine nent may * boiling and kept in an active -* ij, uutil the bulk, m reduced onenrfw be removed from one k^ttle'^d it&conteiits transferred 46 the other. t$oJl?At must be gradually moderated as\th? eyfupi becomes more concentrated, to a*oi? UJe-danger of scorching, which injures (HtfPeolor and flavor. Shonld more dirty green ^ ekguft riifte to tfie* surface after the first skim mftrg, ?t?U?uld likewise be removed. * * vjijt.fregar? 45 thtf precise de$*ree of e?oeeotra4^n whidn Uic^yrnp should be fcfro^gbt it u . *3te*wi^?4JfflUw't to Jaj dow* mt |?wk r gfoikf# ??j rhfei^slian tftee: ?terr e-aae.\ .Hppin for 'Vmfminnl^lt, -in ok oftiocu . . plantation*, and which w adopted by Qot. ij[tmniond and Mr. Peter*, u b**ed cpoagMp Ju'jjpBrtJl of thieve in reaper* to the *o<fcs*ftSee of tie ayrnp when poar?d frota ibt L*dU d ?do)ed M it dn ps frtxn ia^*&ge, Taait^t l?cri4catij ; muw'flbt U?j*r? UB?of>he'ah?<iyW< -W 'fww?ja?? vltidi tbefjmy nwutfi ?niw <v? farmx.? * lb*tgftrymp ?rt t wA (*? ?'jU: liAj VSlip* ?w <r^?iry? 'Si*. vsnr.u*i itvvc 4 rW<f?Kf it; :U.?lrt <UC?-.t ^ uuntS/ from! rttiw; vC Vw .nvwi> tioj: ATtbfefigfc * gBrtril * 4w?; ?-#<v-'. tooujil to* tQttf "tvv tr?>m<*# .^UaJwiKV* . nnrforw,*ty,i* ffye. ^ "W ' flgjjjfiv iJt?? tf fafiwan?**' tiotfre^rSfc 1* rt\<" m<v<*?'<?'??'/ ** < vrcare a aiifon* ?<*#?& .*? rtV 0 *?*=? ?wv jilty&ttA * jfaffa ifixttYMw*t 4Uf>v;v?iw\* . r?adily una i^itii' fi*fumvty pr.v?V?i m?vw^>v<t Nwl?fh tkii>yrafrft(??Y>!4 M wwdtaf f.?ww fire ana ' trannfarr*4 U* tU, t-K* convenience of tbo?* who ?>*y *>vm #i?4, I rhall prepare a nufrliMf hi tt<*m dw?#*M?A >t>eacpfe.which rnny l>? ftirr>MlMuJ bjr m??l, WiMi ?aet? tTuuidf to the ariliiliUUxt, tf??r? mr* **f n?j, few Inoro gSmpU <r\<trillion* upon the flRrt* than thfrmanafacturc of ?yrup from thU , W. prevalent opinion thnt limn ahould auRfSJ* be added to tlie joice tm noon n? it in |?aa?itoot, and the idea h*? been n<lvoncc<l Xbrntr 'm. ?o?ld not be clariflod without lime. a mvttokev the juice alone, .wfrr w ba?da, clarifiaaA^U more readily wtlOslmK than with it^"The latter nniwrrn % liinil parpotf, so far aa the nvmn u " ? I, W naturalise the free acid (|>li<?swltdi exists naturally in tlio caw. OfitM the color, and, to my taste, <lcJMcti from tW peculiar grateful flavor of Iba syrop. Km would, perhaps object to the lightly mdJity. To i?ch I would say, use the lijMV Cat bw it fpsrinrlj. To prepare it for ? utc^jpfce ba1fj)?tk of lime, clack it in ahuck* * eraduily added, stir up wefff nd - .4$? ^ milk through a cloth; let it settle ' "tfrofil d?j. poqr off the'water and dry the the latter, yon may use half ) -Tmijiov^bI far every f} re gallons juice, a|?t thfiksO baa Lees removed isvsed in the West ladies for the jP*T'S7t otBum, the details of whWb are ( /^tirilftoe cWwrate to to inUpdoeed here. " ^ ?d*a?Ugeo?aly disposed of j tut hogsL?Tl>e quantity of aaccliarinc readers it * nutritions -r -x * f . . * , ,-* >* , >% ; the^cano hi its grmttli lintsC remove from the I oil, necessarily imply that it will he an exhrtitsting crop, since thoso materials certainly ( cannot" be furnished by tho ntmosphero. This evil may in great part bo removed by carefully returning to the soil again refuse in the form of manure. If other fertilizers be needed to repair the waste, Mexican phosphatic gnanoe, which are now offered at low price*, would doubtless be advndtagcoua. I)r. Battev has furnished tho Rome Courier with the following instructions for using the Sacchorometer, invented l?y him : "Boil tho juicc until you think it is done: moderate the (ire until active boiling ceases, 1 and remove the skuin. Now dip the Sacchorometer in warm water and plncc it in the syrup, Dainrr *?# if * - *1 l "** ..b ?...v ??.v V Viuca IIUV BIIIK Ul I lie* OVIIAMII ?wliicli it will do if the juice it but half-boiled. "Should the instrument sink greatly below the graduated mark i^tou tlio stem, "remove ! it and boil on for a while longer. When it ( came prettey close, it inny be allowed to re itinin and the syrup simmered, or gently boiled, until the precise point is reached. "Observe that the test id made while the eyrup is still quite hot, (just* below boiling,) and that the graduation upon the stem of the Sncehorometer coincides exactly with the surface of the syrup when it is finished.'' TiTiriTi^ 1 is rvnusiiun eveuy FniDAr MonxtSfl ?r LEE & WILSON. * W. A. LEG, Editor. Individuals, like nation*, fail in nothinrj lehic/i hey boldly attempt, irhtn sustained by virtuous purpose, a)i,f lrtermined resolution.?11knrv.Ci.ay. " Willing to praise, yet not afraid to blame." Terms?Two Dollars a Year, in Advance. 1 ABBEVILLE O. H. < FRIDAY, - - SEPTEMBER 18, 1857. , Obituary. We regret to nnnounec the deecasc of Dr. ' C. C. I'uckett, the former Editor and Propric- ' tor of this paper, who died in this village, on j Inst Ftidnv night of typhoid fever, after a ee vere nn<l protracted illness. He has left a widow and two interesting children, an aged father and mother and other relatives to mourn his untimely end. lie died in the prime of life ' and in the full maturity of his powers and ' just as lie wns beginning to realize the cherish- ' ed hopes of earlier years, lie had lately com- ' pleted a course of medical instruction in Philadelphia, and lind entered upon the duties of a 1 profession, for which he had manifested an early predilection, and for which in the judgment of others, lie was eminently fitted, lint f in a moment when least expeteed, lie was cut | down in his opening career of honor and use- i fulness and removed from the society of a de- ' pendent family and sympathising friends. ' iiuij, nit; jmiymcnis 01 Uoil arc inscrutable, < anil iiis ways past finding out.n 1 Dr. l'uckctt was a niau of no ordinary tnlcntc, ' nud hnd lie lived would not have foiled in im- ( pressing them tipi.iv the community nnd rccu- i ring their just, appreciation. Gifted with a elenr and searching intellect, gront powers of ' mental Application, nnd a very retentive mctn- ( ory his inquisitions were easily made and wore i alwn3-s available. With fine power* of annly- < sis, his mind comprelicntlcd n aubjcct in its es- -I scntial elements, and his thoughts found tlicir ( natural expression in a style of singular puri- t | 13* and simplicity, whilst- his compositions were j 1 j pervaded by a vein of quiet humor and genu- I 1 ine pathos which lent attraction to all the pro- | < | ductions of his pen. With a rare union of 1 j genius and sensibility, hi* character presented ' ! the moral nud ititcllcctu.il elements in beautiful harmony. No one could behold his noble ! , brow and openly man countenance without ] ; being prepossessed in his favor, whilst an iriti- ' j mate acquaintance never failed to disclose tlie ' waruith and cordiality of his nature, his child' like simplicity and open hearted,charity. ! i i Carpenters' and plasterers' attention is di- ] rected to the advertisement of W. W. I'erry- ^ i man. ' , ^ The South Carolina College. 1 Tlie Trustees of the South Carolina College | * met on Wednesday the 16tli inst, for the pur- j ' po*e of organizing that Institution. We have ; 1 4 u ret had co accoaot of the proceedings. I ( ? 1 . Municipal Election. j j The following gentlemen were elected In- 1 1 Vtra^Mt a*4 Warden*, on Monday last: I , j. J0tUvm4M*t?4. <i. I , V> trt Zx**?ItsjtMm Tlj'/i/iJf/n, Ea/j., Cen. H. IW.'st**, ijtjt. J. V. Mar.l.all, J. A. Hon- i w.- j LAixttry IS&llc**. W/* Hrrk. 7V* (t*tsA,*r tmwter'il 1*4 t-i-* towiOiitx*, )>*? j-i#t l>+it reQ*v?*At attraction*, &****+ ?ft-i TU / !?(?< are remarks- i My i A fOrif? H?m* ifrtyj'in*, far <i? hand ' ftir*?7 iU'n'.'*'-*4 Intel an attractive MM* //f *//*(-A-f>U, Yottng M*n'n Chrinti?n A*?ofAaUf>n. W? ntu in nutmnw- that I'rof ; J?rn?? If, C*rti?l?, of Wwffofl rollfg#, Mill deliver a 1'tiMii! tsaturn tittnrn til# Ampliation, on t>10 evening of Friday, the Vftth i??L. Hub Joel: "8?iimi of tlio i'ruiwtd \vlii?*l? retard tlio l'rogrea* of Kdticnlion nmongji*." The I'rofi.-Mor In a man of great ability ; a profound slid original tninker, and a very irtiI prrwive (ipmkrr ; and wc trust, thai he will I ho greeted l>y a largo attendance on the ocea sion. Tha Thoapian*. By reference to tlieir adverti*?in<int, it will be Been that tlio TltMpiana will r?now their agreeable entertinmanUi, on Monday and Toe? - a ay evening* of Courl wo?k. On Monday evening, tliey appear in the Domestic Drama _ kof The Toodle*, and tba pleasing farce, The Dead Shot; On Tuesday, in tlie popular tragedy of Bertram, and the arousing farce, Th* Stage Struck Yankee. The bill of far* is an attractive one, and past performances of Ilia Corps a pledge of an agreeable entertainment. We wish them a liberal patronage. The Marshall Bona*. We had the pleaaore, a few days since, of partaking, with several other invited gnests, of a fine dinner prepared by "mine host" of the f $^fshall-JtSuse, Mr. Edmund Cobb, the new i landlord an?.propri*tor. The well filled board | (presented a tempting array of the various delwaebsf the Sanson. We shall not pretend t? l enumerate all the good things of the feast; t | th?e*vorv niflU a,, j-i:-;-* - - - _ ^mhhwui tegWWMM ^ . Tb?j ?*r^U d?tjrdfr1 by mmM o*niterjnumper*****. j >. Chwof tl? "lUgalfn^ %bb|?r?4.4*W l*?* litis WM Doi ?n effort, h?t* fWir sample *'k^W0 " v* --SM wu f \-k * . J, Mfifir >i': ' - 4 ? Fine Syrup. We have just received from Col- J. F- Marshall, a specimen of very superior Syrup made by him from the Clnuese Sugar Cane, wliicli, in taste, color ntid consistency in superior to any tlint we liave seen. It linn been submitted to the j^spcction of the most approved judges of the article, and they all pronounce it equal to tho heat New Orleans syrup. ? It u entircjy free from the green bitter taste which lids been made an objection to most of the lyrup manufactured. This tho Collonel attributes to the fact of its being made from cone u'hicU was entirely ripe, llo was very careful in straining the juice ; and boiled it in large shallow puns not exceeding six hours. Seven or eight gallons of the juico produced ntlA of ftia Bfrim ? ? of the onue, will pruduee eighty gallons of ?yrup. Messrs. Branch and Allen. We direct attention to tho advertisement of Messrs. Brunch dr Allen, by which it will he seen thot they nrc the sole Agcnta for the Subscription Works, Published by the Applotons. They ore now prepared to receive subscriptions for the following valuable works: Cyclopardia of American JKloqucncr, a collection of speeches, forenrc and parliamentary by the most eminent orators of America, in two Volumes, each containig 600 pages; illustrated; price $3 to $3. A valuable and cheap publication. Cyclopaedia of Wit and Humor, l?y Iiurton, the celebrated Comedian, handsomely illustrated ; which has been highly commended by the reviewers. jicmon x siuridjcmcnt of the Debates in Coiljrcss. to bo completed in 15 volumes; "750 pages each comprising a perio.l of nearly 70 years, nnd debates which now fill more than 100 volumes. Trice from $3 to ft4 per volume, n.is is a work of great value, and should be in the library of every American. Publications furnished ut Publisher's prices. The Daily Carolina Timoa. With several of our cotcmpornries we mode n few weeks since a jocular allusion to the suspenlionof (he daily issue of the Times, based on the act of its failure to visit our sanctum. The [?,.ilv !a - ?.~1 1 j .v v..w < ?> vicuiuu visnuui; nnu ive clicorftilly give place to the following cditorial remarks as well as to the extract from the True Carol in ion which we full}- endorse: Our natural modesty has restrained us from laying anything in regard to our paper, but we reel authorized to let our cotemporarics speak Tor ui?. Presuming that our Tri-Weekly would reach our country friends in ample time for all their purposes, we have been sending them that idition in place of our Daily, which has given rise to some factious remarks on thu part of jur cotemporaries < alculated to create the impression that our Daily had hecn altogether liscoiitiiiucd. To prove the contrary we are low Rending all our South Carolina Kxehangcs >ur Daily paper, a fact which tlicy will please lotiec. The Anderson True Carolinian contains the ollowing: "We have always felt under great obligations !o our Columbia exchanges for their liberality ii sending us thir daily istucs in exchange for >ur weekly. It is a favor which wc had 110 ?ood reason to expect, and certainly one which ive should never have dreamed of demanding is a right, lr.it nevertheless having heen so long > iv?.i|?vnv, iiku iiitiai spoiled children, we were somewhat disposed to <lo, nf* potne of our brethren of the quill did, murmur when the fuvor ivai withheld by the Times n few weeks n^o. SVc reflected about the matter, and concluded to boar our low silently, bojng thankful for ilie Tri-Wcekly if we coubl not be favored with tho Daily. Our course ban, in the end, proved to be tho beat, for again have we been [tlacecl upon the dailv list, and agnin arc we the recipient of the Daily Carolina Time*, which is one of the best papers which rcachcs our lanctum." Our Agricultural Fair. We have, saj-s the Carolina Timet, ever taken ? lively interest in Agricultural Fair*, and liave attended many of them in various parts of the Union, Europe and the Continent of Europe. The first object that attracts our attention iu regard to these Fairs, is the place where to hold them; its plan, its arrangement., facilities and general appointments. Some days since a kind friend accompanied us to the ColutnbialFnir Ground, and our pleasure and surprise maybe imagineJ, when wc say wo do not v, un> gruuiiua lur a iiko purpose in the United State*, so admirably located, laid out and tupervised. The buildings, steam power, stock ital!i, vititors nud exhibitors, facilities are truly well arranged. Our brief visit on this occasion did not, however, permit lis to gain that information we would wish, a future one may. On this occasion, we linve simply to repeat the advantages which a cotemporary mentions in connection with Agricultural Fairs, and urge our country r?-ad?r* to prepare for the coming month of November Ar"> the Columbia Fair. No faet is mow apparent t?? the refleuting fniri'l than the immense benefits Agricultural Fairs have contributed to ouruittterial prosper* jty. They hove contributed more to our vigorous growth a* a nation than all the gold California can pour into the country for ages. They have awakened a spirit of inmiiry in the breasts of thousands, who have elaborate I ami made known their e* fieri en i'ii l? ur/..l-1 ii . - -- ? tiirougii thn Agricultural |<r?*??contributing their exfivrimeut* !> IIto ?'o<!k of information (which ?t li?<*t i* tnndu iiii of nloin*) garnered luuether , a rich legacy 01 fact*, from wliirli tho principle* of truth ?)|(|II Ik* dmlucn I |?y tin* { Mini of tlm (utiii'n hlntorinn. All this h?* been dona quietly. Tin* silent ?to|i of Agrlniilturiil nrngre** ha* not been notlrml by tho world-?a* it should linvo been?-for tlio ulnipln roiimi tlint it took time to uurturo tlm lii^li obligation lin owed to hi* Mnkcr, liin country nml hlmtrlf. to une ntul drvcloii tlint which wn* instructed to hi* linnd, tlint it might be improved and tlio trim desist of our Creator cried out. And what is nil Agricultural Fair I I* it a place wlicro tlio most superior nscimuns of agricultural product* are exhibited to tlio view of tlio vii?i I or* f Ye*. What than! I* tlint all tlio object, the aim, tlio end to ho accomplished f If *o, lot tlicin go by tho liuaru. Hut n higher ohjcot i*to henocoinpli*hed?ha* l>o?n, and will continue to ho?tlio interchange of thought among thoso who have produocd the nrticlea on exhibition. It i* in thi* light that Agricultural Hair* aro accomplishing tho grand re*ulU which will continue to rank ua a* a practical, farming and progreaalvo iieople. It ia not enough that weahonld *ee tlie superior crop of ({rain, Ac,, but w? should have tlia man with us, that we may know by what process he produced it, so that liiseo-laborwrs may know and realise the facts which are brought beforethsm in their most practical form. It is not enough that we ao? fat oftttU, bat that we se? tho hns band nun who nrodueed them, that our 1?m fortanate haJbesditMN may, by Inquiryand oheerration, be fat the aeeeecJtv of doing likewise??that the atyeet ef the Fair may be the ^uoLura3'^5Kri,~l" ""rit of Faiw, HghUy eondneCrf m* mat timalanta KSK3isi?,ftt b^^SSP.iiSS-jmh-" ? Whtco Uu Fw. ar? auiTut tt?mrS * '. " ' ' ' iTiiiidS^iirhirv ^wi" r* tion, yon will find the greatest amount uf thriftiness nml prosperity prevailing in the sections which conti ibuto to, and tnVc an interest in, their prosperity. The benefits (lowing fiom them are not to he estimated in n pecuniary sense. There are benefits conferred on the agricultural interest through the influence of this institution, which command our most hearty j admiral ion and respect for those public benefactors of our race, who have nurtured and expended this germ, so that agriculture should take onco more her rank as one of the most honorable pursuits of man.* We shall recur to this subject again nnd often ere the opening day of the Fair, and we shall take great pleasure in affording ever facility to our country and city friends on the subject. In the meantime we would ask tliem, if not too much of a task, to supply us with a list and description of the objects tliey intend to exhibit as we mi mono itnlitial>>?<? > * a.ii ? 1 1 " . h o.|i?in?iciivni I and classified list of ull with exhibitors names, <fce.. We beg to impress our readers with thu feeling of energy nnd nuibition in the coining Fair for reasons of State and individual pride. John Mitchell. The Washington correspondent of the Charleston Alercury, gives the following notice of John Mitchell the Irish patriot: John Mitchell, though unconscious of it, was the lion of Washington yesterdny, when 1 saw him for the fi est time. I should tiike him to be forty yenrs old. lie is about live feet ten inches in height, of spare frame, nnd |muiiiv. iic iiiijks iikc n man 01 vignrouu thought nnd prompt action, llis conversation, both as to manner nnd matter, is us earnest and intense as his writings. When I saw liiin lie was in con vernation with his old friend, confederate and co-laborer, John Savage, who is a younger man, and possessed of all the elements of true genius. Mitchell is about to jiublish tlic "Southern Citizen," at Kuoxvillc, in co-partnership witii W. <?. Swan. This journal will exert a wide influence on the Southern mind. Mr. Mitchell will be the mnrk of Northern opposition nnd denunciation?for it is with him a matter ol choice to take up his abode where slavery exists, and to place himself in opposition to vast numbers of his past associates. Of his ubility to defend himself, there is no room for doubt; yet he cannot do it without the aid and just appreciation of the South. l lie lutlicr of Mr. Mitchell was n Unitarian miiiist-r of great reputation, whose printed sermons are among tlie approved literature of tlmt Church. lie was educated with reference to tlie calling of his father, but preferred tbe lcgul profession as lie attained to muiiliood. Decision as to Naturalized Voters. Judge (ioodloe of the Kentucky District Court has rendered a decision denying the constitutionality of the law of Congress couferring upou the State courts, the right to naturalize aliens. The Constitution declares that the Judicial power of the United States shall lie vested in the courts specifically named, and such courts as Congress shnll ordnin and establish. And as Congress docs not establish the State Courts, they cannot exercise this power, if it is Judicial. Imminent legal minds, however, incline to the opinion, that the function is ministerial rather than Judicial : This decision wns given in the ease of Ilegan against Dudley. Dudley, while ncting as deputy sheriff nt the lato election in the city o| Lexington, refused to reccivc the vote of Hcgau because he wns naturalized ill a State court. Ilcgan instituted n suit for damages. The case whi fuliy argued on both sidos before Judge Ooodloe, who, in hi* decision, embraced (lie following points : 1. A voter may moinlnin a civil action agniusl the judges of election for unlawfully, willingly, and knowingly denying him the right to vote. 1. The power to establish uniform mica of naturalization is exclusively vetted in Congress, and cannot be exercised by the States. The process of naturalization under the act of 180^ is judicial and not ministerial. 4. Congress lias no power under tho Constitution to confer jurisdiction or impose judicial duties upon the State courts; but the Slate courts must look to the Constitution and laws of their own States for grants of jurisdiction ; and as there is nothing in the Constitution and laws of Kentucky conferring jurisdiction upon any of her courts to hear and determine naturalization cases, their judgments and certificates are void, and confer upon their holders no right to vote. Judge Goodloc had previously decided that the papers of a person naturalized in another State required the certificate of the court there to make them valid. Spain and Mexico. The difficulties between Spain and Mexico, which have been referred to tlio mediation ol the Embassadors of France and England, still awnit a satisfactory adjustment. All nccounti agree that the embassadors have labored to avert a collision, and have advised the Spauish Government to receive tho Mexican Minister Senor Lafragua, and to accept the terms, he is authorized to proposo. Mexico docs not deny that Some Spanish subjcct were murdered by Mexican insurgents at tinn Vicente, and admitting the right of Spain, to demand reJroBS, is willing to make every satisfaction. The wrong-doers have been arrested and putiislied, and the innocence of the Government, of an}' participation in the outrages proved be^nd a doubt. In keeping alivo these difficulties, it is probably tho intention of the Spanish Government, merely to divert the mind of the people from aggressions, upon their right#, at home, since they would scarcely attempt the recon quest of Mcxico, in viaw of the dangers ol llio enterprise. This fiW is presented in the following parsgrnphs fioin the Journal of Com turret: There exists in Spain a considerable popular animosity nguiust Mexico. Tim remembrance of llio Mexican war of indepen donee it still source of milch hitter fouling, and it waa doubt Iksn of inrnc advantage to tlie party who now rules Spain, electioneering manoeuvre, to revico this feeling. Tim show of anxiety to punish Mexico wns also very uoeeptable to the Spanish tirirsthood, und assisted :n reconciling Queen snbella with the I'ope, and obtaining the forgiveness of His Holiness for the confiscation ol tlio Church proporty in Spain, which she ha 1 sanctioned, under the advice Espartero and O'Donuell. This diversion of the attention ol the pcopla form tho inoasuro that were being carried every day for their complete Subjection to the rulo of the Court OamarillO and tha Abrogation of every eemblabs? of liberty tliey liad conquered during yearsof revolutionary struggles. was cunningly planned ; U0t it by no meant follows that Narres intended to attempt the reconcjuest of Mexico, except on paper, and at a political dodge, or that he was unaware of the danger and rain which plight result from sncb an enterprise. The Madrid correspondent of the London Times reports as a positive fact, that in ease o< a declaration of war between Spain and Mexico, from forty to fifty thousand American filibnstcrs are ready to march to the aid of the latter, and in ease of necessity, to enrol themselves as Mtiltsa eitiseos. Without pretending to this Accurate knowledge of th* strength ft the auxiliary force of our citfseas ready to assist a sister reDuhlic tcureoeal tbs inradas*. ? h*li?? that were Mexico attaeked, lid her toreMot free iniliUtioM threatened with overtrow, i very active *hd viddprmtd ?ymn?thy would be felt in thi? eoontry for thai republic ?nd her prtNDt liberal nliri, ud (kit the army of Jilibuiiero*, now existing only in the lmacinations of (he Madrid -oorpejpondenta of the London perwre, woojd epon ?pring into c*iitence, UnKat numbers. NMjMt fs wHl iwim this, and^w ere . ^d^Fr ft ? ~ K_> K_> believing that after >on>o further Kwnggoring and disnlv of re.-dinOSs tu fiKht and die for tlie national honor, Kavacr. nersti \ded, and acccpt the peaceful and cquitablt} terms which Lnfra K"a had 61FeiVd," and which the British aud French ministers have approved. Tbe English Press and its Conductors. A friend desires us to publish the following extract from nn ably conducted journal published in "the land o'eakes," the Berwick Journal. An Englishman might demur to this "monopoly of all tho talents" claimed for the "canny Scot," and the son of (ireon Erin, but may console himself with the conccdcd fact, that this talent is all made to minister to English genius and enterprise. London absolves it all : The Mercury'fjlvos the following information in regard to ibe "English Press" and its conductors ;?"The Times, in all its ramifications throughout the world, ns well as in London, is the product of Scotch and Iruh brains, rath i ii iiiuiu tiinii r.ngiisn. i lie l/Hiiy i>ewa is I Scotch ; tlie Herald and S'nndard are somewhat Irish; the Advertiser and Pobt, repretentative of democracy mid aristocracy, ure colonised bv Scotch editors, sub-editors, nnd printeri1, with nn infusion from Berwiek-onTwced. The Chronicle, in its day, was Scotch. The Sun is Scotch ; the Globe Irish. The British army marched to embarkation for the war in the East Ringing 'Cheer, boys, chccr!" the product of the Scotch editor of the Illustrated News, whose sub-editor was once a Paisley weaver. A 'stiekct' Kditiburg lawyer works with the pen of a giant in the Weekly Dispatch. Thomas Carlyle 'squelches' in the Examiner. The Spectator was founded and reared by a Scotch editor. The Economist, by n batter from llnwick, now Secretary to the Treasury, vet utill its chief. The (Jaidcning papers arc nearly all edited and written by ncoicnmcn, as Kngltsli gardens arc cultivated ond eryatill palaces planned and beautified by them. The Family Herald gets subtle metaphysics from a Scotch clergyman ; Llic London Journal inost of its tiller from n Merse man. The Editiburg Review flitted to London a few years ago, and fell into the hands of an English Editor, il is true, the dull Cornwall Lewis, now the equally dull Chancellor of the Exchequer. (Englishmen have little to boast of in their liuiiingenictit of that, distinguished Scotch product.) The New York Herald is Scotch; the lending organs of tint rising Australian tuitions are Scotch."?Of our knowledge we may add that it is a rare thing to tind an important situation in nny department of trade in Loudon tilled by a London born person, young men from the country generally obtaining the best situations. It would seem, howerer, from tins following, which appears in the same paper in close contiguity to the foregoing, that the above mentioned luminniics might find employment nearer home if tlm? lu> ? f?l>- f rent orthography which prevails from the Tweed 1o the Tay : I'im-kit and Examim.k.?A principal in one of our public school", it appears from the i Ledger, has been pending round circulars to the pnrentH of liis pupils, which, signed nud returned, will authorise him to "inflict such punishment, corporally or otherwise," ns may in his judgment he proper. The following answer proves thnt some of the parents arc quite pleased with the iden :?"Dere Mr. llattan?Your [Hoggin eirklar is duly ree,eaved. 1 hopes as to my sun John, you will flog him just so oftcen ns you kin ! Ilea? a bod boy? is John. Alllhough Ive been in the habit of teaching him miself, it seems to me he will ticvuir hiru nnilhing?his spelling is sposiallv outrnguslv detisient. Wallup him well, snr, and }'tMi will rccenve my hearty thanks.? V on is truly, Mosas Sfankkr. 1*. S.?Wat aceouuls for John being sieh a bad seoller is, th:it he's my sun by my wifs lirat husband." The School Master Boarding Round. During the present hot weather, and in the dearth of matters of political interest, the following incidents from the Journal of a Vermont Schoolmaster may not be unacceptable : miMinay?n Clll ID tionrtl iiLAlr.lt 's, lin<l a lmkcd poose for dinner ; suppose from ' its size, tlie thickness of its skin, and oilier venerable appearance*, to have been one of the first guttler." of Vermont; innde a slight impression on the patriarch's breast. Supper?Cold goose nnd potatoes ; family consisting of the man, pood wife, daughter Peggy, four boys, Pompey, the dog, nnd a brace of eats?fire built in tho square room about a o'clock, and a pile of wood lay by the fire place, saw l'eppy scratch her fingers nnd couldn't tnkc the hint?felt squeamish about the ktomnch, nnd talked of going to bed ; Pegpy looked sullen, and put out the fire in the square room; went to bed and dreamed of having eaten a quantity of stone wall. Tuesdny?Cold pander for breakfast, swamp I ten and Home nut cuke, the hitter some consoi lation. Dinner?the legs Ac., of the gander ( done up warm?one nearly dispatched. Supper?The other lep, Ac., cold ; went to bod as Peggy was carrying in the fire to the square room ; dreamed I was a mud turtle, and- got on my back and could not get over agnio, Wednesday?Cold gander for breakfast f complained of sickue6s, and could eat nothing. Dinner?Wings, Ac., of the gander wuriucd up, I did mjr best to de>troj' tlicni for fear they iiuuki or icu lor supper ; did not suesecd ; drcodcd supper nil the afternoon. Supper? ' Hot Joliny Coke#; felt greatly relieved ; thought I find got clear of the gnnder, and went to bed for a good night's rest ; disappointed, very cool night, and couldn't keep warm in bed, got up, stopped the broken window with my coat and vest ; no use, froze the tip of my noio before morning. Thursday?Cold gander ngnin; felt very much discouraged to see the gander not half gone; went visiting for dinner and supper; slept abroad, and hnd pleasant drenms. Friday?Breakfast nhrond. Dinner at Mr. r B 's ; cold gnnder nud hot potatoes, lust wry g?ou, oii> luroe ami went to school quite contcntcd. Supper?Cold gander and no potatoes, bread heavy ntul dry, had the headache and couldn't cat, l'cgpy much concerned, hud n tire built in the tquure room, and thought she and 1 hud better sit there out of the noise, i went to bod oarly ; Peggy thought too much sleep bad for the headache. Saturday?Breakfast, ?old gander and hot i Indian Jo liny cake, did very well, glad to come off so. Dinner?Cold gander again, didn'tTteep school this alernoon, weighed and i found that I had lost six ooundsthe lust week, grew alarmed, had a talk with Mr. B., and ' concluded I had boarded out his share. I I Tiir. Richmond Pbesbttirmm Coxvestion.? ' This body, consisting of lelegatea from the Southern ? t? ??j .?.? w ? w amiui o w iri'iii mo New School Gen. Assembly held at Cleveland 1 in May last, closed their siting* on Wednesday morning. Th^ir action matlM summed up in a few words. Tliey adoptrt, immaterial var' iations, the preotna*b!e and resolutions reported by the Committee, whidt we hare already published, the last of whijh occasio ned the chief discussion, and was a;follows : ' Resolved, That the Conveition recommend to .aUPresbyieriea in tho I'tsbyterian Church, which are opposed to the atitation of slavery in the highest judicatory ofiho church, to appoint deligatee, in the protortions prescribed by our form of government for the appointment of commissioners to U?e Assembly, to meet at Knoxville, T*a? *e, on the third Thursday in May, 1868r,itoiM parpose of organising a General SyiHnrjpdcf toe name oi The United Syood^Hffiie Preebytcrian Church hi the United Smmof Atneriea." Tbe Telegraph jayjjflfc|c?olution was so unuwu M HI > Hl? UHf MUITIlia IDttV ing fur.tha/rri Tnandmmtf. We know not wb teh m right, either of them. A resolution waa -.Wirfting the Oea. Asaetoblj o? qMMHflgtol Prwbyterien^ Charelf to ^c^frrWitir overtare U ? ?hJw| 1 iBp, mad da vbit psyBggi; L*OK Tilt IMDKl'K.NUKNT 11:MS j Acrostic. llnppiness beyond the skies Awaits all tlie truly wise ; Kono but saints eun outer tliere? ^ Konfl but those vrlio live by pritjur Ami faith in tlie Snvior'i iinme. i IIow delightful is tlie flame ? Mercy kindles iu the breast And gives the so\il perfect rest, Till the Rtorui of life is o'er In your Maker's arm secure, Let your confidence repose. l)o not fear your inward foest All your bliss will be completo At the great. Kedeeiner's feel ; 1 Revel" from his precepts roam ' Doubting nothing of your home, Even now for you above ' Kising then on wings of love? coon you'll join the happy throng On the plains where you belong, Nor cense your triumphant song. ? A General Officer Waiting on a Young Prince. The London Times* makes itself merry with the appointment of General Codrington, the great Crimean officer, to Hie command of the? l'rince of Wales, during his tour on the Rhine, j That paper asks pertinently enough whether i "some less formidable and less commanding I personage, than Lieutenant General Codrington, K. C. Grand Cross of the Sardinian Order, Companion of the Legion of Honor, of the Order of Medjidie, ?fcc., and late General of the Knglish forces in the Crimea, could not have pointed out to him the principal towns and car-ties and conducted him to the best hotels." It appears trilling with the public interests at a period that requires all the military talent of the British empire, that so distinguished an oflieet as General Codrington should have been selected as the travelling companion of one of til., Ktiri.ra If... 111v 1 lilies KIIV8 : Wc must frunkly confess that this appears rather a "drop" for General Codrington?the fall, we mean, from the command of the Crimean army to the command of?we say it with all respect and deference, but still it is the fact?a hoy of 10?or, tospeak in the langun.e of the "Court Circular," "attendance upon his Royal Highness the l'rince of Wales" in his tour up the Rhine. That paper winds up with the following pungcut remarks: Sir William Codrington rises from the government of 11111113' to tliat of one. lie has [irepared himself by leading the Crimean army to direct the young l'rince of Wales. The conduct of the Russian war fits him to conduct a Rhenish tour, ltut here is the whole Kast in some way or other in arms with us? China resisting, India mutinying, generals dying at every post?Anson by one, liarnurd anil Luwrcnee l>y another?important commands are empty and want tilling, ami the commander of the Crimean aimy is "going to Konigswinter to be in attendance on the l'rince of Wales." Charleston S> w?. Tiik Vacant Bench ok the Supreme Court.? We learn, from Washington, that Mr. Justice Curtis, who has resigned his seat 011 the bench of the Supreme Court, will probably he succeeded by Mr. Toueey, the present Secretary oftlieNavy. In this event, it is supposed that Vi- N..ll...r, fM;<r..-l u.?iulu,ui iiiuiiic, win yuc| cced Mr. Toueey, in 1 lie Navy 1'epartmcnt. It will he remembered that Mr. Clifford wnmi prominent candidate for a neat in the Cabinet, under the present Administration, and that, for sometime, it was deemed very doubtful whether lie or Mr. TuUeoy would l>e the Cabinet member front New Kuglanil. Justice Curtis resigns t.n aeeount of his privnte affairs, us i9 said, and not from any <Ji.t satisfaction with the views of the majority of tile body. v When Mr. Curtis wns nppointed na Justice, the country wua cougi ntulatcd upon this accession of industry n:id ability to the Court. Mr. Webster, at whose instance the appointment was made. remarked at the time, that Mr. Curtis had twenty years' work in him. Col. Albert J. Fickctt, the distinguished ?iistorian of Alabnm:i, was in our city yesterday, and wo had the pleasure of a calling from him. Col. P. is one of the most interesting gentlemen we have ever met with. lie informs us that lie is now engaged on a history of the South West, comprising the colonial times in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, 1-ouiviitna, Mil'siss'PP'. an^ Texas. Ilis work promises to be ' of a most interesting character, and we hone the author n?ny rooii complete it, nnd give it to the public. The history of Alabama was ' no favorably received by the South, that we doubt not the new work will he hailed with much pleasure.?Atlanta IntrllfQcncrr. St. Lons, September 11.?Tlic Democrat publishes an address to the people of the United States, prepared by the corouiitte at the Grasshopper Falls Convention, in which a history of the troubles in Kansns is given. The document contains a special clause to the people* of Missouri, sotting forth the relative position of Kansas to Missouri, and imploring the citizens of the latter to refrain from another invasion of the Territory, or if their previous course of aggression be persisted in, a protracted nnd bloody war must ensue. The ad dress concludes by exhorting the peole of Kansas to vote in the coming election, in pursuance of tlic action of the convention. Tiie Kail Roao Coxvr.snojr.?The Knilrond Convention which has been in session in New fork has adjourned, after proposing various measures for the govornment of their business. They propose to abolish the system of seeking business through runners, Jreight. solicitors and i printed handbills, and instead will use the advertising columns of newspapers to make known their facilities for doinf liiminM* propose also n reduction in the speed of fast trains over their respective rond?, a uniform and increflHed freight tariff, and abolition of the free-pat* system. Sensible, very sensible in every proposition. ( Death ok an Arctic Iltno.?James MeGrny, ? I">r. Kane's, Ironmnn in the Inst Arctio Expe- 1 dition, died at New I/ondon. Conn., on Saturday , ami was bnrried with Masonic honors ? on Sunday, at 4 o'clock. He is the fii6t of ? the returned expeditionist to follow their com < monder to "that bonrno whence no traveller t returns." William Morton, the Doctor's* right t hand man in all tho enterprises, dangers aud c sufferings of his last so ven yearn, is reported s very ill ?t Boston. jhe rlorida Indians.?Tlie Florida people nre very much encouraged by tlio manner in which the volunteer force of that State conduct* the war against the Indians. The papers of the State are confident that the Indians will be removed during the coming winter. Dr. S. F. IteynolJs was bitten on the thumb at New Orleans, a few days ago, by young E rattlesnake. Ho immediately seized a hatchet and cut the thumb entirely off, before the poi- ^ ion had time to extend. The standi ng army of the United States, as " now organized, numbers 17.426 men, if the , companies were all full to the number authorised by law. ^ . MARRIED, ? ' t< K On Tuesday evening the 16th instant, by tho Rev. Jas. Moore, Mr. J. G. DOUGLASS, ^ of Lexington District, an A MIn L E., eldest , daughter of John A. Hamilton, of tills District. On thejst instant, by the Rir. Wm. H. Dm VIA, just. w. M. KOQER8 *nd Mite 01 T. COVIN, all of Ibk District. On the 10th iniUet, iitCofembU, by th? R?r. Mr. Pitcfi.vd, J. KEffNRDV MOORE ?od ~ M>m OLIVIA M. 8 YCVESTER, joung?t . 1 "Of BUCb ia the Kingdom of God-"' CONSIGNEES. The followiifg^fleraons have freight in th? Dc|M)t nt Abbeville;? Mrs S C (Jiles, W D Mar*, Est II T Millar, 3 Me I) Miller, J M Jones, J T Barnes, Cobb Hunter <Si Co, Win Moore, Gen S McGowau, 4 llolinee, John Gray, T T Cunningham, II A lone#, U.l Jordan, J F Marshall, J T Robinson, Ktiright. <fc Starr, M II Dealo, J ?fc It J Whit?, Hon T C l'errin, Wier <fc Lithgo, A Slager. D. It. SONDLEY, Ag't raAiiKE'rs. ABBEVILLE; Sept. 11?Cotton.?Very littic of this article is offering ; one small loi ?old during tlie past week at 14)?quality ijood mill tiling. COLUMBIA, Sept. 1G, 1867.?We liave no quotable change to uotice in the price oT cotton. The demand is still good, and all that is nffercrcd is freely taken, at prices ranging from 1*2 to 15 cents. The New York flour market \Vas firm on ,.ie 12th inst,?enles of 0,000 barrells, at from $5 15 to *5 80. Notice to Carpenters and PlasterersrI'M! E undersigned will let to the LOWEST X. BIDDER, a Contract for finishiog th? BUILDING in llenrof tho Court Ilouse'. ThV vjomruei will be let as a -whole, or a part -to' the Plasterer and Carpenter each. For Information ; what work in to be done J apply to (ien'l S. McGowan or Jas. C. Calhoun, Esq. The BIDS will be addressed tome in writing until Saturday the 2Gth instant, when I wilV bent ABBEVILLE and LET OUT tbc C05TRACT. W. W. PERRYMAN. New Market, Sept. 15, 1857. 20tf STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AIIDKV1I.LE DI8TKICT. Ofliec of Court of General Session*) and Common Pleas. \ I MATTHEW McDONALD. Clerk of the ^ Rni<l Court, in pursuance of the directions of the Act of the Ley Mature. in such case mnda nnd provided, do hereby give publip notice, that an Election for Ordinary for Abbevillo i/uiiR-i, win uc nciu on JiomJay the nintli day of November next* at the usual places of election throughout the eaid District. One Day Out;,. Witiu-88 my hand at Ahheville Court House, this fourteenth day of September, A. D., 18.",7. MATTHEW McDONATJVc, c. 8. c. r. Sept. 17, 1857. 20 tdo illore IIooliM and Drags! r?"MIE Subscribers have just received ..their 1 Stock of Medicine*, Hooks and Fancy articles, uud arc prepared to sell fit short profits. We are Agents for the sale of a series of STANDARD WO It ICS, now in the course of publication, by the Appletona of New York.? Among th< 3'.' arc included The Debates in Congress from 1789 to 1856. Denton's Thirty years' View. Morses (iciic >1 Atlas of the World, from tbe latest allthori' s, to I83H. Cyclopedia of American Eloquence, *ritli Portrait*. The New American Cyclopedia. The Cyclopedia i?f Wit and Humor, Editod by Win. E. lturton. Specimen Copies of the above works may be seen at our Store, together with many other w.w .....1 1I-T? vivgnilb irMIKK. , We are also agent* for the sale of Grover's ?t Baker's SEWING MACHINE, Acknowledged to be the best now in hoc, ami tbe leant liable to get out of ordeij. Tills Mae-bine will be wnrruikteil ami sold lioro nt New York prices, l'rices varying from ?100 to $125. BRANCH Ji ALLEN. Sept 17, 1857. 21 t tf WKSHAN HA'LI. V rflnjEacaE ABBEVILLE THESPIAN .CORPS BEG leave to inform the Public that thejf will renew their performances nt.their HALL in the Marshall House, Monday Evening, 6tli October^ In the Domestic Drama, THE* TOODLES, An.l it.- T l-.l ? " i>.m niu ^augitnuie rarer, THE DEAB SHOT. They will also Appear on Tuesday Ereoiog in the Thrilling Tragedy B E 11 T R AM , With the Inimitable Fare*, THE STAGE STRUCK YANKEE. For cast of charactcr*, Me Handbill*. Admission 50 Cents. TICKETS to be had of J. G. WILLSON, 11. J. W111TE, nnd at the DRUG STORE. Doors Open at 7 o'clock, P. M. Performance to Commence half-past 7 o'clock. Sept. 18. 1857. 20 tf Citation. r?_ WIT TTi*f *? * T " ^ ~ l>i iiiiiuaiii iiil.1^ ordinary of Abbe viljU District: V\/ IIEIlEAS, John G. Gray hu ap VV plied to me for Letters of Adtninis,ration, on all and singular the goods ui<) " chattel*, rights and credits of Mrs. Mary Weed, late of tho District aforesaid, doo'd * These are, therefore, to oite and admonish all ind singular, the kindred and creditors of the aid deceased, to bo aud appear before me. ?t >ur next Ordinary's Court for the said Biatrial* o be holden at Abbeville Court House, on the wenty-niolh day of September insU, to, shew ause, if anv, why the .aaid administration hould not be granted. t Given under my hand and seal, this four* teen tli day of September, in the year of oar Lord one thousand eightTbsindrad and fiftyseven, and in the eighty-second year of . American Independence. W. HILL, 0. A. tk can. to iq rh ? A9| 1OO f /r JSO |P|lV' Citation ? (V WILLIAM HILL, Eft*, Ordinaiy of Abfce^ ville District: . ? im7-hereas, tfancy BotU and Am BoWi# t hare applied to mefor Lettei#bf Admin^ itrntion, on all and ai^Hlar the goodfcafatr" battels, rights and crlwta of- Thomas Bbtts, ite of tb'e District aforesaid, deceased:: 7 -_j These are, therefore, Jo cite and- ftdnioqfaH'" U and siomar the kuadrod and o(dil^|||| lid-deceasod, to be and appear b?fo*fc j?k a* ur next Ordwary'cOonrt for the'^M ) be liolden at Abbeville Court jraLfclW jeond day of October next,' Jto tf ny,-why the said administration imtil<o* egranted.' ' ." -J Qiven ander my hand and ee*!} day of September, in the one thousand eight himdf*A?.MviW' ?M wro vlRin!lnwWBV 6 ? >,