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% Kansas Constitutional Convention.
"We'have before as u*(nrt?/ tin firs days'
jtasion of the Convention l*uld nt Lecon?j>ton/
T??ritory. eotiimeneiqg onoa<4Ue7th
Tostaut apd ending on the I lto.
Th* Ur?t doy ihure'wss onl* tempdraryorgnnirnt
ion- ?t>n the necobd day the lift of delegates
was cafiod, nnd member* were required
tK|nk? sn obligation of fidelitv to the Consti.^itton'of
U>? United States aoti to the organic
* . ?ct aCthe 3??fmpry, Itnuwn iu th? Knmas Ne.
wrsJWa. nct^qnu that the?onth be administered
%.? tegally authored oflVeor.
? . . V*n,Wl>? wm elected President of
'j?/orrf(?ntion; TUe voto stood; For J. C*l*
hojjn 31*Ryrftf ElmOM la, iSjfi. Eastio 6. O"
-fnktogiiitte clihir, the President addressed the
Cvjt*vntton (e-thc fallowing term*:
.. GttiUettier.: Foi^he-.v?ry fluttering expr^|rMS^It?fyw#
scnlkiienta iu ^Oonferring on me
\ l^Apfficc of Prend|i*t'?f this Convention, you
-vCrir ..my acki^ledgmenta. Jam
full^whre oftf^|*p?1tipn wKifth von have asliED(d,tfti))41
andrtCint. aIKb,.of the itnpor >
tn'nee ns toge^ber
?i?7i6f?.ocoa#3oni,- . * ' ?
? V Tiff mpe^jntr.o^^Qar^rbntioS frame tlio
circum?tan?S?ft a* fn>Tker^P^tfo^Ei!fc? iM*re*t.
T1i? young StaW sfcay Iprlifgiyito b?ftig'?pa
reiftlCgrrof eMnxtqiisacer iivt^National Con- ?
Vgrw??q^'in fbjhnatiofle^liistory, but atill that 1
\??ll be the urfltBriu course of tfcs Union.
We li?re to-day under " JfGflftrdinifry
circumstances, pnd I *'%Wst that erery member |
'oftliis Convention Im^orr>? her* to-dnyfp disehnrse
liis ditties; , fully ' impressed villi the
biplHfeijipiiaiiiililj^ ?lint atiai-U to hijji, and
tokii Uicir ^importance not only-t^ Kpnsa*, but
i?n+f wTii^li "We propo^tci'bccome n |
number. A Constitution witelj^Tramed, ond
. prupfrly. fairly, and*hojU'?tly approved Jby the
. Jt|0e J?ansM, will settle nil the diffi-^jfiJMriy^itinrround
un, and that have teen
* 3wHnifisdine Of. and will nl once rcstor*-har- 1
-^erIinY>? doing
''yj#A)$e,ftj",the feelings at -any hottest and true
iov^fTifliis country, that llio fonnatiyp proa*.
and erusHcs to eafth a party that ia seeking
emy tueans within its po\tor to obtain fls- (
tfenaencV, even ?tt the.pacrince of the Union it- ,
"ielf. 'jV-ttttiot merely Kansas, it is the . Union
? -that intiresied in thefettlement of our difiicnl ties.
The Convention is not merely the inter- i
e?tof tlie people here, but of the people tepre- ,
^Seating ifie Republic.
" ?'f)ne of the greatest issues to be solved by
Convention ia, whether the people of the
nlintl tmrn nAtCfr in nnntrnl iti rtrw.
.. fcnmtnt. To tnnke^ constitution is but a small j
afTnir^ N<>t a single principle will he embraced
in the ewistitution to be framed during tills '
^session that lias not beea.already implanted in
oilier constitution?. The old origin^ coustitu- '
r tions of tbe Aii?erican States contiqktied some
errors which have since been corrected by the
- jKjpular sentiment and wherever old constitutions
(iav? been revised and altered, new conH
tfijutions framed; tfrey havo had expressed in
Cfiem'the principle tj^it the people have the
'?mA?1iall elect, not merely Governors
.??mf Pmiifents end the various officers tlint '
?Ar.c usuall^ elected by the people^, but also
.1.1. An : ...I ?
nuiijc^ mi|?ruvvm' ni3 uine ueen maue ,
. 'within tfv Ifist <yiarter of ft century, and ate
' fcxpresgod not'otpy in the constitutions of such ef,t}$'oJdStates
as lmve iieltl conventions with- '
% ihftt-t-iine. but-tolso in tlio?c orthe new States i
^R|| come into the Union. There are, therefore,
stf'new principle* to be decided in these
-'jfbnventionito frame constitution*.
-v Bat'the people of Kansas assume the right to
cr-. settle their local question* for themselves, and
it is that which produces the difficulties, not
. .jiwrely iti Kansas, l>ut thoughout the Union.
' Those difficulties miiBt be settled by your de
-'liberation*. I think that the character of the
members dPthia Convention, over which I hare '
.the honor to preside, oiig)it'.W give the world
the assurance that their deliberation* trill re
nuii. nut merely id 1110 s^iuiiifiiv hi uimcuiuet j
l^fre, but tn tiie settlement of the (^ufstion a* to
whether this Umi?n shflll continue, apd as to 1
<- wither ttint party which is employing iu <
time mid iu treasure to keep this an open ques- ,
' ^lon till the nc^ct Pre-ideutiatconteat .will stund (
% . ' offaU. If ^he Union standi, that party goes
? . r 'BW|fo T>oorjl; if that, piijty triumphs, this '
tSiou cagnot livp.% Tfte high and responsible i
y./^trAiierefure,- dfcViftves on us to take into |
^iuc Honda the oj;ganfa' Bet of this Territory ;
* ' ai)i, ading upon its prindtpfc*,. to present to
" uRtCohgrcss of tlW" l?nited'&t0* constitution
fhrtn^a^njauch a maniior and having sul4^*ii |
Himlofcieenfpnt as that, ved mav not nierelv npti
^ to the iJnlon, but demand
je. tltitt #'c sbXll be admitted."
I1 trust that^rise coupscls will prevail hero. 1
F-'fftn confident, from acknowledge of thi&Con...
Tuition, that sych will be the cose. There ,
^ ~ ^ way t>e excitement of feeling; there may be
* particular points on wlfjbli individual member*
.- will plaot themselves; but still I trust that
? ?' ?v?ry iae?nb?r of this Convention will bring to
ill the judgment of all issues that maybe
" * Safer9g?nte3 that calm, sober deliberation becoun- *]
^ /JBn^Statesmen ^?ho have met together to fuund
1a government, who have met together to lay '
" "tlijfoundations on uhichagreat people shall <
' 1. ' liave to r?ft. I am fully cunfldcut that you
will be and are fitted "to the occasion; aud, ,
_ .^njl^iiieii, 1 can give you (lie assurance that (
?u an juur acuuns tnui/ win ue jusi ana proper
to Kidm??juBt, proper, apd riglik to the priu. 1
?tplet of the Government under which we live,
***** eU looks to ih? prosperity., of Kansas I ,
, 4?id the preservation of the LJuion?you shall
iTavc my fall, JjjiBjty, and lionest co-operation.
* I a^aiiT tenderto you iny thnnksfor the honor
Which you 4i*va conferred on rae; for I deem i
it a higher lianor to staud here to day the pre*
aidiitg offioer. of thia Convention than to fill any
other position tuut the America# pedplo could
' confer 3pot) mo.
*" BA liugh Jtl. Moor*. if Lcaveawor-th. and
Vi. ri..?r,/< -'i
?... ucui(?vrnucr, Ol JjCCOBtpiOU,. Were elCC.
ted respecUvely president pro tem, and sergeantm
artni l?>y neelaiuation. MessM. l'hom.
*ns O. llughe^J. L. Nounnait, P. H. Carjy, and
Col. Couku jpfct-e elected f&cretary, assistant .
Mc^c^gry, reporter and-.door-keeper, respectively,
tiy large majorities over their opponents..
; . . On
tk? thfrd day the president introduced
the Kev. John O. Magee, who njade the following
Kleon c but appropriate prayer :
r * My the Lord God, in his infinite wisdom,
Jenbue this Convention and each of its members,
wiih tho.sume spirit with which He imBbed-Wa?hlngtgii,
Jefferson, Adams," and tho
feimorMl Patrick Henry."
# - i. -Thf .d^J.wa*-ipent in 4>?cuuion as to the
method of conducting the business of the
. the fonrth day ' it was agreed to appoint
oom?>lfeeV<>n tt>?*-ii?llowing subjects:
. ??*?? ati>e 'Department; JudiciaVy ; Legis
. letaio i Sinverv : Bill or llivhti
. tmn? ' Misoellaheous 'Matters; Revenue ;
JScction# and lttgbt*of Suffrage ; Finances ;
. * ?du?*Moi>; luUroal Hhprovwtri|B? Biate
^ . ^ownUri**, division into co^rtiea, abp their
: A i**oJQl?oo.tj?> kljourB to the Second Mondiscuaaed.
" i.^p^hWptb day, r<ywrUng several deljgBfea
aUfaiUg M?u, tlfc It^al nombir (sixty) 1
^ moment to adjourn V>
thawhtj Monday in October #m carrieJ, oi??l
fug ? W?%Wty oaeurdiwgiy ajjouraed.?Courier.
-r '.. Bmqu^ll Riairr.?The Au?
fa^M??>w4i4uUoaaIUt^?v*: We aro indAtvi
' 7;> ? H1* J>re?id?-nt of- the
\ , for t*1? following
* **&*.* *?** ?ud
ijjdJ^^an^rtmSw* bank#
* a?.?ji nghfc, *?N> qn?lion /5fjMpeniityi will
. > jw^fceS^rdL ^.^./xjflSifeRTfco.
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THE INDIU^NDEitT 1'RBiS
U rVBLMUED KVttr FftlPAY MOlNl3<} ?t
LEE A WltSQtr.
W. A. LEBV ? - V * . - - Editor
Individual*, (Hesitation*, fail in nothing tehicf
'hey. boldly attempt, when sustained by virtuoiu
piqppone, aw itlrlertnitirdresolution.?Hknrv Cuv
' Williuy to praise, yet not afraid to blame."
Terms?Two Dollars a Year, in Advanoo.
ABBEVILLE C. B.
Civil* v / ./ .lyuu.'it 1
I lill.'ill, - - W A V?? ~ Wc
direct attention to the communication of
Dr. Cbgin in another Aluuiitf*
New Advertisements.
We direct llio nttei.tion of our readers to
the numerous now adrertiacmeuU in tlii? issue.
Peterson's Books.
T. B. retersoii. the well known Philadelphia
publisher, announces (he following works as in
press, and to be issued by the 1st of Oi-toher.
Air*. Hale t Ilrctiptt^for the?9lillion, complete
in one large volume of 800 pages, mid
neatly bound in eToth. Price $1 25 per copy.
The Lout Daughter, and other stories by
Mrs. Ilentz, complete in one large volume, for
f 1 25, c'olli ; or in V'.vo volume', paper cover,
? 00.
Copies of either worlf will bo sent to any
part of the United Stater, free of pot!op', on
remitting the price to the publisher?T. B. PeUrton,
JVe. 306 Chetnut Street, Philadelphia.
Thav#Trial.
The trial of the boy Josh, belonging to Dr.
S. S. Marshall, ofr the murder of Andy, a slave
oi iur. Aurnm i-ne?, was nem in mis village 011
Tuesday last, before Wra, M. llnddea, Esq., the
Magistrate, nnd resulted in his conviction of
manslaughter. The prosecution wns conducted
by Cen. McGowan, and the Defence by
Col. Orr. who each delivered elaborate speeches
on the occasion. The boy was sentenced to
six months imprisonment, and to receive 600
la&lies, to be given twice a month, 50 lashes lit
such time.
A former trial at Greenwood before I->q.
rnrran*, lmd resulted in a failure to obtain a
verdict.
Fino Syr op;
We have been presented by Mr. John Ilrownlee
of our District, with a specimen of very
superior yrup, manufactured by him from the
Chinese Sugar Cane, which in flavor, color and
consistency cannot be surpassed, Its superiorly
he attributes to the fact of its being made
from cane which was fully mntured, and thinks
the cane would sufler no injury by standing
till frost. The proportion of syrup obtained
was one gallon of svrup from 0 gallons of juice.
Mr. Brownleo, 1ms recently visited the planta.ion
of Mr. lVt?rs of Go.,- and Gen. Hammond,
ind from his own observatf<>ft, as weft as from
heir testimony, thinks that tlifc plant is domed
to effect a great revolution.
m ?
The Thespfans.
By reference to. their advertisement, it will
>e seen that this popular young Corps will relew
their pcofoimaboes on Monday and Tucslay
evenings of Court week.% The bills prelent
an attractive programme, which will
Joubt'e^s draw crowded houses. Tlte line
tragedy of Bertram will be performed on the
evenings of Mpndny and Tuesday, to he followed
by the amneing plays, The Dead Shot
*nd The Stage Struck Yankee.
fUl. _ * n ?i _ * -
me junri ranmy are expected, and llieir
performance* will add much to the interest of
[he occasion. After a long interlude, and with
o probable ccrsntion of (be performance* until
.he completion of anew Hall, Hie present occasion
furnishes* rare opportunity of which
>11 lovers of tbe Drama should avail tliemlelres.
Chinese Sugar Can*.
Mr. Jefferson J)ouglnss has handed us for pubIcntion
the following statement, as to the yield
>( the Chinese sugar cane. The cane was
irushed by a common wooden mill:
"Sixteen stalks of the cane, grawn on ordinary
upland, produced six quarts and a pint of
:he juice ; and twelve and a half gallons of
the juice produced three gallons of syrup.
"Ten stalks of the cane, grown on good bot
torn jonti, produced live quarts andoo? pint of
the juice."
Tlie syrup manufactured wnt of m rery superior
quality, and i* pronouneed by competent
judge* to be equal to aoy tbat tliev had ever
tug ted.
Mr. Douglasaflthinks, that tf?t- wooden mill is
supefior to the cast iron, in its capability of
expressing the juice ; and indeed the result of
the yield at give* io the above statement, ia
certainly fnr greater than that in any previous
account that we Kave -seen.
Prof. Carlisle's Lee tor*.
Agreeably to appointment, I'rot James 11.
Carlisle delivered an interesting leeture before
ino x oung men t unnstian Association of tbii
Village on Fradny evening Inst, on Some of Iht
Catttct which Impede the Froyrttt of Education
among ut.
It was not the Proffmor't first appearance
before an Abbeville audience, and tl*
anticipation of a rich treat sectired a large attendance.
Expectation was on the qui vite,
and it was folly gratified. Indeed the speaker
is not the man tii (fuannj>mi *? ??! ???* -
i r?? ? WM
hii too mnch of th'o orator ?bo ufc htm?profound,
meuive thought, original an J ?ogge?tire;
a eondcnsed energy of exprea?ion and
epigramatic point and bi-illianey of stjle, conjoined
with fl*?he? of genuine humor and pa
i tlio?, which give him a complete control of the
attention and ympathlea of the hearer. Vf<
eould not by any'aynopau, do-^uetieo to the
ddreu. "?' ?K?H *
? -t? ?? w??n?jn iu it occupied
opvtord* of an boor in the delivery and wai
cheered throughout by frequent pplante.
{From the Yorkville Enquirer.]
OtUbntion of the Battle of King's Hon
-tain.
^ celebration of thia interesting oeeuloi
will UA& place daring the week, coimnencioi
October 4lb, .1867, by the Ofceeri and Cadet
of the King'* Mountain Military School, wh<
will enoanip near tlio town of York*illa.
Wn. QilnxweSuamft. L. I* ft.. wilL dnrfn
tk? Wttk, Mittr toam of L(?tari% an Jo
1b# win f?W,* Ad<W Tbi
W^ubr?uaWiti. tjfmfcit?. e,r,
nfc *<m ija
OftemofAet****! ?th u,
+
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I Col. Andrew I*. Oilhottt. T
A corr??|w>ndent erf the Keowee Courier nom- ?
inatea Col. Andrew1 P. Calhoun, for the place of ^
Senator from Pickena diatrict. lie ia said to c,
be otve of the largest and inoat auccossful plan- e
[ tera in tl?e dl*ric*.; is president of the State 11
( Agricultural S|p?iety, an^ij doing perhaps aa ?|
much a? any man in the State to improve its >
agriculture; hi* affability nil J gentlemanly 1'
deportment rentier liini popular with ill vlio *J
have the good fortune to mako bis aogjinin- "!
tnnco. In view of this being the first tiiuo tl
that l'ickens wuo entitled to n Sector, the *
writer ciprcuos the hope that all *i??|>irants "
will permit Mr. Caltiouu to bo detected without j4
opposition.
State Agricultural S.ofcletj^
Wo perceive says tlie (MrotihtaU in our ex- ^
changes notice* of varioti* Agricultural meet- t
ings elsewhere* This-lcnds ut to invite attrillion
In. our own ajinn ?<? ?? W
hope that tfler<* will be no luke wnrmneM in
tiiis cause. Agriculture, manufacture*, the fine ^
arts, all call ti|K>n their votaries, and let Hie r
cnll be responded to. . ' *
Our lrnit Fair War promising ; but this* one. jj
wc doubt not, will exceed it liotli in the nuiu- f,
ber* tlint nttend. nnd ihe-Vnritty nnd quality ti
of the articles exhibited. "
Tlie prefytum list is admirably arranged, ^
the fecret?ry??C<?1. Gnge?is activa and every
thing promises a fine display- on the 10th, lit Ii. ji
12th and 18th of nsxt November. c
Our Court?
The Fall teriu of our Coort, it will be rec- ^
ollected begins on 5A>nday, and without a <>
shower oi%?o, wc shall lmvc a dujty time of it. ii
Judge Parson? used to compliou that tb? Mas- j '
sachusetts lawyers were continunlly trying to j '
throw dust into his eyes, but on the present occasion,
w? think that neither, Judge, jury
lawyers, witnesses will b?5 nblo to escape _th?
dire infliction. The Cormniwioners of Public ^
Buildings however, seem to anticipate, a change ^
of weather soon, judging from their lntuefToits
tocomplele the Culverts. We trust that their j
anticipations may be realized.
Te return of the present term in quite small,
not exceeding 150 eases. There is always however
enough of outstanding business to occupy
most of the week. Ilis Honor Judge Monroe d
presides. ''
Satisfactory Explanation.
rnn /1 c?. / ?. !-- i v
- w.??r| vim, |,
Carolina Time*, in lii? letter published yester- J
day, hinted nt a probnlile belligerent termina- r
i tion of the newspapers warfare recently go- ^
mg nn through the columns of the Charleston ,i
Pres.*. From a correspondence published in h
the papers of yesterday, we nr? glad to per- e
ceivc that these apprehensions have not been 1
realized. Mr. 11. It. Rhott, Jr., addressed a j
note to Col. J. \V. llayne, the author of "Wide h
Awake," iu which lie complains of the bitter- *
ucss with which he lias attacked the Mercury, '
ana regaros ns "un insulting aspersion" the
remark of "Wide Awake," that the Mercury
"hat been governed, not by the motive* nnd -j
principal* avowed, but by a desire to promote y
Mr. II. Barnwell Illicit'* election to the 8*0ate."
s
Mr. Hnync in reply *1*3-* that his remark* ^
were intended to apply to the course of the y
Mcrenry as a public journal and not as a per- j
sonal insult to any one. Mr. Rliett in reply
?*pr???,i liimielf contented to leave the fJ
ch.n-gc of inconsistency preferred against the .j
Mercury to publfc judgment, and declares y
himself satisfied with the explanation of Mr. ^
Ilayne iu other respect".
That Editorial. 1
Our friend* ?f #!.? A...#*.... r:-L, ?i-:_ .t-- v
, 111B
paternity of a short notice of the late proceed- 1
jugs of the Board of Trustees of tho South ^
Carolina College, which nppcard in our Edito- *'
rial columns, last week, and complain tlint tho n
proper credit was not given to that Journal. n
Wejccrtainly had no desire to appropriate the '
"wee bantling." but regarding it ns a sort of ll
Jiliut nulliu* to whose paternity, all of the Editors
in Columbia, might lay equal claim, we I
adopted it without enquiring narrowly into its 0
genealogy. In other words, wc looked upon n
it as a mere news item, which appeared simul- v
taneously in all the city papers, and clipped it 1
hurriedly for onr columns, without remember- ''
incr for l.r> mihnl.. S ? "
?0 ?.? wHMjiijwurnm JI
had been taken. However as the Light i? dis- ^
posed to "father tlie bantling," we shall not dia
pute its claims; and herewith introduce it a se- v
eond time to the courteous attention of our 1
readers:
Tu* Soutii Cadouma CoLtroF.?At tho sestion
of the Bonrd on Thursday morning, Rev. Jns. 0
II. Thornwell wns elected a Trustee, in place *
of Dr. It. W. Gilitifp, who resigns 1 in Jnne. n
The Presidency of the Colle^o was then, we t
understand, tendered to Dr. Thornwell, who
declined it. Nothing more of interest occurred
at that meeting.
In the evening session an election was held *
for Professor*, which resulted as follows: "
Dr. M. Ltborde, Piof?*??or of Logic, Meta v
physics and philosophy of the mind.
Itev. J. L. IteynolJ*. of Roman Literature. *
Rev. R. W. Barnwell?Chaplnin?Evidences 8
?r ?i ??..u? i * *
VI wass io> NIIIVJ UMU l?rnrj? l/CIUTCS.
Mr. C. P. 1'tlharu?History ana Political 0
Economy. I
K? President waa elected. Tint the choice of '
i one pro tern. resta with the Faculty. "
As will lie seen by the st>ov?, ei<ery meijtbrr '
, of the old faculty trut re eUtlrd, except the Ex- *
President, wW\ vie are informed, was no can- *
didate. The only chang* wa* is the distribu- c
tions of Professorship*. only one of the Fncul- '
ty being retained in his office. 1
Southern Light.
*
Education North and 8oath.
Major Perry of the Patriot, having been een- *
snred by MTiral of liia brethren of the Press,
. r i : ? i.: *- - w?>i <-* '?
IV* U?*nig ovuv 11)9 svia w i^uruieni VOilCgP, ^
hu come out in a rather warm repl}', in vtiich c
be protests agninst this interference in his domestie
arrangement*, and eites in his juntifie*- t
1 tion the example of the Rhetts, the Allsiono, ?
the I'ringles, the l'reaions, and other ?
' eitizens of the State. In tho annexed extract j
1 be pat forth the following pie* for IlfcrrarJ : j
It is true we sent our son to llarrard with r
reluctance, and after trying the Sonth Caro- 1
lino rv.1l If- ... ?t . I - 1 ?
..n.v?>icK<? ?o .? tuotawi *
. usted in one of the Universities and reoeired i
the diploma of Bsahelor of Art*. Hb yu?W| J
induced m, then ifiiad bli?to*the South C*r- I
a olina College, where be might still prueeente t
5 hie Collegiate studies. The College wm bn?- i
? keo up hj the rebellion of the student*, and J
, we thought it extremely doubtful whether it t
would be organised ag^n. successfully, for a 1
year or two to. come, Under these eireum- |
i :
U fc the beet od^nUgA^Mer thought Hartard i
> superior to all other* (?ltie learning and ab& t
" ity ?f HaI'rajhicrs, aoddetermined fa plaoa -*
him there. We wentou wiih him and satis-' r
? find ourself as to iW rojwrio* vintages for i
M tesraiftr, * sehol?r*h?p *ad Itapruvcraenfc. As ?
to tW lyUtiaayprlneiylaa alliii Pwhmnat ?
fb~^" ^
*
resident, Walker, is eminent for liia learning si
nd piety, and none of tlio Professors ore o
novn us politician*. The attnospliero of liar- c<
ard is purely literary, and has never been M
outaminaletf like Yule and some other Kortli C
rn Colleges with political meetings mid fee- s<
jre?. Who doubts the advantages of Harvard fi
ver Southern Colleges I Where is the sin, G
lien, of scftdlnc the son thereto enjoy those it
,1 V MII f At'.'A- W. <*- ?? -"
? - - - |...j...nu mr. air n
'riiigle, Mr. Allston, aud liundredj of other* s<
fnt their tons to that institution actuated by li
He same motived. But whilst they might be
lomingly inconsistent, we seo no reason !o fix t|
lie charge on us. Another one of our sons
r? placed ut the Nnvul Sehool, At Annnpo- ^
i*. and dedicated him to the Republic, of ti
rhioli South Carolina is yet a member, and we ?
avo no doubt will be for a century to come. u
Fortfc-coming Narrative.
Front a note of Mr. W. D. Wilkes, in the P
inderson True Carolinian, we Jenrn that gen- c
leninn proposes to publish u seucs of articles 1
uuul AHiisn.', giving iiiu restm 01 personal *
uowlege nml..?xpe rience. lie i>ny? : *
from time to time since my return from n
[nnMf I Imvo been requested to publish tlio
cHult of my experience in tlutt blood Mained 11
ml romantic Territory. To tliid request I *]
??? concluded to yield, nnd propose to pnl>- '
li <i script of articles in your paper, giving a
ititliful sketch of'tlie country, it* nd"j>tution ?
a slave labor, of the nets titid of A. II. 1
:? ?der, Wilson Shannon nnd John W. Geary: 1
f the Conflicts between tho I'ro-Slnvery and I1
ibolitiofh parties from M*y until IJetober, and t5
( collections of llie distinguished lenders of t lie "
ro-slaverv nrmy. "s also a brief review of the 1
onduet of Messrs rioxvnrd and Sherman, the v
iortliern numbers of the ever to be remember- 11
d Inve^'gnting Committee. This is a heavy 1
nsk. nnd one frotn which I would fhrink, *
I ..?? ?
* I.W.. sviivviuna IIIUI UIIV |>09I(.I0I1 OS 1111 "
fticer, nnd intimate connection with the lend- '
ig men of the Territory, put mo in poMeMion n
f nil the facts ncccstary to a truthful iinrra n
ve. J
Melancholy Caiualfy. *
We clip from the Charleston Standard, the
>l]owing ncconnt of the melancholy death of
Ir. ltobert Bowie, n young man well known p
^ mis community, Where lie leaves many i
iends ami relative*, to deplore his loss. His r
cath wijl be a siid bereavement, to a widowed j(
iother, now residing in Georgia, to whom lie
n? been n solace and support:
Wc are pained to record the melancholy ^
eaili of Mr. Robert Howie, who, some time
uring Friday night. Ml from the window of r
is sleeping npnriment, threo stories high, nnd cj
res taken up dead from the pavement y?*ter- c
Iny morning, nbout. five o'clock. Mr. Bowie f
ras clerk at. the wholesale dry goods establish?<nt
of Messrs. J. is. ?fc L. Bowie, corner of '
leeting nnd lldsel Streets, and occupied a v
worn over the store as a sleeping npartment.
laving been at work in tlic store till n lute s
our. ft is supposed that he took n unit near |
lie window for the purpose of smoking, per- t
aps before retiring. and being much exhaust- ,]
d from close application to business, as this is i .
lie lincy season, he must have fallen aslceep, ; N
md losing his balance fell to the pavement, j ,
lis hen J was badly crushed, and death must I
nve ensued in a few moment*. Mr. Bowie | .
ras in the prime of life, and was beloved and i j
stecmed by a large circle of Iriends. f
Gen. Pillow'? Letter.-?the Reply. i
There has recently appeared in the papers of s
'ennessee, an address to the people of that jj
tate from Gen. Gideon J. Pillow, announcing
imsclfas a candidate for the United States ;
enate, and supporting his claims to that honor, f
y adducing certain important diplomatic ser- )
ices, which he alleges to have pi-rformed in
lexiiro, under sccrut instructions from I'resi- r
ent I'olk, as well a* important and brilliant ?
lilitary services in the battles about the city. I
'lie letter is very denunciatory of Gen. Scolt, J1
rhoni it censuro for entertaining the proposal to ?
rilie the commander* of the Mcxican Army, and J
I pursuance of this Agreement, to fight sub.it:- P
uent battles to promote a public deception, in- |
olvini; the sacrificc of the lives of thousands of t
tie soldiers. It also denounces the conduct of c
ion. Scott, in entering into the armistice of fif- r
ten days duration, after the battle* of Contre*
and Churubusco, which ennbled Santa An- \
a, to complete his defences and rc-organire i
>is arm}', nnd which sacrificed all the advan- I
ngcs acquired by tlioie two bloody battle*.
The letter of Ccn. Pillow lint elicited a re
>ly from Gen. Hitchcock. Inspector Geaerwl
f tlie Army in Mexico, and late Brevet, Brigdier
General. The letter churges Gen. Pillow
rith having accepted a comnund in the Mex:nn
Waifefot- the purpose of being a ?py upon
ii? comm.inding General, and that Gen. Pillow
pproved in coaocil of the very proceediDg
or which he now affect* to censure Gen.
icott. The letter he characterizes ns "filled
rith artfully stated half truths, which are ofen
a species of most detestable falsehoods."
oo i?r iroin v?en. iiiiow naving proiesiea
gainst the payment of money to Santa Anna,
a bribe, General Hitchcock who wm preset
at a council cf general offices, to wbom the j
mtter vai referred, and who took notes of c
he proceedings siys : a
"That he rose from his seat and earnestly 1
poke for some time in favor of the ,
_t t'l > *1- - ?II?l-A ? ? .?
cuniic. nirro wn? nui. uif BilgllKSb IVIII* ?
nation for him that titers was kit t&uig
rrong in acceding to the proposal* from the '
ity of Mexico. He made, in approbation of <
h? proceeding, what might be called a regular
peccli in favor of it, and I venture to sny that <
10 one who heard him imagined that he ever had, ,
>r was likely to have, any doubts of the perfect f
propriety of it. What he said was then ut- j
ered as a general officer of the army. It now ,
S>pears thut the next day, acting no doubt in (
private capacity as a spy, he made a some- t
iwiiiiui |m vbvrk hid pi uvrcuiii^s ,
uuifer this after-thought. lie now claims vast ,
red it. at if hy his interposition he had saved |
he honor of the country t Again. I say, if thr
neasure was so clearly and palpably wrong.
iow came lie to approve of it at all f It is
nanifest that the point which the General lias
mdenvored to make ia not of the slightest imvortance.
But to proceed with what took
place ia the confcrcnce. .
And with reference to the armistice, which
Sen. Pillow condemn* so strongly, he show*
:1 early :
IIow preposterous it is in General Pillow to
itftieise the operations of (he army under Geo.
Joott, making his comments apon ci reams tan:es
only hrongbt to light after the accomplishnent
of the eventa referred to. Who does not t
[now wnu ton 9l ? o?psoii.j 11 rcqmrci 10
>Ian operation! after the faet?Mi<IalH>w how
nueb lvftt-er things micht h?w been done.
Phas General Pillow find* fault with the armisie
granted by General Scott to the Mexicans
vliile their Government was yet intaet within
ha eity. and had the highest ipotives for mating
a pence to prevent having (lie streets of
He capital dishonored by the tread of foreign
irmv. General Soott knew that the city was
rirtaally ia.hU poMeMion on the evening of the t
tattle or CbarabaMO, and I hoard him tall lha j
Jexicaa Comniieeionert eo at tha moment they a
[treaentad tha anplieation of Santa Anna for l
in Soott knew that be t
mm)<I eater Un city, bat be kaew also that bia t
bins ea-w?a?ldi#pea?e tba Government, and t
hat it ifclfbt required whole < month* afterrank
to 2nd 4 Government fa condition t? a
nake a peace, as proved to be the caw when J
iaalljr, Ke-did-anter tba elty/ Tbtdre _ waattf |j
idcr it, of Gen. l'illow, to throw discredit upn
the one soldier of our couutry whom tlie .1
ountrv delight* to honor, whose "Conqueat of |
lexico" will be read in after day* with that of
kirtez, I could not help placing on record 1
>me few fHCU Vtiown to myself for the bene- 1
t of history. As for tb? immediate object of
ten. Pillow's adurws, that of securing a seat
i the Senate of the Uuited State*, I have nothig
to say, but to express my hope thatT-nnw?e
has worthier sous more entitled to that
ontf/
With regard to the rest of this controvercr. we
ink with tlio Wellington corre#pondentj<?f tha
'linrlvaton Mcrcury, thai the fame ofthecounry
^lioi)M be dearer limn the reputation of
my one concerned, thnt it waa scnreely honor
bis in the special Comniisjioner of the United
tatcsMr. Trint nnd Ova. Scott to accede to the
roposnl of bribery ; or in President l'olk to
onslitnto n private cei'uof over both Mr.
Vist and Uen. Scott, withre?pcct to tran*acion*,
for which they alone were responsible.
L':.i- r -- !.? i.- .1 ?
Villi rricrciivv ?V mv %vunv??l?j IIC UJUV re
inrk^:
Thnt Oen. Pillow has courage nnd tilent. is
^questionable. But the public must know
lint he has truth and justice with kim also, uud
liiscnu Ire clearly established only by the prouution
of the evidence of every charge, much
f which can be gathered from the record* of
he court* martini which followed c1oi>e after
lie war. to be found iu the documentary reorts
subsequently published by order of Court**.
Among other facts elicited in those trill",
niid of record iu the documents named, is
lie testimony of General Hitchcock himself,
I'hcTeui he admits that the practice charged
poll Gen. 1'illow, as his grent offence, of being
lie liittoriau of his own achievements in batle.
through the newspaper press, is admitted
y Gen. Hitchcock with respect to himself. 1
ring up these reminiscence# from memory,
ot doubting that they will suggest to innny
lindsa recurrence to the chronicle* of former
'cars. The files of the Mercury, during and
..lU>nn?.l l?il...U..: -1 l-.l I
"I ply mucli infurmntiou upon these points.
The Blue Ridgo Tunnel.
The Editor of the Anderson G'uzctlc, has reently
visited the Blue Itidge Tunnel, and
ivcsn very encourngeing report of tire progo#s
of the work. The Tunnel is one of the
ongcxt in the United States, and its entire
ourse is tUiougl* one entire rock. The work
pou the Tunnel was not fairly commenced
>eforc the middle of the last yenr; when the
equiaite machinery win procured, and nn ade
iiuite force first employed, by the present enrgciic
contractors, the Messrs. Geo. Colycr JL*
'o. We make the following extract with refrence
to the condition and prospects of the
An eximrinnlion of tlic work, nnd a eompnrion
of the progress made by Mr. Collyer in the
list-j'enr witli that of the previous contrncor.?,
will show how much the energy and inInstry
with which it is prosecuted- It tins
rogres<ed stendily and rapidly, nnd our obsor ation
has inspired us witli confidence in tiie
xperienec of the present contractor, nnd his
ibility to complete the Tunnel within a few
ears, notwithstanding the occasional delays
o which he is subjected l>y the want of full
urce.
The enstern end of the Tunnel has been fin-hed,
ami is ready for the track to an extent
oinething over 450 feet, while I lie company in
he western end Ima penetrated to the extent of
!00 feet. Shafts No*. 1 nnd 4 nre to grade levI,
nnd the two companies in the 1st. working
n opposite directions, have finished over :i?Mi
ret. Shaft. No. 4, have recently reached grade
evol, two companies will be shortly* employed
n thaL'ouc, upon the latter excavations. Shaft
Co. 2 is steadily progressing, nnd is within 7u
i*i-t of the graded level. With the exception
if Shaft. No. 3. upon which there was a tern
ornrv suspension of the work, on account of
in injury to the engine, the work at every
>oinl win progressing by tiny and night with
ill the force that could be conveniently emiloyed.
WIii-ii nil the shafts have rcuchcd
[rade level, they will afford work for eight
ompanies, besides two other* in the opposite
mis of the Tunnel. Each company consists
>f 25 men, oud we were informed that each
me could excavate from 25 to 30 feet per
nontli. Thus it will be perceived that under
he constant supervision of the present enerretic
contractors, this great work is going ou
[villi an industry and regularity which ensures
ts enrly completion, nnd entitles it to the fullest
tubliu confidence. It is a work of no small
mportanee, and is destined to produce a uew
;r? in our prosperity. Its advantages are
klrcadv sensibly felt in this section of the State,
ind as it progresses they will be more generally
extended. Commercially and politically it
A'ill be a great public bleessing. It will afford
111 ensv nnd ready access to n portion of conn,ry
which for resources, health and scenery is
iiisurpnssed l?y any other on earth. It will
?ive the tide of Southern travel a new direc;i?n,
nnd retain at home the wealth which lins
icon so liivirthly squandered abioud. In view
>f these results, and the settled public opinion
n favor of the communication pro|>osed by
hi* Ko..d, we cannot but be encouraged by
lie progress which is being made upon the
work everywhere.?Anjerton Uazetl*.
Incidents ot Travel.
The editor of the Edgefi?M AdvertUer lias
list returned from a visit to New York city,
ind has written a delightful sketch of the
tights in the gr?nt metropolis?Broadway,
lurton's Theatre, Tho Academy of Music, Ac.,
to. We liave room only, for the following
ribute to Gen. George V- Morris, whose name
s identified with the literature and journalism
?f fiiscoiiDtry :
Gty. Gror.uK P. Montus.?The ''Soncr writer
>f America" i* too well known in his literary
md editorial character to require in tlioso retard*
an explanatory or commendatory word
before the reading public of our country. Ilis
ible management of the New York Mirror for
learly twenty year*. and hi* subsequent conlection
with the Uonio Journal, lutve inade
his nam* a household word in every, the reuotest
corner of the republic. Vet more,
bare such poetical gems as "Woodman, spare
Leat tree," "Near the lake where drooped the
srillow," "We were boys together,'* and many
>ther songs of equal puthoa, enstamped that
mine upon the hearts of an- admiring and appreciative
people. But the General a wholelouled
cordiality, his private worth, liia libtPnl
ni>!n ft! uliaa Ilia !>! ManI _.
- 1*1 Iiiwi|>ivr, III* UIIUIIUULTU Vlliuvr, Ut? gvuiil
hospitality, arc of course only to be dinco*- re<l
bv arcing and knowing him in the bosom
>f his home. It baa been our good fortune, do
ring the hurried trip which we hastily record,
to aee and know biin thus; and we JboU ever
evert to our brief sojourn at Vnderaliff (liia
teat on the Hudson) with lively aatiafactiou.
Beautiful Uuderuliffl with its chaste but
mambitious mansion! iu green-carpeted
lopes I iU clustered trees of choicest growth I
U tangled eopaea and lovely vistas I And
hen, aee below the noble Hudson, whose waera
move majestically on, dotted bere and
here with the white aaila of akiffs tbat float
ovingly on iu gentle tide I To the Soath. the
pire of a neighboring village ebareh^phrta
ip to heaven I And inueh farther oa aerossthe
\V... D?;.? ilulf UI. .U. Ilk all it.
lutorio a Did elamie canopo. Again, torn b*?k
owardk-lhfNortkaaAlMk if lothoM t*wer?
og crag* that M?m t6 ?j, "it# irt b?r? to
tieltcr ovr pott'* bpHMui from tin wintry
iluU,'. wliiltt aUnt otd CmiHt, from b*y?ad
h< ware, almott nod* *Mwft*ioghr to th? miimaat.
UedwdMH -Hara'a haaltk
?the**?4 thiiKBThe
O^nwral Ja ^*Uro ^Damoarat the
*
ration it happen to attain last winter. They
!ia*o been fearfully admonished of their dao j
ger, and will guard attainst it in future.
lie wascharnwd With his visit South during 1
the past Spring, is derjsly grateful lor the many em
kind attentions bestowed upon him, and is ;
earnestly dosirtms of opportunities to manifest tin
his thankfulness by some 6innll return of thos? foi
hospitnlili'.s. He Fa jvideully an cnrn'Mt od- wl
irirer of the Southern character and decidedly qu
enlisted in the ontre of equal justice to onf thi
section. In short, there is uu truer patriot, no {in
better man, than Georgo l\Morris. pa
W; might say much of iha taseful nrfang^* eoi
ment of Underclitf manjion?of the General's Tli
choice library and its varioue adornriienU o'l" pa
art??>f that gleeful rumbling ride in the Jer- tui
scy wagon?of the pleasures of musio within ke
(lours?of ?lrc delightful company there astern- ex
bled, Ac.; but we nro fearful of encroachine i de
wncre we should not, and. therefore r?*trai? bo
our pea. at liu
? . ? ?p
fyos TUK MUtrmiiiOT PKES?.] "flm
Bona of Tomperancs. an
Tba following officers of Abbevillo Division ??
No. 4, Sons of Temperance, have been elected j1B
for the Enatiinir nn?pt"
o l ? *" bill
I. Branch, W. I'.. tin
Jno. flfcBryde, Sr., W. A.,
Jno. McBryde, Jr., R. 8., Bn
A. W. ?dwnrd*, A. R. S., M,
W. A. Lee. T., I?i
Jno. Enright, V. S., ^ V"
Robt. A. Fair, C.,
G. B. Crawford. A. C., hi
J. W. Fowler, I. S., I,c
O. Knox, O. 3..
L. H. I.oinax, P. W. P., \\
Rev. C. Murvhison, Cli. tli
m m ? ?*t
[for tiic inokpsnpcnt rarsi.] b?
Information Wanted. ?j
We published not long ago a list of Revolt! - t|,
tionary names belonging to Abbeville District, tli
asking the peoplo for whatever information
they could give us of their recorded ortradi- J
lionnry history. Another list, no less interest- w
ing than the first, is here presented, for each rc
venerable name of which, we a?k the inme at
favors?the same contributions to an honorable '
p*
fame that must not die. Whence came they or <]<.
their fumilie*? When did they comc to this rc
uiHirici f h litre settle, and lire during the 1'
Revolution? What their aJventures in the ^
field nnd scout against Indian tr>ry, or Britian C1
To what r?li.g)o(r> persuasion did they belong, tli
or had been educated?in what church wor*hip?
Where did they die ? What interesting *'
incident* are remembered of their wives,
daughters and mten while struggling against b
the privationa of war and the deadly hat* of w
the tory and border savage? y
Adnin Grain Jones, grandfather of Mnj. II. w
A. Jones of Abbeville ; Timothy Ruuel, James tl:
Hraden, Richard Jynor. John Stringer, Serg.
John Neel, Sr., Thomas \Yutts, James Kirk- ^
wooi!, James Hamilton, James Jon?*, William el:
McKulitik. Robert Mnxwtll, duuhtless Cnpt. b?
Maxwell, tlie gallant partizan officer.'an ancestor
of tlie Mnjl wells of Pendleton, Sum. Will- co
son, Archibald Gillison, William Kennedy, th
John W. Kelson, William McDowell, Robert 1"
Y. Sloan, Jnmes Hodges, ancestor of General
Ilodge* and brother*, James Hamilton, Jr.,
Thomas Adams, John Robersan, William Stu. Y
art, James Dunn, Resen Retledge, John Rober- ot
son, Jr., James Neal, Henry MuNest, John Ste lr
pheuson, James Watts, George Gibson, John
Lindsey and Richard Hodges. This was the I'1
father of the Inte Rev. Nichols. The obove f**
nnmee have" been presented in autograph, as jr
written >? 1775 to-a pledge of the most bind- th
ing character to stand by their country and
each other. They all belong to the Mulberry <r
Creelfcsetllenient. The original document is ^
now btfeve sod I mo?e venerablu lnokinir .
0 ln
manuscript could scarcely have come down to n?
us from the collection* of the Ftoleinies.
J. U. LOGAN. *'
_ at
StMQxbip Disaster*.
Tli# appalling? fosi* of life on the "Central ce
America has no parrnllrf rnthr annuls of Amer-? ?
iean steamship navigation. Tlie nearest approach
is the disnster which befel the steam* _
ship Arctic, on the 28th of September. 1854, by
which something like three hundred and fifty ?)
lives were lost. The steamship San Francisco,
belonging to the Pacific Mail Steamship Com- ~
pnnv, whicfc f-nn(fered in the Atlantic on the ~
'>5tlir of IXecember, 1853, was lost under eircum- rl
stances similar in ninny rcspeets to the disaster
which has just ocewrred; but the nnmberof It
ftreasaWrficed was iwirrfc leas?-not varying far .
from two hundred1, incltfduig f5Q U. S, troops. -V
Taking a retrospect, with n view to recount
the various catastrophes which have befallen
ocean steamships owned in or trading with the *
United State*, we find that the following have
been entirely lost =
if am* Fit*. Valualiom.'
rresiaenr, jrtftrnunt iif, f300,000 *t
Columbia, ATI Immls saved, 300,000 (li
Humboldt, All hands saved, 500,000 #
City of Gin?gow. Never heard of, 200,000
City of Philadelphia, All hand* saved, 350,000
Franklin, All hands saved, 480,000 of
S.-?n Francisco, A few saved, 300,000 ..
Arctic, A few MvttV VfW.OOO
Pacific, Never hear<l of, 680,000
Tempest, Never heard of, 300.000 16
Ccutral American, A few saved, *140,000 n,
4,250,000 **
Exclusive of about ft.6^0.000 in specie.
If the cargo was included, these figures would te
<1...- j?i-i-i ??. ^ - -
uo mure liiuii uuuuien. 1 lie rrMIQtni WM lotl Ol
in the year 18-11 ; no one know* how or where. a
The Columbia, in nautical phrase, "broke her *
hack" on the rocks on the American shore of
the Atlantic. The City of Philadelphia went j
tWjUccM?* the rocks _ near Cape Itace. The x
Ciry of Gfosgow sailed* frotw Liverpool March v?
1st,' 1854. nnJ wwitot afterwards bean] of.
The Great Britain erunrnear being included in ?
the list-, having lain ashore for sonw months at
Dundrum Bay, coaat of Ireland but is now en- 1
gaged as a transport for India. The Franklin J
ana Humboldt wont ashore and broke in pieces, B
?the former on Long Island, sod the latter
near Halifax. The Arctic and Pacifie were
lost as already recorded. The iron steamer
Tom pest, measuring 1,600 tons, sailed from
K?W to i o*T _:.L M
v?. ?ttf totfi, wimi m view iruiu
thirty-five to forty men, and vu never beard in
from. On tile Pacific, aeveral fine ateamera
bn?ebe?tt> loot,. generally of a amaller claaa. ~
The Independence, for irvatfence, waa totally loefc,
with 120 lives ; and the Tenneaaee. St. Lonia H
and Yankee Blade, Wiofield Scott and othere, J
becaaaa total w rock a.
English ateamera, ia Water* CMtigMattn-Uii
Unitea Statee, have fared-little belteti Within
a short time, we bava had Co-Tevord'tti* hw of ?'
the fine iroo ateamahip Canadian, on the St. *'
Lawrence; alto the atearoahip Clyde, and "
aeveral ateamera in the Weat India Island*. '
A calculation aa to tbt number of live* loet
ia tli*M itfamtm, makea a total of about wwa
t*en hundred. Thia Iom being irreparable,, no- _
aonaolation oan be derived from the faet that?a*
large proportion of it night have been praventad> ,
by a diviaion of thaaa abipa into oompartmeata (
by watar-tight bulkheads: bat there ia oppor- v
tunlty to make the adoption of aueh a maaaa 55
orarttTAOWpubtfZBCOatfcrwtfMmofAUaM- Tl
going tUmmert, Mid; thereby dpin* machTtoj
pr?r*Dt th? noflvrau* ftfaCtttfepb**. ?wk.M ?
w uOftum bit?*&&<* J
bttote ?
SSupSeSl AJb^?*2 ^'uJT?*?mtb w)
' * .
Tba Money PrtMur*.
t correspondent of the Charleston Couritf,
is discourses upon the vettoesyfthe flasocial
hnrrassuient at the North :
Die times appear to be sadly out of joint at
i North, and every day serve* to bring
i). < ??, ~..A .1.._?i:? J 1
... ... .uu UIVIC Wll !? IllJ? U??Cl*l>UI<nlf,
lile nl the South all is comparative ease and
ist. Why nnd how is this? Th?causes, wo
ink, rre obvious. In New York? tho great
ancinl eonlre <?f the country?on oxlravance?'?']
c.'cklroncbi in rxpeaditart has for
noa time prevailed, that ia almost past belief.
iey lived fust, spent fast, built magnificent
laces, t'urnitU.*d thcrn wit!i roy^l splendor,
rned ont the moct rplet>4id ^qtlipngee, -and
pt. up establishment* of oil kind; of the most
pensive and attractive character. No, prunt,
or aaf?, or kgitf.;ate business as overydy
mus'. kno.7. eoul-Jsypport t!ii3 style of
ing and cxpesditurc. llenco the rrifort to
emulative stuek-jobbiii'j, jnniblibg, finewfng
dTRoonniering, which result* always in ruin,
d not niWreqnently in fraud and robbery upcreditoroor
the puhlij. Wfien a collapse
ts to take place from tliis state of thing*, it
? beeu considered for some time, by the obrving,
as a questiod only of time. That
ne has now come. v ... * .
For some time past Walt street and New
nrk hn? hpfii iniimloUil mlsJi
(1 bond* from the whole Nortif, and* West
?ny of thcse^ roads wcro built to benefit
nd peculators. Nearly alt of thern Weft)
lilt either in whole or a most part upon credand
without inonej', and Consequently cost
iro or three or fear times what tuey ought to
?ve done. It is a notorious fact, ton. that
arly every railrond to the North and West,
jm the Krie and the Central down. are manfed
and controlled by the stock-jobbers of,
'all street or rotnewhere elac. The value
at ought, to attach to securities of railroads
instituted and mntiaged as tho*e' roads have
en. ought not., it would seein. to be A mntter
doubt; but money nud credit Whs bean
i.an nn.l ?I - - *
...U |>icuij iur a Biiort time past, nnd
e liigh rates of interest and discount that
ese securities were sold nt, tempted the ad;nturous
who lind or could get money to deal
them: The Ohio Life ond Trust Company
lie Americnn edition of the Credit Mobilferj
a* the grent nucleus around which the,rau>ad
interest formed. They borrowed/mdney
high prices, and frequently on a gffedge of
iese securities, to lend it to the railroad commies
nt a higher rate, and when they went
>wn, the credit atnl the vnlue of mOstofthecer
cur'.ties fell with them, and became Ami let*
rs in the hands of those that held them, Tfirs
isniption, though of a false and bnseless sys>m,
gave a fearful *houk to confidence and
red it in New York, for it waa found that
irse securities hail been foisted on every
>dy almost in some form or other, but mostfy
i collateral sccurit}*.
When wheat was worth $2 a $2 50 a buih,
flour (8 a 10 a barrel, pork $20 a $25 the
arret, <tc., the people of the West aad Kortbest
bought goods largely, went into* debt
rgely and somewhat in the atylo of New
ork extravagance and follv hut rti?
ho sold these goods have not been'paid, and
le exporters who sold the jobber? hate not
?en paid. The Western men can't pay witls
nin and provisions down to almost., frothing.
ride spread panic amongst the jobbing inerinnts
in New Yor, Boston nnd Pliiludelphi, has
sen the inevitable conse^uencs of tbi* state of
'"B?- . >
Wall street is there too?the carse of tb*
mutry ; and wlint U a significant fact, half
e people who have Dsited in New York, it
is been discovered after failure, went t??t??d<y
r thesr business proper to speculate mm! vviia
cmselves in thnt deit of tlueves.
Here is the prolific source of evil to New
ork at the present tiui?>, so to some one or the
her of ihese causes may be traced aU th?
oublc nnd difficulty that "has happcued.
Reply to President Bt'cnmm'i Ltmn.?
rcnideut Woolsey. tbe Sillim&ji% and other
,nl|?m<n ,J X.- II r>
? w. V ? MM my wuuvcuicnvi KTH
it iu an elaborate reply (o Mr. Buchanan'*
iter on Kansas matter*. The letter eorerr
ree and u linlf columns or the Kew Haven
mricr, and is Written iu a* moderate and tolably
respectful toue. . ? <
Auscsta, September 28.?Heavy failure* tfftr .
ported jii Hictiinoml, Norfolk and 1'eteraburg.
i Wiithintjtou tbctft ii a slight excitement, but
> failures.
1'rivute despatches from Nashville, Tennese.
state that the Bpuk of Xashvilla l|?i failed
id closed its doors. ?
Richmond, V?., Sept. 18.?Tlie - banks Uttk**
ate are quiet. There is no *u?|?teiisiou expt
in Alexandria.
* i, 1 . i
corcsifeatEics. ?
The following persons have- freight in the
e[>ot nt Abbeville:? '
H S Caspn. L II Russell, Hon T GJ^ftin, ]{
Kerr, J T Barnes. Chambers & Marshall- W *
Moore, J it It J White, t? i t? i4' ?? Lvtlieoe, J
yera, Jm S Cothrnn, Col II C Cabell, fjjricLt
Starr, Col J P Marshall, O Mcj.D Miller, Vint .
T Miller, K Whitefielil South, J J Canning*
lav J H Dnlton, D J JordiS^. II A Jonee^
far?3I*w 6i Lyon.
D. R. SOXDLEY, Aj^t.
IHAKKETS/
ABBEVILLE, Out. 1.?Cotton.?A contider>le
quantity lias b<.en brwrght into market
ia week, and dinpoied of at-price* varying
am 12J to 15J conU per pound,
HAMBURG, Sept. 28, 1857.?The receipt*
Cotton here for the Week ending Saturday,
e 26th inst, amount* to 430 Balsa, principal- new
: durini? thi wwlt. nrlr??? ?
> cent#, but in eonseqpfeoee of later adviees
e *?a*ket closed rather dull. We quote-how
extreme*, 14 to 15l,cts. per pound. . "K.
COLUMBIA, Oct. 1. 1857.?We
rial or quotable change to notioe in the prie?
Cotton. The demand is still active at'lty
riraEfci warn '
1 LL persnn* Indebted torn* by Note woold
V oblige bf settling by'the First 6f No*
rniber next, D. A. JORDAN.
Out, 1, 1857. 23 v 4{h
MliLER <
ITAVE i*cei*ed a lai*e anil w*H selected
JL stock of 10-4, 11-4, an^l 1*4 33J?
LANKSTS. ^ 2
Negro
Wat. ?nd Gray Sef (L
Travelling do ~
Planter# are respectft^v invitjid to tnr^
e onr stock before porcMkg tolMwhens.
o?t. *. iw. - ff&ijtf y*
Thy Marshall ah>ijpiMy_' ..
rllE rabeeriber having - purchased
modiout and veil known Hotgjjpfe *
THE- MARSHALL HOUSK,
it made every arran^mcntfortKe a?l;nani<'
ition of Permanent ainj Transient Bouf&ti
id bopte. by proper atteatton, |tf*iWrtl a Full"
are or public patronage. * fiwi vA
stober, the rate* of ?6?Ur BrtfcrdfogNriU b?
ft 00 per month. * \i -i N ;
JDMUND CO>VtL
8ept. SO. 18*7. *
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.w M rnWt^mSI 2w$&w
r?t* etaMtrf**
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