The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, April 16, 1858, Image 2
Ben. Alexander H. Stephen*.
A lata number of Marper'i Weekly, oontaine
a portrait, and ao interacting biographical
katab of the Hob. A. H. Stvphens, tha distingjabbed
representative of tba eight Congrcntonal
district of Georgia. Recent evenU, have
jdvaa Mr. Stephens a prominent position before
the Country, nnd he hns assumed of late,
the leadership of the Administration party in
the Houie ; a poet for which his tnlenta and
tigb character eminently fit him. The followfog
axtraot from the article alludtd to, pre
raw ? u?wo bi ma luieiieoiual ciiai'Mteristics
.?nd bU prominent trait* u an orator aod a
tateemart:
fcince the dissolution of the Whig party Mr.
.Atcvhcu hu acted in the Houta with the "Men
of t*e South hot the comet-like light of hie
powerful miod shine* brightly among the die
organising spirits around him and commands
reepeCt In the present era of faction, selfish*
' (M, or suspicion, no one hm whispcrfd nn accusation
of selfish motives, sordid purposes, | or
degrading intriguoe ugainM Mr. Stephens. lie
bu served prominently on tho most importnnt
committees, and effected tho passage of ihc
Kebraaka Bill throu.h the House when e?en
the wnrmeet friends of the meusuro despaired
of accomplishing that and. The opponent* of
the act were endeavoring to defeat it by con
u uning tne o<-oate uoiii the expiration of the
Hitinn, and they would have succeeded had
cot Mr. Bt?pheue moved to strike out tho inacting
olauae, and thus ehut oft debate. This
parliamentary achievement gave Mr. Stephens
a high reputation a* a uce<*sful "tactician
and the Administration ws?, doubtless. well
pleased at bis appointment aa chairman of the
present Committee on Territories, and subfa
quently as chairman of the special committee
to which the Lecomptoa Constitution was referred.
Mr. Stephens is most distinguished as an era
tor, Although he certainly does not took like
one who can oommind the atteDt* of the
House at any lime, on any topic and so lone
at he may desire to apeak. Hie health, ae we
fc?ar? previously remarked, ia very feehlo?indeed,
ho hna been. apparently, at "denth'sdoor,
etnee ebi'dbood, having been afflicted with our
abscesses. and a continued derangemon^f the
liver, which gives him a consumptive -appearance,
although hi* lungs aro sound. Pe hna
never weighed over ninetv-eix pounds ; and to
ee bis attenuated figure bent over hie desk?
the ahonldar* contracted, and the shape of his
lender lituha visible through his garmenta?u
traoeer would never select him r the "John
Randolnh" of our timn mora 1 ?
araary, and more'prized a* *n ally in debate
than any other man in the national House of
Seprcsentative*.
The style of Mr. Stephena'a oratory ia decidedly
florid , Tt-iih occasional burste of keen satire
and aciotillalioua of brilliant wit as he
pastes, meteor-like, from topic to topic?building
np hia *olid argument at??p by 6t*p. Every
point haa been eo carefully studied that no
jroca of ftvdy it perctpliblt as ho dnshes along,
apparently discovering (h_v a glance so rapid
aa to eeem intuition) n?w viewe of the subject
which coramou capacities struggle laboriously
to oomprebend ; and he brings forward iho?e
which favor hie cause in so strong n light that
the gorgeous illumination vf hia rhetoric casts
unfavorable truths into a shadow of oblivion.
Above all, be r.evtr abuses bis position to deJay
public business by making n speech inertly
for effect at home?satisfied, prob:t*?ly,. that
his constituents know well thnt lm w-il r>.\*
ly faithfully represents their wants and their
withe*, but -will worthily act his part in advancing
tha prosperity of ibis glorious cunfad racy
of States.
Mr. Stephens i? a moat amiable, agreeable
gentleman, possessing refined testee, and (although
a baolielor) fond of social enjoyment.
H? is a most devoted friend, ever ready to nerve
those whom he considers worthy of hie powerful
sopport, and cherishing resentment. Above
all, he posteeses tvli at tAlent* may adorn, but
what talents can oever furnish?the mm* conicia
recti?an enlightened Christian virtuo and
inflexible integrity. Thcso who are led by sectional
prejudices to thii.lc that he has often
sou? aairay in political opinion Dave onlv to
know him to be proud of : ia personal friend
ahip.
Washington Newa.
VTABHtweron, April 8 ?The Hone* have juat
taken another vote on the Kanaaa hill, and determined
ty a vote of )I9 to 111 to adhere to
their amendment. This does not, however,
finally dispose of the question. The Senate
will ask for a committee of the conference. It
ia almoit a matter of course to acoode to tliie
request. The committee of conference will in
11 probability be granted ; but whether any*
thinfc will come of it ia extremely doubtful. The
Black Republican party now 6tnnd stultified
before the country by their action on this hill.
"With their arrogant assertions, tbftt they would
never consent to the admission of a sl?ve State
vet resounding iu these halt*, they have nevertheless
voted for the admissson ofKansan, with
tr without slavery, as the people should deter'
win*. Nothing could more conspicuously exhibit
their hypocrisy ; to strike a blow at tho
jfdministration thev do not hesitate to eat their
own. and swallow Kansas, Lecompton, slaverv
and a*l.
Violence miss ths hour here. Thera is a .
murder or robbery almost every night. To.
day this violence broke out in a new p!?co. A
man who hod been dismissed' from office in
X<ouisiana, attacked the Secretary of the Interior,
Mr. J. Thompseo, pistol in hand, at the
Department. But the Secretary, quick as light1
ning, pitched into his assailant?knocked him
down, broke his nrmy, nearly kilh-d him, and
loon away bis pistol as optima tpo'.ia. The
the times are sadly out of joint, Hod the ear of
progrces seems to be rushing absad, on a down
gradt wih fearful velocity.
The President has determined to sei.d Gov.
Powell, of Kentucky, and Major Ben. McCul"louh,
ascommiMioiiers of peace to Utah, to
tender the olive branch to the Mornoooa. This
is a move in the right direction. Tbo ouly regret
io that these wise counsels did not prevail
at an earlier day. An expenditure of $50. OO
or ?100,000 at the beginning, with the aid
of a little tact, might have accomplished onr
purpose* in Utah. Now, after an expenditure
of millioDa. we are compelled to try the peace
policy, with which wt> should have benun. But
"better late Chan never" is a sownd maxim,
and holds in this case. The President is a true
patriot, and it is to be hoped his piudent snd
wise tcndor of conciliation may accooipliih its
purpsse io iJtah.
The Deficfency bill wm defeated in ths House
tWs morning, but thay ara now debating a mo '
tioa to is-cons?d?r.
" jrf *>;' > a i
0
" ' $rccu RamKim.?The resumption of aper
aieis attracting tha attention of oar Georgia
- neighbor*. We find the following in tha Aof,
gti/ta Chronicle and Seotinel : |
"Tlie Charleston Courier is pleased to laurn
./ i 1
mv?io vuujdvii wi ?*ii ciinjr rcouuipviun ui ?po*
.* " ?j[< pavmenteby the bank* in that city, is now
th* consideration of the Bunk Presidents,
v7/ kf\d trust* they will resume at do distant d*y.
h^ps they may, thouglj, jwe confess, tba
action of the hjuWa of tli?t (jUy. dcrring atupen
' eio?, ha* not inspired ns with any confidence
ri. tfcat they will resume a day t* ad vance of the
requirements of the law. Their wtfole course,
from the.begiriniuc, lias evidently been to make
\ the greatest possii^e amount out of tbe auspeaaion,
regardless of what sacrifice they might
V; aohjeet the people to, and we very ninub doubt
Kv'<Jpb?tlier that poliey .will be chaog?L Totoi
(Tc.4 vMyf-tlio following announcement, mad* by a
jT ?orr?poiid?ptpf the Courier, may have the ef
' ;' leot'bf compelling them to a faithful and hm*r';'
discharge of Sirfr dntfea to the publie. That
*K>< *riWr iy : ? - *
V^fCb IfWin Bfgeot n*oaa*il/ for a& early
^^fMjKBptioQyrf apeoU._paytnet)t*. The bank*
L ttrpaghout the fflndrtry are resuming specie
B?LU?n?wn. xauiDf W ?
?v* that, thtj bar* rMolv?d to reangui unconditionally
oa4h*&r?<. of May next. I <]?o l#arn
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/ . .;;>!<? aa?Y,^fU AJf ttwrgia,Jpntb Carolina
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THE INDEPENDENT PllESS
S TDIUUID KVKKT TOIDAT lfOlHIWO BT y
LiBE &. WILSON, tj
W. A. LBB, Editor. h
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Individualt, lik? nation*, fail in nothing wAicA
ihey boldly attempt, uhtn untamed by virtual* "
purport, an^dtlrrmintd reiolvtion.?Hinrt Clat F
' Willing to praitt, ytt not afraid to blame." j,
TennB?'Two Dollars a Year, in Advanoe. ?
ABBEVILLE O. H~ P
FRIDAY, -- - APRIL 10, 1858. ?,
The lion. M. L. Bonhitm, will please accept
our tbauk* for CongreMional Document*. ^
The Savannah Valley Railroad,
The Annual meeting of the Stockholders of <
the S. V. It. R.. will be heM in Hamburg, on I'
Wednesday, the 2 let inst., hi 11 o'clock a. id. ?i
11
Tho Wuaibur.
n
The weather, during the past few dny?. hns g|
been unneiuonnb ly cold, nnd we learn ilint j
there has been frost, though not ufficieat, wc
truet, to do any injury.
Tbo Falmotto Anniversary. C)
Tho Palmetto Association u ill celfbrnto their e(
Anniversary, on the 4th of Ma}' next; when ^
Dm finn tuill /t^liuorn.l kf R... Inn A
- ? tl
Quitman. The members of the Palmetto j(,
Regiment and tha public generally are invited
to attend.
Easter Monday Elections. g
Tnwrrr Cnuncn, Abbf.vill* Dwtbict. cl
Vtitrymen J. F. Marshall, J. A. Calhoun,
S. McGowan, E Noble, W. A. L-e. 4
Wardens.?Thomas Jackson, W. H. Parker. u
Delegates.?J. A. Calhoun, A. T. Porclier, J.
F. Marshall, L. II. LomaT. '?
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Public Land Salou in Nebraska. <,
The President has issued Ins proclnm\tion 4
authorizing aalea of public lands in Nebraska,
to commence on Monday, the 6lh day of Sep- J
tember next. The quantity of lands to be of?t
ih? .k. >. _
. ,.o u.uvv.,.. ... vuo CB ?" ?= w p
2,268,876 Herns as follows ; At Brownsville, ti
905,786 acres ; at Nebraska City, 609.666 n
acres; and at Omaha City 663.534 acres. 1
Purchase of Mount Vernon.
The Richmond Dispatch, of the 9th inst., is n
happy to announce that, on the 6th inst., in the ^
presence of the two parties, and the counsel of
Association and the proprietor of Mount Ver- ?
non, a contract was formally entered into, be
foro a notary, between John. A. Washington
Esq., and the Regent of the Association, for ?
the put-din^od of the home and grate of Washington
by the Association Ths particulars
will be given in a few days. h
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Finances of Virginia.
The auditor of pnblio accounts of Virginia,
reports that the amount to be added to the 8
public debt of the State, under act* of the last ?
and preeent session of the Legislature will be 11
$2,925,800; but that it tsill not ba necessary u
to increase the State taxes to meet the lialiiii- 11
ties growing out of the recent appropriations "
The present rnta of taxation is sufficient to
meet nil the ordinary expenses cf the govern- t|
ment, and produce ft surplus annually of more s<
than four hundred thousand dollars.
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New Advertisements. a
The attention of our reader*, is directed to ^
the choice Etoek of groceries, which H. S. Kerr v
is now offering at his well known stand, on u
Granite Range ; to the Advertisement of the l'
Tanyard and Bi>ot and Shoe Shop, of J. W. "
Jo;ies ; to the card of J. L. Clark, Watch Ma- 0
kcr ; to the Sheriffs Sales <ti. tl
Mtssrs Broom <fc Norrell, of Augnsta, Ga., *'
present an attractive list of Sprine and Summer
Goods. Read their advertisement. ?
h
Death of tho Hon. Tbos. H. Benton. fil
The death of Co!. B?nton, occurred in Wash- tl
ington City. on Saturday, the 10 inst-, from a jj
sanueroiis affeotion of the intestinei, from which jj
tie had been long suffering. ?
For nearly forty ^uare. Col. Benton has occupied
a prominent position before the country,
and for more than thirty year? was a member
of the United States Senate.
Whatever differences of opinion may exist,
with regard to his political career, it is admit- 0
ted that in all the relation! of domettio life, hit ^
character was irreproachable. ^
v
Tfce Now Coalition. t
Th? Washington. Union, in a recent article. c
acts forth the platform of a new Coalition.,^
parties', to consist of the entire Black Republi- r
can pnrty, a few Southern Know Nothings, and ?
the disHffected Democrats. The remodelling of J1
the Supreme Court, the modification of the r
naturalization laws, and the doctrine of Popu- I
larSovereignty will constitute, respectively, the 1
principles, by which the followers of Seward, J
Crittendon mid Douglas are to be conciliated, {.
As the Mercury, however, weil remarks, the e
preponderance of Northern influence, and the
triumph of a section, will constitute the rally- '
ing cry of the new party, end its strong bond ?
of union. e
Mr. Everett. j
This distinguished orator, we see, has refamed
his Southern tour,nnd has been deliver- }
ing liis Oration upon Washington, and his '|
Charity Address, to crowded audiences in Savannah,
Augusta and Charleston. His response r
to the welcome of Mr. Yeadon, the Chairman 1
n
of the Cbarlesten Committee of reception, wan ?
peculiarly beautiful and appropriate, lie had t
left, he tBid, only a few day# previous, the a
anows of his Northern home and now found r
himself amid the liloorn and fragrance of Spring, *
but nothing in the contrast, had touched him
ao deeply, at the warmth of bouihern kindness (
end hospitality. Though from the land of fr
"granite and ice/'be brought with him a pa- 1
triotism which knew no sectional limite, and a t
heart that warms to a eoontryman, in every b
part of the Union.
He lecturea thia Evening, before tbe citizen*
of Columbia, and will thence continue bia tour
through tbe Southwest.
<' Congressional. ^
Wasbtnotok, April 8.?-In the Senate to day e
Mr. Slide), of Louisana, made epeech on the 4
restitution to present a medal to Commodore ?
Paulding in wbioh he condemned the course of v
Walker, and also of Paulding, but he apoke in ^
"high terms of t'hi ability of Oen Henniogsen. p
In reference t*> Cuba, he eaid that the I wand, #
though anxious for annexation, was unwilling
to risk' #' elvil war (o accomplish it, uftd that
therefore nothing'coulA be dame at bnttc negotiate.
U however, Spain should attempt a '
despotism. with Santa Aritoa at the head ofit, .
ott Mexfoo, thaUnited States sboald Interfere
^ fa the llotise the Deficiency Bill wh rejected *'
1 J?i?I- -? "
uy ciguv u.Djv-. ,vj. it-win (TOD?DIT D? r?COD id?r?4,
hoH??OT tomorrow. TU>H?u??adher?d
to iu umiudmeijt ?f the Kintalbill, whan b
tb?'queatioD' cam# ujp to ?ay, by tha formar
fijotiiy. . lf)
W/uhwotow, April 1?.?Tfo* Sarmta to-day in
ippoiittvd MvfM^.Or??n,. UunWr and da*ard tu
rotfe*.'? >*** (WvretiM Ooupiffct*.
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Literary Notloee.
Godey'i Lady's Book. We have received the
lay number of tbi? chorraing monthly ; burntfully
illustrated as usual, and presenting its
appy mingling of the a&eful and agreeable,
'he opening engraving, the ' Queon of May"
nticifutes the coining of a festival, dear to
lorn, and heroymphj, and uutiinntefy associa;d
with the briffht hooen. and mnnv memorie'
f youth, and the rousio and perfume and ver
lire of the happy Springtime. The fmhioii
In tee exhibit more beauty of feature than ueal.
The eugraver of fashion plates, seems genrail}'
to act upon the principle, that ae "lovetieee
need* not the foreign aid of ornament,"
ia incumbent upon Art to do something for
te ill-favored of the a?x.
The Afourxtain Echo. We hare received the
>cond nnmber of this neat little monthly, pnbshed
under the supervision of the Professors
nd Pupils of the Spartunhurg Femnle College.
I i* tastefully printed, and present* an agree
ble variety. The price is only 60 cts. which
lould be cncloxed in a letter to the Rev. C.
nylor, Spartanburg C. IT.
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Tho Qreanvillo & Columbia Railroad.
The Reports of the President, and oilier offi:rs
of the Road, have recently been publinh3.
We shall, in our next issue. Rive place to
ic Report of thi? President, and in the tuennme
present a brief summary of a few of its
lading statements.
The balance sheet of the Sloclc, liabilities,
roperty, and assets of the Roud, show an agrogate
of $2,800,604.46, of assets against a
arreaponding amount of liabilities.
The Road is 164 miles long, haw cost $2,695,57.76,
or $16,435 por mile; a reasonable bum
ceording to the Report.
The expenses of working the Rtmd for the
ist year, amounted to $210,406 14; of the preedmg
year, to (195,970 60; showing nn excess
f expenditure*, for tue last } ear, of $14,34.64.
The business of the past year, amounted to
294,627.71; the business of the previous year
> $307,808.80; showing a decrease during ihe
ast year of $13. 181.09. This was owing to
le decline in the price of cotton, and the
loney preesuro during the fall months. In
$56, 73,00 bales of cotton were carried over
ie Road; in 1857. only 46,874 bales. Othei
nads have suffered equally.
The Report aulicipatos n certain increase in
le future income of the Rond ; but in view
f the heavy expenses, required to complete lh>>
forks of improvement in progress, reoomtent's
a further issue of bonds to the amount
f $260,000, if so uiuch he necessary.
Tho Kansas Question before Congress.
The New York Herald, winch is "every tiling
y turns &nd nothing long," tl)ia.ks that if the
Louso will not recode from its position on the
'.ansaa bill, the Senate should pass the Montomery
Crittanden substitute, or make some
tlier concession. The safety of the Admiuisration
and of the Demooratio party, depends
pou stopping the Kansas agitation. If the
lountain will not come to Mahomet, Mahoiet
must go to the mountain :
Why. then, should there he any more ohnfifring
<>rid4e negotiations upon the subject with
lie opposition factionis-to who really desire no
L'ttleinent. If the Hou*c will ti<?t. recede, W
i.w ^iiu? !>>. mil no vji Iiu-imrij-.nuinijuiiierv
ubntitute to *-lip through : or if that. ?v111 not
Dswer. Jot tho sclieme ol joining Kansas and
linneeota he ti ied without further ceremony,
liould that Tail, let the Lec<>m|>ton hill he tried
/itli the unequivocal recognition of the ri. hi
f the people ??f Kansas to alter or ahoiish
heir constitution Hi any time henceforward,
ol withstanding the I 3t>4 interdict of the Lei>rnpion
Schedule. In a word, it is the duty
f the admin ii-trntion party of Congrws, upon
hi* hill or that bill, to admit lliestnte of Kaninto
the Union without fori her loss of time
'lie President has done Ins duty ; let hij sup
orters in Congress do theirs. The BdmisMoo
ow lianas upon the litiir splitting difference
etween the two houses. It. only rotuaius to
ten whether this Congress will Jo its duty to
be administration and the country, or play
in- me niti'UH 01 vne disorganizing tactions and
emagogues of theopposition camps bj throw
ig over tha act of admission to the next miion.
Railroad Celebration at Pandleton.
'he PickonB Courier, give# a glowing account
f the recent Celebration ?*f the Completion of
lie Blue Ridge Railroad to Pendleton. It was
ne of the largest assemblages, ihnt has ever
een collected in the up country ; the number
eing variously est imaled at 6000, and upwards.
We make the following ex'rnct from
he C'ouritr't sUetcb of the Exercise* of the ocosion:
At the hour appointed, the speaking commenced.
Z. C. Puliiam, Esq . of Piekcnp, was
li st introduced, and it afford* us much picasire
lo bear testimony to the manner in which
ic acquitted himself. His remarks were brief,
Qost appropriate, and well received. Mr. Puliam
is a young man of merit, bs well *t? abilty
and literacy attainments, ai.d his future caeer
would ?eem to be in his own keeping. T->
luve received the compliment* that were paid
o his effort on ihis occasion,is an honor earnd
but few men of his age.
Col. W. D. Wilkes, ofAudersoo. made a short
peecb.
He was followed by Judge Froat, the Pre?ilent
uf the KoS'l, iu a speech of great length,
tbuuuding in interesting facta and statistics,
ie commanded the attention of bis audience,
md was listened to with mncb interest.
Mnj. B. Y. Perry, of Greenville, and B. F.
iVbitner, Jr. Esq., of Anderson, bad also been
nvited to deliver speeches on the occasion,
jul neither were able to ottend.
The Committee of Arrangements then aniouued
that the barbecue and pic-nio was ready
md a geoeral invitation was giveu to partake.
?** tables, especially that prepared lor the la
lies, were laden witb substantial* and good
bingo, presenting altogether a most inviting
ippearance, and proving a btuiotiful and rich
epuu mere wm plenty and to spare, with
;ood order that retleuu much creait on the
?omruitiee.
After dinner, on re assembling at the stand,
Jol. Ashinore, the onIy candidate for Congress
iresenr, made some appropriate remarks, when
he crowd commenced ieavrag.
Tlio ladies, with approving smiles, graced
he occasion with their pretence, iu large ouiu*ya.
Later from Europe.
NrvYou, April 13.?The sttsmir City of
Washington has arrived at this port, bringing
dvioes from Liverpool to the 81st ultimo?four
lava later that by the steamer America.
The sale* of cotton for the three day* amount*
J to 21,000 brtlee, of ^hVcli speculators took
,000 aod exporters 6.0(H) hales. Holders were
iressing salea, aod prices declined t to Jd , and
rera irregular? ' Manchester advice* unfavorale.
and prioaa declining. Breadituffs and
rovisioos dull. Consols 87$ to 87$ for money
nd account.
PeesEwnrorr.?The Grand Jury of Laurens
eoommend a capitation tat law, regarding it
I just policy that all who have had the prelotion
of Government should pay for iu suport
It slso recommends that a law be passi
requiring all tr?al of aegroea for capital
rimes to Ija held in court house, to avoid
lighborhoo'd prejudice and excitement, and to
m mon Ane?a?ihU 1A 1I??1
Tbs Eariu Bin.?Gvoeral Duff Green pnb?!+? #
letter in tiie Washington State* insistg
that th* tymtb ought to resist the Leconip. \
o bill, out of regard for iu own honor as well
ijtstowftMvretifig he' ny*.
?.y h iwi?t ilftnt yafc bmpH '% tin
The Southorn Commercial Convention.
Thi* body wilt meet, on the 10th day of
May next, nt Montgomery Ala., pursuant to adjournment.
The Prescient of the- Convention,
nnnonnce? the following as the leading topic*,
of discussion. and invite* the delegate* to come
prepur-d to d'-libera'e upon them and to suggest
appropriate action io relation thereto !
1. The question of master and elnve?involving
the physical and religion* iinprorenvetit of
llie 'bv; ; t he suhjecl of slave laws and police
: the reclamation of *lnve property taken
away by fraud or force, and the mode* of re
inflatory legislation.
2. The question of tha supply of labor nt the
South in relation to the production And consumption
of Southern commodities; to the free
Muck*; to the African fleet and the action of
Rnglnnd and France ; io the introduction of
CoolieB mid African apprentices.
8. The effect of the turiff, banking, bounty
and navigation system upon the South, and the
reciprocal interests of the plniiter and the merchant.
4 The development of Southern agricultural
industry, a proper enlargement of the manuta<
turine andcommercial and international improvement
FVctenm. and the subject of o--ean
nt earners and maris
6. The resources and ee!ft>u*tiiinins; capaci
ties of the slaveholdins; States, and the establishment
anrl independence of her literarv and
educational svMem.
6. The political relations of the South under
the Federal Constitution, und the foreign policy
to he supoorted ; thu maintenance and ex
tension of her itiatitutions within t he limit* of '
the Union and beyond them, n:td her tn.-ans of i.
defence and security from aggressions, present j
and prospective.
J D. B. DeBo*r. 11
President of lha Convention. <
The Mount Vernon Purchase.
The Richmond Euguirrr, announce*, as a
fixod fact tlie purchase of Mount Vernon, by ^
the Ladies's Association, nod tliAt the legal
preliminaries will he ?ooq arranged to efTect
the transfer. The folio wiug is Mr. Washing- 8
ton's letter in replj' to the "tiouther'j Matron.'' (
Mount Veiinon. March 19, 1858.?Madame 1
?Your letter of March 12 hiis been received, c
in vutiifh vnn f/i.m l.:tl - J
ing for the purchase of Mount Vernon by Vir f
ginia, has been defeuted in the Mouse of Delegate*.
and in the name an<l on behalf of the
Mount Vernon Association, \ ou renew vour '
otter to purchase this placa. ?
Heretofore, I have only been wiiling to dis- f
pose of Mount Vernon to the United states, or
to Virginia, hs I helifve Ihat.in the hands of
one or the other, it would be better protected
and preserved, than in the possession of any in- '
dividual or association. The events of the past r
seven year*, ho over, s>-e"u to indicate that. .
neiihei Virginia, nor the United States wish
to acquire tiin p'aee. Unier theee ciretwistan- /
ceo, and believing that after the two highest
powers in our country, the woman of the land
will be the safest?as they will certainly ba the
purest?guardians of a national ehrine, I am
willing, so far to comply with your request, as
to await for a reufonabiy limited period of
time, the propositions you wish to rtiaka to rue
on behalf of the association over which you
preside. And I assure you that unless these
proposals are inconsistent with what I believe
to be my duties upon th<> occasion. I shall be
inclined to give tiicm the must favorable consideration.
Will) assurance of the highest. raspebt.
1 have t ip honor to be.
Your obedient c-rrvnnt,
JOHN A. WASHINGTON.
^ ^
Tho Abolition Programme.
The New York Evening Pott, one of the
ablest ami mo3t influential of the free soil journals
of the Not ih, announces the following j>rogi-nmme
of future proceedings on the p-ut ol
the Black Republicans. It. is mi authoritative
promulgation of the principles of the party,
and sliowf, that the recent declarations of the
Abolition leaders in the Senate und House of
Representative*., were not unmeaning assertions,
but set forth, Ihu settled policy, and
leading ohjccts of a great national p.irty:
"We exp-'Ct t-? Iicvp a clear Republican majority
in the Douse of Representatives ot the
iit-xt Congress (the 36th) : a Republican President
and Vice President and Cabinet io 18ttl.
elected by the vole# of every free State, and a
clear majority in the Senate, at least in 38tli j
Con^re** (1863). which will make the working
portion ot (lie government a unit. Suppose an
avt of Congress should pass, caliing n Aisitional '
Convention "to revise and amend the Constitution
o f the United State#." With h-ilf the '
determination and more of the rascality em
ployed by this Administration to carry the L?comptoo
outrage, the co operat ion of a majority
of the State Legislature might be secured, (
to Appoint delegates to the convention, and
the convention might proceed to ' amend.'" the 1
Constitution by abolishing the slave represen
tation and the surrender of fugitive slaves, a!- (
terinji the apportionment to correspond, and
remodelling the Supreme Court, so a* to *a- 1
cute the bench at once, and ivq'iire new judges 1
to b? appointed, and then 6imply order thn i
next succeeding election to be held under the
new echodule.the returns to bt? ni:?d? and elec
iinns ceriinea oy 1110 r resin en t or the Conven
tion. 1
"On the 4th of March, 1SR5. the Government i
would he pe<i'.'eali|y inaugurated on the new |
basis, ready for harmonious and resistless action
in all us branches,?legislative, executive
and judicial. And any minority i?f dtutes would '
lind ibemselre* without reuv-dy or deliver- i
aoce. They would ho within the boundaries |
and occupying the territory of the United
States, and subject to ull the laws thereof, a? '
at present. Other nations would at onto reuog- 1
nise the authority of the Government and its
right to the exercise of >t? own Jaws within iu |
own hounds, us heretofore. And no puwur on
earth could review or alter the result.''
Asylum for Inebriates.
A petition has been presented to the Legislature*
of New York, praying an appropriation
for the establishment of an Asvlam for the reception
of inebriates, at thai stage when the
victim has. in a measure, lost his self-control,
and requires some attention and restraint to
save him from ruin. The petition is said to bo
the InrnMt of thp Irind ?v?p r*rn*~A 1 !
o -- l,le ,
am of (40,000 has Already been raised by private
subscriptions:
Tiie petitioner* state that they havo long felt (
the need of an asylum where the inebriate
conld he medically and morally treated, with
sufficient restraint to coutr"l the patient; that
in its absence, the physician has been compelled i
to turn from his patient-, discouraged, dishear- ,
teoed and defeated ; that long medicAl eiperi- (
ence proves this institution to be needed more
than any oiher, r.nd I hut the dermind for it is 1
so urgent as to entitle it to the (or?moat position
iu matters of publie concern; An nblo pa- ,
per fully sustaining these views, has been pre- |
pared by Dr. J. E. Tornar, of t bis city, in which
the belief is expressed that the Inebriate Asy 1
lum ''will have more elements for the sucoesa- I
fill trotftmeDt of inebriety, as m physical and ,
moral disease, than any insane asylum can have
for the treatment of insanity." It is concurred '
a demonstrated fact that inebriety ia a disease 1
vonslilutional %nd hereditary in ita character I
and ten eoeiea: that in children are found the |
same uloeratl6nt of atornaeh; liver, <4o., with
tha indurated condition ol.the brain aanre ob '
Served in chronic casea iuduced by roniiy yenra
of excewi?e indulgence ;4>ut the more tetrible ,
r<*utta of intemperance appear in the intone
idiotio children of inebriate parent^*?who '
co'napriae nearly one-half of all the 'inmates of
aayluuia appropriated to this ?l?u of persona. <
Tbi CfWsos if Pa a hoi.?The cenaatf of Prance, '
that of 1866, abowa the male population t6 he '
17,7(18.904, of whom V.V72, 288 are ain'gle, 6.- *
087,228 married, anitfe8tt,6u? *ldoweira. The r
fmrer portion of the human race ia repreMnted t
kl> II una >IAK nf uik/.m Q #SI *?0* "
V I -"VI V. ? MWM. V U'glV.
S,948.823 rttarriad, and 1,087,683 widows. lt>? e
agricultural population aniouuu to 10,861,018 0
aoula. - - - . - <y '
"M* Couum St8amkm.?Tlifl tuerfthanU of ^
9M&U*1|>f>uTW* cSbttdeNtiotfli *
[ to du?^
[ptlkl TUB INUSrC.NbXNT FBKM.] *]
My Utile Daughter Emuu'i Prayer. 1
E*rc on my bed my limbs I lay, COfl
God grant mo grace my prayers to say, 1
Oh I God preserve my mother dear,
In health nnd strength for many a year, C8E
but, oil I preserve my father too ; 0
And muy 1 pny liim reverence due, 1
And may I my beat thoughts employ, ter
To bo my parents' hope and joy. H
Oh, likewise k?rep my brothers botb, Vn]
From evil doings a d from alotb; she
My two deiir sinters ever bless,
And be their stay in ull distress, nt|
And may we always love each other, t,;Q
Our friends, our father and our inothor. co<
And still, oh. Lord, to tne impart*
An innocent and grateful heart, *n.
Till after my last aleep I amy fir
Awuko to thy eternul day,
And join the ransomed throng above,
Where all is ft iendtbip, pence uud love, lo*
Where father, son and holy Ghost,
Receive the praise ot lieaveu's host. of
X. Y. Z.
Orttrneood? p(.
n t
L?or m* inuki'knksnt press J rnt
Hugh Miller. ,is
There is no writer on Natural Science, that
i#e maintained, with inure force, the stability tin
>f created organ.saw, than Hugh Millet. But trc
dugh Miller, with his deop scrutinizing, oh "'r
Itfl
ervunt mind, (while nualyzing the wild theory .>r
>{ Lamarck, and the dreamy philosophy of coi
Haillet, reproduced, and again promulgated in a eo
?ell written work, the "Vestige* of Creation,''
md brought out in mora mystical form by q<
Jkcn, and german transcendentalism.) ha* mar- Pr
eJ h;s own position, by admitting, at the out- en
iet, stereotyped blunders, when writing on the
log, where he Bays, '"the educational trick of trt
he parent, is mysteriously transmuted into an iu
iriginal principle in the offspring." lie Bays ho
he setter and pointer are taught to point and ??
quat, ' # meretiick of education," what, how- t.el
.ver. is merely acquired hahit in the progenitor, Fr
a found to pass into in*tinct iu the dttcendant." l'"
tlso, "the adaptation which tak?.s place in the
or ms and constitution of plants and animals, er
vlien placed in circumstances different from pr
heir orflinnrv*
woody plant of a warmer climate, when trnnsJ
r pa
anted into a colder, frequently exchanges its j, ,
igneous atcn for n herbaceous, as if in antici- tu
jation of the killing frosts of winter."
"The dog transported from h temperate into ^ji
frigid region, exchanges his covering of hair
or a covering of wool, when brought back to nt
lis original habitat; the wool is displaced by
he original b*ir.'* Miller states these things.
? in
is a 'Viaas of facta that give color to the te
L.amarekian theory of progression, and Muil- dl
el's dream of Appetency; so they would, in
lome degree, if facts they are.
But we cannot, admit them aa facta at all, aa or
is no ''trick of educution hns ever transmuted g'
uto nn original principle," any one natural iu- e(j
itinct in the dog or any other of nnimal crea jj
:ion ; education wilb all its potency create* no- mi
'.hiny ; the instincts of the poioter and setter dogs I1'*
were the same on creation's morn as they are
.o-ilay ; if any system of training eould po?sil(lv
Uaimmute the blood hound und bull-dog into ?
the crouching spaniel, then would Maillot's
Iream. of fiah-bird" be not no dreamy. We 11
see no such thing in thn animal world?not Wl
sven in thu type of creation, us acquired ^
^uhits being ti n. arnissible ; the faLhor take* snuff lo
ind siiioki-j segars. but the infant come* into
Lhe world with no such tastes or hai-ita ; taking
muff, and arm-king is not "mysteriously trant ^
nvled into an original principU in tb* off
vpi-ing." m
The living thing, comei forth after his kind,
Nw, as when God said let it ao be done,
Mo changing forms of matter or of iniud.
Are by mau'a interference brought about, ?
Creation stand* ns in "thu beginning,"
Subject alone to the Almighty's change,
Till then dogs, plants, and all the grand effect;
Is fixed, and immutable, in time.
We can see nothing of a changed ?rgsnira- ^
lion in plant lifa when taken from a warm to
sold climate; the young stems of the hardest _
wooded trees are 6oft and nppearently herbaceous
in all situation*, bin climatic influences nf
inch us freezing, only kills the exotic ere it had t0
lime to mature into hard wood ; everything jn
eUe is the s.irue, in*a hot or n c?ld climate.? Vc
l'he eotton plant is ft familiar oxnmple; it is k*
dwarfed from the short time it has to grow, |,f
nnd it is killed lay freezing under laws of its 0(
i>wn physical condition, and no training has in G
the lea-it, altered these conditions ; reproduction th
ippears to be onture's end and aim in all veg- It
stable being. The rose and dahlia give evi- re
ilence of man's educotionnl system ; degrade- eu
lion is the result, reproduction is abrogated ; ,-r
in fruit, size litis alone resulted with the thou-- te
and fanciful varieties : no Dermanent imnrnv.-H
1 I"'*
[ loot has resulted ; every tendency is a return cii
lo original condition bringing into bold relief
where, at
" God aaid, let th? earth bring forth grass and l''
herb,
Willi fruit trees yielding fruit aAerhis kind ; P(
The ready earth, at ones obey* the word, 11
And into life, the floral tribe sprang forth
In all the forms of vegetable life, '
Gra*s, herb, nnd fruit, with needs within themselves.
All pronounced by Gnd himself as good,
Subject to the laws of his ordaining, ^
So to remain till time shall bo no more,
Or until the Almighty wills the change."
We presume Miller had never elosely exam- ^
ined the pelage of dogs, when lie admitted the X
irifluenco of climate, changed wool into hair U
xnd hair into wool ; we have long-haired dogs,
and short-haired dogs, but we hare never yet
i?-en a woolly dog?"Fremont's woolly horae"
would be outdone, if some lucky hunter would
sapture a woolly dog. If it is the nature of
the dog to hear on his skin both wool and hair, ?
then may one or the other preponderate to suit
the necessity of th? flpimal. Wool and bair
irtf two distinct fornu^ unchangeable by temperature
or any other external influence. The
negroe's head is covered with wool, he waa
round in hot climates, and we should think, if .
cut changes wool Into hair, io the dog atiima),
it certainly should do the same In man."
The transmutation doctrines, are just abodt
is Dear the troth, as Lamarck's proj0)-*aeive development
theory, jind Mfcillet'* fiction 6f Ip- "
potency. It require* an eqtial amount of e?elulity.
to accept any of (hem. The observant
>f nature, has confidence in the stability of *11
:reation ; wool* and hair remain the same in all
imS, defiant of climate, of any and ill," exter-1
Itl ' iolllenCM to Alunu ?na into 4k- Ml... .
, ? "D~? ?HO v?uor j
rxrtt theup h*?e wool Mid hair, ?o UM*ty* r<ta- '
oqn, th? ttub*t goat, ud OUff. otbif ??isale.
?ho Consumption of American Cotton,
"he report of Mr. John Claiborne, Who was
icoiseioned by the Secretary uf the Interi- ?
n? n special agent, to collect facta and stale*,
uonccrning the consumption of Amerii
cot'.on in Europe, wuslnid before Congress,
:w days since. The following paragraphs
m n svuopsis if the report, present sooie in- "
esiing facta; ^
France rank* next to Great Britain in the I l'
rintity of cotton ahe consumes, while the I
lut? and variety of tke articles into which C
> fabricates it, are ranch greater than in En- el
ind. In the tnste and henii'y of her tissues
: justly elniins the first rank among modern
tionr. Iler mil's send forth every djocripn
of cotton goods, from the common ealit*s
of Roneti, to the riehlv figured miinlint of
llhousi*, the gossamer tulles of St, Quo?iin,
d the exquisite tarlalanes of Tarare.
Scarcely sixty y?-ara hove elapsed since tlm
st attempts ut cotton spinning were made in
ris,?:it n Deritid. too. wlim t.h? rti??
voluuon was about *.o sweep over the codas'.
to overthrow the old political system. and
itffect most injuriously nil the iiiatei-iMl inter,#
ol society. The piwre^s of this branch
ndustry wm, therefore, but s!uw for a con'erahlo
number of yeara. Hot ween tho years j
IS at>d 18*23 llie corom-rcial prosperity of
unce returned, and public attention wa.i, to
ireuter degree than ever, directed to cotton
in^tac Mires. as likely to form the tinnest bsof
national prowpeiry. New a id very ?x
isive fUlaliiitluiii nUi were put in operation,
tr. tho commercial derangements of 1828. and
is Revolution of 183'i, came with their disas
>113influences, nnd the money crisis of 1887
noat paralyzed the manufacturing inter- f
est. Since 1837, however, the mureh of iin- ^
ovement has beenvigorous nnd i-iipid, and j.
tton tnnuufaeluiins; ha* becomo tho chief ^
inni?icia) feature of France, adding immenseto
the national wealth and importance.
We haveira'hnred frotn the Report of Mr.
aihurue that the cotton manufactures of
ancc are in a highly prosperous and recnun '
itire condition, and there nc ma to lie no rea- *
ii wliv the consumption of the raw material,
thnlof American growih purlicjlnriy, his
iv.-U aid observation rlirou^h the tnanufiic- ^
ring countries of the Continent, Mr. Cl?i- R
rue noticed that lit least nine tenths of ihe c
tlun cmiMimeu was of American giowtli. "
Mr. Claiborne closes his remarks on tlris in eating
subject by stating that all Uemw in '
anee convinced hi in that a modification,? 8
2 greater tho better,?on our commercial 1
:aty with thatcountrv, would be followed l?y
increased consumption of our cotton and otlipmdiict*,
and would tend to the increased
usperny of both countries.
Thk National Foondkrt.?*' <6tatrd that a
titio n hns been signed by . wards of one I
ndred of the m?inbei s ol the Virginia Legisla- <
re, requesting "he Senators in C?ngrcss from 1
at Mate to a<j nte the claims of Alexnn- 1
n, ah the most suitable place for the locution
the pr-iposed national foundery. ]
Counterfkit.?The Pickens (S. C.) Courier
ititic-a tie <>f a counterfeit bund bill which had !
ttde its appearance in that region. It is ft tea
illur bill on the "Bank of Georgetown," dated
1846. It is passably executed, and calculaJ
to impn?? itself od those who do oot ban \
e much money. ]
Tax Utah Expedition.?The Wssbiogton ]
"lion states that Gen. Persifer Smith has been )
dered to Utah an well as Gen. Iiarney, and
at the chief command will devolve upon Gen. a
nith. Gen. S. is ono of the moat accomplishund
popular officer* in the scrvice?a soler
by choice nnd education, of thorough and
iturcd niudy in military science, of great exrienoe
an oftio-r, and endowed withal by
high and tit-.kiiowlcdued military geniua. j
makkietsi
ABBEVILLE, April 14. 1S5B ?Cotton.?
iere has beeQ so little doing durii g the Inst ^
fek, that it is'Jiiflicull to establish Quotations.
few lots clianged hands Ihe other day at <
11 cents per lb. as in quality. I
Columbia April 14.?Cotton.?Tha demnod ,
r cotton in our market stiil continues active,
advancing prices. 250 bales changed hand*,
prices, varying from 10 to 11 cants extreme*
Ca?Bt.X3To.v, April 12.?Cotton.?Tb? cotton
irUet presented no n*w feature to day. (Th?
!e? was rutlisr inside of 1,000 bales, at 12 a
CONSIOMEGSI. ~
The following persons have freight ia the
;pot at Abbeville :?
J F Livingston, HsCason, MeCnslan Wide*n
& Co, 11 H Wordlaw <k Son, H C Campbell.
MeBryde. Targgert Mi-Caslan ACo, W A <fe
K Gaines, Gen S McGowan, Col Jauaes Psrrin,
' D Mars.
D. R. SONDLEY, Ag't
We wish to call the special Attention of each
our readers to the advertisement in another
luron of Dr. Sonford's Li ver Invigorator, for
doing so we think we are doing them a fair,
for thiB article cannot be too highly spo II
as it performs all its proprietors profess to
kve it. We know of home of the wor*t cases
Liver Derangement, Dyspepsia, Jaundice and
encral Debility, being cured by the use of
is in vnlunble article.
stents to strike at the root of the disease, and
move the emise, thn? (.{fording a permanent
ire thut cannot be gained by using the min- ,
nl preparations tlint are commonly resurd
to for the diseases of the liver. This pieiration
is stated on guod authority to be eo- 1
rely vegetablo, being composed wholly of
ims thut have rarely ever been introduced in ,
>y medicine previous to the introduction of ?
e Invigorator.
The^e gums are said to have almost fabulous
>wlt in their action on the Liver and its sur>unding
organs, causing it to eject its morbid,
healthy bile, rousing it from its torpid state
id making it perform its proper functions iu
e human economy*? B. County Democrat.
April 12, '68 60 ]y.
FEE SH AE RIV ALS
It Kerr's Grocery Store.
Sugar and Coffee.
0BBLSStewart'a C Yellow Sugar; CBhls.
Cuba Clayed A Sugar ; 4 titida. New
rleaosfair Sugar; ' ,
4 Bble. Crushed and Powdered Sugar,
1 Caae Irouf Sugar.
Molawei.
25 bhts. N. 0- Syrup,
10 Hlids. W.'J. Molanea.
addles, Soap, Soda and Starch.
60 Boxes Adamantine Candles,
20 " pure c*penn do
0 " Collates yale and fancy Soup,
2 * Lbw#'?BruWD Windsor ao
12 " 14 lbslOsW?go Surcb,
6 " 8,up. Carb. $<>&
Kucon and Lajrd.
101000 lbs. choictf BacoD Sides,
>,000 1W ohoicfe Bauon Shoulders, " '
8.?K)o lbs. clioioo Lard in 60 lb. Hogs.
Planter*.' Hoes, Trace Ohaina, &c.
lo duz. ricoill Pinolers' Liue?. No. 1, 2 4 8,.
20 dti?. Ktwell Cruwn do
leu doz. Trace Chains, alll eiM?, - T . 'j
100 Kegs Naila, Frying Pans, Waffle and .
Water Iron*. ''4f"t 3i
: Segars' ftair^roKa#?/ " , -r,
iO.OOO Choie. Huna Segan, >'
20 Boxee Tobacco. 1
PaiuU, Oihuu.i :
.4 Toot Whit* Lfad, , ,,
?<ftih>tALfoee*<roi?; ' jAJ ' .
iOO ,C"j ' 'V"5 I
rtia <b&Wtiood*l^fc|NtrWi tor <3a*fe, oif) MA
w* monttlfe tiflM, *
m"b*r**** P
1858, SPUING GOODS, 1858.
HOICE-FAMILY DRY GOODS,
AUWSTA, GKORGU.
BROOiTI Sc niOKKELL,
JVTOULD invit'* attention to tlmir lar^e an(J
? elegant Stock of SIMUNG AND SUMKlt
GOODS, which they oro displaying at
leir
One Pricc Store,
omprinn^ everything of the latest sod aMit
Ir-gant Styles iu?
Ladies' Dress Goods, Embroideriei,
lace Mantillas, Talmas,
onawia,
I100P SKIRTS of every stylo manufactured;.
HOOP of every kind; " t
DUriLEltS, a large assortment ;
IRISH LINENS of ?ur own importation;
French, Englioli and American PRINTS,
GINGHAMS, MUSLINS. CHALLI1J3 ;
BBREGKS. DBBKGES, <fco , <fc.
JSR t 9a? eui 9
All the best makes in the market of
>otncslic9, Iloinewifc Goodtf
Linen Damasks, Sheetlnfi^
Pillow Linuns, and Cot-'
tons, Doyles Xowolingf,
Dimities,
dtc., dec;
Making up on* of th? he?t Stocks of DRY"
*OOUS ?v?r offered in thia market, and ?mirncing
nil uf thoie Styles must highly prixaA
>y good housekeepers. and as we ara tha only
louee in the city that invariably adhere to tha
One Price System.
W? would cull particular attention to this
"nturr of our trade, nnd ask nil to coniidtr it*
idvantsgcn; ilgttarttin. es to the buyer, '
The Lowest Market Prices,
>ecauao in fon-e* tll<? seller down to.the smallest
um ho can atf-irj to take for hi* GOODS, and
if course BARGAINS cannot bo expected from
my other mode of doing business.
rt~ Please notice that we rigidly adhere to
)NE PlllCli?that price we guarantee to ke
is low us the lowest ; and that we never retert
o the trick of haitine.
April Id, 1858. " 60 iI
Tanyard and Slioeihop.
MR. ADAM FIERNF.USEL. ?r?cuUr. faithful
an I aucossfui German Tanner.?la
5ni?h and durability. his heavy and light Lsslh?r
challen-res <v>Tiri?Ution wilh the best to ha
rnund in the Charleston and New York Bar<ets.
,
Morsrs. SAMUEL KNOX and JOHN MEYER.
B"ot and Shoe Mnkrrs..
Mr. Knox is known throughout the District.
Mr. Meyer as a fashionable, finished and faithful,
> .... ::
Boot and Shoe Maker, '
ror Gentlemen, and Coama nad Dress Shoes far
Ladies, has nf?t his superior io N?w Yvik ar
Boston.
[)rder? promptly attended .to.. Prion will.ba
cnown hv cards distributed. .
A liberal abara o; patronage is rtspsoutlUf
olicited. . ...
J. W. JONES* ,
Calhnan'a Mills, April, 1853 60 8tla)4fll
JOHN L. CLARK,
LEPAISER OF CLOCKS, WATCHES ARB
drsntw
WOULD respectfully inform lbs citTzone
of the District, that lrr has
ocated himself nt U*dge'? Depot, where h# rill
3o prepared to execute, with promptness, slLarieru
ill his line of business. lie is w?ll prsinred
with all the tools and materials of his
irt. and feels confident in being able tb gi?a
lutisfiiction. All work warranted.
Terms Cai>h. - r-.April
14. 1868. 60 . .Jj.,
t2T Ban ner copy. . .
State of South Carolina.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
WHEREAS the last General Assembly of
South C?ro)inn, with ft wiie forecast and
n liberal regard for the public welfare,'bawd ae
it is eo essentially on iho good sense and |*irtuo
of .her citizens, enacted law by which the
Ci'mrriijisronere of Free tichools uro authorized
lo eeuMisli a Normal School in the city of
Charleston,-to which the country district* 'will
bo entitled to oend a certain number of pupil*.
And whereua the enterprising Board of St.
Philips and St. Michael's linve now ia operation
Fit their excellent public school in the oily,
weekly exercises, which will serve to ezamali
fy the benefits of euch an establishment.
Now, therefore, I recommend to the MTtril
Boards of Cominiseioiiera of Free School*.ia tba
SLato to appoint at tli?ir next, quarterly ca*eting,
on the fourth Monday in April, and depute
one or more of their nnmber to viait tba
said public school (St. Philips street) in' 0harl.'iton.
at their conveuience, to at to be able to
repi>rt the result of their observations.at. the
quarterly nieetiog^'OJj the fourth MoodfJ of
Uetober uexL.
Also. I do hereby invite all tha Teaeher* af
Free school-scholars throughout the Stat* ta
tome and sue for themselves how the aaid pablin
school if conducted, aad wbat ara tba ?osaa
of a Normal school. *
As the expenses of such a visit migfit 'jtat it
out of the power of many to eome, botfevar
much they may desire it, will venture ta say
for the good citizens of Charlestoo, that ; tha
houses ot many resident# will ba opened to a ay
Teacher who shall be provided with a tetter of
int f?/i/4i*of Sun o/ttK tI?A Aatif i A *?.
w. ? >uw w. muuako* VI bQV
President and Secretary rf the Board of Oommisaioners
at home. Failing in this, or iu :/MM
a public house is preferred, itaffor^is coe pleat*
urc tn announce that Mrs. Kennedy, of tt)( imtricuo
Hotel, in King street, will, oil account of
this Dep?rimuotv tiko oar? of any Teacher of
a Preu adioojL who deposit with her, hi? or
her certificates from the PresideWintf- S?orata
ry of the District Uoard of Coramiaeioners for
which be orahe mn&jbx, employed, from tha
first ol Juue to the fifth inclusive. r S1t,?
Furthermore, I appeM'toj.)i8 proper authorities
oflhtf railroads and otn<lr pnljfio^ c?ici*aT
ancea. b^.Dieao* of which they'must rMtfh tb*
city, to tustruot their several ?geot*, ap?n tkt
exhibition tottyem of th?. Mid eturMfM*M)l t#
p?M?U?uHt#T4*ch?r? of Fr?e Skhoplj, on*
C'?rarniBijiOD?irTrom each BparJ, going dwwn for
iiereift 'for' otiif-ttrif go*
iog and A .*>?"io oui all*.*'
I fttif asvUttd tHrft tbiaXJotHm iafcibtlrt* #Wr?Sch^ola
of8t.- PbtHpa ' rvd Bk1-MiohfMlV will
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tiippiy to C. O. M??Mf NIMflt, fl^ytfcairo?B,irW'?oy
nwmbtoirof lh? Bfcird,- :& Um
Public School idorfWrtifi ttt^Fhjhp-frnrtf#^ to
tye vlrnitud ?t t|i? 2f\ 'sua
ft h? ?t (ill coofftlfrtOo rtaptt thHr-nfooinu
DOHAt : bu? ?f ?her*4w imotdiiatBta tor mimi
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