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The OUtnaU and Health of Florida.
The following extract froma letter recently
written by Thoe. Lawsou, the Surgeon Gene
ral ef the U. S. Army* to the Hod. Djmd L
Yulee, the United State* Senator, from Florida
with'regard to the climateand health of th<
P?ni*tula, will*be interesting to mony of oui
mdtri
In another column, we oonelude the pnbli
cation of * series of.very entertaining sketches
ef a recent trip to Floridn, by our esteeinec
correspondent, who haslind an eye to see, ant
a pen to describe the various interesting fea
tares of that lor fly region.. We have reac
the successive numbers with orest int?rp?'
oarMlvca^ sad we trust that our reader*, bav<
bared thtjKihih: SvwRpoHukmiul'i
Orncs, Oct 1, 1865.
Hop. ftavid L. Yulee,U: S. Senator. ' -*
Mr : In.rSply to your commumpatio d of tbi
...^Ctb "bf.Julv laat> in rtfuren<j? to. ni general
' hcalthfolness and climate of the peniHsula o
Florida, particularly with regard to FernRndint
' and Cedar Keys," 1 would submit, the 'following
facta from the'records of tjya o&ce, with nn ex
prewiob of opiibion derived' ffrom personal ob
aervatibn aa well aa from atatistical informa
lion.
Florida, washed on tbe east side by the At
lantio and on the west and southwest by tb<
water* of tbe Gulf; daily fanned by the t.reezoi
from tba sea. which are wafted over the wholi
face of Ihe Country ; aud with an atmosphere
of equable temperature through winter nnc
summer, its climate camrtit be more uufriendly
to thebealtb of maii than thai of tho adjuceui
(State*, which preeent'but one aide or a smal
piortion'of their territory .to the ocean. FU>r
ida tnay have more lnkctf'ou iu surface, a feu
more rivers and rivulets, and a greater extent
of swamp perhaps than the other States; but
the exhalations from these sources are evident
ly modified by the universally pervading
Ma atmosphere, and must consequently
be less destructive to hgman life thar
the malaria which are eliminated by the
swatrtpe and bottom laud of Louisiana, Ala
bama, Georgia, and South Carolina, or by the
banks of-the water courses even of-other more
Northern sections of country. I liaye served
in Florida and participated'with the troops it,
the privations and the toils of the field, and 1
have served also w ith an armv on the North
rn frontier, and from my experience of the in
fiuence of climate and of aclive operations in
the field upon the health of soldiers, I have no
hesitation jjn expressing the belief that had the
troops wlio trero employed in the Florida war
been.engaged'for the same length of time in
aottfre operations in winter and summer in the
frontiers ofCanada, though the catet of inert*petition
might have been less numerous, the
mortality v.ould b?ve been infinitely greater
(Han was "experienced in Florid*.
Indeed, the.statiatics'in this Bureau demon trate
the fact that the diseases which result
ftorn malaria are of a much milder type in the
peninsula of Florida than in an; other State
fa the Union.?-These records show that the
ratio of death to the number of cases of remitt..<
r. i i 1. 1 '<
viikiovci una vocu uiuuii it?S niUUjig LIIO ITOOpS
erring in Florida than it has been among
troop* aerviug>-in any other portion of the Unii
ted State*. In t!ir middle division of the United
States the proportion is'one death to thirty
six oases of remittent fever, iu the Northern
division one to forty-two ; in the Southern division
one to fifty fout,; ip,Texa? one toseventy-two
; in New Mexico one to one hundred
and forty-eight; while iu Florida it?is but one
to two hundred-end eighty-seven.
The climate of Fernandiua, as far as we have
te.Curos, 1sshown to be 'exlraordingry equable.
The lowest mean temperature of any mouth
was 54 degrees, (January, 1821,) the highest
temperature of auy month \yus 84 degrees,
(September, 1821,) giving a fange of 30dcgr*e?
ociween me coiaest ana warmest months. The
'meaD temperature for the first six months ol
-1620 was 87 degrees ; for the first six months
.of 1821 it was 66 degrees ; for.tlie whole year
of 1020 it waa 69 degrees. The prevailing
winds for the first six'months of T820 were for
fonr. months (February; April, May, and June)
southeast; for -two months (January and
March) 'northeast. The prevailing weather
wa's fair by large odds. In 1821 the prevail*
ing winds were forsix months (February, Mny,
June, July, Atigust, and September) southCast,
for the other months northeast and northwest?The
prevailing westher during the year
Wat-fair, there ? being only four months in
which there was a slight excess of cloudy or
wet weather over fair.
-The dlimate of Cedar Keys is very similar to
that of Ferdandina?the temperature of the
' former in the year 1842 being nearly the same
* as that of the latter in 1821, and of the first
tx months of both years prtcuely the same.
The prevailing wiuds for five months (the
spring and'summer) were southwest, and ,ior
four months (winter and ajl) northeast.
It is to be regretted that the meteorological
records atl>oth these points are so few, aud 1
should here remark that the years above iuatanced
were not ttltcted in order to present a
favorable comparison but it so happena that
.they are the^only complete years found oa the
Gol. BnrroN's 2ono- and Evknttol Casks
Dsawino to a Close.?The Washington correspondent
of,the New Yprk Times, under dat?
of March 27, says :
n-i T? ? A 1 ? *w.--t?.A '
vui. ucnwu i? Bonuiclosing ins long .and
eventful career. IJe is almost the last of the
old veterans ofthe to en who were ip the height
of their glory during the days of Geo. Jackson
and. who then made the whole country ring
with thefeclio of their contending blows. lie
hat been coriBned.'to his,'r<5om for,the last few
weeks. In the pleasant-weather of February
be was often tobeseen riding slowly, upon his
aplendidT blhcl^horse, along the Hi veou?, keepina
neat enovvgh to the side walk to enable
Jbim lo.teturn yie.court eons salutations of the
iiAny friotTds ^o"'wa^ "fore to meet. But .-he
sopn becarrte too'feebly for this, apd was
Aarcely everout of hischamber. Now he "is
confined to his bid almost entirely, suffering a
great deal of paih*:but bearing it with characteristic
fortitude, and in spite of it all work in*
cjtaantly'at wbat he styles his magnum opus,
ttte abridgment of the Congressional Debate*,
Xfe.baa completed jthe work' nearly to 1860.
OMJd Mys be onlyhopeaJU)4ive long enough to
down'to the present time. His farail4lrtty-*|th
tb* moi-e.repent discossionsiQf Congrew
genders the lab6r etHpparstively easy,
Jf bd tnr?*roe-four month* of ?rthpv?tive health
Wj&pl^^ijaSlrl^tKto^ring it to a close. But
1 r ?" ??? M TOUcbtHeutolfiTer#
frofoap faternal c?o''Mf4
*'too?t it vy mofv?^!
chefltfuj, jwoluta. u ,^F?rr and
gl?d,ltO.?ee h5s friepda. His indomi
if cpn,pfc^?u?Tn ipoieaaaat
ffetgft which.lie eontinn? t<f work. ' Hi?
X- '< ' &'Tmir^r&S> , decUidg was written
?PiflPfr^fc land Jnapite of pain H?
w^^?*Sb"^ln^ ?heet rla3y
iTIIE INDEPENDENT l'KS6?
t? rUBUPIlED BTBRT FRIDAY' MORNING BY "
LEE A WILSON
W*<A. IjEB, - - .... - - Editor
Individual*; like nation?, /uM in nothing tehic)
r tA*y boldly attempt, w/ien tuitaineiby vtriuoil
purpose, an^ determined resolution.?Hknrv Cut
" Willing to praiet, yet not b/raid to blame."
\ Term?Two Pol]mi a Year, in Advanoe
6 '' ABBEVILLE oTH.
I FRIDAY, APRIL'.a, 1858.
{ I, i-JLIi 'I' I,
j: For tha LegUlature.
|3f~ l'he friends of tl. A. Esq., woulc
r<j?peetfully announce biro as a candidate foi
the Legislature, at the next election.
1 63F" The friends of Col. H. H. I1ARPER
( would respectfully announce him as a Cnndi
; date for the Legislature at the ensuing elec
tion.
? -
The Hon. M. L. Bonhain, will [dense accept
our thanks for Congressional Documents.|
Greenville A, Columbia Rail Road.
, By reference to the advertisement in anothi
er column, it will be seen that the annual mcft'
' ing of the Stockholder*.of this Road, will be
L held at thier office, in Columbia, on the 29 inst
I
Advertisements.
r We would call attention to the card of 0111
L young townsman, R; I'? Knox, who has opened
^ a room for taking ambrotype likenesses. Giv<
r him a call.
- Also to the Staff appointments and the Bat
i talion Musters in the Saluda Regiment: to tlit
' Estray notice by S. D. S. Gaines, and other ad
, vertisements.
I Municipal Election.
i The following is the result of the recent elec[
tion for Mayor and Alderman of the city oi
Columbia:
For Mayor.'
, James D. Tradctrell . . 258
! J. 11. Boatright. . . 105
J. fit "Pearson. ......... ,179
Alder mm.
[ Ward No. 1?T. W. Radeliffe. .... .401
It. D. Seen 332
WajiIj No. 2?G. J. Bollin. ...... 868
Thos. Beggs 26C
; WardNo. 3?A. R. Taylor. ..... .364
T.xU? #?<>*
VUUU Dt'UlU. o?C
i A protest against the election of R. D. Seen,
as Alderman in Ward No. 1., baring been pre.
sented, a new election has been ordered.
Religious Meeting.
In view of the General Revival, which hai
taken place throughout the Religious world
many in our Community have been led to indulge
a hope, that our Section may be favored
with the same Divine influence, and may par
ticipate in the interest which has been awakened
olsewhere. At a meeting of a number of
our citizenj, a few days since, it was deter
roinod to organize a "Union Prayer Meeting,'
to be held every evening in the Court House,
under the charge of the Ministers of our va*
nuus religious L/enoimnmiuns, auu 10 continue
1 as long ns circumstanced shall warrant.
In puisuanceof the above arrangement, very
large and interesting meetings have held, and
a general interest has been manifested.
The public generally, and the youth of the
community especially are respectfully, invited
to attend.
Oar Exchange*.
The Southern Guardian, is the title of a new
Daily, lately established in Columbia, by E.
H. Britton, former Editor and Proprietor ol
me Carolina lime*. Die City can certainly
support two Dailios, and with a conductor ol
Mr. Britton's experience, tact and buaineee
capacity, the Guardian has every olement.
of success. We extend to him our best wishes
By the way we have failed to receive several
of the last numbers, and are indebted to our
Exchange* for the notice of the fact of Mr.
Johnston's resumption of the Chair Fditorial.
We wejcpme him back to a position, for which
.his ability experience and various attainmonu
eminently fit him.
The Farmer and Planter. The March num.
ber of this Sterling Agricultural Journal, is op
to the usual standard. The ptiee is merely
nominal (91. and .00 planter ahould ba without
it, ' . _ ? ?Russoll'a
Magazine.
"We are indebted to the ^?enU,/<Me?srs
Branch <fc Allen, for the April number of thii
well conducted moutlily. Among other inter
esting articles, it contains a well written leadei
on the necessity of a Nary for the Sotfth, anc
a fine critijjji? upon the Poems of Howard H
Caldwejl. The editorial Department is espeo
ially attractive.
The following is the table ofcontefltc:
A Nary#or the South ; The H?ro-Worker ;
Blase; The Fruitless Life ; ^necdote* of Be
ranger ; Song ; Scenes in the Florida War, No
2 ; The Water Oak ; Unpublished Revolution'
ary Papera; Heroes and Hero-Worhship
Palms of Florida ; Love and Hate? SoutKerr
. Poetry?Caldwell; Flowers, Lily, Kalmia ant
Aialae ; The Papaya ; Women, by a Femnie
*Incompri?e ; The Consular Cities of China, No
2'; The I&al in Art; Trip to Cuba, No. VII.
The Saracenia : Creepers: Within th* V?!T
W inged ^e?di; Agnes Dew?a Ballad ; Edi
tor'# Table ;* Literary Noticed
- ~ .. $
f EpUU Sales.
1 We lia?e bean kiuSly furnished, bjj Mr. P
r P. Boberteon, the Auctioneer, with tber follow
,ing items of pri^pe, at ttffcrecent GstitCtg SitM :
At the sale of the Eatate of JohnKttiaksealef
dee'd., 8* negro^, brought an average.jtrioe oi
. MM.50. eftlSh. *fcn old, horse 33 years -0M,
1 "wb? hiSTdona 1k* State some service/' aok
; for $ff. '* rlf * * '
gj At the sale of the Estate tfT Daba^V Won
low^d??-,d.f>of An<ffaon Mar the Abbo
V Vlfte fee, SHfrigtoaa soldier asdU^' oi
' *85 egdh. Elbrfi, Aboy of*7,^sr^, broagbl
91380 ; Liixis, W years, and 3 ehUdten^'A* and
?l ^(l dftSfc$1M? ? ^D*b' M ***"' ***
1 The FJtit of the 6eason.
* We are indebted to Mrs. Cobb, o\jr jrostess of
1 the Marslrnll II#Q(v,/or A present of soma fini
Radishes; the first Ait we lia^e seeiu -iTh^y nro
well grown ; pleauiit to ifie fight,' And lempt^'
iug to the palate, and afford an earnest of
j* what the garden of our hostess, is capable of
* producing. We think, we may congratulate
het1 boarders upon the prospect of many more
good thing* from the enme qunrten.
I A latly correspondent of.tlio Farmer it Planter,
who assumes the poetical and euphoftioas
tonbAqnet of " Josie Jonquil," desires to know
of the veteran Editor, whsther be T? fundi of
flowtn; and if so, what are his favorites, and
gives it a* her opinion, that "ovcry lady
' should have a flower gruden, to employ her
r leisure hours.?- The Editor, in reply, uoufeascs
* his devotion to the flowers, but pleadra stronger
partiality for the fruits; nnd whilrt admit
t.inrr tllAt tllA Plllt.liro ftf flnWAM l*. nlonarml
. n " . ? ? n
healthful, thinks that an occasional visit to the
kitchen garden, would contribute equally to the
. health of the family. We are inclined to adopt
t the sentiment, and think that it will meet with
the unanimous approval of our friends of the
Mar?hall House.
The Washington News.
The Washington correspondent of the Coui
rier. furnishos the following items in relation to
the defeat of the Senate Bill, for the admission
of Kansas, in the Uouse, and the refusal of the
Senate to ooncur in the House substitute :
Mr. Montgomery, of Pennsylvania, brought
forward the measure of the coalition, asaeub;
stitute for the Senate.hill, and, the question being
taken, >t"was adopted?yens, 120; nays,
112. So the coalitiou prevailed, by a majority
of eight. The annunciation of the vote pro:
duccd a deep sensation. Regret and mortification
at the result was strongly depicted on the
countenances of may of the leading Democratic
members. Every anti-Lecoinpton Democrat
hitherto considered as likely to be conciliated,
voted in the Opposition. Six Southern 'Americans
voted that way. Every member of the
f House was in his seat except Mr. Oaruthera, of
Missouri.
The Senate, to-day, after brief consideration,
disagreed to the House substitute, yeas, 32 ;
nays, 23. Each Senator present voted as he
1 did upon the passage of the Senate bill?not
I one vote will be changed.
It was supposed that tho House would insist
and nsk a conference.
The President is much diacomposcd by the
> result, lie had not expected it. But, he said.
fr'rt.flni* f fiftt iia tobo lit** ?!.? li....?v
1 woulS recede. I fear they will not, nnd Unit
> the subject is to be retained by the coalition
. for the purpose of political "Agitation.
I LEO.
The Kansas Bill In the House.
The Washington Correspondent of the Carolinian,
writes lite following graphic sketch of
tho eccna in the House of Representatives, upon
the final vote on the Kansas Bill :
1 The IIoii?e is wedged with humanity ; the
I ladies, bless their lovely faces, rani down a
perfect deluge of beauty from the galleries.
ThV~.li.>;.> ? ? ?u-.
| ?uy6a'<Qii&? mi v, ov wnfoviuuD V?iuu UVUIJ HU
army of capacious crinolincs cun got it. No
motion to admit ladicB on the floor.
At 1 o'clock, the battle begins?it is a few
mibutes of the time. Every body, though,
seems to feel that Calhoun's decision has dwarfed
the Lecompton issue.
It is 1 o'clock. Motiontake up the Senr*
ate bill for the admission ?)f Kansas. Gid
dings.?"I move to reject the bill." This ii> an
unusual motion, but parliamentary. Yeas and
nays ordered ojj Gidding's motion. Jones, one
of the cIhss of legislative bores and sticklers
calls for the reading of the bill, which every
member has read a dozen times, and which
, jfroin the confusion, nobodj' - can hear read.
Vote taken on Giddings' motion?lost by 44.
The hill before the Hou.*e?amendment offered
to substitute Crittenden's bill, admitting Kansas
as a iSt-ste, but leaving it to t tie people of
KatisAB to eny whether they will linve Lecompton
Constitution , another amendment by
Quitman to strikeout the Green proviso. The
bill with two amendments before the House
and ready for vote. Vote taken on Quitman's
f amendment?lost, yen# 60, nays 162. Vote taken
on the Crittenden omendment?passed by
. a vote of 120 to 112. Applause in the galleries,
not very general. The bill is now orderi
ed fcqja third rending. The Senate will send
their original bill back, and u change of five
votes will alter the result. Some think the
' bill from the Senate will still pans. In such uncertain
elements us exist here, I shall n ot undertake
to prophecy. They will comeback very
soon from the Senate, aud theu we will see
what we will see. _ _ CONGAIIKE.
; >a? The South Carolinian.
V*- . - . ' - -
i a late number of the Carolinian, contain*
the valedictory," of Ufa retiring Editor, Dr.
R. W. Gibbs, who gracefully review*, the prini
ciples, which have characterized his past edi
tonal career, and makes hi* acknowledgements
; for the uniform courtesy and kindness which he
has experienced. His readers, we are sure will
part from him with regret; though they must
congratulate him upon finding a competent
substitute , to relieve him. from the the toil of
> the daily editor.
"We extend on)- congratulations to the new
f Editor Mr. Franklin Gaillard, and ? artoex the
I following extract from his salutatory :
The general political course of the pape* has
. met my approval. Tho following'exlract of a
fetter from a friend, whose ability and services
the State has tried, well expressed my views,
and may*be accepted as abrie'f re-statement of
ita political programme: t'-Build up a .wise,
finrt Soothern rights senkimept: one which
tfill Insist on justice in tjia.Uniori, no more, no
less?a sentiment that will ufta?ttie best m??m
to the best end, and take the cfiances of a d'#I
creet<ynyr8? before going i'n(o revolution. *Ap^
i nouuee certain great principTes^and constantly
I b* fighting iu that line. Strive for the oor?*'
trol of the Federal. Government by the South,
1 while in the Union?this to be accomplished
only by actttfc with a tound Northern party.
; Keep prominently forward nong'ibiniesiop to
. the ruWof Black Republican Present," Re'
aisteu&Ko a Black Republican President is a
' prominent point upon which to rally the South.
Thaw is a conversative feeling at the Soutb
which woold recoil from an iseue if premature<
ly mad?- -Keeping this idea of resistance i?,
ttf&bbofrA-named evlnt prominentiar'forOanji
letM^fctbe meantime use all. honppble
<*voi?i(ivuiir?iun \iy Bluing in
directing the-affaira, of the Government. Bubtr
4 * couria jrUhrcjitar e??iitu*l MfejaUnc?cPU"'?
J- <Mfe?tuaL
' ' 1?- - *> ?;
J _ Cot. Allsof rt BataWwah.?The Sfffatmah
3 TO^rgian of Tueaday-aaya :
An FrtjaMih gentfemao io/btna oa ba
yartfrdAV^r# CoL A 11*0p. of Condon, in. Sax.
i'aniMi. * ?1 will b?reedfeotod that tM jMllant
;
' Ofwao?,?r ?S00U offftfcd fcirliim, ahd4? ii
[ ?Io#Hy baing paghtTafUr bv breach and Eo.
ffftjr&aWfc&M dTii* Bleli^ittaA kind, buf
se 1 " ==
[fflr tiix 1nmbpknuknt prehs.]
8ketche?of Alabama.
Tuscaloosa. Ala.
Diar Lke :?Since our ln?t, JiOth inst., we
hdve leorvjioinetliing of Alnlxmia. We travelled^
thrmigli'Uandolph County, the first county we
struck in Alabama. This is a ipouiilaiuous
portiou of the country?poor laud aud poor
people.
We then passed through the lower port of
Calhoun County, formerly Benton County. Id
thisCouoty, the land was somewhat more level
than Randolph, and more productive. 0" a
stream called the Chocbolocho, wesnw the finest
growing wheat, we ever saw at this time of
.year. It is ahout ono foot high ; in fact all the
crops of wheat we have noticed, bid fulr to
make an ubundunt crop, if the Rer.sons are at
all favorable.?Tuladega County is a pretty fAir
county of lund generally. Before pnssiog
through the town of Taladega, we traveled
through a beautiful valley of laud called Chochulocho
Valley, w? suppose for about 20
miles. On our right is to be eeeu a solid mass
of hills ranging all the way down the valley,
covered with lofty pines; on our left, is to b?
.eeen, a beautiful picturesque vinw of the Blue
mountain, ond its range of adjacent neighbors,
which rear their lofty summits, far nbove the
valley; a great part of which, is adorned with
i fine growing wheat We were told that the
land iu this valley is worth from f'25 upwards
per acre. There is a great deal of weulth in this
section. The Railroad, now in progress, from
Sclina passes through this valley?about 100
milos in.operation.
In this section the streams are large and
beautiful, a good deal of lime stone water?
Some springs afford a sufficient quantity of
water to turu heavy machinery. Crossing the
Coosa, at Kisnulga, we were landed in Shelby
County; in a part of this Count}', along our
route, we eaw some good land?land in this
County can tie purchased at a low rate?a part
very mouotainuus. The Cahawba was our
next stream, whicK is a very shoally rivet". Our
crossing place was Bood'e ford?125 yard? wide,
and runs swifter than 2 40, and twice as rough
and rocky. There is same danger in strangers
crossing this ford. The swiftness of the water
will make a tnan think he is uoinir uu stream.
like a gust of wind, in spile of nil be can do.
Thenco across a hilly country, for four miles,
we enmo to a large ereek, called the Shades,
and crossed n ford, called the Death of Shad?*.
into a corner of Bibb, thcnce into Tuscaloosa
County. Here we saw a largo field of corn,
which hnd come up nicely and green. Corn in
this section is worth $1.00 per bushel. The
cnuso of this high price, at this timo of yoar,
we have beeU told, i6 the consequence of overflow
on the atreams. which swept away corn in
(he fields, and a great deal that had been gath
ercd and put up-i-Btacks of fodder and oats
were to be seen drifting down the Bwift currents
to destruction.
This is a beautiful country about Tuscaloosa.
Lands rate high.
To-day, we have been shown around a little
hy a friend, on his farm. Here we saw beaver
uonis. xuey on en ouua ineir dams across the
streams plantations, nnd cautto tlicy to over
flow, and if not cut lo?Je, will soon ruin the
land. They cut down trees of some size nnd
trim the brush off, as if done with an a*e.?
They use a great deal of sagacity in building
their dams?putting ever particle of brush in
its right place, and then cementing with mud.
They do all their work after night, and sometimes
destroy growing corn.
WILLIS.
March 21th, 1858.
France and ber Emperor.
A recent number of the Jpurnalof Commerce,
contains an interesting review of the present
vvmmwuu vi meilUKil |'C<>J<IC, BI1U Ul UIO linilgera
which threaten the Government. To the en
ergy and atatesfnansbip of the Emperor Napoleon,
France and Europe are indebted, for tho
measure of tranquility, which thej' now enjoy;
yet after seven years of absofute rule, the 'Em
peror finda his position so critical, that he ia
forced to order the enactment of repressive
laws; to increase the restriction* upon the]
pr^w, and Utplace the empiee under martiil
luw. With the exception of the anny of governmeut
employees, a portion of tb? mercantile
clnss, and the lawyers, and the professors, who
are dependent upon their professions for.support;
the great body of the educated class, the
men of liberature aud aciontfl. nr? nnnniwl tn
"M
the existing government. Great disaffection
ton exists throughout all classes of the people ;
and the Empire is cov^ed, with a net work of
secret societies, the object of which is to ovt>rthrow
the government and assassin&te t^e/JJinperop.
Th^true danger and the correctl^olioy
of. the gorernmet is well set forth in tbftTollov?ng
^rng^P'it
It.is not, then, the Legitimists that Count de
Morny fo^rs. They;are not nntnerous. have no
organization, and &ri&oing' themselves to*?the,
Quartier St. Germainp'like tlf* descendants 0(5
tho"Irish Kings, have almost abandoned all
hope of a "restoration." It i?not the Orleanistff,
who, altti%ugh iiumerou<a$u|.ijnit<?df consist
cliieflv of man of ao.Una* AnfAli^nn/)
manufacturers, whose h?bit it baa j^Bjrbeen
to moke use of a disturbance, hut not to origini%t?
it; and their chief, thevyoong jdount of
vParia, i* Woo wo .to be opposed to /evolution.?
Nor is iLAhtf'ft<f}iiibl)cans whom th^ Imperialists
droim. 81n?> the deHth of Cavwffnao they
htfve np cnpable leader,, and-t/Teyhatl aa little
hope*pf success io caaer of a revOfutien as ' the '
Legitimists or Orlea?is?s. It is the Socialist^
tberefore.^tor whose extinction "the repressive
measures" are needed; and-they are?thp mora
dangeroua because theyrire'.kurfwn to exist io
large numbers io the acboola-and universities,
nd because the rising generation, frojn whioh'
the government, the ludieiary And
are supplied,*is knowtrlp be deeply ii?pr^^fte3
w>0v sqfljelisuo ideas. If this oe the ?*se to
,tbe fattent stated, the 'gov?roraetit have
Them^lvea belM largely ^ris^ad of
fnutfjindkhe preae, and Wuj^MjJwsuspected''
and "dangetoas'1 publica^ohl; Jndtfou* msking
#ftp1r?U>n of All who^iOwft^iQed aucialisU
Cripcipl#,*"bad go?<^objaAvJttt?Wed freer
diyuMionl od,.eombaU^t^lit^%yt,^>rgo^od>
uot -by rtpiMloV, thftJPwould not;
b?V* any thing to fear to-day. V eoiid ition
of the w<ykitig"olm#%1ir*Efigl?ndi?'fadmitted
to be Jlit'p>Hyperoort)uo that oCfatoSjarne
elm flsFrtnee, yet tH?r? u no oaMHjstb fe
EpgWMK 1% re^tpn it, t tba^ 40oiali*U wara
*?*
r" 0?r!CBC.~'P?t??r uaftt
[FOR TI1K '.IMUKPKMIKNT 1'ijJUD j
** A Trip?to Florida, **"
AW T LOllDA ^W.1 SAW IT.
January, 1858. at
e W.a nnmod to Col. Duvnll a "desire to visit a
the oppoaite side of the St. Johns, nnd to go .
A little to look at the bluffs Oil the opposite W
shore ; the Col. very roadily offered us, a boat
and two Jiauds to row, lind bis littU son ns ^
steersman; we were^on-on the wntefi and' 1
passed over to the opp&ite shore, wlwve is a 61
email orange grove oT sweet orange*, looking
''pretty well onO ni we understood, pays it* .?
owner very w^ll for his care; we ?nw nothing 111
like swamps but tuoatI3' nn elevated shore, in
tome places bold bluffs for litis generally^ flat- 01
Uyel country. We visited a place called itnwl- 0
aton, where Air. Burt of Savannah is putting up ?'
residence ; it is a beautiful site, the blutT is
some twenty feet above'f.Re wa\er, the land tr
good, the growth live onk dje., with orange I1*
tress as under growth ; froni-fonr to six feet "
0 n 1
of the upper strata of the soil was filled with
fresh water shells, mostly Palludiuas, which we
suppose rfre now living in gieat abundance in >rl
the water of the St. John's.
This place was called llawlston, from once U
belonging to Lord Rawla, of England, who in Cl
his titne, tried an Utopiau scheme, to bring W
back to virtue, the poor unfortunate prostitutes
of London ; the scheme failed; after a fair trial
his Lordship found tha?.
CI
When lovely woman stoops to folly, e]
In paths of vice, gone far astray, 0|
No art of inan can make them rally 6l
To virtues, standard, and keep the way ri
Even where woman has fallen, under the wites t|
of the pcducer, m
t "And finds too late, that men betray e(
Nothing can soolho her melancholj*,
No art, can drive her cares away," c|
Ths scheme surrounds the memory of his Gi
Lordship with a halooflovoto his fellow man, f0
and virtue mourns the failure ; the spot wns ;n
well chosen to brii g the mind in harmony with f?
the beautiful of nature ; plant, tree, air, and C(
water, all combined to iufuse into the soul, <5.
virtuous thought, and a love for the peaceful |,,
walks?of a well spent life. m
We rbwed up the river about two miles and ec
landed at a sulphur spring, surrounded by a tl
fine grovo of sour orange trees, loaded with tj
their golden fruit, the shore on this side of the Gi
river was generally bluffy, undulating in wave- b
like form ; the opposite side of the river look- S(
ed llat low, though we saw the blackberry s<
growing near tho water, and at this time covereil
wit h lilnaenm? On ??i? ?? ' *
a spinner to tempt some hungry trout; but one n
was caught. The spinner is nn artificial fish, with
a screw form fin running the whole length, this ft
in dragging along stern of the boat whirls rap- 0
pidly around, on the surface of the water,
hence it* name ; the tr*ut mistako it, for a tl
minrier or silver fish, culling its antics,- and are a
thus deceived, by the hooked bait, nut unlike ni
some other vertebrate animals of a higher type. w
An alligator ahout ten feet long, was basking tl
on the hank, which was shot and wounded, e.
bo as 10 prevent. its siiaing into the water ; a fi
few pulls at the oars brought us to shore, the "0
reptile soon had a rope put round its neck, c,
and drawn up along-side of the boat; we tow- |fl
ed it some three niilos to I'alatka ; it cut some q
considerable rustys, ere wc got it, to the landing
place ; after the strangers who had Dot be- h
fore seen one of these big lizzurds, had satisfied g(
their curiosity, it wan towed out into the tl
atrenrn and turned adrift, and so ended our ex- fe
j cursion on the river. The wind was pretty ni
fraah on our return, which raised a considera- bc
hie. wind?wave making bard work for our at
two oarsmen ; we went in the evening to the ol
drug-store, to hear the singing mouse ; we did gi
not bear it, but the Doctor imformed us. there u
was one in tlie house, that imitated the poles 1i
of the canary| bird, almost every night. V
The Carolina arrived to night, and leaves in it
the morning, so we settled our bill with our
kind host, smoked a pipe or two in comfort,
and went to bed, aye reader to bed, and to a
feather-bed too, wbore wo slept soundly till 11
morning? u
We would hero notice, that in our stage tra. ^
vel to Palutka, we became acquainted wiiji v
Lieutenant DeCoeta of Jacksonville Florida, an e
intelligent gentlemanly man, he was returning a
from a six month* service, in the army opera- ^
finer arvainat 5?tn .!.??* fill 1?? T> 1 ?- *
?w?.. v?.uw, unijf jjwwie^, inaiane. c
renegade whiU^4j|ien, and runaway negrooo, c
that now compose the band.'W hostile semi
noles. lie described the country, where th*y J
captured the woman and children, as almost t
an earthly paradise. The lands exfremely rich, -I
tird productive, with-an almost intratropical j
climate, as may be seen from the fact, tnat c
corn was in roasting ear, pease, beans, cucum-. ?,
bers, melons Ac., Ac., wore full^rown, and in*"?
vigorous growth in our midwinter ; he told us
it took their soldiers three days to destroy *
the provisions of the place, that were either -
growing or stored up, tor subsistence. Thous- e
ands of Palm Trees near a hundred feet high, '
'with an abundance of oleagiuous nuts, giving *
beauty and grandeur to the landscape, were' -,j
all around mixed in with the stately cbarneupa t
("Cabboge Palmetto) with its giant ponds; r
JPjtrns almost in tree-form, and site fringed the [
mijfcins of tlte woj^r*; sir --plants on almost ?e
evjjfy tree, and buelr; climbitfs in every varied t
form, tbat nature has girenlo plant life, were
stretched over tree and shrub ; the'stiff s'pinea- ^
cent csctygea, (prickle pears) in eveiy imsgi- t
nable shape, and flowers richly <$lsrsd in ill S
the tints of nature's pencil, graced the lawn, 9
and*the woodland. The waters teemed 'with
life ; Fish and reptiles, in . abundauce ; Bears, g,
PanthenkWo1|$s, Raccoons, Oppassnms, Deer, <j
Tozes, S^ptfrrela, Har^s , B^ts and Mice, enliv- *
jsned tfttdead silent* o'f the forest; vast nura
Wr^of birds, fram the majeftic sand4Hll.- crane .
I to XcT'tiuy bumming birdf are ever aiid- anon ^
?4*berheardj>r MenT?Tber?fa also a profqfon; ^
of inseoU ; ihe pump ftmsquit^o U flPWT- -p
in all the pride of ite^ Mood thnreljfc ?
bating to mtUck areola km?n-e\WnU ; ^
fttfe^reetleee, htfpjakijfJiinp-epd bite, thj, n
iwlngleee, flea is tbtre ia nyntbere; ejifielenfc lo1 fi
iefjpcany deee^Via^Ma^pinal fftan "?I?R- ?J
ioStoo .(madly. ^
Ail 4b? yrt Htfnqt from* oar iffWligaa* tc
trav?,]|%oqWpfi^'2r .),o ?<
P?*A* m?loMjji?C,frqjjW'fl bote* ?
of Billy B*l?ft;^fytf>?ia w*. tSTMr-WiU- 'lq
$? *? iAlMi6;?adHN M totf^rofef &
mptloa|S$? ir<?? itougly provided ot
plB|fllBpEg^
r.. a ag , . :
nt;,-in n word we think it a misnomer to
11 tb?SL Johns a river, as it doevnot behave >
lelf lilfe other rivera; it teems to us an elonged
lake, or aa the Indian name itnplpes 9
"chain oflnkes"; the water hoa a dark hue
hen looking down on its aurfac% ; a Strong
ind given, a wavo that waahea the ahore 'with
ore or fctsa force. There is an abundance of
ih anjji>m> few alligator*. In a warm sunny
ly thero can be nothing in the way of filter
touraiona, to bent a anil on the St. JolKns; no
ouder the red malt clings even to the death'
ruggle, for this Jvcry. way fitted home, to hie
ntincts and feelinga.
'-.'a* - - -
i uu wuroima went down the river in good
der ; paused orange mill*, the residence
r Dr. Khydou Mays ; from what we could see
round the,Doctor'* very pretty house, lie has
Bgnn an'drangegrove in good earnest; the
ees as well hb we could discover from the dis.
nice of the boat from shore, looked in a flouc*1
liing condition ; we arrived at Jacksonvillc
bout two o'clock P. M.t whero the ..boat lay
tiiet along side the wnrf til) three o'clock next
lorning; some of .the older ladies amused
lemselves in fishiug ; largo cat (fah, are in
Dundance and very roiidilv caught, if the
aba will l?t tlicm take the ttait; the old steartless
nnd a negro fireman caught several
hich were brought to Charleston and sold,
he people rcAidinjjj-at theso places, will not
it the cat-fish, caught near the wnrve* beiuse
these same cat-fih are not particular
tough in their diet. Jacksonville looks ruther
11 the wane, since tn? Yellow Fever of lasti
imraer, together with the influetico of thjf
lit-road, drawing tilings towards Fernandioa ;
ie buildings now going up in Jacksonville are
lore substantial, and lees liable to be destroy1
by fire than the first settlements; the town
ppeared orderly and quiet, there was little
r no stir of trade, or anything elee, during
iir short:stav. at iiii?ht: tin* TJinnninn*
n th. and if we are to judge from the appliudig,
gavo considerable amusement to those'who
ivored tliem witli their company, and fifty
;nts to pay the town council for priviledges
e. At throe o'clock, the Carolina announced
er departure; at four o'clock we loft our berth
nd went on deck to cnjov the moonlit water
:ene; we reached Maypor*, just as day streaked
le eastern horizon ; the light looked dim in
ic light house. The Captain remarked their
il must be giving out. We were soon at tho
ar of the St. Johns, nntf safely across it; the
a outside was quite smooth, and we were
)on hearing towards St. Marys, as the hoathnd
j call at Fernandina for passengers and Cotcm
; not long ere the loud whittle and the soorous
hell told wc were arrived at Fernandina,
re went ashore and strolled about the island,
om some hours while the hands were putting
n hoard some one hundred nod forty hales
>ng cotton from tho interior brought down by
!io rail road ; cotton being all stowed jawayt.
nd an additional number of pasieflgera, tho
earner area up nna we loIt f'ernancHna ; as
e rounded off, the boats crew fired off a lite
brass cannon which made about noiao
nough toscurotho crows out of a ten acre
eld; this was a sort of cock-a-doodle-doo,
ver the other boats, that did not get so much
jtton; the American, like his Scandinavian,
a brngaduuia, let him be where he will in.
ongress, the rocky mountains, California ; the
[ississippi river, or the top of n chimney, he
ne just swept for two dinneis and a bbl? f aad
> it was with tho crew of the Carolina, the lite
gun ipoko out their natural instincj^s and
slings. We had n delightful passage froqi Ferandina
to Charleston, which [iluce we reached
ton after day ; we bid adieu to the Carolina,
nd her gentlemanly officera, and off to &lixers>
i me onancsuJD, wuoro ana wnen, we gut a
uod breakfast, spent the day loafing about,
t night we got on the cars forborne viaColum.
ia ; we reached home, wilholgt even a run-off.
fe have thus reader finished our "trip to Fh?r"
la, and Florida as we saw it in January 1868 '
The Speech of^Hon. W. P. Miles. &
The Washington papers, furnishes the follow-!
ig abstract of the recent speech of Mr. Mile*,
pon the Kansas question :
Mr. Miles, of &0)ith Carditis, thought tho
ocl rine of popular self-go vertjmerfVtaad proven
pell Digit u failure in Kansas. The'South lionstly
believed that the question involved in tlift
dmisfion of Kansas wua whether anothyslave
ttate should ever be permitted to come into
he Union. No queStien of less roagnitudo
ould have created so deep and-genera] an. '"'exiternent.
There were honest K'prthern Deni-.
icrats an<TSouthc;rn Americano who opposed,
ulmiseions on other grounds, but they were
tuconsciously influenced by th a prevailing ani-slovery
sentiment. There were unfortunate
y frauds elsewhere than in Kansas* Ti^fr Delefrar?^tA*U!i8!iig
and Kickapoo returns were tfiles
compared with the fra* ds and violence -fa:enlly
perpetrated in Baltimore, and yet' gajfe
lenian sat. quietly by the&de aHli? m#o fanid
into the House by suuh'rneapaJp? *
lie warned the North tu beware of foftehing
he masses of the people that they could do no
vrong, that in any moment they could sweep
iway all the constitutional safe-guttrds of soiety.
T^he people bf-Kansas had the right. of
evolution by which tUev could ameaSoi*' de?
troy their coustitutionVbut none olhir than
hut daiigerQtft^Jyght. prior to 1864, and tben
o the prescribed mode. The amendment to
be Kansas bill adtTpted in the SenatiijHher
neant that io the opinion of Congress the peo>'e
of Kausos bad a,<rigljt to arbeud their contitution
at ao/time, orit ?a? only disingnuous
prctextto ?nablvNorthern Democrats
o excuse tliuftuelves to th?ir "constituents,
iince C^DftUin had declared in flivor of th<
iree State ticket* he had lostall interest in the
till-; but'if, after all, it was rejected. by Nor
hern votes, it would he a. lesson Wtiich the.
,outl? would take home to per'heart She Had'
lA^fauPAfllMlil ariir Iiu/Ifej x'kir a r\ t'ana fv/Oka ihft
Jnlj^ Ynd it wftabut natural that ?be sfionUL
egm to<contemplate the exptdfcnfty of
olution. U tlie rejection of j?aDMM''<]ia . ?t
rive tor out o(.tbe Union, u it well might it.
rould'tend to ityftf n that event. _ j
The Rev. T. I^CCuxUr ha* bieo writing a
itter to the Chriftiaffrhtalligancar, in which
a took oocMi'on to refer in a vary anphantata
manner tothe lata Judge Kntitf of philips
hi#, in conteqnepce ef hia decision in'the faigiitfip^ainora
Willianason ohm, TUe ?acre<fc
?SWf,thB gr?*e, and-the solemnity of deat?,'
3uld:hot hrotect tha deceased from the calumy
of tbft^uHn'fi lii i-epjy to Dr. Cuyler, Dr.
wwyui". yno w^waroi ana #tuiciio?J rriend
r Jjfdge K?n>? in tltft ?*<$ frmfxfiV
y torn* on* In" ddfonoa of hi* r?putitiohi r
fojPqfcfrff gt?TM
' w?Q uir thb
"ydefence ;
MARKETS.
ABBEVILlvE,,April 7 1868.?Cotton?Th?r?
is but littl^ofTering. We quote extreme*
fr?m 9 to 1.31 cenU per lb.
COi?UjMBJUiJ fcpnl 7 1858.?Onr cotton mat;- 11
ket iatiilmdn at a stand, principally from th? I
fact that very little ban been otFcred during I
thte past two days; still I lie little that waa t
old allowed pricea to be very "full. ll|c. u ft
freely paid for fair. 1
CHARilE^TPffApril 5.?-There was* very 1 '
fair demand tor cotton to day, which resulted I
in the sale of fully 1,900 balea. The market ex- 1
hibited a good deal of "firmness, and prioea 1
were very full, and occasionally in favor of sel- '
lera. viz : 9$ a 12c.
' ' > |
CO.lMIUXEEii. J
The following persons bava freight in tba
Depot at Abbeville
G B Clinkscnles, W Calhoun, McCnslari, Wideroan
<6 Co.,* W D Mars,-Taugart, McCanlau <k
Co.t II Si Cnson, J M Perrin, Hon T C I'errin,
It 11 Wnrdlaw & Son, L C Haskell, M T Owia,
J i JicuracKen. UKJ White, l?c J W Marshall,
J & N, Knox , II C Cubell, II A Junes,
Win McMilltan, D J'Jordan. Col J F Marshall,
11 T Tvantcn, 0 Jf^F ilugh Wilson, L H Russel.
Rev T A Hoy t, Geii A M Smith, Gray dc
Robertson, J M Mote ley, J M Killan, Braadi
A Allen, J J Wardlaw, lion D L Wurdlavr.
D. R. 30NDLEY, Ag't
Preservation of the Hair.
In all nges and-amdng almost all tribes of men,
a beautiful heud of hair has been, and. still is,
regarded ns the fairest-ornoment of Itfe* fairest
works of the Creator. The patrician dams*
and damsels of ancient and modern Rome be- s
stowed that attention upon the hair which has
added the crowning beauty to the chef ? muvrt
of the sciilptor and the painter, and no lady,
nnd indeed no gentleman of modern tiiriiiT is
unmindful of this exquisite shield and lorqjy
ornnment of the race. To maiden beauty it is
the finishing touch ; to manhood it is the syn>,
bol and warrant of strength and nobility today
as in the days of the patriarchs ; indeed
such it always has been and always willbe.
But unable as wc are to withstand the ills ?f
time and life, it often happens that through
disease and misfortune.we become grey In sarly
life, and bald before we reach the full grace
of manhood, oiythe full stature of manhood.
Then it is tlTot however much we may
erate the gray-Jocks ;lind reverence the wi^jdom
of bftljj heads among the honored *rcm?
nantsof tho generation of three score and tea;
wekno^r that our gray hairs are no mor^ven*
erable than beiutiful ; while our bald heads
are neither one nor the other, but on the eon
v'
trary, are quite the reverse of both, and .infpose
upon us ma^y. social and samtar-y disadvantages
nnd Jiscoipforts.
Then it is thalUhe man who can relieve us
of the misfortune, and restore the fleecy locks
to their original color nnd growth becomes a
r?-al friend and henefactor, by the foree of this
singlovexhihition of his genius and skill And
mYiehvos we arc opposed; to empiricism,- and
cmpiric as we instinctively regard the preten*
sionsof every one proposing to accomplish miraculous
work, until wc have seen the triumph
of this undertaking : we nevertheless esteem it
a pleasure, resting upon our ab?ol&te knowledge
of its merits, to recommend Prof. Wood'*
Hair Restorative as the best article of the kind
with^wjiieli *? are acquainted, and one which,
has clone; nnder our own observation, all that
it'claims?and it claims^veTfy thing implied inl
its name. ' x j
" Thi#>article, in shift, will restore gray hair
to its original color, Qrid add to-thia growth Mid*
beauty/whorever ?*y. blight*' or disease has
checked that growth, or marred that beauty.
This has been proven in OilV o\rn family within
a few \veeks, and ia numerous other eis?A't
related to us, without the knowledge of the proprietor.
We have onljr to add, thut .this most,
vtiluabje article is for sale by the proprietor, at
No. 812 Broadway*?1V.Y.Ntvu. 4 > *r
Sold bjj all respectable Druggist*. .f
r maroo ra. so ww-ira
* - ' died/ v\
? ^ ia
Of Scarlet F?r?r, February 4th 1861, LKROY
WATSON, ?on of J. ?., and M. F. Wid?i
man aged isyeara and 4 month*. tl>
i "Not loit out cone before.-"*''
L
Amforotypes, Anibrotypes.
ROBERT P.* KNqX,
Respectfully >oforrn? the nubiie,
he hasopenedtvGALLERY fuWtiHfibgv /
Ambr?type Kiikeneuetf
over H. W. Lawson'tTfo Mgfrufactory; that h#
I has every>:i$ei)ns of Ukiog'g*od PiCTURfeS^,
antt will-^pSA no pains to give general aatia- .
' faation. ?W . ~
Abbevill^C. H? 8. C,. A>il 7, 68. ; 49.3m ' >
^ Sira-yed , ^ .
Jf&B&m my residence on th?-feTth
JXMnnh.m Brightjjorrel FtLLY^TW >v >,
her,' IV -inform in? of herv wfrareaoyMfr: i r
She w*? flVeo ljut soar Calhoujrii Mills. * 4.^ A.
Address * * 8?D. 8. GAIWBS, ^ > >*
i
** sfew Hwq^wT &JV*. * < JH
The foll^ijyffltotiwkHeer* b?mlw?v Mi^'%
pcfhted
th* raqk^qf I^$flbMt,?nd *fjUI bo ob^nd //
?nd'fe*t>ected accordlmgy :i " ,/
B. M. Latimef, Jnd. *> <& i;
Sfeargent Meier; 4*mSN5^
^ e- I* *3T ^
*Bt^^ar of m . <;L&, ' mKl
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