Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Confldo In Qod. "tficrc once lived in nn old brown cottage, so small that it looked almost liko n . chicken coop, n solitary woman. She was some thir ty years of-nge, touJcd ht-r little garden, kfiit nop spun foraliVTng. She wiu known cvci^wliero, Trotn village to village, by the^ cognomen of "'Ilnrpy Nancy." She had no money, no family, no .relatives; she was half blind, Kalfdnuie, .and very crooked. There was no eomelinees in her, nmVyct there, in that homely, informed body, the great Clod who loves to briftfc stivngth^nit -f weakness, had set his i?y<n Wnl. ** "Well, ^lyjey, singing agai^i," would the | ehajLco visitor say, as ho lounged about her | **1^1 ye?, I'm forever at it. I don't know j wlmt people Will think' she would siiy with j ber sunny smile. "WJUy,tUcy'll thi^k asthey always do, that j you ft re fei'v happy." ,."LaI wcil that's a fact;. I'm just as happy j ?%,Hieday?s long." "I wish you'd tell'me your secret, Nancy? i ygjt*nre ft'one, you work hard, you have notli- j ing *erj pleasant surrounding "you ; what is i the tedon you're so- happy ^ Perhaps it's beeuiisu 1 havir't got any body j i butTJod," replied the good creature, looking | * - * l ' ?' ii|#a -jiiiuecu ncn ioiks, like you ilopen<l tip- I on their'families nnjliMhuir house*; they've I got ty keep thinking of their business, of their ' -wive* .and children ; they're always mi^h | tvjSlffcaid of trouble abend. I nin't got nny i thing to'trouble myself about, you see, 'enuse j I feaYc it nil to tfie Lord. I think, well, if he ! cni?*kc<y> this great world in such good order, j the sun rbljing day nfter ?luy, mid the stars n i . shipliig. night nfl** night, mnku my garden 1 jqstjis the panie, season nfter j t tfepgoriijjlig enn**& rffifly takojenre ofsueh n poor j ??tnplte thing ns otid ?b^.you see, I leave j it All-toA tlje ljjii and the Lord takes care of . low " " I 1 VWelT, Bu'^N'niicy, suppose ft fiost should j C<JtheJofter your fruit tree* are nil in blossom, j i nud your Jittle plants out, suppose " , ' *'J3ut?I dou'teqppose ; 1 can never suppose ;4 . Pdon't want to suppose, except that the Lord ; tfitl'do every thing right. That's what make you pcdpl-j unhappy ; you're all the time sup- 1 posing.- fiiwtlffliv rmi't ? "* ?*' _ J null/ llll UIC I suppose comet; a* 1 do, mnl fl?en make the best t of it r . ? ? "All \Nauey, it's pretty certain you'll ^ct to heaven! while hmiiy of 113 with nil our worldly ' wisd&m, will h#vv to stay out." f jThero, you're at it ncrnin," said' Xntiey, j staking her head, ''always looking ant' for !, some black cloud. Why-, if I was you, 1M v keep the devil at arm's length, instead of taking him right into my heart?he'll do you a v desprit sighj^f mischief." _ " t She wa'sf- right; we do take the'demon'of care, 6f distrust, of melancholy lorehodftig, of ingratitude, right into our heart*, and pet and | cherish the ugly monsters el ill we assimilate to < their lil/eness. We canker every pleasure ! ?with this gloomy fear of complaining ill: we ! ftoldoni trust that blessings will enter, or hail ftlTem when they conie. Instead of that, we c smother them under the blatikot of rtpprchcu- . eiorf^ and choke them with our misanthropy. It would be well for usto imitate itiippy Nan- f gjr. and "never suppose." If you see a cloud, j <fob't supposa, it's going to rain; if you see'n , frown, don't suppose a scolding-will- follow: . do whatever your hands find to do, and- there leave it. lie more childlike towards th>a' great n Fattfer who created us ; leam to vyadom. "hml'not in your own ; nnd alMvc all, t wait till the "suppose" comes, nnd then mnke tbel*e#t of it." Depend upon it, cnrili v?m>4d ( eeem as"Edtn, if you would follcnv Happy Nan- ' cy'? rule, nnd never jrive place iu your boaom > Vo imaginary ^vil. ~ * ? . ? A 'California Lady in Search of the Betrayi . . ^yof her Friend. ^Wie met veatmlay at the Miami Depot, a lady . whq l?aa cxliitrtted the rnoet indefatigable perpevfti'niici iu the pursuit of information under ( eSnbarraAsIni; difficulties. Three years apo she , reiided +n California, which State, in fact, she f flpitns now as her rcsidcncer, ami there became acquainted mft" named Munson?a J epTcqsing, cool,*affable gentleman, who so 1 adroitly forked bis way into her confidence, \ that me introduced liini to a young lady, a f Bea>*and dent* friend, possessed of some fifteen e'r twenty thoiiafmd dollars in cosh. There- 8 ; ^alt?-|?<? jniyht have been anticipated, was con- I uuiiii?ii<j" 01 me may's heartfelt wishes?the j c itiftn ingeif lier friend to the polished and affa- t Jjle gentlciiwltf. . . taJtnllis rolled romid, and everything - passed ojf smoothly enough. The husband I \Vfl8;afftc1???fflte and attentive; the lady all fore and"*confidence. Finally, the husband ejfpresging$r?i<li to enter into business and nettle down fbrdife, the confiding wife drew r froyi her bunkers almost tho entire of her forttftw^Jtod,placed it iu liiji hands. A week 1 afUtf*flicSteamer samed for the Atlantic side, s *nd the tyllniif huabnnd departed with the c gold, leaving Iris jgonfidhig victim to the tentfaVmeVeieaof a focal world that is fa]- too busy to"lot?k'?fler the wrGngs-in which they have no r personal or pecuniary inter eat. 1 .-The Iftdy vflio hail brought about the match, i felt and boldly faced her responsibility in the preftfwS*; frnd ori the sailing of tho next hometi5und steainer, alio took passage for New ^ Yotk.'Qptcnpincd to follow the betrayerof her n cofidencl, and love of a wife, to the bounds of ; civHiifttfcin, nud bring him to puntshtnent. Ar- . rived:in New York, she got traces of his footsteps, followed him over various routes, until x she tracked hirafo n village in Pennsylvania, ^ where -she found him.with another wife, to wlioin , he lindibecn married before going to California ! ^ ^ A warratffc was issued for his arrest for bigamy, But liaving nA'proofs of his second marriage, 1 after a shortexniniontion, he was discharged. r Nothing daunted by tlris unlooked-for ter- . " Urination of affairs, tho lady immediately retqrned to California, ^procured the n*?t-s><nry affidavits Jttbstantiating- Slims'on's mnrrinue thefe, together .jvitli eviaenr?-nf ?? ,-r .uvv ul HIS liavtojg ahMonde&wilft some $15,000 of his see- ' nnd -wife's fand*, and once more returned to < tliC'AtJnntic side, in search of the betraj^er of ] her friend. And that search she has prosecut- ( ed now for ttvo or three month.*, with the most 'determined and restless perseverance?but thus I fat without micecss. lie had left the village ' * ^rhere. he resided when arrested for bigamy, ( _ and although the lady had obtained some sub- . "seqneut troceB of his movement*, wjjcu we met ller yesterday she had not vetsucceedcd in ascertaining his present resilience, although she is ' satisfied We is -somewhere in the West. She i lyfg already expended ? Urge amount of her , * pwn funds in the pursuit, and expressed the , , detarn^nalion not to gi vc up the chase until Jiiff 'sweet revenge' had been gratified, and the ' *&illafn brought to justice. May her labors ? successful, will be the wish of every honjjstieart. The lady pursuer left yesterday for Cleveland, where she lias friend* residing. If fba may not bGPblassed among 'the strongminded *-^ppaet),' she. is. cetf^lnly a very detemnned one. V Cm. Q?* t Oct. 6. f ^Tiik Vahiet> Bk/.vty of the Sr.Anoss.?"While >lh"eyear was yet y&ung," suyst modern writer. " ^ 'Andthe soft winds of spring want whispering altfoad tidings of green leaves and budding - cn cn,'?Py ?f beaven shone i * Wtiraserene and hapfky light,.and hiddati ran t'jWsJ^gs'n to chime a cheerful roti/sie, ami the ' fridJroee glimmered m the hedgerow, and tha ' yW!atj)cered forth timidly from mossy banks ^andjyutherri ilopeij^whcti trees were bunting {^C|wleaf|-.nhd btfqfc- twtaarssd what hnmiI* "i j>ti?e?4oVtoh Rrain, and iMect life- bsg*a t* ilsyitrtry slwe^owiist ;! THE INDEPENDENT PRESS M ri'DLtsiir.u every nm>.\y? Monxixo by LBB A WILSON. W. A. LEE, - - - - - Editor Ttidinidua/n, like nixlinnx, fail in >iofh{w<j lefiic) they boldly iltrmpf, tchcti ntflaijtcd by virhtoui purpoxr. ittf* J"terrn}tirdrcxolulion.?Hesrv Clay " Ullliuy to prai*c, yrt not afraid to blame." Terms?Two Dollar a a Year, in Advance -a.JBJBEVII.IjE O. H. FRIDAY, --- - OCTOirEIt 30, 1857 The editor of (lie J'm.* is still soiiivwh.it indii>po?ed, and is away from his post. Harpor's Magazine for Nbve$#ber. Notwithstanding tlto failure of the House ol tlio ll?r|ier'i in New York, tlioir magazine is issued with usunl promptness. If the reading matter of this work in worth anything to loeiety it would be disastrous to let it go down, for they iu formed us in their October Number, tlint they issued one huudred and seventy thousand copies. The Prlco of Cotton. In regard to cotton, or its prospective sale wo hardly know what to say. If ip? l.nd cot ton we certainly would 'i?old on" for a time, nt least. It seems to liavo no puttied price nny where tli?; price ?i governed by the cash market. In New Orleans, we notiec that the priec id some two cents lower than in Charleston. We <lo not believe that the price at. which t sold previous to the crash will again bo rcllized during the sale of the present crop, [n this however we fiope to be mistaken. Our Schools. We rejoice to learn that our Male and Fonnlc schools arc well ^tvfronised at this time, iiul we think it is mi evidence that we have ;ood teachers. Ordinarily we have but very cw scholars daring the last Term in the rear, as the hitter paitofit is usually cold iiid disagreeable. This teini however, fcfirs o be an exception, and we think it argues faorably for the reputation of Mr. Klder, of lie Male school, and of Mr. Watson of the Female. llnvino ?l?-nva 1. r-lt-fi-.l ?!'l ... q ? ? ?? *' "Vt.l C4?% i.-HCU Willi heir teaching \vc wish these gentlemen extensive pntronag-*. Negroes and tiqilor. I:.temperance id certainly on the increase nnong our negroes nnd thov most assuredly lave facilities for procuring liquor which did lot exist formerlj*. We Have been credibly* iiforiiicil that there are several places .vithin our corporate limit* where liquor i positively retailed by negroes. Wo have ilso been informed that there is no difticulty vhatever in the way of their obtaining it, lint at any time they can procure orders signid by white men to the Groeer. Wc advice nnsters to look into this matter if they do not vish their negroes jruincd. This is infinitely worse than down right abolitionism." State of Affairs North. It is estimated, says tho Carolinian, that 12,000 men have recently been thrown out of :mploynicnt in the city of New York alene, tnJ that in thatand tlie adjoining State tlicre ire at least 50,000 in the same predicament. Warpsr* 1 Vethly seems to think that it would ic a good idea for tliese men to enlist for ser ice in In>lin. It believe# there are 100,000 nen at the service of Great Britain, should he want them. It is said, however, that jord Napier, the British minister, has delured it the settled policy of his Government o refrain from enlisting foreigners in any uture war. The Cranipton business, it seems, ias had its effect on John Bull. An Incident. A few years ago we were on board of a fery boat nt Detroit, for the purpose of crossing iito Canada. A stout able bodied negro teppod up to us, and remarked that lie had ertninly seen us somewhere. We asked him f he had ever been South, to which he eplied that he had. We then asked hint if ie was a fugitive. His reply was no, but I ell you there are plenty of them over in Caniiln dnil tliAr wniil.l !? ? 1 ?, j ? B?** l" Kcv ???? onth if they coul.l, there was eight weut .cross lost night, and they are sick euougli of t, I *?sure you. We said again, yon have teen South, and vcu have lired North, and vhere do you think negroes are best treated. Vhy, at the South, he quickly replied, and I vould advise them to stay there if they knew vhat wns best for themselves. This was the msolicited testimony of a negro who had nade extensive observations North and South ?he was an infelligcnt negro. The Blue Ridge Railroad. We have recently heard doubts expressed in regard to the final completion of this tnagnifi;ent project?the Blue RiJge or Rabun Gap llailroad, and we have been the more surprised it this, iu as much ns the work seems to be progressing wills praiseworthy despatch at .his time. The great Tunnel is regarded as the prominent obstacle in the way of its completion, and if there is any doubt about the fiml accomplishment of the work, why not itop proceedings at the Tunnel?why spend millions on that gigantic work if nothing is to :ome of it in the end f In our opiuion the Tunnel will be completed, and if so the road will be pushed through to Knoxville, it is downright folly to suppose anything else. From all wc can gather from the paper*, as well as from persons who have been upon the ground, we believe tlut the Locomotive will run through the Tunnel within the next three year*, and probably within two yesrs and a half. The Crista Again. Since our issue of last week we have seen very little io change our views then expressed, io regard to tho pecuniary difficulties in the country; indeed there has been bat Tery little am id our exchangee on the subject. We here lienrJ of no recent failure* of any particular importance. If oar Binki would do what Ibey ought to do, they night mlitn the mmtff. A*,intimated then, the Dank of Charleeton U cntiUfd to the thank* of the merchant* fqr *ig|it;tob?oke. oo New Yotfc at par, i# ?* change for it* own bilk We heard H Mfe thatlhU wa. eeMUh Mi ?t her p*ft, bo1 IW _# * %fMM gaoeral WM: Uw-ef aclfialinoaa CwtK, the Bai.kJV if Uiat In i State Agricultural Fair. ^ Owr renders need fcarcely be reminded of the approaching Fair of theSlute Agricultural Socivty. and wo 'mat llint. they arc preparing, with becoming zeal to enter Iho lists of competitors for t!t? premiums offered. Abbeville J wa? well represented on the lust occasion, and eliotdd still aspire to a prominent "p!ace in the picture." The Anniveisniy nddrcM, it will be rccol[ lceted , will be delivered by Col. J. F. Marshall. The Colonel r<quest ih to say to exhibitors, that he will cheerfully tak<* charge of any atticles they may consign !o his care, and ?-c that they are properly exhibited. Editorial Laconisms. Dr. J.ivincstoii has sold bis Steam Saw and ^ ! Orisi Mill to Mr. Hugh Wilson, one of the ' I best practical machinists mid Mill Wrights in j the up-country. We may therefore expect | great improvements in the milling biidine?s. IWc published >ii> article last week from one of our exchanges, which seemingly implied a ! sensurc upon the administration of Mr. ltiich | nnnn. Wc did not intend to endorse the article ! so fur as thnt went, for wc have the utmost j confidence in his ndininiotration, and believe that he intends to <lo lite South ample justice. We ri joiee to see the largo Democratic gain in Ohio, and believe confidently that IJlack Republicanism is on the wane at the North. In some of the states lornl circumstances will keep it alive for wnre time to come, but it must eventually die out. Tho Masonic Female College at Cokea Dury. ) "We had the pleasure ?'f titt<*n?lin|r the cxnnii inntion of this Institution on ^VcJnwIiiy last, r.nJ wore well paid for our vinit. The girls acquitted themselves in a uiaiim r that reflected the highest honor upon them and their Inatruc- j tor*. There was demonstrative evidence that tlu re was no collusion hi t ween teacher and pupil, nnd still scarcely a question put to the classes failed to elicit satisfactory answers. The various classes were thoroughly drilled in Hiitlcr'i Analogy, Rhetoric, IJotany, and in Geology to a limited extent. Mr. F. A. Connor has no superior ill his department, r.or has I Ktv. J. C. "Williams in his. They are hoth ! fOntlionlihtu IIiuhiikiIi incfwm^ - ' opinion, pup'.l* in llieir lunula, nrc safe. Mr. lager <-xlnL.itliis r-kill ,14- n Music teacher by the frequent, performances of his I pupils on the Piano dining the exercise*. But we shall attend the conclusion of the exercises 011 Thursday and will conclude our notice in our paper of next week. Editorial Responsibility. We hare never fcno vn our exchanges more barren of news tlinn at this time. There is very little if any cotton selling, no stir in the j business worhly indeed there is very little upon which to predicate a readable article. It is true we often see in our exchanges thrilling notices of duels, murders, acts of dishonesty, ??e., but our opinion is, that these are not proper subjects to keep before the people. Were we to conduct nr paper for an age, we would seldom, if ever, notice such things. In 1 the first nlace we would not crive the nernetrn tors of such crimes, such nolaricly, and in the I next place we would not thus familiarize the public mind with crime. Our notion id tliat nn editor is responsible to (Sod, ns well as to soi-irly for the mi oral benring of his paper, the *elrctcd ns well ns the original mnlter in it, nnd that if the reading matter in it has a tendency to blunt the mural sensibility of hi* reader.*, be is guilty of a | sin against God. And it is a matter of perfect indifcrenec whether this reading matter be in I the form of .adrertisanrut* or under the miscelI lancous head. We have seen advertisements j in the columns of our exchanges which could j not find a place in ours, we could not be hired j for money to publish such notices. Errata. | Wc regret several typographical errors which j occurred in the article of "Abbeville," in our j issue of last week, for the subject upon which he wrote was one of great importance to the planter?on? upon which the writer of the article has reflected much for the In?t few years, and one, in our opinion, on which his viewa are mainly correct. As matters now stand the Banks can co^?rol the price of cotton in *pite of fate, and unless the planter does something to protcct himself, he becomes the servant of the Bank to all intents and purposes, a sort of "cats paw" to be used accor I ding to circumstances. Mntters ought to l>e I reversed?the Dank* should be made to know, and to feel thnt the Planter is to all intens and purposes the master. As matters now stand a Bank can suspend specie payments with a circulation of a million, on which that soulless Institution is receiving interest constantly, and this suspension may continue for years. In our opinion just so soon as a Bank suspends she should he made to pay interest on every cent of her circulation until slie rrsnmrs. This would teoeh her a salutary lesson?it would bring her to her senses. An individual is compelled to pay interest until he redeems his out standing paper, and why should n?t the same rule apply to Banks! We don't know much about Banks, or of Banking it is true, but we think we know whether a given act is a species of swindling or not ami furthermore we are disposed to call things by their fright names. Obituary. We cut the following Obitnajy from the cnl. ntnns of the Southern Christian Advocate. The subject was known to many of onr readers, who will unite with us in aaying that she richly deserves all that is said of Iter. Iter. L. O. Lesley, the "Pastor" referred to, is also known to this community as the nephew of oar late Ordinary: Sjsteb Matilda V. BaAXciJ. wife of Franklin Branch, M. D.. died aft Tampa, Fla., Aogast , 20th, 1857, in her 48th year. She united with the if. K. Church at Abbe ilU C. H,, 8. C., in 1883,: and removed to Manatee, E3&, in 1848. and was one of the se?. mi who were ot|aaiie<1 into ? church at that SW, tindar the care of Bev. L. O. Lesley, the rat putor wjbo visited thie eutpsii. 0m trained three sons and threfc daughters for hwaor-half ofwhoja are now in the t vlee ot the Florlda ponlcrenea two son*, aod iSSSSiSSrs Ore on wood Cemetery. ; If tliero is a spot va earth more enviable than another as ? QnSl^H'sting place for tlio dead, it terms to us tliat this Cemetnry is that ? j apot. It ia n copoe of land containing toine c BOO acro.v and situated on IAWg Island about ' three mile# from t'ulton*Fcr?y, It it neccwnry to get n permit to vinit il, froth an undertaker, * or you 111/13- be. excluded. Th'o approach to it " in poftctly chnnniiig. It ia n very brokea, ( ; hilly and uneven spot of ground so that the t 1 eye cannot take in nt any one time more than > the imagination ran ffn?t upon, you cnn seldom ' j *ec more tlian linlf n dozen, fine monuments *t ( i any one view. After viewing these, you pass i along to another nm'uence and there a new see no liurst* upon you, nnd thus you may j spend a whole day and theu not be aat- ^ ! isiicd. There is n splendid monuuicnt irv the i i (Jeuietary to the memory of Mr. Boisscuu, ' I the gentleman who left $2,500 to the poor J I of this District This monument ia in plain > | view from the muin entrance to the enchanted < : spot. ; But among the hundreds of Monuments in , the CVmctary the richest, most gaudy, and ( probably the most costly is that of Mis* 1 Charlotte Candie, n young lady who was killed j on her 17th birth day by jumping from a car- ( riagc when the horses were running in relrrrn- j ing from a ball. We have no powers to dis- I | cribe this moiumen*. it ia a verv pamlv nfT>Ir 1 ' O J enlirrly too tmi'.h so for tli? circunutnnccs j ml place. Within a niche on the front of it | i?|tt sculptured figure representing Mis* Cut- i Jict with nn angel on each side, a little in I front, nnd about ten feet from the sculptured figure kneeling upon a pedestal, a;id watching 1 for the coming spirit of her who lie* beneath, j This monument is said to have cost thirty ! th.usnnd dclliirs. The streets through the ! Cemetnry wind in all directions, none of thcin are strait, and it is the easiest thing in the world for any one to get entirely lost. These streets arc all marked, and correctly delineated oil a mnp which the viaitor ought to procure before entering the Cenietary. There are beautiful ponds of water in various parts of the Cenietary with the "Jrl de Kan" in the center nf ..f - ? - ..... ... ?iic ?u ovi?, tines ami avenu?\ within the whole enclosure are kept very ncntlv, and those who are continually at work on them nrc often of great rnlue to i ilie visitor liirti directions. We were with n friend who was acquainted with the ground, and notwithstanding this, and with the aid of a map We got entirely- lost, nnd it was with great difficulty that we found our way out again. The Times Again. On Inst Wednesday, nfter our editorial upon this subject was written, we met witli two merchants on the enrs, who expressed opinions so different from ours that we feel it our duty to deta'l it to our readers. These gentlemen were from the wholesale homes in Charleston. Th*-y Mt3* distinctly, that thero is no improvement in the times, and that there will be none until the cotton crop is sold, that re iivi can nionc come from that quarter. And they ndded with emphasis that if planters did not nfford relief, the whole of Charleston vts brok?*. We give this information for just what it is worth, and in the confident opinions expressed by us heretofore, we may bo wrong. ? Time will develope tho truth. 1 [ror. the ixdkpksdent 1 Mr. Editor : I find so frequently in English J and American publications bo much injustice < done to French literature and to French literary and scientific men generally, that when I find such an anecdote, like the following, it is ^ but justice to give it publicity. 5 The late poet Ueranger remarked withatru- i ly christian appreciation, while listening to ' the celebrated philosophers Cousin, Arngo and ] others?members of the French Institute:? | 'These gentlemen take much nains to inr?nt < systems, and there is not one of those systems ' that is worth a wor<l of the gospel." What think yon ?f . that, BIr. E. f Has any ( one of our divines and preachers ever said any thing more emphaticall3* true I Your*, J. TOGNO. J State Divisions. Much has recently lx*en said in our State on ; the suhjt>dt of it* divisions, and an attempt lias \ been made to array parties against each other < i on the subject of State Hig.it*. It has been , said that wn hare State Right* men and Na- ( tional Democrats, arid some hare even drawn , the lines of demarcation between them. We j regard this.as sheer folly. It is well known y that South Carolintf is wedded to the doctrines j of the State Rights creed, and nothing has oc- j ctirred to induce the jftst inference that any j portion of our people have given up their an i eicnt faith. To say that those who advocated ( the Cincinnati Convention ntovemont have by , that art forfeited their claims to the proud epi- ( thet of State Rights men, is a mere assertion ? that will carry no' weight with it Those who | propose to aci with tlieir brethren of the South, j and their friends of other section*?those who , propose to take part in the great battle waging \ between the embattled hosts of Democracy and ( niock Republicanism, do not intend to abandon | the citodul of State Rights nor abdicate their , general conservatism. , It is often the cm*e that men are deceived by i mere words?sound and fury signifying nothing. ; Often it U that words arc used without any | definite meaning attached. So it is with res- | p?ct to the term "National Democrat," whioli ( lias lieen applied to * portion of onr people as | a term of reproaeh. Now this matter has been so well mnnnged, rthat actually timid men have rivwii mruin 01 me eptiner, mciium or the eon- t traction tliftt has been most pertinaciously put | upon it We have been gravely told that the , Nntioimt Democrat is one who prefers party , suocess to the good of his section. The idea intended to l>e conveyed is plainly this: Those whofaror the cpnvcatian movement would J make the welhm'of the Democratic party, par- , amount to the rights and hwttor of the South. , Thtu it will l>? seen that respectable body of our, fellow citizens are grossly insulted?their J motives impugned? their fealty to the Booth 't nuestiojM'U and their honor assailed in its most , tender point, la thiswise! Is ft just! la it not the height of madneae thus to array against eaeh other the ajtiaaiw of a eorowioa wealth, all of wbna aiay jaatly be regarded M equally loyal. And yei th? hat heea the charge, and this the course ofaeveral journals of tkif State Who assume to be Bar excellent* the eonserva- . for* of Soathert ritfbte aaJ Southern honor. Wk?t. bow, we - ask. b-tb? re*I at?U of th* mmI Wo propoM to om pUlu U*fu?ge. Wo do ofctoU?v*.wUh1;TaUovr?i>4l Mm*, word* sr. Mn. KMKMIMI. II bMrwa UMM [roa tiie ixdktexdkvt runt*.} Our Banks. Mr. Ktlilor:?Pleaso puldUh the following , rtiele from the Charleston Mercury, l?y "<)n? if the People," wn the subject cf "Our Ifankt," Com. The condition of the Il.ink ofXowherry, ns ifficinlly reporteJ fur August last, affords u trong elucidation ?>f tlie new course of busiless entered oi? liy our Iinnk* n? dealers in ex lmni'C. At the time of it* ronoi-t. ?n? rmnn. roller won made, it had, of note* on personal eenrity loaned out. only twenty-four tliotnmil four hundred and thirty-six dollars, whilst t liatl vested in domestic exchange seven liunIred a ml twentj* (d^bt thousand one hundred mil sixty-three dlolars. Now in what did this domestic exchange conxist ? Chiefly, we prelume, in bills on New York ; and when tliese jilli matured nnd were collected by their a;ent in New York, the money was ve.-led in iluiving notes on New York, given by nierflmnts of .South Carolina or ( Jeorgift, in paynent of noods purchased in New York. Thus ihavintf bills of exchango on New York in ioiith Carolina, and shaving notes in N. York lue in South Carolina, constituted the cireulni?n of their cupital. The people of the State *ecciv?t) no benefit whatever from the existence of the Ilnuk. The insignificant nniount if twenty four thousand dollars, which it had oaned on notes with personal security, wo >resume, would easily be appropriated by <?'?r [lank Directors. The Bank is not only of no ise to the people ofthcState, but a positive njtiry. If the Dank had not been established he capital constituting it would have been rested, directly <>r indirectly, in lands and nejroes in So nth Carolina, and thus the pros>eritv "f thd State would have been promoted, ijut being thrown into brokerage operation*, t is kept floating on the wings of brokerage >aper, and excepting in the increased income if the stockholders, utterly extinguished for ui < ?: vu ilinouic, A HIS IS :l gTOSS llljIMa lit tanking. The State tins not granted charters if incorporation to our Banks. nn<l made their >nper, thc|mon?y ?f t lio people, merely to enable i certain number of individuals to make more noney. Such an object would be ns unjust as t would be bencutb the dignity of the State. Ml her citizen* stand with cqn it riglrs before he State. All should lie left free to their inlustry in their own way, to advance tlieir forune?. To enable some citizens to make money ?ut of others, is beside the province of a fr.-e ?nd just government but to give them the >n\vor to make money out of the more distress?d and needy, it in * still wider departure from .lie principle* of n just government ; nnd this s the power they possess, ns practiced by the ;$nnk of Newberry nnd other idmilar Bank*, in lenling in exchange. The State had a rery different itnd a conrary purpose in chartering our Batiks. It irns supposed that they would assist the disressed or needy who were solvent, by their omns, and thus cave wtjvttn, and keep property n the Stnte. Instead of sending capital out >f the St ate, it was supposed that they would ncrenso the capital within it. uml thus add, o the wealth and prosperity of the Stat'. *"or these great nnd beneficial purposes the State has agreed that the Banks should make he currency of the people by their bills, and hat their bills should bo received ns money in he payment of the taxes. This is a mighty lowttr untriuttwl In tl?? !?* ?! 'I'*.- ' tltering or changing Wrights and measures. is lothing to it. In every country in the world, xcepting in the United States, this power is intler the direct and netive control of the ?ovsreignty of the country. We have given it to he llaiik* , and what wo, the people, have a ight to require of the Uniiks, is a fair fulfilnent of the purposes of their creation. ONE OF T1IE PEOPLE. Advice to the Cotton Planter. The Inst number of the Cotton Planter says >f the times thnt he, as follows : This commercial difficulty in the production >f which yon have had no agency whatever, lad not only in n few weeks' timo reduced the ?rico of your cotton from 15 eta, to 6 or 8 ct*. ?er lb., Cut it has forced the banks of the whole country to suspend specie payments, ind if forced into market in any great quantity rould not be sold at any price. There has been doubtless at the North and Northwest, where this thing had its origin, ust cause for it, among the fancy stock-jobber* ind wild land (peculators ; but here at the South there has been no legitimate cause for inch overwhelming disaster in the commercial iffairs of the country. With us, in the plan:ation States, it is the result entirely of a oss of couGdence. and our banks have therefore acted wisely in the policy of a general luspension?not that any right minded man :ould for a moment justify bank suspension in :he abstract. What then is the proper policy Tor you to pursue, with regard to your cot tun, which i? an Ai>$ni(ite necessity lor mc well doing of *11 tlie industrial pursuits of the :lvilized world? Manifestly to suspend its further sale for the present. It is worth, as ihown hy the Lirerpool quotations a price, in noney, thnt will compensate you handsomey for the labor and painstaking expended in ts production and preparation for market. Wwithold it then, every bale, from sale for 60 lay* or less perhaps, and it must neecssarily command its proper valuation in tnoney, In Jie markets of the country. This is all you srant, its fair and proper value in money?this s but your right and nothing less : if you will pou may have it. But you must exercise, as slanters, a community of action, uniform, Prompt, energetic and determined, without fear or fatiltering?because yo t have naught o fear. Your cotton is. as before said, an ibsolute necessity, not merely nft'ording the aw material for manufacturers, or the fabric ror the necessary wear of civilization, but the Jaily bread of millions is alone dependent on Iho ipeody going forward of your cotton. Be Rrm then : you have but to mako a manly ttand, and demand a fair price for your cotIon to get it. 1 shall not presume to dictate to you, what we would ask in so many cents per pound, but this I tell you, the Liverpool quotations to-day (and they arc vont to rule ten, rspecially tcften the scale of price* stand* adverte to us I) warrant 14 to 15 eeuU, in our seaport marki-Ls. Stand then square up to your interest now, as true men and wise men, and by the first day ofjanuary all will be right u(C?in?the market active and the price fully remunerative. Tnr T.inntivn f!r.iu Vnom Tlia to which the working inea at the North bare been reduced in consenuence of the many troubles is traly deplorable. It is estimated that within tho past two weeks three hundred thousand men have been thrown out of employment by tho anspenaion of so many cotton machinea and other factories. M??t of these men have families depeadent npen their daily labor for food, lodging and clothing?and the privation* which these unfortunates must undergo for we know not how long a time to come mast be truly distressing. The guard bouseain New York and Philadelphia are nightly filled with these poor fellows who have ao other roofs to shelter them?and thev gladly tt to'Jail, when fined and being unable to pay, because of the certainty at Isaat of food acd lodging. Thousands of little vagrant sbildrea are begging about the streets of New Fork for abont a mouthful of broad to keep tirration nff ami as cold weather advances a P*M wa eannot <?? whit ia to bMOO^W tlM ruroiliga nfthcM laboring ma*vnla*? m resumption'or woririog oparetuxi* t*k? plw at an awrlr 4?U. Btcmtga tbat ia tha ncliMt oonnI? th? vortJ, at tb* time U* whan tha ??avona iar* nora abundant than tbay vara iratr Known baij&r#, aad pro* Wont of all dogsiMOjweaainrA rftfc tfc#po?l?r bite elaaaaa aft HohET^.' StuoT-W? l?rn U?r Bow Major Andro Met His fate. Although Andre's request n? to the mode of j liii dentil was not to lie gnintc.!, it was tlioiivclit : Dent to let him remain in uncvrtaint?j(.oii -the Mtliject ; no answer, therefore, wn* retilrue<l to : his not?. On the morning of the 2d ho mnin- i tnined n calm dtmeiiunr though all round him j were gloomy and silent. He even rebuked his J (errant for shedding tenr?. Having breakfast- i ed, ho <lre*seil himself with eiuv in the full uui- j form of u Kritish officer, which he li;t<l sent foe j to Mow York, pluccd his hut upon the table, | and. accosting the officers on if'iur.l, "I am rcn- ( dy, * *itid lie, "at nnv moment, gentlemen, to wait upon you." lie wnlke 1 to the place of j execution between two subaltern olli 'nr?, arm in arm. with a-crone countenance, liuwini; Ui j several gentlemen whom he kii"w. Colonel Tulmadge accompanied him, mid w<; <jti'?le his wurili IVI > * " * 1 II<; i-ituie xv it it i (i sight ?>l t Ik; j gilihet lie appeared to he stnrtled, mi*l inquired . with Rome emotion, whether lie was not to be | hut f Being infoniKMl thut the mode fir?t ?p- i j?t?int.o'1 for hi* death eoiiM not nousisteiit'ty l?? altered, lie exclaimed, "How li.ird is my f.iie!" | hut immediately nil led. "it will coosi hit ori-r. ' I then shook hands with him 1111<I<<1' ih<i low*, and retired." While waiting in-nr the , gallows until preparations wore mad.-, says h i other authority, who was present, lie evinced some nervousness, putting his foot on 11 stone . and rolling it; and making 1111 eiroit to swallow, as if checking nn hysterical nlfeetion of the throat. All things being ready, he stopped into the wagon : appeared to shrink for un in- ( stant, but recovered himself, exclaiming. "It will l>e but a momentary pang." Taking oil' hi* | hat nnd stock, nn<l opening his shirt collar, he | deliberately adjusted the noose to his neek. nf- i ter whi-jli he took out n handkerchief and tied | it over his eyes. Being told by the olli.-vr in : command that Irs arms must be bound, lie drew j out a second handkerch ef, with which they I were pinioned. Colonel Scamincl now told him that lie hud an opportunity to speak, if he desired it. Ilis only reply was, "l pray you : to bear witness that I meet my fate like a j i/iitvc inni no wagon moved from under : him and loft li!in suspi-nded. lie died almost without a stiuy^lo. He remained suspended for about half an hour, during which time,a deathlike stillness prevailed ?vi>r the surrounding multitude. His rcnriina wore interred within a few ynrdsuf the pla??? of hi* exeunt ion ; i whence they were transferred to -I. in 1821, l?y the British Consul then resident in New York, nnd were huried in Westminister Abhey, near the niurul nionutncut which !>:? ! been erected to hi* memory. Jfvinja L>J'f of lirorgc U'mhinylon. j Massacrk ok Missionai'.ii.s?We copy the , following froin the New York Observer: "The inst ray of hope litis been dispelled l>y the late nrtival of news from India, and we ' must now record, with feelings of tins pro- , foundest sorrow, that there is every reason to believe the four missionary families of the IWiyterimi Hoard, :il Futteh,?iirg li ivo per- | ished in the iniwacre. They have Keen traced ' to the vicinity of Oawnpore, nit-1 it has hoped i that when Gen. llarelock arrived there lie ! would fiti.l them alive, nn.l rescue , them from ; the insurgent.*, hut he reports hut one white person as saved, and her name is given, so tlmt the painful fact is pressed upon our hearts i that our brethren and sisters, our dear friend* j Freeman and Campbell, and Johnson and McMullen anil their wives, and two children of Mr. and Mrs. Campbel1, have fa'lea victims to the awful insurrection in India. "Rev. John K. Freeman went out in 180S, and has been a faithful missionary for about l'J year?. lie married Miss licarh, in Newark, New Jersey, who died about ten years ngo. Mr. F. afterwards married u valuable friend ofours, Miss Vredniburir, a lady of great accomplishments an 1 worth, with a ; large circle of friends in this city and New j Jersey. ' ttev. D.ivid A. Campbell was from Wis-on- | ?in, mid his wife from Ohio. Rev. Albert O. i Johnson and wife are both from W.-stern lVnn sylvania.?Rev. Robert M M?Mul!o i was from Philadelphia, and his wife wat Miss I'terson, from Patterson, New Jersey. AH of tliom were among the most ablcnnd useful missionaries of I he board, and their loss is a blow to the work compared with which the destruction of worth of properly in India is not to be .mentioned. Massacrk ok Missionakik* ix i si?ia.?The last rny of hope has been dispelled by the late arrival of news from India, and we must record wmi it-eiing* 01 me proioiliKlcst sorrow that there is every reason to believe the four missionary families of the Presbyterian bonrd nt. Fiittebirurirli have perished in the massacre. Tliey have been trnuted tn the vicinity of Cawnpore. and it was hoped that when (ienernl llavelock arrived there lio would find them al^e, mid reseii&r-' thein from the insurgents -m but he reports but one white person ns saved, nnd her nnino is given, so that the painful fact is pressed upon our hearts that our breMicrn and aisters. our dear friends. Freeman. Campbell, Johnson, and Me.Mulleu, nnd their wives, nnd two children of Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, hnvo fallen victims to the nwfu! insurrection in India. Rev. John E. Freeman went in 1338. nnd lins been n faithful missionary for about nineteen years. Rov. David A Campbell wflSfifroin Wisconsin, nnd his wife from Ohio. Rev. Albert O. Johnson nnd wife are both from West IVmiiv-. aylvnnin. ltev. Robert McMullen was from Philadelphia, and his wifo was Miss l'ierson, from l'atcrson, New Jersey. All of them were among the most able nnd useful missionaries of the board, nnd their loss is a blow to the work, eomnnreilwif.il wliielt ?h? ilMirnuiinn ..f ? 100,000 worth of property in India id not to be m -utioned.?JV. Y. Observer. Pennsylvania*?Thu Joiiriiiil of Commerce thus speaks of the tremendous defeaf of the Blactt Republican party in Pennsylvania at the Into election : "The result of the election may he caHtfd n thorough and emphatic endorsement of Ml*. Buchannn's administration, his New llnven letter, find the Drod Scott decision, nnd i? decided affirmation that the people of Pennsylvania do not repent the way they voted last fall. The large Democratic gain seom# forther to show thnt but for the lavish employment of the Kansas fund in tho presidential ebetion the vote for Mr. Fremont would probably have been nearer what it now is for Wilinot, nnd Mr. Buchanan's msjoijty would have been much larger. It ha#been extensively believed that Pennsylvania voted for Mr. Buclt; anon on personal grounds, and it has even been credited by some that contributions were made and used to procuro her suffrages for htm." Potsoxs our ok Work.?Tho New York Express states tliat not 1cm than twenty thousand persons men and women, huve been thrown out of employment in New York ami vicinity, many of whom bare no good hope of getting work, dating the coming CotAr or five months. The Kxpre** invokes the aid of tho charitable, aad soys it knows of thoso who, though very aiacli straitened in their own mean*, are buying now in order to give to olhors by and by. II is also a gratifying faot, stated by tho sauie paper, that m<tny of the mechanics and laborers of New York bare had the forotjiongbt^to to*k out for just kuch times at these, and jRie last official return's of the New York Savings Bank* to the Legistntdre, showed that forty million* of dotbsra were on deposit by tbeso. lMS*?fct New York, and throe-fourths of the sum eke Savings Banks of the oity of New York and neighborhood. WAsnisarox, October 19.;?The cotton statictica, whiAh tht'S*crtU^ of the Interior has Undertaken to eolleot. will be of much interest., ft this time. The amoout'of cotton consumed at home, aad the kind and raluaWe of fabrics into which it u converted. will he useful in fonoia^Mt opinion as to the' value of tb? home market to the l^ops planter, and also as to tit* future eopipetitfcn InT ijtrket " " 4'W .' Customs oT the Chinese. Snys the Uev. W. C. Milne, author of Life in China, on this subject : "In paying culls, you take off your lint, lie kocpj liii?n|i on;-you advance and offer ft hearty shake of the hand to your friend, hut he, as he advances towards the hoAt, closes hi.s two fist*, mid hIitikes his own hands. "At dinner, (when you eun afford it,) 3*011 commence with fish and soup, etc., and end with ath'sort of wines and fruits ; hut lie just turns the tables, beginning with fruits, wines and biscuits, mid winding ?[> with fish and sonj?. "At tccdlinfj*. English Indies wear white ; Chinese Indies cannot wear white, hut other colors. InsW-Bd of young, blooming bride* maids, trimmed in white, you may see old matron-* ringed in black, attending on the anxious bride ; ami. for a honeymoon. lhebri.h? ?11? with n llijjhl. about the country to this and ili.it spa, nn<] satisfies herself with hcin/^ caged up fut the first month in her husband'* house ; iiml there is no need ofativ announcement when she may bo "at homo." "At fan train, black is not worn, but white > and I he dead are shrouded, not in white,, but the gayest dresses. "In <unu%fmcnlf, it is not uncommon to weo' adiitu living kites, and little urchins squatted n the ground, looking on ; and shuttle cocks are bi'.tlcdored generally, not by the hind, b'lt tin? heel. "In book*, the name, when written oivtsid', is ins-rilied on tile bottom edge. The beginning of the book is what you would count tho end. The running title is on the edge of each leaf. The paging is lirey* the lw>ttoa?. not ot the '.he top corner. Marginal notes are-..- written at the top, not. nt the foot ?. f the page; and in re iding, vo'.i pro;eel from right to li'lt- ' *"* 4 * ' 1 " , ........s vu-.H v'l < i ill >1 111*111 uij; H/ U'MlUlll. ".Wiwllwieoui.?Tlie Miri.am.> announced docs not lollow ilie Christian nam?, I?:it proceeds it. In kis<iii<r. the fond mother holds up her lovely Imhe to her nose to smell it, as sh?? would :i rose. In moonlight, no matter how bright, \ on hear your lighted lantern nliout with you. The .-eanian, in naming the points of the compass, says "east, wes', n inth, north." In laiinehin^ a v.-nel, sins is sent into t!io water sideways. The horseman should mount his horse 0:1 his right. Mile. The scholar. in tveiling his lessons, does not. face his master, liut. I urns his hack upon him. In p.irtios, d? not wear li-^ht pumps, hut as thick-soled shoes ;ws you can net ; and, fir blacking, they must ho wImIihkmI with white leal, a;?J only ttio eilges of the sole." t_ Tiie Kl.ktthicTki.koiivl-ii.?I think the uutst curious faet, taken altogether. that. I ever beiml of the eleelrie teh-^nuih. was told me l?y cashier of the ISank of Knglnml. You may have henr 1 of it. It may hare heeli in print. I ant sure it deserves to I)*?. "Once up'ni a time? then, on a certain Saturday nigl it, tlio folk* at the Itaiik could not. in ike the balance _con*j ri^ht. by just iTItrt.*J,Tlii.-j is a serious matter in that, lit:I.; establishment. I do not niea't the wish, but the mis'.ake in arithmetic, fir it occasions a world of scrutiny. An error in balancing lias been known, I am told, to kee|> ft ?lv*lciratioii of clerks from each otficc at wrorfc ??nte^r times through tlx* whole night. A line ami cry was of courso male after this 100, ns-if the old l.nly in Thread needle street would bc-in tlio (iazette for want of it. l,u-kily on the Sunday morning, a clerk (in the tuiddle of n serrrton, I daro say, if the truth wyre known) felt abiispicion of tlio truth dart through his iniud quicker than any tl.tsh of the the telegraph itself. II<* told the chief cashier on Monday morning, that perhaps the mist akj! .might have .occurred in i>neking sonic box_'s of specie for the West Iijdies, which had been sent to Southampton fop shipment. The suggestion was immediately acted upon. Hero was a race, lightning against steam 1 and steam with cight-and-forty hours start given. Instantly the wires*asked, \Vli?-tln?r such a vessel had left the harbor!'" "Just weighing anchor," wa? the reply. 'Stoj* her!" frantically shouted the telegraph. Ik was done, "ilavc^up oa deck certain boxei marked so and so; weigh tlffiiu very careful ly." They were all weighed; an.I one?the delinquent?was found heavier by. just o*io packet of a hundred sovereigns than it onglijt to be. "l.et her go," said the mysteciojv* telegraph. The West Indian folks \T15ro debited wiiu jlist .turn mure. ami iiii> error *vaa correct* oil wiili.nil ever lo-Aiag iiVto the !?-jjec-8 or delaying the voyage by imi hour. Sow that id what may bo cnll-jJ "doing business.* " TIio Virginia New "School FgeaBy teriau Synod. *. W.\!*mS'jto5, October2 J. TlnrXcw School Presbyterian S3"iio.L*of Virginia have adopted the repoH of the Coinniitteo on the Minutes of the fienernl AftsJmbly, recom-' mending withdrawal of the Synod from thai body, in consequence of iU action on theslnvcry (jiicstioii. The vote stood yens ngahist S nays, the latter being given by Meiers. Snnderr laud and Hasl\cll,of WasliiugU>nrnncfcI>nni>rag', of ltnltimore. * . The Synod then adoptod resolutions nnprnring, a? a whole, the resolution's adopted by a portion of tho * Church which lately met. In llichinond, nnd pledging itself. cordially, to ctvoperate in the organization of the Uniwd l^rcs** byterian Church, to meet nt. Knoxville, Tenn**sce, on the 1st Thursday^n April n'exfc Sixgi'Ur.?Tho Helena, Shield of the 3<1 instant, has tho following Mragr?pU_$^ Wo have received a lotton^irom a goatloman of Independence Township, in thii* cowv.j _:i.:'v. ? ........_i.?i.i.. .i.a * ?-_y. ui:auiiuii>5 ...ten u?.iw \raif witnessed on that day, about 4. o'clockf -ft. M., n? inerediblo inimt>er of fwick* suddenly, appenrod in th<> r.ir, j><x\r live plantation of Mr*. Hill, darling i?t every bird iii their path. They coirie from the \W.st, 1 continued to pass over foj* about two hour*. Next mo^ninj* .they rtetoraed iris the sumo wanner, disapg^pr- * jpgfha westerly dirertip^?Odr informant ?bm)oaos that there werojWjfrtO or SO,000 of tmise hurrlti*. This is cerrnnny?" singular circu:i?tanee, as those.birds do not lU'jally iro iu flocks. ? % _ * 8ai> Casualty aj Hertford, October 17.-? Two boys, dc'af mute*. about twelve ye An of age, intniile* of the Deaf mid I^n?b Aayhvn, were instantly killed this nft#Woon. while walking upon the track of the ^ariford jxnd New Haven Kailrond, contrary t6 the rafes of the Asylum. Tliey were tfeing.tho.yime^flfciv as the onra. and were not aware IhnAilto 3fci was approaching. The bodie* mangled. Their names are John Park**-, pf v Andover, Maw.ichiisetfe, and Bcnjainirj Daw- x on. of North'Salem, New l^i^psWrv. Tlicy had been ia tlio Asylum three yean* - * TTe learn from "good authority^nry W. Miller, Esq., has declared himJflT n trip, porter of tlio present aJpniDistratiofl, and that in the present atitudfe&f parties ki? politic*! partialities are most decidedly towards^!* democratic, as ttie'ooly party which e*d successfully oppose biaok- republicaufcsttt. .,uT thai is "tuinin^denloefatic," tbe Argus niivT)? ao? sured of Mr. Miller's democracy And tntf itit. .tenness of the world generally. If rial, i**]ks welcome to the distinction vitho iltfS dttfo* enco.?North CaroHnttf^ , r ' ' ?* yf'i * ' * Diiferekt Ki*t>8,of Xloxrr'.?^1 T* Aeri many, deflerthe Tinman linuL jBpv Bar mony, soothes the ?6altf? reat. &" . jy - :> f- ji. J i * ; u.wi v iuuiiji wifuo w mod -r' Testi won}', evidence to jktteet. r Pair! roqny. Inheritance bequeath Matri inony, a' ?tato *o niftM y6xt Ulepi. Heady moh?y, what in any k>T? tlia feat ?W ^ Hi.*topt or oca AbujrO Ckdtt.?Monday Jf*. started xoV bank drtfcfatiaw#:'* ** &* {? ^ Tuesday oWned miliitfW. by alt ealeaTatiw*; Wednesday.my bwrnatooer V''1**1 ^*?r fbeldlKn mf JUwttldtrfaphed tbe proU$fH225M%3St . * ^ 'V " .. .* . v